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Y. Salas A. Márquez J. Canelón Y. Perazzo V. Colmenárez J. A. López 《Mycopathologia》2012,174(5-6):511-517
Pythium insidiosum is a pathogenic oomycete known since 1890 that causes pythiosis in mammals. In this report, seven P. insidiosum isolates were recovered from Venezuelan horses and were characterized. The strains were recovered from biopsied tissues and kunkers collected from granulomatous masses located on the hind limb and from a nodular lesion in the left upper eyelid, which decrease the ability of the horses to be used for working purposes. The methods used to identify P. insidiosum isolates were based on the production of sporangia and zoospores, histopathology and PCR assay. To further characterize these strains, portions of the 18S rRNA genes of the seven isolates were sequenced. The sequences showed high homology to previously described P. insidiosum DNA sequences available in GenBank. Similar studies based on the morphological, histological and molecular data identified the etiological agent in samples of granulomatous lesions in these equines as P. insidiosum. In America, the infection has been diagnosed more frequently in equines of Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and the United States of America. 相似文献
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In a previous study, nonlinear autoregressive (NLAR) models applied to ictal electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings in six
patients revealed nonlinear signal interactions that correlated with seizure type and clinical diagnosis. Here we interpret
these models from a theoretical viewpoint. Extended models with multiple nonlinear terms are employed to demonstrate the independence
of nonlinear dynamical interactions identified in the ‘NLAR fingerprint’ of patients with 3/s seizure discharges. Analysis
of the role of periodicity in the EEG signal reveals that the fingerprints reflect the dynamics not only of the periodic discharge
itself, but also of the fluctuations of each cycle about an average waveform. A stability analysis is used to make qualitative
inferences concerning the network properties of the ictal generators. Finally, the NLAR fingerprint is analyzed in the context
of Volterra-Weiner theory.
Received: 6 April 1994/Accepted in revised form: 18 November 1994 相似文献
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Influence of Precursor Availability on Alkaloid Accumulation by
Transgenic Cell Line of Catharanthus roseus 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7 下载免费PDF全文
Serap Whitmer Camilo Canel Didier Hallard Cecilia Gon?alves Robert Verpoorte 《Plant physiology》1998,116(2):853-857
We have used a transgenic cell line of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don to study the relative importance of the supply of biosynthetic precursors for the synthesis of terpenoid indole alkaloids. Line S10 carries a recombinant, constitutively overexpressed version of the endogenous strictosidine synthase (Str) gene. Various concentrations and combinations of the substrate tryptamine and of loganin, the immediate precursor of secologanin, were added to suspension cultures of S10. Our results indicate that high rates of tryptamine synthesis can take place under conditions of low tryptophan decarboxylase activity, and that high rates of strictosidine synthesis are possible in the presence of a small tryptamine pool. It appears that the utilization of tryptamine for alkaloid biosynthesis enhances metabolic flux through the indole pathway. However, a deficiency in the supply of either the iridoid or the indole precursor can limit flux through the step catalyzed by strictosidine synthase. Precursor utilization for the synthesis of strictosidine depends on the availability of the cosubstrate; the relative abundance of these precursors is a cell-line-specific trait that reflects the metabolic status of the cultures. 相似文献
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Effects of over-expression of strictosidine synthase and tryptophan decarboxylase on alkaloid production by cell cultures of Catharanthus roseus 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Camilo Canel M. Inês Lopes-Cardoso Serap Whitmer Leslie van der Fits Giancarlo Pasquali Robert van der Heijden J. Harry C. Hoge Robert Verpoorte 《Planta》1998,205(3):414-419
Cells of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don were genetically engineered to over-express the enzymes strictosidine synthase (STR; EC 4.3.3.2) and tryptophan
decarboxylase (TDC; EC 4.1.1.28), which catalyze key steps in the biosynthesis of terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs). The cultures
established after Agrobacterium-mediated transformation showed wide phenotypic diversity, reflecting the complexity of the biosynthetic pathway. Cultures
transgenic for Str consistently showed tenfold higher STR activity than wild-type cultures, which favored biosynthetic activity through the
pathway. Two such lines accumulated over 200 mg · L−1 of the glucoalkaloid strictosidine and/or strictosidine-derived TIAs, including ajmalicine, catharanthine, serpentine, and
tabersonine, while maintaining wild-type levels of TDC activity. Alkaloid accumulation by highly productive transgenic lines
showed considerable instability and was strongly influenced by culture conditions, such as the hormonal composition of the
medium and the availability of precursors. High transgene-encoded TDC activity was not only unnecessary for increased productivity,
but also detrimental to the normal growth of the cultures. In contrast, high STR activity was tolerated by the cultures and
appeared to be necessary, albeit not sufficient, to sustain high rates of alkaloid biosynthesis. We conclude that constitutive
over-expression of Str is highly desirable for increased TIA production. However, given its complexity, limited intervention in the TIA pathway
will yield positive results only in the presence of a favorable epigenetic environment.
Received: 12 June 1997 / Accepted: 24 October 1997 相似文献
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Alan Serrels Marta Canel Valerie G Brunton Margaret C Frame 《Cell Adhesion & Migration》2011,5(4):360-365
Recent advances in confocal and multi-photon microscopy, together with fluorescent probe development, have enabled cancer biology studies to go beyond the culture dish and interrogate cancer-associated processes in the complex in vivo environment. Regulation of the tumor suppressor protein E-cadherin plays an important role in cancer development and progression, and may contribute to the decision between ‘single cell’ and ‘collective invasion’ in vivo. Mounting evidence from in vitro and in vivo experiments places the two nonreceptor protein tyrosine kinases Src and Focal Adhesion Kinase at the heart of E-cadherin regulation and the crosstalk between integrins and cadherins. Here we discuss recent insights, attained using high-resolution fluorescent in vivo imaging, into the regulation of E-cadherin and collective invasion. We focus on the regulatory crosstalk between the Src/FAK signaling axis and E-cadherin in vivo.Key words: Src, FAK, E-cadherin, EMT, fluorescent in vivo imaging 相似文献
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Nicholas D. Schiff Jonathan D. Victor Annemarie Canel Douglas R. Labar 《Biological cybernetics》1995,72(6):519-526
We describe a method for the characterization of electroencephalographic (EEG) signals based on a model which features nonlinear feedback. The characteristic EEG fingerprints obtained through this approach display the time-course of nonlinear interactions, rather than aspects susceptible to standard spectral analysis. Fingerprints of seizure discharges in six patients (five with typical absence seizures, one with complex partial seizures) revealed significant nonlinear interactions. The timing and pattern of these interactions correlated closely with the seizure type. Nonlinear autoregressive (NLAR) analysis is compared with other nonlinear dynamical measures that have been applied to the EEG. 相似文献
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Marta Canel Alan Serrels Kurt I Anderson Margaret C Frame Valerie G Brunton 《Cell Adhesion & Migration》2010,4(4):491-501
The dynamic control of E-cadherin is critical for establishing and maintaining cell-cell junctions in epithelial cells. The concentration of E-cadherin molecules at adherens junctions (AJs) is regulated by lateral movement of E-cadherin within the plasma membrane and endocytosis. Here we set out to study the interplay between these processes and their contribution to E-cadherin dynamics. Using photoactivation (PA) and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), we were able to monitor the fate of E-cadherin molecules within the plasma membrane. Our results suggest that the motility of E-cadherin within and away from the cell surface are not exclusive or independent mechanisms and there is a fine balance between the two which, when perturbed, can have dramatic effects on the regulation of AJs.Key words: E-cadherin, adherens junctions, plasma membrane, protein dynamics, photoactivation, photobleaching 相似文献
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Podophyllum peltatum possesses a beta-glucosidase with high substrate specificity for the aryltetralin lignan podophyllotoxin 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Dayan FE Kuhajek JM Canel C Watson SB Moraes RM 《Biochimica et biophysica acta》2003,1646(1-2):157-163
A beta-glucosidase with high specificity for podophyllotoxin-4-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside was purified from the leaves of Podophyllum peltatum. The 65-kDa polypeptide had optimum activity at pH 5.0 and was essentially inactive at pH 6.5 or above. Maximum catalytic activity of this glucosidase was obtained at 45 degrees C, but the enzyme was not heat stable. This beta-glucosidase displayed higher substrate specificity for podophyllotoxin-4-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside than for the other lignans tested, and for the (1-->3) linkage of laminaribiose than for other glucosidic linkages. 相似文献