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Galbiati A, Zana A, Borsari C, Persico M, Bova S, Tkachuk O, Corfu AI, Tamborini L, Basilico N, Fattorusso C, Bruno S, Parapini S, Conti P. Role of Stereochemistry on the Biological Activity of Nature-Inspired 3-Br-Acivicin Isomers and Derivatives. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28073172. [PMID: 37049935 PMCID: PMC10095986 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Chiral natural compounds are often biosynthesized in an enantiomerically pure fashion, and stereochemistry plays a pivotal role in biological activity. Herein, we investigated the significance of chirality for nature-inspired 3-Br-acivicin (3-BA) and its derivatives. The three unnatural isomers of 3-BA and its ester and amide derivatives were prepared and characterized for their antimalarial activity. Only the (5S, αS) isomers displayed significant antiplasmodial activity, revealing that their uptake might be mediated by the L-amino acid transport system, which is known to mediate the acivicin membrane’s permeability. In addition, we investigated the inhibitory activity towards Plasmodium falciparum glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (PfGAPDH) since it is involved in the multitarget mechanism of action of 3-BA. Molecular modeling has shed light on the structural and stereochemical requirements for an efficient interaction with PfGAPDH, leading to covalent irreversible binding and enzyme inactivation. While stereochemistry affects the target binding only for two subclasses (1a–d and 4a–d), it leads to significant differences in the antimalarial activity for all subclasses, suggesting that a stereoselective uptake might be responsible for the enhanced biological activity of the (5S, αS) isomers.
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- Andrea Galbiati
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Via Pascal 36, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Via Pascal 36, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Valenzuela-Cota DF, Morales-Amparano MB, Plascencia-Jatomea M, Martínez-Cruz O, Hernández-García F, Vázquez-Moreno L, Rosas-Burgos EC, Huerta-Ocampo JÁ. Proteomic analysis of the inhibitory effect of the butanolic fraction of Jacquinia macrocarpa on Fusarium verticillioides. Can J Microbiol 2020; 66:535-548. [PMID: 32407666 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2020-0127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Jacquinia macrocarpa, a plant native to northwestern Mexico, has an inhibitory effect against phytopathogenic fungi. Previous studies have shown that the butanolic extract of J. macrocarpa causes retardation and atrophy in mycelial growth of Fusarium verticillioides. However, the action mechanism of this extract is unknown. We used a proteomics approach to understand the inhibitory effect of J. macrocarpa butanolic extract, based on differential protein accumulation in F. verticillioides. Proteins were extracted from F. verticillioides cultured in Czapek broth with and without 202.12 μg/mL (IC50) of butanolic extract of J. macrocarpa. Thirty-eight protein spots showing statistically significant changes (ANOVA, p < 0.01) and at least a 2-fold change in abundance between experimental conditions were analyzed by mass spectrometry. Identified proteins were grouped into different biological processes according to Gene Ontology, among them were amino acid metabolism, protein folding and stabilization, protein degradation, protein transport, carbohydrate metabolism, oxidative stress response, and miscellaneous. This work is the first report of changes in the proteomic profile of F. verticillioides exposed to the J. macrocarpa extract. This information provides new insights into the inhibitory mechanism of the extract and represents a starting point for dissection of the fungal response against the J. macrocarpa extract components.
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- Daniel F Valenzuela-Cota
- Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales s/n, Col. Centro, C.P. 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- Coordinación de Ciencia de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas No. 46, Colonia La Victoria, C.P. 83304, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales s/n, Col. Centro, C.P. 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales s/n, Col. Centro, C.P. 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Carretera de Bienel Km 3.2 s/n, C.P. 03312, Orihuela, Alacant, España
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- Coordinación de Ciencia de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas No. 46, Colonia La Victoria, C.P. 83304, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales s/n, Col. Centro, C.P. 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- CONACYT-Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas No. 46, Colonia La Victoria, C.P. 83304, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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Adnan M, Islam W, Noman A, Hussain A, Anwar M, Khan MU, Akram W, Ashraf MF, Raza MF. Q-SNARE protein FgSyn8 plays important role in growth, DON production and pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum. Microb Pathog 2019; 140:103948. [PMID: 31874229 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Revised: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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SNAREs (Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors) help intracellular vesicle trafficking and membrane fusion among eukaryotes. They are vital for growth and development of phyto-pathogenic fungi such as Fusarium graminearum which causes Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) of wheat and barley. The SNARE protein Syn8 and its homologues play many roles among different organisms. Here, we have characterized FgSyn8 in F. graminearum as a homologue of Syn8. We have integrated biochemical, microbiological and molecular genetic approaches to investigate the roles of this protein. Our results reveal that FgSyn8 is indispensable for normal vegetative growth, conidiation, conidial morphology and pathogenicity of F. graminearum. Deoxynivalenol (DON) biochemical assay reveals active participation of this protein in DON production of F. graminearum. This has further been confirmed by the production of bulbous structures among the intercalary hyphae. FgSyn8 mutant strain produced defects in perithecia formation which portrays its role in sexual reproduction. In summary, our results support that the SNARE protein FgSyn8 is required for vegetative growth, sexual reproduction, DON production and pathogenicity of F. graminearum.
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- Muhammad Adnan
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Key Laboratory of Biopesticides and Chemical Biology of Education Ministry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Processes of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Guangdong Technology Research Centre for Marine Algal Bioengineering, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecology Processing and Safety Monitoring, College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Guangdong Agriculture Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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R-SNARE FgSec22 is essential for growth, pathogenicity and DON production of Fusarium graminearum. Curr Genet 2019; 66:421-435. [DOI: 10.1007/s00294-019-01037-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Sun Q, Li J, Le T. Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle as a Novel Class of Antifungal Agents: Current Advances and Future Perspectives. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:11209-11220. [PMID: 30299956 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Certain types of nanoparticles, especially zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs), are widely reported to be capable of the inhibition of harmful bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous fungi. The unique physicochemical and biological properties of ZnONPs also make them attractive to the food industry for use as a promising antifungal agent. This Review thoroughly introduces the preparation methods and antifungal properties of ZnONPs and analyzes their possible antifungal mechanisms. The applicability of ZnONPs in food packaging and nutritional supplements and as an antimicrobial additive is also documented. Moreover, evaluations for biological safety of ZnONPs are objectively reviewed in this paper. The discussions addressed in this Review not only have theoretical significance but also are conducive to the development of food safety, nutrition, and human health. The summarized knowledge and future perspectives outlined here are expected to promote and guide new research toward developing and optimizing the application of ZnONPs as a novel class of antifungal agents to help improve food quality as well as food safety in the near future.
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- Qi Sun
- College of Life Sciences , Chongqing Normal University , No. 37 Chengzhong Road , Chongqing 401331 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences , Chongqing Normal University , No. 37 Chengzhong Road , Chongqing 401331 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences , Chongqing Normal University , No. 37 Chengzhong Road , Chongqing 401331 , People's Republic of China
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Liu T, Yan QL, Feng L, Ma XC, Tian XG, Yu ZL, Ning J, Huo XK, Sun CP, Wang C, Cui JN. Isolation of γ-Glutamyl-Transferase Rich-Bacteria from Mouse Gut by a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe with Large Stokes Shift. Anal Chem 2018; 90:9921-9928. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Tao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
- Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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L-Threonine and its analogue added to autoclaved solid medium suppress trichothecene production by Fusarium graminearum. Arch Microbiol 2017; 199:945-952. [PMID: 28357472 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-017-1364-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 09/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Fusarium graminearum produces trichothecene mycotoxins under certain nutritional conditions. When L-Thr and its analogue L-allo-threonine were added to brown rice flour solid medium before inoculation, trichothecene production after 4 days of incubation was suppressed. A time-course analysis of gene expression demonstrated that L-Thr suppressed transcription of Tri6, a trichothecene master regulator gene, and a terpene cyclase Tri5 gene. Regulation of trichothecene biosynthesis by altering major primary metabolic processes may open up the possibility to develop safe chemicals for the reduction of mycotoxin contamination might be developed.
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Nakajima Y, Maeda K, Jin Q, Takahashi-Ando N, Kanamaru K, Kobayashi T, Kimura M. Oligosaccharides containing an α-(1→2) (glucosyl/xylosyl)-fructosyl linkage as inducer molecules of trichothecene biosynthesis for Fusarium graminearum. Int J Food Microbiol 2016; 238:215-221. [PMID: 27664790 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Fructo-oligosaccharides containing a sucrose unit are reported as carbon sources necessary for trichothecene production by Fusarium graminearum. Here we demonstrate that trichothecene production is induced when at least 100μM sucrose is added to a culture medium containing 333mM glucose in a 24-well plate. When glucose, the main carbon source of the medium, was replaced with galactose, maltose, or sorbitol, the addition of 100μM sucrose could no longer induce trichothecene production. However, replacing half the amount of each carbon source with glucose restored the trichothecene production-inducing activity of sucrose. Detailed investigations with media containing various concentrations of galactose and glucose as carbon sources suggested that operation of the galactose catabolic pathway for energy conservation affected trichothecene biosynthesis induction by sucrose. Trichothecene production was also induced by 100μM of either raffinose or xylosucrose in axenic liquid culture medium containing glucose as the major carbon source. These results demonstrate that sucrose derivatives are not necessary as a carbon source for inducing trichothecene biosynthesis, and that the minimum structural requirement for sugars to function as trichothecene production-inducer molecules is to contain an α-(1→2) (glucosyl/xylosyl)-fructosyl linkage.
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- Yuichi Nakajima
- Department of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Toyo University, 2100 Kujirai, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan.
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Maeda K, Nakajima Y, Tanahashi Y, Kosaki T, Kitou Y, Kanamaru K, Kobayashi T, Nishiuchi T, Kimura M. Characterization of the acivicin effects on trichothecene production by Fusarium graminearum species complex. J GEN APPL MICROBIOL 2016; 62:272-276. [PMID: 27600357 DOI: 10.2323/jgam.2016.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Kazuyuki Maeda
- Department of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
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Chen L, Cui H. Targeting Glutamine Induces Apoptosis: A Cancer Therapy Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:22830-55. [PMID: 26402672 PMCID: PMC4613338 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160922830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Glutamine metabolism has been proved to be dysregulated in many cancer cells, and is essential for proliferation of most cancer cells, which makes glutamine an appealing target for cancer therapy. In order to be well used by cells, glutamine must be transported to cells by specific transporters and converted to glutamate by glutaminase. There are currently several drugs that target glutaminase under development or clinical trials. Also, glutamine metabolism restriction has been proved to be effective in inhibiting tumor growth both in vivo and vitro through inducing apoptosis, growth arrest and/or autophagy. Here, we review recent researches about glutamine metabolism in cancer, and cell death induced by targeting glutamine, and their potential roles in cancer therapy.
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- Lian Chen
- Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases and Environmental Hazards of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agriculture University, Ya'an 625014, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases and Environmental Hazards of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agriculture University, Ya'an 625014, China.
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, China.
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