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Kang H, Auzenbergs M, Clapham H, Maure C, Kim JH, Salje H, Taylor CG, Lim A, Clark A, Edmunds WJ, Sahastrabuddhe S, Brady OJ, Abbas K. Chikungunya seroprevalence, force of infection, and prevalence of chronic disability after infection in endemic and epidemic settings: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study. Lancet Infect Dis 2024; 24:488-503. [PMID: 38342105 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(23)00810-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Chikungunya is an arboviral disease transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes with a growing global burden linked to climate change and globalisation. We aimed to estimate chikungunya seroprevalence, force of infection (FOI), and prevalence of related chronic disability and hospital admissions in endemic and epidemic settings. METHODS In this systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study, we searched PubMed, Ovid, and Web of Science for articles published from database inception until Sept 26, 2022, for prospective and retrospective cross-sectional studies that addressed serological chikungunya virus infection in any geographical region, age group, and population subgroup and for longitudinal prospective and retrospective cohort studies with data on chronic chikungunya or hospital admissions in people with chikungunya. We did a systematic review of studies on chikungunya seroprevalence and fitted catalytic models to each survey to estimate location-specific FOI (ie, the rate at which susceptible individuals acquire chikungunya infection). We performed a meta-analysis to estimate the proportion of symptomatic patients with laboratory-confirmed chikungunya who had chronic chikungunya or were admitted to hospital following infection. We used a random-effects model to assess the relationship between chronic sequelae and follow-up length using linear regression. The systematic review protocol is registered online on PROSPERO, CRD42022363102. FINDINGS We identified 60 studies with data on seroprevalence and chronic chikungunya symptoms done across 76 locations in 38 countries, and classified 17 (22%) of 76 locations as endemic settings and 59 (78%) as epidemic settings. The global long-term median annual FOI was 0·007 (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 0·003-0·010) and varied from 0·0001 (0·00004-0·0002) to 0·113 (0·07-0·20). The highest estimated median seroprevalence at age 10 years was in south Asia (8·0% [95% UI 6·5-9·6]), followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (7·8% [4·9-14·6]), whereas median seroprevalence was lowest in the Middle East (1·0% [0·5-1·9]). We estimated that 51% (95% CI 45-58) of people with laboratory-confirmed symptomatic chikungunya had chronic disability after infection and 4% (3-5) were admitted to hospital following infection. INTERPRETATION We inferred subnational heterogeneity in long-term average annual FOI and transmission dynamics and identified both endemic and epidemic settings across different countries. Brazil, Ethiopia, Malaysia, and India included both endemic and epidemic settings. Long-term average annual FOI was higher in epidemic settings than endemic settings. However, long-term cumulative incidence of chikungunya can be similar between large outbreaks in epidemic settings with a high FOI and endemic settings with a relatively low FOI. FUNDING International Vaccine Institute.
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- Hyolim Kang
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Seoul National University College of Medicine School, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Genetics, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea; Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Jean Monnet, Université Claude Bernard Lyon, INSERM, Saint-Etienne, France
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Normantovich M, Amitzur A, Offri S, Pashkovsky E, Shnaider Y, Nizan S, Yogev O, Jacob A, Taylor CG, Desbiez C, Whitham SA, Bar-Ziv A, Perl-Treves R. The melon Fom-1-Prv resistance gene pair: Correlated spatial expression and interaction with a viral protein. Plant Direct 2024; 8:e565. [PMID: 38389929 PMCID: PMC10883720 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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The head-to-head oriented pair of melon resistance genes, Fom-1 and Prv, control resistance to Fusarium oxysporum races 0 and 2 and papaya ringspot virus (PRSV), respectively. They encode, via several RNA splice variants, TIR-NBS-LRR proteins, and Prv has a C-terminal extra domain with a second NBS homologous sequence. In other systems, paired R-proteins were shown to operate by "labor division," with one protein having an extra integrated domain that directly binds the pathogen's Avr factor, and the second protein executing the defense response. We report that the expression of the two genes in two pairs of near-isogenic lines was higher in the resistant isoline and inducible by F. oxysporum race 2 but not by PRSV. The intergenic DNA region separating the coding sequences of the two genes acted as a bi-directional promoter and drove GUS expression in transgenic melon roots and transgenic tobacco plants. Expression of both genes was strong in melon root tips, around the root vascular cylinder, and the phloem and xylem parenchyma of tobacco stems and petioles. The pattern of GUS expression suggests coordinated expression of the two genes. In agreement with the above model, Prv's extra domain was shown to interact with the cylindrical inclusion protein of PRSV both in yeast cells and in planta.
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- Michael Normantovich
- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology Iowa State University Ames Iowa USA
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel
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Navarro-Monserrat ED, Taylor CG. T6SS: A Key to Pseudomonas's Success in Biocontrol? Microorganisms 2023; 11:2718. [PMID: 38004732 PMCID: PMC10673566 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11112718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Bacteria from the genus Pseudomonas have been extensively studied for their capacity to act as biological control agents of disease and pests and for their ability to enhance and promote crop production in agricultural systems. While initial research primarily focused on the human pathogenic bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, recent studies indicate the significance of type VI secretion (T6SS) in other Pseudomonas strains for biocontrol purposes. This system possibly plays a pivotal role in restricting the biological activity of target microorganisms and may also contribute to the bolstering of the survival capabilities of the bacteria within their applied environment. The type VI secretion system is a phage-like structure used to translocate effectors into both prokaryotic and eukaryotic target cells. T6SSs are involved in a myriad of interactions, some of which have direct implications in the success of Pseudomonas as biocontrol agents. The prevalence of T6SSs in the genomes of Pseudomonas species is notably greater than the estimated 25% occurrence rate found in Gram-negative bacteria. This observation implies that T6SS likely plays a pivotal role in the survival and fitness of Pseudomonas. This review provides a brief overview of T6SS, its role in Pseudomonas with biocontrol applications, and future avenues of research within this subject matter.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH 44691, USA;
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Krainer G, Saar KL, Arter WE, Welsh TJ, Czekalska MA, Jacquat RPB, Peter Q, Traberg WC, Pujari A, Jayaram AK, Challa P, Taylor CG, van der Linden LM, Franzmann T, Owens RM, Alberti S, Klenerman D, Knowles TPJ. Direct digital sensing of protein biomarkers in solution. Nat Commun 2023; 14:653. [PMID: 36746944 PMCID: PMC9902533 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35792-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The detection of proteins is of central importance to biomolecular analysis and diagnostics. Typical immunosensing assays rely on surface-capture of target molecules, but this constraint can limit specificity, sensitivity, and the ability to obtain information beyond simple concentration measurements. Here we present a surface-free, single-molecule microfluidic sensing platform for direct digital protein biomarker detection in solution, termed digital immunosensor assay (DigitISA). DigitISA is based on microchip electrophoretic separation combined with single-molecule detection and enables absolute number/concentration quantification of proteins in a single, solution-phase step. Applying DigitISA to a range of targets including amyloid aggregates, exosomes, and biomolecular condensates, we demonstrate that the assay provides information beyond stoichiometric interactions, and enables characterization of immunochemistry, binding affinity, and protein biomarker abundance. Taken together, our results suggest a experimental paradigm for the sensing of protein biomarkers, which enables analyses of targets that are challenging to address using conventional immunosensing approaches.
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- Georg Krainer
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.,Fluidic Analytics Limited, Unit A The Paddocks Business Centre, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 8DH, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 47/49, Dresden, Germany
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- Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 47/49, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 47/49, Dresden, Germany
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK. .,Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, J J Thomson Ave, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK.
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Testen AL, Martínez MB, Madrid AJ, Deblais L, Taylor CG, Paul PA, Miller SA. On-Farm Evaluations of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation and Grafting for Management of a Widespread Soilborne Disease Complex in Protected Culture Tomato Production. Phytopathology 2021; 111:954-965. [PMID: 33174823 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-07-20-0288-r] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Tomato production in Ohio protected culture systems is hindered by a soilborne disease complex consisting of corky root rot (Pyrenochaeta lycopersici), black dot root rot (Colletotrichum coccodes), Verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahliae), and root-knot (Meloidogyne hapla and M. incognita). In a survey of 71 high tunnels, C. coccodes was detected in 90% of high tunnels, and P. lycopersici (46%), V. dahliae (48%), and Meloidogyne spp. (45%) were found in nearly half of high tunnels. Anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) with wheat bran (20.2 Mg/ha) plus molasses (10.1 Mg/ha) and grafting onto 'Maxifort' or 'Estamino' rootstocks were evaluated in high tunnels on five farms. In post-ASD bioassays of trial soils, root and taproot rot severity were significantly reduced after ASD, and root-knot galling was also reduced by ASD. Soilborne pathogenic fungi were isolated less frequently from bioassay plants grown in ASD-treated soils than control soils. Similar results were observed in tomato plants grown in high tunnels. Root rot was significantly reduced by ASD in nearly all trials. Corky root rot severity was highest in nongrafted plants grown in nontreated soils, and the lowest levels of corky root rot were observed in 'Maxifort'-grafted plants. Black dot root rot severity was higher or equivalent in grafted plants compared with nongrafted plants. Root-knot severity was lower in plants grown in ASD-treated soils in high tunnels compared with plants grown in control soils, but grafting did not significantly decrease root-knot severity. However, soil treatment did not significantly affect yield, and grafting led to inconsistent impacts on yield.
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- Anna L Testen
- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
- Food Animal Health Research Program, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
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Arter WE, Yusim Y, Peter Q, Taylor CG, Klenerman D, Keyser UF, Knowles TPJ. Digital Sensing and Molecular Computation by an Enzyme-Free DNA Circuit. ACS Nano 2020; 14:5763-5771. [PMID: 32293175 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c00628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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DNA circuits form the basis of programmable molecular systems capable of signal transduction and algorithmic computation. Some classes of molecular programs, such as catalyzed hairpin assembly, enable isothermal, enzyme-free signal amplification. However, current detection limits in DNA amplification circuits are modest, as sensitivity is inhibited by signal leakage resulting from noncatalyzed background reactions inherent to the noncovalent system. Here, we overcome this challenge by optimizing a catalyzed hairpin assembly for single-molecule sensing in a digital droplet assay. Furthermore, we demonstrate digital reporting of DNA computation at the single-molecule level by employing ddCHA as a signal transducer for simple DNA logic gates. By facilitating signal transduction of molecular computation at pM concentration, our approach can improve processing density by a factor of 104 relative to conventional DNA logic gates. More broadly, we believe that digital molecular computing will broaden the scope and efficacy of isothermal amplification circuits within DNA computing, biosensing, and signal amplification in general.
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- William E Arter
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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Nordstedt NP, Chapin LJ, Taylor CG, Jones ML. Identification of Pseudomonas Spp. That Increase Ornamental Crop Quality During Abiotic Stress. Front Plant Sci 2020; 10:1754. [PMID: 32047507 PMCID: PMC6997531 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The sustainability of ornamental crop production is of increasing concern to both producers and consumers. As resources become more limited, it is important for greenhouse growers to reduce production inputs such as water and chemical fertilizers, without sacrificing crop quality. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can stimulate plant growth under resource-limiting conditions by enhancing tolerance to abiotic stress and increasing nutrient availability, uptake, and assimilation. PGPR are beneficial bacteria that colonize the rhizosphere, the narrow zone of soil in the vicinity of the roots that is influenced by root exudates. In this study, in vitro experiments were utilized to screen a collection of 44 Pseudomonas strains for their ability to withstand osmotic stress. A high-throughput greenhouse experiment was then utilized to evaluate selected strains for their ability to stimulate plant growth under resource-limiting conditions when applied to ornamental crop production systems. The development of a high-throughput greenhouse trial identified two pseudomonads, P. poae 29G9 and P. fluorescens 90F12-2, that increased petunia flower number and plant biomass under drought and low-nutrient conditions. These two strains were validated in a production-scale experiment to evaluate the effects on growth promotion of three economically important crops: Petunia × hybrida, Impatiens walleriana, and Viola × wittrockiana. Plants treated with the two bacteria strains had greater shoot biomass than untreated control plants when grown under low-nutrient conditions and after recovery from drought stress. Bacteria treatment resulted in increased flower numbers in drought-stressed P. hybrida and I. walleriana. In addition, bacteria-treated plants grown under low-nutrient conditions had higher leaf nutrient content compared to the untreated plants. Collectively, these results show that the combination of in vitro and greenhouse experiments can efficiently identify beneficial Pseudomonas strains that increase the quality of ornamental crops grown under resource-limiting conditions.
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- Nathan P. Nordstedt
- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States
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Whiten DR, Cox D, Horrocks MH, Taylor CG, De S, Flagmeier P, Tosatto L, Kumita JR, Ecroyd H, Dobson CM, Klenerman D, Wilson MR. Single-Molecule Characterization of the Interactions between Extracellular Chaperones and Toxic α-Synuclein Oligomers. Cell Rep 2019; 23:3492-3500. [PMID: 29924993 PMCID: PMC6024880 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.05.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The aberrant aggregation of α-synuclein is associated with several human diseases, collectively termed the α-synucleinopathies, which includes Parkinson’s disease. The progression of these diseases is, in part, mediated by extracellular α-synuclein oligomers that may exert effects through several mechanisms, including prion-like transfer, direct cytotoxicity, and pro-inflammatory actions. In this study, we show that two abundant extracellular chaperones, clusterin and α2-macroglobulin, directly bind to exposed hydrophobic regions on the surface of α-synuclein oligomers. Using single-molecule fluorescence techniques, we found that clusterin, unlike α2-macroglobulin, exhibits differential binding to α-synuclein oligomers that may be related to structural differences between two previously described forms of αS oligomers. The binding of both chaperones reduces the ability of the oligomers to permeabilize lipid membranes and prevents an oligomer-induced increase in ROS production in cultured neuronal cells. Taken together, these data suggest a neuroprotective role for extracellular chaperones in suppressing the toxicity associated with α-synuclein oligomers. Two extracellular chaperones directly bind to α-synuclein oligomers The binding is mediated by hydrophobicity on the oligomer surface Bound chaperones significantly attenuate the toxicity of α-synuclein oligomers
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- Daniel R Whiten
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2522, NSW, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2522, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2522, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2522, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK.
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2522, NSW, Australia.
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De S, Whiten DR, Ruggeri FS, Hughes C, Rodrigues M, Sideris DI, Taylor CG, Aprile FA, Muyldermans S, Knowles TPJ, Vendruscolo M, Bryant C, Blennow K, Skoog I, Kern S, Zetterberg H, Klenerman D. Soluble aggregates present in cerebrospinal fluid change in size and mechanism of toxicity during Alzheimer's disease progression. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2019; 7:120. [PMID: 31349874 PMCID: PMC6659275 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-019-0777-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Soluble aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ) have been associated with neuronal and synaptic loss in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, despite significant recent progress, the mechanisms by which these aggregated species contribute to disease progression are not fully determined. As the analysis of human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) provides an accessible window into the molecular changes associated with the disease progression, we characterised soluble aggregates present in CSF samples from individuals with AD, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and healthy controls using a range of sensitive biophysical methods. We used super-resolution imaging and atomic force microscopy to characterise the size and structure of the aggregates present in CSF and correlate this with their ability to permeabilise lipid membranes and induce an inflammatory response. We found that these aggregates are extremely heterogeneous and exist in a range of sizes, varying both structurally and in their mechanisms of toxicity during the disease progression. A higher proportion of small aggregates of Aβ that can cause membrane permeabilization are found in MCI CSF; in established AD, a higher proportion of the aggregates were larger and more prone to elicit a pro-inflammatory response in glial cells, while there was no detectable change in aggregate concentration. These results show that large aggregates, some longer than 100 nm, are present in the CSF of AD patients and suggest that different neurotoxic mechanisms are prevalent at different stages of AD.
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Liu X, Toprakcioglu Z, Dear AJ, Levin A, Ruggeri FS, Taylor CG, Hu M, Kumita JR, Andreasen M, Dobson CM, Shimanovich U, Knowles TPJ. Fabrication and Characterization of Reconstituted Silk Microgels for the Storage and Release of Small Molecules. Macromol Rapid Commun 2019; 40:e1800898. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Xizhou Liu
- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
- Dr. M. AndreasenAarhus University Wilhelm Meyer's Allé 3 8000 Aarhus Denmark
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- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- X. Liu, Z. Toprakcioglu, A. J. Dear, Dr. A. Levin, Dr. F. S. Ruggeri, C. G. Taylor, M. Hu, Dr. J. R. Kumita, Dr. M. Andreasen, Prof. C. M. Dobson, Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
- Prof. T. P. J. KnowlesDepartment of Physics J J Thomson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE UK
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Pfammatter M, Andreasen M, Meisl G, Taylor CG, Adamcik J, Bolisetty S, Sánchez-Ferrer A, Klenerman D, Dobson CM, Mezzenga R, Knowles TPJ, Aguzzi A, Hornemann S. Absolute Quantification of Amyloid Propagons by Digital Microfluidics. Anal Chem 2017; 89:12306-12313. [PMID: 28972786 PMCID: PMC5700450 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The
self-replicating properties of proteins into amyloid fibrils
is a common phenomenon and underlies a variety of neurodegenerative
diseases. Because propagation-active fibrils are chemically indistinguishable
from innocuous aggregates and monomeric precursors, their detection
requires measurements of their replicative capacity. Here we present
a digital amyloid quantitative assay (d-AQuA) with insulin as model
protein for the absolute quantification of single replicative units,
propagons. D-AQuA is a microfluidics-based technology that performs
miniaturized simultaneous propagon-induced amplification chain reactions
within hundreds to thousands of picoliter-sized droplets. At limiting
dilutions, the d-AQuA reactions follow a stochastic regime indicative
of the detection of single propagons. D-AQuA thus enables absolute
quantification of single propagons present in a given sample at very
low concentrations. The number of propagons quantified by d-AQuA was
similar to that of fibrillar insulin aggregates detected by atomic-force
microscopy and to an equivalent microplate-based assay, providing
independent evidence for the identity of insulin propagons with a
subset of morphologically defined protein aggregates. The sensitivity,
precision, and accuracy of d-AQuA enable it to be suitable for multiple
biotechnological and medical applications.
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- Manuela Pfammatter
- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Zurich , CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.,Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich , CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich , CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich , CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich , CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.,Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB3 1HE, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Zurich , CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Zurich , CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Root-knot nematodes damage crops around the world by developing complex feeding sites from normal root cells of their hosts. The ability to initiate and maintain this feeding site (composed of individual "giant cells") is essential to their parasitism process. RNA silencing pathways in plants serve a diverse set of functions, from directing growth and development to defending against invading pathogens. Influencing a host's RNA silencing pathways as a pathogenicity strategy has been well-documented for viral plant pathogens, but recently, it has become clear that silencing pathways also play an important role in other plant pathosystems. To determine if RNA silencing pathways play a role in nematode parasitism, we tested the susceptibility of plants that express a viral suppressor of RNA silencing. We observed an increase in susceptibility to nematode parasitism in plants expressing viral suppressors of RNA silencing. Results from studies utilizing a silenced reporter gene suggest that active suppression of RNA silencing pathways may be occurring during nematode parasitism. With these studies, we provide further evidence to the growing body of plant-biotic interaction research that suppression of RNA silencing is important in the successful interaction between a plant-parasitic animal and its host.
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- E Walsh
- 1 Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691, U.S.A.; and
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- 2 Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691, U.S.A.; and
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Although zinc (Zn) deficiency has been associated with insulin resistance, and altered Zn metabolism (e.g., hyperzincuria, low-normal plasma Zn concentrations) may be present in diabetes, the potential effects of Zn on modulation of insulin action in Type II diabetes have not been established. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of dietary Zn deficiency and Zn supplementation on glycemic control in db/db mice. Weanling db/db mice and lean littermate controls were fed Zn-deficient (3 ppm Zn; dbZD and InZD groups), Zn-adequate control (30 ppm Zn; dbC and InC groups) or Zn-supplemented (300 ppm Zn; dbZS and InZS groups) diets for 6 weeks. Mice were assessed for Zn status, serum and urinary indices of diabetes, and gastrocnemius insulin receptor concentration and tyrosine kinase activity. Fasting serum glucose concentrations were significantly lower in the dbZS group compared with the dbZD group (19.3 ± 2.9 and 27.9 ± 4.1 mM, respectively), whereas the dbC mice had an intermediate value. There was a negative correlation between femur Zn and serum glucose concentrations (r = −0.59 for lean mice, P = 0.007). The dbZS group had higher pancreatic Zn and lower circulating insulin concentrations than dbZC mice. Insulin-stimulated tyrosine kinase activity in gastrocnemius muscle was higher in the db/db genotype, and insulin receptor concentration was not altered. In summary, dietary Zn supplementation attenuated hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia in db/db mice, suggesting that the roles of Zn in pancreatic function and peripheral tissue glucose uptake need to be further investigated.
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- S F Simon
- Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Taylor CG, Bynoe K, Worme A, Hambleton I, Atherley A, Husbands A, Unwin N. A checklist that enhances the provision of education during insulin initiation simulation: a randomized controlled trial. Diabet Med 2016; 33:1204-10. [PMID: 26337285 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIM The study tested the hypothesis that doctors using an insulin information checklist during simulated insulin initiation would impart more information regarding insulin use. METHODS A total of 128 simulations were conducted. Doctors (n = 64) were recruited from practitioners recently completing internship (n = 19) and those established in primary care (n = 45). Both groups of doctors were strata randomized to control (n = 32) and intervention groups (n = 32), so that each group contained equal numbers. Doctors in each group experienced two identical simulations of insulin initiation with an intervening period of 10 min. Doctors in the intervention arm were introduced to an insulin initiation checklist, which they reviewed independently and utilized in the second simulation. Trained assessors captured the provision of education in 21 predefined educational areas. Differences in the change of the total education provided between the first and second simulations were assessed using linear regression. RESULTS The difference in the mean change of education provided between the first and second simulations within the 21 educational areas for the control and treatment groups was 9.7 [95% confidence interval (CI): 8.8-11.1, P < 0.001] - an increase of 46.2%. The difference for the 15 areas relevant to pen use was 7.3 (95% CI: 6.2-8.4, P < 0.001) - an increase of 51.6%. CONCLUSIONS The checklist resulted in doctors providing significantly more education applicable to syringe and insulin pen routes of insulin administration during simulations. Further research is needed on the checklist's impact on healthcare professionals and patient outcomes in the clinical context. (Clinical Trials Registry No: NCT02266303).
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- C G Taylor
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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- Chronic Disease Research Center, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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- School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Chronic Disease Research Center, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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Taylor CG, Atherley A, Murphy MM. Towards an inpatient diabetes curriculum: medical student-generated aims, objectives and methods for ward-based learning of non-critical, non-perioperative inpatient diabetes care. Diabet Med 2016; 33:827-34. [PMID: 26642039 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
AIMS To create a summative document containing aims, objectives and methods that can be used for the training of healthcare professionals in inpatient diabetes care. METHODS A four-stage approach was introduced for the ward-based teaching of inpatient diabetes care at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill over the 2014-2015 academic year. Within this approach, 55 students (100%) submitted aims, objectives and methods to support two 2-h, ward-based sessions. This was guided by brief instructions and access to a copy of the Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on the management of non-critical, non-perioperative inpatient diabetes. Conceptual content analysis was used to convert submissions into a unifying document. RESULTS Six themes emerged from students' submissions: diagnosis; assessment and investigation of diabetes and its complications; planning individualized care and pharmacological management; hypoglycaemia management, including severe hypoglycaemia; patient education; discharge planning; and multidisciplinary teamwork. Students were primarily interested in patient management and treatment using higher-level objectives and active learning methods. CONCLUSIONS This study produced comprehensive, student-generated, and hence student-centred, aims, objectives and methods for inpatient diabetes care with objectives appropriately set for higher cognitive levels of learning. This material can be used to guide teaching or for further development into a curriculum. This is the first known publication of content that could be used in a ward-based inpatient diabetes curriculum.
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- C G Taylor
- Faculty of Medical Science, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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- Faculty of Medical Science, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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- Faculty of Medical Science, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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Rech L, Premecz S, Jassal DS, Zahradka P, Taylor CG. Dietary analysis of full marathon runners over 50 years of age: a retrospective study. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2015; 55:615-620. [PMID: 25801165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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AIM There is little information known about the dietary intakes of older athletes. The purpose of this study was to assess the dietary intakes of full marathon runners over the age of 50 during the 3 days prior to and during a 26.2 mile marathon. METHODS Participants completed a 3-day food record prior to the marathon and a food recall post-marathon. Dietary records were entered into a nutrient analysis software program and were analyzed for total energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients. RESULTS The average energy intake based on the 3-day food records was 2670±225 kcal/day, which was below the estimated energy requirement of 3140±102 kcal/day. The participants consumed 56%, 17% and 27% of energy from carbohydrates, protein and fat, respectively, and these were within the acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges. The participants had a favorable omega-6 to omega-3 ratio of 5:1. The participants were consuming 3920±350 mg/day of sodium which is 70% above the goal of 2300 mg/day. The participants met the dietary reference intakes for only half of the micronutrients. Based on the food recall, 87% of the participants' energy intake was from carbohydrates (213±19 g or 852±75 kcal) before and during the marathon. CONCLUSION Marathon runners over the age of 50 have a balanced diet during the 3 days prior to running a 26.2 mile marathon. Carbohydrates were the main source of energy consumed before and during the marathon.
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- L Rech
- Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada -
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Testen AL, Walsh EK, Taylor CG, Miller SA, Lopez-Nicora HD. First Report of Bloat Nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) Infecting Garlic in Ohio. Plant Dis 2014; 98:859. [PMID: 30708666 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-13-1121-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Bloat nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn) Filipjev (also known as stem and bulb nematode), is a key pest of garlic (Allium sativum) globally (1) as heavy infestations can lead to complete crop loss. Although not a major crop in Ohio, garlic is grown in diversified vegetable production systems. In July 2013, diseased garlic bulbs were received from a grower in Lorain County, OH, from a field with wide symptom distribution. Bulbs were discolored, exhibited splitting, and had basal plate damage including reduced roots. Nematodes were extracted for examination by placing bulb slices in water. Recovered nematodes had morphological characteristics of D. dipsaci, including a short stylet with prominent knobs, a distinct median esophageal bulb, a basal bulb slightly overlapping the intestine, a conical and pointed tail, and males with distinct bursa (1). To confirm the identity of the nematode, further morphological and molecular studies were performed. Nematode images were captured on a DM IRB inverted microscope (Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, Germany) using a Retiga 2000 camera (Q Imaging, Surrey, Canada). Images were analyzed using Image J (NIH). For females (n = 16), means and ranges were: L = 1,080.1 (972.2 to 1,229.5) μm, a = 36.6 (33.5 to 41.9), b = 6.2 (5.3 to 6.8), c = 11.1 (9.1 to 12.8), and stylet 10.1 (8.9 to 11.2) μm. For males (n = 6), L = 1,589.2 (1,494 to 1,702.7) μm, a = 43.0 (40.7 to 46.0), b = 6.9 (6.4 to 7.3), c = 11.7 (9.2 to 13), with stylet 10.8 (10 to 12.2) μm and spicules 25.2 (23.8 to 26.8) μm. The measurements were highly similar to those of D. dipsaci (1). DNA was extracted from 50 to 100 nematodes using a PowerSoil DNA Isolation Kit (Mo-Bio Laboratories, Inc., Carlsbad, CA) as well as from individual females, and partial ITS sequences were amplified using primer set TW81/AB28 (3). The partial ITS sequences shared 99 to 100% sequence identity with GenBank accessions of D. dipsaci from garlic (DQ452956, JX123258). Expansion segments D2-D3 were sequenced following amplification of DNA from individual females using primer set D2A/D3B (4) and shared 99% sequence identity with D. dipsaci from garlic (FJ707362, JX123259). In this case, the grower noted bloat nematode symptoms following the introduction of new planting material into the field. Therefore, the availability of bloat nematode-free planting material or treated bulbs (2) is essential for preventing introduction of this pathogen. Once established, management options are limited as this nematode is difficult to eliminate. With this first report of D. dipsaci on garlic in Ohio, we have identified a new pest that can greatly reduce garlic yields in this state. References: (1) W. Nickle, ed. Ditylenchus. In: Manual of Agricultural Nematology, 1991. (2) P. Roberts et al. J. Nematol. 27:448, 1995. (3) S. Subbotin et al. Phytopathology 95:1308, 2005. (4) G. Tenente et al. Nematropica 34:1, 2004.
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- A L Testen
- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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Wharton AL, Taylor CG, Cooke JC. PB.42: Arbitration of round masses: understanding the variability of recall rates. Breast Cancer Res 2013. [PMCID: PMC3980278 DOI: 10.1186/bcr3542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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DeClercq V, Enns JE, Yeganeh A, Taylor CG, Zahradka P. Modulation of cardiovascular function by adipokines. Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets 2013; 13:59-72. [PMID: 22882074 DOI: 10.2174/1871529x11313010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 07/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors such as obesity remain at the forefront of health concerns. Adipose tissue has been well established as an endocrine organ that becomes dysfunctional with increased adipose tissue mass. The secretion of several adipokines is altered in subjects with abdominal adiposity and these changes to the endocrine balance may contribute to increased CVD risk. The identification and characterization of disease-specific proteins within the adipose tissue offers a novel therapeutic target for prevention or treatment of cardiovascular complications. This review will discuss the latest developments on therapeutic targets within the context of adipokines, such as adiponectin, C1q/ tumor necrosis factor (TNF) related proteins (CTRPs), visfatin, vaspin, chemerin and omentin, and their involvement in obesity-related cardiovascular complications.
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- V DeClercq
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Honaas LA, Wafula EK, Yang Z, Der JP, Wickett NJ, Altman NS, Taylor CG, Yoder JI, Timko MP, Westwood JH, dePamphilis CW. Functional genomics of a generalist parasitic plant: laser microdissection of host-parasite interface reveals host-specific patterns of parasite gene expression. BMC Plant Biol 2013; 13:9. [PMID: 23302495 PMCID: PMC3636017 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Orobanchaceae is the only plant family with members representing the full range of parasitic lifestyles plus a free-living lineage sister to all parasitic lineages, Lindenbergia. A generalist member of this family, and an important parasitic plant model, Triphysaria versicolor regularly feeds upon a wide range of host plants. Here, we compare de novo assembled transcriptomes generated from laser micro-dissected tissues at the host-parasite interface to uncover details of the largely uncharacterized interaction between parasitic plants and their hosts. RESULTS The interaction of Triphysaria with the distantly related hosts Zea mays and Medicago truncatula reveals dramatic host-specific gene expression patterns. Relative to above ground tissues, gene families are disproportionally represented at the interface including enrichment for transcription factors and genes of unknown function. Quantitative Real-Time PCR of a T. versicolor β-expansin shows strong differential (120x) upregulation in response to the monocot host Z. mays; a result that is concordant with our read count estimates. Pathogenesis-related proteins, other cell wall modifying enzymes, and orthologs of genes with unknown function (annotated as such in sequenced plant genomes) are among the parasite genes highly expressed by T. versicolor at the parasite-host interface. CONCLUSIONS Laser capture microdissection makes it possible to sample the small region of cells at the epicenter of parasite host interactions. The results of our analysis suggest that T. versicolor's generalist strategy involves a reliance on overlapping but distinct gene sets, depending upon the host plant it is parasitizing. The massive upregulation of a T. versicolor β-expansin is suggestive of a mechanism for parasite success on grass hosts. In this preliminary study of the interface transcriptomes, we have shown that T. versicolor, and the Orobanchaceae in general, provide excellent opportunities for the characterization of plant genes with unknown functions.
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- Loren A Honaas
- Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Biology and Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Biology and Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Biology and Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Present address: Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL, 60022, USA
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- Department of Statistics and Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH, 44691, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, 95616, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Biology and Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Marella HH, Nielsen E, Schachtman DP, Taylor CG. The amino acid permeases AAP3 and AAP6 are involved in root-knot nematode parasitism of Arabidopsis. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2013; 26:44-54. [PMID: 23194341 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-05-12-0123-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, is an obligate parasite which depends entirely on the host plant for its nutrition. Root-knot nematodes induce the formation of a highly specialized feeding site consisting of several giant cells surrounded by a network of vascular tissues. Nutrients, including amino acids and sugars, are transferred apoplastically from the vascular tissues to the feeding site. Using Arabidopsis thaliana lacking the vascular-expressed amino acid permeases (AAP) AAP3 or AAP6, we demonstrate that disruption of amino acid transport can affect nematode parasitism. Nematode infestation levels are significantly reduced on the aap3 and aap6 mutants. AAP3 and AAP6 act distinctly in the transport of amino acids to the feeding site, as demonstrated by differences in their carrying capacity profiles. Furthermore, analyses of promoter: β-glucuronidase lines show different expression patterns for AAP3 and AAP6 in infected roots. In the aap3-3 mutant, part of the decrease in infestation is connected to a defect in early infection, where juveniles enter but then leave the root. Both aap3-3 and aap6-1 produce fewer females and produce more adult male nematodes. Additionally, detrimental effects are observed in the nematodes harvested from aap3-3 and aap6-1 mutants, including decreased egg hatching and infectivity and lower levels of lipid reserves. The transport of amino acids by AAP3 and AAP6 is important for nematode infection and success of the progeny.
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Radwan O, Wu X, Govindarajulu M, Libault M, Neece DJ, Oh MH, Berg RH, Stacey G, Taylor CG, Huber SC, Clough SJ. 14-3-3 proteins SGF14c and SGF14l play critical roles during soybean nodulation. Plant Physiol 2012; 160:2125-36. [PMID: 23060368 PMCID: PMC3510136 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.207027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The soybean (Glycine max) genome contains 18 members of the 14-3-3 protein family, but little is known about their association with specific phenotypes. Here, we report that the Glyma0529080 Soybean G-box Factor 14-3-3c (SGF14c) and Glyma08g12220 (SGF14l) genes, encoding 14-3-3 proteins, appear to play essential roles in soybean nodulation. Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western-immunoblot analyses showed that SGF14c mRNA and protein levels were specifically increased in abundance in nodulated soybean roots 10, 12, 16, and 20 d after inoculation with Bradyrhizobium japonicum. To investigate the role of SGF14c during soybean nodulation, RNA interference was employed to silence SGF14c expression in soybean roots using Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated root transformation. Due to the paleopolyploid nature of soybean, designing a specific RNA interference sequence that exclusively targeted SGF14c was not possible. Therefore, two highly similar paralogs (SGF14c and SGF14l) that have been shown to function as dimers were silenced. Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses showed that mRNA and protein levels were significantly reduced in the SGF14c/SGF14l-silenced roots, and these roots exhibited reduced numbers of mature nodules. In addition, SGF14c/SGF14l-silenced roots contained large numbers of arrested nodule primordia following B. japonicum inoculation. Transmission electron microscopy further revealed that the host cytoplasm and membranes, except the symbiosome membrane, were severely degraded in the failed nodules. Altogether, transcriptomic, proteomic, and cytological data suggest a critical role of one or both of these 14-3-3 proteins in early development stages of soybean nodules.
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- Department of Crop Sciences (O.R., S.J.C.) and Department of Plant Biology (X.W., M.-H.O., S.C.H.), University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California 95631 (M.G.); Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (M.L., G.S.); United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (D.J.N., S.C.H., S.J.C.); Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.H.B.); and Plant Pathology Department, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (C.G.T.)
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- Department of Crop Sciences (O.R., S.J.C.) and Department of Plant Biology (X.W., M.-H.O., S.C.H.), University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California 95631 (M.G.); Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (M.L., G.S.); United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (D.J.N., S.C.H., S.J.C.); Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.H.B.); and Plant Pathology Department, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (C.G.T.)
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- Department of Crop Sciences (O.R., S.J.C.) and Department of Plant Biology (X.W., M.-H.O., S.C.H.), University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California 95631 (M.G.); Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (M.L., G.S.); United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (D.J.N., S.C.H., S.J.C.); Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.H.B.); and Plant Pathology Department, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (C.G.T.)
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- Department of Crop Sciences (O.R., S.J.C.) and Department of Plant Biology (X.W., M.-H.O., S.C.H.), University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California 95631 (M.G.); Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (M.L., G.S.); United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (D.J.N., S.C.H., S.J.C.); Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.H.B.); and Plant Pathology Department, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (C.G.T.)
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- Department of Crop Sciences (O.R., S.J.C.) and Department of Plant Biology (X.W., M.-H.O., S.C.H.), University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California 95631 (M.G.); Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (M.L., G.S.); United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (D.J.N., S.C.H., S.J.C.); Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.H.B.); and Plant Pathology Department, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (C.G.T.)
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- Department of Crop Sciences (O.R., S.J.C.) and Department of Plant Biology (X.W., M.-H.O., S.C.H.), University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California 95631 (M.G.); Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (M.L., G.S.); United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (D.J.N., S.C.H., S.J.C.); Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.H.B.); and Plant Pathology Department, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (C.G.T.)
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- Department of Crop Sciences (O.R., S.J.C.) and Department of Plant Biology (X.W., M.-H.O., S.C.H.), University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California 95631 (M.G.); Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (M.L., G.S.); United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (D.J.N., S.C.H., S.J.C.); Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.H.B.); and Plant Pathology Department, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (C.G.T.)
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- Department of Crop Sciences (O.R., S.J.C.) and Department of Plant Biology (X.W., M.-H.O., S.C.H.), University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California 95631 (M.G.); Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (M.L., G.S.); United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (D.J.N., S.C.H., S.J.C.); Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.H.B.); and Plant Pathology Department, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (C.G.T.)
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- Department of Crop Sciences (O.R., S.J.C.) and Department of Plant Biology (X.W., M.-H.O., S.C.H.), University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California 95631 (M.G.); Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (M.L., G.S.); United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (D.J.N., S.C.H., S.J.C.); Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.H.B.); and Plant Pathology Department, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (C.G.T.)
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- Department of Crop Sciences (O.R., S.J.C.) and Department of Plant Biology (X.W., M.-H.O., S.C.H.), University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California 95631 (M.G.); Divisions of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (M.L., G.S.); United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (D.J.N., S.C.H., S.J.C.); Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.H.B.); and Plant Pathology Department, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (C.G.T.)
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AIM To evaluated whether a 1 hour, interactive, case-based programme could improve the quality of care and juniors' confidence. METHODS We designed an educational programme using a patient's journey from admission to discharge in order to teach avoidance of common errors, while enhancing familiarity with local charts and protocols. The intervention was delivered in four hospitals, to doctors within 4 years of training following graduation. Feedback was received. The quality of care provided and the confidence of juniors' in its provision was evaluated before and after the intervention. RESULTS Of the 242 trainees taught, 205 (85%) provided feedback. The programme was rated 'very' or 'extremely' easy to understand by 94.1%. The format was thought to improve attention and participation, 'quite a lot' or 'extremely' by 94.1% and was 'highly' or 'extremely highly' recommended for other areas of teaching by 93.1%. The mean confidence score increased from 17.6 (SD 4) to 24.9 (SD 2.7) (P < 0.001), with Cronbach α coefficients of 0.81 and 0.86 for the questionnaires before and after the programme. Insulin prescription errors were reduced by 49% (15.4% before and 7.8% after, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The inpatient diabetes education programme, which is deliverable within 1 h, was liked by juniors, increased their confidence and improved the quality of inpatient diabetes care.
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- C G Taylor
- University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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Wang H, Wijeratne A, Wijeratne S, Lee S, Taylor CG, St Martin SK, McHale L, Dorrance AE. Dissection of two soybean QTL conferring partial resistance to Phytophthora sojae through sequence and gene expression analysis. BMC Genomics 2012; 13:428. [PMID: 22925529 PMCID: PMC3443417 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 04/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Phytophthora sojae is the primary pathogen of soybeans that are grown on poorly drained soils. Race-specific resistance to P. sojae in soybean is gene-for-gene, although in many areas of the US and worldwide there are populations that have adapted to the most commonly deployed resistance to P. sojae ( Rps) genes. Hence, this system has received increased attention towards identifying mechanisms and molecular markers associated with partial resistance to this pathogen. Several quantitative trait loci (QTL) have been identified in the soybean cultivar 'Conrad' that contributes to the expression of partial resistance to multiple P. sojae isolates. RESULTS In this study, two of the Conrad QTL on chromosome 19 were dissected through sequence and expression analysis of genes in both resistant (Conrad) and susceptible ('Sloan') genotypes. There were 1025 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 87 of 153 genes sequenced from Conrad and Sloan. There were 304 SNPs in 54 genes sequenced from Conrad compared to those from both Sloan and Williams 82, of which 11 genes had SNPs unique to Conrad. Eleven of 19 genes in these regions analyzed with qRT-PCR had significant differences in fold change of transcript abundance in response to infection with P. sojae in lines with QTL haplotype from the resistant parent compared to those with the susceptible parent haplotype. From these, 8 of the 11 genes had SNPs in the upstream, untranslated region, exon, intron, and/or downstream region. These 11 candidate genes encode proteins potentially involved in signal transduction, hormone-mediated pathways, plant cell structural modification, ubiquitination, and basal resistance. CONCLUSIONS These findings may indicate a complex defense network with multiple mechanisms underlying these two soybean QTL conferring resistance to P. sojae. SNP markers derived from these candidate genes can contribute to fine mapping of QTL and marker assisted breeding for resistance to P. sojae.
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- Hehe Wang
- The Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Imaging Center, OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Imaging Center, OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
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Libault M, Govindarajulu M, Berg RH, Ong YT, Puricelli K, Taylor CG, Xu D, Stacey G. A dual-targeted soybean protein is involved in Bradyrhizobium japonicum infection of soybean root hair and cortical cells. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2011; 24:1051-60. [PMID: 21815830 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-12-10-0281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The symbiotic interaction between legumes and soil bacteria (e.g., soybean [Glycine max L.] and Bradyrhizobium japonicum]) leads to the development of a new root organ, the nodule, where bacteria differentiate into bacteroids that fix atmospheric nitrogen for assimilation by the plant host. In exchange, the host plant provides a steady carbon supply to the bacteroids. This carbon can be stored within the bacteroids in the form of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate granules. The formation of this symbiosis requires communication between both partners to regulate the balance between nitrogen fixation and carbon utilization. In the present study, we describe the soybean gene GmNMNa that is specifically expressed during the infection of soybean cells by B. japonicum. GmNMNa encodes a protein of unknown function. The GmNMNa protein was localized to the nucleolus and also to the mitochondria. Silencing of GmNMNa expression resulted in reduced nodulation, a reduction in the number of bacteroids per infected cell in the nodule, and a clear reduction in the accumulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate in the bacteroids. Our results highlight the role of the soybean GmNMNa gene in regulating symbiotic bacterial infection, potentially through the regulation of the accumulation of carbon reserves.
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- Marc Libault
- National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
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Morse AM, Carballo V, Baldwin DA, Taylor CG, McIntyre LM. Comparison between NuGEN's WT-Ovation Pico and one-direct amplification systems. J Biomol Tech 2010; 21:141-147. [PMID: 20808643 PMCID: PMC2922837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Differential gene expression between groups of homogenous cell types is a biological question whose time has come. RNA can be extracted from small numbers of cells, such as those isolated by laser-capture microdissection, but the small amounts obtained often require amplification to enable whole genome transcriptome profiling by technologies such as microarray analysis and RNA-seq. Recently, advances in amplification procedures make amplification directly from whole cell lysates possible. The aim of this study was to compare two amplification systems for variations in observed RNA abundance attributable to the amplification procedure for use with small quantities of cells isolated by laser-capture microdissection. Arabidopsis root cells undergoing giant cell formation as a result of nematode infestation and uninfested control root cells were laser-captured and used to evaluate two amplification systems. One, NuGEN's WT-Ovation Pico (Pico) amplification system, uses total RNA as starting material, and the other, NuGEN's WT-One-Direct (One-Direct) amplification system, uses lysate containing the captured cells. The reproducibility of whole genome transcript profiling and correlations of both systems were investigated after microarray analysis. The One-Direct system was less reproducible and more variable than the Pico system. The Pico amplification kit resulted in the detection of thousands of differentially expressed genes between giant cells and control cells. This is in marked contrast to the relatively few genes detected after amplification with the One-Direct amplification kit.
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- Alison M. Morse
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and
- the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Penn Microarray Facility, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA; and
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and
- the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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Root-knot nematodes are obligate plant parasites that induce development of an elaborate feeding site during root infection. Feeding-site formation results from a complex interaction between the pathogen and the host plant in which the nematode alters patterns of plant gene expression within the cells destined to become the feeding site. Expression of TobRB7, a gene expressed only in tobacco roots, is induced during feeding site development. The cis-acting sequences that mediate induction by the nematode are separate from those that control normal root-specific expression. Reporter transgenes driven by the nematode-responsive promoter sequences exhibit expression exclusively in the developing feeding site.
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Libault M, Zhang XC, Govindarajulu M, Qiu J, Ong YT, Brechenmacher L, Berg RH, Hurley-Sommer A, Taylor CG, Stacey G. A member of the highly conserved FWL (tomato FW2.2-like) gene family is essential for soybean nodule organogenesis. Plant J 2010; 62:852-64. [PMID: 20230508 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2010.04201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A soybean homolog of the tomato FW2.2 gene, here named GmFWL1 (Glycine max FW2.2-like 1), was found to respond strongly to inoculation with the nitrogen-fixing symbiotic bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum. In tomato, the FW2.2 gene is hypothesized to control 30% of the variance in fruit weight by negatively regulating cell division. In the present study, the induction of GmFWL1 expression in root hair cells and nodules in response to B. japonicum inoculation was documented using quantitative RT-PCR and transcriptional fusions to both beta-glucuronidase (GUS) and green fluorescent protein (GFP). RNAi-mediated silencing of GmFWL1 expression resulted in a significant reduction in nodule number, with a concomitant reduction in nuclear size and changes in chromatin structure. The reduction in nuclear size is probably due to a change in DNA heterochromatinization, as the ploidy level of wild-type and RNAi-silenced nodule cells was similar. GmFWL1 was localized to the plasma membrane. The data suggest that GmFWL1 probably acts indirectly, perhaps through a cellular cascade, to affect chromatin structure/nuclei architecture. As previously proposed in tomato, this function may be a result of effects on plant cell division.
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- Marc Libault
- Division of Plant Sciences, National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, Division of Biochemistry, C.S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Gillam M, Noto A, Zahradka P, Taylor CG. Improved n-3 fatty acid status does not modulate insulin resistance in fa/fa Zucker rats. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2009; 81:331-9. [PMID: 19864121 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2009.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2009] [Revised: 09/23/2009] [Accepted: 09/30/2009] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The objective was to examine the effect of polyunsaturated fatty acid type (plant vs fish oil-derived n-3, compared to n-6 fatty acids in the presence of constant proportions of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids) on obesity, insulin resistance and tissue fatty acid composition in genetically obese rats. Six-week-old fa/fa and lean Zucker rats were fed with a 10% (w/w) mixed fat diet containing predominantly flax-seed, menhaden or safflower oils for 9 weeks. There was no effect of dietary lipid on obesity, oral glucose tolerance (except t=60min insulin), pancreatic function or molecular markers related to insulin, glucose and lipid metabolism, despite increased n-3 fatty acids in muscle and adipose tissue. The menhaden oil diet reduced fasting serum free fatty acids in both fa/fa and lean rats. These data suggest that n-3 composition does not alter obesity and insulin resistance in the fa/fa Zucker rat model when dietary lipid classes are balanced.
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- M Gillam
- Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R2H 2A6
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Libault M, Joshi T, Takahashi K, Hurley-Sommer A, Puricelli K, Blake S, Finger RE, Taylor CG, Xu D, Nguyen HT, Stacey G. Large-scale analysis of putative soybean regulatory gene expression identifies a Myb gene involved in soybean nodule development. Plant Physiol 2009; 151:1207-20. [PMID: 19755542 PMCID: PMC2773063 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.144030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 09/06/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Nodulation is the result of a symbiosis between legumes and rhizobial bacteria in soil. This symbiosis is mutually beneficial, with the bacteria providing a source of nitrogen to the host while the plant supplies carbon to the symbiont. Nodule development is a complex process that is tightly regulated in the host plant cell through networks of gene expression. In order to examine this regulation in detail, a library of quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction primer sets was developed for a large number of soybean (Glycine max) putative regulatory genes available in the current expressed sequence tag collection. This library contained primers specific to soybean transcription factor genes as well as genes involved in chromatin modification and translational regulation. Using this library, we analyzed the expression of this gene set during nodule development. A large number of genes were found to be differentially expressed, especially at the later stages of nodule development when active nitrogen fixation was occurring. Expression of these putative regulatory genes was also analyzed in response to the addition of nitrate as a nitrogen source. This comparative analysis identified genes that may be specifically involved in nitrogen assimilation, metabolism, and the maintenance of active nodules. To address this possibility, the expression of one such candidate was studied in more detail by expressing in soybean roots promoter beta-glucuronidase and green fluorescent protein fusions. This gene, named Control of Nodule Development (CND), encoded a Myb transcription factor gene. When the CND gene was silenced, nodulation was reduced. These results, associated with a strong expression of the CND gene in the vascular tissues, suggest a role for CND in controlling soybean nodulation.
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- Division of Plant Sciences, National Center for Soybean Biotechnology (M.L., K.T., A.H.-S., K.P., S.B., H.T.N., G.S.), and Digital Biology Laboratory, Computer Science Department (T.J., D.X.), C.S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211; and Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132 (R.E.F., C.G.T.)
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Schachtman DP, Marella H, Taylor CG. Identification of key transport processes across the nematode induced giant cell plasma membrane. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Dalton DA, Boniface C, Turner Z, Lindahl A, Kim HJ, Jelinek L, Govindarajulu M, Finger RE, Taylor CG. Physiological roles of glutathione s-transferases in soybean root nodules. Plant Physiol 2009; 150:521-30. [PMID: 19279195 PMCID: PMC2675717 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.136630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/08/2009] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze the conjugation of toxic xenobiotics and oxidatively produced compounds to reduced glutathione, which facilitates their metabolism, sequestration, or removal. We report here that soybean (Glycine max) root nodules contain at least 14 forms of GST, with GST9 being most prevalent, as measured by both real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and identification of peptides in glutathione-affinity purified extracts. GST8 was prevalent in stems and uninfected roots, whereas GST2/10 prevailed in leaves. Purified, recombinant GSTs were shown to have wide-ranging kinetic properties, suggesting that the suite of GSTs could provide physiological flexibility to deal with numerous stresses. Levels of GST9 increased with aging, suggesting a role related to senescence. RNA interference studies of nodules on composite plants showed that a down-regulation of GST9 led to a decrease in nitrogenase (acetylene reduction) activity and an increase in oxidatively damaged proteins. These findings indicate that GSTs are abundant in nodules and likely function to provide antioxidant defenses that are critical to support nitrogen fixation.
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- David A Dalton
- Biology Department, Reed College, Portland, Oregon 97202, USA.
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Govindarajulu M, Kim SY, Libault M, Berg RH, Tanaka K, Stacey G, Taylor CG. GS52 ecto-apyrase plays a critical role during soybean nodulation. Plant Physiol 2009; 149:994-1004. [PMID: 19036836 PMCID: PMC2633840 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.128728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2008] [Accepted: 11/15/2008] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Apyrases are non-energy-coupled nucleotide phosphohydrolases that hydrolyze nucleoside triphosphates and nucleoside diphosphates to nucleoside monophosphates and orthophosphates. GS52, a soybean (Glycine soja) ecto-apyrase, was previously shown to be induced very early in response to inoculation with the symbiotic bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Overexpression of the GS52 ecto-apyrase in Lotus japonicus increased the level of rhizobial infection and enhanced nodulation. These data suggest a critical role for the GS52 ecto-apyrase during nodulation. To further investigate the role of GS52 during nodulation, we used RNA interference to silence GS52 expression in soybean (Glycine max) roots using Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated root transformation. Transcript levels of GS52 were significantly reduced in GS52 silenced roots and these roots exhibited reduced numbers of mature nodules. Development of the nodule primordium and subsequent nodule maturation was significantly suppressed in GS52 silenced roots. Transmission electron micrographs of GS52 silenced root nodules showed that early senescence and infected cortical cells were devoid of symbiosome-containing bacteroids. Application of exogenous adenosine diphosphate to silenced GS52 roots restored nodule development. Restored nodules contained bacteroids, thus indicating that extracellular adenosine diphosphate is important during nodulation. These results clearly suggest that GS52 ecto-apyrase catalytic activity is critical for the early B. japonicum infection process, initiation of nodule primordium development, and subsequent nodule organogenesis in soybean.
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The method introduced in this article makes use of the glutaraldehyde-induced auto-fluorescence of proteins after cross-linking with glutaraldehyde for the analysis of cellular and sub-cellular structures. Because the interface of biotrophic interactions is rich in proteins, the method presented is particularly suitable for the analysis of such interactions; we have exemplified its usefulness by analyzing (1) the root feeding sites induced in roots from Arabidopsis thaliana by the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita; (2) leaves from Cucurbita pepo infected by powdery mildew and (3) roots from Nicotiana tabacum colonized by the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices. The use of confocal and multi-photon laser scanning microscopy allows three-dimensional reconstructions from optical sections of complex biotrophic interactions. In the case of root-knot nematode feeding sites, our method enabled us to simultaneously study the development of the plant xylem elements (using lignin auto-fluorescence), the nematode feeding site and the nematode itself.
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- T Fester
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 North Warson Road, St. Louis, MO 63132, USA
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Govindarajulu M, Elmore JM, Fester T, Taylor CG. Evaluation of constitutive viral promoters in transgenic soybean roots and nodules. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2008; 21:1027-35. [PMID: 18616399 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-21-8-1027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The efficiency of beta-glucuronidase (GUS) expression was evaluated with five viral promoters to identify the most suitable promoter or promoters for use in soybean hairy roots, including applications to study the symbiotic interaction with Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Levels of GUS activity were fluorimetrically and histochemically assayed when the GUS (uidA) gene was driven by the Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter and enhanced 35S (E35S) promoter, the Cassava vein mosaic virus (CsVMV) promoter, the Figwort mosaic virus (FMV) promoter, and the Strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV2) promoter. We demonstrate that GUS activity was highest when driven by the FMV promoter and that the promoter activity of 35S and SVBV2 was significantly lower than that of the CsVMV and E35S promoters when tested in soybean hairy roots. In mature soybean root nodules, strong GUS activity was evident when the FMV, 35S, and CsVMV promoters were used. These results indicate that the FMV promoter facilitates the strong expression of target genes in soybean hairy roots and root nodules.
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Swarup K, Benková E, Swarup R, Casimiro I, Péret B, Yang Y, Parry G, Nielsen E, De Smet I, Vanneste S, Levesque MP, Carrier D, James N, Calvo V, Ljung K, Kramer E, Roberts R, Graham N, Marillonnet S, Patel K, Jones JDG, Taylor CG, Schachtman DP, May S, Sandberg G, Benfey P, Friml J, Kerr I, Beeckman T, Laplaze L, Bennett MJ. The auxin influx carrier LAX3 promotes lateral root emergence. Nat Cell Biol 2008; 10:946-54. [PMID: 18622388 DOI: 10.1038/ncb1754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 489] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2008] [Accepted: 06/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Lateral roots originate deep within the parental root from a small number of founder cells at the periphery of vascular tissues and must emerge through intervening layers of tissues. We describe how the hormone auxin, which originates from the developing lateral root, acts as a local inductive signal which re-programmes adjacent cells. Auxin induces the expression of a previously uncharacterized auxin influx carrier LAX3 in cortical and epidermal cells directly overlaying new primordia. Increased LAX3 activity reinforces the auxin-dependent induction of a selection of cell-wall-remodelling enzymes, which are likely to promote cell separation in advance of developing lateral root primordia.
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- Kamal Swarup
- School of Biosciences & Centre for Plant Integrative Biology, University of Nottingham, LE12 5RD, UK
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Jez JM, Schachtman DP, Berg RH, Taylor CG, Chen S, Hicks LM, Jaworski JG, Smith TJ, Nielsen E, Pikaard CS. Developing a new interdisciplinary lab course for undergraduate and graduate students: Plant cells and proteins. Biochem Mol Biol Educ 2007; 35:410-415. [PMID: 21591136 DOI: 10.1002/bmb.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Studies of protein function increasingly use multifaceted approaches that span disciplines including recombinant DNA technology, cell biology, and analytical biochemistry. These studies rely on sophisticated equipment and methodologies including confocal fluorescence microscopy, mass spectrometry, and X-ray crystallography that are beyond the scope of traditional laboratory courses. To equip the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students with an enabling base of knowledge and initial experience with advanced protein research methodologies, a laboratory course entitled Plant Cells and Proteins was developed in a partnership between Washington University and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis. In this one semester course, 10-12 students obtain hands-on experience with plant tissue culture, gene transformation, subcellular localization of fluorescent recombinant proteins using confocal microscopy, purification of affinity-tagged recombinant proteins, isolation of total protein extracts, enzymatic assays, one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, MALDI-TOF and ESI-Q-TOF mass spectrometry, protein crystallization, and X-ray diffraction. The course is taught as a series of modules, each led by an expert researcher. Students are evaluated based on a series of graded written reports and tests of their mastery of key concepts, interpretations, and the limitations of the experimental methods.
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- Joseph M Jez
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132.
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Amino acids represent the major form of reduced nitrogen that is transported in plants. Amino acid transporters in plants often show tissue-specific expression patterns and are used by plants to transport these metabolites from source to sink during development and under changing environmental conditions. We identified one amino acid transporter, AtCAT6, which is expressed in sink tissues such as lateral root primordia, flowers and seeds. Additionally AtCAT6 was induced during infestation of roots by the plant-parasitic root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Quantitative reverse-transcriptase PCR revealed nematode inducibility throughout the duration of nematode infestation and in nematode-induced feeding sites. Promoter analyses confirmed expression in endogenous sink tissues and nematode-induced feeding sites. In Xenopus oocytes, AtCAT6 mediated electrogenic transport of proteinogenic as well as non-proteinogenic amino acids with moderate affinity. AtCAT6 transported large, neutral and cationic amino acids in preference to other amino acids. Knockout mutants of this transporter failed to grow on medium containing l-glutamine as the sole nitrogen source. Our data suggest that AtCAT6 plays a role in supplying amino acids to sink tissues of plants and nematode-induced feeding structures.
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- Ulrich Z Hammes
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 North Warson Road, St Louis, MO 63122, USA.
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Limitations in transformation capability can be a significant barrier in making advances in our understanding of gene function through the use of transgenics. To this end we have developed both tissue culture and non-tissue culture-based methodologies for the production of transgenic roots on wild-type shoots (composite plants). Composite plants are generated by inoculating wild-type shoots with Agrobacterium rhizogenes, which subsequently induces the formation of transgenic roots. The composite plant system allows for "in root" testing of transgenes in the context of a complete plant and can be analyzed in a variety of gene function analyses and plant-microbe interaction studies. In this chapter we provide a tissue culture-based composite plant generation system for Arabidopsis and a non-tissue culture based-method for producing composite plants on a variety of dicotyledonous plant species. Composite plants generated using these methods can be treated like "normal plants," planted in soil and grown in greenhouses or in growth chambers. These methods have been shown to work efficiently for many different species of plants including several that are recalcitrant to transformation.
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Yang Y, Hammes UZ, Taylor CG, Schachtman DP, Nielsen E. High-affinity auxin transport by the AUX1 influx carrier protein. Curr Biol 2006; 16:1123-7. [PMID: 16677815 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [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: 03/30/2006] [Revised: 04/11/2006] [Accepted: 04/12/2006] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In plants, auxin is a key regulator of development and is unique among plant hormones in that its function requires polarized transport between neighboring cells to form concentration gradients across various plant tissues. Although putative auxin-influx and -efflux transporters have been identified by using molecular genetic approaches, a detailed functional understanding for many of these transporters remains undetermined. Here we present the functional characterization of the auxin-influx carrier AUX1. Upon expression of AUX1 in Xenopus oocytes, saturable, pH-dependent uptake of 3H-IAA was measured. Mutations in AUX1 that abrogate physiological responses to IAA in planta resulted in loss or reduction of 3H-IAA uptake in AUX1-expressing oocytes. AUX1-mediated uptake of 3H-IAA was reduced by the IAA analogs 2,4-D and 1-NOA, but not by other auxin analogs. The measured Km for AUX1-mediated uptake of 3H-IAA was at concentrations at which physiological responses are observed for exogenously added IAA and 2,4-D. This is the first report demonstrating detailed functional characteristics of a plant auxin-influx transporter. This biochemical characterization provides new insights and a novel tool for studying auxin entry into cells and its pivotal roles in plant growth and development.
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- Yaodong Yang
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 North Warson Road, Saint Louis, Missouri 63132, USA
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Hammes UZ, Schachtman DP, Berg RH, Nielsen E, Koch W, McIntyre LM, Taylor CG. Nematode-induced changes of transporter gene expression in Arabidopsis roots. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2005; 18:1247-57. [PMID: 16478044 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-18-1247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Root-knot plant-parasitic nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) account for much of the damage inflicted to plants by nematodes. The feeding sites of these nematodes consist of "giant" cells, which have characteristics of transfer cells found in other parts of plants. Increased transport activity across the plasma membrane is a hallmark of transfer cells, and giant cells provide nutrition for nematodes; therefore, we initiated a study to identify the transport processes that contribute to the development and function of nematode-induced feeding sites. The study was conducted over a 4-week period, during which time the large changes in the development of giant cells were documented. The Arabidopsis ATH1 GeneChip was used to identify the many transporter genes that were regulated by nematode infestation. Expression of 50 transporter genes from 18 different gene families was significantly changed upon nematode infestation. Sixteen transporter genes were studied in more detail using real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction to determine transcript abundance in nematode-induced galls that contain giant cells and uninfested regions of the root. Certain genes were expressed primarily in galls whereas others were expressed primarily in the uninfested regions of the root, and a third group was expressed evenly throughout the root. Multiple transport processes are regulated and these may play important roles in nematode feeding-site establishment and maintenance.
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- Ulrich Z Hammes
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 N. Warson Rd., St. Louis, MO 63132, USA
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Plant transformation technology is frequently the rate-limiting step in gene function analysis in non-model plants. An important tool for root biologists is the Agrobacterium rhizogenes-derived composite plant, which has made possible genetic analyses in a wide variety of transformation recalcitrant dicotyledonous plants. The novel, rapid and inexpensive ex vitro method for producing composite plants described in this report represents a significant advance over existing composite plant induction protocols, which rely on expensive and time-consuming in vitro conditions. The utility of the new system is validated by expression and RNAi silencing of GFP in transgenic roots of composite plants, and is bolstered further by experimental disruption, via RNAi silencing, of endogenous plant resistance to the plant parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita in transgenic roots of Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Motelle composite plants. Critical parameters of the method are described and discussed herein.
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- Ray Collier
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis, MO, USA
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AIM We evaluated the reproducibility of prompts using the R2 ImageChecker M2000 computer-aided detection (CAD) system. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty selected two-view mammograms of women with breast cancer were digitized and analysed using the ImageChecker on 10 separate occasions. The mammograms were chosen to provide both straightforward and subtle signs of malignancy. Data analysed included mammographic abnormality, pathology, and whether the cancer was prompted or given an emphasized prompt. RESULTS Correct prompts were generated in 86 out of 100 occasions for screen-detected cancers. Reproducibility was less in the other categories of more subtle cancers: 21% for cancers previously missed by CAD, a group that contained more grade 1 and small (<10 mm) tumours. Prompts for calcifications were more reproducible than those for masses (76% versus 53%) and these cancers were more likely to have an emphasized prompt. CONCLUSIONS Probably the most important cause of variability of prompts is shifts in film position between sequential digitizations. Consequently subtle lesions that are only just above the threshold for display may not be prompted on repeat scanning. However, users of CAD should be aware that even emphasized prompts are not consistently reproducible.
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- C G Taylor
- South West London Breast Screening Service, London, UK
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Taylor CG, Sargent JM, Elgie AW, Williamson CJ, Lewandowicz GM, Chappatte O, Hill JG. Chemosensitivity testing predicts survival in ovarian cancer. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2002; 22:278-82. [PMID: 11695809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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The aim of this study was to assess the use of the MTT assay for chemosensitity testing to identify drug resistance and predict survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Samples of ascitic fluid and/or solid biopsies were taken from 120 patients with FIGO stage III or IV ovarian adenocarcinoma at presentation. Cells were exposed for 48 hours to four concentrations of clinically relevant drugs including platinums, anthracyclines and alkylating agents. Cell survival was measured using the 3-4,5-dimethyl-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay allowing patients to be grouped as "sensitive" or "resistant" in vitro. Clinical data including age, residual disease, histological grade, treatment, response after initial treatment and overall survival were collected. There was a highly significant (p<0.0001) correlation of in vitro sensitivity with in vivo response in the patients who completed their therapy, with an 83% positive predictive accuracy for resistance. This translated in the longer term to an increased survival for the patients found to be sensitive in vitro to their therapy with a 5-year survival rate of 24% compared to 12% for the resistant group (p=0.033). These results suggest that MTT chemonsensitivity testing can predict response in ovarian cancer leading to the prospect of increased survival in this devastating disease by customising therapy to individual patients.
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- C G Taylor
- Haematology Research, Pembury Hospital, Kent, UK
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Taylor CG, Husami Y, Colquhoun IR, Byrne JV. Direct cervical vertebro-venous fistula with radiculopathy and MRI changes resolving after successful endovascular embolisation: a report of two cases. Neuroradiology 2001; 43:1118-22. [PMID: 11792057 DOI: 10.1007/s002340100651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We report two cases of rare direct cervical vertebro-venous fistula (VVF) presenting with chronic radiculopathy as part of the symptom complex. We describe the MRI and intra-arterial angiography findings before and after successful embolisation. These demonstrate occlusion of the fistula with collapse and thrombosis of the draining extradural venous plexus and, in one case, resolution of MRI signal abnormality in the cervical spinal cord.
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- C G Taylor
- Department of Imaging, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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Sargent JM, Williamson CJ, Maliepaard M, Elgie AW, Scheper RJ, Taylor CG. Breast cancer resistance protein expression and resistance to daunorubicin in blast cells from patients with acute myeloid leukaemia. Br J Haematol 2001; 115:257-62. [PMID: 11703319 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.03122.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) is a recently described member of the ATP binding cassette transporter superfamily. It has been shown to confer resistance to mitoxantrone, topotecan, doxorubicin and daunorubicin in human tumour cell lines. We describe a study of BCRP expression in blast cells derived from 20 patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Twelve samples were from patients who had received previous cytotoxic therapy. BCRP expression was measured by immunocytochemistry using the BXP-34 monoclonal antibody. In vitro drug sensitivity was assessed using the methyl thiazol tetrazoliumbromide assay. BCRP expression varied between patients, and six out of 22 (27%) samples had > 10% cells staining positively (median 37%, range 13-95%). BCRP positivity was seen in both de novo samples and those from previously treated patients. There was a marked variation in the effect of all drugs tested between patients. Although there was no correlation between BCRP positivity and the effect of mitoxantrone, topotecan or doxorubicin, the median daunorubicin LC(50) value of BCRP(+) cells was fourfold higher than that of BCRP- cells (0.89 micromol/l compared with 0.21 micromol/l, P < 0.05). These results suggest that BCRP may be involved in resistance to the agents commonly used in AML and may explain some of the anomalous results found when studying other membrane transporters, such as P-gp or MRP.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/metabolism
- Acute Disease
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/pharmacology
- Daunorubicin/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/physiology
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Leukemia, Myeloid/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid/metabolism
- Leukemia, Myeloid/pathology
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- J M Sargent
- Haematology Research, Pembury Hospital, Kent, UK.
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Szczurek EI, Bjornsson CS, Taylor CG. Dietary zinc deficiency and repletion modulate metallothionein immunolocalization and concentration in small intestine and liver of rats. J Nutr 2001; 131:2132-8. [PMID: 11481407 DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.8.2132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Metallothionein (MT) functions in zinc (Zn) homeostasis and dietary Zn affects tissue MT concentration. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary Zn deficiency and 24-h Zn repletion on MT immunolocalization and concentration in the small intestine and liver of growing rats. Three-week-old rats fed Zn-deficient diet (< 1 mg Zn/kg) for 16 d had no MT staining in either small intestine or liver. After 24-h Zn repletion with control diet (30 mg Zn/kg), strong MT staining was observed in intestinal Paneth cells and surface epithelial cells in the proliferative regions of villi. Pair-fed control rats had strong MT staining in liver that was localized around central veins. After 24-h energy repletion, the hepatic MT staining diminished. Furthermore, Zn-deficient rats had significantly reduced intestinal (57%) and hepatic (61%) MT concentrations but unaffected Zn concentrations compared with controls that consumed food ad libitum. Zn repletion for 24 h restored intestinal and hepatic MT concentrations and reduced hepatic Zn concentration. Pair-fed control rats had elevated MT concentration in liver that was normalized by energy repletion. There was a significant positive correlation between tissue Zn and MT concentrations in liver (r = 0.60, P = 0.0001), but not in small intestine. In summary, MT immunolocalization and concentration in rat small intestine and liver were responsive to changes in Zn status, supporting the role of MT in Zn metabolism. Cell-type-specific localization of MT in small intestine after dietary Zn manipulations indicates a function of Zn and MT in gut immunity and intestinal mucosal turnover, and the pattern of hepatic MT distribution with energy restriction may be linked to detoxification processes.
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- E I Szczurek
- Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2 Canada
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Sargent JM, Williamson CJ, Yardley C, Taylor CG, Hellmann K. Dexrazoxane significantly impairs the induction of doxorubicin resistance in the human leukaemia line, K562. Br J Cancer 2001; 84:959-64. [PMID: 11286477 PMCID: PMC2363849 DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Dexrazoxane combined with doxorubicin (+ 5-fluorouracil + cyclophosphamide - the FAC regime) leads to a significant decrease in doxorubicin cardiotoxicity and a significant increase in median survival time for patients with advanced breast cancer responsive to FAC. The reason for this increase in survival may be due to interference with the mechanism involved in the emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR). In order to test this hypothesis, we induced resistance to doxorubicin in the K562 cell line by growing cells in increasing concentrations of doxorubicin (10-30 nM) in the presence and absence of dexrazoxane (20 nM). The doxorubicin sensitivity of all resultant sublines was measured using the MTT assay. Flow cytometry was used to assess the MDR1 phenotype, measuring P-glycoprotein expression with MRK 16 antibody and drug accumulation in the presence and absence of PSC 833 for functional P-glycoprotein. Long-term growth in doxorubicin increased the cellular resistance (IC(50)) of K562 cells in a concentration-dependent manner (r(2 )= 0.908). Doxorubicin resistance was not induced in the presence of dexrazoxane (P< 0.0001) for several months. In parallel, the expression of functional P-glycoprotein was delayed after concomitant addition of dexrazoxane to the selecting medium (P< 0.001). Dexrazoxane did not act as a conventional modulator of P-glycoprotein. These results suggest that dexrazoxane may delay the development of MDR1, thus allowing responders to the FAC regime to continue to respond.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/biosynthesis
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/genetics
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/physiology
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/administration & dosage
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/pharmacokinetics
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology
- Cyclosporins/pharmacology
- Daunorubicin/administration & dosage
- Daunorubicin/pharmacokinetics
- Doxorubicin/administration & dosage
- Doxorubicin/pharmacology
- Drug Interactions
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Humans
- K562 Cells/drug effects
- Phenotype
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Razoxane/administration & dosage
- Razoxane/pharmacology
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- J M Sargent
- Haematology Research, Pembury Hospital, Pembury, Kent TN2 4QJ, UK
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