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N.B. Bapela N. Lall P.B. Fourie S.G. Franzblau C.E.J. Van Rensburg 《Phytomedicine》2006,13(9-10):630-635
The recent increase in the incidence of tuberculosis with the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) cases has lead to the search for new drugs that are effective against MDR strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and can augment the potential of existing drugs against tuberculosis. In the present study, we investigated the activities of a naphthoquinone, 7-methyljuglone, isolated from the roots of Euclea natalensis alone and in combination with other antituberculous drugs against extracellular and intracellular M. tuberculosis. Combinations of 7-methyljuglone with isoniazid or rifampicin resulted in a four to six-fold reduction in the minimum inhibitory concentration of each compound. Fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) indexes obtained were 0.2 and 0.5, respectively, for rifampicin and isoniazid, suggesting a synergistic interaction between 7-methyljuglone and these anti-TB drugs. The ability of 7-methyljuglone to enhance the activity of isoniazid and rifampicin against both extracellular and intracellular organisms suggests that 7-methyljuglone may serve as a promising compound for development as an anti-tuberculous agent. 相似文献
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Replication slippage may cause parallel evolution in the secondary structures of mitochondrial transfer RNAs 总被引:9,自引:4,他引:5
Presence of the dihydrouridine (D) stem in the mitochondrial cysteine tRNA
is unusually variable among lepidosaurian reptiles. Phylogenetic and
comparative analyses of cysteine tRNA gene sequences identify eight
parallel losses of the D-stem, resulting in D-arm replacement loops.
Sampling within the monophyletic Acrodonta provides no evidence for
reversal. Slipped-strand mispairing of noncontiguous repeated sequences
during replication or direct replication slippage can explain repeats
observed within cysteine tRNAs that contain a D-arm replacement loop. These
two mechanisms involving replication slippage can account for the loss of
the cysteine tRNA D-stem in several lepidosaurian lineages, and may
represent general mechanisms by which the secondary structures of
mitochondrial tRNAs are altered.
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The complete cDNA sequence and protein reading frame of a developmentally
regulated hemocyanin subunit in the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) is
presented. The protein sequence is aligned with 18 potentially homologous
hemocyanin-type proteins displaying apparent sequence similarities.
Functional domains are identified, and a comparison of predicted
hydrophilicities, surface probabilities, and regional backbone
flexibilities provides evidence for a remarkable degree of structural
conservation among the proteins surveyed. Parsimony analysis of the protein
sequence alignment identifies four monophyletic groups on the arthropodan
branch of the hemocyanin gene tree: crustacean hemocyanins, insect
hexamerins, chelicerate hemocyanins, and arthropodan prophenoloxidases.
They form a monophyletic group relative to molluscan hemocyanins and
nonarthropodan tyrosinases. Arthropodan prophenoloxidases, although
functionally similar to tyrosinases, appear to belong to the arthropodan
hexamer- type hemolymph proteins as opposed to molluscan hemocyanins and
tyrosinases.
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Djoba Siawaya JF Roberts T Babb C Black G Golakai HJ Stanley K Bapela NB Hoal E Parida S van Helden P Walzl G 《PloS one》2008,3(7):e2535
The recent introduction of fluorescent bead-based technology, allowing the measurement of multiples analytes in a single 25-50 microl sample has revolutionized the study of cytokine responses. However, such multiplex approaches may compromise the ability of these assays to accurately measure actual cytokine levels. This study evaluates the performance of three commercially available multiplex cytokine fluorescent bead-based immunoassays (Bio-Rad's Cytokine 17-plex kit; LINCO Inc's 29-plex kit; and RnD System's Fluorokine-Multi Analyte Profiling (MAP) base kit A and B). The LINCO Inc kit was found to be the most sensitive assay for measuring concentrations of multiple recombinant cytokines in samples that had been spiked with serial dilutions of the standard provided by the manufacturer, followed respectively by the RnD Fluorokine-(MAP) and Bio-Rad 17-plex kits. A positive correlation was found in the levels of IFN-gamma measured in antigen stimulated whole blood culture supernatants by the LINCO Inc 29-plex, RnD Fluorokine-(MAP) and RnD system IFN-gamma Quantikine ELISA kits across a panel of controls and stimulated samples. Researchers should take the limitation of such multiplexed assays into account when planning experiments and the most appropriate use for these tests may currently be as screening tools for the selection of promising markers for analysis by more sensitive techniques. 相似文献
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Microsatellite allele frequencies in humans and chimpanzees, with implications for constraints on allele size 总被引:24,自引:6,他引:18
The distributions of allele sizes at eight simple-sequence repeat (SSR) or
microsatellite loci in chimpanzees are found and compared with the
distributions previously obtained from several human populations. At
several loci, the differences in average allele size between chimpanzees
and humans are sufficiently small that there might be a constraint on the
evolution of average allele size. Furthermore, a model that allows for a
bias in the mutation process shows that for some loci a weak bias can
account for the observations. Several alleles at one of the loci (Mfd 59)
were sequenced. Differences between alleles of different lengths were found
to be more complex than previously assumed. An 8-base-pair deletion was
present in the nonvariable region of the chimpanzee locus. This locus
contains a previously unrecognized repeated region, which is imperfect in
humans and perfect in chimpanzees. The apparently greater opportunity for
mutation conferred by the two perfect repeat regions in chimpanzees is
reflected in the higher variance in repeat number at Mfd 59 in chimpanzees
than in humans. These data indicate that interspecific differences in
allele length are not always attributable to simple changes in the number
of repeats.
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Monoclonal antibodies against chicken type V collagen: production, specificity, and use for immunocytochemical localization in embryonic cornea and other organs 总被引:23,自引:17,他引:6
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TF Linsenmayer JM Fitch TM Schmid Zak NB E Gibney RD Sanderson R Mayne 《The Journal of cell biology》1983,96(1):124-132
Two monoclonal antibodies have been produced against chick type V collagen and shown to be highly specific for separate, conformational dependent determinants within this molecule. When used for immunocytochemical tissue localization, these antibodies show that a major site for the in situ deposition of type V is within the extracellular matrices of many dense connective tissues. In these, however, it is largely in a form unavailable to the antibodies, thus requiring a specific “unmasking” treatment to obtain successful immunocytochemical staining. The specificity of these two IgG antibodies was determined by inhibition ELISA, in which only type V and no other known collagen shows inhibition. In ELISA, mixtures of the two antibodies give an additive binding reaction to the collagen, suggesting that each is against a different antigenic determinant. That both antigenic determinants are conformational dependent, being either in, or closely associated with, the collagen helix is demonstrated by the loss of antibody binding to molecules that have been thermally denatured. The temperature at which this occurs, as assayed by inhibition ELISA, is very similar to that at which the collagen helix melts, as determined by optical rotation. This gives strong additional evidence that the antibodies are directed against the collagen. The antibodies were used for indirect immunofluorescence analyses of cryostat sections of corneas and other organs from 17 to 18-day-old chick embryos. Of all tissues examined only Bowman’s membrane gave a strong staining reaction with cryostat sections of unfixed material. Staining in other areas of the cornea and in other tissues was very light or nonexistent. When, however, sections were pretreated with pepsin dissolved in dilute HAc or, surprisingly, with the dilute HAc itself dramatic new staining by the antibodies was observed in most tissues examined. The staining, which was specific for the anti-type V collagen antibodies, was largely confined to extracellular matrices of dense connective tissues. Experiments using protease inhibitors suggested that the “unmasking” did not involve proteolysis. We do not yet know the mechanism of this unmasking; however, one possibility is that the dilute acid causes swelling or conformational changes in a type-V collagen-containing supramolecular structure. Further studies should allow us to determine whether this is the case. 相似文献
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Hunter NB Moseley Andrew N Lane Alex C Belshoff Richard M Higashi Teresa WM Fan 《BMC biology》2012,10(1):1-2
This article is a response to Wang and Luo. See correspondence article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/30/ [WEBCITE] and the original research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/9/24 [WEBCITE]. 相似文献
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Two novel gene orders and the role of light-strand replication in rearrangement of the vertebrate mitochondrial genome 总被引:22,自引:8,他引:14
Macey JR; Larson A; Ananjeva NB; Fang Z; Papenfuss TJ 《Molecular biology and evolution》1997,14(1):91-104
Two novel mitochondrial gene arrangements are identified in an agamid
lizard and a ranid frog. Statistical tests incorporating phylogeny indicate
a link between novel vertebrate mitochondrial gene orders and movement of
the origin of light-strand replication. A mechanism involving errors in
light-strand replication and tandem duplication of genes is proposed for
rearrangement of vertebrate mitochondrial genes. A second mechanism
involving small direct repeats also is identified. These mechanisms
implicate gene order as a reliable phylogenetic character. Shifts in gene
order define major lineages without evidence of parallelism or reversal.
The loss of the origin of light-strand replication from its typical
vertebrate position evolves in parallel and, therefore, is a less reliable
phylogenetic character. Gene junctions also evolve in parallel. Sequencing
across multigenic regions, in particular transfer RNA genes, should be a
major focus of future systematic studies to locate novel gene orders and to
provide a better understanding of the evolution of the vertebrate
mitochondrial genome.
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In cell suspension of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans B-1388, oxidation of CO as the only energy source is associated with reduction of SO42-. After a 2-h incubation of cells in 8% CO, 81% of the gas is converted. Oxidation of 1 mole CO results in formation of 0.23 mole H2S. Intracellular ATP content increases from 2.5 (control) to 8.3 nmoles/mg (during CO conversion). Dinitrophenol inhibits sulfate reduction and CO oxidation. CO dehydrogenase was detected in cytoplasmic and membrane cell fractions (59 and 34%, respectively). 相似文献
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