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Necrotic cell death underlies the pathology of numerous human neurodegenerative conditions. In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, gain-of-function mutations in specific ion channel genes such as the degenerin genes deg-1 and mec-4, the acetylcholine receptor channel subunit gene deg-3 and the G(s) protein alpha-subunit gene gsa-1 evoke an analogous pattern of degenerative (necrotic-like) cell death in neurons that express the mutant proteins. An increase in concentrations of cytoplasmic calcium in dying cells, elicited either by extracellular calcium influx or by release of endoplasmic reticulum stores, is thought to comprise a major death-signalling event. But the biochemical mechanisms by which calcium triggers cellular demise remain largely unknown. Here we report that neuronal degeneration inflicted by various genetic lesions in C. elegans requires the activity of the calcium-regulated CLP-1 and TRA-3 calpain proteases and aspartyl proteases ASP-3 and ASP-4. Our findings show that two distinct classes of proteases are involved in necrotic cell death and suggest that perturbation of intracellular concentrations of calcium may initiate neuronal degeneration by deregulating proteolysis. Similar proteases may mediate necrotic cell death in humans. 相似文献
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Dong Wu Wen-ya Li Yan-jun Gao Jun Yang Quan Wen Nektarios Vidakis Achillefs Vairis 《矿物冶金与材料学报》2021,28(4):710-717
The butt welds of 4-mm thick 5A06 aluminum alloy plates were produced by adjustable-gap bobbin-tool friction stir travel with travel speeds of 200, 300, and 400 mm/min in this study. The microstructure was studied using optical microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). Tensile tests and microhardness measurements were performed to identify the effect of the travel speed on the joint mechanical properties. Sound joints were obtained at 200 mm/min while voids were present at different positions of the joints as the travel speed increased. The EBSD results show that the grain size, high angle grain boundaries, and density of geometrically necessary dislocations in different regions of the joint vary depending on the recovery and recrystallization behavior. Specific attention was given to the relationship between the local microstructure and mechanical properties. Microhardness measurements show that the average hardness of the stir zone (SZ) was greater than that of the base material, which was only affected slightly by the travel speed. The tensile strength of the joint decreased with increasing travel speed and the maximal strength efficiency reached 99%. 相似文献
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The nucleotide-binding proteins Nubp1 and Nubp2 are negative regulators of ciliogenesis 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Elena Kypri Andri Christodoulou Giannis Maimaris Mette Lethan Maria Markaki Costas Lysandrou Carsten W. Lederer Nektarios Tavernarakis Stefan Geimer Lotte B. Pedersen Niovi Santama 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2014,71(3):517-538
Nucleotide-binding proteins Nubp1 and Nubp2 are MRP/MinD-type P-loop NTPases with sequence similarity to bacterial division site-determining proteins and are conserved, essential proteins throughout the Eukaryotes. They have been implicated, together with their interacting minus-end directed motor protein KIFC5A, in the regulation of centriole duplication in mammalian cells. Here we show that Nubp1 and Nubp2 are integral components of centrioles throughout the cell cycle, recruited independently of KIFC5A. We further demonstrate their localization at the basal body of the primary cilium in quiescent vertebrate cells or invertebrate sensory cilia, as well as in the motile cilia of mouse cells and in the flagella of Chlamydomonas. RNAi-mediated silencing of nubp-1 in C. elegans causes the formation of morphologically aberrant and additional cilia in sensory neurons. Correspondingly, downregulation of Nubp1 or Nubp2 in mouse quiescent NIH 3T3 cells markedly increases the number of ciliated cells, while knockdown of KIFC5A dramatically reduces ciliogenesis. Simultaneous double silencing of Nubp1 + KIFC5A restores the percentage of ciliated cells to control levels. We document the normal ciliary recruitment, during these silencing regimes, of basal body proteins critical for ciliogenesis, namely CP110, CEP290, cenexin, Chibby, AurA, Rab8, and BBS7. Interestingly, we uncover novel interactions of Nubp1 with several members of the CCT/TRiC molecular chaperone complex, which we find enriched at the basal body and recruited independently of the Nubps or KIFC5A. Our combined results for Nubp1, Nubp2, and KIFC5A and their striking effects on cilium formation suggest a central regulatory role for these proteins, likely involving CCT/TRiC chaperone activity, in ciliogenesis. 相似文献
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Agnieszka Siejka Andrew V. Schally Nektarios Barabutis 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2010,67(6):959-964
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) can act as a potent growth factor in various cancers. The mitogenic activity of this
neuropeptide is exerted through binding to the pituitary type receptors (GHRH-R) or their splice variants (SV). In the present
work, we studied whether this hormone can activate the JAK2/STAT3 pathway which plays a crucial role in cancer cell proliferation
and is also linked to carcinogenesis. We transfected HeLa human cervical cancer cells, which are not sensitive to GHRH analogs
with the pGHRH-R. Transfected cells responded to the GHRH or its antagonist with an increase or a decrease in proliferation,
respectively. These results were confirmed by the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen. We then showed that these
effects are linked to the activation of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Our work demonstrates the activation of JAK/STAT3 pathway
by GHRH and sheds further light to the mechanisms of the antitumorogenic action of GHRH antagonists. 相似文献
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