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Stroek K, Ruiter A, van der Linde A, Ackermans M, Bouva MJ, Engel H, Jakobs B, Kemper EA, van den Akker ELT, van Albada ME, Bocca G, Finken MJJ, Hannema SE, Mieke Houdijk ECA, van der Kamp HJ, van Tellingen V, Paul van Trotsenburg AS, Zwaveling-Soonawala N, Bosch AM, de Jonge R, Heijboer AC, Claahsen-van der Grinten HL, Boelen A. Second-tier Testing for 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency in the Netherlands: A Newborn Screening Pilot Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; 106:e4487-e4496. [PMID: 34171085 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
CONTEXT Newborn screening (NBS) for classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) consists of 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) measurement with gestational age-adjusted cutoffs. A second heel puncture (HP) is performed in newborns with inconclusive results to reduce false positives. OBJECTIVE We assessed the accuracy and turnaround time of the current CAH NBS algorithm in comparison with alternative algorithms by performing a second-tier 21-deoxycortisol (21-DF) pilot study. METHODS Dried blood spots (DBS) of newborns with inconclusive and positive 17-OHP (immunoassay) first HP results were sent from regional NBS laboratories to the Amsterdam UMC Endocrine Laboratory. In 2017-2019, 21-DF concentrations were analyzed by LC-MS/MS in parallel with routine NBS. Diagnoses were confirmed by mutation analysis. RESULTS A total of 328 DBS were analyzed; 37 newborns had confirmed classic CAH, 33 were false-positive and 258 were categorized as negative in the second HP following the current algorithm. With second-tier testing, all 37 confirmed CAH had elevated 21-DF, while all 33 false positives and 253/258 second-HP negatives had undetectable 21-DF. The elevated 21-DF of the other 5 newborns may be NBS false negatives or second-tier false positives. Adding the second-tier results to inconclusive first HPs reduced the number of false positives to 11 and prevented all 286 second HPs. Adding the second tier to both positive and inconclusive first HPs eliminated all false positives but delayed referral for 31 CAH patients (1-4 days). CONCLUSION Application of the second-tier 21-DF measurement to inconclusive first HPs improved our CAH NBS by reducing false positives, abolishing the second HP, and thereby shortening referral time.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kevin Stroek
- Endocrine Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Endocrine Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6525GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Amphia Hospital, 4818CK Breda, The Netherlands
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- Endocrine Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Health protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3721MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Isala Hospital, 8025AB Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, 5022GC Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, IJsselland Hospital, 2906ZC Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University Medical Center, 3015CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Juliana Children's Hospital, 2545AA the Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584EA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Catharina Hospital, 5623EJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Metabolic Disorders, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit & University of Amsterdam, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Endocrine Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Endocrine Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Butterbrod E, Sitskoorn M, Bakker M, Jakobs B, Fleischeuer R, Roijers J, Rutten G, Gehring K. The APOE ε4 allele in relation to pre- and postsurgical cognitive functioning of patients with primary brain tumors. Eur J Neurol 2021; 28:1665-1676. [PMID: 33342004 PMCID: PMC8247965 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies suggest a relationship between the APOE ε4 allele and cognitive outcome in patients treated for malignant brain tumors. Still, longitudinal investigations that include a pretreatment cognitive assessment are lacking and APOE's effects in patients with benign tumors are understudied. This study investigated presurgical cognitive performance and postsurgical change in ε4-carrying and non-carrying patients with glioma and meningioma. METHODS Neuropsychological test scores (CNS Vital Signs battery [seven measures], Digit Span Forward/Backward, Letter Fluency test) were obtained as part of a prospective study in which patients with meningioma and glioma underwent cognitive assessment 1 day before (T0, n = 505) and 3 (T3, n = 418) and 12 months after (T12, n = 167) surgery. APOE isoforms were identified retrospectively. ε4 carriers and non-carriers were compared with regard to pretreatment cognitive performance on the group and individual level. Changes in performances over time were compared with longitudinal mixed model analysis in the total sample and the subgroup receiving adjuvant treatment. RESULTS Carriers and non-carriers did not differ with regard to pretreatment performance. No significant main effect of ε4 carrier status or interaction between time (T0-T12) and carrier status was found on any of the tests in the whole sample nor in the sample receiving adjuvant treatment. CONCLUSIONS This study found no evidence of increased vulnerability for pretreatment cognitive dysfunction or cognitive decline within 1 year after surgery in APOE ε4-carrying meningioma and glioma patients. Investigations that include larger samples at longer-term follow-up are recommended to investigate potential late treatment effects.
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- Elke Butterbrod
- Department of Cognitive NeuropsychologyTilburg UniversityTilburgThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive NeuropsychologyTilburg UniversityTilburgThe Netherlands
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- Department of Methodology and StatisticsTilburg UniversityTilburgThe Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory MedicineElisabeth‐Tweesteden HospitalTilburgThe Netherlands
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- Clinical Pathology LaboratoryElisabeth‐Tweesteden HospitalTilburgThe Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory MedicineElisabeth‐Tweesteden HospitalTilburgThe Netherlands
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- Department of NeurosurgeryElisabeth‐Tweesteden HospitalTilburgThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive NeuropsychologyTilburg UniversityTilburgThe Netherlands
- Department of NeurosurgeryElisabeth‐Tweesteden HospitalTilburgThe Netherlands
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Stroek K, Boelen A, Bouva MJ, De Sain‐van der Velden M, Schielen PCJI, Maase R, Engel H, Jakobs B, Kluijtmans LAJ, Mulder MF, Rubio‐Gozalbo ME, van Spronsen FJ, Visser G, de Vries MC, Williams M, Heijboer AC, Kemper EA, Bosch AM. Evaluation of 11 years of newborn screening for maple syrup urine disease in the Netherlands and a systematic review of the literature: Strategies for optimization. JIMD Rep 2020; 54:68-78. [PMID: 32685353 PMCID: PMC7358668 DOI: 10.1002/jmd2.12124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) leads to severe neurological deterioration unless diagnosed early and treated immediately. We have evaluated the effectiveness of 11 years of MSUD newborn screening (NBS) in the Netherlands (screening >72 hours, referral if both total leucine (Xle) and valine ≥400 μmol/L blood) and have explored possibilities for improvement by combining our data with a systematic literature review and data from Collaborative Laboratory Integrated Reports (CLIR). Dutch MSUD NBS characteristics and accuracy were determined. The hypothetical referral numbers in the Dutch population of additional screening markers suggested by CLIR were calculated. In a systematic review, articles reporting NBS leucine concentrations of confirmed patients were included. Our data showed that NBS of 1 963 465 newborns identified 4 MSUD patients and led to 118 false-positive referrals (PPV 3.28%; incidence 1:491 000 newborns). In literature, leucine is the preferred NBS parameter. Total leucine (Xle) concentrations (mass-spectrometry) of 53 detected and 8 false-negative patients (sampling age within 25 hours in 3 patients) reported in literature ranged from 288 to 3376 (median 900) and 42 to 325 (median 209) μmol/L blood respectively. CLIR showed increasing Xle concentrations with sampling age and early NBS sampling and milder variant MSUD phenotypes with (nearly) normal biochemical profiles are causes of false-negative NBS results. We evaluated the effect of additional screening markers and established the Xle/phenylalanine ratio as a promising additional marker ratio for increasing the PPV, while maintaining high sensitivity in the Dutch MSUD NBS.
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- Kevin Stroek
- Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Clinical ChemistryAmsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Clinical ChemistryAmsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Reference Laboratory Neonatal Screening, Center for Health protectionNational Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentBilthovenThe Netherlands
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- Reference Laboratory Neonatal Screening, Center for Health protectionNational Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentBilthovenThe Netherlands
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- Reference Laboratory Neonatal Screening, Center for Health protectionNational Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentBilthovenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical ChemistryIsala HospitalZwolleThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical ChemistryElisabeth‐Tweesteden HospitalTilburgThe Netherlands
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- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory MedicineRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Metabolic DisordersAmsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical GeneticsMaastricht University Medical CenterMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Division of Metabolic Disorders, Beatrix Children's HospitalUniversity Medical Center Groningen, University of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Wilhelmina Children's HospitalUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Metabolic DisordersRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic diseases, Department of PediatricsErasmus Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Clinical ChemistryAmsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Clinical ChemistryAmsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical ChemistryIJsselland HospitalCapelle aan den IJsselThe Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Metabolic DisordersAmsterdam UMC, University of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Puts J, de Groot M, Haex M, Jakobs B. Simultaneous Determination of Underivatized Vitamin B1 and B6 in Whole Blood by Reversed Phase Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132018. [PMID: 26134844 PMCID: PMC4489891 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Vitamin B1 (thiamine-diphosphate) and B6 (pyridoxal-5’phosphate) are micronutrients. Analysis of these micronutrients is important to diagnose potential deficiency which often occurs in elderly people due to malnutrition, in severe alcoholism and in gastrointestinal compromise due to bypass surgery or disease. Existing High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) based methods include the need for derivatization and long analysis time. We developed an Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) assay with internal standards for simultaneous measurement of underivatized thiamine-diphosphate and pyridoxal-5’phosphate without use of ion pairing reagent. Methods Whole blood, deproteinized with perchloric acid, containing deuterium labelled internal standards thiamine-diphosphate(thiazole-methyl-D3) and pyridoxal-5’phosphate(methyl-D3), was analyzed by UHPLC-MS/MS. The method was validated for imprecision, linearity, recovery and limit of quantification. Alternate (quantitative) method comparisons of the new versus currently used routine HPLC methods were established with Deming regression. Results Thiamine-diphosphate and pyridoxal-5’phosphate were measured within 2.5 minutes instrumental run time. Limits of detection were 2.8 nmol/L and 7.8 nmol/L for thiamine-diphosphate and pyridoxal-5’phosphate respectively. Limit of quantification was 9.4 nmol/L for thiamine-diphosphate and 25.9 nmol/L for pyridoxal-5’phosphate. The total imprecision ranged from 3.5–7.7% for thiamine-diphosphate (44–157 nmol/L) and 6.0–10.4% for pyridoxal-5’phosphate (30–130 nmol/L). Extraction recoveries were 101–102% ± 2.5% (thiamine-diphosphate) and 98–100% ± 5% (pyridoxal-5’phosphate). Deming regression yielded slopes of 0.926 and 0.990 in patient samples (n = 282) and national proficiency testing samples (n = 12) respectively, intercepts of +3.5 and +3 for thiamine-diphosphate (n = 282 and n = 12) and slopes of 1.04 and 0.84, intercepts of -2.9 and +20 for pyridoxal-5’phosphate (n = 376 and n = 12). Conclusion The described UHPLC-MS/MS method allows simultaneous determination of underivatized thiamine-diphosphate and pyridoxal-5’phosphate in whole blood without intensive sample preparation.
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- Johan Puts
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Life Science group, Agilent Technologies, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Klemba M, Jakobs B, Wittich RM, Pieper D. Chromosomal integration of tcb chlorocatechol degradation pathway genes as a means of expanding the growth substrate range of bacteria to include haloaromatics. Appl Environ Microbiol 2000; 66:3255-61. [PMID: 10919778 PMCID: PMC92142 DOI: 10.1128/aem.66.8.3255-3261.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2000] [Accepted: 05/05/2000] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The tcbR-tcbCDEF gene cluster, coding for the chlorocatechol ortho-cleavage pathway in Pseudomonas sp. strain P51, has been cloned into a Tn5-based minitransposon. The minitransposon carrying the tcb gene cluster and a kanamycin resistance gene was transferred to Pseudomonas putida KT2442, and chromosomal integration was monitored by selection either for growth on 3-chlorobenzoate or for kanamycin resistance. Transconjugants able to utilize 3-chlorobenzoate as a sole carbon source were obtained, although at a >100-fold lower frequency than kanamycin-resistant transconjugants. The vast majority of kanamycin-resistant transconjugants were not capable of growth on 3-chlorobenzoate. Southern blot analysis revealed that many transconjugants selected directly on 3-chlorobenzoate contained multiple chromosomal copies of the tcb gene cluster, whereas those selected for kanamycin resistance possessed a single copy. Subsequent selection of kanamycin resistance-selected single-copy transconjugants for growth on 3-chlorobenzoate yielded colonies capable of utilizing this carbon source, but no amplification of the tcb gene cluster was apparent. Introduction of two copies of the tcb gene cluster without prior 3-chlorobenzoate selection resulted in transconjugants able to grow on this carbon source. Expression of the tcb chlorocatechol catabolic operon in P. putida thus represents a useful model system for analysis of the relationship among gene dosage, enzyme expression level, and growth on chloroaromatic substrates.
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- M Klemba
- Division of Microbiology, GBF-National Research Center for Biotechnology, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Endo H, Allgaier J, Gompper G, Jakobs B, Monkenbusch M, Richter D, Sottmann T, Strey R. Membrane decoration by amphiphilic block copolymers in bicontinuous microemulsions. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 85:102-105. [PMID: 10991169 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.85.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The effect of various amphiphilic block copolymers of different molar masses on the structure and phase behavior of ternary amphiphilic systems (water, oil, and nonionic surfactant) is investigated. Small amounts of PEP-PEO block copolymer lead to a dramatic increase in the volumes of oil and water, which can be solubilized in a bicontinuous microemulsion. High-precision neutron scattering experiments with a sophisticated contrast variation technique demonstrate that the polymers form uniformly distributed mushroom conformations on the surfactant membrane. Based on these observations, we propose a universal mechanism for the swelling behavior, which is due to the variation of the membrane curvature elasticity.
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- H Endo
- Institut für Festkörperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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