scholarly journals Secondary Metabolites of The Endophytic Fungus Alternaria alternata JS0515 Isolated from Vitex rotundifolia and Their Effects on Pyruvate Dehydrogenase activity

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (24) ◽  
pp. 4450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changyeol Lee ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Sunghee Bang ◽  
Sun Joo Lee ◽  
Nam-young Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Alternaria Alternata ◽  
Fungal Strain ◽  
Kidney Cells ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney Cells ◽  
Ic50 Values

The fungal strain Alternaria alternata JS0515 was isolated from Vitex rotundifolia (beach vitex). Twelve secondary metabolites, including one new altenusin derivative (1), were isolated. The isolated metabolites included seven known altenusin derivatives (2–8), two isochromanones (9, 10), one perylenequinone (11), and one benzocycloalkanone (12). Their structures were determined via 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, mass spectrometry (MS), and computational electronic circular dichroism (ECD) analysis. Compounds 3 and 11 increased pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity in AD-293 human embryonic kidney cells and significantly inhibited PDH phosphorylation. The IC50 values of 3 and 11 were 32.58 and 27.82 μM, respectively.

scholarly journals Functional Comparison between VP64-dCas9-VP64 and dCas9-VP192 CRISPR Activators in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 397
Author(s):  
Nasir Javaid ◽  
Thuong L. H. Pham ◽  
Sangdun Choi
Keyword(s):  
Protein Level ◽  
Reference Genes ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
High Specificity ◽  
Kidney Cells ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney Cells ◽  
Sox2 Expression

Reversal in the transcriptional status of desired genes has been exploited for multiple research, therapeutic, and biotechnological purposes. CRISPR/dCas9-based activators can activate transcriptionally silenced genes after being guided by gene-specific gRNA(s). Here, we performed a functional comparison between two such activators, VP64-dCas9-VP64 and dCas9-VP192, in human embryonic kidney cells by the concomitant targeting of POU5F1 and SOX2. We found 22- and 6-fold upregulations in the mRNA level of POU5F1 by dCas9-VP192 and VP64-dCas9-VP64, respectively. Likewise, SOX2 was up-regulated 4- and 2-fold using dCas9-VP192 and VP64dCas9VP64, respectively. For the POU5F1 protein level, we observed 3.7- and 2.2-fold increases with dCas9-VP192 and VP64-dCas9-VP64, respectively. Similarly, the SOX2 expression was 2.4- and 2-fold higher with dCas9-VP192 and VP64-dCas9-VP64, respectively. We also confirmed that activation only happened upon co-transfecting an activator plasmid with multiplex gRNA plasmid with a high specificity to the reference genes. Our data revealed that dCas9-VP192 is more efficient than VP64-dCas9-VP64 for activating reference genes.

Fenton Reaction-Generated Advanced Oxidation Protein Products Induces Inflammation in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells

Inflammation ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 1285-1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Vargas Bochi ◽  
Vanessa Dorneles Torbitz ◽  
Roberto Christ Vianna Santos ◽  
Monica Cubillos-Rojas ◽  
José Luis Rosa López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fenton Reaction ◽  
Advanced Oxidation ◽  
Kidney Cells ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney ◽  
Advanced Oxidation Protein Products ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney Cells

scholarly journals Human embryonic kidney cells: stable transformation with an origin-defective simian virus 40 DNA and use as hosts for human papovavirus replication.

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
E O Major ◽  
P Matsumura
Keyword(s):  
Dna Replication ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Simian Virus 40 ◽  
Simian Virus ◽  
Kidney Cells ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney Cells ◽  
Defective Mutant ◽  
Dna Replication Origin ◽  
Human Papovavirus

An origin-defective mutant DNA of simian virus 40 immortalized human embryonic kidney cells, maintaining a T protein which could function for human papovavirus BK DNA replication but not for human papovavirus JC DNA replication. Neither BK virions nor capsid proteins were produced in these cells. This may indicate that the simian virus 40 T protein in human embryonic kidney cells is competent for maintaining transformation and initiating and completing DNA replication for BK but is not competent for switching to late gene functions. Furthermore, it appears that the JC DNA replication origin cannot efficiently use the simian virus 40 T protein for its DNA synthesis, as suggested by its DNA sequence data (R. Frisque, J. Virol. 46:170-176, 1983; T. Miyamura, H. Jikoya, E. Soeda, and K. Yoshiike, J. Virol. 45:73-79, 1983).

scholarly journals Heme oxygenase-2 (HO-2) binds and buffers labile heme, which is largely oxidized, in human embryonic kidney cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A Hanna ◽  
Courtney M Moore ◽  
Liu Liu ◽  
Xiaojing Yuan ◽  
Angela S Fleischhacker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Physiological Function ◽  
Hek293 Cells ◽  
Kidney Cells ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney Cells ◽  
Heme Oxygenases ◽  
Heme Trafficking ◽  
Ferrous Heme

Heme oxygenases (HO) detoxify heme by oxidatively degrading it into carbon monoxide, iron, and biliverdin, which is reduced to bilirubin and excreted. Humans express two isoforms: inducible HO-1, which is up-regulated in response to various stressors, including excess heme, and constitutive HO-2. While much is known about the regulation and physiological function of HO-1, comparatively little is known about the role of HO-2 in regulating heme homeostasis. The biochemical necessity for expressing constitutive HO-2 is largely dependent on whether heme is sufficiently abundant and accessible as a substrate under conditions in which HO-1 is not induced. By measuring labile heme, total heme, and bilirubin in human embryonic kidney HEK293 cells with silenced or over-expressed HO-2, and various HO-2 mutant alleles, we found that endogenous heme is too limiting to support HO-2 catalyzed heme degradation. Rather, we discovered that a novel role for HO-2 is to bind and buffer labile heme. Taken together, in the absence of excess heme, we propose that HO-2 regulates heme homeostasis by acting as a heme buffering factor in control of heme bioavailability. When heme is in excess, HO-1 is induced and both HO-2 and HO-1 can provide protection from heme toxicity by enzymatically degrading it. Our results explain why catalytically inactive mutants of HO-2 are cytoprotective against oxidative stress. Moreover, the change in bioavailable heme due to HO-2 overexpression, which selectively binds ferric over ferrous heme, is consistent with the labile heme pool being oxidized, thereby providing new insights into heme trafficking and signaling.

Omphaloprenol A: A new bioactive polyisoprenepolyol isolated from the mycelium of poisonous mushroom Omphalotus japonicus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoki Aoki ◽  
Takako Aboshi ◽  
Takumu Onodera ◽  
Ken-ichi Kimura ◽  
Daisuke Arai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Lettuce Seeds ◽  
Illudin S ◽  
Poisonous Mushroom ◽  
Growth Promoting

Abstract Mushrooms of the Omphalotus genus are known to be rich in secondary metabolites. In the quest for new bioactive compounds, we analyzed the compounds isolated from the mycelium of the poisonous mushroom Omphalotus japonicus. As a result, a new polyisoprenepolyol, which was named omphaloprenol A, was identified, along with known substances such as hypsiziprenol A10 and A11, illudin S, and ergosterol. The chemical structure of omphaloprenol A was elucidated by nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopies and mass spectrometry, and its bioactivity was investigated. Omphaloprenol A showed growth promoting activity against the root of lettuce seeds and cytotoxicity against HL60 cells. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the isolation of a polyisoprenepolyol compound from Omphalotaceae mushrooms.

A smart rhodamine–pyridine conjugate for bioimaging of thiocyanate in living cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (125) ◽  
pp. 103350-103357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandip Mandal ◽  
Animesh Sahana ◽  
Arnab Banerjee ◽  
Damir A. Safin ◽  
Maria G. Babashkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Living Cells ◽  
Kidney Cells ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney ◽  
Eye Detection ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney Cells ◽  
Naked Eye ◽  
Naked Eye Detection

A rhodamine–pyridine conjugate, REDA-2PC, can selectively monitor NCS− in human embryonic kidney cells 293. Visible light excitable probe allows fluorescence and naked eye detection of nanomolar NCS−.

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