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Heinicke S, Livstone MS, Lu C, Oughtred R, Kang F, Angiuoli SV, White O, Botstein D, Dolinski K. The Princeton Protein Orthology Database (P-POD): a comparative genomics analysis tool for biologists. PLoS One 2007; 2:e766. [PMID: 17712414 PMCID: PMC1942082 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2007] [Accepted: 07/18/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Many biological databases that provide comparative genomics information and tools are now available on the internet. While certainly quite useful, to our knowledge none of the existing databases combine results from multiple comparative genomics methods with manually curated information from the literature. Here we describe the Princeton Protein Orthology Database (P-POD, http://ortholog.princeton.edu), a user-friendly database system that allows users to find and visualize the phylogenetic relationships among predicted orthologs (based on the OrthoMCL method) to a query gene from any of eight eukaryotic organisms, and to see the orthologs in a wider evolutionary context (based on the Jaccard clustering method). In addition to the phylogenetic information, the database contains experimental results manually collected from the literature that can be compared to the computational analyses, as well as links to relevant human disease and gene information via the OMIM, model organism, and sequence databases. Our aim is for the P-POD resource to be extremely useful to typical experimental biologists wanting to learn more about the evolutionary context of their favorite genes. P-POD is based on the commonly used Generic Model Organism Database (GMOD) schema and can be downloaded in its entirety for installation on one's own system. Thus, bioinformaticians and software developers may also find P-POD useful because they can use the P-POD database infrastructure when developing their own comparative genomics resources and database tools.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sven Heinicke
- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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- The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Jeter CR, Roux SJ. Plant responses to extracellular nucleotides: Cellular processes and biological effects. Purinergic Signal 2006; 2:443-9. [PMID: 18404482 PMCID: PMC2254475 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-005-3981-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2005] [Accepted: 08/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Higher plants exhibit cellular responsiveness to the exogenous application of purine nucleotides in a manner consistent with a cell–cell signaling function for these molecules. Like animals, plants respond to extracellular ATP, ADP, and stable analogues (e.g., ATPγS and ADPβS) by increasing the cytoplasmic concentration of calcium. Agonist substrate specificity and concentration dependency suggest receptor mediation of these events, and, although the identity of the plant receptor is currently unknown, pharmacological analysis points to the involvement of a plasma membrane-localized calcium channel. Extracellular ATP can also induce the production of reactive oxygen species and stimulate an increase in the mRNA levels of a number of stress- and calcium-regulated genes, suggesting a role for nucleotide-based signaling in plant wound and defense responses. Furthermore, the growth and development of plants can also be altered by the application of external ATP. Recent studies are only beginning to uncover the complexities of plant signaling networks activated in response to extracellular ATP and how these might interact to affect plant physiological processes.
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- Collene R. Jeter
- Science Park-Research Division, Department of Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX 78957 USA
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- Section of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, The University of Texas-Austin, University Station A6700, Austin, TX 78712-0183 USA
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Dey S. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in human P-glycoprotein: its impact on drug delivery and disposition. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2006; 3:23-35. [PMID: 16370938 DOI: 10.1517/17425247.3.1.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Drug efflux pumps belong to a large family of ATP-binding cassette transporter proteins. These pumps bind their substrate and export it through the membrane using energy derived from ATP hydrolysis. P-glycoprotein, the main efflux pump in this family, is expressed not only in tumour cells but also in normal tissues with excretory function (liver, kidney and the intestine). It has a broad specificity of substrates and plays an important role in drug delivery and disposition. Recently, genetic screening of P-glycoprotein has yielded multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms, which seem to alter transporter function and expression. This review discusses the various polymorphisms of this gene and its impact on drug disposition and diseases.
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- Surajit Dey
- College of Pharmacy, University of Southern Nevada, 11 Sunset Way, Henderson, NV 89014, USA.
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Lawrence LE, Barrett JF. Efflux pumps in bacteria: overview, clinical relevance, and potential pharmaceutical target. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2005; 7:199-217. [PMID: 15991952 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.7.2.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Trends in microbial resistance suggest a dramatic increase in the frequency of reports of multi-drug efflux pumps in bacteria and fungi. Although it is difficult to determine whether this increase is due to the increased attention given to this resistance mechanism, or an increase in frequency, efflux pumps are becoming an important consideration in resistance emergence. These efflux pumps comprise at least four different classes in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, as well as in Streptomyces and fungi. As more efflux pumps are characterised and studied, both biochemically and structurally, the opportunity for intervention may arise.
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- L E Lawrence
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA
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Dey S, Anand BS, Patel J, Mitra AK. Transporters/receptors in the anterior chamber: pathways to explore ocular drug delivery strategies. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2003; 3:23-44. [PMID: 12718729 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.3.1.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Membrane transporters/receptors are involved in drug transport processes and play a key role in intestinal absorption, tissue distribution and elimination. Drug targeting to specific transporters and receptors using carrier-mediated absorption has immense clinical significance. Ocular drug delivery is a challenging task since it involves drug transport across various barriers in the eye. Specialised transport processes exist at these barriers, which control the entry of drugs and xenobiotics. Ocular drug therapy involving topical or systemic administration of drugs has various limitations. Transport processes in the eye have been targeted in an effort to increase ocular bioavailability of drugs following topical instillation. This review discusses various transport processes in the eye and drug delivery strategies utilising these transporters/receptors.
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- Surajit Dey
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5005 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2499, USA
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Patel J, Mitra AK. Strategies to overcome simultaneous P-glycoprotein mediated efflux and CYP3A4 mediated metabolism of drugs. Pharmacogenomics 2001; 2:401-15. [PMID: 11722289 DOI: 10.1517/14622416.2.4.401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4), abundant in both the liver and upper intestinal enterocytes, limits the systemic bioavailability of xenobiotics. P-glycoprotein (P-gp), the MDR1 gene product, is also known to reduce the oral bioavailability of the drug molecules. High cellular expression of P-gp and CYP3A4 in mature intestinal enterocytes and their similar substrate specificity suggest that the function of these proteins may be complementary and may form a co-ordinated intestinal barrier. Various ongoing preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated that the oral bioavailability of various P-gp and/or CYP3A4 substrates can be increased by simultaneous administration of P-gp and/or CYP3A4 inactivators. The current review describes the background and summarises several proposed hypotheses in modifying oral bioavailability by various drug-inhibitor interactions.
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- J Patel
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5005 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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Bard SM. Multixenobiotic resistance as a cellular defense mechanism in aquatic organisms. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2000; 48:357-389. [PMID: 10794825 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-445x(00)00088-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Multixenobiotic resistance in aquatic organisms exposed to natural toxins or anthropogenic contaminants is a phenomenon analogous to multidrug resistance in mammalian tumor cell lines tolerant of anti-cancer drugs. Multidrug resistance is commonly due to the elevated expression of transmembrane P-glycoproteins (P-gp) which actively transport a wide variety of structurally and functionally diverse compounds. The purpose of this review is to place aquatic ecotoxicological data in context of the larger multidrug resistance field of study. Information on P-glycoproteins structure, mechanism of transport, and substrate specificity gained through traditional mammalian and cell culture models is examined in conjunction with recent work on aquatic species exposed to xenobiotics both in the field and in the laboratory. The physiological function of P-glycoproteins is explored through studies of gene knockout models and expression patterns in normal tissues and tumors. The effect of xenobiotic exposures on P-gp activity and protein titer is examined in wild and captive populations of aquatic invertebrates and vertebrates. Substrate overlap and evidence of co-expression of phase I detoxification enzymes (e.g. cytochromes P450) and P-gp are presented. The role of P-gp chemosensitizers as environmental pollutants and the ecotoxicological consequences of P-gp inhibition are highlighted. The overwhelming evidence suggests that P-glycoproteins provide aquatic organisms with resistance to a wide range of natural and anthropogenic toxins.
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- SM Bard
- Biology Department, Mail Stop #32, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
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Boyum R, Guidotti G. Sac1p of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is not involved in ATP release to the extracellular fluid. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997; 236:50-3. [PMID: 9223424 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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One activity ascribed to Sac1p is the transport of ATP into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum of Saccharomyces cerevisiae; therefore, the question of whether this protein plays a role in ATP efflux from yeast was addressed. Preliminary results suggested that deletion of the SAC1 gene eliminated nigericin-stimulated ATP efflux. However, further experimentation revealed that this result was caused by a pronounced extracellular ATPase activity for sac1delta cells at alkaline pH, conditions required to measure extracellular ATP in wild type cells. At acid pH, sac1delta cells exhibit glucose-dependent, nigericin-stimulated ATP efflux. sac1delta cells express less acid phosphatase activity in the periplasm than do wild type cells, thus increasing the stability of extracellular ATP. At alkaline pH, however, sac1delta cells tend to lose structural integrity and release lactate dehydrogenase as well as an unidentified ATPase activity to the extracellular fluid. Therefore, Sac1p is not involved in ATP efflux from S. cerevisiae.
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- R Boyum
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Boyum R, Guidotti G. Glucose-dependent, cAMP-mediated ATP efflux from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 1997; 143 ( Pt 6):1901-1908. [PMID: 9202466 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-6-1901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Extracellular ATP plays an important role in the physiology of multicellular organisms; however, it is unknown whether unicellular organisms such as yeast also release ATP extracellularly. Experiments are described here which show that Saccharomyces cerevisiae releases ATP to the extracellular fluid. This efflux required glucose and the rate was increased dramatically by the proton ionophores nigericin, monensin, carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone and carbonyl cyanide p-(trifluoromethoxy)-phenylhydrazone; ATP efflux was also increased by the plasma membrane proton pump inhibitor diethylstilbestrol. The increase in the concentration of extracellular ATP was not due to cell lysis or general disruption of plasma membrane integrity as measured by colony-forming and methylene-blue-staining assays. ATP efflux was strictly correlated with a rise in intracellular cAMP; therefore, the cAMP pathway is likely to be involved in triggering ATP efflux. These results demonstrate that yeast cells release ATP in a regulated manner.
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- Rodney Boyum
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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