Interpretation of the cross-reactivity of anti-DNA antibodies with cell surface proteins: the role of cell surface histones

1990 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Kubota ◽  
Yoshiyuki Kanai ◽  
Nobuyuki Miyasaka
PLoS Biology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. e3000953
Author(s):  
Enrica Bianchi ◽  
Gavin J. Wright

Sexual reproduction is such a successful way of creating progeny with subtle genetic variations that the vast majority of eukaryotic species use it. In mammals, it involves the formation of highly specialised cells: the sperm in males and the egg in females, each carrying the genetic inheritance of an individual. The interaction of sperm and egg culminates with the fusion of their cell membranes, triggering the molecular events that result in the formation of a new genetically distinct organism. Although we have a good cellular description of fertilisation in mammals, many of the molecules involved remain unknown, and especially the identity and role of cell surface proteins that are responsible for sperm–egg recognition, binding, and fusion. Here, we will highlight and discuss these gaps in our knowledge and how the role of some recently discovered sperm cell surface and secreted proteins contribute to our understanding of this fundamental process.


2021 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 104688
Author(s):  
Nasrin Nazempour ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Taleqani ◽  
Navid Taheri ◽  
Amir Hossein Haji Ali Asgary Najafabadi ◽  
Alireza Shokrollahi ◽  
...  

Vaccines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Gabriel Siracusano ◽  
Maria Tagliamonte ◽  
Luigi Buonaguro ◽  
Lucia Lopalco

Cell surface proteins act as the go-between in carrying the information from the extracellular environment to the intracellular signaling proteins. However, these proteins are often deregulated in neoplastic diseases, including hepatocellular carcinoma. This review discusses several recent studies that have investigated the role of cell surface proteins in the occurrence and progression of HCC, highlighting the possibility to use them as biomarkers of the disease and/or targets for vaccines and therapeutics.


Yeast ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Alberti-Segui ◽  
Arturo J. Morales ◽  
Heming Xing ◽  
Marco M. Kessler ◽  
Debra Aker Willins ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1975
Author(s):  
Muzaffar Hussain ◽  
Christian Kohler ◽  
Karsten Becker

Among coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), Staphylococcus lugdunensis has a special position as causative agent of aggressive courses of infectious endocarditis (IE) more reminiscent of IEs caused by Staphylococcus aureus than those by CoNS. To initiate colonization and invasion, bacterial cell surface proteins are required; however, only little is known about adhesion of S. lugdunensis to biotic surfaces. Cell surface proteins containing the LPXTG anchor motif are covalently attached to the cell wall by sortases. Here, we report the functionality of Staphylococcus lugdunensis sortase A (SrtA) to link LPXTG substrates to the cell wall. To determine the role of SrtA dependent surface proteins in biofilm formation and binding eukaryotic cells, we generated SrtA-deficient mutants (ΔsrtA). These mutants formed a smaller amount of biofilm and bound less to immobilized fibronectin, fibrinogen, and vitronectin. Furthermore, SrtA absence affected the gene expression of two different adhesins on transcription level. Surprisingly, we found no decreased adherence and invasion in human cell lines, probably caused by the upregulation of further adhesins in ΔsrtA mutant strains. In conclusion, the functionality of S. lugdunensis SrtA in anchoring LPXTG substrates to the cell wall let us define it as the pathogen’s housekeeping sortase.


Physiology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 374-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Zolkiewska

Ecto-ADP-ribose transferases (ecto-ARTs) catalyze the transfer of ADP-ribose from NAD+ to arginine residues in cell-surface proteins. Since the concentration of extracellular NAD+ is very low under normal physiological conditions but rises significantly upon tissue injury or membrane stress, it is postulated that the main role of ecto-ARTs is to ADP-ribosylate and regulate the function of certain membrane receptors in response to elevated levels of NAD+.


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