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Keshvari T, Melnik S, Sun L, Niazi A, Aram F, Moghadam A, Kogelmann B, Wozniak-Knopp G, Kallolimath S, Ramezani A, Steinkellner H. Efficient Expression of Functionally Active Aflibercept with Designed N-glycans. Antibodies (Basel) 2024; 13:29. [PMID: 38651409 PMCID: PMC11036266 DOI: 10.3390/antib13020029] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Aflibercept is a therapeutic recombinant fusion protein comprising extracellular domains of human vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFRs) and IgG1-Fc. It is a highly glycosylated protein with five N-glycosylation sites that might impact it structurally and/or functionally. Aflibercept is produced in mammalian cells and exhibits large glycan heterogeneity, which hampers glycan-associated investigations. Here, we report the expression of aflibercept in a plant-based system with targeted N-glycosylation profiles. Nicotiana benthamiana-based glycoengineering resulted in the production of aflibercept variants carrying designed carbohydrates, namely, N-glycans with terminal GlcNAc and sialic acid residues, herein referred to as AFLIGnGn and AFLISia, respectively. Both variants were transiently expressed in unusually high amounts (2 g/kg fresh leaf material) in leaves and properly assembled to dimers. Mass spectrometric site-specific glycosylation analyses of purified aflibercept showed the presence of two to four glycoforms in a consistent manner. We also demonstrate incomplete occupancy of some glycosites. Both AFLIGnGn and AFLISia displayed similar binding potency to VEGF165, with a tendency of lower binding to variants with increased sialylation. Collectively, we show the expression of functionally active aflibercept in significant amounts with controlled glycosylation. The results provide the basis for further studies in order to generate optimized products in the best-case scenario.
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- Tahereh Keshvari
- Institute of Plant Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU Vienna, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (T.K.); (L.S.); (B.K.); (S.K.)
- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71441-65186, Iran; (A.N.); (F.A.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Plant Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU Vienna, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (T.K.); (L.S.); (B.K.); (S.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU Vienna, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (T.K.); (L.S.); (B.K.); (S.K.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71441-65186, Iran; (A.N.); (F.A.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71441-65186, Iran; (A.N.); (F.A.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71441-65186, Iran; (A.N.); (F.A.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Plant Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU Vienna, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (T.K.); (L.S.); (B.K.); (S.K.)
- ACIB—Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU Vienna, 1190 Vienna, Austria;
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- Institute of Plant Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU Vienna, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (T.K.); (L.S.); (B.K.); (S.K.)
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- Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-14336, Iran
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- Institute of Plant Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU Vienna, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (T.K.); (L.S.); (B.K.); (S.K.)
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Davoudnia B, Dadkhodaie A, Moghadam A, Heidari B, Yassaie M. Transcriptome analysis in Aegilops tauschii unravels further insights into genetic control of stripe rust resistance. Planta 2024; 259:70. [PMID: 38345645 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04347-9] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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MAIN CONCLUSION The Aegilops tauschii resistant accession prevented the pathogen colonization by controlling the sugar flow and triggering the hypersensitive reaction. This study suggested that NBS-LRRs probably induce resistance through bHLH by controlling JA- and SA-dependent pathways. Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) is one of wheat's most destructive fungal diseases that causes a severe yield reduction worldwide. The most effective and economically-friendly strategy to manage this disease is genetic resistance which can be achieved through deploying new and effective resistance genes. Aegilops tauschii, due to its small genome and co-evolution with Pst, can provide detailed information about underlying resistance mechanisms. Hence, we used RNA-sequencing approach to identify the transcriptome variations of two contrasting resistant and susceptible Ae. tauschii accessions in interaction with Pst and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) for resistance to stripe rust. Gene ontology, pathway analysis, and search for functional domains, transcription regulators, resistance genes, and protein-protein interactions were used to interpret the results. The genes encoding NBS-LRR, CC-NBS-kinase, and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)-, basic-leucine zipper (bZIP)-, APETALA2 (AP2)-, auxin response factor (ARF)-, GATA-, and LSD-like transcription factors were up-regulated exclusively in the resistant accession. The key genes involved in response to salicylic acid, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, and hypersensitive response contributed to plant defense against stripe rust. The activation of jasmonic acid biosynthesis and starch and sucrose metabolism pathways under Pst infection in the susceptible accession explained the colonization of the host. Overall, this study can fill the gaps in the literature on host-pathogen interaction and enrich the Ae. tauschii transcriptome sequence information. It also suggests candidate genes that could guide future breeding programs attempting to develop rust-resistant cultivars.
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- Behnam Davoudnia
- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71441-65186, Iran
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71441-65186, Iran.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71441-65186, Iran
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- Seed and Plant Improvement Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Shiraz, Iran
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Kordshouli SO, Tahmasebi A, Moghadam A, Ramezani A, Niazi A. A comprehensive meta-analysis of transcriptome data to identify signature genes associated with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0289561. [PMID: 38324544 PMCID: PMC10849254 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a five-year survival rate of less than 5%. Absence of symptoms at primary tumor stages, as well as high aggressiveness of the tumor can lead to high mortality in cancer patients. Most patients are recognized at the advanced or metastatic stage without surgical symptom, because of the lack of reliable early diagnostic biomarkers. The objective of this work was to identify potential cancer biomarkers by integrating transcriptome data. METHODS Several transcriptomic datasets comprising of 11 microarrays were retrieved from the GEO database. After pre-processing, a meta-analysis was applied to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between tumor and nontumor samples for datasets. Next, co-expression analysis, functional enrichment and survival analyses were used to determine the functional properties of DEGs and identify potential prognostic biomarkers. In addition, some regulatory factors involved in PDAC including transcription factors (TFs), protein kinases (PKs), and miRNAs were identified. RESULTS After applying meta-analysis, 1074 DEGs including 539 down- and 535 up-regulated genes were identified. Pathway enrichment analyzes using Gene Ontology (GO) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) revealed that DEGs were significantly enriched in the HIF-1 signaling pathway and focal adhesion. The results also showed that some of the DEGs were assigned to TFs that belonged to 23 conserved families. Sixty-four PKs were identified among the DEGs that showed the CAMK family was the most abundant group. Moreover, investigation of corresponding upstream regions of DEGs identified 11 conserved sequence motifs. Furthermore, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) identified 8 modules, more of them were significantly enriched in Ras signaling, p53 signaling, MAPK signaling pathways. In addition, several hubs in modules were identified, including EMP1, EVL, ELP5, DEF8, MTERF4, GLUP1, CAPN1, IGF1R, HSD17B14, TOM1L2 and RAB11FIP3. According to survival analysis, it was identified that the expression levels of two genes, EMP1 and RAB11FIP3 are related to prognosis. CONCLUSION We identified several genes critical for PDAC based on meta-analysis and system biology approach. These genes may serve as potential targets for the treatment and prognosis of PDAC.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Mohri M, Moghadam A, Burketova L, Ryšánek P. Genome-wide identification of the opsin protein in Leptosphaeria maculans and comparison with other fungi (pathogens of Brassica napus). Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1193892. [PMID: 37692395 PMCID: PMC10485269 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1193892] [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: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
Abstract
The largest family of transmembrane receptors are G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). These receptors respond to perceived environmental signals and infect their host plants. Family A of the GPCR includes opsin. However, there is little known about the roles of GPCRs in phytopathogenic fungi. We studied opsin in Leptosphaeria maculans, an important pathogen of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) that causes blackleg disease, and compared it with six other fungal pathogens of oilseed rape. A phylogenetic tree analysis of 31 isoforms of the opsin protein showed six major groups and six subgroups. All three opsin isoforms of L. maculans are grouped in the same clade in the phylogenetic tree. Physicochemical analysis revealed that all studied opsin proteins are stable and hydrophobic. Subcellular localization revealed that most isoforms were localized in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane except for several isoforms in Verticillium species, which were localized in the mitochondrial membrane. Most isoforms comprise two conserved domains. One conserved motif was observed across all isoforms, consisting of the BACTERIAL_OPSIN_1 domain, which has been hypothesized to have an identical sensory function. Most studied isoforms showed seven transmembrane helices, except for one isoform of V. longisporum and four isoforms of Fusarium oxysporum. Tertiary structure prediction displayed a conformational change in four isoforms of F. oxysporum that presumed differences in binding to other proteins and sensing signals, thereby resulting in various pathogenicity strategies. Protein-protein interactions and binding site analyses demonstrated a variety of numbers of ligands and pockets across all isoforms, ranging between 0 and 13 ligands and 4 and 10 pockets. According to the phylogenetic analysis in this study and considerable physiochemically and structurally differences of opsin proteins among all studied fungi hypothesized that this protein acts in the pathogenicity, growth, sporulation, and mating of these fungi differently.
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- Marzieh Mohri
- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food, and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food, and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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Amirzadeh N, Moghadam A, Niazi A, Afsharifar A. Recombinant anti-HIV MAP30, a ribosome inactivating protein: against plant virus and bacteriophage. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2091. [PMID: 36747030 PMCID: PMC9902390 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29365-7] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) efficiently decrease the microbial infections in plants. Momordica charantia MAP30 is a type I RIP that has not been investigated against plant viruses or bacteriophages. To evaluate of these activities, the recombinant MAP30 (rMAP30) was produced in the hairy roots of Nicotiana tabacum. Inoculation of 3 μg of transgenic total protein or 0.6 μg of rMAP30 against 0.1 μg of TMV reduced the leaf necrotic spots to 78.23% and 82.72%, respectively. The treatment of 0.1 μg of CMV with rMAP30 (0.6 μg) showed the reduction in the leaf necrotic spots to 85.8%. While the infection was increased after rMAP30 dilution. In the time interval assays, the leaves were first inoculated with 1 μg of rMAP30 or 0.1 μg of purified TMV or CMV agent for 6 h, then virus or protein was applied in order. This led the spot reduction to 35.22% and 67% for TMV, and 38.61% and 55.31% for CMV, respectively. In both the pre- and co-treatments of 1:10 or 1:20 diluted bacteriophage with 15 μg of transgenic total protein, the number and diameter of the plaques were reduced. The results showed that the highest inhibitory effect was observed in the pre-treatment assay of bacteriophage with transgenic total protein for 24 h. The decrease in the growth of bacteriophage caused more growth pattern of Escherichia coli. The results confirm that rMAP30 shows antibacterial activity against Streptococcus aureus and E. coli, antifungal activity against Candida albicans, and antiviral activity against CMV and TMV. Moreover, rMAP30 exhibits anti-phage activity for the first time. According to our findings, rMAP30 might be a valuable preservative agent in foods and beverages in the food industry as well as an antiviral and antimicrobial mixture in agriculture.
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- Nafiseh Amirzadeh
- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Center of Plant Virology Research, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Akrami S, Tahmasebi A, Moghadam A, Ramezani A, Niazi A. Integration of mRNA and protein expression data for the identification of potential biomarkers associated with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Comput Biol Med 2023; 157:106529. [PMID: 36921457 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.106529] [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: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most death-dealing tumors, with a tremendously poor prognosis. Here, we, through interrogation of mRNA and protein data combined with a system biology approach, identified several key genes, functional processes, and pathways that can have critical roles in PDAC. We detected an interesting module related to the clinical traits that enriched in the ribosome, hematopoietic cell lineage, and cell adhesion molecules-related pathways. We also identified several hub genes in important modules that are associated with immune system processes. The results also indicated some lncRNAs, such as FAM30A, and MIR223HG with essential functions that are involved in PDAC. Additionally, five genes, including CD53, ITGAL, WDFY4, TLX1, and LMAN1L were screened by survival analysis and can be considered as candidate biomarkers or therapeutic targets. According to our strategy, the findings of this study may provide a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms and suggest potential prognostic and therapeutic targets for PDAC.
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- Sahar Akrami
- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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Nezamivand-Chegini M, Metzger S, Moghadam A, Tahmasebi A, Koprivova A, Eshghi S, Mohammadi-Dehchesmeh M, Kopriva S, Niazi A, Ebrahimie E. Integration of transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses provides insights into response mechanisms to nitrogen and phosphorus deficiencies in soybean. Plant Sci 2023; 326:111498. [PMID: 36252857 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are two essential plant macronutrients that can limit plant growth by different mechanisms. We aimed to shed light on how soybean respond to low nitrogen (LN), low phosphorus (LP) and their combined deficiency (LNP). Generally, these conditions triggered changes in gene expression of the same processes, including cell wall organization, defense response, response to oxidative stress, and photosynthesis, however, response was different in each condition. A typical primary response to LN and LP was detected also in soybean, i.e., the enhanced uptake of N and P, respectively, by upregulation of genes for the corresponding transporters. The regulation of genes involved in cell wall organization showed that in LP roots tended to produce more casparian strip, in LN more secondary wall biosynthesis occurred, and in LNP reduction in expression of genes involved in secondary wall production accompanied by cell wall loosening was observed. Flavonoid biosynthesis also showed distinct pattern of regulation in different conditions: more anthocyanin production in LP, and more isoflavonoid production in LN and LNP, which we confirmed also on the metabolite level. Interestingly, in soybean the nutrient deficiencies reduced defense response by lowering expression of genes involved in defense response, suggesting a role of N and P nutrition in plant disease resistance. In conclusion, we provide detailed information on how LN, LP, and LNP affect different processes in soybean roots on the molecular and physiological levels.
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- MS Platform, Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Horticultural Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5371, Australia; La Trobe Genomics Research Platform, School of Life Sciences, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.
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Soltani Z, Moghadam A, Tahmasebi A, Niazi A. Integrative systems biology analysis of barley transcriptome ─ hormonal signaling against biotic stress. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0281470. [PMID: 37104505 PMCID: PMC10138258 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Biotic stresses are pests and pathogens that cause a variety of crop diseases and damages. In response to these agents, crops trigger specific defense signal transduction pathways in which hormones play a central role. To recognize hormonal signaling, we integrated barley transcriptome datasets related to hormonal treatments and biotic stresses. In the meta-analysis of each dataset, 308 hormonal and 1232 biotic DEGs were identified respectively. According to the results, 24 biotic TFs belonging to 15 conserved families and 6 hormonal TFs belonging to 6 conserved families were identified, with the NF-YC, GNAT, and WHIRLY families being the most prevalent. Additionally, gene enrichment and pathway analyses revealed that over-represented cis-acting elements were recognized in response to pathogens and hormones. Based on the co-expression analysis, 6 biotic and 7 hormonal modules were uncovered. Finally, the hub genes of PKT3, PR1, SSI2, LOX2, OPR3, and AOS were candidates for further study in JA- or SA-mediated plant defense. The qPCR confirmed that the expression of these genes was induced from 3 to 6 h following exposure to 100 μM MeJA, with peak expression occurring between 12 h and 24 h and decreasing after 48 h. Overexpression of PR1 was one of the first steps toward SAR. As well as regulating SAR, NPR1 has also been shown to be involved in the activation of ISR by the SSI2. LOX2 catalyzes the first step of JA biosynthesis, PKT3 plays an important role in wound-activated responses, and OPR3 and AOS are involved in JA biosynthesis. In addition, many unknown genes were introduced that can be used by crop biotechnologists to accelerate barley genetic engineering.
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- Zahra Soltani
- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Amiri F, Moghadam A, Tahmasebi A, Niazi A. Identification of key genes involved in secondary metabolite biosynthesis in Digitalis purpurea. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0277293. [PMID: 36893121 PMCID: PMC9997893 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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The medicinal plant Digitalis purpurea produces cardiac glycosides that are useful in the pharmaceutical industry. These bioactive compounds are in high demand due to ethnobotany's application to therapeutic procedures. Recent studies have investigated the role of integrative analysis of multi-omics data in understanding cellular metabolic status through systems metabolic engineering approach, as well as its application to genetically engineering metabolic pathways. In spite of numerous omics experiments, most molecular mechanisms involved in metabolic pathways biosynthesis in D. purpurea remain unclear. Using R Package Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis, co-expression analysis was performed on the transcriptome and metabolome data. As a result of our study, we identified transcription factors, transcriptional regulators, protein kinases, transporters, non-coding RNAs, and hub genes that are involved in the production of secondary metabolites. Since jasmonates are involved in the biosynthesis of cardiac glycosides, the candidate genes for Scarecrow-Like Protein 14 (SCL14), Delta24-sterol reductase (DWF1), HYDRA1 (HYD1), and Jasmonate-ZIM domain3 (JAZ3) were validated under methyl jasmonate treatment (MeJA, 100 μM). Despite early induction of JAZ3, which affected downstream genes, it was dramatically suppressed after 48 hours. SCL14, which targets DWF1, and HYD1, which induces cholesterol and cardiac glycoside biosynthesis, were both promoted. The correlation between key genes and main metabolites and validation of expression patterns provide a unique insight into the biosynthesis mechanisms of cardiac glycosides in D. purpurea.
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- Fatemeh Amiri
- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Shariatzadeh M, Karami A, Moghadam A, Lotfi M, Maggi F, Ebrahimie E. The Essential Oil from Oliveria decumbens Vent. (Apiaceae) as Inhibitor of Breast Cancer Cell (MCF-7) Growth. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 16:ph16010059. [PMID: 36678556 PMCID: PMC9863695 DOI: 10.3390/ph16010059] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Oliveria decumbens Vent. is an aromatic and medicinal plant traditionally used in Iran for the treatment of infections, gastrointestinal diseases, cancer, and inflammation. This research was aimed at investigating the pharmacological potential of O. decumbens essential oil (OEO) and its main compounds, focusing on OEO's cytotoxic effects on MCF-7 breast cancer cells. OEO was obtained by hydro-distillation, and the chemical constituents were identified using GC-MS. Thymol, carvacrol, γ-terpinene, and p-cymene were the main OEO constituents. When MCF-7 cells were treated with OEO, the expressions of genes related to apoptosis (BIM and Bcl-2), tumor suppression (PTEN), and cell growth inhibition (AURKA), were evaluated using real-time PCR. Moreover, molecular docking was used for studying in silico the interaction of OEO principal compounds with PTEN and AURKA. The expression of AURKA was significantly reduced since the OEO treatment enhanced the expression of PTEN. Through in silico molecular docking, it was revealed that thymol, carvacrol, p-cymene, and γ-terpinene can activate PTEN and thus inhibit AURKA. Additionally, the DNA fragmentation assay, acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EB) double-staining assay, and real-time PCR highlighted the fact that the OEO treatment could activate apoptosis and inhibit cell proliferation. Therefore, OEO is a viable candidate to be employed in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically as a possible agent for cancer therapy.
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- Department of Horticulture Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71441, Iran
- Correspondence: (A.K.); (F.M.); Tel.: +39-(073)-740-4506 (F.M.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71441, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71441, Iran
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP) Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.K.); (F.M.); Tel.: +39-(073)-740-4506 (F.M.)
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- Genomics Research Platform, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5371, Australia
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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Shahnazari M, Zakipour Z, Razi H, Moghadam A, Alemzadeh A. Bioinformatics approaches for classification and investigation of the evolution of the Na/K-ATPase alpha-subunit. BMC Ecol Evol 2022; 22:122. [PMID: 36289471 PMCID: PMC9609216 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-022-02071-0] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Na,K-ATPase is a key protein in maintaining membrane potential that has numerous additional cellular functions. Its catalytic subunit (α), found in a wide range of organisms from prokaryotes to complex eukaryote. Several studies have been done to identify the functions as well as determining the evolutionary relationships of the α-subunit. However, a survey of a larger collection of protein sequences according to sequences similarity and their attributes is very important in revealing deeper evolutionary relationships and identifying specific amino acid differences among evolutionary groups that may have a functional role. RESULTS In this study, 753 protein sequences using phylogenetic tree classification resulted in four groups: prokaryotes (I), fungi and various kinds of Protista and some invertebrates (II), the main group of invertebrates (III), and vertebrates (IV) that was consisted with species tree. The percent of sequences that acquired a specific motif for the α/β subunit assembly increased from group I to group IV. The vertebrate sequences were divided into four groups according to isoforms with each group conforming to the evolutionary path of vertebrates from fish to tetrapods. Data mining was used to identify the most effective attributes in classification of sequences. Using 1252 attributes extracted from the sequences, the decision tree classified them in five groups: Protista, prokaryotes, fungi, invertebrates and vertebrates. Also, vertebrates were divided into four subgroups (isoforms). Generally, the count of different dipeptides and amino acid ratios were the most significant attributes for grouping. Using alignment of sequences identified the effective position of the respective dipeptides in the separation of the groups. So that 208GC is apparently involved in the separation of vertebrates from the four other organism groups, and 41DH, 431FK, and 451KC were involved in separation vertebrate isoform types. CONCLUSION The application of phylogenetic and decision tree analysis for Na,K-ATPase, provides a better understanding of the evolutionary changes according to the amino acid sequence and its related properties that could lead to the identification of effective attributes in the separation of sequences in different groups of phylogenetic tree. In this study, key evolution-related dipeptides are identified which can guide future experimental studies.
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- Marzieh Shahnazari
- grid.412573.60000 0001 0745 1259Department of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- grid.412573.60000 0001 0745 1259Department of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- grid.412573.60000 0001 0745 1259Department of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- grid.412573.60000 0001 0745 1259Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- grid.412573.60000 0001 0745 1259Department of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Taghizadeh MS, Retzl B, Muratspahić E, Trenk C, Casanova E, Moghadam A, Afsharifar A, Niazi A, Gruber CW. Discovery of the cyclotide caripe 11 as a ligand of the cholecystokinin-2 receptor. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9215. [PMID: 35654807 PMCID: PMC9163038 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13142-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The cholecystokinin-2 receptor (CCK2R) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that is expressed in peripheral tissues and the central nervous system and constitutes a promising target for drug development in several diseases, such as gastrointestinal cancer. The search for ligands of this receptor over the past years mainly resulted in the discovery of a set of distinct synthetic small molecule chemicals. Here, we carried out a pharmacological screening of cyclotide-containing plant extracts using HEK293 cells transiently-expressing mouse CCK2R, and inositol phosphate (IP1) production as a readout. Our data demonstrated that cyclotide-enriched plant extracts from Oldenlandia affinis, Viola tricolor and Carapichea ipecacuanha activate the CCK2R as measured by the production of IP1. These findings prompted the isolation of a representative cyclotide, namely caripe 11 from C. ipecacuanha for detailed pharmacological analysis. Caripe 11 is a partial agonist of the CCK2R (Emax = 71%) with a moderate potency of 8.5 µM, in comparison to the endogenous full agonist cholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8; EC50 = 11.5 nM). The partial agonism of caripe 11 is further characterized by an increase on basal activity (at low concentrations) and a dextral-shift of the potency of CCK-8 (at higher concentrations) following its co-incubation with the cyclotide. Therefore, cyclotides such as caripe 11 may be explored in the future for the design and development of cyclotide-based ligands or imaging probes targeting the CCK2R and related peptide GPCRs.
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- Mohammad Sadegh Taghizadeh
- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Taghizadeh MS, Niazi A, Moghadam A, Afsharifar A. Experimental, molecular docking and molecular dynamic studies of natural products targeting overexpressed receptors in breast cancer. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0267961. [PMID: 35536789 PMCID: PMC9089900 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [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: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Natural compounds are proper tools for inhibiting cancer cell proliferation. Hence, the search for these ligands of overexpressed receptors in breast cancer has been a competitive challenge recently and opens new avenues for drug discovery. In this research, we have investigated molecular interactions between natural products and overexpressed receptors in breast cancer using molecular docking and dynamic simulation approaches followed by extraction of the best ligand from Citrus limetta and developing for nanoscale encapsulation composed of soy lecithin using a sonicator machine. The encapsulation process was confirmed by DLS and TEM analyses. Anticancer activity was also examined using MTT method. Among the investigated natural compounds, hesperidin was found to bind to specific targets with stronger binding energy. The molecular dynamics results indicated that the hesperidin-MCL-1 complex is very stable at 310.15 K for 200 ns. The RP-HPLC analysis revealed that the purity of extracted hesperidin was 98.8% with a yield of 1.72%. The results of DLS and TEM showed a strong interaction between hesperidin and lecithin with an entrapped efficiency of 92.02 ± 1.08%. Finally, the cytotoxicity effect of hesperidin was increased against the MDA-MB-231 cell line with an IC50 value of 62.93 μg/mL after encapsulation, whereas no significant effect against the MCF10A cell line. We showed for the first time that hesperidin is a flexible and strong ligand for the MCL-1 receptor. Also, it has the in vitro ability to kill the MDA-MB-231 cell lines without having a significant effect on the MCF10A cell lines. Therefore, hesperidin could be used as a food ingredient to generate functional foods.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Ghorbani A, Izadpanah K, Tahmasebi A, Afsharifar A, Moghadam A, Dietzgen RG. Characterization of maize miRNAs responsive to maize Iranian mosaic virus infection. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:69. [PMID: 35223355 PMCID: PMC8837769 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03134-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play key regulatory roles in the plant's response to biotic and abiotic stresses and have fundamental functions in plant-virus interactions. The study of changes in miRNAs in response to virus infection can provide molecular details for a better understanding of virus-host interactions. Maize Iranian mosaic virus (MIMV) infects maize and certain other poaceous plants but miRNA changes in response to MIMV infection are unknown. In the present study, we compared the miRNA profiles of MIMV-infected and uninfected maize and characterized their predicted roles in response to the virus. Small RNA sequencing of maize identified 257 conserved miRNAs of 26 conserved families in uninfected and MIMV-infected maize libraries. Among them, miR395, miR166 and miR156 family members were highly represented. Small RNA data were confirmed using RT-qPCR. In addition, 33 potential novel miRNAs were predicted. The data show that 13 miRNAs were up-regulated and 113 were down-regulated in response to MIMV infection. Several of those miRNAs are known to be important in the response to plant pathogens. To determine the potential roles of individual miRNAs in response to MIMV, miRNA targets, predicted interactions with circular RNAs and comparative transcriptome data were analyzed. The expression profiles of different miRNAs in response to MIMV provide novel insights into the roles of miRNAs in the interaction between MIMV and maize plants. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03134-1.
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- Abozar Ghorbani
- Plant Virology Research Center, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD Australia
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Plant Virology Research Center, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD Australia
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Nezamivand-Chegini M, Ebrahimie E, Tahmasebi A, Moghadam A, Eshghi S, Mohammadi-Dehchesmeh M, Kopriva S, Niazi A. New insights into the evolution of SPX gene family from algae to legumes; a focus on soybean. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:915. [PMID: 34969367 PMCID: PMC8717665 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-08242-5] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND SPX-containing proteins have been known as key players in phosphate signaling and homeostasis. In Arabidopsis and rice, functions of some SPXs have been characterized, but little is known about their function in other plants, especially in the legumes. RESULTS We analyzed SPX gene family evolution in legumes and in a number of key species from algae to angiosperms. We found that SPX harboring proteins showed fluctuations in domain fusions from algae to the angiosperms with, finally, four classes appearing and being retained in the land plants. Despite these fluctuations, Lysine Surface Cluster (KSC), and the third residue of Phosphate Binding Sites (PBS) showed complete conservation in almost all of SPXs except few proteins in Selaginella moellendorffii and Papaver sumniferum, suggesting they might have different ligand preferences. In addition, we found that the WGD/segmentally or dispersed duplication types were the most frequent contributors to the SPX expansion, and that there is a positive correlation between the amount of WGD contribution to the SPX expansion in individual species and its number of EXS genes. We could also reveal that except SPX class genes, other classes lost the collinearity relationships among Arabidopsis and legume genomes. The sub- or neo-functionalization of the duplicated genes in the legumes makes it difficult to find the functional orthologous genes. Therefore, we used two different methods to identify functional orthologs in soybean and Medicago. High variance in the dynamic and spatial expression pattern of GmSPXs proved the new or sub-functionalization in the paralogs. CONCLUSION This comprehensive analysis revealed how SPX gene family evolved from algae to legumes and also discovered several new domains fused to SPX domain in algae. In addition, we hypothesized that there different phosphate sensing mechanisms might occur in S. moellendorffii and P. sumniferum. Finally, we predicted putative functional orthologs of AtSPXs in the legumes, especially, orthologs of AtPHO1, involved in long-distance Pi transportation. These findings help to understand evolution of phosphate signaling and might underpin development of new legume varieties with improved phosphate use efficiency.
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- Institute of biotechnology, Shiraz university, Shiraz, Iran
- La Trobe Genomics Research Platform, School of Life Sciences, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5371, Australia
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- Institute of biotechnology, Shiraz university, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of biotechnology, Shiraz university, Shiraz, Iran.
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Han B, Kovalchuk N, Capaldi D, Purwar A, Sun Z, Ye J, Moghadam A, Laurence T, Vitzthum L, Chang D, Xing L, Surucu M. The kVCT System Commissioning of a Novel Medical Linear Accelerator Designed for Biology-Guided Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ravanrouy F, Niazi A, Moghadam A, Taghavi SM. MAP30 transgenic tobacco lines: from silencing to inducing. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:6719-6728. [PMID: 34420140 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06662-w] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND DNA methylation is one of the most important epigenetic event that regulates gene expression. In addition to DNA methylation, transgene copy number may induce gene silencing. Therefore, the study of these cases is useful for understanding of gene silencing regulation. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, the methylation pattern of 35S promoter was investigated in the second generation of MAP30 transgenic tobacco lines. Therefore, the genomic DNA melting curve changes were investigated before and after bisulfite treatment by real time PCR. To determine the exact position of methylation, the samples were sequenced after bisulfite treatment. Observation of decrease in DNA melting curve of expressing line in comparison with silenced line confirmed the presence of DNA methylation in silenced line. In order to induce the MAP30 expression, the silenced line was treated using different concentrations of Azacytidine and green tea extracts. The results showed that all concentrations of green tea extracts for 6 days and the concentrations of 3 and 10 μM Azacytidine for 10 and 3 days could induce the expression of MAP30 in silenced line respectively. Finally, the transgene copy number was estimated using real time PCR, as silenced line contained more than two copies while the lines expressing MAP30 contained only one or two copies. CONCLUSIONS Finally, we found that the presence of DNA methylation and also multiple gene copy numbers in silenced line have been led to gene silencing. Moreover, the effect of green tea extract on DNA methylation showed incredible results for the first time.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Nazeri A, Niazi A, Afsharifar A, Taghavi SM, Moghadam A, Aram F. Heterologous production of hyaluronic acid in Nicotiana tabacum hairy roots expressing a human hyaluronan synthase 2. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17966. [PMID: 34504153 PMCID: PMC8429445 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97139-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Hyaluronic acid (HA), a unique polysaccharide with excellent Physico-chemical properties, is broadly used in pharmaceutical, biomedical, and cosmetic fields. It is widely present in all vertebrates, certain bacterial strains, and even viruses while it is not found in plants, fungi, and insects. HA is naturally synthesized by a class of integral membrane proteins called Hyaluronic acid synthase (HAS). Thus far, industrial production of HA is carried out based on either extraction from animal sources or large-scale microbial fermentation. The major drawbacks to using these systems are contamination with pathogens and microbial toxins. Recently, the production of HA through recombinant systems has received considerable attention. Plants are eco-friendly ideal expression systems for biopharmaceuticals production. In this study, the optimized human hyaluronic acid synthase2 (hHAS2) sequence was transformed into Nicotiana tabacum using Agrobacterium rhizogenes. The highest rhHAS2 concentration of 65.72 ng/kg (wet weight) in transgenic tobacco hairy roots was measured by the human HAS2 ELISA kit. The HA production in the transgenic hairy roots was verified by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and quantified by the HA ELISA kit. The DPPH radical scavenging activity of HA with the highest concentration of 0.56 g/kg (wet weight) showed a maximum activity of 46%. Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) analyses revealed the high molecular weight HA (HMW-HA) with about > 0.8 MDa.
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- Arezoo Nazeri
- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Plant Virology Research Center, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Bolhassani M, Niazi A, Tahmasebi A, Moghadam A. Identification of key genes associated with secondary metabolites biosynthesis by system network analysis in Valeriana officinalis. J Plant Res 2021; 134:625-639. [PMID: 33829347 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-021-01277-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Valeriana officinalis is a medicinal plant, a source of bioactive chemical compounds and secondary metabolites which are applied in pharmaceutical industries. The advent of ethnomedicine has provided alternatives for disease treatment and has increased demands for natural products and bioactive compounds. A set of preliminary steps to answers for such demands can include integrative omics for systems metabolic engineering, as an approach that contributes to the understanding of cellular metabolic status. There is a growing trend of this approach for genetically engineering metabolic pathways in plant systems, by which natural and synthetic compounds can be produced. As in the case of most medicinal plants, there are no sufficient information about molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of metabolic pathways in V. officinalis. In this research, systems biology was performed on the RNA-seq transcriptome and metabolome data to find key genes that contribute to the synthesis of major secondary metabolites in V. officinalis. The R Package Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) was employed to analyze the data. Based on the results, some major modules and hub genes were identified to be associated with the valuable secondary metabolites. In addition, some TF-encoding genes, including AP2/ERF-ERF, WRKY and NAC TF families, as well as some regulatory factors including protein kinases and transporters were identified. The results showed that several novel hub genes, such as PCMP-H24, RPS24B, ANX1 and PXL1, may play crucial roles in metabolic pathways. The current findings provide an overall insight into the metabolic pathways of V. officinalis and can expand the potential for engineering genome-scale pathways and systems metabolic engineering to increase the production of bioactive compounds by plants.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, 7144165186, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, 7144165186, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, 7144165186, Shiraz, Iran
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Sepehri M, Ghaffari MR, Khayam Nekoui M, Sarhadi E, Moghadam A, Khatabi B, Hosseini Salekdeh G. Root endophytic fungus Serendipita indica modulates barley leaf blade proteome by increasing the abundance of photosynthetic proteins in response to salinity. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 131:1870-1889. [PMID: 33694234 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15063] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS The present study aimed at analysing the proteome pattern of the leaf blade of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in Serendipita indica-colonised plants to decipher the molecular mechanism of S. indica-mediated salt stress. This work is aligned with our previous research on barley leaf sheath to study proteomic pattern variability in leaf blade and sheath of barley plant in response to salinity and S. indica inoculation. METHODS AND RESULTS The experiment was conducted using a completely randomised factorial design with four replications and two treatments: salinity (0 and 300 mmol l-1 NaCl) and fungus (noninoculated and S. indica-inoculated). The leaf blades of the salt-treated S. indica-colonised and noninoculated plants were harvested after 2 weeks of salt treatment for the physiological and proteomic analyses. After exposure to 300 mmol l-1 NaCl, shoot dry matter production in noninoculated control plants decreased 84% which was about twofold higher than inoculated plants with S. indica. However, the accumulation of sodium in the shoot of S. indica-inoculated plants was significantly lower than the control plants. Analysis of the proteome profile revealed a high number of significantly up-regulated proteins involved in photosynthesis (26 out of 42 identified proteins). CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrated how the enhanced plant growth and salt stress resistance induced by S. indica was positively associated with the up-regulation of several proteins involved in photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism. In fact, S. indica improved photosynthesis in order to reach the best possible performance of the host plant under salt stress. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Current research provides new insight into the mechanism applied by S. indica in reducing the negative impacts of salt stress in barley at physiological and molecular levels.
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- M Sepehri
- Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Faculty of Biological Science, Research Center of Biotechnology Development, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD, USA
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- Department of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.,Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Adamipour N, Khosh-Khui M, Salehi H, Razi H, Karami A, Moghadam A. Metabolic and genes expression analyses involved in proline metabolism of two rose species under drought stress. Plant Physiol Biochem 2020; 155:105-113. [PMID: 32745929 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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An investigation was conducted to assess proline anabolism and catabolism pathway genes under drought stress. Treatments were irrigation in three levels (25, 50 and 100% field capacity) at 1, 3, 6 and 12 d and two rose species (Rosa canina L. and Rosa damascene Mill.). The results showed that the potential for proline accumulation in R. damascena was higher than R. canina under drought. Simultaneous with proline accumulation, expression of P5CS and P5CR genes increased from 1 to 12 d under 50% FC whereas their expression had an increasing trends from 1 to 6 d at 25% FC and expression of both genes decreased at 12 d in both species. The highest accumulation of proline was observed under 25% FC at 12 d, but expression of genes involved in proline synthesis main pathway decreased on this day. Furthermore, expression of genes (PDH and P5CDH) involved in proline catabolism pathway decreased in 50% FC from 1 to 12 d while their expression remarkably decreased from 1 to 6 d and increased at 12 d under 25% FC. These findings showed that under conditions of 50 and 25% FC, arginine accumulation resulted in the increased expression of the ARG gene, which led to ornithine production. Furthermore, ornithine accumulation increased OAT expression. Therefore, it seems that OAT-induced P5C is transported from the mitochondria to the cytosol and reduced to proline by the P5CR.
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- Nader Adamipour
- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Crop Production and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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Taghizadeh MS, Niazi A, Moghadam A, Afsharifar AR. The potential application of the protein hydrolysates of three medicinal plants: cytotoxicity and functional properties. J Food Sci 2020; 85:3160-3167. [DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.15379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Institute of Biotechnology Shiraz University Shiraz Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology Shiraz University Shiraz Iran
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Adamipour N, Khosh-Khui M, Salehi H, Razi H, Karami A, Moghadam A. Regulation of stomatal aperture in response to drought stress mediating with polyamines, nitric oxide synthase and hydrogen peroxide in Rosa canina L. Plant Signal Behav 2020; 15:1790844. [PMID: 32657206 PMCID: PMC8550291 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1790844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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To assess the role of genes involved in polyamines synthesis, nitric oxide synthase (NOS), copper amine oxidase activity (CuAO) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in regulation of stomatal aperture to drought stress in Rosa canina L., a study was performed at three irrigating levels (25%, 50%, and 100% field capacity) with three replications at 1, 3, 6 and 12 days. The results showed that putrescine (Put) accumulation occurred under both 50% and 25% FC at 1 d. Furthermore, the role of the Put direct biosynthesis pathway ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) was more effective under 50% FC whereas in the 25% FC the Put indirect production pathway (agmatine iminohydrolase (AIH), N-carbamoyl putrescine amidohydrolase (CPA) and arginine decarboxylase (ADC)) was more effective. HPLC results showed that the accumulation of spermidine (Spd) and spermine (Spm) is consistent with the expression of S-adenosyl methionine decarboxylase (SAMDC), spermidine synthase (SPDS) and spermine synthase (SPMS) genes. Spd accumulation under both 50% and 25% FC occurred on the 3 d and then decreased in the other days. Spm content showed an increasing trend from 6 d under 50% FC and from 3 d under 25% FC. Our results suggest that among the measured polyamines, Put oxidation through CuAO activity increased resulted in an increase in H2O2 production. The H2O2 accumulation also as a secondary messenger led to enhance in NOS gene expression. Increase in NOS gene expression can act as a signal resulting in stomatal closure.
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- Nader Adamipour
- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Crop Production and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Adamipour N, Khosh-Khui M, Salehi H, Razi H, Karami A, Moghadam A. Role of genes and metabolites involved in polyamines synthesis pathways and nitric oxide synthase in stomatal closure on Rosa damascena Mill. under drought stress. Plant Physiol Biochem 2020; 148:53-61. [PMID: 31927272 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.12.033] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In order to evaluate the genes involved in polyamines synthesis pathway and the role of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and H2O2 in stomatal closure under drought stress, a research conducted with three irrigation levels (100, 50 and 25% field capacity) at 1, 3, 6 and 12 days on Rosa damascena Mill. HPLC and qPCR results showed that putrescine (Put) accumulation occurred at first day in both 50 and 25% of field capacity and then decreased the other days. Furthermore, Put accumulation in the indirect pathway (ADC, AIH and CPA) was more effective related to the direct pathway (ODC) under severe stress. Increased expression of genes involved in production of spermidine (Spd) and spermine (Spm) i.e., SAMDC, SPDS and SPMS correlated with the highest accumulation of Spd and Spm under 50% FC at 6 d and 25% FC at 12 d, respectively. Moreover, results showed that Put reduction simultaneously accumulated H2O2, which subsequently increased NOS expression suggesting a key signal for stomatal closure.
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- Nader Adamipour
- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Crop Production and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Abdollahzadeh T, Niazi A, Moghadam A, Heydarian Z, Ghasemi-Fasaei R, Kaviani E, Pourdad N. Phytoremediation of petroleum-contaminated soil by Salicornia: from PSY activity to physiological and morphological communications. Environ Technol 2019; 40:2789-2801. [PMID: 29558271 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1453551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Petroleum is one of the critical environmental pollutants. Salicornia can grow in petroleum-contaminated soil. Therefore, the potential of two Iranian Salicornia species, S. persica Akhani and S. iranica Akhani, for phytoremediation of soils contaminated with 0.2% or 2% petroleum was evaluated over short (1 and 10 h) and long (100 days) periods of time. In addition, some key factors including the expression analysis of phytoene synthase, physiological and morphological factors were studied. Both species reduced the petroleum in 0.2% and 2% petroleum-contaminated soils to 40% and 60% of the initial amount, respectively. The expression of PSY increased twice more than the control 10 h after 0.2% petroleum stress and the carotenoid content increased twice more than the control. Chlorophyll a and total chlorophyll decreased three times less than the control in both contamination levels, while chlorophyll b decreased three times less than the control only in 2% contamination. The proline content peaked 10 h after 2% stress as it was 10 times more than the control. Promoter analysis of PSY showed the existence of responsive cis-acting elements to abscisic acid suggesting the key role of this gene in abiotic stresses.
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- Tayebe Abdollahzadeh
- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- b Department of soil science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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Kaviani E, Niazi A, Moghadam A, Taherishirazi M, Heydarian Z. Phytoremediation of Ni-contaminated soil by Salicornia iranica. Environ Technol 2019; 40:270-281. [PMID: 28969503 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1387179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Although nickel (Ni) is useful and is used in various industries, it is one of the most usual and important sources of heavy metals pollutants in the world. In this study, Salicornia iranica was used in order to phytoremediate Ni-contaminated soil. Possible mechanisms of plant tolerance to Ni pollution and its detoxification were studied through using expression analysis of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and measurement of involved key physiological components. The concentration of the chlorophylls a, b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoids were significantly decreased in 500 mg/kg Ni at 3, 24, 48 h, and 90 days after the treatment. Free proline significantly increased in the tissues. The absorption and concentration of Ni increased in tissues, so that Ni concentration at 50, 250, and 500 mg Ni/kg soil significantly increased to 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5 fold compared with the lowest Ni level respectively. In addition, the GST expression was significantly increased both in the 50 and 500 mg/kg Ni treatment. The highest concentration of Ni affected plant growth parameters such as the root and shoot lengths. Therefore, S. iranica is able to accumulate Ni and it can be used as an environmental biotechnological study for phytoremediation of Ni-polluted soils. Abbreviations: ABA: abscisic acid; ABRE: ABA-responsive element; As+3: arsenic; Cd2+: cadmium; ef1: elongation factor; FW: fresh weight; GSH: glutathione; GST: glutathione-S-transferase; GSTU: tau class GST; Hcl: hydrochloric acid; Hg2+: mercury; HgCl2: mercury(II) chloride; MYB: myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog; Ni+2: nickel; Pb: lead; SiGSTU: Salicornia iranica GSTU; ZnSO4: zinc sulfate.
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- Elina Kaviani
- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture , Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture , Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture , Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture , Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture , Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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Moghadam A, Jamali M, Venkateshan D, Vahedi Tafreshi H, Pourdeyhimi B. A new approach to modeling liquid intrusion in hydrophobic fibrous membranes with heterogeneous wettabilities. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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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Asim MH, Moghadam A, Ijaz M, Mahmood A, Götz RX, Matuszczak B, Bernkop-Schnürch A. S-protected thiolated cyclodextrins as mucoadhesive oligomers for drug delivery. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 531:261-268. [PMID: 30036850 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.07.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [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: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIM The purpose of this study was to develop a novel mucoadhesive thiolated and S-protected gamma cyclodextrin (γ-CD) with an intact ring backbone to assure a prolonged residence time at specific target sites. METHOD Thiolated γ-CD was generated through bromine substitution of its hydroxyl groups followed by replacement to thiol groups using thiourea. In the second step, thiol groups were protected by disulfide bond formation with 2-mercaptonicotinic acid (2-MNA). RESULT Thiolated γ-CD displayed 1385 ± 84 µmol thiol groups per gram of oligomer and the amount of MNA determined in the S-protected oligomer was 1153 ± 41 µmol per gram of oligomer. In-vitro screening of mucoadhesive properties of thiolated and S-protected γ-CD was done by two methods. Rheological investigation revealed the conjugates non-mucolytic with only a slight increase in viscosity of thiolated and S-protected γ-CD as compared to unmodified γ-CD, whereas mucoadhesive properties of the new thiolated and S-protected γ-CD performed on freshly excised porcine intestinal mucosa showed 44.4- and 50.9-fold improvement in mucoadhesion, respectively. The new conjugates did not show any cytotoxicity to Caco-2 cells even at a concentration of 1% (m/v) for 24 h. In addition, in-vitro studies of α-amylase degradation of γ-CD, γ-CD-SH and γ-CD-SS-MNA confirmed that all conjugates are biodegradable. CONCLUSION These outcomes predict that these new conjugates of γ-CD might provide a new favorable tool for drug delivery providing a prolonged residence time on mucosal surfaces.
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- Mulazim Hussain Asim
- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, 40100 Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 54000 Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, 22060 Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Moghadam A, Ijaz M, Asim MH, Mahmood A, Jelkmann M, Matuszczak B, Bernkop-Schnürch A. Non-ionic thiolated cyclodextrins - the next generation. Int J Nanomedicine 2018; 13:4003-4013. [PMID: 30022823 PMCID: PMC6045911 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s153226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction The current study was aimed at developing a novel mucoadhesive thiolated cyclodextrin (CD) without ionizable groups and an intact ring backbone for drug delivery. Materials and methods Thiolated beta CD (β-CD) was prepared through bromine substitution of its hydroxyl groups followed by replacement to thiol groups using thiourea. The thiolated β-CD was characterized in vitro via dissolution studies, cytotoxicity studies, mucoadhesion studies on freshly excised porcine intestinal mucosa, and inclusion complex formation with miconazole nitrate. Results Thiolated β-CDs namely β-CD-SH600 and β-CD-SH1200 displayed 558.66 ± 78 and 1,163.45 ± 96 µmol thiol groups per gram of polymer, respectively. Stability constant (Kc) of 190 M-1 confirmed the inclusion complex formation of miconazole nitrate with β-CD-SH. Inclusion complexes of β-CD-SH600 and β-CD-SH1200 resulted in 157- and 257-fold increased solubility of miconazole nitrate, respectively. In addition, more than 80% of thiol groups were stable even after 6 hours at pH 5. Both β-CD-SH compounds showed at least 1.3-fold improved solubility in water. In contrast to cationic thiolated CDs of the first generation, both thiomers showed no significant cytotoxicity. The mucoadhesive properties of the new thiolated CDs were 39.73- and 46.37-fold improved, respectively. Conclusion These results indicate that β-CD-SH might provide a new favorable tool for delivery of poorly soluble drugs providing a prolonged residence time on mucosal surfaces.
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- Ali Moghadam
- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.,Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria,
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, .,Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, .,Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, .,Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria,
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria,
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Karimi J, Mohsenzadeh S, Niazi A, Moghadam A. Differential Expression of Mitochondrial Manganese Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) in Triticum aestivum Exposed to Silver Nitrate and Silver Nanoparticles. Iran J Biotechnol 2017; 15:284-288. [PMID: 29845081 DOI: 10.15171/ijb.1311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Background: The increasing use of nanoparticles (NPs) may have negative impacts on both organisms and the environment. Objectives: The differential expression of mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) gene in wheat in response to silver nitrate nanoparticles (AgNPs) and AgNO3 was investigated. Materials and Methods: A quantitative Real-Time RT-PCR experiment was carried out with MnSOD gene using RNAs isolated from wheat shoots treated for 0, 2, 6, 12, and 24 h with 100 mg.L-1 of either AgNO 3 or AgNPs. Results: The results of this study showed that both treatments cause changes in the expression pattern of the MnSOD gene. While 2 and 6 h following the beginning of the stress, MnSOD expression was up-regulated significantly, in response to AgNO 3 (1.4 and 2.8 fold, respectively), in response to AgNPs, it was up-regulated significant only after 6 h (1.6 fold), compared with the control. The gene expression, after 12 h in response to AgNO3 and AgNPs were downregulated significantly (0.7 and 0.8 fold, respectively), and in the next 12 h , the expression appeared to be similar to the control. Conclusion: Exposure to both AgNPs and Ag ions led to a significant increase in MnSOD expression, but AgNO 3 changed the MnSOD expression faster than AgNPs. Therefore, it is suggested that AgNO3 has greater penetrability and effectiveness.
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- Javad Karimi
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Technology, Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, Isfahan, Iran.,Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, 71441-65186 Bajgah, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, 71441-65186 Bajgah, Shiraz, Iran
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Ebrahimi N, Rasoul-Amini S, Niazi A, Erfani N, Moghadam A, Ebrahiminezhad A, Ghasemi Y. Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Effects of Three Types of Silver-Iron Oxide Binary Hybrid Nanoparticles. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2016; 17:1049-1057. [DOI: 10.2174/1389201017666160907143807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Moghadam A, Niazi A, Afsharifar A, Taghavi SM. Expression of a Recombinant Anti-HIV and Anti-Tumor Protein, MAP30, in Nicotiana tobacum Hairy Roots: A pH-Stable and Thermophilic Antimicrobial Protein. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159653. [PMID: 27459300 PMCID: PMC4961381 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In contrast to conventional antibiotics, which microorganisms can readily evade, it is nearly impossible for a microbial strain that is sensitive to antimicrobial proteins to convert to a resistant strain. Therefore, antimicrobial proteins and peptides that are promising alternative candidates for the control of bacterial infections are under investigation. The MAP30 protein of Momordica charantia is a valuable type I ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) with anti-HIV and anti-tumor activities. Whereas the antimicrobial activity of some type I RIPs has been confirmed, less attention has been paid to the antimicrobial activity of MAP30 produced in a stable, easily handled, and extremely cost-effective protein-expression system. rMAP30-KDEL was expressed in Nicotiana tobacum hairy roots, and its effect on different microorganisms was investigated. Analysis of the extracted total proteins of transgenic hairy roots showed that rMAP30-KDEL was expressed effectively and that this protein exhibited significant antibacterial activity in a dose-dependent manner. rMAP30-KDEL also possessed thermal and pH stability. Bioinformatic analysis of MAP30 and other RIPs regarding their conserved motifs, amino-acid contents, charge, aliphatic index, GRAVY value, and secondary structures demonstrated that these factors accounted for their thermophilicity. Therefore, RIPs such as MAP30 and its derived peptides might have promising applications as food preservatives, and their analysis might provide useful insights into designing clinically applicable antibiotic agents.
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- Ali Moghadam
- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Plant Virology Research Center, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Noroozi A, Jafarzadeh Shirazi MR, Tamadon A, Moghadam A, Niazi A. Increased Litter Size and Suckling Intensity Stimulate mRNA of RFamide-related Peptide in Rats. Int J Fertil Steril 2015; 9:380-6. [PMID: 26644862 PMCID: PMC4671385 DOI: 10.22074/ijfs.2015.4554] [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] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Background RFamide-related peptide-3 (RFRP-3) inhibits gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion in rats. This study evaluates the
effects of litter size and suckling intensity on RFRP mRNA expression in the dorsomedial
hypothalamic nucleus (DMH) of rats. Materials and Methods A total of 32 pregnant and 4 non-lactating ovariectomized
(control group) Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this experimental study. Lactating rats
were allotted to 8 equal groups. In 3 groups, the litter size was adjusted to 5, 10, or 15
pups upon parturition. Dams were allowed to suckle their pups continuously until 8 days
postpartum. In the other 3 groups, the litter size was adjusted to 5 pups following birth.
These pups were separated from the dams for 6 hours on day 8 postpartum, after which
the pups were allowed to suckle for 2.5, 5, or 7.5 minutes prior to killing the dams. In
2 groups, lactating rats with 10 and 15 pups were separated from their pups for 6 hours
on day 8 postpartum. In these groups, the pups were allowed to suckle their dams for 5
minutes before the dams were killed. All rats were killed on day 8 postpartum and the
DMH was removed from each rat. We evaluated RFRP mRNA expression using realtime polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results The expression of RFRP mRNA in the DMH increased with increased litter size
and suckling intensity compared to the controls. The effect of suckling intensity on the
expression of RFRP mRNA was more pronounced compared to the litter size. Conclusion Increased litter size and suckling intensity stimulated RFRP mRNA expression in the DMH which might contribute to lactation anestrus in rats.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Institute, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Institute, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Omidpanah N, Valifard M, Esmaeili M, Yousefi R, Moghadam A. Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of the Essential Oils of Two Iranian Medicinal Plants: Zhumeria majdae and Salvia mirzayanii. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.18869/nrip.jamsat.1.1.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sarvestani FS, Tamadon A, Hematzadeh A, Jahanara M, Shirazi MRJ, Moghadam A, Niazi A, Moghiminasr R. Expression of melanocortin-4 receptor and agouti-related peptide mRNAs in arcuate nucleus during long term malnutrition of female ovariectomized rats. Iran J Basic Med Sci 2015; 18:104-7. [PMID: 25825637 PMCID: PMC4366736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 09/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) and agouti-related peptide (AgRP) are involved in energy homeostasis in the rat. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression of MC4R and AgRP mRNAs in arcuate nucleus (ARC) during long term malnutrition of female ovariectomized rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten female ovariectomized rats were divided into two equal groups (n=6) of normal and restricted diet groups. Using real-time PCR, the relative expressions (compared to controls) of MC4R and AgRP mRNAs were compared between both diet groups. RESULTS The relative expression of MC4R and AgRP mRNA in the ARC of female ovariectomized rats during long term malnutrition was higher than those with normal diet (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Changes in the relative expression level of MC4R and AgRP mRNAs during long term malnutrition of rat indicated a stimulatory role of MC4R and AgRP in regulating energy balance in ARC of rat hypothalamus.
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- Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,Corresponding author: Amin Tamadon. Neshat Avenue, Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Tel/fax: +98-711-2341025;
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- Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Institute, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Institute, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology at the Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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Noroozi A, Shirazi MRJ, Zamiri MJ, Tamadon A, Akhlaghi A, Tanideh N, Niazi A, Moghadam A. Increased litter size and suckling intensity inhibit KiSS-1 mRNA expression in rat arcuate nucleus. Iran J Basic Med Sci 2014; 17:600-5. [PMID: 25422754 PMCID: PMC4240795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The effect of litter size and suckling intensity on the expression of KiSS-1 mRNA in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) of rats were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty two pregnant and four non-lactating ovariectomized (as control group) rats were used in this experiment. Lactating rats were allotted to eight equal groups. In three groups, litter size was adjusted to 5, 10, or 15 pups upon parturition and allowed to suckle their pups continuously by 8 days postpartum. In the other three groups, litter size was adjusted to five upon birth; the pups were separated from the dams for 6 hr on day 8 postpartum, after which the pups were allowed to suckle their dams for 2.5, 5, or 7.5 min prior to killing the dams. Two groups of lactating rats with either 10 or 15 pups were separated from their pups for 6 hr on day 8 postpartum, after which the pups were allowed to suckle their dams for 5 min before the dams were killed on day 8 postpartum. The ARC was removed and the expression of KiSS-1 mRNA was evaluated, using real-time PCR. RESULTS The expression of KiSS-1 mRNA in the ARC was decreased as the litter size and intensity of suckling stimulus were increased. The effect of suckling intensity on the expression of KiSS-1 mRNA was more pronounced than that of litter size. CONCLUSION Increased litter size and suckling intensity decreased KiSS-1 mRNA expression in the ARC which may contribute to lactation anestrus in rat.
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- Atefeh Noroozi
- Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
, Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
,Corresponding author: Amin Tamadon. Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Tel/fax: +98-711-2341025;
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- Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Institute, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Institute, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Sabet Sarvestani F, Tamadon A, Koohi-Hosseinabadi O, Mohammadi Nezhad S, Rahmanifar F, Jafarzadeh Shirazi MR, Tanideh N, Moghadam A, Niazi A. Expression of RFamide-Related Peptide-3 (RFRP-3) mRNA in Dorsomedial Hypothalamic Nucleus and KiSS-1 mRNA in Arcuate Nucleus of Rat during Pregnancy. Int J Fertil Steril 2014; 8:333-40. [PMID: 25379163 PMCID: PMC4221521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND RFamide-related peptide-3 (RFRP-3) and kisspeptin (KiSS-1) are known to respectively inhibit and stimulate gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and lute- inizing hormone (LH) secretion in rat. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relative mRNA expression of RFRP-3 and KiSS-1 in the hypothalamus of pregnant rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a randomized controlled experimental study, the exact preg- nancy day of 18 Sprague-Dawley rats were confirmed using the vaginal smear method and were equally assigned to three groups of days 7, 14 and 21 of pregnancy. Four non- pregnant female rats were ovariectomized and assigned as the control group. All rats were decapitated, and the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus (DMH) and the arcuate nucleus (ARC) for detection of KiSS-1 mRNA were separated from their hypothalamus to detect RFRP-3 and KiSS-1 mRNA respectively. Then, their relative expressions were compared between control and pregnant groups using real-time polymerase chain reac- tion (PCR). RESULTS The relative expression of RFRP-3 mRNA in DMH did not change significantly during pregnancy (p>0.01). However, the relative expression of KiSS-1 mRNA in ARC was at its highest in day 7 of pregnancy and decreased until day 21 of pregnancy (p<0.01). CONCLUSION Decrease in GnRH and LH secretion during the pregnancy of rat may be controlled by constant expression of RFRP-3 mRNA and reduced expression of KiSS-1 mRNA in hypothalamus.
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- Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences,
Shiraz, Iran,Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,P.O.Box: 7134873985Transgenic Technology Research CenterShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
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- Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences,
Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University,
Shiraz, Iran
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- Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences,
Shiraz, Iran,Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical
Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Institute, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Institute, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Zandi MR, Jafarzadeh Shirazi MR, Tamadon A, Akhlaghi A, Salehi MS, Niazi A, Moghadam A. Hypothalamic Expression of Melanocortin-4 Receptor and Agouti-related Peptide mRNAs During the Estrous Cycle of Rats. Int J Mol Cell Med 2014; 3:183-9. [PMID: 25317405 PMCID: PMC4170492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Revised: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Melanocortin- 4 receptor (MC4R) and agouti- related peptide (AgRP) are involved in energy homeostasis in rats. According to MC4R and AgRP effects on luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion, they may influence the estrous cycle of rats. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the expression of MC4R and AgRP mRNAs at different stages of estrous cycle in the rat's hypothalamus. The estrous cycle stages (proestrus, estrus, metestrus and diestrus) were determined in 20 adult female rats using vaginal smears. The rats were divided into four equal groups (n=5). Four ovariectomized rats were selected as controls two weeks after surgery. Using real- time PCR, relative expressions (compared to controls) of MC4R and AgRP mRNAs in the hypothalamus of rats were compared in four different groups of estrous cycle. The relative expression of MC4R mRNA in the hypothalamus of female rats during proestrus stage was higher than those in other stages (P=0.001). Despite a lower mean of relative expression of AgRP mRNA at proestrus stage, the relative expression of AgRP mRNA of the four stages of estrous cycle did not differ (P>0.05). In conclusion, changes in the relative expression of MC4R and AgRP mRNAs in four stages of rat estrous cycle indicated a stimulatory role of MC4R in the proestrus and preovulatory stages and an inhibitory role of AgRP in gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and LH secretions.
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- Mohammad Reza Zandi
- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Corresponding author: Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Moghadam A, Hadad K, Watchman C, Hamilton R. WE-C-108-03: CT-Based 3D Dose Calculation Method Using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). Med Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4815526] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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A 17-year-old male was admitted to the hospital because of fever, low back pain and knee pain which had started a couple of months ago. Pelvic CT-scan confirmed left sacroiliitis. Complete blood count revealed pancytopenia.A bone marrow biopsy and aspiration was performed under local anaesthesia. The pathologist reported Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. The reported patient is the first case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, accompanied by sacroiliitis.
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- A Moghadam
- Shahid Beheshti General Hospital, Ghorveh, Iran
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Meamar AR, Kia EB, Zahabiun F, Jafari-Mehr A, Moghadam A, Sadjjadi SM. The occurrence of severe infections with Rhabditis axei in AIDS patients in Iran. J Helminthol 2007; 81:351-2. [PMID: 17640397 DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x07792301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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During an investigation on strongyloidiasis in AIDS patients from Iran, direct smears of stools revealed many eggs and larvae of Rhabditis axei, which were subcultured to confirm identification.
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- School of Public Health and Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Steidle C, Moghadam A, Lamerz R, Huhn D. [Quantitative behavior of immunoglobulins in Hodgkin patients following splenectomy]. Blut 1975; 30:331-8. [PMID: 1093579 DOI: 10.1007/bf01633652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The values of immunoglobulins in 14 patients with malignant lymphoma were determined before and 1 to 44 weeks following splenectomy. The IgM-fraction showed a significant decrease in all cases, whereas the IgG- and IgA-fraction showed no change in its concentrations. The reason for the IgM-decrease is probably due to the absence of IgM-producing cells in the spleen.
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