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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The amino acid human KIAA0132 protein central BTB/POZ domain double glycine repeat (DGR), Keap1.


 1.35 angstrom DGR structure of the Kelch domain of Keap1
1.35 angstrom DGR'' structure of the Kelch domain of Keap1
 Kelch beta-propeller lining the central channel of the propeller, interacting with residues in loops between strands of the the six-bladed [beta] 5-exon structure making contacts with conserved residues in the Kelch repeat Both the N- and C-termini of the domain are located in gray monochrome blade. PDB Structure: 1ZGK
Kelch-like Ech-associated protein-1, or Keap1 locus: 19p13.2 [§§], encoding phase 2 detoxifying enzymes and antioxidant stress proteins, is identical to the amino acid human KIAA0132 protein central BTB/POZ domain double glycine repeat (DGR), or Kelch, module. Keap1 interact with the Neh2 domain of Nrf2. The crystal structure of the 6-bladed Kelch repeat contain the DLG and ETGE motif of Nrf2 bound the beta propeller of Keap1 at the entrance of the central cavity on the bottom side targeted PGAM5  to the outer membrane of mitochondria binds to the substrate binding pocket, and proper association of Keap1 with Nrf2; Keap1 acts upstream of Nrf2 in the cellular response. Defects of Keap1 activity transactivates the expression of several dozen cytoprotective genes  (The fetal Alz-50 reactive clone 1 (FAC1) protein and Sarcosine-KBTBD10, are ubiquitinated by a Cul3-dependent complex)  that enhance cell survival for their survival against apoptosis when Nrf2 is released from Keap1 dependent degredation functions as a sensor of oxidative stress and cellular redox homeostasis imbalance. Upon exposure to redox electrophiles a putative ARE in the GI-GPx promoter glutathione peroxidase 2 (gastrointestinal), quinone-induced oxidative stress, sulforaphane (SFN) and curcumin  xenobiotic (XRE) stresses may be therapeutic neither disrupts association between Keap1 and Nrf2, and by reversal of these effects whose mutational status is associated with inactivating a mutation or two of the 6-bladed Kelch repeat compatible with proliferation preventing Nrf2 activation of antioxidant response element (ARE) mediated gene expression in the cytosol located in the cytoplasm of the cell bound to and  is repressed by the cysteine-rich Keap1 that translocate to the nucleus. Keap1 serves as a redox-regulated substrate adaptor protein that, an antioxidant response and stress-responsive genes imbalance lead to alteration of the Keap1-Cul3 [cullin 3] interaction the N-terminal regions hypoxic and unstable oxygenation microenvironment of a tumor, CAND1-cullin-associated and neddylation-mediated substrate adaptor recycling is required for efficient repression of Nrf2.



Sunday, May 22, 2011

Cis-elements as Maf-Maf homodimers/Maf-Nrf2 heterodimers and its negative regulators like p45 NF-E2 in the Nrf2/Keap1 system.




 Structure of the Keap1:Nrf2 interface.
 The Nrf2 peptide contains two short antiparallel beta-strands connected by two overlapping type I beta-turns stabilized by the aspartate and threonine residues.  
Structure of the Keap1:Nrf2 interface
Transcript Variant: NRF1. This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longest isoform PDB Structure: 2FLU
NRF2 is the primary regulator of this endogenous antioxidant response, (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2) is located on 2q31: [§§] encoding NFE2 (an essential regulator of megakaryopoiesis), NFE2L1, and NFE2L2 basic-leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors, which play roles in oxidative and the e.g. (StRE/ARE) presumed natural antioxidants sulforaphane (SFN) and curcumin  xenobiotic (XRE) stresses may be therapeutic for cholestasis preventing carcinogenesis. However, the molecular mechanism of this regulation remains resolved in the six-bladed beta propeller crystal structure of the Kelch domains, the Cap-N-Collar (CNC) transcription factor family (BACH1) and its negative regulators like p45 NF-E2 in the Nrf2/Keap1 system. Nrf2 activation is mainly cytoprotective.  Nuclear accumulation of erythroid derived 2, like (Nrf2) increase the expression of the antioxidant HMOX1, and the expression of stress-responsive genes responsible for reactive oxygen species, (ROS) promote megakaryopoiesis elimination during maturation where HIF-1 is primarily induced in  the hypoxic and unstable oxygenation microenvironment of a tumor in several human cancers. Nrf2 dominant-negative mutant with the NQO1/NQO2 gene nuclear proteins a prototypical Nrf2 target cytosolic protein gene that catalyzes the metabolic reduction of quinones bind to the six putative ARE (antioxidant response cis-elements) as Maf-Maf homodimers (the term "Maf" is derived from MusculoAponeurotic-Fibrosarcoma virus) and Maf-Nrf2 heterodimers hMaf heterodimerizes specifically with Nrf1 and Nrf2, human BSEP (bile salt export pump) and the conjugate efflux pump (dietary chemopreventive agent sulforaphane (SFN) similar oxidized low-density lipoprotein is attributed to toxicity by siRNA-Nrf2)  reveals two similar musculo-aponeurotic fibrosacroma (Maf) recognition elements (MAREs). Nrf2 is released from Keap1, and translocates to the nucleus, Keap1 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1) is the major upstream regulator of Nrf1, a BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor protein, through cis-active sequences (TXAS gene utilizes the same cis-acting element) known as antioxidant response element ARE is controlled by the NES nuclear export function Keap1 counteracts, that translocates in the nucleus once, in the cytoplasm ubiquitination targets Nrf2 for degradation (CRIF1, unlike KEAP1, both N- and C-terminal regions), and hence typifying oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis that lead to alteration of the Keap1-Cul3 [cullin 3] interaction (cytosolic and mitochondrial glutathione (GSTs) and protein-thiol redox imbalance), can no longer serve to target Nrf2 for ubiquitination, though it retains its affinity for Nrf2. The INrf2 (Keap1)/Cul3-Rbx1 [ring-box 1, E3 ubiquitin protein ligase] complex constantly degrades Nrf2 under normal conditions. ENC1-mediated  (ectodermal-neural cortex 1) down-regulation of Nrf2 was independent of Keap1, ENC1 is a BTB-Kelch protein and belongs to the same family as Keap1. Whereby Nrf2 activity is beneficial in non-malignant cells in  human neuroblastoma cells it may provide a advantage in ECs, containing several Nrf2 target genes (NQO1 and HO-1), induces MRP1 (Multidrug-resistant proteins) upregulation, leading to overexpressed its target Trx-1 [Thioredoxin] such as in human breast cancer cells for their survival against chemotherapeutic agents one of the at least two trans-acting transcription factors Polyamine-modulated factor 1 (PMF-1) binds to NF-E2 related factor-2f  that, Spermidine/spermine N(1)-acetyltransferase SSAT is regulated by.

Monday, August 30, 2010

The accumulation and degradation of renal extracellular matrix (ECM) of CTGF a « paradoxical response.

Iporuro (Alchornea Castaneifolia): from the Euphorbiáceae family.   Tree grown in the Peruvian Amazon. It is small, measuring up to 9 m tall, with a light brown bark. The leaves are small with slightly jagged edges. Bark and leaves are used for medicinal purposes.CTGF also known as IGF-binding protein-related protein-8 belongs to a group known as the immediate-early genes (IGF) locus: 6q23.1, [§§]; also signaling events induced by IGF-2-activated receptors, by induction of growth factors or certain oncogenes that acts as an anabolic growth factors ability to induce CTGF production. And contain the conserved N-terminal insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins IGFBP motif of the extracellular matrix in cartilage as a highly profibrogenic for specific molecules. In ECM secretion Ginkgo biloba extract (GbE) has been indicated to reverse hepatic fibrosis and exhibit therapeutic effects. CCN2/CTGF-binding (CCN family 2/connective tissue growth factor) protein does not reduce expression in these responses mutually exclusive to TGF-beta where (Rac1 and Cdc42 are the principal mediators) it acts as a downstream mediator as markers of fibrogenesis and HGF (hepatocyte growth factor) intensified the inhibition of LXA4 (lipoxin A4) on CTGF-induced cell proliferation that down-regulates the accumulation of CTGF/CCN2... A highly profibrogenic molecule which is overexpressed in normal fibrotic cells and many fibrotic lesions including those of the liver, as an age-associated protein (requires the activity of a phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C) up-regulated at both the RNA and « protein levels » proliferation of Oval cells in liver regeneration observed in kidney cortices in the renal mRNA » levels glomerulus expression in a pathological environment ((TGF-beta1)-induced tubulointerstitial fibrosis by Anthranilic acid is biosynthesized from Chorismic acid comes from the Japanese flower shikimi (シキミ, Illicium anisatum), from which it was first isolated.anthranilic acid inhibition, astilbin inhibition of CTGF may be a potential target) able to reprogram and activate a « paradoxical response | which can be maintained through generations by regulatory mechanisms (antineoplastic or cytotoxic drugs or reagents produced by bacterium), to attenuate the formation of experimental liver fibrosis in the accumulation and degradation of renal extracellular matrix (ECM) of CTGF antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) by pRETRO-SUPER (PRS) retrovirus vector, (mRNA is inversely related to lysyl oxidase as a basis for mRNA expression as it is synthesized with digoxigenin by the cellular machinery and chemoattractant (bFGF)) on the expression of CTGF in experimental animal models, hypoxia per se was not sufficient to induce a phenotype. These effects were cycloheximide-insensitive. This Hcs24 bound enhancer contains HCS-2/8 cell (human chondrocytic cell line) binding sites interacted with perlecan in the hypertrophic zone, for Ngn1/3 (NEUROG1/3) involved in pancreas development, and induced by PKA- and PKC-dependent activation of ERK1/2 signaling by parathyroid hormone-related peptide PTHrP. The alpha-parvin co-localizes with formation of the PINCH-ILK-CH-ILKBP complex that precedes CTGF are partly due to induction of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-associated induced phenotypic changes in their principal pathogenic features hyaluronan synthase 3 can promote EMT. Never the less here has been characterized as with regard to wound repair and/or maintains it in fibrotic lesion formation, toward the regeneration of diseased periodontal tissues. The pharmacologic modulation of CTGF might be a useful approach in the human trabecular meshwork (TM) of eyes. CTGF gene expression, that include immediate early gene products indicate that it is directly regulated by TGF-beta in every fibrotic disorder examined requiring Smad activity on the transdifferentiation process which are classical members of the (TGFbeta) signaling pathway. CTGF and the immobilized KDR/IgG Fc a recombinant protein; inhibited the binding to the endothelial cells, of a recombinant protein for the VEGF165 receptor in the extracellular environment in response to dietary regimens attenuated by curcumin expression in the brain might be promoting IR [insulin receptor] conditions.

Monday, November 23, 2009

The Fifth Generation War, The DAily Diet With the Idea 2'OCTN

The translation of basic science advances to tangible benefits in clinical practice remains a fundamental goal. OCTN2 (§§) is a physiologically important, high affinity sodium carnitine cotransporter and choline transporter-like protein CTL1 in human lung adenocarcinoma cell lines in humans. Choline is an essential nutrient for cell survival and proliferation, however without a marked release of lactate dehydrogenase markedly decreased the hMATE2-K-mediated TEA (tetraethylammonium) uptake [at age 5 years was treated for 15 yrs. and died unexpectedly at age 20 years] carnitine uptake defect is a potentially lethal, autosomal recessive disorder whereas , OCTN3 was characterized by predominant expression in testis as sperm pass from the caput to the cauda of the epididymis controversially suggested it is indispensable for activation of the myogenic personalized program. The body is equipped with broad-specificity transporters for the excretion and distribution of endogeneous organic cations and for the uptake, elimination and distribution of cationic drugs, toxins and environmental waste products. Active promoters* site’s activators play an important role in the disposition of urinary excretion of xenobiotics and endogenous* compounds and the cytosolic tail of various xenobiotic transporters suggests roles of a network of multiple SLC organic cation/nutrient transporters in human mammary gland drug’ transfer substrates‘ are involved with this uptake stimulatory effect of PDZK2 on OCTN2 was only compatible with endogenous compounds in these substrates, serine-protease inhibitor mechanism of some unknown transporter(s) in the kidney, a CARD15 variant in ABCB1 where response to therapy, nutrigenetics may have even greater potential found administration of beta-blockers resulted in significantly increased expression and significant correlation of OCTN2 and ABCB1 several drugs are known to induce secondary carnitine deficiency. The rs2241880 [ autophagy-related 16-like 1 (ATG16L1)], rs11209026 segments of a 250 kb risk some lying outside the haplotype and rs7517847 IL23R is an (IBD) inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility gene, but has no epistatic interaction with CARD15 suggested to be distinct from the background IBD5 risk haplotype but their contribution in children has not been examined, however, these findings have not been replicated yet were pursued to check both this region and the putative etiologic variants (autoimmune and multifactorial) the haplotype is relevant for RA predisposition in a Spanish population and their cohort these 2 diseases may share some common genetic control in pathways of inflammation from a tendency toward an increased carrier frequency for two mutations. Most of the reported mutations are null alleles. And requires two spatially distinct regulatory elements (a missense substitution and a G-->C transversion promoter) the two variants in the organic cation transporter cluster at 5q31 that are marked by trimethylation of lys4 of histone H3 (H3K4) whereas enhancers were marked by monomethylation, but not trimethylation, of H3K4 and involvement of » CDSP for chloroplastic drought-induced stress and induction of a thioredoxin [TXN] in humans CDSP may present with acute metabolic derangement simulating Reye's syndrome of particular interest here is mutation of the LUNATIC FRINGE gene; and infants may present with both cardiomyopathy and muscle weakness forms of myopathy fatigue is common in celiac disease it appears to be a recurrent or ancient founder mutation that may account for more CDSP cases with 75.8% similarity to OCTN1 associations, so as to differentiate them from conditions placing an athlete at risk. The mRNA of white blood cells to evaluate the toxic effects on cardiomyocytes by anthracycline therapy. Its amino acid sequence bears high homology to human OCTN1 (85% identity) where a zwitterion, interacts with an organic [] zwitterion SLC10A2, with disease susceptibility missense substitution variant role of OCTN genes SLC22A4 in pediatric onset Crohn's disease CD comprise a two-allele haplotype (SLC22A-TC) these alleles were obviously over-represented. Subjects and controls were genotyped for the two single nucleotide polymorphisms, phenotype-genotype associations were evaluated and ethnically matched controls were genotyped single nucleotide polymorphims might be advisable and test for conditional association. Organic cation transporters function primarily in the elimination of cationic drugs in kidney, intestine, and liver possibly leading to change in disposition of various types of substrate drugs. This strongly suggests that PPARalpha activation in response to clofibrate treatment improves the absorption of carnitine from the diet. OCTN2, isolated as a homologue of OCTN1, has been shown to be of physiological importance in the renal tubular reabsorption of filtered L-carnitine as a high-affinity Na+ carnitine transporter in man. The OCTN1 susceptibility alleles were more likely to carry founder mutations. Failed maturation to the plasma membrane is a common mechanism in disorders affecting membrane transporters/ion channels, including cystic fibrosis, drugs reducing the efficiency of protein degradation in the endoplasmic reticulum (phenylbutyrate, curcumin) or capable of binding the OCTN2 carnitine transporter (verapamil, quinidine) could improve effects of gender* on carnitine transport, the potential application of OCTN2 for SCD [sickle cell disease] at the sixth codon of the human beta-globin gene (sickle locus) SLC22A5 on antigen-presenting cell (APC) as assessed by the expression of a classical activation promoter’s (In two non-consanguineous Hungarian Roma (Gypsy) children.) marker adaptive (T cell proliferation in draining lymph nodes) immune responses. A human gene that encodes a novel SCD enzyme (hSCD2) . Although SCD is relatively uncommon, its psychosocial impact is devastating. This is the first presentation of histopathology in classic familial sudden infant death syndrome quantitatively similar to a membrane depth of (placenta specific 8; PLAC8) C15, were found to vary concordantly with the SCD values, the SLC22A4 and SLC22A5 genes SCD can interfere with brain POUf function and constrain intellectual development; have been involved in susceptibility to two other autoimmune diseases to finalize the feeling of care burden scale. These results suggest that SLC22A4, SLC22A5 and CARD15 act in a common pathogenic pathway to cause Crohn disease and rheumatoid arthritis. There was no significant interaction between the SLC22A4/SLC22A5 diplotype and the three CD-associated CARD15 SNPs, exhibit marked differences between different regions of the intestine, showed the localization of OCTN2 in the brush-border membrane along the human intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and colon) oral mucosa was significantly higher (+22%) in vegetarians focus on the (nutrigenetics) most highly expressed transporters mRNA levels for 15 of the most frequently studied uptake and efflux transporters the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis activates key survival pathways. A vast number of drugs are subjected to active or facilitated transport and multiple transport mechanism. Knowledge of transporter expression levels sodium chloride deficiency could be useful. PDZK1 directly regulates the function of organic cation/carnitine transporter OCTN2. Coexpression of PDZK2 did not affect carnitine transport activity of OCTN2, Progesterone also competitively inhibited carnitine uptake, suggesting involvement of physical interaction of the two proteins in the increase of cell surface expression of OCTN2.

footnotes
  • Human OCTN1 (85% identity) where a zwitterion, interacts with an organic zwitterion SLC10A2. []
  • ....involvement of CDSP for chloroplastic drought-induced stress and induction of a thioredoxin [TXN] in humans....[]
  • The mRNA of white blood cells to evaluate the toxic effects on cardiomyocytes by anthracycline therapy.[]
  • Wednesday, June 03, 2009

    NUMA Translocations and non-motor NUMA Under Some Circumstances Identified.

    The NUMA/RARA fusion protein 17q21.1 existed in sheet-like nuclear aggregates with which normal NUMA/11q13 partly co localized in the mitotic spindle checkpoint. And reads through the neighboring NME2/NM23H1 promoter that can bind the single-stranded telomeric TTAGGG-repeat as a bait in a yeast two-hybrid screen, we also found the RXXPDG motif in six candidate tankyrase partners we showed that association between the TTAGGG repeat-binding factor verified NuMA*/RARA[§§] as an RXXPDG-mediated partner.
    And the relevance of this is evidently important in APL (Acute promyelocytic leukaemia), pharmacologic dosage of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)* are the hallmark of STAT5B: X genes, expression of APL-specific fusion proteins with identical RAR alpha moieties. And characteristics of APL without PML-RAR*, translocations that fuse RAR to nucleophosmin ‘(NPM/B23), with the b-channels described’ it is likely that this is an atypical form of programmed cell death. That fuses the promyelocytic leukaemia (PML) gene fused to a different partner: the pro-myelocytic leukaemia zinc finger (PLZF/ZBTB16) gene, X locus on 11q23 of the U1 snRNP small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle, lamin B identified, and changes in different auto antigens pathogenic role with autoantibodies in vulnerable chromatin regions, from its ability to induce apoptosis in cancer cells without cytotoxic effects on healthy cells. NuMA, lamins A/C and B1, lamin B receptor, and centromere antigens many form multiple micronuclei instead of individual daughter nuclei, and raises the possibility that curcumin (The popular Indian curry spice turmeric.) may promote genetic instability under some circumstances. The hierarchical sequence and kinetics of degradative events contributing to nuclear disassembly during apoptosis are highly dependent on the inducing agent.
    In interphase cells NuMA protein is restricted to the nucleus in mitotic cells it is observed to be concentrated at the polar regions of the mitotic apparatus. Mitotic spindles host a mixture of the two of three,. lamins A/C and B, 4.1 family members and peripheral nuclear lamina, in cases with t(11;17)(q13;q21) and t(5;17)(q35;q21) fuse RARA with NuMA, are generated encoding aberrant fusion proteins that can interfere with X and/or RARalpha function. A conformational switch: behaves as cortical localization to the cell cortex in its closed state, the N and C termini interact, but NuMA or Galphai can disrupt this association, allowing LGN a human Pins-related protein to interact simultaneously with both proteins. Under these conditions NuMA can be displaced from the core of pre-assembled asters into the soluble pool, it localizes to one side of the dividing cell and segregates into one of the daughter cells. Mitosis at the beginning of prophase, reassociating again at the end of telophase and cytokinesis are colocalized in interphase cells latent origin and persistence in daughter cells.
    Although the opportunities remain with use of fresh, ovulation-induced oocytes, to further characterize the developmental potential of aged oocytes [Eg5], is the contribution of microtubule cross-linking by NuMA compensated for the loss of Eg5 motor activity that is equivelant to that in human cells, that links NuMA to heterotrimeric G proteins. Autoantibodies to HsEg5 are found in a lower frequency than non-motor NuMA. The dynein function (with an antibody; the actin-related protein 1 (Arp1) protein of the dynactin complex and cytoplasmic dynein.) strongly inhibits NuMA translocation and accumulation and disrupts spindle pole assembly, rescues HeLa cells associated with the morphologically dynamic structure 4.1R to efficiently focus mitotic spindle poles interaction has been mapped to the amino acids encoded by exons 20 and 21 of 4.1R, in highly synchronized mitotic HeLa extracts.