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Arch Virol ; 163(6): 1713-1716, 2018 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29502148

RESUMO

As part of an initiative to characterize viruses infecting Cape gooseberry in the province of Antioquia (Colombia), we report the genome sequence of a new member of the genus Ilarvirus (family Bromoviridae). This virus was identified in a Cape gooseberry plot in the municipality of Marinilla in a mixed infection with potato virus Y (PVY) as part of high-throughput sequencing initiative. Results were confirmed by nested RT-PCR and DAS-ELISA. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that the Cape gooseberry ilarvirus is a new member of subgroup 1 and it is most closely related to ageratum latent virus (AgLV). The name "Cape gooseberry ilarvirus 1" (CGIV-1) is proposed for this new ilarvirus.


Assuntos
Genoma Viral , Ilarvirus/genética , Physalis/virologia , Doenças das Plantas/virologia , Potyvirus/genética , Mapeamento Cromossômico , Coinfecção , Colômbia , Efeito Fundador , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Ilarvirus/classificação , Ilarvirus/isolamento & purificação , Filogenia , Potyvirus/classificação , Potyvirus/isolamento & purificação
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Arch Virol ; 160(2): 557-60, 2015 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25466572

RESUMO

Based on the results of a deep sequencing transcriptome study of tamarillo (Solanum betaceum), we report the genome sequence of a virus from this host plant. Since this probably represents a new member of the genus Potyvirus, the name tamarillo leaf malformation virus (TaLMV) has been proposed. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that TaLMV is the closest relative of Colombian datura virus (CDV), followed by three other potyviruses: tobacco etch virus, potato virus A and tobacco vein mottling virus. This is the first sequence of a potyvirus infecting Solanum betaceum containing the complete polyprotein coding region.


Assuntos
Genoma Viral/genética , Potyvirus/genética , Solanum/virologia , Regiões 3' não Traduzidas/genética , Regiões 5' não Traduzidas/genética , Sequência de Bases , Colômbia , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Filogenia , Doenças das Plantas/virologia , Potyvirus/classificação , Potyvirus/isolamento & purificação , RNA Viral/genética , Análise de Sequência de RNA , Proteínas Virais/genética
3.
Virus Genes ; 50(3): 518-22, 2015 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25680343

RESUMO

Transcriptome analysis of a Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) plant with leaf symptoms of a mild yellow mosaic typical of a viral disease revealed an infection with Potato virus X (PVX). The genome sequence of the PVX-Physalis isolate comprises 6435 nt and exhibits higher sequence similarity to members of the Eurasian group of PVX (~95 %) than to the American group (~77 %). Genome organization is similar to other PVX isolates with five open reading frames coding for proteins RdRp, TGBp1, TGBp2, TGBp3, and CP. 5' and 3' untranslated regions revealed all regulatory motifs typically found in PVX isolates. The PVX-Physalis genome is the only complete sequence available for a Potexvirus in Colombia and is a new addition to the restricted number of available sequences of PVX isolates infecting plant species different to potato.


Assuntos
Genoma Viral , Physalis/virologia , Potexvirus/genética , RNA Viral/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Análise por Conglomerados , Colômbia , Ordem dos Genes , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Fases de Leitura Aberta , Filogenia , Doenças das Plantas/virologia , Potexvirus/isolamento & purificação , Homologia de Sequência , Sintenia
4.
Arch Virol ; 158(10): 2205-8, 2013 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23665769

RESUMO

Potato virus S (PVS) (genus Carlavirus, family Betaflexiviridae) is one of the most prevalent viruses in potato crops (Solanum tuberosum and S. phureja) around the world, causing reductions in crop yields between 10 and 20 %. Symptoms of PVS infection may include leaf mottling, rugosity of leaves, deepening of the veins and reductions in crop yields between 10 and 20 %. Virions are flexuous rods of 610-710 nm with a positive-sense ssRNA genome of approximately 8500 nt comprising six ORFs, a 5'CAP and a 3'poly-A tail. PVS has been classified into two groups: PVS(O) (Ordinary) and PVS(A) (Andean). PVSA induces severe symptoms in infected plants, such as premature senescence and defoliation, and is more efficiently transmitted by aphids than PVS(O). To date, only five PVS genomes have been completely sequenced, including those of three PVS(O) and two PVS(A) strains. Currently, there are no reports of complete PVS genome sequences from Andean South America. In this work, we present the complete genomic sequence of a novel PVS strain infecting S. phureja that is clearly distinct from currently known PVS isolates.


Assuntos
Carlavirus/genética , Genoma Viral , Solanum/virologia , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Filogenia
5.
Commun Biol ; 5(1): 1302, 2022 11 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36435849

RESUMO

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is currently one of the most powerful techniques available to study the transcriptional response of thousands of cells to an external perturbation. Here, we perform a pseudotime analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection using publicly available scRNA-seq data from human bronchial epithelial cells and colon and ileum organoids. Our results reveal that, for most genes, the transcriptional response to SARS-CoV-2 infection follows a non-linear pattern characterized by an initial and a final down-regulatory phase separated by an intermediate up-regulatory stage. A correlation analysis of transcriptional profiles suggests a common mechanism regulating the mRNA levels of most genes. Interestingly, genes encoded in the mitochondria or involved in translation exhibited distinct pseudotime profiles. To explain our results, we propose a simple model where nuclear export inhibition of nsp1-sensitive transcripts will be sufficient to explain the transcriptional shutdown of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells.


Assuntos
COVID-19 , Humanos , COVID-19/genética , Análise de Dados , SARS-CoV-2/genética , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Células Epiteliais
6.
Front Neurosci ; 14: 175, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32180702

RESUMO

Several approaches can be used to estimate neural activity. The main differences between them concern the a priori information used and its sensitivity to high noise levels. Empirical mode decomposition (EMD) has been recently applied to electroencephalography EEG-based neural activity reconstruction to provide a priori time-frequency information to improve the estimation of neural activity. EMD has the specific ability to identify independent oscillatory modes in non-stationary signals with multiple oscillatory components. However, attempts to use EMD in EEG analysis have not yet provided optimal reconstructions, due to the intrinsic mode-mixing problem of EMD. Several studies have used single-channel analysis, whereas others have used multiple-channel analysis for other applications. Here, we present the results of multiple-channel analysis using multivariate empirical mode decomposition (MEMD) to reduce the mode-mixing problem and provide useful a priori time-frequency information for the reconstruction of neuronal activity using several low-density EEG electrode montages. The methods were evaluated using real and synthetic EEG data, in which the reconstructions were performed using the multiple sparse priors (MSP) algorithm with EEG electrode montages of 32, 16, and 8 electrodes. The quality of the source reconstruction was assessed using the Wasserstein metric. A comparison of the solutions without pre-processing and those after applying MEMD showed the source reconstructions to be improved using MEMD as a priori information for the low-density montages of 8 and 16 electrodes. The mean source reconstruction error on a real EEG dataset was reduced by 59.42 and 66.04% for the 8 and 16 electrode montages, respectively, and that on a simulated EEG with three active sources, by 87.31 and 31.45% for the same electrode montages.

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Rev. colomb. quím. (Bogotá) ; 41(3): 337-348, Sept.-Dec. 2012. ilus, graf, mapas, tab
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-720681

RESUMO

Pharmacophore identification is a very important step in de novo design, lead optimization, chemogenomics, and virtual screening of drugs. Unfortunately, the high cost of comercial software for pharmacophore detection is a common limiting factor for researchers with limited funding. This paper presents a set of freely available perl routines that were designed to help in the process of 3D pharmacophore identification and QSAR studies. These routines also allowed the classification of ligands based on their tridimensional similarity and binding mechanism. The family of phosphodiesterases and their inhibitors were used as test model.


La identificación de farmacóforos es uno de los pasos más importantes en el diseño de novo, identificación de compuestos líder, quimiogenómica y tamizaje virtual de nuevos medicamentos. Sin embargo, el alto costo de los paquetes comerciales de software para la detección de farmacóforos es un factor limitante para investigadores con recursos limitados. En este artículo se presentan un conjuto de rutinas en Perl que se diseñaron para la identificación de farmacóforos en 3 dimensiones y estudios de QSAR. Estas rutinas también permitieron una clasificación de ligandos basada en su similitud tridimensional y mecanismo de unión. La utilidad de estos programas se probó con los inhibidores de las fosfodiesterasas.


A identificação de farmacóforos, é um dos passos mais importantes no desenho de novo, identificação de compostos líder, quimiogenômica e triagem virtual de novos medicamentos. No entanto, o alto custo dos pacotes comerciais de software para a detecção de farmacóforos é um fator limitante para os pesquisadores com recursos limitados. Neste artigo apresentamos um conjunto de rotinas em Perl que foram desenhadas para a identificação de farmacóforos em 3 dimensões e estudos de QSAR. Estas rotinas permitiram uma classificação de ligandos baseada na similitude tridimensional e nos mecanismos de união. A utilidade dos programas foi testada com os inibidores da família das fosfodiesterases.

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Vitae (Medellín) ; 18(3): 279-286, sept.-dic. 2011.
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-610004

RESUMO

Las enzimas degradadoras del almidón representan cerca del 30% del mercado mundial de enzimas y son utilizadas en la producción de glucosa, maltosa y oligosacáridos; los cuales pueden ser transformados posteriormente en jarabes de fructosa y dextrosa. La glucosa también puede ser utilizada en la producción de etanol, aminoácidos y ácidos orgánicos. La alpha-amilasa también puede ser utilizada como una alternativa a la adición de malta en la industria de la cerveza, el mejoramiento de harinas y la remoción de almidón en la industria papelera y textil y como aditivo de detergentes. En este trabajo reportamos la secuenciación completa del gen codificante para la alpha-amilasa BBM1 producida por la cepa nativa Bacillus sp. BBM1, incluyendo sus regiones reguladoras 3' y 5'. La secuencia de aminoácidos corresponde a una proteína de 659 residuos que, luego de ser secretada y procesada post-traduccionalmente, da origen a una enzima madura de 618 a.a con un peso de 68 kDa. La amilasa BBM1 es transcrita como un mRNA monocistrónico, tal como lo sugiere la presencia de estructuras terminadoras de la transcripción. Su expresión está regulada por el factor CcpA cuya secuencia operadora corresponde al alelo AmyR1. A diferencia de la mayoría de las amilasas estudiadas, BBM1 parece poseer dos dominios adicionales de unión a carbohidratos, lo cual indica que esta enzima puede ser más eficiente en la degradación de almidón granular. Finalmente, se presenta un modelo por homología para esta enzima que indica las posibles interacciones con iones de calcio y el sustrato.


Assuntos
Amido , Polissacarídeos
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Vitae (Medellín) ; 17(3): 291-298, sept.-dic. 2010.
Artigo em Espanhol | LILACS | ID: lil-567749

RESUMO

Los envenenamientos causados por serpientes del género Bothrops constituyen un problema de salud en algunos países tropicales, no solamente por la mortalidad sino por el alto porcentaje de incapacidades físicas que ocasionan. Las fosfolipasas A2(PLA2) son componentes abundantes en los venenos bothrópicos y crotálicos, y se caracterizan por inducir daños irreversibles en el músculo. Considerando el aporte de las plantas en el tratamiento ofídico, este trabajo se enfocó en la búsqueda de inhibidores de las fosfolipasas, bien sea como alternativa terapéutica o como coadyuvante del tratamiento ofídico. De un tamizaje de 37 especies de plantas vasculares y briofitos contra las PLA2, se seleccionó la especie Murraya paniculata por su promisoria actividad preliminar. Se siguió con el fraccionamiento biodirigido por la evaluación de la actividad inhibitoria de la PLA2 y de la fracción con mayor actividad inhibitoria, por medio de cromatografía de gases acoplada a masas se identificaron metabolitos responsables de la actividad, para proponer un modelo de inhibición enzima-sustrato. Los resultados de este proyecto pretenden contribuir en la búsqueda de moléculas inhibitorias de las PLA2en plantas vasculares, como la especie M. paniculata, que podrían llegar a ser una herramienta en el desarrollo de nuevos productos para mejorar el pronóstico del accidente ofídico.


Envenomation by snakes of the genus Bothrops are a health problem in some tropical countries, not only because of the mortality but given the high percentage of physical disabilities it causes. Phospholipases A2 (PLA2) are abundant constituents in bothropic and crotalic venoms, characterized by inducing irreversible muscle damage. Due to the contribution of plants in the snakebite treatment, we focus on the search of phospholipases inhibitors, either as an alternative treatment or as a therapeutic adjuvant of the current treatments. From a screening of 37 vascular plants and bryophytes in the search for such inhibitors, the species Murraya paniculata was selected due to its promising preliminary activity. Starting from this point further work consisting of bioassay-guided fractionation followed by the evaluation of the inhibitory activity of PLA2, the metabolites responsible for the activity were detected through a tandem of gas chromatography - mass spectrometry in the most active fraction, to propose substrate-enzyme inhibition model. The aims of this project was the search of promising compounds with an inhibitory activity of the PLA2 in vascular plants such as M. paniculata, that could become tools for developing new products to improve the prognosis of the snakebite.


Assuntos
Venenos de Crotalídeos
10.
Acta biol. colomb ; 14(3): 217-222, dic. 2009.
Artigo em Espanhol | LILACS | ID: lil-634927

RESUMO

Se han desarrollado dos métodos para la medición cuantitativa de la actividad proteasa basados en la prueba de la película fotográfica. Una prueba discontinua puede ser implementada mediante la cuantificación de la cantidad de pigmento remanente en la película con cualquier programa de edición de imágenes. La medición continua de la actividad proteasa se puede obtener a través del cambio de absorbancia generado por la liberación de las sales de plata unidas al negativo fotográfico si se cuenta con un espectrofotómetro equipado con una celda con agitación.


Two quantitative protease assays have been developed based on the classic photographic film test. A discontinuous assay can be performed by measuring the amount of pigment remaining in the film with any image editor software. A continuous assay can be implemented by the measuring the release of silver halide salts bonded in the film using a recording spectrophometer equipped with a Peltier Cell.

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Vitae (Medellín) ; 16(2): 245-251, mayo-ago. 2009.
Artigo em Espanhol | LILACS | ID: lil-533874

RESUMO

El berenjenol (21:24-epoxi-24-metil-cicloartano), aislado a partir las hojas de Oxandra cf. xylopioides(Annonaceae), y sus derivados hemisintéticos, berenjenol-3- acetato y 3-oxo-berenjenol son inhibidores de la enzima tirosinasa (EC 1.14.18.1). Estos compuestos son triterpenos de tipo cicloartano, y pese a que existen estudios de estructura actividad sobre compuestos similares, su mecanismo de inhibición no está bien establecido. En este trabajo se realiza un estudio de docking sobre el berenjenol y sus derivados, que sugiere un marco racional para interpretar la actividad de estos compuestos teniendo en cuenta sus interacciones con la tirosinasa. Este estudio permite concluir que el berenjenol actúa como inhibidor competitivo uniéndose al sitio activo de la tirosinasa mediante interacciones con los aminoácidos Ile42, Met43 Arg55, Trp184, Asn191, His194, Val195, Ala202, Met201 y Thr203.


Assuntos
Monofenol Mono-Oxigenase
12.
Vitae (Medellín) ; 16(1): 75-82, jan.-abr. 2009.
Artigo em Espanhol | LILACS | ID: lil-533860

RESUMO

Las bacterias acidolácticas (BAL) son un grupo de microorganismos Gram positivos utilizados ampliamente en la preservación de alimentos debido a sus propiedades probióticas y su capacidad para producir bacteriocinas. Las bacteriocinas son compuestos antimicrobianos de naturaleza peptídica y han recibido gran atención por la industria de alimentos debido a su uso potencial como sustitutos de aditivos químicos.En este trabajo reportamos el aislamiento y caracterización de la cepa de Lactobacillus plantarum LPBM10.Esta bacteria fue aislada a partir de leche fermentada, presenta propiedades probióticas y es productora de bacteriocinas. El extracto libre de células de LPBM10 presenta actividad antimicrobiana frente a bacterias Gram positivas y Gram negativas. La bacteriocina LPBM10 es altamente termoestable, presenta mayor actividad a pH ácido y su actividad no se ve afectada por la presencia de proteinasa K, agentes quelantes y detergentes. El compuesto antibacteriano LPBM10 fue purificado mediante diálisis y cromatografía de exclusión. El análisis por espectroscopía ultravioleta e infrarroja sugiere que la bacteriocina LPBM10 es de naturaleza peptídica con presencia de tirosina y cisteína. Pruebas sobre el extracto crudo dializado mediante cromatografía de intercambio iónico indican la presencia de un compuesto aniónico antagonista del compuesto LPBM10.


Assuntos
Lactobacillus plantarum , Peptídeos Catiônicos Antimicrobianos
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