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Tan LL, Heng E, Leong CY, Ng V, Yang LK, Seow DCS, Koduru L, Kanagasundaram Y, Ng SB, Peh G, Lim YH, Wong FT. Application of Cas12j for Streptomyces Editing. Biomolecules 2024; 14:486. [PMID: 38672502 PMCID: PMC11048056 DOI: 10.3390/biom14040486] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
In recent years, CRISPR-Cas toolboxes for Streptomyces editing have rapidly accelerated natural product discovery and engineering. However, Cas efficiencies are oftentimes strain-dependent, and the commonly used Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) is notorious for having high levels of off-target toxicity effects. Thus, a variety of Cas proteins is required for greater flexibility of genetic manipulation within a wider range of Streptomyces strains. This study explored the first use of Acidaminococcus sp. Cas12j, a hypercompact Cas12 subfamily, for genome editing in Streptomyces and its potential in activating silent biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) to enhance natural product synthesis. While the editing efficiencies of Cas12j were not as high as previously reported efficiencies of Cas12a and Cas9, Cas12j exhibited higher transformation efficiencies compared to SpCas9. Furthermore, Cas12j demonstrated significantly improved editing efficiencies compared to Cas12a in activating BGCs in Streptomyces sp. A34053, a strain wherein both SpCas9 and Cas12a faced limitations in accessing the genome. Overall, this study expanded the repertoire of Cas proteins for genome editing in actinomycetes and highlighted not only the potential of recently characterized Cas12j in Streptomyces but also the importance of having an extensive genetic toolbox for improving the editing success of these beneficial microbes.
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- Lee Ling Tan
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos #07-06, Singapore 138673, Singapore; (L.L.T.); (E.H.)
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos #07-06, Singapore 138673, Singapore; (L.L.T.); (E.H.)
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos #02-01, Singapore 138669, Singapore; (C.Y.L.); (V.N.); (L.K.Y.); (D.C.S.S.); (Y.K.); (S.B.N.)
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos #02-01, Singapore 138669, Singapore; (C.Y.L.); (V.N.); (L.K.Y.); (D.C.S.S.); (Y.K.); (S.B.N.)
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos #02-01, Singapore 138669, Singapore; (C.Y.L.); (V.N.); (L.K.Y.); (D.C.S.S.); (Y.K.); (S.B.N.)
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos #02-01, Singapore 138669, Singapore; (C.Y.L.); (V.N.); (L.K.Y.); (D.C.S.S.); (Y.K.); (S.B.N.)
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos #07-06, Singapore 138673, Singapore; (L.L.T.); (E.H.)
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos #02-01, Singapore 138669, Singapore; (C.Y.L.); (V.N.); (L.K.Y.); (D.C.S.S.); (Y.K.); (S.B.N.)
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos #02-01, Singapore 138669, Singapore; (C.Y.L.); (V.N.); (L.K.Y.); (D.C.S.S.); (Y.K.); (S.B.N.)
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8 Biomedical Grove, Neuros #07-01, Singapore 138665, Singapore; (G.P.); (Y.H.L.)
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8 Biomedical Grove, Neuros #07-01, Singapore 138665, Singapore; (G.P.); (Y.H.L.)
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos #07-06, Singapore 138673, Singapore; (L.L.T.); (E.H.)
- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8 Biomedical Grove, Neuros #07-01, Singapore 138665, Singapore; (G.P.); (Y.H.L.)
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Tay DWP, Tan LL, Heng E, Zulkarnain N, Ching KC, Wibowo M, Chin EJ, Tan ZYQ, Leong CY, Ng VWP, Yang LK, Seow DCS, Lim YW, Koh W, Koduru L, Kanagasundaram Y, Ng SB, Lim YH, Wong FT. Exploring a general multi-pronged activation strategy for natural product discovery in Actinomycetes. Commun Biol 2024; 7:50. [PMID: 38184720 PMCID: PMC10771470 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05648-7] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Natural products possess significant therapeutic potential but remain underutilized despite advances in genomics and bioinformatics. While there are approaches to activate and upregulate natural product biosynthesis in both native and heterologous microbial strains, a comprehensive strategy to elicit production of natural products as well as a generalizable and efficient method to interrogate diverse native strains collection, remains lacking. Here, we explore a flexible and robust integrase-mediated multi-pronged activation approach to reliably perturb and globally trigger antibiotics production in actinobacteria. Across 54 actinobacterial strains, our approach yielded 124 distinct activator-strain combinations which consistently outperform wild type. Our approach expands accessible metabolite space by nearly two-fold and increases selected metabolite yields by up to >200-fold, enabling discovery of Gram-negative bioactivity in tetramic acid analogs. We envision these findings as a gateway towards a more streamlined, accelerated, and scalable strategy to unlock the full potential of Nature's chemical repertoire.
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Grants
- NRF-CRP19-2017-05-00 National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore)
- NRF-CRP19-2017-05-00 National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore)
- NRF-CRP19-2017-05-00 National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore)
- NRF-CRP19-2017-05-00 National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore)
- NRF-CRP19-2017-05-00 National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore)
- NRF-CRP19-2017-05-00 National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore)
- NRF-CRP19-2017-05-00 National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore)
- NRF-CRP19-2017-05-00 National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore)
- C211917006 Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
- C233017006 Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
- C211917003 Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
- C211917006 Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
- C233017006 Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
- C211917006 Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
- National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister’s office, Republic of Singapore)
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- Dillon W P Tay
- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8 Biomedical Grove, #07-01 Neuros Building, Singapore, 138665, Republic of Singapore
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- Molecular Engineering Lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, #07-06, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Republic of Singapore
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- Molecular Engineering Lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, #07-06, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Republic of Singapore
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- Molecular Engineering Lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, #07-06, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8 Biomedical Grove, #07-01 Neuros Building, Singapore, 138665, Republic of Singapore
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- Bioinformatics Institute (BII), Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01, Matrix, Singapore, 138671, Republic of Singapore
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- Molecular Engineering Lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, #07-06, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8 Biomedical Grove, #07-01 Neuros Building, Singapore, 138665, Republic of Singapore.
- Synthetic Biology Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Republic of Singapore.
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8 Biomedical Grove, #07-01 Neuros Building, Singapore, 138665, Republic of Singapore.
- Molecular Engineering Lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, #07-06, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Republic of Singapore.
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Poh WH, Ruhazat NS, Yang LK, Shivhare D, Lim PK, Kanagasundaram Y, Rice SA, Mutwil M. Transcriptomic and metabolomic characterization of antibacterial activity of Melastoma dodecandrum. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1205725. [PMID: 37771487 PMCID: PMC10525717 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1205725] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
Abstract
Antibacterial resistance poses a significant global threat, necessitating the discovery of new therapeutic agents. Plants are a valuable source of secondary metabolites with demonstrated anticancer and antibacterial properties. In this study, we reveal that Melastoma dodecandrum exhibits both bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Treatment with plant extracts results in membrane damage and a reduction in P.aeruginosa swimming and swarming motility. A comparative analysis of bacterial transcriptomes exposed to M.dodecandrum extracts and four distinct antibiotics indicates that the extracts may trigger similar transcriptomic responses as triclosan, a fatty acid synthesis inhibitor. Activity-guided fractionation suggests that the antibacterial activity is not attributable to hydrolyzable tannins, but to unidentified minor compounds. Additionally, we identified 104 specialized metabolic pathways and demonstrated a high level of transcriptional coordination between these biosynthetic pathways and phytohormones, highlighting potential regulatory mechanisms of antibacterial metabolites in M.dodecandrum.
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- Wee Han Poh
- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Shared Analytics, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- AAVACC PTE LTD, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Shared Analytics, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Agriculture and Food, Microbiomes for One Systems Health, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Lautier T, Smith DJ, Yang LK, Chen X, Zhang C, Truan G, Lindley ND. β-Cryptoxanthin Production in Escherichia coli by Optimization of the Cytochrome P450 CYP97H1 Activity. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:4683-4695. [PMID: 36888893 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08970] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cytochromes P450, forming a superfamily of monooxygenases containing heme as a cofactor, show great versatility in substrate specificity. Metabolic engineering can take advantage of this feature to unlock novel metabolic pathways. However, the cytochromes P450 often show difficulty being expressed in a heterologous chassis. As a case study in the prokaryotic host Escherichia coli, the heterologous synthesis of β-cryptoxanthin was addressed. This carotenoid intermediate is difficult to produce, as its synthesis requires a monoterminal hydroxylation of β-carotene whereas most of the classic carotene hydroxylases are dihydroxylases. This study was focused on the optimization of the in vivo activity of CYP97H1, an original P450 β-carotene monohydroxylase. Engineering the N-terminal part of CYP97H1, identifying the matching redox partners, defining the optimal cellular background and adjusting the culture and induction conditions improved the production by 400 times compared to that of the initial strain, representing 2.7 mg/L β-cryptoxanthin and 20% of the total carotenoids produced.
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- Thomas Lautier
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 138669 Singapore
- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 31077 Toulouse, France
- CNRS@CREATE, 1 Create Way, #08-01 Create Tower, 138602 Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 138669 Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 138669 Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 138669 Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 138669 Singapore
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 138669 Singapore
- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 31077 Toulouse, France
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Lautier T, Smith DJ, Yang LK, Chen X, Zhang C, Truan G, Lindley ND. Cytochrome P450 Surface Domains Prevent the β-Carotene Monohydroxylase CYP97H1 of Euglena gracilis from Acting as a Dihydroxylase. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13020366. [PMID: 36830734 PMCID: PMC9953315 DOI: 10.3390/biom13020366] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Molecular biodiversity results from branched metabolic pathways driven by enzymatic regioselectivities. An additional complexity occurs in metabolites with an internal structural symmetry, offering identical extremities to the enzymes. For example, in the terpene family, β-carotene presents two identical terminal closed-ring structures. Theses cycles can be hydroxylated by cytochrome P450s from the CYP97 family. Two sequential hydroxylations lead first to the formation of monohydroxylated β-cryptoxanthin and subsequently to that of dihydroxylated zeaxanthin. Among the CYP97 dihydroxylases, CYP97H1 from Euglena gracilis has been described as the only monohydroxylase. This study aims to determine which enzymatic domains are involved in this regioselectivity, conferring unique monohydroxylase activity on a substrate offering two identical sites for hydroxylation. We explored the effect of truncations, substitutions and domain swapping with other CYP97 members and found that CYP97H1 harbours a unique N-terminal globular domain. This CYP97H1 N-terminal domain harbours a hydrophobic patch at the entrance of the substrate channel, which is involved in the monohydroxylase activity of CYP97H1. This domain, at the surface of the enzyme, highlights the role of distal and non-catalytic domains in regulating enzyme specificity.
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- Thomas Lautier
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138669, Singapore
- Toulouse Biotechnolgy Institute, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 31077 Toulouse, France
- CNRS@CREATE, 1 Create Way, #08-01 Create Tower, Singapore 138602, Singapore
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-(0)-567048813
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Toulouse Biotechnolgy Institute, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138669, Singapore
- Toulouse Biotechnolgy Institute, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 31077 Toulouse, France
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Yan BR, Wang P, Li YS, Yang LK, Li QY, Kan X, Wang JT, Sun YN. [Roles and mechanisms of m 6A modification regulating RP11-426A6.5 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:1470-1478. [PMID: 36707952 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20220313-00111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the roles of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification in regulating RP11-426A6.5 in the development of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). Methods: The methylation and expression levels of lncRNAs were identified and important lncRNAs were screened utilizing long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) m6A methylation microarray. Cancer and para cancer tissue samples were taken from 48 LSCC patients hospitalized to the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University between January and September 2017. Expression profiling microarray was performed in 3 of 48 LSCC samples, and methylated RNA immunoprecipitation-quantitative PCR (MeRIP-qPCR) and quantitative real-time fluorescent PCR (qRT-PCR) were performed in the remaining 45 LSCC samples to verify the m6A modification and expression levels of RP11-426A6.5. Correlations between RP11-426A6.5 and clinical factors were anlysed. Laryngeal cancer cell line with low expression of RP11-426A6.5 was created in vitro using RNA interference (RNAi) technology. The 5-Ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) cell proliferation experiment, wound healing experiment, and transwell invasion experiment were used respectively to measure the proliferation, migration, and invasion of LSCC cells. The effect of RP11-426A6.5 down-regulation on the growth of transplanted tumors in vivo was verified by nude mice tumorigenesis assay. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and sequence-based RNA adenosine methylation site predictor (SRAMP) website were used to predict the enzymes and corresponding methylation sites. MazF digestion was chosen to validate the binding sites. RNAi technology was used to observe the changes in cell function after interfering with the expression of the corresponding genes of the modified enzymes. MeRIP-qPCR was used to detect the level of RP11-426A6.5 m6A cell line treated with actinomycin D was used to observe the stability of RP11-426A6.5. Results: RP11-426A6.5 methylation and expression levels were significantly higher in LSCC tissues than those in paracancerous tissues (methylation levels: 23.828±4.975 vs 20.280±3.607; expression levels: 1.197±0.314 vs 1.015±0.170, all P values<0.05). RP11-426A6.5 expression levels were closely correlated with T stage (T1-2: 1.081±0.298 vs T3-4: 1.306±0.292, χ2=5.35, P<0.05). The postoperative survival of patients with high RP11-426A6.5 expressions was significantly lower than that of patients with low RP11-426A6.5 expression (P=0.046). Assays in vitro and in vivo showed that the downregulation of RP11-426A6.5 significantly decreased the proliferation, migration, and invasion abilities of LSCC cells and the growth of transplanted tumors. The binding of methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3), an m6A-modified enzyme, to the corresponding methylation site of RP11-426A6.5 enhanced its stability and mediated its regulation of malignant behaviors of LSCC cells. Conclusions: RP11-426A6.5 can regulate the malignant behaviors of LSCC cells, which is mediated by the m6A modification process involving in the methyltransferase METTL3.
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- B R Yan
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harbin 150001, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harbin 150001, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harbin 150001, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harbin 150001, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harbin 150001, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harbin 150001, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harbin 150001, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harbin 150001, China
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Munusamy M, Ching KC, Yang LK, Crasta S, Gakuubi MM, Chee ZY, Wibowo M, Leong CY, Kanagasundaram Y, Ng SB. Chemical elicitation as an avenue for discovery of bioactive compounds from fungal endophytes. Front Chem 2022; 10:1024854. [PMID: 36505735 PMCID: PMC9727085 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1024854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The present study investigated the molecular phylogeny, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of fungal endophytes obtained from the A*STAR Natural Organism Library (NOL) and previously isolated from Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore. Phylogenetic analysis based on ITS2 gene suggests that these isolates belong to 46 morphotypes and are affiliated to 23 different taxa in 17 genera of the Ascomycota phylum. Colletotrichum was the most dominant fungal genus accounting for 37% of all the isolates, followed by Diaporthe (13%), Phyllosticta (10.9%) and Diplodia (8.7%). Chemical elicitation using 5-azacytidine, a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor and suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid, a histone deacetylase inhibitor resulted in an increase in the number of active strains. Bioassay-guided isolation and structural elucidation yielded pestahivin and two new analogues from Bartalinia sp. F9447. Pestahivin and its related analogues did not exhibit antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus but displayed strong antifungal activities against Candida albicans and Aspergillus brasiliensis, with IC50 values ranging from 0.46 ± 0.06 to 144 ± 18 µM. Pestahivin and its two analogues furthermore exhibited cytotoxic activity against A549 and MIA PACA-2 cancer cell lines with IC50 values in the range of 0.65 ± 0.12 to 42 ± 5.2 µM. The finding from this study reinforces that chemical epigenetic induction is a promising approach for the discovery of bioactive fungal secondary metabolites encoded by cryptic gene clusters.
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- Madhaiyan Munusamy
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore,*Correspondence: Siew Bee Ng,
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Goh CJH, Cui L, Wong JH, Lewis J, Goh M, Kong KW, Yang LK, Alfatah M, Kanagasundaram Y, Hoon S, Arumugam P. Diethyl phthalate (DEP) perturbs nitrogen metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10237. [PMID: 35715465 PMCID: PMC9205984 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14284-w] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Phthalates are ubiquitously used as plasticizers in various consumer care products. Diethyl phthalate (DEP), one of the main phthalates, elicits developmental and reproductive toxicities but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Chemogenomic profiling of DEP in S. cerevisiae revealed that two transcription factors Stp1 and Dal81 involved in the Ssy1-Ptr5-Ssy5 (SPS) amino acid-sensing pathway provide resistance to DEP. Growth inhibition of yeast cells by DEP was stronger in poor nitrogen medium in comparison to nitrogen-rich medium. Addition of amino acids to nitrogen-poor medium suppressed DEP toxicity. Catabolism of amino acids via the Ehrlich pathway is required for suppressing DEP toxicity. Targeted metabolite analyses showed that DEP treatment alters the amino acid profile of yeast cells. We propose that DEP inhibits the growth of yeast cells by affecting nitrogen metabolism and discuss the implications of our findings on DEP-mediated toxic effects in humans.
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Interdisciplinary Research Group, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- Bioinformatics Institute, 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore, 138671, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- Bioinformatics Institute, 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore, 138671, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore, 138673, Singapore. .,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637551, Singapore.
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Qiu Q, Duan XW, Li Y, Yang LK, Chen Y, Li H, Duan ZP, Wang L. Partial Reimbursement of Antiviral Agents for HBV: Impact on Antiviral Utilization and Compliance. Value Health 2014; 17:A752. [PMID: 27202730 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.204] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Q Qiu
- Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Beijing You'an Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing You'an Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing You'an Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing You'an Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Beijing You'an Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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Yang LK, Ng SP, Flotow H, Yoganathan K, Daramola BO, Soejarto DD, Buss AD, Butler MS. Pyrrole carboxamidine tryptase inhibitors from Leptonychia pubescens. Planta Med 2005; 71:1071-2. [PMID: 16320213 DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-873111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The root and stem bark extracts of a Nigerian sample of Leptonychia pubescens Keay (Sterculiaceae) were found to inhibit the serine protease tryptase, a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Bioassay-guided isolation led to the identification of 1-beta-ribofuranosylbrunfelsamidine as the active component with a tryptase IC (50) of 3 microM. Brunfelsamidine was also isolated, but was only weakly active.
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Nigg HN, Schumann RA, Yang JJ, Yang LK, Simpson SE, Etxeberria E, Burns RE, Harris DL, Fraser S. Quantifying individual fruit fly consumption with Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae). J Econ Entomol 2004; 97:1850-1860. [PMID: 15666736 DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.6.1850] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We needed a technique to compare the consumption of baits by individual Carribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew). By improving consumption and determining individual dose, we could lower pesticide concentration while retaining bait/pesticide efficacy and potentially reduce the environmental impact of fruit fly bait/pesticide eradication methods. We report here a precise dye-based technique for the quantification of consumption by individual adult A. suspensa fruit flies. Fluorescein, measured at 491 nm, and cresol red, measured at 573 nm, were efficiently extracted with 0.1 M NaOH and quantified with a spectrophotometer. The lower limit for this method with 0.1% dye concentration is 300 nl consumed by an individual fly. Dye movement to the hindgut and possible defecation occurred in approximately 4 h; maximum ingestion occurred in approximately 1 h. Maximum experimental time is limited to 4 h. Flies preferred feeding upside down compared with right side up when given a choice; consumption was equal when flies were given no choice of feeding position. Thus, maximum bait/pesticide efficacy might be achieved with an upside-down presentation. Regurgitation led to a 100% overestimation of actual consumption with the J-tube presentation of food. Our individual fly consumption technique will be useful in comparing consumption in phagostimulant studies, estimating dose in oral toxicity tests, differentiating behavioral and physiological resistance in toxicant studies, ultimately leading to improved bait/pesticide methods and reduced environmental impact of area wide fruit fly eradication programs. This technique could be applied to studies of tephritid consumption, to the consumption of other insects, and to regurgitation studies.
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- H N Nigg
- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Rd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA.
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Bioassay-guided fractionation of a CHCl(3) extract from the leaves of Ardisia teysmanniana Scheff. (Myrsinaceae) has led to the isolation of three new alkyldibenzoquinone derivatives that showed inhibitory activity in an in vitro assay for UDP-MurNac synthesis. The structures of ardisiaquinone G, H and I were established using MS and NMR spectroscopic methods.
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- L K Yang
- Centre for Natural Product Research, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 59A Science Park Drive, The Fleming, Singapore Science Park, 118240 Singapore
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Yang LK, Nigg HN, Simpson SE, Ramos LE, Cuyler NW, Barnes JI, Green CG. Sodium tetraborate effects on mortality and reproduction of Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae). J Econ Entomol 2000; 93:1485-1492. [PMID: 11057722 DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-93.5.1485] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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When flies were treated with 0- 0.5% sodium tetraborate by feeding for 24 h, mortality in treatments was not different from controls. Fecundity and fertility were reduced by 0.5% sodium tetraborate. When flies were fed for 48 h, mortality of both males and females increased in the 0.5% sodium tetraborate treatment; oviposition was eliminated for 20 d after treatment. When treatment was extended to 168 h, 0.1% sodium tetraborate caused increased mortality and decreased fecundity and fertility. Fed for 168 h, 0.2 and 0.5% sodium tetraborate killed almost all flies within the 7-d treatment. Oviposition of survivors in 0.1 and 0.2% sodium tetraborate treatments was arrested for 20 d after treatment.
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- L K Yang
- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred 33850, USA
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Ling YS, Guo YJ, Li JD, Yang LK, Luo YX, Yu SX, Zhen LQ, Qiu SB, Zhu GF. Serum and egg yolk IgG antibody titers from laying chickens vaccinated with Pasteurella multocida. Avian Dis 1998; 42:186-9. [PMID: 9533099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Through determining the serum and egg yolk antibody titers in immunized laying hens to Pasteurella multocida regularly, the growth-decline trend of the egg yolk antibody levels was found to be similar to that of the serum antibody levels (r = 0.94), but the growth and decline of the egg yolk antibody seemed to be delayed 3-6 days compared with that of the serum antibody, and the egg yolk antibody titers were generally lower than those of the serum antibody (P < 0.01). Serum and egg yolk antibody levels declined 3 and 6 days, respectively, after booster immunizations. The higher the antibody levels were before booster immunization, the more they declined.
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- Y S Ling
- Guangdong Provincial Poultry Science Research Institute, Shijing, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Holzman TF, Chung CC, Edalji R, Egan DA, Gubbins EJ, Rueter A, Howard G, Yang LK, Pederson TM, Krafft GA. Recombinant human prorenin from CHO cells: expression and purification. J Protein Chem 1990; 9:663-72. [PMID: 1963533 DOI: 10.1007/bf01024761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The gene for human preprorenin was obtained from total RNA prepared from primary human chorion cells. An expression vector was constructed containing an SV40 early promoter, a human preprorenin cDNA, bovine growth hormone poly-A addition signal, and a dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) expression cassette. This vector was inserted into the DXB-11 Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line. The recombinant protein was exported by CHO cells into the tissue culture media. At harvest the prorenin levels ranged from approximately 1-5 mg/L. For prorenin isolation the cell culture supernatants were processed by filtration, concentration, dialysis, and batch extraction. Preparative-scale isolation of prorenin was accomplished using blue-dye chromatography and size-exclusion chromatography. The isolated prorenin yielded a single SDS-gel band with Mr approximately 40,000. The proprotein was characterized with respect to N-terminal sequence and N-linked sugar composition. Trypsin-activated renin prepared from the proprotein was characterized with respect to N-terminal sequence and pH-activity profile. Enzyme activity was measured with a newly developed fluorogenic peptide substrate containing the P6-P'3 sequence of human angiotensinogen.
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- T F Holzman
- Protein Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Discovery Research, Abbott Laboratories, Illinois 60064
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