Project description:01-A03_p65.sample This GEO Series was created by the GEO staff as part of a cleanup effort to ensure that all GEO Samples are included within a Series entry.
Project description:Maintenance of ion homeostatic mechanisms is essential for living cells, including the budding yeast S. cerevisiae. Whereas the impact of changes in phosphate metabolism on metal ion homeostasis has been recently examined, the inverse effect is still largely unexplored. We show here that depletion of potassium from the medium or alteration of diverse regulatory pathways controlling potassium uptake, such as the Trk1 potassium transporter or the Pma1 H+-ATPase, trigger a response that mimics that of phosphate (Pi) deprivation, exemplified by accumulation of the high-affinity Pi transporter Pho84. This response is mediated by and requires the integrity of the PHO signaling pathway. Removal of potassium from the medium does not alter the amount of total or free intracellular Pi, but is accompanied by decreased in the ATP and ADP levels and a rapid depletion of cellular polyphosphates. Therefore, our data do not support the notion of Pi being the major signaling molecule triggering phosphate-starvation responses. We also observe that cells with compromised potassium uptake cannot grow under limiting Pi conditions. The link between potassium and phosphate homeostasis reported here could explain the invasive phenotype, characteristic of nutrient deprivation, observed in potassium-deficient yeast cells.
Project description:The plant virus, Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), is developed as a carrier of the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin (DOX). CPMV-DOX conjugate, in which eighty DOX molecules are covalently bound to external surface carboxylates of the viral nanoparticle (VNP), shows greater cytotoxicity than free DOX toward HeLa cells when administered at low dosage. At higher concentrations, CPMV-DOX cytotoxicity is time-delayed. The CPMV conjugate is targeted to the endolysosomal compartment of the cells, in which the proteinaceous drug carrier is degraded and the drug released. This study is the first demonstrating the utility of CPMV as a drug delivery vehicle.
Project description:The paper aims to investigate the cytotoxic effect on tumor cells of irradiated AuNPs in green light and subsequently functionalized with HS-PEG-NH2. The toxicity level of gold conjugates after their functionalization with DOX and TAT peptide was also evaluated. The AuNPs were prepared using the modified Turkevich method and exposed to visible light at a wavelength of 520 nm prior their PEGylation. The optical properties were analyzed by UV-vis spectroscopy, the surface modification was investigated using FTIR and XPS spectroscopies and their sizes and morphologies were evaluated by TEM and DLS techniques. DOX and TAT peptide were linked to the surface of PEGylated AuNPs by reacting their amino groups with glycidyloxypropyl of PEGylated DOX or TAT conjugates under mild conditions at room temperature and in the presence of ethanol as catalyst. The conjugates containing DOX or DOX and TAT have been characterized by fluorescence and FTIR techniques. The changes of electrochemical features were observed using cyclic voltammetry, suggesting a better stability of irradiated nanoparticles. By mass spectrometry it was confirmed that the compounds of interest were obtained. The cell viability test showed that irradiated and non-irradiated nanoparticles coated with PEG are not toxic in normal cells. Tumor cell viability analysis showed that the PEGylated nanoparticles modified with DOX and TAT peptide were more effective than pristine DOX, indicating cytotoxicity up to 10% higher than non-irradiated ones.
Project description:miRNA expression profiling of murine MYC-dependent lymphoma cell lines harboring the MYC-transgene in a Tet-off system comparing control untreated lymphoma cells (high MYC expression state) with 18hours Dox treated lymphoma cells (low MYC expression state). Keywords: inducible expression system
Project description:H69 cells were cultured in H69 medium with Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts(10 X 5 per well, for smaples 04, 05 and 06) or without oocysts(for samples 01, 02 and 03)for 8 hours and then collected for array analysis. Sample 07 was cells exposed to heated inactived oocysts. <br>
Project description:Soybean nested association mapping (NAM) parent lines were compared by CGH to catalog structurally variant (e.g. deletion and duplication) regions among these genotypes. The CGH comparisons reveal reveal putative deletions and duplications among the 41 lines. NAM parent lines were compared through a common reference, Wm82-ISU-01 (this is a sub-line isolated from the cultivar Williams 82 stock). Each NAM parent line was represented by a single individual plant. The reported values show the log2 ratio of the normalized NAM parent line hybridization signals (Cy3) over the normalized Wm82-ISU-01 hybridization signal (Cy5).