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Batabyal S, Idigo C, Narcisse D, Dibas A, Mohanty S. Response of heterologously expressed pressure sensor-actuator-modulator macromolecule to external mechanical stress. Heliyon 2024; 10:e29195. [PMID: 38644861 PMCID: PMC11031797 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29195] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024] Open
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Cells from different organs in the body experience a range of mechanical and osmotic pressures that change in various diseases, including neurological, cardiovascular, ophthalmological, and renal diseases. Here, we demonstrate the use of an engineered Sensor-Actuator-Modulator (SAM) of microbial origin derived from a mechanosensitive channel of large conductance (MscL) for sensing external mechanical stress and modulating activities of mammalian cells. SAM is reliably expressed in the mammalian cell membrane and acts as a tension-activated pressure release valve. Further, the activities of heterologously expressed SAM in mammalian cells could be modulated by osmotic pressure. A comparison of the mechanosensitive activities of SAM-variants from different microbial origins shows differential inward current and dye uptake in response to mechanical stress exerted by hypo-osmotic shock. The use of SAM channels as mechanical stress-activated modulators in mammalian cells could provide new therapeutic approaches for treating disorders related to mechanical or osmotic pressure.
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- Subrata Batabyal
- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX, 76022, USA
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX, 76022, USA
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX, 76022, USA
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX, 76022, USA
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Tudu R, Banerjee J, Habib M, Bandyopadhyay S, Biswas S, Kesh SS, Maity A, Batabyal S, Polley S. Prevalence and molecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli isolated from dogs suffering from diarrhea in and around Kolkata. Iran J Vet Res 2022; 23:237-246. [PMID: 36425605 PMCID: PMC9681975 DOI: 10.22099/ijvr.2022.42543.6176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dogs are the favorite companion animals among humans. The close interaction between dogs and people increases the risk of antibiotic resistance spreading. Surveillance for antimicrobial resistance and the identification of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli as an indicator bacterium is an important tool for managing antimicrobial drug therapy. AIMS The present study targeted to identify and characterize ESBL-producing E. coli among dogs suffering from diarrhea in and around Kolkata. METHODS Isolation and identification of E. coli from dogs suffering from diarrhea (n=70) along with screening for the production of both ESBL and AmpC. The isolates were further characterized through antimicrobial resistance profiling, resistance genes (bla CTX-M, bla TEM, and bla SHV) screening, and phylogenetic group study. RESULTS Among the 70 isolates, 21 (30%) were confirmed ESBL producers. An antibiogram typing of ESBL-producing E. coli revealed that the majority of them were resistant to norfloxacin (85.7%) followed by tetracycline (61.90%), doxycycline (57.14%), piperacillin/tazobactam (52.38%), cotrimoxazole (47.62%), gentamicin (42.62%), amikacin (23.81%), and chloramphenicol (19.05%). Major resistance genes included bla CTX-M (100%), bla TEM (28.57%), and bla SHV (9.50%). The predominant phylogenetic groups were phylogroup A (76%) followed by phylogroup D (24%). CONCLUSION The current investigation reported a high prevalence of both ESBL and AmpC β-lactamase (AmpC) producing E. coli, co-resistance to a distinct group of antibiotics, and co-existence of different ESBL genes in dogs. Our findings highlight the importance of diagnostic antimicrobial susceptibility testing for proper antimicrobial therapy and to prevent antimicrobial resistance from spreading to humans from dogs in Kolkata and the surrounding area.
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- R Tudu
- Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K. B. Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata-700 037, West Bengal, India
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- Ph.D. Student in Veterinary Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K. B. Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata-700 037, West Bengal, India
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- Ph.D. Student in Veterinary Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K. B. Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata-700 037, West Bengal, India
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- Eastern Regional Station, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Kolkata-700 037, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K. B. Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata-700 037, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K. B. Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata-700 037, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K. B. Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata-700 037, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K. B. Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata-700 037, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K. B. Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata-700 037, West Bengal, India
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Narcisse D, Mustafi SM, Carlson M, Batabyal S, Kim S, Wright W, Kumar Mohanty S. Bioluminescent Multi-Characteristic Opsin for Simultaneous Optical Stimulation and Continuous Monitoring of Cortical Activities. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 15:750663. [PMID: 34759801 PMCID: PMC8573050 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.750663] [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: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Stimulation and continuous monitoring of neural activities at cellular resolution are required for the understanding of the sensory processing of stimuli and development of effective neuromodulation therapies. We present bioluminescence multi-characteristic opsin (bMCOII), a hybrid optogenetic actuator, and a bioluminescence Ca2+ sensor for excitation-free, continuous monitoring of neural activities in the visual cortex, with high spatiotemporal resolution. An exceptionally low intensity (10 μW/mm2) of light could elicit neural activation that could be detected by Ca2+ bioluminescence imaging. An uninterrupted (>14 h) recording of visually evoked neural activities in the cortex of mice enabled the determination of strength of sensory activation. Furthermore, an artificial intelligence-based neural activation parameter transformed Ca2+ bioluminescence signals to network activity patterns. During continuous Ca2+-bioluminescence recordings, visual cortical activity peaked at the seventh to eighth hour of anesthesia, coinciding with circadian rhythm. For both direct optogenetic stimulation in cortical slices and visually evoked activities in the visual cortex, we observed secondary delayed Ca2+-bioluminescence responses, suggesting the involvement of neuron-astrocyte-neuron pathway. Our approach will enable the development of a modular and scalable interface system capable of serving a multiplicity of applications to modulate and monitor large-scale activities in the brain.
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, Bedford, TX, United States
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, Bedford, TX, United States
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Narcisse D, Mustafi SM, Carlson M, Kim S, Batabyal S, Wright W, Mohanty SK. Monitoring Visual Cortical Activities During Progressive Retinal Degeneration Using Functional Bioluminescence Imaging. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:750684. [PMID: 34690687 PMCID: PMC8530108 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.750684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mouse models of inherited retinal degenerative diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa are characterized by degeneration of photoreceptors, which hinders the generation of signal to be transmitted to the visual cortex. By monitoring Ca2+-bioluminescence neural activity, we quantified changes in visual cortical activities in response to visual stimuli in RD10 mice during progression of retinal degeneration, which correlated with progressive deteriorations of electro-retinography signal from the eyes. The number of active neurons in the visual cortex, the intensity of Ca2+-bioluminescence response, and neural activation parameter showed progressive deterioration during aging. Further, we correlated the thinning of retina as measured by Optical Coherence Tomography with the decrease in visual cortical activities as retinal degeneration progressed. The present study establishes Ca2+-bioluminescence monitoring as a longitudinal imaging modality to characterize activities in visual cortex of retinal degenerative disease models and therapeutic interventions.
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, Bedford, TX, United States
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, Bedford, TX, United States
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Tchedre KT, Batabyal S, Galicia M, Narcisse D, Mustafi SM, Ayyagari A, Chavala S, Mohanty SK. Biodistribution of adeno-associated virus type 2 carrying multi-characteristic opsin in dogs following intravitreal injection. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:8676-8686. [PMID: 34418301 PMCID: PMC8435460 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Gene therapy of retinal diseases using recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vector-based delivery has shown clinical success, and clinical trials based on rAAV-based optogenetic therapies are currently in progress. Recently, we have developed multi-characteristic opsin (MCO), which has been shown to effectively re-photosensitize photoreceptor-degenerated retina in mice leading to vision restoration at ambient light environment. Here, we report the biodistribution of the rAAV2 carried MCO (vMCO-I) in live samples and post-mortem organs following intraocular delivery in wild-type dogs. Immunohistochemistry showed that the intravitreal injection of vMCO-I resulted in gene transduction in the inner nuclear layer (INL) but did not induce detectable inflammatory or immune reaction in the dog retina. Vector DNA analysis of live body wastes and body fluids such as saliva and nasal secretions using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) showed no correlative increase of vector copy in nasal secretions or saliva, minimal increase of vector copy in urine in the low-dose group 13 weeks after injection and in the faeces of the high-dose group at 3-13 weeks after injection suggesting clearance of the virus vector via urine and faeces. Further analysis of vector DNA extracted from faeces using PCR showed no transgene after 3 weeks post-injection. Intravitreal injection of vMCO-I resulted in few sporadic off-target presences of the vector in the mesenteric lymph node, liver, spleen and testis. This study showed that intravitreal rAAV2-based delivery of MCO-I for retinal gene therapy is safe.
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- Kissaou T. Tchedre
- Nanoscope Technologies LLCArlingtonTexasUSA
- Nanoscope Therapeutics IncBedfordTexasUSA
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLCArlingtonTexasUSA
- Nanoscope Therapeutics IncBedfordTexasUSA
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLCArlingtonTexasUSA
- Nanoscope Therapeutics IncBedfordTexasUSA
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Batabyal S, Kim S, Wright W, Mohanty S. Layer-specific nanophotonic delivery of therapeutic opsin-encoding genes into retina. Exp Eye Res 2021; 205:108444. [PMID: 33516760 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
In recent time, gene therapy has proven to be a promising remedial approach for treating visual disorders either by replacement of nonfunctioning gene(s) or by introduction of light sensitive proteins (opsins) as artificial photoreceptors in retinal cells. Conventional viral vector-based gene delivery method is often confronted with limitations due to immunogenetic reaction, unintended non-targeted delivery, non-feasibility of repeated re-dosing due to immunorejection, and complicated manufacturing process, leading to significant roadblock in translational success. In this regard, non-viral delivery provides a safer, simpler and cost-effective alternative. However, most of the non-viral approaches lack spatial and/or cellular specificity and limited by low transfection efficacy and cytotoxicity. Here, we present a minimally invasive, non-viral and clinically translatable safe targeted gene delivery method utilizing functionalized plasmonic gold nanorods (fGNRs, targeted to attach to specific cell types of the organ of interest) and spatially targeted controlled light irradiation. Targeted in-vivo delivery and expression of opsin-encoding gene in bipolar and ganglion cell layers were achieved by use of cell specific fGNRs concurrent with light irradiation. Evaluation of safety and toxicity associated with the transduction of opsin-encoding genes by use of fGNRs and light irradiation were examined by electrophysiology, Optical coherence tomography, intra-ocular pressure and other analytical methods (confocal microscopy, immunohistochemistry). The non-viral light-based opsin-gene delivery provides a safe and effective alternative to viral-vector based gene delivery and holds promise for corrective cell-specific gene therapies for retinal degenerative diseases.
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- Subrata Batabyal
- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX, USA, 76022
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX, USA, 76022
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX, USA, 76022
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Batabyal S, Kim S, Wright W, Mohanty S. Laser-assisted targeted gene delivery to degenerated retina improves retinal function. J Biophotonics 2021; 14:e202000234. [PMID: 33026157 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202000234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Delivery of therapeutic genes into retina is proving to reverse degeneration and restore vision, however, viral vector-based gene delivery is prone to immunorejection, inflammatory/immune-response and nontargeted. Here, we report nonviral gene delivery and expression of opsin encoding genes in mouse retina in-vitro and in-vivo by use of pulsed femtosecond laser microbeam. In-vitro patch-clamp recording of the opsin-sensitized retinal cells and visually evoked in-vivo electrical recording from laser-transfected eye of mouse with degenerated retina showed functional response. The ultrafast laser-based naked gene delivery showed minimal damage and reliable expression of therapeutic opsin in cell membrane of the selected cells and in targeted retinal region. Laser-based "naked DNA gene therapy" in a spatially targeted manner will pave the way for treatment of inherited retinal diseases.
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Batabyal S, Gajjeraman S, Pradhan S, Bhattacharya S, Wright W, Mohanty S. Sensitization of ON-bipolar cells with ambient light activatable multi-characteristic opsin rescues vision in mice. Gene Ther 2020; 28:162-176. [PMID: 33087861 DOI: 10.1038/s41434-020-00200-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Gene therapy-based treatment such as optogenetics offers a potentially powerful way to bypass damaged photoreceptors in retinal degenerative diseases and use the remaining retinal cells for functionalization to achieve photosensitivity. However, current approaches of optogenetic treatment rely on opsins that require high intensity light for activation thus adding to the challenge for use as part of a wearable device. Here, we report AAV2 assisted delivery of highly photosensitive multi-characteristic opsin (MCO1) into ON-bipolar cells of mice with retinal degeneration to allow activation by ambient light. Rigorous characterization of delivery efficacy by different doses of AAV2 carrying MCO1 (vMCO1) into targeted cells showed durable expression over 6 months after delivery as measured by reporter expression. The enduring MCO1 expression was correlated with the significantly improved behavioral outcome, that was longitudinally measured by visual water-maze and optomotor assays. The pro/anti-inflammatory cytokine levels in plasma and vitreous humor of the vMCO1-injected group did not change significantly from baseline or control group. Furthermore, biodistribution studies at various time points after injection in animal groups injected with different doses of vMCO1 showed non-detectable vector copies in non-targeted tissues. Immunohistochemistry of vMCO1 transfected retinal tissues showed bipolar specific expression of MCO1 and the absence of immune/inflammatory response. Furthermore, ocular imaging using SD-OCT showed no change in the structural architecture of vMCO1-injected eyes. Induction of ambient light responsiveness to remaining healthy bipolar cells in subjects with retinal degeneration will allow the retinal circuitry to gain visual acuity without requiring an active stimulation device.
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Batabyal S, Gajjeraman S, Bhattacharya S, Wright W, Mohanty S. Nano-enhanced Optical Gene Delivery to Retinal Degenerated Mice. Curr Gene Ther 2020; 19:318-329. [PMID: 31625475 DOI: 10.2174/1566523219666191017114044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The efficient and targeted delivery of genes and other impermeable therapeutic molecules into retinal cells is of immense importance for the therapy of various visual disorders. Traditional methods for gene delivery require viral transfection, or chemical methods that suffer from one or many drawbacks, such as low efficiency, lack of spatially targeted delivery, and can generally have deleterious effects, such as unexpected inflammatory responses and immunological reactions. METHODS We aim to develop a continuous wave near-infrared laser-based Nano-enhanced Optical Delivery (NOD) method for spatially controlled delivery of ambient-light-activatable Muti-Characteristic opsin-encoding genes into retina in-vivo and ex-vivo. In this method, the optical field enhancement by gold nanorods is utilized to transiently permeabilize cell membrane, enabling delivery of exogenous impermeable molecules to nanorod-binding cells in laser-irradiated regions. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION With viral or other non-viral (e.g. electroporation, lipofection) methods, gene is delivered everywhere, causing uncontrolled expression over the whole retina. This will cause complications in the functioning of non-degenerated areas of the retina. In the NOD method, the contrast in temperature rise in laser-irradiated nanorod-attached cells at nano-hotspots is significant enough to allow site-specific delivery of large genes. The in-vitro and in-vivo results using NOD, clearly demonstrate in-vivo gene delivery and functional cellular expression in targeted retinal regions without compromising the structural integrity of the eye or causing immune response. CONCLUSION The successful delivery and expression of MCO in the targeted retina after in-vivo NOD in the mice models of retinal degeneration opens a new vista for re-photosensitizing retina with geographic atrophies, such as in dry age-related macular degeneration.
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- Subrata Batabyal
- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX, 76022, United States
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX, 76022, United States
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- Nanoscope Technologies LLC, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX, 76022, United States
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Batabyal S, Gajjeraman S, Tchedre K, Dibas A, Wright W, Mohanty S. Near-Infrared Laser-Based Spatially Targeted Nano-enhanced Optical Delivery of Therapeutic Genes to Degenerated Retina. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev 2020; 17:758-770. [PMID: 32355865 PMCID: PMC7184107 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2020.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Non-viral delivery of therapeutic genes into targeted areas of retina is essential for re-functionalizing the retinal circuitry. While a focused ultrafast laser beam has been recently used for intra-ocular delivery of molecules, it poses the significant technical challenge of overcoming aberrations of the eye and maintaining a tightly focused spot on the retinal cell membrane. Furthermore, to minimize collateral damage and increase the throughput of gene delivery, we introduced a weakly focused near-infrared (NIR) continuous wave (CW) or pulsed laser beam on to the cells wherein the intensity is locally enhanced by gold nanorods bound to the cell membranes to permit gene insertion. Parametric optimization of nano-enhanced optical delivery (NOD) was carried out by varying the exposure time, as well as the power of the CW NIR beam or the energy of the pulsed NIR beam. Using this NOD method, therapeutic genes encoding for multi-characteristic opsins (MCOs) were delivered to spatially targeted regions of degenerated retina ex vivo as well as in vivo. NOD-mediated cell membrane-specific expression of MCOs in targeted retinal regions with photoreceptor degeneration will allow functional recovery in an ambient light environment.
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- Subrata Batabyal
- Nanoscope Technologies, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX 76022, USA
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- Nanoscope Technologies, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX 76022, USA
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- Nanoscope Technologies, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX 76022, USA
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- Nanoscope Technologies, 1312 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX 76022, USA
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Mahato B, Kaya KD, Fan Y, Sumien N, Shetty RA, Zhang W, Davis D, Mock T, Batabyal S, Ni A, Mohanty S, Han Z, Farjo R, Forster MJ, Swaroop A, Chavala SH. Pharmacologic fibroblast reprogramming into photoreceptors restores vision. Nature 2020; 581:83-88. [PMID: 32376950 PMCID: PMC7469946 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2201-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Photoreceptor loss is the final common endpoint in most retinopathies that lead to irreversible blindness, and there are no effective treatments to restore vision1,2. Chemical reprogramming of fibroblasts offers an opportunity to reverse vision loss; however, the generation of sensory neuronal subtypes such as photoreceptors remains a challenge. Here we report that the administration of a set of five small molecules can chemically induce the transformation of fibroblasts into rod photoreceptor-like cells. The transplantation of these chemically induced photoreceptor-like cells (CiPCs) into the subretinal space of rod degeneration mice (homozygous for rd1, also known as Pde6b) leads to partial restoration of the pupil reflex and visual function. We show that mitonuclear communication is a key determining factor for the reprogramming of fibroblasts into CiPCs. Specifically, treatment with these five compounds leads to the translocation of AXIN2 to the mitochondria, which results in the production of reactive oxygen species, the activation of NF-κB and the upregulation of Ascl1. We anticipate that CiPCs could have therapeutic potential for restoring vision.
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- Biraj Mahato
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Laboratory for Retinal Rehabilitation, North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Neurobiology, Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Laboratory for Retinal Rehabilitation, North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Laboratory for Retinal Rehabilitation, North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Laboratory for Retinal Rehabilitation, North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Neurobiology, Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Laboratory for Retinal Rehabilitation, North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
- CIRC Therapeutics, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA.
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Pal A, Pal A, Banerjee S, Batabyal S, Chatterjee PN. Mutation in Cytochrome B gene causes debility and adverse effects on health of sheep. Mitochondrion 2019; 46:393-404. [PMID: 30660753 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Revised: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Cytochrome B is the mitochondrial protein, which functions as part of the electron transport chain and is the main subunit of transmembrane cytochrome bc1 and b6f complexes affecting energy metabolism through oxidative phosphorylation. The present study was conducted to study the effect of mutation of Cytochrome B gene on the health condition of sheep, which the first report of association of mitochondrial gene with disease traits in livestock species. Non-synonymous substitutions (F33 L and D171N) and Indel mutations were observed for Cytochrome B gene, leading to a truncated protein, where anemia, malfunctioning of most of the vital organs as liver, kidney and mineral status was observed and debility with exercise intolerance and cardiomyopathy in extreme cases were depicted. These findings were confirmed by bioinformatics analysis, haematological and biochemical data analysis, and other phenotypical physiological data pertaining to different vital organs. The molecular mechanism of cytochrome B mutation was that the mutant variant interferes with the site of heme binding (iron containing) domain and calcium binding essential for electron transport chain. Mutation at amino acid site 33 is located within transmembrane helix A, a hydrophobic environment at the Qi site and close to heme binding domain, and mutation effects these domain and diseases occur. Thermodynamic stability was also observed to decrease in mutant variant. Sheep Cytochrome B being genetically more similar to the human, it may be used as a model for studying human diseases related to cytochrome B defects. Future prospect of the study includes the therapeutic application of recombinant protein, gene therapy and marker-assisted selection of disease-resistant livestock.
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- Aruna Pal
- West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K.B.Sarani, Kolkata-37, West Bengal, India.
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- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India
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- West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K.B.Sarani, Kolkata-37, West Bengal, India
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- West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K.B.Sarani, Kolkata-37, West Bengal, India
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- West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K.B.Sarani, Kolkata-37, West Bengal, India
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Wright W, Gajjeraman S, Batabyal S, Pradhan S, Bhattacharya S, Mahapatra V, Tripathy A, Mohanty S. Erratum: Publisher's note: Restoring vision in mice with retinal degeneration using multicharacteristic opsin. Neurophotonics 2017; 4:049801. [PMID: 29152531 PMCID: PMC5616103 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.4.4.049801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1117/1.NPh.4.4.041412.].
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- Weldon Wright
- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas, United States
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- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas, United States
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- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas, United States
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Wright W, Gajjeraman S, Batabyal S, Pradhan S, Bhattacharya S, Mahapatra V, Tripathy A, Mohanty S. Restoring vision in mice with retinal degeneration using multicharacteristic opsin. Neurophotonics 2017; 4:041412. [PMID: 28840163 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.4.4.041412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Retinal degenerative diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and dry age-related macular degeneration, have led to loss of vision in millions of individuals. Currently, no surgical or medical treatment is available, although optogenetic therapies are in clinical development. We demonstrate vision restoration using multicharacteristics opsin (MCO1) in animal models with degenerated retina. MCO1 is reliably delivered to specific retinal cells via intravitreal injection of adeno-associated virus (vMCO1), leading to significant improvement in visually guided behavior conducted using a radial arm water maze. The time to reach the platform and the number of error arms decreased significantly after delivery of MCO1. Notably, the improvement in visually guided behavior was observed even at light intensity levels orders of magnitude lower than that required for channelrhodopsin-2 opsin. Viability of vMCO1-treated retina is not compromised by chronic light exposure. Safe virus-mediated MCO1 delivery has potential for effective gene therapy of diverse retinal degenerations in patients.
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- Weldon Wright
- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas, United States
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- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas, United States
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- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas, United States
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Wright W, Gajjeraman S, Batabyal S, Pradhan S, Bhattacharya S, Mahapatra V, Tripathy A, Mohanty S. Restoring vision in mice with retinal degeneration using multicharacteristic opsin. Neurophotonics 2017; 4:041505. [PMID: 28948190 PMCID: PMC5603575 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.4.4.041505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Retinal degenerative diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and dry age-related macular degeneration, have led to loss of vision in millions of individuals. Currently, no surgical or medical treatment is available, although optogenetic therapies are in clinical development. We demonstrate vision restoration using multicharacteristics opsin (MCO1) in animal models with degenerated retina. MCO1 is reliably delivered to specific retinal cells via intravitreal injection of adeno-associated virus (vMCO1), leading to significant improvement in visually guided behavior conducted using a radial arm water maze. The time to reach the platform and the number of error arms decreased significantly after delivery of MCO1. Notably, the improvement in visually guided behavior was observed even at light intensity levels orders of magnitude lower than that required for channelrhodopsin-2 opsin. Viability of vMCO1-treated retina is not compromised by chronic light exposure. Safe virus-mediated MCO1 delivery has potential for effective gene therapy of diverse retinal degenerations in patients.
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- Weldon Wright
- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas,
United States
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- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas,
United States
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- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas,
United States
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- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas,
United States
- Address all correspondence to: Samarendra Mohanty,
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Batabyal S, Satpathy S, Bui L, Kim YT, Mohanty S, Bachoo R, Davé DP. Label-free optical detection of action potential in mammalian neurons. Biomed Opt Express 2017; 8:3700-3713. [PMID: 28856044 PMCID: PMC5560835 DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.003700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We describe an optical technique for label-free detection of the action potential in cultured mammalian neurons. Induced morphological changes due to action potential propagation in neurons are optically interrogated with a phase sensitive interferometric technique. Optical recordings composed of signal pulses mirror the electrical spike train activity of individual neurons in a network. The optical pulses are transient nanoscale oscillatory changes in the optical path length of varying peak magnitude and temporal width. Exogenous application of glutamate to cortical neuronal cultures produced coincident increase in the electrical and optical activity; both were blocked by application of a Na-channel blocker, Tetrodotoxin. The observed transient change in optical path length in a single optical pulse is primarily due to physical fluctuations of the neuronal cell membrane mediated by a yet unknown electromechanical transduction phenomenon. Our analysis suggests a traveling surface wave in the neuronal cell membrane is responsible for the measured optical signal pulses.
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- Subrata Batabyal
- Nanoscope Technologies, Arlington, TX, USA
- Nanoscope Technologies, Arlington, TX, USA
- Equal Contribution
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA
- Equal Contribution
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA
- Advance Imaging Research Centre, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Mazumder A, Batabyal S, Mondal M, Mondol T, Choudhury S, Ghosh R, Chatterjee T, Bhattacharyya D, Pal SK, Roy S. Specific DNA sequences allosterically enhance protein-protein interaction in a transcription factor through modulation of protein dynamics: implications for specificity of gene regulation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:14781-14792. [PMID: 28548177 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp01193h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Most genes are regulated by multiple transcription factors, often assembling into multi-protein complexes in the gene regulatory region. Understanding of the molecular origin of specificity of gene regulatory complex formation in the context of the whole genome is currently inadequate. A phage transcription factor λ-CI forms repressive multi-protein complexes by binding to multiple binding sites in the genome to regulate the lifecycle of the phage. The protein-protein interaction between two DNA-bound λ-CI molecules is stronger when they are bound to the correct pair of binding sites, suggesting allosteric transmission of recognition of correct DNA sequences to the protein-protein interaction interface. Exploration of conformation and dynamics by time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy decay and molecular dynamics suggests a change in protein dynamics to be a crucial factor in mediating allostery. A lattice-based model suggests that DNA-sequence induced allosteric effects could be crucial underlying factors in differentially stabilizing the correct site-specific gene regulatory complexes. We conclude that transcription factors have evolved multiple mechanisms to augment the specificity of DNA-protein interactions in order to achieve an extraordinarily high degree of spatial and temporal specificities of gene regulatory complexes, and DNA-sequence induced allostery plays an important role in the formation of sequence-specific gene regulatory complexes.
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- Abhishek Mazumder
- Division of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
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Batabyal S, Kim YT, Mohanty S. Ultrafast laser-assisted spatially targeted optoporation into cortical axons and retinal cells in the eye. J Biomed Opt 2017; 22:60504. [PMID: 28662241 PMCID: PMC5490686 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.22.6.060504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Visualization and assessment of the cellular structure and function require localized delivery of the molecules into specific cells in restricted spatial regions of the tissue and may necessitate subcellular delivery and localization. Earlier, we have shown ultrafast near-infrared laser beam-assisted optoporation of actin-staining molecules into cortical neurons with single-cell resolution and high efficiency. However, diffusion of optoporated molecules in soma degrades toward the growth cone, leading to difficulties in visualization of the actin network in the growth cone in cases of long axons. Here, we demonstrate optoporation of impermeable molecules to functional cortical neurons by precise laser subaxotomy near the growth cone, leading to visualization of the actin network in the growth cone. Further, we demonstrate patterned delivery of impermeable molecules into targeted retinal cells in the rat eye. The development of optoporation as a minimally invasive approach to reliably deliver exogenous molecules into targeted axons and soma of retinal neurons in vivo will enable enhanced visualization of the structure and function of the retina.
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- University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Bioengineering, Texas, United States
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- NanoScope Technologies LLC, Bedford, Texas, United States
- Address all correspondence to: Samarendra Mohanty, E-mail:
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Naiya G, Raha P, Mondal MK, Pal U, Saha R, Chaudhuri S, Batabyal S, Kumar Pal S, Bhattacharyya D, Maiti NC, Roy S. Conformational selection underpins recognition of multiple DNA sequences by proteins and consequent functional actions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:21618-28. [PMID: 27426617 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp03278h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Recognition of multiple functional DNA sequences by a DNA-binding protein occurs widely in nature. The physico-chemical basis of this phenomenon is not well-understood. The E. coli gal repressor, a gene regulatory protein, binds two homologous but non-identical sixteen basepair sequences in the gal operon and interacts by protein-protein interaction to regulate gene expression. The two sites have nearly equal affinities for the Gal repressor. Spectroscopic studies of the Gal repressor bound to these two different DNA sequences detected significant conformational differences between them. Comprehensive single base-substitution and binding measurements were carried out on the two sequences to understand the nature of the two protein-DNA interfaces. Magnitudes of basepair-protein interaction energy show significant variation between homologous positions of the two DNA sequences. Magnitudes of variation are such that when summed over the whole sequence they largely cancel each other out, thus producing nearly equal net affinity. Modeling suggests significant alterations in the protein-DNA interface in the two complexes, which are consistent with conformational adaptation of the protein to different DNA sequences. The functional role of the two sequences was studied by substitution of one site by the other and vice versa. In both cases, substitution reduces repression in vivo. This suggests that naturally occurring DNA sequence variations play functional roles beyond merely acting as high-affinity anchoring points. We propose that two different pre-existing conformations in the conformational ensemble of the free protein are selected by two different DNA sequences for efficient sequence read-out and the conformational difference of the bound proteins leads to different functional roles.
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- Gitashri Naiya
- Division of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
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Choudhury S, Batabyal S, Mondal PK, Singh P, Lemmens P, Pal SK. Direct Observation of Kinetic Pathways of Biomolecular Recognition. Chemistry 2015; 21:16172-7. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Susobhan Choudhury
- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098 (India)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098 (India)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098 (India)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098 (India)
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics and Laboratory for Emergent, Nanometrology, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstrasse 3, 38106 Braunschweig (Germany)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098 (India)
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Currently, the use of optogenetic sensitization of retinal cells combined with activation/inhibition has the potential to be an alternative to retinal implants that would require electrodes inside every single neuron for high visual resolution. However, clinical translation of optogenetic activation for restoration of vision suffers from the drawback that the narrow spectral sensitivity of an opsin requires active stimulation by a blue laser or a light emitting diode with much higher intensities than ambient light. In order to allow an ambient light-based stimulation paradigm, we report the development of a ‘white-opsin’ that has broad spectral excitability in the visible spectrum. The cells sensitized with white-opsin showed excitability at an order of magnitude higher with white light compared to using only narrow-band light components. Further, cells sensitized with white-opsin produced a photocurrent that was five times higher than Channelrhodopsin-2 under similar photo-excitation conditions. The use of fast white-opsin may allow opsin-sensitized neurons in a degenerated retina to exhibit a higher sensitivity to ambient white light. This property, therefore, significantly lowers the activation threshold in contrast to conventional approaches that use intense narrow-band opsins and light to activate cellular stimulation.
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- Subrata Batabyal
- Biophysics and Physiology Lab, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America
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- Biophysics and Physiology Lab, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America
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- Department of cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America
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- Biophysics and Physiology Lab, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America
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Batabyal S, Choudhury S, Sao D, Mondol T, Kumar Pal S. Dynamical perspective of protein-DNA interaction. Biomol Concepts 2015; 5:21-43. [PMID: 25372740 DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2013-0037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The interactions between protein-DNA are essential for various biological activities. In this review, we provide an overview of protein-DNA interactions that emphasizes the importance of dynamical aspects. We divide protein-DNA interactions into two categories: nonspecific and specific and both the categories would be discussed highlighting some of our relevant work. In the case of nonspecific protein-DNA interaction, solvation studies (picosecond and femtosecond-resolved) explore the role environmental dynamics and change in the micropolarity around DNA molecules upon complexation with histone protein (H1). While exploring the specific protein-DNA interaction at λ-repressor-operator sites interaction, particularly OR1 and OR2, it was observed that the interfacial water dynamics is minimally perturbed upon interaction with DNA, suggesting the labile interface in the protein-DNA complex. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) study revealed that the structure of the protein is more compact in repressor-OR2 complex than in the repressor-OR1 complex. Fluorescence anisotropy studies indicated enhanced flexibility of the C-terminal domain of the repressor at fast timescales after complex formation with OR1. The enhanced flexibility and different conformation of the C-terminal domain of the repressor upon complexation with OR1 DNA compared to OR2 DNA were found to have pronounced effect on the rate of photoinduced electron transfer.
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Satpathy S, Batabyal S, Dhakal KR, Lin J, Kim YT, Mohanty SK. Broad spectral excitation of opsin for enhanced stimulation of cells. Opt Lett 2015; 40:2465-2468. [PMID: 26030533 DOI: 10.1364/ol.40.002465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Optical stimulation of cells expressing light-sensitive proteins (opsins) has allowed targeted activation with cellular specificity. However, since narrow-band light has been used for excitation of these optogenetic probes, only active stimulation strategies are being attempted for clinical applications such as restoration of vision. Here, we report use of broad spectral excitation (white light) for optogenetic stimulation of opsin-sensitized cells. We found that ReaChR is optimally excited with white light offering significantly higher photocurrents compared to spectrally filtered narrow-band light stimulation. Our findings open up the possibility of passive stimulation strategy by use of natural sunlight for retinal stimulation, which could have benefits for ambient light stimulated vision restoration.
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Chaudhuri S, Batabyal S, Polley N, Pal SK. Vitamin B2 in Nanoscopic Environments under Visible Light: Photosensitized Antioxidant or Phototoxic Drug? J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:3934-43. [DOI: 10.1021/jp502904r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [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: 11/28/2022]
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- Siddhi Chaudhuri
- Department
of Chemical, Biological
and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098, India
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- Department
of Chemical, Biological
and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098, India
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- Department
of Chemical, Biological
and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098, India
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- Department
of Chemical, Biological
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Choudhury S, Batabyal S, Mondol T, Sao D, Lemmens P, Pal SK. Ultrafast dynamics of solvation and charge transfer in a DNA-based biomaterial. Chem Asian J 2014; 9:1395-402. [PMID: 24665050 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201400062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Revised: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Charge migration along DNA molecules is a key factor for DNA-based devices in optoelectronics and biotechnology. The association of a significant amount of water molecules in DNA-based materials for the intactness of the DNA structure and their dynamic role in the charge-transfer (CT) dynamics is less documented in contemporary literature. In the present study, we have used a genomic DNA-cetyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (CTMA) complex, a technological important biomaterial, and Hoechest 33258 (H258), a well-known DNA minor groove binder, as fluorogenic probe for the dynamic solvation studies. The CT dynamics of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs; 5.2 nm) embedded in the as-prepared and swollen biomaterial have also been studied and correlated with that of the timescale of solvation. We have extended our studies on the temperature-dependent CT dynamics of QDs in a nanoenvironment of an anionic, sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate reverse micelle (AOT RMs), whereby the number of water molecules and their dynamics can be tuned in a controlled manner. A direct correlation of the dynamics of solvation and that of the CT in the nanoenvironments clearly suggests that the hydration barrier within the Arrhenius framework essentially dictates the charge-transfer dynamics.
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- Susobhan Choudhury
- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, SaltLake, Kolkata 700 098 (India)
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Batabyal S, Mondol T, Choudhury S, Mazumder A, Pal SK. Ultrafast interfacial solvation dynamics in specific protein DNA recognition. Biochimie 2013; 95:2168-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2013.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mahanti A, Samanta I, Bandopaddhay S, Joardar SN, Dutta TK, Batabyal S, Sar TK, Isore DP. Isolation, molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from buffalo in India. Lett Appl Microbiol 2013; 56:291-8. [PMID: 23350641 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In total, 363 Escherichia coli were isolated from 165 faecal samples of healthy buffaloes in West Bengal, India. Twenty-four of these isolates (6·61%) were found to carry at least one gene characteristic for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). These STEC strains belonged to 13 different O-serogroups. The stx1 gene was present in 23 (95·8%) of total STEC isolates, whereas 20 (83·3%) STEC isolates carried the gene stx2. Twelve strains of E. coli (50% of total STEC isolates) possessed enterohaemolysin (ehxA) gene in combination with others. Fourteen (58·33%) isolates found to possess saa gene. However, no E. coli was detected harbouring gene for intimin protein (eaeA). Of 23 stx1 -positive isolates, seven (30·43%) were positive for genes of the stx1C subtype. Of the 20 isolates with the stx2 gene, 25% (5/20) possessed stx2C and 10% (2/20) possessed stx2d gene. The phylogenetic analysis after RAPD of STEC strains revealed six major clusters. The isolated STEC strains were resistant most frequently to erythromycin (95·83%), cephalothin (62·5%), amikacin (54·17%), kanamycin (45·83%) and gentamicin (41·67%) group of antibiotics. No ESBL-producing (blaCTXM , blaTEM , blaSHV ) or quinolone resistance gene (qnrA) was detected in the STEC isolates.
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- A Mahanti
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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We investigate picosecond-resolved energy transfer between a quantum dot (donor) and an organic molecule (acceptor) in the proximity of a reflecting metallic/non-metallic surface. We demonstrate experimentally that the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is significantly influenced by the proximity of the mirror. Locating a cadmium selenide quantum dot (donor: D) attached to an organic dye merocyanine (acceptor: A) at well-defined positions from the reflecting silver/silicon surface allows the transfer rate to be determined as a function of distance from the surface. An attempt to fit the experimental data to a model relying upon the change of the apparent energy transfer rate due to interference of direct and reflected light waves reveals reasonably good results. The results show that the observed FRET rate in a D-A pair on the mirror surface is oscillating in nature, providing information for the measured energy transfer, which could be potentially different from that of the actual transfer due to optical interference.
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- Subrata Batabyal
- Unit for Nano-science and Technology, S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Salt Lake, Kolkata, India
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Mondol T, Batabyal S, Pal SK. Ultrafast electron transfer in the recognition of different DNA sequences by a DNA-binding protein with different dynamical conformations. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2012; 30:362-70. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2012.680035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Batabyal S, Rakshit S, Kar S, Pal SK. An improved microfluidics approach for monitoring real-time interaction profiles of ultrafast molecular recognition. Rev Sci Instrum 2012; 83:043113. [PMID: 22559521 DOI: 10.1063/1.4704839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Our study illustrates the development of a microfluidics (MF) platform combining fluorescence microscopy and femtosecond/picosecond-resolved spectroscopy to investigate ultrafast chemical processes in liquid-phase diffusion-controlled reactions. By controlling the flow rates of two reactants in a specially designed MF chip, sub-100 ns time resolution for the exploration of chemical intermediates of the reaction in the MF channel has been achieved. Our system clearly rules out the possibility of formation of any intermediate reaction product in a so-called fast ionic reaction between sodium hydroxide and phenolphthalein, and reveals a microsecond time scale associated with the formation of the reaction product. We have also used the developed system for the investigation of intermediate states in the molecular recognition of various macromolecular self-assemblies (micelles) and genomic DNA by small organic ligands (Hoechst 33258 and ethidium bromide). We propose our MF-based system to be an alternative to the existing millisecond-resolved "stopped-flow" technique for a broad range of time-resolved (sub-100 ns to minutes) experiments on complex chemical∕biological systems.
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- Subrata Batabyal
- Unit for Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098, India
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Mondol T, Batabyal S, Pal SK. Interaction of an antituberculosis drug with nano-sized cationic micelle: Förster resonance energy transfer from dansyl to rifampicin in the microenvironment. Photochem Photobiol 2012; 88:328-35. [PMID: 22211727 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2012.01075.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this contribution, we report studies on the interaction of an antituberculosis drug rifampicin (RF) in a macromolecular assembly of CTAB with an extrinsic fluorescent probe, dansyl chloride (DC). The absorption spectrum of the drug RF has been employed to study Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from DC, bound to the CTAB micelle using picosecond resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. We have applied a kinetic model developed by Tachiya to understand the kinetics of energy transfer and the distribution of acceptor (RF) molecules around the donor (DC) molecules in the micellar surface with increasing quencher concentration. The mean number of RF molecules associated with the micelle increases from 0.24 at 20 μm RF concentration to 1.5 at 190 μm RF concentration and consequently the quenching rate constant (k(q)) due to the acceptor (RF) molecules increases from 0.23 to 0.75 ns(-1) at 20 and 190 μm RF concentration, respectively. However, the mean number of the quencher molecule and the quenching rate constant does not change significantly beyond a certain RF concentration (150 μm), which is consistent with the results obtained from time resolved FRET analysis. Moreover, we have explored the diffusion controlled FRET between DC and RF, using microfluidics setup, which reveals that the reaction pathway follows one-step process.
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- Tanumoy Mondol
- Department of Chemical, Biological & Macromolecular Sciences, S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Salt Lake, Kolkata, India
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Batabyal S, Makhal A, Das K, Raychaudhuri AK, Pal SK. Ultrafast dynamics of excitons in semiconductor quantum dots on a plasmonically active nano-structured silver film. Nanotechnology 2011; 22:195704. [PMID: 21430325 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/19/195704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The excited state dynamics of core-shell type semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) of various sizes in close contact with a plasmonically active silver thin film has been demonstrated by using picosecond resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The non-radiative energy transfer from the QDs to the metal surface is found to be of Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) type rather than the widely expected nano-surface energy transfer (NSET) type. The slower rate of energy transfer processes compared to that of the electron transfer from the excited QDs to an organic molecule benzoquinone reveals an insignificant possibility of charge migration from the QDs to the metallic film.
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- Subrata Batabyal
- Unit for Nanoscience and Technology, S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Salt Lake, Kolkata, India
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Maity A, Bhattacharya D, Batabyal S, Chattopadhyay S, Bera AK, Karmakar PK. Echinococcus granulosus of Buffalo in India: Partial Characterization of Excretory-Secretory and Germinal Membrane Antigens. Vet Res Commun 2006; 31:457-60. [PMID: 17186411 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-3275-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/17/2005] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- A Maity
- West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Sarani, Kolkata, MB, India.
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