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Yongqing Wang John Sun Bashar Kahaleh 《Journal of cellular and molecular medicine》2021,25(14):7078-7088
Impaired angiogenesis in scleroderma (SSc) is a critical component of SSc pathology. MicroRNA-126 (miR-126) is expressed in endothelial cells (MVECs) where it regulates VEGF responses by repressing the negative regulators of VEGF, including the sprouty-related protein-1 (SPRED1), and phosphoinositide-3 kinase regulatory subunit 2 (PIK3R2). MVECs were isolated from SSc skin and matched subjects (n = 6). MiR-126 expression was measured by qPCR and in situ hybridization. Matrigel-based tube assembly was used to test angiogenesis. MiR-126 expression was inhibited by hsa-miR-126 inhibitor and enhanced by hsa-miR-126 Mimic. Epigenetic regulation of miR-126 expression was examined by the addition of epigenetic inhibitors (Aza and TSA) to MVECs and by bisulphite genomic sequencing of DNA methylation of the miR-126 promoter region. MiR-126 expression, as well as EGFL7 (miR-126 host gene), in SSc-MVECs and skin, was significantly down-regulated in association with increased expression of SPRED1 and PIK3R2 and diminished response to VEGF. Inhibition of miR-126 in NL-MVECs resulted in reduced angiogenic capacity, whereas overexpression of miR-126 in SSc-MVECs resulted in enhanced tube assembly. Addition of Aza and TSA normalized miR-126 and EGFL7 expression levels in SSc-MVECs. Heavy methylation in miR-126/EGFL7 gene was noted. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that the down-regulation of miR-126 results in impaired VEGF responses. 相似文献
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Sergej Tschernyschkow Sabine Herda Gerd Gruenert Volker Döring Dennis Görlich Antje Hofmeister Christian Hoischen Peter Dittrich Stephan Diekmann Bashar Ibrahim 《Progress in biophysics and molecular biology》2013
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Combinatorial complexity is a central problem when modeling biochemical reaction networks, since the association of a few components can give rise to a large variation of protein complexes. Available classical modeling approaches are often insufficient for the analysis of very large and complex networks in detail. Recently, we developed a new rule-based modeling approach that facilitates the analysis of spatial and combinatorially complex problems. Here, we explore for the first time how this approach can be applied to a specific biological system, the human kinetochore, which is a multi-protein complex involving over 100 proteins.Results
Applying our freely available SRSim software to a large data set on kinetochore proteins in human cells, we construct a spatial rule-based simulation model of the human inner kinetochore. The model generates an estimation of the probability distribution of the inner kinetochore 3D architecture and we show how to analyze this distribution using information theory. In our model, the formation of a bridge between CenpA and an H3 containing nucleosome only occurs efficiently for higher protein concentration realized during S-phase but may be not in G1. Above a certain nucleosome distance the protein bridge barely formed pointing towards the importance of chromatin structure for kinetochore complex formation. We define a metric for the distance between structures that allow us to identify structural clusters. Using this modeling technique, we explore different hypothetical chromatin layouts.Conclusions
Applying a rule-based network analysis to the spatial kinetochore complex geometry allowed us to integrate experimental data on kinetochore proteins, suggesting a 3D model of the human inner kinetochore architecture that is governed by a combinatorial algebraic reaction network. This reaction network can serve as bridge between multiple scales of modeling. Our approach can be applied to other systems beyond kinetochores. 相似文献3.
Park B Nguyen NT Dutt P Merdek KD Bashar M Sterpetti P Tosolini A Testa JR Toksoz D 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2002,277(47):45361-45370
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The aim of this work is to design pH-dependent swellable and erodable-buffered matrices and to study the effect of the microenvironment
pH on the release pattern of diclofenac sodium. Buffered matrix tablets containing diclofenac sodium, physically mixed with
hydrophilic polymer (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose [HPMC]) and pH-dependent solubility polymer (Eudragit L100-55) were prepared
with different microenvironment pHs. The release of diclofenac sodium from the buffer matrices was studied in phosphate buffer
solutions of pH 5.9 and 7.4. The swelling and erosion matrices containing only HPMC and Eudragit L100-55 were studied in phosphate
buffer solution of pH similar to the microenvironment pHs of the matrices. Drug release from matrices was found to be linear
as a function of time. Amount of drug released was found to be higher in the medium of pH 7.4 than that of pH 5.9. The rate
of drug release increased with the increase of the microenvironment pH of the matrices as determined from the slope. The pattern
of drug release did not change with the change of microenvironment pH. The swelling and erosion occurred simultaneously from
matrices made up of HPMC and Eudragit L100-55. Both extent of swelling and erosion increased with increase of the medium pH.
It was concluded from this study that changing the pH within the matrix influenced the rate of release of the drug without
affecting the release pattern.
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Santosh B. Mhaske Bashar Ksebati Mark N. Prichard John C. Drach Jiri Zemlicka 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2009,17(11):3892-3899
Z- and E-Phosphonate analogues 12 and 13 derived from cyclopropavir and the corresponding cyclic phosphonates 14 and 15 were synthesized and their antiviral activity was investigated. The 2,2-bis(hydroxymethylmethylenecyclopropane acetate (17) was transformed to tetrahydropyranyl acetate 18. Deacetylation gave intermediate 19 which was converted to bromide 20. Alkylation with diisopropyl methylphosphonate afforded after protecting group exchange (21 to 22) acetylated phosphonate intermediate 22. Addition of bromine gave the dibromo derivative 16 which was used in the alkylation–elimination procedure with 2-amino-6-chloropurine to give Z- and E-isomers 23 and 24. Hydrolytic dechlorination coupled with removal of all protecting groups gave the guanine phosphonates 12 and 13. Cyclization afforded the cyclic phosphonates 14 and 15. Z-Phosphonate 12 was a potent and non-cytotoxic inhibitor of human and murine cytomegalovirus (HCMV and MCMV) with EC50 2.2–2.7 and 0.13 μM, respectively. It was also an effective agent against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV, EC50 3.1 μM). The cyclic phosphonate 14 inhibited HCMV (EC50 2.4–11.5 μM) and MCMV (EC50 0.4 μM) but it was ineffective against EBV. Both phosphonates 12 and 14 were as active against two HCMV Towne strains with mutations in UL97 as they were against wild-type HCMV thereby circumventing resistance due to such mutations. Z-Phosphonate 12 was a moderate inhibitor of replication of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) but it was a potent agent against varicella zoster virus (VZV, EC50 2.9 μM). The cyclic phosphonate 14 lacked significant potency against these viruses. E-isomers 13 and 15 were devoid of antiviral activity. 相似文献
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Latif MA Rafii Yusop M Motiur Rahman M Bashar Talukdar MR 《Comptes rendus biologies》2011,334(4):282-289
A total of 78 alleles and 29 loci were detected from nine microsatellite and three minisatellite markers, respectively across 26 blast and ufra disease resistant genotypes. For blast resistant genotypes, the Polymorphic Information Content (PIC) values ranged from 0.280 to 0.726 and RM21 was considered as the best marker. PIC values ranged from 0.5953 to 0.8296 for ufra resistant genotypes and RM23 was the best marker for characterization of ufra resistant genotypes. The genetic similarity analysis using UPGMA clustering generated nine clusters with coefficient of 0.66 for blast resistant genotypes while five genetic clusters with similarity coefficient of 0.42 for ufra resistant genotypes. In order to develop resistant varieties of two major diseases of rice, hybridisation should be made using the parents, BR29 and NJ70507, BR36 and NJ70507 for blast, while BR11 and Aokazi, BR3 and Aokazi, Rayda and BR3 and Rayda and BR11 for ufra. 相似文献
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Gerd Gruenert Bashar Ibrahim Thorsten Lenser Maiko Lohel Thomas Hinze Peter Dittrich 《BMC bioinformatics》2010,11(1):307