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Mayer-Sonnenfeld T Avrahami D Friedman-Levi Y Gabizon R 《Cellular and molecular neurobiology》2008,28(7):1005-1015
Prion diseases are a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases affecting humans and animals. The only identified component
of the infectious prion is PrPSc, an aberrantly folded isoform of PrPC. Glycosaminoglycans, which constitute the main receptor for prions on cells, play a complex role in the pathogenesis of prion
diseases. For example, while agents inducing aberrant lysosomal accumulation of GAGs such as Tilorone and Quinacrine significantly
reduced PrPSc content in scrapie-infected cells, administration of Quinacrine to prion-infected subjects did not improve their clinical
status. In this study, we investigated the association of PrPSc with cells cultured with Tilorone. We found that while the initial incorporation of PrPSc was similar in the treated and untreated cells, clearance of PrPSc from the Tilorone-treated cells was significantly impaired. Interestingly, prolonged administration of Tilorone to mice prior
to prion infection resulted in a significant delay in disease onset, concomitantly with in vivo accumulation of lysosomal
GAGs. We hypothesize that GAGs may complex with newly incorporated PrPSc in lysosomes and further stabilize the prion protein conformation. Over-stabilized PrPSc molecules have been shown to comprise reduced converting activity. 相似文献
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Actin is required for endocytosis at the apical surface of Madin-Darby canine kidney cells where ARF6 and clathrin regulate the actin cytoskeleton 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
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In epithelial cell lines, apical but not basolateral clathrin-mediated endocytosis has been shown to be affected by actin-disrupting drugs. Using electron and fluorescence microscopy, as well as biochemical assays, we show that the amount of actin dedicated to endocytosis is limiting at the apical surface of epithelia. In part, this contributes to the low basal rate of clathrin-dependent endocytosis observed at this epithelial surface. ARF6 in its GTP-bound state triggers the recruitment of actin from the cell cortex to the clathrin-coated pit to enable dynamin-dependent endocytosis. In addition, we show that perturbation of the apical endocytic system by expression of a clathrin heavy-chain mutant results in the collapse of microvilli. This phenotype was completely reversed by the expression of an ARF6-GTP-locked mutant. These observations indicate that concomitant to actin recruitment, the apical clathrin endocytic system is deeply involved in the morphology of the apical plasma membrane. 相似文献
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Tehila Kaisman‐Elbaz Israel Sekler Daniel Fishman Nataly Karol Michal Forberg Nicole Kahn Michal Hershfinkel William F. Silverman 《Journal of cellular physiology》2009,220(1):222-229
Sertoli cells, lining the walls of the seminiferous tubules, are in close contact with and regulate all aspects of the development of the germ cells. Clusterin, is a glycoprotein produced abundantly by Sertoli cells, and associated with either apoptosis or cell survival. Zinc is present in high concentrations in the testis and required for sperm development by an as yet unknown mechanism. Permeation of zinc into cells via voltage‐gated calcium channels (VGCCs), however, is suggested to induce cell death. We examined the possibility that Zn2+ acts via clusterin to regulate germ cell survival. Employing an ex vivo model of mouse testis, we have assessed the role of permeation of heavy metal ions on clusterin production and secretion. Up‐regulation of clusterin expression and its secretion was observed after a short exposure to zinc or to cadmium under depolarizing conditions. Expression of zinc transporter‐1 (ZnT‐1), previously shown to regulate Zn2+ influx, increased following prolonged application of zinc or cadmium to the explants and prevented clusterin up‐regulation by subsequent exposure to these ions. Inhibition of the MAPK and PI3K pathways reduced the up‐regulation of clusterin following the intracellular rise of Zn2+ or Cd2+. Neutralization of secreted clusterin by an antibody or attenuation of clusterin up‐regulation by inhibition of Zn2+ permeation via the LTCC, reduced cell death in cultured seminiferous tubule cells. Taken together, our results indicate that Zn2+ and Cd2+ influx induce expression and secretion of clusterin, thereby linking metal homeostasis and germ cell fate. J. Cell. Physiol. 220: 222–229, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. 相似文献
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Dillon CP Oberst A Weinlich R Janke LJ Kang TB Ben-Moshe T Mak TW Wallach D Green DR 《Cell reports》2012,1(5):401-407
Caspase-8, the initiator caspase of the death receptor pathway of apoptosis, its adapter molecule, FADD, required for caspase-8 activation, and cFLIPL, a caspase-8-like protein that lacks a catalytic site and blocks caspase-8-mediated apoptosis, are each essential for embryonic development. Animals deficient in any of these genes present with E10.5 embryonic lethality. Recent studies have shown that development in caspase-8-deficient mice is rescued by ablation of RIPK3, a kinase that promotes a form of programmed, necrotic cell death. Here, we show that FADD, RIPK3 double-knockout mice develop normally but that the lethal effects of cFLIP deletion are not rescued by RIPK3 deficiency. Remarkably, in mice lacking FADD, cFLIP, and RIPK3, embryonic development is normal. This can be explained by the convergence of two cell processes: the enzymatic activity of the FADD-caspase-8-cFLIPL complex blocks RIPK3-dependent signaling (including necrosis), whereas cFLIPL blocks RIPK3-independent apoptosis promoted by the FADD-caspase-8 complex. 相似文献
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Ben Moshe T Kang TB Kovalenko A Barash H Abramovitch R Galun E Wallach D 《Cytokine & growth factor reviews》2008,19(3-4):209-217
Cells in vivo do not act in isolation. Therefore, when attempting to predict the results of pharmaceutical modulation of the function of a protein, we must also take into account the non-cell-autonomous consequences of such modulation. Studies of caspase-8 initially indicated that it serves as the proximal enzyme in cellular self-destruction dictated through the extrinsic cell-death pathway. Later studies revealed that it also participates in mechanisms affecting cell growth and survival. This essay presents a brief account of a study indicating that, apart from functional changes that are cell autonomous, tissue-specific deletion of caspase-8 in mice also has non-cell-autonomous effects with consequences that might even be the opposite of the cell-autonomous ones. 相似文献
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Tehila?Tannin-Spitz Margalit?Bergman Dorit?van-Moppes Shlomo?Grossman Shoshana??AradEmail author 《Journal of applied phycology》2005,17(3):215-222
The cells of the red microalga Porphyridium UTEX 637 are encapsulated within a sulfated polysaccharide whose external part (i.e., the soluble fraction) dissolves into the medium. It is thought that the main function of the polysaccharide is to protect the algal cells from the extreme environmental conditions, such as drought and high light, prevailing in their native sea-sand habitat. In this study, we evaluated the antioxidant properties of the water-soluble polysaccharide of Porphyridium sp. by determining the ability of a polysaccharide solution to inhibit: (1) autooxidation of linoleic acid, as determined by the standard thiobarbituric acid (TBA) and ferrous oxidation (FOX) assays; and (2) oxidative damage to 3T3 cells as determined by the dichlorofluorescein (DCFH) assay. In all three assays, the polysaccharide inhibited oxidative damage in a dose-dependent manner. Antioxidant activity was also exhibited by fractions of the polysaccharide obtained by sonication followed by separation on a reverse-phase HPLC with a C8 semi-preparative column. It is suggested that the antioxidant activity of the sulfated polysaccharide protects the alga against reactive oxygen species produced under high solar irradiation, possibly by scavenging the free radicals produced in the cell under stress conditions and transporting them from the cell to the medium. 相似文献
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Caveolin 2 regulates endocytosis and trafficking of the M1 muscarinic receptor in MDCK epithelial cells
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Shmuel M Nodel-Berner E Hyman T Rouvinski A Altschuler Y 《Molecular biology of the cell》2007,18(5):1570-1585
Clathrin and caveolins are known for their involvement in the internalization of numerous receptors. Here we show that in polarized epithelial Madin-Darby canine kidney cells, both the clathrin machinery and caveolins are involved in the endocytosis and delivery to the plasma membrane (PM) of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR). We initially localized this receptor to the lateral membrane, where it accumulates proximal to the tight junctions. From there it is internalized through the clathrin-mediated pathway. In addition, the receptor may associate on the PM with caveolin (cav) 2 or in intracellular compartments with either cav 2, or monomeric or oligomeric cav 1. Association of the PM M1 mAChR with cav 2 inhibits receptor endocytosis through the clathrin-mediated pathway or retains the receptor in an intracellular compartment. This intracellular association attenuates receptor trafficking. Expression of cav 1 with cav 2 rescues the latter's inhibitory effect. The caveolins stimulate M1 mAChR oligomerization thus maintaining a constant amount of monomeric receptor. These results provide evidence that caveolins play a role in the attenuation of the M1 muscarinic receptor's intracellular trafficking to and from the PM. 相似文献
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Natalya Karol Claude Brodski Yuval Bibi Tehila Kaisman Michal Forberg Michal Hershfinkel Israel Sekler William F. Silverman 《Journal of cellular physiology》2010,224(3):567-574
Release of Zn2+ from presynaptic glutamatergic terminals has long been considered the principle challenge necessitating the existence of zinc homeostatic proteins (ZHP) in the mammalian nervous system. It is now known that neural cells also possess an intracellular zinc pool, termed here [Zn2+]i, which functions in a cell signaling context. A major challenge is characterizing the interaction of these two populations of zinc ions. To assess the relationship of this Zn2+ pool to cellular ZHP production, we employed immunofluorescence and immunoblot analysis to compare the expression of ZHP's ZnT‐1 and MT‐I/II in olfactory bulb and hippocampus of wild‐type and ZnT‐3 KO mice, which lack synaptic Zn2+. In both areas, the respective distribution and concentration of ZnT‐1 and MT‐I/II were identical in ZnT‐3 KO and control animals. We subsequently examined ZHP content in ZnT‐3 KO and WT mice treated with a membrane‐permeable Zn2+ chelator. In both olfactory bulb and hippocampus of the KO mice, the ZHP content was significantly reduced 15 h after chelation of [Zn2+]i compared to WT controls. Our findings support the conclusion that ZHP expression is regulated by crosstalk between synaptic and intracellular pools of Zn2+. J. Cell. Physiol. 224: 567–574, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. 相似文献
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Cultured cardiac myocytes were depleted of ATP by incubation with oligomycin (1 mg/ml). Then the ability of the cells to oxidize various substrates and to restore ATP levels was studied. Following ATP depletion, the cells were found to be able to oxidize glucose given alone, but not palmitate. However, with both substrates, palmitate was oxidized in the presence of glucose and ATP recovery was enhanced. Pyruvate had a minor effect on palmitate oxidation, while acetate given alone was oxidized, but did not enhance cellular ATP content. These results show that glucose is essential for restoration of mitochondrial function and the coupling between oxidation and ATP synthesis. 相似文献
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