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Dev Comp Immunol ; 151: 105065, 2024 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37741564

RESUMEN

The initial defense against invading pathogenic microbes is the activation of innate immunity by binding of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). To explain the action of PRRs from hagfish, one of the extant jawless vertebrates, we purified the GlcNAc recognition complex (GRC) from serum using GlcNAc-agarose. The GRC comprises four proteins of varying molecular masses: 19 kDa, 26 kDa, 27 kDa, and 31 kDa. Exposure of Escherichia coli to the GRC led to the phagocytic activation of macrophages, revealing the opsonic function of the GRC. The GRC in serum formed a large complex with a molecular mass of approximately 1200 kDa. The GRC bound to Escherichia coli but not to rabbit red blood cells, despite both having GlcNAc on their surface. These structural and binding properties are similar to those of mannose-binding lectin (MBL). The amino acid sequence of a portion of the 31 kDa protein in the GRC matched the amino acid sequence of variable lymphocyte receptor (VLR)-B in some place. According to the Western blot analysis, the 31 kDa protein was recognized by the anti-hagfish VLR-B antiserum. Based on the results, it appears that the GRC functions as a PRR like MBL and that its 31 kDa protein has a structure similar to that of VLR-B.


Asunto(s)
Anguila Babosa , Animales , Conejos , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Receptores de Reconocimiento de Patrones , Linfocitos , Anticuerpos , Escherichia coli
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J Endocrinol ; 211(3): 241-8, 2011 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21911440

RESUMEN

Although the growth-promoting action of sodium-butyrate (Na-butyrate) used as a feed additive has been observed in calves and pigs, the precise mechanisms involved remain to be clarified. In this study, pre-weaning calves were given milk formula (MF) supplemented with butyrate for 6 weeks to investigate its effects on postprandial changes in the plasma concentrations of metabolic hormones, and, simultaneously, on growth performance, the weight of the digestive organs and rumen papilla development. Ingestion of MF increased (P<0.05) the plasma concentrations of GH and insulin as well as the glucose level, but decreased the non-esterified fatty acid concentration. Na-butyrate supplementation in MF or in lactose solution (with the same quantity of lactose contained in the MF, 5%) suppressed the increase in plasma insulin and GH concentrations, and the plasma IGF1 level was not changed. The length of the rumen papilla and the weight of the perirenal fat tended to increase in the calves fed with Na-butyrate-supplemented MF, but the weight of the liver, spleen, and stomach were not changed. In addition, there was no difference in the expression of mRNA for sodium-dependent glucose transporter-1 in the small intestinal epithelial tissues. We conclude that the accelerated growth performance related to the intake of Na-butyrate used as a feed additive reported previously in several species is partly due to improved insulin sensitivity and a better digestive functional development. These data could be applicable to animal and human nutrition.


Asunto(s)
Butiratos/administración & dosificación , Bovinos/sangre , Bovinos/crecimiento & desarrollo , Hormona del Crecimiento/sangre , Insulina/sangre , Leche/química , Rumen/crecimiento & desarrollo , Alimentación Animal/análisis , Fenómenos Fisiológicos Nutricionales de los Animales , Animales , Animales Lactantes , Bovinos/genética , Suplementos Dietéticos , Expresión Génica , Humanos , Lactosa/administración & dosificación , ARN Mensajero/genética , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Rumen/metabolismo , Transportador 1 de Sodio-Glucosa/genética
3.
J Am Chem Soc ; 132(12): 4290-4, 2010 Mar 31.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20218586

RESUMEN

To establish a relationship between the secondary structure of a peptide and the quadrupolar coupling of its amide (14)N, we examined (14)N quadrupolar couplings for eight different polypeptide samples, each of whose secondary structure (alpha-helix or beta-sheet) is known. The (14)N quadrupolar coupling is estimated from indirect observation of a (14)N overtone resonance under magic-angle spinning. From the observed indirect (14)N overtone spectra and calculated (14)N quadrupolar couplings for model molecules by using ab initio calculation (Gaussian03), it is shown that the quadrupolar coupling for the alpha-helix is larger than that for the beta-sheet by a few 100 kHz irrespective of the kind of amino acid residues examined (Ala, Val, Leu).


Asunto(s)
Amidas/química , Péptidos/química , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Modelos Moleculares , Nitrógeno/química , Estructura Secundaria de Proteína
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 390(3): 684-8, 2009 Dec 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19833098

RESUMEN

Coelenterazine is an imidazopyrazinone compound (3,7-dihydroimidazopyrazin-3-one structure) that is widely distributed in marine organisms and used as a luciferin for various bioluminescence reactions. We have used electrospray ionization-ion trap-mass spectrometry to investigate whether the deep-sea luminous copepod Metridia pacifica is able to synthesize coelenterazine. By feeding experiments using deuterium labeled amino acids of l-tyrosine and l-phenylalanine, we have shown that coelenterazine can be synthesized from two molecules of l-tyrosine and one molecule of l-phenylalanine in M. pacifica. This is the first demonstration that coelenterazine is biosynthesized from free l-amino acids in a marine organism.


Asunto(s)
Copépodos/metabolismo , Imidazoles/metabolismo , Sustancias Luminiscentes/metabolismo , Pirazinas/metabolismo , Animales , Copépodos/química , Copépodos/genética , Sustancias Luminiscentes/química , Fenilalanina/metabolismo , Tirosina/metabolismo
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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ; 70(6): 1528-32, 2006 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16794342

RESUMEN

The emission of light in the marine ostracod Cypridina hilgendorfii (presently Vargula hilgendorfii) is produced by the Cypridina luciferin-luciferase reaction in the presence of molecular oxygen. Cypridina luciferin has an asymmetric carbon derived from isoleucine, and the absolute configuration is identical to the C-3 position in L-isoleucine or D-alloisoleucine. To determine the stereoselective incorporation of the isoleucine isomers (L-isoleucine, D-isoleucine, L-alloisoleucine, and D-alloisoleucine), we synthesized four (2)H-labeled isoleucine isomers and examined their incorporation into Cypridina luciferin by feeding experiments. Judging by these results, L-isoleucine is predominantly incorporated into Cypridina luciferin. This suggests that the isoleucine unit of Cypridina luciferin is derived from L-isoleucine, but not from D-alloisoleucine.


Asunto(s)
Crustáceos/clasificación , Crustáceos/metabolismo , Isoleucina/química , Isoleucina/metabolismo , Tiazoles/química , Tiazoles/metabolismo , Animales , Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión , Estructura Molecular , Estereoisomerismo
6.
Chembiochem ; 5(11): 1495-9, 2004 Nov 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15515099

RESUMEN

The bioluminescence system of the ostracod Conchoecia pseudodiscophora, which is abundant in the Sea of Japan, has been characterized. The luminescence (lambda(max)=463 nm) is produced by a luciferin-luciferase reaction, and the luciferin has been identified as coelenterazine. Coelenterazine, coelenteramide, and coelenteramine from C. pseudodiscophora were quantified by LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis. The coelenterazine content was estimated to be approximately 230 pg per animal by using a calibration curve of synthetic coelenterazine. The reaction between homogenates of C. pseudodiscophora and synthetic coelenterazine showed luminescence activity; this suggests that a coelenterazine-type luciferase is present.


Asunto(s)
Crustáceos/química , Luciferina de Luciérnaga/metabolismo , Imidazoles/análisis , Imidazoles/metabolismo , Luciferasas/metabolismo , Mediciones Luminiscentes , Pirazinas/análisis , Pirazinas/metabolismo , Animales , Luciferina de Luciérnaga/química , Imidazoles/química , Luciferasas/química , Espectrometría de Masas/métodos , Estructura Molecular , Pirazinas/química , Especificidad de la Especie , Factores de Tiempo
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