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- Akyürek, Levent, 1966, et al.
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Deficiency of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p21(Cip1) and p27(Kip1) accelerates atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.
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In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. - : Elsevier BV. - 1090-2104 .- 0006-291X. ; 396:2, s. 359-363
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- Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, p21(Cip1)and p27(Kip1), are upregulated during vascular cell proliferation and negatively regulate growth of vascular cells. We hypothesized that absence of either p21(Cip1) or p27(Kip1) in apolipoprotein E (apoE)-deficiency may increase atherosclerotic plaque formation. Compared to apoE(-/-) aortae, both apoE(-/-)/p21(-/-)and apoE(-/-)/p27(-/-) aortae exhibited significantly more atherosclerotic plaque following a high cholesterol regimen. This increase was particularly observed in the abdominal aortic regions. Deficiency of p27(Kip1) accelerated plaque formation significantly more than p21(-/-) in apoE(-/-) mice. This increased plaque formation was in parallel with increased intima/media area ratios. Deficiency of p21(Cip1) and p27(Kip1) accelerates atherogenesis in apoE(-/-) mice. These findings have significant implications for our understanding of the molecular basis of atherosclerosis associated with excessive proliferation of vascular cells.
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- Alila-Fersi, Olfa, et al.
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First description of a novel mitochondrial mutation in the MT-TI gene associated with multiple mitochondrial DNA deletion and depletion in family with severe dilated mitochondrial cardiomyopathy
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In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC. - : Elsevier. - 0006-291X .- 1090-2104. ; 497:4, s. 1049-1054
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- Mitochondria are essential for early cardiac development and impaired mitochondria] function was described associated with heart diseases such as hypertrophic or dilated mitochondrial cardiomyopathy. In this study, we report a family including two individuals with severe dilated mitochondrial cardiomyopathy. The whole mitochondrial genome screening showed the presence of several variations and a novel homoplasmic mutation m.4318-4322deIC in the MT-TI gene shared by the two patients and their mother and leading to a disruption of the tRNA(IIe) secondary structure. In addition, a mitochondrial depletion was present in blood leucocyte of the two affected brother whereas a de novo heteroplasmic multiple deletion in the major arc of mtDNA was present in blood leucocyte and mucosa of only one of them. These deletions in the major arc of the mtDNA resulted to the loss of several protein-encoding genes and also some tRNA genes. The mtDNA deletion and depletion could result to an impairment of the oxidative phosphorylation and energy metabolism in the respiratory chain in the studied patients. Our report is the first description of a family with severe lethal dilated mitochondrial cardiomyopathy and presenting several mtDNA abnormalities including punctual mutation, deletion and depletion.
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- Altschuh, Danièle, et al.
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Deciphering complex protein interaction kinetics using Interaction Map
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In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC. - : Elsevier BV. - 0006-291X .- 1090-2104. ; 428:1, s. 74-79
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- Cellular receptor systems are expected to present complex ligand interaction patterns that cannot beevaluated assuming a simple one ligand:one receptor interaction model. We have previously evaluatedheterogeneous interactions using an alternative method to regression analysis, called Interaction Map(IM). IM decomposes a time-resolved binding curve into its separate components. By replacing the reductionistic,scalar kinetic association rate constant ka and dissociation rate constant kd with a two-dimensionaldistribution of ka and kd, it is possible to display heterogeneous data as a map where each peakcorresponds to one of the components that contribute to the cumulative binding curve. Here we challengethe Interaction Map approach by artificially generating heterogeneous data from two known interactions,on either LigandTracer or Surface Plasmon Resonance devices. We prove the ability of IM toaccurately decompose these man-made heterogeneous binding curves composed of two different interactions.We conclude that the Interaction Map approach is well suited for the analysis of complex bindingdata and forecast that it has a potential to resolve previously uninterpretable data, in particular thosegenerated in cell-based assays.
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Preparation of amyloidlike fibrils containing magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: Effect of protein aggregation on proton relaxivity
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In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC. - : Elsevier. - 0006-291X .- 1090-2104. ; 419:4, s. 682-686
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- A method to prepare amyloid-like fibrils functionalized with magnetic nanoparticles has been developed. The amyloid-like fibrils are prepared in a two step procedure, where insulin and magnetic nanoparticles are mixed simply by grinding in the solid state, resulting in a water soluble hybrid material. When the hybrid material is heated in aqueous acid, the insulin/nanoparticle hybrid material self assembles to form amyloid-like fibrils incorporating the magnetic nanoparticles. This results in magnetically labeled amyloid-like fibrils which has been characterized by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and electron tomography. The influence of the aggregation process on proton relaxivity is investigated. The prepared materials have potential uses in a range of bio-imaging applications.
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