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Iqbal A, Naz S, Kaul H, Sharif S, Khushbakht A, Naeem MA, Iqtedar M, Kaleem A, Firasat S, Manzoor F. Mutational analysis in sodium-borate cotransporter SLC4A11 in consanguineous families from Punjab, Pakistan. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0273685. [PMID: 36037197 PMCID: PMC9423612 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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AIM To identify the molecular basis of Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy CHED caused by mutations in SLC4A11, in the consanguineous Pakistani families. METHODS A total of 7 consanguineous families affected with Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy were diagnosed and registered with the help of ophthalmologists. Blood samples were collected from affected and unaffected members of the enrolled families. Mutational analysis was carried out by DNA sequencing using both Sanger and Whole Exome Sequencing (WES). Probands of each pedigree from the 7 families were used for WES. Results were analyzed with the help of different bioinformatics tools. RESULTS The sequencing results demonstrated three known homozygous mutations in gene SLC4A11 in probands of 7 families. These mutations p.Glu675Ala, p.Val824Met, and p.Arg158fs include 2 missense and 1 frameshift mutation. The mutations result in amino acids that were highly conserved in SLC4A11 across different species. The mutations were segregated with the disease phenotype in the families. CONCLUSION This study reports 3 mutations in 7 families. One of the pathogenic mutations (p.R158fs) was identified for the first time in the Pakistani population. However, two mutations (p.Glu675Ala, p.Val824Met) were previously reported in two and one Pakistani family respectively. As these mutations segregate with the disease phenotype and bioinformatics tool also liable them as pathogenic, they are deemed as probable cause of underlying disease.
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- Afia Iqbal
- Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakista
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- Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakista
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Genetics Discipline, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakista
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- Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakista
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- Vision Impairment Lab of Genetic Diseases Group, Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakista
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Gaddale Devanna KK, Gawel JM, Prime TA, Cvetko F, Benincá C, Caldwell ST, Negoda A, Harrison A, James AM, Pavlov EV, Murphy MP, Hartley RC. Tetra-arylborate lipophilic anions as targeting groups. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:3147-3150. [PMID: 33634803 PMCID: PMC8062962 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc07924c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tetraphenylborate (TPB) anions traverse membranes but are excluded from mitochondria by the membrane potential (Δψ). TPB-conjugates also distributed across membranes in response to Δψ, but surprisingly, they rapidly entered cells. They accumulated within lysosomes following endocystosis. This pH-independent targeting of lysosomes makes possible new classes of probe and bioactive molecules.
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- School of Chemistry
, University of Glasgow
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Glasgow
, G12 8QQ
, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
, Hills Road
, University of Cambridge
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CB2 0XY
, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
, Hills Road
, University of Cambridge
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CB2 0XY
, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
, Hills Road
, University of Cambridge
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CB2 0XY
, UK
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics
, Dalhousie University
,
Halifax
, Nova Scotia
, Canada
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
, Hills Road
, University of Cambridge
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CB2 0XY
, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
, Hills Road
, University of Cambridge
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CB2 0XY
, UK
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- New York University
, College of Dentistry
, Department of Molecular Pathobiology
, 345 East 24th Street
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New York
, NY 10010
, USA
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
, Hills Road
, University of Cambridge
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CB2 0XY
, UK
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- Department of Medicine
, University of Cambridge
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Cambridge
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Tikunov YM, Roohanitaziani R, Meijer‐Dekens F, Molthoff J, Paulo J, Finkers R, Capel I, Carvajal Moreno F, Maliepaard C, Nijenhuis‐de Vries M, Labrie CW, Verkerke W, van Heusden AW, van Eeuwijk F, Visser RGF, Bovy AG. The genetic and functional analysis of flavor in commercial tomato: the FLORAL4 gene underlies a QTL for floral aroma volatiles in tomato fruit. Plant J 2020; 103:1189-1204. [PMID: 32369642 PMCID: PMC7496274 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [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: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) has become a popular model for genetic studies of fruit flavor in the last two decades. In this article we present a study of tomato fruit flavor, including an analysis of the genetic, metabolic and sensorial variation of a collection of contemporary commercial glasshouse tomato cultivars, followed by a validation of the associations found by quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of representative biparental segregating populations. This led to the identification of the major sensorial and chemical components determining fruit flavor variation and detection of the underlying QTLs. The high representation of QTL haplotypes in the breeders' germplasm suggests that there is great potential for applying these QTLs in current breeding programs aimed at improving tomato flavor. A QTL on chromosome 4 was found to affect the levels of the phenylalanine-derived volatiles (PHEVs) 2-phenylethanol, phenylacetaldehyde and 1-nitro-2-phenylethane. Fruits of near-isogenic lines contrasting for this locus and in the composition of PHEVs significantly differed in the perception of fruity and rose-hip-like aroma. The PHEV locus was fine mapped, which allowed for the identification of FLORAL4 as a candidate gene for PHEV regulation. Using a gene-editing-based (CRISPR-CAS9) reverse-genetics approach, FLORAL4 was demonstrated to be the key factor in this QTL affecting PHEV accumulation in tomato fruit.
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- Yury M. Tikunov
- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- BiometrisWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- Food & Biobased ResearchWageningen University and ResearchBornse Weilanden 9Wageningen6708WGthe Netherlands
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- Greenhouse HorticultureWageningen University and ResearchViolierenweg 1Bleiswijk2665MVthe Netherlands
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- Greenhouse HorticultureWageningen University and ResearchViolierenweg 1Bleiswijk2665MVthe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- BiometrisWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 1Wageningen6708PBthe Netherlands
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Concilio SC, Zhekova HR, Noskov SY, Russell SJ. Inter-species variation in monovalent anion substrate selectivity and inhibitor sensitivity in the sodium iodide symporter (NIS). PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229085. [PMID: 32084174 PMCID: PMC7034854 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The sodium iodide symporter (NIS) transports iodide, which is necessary for thyroid hormone production. NIS also transports other monovalent anions such as tetrafluoroborate (BF4-), pertechnetate (TcO4-), and thiocyanate (SCN-), and is competitively inhibited by perchlorate (ClO4-). However, the mechanisms of substrate selectivity and inhibitor sensitivity are poorly understood. Here, a comparative approach was taken to determine whether naturally evolved NIS proteins exhibit variability in their substrate transport properties. The NIS proteins of thirteen animal species were initially assessed, and three species from environments with differing iodide availability, freshwater species Danio rerio (zebrafish), saltwater species Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni (minke whale), and non-aquatic mammalian species Homo sapiens (human) were studied in detail. NIS genes from each of these species were lentivirally transduced into HeLa cells, which were then characterized using radioisotope uptake assays, 125I- competitive substrate uptake assays, and kinetic assays. Homology models of human, minke whale and zebrafish NIS were used to evaluate sequence-dependent impact on the organization of Na+ and I- binding pockets. Whereas each of the three proteins that were analyzed in detail concentrated iodide to a similar degree, their sensitivity to perchlorate inhibition varied significantly: minke whale NIS was the least impacted by perchlorate inhibition (IC50 = 4.599 μM), zebrafish NIS was highly sensitive (IC50 = 0.081 μM), and human NIS showed intermediate sensitivity (IC50 = 1.566 μM). Further studies with fifteen additional substrates and inhibitors revealed similar patterns of iodide uptake inhibition, though the degree of 125I- uptake inhibition varied with each compound. Kinetic analysis revealed whale NIS had the lowest Km-I and the highest Vmax-I. Conversely, zebrafish NIS had the highest Km and lowest Vmax. Again, human NIS was intermediate. Molecular modeling revealed a high degree of conservation in the putative ion binding pockets of NIS proteins from different species, which suggests the residues responsible for the observed differences in substrate selectivity lie elsewhere in the protein. Ongoing studies are focusing on residues in the extracellular loops of NIS as determinants of anion specificity. These data demonstrate significant transport differences between the NIS proteins of different species, which may be influenced by the unique physiological needs of each organism. Our results also identify naturally-existing NIS proteins with significant variability in substrate transport kinetics and inhibitor sensitivity, which suggest that the affinity and selectivity of NIS for certain substrates can be altered for biotechnological and clinical applications. Further examination of interspecies differences may improve understanding of the substrate transport mechanism.
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- Susanna C. Concilio
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Centre for Molecular Simulation, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Molecular Simulation, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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Alak G, Yeltekin AÇ, Uçar A, Parlak V, Türkez H, Atamanalp M. Borax Alleviates Copper-Induced Renal Injury via Inhibiting the DNA Damage and Apoptosis in Rainbow Trout. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 191:495-501. [PMID: 30612301 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1622-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The aim of this study was to determine the therapeutic potential of borax against copper in the kidney tissue of the rainbow trout fed with added borax (BX) (1.25, 2.5, and 5 mg/kg) and/or copper (Cu) (500,1000 mg/kg) contents. For this purpose, two treatment groups had designed, and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) enzyme activities were determined. Besides, oxidative DNA damage (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, 8-OHdG), caspase-3, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were assessed in kidneys of all treatment groups. In molecular pathway, hsp70, CYP1A, and antioxidant gene expression levels were determined. In the results of the analysis, antioxidant enzyme activity and gene expression were increased; 8-OHdG, caspase-3, and MDA levels were decreased in groups fed with borax supplemented feeds compared to the copper-treated group. The alterations among the groups were found as significant (p < 0.05). CYP1A and hsp70 gene expressions were upregulated in copper and copper combined groups (p < 0.05). The findings of present research showed that borax had alleviative effect on copper-induced toxicity and could be used as an antidote in fish nutrition.
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- Gonca Alak
- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Atatürk University, TR-25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yüzüncü Yıl, TR-65080, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Atatürk University, TR-25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Atatürk University, TR-25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic, Faculty of Science, University of Erzurum Technical, TR-25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Atatürk University, TR-25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
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Aydın S, Demirci S, Doğan A, Sağraç D, Kaşıkcı E, Şahin F. Boron containing compounds promote the survival and the maintenance of pancreatic β-cells. Mol Biol Rep 2019; 46:5465-5478. [PMID: 31368021 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-019-05002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Diabetes mellitus is worldwide disease. The life of diabetic patients are dependent on exogenous insulin. Pancreas or particularly islet transplantations are performed for reducing external insulin dependency. External substances are also used to protect the β-cells from the death or increase insulin secretion. In the current study, two different boron containing compounds (sodium pentaborate pentahydrate-NaB and boric acid-BA) were investigated for their effect on pancreatic cells in terms of pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic markers, genes related to insulin production mechanism, pancreatic development and glucose metabolism, some antioxidant enzymes, and genes for the initiation of diabetes, insulin secretion and antioxidant enzyme activities in vitro. The results revealed that boron containing compounds did not lead to apoptosis. On the contrary, they increased cell viability, antioxidant enzyme activities and the level of genes related to insulin production. Overall evaluation, data in the current study showed that boron containing compounds might be promising therapeutic agents for type 1 diabetes. However, additional investigations are strictly needed to elucidate molecular mechanisms of boron containing compounds.
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- Safa Aydın
- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institutes and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Abdik EA, Abdik H, Taşlı PN, Deniz AAH, Şahin F. Suppressive Role of Boron on Adipogenic Differentiation and Fat Deposition in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 188:384-392. [PMID: 29980949 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1428-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Over the past years, adipose tissue has become an invaluable source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) due to development of improved isolation methodologies. In a recent work, our group established a primary culture of human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs), which were characterized for their stem cell characteristics in detail and studied their myogenic differentiation potential in presence of boron. In the current study, we focused on the effects of a boron-containing compound, sodium pentaborate pentahydrate (NaB), on the adipogenic differentiation of hADSCs. Incorporation of boron in various chemical derivates has been a novel interest in drug-discovery attempts due to increasing number of reports on their anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal activities. In this report, a striking suppressive activity of boron on adipogenic differentiation of hADSCs is observed in a dose-dependent manner. Higher concentrations of NaB (20, 50, and 100 μg/mL (68, 170 and 340 μM)) resulted in a progressive decrease of lipid deposition, suppressed master regulators of adipogenesis transcriptional programming at the mRNA and protein levels, while having no evident cytotoxicity on the cells. The findings of this study are encouraging to undertake further investigations on potential beneficial effects boron in terms of its impact on normal and dysfunctional adipose biology. In that respect, these results pave the path to evaluate boron-based compounds in prevention and treatment of obesity which is a modern age pandemic that is predominant worldwide and found in strong association with comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cancers, and others."
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- Ezgi Avşar Abdik
- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Alak G, Parlak V, Aslan ME, Ucar A, Atamanalp M, Turkez H. Borax Supplementation Alleviates Hematotoxicity and DNA Damage in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Exposed to Copper. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 187:536-542. [PMID: 29926392 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1399-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Heavy metals have harmful effects on health of both ecosystems and organisms to their accumulation ability. Copper (Cu) is an essential element for organism survival, but EPA considers Cu as a priority pollutant. On the other hand, boron has well-defined biological effects in living organisms including cytoprotection and genoprotection, although borax (BX) metabolism is poorly described in fish. Moreover, the effects of boron supplementation against Cu-induced hematotoxicity and DNA damage in aquatic organisms are still undetermined. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to provide an overview of the strategy for therapeutic potential of BX against Cu exposure in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. For this aim, fish were fed with different doses of BX and/or copper (1.25, 2.5, and 5 mg/kg of BX; 500 and 1000 mg/kg of Cu) for 21 days in pretreatment and combined treatment options. At the end of the treatments (pre and combined), the hematological index (total erythrocytes count (RBC), total leucocytes count (WBC), hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct), total platelet count (PLT), mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), mean cell hemoglobin (MCH), mean cell volume (MCV)), oxidative DNA damage (8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG)), and nuclear abnormalities in blood samples of treated and untreated fish were investigated. The statistically significant (p < 0.05) and dose-dependent increases in hematological indices, 8-OH-dG level, and rates of nuclear abnormalities were observed after exposure to Cu in both treatment group fish as compared to untreated group. On the contrary, treatments with BX doses alone did not alter these hematological and DNA damage endpoints. Moreover, both pretreatment and combined treatments with BX significantly alleviated Cu-induced hematotoxicity and genotoxicity. In a conclusion, the obtained data firstly revealed that borax exhibited hematoprotective and genoprotective effects against copper-induced toxicity in fish.
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- Gonca Alak
- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Ataturk University, TR-25030, Erzurum, Turkey.
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Ataturk University, TR-25030, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Erzurum Technical University, TR-25030, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Ataturk University, TR-25030, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Ataturk University, TR-25030, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Erzurum Technical University, TR-25030, Erzurum, Turkey
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Sechet J, Htwe S, Urbanowicz B, Agyeman A, Feng W, Ishikawa T, Colomes M, Kumar KS, Kawai‐Yamada M, Dinneny JR, O'Neill MA, Mortimer JC. Suppression of Arabidopsis GGLT1 affects growth by reducing the L-galactose content and borate cross-linking of rhamnogalacturonan-II. Plant J 2018; 96:1036-1050. [PMID: 30203879 PMCID: PMC6263843 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Boron is a micronutrient that is required for the normal growth and development of vascular plants, but its precise functions remain a subject of debate. One established role for boron is in the cell wall where it forms a diester cross-link between two monomers of the low-abundance pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan-II (RG-II). The inability of RG-II to properly assemble into a dimer results in the formation of cell walls with abnormal biochemical and biomechanical properties and has a severe impact on plant productivity. Here we describe the effects on RG-II structure and cross-linking and on the growth of plants in which the expression of a GDP-sugar transporter (GONST3/GGLT1) has been reduced. In the GGLT1-silenced plants the amount of L-galactose in side-chain A of RG-II is reduced by up to 50%. This leads to a reduction in the extent of RG-II cross-linking in the cell walls as well as a reduction in the stability of the dimer in the presence of calcium chelators. The silenced plants have a dwarf phenotype, which is rescued by growth in the presence of increased amounts of boric acid. Similar to the mur1 mutant, which also disrupts RG-II cross-linking, GGLT1-silenced plants display a loss of cell wall integrity under salt stress. We conclude that GGLT1 is probably the primary Golgi GDP-L-galactose transporter, and provides GDP-L-galactose for RG-II biosynthesis. We propose that the L-galactose residue is critical for RG-II dimerization and for the stability of the borate cross-link.
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- Julien Sechet
- Joint BioEnergy InstituteEmeryvilleCA94608USA
- Biosciences AreaLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
- Present address:
INRAVersailles78000France
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- Joint BioEnergy InstituteEmeryvilleCA94608USA
- Biosciences AreaLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research CenterThe University of GeorgiaAthensGA30602USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research CenterThe University of GeorgiaAthensGA30602USA
- Present address:
School of PharmacySouth UniversitySavannahGA31406USA
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- Department of Plant BiologyCarnegie Institute for ScienceStanfordCA94305USA
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- Graduate School of Science and EngineeringSaitama UniversitySaitama338‐8570Japan
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- Joint BioEnergy InstituteEmeryvilleCA94608USA
- Biosciences AreaLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
- Present address:
NutribioParis75440France
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- Joint BioEnergy InstituteEmeryvilleCA94608USA
- Biosciences AreaLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
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- Graduate School of Science and EngineeringSaitama UniversitySaitama338‐8570Japan
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- Department of Plant BiologyCarnegie Institute for ScienceStanfordCA94305USA
- Department of BiologyStanford UniversityStanfordCA94305USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research CenterThe University of GeorgiaAthensGA30602USA
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- Joint BioEnergy InstituteEmeryvilleCA94608USA
- Biosciences AreaLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
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O'Doherty J, Jauregui-Osoro M, Brothwood T, Szyszko T, Marsden PK, O'Doherty MJ, Cook GJR, Blower PJ, Lewington V. 18F-Tetrafluoroborate, a PET Probe for Imaging Sodium/Iodide Symporter Expression: Whole-Body Biodistribution, Safety, and Radiation Dosimetry in Thyroid Cancer Patients. J Nucl Med 2017; 58:1666-1671. [PMID: 28385795 PMCID: PMC6205602 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.192252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [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: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We report the safety, biodistribution, and internal radiation dosimetry, in humans with thyroid cancer, of 18F-tetrafluoroborate (18F-TFB), a novel PET radioligand for imaging the human sodium/iodide symporter (hNIS). Methods: Serial whole-body PET scans of 5 subjects with recently diagnosed thyroid cancer were acquired before surgery for up to 4 h after injection of 184 ± 15 MBq of 18F-TFB. Activity was determined in whole blood, plasma, and urine. Mean organ-absorbed doses and effective doses were calculated via quantitative image analysis and using OLINDA/EXM software. Results: Images showed a high uptake of 18F-TFB in known areas of high hNIS expression (thyroid, salivary glands, and stomach). Excretion was predominantly renal. No adverse effects in relation to safety of the radiopharmaceutical were observed. The effective dose was 0.0326 ± 0.0018 mSv/MBq. The critical tissues/organs receiving the highest mean sex-averaged absorbed doses were the thyroid (0.135 ± 0.079 mSv/MBq), stomach (0.069 ± 0.022 mSv/MBq), and salivary glands (parotids, 0.031 ± 0.011 mSv/MBq; submandibular, 0.061 ± 0.031 mSv/MBq). Other organs of interest were the bladder (0.102 ± 0.046 mSv/MBq) and kidneys (0.029 ± 0.009 mSv/MBq). Conclusion: Imaging using 18F-TFB imparts a radiation exposure similar in magnitude to many other 18F-labeled radiotracers. 18F-TFB shows a biodistribution similar to 99mTc-pertechnetate, a known nonorganified hNIS tracer, and is pharmacologically and radiobiologically safe in humans. Phase 2 trials for 18F-TFB as an hNIS imaging agent are warranted.
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- Jim O'Doherty
- PET Imaging Centre, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and
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- PET Imaging Centre, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Maze Pond, London, United Kingdom
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- PET Imaging Centre, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and
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- PET Imaging Centre, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and
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- PET Imaging Centre, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and
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- PET Imaging Centre, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and
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- PET Imaging Centre, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Maze Pond, London, United Kingdom
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Mogoşanu GD, Biţă A, Bejenaru LE, Bejenaru C, Croitoru O, Rău G, Rogoveanu OC, Florescu DN, Neamţu J, Scorei ID, Scorei RI. Calcium Fructoborate for Bone and Cardiovascular Health. Biol Trace Elem Res 2016; 172:277-281. [PMID: 26686846 PMCID: PMC4930945 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-015-0590-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Calcium fructoborate (CF), a natural sugar-borate ester found in fresh fruits and vegetables, is a source of soluble boron. CF contains three forms of borate (diester, monoester, and boric acid) and all are biologically active, both at the intracellular (as free boric acid) and extracellular level (as fructose-borate diester and monoester). At the cellular and molecular level, CF is superior to the boric acid/borate, exhibiting a complex "protective" effect against inflammatory response. CF is commercially available in the USA as a "nature-identical" complex, an active compound for dietary supplements. It provides effective and safe support against the discomfort and lack of flexibility associated with osteoarticular conditions (arthritis and joint degeneration), and improves Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) and McGill indexes. In addition, orally administered CF is effective in ameliorating symptoms of physiological response to stress, including inflammation of the mucous membranes, discomfort associated with osteoarthritis disorders, and bone loss, and also for supporting cardiovascular health. Clinical studies have exhibited the ability of CF to significantly modulate molecular markers associated with inflammatory mechanisms, mainly on the elevated serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP).
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- George Dan Mogoşanu
- Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rareş Street, 200349, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rareş Street, 200349, Craiova, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rareş Street, 200349, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Vegetal & Animal Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rareş Street, 200349, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Drug Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rareş Street, 200349, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rareş Street, 200349, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rareş Street, 200349, Craiova, Romania
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- Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rareş Street, 200349, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rareş Street, 200349, Craiova, Romania
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- BioBoron Research Institute, Mirceşti Street, Bldg. M4/1/1, 200506, Craiova, Romania
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- BioBoron Research Institute, Mirceşti Street, Bldg. M4/1/1, 200506, Craiova, Romania
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Nagarajan Y, Rongala J, Luang S, Singh A, Shadiac N, Hayes J, Sutton T, Gilliham M, Tyerman SD, McPhee G, Voelcker NH, Mertens HDT, Kirby NM, Lee JG, Yingling YG, Hrmova M. A Barley Efflux Transporter Operates in a Na+-Dependent Manner, as Revealed by a Multidisciplinary Platform. Plant Cell 2016; 28:202-18. [PMID: 26672067 PMCID: PMC4746678 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.15.00625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Plant growth and survival depend upon the activity of membrane transporters that control the movement and distribution of solutes into, around, and out of plants. Although many plant transporters are known, their intrinsic properties make them difficult to study. In barley (Hordeum vulgare), the root anion-permeable transporter Bot1 plays a key role in tolerance to high soil boron, facilitating the efflux of borate from cells. However, its three-dimensional structure is unavailable and the molecular basis of its permeation function is unknown. Using an integrative platform of computational, biophysical, and biochemical tools as well as molecular biology, electrophysiology, and bioinformatics, we provide insight into the origin of transport function of Bot1. An atomistic model, supported by atomic force microscopy measurements, reveals that the protein folds into 13 transmembrane-spanning and five cytoplasmic α-helices. We predict a trimeric assembly of Bot1 and the presence of a Na(+) ion binding site, located in the proximity of a pore that conducts anions. Patch-clamp electrophysiology of Bot1 detects Na(+)-dependent polyvalent anion transport in a Nernstian manner with channel-like characteristics. Using alanine scanning, molecular dynamics simulations, and transport measurements, we show that conductance by Bot1 is abolished by removal of the Na(+) ion binding site. Our data enhance the understanding of the permeation functions of Bot1.
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- Yagnesh Nagarajan
- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Small- and Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Small- and Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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Chormova D, Fry SC. Boron bridging of rhamnogalacturonan-II is promoted in vitro by cationic chaperones, including polyhistidine and wall glycoproteins. New Phytol 2016; 209:241-51. [PMID: 26301520 PMCID: PMC4973674 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Dimerization of rhamnogalacturonan-II (RG-II) via boron cross-links contributes to the assembly and biophysical properties of the cell wall. Pure RG-II is efficiently dimerized by boric acid (B(OH)3 ) in vitro only if nonbiological agents for example Pb(2+) are added. By contrast, newly synthesized RG-II domains dimerize very rapidly in vivo. We investigated biological agents that might enable this. We tested for three such agents: novel enzymes, borate-transferring ligands and cationic 'chaperones' that facilitate the close approach of two polyanionic RG-II molecules. Dimerization was monitored electrophoretically. Parsley shoot cell-wall enzymes did not affect RG-II dimerization in vitro. Borate-binding ligands (apiose, dehydroascorbic acid, alditols) and small organic cations (including polyamines) also lacked consistent effects. Polylysine bound permanently to RG-II, precluding electrophoretic analysis. However, another polycation, polyhistidine, strongly promoted RG-II dimerization by B(OH)3 without irreversible polyhistidine-RG-II complexation. Likewise, partially purified spinach extensins (histidine/lysine-rich cationic glycoproteins), strongly promoted RG-II dimerization by B(OH)3 in vitro. Thus certain polycations, including polyhistidine and wall glycoproteins, can chaperone RG-II, manoeuvring this polyanionic polysaccharide domain such that boron-bridging is favoured. These chaperones dissociate from RG-II after facilitating its dimerization, indicating that they act catalytically rather than stoichiometrically. We propose a natural role for extensin-RG-II interaction in steering cell-wall assembly.
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- Dimitra Chormova
- The Edinburgh Cell Wall GroupInstitute of Molecular Plant SciencesSchool of Biological SciencesThe University of EdinburghThe King's BuildingsMayfield RoadEdinburghEH9 3JHUK
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- The Edinburgh Cell Wall GroupInstitute of Molecular Plant SciencesSchool of Biological SciencesThe University of EdinburghThe King's BuildingsMayfield RoadEdinburghEH9 3JHUK
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Wakuta S, Mineta K, Amano T, Toyoda A, Fujiwara T, Naito S, Takano J. Evolutionary Divergence of Plant Borate Exporters and Critical Amino Acid Residues for the Polar Localization and Boron-Dependent Vacuolar Sorting of AtBOR1. Plant Cell Physiol 2015; 56:852-862. [PMID: 25619824 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcv011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 10/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Boron (B) is an essential micronutrient for plants but is toxic when accumulated in excess. The plant BOR family encodes plasma membrane-localized borate exporters (BORs) that control translocation and homeostasis of B under a wide range of conditions. In this study, we examined the evolutionary divergence of BORs among terrestrial plants and showed that the lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii and angiosperms have evolved two types of BOR (clades I and II). Clade I includes AtBOR1 and homologs previously shown to be involved in efficient transport of B under conditions of limited B availability. AtBOR1 shows polar localization in the plasma membrane and high-B-induced vacuolar sorting, important features for efficient B transport under low-B conditions, and rapid down-regulation to avoid B toxicity. Clade II includes AtBOR4 and barley Bot1 involved in B exclusion for high-B tolerance. We showed, using yeast complementation and B transport assays, that three genes in S. moellendorffii, SmBOR1 in clade I and SmBOR3 and SmBOR4 in clade II, encode functional BORs. Furthermore, amino acid sequence alignments identified an acidic di-leucine motif unique in clade I BORs. Mutational analysis of AtBOR1 revealed that the acidic di-leucine motif is required for the polarity and high-B-induced vacuolar sorting of AtBOR1. Our data clearly indicated that the common ancestor of vascular plants had already acquired two types of BOR for low- and high-B tolerance, and that the BOR family evolved to establish B tolerance in each lineage by adapting to their environments.
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- Shinji Wakuta
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Computational Bioscience Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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Chen G, Zhang S, Li M, Wei Y. Simultaneous pollutant removal and electricity generation in denitrifying microbial fuel cell with boric acid-borate buffer solution. Water Sci Technol 2015; 71:783-788. [PMID: 25768227 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A double-chamber denitrifying microbial fuel cell (MFC), using boric acid-borate buffer solution as an alternative to phosphate buffer solution, was set up to investigate the influence of buffer solution concentration, temperature and external resistance on electricity generation and pollutant removal efficiency. The result revealed that the denitrifying MFC with boric acid-borate buffer solution was successfully started up in 51 days, with a stable cell voltage of 205.1 ± 1.96 mV at an external resistance of 50 Ω. Higher concentration of buffer solution favored nitrogen removal and electricity generation. The maximum power density of 8.27 W/m(3) net cathodic chamber was obtained at a buffer solution concentration of 100 mmol/L. An increase in temperature benefitted electricity generation and nitrogen removal. A suitable temperature for this denitrifying MFC was suggested to be 25 °C. Decreasing the external resistance favored nitrogen removal and organic matter consumption by exoelectrogens.
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- Gang Chen
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China E-mail:
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China E-mail:
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China E-mail:
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China E-mail:
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In vitro, animal, and human experiments have shown that boron is a bioactive element in nutritional amounts that beneficially affects bone growth and central nervous system function, alleviates arthritic symptoms, facilitates hormone action and is associated with a reduced risk for some types of cancer. The diverse effects of boron suggest that it influences the formation and/or activity of substances that are involved in numerous biochemical processes. Several findings suggest that this influence is through the formation of boroesters in biomolecules containing cis-hydroxyl groups. These biomolecules include those that contain ribose (e.g., S-adenosylmethionine, diadenosine phosphates, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide). In addition, boron may form boroester complexes with phosphoinositides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids that affect cell membrane integrity and function. Both animal and human data indicate that an intake of less than 1.0mg/day inhibits the health benefits of boron. Dietary surveys indicate such an intake is not rare. Thus, increasing boron intake by consuming a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts and pulses should be recognized as a reasonable dietary recommendation to enhance health and well-being.
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- Forrest H Nielsen
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service,(1) Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
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Durbak AR, Phillips KA, Pike S, O'Neill MA, Mares J, Gallavotti A, Malcomber ST, Gassmann W, McSteen P. Transport of boron by the tassel-less1 aquaporin is critical for vegetative and reproductive development in maize. Plant Cell 2014; 26:2978-95. [PMID: 25035406 PMCID: PMC4145126 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.114.125898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Revised: 06/11/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The element boron (B) is an essential plant micronutrient, and B deficiency results in significant crop losses worldwide. The maize (Zea mays) tassel-less1 (tls1) mutant has defects in vegetative and inflorescence development, comparable to the effects of B deficiency. Positional cloning revealed that tls1 encodes a protein in the aquaporin family co-orthologous to known B channel proteins in other species. Transport assays show that the TLS1 protein facilitates the movement of B and water into Xenopus laevis oocytes. B content is reduced in tls1 mutants, and application of B rescues the mutant phenotype, indicating that the TLS1 protein facilitates the movement of B in planta. B is required to cross-link the pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II) in the cell wall, and the percentage of RG-II dimers is reduced in tls1 inflorescences, indicating that the defects may result from altered cell wall properties. Plants heterozygous for both tls1 and rotten ear (rte), the proposed B efflux transporter, exhibit a dosage-dependent defect in inflorescence development under B-limited conditions, indicating that both TLS1 and RTE function in the same biological processes. Together, our data provide evidence that TLS1 is a B transport facilitator in maize, highlighting the importance of B homeostasis in meristem function.
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- Amanda R Durbak
- Division of Biological Sciences, Bond Life Sciences Center, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Bond Life Sciences Center, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, California 90840
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- Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, California 90840
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Bond Life Sciences Center, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Bond Life Sciences Center, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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Voxeur A, Fry SC. Glycosylinositol phosphorylceramides from Rosa cell cultures are boron-bridged in the plasma membrane and form complexes with rhamnogalacturonan II. Plant J 2014; 79:139-49. [PMID: 24804932 PMCID: PMC4230332 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Boron (B) is essential for plant cell-wall structure and membrane functions. Compared with its role in cross-linking the pectic domain rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II), little information is known about the biological role of B in membranes. Here, we investigated the involvement of glycosylinositol phosphorylceramides (GIPCs), major components of lipid rafts, in the membrane requirement for B. Using thin-layer chromatography and mass spectrometry, we first characterized GIPCs from Rosa cell culture. The major GIPC has one hexose residue, one hexuronic acid residue, inositol phosphate, and a ceramide moiety with a C18 trihydroxylated mono-unsaturated long-chain base and a C24 monohydroxylated saturated fatty acid. Disrupting B bridging (by B starvation in vivo or by treatment with cold dilute HCl or with excess borate in vitro) enhanced the GIPCs' extractability. As RG-II is the main B-binding site in plants, we investigated whether it could form a B-centred complex with GIPCs. Using high-voltage paper electrophoresis, we showed that addition of GIPCs decreased the electrophoretic mobility of radiolabelled RG-II, suggesting formation of a GIPC-B-RG-II complex. Last, using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, we showed that added GIPCs facilitate RG-II dimerization in vitro. We conclude that B plays a structural role in the plasma membrane. The disruption of membrane components by high borate may account for the phytotoxicity of excess B. Moreover, the in-vitro formation of a GIPC-B-RG-II complex gives the first molecular explanation of the wall-membrane attachment sites observed in vivo. Finally, our results suggest a role for GIPCs in the RG-II dimerization process.
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- Aline Voxeur
- The Edinburgh Cell Wall Group, Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, EH9 3JH, UK
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- The Edinburgh Cell Wall Group, Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, EH9 3JH, UK
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Chormova D, Messenger DJ, Fry SC. Rhamnogalacturonan-II cross-linking of plant pectins via boron bridges occurs during polysaccharide synthesis and/or secretion. Plant Signal Behav 2014; 9:e28169. [PMID: 24603547 PMCID: PMC4091542 DOI: 10.4161/psb.28169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 05/04/2023]
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Rhamnogalacturonan-II (RG-II), a domain of plant cell wall pectins, is able to cross-link with other RG-II domains through borate diester bridges. Although it is known to affect mechanical properties of the cell wall, the biochemical requirements and lifecycle of this cross-linking remain unclear. We developed a PAGE methodology to allow separation of monomeric and dimeric RG-II and used this to study the dynamics of cross-linking in vitro and in vivo. Rosa cells grown in medium with no added boron contained no RG-II dimers, although these re-appeared after addition of boron to the medium. However, other Rosa cultures which were unable to synthesize new polysaccharides did not show dimer formation. We conclude that RG-II normally becomes cross-linked intraprotoplasmically or during secretion, but not post-secretion.
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Fan Y, Zhang S, Wang Q, Li J, Fan H, Shan D. Investigation of the interaction of pepsin with ionic liquids by using fluorescence spectroscopy. Appl Spectrosc 2013; 67:648-655. [PMID: 23735250 DOI: 10.1366/12-06793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The molecular mechanism of the interaction between pepsin and two typical ionic liquids (ILs), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C4mim]Cl) and 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C8mim]Cl), was investigated with fluorescence spectroscopy, ultraviolet absorption, and circular dichroism spectroscopy at a pH value of 1.6. The results suggest that ILs could quench the intrinsic fluorescence of pepsin, probably via a dynamic quenching mechanism. The fluorescence quenching constants were determined by employing the classic Stern-Volmer equation. The constant values are very small, indicating that only a very weak interaction between ILs and pepsin exists. The Gibbs free-energy change, enthalpy change (ΔH), and entropy change (ΔS) during the interaction of pepsin and ILs were estimated. Positive values of ΔH and ΔS indicate that the interaction between ILs and pepsin is mainly driven by hydrophobic interaction. Synchronous and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra demonstrate that the addition of ILs (0-0.20 mol L(-1) for each IL) does not bring apparent changes to the microenvironments of tyrosine and tryptophan residues. Activity experiments show that the activity of pepsin is concentration dependent; higher concentrations of ILs (>0.22 mol L(-1) for [C8mim]Cl and >0.30 mol L(-1) for [C4mim]Cl) cause the remarkable reduction of enzyme activity. The presence of ILs also does not improve the thermal stability of pepsin.
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- Yunchang Fan
- College of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, China.
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Zhang B, Li X, Chen D, Wang J. Effects of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide on the antioxidant system of Lemna minor. Protoplasma 2013; 250:103-10. [PMID: 22274651 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-012-0379-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Accepted: 01/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Ionic liquids have gained more attention due to their excellent properties in many different scientific fields. However, previous researches indicated that ionic liquids have adverse effects on organisms. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([C(8)mim]Br) on the aquatic plant duckweed (Lemna minor) by exposure of the plant to 0.25 to 2 mg L(-1) of [C(8)mim]Br for 28 days. Exposure to [C(8)mim]Br significantly decreased the photosynthetic pigment contents at 21 and 28 days. The activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase and the total antioxidant capacity level increased at 7 days of exposure and decreased at the termination of exposure. In contrast, the H(2)O(2) content and peroxidase activity in all treatments increased during the period of exposure. Furthermore, marked increase of malondialdehyde content occurred in duckweed after 21 to 28 days of exposure. In addition, reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger dimethyl thiourea prevents duckweed from oxidative damage caused by [C(8)mim]Br. These results suggest that ROS might be involved in the mechanism of ionic liquid-induced toxicity in L. minor.
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- Bangjun Zhang
- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Jianshe Road 46#, Xinxiang 453007, China
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Mulkidjanian AY, Bychkov AY, Dibrova DV, Galperin MY, Koonin EV. Open questions on the origin of life at anoxic geothermal fields. ORIGINS LIFE EVOL B 2012; 42:507-16. [PMID: 23132762 PMCID: PMC3997052 DOI: 10.1007/s11084-012-9315-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have recently reconstructed the 'hatcheries' of the first cells by combining geochemical analysis with phylogenomic scrutiny of the inorganic ion requirements of universal components of modern cells (Mulkidjanian et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109:E821-830, 2012). These ubiquitous, and by inference primordial, proteins and functional systems show affinity to and functional requirement for K⁺, Zn²⁺, Mn²⁺, and phosphate. Thus, protocells must have evolved in habitats with a high K⁺/Na⁺ ratio and relatively high concentrations of Zn, Mn and phosphorous compounds. Geochemical reconstruction shows that the ionic composition conducive to the origin of cells could not have existed in marine settings but is compatible with emissions of vapor-dominated zones of inland geothermal systems. Under an anoxic, CO₂-dominated atmosphere, the ionic composition of pools of cool, condensed vapor at anoxic geothermal fields would resemble the internal milieu of modern cells. Such pools would be lined with porous silicate minerals mixed with metal sulfides and enriched in K⁺ ions and phosphorous compounds. Here we address some questions that have appeared in print after the publication of our anoxic geothermal field scenario. We argue that anoxic geothermal fields, which were identified as likely cradles of life by using a top-down approach and phylogenomics analysis, could provide geochemical conditions similar to those which were suggested as most conducive for the emergence of life by the chemists who pursuit the complementary bottom-up strategy.
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- Armen Y Mulkidjanian
- School of Physics, University of Osnabrueck, Barbarastrasse 7, 49076 Osnabrueck, Germany.
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Reguera M, Abreu I, Brewin NJ, Bonilla I, Bolaños L. Borate promotes the formation of a complex between legume AGP-extensin and Rhamnogalacturonan II and enhances production of Rhizobium capsular polysaccharide during infection thread development in Pisum sativum symbiotic root nodules. Plant Cell Environ 2010; 33:2112-20. [PMID: 20636489 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02209.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The capacity to bind to biomolecules is considered to be the basis for any physiological role of boron (B). Legume arabinogalactan protein-extensin (AGPE), a major component of the infection thread matrix of legume nodules is a potential B-ligand. Therefore, its role in infection threads development was investigated in Pisum sativum grown under B deficiency. Using the AGPE-specific antibody MAC265, immunochemical analysis revealed that a 175 kDa MAC265 antigen was abundant in +B but much weaker in -B nodule extracts. A B-dependent complex involving AGPE and rhamnogalacturonan II (RGII) could be co-purified using anti-RGII antiserum. Following fractionation of -B nodules, MAC265 antigens were mostly associated with the bacterial pellet. Immunogold staining confirmed that AGPE was closely associated with the surface of rhizobia in the lumen of threads in -B nodules whereas in +B nodules, AGPE was separated from the bacterial surface by a sheath of capsular polysaccharide. Interestingly, colonies of rhizobia grown in free-living culture without B developed low capsule production. Therefore, we propose that B could be important for apical growth of infection threads by strengthening thread wall through a B-dependent AGPE-RGII interaction and by promoting bacterial advance through a B-dependent production of a stable rhizobial capsule that prevents AGPE attachment.
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- María Reguera
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Well-known as specific iron chelating agents produced by bacteria, it is shown that some, but not all, siderophore classes have an unexpected binding affinity for boron. The relevant criterium is the availability of a vicinal dianionic oxygen containing binding group (i.e., citrate or catecholate). The resulting boron complexes have been characterized by ESI-MS, multinuclear NMR, and DFT calculations. Detailed boron binding constants have been measured for vibrioferrin, rhizoferrin, and petrobactin. The observed affinity of certain siderophores for borate, a common chemical species in the marine but not the terrestrial environment, allows for small, but potentially significant, concentrations of B-siderophores to exist at oceanic pH. We hypothesize that these concentrations could be sufficient for them to function as cell signaling molecules or as mediators of biological boron uptake. In addition, binding of the tetrahedral boron to these siderophores results in a conformation that is different from either the free siderophore or its iron complex and would thus allow a distinction to be made between its iron uptake and any putative cell signaling roles.
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- Wesley R Harris
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-1030, USA
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van Waasbergen LG, Fajdetic I, Fianchini M, Rasika Dias HV. Antimicrobial properties of highly fluorinated tris(pyrazolyl)borates. J Inorg Biochem 2007; 101:1180-3. [PMID: 17586048 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2007.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2007] [Revised: 05/02/2007] [Accepted: 05/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Highly fluorinated tris(pyrazolyl)borates were tested for their antimicrobial activity against various bacterial species. Both the silver(I) tris(pyrazolyl)borate [HB(3,5-(CF(3))(2)Pz)(3)]Ag(THF) (THF=tetrahydrofuran) and the sodium analog [HB(3,5-(CF(3))(2)Pz)(3)]Na(THF) appeared highly effective at inhibiting the growth of two different species of Gram-positive bacteria (i.e. being 12 and 21 fold more effective, respectively, (on a molar basis, based on the minimum inhibitory concentrations) against Staphylococcus aureus than silver sulfadiazine, a currently used silver antimicrobial). This suggests that the ligand portion of these molecules is responsible for the observed high effectiveness against the Gram-positive species. Furthermore, it appeared that the fluorinated substituents on the tris(pyrazolyl)borate were important for this high level of growth inhibition. Against two species of Gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the fluorinated silver(I) tris(pyrazolyl)borate exhibited a moderate level of growth inhibition (similar to that of silver sulfadiazine), while the sodium analog showed very little ability to inhibit growth, indicating that for the Gram-negative species, the apparent responsible antimicrobial portion is the silver ion.
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Desir J, Moya G, Reish O, Van Regemorter N, Deconinck H, David KL, Meire FM, Abramowicz MJ. Borate transporter SLC4A11 mutations cause both Harboyan syndrome and non-syndromic corneal endothelial dystrophy. J Med Genet 2007; 44:322-6. [PMID: 17220209 PMCID: PMC2597979 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2006.046904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Harboyan syndrome, or corneal dystrophy and perceptive deafness (CDPD), consists of congenital corneal endothelial dystrophy and progressive perceptive deafness, and is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. CDPD and autosomal recessive, non-syndromic congenital hereditary endothelial corneal dystrophy (CHED2) both map at overlapping loci at 20p13, and mutations of SLC4A11 were reported recently in CHED2. A genotype study on six families with CDPD and on one family with either CHED or CDPD, from various ethnic backgrounds (in the seventh family, hearing loss could not be assessed because of the proband's young age), is reported here. Novel SLC4A11 mutations were found in all patients. Why some mutations cause hearing loss in addition to corneal dystrophy is presently unclear. These findings extend the implication of the SLC4A11 borate transporter beyond corneal dystrophy to perceptive deafness.
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- Julie Desir
- Laboratory for Medical Genetics, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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Iwai H, Hokura A, Oishi M, Chida H, Ishii T, Sakai S, Satoh S. The gene responsible for borate cross-linking of pectin Rhamnogalacturonan-II is required for plant reproductive tissue development and fertilization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:16592-7. [PMID: 17053077 PMCID: PMC1637626 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0605141103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [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: 06/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Deficiencies in boron, a microelement that is essential for the growth and development of higher plants, often cause problems in reproductive growth. Rhamnogalacturonan-II (RG-II) in cell wall pectin acts as the sole receptor for boron in plant cells, forming a borate cross-linked RG-II dimer (dRG-II-B), but the physiological functions of dRG-II-B remain unknown. We have previously shown that the pectin glucuronyltransferase 1 gene NpGUT1, which is involved in the biosynthesis of RG-II sugar chains, is essential for the formation of the RG-II-B complex, resulting in tight intercellular attachment in meristematic tissues. Because NpGUT1 expression was found to be abundant in reproductive organs in addition to meristematic tissues, we analyzed the expression and functions of NpGUT1 in more detail in tobacco reproductive tissues. Specific NpGUT1 expression was detected in the tapetum of flower buds and in the pollen, pollen tube tips, and transmitting tissue of the pistils of flowers. Dexamethasone-induced expression of the NpGUT1 antisense gene in flower buds resulted in the formation of sterile flowers with aberrant development of pollen and transmitting tissue. Pollen tubes could not pass through pistils with aborted transmitting tissue, and expression of an NpGUT1 antisense gene in germinating pollen inhibited pollen tube elongation, accompanied by the absence of pectin RG-II and boron in the pollen tube tip. These results indicate that expression of NpGUT1 is required for the development and functions of male and female tissues.
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- Hiroaki Iwai
- *Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Division of Integrative Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- TDK Corporation, Technical Center, 2-15-7 Higashi-Ohwada, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba 272-8558, Japan
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- *Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Division of Integrative Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan; and
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- *Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Division of Integrative Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- *Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Division of Integrative Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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Vithana EN, Morgan P, Sundaresan P, Ebenezer ND, Tan DTH, Mohamed MD, Anand S, Khine KO, Venkataraman D, Yong VHK, Salto-Tellez M, Venkatraman A, Guo K, Hemadevi B, Srinivasan M, Prajna V, Khine M, Casey JR, Inglehearn CF, Aung T. Mutations in sodium-borate cotransporter SLC4A11 cause recessive congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED2). Nat Genet 2006; 38:755-7. [PMID: 16767101 DOI: 10.1038/ng1824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2006] [Accepted: 05/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED) is a heritable, bilateral corneal dystrophy characterized by corneal opacification and nystagmus. We describe seven different mutations in the SLC4A11 gene in ten families with autosomal recessive CHED. Mutations in SLC4A11, which encodes a membrane-bound sodium-borate cotransporter, cause loss of function of the protein either by blocking its membrane targeting or nonsense-mediated decay.
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- Eranga N Vithana
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751.
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Recent 11B NMR studies of the formation of ternary complexes of trypsin, borate, and S1-binding alcohols revealed evidence for an additional binding interaction external to the enzyme active site. We have explored this binding interaction as a prototypical interaction of borate and boronate ligands with residues on the protein surface. NMR studies of trypsin in which the active site is blocked with leupeptin or with the irreversible inhibitor 4-(2-aminoethyl) benzenesulfonyl fluoride hydrochloride (AEBSF) indicate the existence of a low-affinity borate binding site with an apparent dissociation constant of 97 mM, measured at pH 8.0. Observation of a field-dependent dynamic frequency shift of the (11)B resonance indicates that it corresponds to a complex for which omegatau >> 1. The 0.12 ppm shift difference of the borate resonances measured at 11.75 and 7.05 T, corresponds to a quadrupole coupling constant of 260 kHz. A much larger 2.0 ppm shift is observed in the 11B NMR spectra of trypsin complexed with benzene boronic acid (BBA), leading to a calculated quadrupole coupling constant of 1.1 MHz for this complex. Crystallographic studies identify the second borate binding site as a serine-rich region on the surface of the molecule. Specifically, a complex obtained at pH 10.6 shows a borate ion covalently bonded to the hydroxyl oxygen atoms of Ser164 and Ser167, with additional stabilization coming from two hydrogen-bonding interactions. A similar structure, although with low occupancy (30%), is observed for a trypsin-BBA complex. In this case, the BBA is also observed in the active site, covalently bound in two different conformations to both His57 Nepsilon and Ser195 Ogamma. An analysis of pairwise hydroxyl oxygen distances was able to predict the secondary borate binding site in porcine trypsin, and this approach is potentially useful for prediction of borate binding sites on the surfaces of other proteins. However, the distances between the Ser164/Ser167 Ogamma atoms in all of the reported trypsin crystal structures is significantly greater than the Ogamma distances of 2.2 and 1.9 angstroms observed in the trypsin complexes with borate and BBA, respectively. Thus, the ability of the hydroxyl oxygens to adopt a sufficiently close orientation to allow bidentate ligation is a critical limit on the borate binding affinity of surface-accessible serine/threonine/tyrosine residues.
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- Thomas R Transue
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Laboratory of Structural Biology, Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Garcia ALL, Carpes MJS, de Oca ACBM, dos Santos MAG, Santana CC, Correia CRD. Synthesis of 4-Aryl-2-pyrrolidones and β-Aryl-γ-amino-butyric Acid (GABA) Analogues by Heck Arylation of 3-Pyrrolines with Arenediazonium Tetrafluoroborates. Synthesis of (±)-Rolipram on a Multigram Scale and Chromatographic Resolution by Semipreparative Chiral Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography. J Org Chem 2005; 70:1050-3. [PMID: 15675868 DOI: 10.1021/jo0484880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report herein a new, practical, and economic synthesis of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor Rolipram on a multigram scale as well as the synthesis of new 4-aryl pyrrolidones and beta-aryl-gamma-amino butyric acids (GABA derivatives) employing an efficient Heck-Matsuda arylation of 3-pyrroline with aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates. Racemic Rolipram was resolved into its enantiomers using chiral simulated moving bed chromatography having the low-cost microcrystalline cellulose triacetate as a chiral stationary phase.
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- Ariel L L Garcia
- Chemistry Institute, State University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 13084-971, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Park M, Li Q, Shcheynikov N, Zeng W, Muallem S. NaBC1 is a ubiquitous electrogenic Na+ -coupled borate transporter essential for cellular boron homeostasis and cell growth and proliferation. Mol Cell 2004; 16:331-41. [PMID: 15525507 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2004] [Revised: 06/10/2004] [Accepted: 08/24/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Boron is a vital micronutrient in plants and may be essential for animal growth and development. Whereas the role of boron in the life cycle of plants is well documented, nothing is known about boron homeostasis and function in animal cells. NaBC1, the mammalian homolog of AtBor1, is a borate transporter. In the absence of borate, NaBC1 conducts Na(+) and OH(-) (H(+)), while in the presence of borate, NaBC1 functions as an electrogenic, voltage-regulated, Na(+)-coupled B(OH)(4)(-) transporter. At low concentrations, borate activated the MAPK pathway to stimulate cell growth and proliferation, and at high concentrations, it was toxic. Accordingly, overexpression of NaBC1 shifted both effects of borate to the left, whereas knockdown of NaBC1 halted cell growth and proliferation. These findings may reveal a previously unrecognized role for NaBC1 in borate homeostasis and open the way to better understanding of the many presumed physiological roles of borate in animals.
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- Meeyoung Park
- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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Brown AE, Grossman SH. The mechanism and modes of inhibition of arginine kinase from the cockroach (Periplaneta americana). Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 2004; 57:166-177. [PMID: 15540275 DOI: 10.1002/arch.20026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The kinetic mechanism and evaluation of several potential inhibitors of purified arginine kinase from the cockroach (Periplanta americana) were investigated. This monomeric phosphagen kinase is important in maintaining ATP levels during the rapid energy demands of muscle required for contraction and motility. Analysis reveals the following dissociation constants (mM) for the binary complex: E.Arg P-->E+Arg P, K=1.0; E.Arg-->E+Arg, K=0.45; E.MgATP-->E+MgATP, K=0.17; E.MgADP-->E+MgADP, K=0.12; and the ternary complex: Arg P.E.MgADP-->E.MgADP+Arg P, K=0.94; Arg.E.MgATP-->E.MgATP+Arg, K=0.49; MgATP.Enz.Arg-->E.Arg+MgATP, K=0.14; MgADP.E.Arg P-->E.Arg P+MgADP, K=0.09. For a particular substrate, the ratio of the dissociation constants for the binary to ternary complex is close to one, indicating little, if any, cooperativity in substrate binding for the rapid equilibrium, random addition mechanism. The time course of the arginine kinase reaction exhibits a pronounced curvature, which, as described for enzyme from other sources, is attributed to formation of an inhibitory catalytic dead-end complex, MgADP.E.Arg. The curvature is accentuated by the addition of monovalent anions, including borate, thiocyanate, and, most notably, nitrite and nitrate. This effect is attributed to stabilization of the dead-end complex through formation of a transition state analog. However, the substantial decrease in initial velocity (92%) caused by nitrate is due to an additional inhibitory effect, further characterized as non-competitive inhibition (Ki=8.0 mM) with the substrate L-arginine. On the other hand, borate inhibition of the initial velocity is only 30% with significant subsequent curvature, suggesting that this anion functions as an inhibitor mainly by formation of a transition state analog. However, some component of the borate inhibition appears to be mediated by an apparent partial competitive inhibition with L-arginine. D-arginine is not a substrate for arginine kinase from the cockroach, but is an effective competitive inhibitor with a Ki=0.31 mM. L-Canavanine is a weak substrate for arginine kinase (Km=6.7 mM) with a Vmax for the pure enzyme that is approximately one-third that of L-arginine. However, initial velocity experiments of substrate mixtures suggest that competition between L-canavanine and L-arginine may not be a simple summation effect and may involve a structural modification. Sensitivity of arginine kinase activity to D-arginine as well as nitrate and borate anions, coupled with the fact that L-arginine is an essential amino acid for the cockroach, suggest that arginine kinase could be a useful chemotherapeutic target for the control of cockroach proliferation.
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- Ashli E Brown
- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
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Boron is an abundant mineral essential for the life cycle of plants and may play a role in animal development and growth. Very little is known about boron homeostasis in plant and animal cells and the physiological roles of boron in animals. The recent identification of boron transporters, BOR1 in plants and NaBC1 in mammals, and that NaBC1 functions as an electrogenic Na+-coupled borate transporter essential for cell growth and proliferation open the way to probe the roles of boron in cellular function and physiology.
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- Meeyoung Park
- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Byung Ju Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Box 644630, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4630, USA
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Nearly 100% 5'-position selectivity of transglucosylation from maltodextrin to pyridoxine (PN) by cells of Verticillium dahliae TPU 4900 was observed when the reaction was carried out with borate. The same effect of borate was observed not only during synthesis of pyridoxine 5'-alpha-D-glucoside by partially purified enzyme of this strain but also during synthesis of this compound by other microorganisms and with other enzymes (alpha-glucosidase and cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase). The effect was thought to be caused by the formation of a borate complex with 3- and 4'-position hydroxyl groups of PN. A decrease in the formation of pyridoxine 5'-alpha-D-glucoside was observed in the reaction with borate, but this decrease was overcome by optimizing the pH and increasing the amount of cells in the reaction mixture.
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- Koichi Wada
- Biotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural University, Kosugi, Toyama 939-0398, Japan.
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A very simple tyrosinase reaction system has been developed using borate anion as a trapping agent of catechols and hydroxylamine as an external reductant to evaluate the phenolase activity without the interference of catecholase activity. Reactivities of variously para-substituted phenols in this system were compared directly to those of the phenols in the model reactions, demonstrating that the enzymatic oxygenation reaction of phenols proceeds via the same mechanism as the model reaction, that is, electrophilic aromatic substitution mechanism.
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- Shin-ichi Yamazaki
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University 3-3-138, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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Ryden P, Sugimoto-Shirasu K, Smith AC, Findlay K, Reiter WD, McCann MC. Tensile properties of Arabidopsis cell walls depend on both a xyloglucan cross-linked microfibrillar network and rhamnogalacturonan II-borate complexes. Plant Physiol 2003; 132:1033-40. [PMID: 12805631 PMCID: PMC167041 DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.021873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2003] [Revised: 03/18/2003] [Accepted: 03/18/2003] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The mechanical properties of plant organs depend upon anatomical structure, cell-cell adhesion, cell turgidity, and the mechanical properties of their cell walls. By testing the mechanical responses of Arabidopsis mutants, it is possible to deduce the contribution that polymers of the cell wall make to organ strength. We developed a method to measure the tensile parameters of the expanded regions of turgid or plasmolyzed dark-grown Arabidopsis hypocotyls and applied it to the fucose biosynthesis mutant mur1, the xyloglucan glycosyltransferase mutants mur2 and mur3, and the katanin mutant bot1. Hypocotyls from plants grown in the presence of increasing concentrations of dichlorobenzonitrile, an inhibitor of cellulose synthesis, were considerably weakened, indicating the validity of our approach. In order of decreasing strength, the hypocotyls of mur2 > bot1 and mur1 > mur3 were each found to have reduced strength and a proportionate reduction in modulus compared with wild type. The tensile properties of the hypocotyls and of the inflorescence stems of mur1 were rescued by growth in the presence of high concentrations of borate, which is known to cross-link the pectic component rhamnogalacturonan II. From comparison of the mechanical responses of mur2 and mur3, we deduce that galactose-containing side chains of xyloglucan make a major contribution to overall wall strength, whereas xyloglucan fucosylation plays a comparatively minor role. We conclude that borate-complexed rhamnogalacturonan II and galactosylated xyloglucan contribute to the tensile strength of cell walls.
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- Peter Ryden
- Department of Food Materials Science, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, United Kingdom
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Cellular ATP is commonly determined as production of bioluminescence using a luciferin-luciferase reaction system. Before the measurement of bioluminescence, cellular ATP must first be extracted. Two commonly used extraction methods are: () Tris-borate buffer (pH 9.2) coupled with a heating process (to inactivate ATPase) and () perchloric acid followed by neutralization. However, we found that both Tris-borate buffer and perchloric acid interfered with the luciferin-luciferase system. Here, we report a convenient single-step boiling deionized water (DW) method for extracting cellular ATP to replace perchloric acid and Tris-borate buffer. We showed that the boiling DW method did not interfere with the bioluminescence and was effective in inhibiting ATPase. This improved method required no neutralization and dilution and thus was more convenient than the perchloric acid method. Unlike the Tris-borate/heating procedure, our method did not require a separate heating step because boiling DW effectively inhibited ATPase and thus accomplished the two missions in one step for both suspended and attached cells. The improved method was precise for both suspended cells and attached cells, when cell numbers were between 10(3) and 10(6). The method also was more sensitive than other methods because it required much fewer cells (10(4) to 10(5)) than other methods for ATP determination. Thus, this one-step method is suitable for routine assay of cellular ATP for both suspended and attached cells.
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- Nae-Cherng Yang
- Department of Food Science, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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Turgor-driven plant cell growth depends on wall structure. Two allelic l-fucose-deficient Arabidopsis thaliana mutants (mur1-1 and 1-2) are dwarfed and their rosette leaves do not grow normally. mur1 leaf cell walls contain normal amounts of the cell wall pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II), but only half exists as a borate cross-linked dimer. The altered structure of mur1 RG-II reduces the rate of formation and stability of this cross-link. Exogenous aqueous borate rescues the defect. The reduced cross-linking of RG-II in dwarf mur1 plants indicates that plant growth depends on wall pectic polysaccharide organization.
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- M A O'Neill
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, 220 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602-4712, USA.
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O'Neill MA, Eberhard S, Albersheim P, Darvill AG. Requirement of borate cross-linking of cell wall rhamnogalacturonan II for Arabidopsis growth. Science 2001; 294:846-849. [PMID: 11679668 DOI: 10.1126/science.106231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Turgor-driven plant cell growth depends on wall structure. Two allelic l-fucose-deficient Arabidopsis thaliana mutants (mur1-1 and 1-2) are dwarfed and their rosette leaves do not grow normally. mur1 leaf cell walls contain normal amounts of the cell wall pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II), but only half exists as a borate cross-linked dimer. The altered structure of mur1 RG-II reduces the rate of formation and stability of this cross-link. Exogenous aqueous borate rescues the defect. The reduced cross-linking of RG-II in dwarf mur1 plants indicates that plant growth depends on wall pectic polysaccharide organization.
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- M A O'Neill
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, 220 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602-4712, USA.
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Ishii T, Matsunaga T, Hayashi N. Formation of rhamnogalacturonan II-borate dimer in pectin determines cell wall thickness of pumpkin tissue. Plant Physiol 2001; 126:1698-705. [PMID: 11500567 PMCID: PMC117168 DOI: 10.1104/pp.126.4.1698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2001] [Revised: 04/20/2001] [Accepted: 05/17/2001] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Boron (B) deficiency results in inhibition of pumpkin (Cucurbia moschata Duchesne) growth that is accompanied by swelling of the cell walls. Monomeric rhamnogalacturonan II (mRG-II) accounted for 80% to 90% of the total RG-II in B-deficient walls, whereas the borate ester cross-linked RG-II dimer (dRG-II-B) accounted for more than 80% of the RG-II in control plants. The results of glycosyl residue and glycosyl linkage composition analyses of the RG-II from control and B-deficient plants were similar. Thus, B deficiency does not alter the primary structure of RG-II. The addition of (10)B-enriched boric acid to B-deficient plants resulted within 5 h in the conversion of mRG-II to dRG-II-(10)B. The wall thickness of the (10)B-treated plants and control plants was similar. The formation and possible functions of a borate ester cross-linked RG-II in the cell walls are discussed.
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- T Ishii
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, P.O. Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchinai, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan.
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The interaction of DNA with various neutral pH, amine-based buffers has been analyzed by free solution capillary electrophoresis, using a mixture of a plasmid-sized DNA molecule and a small DNA oligonucleotide as the reporter system. The two DNAs migrate as separate, nearly Gaussian-shaped peaks in 20-80 mM TAE (TAE, Tris-acetate-EDTA; Tris, tris[hydroxymethyl]aminomethane) buffer. The separation between the peaks gradually increases with increasing TAE buffer concentration because of differences in solvent friction between large and small DNA molecules. The two DNAs form complexes with the borate ions in TBE (Tris-borate-EDTA) buffer, with mobilities that depend on the DNA/borate ratio. In 45 mM TBE buffer, the two DNAs comigrate as a single sharp peak, with a mobility that is faster than either of the constituent DNAs in the same buffer. Hence, the mixed DNA-borate complex is stabilized by the binding of additional borate ions, possibly forming bridges between the different DNAs. The mixed DNA-borate complex is gradually dissociated into its component DNAs by increasing the TBE concentration, possibly because the borate binding sites become saturated at high buffer concentrations. Other neutral pH, amine-based buffers, such as Mops (3-[N-morpholino]propanesulfonic acid), Hepes (N-[2-hydroxyethyl]piperazine-N'-[2-ethanesulfonic acid]), Bes (N,N-bis[2-hydroxyethyl]-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid), Tes (N-tris[hydroxymethyl]methyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid), and tricine (N-tris[hydroxymethyl]methylglycine) also form complexes with DNA, giving distorted peaks in the electropherograms. The combined results indicate that borate buffers and most neutral pH, amine-based buffers interact with DNA.
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- N C Stellwagen
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
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DePaz RA, Barnett CC, Dale DA, Carpenter JF, Gaertner AL, Randolph TW. The excluding effects of sucrose on a protein chemical degradation pathway: methionine oxidation in subtilisin. Arch Biochem Biophys 2000; 384:123-32. [PMID: 11147823 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2000.2106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The conformational stabilization of proteins by sucrose has been previously attributed to a preferential exclusion mechanism. The present study links this mechanism to stability against a chemical degradation pathway for subtilisin. Oxidation of a methionine residue adjacent to the active site to the sulfoxide form compromises subtilisin's enzymatic activity. In the presence of hydrogen peroxide and borate buffer, a borate-hydrogen peroxide complex binds to subtilisin's active site prior to the formation of methionine sulfoxide. Sucrose decreases the oxidation rate by limiting the accessibility of the complex to the methionine at the partially buried active site. The stabilization mechanism of sucrose is based on shifting the equilibrium of transiently expanding native conformations of subtilisin to favor the most compact states. Enzymatic parameter determination (kcat, KM) and hydrogen-deuterium exchange measurements confirm the limited conformational mobility of the enzyme in the presence of sucrose. Further support for limited mobility as the cause of oxidation inhibition by sucrose comes from the findings that neither viscosity nor possible interactions of sucrose with hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radicals, or borate can adequately explain the inhibition. The volume exclusion of sucrose from subtilisin is used to estimate the extent by which the native state of subtilisin must expand in solution to allow oxidation. The surface area of the oxidation-competent state is ca. 3.9% greater than that of the native state.
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- R A DePaz
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309, USA
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The free solution electrophoretic mobility of DNA differs significantly in different buffers, suggesting that DNA-buffer interactions are present in certain buffer systems. Here, capillary and gel electrophoresis data are combined to show that the Tris ions in Tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE) buffers are associated with the DNA helix to approximately the same extent as sodium ions. The borate ions in Tris-borate-EDTA (TBE) buffers interact with DNA to form highly charged DNA-borate complexes, which are stable both in free solution and in polyacrylamide gels. DNA-borate complexes are not observed in agarose gels, because of the competition of the agarose gel fibers for the borate residues. The resulting agarose-borate complexes increase the negative charge of the agarose gel fibers, leading to an increased electroendosmotic flow of the solvent in agarose-TBE gels. The combined results indicate that the buffers in which DNA is studied cannot automatically be assumed to be innocuous.
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- N C Stellwagen
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Chandrakant P, Bisaria VS. Simultaneous bioconversion of glucose and xylose to ethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the presence of xylose isomerase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2000; 53:301-9. [PMID: 10772470 DOI: 10.1007/s002530050025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Simultaneous isomerisation and fermentation (SIF) of xylose and simultaneous isomerisation and cofermentation (SICF) of a glucose/xylose mixture was carried out by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the presence of xylose isomerase. The SIF of 50 g I(-1) xylose gave an ethanol concentration and metabolic yield of 7.5 g l(-1) and 0.36 g (g xylose consumed)(-1). These parameters improved to 13.4 g l(-1) and 0.40 respectively, when borate was added to the medium. The SICF of a mixture of 50 g l(-1) glucose and 50 g l(-1) xylose gave an ethanol concentration and metabolic yield of 29.8 g l(-1) and 0.42 respectively, in the presence of borate. Temperature modulation from 30 degrees C to 35 degrees C during fermentation further enhanced the above parameters to 39 g l(-1) and 0.45 respectively. The approach was extended to the bioconversion of sugars present in a real lignocellulose hydrolysate (peanut-shell hydrolysate) to ethanol, with a fairly good yield.
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- P Chandrakant
- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
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Taler G, Eliav U, Navon G. Detection and characterization of boric acid and borate ion binding to cytochrome c using multiple quantum filtered NMR. J Magn Reson 1999; 141:228-238. [PMID: 10579946 DOI: 10.1006/jmre.1999.1853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The application of multiple quantum filtered (MQF) NMR to the identification and characterization of the binding of ligands containing quadrupolar nuclei to proteins is demonstrated. Using relaxation times measured by MQF NMR multiple binding of boric acid and borate ion to ferri and ferrocytochrome c was detected. Borate ion was found to have two different binding sites. One of them was in slow exchange, k(diss) = 20 +/- 3 s(-1) at 5 degrees C and D(2)O solution, in agreement with previous findings by (1)H NMR (G. Taler et al., 1998, Inorg. Chim. Acta 273, 388-392). The triple quantum relaxation of the borate in this site was found to be governed by dipolar interaction corresponding to an average B-H distance of 2.06 +/- 0.07 A. Other, fast exchanging sites for borate and boric acid could be detected only by MQF NMR. The binding equilibrium constants at these sites at pH 9.7 were found to be 1800 +/- 200 M(-1) and 2.6 +/- 1.5 M(-1) for the borate ion and boric acid, respectively. Thus, detection of binding by MQF NMR proved to be sensitive to fast exchanging ligands as well as to very weak binding that could not be detected using conventional methods.
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- G Taler
- Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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Wester RC, Hui X, Hartway T, Maibach HI, Bell K, Schell MJ, Northington DJ, Strong P, Culver BD. In vivo percutaneous absorption of boric acid, borax, and disodium octaborate tetrahydrate in humans compared to in vitro absorption in human skin from infinite and finite doses. Toxicol Sci 1998; 45:42-51. [PMID: 9848109 DOI: 10.1006/toxs.1998.2490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Literature from the first half of this century report concern for toxicity from topical use of boric acid, but assessment of percutaneous absorption has been impaired by lack of analytical sensitivity. Analytical methods in this study included inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry which now allows quantitation of percutaneous absorption of 10B in 10B-enriched boric acid, borax, and disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT) in biological matrices. This made it possible, in the presence of comparatively large natural dietary boron intakes for the in vivo segment of this study, to quantify the boron passing through skin. Human volunteers were dosed with 10B-enriched boric acid, 5.0%, borax, 5.0%, or disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, 10%, in aqueous solutions. Urinalysis, for boron and changes in boron isotope ratios, was used to measure absorption. Boric acid in vivo percutaneous absorption was 0.226 (SD = 0.125) mean percentage dose, with flux and permeability constant (Kp) calculated at 0.009 microgram/cm2/h and 1.9 x 10(-7) cm/h, respectively. Borax absorption was 0.210 (SD = 0.194) mean percentage of dose, with flux and Kp calculated at 0.009 microgram/cm2/h and 1.8 x 10(-7) cm/h, respectively. DOT absorption was 0.122 (SD = 0.108) mean percentage, with flux and Kp calculated at 0.01 microgram/cm2/h and 1.0 x 10(-7) cm/h, respectively. Pretreatment with the potential skin irritant 2% sodium lauryl sulfate had no effect on boron skin absorption. In vitro human skin percentage of doses of boric acid absorbed were 1.2 for a 0.05% solution, 0.28 for a 0.5% solution, and 0.70 for a 5.0% solution. These absorption amounts translated into flux values of, respectively, 0.25, 0.58, and 14.58 micrograms/cm2/h and permeability constants (Kp) of 5.0 x 10(-4), 1.2 x 10(-4), and 2.9 x 10(-4) cm/h for the 0.05, 0.5, and 5.0% solutions. The above in vitro doses were at infinite, 1000 microliters/cm2 volume. At 2 microliters/cm2 (the in vivo dosing volume), flux decreased some 200-fold to 0.07 microgram/cm2/h and Kp of 1.4 x 10(-6) cm/h, while percentage of dose absorbed was 1.75%. Borax dosed at 5.0%/1000 microliters/cm2 had 0.41% dose absorbed, flux at 8.5 micrograms/cm2/h, and Kp was 1.7 x 10(-4) cm/h. Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT) dosed at 10%/1000 microliters/cm2 was 0.19% dose absorbed, flux at 7.9 micrograms/cm2/h, and Kp was 0.8 x 10(-4) cm/h. These in vitro results from infinite doses (1000 microliters/cm2) were 1000-fold greater than those obtained in the companion in vivo study. The results from the finite (2 microliters/cm2) dosing were closer (10-fold difference) to the in vivo results. General application of infinite dose percutaneous absorption values for risk assessment is questioned by these results. These in vivo results show that percutaneous absorption of boron, as boric acid, borax, and disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, through intact human skin, is low and is significantly less than the average daily dietary intake. This very low boron skin absorption makes it apparent that, for the borates tested, the use of gloves to prevent systemic uptake is unnecessary. These findings do not apply to abraded or otherwise damaged skin.
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- R C Wester
- Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco 94143-0989, USA
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Nachon F, Ehret-Sabatier L, Loew D, Colas C, van Dorsselaer A, Goeldner M. Trp82 and Tyr332 are involved in two quaternary ammonium binding domains of human butyrylcholinesterase as revealed by photoaffinity labeling with [3H]DDF. Biochemistry 1998; 37:10507-13. [PMID: 9671522 DOI: 10.1021/bi980536l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Purified butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) was photolabeled by [3H]-p-N, N-dimethylamino benzene diazonium ([3H]DDF) to identify the quaternary ammonium binding sites on this protein [Ehret-Sabatier, L. , Schalk, I., Goeldner, M., and Hirth, C. (1992) Eur. J. Biochem. 203, 475-481]. The covalent photoincorporation occurs with a stoichiometry of one mole of probe per mole of inactivated site and could be fully prevented by several cholinergic inhibitors such as tacrine or tetramethylammonium. After complete deglycosylation of the enzyme using N-glycosidase F, the alkylated protein was trypsinolyzed and the digests were analyzed by HPLC coupled to ES-MS. A direct comparison of tryptic fragments from labeled and unlabeled BuChE allowed us to identify the tryptic peptide Tyr61-Lys103 as carrying the probe. Purification of the labeled peptides by anion-exchange chromatography gave a major radioactive peak which was further fractionated by reversed-phase HPLC leading to three, well-resolved, radioactive peaks. Microsequencing revealed that two of these peaks contained an overlapping sequence starting at Tyr61, while the third peak contained a sequence extending from Thr315. Radioactive signals could be unambiguously attributed to positions corresponding to residues Trp82 and Tyr332. This labeling study establishes the existence of two different binding domains for quaternary ammonium in BuChE and exemplifies additional cation/pi interactions in cholinergic proteins. This work strongly supports the existence of a peripheral anionic site in BuChE, implying residue Tyr332 as a key element.
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- F Nachon
- Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-organique, UMR 7514 CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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The Maillard reaction between carbohydrate and protein has been proposed as a cause of the browning of carious lesions. The aim of the present investigation was to determine the occurrence of this reaction in bovine dentin collagen in vitro and to establish the effect of the reaction on the proteolytic degradation of bovine dentin collagen in vitro. Slices of demineralized bovine dentin were incubated with 0.2 M glucose or buffer for 10 weeks at 37 degrees C. The formation of initial (furosine) and advanced (pentosidine) products of the Maillard reaction in dentin exposed to glucose was confirmed by HPLC. After reduction with NaBH4 to prevent intermediate Maillard products from further reaction, slices were either degraded with collagenase for fluorescence measurement or incubated with trypsin or pepsin to assess enzymatic degradation. Fluorescence characteristic for the Maillard reaction increased in glucose-exposed slices. Degradation of collagen by pepsin, but not by trypsin, was greatly depressed following glucose pretreatment. This may indicate an altered sensitivity to proteolytic degradation; the Maillard reaction thus has a potential role in caries arrestment.
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- G A Kleter
- Department of Cariology Endodontology Pedodontology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands
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We have used stopped-flow rapid reaction methods, employing both fluorescence and absorbance monitoring, together with HPLC analysis of the products to study the activation of soybean 15-lipoxygenase by 13(S)-hydroperoxy-9, 11(E,Z)-octadecadienoic acid (13-HPOD). When lipoxygenase is mixed with an equimolar concentration of 13-HPOD, the enzyme undergoes a rapid change in fluorescence. The rate of the change of fluorescence is dependent on the concentration of the 13-HPOD (k = 6.7 x 10(6) M-1 s-1) and is accompanied by activation of the enzyme. The fluorescence change is not accompanied by any change in the UV absorbance of the 13-HPOD, suggesting no loss of the conjugated diene during enzyme activation, and HPLC analysis of the products of the reaction confirms that the 13-HPOD can be recovered unchanged following this reaction. In the presence of an inhibitor (BWA4C, a hydroxamate inhibitor) that reduces the active-site iron, the 13-HPOD and the inhibitor are destroyed in a peroxidase-like reaction. On the basis of these observations we propose that 13-HPOD binds to the enzyme and facilitates activation of the enzyme, possibly through the formation of a protein radical, and that the 13-HPOD is not changed chemically in this process.
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- G D Jones
- Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom
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