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Maria José Leandro Sara Cabral Catarina Prista Maria C. Loureiro-Dias Hana Sychrová 《Eukaryotic cell》2014,13(11):1371-1379
Zygosaccharomyces rouxii is a fructophilic yeast that consumes fructose preferably to glucose. This behavior seems to be related to sugar uptake. In this study, we constructed Z. rouxii single-, double-, and triple-deletion mutants in the UL4 strain background (a ura3 strain derived from CBS 732T) by deleting the genes encoding the specific fructose facilitator Z. rouxii Ffz1 (ZrFfz1), the fructose/glucose facilitator ZrFfz2, and/or the fructose symporter ZrFsy1. We analyzed the effects on the growth phenotype, on kinetic parameters of fructose and glucose uptake, and on sugar consumption profiles. No growth phenotype was observed on fructose or glucose upon deletion of FFZ genes. Deletion of ZrFFZ1 drastically reduced fructose transport capacity, increased glucose transport capacity, and eliminated the fructophilic character, while deletion of ZrFFZ2 had almost no effect. The strain in which both FFZ genes were deleted presented even higher consumption of glucose than strain Zrffz1Δ, probably due to a reduced repressing effect of fructose. This study confirms the molecular basis of the Z. rouxii fructophilic character, demonstrating that ZrFfz1 is essential for Z. rouxii fructophilic behavior. The gene is a good candidate to improve the fructose fermentation performance of industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. 相似文献
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Kerry A. Miller Christopher T. Gordon Megan F. Welfare Georgina Caruana John F. Bertram John F. Bateman Peter G. Farlie 《PloS one》2013,8(10)
Fras1 is an extracellular matrix associated protein with essential roles in adhesion of epithelia and mesenchyme during early embryonic development. The adhesive function of Fras1 is achieved through interaction with a group of related proteins, Frem 1–3, and a cytoplasmic adaptor protein Grip1. Mutation of each of these proteins results in characteristic epithelial blistering and have therefore become known as “blebs” proteins. Human Fraser syndrome presents with a similar phenotype and the blebs mice have been instrumental in identification of the genetic basis of Fraser syndrome. We have identified a new ENU-induced blebs allele resulting from a novel missense mutation in Fras1. The resulting mouse strain, blood filled blisters (bfb), presents with a classic blebs phenotype but does not exhibit embryonic lethality typical of other blebs mutants and in addition, we report novel palate and sternal defects. Analysis of the bfb phenotype confirms the presence of epithelial-mesenchymal adhesion defects but also supports the emerging role of blebs proteins in regulating signalling during organogenesis. The bfb strain provides new opportunities to investigate the role of Fras1 in development. 相似文献
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Agust��n Hern��ndez Xingyu Jiang Beatriz Cubero Pedro M. Nieto Ray A. Bressan Paul M. Hasegawa Jos�� M. Pardo 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2009,284(21):14276-14285
Mutants of the plant cation/H+ antiporter AtNHX1 that confer
greater halotolerance were generated by random mutagenesis and selected in
yeast by phenotypic complementation. The amino acid substitutions that were
selected were conservative and occurred in the second half of the
membrane-associated N terminus. AtNHX1 complemented the lack of endogenous
ScNHX1 in endosomal protein trafficking assays. Growth enhancement on
hygromycin B and vanadate media agreed with a generally improved
endosomal/prevacuolar function of the mutated proteins. In vivo
measurements by 31P NMR revealed that wild-type and mutant AtNHX1
transporters did not affect cytosolic or vacuolar pH. Surprisingly, when yeast
cells were challenged with lithium, a tracer for sodium, the main effect of
the mutations in AtNHX1 was a reduction in the amount of compartmentalized
lithium. When purified and reconstituted into proteoliposomes or assayed in
intact vacuoles isolated from yeast cells, a representative mutant transporter
(V318I) showed a greater cation discrimination favoring potassium transport
over that of sodium or lithium. Together, our data suggest that the
endosome/prevacuolar compartment is a target for salt toxicity. Poisoning by
toxic cations in the endosome/prevacuolar compartment is detrimental for cell
functions, but it can be alleviated by improving the discrimination of
transported alkali cations by the resident cation/H+
antiporter.The Arabidopsis thaliana vacuolar alkali cation transporter AtNHX1
has been shown to increase salt tolerance in transgenic plants of several
species (1). In
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, its ortholog (ScNHX1) is mainly localized
in late endosomes, where it is thought to contribute to vacuole biogenesis by
regulating pH and vesicle volume
(2). ScNHX1 itself has a role
in halotolerance. Deletion of ScNHX1 confers salt sensitivity and
diminishes Na+ compartmentalization, albeit indirectly, since the
unrelated VNX1 exchanger accounts for most of the cation/H+
antiport activity in the tonoplast of yeast
(3,
4). However, AtNHX1 complements
a yeast mutant defective in ScNHX1 and restores cation compartmentalization
(5).Improving the salt tolerance of crop plants is an important goal in
biotechnology. In addition to the mechanisms by which a cell can cope with
increased concentrations of toxic cations, it is important to know the
identity of salt-sensitive cellular targets. Only a few key processes have
been identified. In yeast, HAL2, an inositol phosphatase that catalyzes the
dephosphorylation of 3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphate to AMP, has
been found to be inhibited by Li+ and Na+. Inhibition of
HAL2 during salt stress results in the accumulation of
3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphate in the cell, which has the
potential to produce a variety of toxic effects, such as the inhibition of
sulfotransferases and RNA-processing enzymes
(6). Another possible target is
the KEX2/furin family of proteases of the Golgi/secretory pathway. The
activity of KEX2 in vitro has been shown to respond differently,
depending on the alkali cation and concentration present in the medium
(7). Here, we show that the
endosomal system is an additional target for Na+ toxicity.The Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network, and endosome/prevacuolar
compartment form a continuum where proteins and membranes are modified en
route to their final destinations
(8–10).
The late endosome/prevacuolar compartment is considered a key point in
intracellular vesicle and protein trafficking. In addition to being the
previous stage for vacuolar sorted proteins and cargo, this is where both the
exocytic and endocytic pathways converge
(10,
11). Ion homeostasis in these
organelles is increasingly regarded as an important feature for intracellular
transport processes
(12–15).
In particular, K+ concentration may regulate the activity and
specificity of enzymes modifying proteins posttranslationally, such as the
above mentioned KEX2/furin protease family
(7). Lumenal pH has been
reported also to regulate selective protein aggregation in secretory vesicles
(12). In this respect, it is
noteworthy that yeast nhx1 mutants have been characterized as class E
vps mutants with impaired vacuole biogenesis and protein sorting
(15).AtNHX1 is thought to increase salt tolerance in plants through the
intracellular compartmentation of Na+. However, using purified
protein, it has been shown that this antiporter can exchange H+ for
K+, Na+, or Li+, albeit the last one with
lower affinity (16). The poor
K+/Na+ selectivity raises the question of whether
Na+ transport is the primary function of AtNHX1 in plant cells and
if AtNHX1 is amenable to selection of better alleles for salt tolerance.
Mutagenesis of cation transporters has proved to be a valuable tool to obtain
alleles with modified transport activities
(17,
18). At the same time, this
provides information about the important amino acid residues that affect the
mechanism of protein function. In this work, we sought to produce hypermorphic
AtNHX1 alleles conferring greater salt tolerance, by either improved
Na+/K+ discrimination or altered protein regulation. We
show here that nhx1-deficient yeast cells that express mutated forms
of AtNHX1 display improved halotolerance compared with cells that express the
wild-type AtNHX1. The mutations responsible for these changes were scattered
throughout the hydrophobic N terminus of the protein, and their effect was to
introduce bulkier side chain amino acids. Surprisingly, the result of these
mutations was not increased compartmentalization of toxic alkali cations.
Instead, all of these mutants showed a decreased content of Li+ (a
tracer for Na+), whereas full amounts of K+ were
retained. Biochemical characterization of a selected mutant transporter showed
greater cation discrimination favoring K+ transport. AtNHX1 is
localized to the vacuole and late endosome/prevacuolar compartment. Together,
these results suggest that the endomembrane system is a cellular target of
Na+ intoxication. 相似文献
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Patrícia Isabel Marques Zélia Ferreira Manuella Martins Joana Figueiredo Diana Isabel Silva Patrícia Castro Ramiro Morales-Hojas Joana Sim?es-Correia Susana Seixas 《PloS one》2013,8(6)
Serine protease inhibitors (SERPINs) are a superfamily of highly conserved proteins that play a key role in controlling the activity of proteases in diverse biological processes. The SERPIN cluster located at the 14q32.1 region includes the gene coding for SERPINA1, and a highly homologous sequence, SERPINA2, which was originally thought to be a pseudogene. We have previously shown that SERPINA2 is expressed in different tissues, namely leukocytes and testes, suggesting that it is a functional SERPIN. To investigate the function of SERPINA2, we used HeLa cells stably transduced with the different variants of SERPINA2 and SERPINA1 (M1, S and Z) and leukocytes as the in vivo model. We identified SERPINA2 as a 52 kDa intracellular glycoprotein, which is localized at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), independently of the variant analyzed. SERPINA2 is not significantly regulated by proteasome, proposing that ER localization is not due to misfolding. Specific features of SERPINA2 include the absence of insoluble aggregates and the insignificant response to cell stress, suggesting that it is a non-polymerogenic protein with divergent activity of SERPINA1. Using phylogenetic analysis, we propose an origin of SERPINA2 in the crown of primates, and we unveiled the overall conservation of SERPINA2 and A1. Nonetheless, few SERPINA2 residues seem to have evolved faster, contributing to the emergence of a new advantageous function, possibly as a chymotrypsin-like SERPIN. Herein, we present evidences that SERPINA2 is an active gene, coding for an ER-resident protein, which may act as substrate or adjuvant of ER-chaperones. 相似文献
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J. Benavides J. F. Rumigny J. J. Bourguignon C. G. Wermuth P. Mandel M. Maitre 《Journal of neurochemistry》1982,38(6):1570-1575
Abstract: γ-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a compound with numerous neuropharmacological properties. The discovery of its biosynthetic system, together with its endogenous repartition, have prompted its possible implication in neurotransmission. This role is also supported by the existence, reported here, of a high-affinity uptake system for GHB ( K m = 46.4 μM)in both purified brain plasma membrane vesicles and in the crude mitochondrial fraction. GHB uptake is dependent on a Na+ gradient but is independent of the membrane electrical potential. Cl− and K+ can also modulate the uptake. As an approach to determine the conformation required for GHB uptake, a series of related compounds, including aryl-or alkyl-derivatives, has been examined for ability to inhibit GHB uptake. The regional distribution of uptake is also indicative of its possible physiological role, since in striatum, an area where GHB has a known pharmacological effect on dopaminergic neurons, this uptake activity is the highest. 相似文献
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Brian L. Lee Xiuju Li Yongsheng Liu Brian D. Sykes Larry Fliegel 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2009,284(17):11546-11556
The Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 is a ubiquitously
expressed integral membrane protein that regulates intracellular pH in mammals
by extruding an intracellular H+ in exchange for one extracellular
Na+. We characterized structural and functional aspects of the
critical transmembrane (TM) segment XI (residues 449-470) by using cysteine
scanning mutagenesis and high resolution NMR. Each residue of TM XI was
mutated to cysteine in the background of the cysteine-less protein and the
sensitivity to water-soluble sulfhydryl reactive compounds MTSET
((2-(trimethylammonium) ethyl)methanethiosulfonate) and MTSES
((2-sulfonatoethyl) methanethiosulfonate) was determined for those residues
with at least moderate activity remaining. Of the residues tested, only
proteins with mutations L457C, I461C, and L465C were inhibited by MTSET. The
activity of the L465C mutant was almost completely eliminated, whereas that of
the L457C and I461C mutants was partially affected. The structure of a peptide
representing TM XI (residues Lys447-Lys472) was
determined using high resolution NMR spectroscopy in dodecylphosphocholine
micelles. The structure consisted of helical regions between
Asp447-Tyr454 and Phe460-Lys471 at
the N and C termini of the peptide, respectively, connected by a region with
poorly defined, irregular structure consisting of residues
Gly455-Gly459. TM XI of NHE1 had a structural similarity
to TM XI of the Escherichia coli Na+/H+
exchanger NhaA. The results suggest that TM XI is a discontinuous helix, with
residue Leu465 contributing to the pore.The mammalian Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1
(NHE1)4 is a
ubiquitous integral membrane protein that regulates intracellular pH. It
mediates removal of a single intracellular proton in exchange for an
extracellular sodium ion (1).
NHE1 has many functions aside from protection of cells from intracellular
acidification (2). It promotes
cell growth and differentiation
(3), regulates sodium fluxes
and cell volume after challenge by osmotic shrinkage
(4), and has been demonstrated
to be involved in modulating cell motility
(5). In addition its activity
is important in invasiveness of neoplastic breast cancer cells
(6). NHE1 also plays critical
roles in heart disease. It has a contributing role in heart hypertrophy and in
the damage that occurs during ischemia and reperfusion. Inhibition of NHE1
with Na+/H+ exchanger inhibitors protects the myocardium
during various disease states
(7-10).NHE1 is composed of two general regions, an N-terminal membrane domain of
∼500 amino acids and a C-terminal regulatory domain of ∼315 amino
acids (1,
8). The membrane domain is
responsible for ion movement and an analysis of topology by cysteine scanning
accessibility suggested it has 3 membrane-associated segments and 12 integral
transmembrane segments (11)
(Fig. 1A). The
mechanism of transport of the membrane domain is of great interest both from a
scientific viewpoint and in the design of improved NHE1 inhibitors that may be
necessary for clinical use (1).
In this regard, we have recently characterized the functionally important
residues and the structure of both TM IV and TM VII. Prolines 167 and 168 of
TM IV were critical to NHE1 function
(12) and cysteine-scanning
mutagenesis was used to show that Phe161 is a pore lining residue
critical to transport. Analysis of the structure of TM IV showed that TM IV is
composed of one region of β-turns, an extended middle region including
Pro167-Pro168, and a helical region
(13). TM VII was much more
typical of a transmembrane helix although it was interrupted with a break in
the helix at the functionally critical residues
Gly261-Glu262
(14).Open in a separate windowFIGURE 1.Models of the Na+/H+ exchanger.
A, simplified topological model of the transmembrane domain of the
NHE1 isoform of the Na+/H+ exchanger as described
earlier (11). EL,
extracellular loop; IL, intracellular loop. B, model of amino acids
present in TM XI.Another important TM segment of the Na+/H+ exchanger
is TM XI (Fig. 1B).
Several different lines of evidence have suggested that it is critical to NHE1
function. A recent study generated chimeras of NHE1 from various species and
found that a region including TM XI was important in determining NHE1
inhibitor sensitivity (15).
More specifically, mutagenesis of several amino acids of TM XI has shown that
it is likely involved in either ion transport or proper targeting to the
plasma membrane. Two mutants in TM XI, Y454C and R458C, are retained in the
endoplasmic reticulum (16). In
addition, mutation of Gly455 and Gly456 in TM XI shift
the pHi dependence of the exchanger to the alkaline side,
whereas mutation of Arg440 in intracellular loop 5 at the
N-terminal end of TM XI shifts the pHi dependence to make
it more acidic (17,
18). Also, the structure of
the bacterial Na+/H+ exchanger NhaA has been elucidated.
Both TM IV and TM XI play a critical role forming an assembly that cross, with
each being a helix, an extended polypeptide and a short helix
(19). We found that TM IV of
NHE1 has a similar structure and function to that of TM IV of NhaA
(2,
13), leaving open the
possibility that TM XI of NHE1 is also similar in structure and function to TM
XI of NhaA.For these reasons, we undertook a systematic examination of the structural
and functional aspects of TM XI of the NHE1 isoform of the
Na+/H+ exchanger. The sequence of human TM XI of NHE1 is
449QFIIAYGGLRGAIAFSLGYLLD470. In this study we use
cysteine scanning mutagenesis and site-specific mutagenesis to identify and
characterize critical pore lining residues of the protein. We also use nuclear
magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to characterize the structure of a
synthetic peptide representing TM XI in dodecylphosphocholine (DPC) micelles.
Evidence has suggested that TM segments of membrane proteins possess all the
structural information required to form their higher order structures in their
amino acid sequence (20). This
has been demonstrated in earlier studies on membrane protein segments such as
the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
(21), a fungal
G-protein-coupled receptor
(22), bacteriorhodopsin
(23,
24), and rhodopsin
(25), where it was shown that
isolated TM segments from membrane proteins had structures in good agreement
with the segments of the entire protein. Also, the use of DPC micelles has
been shown to be an excellent membrane mimetic environment for these studies
(26,
27). Our study identifies
Leu465 as contributing to the pore of the protein and shows that
the structure of TM XI consists of two helices corresponding to
Asp447-Tyr454 and Phe460-Lys471 at
the N and C termini, respectively, connected by a flexible region at residues
455-459. The structure of TM XI was similar to the x-ray structure of TM XI of
NhaA. 相似文献
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Barrie J. Anthony Kylie R. James Geoffrey N. Gobert Grant A. Ramm Donald P. McManus 《PloS one》2013,8(6)
Hepatic fibrosis induced by egg deposition is the most serious pathology associated with chronic schistosomiasis, in which the hepatic stellate cell (HSC) plays a central role. While the effect of Schistosoma mansoni eggs on the fibrogenic phenotype of HSCs has been investigated, studies determining the effect of eggs of
S
. japonicum
on HSCs are lacking. Disease caused by
S
. japonicum
is much more severe than that resulting from S. mansoni infection so it is important to compare the pathologies caused by these two parasites, to determine whether this phenotype is due to the species interacting differently with the mammalian host. Accordingly, we investigated the effect of
S
. japonicum
eggs on the human HSC cell line, LX-2, with and without TGF-β (Transforming Growth Factor beta) co-treatment, so as to determine the impact on genes associated with fibrogenesis, inflammation and matrix re-organisation. Activation status of HSCs was assessed by αSMA (Alpha Smooth Muscle Actin) immunofluorescence, accumulation of Oil Red O-stained lipid droplets and the relative expression of selected genes associated with activation. The fibrogenic phenotype of HSCs was inhibited by the presence of eggs both with or without TGF-β treatment, as evidenced by a lack of αSMA staining and reduced gene expression of αSMA and Col1A1 (Collagen 1A1). Unlike S. mansoni-treated cells, however, expression of the quiescent HSC marker PPAR-γ (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma) was not increased, nor was there accumulation of lipid droplets. In contrast,
S
. japonicum
eggs induced the mRNA expression of MMP-9 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9), CCL2 (Chemokine (C-C motif) Ligand 2) and IL-6 (Interleukin 6) in HSCs indicating that rather than inducing complete HSC quiescence, the eggs induced a proinflammatory phenotype. These results suggest HSCs in close proximity to
S
. japonicum
eggs in the liver may play a role in the proinflammatory regulation of hepatic granuloma formation. 相似文献
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Caleen B. Ramsook Cho Tan Melissa C. Garcia Raymond Fung Gregory Soybelman Ryan Henry Anna Litewka Shanique O'Meally Henry N. Otoo Roy A. Khalaf Anne M. Dranginis Nand K. Gaur Stephen A. Klotz Jason M. Rauceo Chong K. Jue Peter N. Lipke 《Eukaryotic cell》2010,9(3):393-404
The occurrence of highly conserved amyloid-forming sequences in Candida albicans Als proteins (H. N. Otoo et al., Eukaryot. Cell 7:776–782, 2008) led us to search for similar sequences in other adhesins from C. albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The β-aggregation predictor TANGO found highly β-aggregation-prone sequences in almost all yeast adhesins. These sequences had an unusual amino acid composition: 77% of their residues were β-branched aliphatic amino acids Ile, Thr, and Val, which is more than 4-fold greater than their prevalence in the S. cerevisiae proteome. High β-aggregation potential peptides from S. cerevisiae Flo1p and C. albicans Eap1p rapidly formed insoluble amyloids, as determined by Congo red absorbance, thioflavin T fluorescence, and fiber morphology. As examples of the amyloid-forming ability of the native proteins, soluble glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-less fragments of C. albicans Als5p and S. cerevisiae Muc1p also formed amyloids within a few days under native conditions at nM concentrations. There was also evidence of amyloid formation in vivo: the surfaces of cells expressing wall-bound Als1p, Als5p, Muc1p, or Flo1p were birefringent and bound the fluorescent amyloid-reporting dye thioflavin T. Both of these properties increased upon aggregation of the cells. In addition, amyloid binding dyes strongly inhibited aggregation and flocculation. The results imply that amyloid formation is an intrinsic property of yeast cell adhesion proteins from many gene families and that amyloid formation is an important component of cellular aggregation mediated by these proteins.Protein amyloids are characteristic of pathological conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases (4, 11, 17, 38). These protein aggregates can also occur naturally in adhesive bacterial curli (3), melanosomes (14), condensed peptide hormone arrays (24), as regulatory prions in yeast (2, 5), and fungal hydrophobins, which are nonantigenic coats to some fungi (1, 33, 39). Nevertheless, such natural occurrences are relatively few, considering the negative free energy for amyloid formation (28).We have recently discovered that there are amyloid-forming sequences in the cell surface Als adhesins of Candida albicans. Cells that express these adhesins aggregate readily, and the aggregation has amyloid-like properties, including protein conformational shifting, surface birefringence, and ability to bind the amyloid-active dyes Congo red and amino-naphthalene sulfonic acid (ANS) (29). A five- to seven-residue sequence in Als1p, Als3p, and Als5p has extremely high potential for formation of β-aggregates, according to the protein state prediction program TANGO (13, 27, 31). Such β-aggregates include amyloids, which are ordered structures with paracrystalline regions of stacked parallel β-strands that are perpendicular to the long axis of micrometer-long fibrils. The strands are stabilized by interaction of identical sequences from many protein molecules (31, 32). Where TANGO analyses have shown that specific sequences have β-aggregate potentials greater than 20%, an insoluble β-aggregate state is likely to form. These β-aggregates nucleate formation of amyloids if the proteins can associate to form fibers (13, 27, 31). Sequences in the conserved 127-residue T region of Als1p, Als3p, and Als5p have β-aggregation potentials of >90% (27). An oligopeptide with this sequence, as well as 412- and 645-residue fragments of Als5p formed authentic amyloids, as determined by characteristic dye binding and fiber morphology. The amyloid-forming sequences were rich in the β-branched amino acids Thr, Val, and Ile. This amino acid composition is unusual among proteins in general, but is common in the Thr-rich mid-piece domains of yeast adhesins.Yeasts display many cell-wall-bound adhesins that mediate colonial and biofilm interactions as well as host-pathogen binding (9, 21, 41). Such adhesins have a common mosaic structure. In general, the adhesins have N-terminal globular binding domains (often immunoglobulin-like or lectin-like), Thr-rich mid-piece sequences including tandem repeats, and 300- to 800-residue heavily glycosylated Ser and Thr-rich “stalk” domains near the C-terminal domain that extend the active regions from the surface of the wall. The adhesins are covalently cross-linked to wall polysaccharides through modified glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors and/or glycosyl esters of glutamic acid (9, 18).Because the yeast adhesins share this common modular domain structure, we searched among known and putative yeast adhesins for sequences with high β-aggregation potential. We have found that many of these proteins share amyloid-forming sequences and amyloid-like behavior on activation. 相似文献
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Fernando Rodrigues Maria Jo?o Sousa Paula Ludovico Helena Santos Manuela C?rte-Real Cecília Le?o 《PloS one》2012,7(12)
Zygosaccharomyces bailii is one of the most widely represented spoilage yeast species, being able to metabolise acetic acid in the presence of glucose. To clarify whether simultaneous utilisation of the two substrates affects growth efficiency, we examined growth in single- and mixed-substrate cultures with glucose and acetic acid. Our findings indicate that the biomass yield in the first phase of growth is the result of the weighted sum of the respective biomass yields on single-substrate medium, supporting the conclusion that biomass yield on each substrate is not affected by the presence of the other at pH 3.0 and 5.0, at least for the substrate concentrations examined. In vivo13C-NMR spectroscopy studies showed that the gluconeogenic pathway is not operational and that [2−13C]acetate is metabolised via the Krebs cycle leading to the production of glutamate labelled on C2, C3 and C4. The incorporation of [U-14C]acetate in the cellular constituents resulted mainly in the labelling of the protein and lipid pools 51.5% and 31.5%, respectively. Overall, our data establish that glucose is metabolised primarily through the glycolytic pathway, and acetic acid is used as an additional source of acetyl-CoA both for lipid synthesis and the Krebs cycle. This study provides useful clues for the design of new strategies aimed at overcoming yeast spoilage in acidic, sugar-containing food environments. Moreover, the elucidation of the molecular basis underlying the resistance phenotype of Z. bailii to acetic acid will have a potential impact on the improvement of the performance of S. cerevisiae industrial strains often exposed to acetic acid stress conditions, such as in wine and bioethanol production. 相似文献
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Laura M. Walker 《Journal of molecular biology》2009,389(2):365-375
Yeast display is a powerful technology for the isolation of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against a target antigen. Antibody libraries have been displayed on the surface of yeast as both single-chain variable fragment (scFv) and antigen binding fragment (Fab). Here, we combine these two formats to display well-characterized mAbs as single-chain Fabs (scFabs) on the surface of yeast and construct the first scFab yeast display antibody library. When expressed on the surface of yeast, two out of three anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 mAbs bound with higher affinity as scFabs than scFvs. Also, the soluble scFab preparations exhibited binding and neutralization profiles comparable to that of the corresponding Fab fragments. Display of an immune HIV-1 scFab library on the surface of yeast, followed by rounds of sorting against HIV-1 gp120, allowed for the selection of 13 antigen-specific clones. When the same cDNA was used to construct the library in an scFv format, a similar number but a lower affinity set of clones were selected. Based on these results, yeast-displayed scFab libraries can be constructed and selected with high efficiency, characterized without the need for a reformatting step, and used to isolate higher-affinity antibodies than scFv libraries. 相似文献
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Per Stampe Jorge Arreola Patricia Pérez-Cornejo Ted Begenisich 《The Journal of general physiology》1998,112(4):475-484
We measured unidirectional K+ in- and efflux through an inward rectifier K channel (IRK1) expressed in Xenopus oocytes. The ratio of these unidirectional fluxes differed significantly from expectations based
on independent ion movement. In an extracellular solution with a K+ concentration of 25 mM, the data were described by a Ussing flux-ratio exponent, n′, of ∼2.2 and was constant over a voltage range from −50 to −25 mV.
This result indicates that the pore of IRK1 channels may be simultaneously occupied by at least three ions. The
IRK1 n′ value of 2.2 is significantly smaller than the value of 3.5 obtained for Shaker K channels under identical
conditions. To determine if other permeation properties that reflect multi-ion behavior differed between these
two channel types, we measured the conductance (at 0 mV) of single IRK1 channels as a function of symmetrical
K+ concentration. The conductance could be fit by a saturating hyperbola with a half-saturation K+ activity of 40
mM, substantially less than the reported value of 300 mM for Shaker K channels. We investigated the ability of simple permeation models based on absolute reaction rate theory to simulate IRK1 current–voltage, conductance,
and flux-ratio data. Certain classes of four-barrier, three-site permeation models are inconsistent with the data, but
models with high lateral barriers and a deep central well were able to account for the flux-ratio and single channel
data. We conclude that while the pore in IRK1 and Shaker channels share important similarities, including K+ selectivity and multi-ion occupancy, they differ in other properties, including the sensitivity of pore conductance to
K+ concentration, and may differ in the number of K+ ions that can simultaneously occupy the pore: IRK1 channels may contain three ions, but the pore in Shaker channels can accommodate four or more ions. 相似文献
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Abstract: High-affinity μ-opioid receptors have been solubilized from 7315c cell membranes. Occupancy of the membrane-associated receptors with morphine before their solubilization in the detergent 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl) dimethyl]-1-propane sulfonate was critical for stabilization of the receptor. The solubilized opioid receptor bound [3H]-etorphine with high affinity (KD= 0.304 ± 0.06 nM; Bmax= 154 ± 33 fmol/mg of protein). Of the membrane-associated [3H]etorphine binding sites, 40 ± 5% were recovered in the solubilized fraction. Both μ-selective and non-selective enkephalins competed with [3H]etorphine for the solubilized binding sites; in contrast, 5- and K-opioid enkephalins failed to compete with [3H]etorphine for the solubilized binding sites at concentrations of <1 μM.The μ-selective ligand [3H][D-Ala2,A/-Me-Phe4,Gly5-ol]enkephalin also bound with high affinity (KD= 0.79 rM; Bmax= 108±17 fmol/mg of protein) to the solubilized material. Of the membrane-associated [3H][D-Ala2,N-Me-Phe4,Gly5-ol]-enkephalin binding sites, 43 ± 3% were recovered in the solubilized material. Guanosine 5′-O-(3-thiotriphosphate), GTP, and guanosine 5′-O-(2-thiodiphosphate), but not adenylylimidodiphosphate, diminished [3H][D-Ala2,N-Me-Phe4,Gly5-ol]enkephalin binding in a concentration-dependent manner. Finally, μ-opioid receptors from rat brain membranes were also solubilized in a high-affinity, guanine nucleotide-sensitive state if membrane-associated receptors were occupied with morphine before and during their solubilization with the detergent 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl) dimethyl]-1-propane sulfonate. 相似文献
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Reversibility of H+-ATPase and
H+-Pyrophosphatase in Tonoplast Vesicles from Maize
Coleoptiles and Seeds 下载免费PDF全文
Tonoplast-enriched vesicles isolated from maize (Zea mays L.) coleoptiles and seeds synthesize ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate (Pi) and inorganic pyrophosphate from Pi. The synthesis is consistent with reversal of the catalytic cycle of the H+-ATPase and H+-pyrophosphatase (PPase) vacuolar membrane-bound enzymes. This was monitored by measuring the exchange reaction that leads to 32Pi incorporation into ATP or inorganic pyrophosphate. The reversal reactions of these enzymes were dependent on the proton gradient formed across the vesicle membrane and were susceptible to the uncoupler carbonyl cyanide p(trifluoromethoxy)-phenylhydrazone and the detergent Triton X-100. Comparison of the two H+ pumps showed that the H+-ATPase was more active than H+-PPase in coleoptile tonoplast vesicles, whereas in seed vesicles H+-PPase activity was clearly dominant. These findings may reflect the physiological significance of these enzymes in different tissues at different stages of development and/or differentiation. 相似文献
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