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Radial chromosome positioning in interphase nuclei is nonrandom and can alter according to developmental, differentiation, proliferation, or disease status. However, it is not yet clear when and how chromosome repositioning is elicited. 相似文献2.
Wouter L. W. Hazenbos Kimberly K. Kajihara Richard Vandlen J. Hiroshi Morisaki Sophie M. Lehar Mark J. Kwakkenbos Tim Beaumont Arjen Q. Bakker Qui Phung Lee R. Swem Satish Ramakrishnan Janice Kim Min Xu Ishita M. Shah Binh An Diep Tao Sai Andrew Sebrell Yana Khalfin Angela Oh Chris Koth S. Jack Lin Byoung-Chul Lee Magnus Strandh Klaus Koefoed Peter S. Andersen Hergen Spits Eric J. Brown Man-Wah Tan Sanjeev Mariathasan 《PLoS pathogens》2013,9(10)
Infection of host tissues by Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis requires an unusual family of staphylococcal adhesive proteins that contain long stretches of serine-aspartate dipeptide-repeats (SDR). The prototype member of this family is clumping factor A (ClfA), a key virulence factor that mediates adhesion to host tissues by binding to extracellular matrix proteins such as fibrinogen. However, the biological siginificance of the SDR-domain and its implication for pathogenesis remain poorly understood. Here, we identified two novel bacterial glycosyltransferases, SdgA and SdgB, which modify all SDR-proteins in these two bacterial species. Genetic and biochemical data demonstrated that these two glycosyltransferases directly bind and covalently link N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) moieties to the SDR-domain in a step-wise manner, with SdgB appending the sugar residues proximal to the target Ser-Asp repeats, followed by additional modification by SdgA. GlcNAc-modification of SDR-proteins by SdgB creates an immunodominant epitope for highly opsonic human antibodies, which represent up to 1% of total human IgG. Deletion of these glycosyltransferases renders SDR-proteins vulnerable to proteolysis by human neutrophil-derived cathepsin G. Thus, SdgA and SdgB glycosylate staphylococcal SDR-proteins, which protects them against host proteolytic activity, and yet generates major eptopes for the human anti-staphylococcal antibody response, which may represent an ongoing competition between host and pathogen. 相似文献
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Reactive Oxygen Species Modulate the Barrier Function of the Human Glomerular Endothelial Glycocalyx
Anurag Singh Raina D. Ramnath Rebecca R. Foster Emma C. Wylie Vincent Fridén Ishita Dasgupta Borje Haraldsson Gavin I. Welsh Peter W. Mathieson Simon C. Satchell 《PloS one》2013,8(2)
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a key role in the pathogenesis of proteinuria in glomerular diseases like diabetic nephropathy. Glomerular endothelial cell (GEnC) glycocalyx covers the luminal aspect of the glomerular capillary wall and makes an important contribution to the glomerular barrier. ROS are known to depolymerise glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains of proteoglycans, which are crucial for the barrier function of GEnC glycocalyx. The aim of this study is to investigate the direct effects of ROS on the structure and function of GEnC glycocalyx using conditionally immortalised human GEnC. ROS were generated by exogenous hydrogen peroxide. Biosynthesis and cleavage of GAG chains was analyzed by radiolabelling (S35 and 3H-glucosamine). GAG chains were quantified on GEnC surface and in the cell supernatant using liquid chromatography and immunofluorescence techniques. Barrier properties were estimated by measuring trans-endothelial passage of albumin. ROS caused a significant loss of WGA lectin and heparan sulphate staining from the surface of GEnC. This lead to an increase in trans-endothelial albumin passage. The latter could be inhibited by catalase and superoxide dismutase. The effect of ROS on GEnC was not mediated via the GAG biosynthetic pathway. Quantification of radiolabelled GAG fractions in the supernatant confirmed that ROS directly caused shedding of HS GAG. This finding is clinically relevant and suggests a mechanism by which ROS may cause proteinuria in clinical conditions associated with high oxidative stress. 相似文献
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Victoria Magrioti Aikaterini Nikolaou Annetta Smyrniotou Ishita Shah Violetta Constantinou-Kokotou Edward A. Dennis George Kokotos 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2013,21(18):5823-5829
Group VIA calcium-independent phospholipase A2 (GVIA iPLA2) has recently emerged as an important pharmaceutical target. Selective and potent GVIA iPLA2 inhibitors can be used to study its role in various neurological disorders. In the current work, we explore the significance of the introduction of a substituent in previously reported potent GVIA iPLA2 inhibitors. 1,1,1,2,2-Pentafluoro-7-(4-methoxyphenyl)heptan-3-one (GK187) is the most potent and selective GVIA iPLA2 inhibitor ever reported with a XI(50) value of 0.0001, and with no significant inhibition against GIVA cPLA2 or GV sPLA2. We also compare the inhibition of two difluoromethyl ketones on GVIA iPLA2, GIVA cPLA2, and GV sPLA2. 相似文献
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A novel antioxidant and antiapoptotic role of omeprazole to block gastric ulcer through scavenging of hydroxyl radical 总被引:13,自引:0,他引:13
Biswas K Bandyopadhyay U Chattopadhyay I Varadaraj A Ali E Banerjee RK 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2003,278(13):10993-11001
The mechanism of the antiulcer effect of omeprazole was studied placing emphasis on its role to block oxidative damage and apoptosis during ulceration. Dose-response studies on gastroprotection in stress and indomethacin-induced ulcer and inhibition of pylorus ligation-induced acid secretion indicate that omeprazole significantly blocks gastric lesions at lower dose (2.5 mg/kg) without inhibiting acid secretion, suggesting an independent mechanism for its antiulcer effect. Time course studies on gastroprotection and acid reduction also indicate that omeprazole almost completely blocks lesions at 1 h when acid inhibition is partial. The severity of lesions correlates well with the increased level of endogenous hydroxyl radical (*OH), which when scavenged by dimethyl sulfoxide causes around 90% reduction of the lesions, indicating that *OH plays a major role in gastric damage. Omeprazole blocks stress-induced increased generation of *OH and associated lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation, indicating that its antioxidant role plays a major part in preventing oxidative damage. Omeprazole also prevents stress-induced DNA fragmentation, suggesting its antiapoptotic role to block cell death during ulceration. The oxidative damage of DNA by *OH generated in vitro is also protected by omeprazole or its analogue, lansoprazole. Lansoprazole when incubated in a *OH-generating system scavenges *OH to produce four oxidation products of which the major one in mass spectroscopy shows a molecular ion peak at m/z 385, which is 16 mass units higher than that of lansoprazole (m/z 369). The product shows no additional aromatic proton signal for aromatic hydroxylation in (1)H NMR. The product absorbing at 278 nm shows no alkaline shift for phenols, thereby excluding the formation of hydroxylansoprazole. The product is assigned to lansoprazole sulfone formed by the addition of one oxygen atom at the sulfur center following attack by the *OH. Thus, omeprazole plays a significant role in gastroprotection by acting as a potent antioxidant and antiapoptotic molecule. 相似文献
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Gupta A Chattopadhyay I Dey S Nasipuri P Das SK Gangopadhyay PK Ray K 《Cellular and molecular neurobiology》2007,27(8):1023-1033
Aims We aim to identify the molecular defects in the ATP7B, the causal gene for Wilson disease (WD), in eastern Indian patients and attempt to assess the overall mutation spectrum
in India for detection of mutant allele for diagnostic purposes. Methods Patients from 109 unrelated families and their first-degree relatives comprising 400 individuals were enrolled in this study
as part of an ongoing project. Genomic DNA was prepared from the peripheral blood of Indian WD patients. PCR was done to amplify
the exons and flanking regions of the WD gene followed by sequencing, to identify the nucleotide variants. Results In addition to previous reports, we recently identified eight mutations including three novel (c.3412 + 1G > A, c.1771 G > A,
c.3091 A > G) variants, and identified patients with variable phenotype despite similar mutation background suggesting potential
role of modifier locus. Conclusions So far we have identified 17 mutations in eastern India including five common mutations that account for 44% of patients.
Comparative study on WD mutations between different regions of India suggests high genetic heterogeneity and the absence of
a single or a limited number of common founder mutations. Genotype–phenotype correlation revealed that no particular phenotype
could be assigned to a particular mutation and even same set of mutations in different patients showed different phenotypes. 相似文献
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A eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr kinase signals bacteria to exit dormancy in response to peptidoglycan fragments 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Bacteria can respond to adverse environmental conditions by drastically reducing or even ceasing metabolic activity. They must then determine that conditions have improved before exiting dormancy, and one indication of such a change is the growth of other bacteria in the local environment. Growing bacteria release muropeptide fragments of the cell wall into the extracellular milieu, and we report here that these muropeptides are potent germinants of dormant Bacillus subtilis spores. The ability of a muropeptide to act as a germinant is determined by the identity of a single amino acid. A well-conserved, eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr membrane kinase containing an extracellular domain capable of binding peptidoglycan is necessary for this response, and a small molecule that stimulates related eukaryotic kinases is sufficient to induce germination. Another small molecule, staurosporine, that inhibits related eukaryotic kinases blocks muropeptide-dependent germination. Thus, in contrast to traditional antimicrobials that inhibit metabolically active cells, staurosporine acts by blocking germination of dormant spores. 相似文献
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