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- Rahimi, Shadi, 1982, et al.
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Automated Prediction of Bacterial Exclusion Areas on SEM Images of Graphene–Polymer Composites
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Ingår i: Nanomaterials. - 2079-4991. ; 13:10
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To counter the rising threat of bacterial infections in the post-antibiotic age, intensive efforts are invested in engineering new materials with antibacterial properties. The key bottleneck in this initiative is the speed of evaluation of the antibacterial potential of new materials. To overcome this, we developed an automated pipeline for the prediction of antibacterial potential based on scanning electron microscopy images of engineered surfaces. We developed polymer composites containing graphite-oriented nanoplatelets (GNPs). The key property that the algorithm needs to consider is the density of sharp exposed edges of GNPs that kill bacteria on contact. The surface area of these sharp exposed edges of GNPs, accessible to bacteria, needs to be inferior to the diameter of a typical bacterial cell. To test this assumption, we prepared several composites with variable distribution of exposed edges of GNP. For each of them, the percentage of bacterial exclusion area was predicted by our algorithm and validated experimentally by measuring the loss of viability of the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis. We observed a remarkable linear correlation between predicted bacterial exclusion area and measured loss of viability (R2 = 0.95). The algorithm parameters we used are not generally applicable to any antibacterial surface. For each surface, key mechanistic parameters must be defined for successful prediction.
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- Antoun, Ayman, et al.
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How initiation factors maximize the accuracy of tRNA selection in initiation of bacterial protein synthesis
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Ingår i: Molecular Cell. - : Elsevier BV. - 1097-2765 .- 1097-4164. ; 23:2, s. 183-193
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- During initiation of bacterial protein synthesis, messenger RNA and fMet-tRNA(fMet) bind to the 30S ribosomal subunit together with initiation factors IF1, IF2, and IF3. Docking of the 30S preinitiation complex to the 50S ribosomal subunit results in a peptidyl-transfer competent 70S ribosome. Initiation with an elongator tRNA may lead to frameshift and an aberrant N-terminal sequence in the nascent protein. We show how the occurrence of initiation errors is minimized by (1) recognition of the formyl group by the synergistic action of IF2 and IF1, (2) uniform destabilization of the binding of all tRNAs to the 30S subunit by IF3, and (3) an optimal distance between the Shine-Dalgarno sequence and the initiator codon. We suggest why IF1 is essential for E. coli, discuss the role of the G-C base pairs in the anticodon stem of some tRNAs, and clarify gene expression changes with varying IF3 concentration in the living cell.
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- Antoun, Ayman, et al.
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How initiation factors tune the rate of initiation of protein synthesis in bacteria.
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Ingår i: EMBO Journal. - : Wiley. - 0261-4189 .- 1460-2075. ; 25:11, s. 2539-50
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The kinetics of initiator transfer RNA ( tRNA) interaction with the messenger RNA ( mRNA)-programmed 30S subunit and the rate of 50S subunit docking to the 30S preinitiation complex were measured for different combinations of initiation factors in a cell-free Escherichia coli system for protein synthesis with components of high purity. The major results are summarized by a Michaelis-Menten scheme for initiation. All three initiation factors are required for maximal efficiency ( k(cat)/K-M) of initiation and for maximal in vivo rate of initiation at normal concentration of initiator tRNA. Spontaneous release of IF3 from the 30S preinitiation complex is required for subunit docking. The presence of initiator tRNA on the 30S subunit greatly increases the rate of 70S ribosome formation by increasing the rate of IF3 dissociation from the 30S subunit and the rate of 50S subunit docking to the IF3-free 30S preinitiation complex. The reasons why IF1 and IF3 are essential in E. coli are discussed in the light of the present observations.
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