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Shivani M Chidrawar Naeem Khan Y L Tracey Chan Laxman Nayak Paul AH Moss 《Immunity & ageing : I & A》2006,3(1):10-8
Background
Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic lymphocytes that lack CD3 and express variable levels of CD16, CD56 and CD57. In recent years NK cells have been categorised into two major groups based on the level of CD56 expression. This phenotypic classification correlates with functional activity as CD56bright NK cells are the major cytokine producing subset whereas CD56dim NK cells exhibit greater cytotoxic activity. Previous studies have revealed a reduction in total NK cell numbers in association with ageing and this study sought to determine the potential influence of ageing on the number of NK cell subsets within peripheral blood. 相似文献42.
Coregulation of beta-galactoside uptake and hydrolysis by the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga neapolitana
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Regulation of the beta-galactoside transport system in response to growth substrates in the extremely thermophilic anaerobic bacterium Thermotoga neapolitana was studied with the nonmetabolizable analog methyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (TMG) as the transport substrate. T. neapolitana cells grown on galactose or lactose accumulated TMG against a concentration gradient in an intracellular free sugar pool that was exchangeable with external galactose or lactose and showed induced levels of beta-galactosidase. Cells grown on glucose, maltose, or galactose plus glucose showed no capacity to accumulate TMG, though these cells carried out active transport of the nonmetabolizable glucose analog 2-deoxy-D-glucose. Glucose neither inhibited TMG uptake nor caused efflux of preaccumulated TMG; rather, glucose promoted TMG uptake by supplying metabolic energy. These data show that beta-D-galactosides are taken up by T. neapolitana via an active transport system that can be induced by galactose or lactose and repressed by glucose but which is not inhibited by glucose. Thus, the phenomenon of catabolite repression is present in T. neapolitana with respect to systems catalyzing both the transport and hydrolysis of beta-D-galactosides, but inducer exclusion and inducer expulsion, mechanisms that regulate permease activity, are not present. Regulation is manifest at the level of synthesis of the beta-galactoside transport system but not in the activity of the system. 相似文献
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The core domain of retrotransposon integrase in Hordeum: predicted structure and evolution 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Suoniemi A; Tanskanen J; Pentikainen O; Johnson MS; Schulman AH 《Molecular biology and evolution》1998,15(9):1135-1144
Propagation of long terminal repeat (LTR)-bearing retrotransposons and
retroviruses requires integrase (IN, EC 2.7.7.-), encoded by the
retroelements themselves, which mediates the insertion of cDNA copies back
into the genome. An active retrotransposon family, BARE-1, comprises
approximately 7% of the barley (Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare) genome. We
have generated models for the secondary and tertiary structure of BARE-1 IN
and demonstrate their similarity to structures for human immunodeficiency
virus 1 and avian sarcoma virus INs. The IN core domains were compared for
80 clones from 28 Hordeum accessions representative of the diversity of the
genus. Based on the structural model, variations in the predicted, aligned
translations from these clones would have minimal structural and functional
effects on the encoded enzymes. This indicates that Hordeum retrotransposon
IN has been under purifying selection to maintain a structure typical of
retroviral INs. These represent the first such analyses for plant INs.
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van Hoek AH; van Alen TA; Sprakel VS; Hackstein JH; Vogels GD 《Molecular biology and evolution》1998,15(9):1195-1206
The 18S and 5.8S rDNA genes and the internal transcribed spacers ITS-1 and
ITS-2 of ciliates living in the hindgut of frogs, millipedes, and
cockroaches were analyzed in order to study the evolution of intestinal
protists. All ciliates studied here belong to the genus Nycrotherus.
Phylogenetic analysis revealed that these ciliates from a monophyletic
group that includes the distantly related anaerobic free-living
heterotrichous ciliates Metopus palaeformis and Metopus contortus. The
intestinal ciliates from the different vertebrate and invertebrate hosts
are clearly divergent at the level of their rDNA repeats. This argues for
the antiquity of the associations and a predominantly vertical
transmission. This mode of transmission seems to be controlled primarily by
the behavior of the host. The different degrees of divergence between
ciliates living in different strains of one and the same cockroach species
most likely reflect the different geographical origins of the hosts. In
addition, host switches must have occurred during the evolution of
cockroaches, since identical ciliates were found only in distantly related
hosts. These phenomena prevent the reconstruction of potential cospeciation
events.
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Valérie Simonneaux AH Ouichou Cheryl Craft Paul Pévet 《Journal of neurochemistry》1994,62(6):2464-2471
Abstract: Neuropeptide Y is colocalized with noradrena-line in sympathetic fibers innervating the rat pineal gland. In this article we present a study of the effects and mechanisms of action of neuropeptide Y on the pineal noradrenergic transmission, the main input leading to the rhythmic secretion of melatonin. At the presynaptic level, neuropeptide Y inhibits by 45%, with an EC50 of 50 n M , the potassium-evoked noradrenaline release from pineal nerve endings. This neuropeptide Y inhibition occurs via the activation of pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein-coupled neuropeptide Y-Y2 receptors and is independent from, but additive to, the α2 -adrenergic inhibition of noradrenaline release. At the postsynaptic level, neuropeptide Y decreases by a maximum of 35%, with an EC50 of 5 n M , the β-adrenergic induction of cyclic AMP elevation via the activation of neuropeptide Y-Y1 receptors. This moderate neuropeptide Y-induced inhibition of cyclic AMP accumulation, however, has no effect on the melatonin secretion induced by a β-adrenergic stimulation. On the contrary, in the presence of 1 m M ascorbic acid, neuropeptide Y potentiates (up to threefold) the melatonin secretion. In conclusion, this study has demonstrated that neuropeptide Y modulates the noradrenergic transmission in the rat pineal gland at both presynaptic and postsynaptic levels, using different receptor subtypes and transduction pathways. 相似文献
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Eman A.E. Badr Abd El-Aleem Hassan Abd El-Aleem Samah EL-Ghlban Asmaa AH. Swelm Mahmoud Emara 《Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports》2019
ObjectivesThe prognosis of high-risk patients might be greatly ameliorated using genetic predisposition risk factors. Sympathetic activity and innate immunity related to neuropeptide Y function may be related to dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis. The aim of this study is to detect the correlation between Neuropeptide Y (NPY) SNP rs16147 and its gene expression in chronic kidney disease with and without hypertension.MethodsThis study carried out on 150 subjects who were divided into 3 main groups group (I) 50 CKD patients with hypertension, group (II) 50 CKD patients without hypertension and group (III) 50 healthy individuals. Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) was measured by Ultrasound. Kidney function test and lipid profile were performed. Genotyping and gene expression of neuropeptide Y (NPY) were performed using real time PCR.ResultsThere was a significant increase in number and percentage of CC genotype and C allele of NPY SNP distribution in CKD patients with and without hypertension when compared to controls. A significant association was found between CC genotype and C allele and the risk of CKD with hypertension with odd ratio 3.26 and 1.77, respectively. There is a significant positive correlation between NPY gene expression level and CIMT among chronic kidney disease patients with highest level of TC, LDLc and CIMT among CC genotype of NPY gene.ConclusionA significant association was found between CC genotype and C allele of NPY at rs16147 with increase NPY gene expression and risk of developing hypertension in CKD. 相似文献
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Rasha AH Attia Abeer E Mahmoud Haiam Mohammed Mahmoud Farrag Rania Makboul Mona Embarek Mohamed Zedan Ibraheim 《Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz》2015,110(8):1035-1041
Trichinellosis is a serious disease with no satisfactory treatment. We aimed to
assess the effect of myrrh (Commiphora molmol) and, for the first
time, thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) against enteral
and encysted (parenteral) phases of Trichinella spiralis in mice
compared with albendazole, and detect their effect on inducible nitric oxide synthase
(iNOS) expression. Oral administration of 500 mg/kg of myrrh and thyme led to adult
reduction (90.9%, 79.4%), while 1,000 mg/kg led to larvae reduction (79.6%, 71.3%),
respectively. Administration of 50 mg/kg of albendazole resulted in adult and larvae
reduction (94.2%, 90.9%). Positive immunostaining of inflammatory cells infiltrating
intestinal mucosa and submucosa of all treated groups was detected. Myrrh-treated
mice showed the highest iNOS expression followed by albendazole, then thyme. On the
other hand, both myrrh and thyme-treated groups showed stronger iNOS expression of
inflammatory cells infiltrating and surrounding encapsulated T.
spiralis larvae than albendazole treated group. In conclusion, myrrh and
thyme extracts are highly effective against both phases of T.
spiralis and showed strong iNOS expressions, especially myrrh which could
be a promising alternative drug. This experiment provides a basis for further
exploration of this plant by isolation and retesting the active principles of both
extracts against different stages of T. spiralis. 相似文献
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Blocking the QB‐binding site of photosystem II by tenuazonic acid,a non–host‐specific toxin of Alternaria alternata,activates singlet oxygen‐mediated and EXECUTER‐dependent signalling in Arabidopsis
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SHIGUO CHEN CHANHONG KIM JE MIN LEE HYUN‐AH LEE ZHANGJUN FEI LIANGSHENG WANG KLAUS APEL 《Plant, cell & environment》2015,38(6):1069-1080
Necrotrophic fungal pathogens produce toxic compounds that induce cell death in infected plants. Often, the primary targets of these toxins and the way a plant responds to them are not known. In the present work, the effect of tenuazonic acid (TeA), a non–host‐specific toxin of Alternaria alternata, on Arabidopsis thaliana has been analysed. TeA blocks the QB‐binding site at the acceptor side of photosystem II (PSII). As a result, charge recombination at the reaction centre (RC) of PSII is expected to enhance the formation of the excited triplet state of the RC chlorophyll that promotes generation of singlet oxygen (1O2). 1O2 activates a signalling pathway that depends on the two EXECUTER (EX) proteins EX1 and EX2 and triggers a programmed cell death response. In seedlings treated with TeA at half‐inhibition concentration 1O2‐mediated and EX‐dependent signalling is activated as indicated by the rapid and transient up‐regulation of 1O2‐responsive genes in wild type, and its suppression in ex1/ex2 mutants. Lesion formation occurs when seedlings are exposed to higher concentrations of TeA for a longer period of time. Under these conditions, the programmed cell death response triggered by 1O2‐mediated and EX‐dependent signalling is superimposed by other events that also contribute to lesion formation. 相似文献
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Differences in single-copy nuclear-DNA sequences among 13 species of
passerine birds were measured using DNA-DNA hybridization. A matrix of
pairwise dissimilarity values (delta mode distances) was constructed from
analysis of fitted thermal dissociation curves. A least-squares method of
phylogenetic estimation was used to construct two topologies from the
distance matrix, one constraining branch lengths of sister taxa to be equal
and the other permitting such lengths to vary. These topologies were
identical in the pattern of branching of taxa, and the difference in their
sums of squares was not statistically significant, suggesting that rates of
DNA evolution in sister groups of nine- primaried oscines are equal. A
nonparametric test for nonrandom variation in distances of sister groups to
outgroup taxa revealed no statistically significant deviation from random
variation that would be expected as a result of measurement error. However,
the level of measurement error was such that rates of DNA evolution in
sister taxa could vary by as much as 10% without being detected with the
statistical methods used here.
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