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Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is considered to be one of the strongest candidate autoantigens involved in triggering
β-cell-specific autoimmunity. The majority of recent onset type 1 diabetes patients and prediabetic subjects have anti-GAD
antibodies in their sera, as do nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice, one of the best animal models for human type 1 diabetes. Immunization
of young NOD mice with GAD results in the prevention or delay of the disease as a result of tolerizing autoreactive T cells.
Autoimmune diabetes can also be prevented by the suppression of GAD expression in antisense GAD trans genic mice backcrossed
with NOD mice for seven generations. These results support the hypothesis that GAD plays an important role in the development
of T-cell-mediated autoimmune diabetes. However, there is some controversy regarding the role of GAD in the pathogenesis of
diabetes. Whether GAD truly plays a key role in the initiation of this disease remains to be determined. The examination of
the development of insulitis and diabetes in β-cell-specific GAD knockout NOD mice will answer this remaining question.
Received 12 April 2002; received after revision 24 May 2002; accepted 27 May 2002
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2.
Prosperi-Meys C de Seny D Llabres G Galleni M Lamotte-Brasseur J 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2002,59(12):2136-2143
Increased resistance to β-lactam antibiotics is mainly due to β-lactamases. X-ray structures of zinc β-lactamases unraveled
the coordination of the metal ions, but their mode of action remains unclear. Recently, enzymes in which one of the zinc ligands
was mutated have been characterized and their catalytic activity against several β-lactam antibiotics measured. A molecular
modeling study of these enzymes was performed here to explain the catalytic activity of the mutants. Coordination around the
zinc ions influences the way the tetrahedral intermediate is bound; any modification influences the first recognition of the
substrate by the enzyme. For all the studied mutants, at least one of the interactions fails, inducing a loss of catalytic
efficiency compared to the wild type. The present studies show that the enzyme cavity is a structure of high plasticity both
structurally and mechanistically and that local modifications may propagate its effects far from the mutated amino
acid.
Received 28 August 2002; received after revision 22 October 2002; accepted 24 October 2002
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3.
Faust M Günther J Morgenstern E Montenarh M Götz C 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2002,59(12):2155-2164
The protein kinase CK2 holoenzyme is composed of two regulatory β subunits and two catalytic α or α' subunits. Although experimental
evidence for involvement of the enzyme in the regulation of cell proliferation is accumulating, the exact mechanism of its
action is still unclear. The subcellular localization of the enzyme may be a key to its function. We have recently shown that
the CK2 holoenzyme is tightly associated with the Golgi complex and the endoplasmic reticulum. Centrosomes, which organize
spindle formation during the cell cycle and microtubule cytoskeleton formation and, thereby, the location and orientation
of different organelles in the cell, are in close vicinity to the Golgi complex. Because several kinases and phosphatases
have been described to regulate the functions of the centrosome, we analysed the association of CK2 with these organelles.
Using biochemical cell fractionation and coimmunoprecipitation, we never found the holoenzyme but only the catalytic asubunits
associated with the centrosome. These data were confirmed by immunoelectron microscopy. Thus, the present data point to a
particular role of the catalytic α and α' subunit of protein kinase CK2, which may be different from their roles in the holoenzyme.
Received 2 August 2002; received after revision 2 October 2002; accepted 22 October 2002
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4.
Glycoconjugates of the intestinal goblet cells of four cyprinids 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
The aim of this work was to show differences in the terminal and subterminal sugar composition of carbohydrate chains of
glycoconjugates produced by the goblet cells of the intestines of four cyprinids. We analysed intestines of two herbivorous
species – sneep and grass carp – and two omnivorous ones – chub and common carp. We compared four intestinal regions of every
studied species. In every region, the presence of neutral and acidic glycoconjugates was confirmed. The smallest amount of
acidic glycoconjugates was present in the second region of sneep intestine. Sulphated glycoconjugates were absent in the third
and fourth region of chub intestine. Lectin histochemistry provided evidence for the presence of β-D-galactose, α-N-acetylgalactosamine, β-N-acetylglucosamine and sialic acids. Additionally, the occurrence of α-L-fucose in the goblet cells of chub, grass carp and sneep was confirmed. We tried to correlate the patern of glycoconjugate
glycosylation with feeding habits of the studied fishes.
Received 1 July 2002; received after revision 8 August 2002; accepted 19 August 2002
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5.
ERKs are the point of divergence of PKA and PKC activation by PTHrP in human skin fibroblasts 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Fortino V Torricelli C Gardi C Valacchi G Rossi Paccani S Maioli E 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2002,59(12):2165-2171
Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) receptors, coupled to trimeric G proteins, operate in most target cells through
at least three different transduction routes: Gαs-mediated stimulation of adenylylcyclase (AC), Gαq-mediated activation of
phospholipase Cβ (PLC) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation. In this study we investigated the relative
role of different pathways in human skin fibroblast prolifera-tion. Using chemical inhibitors and activators of signal transduction,
we demonstrated that: (i) AC/cAMP and PLC/1,4,5 inositol triphosphate/diacylglycerol second-messenger systems are simultaneously
activated following PTHrP binding to its receptors; (ii) the mitogenic response to PTHrP derives from a balance between two
counteracting pathways – an activating route mediated by protein kinase C (PKC) and an inhibitory route mediated by protein
kinase A (PKA); (iii) PTHrP mitogenic effects are largely dependent on MAPKs, whose activity can be modulate
d by both PKA and PKC. Our results indicate that MAPKs are common targets of both transduction routes and, at the same time,
their point of divergence in mediating PTHrP dual and opposite mitogenic effects.
Received 2 August 2002; received after revision 10 September 2002; accepted 18 October 2002
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6.
Opposite actions of testosterone and progesterone on UCP1 mRNA expression in cultured brown adipocytes 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Rodriguez AM Monjo M Roca P Palou A 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2002,59(10):1714-1723
The brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenic response to diet-induced obesity and cold has been found to be gender dependent.
In the present work, we aimed to investigate the effects of the main physiological male and female sex hormones, i.e. testosterone,
progesterone and 17-β-estradiol, on the expression of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) – the main mediator of BAT thermogenesis
– and on UCP2 and lipid accumulation in rodent brown adipocytes differentiated in culture. Testosterone-treated cells showed
fewer and smaller lipid droplets than control cells and a dose-dependent inhibition of UCP1 mRNA expression, under adrenergic
stimulation by norepinephrine (NE). These effects were reverted by the androgen receptor antagonist flutamide, suggesting
they are dependent, at least in part, on the androgen receptor. Progesterone- and 17-β-estradiol-treated cells showed more
and larger lipid droplets and progesterone stimulated NE-induced UCP1 mRNA expression at the lower concentration tested, but
not at higher concentrations, suggesting that for brown adipocytes, this hormone is dose dependent. 17-β-Estradiol did not
have any remarkable effect either on UCP1 or UCP2 mRNA expression. Interestingly, the specific progesterone receptor antagonist
RU486 induced UCP1 and UCP2 mRNAs, including UCP1 mRNA expression in non-NE-treated brown adipocytes, suggesting a profound
effect of this anti-progestagen on brown adipocyte thermogenic capacity. Thus, are conclude that testosterone, 17-β-estradiol,
progesterone and RU486 have distinct actions on brown adipocytes, thus modulating UCP1 and UCP2 mRNA expression and/or lipid
accumulation, and that sex hormones are factors that may explain in part the gender-dependent BAT thermogenic response.
Received 24 June 2002; received after revision 20 August 2002; accepted 26 August 2002
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7.
Melatonin regulation of antioxidant enzyme gene expression 总被引:15,自引:0,他引:15
Mayo JC Sainz RM Antoli I Herrera F Martin V Rodriguez C 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2002,59(10):1706-1713
Antioxidant enzymes (AOEs) are part of the primary cellular defense against free radicals induced by toxins and/or spontaneously
formed in cells. Melatonin (MLT) has received much attention in recent years due to its direct free radical scavenging and
antioxidant properties. In the present work we report that MLT, at physiological serum concentrations (≈ 1 nM), increases
the mRNA of both superoxide dismutases (SODs) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in two neuronal cell lines. The MLT effect
on both SODs and GPx mRNA was mediated by a de novo synthesized protein. MLT alters mRNA stability for Cu-Zn SOD and GPx.
Experiments with a short time treatment (pulse action) of MLT suggest that the regulation of AOE gene expression is likely
to be receptor mediated, because 1-h treatment with MLT results in the same response as a 24-h treatment.
Received 18 June 2002; received after revision 5 August 2002; accepted 27 August 2002
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8.
The α-amylase enzyme family is the largest family of glycoside hydrolases. It contains almost 30 different enzyme specificities
covering hydrolases, transferases and isomerases. Some of the enzyme specificities from the family are closely related, others
less so. This study, based on the analysis of 79 amino acid sequences, postulates two subfamilies in the framework of the
α-amylase family: the oligo-1,6-glucosidase subfamily and the neopullulanase subfamily. The specific sequence in the fifth
conserved sequence region of the family served as the basis for defining the subfamilies: QpDln for the oligo-1,6-glucosidase
subfamily and MPKln for the neopullulanase subfamily. This conserved sequence region is proposed to be the selection marker
that enables one to distinguish between the two subfamilies. The 'intermediary' sequence MPDLN can be characteristic of the
so-called intermediary group with a mixed enzyme specificity of α-amylase, cyclomaltodextrinase and neopullulanase. The evolutionary
trees clearly supported the proposed definition of the two subfamilies.
Received 12 July 2002; received after revision 28 August 2002; accepted 24 September 2002
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9.
Immunomodulatory properties of cystatins 总被引:8,自引:0,他引:8
Cystatins are natural tight-binding reversible inhibitors of cysteine proteases. Because these cysteine proteases exist in
all living organisms and because they are involved in various biological and pathological processes, the control of these
protease functions by cystatins is of cardinal importance. Cystatins are found in mammals but cystatin-like molecules are
also present in mammals and parasites. In the immune system, cystatins modulate cathepsin activities and antigen presentation.
They also induce tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 10 synthesis, and they stimulate nitric oxide production by interferon
γ-activated murine macrophages. In turn, nitric oxide has inhibitory activity on cysteine proteases, especially those from
parasitic protozoa. Cystatins isolated from parasitic nematodes also have immunomodulatory activities that are distinguishable
from those induced by lipopolysacharide-like molecules from endosymbiotic bacteria. On the whole, cystatins and cystatin-like
molecules belong to a new category of immunomodulatory molecules. Doubtless increasing data will improve our knowledge of
this property, leading to practical applications in immunotherapy.
Received 11 April 2002; accepted 18 April 2002
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10.
Rana oocytes have previously been shown to contain much more soluble tubulin than does the brain, suggesting different assembly
and disassembly dynamics of frog oocyte tubulin compared to that in brain. By using centrifugation, SDS-PAGE, two-dimensional
gel electrophoresis and Western blots, probed with anti-α-tubulin monoclonal antibodies, polymorphic α-tubulins (isoforms)
were compared in brains and follicle-enclosed oocytes of northern (Rana pipiens) and southern (R. berlandieri) frogs. Oocyte tubulin in both species had isoforms with greater ranges of isoelectric point (pI) than those of brain tubulins;
in particular, the oocyte tubulin pIs ranged further into the acidic region of the isoelectric-focusing gels than corresponding
brain tubulin. This difference may, in part, be responsible for the previously reported assembly differences between oocyte
tubulin (undetectable assembly) and brain tubulin (high assembly). Isoforms of α-tubulin with relat
ively acidic pI were more abundant in northern frog brain and oocyte soluble extracts than in analogous extracts from southern
frogs. Furthermore, additional acidic α-tubulin isoforms were found in progesterone-treated oocytes (i.e., eggs), indicating
increased heterogeneity of acidic a-tubulin isoforms during oocyte meiotic maturation. Among northern frog oocyte soluble
components fractionated on Superose-6b columns, tubulin complexes with apparent molecular mass of about 1800 kDa were found
to contain acidic α-tubulin isoforms while the putative oligomeric tubulins with an apparent molecular mass of about 250 kDa
contained an additional relatively basic α-tubulin isoform. The acidic α-tubulin isoforms, therefore, are proposed to be associated
with cold-adaptable cells of brain and oocytes, and may also be involved in stabilization of large soluble tubulin complexes
in oocytes of the northern frog.
Received 1 October 2002; accepted 9 October 2002
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11.
Mornon JP Prat K Dupuis F Boisset N Callebaut I 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2002,59(12):2144-2154
Prion diseases are neurodegenerative disorders associated with a conformational conversion of the prion PrP protein, in which
the β-strand content increases and that of the α helix decreases. However, the structure of the pathogenous form PrPSc, occurring after conformational conversion of the normal cellular form PrPC, is not yet known. From sequence analysis, we have previously proposed that helix H2 of the prion PrPC structure might be a key region for this structural conversion. More recently, we identified the TATA box-binding protein
fold as a putative scaffold that may locally satisfy the predicted secondary-structure organisation of PrPSc. In the present analysis, we detail the schematic construction of PrPSc monomeric and dimeric models, based on this hypothesis. These models are globally compatible with available data and therefore
may provide further insights into the structurally and functionally elusive PrP protein.
Some comments are also devoted to a comparison of the yeast Ure2p prion and animal prions.
Received 29 July 2002; received after revision 24 October 2002; accepted 24 October 2002
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12.
Thyroid hormone controls carnitine status through modifications of γ-butyrobetaine hydroxylase activity and gene expression 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Galland S Georges B Le Borgne F Conductier G Dias JV Demarquoy J 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2002,59(3):540-545
The carnitine system plays a key role in β-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids by permitting their transport into the mitochondrial
matrix. The effects of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism were studied on γ-butyrobetaine hydroxylase (BBH), the enzyme responsible
for carnitine biosynthesis in the rat. In rat liver, BBH activity was decreased in the hypothyroid state and increased in
hyperthyroid animals. The modifications in BBH activity correlated with changes in the enzyme Vmax values. These changes were
shown to be related to hepatic BBH mRNA abundance. Thyroid hormones are known to interact with lipid metabolism, in particular
by increasing long-chain fatty acid oxidation through activation of carnitine-dependent fatty acid import into mitochondria.
Our study showed that thyroid hormones also increased carnitine bioavailability.
Received 23 October 2001; received after revision 11 January 2002; accepted 15 January 2002 相似文献
13.
Amin AR Attur MG Pillinger M Abramson SB 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》1999,56(3-4):305-312
Recent studies have suggested that aspirin and aspirin-like compounds have a variety of actions in addition to their well-studied
ability to inhibit cyclooxygenases. These actions include inhibition of the uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation, decreases
in adenosine triphosphate stores, increases in extracellular adenosine, downregulation of the expression and activity of inducible
nitric oxide synthetase, inhibition and/or stimulation of various mitogen-activated protein kinase activities and inhibition
of nuclear factor binding κB site (NF-κB) activation. Moreover, aspirin-like compounds have recently been shown to have previously
unappreciated clinical and biological effects, some apparently independent of cyclooxygenase. In this review we discuss the
various mechanisms of action of aspirin-like compounds and their relevance to clinical disease and therapy.
Received 1 February 1999; received after revision 1 April 1999; accepted 7 May 1999 相似文献
14.
Bandholtz L Guo Y Palmberg C Mattsson K Ohlsson B High A Shabanowitz J Hunt DF Jörnvall H Wigzell H Agerberth B Gudmundsson GH 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2003,60(2):422-429
CpG motifs originating from bacterial DNA (CpG DNA) can act as danger signals for the mammalian immune system. These CpG
DNA motifs like many other pathogen-associated molecular patterns are believed to be recognized by a member of the toll-like
receptor family, TLR-9. Here we show results suggesting that heat shock protein 90 (hsp90) is also implicated in the recognition
of CpG DNA. Hsp90 was characterized as a binder to oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) containing CpG motifs (CpG ODNs) after several
purification steps from crude protein extracts of peripheral blood mononuclear cells. This finding was further supported by
direct binding of CpG ODNs to commercially available human hsp90. Additionally, immunohistochemistry studies showed redistribution
of hsp90 upon CpG ODN uptake. Thus, we propose that hsp90 can act as a ligand transfer molecule and/or play a central role
in the signaling cascade induced by CpG DNA.
Received 18 December 2002; accepted 6 January 2002
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15.
Cerivastatin: a cellular and molecular drug for the future? 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
Siegel-Axel DI 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2003,60(1):144-164
The 'statin story' began in 1987 when the first-generation, fungal HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor lovastatin received FDA approval
in the USA. Ten years later, the sixth compound of this class came onto the world market - the fully synthetic statin cerivastatin.
A number of clinical studies had confirmed its high pharmacological efficacy, its excellent pharmacokinetic properties with
fast and nearly complete absorption after oral uptake, a linear kinetic over a broad concentration range, and its favorable
safety profile. The greatest advantages, of cerivastatin, however, are its lipophilicity, its high bioavailability of about
60% after oral application and its potency at 100-fold lower doses compared to other lipophilic statins. Nevertheless, the
most exciting findings are certainly its non-lipid-related, pleiotropic effects at the cellular and molecular level. Statin
therapy was also found to reduce mortality in cases where cholesterol levels or atherosclerotic plaque formation remained
unaltered. However, cerivastatin improves endothelial dysfunction, possesses anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticoagulant,
antithrombotic, antiproliferative, plaque-stabilizing, immunmodulatory, and angiogenic effects, and may even prevent tumor
growth, Alzheimer's disease, and osteoporosis. Most of these effects seem to be based on the inhibition of isoprenoid synthesis.
Although cerivastatin is no longer on the market because of some problematic side effects, it could be one of the most potent
cellular and molecular drugs for the future.
Received 29 May 2002; received after revision 23 August 2002; accepted 26 August 2002
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Down-regulation of sodium current in chronic heart failure: effect of long-term therapy with carvedilol 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Maltsev VA Sabbab HN Undrovinas AI 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2002,59(9):1561-1568
Evidence has accumulated recently about the importance of alterations in Na+ channel function and slow myocardial conduction for arrhythmias in the infarcted and failing heart. The present study tested
a hypothesis that Na+ current (INa/C) density decreases in chronic heart failure (HF) and that Na+ channel (NaCh) functional density can be restored by long-term therapy with carvedilol, a mixed α- and β-adrenergic blocker.
Studies were performed using a canine model of chronic HF produced in dogs by sequential intracoronary embolizations with
microspheres. HF developed approximately 3 months after the last embolization (left ventricle, LV, ejection fraction = 28
± 1 %). Ventricular cardiomyocytes (VCs) were isolated enzymatically from LV mid-myocardium, and INa was measured by whole-cell patch-clamp. The maximum INA/C was decreased in failing (n = 19) compared to normal (n = 12) hearts (33.1 ± 1.6 vs 48.5 ± 5.1 pA/pF, mean ± SE, p < 0.001).
The steady-state inactivation and activation of INa remained unchanged in failing compared to normal hearts. Long-term treatment with carvedilol (1 mg/kg, twice daily for 3
months) normalized INa/C in dogs with HF. INa/C in HF dogs (n = 6) treated with carvedilol was higher compared to that of non-treated HF dogs (n = 6) (49.4 ± 0.9 vs 29
± 4.8 pA/pF, p < 0.007). In vitro culture of VCs of failing hearts for 24 h did not restore INa/C. However, INa/C was partially restored when VCs were incubated for 24 h with BAPTA-AM, an intracellular Ca2+ buffer. Thus, we conclude that experimental chronic HF in dogs results in down-regulation of the functional density of NaCh
that can be restored by long-term therapy with carvedilol. The mechanism of NaCh down-regulation in HF may be linked to poor
Ca2+ handling in this stage of disease.
Received 4 June 2002; received after revision 1 July 2002; accepted 17 July 2002
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17.
Watanabe H Nakashima K Saito H Slaytor M 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2002,59(11):1983-1992
An endo-β-1,4-glucanase (EG) was purified from the hindgut of an Australian mound-building termite, Coptotermes lacteus. The hindgut extract had a peak separate from those for extracts obtained from the salivary glands and the midgut based on
sephacryl S-200 gel chromatography, and also demonstrated an origin different from the endogenous EGs of the termite itself.
The recovery was further purified by SDS-PAGE, and its N-terminal amino acid sequence analyzed. This showed high homology
to EGs from glycoside hydrolase family (GHF) 7. PCR-based cloning methods were applied to the hindgut contents of C. lacteus and individual protozoan symbionts from C. formosanus. cDNAs encoding putative EGs homologous to GHF7 members were then identified. The functionality of one of the putative proteins
was confirmed by its expression in Escherichia coli.
Received 18 September 2002; accepted 20 September 2002
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18.
Marini I Moschini R Del Corso A Mura U 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2005,62(24):3092-3099
The chaperone behaviour of bovine serum albumin was compared with that of α-crystallin. The chaperone activity was assessed
by measuring: (i) the ability to antagonize protein aggregation induced by heat; (ii) the capability to protect the activity
of thermally stressed enzymes and (iii) the effectiveness in assisting the functional recovery of chemically denatured sorbitol
dehydrogenase. Despite the lack of structural analogies, both proteins show several functional similarities in preventing
inactivation of thermally stressed enzymes and in reactivating chemically denatured sorbitol dehydrogenase. As with α-crystallin,
the chaperone action of bovine serum albumin appears to be ATP independent. Bovine serum albumin appears significantly less
effective than α-crystallin only in preventing thermally induced protein aggregation. A possible relationship between chaperone
function and structural organization is proposed. Together, our results indicate that bovine serum albumin acts as a molecular
chaperone and that, for its particular distribution, can be included in the extracellular chaperone family.
Received 29 August 2005; received after revision 23 September 2005; accepted 12 October 2005 相似文献
19.
Until recently, the expression and primary function of the cell surface receptor CD40 and its ligand CD154 were considered
restricted to B and T lymphocytes, and their interactions required for the thymus-dependent humoral response. However, current
work from several groups challenges this view of the CD40/CD154 dyad as a mere mediator of lymphocyte communication. A variety
of non-lymphocytic cell types express both receptor and ligand, including hematopoetic and non-hematopoetic cells, such as
monocytes, basophils, eosinophils, dendritic cells, fibroblasts, smooth muscle, and endothelial cells. Accordingly, ligation
of CD40 mediates a broad variety of immune and inflammatory responses, such as the expression of adhesion molecules, cytokines,
matrix-degrading enzymes, prothrombotic activities, and apoptotic mediators. Consequently, CD40 signaling has been associated
with pathogenic processes of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, graft-versus-host
disease, cancer, and atherosclerosis. This review focuses on the synthesis and structure of CD40 and outlines CD154/CD40 signaling
pathways, and emphasizes the previously unexpected importance of the CD40/CD154 receptor/ligand dyad in a spectrum of immunoregulatory
processes and prevalent human diseases.
Received 10 January 2000; revised 16 June 2000; accepted 5 July 2000
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20.
Larrucea S Butta N Rodriguez RB Alonso-Martin S Arias-Salgado EG Ayuso MS Parrilla R 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2007,64(22):2965-2974
Podocalyxin (PODXL) is a mucin protein of the CD34 family expressed in kidney glomerular podocytes, vascular endothelium,
progenitor bone marrow and tumor cells. It is assumed that PODXL plays an anti-adherent role in kidney podocytes. CHO cells
stably expressing human PODXL (CHO-PODXL) or human tumor cells (Tera-1) inherently expressing PODXL showed increased adherence
to platelets. The adherence of cells was inhibited (70%) by blockers of platelet P-selectin, prevented by the soluble ectodomain
of human PODXL (PODXL-Δ) or by the arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGDS) peptide and partially impeded by inhibition of integrin
αVβ3/αVβ5, suggesting a coordinated action of P-selectin and integrins. Colocalization of platelet P-selectin and PODXL expressed
on CHO cells was demonstrated by confocal immunofluorescence. No adherence to platelets was observed when PODXL was expressed
in glycomutant CHO cells deficient in sialic acid.
Received 14 August 2007; received after revision 12 September 2007; accepted 13 September 2007 相似文献