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Y Deng J Zhao D Sakurai KM Kaufman JC Edberg RP Kimberly DL Kamen GS Gilkeson CO Jacob RH Scofield CD Langefeld JA Kelly ME Alarcón-Riquelme BIOLUPUS GENLES Networks JB Harley TJ Vyse BI Freedman PM Gaffney KM Sivils JA James TB Niewold RM Cantor W Chen BH Hahn EE Brown PROFILE BP Tsao 《Arthritis research & therapy》2012,14(Z3):A5
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Dewson G Ma S Frederick P Hockings C Tan I Kratina T Kluck RM 《Cell death and differentiation》2012,19(4):661-670
During apoptotic cell death, Bax and Bak change conformation and homo-oligomerize to permeabilize mitochondria. We recently reported that Bak homodimerizes via an interaction between the BH3 domain and hydrophobic surface groove, that this BH3:groove interaction is symmetric, and that symmetric dimers can be linked via the α6-helices to form the high order oligomers thought responsible for pore formation. We now show that Bax also dimerizes via a BH3:groove interaction after apoptotic signaling in cells and in mitochondrial fractions. BH3:groove dimers of Bax were symmetric as dimers but not higher order oligomers could be linked by cysteine residues placed in both the BH3 and groove. The BH3:groove interaction was evident in the majority of mitochondrial Bax after apoptotic signaling, and correlated strongly with cytochrome c release, supporting its central role in Bax function. A second interface between the Bax α6-helices was implicated by cysteine linkage studies, and could link dimers to higher order oligomers. We also found that a population of Bax:Bak heterodimers generated during apoptosis formed via a BH3:groove interaction, further demonstrating that Bax and Bak oligomerize via similar mechanisms. These findings highlight the importance of BH3:groove interactions in apoptosis regulation by the Bcl-2 protein family. 相似文献
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Background
Pichia stipitis xylose reductase (Ps-XR) has been used to design Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains that are able to ferment xylose. One example is the industrial S. cerevisiae xylose-consuming strain TMB3400, which was constructed by expression of P. stipitis xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase and overexpression of endogenous xylulose kinase in the industrial S. cerevisiae strain USM21. 相似文献44.
Reduced natural selection associated with low recombination in Drosophila melanogaster 总被引:8,自引:1,他引:7
Synonymous codons are not used equally in many organisms, and the extent of
codon bias varies among loci. Earlier studies have suggested that more
highly expressed loci in Drosophila melanogaster are more biased,
consistent with findings from several prokaryotes and unicellular
eukaryotes that codon bias is partly due to natural selection for
translational efficiency. We link this model of varying selection intensity
to the population-genetics prediction that the effectiveness of natural
selection is decreased under reduced recombination. In analyses of 385 D.
melanogaster loci, we find that codon bias is reduced in regions of low
recombination (i.e., near centromeres and telomeres and on the fourth
chromosome). The effect does not appear to be a linear function of
recombination rate; rather, it seems limited to regions with the very
lowest levels of recombination. The large majority of the genome apparently
experiences recombination at a sufficiently high rate for effective natural
selection against suboptimal codons. These findings support models of the
Hill-Robertson effect and genetic hitchhiking and are largely consistent
with multiple reports of low levels of DNA sequence variation in regions of
low recombination.
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Kappa-chain constant-region gene sequences in genus Rattus: coding regions are diverging more rapidly than noncoding regions 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
We have determined the nucleotide sequence of a 1,200-base pair (bp)
genomic fragment that includes the kappa-chain constant-region gene (C
kappa) from two species of native Australian rodents, Rattus leucopus
cooktownensis and Rattus colletti. Comparison of these sequences with each
other and with other rodent C kappa genes shows three surprising features.
First, the coding regions are diverging at a rate severalfold higher than
that of the nearby noncoding regions. Second, replacement changes within
the coding region are accumulating at a rate at least as great as that of
silent changes. Third, most of the amino acid replacements are localized in
one region of the C kappa domain--namely, the carboxy-terminal "bends" in
the alpha-carbon backbone. These three features have previously been
described from comparisons of the two allelic forms of C kappa genes in R.
norvegicus. These data imply the existence of considerable evolutionary
constraints on the noncoding regions (based on as yet undetermined
functions) or powerful positive selection to diversify a portion of the
constant-region domain (whose physiological significance is not known).
These surprising features of C kappa evolution appear to be characteristic
only of closely related C kappa genes, since comparison of rodent with
human sequences shows the expected greater conservation of coding regions,
as well as a predominance of silent nucleotide substitutions within the
coding regions.
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Becca Asquith Angelina J Mosley Adrian Heaps Yuetsu Tanaka Graham P Taylor Angela R McLean Charles RM Bangham 《Retrovirology》2005,2(1):1-9
Background
Cellular infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) both in vitro and in vivo requires a member of the chemokine receptor family to act as a co-receptor for viral entry. However, it is presently unclear to what extent the interaction of HIV proteins with chemokine receptors generates intracellular signals that are important for productive infection.Results
In this study we have used a recently described family of chemokine inhibitors, termed BSCIs, which specifically block chemokine-induced chemotaxis without affecting chemokine ligands binding to their receptors. The BSCI termed Peptide 3 strongly inhibited CCR5 mediated HIV infection of THP-1 cells (83 ± 7% inhibition assayed by immunofluoresence staining), but had no effect on gp120 binding to CCR5. Peptide 3 did not affect CXCR4-dependent infection of Jurkat T cells.Conclusion
These observations suggest that, in some cases, intracellular signals generated by the chemokine coreceptor may be required for a productive HIV infection. 相似文献47.
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S B Ma T N Nguyen I Tan R Ninnis S Iyer D A Stroud M Menard R M Kluck M T Ryan G Dewson 《Cell death and differentiation》2014,21(12):1925-1935
In non-apoptotic cells, Bak constitutively resides in the mitochondrial outer membrane. In contrast, Bax is in a dynamic equilibrium between the cytosol and mitochondria, and is commonly predominant in the cytosol. In response to an apoptotic stimulus, Bax and Bak change conformation, leading to Bax accumulation at mitochondria and Bak/Bax oligomerization to form a pore in the mitochondrial outer membrane that is responsible for cell death. Using blue native-PAGE to investigate how Bax oligomerizes in the mitochondrial outer membrane, we observed that, like Bak, a proportion of Bax that constitutively resides at mitochondria associates with voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC)2 prior to an apoptotic stimulus. During apoptosis, Bax dissociates from VDAC2 and homo-oligomerizes to form high molecular weight oligomers. In cells that lack VDAC2, constitutive mitochondrial localization of Bax and Bak was impaired, suggesting that VDAC2 has a role in Bax and Bak import to, or stability at, the mitochondrial outer membrane. However, following an apoptotic stimulus, Bak and Bax retained the ability to accumulate at VDAC2-deficient mitochondria and to mediate cell death. Silencing of Bak in VDAC2-deficient cells indicated that Bax required either VDAC2 or Bak in order to translocate to and oligomerize at the mitochondrial outer membrane to efficiently mediate apoptosis. In contrast, efficient Bak homo-oligomerization at the mitochondrial outer membrane and its pro-apoptotic function required neither VDAC2 nor Bax. Even a C-terminal mutant of Bax (S184L) that localizes to mitochondria did not constitutively target mitochondria deficient in VDAC2, but was recruited to mitochondria following an apoptotic stimulus dependent on Bak or upon over-expression of Bcl-xL. Together, our data suggest that Bax localizes to the mitochondrial outer membrane via alternate mechanisms, either constitutively via an interaction with VDAC2 or after activation via interaction with Bcl-2 family proteins.Bax and Bak are the key effectors of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway initiated in response to diverse stimuli including anoikis, DNA damage and growth factor withdrawal.1 Both proteins are normally dormant in healthy cells, but upon reception of an apoptotic stimulus, they undergo conformation change that allows their self-association to form pores in the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM).2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 The consequence of disruption of the MOM is twofold; it impairs the ability of mitochondria to generate ATP by oxidative phosphorylation and it allows the release of intermembrane proteins including cytochrome c that agonizes caspases that dismantle the cell.Bak and Bax share significant structural homology in their inactive states and have conserved mechanism of conformation change and oligomerization.3, 8, 9, 10 Further, genetic studies reveal that Bak and Bax perform at least partially overlapping function, with deficiency in both necessary to perturb apoptosis during embryonic development and in response to toxic insult.1, 11 However, whether Bak and Bax are regulated similarly is unclear. Whereas Bak is constitutively anchored in the MOM via its hydrophobic C-terminal transmembrane domain, Bax is predominantly cytosolic in the majority of non-apoptotic cells.12 Recent evidence indicates that Bax is in a dynamic equilibrium between cytosol and mitochondria and is constantly trafficked away from the MOM in non-apoptotic cells.13, 14 In response to apoptotic stress this ‘retrotranslocation'' is disrupted causing Bax to accumulate at mitochondria; a hallmark of most apoptotic cells. The mechanism governing the dynamic distribution of Bax in healthy and apoptotic cells is unclear with interactions with pro-survival proteins debated.13, 14Voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs) are the major channels responsible for ion passage across the MOM. Studies have also implicated an additional role for the VDACs in the regulation of Bak or Bax apoptotic function or potentially even constituting a component of the Bak/Bax apoptotic pore.15, 16, 17, 18 However, these studies have provided contrasting findings relating to whether VDACs might positively or negatively regulate Bak/Bax apoptotic function.We used blue native-PAGE (BN-PAGE) to investigate how Bax oligomerizes in the MOM during apoptosis. We observed that VDAC2 is a determinant of the constitutive association of both Bax and Bak with the MOM. The defect in Bax mitochondrial localization can be bypassed by Bak-dependent recruitment during apoptosis. Thus, our data suggest that mitochondrial localization of Bax occurs via distinct mechanisms in healthy and apoptotic cells and that either VDAC2 or Bak is required for the efficient translocation of Bax and hence for the oligomerization at the MOM and Bax apoptotic function. 相似文献
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R Quintero‐Torres HA Castillo‐Matadamas Jeff F Young RM Bermúdez Cruz 《Luminescence》2014,29(5):440-444
Relaxation dynamics is universal in science and engineering; its study serves to parameterize a system's response and to help identify a microscopic model of the processes involved. When measured data for a phenomenon cannot be fitted using one exponential, the choice of an alternative function to describe the decay becomes nontrivial. Here, we contrast two different, but fundamentally related approaches to fitting nontrivial decay curves; exponential decomposition and the gamma probability density function. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Narayan P Subramaniyam Outi RM Väisänen Katrina E Wendel Jaakko AV Malmivuo 《Nonlinear biomedical physics》2010,4(Z1):S4