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Zhang W, Ran Q, Zhao L, Ye Q, Tan WS. Characterization of cellular responses and cell lysis to elevated hydrodynamic stress from benchtop perfusion bioreactors. Biotechnol J 2024; 19:e2400063. [PMID: 38528344 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202400063] [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: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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The effective design of perfusion cell culture is currently challenging regarding balancing the operating parameters associated with the hydrodynamic conditions due to increased system complexity. To address this issue, cellular responses of an industrial CHO cell line to different types of hydrodynamic stress in benchtop perfusion bioreactors originating from agitation, sparging, and hollow fibers (HF) in the cell retention devices were systematically investigated here with the analysis of cell lysis. It was found that cell lysis was very common and most associated with the sparging stress, followed by the HF and lastly the agitation, consequently heavily impacting the estimation of process descriptors related to biomass. The results indicated that the agitation stress led to a reduced cell growth with a shift toward a more productive phenotype, suggesting an energy redirection from biomass formation to product synthesis, whereas the sparging stress had a small impact on the intracellular metabolic flux distribution but increased the cell death rate drastically. For HF stress, a similar cell maintenance profile was found as the sparging while the activity of glycolysis and the TCA cycle was significantly impeded, potentially leading to the lack of energy and thus a substantial decrease in cell-specific productivity. Moreover, a novel concept of volume average shear stress was developed to further understand the relations of different types of stress and the observed responses for an improved insight for the perfusion cell culture.
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- Weijian Zhang
- The State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Arakawa T, Niikura T, Kita Y, Akuta T. Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Analogs as a Potential Molecular Biology Reagent. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:621-633. [PMID: 38248342 PMCID: PMC10814491 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46010040] [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: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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In this study, we review the properties of three anionic detergents, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), Sarkosyl, and sodium lauroylglutamate (SLG), as they play a critical role in molecular biology research. SDS is widely used in electrophoresis and cell lysis for proteomics. Sarkosyl and, more frequently, SDS are used for the characterization of neuropathological protein fibrils and the solubilization of proteins. Many amyloid fibrils are resistant to SDS or Sarkosyl to different degrees and, thus, can be readily isolated from detergent-sensitive proteins. SLG is milder than the above two detergents and has been used in the solubilization and refolding of proteins isolated from inclusion bodies. Here, we show that both Sarkosyl and SLG have been used for protein refolding, that the effects of SLG on the native protein structure are weaker for SLG, and that SLG readily dissociates from the native proteins. We propose that SLG may be effective in cell lysis for functional proteomics due to no or weaker binding of SLG to the native proteins.
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- Tsutomu Arakawa
- Alliance Protein Labs, 13380 Pantera Rd., San Diego, CA 92130, USA;
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- Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan;
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- Alliance Protein Labs, 13380 Pantera Rd., San Diego, CA 92130, USA;
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- Research and Development Division, Kyokuto Pharmaceutical Industrial Co., Ltd., 3333-26, Aza-Asayama, Kamitezuna, Takahagi-shi 318-0004, Japan;
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Husseini AA, Yazdani AM, Ghadiri F, Şişman A. Developing a surface acoustic wave-induced microfluidic cell lysis device for point-of-care DNA amplification. Eng Life Sci 2024; 24:e2300230. [PMID: 38187928 PMCID: PMC10765258 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.202300230] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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We developed a microchip device using surface acoustic waves (SAW) and sharp-edge glass microparticles to rapidly lyse low-level cell samples. This microchip features a 13-finger pair interdigital transducer (IDT) with a 30-degree focused angle, creating high-intensity acoustic beams converging 6 mm away at a 16 MHz frequency. Cell lysis is achieved through centrifugal forces acting on Candida albicans cells and glass particles within the focal area. To optimize this SAW-induced streaming, we conducted 42 pilot experiments, varying electrical power, droplet volume, glass particle size, concentration, and lysis time, resulting in optimal conditions: an electrical signal of 2.5 W, a 20 μL sample volume, glass particle size below 10 μm, concentration of 0.2 μg, and a 5-min lysis period. We successfully amplified DNA target fragments directly from the lysate, demonstrating an efficient microchip-based cell lysis method. When combined with an isothermal amplification technique, this technology holds promise for rapid point-of-care (POC) applications.
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- Abbas Ali Husseini
- Life Science and Biomedical Engineering Application and Research CenterIstanbul Gelisim UniversityIstanbulTurkey
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- Mechanical Engineering ProgramFaculty of EngineeringMarmara UniversityIstanbulTurkey
- Machine Program, Vocational SchoolNişantaşı UniversityIstanbulTurkey
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- Life Science and Biomedical Engineering Application and Research CenterIstanbul Gelisim UniversityIstanbulTurkey
- Department of Computer EngineeringIstanbul University CerrahpaşaIstanbulTurkey
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- Electrical and Electronics Engineering ProgramFaculty of EngineeringMarmara UniversityIstanbulTurkey
- Sabanci University Nanotechnology and Application Center (SUNUM)Sabanci UniversityIstanbulTurkey
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer ScienceDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands
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Chen ZT, Lee BS, Tu TH, Chan YT, Chang CC. Covalent bonding of quaternary ammonium compounds and zwitterionic polymer functional layers on polydimethylsiloxane against Escherichia Coli adhesion. J Biomater Appl 2024; 38:772-783. [PMID: 38058117 DOI: 10.1177/08853282231219063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are recognized by the World Health Organization as a useful disinfectant against microbes. The synergistic effect of zwitterionic polymers with QACs as antimicrobial agents rather than QACs alone is yet to be investigated. A potential strategy is the use of covalent bonding to halt the release of minute antibacterials and a hierarchy of functional layers to detain and annihilate microbes. The strategy was tested on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface on which quaternized poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (qDMA+) and sulfobetaine (SBMA) were hierarchically functionalized. Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared analysis confirmed the quaternization of DMA to qDMA+, grafting of qDMA + on PDMS (PDMS-qDMA+), and grafting of the SBMA overlayer on PDMS-qDMA+ (PDMS-qDMA+-SB). Contact angle measurement showed that PDMS-qDMA + exhibited the lowest contact angle (26.2 ± 2.9°) compared with the hydrophobic PDMS (115.2 ± 1.6°), but that of PDMSqDMA+-SB increased to 56.3 ± 1.3°. The Escherichia coli survival count revealed that PDMS-qDMA+ and PDMS-qDMA+-SB exhibited significantly greater bactericidal ability than PDMS. Confocal laser scanning microscopy revealed fewer dead bacteria on PDMS-qDMA+-SB than on PDMS-qDMA+. Scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that E. coli was disintegrated on the functionalized surface via dual-end cell lysis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first observation of this type of process. The results confirmed the potent antibacterial and cell disruption activities of the qDMA+ and SBMA modified PDMS surface.
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- Zi-Ti Chen
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan Universityand National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wei S, Wang H, Fan M, Cai X, Hu J, Zhang R, Song B, Li J. Application of adaptive laboratory evolution to improve the tolerance of Rhodotorula strain to methanol in crude glycerol and development of an effective method for cell lysis. Biotechnol J 2024; 19:e2300483. [PMID: 38041508 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202300483] [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: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Rhodotorula toruloides can utilize crude glycerol as the low-cost carbon source for lipid production, but its growth is subjected to inhibition by methanol in crude glycerol. Here, transcriptome profiling demonstrated that 1004 genes were significantly regulated in the strain R. toruloides TO2 under methanol stress. Methanol impaired the function of membrane transport and subsequently weakened the utilization of glycerol, activities of the primary metabolism and functions of nucleus and ribosome. Afterwards the tolerance of TO2 to methanol was improved by using two-round adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE). The final strain M2-ale had tolerance up to 3.5% of methanol. 1 H NMR-based metabolome analysis indicated that ALE not only improved the tolerance of M2-ale to methanol but also tuned the carbon flux towards the biosynthesis of glycerolipid-related metabolites. The biomass and lipid titer of M2-ale reached 14.63 ± 0.45 g L-1 and 7.06 ± 0.44 g L-1 at 96 h in the crude glycerol medium, which increased up to 17.69% and 31.39%, respectively, comparing with TO2. Afterwards, an effective method for cell lysis was developed by combining sonication and enzymatic hydrolysis (So-EnH). The lytic effect of So-EnH was validated by using confocal imaging and flow cytometry. At last, lipid recovery rate reached 95.4 ± 2.7% at the optimized condition.
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- Shiyu Wei
- Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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Liu L, Zhong KX, Chen Q, Wang Y, Zhang T, Jiao N, Zheng Q. Selective cell lysis pressure on rare and abundant prokaryotic taxa across a shelf-to-slope continuum in the Northern South China Sea. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0139323. [PMID: 38014961 PMCID: PMC10734510 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01393-23] [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: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Virus-induced host lysis contributes up to 40% of total prokaryotic mortality and plays crucial roles in shaping microbial composition and diversity in the ocean. Nonetheless, what taxon-specific cell lysis is caused by viruses remains to be studied. The present study, therefore, examined the taxon-specific cell lysis and estimated its contribution to the variations in the rare and abundant microbial taxa. The results demonstrate that taxon-specific mortality differed in surface and bottom of the coastal environment. In addition, active rare taxa are more susceptible to heightened lytic pressure and suggested the importance of viral lysis in regulating the microbial community composition. These results improve our understanding of bottom-up (abiotic environmental variables) and top-down (viral lysis) controls contributing to microbial community assembly in the ocean.
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- Lu Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Lee SM, Balakrishnan HK, Doeven EH, Yuan D, Guijt RM. Chemical Trends in Sample Preparation for Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAAT): A Review. Biosensors (Basel) 2023; 13:980. [PMID: 37998155 PMCID: PMC10669371 DOI: 10.3390/bios13110980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Nucleic acid amplification testing facilitates the detection of disease through specific genomic sequences and is attractive for point-of-need testing (PONT); in particular, the early detection of microorganisms can alert early response systems to protect the public and ecosystems from widespread outbreaks of biological threats, including infectious diseases. Prior to nucleic acid amplification and detection, extensive sample preparation techniques are required to free nucleic acids and extract them from the sample matrix. Sample preparation is critical to maximize the sensitivity and reliability of testing. As the enzymatic amplification reactions can be sensitive to inhibitors from the sample, as well as from chemicals used for lysis and extraction, avoiding inhibition is a significant challenge, particularly when minimising liquid handling steps is also desirable for the translation of the assay to a portable format for PONT. The reagents used in sample preparation for nucleic acid testing, covering lysis and NA extraction (binding, washing, and elution), are reviewed with a focus on their suitability for use in PONT.
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- Soo Min Lee
- Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF), Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates;
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia;
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- School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia;
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- Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF), Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia
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Goswami S, Chowdhury JP. Antiviral attributes of bee venom as a possible therapeutic approach against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Future Virol 2023:10.2217/fvl-2023-0127. [PMID: 37970095 PMCID: PMC10630947 DOI: 10.2217/fvl-2023-0127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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The unprecedented scale of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has driven considerable investigation into novel antiviral treatments since effective vaccination strategies cannot completely eradicate the virus. Apitherapy describes the medicinal use of bee venom, which may be an effective treatment against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Bee venom contains chemicals that are antimicrobial and stimulate the immune system to counteract viral load. The present review focuses on the use of bee venom as a possible treatment for COVID-19 and reviews studies on the pharmacodynamics of bee venom.
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- Soumik Goswami
- Department of Zoology, Sunbeam Women's College, Varuna, Varanasi, 221002, India
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Riisom M, Jamieson SMF, Hartinger CG. Critical evaluation of cell lysis methods for metallodrug studies in cancer cells. Metallomics 2023; 15:mfad048. [PMID: 37596065 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfad048] [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: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Intracellular accumulation studies are a key step in metallodrug development but often variable results are obtained. Therefore, we aimed here to investigate different protocols for efficient and reproducible lysis of cancer cells in terms of protein content in lysates and in cell uptake studies of the Ru anticancer complex [chlorido(8-oxyquinolinato)(η6-p-cymene)ruthenium(II)] ([Ru(cym)(HQ)Cl]). The physical lysis methods osmosis and sonication were chosen for comparison with chemical lysis with the radioimmunoprecipitation assay (RIPA) buffer. Based on the protein content and the total Ru accumulated in the lysates, the latter determined using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, RIPA buffer was the most efficient lysis method. Measurements of plastic adsorption blanks revealed that the higher Ru content determined in the RIPA buffer lysis samples may be due a higher amount of Ru extracted from the plastic incubation plates compared with osmosis and sonication. Overall, we found that the choice of lysis method needs to be matched to the information sought and we suggest the least disruptive osmosis method might be the best choice for labile drug-biomolecule adducts. Minimal differences were found for experiments aimed at measuring the overall cell uptake of the Ru complex.
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- Mie Riisom
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Wijesooriya MM, Masakorala K, Widana Gamage SMK. A novel cyanolytic bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens BG-E as a potential biological control agent for freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacteria Pseudanabaena spp. J Phycol 2023; 59:570-589. [PMID: 36971784 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13333] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The majority of bacterial antagonists identified to date are active against Microcystis. Therefore, this study aimed to isolate and characterize novel cyanolytic bacterial strains antagonistic against bloom-forming filamentous cyanobacteria. The bacterial strain BG-E isolated from the Bandagiriya Wewa in Sri Lanka was identified as Pseudomonas fluorescens (MZ007859) based on the 16S rRNA gene sequencing. BG-E showed 82% and 73% cyanolytic activity (CA) against Pseudanabaena sp. LW2 (MW288948) and Pseudanabaena lonchoides LW1 (MW288940), respectively, after 10 days of inoculation. The light microscopic images affirmed the complete disintegration in the filamentous structures of the tested Pseudanabaena species. The bacterial cell density of 15% v/v showed the CA with 95% and 89% cell lysis, respectively, in P. lonchoides and Pseudanabaena sp. LW2. Moreover, the results showed that >50% CA could be achieved by 0.100 and 1.00 (OD730 ) cell densities for these same species. The highest CA of the cell-free supernatant of BG-E against P. lonchoides and bacterial culture against Pseudanabaena sp. LW2 illustrated the species-specific mode of action of BG-E. Although BG-E efficiently lysed the tested cyanobacterial species, the results of the MC-biodegradation assay confirmed its inability to degrade MC-LR cyanotoxin. Further, the BG-E strain lacks the mlrABCD gene cluster which is known to be responsible for the enzymatic degradation of MCs. The overall findings highlighted the applicability of P. fluorescens BG-E as a biological controlling agent to terminate blooms of freshwater filamentous cyanobacteria genus Pseudanabaena. The incorporation of cyanotoxin-degrading heterotrophic bacteria is recommended as a means of controlling toxic Pseudanabaena blooms.
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, 81000, Sri Lanka
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Carey SJ, Becklund LE, Fabre PP, Schenk JJ. Optimizing the lysis step in CTAB DNA extractions of silica-dried and herbarium leaf tissues. Appl Plant Sci 2023; 11:e11522. [PMID: 37342163 PMCID: PMC10278933 DOI: 10.1002/aps3.11522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Premise The use of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) is an effective and inexpensive method of extracting DNA from plants. The CTAB protocol is frequently modified to optimize DNA extractions, but experimental approaches rarely perturb a single variable at a time to systematically infer their effect on DNA quantity and quality. Methods and Results We investigated how chemical additives, incubation temperature, and lysis duration affected DNA quantity and quality. Altering those parameters influenced DNA concentrations and fragment lengths, but only extractant purity was significantly affected. CTAB and CTAB plus polyvinylpyrrolidone buffers produced the highest DNA quality and quantity. Extractions from silica gel-preserved tissues had significantly higher DNA yield, longer DNA fragments, and purer extractants compared to herbarium-preserved tissues. Conclusions We recommend DNA extractions of silica gel-preserved tissues that include a shorter and cooler lysis step, which results in purer extractions compared to a longer and hotter lysis step, while preventing fragmentation and reducing time.
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- S. James Carey
- Department of Environmental and Plant BiologyOhio UniversityAthensOhio45701‐2979USA
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- Department of Environmental and Plant BiologyOhio UniversityAthensOhio45701‐2979USA
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- Department of Environmental and Plant BiologyOhio UniversityAthensOhio45701‐2979USA
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- Department of Environmental and Plant BiologyOhio UniversityAthensOhio45701‐2979USA
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Schenk JJ, Becklund LE, Carey SJ, Fabre PP. What is the "modified" CTAB protocol? Characterizing modifications to the CTAB DNA extraction protocol. Appl Plant Sci 2023; 11:e11517. [PMID: 37342162 PMCID: PMC10278931 DOI: 10.1002/aps3.11517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-based methods are widely used to isolate DNA from plant tissues, but the unique chemical composition of secondary metabolites among plant species has necessitated optimization. Research articles often cite a "modified" CTAB protocol without explicitly stating how the protocol had been altered, creating non-reproducible studies. Furthermore, the various modifications that have been applied to the CTAB protocol have not been rigorously reviewed and doing so could reveal optimization strategies across study systems. We surveyed the literature for modified CTAB protocols used for the isolation of plant DNA. We found that every stage of the CTAB protocol has been modified, and we summarized those modifications to provide recommendations for extraction optimization. Future genomic studies will rely on optimized CTAB protocols. Our review of the modifications that have been used, as well as the protocols we provide here, could better standardize DNA extractions, allowing for repeatable and transparent studies.
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- John J. Schenk
- Department of Environmental and Plant BiologyOhio UniversityAthensOhio45701–2979USA
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- Department of Environmental and Plant BiologyOhio UniversityAthensOhio45701–2979USA
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- Department of Environmental and Plant BiologyOhio UniversityAthensOhio45701–2979USA
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- Department of Environmental and Plant BiologyOhio UniversityAthensOhio45701–2979USA
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Xu K, Tong Y, Li Y, Tao J, Rao S, Li J, Zhou J, Liu S. Autoinduction AND Gate Inhibits Cell Lysis to Enhance Protein Production in Bacillus subtilis Controlled by Population Density and Cell Physiological State. ACS Synth Biol 2023; 12:842-851. [PMID: 36881491 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.2c00624] [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] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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The extracellular protease-deficient strain Bacillus subtilis WB600 is commonly used as a chassis cell for the production of industrial proteins. However, B. subtilis WB600 exhibits an increased susceptibility to cell lysis and a reduction in biomass. Inhibition of cell lysis by knocking out lytic genes will impair physiological function. Here, we dynamically inhibited cell lysis in B. subtilis WB600 to balance the impairment of physiological function with the accumulation of biomass. First, the inducible protein degradation systems (IPDSs) were constructed and used to investigate the effects of inhibiting cell lysis on biomass, cell morphology, and protein production at different times (using pullulanase as a test). The highest pullulanase activity was obtained at 20 h of inhibiting cell lysis, 184.8 U/mL, which was 44% higher than the activity of B. subtilis WB600. Then, to avoid addition of inducers, we introduced orthogonal quorum sensing and constructed autoinduction protein degradation systems (AIPDSs). The optimized AIPDS showed similar pullulanase activity to the optimal IPDS (20 h), 181.3 U/mL. Next, we constructed dual-signal input autoinduction protein degradation systems (DSI-AIPDSs) via AND gate to further address two deficiencies of AIPDS, one-time activation and damage to new cells. These DSI-AIPDSs were controlled by quorum sensing and stationary phase promoters that respond to population density and single-cell physiological state, respectively. Finally, the OD600 and pullulanase activity of the strain with optimal DSI-AIPDS were 51% and 115% higher than those of B. subtilis WB600 in pullulanase production, respectively. We provided a B. subtilis chassis strain with considerable potential for biomass accumulation and enhanced protein production.
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- Kuidong Xu
- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd., Changchun 130033, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd., Changchun 130033, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd., Changchun 130033, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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San-Quirico E, Curto MÁ, Gómez-Delgado L, Moreno MB, Pérez P, Ribas JC, Cortés JCG. Analysis of the Localization of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Glucan Synthases in the Presence of the Antifungal Agent Caspofungin. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054299. [PMID: 36901728 PMCID: PMC10002279 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054299] [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: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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In recent years, invasive fungal infections have emerged as a common source of infections in immunosuppressed patients. All fungal cells are surrounded by a cell wall that is essential for cell integrity and survival. It prevents cell death and lysis resulting from high internal turgor pressure. Since the cell wall is not present in animal cells, it is an ideal target for selective invasive fungal infection treatments. The antifungal family known as echinocandins, which specifically inhibit the synthesis of the cell wall β(13)glucan, has been established as an alternative treatment for mycoses. To explore the mechanism of action of these antifungals, we analyzed the cell morphology and glucan synthases localization in Schizosaccharomyces pombe cells during the initial times of growth in the presence of the echinocandin drug caspofungin. S. pombe are rod-shaped cells that grow at the poles and divide by a central division septum. The cell wall and septum are formed by different glucans, which are synthesized by four essential glucan synthases: Bgs1, Bgs3, Bgs4, and Ags1. Thus, S. pombe is not only a perfect model for studying the synthesis of the fungal β(1-3)glucan, but also it is ideal for examining the mechanisms of action and resistance of cell wall antifungals. Herein, we examined the cells in a drug susceptibility test in the presence of either lethal or sublethal concentrations of caspofungin, finding that exposure to the drug for long periods at high concentrations (>10 µg/mL) induced cell growth arrest and the formation of rounded, swollen, and dead cells, whereas low concentrations (<10 µg/mL) permitted cell growth with a mild effect on cell morphology. Interestingly, short-term treatments with either high or low concentrations of the drug induced effects contrary to those observed in the susceptibility tests. Thus, low drug concentrations induced a cell death phenotype that was not observed at high drug concentrations, which caused transient fungistatic cell growth arrest. After 3 h, high concentrations of the drug caused the following: (i) a decrease in the GFP-Bgs1 fluorescence level; (ii) altered locations of Bgs3, Bgs4, and Ags1; and (iii) a simultaneous accumulation of cells with calcofluor-stained incomplete septa, which at longer times resulted in septation uncoupling from plasma membrane ingression. The incomplete septa revealed with calcofluor were found to be complete when observed via the membrane-associated GFP-Bgs or Ags1-GFP. Finally, we found that the accumulation of incomplete septa depended on Pmk1, the last kinase of the cell wall integrity pathway.
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Alexander LM, van Pijkeren JP. Modes of therapeutic delivery in synthetic microbiology. Trends Microbiol 2023; 31:197-211. [PMID: 36220750 PMCID: PMC9877134 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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For decades, bacteria have been exploited as vectors for vaccines and therapeutics. However, the bacterial arsenal used has historically been limited to a few strains. Advancements in immunology, combined with the development of genetic tools, have expanded our strategies and capabilities to engineer bacteria using various delivery strategies. Depending on the application, each delivery strategy requires specific considerations, optimization, and safety concerns. Here, we review various modes of therapeutic delivery used to target or vaccinate against a variety of ailments in preclinical models and in clinical trials. We highlight modes of bacteria-derived delivery best suited for different applications. Finally, we discuss current obstacles in bacteria-derived therapies and explore potential improvements of the various modes of therapeutic delivery.
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- Laura M Alexander
- Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Zhao J, Li N, Zhou X, Yu Z, Lan M, Chen S, Miao J, Li Y, Li G, Yang F. Electrolysis of Bacteria Based on Microfluidic Technology. Micromachines (Basel) 2023; 14:144. [PMID: 36677205 PMCID: PMC9864792 DOI: 10.3390/mi14010144] [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: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Cell lysis is a key step for studying the structure and function of proteins in cells and an important intermediate step in drug screening, cancer diagnosis, and genome analysis. The current cell lysis methods still suffer from limitations, such as the need for large instruments, a long and time-consuming process, a large sample volume, chemical reagent contamination, and their unsuitability for the small amount of bacteria lysis required for point-of-care testing (POCT) devices. Therefore, a fast, chemical-free, portable, and non-invasive device needs to be developed. In the present study, we designed an integrated microfluidic chip to achieve E. coli lysis by applying an alternating current (AC) electric field and investigated the effects of voltage, frequency, and flow rate on the lysis. The results showed that the lysis efficiency of the bacteria was increased with a higher voltage, lower frequency, and lower flow rate. When the voltage was at 10 Vp-p, the lysis efficiency was close to 100%. The study provided a simple, rapid, reagent-free, and high-efficiency cleavage method for biology and biomedical applications involving bacteria lysis.
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Sharma K, Aaghaz S, Maurya IK, Singh S, Rudramurthy SM, Kumar V, Tikoo K, Jain R. Ring-Modified Histidine-Containing Cationic Short Peptides Exhibit Anticryptococcal Activity by Cellular Disruption. Molecules 2022; 28:molecules28010087. [PMID: 36615282 PMCID: PMC9821961 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010087] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Delineation of clinical complications secondary to fungal infections, such as cryptococcal meningitis, and the concurrent emergence of multidrug resistance in large population subsets necessitates the need for the development of new classes of antifungals. Herein, we report a series of ring-modified histidine-containing short cationic peptides exhibiting anticryptococcal activity via membrane lysis. The N-1 position of histidine was benzylated, followed by iodination at the C-5 position via electrophilic iodination, and the dipeptides were obtained after coupling with tryptophan. In vitro analysis revealed that peptides Trp-His[1-(3,5-di-tert-butylbenzyl)-5-iodo]-OMe (10d, IC50 = 2.20 μg/mL; MIC = 4.01 μg/mL) and Trp-His[1-(2-iodophenyl)-5-iodo)]-OMe (10o, IC50 = 2.52 μg/mL; MIC = 4.59 μg/mL) exhibit promising antifungal activities against C. neoformans. When administered in combination with standard drug amphotericin B (Amp B), a significant synergism was observed, with 4- to 16-fold increase in the potencies of both peptides and Amp B. Electron microscopy analysis with SEM and TEM showed that the dipeptides primarily act via membrane disruption, leading to pore formation and causing cell lysis. After entering the cells, the peptides interact with the intracellular components as demonstrated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM).
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- Komal Sharma
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar 160 062, Punjab, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar 160 062, Punjab, India
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar 160 062, Punjab, India
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar 160 062, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar 160 062, Punjab, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar 160 062, Punjab, India
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Shin MK, Jang BY, Bu KB, Lee SH, Han DH, Oh JW, Sung JS. De Novo Design of AC-P19M, a Novel Anticancer Peptide with Apoptotic Effects on Lung Cancer Cells and Anti-Angiogenic Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23. [PMID: 36555235 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Despite the current developments in cancer therapeutics, efforts to excavate new anticancer agents continue rigorously due to obstacles, such as side effects and drug resistance. Anticancer peptides (ACPs) can be utilized to treat cancer because of their effectiveness on a variety of molecular targets, along with high selectivity and specificity for cancer cells. In the present study, a novel ACP was de novo designed using in silico methods, and its functionality and molecular mechanisms of action were explored. AC-P19M was discovered through functional prediction and sequence modification based on peptide sequences currently available in the database. The peptide exhibited anticancer activity against lung cancer cells, A549 and H460, by disrupting cellular membranes and inducing apoptosis while showing low toxicity towards normal and red blood cells. In addition, the peptide inhibited the migration and invasion of lung cancer cells and reversed epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Moreover, AC-P19M showed anti-angiogenic activity through the inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 signaling. Our findings suggest that AC-P19M is a novel ACP that directly or indirectly targets cancer cells, demonstrating the potential development of an anticancer agent and providing insights into the discovery of functional substances based on an in silico approach.
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Usai A, Pittman JK, Theodoropoulos C. A multiscale modelling approach for Haematococcus pluvialis cultivation under different environmental conditions. Biotechnology Reports 2022; 36:e00771. [PMID: 36345543 PMCID: PMC9636539 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2022.e00771] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We develop a novel multiscale model for microalgal photoautotrophic growth. The model is segregated-structured type based on Population Balance Equations. We combine the model with cultivation experiments of Haematococcus pluvialis. We successfully predict cell number, average volume and density distribution dynamics. Model can accurately describe the nutrient depletion phase including cell lysis.
Haematococcus pluvialis can produce significant amounts of industrially important compounds belonging to lipids and starch classes, including various specific pigments such as β-carotene, lutein and astaxanthin, as well as lipids, carbohydrates and proteins. Their production can vary depending on environmental stress conditions like nutrient starvation. However, stress conditions lead also to undesired phenomena such as cell lysis, which is likely to be related to products loss. The microorganism develops towards smaller single cell volumes during the growth process, and eventually, more likely towards lysis when fission (i.e. cell division) slows down. The lysis process takes place simultaneously with nutrient depletion, so both growth and lysis are linked to the change of environmental conditions. In this work, we develop a novel multiscale segregated-structured model based on Population Balance Equations (PBEs) to describe the photoautotrophic growth of H.pluvialis, in particular cell growth, and lysis, making possible the description of the relationship between cell volume/transition, cell loss, and metabolic product availability. Cell volume is the internal coordinate of the population balance model, and its link with intrinsic concentrations is also presented. The model parameters are fitted against experimental data, extensive sensitivity analysis is performed and the model predictive capabilities are tested in terms of cell density distributions, as well as 0th and 1st order moments.
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- Alessandro Usai
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, UK,Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering Group, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, UK,Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering Group, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, UK,Corresponding author at: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
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Chauhan D, Kumar A, Warkar SG. Modified polymeric hydrogels for the detection of Zn 2+ in E. coli bacterial cells and Zn 2+, Cd 2+ and Hg 2+ in industrial effluents. Environ Technol 2022; 43:3600-3607. [PMID: 33977856 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1928294] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The article focusses on exploring the real-time application of meta-benziporphodimethene (m-BPDM) embedded polyacrylamide/carboxymethylguargum (PAM/CMG) hydrogel. The hydrogel-based sensor is highly selective for Zn2+, Cd2+ and Hg2+ with no significant response to other competitive cations including Na+, K+, Ca2+, Cr3+, Pb2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Co2+, Cu2+ in aqueous medium. Initially, the stability of the hydrogel has been examined at different pH conditions. The sensitivity of the hydrogel was found to be 0.5, 1, and 2 ppm in 1, 2 and 3 h for Hg2+, Zn2+, and Cd2+, respectively, at pH 6. The sensor exhibits colour change from red to bluish-green with Zn2+, Cd2+ and Hg2+ in water over other ions. The modified hydrogel matrix displayed a unique naked eye turn-on colorimetric sensor selectivity for Zn2+, Cd2+ and Hg2+ ions in the aqueous solutions of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterial cells and industrial effluents. During the detection process, the zinc metal ions released because of cell lysis bind with hydrogel, in the former. The binding of Zn2+ causes the change in the colour of hydrogel from red to bluish-green, which was visually detected. The m-BPDM does not leach out and is stable in the hydrogel matrix. The sensing of Zn2+, Cd2+ and Hg2+ was achieved by directly adding hydrogel into industrial effluent without any pretreatment of effluent. The quantitative determination of Zn2+, Cd2+ and Hg2+ in industrial effluent was performed by the atomic absorption spectroscopy technique just to confirm the results obtained with the hydrogel.
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- Deepti Chauhan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
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Danaeifar M. New horizons in developing cell lysis methods: A Review. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:3007-3021. [PMID: 35900072 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28198] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cell lysis is an essential step in many studies related to biology and medicine. Based on the scale and medium that cell lysis is carried out, there are three main types of the cell lysis: 1) lysis of the cells in the surrounding environment, 2) lysis of the isolated or cultured cells and 3) Single cell lysis. Conventionally, several cell lysis methods have been developed, such as freeze-thawing, bead beating, incursion in liquid nitrogen, sonication and enzymatic and chemical based approaches. In recent years, various novel technologies have been employed to develop new methods of cell lysis. The aim of studies in this field is to introduce more precise and efficient tools or to reduce the costs of cell lysis procedures. Nanostructure based lysis methods, acoustic oscillation, electrical current, irradiation, bacteria-mediated cell lysis, magnetic ionic liquids, bacteriophage genes, monolith columns, hydraulic forces and steam explosion are some examples of new developed cell lysis methods. Beside the significant advances in this field, there are still many challenges and the tools must be further improved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Mohsen Danaeifar
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Liu Y, Gloag ES, Hill PJ, Parsek MR, Wozniak DJ. Interbacterial Antagonism Mediated by a Released Polysaccharide. J Bacteriol 2022; 204:e0007622. [PMID: 35446119 PMCID: PMC9112932 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00076-22] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are two common pathogens causing chronic infections in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and in wounds, suggesting that these two organisms coexist in vivo. However, P. aeruginosa utilizes various mechanisms to antagonize S. aureus when these organisms are grown together in vitro. Here, we suggest a novel role for Psl in antagonizing S. aureus growth. Psl is an exopolysaccharide that exists in both cell-associated and cell-free forms and is important for biofilm formation in P. aeruginosa. When grown in planktonic coculture with a P. aeruginosa psl mutant, S. aureus had increased survival compared to when it was grown with wild-type P. aeruginosa. We found that cell-free Psl was critical for the killing, as purified cell-free Psl was sufficient to kill S. aureus. Transmission electron microscopy of S. aureus treated with Psl revealed disrupted cell envelopes, suggesting that Psl causes S. aureus cell lysis. This was independent of known mechanisms used by P. aeruginosa to antagonize S. aureus. Cell-free Psl could also promote S. aureus killing during growth in in vivo-like conditions. We also found that Psl production in P. aeruginosa CF clinical isolates positively correlated with the ability to kill S. aureus. This could be a result of P. aeruginosa coevolution with S. aureus in CF lungs. In conclusion, this study defines a novel role for P. aeruginosa Psl in killing S. aureus, potentially impacting the coexistence of these two opportunistic pathogens in vivo. IMPORTANCE Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are two important opportunistic human pathogens commonly coisolated from clinical samples. However, P. aeruginosa can utilize various mechanisms to antagonize S. aureus in vitro. Here, we investigated the interactions between these two organisms and report a novel role for P. aeruginosa exopolysaccharide Psl in killing S. aureus. We found that cell-free Psl could kill S. aureus in vitro, possibly by inducing cell lysis. This was also observed in conditions reflective of in vivo scenarios. In accord with this, Psl production in P. aeruginosa clinical isolates positively correlated with their ability to kill S. aureus. Together, our data suggest a role for Psl in affecting the coexistence of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus in vivo.
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- Yiwei Liu
- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Jung J, Seo YL, Jeong SE, Baek JH, Park HY, Jeon CO. Linear Six-Carbon Sugar Alcohols Induce Lysis of Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-298 Cells. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:834370. [PMID: 35495711 PMCID: PMC9039742 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.834370] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cyanobacterial blooms are a global concern due to their adverse effects on water quality and human health. Therefore, we examined the effects of various compounds on Microcystis aeruginosa growth. We found that Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-298 cells were lysed rapidly by linear six-carbon sugar alcohols including mannitol, galactitol, iditol, fucitol, and sorbitol, but not by other sugar alcohols. Microscopic observations revealed that mannitol treatment induced crumpled inner membrane, an increase in periplasmic space, uneven cell surface with outer membrane vesicles, disruption of membrane structures, release of intracellular matter including chlorophylls, and eventual cell lysis in strain NIES-298, which differed from the previously proposed cell death modes. Mannitol metabolism, antioxidant-mediated protection of mannitol-induced cell lysis by, and caspase-3 induction in strain NIES-298 were not observed, suggesting that mannitol may not cause organic matter accumulation, oxidative stress, and programmed cell death in M. aeruginosa. No significant transcriptional expression was induced in strain NIES-298 by mannitol treatment, indicating that cell lysis is not induced through transcriptional responses. Mannitol-induced cell lysis may be specific to strain NIES-298 and target a specific component of strain NIES-298. This study will provide a basis for controlling M. aeruginosa growth specifically by non-toxic substances.
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- Jaejoon Jung
- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea.,Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea.,National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
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Al-Allaff RGM, Badal Rasheed K. Evaluation of Haemolytic Activity in Smokers by Using Non-Linear Regression. Pak J Biol Sci 2022; 25:509-515. [PMID: 36098186 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2022.509.515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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<b>Background and Objective:</b> Smokers are poorly protected against pathogens. Many studies have focused on the concentrations of complement components in comparison to smokers while ignoring the practical sequencing of complement components. There are numerous methods for estimating haemolytic activity (CH50%), all of which need a large number of samples and dilution, in addition to a typically expensive test kit. This novel study attempts to use statistical analysis and use the non-linear regression 'power equation' to extract the CH50% by using 5 serum dilutions only. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> The power equation can multiply the five practical dilutions into hundreds of mathematical loops within the sample range. The (CH50%) value is highly accurate for both the study and comparison sample and was evaluated in11 smokers. <b>Results:</b> The results were contrasted with a control composed of 11 individuals, matched by age and sex. The power equation showed a 6.48% significant reduction in (CH50%) in smokers compared with non-smokers, where a 17.54% reduction was observed. <b>Conclusion:</b> The current study suggests a decrease in the function of the classical complement pathway (CH50%) in smokers. On the other hand, the study provided a new statistical pattern, linking the practical values with default values within the range of dilution and formulating an equation that could be used to extract the value of CH50% with high accuracy.
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Yagüe N, Gómez-Delgado L, Curto MÁ, Carvalho VSD, Moreno MB, Pérez P, Ribas JC, Cortés JCG. Echinocandin Drugs Induce Differential Effects in Cytokinesis Progression and Cell Integrity. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14121332. [PMID: 34959732 PMCID: PMC8706178 DOI: 10.3390/ph14121332] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Fission yeast contains three essential β(1,3)-D-glucan synthases (GSs), Bgs1, Bgs3, and Bgs4, with non-overlapping roles in cell integrity and morphogenesis. Only the bgs4+ mutants pbr1-8 and pbr1-6 exhibit resistance to GS inhibitors, even in the presence of the wild-type (WT) sequences of bgs1+ and bgs3+. Thus, Bgs1 and Bgs3 functions seem to be unaffected by those GS inhibitors. To learn more about echinocandins' mechanism of action and resistance, cytokinesis progression and cell death were examined by time-lapse fluorescence microscopy in WT and pbr1-8 cells at the start of treatment with sublethal and lethal concentrations of anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin. In WT, sublethal concentrations of the three drugs caused abundant cell death that was either suppressed (anidulafungin and micafungin) or greatly reduced (caspofungin) in pbr1-8 cells. Interestingly, the lethal concentrations induced differential phenotypes depending on the echinocandin used. Anidulafungin and caspofungin were mostly fungistatic, heavily impairing cytokinesis progression in both WT and pbr1-8. As with sublethal concentrations, lethal concentrations of micafungin were primarily fungicidal in WT cells, causing cell lysis without impairing cytokinesis. The lytic phenotype was suppressed again in pbr1-8 cells. Our results suggest that micafungin always exerts its fungicidal effect by solely inhibiting Bgs4. In contrast, lethal concentrations of anidulafungin and caspofungin cause an early cytokinesis arrest, probably by the combined inhibition of several GSs.
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Leroy S, Lebert I, Andant C, Micheau P, Talon R. Investigating Extracellular DNA Release in Staphylococcus xylosus Biofilm In Vitro. Microorganisms 2021; 9:2192. [PMID: 34835318 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9112192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus xylosus forms biofilm embedded in an extracellular polymeric matrix. As extracellular DNA (eDNA) resulting from cell lysis has been found in several staphylococcal biofilms, we investigated S. xylosus biofilm in vitro by a microscopic approach and identified the mechanisms involved in cell lysis by a transcriptomic approach. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) analyses of the biofilms, together with DNA staining and DNase treatment, revealed that eDNA constituted an important component of the matrix. This eDNA resulted from cell lysis by two mechanisms, overexpression of phage-related genes and of cidABC encoding a holin protein that is an effector of murein hydrolase activity. This lysis might furnish nutrients for the remaining cells as highlighted by genes overexpressed in nucleotide salvage, in amino sugar catabolism and in inorganic ion transports. Several genes involved in DNA/RNA repair and genes encoding proteases and chaperones involved in protein turnover were up-regulated. Furthermore, S. xylosus perceived osmotic and oxidative stresses and responded by up-regulating genes involved in osmoprotectant synthesis and in detoxification. This study provides new insight into the physiology of S. xylosus in biofilm.
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Tsutsui M, Yokota K, Arima A, Washio T, Baba Y, Kawai T. Detecting Single Molecule Deoxyribonucleic Acid in a Cell Using a Three-Dimensionally Integrated Nanopore. Small Methods 2021; 5:e2100542. [PMID: 34928053 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100542] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Amplification-free genome analysis can revolutionize biology and medicine by uncovering genetic variations among individuals. Here, the authors report on a 3D-integrated nanopore for electrolysis to in situ detection of single-molecule DNA in a cell by ionic current measurements. It consists of a SiO2 multipore sheet and a SiNx nanopore membrane stacked vertically on a Si wafer. Single cell lysis is demonstrated by 106 V m-1 -level electrostatic field focused at the multinanopore. The intracellular molecules are then directly detected as they move through a sensing zone, wherein the authors find telegraphic current signatures reflecting folding degrees of freedom of the millimeter-long polynucleotides threaded through the SiNx nanopore. The present device concept may enable on-chip single-molecule sequencing to multi-omics analyses at a single-cell level.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 761-0395, Japan
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- Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan
- Institute of Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Anagawa 4-9-1, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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Treatment of invasive mold infections is limited by the lack of adequate drug options that are effective against these fatal infections. High-throughput screening of molds using traditional antifungal assays of growth is problematic and has greatly limited our ability to identify new mold-active agents. Here, we present a high-throughput screening platform for use with Aspergillus fumigatus, the most common causative agent of invasive mold infections, for the discovery of novel mold-active antifungals. This assay detects cell lysis through the release of the cytosolic enzyme adenylate kinase and, thus, is not dependent on changes in biomass or metabolism to detect antifungal activity. The ability to specifically detect cell lysis is a unique aspect of this assay that allows identification of molecules that disrupt fungal cell integrity, such as cell wall-active molecules. We also found that germinating A. fumigatus conidia release low levels of adenylate kinase and that a reduction in this background allowed us to identify molecules that inhibit conidial germination, expanding the potential for discovery of novel antifungal compounds. Here, we describe the validation of this assay and proof-of-concept pilot screens that identified a novel antifungal compound, PIK-75, that disrupts cell wall integrity. This screening assay provides a novel platform for high-throughput screens with A. fumigatus for the identification of anti-mold drugs. IMPORTANCE Fungal infections caused by molds have the highest mortality rates of human fungal infections. These devastating infections are hard to treat and available antifungal drugs are often not effective. Therefore, the identification of new antifungal drugs with mold activity is critical. Drug screening with molds is challenging and there are limited assays available to identify new antifungal compounds directly with these organisms. Here, we present an assay suitable for use for high-throughput screening with a common mold pathogen. This assay has exciting future potential for the identification of new drugs to treat these fatal infections.
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Manohar K, Gare S, Chel S, Dhyani V, Giri L. Quantitative Confocal Microscopy for Grouping of Dose-Response Data: Deciphering Calcium Sequestration and Subsequent Cell Death in the Presence of Excess Norepinephrine. SLAS Technol 2021; 26:454-467. [PMID: 34353144 DOI: 10.1177/24726303211019394] [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] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Fluorescent calcium (Ca2+) imaging is one of the preferred methods to record cellular activity during in vitro preclinical studies, high-content drug screening, and toxicity analysis. Visualization and analysis for dose-response data obtained using high-resolution imaging remain challenging, due to the inherent heterogeneity present in the Ca2+ spiking. To address this challenge, we propose measurement of cytosolic Ca2+ ions using spinning-disk confocal microscopy and machine learning-based analytics that is scalable. First, we implemented uniform manifold approximation and projection (UMAP) for visualizing the multivariate time-series dataset in the two-dimensional (2D) plane using Python. The dataset was obtained through live imaging experiments with norepinephrine-induced Ca2+ oscillation in HeLa cells for a large range of doses. Second, we demonstrate that the proposed framework can be used to depict the grouping of the spiking pattern for lower and higher drug doses. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt at UMAP visualization of the time-series dose response and identification of the Ca2+ signature during lytic death. Such quantitative microscopy can be used as a component of a high-throughput data analysis workflow for toxicity analysis.
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- Kuruba Manohar
- Department of BioTechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy, India
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Baquero DP, Gazi AD, Sachse M, Liu J, Schmitt C, Moya-Nilges M, Schouten S, Prangishvili D, Krupovic M. A filamentous archaeal virus is enveloped inside the cell and released through pyramidal portals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2105540118. [PMID: 34341107 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2105540118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The majority of viruses infecting hyperthermophilic archaea display unique virion architectures and are evolutionarily unrelated to viruses of bacteria and eukaryotes. The lack of relationships to other known viruses suggests that the mechanisms of virus-host interaction in Archaea are also likely to be distinct. To gain insights into archaeal virus-host interactions, we studied the life cycle of the enveloped, ∼2-μm-long Sulfolobus islandicus filamentous virus (SIFV), a member of the family Lipothrixviridae infecting a hyperthermophilic and acidophilic archaeon Saccharolobus islandicus LAL14/1. Using dual-axis electron tomography and convolutional neural network analysis, we characterize the life cycle of SIFV and show that the virions, which are nearly two times longer than the host cell diameter, are assembled in the cell cytoplasm, forming twisted virion bundles organized on a nonperfect hexagonal lattice. Remarkably, our results indicate that envelopment of the helical nucleocapsids takes place inside the cell rather than by budding as in the case of most other known enveloped viruses. The mature virions are released from the cell through large (up to 220 nm in diameter), six-sided pyramidal portals, which are built from multiple copies of a single 89-amino-acid-long viral protein gp43. The overexpression of this protein in Escherichia coli leads to pyramid formation in the bacterial membrane. Collectively, our results provide insights into the assembly and release of enveloped filamentous viruses and illuminate the evolution of virus-host interactions in Archaea.
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Grygorczyk R, Boudreault F, Ponomarchuk O, Tan JJ, Furuya K, Goldgewicht J, Kenfack FD, Yu F. Lytic Release of Cellular ATP: Physiological Relevance and Therapeutic Applications. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11070700. [PMID: 34357072 PMCID: PMC8307140 DOI: 10.3390/life11070700] [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] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The lytic release of ATP due to cell and tissue injury constitutes an important source of extracellular nucleotides and may have physiological and pathophysiological roles by triggering purinergic signalling pathways. In the lungs, extracellular ATP can have protective effects by stimulating surfactant and mucus secretion. However, excessive extracellular ATP levels, such as observed in ventilator-induced lung injury, act as a danger-associated signal that activates NLRP3 inflammasome contributing to lung damage. Here, we discuss examples of lytic release that we have identified in our studies using real-time luciferin-luciferase luminescence imaging of extracellular ATP. In alveolar A549 cells, hypotonic shock-induced ATP release shows rapid lytic and slow-rising non-lytic components. Lytic release originates from the lysis of single fragile cells that could be seen as distinct spikes of ATP-dependent luminescence, but under physiological conditions, its contribution is minimal <1% of total release. By contrast, ATP release from red blood cells results primarily from hemolysis, a physiological mechanism contributing to the regulation of local blood flow in response to tissue hypoxia, mechanical stimulation and temperature changes. Lytic release of cellular ATP may have therapeutic applications, as exemplified by the use of ultrasound and microbubble-stimulated release for enhancing cancer immunotherapy in vivo.
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- Ryszard Grygorczyk
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; (F.B.); (O.P.); (J.J.T.); (J.G.); (F.D.K.)
- Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
- Correspondence: (R.G.); (F.Y.)
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; (F.B.); (O.P.); (J.J.T.); (J.G.); (F.D.K.)
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; (F.B.); (O.P.); (J.J.T.); (J.G.); (F.D.K.)
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; (F.B.); (O.P.); (J.J.T.); (J.G.); (F.D.K.)
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan;
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; (F.B.); (O.P.); (J.J.T.); (J.G.); (F.D.K.)
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; (F.B.); (O.P.); (J.J.T.); (J.G.); (F.D.K.)
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; (F.B.); (O.P.); (J.J.T.); (J.G.); (F.D.K.)
- Département de Radiologie, Radio-Oncologie et Médecine Nucléaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
- Institut de Génie Biomédical, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
- Correspondence: (R.G.); (F.Y.)
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Kaplan M, Tocheva EI, Briegel A, Dobro MJ, Chang YW, Subramanian P, McDowall AW, Beeby M, Jensen GJ. Loss of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor Switch Complex upon Cell Lysis. mBio 2021; 12:e0029821. [PMID: 34098733 DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00298-21] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The bacterial flagellar motor is a complex macromolecular machine whose function and self-assembly present a fascinating puzzle for structural biologists. Here, we report that in diverse bacterial species, cell lysis leads to loss of the cytoplasmic switch complex and associated ATPase before other components of the motor. This loss may be prevented by the formation of a cytoplasmic vesicle around the complex. These observations suggest a relatively loose association of the switch complex with the rest of the flagellar machinery. IMPORTANCE We show in eight different bacterial species (belonging to different phyla) that the flagellar motor loses its cytoplasmic switch complex upon cell lysis, while the rest of the flagellum remains attached to the cell body. This suggests an evolutionary conserved weak interaction between the switch complex and the rest of the flagellum which is important to understand how the motor evolved. In addition, this information is crucial for mimicking such nanomachines in the laboratory.
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Danevčič T, Dragoš A, Spacapan M, Stefanic P, Dogsa I, Mandic-Mulec I. Surfactin Facilitates Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacillus subtilis. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:657407. [PMID: 34054753 PMCID: PMC8160284 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.657407] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Genetic competence for the uptake and integration of extracellular DNA is a key process in horizontal gene transfer (HGT), one of the most powerful forces driving the evolution of bacteria. In several species, development of genetic competence is coupled with cell lysis. Using Bacillus subtilis as a model bacterium, we studied the role of surfactin, a powerful biosurfactant and antimicrobial lipopeptide, in genetic transformation. We showed that surfactin itself promotes cell lysis and DNA release, thereby promoting HGT. These results, therefore, provide evidence for a fundamental mechanism involved in HGT and significantly increase our understanding of the spreading of antibiotic resistance genes and diversification of microbial communities in the environment.
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- Tjaša Danevčič
- Chair of Microbiology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Microbiology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Bacterial Interactions and Evolution Group, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Chair of Microbiology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Microbiology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Microbiology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Microbiology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Grigorov E, Kirov B, Marinov MB, Galabov V. Review of Microfluidic Methods for Cellular Lysis. Micromachines (Basel) 2021; 12:498. [PMID: 33925101 DOI: 10.3390/mi12050498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cell lysis is a process in which the outer cell membrane is broken to release intracellular constituents in a way that important information about the DNA or RNA of an organism can be obtained. This article is a thorough review of reported methods for the achievement of effective cellular boundaries disintegration, together with their technological peculiarities and instrumental requirements. The different approaches are summarized in six categories: chemical, mechanical, electrical methods, thermal, laser, and other lysis methods. Based on the results derived from each of the investigated reports, we outline the advantages and disadvantages of those techniques. Although the choice of a suitable method is highly dependent on the particular requirements of the specific scientific problem, we conclude with a concise table where the benefits of every approach are compared, based on criteria such as cost, efficiency, and difficulty.
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Murata M, Nakamura K, Kosaka T, Ota N, Osawa A, Muro R, Fujiyama K, Oshima T, Mori H, Wanner BL, Yamada M. Cell Lysis Directed by SulA in Response to DNA Damage in Escherichia coli. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094535. [PMID: 33926096 PMCID: PMC8123628 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094535] [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] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The SOS response is induced upon DNA damage and the inhibition of Z ring formation by the product of the sulA gene, which is one of the LexA-regulated genes, allows time for repair of damaged DNA. On the other hand, severely DNA-damaged cells are eliminated from cell populations. Overexpression of sulA leads to cell lysis, suggesting SulA eliminates cells with unrepaired damaged DNA. Transcriptome analysis revealed that overexpression of sulA leads to up-regulation of numerous genes, including soxS. Deletion of soxS markedly reduced the extent of cell lysis by sulA overexpression and soxS overexpression alone led to cell lysis. Further experiments on the SoxS regulon suggested that LpxC is a main player downstream from SoxS. These findings suggested the SulA-dependent cell lysis (SDCL) cascade as follows: SulA→SoxS→LpxC. Other tests showed that the SDCL cascade pathway does not overlap with the apoptosis-like and mazEF cell death pathways.
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- Masayuki Murata
- Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8611, Japan; (M.M.); (T.K.); (N.O.); (A.O.)
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- Applied Molecular Bioscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8505, Japan; (K.N.); (R.M.); (K.F.)
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- Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8611, Japan; (M.M.); (T.K.); (N.O.); (A.O.)
- Research Center for Thermotolerant Microbial Resources, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8611, Japan; (M.M.); (T.K.); (N.O.); (A.O.)
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- Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8611, Japan; (M.M.); (T.K.); (N.O.); (A.O.)
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- Applied Molecular Bioscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8505, Japan; (K.N.); (R.M.); (K.F.)
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- Applied Molecular Bioscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8505, Japan; (K.N.); (R.M.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan;
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8611, Japan; (M.M.); (T.K.); (N.O.); (A.O.)
- Applied Molecular Bioscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8505, Japan; (K.N.); (R.M.); (K.F.)
- Research Center for Thermotolerant Microbial Resources, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-83-933-5869
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Coriell MB, Van Hersh AT, Shah S. Prolonged Seizure Activity Followed by Severe Hyperphosphatemia and Hypocalcemia in a Pediatric Patient. Cureus 2021; 13:e14338. [PMID: 33968541 PMCID: PMC8103793 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14338] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Seizures secondary to hypocalcemia have been well documented and studied. There are various causes of hypocalcemia described in the literature, but a prolonged seizure episode leading to cell lysis, severe hyperphosphatemia, and hypocalcemia is rarely reported. We present the case of a 3-year-old male with severe hyperphosphatemia and hypocalcemia secondary to the likely presence of cell lysis from prolonged seizure activity. Our case illustrates the importance of a thorough evaluation of the possible differentials of hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia in a challenging presentation.
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- Megan B Coriell
- Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USA
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- Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USA
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- Pediatric Nephrology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USA
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Pagliano G, Galletti P, Samorì C, Zaghini A, Torri C. Recovery of Polyhydroxyalkanoates From Single and Mixed Microbial Cultures: A Review. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:624021. [PMID: 33644018 PMCID: PMC7902716 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.624021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [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: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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An overview of the main polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) recovery methods is here reported, by considering the kind of PHA-producing bacteria (single bacterial strains or mixed microbial cultures) and the chemico-physical characteristics of the extracted polymer (molecular weight and polydispersity index). Several recovery approaches are presented and categorized in two main strategies: PHA recovery with solvents (halogenated solvents, alkanes, alcohols, esters, carbonates and ketones) and PHA recovery by cellular lysis (with oxidants, acid and alkaline compounds, surfactants and enzymes). Comparative evaluations based on the recovery, purity and molecular weight of the recovered polymers as well as on the potential sustainability of the different approaches are here presented.
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- Giorgia Pagliano
- Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
- CIRI-Fonti Rinnovabili, Ambiente, Mare ed Energia, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
- CIRI-Fonti Rinnovabili, Ambiente, Mare ed Energia, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
- CIRI-Fonti Rinnovabili, Ambiente, Mare ed Energia, Ravenna, Italy
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Jiang L, Tan J, Hao Y, Wang Q, Yan X, Wang D, Tuo L, Wei Z, Huang G. Corrigendum: Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Myophage Abp9 Against Pandrug Resistant Acinetobacater baumannii. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:625283. [PMID: 33343559 PMCID: PMC7745097 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.625283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.506068.].
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- Lingli Jiang
- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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Rao TVP, Kuzminov A. Exopolysaccharide defects cause hyper-thymineless death in Escherichia coli via massive loss of chromosomal DNA and cell lysis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:33549-60. [PMID: 33318216 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2012254117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Thymineless death in Escherichia coli thyA mutants growing in the absence of thymidine (dT) is preceded by a substantial resistance phase, during which the culture titer remains static, as if the chromosome has to accumulate damage before ultimately failing. Significant chromosomal replication and fragmentation during the resistance phase could provide appropriate sources of this damage. Alternatively, the initial chromosomal replication in thymine (T)-starved cells could reflect a considerable endogenous dT source, making the resistance phase a delay of acute starvation, rather than an integral part of thymineless death. Here we identify such a low-molecular-weight (LMW)-dT source as mostly dTDP-glucose and its derivatives, used to synthesize enterobacterial common antigen (ECA). The thyA mutant, in which dTDP-glucose production is blocked by the rfbA rffH mutations, lacks a LMW-dT pool, the initial DNA synthesis during T-starvation and the resistance phase. Remarkably, the thyA mutant that makes dTDP-glucose and initiates ECA synthesis normally yet cannot complete it due to the rffC defect, maintains a regular LMW-dT pool, but cannot recover dTTP from it, and thus suffers T-hyperstarvation, dying precipitously, completely losing chromosomal DNA and eventually lysing, even without chromosomal replication. At the same time, its ECA+ thyA parent does not lyse during T-starvation, while both the dramatic killing and chromosomal DNA loss in the ECA-deficient thyA mutants precede cell lysis. We conclude that: 1) the significant pool of dTDP-hexoses delays acute T-starvation; 2) T-starvation destabilizes even nonreplicating chromosomes, while T-hyperstarvation destroys them; and 3) beyond the chromosome, T-hyperstarvation also destabilizes the cell envelope.
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Li G, Liu J, Chen N, Xu Q. A new method to recover L-tyrosine from E. coli fermentation broth. Bioengineered 2020; 11:1080-1083. [PMID: 33094662 PMCID: PMC8291781 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2020.1827893] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Although the production of L-tyrosine by recombinant Escherichia coli has been widely reported, L-tyrosine recovery from the fermentation broth has been rarely reported. Methods to recover L-tyrosine from the broth after alkaline lysis of the bacterial cells have been described. However, the broth becomes viscous and dark following cell lysis, making further extraction and purification difficult. Here, a new method for L-tyrosine extraction and purification from the fermentation broth without the lysis of bacteria is reported. First, acids, rather than bases, were used to dissolve L-tyrosine in the broth without causing lysis of the bacterial cells. E. coli cells in the broth were then removed through centrifugation. Activated carbon was then used to decolorize the supernatant containing L-tyrosine. Finally, sodium hydroxide was added to the clarified L-tyrosine solution for isoelectrocrystallization. L-tyrosine was obtained after filtration and drying. The recovery yield of L-tyrosine was 92%, and the purity was >98.5%, indicating high efficiency of the new method of L-tyrosine recovery from fermented broth. Furthermore, the method provides a reference for the extraction of guanosine, inosine, hypoxanthine, and other biological fermentation products.
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- Guohua Li
- Biological Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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Snyder SA, Boban M, Li C, VanEpps JS, Mehta G, Tuteja A. Lysis and direct detection of coliforms on printed paper-based microfluidic devices. Lab Chip 2020; 20:4413-4419. [PMID: 32959038 PMCID: PMC8496987 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00665c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Coliforms are one of the most common families of bacteria responsible for water contamination. Certain coliform strains can be extremely toxic, and even fatal if consumed. Current technologies for coliform detection are expensive, require multiple complicated steps, and can take up to 24 hours to produce accurate results. Recently, open-channel, paper-based microfluidic devices have become popular for rapid, inexpensive, and accurate bioassays. In this work, we have created an integrated microfluidic coliform lysis and detection device by fabricating customizable omniphilic regions via direct printing of omniphilic channels on an omniphobic, fluorinated paper. This paper-based device is the first of its kind to demonstrate successful cell lysing on-chip, as it can allow for the flow and control of both high and low surface tension liquids, including different cell lysing agents. The fabricated microfluidic device was able to successfully detect E. coli, via the presence of the coliform-specific enzyme, β-galactosidase, at a concentration as low as ∼104 CFU mL-1. Further, E. coli at an initial concentration of 1 CFU mL-1 could be detected after only 6 hours of incubation. We believe that these devices can be readily utilized for real world E. coli contamination detection in multiple applications, including food and water safety.
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- Sarah A. Snyder
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Sun XM, Zhang ZX, Wang LR, Wang JG, Liang Y, Yang HF, Tao RS, Jiang Y, Yang JJ, Yang S. Downregulation of T7 RNA polymerase transcription enhances pET-based recombinant protein production in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by suppressing autolysis. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 118:153-163. [PMID: 32897579 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) is an excellent and widely used host for recombinant protein production. Many variant hosts were developed from BL21 (DE3), but improving the expression of specific proteins remains a major challenge in biotechnology. In this study, we found that when BL21 (DE3) overexpressed glucose dehydrogenase (GDH), a significant industrial enzyme, severe cell autolysis was induced. Subsequently, we observed this phenomenon in the expression of 10 other recombinant proteins. This precludes a further increase of the produced enzyme activity by extending the fermentation time, which is not conducive to the reduction of industrial enzyme production costs. Analysis of membrane structure and messenger RNA expression analysis showed that cells could underwent a form of programmed cell death (PCD) during the autolysis period. However, blocking three known PCD pathways in BL21 (DE3) did not completely alleviate autolysis completely. Consequently, we attempted to develop a strong expression host resistant to autolysis by controlling the speed of recombinant protein expression. To find a more suitable protein expression rate, the high- and low-strength promoter lacUV5 and lac were shuffled and recombined to yield the promoter variants lacUV5-1A and lac-1G. The results showed that only one base in lac promoter needs to be changed, and the A at the +1 position was changed to a G, resulting in the improved host BL21 (DE3-lac1G), which resistant to autolysis. As a consequence, the GDH activity at 43 h was greatly increased from 37.5 to 452.0 U/ml. In scale-up fermentation, the new host was able to produce the model enzyme with a high rate of 89.55 U/ml/h at 43 h, compared to only 3 U/ml/h achieved using BL21 (DE3). Importantly, BL21 (DE3-lac1G) also successfully improved the production of 10 other enzymes. The engineered E. coli strain constructed in this study conveniently optimizes recombinant protein overexpression by suppressing cell autolysis, and shows great potential for industrial applications.
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- Xiao-Man Sun
- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- HuaRui Biotechnology Company, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Huzhou Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Huzhou Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Huzhou Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Huzhou Center of Industrial Biotechnology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Jiang L, Tan J, Hao Y, Wang Q, Yan X, Wang D, Tuo L, Wei Z, Huang G. Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Myophage Abp9 Against Pandrug Resistant Acinetobacater baumannii. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:506068. [PMID: 33013774 PMCID: PMC7506109 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.506068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) has emerged as one of the most troublesome pathogens in health care institutions. A. baumannii can cause a wide range of diseases in humans, including pneumonia and septicemia. Phage therapy has drawn great interest from medical researchers as a potential way to control infections by antibiotic-resistant A. baumannii. Using a pandrug-resistant clinical A. baumannii isolate ABZY9 as an indicator, we isolated a lytic phage Abp9 from hospital sewage. Abp9 belongs to myoviridae family and shows a wider host range of 12%. Abp9 contains a linear double-stranded DNA genome of 44,820 bp with a G + C content of 37.69%. The Abp9 genome contains 80 open reading frames, but lacks any known virulence genes or lysogen-formation genes. In a systemic A. baumannii infection mouse models, Abp9 treatment showed good therapeutic effects. We have also observed an excellent lytic activity against A. baumannii in biofilm form of growth in vitro. All of these suggest that Abp9 is a good candidate for the phage therapy against drug-resistant A. baumannii infections.
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- Lingli Jiang
- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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Seo MJ, Yoo JC. Fully Automated Lab-On-A-Disc Platform for Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Using Micro-Carbon-Activated Cell Lysis. Sensors (Basel) 2020; 20:E4746. [PMID: 32842600 DOI: 10.3390/s20174746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fast and fully automated deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) amplification methods are of interest in the research on lab-on-a-disc (LOD) platforms because of their full compatibility with the spin-column mechanism using centrifugal force. However, the standard procedures followed in DNA amplification require accurate noncontact temperature control as well as cell lysis at a low temperature to prevent damage to the LOD platform. This requirement makes it challenging to achieve full automation of DNA amplification on an LOD. In this paper, a fully automated LOD capable of performing cell lysis and amplification on a single compact disc of DNA samples is proposed. The proposed system uses micro-carbon to heat DNA samples without damaging the LOD as well as a noncontact heating system and an infrared camera sensor to remotely measure the real temperature of the amplification chamber. Compared with conventional DNA amplification systems, the proposed system has the advantage of full automation of the LOD platform. Experimental results demonstrated that the proposed system offers a stable heating method for DNA amplification and cell lysis.
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Georgi F, Andriasyan V, Witte R, Murer L, Hemmi S, Yu L, Grove M, Meili N, Kuttler F, Yakimovich A, Turcatti G, Greber UF. The FDA-Approved Drug Nelfinavir Inhibits Lytic Cell-Free but Not Cell-Associated Nonlytic Transmission of Human Adenovirus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020; 64:e01002-20. [PMID: 32601166 PMCID: PMC7449217 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01002-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Adenoviruses (AdVs) are prevalent and give rise to chronic and recurrent disease. Human AdV (HAdV) species B and C, such as HAdV-C2, -C5, and -B14, cause respiratory disease and constitute a health threat for immunocompromised individuals. HAdV-Cs are well known for lysing cells owing to the E3 CR1-β-encoded adenovirus death protein (ADP). We previously reported a high-throughput image-based screening framework and identified an inhibitor of HAdV-C2 multiround infection, nelfinavir mesylate. Nelfinavir is the active ingredient of Viracept, an FDA-approved inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) aspartyl protease that is used to treat AIDS. It is not effective against single-round HAdV infections. Here, we show that nelfinavir inhibits lytic cell-free transmission of HAdV, indicated by the suppression of comet-shaped infection foci in cell culture. Comet-shaped foci occur upon convection-based transmission of cell-free viral particles from an infected cell to neighboring uninfected cells. HAdV lacking ADP was insensitive to nelfinavir but gave rise to comet-shaped foci, indicating that ADP enhances but is not required for cell lysis. This was supported by the notion that HAdV-B14 and -B14p1 lacking ADP were highly sensitive to nelfinavir, although HAdV-A31, -B3, -B7, -B11, -B16, -B21, -D8, -D30, and -D37 were less sensitive. Conspicuously, nelfinavir uncovered slow-growing round HAdV-C2 foci, independent of neutralizing antibodies in the medium, indicative of nonlytic cell-to-cell transmission. Our study demonstrates the repurposing potential of nelfinavir with postexposure efficacy against different HAdVs and describes an alternative nonlytic cell-to-cell transmission mode of HAdV.
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- Fanny Georgi
- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Biomolecular Screening Facility, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Artificial Intelligence for Life Sciences CIC, London, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular Screening Facility, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Nasiri R, Shamloo A, Akbari J, Tebon P, R. Dokmeci M, Ahadian S. Design and Simulation of an Integrated Centrifugal Microfluidic Device for CTCs Separation and Cell Lysis. Micromachines (Basel) 2020; 11:E699. [PMID: 32698447 PMCID: PMC7407509 DOI: 10.3390/mi11070699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Separation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood samples and subsequent DNA extraction from these cells play a crucial role in cancer research and drug discovery. Microfluidics is a versatile technology that has been applied to create niche solutions to biomedical applications, such as cell separation and mixing, droplet generation, bioprinting, and organs on a chip. Centrifugal microfluidic biochips created on compact disks show great potential in processing biological samples for point of care diagnostics. This study investigates the design and numerical simulation of an integrated microfluidic device, including a cell separation unit for isolating CTCs from a blood sample and a micromixer unit for cell lysis on a rotating disk platform. For this purpose, an inertial microfluidic device was designed for the separation of target cells by using contraction-expansion microchannel arrays. Additionally, a micromixer was incorporated to mix separated target cells with the cell lysis chemical reagent to dissolve their membranes to facilitate further assays. Our numerical simulation approach was validated for both cell separation and micromixer units and corroborates existing experimental results. In the first compartment of the proposed device (cell separation unit), several simulations were performed at different angular velocities from 500 rpm to 3000 rpm to find the optimum angular velocity for maximum separation efficiency. By using the proposed inertial separation approach, CTCs, were successfully separated from white blood cells (WBCs) with high efficiency (~90%) at an angular velocity of 2000 rpm. Furthermore, a serpentine channel with rectangular obstacles was designed to achieve a highly efficient micromixer unit with high mixing quality (~98%) for isolated CTCs lysis at 2000 rpm.
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- Rohollah Nasiri
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11365-11155, Iran; (R.N.); (J.A.)
- Center for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics (C-MIT), University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.T.); (M.R.D.)
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11365-11155, Iran; (R.N.); (J.A.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11365-11155, Iran; (R.N.); (J.A.)
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- Center for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics (C-MIT), University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.T.); (M.R.D.)
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Center for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics (C-MIT), University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.T.); (M.R.D.)
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Center for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics (C-MIT), University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.T.); (M.R.D.)
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Georgi F, Greber UF. The Adenovirus Death Protein - a small membrane protein controls cell lysis and disease. FEBS Lett 2020; 594:1861-1878. [PMID: 32472693 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) cause widespread acute and persistent infections. Infections are usually mild and controlled by humoral and cell-based immunity. Reactivation of persistently infected immune cells can lead to a life-threatening disease in immunocompromised individuals, especially children and transplant recipients. To date, no effective therapy or vaccine against HAdV disease is available to the public. HAdV-C2 and C5 are the best-studied of more than 100 HAdV types. They persist in infected cells and release their progeny by host cell lysis to neighbouring cells and fluids, a process facilitated by the adenovirus death protein (ADP). ADP consists of about 100 amino acids and harbours a single membrane-spanning domain. It undergoes post-translational processing in endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi compartments, before localizing to the inner nuclear membrane. Here, we discuss the current knowledge on how ADP induces membrane rupture. Membrane rupture is essential for both progression of disease and efficacy of therapeutic viruses in clinical applications, in particular oncolytic therapy.
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- Fanny Georgi
- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Adu KT, Wilson R, Baker AL, Bowman J, Britz ML. Prolonged Heat Stress of Lactobacillus paracasei GCRL163 Improves Binding to Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma HT-29 Cells and Modulates the Relative Abundance of Secreted and Cell Surface-Located Proteins. J Proteome Res 2020; 19:1824-1846. [PMID: 32108472 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lactobacillus casei group bacteria improve cheese ripening and may interact with host intestinal cells as probiotics, where surface proteins play a key role. Three complementary methods [trypsin shaving (TS), LiCl-sucrose (LS) extraction, and extracellular culture fluid precipitation] were used to analyze cell surface proteins of Lactobacillus paracasei GCRL163 by label-free quantitative proteomics after culture to the mid-exponential phase in bioreactors at pH 6.5 and temperatures of 30-45 °C. A total of 416 proteins, including 300 with transmembrane, cell wall anchoring, and secretory motifs and 116 cytoplasmic proteins, were quantified as surface proteins. Although LS caused significantly greater cell lysis as growth temperature increased, higher numbers of extracytoplasmic proteins were exclusively obtained by LS treatment. Together with the increased positive surface charge of cells cultured at supra-optimal temperatures, proteins including cell wall hydrolases Msp1/p75 and Msp2/p40, α-fucosidase AlfB, SecA, and a PspC-domain putative adhesin were upregulated in surface or secreted protein fractions, suggesting that cell adhesion may be altered. Prolonged heat stress (PHS) increased binding of L. paracasei GCRL163 to human colorectal adenocarcinoma HT-29 cells, relative to acid-stressed cells. This study demonstrates that PHS influences cell adhesion and relative abundance of proteins located on the surface, which may impact probiotic functionality, and the detected novel surface proteins likely linked to the cell cycle and envelope stress.
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- Kayode T Adu
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- Central Science Laboratory, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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Arjes HA, Vo L, Dunn CM, Willis L, DeRosa CA, Fraser CL, Kearns DB, Huang KC. Biosurfactant-Mediated Membrane Depolarization Maintains Viability during Oxygen Depletion in Bacillus subtilis. Curr Biol 2020; 30:1011-1022.e6. [PMID: 32059765 PMCID: PMC7153240 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The presence or absence of oxygen in the environment is a strong effector of cellular metabolism and physiology. Like many eukaryotes and some bacteria, Bacillus subtilis primarily utilizes oxygen during respiration to generate ATP. Despite the importance of oxygen for B. subtilis survival, we know little about how populations adapt to shifts in oxygen availability. Here, we find that when oxygen was depleted from stationary phase B. subtilis cultures, ∼90% of cells died while the remaining cells maintained colony-forming ability. We discover that production of the antimicrobial surfactin confers two oxygen-related fitness benefits: it increases aerobic growth yield by increasing oxygen diffusion, and it maintains viability during oxygen depletion by depolarizing the membrane. Strains unable to produce surfactin exhibited an ∼50-fold reduction in viability after oxygen depletion. Surfactin treatment of these cells led to membrane depolarization and reduced ATP production. Chemical and genetic perturbations that alter oxygen consumption or redox state support a model in which surfactin-mediated membrane depolarization maintains viability through slower oxygen consumption and/or a shift to a more reduced metabolic profile. These findings highlight the importance of membrane potential in regulating cell physiology and growth, and demonstrate that antimicrobials that depolarize cell membranes can benefit cells when the terminal electron acceptor in respiration is limiting. This foundational knowledge has deep implications for environmental microbiology, clinical anti-bacterial therapy, and industrial biotechnology.
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- Heidi A Arjes
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University School of Medicine, 443 via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University School of Medicine, 443 via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Biology, 1001 E 3rd Street, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University School of Medicine, 443 via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Biology, 1001 E 3rd Street, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University School of Medicine, 443 via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 499 Illinois Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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Liu X, Li J, Zhang L, Huang X, Farooq U, Pang N, Zhou W, Qi L, Xu L, Niu L, Meng L. Cell Lysis Based on an Oscillating Microbubble Array. Micromachines (Basel) 2020; 11:E288. [PMID: 32164279 DOI: 10.3390/mi11030288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Cell lysis is a process of breaking cell membranes to release intracellular substances such as DNA, RNA, protein, or organelles from a cell. The detection of DNA, RNA, or protein from the lysed cells is of importance for cancer diagnostics and drug screening. In this study, we develop a microbubble array that enables the realization of multiple cell lysis induced by the shear stress resulting from the individual oscillating microbubbles. The oscillating microbubbles in the channel have similar vibration amplitudes, and the intracellular substances can be released from the individual cells efficiently. Moreover, the efficiency of cell lysis increases with increments of input voltage and sonication time. By means of DNA agarose-gel electrophoresis, a sufficient extraction amount of DNA released from the lysed cells can be detected, and there is no significant difference in lysis efficiency when compared to cell lysis achieved using commercial kits. With the advantages of the simple manufacturing process, low cost, high efficiency, and high speed, this device can serve as an efficient and versatile tool for the single-cell sequencing of cell biology research, disease diagnosis, and stem cell therapy.
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