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Venkatesan Rama Bharathi Muruganantham Kanakasabapathi Devaki Sridhar Muthusami 《Bioinformation》2022,18(3):273
It is of interest to evaluate the secondary metabolites using high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) finger printing and Gas chromatography-Mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) in S. herbaceaextract. The powdered plant material extracted using different solvents were used for the qualitative analysis of alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids and saponins followed by HPTLC finger printing and GC-MS analysis. The components identified in the GC-MS were docked with estrogen receptor (ER) to identify the binding specificity of isolated compounds. The ethyl acetate extract of S. herbaceashowed the presence of high number of secondary metabolites when compared to other solvent system. The qualitative analysis of the plant material also showed the presence of carbohydrates, protein, amino acid, phenol, flavonoids, terpenoids, glycosides, saponins and steroids. The HPTLC finger printing analysis revealed the existence of alkaloid, flavonoid, terpenoid and saponin compounds and GC-MS. GC-MS was performed to identify the phytocomponents constituents in the extract. 8 phytocompounds were identified to analyse binding with ER. The binding affinity score (-6.8 kcal/mol) and interacting ER residues (28) the phyto compound di-n-octyl phthalate showed best docking score with ER α than the standard drugs lasofoxifene, and 4-hydroxytamoxifen. The binding affinity and number of interacting ER residues was -6.9 kcal/mol; 10 and -6.2; 11, respectively. The results identified the presence of ER antagonist in S. herbaceaand warrants further investigation to explore for treating ER regulated diseases. 相似文献
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Climate change in Africa poses a serious threat to many ecosystems and livelihoods, making them vulnerable to climate-related risks. Gum and resin bearing tree species as the genus Boswellia are the main economic and livelihood sources in most dryland areas of Africa. We use species distribution models to find critical sites where Boswellia species may no longer occur in the future. Our models identify potential regions that could benefit from their cultivation and promote conservation efforts for the species to thrive. We projected models to new CMIP6 scenarios and different dispersal profiles. Despite the prevailing aridity already imposed on the species, Boswellia distribution shows a dramatic reduction. Future investments in Boswellia restoration and strategies to promote sustainable extraction of resources may be key to sustain populations and Boswellia dominated forests in many parts of the African continent. 相似文献
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The simple and rapid detection of specific PCR products from bacterial genomes using Zn finger proteins 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
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A novel method of rapid and specific detection of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products from bacterial genomes using Zn finger proteins was developed. Zn finger proteins are DNA-binding proteins that can sequence specifically recognize PCR products. Since Zn finger proteins can directly detect PCR products without undergoing dehybridization, unlike probe DNA, and can double check the specific PCR amplification and sequence specificity of the PCR products, this novel method would be quick and highly accurate. In this study, we tried to detect Legionella pneumophila using Sp1. It was found that a 49 bp L. pneumophila-specific region containing the Sp1 recognition site is located on the flhA gene of the L. pneumophila genome. We succeeded in specifically detecting PCR products amplified from L. pneumophila in the presence of other bacterial genomes by ELISA, and demonstrated that Sp1 enables the discrimination of L. pneumophila-specific PCR products from others. By fluorescence depolarization measurement, these specific PCR products could be detected within 1 min. These results indicate that the rapid and simple detection of PCR products specific to L. pneumophila using a Zn finger protein was achieved. This methodology can be applied to the detection of other bacteria using various Zn finger proteins that have already been reported. 相似文献
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We have detected PCR products from Salmonella spp. and Influenza A virus using Zn finger protein Zif268 and Sp1, respectively. Previously, we demonstrated a novel method of rapid and specific detection of PCR products from Legionella pneumophila genome using Zn finger protein Sp1. In principle, this methodology might be applied to the detection of most bacteria and viruses using various Zn finger proteins. Here, to demonstrate the wider applicability of our method, we detected PCR products from Salmonella spp. and the Influenza A virus. BLAST data indicated the Zif268 and Sp1 recognition sequence were located on the gyrB gene of Salmonella spp. and the nucleoprotein gene of Influenza A virus, respectively. The PCR products from the oligonucleotide corresponding to the gyrB gene of Salmonella spp. or the nucleoprotein gene of the Influenza A virus could be specifically detected by ELISA or fluorescence depolarization measurement using Zif268 or Sp1. These results indicate the wide applicability of our novel methodology. 相似文献
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Olga E. Varshalomidze Lilia P. Petrova Andrei V. Shelud’ko Elena I. Katsy 《Indian journal of microbiology》2012,52(4):689-694
Azospirillum brasilense swims in liquid environments and swarms in semisolid media. Five variants of A. brasilense Sp245, Sp245.P1–Sp245.P5, which swarmed faster than Sp245 in a semisolid malate–salt medium, have been isolated. In Sp245.P1–Sp245.P4, a new megaplasmid was revealed instead of an indigenous 85-MDa plasmid (p85). By polymerase chain reactions (PCR) with primers to the segments of p85 important for proper bacterial motility/flagellation and for dissimilatory nitrite and NO reduction, that DNA of p85 was found retained by all the variants. In ERIC- and RAPD-PCR, microdiversity between the total DNAs of Sp245 and its variants was detected. Interstrain differences in growth characteristics in liquid peptone–succinate–salt medium with KNO3 or KNO2 and in KNO2 production/consumption were revealed. Although all the variants swam and swarmed faster than Sp245 in the medium supplemented with NH4Cl or KNO3, not all of them could do so in MPSS with KNO2. 相似文献
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Wang YT Chuang JY Shen MR Yang WB Chang WC Hung JJ 《Journal of molecular biology》2008,380(5):869-885
Although specificity protein 1 (Sp1) accumulation has been found in various tumor strains, its mechanism is still not very clear. Herein, we found that modification of Sp1 by SUMO-1 facilitates Sp1 degradation. Our findings revealed that, although the amounts of Sp1 and Sp1 mutant (K16R) [Sp1(K16R)] mRNA in cells were equal, the protein level of Sp1(K16R) was higher than that of wild-type Sp1. We also proved that this sumoylation site was not the residue at which ubiquitination occurred. Invitro and in vivo pull-down assays revealed that more sumoylated Sp1 was localized in the cytoplasm, and the interaction between SUMO-1-Sp1 and the proteasome subunit rpt6 in HeLa cells was enhanced. In addition, although Sp1 accumulated in the tumorous cervical tissue, it was not prone to sumoylation. Finally, by overexpression of HA (hemagglutinin)-SUMO-1-Sp1-myc, HA-Sp1-myc, and HA-Sp1(K16R), we found that modification of Sp1 by SUMO-1 was important for Sp1 proteolysis. In conclusion, modification of Sp1 by SUMO-1 altered its localization and then increased its interaction with rpt6. This interaction increased the efficiency of Sp1 proteolytic processing and ubiquitination and then resulted in Sp1 degradation. Therefore, sumoylation of Sp1 is attenuated during tumorigenesis in order to increase Sp1 stability. 相似文献
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Although Sp1 is known to undergo posttranslational modifications such as phosphorylation, glycosylation, acetylation, sumoylation, and ubiquitination, little is known about the possible interplay between the different forms of Sp1 that may affect its overall levels. It is also unknown whether changes in the levels of Sp1 influence any biological cell processes. Here, we identified RNF4 as the ubiquitin E3 ligase of Sp1. From in vitro and in vivo experiments, we found that sumoylated Sp1 can recruit RNF4 as a ubiquitin E3 ligase that subjects sumoylated Sp1 to proteasomal degradation. Sp1 mapping revealed two ubiquitination-related domains: a small ubiquitin-like modifier in the N-terminus of Sp1(Lys16) and the C-terminus of Sp1 that directly interacts with RNF4. Interestingly, when Sp1 was phosphorylated at Thr739 by c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1 during mitosis, this phosphorylated form of Sp1 abolished the Sp1-RNF4 interaction. Our results show that, while sumoylated Sp1 subjects to proteasomal degradation, the phosphorylation that occurs during the cell cycle can protect Sp1 from degradation by repressing the Sp1-RNF4 interaction. Thus, we propose that the interplay between posttranslational modifications of Sp1 plays an important role in cell cycle progression and keeps Sp1 at a critical level for mitosis. 相似文献
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Rui Wang Jingman Ni Xiaoyu Hu Yaping Ma Xiangqun Li Dingjian Yang Shouliang Dong Xiaowu Yang Xinfu Pan 《中国科学C辑(英文版)》1997,40(5):518-523
The second zinc finger fragment of Sp1 (Sp1-ZF2), its mutant (Sp1-ZF2/HT. E20 → H, R23 → T), and two mimic analogues (ZF20 and ZF15) were synthesized by stepwise solid phase technique. The CD spectra and UV-visible spectrum with CoC12 indicated that the formation of zinc finger structure was affected not only by the hydrophobic amino acids but also by the change of the distance between Cys and His. Gel-retardat ion electrophoresis assays indicated that the Glu and Arg residues are very important for recognition. A single zinc finger like Sp1-ZF2 is able to bind DNA sequence specifically. 相似文献