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Cavallero A, Donadel G, Puccini P, Gervasi PG, Gabisonia K, Longo V, Gabriele M. New insight on porcine carboxylesterases expression and activity in lung tissues. Res Vet Sci 2024; 175:105314. [PMID: 38823354 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Over the course of the last twenty years, there has been a growing recognition of the pig's potential as a valuable model for studying human drug metabolism. This study aimed to investigate the expression, enzymatic activity, inhibitory susceptibility, and cellular localization of carboxylesterases (CES) in porcine lung tissue not yet explored. Our results showed that CESs hydrolysis activity followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics in both cytosolic and microsomal fractions of porcine lung tissues (N = 8), with comparable hydrolysis rates for tested substrates, namely 4-nitrophenyl acetate (pNPA), 4-methylumbelliferyl acetate (4-MUA), and fluorescein diacetate (FD). We also determined the CESs hydrolysis activity in a representative sample of the porcine liver that, as expected, displayed higher activity than the lung ones. The study demonstrated variable levels of enzyme activities and interindividual variability in both porcine lung fractions. Inhibition studies used to assess the CESs' involvement in the hydrolysis of pNPA, 4-MUA, and FD suggested that CESs may be the enzymes primarily involved in the metabolism of ester compounds in the pig lung tissue. Overall, this study provides insight into the distribution and diversity of CES isoforms involved in substrate hydrolysis across different cellular fractions (cytosol and microsomes) in porcine lungs.
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- Andrea Cavallero
- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.P.A., via Palermo 26/A, Parma, Italy
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Center "Health Science", Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, c/o Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Sraphet S, Javadi B. Computational analysis of carboxylesterase genes and proteins in non-pathogenic food bacterium Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius: insights from proteogenomics. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:348. [PMID: 37855845 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03805-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Over recent years, Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius, a Gram-positive nonpathogenic rod-shaped thermo-acid-tolerant bacterium, has posed numerous challenges for the fruit juice industry. However, the bacterium's unique characteristics, particularly its nonpathogenic and thermophilic capabilities, offer significant opportunities for genetic exploration by biotechnologists. This study presents the computational proteogenomics report on the carboxylesterase (CE) enzyme in A. acidocaldarius, shedding light on structural and evolutional of CEs from this bacterium. Our analysis revealed that the average molecular weight of CEs in A. acidocaldarius was 41 kDa, with an isoelectric point around 5. The amino acid composition favored negative amino acids over positive ones. The aliphatic index and hydropathicity were approximately 88 and - 0.15, respectively. While the protein sequence showed no disulfide bonds in the CEs' structure, the presence of Cys amino acids was observed in the structure of CEs. Phylogenetic analysis presented more than 99% similarity between CEs, indicating their close evolutionary relationship. By applying homology modeling, the 3-dimensional structural models of the carboxylesterase were constructed, which with the help of structural conservation and solvent accessibility analysis highlighted key residues and regions responsible for enzyme stability and conformation. The specific patterns presented the total solvent accessibility of less than 25 (Å2) was in considerable position as well as Gly residues were noticeably have high accessibility to solvent in all structures. Ala was the more frequent amino acids in the conserved-SASA of carboxylesterases. Furthermore, unsupervised agglomerative hierarchical clustering based on solvent accessibility feature successfully clustered and even distinguished this enzyme from proteases from the same genome. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the nonpathogenic A. acidocaldarius carboxylesterase and its potential applications in biotechnology. Additionally, structural analysis of CEs would help to address potential solutions in fruit juice industry with utilization of computational structural biology.
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- Supajit Sraphet
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, 10300, Thailand.
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Fan X, Gu C, Jin Z, Cai J, Bian Y, Wang F, Chen H, Jiang X. Major biotransformation of phthalic acid esters in Eisenia fetida: Mechanistic insights and association with catalytic enzymes and intestinal symbionts. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 171:107712. [PMID: 36577298 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are an important group of organic pollutants that are widely used as plasticizers in the environment. The PAEs in soil organisms are likely to be biotransformed into a variety of metabolites, and the combined toxicity of PAEs and their metabolites might be more serious than PAEs alone. However, there are only a few studies on PAE biotransformation by terrestrial animals, e.g. earthworms. Herein, the key biotransformation pathways of PAEs and their association with catalytic enzymes and intestinal symbionts in earthworms were studied using in vivo and in vitro incubation approaches. The widely distributed PAE in soil, dibutyl phthalate (DBP), was proven to be biotransformed rapidly together with apparent bioaccumulation in earthworms. The biotransformation of PAE congeners with medium or long side chains appeared to be faster compared with those with short side chains. DBP was biotransformed into butyl methyl phthalate (BMP), monobutyl phthalate (MBP), and phthalic acid (PA) through esterolysis and transesterification. Besides, the generation of small quantities of low-molecular weight metabolites via β-oxidation, decarboxylation or ring-cleavage, was also observed, especially when the appropriate proportion of NADPH coenzyme was applied to transfer electrons for oxidases. Interestingly, the esterolysis of PAEs was mainly regulated by the cytoplasmic carboxylesterase (CarE) in earthworms, with a Michaelis constant (Km) of 0.416 mM in the catalysis of DBP. The stronger esterolysis in non-intestinal tissues indicated that the CarE was primarily secreted by non-intestinal tissues of earthworms. Additionally, the intestinal symbiotic bacteria of earthworms could respond to PAE stress, leading to the changes in their diversity and composition. The enrichment of some genera e.g. Bacillus and Paracoccus, and the enhancement of metabolism function, e.g. amino acids, energy, lipids biosynthesis and oxidase secretion, indicated their important role in the degradation of PAEs.
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- Xiuli Fan
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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Park SH, Seo W, Xu MJ, Mackowiak B, Lin Y, He Y, Fu Y, Hwang S, Kim SJ, Guan Y, Feng D, Yu L, Lehner R, Liangpunsakul S, Gao B. Ethanol and its Nonoxidative Metabolites Promote Acute Liver Injury by Inducing ER Stress, Adipocyte Death, and Lipolysis. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 15:281-306. [PMID: 36243320 PMCID: PMC9791137 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Binge drinking in patients with metabolic syndrome accelerates the development of alcohol-associated liver disease. However, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. We investigated if oxidative and nonoxidative alcohol metabolism pathways, diet-induced obesity, and adipose tissues influenced the development of acute liver injury in a single ethanol binge model. METHODS A single ethanol binge was administered to chow-fed or high-fat diet (HFD)-fed wild-type and genetically modified mice. RESULTS Oral administration of a single dose of ethanol induced acute liver injury and hepatic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in chow- or HFD-fed mice. Disruption of the Adh1 gene increased blood ethanol concentration and exacerbated acute ethanol-induced ER stress and liver injury in both chow-fed and HFD-fed mice, while disruption of the Aldh2 gene did not affect such hepatic injury despite high blood acetaldehyde levels. Mechanistic studies showed that alcohol, not acetaldehyde, promoted hepatic ER stress, fatty acid synthesis, and increased adipocyte death and lipolysis, contributing to acute liver injury. Increased serum fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs), which are formed by an enzyme-mediated esterification of ethanol with fatty acids, were detected in mice after ethanol gavage, with higher levels in Adh1 knockout mice than in wild-type mice. Deletion of the Ces1d gene in mice markedly reduced the acute ethanol-induced increase of blood FAEE levels with a slight but significant reduction of serum aminotransferase levels. CONCLUSIONS Ethanol and its nonoxidative metabolites, FAEEs, not acetaldehyde, promoted acute alcohol-induced liver injury by inducing ER stress, adipocyte death, and lipolysis.
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- Seol Hee Park
- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland,Laboratory of Hepatotoxicity, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Departments of Cell Biology and Pediatrics, Group on Molecular & Cell Biology of Lipids, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana,Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland,Correspondence Address correspondence to: Bin Gao, MD, PhD, Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, 5625 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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Deciphering the species differences in CES1A-mediated hydrolytic metabolism by using a bioluminescence substrate. Chem Biol Interact 2022; 368:110197. [PMID: 36174736 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.110197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Carboxylesterases 1A (CES1A) is a key enzyme responsible for the hydrolytic metabolism of a great deal of endogenous and exogenous substrates bearing ester- or amide-bond(s). This study aimed to decipher the species difference in CES1A-mediated hydrolytic metabolism by using a newly developed bioluminescence CES1A sensor (termed NLMe) as the probe substrate, while the liver microsomes from six different mammalian species (human, cynomolgus monkey, dog, minipig, rat and mouse) were used as the enzyme sources. Metabolite profiling demonstrated that all tested liver microsomes from various species could catalyze NLMe hydrolysis, but significant difference in hydrolytic rate was observed. Kinetic plots of NLMe hydrolysis in liver microsomes from different species showed that the inherent clearance rates (Clint) of NLMe in human liver microsomes (HLM), cynomolgus monkey liver microsomes (CyLM), and pig liver microsome (PLM) were comparable, while the Clint values of NLMe in dog liver microsomes (DLM), mouse liver microsomes (MLM), and rat liver microsomes (RLM) were relatively small. Moreover, chemical inhibition assays showed that NLMe hydrolysis in all tested liver microsomes could be competently inhibited by BNPP (a potent broad-spectrum inhibitor of CES), but CUA (a selective inhibitor of human CES1A) only inhibited NLMe hydrolysis in human liver microsomes and dog liver microsomes. In summary, the species differences in CES1A-catalyzed NLMe hydrolysis were carefully investigated from the views of the similarities in metabolite profile, hydrolytic kinetics and inhibitor response. All these findings provide new insights into the species differences in CES1A-mediated hydrolytic metabolism and suggest that it is necessary for the pharmacologists to choose appropriate animal models to replace humans for evaluating the in vivo effects of CES1A inhibitors.
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Zhang J, Xiao M, Ji X, Lai YS, Song Q, Zhang Y, Ip CM, Ng WL, Zuo Z. Inhibition of Radix Scutellariae flavones on carboxylesterase mediated activations of prodrugs. Life Sci 2022; 305:120743. [PMID: 35780840 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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AIMS Carboxylesterase (CES) plays an essential role in the hydrolysis of ester prodrugs. Our study explored the inhibitions of Radix Scutellariae flavones, including baicalein (B), baicalin (BG), wogonin (W), wogonoside (WG), oroxylin A (OXA) and oroxylin A-7-O-glucuronide (OAG), on CES-mediated hydrolysis of seven prodrugs (capecitabine, clopidogrel, mycophenolate mofetil, dabigatran etexilate, acetylsalicylic acid, prasugrel and irinotecan). MAIN METHODS In vitro screenings were developed by incubating the flavones with prodrugs in rat plasma, intestine S9 and liver S9. Docking simulations were conducted using AMDock v1.5.2. In vivo evaluations were performed in rats co-administered with the selected flavone and prodrug via oral gavage/intravenous administration for five consecutive days. KEY FINDINGS The in vitro investigation showed that B and OXA demonstrated strongest inhibitions on the hydrolysis of irinotecan followed by dabigatran in rat plasma, intestine S9 and liver S9. Consistent results showed in the molecular docking analyses. Additionally, in rats receiving irinotecan, B/OXA intravenous and oral pre-treatments both led to reduction trends on the active metabolite SN-38 formation in plasma. Besides, significant decreases of SN-38/irinotecan plasma concentration ratios were found in the B/OXA oral pre-treatment group with quicker and stronger inhibition potential in OXA pre-treatment than that from B pre-treatment. OXA oral pre-treatment was also found to be able to significantly inhibit intestinal CES2 activities at 0.5 h and 5 h after irinotecan administration. SIGNIFICANCE Our current findings for the first time alert on potential CES-mediated HDIs between RS flavones and prodrugs, which provide a constructive information referring to rational drug combinations in clinical practice.
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- Jun Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Silberschmidt Freitas J, da Silva Pinto TJ, Cardoso Yoshii MP, Conceição Menezes da Silva L, de Palma Lopes LF, Pretti Ogura A, Girotto L, Montagner CC, de Oliveira Gonçalves Alho L, Castelhano Gebara R, Schiesari L, Gaeta Espíndola EL. Realistic exposure to fipronil, 2,4-D, vinasse and their mixtures impair larval amphibian physiology. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 299:118894. [PMID: 35085654 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Expansion of sugarcane crops may have contributed to the increased contamination of native habitats in Brazil. Several species of amphibians inhabit ponds formed in flooded farmlands, where pesticide concentrations are usually high. This study evaluated the ecotoxicological effects of the sugarcane pesticides fipronil and 2,4-D, as well as the fertilizer vinasse (isolated and mixed), on physiological responses of Leptodactylus fuscus and Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles. In situ assays were conducted in mesocosms with concentrations based on the doses recommended by the manufacturer. Vinasse (1.3% dilution) caused 100% tadpoles' mortality immediately after its application. Fipronil and/or 2,4-D altered antioxidant and biotransformation responses, induced neurotoxicity and changed lipid contents in tadpoles. A multivariate approach indicated that the mixture of pesticides induced most of the sublethal effects in both tadpole species, in addition to the isolated fipronil in L. fuscus. Fipronil alone increased glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) activity, decreased acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and total lipid contents, and altered some individual lipid classes (e.g., free fatty acids and acetone-mobile polar lipids) in L. fuscus. The interaction between fipronil and 2,4-D in this species were more evident for lipid contents, although enzymatic alterations in G6PDH, AChE and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) were also observed. In L. catesbeianus, the mixture of pesticides reduced triglycerides and total lipids, as well as increased GST and decreased AChE activities. The detoxifying enzyme carboxylesterase was reduced by 2,4-D (alone or in mixture) in both species. Isolated pesticides also modulated specific lipid classes, suggesting their disruptive action on energy metabolism of tadpoles. Our study showed that fipronil, 2,4-D, and vinasse, individually or mixed, can be harmful to amphibians during their larval phase, causing mortality or impairing their functional responses.
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- Juliane Silberschmidt Freitas
- NEEA/UEMG, Department of Agrarian and Natural Sciences, Minas Gerais State University (UEMG), R. Ver. Geraldo Moisés da Silva, s/n - Universitário, 38302-192, Ituiutaba, MG, Brazil.
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- EACH, USP - School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Av. Arlindo Bétio 1000, São Paulo, SP, 03828-000, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13.560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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Qi YL, Wang HR, Chen LL, Yang B, Yang YS, He ZX, Zhu HL. Multifunctional Fluorescent Probe for Simultaneously Detecting Microviscosity, Micropolarity, and Carboxylesterases and Its Application in Bioimaging. Anal Chem 2022; 94:4594-4601. [PMID: 35255210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Based on OR logic gate, we proposed a smart near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe, named VPCPP, for simultaneously monitoring local microviscosity, micropolarity, and carboxylesterases (CEs) in living cells through blue and red channels. This proposed probe was capable of distinguishing cancer cells from normal cells and had good potential for identifying living liver cell lines. Furthermore, the fluctuations of the three analytes of interest in different cell status was successfully explored. Particularly, facilitated with high-content analysis (HCA) and VPCPP, a simple and efficient high-throughput screening (HTS) platform was first constructed for screening antitumor drugs and studying their effect on the analytes. For the first time, we found that sorafenib-induced ferroptosis led to an increase in the microviscosity and up-regulation of CEs at the same time. Additionally, the procedure that aristolochic acid (AA) induced the overexpression of CEs was verified. Besides, VPCPP was utilized for imaging the variations of the two microenvironment parameters and CEs in the inflammation model. Finally, VPCPP was able to image the tumor ex vivo and in vivo through two channels and one channel separately, as well as to visualize the kidneys and liver ex vivo with dual emissions, which indicated that the probe had great potential for imaging applications such as medical diagnosis, preclinical research, and imaging-guided surgery.
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- Ya-Lin Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.,Jinhua Advanced Research Institute, Jinhua 321019, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Makhaeva GF, Lushchekina SV, Boltneva NP, Serebryakova OG, Kovaleva NV, Rudakova EV, Elkina NA, Shchegolkov EV, Burgart YV, Stupina TS, Terentiev AA, Radchenko EV, Palyulin VA, Saloutin VI, Bachurin SO, Richardson RJ. Novel potent bifunctional carboxylesterase inhibitors based on a polyfluoroalkyl-2-imino-1,3-dione scaffold. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 218:113385. [PMID: 33831780 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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An expanded series of alkyl 2-arylhydrazinylidene-3-oxo-3-polyfluoroalkylpropionates (HOPs) 3 was obtained via Cu(OAc)2-catalyzed azo coupling. All were nanomolar inhibitors of carboxylesterase (CES), while moderate or weak inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase. Steady-state kinetics studies showed that HOPs 3 are mixed type inhibitors of the three esterases. Molecular docking studies demonstrated that two functional groups in the structure of HOPs, trifluoromethyl ketone (TFK) and ester groups, bind to the CES active site suggesting subsequent reactions: formation of a tetrahedral adduct, and a slow hydrolysis reaction. The results of molecular modeling allowed us to explain some structure-activity relationships of CES inhibition by HOPs 3: their selectivity toward CES in comparison with cholinesterases and the high selectivity of pentafluoroethyl-substituted HOP 3p to hCES1 compared to hCES2. All compounds were predicted to have good intestinal absorption and blood-brain barrier permeability, low cardiac toxicity, good lipophilicity and aqueous solubility, and reasonable overall drug-likeness. HOPs with a TFK group and electron-donor substituents in the arylhydrazone moiety were potent antioxidants. All compounds possessed low cytotoxicity and low acute toxicity. Overall, a new promising type of bifunctional CES inhibitors has been found that are able to interact with the active site of the enzyme with the participation of two functional groups. The results indicate that HOPs have the potential to be good candidates as human CES inhibitors for biomedicinal applications.
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- Galina F Makhaeva
- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
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- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia; Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
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- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
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- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
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- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
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- Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Urals Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, 620990, Russia
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- Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Urals Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, 620990, Russia
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- Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Urals Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, 620990, Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
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- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia; Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia; Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Urals Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, 620990, Russia
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- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA; Center of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Gui F, Lan T, Zhao Y, Guo W, Dong Y, Fang D, Liu H, Li H, Wang H, Hao R, Cheng X, Li Y, Yang P, Sahu SK, Chen Y, Cheng L, He S, Liu P, Fan G, Lu H, Hu G, Dong W, Chen B, Jiang Y, Zhang Y, Xu H, Lin F, Slippers B, Postma A, Jackson M, Abate BA, Tesfaye K, Demie AL, Bayeleygne MD, Degefu DT, Chen F, Kuria PK, Kinyua ZM, Liu TX, Yang H, Huang F, Liu X, Sheng J, Kang L. Genomic and transcriptomic analysis unveils population evolution and development of pesticide resistance in fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda. Protein Cell 2020; 13:513-531. [PMID: 33108584 PMCID: PMC9226219 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-020-00795-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a destructive pest native to America and has recently become an invasive insect pest in China. Because of its rapid spread and great risks in China, understanding of FAW genetic background and pesticide resistance is urgent and essential to develop effective management strategies. Here, we assembled a chromosome-level genome of a male FAW (SFynMstLFR) and compared re-sequencing results of the populations from America, Africa, and China. Strain identification of 163 individuals collected from America, Africa and China showed that both C and R strains were found in the American populations, while only C strain was found in the Chinese and African populations. Moreover, population genomics analysis showed that populations from Africa and China have close relationship with significantly genetic differentiation from American populations. Taken together, FAWs invaded into China were most likely originated from Africa. Comparative genomics analysis displayed that the cytochrome p450 gene family is extremely expanded to 425 members in FAW, of which 283 genes are specific to FAW. Treatments of Chinese populations with twenty-three pesticides showed the variant patterns of transcriptome profiles, and several detoxification genes such as AOX, UGT and GST specially responded to the pesticides. These findings will be useful in developing effective strategies for management of FAW in China and other invaded areas.
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- Furong Gui
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bioresources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China.,Yunnan Plateau Characteristic Agriculture Industry Research Institute, Kunming, 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China.,Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bioresources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bioresources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China.,Yunnan Plateau Characteristic Agriculture Industry Research Institute, Kunming, 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China.,Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
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- Yunnan Plateau Characteristic Agriculture Industry Research Institute, Kunming, 650201, China
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- Yunnan Plant Protection and Quarantine Station, Kunming, 650034, China
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- Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bioresources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- BGI-Yunnan, No. 389 Haiyuan Road, High-tech Development Zone, Kunming, 650106, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bioresources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- MGI, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
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- BGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, 266555, China
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- China National GeneBank, Jinsha Road, Dapeng New District, Shenzhen, 518120, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Genome Read and Write, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- China National GeneBank, Jinsha Road, Dapeng New District, Shenzhen, 518120, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Genome Read and Write, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bioresources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- BGI-Americas, One Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- BGI-Americas, One Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.,College of Natural Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Melkassa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Melkassa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- MGI, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, P.O. Box 57811, Nairobi, 00800, Kenya
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, P.O. Box 57811, Nairobi, 00800, Kenya
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Genome Read and Write, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518120, China.,Guangdong Provincial Academician Workstation of BGI Synthetic Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Genome Read and Write, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518120, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bioresources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China. .,Yunnan Plateau Characteristic Agriculture Industry Research Institute, Kunming, 650201, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. .,Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. .,CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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Martínez-Chávez A, Rosing H, Gan C, Wang Y, Schinkel AH, Beijnen JH. Bioanalytical method for the simultaneous quantification of irinotecan and its active metabolite SN-38 in mouse plasma and tissue homogenates using HPLC-fluorescence. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1149:122177. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Construction and application of a high-content analysis for identifying human carboxylesterase 2 inhibitors in living cell system. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:2645-2654. [PMID: 32123952 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02494-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Human carboxylesterase 2 (hCE2), one of the most principal drug-metabolizing enzymes, catalyzes the hydrolysis of a variety of endogenous esters, anticancer agents, and environmental toxicants. The significant roles of hCE2 in both endobiotic and xenobiotic metabolism sparked great interest in the discovery and development of efficacious and selective inhibitors. However, the safe and effective inhibitors of hCE2 are scarce, due to the lack of efficient screening and evaluation systems for complex biological systems. To offer a solution to this problem, a high-content analysis (HCA)-based cell imaging and multiparametric assay method was constructed for evaluating the inhibitory effect and safety of hCE2 inhibitors in living cell system. In this study, we first established a cell imaging-based method for identifying hCE2 inhibitors at the living cell level with hCE2 fluorescent probe NCEN. Meanwhile, two nuclear probes, Hoechst 33342 and PI, were integrated to evaluate the potential cytotoxicity of compounds simultaneously. Then, the accuracy of the HCA-based method was verified by the LC-FD-based method with a positive inhibitor BNPP, and the results showed that the HCA-based method exhibited excellent precision, robustness, and reliability. Finally, the newly established HCA-based multiparametric assay panel was successfully applied to re-evaluate a series of reported hCE2 inhibitors in living cells. In summary, the HCA-based multiparametric method could serve as an efficient tool for the accuracy measurement inhibitory effect and cytotoxicity of compounds against hCE2 in living cell system. Graphical abstract.
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Yan M, Zhang Z, Liu Z, Zhang C, Zhang J, Fan S, Yang Z. Catalytic Hydrolysis Mechanism of Cocaine by Human Carboxylesterase 1: An Orthoester Intermediate Slows Down the Reaction. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24224057. [PMID: 31717501 PMCID: PMC6891567 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24224057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Human carboxylesterase 1 (hCES1) is a major carboxylesterase in the human body and plays important roles in the metabolism of a wide variety of substances, including lipids and drugs, and therefore is attracting more and more attention from areas including lipid metabolism, pharmacokinetics, drug–drug interactions, and prodrug activation. In this work, we studied the catalytic hydrolysis mechanism of hCES1 by the quantum mechanics computation method, using cocaine as a model substrate. Our results support the four-step theory of the esterase catalytic hydrolysis mechanism, in which both the acylation stage and the deacylation stage include two transition states and a tetrahedral intermediate. The roles and cooperation of the catalytic triad, S221, H468, and E354, were also analyzed in this study. Moreover, orthoester intermediates were found in hCES1-catalyzed cocaine hydrolysis reaction, which significantly elevate the free energy barrier and slow down the reaction. Based on this finding, we propose that hCES1 substrates with β-aminocarboxylester structure might form orthoester intermediates in hCES1-catalyzed hydrolysis, and therefore prolong their in vivo half-life. Thus, this study helps to clarify the catalytic mechanism of hCES1 and elucidates important details of its catalytic process, and furthermore, provides important insights into the metabolism of hCES1 substrates and drug designing.
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- Maocai Yan
- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
- Correspondence: (M.Y.); (Z.Y.); Tel.: +86-(633)-2983781 (M.Y.); +86-(10)-63165283 (Z.Y.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
- Correspondence: (M.Y.); (Z.Y.); Tel.: +86-(633)-2983781 (M.Y.); +86-(10)-63165283 (Z.Y.)
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Di L. The Impact of Carboxylesterases in Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. Curr Drug Metab 2019; 20:91-102. [PMID: 30129408 PMCID: PMC6635651 DOI: 10.2174/1389200219666180821094502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Carboxylesterases (CES) play a critical role in catalyzing hydrolysis of esters, amides, carbamates and thioesters, as well as bioconverting prodrugs and soft drugs. The unique tissue distribution of CES enzymes provides great opportunities to design prodrugs or soft drugs for tissue targeting. Marked species differences in CES tissue distribution and catalytic activity are particularly challenging in human translation. METHODS Review and summarization of CES fundamentals and applications in drug discovery and development. RESULTS Human CES1 is one of the most highly expressed drug metabolizing enzymes in the liver, while human intestine only expresses CES2. CES enzymes have moderate to high inter-individual variability and exhibit low to no expression in the fetus, but increase substantially during the first few months of life. The CES genes are highly polymorphic and some CES genetic variants show significant influence on metabolism and clinical outcome of certain drugs. Monkeys appear to be more predictive of human pharmacokinetics for CES substrates than other species. Low risk of clinical drug-drug interaction is anticipated for CES, although they should not be overlooked, particularly interaction with alcohols. CES enzymes are moderately inducible through a number of transcription factors and can be repressed by inflammatory cytokines. CONCLUSION Although significant advances have been made in our understanding of CESs, in vitro - in vivo extrapolation of clearance is still in its infancy and further exploration is needed. In vitro and in vivo tools are continuously being developed to characterize CES substrates and inhibitors.
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- Li Di
- Pfizer Inc., Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut, CT 06354, United States
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Makhaeva GF, Rudakova EV, Kovaleva NV, Lushchekina SV, Boltneva NP, Proshin AN, Shchegolkov EV, Burgart YV, Saloutin VI. Cholinesterase and carboxylesterase inhibitors as pharmacological agents. Russ Chem Bull 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-019-2507-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Yoshida T, Fukami T, Kurokawa T, Gotoh S, Oda A, Nakajima M. Difference in substrate specificity of carboxylesterase and arylacetamide deacetylase between dogs and humans. Eur J Pharm Sci 2017; 111:167-176. [PMID: 28966098 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Carboxylesterase (CES) and arylacetamide deacetylase (AADAC) are the major enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of various clinical drugs. Our recent study demonstrated that the identity of the responsible hydrolase can be roughly surmised based on the chemical structures of compounds in humans. Dogs are used for preclinical studies in drug development, but the substrate specificities of dog CES and AADAC remain to be clarified. The purpose of this study is to characterize their substrate specificities. We prepared recombinant dog CES1, CES2, and AADAC. p-Nitrophenyl acetate, a general substrate for esterases, was hydrolyzed by dog CES1 and AADAC, while it was not hydrolyzed by CES2. CES2 protein was not substantially detected in the recombinant system or in the dog liver and intestinal microsomes by Western blot using anti-human CES2 antibodies. In silico analyses demonstrated slight differences in the three-dimensional structures of dog CES2 and human CES2, indicating that dog CES2 might be unstable or inactive. By evaluating the hydrolase activities of 22 compounds, which are known to be substrates of human CES and/or AADAC, we found that the activities of dog recombinant CES1 and AADAC as well as dog tissue preparations for nearly all compounds were lower than those of human enzymes. The dog enzymes that were responsible for the hydrolysis of most compounds corresponded to the human enzymes, but the following differences were observed: oseltamivir, irinotecan, and rifampicin were not hydrolyzed in the dog liver or by any of the recombinant esterases and procaine, a human CES2 substrate, was hydrolyzed by dog CES1. In conclusion, the present study could provide new finding to facilitate our understanding of species differences in drug hydrolysis, which can facilitate drug development and drug safety evaluation.
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- Tomohiro Yoshida
- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan.
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Biophysical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, 150 Yagotoyama, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya 468-8503, Japan
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Lei W, Wang DD, Dou TY, Hou J, Feng L, Yin H, Luo Q, Sun J, Ge GB, Yang L. Assessment of the inhibitory effects of pyrethroids against human carboxylesterases. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2017; 321:48-56. [PMID: 28242322 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2017.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pyrethroids are broad-spectrum insecticides that widely used in many countries, while humans may be exposed to these toxins by drinking or eating pesticide-contaminated foods. This study aimed to investigate the inhibitory effects of six commonly used pyrethroids against two major human carboxylesterases (CES) including CES1 and CES2. Three optical probe substrates for CES1 (DME, BMBT and DMCB) and a fluorescent probe substrate for CES2 (DDAB) were used to characterize the inhibitory effects of these pyrethroids. The results demonstrated that most of the tested pyrethroids showed moderate to weak inhibitory effects against both CES1 and CES2, but deltamethrin displayed strong inhibition towards CES1. The IC50 values of deltamethrin against CES1-mediated BMBT, DME, and DMCB hydrolysis were determined as 1.58μM, 2.39μM, and 3.3μM, respectively. Moreover, deltamethrin was cell membrane permeable and capable of inhibition endogenous CES1 in living cells. Further investigation revealed that deltamethrin inhibited CES1-mediated BMBT hydrolysis via competitive manner but noncompetitively inhibited DME or DMCB hydrolysis. The inhibition behaviors of deltamethrin against CES1 were also studied by molecular docking simulation. The results demonstrated that CES1 had at least two different ligand-binding sites, one was the DME site and another was the BMBT site which was identical to the binding site of deltamethrin. In summary, deltamethrin was a strong reversible inhibitor against CES1 and it could tightly bind on CES1 at the same ligand-binding site as BMBT. These findings are helpful for the deep understanding of the interactions between xenobiotics and CES1.
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- Wei Lei
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 110623, China; Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 110623, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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Wang DD, Jin Q, Hou J, Feng L, Li N, Li SY, Zhou Q, Zou LW, Ge GB, Wang JG, Yang L. Highly sensitive and selective detection of human carboxylesterase 1 activity by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2016; 1008:212-218. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang DD, Jin Q, Zou LW, Hou J, Lv X, Lei W, Cheng HL, Ge GB, Yang L. A bioluminescent sensor for highly selective and sensitive detection of human carboxylesterase 1 in complex biological samples. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:3183-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc09874b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
A highly selective and sensitive bioluminescent sensor (DME) for real-time monitoring of human carboxylesterase 1 (hCE1) activities in complex biological samples and bio-imaging of endogenous hCE1 in living cells.
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- Dan-Dan Wang
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian
- China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian
- China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian
- China
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- Dalian Medical University
- Dalian
- China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian
- China
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- Dalian Medical University
- Dalian
- China
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- Cancer Institute
- The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University
- Dalian
- China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian
- China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian
- China
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Alves M, Lamego J, Bandeiras T, Castro R, Tomás H, Coroadinha AS, Costa J, Simplício AL. Human carboxylesterase 2: Studies on the role of glycosylation for enzymatic activity. Biochem Biophys Rep 2015; 5:105-110. [PMID: 28955811 PMCID: PMC5598387 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Human carboxylesterase 2 (hCES2) is a glycoprotein involved in the metabolism of drugs and several environmental xenobiotics, whose crystallization has been proved to be a challenging task. This limitation could partly be due to glycosylation heterogeneity and has delayed the disclosure of the 3D structure of hCES2 which would be of upmost relevance for the development of new substrates and inhibitors. The present work evaluated the involvement of glycans in hCES2 activity and thermo stability in an attempt to find alternative active forms of the enzyme that might be adequate for structure elucidation. Partial or non-glycosylated forms of a secreted form of hCES2 have been obtained by three approaches: (i) enzymatic deglycosylation with peptide N-glycosidase F; (ii) incubation with the inhibitor tunicamycin; ii) site directed mutagenesis of each or both N-glycosylation sites. Deglycosylated protein did not show a detectable decrease in enzyme activity. On the other hand, tunicamycin led to decreased levels of secreted hCES2 but the enzyme was still active. In agreement, mutation of each and both N-glycosylation sites led to decreased levels of secreted active hCES2. However, the thermostability of the glycosylation mutants was decreased. The results indicated that glycans are involved, to some extent in protein folding in vivo, however, removal of glycans does not abrogate the activity of secreted hCES2.
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- Márcia Alves
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Tecnologia Quiímica e Biológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Tecnologia Quiímica e Biológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Tecnologia Quiímica e Biológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quiímica e Biológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Tecnologia Quiímica e Biológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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