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Mourelatos C Kareli D Dafa E Argyraki M Koutsourea A Papakonstantinou I Fousteris M Pairas G Nikolaropoulos S Lialiaris TS 《Mutation research》2012,747(1):1-6
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) exert their carcinogenic activity through the production of epoxide metabolites. Because of their high reactivity some epoxides are also produced in the chemical industry for the synthesis of other compounds. Therefore, human exposure to VOCs epoxides does occur and may be an important human health concern. In this study, the in vitro genotoxic potential of epoxides originating from 1,3-butadiene (3,4-epoxy-1-butene: EB; 1,2:3,4-diepoxybutane: DEB), isoprene (3,4-epoxy-2-methyl-1-butene: IO), styrene (styrene-7,8-oxide: SO), propylene (propylene oxide: PO) and 1-butene (1,2-epoxy-butane: BO) in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and promyelocytic leukaemia cells (HL60) was measured with the comet assay (single-cell gel electrophoresis, SCGE). The effect of inclusion of foetal calf serum (FCS, 5%) in the cell-culture medium and different durations of exposure (2h, 24h) were also investigated. All epoxides tested produced DNA damage in a concentration range that did not reduce cell viability. HL60 cells were more resistant than PBMCs to the DNA damage induced by the different epoxides. With the exception of IO, the treatment for 24h resulted in an increase of DNA damage. FCS slightly protected PBMCs from the genotoxic effects induced by IO and BO, whilst no such effect was noted for the other compounds. Overall, the dose-dependent effects that were seen allowed us to define a genotoxicity scale for the different epoxides as follows: SO>EB>DEB>IO>PO>BO, which is in partial agreement with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classification of the carcinogenic hazards. 相似文献
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Victor?TS?Chen Chun?Peng Peter?CK?LeungEmail author 《Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E》2003,1(1):29
Activin is known to play an important regulatory role in reproduction, including pregnancy. To further examine the role and signaling mechanism of activin in regulating placental function, the steady-state level of activin type I receptor (ActRI) mRNA in immortalized extravillous trophoblasts (IEVT) cells was measured using competitive PCR (cPCR). An internal standard of ActRI cDNA for cPCR was constructed for the quantification of ActRI mRNA levels in IEVT cells. ActRI mRNA levels were increased in a dose-dependent manner by activin-A with the maximal effect observed at the dose of 10 ng/ml. Time course studies revealed that activin-A had maximal effects on ActRI mRNA levels at 6 hours after treatment. The effects of activin-A on ActRI mRNA levels was blocked by follistatin, an activin binding protein, in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, inhibin-A inhibited basal, as well as activin-A-induced ActRI mRNA levels. These findings provide evidence, for the first time, that activin-A modulates ActRI mRNA levels in human trophoblast cells. 相似文献
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A statistical analysis of the nucleotide sequence variability in 14
published hepatitis B virus (HBV) genomes was carried out using parametric
and nonparametric methods. A parametric statistical model revealed that the
different regions of the genome differed significantly in their
variability. The conclusion was supported by a nonparametric kernel-density
model of the HBV genome. Genes S, C, and P, region X, the precore region,
and the pre-S2/pre-S1 regions were ranked in order of increasing
variability. In many instances, conserved regions of the genome identified
with sequences of known function in HBV biology. However, other
characterized regions (such as pre-S) showed much variability despite the
involvement of their encoded peptides in specific functions. Point
mutations that may result in the formation of stop codons and amino acid
changes may affect the clinical picture of HBV infection and may be
reflected in atypical serological patterns.
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An electrophoretic spectra of proteins, extracted with tris-HCI buffer, pH 8.3 are studied. The ditelosomic lines of the Chinese
Spring common wheat cultivar are analysed by the chromosomes of the B genome and of the ditelosomic lines of the same cultivar
by first and third chromosomes of the D genome. It is found that structural genes for the synthesis of components Nos. 7,
8, 9 and 10 are localized in 1BL, 2BS, 4BS and 5B chromosomes respectively. The genetic control of the component No. 3 is
realized by genes, localized in 1BL and 3D chromosomes, while for component No. 2, in the 3D chromosome. 相似文献
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Traction force on a kinetochore at metaphase acts as a linear function of kinetochore fiber length 总被引:16,自引:14,他引:2 下载免费PDF全文
We are investigating the relation between the force pulling a kinetochore poleward and the length of the corresponding kinetochore fiber. It was recognized by Ostergren in 1950 (Hereditas 36:1-19) that the metaphase position of a chromosome could be achieved by a balance of traction forces were proportional to the distance from kinetochore to pole. For the typical chromosome (i.e., a meiotic bivalent or mitotic chromosome) with a single kinetochore fiber extending to each pole, the resultant force (RF) would equal zero when the chromosome lay at the midpoint between the two poles. For special chromosomes that have unequal numbers of kinetochore fibers extending towards opposite poles. For special chromosomes that have unequal numbers of kinetochore fibers extending towards opposite poles. For special chromosomes that have unequal numbers of kinetochore fibers extending towards opposite poles, Ostergren’s proposal suggests that RF = 0 when the chromosome is shifted closer to the pole toward which the greater number of kinetochore fibers are pulling. We have measured the force-length relationship in living spindles by analyzing the metaphase positions of experimentally generated multivalent chromosomes having three or four kinetochore fibers. Multivalent chromosomes of varied configurations were generated by γ-irradiation of nymphs of the grasshopper melanoplus differentialis, and their behavior was analyzed in living first meiotic spermocytes. The lengths of kinetochore fibers were determined from time-lapse photographs by measuring the kinetochore-to-pole distances for fully congressed chromosomes just before the onset of anaphase. In our analysis, force (F) along a single kinetochore fiber is expressed by: F = kL(exp), where k is a length-independent proportionality constant, L represents the kinetochore fiber length, and exp is an unknown exponent. The RF on a chromosome is then given by: RF = σk(i)L(i)(exp), where kinetochore fiber lengths in opposite half- spindles are given opposite sign. If forces on a metaphase chromosome are at equilibrium (RF = 0), then for asymmetrical orientations of multivalents we can measure the individual kinetochore fiber lengths (L(i)) and solve for the exponent that yields a resultant force of zero. The value of the exponent relates how the magnitude of force along a kinetochore fiber varies with its length. For six trivalents and one naturally occurring quadrivalent we calculated an average value of exp = 1.06 +/- 0.18. This result is consistent with Ostergren’s hypothesis and indicates that the magnitude of poleward traction force along a kinetochore fiber is directly proportional to the length of the fiber. Our finding suggests that the balance of forces along a kinetochore fiber may be a major factor regulating the extent of kinetochore microtubule assembly. 相似文献
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Kirubhanand Chandrashekar Ponnulakshmi Rajagopal Shazia Fathima JH Saravanan Radhakrishnan Vijaya Prakash Krishnan Muthaiah Bharat Ramrao Sontakke Vishwajit Ravindra Deshmukh Vijayalakshmi Periyasamy Gayatri Girish Muthiyan Aaditya Madhusudan Tarnekar TS Gugapriya Patil Ashlesh Laxman Satyendra Chandra Tripathi Selvaraj Jayaraman 《Bioinformation》2021,17(10):866
Cissampelos pareira Linn. is a climbing herb known in Indian traditional medicine as laghupatha. It belongs to the Menispermaceae family. The enzyme glycogen phosphorylase (GP) is a promising target for the treatment of type-2 diabetes (T2DM). A variety of natural product inhibitors with both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical potential have been reported in the search for powerful, selective and drug-like GP inhibitors that could lead to hypoglycemic medicines. Therefore, it is of interest to document the molecular docking analysis data of glycogen phosphorylase with compounds from Cissampelos pareira Linn. We report the optimal binding features of 4 compounds namely Trans-N-feruloyltyramine, Coclaurine, Magnoflorine, and Curine with the target protein for further consideration in the context of T2DM. 相似文献
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Ponnulakshmi Rajagopal Selvaraj Jayaraman Shazia Fathima JH Saravanan Radhakrishnan Patil Ashlesh Laxman Vijaya Prakash Krishnan Muthaiah Satyendra Chandra Tripathi TS Gugapriya Aaditya Madhusudan Tarnekar Gayatri Girish Muthiyan Vishwajit Ravindra Deshmukh Bharat Ramrao Sontakke Kirubhanand Chandrashekar 《Bioinformation》2021,17(11):928
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Almir S Zanca Renato Vicentini Fausto A Ortiz-Morea Luiz EV Del Bem Marcio J da Silva Michel Vincentz Fabio TS Nogueira 《BMC plant biology》2010,10(1):260