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Brennan C, Al Bakry M, Fort-Schaale A, Jose J, Mizen K, Matteucci P, Kelemen N. Immediate lengthening temporalis myoplasty for facial palsy reconstruction following facial nerve inclusive total parotidectomy. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024:S0901-5027(24)00024-9. [PMID: 38395687 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2024.01.009] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Immediate lengthening temporalis myoplasty (Labbé procedure) for immediate dynamic facial reanimation after nerve-inclusive parotidectomy in the elderly population is undocumented in the literature. The aim of this work was to determine whether the Labbé approach could achieve immediate, good functional and static results in elderly patients with acquired facial palsy. A retrospective analysis of five patients with parotid malignancies involving the facial nerve who underwent parotidectomy and an immediate Labbé procedure was performed. The House-Brackmann and Sunnybrook scores for facial palsy were used as objective measurements of the functional outcome. All patients underwent total parotidectomy, neck dissection, Labbé procedure, immediate temporary tarsorrhaphy, brow lift, and postoperative radiotherapy. Mean patient age was 83 (range 73-87) years. The average resected tumour size was 3.54 cm. The mean duration of surgery was 324 min and length of hospital stay 4 days. All patients experienced an improvement in House-Brackmann of one grade postoperative (grade V to IV in four, grade VI to V in one); the Sunnybrook score improved by 31 points on average (mean preoperative 3.8 vs postoperative 34.8). An immediate Labbé procedure following ablative parotid malignancy resection is a reliable and safe reconstructive procedure in a carefully selected elderly population, providing acceptable immediate static and dynamic hemifacial mimetic function and eliminating an additional facial palsy correction procedure.
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- C Brennan
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Southmead Road, Bristol, UK.
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- Hull York Medical School, Heslington, York, UK
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Southmead Road, Bristol, UK
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, Hull, UK
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, Hull, UK
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, Hull, UK
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, Hull, UK
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Jablunovsky A, Jose J. The Dynamic Landscape of Capsid Proteins and Viral RNA Interactions in Flavivirus Genome Packaging and Virus Assembly. Pathogens 2024; 13:120. [PMID: 38392858 PMCID: PMC10893219 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13020120] [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: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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The Flavivirus genus of the Flaviviridae family of enveloped single-stranded RNA viruses encompasses more than 70 members, many of which cause significant disease in humans and livestock. Packaging and assembly of the flavivirus RNA genome is essential for the formation of virions, which requires intricate coordination of genomic RNA, viral structural, and nonstructural proteins in association with virus-induced, modified endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane structures. The capsid (C) protein, a small but versatile RNA-binding protein, and the positive single-stranded RNA genome are at the heart of the elusive flavivirus assembly process. The nucleocapsid core, consisting of the genomic RNA encapsidated by C proteins, buds through the ER membrane, which contains viral glycoproteins prM and E organized as trimeric spikes into the lumen, forming an immature virus. During the maturation process, which involves the low pH-mediated structural rearrangement of prM and E and furin cleavage of prM in the secretory pathway, the spiky immature virus with a partially ordered nucleocapsid core becomes a smooth, mature virus with no discernible nucleocapsid. This review focuses on the mechanisms of genome packaging and assembly by examining the structural and functional aspects of C protein and viral RNA. We review the current lexicon of critical C protein features and evaluate interactions between C and genomic RNA in the context of assembly and throughout the life cycle.
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- Anastazia Jablunovsky
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;
- The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Jablunovsky A, Narayanan A, Jose J. Identification of a critical role for ZIKV capsid α3 in virus assembly and its genetic interaction with M protein. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2024; 18:e0011873. [PMID: 38166143 PMCID: PMC10786401 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011873] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2024] Open
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Flaviviruses such as Zika and dengue viruses are persistent health concerns in endemic regions worldwide. Efforts to combat the spread of flaviviruses have been challenging, as no antivirals or optimal vaccines are available. Prevention and treatment of flavivirus-induced diseases require a comprehensive understanding of their life cycle. However, several aspects of flavivirus biogenesis, including genome packaging and virion assembly, are not well characterized. In this study, we focused on flavivirus capsid protein (C) using Zika virus (ZIKV) as a model to investigate the role of the externally oriented α3 helix (C α3) without a known or predicted function. Alanine scanning mutagenesis of surface-exposed amino acids on C α3 revealed a critical CN67 residue essential for ZIKV virion production. The CN67A mutation did not affect dimerization or RNA binding of purified C protein in vitro. The virus assembly is severely affected in cells transfected with an infectious cDNA clone of ZIKV with CN67A mutation, resulting in a highly attenuated phenotype. We isolated a revertant virus with a partially restored phenotype by continuous passage of the CN67A mutant virus in Vero E6 cells. Sequence analysis of the revertant revealed a second site mutation in the viral membrane (M) protein MF37L, indicating a genetic interaction between the C and M proteins of ZIKV. Introducing the MF37L mutation on the mutant ZIKV CN67A generated a double-mutant virus phenotypically consistent with the isolated genetic revertant. Similar results were obtained with analogous mutations on C and M proteins of dengue virus, suggesting the critical nature of C α3 and possible C and M residues contributing to virus assembly in other Aedes-transmitted flaviviruses. This study provides the first experimental evidence of a genetic interaction between the C protein and the viral envelope protein M, providing a mechanistic understanding of the molecular interactions involved in the assembly and budding of Aedes-transmitted flaviviruses.
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- Anastazia Jablunovsky
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mysorekar I, Michita R, Tran L, Bark S, Kumar D, Toner S, Jose J, Narayanan A. Zika Virus NS1 Drives Tunneling Nanotube Formation for Mitochondrial Transfer, Enhanced Survival, Interferon Evasion, and Stealth Transmission in Trophoblasts. Res Sq 2023:rs.3.rs-3674059. [PMID: 38106210 PMCID: PMC10723532 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3674059/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Zika virus (ZIKV) infection continues to pose a significant public health concern due to limited available preventive measures and treatments. ZIKV is unique among flaviviruses in its vertical transmission capacity (i.e., transmission from mother to fetus) yet the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Here, we show that both African and Asian lineages of ZIKV induce tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) in placental trophoblasts and multiple other mammalian cell types. Amongst investigated flaviviruses, only ZIKV strains trigger TNTs. We show that ZIKV-induced TNTs facilitate transfer of viral particles, proteins, and RNA to neighboring uninfected cells. ZIKV TNT formation is driven exclusively via its non-structural protein 1 (NS1); specifically, the N-terminal region (50 aa) of membrane-bound NS1 is necessary and sufficient for triggering TNT formation in host cells. Using affinity purification-mass spectrometry of cells infected with wild-type NS1 or non-TNT forming NS1 (pNS1ΔTNT) proteins, we found mitochondrial proteins are dominant NS1-interacting partners, consistent with the elevated mitochondrial mass we observed in infected trophoblasts. We demonstrate that mitochondria are siphoned via TNTs from healthy to ZIKV-infected cells, both homotypically and heterotypically, and inhibition of mitochondrial respiration reduced viral replication in trophoblast cells. Finally, ZIKV strains lacking TNT capabilities due to mutant NS1 elicited a robust antiviral IFN-λ 1/2/3 response, indicating ZIKV's TNT-mediated trafficking also allows ZIKV cell-cell transmission that is camouflaged from host defenses. Together, our findings identify a new stealth mechanism that ZIKV employs for intercellular spread among placental trophoblasts, evasion of antiviral interferon response, and the hijacking of mitochondria to augment its propagation and survival. Discerning the mechanisms of ZIKV intercellular strategies offers a basis for novel therapeutic developments targeting these interactions to limit its dissemination.
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Gan R, Stokes S, Bahl A, Jose J. Modified transseptal approach in endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. J Laryngol Otol 2023; 137:1409-1412. [PMID: 36799014 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215123000221] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery is commonly performed via a direct transostial approach with a posterior septectomy. However, a technique via an endoscopic transseptal route has been described that avoids a posterior septectomy, but it comes with its own disadvantages. METHODS This paper describes a modification, and discusses its pros and cons. RESULTS The initial incision in the mucosa is placed level with the anterior middle turbinate. The mucoperichondrial flap is raised ipsilaterally until the sphenoid sinus ostium. An incision is made at the osseocartilaginous junction, and the contralateral mucoperichondrial flap is raised. The bony septum and posterior aspect of this flap is excised. The size and position of this window can be adapted. At the end of the operation, the lateralised intact mucoperichondrial flap is moved back to the midline. CONCLUSION Excision or deflection of the cartilaginous septum is not required. It maintains an intact septal mucosa on one side and avoids a septal perforation.
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- R Gan
- Ear, Nose & Throat Department, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Cottingham, UK
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
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- Ear, Nose & Throat Department, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Cottingham, UK
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Unnikrishnan UA, Sobczyk T, Jose RT, Jose J. Eumasia venefica sp. nov. a new species of the subfamily Eumasiinae (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) from India with atypical larval ecology. Zootaxa 2023; 5352:521-536. [PMID: 38221431 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5352.4.4] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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A new species of bagworm moth, Eumasia venefica sp. nov., from the subfamily Eumasiinae, is described from Kerala, India. This species has a peculiar larval ecology, larval case structure and an association with lichens. The paper describes the detailed taxonomy of the adult and the larval stages of the species.
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- Usha Ayyath Unnikrishnan
- Department of Zoology; St Thomas College (Autonomous); Thrissur affiliated to the University of Calicut; Kerala; India.
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- Department of Botany; Carmel College; Mala affiliated to the University of Calicut; Kerala; India.
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- Department of Zoology; St Thomas College (Autonomous); Thrissur affiliated to the University of Calicut; Kerala; India.
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Jose J, Louri N, Al Jabbar N, Dey N, Showaiter M, Al Mannai M, Ebrahim F. A Pilot Study To Compare Nutrition Screening Tools: Customized Nutrition Screening Tool for Burn Patients (Nstb) and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (Must). Ann Burns Fire Disasters 2022; 35:265-271. [PMID: 38680630 PMCID: PMC11041966] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Nutrition screening is an initial procedure in which the risk of malnutrition is identified. It plays a role in and can incur costs to health systems and patients. A customized nutrition screening tool for burn patients (NSTB) was formulated and the nutritional risk score of 22 patients from a burn unit in Bahrain using NSTB and MUST was compared. The samples selected were adult patients aged 18 years or over; pregnant and mentally retarded patients were excluded. Mean age of the total sample was 29.40, and 90.9% were male. Mean BMI was 26.96. The mean and SD for NSTB was 2.18±1.65, and for MUST 2.0±0.0. A difference in the nutritional screening risk score of the same group of patients was observed. In the MUST group, 100% patients were classified as high risk, while in the NSTB group 50% patients were classified as high risk, 36.36% as moderate risk and 13.63% as low risk respectively. The variability of the risk score in the NSTB group helps prioritize the patients based on high, medium, and low risk, whereas MUST categorizes all patients as high risk. A unique screening tool for burns will be more effective in determining risk patients due to tailor-made characteristics. Even though the data sample is small, the difference gives scope for extensive study.
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- J. Jose
- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Unit, Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Bahrain
- Department of Dietetics, Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Bahrain
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Unit, Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Bahrain
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- Department of Dietetics, Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Bahrain
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Unit, Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Bahrain
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- Department of Dietetics, Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Bahrain
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- Department of Dietetics, Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Bahrain
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- Department of Nursing, Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Bahrain
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Elmasri Z, Negi V, Kuhn RJ, Jose J. Requirement of a functional ion channel for Sindbis virus glycoprotein transport, CPV-II formation, and efficient virus budding. PLoS Pathog 2022; 18:e1010892. [PMID: 36191050 PMCID: PMC9560593 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Many viruses encode ion channel proteins that oligomerize to form hydrophilic pores in membranes of virus-infected cells and the viral membrane in some enveloped viruses. Alphavirus 6K, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpu (HIV-Vpu), influenza A virus M2 (IAV-M2), and hepatitis C virus P7 (HCV-P7) are transmembrane ion channel proteins that play essential roles in virus assembly, budding, and entry. While the oligomeric structures and mechanisms of ion channel activity are well-established for M2 and P7, these remain unknown for 6K. Here we investigated the functional role of the ion channel activity of 6K in alphavirus assembly by utilizing a series of Sindbis virus (SINV) ion channel chimeras expressing the ion channel helix from Vpu or M2 or substituting the entire 6K protein with full-length P7, in cis. We demonstrate that the Vpu helix efficiently complements 6K, whereas M2 and P7 are less efficient. Our results indicate that while SINV is primarily insensitive to the M2 ion channel inhibitor amantadine, the Vpu inhibitor 5-N, N-Hexamethylene amiloride (HMA), significantly reduces SINV release, suggesting that the ion channel activity of 6K similar to Vpu, promotes virus budding. Using live-cell imaging of SINV with a miniSOG-tagged 6K and mCherry-tagged E2, we further demonstrate that 6K and E2 colocalize with the Golgi apparatus in the secretory pathway. To contextualize the localization of 6K in the Golgi, we analyzed cells infected with SINV and SINV-ion channel chimeras using transmission electron microscopy. Our results provide evidence for the first time for the functional role of 6K in type II cytopathic vacuoles (CPV-II) formation. We demonstrate that in the absence of 6K, CPV-II, which originates from the Golgi apparatus, is not detected in infected cells, with a concomitant reduction in the glycoprotein transport to the plasma membrane. Substituting a functional ion channel, M2 or Vpu localizing to Golgi, restores CPV-II production, whereas P7, retained in the ER, is inadequate to induce CPV-II formation. Altogether our results indicate that ion channel activity of 6K is required for the formation of CPV-II from the Golgi apparatus, promoting glycoprotein spike transport to the plasma membrane and efficient virus budding.
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- Zeinab Elmasri
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
- Markey Center for Structural Biology and Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Cooper EA, Choi PJ, Schweder P, Correia J, Turner C, Faull R, Denny WA, Dragunow M, Jose J, Park TI. P10.04.A The development of a potent, tumour-specific heptamethine cyanine dye-palbociclib conjugate with novel mechanisms of action for the treatment of glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac174.169] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background
Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumour in adults. The development of anti-cancer agents for brain tumours is challenged by the blood-brain barrier and the resistance conferred by the local tumour microenvironment. Heptamethine cyanine dyes (HMCDs) are a class of near-infrared fluorescence compounds that have recently emerged as promising agents for drug delivery
Material and Methods
We conjugated palbociclib, a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor to the HMCD, MHI 148 for the treatment of GBM. Patient-derived GBM cell lines were established from surgically resected biopsy GBM tissue.
Results
High-throughput drug screening revealed an almost 100-fold increase in cytotoxicity of the palbociclib-MHI 148 conjugate compared to palbociclib alone. Moreover, the palbociclib-MHI 148 conjugate was synergistic with radiation, but not with temozolomide. Further analysis revealed the palbociclib-MHI 148 conjugate was superior to other cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors in vitro. The shift of palbociclib from cytostatic to cytotoxic when conjugated to MHI 148 prompted further investigation. We revealed that palbociclib-MHI 148-dependent inhibition of cell-cycle progression resulted in increased DNA damage. This preceded increased transcription of key extrinsic apoptosis genes and caused a time-dependent upregulation of TNFR1 endocytosis-dependent cell death signalling. Notably, inhibition of endocytosis and siRNA knockdown of TNFR1 prevented palbociclib-MHI 148-induced cell death.
Conclusion:
These results highlight a novel mechanism of action of palbociclib when conjugated to MHI-148 that induced autocrine-driven TNFR1-mediated apoptosis. In addition, we highlight the potential application of HMCDs in repurposing tyrosine kinase inhibitors, to overcome the current limitations preventing the expansion of second-line treatment options for GBM.
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- E A Cooper
- Department of Pharmacology, The Hugh Green Biobank at The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Auckland City Hospital , Private Bag 92024, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Auckland City Hospital , Private Bag 92024, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital , 2 Park Road, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
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- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology, The Hugh Green Biobank at The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology, The Hugh Green Biobank at The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142 , New Zealand
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Although the placenta has robust defense mechanisms that protect the fetus from a viral infection, some viruses can manipulate or evade these mechanisms and disrupt physiology or cross the placental barrier. It is well established that the Zika virus is capable of vertical transmission from mother to fetus and can cause malformation of the fetal central nervous system (i.e., microcephaly), as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome in adults. This review seeks to gather and assess the contributions of translational research associated with Zika virus infection, including maternal-fetal vertical transmission of the virus. Nearly 200 inhibitors that have been evaluated in vivo and/or in vitro for their therapeutic properties against the Zika virus are summarized in this review. We also review the status of current vaccine candidates. Our main objective is to provide clinically relevant information that can guide future research directions and strategies for optimized treatment and preventive care of infections caused by Zika virus or similar pathogens.
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- Ankur Kumar
- Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, VPO-Kamand, Mandi, India
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, State College, United States
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, VPO-Kamand, Mandi, India
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- CORRESPONDENCE Indira U. Mysorekar,
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Jose J, Hafenstein SL. Asymmetry in icosahedral viruses. Curr Opin Virol 2022; 54:101230. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2022.101230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Narayanan A, Narwal M, Majowicz SA, Varricchio C, Toner SA, Ballatore C, Brancale A, Murakami KS, Jose J. Identification of SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors targeting Mpro and PLpro using in-cell-protease assay. Commun Biol 2022; 5:169. [PMID: 35217718 PMCID: PMC8881501 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03090-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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SARS-CoV-2 proteases Mpro and PLpro are promising targets for antiviral drug development. In this study, we present an antiviral screening strategy involving a novel in-cell protease assay, antiviral and biochemical activity assessments, as well as structural determinations for rapid identification of protease inhibitors with low cytotoxicity. We identified eight compounds with anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity from a library of 64 repurposed drugs and modeled at protease active sites by in silico docking. We demonstrate that Sitagliptin and Daclatasvir inhibit PLpro, and MG-101, Lycorine HCl, and Nelfinavir mesylate inhibit Mpro of SARS-CoV-2. The X-ray crystal structure of Mpro in complex with MG-101 shows a covalent bond formation between the inhibitor and the active site Cys145 residue indicating its mechanism of inhibition is by blocking the substrate binding at the active site. Thus, we provide methods for rapid and effective screening and development of inhibitors for blocking virus polyprotein processing as SARS-CoV-2 antivirals. Additionally, we show that the combined inhibition of Mpro and PLpro is more effective in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 and the delta variant.
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- Anoop Narayanan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, CF10 3NB, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, CF10 3NB, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
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Mahajan R, Adams A, Allmond J, Alvarez Pol H, Argo E, Ayyad Y, Bardayan D, Bazin D, Budner T, Chen A, Chipps K, Davids B, Dopfer J, Friedman M, Fynbo H, Grzywacz R, Jose J, Liang J, Pain S, Perez-Loureiro D, Pollacco E, Psaltis A, Ravishankar S, Rogers A, Schaedig L, Sun LJ, Surbrook J, Wheeler T, Weghorn L, Wrede C. Measuring the 15O( α, γ) 19Ne Reaction in Type I X-ray Bursts using the GADGET II TPC: Software. EPJ Web Conf 2022. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202226011034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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15O(α,γ)19Ne is regarded as one of the most important thermonuclear reactions in type I X-ray bursts. For studying the properties of the key resonance in this reaction using β decay, the existing Proton Detector component of the Gaseous Detector with Germanium Tagging (GADGET) assembly is being upgraded to operate as a time projection chamber (TPC) at FRIB. This upgrade includes the associated hardware as well as software and this paper mainly focusses on the software upgrade. The full detector set up is simulated using the ATTPCROOTv 2 data analysis framework for 20Mg and 241Am.
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Wheeler T, Adams A, Allmond J, Alvarez Pol H, Argo E, Ayyad Y, Bardayan D, Bazin D, Budner T, Chen A, Chipps K, Davids B, Dopfer J, Friedman M, Fynbo H, Grzywacz R, Jose J, Liang J, Mahajan R, Pain S, Pérez-Loureiro D, Pollacco E, Psaltis A, Ravishankar S, Rogers A, Schaedig L, Sun LJ, Surbrook J, Weghorn L, Wrede C. Measuring the 15O(α, γ) 19Ne reaction in Type I X-ray bursts using the GADGET II TPC: Hardware. EPJ Web Conf 2022. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202226011046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sensitivity studies have shown that the 15O(α, γ)19Ne reaction is the most important reaction rate uncertainty affecting the shape of light curves from Type I X-ray bursts. This reaction is dominated by the 4.03 MeV resonance in 19Ne. Previous measurements by our group have shown that this state is populated in the decay sequence of 20Mg. A single 20Mg(βp α)15O event through the key 15O(α, γ)19Ne resonance yields a characteristic signature: the emission of a proton and alpha particle. To achieve the granularity necessary for the identification of this signature, we have upgraded the Proton Detector of the Gaseous Detector with Germanium Tagging (GADGET) into a time projection chamber to form the GADGET II detection system. GADGET II has been fully constructed, and is entering the testing phase.
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James J, Jose J, Gafoor VA. Levetiracetam-induced gingival hyperplasia. J Postgrad Med 2022; 68:168-169. [PMID: 35848684 PMCID: PMC9733520 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_1059_21] [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] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Levetiracetam is a new generation antiseizure medication which binds to synaptic vesicle protein SV2A and inhibits the release of neurotransmitters. Gingival hyperplasia is a common side effect of conventional antiseizure medications like phenytoin, but very rare with the newer ones. A 14-year-old boy was started on levetiracetam 250 mg twice daily after a generalized seizure. Five days later he presented with gingival swelling and painful oral aphthae, without lymphadenopathy or systemic symptoms. Blood investigations were normal. After one-month of stopping the drug, the lesions cleared. This case highlights the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene and periodic dental review in patients on antiseizure medications.
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- J James
- Department of Neurology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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- Department of Neurology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,Address for correspondence: Prof. Jose J, E-mail:
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- Department of Neurology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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Passow KT, Caldwell HS, Ngo KA, Arnold JJ, Antczak NM, Narayanan A, Jose J, Sturla SJ, Cameron CE, Ciota AT, Harki DA. A Chemical Strategy for Intracellular Arming of an Endogenous Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Nucleotide. J Med Chem 2021; 64:15429-15439. [PMID: 34661397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01481] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The naturally occurring nucleotide 3'-deoxy-3',4'-didehydro-cytidine-5'-triphosphate (ddhCTP) was recently found to exert potent and broad-spectrum antiviral activity. However, nucleoside 5'-triphosphates in general are not cell-permeable, which precludes the direct use of ddhCTP as a therapeutic. To harness the therapeutic potential of this endogenous antiviral nucleotide, we synthesized phosphoramidate prodrug HLB-0532247 (1) and found it to result in dramatically elevated levels of ddhCTP in cells. We compared 1 and 3'-deoxy-3',4'-didehydro-cytidine (ddhC) and found that 1 more effectively reduces titers of Zika and West Nile viruses in cell culture with minimal nonspecific toxicity to host cells. We conclude that 1 is a promising antiviral agent based on a novel strategy of facilitating elevated levels of the endogenous ddhCTP antiviral nucleotide.
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- Kellan T Passow
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, New York 12144, United States.,The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, New York 12201, United States
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- The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, New York 12201, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8092, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.,Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8092, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, New York 12144, United States.,The Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, New York 12201, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Elmasri Z, Nasal BL, Jose J. Alphavirus-Induced Membrane Rearrangements during Replication, Assembly, and Budding. Pathogens 2021; 10:984. [PMID: 34451448 PMCID: PMC8399458 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10080984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Alphaviruses are arthropod-borne viruses mainly transmitted by hematophagous insects that cause moderate to fatal disease in humans and other animals. Currently, there are no approved vaccines or antivirals to mitigate alphavirus infections. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of alphavirus-induced structures and their functions in infected cells. Throughout their lifecycle, alphaviruses induce several structural modifications, including replication spherules, type I and type II cytopathic vacuoles, and filopodial extensions. Type I cytopathic vacuoles are replication-induced structures containing replication spherules that are sites of RNA replication on the endosomal and lysosomal limiting membrane. Type II cytopathic vacuoles are assembly induced structures that originate from the Golgi apparatus. Filopodial extensions are induced at the plasma membrane and are involved in budding and cell-to-cell transport of virions. This review provides an overview of the viral and host factors involved in the biogenesis and function of these virus-induced structures. Understanding virus-host interactions in infected cells will lead to the identification of new targets for antiviral discovery.
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- Zeinab Elmasri
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;
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- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;
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Viruses thrive by exploiting the cells they infect, but in order to replicate and infect other cells they must produce viral proteins. As a result, viruses are also susceptible to exploitation by defective versions of themselves that do not produce such proteins. A defective viral genome with deletions in protein-coding genes could still replicate in cells coinfected with full-length viruses. Such a defective genome could even replicate faster due to its shorter size, interfering with the replication of the virus. We have created a synthetic defective interfering version of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the Covid-19 pandemic, assembling parts of the viral genome that do not code for any functional protein but enable the genome to be replicated and packaged. This synthetic defective genome replicates three times faster than SARS-CoV-2 in coinfected cells, and interferes with it, reducing the viral load of infected cells by half in 24 hours. The synthetic genome is transmitted as efficiently as the full-length genome, suggesting the location of the putative packaging signal of SARS-CoV-2. A version of such a synthetic construct could be used as a self-promoting antiviral therapy: by enabling replication of the synthetic genome, the virus would promote its own demise.
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- Shun Yao
- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States of America.,The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States of America.,The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States of America
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Sandoval DR, Clausen TM, Nora C, Cribbs AP, Denardo A, Clark AE, Garretson AF, Coker JKC, Narayanan A, Majowicz SA, Philpott M, Johansson C, Dunford JE, Spliid CB, Golden GJ, Payne NC, Tye MA, Nowell CJ, Griffis ER, Piermatteo A, Grunddal KV, Alle T, Magida JA, Hauser BM, Feldman J, Caradonna TM, Pu Y, Yin X, McVicar RN, Kwong EM, Weiss RJ, Downes M, Tsimikas S, Smidt AG, Ballatore C, Zengler K, Evans RM, Chanda SK, Croker BA, Leibel SL, Jose J, Mazitschek R, Oppermann U, Esko JD, Carlin AF, Gordts PLSM. The Prolyl-tRNA Synthetase Inhibitor Halofuginone Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Infection. bioRxiv 2021. [PMID: 33791697 PMCID: PMC8010724 DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.22.436522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We identify the prolyl-tRNA synthetase (PRS) inhibitor halofuginone 1 , a compound in clinical trials for anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory applications 2 , as a potent inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication. The interaction of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with cell surface heparan sulfate (HS) promotes viral entry 3 . We find that halofuginone reduces HS biosynthesis, thereby reducing spike protein binding, SARS-CoV-2 pseudotyped virus, and authentic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Halofuginone also potently suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication post-entry and is 1,000-fold more potent than Remdesivir 4 . Inhibition of HS biosynthesis and SARS-CoV-2 infection depends on specific inhibition of PRS, possibly due to translational suppression of proline-rich proteins. We find that pp1a and pp1ab polyproteins of SARS-CoV-2, as well as several HS proteoglycans, are proline-rich, which may make them particularly vulnerable to halofuginone's translational suppression. Halofuginone is orally bioavailable, has been evaluated in a phase I clinical trial in humans and distributes to SARS-CoV-2 target organs, including the lung, making it a near-term clinical trial candidate for the treatment of COVID-19.
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Clausen TM, Sandoval DR, Spliid CB, Pihl J, Perrett HR, Painter CD, Narayanan A, Majowicz SA, Kwong EM, McVicar RN, Thacker BE, Glass CA, Yang Z, Torres JL, Golden GJ, Bartels PL, Porell RN, Garretson AF, Laubach L, Feldman J, Yin X, Pu Y, Hauser BM, Caradonna TM, Kellman BP, Martino C, Gordts PLSM, Chanda SK, Schmidt AG, Godula K, Leibel SL, Jose J, Corbett KD, Ward AB, Carlin AF, Esko JD. SARS-CoV-2 Infection Depends on Cellular Heparan Sulfate and ACE2. Cell 2020; 183:1043-1057.e15. [PMID: 32970989 PMCID: PMC7489987 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 740] [Impact Index Per Article: 185.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We show that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interacts with both cellular heparan sulfate and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) through its receptor-binding domain (RBD). Docking studies suggest a heparin/heparan sulfate-binding site adjacent to the ACE2-binding site. Both ACE2 and heparin can bind independently to spike protein in vitro, and a ternary complex can be generated using heparin as a scaffold. Electron micrographs of spike protein suggests that heparin enhances the open conformation of the RBD that binds ACE2. On cells, spike protein binding depends on both heparan sulfate and ACE2. Unfractionated heparin, non-anticoagulant heparin, heparin lyases, and lung heparan sulfate potently block spike protein binding and/or infection by pseudotyped virus and authentic SARS-CoV-2 virus. We suggest a model in which viral attachment and infection involves heparan sulfate-dependent enhancement of binding to ACE2. Manipulation of heparan sulfate or inhibition of viral adhesion by exogenous heparin presents new therapeutic opportunities. SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interacts with heparan sulfate and ACE2 through the RBD Heparan sulfate promotes Spike-ACE2 interaction SARS-CoV-2 infection is co-dependent on heparan sulfate and ACE2 Heparin and non-anticoagulant derivatives block SARS-CoV-2 binding and infection
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- Thomas Mandel Clausen
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department for Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Infectious Disease, Copenhagen University Hospital, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department for Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Infectious Disease, Copenhagen University Hospital, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department for Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Infectious Disease, Copenhagen University Hospital, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- TEGA Therapeutics, Inc., 3550 General Atomics Court, G02-102, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- TEGA Therapeutics, Inc., 3550 General Atomics Court, G02-102, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Immunity and Pathogenesis Program, Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Immunity and Pathogenesis Program, Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Immunity and Pathogenesis Program, Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Clausen TM, Sandoval DR, Spliid CB, Pihl J, Painter CD, Thacker BE, Glass CA, Narayanan A, Majowicz SA, Zhang Y, Torres JL, Golden GJ, Porell R, Garretson AF, Laubach L, Feldman J, Yin X, Pu Y, Hauser B, Caradonna TM, Kellman BP, Martino C, Gordts PLSM, Leibel SL, Chanda SK, Schmidt AG, Godula K, Jose J, Corbett KD, Ward AB, Carlin AF, Esko JD. SARS-CoV-2 Infection Depends on Cellular Heparan Sulfate and ACE2. bioRxiv 2020. [PMID: 32699853 PMCID: PMC7373134 DOI: 10.1101/2020.07.14.201616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We show that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interacts with cell surface heparan sulfate and angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) through its Receptor Binding Domain. Docking studies suggest a putative heparin/heparan sulfate-binding site adjacent to the domain that binds to ACE2. In vitro, binding of ACE2 and heparin to spike protein ectodomains occurs independently and a ternary complex can be generated using heparin as a template. Contrary to studies with purified components, spike protein binding to heparan sulfate and ACE2 on cells occurs codependently. Unfractionated heparin, non-anticoagulant heparin, treatment with heparin lyases, and purified lung heparan sulfate potently block spike protein binding and infection by spike protein-pseudotyped virus and SARS-CoV-2 virus. These findings support a model for SARS-CoV-2 infection in which viral attachment and infection involves formation of a complex between heparan sulfate and ACE2. Manipulation of heparan sulfate or inhibition of viral adhesion by exogenous heparin may represent new therapeutic opportunities.
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Gizzi AS, Grove TL, Arnold JJ, Jose J, Jangra RK, Garforth SJ, Du Q, Cahill SM, Dulyaninova NG, Love JD, Chandran K, Bresnick AR, Cameron CE, Almo SC. Author Correction: A naturally occurring antiviral ribonucleotide encoded by the human genome. Nature 2020; 583:E15. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2322-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Jose J, Sullivan K. EVALUATING BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISORDERS WITHIN THE US IMMUNODEFICIENCY NETWORK REGISTRY. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.09.029] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Wallis S, O'Toole L, Karsai L, Jose J. Transoral endoscopic base of tongue mucosectomy for investigation of unknown primary cancers of head and neck. Clin Otolaryngol 2018. [PMID: 29543400 DOI: 10.1111/coa.13096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- S Wallis
- Department of Ear, Nose & Throat, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK
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- Department of Ear, Nose & Throat, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK
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Haidar S, Jabbour M, Al-Khayat MA, Aichele D, Jose J. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 2 (4`-hydroxynaphthyl) chromen-4-one as a CK2 inhibitor. Pharmazie 2018; 73:191-195. [PMID: 29609684 DOI: 10.1681/ph.2018.7971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Protein kinase CK2 is a potential drug target for many diseases including cancer, inflammatory disorders, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and viral infections. Significant efforts have been made for the discovery of potent inhibitors of this enzyme. Herein, we report on the synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation of novel flavonoid compounds as CK2 inhibitors. The tested compounds were 2 (4`-hydroxynaphthyl) chromen-4-one which is a naphthyl backbone flavonoid with an IC50 value of 0.45±0.059 μM and 2(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one a phenyl based derivative with an IC50 value of 0.33±0.048 μM. Cell viability was tested using MCF-7 cells. Both compounds were able to reduce the cell viability around 50 % in concentration of 100 μM after 48 h. Molecular modeling studies were performed to understand the binding mode of both compounds.
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Ghanem G, Tagand G, Loiseleur H, Ingrain D, Jose J. Détermination de la solubilité du tétrahydrothiophène (THT) liquide dans les principaux constituants du gaz naturel (CH4, CO2 et N2) au moyen d'un dispositif dynamique avec analyse chromatographique en ligne de la phase vapeur. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/jcp:1998222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In this paper, we study the dynamics of cylindrical armoured bubbles excited by mechanical vibrations. A step by step transition from cylindrical to spherical shape is reported as the intensity of the vibration is increased, leading to a reduction of the bubble surface and a dissemination of the excess particles. We demonstrate through energy balance that nonspherical armoured bubbles constitute a metastable state. The vibration instills the activation energy necessary for the bubble to return to its least energetic stable state: a spherical armoured bubble. At this point, particle desorption can only be achieved through higher amplitude of excitation required to overcome capillary retention forces. Nonspherical armoured bubbles open perspectives for tailored localized particle dissemination with limited excitation power.
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- G Prabhudesai
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ISEN, Univ. Valenciennes, UMR 8520, International Laboratory LEMAC/LICS - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France.
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Le Thanh M, Lamer T, Voilley A, Jose J. Détermination des coefficients de partage vapeur-liquide et d'activité de composés d'arôme à partir de leurs caractéristiques physico-chimiques. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/jcp/1993900545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Mokbel I, Ye S, Jose J, Xans P. Study of non ideality of various aqueous sodium chloride solutions by vapor pressures measurements and correlation of experimental results by Pitzer’s method. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/jcp/1997940122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Jose J, Taylor AB, Kuhn RJ. Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Alphavirus Replication and Assembly in Mammalian and Mosquito Cells. mBio 2017; 8:e02294-16. [PMID: 28196962 PMCID: PMC5312085 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02294-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sindbis virus (SINV [genus Alphavirus, family Togaviridae]) is an enveloped, mosquito-borne virus. Alphaviruses cause cytolytic infections in mammalian cells while establishing noncytopathic, persistent infections in mosquito cells. Mosquito vector adaptation of alphaviruses is a major factor in the transmission of epidemic strains of alphaviruses. Though extensive studies have been performed on infected mammalian cells, the morphological and structural elements of alphavirus replication and assembly remain poorly understood in mosquito cells. Here we used high-resolution live-cell imaging coupled with single-particle tracking and electron microscopy analyses to delineate steps in the alphavirus life cycle in both the mammalian host cell and insect vector cells. Use of dually labeled SINV in conjunction with cellular stains enabled us to simultaneously determine the spatial and temporal differences of alphavirus replication complexes (RCs) in mammalian and insect cells. We found that the nonstructural viral proteins and viral RNA in RCs exhibit distinct spatial organization in mosquito cytopathic vacuoles compared to replication organelles from mammalian cells. We show that SINV exploits filopodial extensions for virus dissemination in both cell types. Additionally, we propose a novel mechanism for replication complex formation around glycoprotein-containing vesicles in mosquito cells that produced internally released particles that were seen budding from the vesicles by live imaging. Finally, by characterizing mosquito cell lines that were persistently infected with fluorescent virus, we show that the replication and assembly machinery are highly modified, and this allows continuous production of alphaviruses at reduced levels.IMPORTANCE Reemerging mosquito-borne alphaviruses cause serious human epidemics worldwide. Several structural and imaging studies have helped to define the life cycle of alphaviruses in mammalian cells, but the mode of virus replication and assembly in the invertebrate vector and mechanisms producing two disease outcomes in two types of cells are yet to be identified. Using transmission electron microscopy and live-cell imaging with dual fluorescent protein-tagged SINV, we show that while insect and mammalian cells display similarities in entry and exit, they present distinct spatial and temporal organizations in virus replication and assembly. By characterizing acutely and persistently infected cells, we provide new insights into alphavirus replication and assembly in two distinct hosts, resulting in high-titer virus production in mammalian cells and continuous virus production at reduced levels in mosquito cells-presumably a prerequisite for alphavirus maintenance in nature.
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- Joyce Jose
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Wilson BP, Fulfer KD, Mondal S, Ren X, Tross J, Poliakoff ED, Jose J, Le AT, Lucchese RR, Trallero-Herrero C. High order harmonic generation from SF6: Deconvolution of macroscopic effects. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:224305. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4971244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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- B. P. Wilson
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta 801103, India
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- J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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Jose J, Horwitz A, Jhaveri P. O031 Evaluating anxiety in children with eosinophilic esophagitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2016.09.391] [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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Nair V, Madan H, Sofat S, Ganguli P, Jacob MJ, Datta R, Bharadwaj P, Sarkar RS, Pandit AJ, Nityanand S, Goel PK, Garg N, Gambhir S, George PV, Chandy S, Mathews V, George OK, Talwar KK, Bahl A, Marwah N, Bhatacharya A, Bhargava B, Airan B, Mohanty S, Patel CD, Sharma A, Bhatnagar S, Mondal A, Jose J, Srivastava A. Authors' response. Indian J Med Res 2016; 143:833. [PMID: 27748312 PMCID: PMC5094127 DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.192081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- V Nair
- Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi, India
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- Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi, India
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- Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi, India
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- Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi, India
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- Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi, India
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- Military Hospital, Cardio Thoracic Centre, Pune, India
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- Military Hospital, Cardio Thoracic Centre, Pune, India
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- Military Hospital, Cardio Thoracic Centre, Pune, India
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- Military Hospital, Cardio Thoracic Centre, Pune, India
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- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandhigarh, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandhigarh, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandhigarh, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandhigarh, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Petri M, Stoffels I, Jose J, Leyh J, Schulz A, Dissemond J, Schadendorf D, Klode J. Photoacoustic imaging of real-time oxygen changes in chronic leg ulcers after topical application of a haemoglobin spray: a pilot study. J Wound Care 2016; 25:87, 89-91. [DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2016.25.2.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- M. Petri
- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University-Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University-Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- FujiFilm VisualSonics Inc., Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University-Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University-Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University-Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University-Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University-Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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Haidar S, Meyers A, Bollacke A, Jose J. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2,6-di(furan-3-yl)anthracene-9, 10-dione as an inhibitor of human protein kinase CK2. Pharmazie 2015; 70:772-776. [PMID: 26817273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Protein kinase CK2 is an emerging target for the therapeutic intervention in human diseases, in particular in cancer. Inhibitors of this enzyme are at current in clinical trials indicating its drug ability. Here we report on the synthesis of two derivatives of 2,6-diaryl-anthracene-9,10-dione, one of them, 2,6-di(furan-3-yl)anthracene-9,10-dione (3), turned out to be active towards CK2, and ATP competitive with an IC50 value of 2.35 μM and a K(i) value of 1.26 μM. Molecular modeling studies were performed to explain the binding affinity of compound 3 in comparison to emodin. These indicated that unlike emodin, compound 3 was not able to perform a hydrogen bond with Lys68, although the compound fits well in the active site of human CK2α, which explains the difference in the measured affinity between those two compounds.
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Jose J, Tang J, Taylor AB, Baker TS, Kuhn RJ. Fluorescent Protein-Tagged Sindbis Virus E2 Glycoprotein Allows Single Particle Analysis of Virus Budding from Live Cells. Viruses 2015; 7:6182-99. [PMID: 26633461 PMCID: PMC4690852 DOI: 10.3390/v7122926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 11/07/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sindbis virus (SINV) is an enveloped, mosquito-borne alphavirus. Here we generated and characterized a fluorescent protein-tagged (FP-tagged) SINV and found that the presence of the FP-tag (mCherry) affected glycoprotein transport to the plasma membrane whereas the specific infectivity of the virus was not affected. We examined the virions by transmission electron cryo-microscopy and determined the arrangement of the FP-tag on the surface of the virion. The fluorescent proteins are arranged icosahedrally on the virus surface in a stable manner that did not adversely affect receptor binding or fusion functions of E2 and E1, respectively. The delay in surface expression of the viral glycoproteins, as demonstrated by flow cytometry analysis, contributed to a 10-fold reduction in mCherry-E2 virus titer. There is a 1:1 ratio of mCherry to E2 incorporated into the virion, which leads to a strong fluorescence signal and thus facilitates single-particle tracking experiments. We used the FP-tagged virus for high-resolution live-cell imaging to study the spatial and temporal aspects of alphavirus assembly and budding from mammalian cells. These processes were further analyzed by thin section microscopy. The results demonstrate that SINV buds from the plasma membrane of infected cells and is dispersed into the surrounding media or spread to neighboring cells facilitated by its close association with filopodial extensions.
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- Joyce Jose
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Department of Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
- Department of Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Warthin's tumours, or adenolymphomas, present commonly as masses of the parotid glands and salivary tissue. However, in the existing literature, few cases of laryngeal adenolymphomas are described. We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with a recurrent right-sided laryngeal adenolymphoma, and discuss the difficulties in diagnosis and management.
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- A Hilton
- Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust , UK
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- Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust , UK
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The complex Kohn and polyatomic Schwinger variational techniques have been employed to illustrate the interchannel coupling correlation effects in the valence photoionization dynamics of SF6. Partial photoionization cross sections and asymmetry parameters of six valence subshells (1t1g, 5t1u, 1t2u, 3eg, 1t2g, 4t1u) are discussed in the framework of several theoretical and experimental studies. The complex Kohn results are in rather good agreement with experimental results, indicative of the fact that the interchannel coupling effects alter the photoionization dynamics significantly. We find that the dominant effect of interchannel coupling is to reduce the magnitude of shape resonant cross sections near the threshold and to induce resonant features in other channels to which resonances are coupled. The long-standing issue concerning ordering of the valence orbitals is addressed and confirmed 4t1u (6)1t2g (6)3eg (4)(5t1u (6)+1t2u (6)) 1t1g (6) as the most likely ordering.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Akey DL, Brown WC, Jose J, Kuhn RJ, Smith JL. Structure-guided insights on the role of NS1 in flavivirus infection. Bioessays 2015; 37:489-94. [PMID: 25761098 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201400182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We highlight the various domains of the flavivirus virulence factor NS1 and speculate on potential implications of the NS1 3D structure in understanding its role in flavivirus pathogenesis. Flavivirus non-structural protein 1 (NS1) is a virulence factor with dual functions in genome replication and immune evasion. Crystal structures of NS1, combined with reconstructions from electron microscopy (EM), provide insight into the architecture of dimeric NS1 on cell membranes and the assembly of a secreted hexameric NS1-lipid complex found in patient sera. Three structural domains of NS1 likely have distinct roles in membrane association, replication complex assembly, and immune system avoidance. A conserved hydrophobic inner face is sequestered either on the membrane or in the interior of the secreted hexamer and contains regions implicated in viral replication. The exposed variable outer face is presented to cellular and secreted components of the immune system in infected patients and contains candidate regions for immune system modulation. We anticipate that knowledge of the distinct NS1 domains and assembly will lead to advances in elucidating virus-host interactions mediated through NS1 and in dissecting the role of NS1 in viral genome replication.
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- David L Akey
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Besseling TH, Jose J, Van Blaaderen A. Methods to calibrate and scale axial distances in confocal microscopy as a function of refractive index. J Microsc 2014; 257:142-50. [PMID: 25444358 PMCID: PMC4383648 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Accurate distance measurement in 3D confocal microscopy is important for quantitative analysis, volume visualization and image restoration. However, axial distances can be distorted by both the point spread function (PSF) and by a refractive-index mismatch between the sample and immersion liquid, which are difficult to separate. Additionally, accurate calibration of the axial distances in confocal microscopy remains cumbersome, although several high-end methods exist. In this paper we present two methods to calibrate axial distances in 3D confocal microscopy that are both accurate and easily implemented. With these methods, we measured axial scaling factors as a function of refractive-index mismatch for high-aperture confocal microscopy imaging. We found that our scaling factors are almost completely linearly dependent on refractive index and that they were in good agreement with theoretical predictions that take the full vectorial properties of light into account. There was however a strong deviation with the theoretical predictions using (high-angle) geometrical optics, which predict much lower scaling factors. As an illustration, we measured the PSF of a correctly calibrated point-scanning confocal microscope and showed that a nearly index-matched, micron-sized spherical object is still significantly elongated due to this PSF, which signifies that care has to be taken when determining axial calibration or axial scaling using such particles.
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- T H Besseling
- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for NanoMaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Valson AT, Sundaram M, David VG, Deborah MN, Varughese S, Basu G, Mohapatra A, Alexander S, Jose J, Roshan J, Simon B, Rebekah G, Tamilarasi V, Jacob CK. Profile of incident chronic kidney disease related-mineral bone disorders in chronic kidney disease Stage 4 and 5: A hospital based cross-sectional survey. Indian J Nephrol 2014; 24:97-107. [PMID: 24701042 PMCID: PMC3968617 DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.127897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease related-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD) has been poorly studied in pre-dialysis Indian CKD patients. We aimed to study the clinical, biochemical and extra skeletal manifestations of untreated CKD-MBD in pre-dialysis Stage 4 and 5 CKD patients attending nephrology out-patient clinic at a tertiary care hospital in South India. A hospital based cross-sectional survey including, demographic profile, history of CKD-MBD symptoms, measurement of serum calcium, phosphate, parathyroid hormone, 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH) D) and alkaline phosphatase; lateral abdominal X-rays for abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and echocardiography for valvular calcification (VC) was carried out. Of the 710 patients surveyed, 45% had no CKD-MBD related symptom. Prevalence of hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, hyperparathyroidism (>150 pg/mL) and 25(OH) D levels <30 ng/mL was 66.3%, 59%, 89.3% and 74.7% respectively. Echocardiography was carried out in 471 patients; 96% of whom had VC (calcification score ≥1). Patients with VC were older and had lower 25(OH) D levels than those without. Lateral abdominal X-rays were obtained in 558 patients, 6.8% of whom were found to have AAC, which was associated with older age. Indian patients with incident CKD-MBD have a high prevalence of hypocalcemia, 25(OH) D deficiency and VC even prior to initiating dialysis while AAC does not appear to be common. The association between 25(OH) D deficiency and VC needs further exploration.
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- A T Valson
- Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Akey DL, Brown WC, Dutta S, Konwerski J, Jose J, Jurkiw TJ, DelProposto J, Ogata CM, Skiniotis G, Kuhn RJ, Smith JL. Flavivirus NS1 structures reveal surfaces for associations with membranes and the immune system. Science 2014; 343:881-5. [PMID: 24505133 PMCID: PMC4263348 DOI: 10.1126/science.1247749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Flaviviruses, the human pathogens responsible for dengue fever, West Nile fever, tick-borne encephalitis, and yellow fever, are endemic in tropical and temperate parts of the world. The flavivirus nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) functions in genome replication as an intracellular dimer and in immune system evasion as a secreted hexamer. We report crystal structures for full-length, glycosylated NS1 from West Nile and dengue viruses. The NS1 hexamer in crystal structures is similar to a solution hexamer visualized by single-particle electron microscopy. Recombinant NS1 binds to lipid bilayers and remodels large liposomes into lipoprotein nanoparticles. The NS1 structures reveal distinct domains for membrane association of the dimer and interactions with the immune system and are a basis for elucidating the molecular mechanism of NS1 function.
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- David L. Akey
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- GM/CA@APS, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Langhout G, Grootendorst D, Fuchs D, Jose J, Steenbergen W, Manohar S, Ruers T. 447. Demarcation of Melanoma Metastasis in Photoacoustic Spectral Imaging of Human Lymph Nodes. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.06.406] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Grootendorst DJ, Jose J, Wouters MW, van Boven H, Van der Hage J, Van Leeuwen TG, Steenbergen W, Manohar S, Ruers TJM. First experiences of photoacoustic imaging for detection of melanoma metastases in resected human lymph nodes. Lasers Surg Med 2012; 44:541-9. [PMID: 22886491 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Excision and histological assessment of the first draining node (sentinel lymph node) is a frequently used method to assess metastatic lymph node involvement related to cutaneous melanoma. Due to the time required for accurate histological assessment, nodal status is not immediately available to the surgeon. Hence, in case histological examination shows metastases, the patient has to be recalled to perform additional lymphadenectomy. To overcome these drawbacks we studied the applicability of photoacoustic tomographic imaging as an intra-operative modality for examining the status of resected lymph nodes. MATERIALS AND METHODS In melanoma patients undergoing lymphadectomy for metastatic disease, six suspect lymph nodes were photoacoustically (PA) imaged using multiple wavelengths. Histopathologal examination showed three nodes without tumor cells (benign nodes) and three nodes with melanoma cells (malignant nodes). PA images were compared with histology and anatomical features were analyzed. In addition, PA spectral analysis was performed on areas of increased signal intensity. RESULTS After correlation with histopathology, multiple areas containing melanoma cells could be identified in the PA images due to their increased response. Malignant nodes showed a higher PA response and responded differently to an increase in excitation wavelength than benign nodes. In addition, differences in anatomical features between the two groups were detected. CONCLUSIONS Photoacoustic detection of melanoma metastases based on their melanin content proves to be possible in resected human lymph nodes. The amount of PA signal and several specific anatomical features seem to provide additional characteristics for nodal analysis. However, it is as yet preliminary to designate a highly accurate parameter to distinguish between malignant and benign nodes. We expect to improve the specificity of the technique with a future implementation of an adjusted illumination scheme and depth correction for photon fluence.
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- D J Grootendorst
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Biomedical Photonic Imaging Group, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology, Technical Medicine, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Tang J, Jose J, Chipman P, Zhang W, Kuhn RJ, Baker TS. Molecular links between the E2 envelope glycoprotein and nucleocapsid core in Sindbis virus. J Mol Biol 2011; 414:442-59. [PMID: 22001018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2011] [Revised: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 09/28/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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A three-dimensional reconstruction of Sindbis virus at 7.0 Å resolution presented here provides a detailed view of the virion structure and includes structural evidence for key interactions that occur between the capsid protein (CP) and transmembrane (TM) glycoproteins E1 and E2. Based on crystal structures of component proteins and homology modeling, we constructed a nearly complete, pseudo-atomic model of the virus. Notably, this includes identification of the 33-residue cytoplasmic domain of E2 (cdE2), which follows a path from the E2 TM helix to the CP where it enters and exits the CP hydrophobic pocket and then folds back to contact the viral membrane. Modeling analysis identified three major contact regions between cdE2 and CP, and the roles of specific residues were probed by molecular genetics. This identified R393 and E395 of cdE2 and Y162 and K252 of CP as critical for virus assembly. The N-termini of the CPs form a contiguous network that interconnects 12 pentameric and 30 hexameric CP capsomers. A single glycoprotein spike cross-links three neighboring CP capsomers as might occur during initiation of virus budding.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0378, USA
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Olgen S, Kaessler A, Kurt ZK, Jose J. Structure-Activity Evaluation of N-benzyl-5-substituted Indole-3-imine Derivatives and their Amine Congeners as Bovine Testicular Hyaluronidase (BTH) Inhibitor. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2011. [DOI: 10.2174/157018011796576079] [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: 11/22/2022]
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