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Processing of viral envelope glycoprotein by the endomannosidase pathway: evaluation of host cell specificity 总被引:4,自引:2,他引:2
Endo-alpha-D-mannosidase is an enzyme involved in N-linked oligosaccharide
processing which through its capacity to cleave the internal linkage
between the glucose-substituted mannose and the remainder of the
polymannose carbohydrate unit can provide an alternate pathway for
achieving deglucosylation and thereby make possible the continued formation
of complex oligosaccharides during a glucosidase blockade. In view of the
important role which has been attributed to glucose on nascent
glycoproteins as a regulator of a number of biological events, we chose to
further define the in vivo action of endomannosidase by focusing on the
well characterized VSV envelope glycoprotein (G protein) which can be
formed by the large array of cell lines susceptible to infection by this
pathogen. Through an assessment of the extent to which the G protein was
converted to an endo-beta-N- acetylglucosaminidase (endo H)-resistant form
during a castanospermine imposed glucosidase blockade, we found that
utilization of the endomannosidase-mediated deglucosylation route was
clearly host cell specific, ranging from greater than 90% in HepG2 and PtK1
cells to complete absence in CHO, MDCK, and MDBK cells, with intermediate
values in BHK, BW5147.3, LLC-PK1, BRL, and NRK cell lines. In some of the
latter group the electrophoretic pattern after endo H treatment suggested
that only one of the two N-linked oligosaccharides of the G protein was
processed by endomannosidase. In the presence of the specific
endomannosidase inhibitor, Glcalpha1-->3(1- deoxy)mannojirimycin, the
conversion of the G protein into an endo H- resistant form was completely
arrested. While the lack of G protein processing by CHO cells was
consistent with the absence of in vitro measured endomannosidase activity
in this cell line, the failure of MDBK and MDCK cells to convert the G
protein into an endo H-resistant form was surprising since these cell lines
have substantial levels of the enzyme. Similarly, we observed that
influenza virus hemagglutinin was not processed in castanospermine-treated
MDCK cells. Our findings suggest that studies which rely on glucosidase
inhibition to explore the function of glucose in controlling such critical
biological phenomena as intracellular movement or quality control should be
carried out in cell lines in which the glycoprotein under study is not a
substrate for endomannosidase action.
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Background
Although cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, the severity of disease is highly variable indicating the influence of modifier genes. The intestines of Cftr deficient mice (CF mice: Cftr tm1Unc ) are prone to obstruction by excessive mucus accumulation and are used as a model of meconium ileus and distal intestinal obstruction syndrome. This phenotype is strongly dependent on the genetic background of the mice. On the C57Bl/6 background, the majority of CF mice cannot survive on solid mouse chow, have inflammation of the small intestine, and are about 30% smaller than wild type littermates. In this work potential modifier loci of the CF intestinal phenotype were identified.Results
CF mice on a mixed genetic background (95% C57Bl/6 and 5% 129Sv) were compared to CF mice congenic on the C57Bl/6 background for several parameters of the intestinal CF phenotype. CF mice on the mixed background exhibit significantly greater survival when fed dry mouse chow, have reduced intestinal inflammation as measured by quantitative RT-PCR for marker genes, have near normal body weight gain, and have reduced mucus accumulation in the intestinal crypts. There was an indication of a gender effect for body weight gain: males did not show a significant improvement at 4 weeks of age, but were of normal weight at 8 weeks, while females showed improvement at both 4 and 8 weeks. By a preliminary genome-wide PCR allele scanning, three regions were found to be potentially associated with the milder phenotype. One on chr.1, defined by marker D1Mit36, one on chr. 9 defined by marker D9Mit90, and one on chr. 10, defined by marker D10Mit14.Conclusion
Potential modifier regions were found that have a positive impact on the inflammatory phenotype of the CF mouse small intestine and animal survival. Identification of polymorphisms in specific genes in these regions should provide important new information about genetic modifiers of the CF intestinal phenotype. 相似文献3.
Limited studies have been performed on the characterization of small size plasmids of Enterococcus faecium with the intention of evaluating the strength of their promoters in Escherichia coli. The complete nucleotide sequence (3.825 Kb) and structural organization of E. faecium DJ1 cryptic plasmid pNJAKD is presented. Seven promoter sequences from the pNJAKD plasmid of E. faecium have been identified. The regions coding for the putative promoters were either amplified using PCR based techniques or chemically synthesized as oligonucleotides of different sizes. These were subsequently cloned in the pEGFP vector at the Pvu II site. The efficiency of putative promoter fragments were measured using the intensity of eGFP fluorescence in E. coli JM101, DH5α and BL21(DE3), among which AKD3 exhibited moderate to strongest promoter activity at temperatures of 30, 37, and 42°C. 相似文献
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Phylogeny of the M superhaplogroup inferred from complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Indian specific lineages 下载免费PDF全文
Revathi Rajkumar Jheelam Banerjee Hima Bindu Gunturi R Trivedi VK Kashyap 《Genome biology》2004,6(2):P3
Background
Phylogenetic analysis of human complete mitochondrial DNA sequences has largely contributed to resolving phylogenies and antiquity of different lineages belonging to the majorhaplogroups L, N and M (East-Asian lineages). In the absence of whole mtDNA sequence information of M lineages reported in India that exhibits highest diversity within the sub-continent, the present study was undertaken to provide a detailed analysis of this haplogroup to precisely characterize the lineages and unravel their intricate phylogeny. 相似文献6.
A Puri R Sethi B Singh SK Dwivedi VS Narain RK Saran VK Puri 《Indian pacing and electrophysiology journal》2009,9(3):186-189
A 25-year-old previously asymptomatic pregnant woman at 36 weeks'' gestation was noticed to have repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. A dilated left ventricle with moderately reduced systolic function was found on echocardiographic examination. This is a very rare presentation of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCMP) presenting with repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. 相似文献
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V.K. Chaithanya Ponnaluri Pierre-Olivier Estève Cristian I. Ruse Sriharsa Pradhan 《Journal of molecular biology》2018,430(14):2051-2065
DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) is essential for mammalian development and maintenance of DNA methylation following DNA replication in cells. The DNA methylation process generates S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine, a strong inhibitor of DNMT1. Here we report that S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (SAHH/AHCY), the only mammalian enzyme capable of hydrolyzing S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine binds to DNMT1 during DNA replication. SAHH enhances DNMT1 activity in vitro, and its overexpression in mammalian cells led to hypermethylation of the genome, whereas its inhibition by adenosine periodate or siRNA-mediated knockdown resulted in hypomethylation of the genome. Hypermethylation was consistent in both gene bodies and repetitive DNA elements leading to aberrant gene regulation. Cells overexpressing SAHH specifically up-regulated metabolic pathway genes and down-regulated PPAR and MAPK signaling pathways genes. Therefore, we suggest that alteration of SAHH level affects global DNA methylation levels and gene expression. 相似文献
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A Rajor R Sharma VK Sood Dr V Ramamurthy 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》1996,16(4):237-240
Sawdust, a bulky waste generated by wood processing industries, has very few profitable and ecofriendly uses and poses a problem of proper disposal. Treatment with the fungusVolvariella volvaceae and a dilute solution of urea converted sawdust from a phytoinhibitory material to a phytostimulatory soil conditioner. In different types of soils, the soil conditioner increased the moisture retention and facilitated the cohesive interaction of particles. Analyses of the major biopolymers of sawdust after fungal treatment indicated that levels of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin decreased; however, these changes did not account for the plant growth stimulatory property attained by this material. 相似文献
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Usha Srinivasan Sreelatha Ponnaluri Lisa Villareal Brenda Gillespie Ai Wen Arianna Miles Brigette Bucholz Carl F. Marrs Ram K. Iyer Dawn Misra Betsy Foxman 《PloS one》2012,7(10)
We demonstrate the feasibility of using qPCR on DNA extracted from vaginal Gram stain slides to estimate the presence and relative abundance of specific bacterial pathogens. We first tested Gram stained slides spiked with a mix of 108 cfu/ml of Escherichia coli and 105 cfu/ml of Lactobacillus acidophilus. Primers were designed for amplification of total and species-specific bacterial DNA based on 16S ribosomal gene regions. Sample DNA was pre-amplified with nearly full length 16S rDNA ribosomal gene fragment, followed by quantitative PCR with genera and species-specific 16S rDNA primers. Pre-amplification PCR increased the bacterial amounts; relative proportions of Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus recovered from spiked slides remained unchanged. We applied this method to forty two archived Gram stained slides available from a clinical trial of cerclage in pregnant women at high risk of preterm birth. We found a high correlation between Nugent scores based on bacterial morphology of Lactobacillus, Gardenerella and Mobiluncus and amounts of quantitative PCR estimated genus specific DNA (rrn copies) from Gram stained slides. Testing of a convenience sample of eight paired vaginal swabs and Gram stains freshly collected from healthy women found similar qPCR generated estimates of Lactobacillus proportions from Gram stained slides and vaginal swabs. Archived Gram stained slides collected from large scale epidemiologic and clinical studies represent a valuable, untapped resource for research on the composition of bacterial communities that colonize human mucosal surfaces. 相似文献