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Darwish A, Pammer M, Gallyas F, Vígh L, Balogi Z, Juhász K. Emerging Lipid Targets in Glioblastoma. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:397. [PMID: 38254886 PMCID: PMC10814456 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16020397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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GBM accounts for most of the fatal brain cancer cases, making it one of the deadliest tumor types. GBM is characterized by severe progression and poor prognosis with a short survival upon conventional chemo- and radiotherapy. In order to improve therapeutic efficiency, considerable efforts have been made to target various features of GBM. One of the targetable features of GBM is the rewired lipid metabolism that contributes to the tumor's aggressive growth and penetration into the surrounding brain tissue. Lipid reprogramming allows GBM to acquire survival, proliferation, and invasion benefits as well as supportive modulation of the tumor microenvironment. Several attempts have been made to find novel therapeutic approaches by exploiting the lipid metabolic reprogramming in GBM. In recent studies, various components of de novo lipogenesis, fatty acid oxidation, lipid uptake, and prostaglandin synthesis have been considered promising targets in GBM. Emerging data also suggest a significant role hence therapeutic potential of the endocannabinoid metabolic pathway in GBM. Here we review the lipid-related GBM characteristics in detail and highlight specific targets with their potential therapeutic use in novel antitumor approaches.
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- Ammar Darwish
- Institute of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
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Schmidt J, Kajtár B, Juhász K, Péter M, Járai T, Burián A, Kereskai L, Gerlinger I, Tornóczki T, Balogh G, Vígh L, Márk L, Balogi Z. Lipid and protein tumor markers for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma identified by imaging mass spectrometry. Oncotarget 2020; 11:2702-2717. [PMID: 32733643 PMCID: PMC7367650 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. To improve pre- and post-operative diagnosis and prognosis novel molecular markers are desirable. Here we used MALDI imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) to seek tumor specific expression of proteins and lipids in HNSCC samples. Among low molecular weight proteins visualized, S100A8 and S100A9 were found to be expressed in the regions of tumor tissue but not in the surrounding healthy stroma of a post-operative microdissected tissue. Marker potential of S100A8 and S100A9 was confirmed by immunohistochemistry of paraffin-embedded pathological samples. Imaging lipids showed a remarkable depletion of lysophosphatidylcholine species LPC[16:0], LPC[18:2] and, in parallel, accumulation of major glycerophospholipid species PE-P[36:4], PC[32:1], PC[34:1] in neoplastic areas. This was confirmed by shotgun lipidomics of dissected healthy and tumor tissue sections. A combination of the negative (LPC[16:0]) and positive (PC[32:1], PC[34:1]) markers was also applicable to uncover tumorous character of a pre-operative biopsy. Furthermore, marker potential of lysophospholipids was supported by elevated expression levels of the lysophospholipid degrading enzyme lysophospholipase A1 (LYPLA1) in the tumor regions of paraffin-embedded HNSCC samples. Finally, experimental evidence of 3D cell spheroid tests showed that LPC[16:0] facilitates HNSCC invasion, implying that HNSCC progression in vivo may be dependent on lysophospholipid supply. Altogether, a series of novel proteins and lipid species were identified by IMS and IHC screening, which may serve as potential molecular markers for tumor diagnosis, prognosis, and may pave the way to better understand HNSCC pathophyisiology.
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- Janos Schmidt
- Institute of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,MTA-PTE Human Reproduction Group, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Imaging Center for Life and Material Sciences, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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Boso A, Lenzi SM, Recchia F, Bonnard J, Zuker AP, Aydin S, Bentley MA, Cederwall B, Clement E, de France G, Di Nitto A, Dijon A, Doncel M, Ghazi-Moradi F, Gadea A, Gottardo A, Henry T, Hüyük T, Jaworski G, John PR, Juhász K, Kuti I, Melon B, Mengoni D, Michelagnoli C, Modamio V, Napoli DR, Nyakó BM, Nyberg J, Palacz M, Timár J, Valiente-Dobón JJ. Neutron Skin Effects in Mirror Energy Differences: The Case of ^{23}Mg-^{23}Na. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 121:032502. [PMID: 30085775 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.032502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Energy differences between analogue states in the T=1/2 ^{23}Mg-^{23}Na mirror nuclei have been measured along the rotational yrast bands. This allows us to search for effects arising from isospin-symmetry-breaking interactions (ISB) and/or shape changes. Data are interpreted in the shell model framework following the method successfully applied to nuclei in the f_{7/2} shell. It is shown that the introduction of a schematic ISB interaction of the same type of that used in the f_{7/2} shell is needed to reproduce the data. An alternative novel description, applied here for the first time, relies on the use of an effective interaction deduced from a realistic charge-dependent chiral nucleon-nucleon potential. This analysis provides two important results: (i) The mirror energy differences give direct insight into the nuclear skin; (ii) the skin changes along the rotational bands are strongly correlated with the difference between the neutron and proton occupations of the s_{1/2} "halo" orbit.
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- A Boso
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, IN2P3-CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Universitè de Strasbourg and IPHC, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Aksaray Universitesi, Department of Physics, TR-68100 Aksaray, Turkey
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- University of York, Department of Physics, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- GANIL, CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, F-14076 Caen, France
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- GANIL, CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, F-14076 Caen, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- GANIL, CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, F-14076 Caen, France
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- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- IFIC, CSIC-Universitat de València, E-46980 Valencia, Spain
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, I-35020 Legnaro (Padova), Italy
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- University of York, Department of Physics, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom
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- IFIC, CSIC-Universitat de València, E-46980 Valencia, Spain
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- Heavy Ion Laboratory, Warsaw University, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Nuclear Research (ATOMKI) of Hung. Acad. Sciences, H-4001 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Institute of Nuclear Research (ATOMKI) of Hung. Acad. Sciences, H-4001 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Dipartimento di Fisica and INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, I-35020 Legnaro (Padova), Italy
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, I-35020 Legnaro (Padova), Italy
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- Institute of Nuclear Research (ATOMKI) of Hung. Acad. Sciences, H-4001 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Heavy Ion Laboratory, Warsaw University, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Research (ATOMKI) of Hung. Acad. Sciences, H-4001 Debrecen, Hungary
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Liu C, Wang SY, Bark RA, Zhang SQ, Meng J, Qi B, Jones P, Wyngaardt SM, Zhao J, Xu C, Zhou SG, Wang S, Sun DP, Liu L, Li ZQ, Zhang NB, Jia H, Li XQ, Hua H, Chen QB, Xiao ZG, Li HJ, Zhu LH, Bucher TD, Dinoko T, Easton J, Juhász K, Kamblawe A, Khaleel E, Khumalo N, Lawrie EA, Lawrie JJ, Majola SNT, Mullins SM, Murray S, Ndayishimye J, Negi D, Noncolela SP, Ntshangase SS, Nyakó BM, Orce JN, Papka P, Sharpey-Schafer JF, Shirinda O, Sithole P, Stankiewicz MA, Wiedeking M. Evidence for Octupole Correlations in Multiple Chiral Doublet Bands. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 116:112501. [PMID: 27035296 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.112501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Two pairs of positive-and negative-parity doublet bands together with eight strong electric dipole transitions linking their yrast positive- and negative-parity bands have been identified in ^{78}Br. They are interpreted as multiple chiral doublet bands with octupole correlations, which is supported by the microscopic multidimensionally-constrained covariant density functional theory and triaxial particle rotor model calculations. This observation reports the first example of chiral geometry in octupole soft nuclei.
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- C Liu
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Key Laboratory of Frontiers in Theoretical Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Bijenicka 32, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Frontiers in Theoretical Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- Department of Information Technology, University of Debrecen, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- Department of Physics, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa
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- Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (ATOMKI), H-4001 Debrecen, P.O. Box: 51, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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Juhász K, Thuenauer R, Spachinger A, Duda E, Horváth I, Vígh L, Sonnleitner A, Balogi Z. Lysosomal rerouting of Hsp70 trafficking as a potential immune activating tool for targeting melanoma. Curr Pharm Des 2013; 19:430-40. [PMID: 22920897 PMCID: PMC3531874 DOI: 10.2174/138161213804143644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Tumor specific cell surface localization and release of the stress inducible heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) stimulate the immune
system against cancer cells. A key immune stimulatory function of tumor-derived Hsp70 has been exemplified with the murine melanoma
cell model, B16 overexpressing exogenous Hsp70. Despite the therapeutic potential mechanism of Hsp70 transport to the surface
and release remained poorly understood. We investigated principles of Hsp70 trafficking in B16 melanoma cells with low and high level
of Hsp70. In cells with low level of Hsp70 apparent trafficking of Hsp70 was mediated by endosomes. Excess Hsp70 triggered a series of
changes such as a switch of Hsp70 trafficking from endosomes to lysosomes and a concomitant accumulation of Hsp70 in lysosomes.
Moreover, lysosomal rerouting resulted in an elevated concentration of surface Hsp70 and enabled active release of Hsp70. In fact, hyperthermia,
a clinically applicable approach triggered immediate active lysosomal release of soluble Hsp70 from cells with excess Hsp70.
Furthermore, excess Hsp70 enabled targeting of internalized surface Hsp70 to lysosomes, allowing in turn heat-induced secretion of surface
Hsp70. Altogether, we show that excess Hsp70 expressed in B16 melanoma cells diverts Hsp70 trafficking from endosomes to
lysosomes, thereby supporting its surface localization and lysosomal release. Controlled excess-induced lysosomal rerouting and secretion
of Hsp70 is proposed as a promising tool to stimulate anti-tumor immunity targeting melanoma.
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- Kata Juhász
- Center for Advanced Bioanalysis GmbH, Gruberstr. 40-42, A-4020 Linz, Austria
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Bartók T, Szécsi Á, Juhász K, Bartók M, Mesterházy Á. ESI-MS and MS/MS identification of the first ceramide analogues of fumonisin B₁ mycotoxin from a Fusarium verticillioides culture following RP-HPLC separation. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2013; 30:1651-9. [PMID: 23837460 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2013.809626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Following the earlier detection of six new esterified fumonisin B₁ (EFB₁) isomers containing three acyl groups in a Fusarium verticillioides-inoculated rice culture, it was assumed that linoleic, palmitic or oleic acid esterifies one of the free OH groups on the fumonisin backbone. On the basis of the results of our recent investigations we now propose that these EFB₁ isomers are actually 3-O- and 5-O-acyl derivatives of FB₁ (3-O-linoleoyl-FB₁, 5-O-linoleoyl-FB₁, 3-O-palmitoyl-FB₁, 5-O-palmitoyl-FB₁, 3-O-oleoyl-FB₁ and 5-O-oleoyl-FB₁). A F. verticillioides strain was identified that produced not only O-acyl-FB₁ isomers, but also low amounts of three N-acyl derivatives (N-linoleoyl-FB₁, N-palmitoyl-FB₁ and N-oleoyl-FB₁), which eluted from the HPLC column after the six O-acyl compounds and in the same sequence as for the O-acyl compounds. The characteristic positive and negative ESI-MS/MS spectra obtained after solid-phase extraction of the culture extract facilitated identification of these N-acyl-FB₁ derivatives. The biosynthesis of N-palmitoyl-FB₁ by F. verticillioides was verified by spiking the culture extract with synthetic N-palmitoyl-FB₁. This is the first report of the separation and mass spectrometric identification of the six O-acyl- and three N-acyl-FB₁ derivatives extracted from a F. verticillioides culture.
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- T Bartók
- a Fumizol Ltd , Moszkvai krt. 5-7, H-6725 Szeged , Hungary
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Olivier W, Juhász K, Schaffhauser F. Die Integration der Zahnmedizin in das Konzept der Konduktiven Förderung von Patienten mit Infantiler Cerebralparese (ICP). Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1323404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cederwall B, Moradi FG, Bäck T, Johnson A, Blomqvist J, Clément E, de France G, Wadsworth R, Andgren K, Lagergren K, Dijon A, Jaworski G, Liotta R, Qi C, Nyakó BM, Nyberg J, Palacz M, Al-Azri H, Algora A, de Angelis G, Ataç A, Bhattacharyya S, Brock T, Brown JR, Davies P, Di Nitto A, Dombrádi Z, Gadea A, Gál J, Hadinia B, Johnston-Theasby F, Joshi P, Juhász K, Julin R, Jungclaus A, Kalinka G, Kara SO, Khaplanov A, Kownacki J, La Rana G, Lenzi SM, Molnár J, Moro R, Napoli DR, Singh BSN, Persson A, Recchia F, Sandzelius M, Scheurer JN, Sletten G, Sohler D, Söderström PA, Taylor MJ, Timár J, Valiente-Dobón JJ, Vardaci E, Williams S. Evidence for a spin-aligned neutron-proton paired phase from the level structure of (92)Pd. Nature 2011; 469:68-71. [PMID: 21179086 DOI: 10.1038/nature09644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Shell structure and magic numbers in atomic nuclei were generally explained by pioneering work that introduced a strong spin-orbit interaction to the nuclear shell model potential. However, knowledge of nuclear forces and the mechanisms governing the structure of nuclei, in particular far from stability, is still incomplete. In nuclei with equal neutron and proton numbers (N = Z), enhanced correlations arise between neutrons and protons (two distinct types of fermions) that occupy orbitals with the same quantum numbers. Such correlations have been predicted to favour an unusual type of nuclear superfluidity, termed isoscalar neutron-proton pairing, in addition to normal isovector pairing. Despite many experimental efforts, these predictions have not been confirmed. Here we report the experimental observation of excited states in the N = Z = 46 nucleus (92)Pd. Gamma rays emitted following the (58)Ni((36)Ar,2n)(92)Pd fusion-evaporation reaction were identified using a combination of state-of-the-art high-resolution γ-ray, charged-particle and neutron detector systems. Our results reveal evidence for a spin-aligned, isoscalar neutron-proton coupling scheme, different from the previous prediction. We suggest that this coupling scheme replaces normal superfluidity (characterized by seniority coupling) in the ground and low-lying excited states of the heaviest N = Z nuclei. Such strong, isoscalar neutron-proton correlations would have a considerable impact on the nuclear level structure and possibly influence the dynamics of rapid proton capture in stellar nucleosynthesis.
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- B Cederwall
- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Réthy B, Hohmann J, Minorics R, Varga A, Ocsovszki I, Molnár J, Juhász K, Falkay G, Zupkó I. Antitumour properties of acridone alkaloids on a murine lymphoma cell line. Anticancer Res 2008; 28:2737-2743. [PMID: 19035304] [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]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the anticancer properties of a set of furanoacridone alkaloids, arborinine and evoxanthine, including the inhibitory effect of P-glycoprotein (Pgp) and the apoptosis-inducing capacity. The tested alkaloids were evaluated for multidrug resistance (MDR)-reversing activity on human Pgp-transfected L5178 mouse lymphoma cells, using the rhodamine-123 (Rh-123) assay. The antiproliferative effects of natural compounds and their interactions with doxorubicin were determined in MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assays. Apoptosis-inducing activity was additionally measured by means of dual annexin V and propidium iodide staining. RT-PCR was used to test the expression of Pgp mRNA after acridone treatment. All of the acridones investigated increased the accumulation of Rh-123. Gravacridonetriol and gravacridonediol monomethyl ether increased the antiproliferative effect of doxorubicin on resistant L5178 cells. Treatment with these agents resulted in a decrease in Pgp mRNA levels. Naturally occurring acridone alkaloids exhibit a beneficial combination of anticancer effects and, accordingly, the acridone skeleton can be considered useful in the design of novel antiproliferative agents.
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- Borbála Réthy
- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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Balogi Z, Cheregi O, Giese KC, Juhász K, Vierling E, Vass I, Vígh L, Horváth I. A mutant small heat shock protein with increased thylakoid association provides an elevated resistance against UV-B damage in synechocystis 6803. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:22983-91. [PMID: 18574246 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m710400200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Besides acting as molecular chaperones, the amphitropic small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are suggested to play an additional role in membrane quality control. We investigated sHsp membrane function in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PPC 6803 using mutants of the single sHsp from this organism, Hsp17. We examined mutants in the N-terminal arm, L9P and Q16R, for altered interaction with thylakoid and lipid membranes and examined the effects of these mutations on thylakoid functions. These mutants are unusual in that they retain their oligomeric state and chaperone activity in vitro but fail to confer thermotolerance in vivo. We found that both mutant proteins had dramatically altered membrane/lipid interaction properties. Whereas L9P showed strongly reduced binding to thylakoid and model membranes, Q16R was almost exclusively membrane-associated, properties that may be the cause of reduced heat tolerance of cells carrying these mutations. Among the lipid classes tested, Q16R displayed the highest interaction with negatively charged SQDG. In Q16R cells a specific alteration of the thylakoid-embedded Photosystem II (PSII) complex was observed. Namely, the binding of plastoquinone and quinone analogue acceptors to the Q(B) site was modified. In addition, the presence of Q16R dramatically reduced UV-B damage of PSII activity because of enhanced PSII repair. We suggest these effects occur at least partly because of increased interaction of Q16R with SQDG in the PSII complex. Our findings further support the model that membrane association is a functional property of sHsps and suggest sHsps as a possible biotechnological tool to enhance UV protection of photosynthetic organisms.
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- Zsolt Balogi
- Department of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary
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Nagy ZB, Kelemen JZ, Fehér LZ, Zvara A, Juhász K, Puskás LG. Real-time polymerase chain reaction-based exponential sample amplification for microarray gene expression profiling. Anal Biochem 2005; 337:76-83. [PMID: 15649378 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Conventional approaches to target labeling for gene expression analysis using microarray technology typically require relatively large amounts of RNA, a serious limitation when the available sample is limited. Here we describe an alternative exponential sample amplification method by using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (QRT-PCR) to follow the amplification and eliminate the overamplified cDNA which could distort the quantitative ratio of the starting mRNA population. Probes generated from nonamplified, PCR-amplified, and real-time-PCR-amplified cDNA samples were generated from lipopolysaccharide-treated and nontreated mouse macrophages and hybridized to mouse cDNA microarrays. Signals obtained from the three protocols were compared. Reproducibility and reliability of the methods were determined. The Pearson correlation coefficients for replica experiments were r=0.927 and r=0.687 for QRT-PCR-amplification and PCR-overamplification protocols, respectively. Chi2 test showed that overamplification resulted in major biases in expression ratios, while these alterations could be eliminated by following the cycling status with QRT-PCR. Our exponential sample amplification protocol preserves the original expression ratios and allows unbiased gene expression analysis from minute amounts of starting material.
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- Zsolt B Nagy
- Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 521, Szeged H-6701, Hungary
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The lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme patterns in 46 extraocular eye muscle samples removed at surgery for squint were determined by acrylamide-gel electrophoresis and reduction of NAD coupled with formazan reaction. Muscle type subunits predominated in the isoenzymes of the medial and lateral rectus muscles of emmetropic and hypermetropic eyes, whereas heart type subunits predominated in those of myopic eyes.
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