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Marin E, Adachi T, Zanocco M, Boschetto F, Rondinella A, Zhu W, Somekawa S, Ashida R, Bock RM, McEntire BJ, Bal BS, Mazda O, Pezzotti G. Enhanced bioactivity of Si 3N 4 through trench-patterning and back-filling with Bioglass®. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2019; 106:110278. [PMID: 31753392 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Using a simple and innovative sandblasting process, disks of monolithic biomedical silicon nitride (β-Si3N4) were texturized with a matrix of regular, discrete square trenches with a total depth in the range of hundreds of microns. The process consisted of sandblasting Si3N4 substrates through a stainless-steel wire-mesh (150 or 200 μm) using abrasive silicon carbide powders (α-SiC, ∼40 μm) under 1,034 kPa (150 psi) of gas pressure. The depth of the porosities could be controlled varying both the treatment time and the distance from the surface. Part of the samples were then filled with 45S5 Bioglass® powders to improve the osteointegration and stimulate the production of bone tissue. Due to the increased macroscopic and microscopic roughness, biological testing using human osteosarcoma cells (SaOS-2) showed improved cell proliferation and greater production of both mineral (hydroxyapatite) and organic (collagen) phases on the patterned surfaces compared to untreated β-Si3N4 or to the biomedical titanium control samples. Both of these effects were further enhanced when the porosities were filled with Bioglass®.
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- Elia Marin
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto, Japan
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- Shinsei, Shijohei Kawanishi Rikobo, Kyoto, 610-0101, Japan
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- Shinsei, Shijohei Kawanishi Rikobo, Kyoto, 610-0101, Japan
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- SINTX Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT, 84119, USA
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- SINTX Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT, 84119, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kamigyo-ku, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi dori, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kamigyo-ku, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi dori, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan; The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Marin E, Horiguchi S, Zanocco M, Boschetto F, Rondinella A, Zhu W, Bock RM, McEntire BJ, Adachi T, Bal BS, Pezzotti G. Bioglass functionalization of laser-patterned bioceramic surfaces and their enhanced bioactivity. Heliyon 2018; 4:e01016. [PMID: 30560211 PMCID: PMC6288463 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e01016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The surfaces of silicon nitride (β-Si3N4) and zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) were patterned using a high-energy laser source, which operated at a wavelength of 1064 nm. The patterning procedure yielded a series regular, cylindrical cavities 500 and 300 μm in diameter and depth, respectively. These cavities were subsequently filled with bioglass mixed with different fractions of Si3N4 powder (0, 5, and 10 mol.%) to obtain bioactive functionalized bioceramic surfaces. The laser-patterned samples were first characterized using several spectroscopic techniques before and after functionalization, and then tested in vitro with respect to their osteoconductivity using a human osteosarcoma cell line (SaOS-2). After in vitro testing, fluorescence microscopy was used to address the biological response and to estimate osteopontin and osteocalcin protein contents and distributions. The presence of bioglass greatly enhanced the biological response of both ceramic surfaces, but mainly induced production of inorganic apatite. On the other hand, the addition of minor fraction of Si3N4 into the bioglass-filled holes greatly enhanced bio-mineralization and stimulated the SaOS-2 cells to produce higher amounts of bone extracellular matrix (collagen and proteins), thus enhancing the osteopontin to osteocalcin ratio. It was also observed that the presence of a fraction of Si3N4 in the powder mixture filling the holes bestowed more uniform cell colonization on the otherwise bioinert ZTA surface.
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- Elia Marin
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585 Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585 Kyoto, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585 Kyoto, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585 Kyoto, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585 Kyoto, Japan
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585 Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi dori, 602-0841 Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, 160-0023 Tokyo, Japan
- The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871 Osaka, Japan
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Pezzotti G, Marin E, Adachi T, Lerussi F, Rondinella A, Boschetto F, Zhu W, Kitajima T, Inada K, McEntire BJ, Bock RM, Bal BS, Mazda O. Macromol. Biosci. 6/2018. Macromol Biosci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201870016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Giuseppe Pezzotti
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki 606-8585 Kyoto Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Tokyo Medical University; 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku 160-0023 Tokyo Japan
- The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics; Osaka University; Yamadaoka Suita 565-0871 Osaka Japan
- Department of Immunology; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kamigyo-ku; 465 Kajii-cho Kawaramachi dori 602-0841 Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8566 Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8566 Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki 606-8585 Kyoto Japan
- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems; Ca' Foscari University of Venice; Dorsoduro 2137 30123 Venezia Italy
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki 606-8585 Kyoto Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki 606-8585 Kyoto Japan
- Department of Immunology; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8566 Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki 606-8585 Kyoto Japan
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- Functional Composite Material Laboratory; Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd.; 2-2 Tsukasa-cho Chiyoda-ku 101-0048 Tokyo Japan
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- Market and Research Department; Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd.; 2-2 Tsukasa-cho Chiyoda-ku 101-0048 Tokyo Japan
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- Amedica Corporation; 1885 West 2100 South Salt Lake City UT 84119 USA
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- Amedica Corporation; 1885 West 2100 South Salt Lake City UT 84119 USA
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- Amedica Corporation; 1885 West 2100 South Salt Lake City UT 84119 USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; University of Missouri; Columbia MO 65212 USA
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- Department of Immunology; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8566 Japan
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Pezzotti G, Marin E, Adachi T, Lerussi F, Rondinella A, Boschetto F, Zhu W, Kitajima T, Inada K, McEntire BJ, Bock RM, Bal BS, Mazda O. Incorporating Si3
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into PEEK to Produce Antibacterial, Osteocondutive, and Radiolucent Spinal Implants. Macromol Biosci 2018; 18:e1800033. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201800033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Giuseppe Pezzotti
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki 606-8585 Kyoto Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Tokyo Medical University; 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku 160-0023 Tokyo Japan
- The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics; Osaka University; Yamadaoka Suita 565-0871 Osaka Japan
- Department of Immunology; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kamigyo-ku; 465 Kajii-cho Kawaramachi dori 602-0841 Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8566 Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8566 Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki 606-8585 Kyoto Japan
- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems; Ca' Foscari University of Venice; Dorsoduro 2137 30123 Venezia Italy
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki 606-8585 Kyoto Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki 606-8585 Kyoto Japan
- Department of Immunology; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8566 Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki 606-8585 Kyoto Japan
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- Functional Composite Material Laboratory; Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd.; 2-2 Tsukasa-cho Chiyoda-ku 101-0048 Tokyo Japan
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- Market and Research Department; Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd.; 2-2 Tsukasa-cho Chiyoda-ku 101-0048 Tokyo Japan
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- Amedica Corporation; 1885 West 2100 South Salt Lake City UT 84119 USA
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- Amedica Corporation; 1885 West 2100 South Salt Lake City UT 84119 USA
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- Amedica Corporation; 1885 West 2100 South Salt Lake City UT 84119 USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; University of Missouri; Columbia MO 65212 USA
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- Department of Immunology; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8566 Japan
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Boschetto F, Toyama N, Horiguchi S, Bock RM, McEntire BJ, Adachi T, Marin E, Zhu W, Mazda O, Bal BS, Pezzotti G. In vitroantibacterial activity of oxide and non-oxide bioceramics for arthroplastic devices: II. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Analyst 2018; 143:2128-2140. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an00234g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The metabolic response of Gram-positiveStaphylococcus epidermidisbacteria to bioceramic substrates was probed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
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- Francesco Boschetto
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Department of Immunology
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Kyoto
- Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine
- Graduate School of Medical Science
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
- Kyoto 602-8566
- Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine
- Graduate School of Medical Science
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
- Kyoto 602-8566
- Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Department of Dental Medicine
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Kyoto
- Japan
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- Department of Immunology
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
- Kyoto 602-8566
- Japan
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- Amedica Corporation
- Salt Lake City
- USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- University of Missouri
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Department of Immunology
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Pezzotti G, Bock RM, McEntire BJ, Adachi T, Marin E, Boschetto F, Zhu W, Mazda O, Bal SB. In vitroantibacterial activity of oxide and non-oxide bioceramics for arthroplastic devices: I.In situtime-lapse Raman spectroscopy. Analyst 2018; 143:3708-3721. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an00233a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Raman spectroscopy proved why the antibacterial response of non-oxide Si3N4bioceramic is superior to those of alumina-based oxide bioceramics.
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- Giuseppe Pezzotti
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery
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- Department of Dental Medicine
- Graduate School of Medical Science
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
- Kyoto 602-8566
- Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Department of Dental Medicine
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Department of Immunology
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Kyoto
- Japan
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- Department of Immunology
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
- Kamigyo-ku
- Japan
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- Amedica Corporation
- Salt Lake City
- USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- University of Missouri
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Bock RM, Marin E, Rondinella A, Boschetto F, Adachi T, McEntire BJ, Bal BS, Pezzotti G. Development of a SiYAlON glaze for improved osteoconductivity of implantable medical devices. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2017; 106:1084-1096. [PMID: 28503805 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The application of bioactive coatings onto orthopaedic appliances is commonly performed to compensate for the otherwise bioinert nature of medical devices and to improve their osseointegration. Calcium phosphates, hydroxyapatite (HAp), and bioglasses are commercially available for this purpose. Until recently, few other inorganic compounds have been identified with similar biofunctionality. However, silicon nitride (Si3 N4 ) has emerged as a new orthopaedic material whose unique surface chemistry also enhances osteoconductivity. Recent research has confirmed that its minority intergranular phase, consisting of silicon yttrium aluminum oxynitride (SiYAlON), is principally responsible for this improvement. As a result, it was hypothesized that SiYAlON itself might serve as an effective osteoconductive coating or glaze for medical devices. To test this hypothesis, a process inspired by traditional ceramic whiteware glazing was developed. A slurry containing ingredients similar to the intergranular SiYAlON composition was applied to a Si3 N4 surface, which was then subjected to a heat treatment to form a glaze. Various analytical tools were employed to assess its chemistry and morphology. It was found that the glaze was comprised predominately of Y5 Si3 O12 N, a compound commonly referred to as N-apatite, which is isostructural to native HAp. Subsequent exposure of the glazed surface to acellular simulated body fluid led to increased deposition of biomimetic HAp-like crystals, while exposure to Saos-2 osteosarcoma cells in vitro resulted in greater HAp deposition relative to control samples. The observation that SiYAlON exhibits enhanced osteoconductivity portends its potential as a therapeutic aid in bone and tissue repair. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 106B: 1084-1096, 2018.
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- Ryan M Bock
- Amedica Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84119
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126, Kyoto, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Dental Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, 602-8566, Kyoto, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Dental Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, 602-8566, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, 602-8566, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Immunology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, 602-8566, Kyoto, Japan
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- Amedica Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84119.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 65212
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126, Kyoto, Japan
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Pezzotti G, Marin E, Adachi T, Rondinella A, Boschetto F, Zhu W, Sugano N, Bock RM, McEntire B, Bal SB. Bioactive silicon nitride: A new therapeutic material for osteoarthropathy. Sci Rep 2017; 7:44848. [PMID: 28327664 PMCID: PMC5361106 DOI: 10.1038/srep44848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
While the reciprocity between bioceramics and living cells is complex, it is principally governed by the implant's surface chemistry. Consequently, a deeper understanding of the chemical interactions of bioceramics with living tissue could ultimately lead to new therapeutic strategies. However, the physical and chemical principles that govern these interactions remain unclear. The intricacies of this biological synergy are explored within this paper by examining the peculiar surface chemistry of a relatively new bioceramic, silicon nitride (Si3N4). Building upon prior research, this paper aims at obtaining new insights into the biological interactions between Si3N4 and living cells, as a consequence of the off-stoichiometric chemical nature of its surface at the nanometer scale. We show here yet unveiled details of surface chemistry and, based on these new data, formulate a model on how, ultimately, Si3N4 influences cellular signal transduction functions and differentiation mechanisms. In other words, we interpret its reciprocity with living cells in chemical terms. These new findings suggest that Si3N4 might provide unique new medicinal therapies and effective remedies for various bone or joint maladies and diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giuseppe Pezzotti
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126 Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Molecular Cell Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
- The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Yam daoka, Suita, 565-0871 Osaka, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126 Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126 Kyoto, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126 Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Medical Engineering for Treatment of Bone and Joint Disorders, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0854, Japan
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- Department of Medical Engineering for Treatment of Bone and Joint Disorders, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0854, Japan
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, United States
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, United States
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, United States.
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Bock RM, Jones EN, Ray DA, Sonny Bal B, Pezzotti G, McEntire BJ. Bacteriostatic behavior of surface modulated silicon nitride in comparison to polyetheretherketone and titanium. J Biomed Mater Res A 2017; 105:1521-1534. [PMID: 28000413 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Perioperative and latent infections are leading causes of revision surgery for orthopaedic devices resulting in significant increased patient care, comorbidities, and attendant costs. Identifying biomaterial surfaces that inherently resist biofilm adhesion and bacterial expression is an important emerging strategy in addressing implant-related infections. This in vitro study was designed to compare biofilm formation on three biomaterials commonly employed in spinal fusion surgery-silicon nitride (Si3 N4 ), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), and a titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V-ELI) -using one gram-positive and one gram-negative bacterial species. Disc samples from various surface treated Si3 N4 , PEEK, and Ti6Al4V were inoculated with 105 CFU/mm2 Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC®14990™) or Escherichia coli (ATCC® 25922™) and cultured in PBS, 7% glucose, and 10% human plasma for 24 and 48 h, followed by retrieval and rinsing. Vortexed solutions were diluted, plated, and incubated at 37 °C for 24 to 48 h. Colony forming units (CFU/mm2 ) were determined using applicable dilution factors and surface areas. A two-tailed, heteroscedastic Student's t-test (95% confidence) was used to determine statistical significance. The various Si3 N4 samples showed the most favorable bacterial resistance for both bacilli tested. The mechanisms for the bacteriostatic behavior of Si3 N4 are likely due to multivariate surface effects including submicron-topography, negative charging, and chemical interactions which form peroxynitrite (an oxidative agent). Si3 N4 is a new biomaterial with the apparent potential to inhibit biofilm formation. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 105A: 1521-1534, 2017.
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- Ryan M Bock
- Amedica Corporation, 1885 W. 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84119
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 W. 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84119
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 W. 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84119
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 W. 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84119.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 65212
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Japan
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 W. 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84119
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Pezzotti G, Bock RM, McEntire BJ, Jones E, Boffelli M, Zhu W, Baggio G, Boschetto F, Puppulin L, Adachi T, Yamamoto T, Kanamura N, Marunaka Y, Bal BS. Silicon Nitride Bioceramics Induce Chemically Driven Lysis in Porphyromonas gingivalis. Langmuir 2016; 32:3024-35. [PMID: 26948186 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Organisms of Gram-negative phylum bacteroidetes, Porphyromonas gingivalis, underwent lysis on polished surfaces of silicon nitride (Si3N4) bioceramics. The antibacterial activity of Si3N4 was mainly the result of chemically driven principles. The lytic activity, although not osmotic in nature, was related to the peculiar pH-dependent surface chemistry of Si3N4. A buffering effect via the formation of ammonium ions (NH4(+)) (and their modifications) was experimentally observed by pH microscopy. Lysis was confirmed by conventional fluorescence spectroscopy, and the bacteria's metabolism was traced with the aid of in situ Raman microprobe spectroscopy. This latter technique revealed the formation of peroxynitrite within the bacterium itself. Degradation of the bacteria's nucleic acid, drastic reduction in phenilalanine, and reduction of lipid concentration were observed due to short-term exposure (6 days) to Si3N4. Altering the surface chemistry of Si3N4 by either chemical etching or thermal oxidation influenced peroxynitrite formation and affected bacteria metabolism in different ways. Exploiting the peculiar surface chemistry of Si3N4 bioceramics could be helpful in counteracting Porphyromonas gingivalis in an alkaline pH environment.
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- Giuseppe Pezzotti
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology , Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126 Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Molecular Cell Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119, United States
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119, United States
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119, United States
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology , Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126 Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Medical Engineering for Treatment of Bone and Joint Disorders, Osaka University , 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0854, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology , Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126 Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology , Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8126 Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Amedica Corporation, 1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri 65212, United States
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Alberty RA, Bock RM. Alteration of the Kinetic Properties of an Enzyme by the Binding of Buffer, Inhibitor, or Substrate. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 39:895-900. [PMID: 16589350 PMCID: PMC1063877 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.39.9.895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- R A Alberty
- Chemistry Department and Biochemistry Department, University of Wisconsin
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Choi SY, Lee SY, Bock RM. High level expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae of an artificial gene encoding a repeated tripeptide aspartyl-phenylyalanyl-lysine. J Biotechnol 1993; 30:211-23. [PMID: 7764034 DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(93)90114-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A chemically synthesized gene, which encodes a 64 or 128 times-repeated tripeptide, aspartyl-phenylalanyl-lysine, has been cloned onto the yeast expression vector pAM82 containing the PHO5 promoter. The artificial gene (LAP gene) contains the untranslated leader sequence of the E. coli lipoprotein gene (lpp) with its transcription terminator sequence. When yeast AH22 cells transformed by recombinant plasmid containing repeated tripeptide gene were derepressed in low phosphate medium, the artificial polypeptides were synthesized to the amounts of about 30% of the total cell protein. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblot analysis indicated that the artificial polypeptides synthesized in yeast have molecular weights ranging from about 30,000 and 60,000 and have immunoreactivity with the artificial polypeptides expressed in E. coli. The artificial popypeptides in whole cell extract were insoluble and seem to be synthesized as insoluble aggregates. Electron microscopy showed the presence of inclusion bodies in the cell. These polypeptides can be hydrolyzed to tripeptides with trypsin or chymotrypsin. These properties along with the high expression and easy separation may make the artificial polypeptides a potential raw material for the production of an artificial sweetener, Aspartame.
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- S Y Choi
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Korea University, South Korea
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Sullivan MA, Cannon JF, Webb FH, Bock RM. Antisuppressor mutation in Escherichia coli defective in biosynthesis of 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine. J Bacteriol 1985; 161:368-76. [PMID: 3881393 PMCID: PMC214881 DOI: 10.1128/jb.161.1.368-376.1985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Mutations in three Escherichia coli K-12 genes were isolated that reduce the efficiency of the lysine-inserting nonsense suppressor supL. These antisuppressor mutations asuD, asuE, and asuF map at 61.9, 25.3, and 76.3 min, respectively, on the E. coli chromosome. Biochemical and genetic analysis of the mutant strains revealed the reason for the antisuppressor phenotype for two of these genes. The activity of lysyl-tRNA synthetase was reduced in strains with asuD mutations. The modification of 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine, the wobble base of tRNALys, was impaired in asuE mutant strains, presumably at the 2-thiolation step.
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Nonsense mutations in lacI have been shown to be useful as indicators of the efficiency of nonsense suppression. From strains containing supE and a lacI nonsense mutation, selection for LacI- mutants has resulted in the isolation of four antisuppressor mutations. Tn10 insertions linked to these mutations were isolated and used to group the four mutations into three loci. The asuA1 and asuA2 mutations are linked to trp, reduce suppression by supE approximately twofold, and affect a variety of suppressors. The asuB3 mutation was mapped by P1 cotransduction to rpsL but does not confer resistance to streptomycin. The asuC4 mutation reduced suppression by supE by 95% and was shown biochemically to result in the loss of two pseudouridine modifications from the 3' side of the anticodon stem and loop of tRNA2Gln. This mutation is linked to purF, suggesting that it is a new allele of hisT.
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Between 1973 and 1977 the total number of Ph.D.'s holding postdoctoral appointments in the biomedical sciences increased at a rate of more than 550 individuals (12.5 percent) per year. During this same period the total number of doctorates awarded each year in these disciplines showed very little change. The postdoctoral growth can be attributed to substantial increases in both the numbers of recent graduates taking postdoctorals and the length of stay on these appointments. The lack of alternative employment opportunities has contributed heavily to the postdoctoral buildup. Continued growth is likely to have important consequences for biomedical research and research training.
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We have isolated a mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that contains 1.5% of the normal tRNA complement of isopentenyladenosine (i6A). The mutant was characterized by the reduction in efficiency of a tyrosine inserting UAA nonsense suppressor. The chromatographic profiles of tRNATyr and tRNASer on benzoylated DEAE-cellulose are consistent with the loss of i6A by these species. Transfer RNA from the mutant exhibits 6.5% of the cytokinin biological activity expected for yeast tRNA. Transfer RNAs from the mutant that normally contain i6A accept the same levels of amino acids in vitro as the fully modified species. With the exception of i6A, the level of modified bases in unfractionated tRNA from the mutant appears to be normal. The loss of i6A apparently affects tRNA's role in protein synthesis at a step subsequent to aminoacylation.
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Laten H, Gorman JW, Bock RM. A mobile suppressor gene in yeast. Brookhaven Symp Biol 1977:243-6. [PMID: 383202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Three ribonucleosides responsible for cytokinin activity in Euglena gracilis var Bacillaris tRNA have been isolated and identified as 6-(3-methyl-2-butenylamino)-9-beta-D-ribofuranosylpurine, 6-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-cis-2-butenylamino)-9-beta-D-ribofuranosylpurine, and 6-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butenylamino)-2-methylthio-9-beta-D-ribofuranosylpurine. The structures of these compounds were assigned on the basis of their chromatographic properties and ultraviolet and mass spectra which were identical with those of the corresponding synthetic compounds. The elution profiles of cytokinin bioassay activity and of 35S radioactivity suggest the presence of a trace amount of 6-(3-methyl-2-butenylamino)-2-methylthio-9-beta-D-ribofuranosylpurine.
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Evidence on the localization of cytokinins in chloroplast tRNA was obtained by comparison of Euglena gracilis var. bacillaris light-grown and dark-grown wild type cultures and chloroplast-bleached mutant strains. The several cytokinins characteristic of tRNA were separated by Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography of the hydrolysates and were quantitatively determined by tobacco bioassays of the eluates. The results indicate that 6-(3-methyl-2-butenylamino)-9-beta-d-ribofuranosylpurine (i(6) A) is formed in both the cytoplasmic and chloroplast tRNA, whereas 6-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-cis-2-butenylamino)-9-beta-d- ribofurano-sylpurine (c-io(6)A) is produced mainly in the cytoplasmic tRNA and 6-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butenylamino)-2-methylthio-9-beta-d- ribofurano-sylpurine (ms(2)io(6)A) is localized exclusively in chloroplast tRNA. The restriction of the methiolation reaction to the chloroplast is supported by results of radioisotope experiments showing that (35)S-labeled MgSO(4) is incorporated into ms(2)io(6)A in the wild type cultures, but not in the chloroplast-bleached mutant strains.
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- S Swaminathan
- Department of Biochemistry, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Chinault AC, Kozarich JW, Hecht SM, Schmidt FJ, Bock RM. Preparation of Escherichia coli tRNAs terminating of modified nucleosides by the use of CTP(ATP):tRNA nucleotidyltransferase and polynucleotide phosphorylase. Biochemistry 1977; 16:756-65. [PMID: 319825 DOI: 10.1021/bi00623a030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Two procedures were investigated for the modification of tRNAs at the 3'-terminal nucleoside. The first involved the incubation of an enzymatically abreviated tRNA (tRNA-C-COH) with appropriate nucleoside triphosphates in the presence of CTP(ATP):tRNA nucleotidyltransferase from Escherichia coli and yeast. The E. coli enzyme did not utilize 2'- or 3'-deoxyadenosine 5'-triphosphate as substrates, but affected incorporation of the 2'- and 3'-O-methyladenosine triphosphates onto tRNA-C-Cou to the extent of 30 and 37%, respectively. Although incorporation of the deoxynucleotides could not be effected using the E. coli enzyme, yeast CTP(ATP:tRNA nucleotidyltransferase produced the desired tRNAs in yields of 45-65%. The second modification procedure involved incubation of tRNA-C-COH with (appropriately blocked) nucleoside diphosphates in the presence of polynucleotide phosphorylase. This procedure afforded the tRNAs terminating in 2'- and 3'-deoxyadenosine in yields of 4% (and the yield of the former was increased to 36% when the incubation was carried out in the presence of 20% methanol). The yields of tRNAs terminating in 2'- and 3'-O-methyladenosing produced by this procedure were 55 and 17%, respectively. Because only single isomers of most of the tRNAs terminating in 2'- and 3'-deoxy- and O-methyladenosine are aminoacylated, attempts were made to obtain the other isomericaminoacyl-tRNA by enzymatic introduction of chemically preaminoacylated nucleotides onto tRNA-C-COH. Although incubation of tRNA-C-COH with three aminoacylated nucleoside 5'-triphosphates and E. coli CTP(ATP):tRNA nucleotidyltransferase did not result in production of the desired tRNAs to a detectable extent, incubation with 2'-deoxy-3'-O-L-phenylalanyladenosine 5'-diphosphate and polynucleotide phosphorylase afforded E. coli tRNA terminating with the corresponding aminoacylated deoxynucleoside.
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Laten HM, Gorman J, Webb F, Bock RM. Genetic analysis of a transposable suppressor gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1976; 73:4623-7. [PMID: 794881 PMCID: PMC431571 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.73.12.4623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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We have demonstrated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae the transposition of a gene coding for an efficient ochre (UAA) suppressor from a centromere-linked site on chromosome III to two new sites in the yeast genome. One site is on chromosome VI, very close to, if not allelic with, SUP11, one of eight genes coding for a tyrosine-inserting suppressor. The second site is on chromosome III, unlinked to the centromere and distal to the mating type locus. This site is very close to those mapped for the recessive lethal amber suppressors, SUP-RL1 and SUP61.
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Young JD, Gorman JW, Gorman JA, Bock RM. Indirect selection for auxotrophic mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the antibiotic netropsin. Mutat Res 1976; 35:423-8. [PMID: 778604 DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(76)90204-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The small basic oligopeptide antibiotic, netropsin, can be successfully employed as an effective counterselecting agent in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The use of the drug results in approximately a 35-fold enrichment of auxotrophic mutants in a mutagenized culture of yeast. The experimental procedure is quite simple and less time consuming than other presently used methods for indirect mutant selection in yeast.
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Schmidt FJ, Seidman JG, Bock RM. Transfer ribonucleic acid biosynthesis. Substrate specificity of ribonuclease P. J Biol Chem 1976; 251:2440-5. [PMID: 770465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Bacteriophage T4 synthesizes proline and serine tRNA species which are derived from a common precursor RNA. The processing of this precursor RNA involves the replacement of a U-A-A terminus in serine tRNA by C-C-A prior to precursor cleavage. In the present work we have examined in detail the cleavage of T4 proline-serine precursor RNA by the previously identified ribonuclease P. Ribonuclease P accurately cleaves precursor RNA terminating in either C-C-A or U-A-A to generate the 5' termini characteristic of both mature tRNA species. These cleavages do not depend solely on the nucleotide sequence of the precursor RNA since isolated oligonucleotides spanning the cleavage sites are not substrates for the enzyme. Two types of experiments show that RNase P kinetically favors precursor RNA ending C-C-A over that ending U-A-A. Isolated preparations of precursor RNA containing the C-C-A sequence were cleaved more rapidly by RNase P than precursor RNA ending U-A-A. In addition, the serine tRNA generated by limited cleavage of a mixed population of precursor RNA ending C-C-A or U-A-A was enriched 3-fold in the C-A-A sequence relative to the starting material. Bacteriophage T4 proline-serine precursor RNA, in contrast to other tRNA precursors, accumulates in measurable amounts in wild type cells. This accumulation would appear to be a consequence of the requirement for the generation of the C-C-A sequence prior to RNase P cleavage. The enzymic specificity of RNase P in vitro therefore reflects the in vivo pathway for serine tRNA biosynthesis, where the C-C-A sequence is synthesized while the serine tRNA sequence is still a part of the large precursor RNA.
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Guthrie C, Seidman JG, Comer MM, Bock RM, Schmidt FJ, Barrell BG, McClain WH. The biology of bacteriophage T4 transfer RNAs. Brookhaven Symp Biol 1975:106-23. [PMID: 1104087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Johnson TJ, Bock RM. Enzyme fractionation and simultaneous nucleic acid removal from crude cellular extracts by preformed gradient ion exchange gel filtration. Anal Biochem 1974; 59:375-85. [PMID: 4600320 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(74)90289-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Bock RM. The multiple relations of tRNA to metabolic control. Symp Soc Dev Biol 1974; 30:181-91. [PMID: 4600891 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-612973-1.50015-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Schmidt FJ, Omilianowski DR, Bock RM. Chemical modification of transfer ribonucleic acid species. Thallium(3)-mediated iodination of yeast formylatable methionine transfer ribonucleic acid. Biochemistry 1973; 12:4980-3. [PMID: 4586827 DOI: 10.1021/bi00748a025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Hecht SM, Hawrelak SD, Kozarich JW, Schmidt FJ, Bock RM. Chemical modifications of transfer RNA species. Transfer RNA's terminating in 2'- and 3'-O-methyladenosine. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1973; 52:1341-7. [PMID: 4577827 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(73)90648-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Kirkegaard LH, Johnson TJ, Bock RM. Ion filtration chromatography: a powerful new technique for enzyme purification applied to E. coli alkaline phosphatase. Anal Biochem 1972; 50:122-38. [PMID: 4562800 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(72)90492-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Labanauskas M, Norvell JC, Anderegg JW, Beeman WW, Rubin J, Rao ST, Sundaralingam M, Young JD, Bock RM. Crystallization and molecular packing of E. coli arginine transfer RNA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1972; 49:9-15. [PMID: 4562166 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(72)90002-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Schmidt FJ, Bock RM, Hecht SM. Chemical modifications of transfer rna species. Heavy atom derivatization of aminoacyl tRNA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1972; 48:451-6. [PMID: 4557733 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(72)80072-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Hecht SM, Bock RM, Schmitz RY, Skoog F, Leonard NJ, Occolowitz JL. Question of the ribosyl moiety in the promotion of callus growth by exogenously added cytokinins. Biochemistry 1971; 10:4224-8. [PMID: 5126937 DOI: 10.1021/bi00799a011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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A systematic search has resulted in the synthesis of a class of cytokinin antimetabolites. The development and biological properties of the anticytokinins are discussed in terms of one member of the class, 3- methyl - 7 - (3 - methylbutylamino)pyrazolo[4,3 - d]- pyrimidine.
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Bock RM. Ph.D.'s Coming and Going. Science 1971; 173:6. [PMID: 17747300 DOI: 10.1126/science.173.3991.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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A specific photochemical reaction between 4-thiouridine and cytosine cross-links two arms of transfer RNA. This cross-link, introduced into phenylalanine transfer RNA and arginine transfer RNA, limits the conformational freedom of the molecule. Both modified transfer RNA's are capable of functioning in all steps of protein synthesis with this restraint on allowable conformations.
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A single, modified nucleoside in Escherichia coli tRNA, 6-(3-methyl-2-butenylamino)-2-methyl-thio-9-beta-D-ribofuranosylpurine, has been desulfurized with Raney nickel to afford its probable biosynthetic precursor. The limitations of the reaction at the nucleoside and tRNA levels and its lack of inhibition of the amino acid acceptor activity of tRNA are described.
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Hoffman JL, Bock RM. The interaction of cyclodextrins with nucleic acids. A study of secondary structure in three transfer ribonucleic acids. Biochemistry 1970; 9:3542-50. [PMID: 4928350 DOI: 10.1021/bi00820a007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Burrows WJ, Armstrong DJ, Kaminek M, Skoog F, Bock RM, Hecht SM, Dammann LG, Leonard NJ, Occolowitz J. Isolation and identification of four cytokinins from wheat germ transfer ribonucleic acid. Biochemistry 1970; 9:1867-72. [PMID: 5442155 DOI: 10.1021/bi00811a001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Young JD, Bock RM, Nishimura S, Ishikura H, Yamada Y, RajBhandary UL, Labanauska M, Connors PG. Structural studies on transfer RNA: crystallization of formylmethionine and leucine transfer RNA's. Science 1969; 166:1527-8. [PMID: 17655051 DOI: 10.1126/science.166.3912.1527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Improved solvent systems were used to crystallize two different transfer RNA species. These crystals show increased mechanical and thermal stability over crystals obtained previously from a similar system. They have sufficient stability and crystalline order to be used in x-ray crystallographic studies.
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- J D Young
- Department of Biochemistry and Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
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Single-crystal diffraction patterns from Escherichia coli leucine tRNA and yeast formylmethionine tRNA show a tetragonal lattice for the former, with a = 46 angstroms and c = 137 angstroms, and a hexagonal lattice for the latter, with a = 115 angstroms and c = 137 angstroms. Initial analysis suggests a molecule with a long, double helix parallel to the c-axis for both crystals.
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- M Labanauskas
- Laboratory of Biophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA
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Jost JP, Bock RM. Enzymatic hydrolysis of N-substituted aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid in yeast. J Biol Chem 1969; 244:5866-73. [PMID: 4981785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Armstrong DJ, Skoog F, Kirkegaard LH, Hampel AE, Bock RM, Gillam I, Tener GM. Cytokinins: distribution in species of yeast transfer RNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1969; 63:504-11. [PMID: 5257141 PMCID: PMC223592 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.63.2.504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Transfer RNA fractions from Saccharomyces lactis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been tested for cytokinin activity in the tobacco bioassay. Cysteine tRNA has been identified as a cytokinin-containing tRNA species in S. cerevisiae. Acid hydrolysates of S. lactis tRNA fractions (containing arginine tryptophan, and valine acceptor activities) and S. cerevisiae tRNA fractions (containing alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, tryptophan, and valine acceptor activities) were inactive in the tobacco bioassay. Cytokinins have been found only in those tRNA species corresponding to codons beginning with U.
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Bock RM, Young JD, Labanauskas M, Connors PG. X-ray diffraction studies of crystalline transfer RNA. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 1969; 34:149-52. [PMID: 4909492 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.1969.034.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Hampel A, Labanauskas M, Connors PG, Kirkegard L, RajBhandary UL, Sigler PB, Bock RM. Single crystals of transfer RNA from formylmethionine and phenylalanine transfer RNA's. Science 1968; 162:1384-7. [PMID: 4880853 DOI: 10.1126/science.162.3860.1384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Reproducible conditions have been developed for crystallization of transfer RNA. The conditions may be applicable to many pure transfer RNA species since identical procedures (except for initial transfer-RNA concentration) yielded good crystals from both yeast and Escherichia coli transfer RNA. These crystals, which must be kept at temperatures below about 10 degrees C and handled in vapor of controlled alcohol concentration, have been studied by x-ray crystallography. The availability of crystals of a nucleic acid opens a route for extending knowledge of the tertiary structure of transfer RNA and its relation to important biological functions.
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