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Lipiński D, Nowak-Terpiłowska A, Hryhorowicz M, Jura J, Korcz A, Słomski R, Juzwa W, Mazurkiewicz N, Smorąg Z, Zeyland J. Production of ZFN-mediated GGTA1 knock-out pigs by microinjection of gene constructs into pronuclei of zygotes. Pol J Vet Sci 2019; 22:91-100. [PMID: 30997769 DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2018.125611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Animals as a source of organs and tissues for xenotransplantation could become a backup solution for the growing shortage of human donors. The presence of human xenoreactive anti- bodies directed against Galα1,3Gal antigens on the cell surface of a pig donor triggers the activa- tion of the complement leading to a hyperacute reaction. The development of genetic engineer- ing techniques has enabled the modification of genomes by knocking in and/or knocking out genes. In this paper, we report the generation of modified pigs with ZFN mediated disruption of the GGTA1 gene encoding the enzyme responsible for synthesis of Galα1,3Gal antigens. ZFN plasmids designed to target the exon 9 region of the pig GGTA1 gene encoding the catalytic domain were injected into the pronuclei of fertilized egg cells. Among 107 piglets of the F0 gene- ration analyzed, one female with 9-nt deletion in exon 9 of the GGTA1 gene was found. 13 of 33 piglets of the F1 generation represented the +/- GGTA1 genotype and 2 of 13 F2 piglets repre- sented the -/- GGTA1 genotype. No changes in the animals' behavior, phenotype or karyotype were observed. Analysis confirmed heredity of the trait in all animals. A complex functional analysis of the modified animals, including flow cytometry, human serum cytotoxicity test and immunohistochemical detection, was performed to estimate the phenotype effect of genetic modification and this indicated an efficient GGTA1 knock-out in modified pigs.
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- D Lipiński
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, 32-083, Balice, Poland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 32, 60-479, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632, Poznań, Poland.,Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 32, 60-479, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Wojska Polskiego 48, 60-627 Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, 32-083, Balice, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632, Poznań, Poland
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Mikołajczyk-Stecyna J, Korcz A, Gabriel M, Pawlaczyk K, Oszkinis G, Słomski R. Gene polymorphism -418 G/C of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg 2015; 61:1114-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Revised: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mikołajczyk-Stecyna J, Korcz A, Gabriel M, Pawlaczyk K, Oszkinis G, Słomski R. Erratum: Risk factors in abdominal aortic aneurysm and aortoiliac occlusive disease and differences between them in the Polish population. Sci Rep 2015. [PMCID: PMC3889106 DOI: 10.1038/srep03771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Mikołajczyk-Stecyna J, Korcz A, Gabriel M, Pawlaczyk K, Oszkinis G, Słomski R. Risk factors in abdominal aortic aneurysm and in Polish population aortoiliac occlusive disease and differences between them [corrected]. Sci Rep 2013; 3:3528. [PMID: 24346221 PMCID: PMC3866687 DOI: 10.1038/srep03528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) are multifactorial vascular disorders caused by complex genetic and environmental factors. The purpose of this study was to define risk factors of AAA and AIOD in the Polish population and indicate differences between diseases.
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, 60-479, Poland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, 61-848, Poland
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- Department of Hypertension, Internal Medicine, and Vascular Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, 61-848, Poland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, 61-848, Poland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, 60-479, Poland
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, 60-632, Poland
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Lipinski D, Zeyland J, Szalata M, Plawski A, Jarmuz M, Jura J, Korcz A, Smorag Z, Pienkowski M, Slomski R. Expression of human growth hormone in the milk of transgenic rabbits with transgene mapped to the telomere region of chromosome 7q. J Appl Genet 2012; 53:435-42. [PMID: 22898896 PMCID: PMC3477484 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-012-0110-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Revised: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The advent of transgenic technology has provided methods for the production of pharmaceuticals by the isolation of these proteins from transgenic animals. The mammary gland has been focused on as a bioreactor, since milk is easily collected from lactating animals and protein production can be expressed at very high levels, including hormones and enzymes. We demonstrate here the expression pattern of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in transgenic rabbits carrying hGH genomic sequences driven by the rat whey acidic protein (WAP) promoter. The transgene was mapped to the q26-27 telomere region of chromosome 7q by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Nearly 30 % of the F1 generation demonstrated the presence of transgene. The recombinant growth hormone was detected in the milk of the transgenic rabbit females, but not in serum, up to the level of 10 μg/ml. Ectopic expression of the transgene in the brain, heart, kidney, liver, and salivary gland was not observed, indicating that a short sequence of rat WAP promoter (969 bp) contained essential sequences directing expression exclusively to the mammary gland. The biological activity of recombinant growth hormone was measured by immunoreactivity and the capability to stimulate growth of the hormone-dependent Nb211 cell line.
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- Daniel Lipinski
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632, Poznan, Poland
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Korcz A, Zakerska O, Pawlaczyk K, Molinska-Glura M, Oszkinis G, Slomski R, Gabriel M. MMP-13 (−77A>G) gene polymorphism is not a susceptibility factor of abdominal aortic aneurysm or aortoiliac occlusive disease. Vascul Pharmacol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2011.08.199] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Korcz A, Mikolajczyk-Stecyna J, Gabriel M. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE, I/D) Gene Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm or Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease. J Vasc Surg 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.11.063] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Korcz A, Mikołajczyk-Stecyna J, Gabriel M, Zowczak-Drabarczyk M, Pawlaczyk K, Kalafirov M, Oszkinis G, Słomski R. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE, I/D) Gene Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm or Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease. J Surg Res 2009; 153:76-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2007] [Revised: 03/08/2008] [Accepted: 03/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Korcz A, Gabriel M, Oszkinis G, Zowczak-Drabarczyk M, Pawlaczyk K, Slomski R. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ace) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to abdominal aortic aneurysm or leriche syndrome. Vascul Pharmacol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2006.08.398] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Lipiński D, Jura J, Kalak R, Pławski A, Kala M, Szalata M, Jarmuz M, Korcz A, Słomska K, Jura J, Gronek P, Smorag Z, Pieńkowski M, Słomski R. Transgenic rabbit producing human growth hormone in milk. J Appl Genet 2003; 44:165-74. [PMID: 12773794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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The gene construct WAP(6xHisThr):hGH containing the entire human growth hormone gene (hGH) under the rat whey acidic protein (WAP) promoter regulating the expression in mammary glands of mammals was prepared. The 5' end of the gene was modified by the addition of a sequence encoding six histidine residues and a sequence recognized by thrombin. The gene construct was introduced by microinjection into the male pronucleus of a fertilized oocyte. The founder male rabbit was obtained with the transgene mapping to chromosome 7. The presence of the growth hormone was confirmed in samples of milk collected during the lactation of F1 generation females. The growth hormone can be easily purified by affinity chromatography and cleavage by thrombin to an active form.
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- Daniel Lipiński
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznań, ul. Wołyńska 35, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
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Jaruzelska J, Korcz A, Wojda A, Jedrzejczak P, Bierla J, Surmacz T, Pawelczyk L, Page DC, Kotecki M. Mosaicism for 45,X cell line may accentuate the severity of spermatogenic defects in men with AZFc deletion. J Med Genet 2001; 38:798-802. [PMID: 11732492 PMCID: PMC1734763 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.38.11.798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Wojda A, Korcz A, Jedrzejczak P, Kotecki M, Pawelczyk L, Latos-Bieleńska A, Wolnik-Brzozowska D, Jaruzelska J. [Importance of cytogenetic analysis in patients with azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia undergoing in vitro fertilization]. Ginekol Pol 2001; 72:847-53. [PMID: 11848024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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The karyotypic analysis was performed to assess the importance of genetic factor in male infertility. For that purpose, chromosomal analysis in blood lymphocytes was performed in 28 males, candidates for ICSI with azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia and in their spouses. Although chromosomal aberrations were identified in as many as 11 couples, (in 6 couples aberrations were identified in male, in 4 other couples in female partner, whereas in 1 one couple they were detected in both partners) their risk for potential offspring is unequal. Balanced autosomal aberrations detected in two males (7%) constitute a high risk since they can cause not only infertility but also severe somatic abnormalities if transferred as the unbalanced ones to the next generation. The remaining 9 chromosomal aberrations identified in this study were present in mosaic additional cell lines with low representation. In 8 of them sex chromosomes and in 1 an autosom were involved. Although these mosaic chromosomal aberrations can lower efficiency of in vitro fertilisation, the probability that they can be transferred to the next generation causing somatic abnormalities is not high. This study indicates that in case of azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia, the karyotypic analysis should be performed in both partners prior to in vitro fertilisation.
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- A Wojda
- Zakład Genetyki Człowieka PAN, Poznań
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Wu S, Peña A, Korcz A, Soprano DR, Soprano KJ. Overexpression of Mxi1 inhibits the induction of the human ornithine decarboxylase gene by the Myc/Max protein complex. Oncogene 1996; 12:621-9. [PMID: 8637719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We have previously shown that the Myc/Max protein complex plays a role in the growth-associated expression of the human ornithine decarboxylase gene. Mxi1 and Mad, novel Max-associated proteins have been identified and shown to form heterodimers with Max which bind efficiently to the Myc/Max consensus recognition sequence, CACGTG, in vitro. However, formation of Max/Mxi1 or Max/Mad heterodimers results in a reduction in Myc/Max dependent transcriptional activation of reporter plasmid constructs containing the consensus element. In light of the evidence that ODC is transcriptionally regulated in vitro and in vivo by the Myc/Max protein complex and the potential role of Mxi1 and Mad as antagonists of Myc transactivation activity, we set out to determine if one of these Max associated proteins, Mxi1, could affect the regulation of ODC expression by Myc/Max and if this regulation was correlated to growth status. Our results show that overexpression of Mxi1 does in fact inhibit ODC gene expression in a dose-dependent manner both in vivo and in vitro. In addition, evidence is presented which shows that levels of Mxi1 are up-regulated during long term quiescence and down-regulated following growth stimulation by serum. These results suggest that alterations in the levels of Max-associated proteins such as Mxi1 can modulate critical levels of functional Myc/Max protein complexes. This can alter transcriptional transactivation of Myc-regulated targets and as a consequence affect levels of genes essential for initiation and/or maintenance of growth.
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- S Wu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
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We have used the WI-38 cell long-term quiescent model system to study the regulation of cell cycle progression at the molecular level. By modulating the length of time that WI-38 cells are density arrested, it is possible to proportionately alter the length of the prereplicative or G-1 phase which the cell traverses after growth factor stimulation in preparation for entry into DNA synthesis. Stimulation of long- and short-term density arrested WI-38 cells with different growth factors or higher concentrations of individual growth factors does not alter the time required by long-term cells to enter S after stimulation. However, the time during the prereplicative period for which these growth factors are needed is different. Long-term quiescent WI-38 cells require EGF to traverse the G-0/G-1 border but do not need and apparently cannot respond to IGF-1 during the first 10 h after EGF stimulation, the length of the prolongation of the prereplicative phase. This suggests that EGF stimulation of long-term quiescent WI-38 cells initiates a series of molecular events which make these cells "competent" to respond to the "progression" growth factor, IGF-1. In light of the well-established role of protein tyrosine kinases in signal transduction, we set out to identify, clone, and analyze the expression of receptor and non-receptor tyrosine kinases which potentially could play a role during the prolongation of the prereplicative phase in making the long-term quiescent WI-38 cells competent to respond to IGF-1. We obtained 49 clones representing 11 different receptor and non-receptor type protein tyrosine kinases. Analysis of expression of these clones revealed a variety of different patterns of expression. However, the most striking pattern was exhibited by IGF-1 receptor. Our results suggest that induction of IGF-1 receptor mRNA by EGF may be an important event in the establishment of competence by EGF in long-term density arrested WI-38 cells.
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- A Korcz
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
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Pulikowska J, Wojtaszek P, Korcz A, Michalski Z, Candresse T, Twardowski T. Immunochemical properties of elongation factors 1 of plant origin. Eur J Biochem 1988; 171:131-6. [PMID: 3123226 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1988.tb13768.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Elongation factors 1 (EF-1) have been isolated from different plants: wheat, yellow lupine, blue lupine, Chinese cabbage and Norway maple. Antibodies for EF-1 from yellow lupine have been obtained in rabbits; antibodies for wheat EF-1 were elicited in mice. The immunological properties of EF-1 were assayed by the following methods: western blotting, double immunodiffusion and rocket immunoelectrophoresis. Our results suggest that one antigenic site is similar for all plant elongation binding factors tested. This epitope probably overlaps the centre of biological activity of EF-1, as was shown for wheat EF-1. The hypothesis concerning the potential presence of plant EF-1 as a subunit of turnip yellow mosaic virus RNA replicase (similar to prokaryotic EF-Tu in the Q beta RNA replicase system) has also been tested using immunotechniques as well as tests of biological activity, but has not been confirmed.
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- J Pulikowska
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań
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Surányi G, Korcz A, Pálfi Z, Borbély G. Effects of light deprivation on RNA synthesis, accumulation of guanosine 3'(2')-diphosphate 5'-diphosphate, and protein synthesis in heat-shocked Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 6301, a cyanobacterium. J Bacteriol 1987; 169:632-9. [PMID: 2433265 PMCID: PMC211825 DOI: 10.1128/jb.169.2.632-639.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The rate of total RNA synthesis, the extent of guanosine 3'(2')-diphosphate 5'-diphosphate (ppGpp) accumulation, and the pattern of protein synthesis were studied in light-deprived and heat-shocked Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 6301 cells. There was an inverse correlation between the rate of total RNA synthesis and the pool of ppGpp, except immediately after a temperature shift up, when a parallel increase in the rate of RNA synthesis and accumulation of ppGpp was observed. The inverse correlation between RNA synthesis and ppGpp accumulation was more pronounced when cells were grown in the dark. Heat shock treatment (47 degrees C) had an unexpected effect on ppGpp accumulation; there was a fairly stable level of ppGpp under heat shock conditions, which coincided with a stable steady-state rate of RNA synthesis even in the dark. We found that the pattern of dark-specific proteins was altered in response to heat shock. The transient synthesis of several dark-specific proteins was abolished by an elevated temperature (47 degrees C) in the dark; moreover, the main heat shock proteins were synthesized even in the dark. This phenomenon might be of aid in the study of cyanobacterial gene expression.
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Borbély G, Surányi G, Korcz A, Pálfi Z. Effect of heat shock on protein synthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 6301. J Bacteriol 1985; 161:1125-30. [PMID: 3918983 PMCID: PMC215016 DOI: 10.1128/jb.161.3.1125-1130.1985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The response to heat shock at 47 degrees C was examined in the cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 6301. On heat shock, the growth of the cells decreased and they preferentially synthesized a limited number of polypeptides. The rate of synthesis of these proteins increased markedly in the early period of temperature shift up and gradually decreased afterwards. Among the proteins greatly affected by temperature shift up were those with apparent molecular weights of 91,000 (91K), 79K, 78K, 74K, 65K, 64K, 61K, 49K, 45K, 24K, 22K, 18K, 16K, 14K, 12K, and 11.4K, based on their mobilities in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels. From these initial studies on Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 6301 we conclude that in cyanobacteria a heat shock response similar to that known to occur in other eucaryotes and procaryotes might exist.
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