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Okshevsky M, Louw MG, Lamela EO, Nilsson M, Tolker‐Nielsen T, Meyer RL. A transposon mutant library of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987 reveals novel genes required for biofilm formation and implicates motility as an important factor for pellicle-biofilm formation. Microbiologyopen 2018; 7:e00552. [PMID: 29164822 PMCID: PMC5911993 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bacillus cereus is one of the most common opportunistic pathogens causing foodborne illness, as well as a common source of contamination in the dairy industry. B. cereus can form robust biofilms on food processing surfaces, resulting in food contamination due to shedding of cells and spores. Despite the medical and industrial relevance of this species, the genetic basis of biofilm formation in B. cereus is not well studied. In order to identify genes required for biofilm formation in this bacterium, we created a library of 5000 + transposon mutants of the biofilm-forming strain B. cereusATCC 10987, using an unbiased mariner transposon approach. The mutant library was screened for the ability to form a pellicle biofilm at the air-media interface, as well as a submerged biofilm at the solid-media interface. A total of 91 genes were identified as essential for biofilm formation. These genes encode functions such as chemotaxis, amino acid metabolism and cellular repair mechanisms, and include numerous genes not previously known to be required for biofilm formation. Although the majority of disrupted genes are not directly responsible for motility, further investigations revealed that the vast majority of the biofilm-deficient mutants were also motility impaired. This observation implicates motility as a pivotal factor in the formation of a biofilm by B. cereus. These results expand our knowledge of the fundamental molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation by B. cereus.
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- Mira Okshevsky
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience CenterAarhus UniversityAarhusDenmark
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- Department of Immunology and MicrobiologyUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Immunology and MicrobiologyUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience CenterAarhus UniversityAarhusDenmark
- Department of BioscienceAarhus UniversityAarhusDenmark
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Furukawa T, Tabata S, Yamamoto M, Kawahara K, Shinsato Y, Minami K, Shimokawa M, Akiyama SI. Thymidine phosphorylase in cancer aggressiveness and chemoresistance. Pharmacol Res 2018; 132:15-20. [PMID: 29604437 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2018.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Thymidine phosphorylase (TP) is a rate-limiting enzyme in thymidine catabolism. TP has several important roles in biological and pharmacological mechanisms; importantly TP acts as an angiogenic factor and one of metabolic enzymes of fluoro-pyrimidine anticancer agents and modifies inflammation. Improving our understanding of the characteristics and functions of TP has led to the development of novel TP-based anticancer therapies. We recently reported that TP-dependent thymidine catabolism contributes to tumour survival in low nutrient conditions and the pathway from thymidine to the glycolysis cascade is affected in the context of physiological and metabolic conditions. In this review, we describe recent advancement in our understanding of TP, with a focus on cancer cell biology and the pharmacology of pyrimidine analogue anticancer agents. This review provides comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanism of TP function in cancer.
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- Tatsuhiko Furukawa
- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan; Center for the Research of Advanced Diagnosis and Therapy of Cancer, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan.
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-0052, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan
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Several physiological functions of adenosine (Ado) appear to be mediated by four G protein-coupled Ado receptors. Ado is produced extracellularly from the catabolism of the excreted ATP, or intracellularly from AMP, and then released through its transporter. High level of intracellular Ado occurs only at low energy charge, as an intermediate of ATP breakdown, leading to hypoxanthine production. AMP, the direct precursor of Ado, is now considered as an important stress signal inside cell triggering metabolic regulation through activation of a specific AMP-dependent protein kinase. Intracellular Ado produced from AMP by allosterically regulated nucleotidases can be regarded as a stress signal as well. To study the receptor-independent effects of Ado, several experimental approaches have been proposed, such as inhibition or silencing of key enzymes of Ado metabolism, knockdown of Ado receptors in animals, the use of antagonists, or cell treatment with deoxyadenosine, which is substrate of the enzymes acting on Ado, but is unable to interact with Ado receptors. In this way, it was demonstrated that, among other functions, intracellular Ado modulates angiogenesis by regulating promoter methylation, induces hypothermia, promotes apoptosis in sympathetic neurons, and, in the case of oxygen and glucose deprivation, exerts a cytoprotective effect by replenishing the ATP pool.
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Tabata S, Yamamoto M, Goto H, Hirayama A, Ohishi M, Kuramoto T, Mitsuhashi A, Ikeda R, Haraguchi M, Kawahara K, Shinsato Y, Minami K, Saijo A, Hanibuchi M, Nishioka Y, Sone S, Esumi H, Tomita M, Soga T, Furukawa T, Akiyama SI. Thymidine Catabolism as a Metabolic Strategy for Cancer Survival. Cell Rep 2018; 19:1313-1321. [PMID: 28514652 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.04.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 03/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Thymidine phosphorylase (TP), a rate-limiting enzyme in thymidine catabolism, plays a pivotal role in tumor progression; however, the mechanisms underlying this role are not fully understood. Here, we found that TP-mediated thymidine catabolism could supply the carbon source in the glycolytic pathway and thus contribute to cell survival under conditions of nutrient deprivation. In TP-expressing cells, thymidine was converted to metabolites, including glucose 6-phosphate, lactate, 5-phospho-α-D-ribose 1-diphosphate, and serine, via the glycolytic pathway both in vitro and in vivo. These thymidine-derived metabolites were required for the survival of cells under low-glucose conditions. Furthermore, activation of thymidine catabolism was observed in human gastric cancer. These findings demonstrate that thymidine can serve as a glycolytic pathway substrate in human cancer cells.
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- Sho Tabata
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-0052, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-0052, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-0052, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Clinical Research, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-0022, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-0052, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-0052, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan.
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- Clinical Research Center, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan.
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Han R, Xu L, Wang T, Liu B, Wang L. A Small Regulatory RNA Contributes to the Preferential Colonization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in the Large Intestine in Response to a Low DNA Concentration. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:274. [PMID: 28289405 PMCID: PMC5326754 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) serotype O157:H7 (O157) is one of the most notorious human pathogens, causing severe disease in humans worldwide. O157 specifically colonizes the large intestine of mammals after passing through the small intestine, and this process is influenced by differential signals between the two regions. Small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) are able to sense and respond to environmental changes and regulate diverse physiological processes in pathogenic bacteria. Although some sRNAs of O157 have been extensively investigated, whether these molecules can sense differences between the small and large intestine and influence the preferential colonization in the large intestine by O157 remains unknown. In this study, we identified a new sRNA, Esr055, in O157 which senses the low DNA concentration in the large intestine and contributes to the preferential colonization of the bacteria in this region. The number of O157 wild-type that adhered to the colon is 30.18 times higher than the number that adhered to the ileum of mice, while the number of the ΔEsr055 mutant that adhered to the colon decreased to 13.27 times higher than the number adhered to the ileum. Furthermore, we found that the expression of Esr055 is directly activated by the regulator, DeoR, and its expression is positively affected by DNA, which is significantly more abundant in the ileum than in the colon of mice. Additionally, combining the results of informatics predictions and transcriptomic analysis, we found that several virulence genes are up-regulated in the ΔEsr055 mutant and five candidate genes (z0568, z0974, z1356, z1926, and z5187) may be its direct targets.
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- Runhua Han
- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of EducationTianjin, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of EducationTianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional GenomicsTianjin, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of EducationTianjin, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of EducationTianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional GenomicsTianjin, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of EducationTianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional GenomicsTianjin, China; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai UniversityTianjin, China
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Cao TP, Kim JS, Woo MH, Choi JM, Jun Y, Lee KH, Lee SH. Structural insight for substrate tolerance to 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase from the pathogen Streptococcus suis. J Microbiol 2016; 54:311-21. [PMID: 27033207 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-016-6029-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) is a class I aldolase that catalyzes aldol condensation of two aldehydes in the active site, which is particularly germane in drug manufacture. Structural and biochemical studies have shown that the active site of DERA is typically loosely packed and displays broader substrate specificity despite sharing conserved folding architecture with other aldolases. The most distinctive structural feature of DERA compared to other aldolases is short and flexible C-terminal region. This region is also responsible for substrate recognition. Therefore, substrate tolerance may be related to the C-terminal structural features of DERA. Here, we determined the crystal structures of full length and C-terminal truncated DERA from Streptococcus suis (SsDERA). In common, both contained the typical (α/β)8 TIM-barrel fold of class I aldolases. Surprisingly, C-terminal truncation resulting in missing the last α9 and β8 secondary elements, allowed DERA to maintain activity comparable to the fulllength enzyme. Specifically, Arg186 and Ser205 residues at the C-terminus appeared mutually supplemental or less indispensible for substrate phosphate moiety recognition. Our results suggest that DERA might adopt a shorter C-terminal region than conventional aldolases during evolution pathway, resulting in a broader range of substrate tolerance through active site flexibility.
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- Thinh-Phat Cao
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of Korea.,National Research Center for Dementia, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Jeonbuk Branch Institute, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, 580-185, Republic of Korea
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- Jeonbuk Branch Institute, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, 580-185, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of Korea.,School of Life Sciences and Silver Health Bio Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Silver Health Bio Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.,School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- National Research Center for Dementia, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of Korea.
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Snoussi S, El May A, Coquet L, Chan P, Jouenne T, Dé E, Landoulsi A. Unraveling the effects of static magnetic field stress on cytosolic proteins of Salmonella by using a proteomic approach. Can J Microbiol 2015; 62:338-48. [PMID: 26928316 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present study investigated the adaptation of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Hadar to static magnetic field (SMF) exposure (200 mT, 9 h). The proteomic analysis provides an overview of potentially important cytosolic proteins that Salmonella needs to regulate to survive and adapt to magnetic stress. Via 2-dimensional electrophoresis and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, we compared cytosolic proteomes before and after exposure to magnetic field. A total of 35 proteins displaying more than a 2-fold change were differentially expressed in exposed cells, among which 25 were upregulated and 10 were downregulated. These proteins can be classified mainly into 6 categories: (i) proteins involved in metabolic pathways of carbohydrates, (ii) chaperones and proteins produced in response to oxidative stress, (iii) proteins involved in energy homeostasis, (iv) elongation factors (EF-Tu and EF-Ts), (v) proteins involved in motility, and (vi) proteins involved in molecules transport. Many of the presented observations could be explained, while some represent still-unknown mechanisms. In addition, this study reveals 5 hypothetical proteins. It seems that the stress response to SMF (200 mT) is essentially set up to avoid oxidative damages, with the overexpression of proteins directly involved in oxidative stress response and metabolic switches to counteract oxidative stress. Interestingly, several proteins induced under SMF exposure are found to overlap with those induced by other stresses, such as heat shock and starvation.
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- Sarra Snoussi
- a Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, 7021 Zarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisie.,b UMR 6270 CNRS, Faculté des sciences, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- a Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, 7021 Zarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisie
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- b UMR 6270 CNRS, Faculté des sciences, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- b UMR 6270 CNRS, Faculté des sciences, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- b UMR 6270 CNRS, Faculté des sciences, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- b UMR 6270 CNRS, Faculté des sciences, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- a Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, 7021 Zarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisie
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Salleron L, Magistrelli G, Mary C, Fischer N, Bairoch A, Lane L. DERA is the human deoxyribose phosphate aldolase and is involved in stress response. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:2913-25. [PMID: 25229427 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 09/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.4), which converts 2-deoxy-d-ribose-5-phosphate into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and acetaldehyde, belongs to the core metabolism of living organisms. It was previously shown that human cells harbor deoxyribose phosphate aldolase activity but the protein responsible of this activity has never been formally identified. This study provides the first experimental evidence that DERA, which is mainly expressed in lung, liver and colon, is the human deoxyribose phosphate aldolase. Among human cell lines, the highest DERA mRNA level and deoxyribose phosphate aldolase activity were observed in liver-derived Huh-7 cells. DERA was shown to interact with the known stress granule component YBX1 and to be recruited to stress granules after oxidative or mitochondrial stress. In addition, cells in which DERA expression was down-regulated using shRNA formed fewer stress granules and were more prone to apoptosis after clotrimazole stress, suggesting the importance of DERA for stress granule formation. Furthermore, the expression of DERA was shown to permit cells in which mitochondrial ATP production was abolished to make use of extracellular deoxyinosine to maintain ATP levels. This study unraveled a previously undescribed pathway which may allow cells with high deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase activity, such as liver cells, to minimize or delay stress-induced damage by producing energy through deoxynucleoside degradation.
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- Lisa Salleron
- Department of Human Protein Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Department of Human Protein Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Human Protein Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; CALIPHO GroupSIB-Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Human Protein Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; CALIPHO GroupSIB-Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Comba González N, Vallejo AF, Sánchez-Gómez M, Montoya D. Protein identification in two phases of 1,3-propanediol production by proteomic analysis. J Proteomics 2013; 89:255-64. [PMID: 23811541 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2012] [Revised: 05/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Proteomic analysis by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2D)-mass spectrometry was used to identify differentially expressed proteins in the Clostridium sp. native strain (IBUN 158B) in two phases of the 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) production (lag phase and exponential growth phase). Intracellular protein fraction extraction conditions were standardised, as well as the 2D electrophoresis. Differences were found between both of the growth phases evaluated here. Thirty-two of the differentially expressed proteins were chosen to be identified by tandem mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF/TOF). The presence of four enzymes implicated in the 1,3-PD metabolic pathway was recorded: one from the reductive route (1,3-propanediol dehydrogenase) and three from the oxidative route (3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase, NADPH-dependent butanol dehydrogenase and phosphate butyryl transferase). The following enzymes which have not been previously reported for Clostridium sp., were also identified: phosphoglycerate kinase, glucose 6-phosphate isomerase, deoxyribose phosphate aldolase, transketolase, cysteine synthetase, O-acetylhomoserine sulphhydrylase, glycyl-tRNA ligase, aspartate-β-semialdehyde dehydrogenase, inosine-5-monophosphate dehydrogenase, aconitate hydratase and the PrsA protein. The foregoing provides a novel contribution towards knowledge of the native strain for the purpose of designing genetic manipulation strategies to obtain strains with high production of 1,3-PD. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE The article "Protein identification in two phases of 1,3-propanediol production by proteomic analysis" provides a novel contribution towards knowledge regarding the Colombian Clostridium sp. native strain (IBUN 158B) because this is a new approximation in comparative proteomics in two phases of the bacterial growth and 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) production conditions. The proteomic studies are very important to identify the enzymes that are expressed at different stages of production and therefore genes of interest in the genetic manipulation strategies; the results can be taken into account in future studies in metabolic engineering when optimising 1,3-PD production, in a cost-effective process having direct industrial applications.
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- Natalia Comba González
- Bioprocesses and Bioprospecting Group, Biotechnology Institute, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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Novel metabolic aspects related to adenosine deaminase inhibition in a human astrocytoma cell line. Neurochem Int 2012; 60:523-32. [PMID: 22353632 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Revised: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Adenosine deaminase, which catalyzes the deamination of adenosine and deoxyadenosine, plays a central role in purine metabolism. Indeed, its deficiency is associated with severe immunodeficiency and abnormalities in the functioning of many organs, including nervous system. We have mimicked an adenosine deaminase-deficient situation by incubating a human astrocytoma cell line in the presence of deoxycoformycin, a strong adenosine deaminase inhibitor, and deoxyadenosine, which accumulates in vivo when the enzyme is deficient, and have monitored the effect of the combination on cell viability, mitochondrial functions, and other metabolic features. Astrocytomas are the most common neoplastic transformations occurring in glial cell types, often characterized by a poor prognosis. Our experimental approach may provide evidence both for the response to a treatment affecting purine metabolism of a tumor reported to be particularly resistant to chemotherapeutic approaches and for the understanding of the molecular basis of neurological manifestations related to errors in purine metabolism. Cells incubated in the presence of the combination, but not those incubated with deoxyadenosine or deoxycoformycin alone, underwent apoptotic death, which appears to proceed through a mitochondrial pathway, since release of cytochrome c has been observed. The inhibition of adenosine deaminase increases both mitochondrial reactive oxygen species level and mitochondrial mass. A surprising effect of the combination is the significant reduction in lactate production, suggestive of a reduced glycolytic capacity, not ascribable to alterations in NAD⁺/NADH ratio, nor to a consumption of inorganic phosphate. This is a hitherto unknown effect presenting early during the incubation with deoxyadenosine and deoxycoformycin, which precedes their effect on cell viability.
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Valino AL, Palazzolo MA, Iribarren AM, Lewkowicz E. Selection of a new whole cell biocatalyst for the synthesis of 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2011; 166:300-8. [PMID: 22057938 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-011-9425-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2011] [Accepted: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate (DR5P) is a key intermediate in the biocatalyzed preparation of deoxyribonucleosides. Therefore, DR5P production by means of simpler, cleaner, and economic pathways becomes highly interesting. One strategy involves the use of bacterial whole cells containing DR5P aldolase as biocatalyst for the aldol addition between acetaldehyde and D: -glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate or glycolytic intermediates that in situ generate the acceptor substrate. In this work, diverse microorganisms capable of synthesizing DR5P were selected by screening several bacteria genera. In particular, Erwinia carotovora ATCC 33260 was identified as a new biocatalyst that afforded 14.1-mM DR5P starting from a cheap raw material like glucose.
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- Ana L Valino
- Laboratorio de Biocatálisis y Biotransformaciones, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, R. S. Peña 352 (1876) Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Di Cagno R, De Angelis M, Calasso M, Gobbetti M. Proteomics of the bacterial cross-talk by quorum sensing. J Proteomics 2011; 74:19-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2010.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2010] [Revised: 09/14/2010] [Accepted: 09/29/2010] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Bijnsdorp IV, Vrijland K, Vroling L, Fukushima M, Peters GJ. Increased migration by stimulation of thymidine phosphorylase in endothelial cells of different origin. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2010; 29:482-7. [PMID: 20544542 DOI: 10.1080/15257771003730201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Thymidine phosphorylase (TP) catalyzes the phosphorylytic cleavage of thymidine to thymine and deoxyribose-1-phosphate. The latter may be involved in the angiogenic stimulation of TP. In the present study, we investigated whether thymidine and deoxyribose (dR) could stimulate angiogenesis in vitro of two types of endothelial cells (isolated from umbilical veins (HUVEC) and endothelial colony forming cells (ECFC)), and whether the stereoisomer L-deoxyribose (L-dR) and the thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor (TPI) could reduce this. Both cell types had a low TP activity. Thymidine increased the migration of both HUVECs and ECFCs, but dR only that of the ECFCs. The invasion was not changed by any of the agents tested. In conclusion, TP may play a role in the migration of HUVECs and ECFCs, but not the invasion.
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- I V Bijnsdorp
- Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Bijnsdorp IV, Azijli K, Jansen EE, Wamelink MM, Jakobs C, Struys EA, Fukushima M, Kruyt FAE, Peters GJ. Accumulation of thymidine-derived sugars in thymidine phosphorylase overexpressing cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2010; 80:786-92. [PMID: 20488166 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2010.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2010] [Revised: 05/10/2010] [Accepted: 05/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Thymidine phosphorylase (TP) is often overexpressed in cancer and potentially plays a role in the stimulation of angiogenesis. The exact mechanism of angiogenesis induction is unclear, but is postulated to be related to thymidine-derived sugars. TP catalyzes the conversion of thymidine (TdR) to thymine and deoxyribose-1-phosphate (dR-1-P), which can be converted to dR-5-P, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) or deoxyribose (dR). However, it is unclear which sugar accumulates in this reaction. Therefore, in the TP overexpressing Colo320 TP1 and RT112/TP cells we determined by LC-MS/MS which sugars accumulated, their subcellular localization (using (3)H-TdR) and whether dR was secreted from the cells. In both TP-overexpressing cell lines, dR-1-P and dR-5-P accumulated intracellularly at high levels and dR was secreted extensively by the cells. A specific inhibitor of TP completely blocked TdR conversion, and thus no sugars were formed. To examine whether these sugars may be used for the production of angiogenic factors or other products, we determined with (3)H-TdR in which subcellular location these sugars accumulated. TdR-derived sugars accumulated in the cytoskeleton and to some extent in the cell membrane, while incorporation into the DNA was responsible for trapping in the nucleus. In conclusion, various metabolic routes were entered, of which the TdR-derived sugars accumulated in the cytoskeleton and membrane. Future studies should focus on which exact metabolic pathway is involved in the induction of angiogenesis.
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- I V Bijnsdorp
- VU University Medical Center, Department Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117 CCA 1.42, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Poutanen M, Varhimo E, Kalkkinen N, Sukura A, Varmanen P, Savijoki K. Two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis analysis of Streptococcus uberis in response to mutagenesis-inducing ciprofloxacin challenge. J Proteome Res 2009; 8:246-55. [PMID: 19032024 DOI: 10.1021/pr800384j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In Streptococcus uberis, the fluoroquinolone antibiotic ciprofloxacin induces a mutagenic response that is distinct from the SOS paradigm. Two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis was employed to investigate the effect of ciprofloxacin exposure on the proteome of S. uberis. Twenty-four protein spots exhibiting differential expression (p < 0.05) were identified as enzymes with potential role in oxidative stress, NADH generation and nucleotide biosynthesis. We suggest that these metabolic changes provide S. uberis means to stimulate mutagenesis and adaptation.
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- Marjo Poutanen
- Institute of Biotechnology, and Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Toxoplasma gondii: Identification and characterization of bradyzoite-specific deoxyribose phosphate aldolase-like gene (TgDPA). Exp Parasitol 2009; 121:55-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2008] [Revised: 08/25/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Shin NR, Lee DY, Yoo HS. Identification of quorum sensing-related regulons in Vibrio vulnificus by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and differentially displayed reverse transcriptase PCR. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 50:94-103. [PMID: 17506728 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2007.00236.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vibrio vulnificus is thought to employ a quorum-sensing system to control the expression of a global gene. In this study, proteomes and transcriptomes of a lacZ null mutant, VvSR Delta Z, and a luxS-smcR double mutant, VvSR Delta ZSR, were compared with the parent strain, VvAR, by means of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE) and differentially displayed reverse transcriptase PCR (DDRT-PCR). 2D-PAGE analysis showed that 36 protein spots were differentially expressed, 14 of which have been identified by peptide-mass fingerprinting. The expression of eight cellular proteins was repressed by luxS and smcR mutation: Zn-dependent protease, 6-phosophofructokinase, periplasmic ABC-type Fe3(+) transport system, deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase, phosphomannomutase, orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase, uridylate kinase, and an unidentified protein. These proteins are involved in virulence, adaptation to environmental stress, biosynthesis of LPS, and cell multiplication. Phage shock protein A, a chemotaxis signal transduction protein, and an uncharacterized low-complexity protein were activated in the cellular components of the luxS-smcR mutant. However, only three proteins, of unknown function, were identified in the extracellular components of the mutants. Analysis of transcriptomes with DDRT-PCR showed that two genes, phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase and ATP-dependent protease HslVU protease were regulated at the transcriptional level by luxS and smcR gene mutation. The results from this study show conclusively that luxS/smcR quorum sensing endows a global change in gene expression to V. vulnificus.
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- Na-Ri Shin
- Department of Infectious Diseases, BK21 for Veterinary Science and KRF Zoonotic Priority Research Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea
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Sgarrella F, Frassetto L, Allegrini S, Camici M, Carta MC, Fadda P, Tozzi MG, Ipata PL. Characterization of the adenine nucleoside specific phosphorylase of Bacillus cereus. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2007; 1770:1498-505. [PMID: 17707115 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2007.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2007] [Revised: 07/02/2007] [Accepted: 07/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Adenosine phosphorylase, a purine nucleoside phosphorylase endowed with high specificity for adenine nucleosides, was purified 117-fold from vegetative forms of Bacillus cereus. The purification procedure included ammonium sulphate fractionation, pH 4 treatment, ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sephacel, gel filtration on Sephacryl S-300 HR and affinity chromatography on N(6)-adenosyl agarose. The enzyme shows a good stability to both temperature and pH. It appears to be a homohexamer of 164+/-5 kDa. Kinetic characterization confirmed the specificity of this phosphorylase for 6-aminopurine nucleosides. Adenosine was the preferred substrate for nucleoside phosphorolysis (k(cat)/K(m) 2.1x10(6) s(-1) M(-1)), followed by 2'-deoxyadenosine (k(cat)/K(m) 4.2x10(5) s(-1) M(-1)). Apparently, the low specificity of adenosine phosphorylase towards 6-oxopurine nucleosides is due to a slow catalytic rate rather than to poor substrate binding.
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- Francesco Sgarrella
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Sassari, via F. Muroni 23a, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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Tozzi MG, Camici M, Mascia L, Sgarrella F, Ipata PL. Pentose phosphates in nucleoside interconversion and catabolism. FEBS J 2006; 273:1089-101. [PMID: 16519676 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05155.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ribose phosphates are either synthesized through the oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway, or are supplied by nucleoside phosphorylases. The two main pentose phosphates, ribose-5-phosphate and ribose-1-phosphate, are readily interconverted by the action of phosphopentomutase. Ribose-5-phosphate is the direct precursor of 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate, for both de novo and 'salvage' synthesis of nucleotides. Phosphorolysis of deoxyribonucleosides is the main source of deoxyribose phosphates, which are interconvertible, through the action of phosphopentomutase. The pentose moiety of all nucleosides can serve as a carbon and energy source. During the past decade, extensive advances have been made in elucidating the pathways by which the pentose phosphates, arising from nucleoside phosphorolysis, are either recycled, without opening of their furanosidic ring, or catabolized as a carbon and energy source. We review herein the experimental knowledge on the molecular mechanisms by which (a) ribose-1-phosphate, produced by purine nucleoside phosphorylase acting catabolically, is either anabolized for pyrimidine salvage and 5-fluorouracil activation, with uridine phosphorylase acting anabolically, or recycled for nucleoside and base interconversion; (b) the nucleosides can be regarded, both in bacteria and in eukaryotic cells, as carriers of sugars, that are made available though the action of nucleoside phosphorylases. In bacteria, catabolism of nucleosides, when suitable carbon and energy sources are not available, is accomplished by a battery of nucleoside transporters and of inducible catabolic enzymes for purine and pyrimidine nucleosides and for pentose phosphates. In eukaryotic cells, the modulation of pentose phosphate production by nucleoside catabolism seems to be affected by developmental and physiological factors on enzyme levels.
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- Maria G Tozzi
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Laboratorio di Biochimica, Pisa, Italy
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Giannecchini M, Matteucci M, Pesi R, Sgarrella F, Tozzi MG, Camici M. Uptake and utilization of nucleosides for energy repletion. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2005; 37:797-808. [PMID: 15694839 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2004.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2004] [Revised: 10/05/2004] [Accepted: 10/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this paper, we report that cells undergoing metabolic stress conditions may use the ribose moiety of nucleosides as energy source to slow down cellular damage. In fact, the phosphorolytic cleavage of the N-glycosidic bond of nucleosides generates, without energy expense, the phosphorylated pentose, which through pentose phosphate pathway and glycolysis, can be converted to energetic intermediates. In this respect, nucleosides may be considered as energy source, alternative or supplementary to glucose, which may become of primary importance especially in conditions of cellular stress. In accordance with the role of these compounds in energy repletion, we also show that the uptake of nucleosides is increased when the energetic demand of the cell is enhanced. As cell model, we have used a human colon carcinoma cell line, LoVo, and the depletion of ATP, with a concomitant fall in the cell energy charge, has been induced by exclusion of glucose from the medium and pre-incubation with oligomycin, an inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation. In these conditions of energy starvation, we show that the uptake of 2'-deoxyadenosine in LoVo cells is significantly enhanced, and that the phosphorylated ribose moiety of inosine can be used for energy repletion through anaerobic glycolysis. Our data support previous reports indicating that the phosphorylated ribose stemming from the intracellular catabolism of nucleosides may be used in eukaryots as energy source, and advance our knowledge on the regulation of the uptake of nucleosides in eukaryotic cells.
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Rashid N, Imanaka H, Fukui T, Atomi H, Imanaka T. Presence of a novel phosphopentomutase and a 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate aldolase reveals a metabolic link between pentoses and central carbon metabolism in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:4185-91. [PMID: 15205420 PMCID: PMC421627 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.13.4185-4191.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Numerous bacteria and mammalian cells harbor two enzymes, phosphopentomutase (PPM) and 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate aldolase (DERA), involved in the interconversion between nucleosides and central carbon metabolism. In this study, we have examined the presence of this metabolic link in the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1. A search of the genome sequence of this strain revealed the presence of a closely related orthologue (TK2104) of bacterial DERA genes while no orthologue related to previously characterized PPM genes could be detected. Expression, purification, and characterization of the TK2104 protein product revealed that this gene actually encoded a DERA, catalyzing the reaction through a class I aldolase mechanism. As PPM activity was detected in T. kodakaraensis cells, we partially purified the protein to examine its N-terminal amino acid sequence. The sequence corresponded to a gene (TK1777) similar to phosphomannomutases within COG1109 but not COG1015, which includes all previously identified PPMs. Heterologous gene expression of TK1777 and characterization of the purified recombinant protein clearly revealed that the gene indeed encoded a PPM. Both enzyme activities could be observed in T. kodakaraensis cells under glycolytic and gluconeogenic growth conditions, whereas the addition of ribose, 2-deoxyribose, and 2'-deoxynucleosides in the medium did not lead to a significant induction of these activities. Our results clearly indicate the presence of a metabolic link between pentoses and central carbon metabolism in T. kodakaraensis, providing an alternative route for pentose biosynthesis through the functions of DERA and a structurally novel PPM.
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- Naeem Rashid
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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de Bruin M, Smid K, Laan AC, Noordhuis P, Fukushima M, Hoekman K, Pinedo HM, Peters GJ. Rapid disappearance of deoxyribose-1-phosphate in platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor/thymidine phosphorylase overexpressing cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 301:675-9. [PMID: 12565833 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00022-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor/thymidine phosphorylase (PD-ECGF/TP) catalyzes the phosphorolysis of thymidine (TdR) to thymine and deoxyribose-1-phosphate (dR-1-P) and has a pro-angiogenic effect for which dR-1-P may be responsible. Using a purine nucleoside phosphorylase based assay it was found that TdR incubation did not increase dR-1-P accumulation in colon cancer cell line Colo320 and its PD-ECGF/TP transfected variant Colo320TP1. The assay was linear up to 25,000pmol dR-1-P with complete recovery of dR-1-P from cellular extracts. There was a huge discrepancy between thymine production and the measured dR-1-P level, 0.05% of the expected value for dR-1-P was found, indicating that there was a rapid disappearance of dR-1-P. However, in cellular extracts, TdR incubation increased dR-1-P, measurable by trapping, which was inhibited by a thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor. dR-1-P directly added to cellular extracts disappeared within 5-10min. In conclusion, large amounts of dR-1-P are produced by Colo320TP1 cells, which rapidly disappear thus not resulting in a net accumulation of dR-1-P in these cells.
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- M de Bruin
- Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Carta MC, Mattana A, Camici M, Allegrini S, Tozzi MG, Sgarrella F. Catabolism of exogenous deoxyinosine in cultured epithelial amniotic cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2001; 1528:74-80. [PMID: 11687292 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(01)00175-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Uptake and catabolism of purine nucleosides have been commonly considered as means to salvage the purine ring for nucleic acid synthesis, usually neglecting the destiny of the pentose moiety. With the aim to ascertain if deoxyribose derived from exogenous DNA can be utilised as a carbon and energy source, we studied the catabolism of exogenous deoxyinosine in a cell line derived from human amnion epithelium (WISH). Intact WISH cells catabolise deoxyinosine by conversion into hypoxanthine. The nucleoside enters the cell through a nitrobenzylthioinosine-insensitive equilibrative transport. Deoxyinosine undergoes a phosphorolytic cleavage inside the cell. The purine base diffuses back to the external medium, while the phosphorylated pentose moiety can be further catabolised to glycolysis and citric acid cycle intermediates. Our results indicate that the catabolism of the deoxynucleoside can be considered mainly as a means to meet the carbon and energy requirements of growing cells.
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- M C Carta
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Sassari, Italy
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