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Lin JC, Pan KL, Li CF, Lee KF, Lin KY, Lin KM, Lin CY. Altered subgroups of regulatory T cells in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15565. [PMID: 37153426 PMCID: PMC10160513 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease. Up to now, the role of regulatory T cells (Tregs) and their subgroups in pSS is still in controversial. In this study we tried to elucidate the roles of Tregs and its subgroups in pSS. Total 43 pSS patients and 23 health persons as control were enrolled in this study. We grouped the pSS patients according to the anti-SSa/SSb and the EULAR Sjögren's syndrome disease activity index (ESSDAI). Among the 43 pSS patients, 14 patients were followed after treatment. The percentage of rTregs (resting Treg cells) among Tregs was increased in the pSS group, and decreased after treatment. In the high disease activity subpopulation (ESSDAI ≥ 5), the percentage of rTregs among Tregs decreased after treatment. On the contrary, the percentage of aTregs (activated Treg cells) increased after treatment. It was in an inverse correlation between the percentage of aTreg and rTreg in pSS patients. The Tregs are co-cultured with responder T cells. Tregs from pSS patients showed poorer proliferation inhibitory function. Our results show that the percentages of Tregs and their subgroups altered in pSS patients. The percentage of aTreg and the percentage of rTreg have an inverse correlation in pSS patients. Compared to the control group, the percentage of rTregs among Tregs was increased in the pSS patients and decreased after the treatment. Our study also showed that The Tregs from pSS patients may have poorer inhibitory functions.
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- Jing-Chi Lin
- Division of Allergy and Immunology and Rheumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology and Rheumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Division of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology and Rheumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology and Rheumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
- Corresponding author. No.5, Fuxing St. Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333 Taiwan.
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Kim SY, Choi KY. Enhanced isobutanol production using engineered E. coli and B. subtilis host by UV-induced mutation. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:283. [PMID: 36276452 PMCID: PMC9485403 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03340-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Recombinant Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis strains were engineered by simultaneous chemical and ultraviolet-induced random mutagenesis to enhance bio-alcohol production. Our study investigated the bio-alcohol production of six variants of E. coli (EM1-6) and B. subtilis mutants (BM1-6). The induced mutation in the EM variants increased isobutanol (C4 alcohol) production most effectively, whereas pH adjustment and additional l-valine feeding increased isobutanol production by the BM variants. In contrast, pH adjustment or l-valine addition negatively affected isobutanol production by the EM variants. The highest titer of 5.07 g/L of isobutanol from a 40 g/L yeast extract medium (YEM) was achieved by the EM1 variant, whereas 0.57 g/L of isobutanol from YEM supplemented with 5 g/L of l-valine was obtained from the BM5 variant. These results can be applied in further research on engineering production hosts and improving production titers to utilize heterogenous bioresources in the future.
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- Seo Yeong Kim
- Environmental Research Institute, Ajou University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do South Korea
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do South Korea
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- Environmental Research Institute, Ajou University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do South Korea
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do South Korea
- Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering, College of Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do South Korea
- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do South Korea
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Sharrock RA, Rubinstein S, Chan M, Leighton T. Intergenic suppression of spoO phenotypes by the Bacillus subtilis mutation rvtA. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 194:260-4. [PMID: 20941882 DOI: 10.1007/bf00383525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A collection of intergenic suppressors of the Bacillus subtilis spoOF221 mutation has been isolated. One of these suppressors, rvtA, has been mapped between lys-1and aroD. The rvtA suppressor restores spoOF sporulation to wild type levels and substantially improves the sporulation efficiencies of spoOB and spoOE strains. The rvtA gene does not affect the Spo phenotype of spoOH, spoOJ or spoOK mutants. The rvtA gene also prevents the induction by aliphatic alcohols of SpoO phenocopies in wild type B. subtilis cells.
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- R A Sharrock
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Gottig N, Pedrido ME, Méndez M, Lombardía E, Rovetto A, Philippe V, Orsaria L, Grau R. The Bacillus subtilis SinR and RapA developmental regulators are responsible for inhibition of spore development by alcohol. J Bacteriol 2005; 187:2662-72. [PMID: 15805512 PMCID: PMC1070374 DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.8.2662-2672.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Even though there is a large body of information concerning the harmful effects of alcohol on different organisms, the mechanism(s) that affects developmental programs, at a single-cell level, has not been clearly identified. In this respect, the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus subtilis constitutes an excellent model to study universal questions of cell fate, cell differentiation, and morphogenesis. Here, we demonstrate that treatment with subinhibitory concentrations of alcohol that did not affect vegetative growth inhibited the initiation of spore development through a selective blockage of key developmental genes under the control of the master transcription factor Spo0A approximately P. Isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside-directed expression of a phosphorylation-independent form of Spo0A (Sad67) and the use of an in vivo mini-Tn10 insertional library permitted the identification of the developmental SinR repressor and RapA phosphatase as the effectors that mediated the inhibitory effect of alcohol on spore morphogenesis. A double rapA sinR mutant strain was completely resistant to the inhibitory effects of different-C-length alcohols on sporulation, indicating that the two cell fate determinants were the main or unique regulators responsible for the spo0 phenotype of wild-type cells in the presence of alcohol. Furthermore, treatment with alcohol produced a significant induction of rapA and sinR, while the stationary-phase induction of sinI, which codes for a SinR inhibitor, was completely turned off by alcohol. As a result, a dramatic repression of spo0A and the genes under its control occurred soon after alcohol addition, inhibiting the onset of sporulation and permitting the evaluation of alternative pathways required for cellular survival.
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- Natalia Gottig
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, IBR-CONICET, Suipacha 531, Rosario (2000), Argentina
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Luxo C, Jurado AS, Madeira VM. Lipid composition changes induced by tamoxifen in a bacterial model system. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1369:71-84. [PMID: 9528675 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(97)00217-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A putative relationship between growth impairment of Bacillus stearothermophilus by tamoxifen (TAM) and TAM-induced perturbation of the physical properties of bacterial membrane lipids has been observed. The supplementation of the growth medium with Ca2+ (a membrane stabilizer) partially relieves growth inhibition by TAM, allowing growth at TAM concentrations that fully impair growth in the basal medium. B. stearothermophilus modifies the membrane lipid composition in response to the addition of TAM to the growth medium and the response is sensitive to Ca2+. Changes in lipid composition are observed in the acyl chains and in the polar head groups of phospholipids. The physical effects of alteration in these lipids was studied by fluorescence polarization of DPH and DPH-PA. Polar lipid dispersions from TAM-adapted cells grown in a Ca2+ medium show a shift of Tm to higher temperatures and a significant increase of the structural order as compared to lipids from control cells, suggesting that TAM-induced lipid composition changes compensate for the destabilizing effects of the cytostatic on membrane organization. The polar lipids from cells grown in the basal medium containing tamoxifen are also altered, but these alterations do not promote order increase of the bilayer in spite of a deviation of Tm to higher temperatures as detected by DPH. Data indicate that B. stearothermophilus controls the membrane lipid composition in response to tamoxifen, to compensate for TAM-promoted disordering in membranes and to provide an appropriate packing of phospholipid molecules in a stable bilayer, putatively disturbed by TAM incorporation.
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- C Luxo
- Laboratório de Microbiologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Weber FJ, de Bont JA. Adaptation mechanisms of microorganisms to the toxic effects of organic solvents on membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1996; 1286:225-45. [PMID: 8982284 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4157(96)00010-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- F J Weber
- Department of Food Science, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.
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Knott AG, Russell AD. Effects of chlorhexidine gluconate on the development of spores of Bacillus subtilis. Lett Appl Microbiol 1995; 21:117-20. [PMID: 7639992 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1995.tb01021.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The effects of sublethal concentrations of the membrane-active agent chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) on the growth rate and sporulation of Bacillus subtilis vegetative MB2 cells have been investigated. CHG increased the mean generation time (Mgt) of vegetative cells in casein medium. It also affected spore development: as CHG concentrations increased, spore index (SI) values decreased and sensitivity to both toluene and heat increased.
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- A G Knott
- Welsh School of Pharmacy, University of Wales College of Cardiff, UK
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Strauch MA, de Mendoza D, Hoch JA. cis-unsaturated fatty acids specifically inhibit a signal-transducing protein kinase required for initiation of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol 1992; 6:2909-17. [PMID: 1479883 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1992.tb01750.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The initiation of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis is controlled by the Spo0A transcription factor which is activated by phosphorylation through a phosphorelay mechanism that is dependent upon the activity of one or more protein kinases. The enzymatic activity of one of these protein kinases, KinA, was found to be inhibited in vitro by certain fatty acids. The most potent inhibitors have at least one unsaturated double bond in the cis configuration and a chain length of 16-20 carbon atoms. Homologous isomers with a trans double bond are not inhibitory. Saturated straight- or branched-chain fatty acids are either much weaker inhibitors or have no effect. The inhibitors prevent autophosphorylation of KinA and are non-competitive with ATP. B. subtilis phospholipids were found to contain at least one as yet unidentified type of fatty acid that, when present in an unesterified form, inhibited KinA. The results suggest that the concentration of a specific unsaturated fatty acid may act as a signal linking the initiation of sporulation to the status of membrane synthesis and septation or some other specific membrane-associated activity.
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- M A Strauch
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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Petridou S, Slepecky RA. Achievement of complete Bacillus subtilis microcycle sporulation by the addition of S-adenosylmethionine and phospholipids. Biochimie 1992; 74:749-54. [PMID: 1391054 DOI: 10.1016/0300-9084(92)90147-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In an attempt to find factors that may be responsible for the initiation of sporulation, a system in which the germination and outgrowth phases were separate was applied to Bacillus subtilis. Outgrowth of the germinated spores to only the primary singlet cells was followed in chemically defined medium. Addition of specific metabolites induced the primary singlet cells to sporulate via microcycle sporulation. Experiments are described that led to complete sporulation by the addition of diaminopimelic acid, S-adenosyl-L-methionine and phosphatidylethanolamine.
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- S Petridou
- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, NY
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Bacterial spores are among the most resistant of all living cells to biocides, although the response depends on the stage of sporulation. The development of resistance to some agents such as chlorhexidine occurs much earlier in sporulation than does resistance to glutaraldehyde, which is a very late event. During germination or outgrowth or both, resistance is lost and the cells become as susceptible to biocides as nonsporulating bacteria. Mechanisms of spore resistance to, and the action of, biocides are discussed, and possible means of enhancing antispore activity are considered. The clinical and other uses of sporicidal and sporostatic chemical agents are described.
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- A D Russell
- Welsh School of Pharmacy, University of Wales College of Cardiff
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Identification of the transcriptional suppressor sof-1 as an alteration in the spo0A protein. J Bacteriol 1985; 161:552-5. [PMID: 2981817 PMCID: PMC214917 DOI: 10.1128/jb.161.2.552-555.1985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The mutation sof-1 suppresses the sporulation defect of mutations in either the spo0B, spo0E, or spo0F stage 0 sporulation genes. Through the use of integrative plasmids carrying the portion of the chromosome including the spo0A locus and flanking regions, the sof-1 mutation was localized near the spo0A locus. A plasmid carrying a fragment of DNA with sof genetic activity was constructed. Nucleic acid sequence analysis of this fragment revealed a single base change that resulted in a substitution of lysine for asparagine in the 12th codon of the spo0A gene. The results indicate that certain missense mutations in the spo0A gene bypass the necessity for the spo0B, spo0E, and spo0F gene products in sporulation. Several models for the interaction of these gene products may be imagined.
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