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Strehmel N, Hoehenwarter W, Mönchgesang S, Majovsky P, Krüger S, Scheel D, Lee J. Stress-Related Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases Stimulate the Accumulation of Small Molecules and Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana Root Exudates. Front Plant Sci 2017; 8:1292. [PMID: 28785276 PMCID: PMC5520323 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
A delicate balance in cellular signaling is required for plants to respond to microorganisms or to changes in their environment. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are one of the signaling modules that mediate transduction of extracellular microbial signals into appropriate cellular responses. Here, we employ a transgenic system that simulates activation of two pathogen/stress-responsive MAPKs to study release of metabolites and proteins into root exudates. The premise is based on our previous proteomics study that suggests upregulation of secretory processes in this transgenic system. An advantage of this experimental set-up is the direct focus on MAPK-regulated processes without the confounding complications of other signaling pathways activated by exposure to microbes or microbial molecules. Using non-targeted metabolomics and proteomics studies, we show that MAPK activation can indeed drive the appearance of dipeptides, defense-related metabolites and proteins in root apoplastic fluid. However, the relative levels of other compounds in the exudates were decreased. This points to a bidirectional control of metabolite and protein release into the apoplast. The putative roles for some of the identified apoplastic metabolites and proteins are discussed with respect to possible antimicrobial/defense or allelopathic properties. Overall, our findings demonstrate that sustained activation of MAPKs alters the composition of apoplastic root metabolites and proteins, presumably to influence the plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere. The reported metabolomics and proteomics data are available via Metabolights (Identifier: MTBLS441) and ProteomeXchange (Identifier: PXD006328), respectively.
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- Nadine Strehmel
- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryHalle, Germany
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- Research Group Proteome Analytics, Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryHalle, Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryHalle, Germany
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- Research Group Proteome Analytics, Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryHalle, Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryHalle, Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryHalle, Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryHalle, Germany
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Al Shweiki MR, Mönchgesang S, Majovsky P, Thieme D, Trutschel D, Hoehenwarter W. Assessment of Label-Free Quantification in Discovery Proteomics and Impact of Technological Factors and Natural Variability of Protein Abundance. J Proteome Res 2017; 16:1410-1424. [PMID: 28217993 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We evaluated the state of label-free discovery proteomics focusing especially on technological contributions and contributions of naturally occurring differences in protein abundance to the intersample variability in protein abundance estimates in this highly peptide-centric technology. First, the performance of popular quantitative proteomics software, Proteome Discoverer, Scaffold, MaxQuant, and Progenesis QIP, was benchmarked using their default parameters and some modified settings. Beyond this, the intersample variability in protein abundance estimates was decomposed into variability introduced by the entire technology itself and variable protein amounts inherent to individual plants of the Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 accession. The technical component was considerably higher than the biological intersample variability, suggesting an effect on the degree and validity of reported biological changes in protein abundance. Surprisingly, the biological variability, protein abundance estimates, and protein fold changes were recorded differently by the software used to quantify the proteins, warranting caution in the comparison of discovery proteomics results. As expected, ∼99% of the proteome was invariant in the isogenic plants in the absence of environmental factors; however, few proteins showed substantial quantitative variability. This naturally occurring variation between individual organisms can have an impact on the causality of reported protein fold changes.
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- Mhd Rami Al Shweiki
- Research Group Proteome Analytics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Research Group Proteome Analytics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Research Group Proteome Analytics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen , Stockumer Straße. 12, 58453 Witten, Germany.,Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg , Von-Seckendorff-Platz 1, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Research Group Proteome Analytics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Strehmel N, Mönchgesang S, Herklotz S, Krüger S, Ziegler J, Scheel D. Piriformospora indica Stimulates Root Metabolism of Arabidopsis thaliana. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17071091. [PMID: 27399695 PMCID: PMC4964467 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17071091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Piriformospora indica is a root-colonizing fungus, which interacts with a variety of plants including Arabidopsis thaliana. This interaction has been considered as mutualistic leading to growth promotion of the host. So far, only indolic glucosinolates and phytohormones have been identified as key players. In a comprehensive non-targeted metabolite profiling study, we analyzed Arabidopsis thaliana’s roots, root exudates, and leaves of inoculated and non-inoculated plants by ultra performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/(ESI)-QTOFMS) and gas chromatography/electron ionization quadrupole mass spectrometry (GC/EI-QMS), and identified further biomarkers. Among them, the concentration of nucleosides, dipeptides, oligolignols, and glucosinolate degradation products was affected in the exudates. In the root profiles, nearly all metabolite levels increased upon co-cultivation, like carbohydrates, organic acids, amino acids, glucosinolates, oligolignols, and flavonoids. In the leaf profiles, we detected by far less significant changes. We only observed an increased concentration of organic acids, carbohydrates, ascorbate, glucosinolates and hydroxycinnamic acids, and a decreased concentration of nitrogen-rich amino acids in inoculated plants. These findings contribute to the understanding of symbiotic interactions between plant roots and fungi of the order of Sebacinales and are a valid source for follow-up mechanistic studies, because these symbioses are particular and clearly different from interactions of roots with mycorrhizal fungi or dark septate endophytes
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- Nadine Strehmel
- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Hoehenwarter W, Mönchgesang S, Neumann S, Majovsky P, Abel S, Müller J. Comparative expression profiling reveals a role of the root apoplast in local phosphate response. BMC Plant Biol 2016; 16:106. [PMID: 27121119 PMCID: PMC4849097 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0790-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [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: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant adaptation to limited phosphate availability comprises a wide range of responses to conserve and remobilize internal phosphate sources and to enhance phosphate acquisition. Vigorous restructuring of root system architecture provides a developmental strategy for topsoil exploration and phosphate scavenging. Changes in external phosphate availability are locally sensed at root tips and adjust root growth by modulating cell expansion and cell division. The functionally interacting Arabidopsis genes, LOW PHOSPHATE RESPONSE 1 and 2 (LPR1/LPR2) and PHOSPHATE DEFICIENCY RESPONSE 2 (PDR2), are key components of root phosphate sensing. We recently demonstrated that the LOW PHOSPHATE RESPONSE 1 - PHOSPHATE DEFICIENCY RESPONSE 2 (LPR1-PDR2) module mediates apoplastic deposition of ferric iron (Fe(3+)) in the growing root tip during phosphate limitation. Iron deposition coincides with sites of reactive oxygen species generation and triggers cell wall thickening and callose accumulation, which interfere with cell-to-cell communication and inhibit root growth. RESULTS We took advantage of the opposite phosphate-conditional root phenotype of the phosphate deficiency response 2 mutant (hypersensitive) and low phosphate response 1 and 2 double mutant (insensitive) to investigate the phosphate dependent regulation of gene and protein expression in roots using genome-wide transcriptome and proteome analysis. We observed an overrepresentation of genes and proteins that are involved in the regulation of iron homeostasis, cell wall remodeling and reactive oxygen species formation, and we highlight a number of candidate genes with a potential function in root adaptation to limited phosphate availability. Our experiments reveal that FERRIC REDUCTASE DEFECTIVE 3 mediated, apoplastic iron redistribution, but not intracellular iron uptake and iron storage, triggers phosphate-dependent root growth modulation. We further highlight expressional changes of several cell wall-modifying enzymes and provide evidence for adjustment of the pectin network at sites of iron accumulation in the root. CONCLUSION Our study reveals new aspects of the elaborate interplay between phosphate starvation responses and changes in iron homeostasis. The results emphasize the importance of apoplastic iron redistribution to mediate phosphate-dependent root growth adjustment and suggest an important role for citrate in phosphate-dependent apoplastic iron transport. We further demonstrate that root growth modulation correlates with an altered expression of cell wall modifying enzymes and changes in the pectin network of the phosphate-deprived root tip, supporting the hypothesis that pectins are involved in iron binding and/or phosphate mobilization.
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- Wolfgang Hoehenwarter
- Proteome Analytics Research Group, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Proteome Analytics Research Group, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Sinha D, Chong L, George J, Schlüter H, Mönchgesang S, Mills S, Li J, Parish C, Bowtell D, Kaur P. Pericytes Promote Malignant Ovarian Cancer Progression in Mice and Predict Poor Prognosis in Serous Ovarian Cancer Patients. Clin Cancer Res 2015; 22:1813-24. [PMID: 26589433 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the role of pericytes in regulating malignant ovarian cancer progression. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The pericyte mRNA signature was used to interrogate ovarian cancer patient datasets to determine its prognostic value for recurrence and mortality. Xenograft models of ovarian cancer were used to determine if co-injection with pericytes affected tumor growth rate and metastasis, whereas co-culture models were utilized to investigate the direct effect of pericytes on ovarian cancer cells. Pericyte markers were used to stain patient tissue samples to ascertain their use in prognosis. RESULTS Interrogation of two serous ovarian cancer patient datasets [the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, n= 215; and the NCI TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas), n= 408] showed that a high pericyte score is highly predictive for poor patient prognosis. Co-injection of ovarian cancer (OVCAR-5 & -8) cells with pericytes in a xenograft model resulted in accelerated ovarian tumor growth, and aggressive metastases, without altering tumor vasculature. Pericyte co-culture in vitro promoted ovarian cancer cell proliferation and invasion. High αSMA protein levels in patient tissue microarrays were correlated with more aggressive disease and earlier recurrence. CONCLUSIONS High pericyte score provides the best means to date of identifying patients with ovarian cancer at high risk of rapid relapse and mortality (mean progression-free survival time < 9 months). The stroma contains rare yet extremely potent locally resident mesenchymal stem cells-a subset of "cancer-associated fibroblasts" that promote aggressive tumor growth and metastatic dissemination, underlying the prognostic capacity of a high pericyte score to strongly predict earlier relapse and mortality.
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- Devbarna Sinha
- Epithelial Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bioinformatics Core Facility, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Epithelial Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Cancer Genetics & Genomics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Epithelial Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Epithelial Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Epithelial Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Bioinformatics Core Facility, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Cancer Genetics & Genomics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Epithelial Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Mönchgesang S, Ruttkies C, Treutler H, Heisters M. Meeting Report: Plant Science Student Conference (PSSC) 2015 – Young researchers in green biotechnology. Biotechnol J 2015; 10:1666-7. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201500393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Susann Mönchgesang
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany, Website: http://msbi.ipb‐halle.de/pssc2015http://msbi.ipb‐halle.de/pssc2015
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany, Website: http://msbi.ipb‐halle.de/pssc2015http://msbi.ipb‐halle.de/pssc2015
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany, Website: http://msbi.ipb‐halle.de/pssc2015http://msbi.ipb‐halle.de/pssc2015
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany, Website: http://msbi.ipb‐halle.de/pssc2015http://msbi.ipb‐halle.de/pssc2015
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Rubbiani R, Can S, Kitanovic I, Alborzinia H, Stefanopoulou M, Kokoschka M, Mönchgesang S, Sheldrick WS, Wölfl S, Ott I. Comparative in vitro evaluation of N-heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes of the benzimidazolylidene type. J Med Chem 2011; 54:8646-57. [PMID: 22039997 DOI: 10.1021/jm201220n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [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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Gold(I) complexes with a 1,3-diethylbenzimidazol-2-ylidene N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand of the type NHC-Au-L (L=-Cl, -NHC, or -PPh3) were comparatively evaluated as thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) inhibitors and antimitochondrial anticancer agents. Different effects were noted in various biochemical assays (e.g., inhibition of TrxR, cellular and mitochondrial uptake, or effects on mitochondrial membrane potential), and this was related to properties of the complexes such as bond dissociation energies and overall charge. Remarkable antiproliferative effects, a strong induction of apoptosis, and enhancement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation as well as other effects on tumor cell metabolism confirmed the promising potential of the complexes as novel anticancer chemotherapeutics.
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- Riccardo Rubbiani
- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstrasse 55, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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