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Smet ME, Ormandy A, Libbrecht S, Arrage N, Pesce A, Moghimi A. Furcate cord insertion: under-reported but likely relevant. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2024; 63:280-281. [PMID: 37329525 DOI: 10.1002/uog.26296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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- M E Smet
- Westmead Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Ultrasound for Women, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Histopathology, Children's Hospital Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Histopathology, Children's Hospital Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Histopathology, Children's Hospital Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Pesce A, Barmpidi K, Dewilde S, Estarellas C, Moens L, Bolognesi M, Luque FJ, Nardini M. Structural and dynamic characterization of the hexa-coordinated globin from Spisula solidissima. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 246:112289. [PMID: 37354606 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112289] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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High energy consumption in the nervous system requires a continuous supply of O2. This role is assisted by proteins from the globin super-family in the nerve cells of invertebrates, where 'nerve hemoglobins' (nHbs) are mainly present at mM concentrations and exhibit oxygen affinities comparable to those of vertebrate myoglobins. To gain insight into the structural bases of this function, we report the crystal structure of nHb from the Atlantic surf clam Spisula solidissima (SsHb), previously suggested to display a bis-histidyl hexa-coordinated heme in the deoxy state, high O2 affinity, and ligand binding cooperativity when assayed in situ. The crystallized protein forms a dimer through packing of a 4-helix bundle involving helices E and F of each subunit. The SsHb 'classic' globin fold displays bis-histidyl (His71(E7) and His103(F8)) hexa-coordination of the heme-Fe atom, with structural and dynamics variations found in the inter-helix hinge regions. Molecular Dynamics simulations of both monomeric and dimeric species in the bis-histidyl hexa-coordinated, deoxy penta-coordinated, and O2-bound hexa-coordinated states reveal distinct structural rearrangements at the interface between subunits in the dimer; these would affect the magnitude of the conformational fluctuations observed between monomer and dimer, and the topology of cavities within the protein matrix and at the interface. These results point to a distal site opening mechanism allowing access of the exogenous ligand to the heme and cast hypotheses on the dimer interface structural and dynamic properties that may support ligand binding cooperativity in dimeric SsHb.
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- Alessandra Pesce
- Department of Physics, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l'Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB) and Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTC-UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Campus de l'Alimentació de Torribera, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l'Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB) and Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTC-UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Campus de l'Alimentació de Torribera, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Via Celoria 26, I-20133 Milan, Italy
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l'Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB) and Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTC-UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Campus de l'Alimentació de Torribera, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Via Celoria 26, I-20133 Milan, Italy.
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Diana F, Pesce A, Toccaceli G, Muralidharan V, Raz E, Miscusi M, Raco A, Missori P, Peschillo S. Microsurgical clipping versus newer endovascular techniques in treatment of unruptured anterior communicating artery-complex aneurysms: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Neurosurg Rev 2022; 45:1089-1100. [PMID: 34622332 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-021-01647-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of this study is to compare occlusion rate, complication rate, and clinical outcome of microsurgical clipping (MC) and advanced endovascular techniques (EVT) in unruptured anterior communicating artery-complex aneurysms (ACoCAs). We reviewed the scientific literature reporting occlusion rate, time of occlusion assessment, and clinical outcome of MC and EVT in patients with unruptured ACoCAs, from January 2009 to December 2019. We included in our analysis 25 studies and 872 patients with unruptured ACoCAs (434 treated with endovascular techniques and 438 with MC). Ninety-three (10.7%), 320 (36.7%), 21 (2.4%), and 438 (50.2%) were treated with flow diverter (FD), stent-assisted coiling (SAC), endosaccular devices (ES), and microsurgical clipping (MC) respectively. FD, SAC, ES, and MC subgroups presented minor complications in 11.8%, 3.8%, 14.3%, and 7.1% of cases (p=.016), and major complications in 3.2%, 4.4%, 0%, and 7.1% (p=.136) of patients. A total occlusion rate post-treatment has been achieved in 4.3%, 87.1%, 47.6%, and 98.2% of cases (p=.000), while at 12 months' follow-up in 50%, 66%, 83.3%, and 80% of patients (p=.001). FD, SAC, ES, and MC subgroups had a good clinical outcome at 12 months in 93.5%, 90.5%, 100%, and 67.8% of cases. MC is associated with higher post-treatment total occlusion rate, but higher complication and lower good clinical outcome rates. EVT are promising in treating unruptured anterior cerebral artery aneurysms with high margin of safety and good clinical outcome, despite the lower total occlusion rate.
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- F Diana
- Department of Neuroradiology, A.O.U. San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Neurosurgery, Ospedale Civile "Santo Spirito" di Pescara, Pescara, Italy.
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai, India
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- Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Operative Unit of Neurosurgery, AOSA, Department of NESMOS, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Operative Unit of Neurosurgery, AOSA, Department of NESMOS, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Neurosurgery, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Medical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia" - Endovascular Neurosurgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Pia Fondazione Cardinale Giovanni Panico Hospital, Tricase, LE, Italy
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Fabbri N, Pesce A, Ussia A, D'Urbano F, Pizzicotti S, Greco S, Feo CV. Swab test in biological fluids as predictor of COVID-19 transmission risk during surgery: a prospective cross-sectional study from an Italian COVID center. BMC Surg 2022; 22:119. [PMID: 35351083 PMCID: PMC8964243 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-022-01571-6] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The contamination of body fluids by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 during surgery is current matter of debate in the scientific literature concerning CoronaVIrus Disease 2019. Surgical guidelines were published during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and recommended to avoid laparoscopic surgery as much as possible, in fear that the chimney effect of high flow intraperitoneal gas escape during, and after, the procedure would increase the risk of viral transmission. AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 transmission during surgery by searching for viral RNA in serial samplings of biological liquids. METHODS This is a single center prospective cross-sectional study. We used a real-time reverse transcriptase (RT) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to perform swab tests for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in abdominal fluids, during emergency surgery and on the first post-operative day. In the case of thoracic surgery, we performed a swab test of pleural fluids during chest drainage placement as well as on the first post-operative day. RESULTS A total of 20 samples were obtained: 5 from pleural fluids, 13 from peritoneal fluids and two from biliary fluid. All 20 swabs performed from biological fluids resulted negative for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection. CONCLUSION To date, there is no scientific evidence of possible contagion by laparoscopic aerosolization of SARS-CoV-2, neither is certain whether the virus is effectively present in biological fluids.
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- N Fabbri
- General Surgery Unit, Azienda USL Di Ferrara, Via Valle Oppio, 2, Ferrara, Italy.
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- General Surgery Unit, Azienda USL Di Ferrara, Via Valle Oppio, 2, Ferrara, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Azienda USL Di Ferrara, Via Valle Oppio, 2, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Biochemical Analysis Laboratory - Clinics and Microbiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Azienda USL Di Ferrara, Via Valle Oppio, 2, Ferrara, Italy
- Department of Medical Sciences, Università Di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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De Simone G, Sbardella D, Oddone F, Pesce A, Coletta M, Ascenzi P. Structural and (Pseudo-)Enzymatic Properties of Neuroglobin: Its Possible Role in Neuroprotection. Cells 2021; 10:cells10123366. [PMID: 34943874 PMCID: PMC8699588 DOI: 10.3390/cells10123366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Neuroglobin (Ngb), the third member of the globin family, was discovered in human and murine brains in 2000. This monomeric globin is structurally similar to myoglobin (Mb) and hemoglobin (Hb) α and β subunits, but it hosts a bis-histidyl six-coordinated heme-Fe atom. Therefore, the heme-based reactivity of Ngb is modulated by the dissociation of the distal HisE7-heme-Fe bond, which reflects in turn the redox state of the cell. The high Ngb levels (~100–200 μM) present in the retinal ganglion cell layer and in the optic nerve facilitate the O2 buffer and delivery. In contrast, the very low levels of Ngb (~1 μM) in most tissues and organs support (pseudo-)enzymatic properties including NO/O2 metabolism, peroxynitrite and free radical scavenging, nitrite, hydroxylamine, hydrogen sulfide reduction, and the nitration of aromatic compounds. Here, structural and (pseudo-)enzymatic properties of Ngb, which are at the root of tissue and organ protection, are reviewed, envisaging a possible role in the protection from neuronal degeneration of the retina and the optic nerve.
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- Giovanna De Simone
- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Viale Marconi 446, 00146 Roma, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16100 Genova, Italy;
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- IRCCS Fondazione Bietti, 00198 Roma, Italy; (D.S.); (F.O.)
- Dipartmento di Scienze Cliniche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (P.A.); Tel.: +39-06-72596365 (M.C.); +39-06-57336321 (P.A.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Viale Marconi 446, 00146 Roma, Italy;
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Via della Lungara 10, 00165 Roma, Italy
- Unità di Neuroendocrinologia, Metabolismo e Neurofarmacologia, IRCSS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00179 Roma, Italy
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (P.A.); Tel.: +39-06-72596365 (M.C.); +39-06-57336321 (P.A.)
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Nardini M, Pesce A, Bolognesi M. Truncated (2/2) hemoglobin: Unconventional structures and functional roles in vivo and in human pathogenesis. Mol Aspects Med 2021; 84:101049. [PMID: 34776271 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2021.101049] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Truncated hemoglobins (trHbs) build a sub-class of the globin family, found in eubacteria, cyanobacteria, unicellular eukaryotes, and in higher plants; among these, selected human pathogens are found. The trHb fold is based on a 2/2 α-helical sandwich, consisting of a simplified and reduced-size version of the classical 3/3 α-helical sandwich of vertebrate and invertebrate globins. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that trHbs further branch into three groups: group I (or trHbN), group II (or trHbO), and group III (or trHbP), each group being characterized by specific structural features. Among these, a protein matrix tunnel, or a cavity system implicated in diatomic ligand diffusion through the protein matrix, is typical of group I and group II, respectively. In general, a highly intertwined network of hydrogen bonds stabilizes the heme bound ligand, despite variability of the heme distal residues in the different trHb groups. Notably, some organisms display genes from more than one trHb group, suggesting that trHbN, trHbO, and trHbP may support different functions in vivo, such as detoxification of reactive nitrogen and oxygen species, respiration, oxygen storage/sensoring, thus aiding survival of an invading microorganism. Here, structural features and proposed functions of trHbs from human pathogens are reviewed.
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- Marco Nardini
- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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De Simone G, di Masi A, Fattibene P, Ciaccio C, Platas-Iglesias C, Coletta M, Pesce A, Ascenzi P. Oxygen-mediated oxidation of ferrous nitrosylated nitrobindins. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 224:111579. [PMID: 34479003 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
The O2-mediated oxidation of all-β-barrel ferrous nitrosylated nitrobindin from Arabidopsis thaliana (At-Nb(II)-NO), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt-Nb(II)-NO), and Homo sapiens (Hs-Nb(II)-NO) to ferric derivative (At-Nb(III), Mt-Nb(III), and Hs-Nb(III), respectively) has been investigated at pH 7.0 and 20.0 °C. Unlike ferrous nitrosylated horse myoglobin, human serum heme-albumin and human hemoglobin, the process in Nb(II)-NO is mono-exponential and linearly dependent on the O2 concentration, displaying a bimolecular behavior, characterized by kon = (6.3 ± 0.8) × 103 M-1 s-1, (1.4 ± 0.2) × 103 M-1 s-1, and (3.9 ± 0.5) × 103 M-1 s-1 for At-Nb(II)-NO, Mt-Nb(II)-NO, and Hs-Nb(II)-NO, respectively. No intermediate is detected, indicating that the O2 reaction with Nb(II)-NO is the rate-limiting step and that the subsequent conversion of the heme-Fe(III)-N(O)OO- species (i.e., N-bound peroxynitrite to heme-Fe(III)) to heme-Fe(III) and NO3- is much faster. A similar mechanism can be invoked for ferrous nitrosylated human neuroglobin and rabbit hemopexin, in which the heme-Fe(III)-N(O)OO- species is formed as well, although the rate-limiting step seems represented by the reshaping of the six-coordinated heme-Fe(III) complex. Although At-Nb(II)-NO and Mt-Nb(II)-NO are partially (while Hs-Nb(II)-NO is almost completely) penta-coordinated, density functional theory (DFT) calculations rule out that the cleavage of the proximal heme-Fe-His bond in Nb(II)-NO is responsible for the more stable heme-Fe(III)-N(O)OO- species. Moreover, the oxidation of the penta-coordinated heme-Fe(II)-NO adduct does not depend on O2 binding at the proximal side of the metal center. These features may instead reflect the peculiarity of Nb folding and of the heme environment, with a reduced steric constraint for the formation of the heme-Fe(III)-N(O)OO- complex.
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- Giovanna De Simone
- Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University, Viale Guglielmo Marconi 446, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University, Viale Guglielmo Marconi 446, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Technical Scientific Service and Core Facilities, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier 1, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Centro de Investigatiòns Cientìficas Avanzadas (CIA), Departamento de Quìmica, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidad da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier 1, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16100 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University, Viale Guglielmo Marconi 446, 00146 Roma, Italy; Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Roma Tre University, Via della Vasca Navale 79, I-00146 Roma, Italy.
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Martucciello A, Galletti G, Pesce A, Russo M, Sannino E, Arrigoni N, Ricchi M, Tamba M, Brunetti R, Ottaiano M, Iovane G, De Carlo E. Short communication: Seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in Italian water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in the region of Campania. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:6194-6199. [PMID: 33685689 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Paratuberculosis is a chronic enteric disease affecting virtually all ruminants, but only anecdotal information is currently available about the occurrence of this disease in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). We carried out a survey study aimed at determining the prevalence of paratuberculosis in 2 provinces in the region of Campania, Italy, where about half of all Italian buffaloes are reared. From May 2017 to December 2018, we collected 201,175 individual serum samples from 995 buffalo herds. The sera were collected from animals over 24 mo old and were tested using a commercial ELISA test. The herd-level apparent prevalence result was 54.7%, and the animal-level apparent prevalence was 1.8%. The herd-level true prevalence was estimated using a Bayesian approach, demonstrating a high herd-level prevalence of paratuberculosis in water buffaloes from the Campania area. These findings suggest that the urgent adoption of paratuberculosis herd-control programs for water buffaloes in this area would be beneficial.
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- A Martucciello
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, National Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffaloes Farming and Production, c/o Diagnostic Section of Salerno, S.S.18 Via delle Calabrie 27, 84131 Fuorni (SA) Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, Epidemiology Unit, Via P. Fiorini, 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Diagnostic Section of Caserta, Via A. Jervolino, 19, 81044 Tuoro (CE), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, National Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffaloes Farming and Production, c/o Diagnostic Section of Salerno, S.S.18 Via delle Calabrie 27, 84131 Fuorni (SA) Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Diagnostic Section of Caserta, Via A. Jervolino, 19, 81044 Tuoro (CE), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, National Reference Centre for Paratuberculosis, Strada Faggiola 1, 29027 Podenzano (PC), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, National Reference Centre for Paratuberculosis, Strada Faggiola 1, 29027 Podenzano (PC), Italy.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, Epidemiology Unit, Via P. Fiorini, 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Osservatorio Epidemiologico Regionale, Via Salute 2, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Osservatorio Epidemiologico Regionale, Via Salute 2, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
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- UNINA-Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali, Via Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, National Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffaloes Farming and Production, c/o Diagnostic Section of Salerno, S.S.18 Via delle Calabrie 27, 84131 Fuorni (SA) Italy
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Palmieri N, Pesce A, Verrascina M, Perito MA. Market Opportunities for Hay Milk: Factors Influencing Perceptions among Italian Consumers. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11020431. [PMID: 33562364 PMCID: PMC7915989 DOI: 10.3390/ani11020431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Central and South Italy are characterized by small-scale dairy farms and growing abandonment by farmers for other, better-paid, off-farm jobs. New marketing concepts for milk can be one solution to remunerate mountain farmers for their efforts. This study investigates the potential market for hay milk in Italy. In particular, we want to understand which variables drive the people's willingness to consume hay milk, and if the European food quality certification schemes impact on people's willingness to consume milk from hay-fed cows. Data were collected from a sample of consumers from Central and South Italy (n = 331) using a web-based survey. Later, a discrete choice probit model was applied. The main results indicate that aspects as curiosity, the production place of food, the local culinary traditions, label, and environmental issues play an important role in the people's consumption intentions for milk from hay-fed cows. Moreover, the survey highlights that the respondents had positive opinion towards hay milk and highlighted some important marketing implications for the Italian milk sector. The study findings could encourage discussion about a niche market to boost local growth, initiating a process of improving livelihoods, certification of products, and use of the marketing tools addressed towards a specific milk consumer's profile. In other words, the study could provide useful implications for food manufacturers and facilitate the design of marketing strategies for hay milk produced in Central and South Italy.
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- Nadia Palmieri
- CREA–Research Center for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-06-9067-5219
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- CREA, Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics Analysis Research Center for Politics and Bioeconomy, 00198 Rome, Italy; (A.P.); (M.V.)
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- CREA, Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics Analysis Research Center for Politics and Bioeconomy, 00198 Rome, Italy; (A.P.); (M.V.)
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy;
- UR ALISS, INRAE, Université Paris-Saclay, 94205 Ivry-sur-Seine, France
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Marchegiani F, Pesce A, Damoli I, Huscher C. Robotic right colectomy for cancer with intracorporeal hand-sewn anastomosis in a patient with situs inversus totalis - a video vignette. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:1775-1776. [PMID: 32495482 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- F Marchegiani
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Robotics and New Technologies, Policlinico Abano, Padua, Italy
- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Robotics and New Technologies, Policlinico Abano, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Robotics and New Technologies, Policlinico Abano, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Robotics and New Technologies, Policlinico Abano, Padua, Italy
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Giordano D, Pesce A, Vermeylen S, Abbruzzetti S, Nardini M, Marchesani F, Berghmans H, Seira C, Bruno S, Javier Luque F, di Prisco G, Ascenzi P, Dewilde S, Bolognesi M, Viappiani C, Verde C. Structural and functional properties of Antarctic fish cytoglobins-1: Cold-reactivity in multi-ligand reactions. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 18:2132-2144. [PMID: 32913582 PMCID: PMC7451756 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
While the functions of the recently discovered cytoglobin, ubiquitously expressed in vertebrate tissues, remain uncertain, Antarctic fish provide unparalleled models to study novel protein traits that may arise from cold adaptation. We report here the spectral, ligand-binding and enzymatic properties (peroxynitrite isomerization, nitrite-reductase activity) of cytoglobin-1 from two Antarctic fish, Chaenocephalus aceratus and Dissostichus mawsoni, and present the crystal structure of D. mawsoni cytoglobin-1. The Antarctic cytoglobins-1 display high O2 affinity, scarcely compatible with an O2-supply role, a slow rate constant for nitrite-reductase activity, and do not catalyze peroxynitrite isomerization. Compared with mesophilic orthologues, the cold-adapted cytoglobins favor binding of exogenous ligands to the hexa-coordinated bis-histidyl species, a trait related to their higher rate constant for distal-His/heme-Fe dissociation relative to human cytoglobin. At the light of a remarkable 3D-structure conservation, the observed differences in ligand-binding kinetics may reflect Antarctic fish cytoglobin-1 specific features in the dynamics of the heme distal region and of protein matrix cavities, suggesting adaptation to functional requirements posed by the cold environment. Taken together, the biochemical and biophysical data presented suggest that in Antarctic fish, as in humans, cytoglobin-1 unlikely plays a role in O2 transport, rather it may be involved in processes such as NO detoxification.
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Key Words
- C.aceCygb-1*, Mutant of C.aceCygb-1
- C.aceCygb-1, Cytoglobin-1 of C. aceratus
- CO, Carbon monoxide
- CYGB, Human Cygb
- Cold-adaptation
- Cygb, Cytoglobin
- Cygb-1, Cytoglobin 1
- Cygb-2, Cytoglobin 2
- Cygbh, Hexa-coordinated bis-histidyl species
- Cygbp, Penta-coordinated Cygb
- Cytoglobin
- D.mawCygb-1*, Mutant of D.mawCygb-1
- D.mawCygb-1, Cytoglobin-1 of D. mawsoni
- DTT, Dithiothreitol
- Hb, Hemoglobin
- Ligand properties
- MD, Molecular Dynamics
- Mb, Myoglobin
- NGB, Human neuroglobin
- NO dioxygenase
- NO, Nitric oxide
- RNS, Reactive Nitrogen Species
- ROS, Reactive Oxygen Species
- X-ray structure
- p50, O2 partial pressure required to achieve half saturation
- rms, Root-mean square
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- Daniela Giordano
- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR), CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111 80131 Napoli, Italy.,Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, I-16121 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Via Celoria 26, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 23A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB) and Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (IQTCUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Prat de la Riba 171, Santa Coloma de Gramenet E-08921, Spain
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 23A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB) and Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (IQTCUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Prat de la Riba 171, Santa Coloma de Gramenet E-08921, Spain
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- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR), CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Roma Tre University, Via della Vasca Navale 79, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Via Celoria 26, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR), CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111 80131 Napoli, Italy.,Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Napoli, Italy
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De Simone G, di Masi A, Vita GM, Polticelli F, Pesce A, Nardini M, Bolognesi M, Ciaccio C, Coletta M, Turilli ES, Fasano M, Tognaccini L, Smulevich G, Abbruzzetti S, Viappiani C, Bruno S, Ascenzi P. Mycobacterial and Human Nitrobindins: Structure and Function. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 33:229-246. [PMID: 32295384 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2019.7874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Aims: Nitrobindins (Nbs) are evolutionary conserved all-β-barrel heme-proteins displaying a highly solvent-exposed heme-Fe(III) atom. The physiological role(s) of Nbs is almost unknown. Here, the structural and functional properties of ferric Mycobacterium tuberculosis Nb (Mt-Nb(III)) and ferric Homo sapiens Nb (Hs-Nb(III)) have been investigated and compared with those of ferric Arabidopsis thaliana Nb (At-Nb(III), Rhodnius prolixus nitrophorins (Rp-NP(III)s), and mammalian myoglobins. Results: Data here reported demonstrate that Mt-Nb(III), At-Nb(III), and Hs-Nb(III) share with Rp-NP(III)s the capability to bind selectively nitric oxide, but display a very low reactivity, if any, toward histamine. Data obtained overexpressing Hs-Nb in human embryonic kidney 293 cells indicate that Hs-Nb localizes mainly in the cytoplasm and partially in the nucleus, thanks to a nuclear localization sequence encompassing residues Glu124-Leu154. Human Hs-Nb corresponds to the C-terminal domain of the human nuclear protein THAP4 suggesting that Nb may act as a sensor possibly modulating the THAP4 transcriptional activity residing in the N-terminal region. Finally, we provide strong evidence that both Mt-Nb(III) and Hs-Nb(III) are able to scavenge peroxynitrite and to protect free l-tyrosine against peroxynitrite-mediated nitration. Innovation: Data here reported suggest an evolutionarily conserved function of Nbs related to their role as nitric oxide sensors and components of antioxidant systems. Conclusion: Human THAP4 may act as a sensing protein that couples the heme-based Nb(III) reactivity with gene transcription. Mt-Nb(III) seems to be part of the pool of proteins required to scavenge reactive nitrogen and oxygen species produced by the host during the immunity response.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italy.,Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Milano, Milano, Italy.,Centro di Ricerche Pediatriche R.E. Invernizzi, Università di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza ed Alta Tecnologia, Università dell'Insubria, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza ed Alta Tecnologia, Università dell'Insubria, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Ugo Schiff, Università di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Ugo Schiff, Università di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti e del Farmaco, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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Mangiagalli M, Lapi M, Maione S, Orlando M, Brocca S, Pesce A, Barbiroli A, Camilloni C, Pucciarelli S, Lotti M, Nardini M. The co-existence of cold activity and thermal stability in an Antarctic GH42 β-galactosidase relies on its hexameric quaternary arrangement. FEBS J 2020; 288:546-565. [PMID: 32363751 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To survive in cold environments, psychrophilic organisms produce enzymes endowed with high specific activity at low temperature. The structure of these enzymes is usually flexible and mostly thermolabile. In this work, we investigate the structural basis of cold adaptation of a GH42 β-galactosidase from the psychrophilic Marinomonas ef1. This enzyme couples cold activity with astonishing robustness for a psychrophilic protein, for it retains 23% of its highest activity at 5 °C and it is stable for several days at 37 °C and even 50 °C. Phylogenetic analyses indicate a close relationship with thermophilic β-galactosidases, suggesting that the present-day enzyme evolved from a thermostable scaffold modeled by environmental selective pressure. The crystallographic structure reveals the overall similarity with GH42 enzymes, along with a hexameric arrangement (dimer of trimers) not found in psychrophilic, mesophilic, and thermophilic homologues. In the quaternary structure, protomers form a large central cavity, whose accessibility to the substrate is promoted by the dynamic behavior of surface loops, even at low temperature. A peculiar cooperative behavior of the enzyme is likely related to the increase of the internal cavity permeability triggered by heating. Overall, our results highlight a novel strategy of enzyme cold adaptation, based on the oligomerization state of the enzyme, which effectively challenges the paradigm of cold activity coupled with intrinsic thermolability. DATABASE: Structural data are available in the Protein Data Bank database under the accession number 6Y2K.
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- Marco Mangiagalli
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milano, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Italy
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Germani F, Nardini M, De Schutter A, Cuypers B, Berghmans H, Van Hauwaert ML, Bruno S, Mozzarelli A, Moens L, Van Doorslaer S, Bolognesi M, Pesce A, Dewilde S. Structural and Functional Characterization of the Globin-Coupled Sensors of Azotobacter vinelandii and Bordetella pertussis. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 32:378-395. [PMID: 31559835 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2018.7690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aims: Structural and functional characterization of the globin-coupled sensors (GCSs) from Azotobacter vinelandii (AvGReg) and Bordetella pertussis (BpeGReg). Results: Ultraviolet/visible and resonance Raman spectroscopies confirm the presence in AvGReg and BpeGReg of a globin domain capable of reversible gaseous ligand binding. In AvGReg, an influence of the transmitter domain on the heme proximal region of the globin domain can be seen, and k'CO is higher than for other GCSs. The O2 binding kinetics suggests the presence of an open and a closed conformation. As for BpeGReg, the fully oxygenated AvGReg show a very high diguanylate cyclase activity. The carbon monoxide rebinding to BpeGReg indicates that intra- and intermolecular interactions influence the ligand binding. The globin domains of both proteins (AvGReg globin domain and BpeGRegGb with cysteines (Cys16, 45, 114, 154) mutated to serines [BpeGReg-Gb*]) share the same GCS fold, a similar proximal but a different distal side structure. They homodimerize through a G-H helical bundle as in other GCSs. However, BpeGReg-Gb* shows also a second dimerization mode. Innovation: This article extends our knowledge on the GCS proteins and contributes to a better understanding of the GCSs role in the formation of bacterial biofilms. Conclusions:AvGReg and BpeGReg conform to the GCS family, share a similar overall structure, but they have different properties in terms of the ligand binding. In particular, AvGReg shows an open and a closed conformation that in the latter form will very tightly bind oxygen. BpeGReg has only one closed conformation. In both proteins, it is the fully oxygenated GCS form that catalyzes the production of the second messenger.
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- Francesca Germani
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Food and Drugs, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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Boldrini L, Pesce A, Autorino R, Lenkowicz J, Cusumano D, Gui B, Russo L, Ferrandina M, Macchia G, Sallustio G, Gambacorta M, Manfredi R, Valentini V. PO-162: Predicting response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in cervical cancer: a MR-based radiomics model. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(20)30504-1] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Boldrini L, Chiloiro G, Pesce A, Romano A, Teodoli S, Placidi L, Campitelli M, Gambacorta M, Valentini V. Hybrid MRI guided radiotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer: Case report of an innovative personalized therapeutic approach. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 2019; 20:27-29. [PMID: 31768423 PMCID: PMC6872866 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2019.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The case report of a patient affected by locally advanced cervical MRgRT is described. MRgRT appears to be feasible for cervical cancer and may improve treatment quality. MRgRT insights are discussed focusing on adaptive response and toxicity monitoring.
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- L. Boldrini
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, U.O.C. di Radioterapia Oncologica, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, U.O.C. di Radioterapia Oncologica, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, U.O.C. di Radioterapia Oncologica, Roma, Italy
- Corresponding author at: U.O.C. di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Roma, Italy.
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, U.O.C. di Radioterapia Oncologica, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, U.O.C. di Fisica Sanitaria, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, U.O.C. di Fisica Sanitaria, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, U.O.C. di Radioterapia Oncologica, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, U.O.C. di Radioterapia Oncologica, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, U.O.C. di Radioterapia Oncologica, Roma, Italy
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Pesce A, Capuzzo G, Cammisuli B, Musumeci ML, Micali G. Pilonidal disease, hidradenitis suppurativa and follicular occlusion syndrome: a diagnostic challenge. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22:4755-4756. [PMID: 30070308 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201808_15606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- A Pesce
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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Tagliaferri L, Casà C, Macchia G, Pesce A, Garganese G, Gui B, Perotti G, Gentileschi S, Inzani F, Autorino R, Cammelli S, Morganti AG, Valentini V, Gambacorta MA. The Role of Radiotherapy in Extramammary Paget Disease: A Systematic Review. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2018. [PMID: 29538255 DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000001237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE Extramammary Paget disease (EMPD) is a rare neoplasm of the skin generally affecting the anogenital area. Because of the low-frequency of the disease, no specific guidelines about the treatment strategy are available. Surgery is the recommended therapy for resectable and localized disease, but several other local treatments have been reported such as radiotherapy (RT). Most articles report small retrospective studies, referring to patients treated decades ago with large heterogeneity in terms of RT dose and technique. The aim of this study was to systematically review the main experiences in RT for the treatment of EMPD in the past 30 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS A systematic search of the bibliographic databases PubMed and Scopus from January 1986 to January 2017 was performed including studies published in English, Italian, Spanish, French, and German language. RESULTS According to the search strategy, 19 full-text articles, published from 1991 to 2015, fulfilled inclusion criteria and were included in the final review. All articles were retrospective analyses with no randomized controlled trials. These studies evaluated 195 EMPD patients treated with RT, delivered in several settings. A large variability in terms of RT doses, fractionation, clinical setting, and techniques was found.Radiotherapy was administered as definitive treatment for primary or recurrent disease after surgery in 18 studies with doses ranging from 30 to 80.2 Gy delivered in 3 to 43 fractions. Radiotherapy was administered as postoperative adjuvant treatment in 9 articles with doses ranging between 32 and 64.8 Gy in 20 to 30 fractions. Two studies reported the RT use in preoperative neoadjuvant setting with doses ranging between 40 and 43.30 Gy, and 2 experiences reported the RT treatment for in situ EMPD, using 39.6 to 40 Gy. Adverse events were reported in almost all but 2 articles and were grade 2 or lower.The 18 studies evaluating RT as definitive treatment for primary or recurrent disease after surgery reported a complete response rate ranging from 50% to 100%, with a variable rate of local relapse or persistent disease ranging from 0% to 80% of cases. The 9 studies evaluating RT as postoperative adjuvant treatment reported a local relapse or persistent disease rate of 0% to 62.5%. A dose-response relationship was reported suggesting doses greater than or equal to 60 Gy for gross tumor volume treatment. Local control, disease-free survival, and overall survival at 12, 20, and 60 months have been retrieved for available data, respectively.In patients with EMPD and concurrent underlying internal malignancy, the prognosis was often worsened by the latter. In this setting, literature analysis showed a potential RT palliative role for symptoms control or local control maintenance.Derma tumor invasion greater than 1 mm and lymph node metastases were reported to be important prognostic factors for distant metastases or death. CONCLUSIONS To date, literature highlights the role of RT in the management of EMPD, but with low level of evidences.
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Del Giudice R, Pesce A, Cozzolino F, Monti M, Relini A, Piccoli R, Arciello A, Monti DM. Effects of iron on the aggregation propensity of the N-terminal fibrillogenic polypeptide of human apolipoprotein A-I. Biometals 2018; 31:551-559. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-018-0101-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ascenzi P, Pesce A. Peroxynitrite scavenging by Campylobacter jejuni truncated hemoglobin P. J Biol Inorg Chem 2017; 22:1141-1150. [DOI: 10.1007/s00775-017-1490-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hempelmann N, Hejny V, Pretz J, Stephenson E, Augustyniak W, Bagdasarian Z, Bai M, Barion L, Berz M, Chekmenev S, Ciullo G, Dymov S, Etzkorn FJ, Eversmann D, Gaisser M, Gebel R, Grigoryev K, Grzonka D, Guidoboni G, Hanraths T, Heberling D, Hetzel J, Hinder F, Kacharava A, Kamerdzhiev V, Keshelashvili I, Koop I, Kulikov A, Lehrach A, Lenisa P, Lomidze N, Lorentz B, Maanen P, Macharashvili G, Magiera A, Mchedlishvili D, Mey S, Müller F, Nass A, Nikolaev NN, Pesce A, Prasuhn D, Rathmann F, Rosenthal M, Saleev A, Schmidt V, Semertzidis Y, Shmakova V, Silenko A, Slim J, Soltner H, Stahl A, Stassen R, Stockhorst H, Ströher H, Tabidze M, Tagliente G, Talman R, Thörngren Engblom P, Trinkel F, Uzikov Y, Valdau Y, Valetov E, Vassiliev A, Weidemann C, Wrońska A, Wüstner P, Zuprański P, Żurek M. Phase Locking the Spin Precession in a Storage Ring. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:014801. [PMID: 28731757 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.014801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This Letter reports the successful use of feedback from a spin polarization measurement to the revolution frequency of a 0.97 GeV/c bunched and polarized deuteron beam in the Cooler Synchrotron (COSY) storage ring in order to control both the precession rate (≈121 kHz) and the phase of the horizontal polarization component. Real time synchronization with a radio frequency (rf) solenoid made possible the rotation of the polarization out of the horizontal plane, yielding a demonstration of the feedback method to manipulate the polarization. In particular, the rotation rate shows a sinusoidal function of the horizontal polarization phase (relative to the rf solenoid), which was controlled to within a 1 standard deviation range of σ=0.21 rad. The minimum possible adjustment was 3.7 mHz out of a revolution frequency of 753 kHz, which changes the precession rate by 26 mrad/s. Such a capability meets a requirement for the use of storage rings to look for an intrinsic electric dipole moment of charged particles.
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- N Hempelmann
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Indiana University Center for Spacetime Symmetries, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- L.D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
- Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Samara National Research University, 443086 Samara, Russia
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, 220030 Minsk, Belarus
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik (ZEA-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA
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- Department of Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300 Gatchina, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300 Gatchina, Russia
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik (ZEA-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Ascenzi P, Ciaccio C, Gasperi T, Pesce A, Caporaso L, Coletta M. Hydroxylamine-induced oxidation of ferrous carbonylated truncated hemoglobins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Campylobacter jejuni is limited by carbon monoxide dissociation. J Biol Inorg Chem 2017. [PMID: 28646425 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-017-1476-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Hydroxylamine (HA) is an oxidant of ferrous globins and its action has been reported to be inhibited by CO, even though this mechanism has not been clarified. Here, kinetics of the HA-mediated oxidation of ferrous carbonylated Mycobacterium tuberculosis truncated hemoglobin N and O (Mt-trHbN(II)-CO and Mt-trHbO(II)-CO, respectively) and Campylobacter jejuni truncated hemoglobin P (Cj-trHbP(II)-CO), at pH 7.2 and 20.0 °C, are reported. Mixing Mt-trHbN(II)-CO, Mt-trHbO(II)-CO, and Cj-trHbP(II)-CO solution with the HA solution brings about absorption spectral changes reflecting the disappearance of the ferrous carbonylated derivatives with the concomitant formation of the ferric species. HA oxidizes irreversibly Mt-trHbN(II)-CO, Mt-trHbO(II)-CO, and Cj-trHbP(II)-CO with the 1:2 stoichiometry. The dissociation of CO turns out to be the rate-limiting step for the oxidation of Mt-trHbN(II)-CO, Mt-trHbO(II)-CO, and Cj-trHbP(II)-CO by HA. Values of the second-order rate constant for HA-mediated oxidation of Mt-trHbN(II)-CO, Mt-trHbO(II)-CO, and Cj-trHbP(II)-CO range between 8.8 × 104 and 8.6 × 107 M-1 s-1, reflecting different structural features of the heme distal pocket. This study (1) demonstrates that the inhibitory effect of CO is linked to the dissociation of this ligand, giving a functional basis to previous studies, (2) represents the first comparative investigation of the oxidation of ferrous carbonylated bacterial 2/2 globins belonging to the N, O, and P groups by HA, (3) casts light on the correlation between kinetics of HA-mediated oxidation and carbonylation of globins, and (4) focuses on structural determinants modulating the HA-induced oxidation process.
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- Paolo Ascenzi
- Interdepartmental Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Roma Tre University, 00146, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma "Tor Vergata", 00133, Rome, Italy.,Interuniversity Consortium for the Research on Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University, 00146, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Genova, 16146, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Roma Tre University, 00146, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma "Tor Vergata", 00133, Rome, Italy.,Interuniversity Consortium for the Research on Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, 70126, Bari, Italy
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Re A, Chiloiro G, Gambacorta M, Cellini F, Pesce A, Marchesano D, Mattiucci G, Manfrida S, Valentini V. EP-1281: Feasibility and Toxicity analysis of doseescalation by SIB/VMAT schedule in rectal cancer patients. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31716-4] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Dinapoli L, Chiesa S, Dinapoli N, Beghella Bartoli F, Bracci S, Massaccesi M, Tenore A, Pesce A, Valentini V, Balducci M. PO-0635: Can psychological support during RT improve distress, mood or quality of life in CNS tumor patients? Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31072-1] [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: 11/30/2022]
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De Filippo M, Pesce A, Barile A, Borgia D, Zappia M, Romano A, Pogliacomi F, Verdano M, Pellegrini A, Johnson K. Imaging of postoperative shoulder instability. Musculoskelet Surg 2017; 101:15-22. [PMID: 28168636 DOI: 10.1007/s12306-017-0461-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Postoperative imaging in shoulder instability is still a challenge for radiologists due to various postsurgical anatomical findings that could be considered pathologic in treated shoulder. For this reason is very important a deep knowledge about surgical procedures, anatomical changes after surgery and the appropriate diagnostic imaging modalities to work up the symptomatic postoperative shoulder. Postoperative imaging options include use conventional radiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), MRI arthrography, computed tomography (CT) and CT arthrography. The purpose of our review is to explain the different surgical procedures and to describe postoperative changes detected with radiological imaging.
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- M De Filippo
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma and Parma Hospital, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100, Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma and Parma Hospital, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnologies and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Radiology ASL Lecce, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Campolongo Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Orthopaedic Clinic, Parma Hospital, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Orthopaedic Clinic, Parma Hospital, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Orthopaedic Clinic, Parma Hospital, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Fairfax Radiological Consultants, Washington, DC, USA
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Wierzbicki V, Pesce A, Caruso R. Gripping forceps "double action" for micro-neurosurgery. G Chir 2017; 37:224. [PMID: 28098060 DOI: 10.11138/gchir/2016.37.5.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gripping forceps "double action" for microneurosurgery.
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Caruso R, Pesce A, Marrocco L, Wierzbicki V. Anterior approach to the cervical spine for treatment of spondylosis or disc herniation: Long-term results. Comparison between ACD, ACDF, TDR. Clin Ter 2016; 165:e263-70. [PMID: 25203341 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2014.1741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Many surgical techniques are used for the treatment of cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy due to spondylosis or disc herniation. The aim of this article is to evaluate and to compare the long term outcomes of 1. anterior cervical discectomy (ACD), 2. anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF) and 3. anterior cervical discectomy with total disc replacement (TDR) in order to find the most appropriate surgical option according to the medical condition of the patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three retrospective cohort studies were performed to assess the long-term results of ACD, ACDF and TDR procedures. Data from the three studies were compared by statistical methods to highlight the differences in results. RESULTS All patients presented a neurological improvement that endures. The results of three surgical techniques were different as regards the alignment of the cervical spine, the preservation of mobility and the pathology of adjacent space. CONCLUSIONS TDR is the most appropriate technique in young patients, below the age of 55 years and whose pathology is prevalently a hernia. The best surgical choice is ACDF in patients above the age of 55 years and in all those cases in which there is a prevalence of spondyloarthrotic alterations. In highly selected cases, in which the cervical spine is in a flattened condition and the intervertebral space is very restricted ACD, according to Hirsh, is a surgical method which ensures a very high degree of spinal motility preservation.
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- R Caruso
- Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry; Rome Army Medical Center, U.O.C. di Neurochirurgia; Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Neurosciences, Rome, Italy
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- Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry
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- Rome Army Medical Center, U.O.C. di Neurochirurgia; Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Neurosciences, Rome, Italy
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- Rome Army Medical Center, U.O.C. di Neurochirurgia; Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Neurosciences, Rome, Italy
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Brocca S, Ferrari C, Barbiroli A, Pesce A, Lotti M, Nardini M. A bacterial acyl aminoacyl peptidase couples flexibility and stability as a result of cold adaptation. FEBS J 2016; 283:4310-4324. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.13925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Stefania Brocca
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences; University of Milano-Bicocca; Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences; University of Milano-Bicocca; Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences; University of Milano; Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences; University of Milano-Bicocca; Italy
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- Department of Biosciences; University of Milano; Italy
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Anastassopoulos V, Andrianov S, Baartman R, Baessler S, Bai M, Benante J, Berz M, Blaskiewicz M, Bowcock T, Brown K, Casey B, Conte M, Crnkovic JD, D'Imperio N, Fanourakis G, Fedotov A, Fierlinger P, Fischer W, Gaisser MO, Giomataris Y, Grosse-Perdekamp M, Guidoboni G, Hacıömeroğlu S, Hoffstaetter G, Huang H, Incagli M, Ivanov A, Kawall D, Kim YI, King B, Koop IA, Lazarus DM, Lebedev V, Lee MJ, Lee S, Lee YH, Lehrach A, Lenisa P, Levi Sandri P, Luccio AU, Lyapin A, MacKay W, Maier R, Makino K, Malitsky N, Marciano WJ, Meng W, Meot F, Metodiev EM, Miceli L, Moricciani D, Morse WM, Nagaitsev S, Nayak SK, Orlov YF, Ozben CS, Park ST, Pesce A, Petrakou E, Pile P, Podobedov B, Polychronakos V, Pretz J, Ptitsyn V, Ramberg E, Raparia D, Rathmann F, Rescia S, Roser T, Kamal Sayed H, Semertzidis YK, Senichev Y, Sidorin A, Silenko A, Simos N, Stahl A, Stephenson EJ, Ströher H, Syphers MJ, Talman J, Talman RM, Tishchenko V, Touramanis C, Tsoupas N, Venanzoni G, Vetter K, Vlassis S, Won E, Zavattini G, Zelenski A, Zioutas K. A storage ring experiment to detect a proton electric dipole moment. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:115116. [PMID: 27910557 DOI: 10.1063/1.4967465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A new experiment is described to detect a permanent electric dipole moment of the proton with a sensitivity of 10-29 e ⋅ cm by using polarized "magic" momentum 0.7 GeV/c protons in an all-electric storage ring. Systematic errors relevant to the experiment are discussed and techniques to address them are presented. The measurement is sensitive to new physics beyond the standard model at the scale of 3000 TeV.
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- V Anastassopoulos
- Department of Physics, University of Patras, 26500 Rio-Patras, Greece
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Physics Department and INFN Section of Genoa, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics NCSR Demokritos, GR-15310 Aghia Paraskevi Athens, Greece
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Technical University München, Physikdepartment and Excellence-Cluster "Universe," Garching, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- CEA/Saclay, DAPNIA, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- University of Ferrara, INFN of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Physics Department, University and INFN Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- University of Ferrara, INFN of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, I-00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Univ. di Roma "Tor Vergata" and INFN Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- University of Ferrara, INFN of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- RWTH Aachen University and JARA-Fame, III. Physikalisches Institut B, Physikzentrum, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- RWTH Aachen University and JARA-Fame, III. Physikalisches Institut B, Physikzentrum, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Indiana University Center for Spacetime Symmetries, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, I-00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Patras, 26500 Rio-Patras, Greece
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- University of Ferrara, INFN of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Patras, 26500 Rio-Patras, Greece
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Guidoboni G, Stephenson E, Andrianov S, Augustyniak W, Bagdasarian Z, Bai M, Baylac M, Bernreuther W, Bertelli S, Berz M, Böker J, Böhme C, Bsaisou J, Chekmenev S, Chiladze D, Ciullo G, Contalbrigo M, de Conto JM, Dymov S, Engels R, Esser FM, Eversmann D, Felden O, Gaisser M, Gebel R, Glückler H, Goldenbaum F, Grigoryev K, Grzonka D, Hahnraths T, Heberling D, Hejny V, Hempelmann N, Hetzel J, Hinder F, Hipple R, Hölscher D, Ivanov A, Kacharava A, Kamerdzhiev V, Kamys B, Keshelashvili I, Khoukaz A, Koop I, Krause HJ, Krewald S, Kulikov A, Lehrach A, Lenisa P, Lomidze N, Lorentz B, Maanen P, Macharashvili G, Magiera A, Maier R, Makino K, Mariański B, Mchedlishvili D, Meißner UG, Mey S, Morse W, Müller F, Nass A, Natour G, Nikolaev N, Nioradze M, Nowakowski K, Orlov Y, Pesce A, Prasuhn D, Pretz J, Rathmann F, Ritman J, Rosenthal M, Rudy Z, Saleev A, Sefzick T, Semertzidis Y, Senichev Y, Shmakova V, Silenko A, Simon M, Slim J, Soltner H, Stahl A, Stassen R, Statera M, Stockhorst H, Straatmann H, Ströher H, Tabidze M, Talman R, Thörngren Engblom P, Trinkel F, Trzciński A, Uzikov Y, Valdau Y, Valetov E, Vassiliev A, Weidemann C, Wilkin C, Wrońska A, Wüstner P, Zakrzewska M, Zuprański P, Zyuzin D. How to Reach a Thousand-Second in-Plane Polarization Lifetime with 0.97-GeV/c Deuterons in a Storage Ring. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 117:054801. [PMID: 27517774 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.054801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
We observe a deuteron beam polarization lifetime near 1000 s in the horizontal plane of a magnetic storage ring (COSY). This long spin coherence time is maintained through a combination of beam bunching, electron cooling, sextupole field corrections, and the suppression of collective effects through beam current limits. This record lifetime is required for a storage ring search for an intrinsic electric dipole moment on the deuteron at a statistical sensitivity level approaching 10^{-29} e cm.
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- G Guidoboni
- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Indiana University Center for Spacetime Symmetries, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes, St. Petersburg State University, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- LPSC Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS/IN2P3, 38000 Grenoble, Cedex, France
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Theoretische Teilchenphysik und Kosmologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- LPSC Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS/IN2P3, 38000 Grenoble, Cedex, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes, St. Petersburg State University, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Peter Grünberg Institut, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- L.D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Samara State Aerospace University, Samara 443086, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Research Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, 220030 Minsk, Belarus
- Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
- Department of Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300 Gatchina, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300 Gatchina, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Guccione J, Perreten V, Steiner A, Thomann A, Pesce A, Ciaramella P, Bodmer M. Short communication: Role of Streptococcus pluranimalium in Mediterranean buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) with different udder health statuses. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:2945-2949. [PMID: 26805969 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
The aims of the current study were to describe presence and clinical role over time of Streptococcus pluranimalium isolated in milk samples of Mediterranean buffalo (MB). Two hundred composite milk samples originating from 40 primiparous MB were collected at 10, 30, 60, 90, and 150d in milk (DIM) and from 20 pluriparous MB at 77 to 120 DIM. Milk samples were used for analysis of somatic cell counts, bacteriological cultures, and identification (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry). Nine of 200 (4.5%) samples of primiparous MB and 3 of 20 (15%) samples of pluriparous MB were positive for Strep. pluranimalium. The prevalence of the bacterium in primipari was 0% (0/40) at 10, 30, and 150 DIM, whereas it was 5 (2/40) and 17.5% (7/40) at 60 and 90 DIM, respectively. Eight primipari were positive only once, whereas 1 was positive at 2 different samplings. Mono-infection was not detected in any of the age categories or udder health status. Infections were transient in primipari. Clinical mastitis was observed in primipari once at 90 DIM, subclinical mastitis detected twice in the same animals at 60 and 90 DIM, and intramammary infections were diagnosed 1 and 5 times at 60 and 90 DIM in primipari, respectively, whereas 3 infections were diagnosed in pluripari. The clinical reflections demonstrate for the first time the presence of Strep. pluranimalium in MB and its association with different udder health status. Nevertheless, it cannot be excluded that the bacterium may simply follow a pattern of commensal or opportunistic behavior, taking advantage of a preexisting bacterial udder infection.
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- J Guccione
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Napoli "Federico II," Via Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy.
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Bern, Bern 3001, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Ruminants, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Bern, Bern 3001, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Bern, Bern 3001, Switzerland
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico del Mezzogiorno, Via A. Jervolino, 81100 Tuoro, Caserta District, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Napoli "Federico II," Via Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Clinic for Ruminants, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Bern, Bern 3001, Switzerland
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De Henau S, Tilleman L, Vangheel M, Luyckx E, Trashin S, Pauwels M, Germani F, Vlaeminck C, Vanfleteren JR, Bert W, Pesce A, Nardini M, Bolognesi M, De Wael K, Moens L, Dewilde S, Braeckman BP. A redox signalling globin is essential for reproduction in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nat Commun 2015; 6:8782. [PMID: 26621324 PMCID: PMC4686822 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Moderate levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are now recognized as redox signalling molecules. However, thus far, only mitochondria and NADPH oxidases have been identified as cellular sources of ROS in signalling. Here we identify a globin (GLB-12) that produces superoxide, a type of ROS, which serves as an essential signal for reproduction in C. elegans. We find that GLB-12 has an important role in the regulation of multiple aspects in germline development, including germ cell apoptosis. We further describe how GLB-12 displays specific molecular, biochemical and structural properties that allow this globin to act as a superoxide generator. In addition, both an intra- and extracellular superoxide dismutase act as key partners of GLB-12 to create a transmembrane redox signal. Our results show that a globin can function as a driving factor in redox signalling, and how this signal is regulated at the subcellular level by multiple control layers.
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- Sasha De Henau
- Department of Biology, Ghent University, Ghent B-9000, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp B-2000, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp B-2000, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp B-2000, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp B-2000, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp B-2000, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Ghent University, Ghent B-9000, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of Genova, Genova I-16146, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Milano I-20133, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Milano I-20133, Italy
- CNR-IBF and CIMAINA, University of Milano, Milano I-20133, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp B-2000, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp B-2000, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp B-2000, Belgium
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Pesce A, Bustamante JP, Bidon-Chanal A, Boechi L, Estrin DA, Luque FJ, Sebilo A, Guertin M, Bolognesi M, Ascenzi P, Nardini M. The N-terminal pre-A region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 2/2HbN promotes NO-dioxygenase activity. FEBS J 2015; 283:305-22. [PMID: 26499089 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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UNLABELLED A unique defense mechanisms by which Mycobacterium tuberculosis protects itself from nitrosative stress is based on the O2 -dependent NO-dioxygenase (NOD) activity of truncated hemoglobin 2/2HbN (Mt2/2HbN). The NOD activity largely depends on the efficiency of ligand migration to the heme cavity through a two-tunnel (long and short) system; recently, it was also correlated with the presence at the Mt2/2HbN N-terminus of a short pre-A region, not conserved in most 2/2HbNs, whose deletion results in a drastic reduction of NO scavenging. In the present study, we report the crystal structure of Mt2/2HbN-ΔpreA, lacking the pre-A region, at a resolution of 1.53 Å. We show that removal of the pre-A region results in long range effects on the protein C-terminus, promoting the assembly of a stable dimer, both in the crystals and in solution. In the Mt2/2HbN-ΔpreA dimer, access of heme ligands to the short tunnel is hindered. Molecular dynamics simulations show that the long tunnel branch is the only accessible pathway for O2 -ligand migration to/from the heme, and that the gating residue Phe(62)E15 partly restricts the diameter of the tunnel. Accordingly, kinetic measurements indicate that the kon value for peroxynitrite isomerization by Mt2/2HbN-ΔpreA-Fe(III) is four-fold lower relative to the full-length protein, and that NO scavenging by Mt2/2HbN-ΔpreA-Fe(II)-O2 is reduced by 35-fold. Therefore, we speculate that Mt2/2HbN evolved to host the pre-A region as a mechanism for preventing dimerization, thus reinforcing the survival of the microorganism against the reactive nitrosative stress in macrophages. DATABASE Coordinates and structure factors have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank under accession number 5AB8.
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física/INQUIMAE-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departament de Fisicoquímica and Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB), Facultat de Farmàcia, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física/INQUIMAE-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física/INQUIMAE-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departament de Fisicoquímica and Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB), Facultat de Farmàcia, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Italy.,CNR-IBF and CIMAINA, University of Milan, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy.,National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Italy
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Eversmann D, Hejny V, Hinder F, Kacharava A, Pretz J, Rathmann F, Rosenthal M, Trinkel F, Andrianov S, Augustyniak W, Bagdasarian Z, Bai M, Bernreuther W, Bertelli S, Berz M, Bsaisou J, Chekmenev S, Chiladze D, Ciullo G, Contalbrigo M, de Vries J, Dymov S, Engels R, Esser FM, Felden O, Gaisser M, Gebel R, Glückler H, Goldenbaum F, Grigoryev K, Grzonka D, Guidoboni G, Hanhart C, Heberling D, Hempelmann N, Hetzel J, Hipple R, Hölscher D, Ivanov A, Kamerdzhiev V, Kamys B, Keshelashvili I, Khoukaz A, Koop I, Krause HJ, Krewald S, Kulikov A, Lehrach A, Lenisa P, Lomidze N, Lorentz B, Maanen P, Macharashvili G, Magiera A, Maier R, Makino K, Mariański B, Mchedlishvili D, Meißner UG, Mey S, Nass A, Natour G, Nikolaev N, Nioradze M, Nogga A, Nowakowski K, Pesce A, Prasuhn D, Ritman J, Rudy Z, Saleev A, Semertzidis Y, Senichev Y, Shmakova V, Silenko A, Slim J, Soltner H, Stahl A, Stassen R, Statera M, Stephenson E, Stockhorst H, Straatmann H, Ströher H, Tabidze M, Talman R, Thörngren Engblom P, Trzciński A, Uzikov Y, Valdau Y, Valetov E, Vassiliev A, Weidemann C, Wilkin C, Wirzba A, Wrońska A, Wüstner P, Zakrzewska M, Zuprański P, Zyuzin D. New Method for a Continuous Determination of the Spin Tune in Storage Rings and Implications for Precision Experiments. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 115:094801. [PMID: 26371657 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.094801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A new method to determine the spin tune is described and tested. In an ideal planar magnetic ring, the spin tune-defined as the number of spin precessions per turn-is given by ν(s)=γG (γ is the Lorentz factor, G the gyromagnetic anomaly). At 970 MeV/c, the deuteron spins coherently precess at a frequency of ≈120 kHz in the Cooler Synchrotron COSY. The spin tune is deduced from the up-down asymmetry of deuteron-carbon scattering. In a time interval of 2.6 s, the spin tune was determined with a precision of the order 10^{-8}, and to 1×10^{-10} for a continuous 100 s accelerator cycle. This renders the presented method a new precision tool for accelerator physics; controlling the spin motion of particles to high precision is mandatory, in particular, for the measurement of electric dipole moments of charged particles in a storage ring.
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- D Eversmann
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes, Saint Petersburg State University, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Theoretische Teilchenphysik und Kosmologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes, Saint Petersburg State University, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Peter Grünberg Institut, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen-und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- L.D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Research Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, 220030 Minsk, Belarus
- Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Indiana University Center for Spacetime Symmetries, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
- Department of Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen-und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300 Gatchina, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300 Gatchina, Russia
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, UCL, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Giordano D, Pesce A, Boechi L, Bustamante JP, Caldelli E, Howes BD, Riccio A, di Prisco G, Nardini M, Estrin D, Smulevich G, Bolognesi M, Verde C. Structural flexibility of the heme cavity in the cold-adapted truncated hemoglobin from the Antarctic marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125. FEBS J 2015; 282:2948-65. [PMID: 26040838 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Truncated hemoglobins build one of the three branches of the globin protein superfamily. They display a characteristic two-on-two α-helical sandwich fold and are clustered into three groups (I, II and III) based on distinct structural features. Truncated hemoglobins are present in eubacteria, cyanobacteria, protozoa and plants. Here we present a structural, spectroscopic and molecular dynamics characterization of a group-II truncated hemoglobin, encoded by the PSHAa0030 gene from Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125 (Ph-2/2HbO), a cold-adapted Antarctic marine bacterium hosting one flavohemoglobin and three distinct truncated hemoglobins. The Ph-2/2HbO aquo-met crystal structure (at 2.21 Å resolution) shows typical features of group-II truncated hemoglobins, namely the two-on-two α-helical sandwich fold, a helix Φ preceding the proximal helix F, and a heme distal-site hydrogen-bonded network that includes water molecules and several distal-site residues, including His(58)CD1. Analysis of Ph-2/2HbO by electron paramagnetic resonance, resonance Raman and electronic absorption spectra, under varied solution conditions, shows that Ph-2/2HbO can access diverse heme ligation states. Among these, detection of a low-spin heme hexa-coordinated species suggests that residue Tyr(42)B10 can undergo large conformational changes in order to act as the sixth heme-Fe ligand. Altogether, the results show that Ph-2/2HbO maintains the general structural features of group-II truncated hemoglobins but displays enhanced conformational flexibility in the proximity of the heme cavity, a property probably related to the functional challenges, such as low temperature, high O2 concentration and low kinetic energy of molecules, experienced by organisms living in the Antarctic environment.
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- Daniela Giordano
- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Napoli, Italy
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff', University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff', University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Italy
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff', University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Italy.,CNR-Institute of Biophysics and CIMAINA, University of Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Napoli, Italy.,Department of Biology, Roma 3 University, Italy
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Tilleman L, Abbruzzetti S, Ciaccio C, De Sanctis G, Nardini M, Pesce A, Desmet F, Moens L, Van Doorslaer S, Bruno S, Bolognesi M, Ascenzi P, Coletta M, Viappiani C, Dewilde S. Structural Bases for the Regulation of CO Binding in the Archaeal Protoglobin from Methanosarcina acetivorans. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0125959. [PMID: 26047471 PMCID: PMC4457829 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Studies of CO ligand binding revealed that two protein states with different ligand affinities exist in the protoglobin from Methanosarcina acetivorans (in MaPgb*, residue Cys(E20)101 was mutated to Ser). The switch between the two states occurs upon the ligation of MaPgb*. In this work, site-directed mutagenesis was used to explore the role of selected amino acids in ligand sensing and stabilization and in affecting the equilibrium between the “more reactive” and “less reactive” conformational states of MaPgb*. A combination of experimental data obtained from electronic and resonance Raman absorption spectra, CO ligand-binding kinetics, and X-ray crystallography was employed. Three amino acids were assigned a critical role: Trp(60)B9, Tyr(61)B10, and Phe(93)E11. Trp(60)B9 and Tyr(61)B10 are involved in ligand stabilization in the distal heme pocket; the strength of their interaction was reflected by the spectra of the CO-ligated MaPgb* and by the CO dissociation rate constants. In contrast, Phe(93)E11 is a key player in sensing the heme-bound ligand and promotes the rotation of the Trp(60)B9 side chain, thus favoring ligand stabilization. Although the structural bases of the fast CO binding rate constant of MaPgb* are still unclear, Trp(60)B9, Tyr(61)B10, and Phe(93)E11 play a role in regulating heme/ligand affinity.
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- Lesley Tilleman
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
- Interuniversity Consortium for the Research on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
- Interuniversity Consortium for the Research on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- * E-mail: (SD); (CV)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Pollak VE, Thornley-Brown D, Kant KS, Pesce A, Deddens JA. A case study of a recent decline in the dialysis fatality rate. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 102:59-72. [PMID: 8416189 DOI: 10.1159/000421915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 01/30/2023]
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Geoffrey Berlyne, whom we honor in this Festschrift, has contributed much to the modern understanding of diseases of the kidney, and of the clinical and metabolic disorders that occur in acute and chronic renal failure. The Festschrift highlights the many areas of his contributions. It is important to note that underlying them all is astute clinical observation, incisive analysis and reasoning, a breadth of approach, experimentation that facilitated understanding of the relevant clinical issues, and an unusual clarity of exposition in the literature. As author, editor, and teacher, Geoffrey Berlyne has brought this clarity of approach to a generation in nephrology. The following analysis of clinical data from a working dialysis unit, rendering care to a predominantly underprivileged patient population, is presented in the hope that it throws light on everyday problems in nephrology in a manner similar to that in which Geoffrey has guided the nephrology community.
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Singh S, Hurtubise P, Michael G, Pesce A, Pollak V. Preliminary observations on the laboratory markers of cell-mediated immunity in patients transferring from hemodialysis to continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 36:73-81. [PMID: 6839776 DOI: 10.1159/000407583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Guccione J, Cosandey A, Pesce A, Di Loria A, Pascale M, Piantedosi D, Steiner A, Graber H, Ciaramella P. Clinical outcomes and molecular genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk samples of dairy primiparous Mediterranean buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:7606-13. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Capra E, Cremonesi P, Cortimiglia C, Bignoli G, Ricchi M, Moroni P, Pesce A, Luini M, Castiglioni B. Simultaneous identification by multiplex PCR of major Prototheca spp. isolated from bovine and buffalo intramammary infection and bulk tank. Lett Appl Microbiol 2014; 59:642-7. [PMID: 25196253 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED Bovine mastitis caused by Prototheca spp. infection is increasing worldwide, therefore becoming more relevant to the dairy industry. Almost all Prototheca isolates from bovine mammary protothecosis came from P. zopfii genotype 2, with a lower prevalence of infection due to P. blaschkeae and rarely to P. wickerhamii. In this study, we report the development of two multiplex PCR assays able to discriminate among the three species responsible for bovine intramammary infection (IMI). Our assay is based on the specific amplification of new DNA target from mitochondria and chloroplasts partial sequences, of different Prototheca isolates. Both methods were set up using reference strains belonging to all Prototheca species and validated by the analysis of 93 isolates from bovine and buffalo IMI and bulk tank milk samples. The investigation involves 70 isolates from North, 13 from Central and 10 from South Italian regions. Isolates from bovine were most commonly identified as P. zopfii genotype 2, and only in one case as P. blaschkeae, whereas isolates from buffaloes belonged both to P. zopfii genotype 2 and P. wickerhamii. These findings proved the suitability of our multiplex PCRs as a rapid test to discriminate among pathogenic Prototheca strains. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This work reports PCR assays based on novel Prototheca spp. mitochondrial and chloroplastic target sequences. The multiplex PCR protocol described in this study is useful for rapid simultaneous detection of P. zopfii, P. wickerhamii and P. blaschkeae.
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- E Capra
- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, Lodi, Italy
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Ascenzi P, di Masi A, Tundo GR, Pesce A, Visca P, Coletta M. Nitrosylation mechanisms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Campylobacter jejuni truncated hemoglobins N, O, and P. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102811. [PMID: 25051055 PMCID: PMC4106858 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Truncated hemoglobins (trHbs) are widely distributed in bacteria and plants and have been found in some unicellular eukaryotes. Phylogenetic analysis based on protein sequences shows that trHbs branch into three groups, designated N (or I), O (or II), and P (or III). Most trHbs are involved in the O2/NO chemistry and/or oxidation/reduction function, permitting the survival of the microorganism in the host. Here, a detailed comparative analysis of kinetics and/or thermodynamics of (i) ferrous Mycobacterium tubertulosis trHbs N and O (Mt-trHbN and Mt-trHbO, respectively), and Campylobacter jejuni trHb (Cj-trHbP) nitrosylation, (ii) nitrite-mediated nitrosylation of ferrous Mt-trHbN, Mt-trHbO, and Cj-trHbP, and (iii) NO-based reductive nitrosylation of ferric Mt-trHbN, Mt-trHbO, and Cj-trHbP is reported. Ferrous and ferric Mt-trHbN and Cj-trHbP display a very high reactivity towards NO; however, the conversion of nitrite to NO is facilitated primarily by ferrous Mt-trHbN. Values of kinetic and/or thermodynamic parameters reflect specific trHb structural features, such as the ligand diffusion pathways to/from the heme, the heme distal pocket structure and polarity, and the ligand stabilization mechanisms. In particular, the high reactivity of Mt-trHbN and Cj-trHbP reflects the great ligand accessibility to the heme center by two protein matrix tunnels and the E7-path, respectively, and the penta-coordination of the heme-Fe atom. In contrast, the heme-Fe atom of Mt-trHbO the ligand accessibility to the heme center of Mt-trHbO needs large conformational readjustments, thus limiting the heme-based reactivity. These results agree with different roles of Mt-trHbN, Mt-trHbO, and Cj-trHbP in vivo.
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- Paolo Ascenzi
- Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
- Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, Roma, Italy
- Interuniversity Consortium for the Research on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, Bari, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, Roma, Italy
- Interuniversity Consortium for the Research on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, Bari, Italy
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Vellas B, Carrie I, Gillette-Guyonnet S, Touchon J, Dantoine T, Dartigues JF, Cuffi MN, Bordes S, Gasnier Y, Robert P, Bories L, Rouaud O, Desclaux F, Sudres K, Bonnefoy M, Pesce A, Dufouil C, Lehericy S, Chupin M, Mangin JF, Payoux P, Adel D, Legrand P, Catheline D, Kanony C, Zaim M, Molinier L, Costa N, Delrieu J, Voisin T, Faisant C, Lala F, Nourhashémi F, Rolland Y, Van Kan GA, Dupuy C, Cantet C, Cestac P, Belleville S, Willis S, Cesari M, Weiner MW, Soto ME, Ousset PJ, Andrieu S. MAPT STUDY: A MULTIDOMAIN APPROACH FOR PREVENTING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: DESIGN AND BASELINE DATA. J Prev Alzheimers Dis 2014; 1:13-22. [PMID: 26594639 PMCID: PMC4652787] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial (MAPT study) was designed to assess the efficacy of isolated supplementation with omega-3 fatty acid, an isolated multidomain intervention (consisting of nutritional counseling, physical exercise, cognitive stimulation) or a combination of the two interventions on the change of cognitive functions in frail subjects aged 70 years and older for a period of 3 years. Ancillary neuroimaging studies were additionally implemented to evaluate the impact of interventions on cerebral metabolism (FDG PET scans) and atrophy rate (MRIs), as well as brain amyloïd deposit (AV45 PET scans). DESIGN PATIENTS 1680 subjects (mean age: 75.3 years; female: 64.8 %), enrolled by 13 memory clinics, were randomized into one of the following four groups: omega-3 supplementation alone, multidomain intervention alone, omega-3 plus multidomain intervention, or placebo. Participants underwent cognitive, functional and biological assessments at M6, M12, M24 and M36 visits. The primary endpoint is a change of memory function at 3 years, as assessed by the Free and Cued Selective Reminding test. All participants will be followed for 2 additional years after the 3-years intervention (MAPT PLUS extension study). INTERVENTIONS 1/Omega-3 supplementation: two soft capsules daily as a single dose, containing a total of 400 mg docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), i.e., 800 mg docosahexaenoic acid per day, for 3 years. 2/ Multidomain intervention: collective training sessions conducted in small groups (6-8 participants) in twelve 120-minute sessions over the first 2 months (two sessions a week for the first month, and one session a week the second month) then a 60-minute session per month in the following three areas: nutrition, physical activity, and cognition until the end of the 3 years. In addition to the collective sessions, individualized preventive outpatient visits exploring possible risk factors for cognitive decline are performed at baseline, M12 and M24. BASELINE POPULATION For cognition, the mean MMSE at baseline was 28.1 (± 1.6). About 58% and 42% of participants had a CDR score equal to 0 and 0.5, respectively. Regarding mobility status, 200 (11.9%) had a 4-m gait speed lower or equal to 0.8 m/s. According to the Fried criteria, 673 (42.1%) participants were considered pre frail, and 51 (3.2%) frail. The red blood cell DHA content was 26.1 ± 8.1 µg/g. Five hundred and three participants underwent baseline MRI. AV45 PET scans were performed in 271 individuals and preliminary results showed that 38.0% had a cortical SUVR > 1.17, which gave an indication of significant brain amyloïd deposit. DISCUSSION: The MAPT trial is presently the first largest and longest multidomain preventive trial relevant to cognitive decline in older adults with subjective memory complaints. The multidomain intervention designed for the MAPT trial is likely to be easily implemented within the general population.
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- B Vellas
- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neurology, Memory Research Resource Center for Alzheimer's Disease, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Geriatrics Department, Memory Research Resource Center, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France
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- INSERM U897, Memory Research Resource Center for Alzheimer's Disease, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Geriatrics Department, Hospital of Castres, Castres, France
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- Geriatrics Department, Hospital of Tarbes, Tarbes, France
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- Geriatrics Department, Hospital of Tarbes, Tarbes, France
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- Memory Research Resource Center, University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France
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- Geriatrics Department, Hospital of Foix, Foix, France
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- Memory Research Resource Center, Neurology Department, University Hospital of Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Geriatrics Department, Hospital of Lavaur, Lavaur, France
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- Geriatrics Department, Hospital of Montauban, Montauban, France
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- Geriatrics Department, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Lyon, France
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- Geriatrics Department, Hospital of Princess Grace, Monaco
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- INSERM Center U897, CIC-EC7, Bordeaux University, Department of Public Health of CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Neuroradiology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Neuroradiology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- CATI, NeuroSpin, CEA-Saclay Center, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- INSERM UMR 825, Toulouse, France ; Department of Nuclear Medicine, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- INSERM UMR 825, Toulouse, France
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- Nutrition Department, Agrocampus-INRA, Rennes, France
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- Nutrition Department, Agrocampus-INRA, Rennes, France
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- Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, Toulouse, France
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- INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France ; Department of Medical Information, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France ; Department of Medical Information, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Washington, USA
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France ; INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France ; University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France ; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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Ascenzi P, Leboffe L, Pesce A, Ciaccio C, Sbardella D, Bolognesi M, Coletta M. Nitrite-reductase and peroxynitrite isomerization activities of Methanosarcina acetivorans protoglobin. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95391. [PMID: 24827820 PMCID: PMC4020757 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Within the globin superfamily, protoglobins (Pgb) belong phylogenetically to the same cluster of two-domain globin-coupled sensors and single-domain sensor globins. Multiple functional roles have been postulated for Methanosarcina acetivorans Pgb (Ma-Pgb), since the detoxification of reactive nitrogen and oxygen species might co-exist with enzymatic activity(ies) to facilitate the conversion of CO to methane. Here, the nitrite-reductase and peroxynitrite isomerization activities of the CysE20Ser mutant of Ma-Pgb (Ma-Pgb*) are reported and analyzed in parallel with those of related heme-proteins. Kinetics of nitrite-reductase activity of ferrous Ma-Pgb* (Ma-Pgb*-Fe(II)) is biphasic and values of the second-order rate constant for the reduction of NO2– to NO and the concomitant formation of nitrosylated Ma-Pgb*-Fe(II) (Ma-Pgb*-Fe(II)-NO) are kapp1 = 9.6±0.2 M–1 s–1 and kapp2 = 1.2±0.1 M–1 s–1 (at pH 7.4 and 20°C). The kapp1 and kapp2 values increase by about one order of magnitude for each pH unit decrease, between pH 8.3 and 6.2, indicating that the reaction requires one proton. On the other hand, kinetics of peroxynitrite isomerization catalyzed by ferric Ma-Pgb* (Ma-Pgb*-Fe(III)) is monophasic and values of the second order rate constant for peroxynitrite isomerization by Ma-Pgb*-Fe(III) and of the first order rate constant for the spontaneous conversion of peroxynitrite to nitrate are happ = 3.8×104 M–1 s–1 and h0 = 2.8×10–1 s–1 (at pH 7.4 and 20°C). The pH-dependence of hon and h0 values reflects the acid-base equilibrium of peroxynitrite (pKa = 6.7 and 6.9, respectively; at 20°C), indicating that HOONO is the species that reacts preferentially with the heme-Fe(III) atom. These results highlight the potential role of Pgbs in the biosynthesis and scavenging of reactive nitrogen and oxygen species.
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- Paolo Ascenzi
- Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
- National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, Roma, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, Roma, Italy
- Interuniversity Consortium for the Research on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, Roma, Italy
- Interuniversity Consortium for the Research on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, Roma, Italy
- Interuniversity Consortium for the Research on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, Bari, Italy
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Small size globins that have been defined as 'truncated haemoglobins' or as '2/2 haemoglobins' have increasingly been discovered in microorganisms since the early 1990s. Analysis of amino acid sequences allowed to distinguish three groups that collect proteins with specific and common structural properties. All three groups display 3D structures that are based on four main α-helices, which are a subset of the conventional eight-helices globin fold. Specific features, such as the presence of protein matrix tunnels that are held to promote diffusion of functional ligands to/from the haem, distinguish members of the three groups. Haem distal sites vary for their accessibility, local structures, polarity, and ligand stabilization mechanisms, suggesting functional roles that are related to O2/NO chemistry. In a few cases, such activities have been proven in vitro and in vivo through deletion mutants. The issue of 2/2 haemoglobin varied biological functions throughout the three groups remains however fully open.
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Protoglobin is the first globin identified in Archaea; its biological role is still unknown, although it can bind O2, CO and NO reversibly in vitro. The X-ray structure of Methanosarcina acetivorans protoglobin revealed several peculiar structural features. Its tertiary structure can be considered as an expanded version of the canonical globin fold, characterised by the presence of a pre-A helix (named Z) and a 20-residue N-terminal extension. Other unusual trends are a large distortion of the haem moiety, and its complete burial in the protein matrix due to the extended CE and FG loops and the 20-residue N-terminal loop. Access of diatomic ligands to the haem has been proposed to be granted by two tunnels, which are mainly defined by helices B/G (tunnel 1) and B/E (tunnel 2), and whose spatial orientation and topology give rise to an almost orthogonal two-tunnel system unprecedented in other globins. At a quaternary level, protoglobin forms a tight dimer, mostly based on the inter-molecular four-helix bundle built by the G- and H-helices, similar to that found in globin-coupled sensor proteins, which share with protoglobin a common phylogenetic origin. Such unique structural properties, together with an unusually low O2 dissociation rate and a selectivity ratio for O2/CO binding that favours O2 ligation, make protoglobin a peculiar case for gaining insight into structure to function relationships within the globin superfamily. While recent structural and biochemical data have given answers to important questions, the functional issue is still unclear and it is expected to represent the major focus of future investigations.
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Guccione J, Pesce A, Pascale M, Tommasini N, Garofalo F, Di Loria A, Cortese L, Salzano C, Ciaramella P. Short communication: Effects of systemic treatment with penethamate hydriodide on udder health and milk yields in dry primiparous Mediterranean buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:2219-25. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Vellas B, Gillette-Guyonnet S, Touchon J, Dantoine T, Dartigues J, Cuffi M, Bordes S, Gasnier Y, Robert P, Bories L, Rouaud O, Desclaux F, Sudres K, Bonnefoy M, Pesce A, Dufouil C, Lehericy S, Chupin M, Mangin J, Payoux P, Adel D, Legrand P, Catheline D, Kanony C, Zaim M, Molinier L, Costa N, Delrieu J, Voisin T, Faisant C, Lala F, Nourhashemi F, Rolland Y, Abellan Van Kan G, Dupuy C, Cantet C, Cestac P, Belleville S, Willis S, Cesari M, Weiner M, Soto M, Ousset P, Andrieu S, Carrie I. MAPT STUDY: A MULTIDOMAIN APPROACH FOR PREVENTING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: DESIGN AND BASELINE DATA. J Prev Alzheimers Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.14283/jpad.2014.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Objective: The Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial (MAPT study) was designed to assess the efficacy of isolated supplementation with omega-3 fatty acid, an isolated multidomain intervention (consisting of nutritional counseling, physical exercise, cognitive stimulation) or a combination of the two interventions on the change of cognitive functions in frail subjects aged 70 years and older for a period of 3 years. Ancillary neuroimaging studies were additionally implemented to evaluate the impact of interventions on cerebral metabolism (FDG PET scans) and atrophy rate (MRIs), as well as brain amyloïd deposit (AV45 PET scans). Design, patients: 1680 subjects (mean age: 75.3 years; female: 64.8 %), enrolled by 13 memory clinics, were randomized into one of the following four groups: omega-3 supplementation alone, multidomain intervention alone, omega-3 plus multidomain intervention, or placebo. Participants underwent cognitive, functional and biological assessments at M6, M12, M24 and M36 visits. The primary endpoint is a change of memory function at 3 years, as assessed by the Free and Cued Selective Reminding test. All participants will be followed for 2 additional years after the 3-years intervention (MAPT PLUS extension study). Interventions: 1/ Omega-3 supplementation: two soft capsules daily as a single dose, containing a total of 400 mg docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), i.e., 800 mg docosahexaenoic acid per day, for 3 years. 2/ Multidomain intervention: collective training sessions conducted in small groups (6–8 participants) in twelve 120-minute sessions over the first 2 months (two sessions a week for the first month, and one session a week the second month) then a 60-minute session per month in the following three areas: nutrition, physical activity, and cognition until the end of the 3 years. In addition to the collective sessions, individualized preventive outpatient visits exploring possible risk factors for cognitive decline are performed at baseline, M12 and M24. Baseline population: For cognition, the mean MMSE at baseline was 28.1 (± 1.6). About 58% and 42% of participants had a CDR score equal to 0 and 0.5, respectively. Regarding mobility status, 200 (11.9%) had a 4-m gait speed lower or equal to 0.8 m/s. According to the Fried criteria, 673 (42.1%) participants were considered pre frail, and 51 (3.2%) frail. The red blood cell DHA content was 26.1 ± 8.1 µg/g. Five hundred and three participants underwent baseline MRI. AV45 PET scans were performed in 271 individuals and preliminary results showed that 38.0% had a cortical SUVR > 1.17, which gave an indication of significant brain amyloïd deposit. Discussion: The MAPT trial is presently the first largest and longest multidomain preventive trial relevant to cognitive decline in older adults with subjective memory complaints. The multidomain intervention designed for the MAPT trial is likely to be easily implemented within the general population.
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Pesce A, Pomaro N, Zamengo A, Bigi M, Toigo V. Modeling and analysis of breakdown EMI protection for MITICA insulation and embedded diagnostics. Fusion Engineering and Design 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2013.01.060] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ascenzi P, Coletta A, Cao Y, Trezza V, Leboffe L, Fanali G, Fasano M, Pesce A, Ciaccio C, Marini S, Coletta M. Isoniazid inhibits the heme-based reactivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis truncated hemoglobin N. PLoS One 2013; 8:e69762. [PMID: 23936350 PMCID: PMC3731299 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 03/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Isoniazid represents a first-line anti-tuberculosis medication in prevention and treatment. This prodrug is activated by a mycobacterial catalase-peroxidase enzyme called KatG in Mycobacterium tuberculosis), thereby inhibiting the synthesis of mycolic acid, required for the mycobacterial cell wall. Moreover, isoniazid activation by KatG produces some radical species (e.g., nitrogen monoxide), that display anti-mycobacterial activity. Remarkably, the ability of mycobacteria to persist in vivo in the presence of reactive nitrogen and oxygen species implies the presence in these bacteria of (pseudo-)enzymatic detoxification systems, including truncated hemoglobins (trHbs). Here, we report that isoniazid binds reversibly to ferric and ferrous M. tuberculosis trHb type N (or group I; Mt-trHbN(III) and Mt-trHbN(II), respectively) with a simple bimolecular process, which perturbs the heme-based spectroscopic properties. Values of thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for isoniazid binding to Mt-trHbN(III) and Mt-trHbN(II) are K = (1.1±0.1)×10−4 M, kon = (5.3±0.6)×103 M−1 s−1 and koff = (4.6±0.5)×10−1 s−1; and D = (1.2±0.2)×10−3 M, don = (1.3±0.4)×103 M−1 s−1, and doff = 1.5±0.4 s−1, respectively, at pH 7.0 and 20.0°C. Accordingly, isoniazid inhibits competitively azide binding to Mt-trHbN(III) and Mt-trHbN(III)-catalyzed peroxynitrite isomerization. Moreover, isoniazid inhibits Mt-trHbN(II) oxygenation and carbonylation. Although the structure of the Mt-trHbN-isoniazid complex is not available, here we show by docking simulation that isoniazid binding to the heme-Fe atom indeed may take place. These data suggest a direct role of isoniazid to impair fundamental functions of mycobacteria, e.g. scavenging of reactive nitrogen and oxygen species, and metabolism.
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- Paolo Ascenzi
- Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy.
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