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Noel Edwards Catriona M. H. Anderson Nichola J. Conlon Andrew K. Watson Rebecca J. Hall Timothy R. Cheek T. Martin Embley David T. Thwaites 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2018,75(5):921-938
Amino acid transporters are essential components of prokaryote and eukaryote cells, possess distinct physiological functions, and differ markedly in substrate specificity. Amino acid transporters can be both drug targets and drug transporters (bioavailability, targeting) with many monogenic disorders resulting from dysfunctional membrane transport. The largest collection of amino acid transporters (including the mammalian SLC6, SLC7, SLC32, SLC36, and SLC38 families), across all kingdoms of life, is within the Amino acid-Polyamine-organoCation (APC) superfamily. The LeuT-fold is a paradigm structure for APC superfamily amino acid transporters and carriers of sugars, neurotransmitters, electrolytes, osmolytes, vitamins, micronutrients, signalling molecules, and organic and fatty acids. Each transporter is specific for a unique sub-set of solutes, specificity being determined by how well a substrate fits into each binding pocket. However, the molecular basis of substrate selectivity remains, by and large, elusive. Using an integrated computational and experimental approach, we demonstrate that a single position within the LeuT-fold can play a crucial role in determining substrate specificity in mammalian and arthropod amino acid transporters within the APC superfamily. Systematic mutation of the amino acid residue occupying the equivalent position to LeuT V104 titrates binding pocket space resulting in dramatic changes in substrate selectivity in exemplar APC amino acid transporters including PAT2 (SLC36A2) and SNAT5 (SLC38A5). Our work demonstrates how a single residue/site within an archetypal structural motif can alter substrate affinity and selectivity within this important superfamily of diverse membrane transporters. 相似文献
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Danielle Kamato Partha Mitra Felicity Davis Narin Osman Rebecca Chaplin Peter J. Cabot Rizwana Afroz Walter Thomas Wenhua Zheng Harveen Kaur Margaret Brimble Peter J. Little 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2017,74(8):1379-1390
Seven transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have gained much interest in recent years as it is the largest class among cell surface receptors. G proteins lie in the heart of GPCRs signalling and therefore can be therapeutically targeted to overcome complexities in GPCR responses and signalling. G proteins are classified into four families (Gi, Gs, G12/13 and Gq); Gq is further subdivided into four classes. Among them Gαq and Gαq/11 isoforms are most crucial and ubiquitously expressed; these isoforms are almost 88% similar at their amino acid sequence but may exhibit functional divergences. However, uncertainties often arise about Gαq and Gαq/11 inhibitors, these G proteins might also have suitability to the invention of novel-specific inhibitors for each isoforms. YM-254890 and UBO-QIC are discovered as potent inhibitors of Gαq functions and also investigated in thrombin protease-activated receptor (PAR)-1 inhibitors and platelet aggregation inhibition. The most likely G protein involved in PAR-1 stimulates responses is one of the Gαq family isoforms. In this review, we highlight the molecular structures and pharmacological responses of Gαq family which may reflect the biochemical and molecular role of Gαq and Gαq/11. The advanced understanding of Gαq and Gαq/11 role in GPCR signalling may shed light on our understanding on cell biology, cellular physiology and pathophysiology and also lead to the development of novel therapeutic agents for a number of diseases. 相似文献
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Tenesa A Farrington SM Prendergast JG Porteous ME Walker M Haq N Barnetson RA Theodoratou E Cetnarskyj R Cartwright N Semple C Clark AJ Reid FJ Smith LA Kavoussanakis K Koessler T Pharoah PD Buch S Schafmayer C Tepel J Schreiber S Völzke H Schmidt CO Hampe J Chang-Claude J Hoffmeister M Brenner H Wilkening S Canzian F Capella G Moreno V Deary IJ Starr JM Tomlinson IP Kemp Z Howarth K Carvajal-Carmona L Webb E Broderick P Vijayakrishnan J Houlston RS Rennert G Ballinger D Rozek L Gruber SB 《Nature genetics》2008,40(5):631-637
In a genome-wide association study to identify loci associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, we genotyped 555,510 SNPs in 1,012 early-onset Scottish CRC cases and 1,012 controls (phase 1). In phase 2, we genotyped the 15,008 highest-ranked SNPs in 2,057 Scottish cases and 2,111 controls. We then genotyped the five highest-ranked SNPs from the joint phase 1 and 2 analysis in 14,500 cases and 13,294 controls from seven populations, and identified a previously unreported association, rs3802842 on 11q23 (OR = 1.1; P = 5.8 x 10(-10)), showing population differences in risk. We also replicated and fine-mapped associations at 8q24 (rs7014346; OR = 1.19; P = 8.6 x 10(-26)) and 18q21 (rs4939827; OR = 1.2; P = 7.8 x 10(-28)). Risk was greater for rectal than for colon cancer for rs3802842 (P < 0.008) and rs4939827 (P < 0.009). Carrying all six possible risk alleles yielded OR = 2.6 (95% CI = 1.75-3.89) for CRC. These findings extend our understanding of the role of common genetic variation in CRC etiology. 相似文献
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Tomlinson IP Webb E Carvajal-Carmona L Broderick P Howarth K Pittman AM Spain S Lubbe S Walther A Sullivan K Jaeger E Fielding S Rowan A Vijayakrishnan J Domingo E Chandler I Kemp Z Qureshi M Farrington SM Tenesa A Prendergast JG Barnetson RA Penegar S Barclay E Wood W Martin L Gorman M Thomas H Peto J Bishop DT Gray R Maher ER Lucassen A Kerr D Evans DG;CORGI Consortium Schafmayer C Buch S Völzke H Hampe J Schreiber S John U Koessler T Pharoah P van Wezel T Morreau H Wijnen JT Hopper JL 《Nature genetics》2008,40(5):623-630
To identify colorectal cancer (CRC) susceptibility alleles, we conducted a genome-wide association study. In phase 1, we genotyped 550,163 tagSNPs in 940 familial colorectal tumor cases (627 CRC, 313 high-risk adenoma) and 965 controls. In phase 2, we genotyped 42,708 selected SNPs in 2,873 CRC cases and 2,871 controls. In phase 3, we evaluated 11 SNPs showing association at P < 10(-4) in a joint analysis of phases 1 and 2 in 4,287 CRC cases and 3,743 controls. Two SNPs were taken forward to phase 4 genotyping (10,731 CRC cases and 10,961 controls from eight centers). In addition to the previously reported 8q24, 15q13 and 18q21 CRC risk loci, we identified two previously unreported associations: rs10795668, located at 10p14 (P = 2.5 x 10(-13) overall; P = 6.9 x 10(-12) replication), and rs16892766, at 8q23.3 (P = 3.3 x 10(-18) overall; P = 9.6 x 10(-17) replication), which tags a plausible causative gene, EIF3H. These data provide further evidence for the 'common-disease common-variant' model of CRC predisposition. 相似文献
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A genome-wide association study of nonsynonymous SNPs identifies a type 1 diabetes locus in the interferon-induced helicase (IFIH1) region 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Smyth DJ Cooper JD Bailey R Field S Burren O Smink LJ Guja C Ionescu-Tirgoviste C Widmer B Dunger DB Savage DA Walker NM Clayton DG Todd JA 《Nature genetics》2006,38(6):617-619
In this study we report convincing statistical support for a sixth type 1 diabetes (T1D) locus in the innate immunity viral RNA receptor gene region IFIH1 (also known as mda-5 or Helicard) on chromosome 2q24.3. We found the association in an interim analysis of a genome-wide nonsynonymous SNP (nsSNP) scan, and we validated it in a case-control collection and replicated it in an independent family collection. In 4,253 cases, 5,842 controls and 2,134 parent-child trio genotypes, the risk ratio for the minor allele of the nsSNP rs1990760 A --> G (A946T) was 0.86 (95% confidence interval = 0.82-0.90) at P = 1.42 x 10(-10). 相似文献
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Pujana MA Han JD Starita LM Stevens KN Tewari M Ahn JS Rennert G Moreno V Kirchhoff T Gold B Assmann V Elshamy WM Rual JF Levine D Rozek LS Gelman RS Gunsalus KC Greenberg RA Sobhian B Bertin N Venkatesan K Ayivi-Guedehoussou N Solé X Hernández P Lázaro C Nathanson KL Weber BL Cusick ME Hill DE Offit K Livingston DM Gruber SB Parvin JD Vidal M 《Nature genetics》2007,39(11):1338-1349
Many cancer-associated genes remain to be identified to clarify the underlying molecular mechanisms of cancer susceptibility and progression. Better understanding is also required of how mutations in cancer genes affect their products in the context of complex cellular networks. Here we have used a network modeling strategy to identify genes potentially associated with higher risk of breast cancer. Starting with four known genes encoding tumor suppressors of breast cancer, we combined gene expression profiling with functional genomic and proteomic (or 'omic') data from various species to generate a network containing 118 genes linked by 866 potential functional associations. This network shows higher connectivity than expected by chance, suggesting that its components function in biologically related pathways. One of the components of the network is HMMR, encoding a centrosome subunit, for which we demonstrate previously unknown functional associations with the breast cancer-associated gene BRCA1. Two case-control studies of incident breast cancer indicate that the HMMR locus is associated with higher risk of breast cancer in humans. Our network modeling strategy should be useful for the discovery of additional cancer-associated genes. 相似文献
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Todd JA Walker NM Cooper JD Smyth DJ Downes K Plagnol V Bailey R Nejentsev S Field SF Payne F Lowe CE Szeszko JS Hafler JP Zeitels L Yang JH Vella A Nutland S Stevens HE Schuilenburg H Coleman G Maisuria M Meadows W Smink LJ Healy B Burren OS Lam AA Ovington NR Allen J Adlem E Leung HT Wallace C Howson JM Guja C Ionescu-Tîrgovişte C;Genetics of Type Diabetes in Finland Simmonds MJ Heward JM Gough SC;Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium Dunger DB Wicker LS Clayton DG 《Nature genetics》2007,39(7):857-864
The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC) primary genome-wide association (GWA) scan on seven diseases, including the multifactorial autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes (T1D), shows associations at P < 5 x 10(-7) between T1D and six chromosome regions: 12q24, 12q13, 16p13, 18p11, 12p13 and 4q27. Here, we attempted to validate these and six other top findings in 4,000 individuals with T1D, 5,000 controls and 2,997 family trios independent of the WTCCC study. We confirmed unequivocally the associations of 12q24, 12q13, 16p13 and 18p11 (P(follow-up) 相似文献
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Ross MT Grafham DV Coffey AJ Scherer S McLay K Muzny D Platzer M Howell GR Burrows C Bird CP Frankish A Lovell FL Howe KL Ashurst JL Fulton RS Sudbrak R Wen G Jones MC Hurles ME Andrews TD Scott CE Searle S Ramser J Whittaker A Deadman R Carter NP Hunt SE Chen R Cree A Gunaratne P Havlak P Hodgson A Metzker ML Richards S Scott G Steffen D Sodergren E Wheeler DA Worley KC Ainscough R Ambrose KD Ansari-Lari MA Aradhya S Ashwell RI Babbage AK Bagguley CL Ballabio A Banerjee R Barker GE Barlow KF 《Nature》2005,434(7031):325-337
The human X chromosome has a unique biology that was shaped by its evolution as the sex chromosome shared by males and females. We have determined 99.3% of the euchromatic sequence of the X chromosome. Our analysis illustrates the autosomal origin of the mammalian sex chromosomes, the stepwise process that led to the progressive loss of recombination between X and Y, and the extent of subsequent degradation of the Y chromosome. LINE1 repeat elements cover one-third of the X chromosome, with a distribution that is consistent with their proposed role as way stations in the process of X-chromosome inactivation. We found 1,098 genes in the sequence, of which 99 encode proteins expressed in testis and in various tumour types. A disproportionately high number of mendelian diseases are documented for the X chromosome. Of this number, 168 have been explained by mutations in 113 X-linked genes, which in many cases were characterized with the aid of the DNA sequence. 相似文献
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The roles of MAD1, MAD2 and MAD3 in meiotic progression and the segregation of nonexchange chromosomes 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Errors in meiotic chromosome segregation are the leading cause of spontaneous abortions and birth defects. In humans, chromosomes that fail to experience crossovers (or exchanges) are error-prone, more likely than exchange chromosomes to mis-segregate in meiosis. We used a yeast model to investigate the mechanisms that partition nonexchange chromosomes. These studies showed that the spindle checkpoint genes MAD1, MAD2 and MAD3 have different roles. We identified a new meiotic role for MAD3; though dispensable for the segregation of exchange chromosomes, it is essential for the segregation of nonexchange chromosomes. This function of Mad3p could also be carried out by human BubR1. MAD1 and MAD2 act in a surveillance mechanism that mediates a metaphase delay in response to nonexchange chromosomes, whereas MAD3 acts as a crucial meiotic timer, mediating a prophase delay in every meiosis. These findings suggest plausible models for the basis of errant meiotic segregation in humans. 相似文献