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Martínez-Álvarez JA, Vicente-Gómez M, García-Contreras R, Wood TK, Ramírez Montiel FB, Vargas-Maya NI, España-Sánchez BL, Rangel-Serrano Á, Padilla-Vaca F, Franco B. High-Throughput Screening Method Using Escherichia coli Keio Mutants for Assessing Primary Damage Mechanism of Antimicrobials. Microorganisms 2024; 12:793. [PMID: 38674737 PMCID: PMC11051750 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12040793] [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: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The Escherichia coli Keio mutant collection has been a tool for assessing the role of specific genes and determining their role in E. coli physiology and uncovering novel functions. In this work, specific mutants in the DNA repair pathways and oxidative stress response were evaluated to identify the primary targets of silver nanoparticles (NPs) and their mechanism of action. The results presented in this work suggest that NPs mainly target DNA via double-strand breaks and base modifications since the recA, uvrC, mutL, and nfo mutants rendered the most susceptible phenotype, rather than involving the oxidative stress response. Concomitantly, during the establishment of the control conditions for each mutant, the katG and sodA mutants showed a hypersensitive phenotype to mitomycin C, an alkylating agent. Thus, we propose that KatG catalase plays a key role as a cellular chaperone, as reported previously for the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa, a large subunit catalase. The Keio collection mutants may also be a key tool for assessing the resistance mechanism to metallic NPs by using their potential to identify novel pathways involved in the resistance to NPs.
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- José A. Martínez-Álvarez
- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802-4400, USA
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica CIDETEQ S.C., Parque Tecnológico Querétaro s/n, Sanfandila, Pedro Escobedo, Querétaro 76703, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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Martínez LE, Gómez G, Ramírez N, Franco B, Robleto EA, Pedraza-Reyes M. 8-OxoG-Dependent Regulation of Global Protein Responses Leads to Mutagenesis and Stress Survival in Bacillus subtilis. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:332. [PMID: 38539865 PMCID: PMC10968225 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13030332] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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The guanine oxidized (GO) system of Bacillus subtilis, composed of the YtkD (MutT), MutM and MutY proteins, counteracts the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of the oxidized nucleobase 8-OxoG. Here, we report that in growing B. subtilis cells, the genetic inactivation of GO system potentiated mutagenesis (HPM), and subsequent hyperresistance, contributes to the damaging effects of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (HPHR). The mechanism(s) that connect the accumulation of the mutagenic lesion 8-OxoG with the ability of B. subtilis to evolve and survive the noxious effects of oxidative stress were dissected. Genetic and biochemical evidence indicated that the synthesis of KatA was exacerbated, in a PerR-independent manner, and the transcriptional coupling repair factor, Mfd, contributed to HPHR and HPM of the ΔGO strain. Moreover, these phenotypes are associated with wider pleiotropic effects, as revealed by a global proteome analysis. The inactivation of the GO system results in the upregulated production of KatA, and it reprograms the synthesis of the proteins involved in distinct types of cellular stress; this has a direct impact on (i) cysteine catabolism, (ii) the synthesis of iron-sulfur clusters, (iii) the reorganization of cell wall architecture, (iv) the activation of AhpC/AhpF-independent organic peroxide resistance, and (v) increased resistance to transcription-acting antibiotics. Therefore, to contend with the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects derived from the accumulation of 8-OxoG, B. subtilis activates the synthesis of proteins belonging to transcriptional regulons that respond to a wide, diverse range of cell stressors.
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- Lissett E. Martínez
- Department of Biology, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico; (L.E.M.); (G.G.); (N.R.); (B.F.)
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- Department of Biology, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico; (L.E.M.); (G.G.); (N.R.); (B.F.)
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- Department of Biology, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico; (L.E.M.); (G.G.); (N.R.); (B.F.)
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- Department of Biology, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico; (L.E.M.); (G.G.); (N.R.); (B.F.)
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89557, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico; (L.E.M.); (G.G.); (N.R.); (B.F.)
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Vargas-Gasca F, Franco B, Vargas-Maya NI, Vicente-Gómez M, Olmedo-Monfil V. Pseudomonas environmental strain produces a DegQ-derived and PDZ domain containing peptide with protease activity. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 117:41. [PMID: 38400879 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-024-01939-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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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In the search of new enzymatic activities with a possible industrial application, we focused on those microorganisms and their molecular mechanisms that allow them to succeed in the environment, particularly in the proteolytic activity and its central role in the microorganisms' successful permanence. The use of highly active serine proteases for industrial applications is a modern need, especially for the formulation of detergents, protein processing, and hair removal from animal skins. This report provides the isolation and identification of a highly proteolytic fragment derived from DegQ produced by a Pseudomonas fluorescens environmental strain isolated from a frog carcass. Zymograms demonstrate that a 10 kDa protein mainly generates the total proteolytic activity of this strain, which is enhanced by the detergent SDS. Mass spectroscopy analysis revealed that the protein derived a couple of peptides, the ones showing the highest coverage belonging to DegQ. Interestingly, this small protein fragment contains a PDZ domain but no obvious residues indicating that it is a protease. Protein model analysis shows that this fragment corresponds to the main PDZ domain from DegQ, and its unique sequence and structure render a proteolytic peptide. The results presented here indicate that a novel DegQ fragment is sufficient for obtaining high protease activity highlighting that the analysis of environmental microorganisms can render new strains or enzymes with helpful biotechnological characteristics.
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- Francisco Vargas-Gasca
- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, México
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, México
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, México
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, México
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, México.
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Schwartz K, Zhang M, Franco B, Jampachaisri K, Cotton RM, Huss MK, Fisher KM, Darian-Smith C, Sharp P, Pablo L, Pacharinsak C. Effects of atipamezole on selected physiologic parameters in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis). J Med Primatol 2024; 53:e12682. [PMID: 37908039 DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12682] [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: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atipamezole, an α-2 adrenergic receptor antagonist, reverses the α-2 agonist anesthetic effects. There is a dearth of information on the physiological effects of these drugs in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis). We assessed atipamezole's physiologic effects. We hypothesized atipamezole administration would alter anesthetic parameters. METHODS Five cynomolgus macaques were sedated with ketamine/dexmedetomidine intramuscularly, followed 45 min later with atipamezole (0.5 mg/kg). Anesthetic parameters (heart rate, blood pressure [systolic (SAP), diastolic (DAP), and mean (MAP) blood pressure], body temperature, respiratory rate, and %SpO2) were monitored prior to and every 10 min (through 60 min) post atipamezole injection. RESULTS While heart rate was significantly increased for 60 min; SAP, DAP, MAP, and temperature were significantly decreased at 10 min. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates subcutaneous atipamezole results in increased heart rate and transient blood pressure decrease. These findings are clinically important to ensure anesthetist awareness to properly support and treat patients as needed.
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- K Schwartz
- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- University of California, Merced, California, USA
- Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine, University of Florida College, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Padilla-Vaca F, de la Mora J, García-Contreras R, Ramírez-Prado JH, Vicente-Gómez M, Vargas-Gasca F, Anaya-Velázquez F, Páramo-Pérez I, Rangel-Serrano Á, Cuéllar-Mata P, Vargas-Maya NI, Franco B. Theoretical study of ArcB and its dimerization, interaction with anaerobic metabolites, and activation of ArcA. PeerJ 2023; 11:e16309. [PMID: 37849831 PMCID: PMC10578306 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16309] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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The complex metabolism of Escherichia coli has been extensively studied, including its response to oxygen availability. The ArcA/B two-component system (TCS) is the key regulator for the transition between these two environmental conditions and has been thoroughly characterized using genetic and biochemical approaches. Still, to date, limited structural data is available. The breakthrough provided by AlphaFold2 in 2021 has brought a reliable tool to the scientific community for assessing the structural features of complex proteins. In this report, we analyzed the structural aspects of the ArcA/B TCS using AlphaFold2 models. The models are consistent with the experimentally determined structures of ArcB kinase. The predicted structure of the dimeric form of ArcB is consistent with the extensive genetic and biochemical data available regarding mechanistic signal perception and regulation. The predicted interaction of the dimeric form of ArcB with its cognate response regulator (ArcA) is also consistent with both the forward and reverse phosphotransfer mechanisms. The ArcB model was used to detect putative binding cavities to anaerobic metabolites, encouraging testing of these predictions experimentally. Finally, the highly accurate models of other ArcB homologs suggest that different experimental approaches are needed to determine signal perception in kinases lacking the PAS domain. Overall, ArcB is a kinase with features that need further testing, especially in determining its crystal structure under different conditions.
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- Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Mexico City, Mexico City, México
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- Biology, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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Padilla-Vaca F, de la Mora J, García-Contreras R, Ramírez-Prado JH, Alva-Murillo N, Fonseca-Yepez S, Serna-Gutiérrez I, Moreno-Galván CL, Montufar-Rodríguez JM, Vicente-Gómez M, Rangel-Serrano Á, Vargas-Maya NI, Franco B. Two-Component System Sensor Kinases from Asgardian Archaea May Be Witnesses to Eukaryotic Cell Evolution. Molecules 2023; 28:5042. [PMID: 37446705 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28135042] [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: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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The signal transduction paradigm in bacteria involves two-component systems (TCSs). Asgardarchaeota are archaea that may have originated the current eukaryotic lifeforms. Most research on these archaea has focused on eukaryotic-like features, such as genes involved in phagocytosis, cytoskeleton structure, and vesicle trafficking. However, little attention has been given to specific prokaryotic features. Here, the sequence and predicted structural features of TCS sensor kinases analyzed from two metagenome assemblies and a genomic assembly from cultured Asgardian archaea are presented. The homology of the sensor kinases suggests the grouping of Lokiarchaeum closer to bacterial homologs. In contrast, one group from a Lokiarchaeum and a meta-genome assembly from Candidatus Heimdallarchaeum suggest the presence of a set of kinases separated from the typical bacterial TCS sensor kinases. AtoS and ArcB homologs were found in meta-genome assemblies along with defined domains for other well-characterized sensor kinases, suggesting the close link between these organisms and bacteria that may have resulted in the metabolic link to the establishment of symbiosis. Several kinases are predicted to be cytoplasmic; some contain several PAS domains. The data shown here suggest that TCS kinases in Asgardian bacteria are witnesses to the transition from bacteria to eukaryotic organisms.
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- Felipe Padilla-Vaca
- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiologia Celular, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior s/n, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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Lozano-Mendoza J, Ramírez-Montiel F, Rangel-Serrano Á, Páramo-Pérez I, Mendoza-Macías CL, Saavedra-Salazar F, Franco B, Vargas-Maya N, Jeelani G, Saito-Nakano Y, Anaya-Velázquez F, Nozaki T, Padilla-Vaca F. Attenuation of In Vitro and In Vivo Virulence Is Associated with Repression of Gene Expression of AIG1 Gene in Entamoeba histolytica. Pathogens 2023; 12:pathogens12030489. [PMID: 36986411 PMCID: PMC10051847 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12030489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica virulence results from complex host-parasite interactions implicating multiple amoebic components (e.g., Gal/GalNAc lectin, cysteine proteinases, and amoebapores) and host factors (microbiota and immune response). UG10 is a strain derived from E. histolytica virulent HM-1:IMSS strain that has lost its virulence in vitro and in vivo as determined by a decrease of hemolytic, cytopathic, and cytotoxic activities, increased susceptibility to human complement, and its inability to form liver abscesses in hamsters. We compared the transcriptome of nonvirulent UG10 and its parental HM-1:IMSS strain. No differences in gene expression of the classical virulence factors were observed. Genes downregulated in the UG10 trophozoites encode for proteins that belong to small GTPases, such as Rab and AIG1. Several protein-coding genes, including iron-sulfur flavoproteins and heat shock protein 70, were also upregulated in UG10. Overexpression of the EhAIG1 gene (EHI_180390) in nonvirulent UG10 trophozoites resulted in augmented virulence in vitro and in vivo. Cocultivation of HM-1:IMSS with E. coli O55 bacteria cells reduced virulence in vitro, and the EhAIG1 gene expression was downregulated. In contrast, virulence was increased in the monoxenic strain UG10, and the EhAIG1 gene expression was upregulated. Therefore, the EhAIG1 gene (EHI_180390) represents a novel virulence determinant in E. histolytica.
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- Janeth Lozano-Mendoza
- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0052, Japan
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0052, Japan
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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Vargas-Maya NI, Olmedo-Monfil V, Ramírez-Prado JH, Reyes-Cortés R, Padilla-Vaca F, Franco B. Catalases in the pathogenesis of Sporothrix schenckii research. PeerJ 2022; 10:e14478. [PMID: 36523453 PMCID: PMC9745942 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14478] [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: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Pathogenic fungal infection success depends on the ability to escape the immune response. Most strategies for fungal infection control are focused on the inhibition of virulence factors and increasing the effectiveness of antifungal drugs. Nevertheless, little attention has been focused on their physiological resistance to the host immune system. Hints may be found in pathogenic fungi that also inhabit the soil. In nature, the saprophyte lifestyle of fungi is also associated with predators that can induce oxidative stress upon cell damage. The natural sources of nutrients for fungi are linked to cellulose degradation, which in turn generates reactive oxygen species (ROS). Overall, the antioxidant arsenal needed to thrive both in free-living and pathogenic lifestyles in fungi is fundamental for success. In this review, we present recent findings regarding catalases and oxidative stress in fungi and how these can be in close relationship with pathogenesis. Additionally, special focus is placed on catalases of Sporothrix schenckii as a pathogenic model with a dual lifestyle. It is assumed that catalase expression is activated upon exposure to H2O2, but there are reports where this is not always the case. Additionally, it may be relevant to consider the role of catalases in S. schenckii survival in the saprophytic lifestyle and why their study can assess their involvement in the survival and therefore, in the virulence phenotype of different species of Sporothrix and when each of the three catalases are required. Also, studying antioxidant mechanisms in other isolates of pathogenic and free-living fungi may be linked to the virulence phenotype and be potential therapeutic and diagnostic targets. Thus, the rationale for this review to place focus on fungal catalases and their role in pathogenesis in addition to counteracting the effect of immune system reactive oxygen species. Fungi that thrive in soil and have mammal hosts could shed light on the importance of these enzymes in the two types of lifestyles. We look forward to encouraging more research in a myriad of areas on catalase biology with a focus on basic and applied objectives and placing these enzymes as virulence determinants.
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- Biology Department, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology Department, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology Department, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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Duarte-Velázquez I, de la Mora J, Ramírez-Prado JH, Aguillón-Bárcenas A, Tornero-Gutiérrez F, Cordero-Loreto E, Anaya-Velázquez F, Páramo-Pérez I, Rangel-Serrano Á, Muñoz-Carranza SR, Romero-González OE, Cardoso-Reyes LR, Rodríguez-Ojeda RA, Mora-Montes HM, Vargas-Maya NI, Padilla-Vaca F, Franco B. Escherichia coli transcription factors of unknown function: sequence features and possible evolutionary relationships. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13772. [PMID: 35880217 PMCID: PMC9308461 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13772] [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: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Organisms need mechanisms to perceive the environment and respond accordingly to environmental changes or the presence of hazards. Transcription factors (TFs) are required for cells to respond to the environment by controlling the expression of genes needed. Escherichia coli has been the model bacterium for many decades, and still, there are features embedded in its genome that remain unstudied. To date, 58 TFs remain poorly characterized, although their binding sites have been experimentally determined. This study showed that these TFs have sequence variation at the third codon position G+C content but maintain the same Codon Adaptation Index (CAI) trend as annotated functional transcription factors. Most of these transcription factors are in areas of the genome where abundant repetitive and mobile elements are present. Sequence divergence points to groups with distinctive sequence signatures but maintaining the same type of DNA binding domain. Finally, the analysis of the promoter sequences of the 58 TFs showed A+T rich regions that agree with the features of horizontally transferred genes. The findings reported here pave the way for future research of these TFs that may uncover their role as spare factors in case of lose-of-function mutations in core TFs and trace back their evolutionary history.
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- Isabel Duarte-Velázquez
- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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Campo-Beleño C, Villamizar-Gallardo RA, López-Jácome LE, González EE, Muñoz-Carranza S, Franco B, Morales-Espinosa R, Coria-Jimenez R, Franco-Cendejas R, Hernández-Durán M, Lara-Martínez R, Jiménez-García LF, Fernández-Presas AM, García-Contreras R. Biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles as potent antibacterial effective against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Lett Appl Microbiol 2022; 75:680-688. [PMID: 35687297 PMCID: PMC9543579 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most worrisome infectious bacteria due to its intrinsic and acquired resistance against several antibiotics and the recalcitrance of its infections; hence, the development of novel antimicrobials effective against multidrug‐resistant P. aeruginosa is mandatory. In this work, silver nanoparticles obtained by green synthesis using a leaf extract and fungi were tested against a battery of clinical strains from cystic fibrosis, pneumonia and burnt patients, some of them with multidrug resistance. Both nanoparticles showed a potent antibacterial effect, causing severe damage to the cell wall, membrane and DNA, and inducing the production of reactive oxygen species. Moreover, the nanoparticles derived from fungi showed synergistic antibacterial effects with the antibiotics meropenem and levofloxacin for some clinical strains and both kinds of nanoparticles were nontoxic for larvae of the moth Galleria mellonella, encouraging further research for their implementation in the treatment of P. aeruginosa infections.
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- C Campo-Beleño
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Salud, Universidad de Pamplona, Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología Nanoescalar, "nanCiTec", Bogotá, Colombia
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bacteriología Experimental, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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García-Contreras R, Maeda T, Franco B. Editorial: Molecular Engineering of Sensory Mechanisms in Bacteria for Biosensing Technologies and Novel Tools for Microbial Engineering. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:894553. [PMID: 35547162 PMCID: PMC9082664 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.894553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Rodolfo García-Contreras
- Laboratorio de Bacteriología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Biological Functions Engineering, Gradute School of Life Sciences and System Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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Mora-Garduño JD, Tamayo-Nuñez J, Padilla-Vaca F, Ramírez-Montiel FB, Rangel-Serrano Á, Santos-Escobar F, Gutiérrez-Corona F, Páramo-Pérez I, Anaya-Velázquez F, García-Contreras R, Vargas-Maya NI, Franco B. Chromogenic Escherichia coli reporter strain for screening DNA damaging agents. AMB Express 2022; 12:2. [PMID: 34989906 PMCID: PMC8739417 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-021-01342-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The presence of pollutants in soil and water has given rise to diverse analytical and biological approaches to detect and measure contaminants in the environment. Using bacterial cells as reporter strains represents an advantage for detecting pollutants present in soil or water samples. Here, an Escherichia coli reporter strain expressing a chromoprotein capable of interacting with soil or water samples and responding to DNA damaging compounds is validated. The reporter strain generates a qualitative signal and is based on the expression of the coral chromoprotein AmilCP under the control of the recA promoter. This strain can be used simply by applying soil or water samples directly and rendering activation upon DNA damage. This reporter strain responds to agents that damage DNA (with an apparent detection limit of 1 µg of mitomycin C) without observable response to membrane integrity damage, protein folding or oxidative stress generating agents, in the latter case, DNA damage was observed. The developed reporter strain reported here is effective for the detection of DNA damaging agents present in soils samples. In a proof-of-concept analysis using soil containing chromium, showing activation at 15.56 mg/L of Cr(VI) present in soil and leached samples and is consistent with Cr(III) toxicity at high concentrations (130 µg). Our findings suggest that chromogenic reporter strains can be applied for simple screening, thus reducing the number of samples requiring analytical techniques.
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Villalobos-Duno HL, Barreto LA, Alvarez-Aular Á, Mora-Montes HM, Lozoya-Pérez NE, Franco B, Lopes-Bezerra LM, Niño-Vega GA. Comparison of Cell Wall Polysaccharide Composition and Structure Between Strains of Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:726958. [PMID: 34616384 PMCID: PMC8489378 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.726958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Sporothrix schenckii, Sporothrix brasiliensis, and Sporothrix globosa are the main causative agents of sporotrichosis, a human subcutaneous mycosis. Differences in virulence patterns are associated with each species but remain largely uncharacterized. The S. schenckii and S. brasiliensis cell wall composition and virulence are influenced by the culturing media, with little or no influence on S. globosa. By keeping constant the culturing media, we compared the cell wall composition of three S. schenckii and two S. brasiliensis strains, previously described as presenting different virulence levels on a murine model of infection. The cell wall composition of the five Sporothrix spp. strains correlated with the biochemical composition of the cell wall previously reported for the species. However, the rhamnose-to-β-glucan ratio exhibits differences among strains, with an increase in cell wall rhamnose-to-β-glucan ratio as their virulence increased. This relationship can be expressed mathematically, which could be an important tool for the determination of virulence in Sporothrix spp. Also, structural differences in rhamnomannan were found, with longer side chains present in strains with lower virulence reported for both species here studied, adding insight to the importance of this polysaccharide in the pathogenic process of these fungi.
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- Héctor L Villalobos-Duno
- Laboratorio de Micología, Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salome Ureña, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica y Productos Naturales, Centro de Química, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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Resende C, Folgado D, Oliveira J, Franco B, Moreira W, Oliveira-Jr A, Cavaleiro A, Carvalho R. TIP4.0: Industrial Internet of Things Platform for Predictive Maintenance. Sensors (Basel) 2021; 21:s21144676. [PMID: 34300415 PMCID: PMC8309552 DOI: 10.3390/s21144676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Industry 4.0, allied with the growth and democratization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the advent of IoT, is paving the way for the complete digitization and automation of industrial processes. Maintenance is one of these processes, where the introduction of a predictive approach, as opposed to the traditional techniques, is expected to considerably improve the industry maintenance strategies with gains such as reduced downtime, improved equipment effectiveness, lower maintenance costs, increased return on assets, risk mitigation, and, ultimately, profitable growth. With predictive maintenance, dedicated sensors monitor the critical points of assets. The sensor data then feed into machine learning algorithms that can infer the asset health status and inform operators and decision-makers. With this in mind, in this paper, we present TIP4.0, a platform for predictive maintenance based on a modular software solution for edge computing gateways. TIP4.0 is built around Yocto, which makes it readily available and compliant with Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) or proprietary hardware. TIP4.0 was conceived with an industry mindset with communication interfaces that allow it to serve sensor networks in the shop floor and modular software architecture that allows it to be easily adjusted to new deployment scenarios. To showcase its potential, the TIP4.0 platform was validated over COTS hardware, and we considered a public data-set for the simulation of predictive maintenance scenarios. We used a Convolution Neural Network (CNN) architecture, which provided competitive performance over the state-of-the-art approaches, while being approximately four-times and two-times faster than the uncompressed model inference on the Central Processing Unit (CPU) and Graphical Processing Unit, respectively. These results highlight the capabilities of distributed large-scale edge computing over industrial scenarios.
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- Carlos Resende
- Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Rua Alfredo Allen 455/461, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (D.F.); (J.O.); (B.F.); (W.M.); (A.O.-J.)
- Correspondence:
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- Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Rua Alfredo Allen 455/461, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (D.F.); (J.O.); (B.F.); (W.M.); (A.O.-J.)
- Laboratório de Instrumentação, Engenharia Biomédica e Física da Radiação (LIBPhys-UNL), Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Rua Alfredo Allen 455/461, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (D.F.); (J.O.); (B.F.); (W.M.); (A.O.-J.)
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- Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Rua Alfredo Allen 455/461, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (D.F.); (J.O.); (B.F.); (W.M.); (A.O.-J.)
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- Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Rua Alfredo Allen 455/461, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (D.F.); (J.O.); (B.F.); (W.M.); (A.O.-J.)
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- Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Rua Alfredo Allen 455/461, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (D.F.); (J.O.); (B.F.); (W.M.); (A.O.-J.)
- Institute of Informatics (INF), Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Goiânia 74690-900, Brazil
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- Bresimar Automação S.A., 3800-230 Aveiro, Portugal; (A.C.); (R.C.)
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Vargas-Maya NI, Padilla-Vaca F, Romero-González OE, Rosales-Castillo EAS, Rangel-Serrano Á, Arias-Negrete S, Franco B. Refinement of the Griess method for measuring nitrite in biological samples. J Microbiol Methods 2021; 187:106260. [PMID: 34090997 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2021.106260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a reactive gas that participates in many physiological as well as pathogenic processes in higher eukaryotic organisms. Inflammatory responses elicit higher levels of this molecule. Nevertheless, there are many technical challenges to accurately measure the amount of NO produced. Previously, a method using whole-cell extracts from Escherichia coli was able to generate the conversion of nitrate into nitrite to measure the amount of nitrate or indirectly the NO present in a sample using the Griess reaction. Here we present an improvement to this method, by using E. coli whole-cell extracts lacking one of the two nitrite reductases, rendered a more precise measurement when coupled with the Griess reaction than our previous report. Alternatively, osmotic stress showed to downregulate the expression of both nitrate reductases, which can be an alternative for indirect nitrate and NO reduction. The results presented here show an easy method for nitrate and NO reduction to nitrite and avoid the reconversion to nitrate, also as an alternative for other analytical methods that are based on cadmium, purified nitrate reductase enzyme, or salicylic methods to reduce NO. This method can be widely used for measuring NO production in living organisms, soil, and other relevant microbiological samples.
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- Naurú Idalia Vargas-Maya
- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico.
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Aguilar-Vega L, López-Jácome LE, Franco B, Muñoz-Carranza S, Vargas-Maya N, Franco-Cendejas R, Hernández-Durán M, Otero-Zúñiga M, Campo-Beleño C, Jiménez-Cortés JG, Martínez-Vázquez M, Rodríguez-Zavala JS, Maeda T, Zurabian R, García-Contreras R. Antibacterial properties of phenothiazine derivatives against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 131:2235-2243. [PMID: 33884726 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15109] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM As options to treat recalcitrant bacterial infections which are increasingly limited due to multidrug-resistant strains, searching for new, effective antibacterial compounds is necessary. One strategy is to generate treatment alternatives by drug repurposing. METHODS AND RESULTS In this work, phenotypic microarrays were used for the screening of miscellaneous compounds against the growth and biofilm formation of Acinetobacter baumannii, an important emergent multidrug-resistant opportunistic pathogen. The results showed that the phenothiazine derivatives, such as promethazine, trifluoperazine, thioridazine, and chlorpromazine, inhibited the growth of antibiotic-sensitive and multidrug-resistant strains (showing minimal inhibitory concentrations ranging from 0·05 to 0·6 g l-1 and minimal bactericidal concentrations ranging from 0·1 to 2·5 g l-1 ). All phenothiazine derivatives were active against biofilm cells (with minimal biofilm eradication concentrations ranging from 0·5 to >3 g l-1 ). Chlorpromazine promoted reactive oxigen species (ROS) production, and cell membrane and DNA damage. Chlorpromazine showed synergy with antibiotics such as ceftazidime, meropenem, and colistin and was an effective treatment for experimentally infected Galleria mellonella when combined with ceftazidime. CONCLUSIONS It was demonstrated that phenothiazine derivatives, especially chlorpromazine, are drugs with attractive antibacterial properties against nosocomial MDR strains of A. baumannii, by generating ROS and cell membrane and DNA damage. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The present study indicates that repurposing phenothiazine derivatives for treating recalcitrant infections by A. baumannii could be promising.
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- L Aguilar-Vega
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Ciudad de México, México.,División de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación "Luis G. Ibarra Ibarra", Ciudad de México, México
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- División de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación "Luis G. Ibarra Ibarra", Ciudad de México, México
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- División de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación "Luis G. Ibarra Ibarra", Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Química de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química, UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Ciudad de México, México
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- Department of Biological Functions Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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Lara-Reyes N, Jiménez-Cortés JG, Canales-Lazcano J, Franco B, Krams I, Contreras-Garduño J. Insect Immune Evasion by Dauer and Nondauer Entomopathogenic Nematodes. J Parasitol 2021; 107:115-124. [DOI: 10.1645/20-61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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- Nancy Lara-Reyes
- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Laboratorio de Biología de Parásitos, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510. México City, México
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- Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190, Morelia, México
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, Riga, 1004, Latvia
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- Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190, Morelia, México
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Pérez‐Venegas M, Arbeloa T, Bañuelos J, López‐Arbeloa I, Lozoya‐Pérez NE, Franco B, Mora‐Montes HM, Belmonte‐Vázquez JL, Bautista‐Hernández CI, Peña‐Cabrera E, Juaristi E. Mechanochemistry as a Sustainable Method for the Preparation of Fluorescent Ugi BODIPY Adducts. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202001267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Mario Pérez‐Venegas
- Dpto. Química Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Instituto Politécnico Nacional Av. IPN # 2508 San Pedro Zacatenco 07360, México, D. F. Mexico
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- Dpto. Química Física Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) Aptdo. 644 48080 Bilbao Spain
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- Dpto. Química Física Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) Aptdo. 644 48080 Bilbao Spain
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- Dpto. Química Física Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) Aptdo. 644 48080 Bilbao Spain
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- Dpto. Biología Universidad de Guanajuato Noria Alta S/N Guanajuato Gto. 36050 Mexico
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- Dpto. Biología Universidad de Guanajuato Noria Alta S/N Guanajuato Gto. 36050 Mexico
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- Dpto. Biología Universidad de Guanajuato Noria Alta S/N Guanajuato Gto. 36050 Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Universidad de Guanajuato Noria Alta S/N. Guanajuato Gto. 36050 Mexico
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- Dpto. Química Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Instituto Politécnico Nacional Av. IPN # 2508 San Pedro Zacatenco 07360, México, D. F. Mexico
- El Colegio Nacional Luis González Obregón # 23, Centro Histórico 06020 Ciudad de México Mexico
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Carotenuto P, Barbato A, Indrieri A, Volpe M, Quadrano P, Brillante S, Riccardo S, Mirante L, Cacchiarelli D, Antonella I, Franco B, Salatiello M, Troncone G, Reggiani Bonetti L, Dominici M, Salati M. 74P Targeting mitochondria as a novel therapeutic strategy in biliary tract cancer. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.052] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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Ruggiero B, Amato U, Franco B, De Petrocellis L, Vettoliere A, Granata C, Silvestrini S, Bonavolontà C, Valentino M, Brocchieri J, Silvestrini P. Life cycle of scientific publications in the field of high social impact. Soft comput 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00500-019-04441-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Prokhorov E, Bárcenas GL, España Sánchez BL, Franco B, Padilla-Vaca F, Hernández Landaverde MA, Yáñez Limón JM, López RA. Chitosan-BaTiO 3 nanostructured piezopolymer for tissue engineering. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 196:111296. [PMID: 32771819 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Herein we report the synthesis of a piezopolymer composed of chitosan (CS)/hydroxylated BaTiO3 (OH-BTO) nanoparticles with enhanced biocompatibility, non-toxicity, and piezoelectric behavior that can be advantageously used in biomedical applications. Our CS/OH-BTO nanocomposites exhibit piezoelectric coefficient (d33 = 11.29 pC/N) between those of dry skin (0.05-0.19 pC/N) and bone (4-11 pC/N), demonstrating biocompatibility in contact with human fibroblasts (HF) cells after 24 h. SEM, XRD, FTIR and Raman measurements were performed to assess the mechanism of interaction between CS matrix and OH-BTO NPs and their correlation with the biological responses. Cytotoxicity assays with HF cells reveal that hydroxylation of BTO NPs does not affect the cell viability of CS/OH-BTO films with NPs concentration from 1 to 30 wt.%. In contrast, non-hydroxylated BTO NPs showed significant cell damage, which could be traced to uncontrollable NPs agglomeration. This behavior suggests that CS/OH-BTO nanocomposites can act as active material that promotes cell growth and can be used for biomedical purposes.
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- Evgen Prokhorov
- CINVESTAV del IPN Unidad Querétaro, Libramiento Norponiente No. 2000 Fracc, Real de Juriquilla, C.P. 76230, Querétaro, Mexico.
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- CINVESTAV del IPN Unidad Querétaro, Libramiento Norponiente No. 2000 Fracc, Real de Juriquilla, C.P. 76230, Querétaro, Mexico.
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- CONACYT_Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica CIDETEQ S.C., Parque Tecnológico Querétaro s/n, Sanfandila, Pedro Escobedo, C.P. 76703, Querétaro, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas. Universidad de Guanajuato. Noria Alta s/n Guanajuato, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas. Universidad de Guanajuato. Noria Alta s/n Guanajuato, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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- CINVESTAV del IPN Unidad Querétaro, Libramiento Norponiente No. 2000 Fracc, Real de Juriquilla, C.P. 76230, Querétaro, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica CIDETEQ S.C., Parque Tecnológico Querétaro s/n, Sanfandila, Pedro Escobedo C.P. 76703, Querétaro Mexico.
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Gómez-Gaviria M, Lozoya-Pérez NE, Staniszewska M, Franco B, Niño-Vega GA, Mora-Montes HM. Loss of Kex2 Affects the Candida albicans Cell Wall and Interaction with Innate Immune Cells. J Fungi (Basel) 2020; 6:jof6020057. [PMID: 32365492 PMCID: PMC7344602 DOI: 10.3390/jof6020057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The secretory pathway in Candida albicans involves the protein translocation into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum and transport to the Golgi complex, where proteins undergo posttranslational modifications, including glycosylation and proteolysis. The Golgi-resident Kex2 protease is involved in such processing and disruption of its encoding gene affected virulence and dimorphism. These previous studies were performed using cells without URA3 or with URA3 ectopically placed into the KEX2 locus. Since these conditions are known to affect the cellular fitness and the host-fungus interaction, here we generated a kex2Δ null mutant strain with URA3 placed into the neutral locus RPS1. The characterization of this strain showed defects in the cell wall composition, with a reduction in the N-linked mannan content, and the increment in the levels of O-linked mannans, chitin, and β-glucans. The defects in the mannan content are likely linked to changes in Golgi-resident enzymes, as the α-1,2-mannosyltransferase and α-1,6-mannosyltransferase activities were incremented and reduced, respectively. The mutant cells also showed reduced ability to stimulate cytokine production and phagocytosis by human mononuclear cells and macrophages, respectively. Collectively, these data showed that loss of Kex2 affected the cell wall composition, the protein glycosylation pathways, and interaction with innate immune cells.
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- Manuela Gómez-Gaviria
- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato Gto 36050, Mexico; (M.G.-G.); (N.E.L.-P.); (B.F.); (G.A.N.-V.)
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato Gto 36050, Mexico; (M.G.-G.); (N.E.L.-P.); (B.F.); (G.A.N.-V.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato Gto 36050, Mexico; (M.G.-G.); (N.E.L.-P.); (B.F.); (G.A.N.-V.)
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato Gto 36050, Mexico; (M.G.-G.); (N.E.L.-P.); (B.F.); (G.A.N.-V.)
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato Gto 36050, Mexico; (M.G.-G.); (N.E.L.-P.); (B.F.); (G.A.N.-V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-473-732-0006 (ext. 8193)
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Ramírez-Montiel F, Mendoza-Macías C, Andrade-Guillén S, Rangel-Serrano Á, Páramo-Pérez I, Rivera-Cuéllar PE, España-Sánchez BL, Luna-Bárcenas G, Anaya-Velázquez F, Franco B, Padilla-Vaca F. Plasma membrane damage repair is mediated by an acid sphingomyelinase in Entamoeba histolytica. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1008016. [PMID: 31461501 PMCID: PMC6713333 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica is a pathogen that during its infective process confronts the host defenses, which damages the amoebic plasma membrane (PM), resulting in the loss of viability. However, it is unknown whether amoebic trophozoites are able to repair their PM when it is damaged. Acid sphingomyelinases (aSMases) have been reported in mammalian cells to promote endocytosis and removal of PM lesions. In this work, six predicted amoebic genes encoding for aSMases were found to be transcribed in the HM1:IMSS strain, finding that the EhaSM6 gene is the most transcribed in basal growth conditions and rendered a functional protein. The secreted aSMase activity detected was stimulated by Mg+2 and inhibited by Co+2. Trophozoites that overexpress the EhaSM6 gene (HM1-SM6HA) exhibit an increase of 2-fold in the secreted aSMase activity. This transfectant trophozoites exposed to pore-forming molecules (SLO, Magainin, β-Defensin 2 and human complement) exhibited an increase from 6 to 25-fold in the secreted aSMase activity which correlated with higher amoebic viability in a Ca+2 dependent process. However, other agents that affect the PM such as hydrogen peroxide also induced an increase of secreted aSMase, but to a lesser extent. The aSMase6 enzyme is N- and C-terminal processed. Confocal and transmission electron microscopy showed that trophozoites treated with SLO presented a migration of lysosomes containing the aSMase towards the PM, inducing the formation of membrane patches and endosomes in the control strain. These cellular structures were increased in the overexpressing strain, indicating the involvement of the aSMase6 in the PM injury repair. The pore-forming molecules induced an increase in the expression of EhaSM1, 2, 5 and 6 genes, meanwhile, hydrogen peroxide induced an increase in all of them. In all the conditions evaluated, the EhaSM6 gene exhibited the highest levels of induction. Overall, these novel findings show that the aSMase6 enzyme from E. histolytica promotes the repair of the PM damaged with pore-forming molecules to prevent losing cell integrity. This novel system could act when encountered with the lytic defense systems of the host. The host-amoeba relationship is based on a series of interplays between host defense mechanisms and parasite survival strategies. While host cells elaborate diverse mechanisms for pathogen elimination, Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites have also developed complex strategies to counteract host immune response and facilitate its own survival while confronting host defenses. E. histolytica exposed to pore-forming proteins such as β-Defensin 2, human complement and Streptolysin O (SLO), increases the activity of secreted aSMase, which is related to greater amoebic viability. Other agents that affect plasma membrane (PM) may also increase secreted aSMase but to a lesser extent. SLO form pores in the PM of E. histolytica trophozoites that initiates the uncontrolled entry of Ca2+, recognized as the primary trigger for cell responses which favors the migration of the lysosomes to the periphery of the cell, fuses with the PM and release their content, including aSMase to the external side of the cell. The secreted aSMase favoring the internalization of the lesion for its degradation in phagolysosomes. During the early stages of PM damage, the pores are rapidly blocked by patch-like structures that prevent the lysis of the trophozoite and immediately begin internalizing the lesion. The aSMase6 overexpression favors the repair of the lesion and the survival of E. histolytica trophozoites. Pore-forming proteins induced an increase in the expression of EhaSM1, 2, 5 and 6 genes, meanwhile oxidative stress induced an increase in all of them. Here we report, for the first time, that E. histolytica possess a mechanism for PM damage repair mediated by aSMase similar to the system described in mammalian cells.
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- Fátima Ramírez-Montiel
- Departmento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Departmento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Departmento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Departmento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Departmento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Departmento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- CONACYT_Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Electroquímica (CIDETEQ) S.C. Parque Tecnológico, San Fandila, Querétaro, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV) Unidad Querétaro, Fracc. Real de Juriquilla, Querétaro, Querétaro, México
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- Departmento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Departmento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
- * E-mail: (BF); (FPV)
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- Departmento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
- * E-mail: (BF); (FPV)
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Tamayo-Nuñez J, de la Mora J, Padilla-Vaca F, Vargas-Maya NI, Rangel-Serrano Á, Anaya-Velázquez F, Páramo-Pérez I, Reyes-Martínez JE, España-Sánchez BL, Franco B. aeBlue Chromoprotein Color is Temperature Dependent. Protein Pept Lett 2019; 27:74-84. [PMID: 31385759 PMCID: PMC6978647 DOI: 10.2174/0929866526666190806145740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background Marine sessile organisms display a color palette that is the result of the expression of fluorescent and non-fluorescent proteins. Fluorescent proteins have uncovered transcriptional regulation, subcellular localization of proteins, and the fate of cells during development. Chromoproteins have received less attention until recent years as bioreporters. Here, we studied the properties of aeBlue, a a 25.91 kDa protein from the anemone Actinia equina. Objective To assess the properties of aeBlue chromoprotein under different physicochemical conditions. Methods In this article, during the purification of aeBlue we uncovered that it suffered a color shift when frozen. We studied the color shift by different temperature incubation and physicochemical conditions and light spectroscopy. To assess the possible structural changes in the protein, circular dichroism analysis, size exclusion chromatography and native PAGE was performed. Results We uncover that aeBlue chromoprotein, when expressed from a synthetic construct in Escherichia coli, showed a temperature dependent color shift. Protein purified at 4 °C by metal affinity chromatography exhibited a pinkish color and shifts back at higher temperatures to its intense blue color. Circular dichroism analysis revealed that the structure in the pink form of the protein has reduced secondary structure at 4 °C, but at 35 °C and higher, the structure shifts to a native conformation and Far UV- vis CD spectra revealed the shift in an aromatic residue of the chromophore. Also, the chromophore retains its properties in a wide range of conditions (pH, denaturants, reducing and oxidants agents). Quaternary structure is also maintained as a tetrameric conformation as shown by native gel and size exclusion chromatography. Conclusion Our results suggest that the chromophore position in aeBlue is shifted from its native position rendering the pink color and the process to return it to its native blue conformation is temperature dependent.
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- Jessica Tamayo-Nuñez
- Departamento de Biologia, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiologia Celular, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior S/N, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biologia, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biologia, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biologia, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biologia, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biologia, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biologia, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- CONACYT Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo Tecnologico en Electroquimica SC. Parque Queretaro s/n Sanfandila, Pedro Escobedo Queretaro. C.P. 76703, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biologia, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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Flores-Villaseñor SE, Peralta-Rodríguez RD, Padilla-Vaca F, Meléndez-Ortiz HI, Ramirez-Contreras JC, Franco B. Preparation of Peppermint Oil-Based Nanodevices Loaded with Paclitaxel: Cytotoxic and Apoptosis Studies in HeLa Cells. AAPS PharmSciTech 2019; 20:198. [PMID: 31127389 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-019-1399-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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In this work, several normal, oil-in-water (o/w) microemulsions (MEs) were prepared using peppermint essential oil, jojoba oil, trans-anethole, and vitamin E as oil phases to test their capacity to load paclitaxel (PTX). Initially, pseudo-ternary partial phase diagrams were constructed in order to find the normal microemulsion region using d-α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS-1000) as surfactant and isobutanol (iso-BuOH) as co-surfactant. Selected ME formulations were loaded with PTX reaching concentrations of 0.6 mg mL-1 for the peppermint oil and trans-anethole MEs, while for the vitamin E and jojoba oil MEs, the maximum concentration was 0.3 mg mL-1. The PTX-loaded MEs were stable according to the results of heating-cooling cycles and mechanical force (centrifugation) test. Particularly, drug release profile for the PTX-loaded peppermint oil ME (MEPP) showed that ∼ 90% of drug was released in the first 48 h. Also, MEPP formulation showed 70% and 90% viability reduction on human cervical cancer (HeLa) cells after 24 and 48 h of exposure, respectively. In addition, HeLa cell apoptosis was confirmed by measuring caspase activity and DNA fragmentation. Results showed that the MEPP sample presented a major pro-apoptotic capability by comparing with the unloaded PTX ME sample.
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Padilla-Vaca F, Vargas-Maya NI, Elizarrarás-Vargas NU, Rangel-Serrano Á, Cardoso-Reyes LR, Razo-Soria T, Membrillo-Hernández J, Franco B. Flotillin homologue is involved in the swimming behavior of Escherichia coli. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:999-1008. [PMID: 31062059 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-019-01670-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Cellular membrane is a key component for maintaining cell shape and integrity. The classical membrane structure and function by Singer and Nicolson groundbreaking model has depicted the membrane as a homogeneous fluid structure. This view has changed by the discovery of discrete domains containing different lipid compositions, called lipid rafts, which play a key role in signal transduction in eukaryotic cells. In the past few years, lipid raft-like structures have been found in bacteria also, constituted by cardiolipin and other modified lipids, perhaps involved in generating a specific site for protein clustering. Here, we report the analysis of a protein termed YqiK from Escherichia coli, a prohibitin homolog that has been implicated in stress sensing by the formation of membrane-associated microdomains. The E. coli yqiK-deficient mutant strain showed an enhanced swimming behavior and was resistant to ampicillin but its response to other stressing conditions was similar to that of the wild-type strain. The abnormal swimming behavior is reversed when the protein is expressed in trans from a plasmid. Also, we demonstrate that YqiK is not redundant with QmcA, another flotillin homolog found in E. coli. Our results, along with the data available in the literature, suggest that YqiK may be involved in the formation of discrete membrane-associated signaling complexes that regulate and agglomerate signaling proteins to generate cell response to chemotaxis.
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- Felipe Padilla-Vaca
- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioingeniería, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico.
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Navarro-Arias MJ, Hernández-Chávez MJ, García-Carnero LC, Amezcua-Hernández DG, Lozoya-Pérez NE, Estrada-Mata E, Martínez-Duncker I, Franco B, Mora-Montes HM. Differential recognition of Candida tropicalis, Candida guilliermondii, Candida krusei, and Candida auris by human innate immune cells. Infect Drug Resist 2019; 12:783-794. [PMID: 31040708 PMCID: PMC6459152 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s197531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [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: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background The deep-seated infections caused by the Candida genus are associated with a high mortality rate, and Candida albicans is the most frequent species associated with these diseases. The fungal wall is composed of macromolecules not synthesized by the host, and therefore is a source of ligands recognized by innate immune cells. Methods We performed a comparative study analyzing the cell wall composition and organization of Candida tropicalis, Candida guilliermondii, Candida krusei, and Candida auris, along with their ability to stimulate cytokine production and phagocytosis by human innate immune cells. Results We found that the wall of these species had the basic components already described in C. albicans, with most of the chitin and b1,3-glucan located underneath the mannan layer. However, the walls of C. krusei and C. auris were rich in chitin and the former had a lower content of mannans. C. guilliermondii contained changes in the mannan and the b1,3-glucan levels. These species were differentially phagocytosed by human macrophages and stimulated cytokine production in a dectin-1-dependent pathway. C. krusei showed the most significant changes in the tested parameters, whereas C. auris behaved like C. albicans. Conclusion Our results suggest that the cell wall and innate immune recognition of C. tropicalis, C. guilliermondii, C. krusei, and Candida auris is different from that reported for C. albicans.
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- María J Navarro-Arias
- Department of Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, México,
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- Department of Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, México,
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- Department of Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, México,
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- Department of Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, México,
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- Department of Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, México,
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- Department of Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, México,
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- Laboratory of Human Glycobiology and Molecular Diagnostics, Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, 62209, Morelos, México
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- Department of Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, México,
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- Department of Biology, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, México,
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Hernández-Chávez MJ, Franco B, Clavijo-Giraldo DM, Hernández NV, Estrada-Mata E, Mora-Montes HM. Role of protein phosphomannosylation in the Candida tropicalis-macrophage interaction. FEMS Yeast Res 2019; 18:4989128. [PMID: 29718196 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foy053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Candida tropicalis is an opportunistic fungal pathogen responsible for mucosal and systemic infections. The cell wall is the initial contact point between a fungal cell and the host immune system, and mannoproteins are important components that play key roles when interacting with host cells. In Candida albicans, mannans are modified by mannosyl-phosphate moieties, named phosphomannans, which can work as molecular scaffolds to synthesize β1,2-mannooligosaccharides, and MNN4 is a positive regulator of the phosphomannosylation pathway. Here, we showed that C. tropicalis also displays phosphomannans on the cell surface, but the amount of this cell wall component varies depending on the fungal strain. We also identified a functional ortholog of CaMNN4 in C. tropicalis. Disruption of this gene caused depletion of phosphomannan content. The C. tropicalis mnn4Δ did not show defects in the ability to stimulate cytokine production by human mononuclear cells but displayed virulence attenuation in an insect model of candidiasis. When the mnn4Δ-macrophage interaction was analyzed, results showed that presence of cell wall phosphomannan was critical for C. tropicalis phagocytosis. Finally, our results strongly suggest a differential role for phosphomannans during phagocytosis of C. albicans and C. tropicalis.
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- Marco J Hernández-Chávez
- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto., México
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto., México
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto., México
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto., México
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto., México
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto., México
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Martínez-Lendech N, Osorio-Beristain M, Franco B, Pedraza-Reyes M, Obregón A, Contreras-Garduño J. Does juvenile hormone prompt oxidative stress in male damselflies? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 222:jeb.194530. [PMID: 30718372 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.194530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In invertebrates, it has recently been reported that secondary sexual characteristics (SSCs) reflect the antioxidant defense of their bearers, but it is not known what physiological link maintains the honesty of those signals. Here, we used the damselfly Hetaerina americana to test whether juvenile hormone plays such a role. First, we analyzed whether oxidative damage is a real threat in natural damselfly populations by examining the accumulation of oxidized guanines as a function of age in males. Then, we injected paraquat (a pro-oxidant agent) and added the juvenile hormone analog methoprene (JHa) to the experimental group and the JHa vehicle (acetone) to the control group, to determine whether JHa increases the levels of pro-oxidants and antioxidants. We found that DNA oxidation increased with age, and that levels of hydrogen peroxide and superoxide dismutase, but not catalase or glutathione, were elevated in the JHa group compared with the control group. We propose that juvenile hormone is a mediator of the relationship between SSCs and antioxidant capacity and, based on the literature, we know that JHa suppresses the immune response. We therefore suggest that juvenile hormone is a molecular mediator of the general health of males, which is reflected in their SSCs.
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- Norma Martínez-Lendech
- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Avenida Universidad 1001, Chamilpa, 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Avenida Universidad 1001, Chamilpa, 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exacatas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Lascuráin de Retana 5, Col. Centro C.P. 36000 Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exacatas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Lascuráin de Retana 5, Col. Centro C.P. 36000 Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exacatas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Lascuráin de Retana 5, Col. Centro C.P. 36000 Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Morelia, UNAM, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro 8701, Ex-Hacienda de San José de La Huerta, 58190 Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
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Tzompa-Sosa ZA, Henderson BH, Keller CA, Travis K, Mahieu E, Franco B, Estes M, Helmig D, Fried A, Richter D, Weibring P, Walega J, Blake DR, Hannigan JW, Ortega I, Conway S, Strong K, Fischer EV. Atmospheric implications of large C 2-C 5 alkane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas industry. J Geophys Res Atmos 2019; 124:1148-1169. [PMID: 32832312 PMCID: PMC7433792 DOI: 10.1029/2018jd028955] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Emissions of C2-C5 alkanes from the U.S. oil and gas sector have changed rapidly over the last decade. We use a nested GEOS-Chem simulation driven by updated 2011NEI emissions with aircraft, surface and column observations to 1) examine spatial patterns in the emissions and observed atmospheric abundances of C2-C5 alkanes over the U.S., and 2) estimate the contribution of emissions from the U.S. oil and gas industry to these patterns. The oil and gas sector in the updated 2011NEI contributes over 80% of the total U.S. emissions of ethane (C2H6) and propane (C3H8), and emissions of these species are largest in the central U.S. Observed mixing ratios of C2-C5 alkanes show enhancements over the central U.S. below 2 km. A nested GEOS-Chem simulation underpredicts observed C3H8 mixing ratios in the boundary layer over several U.S. regions and the relative underprediction is not consistent, suggesting C3H8 emissions should receive more attention moving forward. Our decision to consider only C4-C5 alkane emissions as a single lumped species produces a geographic distribution similar to observations. Due to the increasing importance of oil and gas emissions in the U.S., we recommend continued support of existing long-term measurements of C2-C5 alkanes. We suggest additional monitoring of C2-C5 alkanes downwind of northeastern Colorado, Wyoming and western North Dakota to capture changes in these regions. The atmospheric chemistry modeling community should also evaluate whether chemical mechanisms that lump larger alkanes are sufficient to understand air quality issues in regions with large emissions of these species.
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- Z A Tzompa-Sosa
- Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA
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- Air Quality Modeling Group, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA
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- Universities Space Research Association / GESTAR, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Maryland, USA
- Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Quartier Agora, Liège, Belgium
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- Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Atmospheric Spectroscopy, Service de Chimie Quantique et Photophysique, Brussels, Belgium
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- Air Modeling and Data Analysis Section, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas, USA
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- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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- National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA
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Lozoya-Pérez NE, Casas-Flores S, de Almeida JRF, Martínez-Álvarez JA, López-Ramírez LA, Jannuzzi GP, Trujillo-Esquivel E, Estrada-Mata E, Almeida SR, Franco B, Lopes-Bezerra LM, Mora-Montes HM. Silencing of OCH1 unveils the role of Sporothrix schenckii N-linked glycans during the host-fungus interaction. Infect Drug Resist 2018; 12:67-85. [PMID: 30643435 PMCID: PMC6312695 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s185037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sporothrix schenckii is a neglected fungal pathogen for the human being and other mammals. In several fungal systems, Och1 is a Golgi α1,6-mannosyltransferase with a key function in the synthesis of N-linked glycans; which are important elements during the host-fungus interplay. The role of OCH1 in fungal virulence seems to be species-specific, being an essential component for Candida albicans virulence and dispensable during the interaction of Aspergillus fumigatus with the host. METHODS Here, we silenced S. schenckii OCH1 and characterized the phenotype of the mutant strains. RESULTS The mutant strains did not show defects in the cell or colony morphology, the growth rate or the ability to undergo dimorphism; but the cell wall changed in both composition and exposure of inner components at the surface. When interacting with human monocytes, the silenced strains had a reduced ability to stimulate TNFα and IL-6 but stimulated higher levels of IL-10. The interaction with human macrophages was also altered, with reduced numbers of silenced cells phagocytosed. These strains showed virulence attenuation in both Galleria mellonella and in the mouse model of sporotrichosis. Nonetheless, the cytokine levels in infected organs did not vary significantly when compared with the wild-type strain. CONCLUSION Our data demonstrate that OCH1 silencing affects different aspects of the S. schenckii-host interaction.
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- Nancy E Lozoya-Pérez
- Department of Biology, Division of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico,
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- Department of Biology, Division of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico,
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- Department of Biology, Division of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico,
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- Department of Biology, Division of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico,
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- Department of Biology, Division of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico,
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- Laboratory of Clinical Mycology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Division of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico,
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- Laboratory of Clinical Mycology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Laboratory of Cellular Mycology and Proteomics, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Division of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico,
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Urquieta-Ramírez L, Ramírez-Montiel F, Andrade-Guillén S, Páramo-Pérez I, Rangel-Serrano Á, Reyes-Cortes R, Franco B, Mendoza-Macías CL, Anaya-Velázquez F, Padilla-Vaca F. Contribution of neutral sphingomyelinases to in vitro virulence of Entamoeba histolytica. Exp Parasitol 2018; 194:38-44. [PMID: 30253133 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2018.09.015] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Amoebiasis is a worldwide health problem caused by the pathogen Entamoeba histolytica. Several virulence factors have been implicated in host invasion, immune evasion, and tissue damage. There are still new factors that remain to be elucidated and characterized. In this work, we obtained amoebic transfectants overexpressing three of the neutral sphingomyelinase enzymes encoded in the E. histolytica genome. The EhnSM3 overexpression induced an increase in hemolytic and cytotoxic activities, besides an increase in gene expression of amoebapore A, B, and C. Meanwhile the EhnSM1 and EhnSM2 overexpression caused an increase in cytopathic activity. In all the neutral sphingomyelinases overexpressing strains, the gene expression levels for cysteine proteinase 5, adhesin 112 and, heavy and light Gal/GalNAc lectin subunits were not affected. We propose that the increase of cytotoxic and lytic effect of EhnSM3 overexpressed strain can be related to the sum of the effect of EhnSM3 plus amoebapores, in a process cell contact-dependent or as mediator by inducing the gene expression of amoebapores enabling a link between EhnSM3 with the virulence phenotype in E. histolytica. Our results suggest a differential role for neutral sphingomyelinases in E. histolytica virulence.
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- Luz Urquieta-Ramírez
- Departamento de Biología y Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología y Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología y Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología y Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología y Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología y Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología y Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología y Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología y Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología y Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto, 36050, Mexico.
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Ramírez-Ornelas D, Sola-Llano R, Bañuelos J, López Arbeloa I, Martínez-Álvarez JA, Mora-Montes HM, Franco B, Peña-Cabrera E. Synthesis, Photophysical Study, and Biological Application Analysis of Complex Borondipyrromethene Dyes. ACS Omega 2018; 3:7783-7797. [PMID: 30087923 PMCID: PMC6072254 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A series of complex boronic acids were prepared through multicomponent reactions (MCRs). Both Passerini and Ugi MCRs were carried out in which one component was an arylboronic acid. The resulting highly functionalized boronic acids participated efficiently in the Liebeskind-Srogl cross-coupling reaction with meso-methylthioBODIPY derivatives to yield complex borondipyrromethene (BODIPY) dyes in good yields. The joined spectroscopic and computational study points out the deep impact of the arylated chromophoric position on the photophysical signatures. Thus, unconstrained aryls grafted at the meso position did not sway the spectral band positions but switched on new nonradiative relaxation channels, whereas additional arylation at the opposite α-pyrrolic position softened such fluorescence quenching and shifted the emission to the red-edge of the visible spectrum. The conducted biological analysis revealed that peripheral blood mononuclear cells incubated with these new compounds showed reduced cytotoxicity and retained their normal activities. Additionally, the dyes remained stable inside the cells after 24 h of incubation. These results demonstrated that these novel fluorescent probes based on BODIPY can be applied for cell imaging and analysis, expanding their applications.
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E. Ramírez-Ornelas
- Departamento
de Química and Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento
de Química Física, Universidad
del País Vasco-EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
- E-mail: (R.S.-L.)
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- Departamento
de Química Física, Universidad
del País Vasco-EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física, Universidad
del País Vasco-EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química and Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento
de Química and Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento
de Química and Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento
de Química and Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
- E-mail: (E.P.-C.)
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Lozoya-Pérez NE, Casas-Flores S, Martínez-Álvarez JA, López-Ramírez LA, Lopes-Bezerra LM, Franco B, Mora-Montes HM. Generation of Sporothrix schenckii mutants expressing the green fluorescent protein suitable for the study of host-fungus interactions. Fungal Biol 2018; 122:1023-1030. [PMID: 30227928 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Sporotrichosis is an infection caused by members of the Sporothrix genus, and among them, Sporothrix schenckii is one of the etiological agents. Both, the disease and the causative agent have gained interest in the recent years, because of the report of epidemic outbreaks, and the description of the disease transmission from animals to human beings. Despite the relevance of S. schenckii in the clinical field, there are basic aspects of its biology poorly explored. So far, Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation has been reported as an alternative for genetic manipulation of this fungal pathogen. Here, we report the optimization of the transformation method and used this to generate insertional mutants that express the green fluorescent protein in S. schenckii. We obtained five mutant strains that showed mitotic stability and expression of the reporter gene. The strains displayed normal cell wall composition, and a similar ability to interact ex vivo with human monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages. Moreover, the virulence in larvae of Galleria mellonella was similar to that obtained with the wild-type control strains. These data indicate that these fluorescent mutants with normal ability to interact with the host could be used in bioimaging to track the host-Sporothrix interaction in vivo.
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- Nancy E Lozoya-Pérez
- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico
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- División de Biología Molecular, IPICYT, Camino a la presa San José No. 2055, Colonia Lomas 4a sección, C.P. 78216, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Cellular Mycology and Proteomics, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Col. Noria Alta, C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico.
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Tafoya-Ramírez MD, Padilla-Vaca F, Ramírez-Saldaña AP, Mora-Garduño JD, Rangel-Serrano Á, Vargas-Maya NI, Herrera-Gutiérrez LJ, Franco B. Replacing Standard Reporters from Molecular Cloning Plasmids with Chromoproteins for Positive Clone Selection. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23061328. [PMID: 29857551 PMCID: PMC6099721 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cloning and expression plasmids are the workhorses of modern molecular biology. Despite the pathway paved by synthetic biology, laboratories around the globe still relay on standard cloning techniques using plasmids with reporter proteins for positive clone selection, such as β-galactosidase alpha peptide complementation for blue/white screening or ccdB, which encodes for a toxic DNA gyrase. These reporters, when interrupted, serve as a positive clone detection system. In the present report, we show that molecular cloning plasmids bearing the coding sequence for a 25.4 kDa protein, AmilCP, encoded by a 685 bp gene, that is well expressed in Escherichia coli, render blue-purple colonies. Using this reporter protein, we developed and tested a cloning system based on the constitutive expression of the non-toxic AmilCP protein, that once interrupted, the loss of purple color serves to facilitate positive clone selection. The main advantage of this system is that is less expensive than other systems since media do not contain chromogenic markers such as X-gal, which is both expensive and cumbersome to prepare and use, or inductors such as IPTG. We also designed an inducible expression plasmid suitable for recombinant protein expression that also contains AmilCP cloning selection marker, a feature not commonly found in protein expression plasmids. The use of chromogenic reporters opens an important avenue for its application in other organisms besides E. coli for clone selection or even for mutant selection.
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta, 36050 Guanajuato, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta, 36050 Guanajuato, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta, 36050 Guanajuato, Mexico.
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Delgado-Galván CJ, Padilla-Vaca F, Montiel FBR, Rangel-Serrano Á, Paramo-Pérez I, Anaya-Velázquez F, Franco B. Red fluorescent protein (DsRFP) optimization for Entamoeba histolytica expression. Exp Parasitol 2018; 187:86-92. [PMID: 29476758 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2018.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Entamoeba histolytica genetic organization and genome structure is complex and under intense research. The genome is fully sequenced, and several tools have been developed for the molecular study of this organism. Nevertheless, good protein tracking tags that are easy to measure and image, like the fluorescent proteins are lacking. In this report, we codon-optimized the red fluorescent protein from the coral Discosoma striata (DsRFP) for its use in E. histolytica and demonstrated functionality in vivo. We envision that this protein can be widely used for the development of transcriptional reporter systems and protein-tagging applications.
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- Cindy Jazmín Delgado-Galván
- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico.
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González-Hernández RJ, Jin K, Hernández-Chávez MJ, Díaz-Jiménez DF, Trujillo-Esquivel E, Clavijo-Giraldo DM, Tamez-Castrellón AK, Franco B, Gow NAR, Mora-Montes HM. Phosphomannosylation and the Functional Analysis of the Extended Candida albicans MNN4-Like Gene Family. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2156. [PMID: 29163439 PMCID: PMC5681524 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Phosphomannosylation is a modification of cell wall proteins that occurs in some species of yeast-like organisms, including the human pathogen Candida albicans. These modified mannans confer a negative charge to the wall, which is important for the interactions with phagocytic cells of the immune systems and cationic antimicrobial peptides. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the synthesis of phosphomannan relies on two enzymes, the phosphomannosyltransferase Ktr6 and its positive regulator Mnn4. However, in C. albicans, at least three phosphomannosyltransferases, Mnn4, Mnt3 and Mnt5, participate in the addition of phosphomannan. In addition to MNN4, C. albicans has a MNN4-like gene family composed of seven other homologous members that have no known function. Here, using the classical mini-Ura-blaster approach and the new gene knockout CRISPR-Cas9 system for gene disruption, we generated mutants lacking single and multiple genes of the MNN4 family; and demonstrate that, although Mnn4 has a major impact on the phosphomannan content, MNN42 was also required for full protein phosphomannosylation. The reintroduction of MNN41, MNN42, MNN46, or MNN47 in a genetic background lacking MNN4 partially restored the phenotype associated with the mnn4Δ null mutant, suggesting that there is partial redundancy of function between some family members and that the dominant effect of MNN4 over other genes could be due to its relative abundance within the cell. We observed that additional copies of alleles number of any of the other family members, with the exception of MNN46, restored the phosphomannan content in cells lacking both MNT3 and MNT5. We, therefore, suggest that phosphomannosylation is achieved by three groups of proteins: [i] enzymes solely activated by Mnn4, [ii] enzymes activated by the dual action of Mnn4 and any of the products of other MNN4-like genes, with exception of MNN46, and [iii] activation of Mnt3 and Mnt5 by Mnn4 and Mnn46. Therefore, although the MNN4-like genes have the potential to functionally redundant with Mnn4, they apparently do not play a major role in cell wall mannosylation under most in vitro growth conditions. In addition, our phenotypic analyses indicate that several members of this gene family influence the ability of macrophages to phagocytose C. albicans cells.
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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Copado JAÁ, Sandoval RZ, Castellanos AD, Padilla-Vaca F, Franco B. A protein complex bearing an oxidase with napthalene dihydrodiol dehydrogenase activity is induced in Mucor circinelloides strain YR-1 during growth on polycyclic aromatic compounds. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 111:297-309. [PMID: 28975438 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-017-0950-3] [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: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fungi are organisms capable of growing in a myriad of conditions and respond to counteract environmental cues. Several locations in the world are polluted with oil and its derivatives, and some microorganisms tolerant to these compounds have been isolated. Some fungi can grow in the presence of molecules such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as sole carbon sources. In this report, we further characterized the induced enzymes with phenanthrene from Mucor circinelloides YR-1 strain, isolated from a polluted field near a petrochemical facility in México. We identified a putative oxidase that is induced when growth with phenanthrene as sole carbon source at a pH of 8.5 and is NADP+ dependent. We show that this enzyme bears naphthalene dihydrodiol dehydrogenase activity with substrate preference for the cis-naphthalene over the trans-naphthalene, with an optimal pH in the range of 8-10. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed that the induced enzyme belongs to the NADP+ oxidase family enzymes with the typical Rossmann-fold for NADP+ binding. This enzyme seems to form a high molecular weight structure (~ 541 kDa) and with a monomer of 57 kDa, suggesting that the multimer is constituted of 10 subunits. Our findings contribute to understanding of the roles that dihydrodiol dehydrogenases have in organisms exposed to toxic compounds in the environment and can regulate their expression.
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- Jazmín Areli Álvarez Copado
- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico.
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Padilla-Vaca F, Mondragon-Jaimes V, Franco B. General Aspects of Two-Component Regulatory Circuits in Bacteria: Domains, Signals and Roles. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2017; 18:990-1004. [DOI: 10.2174/1389203717666160809154809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Felipe Padilla-Vaca
- Departamento de Biologia, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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- Unidad Academica de Ciencias Quimico Biologicas y Farmaceuticas, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Ciudad de la Cultura Amado Nervo, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biologia, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
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Pambuku A, Lombardi G, Bertorelle R, Bellu L, Fiduccia P, Gradiman M, Della Puppa A, Franco B, D'Avella D, Zagonel V. MGMT promoter methylation status in glioblastoma (GBM) patients: a quantitative pyrosequencing approach and its prognostic role. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw345.26] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Trujillo-Esquivel E, Franco B, Flores-Martínez A, Ponce-Noyola P, Mora-Montes HM. Purification of Single-Stranded cDNA Based on RNA Degradation Treatment and Adsorption Chromatography. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 2016; 35:404-9. [PMID: 27352216 DOI: 10.1080/15257770.2016.1184277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Analysis of gene expression is a common research tool to study networks controlling gene expression, the role of genes with unknown function, and environmentally induced responses of organisms. Most of the analytical tools used to analyze gene expression rely on accurate cDNA synthesis and quantification to obtain reproducible and quantifiable results. Thus far, most commercial kits for isolation and purification of cDNA target double-stranded molecules, which do not accurately represent the abundance of transcripts. In the present report, we provide a simple and fast method to purify single-stranded cDNA, exhibiting high purity and yield. This method is based on the treatment with RNase H and RNase A after cDNA synthesis, followed by separation in silica spin-columns and ethanol precipitation. In addition, our method avoids the use of DNase I to eliminate genomic DNA from RNA preparations, which improves cDNA yield. As a case report, our method proved to be useful in the purification of single-stranded cDNA from the pathogenic fungus Sporothrix schenckii.
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- Elías Trujillo-Esquivel
- a Departamento de Biología , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta , Guanajuato , Gto. , México
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- a Departamento de Biología , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta , Guanajuato , Gto. , México
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- a Departamento de Biología , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta , Guanajuato , Gto. , México
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- a Departamento de Biología , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta , Guanajuato , Gto. , México
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- a Departamento de Biología , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, col. Noria Alta , Guanajuato , Gto. , México
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Thevenon J, Duplomb L, Phadke S, Eguether T, Saunier A, Avila M, Carmignac V, Bruel AL, St-Onge J, Duffourd Y, Pazour GJ, Franco B, Attie-Bitach T, Masurel-Paulet A, Rivière JB, Cormier-Daire V, Philippe C, Faivre L, Thauvin-Robinet C. Autosomal recessive IFT57 hypomorphic mutation cause ciliary transport defect in unclassified oral-facial-digital syndrome with short stature and brachymesophalangia. Clin Genet 2016; 90:509-517. [PMID: 27060890 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The 13 subtypes of oral-facial-digital syndrome (OFDS) belong to the heterogeneous group of ciliopathies. Disease-causing genes encode for centrosomal proteins, components of the transition zone or proteins implicated in ciliary signaling. A unique consanguineous family presenting with an unclassified OFDS with skeletal dysplasia and brachymesophalangia was explored. Homozygosity mapping and exome sequencing led to the identification of a homozygous mutation in IFT57, which encodes a protein implicated in ciliary transport. The mutation caused splicing anomalies with reduced expression of the wild-type transcript and protein. Both anterograde ciliary transport and sonic hedgehog signaling were significantly decreased in subjects' fibroblasts compared with controls. Sanger sequencing of IFT57 in 13 OFDS subjects and 12 subjects with Ellis-Van Creveld syndrome was negative. This report identifies the implication of IFT57 in human pathology and highlights the first description of a ciliary transport defect in OFDS, extending the genetic heterogeneity of this subgroup of ciliopathies.
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- J Thevenon
- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Equipe EA4271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence maladies rares "Anomalies du Développement et syndrome malformatifs" de l'Est et Centre de Génétique, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Equipe EA4271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale, CHU - Hopitaux de Brabois, Vandoeuvre les Nancy cedex, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Equipe EA4271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Equipe EA4271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Equipe EA4271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Equipe EA4271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, PTB, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Equipe EA4271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Naples, Italy.,Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Translational Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.,Department of Medical Translational Sciences, Division of Pediatrics, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Service de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Institut Imagine, INSERM UMR1163, University Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence maladies rares "Anomalies du Développement et syndrome malformatifs" de l'Est et Centre de Génétique, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Equipe EA4271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, PTB, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Institut Imagine, INSERM UMR1163, University Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale, CHU - Hopitaux de Brabois, Vandoeuvre les Nancy cedex, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Equipe EA4271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence maladies rares "Anomalies du Développement et syndrome malformatifs" de l'Est et Centre de Génétique, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, Dijon, France.,Equipe EA4271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence maladies rares "Anomalies du Développement et syndrome malformatifs" de l'Est et Centre de Génétique, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU, Dijon, France
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Padilla-Vaca F, Anaya-Velázquez F, Franco B. Synthetic biology: Novel approaches for microbiology. Int Microbiol 2016; 18:71-84. [PMID: 26496614 DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In the past twenty years, molecular genetics has created powerful tools for genetic manipulation of living organisms. Whole genome sequencing has provided necessary information to assess knowledge on gene function and protein networks. In addition, new tools permit to modify organisms to perform desired tasks. Gene function analysis is speed up by novel approaches that couple both high throughput data generation and mining. Synthetic biology is an emerging field that uses tools for generating novel gene networks, whole genome synthesis and engineering. New applications in biotechnological, pharmaceutical and biomedical research are envisioned for synthetic biology. In recent years these new strategies have opened up the possibilities to study gene and genome editing, creation of novel tools for functional studies in virus, parasites and pathogenic bacteria. There is also the possibility to re-design organisms to generate vaccine subunits or produce new pharmaceuticals to combat multi-drug resistant pathogens. In this review we provide our opinion on the applicability of synthetic biology strategies for functional studies of pathogenic organisms and some applications such as genome editing and gene network studies to further comprehend virulence factors and determinants in pathogenic organisms. We also discuss what we consider important ethical issues for this field of molecular biology, especially for potential misuse of the new technologies.
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- Felipe Padilla-Vaca
- Department of Biology, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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Morleo M, Amato R, Giaquinto L, Bernardo DD, Franco B. A network-based approach to dissect the cilia/centrosome complex interactome. Cilia 2015. [PMCID: PMC4519165 DOI: 10.1186/2046-2530-4-s1-p87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mahieu E, Chipperfield MP, Notholt J, Reddmann T, Anderson J, Bernath PF, Blumenstock T, Coffey MT, Dhomse SS, Feng W, Franco B, Froidevaux L, Griffith DWT, Hannigan JW, Hase F, Hossaini R, Jones NB, Morino I, Murata I, Nakajima H, Palm M, Paton-Walsh C, III JMR, Schneider M, Servais C, Smale D, Walker KA. Recent Northern Hemisphere stratospheric HCl increase due to atmospheric circulation changes. Nature 2014; 515:104-7. [DOI: 10.1038/nature13857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Thauvin-Robinet C, Thomas S, Sinico M, Aral B, Burglen L, Gigot N, Dollfus H, Rossignol S, Raynaud M, Philippe C, Badens C, Touraine R, Gomes C, Franco B, Lopez E, Elkhartoufi N, Faivre L, Munnich A, Boddaert N, Van Maldergem L, Encha-Razavi F, Lyonnet S, Vekemans M, Escudier E, Attié-Bitach T. OFD1 mutations in males: phenotypic spectrum and ciliary basal body docking impairment. Clin Genet 2012; 84:86-90. [PMID: 23036093 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 08/22/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Franco B, Hernández R, López-Villaseñor I. Trichomonas vaginalis ribosomal RNA: Identification and characterisation of the transcription promoter and terminator sequences. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2012; 185:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2012.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2012] [Revised: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mondragón VA, Llamas-Pérez DF, González-Guzmán GE, Márquez-González AR, Padilla-Noriega R, Durán-Avelar MDJ, Franco B. Identification of Enterococcus faecalis bacteria resistant to heavy metals and antibiotics in surface waters of the Mololoa River in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. Environ Monit Assess 2011; 183:329-340. [PMID: 21394435 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-1924-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Heavy metal and antibiotic resistance have been shown to have a strong correlation in nature, and their inter-relation is an important subject of study. We report an analysis of surface waters of the Mololoa River in the municipality of Tepic, state of Nayarit, Mexico. This river has two distinctive sources of contamination: sewage waters and trash confinements. Our findings demonstrate a correlation between the river flow pattern and resistance to heavy metals or to heavy metals and antibiotics in isolated bacteria of the genus Enterococcus, specifically Enterococcus faecalis. The Mololoa River provides a model to study the relationship between water flow and generation of biodiversity, and more importantly, it constitutes a model for studying genetic diversity of bacteria affecting human health.
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- Verónica Alejandra Mondragón
- Unidad Académica de Ciencias Químico Biológicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Ciudad de Cultura Amado Nervo, Tepic, Nayarit, CP 63155, México.
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Saal S, Faivre L, Aral B, Gigot N, Toutain A, Van Maldergem L, Destree A, Maystadt I, Cosyns JP, Jouk PS, Loeys B, Chauveau D, Bieth E, Layet V, Mathieu M, Lespinasse J, Teebi A, Franco B, Gautier E, Binquet C, Masurel-Paulet A, Mousson C, Gouyon JB, Huet F, Thauvin-Robinet C. Renal insufficiency, a frequent complication with age in oral-facial-digital syndrome type I. Clin Genet 2009; 77:258-65. [PMID: 19817772 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01290.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The oral-facial-digital syndrome type I (OFD I) is characterized by multiple congenital malformations of the face, oral cavity and digits. A polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is found in about one-third of patients but long-term outcome and complications are not well described in the international literature. Renal findings have been retrospectively collected in a cohort of 34 females all carrying a pathogenic mutation in the OFD1 gene with ages ranging from 1 to 65 years. Twelve patients presented with PKD - 11/16 (69%) if only adults were considered -with a median age at diagnosis of 29 years [IQR (interquartile range) = (23.5-38)]. Among them, 10 also presented with renal impairment and 6 were grafted (median age = 38 years [IQR = (25-48)]. One grafted patient under immunosuppressive treatment died from a tumor originated from a native kidney. The probability to develop renal failure was estimated to be more than 50% after the age of 36 years. Besides, neither genotype-phenotype correlation nor clinical predictive association with renal failure could be evidenced. These data reveal an unsuspected high incidence rate of the renal impairment outcome in OFD I syndrome. A systematic ultrasound (US) and renal function follow-up is therefore highly recommended for all OFD I patients.
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- S Saal
- Centre de Génétique, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU Dijon, France
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