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Syahrani L, Asih PBS, Bowolaksono A, Dwiranti A, Zubaidah S, Rozi IE, Permana DH, Bøgh C, Bangs MJ, Grieco JP, Achee NL, Lobo NF, Syafruddin D. Impact of a spatial repellent intervention on Anopheles kdr insecticide resistance allele in Sumba, Indonesia. Malar J 2024; 23:31. [PMID: 38254131 PMCID: PMC10802001 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-04841-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The emergence of insecticide resistance and outdoor transmission in malaria-endemic areas underlines the urgent need to develop innovative tools, such as spatial repellents (SR), that may circumvent this residual transmission. With limited options for effective insecticides, regular resistance monitoring is warranted for selecting and using appropriate tools. This study evaluates the pyrethroid knockdown resistance (kdr) allele before and after implementing a transfluthrin-based spatial repellent (SR) intervention in placebo-treated clusters. METHODS This study looks at the frequency distribution of the kdr allele in Sumba Island from June 2015 to August 2018. Insecticide susceptibility tests were carried out on female Anopheles sp. aged 3-5 days against permethrin 21.5 μg/ml, deltamethrin 12.5 μg/ml, and transfluthrin 10 μg/ml using CDC bottle assay. PCR sequencing of representative samples from adult mosquito collections and insecticide tests revealed the presence of kdr mutations (L1014F and L1014S) in the VGSC gene. RESULTS A total of 12 Anopheles species, Anopheles tesselatus, Anopheles. aconitus, Anopheles barbirostris, Anopheles kochi, Anopheles annularis, Anopheles maculatus, Anopheles sundaicus, Anopheles flavirostris, Anopheles balabacensis, Anopheles indefinitus, Anopheles subpictus, and Anopheles vagus were analysed. Anopheles vagus and An. sundaicus predominated in the larval populations. Susceptibility assays for all insecticides identified fully susceptible phenotypes in all species examined. Anopheles increasing frequency of kdr mutant alleles during the 3 year SR deployment was observed in both SR-treated and placebo areas, a statistically significant increase occurred in each arm. However, it is unclear how significant SR is in causing the increase in mutant alleles. The L1014S, knockdown resistance east type (kdr-e) allele was detected for the first time among the mosquito samples in this study. The L1014F, knockdown resistance west type (kdr-w) allele and heteroduplex form (wild-type-mutant) were found in almost all Anopheles species examined, including An. vagus, An. aconitus, An. subpictus, An. tesselatus, An. annularis, An. flavirostris and An. sundaicus. CONCLUSION The presence of fully susceptible phenotypes over time, along with an increase in the frequency distribution of the L1014F/S mutations post-intervention, suggest drivers of resistance external to the study, including pyrethroid use in agriculture and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). However, this does not negate possible SR impacts that support resistance. More studies that enable the comprehension of possible SR-based drivers of resistance in mosquitoes need to be conducted.
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- Lepa Syahrani
- Doctoral Program, Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
- Eijkman Research Center for Molecular Biology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
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- Eijkman Research Center for Molecular Biology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Eijkman Research Center for Molecular Biology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
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- Eijkman Research Center for Molecular Biology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
- Doctoral Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Eijkman Research Center for Molecular Biology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
- Doctoral Program of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- The Sumba Foundation, Public Health and Malaria Control, Sumba, Indonesia
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- Public Health and Malaria Control, PT Freeport Indonesia, International SOS, Mimika, Indonesia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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- Eijkman Research Center for Molecular Biology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
- Hasanuddin University Medical Research Center (HUMRC), Makassar, Indonesia
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Ding K, Gong Y, Cheng C, Li X, Zhu Y, Gao X, Li Y, Yuan C, Liu Z, Jiang W, Chen C, Yao LH. Expression and electrophysiological characteristics of VGSC during mouse myoblasts differentiation. Cell Signal 2024; 113:110970. [PMID: 37967692 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) are essential for triggering and relaying action potentials (AP), which perform critical functions in a variety of physiological processes, such as controlling muscle contractions and facilitating the release of neurotransmitters. In this study, we used a mouse C2C12 cell differentiation model to study the molecular expression and channel dynamics of VGSC and to investigate the exact role of VGSC in the development of muscle regeneration. Immunofluorescence, Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, and whole-cell patch clamp were employed for this purpose in mouse myoblasts. The findings revealed an increase in intracellular sodium concentration, NaV1.4 gene expression, and protein expression with the progress of differentiation (days 0, 1, 3, 5 and 7). Furthermore, VGSC dynamics exhibit the following characteristics: ① The increase of sodium current (INa); ② The decrease in the activation threshold and the voltage trigger maximum of INa; ③ A positive shift in the steady-state inactivation curve; ④ The recovery of INa during repolarization is delayed, the activity-dependent decay rate of INa was accelerated, and the proportionate amount of the fraction of activated channels was reduced. Based on these results, it is postulated that the activation threshold of AP could be decreased, and the refractory period could be extended with the extension of differentiation duration, which may contribute to muscle contraction. Taken together, VGSC provides a theoretical and empirical basis for exploring potential targets for neuromuscular diseases and other therapeutic muscle regeneration dysfunctions.
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- Kaizhi Ding
- School of Life Science, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China; School of Physical Education and Health, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China
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- School of Physical Education and Health, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China
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- School of Physical Education and Health, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China
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- Jiangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China; School of Physical Education and Health, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China; NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.
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- School of Life Science, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China; School of Physical Education and Health, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, PR China.
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Bickersmith SA, Jurczynski JD, Sallum MAM, Chaves LSM, Bergo ES, Rodriguez GAD, Morante CA, Rios CT, Saavedra MP, Alava F, Gamboa D, Vinetz JM, Conn JE. Mutations Linked to Insecticide Resistance Not Detected in the Ace-1 or VGSC Genes in Nyssorhynchus darlingi from Multiple Localities in Amazonian Brazil and Peru. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1892. [PMID: 37895241 PMCID: PMC10606710 DOI: 10.3390/genes14101892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Indoor residual spray (IRS), mainly employing pyrethroid insecticides, is the most common intervention for preventing malaria transmission in many regions of Latin America; the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) has been more limited. Knockdown resistance (kdr) is a well-characterized target-site resistance mechanism associated with pyrethroid and DDT resistance. Most mutations detected in acetylcholinesterase-1 (Ace-1) and voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) genes are non-synonymous, resulting in a change in amino acid, leading to the non-binding of the insecticide. In the present study, we analyzed target-site resistance in Nyssorhynchus darlingi, the primary malaria vector in the Amazon, in multiple malaria endemic localities. We screened 988 wild-caught specimens of Ny. darlingi from three localities in Amazonian Peru and four in Amazonian Brazil. Collections were conducted between 2014 and 2021. The criteria were Amazonian localities with a recent history as malaria hotspots, primary transmission by Ny. darlingi, and the use of both IRS and LLINs as interventions. Fragments of Ace-1 (456 bp) and VGSC (228 bp) were amplified, sequenced, and aligned with Ny. darlingi sequences available in GenBank. We detected only synonymous mutations in the frequently reported Ace-1 codon 280 known to confer resistance to organophosphates and carbamates, but detected three non-synonymous mutations in other regions of the gene. Similarly, no mutations linked to insecticide resistance were detected in the frequently reported codon (995) at the S6 segment of domain II of VGSC. The lack of genotypic detection of insecticide resistance mutations by sequencing the Ace-1 and VGSC genes from multiple Ny. darlingi populations in Brazil and Peru could be associated with low-intensity resistance, or possibly the main resistance mechanism is metabolic.
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- Sara A. Bickersmith
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12201, USA; (S.A.B.); (J.D.J.)
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12201, USA; (S.A.B.); (J.D.J.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
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- Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-904, Brazil; (M.A.M.S.); (L.S.M.C.)
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- Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-904, Brazil; (M.A.M.S.); (L.S.M.C.)
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- Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo, Instituto Pasteur, São Paulo 01027-000, Brazil;
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- Laboratorio de Referencia Regional de Loreto, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Loreto (GERESA), Loreto 16001, Peru; (G.A.D.R.); (C.A.M.); (C.T.R.)
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- Laboratorio de Referencia Regional de Loreto, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Loreto (GERESA), Loreto 16001, Peru; (G.A.D.R.); (C.A.M.); (C.T.R.)
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- Laboratorio de Referencia Regional de Loreto, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Loreto (GERESA), Loreto 16001, Peru; (G.A.D.R.); (C.A.M.); (C.T.R.)
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- Laboratorio ICEMR-Amazonia, Laboratorios de Investigacion y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru; (M.P.S.); (D.G.); (J.M.V.)
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- Gerencia Regional de Salud de Loreto (GERESA), Loreto 16001, Peru;
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- Laboratorio ICEMR-Amazonia, Laboratorios de Investigacion y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru; (M.P.S.); (D.G.); (J.M.V.)
- Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Alexander von Humboldt”, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru
- Departamento de Ciencias Celulares y Moleculares, Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru
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- Laboratorio ICEMR-Amazonia, Laboratorios de Investigacion y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru; (M.P.S.); (D.G.); (J.M.V.)
- Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Alexander von Humboldt”, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12201, USA; (S.A.B.); (J.D.J.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
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Ranieri M, Schepelmann M, Valenti G, Kallay E, Riccardi D. Editorial: The calcium-sensing receptor: from physiology to pharmacology. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1225074. [PMID: 37346486 PMCID: PMC10280635 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1225074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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- Marianna Ranieri
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Intitute for Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Intitute for Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Martiszus BJ, Tsintsadze T, Chang W, Smith SM. Enhanced excitability of cortical neurons in low-divalent solutions is primarily mediated by altered voltage-dependence of voltage-gated sodium channels. eLife 2021; 10:67914. [PMID: 33973519 PMCID: PMC8163501 DOI: 10.7554/elife.67914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Increasing extracellular [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]o) strongly decreases intrinsic excitability in neurons but the mechanism is unclear. By one hypothesis, [Ca2+]o screens surface charge, reducing voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) activation and by another [Ca2+]o activates Calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) closing the sodium-leak channel (NALCN). Here we report that neocortical neurons from CaSR-deficient (Casr-/-) mice had more negative resting potentials and did not fire spontaneously in reduced divalent-containing solution (T0.2) in contrast with wild-type (WT). However, after setting membrane potential to −70 mV, T0.2 application similarly depolarized and increased action potential firing in Casr-/- and WT neurons. Enhanced activation of VGSCs was the dominant contributor to the depolarization and increase in excitability by T0.2 and occurred due to hyperpolarizing shifts in VGSC window currents. CaSR deletion depolarized VGSC window currents but did not affect NALCN activation. Regulation of VGSC gating by external divalents is the key mechanism mediating divalent-dependent changes in neocortical neuron excitability.
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- Briana J Martiszus
- Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, United States.,Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, United States
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- Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, United States.,Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, United States
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- Endocrine Research Unit, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, United States.,Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, United States
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Ademuwagun IA, Rotimi SO, Syrbe S, Ajamma YU, Adebiyi E. Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Genes in Epilepsy: Mutations, Functional Studies, and Treatment Dimensions. Front Neurol 2021; 12:600050. [PMID: 33841294 PMCID: PMC8024648 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.600050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Genetic epilepsy occurs as a result of mutations in either a single gene or an interplay of different genes. These mutations have been detected in ion channel and non-ion channel genes. A noteworthy class of ion channel genes are the voltage gated sodium channels (VGSCs) that play key roles in the depolarization phase of action potentials in neurons. Of huge significance are SCN1A, SCN1B, SCN2A, SCN3A, and SCN8A genes that are highly expressed in the brain. Genomic studies have revealed inherited and de novo mutations in sodium channels that are linked to different forms of epilepsies. Due to the high frequency of sodium channel mutations in epilepsy, this review discusses the pathogenic mutations in the sodium channel genes that lead to epilepsy. In addition, it explores the functional studies on some known mutations and the clinical significance of VGSC mutations in the medical management of epilepsy. The understanding of these channel mutations may serve as a strong guide in making effective treatment decisions in patient management.
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- Ibitayo Abigail Ademuwagun
- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
- Department of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
- Department of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
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- Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Karahuseyinoglu S, Sekerdag E, Aria MM, Cetin Tas Y, Nizamoglu S, Solaroglu I, Gürsoy-Özdemir Y. Three-dimensional neuron-astrocyte construction on matrigel enhances establishment of functional voltage-gated sodium channels. J Neurochem 2020; 156:848-866. [PMID: 32939791 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate and compare cell growth manners and functional differences of primary cortical neurons cultured on either poly-d-lysine (PDL) and or Matrigel, to delineate the role of extracellular matrix on providing resemblance to in vivo cellular interactions in nervous tissue. Primary cortical neurons, obtained from embryonic day 15 mice pups, seeded either on PDL- or Matrigel-coated culture ware were investigated by DIC/bright field and fluorescence/confocal microscopy for their morphology, 2D and 3D structure, and distribution patterns. Patch clamp, western blot, and RT-PCR studies were performed to investigate neuronal firing thresholds and sodium channel subtypes Nav1.2 and Nav1.6 expression. Cortical neurons cultured on PDL coating possessed a 2D structure composed of a few numbers of branched and tortuous neurites that contacted with each other in one to one manner, however, neurons on Matrigel coating showed a more complicated dimensional network that depicted tight, linear axonal bundles forming a 3D interacted neuron-astrocyte construction. This difference in growth patterns also showed a significant alteration in neuronal firing threshold which was recorded between 80 < Iinj > 120 pA on PDL and 2 < Iinj > 160 pA on Matrigel. Neurons grown up on Matrigel showed increased levels of sodium channel protein expression of Nav1.2 and Nav1.6 compared to neurons on PDL. These results have demonstrated that a 3D interacted neuron-astrocyte construction on Matrigel enhances the development of Nav1.2 and Nav1.6 in vitro and decreases neuronal firing threshold by 40 times compared to conventional PDL, resembling in vivo neuronal networks and hence would be a better in vitro model of adult neurons.
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- Sercin Karahuseyinoglu
- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Department of Basic Science, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Benavent-Albarracín L, Alonso M, Catalán J, Urbaneja A, Davies TGE, Williamson MS, González-Cabrera J. Mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene associated with deltamethrin resistance in commercially sourced Phytoseiulus persimilis. Insect Mol Biol 2020; 29:373-380. [PMID: 32249467 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The implementation of Integrated Pest Management in current agricultural practice is a convenient and very effective strategy to keep pest populations under control. The use of biological control agents, such as Phytoseiulus persimilis, is key for the success of such an approach. This predatory mite is widely used as it is very effective for controlling Tetranychus urticae, one of the most devastating crop pests. Here, we identify several mutations located in the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) of commercially sourced P. persimilis that correlate with a reduced susceptibility to the pyrethroid deltamethrin. We found that the mites sourced from two different biocontrol product companies have intrinsic genotypic differences that correlate with their phenotype when tested with different concentrations of deltamethrin. Mites from Syngenta Bioline, carrying the mutations M918L and A1536T, were able to survive deltamethrin concentrations of up to 10 ppm, while the mites from Koppert Biological Systems, with the combination M918L, L925V and S1539T, survived treatment with 40 ppm. All of the point mutations identified in the predatory mite samples are located in a particular region of the VGSC, previously proposed as the binding site for this family of pesticides and identified as a 'hot spot' for resistance.
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- L Benavent-Albarracín
- Unidad Mixta Gestión Biotecnológica de Plagas UV-IVIA, Department of Genetics, Universitat de València, Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnología i Biomedicina (ERI-BIOTECMED), Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad Mixta Gestión Biotecnológica de Plagas UV-IVIA, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad Mixta Gestión Biotecnológica de Plagas UV-IVIA, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad Mixta Gestión Biotecnológica de Plagas UV-IVIA, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Biointeractions and Crop Protection Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Biointeractions and Crop Protection Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Unidad Mixta Gestión Biotecnológica de Plagas UV-IVIA, Department of Genetics, Universitat de València, Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnología i Biomedicina (ERI-BIOTECMED), Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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Mattheisen GB, Tsintsadze T, Smith SM. Strong G-Protein-Mediated Inhibition of Sodium Channels. Cell Rep 2019; 23:2770-2781. [PMID: 29847805 PMCID: PMC6203318 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.04.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) are strategically positioned to mediate neuronal plasticity because of their influence on action potential waveform. VGSC function may be strongly inhibited by local anesthetic and antiepileptic drugs and modestly modulated via second messenger pathways. Here, we report that the allosteric modulators of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) cinacalcet, calindol, calhex, and NPS 2143 completely inhibit VGSC current in the vast majority of cultured mouse neocortical neurons. This form of VGSC current block persisted in CaSR-deficient neurons, indicating a CaSR-independent mechanism. Cinacalcet-mediated blockade of VGSCs was prevented by the guanosine diphosphate (GDP) analog GDPbs, indicating that G-proteins mediated this effect. Cinacalcet inhibited VGSCs by increasing channel inactivation, and block was reversed by prolonged hyperpolarization. Strong cinacalcet inhibition of VGSC currents was also present in acutely isolated mouse cortical neurons. These data identify a dynamic signaling pathway by which G-proteins regulate VGSC current to indirectly modulate central neuronal excitability. Mattheisen et al. demonstrate a G-protein-dependent pathway that strongly inhibits voltage-gated sodium channel currents in the vast majority of cortical neurons. The mechanism involves profound slowing of recovery from inactivation. The strong and widespread effects on voltage-gated sodium channels position this signaling pathway to have substantial influence on neuronal excitability.
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- Glynis B Mattheisen
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Yang J, Li G, Bao K, Liu W, Zhang Y, Ting W. Ropivacaine inhibits tumor angiogenesis via sodium-channel-independent mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2019; 51:231-8. [PMID: 30847691 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-019-09793-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The anti-cancer role of local anesthetics has garnered attention in recent years because increasing evidence show that local anesthetics reduce the risk of tumor metastasis and recurrence. Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is fundamental for tumor growth and metastasis. The role of local anesthetics on tumor angiogenesis still remains unknown. Using human lung tumor-associated endothelial cell (HLT-EC) and angiogenesis models, our work shows that ropivacaine at the clinically relevant concentration is active against multiple biological functions of HLT-EC but not lung tumor cells. Ropivacaine inhibits HLT-EC capillary network formation, growth and survival. The anti-angiogenic activity of ropivacaine is further confirmed in in vivo angiogenesis mouse model. Mechanistically, we show that ropivacaine inhibits HLT-EC mitochondrial respiration via specifically targeting mitochondrial respiratory complex II. As a consequence of mitochondrial respiration inhibition, we observe the energy depletion, oxidative stress and damage in HLT-EC after ropivacaine exposure. Additionally, an antioxidant agent completely reverses the inhibitory effects of ropivacaine, suggesting that oxidative stress is required for the action of ropivacaine in HLT-EC. Interestingly, mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress induced by ropivacaine is sodium channel-independent. Our work demonstrates the potent inhibitory effects of ropivacaine in lung tumor angiogenesis by inducing mitochondrial dysfunction. These findings provide significant insight into the potential mechanisms by which local anaesthetics may negatively affect tumor reoccurrence and metastasis.
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Yellapu NK, Gopal J, Kasinathan G, Purushothaman J. Molecular modelling studies of kdr mutations in voltage gated sodium channel revealed significant conformational variations contributing to insecticide resistance. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2017; 36:2058-2069. [PMID: 28608751 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2017.1341338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Voltage gated sodium channels (VGSC) of mosquito vectors are the primary targets of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and other synthetic pyrethroids used in public health programmes. The knockdown resistant (kdr) mutations in VGSC are associated with the insecticide resistance especially in Anophelines. The present study is aimed to emphasize and demarcate the impact of three kdr-mutations such as L1014S, L1014F and L1014H on insecticide resistance. The membrane model of sodium transport domain of VGSC (STD-VGSC) was constructed using de novo approach based on domain and trans-membrane predictions. The comparative molecular modelling studies of wild type and mutant models of STD-VGSC revealed that L1014F mutant was observed to be near native to the wild type model in all the respects, but, L1014S and L1014H mutations showed drastic variations in the energy levels, root mean square fluctuations (RMSF) that resulted in conformational variations. The predicted binding sites also showed variable cavity volumes and RMSF in L1014S and L1014H mutants. Further, DDT also found be bound in near native manner to wild type in L1014F mutant and with variable orientation and affinities in L1014S and L1014H mutants. The variations and fluctuations observed in mutant structures explained that each mutation has its specific impact on the conformation of VGSC and its binding with DDT. The study provides new insights into the structure-function-correlations of mutant STD-VGSC structures and demonstrates the role and effects of kdr mutations on insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors.
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- Nanda Kumar Yellapu
- a Biomedical Informatics Centre, Vector Control Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research , Puducherry 605006 , India
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- a Biomedical Informatics Centre, Vector Control Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research , Puducherry 605006 , India
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- a Biomedical Informatics Centre, Vector Control Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research , Puducherry 605006 , India
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- a Biomedical Informatics Centre, Vector Control Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research , Puducherry 605006 , India
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Patel RR, Barbosa C, Brustovetsky T, Brustovetsky N, Cummins TR. Aberrant epilepsy-associated mutant Nav1.6 sodium channel activity can be targeted with cannabidiol. Brain 2016; 139:2164-81. [PMID: 27267376 DOI: 10.1093/brain/aww129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [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: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mutations in brain isoforms of voltage-gated sodium channels have been identified in patients with distinct epileptic phenotypes. Clinically, these patients often do not respond well to classic anti-epileptics and many remain refractory to treatment. Exogenous as well as endogenous cannabinoids have been shown to target voltage-gated sodium channels and cannabidiol has recently received attention for its potential efficacy in the treatment of childhood epilepsies. In this study, we further investigated the ability of cannabinoids to modulate sodium currents from wild-type and epilepsy-associated mutant voltage-gated sodium channels. We first determined the biophysical consequences of epilepsy-associated missense mutations in both Nav1.1 (arginine 1648 to histidine and asparagine 1788 to lysine) and Nav1.6 (asparagine 1768 to aspartic acid and leucine 1331 to valine) by obtaining whole-cell patch clamp recordings in human embryonic kidney 293T cells with 200 μM Navβ4 peptide in the pipette solution to induce resurgent sodium currents. Resurgent sodium current is an atypical near threshold current predicted to increase neuronal excitability and has been implicated in multiple disorders of excitability. We found that both mutations in Nav1.6 dramatically increased resurgent currents while mutations in Nav1.1 did not. We then examined the effects of anandamide and cannabidiol on peak transient and resurgent currents from wild-type and mutant channels. Interestingly, we found that cannabidiol can preferentially target resurgent sodium currents over peak transient currents generated by wild-type Nav1.6 as well as the aberrant resurgent and persistent current generated by Nav1.6 mutant channels. To further validate our findings, we examined the effects of cannabidiol on endogenous sodium currents from striatal neurons, and similarly we found an inhibition of resurgent and persistent current by cannabidiol. Moreover, current clamp recordings show that cannabidiol reduces overall action potential firing of striatal neurons. These findings suggest that cannabidiol could be exerting its anticonvulsant effects, at least in part, through its actions on voltage-gated sodium channels, and resurgent current may be a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of epilepsy syndromes.
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- Reesha R Patel
- 1 Program in Medical Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Building, 320 West 15th St, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA 2 Paul and Carole Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, 320 West 15th St, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- 3 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- 3 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- 1 Program in Medical Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Building, 320 West 15th St, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA 2 Paul and Carole Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, 320 West 15th St, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA 3 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- 1 Program in Medical Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Building, 320 West 15th St, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA 2 Paul and Carole Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, 320 West 15th St, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA 3 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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Cong L, Chen F, Yu S, Ding L, Yang J, Luo R, Tian H, Li H, Liu H, Ran C. Transcriptome and Difference Analysis of Fenpropathrin Resistant Predatory Mite, Neoseiulus barkeri (Hughes). Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:E704. [PMID: 27240349 PMCID: PMC4926325 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17060704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Several fenpropathrin-resistant predatory mites have been reported. However, the molecular mechanism of the resistance remains unknown. In the present study, the Neoseiulus barkeri (N. barkeri) transcriptome was generated using the Illumina sequencing platform, 34,211 unigenes were obtained, and 15,987 were manually annotated. After manual annotation, attentions were attracted to resistance-related genes, such as voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC), cytochrome P450s (P450s), and glutathione S-transferases (GSTs). A polymorphism analysis detected two point mutations (E1233G and S1282G) in the linker region between VGSC domain II and III. In addition, 43 putative P450 genes and 10 putative GST genes were identified from the transcriptome. Among them, two P450 genes, NbCYP4EV2 and NbCYP4EZ1, and four GST genes, NbGSTd01, NbGSTd02, NbGSTd03 and NbGSTm03, were remarkably overexpressed 3.64-46.69-fold in the fenpropathrin resistant strain compared to that in the susceptible strain. These results suggest that fenpropathrin resistance in N. barkeri is a complex biological process involving many genetic changes and provide new insight into the N. barkeri resistance mechanism.
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- Lin Cong
- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China.
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- Sinofert Holdings Limited, Henan Branch, Zhengzhou 450000, China.
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China.
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China.
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China.
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China.
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China.
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China.
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China.
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China.
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Lalone CA, Villeneuve DL, Burgoon LD, Russom CL, Helgen HW, Berninger JP, Tietge JE, Severson MN, Cavallin JE, Ankley GT. Molecular target sequence similarity as a basis for species extrapolation to assess the ecological risk of chemicals with known modes of action. Aquat Toxicol 2013; 144-145:141-54. [PMID: 24177217 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [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: 07/30/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/04/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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It is not feasible to conduct toxicity tests with all species that may be impacted by chemical exposures. Therefore, cross-species extrapolation is fundamental to environmental risk assessment. Recognition of the impracticality of generating empirical, whole organism, toxicity data for the extensive universe of chemicals in commerce has been an impetus driving the field of predictive toxicology. We describe a strategy that leverages expanding databases of molecular sequence information together with identification of specific molecular chemical targets whose perturbation can lead to adverse outcomes to support predictive species extrapolation. This approach can be used to predict which species may be more (or less) susceptible to effects following exposure to chemicals with known modes of action (e.g., pharmaceuticals, pesticides). Primary amino acid sequence alignments are combined with more detailed analyses of conserved functional domains to derive the predictions. This methodology employs bioinformatic approaches to automate, collate, and calculate quantitative metrics associated with cross-species sequence similarity of key molecular initiating events (MIEs). Case examples focused on the actions of (a) 17α-ethinyl estradiol on the human (Homo sapiens) estrogen receptor; (b) permethrin on the mosquito (Aedes aegypti) voltage-gated para-like sodium channel; and (c) 17β-trenbolone on the bovine (Bos taurus) androgen receptor are presented to demonstrate the potential predictive utility of this species extrapolation strategy. The examples compare empirical toxicity data to cross-species predictions of intrinsic susceptibility based on analyses of sequence similarity relevant to the MIEs of defined adverse outcome pathways. Through further refinement, and definition of appropriate domains of applicability, we envision practical and routine utility for the molecular target similarity-based predictive method in chemical risk assessment, particularly where testing resources are limited.
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- Carlie A Lalone
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, 6201 Congdon Boulevard, Duluth, MN 55804, USA.
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Jiang XZ, Wei DD, Yang WJ, Dou W, Chen SC, Wang JJ. Molecular characterization and alternative splicing of a sodium channel and DSC1 ortholog genes in Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). Int J Biol Sci 2013; 9:989-1003. [PMID: 24155671 PMCID: PMC3805903 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.6978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 06/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Alternative splicing greatly contributes to the structural and functional diversity of voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) by generating various isoforms with unique functional and pharmacological properties. Here, we identified a new optional exon 23 located in the linker between domains II and III, and four mutually exclusive exons (exons 27A, 27B, 27C, and 27D) in domains IIIS3 and IIIS4 of the sodium channel of Liposcelis bostrychophila (termed as LbVGSC). This suggested that more alternative splicing phenomena remained to be discovered in VGSCs. Inclusion of exon 27C might lead to generation of non-functional isoforms. Meanwhile, identification of three alternative exons (exons 11, 13A, and 13B), which were located in the linker between domains II and III, indicated that abundant splicing events occurred in the DSC1 ortholog channel of L. bostrychophila (termed as LbSC1). Exons 13A and 13B were generated by intron retention, and the presence of exon 13B relied on the inclusion of exon 13A. Exon 13B was specifically expressed in the embryonic stage and contained an in-frame stop codon, inclusion of which led to generation of truncated proteins with only the first two domains. Additionally, several co-occurring RNA editing events were identified in LbSC1. Furthermore, remarkable similarity between the structure and expression patterns of LbVGSC and LbSC1 were discovered, and a closer evolutionary relationship between VGSCs and DSC1 orthologs was verified. Taken together, the data provided abundant molecular information on VGSC and DSC1 orthologs in L. bostrychophila, a representative Psocoptera storage pest, and insights into the alternative splicing of these two channels.
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- Xuan-Zhao Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, P. R. China
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Hossain MM, Sonsalla PK, Richardson JR. Coordinated role of voltage-gated sodium channels and the Na+/H+ exchanger in sustaining microglial activation during inflammation. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2013; 273:355-64. [PMID: 24070585 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 08/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Persistent neuroinflammation and microglial activation play an integral role in the pathogenesis of many neurological disorders. We investigated the role of voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) and Na(+)/H(+) exchangers (NHE) in the activation of immortalized microglial cells (BV-2) after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure. LPS (10 and 100 ng/ml) caused a dose- and time-dependent accumulation of intracellular sodium [(Na(+))i] in BV-2 cells. Pre-treatment of cells with the VGSC antagonist tetrodotoxin (TTX, 1 μM) abolished short-term Na(+) influx, but was unable to prevent the accumulation of (Na(+))i observed at 6 and 24h after LPS exposure. The NHE inhibitor cariporide (1 μM) significantly reduced accumulation of (Na(+))i 6 and 24h after LPS exposure. Furthermore, LPS increased the mRNA expression and protein level of NHE-1 in a dose- and time-dependent manner, which was significantly reduced after co-treatment with TTX and/or cariporide. LPS increased production of TNF-α, ROS, and H2O2 and expression of gp91(phox), an active subunit of NADPH oxidase, in a dose- and time-dependent manner, which was significantly reduced by TTX or TTX+cariporide. Collectively, these data demonstrate a closely-linked temporal relationship between VGSC and NHE-1 in regulating function in activated microglia, which may provide avenues for therapeutic interventions aimed at reducing neuroinflammation.
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- Muhammad M Hossain
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Deng M, Luo X, Jiang L, Chen H, Wang J, He H, Liang S. Synthesis and biological characterization of synthetic analogs of Huwentoxin-IV (Mu-theraphotoxin-Hh2a), a neuronal tetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium channel inhibitor. Toxicon 2013; 71:57-65. [PMID: 23726857 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Revised: 05/12/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Huwentoxin-IV (HWTX-IV, also named Mu-theraphotoxin-Hh2a) is a typical inhibitor cystine knot peptide isolated from the venom of Chinese tarantula Ornithoctonus huwena and is found to inhibit tetrodotoxin-sensitive (TTX-S) sodium channels from mammalian sensory neurons. This peptide binds to neurotoxin receptor site 4 located at the extracellular S3-S4 linker of domain II in neuronal sodium channels. However, the molecular surface of HWTX-IV interaction with sodium channels remains unknown. In this study, we synthesized HWTX-IV and three mutants (T28D, R29A and Q34D) and characterized their functions on TTX-S sodium channels from adult rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. Analysis of liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry and circular dichroism spectrum indicated that all four synthetic peptides are properly folded. Synthetic HWTX-IV exhibited the same activity as native HWTX-IV, while three mutations reduced toxin binding affinities by 10-200 fold, indicating that the basic or vicinal polar residues Thr²⁸, Arg²⁹, and Gln³⁴ in C-terminus might play critical roles in the interaction of HWTX-IV with TTX-S sodium channels.
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Machnicka B, Czogalla A, Hryniewicz-Jankowska A, Bogusławska DM, Grochowalska R, Heger E, Sikorski AF. Spectrins: a structural platform for stabilization and activation of membrane channels, receptors and transporters. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013; 1838:620-34. [PMID: 23673272 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 04/25/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This review focuses on structure and functions of spectrin as a major component of the membrane skeleton. Recent advances on spectrin function as an interface for signal transduction mediation and a number of data concerning interaction of spectrin with membrane channels, adhesion molecules, receptors and transporters draw a picture of multifaceted protein. Here, we attempted to show the current depiction of multitask role of spectrin in cell physiology. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Reciprocal influences between cell cytoskeleton and membrane channels, receptors and transporters. Guest Editor: Jean Claude Hervé.
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- Beata Machnicka
- University of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Poland
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- University of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Poland
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Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by seizures and convulsions. The basis of epilepsy is an increase in neuronal excitability that, in some cases, may be caused by functional defects in neuronal voltage gated sodium channels, Nav1.1 and Nav1.2. The effects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) as effective therapies for epilepsy have been characterized by extensive research. Most of the classic AEDs targeting Nav share a common mechanism of action by stabilizing the channel's fast-inactivated state. In contrast, novel AEDs, such as lacosamide, stabilize the slow-inactivated state in neuronal Nav1.1 and Nav1.7 isoforms. This paper reviews the different mechanisms by which this stabilization occurs to determine new methods for treatment.
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- Mena Abdelsayed
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
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