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Bioresour Technol ; 390: 129921, 2023 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37884095

ABSTRACT

Bacterial membranes shield the intracellular compartment by selectively allowing unwanted substances to enter in, which in turn reduces overall catalytic efficiency. This report presents a model system using the isolated plasma membranes of Citrobacter sp. S-77 that harbor oxygen-stable [NiFe]hydrogenase and [Mo]formate dehydrogenase, which are integrated into a natural catalytic nanodevice through an electron transfer relay. This naturally occurring nanodevice exhibited selectivity and efficiency in catalyzing the H2-driven conversion of CO2 to formate with the rate of 817 mmol·L-1·gprotein-1·h-1 under mild conditions of 30 °C, pH 7.0, and 0.1 MPa. When the isolated plasma membranes of Citrobacter sp. S-77 was immobilized with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and encapsulated in hydrogel beads of gellan-gum cross-linked with calcium ions, the catalyst for formate production remained stable over 10 repeated uses. This paper reports the first case of efficient and selective formate production from H2 and CO2 using bacterial plasma membranes.


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Carbon Dioxide , Nanotubes, Carbon , Humans , Bacteria/metabolism , Carbon Dioxide/metabolism , Cell Membrane/metabolism , Formate Dehydrogenases , Formates/metabolism
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Dis Model Mech ; 16(10)2023 10 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37846594

ABSTRACT

Cleft palate has a multifactorial etiology. In palatal fusion, the contacting medial edge epithelium (MEE) forms the epithelial seam, which is subsequently removed with the reduction of p63. Failure in this process results in a cleft palate. We herein report the involvement of janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling in palatal fusion and that folic acid rescues the fusing defect by reactivating JAK2/STAT3. In closure of bilateral palatal shelves, STAT3 phosphorylation was activated at the fusing MEE and mesenchyme underlying the MEE. JAK2 inhibition by AG490 inhibited STAT3 phosphorylation and resulted in palatal fusion failure without removal of the epithelial seam, in which p63 and keratin 17 (K17) periderm markers were retained. Folic acid application restored STAT3 phosphorylation in AG490-treated palatal explants and rescued the fusion defect, in which the p63- and K17-positive epithelial seam were removed. The AG490-induced palatal defect was also rescued in p63 haploinsufficient explants. These findings suggest that JAK2/STAT3 signaling is involved in palatal fusion by suppressing p63 expression in MEE and that folate restores the fusion defect by reactivating JAK2/STAT3.


Subject(s)
Cleft Palate , Humans , Cleft Palate/metabolism , STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism , Janus Kinase 2/metabolism , Palate/metabolism , Folic Acid
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Psychiatry Clin Psychopharmacol ; 33(1): 1-7, 2023 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38764533

ABSTRACT

Background: Earlier differential diagnosis of dementia remains a major challenge. Although amyloid deposition by positron emission tomography is an emerging standard for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, it is too expensive for routine use in clinical settings. We conducted a pilot study on the potential usefulness of single-photon emission computed tomography and the Mini-Mental State Examination to predict amyloid positron emission tomography positivity in preclinical Alzheimer's disease. Methods: Eighteen subjects, including 11 with mild cognitive impairment and 7 with subjective cognitive decline, underwent 18F-florbetapir positron emission tomography, 99mTc-ethylcysteinate dimer cerebral perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography, and the Mini-Mental State Examination. For the assessment of amyloid deposition, visual judgment as a qualitative method and a semiautomatic software analysis as a quantitative method were used. Results: Six subjects were judged as amyloid positive, including 4 mild cognitive impairment and 2 subjective cognitive decline subjects. Compared to the amyloid positron emission tomography-negative group, this group showed a statistically significant difference in the Mini-Mental State Examination recall score [2 (1 : 3) vs. 3 (2 : 3), P = .041] and single-photon emission computed tomography findings from the amyloid-negative group. In the mild cognitive impairment subgroup, correlations were found between amyloid deposition and single-photon emission computed tomography indicators, while in the subjective cognitive decline subgroup, only the Mini-Mental State Examination recall score correlated with amyloid deposition. Conclusion: The Mini-Mental State Examination recall score and single-photon emission computed tomography indicators may be worthwhile for further evaluation as predictors of amyloid deposition in the preclinical stage.

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Dis Model Mech ; 15(2)2022 02 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34897389

ABSTRACT

Cleft palate is one of the major congenital craniofacial birth defects. The etiology underlying the pathogenesis of cleft palate has yet to be fully elucidated. Dissociation of the medial edge epithelium (MEE) at the contacting region of palatal shelves and subsequent migration or apoptosis of MEE cells is required for proper MEE removal. Ras-responsive element-binding protein 1 (RREB1), a RAS transcriptional effector, has recently been shown to play a crucial role in developmental epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), in which loss of epithelial characteristics is an initial step, during mid-gastrulation of embryonic development. Interestingly, the involvement of RREB1 in cleft palate has been indicated in humans. Here, we demonstrated that pan-Ras inhibitor prevents the dissociation of MEE during murine palatal fusion. Rreb1 is expressed in the palatal epithelium during palatal fusion, and knockdown of Rreb1 in palatal organ culture resulted in palatal fusion defects by inhibiting the dissociation of MEE cells. Our present findings provide evidence that RREB1-mediated Ras signaling is required during palatal fusion. Aberrant RREB1-mediated Ras signaling might be involved in the pathogenesis of cleft palate.


Subject(s)
Cleft Palate , Palate , Animals , Cleft Palate/genetics , Cleft Palate/metabolism , DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Epithelial Cells/metabolism , Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition , Epithelium/metabolism , Female , Mice , Pregnancy , Signal Transduction , Transcription Factors/metabolism
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