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Lee NJ, Song JM, Cho HJ, Sung YM, Lee T, Chung A, Hong SH, Cifelli JL, Rubinshtein M, Habib LK, Capule CC, Turner RS, Pak DTS, Yang J, Hoe HS. Hexa (ethylene glycol) derivative of benzothiazole aniline promotes dendritic spine formation through the RasGRF1-Ras dependent pathway. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2015; 1862:284-95. [PMID: 26675527 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Our recent study demonstrated that an amyloid-β binding molecule, BTA-EG4, increases dendritic spine number via Ras-mediated signaling. To potentially optimize the potency of the BTA compounds, we synthesized and evaluated an amyloid-β binding analog of BTA-EG4 with increased solubility in aqueous solution, BTA-EG6. We initially examined the effects of BTA-EG6 on dendritic spine formation and found that BTA-EG6-treated primary hippocampal neurons had significantly increased dendritic spine number compared to control treatment. In addition, BTA-EG6 significantly increased the surface level of AMPA receptors. Upon investigation into the molecular mechanism by which BTA-EG6 promotes dendritic spine formation, we found that BTA-EG6 may exert its effects on spinogenesis via RasGRF1-ERK signaling, with potential involvement of other spinogenesis-related proteins such as Cdc42 and CDK5. Taken together, our data suggest that BTA-EG6 boosts spine and synapse number, which may have a beneficial effect of enhancing neuronal and synaptic function in the normal healthy brain.
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- Nathanael J Lee
- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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- Department of Neural Development and Disease, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Cheomdan-ro, Dong-gu, Daegu 701-300, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA; Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA; Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA; Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA; Department of Neural Development and Disease, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Cheomdan-ro, Dong-gu, Daegu 701-300, Republic of Korea.
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Prangkio P, Rao DK, Lance KD, Rubinshtein M, Yang J, Mayer M. Self-assembled, cation-selective ion channels from an oligo(ethylene glycol) derivative of benzothiazole aniline. Biochim Biophys Acta 2011; 1808:2877-85. [PMID: 21889925 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Revised: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 08/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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This paper describes the spontaneous formation of well-defined pores in planar lipid bilayers from the self-assembly of a small synthetic molecule that contains a benzothiazole aniline (BTA) group attached to a tetra-ethylene glycol (EG4) moiety. Macroscopic and single-channel current recordings suggest that these pores are formed by the assembly of four BTA-EG4 monomers with an open pore diameter that appears similar to the one of gramicidin pores (~0.4 nm). The single-channel conductance of these pores is modulated by the pH of the electrolyte and has a minimum at pH~3. Self-assembled pores from BTA-EG4 are selective for monovalent cations and have long open channel lifetimes on the order of seconds. BTA-EG4 monomers in these pores appear to be arranged symmetrically across both leaflets of the bilayer, and spectroscopy studies suggest that the fluorescent BTA group is localized inside the lipid bilayers. In terms of biological activity, BTA-EG4 molecules inhibited growth of gram-positive Bacillus subtilis bacteria (IC50~50 μM) and human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells (IC50~60 μM), while they were not toxic to gram-negative Escherichia coli bacteria at a concentration up to 500 μM. Based on these properties, this drug-like, synthetic, pore-forming molecule with a molecular weight below 500 g mol(-1) might be appealing as a starting material for development of antibiotics or membrane-permeating moieties for drug delivery. From a biophysical point of view, long-lived, well-defined ion-selective pores from BTA-EG4 molecules offer an example of a self-assembled synthetic supramolecule with biological function.
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- Panchika Prangkio
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1101 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2110, USA
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Olsen JS, Brown C, Capule CC, Rubinshtein M, Doran TM, Srivastava RK, Feng C, Nilsson BL, Yang J, Dewhurst S. Amyloid-binding small molecules efficiently block SEVI (semen-derived enhancer of virus infection)- and semen-mediated enhancement of HIV-1 infection. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:35488-96. [PMID: 20833717 PMCID: PMC2975173 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.163659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Semen was recently shown to contain amyloid fibrils formed from a self-assembling peptide fragment of the protein prostatic acid phosphatase. These amyloid fibrils, termed semen-derived enhancer of virus infection, or SEVI, have been shown to strongly enhance HIV infectivity and may play an important role in sexual transmission of HIV, making them a potential microbicide target. One novel approach to target these fibrils is the use of small molecules known to intercalate into the structure of amyloid fibrils, such as derivatives of thioflavin-T. Here, we show that the amyloid-binding small molecule BTA-EG6 (the hexa(ethylene glycol) derivative of benzothiazole aniline) is able to bind SEVI fibrils and effectively inhibit both SEVI-mediated and semen-mediated enhancement of HIV infection. BTA-EG6 also blocks the interactions of SEVI with HIV-1 virions and HIV-1 target cells but does not cause any inflammation or toxicity to cervical epithelial cells. These results suggest that an amyloid-binding small molecule may have utility as a microbicide, or microbicidal supplement, for HIV-1.
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- Joanna S Olsen
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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Rubinshtein M, James CR, Young JL, Ma YJ, Kobayashi Y, Gianneschi NC, Yang J. Facile Procedure for Generating Side Chain Functionalized Poly(α-hydroxy acid) Copolymers from Aldehydes via a Versatile Passerini-Type Condensation. Org Lett 2010; 12:3560-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ol101433v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mark Rubinshtein
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla California 92093-0358
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla California 92093-0358
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla California 92093-0358
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla California 92093-0358
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla California 92093-0358
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla California 92093-0358
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla California 92093-0358
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AIM To assess the efficacy of transillumination of the palm of the hand in establishing venous access in small infants. METHODS One hundred infants aged 2 to 36 months were considered for venipuncture under transillumination following failure to find an accessible vein or a failed venipuncture attempt. RESULTS In 40 of the 100 infants, a vein was visible with transillumination. In 22 of these children, previous attempts to achieve a venous line failed (mean number of failed venipunctures 2.11 +/- 0.6) and in 18 infants, no vein could be identified. Using transillumination, venous access was established with just one venipuncture in 39 of the 40 patients. CONCLUSIONS Transillumination of the palm can aid in establishing venous access in infants. This can be easily carried out using a common otoscope.
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- A Goren
- Pediatric Center, Maccabi Health Services, Ramat Hasharon, Israel
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Berkovitch M, Press J, Bulkowstein M, Even L, Barash J, Brik R, Tasher D, Marom R, Luder A, Hecht Y, Rubinshtein M, Mosleh M, Ben-Shachar S, Talmor R, Zviel A, Kiro A, Piglansky L, Pinsk V, Uziel Y. Premarketing Surveillance of Oral Ibuprofen Solution in Febrile Children. Clin Drug Investig 2001. [DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200121120-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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