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Saeed A. Antibacterial effect of Rubus chingii flower extract against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Bioinformation 2022; 18:938-942. [PMID: 37654834 PMCID: PMC10465780 DOI: 10.6026/97320630018938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Rubus chingii is a well reputed member of Chinese traditional medicine system and is used for managing different ailments since historic times. The present report elucidates the growth impeding effect of R. chingii flower extract against multidrug resistant Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus. The extracts were prepared using standard Soxhlet extraction method using ethanol, methanol and acetone as a solvent. The extracts were further subjected to agar streak method and the stains that showed their sensitivity were further evaluated for minimum inhibitor concentration (MIC) assessment through TCC method. Subsequently the MIC was further used for well diffusion assay. All the strains used in the study showed their sensitivity towards R. chingii flowers extract in respective solvents. Highest antibacterial activity was seen against E. coli. and S. aureus whereas the lowest activity was recorded against K. pneumoniae. Thus the study reported herewith provided an insight into the antibacterial efficacy of R. chingii flower extract against MDR E. coli., S. aureus and K. pneumoniae.
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- Amir Saeed
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, UAE
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Medical Sciences & Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
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Grünberg S, Wolf EJ, Jin J, Ganatra MB, Becker K, Ruse C, Taron CH, Corrêa IR, Yigit E. Enhanced expression and purification of nucleotide-specific ribonucleases MC1 and Cusativin. Protein Expr Purif 2021; 190:105987. [PMID: 34637916 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2021.105987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Combinations of ribonucleases (RNases) are commonly used to digest RNA into oligoribonucleotide fragments prior to liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis. The distribution of the RNase target sequences or nucleobase sites within an RNA molecule is critical for achieving a high mapping coverage. Cusativin and MC1 are nucleotide-specific endoribonucleases encoded in the cucumber and bitter melon genomes, respectively. Their high specificity for cytidine (Cusativin) and uridine (MC1) make them ideal molecular biology tools for RNA modification mapping. However, heterogenous recombinant expression of either enzyme has been challenging because of their high toxicity to expression hosts and the requirement of posttranslational modifications. Here, we present two highly efficient and time-saving protocols that overcome these hurdles and enhance the expression and purification of these RNases. We first purified MC1 and Cusativin from bacteria by expressing and shuttling both enzymes to the periplasm as MBP-fusion proteins in T7 Express lysY/IqE. coli strain at low temperature. The RNases were enriched using amylose affinity chromatography, followed by a subsequent purification via a C-terminal 6xHIS tag. This fast, two-step purification allows for the purification of highly active recombinant RNases significantly surpassing yields reported in previous studies. In addition, we expressed and purified a Cusativin-CBD fusion enzyme in P. pastoris using chitin magnetic beads. Both Cusativin variants exhibited a similar sequence preference, suggesting that neither posttranslational modifications nor the epitope-tags have a substantial effect on the sequence specificity of the enzyme.
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- New England Biolabs, Inc, 240 County Rd, Ipswich, MA, 01938, USA
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- New England Biolabs, Inc, 240 County Rd, Ipswich, MA, 01938, USA
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- New England Biolabs, Inc, 240 County Rd, Ipswich, MA, 01938, USA
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- New England Biolabs, Inc, 240 County Rd, Ipswich, MA, 01938, USA
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- New England Biolabs, Inc, 240 County Rd, Ipswich, MA, 01938, USA
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- New England Biolabs, Inc, 240 County Rd, Ipswich, MA, 01938, USA
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- New England Biolabs, Inc, 240 County Rd, Ipswich, MA, 01938, USA.
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Jena R, Garg DK, Choudhury L, Saini A, Kundu B. Heterologous expression of an engineered protein domain acts as chaperone and enhances thermotolerance of Escherichia coli. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 107:2086-2093. [PMID: 29042276 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.10.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are known to confer protection to the stressed cells by rescuing vital host cell proteins. In the present study we have demonstrated that heterologous expression of N-terminal domain of hyperthermophilic L-asparaginase (NPfA) confers thermotolerance to E. coli. The recombinant expression of NPfA enabled E. coli to demonstrate typical growth behavior at 52°C and survive a thermal shock up to 62°C, both being the highest reported temperatures for growth and heat shock survival. To understand the basis of protection proteome analysis of these cells was carried out which showed that NPfA guards a battery of proteins, especially related to gene regulations and repair, providing definite survival advantage to the stressed cells. Thus NPfA a non-canonical, non-natural chaperone has been shown to render E. coli cells with selective growth advantage under extremes of conditions. We propose that such modified, heat stabilized hosts could be utilized in developing heat-induced expression systems as well for the recombinant expression of thermophilic proteins.
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- Rajender Jena
- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India; School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, 110075, India
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- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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Visan A, Stan GE, Ristoscu C, Popescu-Pelin G, Sopronyi M, Besleaga C, Luculescu C, Chifiriuc MC, Hussien MD, Marsan O, Kergourlay E, Grossin D, Brouillet F, Mihailescu IN. Combinatorial MAPLE deposition of antimicrobial orthopedic maps fabricated from chitosan and biomimetic apatite powders. Int J Pharm 2016; 511:505-515. [PMID: 27418570 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chitosan/biomimetic apatite thin films were grown in mild conditions of temperature and pressure by Combinatorial Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation on Ti, Si or glass substrates. Compositional gradients were obtained by simultaneous laser vaporization of the two distinct material targets. A KrF* excimer (λ=248nm, τFWHM=25ns) laser source was used in all experiments. The nature and surface composition of deposited materials and the spatial distribution of constituents were studied by SEM, EDS, AFM, GIXRD, FTIR, micro-Raman, and XPS. The antimicrobial efficiency of the chitosan/biomimetic apatite layers against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli strains was interrogated by viable cell count assay. The obtained thin films were XRD amorphous and exhibited a morphology characteristic to the laser deposited structures composed of nanometric round shaped grains. The surface roughness has progressively increased with chitosan concentration. FTIR, EDS and XPS analyses indicated that the composition of the BmAp-CHT C-MAPLE composite films gradually modified from pure apatite to chitosan. The bioevaluation tests indicated that S. aureus biofilm is more susceptible to the action of chitosan-rich areas of the films, whilst the E. coli biofilm proved more sensible to areas containing less chitosan. The best compromise should therefore go, in our opinion, to zones with intermediate-to-high chitosan concentration which can assure a large spectrum of antimicrobial protection concomitantly with a significant enhancement of osseointegration, favored by the presence of biomimetic hydroxyapatite.
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- A Visan
- National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele-Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, 077125 Magurele-Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele-Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele-Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele-Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, 077125 Magurele-Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele-Ilfov, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania; Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences Division, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, 77206 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania; Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences Division, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, 77206 Bucharest, Romania
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- University of Toulouse, CIRIMAT, UPS INPT CNRS, ENSIACET, 4 Allée Emile Monso, 31030 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- University of Toulouse, CIRIMAT, UPS INPT CNRS, ENSIACET, 4 Allée Emile Monso, 31030 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- University of Toulouse, CIRIMAT, UPS INPT CNRS, ENSIACET, 4 Allée Emile Monso, 31030 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- University of Toulouse, CIRIMAT, UPS INPT CNRS, ENSIACET, 4 Allée Emile Monso, 31030 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele-Ilfov, Romania.
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Khalaf H, Jass J, Olsson PE. The role of calcium, NF-κB and NFAT in the regulation of CXCL8 and IL-6 expression in Jurkat T-cells. Int J Biochem Mol Biol 2013; 4:150-156. [PMID: 24049670 PMCID: PMC3776147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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T-cells play an important role in host immunity against invading pathogens. Determining the underlying regulatory mechanisms will provide a better understanding of T-cell-derived immune responses. In this study, we have shown the differential regulation of IL-6 and CXCL8 by NF-κB and NFAT in Jurkat T-cells, in response to PMA, heat killed Escherichia coli and calcium. CXCL8 was closely associated with the activation pattern of NFAT, while IL-6 expression was associated with NF-κB. Furthermore, increasing the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration by calcium ionophore treatment of the cells resulted in NFAT induction without affecting the NF-κB activity. Interestingly, NF-κB activation by heat killed E. coli, as well as CXCL8 and IL-6 expression was significantly suppressed following addition of the calcium ionophore. This indicates that calcium plays an important role in regulating protein trafficking and T-cell signalling, and the subsequent inflammatory gene expression infers an involvement of NFAT in CXCL8 regulation.Understanding these regulatory patterns provide clarification of conditions that involve altered intracellular signalling leading to T-cell-derived cytokine expression.
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- Hazem Khalaf
- The Life Science Centre, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University SE-701 82 Örebro, Sweden
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