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Binder C, Cvetkovski F, Sellberg F, Berg S, Paternina Visbal H, Sachs DH, Berglund E, Berglund D. CD2 Immunobiology. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1090. [PMID: 32582179 PMCID: PMC7295915 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The glycoprotein CD2 is a costimulatory receptor expressed mainly on T and NK cells that binds to LFA3, a cell surface protein expressed on e.g., antigen-presenting cells. CD2 has an important role in the formation and organization of the immunological synapse that is formed between T cells and antigen-presenting cells upon cell-cell conjugation and associated intracellular signaling. CD2 expression is upregulated on memory T cells as well as activated T cells and plays an important role in activation of memory T cells despite the coexistence of several other costimulatory pathways. Anti-CD2 monoclonal antibodies have been shown to induce immune modulatory effects in vitro and clinical studies have proven the safety and efficacy of CD2-targeting biologics. Investigators have highlighted that the lack of attention to the CD2/LFA3 costimulatory pathway is a missed opportunity. Overall, CD2 is an attractive target for monoclonal antibodies intended for treatment of pathologies characterized by undesired T cell activation and offers an avenue to more selectively target memory T cells while favoring immune regulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christian Binder
- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Section of Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Research and Development, ITB-Med AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Section of Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Research and Development, ITB-Med AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Research and Development, ITB-Med AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Section of Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Research and Development, ITB-Med AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Research and Development, ITB-Med AB, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Medicine, Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Research and Development, ITB-Med AB, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Transplantation Surgery, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, and Department of Transplantation Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Section of Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Research and Development, ITB-Med AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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Dose-Dependent Responses of I3C and DIM on T-Cell Activation in the Human T Lymphocyte Jurkat Cell Line. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18071409. [PMID: 28671563 PMCID: PMC5535901 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18071409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and its dimer diindolylmethane (DIM) are bioactive metabolites of a glucosinolate, glucobrassicin, found in cruciferous vegetables. Both I3C and DIM have been reported to possess pro-apoptotic, anti-proliferative and anti-carcinogenic properties via modulation of immune pathways. However, results from these studies remain inconclusive since they lack thorough evaluation of these bioactives’ physiological versus pharmacological effects. In the present study, we investigated I3C and DIM’s dose-dependent effects on cytokines production in human T lymphocytes Jurkat cell line (Clone E6-1). The results showed that I3C and DIM pretreatment, at higher concentrations of 50 and 10 μM, respectively, significantly increased PMA/ionomycin-induced interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-8 (IL-8) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) production, measured by real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). As a plausible mechanism underlying such pronounced cytokine release, we found robust increase in downstream nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and nuclear factor of activated T-cells 1 (NFAT1) signaling with I3C pretreatment, whereas DIM pretreatment only significantly induced NF-κB activation, but not NFAT1. We hypothesize that I3C/DIM pretreatment primes the T cells to become hyperresponsive upon PMA/ionomycin stimulation which in turn differentially induces two major downstream Ca2+-dependent inflammatory pathways, NF-κB and NFAT1. Our data show novel insights into the mechanisms underlying induction of pro-inflammatory cytokine release by pharmacological concentrations of I3C and DIM, an effect negligible under physiological conditions.
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Pruett TL, McGory RW, Wright FH, Pescovitz MD, Yang H, McClain JB. Safety profile, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of siplizumab, a humanized anti-CD2 monoclonal antibody, in renal allograft recipients. Transplant Proc 2010; 41:3655-61. [PMID: 19917362 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.06.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2008] [Revised: 03/09/2009] [Accepted: 06/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND We report the safety profile, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of siplizumab, a humanized IgG1 anti-CD2 monoclonal antibody and potential agent for preventing renal allograft rejection, in a phase 1 study in renal allograft recipients. METHODS Subjects on conventional immunosuppressive regimens received 2 infusions (4-6 and 60-72 hours postsurgery) of siplizumab (0.012, 0.06, or 0.12 mg/kg per dose). Adverse events (AEs) were recorded for 33 days. Serum siplizumab concentrations were measured and PD was assessed by flow cytometry and NK in vitro cytotoxicity. RESULTS Thirteen renal allograft recipients were enrolled. Two patients had mild infusion reactions with single temperature elevations of 38.2 degrees C and 38.6 degrees C, respectively. Eight patients had siplizumab-related AEs: lymphopenia (7 patients), anemia (3), chills (2), and nausea (2). Mean natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity decreased after the first dose, but exceeded pretreatment values by day 33 in all patients. No anti-siplizumab antibodies were detected. The 0.012 mg/kg group did not achieve quantifiable siplizumab serum concentrations. By the second dose, mean peak concentrations were 958 ng/mL, with mean T(1/2) of 29 hours, in the 0.06 mg/kg group, and 2870 ng/mL, with mean T(1/2) of 49 hours, in the 0.12 mg/kg group. Mean total lymphocyte and CD2(+) lymphocyte counts declined after the first infusion and rose by day 8 in all groups despite a second infusion of siplizumab. Lymphocyte counts returned to pretreatment levels by day 60. CONCLUSION Siplizumab exhibited an acceptable safety profile in this study. Detectable siplizumab concentrations were maintained for 3 days after the second dose at the 2 highest dose levels.
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- T L Pruett
- University of Virginia Health Systems, Department of Surgery, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
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Cairo CW, Golan DE. T cell adhesion mechanisms revealed by receptor lateral mobility. Biopolymers 2008; 89:409-19. [PMID: 18041065 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cell surface receptors mediate the exchange of information between cells and their environment. In the case of adhesion receptors, the spatial distribution and molecular associations of the receptors are critical to their function. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms regulating the distribution and binding associations of these molecules is necessary to understand their functional regulation. Experiments characterizing the lateral mobility of adhesion receptors have revealed a set of common mechanisms that control receptor function and thus cellular behavior. The T cell provides one of the most dynamic examples of cellular adhesion. An individual T cell makes innumerable intercellular contacts with antigen presenting cells, the vascular endothelium, and many other cell types. We review here the mechanisms that regulate T cell adhesion receptor lateral mobility as a window into the molecular regulation of these systems, and we present a general framework for understanding the principles and mechanisms that are likely to be common among these and other cellular adhesion systems. We suggest that receptor lateral mobility is regulated via four major mechanisms-reorganization, recruitment, dispersion, and anchoring-and we review specific examples of T cell adhesion receptor systems that utilize one or more of these mechanisms.
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- Christopher W Cairo
- Department of Chemistry, Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2.
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Zhu DM, Dustin ML, Cairo CW, Golan DE. Analysis of two-dimensional dissociation constant of laterally mobile cell adhesion molecules. Biophys J 2006; 92:1022-34. [PMID: 17085486 PMCID: PMC1779959 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.089649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We formulate a general analysis to determine the two-dimensional dissociation constant (2D Kd), and use this method to study the interaction of CD2-expressing T cells with glass-supported planar bilayers containing fluorescently labeled CD58, a CD2 counter-receptor. Both CD2 and CD58 are laterally mobile in their respective membranes. Adhesion is indicated by accumulation of CD2 and CD58 in the cell-bilayer contact area; adhesion molecule density and contact area size attain equilibrium within 40 min. The standard (Scatchard) analysis of solution-phase binding is not applicable to the case of laterally mobile adhesion molecules due to the dynamic nature of the interaction. We derive a new binding equation, B/F=[(Ntxf)/(KdxScell)]-[(Bxp)/Kd], where B and F are bound and free CD58 density in the contact area, respectively; Nt is CD2 molecule number per cell; f is CD2 fractional mobility; Scell is cell surface area; and p is the ratio of contact area at equilibrium to Scell. We use this analysis to determine that the 2D Kd for CD2-CD58 is 5.4-7.6 molecules/microm2. 2D Kd analysis provides a general and quantitative measure of the mechanisms regulating cell-cell adhesion.
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- De-Min Zhu
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Delon J, Stoll S, Germain RN. Imaging of T-cell interactions with antigen presenting cells in culture and in intact lymphoid tissue. Immunol Rev 2002; 189:51-63. [PMID: 12445265 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-065x.2002.18906.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The development of an effective immune response requires cell-cell contact between T cells and antigen-bearing cells of several types (dendritic cells, B cells, infected tissue cells). Recent advances in light microscopy have led to intense investigation of the molecular events that accompany these cell interactions, especially the redistribution of membrane proteins into discrete organized subdomains within the zone of cell-cell contact termed the 'immunological synapse'. Here we discuss two aspects of our own studies in this area. First, we highlight results from our in vitro analysis of the role of the cytoskeletal ezrin, radixin, moesin adapter proteins in the exclusion of CD43 from the well-defined T cell receptor (TCR) and integrin-rich zones of the synapse. Based on the molecular mechanism uncovered in this work, we propose a new model for how TCR-signaled changes in cytoskeletal organization indirectly influence both protein distributions and the efficiency of signaling between T cell and presenting cell. We then discuss the development of a new method for dynamic visualization of T cell - dendritic cell interactions in intact lymphoid tissue. The remarkable longevity of monogamous lymphocyte-presenting cell interactions is discussed, differences between our observations and those of others are laid out in detail, and prospects for future application of this technical approach to analysis of early immune responses in lymphoid organs and of effector lymphocyte function in tissues are presented.
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- Jérôme Delon
- Lymphocyte Biology Section, Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1892, USA
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Nambiar MP, Enyedy EJ, Fisher CU, Warke VG, Tsokos GC. High dose of dexamethasone upregulates TCR/CD3-induced calcium response independent of TCR zeta chain expression in human T lymphocytes. J Cell Biochem 2001; 83:401-13. [PMID: 11596109 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.1238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Glucocorticoids are very potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents that modulate cellular immune responses, although, the molecular mechanisms that impart their complex effects have not been completely defined. We have previously demonstrated that dexamethasone (Dex), a synthetic glucocorticoid, biphasically modulates the expression of TCR (T cell receptor) zeta chain in human T cells. At 10 nM, it induced the expression of TCR zeta chain whereas at 100 nM, it inhibited its expression. In parallel to the upregulation of TCR zeta chain, the TCR/CD3-mediated [Ca(2+)](i) response was enhanced in 10 nM Dex-treated cells. However, at 100 nM, Dex treatment enhanced TCR/CD3-mediated [Ca(2+)](i) response without the induction of TCR zeta chain expression. Because the classical transcriptional model of glucocorticoid action cannot account for the effects of high dose of Dex, here we studied alternative mechanisms of action. We show that, increased and more sustained TCR/CD3-mediated [Ca(2+)](i) response was also observed in 100 nM Dex-treated cells in the presence of actinomycin D or cycloheximide suggesting that cellular transcription and/or de novo protein synthesis are not required for the induction. The TCR/CD3-mediated hyper [Ca(2+)](i) response in 100 nM Dex-treated cells was readily reversible by short-term culture in steroid-free medium. RU-486, a competitive antagonist of Dex, inhibited the increase in [Ca(2+)](i) response suggesting that the effect of Dex is mediated through the glucocorticoid receptor. Although the lipid-raft association of the TCR zeta chain was not significantly increased, high-dose of Dex increased the amount of ubiquitinated form of the TCR zeta chain in the cell membrane along with increased levels of actin. Fluorescence microscopy showed that high-dose of Dex alters the distribution of the TCR zeta chain and form more distinct clusters upon TCR/CD3 stimulation. These results suggest that high dose of Dex perturbs the membrane distribution of TCR zeta chain leading to more functional signaling clusters that result in increased TCR/CD3-mediated [Ca(2+)](i) response independent of TCR zeta chain expression.
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- M P Nambiar
- Department of Cellular Injury, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Building 503, Robert Grant Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-7500, USA
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Ko KS, Arora PD, Bhide V, Chen A, McCulloch CA. Cell-cell adhesion in human fibroblasts requires calcium signaling. J Cell Sci 2001; 114:1155-67. [PMID: 11228159 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.114.6.1155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In connective tissues, intercellular adhesion is essential for tissue morphogenesis, development and wound healing. However, the signaling mechanisms initiated by cell-cell adhesion in fibroblasts and that regulate it are not known. In this study we tested the hypothesis that intracellular calcium signaling is required to mediate intercellular adhesion between fibroblasts. Fura-2 or fluo-3 labeled human fibroblasts were used to investigate calcium homeostasis during intercellular adhesion. After contact with suspended fibroblasts there was a rise in cytosolic free calcium ([Ca2+]i) and multiple calcium oscillations in substrate-attached cells. Antibodies against the extracellular but not the cytoplasmic domain of cadherin induced a similar calcium response, indicating that these responses were initiated by cadherin binding. As shown by the near-plasma membrane Ca2+ indicator (Fura-C18) and by confocal microscopy of fluo-3-loaded cells, [Ca2+]i transients probably originated at sites of cell-cell contact. Cell-cell adhesion was dependent on both calcium influx through membrane channels and release of Ca2+ from internal calcium stores, because the calcium channel inhibitor LaCl3 or pretreatment of cells with thapsigargin significantly inhibited (>35%) cell-cell attachment. The [Ca2+]i changes induced by cell-cell adhesion were temporally correlated with increased recruitment of intercellular junctional proteins into the cytoskeleton and movement of GFP-actin to sites of cell-cell contact. [Ca2+]i responses induced by intercellular adhesion were essential for both junctional protein recruitment and the establishment of strong cell-cell contacts, as loading cells with BAPTA/AM significantly inhibited cell-cell adhesion and recruitment of cadherins and beta-catenin to the actin cytoskeleton. Actin depolymerization by cytochalasin D dramatically reduced cell-cell adhesion and recruitment of cadherins and catenin to the actin cytoskeleton. These results demonstrate that cadherin-cadherin interaction induces [Ca2+]i transients during cell-cell adhesion in fibroblasts, and these calcium signals regulate cell-cell adhesion through remodeling of cortical actin and recruitment of cadherins and beta-catenin into intercellular junctions.
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- K S Ko
- CIHR Group in Periodontal Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E2, Canada.
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Sukharev S, Betanzos M, Chiang CS, Guy HR. The gating mechanism of the large mechanosensitive channel MscL. Nature 2001; 409:720-4. [PMID: 11217861 DOI: 10.1038/35055559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The mechanosensitive channel of large conductance, MscL, is a ubiquitous membrane-embedded valve involved in turgor regulation in bacteria. The crystal structure of MscL from Mycobacterium tuberculosis provides a starting point for analysing molecular mechanisms of tension-dependent channel gating. Here we develop structural models in which a cytoplasmic gate is formed by a bundle of five amino-terminal helices (S1), previously unresolved in the crystal structure. When membrane tension is applied, the transmembrane barrel expands and pulls the gate apart through the S1-M1 linker. We tested these models by substituting cysteines for residues predicted to be near each other only in either the closed or open conformation. Our results demonstrate that S1 segments form the bundle when the channel is closed, and crosslinking between S1 segments prevents opening. S1 segments interact with M2 when the channel is open, and crosslinking of S1 to M2 impedes channel closing. Gating is affected by the length of the S1-M1 linker in a manner consistent with the model, revealing critical spatial relationships between the domains that transmit force from the lipid bilayer to the channel gate.
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- S Sukharev
- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA.
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Maurer JA, Elmore DE, Lester HA, Dougherty DA. Comparing and contrasting Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis mechanosensitive channels (MscL). New gain of function mutations in the loop region. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:22238-44. [PMID: 10801868 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003056200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Sequence analysis of 35 putative MscL homologues was used to develop an optimal alignment for Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis MscL and to place these homologues into sequence subfamilies. By using this alignment, previously identified E. coli MscL mutants that displayed severe and very severe gain of function phenotypes were mapped onto the M. tuberculosis MscL sequence. Not all of the resulting M. tuberculosis mutants displayed a gain of function phenotype; for instance, normal phenotypes were noted for mutations at Ala(20), the analogue of the highly sensitive Gly(22) site in E. coli. A previously unnoticed intersubunit hydrogen bond in the extracellular loop region of the M. tuberculosis MscL crystal structure has been analyzed. Cross-linkable residues were substituted for the residues involved in the hydrogen bond, and cross-linking studies indicated that these sites are spatially close under physiological conditions. In general, mutation at these positions results in a gain of function phenotype, which provides strong evidence for the importance of the loop region in MscL channel function. No analogue to this interesting interaction could be found in E. coli MscL by sequence alignment. Taken together, these results indicate that caution should be exercised in using the M. tuberculosis MscL crystal structure to analyze previous functional studies of E. coli MscL.
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- J A Maurer
- Divisions of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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