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The SV, Santiago JP, Pappenberger C, Hammes UZ, Tegeder M. UMAMIT44 is a key player in glutamate export from Arabidopsis chloroplasts. THE PLANT CELL 2024; 36:1119-1139. [PMID: 38092462 PMCID: PMC10980354 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koad310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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Selective partitioning of amino acids among organelles, cells, tissues, and organs is essential for cellular metabolism and plant growth. Nitrogen assimilation into glutamine and glutamate and de novo biosynthesis of most protein amino acids occur in chloroplasts; therefore, various transport mechanisms must exist to accommodate their directional efflux from the stroma to the cytosol and feed the amino acids into the extraplastidial metabolic and long-distance transport pathways. Yet, Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) transporters functioning in plastidial export of amino acids remained undiscovered. Here, USUALLY MULTIPLE ACIDS MOVE IN AND OUT TRANSPORTER 44 (UMAMIT44) was identified and shown to function in glutamate export from Arabidopsis chloroplasts. UMAMIT44 controls glutamate homeostasis within and outside of chloroplasts and influences nitrogen partitioning from leaves to sinks. Glutamate imbalances in chloroplasts and leaves of umamit44 mutants impact cellular redox state, nitrogen and carbon metabolism, and amino acid (AA) and sucrose supply of growing sinks, leading to negative effects on plant growth. Nonetheless, the mutant lines adjust to some extent by upregulating alternative pathways for glutamate synthesis outside the plastids and by mitigating oxidative stress through the production of other amino acids and antioxidants. Overall, this study establishes that the role of UMAMIT44 in glutamate export from chloroplasts is vital for controlling nitrogen availability within source leaf cells and for sink nutrition, with an impact on growth and seed yield.
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- Samantha Vivia The
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Plant Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Plant Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Reinmuth-Selzle K, Tchipilov T, Backes AT, Tscheuschner G, Tang K, Ziegler K, Lucas K, Pöschl U, Fröhlich-Nowoisky J, Weller MG. Determination of the protein content of complex samples by aromatic amino acid analysis, liquid chromatography-UV absorbance, and colorimetry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:4457-4470. [PMID: 35320366 PMCID: PMC9142416 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-03910-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fast and accurate determination of the protein content of a sample is an important and non-trivial task of many biochemical, biomedical, food chemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental research activities. Different methods of total protein determination are used for a wide range of proteins with highly variable properties in complex matrices. These methods usually work reasonably well for proteins under controlled conditions, but the results for non-standard and complex samples are often questionable. Here, we compare new and well-established methods, including traditional amino acid analysis (AAA), aromatic amino acid analysis (AAAA) based on the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine, reversed-phase liquid chromatography of intact proteins with UV absorbance measurements at 220 and 280 nm (LC-220, LC-280), and colorimetric assays like Coomassie Blue G-250 dye-binding assay (Bradford) and bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay. We investigated different samples, including proteins with challenging properties, chemical modifications, mixtures, and complex matrices like air particulate matter and pollen extracts. All methods yielded accurate and precise results for the protein and matrix used for calibration. AAA, AAAA with fluorescence detection, and the LC-220 method yielded robust results even under more challenging conditions (variable analytes and matrices). These methods turned out to be well-suited for reliable determination of the protein content in a wide range of samples, such as air particulate matter and pollen. ![]()
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- Division 1.5 Protein Analysis, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Division 1.5 Protein Analysis, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Division 1.5 Protein Analysis, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Lu MZ, Carter AM, Tegeder M. Altering ureide transport in nodulated soybean results in whole-plant adjustments of metabolism, assimilate partitioning, and sink strength. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 269:153613. [PMID: 35033961 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Legumes develop a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that are housed in root nodules and fix atmospheric di-nitrogen (N2) to ammonia. In soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) nodules, the final products of nitrogen (N) fixation are amino acids, and the ureides allantoin and allantoic acid that also serve as the major long-distance N transport forms. Recently, we have shown that increased expression of UPS1 (ureide permease 1) in soybean nodules results in enhanced ureide export from nodules with positive effects on N fixation and seed yield. Here, we demonstrate that changes in the ureide transport processes trigger alterations in allantoin and allantoic acid pools and partitioning throughout the transgenic plants. They further result in adjustments in amino acid availability in, and translocation to, root and shoot sinks. In addition, leaf carbon (C) capture, assimilation and allocation to sinks are improved, accommodating the increased nodule function, and root and shoot growth. Overall, we demonstrate that enhanced ureide partitioning in nodulated soybean leads to a complex rebalancing of N and C acquisition, metabolism, and transport processes with positive consequences for above- and below-ground vegetative biomass, and whole-plant N and C gains.
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- Ming-Zhu Lu
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
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Garneau MG, Lu MZ, Grant J, Tegeder M. Role of source-to-sink transport of methionine in establishing seed protein quantity and quality in legumes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 187:2134-2155. [PMID: 34618032 PMCID: PMC8644406 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Grain legumes such as pea (Pisum sativum L.) are highly valued as a staple source of protein for human and animal nutrition. However, their seeds often contain limited amounts of high-quality, sulfur (S) rich proteins, caused by a shortage of the S-amino acids cysteine and methionine. It was hypothesized that legume seed quality is directly linked to the amount of organic S transported from leaves to seeds, and imported into the growing embryo. We expressed a high-affinity yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) methionine/cysteine transporter (Methionine UPtake 1) in both the pea leaf phloem and seed cotyledons and found source-to-sink transport of methionine but not cysteine increased. Changes in methionine phloem loading triggered improvements in S uptake and assimilation and long-distance transport of the S compounds, S-methylmethionine and glutathione. In addition, nitrogen and carbon assimilation and source-to-sink allocation were upregulated, together resulting in increased plant biomass and seed yield. Further, methionine and amino acid delivery to individual seeds and uptake by the cotyledons improved, leading to increased accumulation of storage proteins by up to 23%, due to both higher levels of S-poor and, most importantly, S-rich proteins. Sulfate delivery to the embryo and S assimilation in the cotyledons were also upregulated, further contributing to the improved S-rich storage protein pools and seed quality. Overall, this work demonstrates that methionine transporter function in source and sink tissues presents a bottleneck in S allocation to seeds and that its targeted manipulation is essential for overcoming limitations in the accumulation of high-quality seed storage proteins.
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- Matthew G Garneau
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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Fujiwara T, Funatsu T, Tsunoda M. Fast analysis using pillar array columns: Quantification of branched-chain α-keto acids in human plasma samples. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 198:114019. [PMID: 33725587 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Branched-chain α-keto acids (BCKAs, namely, α-ketoisovaleric acid (KIV), α-ketoisocaproic acid (KIC), and α-keto-β-methylvaleric acid (KMV)) are related to many diseases such as myeloid leukemia, liver cancer, and diabetes mellitus. A rapid quantitative analytical method for BCKAs using pillar array columns was developed. α-Keto acids were labeled with 1,2-diamino-4,5-methylenedioxybenzene (DMB), followed by their separation on octadecylsilane-treated pillar array columns with MeOH/H2O as the mobile phase. Five DMB-labelled α-keto acids including the internal standard were separated in 160 s. The lower limits of quantification for DMB-α-keto acids were 2-5 μM. The intra- and interday precisions were 2.9-6.6 % and 5.2-10.7 %, respectively. The developed method was applied to BCKA quantification in human plasma samples; KIV, KIC, and KMV concentrations were determined to be 13.8, 24.2, and 15.2 μM, respectively. The method realized rapid, sensitive, and precise analysis of BCKAs and can be applied for clinical diagnosis.
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- Takuya Fujiwara
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 1130033, Japan.
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Simultaneous determination of five amino acid neurotransmitters in rat and porcine blood and brain by two-dimensional liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1163:122507. [PMID: 33387860 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A method for the simultaneous determination of aspartic acid (Asp), glutamic acid (Glu), glycine (Gly), taurine (Tau) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in animal blood and brain by two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC) combined with ultraviolet detection was established for the first time. First, the amino acid neurotransmitters (AANTs) were labeled on the corresponding fluorescent derivatives with 4-fluoro-7-nitrobenzofurazan (NBD-F), enriched on the extraction column and automatically transferred to the analytical column to achieve on-line extraction and complete separation of the target components. This method exhibited good selectivity, and the correlation coefficients for the analyte calibration curves of were > 0.99. The intra- and inter-day precisions were ≤ 16.03, and the accuracies were in the range of 70.59-116.20%. The system realizes the rapid detection and stability quantification of the five AANTs, which proves that the alternative dilution method is feasible. The results show that the system has high loading capacity, excellent resolution, and good peak shape and is not affected by other endogenous substances. Moreover, the developed method has been successfully applied to the analysis of biological samples in the blood and whole brain of rats and pigs. The content of AANTs in the hippocampus and cortex of rats was higher than that in those of pigs. This method is expected to provide applicability for the determination of AANTs in pharmacological, pharmaceutical and clinical research in nervous science.
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Hsiao SW, Ishii C, Furusho A, Hsieh CL, Shimizu Y, Akita T, Mita M, Okamura T, Konno R, Ide T, Lee CK, Hamase K. Determination of phenylalanine enantiomers in the plasma and urine of mammals and ᴅ-amino acid oxidase deficient rodents using two-dimensional high-performance liquid chromatography. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2020; 1869:140540. [PMID: 32971287 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2020.140540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A two-dimensional (2D) HPLC system focusing on the determination of phenylalanine (Phe) enantiomers in mammalian physiological fluids has been developed. ᴅ-Phe is indicated to have potential values as a disease biomarker and therapeutic molecule in several neuronal and metabolic disorders, thus the regulation of ᴅ-Phe in mammals is a matter of interest. However, the precise determination of amino acid enantiomers is difficult in complex biological samples, and the development of an analytical method with practically acceptable sensitivity, selectivity and throughput is expected. In the present study, a 2D-HPLC system equipped with a reversed-phase column in the 1st dimension and an enantioselective column in the 2nd dimension has been designed, following the fluorescence derivatization of the target amino acid enantiomers with 4-fluoro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD-F). The analytical method was validated using both plasma and urine samples, and successfully applied to human, rat and mouse fluids. Trace levels of ᴅ-Phe were determined in the plasma, and the %ᴅ values were around 0.1% for all species. In the urine, relatively large amounts of ᴅ-Phe were observed, and the %ᴅ values for humans, rats and mice were 3.99, 1.76 and 5.25%, respectively. The relationships between the enzymatic activity of ᴅ-amino acid oxidase (DAO) and the amounts of intrinsic ᴅ-Phe have also been clarified, and high ᴅ-Phe amounts were observed (around 0.3% in the plasma and around 50% in the urine) in the DAO deficient rats and mice.
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- Sui-Wen Hsiao
- Program in Biotechnology Research and Development, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, 250 WuXing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- KAGAMI, Inc., 7-7-15, Saito-asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, 2600-1 Kitakanemaru, Ohtawara, Tochigi 324-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, 250 WuXing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, 250 WuXing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
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Thu SW, Lu MZ, Carter AM, Collier R, Gandin A, Sitton CC, Tegeder M. Role of ureides in source-to-sink transport of photoassimilates in non-fixing soybean. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:4495-4511. [PMID: 32188989 PMCID: PMC7475099 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Nitrogen (N)-fixing soybean plants use the ureides allantoin and allantoic acid as major long-distance transport forms of N, but in non-fixing, non-nodulated plants amino acids mainly serve in source-to-sink N allocation. However, some ureides are still synthesized in roots of non-fixing soybean, and our study addresses the role of ureide transport processes in those plants. In previous work, legume ureide permeases (UPSs) were identified that are involved in cellular import of allantoin and allantoic acid. Here, UPS1 from common bean was expressed in the soybean phloem, which resulted in enhanced source-to-sink transport of ureides in the transgenic plants. This was accompanied by increased ureide synthesis and elevated allantoin and allantoic acid root-to-sink transport. Interestingly, amino acid assimilation, xylem transport, and phloem partitioning to sinks were also strongly up-regulated. In addition, photosynthesis and sucrose phloem transport were improved in the transgenic plants. These combined changes in source physiology and assimilate partitioning resulted in increased vegetative growth and improved seed numbers. Overall, the results support that ureide transport processes in non-fixing plants affect source N and carbon acquisition and assimilation as well as source-to-sink translocation of N and carbon assimilates with consequences for plant growth and seed development.
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- Sandi Win Thu
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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Lu MZ, Snyder R, Grant J, Tegeder M. Manipulation of sucrose phloem and embryo loading affects pea leaf metabolism, carbon and nitrogen partitioning to sinks as well as seed storage pools. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 101:217-236. [PMID: 31520495 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Seed development largely depends on the long-distance transport of sucrose from photosynthetically active source leaves to seed sinks. This source-to-sink carbon allocation occurs in the phloem and requires the loading of sucrose into the leaf phloem and, at the sink end, its import into the growing embryo. Both tasks are achieved through the function of SUT sucrose transporters. In this study, we used vegetable peas (Pisum sativum L.), harvested for human consumption as immature seeds, as our model crop and simultaneously overexpressed the endogenous SUT1 transporter in the leaf phloem and in cotyledon epidermal cells where import into the embryo occurs. Using this 'Push-and-Pull' approach, the transgenic SUT1 plants displayed increased sucrose phloem loading and carbon movement from source to sink causing higher sucrose levels in developing pea seeds. The enhanced sucrose partitioning further led to improved photosynthesis rates, increased leaf nitrogen assimilation, and enhanced source-to-sink transport of amino acids. Embryo loading with amino acids was also increased in SUT1-overexpressors resulting in higher protein levels in immature seeds. Further, transgenic plants grown until desiccation produced more seed protein and starch, as well as higher seed yields than the wild-type plants. Together, the results demonstrate that the SUT1-overexpressing plants with enhanced sucrose allocation to sinks adjust leaf carbon and nitrogen metabolism, and amino acid partitioning in order to accommodate the increased assimilate demand of growing seeds. We further provide evidence that the combined Push-and-Pull approach for enhancing carbon transport is a successful strategy for improving seed yields and nutritional quality in legumes.
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- Ming-Zhu Lu
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Shimizu H, Toyoda K, Mawatari K, Terabe S, Kitamori T. Femtoliter Gradient Elution System for Liquid Chromatography Utilizing Extended Nanofluidics. Anal Chem 2019; 91:3009-3014. [PMID: 30661360 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A gradient system was developed for the separation of proteins on a femtoliter scale utilizing nanofluidic channels. In the history of chromatography, miniaturization of the separation column has been important for efficient separation and downsizing of instruments. Previously, our group developed a small and highly efficient chromatography system utilizing nanofluidic channels, although a flexible design of the gradient was difficult and separation of proteins was not achieved. Here, we propose a flexible gradient system using standard HPLC pumps and an auxiliary mixer with a simple sample injection system. In contrast to our previous sample injection system using pressure balance, the system enables a femtoliter-scale sample injection which is compatible with gradient elution using HPLC pumps. The system was carefully designed, verified for sample injection and gradient elution, and finally applied to the separation of proteins from model and real samples. This femtoliter-scale, efficient separation system will contribute to omics studies at the single-cell level.
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- Hisashi Shimizu
- International Research Center for Neurointelligence , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1, Hongo , Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1, Hongo , Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8656 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1, Hongo , Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8656 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Material Science , University of Hyogo , 3-2-1, Kouto , Kamigori , Hyogo 678-1297 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1, Hongo , Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8656 , Japan
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Garneau MG, Tan Q, Tegeder M. Function of pea amino acid permease AAP6 in nodule nitrogen metabolism and export, and plant nutrition. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:5205-5219. [PMID: 30113690 PMCID: PMC6184819 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Legumes fix atmospheric nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship with bacteroids in root nodules. Following fixation in pea (Pisum sativum L.) nodules, nitrogen is reduced to amino acids that are exported via the nodule xylem to the shoot, and in the phloem to roots in support of growth. However, the mechanisms involved in amino acid movement towards the nodule vasculature, and their importance for nodule function and plant nutrition, were unknown. We found that in pea nodules the apoplasmic pathway is an essential route for amino acid partitioning from infected cells to the vascular bundles, and that amino acid permease PsAAP6 is a key player in nitrogen retrieval from the apoplasm into inner cortex cells for nodule export. Using an miRNA interference (miR) approach, it was demonstrated that PsAAP6 function in nodules, and probably in roots, and affects both shoot and root nitrogen supply, which were strongly decreased in PsAAP6-miR plants. Further, reduced transporter function resulted in increased nodule levels of ammonium, asparagine, and other amino acids. Surprisingly, nitrogen fixation and nodule metabolism were up-regulated in PsAAP6-miR plants, indicating that under shoot nitrogen deficiency, or when plant nitrogen demand is high, systemic signaling leads to an increase in nodule activity, independent of the nodule nitrogen status.
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- Matthew G Garneau
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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LI X, KUROKI H, FUNATSU T, TSUNODA M. Retention of Fluorescent Amino Acid Derivatives in Ion-pairing Reversed-phase Liquid Chromatography. ANAL SCI 2018; 34:1209-1212. [DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18n008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Xiaomin LI
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Li L, Qin Y, Ma B, Cui H, Qiao P, Jiang H, Zhang M. Direct and simultaneous determination of methionine sulfoxide and pyroglutamic acid impurities in Compound Amino Acid Injection-18 AA by ion-pair reversed-phase HPLC. SEPARATION SCIENCE PLUS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/sscp.201800059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Li Li
- Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University; Lianyungang China
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- Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University; Lianyungang China
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- Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University; Lianyungang China
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- Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University; Lianyungang China
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- Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University; Lianyungang China
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- Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University; Lianyungang China
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- Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University; Lianyungang China
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Suzuki R, Funatsu T, Tsunoda M. Identification of methylated tubulin through analysis of methylated lysine. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:4189-4194. [PMID: 29732499 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1068-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Post-translational modifications to tubulin such as acetylation and detyrosination play important roles in microtubule functions. Methylation is an important post-translational modification; however, to date, few methylated tubulins have been identified. In the present study, we developed a method for analyzing methylated lysine with the aim of identifying methylated tubulin. This method involves four steps: (1) acid hydrolysis of tubulin into amino acids, (2) selective extraction of methylated lysine using a monolithic-silica disk-packed spin column, (3) fluorescence derivatization of methylated lysine with 4-fluoro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD-F), and (4) separation of NBD-methylated lysine on a column consisting of C18, cation and anion ligand, and fluorescence detection. Using the newly developed method, the dimethylation of lysine in tubulin was identified. This new method could be applied to searches for other methylated proteins.
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- Rika Suzuki
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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SEREEKITTIKUL N, KOGA R, AKITA T, FURUSHO A, REISCHL R, MITA M, FUJII A, HASHIGUCHI K, NAGANO M, LINDNER W, HAMASE K. Multi-Dimensional HPLC Analysis of Serine Containing Chiral Dipeptides in Japanese Traditional Amber Rice Vinegar. CHROMATOGRAPHY 2018. [DOI: 10.15583/jpchrom.2018.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Nutchaya SEREEKITTIKUL
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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Onozato M, Tanaka Y, Arita M, Sakamoto T, Ichiba H, Sadamoto K, Kondo M, Fukushima T. Amino acid analyses of the exosome-eluted fractions from human serum by HPLC with fluorescence detection. Pract Lab Med 2018; 12:e00099. [PMID: 30014016 PMCID: PMC6044227 DOI: 10.1016/j.plabm.2018.e00099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/30/2022] Open
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Objectives Amino acid levels in serum or plasma are used for early detection and diagnosis of several diseases. The objective of this study was to analyze amino acid levels in serum exosomes, which have not been previously reported. Design and methods We investigated the amino acid composition of exosomes from human serum using HPLC with fluorescence detection. Results The composition ratios of His, Arg, Glu, Cys-Cys, Lys, and Tyr were significantly increased in the exosomes compared with those in the corresponding native serum. d-Ser, an endogenous co-agonist of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, was also enriched in the exosome-eluted fraction. Conclusions Our results suggest that certain amino acids are enriched in the exosome-eluted fraction from human serum. These differences could have future diagnostic potential.
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- Mayu Onozato
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Immunology, Toho University School of Medicine, 5-21-16 Omori-Nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Immunology, Toho University School of Medicine, 5-21-16 Omori-Nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yokohama College of Pharmacy, 601 Matano-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 245-0066, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Immunology, Toho University School of Medicine, 5-21-16 Omori-Nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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Stability and assessment of amino acids in parenteral nutrition solutions. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2018; 147:125-139. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2017.07.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Rapid determination of free prolyl dipeptides and 4-hydroxyproline in urine using flow-gated capillary electrophoresis. Anal Bioanal Chem 2017; 409:7077-7085. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0666-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Anantharaman S, Padmarajaiah N, Al-Tayar NGS, Shrestha AK. Ninhydrin-sodium molybdate chromogenic analytical probe for the assay of amino acids and proteins. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2017; 173:897-903. [PMID: 27821372 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2016.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A sensitive method has been proposed for the quantification of amino acids and proteins using ninhydrin and sodium molybdate as chromogenic substrates in citrate buffer of pH5.6. A weak molybdate-hydrindantin complex plays the role in the formation of Ruhemann's purple. The linear response for the amino acid, amino acid mixture and Bovine serum albumin is between 0.999 and 66.80μM, 1.52 and 38μM and 5 and 100μg/L, respectively. The molar absorptivity of the individual amino acid by the proposed reaction extends from 0.58×104 to 2.86×104M-1cm-1. The linearity equations for the proposed ninhydrin-molybdate for amino acid mixture is Abs=0.021×Conc (μM)-0.002. The applicability of the proposed method has been justified in food and biological samples in conjunction with Kjeldahl method.
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A rapid and ultrasensitive SERRS assay for histidine and tyrosine based on azo coupling. Talanta 2016; 159:208-214. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Onozato M, Nakazawa H, Hakariya H, Shishikura M, Nagashima C, Ishimaru K, Sakamoto T, Iizuka H, Ichiba H, Fukushima T. Effect of risperidone on plasma d-serine concentration in rats post-administered with d-serine. Life Sci 2016; 158:98-103. [PMID: 27352936 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Revised: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS Risperidone (Ris) is a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) used to treat patients with schizophrenia. Additional interventions that increase plasma d-serine (d-Ser) levels could provide improved amelioration of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. In the present study, we studied whether Ris pretreatment altered the concentration of plasma d-Ser administered intraperitoneally. In addition, the effects of Ris and its main metabolite, 9-hydroxyrisperidone (9-OHRis), on rat d-amino acid oxidase (DAO) activity were examined in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ris (0, 0.5, 1.0, or 3.0mg/kg), followed by d-Ser (20mg/kg), were administered intraperitoneally (i.p.) to male Sprague-Dawley rats, and the time-courses of plasma d-Ser, Ris, and 9-OHRis concentrations were examined. Inhibition of DAO activity in rat cerebellar and kidney preparations by Ris and 9-OHRis were measured spectrophotometrically. KEY FINDINGS Significant increases in plasma d-Ser levels were observed in rats treated with both Ris and d-Ser. This effect occurred in a Ris dose-dependent manner, and the areas under the plasma d-Ser concentration-time curves were similar in rats treated with Ris (1.0mg/kg) and with a commercial DAO inhibitor, 3-methylpyrazole-5-carboxylic acid (1.0mg/kg). Rat plasma analyses showed that 9-OHRis was rapidly produced from Ris; however, high concentrations of Ris and 9-OHRis produced weak DAO inhibition in vitro, suggesting that some other pharmacological effect of Ris and/or 9-OHRis might contribute to its effects on plasma d-Ser levels. SIGNIFICANCE The combined administration of Ris and d-Ser may increase plasma d-Ser levels, suggesting that this approach could reduce the dose of d-Ser required for these patients.
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- Mayu Onozato
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan.
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Santiago JP, Tegeder M. Connecting Source with Sink: The Role of Arabidopsis AAP8 in Phloem Loading of Amino Acids. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 171:508-21. [PMID: 27016446 PMCID: PMC4854717 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Allocation of large amounts of nitrogen to developing organs occurs in the phloem and is essential for plant growth and seed development. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and many other plant species, amino acids represent the dominant nitrogen transport forms in the phloem, and they are mainly synthesized in photosynthetically active source leaves. Following their synthesis, a broad spectrum of the amino nitrogen is actively loaded into the phloem of leaf minor veins and transported within the phloem sap to sinks such as developing leaves, fruits, or seeds. Controlled regulation of the source-to-sink transport of amino acids has long been postulated; however, the molecular mechanism of amino acid phloem loading was still unknown. In this study, Arabidopsis AMINO ACID PERMEASE8 (AAP8) was shown to be expressed in the source leaf phloem and localized to the plasma membrane, suggesting its function in phloem loading. This was further supported by transport studies with aap8 mutants fed with radiolabeled amino acids and by leaf exudate analyses. In addition, biochemical and molecular analyses revealed alterations in leaf nitrogen pools and metabolism dependent on the developmental stage of the mutants. Decreased amino acid phloem loading and partitioning to sinks led to decreased silique and seed numbers, but seed protein levels were unchanged, demonstrating the importance of AAP8 function for sink development rather than seed quality. Overall, these results show that AAP8 plays an important role in source-to-sink partitioning of nitrogen and that its function affects source leaf physiology and seed yield.
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- James P Santiago
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164
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Ageta-Ishihara N, Yamazaki M, Konno K, Nakayama H, Abe M, Hashimoto K, Nishioka T, Kaibuchi K, Hattori S, Miyakawa T, Tanaka K, Huda F, Hirai H, Hashimoto K, Watanabe M, Sakimura K, Kinoshita M. A CDC42EP4/septin-based perisynaptic glial scaffold facilitates glutamate clearance. Nat Commun 2015; 6:10090. [PMID: 26657011 PMCID: PMC4682051 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The small GTPase-effector proteins CDC42EP1-5/BORG1–5 interact reciprocally with CDC42 or the septin cytoskeleton. Here we show that, in the cerebellum, CDC42EP4 is exclusively expressed in Bergmann glia and localizes beneath specific membrane domains enwrapping dendritic spines of Purkinje cells. CDC42EP4 forms complexes with septin hetero-oligomers, which interact with a subset of glutamate transporter GLAST/EAAT1. In Cdc42ep4−/− mice, GLAST is dissociated from septins and is delocalized away from the parallel fibre-Purkinje cell synapses. The excitatory postsynaptic current exhibits a protracted decay time constant, reduced sensitivity to a competitive inhibitor of the AMPA-type glutamate receptors (γDGG) and excessive baseline inward current in response to a subthreshold dose of a nonselective inhibitor of the glutamate transporters/EAAT1–5 (DL-TBOA). Insufficient glutamate-buffering/clearance capacity in these mice manifests as motor coordination/learning defects, which are aggravated with subthreshold DL-TBOA. We propose that the CDC42EP4/septin-based glial scaffold facilitates perisynaptic localization of GLAST and optimizes the efficiency of glutamate-buffering and clearance. Glutamate transporters mediate neurotransmitter reuptake at glutamatergic synapses. Here the authors show that CDC42 effector protein CDC42EP4 supports efficient glutamate clearance by promoting the tethering of a glutamate transporter GLAST to perisynaptic clusters of septins in Bergmann glia.
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- Natsumi Ageta-Ishihara
- Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan
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- Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Japan
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- Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Japan.,Center for Genetic Analysis of Behavior, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Neural Repair, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Neural Repair, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Yoshida H, Kondo K, Yamamoto H, Kageyama N, Ozawa SI, Shimbo K, Muramatsu T, Imaizumi A, Mizukoshi T, Masuda J, Nakayama D, Hayakawa Y, Watanabe K, Mukaibatake K, Miyano H. Validation of an analytical method for human plasma free amino acids by high-performance liquid chromatography ionization mass spectrometry using automated precolumn derivatization. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 998-999:88-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Santos-Fandila A, Bueno-Vargas P, Zafra-Gómez A, López-Pedrosa JM, Ramírez M. Quantification of β-hydroxymethylbutyrate and leucine by ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry at different situations and stages of a rodent life. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 995-996:54-63. [PMID: 26025886 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The main objective of this work was to develop a method to measure Leucine (Leu) and β-hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB) at basal levels in serum, urine, milk and brain microdialysates in rats. Ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS) was used as analytical technique. The sample treatment was simple and consisted of dilution with methanol and centrifugation for serum and urine, dilution with water and filtration with an Amicon filter for milk, and treatment with formic acid with no further dilution for microdialyzates. The procedures for sampling and the UHPLC-MS/MS parameters were accurately optimized to achieve the highest recoveries and to enhance the analytical characteristics of the method. For chromatographic separation, an Acquity UPLC BEH Amide column using acetonitrile-water gradient with formic acid as additive was used. The total run time was 4min. The analytical characteristics (accuracy, selectivity and sensitivity) of the proposed method were evaluated. The limits of detection (LODs) obtained ranged from 0.4 to 7ngmL(-1) and the limits of quantification (LOQs) from 1 to 22ngmL(-1). Precision, expressed as relative standard deviation (% RSD), was lower than 15% in all cases, and the determination coefficient (R(2)) was equal or higher than 99.0% with a residual deviation for each calibration point lower than ±25%. Mean recoveries were between 85 and 115%. The method was successfully applied to these matrices being able to detect significant differences between physiological situations, strains and stages of life.
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- A Santos-Fandila
- Abbott Nutrition Research & Development, Discovery Technology, Camino de Purchil 68, Granada E-18004, Spain; Research Group of Analytical Chemistry and Life Sciences, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Granada, Campus of Fuentenueva, Granada E-18071, Spain.
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- Abbott Nutrition Research & Development, Discovery Technology, Camino de Purchil 68, Granada E-18004, Spain
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- Research Group of Analytical Chemistry and Life Sciences, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Granada, Campus of Fuentenueva, Granada E-18071, Spain
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- Abbott Nutrition Research & Development, Discovery Technology, Camino de Purchil 68, Granada E-18004, Spain
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- Abbott Nutrition Research & Development, Discovery Technology, Camino de Purchil 68, Granada E-18004, Spain
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Effects of sodium benzoate on pre-pulse inhibition deficits and hyperlocomotion in mice after administration of phencyclidine. Acta Neuropsychiatr 2015; 27:159-67. [PMID: 25648314 DOI: 10.1017/neu.2015.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A recent clinical study demonstrated that sodium benzoate (SB), a prototype competitive d-amino acid oxidase inhibitor, was effective in the treatment of several symptoms, such as positive and negative symptoms, and cognitive impairment in medicated patients with schizophrenia. The objective of the study was to examine the effects of SB on behavioural abnormalities such as pre-pulse inhibition (PPI) deficits and hyperlocomotion in mice after a single administration of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, phencyclidine (PCP). METHODS The effects of SB on behavioural abnormalities (PPI deficits and hyperlocomotion) in mice after PCP administration were examined. Furthermore, effects of SB on tissue levels of amino acids were also examined. RESULTS A single oral dose of SB (100, 300, or 1000 mg/kg) attenuated PPI deficits in mice after administration of PCP (3.0 mg/kg, s.c.) in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, L-701,324 (10 mg/kg), an antagonist at the glycine site of the NMDA receptor, did not affect the effect of SB (1000 mg/kg) on PCP-induced PPI deficits. Furthermore, a single oral dose of SB (1000 mg/kg) significantly attenuated the hyperlocomotion in mice after administration of PCP (3.0 mg/kg, s.c.). However, a single oral dose of SB (1000 mg/kg) caused no changes to D-serine levels in plasma or in the frontal cortex, hippocampus, and striatum of these animals. CONCLUSION This study suggests that SB induced antipsychotic effects in the PCP model of schizophrenia, although it did not increase D-serine levels in the brain.
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Sakaguchi Y, Kinumi T, Yamazaki T, Takatsu A. A novel amino acid analysis method using derivatization of multiple functional groups followed by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Analyst 2015; 140:1965-73. [DOI: 10.1039/c4an01672f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We have developed a novel amino acid analysis method using derivatization of multiple functional groups (amino, carboxyl, and phenolic hydroxyl groups).
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- Yohei Sakaguchi
- Bio-Medical Standard Section
- National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Bio-Medical Standard Section
- National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Bio-Medical Standard Section
- National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Bio-Medical Standard Section
- National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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Zhang L, Garneau MG, Majumdar R, Grant J, Tegeder M. Improvement of pea biomass and seed productivity by simultaneous increase of phloem and embryo loading with amino acids. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 81:134-46. [PMID: 25353986 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The development of sink organs such as fruits and seeds strongly depends on the amount of nitrogen that is moved within the phloem from photosynthetic-active source leaves to the reproductive sinks. In many plant species nitrogen is transported as amino acids. In pea (Pisum sativum L.), source to sink partitioning of amino acids requires at least two active transport events mediated by plasma membrane-localized proteins, and these are: (i) amino acid phloem loading; and (ii) import of amino acids into the seed cotyledons via epidermal transfer cells. As each of these transport steps might potentially be limiting to efficient nitrogen delivery to the pea embryo, we manipulated both simultaneously. Additional copies of the pea amino acid permease PsAAP1 were introduced into the pea genome and expression of the transporter was targeted to the sieve element-companion cell complexes of the leaf phloem and to the epidermis of the seed cotyledons. The transgenic pea plants showed increased phloem loading and embryo loading of amino acids resulting in improved long distance transport of nitrogen, sink development and seed protein accumulation. Analyses of root and leaf tissues further revealed that genetic manipulation positively affected root nitrogen uptake, as well as primary source and sink metabolism. Overall, the results suggest that amino acid phloem loading exerts regulatory control over pea biomass production and seed yield, and that import of amino acids into the cotyledons limits seed protein levels.
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- Lizhi Zhang
- School of Biological Sciences, Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Fukushima T, Iizuka H, Yokota A, Suzuki T, Ohno C, Kono Y, Nishikiori M, Seki A, Ichiba H, Watanabe Y, Hongo S, Utsunomiya M, Nakatani M, Sadamoto K, Yoshio T. Quantitative analyses of schizophrenia-associated metabolites in serum: serum D-lactate levels are negatively correlated with gamma-glutamylcysteine in medicated schizophrenia patients. PLoS One 2014; 9:e101652. [PMID: 25004141 PMCID: PMC4086900 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The serum levels of several metabolites are significantly altered in schizophrenia patients. In this study, we performed a targeted analysis of 34 candidate metabolites in schizophrenia patients (n = 25) and compared them with those in age- and gender-matched healthy subjects (n = 27). Orthogonal partial least square-discriminant analysis revealed that complete separation between controls and patients was achieved based on these metabolites. We found that the levels of γ-glutamylcysteine (γ-GluCys), linoleic acid, arachidonic acid, D-serine, 3-hydroxybutyrate, glutathione (GSH), 5-hydroxytryptamine, threonine, and tyrosine were significantly lower, while D-lactate, tryptophan, kynurenine, and glutamate levels were significantly higher in schizophrenia patients compared to controls. Using receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis, the sensitivity, specificity, and the area under curve of γ-GluCys, a precursor of GSH, and D-lactate, a terminal metabolite of methylglyoxal, were 88.00%, 81.48%, and 0.8874, and 88.00%, 77.78%, and 0.8415, respectively. In addition, serum levels of D-lactate were negatively correlated with γ-GluCys levels in patients, but not in controls. The present results suggest that oxidative stress-induced damage may be involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia.
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- Takeshi Fukushima
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Nanko Clinic of Psychiatry, Himorogi group, Medical Corporation JISENKAI, Shirakawa-shi, Fukushima, Japan
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- Nanko Clinic of Psychiatry, Himorogi group, Medical Corporation JISENKAI, Shirakawa-shi, Fukushima, Japan
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- Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Sumiyoshi-kaiseikai Sumiyoshi hospital, Koufu-shi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Sumiyoshi-kaiseikai Sumiyoshi hospital, Koufu-shi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Yokohama College of Pharmacy, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan
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Gandin A, Denysyuk M, Cousins AB. Disruption of the mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) and uncoupling protein (UCP) alters rates of foliar nitrate and carbon assimilation in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:3133-42. [PMID: 24799562 PMCID: PMC4071831 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Under high light, the rates of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation can be influenced by reductant consumed by both foliar nitrate assimilation and mitochondrial alternative electron transport (mAET). Additionally, nitrate assimilation is dependent on reductant and carbon skeletons generated from both the chloroplast and mitochondria. However, it remains unclear how nitrate assimilation and mAET coordinate and contribute to photosynthesis. Here, hydroponically grown Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA insertional mutants for alternative oxidase (AOX1A) and uncoupling protein (UCP1) fed either NO3 (-) or NH4 (+) were used to determine (i) the response of NO3 (-) uptake and assimilation to the disruption of mAET, and (ii) the interaction of N source (NO3 (-) versus NH4 (+)) and mAET on photosynthetic CO2 assimilation and electron transport. The results showed that foliar NO3 (-) assimilation was enhanced in both aox1a and ucp1 compared with the wild-type, suggesting that foliar NO3 (-) assimilation is probably driven by a decreased capacity of mAET and an increase in reductant within the cytosol. Wild-type plants had also higher rates of net CO2 assimilation (A net) and quantum yield of PSII (ϕPSII) under NO3 (-) feeding compared with NH4 (+) feeding. Additionally, under NO3 (-) feeding, A net and ϕPSII were decreased in aox1a and ucp1 compared with the wild type; however, under NH4 (+) they were not significantly different between genotypes. This indicates that NO3 (-) assimilation and mAET are both important to maintain optimal rates of photosynthesis, probably in regulating reductant accumulation and over-reduction of the chloroplastic electron transport chain. These results highlight the importance of mAET in partitioning energy between foliar nitrogen and carbon assimilation.
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- Anthony Gandin
- School of Biological Sciences, Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USA
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Santos-Fandila A, Zafra-Gómez A, Barranco A, Navalón A, Rueda R, Ramírez M. Quantitative determination of β-hydroxymethylbutyrate and leucine in culture media and microdialysates from rat brain by UHPLC-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 406:2863-72. [PMID: 24590106 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7694-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Revised: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The main objective of the present work was to develop a method to determine β-hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB) and leucine (Leu) in culture media and brain microdialysates. An accurate, selective, and cost-effective method, based on the use of ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS), was developed for the identification and quantification of both compounds. The method consisted of sample dilution, direct injection onto the chromatographic equipment, and quantification with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer using an electrospray ionization interface in positive mode. The procedure and the UHPLC-MS/MS parameters were accurately optimized to achieve the highest recoveries and to enhance the analytical characteristics of the method. For chromatographic separation, an Acquity UPLC BEH Hilic column using acetonitrile-water gradient with formic acid as additive was employed. The total run time was 4 min. The limits of detection (LODs) obtained ranged from 0.01 to 0.04 μg mL(-1), and the limits of quantification (LOQs) ranged from 0.04 to 0.12 μg mL(-1). Precision (expressed as relative standard deviation) was lower than 15 %, and the determination coefficient (R (2)) was higher than 99.0 % with a residual deviation for each calibration point lower than ±25 %. Mean recoveries were between 85 and 115 %. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of both compounds, HMB and Leu, in samples obtained from an experiment of blood-brain barrier (BBB) passage in vitro and to an experiment of brain microdialysis in rats in vivo after an oral challenge with HMB to detect its appearance in the brain.
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- A Santos-Fandila
- Discovery R&D, Abbott Nutrition Research and Development, Abbott Laboratories, Camino de Purchil 68, 18004, Granada, Spain,
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Casado M, Molero M, Sierra C, García-Cazorla A, Ormazabal A, Artuch R. Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid γ-aminobutyric acid by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection. Electrophoresis 2014; 35:1181-7. [PMID: 24338894 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Revised: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The measurement of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is suitable for investigating various neurological disorders. In this study, a sensitive and selective method for free GABA quantification in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been standardised. This method is based on CE with LIF detection using 4-fluoro-7-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-F) as a derivatisating agent. The reaction conditions (NBD-F concentration, pH, temperature and reaction time) and the electrophoretic parameters (run buffer composition and pH and separation voltage) were optimised to obtain the maximum derivatisation efficiency and electrophoretic resolution. The best resolution was obtained using 200 mM sodium borate, 10 mM SDS, 8.5 mM β-CD, pH 10 and 20 kV voltage. The method was linear in the concentration range of 2.5-1000 nM with good inter- and intra-assay precision values. The effects of CSF handling on free GABA concentrations were also evaluated. Our results show that the time delay between CSF collection and freezing strongly increases the CSF GABA values. Age-related reference values were established in 55 paediatric controls. The influence of antiepileptic therapy on free CSF GABA was studied in 38 neuropaediatric patients. Significantly, higher GABA values were obtained in patients taking valproic acid or vigabatrin therapy, which are antiepileptic drugs that modulate GABA metabolism.
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- Mercedes Casado
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Neuropaediatrics, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu-CIBERER-ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UAB, Barcelona, Spain
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Li SX, Fujita Y, Zhang JC, Ren Q, Ishima T, Wu J, Hashimoto K. Role of the NMDA receptor in cognitive deficits, anxiety and depressive-like behavior in juvenile and adult mice after neonatal dexamethasone exposure. Neurobiol Dis 2013; 62:124-34. [PMID: 24051277 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2013.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Revised: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Postnatal dexamethasone (DEX) therapy has been used to treat or prevent chronic lung disease after premature births. However, there are many reports of long-term negative neurodevelopmental sequelae following this treatment. In contrast, hydrocortisone (HYD), which has fewer neurodevelopment adverse effects, is used as an alternative for DEX. In this study, we report that neonatal DEX exposure (days 1-3) caused alterations of amino acids affecting N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor neurotransmission in mouse brains. Neonatal DEX, but not HYD, exposure (days 1-3) significantly decreased the GluN2B subunit of NMDA receptor in the hippocampus at juvenile and adult stages. Mice treated with DEX showed cognitive deficits, as well as anxiety and depressive-like behavior at juvenile and adult stages. In contrast, mice treated with HYD (days 1-3) showed no behavioral abnormalities at these stages. In the DEX suppression test, plasma levels of corticosterone in mice exposed neonatally to DEX and HYD were significantly higher at juvenile, but not adult stages. Pretreatment with Ro 63-1908, an antagonist at GluN2B subunit, 30min before each injection of DEX, prevented cognitive deficits, as well as anxiety and depressive-like behavior in juvenile and adult mice. Interestingly, subsequent repeated (days 29-33) administration of Ro 63-1908 or L701324, an antagonist of the glycine modulatory site on the NMDA receptor, significantly suppressed behavioral abnormalities in juvenile and adult mice after neonatal DEX exposure. These results indicate that neonatal DEX, but not HYD, exposure produced behavioral abnormalities in juvenile and adult mice by altering glutamatergic neurotransmission via the NMDA receptor. The NMDA receptor antagonists may prevent or treat these DEX-induced neonatal behavioral abnormalities in later life.
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- Su-Xia Li
- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan; National Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan.
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Differential levels of brain amino acids in rat models presenting learned helplessness or non-learned helplessness. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2013; 229:63-71. [PMID: 23568578 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3080-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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RATIONALE Glutamatergic and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic abnormalities have recently been proposed to contribute to depression. The learned helplessness (LH) paradigm produces a reliable animal model of depression that expresses a deficit in escape behavior (LH model); an alternative phenotype that does not exhibit LH is a model of resilience to depression (non-LH model). OBJECTIVES We measured the contents of amino acids in the brain to investigate the mechanisms involved in the pathology of depression. METHODS LH and non-LH models were subjected to inescapable electric footshocks at random intervals following a conditioned avoidance test to determine acquirement of predicted escape deficits. Tissue amino acid contents in eight brain regions were measured via high-performance liquid chromatography. RESULTS The non-LH model showed increased GABA levels in the dentate gyrus and nucleus accumbens and increased glutamine levels in the dentate gyrus and the orbitofrontal cortex. The LH model had reduced glutamine levels in the medial prefrontal cortex. Changes in the ratios of GABA, glutamine, and glutamate were detected in the non-LH model, but not in the LH model. Reductions in threonine levels occurred in the medial prefrontal cortex in both models, whereas elevated alanine levels were detected in the medial prefrontal cortex in non-LH animals. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrates region-specific compensatory elevations in GABA levels in the dentate gyrus and nucleus accumbens of non-LH animals, supporting the implication of the GABAergic system in the recovery of depression.
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Song Y, Funatsu T, Tsunoda M. Amino acid analysis using core–shell particle column. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2013; 927:214-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2012.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2012] [Revised: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Horio M, Ishima T, Fujita Y, Inoue R, Mori H, Hashimoto K. Decreased levels of free d-aspartic acid in the forebrain of serine racemase (Srr) knock-out mice. Neurochem Int 2013; 62:843-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2013.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Revised: 02/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Analysis of free amino acids during fermentation by Bacillus subtilis using capillary electrophoresis. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-012-0292-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wang X, Chi D, Song D, Su G, Li L, Shao L. Quantification of glutathione in plasma samples by HPLC using 4-fluoro-7-nitrobenzofurazan as a fluorescent labeling reagent. J Chromatogr Sci 2012; 50:119-22. [PMID: 22298761 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmr039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A rapid and highly sensitive high-performance liquid chromatograpy method with fluorescence detection has been developed for determination of glutathione (GSH) in human plasma. A simple pre-column derivatization procedure with 7-flouro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-F) reagent was employed. The separation of the derivatized glutathione was performed using a mobile phase consisting of phosphate buffer (0.02 mol/L, pH 6.0)-acetonitrile (77:23, v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min with the column temperature 2°C. The eluted derivatives were fluorometrically detected at an excitation wavelength 470 nm and an emission wavelength 530 nm. Under the optimum chromatographic conditions, the calibration curve was linear over the range of 0.1 µmol/L to 10.0 µmol/L with the correlation coefficient of 0.9988. The precision of the method was satisfactory with the intra- and inter-day coefficient of variation being 6.3%, 6.9%, respectively. This method has been used to determine glutathione concentrations in plasma samples from healthy individuals.
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- Xifeng Wang
- Department of Hygiene Analytical Chemistry, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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Su G, Wang X, Chi D, Li L, Shao L. Improved Determination of d-Glucosamine Hydrochloride in Health Foods by HPLC Using 7-Fluoro-4-Nitrobenzo-2-Oxa-l,3-Diazole as a Derivative. J Food Sci 2011; 76:N74-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02380.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Song L, Guo Z, Chen Y. One-pot labeling-based capillary zone electrophoresis for separation of amino acid mixture and assay of biofluids. Anal Chim Acta 2011; 703:257-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2011] [Revised: 07/18/2011] [Accepted: 07/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang J, Zhao J, Zhou J, Xue X, Li Y, Wu L, Chen F. Determination of Amantadine Residue in Honey by Solid-phase Extraction and High-performance Liquid Chromatography with Pre-column Derivatization and Fluorometric Detection. CHINESE J CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201180313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Zhang N, Guo XF, Wang H, Zhang HS. Determination of amino acids and catecholamines derivatized with 3-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-2-quinolinecarboxaldehyde in PC12 and HEK293 cells by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 401:297-304. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5056-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Revised: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Song Y, Funatsu T, Tsunoda M. Rapid determination of amino acids in biological samples using a monolithic silica column. Amino Acids 2011; 42:1897-902. [PMID: 21505823 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-0914-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A high-performance liquid chromatography method in which fluorescence detection is used for the simultaneous determination of 21 amino acids is proposed. Amino acids were derivatized with 4-fluoro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD-F) and then separated on a monolithic silica column (MonoClad C18-HS, 150 mm×3 mm i.d.). A mixture of 25 mM citrate buffer containing 25 mM sodium perchlorate (pH 5.5) and acetonitrile was used as the mobile phase. We found that the most significant factor in the separation was temperature, and a linear temperature gradient from 30 to 49°C was used to control the column temperature. The limits of detection and quantification for all amino acids ranged from 3.2 to 57.2 fmol and 10.8 to 191 fmol, respectively. The calibration curves for the NBD-amino acid had good linearity within the range of 40 fmol to 40 pmol when 6-aminocaproic acid was used as an internal standard. Using only conventional instruments, the 21 amino acids could be analyzed within 10 min. This method was found to be suitable for the quantification of the contents of amino acids in mouse plasma and adrenal gland samples.
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- Yanting Song
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Wei Z, Roje S. A high-performance liquid chromatography-based fluorometric method for assaying serine hydroxymethyltransferase toward serine formation. Anal Biochem 2011; 409:156-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2010] [Revised: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Shimbo K, Kubo S, Harada Y, Oonuki T, Yokokura T, Yoshida H, Amao M, Nakamura M, Kageyama N, Yamazaki J, Ozawa SI, Hirayama K, Ando T, Miura J, Miyano H. Automated precolumn derivatization system for analyzing physiological amino acids by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Biomed Chromatogr 2010; 24:683-91. [PMID: 19830681 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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An automated method for high-throughput amino acid analysis, using precolumn derivatization high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry (HPLC/ESI-MS), was developed and evaluated. The precolumn derivatization step was performed in the reaction port of a home-built auto-sampler system. Amino acids were derivatized with 3-aminopyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate, and a 3 microm Wakosil-II 3C8-100HG column (100 x 2.1 mm i.d.) was used for separation. To achieve a 13 min cycle for each sample, the derivatization and separation steps were performed in parallel. The results of the method evaluation, including the linearity, and the intra- and inter-precision, were sufficient to measure physiological amino acids in human plasma samples. The relative standard deviations of typical amino acids in actual human plasma samples were below 10%.
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- Kazutaka Shimbo
- Institute of Life Sciences, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 1-1 Suzuki-cho Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Japan
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Vranka JA, Pokidysheva E, Hayashi L, Zientek K, Mizuno K, Ishikawa Y, Maddox K, Tufa S, Keene DR, Klein R, Bächinger HP. Prolyl 3-hydroxylase 1 null mice display abnormalities in fibrillar collagen-rich tissues such as tendons, skin, and bones. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:17253-62. [PMID: 20363744 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.102228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a skeletal disorder primarily caused by mutations in the type I collagen genes. However, recent investigations have revealed that mutations in the genes encoding for cartilage-associated protein (CRTAP) or prolyl 3-hydroxylase 1 (P3H1) can cause a severe, recessive form of OI. These reports show minimal 3-hydroxylation of key proline residues in type I collagen as a result of CRTAP or P3H1 deficiency and demonstrate the importance of P3H1 and CRTAP to bone structure and development. P3H1 and CRTAP have previously been shown to form a stable complex with cyclophilin B, and P3H1 was shown to catalyze the 3-hydroxylation of specific proline residues in procollagen I in vitro. Here we describe a mouse model in which the P3H1 gene has been inactivated. Our data demonstrate abnormalities in collagen fibril ultrastructure in tendons from P3H1 null mice by electron microscopy. Differences are also seen in skin architecture, as well as in developing limbs by histology. Additionally bone mass and strength were significantly lower in the P3H1 mice as compared with wild-type littermates. Altogether these investigations demonstrate disturbances of collagen fiber architecture in tissues rich in fibrillar collagen, including bone, tendon, and skin. This model system presents a good opportunity to study the underlying mechanisms of recessive OI and to better understand its effects in humans.
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- Janice A Vranka
- Research Department, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
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Lai YL, Aoyama S, Nagai R, Miyoshi N, Ohshima H. Inhibition of L-arginine metabolizing enzymes by L-arginine-derived advanced glycation end products. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2010; 46:177-85. [PMID: 20216951 PMCID: PMC2831097 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.09-104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 11/18/2009] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Nω-Carboxymethyl-arginine (CMA), Nω-carboxyethyl-arginine (CEA) and Nδ-(5-hydro-5-methyl-4-imidazolon-2-yl)-ornithine (MG-H1) have been identified as L-arginine-derived advanced glycation end products (AGEs) formed by non-enzymatic reactions between reducing sugars such as glucose and amino groups in proteins. These AGEs are structurally analogous to endogenous inhibitors of nitric oxide synthases (NOS) including NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) and asymmetric NG,NG-dimethyl-L-arginine (ADMA). Increased plasma levels of these NOS inhibitors, and thus impaired generation of NO in vivo has been associated with the pathogenesis of vascular complications such as kidney failure and atherosclerosis. For these reasons we examined whether L-arginine-derived AGEs inhibit the activities of three L-arginine metabolizing enzymes including three isoforms of NOS (endothelium, neuronal and inducible NOS), dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) that catalyzes the hydrolytic degradation of L-NMMA and ADMA to L-citrulline, and arginase that modulates intracellular L-arginine bioavailability. We found that AGEs inhibited the in vitro activities of endothelium type NOS weakly (IC50 values of CMA, CEA and MG-H1 were 830, 3870 and 1280 µM, respectively) and were also potential endogenous inhibitors for arginase (IC50 values of CMA and CML were 1470 and 1060 µM), but were poor inhibitors for DDAH. These results suggest that the tested L-arginine- and L-lysine-derived AGEs appear not to impair NO biosynthesis directly.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ying-Ling Lai
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Global Center of Excellence Program, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Aoyama C, Saeki A, Noguchi M, Shirasaki Y, Shoji S, Funatsu T, Mizuno J, Tsunoda M. Use of Folded Micromachined Pillar Array Column with Low-Dispersion Turns for Pressure-Driven Liquid Chromatography. Anal Chem 2010; 82:1420-6. [DOI: 10.1021/ac902491x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chiaki Aoyama
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Major in Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Major in Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Major in Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Major in Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Major in Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Major in Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Major in Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Major in Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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Tseng HM, Gattolin S, Pritchard J, Newbury HJ, Barrett DA. Analysis of mono-, di- and oligosaccharides by CE using a two-stage derivatization method and LIF detection. Electrophoresis 2009; 30:1399-405. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200800517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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