共查询到20条相似文献,搜索用时 0 毫秒
1.
2.
John Szpyt Nancy Lorenzon Claudio F. Perez Ethan Norris Paul D. Allen Kurt G. Beam Montserrat Samsó 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2012,287(52):43853-43861
The L-type Ca2+ channel (dihydropyridine receptor (DHPR) in skeletal muscle acts as the voltage sensor for excitation-contraction coupling. To better resolve the spatial organization of the DHPR subunits (α1s or CaV1.1, α2, β1a, δ1, and γ), we created transgenic mice expressing a recombinant β1a subunit with YFP and a biotin acceptor domain attached to its N- and C- termini, respectively. DHPR complexes were purified from skeletal muscle, negatively stained, imaged by electron microscopy, and subjected to single-particle image analysis. The resulting 19.1-Å resolution, three-dimensional reconstruction shows a main body of 17 × 11 × 8 nm with five corners along its perimeter. Two protrusions emerge from either face of the main body: the larger one attributed to the α2-δ1 subunit that forms a flexible hook-shaped feature and a smaller protrusion on the opposite side that corresponds to the II-III loop of CaV1.1 as revealed by antibody labeling. Novel features discernible in the electron density accommodate the atomic coordinates of a voltage-gated sodium channel and of the β subunit in a single docking possibility that defines the α1-β interaction. The β subunit appears more closely associated to the membrane than expected, which may better account for both its role in localizing the α1s subunit to the membrane and its suggested role in excitation-contraction coupling. 相似文献
3.
Kilosanidze G. T. Kutsenko A. S. Esipova N. G. Tumanyan V. G. 《Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry》2002,28(6):437-444
A new approach to the analysis of regular structures in proteins that is based on the method of molecular mechanics is proposed. The method uses only the information about the amino acid sequence. The -helical conformation was simulated using the ICM program of molecular mechanics. Energy profiles of the sequences in the -helical conformation, spanning the entire polypeptide chain, were plotted for eight proteins from the Protein Data Bank. The regions of each profile that exhibit energy minima were found to correspond to the -helical regions of the real spatial structure of the protein. Twenty-four out of 25 helices were distinctly pronounced, which indicates a rather high accuracy of the prediction. The energy profiles also help reveal the short regions that correspond to 3/10-helices and the turns that include local -helical conformations. Unlike the known statistical methods of prediction, this method makes it possible to establish the physical principles of the formation of -helical conformations. 相似文献
4.
Albright Craig D. Tsai Amy Y. Mar Mei-Heng Zeisel Steven H. 《Neurochemical research》1998,23(5):751-758
Choline availability influences long-term memory in concert with changes in the spatial organization and morphology of septal neurons, however little is known concerning the effects of choline on the hippocampus, a region of the brain also important for memory performance. Pregnant rats on gestational day 12 were fed a choline control (CT), choline supplemented (CS), or choline deficient (CD) diet for 6 days and fetal brain slices were prepared on embryonic day 18 (El8). The hippocampus in these brain slices was studied for the immunohistochemical localization of the growth-related proteins transforming growth factor beta type 1 (TGF1) and GAP43, the cytoskeletal proteins vimentin and microtubule associated protein type 1 (MAP1), and the neuronal cell marker neuron specific enolase (NSE). In control hippocampus, there was weak expression of TGF1 and vimentin proteins, but moderately intense expression of MAP1 protein. These proteins were not homogeneously distributed, but were preferentially localized to cells with large cell bodies located in the central (CA1–CA3) region of the hippocampus, and to the filamentous processes of small cells in the fimbria region. Feeding a choline-supplemented diet decreased, whereas a choline-deficient diet increased the intensity of immunohistochemical labeling for these proteins in El8 hippocampus. GAP43 and NSE were localized to peripheral nervous tissue but not hippocampus, indicating that the maturation of axons and neurite outgrowth in embryonic hippocampus were unaffected by the availability of choline in the diet. These data suggest that the availability of choline affects the differentiation of specific regions of developing hippocampus. 相似文献
5.
Daniela Fietz Clara Ratzenböck Katja Hartmann Oksana Raabe Sabine Kliesch Wolfgang Weidner Jörg Klug Martin Bergmann 《Histochemistry and cell biology》2014,142(4):421-432
Estrogen signaling is considered to play an important role in spermatogenesis, spermiogenesis and male fertility. Estrogens can act via the two nuclear estrogen receptors ESR1 (ERα) and ESR2 (ERβ) or via the intracellular G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER, formerly GPR30). Several reports on the localization and expression of all three receptors in the human testis have been published but are controversial particularly in case of ERα. Contrary to previous studies, we decided therefore to evaluate expression of all three receptors in the testis by a number of different methods and in comparison with MCF-7 cells. Using qPCR, we could show that mRNA expression of ERα is considerably lower and expression of ERβ and GPER much higher in the testis than in MCF-7 cells. RT-PCR after laser-assisted microdissection of tubular and interstitial compartments from normal and Sertoli cell only syndrome testes plus in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical analyses of the same samples demonstrated that there is very low expression of ERα in germ cells and in single interstitial cells, very high expression of ERβ in germ cells and Sertoli cells and high expression of GPER in interstitial cells and less in Sertoli cells. 相似文献
6.
Al-Bader MD Malatiali SA Redzic ZB 《Physiological research / Academia Scientiarum Bohemoslovaca》2011,60(6):951-960
Estrogen replacement therapy could play a role in the reduction of injury associated with cerebral ischemia in vivo, which could be, at least partially, a consequence of estrogen influence of glutamate buffering by astrocytes during hypoxia/ischemia. Estrogen exerts biological effects through interaction with its two receptors: estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and estrogen receptor beta (ERβ), which are both expressed in astrocytes. This study explored effects of hypoxia and glucose deprivation (HGD), alone or followed by 1 h recovery, on ERα and ERβ expression in primary rat astrocyte cultures following 1 h exposure to: a) 5 % CO(2) in air (control group-CG); b) 2 % O(2)/5 % CO(2) in N(2) with glucose deprivation (HGD group-HGDG); or c) the HGDG protocol followed by 1 h CG protocol (recovery group-RG). ERα mRNA expression decreased in HGDG. At the protein level, full-length ERα (67 kDa) and three ERα-immunoreactive protein bands (63, 60 and 52 kDa) were detected. A significant decrease in the 52 kDa band was seen in HGDG, while a significant decrease in expression of the full length ERα was seen in the RG. ERβ mRNA and protein expression (a 54 kDa single band) did not change. The observed decrease in ERα protein may limit estrogen-mediated signalling in astrocytes during hypoxia and recovery. 相似文献
7.
8.
9.
Although studies have shown that excitotoxicity mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs, NR) plays a prominent role in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the precise expression patterns of NMDARs and their relationship to apoptosis in AD have not been clearly established. In this study, we used Abeta (Aβ) 1-40 and AlCl(3) to establish AD rat model. The behavioral changes were detected by morris water maze and step-down test. The hippocampal amyloid deposition and pathological changes were determined by congo red and hematoxylin-eosin staining. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect expression of NR1, NR2A and NR2B, and TUNEL staining was used to detect apoptosis. Results showed that water maze testing escape latency of AD-like rats was prolonged significantly. Reaction time, basal number of errors, and number of errors of step-down test were increased significantly; latency period of step-down test was shortened significantly in AD-like rats. Amyloid substance deposition and obvious damage changes could be seen in hippocampus of AD-like rats. These results suggested that AD rat model could be successfully established by Aβ1-40 and AlCl(3). Results also showed that expression of NR1 and NR2B were significantly increased, but expression of NR2A had no significant change, in AD-like rat hippocampus. Meanwhile, apoptotic cells were significantly increased in AD-like rat hippocampus, especially in CA1 subfield and followed by dentate gyrus and CA3 subfield. These results implied that NR2B-, not NR2A-, containing NMDARs showed pathological high expression in AD-like rat hippocampus. This pathological high expression with apoptosis and selective vulnerability of hippocampus might be exist a specific relationship. 相似文献
10.
Expression of platelet-derived growth factor proteins and their receptor α and β mRNAs during fracture healing in the normal mouse 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Hideki Fujii R. Kitazawa Sakan Maeda Kosaku Mizuno Sohei Kitazawa 《Histochemistry and cell biology》1999,112(2):131-138
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), abundant in bone tissue, has been reported to stimulate mesenchymal cell proliferation
and migration. To elucidate the functional roles of PDGF during fracture healing, we investigated the expression of PDGF-A
and -B chain proteins and receptor α and β mRNAs in fractured mouse tibiae. Twelve-week-old male BALB/c mice were operated
on to make a closed fracture on the proximal tibia. On days 2, 4, 7, 10, 14, 21, and 28 after the operation, the fractured
tibiae were excised, fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde, decalcified with 20% EDTA, and embedded in paraffin to prepare 7-μm sections.
Immunohistochemistry using polyclonal antibodies against human PDGF-A and -B chains was carried out by the avidin-biotin-peroxidase
method. For in situ hybridization, we used digoxigenin-labeled single-stranded DNA probes specific for mouse PDGF receptors
α and β generated by unidirectional polymerase chain reaction. In the inflammatory phase on days 2–4 after the fracture, mesenchymal
cells gathering at the fracture site expressed the PDGF-B chain and β receptor mRNA. At the stage of cartilaginous callus
formation on day 7, the immunoreactivity for PDGF-A and -B chains on proliferating and hypertrophic chondrocytes and the signals
of α and β receptor mRNAs on proliferating chondrocytes became manifest. At the stage of bony callus and bone remodeling on
days 14–21, the predominant expression of the PDGF-B chain and β receptor was observed on both osteoclasts and osteoblasts.
On day 28, signals for PDGF ligand proteins and receptor mRNAs diminished. The coincidental localization of PDGF ligands and
their receptors implies a paracrine and autocrine mechanism. Our data suggested that PDGF contributed in part to the promotion
of the chondrogenic and osteogenic changes of mesenchymal cells from the early to the midphase of fracture healing; the functions
mediated by the β receptor, including cell migration, might be prerequisites to the recruitment of mesenchymal cells in the
initial step and to the interaction between osteoclasts and osteoblasts in the bone remodeling phase.
Accepted: 2 June 1999 相似文献
11.
David H. Small Lisa R. Fodero Dusan Losic Cindy Chu Marie-Isabel Aguilar Lisandra L. Martin Mary Chebib 《International journal of peptide research and therapeutics》2003,10(5-6):401-404
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is caused by the accumulation of β-amyloid protein (Aβ) in the brain. The aggregation of β-amyloid
protein to higher molecular weight fibrillar forms is also considered to be an important step in the pathogenesis of the disease.
The memory problems associated with AD are likely to be caused by changes in synaptic plasticity. Recent studies suggest that
Aβ binds to the α 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α 7 nAChR), which plays an important role in synaptic plasticity and
memory. A loop domain localized towards the C-terminus of the extracellular region of the receptor has been identified as
forming part of a putative Aβ-binding site. In cell culture experiments, the binding of Aβ to the α 7 nAChR has been found
to cause an increase in the level of acetylcholinesterase, which is also increased around amyloid plaques in the AD brain.
These studies indicate that the Aβ-binding site on the α 7 nAChR receptor is an important new target for therapeutic development
in AD. 相似文献
12.
Background: The biological functions of estrogens extend beyond the female and male reproductive tract, affecting the cardiovascular and renal systems. Traditional views on the role of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) in protecting against heart disease, which were challenged by clinical end point studies that found adverse effects of combined HT, are now being replaced by more differentiated concepts suggesting a beneficial role of early and unopposed HT that does not include a progestin.Objective: We reviewed recent insights, concepts, and research results on the biology of both estrogen receptor (ER) subtypes, ERα and ERβ, in cardiac and vascular tissues. Knowledge of these ER subtypes is crucial to understanding gender and estrogen effects and to developing novel, exciting strategies that may have a profound clinical impact.Methods: This review focuses on in vivo studies and includes data presented at the August 2007 meeting of the American Physiological Society as well as data from a search of the MEDLINE and Ovid databases from January 1986 to November 2007. Search results were restricted to English-language publications, using the following search terms: estrogen, estrogen receptor α, estrogen receptor β, estrogen receptor α agonist, estrogen receptor α antagonist, estrogen receptor β agonist, estrogen receptor β antagonist, PPT, DPN, heart, vasculature, ERKO mice, BERKO mice, transgenic mice, and knockout mice.Results: Genetic mouse models and pharmacologic studies that employed selective as well as nonselective ER agonists support the concept that both ER subtypes confer protective effects in experimental models of human heart disease, including hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, and chronic heart failure.Conclusions: Genetic models and novel ligands hold the promise of further improving our understanding of estrogen action in multiple tissues and organs. These efforts will ultimately enhance the safety and efficacy of HT and may also result in new applications for synthetic female sex hormone analogues. 相似文献
13.
14.
Maya Vladova Gulubova 《Journal of molecular histology》2002,34(1-2):67-77
The expression of the following cell adhesion molecules, their β1 and β2 integrin ligands and the cytokine tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) was investigated by light and electron microscope immunohistochemistry in the liver tissue in 20 patients with colorectal and gastric cancer also presenting with liver metastases: intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular endothelial adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), E-selectin, leucocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1), macrophage antigen-1 (Mac-1), and very late antigen-4 (VLA-4). We have found a parallel enhancement of the adhesion molecules and of TNF-α in liver sinusoids surrounding metastases. The expression of ICAM-1 was enhanced on sinusoidal cells in all zones of the acinus. VCAM-1 immune reactivity was diffuse but less intensive in the lobule. E-selectin expression was observed in sinusoidal cells attached to metastases. In tumour metastases the expression of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and E-selectin was visible on the tumour vascular endothelium. Tumour infiltrating host cells sowing positive immunoreactivity for ICAM-1, VCAM-1, LFA-1, Mac-1, and VLA-4 were located mainly at the boundary between liver parenchyma and the metastasis. At the ultrastructural level, ICAM-1-positive immune deposits were observed on the cellular membrane and in some transport vesicles of gastric metastatic cells. Further, the expression of all adhesion molecules was confirmed to sinusoidal endothelial cells and tumour vessels. It is concluded that the enhanced expression of adhesion molecules in liver sinusoids could be a marker for the assessment of the ability of sinusoidal endothelial cells to control the recruitment of leukocytes and monocytes to the metastatic site. They could also direct the adhesion of new circulating tumour cells to sinusoidal endothelium. 相似文献
15.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Saudi Arabia falls in the high prevalent zone of αα and β thalassemias. Early screening for the type of thalassemia is essential for further investigations and management. The study was carried out to differentiate the type of thalassemia based on red cell indices and other hematological parameters.MATERIALS AND METHODS:
The study was carried out on 991 clinically suspected cases of thalassemias in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The hematological parameters were studied on Coulter STKS. Cellulose acetate hemoglobin electrophoresis and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were performed on all the blood samples. Gene deletion studies were carried out by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technique using the restriction endonucleases Bam HI.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:
Statistical analysis was performed on SPSS 11.5 version.RESULTS:
The hemoglobin electrophoresis and gene studies revealed that there were 406 (40.96%) and 59 (5.95 %) cases of β thalassemia trait and β thalassemia major respectively including adults and children. 426 cases of various deletion forms of α thalassemias were seen. Microcytosis was a common feature in β thalassemias trait and (-α/-α) and (--/αα) types of α thalassemias. MCH was a more significant distinguishing feature among thalassemias. β thalassemia major and α thalassemia (-α/αα) had almost normal hematological parameters.CONCLUSION:
MCV and RBC counts are not statistically significant features for discriminating between α and β thalassemias. There is need for development of a discrimination index to differentiate between α and β thalassemias traits on the lines of discriminatory Indices available for distinguishing β thalassemias trait from iron deficiency anemia. 相似文献16.
Allozyme variation in Atlantic cod hemoglobins shows various signs of natural selection. We report a genomic exploration of globin genes in this non-model organism. Applying a PCR based strategy with a strict criterion of phylogenetically informative sites we estimate the number of linked β and α globin genes. We estimate PCR error rate by PCR of cloned DNA and recloning and by analysis of singleton variable sites among clones. Based on the error rate we exclude variable sites so that the remaining variation meets successively stricter criteria of doubleton and triplet variable site. Applying these criteria we find ten clusters of linked β/α globin genes in the genome of Atlantic cod. Six variable amino acid changes in both genes were found in linkage disequilibrium with silent nucleotide substitutions. A phylogenetic tree, based on our strictly phylogenetically informative sites among 57 clones from 19 individuals, is split into two major branches by an amino acid change in a β gene. This change is supported by extensive linkage disequilibrium between the amino acid change and numerous other phylogenetically informative silent nucleotide sites. The different gene sets in the genome may represent different loci encoding different globins and/or allelic variation at some loci. 相似文献
17.
18.
《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2020,28(20):115664
Retinoic acid receptors (RARs) α, β, and γ are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily. Compounds which bind to and activate the RARs are termed retinoids which regulate a wide variety of biological processes such as vertebrate embryonic morphogenesis and organogenesis, cell growth arrest, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as their disorders. Although many synthetic selective RARα, RARβ, and RARγ agonists have been designed and prepared, these have generally been lipophilic acids without good drug-like properties and with low oral bioavailability. Recently this has been changing and drug design approaches to highly potent and selective RARα and RARβ agonists with low lipophilicity that are orally bioavailable and less toxic have been developed, that have a range of potential therapeutic uses. This review covers these new advances. 相似文献