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Ricca M, Yao S, Le T, White JM, Donnelly PS, Rizzacasa MA. A cis-β-iron(III) SALPN catalyst for hydrogen atom transfer reductions and olefin cross couplings. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:6789-6793. [PMID: 37566401 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01085f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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An inexpensive Fe(III) SALPN catalyst for MHAT reactions such as reductions of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and olefin cross couplings is reported. The majority of these reactions proceeded in good yields and high stereoselectivities with low catalyst loadings at room temperature.
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- Michael Ricca
- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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Cong W, Wang Y, Yuan C, Xu M, Wang H, Hu Y, Dai X, Weng Y, Timashev P, Liang XJ, Huang Y. Dietary cobalt oxide nanoparticles alleviate aging through activation of mitochondrial UPR in Caenorhabditis elegans. Theranostics 2023; 13:3276-3289. [PMID: 37351160 PMCID: PMC10283066 DOI: 10.7150/thno.81817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt), which is a mitochondrial proteostasis pathway, orchestrates an adaptive reprogramming for metabolism homeostasis and organismal longevity. Similar to other defense systems, compromised UPRmt is a feature of several age-related diseases. Here we report that dimercapto succinic acid (DMSA)-modified cobalt oxide nanoparticles (Co3O4 NPs), which have received wide-spread attention in biomedical fields, is a promising UPRmt activator and, more importantly, provides a gate for extending healthy lifespan. Methods: UPRmt activation by Co3O4 NPs was tested in transgenetic Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) specifically expressing UPRmt reporter Phsp-6::GFP, and the underlying mechanism was further validated by mitochondrial morphology, mtDNA/nDNA, metabolism-related genes' expression, mitonuclear protein imbalance, oyxgen assumption and ATP level in C. elegans. Then therapeutic response aganist senescence was monitored by lifespan analysis, lipofusin contents, MDA contents, Fe accumulation, pharyngeal locomotion performance as well as athletic ability (head thrashes and body bends) at different developmental stages of C. elegans. RNAi towards ubl-5 or atfs-1 in UPRmt pathway was applied to clarify the role of UPRmt in Co3O4 NPs -mediated anti-aging effects. Finally, the effect of Co3O4 NPs on mitochondrial homeostasis and D-galactose-induced cell viability decline in mammalian cells were studied. Results: Co3O4 NPs was revealed as a bona fide activator of the UPRmt signaling pathway, through fine-tuning mitochondrial dynamics and inducing a stoichiometric imbalance between OXPHOS subunits encoded by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and nuclear DNA (nDNA) at early life stage of C. elegans. Phenotypically, Co3O4 NPs treatment protect C. elegans from external stresses. More importantly, dietary low level of Co3O4 NPs effectively extend lifespan and alleviate aging-related physiological and functional decline of worms, demonstrating its potential roles in delaying aging. While the protective effect exerted by Co3O4 NPs was compromised in line with atfs-1 or ubl-5 RNAi treatment. Further studies verified the conservation of Co3O4 NPs in activating UPRmt and exerting protective effects in mammalian cells. Conclusions: The results reveal beneficial effects of Co3O4 NPs on mitochondrial metabolic control, thus presenting their potential efficacy in anti-aging care.
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- Wenshu Cong
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science; School of Life Science; School of Medical Technology; Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy; Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering; Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, P. R. China
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- Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, P. R. China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science; School of Life Science; School of Medical Technology; Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy; Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering; Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Clinical Smart Nanotechnologies, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science; School of Life Science; School of Medical Technology; Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy; Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering; Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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Ricca M, Zhang W, Li J, Fellowes T, White JM, Donnelly PS, Rizzacasa MA. Synthesis of acyloin natural products by Mukaiyama hydration. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:4038-4047. [PMID: 35506986 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00651k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The acyloin natural products are a family of bioactive compounds isolated from fungi and myxobacteria. The total synthesis of 7 members of the acyloin family was achieved via a HWE reaction followed by Mukaiyama-Isayama hydration, using novel Co(II) and Co(III) Schiff base SALPN complexes as catalysts for the key enone hydration step. Furthermore, we have shown that a mild acyloin rearrangement is possible under Mukaiyama hydration conditions, which was crucial in the success of this approach.
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- Michael Ricca
- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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Many past and recent advances in the field of iron metabolism have relied upon the discovery of divalent metal transporter 1, DMT1 in 1997. DMT1 is the major iron transporter and contributes non-heme iron uptake in most types of cell. Each DMT1 isoform exhibits different expression patterns in cell-type specificity and distinct subcellular distribution, which enables cells to uptake both transferrin-bound and non-transferrin-bound irons efficiently. DMT1 expression is regulated by iron through the translational and degradation pathways to ensure iron homeostasis. It is considered that mammalian iron transporters including DMT1 cannot transport ferric iron but ferrous iron. Being reduced to ferrous state is likely to damage cells and tissues through the production of reactive oxygen species. Recently, iron chaperones have been identified, which can provide an answer to how ferrous iron is transported safely in cytosol. We summarize DMT1 expression depending on the types of cell or tissue and the function and mechanism of one of the iron chaperones, PCBP2.
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- Izumi Yanatori
- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University, School of Medicine, 279 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5307, USA
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- Hagi Public Health and Welfare Center, Yamaguchi Prefectural Government, 531-1 Emukai, Hagi, Yamaguchi 758-0041, Japan.
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Satheesh V, Srivastava HK, Kumar SV, Sengoden M, Punniyamurthy T. Stereospecific Al‐Catalysed Tandem
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Bond Formation of Isoselenocyanates with Aziridines: Synthesis and DFT Study. Adv Synth Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201801116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Vanaparthi Satheesh
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 India
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Song MS, Ryu PD, Lee SY. Kv3.4 is modulated by HIF-1α to protect SH-SY5Y cells against oxidative stress-induced neural cell death. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2075. [PMID: 28522852 PMCID: PMC5437029 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02129-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The Kv3.4 channel is characterized by fast inactivation and sensitivity to oxidation. However, the physiological role of Kv3.4 as an oxidation-sensitive channel has yet to be investigated. Here, we demonstrate that Kv3.4 plays a pivotal role in oxidative stress-related neural cell damage as an oxidation-sensitive channel and that HIF-1α down-regulates Kv3.4 function, providing neuroprotection. MPP+ and CoCl2 are reactive oxygen species (ROS)-generating reagents that induce oxidative stress. However, only CoCl2 decreases the expression and function of Kv3.4. HIF-1α, which accumulates in response to CoCl2 treatment, is a key factor in Kv3.4 regulation. In particular, mitochondrial Kv3.4 was more sensitive to CoCl2. Blocking Kv3.4 function using BDS-II, a Kv3.4-specific inhibitor, protected SH-SY5Y cells against MPP+-induced neural cell death. Kv3.4 inhibition blocked MPP+-induced cytochrome c release from the mitochondrial intermembrane space to the cytosol and mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization, which are characteristic features of apoptosis. Our results highlight Kv3.4 as a possible new therapeutic paradigm for oxidative stress-related diseases, including Parkinson’s disease.
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- Min Seok Song
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.
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Quirit JG, Lavrenov SN, Poindexter K, Xu J, Kyauk C, Durkin KA, Aronchik I, Tomasiak T, Solomatin YA, Preobrazhenskaya MN, Firestone GL. Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) analogues are potent small molecule inhibitors of NEDD4-1 ubiquitin ligase activity that disrupt proliferation of human melanoma cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2016; 127:13-27. [PMID: 27979631 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2016.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The HECT domain-containing E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4-1 (Neural precursor cell Expressed Developmentally Down regulated gene 4-1) is frequently overexpressed in human cancers and displays oncogenic-like properties through the ubiquitin-dependent regulation of multiple protein substrates. However, little is known about small molecule enzymatic inhibitors of HECT domain-containing ubiquitin ligases. We now demonstrate that indole-3-carbinol (I3C), a natural anti-cancer phytochemical derived from cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage and broccoli, represents a new chemical scaffold of small molecule enzymatic inhibitors of NEDD4-1. Using in vitro ubiquitination assays, I3C, its stable synthetic derivative 1-benzyl-I3C and five novel synthetic analogues were shown to directly inhibit NEDD4-1 ubiquitination activity. Compared to I3C, which has an IC50 of 284μM, 1-benzyl-I3C was a significantly more potent NEDD4-1 enzymatic inhibitor with an IC50 of 12.3μM. Compounds 2242 and 2243, the two indolecarbinol analogues with added methyl groups that results in a more nucleophilic benzene ring π system, further enhanced potency with IC50s of 2.71μM and 7.59μM, respectively. Protein thermal shift assays that assess small ligand binding, in combination with in silico binding simulations with the crystallographic structure of NEDD4-1, showed that each of the indolecarbinol compounds bind to the purified catalytic HECT domain of NEDD4-1. The indolecarbinol compounds inhibited human melanoma cell proliferation in a manner that generally correlated with their effectiveness as NEDD4-1 enzymatic inhibitors. Taken together, we propose that I3C analogues represent a novel set of anti-cancer compounds for treatment of human melanomas and other cancers that express indolecarbinol-sensitive target enzymes.
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- Jeanne G Quirit
- Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology and The Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, B. Pirogovskaya 11, Moscow 119021, Russia.
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- Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology and The Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology and The Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology and The Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Molecular Graphics and Computational Facility, College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology and The Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology and The Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Alabau RG, Esteruelas MA, Oliván M, Oñate E, Palacios AU, Tsai JY, Xia C. Osmium(II) Complexes Containing a Dianionic CCCC-Donor Tetradentate Ligand. Organometallics 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Roberto G. Alabau
- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis
Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Centro
de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis
Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Centro
de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis
Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Centro
de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis
Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Centro
de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis
Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Centro
de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Universal Display Corporation, 375 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey 08618, United States
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- Universal Display Corporation, 375 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey 08618, United States
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Loits D, Bräse S, North AJ, White JM, Donnelly PS, Rizzacasa MA. Synthesis of Homochiral Co
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–[2.2]Paracyclophane Schiff Base Complexes with Predetermined Chirality at the Metal Centre. Eur J Inorg Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201600750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Darran Loits
- School of ChemistryThe Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology InstituteThe University of Melbourne3010ParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- Institute for Organic ChemistryThe Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Fritz‐Haber‐Weg 676131KarlsruheGermany
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- School of ChemistryThe Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology InstituteThe University of Melbourne3010ParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- School of ChemistryThe Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology InstituteThe University of Melbourne3010ParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- School of ChemistryThe Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology InstituteThe University of Melbourne3010ParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- School of ChemistryThe Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology InstituteThe University of Melbourne3010ParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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A gallium(III) Schiff base-curcumin complex that binds to amyloid-β plaques. J Inorg Biochem 2016; 162:274-279. [PMID: 26988571 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Gallium-68 is a positron-emitting isotope that can be used in positron-emission tomography imaging agents. Alzheimer's disease is associated with the formation of plaques in the brain primarily comprised of aggregates of a 42 amino acid protein called amyloid-β. With the goal of synthesising charge neutral, low molecular weight, lipophilic gallium complexes with the potential to cross the blood-brain barrier and bind to Aβ plaques we have used an ancillary tetradentate N2O2 Schiff base ligand and the β-diketone curcumin as a bidentate ligand to give a six-coordinate Ga3+ complex. The tetradentate Schiff base ligand adopts the cis-β configuration with deprotonated curcumin acting as a bidentate ligand. The complex binds to amyloid-β plaques in human brain tissue and it is possible that extension of this chemistry to positron-emitting gallium-68 could provide useful imaging agents for Alzheimer's disease.
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Howitt J, Low LH, Putz U, Doan A, Lackovic J, Goh CP, Gunnersen J, Silke J, Tan SS. Ndfip1 represses cell proliferation by controlling Pten localization and signaling specificity. J Mol Cell Biol 2015; 7:119-31. [PMID: 25801959 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjv020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Pten controls a signaling axis that is implicated to regulate cell proliferation, growth, survival, migration, and metabolism. The molecular mechanisms underlying the specificity of Pten responses to such diverse cellular functions are currently poorly understood. Here we report the control of Pten activity and signaling specificity during the cell cycle by Ndfip1 regulation of Pten spatial distribution. Genetic deletion of Ndfip1 resulted in a loss of Pten nuclear compartmentalization and increased cell proliferation, despite cytoplasmic Pten remaining active in regulating PI3K/Akt signaling. Cells lacking nuclear Pten were found to have dysregulated levels of Plk1 and cyclin D1 that could drive cell proliferation. In vivo, transgene expression of Ndfip1 in the developing brain increased nuclear Pten and lengthened the cell cycle of neuronal progenitors, resulting in microencephaly. Our results show that local partitioning of Pten from the cytoplasm to the nucleus represents a key mechanism contributing to the specificity of Pten signaling during cell proliferation.
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- Jason Howitt
- Brain Development and Regeneration Division, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Division, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Division, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Division, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Division, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Division, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Cell Signalling and Cell Death Laboratory, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Division, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Bustamante FL, Miranda FS, Castro FA, Resende JA, Pereira MD, Lanznaster M. A study on the properties and reactivity of naphthoquinone–cobalt(III) prototypes for bioreductive prodrugs. J Inorg Biochem 2014; 132:37-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Howitt J, Gysbers AM, Ayton S, Carew-Jones F, Putz U, Finkelstein DI, Halliday GM, Tan SS. Increased Ndfip1 in the substantia nigra of Parkinsonian brains is associated with elevated iron levels. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87119. [PMID: 24475238 PMCID: PMC3901732 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Iron misregulation is a central component in the neuropathology of Parkinson's disease. The iron transport protein DMT1 is known to be increased in Parkinson's brains linking functional transport mechanisms with iron accumulation. The regulation of DMT1 is therefore critical to the management of iron uptake in the disease setting. We previously identified post-translational control of DMT1 levels through a ubiquitin-mediated pathway led by Ndfip1, an adaptor for Nedd4 family of E3 ligases. Here we show that loss of Ndfip1 from mouse dopaminergic neurons resulted in misregulation of DMT1 levels and increased susceptibility to iron induced death. We report that in human Parkinson's brains increased iron concentrations in the substantia nigra are associated with upregulated levels of Ndfip1 in dopaminergic neurons containing α-synuclein deposits. Additionally, Ndfip1 was also found to be misexpressed in astrocytes, a cell type normally devoid of this protein. We suggest that in Parkinson's disease, increased iron levels are associated with increased Ndfip1 expression for the regulation of DMT1, including abnormal Ndfip1 activation in non-neuronal cell types such as astrocytes.
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- Jason Howitt
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Tomco D, Xavier FR, Allard MM, Verani CN. Probing chemical reduction in a cobalt(III) complex as a viable route for the inhibition of the 20S proteasome. Inorganica Chim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2012.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Meghdadi S, Mereiter K, Langer V, Amiri A, Erami RS, Massoud AA, Amirnasr M. Synthesis, X-ray crystal structure, and electrochemistry of copper(II) complexes of a new tridentate unsymmetrical Schiff base ligand and its hydrolytically rearranged isomer. Inorganica Chim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2011.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Differential regulation of Nedd4 ubiquitin ligases and their adaptor protein Ndfip1 in a rat model of ischemic stroke. Exp Neurol 2012; 235:326-35. [PMID: 22417925 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2011] [Revised: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 02/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Ubiquitin-modification of proteins by E3 ubiquitin ligases is an important post-translational mechanism implicated in neuronal survival and injury following cerebral ischemia. However, of the 500 or so E3s thought to be present in mammalian cells, very few specific E3s have been identified and associated with brain ischemia. Here, we demonstrate endogenous induction of HECT-type E3 ligases of the Nedd4 family and their adaptor Nedd4-family interacting protein 1 (Ndfip1) following transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Ndfip1 is upregulated in surviving cortical neurons and its neuroprotective activity is correlated with Nedd4-2 upregulation, but not two other Nedd4 family members examined (Nedd4-1 and Itch). Immunoprecipitation assays confirmed biochemical binding of Ndfip1 with Nedd4-2 in the brain, with or without ischemic stroke, indicating their endogenous interaction. While Ndfip1 and Itch have been previously shown to interact outside of the nervous system, ischemic induction of Itch in the present study was associated with cellular survival independent of Ndfip1. Together, these findings demonstrate specific and differential regulation of Nedd4 family E3 ligases under ischemic conditions, and identify two E3 ligases and their adaptor that potentially regulate ubiquitination in ischemic stroke to provide neuroprotection.
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Tomco D, Schmitt S, Ksebati B, Heeg MJ, Dou QP, Verani CN. Effects of tethered ligands and of metal oxidation state on the interactions of cobalt complexes with the 26S proteasome. J Inorg Biochem 2011; 105:1759-66. [PMID: 22056177 PMCID: PMC3826156 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 09/07/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In this paper we report on the synthesis and characterization of three cobalt complexes described as [Co(II)(L(1))(2)] (1), [Co(II)(L(2))] (2), and [Co(III)(L(1))(2)]ClO(4)(3). These complexes contain the deprotonated forms of the [NN'O] tridentate ligand HL(1) and its newly synthesized [N(2)N'(2)O(2)] hexadentate counterpart H(2)L(2), namely, 2,4-diiodo-6-((pyridine-2-ylmethylamino)methyl)phenol and 6,6'-((ethane-1,2-diylbis((pyridin-2-ylmethyl) azanediyl))bis(methylene))bis(2,4-diiodophenol). Characterizations for 1-3 include electrospray ionization (ESI) spectrometry, infrared, and UV-visible spectroscopies, and elemental analyses. A detailed (1)H-NMR study was conducted for 3 and X-ray structural data was obtained for 2. The viability of this series as potential agents for proteasome inhibition and cell apoptotic induction involving PC-3 cancer cells is presented comparing the behavior of the untethered [NN'O](2) six-coordinate 1 and 3 and the tethered counterpart 2 with a 1:1 metal-to-ligand ratio. It is observed that the tethering in 2 decreases inhibition activity. When 1 and 3 are compared, the most inert, but redox-active, cobalt(III) species shows the highest chymotrypsin-like activity inhibition on purified proteasome and PC-3 cancer cells. A hypothesis based on the role of oxidation states for proteasome inhibition is offered.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dajena Tomco
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave. Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- The Prevention Program, Ann Barbara Karmanos Cancer Institute, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 4820, USA
| | - Bashar Ksebati
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave. Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave. Detroit, MI 48202, USA
| | - Q. Ping Dou
- The Prevention Program, Ann Barbara Karmanos Cancer Institute, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 4820, USA
| | - Cláudio N. Verani
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave. Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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