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Summary Asymmetrical displacement currents are measured in the absence and in the presence of the lipophilic anion dipicrylamine (DPA) in the extracellular solution of nerve fibres of the frogRana esculenta. DPA (30nM-3 M) enhances the current by a component that has the properties expected for a translocation current of DPA ion across the lipid membrane. Analysis in terms of a single-barrier model yields the translocation rate constant (k), the total surface density of DPA absorbed to the membrane (N
t
), and the equidistribution voltage (). The value ofk of about 104 s–1 is similar to that for a solvent-free artificial bilayer formed by the Montal-Mueller method. The surface densityN
t
varies with the DPA concentration as it does in the artificial bilayer, but is about tenfold smaller at all concentrations. The DPA ions sense an intrinsic electric field that is offset by a transmembrane voltage between 0 and 30 mV (inside positive). The part of the axolemma probed by the DPA ion appears as a thin (<2.5 nm), fluid bilayer of lipids. DPA ions seem, however, to be excluded from the major part of the axolemma as if this area is occupied by integral proteins or negative charges. 相似文献
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Summary Intracellular C1, K and Na activities (a
Cl
i
,a
k
i
anda
Na
i
) and transmucosal membrane potential (E
m) in epithelial cells ofNecturus gallbladder were measured at different external Na concentrations ([Na]o), with liquid ion-exchanger and conventional microelectrodes. Bladders were mounted in a divided chamber at 23°C between identical HCO3-free Ringer solutions containing 5mm K. The pH was 7.2. Tris was substituted for Na. Measurements were made under steady-state conditions as determined by the constancy of the transepithelial potential difference. Both,a
Cl
i
anda
Na
i
increased in a saturable fashion with [Na]o.E
m did not change significantly. Average values (±sem) under normal conditions ([Na]o=100mm) fora
Cl
i
,a
Na
i
andE
m were 16.8±0.8mm (n=9), 9.7±0.6mm (n=10) and –52.6±0.6 mV (n=26), respectively. In Na-free mediaa
Cl
i
declined to its equilibrium value.a
K
i
(96±2mm;n=7) did not change when [Na]o was varied between 100 and 10mm but decreased to 80±3mm (n=4) in Na-free media.Transmembrane electrochemical potential differences,
, for Cl and Na were calculated at four different [Na]o levels. A highly significant linear relation between
and
was found, indicating that Cl and Na transport are energetically linked. The results support the view that the energy necessary for intracellular Cl accumulation is derived from the simultaneous dissipation of the chemical potential gradient of Na across the apical membrane and that the coupled entry mechanism is electroneutral. 相似文献
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Calpastatin is the endogenous, specific protein inhibitor of the calcium-dependent protease, calpain. Using an active site knock-out m-calpain mutant we have studied the enzyme's calcium-dependent binding to calpastatin by surface plasmon resonance without the complication of proteolysis. Calpastatin was capable of simultaneously binding four molecules of calpain. Its four inhibitory domains (CAST1, 2, 3, and 4) were individually expressed in Escherichia coli and the kinetics of their interaction with calpain was separately compared. Their K(d) values ranged from picomolar to nanomolar in the order CAST1>4>3>2. They have similar k(on) values but the k(off) values ranged over three orders of magnitude and can account for the differences in affinity. 相似文献
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Victoria J. Hammond Alwena H. Morgan Sarah Lauder Christopher P. Thomas Sarah Brown Bruce A. Freeman Clare M. Lloyd Jane Davies Andrew Bush Anna-Liisa Levonen Emilia Kansanen Luis Villacorta Y. Eugene Chen Ned Porter Yoel M. Garcia-Diaz Francisco J. Schopfer Valerie B. O'Donnell 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2012,287(50):41651-41666
12/15-Lipoxygenases (LOXs) in monocytes and macrophages generate novel phospholipid-esterified eicosanoids. Here, we report the generation of two additional families of related lipids comprising 15-ketoeicosatetraenoic acid (KETE) attached to four phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs). The lipids are generated basally by 15-LOX in IL-4-stimulated monocytes, are elevated on calcium mobilization, and are detected at increased levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from cystic fibrosis patients (3.6 ng/ml of lavage). Murine peritoneal macrophages generate 12-KETE-PEs, which are absent in 12/15-LOX-deficient mice. Inhibition of 15-prostaglandin dehydrogenase prevents their formation from exogenous 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid-PE in human monocytes. Both human and murine cells also generated analogous hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid-PEs. The electrophilic reactivity of KETE-PEs is shown by their Michael addition to glutathione and cysteine. Lastly, both 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid-PE and 15-KETE-PE activated peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ reporter activity in macrophages in a dose-dependent manner. In summary, we demonstrate novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ-activating oxidized phospholipids generated enzymatically by LOX and 15-prostaglandin dehydrogenase in primary monocytic cells and in a human Th2-related lung disease. The lipids are a new family of bioactive mediators from the 12/15-LOX pathway that may contribute to its known anti-inflammatory actions in vivo. 相似文献
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Numerous transposed sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I-II in aphids of the genus Sitobion (Hemiptera: Aphididae) 总被引:4,自引:1,他引:3
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products corresponding to 803 bp of the
cytochrome oxidase subunits I and II region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA
COI-II) were deduced to consist of multiple haplotypes in three Sitobion
species. We investigated the molecular basis of these observations. PCR
products were cloned, and six clones from one individual per species were
sequenced. In each individual, one sequence was found commonly, but also
two or three divergent sequences were seen. The divergent sequences were
shown to be nonmitochondrial by sequencing from purified mtDNA and Southern
blotting experiments. All seven nonmitochondrial clones sequenced to
completion were unique. Nonmitochondrial sequences have a high proportion
of unique sites, and very few characters are shared between
nonmitochondrial clones to the exclusion of mtDNA. From these data, we
infer that fragments of mtDNA have been transposed separately (probably
into aphid chromosomes), at a frequency only known to be equalled in
humans. The transposition phenomenon appears to occur infrequently or not
at all in closely related genera and other aphids investigated. Patterns of
nucleotide substitution in mtDNA inferred over a parsimony tree are very
different from those in transposed sequences. Compared with mtDNA,
nonmitochondrial sequences have less codon position bias, more even
exchanges between A, G, C and T, and a higher proportion of nonsynonymous
replacements. Although these data are consistent with the transposed
sequences being under less constraint than mtDNA, changes in the
nonmitochondrial sequences are not random: there remains significant
position bias, and probable excesses of synonymous replacements and of
conservative inferred amino acid replacements. We conclude that a
proportion of the inferred change in the nonmitochondrial sequences
occurred before transposition. We believe that Sitobion aphids (and other
species exhibiting mtDNA transposition) may be important for studying the
molecular evolution of mtDNA and pseudogenes. However, our data highlight
the need to establish the true evolutionary relationships between sequences
in comparative investigations.
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Nuno Jorge Lamas Bethany Johnson-Kerner Laurent Roybon Yoon A. Kim Alejandro Garcia-Diaz Hynek Wichterle Christopher E. Henderson 《PloS one》2014,9(10)
Human motor neurons derived from embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells (hESCs and hiPSCs) are a potentially important tool for studying motor neuron survival and pathological cell death. However, their basic survival requirements remain poorly characterized. Here, we sought to optimize a robust survival assay and characterize their response to different neurotrophic factors. First, to increase motor neuron yield, we screened a small-molecule collection and found that the Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) inhibitor Y-27632 enhances motor neuron progenitor proliferation up to 4-fold in hESC and hiPSC cultures. Next, we FACS-purified motor neurons expressing the Hb9::GFP reporter from Y-27632-amplified embryoid bodies and cultured them in the presence of mitotic inhibitors to eliminate dividing progenitors. Survival of these purified motor neurons in the absence of any other cell type was strongly dependent on neurotrophic support. GDNF, BDNF and CNTF all showed potent survival effects (EC50 1–2 pM). The number of surviving motor neurons was further enhanced in the presence of forskolin and IBMX, agents that increase endogenous cAMP levels. As a demonstration of the ability of the assay to detect novel neurotrophic agents, Y-27632 itself was found to support human motor neuron survival. Thus, purified human stem cell-derived motor neurons show survival requirements similar to those of primary rodent motor neurons and can be used for rigorous cell-based screening. 相似文献
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Human DNA polymerase nu (pol nu) is one of three A family polymerases conserved in vertebrates. Although its biological functions are unknown, pol nu has been implicated in DNA repair and in translesion DNA synthesis (TLS). Pol nu lacks intrinsic exonucleolytic proofreading activity and discriminates poorly against misinsertion of dNTP opposite template thymine or guanine, implying that it should copy DNA with low base substitution fidelity. To test this prediction and to comprehensively examine pol nu DNA synthesis fidelity as a clue to its function, here we describe human pol nu error rates for all 12 single base-base mismatches and for insertion and deletion errors during synthesis to copy the lacZ alpha-complementation sequence in M13mp2 DNA. Pol nu copies this DNA with average single-base insertion and deletion error rates of 7 x 10(-5) and 17 x 10(-5), respectively. This accuracy is comparable to that of replicative polymerases in the B family, lower than that of its A family homolog, human pol gamma, and much higher than that of Y family TLS polymerases. In contrast, the average single-base substitution error rate of human pol nu is 3.5 x 10(-3), which is inaccurate compared to the replicative polymerases and comparable to Y family polymerases. Interestingly, the vast majority of errors made by pol nu reflect stable misincorporation of dTMP opposite template G, at average rates that are much higher than for homologous A family members. This pol nu error is especially prevalent in sequence contexts wherein the template G is preceded by a C-G or G-C base pair, where error rates can exceed 10%. Amino acid sequence alignments based on the structures of more accurate A family polymerases suggest substantial differences in the O-helix of pol nu that could contribute to this unique error signature. 相似文献
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Summary In studies of apical membrane current-voltage relationships, in order to avoid laborious intracellular microelectrode techniques, tight epithelia are commonly exposed to high serosal K concentrations. This approach depends on the assumptions that high serosal K reduces the basolateral membrane resistance and potential to insignificantly low levels, so that transepithelial values can be attributed to the apical membrane. We have here examined the validity of these assumptions in frog skins (Rana pipiens pipiens). The skins were equilibrated in NaCl Ringer's solutions, with transepithelial voltageV
t clamped (except for brief perturbations V
t) at zero. The skins were impaled from the outer surface with 1.5m KCl-filled microelectrodes (R
el>30 M). The transepithelial (short-circuit) currentl
i and conductanceg
t=–I
t/V
t, the outer membrane voltageV
o (apical reference) and voltage-divider ratio (F
o=V
o/V
t), and the microelectrode resistanceR
el were recorded continuously. Intermittent brief apical exposure to 20 m amiloride permitted estimation of cellular (c) and paracellular (p) currents and conductances. The basolateral (inner) membrane conductance was estimated by two independent means: either from values ofg
i andF
o before and after amiloride or as the ratio of changes (–I
c/V
i) induced by amiloride. On serosal substitution of Na by K, within about 10 min,I
c declined andg
t increased markedly, mainly as a consequence of increase ing
p. The basolateral membrane voltage (V
i(=–V
o) was depolarized from 75±4 to 2±1 mV [mean±sem (n=6)], and was partially repolarized following amiloride to 5±2 mV. The basolateral conductance increased in high serosal K, as estimated by both methods. Essentially complete depolarization of the basolateral membrane and increase in its conductance in response to high [K] were obtained also when the main serosal anion was SO4 or NO3 instead of Cl. On clampingV
t over the range 0 to +125 mV in K2SO4-depolarized skins, the quasi-steady-stateV
o
V
t relationship was linear, with a mean slope of 0.88±0.03. The above results demonstrate that, in a variety of conditions, exposure to high serosal K results in essentially complete depolarization of the basolateral membrane and a large increase in its conductance. 相似文献