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Manganese is an essential dietary element that functions primarily as a coenzyme in several biological processes. These processes include, but are not limited to, macronutrient metabolism, bone formation, free radical defense systems, and in the brain, ammonia clearance and neurotransmitter synthesis. It is a critical component in dozens of proteins and enzymes, and is found in all tissues. Concentrated levels of Mn are found in tissues rich in mitochondria and melanin, with both, liver, and pancreas having the highest concentrations under normal conditions. However, overexposure to environmental Mn via industrial occupation or contaminated drinking water can lead to toxic brain Mn accumulation that has been associated with neurological impairment. The objective of this chapter is to address the biological importance of Mn (essentiality), routes of exposure, factors dictating Mn status, a brief discussion of Mn neurotoxicity, and proposed methods for neurotoxicity remediation.
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Migocka M, Maciaszczyk-Dziubinska E, Małas K, Posyniak E, Garbiec A. Metal tolerance protein MTP6 affects mitochondrial iron and manganese homeostasis in cucumber. J Exp Bot 2019; 70:285-300. [PMID: 30304441 PMCID: PMC6305187 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Members of the cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) family have been identified in all kingdoms of life. They have been divided into three subgroups, namely Zn-CDF, Fe/Zn-CDF, and Mn-CDF, based on their putative specificity to transported metal ions. The plant metal tolerance protein 6 (MTP6) proteins fall into the Fe/Zn-CDF subgroup; however, their function in iron/zinc transport has not yet been confirmed. Here, we characterized the MTP6 protein from cucumber, Cucumis sativus. When expressed in yeast and in protoplasts isolated from Arabidopsis cells, CsMTP6 localized in mitochondria and contributed to the efflux of Fe and Mn from these organelles. Immunolocalization of CsMTP6 in cucumber membranes confirmed this association with mitochondria. Root expression and protein levels of CsMTP6 were significantly up-regulated in conditions of Fe deficiency and excess, but were not affected by Mn availability. These results indicate that MTP6 proteins contribute to the distribution of Fe and Mn between the cytosol and mitochondria of plant cells, and are regulated by Fe to maintain mitochondrial and cytosolic iron homeostasis under varying conditions of Fe availability.
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- Magdalena Migocka
- University of Wroclaw, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Plant Molecular Physiology, Kanonia, Wroclaw, Poland
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- University of Wroclaw, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Genetics and Cell Physiology, Kanonia, Wroclaw, Poland
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- University of Wroclaw, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Plant Molecular Physiology, Kanonia, Wroclaw, Poland
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- University of Wroclaw, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Animal Developmental Biology, Sienkiewicza, Wroclaw, Poland
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- University of Wroclaw, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Animal Developmental Biology, Sienkiewicza, Wroclaw, Poland
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Lan YQ, Xiao KJ, Wu YJ, Chen QY. Characterization, catalyzed water oxidation and anticancer activities of a NIR BODIPY-Mn polymer. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2017; 177:28-32. [PMID: 28113138 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 12/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To obtain near-IR absorbing biomaterials as fluorescence cellular imaging and anticancer agents for hypoxic cancer cell, a nano NIR fluorescence Mn(III/IV) polymer (PMnD) was spectroscopically characterized. The PMnD shows strong emission at 661nm when excited with 643nm. Furthermore, PMnD can catalyze water oxidation to generate dioxygen when irradiated by red LED light (10W). In particular, the PMnD can enter into HepG-2 cells and mitochondria. Both anticancer activity and the inhibition of the expression of HIF-1α for PMnD were concentration dependent. Our results demonstrate that PMnD can be developed as mitochondria targeted imaging agents and new inhibitors for HIF-1 in hypoxic cancer cells.
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- Ya-Quan Lan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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High-level occupational manganese (Mn) exposure has been reported to induce irreversible brain alterations determining a Parkinson-like disease. This study aimed to assess subclinical neurophysiological alterations in welding workers. They were employed in a machine building factory with an average Mn exposure <200 mg/m3. Sixty-eight welding workers (mean age: 34 years; mean Mn exposure duration: 16 years) and 42 flour factory workers (control group) with similar age and smoking habit were recruited. Autonomic nervous function test battery (ANSFT), composed of Valsalva maneuvre-induced heart rate variation (HR-V), heart rate variation following deep breathing (HR-DB) and heart rate variation following immediate standing up (HR-IS) was assessed. Electroencephalogram (EEG), brain electricity activity mapping (BEAM) were also performed. HR-V, HR-DB and HR-IS were significantly lower in Mn- exposed subjects showing altered autonomic nervous system activity, parasympathetic-sympathetic imbalance and, consequently, altered cardiovascular regulation and reactivity. The EEG of the Mn-exposed workers evidenced β-wave rhythms significantly reduced, Θ-waves markedly increased and abnormal wave activities of either localized or diffusive type. In the same workers, BEAM revealed higher Θ, δ and β power values in the F7 area, lower d power values in the FP1, FP2 and C4 areas as well as dissymmetry in the central area, parietal region and occipital region. This study suggests that Mn impairs neuron activity within central nervous system. In this context, brainstem parasympathetic and sympathetic centers, receiving axon projections from cortical and diencephalic areas, may reflect Mn effects on upper pathways. However, direct actions of Mn on these centers cannot be excluded.
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- S C He
- Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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The understanding of manganese (Mn) biology, in particular its cellular regulation and role in neurological disease, is an area of expanding interest. Mn is an essential micronutrient that is required for the activity of a diverse set of enzymatic proteins (e.g., arginase and glutamine synthase). Although necessary for life, Mn is toxic in excess. Thus, maintaining appropriate levels of intracellular Mn is critical. Unlike other essential metals, cell-level homeostatic mechanisms of Mn have not been identified. In this review, we discuss common forms of Mn exposure, absorption, and transport via regulated uptake/exchange at the gut and blood-brain barrier and via biliary excretion. We present the current understanding of cellular uptake and efflux as well as subcellular storage and transport of Mn. In addition, we highlight the Mn-dependent and Mn-responsive pathways implicated in the growing evidence of its role in Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. We conclude with suggestions for future focuses of Mn health-related research.
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- Kyle J Horning
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232; , ,
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Lozhkin AP, Biktagirov TB, Abdul'ianov VA, Gorshkov OV, Timonina EV, Mamin GV, Orlinskiĭ SB, Silkin NI, Chernov VM, Khaĭrullin RN, Salakhov MK, Il'inskaia ON. [Manganese in atherogenesis: detection, origin, and role]. Biomed Khim 2012; 58:291-9. [PMID: 22856134 DOI: 10.18097/pbmc20125803291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The role of transition metal ions in atherogenesis is controversial; they can participate in the hydroxyl radical generation and catalyze the reactive oxygen species neutralization reaction as cofactors of antioxidant enzymes. Using EPR spectroscopy, we revealed that 70% of the samples of aorta with atherosclerotic lesions possessed superoxide dismutase activity, 100% of the samples initiated Fenton reaction and demonstrated the presence of manganese paramagnetic centers. The sodA gene encoding manganese-dependent bacterial superoxide dismutase was not found in the samples of atherosclerotic plaques by PCR using degenerate primers. The data obtained indicates the perspectives of manganese analysis as a marker element in the express diagnostics of atherosclerosis.
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Landete-Castillejos T, Molina-Quilez I, Estevez JA, Ceacero F, Garcia AJ, Gallego L. Alternative hypothesis for the origin of osteoporosis: the role of Mn. Front Biosci (Elite Ed) 2012; 4:1385-1390. [PMID: 22201963 DOI: 10.2741/e468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 05/31/2023]
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Antlers represent an ideal experimental model for bone biology studies, because of their easy accessibility, and their rapid growth. Findings from our previous studies revealed that Mn plays an essential role in incorporating the circulating bone Ca to the growing antlers. Based on these findings, we hypothesize that Mn, an essential mineral for Ca fixation (or incorporation) into bones, might be released from bone, during its remodeling, to be available for prioritized function, most likely, brain function; Consequently, Ca incorporation will be dramatically affected, leading to osteoporosis, particularly in elderly people. Therefore, osteoporosis would precede brain malfunctioning diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, and clinical data are available to support some of the predictions derived from this hypothesis.
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Nugaĭbekova GA, Berkheeva ZM. [Value of manganese in human life (literature review)]. Med Tr Prom Ekol 2011:30-35. [PMID: 22164998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Manganese is an important element essential for human functioning. Pathogenesis of manganese intoxication remains unclear. Specification of differential diagnostic criteria is required for diagnosis of occupational manganese intoxication and ruling out Parkinson disease and secondary parkinsonism in the patients.
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Fitsanakis VA, Zhang N, Garcia S, Aschner M. Manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe): interdependency of transport and regulation. Neurotox Res 2010; 18:124-31. [PMID: 19921534 PMCID: PMC7909719 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-009-9130-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2009] [Revised: 10/28/2009] [Accepted: 11/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) are transition metals that are crucial to the appropriate growth, development, function, and maintenance of biological organisms. Because of their chemical similarity, in organisms ranging from bacteria to mammals they share and compete for many protein transporters, such as the divalent metal transporter-1. As such, during conditions of low Fe, abnormal Mn accumulation occurs. Conversely, when Mn concentrations are altered, the homeostasis and deposition of Fe and other transition metals are disrupted. Our lab has undertaken a series of studies in rats involving pregnant dams, neo- and perinatal pups, and adult animals. Animals were exposed to various concentrations of dietary Fe and/or Mn, and protein transporter expression, blood Mn and Fe concentrations, brain transition metal concentrations, and temporal brain deposition patterns were examined. As a result, we have demonstrated the importance of the interdependence of the transport of Mn and Fe, and established brain metal concentrations in several longitudinal studies. The purpose of this review is to examine these studies in their entirety and highlight the importance of monitoring the deposition and accumulation of both Mn and Fe when designing future studies related to either dietary or environmental changes in transition metal levels. Finally, this review will provide information about various transport proteins currently under investigation in the research community related to Fe and Mn regulation and transport.
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Santamaria AB. Manganese exposure, essentiality & toxicity. Indian J Med Res 2008; 128:484-500. [PMID: 19106442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Manganese (Mn) is an essential element present in all living organisms and is naturally present in rocks, soil, water, and food. Exposure to high oral, parenteral, or ambient air concentrations of Mn can result in elevations in Mn tissue levels and neurological effects. However, current understanding of the impact of Mn exposure on the nervous system leads to the hypothesis that there should be no adverse effects at low exposures, because Mn is an essential element; therefore, there should be some threshold for exposure above which adverse effects may occur and adverse effects may increase in frequency with higher exposures beyond that threshold. Data gaps regarding Mn neurotoxicity include what the clinical significance is of the neurobehavioural, neuropsychological, or neurological endpoints measured in many of the occupational studies that have evaluated cohorts exposed to relatively low levels of Mn. Specific early biomarkers of effect, such as subclinical neurobehavioural or neurological changes or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes have not been established or validated for Mn, although some studies have attempted to correlate biomarkers with neurological effects. Experimental studies with rodents and monkeys provide valuable information about the absorption, bioavailability, and tissue distribution of various Mn compounds with different solubilities and oxidation states in different age groups. Studies have shown that rodents and primates maintain stable tissue manganese levels as a result of homeostatic mechanisms that tightly regulate absorption and excretion. In addition, physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models are being developed to provide for the ability to conduct route-to-route extrapolations, evaluate nasal uptake to the CNS, and evaluate lifestage differences in Mn pharmacokinetics. Such models will facilitate more rigorous quantitative analysis of the available pharmacokinetic data for Mn and will be used to identify situations that may lead to increased brain accumulation related to altered Mn metabolism in different human populations, and develop quantitatively accurate predictions of increased Mn levels that may serve as a basis of dosimetry-based risk assessments. Such assessments will permit for the development of more scientifically refined and robust recommendations, guidelines, and regulations for Mn levels in the ambient environment and occupational settings.
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- A B Santamaria
- ENVIRON International Corporation, Houston, Texas 77042, USA.
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El Mchichi B, Hadji A, Vazquez A, Leca G. p38 MAPK and MSK1 mediate caspase-8 activation in manganese-induced mitochondria-dependent cell death. Cell Death Differ 2007; 14:1826-36. [PMID: 17585337 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 11/09/2022] Open
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Heavy metals are important regulators of cell apoptosis. Manganese (Mn(2+)) is a potent inducer of apoptosis in different cell types, but the precise mechanisms that mediate such effects are not well defined. We previously reported that Mn(2+) was a potent apoptotic agent in human B cells, including lymphoma B cell lines. We show here that Mn(2+)-induced cell death in human B cells is associated with caspase-8-dependent mitochondrial activation leading to caspase-3 activity and apoptosis. We used specific caspase-8 interfering shRNAs to reduce caspase-8 expression, and this also reduced Mn(2+)-induced caspase-3 activation and apoptosis. Mn(2+)-triggered caspase-8 activation is associated with a specific pathway, which is independent of Fas-associated death domain protein, and dependent on the sequential activation of p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) and mitogen- and stress-response kinase 1 (MSK1). Inhibition of p38 activity using either pharmacological inhibitors or dominant-negative mutant forms of p38 blocked Mn(2+)-mediated phosphorylation of MSK1 and blocked subsequent caspase-8 activation. However, specific inhibitors and the expression of a dominant-interfering mutant of MSK1 only inhibited caspase-8 activation, but not p38 activity. These findings suggest a novel model for the regulation of caspase-8 during Mn(2+)-induced apoptosis based on the sequential activation of p38 MAPK, MSK1, caspase-8 and mitochondria, respectively.
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- B El Mchichi
- INSERM, UMR 542, Université Paris-Sud, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94807 Villejuif, France
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Rakkola R, Matikainen S, Nyman TA. Proteome analysis of human macrophages reveals the upregulation of manganese-containing superoxide dismutase after toll-like receptor activation. Proteomics 2007; 7:378-84. [PMID: 17211829 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Macrophages are essential for the development of innate immune responses against a variety of infectious factors. They detect invading pathogens via their pattern recognition receptors such as toll-like receptors (TLRs). TLR7/8 recognizes ssRNA from various viruses. In the present study, we have used 2-DE gel-based proteomics to find novel TLR7/8 target proteins in human monocyte-derived macrophages in order to improve our understanding of the virus recognition by this TLR. A total of 27 protein spots were found to be reproducibly differentially expressed between control and TLR7/8 activated 2-DE gel pairs, 18 spots being more than two-fold upregulated and nine spots being at least two-fold downregulated. Several proteins involved in defense against toxic superoxide (O2-) and other reactive oxygen species, such as manganese-containing superoxide dismutase (SOD2), glutathione peroxidase, and peroxiredoxins 1 and 6 were highly upregulated after TLR7/8 activation. Western blot analysis showed that activation of macrophages with TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, and TLR7/8 ligands also strongly upregulated SOD2 protein expression. In conclusion, our results show that the activation of pattern recognition receptors of the innate immune system results in strong upregulation of SOD2 gene expression suggesting that SOD2 protects macrophages from oxidative stress during microbial infection.
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- Riitta Rakkola
- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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Two areas of research have recently converged to highlight important roles for Mn(2+) in pathogenesis: the recognition that both bacterial Nramp homologs and members of LraI family of proteins are Mn(2+) transporters. Their mutation is associated with decreased virulence of various bacterial species. Thus, Mn(2+) appears to be essential for bacterial virulence. This review describes what is currently known about Mn(2+) transport in prokaryotes and how prokaryotic Mn(2+) transport is regulated. Some of the phenotypes that arise when microorganisms lack Mn(2+) are then discussed, with an emphasis on those phenotypes involving pathogenesis. The concluding section describes possible enzymatic roles for Mn(2+) that might help explain why Mn(2+) is necessary for virulence.
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Lee B, Hiney JK, Pine MD, Srivastava VK, Dees WL. Manganese stimulates luteinizing hormone releasing hormone secretion in prepubertal female rats: hypothalamic site and mechanism of action. J Physiol 2006; 578:765-72. [PMID: 17110411 PMCID: PMC2151346 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.123083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We have shown recently that Mn2+ stimulates gonadotropin secretion via an action at the hypothalamic level, and a diet supplemented with a low dose of the element is capable of advancing the time of female puberty. In this study, we used an in vitro approach to investigate the mechanism by which Mn2+ induces luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) secretion from prepubertal female rats. The medial basal hypothalamus from 30-day-old rats was incubated in Locke solution for 30 min to assess basal LHRH secretion, then incubated with buffer alone or buffer plus either a nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor (N-monomethyl-L-arginine (NMMA); 300 or 500 microM) or a soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) inhibitor (1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ); 100 or 250 microM) for another 30 min. Finally, the incubation continued for a further 30 min, but in the presence of MnCl2 (50 or 250 microM) to assess the effect of the blockers on stimulated LHRH secretion. Both 50 and 250 microM MnCl2 stimulated LHRH release (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively). The addition of 300-500 microM NMMA to the medium did not block Mn2+-stimulated release of LHRH, even with the higher dose of MnCl2. Furthermore, while 50, 100 and 250 microM MnCl2 all significantly induced LHRH release, the two lowest doses did not stimulate total nitrite released from the same tissue, an effect only observed with the highest dose. Taken together, these data suggest that Mn2+ is not an effective stimulator of NO. Conversely, inhibiting sGC with ODQ blocked the Mn2+-stimulated secretion of LHRH in a dose-dependent manner, indicating that GC is the site of action of Mn2+. Additionally, we showed that Mn2+ stimulated cGMP and LHRH from the same tissues, and that downstream blocking of protein kinase G formation with KT5823 (10 microM) inhibited Mn2+-induced LHRH release. These data demonstrate that the principal action of Mn2+ within the hypothalamus is to activate sGC directly and/or as a cofactor with available NO, hence generating cGMP and resulting in prepubertal LHRH release.
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- Boyeon Lee
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA
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Frenkiel-Krispin D, Minsky A. Nucleoid organization and the maintenance of DNA integrity in E. coli, B. subtilis and D. radiodurans. J Struct Biol 2006; 156:311-9. [PMID: 16935006 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 04/04/2006] [Revised: 05/27/2006] [Accepted: 05/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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For enzymatic activities to be effectively carried out, basic prerequisites must be met. Many enzymatic tasks require continuous consumption and dissipation of energy, sometimes in massive amounts. Some activities, such as DNA replication, transcription, and repair through homologous recombination rely upon templates that provide the information required for these transactions. Yet, circumstances where intracellular energy pools are severely depleted, or where intact templates are not available, frequently occur. Moreover, the fact that in order to reach their targets, enzymes must cope with an extremely crowded and viscous cellular milieu that drastically slows down their diffusion is often neglected. These impediments are particularly evident under stress conditions such as prolonged starvation or continuous exposure to DNA-damaging agents. Here we survey recent studies, which imply that when enzymatically-mediated DNA repair pathways are hindered, alternative strategies are deployed, whose common denominator is the reorganization of bacterial nucleoids into morphologies that promote DNA repair and protection.
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Irazusta V, Cabiscol E, Reverter-Branchat G, Ros J, Tamarit J. Manganese is the link between frataxin and iron-sulfur deficiency in the yeast model of Friedreich ataxia. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:12227-32. [PMID: 16510442 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m511649200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Friedreich ataxia is a human neurodegenerative and myocardial disease caused by decreased expression of the mitochondrial protein frataxin. Proteomic analysis of the mutant yeast model of Friedreich ataxia presented in this paper reveals that these cells display increased amounts of proteins involved in antioxidant defenses, including manganese-superoxide dismutase. This enzyme shows, however, lower activity than that found in wild type cells. Our results indicate that this lack of activity is a consequence of cellular manganese deficiency, because in manganese-supplemented cultures, cell manganese content, and manganese-superoxide dismutase activity were restored. One of the hallmarks of Friedreich ataxia is the decreased activity of iron/sulfur-containing enzymes. The activities of four enzymes of this group (aconitase, glutamate synthase, succinate dehydrogenase, and isopropylmalate dehydratase) have been analyzed for the effects of manganese supplementation. Enzyme activities were recovered by manganese treatment, except for aconitase, for which, a specific interaction with frataxin has been demonstrated previously. Similar results were obtained when cells were grown in iron-limited media suggesting that manganese-superoxide dismutase deficiency is a consequence of iron overload. In conclusion, these data indicate that generalized deficiency of iron-sulfur protein activity could be a consequence of manganese-superoxide dismutase deficiency, and consequently, it opens new strategies for Friedreich ataxia treatment.
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- Verónica Irazusta
- Grup de Bioquímica de l'Estrés Oxidatiu, Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Lleida, 25008 Lleida, Spain
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Murata N, Suzuki I. Exploitation of genomic sequences in a systematic analysis to access how cyanobacteria sense environmental stress. J Exp Bot 2006; 57:235-47. [PMID: 16317040 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erj005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [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] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The perception and subsequent transduction of environmental signals are primary events in the acclimation of living organisms to changes in their environment. Many of the molecular sensors and transducers of environmental stress cannot be identified by traditional and conventional methods. Therefore, the genomic information has been exploited in a systematic approach to this problem, performing systematic mutagenesis of potential sensors and transducers, namely, histidine kinases and response regulators, respectively, in combination with DNA microarray analysis, to examine the genome-wide expression of genes in the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Using targeted mutagenesis, 44 out of the 47 histidine kinases and 42 out of the 45 response regulators of this organism have successfully been inactivated. The resultant mutant libraries were screened by genome-wide DNA microarray analysis and by slot-blot hybridization analysis under various stress and non-stress conditions. Histidine kinases have been identified that perceive and transduce signals of low-temperature, hyperosmotic, and salt stress, as well as manganese deficiency.
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- Norio Murata
- National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan.
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Izaguirre-Mayoral ML, Sinclair TR. Soybean genotypic difference in growth, nutrient accumulation and ultrastructure in response to manganese and iron supply in solution culture. Ann Bot 2005; 96:149-58. [PMID: 15897206 PMCID: PMC4246819 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/18/2004] [Revised: 01/17/2005] [Accepted: 03/28/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The objective of this research was to characterize the physiology and cell ultrastructure of two soybean genotypes subjected to nutrient solutions with increasing concentrations of manganese (Mn) at two contrasting iron (Fe) concentrations. Genotypes 'PI227557' and 'Biloxi' were selected based on their distinctly different capacities to accumulate Mn and Fe. * METHODS Bradyrhizobium-inoculated plants were grown in hydroponic cultures in a greenhouse. Nutrient solutions were supplied with Mn concentrations ranging from 0.3 to 90 microm, at either 5 or 150 microm Fe as FeEDTA. * KEY RESULTS For both genotypes and at both Fe concentrations, Mn concentrations from 6.6 to 50 microm did not affect shoot, root and nodule mass, or leaf and nodule ureide concentration. Mn concentrations of 70 and 90 microm did not result in visible toxicity symptoms, but hindered growth and nodulation of 'Biloxi'. An Mn concentration of 0.3 microm was, however, deleterious to growth and nodulation for both genotypes, and caused an accumulation of ureides in leaves and major alterations in the ultrastructure of chloroplasts, nuclei and mitochondria, regardless of the Fe concentration. In 'PI227557', there was also a proliferation of Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum in the cytoplasm of leaf cells, and nodules showed disrupted symbiosomes lacking poly-beta-hydroxybutirate grains concomitantly with a proliferation of endoplasmic reticulum as well as arrested bacterial division. At 15 microm Fe, ferritin-like crystals were formed in the lumen of chloroplasts of 'PI227557' plants. For both genotypes, there was an antagonism between the Fe and Mn concentrations in leaves, the higher values of both microelements being detected in 'PI227557'. The absence of any detectable relationship between Fe or Mn and zinc, phosphorus and copper concentrations in leaves ruled out those micronutrients as relevant for Mn and Fe nutrition in soybeans. * CONCLUSIONS The results confirmed the greater capacity of 'PI227557' for Mn and Fe accumulation than 'Biloxi' for most nutrient treatments. Hence, 'PI227557' may be a very useful genetic resource both in developing soybean cultivars for growth on low nutrient soils and in physiological studies to understand differing approaches to nutrient accumulation in plants.
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- M L Izaguirre-Mayoral
- Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Centro de Microbiologia y Biología Celular, Apdo Postal 21827, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela.
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Itokawa Y. [Manganese]. Nihon Rinsho 2004; 62 Suppl 12:308-10. [PMID: 15658325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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- Yoshinori Itokawa
- Graduate School of Nursing and Social Welfare Sciences, Fukui Prefectural University
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Trace metals such as zinc, manganese, and iron are necessary for the growth and function of the brain. The transport of trace metals into the brain is strictly regulated by the brain barrier system, i.e., the blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barriers. Trace metals usually serve the function of metalloproteins in neurons and glial cells, while a portion of trace metals exists in the presynaptic vesicles and may be released with neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. Zinc and manganese influence the concentration of neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft, probably via the action against neurotransmitter receptors and transporters and ion channels. Zinc may be an inhibitory neuromodulator of glutamate release in the hippocampus, while neuromodulation by manganese might mean functional and toxic aspects in the synapse. Dietary zinc deficiency affects zinc homeostasis in the brain, followed by an enhanced susceptibility to the excitotoxicity of glutamate in the hippocampus. Transferrin may be involved in the physiological transport of iron and manganese into the brain and their utilization there. It is reported that the brain transferrin concentration is decreased in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease and that brain iron metabolism is also altered. The homeostasis of trace metals in the brain is important for brain function and also for the prevention of brain diseases.
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- Atsushi Takeda
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan.
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Daly MJ, Gaidamakova EK, Matrosova VY, Vasilenko A, Zhai M, Venkateswaran A, Hess M, Omelchenko MV, Kostandarithes HM, Makarova KS, Wackett LP, Fredrickson JK, Ghosal D. Accumulation of Mn(II) in Deinococcus radiodurans facilitates gamma-radiation resistance. Science 2004; 306:1025-8. [PMID: 15459345 DOI: 10.1126/science.1103185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 432] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [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: 11/02/2022]
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Deinococcus radiodurans is extremely resistant to ionizing radiation. How this bacterium can grow under chronic gamma radiation [50 grays (Gy) per hour] or recover from acute doses greater than 10 kGy is unknown. We show that D. radiodurans accumulates very high intracellular manganese and low iron levels compared with radiation-sensitive bacteria and that resistance exhibits a concentration-dependent response to manganous chloride [Mn(II)]. Among the most radiation-resistant bacterial groups reported, Deinococcus, Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, and cyanobacteria accumulate Mn(II). In contrast, Shewanella oneidensis and Pseudomonas putida have high iron but low intracellular manganese concentrations and are very sensitive. We propose that Mn(II) accumulation facilitates recovery from radiation injury.
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- M J Daly
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
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Fe2+ has traditionally been considered the most important divalent cation involved in host-pathogen interactions. However, recent research indicates a previously unappreciated role for transition metal divalent cations other than Fe2+ during infection. Recent studies have identified an absolute requirement for Mn2+ in bacterial pathogens that are Fe2+-independent, indicating an important role for Mn2+ in pathogenesis. Potential roles for Mn2+ in pathogenesis include effects on the detoxification of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs), as a cofactor for enzymes involved in intermediary metabolism and signal transduction, and as a stimulus for virulence gene regulation. This review focuses on how these possible roles for Mn2+ may affect bacterial pathogenesis and the outcome of an infection.
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- Michelle L Zaharik
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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During the past decade, numerous Mn2+-dependent protein serine, threonine and/or tyrosine phosphatases (O-phosphatases) from prokaryotes have been characterized. Based on their amino acid sequences, they belong to PPP, PPM or PHP superfamilies. Both the PPP and PPM families of protein phosphatases are metalloenzymes which active centers contain two metal ions that function as cofactors. Results from sequence analysis also suggest that PHP family protein phosphatase is a metalloenzyme. The identified functions for PPP family protein phosphatases from different prokaryotic organisms include regulation of stress-response, nitrogen fixation and vegetative growth. At least one phosphatase, PrpB from Escherichia coli, is also implicated in bacterial pathogenesis. Prokaryotic PPM family protein phosphatases are involved in controlling spore formation, stress-response, cell density during stationary phase, carbon and nitrogen assimilation, vegetative growth, development of fruiting bodies and cell segregation. The function of CpsB, a PHP family protein tyrosine phosphatase from Streptococcus pneumonia, is to regulate biosynthesis of capsular polysaccharide, an important virulence determinant. Thus, this group of functionally diverse protein phosphatases plays an important role in prokaryotes. Discovery of Mn2+-dependent prokaryotic protein O-phosphatases and their functions also contributes to new insight into Mn2+ homeostasis and many roles played by Mn2+ and protein O-phosphorylation in prokaryotic cells.
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- Liang Shi
- Environmental Microbiology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., P.O.Box 999, MSIN: P7-50, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
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Chen J, Salas A, Springer TA. Bistable regulation of integrin adhesiveness by a bipolar metal ion cluster. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2003; 10:995-1001. [PMID: 14608374 DOI: 10.1038/nsb1011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2003] [Accepted: 09/15/2003] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Integrin alpha(4)beta(7) mediates rolling adhesion in Ca(2+) and Ca(2+) + Mg(2+), and firm adhesion in Mg(2+) and Mn(2+), mimicking the two key steps in leukocyte accumulation in inflamed vasculature. We mutated an interlinked linear array of three divalent cation-binding sites present in integrin beta-subunit I-like domains. The middle, metal ion-dependent adhesion site (MIDAS) is required for both rolling and firm adhesion. One polar site, that adjacent to MIDAS (ADMIDAS), is required for rolling because its mutation results in firm adhesion. The other polar site, the ligand-induced metal binding site (LIMBS), is required for firm adhesion because its mutation results in rolling. The LIMBS mediates the positive regulatory effects of low Ca(2+) concentrations, whereas the ADMIDAS mediates the negative regulatory effects of higher Ca(2+) concentrations, which are competed by Mn(2+). The bipolar sites thus stabilize two alternative phases of adhesion.
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- JianFeng Chen
- The CBR Institute of Biomedical Research and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Chelating agents have been shown to induce characteristic changes in the light-minus-dark Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectrum for the S(2)/S(1) difference in the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC). Addition of various ethylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EDTA)-type chelators, such as EDTA, O,O'-bis(2-aminoethyl)ethyleneglycol-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA), trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (CyDTA), or N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine-N,N',N'-triacetic acid (HEDTA), to Ca(2+)-depleted PS II membranes resulted in the suppression of typical S(2)/S(1) vibrational features, including the symmetric (1365(+)/1404(-) cm(-1)) and the asymmetric (1587(+)/1566(-) cm(-1)) carboxylate stretching vibrations, as well as the amide I and II modes of the backbone polypeptides. In contrast, the addition of ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid (EDDA) showed less inhibitory effects. The effects of the chelators depended on the number of the carboxylate groups; chelators with more than two carboxymethyl groups were effective in altering the FTIR spectrum. The bridging structure that connects the two nitrogen atoms also influenced the inhibitory effects. However, the effects were not necessarily correlated with the stability constants of the chelators to Mn(2+). The vibrational modes that were suppressed by EDTA were almost completely restored by subsequent washing with Chelex-treated Ca(2+)-free buffer medium, indicating that the spectral changes are attributable to the reversible association of chelators with the Ca(2+)-depleted OEC. Nevertheless, prolonged incubation with chelators led to the impairment of the O(2)-evolving capability, with differences in the effectiveness, in the order that is consistent with that for the suppression effects on FTIR spectra. Chelators with carboxylate and/or carboxymethyl groups bound to a single nitrogen [nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) and iminodiacetic acid (IDA)] or carbon (citric acid) were relatively ineffective for the suppression. A chelator that includes four phosphate groups, ethylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(methylenephosphonic) acid (EDTPO), also showed suppression effects on both the carboxylate and amide modes. Based on these findings, a possible mode of interaction between the chelators and the Mn cluster is discussed.
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- Yukihiro Kimura
- Laboratory for Photo-Biology (1), Riken Photodynamics Research Center, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 519-1399 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba, Sendai 980-0845, Japan.
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Marchand C, Johnson AA, Karki RG, Pais GCG, Zhang X, Cowansage K, Patel TA, Nicklaus MC, Burke TR, Pommier Y. Metal-dependent inhibition of HIV-1 integrase by beta-diketo acids and resistance of the soluble double-mutant (F185K/C280S). Mol Pharmacol 2003; 64:600-9. [PMID: 12920196 DOI: 10.1124/mol.64.3.600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The beta-diketo acids (DKAs) represent a major advance for anti-HIV-1 integrase drug development. We compared the inhibition of HIV-1 integrase by six DKA derivatives using the wild-type enzyme or the double-mutant F185K/C280S, which has been previously used for crystal structure determinations. With the wild-type enzyme, we found that DKAs could be classified into two groups: those similarly potent in the presence of magnesium and manganese and those potent in manganese and relatively ineffective in the presence of magnesium. Both the aromatic and the carboxylic or tetrazole functions of DKAs determined their metal selectivity. The F185K/C280S enzyme was markedly more active in the presence of manganese than magnesium. The F185K/C280S integrase was also relatively resistant to the same group of DKAs that were potent in the presence of magnesium with the wild-type enzyme. Resistance was caused by a synergistic effect from both the F185K and C280S mutations. Molecular modeling and docking suggested metal-dependent differences for binding of DKAs. Molecular modeling also indicated that the tetrazole or the azido groups of some derivatives could directly chelate magnesium or manganese in the integrase catalytic site. Together, these experiments suggest that DKAs recognize conformational differences between wild-type and the double-mutant HIV-1 integrase, because they chelate the magnesium or manganese in the enzyme active site and compete for DNA binding.
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- Christophe Marchand
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, Bldg. 37, Rm. 5068, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4255, USA
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Konno M, Ooishi M, Inoue Y. Role of manganese in low-pH-induced root hair formation in Lactuca sativa cv. Grand Rapids seedlings. J Plant Res 2003; 116:301-7. [PMID: 12750946 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-003-0100-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2002] [Accepted: 03/14/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Root hair formation is induced by low pH in lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L. cv. Grand Rapids) seedlings cultured in mineral medium. The role of mineral concentrations in this phenomenon was investigated, especially for manganese. When lettuce seedlings were cultured in media that were deficient in calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), boron (B) or molybdenum (Mo), morphological changes were induced in roots. Deficiency of other nutrients had little effect on root hair formation. Ca or B deficiency inhibited the growth of the main root and the formation of root hairs, regardless of pH. Mn or Mo deficiency increased root hair formation at pH 6 and suppressed main root growth slightly. In contrast, increasing the Mn concentration suppressed low-pH-induced root hair formation. The Mn content of roots grown at pH 4 was only about 15% of that at pH 6. In contrast, the Mo content of roots grown at low pH was about six times that of roots grown at neutral pH. These results suggest that root hair formation induced by low pH is at least partly mediated by decreased Mn uptake in root cells.
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- Masae Konno
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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Wang J, Sheppard GS, Lou P, Kawai M, Park C, Egan DA, Schneider A, Bouska J, Lesniewski R, Henkin J. Physiologically relevant metal cofactor for methionine aminopeptidase-2 is manganese. Biochemistry 2003; 42:5035-42. [PMID: 12718546 DOI: 10.1021/bi020670c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The identity of the physiological metal cofactor for human methionine aminopeptidase-2 (MetAP2) has not been established. To examine this question, we first investigated the effect of eight divalent metal ions, including Ca(2+), Co(2+), Cu(2+), Fe(2+), Mg(2+), Mn(2+), Ni(2+), and Zn(2+), on recombinant human methionine aminopeptidase apoenzymes in releasing N-terminal methionine from three peptide substrates: MAS, MGAQFSKT, and (3)H-MASK(biotin)G. The activity of MetAP2 on either MAS or MGAQFSKT was enhanced 15-25-fold by Co(2+) or Mn(2+) metal ions in a broad concentration range (1-1000 microM). In the presence of reduced glutathione to mimic the cellular environment, Co(2+) and Mn(2+) were also the best stimulators (approximately 30-fold) for MetAP2 enzyme activity. To determine which metal ion is physiologically relevant, we then tested inhibition of intracellular MetAP2 with synthetic inhibitors selective for MetAP2 with different metal cofactors. A-310840 below 10 microM did not inhibit the activity of MetAP2-Mn(2+) but was very potent against MetAP2 with other metal ions including Co(2+), Fe(2+), Ni(2+), and Zn(2+) in the in vitro enzyme assays. In contrast, A-311263 inhibited MetAP2 with Mn(2+), as well as Co(2+), Fe(2+), Ni(2+), and Zn(2+). In cell culture assays, A-310840 did not inhibit intracellular MetAP2 enzyme activity and did not inhibit cell proliferation despite its ability to permeate and accumulate in cytosol, while A-311263 inhibited both intracellular MetAP2 and proliferation in a similar concentration range, indicating cellular MetAP2 is functioning as a manganese enzyme but not as a cobalt, zinc, iron, or nickel enzyme. We conclude that MetAP2 is a manganese enzyme and that therapeutic MetAP2 inhibitors should inhibit MetAP2-Mn(2+).
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- Jieyi Wang
- Cancer Research, Global Pharmaceutical R&D, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois 60064, USA.
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On the basis of the evidence that manganese may be released along with glutamate into the extracellular space in the hippocampus and amygdala, the release of manganese and its influence in the striatum was examined by using the in vivo microdialysis method in the present study. The release of 54Mn previously taken up by the striatum into the extracellular space was enhanced during stimulation with 100 mM KCl. This enhancement of 54Mn release into the striatal extracellular space was inhibited by addition of 1 micro M tetrodotoxin. When the rat striatum was perfused with artificial CSF containing 200 nM MnCl(2), the levels of GABA in the perfusate were remarkably decreased, while the levels of glutamate, aspartate, and glycine in the perfusate were not appreciably decreased. These results suggest that manganese released into the synaptic cleft in a calcium- and impulse-dependent manner may influence GABA release in the striatum.
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- A Takeda
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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Low YL, Jakubovics NS, Flatman JC, Jenkinson HF, Smith AW. Manganese-dependent regulation of the endocarditis-associated virulence factor EfaA of Enterococcus faecalis. J Med Microbiol 2003; 52:113-119. [PMID: 12543916 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05039-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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There is increasing recognition of the emerging role of manganese regulation and acquisition in some pathogenic bacteria. Expression of the Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis-associated virulence factor EfaA is induced by growth in serum. It is demonstrated here that expression of the efaCBA operon encoding a putative ABC-type transporter is regulated by Mn(2+). Transcription of efaCBA and EfaA production were repressed in Mn(2+)-supplemented medium. A Mn(2+)-responsive transcriptional regulator, EfaR, sharing 27 % identity with the Corynebacterium diphtheriae diphtheria toxin repressor (DtxR), was identified. In the presence of Mn(2+), EfaR protein bound in vitro to the efaC promoter region. Analysis of the E. faecalis V583 genome revealed ten additional putative EfaR-binding sites, suggesting that manganese availability could have a broader regulatory role in infection. The results identify a new Mn(2+)-sensing regulator in enterococci that regulates the expression of a virulence factor implicated in enterococcal endocarditis.
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- Yuen L Low
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK 2Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK 2Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK 2Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK 2Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK 2Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK
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Day ES, Osborn L, Whitty A. Effect of divalent cations on the affinity and selectivity of alpha4 integrins towards the integrin ligands vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1: Ca2+ activation of integrin alpha4beta1 confers a distinct ligand specificity. Cell Commun Adhes 2002; 9:205-19. [PMID: 12699089 DOI: 10.1080/15419060216014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A microtiter plate assay measuring the binding of cells expressing integrins alpha4beta1 or alpha4beta7 to VCAM-1 and MAdCAM-1, expressed as Ig fusion proteins, was used to explore the interplay between the variables of integrin beta-chain, identity and density of ligand, and identity and concentration of activating cations. Both Mn2+ and Mg2+ supported binding of either integrin to either ligand. Ca2+ supported only the binding of alpha4beta1 to VCAM-Ig. Cation concentrations required for half-maximal binding (EC50) ranged from 0.8-280 microM for Mn2+ and 0.8-30 mM for Mg2+, being thus 2-3 logs lower for Mn2+ compared to Mg2+ independent of ligand. EC50 values for binding of alpha4beta1 to VCAM-Ig were 30-45-fold lower compared to MAdCAM-Ig, while alpha4beta7 showed an opposite 3-15-fold selectivity for MAdCAM-Ig over VCAM-Ig. The density of ligand required for adhesion via alpha4beta1 was markedly lower with Mn2+ versus Mg2+, and with VCAM-Ig versus MAdCAM-Ig. These results were interpreted in terms of a coupled equilibrium model, in which binding of activating metal ions and of integrin ligands each stabilizes activated integrin. We conclude that Mn2+ and Mg2+ bind to common regulatory sites with different affinities, producing similar activated states of the integrin. The resulting activated alpha4beta1 binds more strongly to VCAM-Ig versus MAdCAM-Ig by 30-45-fold, while similarly activated alpha4beta7 binds more strongly to MAdCAM-Ig versus VCAM-Ig by 3-15-fold. Inhibition studies showed that Ca2+ also binds to regulatory sites on both integrins. However, the Ca2+-activated state of alpha4beta1 is distinct from that achieved by Mn2+ and Mg2+, possessing increased selectivity for binding to VCAM-1 versus MAdCAM-1.
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Under physiological conditions, manganese(II) exhibits catalase-like activity. However, at elevated concentrations, it induces apoptosis via a non-mitochondria-mediated mechanism (Oubrahim, H., Stadtman, E. R., and Chock, P. B. (2001) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 98, 9505-9510). In this study, we show that the Mn(II)-induced apoptosis, as monitored by caspase-3-like activity, in NIH3T3 cells was inhibited by calpain inhibitors I and II or the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor, SB202190. The control experiments showed that each of these inhibitors in the concentration ranges used exerted no effect on activated caspase-3-like activity. Furthermore, caspase-12 was cleaved in Mn(II)-treated cells, suggesting that the Mn(II)-induced apoptosis is mediated by caspase-12. This notion is confirmed by the observations that pretreatment of NIH3T3 cells with either caspase-12 antisense RNA or dsRNA corresponding to the full-length caspase-12 led to a dramatic decrease in caspase-3-like activity induced by Mn(II). The precise mechanism by which Mn(II) induced the apoptosis is not clear. Nevertheless, Mn(II), in part, exerts its effect via its ability to replace Ca(II) in the activation of m-calpain, which in turn activates caspase-12 and degrades Bcl-xL. In addition, the dsRNA(i) method serves as an effective technique for knocking out caspase-12 in NIH3T3 cells without causing apoptosis.
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- Hammou Oubrahim
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-8012, USA
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The protein serine/threonine phosphatase designated PP5 has little basal activity, and physiological activators of the enzyme have never been identified. Purified PP5 can, however, be activated by partial proteolysis or by the binding of supraphysiological concentrations of polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acids to its tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domain. To test whether activation of PP5 by polyunsaturated but not saturated fatty acids was an artifact of the lower solubility of saturated fatty acids, the effects of fatty acyl-CoA esters were examined. Saturated and unsaturated long-chain fatty acids are both freely water-soluble when esterified to CoA. Long-chain fatty acyl-CoA esters activated PP5 at physiological concentrations, with the saturated compounds being more effective. We investigated the effects of chain length and of the CoA moiety on PP5 activation. Chains of 16 carbons or more were required for optimal activation, with no activation observed below 10 carbons. On the basis of competition studies using acetyl-CoA, the function of the CoA moiety appeared to be to increase solubility of the fatty acyl moiety rather than to interact with a specific binding site. These data suggested that long-chain fatty acid-CoA esters might be physiological activators of PP5 and point to a potential link between fatty acid metabolism and signal transduction via this enzyme. Because heat shock protein 90 is also known to bind to the TPR domain of PP5 via its C-terminal domain (C90), we investigated its effect on PP5 activity. C90 activated the enzyme approximately 10-fold. Thus, we have identified two potential physiological activators of PP5.
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- Andrew J Ramsey
- Department of Pharmacology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, USA
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The bakers yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae expresses three Smf metal transport proteins that are differentially regulated by metal ions. Smf1p and Smf2p are regulated at the post-translational level by manganese, whereas Smf3p is regulated by iron through a mechanism that, up until now, was unknown. Through promoter and protein-domain swapping experiments, we now demonstrate that the manganese regulation of Smf1p involves an internal protein-coding region that is separate from the N-terminal domain of this transporter. By comparison, iron regulation of Smf3p involves the upstream non-coding region of the gene. Using SMF3-lacZ reporter constructs, we identified two distinct regions of the SMF3 promoter that contribute to iron regulation: (1) approx. nt -435 to -350 that contain dual consensus recognition sites for the Aft1 iron transcription factor; and (2) nt -348 to -247 that do not contain obvious Aft1 binding sites. The -348 to -247 region by itself can confer strong iron regulation to the heterologous CYC1 core promoter, and therefore harbours a putative upstream activating sequence for iron. Iron regulation of SMF3 was dramatically reduced, but not completely eliminated, in strains lacking both the AFT1 and AFT2 iron regulatory factors. Together with the promoter mapping studies, these results suggest that both Aft-dependent and Aft-independent pathways may contribute to iron regulation of SMF3.
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- Matthew E Portnoy
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, U.S.A
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Zhang MW, Guo BJ, Peng ZM. [Genetic effects on grain shape traits of indica black pericarp rice and their genetic correlations with main mineral element contents in grains]. Yi Chuan Xue Bao 2002; 29:688-695. [PMID: 12200859 DOI: 10.1023/b:euph.0000013340.98344.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Complete diallel crosses with 7 varieties of indica black pericarp rice were conducted to analyze the genetic effects on grain shape traits such as 100-grain weight, grain length, grain width and length/width and their genetic correlations with main mineral elements of Fe, Zn, Mn and P contents in kernels of parents and their F1s and F2s, by using the full genetic model including seed, cytoplasmic and maternal effects on quantitative traits of seeds in cereal crops. The results indicated that the grain shape traits were controlled by seed direct genetic effects, maternal genetic effects as well as by cytoplasmic effects. The seed direct genetic effects were more important than the maternal genetic effects for grain shape traits, and seed direct additive effects constituted a major part of their genetic effects. The narrow heritabilities of seed direct effects were high for 100-grain weight, grain width and grain length/grain width, while those of seed and maternal effects were intermediate for grain length. Therefore, more attention should be paid to the single seed selection on the 100-grain weight, grain width and grain length/grain width in early generations of hybrid offspring, while in the case of grain length, attention should be paid to single plant selection and single seed selection in late generations. The results also showed that there existed significant genetic correlations of seed direct additive, seed direct dominance, cytoplasm, maternal additive and maternal dominance between most of grain shape traits such as 100-grain weight, grain length, grain width, grain length/grain width and main mineral elements of Fe, Zn, Mn and P contents in grains. The improvement for nutrient quality traits of main mineral elements Fe, Zn, Mn and P contents in indica black pericarp rice could be realized by the indirect selection of grain shape traits in speciality rice quality breeding.
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- Ming-Wei Zhang
- College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
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Cells rely on several transition metals to regulate a wide range of metabolic and signaling functions. The diversity and efficiency of their physiological functions are derived from atomic properties that are specific to transition metals, most notably an incomplete inner valence subshell. These properties impart upon these elements the ability to fluctuate among a variety of positively charged ionic forms, and a chemical flexibility that allows them to impose conformational changes upon the proteins to which they bind. By this means, transition metals can serve as the catalytic centers of enzymes for redox reactions including molecular oxygen and endogenous peroxides. This review addresses the consequences of the aberrant translocation of the redox-capable essential transition elements, iron, copper, and manganese, upon the brain with an emphasis on uncontrolled and deleterious oxidative events. The potential of metal-protein interactions in facilitating such events, and their association with the physiologically redox-inert metals zinc and aluminum, are related to their postulated contribution to the pathology of neurodegeneration.
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- D Hamai
- Department of Community & Environmental Medicine, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, Irvine 92697-1820, USA.
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Azo dyes are the most important group of synthetic colorants. They are generally considered as xenobiotic compounds that are very recalcitrant against biodegradative processes. Nevertheless, during the last few years it has been demonstrated that several microorganisms are able, under certain environmental conditions, to transform azo dyes to non-colored products or even to completely mineralize them. Thus, various lignolytic fungi were shown to decolorize azo dyes using ligninases, manganese peroxidases or laccases. For some model dyes, the degradative pathways have been investigated and a true mineralization to carbon dioxide has been shown. The bacterial metabolism of azo dyes is initiated in most cases by a reductive cleavage of the azo bond, which results in the formation of (usually colorless) amines. These reductive processes have been described for some aerobic bacteria, which can grow with (rather simple) azo compounds. These specifically adapted microorganisms synthesize true azoreductases, which reductively cleave the azo group in the presence of molecular oxygen. Much more common is the reductive cleavage of azo dyes under anaerobic conditions. These reactions usually occur with rather low specific activities but are extremely unspecific with regard to the organisms involved and the dyes converted. In these unspecific anaerobic processes, low-molecular weight redox mediators (e.g. flavins or quinones) which are enzymatically reduced by the cells (or chemically by bulk reductants in the environment) are very often involved. These reduced mediator compounds reduce the azo group in a purely chemical reaction. The (sulfonated) amines that are formed in the course of these reactions may be degraded aerobically. Therefore, several (laboratory-scale) continuous anaerobic/aerobic processes for the treatment of wastewaters containing azo dyes have recently been described.
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- A Stolz
- Institut für Mikrobiologie der Universität Stuttgart, Germany.
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Evans P, Halliwell B. Micronutrients: oxidant/antioxidant status. Br J Nutr 2001; 85 Suppl 2:S67-74. [PMID: 11509092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Potentially damaging species (reactive oxygen, nitrogen and chlorine species) arise as by-products of metabolism and as physiological mediators and signalling molecules. Levels of these species are controlled by the antioxidant defence system. Several components of this system are micronutrients (e.g. vitamins C and E) or are dependent upon dietary micronutrients (e.g. CuZn and Mn superoxide dismutase). The antioxidant defences act as a coordinated system where deficiencies in one component may affect the efficiency of the others. Oxidative stress may be an important factor in infection if micronutrients are deficient.
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- P Evans
- Department of Haematology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, 98 Chenies Mews, London WC1E 6HX, UK.
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The reaction conditions and the protein structural features involved in the maturation of pro-apolipoprotein A-I (cleavage of pro-peptide) were investigated in an in vitro model. ProapoA-I, mutants and wild type, were expressed in the PGEX/E. coli expression system as fusion proteins with glutathione S-transferase (GST). Use of GST-proapoA-I and truncated forms of proapoA-I enabled quantitation of the amount of GST and apoA-I formed as a result of cleavage following incubation with human serum. Deletion of the pro-peptide (GST-apoA-I) resulted in complete inhibition of the reaction. Truncation of proapoA-I to residues 222, 150, 135, and 25 as well as substitution of residues -6, -5, and -4 with alanine did not affect the reaction. Substitution of residues -1, -2, 1, 3, and 4 with alanine either completely blocked or substantially inhibited cleavage of the pro-peptide. The reaction was inhibited by addition of EDTA, o-phenanthroline, dithiothreitol, and beta-mercaptoethanol and to a lesser extent by p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid, but not by leupeptin, N-ethylmaleimide, PMSF, pepstatin A, or trans-epoxysuccinyl-L-leucylamido(4-guanidino)butane. Calcium was essential for the activation of the cleavage enzyme, but it had a biphasic effect on the cleavage, activating it at concentrations below 1.5 mM and inhibiting at concentrations above 1.75 mM. Manganese alone was not essential for activation of the enzyme nor did it modify the effect of low concentration of calcium. However, a high concentration of manganese partially reverted the inhibitory effect of a high calcium concentration. Thus, residues within -2 to +4 are involved in forming the cleavage site for the maturation enzyme. The reaction of maturation is inhibited by metalloprotease inhibitors and is dependent upon calcium.
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- L E Pyle
- Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, 3008, Australia
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Kuroda M, Himei K, St Clair DK, Urano M, Yoshino T, Akagi T, Asaumi J, Akaki S, Takeda Y, Kanazawa S, Hiraki Y. Overexpression of manganese superoxide dismutase gene suppresses spontaneous apoptosis without a resultant alteration in in vivo growth of the mouse fibrosarcoma, FSa-II. Anticancer Res 2000; 20:7-10. [PMID: 10769628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The relationship between spontaneous apoptosis and overexpression of manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) gene was examined in vivo. The mouse fibrosarcoma cells expressing high MnSOD activities due to transfection with the human MnSOD cDNA (SOD-H), or the fibrosarcoma cells transfected with the selectable marker alone (NEO), were transplanted into immune-deficient Fox Chase SCID C.B-17/Icr-scid Jcl mice. Apoptosis in tumors was visually quantified by the in situ end-labeling method. The number of apoptotic cells in the SOD-H tumors was significantly less than that in the NEO tumors. The tumor growth time of the SOD-H tumors to grow from 34 to 500 mm3 in one-half of the mice was slightly longer than that of the NEO tumors, but the difference was not statistically significant. These results suggest that overexpression of MnSOD gene is involved in the suppression of spontaneous apoptosis, without a resultant alteration in the tumor growth.
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- M Kuroda
- Department of Radiology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
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Champelovier P, Richard MJ, Seigneurin D. Autocrine regulation of TPA-induced apoptosis in monoblastic cell-line U-937: role for TNF-alpha, MnSOD and IL-6. Anticancer Res 2000; 20:451-8. [PMID: 10769695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The present studies were undertaken to analyse the factors regulating TPA-induced apoptosis. Treatment of the monoblastic U-937 cells with the phorbol ester, TPA, was found to induce apoptosis in two distinct phases. In phase I (from 0 to 72 hours following TPA induction), apoptotic cells appeared, despite the expression of high levels of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein. After 96 h. of TPA treatment (phase II), the percentage of apoptotic cells increased as did the cell differentiation stage. The first phase apoptotic response could be significantly reduced (70%) by treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) antibody. TNF-alpha protein required de novo RNA and protein synthesis and was found to be mediated by protein kinase and protein tyrosine kinases. Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) inhibited, whereas IL-6 increased TPA-induced apoptosis. These findings suggest that both TPA, via TNF-alpha synthesis, exerts its protective function intracellularly by inducing MnSOD production and IL-6 may be an effective adjunct to TNF-alpha in the clinic, increasing the antitumor potency of this cytokine.
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- P Champelovier
- Département de Biologie et de Pathologie de la Cellule, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Hôpital Albert Michallon, France.
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Landree MA, Wibbenmeyer JA, Roth DB. Mutational analysis of RAG1 and RAG2 identifies three catalytic amino acids in RAG1 critical for both cleavage steps of V(D)J recombination. Genes Dev 1999; 13:3059-69. [PMID: 10601032 PMCID: PMC317185 DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.23.3059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [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] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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RAG1 and RAG2 initiate V(D)J recombination, the process of rearranging the antigen-binding domain of immunoglobulins and T-cell receptors, by introducing site-specific double-strand breaks (DSB) in chromosomal DNA during lymphocyte development. These breaks are generated in two steps, nicking of one strand (hydrolysis), followed by hairpin formation (transesterification). The nature and location of the RAG active site(s) have remained unknown. Because acidic amino acids have a critical role in catalyzing DNA cleavage by nucleases and recombinases that require divalent metal ions as cofactors, we hypothesized that acidic active site residues are likewise essential for RAG-mediated DNA cleavage. We altered each conserved acidic amino acid in RAG1 and RAG2 by site-directed mutagenesis, and examined >100 mutants using a combination of in vivo and in vitro analyses. No conserved acidic amino acids in RAG2 were critical for catalysis; three RAG1 mutants retained normal DNA binding, but were catalytically inactive for both nicking and hairpin formation. These data argue that one active site in RAG1 performs both steps of the cleavage reaction. Amino acid substitution experiments that changed the metal ion specificity suggest that at least one of these three residues contacts the metal ion(s) directly. These data suggest that RAG-mediated DNA cleavage involves coordination of divalent metal ion(s) by RAG1.
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- M A Landree
- Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Nierop Groot MN, de Bont JA. Involvement of manganese in conversion of phenylalanine to benzaldehyde by lactic acid bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:5590-3. [PMID: 10584022 PMCID: PMC91762 DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.12.5590-5593.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 03/31/1999] [Accepted: 09/01/1999] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We examined the involvement of Mn(II) in the conversion of phenylalanine to benzaldehyde in cell extracts of lactic acid bacteria. Experiments performed with Lactobacillus plantarum demonstrated that Mn(II), present at high levels in this strain, is involved in benzaldehyde formation by catalyzing the conversion of phenylpyruvic acid. Experiments performed with various lactic acid bacterial strains belonging to different genera revealed that benzaldehyde formation in a strain was related to a high Mn(II) level.
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- M N Nierop Groot
- Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Division of Industrial Microbiology, Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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We examined the effects of Mn(2+) on eukaryotic DNA primase both in the presence and absence of 5 mM Mg(2+). In the absence of Mg(2+), Mn(2+)-supported primase activity to a level 4-fold greater than that obtained with Mg(2+) alone, and adding low levels of Mn(2+) (100 microM) to assays containing 5 mM Mg(2+) greatly stimulated primase. Increased activity was primarily due to more efficient utilization of NTPs, as reflected in a lower K(M) for NTPs. Under conditions of saturating NTPs, Mn(2+) had minimal effects on both the rate of initiation (i.e., dinucleotide synthesis) and processivity. The effects of Mn(2+) involve multiple metal binding sites on primase and may involve both the catalytic p49 subunit as well as the p58 subunit. Physiological levels of salt can inhibit primase activity due to the presence of an anion binding site and low levels of Mn(2+) significantly decreased this salt sensitivity. The implications of these results with respect to the biological role of primase are discussed.
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- B W Kirk
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0215, USA
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Gotwals PJ, Chi-Rosso G, Ryan ST, Sizing I, Zafari M, Benjamin C, Singh J, Venyaminov SY, Pepinsky RB, Koteliansky V. Divalent cations stabilize the alpha 1 beta 1 integrin I domain. Biochemistry 1999; 38:8280-8. [PMID: 10387073 DOI: 10.1021/bi982860m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Recent structural and functional analyses of alpha integrin subunit I domains implicate a region in cation and ligand binding referred to as the metal ion-dependent adhesion site (MIDAS). Although the molecular interactions between Mn2+ and Mg2+ and the MIDAS region have been defined by crystallographic analyses, the role of cation in I domain function is not well understood. Recombinant alpha 1 beta 1 integrin I domain (alpha1-I domain) binds collagen in a cation-dependent manner. We have generated and characterized a panel of antibodies directed against the alpha1-I domain, and selected one (AJH10) that blocks alpha 1 beta 1 integrin function for further study. The epitope of AJH10 was localized within the loop between the alpha 3 and alpha 4 helices which contributes one of the metal coordination sites of the MIDAS structure. Kinetic analyses of antibody binding to the I domain demonstrate that divalent cation is required to stabilize the epitope. Denaturation experiments demonstrate that cation has a dramatic effect on the stabilization of the I domain structure. Mn2+ shifts the point at which the I domain denatures from 3.4 to 6.3 M urea in the presence of the denaturant, and from 49.5 to 58.6 degrees C following thermal denaturation. The structural stability provided to the alpha1-I domain by divalent cations may contribute to augmented ligand binding that occurs in the presence of these cations.
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- P J Gotwals
- Biogen, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
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Kaji A, Hirokawa G, Atarashi K. [Ribosome recycling factor (RRF): a factor which disassemble the post-termination complex and reduces translational error]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 1999; 44:831-44. [PMID: 10380575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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- A Kaji
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
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Baldwin GS, Sessions RB, Erskine SG, Halford SE. DNA cleavage by the EcoRV restriction endonuclease: roles of divalent metal ions in specificity and catalysis. J Mol Biol 1999; 288:87-103. [PMID: 10329128 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The roles of divalent metal ions in DNA cleavage by the EcoRV endonuclease were studied by using Co2+ or Mn2+ as substitutes for the natural cofactor Mg2+. In steady-state experiments with a 12 bp oligonucleotide substrate, Co2+ yielded a similar turnover rate to that with Mg2+, but Mn2+ gave a slower rate. Single turnovers of EcoRV on this substrate were analysed by stopped-flow and quench-flow methods, to determine the rates for the formation of the ternary enzyme-DNA-metal complex, the hydrolysis of the phosphodiester bonds and the dissociation of the cleaved DNA. With Co2+, all three steps had similar rates to those with Mg2+. In contrast, Mn2+ gave a faster rate for phosphodiester hydrolysis than either Mg2+ or Co2+, but a slower rate for product dissociation, thus accounting for its low turnover rate. Single turnovers on plasmids also yielded faster rates for substrate hydrolysis with Mn2+ compared to Mg2+ and Co2+. Since Mn2+ gave the most rapid rates for the hydrolytic step, despite being less electronegative than Co2+, the function of the metal ion at the active site of EcoRV cannot be just the polarisation of the scissile phosphate. Moreover, the minimal scheme for the Co2+-catalysed reaction requires two metal ions for DNA cleavage. The metal ions seem to be involved in the precise positioning of both the substrate and the water that acts as the attacking nucleophile and in activating that water molecule. A model is presented to account for how two metal ions might fulfil these functions.
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- G S Baldwin
- Department of Biochemistry School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
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Amongst the potential neurotoxins implicated in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy, manganese emerges as a new candidate. In patients with chronic liver diseases, manganese accumulates in blood and brain leading to pallidal signal hyperintensity on T1-weighted Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging. Direct measurements in globus pallidus obtained at autopsy from cirrhotic patients who died in hepatic coma reveal 2 to 7-fold increases of manganese concentration. The intensity of pallidal MR images correlates with blood manganese and with the presence of extrapyramidal symptoms occurring in a majority of cirrhotic patients. Liver transplantation results in normalization of pallidal MR signals and disappearance of extrapyramidal symptoms whereas transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting induces an increase in pallidal hyperintensity with a concomitant deterioration of neurological dysfunction. These findings suggest that the toxic effects of manganese contribute to extrapyramidal symptoms in patients with chronic liver disease. The mechanisms of manganese neurotoxicity are still speculative, but there is evidence to suggest that manganese deposition in the pallidum may lead to dopaminergic dysfunction. Future studies should be aimed at evaluating the effects of manganese chelation and/or of treatment of the dopaminergic deficit on neurological symptomatology in these patients.
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- G P Layrargues
- Liver Unit, Clinical Research Center, CHUM, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
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Chen PF, Chin TY, Chueh SH. Ca2+ signaling induced by sphingosylphosphorylcholine and sphingosine 1-phosphate via distinct mechanisms in rat glomerular mesangial cells. Kidney Int 1998; 54:1470-83. [PMID: 9844123 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00162.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND To elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) and sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC) mediated signaling, we compared their effects with those of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and angiotensin II (Ang II) on the cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), inositol 1,4, 5-trisphosphate (IP3) generation and arachidonic acid release in rat glomerular mesangial cells. METHODS The fluorescent Ca2+ indicator, Fura-2, was used to measure the [Ca2+]i changes in cultured rat glomerular mesangial cells either in suspension or attached to the coverslips. RESULTS SPC 5 microM, S1P 5 microM, ATP 100 microM and Ang II 90 nM all induced increases in the [Ca2+]i, and the effect showed marked homologous desensitization, while heterologous desensitization was less. After the initial exposure of the cells to SPC, the increase in [Ca2+]i induced by subsequent addition of ATP or Ang II was only reduced by about 14.3% and 4.8%, respectively. After the initial exposure to S1P, a greater reduction was seen (42. 1% and 47.7%, respectively). Both arachidonic acid release and IP3 generation were activated by all four agonists with an identical rank order of effectiveness of SPC >> S1P > ATP = Ang II; both were pertussis toxin-sensitive and cholera toxin-resistant. The arachidonic acid release induced by all four agonists showed identical susceptibility to removal of extracellular Ca2+, whereas IP3 generation displayed differential extracellular Ca2+ dependence. Only SPC-induced IP3 generation was highly sensitive to extracellular Ca2+ level, and this Ca2+ dependence was abolished after pretreatment of cells with arachidonyl trifluoromethyl ketone (AACOCF3), a phospholipase A2 inhibitor. Furthermore, the Mn2+ influx was markedly greater in SPC-stimulated cells than in either control or other agonist-stimulated cells, and was decreased by prior exposure of cells to AACOCF3. After phospholipase A2 was inhibited or in the absence of extracellular Ca2+, SPC displayed identical effectiveness as S1P on desensitizing the action of ATP or Ang II on the increase in [Ca2+]i. Conclusions. Our results indicate that all four agents primarily activate phospholipase C through their receptor occupancies, but that SPC alone also induces further significant Mn2+ influx and IP3 generation attributable to its primary stimulatory effect on arachidonic acid release. Thus, the heterologous desensitization to ATP or Ang II induced by SPC was less profound than that induced by S1P, since SPC induced a Ca2+ influx.
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- P F Chen
- Department of Biochemistry, and Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Saturno J, Lázaro JM, Blanco L, Salas M. Role of the first aspartate residue of the "YxDTDS" motif of phi29 DNA polymerase as a metal ligand during both TP-primed and DNA-primed DNA synthesis. J Mol Biol 1998; 283:633-42. [PMID: 9784372 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Almost all known nucleic acid polymerases require three acidic residues to bind the metal ion during catalysis of nucleotide incorporation. Nevertheless, recent crystallographic data on bacteriophage RB69 DNA polymerase indicate that the first aspartate residue belonging to the conserved motif "YxDTDS" could have a merely structural role. To address this question, a mutant protein at the homologous aspartate residue (Asp456) in phi29 DNA polymerase was made 3'-5' exonuclease deficient. This allowed us to analyse the functional importance of this residue in different metal-dependent reactions that can be performed using either terminal protein (TP) or DNA primers. When Mg2+ was used as the metal activator, the synthetic activities of the mutant phi29 DNA polymerase, TP-primed initiation and DNA-primed polymerisation, were about 50-fold less efficient than those of the wild-type enzyme. Interestingly, the use of Mn2+ as the metal activator partially restored the wild-type phenotype. When polymerisation required an efficient translocation along the template, mutation of Asp456 strongly affected the catalytic efficiency of phi29 DNA polymerase. The results presented here indicate that Asp456 has a catalytic role as a metal-activator ligand, but also contributes to enzyme translocation along the DNA, required during consecutive nucleotide incorporation cycles. Moreover, Asp456 appears to be critical to remodel the active site during transition from TP priming to DNA priming. The results are discussed in the light of structural information corresponding to distantly related polymerases.
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- J Saturno
- Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Canto Blanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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