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Gnyliukh N, Johnson A, Nagel MK, Monzer A, Babić D, Hlavata A, Alotaibi SS, Isono E, Loose M, Friml J. Role of dynamin-related proteins 2 and SH3P2 in clathrin-mediated endocytosis in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Cell Sci 2024:jcs.261720. [PMID: 38506228 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.261720] [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: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is vital for the regulation of plant growth and development by controlling plasma membrane protein composition and cargo uptake. CME relies on the precise recruitment of regulators for vesicle maturation and release. Homologues of components of mammalian vesicle scission are strong candidates to be part of the scission machinery in plants, but the precise roles of these proteins in this process are not fully understood. Here, we characterised the roles of Plant Dynamin-Related Proteins 2 (DRP2s) and SH3-domain containing protein 2 (SH3P2), the plant homologue to Dynamins' recruiters, like Endophilin and Amphiphysin, in the CME by combining high-resolution imaging of endocytic events in vivo and characterisation of the purified proteins in vitro. Although DRP2s and SH3P2 arrive similarly late during CME and physically interact, genetic analysis of the sh3p123 triple-mutant and complementation assays with non-SH3P2-interacting DRP2 variants suggests that SH3P2 does not directly recruit DRP2s to the site of endocytosis. These observations imply that despite the presence of many well-conserved endocytic components, plants have acquired a distinct mechanism for CME.
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- Nataliia Gnyliukh
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, Centre for Anatomy & Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- University of Konstanz, 78464 Konstanz, Germany
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Manzoor U, Ali A, Ali SL, Abdelkarem O, Kanwal S, Alotaibi SS, Baazeem A, Baiduissenova A, Yktiyarov A, Hajar A, Olzhabay A. Mutational screening of GDAP1 in dysphonia associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: clinical insights and phenotypic effects. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2023; 21:119. [PMID: 37966693 PMCID: PMC10651813 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-023-00568-9] [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: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Mutations in GDAP1 (Ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1) gene are linked to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), a Heterogenous group of disorders with multiple phenotypes, characterized by peripheral nerve dysfunction that can lead to vocal cord paralysis and diaphragmatic dysfunction. MAIN BODY All three affected children of this chosen family have manifested the same clinical symptoms with progressive weakness, mild sensory impairment, and absent tendon reflexes in their early years. Electrodiagnostic analysis displayed an axonal type of neuropathy in affected patients. Sequencing of the GDAP1 gene was requested for all members of the family. Diagnostic assessments included pulmonary and vocal cord function tests, as well as phrenic and peripheral nerve conduction studies. Pathogenicity of GDAP1 variant p.Pro419Leu with axonal CMT2 and autosomal recessive inheritance was confirmed via in silico analysis. Patients with GDAP1 mutations showed dysphonia, speech difficulties, and the characteristic symptoms of CMT. The severity of symptoms correlated with the presence of a type of GDAP1 mutation. Patients with normal vocal cords and pulmonary function exhibited milder symptoms compared to those with GDAP1 mutations. Our study provides clinical insights into the phenotypic effects of GDAP1 mutations in CMT patients. The findings highlight the adverse clinical course and severe disability associated with GDAP1 mutations, including weak limb and laryngeal muscles. CONCLUSION Patients with GDAP1 mutations and autosomal recessive neuropathy present with dysphonia and require interventions such as surgery, braces, physical therapy, and exercise. Early diagnosis and comprehensive clinical evaluations are crucial for managing CMT patients with GDAP1 mutations.
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- Uzma Manzoor
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Abdul wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Abdul wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus, Sahiwal, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O.Box 11099, 21944, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, 21944, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Astana Medical University, Astana City, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Astana Medical University, Astana City, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Astana Medical University, Astana City, 010000, Kazakhstan
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Ejaz SA, Aziz M, Ahmed A, Alotaibi SS, Albogami SM, Siddique F, Batiha GES. New Insight into the Pharmacological Importance of Atropine as the Potential Inhibitor of AKR1B1 via Detailed Computational Investigations: DFTs, ADMET, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics Studies. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s12010-023-04411-2. [PMID: 36847982 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04411-2] [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] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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The aim of this research is to investigate the quantum geometric properties and chemical reactivity of atropine, a pharmaceutically active tropane alkaloid. Using density functional theory (DFT) computations with the B3LYP/SVP functional theory basis set, the most stable geometry of atropine was determined. Additionally, a variety of energetic molecular parameters were calculated, such as the optimized energy, atomic charges, dipole moment, frontier molecular orbital energies, HOMO-LUMO energy gap, molecular electrostatic potential, chemical reactivity descriptors, and molecular polarizability. To determine atropine's inhibitory potential, molecular docking was used to analyze ligand interactions within the active pockets of aldo-keto reductase (AKR1B1 and AKR1B10). The results of these studies showed that atropine has greater inhibitory action against AKR1B1 than AKR1B10, which was further validated through molecular dynamic simulations by analyzing root mean square deviation (RMSD) and root mean square fluctuations (RMSF). The results of the molecular docking simulation were supplemented with simulation data, and the ADMET characteristics were also determined to predict the drug likeness of a potential compound. In conclusion, the research suggests that atropine has potential as an inhibitor of AKR1B1 and could be used as a parent compound for the synthesis of more potent leads for the treatment of colon cancer associated with the sudden expression of AKR1B1.
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- Syeda Abida Ejaz
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, 60174, Norrköping, Sweden.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddian Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, 22511, AlBeheira, Egypt
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Albogami SM, Al-Kuraishy HM, Al-Maiahy TJ, Al-Buhadily AK, Al-Gareeb AI, Alorabi M, Alotaibi SS, De Waard M, Sabatier JM, Saad HM, Batiha GES. Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 and Preeclampsia: A New Perspective. Curr Hypertens Rep 2022; 24:687-692. [PMID: 36342613 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-022-01225-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Preeclampsia (PE) is a serious and distinct type of pregnancy-induced hypertension, with an incidence of 2-8% worldwide. PE is defined as pregnancy-related hypertension with proteinuria and peripheral edema after 20 weeks of gestation. Hypoxic placenta triggers the release of inflammatory and humoral substances into maternal circulation, leading to induction of oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, endothelial dysfunction, and peripheral vasoconstriction. The objective of the present narrative review was to find the association between PE and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) in pregnant women from a new perspective. RECENT FINDINGS HIF-1 is the key transcription factor that regulates cellular responses to hypoxia and low oxygen tension. HIF-1α is involved in the differentiation and growth of the placenta mainly in the first and second trimesters. During normal gestation, HIF-1α responds to the alterations in oxygen tension, cytokine, and angiogenic factors release. HIF-1α is considered a key biomarker of placental function and vascularization during pregnancy. HIF-1α plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of PE through activation of anti-angiogenic and inhibition of proangiogenic factors. As well, HIF-1α increases the expression of the p38MAPK and NLRP3 inflammasomes, which promote placental inflammation and dysfunction. HIF-1α acts as a potential link between inflammatory signaling pathways and the development of PE.
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- Sarah M Albogami
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Medicine College of Medicine, Al-Mustansiriyah University, P.O. Box 14132, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, College of Medicine, Al-Mustansiriyah University, P.O. Box 14132, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medicine and Therapeutic, Medical Faculty, College of Medicine, Al Mustansiriyah University, P.O. Box 14132, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Medicine College of Medicine, Al-Mustansiriyah University, P.O. Box 14132, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Smartox Biotechnology, 6 rue des Platanes, 38120, Saint-Egrève, France.,L'institut Du Thorax, CNRS, Univ Nantes, 44007, InsermNantes, France.,LabEx Ion Channels, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Science & Therapeutics, 06560, Valbonne, France
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- Institut de Neurophysiopathologie (INP), UMR 7051, Faculté Des Sciences Médicales Et Paramédicales, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Matrouh University, Marsa Matruh, 51744, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, 22511, Egypt.
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Baazeem A, Alotaibi SS, Khalaf LK, Kumar U, Zaynab M, Alharthi S, Darwish H, Alghamdi A, Jat SK, Al-Barty A, Albogami B, Noureldeen A, Ravindran B. Identification and environment-friendly biocontrol potential of five different bacteria against Aphis punicae and Aphis illinoisensis (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Front Microbiol 2022; 13:961349. [PMID: 36386662 PMCID: PMC9640465 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.961349] [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: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The current work is aimed at isolating and identifying new Entomopathogenic bacterium (EPB) strains associated with Steinernema feltiae and assessing the EPB’s biocontrol potential on Aphis punicae and Aphis illinoisensis adults in the laboratory. From S. feltiae, five bacterial isolates were isolated and molecularly characterized. Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus strain TU-2, Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus strain BN-13, Serratia liquefaciens strain TU-6, Stenotrophomonas tumulicola strain T5916-2-1b, and Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum strain CCUG are the strains. Pathogenicity tests demonstrated that bacterial cells were more toxic against the two aphid species than bacterial cell-free supernatants. S. tumulicola strain T5916-2-1b cells and filtrate were reported to have the strongest potential to kill A. punicae and A. illinoisensis individuals within 6 h after treatment, with 100% mortality of both insects 24 and 48 h after treatment. Based on the results of the study, it looked like endogenous Steinernema-associated EPB could be used directly as a biocontrol agent for A. punicae and A. illinoisensis.
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- Alaa Baazeem
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-environmental Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Agriculture University, Kota, India
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
- *Correspondence: Ahmed Noureldeen,
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- Department of Environmental Energy and Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon, South Korea
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Integrative Physiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Balasubramani Ravindran,
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Mostafa SA, Mohammad MHS, Negm WA, Batiha GES, Alotaibi SS, Albogami SM, Waard MD, Tawfik NZ, Abdallah HY. Circulating microRNA203 and its target genes' role in psoriasis pathogenesis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:988962. [DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.988962] [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] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Numerous microRNAs (miRNAs) have been found to have an aberrant expression in the peripheral blood or psoriasis patients' lesions. Psoriasis was shown to have the abnormal expression of microRNA-203 (miR-203). It is a skin-specific signal that governs cellular proliferation in a protein kinase C-dependent manner and is mostly generated by keratinocytes. This work evaluated the expression levels of the circulating miR-203 target genes SOCS3, SOCS6, TP63, TNF-, IL8, and IL24 in psoriasis patients. Using a relative quantitation PCR technique, we determined the expression levels of miR-203 and its target genes (SOCS3, SOCS6, TP63, TNF-, IL8, and IL24) in the plasma of 120 psoriatic patients and matched healthy controls. The disease characteristics of the patients were then correlated with the expression results. We also conducted numerous enrichment analyses for the diseases, functions, and pathways connected to the under-researched biomarkers. Compared to healthy controls, psoriatic patients had significantly increased levels of miR-203 expression; 7.1 (4.4–9.9). In contrast, psoriatic patients had significantly lower expression of all the examined genes compared to healthy controls. Regarding all the study biomarkers, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis demonstrated significant sensitivity and specificity for differentiating between psoriatic patients and healthy controls. According to the results of the disease matching score generated by miR-203 and its target genes, psoriasis was ranked first with a score of 4.45. The third-place finisher with a value of 3.98, it also demonstrated that miR-203 and its target genes are connected to various skin disorders. Our results show that miR-203 contributes to psoriasis pathogenesis not only locally in skin lesions but also in circulation, indicating that it may contribute to the systemic symptoms of the illness. MiR-203 overexpression in psoriasis suggests that miR-203 may be involved in an anti-inflammatory response because it targets both SOCS gene family members and pro-inflammatory cytokines.
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Darwish H, Alharthi S, Mehanna RA, Ibrahim SS, Fawzy MA, Alotaibi SS, Albogami SM, Albogami B, Hassan SHA, Noureldeen A. Evaluation of the Anti-Cancer Potential of Rosa damascena Mill. Callus Extracts against the Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Cell Line. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27196241. [PMID: 36234779 PMCID: PMC9572977 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196241] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chemotherapy is an aggressive form of chemical drug therapy aiming to destroy cancer cells. Adjuvant therapy may reduce hazards of chemotherapy and help in destroying these cells when obtained from natural products, such as medical plants. In this study, the potential therapeutic effect of Rosa damascena callus crude extract produced in vitamin-enhanced media is investigated on colorectal cancer cell line Caco-2. Two elicitors, i.e., L-ascorbic acid and citric acid at a concentration of 0.5 g/L were added to the callus induction medium. Callus extraction and the GC–MS analysis of methanolic crude extracts were also determined. Cytotoxicity, clonogenicity, proliferation and migration of Caco-2 colorectal cancer cells were investigated using MTT cytotoxicity, colony-forming, Ki-67 flow cytometry proliferation and Migration Scratch assays, respectively. Our results indicated that L-ascorbic acid treatment enhanced callus growth parameters and improved secondary metabolite contents. It showed the least IC50 value of 137 ug/mL compared to 237 ug/mL and 180 ug/mL in the citric acid-treated and control group. We can conclude that R. damascena callus elicited by L-ascorbic acid improved growth and secondary metabolite contents as well as having an efficient antiproliferative, anti-clonogenic and anti-migratory effect on Caco-2 cancer cells, thus, can be used as an adjuvant anti-cancer therapy.
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- Hadeer Darwish
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +966-55-621-4209
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria P.O. 21544, Egypt
- Center of Excellence for Research in Regenerative Medicine and Applications (CERRMA), Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria P.O. 21544, Egypt
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Regenerative Medicine and Applications (CERRMA), Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria P.O. 21544, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 36, Muscat 123, Oman
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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Arya A, Mittal V, Kaushik D, Kumar M, Alotaibi SS, Albogami SM, El-Saber Batiha G, Jeandet P. Mutivariate optimization strategy for the sonication-based extraction of Nardostachys jatamansi roots and analysis for chemical composition, anti-oxidant and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory potential. Ultrason Sonochem 2022; 89:106133. [PMID: 36037596 PMCID: PMC9436804 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Extracts from medicinal plants are generally obtained by conventional methods like percolation and maceration. Owing to limitations of traditional methods and to meet the rising demand of extracts, the development of new green approaches is need of hour. In the present research, we have developed an ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) method for the Nardostachys jatamansi (NJ) D. Don, DC roots and optimized the extraction parameters for possible improved extract yield. A multivariate optimization strategy using the Centre Composite Design coupled with response surface methodology was applied. A numerical optimization approach accurately predicted the extraction conditions (sonication time ∼ 20 min, ethanol ∼ 70 % and a liquid/solid ratio of about 21:1). Scanning electron microscopy of the plant samples after UAE also indicated the cavitation effect due to sound waves. GC-MS analysis of the optimized ultrasound extract (OUNJ) confirmed improvement in the concentration of various secondary metabolites like jatamansone (91.8 % increase), spirojatamol (42.3 % increase), globulol (130.4 % increase), sitosterol (84.6 % increase) as compared to the soxhlet extract (SXNJ). Different anti-oxidant parameters (DPPH, Glutathione, Catalase SOD and NO) were also significantly altered (p < 0.05) in the optimized extracts. The IC50 to inhibit acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE) in vitro and its concentration in brain homogenates were significantly (p < 0.05) improved by OUNJ extract as compared to the SXNJ ones. To conclude, we can say that established optimized conditions for UAE of N. jatamansi roots not only reduce the extraction time but also improved the pharmacological potential of the extracts.
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- Ashwani Arya
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India
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- M.M. College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana (133207), Ambala, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, AlBeheira, Egypt
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- University of Reims, Research Unit-Induced Resistance and Plant Bioprotection, EA 4707 - USC INRAe 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, 51687 Reims, France.
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Jawahar Vishnu MV, Parthiban KT, Umadevi M, Sudhagar RJ, Fernandaz CC, Javed T, Kumar U, Alotaibi SS. Genetic evaluation of Jatropha backcross hybrid clones (BC4F1) for yield and oil quality. Front Genet 2022; 13:953486. [PMID: 36092875 PMCID: PMC9449966 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.953486] [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: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Jatropha curcas is a tropical species that has been recognized as a promising biodiesel plant. During 2018–2021, researchers at Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam, elicited information on Jatropha’s biochemical characteristics, growth performance, variability, and association studies for biometric variables using five backcross (BC4F1) hybrid clones of Jatropha with a control variety TNMC 7. In terms of seed yield, two hybrid clones, CJH 13 (1,218.60 g) and CJH 12 (1,034.40 g), outperformed the other hybrid clones. The seed oil content was higher in CJH 5 (34.19%). The seed oil content had moderate PCV (16.49%) and GCV (16.39%) values, as well as high heritability (99%) and genetic advance (33.56%) as a percentage of the mean. The number of fruits per bunch (0.845 and 0.850) and the number of bunches per branch (0.771 and 0.788) had significant positive phenotypic and genotypic correlations with seed yield, respectively. The iodine numbers, cetane numbers, and saponification values of all hybrid clones were acceptable and satisfactory and were in good compliance with Indian and international biodiesel standards.
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- M. V. Jawahar Vishnu
- Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam, India
- *Correspondence: M. V. Jawahar Vishnu,
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- Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam, India
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- Center for Plant Breeding and Genetics, TNAU, Coimbatore, India
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- Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam, India
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Zeweil MM, Sadek KM, Abouzed TK, Wasef L, Saleh H, Albogami SM, Alotaibi SS, Alsayegh AA, Alexiou A, Batiha GES. Graviola protects against hepatic toxicity associated with DMBA induced breast cancer via restoration of antioxidants and attenuation of inflammatory pathways. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/1570180819666220819142642] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Aims:
This study documented hepatic tissue's protective activity against oxidative damage mediated experimental models of breast cancer.
Background:
Gaviola has a long history of improving the protection mechanism against many diseases as an antioxidant and anticancer dietary agent.
Objective:
The purpose of this study is to establish changes in hepatic profiling, antioxidants, inflammatory cytokine expression, and DMBA-induced hepatic histopathology of mammalian rats.
Method:
7,12-dimethylbenz[a] anthracene (DMBA), PAHs, used orally in female Sprague Dawley rats Fifty-seven days-old with breast cancer single-dose diluted in sesame oil of 20 mg/kg/body weight. The cancer-bearing animals had 45 days gastrogavagated at 200 mg/kg/body weight with Graviola. The serum samples were taken at the end of the experiment. The rats were sacrificed to establish the hepatic protective activity of the graviola by testing hepatic and oxidative stress markers.
Result:
Graviola therapy shows that enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants and lipid peroxide levels have increased efficiency and have restored the high activity of hepatic marker enzymes such as ALT, AST, ALP, and GGT. To date, hepatic expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-like 2 (Nfe2l2) and nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1 (Nfkb1) mediated rats have normalized. In addition, histological observations have demonstrated that Graviola's treatment effectively protects the liver from the oxidative damage caused by DMBA, reinforcing its hepatic defensive nature.
Conclusion:
Graviola therapy improves the efficiency of both enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants and lipid peroxide levels. It also helps in the restoration of other liver enzymes.
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- Mohamed M. Zeweil
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafr El-sheikh University, Kafr El-sheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, AlBeheira, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O.Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O.Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Nutrition Department, Applied Medical Sciences College, Jazan University, Jazan 82817, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Science and Engineering, Novel Global Community Educational Foundation, Hebersham, NSW 2700, Australia
- AFNP Med, 1030 Wien, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, AlBeheira, Egypt
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Ogunro OB, Salawu AO, Alotaibi SS, Albogami SM, Batiha GES, Waard MD. Quercetin-3-O-β-D-Glucopyranoside-Rich Fraction from Spondias mombin Leaves Halted Responses from Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Apoptosis, and Lipid Peroxidation in the Brain of Dichlorvos-Treated Wistar Rats. Toxics 2022; 10:toxics10080477. [PMID: 36006156 PMCID: PMC9413772 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10080477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Dichlorvos (2,3-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate or DDVP), is a popular organophosphate (OP) with several domestic, industrial, and agricultural uses and applications in developing countries [...].
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- Olalekan Bukunmi Ogunro
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, KolaDaisi University, Ibadan 200213, Nigeria
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240222, Nigeria
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +234-8069845995
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240222, Nigeria
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, AlBeheira 22511, Egypt
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- L’Institut Du Thorax, CNRS, INSERM, Université de Nantes, F-44000 Nantes, France
- LabEx Ion Channels, Science and Therapeutics, F-06560 Valbonne, France
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Arora D, Bhatt S, Kumar M, Verma R, Taneja Y, Kaushal N, Tiwari A, Tiwari V, Alexiou A, Albogami S, Alotaibi SS, Mittal V, Singla RK, Kaushik D, Batiha GES. QbD-based rivastigmine tartrate-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles for enhanced intranasal delivery to the brain for Alzheimer's therapeutics. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:960246. [PMID: 36034142 PMCID: PMC9407039 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.960246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects a wide range of populations and is the primary cause of death in various countries. The treatment of AD is still restricted to oral conventional medicines that act only superficially. Fabrication of intranasal solid lipid nanoparticulate system for the uptake of therapeutic agents will act as a convincing approach with limited off-site toxicity and increased pharmacological activity. The objective of this study was to formulate, optimize, and evaluate the efficiency of rivastigmine tartrate (RT)-loaded intranasal solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) employing the solvent-evaporation diffusion method. To optimize the formulation parameters, the central composite design (CCD) was used. Lipid concentration (X1) and surfactant concentration (X2) were considered to be independent variables, while particle size (Y1), percentage entrapment efficiency (Y2), and percentage drug release (Y3) were considered as responses. The solid lipid was glyceryl monostearate, while the surfactant was polysorbate 80. The optimized formulation has a particle size of 110.2 nm, % entrapment efficiency of 82.56%, and % drug release of 94.86%. The incompatibility of drug excipients was established by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Nasal histopathology tests on sheep mucosa revealed that the developed SLNs were safe to utilize for intranasal delivery with no toxicity. Ex vivo permeation investigations revealed that the flux and diffusion coefficients for RT solid lipid nanoparticles and RT solution were 3.378 g/cm2 /h and 0.310-3 cm2 /h, respectively. Stability studies demonstrated that the developed SLNs were stable when stored under various storage conditions. The viability and vitality of adopting a lipid particle delivery system for improved bioavailability via the intranasal route were also established in the in vivo pharmacokinetic investigations. According to the histopathological and pharmacokinetic investigations, the developed formulations were safe, non-lethal, efficient, and robust. These results suggest the potentiality provided by rivastigmine tartrate-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles for nasal delivery.
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- Deepshi Arora
- M.M. College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Ambala, Haryana, India
- Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, G.D. Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- M.M. College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Ambala, Haryana, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, G.D. Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Zeon Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd., Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- M.M. College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Ambala, Haryana, India
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- Pharmacy Academy, IFTM University, Moradabad, UP, India
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- Department of Science and Engineering, Novel Global Community Educational Foundation, Hebersham, NSW, Australia
- AFNP Med Austria, Wien, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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- Institutes for Systems Genetics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- iGlobal Research and Publishing Foundation, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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Shih ML, Lawal B, Cheng SY, Olugbodi JO, Babalghith AO, Ho CL, Cavalu S, Batiha GES, Albogami S, Alotaibi SS, Lee JC, Wu ATH. Large-scale transcriptomic analysis of coding and non-coding pathological biomarkers, associated with the tumor immune microenvironment of thyroid cancer and potential target therapy exploration. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:923503. [PMID: 35990603 PMCID: PMC9384576 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.923503] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most prevalent endocrine malignancy with a steadily increasing global incidence in recent decades. The pathogenesis of PTC is poorly understood, and the present diagnostic protocols are deficient. Thus, identifying novel prognostic biomarkers to improve our understanding of the mechanisms of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and designing therapeutic strategies for PTC is crucial. In this study, we integrated 27 PTC transcriptomic datasets and identified overlapping differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially expressed microRNAs, collectively known as thyroid tumor-enriched proteins (TTEPs), and TTEmiRs, respectively. Our integrated bioinformatics analysis revealed that TTEPs were associated with tumor stages, poor surgical outcomes, distant metastasis, and worse prognoses in PTC cohorts. In addition, TTEPs were found to be associated with tumor immune infiltrating cells and immunosuppressive phenotypes of PTC. Enrichment analysis suggested the association of TTEPs with epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cell-matrix remodeling, and transcriptional dysregulation, while the TTEmiRs (miR-146b-5p and miR-21-5p) were associated with the modulation of the immune response, EMT, migration, cellular proliferation, and stemness. Molecular docking simulations were performed to evaluate binding affinities between TTEPs and antrocinnamomin, antcin, and antrocin, the bioactive compounds from one of the most reputable Taiwan indigenous medicinal plants (Antrodia camphorata). Our results revealed that antcin exhibited higher binding efficacies toward FN1, ETV5, and NRCAM, whereas antrocin demonstrated the least. Among the targets, fibronectin (FN1) demonstrated high ligandability potential for the compounds whereas NRCAM demonstrated the least. Collectively, our results hinted at the potential of antcin for targeting TTEPs. In conclusion, this comprehensive bioinformatics analysis strongly suggested that TTEPs and TTEmiRs could be used as potential diagnostic biomarker signatures and be exploited as potential targets for therapeutics development.
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- Ming-Lang Shih
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- PhD Program for Cancer Molecular Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute for Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Medical Genetics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Umm al-Qura Univeristy, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Jih-Chin Lee, ; Alexander T. H. Wu,
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- The PhD Program of Translational Medicine, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Clinical Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- TMU Research Center of Cancer Translational Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Jih-Chin Lee, ; Alexander T. H. Wu,
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Ibrar D, Khan S, Mahmood T, Bakhsh A, Aziz I, Rais A, Ahmad R, Bashir S, Nawaz M, Rashid N, Irshad S, Alotaibi SS, Dvorackova H, Dvoracek J, Hasnain Z. Molecular markers-based DNA fingerprinting coupled with morphological diversity analysis for prediction of heterotic grouping in sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.). Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:916845. [PMID: 35968099 PMCID: PMC9366523 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.916845] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Cultivated sunflower holds a very narrow genetic base and the efficient utilization of available genetic diversity is very important for a successful breeding program. In the present study, 109 sunflower genotypes were assessed for diversity paneling through a combined approach of morphological and molecular markers analysis. Morphological parameters including days to flower initiation, days to flower completion, plant height, stem curvature, number of leaves per plant, leaf area, head diameter, hundred seed weight, and seed yield per plant were studied. Simple sequence repeats (40 DNA markers) were deployed for diversity profiling. Data were analyzed by both univariate and multivariate statistics. SD and coefficient of variation confirm the presence of significant amounts of genetic variation for all the morphological parameters. Cluster Analysis and Principal Component Analysis further confirm the presence of distinct grouping patterns in the studied material. Cluster analysis of both morphological and molecular analysis revealed that restorer lines tend to group separately from A, B, and open-pollinated lines. Further grouping, at the sub-cluster level, revealed six distinct sub-clusters in each of the two major clusters. In total, 12 genotypes, 6 CMS lines (CMS-HAP-12, CMS-HAP-54, CMS-HAP-56, CMS-HAP-99, CMS-HAP-111, and CMS-HAP-112) and 6 restorer lines (RHP-38, RHP-41, RHP-53, RHP-68, RHP-69, and RHP-71) could be used as potential parents for hybrid development. As genotypes of similar genetic backgrounds tend to group closer, it is deduced that one genotype with the highest seed yield per plant could be used for further hybrid breeding programs in sunflowers.
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- Danish Ibrar
- National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University, Quetta, Pakistan
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- Barani Agriculture Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Science, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Agronomy, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Yan W, Farooq TH, Chen Y, Wang W, Shabbir R, Kumar U, Riaz MU, Alotaibi SS, Peng Y, Chen X. Soil Nitrogen Transformation Process Influenced by Litterfall Manipulation in Two Subtropical Forest Types. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:923410. [PMID: 35909763 PMCID: PMC9330477 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.923410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) is often recognized as the primary limiting nutrient element for the growth and production of forests worldwide. Litterfall represents a significant pathway for returning nutrients from aboveground parts of trees to the soils and plays an essential role in N availability in different forest ecosystems. This study explores the N transformation processes under litterfall manipulation treatments in a Masson pine pure forest (MPPF), and Masson pine and Camphor tree mixed forest (MCMF) stands in subtropical southern China. The litterfall manipulation included litterfall addition (LA), litterfall removal (LR), and litterfall control (LC) treatments. The project aimed to examine how litterfall inputs affect the soil N process in different forest types in the study region. Results showed that soil ammonium N (NH4 +-N) and nitrate N (NO3 --N) content increased under LA treatment and decreased under LR treatment compared to LC treatment. LA treatment significantly increased soil total inorganic N (TIN) content by 41.86 and 22.19% in MPPF and MCMF, respectively. In contrast, LR treatment decreased the TIN content by 10 and 24% in MPPF and MCMF compared to LC treatment. Overall, the soil net ammonification, nitrification, and N mineralization rates were higher in MCMF than in MPPF; however, values in both forests were not significantly different. LA treatment significantly increased annual net ammonification, nitrification, and mineralization in both forest types (p < 0.05) compared to LC treatment. LR treatment significantly decreased the values (p < 0.05), except for ammonification, where LR treatment did not differ substantially compared to LC treatment. Our results suggested that changes in litterfall inputs would significantly alter soil N dynamics in studied forests of sub-tropical region. Moreover, mixed forest stands have higher nutrient returns due to mixed litter and higher decomposition compared to pure forest stands.
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- Wende Yan
- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry and Ecology in South China, Changsha, China
- Ecological Restoration Innovation Alliance for Southern Purple Shale Mountains, Changsha, China
- College of Life Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
- National Observation Research Station of Forest Ecosystem of Lutou Forest Farm in Hunan Province, Yueyang, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry and Ecology in South China, Changsha, China
- Bangor College China, A Joint Unit of Bangor University and Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry and Ecology in South China, Changsha, China
- College of Life Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry and Ecology in South China, Changsha, China
- College of Life Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Seed Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Center for Molecular and Functional Ecology in Agroecosystems, University of Talca, Talca, Chile
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- Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Arts and Sciences, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, United States
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry and Ecology in South China, Changsha, China
- College of Arts and Sciences, Governors State University, University Park, IL, United States
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Mukhtar A, Awan MI, Sadaf S, Mahmood A, Javed T, Shah AN, Shabbir R, Alotaibi SS, Shah AA, Adamski R, Siuta D. Sulfur Enhancement for the Improvement of Castor Bean Growth and Yield, and Sustainable Biodiesel Production. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:905738. [PMID: 35860539 PMCID: PMC9289615 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.905738] [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: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Due to limited conventional energy sources, there is a need to find substitute non-conventional sources of energy to meet the societal demands on a sustainable basis. Crude oil and edible oil remain major import items in Pakistan, the deficit of which can be compensated by using biomass, preferably inedible oilseeds. Therefore, the current study evaluated the role of sulfur (S) fertilization for improving yield (seed and oil) and biodiesel value of castor bean, a potential inedible crop with minimum input requirements. For this purpose, a combined approach of field experimentation and laboratory analysis was conducted to explore the potential of two castor bean cultivars (DS-30 and NIAB Gold) against four S supply rates, namely, 0, 20, 40, and 60 kg S ha-1, in terms of growth, phenology, and yield parameters. Subsequently, the obtained seed samples were analyzed for biodiesel-related parameters in the Bio-analytical Chemistry lab, Punjab Bio-energy Institute, Faisalabad. The incremental S rates increased the seed yield for both cultivars, and the highest yield was recorded at 60 kg S ha-1 for NIAB Gold. For NIAB Gold, the oil content increased by 7% with S fertilization at 60 kg ha-1, and for DS-30, the oil content increased by 6% at 60 kg ha-1. As with incremental S fertilization, the oil yield increased on a hectare basis, and the quantity of biodiesel produced also increased. Importantly, the tested quality parameters of biodiesel, except biodiesel viscosity, were in the ASTM standard range. Overall, it has been concluded that castor bean is a promising and sustainable option for producing biodiesel as it is non-competitive to food crops and requires little input.
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- Ahmed Mukhtar
- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Sub-Campus Depalpur, Okara, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Punjab Bioenergy Institute, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Seed Science and Technology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Łódź University of Technology, Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Łódź University of Technology, Łódź, Poland
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Shah AA, Shah AN, Bilal Tahir M, Abbas A, Javad S, Ali S, Rizwan M, Alotaibi SS, Kalaji HM, Telesinski A, Javed T, AbdElgawad H. Harzianopyridone Supplementation Reduced Chromium Uptake and Enhanced Activity of Antioxidant Enzymes in Vigna radiata Seedlings Exposed to Chromium Toxicity. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:881561. [PMID: 35860543 PMCID: PMC9290437 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.881561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This study explains the scarce information on the role of harzianopyridone (HZRP) in the alleviation of chromium (Cr) stress alleviation in Vigna radiata (L.). To this end, V. radiata seedlings primed with HZRP at 1 and 2 ppm were exposed to 50 mg kg-1 Cr for 30 days. Cr stress reduced growth, chlorophyll (Chl) content, net photosynthetic rate, gas-exchange attributes along with enhanced oxidative damages, i.e., electrolyte leakage (EL), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and malondialdehyde (MDA). Application of HZRP enhanced intercellular carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration, stomatal conductance, and net photosynthetic rate with decreased activity of the chlorophyllase (Chlase) enzyme in V. radiata seedlings exposed to Cr stressed conditions. To maintain Cr-induced oxidative damages, HZRP treatment increased the levels of antioxidant metabolites (phenolic and flavonoids) and the activity of antioxidative enzymes [superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and peroxidase (POD)] in V. radiata seedlings grown in normal and Cr-polluted potted soil. In addition to this, glycine betaine content was also increased in plants grown in Cr-contaminated soil. It is proposed the potential role of supplementation of HZRP in mitigating Cr stress. Further research should be conducted to evaluate the potential of HZRP in the mitigation of abiotic stresses in plants.
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- Anis Ali Shah
- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- School of Horticulture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego (SGGW), Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Technology and Life Sciences-National Research Institute, Falenty, Poland
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- Department of Bioengineering, West Pomeranian, University of Technology in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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- College of Agriculture, Fijian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt
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Ahmad HI, Ijaz N, Afzal G, Asif AR, ur Rehman A, Rahman A, Ahmed I, Yousaf M, Elokil A, Muhammad SA, Albogami SM, Alotaibi SS. Computational Insights into the Structural and Functional Impacts of nsSNPs of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins. Biomed Res Int 2022; 2022:4013729. [PMID: 35832847 PMCID: PMC9273450 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4013729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BMPs (bone morphogenetic proteins) are multipurpose (transforming growth factor)TGF-superfamily released cytokines. These glycoproteins, acting as disulfide-linked homo- or heterodimers, are highly potent regulators of bone and cartilage production and repair, cell proliferation throughout embryonic development, and bone homeostasis in the adults. Due to the fact that genetic variation might influence structural functions, this study is aimed to determine the pathogenic effect of nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) in BMP genes. The implications of these variations, investigated using computational analysis and molecular models of the mature TGF-β domain, revealed the impact of modifications on the function of BMP protein. The three-dimensional (3D) structure analysis was performed on the nsSNP Y316S, V386G, E387G, C389G, and C391G nsSNP in the TGF-β domain of chicken BMP2 and H344P, S347P, V357A nsSNP in the TGF-β domain of chicken BMP4 protein that was anticipated to be harmful and of high risk. The ability of the proteins to perform variety of tasks interact with other molecules depends on their tertiary structural composition. The current analysis revealed the four most damaging variants (Y316S, V386G, E387G, C389G, and C391G), highly conserved and functional and are located in the TGF-beta domain of BMP2 and BMP4. The amino acid substitutions E387G, C389G, and C391G are discovered in the binding region. It was observed that the mutations in the TGF-beta domain caused significant changes in its structural organization including the substrate binding sites. Current findings will assist future research focused on the role of these variants in BMP function loss and their role in skeletal disorders, and this will possibly help to develop practical strategies for treating bone-related conditions.
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- Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Sub-Campus Jhang, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Sub-Campus Jhang, Pakistan
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- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Sub-Campus Jhang, Pakistan
- Department of Animal Nutrition, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
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- Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor 13736, Egypt
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- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Sub-Campus Jhang, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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Wahid MA, Irshad M, Irshad S, Khan S, Hasnain Z, Ibrar D, Khan AR, Saleem MF, Bashir S, Alotaibi SS, Matloob A, Farooq N, Ismail MS, Cheema MA. Nitrogenous Fertilizer Coated With Zinc Improves the Productivity and Grain Quality of Rice Grown Under Anaerobic Conditions. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:914653. [PMID: 35837462 PMCID: PMC9274167 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.914653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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An ample quantity of water and sufficient nutrients are required for economical rice production to meet the challenges of ever-increasing food demand. Currently, slow-release nitrogenous fertilizers for efficient inputs utilization and maximum economic yield of field crops are in the limelight for researchers and farmers. In this study, we evaluated the comparative efficacy of conventional urea and coated urea (zinc and neem) on rice grown under aerobic and anaerobic regimes in greenhouse conditions. For the aerobic regime, field capacity was maintained at 80-100% to keep the soil aerated. On the other hand, for the anaerobic regime, pots were covered with a polythene sheet throughout the experimentation to create flooded conditions. All forms of urea, conventional and coated (zinc and neem), improved plant growth, gas exchange, yield, yield contributing parameters, and quality characteristics of rice crop. However, better performance in all attributes was found in the case of zinc-coated urea. Gas exchange attributes (photosynthetic rate, 30%, and stomatal conductance 24%), yield parameters like plant height (29%), tillers per plant (38%), spikelets per spike (31%), grains per panicle (42%), total biomass (53%), and grain yield (45%) were recorded to be maximum in rice plants treated with zinc-coated urea. The highest grain and straw nitrogen contents, grain protein contents, and grain water absorption ratio were also found in plants with zinc-coated urea applications. In irrigation practices, the anaerobic regime was found to be more responsive compared to the aerobic regime regarding rice growth, productivity, and quality traits. Thus, to enhance the productivity and quality of rice grown in anaerobic conditions, zinc-coated urea is best suited as it is more responsive when compared to other forms of urea.
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University, Quetta, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Science, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agronomy, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- School of Science and the Environment, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, Canada
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Alnefaie A, Albogami S, Asiri Y, Ahmad T, Alotaibi SS, Al-Sanea MM, Althobaiti H. Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells: An Overview of Concepts, Applications, Limitations, and Proposed Solutions. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:797440. [PMID: 35814023 PMCID: PMC9256991 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.797440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [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: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Adaptive immunity, orchestrated by B-cells and T-cells, plays a crucial role in protecting the body from pathogenic invaders and can be used as tools to enhance the body's defense mechanisms against cancer by genetically engineering these immune cells. Several strategies have been identified for cancer treatment and evaluated for their efficacy against other diseases such as autoimmune and infectious diseases. One of the most advanced technologies is chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, a pioneering therapy in the oncology field. Successful clinical trials have resulted in the approval of six CAR-T cell products by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of hematological malignancies. However, there have been various obstacles that limit the use of CAR T-cell therapy as the first line of defense mechanism against cancer. Various innovative CAR-T cell therapeutic designs have been evaluated in preclinical and clinical trial settings and have demonstrated much potential for development. Such trials testing the suitability of CARs against solid tumors and HIV are showing promising results. In addition, new solutions have been proposed to overcome the limitations of this therapy. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge regarding this novel technology, including CAR T-cell structure, different applications, limitations, and proposed solutions.
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- Alaa Alnefaie
- Department of Medical Services, King Faisal Medical Complex, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Multidisciplinary Centre for Advanced Research and Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
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- Chief of Medical Department, King Faisal Medical Complex (KFMC), Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Johnson TO, Adegboyega AE, Ojo OA, Yusuf AJ, Iwaloye O, Ugwah-Oguejiofor CJ, Asomadu RO, Chukwuma IF, Ejembi SA, Ugwuja EI, Alotaibi SS, Albogami SM, Batiha GES, Rajab BS, Conte-Junior CA. A Computational Approach to Elucidate the Interactions of Chemicals From Artemisia annua Targeted Toward SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibition for COVID-19 Treatment. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:907583. [PMID: 35783612 PMCID: PMC9240657 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.907583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The inhibitory potential of Artemisia annua, a well-known antimalarial herb, against several viruses, including the coronavirus, is increasingly gaining recognition. The plant extract has shown significant activity against both the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the novel SARS-CoV-2 that is currently ravaging the world. It is therefore necessary to evaluate individual chemicals of the plant for inhibitory potential against SARS-CoV-2 for the purpose of designing drugs for the treatment of COVID-19. In this study, we employed computational techniques comprising molecular docking, binding free energy calculations, pharmacophore modeling, induced-fit docking, molecular dynamics simulation, and ADMET predictions to identify potential inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) from 168 bioactive compounds of Artemisia annua. Rhamnocitrin, isokaempferide, kaempferol, quercimeritrin, apigenin, penduletin, isoquercitrin, astragalin, luteolin-7-glucoside, and isorhamnetin were ranked the highest, with docking scores ranging from −7.84 to −7.15 kcal/mol compared with the −6.59 kcal/mol demonstrated by the standard ligand. Rhamnocitrin, Isokaempferide, and kaempferol, like the standard ligand, interacted with important active site amino acid residues like HIS 41, CYS 145, ASN 142, and GLU 166, among others. Rhamnocitrin demonstrated good stability in the active site of the protein as there were no significant conformational changes during the simulation process. These compounds also possess acceptable druglike properties and a good safety profile. Hence, they could be considered for experimental studies and further development of drugs against COVID-19.
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- Titilayo Omolara Johnson
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
- Jaris Computational Biology Centre, Jos, Nigeria
- *Correspondence: Titilayo Omolara Johnson
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
- Jaris Computational Biology Centre, Jos, Nigeria
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- Phytomedicine, Molecular Toxicology, and Computational Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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- Laboratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Technological Development Support Laboratory (LADETEC), Center for Food Analysis (NAL), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Gyebi GA, Ogunyemi OM, Adefolalu AA, López-Pastor JF, Banegas-Luna AJ, Rodríguez-Martínez A, Pérez-Sánchez H, Adegunloye AP, Ogunro OB, Afolabi SO, Baazeem A, Alotaibi SS, Batiha GES. Antimalarial phytochemicals as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 guanine N7-methyltransferase (nsp 14): an integrated computational approach. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022:1-23. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2078408] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Gideon A. Gyebi
- Department of Biochemistry, Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria
- Natural Products and Structural (Bio-Chem)-Informatics Research Laboratory (NpsBC-Rl), Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria
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- Human Nutraceuticals and Bioinformatics Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Salem University, Lokoja, Nigeria
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- Structural Bioinformatics and High-Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain
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- Structural Bioinformatics and High-Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain
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- Structural Bioinformatics and High-Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain
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- Structural Bioinformatics and High-Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, KolaDaisi University, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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Zaynab M, Peng J, Sharif Y, Fatima M, Albaqami M, Al-Yahyai R, Khan KA, Alotaibi SS, Alaraidh IA, Shaikhaldein HO, Li S. Corrigendum: Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of Germin-Like Proteins Reveal Their Role in Regulating Abiotic Stress Response in Potato. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:910487. [PMID: 35677234 PMCID: PMC9168924 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.910487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.831140.].
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- Madiha Zaynab
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Instrument Analysis Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Science College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Science College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Alam MS, Kong J, Tao R, Ahmed T, Alamin M, Alotaibi SS, Abdelsalam NR, Xu JH. CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated Knockout of the OsbHLH024 Transcription Factor Improves Salt Stress Resistance in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:plants11091184. [PMID: 35567185 PMCID: PMC9101608 DOI: 10.3390/plants11091184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Salinity stress is one of the most prominent abiotic stresses that negatively affect crop production. Transcription factors (TFs) are involved in the absorption, transport, or compartmentation of sodium (Na+) or potassium (K+) to resist salt stress. The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) is a TF gene family critical for plant growth and stress responses, including salinity. Herein, we used the CRISPR/Cas9 strategy to generate the gene editing mutant to investigate the role of OsbHLH024 in rice under salt stress. The A nucleotide base deletion was identified in the osbhlh024 mutant (A91). Exposure of the A91 under salt stress resulted in a significant increase in the shoot weight, the total chlorophyll content, and the chlorophyll fluorescence. Moreover, high antioxidant activities coincided with less reactive oxygen species (ROS) and stabilized levels of MDA in the A91. This better control of oxidative stress was accompanied by fewer Na+ but more K+, and a balanced level of Ca2+, Zn2+, and Mg2+ in the shoot and root of the A91, allowing it to withstand salt stress. Furthermore, the A91 also presented a significantly up-regulated expression of the ion transporter genes (OsHKT1;3, OsHAK7, and OsSOS1) in the shoot when exposed to salt stress. These findings imply that the OsbHLH024 might play the role of a negative regulator of salt stress, which will help to understand better the molecular basis of rice production improvement under salt stress.
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- Mohammad Shah Alam
- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (M.S.A.); (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.A.)
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (M.S.A.); (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.A.)
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (M.S.A.); (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.A.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (M.S.A.); (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia;
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- Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, Egypt;
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- Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (M.S.A.); (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.A.)
- Shandong (Linyi) Institute of Modern Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Linyi 276000, China
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Nassarawa SS, Nayik GA, Gupta SD, Areche FO, Jagdale YD, Ansari MJ, Hemeg HA, Al-Farga A, Alotaibi SS. Chemical aspects of polyphenol-protein interactions and their antibacterial activity. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2022; 63:9482-9505. [PMID: 35475717 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2067830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 11/03/2022]
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The hunt for novel antibiotics has become a global public health imperative due to the rise in multidrug-resistant microorganisms, untreatable infection cases, overuse, and inefficacy of modern antibiotics. Polyphenols are getting much attention in research due to their multiple biological effects; their use as antimicrobial agents is attributed to their activity and that microbes have a hard time developing resistance to these natural compounds. Polyphenols are secondary metabolites produced in higher plants. They are known to possess various functional properties in the human body. Polyphenols also exhibit antibacterial activities against foodborne pathogens. Their antibacterial mechanism is based on inhibiting bacterial biofilm formation or inactivating enzymes. This review focused on polyphenol-protein interactions and the creation of this complex as a possible antibacterial agent. Also, different phenolic interactions on bacterial proteins, efflux pump, cell membrane, bacterial adhesion, toxins, and other bacterial proteins will be explored; these interactions can work in a synergic combination with antibiotics or act alone to assure bacterial inhibition. Additionally, our review will focus on polyphenol-protein interaction as a possible strategy to eradicate bacteria because polyphenols have shown a robust enzyme-inhibitory characteristic and a high tendency to complex with proteins, a response that neutralizes any bactericidal potential.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Government Degree College Shopian, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Professional School of Agroindustrial Engineering, National University of Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Peru
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- MIT School of Food Technology, MIT Art, Design and Technology University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University), Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Monawra, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Sciences, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Hasan Khudhair D, Al-Gareeb AI, Al-kuraishy HM, El-Kadem AH, Elekhnawy E, Negm WA, Saber S, Cavalu S, Tirla A, Alotaibi SS, Batiha GES. Combination of Vitamin C and Curcumin Safeguards Against Methotrexate-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Mice by Synergistic Antioxidant Effects. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:866343. [PMID: 35492324 PMCID: PMC9047671 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.866343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [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: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Methotrexate (MTX), an antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drug, widely used in the treatment of different types of cancers and the management of chronic inflammatory diseases. However, its use is associated with hepatotoxicity. Vitamin C (VC) and curcumin (CUR) exhibit anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Thus, we aimed to investigate the potential hepatoprotective effects of VC and CUR pretreatment alone and in combination against MTX-induced hepatotoxicity. Albino mice were randomly divided into 7 groups: the control group, which received only normal saline; MTX group; VC group, pretreated with VC (100 or 200 mg/kg/day orally) for 10 days; CUR group, pretreated with CUR (10 or 20 mg/kg/day orally); and combination group, which received VC (100 mg/kg) and CUR (10 mg/kg). MTX was administered (20 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) to all the groups on the tenth day to induce hepatotoxicity. Forty eight hours after MTX administration, the mice were anesthetized. Blood samples were collected, the liver was removed for biochemical analysis, and a part of the tissue was preserved in formalin for histopathological analysis. The results indicated that pretreatment with a combination of VC and CUR induced a more significant decrease in the serum levels of alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, and lactic dehydrogenase and a significant increase in the tissue level of superoxide dismutase and glutathione; furthermore, it induced a significant decrease in malondialdehyde levels and improvement in histopathological changes in the liver tissues, confirming the potential hepatoprotective effects of the combination therapy on MTX-induced liver injury. To conclude, MTX-induced hepatotoxicity is mediated by induction of oxidative stress as evident by increased lipid peroxidation and reduction of antioxidant enzyme activity. Pretreatment with VC, CUR or their combination reduces the MTX-induced hepatotoxicity by antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. However, the combined effect of VC and CUR provided a synergistic hepatoprotective effect that surpasses pretreatment with CUR alone but seems to be similar to that of VC 200 mg/kg/day. Therefore, VC and CUR combination or a large dose of VC could be effective against MTX-induced hepatotoxicity. In this regard, further studies are warranted to confirm the combined hepatoprotective effect of VC and CUR against MTX-induced hepatotoxicity.
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- Dhekra Hasan Khudhair
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Al-Mustansiriyah, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Al-Mustansiriyah, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Al-Mustansiriyah, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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Nasr AM, Aboul Ela SEDS, Ismail IE, Aldhahrani A, Soliman MM, Alotaibi SS, Bassiony SS, Abd El-Hack ME. A comparative study among dietary supplementations of antibiotic, grape seed and chamomile oils on growth performance and carcass properties of growing rabbits. Saudi J Biol Sci 2022; 29:2483-2488. [PMID: 35531176 PMCID: PMC9073050 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of chamomile oil (Ch), grape seed oil (GS), their mixture and antibiotic (colistin) (AN) as feed addetives on the productivity of growing rabbits as well as in vitro study to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of both Ch and GS oils. To achive this objective, a total of 96 New Zealand (NZW) weaned rabbits, 5 weeks-old were randomly allotted into eight groups. Rabbits were kept under observation for eight weeks and the trial ended at thirteen weeks-old. The experimental treatments were: 1) Basal diet (BD); 2) BD + antibiotic; 3) BD + 0.5 ml GS/ kg diet; 4) BD + 1.0 ml GS/ kg diet; 5) BD + 1.5 ml GS/ kg diet; 6) BD + 0.5 ml Ch/ kg diet; 7) BD + 1.0 ml Ch/ kg diet and 8) BD + 1.5 Ch/ kg diet. Live body weight (LBW) was markedly elevated (p < 0.05) in groups fed on ration included feed additives compared with the control at weeks 9 and 13 of age. Cumulative body weight gain (BWG) and feed intake (FI) increased (p < 0.05) throughout 5-9 and 5-13 weeks of age in rabbits fed rations plus the studied additives. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) was insignificantly altered by dietary feed additives. Spleen and intestine relative weights reduced (p < 0.05) in groups treated with different studied additives. In view of the experiment finings, it could be concluded that dietary supplementation of GS and Ch have a positive impact on the productivity of growing rabbits than that of the control and antibiotic-treated groups.
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- Ahmed M. Nasr
- Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
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- Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
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- Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, Turabah University College, Taif University, 21995, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, Turabah University College, Taif University, 21995, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
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Abbas A, Shah AN, Shah AA, Nadeem MA, Alsaleh A, Javed T, Alotaibi SS, Abdelsalam NR. Genome-Wide Analysis of Invertase Gene Family, and Expression Profiling under Abiotic Stress Conditions in Potato. Biology (Basel) 2022; 11:biology11040539. [PMID: 35453738 PMCID: PMC9032393 DOI: 10.3390/biology11040539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Simple Summary Invertase genes are among the important genes responsible for carbon metabolism in plants, significantly contributing to plant development and stress responses. In this study, for the first time, we performed genome-wide analysis for Invertase gene family in potato, identified and conducted expression profiling in different tissues by RNA seq analysis and validated it by Q-PCR. We also performed invertase family genes expression profiling under drought, salt and heat stress to elucidate their involvement in stress responses. Findings of this study will be helpful for future functional and genetic studies not only in potato but also in other plants. Abstract The potato is one of the most important and valuable crops in terms of consumption worldwide. However, abiotic stressors are the critical delimiters for the growth and productivity of potato. Invertase genes play key roles in carbon metabolism, plant development, and responses to stress stimuli. Therefore, a comprehensive genome-wide identification, characterization and expression analysis of invertase genes was performed in the potato. The current study identified 19 invertase genes, randomly distributed throughout the potato genome. To further elucidate their evolutionary, functional and structural relationship within family and with other plant species, we performed sequence and phylogenetic analysis, which segregated invertase genes into two main groups based on their sequence homology. A total of 11 genes are included in acidic invertases and 8 genes are in neutral or alkaline invertases, elucidating their functional divergence. Tissue specific expression analyses (RNA sequencing and qRT-PCR) of different plant tissues showed differential expression pattern. Invertase genes have higher expression in flower, leaf, root and shoot tissues, while under abiotic stress conditions, the expression of the invertase gene is significantly upregulated. Results of this study revealed that vacuolar and cell wall destined invertases are mainly the functional member genes of the invertase family. This study provides comprehensive data and knowledge about StINV genes in Solanum tuberosum for future genetic and epigenetic studies.
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- Asad Abbas
- School of Horticulture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China;
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Education Lahore, Lahore 54770, Pakistan;
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- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas 58140, Turkey;
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- Molecular Genetic Laboratory, Science and Technology Application and Research Center, Institute for Hemp Research, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat 66200, Turkey;
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan;
- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia;
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- Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, Egypt;
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Chang Z, Karmakar B, Lu H, Lou X, Alotaibi SS, Salem Alkhayyat S, Albogami SM, Mostafa-Hedeab G, El-Saber Batiha G, El-kott AF, Elsaid FG, Al-Kahtani MA, Bani-Fwaz MZ. Preparation of gelatin/Ag NPs under ultrasound condition: A potent and green bio-nanocomposite for the treatment of pleomorphic hepatocellular carcinoma, morris hepatoma, and novikoff hepatoma. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103858] [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: 11/02/2022] Open
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Soliman MM, Alotaibi SS, Sayed S, Hassan MM, Althobaiti F, Aldhahrani A, Youssef GBA, El-Shehawi AM. The Protective Impact of Salsola imbricata Leaf Extract From Taif Against Acrylamide-Induced Hepatic Inflammation and Oxidative Damage: The Role of Antioxidants, Cytokines, and Apoptosis-Associated Genes. Front Vet Sci 2022; 8:817183. [PMID: 35155650 PMCID: PMC8835116 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.817183] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Salsola imbricata is a herbal plant native to Saudi Arabia, known for its antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties. This study explored the protective effects of an ethanolic leaf extract of Salsola imbricata against the oxidative stress and hepatic injury caused by acrylamide. Rats received intragastric administrations of 20 mg/kg of body weight of acrylamide to induce hepatic injury, or 300 mg/kg of body weight of Salsola ethanolic extract orally for 7 days before acrylamide administration. The treatments were continued for 3 weeks. Blood and liver samples were collected from all the groups, and the following biochemical parameters were tested: serum ALT (alanine aminotransferase), AST (aspartate aminotransferase), GGT (gamma glutaryl transferase), urea, albumin, total proteins, catalase, SOD (superoxide dismutase), reduced glutathione (GSH), nitric oxide (NO), and MDA (malondialdehyde). Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to examine the expression of Nrf2 (Nuclear factor-erythroid factor 2-related factor 2), HO-1 (Hemoxygenase-1), COX-2 (Cyclooxgenase-2), TGF-β1 (transforming growth factor-beta1), Bax, and Bcl2 (B-cell lymphoma 2), which are associated with oxidative stress, fibrosis, apoptosis, and anti-apoptotic effects. The annexin and survivin immunoreactivity were examined at the immunohistochemical level. Pretreatment with the Salsola ethanolic extract reduced the negative impact of acrylamide on ALT, AST, GGT, urea, albumin, and total proteins. The Salsola ethanolic extract reversed acrylamide's effects on serum and tissue antioxidants. Nrf2/HO-1 expression was downregulated, while COX-2 and TGF-β1 were upregulated in the acrylamide-administered group and normalized by the pre-administration of Salsola ethanolic extract to the acrylamide experimental group. The immunoreactivity of annexin and survivin was restored in the experimental group administered Salsola ethanolic extract plus acrylamide. In conclusion, Salsola ethanolic extract inhibits and regulates the side effects induced in the liver by acrylamide. Salsola induced its impacts by regulating inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis-/anti-apoptosis-associated genes at the biochemical, molecular, and cellular levels. Salsola is recommended as oxidative stress relievers against environmental toixicity at high altitude areas.
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- Mohamed Mohamed Soliman
- Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, Turabah University College, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
- *Correspondence: Mohamed Mohamed Soliman
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Science and Technology, University College-Ranyah, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, Turabah University College, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Zaynab M, Peng J, Sharif Y, Albaqami M, Al-Yahyai R, Fatima M, Nadeem MA, Khan KA, Alotaibi SS, Alaraidh IA, Shaikhaldein HO, Li S. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of DUF221 Gene Family Provides New Insights Into Abiotic Stress Responses in Potato. Front Plant Sci 2022; 12:804600. [PMID: 35126430 PMCID: PMC8811145 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.804600] [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] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The domain of the unknown function 221 proteins regulate several processes in plants, including development, growth, hormone transduction mechanism, and abiotic stress response. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis of the potato genome was conducted to identify the deafness-dystonia peptide (DDP) proteins' role in potatoes. In the present study, we performed a genome-wide analysis of the potato domain of the unknown function 221 (DUF221) genes, including phylogenetic inferences, chromosomal locations, gene duplications, gene structures, and expression analysis. In our results, we identified 10 DDP genes in the potato genome. The phylogenetic analysis results indicated that StDDPs genes were distributed in all four clades, and clade IV was the largest clade. The gene duplication under selection pressure analysis indicated various positive and purifying selections in StDDP genes. The putative stu-miRNAs from different families targeting StDDPs were also predicted in the present study. Promoter regions of StDDP genes contain different cis-acting components involved in multiple stress responses, such as phytohormones and abiotic stress-responsive factors. The analysis of the tissue-specific expression profiling indicated the StDDPs gene expression in stem, root, and leaf tissues. We subsequently observed that StDDP4, StDDP5, and StDDP8 showed higher expressions in roots, stems, and leaves. StDDP5 exhibited high expression against heat stress response, and StDDP7 showed high transcript abundance against salt stress in potatoes. Under abscisic acid (ABA) and indole acetic acid (IAA) treatments, seven StDDP genes' expressions indicated that ABA and IAA performed important roles in immunity response. The expression profiling and real-time qPCR of stems, roots, and leaves revealed StDDPs' significant role in growth and development. These expression results of DDPs are primary functional analysis and present basic information for other economically important crops.
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- Madiha Zaynab
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Instrument Analysis Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas, Turkey
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany & Microbiology Department, Science College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany & Microbiology Department, Science College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Naiem SY, Badran AE, Boghdady MS, Alotaibi SS, El-Shehawi AM, Salem HM, El-Tahan AM, El-Saadony MT, Ismail HE. Stability and anatomical parameters of irradiated potato cultivars under drought stress. Saudi J Biol Sci 2022; 29:2819-2827. [PMID: 35531191 PMCID: PMC9073068 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.01.003] [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: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This study was carried out in Desert Research Center and Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Egypt, under North Sinai conditions during three growing seasons, i.e., summer 2018, fall 2018/2019 and summer 2019 to assess the effect of radiation mutants on leaf histological features and genetic stability of the productivity of some potato cultivars under drought stress conditions. Results reveal that the genotypes can be statistically classified based on regression coefficient (bi), deviation from regression (S2di) to 4 groups (with low in S2di are considered in all groups) as: (i) Genotype with elevated average, bi = 1, it is considered as stable genotype where Cara cultivar (both generations) was included. (ii) Genotype with elevated average, bi > 1 as genotype with average stability where spunta cultivar was involved. (iii) Genotype with low mean, bi < 1 as genotype with low stability where hermes (both primary (M1) and secondary (M2) radiated generations) and Caruso (2nd generation) cultivars were involved. (iv) Genotypes including a few bi values in one generation, as genotype including low stability but are not recommended for use in this generation where Caruso cv in M1 was included. The results indicated that 20 Gy irradiation exposure revealed that Spunta cultivar produced markedly high mean combined over yield during M1 (11.771 ton/fed) and M2 (10.97 ton/fed) generations than other genotypes and ranked first over all environments. It proves that Hermes could be employed as anti-stress genotypes under stress conditions (negative conditions or poor yielding). However, spunta followed by cara cv. represented a good performance in M2 production yield (10.97 and 8.51 ton/fed, respectively), slight drift from the regression line and coefficient close to 1, therefore, both cultivars were excellent between genotypes in shape of yield stability and is recommended for different conditions. According to anatomical studies, 80 % from field capacity (FC) decreased the thickness of medvein and lamina of potato cv. spunta, also, dimensions of medvein bundle and mean diameter of vessels. In conclusion, plants treated with gamma ray at level 20 and grown under 80 % FC induced prominent increase in all previous characters.
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- Sherin Y. Naiem
- Plant Genetic Resources Dept., Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Plant Genetic Resources Dept., Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, 12211 Giza, Egypt
- Corresponding author.
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- Plant Production Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, The City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, SRTA-City, Borg El Arab, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
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- Horticulture Deptartment Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Ali A, Ali MF, Javed T, Abidi SH, Syed Q, Zulfiqar U, Alotaibi SS, Siuta D, Adamski R, Wolny P. Mitigating Ammonia and Greenhouse Gaseous Emission From Arable Land by Co-application of Zeolite and Biochar. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:950944. [PMID: 35845639 PMCID: PMC9280913 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.950944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The intensive use of chemical fertilizers in arable farming dramatically increased environmental pollution through anthropogenic ammonia (NH3) and greenhouse gaseous emissions. Therefore, there is a need to develop improved fertilizer management practices that can reduce these losses. An experiment was conducted to assess the mitigating effects of sole or combined application of zeolite with biochar on gaseous emissions from arable land. For this purpose, zeolite (clinoptilolite) was mixed with different doses of biochar (produced from Dalbergia Sissoo wood chips) and applied along with the recommended dose of chemical fertilizer (NPK @ 150, 100, and 60 kg ha-1, respectively) on arable land in years 2013-14 and 2014-15. Immediately after application, these were incorporated into the top 10 cm of the soil layer and wheat was sown. Treatments were as follows: C = control, Z = zeolite @ 5 t ha-1, B1Z = biochar @ 3 t ha-1 + zeolite @ 5 t ha-1, B2Z = biochar @ 6 t ha-1 + zeolite @ 5 t ha-1, and B3Z = biochar @ 9 t ha-1 + zeolite @ 5 t ha-1. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replicates. The experimental plot size was 6 m × 4 m. Randomly, ten soil samples from each plot were taken at a depth of 0-15 cm and mixed to get a composite sample. All the samples were immediately stored in a freezer at -18°C until gaseous analysis in order to prevent N transformations. Each soil sample was analyzed for emission of NH3, CO2, and CH4 by using a selected-ion flow-tube mass spectrometer (SIFT-MS). Co-application of zeolite and biochar reduced NH3 and CH4 emissions by an average of 87 and 58% compared to the control, respectively. However, CO2 emission was increased by 104% relative to the control. The NH3 emission was decreased by an average of 61, 78, 90, and 92% by Z, B1Z, B2Z, and B3Z treatments compared to the control. Similarly, the decrement in CH4 emission was 47, 54, 55, and 65%. In contrast, the increment in CO2 emission was 42, 110, and 160% for B1Z, B2Z, and B3Z, respectively, while interestingly, a reduction of 12% was observed in Z treatment. Besides, co-application of zeolite and biochar at the highest dose (B3Z) improved soil chemical properties such as soil EC, OM, total N, as well as available P and K relative to zeolite alone. It is concluded that the combined application of zeolite and biochar can mitigate NH3 and greenhouse emissions and improve soil chemical characteristics, thus enhancing the environmental worth of arable farming.
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- Awais Ali
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Łódź University of Technology, Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Łódź University of Technology, Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Łódź University of Technology, Łódź, Poland
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Saad AM, Salem HM, El-Tahan AM, El-Saadony MT, Alotaibi SS, El-Shehawi AM, Abd El-Mageed TA, Taha AE, Alkahtani MA, Ezzat Ahmed A, Swelum AA. Biological control: An effective approach against nematodes using black pepper plants (Piper nigrum L.). Saudi J Biol Sci 2022; 29:2047-2055. [PMID: 35531173 PMCID: PMC9073003 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is one of the oldest spices in the world, additionally, it is highly demanded. Several biotic and abiotic variables pose black pepper production worldwide. Plant-parasitic nematodes play a key role among biotic factors, causing considerable economic losses and affecting the production. Different synthetic nematicides were used for controlling plant nematodes, however the majority of pesticides have been pulled from the market due to substantial non-target effects and environmental risks. As a result, the search for alternative eco-friendly agents for controlling plant-parasitic nematodes populations. Microbial agents are a precious option. In this review the bacterial and fungal agents used as an alternative nematicides, they were studied and confirmed as essential anti-microbial agents against plant nematodes which infected Piper nigrum L. This work examines the most common plant nematodes infected Piper nigrum L., with a focus on root knot and burrowing nematodes, in addition, how to control plant parasitic nematodes using microorganisms.
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- Ahmed M. Saad
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, 12211 Giza, Egypt
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- Plant Production Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, The City of Scientific, Research and Technological Applications, SRTA-City. Borg El Arab, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 4451, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Edfina 22758, Egypt
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- Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, 61413 Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, 61413 Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, PO Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Sharkia 44519, Egypt
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Sharma T, Baig MH, Khan MI, Alotaibi SS, Alorabi M, Dong JJ. Computational screening of camostat and related compounds against human TMPRSS2: A Potential Treatment of COVID-19. Saudi Pharm J 2022; 30:217-224. [PMID: 35095307 PMCID: PMC8787670 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2022.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The global coronavirus pandemic has burdened the human population with mass fatalities and disastrous socio-economic consequences. The frequent occurrence of these new variants has fueled the already prevailing challenge. There is still a necessity for highly effective small molecular agents to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Here, we targeted the human transmembrane surface protease TMPRSS2, which is essential for proteolytic activation of SARS-CoV-2. Camostat is a well-known inhibitor of serine proteases and an effective TMPRSS2 inhibitor. A virtual library of camostat-like compounds was computationally screened against the catalytic site of TMPRSS2. Following a sequential in-depth molecular docking and dynamics simulation, we report the compounds that exhibited promising efficacy against TMPRSS2. The molecular docking and MM/PBSA free energy calculation study indicates these compounds carry excellent binding affinity against TMPRSS2 and found them more effective than camostat. The study will open doors for the effective treatment of coronavirus disease 2019.
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- Tanuj Sharma
- Department of Family Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
- Corresponding authors.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Family Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
- Corresponding authors.
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Nayik GA, Jagdale YD, Gaikwad SA, Devkatte AN, Dar AH, Dezmirean DS, Bobis O, Ranjha MMAN, Ansari MJ, Hemeg HA, Alotaibi SS. Recent Insights Into Processing Approaches and Potential Health Benefits of Goat Milk and Its Products: A Review. Front Nutr 2021; 8:789117. [PMID: 34938763 PMCID: PMC8685332 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.789117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Goat milk is considered to be a potential source of various macro- and micro-nutrients. It contains a good proportion of protein, fat, carbohydrates, and other nutritional components which help in promoting nutritional and desirable health benefits. Goat milk is considered to be superior in terms of numerous health benefits, and lower risk of allergy, when compared to the milk of other species. Several processing techniques such as pasteurization, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, and ultrasound have been employed to enhance the quality and shelf life of goat milk and its products. The diverse range of goat milk-based products such as yogurt, cheese, fermented milk, goat milk powder, and others are available in the market and are prepared by the intervention of advanced processing technologies. Goats raised in pasture-based feeding systems are shown to have a better milk nutritional composition than its counterpart. Goat milk contains potential bioactive components, which aids in the maintenance of the proper metabolism and functioning of the human body. This review gives insight into the key nutritional ingredients and bioactive constituents present in goat milk and their potential role in the development of various functional foods using different processing technologies. Goat milk could be considered as a significant option for milk consumption in infants, as compared to other milk available.
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- Gulzar Ahmad Nayik
- Department of Food Science & Technology, Government Degree College Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Food Technology, Art, Design and Technology University, Pune, India
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- Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Food Technology, Art, Design and Technology University, Pune, India
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- Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Food Technology, Art, Design and Technology University, Pune, India
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- Department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science & Technology, Awantipora, India
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- Department of Technological Sciences, Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Technological Sciences, Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University Bareilly), Moradabad, India
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
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Raza A, Ejaz S, Saleem MS, Hejnak V, Ahmad F, Ahmed MAA, Alotaibi SS, El-Shehawi AM, Alsubeie MS, Zuan ATK. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria improve growth and yield related attributes of chili under low nitrogen availability. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0261468. [PMID: 34919599 PMCID: PMC8683023 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261468] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Nitrogen (N) is a macronutrient desired by crop plants in large quantities. However, hiking fertilizer prices need alternative N sources for reducing its requirements through appropriate management practices. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are well-known for their role in lowering N requirements of crop plants. This study assessed the impact of PGPR inoculation on growth, allometry and biochemical traits of chili under different N doses. Two PGPR, i.e., Azospirillum 'Er-20' (nitrogen fixing) and Agrobacterium 'Ca-18' (phosphorous solubilizing) were used for inoculation, while control treatment had no PGPR inoculation. Six N doses, i.e., 100, 80, 75, 70, 60 and 50% of the N required by chili were included in the study. Data relating to growth traits, biochemical attributes and yield related traits were recorded. Interaction among N doses and PGPR inoculation significantly altered all growth traits, biochemical attributes and yield related traits. The highest values of the recorded traits were observed for 100% N with and without PGPR inoculation and 75% N with PGPR inoculation. The lowest values of the recorded traits were noted for 50% N without PGPR inoculation. The PGPR inoculation improved the measured traits compared to the traits recorded noted in same N dose without PGPR inoculation. Results revealed that PGPR had the potential to lower 25% N requirement for chili. Therefore, it is recommended that PGPR must be used in chili cultivation to lower N requirements.
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- Ali Raza
- Department of Horticulture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticulture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Multan, Pakistan
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- Plant Production Department (Horticulture—Medicinal and Aromatic Plants), Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Zaynab M, Peng J, Sharif Y, Al-Yahyai R, Jamil A, Hussain A, Khan KA, Alotaibi SS, Li S. Expression profiling of pathogenesis-related Protein-1 (PR-1) genes from Solanum tuberosum reveals its critical role in phytophthora infestans infection. Microb Pathog 2021; 161:105290. [PMID: 34808276 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pathogen-related (PR) proteins are an integral part of plants' defense mechanisms against various types of biotic and abiotic stresses. A little is known about the importance of these PR proteins in potato defense mechanisms. In the current study, a total of 22 pathogenesis-related 1 genes were identified in the potato genome. All identified proteins possessed the CAP superfamily domain with some other motifs. The cis-acting elements analysis identified several stress-responsive elements, including MYB, ABRE, and MeJRE. The gene duplication events demonstrated purifying and positive selection pressure. Expression profiling showed high transcripts level in root compared to other tissues; however, some genes have tissue-specific expression. Furthermore, the PR-1-5 gene is transcriptionally induced under Phytophthora infestans stress and hormonal (ABA and IAA) treatments. The Real-Time qPCR analysis also validated the RNA-seq data results of genes with maximum expression in roots compared to leaves and stems. The current study results provided basic data for functional characterization and can also use as a reference study for other important crops.
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- Madiha Zaynab
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource & Eco-environmental Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 51807, China
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- Instrument Analysis Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 51807, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, Fujian, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 34, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Oman
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- National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Genomics Lab, Department of Life Science, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, 54770, Pakistan
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science(RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O. Box9004, Abha61413, Saudi Arabia; Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box9004, Abha61413, Saudi Arabia; Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box9004, Abha61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O.BOX 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource & Eco-environmental Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 51807, China.
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Dhaliwal SS, Sharma S, Shukla AK, Sharma V, Bhullar MS, Dhaliwal TK, Alorabi M, Alotaibi SS, Gaber A, Hossain A. Removal of Biomass and Nutrients by Weeds and Direct-Seeded Rice under Conservation Agriculture in Light-Textured Soils of North-Western India. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:plants10112431. [PMID: 34834794 PMCID: PMC8618767 DOI: 10.3390/plants10112431] [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: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The escalating scarcity of irrigation water, transplantation of rice on light-textured soils and labour cost acted as major drivers for the transition towards direct-seeded rice (DSR) cultivation from the conventionally flooded transplanting system. Despite these advantages, DSR is a challenge in light texture soil due to heavy weed infestation and a slight decline in crop yield. The weeds compete for nutrients and have an adverse effect on the growth and yield of crops. Hence, to assess the removal of macro and micronutrients by weeds and direct-seeded rice, a field experiment was carried out on sandy loam soil for two consecutive Kharif seasons (2018 and 2019). Three treatments from rice, namely: DSR under zero tillage (DSR-ZT), DSR under conventional tillage (DSR-CT) and DSR under reduced tillage (DSR-RT) were taken as main plots with three tillage treatments in wheat, namely: Conventional tillage without rice straw (CTW-R), Zero tillage without rice straw (ZTW-R) and Zero tillage with straw as mulch using Happy Seeder (ZTW+R) as subplots, replicated thrice. Among the rice establishment methods, DSR-RT showed an edge in terms of rice grain and straw yield (6.18 and 8.14 Mg ha-1, respectively) as well as macro- and micronutrient uptake by rice. Under management practices, ZTW+R proved as an efficient strategy in terms of yield and nutrient uptake by crops. The contribution of weeds towards biomass production was maximum under the ZTW-R (9.44%) treatment followed by DSR-ZT (7.72%). The nutrient budgeting showed that macro- and micronutrient removal by weeds was minimum under reduced tillage (24.51 and 50.35%, respectively), whereas it was 21.88 and 44.87% when wheat was grown under conventional tillage without rice straw. In overall, the research study concluded that weeds on an average remove 25.65 % macronutrients (N, P, K) and 51.47% of micronutrients (Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn) in DSR under rice-wheat cropping system.
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- Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal
- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141027, India; (S.S.D.); (S.S.); (V.S.)
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141027, India; (S.S.D.); (S.S.); (V.S.)
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141027, India; (S.S.D.); (S.S.); (V.S.)
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- Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141027, India; (M.S.B.); (T.K.D.)
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- Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141027, India; (M.S.B.); (T.K.D.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia; (M.A.); (S.S.A.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia; (M.A.); (S.S.A.)
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute, Dinajpur 5200, Bangladesh
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Fahim Abbas M, Batool S, Khaliq S, Mubeen S, Azziz-ud-Din, Ullah N, Zafar K, Rafiq M, Al-Sadi AM, Alotaibi SS, El-Shehawi AM, Li Y, Zuan ATK, Ansari MJ. Diversity of fungal pathogens associated with loquat and development of novel virulence scales. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257951. [PMID: 34648523 PMCID: PMC8516230 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Loquat [Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.] is an important fruit crop in Pakistan; however, a constant decline in its production is noted due biotic and abiotic stresses, particularly disease infestation. Fungal pathogens are the major disease-causing agents; therefore, their identification is necessary for devising management options. This study explored Taxila, Wah-Cantt, Tret, Chatar, Murree, Kalar-Kahar, Choa-Saidan-Shah and Khan-Pur districts in the Punjab and Khyber Paktoon Khawa (KPK) provinces of Pakistan to explore the diversity of fungal pathogens associated with loquat. The samples were collected from these districts and their microscopic characterizations were accomplished for reliable identification. Alternaria alternata, Curvularia lunata, Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Aspergilus flavis, Botrytis cinerea, Chaetomium globosum, Pestalotiopsis mangiferae and Phomopsis sp. were the fungal pathogens infesting loquat in the study area. The isolates of A. alternata and C. lunata were isolated from leaf spots and fruit rot, while the isolates of L. theobromae were associated with twig dieback. The remaining pathogens were allied with fruit rot. The nucleotide evidence of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions (ITS1, 5.8S, and ITS2) were computed from all the pathogens and submitted in the database of National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For multigene analysis, beta-tubulin (BT) gene and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) regions were explored for A. alternata and C. lunata isolates, respectively. The virulence scales of leaf spots, fruit rot, and twig dieback diseases of loquat were developed for the first time through this study. It is the first comprehensive study with morpho-molecular identification, and newly developed virulence scales of the fungal pathogens associated with loquat, which improves the understanding of these destructive diseases.
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- Muhammad Fahim Abbas
- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Lasbela University of Water Agriculture and Marine Sciences (LUAWMS) Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Kutchery Campus, The Women University Multan, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Alkhoud, Oman
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University Bareilly, Bareilly, India
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Han H, Adamowski M, Qi L, Alotaibi SS, Friml J. PIN-mediated polar auxin transport regulations in plant tropic responses. New Phytol 2021; 232:510-522. [PMID: 34254313 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Tropisms, growth responses to environmental stimuli such as light or gravity, are spectacular examples of adaptive plant development. The plant hormone auxin serves as a major coordinative signal. The PIN auxin exporters, through their dynamic polar subcellular localizations, redirect auxin fluxes in response to environmental stimuli and the resulting auxin gradients across organs underlie differential cell elongation and bending. In this review, we discuss recent advances concerning regulations of PIN polarity during tropisms, focusing on PIN phosphorylation and trafficking. We also cover how environmental cues regulate PIN actions during tropisms, as well as the crucial role of auxin feedback on PIN polarity during bending termination. Finally, the interactions between different tropisms are reviewed to understand plant adaptive growth in the natural environment.
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- Huibin Han
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, 3400, Austria
- Research Center for Plant Functional Genes and Tissue Culture Technology, College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, 3400, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, 3400, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, Taif University, PO Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, 3400, Austria
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Rajeshkumar S, Nandhini N, Manjunath K, Sivaperumal P, Krishna Prasad G, Alotaibi SS, Roopan SM. Environment friendly synthesis copper oxide nanoparticles and its antioxidant, antibacterial activities using Seaweed (Sargassum longifolium) extract. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Alotaibi SS. Developing specific leaf promoters tools for genetic use in transgenic plants towards food security. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:5187-5192. [PMID: 34466096 PMCID: PMC8380998 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Significant yields enrichments are necessitated for meeting the rapid global growth population together with the expected demanding for food, particularly major crops. Photosynthesis improvement is an unexploited opportunity in research on improving crop yields. However, the lack of sufficient molecular promoters tools leads to the need to explore and analyze native leaf-specified promoters for manipulating photosynthesis activities in plants. Two B. distachyon promoters, sedoheptulose-1, 7-bisphosphatase (SBPase) and fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBPA), were isolated and cloned into an expression vector upstream of the eYFP reporter gene. The results demonstrate that both promoters actively function in N. benthamiana leaves in both agro-transiently assays, successfully regulating expression specifically to leaf-tissues. Exploring these active promoters could potentially provide new well genetic tools for any transgene expression in plants or leaves to genetically manipulate photosynthesis for yield improvement.
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- Saqer S Alotaibi
- Biotechnology Department, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. BOX 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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S Alotaibi S, El-Shehawi AM, M Elseehy M. Heat Shock Proteins Expression Is Regulated by Promoter CpG Methylation/demethylation under Heat Stress in Wheat Varieties. Pak J Biol Sci 2021; 23:1310-1320. [PMID: 32981265 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2020.1310.1320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Heat shock proteins are induced by high temperature and other environmental stimuli to protect cellular proteins. Despite extensive research on the molecular response to heat stress, the effect of high temperatures on genes and pathways remains unclear. This study investigated the expression of the HSP17 gene in nine Egyptian wheat varieties and the role of HSP17 promoter CpG methylation in the regulation of HSP17 under high temperature. MATERIALS AND METHODS The HSP17 expression was investigated by using semi-quantitative PCR analysis. Methylation at the HSP17 promoter proximal region was analyzed using bisulphite sequencing and CpG viewer software. RESULTS Under normal conditions, HSP17 and methyltransferase 3 (MET3) exhibited similar expression levels in the 9 studied varieties. After exposure to high temperature, the expression level of HSP17 in Giza155 was barely detected. Among the nine varieties, the expression level of HSP17 was highest in Giza168 (11.3 folds of Giza155). Analysis of methylation of 14 CpG islands at the HSP17 proximal promoter sequence showed that methylation of 10 CpG islands differed only by 10-20%, whereas methylation at the other 4 CpGs differed by 56.7-60%. The high expression of HSP17 in Giza168 in response to high temperature was associated with low methylation of four CpGs and low MET3 expression, whereas low expression of HSP17 in Giza155 was associated with high methylation and high MET3 expression. CONCLUSION The results can aid the development of next-generation approaches to the evaluation of commercial wheat varieties and the development of next-generation approaches to plant breeding employing epiallele integration.
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S Dessoky ED, Attia AO, A Ismail I, Alotaibi SS, S Aljuaid B. Molecular Assessment of Genetic Stability Using CDDP and DNA-barcoding Assays in Long-term Micropropagated Rose Plant. Pak J Biol Sci 2021; 23:1176-1183. [PMID: 32981248 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2020.1176.1183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Roses are the world's best-known garden plants, established as ornamental plants cultivated for their blooms. Taif rose (Rosa damascena trigintipetala) refers to the Damascus Rose species and is regarded one of Taif Governorate's most significant financial goods, which produces an extremely fragrant commercially precious essential oil. The objective of current study was to assess the genetic stability of micropropagated Taif rose and to assess the usefulness of Conserved DNA Derived Polymorphism (CDDP) and DNA-barcoding genes such as; rpoC1 (chloroplast gene RNA polymerase1) in the detection of somaclonal variation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten combinations of CDDP PCR primers were employed and the rpoC1 gene region was sequenced for mother plant (control) and micropropagated plantlets of Taif rose plant. RESULTS Based on CDDP data, phylogenetic divergence indicated that the distinct specimens of Taif rose micro-propagated plantlets and control were genetically differentiated by a difference of 1% of genetic dissimilarity. Phylogenetic tree which developed using rpoC1 DNA showed that rpoC1 DNA sequencing discovered a genetic difference between the control and micro-propagated plantlets of Taif rose. CONCLUSION Furthermore, CDDP and DNA barcoding using rpoC1 gene have demonstrated their usefulness in investigating the genetic history of Rosa species and their ability to explore genetic mutation.
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Mani M, Pavithra S, Mohanraj K, Kumaresan S, Alotaibi SS, Eraqi MM, Gandhi AD, Babujanarthanam R, Maaza M, Kaviyarasu K. Studies on the spectrometric analysis of metallic silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) using Basella alba leaf for the antibacterial activities. Environ Res 2021; 199:111274. [PMID: 34000268 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this present investigation, an aqueous Basella alba leaves extract was used to synthesize AgNPs. The green synthesis approach is carried out in our work due to non-toxic, less cost, and ecofriendly methods. FTIR spectra are used to confirm the biomolecules present in B.alba leaves extract along with AgNPs and these compounds are responsible for Ag particle from micro to nanostructure. The FCC structure and crystalline nature of the AgNPs are analyzed with the help of XRD and TEM techniques respectively. DLS and Zeta potential techniques are carried out to find the size and stability of AgNPs respectively and UV is used to verify the presence of AgNPs in synthesized samples employing SPR peaks around 435 nm. The antioxidant studies expose eminent scavenging activity which ranges from 13.71% to maximum 67.88%. Green synthesized AgNPs possess well organized biological activities concerning antioxidant and antibacterial, which can be used in some biologically applications.
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- M Mani
- Spectrophysics Research Laboratory, PG & Research Department of Physics, Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Cheyyar, 604407, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Spectrophysics Research Laboratory, PG & Research Department of Physics, Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Cheyyar, 604407, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, 41349, Taiwan
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- Spectrophysics Research Laboratory, PG & Research Department of Physics, Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Cheyyar, 604407, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Veterinary Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, P.O. Box 12622, Egypt; Department of Biology, College of Science in Zulfi, Majmaah University, Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Nano and Energy Bioscience Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Serkkadu, Vellore, 632115, Tamil Nadu, India
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- UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology Laboratories, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), Muckleneuk Ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa; Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), Materials Research Group (MRG), IThemba LABS-National Research Foundation (NRF), 1 Old Faure Road, 7129, PO Box 722, Somerset West, Western Cape Province, South Africa
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- UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology Laboratories, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), Muckleneuk Ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa; Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), Materials Research Group (MRG), IThemba LABS-National Research Foundation (NRF), 1 Old Faure Road, 7129, PO Box 722, Somerset West, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
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Salem MZM, Alotaibi SS, Elgat WAAA, Taha AS, Fares YGD, El-Shehawi AM, Ghareeb RY. Antifungal Activities of Wood and Non-Wood Kraft Handsheets Treated with Melia azedarach Extract Using SEM and HPLC Analyses. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13122012. [PMID: 34203016 PMCID: PMC8235202 DOI: 10.3390/polym13122012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The main objective of this work was to evaluate pulp produced by kraft cooking for wood materials (WMT) (Bougainvillea spectabilis, Ficus altissima, and F. elastica) and non-wood materials (NWMT) (Sorghum bicolor and Zea mays stalks) and to study the fungal activity of handsheets treated with Melia azedarach heartwood extract (MAHE) solutions. Through the aforementioned analyses, the ideal cooking conditions were determined for each raw material based on the lignin percentage present. After cooking, pulp showed a decrease in the Kappa number produced from WMT, ranging from 16 to 17. This was in contrast with NWMT, which had Kappa numbers ranging from 31 to 35. A difference in the optical properties of the pulp produced from WMT was also observed (18 to 29%) compared with pulp produced from NWMT (32.66 to 35.35%). As for the evaluation of the mechanical properties, the tensile index of the pulp ranged from 30.5 to 40 N·m/g for WMT and from 44.33 to 47.43 N·m/g for NWMT; the tear index ranged from 1.66 to 2.55 mN·m2/g for WMT and from 4.75 to 5.87 mN·m2/g for NWMT; and the burst index ranged from 2.35 to 2.85 kPa·m2/g for WMT and from 3.92 to 4.76 kPa·m2/g for NWMT. Finally, the double fold number was 3 compared with that of pulp produced from pulp, which showed good values ranging from 36 to 55. In the SEM examination, sheets produced from treated handsheets with extract from MAHE showed no growth of Aspergillus fumigatus over paper discs manufactured from B. speclabilis pulp wood. Pulp paper produced from Z. mays and S. bicolor stalks was treated with 1% MAHE, while pulp paper from F. elastica was treated with 0.50% and 1% MAHE. With the addition of 0.5 or 1% MAHE, Fusarium culmorum showed no increase in growth over the paper manufactured from B. speclabilis, F. altissima, F. elastica and Zea mays pulps with visual inhibition zones found. There was almost no growth of S. solani in paper discs manufactured from pulps treated with 1% MAHE. This is probably due to the phytochemical compounds present in the extract. The HPLC analysis of MAHE identified p-hydroxybenzoic acid, caffeine, rutin, chlorogenic acid, benzoic acid, quinol, and quercetin as the main compounds, and these were present in concentrations of 3966.88, 1032.67, 834.13, 767.81, 660.64, 594.86, and 460.36 mg/Kg extract, respectively. Additionally, due to the importance of making paper from agricultural waste (stalks of S. bicolor and Z. mays), the development of sorghum and corn with high biomass is suggested.
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- Mohamed Z. M. Salem
- Forestry and Wood Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture (EL-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21545, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia; (S.S.A.); (A.M.E.-S.)
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- Restoration Department, High Institute of Tourism, Hotel Management and Restoration, Abukir, Alexandria 21526, Egypt;
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- Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, Egypt;
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- Laboratory and Research, Misr Edfu Pulp Writing and Printing Paper Co. (MEPPCO), Aswan 81656, Egypt;
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia; (S.S.A.); (A.M.E.-S.)
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- Plant Protection and Biomolecular Diagnosis Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute (ALCRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SARTA, City), New Borg El Arab City, Alexandria 21934, Egypt;
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Alkafafy ME, Sayed SM, El-Shehawi AM, El-Shazly S, Farouk S, Alotaibi SS, Madkour DA, Orabi SH, Elbaz HT, Ahmed MM. Moringa oleifera ethanolic extract ameliorates the testicular dysfunction resulted from HFD-induced obesity rat model. Andrologia 2021; 53:e14126. [PMID: 34101882 DOI: 10.1111/and.14126] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In this study, we estimated the protective role of Moringa oleifera leaf ethanolic extract (MOLE) against obesity-associated testicular dysfunction. Fifty male albino rats were randomly assigned to five groups (n = 10): Group I (basal diet), group II (basal diet plus MOLE orally), group III (high-fat diet-HFD), group IV (HFD plus oral MOLE) and group V (HFD for 8 weeks followed by a basal diet plus oral MOLE for 6 weeks). The study duration extended for 14 weeks. Serum collected to investigate testosterone, FSH and LH levels. Testicular tissues were used to determine levels of SOD, glutathione, catalase and malondialdehyde. Semen was collected to estimate its quality (morphology, motility and concentration). Morphological changes in the testis were investigated by histopathological and immunohistochemical techniques. Compared with both control treatment and MOLE treatment, serum testosterone, FSH, LH, testicular enzymatic catalase, SOD, GSH, survivin immunoreactivity, sperm quality and testicular weight were all significantly decreased in rats treated with HFD, while there were significant increases in testicular malondialdehyde and caspase-3 immunoreactivity. MOLE improved all harmful effects of HFD. Improvements were more pronounced in the protected (G 4) than the treated (G 5) group. MOLE could be a potential solution for obesity-associated fertility problem.
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- Mohamed E Alkafafy
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Science and Technology, University College of Ranyah, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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- Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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Arif M, Islam SU, Alotaibi SS, Elshehawi AM, A. Ahmed MA, M. Al-Sadi A. Infectious clone construction and pathogenicity confirmation of Cotton leaf curl Multan virus (CLCuMuV), Ramie mosaic virus (RamV) and Corchorus yellow vein Vietnam virus (CoYVV) by southern blot analysis. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251232. [PMID: 33989327 PMCID: PMC8121359 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Geminiviruses are insect-transmissible, economically vital group of plant viruses, which cause significant losses to crop production and ornamental plants across the world. During this study, infectious clones of three devastating begomoviruses, i.e., Cotton leaf curl Multan virus (CLCuMuV), Ramie mosaic virus (RamV) and Corchorus yellow vein Vietnam virus (CoYVV) were constructed by following novel protocol. All infectious clones were confirmed by cloning and sequencing. All of the infectious clones were agro-inoculated in Agrobacterium. After the agro-infiltrations, all clones were injected into Nicotiana benthamiana and jute plants under controlled condition. After 28 days of inoculation, plants exhibited typical symptoms of their corresponding viruses. All the symptomatic and asymptomatic leaves were collected from inoculated plants for further analysis. The southern blot analysis was used to confirm the infection of studied begomoviruses. At the end, all the products were sequenced and analyzed.
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- Muhammad Arif
- Department of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department (Horticulture—Medicinal and Aromatic Plants), Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Alkhound, Oman
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Rajaselvam J, Benit N, Alotaibi SS, Rathi MA, Srigopalram S, Biji GD, Vijayaraghavan P. In vitro fibrinolytic activity of an enzyme purified from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain KJ10 isolated from soybean paste. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:4117-4123. [PMID: 34354390 PMCID: PMC8324925 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.04.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A fibrinolytic protease secreting producing Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain KJ10 was initially screened from the fermented soybean. Maximum productivity was obtained in the culture medium after 40 h incubation, 34 °C incubation temperature at pH 8.0. Fibrinolytic protease production was enhanced in the culture medium with 1% sucrose (3712 ± 52 U/mL), 1% (w/v) yeast extract (3940 ± 28 U/mL) and 0.1% MgSO4 (3687 ± 38 U/mL). Enzyme was purified up to 22.9-fold with 26%recovery after Q-Sepharose HP column chromatography. After three steps purification, enzyme activity was 1606U/mg and SDS-PAGE analysis revealed 29 kDa protein and enzyme band was detected by zymograpy. Enzyme was highly active at pH 8.0, at wide temperature ranges (40 °C − 55 °C) and was activated by Mn2+ (102 ± 3.1%) and Mg2+ (101.4 ± 2.9%) ions. The purified fibrinolytic enzyme was highly specific against N-Suc-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-pNA (189 mmol/min/mL) and clot lytic activity reached 28 ± 1.8% within 60 minin vitro. The purified fibrinolytic enzyme showed least erythrocytic lysis activity confirmed safety to prevent various health risks, including hemolytic anemia. Based on this study, administration of fibrinolytic enzyme from B. amyloliquefaciens strain KJ10 is safe for clinical applications.
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- Jayarajapazham Rajaselvam
- Bioprocess Engineering Division, Smykon Biotech Pvt LtD, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629201, India
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- Department of Botany, Holy Cross College, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu 629 001, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Sree Narayana Guru College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641 105, India
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- Department of Zoology, Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629 165, India
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- Bioprocess Engineering Division, Smykon Biotech Pvt LtD, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629201, India
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