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  • Thin filament protein dynamics in fully differentiated adult cardiac myocytes: toward a model of sarcomere maintenance. 10385527

    Sarcomere maintenance, the continual process of replacement of contractile proteins of the myofilament lattice with newly synthesized proteins, in fully differentiated contractile cells is not well understood. Adenoviral-mediated gene transfer of epitope-tagged tropomyosin (Tm) and troponin I (TnI) into adult cardiac myocytes in vitro along with confocal microscopy was used to examine the incorporation of these newly synthesized proteins into myofilaments of a fully differentiated contractile cell. The expression of epitope-tagged TnI resulted in greater replacement of the endogenous TnI than the replacement of the endogenous Tm with the expressed epitope-tagged Tm suggesting that the rates of myofilament replacement are limited by the turnover of the myofilament bound protein. Interestingly, while TnI was first detected in cardiac sarcomeres along the entire length of the thin filament, the epitope-tagged Tm preferentially replaced Tm at the pointed end of the thin filament. These results support a model for sarcomeric maintenance in fully differentiated cardiac myocytes where (a) as myofilament proteins turnover within the cell they are rapidly exchanged with newly synthesized proteins, and (b) the nature of replacement of myofilament proteins (ordered or stochastic) is protein specific, primarily affected by the structural properties of the myofilament proteins, and may have important functional consequences.
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    MAB1691
    Nombre del producto:
    Anti-Troponin I Antibody, a.a. 186-192, clone C5

  • Role of PGC-1α in exercise and fasting-induced adaptations in mouse liver. 21832205

    The transcriptional coactivator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ coactivator (PGC)-1α plays a role in regulation of several metabolic pathways. By use of whole body PGC-1α knockout (KO) mice, we investigated the role of PGC-1α in fasting, acute exercise and exercise training-induced regulation of key proteins in gluconeogenesis and metabolism in the liver. In both wild-type (WT) and PGC-1α KO mice liver, the mRNA content of the gluconeogenic proteins glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) was upregulated during fasting. Pyruvate carboxylase (PC) remained unchanged after fasting in WT mice, but it was upregulated in PGC-1α KO mice. In response to a single exercise bout, G6Pase mRNA was upregulated in both genotypes, whereas no significant changes were detected in PEPCK or PC mRNA. While G6Pase and PC protein remained unchanged, liver PEPCK protein content was higher in trained than untrained mice of both genotypes. The mRNA content of the mitochondrial proteins cytochrome c (Cyt c) and cytochrome oxidase (COX) subunit I was unchanged in response to fasting. The mRNA and protein content of Cyt c and COXI increased in the liver in response to a single exercise bout and prolonged exercise training, respectively, in WT mice, but not in PGC-1α KO mice. Neither fasting nor exercise affected the mRNA expression of antioxidant enzymes in the liver, and knockout of PGC-1α had no effect. In conclusion, these results suggest that PGC-1α plays a pivotal role in regulation of Cyt c and COXI expression in the liver in response to a single exercise bout and prolonged exercise training, which implies that exercise training-induced improvements in oxidative capacity of the liver is regulated by PGC-1α.
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    06-984
    Nombre del producto:
    Anti-Mn-SOD Antibody

  • Deletion of ENTPD3 does not impair nucleotide hydrolysis in primary somatosensory neurons or spinal cord. 25717362

    Ectonucleotidases are membrane-bound or secreted proteins that hydrolyze extracellular nucleotides.  Recently, we identified three ectonucleotidases that hydrolyze extracellular adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP) to adenosine in primary somatosensory neurons.  Currently, it is unclear which ectonucleotidases hydrolyze ATP and ADP in these neurons.  Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (ENTPDs) comprise a class of enzymes that dephosphorylate extracellular ATP and ADP.  Here, we found that ENTPD3 (also known as NTPDase3 or CD39L3) was located in nociceptive and non-nociceptive neurons of the dorsal root ganglion (DRG), in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, and in free nerve endings in the skin.  To determine if ENTPD3 contributes directly to ATP and ADP hydrolysis in these tissues, we generated and characterized an Entpd3 knockout mouse.  This mouse lacks ENTPD3 protein in all tissues examined, including the DRG, spinal cord, skin, and bladder.  However, DRG and spinal cord tissues from Entpd3 (-/-) mice showed no reduction in histochemical staining when ATP, ADP, AMP, or UTP were used as substrates.  Additionally, using fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV), adenosine production was not impaired in the dorsal spinal cord of Entpd3 (-/-) mice when the substrate ADP was applied.  Further, Entpd3 (-/-) mice did not differ in nociceptive behaviors when compared to wild-type mice, although Entpd3 (-/-) mice showed a modest reduction in β-alanine-mediated itch.  Taken together, our data indicate that deletion of Entpd3 does not impair ATP or ADP hydrolysis in primary somatosensory neurons or in dorsal spinal cord.  Moreover, our data suggest there could be multiple ectonucleotidases that act redundantly to hydrolyze nucleotides in these regions of the nervous system.
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    Múltiplo
    Nombre del producto:
    Múltiplo

  • The UbcH8 ubiquitin E2 enzyme is also the E2 enzyme for ISG15, an IFN-alpha/beta-induced ubiquitin-like protein. 15131269

    Ubiquitin-(Ub) like proteins (Ubls) are conjugated to their targets by an enzymatic cascade involving an E1 activating enzyme, an E2 conjugating enzyme, and in some cases an E3 ligase. ISG15 is a Ubl that is conjugated to cellular proteins after IFN-alpha/beta stimulation. Although the E1 enzyme for ISG15 (Ube1L/E1(ISG15)) has been identified, the identities of the downstream components of the ISG15 conjugation cascade have remained elusive. Here we report the purification of an E2 enzyme for ISG15 and demonstrate that it is UbcH8, an E2 that also functions in Ub conjugation. In vitro assays with purified Ub E2 enzymes and in vivo RNA interference assays indicate that UbcH8 is a major E2 enzyme for ISG15 conjugation. These results indicate that the ISG15 conjugation pathway overlaps or converges with the Ub conjugation pathway at the level of a specific E2 enzyme. Furthermore, these results raise the possibility that the ISG15 conjugation pathway might use UbcH8-competent Ub ligases in vivo. As an initial test of this hypothesis, we have shown that a UbcH8-competent Ub ligase conjugates ISG15 to a specific target in vitro. These results challenge the concept that Ub and Ubl conjugation pathways are strictly parallel and nonoverlapping and have important implications for understanding the regulation and function of ISG15 conjugation in the IFN-alpha/beta response.
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    14-814
    Nombre del producto:
    UbcH8 Conjugating Enzyme, 100 µg

  • Genetic studies on the functional relevance of the protein prenyltransferases in skin keratinocytes. 20106865

    The modification of proteins with farnesyl or geranylgeranyl lipids, a process called protein prenylation, facilitates interactions of proteins with membrane surfaces. Protein prenylation is carried out by a pair of cytosolic enzymes, protein farnesyltransferase (FTase) and protein geranylgeranyltransferase type I (GGTase-I). FTase and GGTase-I have attracted interest as therapeutic targets for both cancer and progeria, but very little information exists on the importance of these enzymes for homeostasis of normal tissues. One study actually suggested that FTase is entirely dispensable. To explore the importance of the protein prenyltransferases for normal tissues, we used conditional knockout alleles for Fntb and Pggt1b (which encode the beta-subunits of FTase and GGTase-I, respectively) and a keratin 14-Cre transgene to create mice lacking FTase or GGTase-I in skin keratinocytes. Keratinocyte-specific Fntb knockout mice were viable but developed severe alopecia. Although hair follicles appeared normal during development, they were morphologically abnormal after birth, and ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies revealed many apoptotic cells. The interfollicular epidermis of Fntb-deficient mice appeared normal; however, keratinocytes from these mice could not proliferate in culture. As expected, non-farnesylated prelamin A and non-farnesylated DNAJA1 accumulated in Fntb-deficient keratinocytes. Keratinocyte-specific Pggt1b knockout mice survived development but died shortly after birth. Like Fntb-deficient keratinocytes, Pggt1b-deficient keratinocytes did not proliferate in culture. Thus, both FTase and GGTase-I are required for the homeostasis of skin keratinocytes.
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    MABT345
    Nombre del producto:
    Anti-Prelamin-A Antibody, clone 7G11

  • Staphylococcus aureus proteases degrade lung surfactant protein A potentially impairing innate immunity of the lung. 23235402

    The pulmonary surfactant is a complex mixture of lipids and proteins that is important for respiratory lung functions, which also provides the first line of innate immune defense. Pulmonary surfactant protein-A (SP-A) is a major surfactant component with immune functions with importance during Staphylococcus aureus infections that has been demonstrated in numerous studies. The current study showed that S. aureus can efficiently cleave the SP-A protein using its arsenal of proteolytic enzymes. This degradation appears to be mediated by cysteine proteases, in particular staphopain A (ScpA). The staphopain-mediated proteolysis of SP-A resulted in a decrease or complete abolishment of SP-A biological activity, including the promotion of S. aureus phagocytosis by neutrophils, aggregation of Gram-negative bacteria and bacterial cell adherence to epithelium. Significantly, ScpA has also efficiently degraded SP-A in complete bronchi-alveolar lavage fluid from human lungs. This indicates that staphopain activity in the lungs is resistant to protease inhibitors, thus suggesting that SP-A can be cleaved in vivo. Collectively, this study showed that the S. aureus protease ScpA is an important virulence factor that may impair innate immunity of the lungs.
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    Referencia del producto:
    MAB3270

  • Elevated BSC-1 and ROMK expression in Dahl salt-sensitive rat kidneys. 14967839

    This study compared the expression of enzymes and transport and channel proteins involved in the regulation of sodium reabsorption in the kidney of Dahl salt-sensitive (DS) and salt-resistant Brown-Norway (BN) and consomic rats (SS.BN13), in which chromosome 13 from the BN rat has been introgressed into the DS genetic background. The expression of the Na+/K+/2Cl- (BSC-1) cotransporter, Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE3), and Na+-K+-ATPase proteins were similar in the renal cortex of DS, BN, and SS.BN13 rats fed either a low-salt (0.1% NaCl) or a high-salt (8% NaCl) diet. The expression of the BSC-1 and the renal outer medullary K+ channel (ROMK) were higher, whereas the expression of the cytochrome P4504A proteins responsible for the formation of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic (20-HETE) was lower in the outer medulla of the kidney of DS than in BN or SS.BN13 rats fed either a low-salt or a high-salt diet. In addition, the renal formation and excretion of 20-HETE was lower in DS than in BN and SS.BN13 rats. These results suggest that overexpression of ROMK and BSC-1 in the thick ascending limb combined with a deficiency in renal formation of 20-HETE may predispose Dahl S rats fed a high-salt diet to Na+ retention and hypertension.
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    Múltiplo
    Nombre del producto:
    Múltiplo

  • The angiogenesis suppressor gene AKAP12 is under the epigenetic control of HDAC7 in endothelial cells. 22584896

    Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are a family of 18 enzymes that deacetylate lysine residues of both histone and nonhistone proteins and to a large extent govern the process of angiogenesis. Previous studies have shown that specific inhibition of HDAC7 blocks angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood and hence preclude any meaningful development of suitable therapeutic modalities. The goal of the present study was to further the understanding of HDAC7 epigenetic control of angiogenesis in human endothelial cells using the proteomic approach. The underlying problem was approached through siRNA-mediated gene-expression silencing of HDAC7 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). To this end, HUVEC proteins were extracted and proteomically analyzed. The emphasis was placed on up-regulated proteins, as these may represent potential direct epigenetic targets of HDAC7. Among several proteins, A-kinase anchor protein 12 (AKAP12) was the most reproducibly up-regulated protein following HDAC7 depletion. This overexpression of AKAP12 was responsible for the inhibition of migration and tube formation in HDAC7-depleted HUVEC. Mechanistically, H3 histones associated with AKAP12 promoter were acetylated following the removal of HDAC7, leading to an increase in its mRNA and protein levels. AKAP12 is responsible for protein kinase C mediated phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Phosphorylated STAT3 increasingly binds to the chromatin and AKAP12 promoter and is necessary for maintaining the elevated levels of AKAP12 following HDAC7 knockdown. We demonstrated for the first time that AKAP12 tumor/angiogenesis suppressor gene is an epigenetic target of HDAC7, whose elevated levels lead to a negative regulation of HUVEC migration and inhibit formation of tube-like structures.
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    06-599
    Nombre del producto:
    Anti-acetyl-Histone H3 Antibody

  • Cell type specific sequestration of choline acetyltransferase and tyrosine hydroxylase within Lewy bodies. 20721565

    Lewy bodies (LBs), the pathological hallmark of Lewy body disease (LBD), contain α-synuclein, as well as other proteins. In this study, we examined the relationship of α-synuclein to two rate-limiting enzymes in neurotransmitter synthesis, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT). Double-labeling immunohistochemistry for α-synuclein and TH revealed TH immunoreactivity within LBs in catecholaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus, but not within LBs in cholinergic neurons in the pedunculopontine nucleus and nucleus basalis of Meynert. In contrast, ChAT immunoreactivity within LBs was detected in cholinergic, but not within LBs in catecholaminergic neurons. The amygdala was devoid of TH and ChAT positive LBs, although a few Lewy neurites contained ChAT immunoreactivity. Further analysis revealed two distinct patterns of neurotransmitter immunoreactivity within LBs. One pattern had diffuse co-localization of TH or ChAT with α-synuclein as in cortical-type LBs, while the other had intense TH or ChAT immunoreactivity in the LB core surrounded by a peripheral rim of α-synuclein as in brainstem-type LBs. Levels of both TH and ChAT were higher in brainstem-type LBs than in the cytoplasm of the same neuron or in neurons from the same case devoid of LBs. Given the fact that LB-containing neurons have decreases in cytoplasmic TH and ChAT immunoreactivity, these results suggest LBs may disrupt cholinergic and catecholaminergic neurotransmitter production by sequestration of the rate-limiting enzymes for acetylcholine and catecholamine synthesis.
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    AB144P
    Nombre del producto:
    Anti-Choline Acetyltransferase Antibody

  • Structure and function of ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2-25K: the tail is a core-dependent activity element. 9265633

    Individual members of the conserved family of ubiquitin conjugating enzymes (E2s) mediate the ubiquitination and turnover of specific substrates of the ubiquitin-dependent degradation pathway. E2 proteins have a highly conserved core domain of approximately 150 amino acids which contains the active-site Cys. Certain E2s have unique terminal extensions, which are thought to contribute to selective E2 function by interacting either with substrates or with trans-acting factors such as ubiquitin-protein ligases (E3s). We used the mammalian ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2-25K in a biochemical test of this hypothesis. The properties of two truncated derivatives show that the 47-residue tail of E2-25K is necessary for three of the enzyme's characteristic properties: high activity in the synthesis of unanchored K48-linked polyubiquitin chains; resistance of the active-site Cys residue to alkylation; and an unusual discrimination against noncognate (nonmammalian) ubiquitin activating (E1) enzymes. However, the tail is not sufficient to generate these properties, as shown by the characteristics of a chimeric enzyme in which the tail of E2-25K was fused to the core domain of yeast UBC4. These and other results indicate that the specific biochemical function of the tail is strongly dependent upon unique features of the E2-25K core domain. Thus, divergent regions within the conserved core domains of E2 proteins may be highly significant for function. Expression of truncated E2-25K as a glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion protein resulted in the apparent recovery of E2-25K-specific properties, including activity in chain synthesis. However, the catalytic mechanism utilized by the truncated fusion protein proved to be distinct from the mechanism utilized by the wild-type enzyme. The unexpected properties of the fusion protein were due to GST-induced dimerization. These results indicate the potential for self-association to modulate the polyubiquitin chain synthesis activities of E2 proteins, and indicate that caution should be applied in interpreting the activities of GST fusion proteins.
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    Múltiplo