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Biochemistry (Mosc) ; 88(9): 1267-1273, 2023 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37770393

RESUMO

The solute carrier organic anion transporter family member, OATP1B1, is one of the most important transporter proteins, which mediate penetration of many endogenous substances and xenobiotics into hepatocytes. A model system providing expression of the functional protein is needed to assess interaction of OATP1B1 with various substances. Based on the HEK293 cells, we obtained the HEK293-OATP1B1 cell line, constitutively expressing the SLCO1B1 gene encoding the OATP1B1 transporter. Expression of the SLCO1B1 gene was confirmed by real-time PCR analysis and Western blotting. Functionality of the transporter was assessed by the transport of atorvastatin, which is a substrate of OATP1B1. Cells of the resulting cell line, which selectively express the functionally active recombinant OATP1B1 transporter, can be used to study functions of the protein and to test drugs for being substrates, inducers, and inhibitors of OATP1B1, and to assess the risks of drug interactions.


Assuntos
Transportadores de Ânions Orgânicos , Humanos , Células HEK293 , Transportadores de Ânions Orgânicos/genética , Transportadores de Ânions Orgânicos/metabolismo , Hepatócitos/metabolismo , Transporte Biológico , Interações Medicamentosas , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/metabolismo , Transportador 1 de Ânion Orgânico Específico do Fígado/genética , Transportador 1 de Ânion Orgânico Específico do Fígado/metabolismo
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28861399

RESUMO

Earlier we demonstrated that the adenylyl cyclase (AC) encoded by the MSMEG_4279 gene plays a key role in the resuscitation and growth of dormant Mycobacterium smegmatis and that overexpression of this gene leads to an increase in intracellular cAMP concentration and prevents the transition of M. smegmatis from active growth to dormancy in an extended stationary phase accompanied by medium acidification. We surmised that the homologous Rv2212 gene of M. tuberculosis (Mtb), the main cAMP producer, plays similar physiological roles by supporting, under these conditions, the active state and reactivation of dormant bacteria. To test this hypothesis, we established Mtb strain overexpressing Rv2212 and compared its in vitro and in vivo growth characteristics with a control strain. In vitro, the AC-overexpressing pMindRv2212 strain demonstrated faster growth in a liquid medium, prolonged capacity to form CFUs and a significant delay or even prevention of transition toward dormancy. AC-overexpressing cells exhibited easier recovery from dormancy. In vivo, AC-overexpressing bacteria demonstrated significantly higher growth rates (virulence) in the lungs and spleens of infected mice compared to the control strain, and, unlike the latter, killed mice in the TB-resistant strain before month 8 of infection. Even in the absence of selecting hygromycin B, all pMindRv2212 CFUs retained the Rv2212 insert during in vivo growth, strongly suggesting that AC overexpression is beneficial for bacteria. Taken together, our results indicate that cAMP supports the maintenance of Mtb cells vitality under unfavorable conditions in vitro and their virulence in vivo.


Assuntos
Adenilil Ciclases/genética , Adenilil Ciclases/metabolismo , Regulação Bacteriana da Expressão Gênica , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genética , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/metabolismo , Tuberculose/microbiologia , Animais , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Higromicina B/farmacologia , Pulmão/microbiologia , Pulmão/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/patogenicidade , Baço/microbiologia , Baço/fisiologia , Tuberculose/patologia , Virulência
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