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Pig to human xenotransplantation is considered a possible solution to the
prevailing chronic lack of human donor organs for allotransplantation. The
Galalpha1,3Gal determinant is the major porcine xenogeneic epitope causing
hyperacute rejection following human antibody binding and complement
activation. In order to characterize the tissue distribution of
Galalpha1,3Gal-containing and blood group- type glycosphingolipids in pig,
acid and nonacid glycosphingolipids were isolated from the kidney, small
intestine, spleen, salivary gland, liver, and heart of a single pig
obtained from a semi-inbred strain homozygous at the SLA locus. Glycolipids
were analyzed by thin-layer immunostaining using monoclonal antibodies, and
following ceramide glycanase cleavage as permethylated oligosaccharides by
gas chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and matrix-
assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. The kidney
contained large amounts of Galalpha1,3Gal-containing penta- and
hexasaccharides having carbohydrate sequences consistent with the
Galalpha1,3nLc4and Galalpha1,3Lexstructures, respectively. The former
structure was tentatively identified in all organs by GC/MS. The presence
of extended Galalpha1,3Gal-terminated structures in the kidney and heart
was suggested by antibody binding, and GC/MS indicated the presence of a
Galalpha1,3nLc6structure in the heart. The kidney, spleen, and heart
contained blood group H pentaglycosylceramides based on type 1 (H-5-1) and
type 2 (H-5-2) chains, and H hexaglycosylceramides based on the type 4
chain (H-6-4). In the intestine H-5-1 and H-6-4 were expressed, in the
salivary gland H-5-1 and H-5-2, whereas only the H-5-1 structure was
identified in the liver. Blood group A structures were identified in the
salivary gland and the heart by antibody binding and GC/MS, indicating an
organ- specific expression of blood group AH antigens in the pig.
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Engqvist-Goldstein AE Kessels MM Chopra VS Hayden MR Drubin DG 《The Journal of cell biology》1999,147(7):1503-1518
The actin cytoskeleton has been implicated in endocytosis, yet few molecules that link these systems have been identified. Here, we have cloned and characterized mHip1R, a protein that is closely related to huntingtin interacting protein 1 (Hip1). These two proteins are mammalian homologues of Sla2p, an actin binding protein important for actin organization and endocytosis in yeast. Sequence alignments and secondary structure predictions verified that mHip1R belongs to the Sla2 protein family. Thus, mHip1R contains an NH(2)-terminal domain homologous to that implicated in Sla2p's endocytic function, three predicted coiled-coils, a leucine zipper, and a talin-like actin-binding domain at the COOH terminus. The talin-like domain of mHip1R binds to F-actin in vitro and colocalizes with F-actin in vivo, indicating that this activity has been conserved from yeast to mammals. mHip1R shows a punctate immunolocalization and is enriched at the cell cortex and in the perinuclear region. We concluded that the cortical localization represents endocytic compartments, because mHip1R colocalizes with clathrin, AP-2, and endocytosed transferrin, and because mHip1R fractionates biochemically with clathrin-coated vesicles. Time-lapse video microscopy of mHip1R-green fluorescence protein (GFP) revealed a blinking behavior similar to that reported for GFP-clathrin, and an actin-dependent inward movement of punctate structures from the cell periphery. These data show that mHip1R is a component of clathrin-coated pits and vesicles and suggest that it might link the endocytic machinery to the actin cytoskeleton. 相似文献
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Current information on the structure and function of motile tubular vacuoles in Pisolithus tinctorius and other fungi is reviewed. The use of fluorochromes to label the vacuole lumen is evaluated and observations on the structure and motility of vacuoles in P. tinctorius are differentiated from possible artifacts. The styryl dyes FM4-64 and MDY-64, used in yeast to demonstrate endocytosis, show little or no labeling of internal membranes in undamaged P. tinctorius cells. This agrees with our data showing that other probes for endocytosis such as Lucifer yellow CH are not taken up by hyphal tip cells. Overall, the observations do not support endocytosis in hyphal tips. It has been suggested that tubular vacuole systems carry out longitudinal transport, and evidence in favor of this hypothesis is evaluated. New data are presented to show that many of the large vacuoles in subapical cells are attached to the plasma membrane and are relatively immobile, while video sequences show movement of fluorochrome in pulses along a series of several large vacuoles, all interconnected via tubules. Tubular vacuoles from thick sections of hyphae processed under anhydrous conditions are shown by X-ray microanalysis to contain relatively high levels of P and K, as seen previously in the larger vacuoles. These results provide further evidence for a role of the tubular vacuoles in longitudinal transport of P. Copyright 1998 Academic Press. 相似文献
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Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, affects a large number of people in both the USA and Europe. The mouse is a natural host for this spirochete and is widely used as a model system to study Lyme pathogenesis mechanisms. Since disease manifestations often depend upon the spirochete burden in a particular tissue, it is critical to accurately measure the bacterial number in infected tissues. The current methods either lack sensitivity and specificity (SYBR Green), or require independent analysis of samples in parallel to quantitate host and bacterial DNA (TaqMan). We have developed a novel molecular beacon-based convenient multiplex real-time quantitative PCR assay to identify and detect small numbers of B. burgdorferi in infected mouse tissues. 相似文献17.
Mammalian Abp1, a signal-responsive F-actin-binding protein, links the actin cytoskeleton to endocytosis via the GTPase dynamin 下载免费PDF全文
Kessels MM Engqvist-Goldstein AE Drubin DG Qualmann B 《The Journal of cell biology》2001,153(2):351-366
The actin cytoskeleton has been implicated in endocytosis, yet few molecular links to the endocytic machinery have been established. Here we show that the mammalian F-actin-binding protein Abp1 (SH3P7/HIP-55) can functionally link the actin cytoskeleton to dynamin, a GTPase that functions in endocytosis. Abp1 binds directly to dynamin in vitro through its SH3 domain. Coimmunoprecipitation and colocalization studies demonstrated the in vivo relevance of this interaction. In neurons, mammalian Abp1 and dynamin colocalized at actin-rich sites proximal to the cell body during synaptogenesis. In fibroblasts, mAbp1 appeared at dynamin-rich sites of endocytosis upon growth factor stimulation. To test whether Abp1 functions in endocytosis, we overexpressed several Abp1 constructs in Cos-7 cells and assayed receptor-mediated endocytosis. While overexpression of Abp1's actin-binding modules did not interfere with endocytosis, overexpression of the SH3 domain led to a potent block of transferrin uptake. This implicates the Abp1/dynamin interaction in endocytic function. The endocytosis block was rescued by cooverexpression of dynamin. Since the addition of the actin-binding modules of Abp1 to the SH3 domain construct also fully restored endocytosis, Abp1 may support endocytosis by combining its SH3 domain interactions with cytoskeletal functions in response to signaling cascades converging on this linker protein. 相似文献
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