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Nikitenko NA, Speiseder T, Lam E, Rubtsov PM, Tonaeva KD, Borzenok SA, Dobner T, Prassolov VS. Regulation of Human Adenovirus Replication by RNA Interference. Acta Naturae 2015; 7:100-7. [PMID: 26483965 PMCID: PMC4610170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Adenoviruses cause a wide variety of human infectious diseases. Adenoviral conjunctivitis and epidemic keratoconjunctivitis are commonly associated with human species D adenoviruses. Currently, there is no sufficient or appropriate treatment to counteract these adenovirus infections. Thus, there is an urgent need for new etiology-directed therapies with selective activity against human adenoviruses. To address this problem, the adenoviral early genes E1A and E2B (viral DNA polymerase) seem to be promising targets. Here, we propose an effective approach to downregulate the replication of human species D adenoviruses by means of RNA interference. We generated E1A expressing model cell lines enabling fast evaluation of the RNA interference potential. Small interfering RNAs complementary to the E1A mRNA sequences of human species D adenoviruses mediate significant suppression of the E1A expression in model cells. Furthermore, we observed a strong downregulation of replication of human adenoviruses type D8 and D37 by small hairpin RNAs complementary to the E1A or E2B mRNA sequences in primary human limbal cells. We believe that our results will contribute to the development of efficient anti-adenoviral therapy.
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- N. A. Nikitenko
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova Str., 32, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52 D-20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52 D-20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova Str., 32, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- S.N. Fedorov Eye Microsurgery Complex of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Beskudnikovskiy Blvd., 59A, Moscow, 127486, Russia
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- S.N. Fedorov Eye Microsurgery Complex of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Beskudnikovskiy Blvd., 59A, Moscow, 127486, Russia
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- Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52 D-20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova Str., 32, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Choi SL, Loghin C, Garhyan P, Knadler MP, Lam E, Sinha V, Porksen N, Linnebjerg H. A single-dose pharmacokinetic study of basal insulin peglispro (BIL) in subjects with hepatic impairment. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1549750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Borisjuk N, Chu P, Gutierrez R, Zhang H, Acosta K, Friesen N, Sree KS, Garcia C, Appenroth KJ, Lam E. Assessment, validation and deployment strategy of a two-barcode protocol for facile genotyping of duckweed species. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2015; 17 Suppl 1:42-9. [PMID: 25115915 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/01/2014] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Lemnaceae, commonly called duckweeds, comprise a diverse group of floating aquatic plants that have previously been classified into 37 species based on morphological and physiological criteria. In addition to their unique evolutionary position among angiosperms and their applications in biomonitoring, the potential of duckweeds as a novel sustainable crop for fuel and feed has recently increased interest in the study of their biodiversity and systematics. However, due to their small size and abbreviated structure, accurate typing of duckweeds based on morphology can be challenging. In the past decade, attempts to employ molecular barcoding techniques for species assignment have produced promising results; however, they have yet to be codified into a simple and quantitative protocol. A study that compiles and compares the barcode sequences within all known species of this family would help to establish the fidelity and limits of this DNA-based approach. In this work, we compared the level of conservation between over 100 strains of duckweed for two intergenic barcode sequences derived from the plastid genome. By using over 300 sequences publicly available in the NCBI database, we determined the utility of each of these two barcodes for duckweed species identification. Through sequencing of these barcodes from additional accessions, 30 of the 37 known species of duckweed could be identified with varying levels of confidence using this approach. From our analyses using this reference dataset, we also confirmed two instances where mis-assignment of species has likely occurred. Potential strategies for further improving the scope of this technology are discussed.
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- N Borisjuk
- Department of Plant Biology & Pathology, The Rutgers Duckweed Stock Cooperative, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Kappos L, Bar-Or A, Cree B, Fox R, Giovannoni G, Gold R, Vermersch P, Lam E, Pohlmann H, Wallström E. Siponimod (BAF312) for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: Design of the phase 3 EXPAND trial. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2014.09.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Vashist SK, Lam E, Hrapovic S, Male KB, Luong JHT. Immobilization of Antibodies and Enzymes on 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane-Functionalized Bioanalytical Platforms for Biosensors and Diagnostics. Chem Rev 2014; 114:11083-130. [DOI: 10.1021/cr5000943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Sandeep Kumar Vashist
- HSG-IMIT - Institut für Mikro- und Informationstechnik, Georges-Koehler-Allee 103, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Laboratory for MEMS Applications, Department of Microsystems Engineering - IMTEK, University of Freiburg, Georges-Koehler-Allee 103, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- National Research Council Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4P 2R2, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4P 2R2, Canada
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- Innovative Chromatography Group, Irish Separation Science Cluster (ISSC), Department of Chemistry and Analytical, Biological Chemistry Research Facility (ABCRF), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Edmond Lam
- National Research
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- Irish
Separation Science Cluster (ISSC), Department of Chemistry, Analytical
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Martin PM, Yang X, Robin N, Lam E, Rabinowitz JS, Erdman CA, Quinn J, Weiss LA, Hamilton SP, Kwok PY, Moon RT, Cheyette BNR. A rare WNT1 missense variant overrepresented in ASD leads to increased Wnt signal pathway activation. Transl Psychiatry 2013; 3:e301. [PMID: 24002087 PMCID: PMC3784764 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2013.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Wnt signaling, which encompasses multiple biochemical pathways that regulate neural development downstream of extracellular Wnt glycoprotein ligands, has been suggested to contribute to major psychiatric disorders including autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We used next-generation sequencing and Sequenom genotyping technologies to resequence 10 Wnt signaling pathway genes in 198 ASD patients and 240 matched controls. Results for single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of interest were confirmed in a second set of 91 ASD and 144 control samples. We found a significantly increased burden of extremely rare missense variants predicted to be deleterious by PolyPhen-2, distributed across seven genes in the ASD sample (3.5% in ASD vs 0.8% in controls; Fisher's exact test, odds ratio (OR)=4.37, P=0.04). We also found a missense variant in WNT1 (S88R) that was overrepresented in the ASD sample (8 A/T in 267 ASD (minor allele frequency (MAF)=1.69%) vs 1 A/T in 377 controls (MAF=0.13%), OR=13.0, Fisher's exact test, P=0.0048; OR=8.2 and P=0.053 after correction for population stratification). Functional analysis revealed that WNT1-S88R is more active than wild-type WNT1 in assays for the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Our findings of a higher burden in ASD of rare missense variants distributed across 7 of 10 Wnt signaling pathway genes tested, and of a functional variant at the WNT1 locus associated with ASD, support that dysfunction of this pathway contributes to ASD susceptibility. Given recent findings of common molecular mechanisms in ASD, schizophrenia and affective disorders, these loci merit scrutiny in other psychiatric conditions as well.
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- P-M Martin
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA,Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA,Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA,Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA,Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA,Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Rock Hall Room 284D, 1550 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158-2324, USA. E-mail:
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Mahmoud KA, Lam E, Hrapovic S, Luong JHT. Preparation of well-dispersed gold/magnetite nanoparticles embedded on cellulose nanocrystals for efficient immobilization of papain enzyme. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2013; 5:4978-4985. [PMID: 23676842 DOI: 10.1021/am4007534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A nanocomposite consisting of magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4NPs) and Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) embedded on cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) was used as a magnetic support for the covalent conjugation of papain and facilitated recovery of this immobilized enzyme. Fe3O4NPs (10-20 nm in diameter) and AuNPs (3-7 nm in diameter) were stable and well-dispersed on the CNC surface. Energy-dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to evaluate the surface composition and structure of CNC/Fe3O4NPs/AuNPs. The nanocomposite was successfully used for the immobilization and separation of papain from the reaction mixture. The optimal enzyme loading was 186 mg protein/g CNC/Fe3O4NPs/AuNPs, significantly higher than the value reported in the literature. The activity of immobilized papain was studied by electrochemical detection of its specific binding to the Thc-Fca-Gly-Gly-Tyr-Arg inhibitory sequence bound to an Au electrode. The immobilized enzyme retained 95% of its initial activity after 35 days of storage at 4 °C, compared to 41% for its free form counterpart.
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- Khaled A Mahmoud
- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
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Zheng D, Vashist SK, Dykas MM, Saha S, Al-Rubeaan K, Lam E, Luong JHT, Sheu FS. Graphene versus Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Electrochemical Glucose Biosensing. Materials (Basel) 2013; 6:1011-1027. [PMID: 28809354 PMCID: PMC5512961 DOI: 10.3390/ma6031011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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: A simple procedure was developed for the fabrication of electrochemical glucose biosensors using glucose oxidase (GOx), with graphene or multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Graphene and MWCNTs were dispersed in 0.25% 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) and drop cast on 1% KOH-pre-treated glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs). The EDC (1-ethyl-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide)-activated GOx was then bound covalently on the graphene- or MWCNT-modified GCE. Both the graphene- and MWCNT-based biosensors detected the entire pathophysiological range of blood glucose in humans, 1.4-27.9 mM. However, the direct electron transfer (DET) between GOx and the modified GCE's surface was only observed for the MWCNT-based biosensor. The MWCNT-based glucose biosensor also provided over a four-fold higher current signal than its graphene counterpart. Several interfering substances, including drug metabolites, provoked negligible interference at pathological levels for both the MWCNT- and graphene-based biosensors. However, the former was more prone to interfering substances and drug metabolites at extremely pathological concentrations than its graphene counterpart.
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- Dan Zheng
- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, T-Lab Level 11, 5A Engineering Drive 1, 117580, Singapore.
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore.
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, T-Lab Level 11, 5A Engineering Drive 1, 117580, Singapore.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Engineering Drive 1, 117576, Singapore.
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, T-Lab Level 11, 5A Engineering Drive 1, 117580, Singapore.
- NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, 117456, Singapore.
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, T-Lab Level 11, 5A Engineering Drive 1, 117580, Singapore.
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, 117572, Singapore.
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- University Diabetes Center, King Saud University, P. O. Box 18397, Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia.
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- National Research Council Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4P 2R2, Canada.
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- National Research Council Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4P 2R2, Canada.
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, T-Lab Level 11, 5A Engineering Drive 1, 117580, Singapore.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Engineering Drive 1, 117576, Singapore.
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Zheng D, Vashist SK, Al-Rubeaan K, Lam E, Hrapovic S, Luong JHT, Sheu FS. Effect of 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane on the Electrocatalysis of Carbon Nanotubes for Reagentless Glucose Biosensing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1166/jnd.2013.1017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The Design and Build (D&B) procurement method is one of the systems advocated to overcome inadequacies with the traditional procurement method. In recent years, this innovative procurement method has been put to practice in Hong Kong where a vast amount of infrastructure works is taking place. This paper aims to illustrate the applicability of design-build in the Hong Kong setting.As most D&B projects are undertaken by the public sector of Hong Kong, the main features of a public sector project and reasons for its wider use on D&B are fully examined in the paper. To further explore the benefits of D&B in actual practice, structured interviews have been conducted with clients, contractors and consultants running D&B projects in Hong Kong. Summary of major problems of running D&B projects from the previous study by the authors is also outlined. With the increasing use of D&B in the public sector of Hong Kong and worldwide, more research can be undertaken on the quantitative comparison of the traditional mode of procurement and how to carry out a D&B project successfully so as to develop a knowledge base for the D&B procurement method.
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Male KB, Lam E, Montes J, Luong JHT. Noninvasive cell-based impedance spectroscopy for real-time probing inhibitory effects of graphene derivatives. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2012; 4:3643-3649. [PMID: 22746697 DOI: 10.1021/am301060z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Three water-dispersible graphene derivatives, graphene oxide (GO), sulfonated graphene oxide (SGO), and sulfonated graphene (SG), were prepared and probed for their plausible cytotoxicity by non-invasive electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS). With Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9 insect cells adhered on gold microelectrodes as an active interface, it is feasible to monitor changes in impedance upon exposure to different graphene derivatives. Sf9 insect cells were then exposed to different concentrations of graphene derivatives and their spreading and viability were monitored and quantified by ECIS in real-time. On the basis of the 50% inhibition concentration (ECIS50), none of the graphene derivatives were judged to have any significant cytotoxicity with respect to the chosen cell line as the ECIS50 values were all above 100 μg/mL. However, all graphene derivatives exhibited inhibitory effects on the Sf9 response at the cell spreading level with the following order: SG (ECIS50 = 121 ± 8 μg/mL), SGO (ECIS50 = 151 ± 9 μg/mL), and GO (ECIS50 = 232 ± 27 μg/mL), reflecting differences observed in their ζ-potential and surface area. The presence of phenyl sulfonyl groups in SGO and SG improves their aqueous dispersity which enables these materials to have a greater inhibitory effect on Sf9 insect cells in comparison to GO. Such results were corroborated well with the cell count and viability by the Trypan Blue exclusion assay.
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- Keith B Male
- Nanobiotechnology Group, National Research Council Canada , 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H4P 2R2 Canada
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Lam E, Hrapovic S, Majid E, Chong JH, Luong JHT. Catalysis using gold nanoparticles decorated on nanocrystalline cellulose. Nanoscale 2012; 4:997-1002. [PMID: 22218753 DOI: 10.1039/c2nr11558a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A novel nanocomposite was prepared by deposition of carbonate-stabilized Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) onto the surface of poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride) (PDDA)-coated carboxylated nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC). The hybrid material possessed AuNPs (1.45% by weight) with an average diameter of 2.95 ± 0.06 nm. The catalytic activity of AuNP/PDDA/NCC for reducing 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol was compared to other Au-supported composites. An activation energy of 69.2 kJ mol(-1) was obtained for the reaction. Indeed, the reaction rate constant k of (5.1 ± 0.2) × 10(-3) s(-1) was comparable to the benchmark literature value obtained using AuNPs (<5 nm in diameter) decorated on a network of crystalline cellulose fibers. Our strategy promotes the use of natural resources to prepare reusable hybrid inorganic-organic materials for important reactions with facilitated product isolation/purification.
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- Edmond Lam
- Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council Canada, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H4P 2R2, Canada
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Lam E, Ramke M, Groos S, Warnecke G, Heim A. A differentiated porcine bronchial epithelial cell culture model for studying human adenovirus tropism and virulence. J Virol Methods 2011; 178:117-23. [PMID: 21907242 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2011.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2011] [Revised: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 08/22/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The species specificity of human adenoviruses (HAdV) almost precludes studying virulence and tropism in animal models, e.g. rodent models, or derived tissue and cell culture models. However, replication of HAdV type 5 (HAdV-C5) has been shown after intravenous injection in swine. In order to study adenovirus replication in airway tissue propagation of bronchial epithelial cells from porcine lungs was established. These primary cells proved to be fully permissive for HAdV-C5 infection in submerged culture, demonstrating efficient HAdV genome replication, infectious viral particle release (1.07×10(8) TCID(50)/ml±6.63×10(7)) and development of cytopathic effect (CPE). Differentiation of porcine bronchial epithelial cells was achieved at the air-liquid interface on collagen I coated 0.4μm polyester membranes. Morphology, expression of tubulin and occludin, the development of tight-junctions and cilia were similar to human bronchial epithelial cells. Infection with HAdV-C5 from the basolateral side resulted in release of infectious virus progeny (2.05×10(7) TCID(50)/ml±2.39×10(7)) to the apical surface as described recently in human bronchial epithelial cells, although complete CPE was not observed. Differentiated porcine bronchial epithelial cells hold promise as a novel method for studying the virulence and pathophysiology of pneumonia associated HAdV types.
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- E Lam
- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neubergstr. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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Ishikawa T, Watanabe N, Nagano M, Kawai-Yamada M, Lam E. Bax inhibitor-1: a highly conserved endoplasmic reticulum-resident cell death suppressor. Cell Death Differ 2011; 18:1271-8. [PMID: 21597463 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2011.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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In spite of fundamental differences between plant and animal cells, it is remarkable that some cell death regulators that were identified to control cell death in metazoans can also function in plants. The fact that most of these proteins do not have structural homologs in plant genomes suggests that they may be targeting a highly conserved 'core' mechanism with conserved functions that is present in all eukaryotes. The ubiquitous Bax inhibitor-1 (BI-1) is a common cell death suppressor in eukaryotes that has provided a potential portal to this cell death core. In this review, we will update the current status of our understanding on the function and activities of this intriguing protein. Genetic, molecular and biochemical studies have so far suggested a consistent view that BI-1 is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident transmembrane protein that can interact with multiple partners to alter intracellular Ca(2+) flux control and lipid dynamics. Functionally, the level of BI-1 protein has been hypothesized to have the role of a rheostat to regulate the threshold of ER-stress inducible cell death. Further, delineation of the cell death suppression mechanism by BI-1 should shed light on an ancient cell death core-control pathway in eukaryotes, as well as novel ways to improve stress tolerance.
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- T Ishikawa
- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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Lam E, Majid E, Leung ACW, Chong JH, Mahmoud KA, Luong JHT. Synthesis of furfural from xylose by heterogeneous and reusable nafion catalysts. ChemSusChem 2011; 4:535-541. [PMID: 21416622 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Nafion 117 has been proven as a robust and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for the dehydration of 9.1 % (w/w) xylose in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to yield 60 % furfural in 2 h at 150 °C. The catalytic high activity promoted shorter reaction times to limit the formation of side-products which otherwise would lead to decreased yields. Within the allowable operating temperature range of Nafion (125 to 175 °C), the reaction was kinetically controlled. In corroboration with AFM and SEM imaging, ATR-FTIR confirmed that the Nafion catalytic activity remained unchanged after 15 repeated uses. With excellent chemical and thermal stability under the conditions for xylose dehydration compared to existing solid acid catalysts, this reusable Nafion system could be a step towards the more economical production of furfural from renewable biomass, an intermediate chemical for the preparation of value-added chemicals.
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- Edmond Lam
- Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council Canada, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada
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Leung ACW, Hrapovic S, Lam E, Liu Y, Male KB, Mahmoud KA, Luong JHT. Characteristics and properties of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals prepared from a novel one-step procedure. Small 2011; 7:302-5. [PMID: 21294255 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201001715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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- Alfred C W Leung
- Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal H4P 2R2, Canada
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Lam E, Malkin R. Reconstruction of the chloroplast noncyclic electron transport pathway from water to NADP with three integral protein complexes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 79:5494-8. [PMID: 16593225 PMCID: PMC346930 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.79.18.5494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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RECONSTRUCTION OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC NONCYCLIC ELECTRON TRANSPORT FROM WATER TO NADP HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY USING THREE INTEGRAL PROTEIN COMPLEXES ISOLATED FROM CHLOROPLAST THYLAKOID MEMBRANES: photosystems I and II and the cytochrome b(6)-f complex. This system shows an absolute dependence on the presence of all three protein complexes for NADP reduction, in addition to plastocyanin, ferredoxin, and ferredoxin-NADP reductase. The reconstructed system was found to be sensitive to low concentrations of known inhibitors of noncyclic electron transport. Depletion of the Rieske iron-sulfur center and bound plastoquinone from the cytochrome b(6)-f complex resulted in an inhibition of the photoreduction of NADP.
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- Department of Biophysics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Acoba JD, Nakasone R, Young KB, Kagihara JM, Lam E. Validation of ADJUVANT! for colon cancer in a multiethnic population. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e14004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Strom A, Hartman J, Lam E, Lin C, Gustafsson J, Gustafsson J. Function of HES6 an Inhibitor of HES1, in the Breast Cancer Cell Lines T47D and MCF-7 Is to Up-Regulate E2F-1 and Increased Proliferation. Cancer Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-2153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hormone resistance remains as a major obstacle in breast cancer treatment. The majority of breast tumors are dependent on estrogens to grow, therefore anti-estrogens such as Tamoxifen is an effective treatment option. We have found that a transcription factor Hes6, earlier described in the nervous tissue, is up-regulated in hormone-independent breast cancer cells compared to normal estrogen sensitive breast cancer cells. By using a lenti-virus system, we have over-expressed Hes6 in T47D cells which are estrogen sensitive. This resulted in increased proliferation. We also found that estrogen treatment of MCF-7 breast cancer cells induced expression of endogenous Hes6 in the G1-phase. We could not find any binding of estrogen receptor α to the HES6 gene but instead found a binding site up-steam of the promoter in the ASCL1 gene. ASCL1 is a known inducer of HES6 and we are showing that ASCL1 is up-regulated by 17β-estradiol in MCF-7 cells. To find the mechanism behind the tumorogenic effects of Hes6, we analysed important factors of the cell-cycle. We found that the G1-phase factor E2F-1 was up-regulated in response to increased Hes6 expression. Since HES6 have been shown to be an inhibitor of HES1, this is in agreement with a previous study where we found that HES1 inhibited proliferation by binding to the promoter of and down-regulating E2F-1 expression. E2F-1 is an important limiting factor in late G1-phase of the cell cycle and can drive cell proliferation.We believe that the HES1-HES6 interplay is important in antiestrogen-resistant breast cancer. Studies are now ongoing to investigate if Hes6 is up-regulated in estrogen-independent human breast cancer samples.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(24 Suppl):Abstract nr 2153.
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- 2Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- 3Cancer Research-UK Labs, United Kingdom
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- 4Brigham Young University, UT,
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Pilz K, Jobst A, Lam E, Lüdecke J, van Smaalen S, Bao J, Bietsch W, Schwoerer M. The glass transition in twinned ((phenyl)4As)2C60Cl crystals. Z KRIST-CRYST MATER 2009. [DOI: 10.1524/zkri.217.2.78.20629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We have studied the crystal structure of ((phenyl)4As)2C60Cl at room temperature and below the phase transition at Tc
= 125 K by single-crystal x-ray diffraction. At room temperature tetragonal lattice parameters were found as a = b = 12.588(1)Å and c = 20.345(1)Å. At T = 120 K the lattice parameters were determined as a = b = 12.5060(1)Å and c = 20.4420(1)Å. The room temperature and low-temperature structures were found to be isostructural, with space group I4/m. Structure refinements were performed with restrictions on the C60 molecules according to the noncrystallographic isohedral point symmetry Ih
. Derivations from this symmetry could not be found, suggesting that any possible Jahn-Teller distortion of the C60 radical anions will be smaller than 0.01Å. The phase transition observed in ESR at Tc
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the disorder becomes static. Two types of twinning have been observed in different crystals. The first type is represented by a rotation over 180 about [1,1,1] axis. It results in different orientations of the 4-fold unique axes with angles of 82.4 degrees between them. Secondly, merohedral twinning was observed corresponding to the two orientations of the structure with 4/m symmetry on the tetragonal lattice. Both twinnings result in extra orientations of the C60 molecules, and they should be taken into account, when analysing the anisotropy of the physical properties of crystals of this compound.
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Stratifin-Induced MMP-1 in Fibroblast is Mediated by c-Fos and P38 MAPK Activation. Wound Repair Regen 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1067-1927.2005.130215s.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Krol J, Lam E, Coombes C. Critical role of FoxO3a transcription factor in response to therapy with EGFR inhibitors, gefitinib and lapatinib, in breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.21018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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21018 Background: Inhibition of the EGF-receptor is a potential therapeutic strategy for breast cancer. The PI3-K/PKB signalling pathway plays an important role in cell proliferation, survival and malignant transformation. The Forkhead box group O transcriptional factor, FoxO3a, is a direct downstream target of PKB. Here we studied the role of the FoxO3a in response to the EGFR inhibitors Gefitinib and Lapatinib. Methods: Response of breast cancer cell lines to treatment with Gefitinib and Lapatinib was evaluated by proliferation assay and FACS analysis. Expression of FoxO3a and its downstream targets was analysed using Western blotting. Sub-cellular localisation of FoxO3a was analysed by confocal microscopy. FoxO3a mRNA level was measured by RTq-PCR. siRNA transfections were performed using Oligofectamine reagent. Immunohistological staining was performed on patient samples to validate our findings. Results: Treatment of a panel of breast cancer cell lines with both inhibitors resulted in decreased proliferation due to G1-arrest and apoptosis in two sensitive cell-lines, BT474 and SKBR3. Western blot analysis revealed that response to the treatment was associated with a decrease in PKB and FoxO3a phosphorylation and thus the nuclear relocalisation of FoxO3a. Confocal microscopy confirmed that treatment induced nuclear translocation of FoxO3a only in sensitive but not resistant cells. This relocation of FoxO3a was accompanied by an induction of FoxO3a mRNA and its principal targets, p27kip1 and Bim. Transfection of the sensitive BT474 cells with FoxO3a specific siRNA resulted in a significant reduction in FoxO3a protein expression and Gefitinib-induced cell death. Comparison of immunohistochemical staining of biopsies from breast cancer patients before and after Gefitinib treatment revealed that therapy resulted in a significant increase in nuclear FoxO3a staining. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate for the first time that the EGFR-family inhibitors, Gefitinib and Lapatinib, specifically target FoxO3a to induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. This finding helps to define the mechanism of action of Gefitinib and Lapatinib and may provide novel insights into the molecular basis for resistance to these inhibitors. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Sekeres M, Kantarjian H, List A, Lam E, Leveque J, Paquette R, Maciejewski J. P127 Prospective cross-sectional analysis of cytopenias and transfusion needs of MDS patients in the USA. Leuk Res 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(07)70197-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few reports have described the clinical and microbiological features of cryptococcosis in immunocompetent patients. AIM To compare clinical presentations and outcomes of cryptococcosis in immunocompetent vs. immunocompromised patients. DESIGN Retrospective case series. METHODS All culture- or histology-confirmed cases (n = 46) of cryptococcosis in two acute hospitals in Hong Kong (1995-2005) were included. Clinical presentations, rates of fungaemia, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) parameters and clinical outcomes were recorded. RESULTS Twenty patients (43.5%) were apparently immunocompetent, 17 (37.0%) had predisposing factors other than HIV infection, and 9 (19.6%) were HIV-positive. Thirty-one (67.4%) presented with meningitis, four (8.7%) with pulmonary cryptococcosis, and 11 (23.9%) with extraneural, extrapulmonary cryptococcosis. Of the immunocompetent patients with retrievable isolates (n = 8), three (37.5%) were Cryptococcus gattii; all isolates (n = 6) from immunocompromised patients were Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii. Immunocompetent patients more commonly presented with meningitis (80.0% vs. 47.1%, p = 0.03), and tended toward lower rates of fungaemia (10.0% vs. 35.3%, p = 0.06) and mortality (25.0% vs. 52.9%, p = 0.06). Death was associated with fungaemia (p = 0.01) and underlying malignancy (p < 0.01). In cryptococcal meningitis, immunocompetent patients had longer mean time from illness onset to presentation (34.4 vs. 12.6 days, p = 0.02), more intense inflammatory responses (CSF: white blood cells 108 vs. 35 x 10(9)/l, p = 0.03; protein 1.61 g/l vs. 0.79 g/l, p = 0.07), less fungaemia (0% vs. 26.7%, p = 0.04) and more satisfactory clinical outcomes (81.3% vs. 46.7%, p = 0.04). DISCUSSION A substantial proportion of patients with cryptococcosis are apparently immunocompetent. C. neoformans var. grubii and C. gattii are the common causes. Immunocompetent patients tend to present with localized, indolent neurological disease, with more intense inflammatory responses but better clinical outcomes.
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- G Lui
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, 9/F Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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Liboiron BD, Thompson KH, Hanson GR, Lam E, Aebischer N, Orvig C. New insights into the interactions of serum proteins with bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV): transport and biotransformation of insulin-enhancing vanadium pharmaceuticals. J Am Chem Soc 2005; 127:5104-15. [PMID: 15810845 DOI: 10.1021/ja043944n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Significant new insights into the interactions of the potent insulin-enhancing compound bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) (BMOV) with the serum proteins, apo-transferrin and albumin, are presented. Identical reaction products are observed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) with either BMOV or vanadyl sulfate (VOSO4) in solutions of human serum apo-transferrin. Further detailed study rules out the presence of a ternary ligand-vanadyl-transferrin complex proposed previously. By contrast, differences in reaction products are observed for the interactions of BMOV and VOSO4 with human serum albumin (HSA), wherein adduct formation between albumin and BMOV is detected. In BMOV-albumin solutions, vanadyl ions are bound in a unique manner not observed in comparable solutions of VOSO4 and albumin. Presentation of chelated vanadyl ions precludes binding at the numerous nonspecific sites and produces a unique EPR spectrum which is assigned to a BMOV-HSA adduct. The adduct species cannot be produced, however, from a solution of VOSO4 and HSA titrated with maltol. Addition of maltol to a VOSO4-HSA solution instead results in formation of a different end product which has been assigned as a ternary complex, VO(ma)(HSA). Furthermore, analysis of solution equilibria using a model system of BMOV with 1-methylimidazole (formation constant log K1 = 4.5(1), by difference electronic absorption spectroscopy) lends support to an adduct binding mode (VO(ma)2-HSA) proposed herein for BMOV and HSA. This detailed report of an in vitro reactivity difference between VOSO4 and BMOV may have bearing on the form of active vanadium metabolites delivered to target tissues. Albumin binding of vanadium chelates is seen to have a potentially dramatic effect on pharmacokinetics, transport, and efficacy of these antidiabetic chelates.
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- Barry D Liboiron
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z1
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Yu JO, Lam E, Sereda JL, Rampersad NC, Lough AJ, Browning CS, Farrar DH. 2-Indolylphosphines, a New Class of Tunable Ligands: Their Synthesis, Facile Derivatization, and Coordination to Palladium(II). Organometallics 2004. [DOI: 10.1021/om0401004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Joanne O. Yu
- Davenport Chemical Research Building, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6
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- Davenport Chemical Research Building, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6
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- Davenport Chemical Research Building, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6
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- Davenport Chemical Research Building, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6
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- Davenport Chemical Research Building, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6
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- Davenport Chemical Research Building, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6
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- Davenport Chemical Research Building, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6
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Lam E, Farrar DH, Scott Browning C, Lough AJ. Reactions of 2-indolylphosphines with Ru3(CO)12: cluster capping with μ3,η2-indolylphosphine as an anionic six-electron P,N-donor ligand. Dalton Trans 2004:3383-8. [PMID: 15483727 DOI: 10.1039/b409930c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Stepwise bidentate coordination of the novel indolylphosphine ligands HL (1, HL = P(C(6)H(5))(2)(C(9)H(8)N)(diphenyl-2-(3-methylindolyl)phosphine); 2, HL = P(C(6)H(5))(C(9)H(8)N)(2)(phenyldi-2-(3-methylindolyl)phosphine); and 3, HL = P(C(6)H(5))(C(17)H(12)N(2))(di(1H-3-indolyl)methane-(2,12)-phenylphosphine)) to the ruthenium cluster Ru(3)(CO)(12) is demonstrated. Reactions of 1-3 with Ru(3)(CO)(12) led to the formation of Ru(3)(CO)(11)(HL) (4-6), in which HL is mono-coordinated through the phosphorus atom. The X-ray structures of 4-6 show that the phosphorus atom is equatorially coordinated to the triruthenium core. In all cases, gentle heating of Ru(3)(CO)(11)(HL) resulted in the formation of Ru(3)(CO)(9)(mu-H)(mu(3),eta(2)-L)(7-9) in which the NH proton of the indolyl substituent had migrated to the ruthenium core to form a bridging hydride ligand. The X-ray structure of Ru(3)(CO)(9)(mu-H)[mu(3),eta(2)-P(C(6)H(5))(2)(C(9)H(7)N)] (7) shows the deprotonated nitrogen atom of the indolyl moiety bridging over the face of the triruthenium core, bonding to the two ruthenium metal centers to which the phosphorus atom is not bound. The phosphorus atom is forced to adopt an axial bonding mode due to the geometry of the indolylphosphine ligand. Cluster electron counting and X-ray data suggest that the indolylphosphine behaves as a six-electron ligand in this mode of coordination. Compounds 4-9 have been characterized by IR, (1)H, (13)C and (31)P NMR spectroscopy.
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- Edmond Lam
- Devenport Chemical Research Building, University of Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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Wong WR, Lam E, Huang RC, Wong RS, Morris C, Hackett J. Applications, and efficient large-scale production, of recombinant human epidermal growth factor. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2002; 18:51-71. [PMID: 11530698 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2001.10648008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- W R Wong
- Department of Biochemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Salicylic acid (SA) is a key regulator for the induction of systemic acquired resistance (SAR), and NPR1 is a critical mediator for the biological effects of SA. Physical interactions between NPR1 and TGA factors, a conserved family of basic-leucine-zipper (bZip) proteins in plants, have suggested a role for these transcription factors in mediating SAR induction via the regulation of defense genes. To elucidate this function, we constructed a trans-dominant mutant that specifically eliminates DNA-binding activities of this class of bZip proteins in transgenic tobacco plants. Our results demonstrate that the loss of TGA DNA-binding activities is correlated with suppression of two xenobiotic-responsive genes, GNT35 and STR246, and enhanced induction of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes by SA. In addition, these TGA-suppressed plants exhibited higher levels of PR gene induction by pathogen challenge and an enhanced SAR. These results suggest that TGA transcription factors serve both negative and positive regulatory roles in mediating plant defense responses.
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- Biotech Center, Foran Hall, 59 Dudley Road, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, 08903, USA
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An electrochemical method for the investigation and comparison of anti-Alzheimer medications that is based on the inhibition of the acetylcholinesterase is presented. The developed amperometric biosensor determines the in-vitro inhibition of the acetylcholinesterase that is co-immobilized with choline oxidase on the working electrode surface of a three-electrode system using gel entrapment. The sensor has been applied to determine the IC50 values of two known and one newly developed Alzheimer remedy. A simultaneous measurement with the photometric standard method shows the applicability of our method for fast drug screening.
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- R Lenigk
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, PR China.
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The plant response to attempted infection by microbial pathogens is often accompanied by rapid cell death in and around the initial infection site, a reaction known as the hypersensitive response. This response is associated with restricted pathogen growth and represents a form of programmed cell death (PCD). Recent pharmacological and molecular studies have provided functional evidence for the conservation of some of the basic regulatory mechanisms underlying the response to pathogens and the activation of PCD in animal and plant systems. In animals, the mitochondrion integrates diverse cellular stress signals and initiates the death execution pathway, and studies indicate a similar involvement for mitochondria in regulating PCD in plants. But many of the cell-death regulators that have been characterized in humans, worms and flies are absent from the Arabidopsis genome, indicating that plants probably use other regulators to control this process.
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- E Lam
- Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8520, USA.
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Kato N, Lam E. Detection of chromosomes tagged with green fluorescent protein in live Arabidopsis thaliana plants. Genome Biol 2001; 2:RESEARCH0045. [PMID: 11737944 PMCID: PMC60307 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2001-2-11-research0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2001] [Revised: 09/05/2001] [Accepted: 09/09/2001] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Structural and dynamic studies of chromosomes tagged with green fluorescent protein (GFP) in yeast and cultured animal cells have revealed some surprises. Although this technology can be very powerful, only a few studies using this approach with developed multicellular systems have been reported for the study of chromatin behavior in situ. RESULTS We established vectors and conditions to visualize tagged loci stably inserted in the Arabidopsis genome via GFP fused to a bacterial DNA-binding protein. Using this system, three-dimensional coordinates for tagged loci within nuclei from cells of a live plant can be directly determined with concomitant visualization of the position of the nucleolus. Chromosome polyploidization in epidermal cells at the elongation zone of the root in transgenic plants can be visualized in situ using this technique. CONCLUSION We have established that GFP fusion with DNA-binding proteins can be used in conjunction with concatameric binding-site arrays to track genomic loci in living Arabidopsis plants. It should now be feasible to study the mechanisms of organization and dynamics of chromatin in specific cell types during various times of plant development, taking advantage of the well developed genetic systems and resources available for Arabidopsis.
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- Biotech Center, Rutgers University, Cook College, 59 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08904, USA.
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Morris RG, Black AB, Lam E, Westley IS. Clinical study of lamotrigine and valproic acid in patients with epilepsy: using a drug interaction to advantage? Ther Drug Monit 2000; 22:656-60. [PMID: 11128232 DOI: 10.1097/00007691-200012000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lamotrigine (LTG) is one of the newer antiepileptic drugs which has been shown to have a spectrum of drug interactions (including with other epilepsy drugs) that can have a pronounced effect on LTG kinetics. The present study examined the LTG metabolic inhibition dose-response relationship with valproic acid (VPA) in eight patients with epilepsy with a view to using this to benefit the patient. This could benefit the patient not only by attaining higher plasma LTG concentrations with "standard" dosages of LTG, but also possibly by achieving better seizure control through providing a less variable peak-to-trough fluctuation in LTG concentrations as a result of extending the half-life of LTG. The dosages of VPA trialed were 0, 200, 500, and 1,000 mg/d which resulted in a mean increase in LTG area under the curve of 83.7 +/- 14.7% at 200 mg VPA/d, to and 160 +/- 37.9% at 1,000 mg VPA/d. The presence of concomitant enzyme inducers in some patients did not influence the percentage increase from baseline in half-life observed, although clearly those on inducers started from a lower absolute half-life as a result of the induction. The effect was shown to be quite variable, particularly at the highest dosage of VPA tested (1,000 mg/d), suggesting that this effect could be best applied with the support of the therapeutic drug monitoring laboratory determining plasma LTG concentrations to allow individualization of the LTG dosage.
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- R G Morris
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia
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Cell death as a highly regulated process has now been recognized to be an important, if not essential, pathway that is ubiquitous in all multicellular eukaryotes. In addition to playing key roles in the morphogenesis and sculpting of the organs to give rise to highly specialized forms and shapes, cell death also participates in the programmed creation of specialized cell types for essential functions such as the selection of B cells in the immune system of mammals and the formation of tracheids in the xylem of vascular plants. Studies of apoptosis, the most well-characterized form of animal programmed cell death, have culminated in the identification of a central tripartite death switch the enzymatic component of which is a conserved family of cysteine proteases called caspases. Studies in invertebrates and other animal models suggest that caspases are conserved regulators of apoptotic cell death in all metazoans. In plant systems, the identities of the main executioners that orchestrate cell death remain elusive. Recent evidence from inhibitor studies and biochemical approaches suggests that caspase-like proteases may also be involved in cell death control in higher plants. Furthermore, the mitochondrion and reactive oxygen species may well constitute a common pathway for cell death activation in both animal and plant cells. Cloning of plant caspase-like proteases and elucidation of the mechanisms through which mitochondria may regulate cell death in both systems should shed light on the evolution of cell death control in eukaryotes and may help to identify essential components that are highly conserved in eukaryotes.
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- E Lam
- Biotech Center, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
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Cell death as a highly regulated process has now been recognized to be an important, if not essential, pathway that is ubiquitous in all multicellular eukaryotes. In addition to playing key roles in the morphogenesis and sculpting of the organs to give rise to highly specialized forms and shapes, cell death also participates in the programmed creation of specialized cell types for essential functions such as the selection of B cells in the immune system of mammals and the formation of tracheids in the xylem of vascular plants. Studies of apoptosis, the most well-characterized form of animal programmed cell death, have culminated in the identification of a central tripartite death switch the enzymatic component of which is a conserved family of cysteine proteases called caspases. Studies in invertebrates and other animal models suggest that caspases are conserved regulators of apoptotic cell death in all metazoans. In plant systems, the identities of the main executioners that orchestrate cell death remain elusive. Recent evidence from inhibitor studies and biochemical approaches suggests that caspase-like proteases may also be involved in cell death control in higher plants. Furthermore, the mitochondrion and reactive oxygen species may well constitute a common pathway for cell death activation in both animal and plant cells. Cloning of plant caspase-like proteases and elucidation of the mechanisms through which mitochondria may regulate cell death in both systems should shed light on the evolution of cell death control in eukaryotes and may help to identify essential components that are highly conserved in eukaryotes.
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- Biotech Center, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
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- Biotech Center Foran Hall, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
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Klessig DF, Durner J, Noad R, Navarre DA, Wendehenne D, Kumar D, Zhou JM, Shah J, Zhang S, Kachroo P, Trifa Y, Pontier D, Lam E, Silva H. Nitric oxide and salicylic acid signaling in plant defense. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:8849-55. [PMID: 10922045 PMCID: PMC34022 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.16.8849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 371] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Salicylic acid (SA) plays a critical signaling role in the activation of plant defense responses after pathogen attack. We have identified several potential components of the SA signaling pathway, including (i) the H(2)O(2)-scavenging enzymes catalase and ascorbate peroxidase, (ii) a high affinity SA-binding protein (SABP2), (iii) a SA-inducible protein kinase (SIPK), (iv) NPR1, an ankyrin repeat-containing protein that exhibits limited homology to IkappaBalpha and is required for SA signaling, and (v) members of the TGA/OBF family of bZIP transcription factors. These bZIP factors physically interact with NPR1 and bind the SA-responsive element in promoters of several defense genes, such as the pathogenesis-related 1 gene (PR-1). Recent studies have demonstrated that nitric oxide (NO) is another signal that activates defense responses after pathogen attack. NO has been shown to play a critical role in the activation of innate immune and inflammatory responses in animals. Increases in NO synthase (NOS)-like activity occurred in resistant but not susceptible tobacco after infection with tobacco mosaic virus. Here we demonstrate that this increase in activity participates in PR-1 gene induction. Two signaling molecules, cGMP and cyclic ADP ribose (cADPR), which function downstream of NO in animals, also appear to mediate plant defense gene activation (e.g., PR-1). Additionally, NO may activate PR-1 expression via an NO-dependent, cADPR-independent pathway. Several targets of NO in animals, including guanylate cyclase, aconitase, and mitogen-activated protein kinases (e.g., SIPK), are also modulated by NO in plants. Thus, at least portions of NO signaling pathways appear to be shared between plants and animals.
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- D F Klessig
- Waksman Institute and Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 190 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020, USA.
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As much as the definition of life may be controversial, the definition of death also may prove problematic. In recent years it became apparent that the death of a living cell may follow more than one possible scenario: it may result from an externally applied physical injury (an accidental death), or it may be the outcome of activating an internal pathway for cell suicide (a programmed death). That cells can participate in their own execution may indicate that certain types of cell deaths that were previously considered to be caused by foreign agents such as pathogens or drugs may actually result from the activation of a programmed cell death pathway that is normally latent in cells. Here, we describe the activation of such a cell suicide pathway in plant cells upon the recognition of an invading pathogen. We discuss the possible use of this pathway as a defense mechanism against infection and the possibility that in many ways the use of this type of cell death in plants is functionally analogous to that used by mammalian cells in response to infection by pathogens.
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- R Mittler
- Center for Agricultural Molecular Biology, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 08903-0231, USA.
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Zhou JM, Trifa Y, Silva H, Pontier D, Lam E, Shah J, Klessig DF. NPR1 differentially interacts with members of the TGA/OBF family of transcription factors that bind an element of the PR-1 gene required for induction by salicylic acid. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2000; 13:191-202. [PMID: 10659709 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi.2000.13.2.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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NPR1 is a critical component of the salicylic acid (SA)-mediated signal transduction pathway leading to the induction of defense genes, such as the pathogenesis-related (PR)-1 gene, and enhanced disease resistance. Using a yeast two-hybrid screen, we identified several NPR1-interacting proteins (NIPs). Two of these NIPs are members of the TGA/OBF family of basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors; this family has been implicated in the activation of SA-responsive genes, including PR-1. Six TGA family members were tested and shown to differentially interact with NPR1: TGA2 and TGA3 showed strong affinity for NPR1; TGA5 and TGA6 exhibited weaker affinity; and TGA1 and TGA4 displayed little or no detectable interaction with NPR1, respectively. Interestingly, the amino-termini of these factors were found to decrease their stability in yeast and differentially affect their apparent affinity toward NPR1. The interacting regions on NPR1 and the TGA factors were also defined. Each of four point mutations in NPR1 that disrupt SA signaling in Arabidopsis completely blocked interaction of NPR1 with TGA2 and TGA3. TGA2 and TGA3 were also found to bind the SA-responsive element of the Arabidopsis PR-1 promoter. These results directly link NPR1 to SA-induced PR-1 expression through members of the TGA family of transcription factors.
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- J M Zhou
- Waksman Institute and Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway 08854-8020, USA
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Cysteine and serine proteases are prominent players in the control of developmental and pathogen-activated cell deaths in plants. Ethylene, salicylic acid, the small G-protein Rac, calcium and reactive oxygen species are recurring mediators of death signaling. Lastly, the mitochondrion has emerged in both plant and animal systems as a 'central depot' that interprets multiple signals and in some instances determines the fate of the cell.
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- E Lam
- Biotech Center, Foran Hall, Cook College, 59 Dudley Road, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
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- Biotech Center, Foran Hall, Cook College, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
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Huang R, Lam E, Chen Y, Hackett J, Lam T, Liu D, Ma M, Siu K, Sivakesava S, Xu Z, Wong R, Wong W. Human epidermal growth factor excreted by recombinant Escherichia coli K-12 has the correct N-terminus and is fully bioactive. Process Biochem 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0032-9592(99)00024-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lagaud GJ, Lam E, Lui A, van Breemen C, Laher I. Nonspecific inhibition of myogenic tone by PD98059, a MEK1 inhibitor, in rat middle cerebral arteries. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 257:523-7. [PMID: 10198244 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Activation of MAP kinase kinase, also called ERK kinase (MEK), may lead to desinhibition of thin filament regulatory proteins and we therefore investigated the acute effects of the potent MEK inhibitor, PD98059 on the contractile properties of pressurized rat middle cerebral arteries. Cerebral arteries (diameter 100-150 microm) were mounted on a pressure myograph and PD98059 (10 microM, 40 microM) significantly inhibited (15% and 64%) myogenic tone (P < 0.001). At these concentrations, PD98059 also significantly reduced the vasopressin (0.1 microM)- and KCl (60 mM)-induced tone. Cumulative addition of exogenous Ca2+ (0.4-1.6 mM) increased myogenic tone to approximately 50% of constriction at 80 mmHg. This effect was inhibited by PD98059 (P < 0.001). These results demonstrate that pressure-induced myogenic tone is inhibited by PD98059 at the concentrations that have been reported to be selective for inhibition of MEK and the MAP kinase cascade. However, our results also demonstrate that PD98059 may have nonspecific effects on voltage-sensitive Ca2+ entry in vascular smooth muscle.
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- G J Lagaud
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Pontier D, Gan S, Amasino RM, Roby D, Lam E. Markers for hypersensitive response and senescence show distinct patterns of expression. Plant Mol Biol 1999; 39:1243-55. [PMID: 10380810 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006133311402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Controlled cellular suicide is an important process that can be observed in various organs during plant development. From the generation of proper sexual organs in monoecious plants to the hypersensitive response (HR) that occurs during incompatible pathogen interactions, programmed cell death (PCD) can be readily observed. Although several biochemical and morphological parameters have been described for various types of cell death in plants, the relationships existing between those different types of PCD events remain unclear. In this work, we set out to examine if two early molecular markers of HR cell death (HIN1 and HSR203J) as well as a senescence marker (SAG12) are coordinately induced during these processes. Our result indicates that although there is evidence of some cross-talk between both cell death pathways, spatial and temporal characteristics of activation for these markers during hypersensitive response and senescence are distinct. These observations indicate that these markers are relatively specific for different cell death programs. Interestingly, they also revealed that a senescence-like process seems to be triggered at the periphery of the HR necrotic lesion. This suggests that cells committed to die during the HR might release a signal able to induce senescence in the neighboring cells. This phenomenon could correspond to the establishment of a second barrier against pathogens. Lastly, we used those cell death markers to better characterize cell death induced by copper and we showed that this abiotic induced cell death presents similarities with HR cell death.
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- D Pontier
- Center for Agricultural Molecular Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Cook College, New Brunswick, 08901-0231, USA
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Mittler R, Lam E, Shulaev V, Cohen M. Signals controlling the expression of cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase during pathogen-induced programmed cell death in tobacco. Plant Mol Biol 1999; 39:1025-35. [PMID: 10344207 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006110223774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In plants ascorbate peroxidase (APX) is an important H2O2-detoxifying enzyme. The expression of APX is rapidly induced in response to stresses that result in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). We have recently reported that the steady-state level of transcripts encoding cytosolic APX (cAPX) is dramatically induced during the hypersensitive response (HR) of tobacco plants infected with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Because cAPX expression is closely linked to the production of ROS in plant cells, studying the regulation cAPX mRNA can reveal some of the signal transduction events associated with ROS metabolism during the HR. Analysis of cAPX mRNA induction during the HR suggested that the expression of cAPX is under the control of the HR signal transduction pathway. The activation of cAPX expression followed signaling events such as changes in protein phosphorylation and induction of ion fluxes. Expression of cAPX was suppressed under conditions of low oxygen pressure, and could only be mimicked by enhancing the intracellular generation of ROS. Interestingly, salicylic acid (SA), which is thought to be involved in ROS metabolism during the HR, did not affect the induction of cAPX mRNA during TMV-induced HR. Using cAPX expression as a marker for the production of ROS, it is suggested that SA may not be involved in the formation of ROS during the HR of tobacco to TMV, and that ROS may not be involved in the induction of the pathogenesis-related protein, PR-1, during this process.
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- R Mittler
- Department of Plant Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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The hypersensitive response (HR) is induced by certain plant pathogens and involves programmed cell death (PCD) to restrict the spread of pathogens from the infection site [1]. Concurrent with the induction of cell death, the host activates a defense response [2]. The cell death associated with the HR in several plant-pathogen systems has morphological similarities to animal apoptosis [3,4], which suggests that cell death mechanisms in plants and animals may share common components that lead to similar cellular events. Caspases are conserved cysteine proteases that regulate animal PCD [5]; caspase activity or an involvement of caspases in cell death has yet to be reported in plants. In this work, we investigated the participation of caspases in HR cell death. Caspase-specific peptide inhibitors, Ac-YVAD-CMK [6] and Ac-DEVD-CHO [7], could abolish bacteria-induced plant PCD but did not significantly affect the induction of other aspects of HR, such as the expression of defense genes. This result confirmed our previous model that cell death can be uncoupled from defense gene activation during HR [8]. Caspase-like proteolytic activity was detected in tobacco tissues that were developing HR following infection with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Our results provide evidence for the presence of caspase-like plant protease(s) that participate in HR cell death.
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- Biotech Center, Department of Plant Science, Foran Hall 59 Dudley Road, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA
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The inhibitory effects of mibefradil (1.0 nM-1.0 microM), a putative selective inhibitor of T-type Ca2+ channels that has peripheral and coronary vasodilating properties with few negative inotropic effects, on pressure-induced vasoconstrictions were compared to depolarization- and [Arg8] vasopressin-induced tone in isolated middle cerebral arteries of the rat. The concentration-response relationships (IC50) for myogenic tone (70 +/- 20 nM), depolarization- (53 +/- 9 nM) and vasopressin-induced tone (70 +/- 10 nM) were equally inhibited by mibefradil. Pressure-induced responses were consistently inhibited by mibefradil throughout the myogenically active pressure range (20-100 mmHg). These results demonstrate that mibefradil is nonselective in inhibiting Ca2+ dependent cerebral artery tone due to myogenic activation, depolarization or receptor activation.
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- E Lam
- Vancouver Vascular Biology Research Center, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Canada
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Pontier D, Tronchet M, Rogowsky P, Lam E, Roby D. Activation of hsr203, a plant gene expressed during incompatible plant-pathogen interactions, is correlated with programmed cell death. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 1998; 11:544-54. [PMID: 9612953 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi.1998.11.6.544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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hsr203J is a tobacco gene whose activation is rapid, highly localized, and specific for incompatible interactions between tobacco and the bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum. The effect of other hypersensitive response (HR)-inducing pathogens and elicitors has been tested with transgenic plants containing the hsr203J promoter-GUS reporter gene fusion, and confirms the generality of the preferential inducibility of the hsr203J gene promoter during incompatible interactions: bacterial and viral pathogens inducing an HR in tobacco were able to induce the promoter fusion, as were inducers of HR-like responses such as harpin, elicitins, and PopA1 proteins. A tomato hsr203 homologous cDNA was isolated (Lehsr203) and used to examine the effect of avr gene products on the expression of such genes. Lehsr203 was shown to be rapidly and transiently induced in leaves of the tomato Cf-9 line, following Avr9 product infiltration, but not in those of the Cf-0 line. Among potential effectors of HR or resistance such as H2O2, salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate, and 2,6-dichloro-isonicotinic acid (INA), none is able to induce a significant increase in promoter activation. In contrast, heavy metals that cause leaf necrosis can trigger such an activation. In addition, hsr203-GUS fusion expression is detected in transgenic tobacco lines expressing the bO gene and exhibiting spontaneous HR-like lesions. Taken together, these results demonstrate a strong correlation between hsr203 and genetically controlled cell death in tobacco and tomato. The expression of this gene should be a useful marker for programmed cell death occurring in response not only to diverse pathogens, but also to diverse death-triggering extracellular agents.
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- D Pontier
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Relations Plantes-Microorganismes, UMR CNRS/ITNRA 215, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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