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Glutathione reductase fromSaccharomyces cerevisiae undergoes redox interconversionin situ andin vivo
José Peinado Javier Florindo J. López-Barea 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》1992,110(2):135-143
Redox interconversion of glutathione reductase was studiedin situ withS. cerevisiae. The enzyme was more sensitive to redox inactivation in 24 hour-starved cells than in freshly-grown ones. While 5 μM NADPH
or 100 μM NADH caused 50% inactivation in normal cells in 30 min, 0.75 μM NADPH or 50 μM NADH promoted a similar effect in
starved cells. GSSG reactivated the enzyme previously inactivated by NADPH, ascertaining that the enzyme was subjected to
redox interconversion. Low EDTA concentrations fully protected the enzyme from NADPH inactivation, thus confirming the participation
of metals in such a process. Extensive inactivation was obtained in permeabilized cells incubated with glucose-6-phosphate
or 6-phosphogluconate, in agreement with the very high specific activities of the corresponding dehydrogenases. Some inactivation
was also observed with malate, L-lactate, gluconate or isocitrate in the presence of low NADP+ concentrations.
The inactivation of yeast glutathione reductase has also been studiedin vivo. The activity decreased to 75% after 2 hours of growth with glucono-δ-lactone as carbon source, while NADPH rose to 144%
and NADP+ fell to 86% of their initial values. Greater changes were observed in the presence of 1.5 μM rotenone: enzymatic activity
descended to 23% of the control value, while the NADH/NAD+ and NADPH/NADP+ ratios rose to 171% and 262% of their initial values, respectively. Such results indicate that the lowered redox potential
of the pyridine nucleotide pool existing when glucono-δ-lactone is oxidized promotesin vivo inactivation of glutathione reductase. 相似文献
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Armelin Vinicius Araújo Thomsen Mikkel Thy Teixeira Mariana Teodoro Florindo Luiz Henrique Bayley Mark Wang Tobias 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》2019,189(3-4):425-440
Journal of Comparative Physiology B - All vertebrates possess baroreceptors monitoring arterial blood pressure and eliciting reflexive changes in vascular resistance and heart rate in response to... 相似文献
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Attenuation of pattern recognition receptor signaling is mediated by a MAP kinase kinase kinase 下载免费PDF全文
Sharon C Mithoe Christina Ludwig Michiel JC Pel Mara Cucinotta Alberto Casartelli Malick Mbengue Jan Sklenar Paul Derbyshire Silke Robatzek Corné MJ Pieterse Ruedi Aebersold Frank LH Menke 《EMBO reports》2016,17(3):441-454
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) play a key role in plant and animal innate immunity. PRR binding of their cognate ligand triggers a signaling network and activates an immune response. Activation of PRR signaling must be controlled prior to ligand binding to prevent spurious signaling and immune activation. Flagellin perception in Arabidopsis through FLAGELLIN‐SENSITIVE 2 (FLS2) induces the activation of mitogen‐activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and immunity. However, the precise molecular mechanism that connects activated FLS2 to downstream MAPK cascades remains unknown. Here, we report the identification of a differentially phosphorylated MAP kinase kinase kinase that also interacts with FLS2. Using targeted proteomics and functional analysis, we show that MKKK7 negatively regulates flagellin‐triggered signaling and basal immunity and this requires phosphorylation of MKKK7 on specific serine residues. MKKK7 attenuates MPK6 activity and defense gene expression. Moreover, MKKK7 suppresses the reactive oxygen species burst downstream of FLS2, suggesting that MKKK7‐mediated attenuation of FLS2 signaling occurs through direct modulation of the FLS2 complex. 相似文献
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Corinna Stefanie Weber Katrina Hainz Tekalign Deressa Helen Strandt Douglas Florindo Pinheiro Roberta Mittermair Jennifer Pizarro Pesado Josef Thalhamer Peter Hammerl Angelika Stoecklinger 《PloS one》2015,10(6)
The skin accommodates multiple dendritic cell (DC) subsets with remarkable functional diversity. Immune reactions are initiated and modulated by the triggering of DC by pathogen-associated or endogenous danger signals. In contrast to these processes, the influence of intrinsic features of protein antigens on the strength and type of immune responses is much less understood. Therefore, we investigated the involvement of distinct DC subsets in immune reactions against two structurally different model antigens, E. coli beta-galactosidase (betaGal) and chicken ovalbumin (OVA) under otherwise identical conditions. After epicutaneous administration of the respective DNA vaccines with a gene gun, wild type mice induced robust immune responses against both antigens. However, ablation of langerin+ DC almost abolished IgG1 and cytotoxic T lymphocytes against betaGal but enhanced T cell and antibody responses against OVA. We identified epidermal Langerhans cells (LC) as the subset responsible for the suppression of anti-OVA reactions and found regulatory T cells critically involved in this process. In contrast, reactions against betaGal were not affected by the selective elimination of LC, indicating that this antigen required a different langerin+ DC subset. The opposing findings obtained with OVA and betaGal vaccines were not due to immune-modulating activities of either the plasmid DNA or the antigen gene products, nor did the differential cellular localization, size or dose of the two proteins account for the opposite effects. Thus, skin-borne protein antigens may be differentially handled by distinct DC subsets, and, in this way, intrinsic features of the antigen can participate in immune modulation. 相似文献
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Jane Mello Lopes Cheila de Lima Boijink Luiz Henrique Florindo Cleo Alcantara Costa Leite Ana Lúcia Kalinin William K. Milsom Francisco Tadeu Rantin 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》2010,180(6):797-811
In one series of experiments, heart frequency (f
H), blood pressure (P
a), gill ventilation frequency (f
R
), ventilation amplitude (V
AMP) and total gill ventilation (V
TOT) were measured in intact jeju (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus) and jeju with progressive denervation of the branchial branches of cranial nerves IX (glossopharyngeal) and X (vagus) without
access to air. When these fish were submitted to graded hypoxia (water PO2 ~140, normoxia to 17 mmHg, severe hypoxia), they increased f
R
, V
AMP, V
TOT and P
a and decreased f
H. In a second series of experiments, air-breathing frequency (f
RA), measured in fish with access to the surface, increased with graded hypoxia. In both series, bilateral denervation of all
gill arches eliminated the responses to graded hypoxia. Based on the effects of internal (caudal vein, 150 μg NaCN in 0.2 mL
saline) and external (buccal) injections of NaCN (500 μg NaCN in 1.0 mL water) on f
R
, V
AMP, V
TOT, P
a and f
H we conclude that the O2 receptors involved in eliciting changes in gill ventilation and associated cardiovascular responses are present on all gill
arches and monitor the O2 levels of both inspired water and blood perfusing the gills. We also conclude that air breathing arises solely from stimulation
of branchial chemoreceptors and support the hypothesis that internal hypoxaemia is the primary drive to air breathing. 相似文献
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Hugo Pereira Luísa Barreira André Mozes Cláudia Florindo Cristina Polo Catarina V Duarte Luísa Custódio João Varela 《Biotechnology for biofuels》2011,4(1):1-12
Background
Termites are highly effective at degrading lignocelluloses, and thus can be used as a model for studying plant cell-wall degradation in biological systems. However, the process of lignin deconstruction and/or degradation in termites is still not well understood.Methods
We investigated the associated structural modification caused by termites in the lignin biomolecular assembly in softwood tissues crucial for cell-wall degradation. We conducted comparative studies on the termite-digested (i.e. termite feces) and native (control) softwood tissues with the aid of advanced analytical techniques: 13C crosspolarization magic angle spinning and nuclear magnetic resonance (CP-MAS-NMR) spectroscopy, flash pyrolysis with gas chromatography mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS), and Py-GC-MS in the presence of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (Py-TMAH)-GC/MS.Results
The 13C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopic analysis revealed an increased level of guaiacyl-derived (G unit) polymeric framework in the termite-digested softwood (feces), while providing specific evidence of cellulose degradation. The Py-GC/MS data were in agreement with the 13C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopic studies, thus indicating dehydroxylation and modification of selective intermonomer side-chain linkages in the lignin in the termite feces. Moreover, Py-TMAH-GC/MS analysis showed significant differences in the product distribution between control and termite feces. This strongly suggests that the structural modification in lignin could be associated with the formation of additional condensed interunit linkages.Conclusion
Collectively, these data further establish: 1) that the major β-O-4' (β-aryl ether) was conserved, albeit with substructure degeneracy, and 2) that the nature of the resulting polymer in termite feces retained most of its original aromatic moieties (G unit-derived). Overall, these results provide insight into lignin-unlocking mechanisms for understanding plant cell-wall deconstruction, which could be useful in development of new enzymatic pretreatment processes mimicking the termite system for biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals. 相似文献10.
Bowirrat A Chen TJ Oscar-Berman M Madigan M Chen AL Bailey JA Braverman ER Kerner M Giordano J Morse S Downs BW Waite RL Fornari F Armaly Z Blum K 《Molecular neurobiology》2012,45(2):298-313
Executive functions are processes that act in harmony to control behaviors necessary for maintaining focus and achieving outcomes. Executive dysfunction in neuropsychiatric disorders is attributed to structural or functional pathology of brain networks involving prefrontal cortex (PFC) and its connections with other brain regions. The PFC receives innervations from different neurons associated with a number of neurotransmitters, especially dopamine (DA). Here we review findings on the contribution of PFC DA to higher-order cognitive and emotional behaviors. We suggest that examination of multifactorial interactions of an individual's genetic history, along with environmental risk factors, can assist in the characterization of executive functioning for that individual. Based upon the results of genetic studies, we also propose genetic mapping as a probable diagnostic tool serving as a therapeutic adjunct for augmenting executive functioning capabilities. We conclude that preservation of the neurological underpinnings of executive functions requires the integrity of complex neural systems including the influence of specific genes and associated polymorphisms to provide adequate neurotransmission. 相似文献