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  1. Article ; Online: Jasmonoyl-L-isoleucine coordinates metabolic networks required for anthesis and floral attractant emission in wild tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata).

    Stitz, Michael / Hartl, Markus / Baldwin, Ian T / Gaquerel, Emmanuel

    The Plant cell

    2014  Volume 26, Issue 10, Page(s) 3964–3983

    Abstract: ... maturation. The binding of jasmonoyl-L-isoleucine (JA-Ile) to the F-box of CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1 (COI1) is ...

    Abstract Jasmonic acid and its derivatives (jasmonates [JAs]) play central roles in floral development and maturation. The binding of jasmonoyl-L-isoleucine (JA-Ile) to the F-box of CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1 (COI1) is required for many JA-dependent physiological responses, but its role in anthesis and pollinator attraction traits remains largely unexplored. Here, we used the wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata, which develops sympetalous flowers with complex pollination biology, to examine the coordinating function of JA homeostasis in the distinct metabolic processes that underlie flower maturation, opening, and advertisement to pollinators. From combined transcriptomic, targeted metabolic, and allometric analyses of transgenic N. attenuata plants for which signaling deficiencies were complemented with methyl jasmonate, JA-Ile, and its functional homolog, coronatine (COR), we demonstrate that (1) JA-Ile/COR-based signaling regulates corolla limb opening and a JA-negative feedback loop; (2) production of floral volatiles (night emissions of benzylacetone) and nectar requires JA-Ile/COR perception through COI1; and (3) limb expansion involves JA-Ile-induced changes in limb fresh mass and carbohydrate metabolism. These findings demonstrate a master regulatory function of the JA-Ile/COI1 duet for the main function of a sympetalous corolla, that of advertising for and rewarding pollinator services. Flower opening, by contrast, requires JA-Ile signaling-dependent changes in primary metabolism, which are not compromised in the COI1-silenced RNA interference line used in this study.
    MeSH term(s) Abscisic Acid/metabolism ; Abscisic Acid/pharmacology ; Acetates/metabolism ; Acetates/pharmacology ; Acetone/analogs & derivatives ; Acetone/metabolism ; Amino Acids/metabolism ; Amino Acids/pharmacology ; Animals ; Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics ; Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism ; Cyclopentanes/metabolism ; Cyclopentanes/pharmacology ; Esterases/genetics ; Esterases/metabolism ; Flowers/drug effects ; Flowers/genetics ; Flowers/metabolism ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/drug effects ; Indenes/metabolism ; Indenes/pharmacology ; Isoleucine/analogs & derivatives ; Isoleucine/metabolism ; Isoleucine/pharmacology ; Manduca/physiology ; Metabolic Networks and Pathways ; Methyltransferases/genetics ; Methyltransferases/metabolism ; Models, Biological ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; Oxylipins/metabolism ; Oxylipins/pharmacology ; Plant Growth Regulators/metabolism ; Plant Growth Regulators/pharmacology ; Plant Nectar/metabolism ; Plant Proteins/genetics ; Plant Proteins/metabolism ; Plants, Genetically Modified ; Pollination ; RNA Interference ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Nicotiana/drug effects ; Nicotiana/genetics ; Nicotiana/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Acetates ; Amino Acids ; Arabidopsis Proteins ; Cyclopentanes ; Indenes ; Oxylipins ; Plant Growth Regulators ; Plant Nectar ; Plant Proteins ; benzyl acetone ; jasmonoyl-isoleucine ; Isoleucine (04Y7590D77) ; Acetone (1364PS73AF) ; coronatine (62251-96-1) ; jasmonic acid (6RI5N05OWW) ; Abscisic Acid (72S9A8J5GW) ; methyl jasmonate (900N171A0F) ; Methyltransferases (EC 2.1.1.-) ; jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.-) ; Esterases (EC 3.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-10-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 623171-8
    ISSN 1532-298X ; 1040-4651
    ISSN (online) 1532-298X
    ISSN 1040-4651
    DOI 10.1105/tpc.114.128165
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  2. Article: Jasmonoyl-l-Isoleucine Coordinates Metabolic Networks Required for Anthesis and Floral Attractant Emission in Wild Tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata)

    Stitz, Michael / Emmanuel Gaquerel / Ian T. Baldwin / Markus Hartl

    plant cell. 2014 Oct., v. 26, no. 10

    2014  

    Abstract: ... maturation. The binding of jasmonoyl- l -isoleucine (JA-Ile) to the F-box of CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1 (COI1 ... line useda in this study. ...

    Abstract Jasmonic acid and its derivatives (jasmonates [JAs]) play central roles in floral development and maturation. The binding of jasmonoyl- l -isoleucine (JA-Ile) to the F-box of CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1 (COI1) is required for many JA-dependent physiological responses, but its role in anthesis and pollinator attraction traits remains largely unexplored. Here, we used the wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata , which develops sympetalous flowers with complex pollination biology, to examine the coordinating function of JA homeostasis in the distinct metabolic processes that underlie flower maturation, opening, and advertisement to pollinators. From combined transcriptomic, targeted metabolic, and allometric analyses of transgenic N. attenuata plants for which signaling deficiencies were complemented with methyl jasmonate, JA-Ile, and its functional homolog, coronatine (COR), we demonstrate that (1) JA-Ile/COR-based signaling regulates corolla limb opening and a JA-negative feedback loop; (2) production of floral volatiles (night emissions of benzylacetone) and nectar requires JA-Ile/COR perception through COI1; and (3) limb expansion involves JA-Ile-induced changes in limb fresh mass and carbohydrate metabolism. These findings demonstrate a master regulatory function of the JA-Ile/COI1 duet for the main function of a sympetalous corolla, that of advertising for and rewarding pollinator services. Flower opening, by contrast, requires JA-Ile signaling-dependent changes in primary metabolism, which are not compromised in the COI1 -silenced RNA interference line used in this study.

    This study demonstrates that jasmonoyl- l -isoleucine synchronizes the corolla limb-opening process and metabolic pathways for the modulation of floral turgidity with the CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1-based expression of floral attractants (benzylacetone) and rewards (nectar production).
    Keywords attractants ; biochemical pathways ; corolla ; flowering ; nectar secretion ; Nicotiana attenuata ; tobacco
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2014-10
    Size p. 3964-3983.
    Publishing place American Society of Plant Biologists
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 623171-8
    ISSN 1532-298X ; 1040-4651
    ISSN (online) 1532-298X
    ISSN 1040-4651
    DOI 10.1105/tpc.114.128165
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  3. Book ; Thesis: Spezifische und unspezifische Abwehrreaktionen nach Virusinfektionen

    Stitz, Lothar

    1986  

    Size 170 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
    Document type Book ; Thesis
    Thesis / German Habilitation thesis Gießen, Univ., Habil.-Schr., 1986
    HBZ-ID HT002976911
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  4. Article ; Online: Spatial variation in the amino acid profile of four macroinvertebrate taxa along a highly polluted river.

    Shakya, Manisha / Silvester, Ewen / Rees, Gavin / Stitz, Leigh / Holland, Aleicia

    Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

    2021  Volume 284, Page(s) 117536

    Abstract: Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the major environmental problems impacting aquatic ecosystems globally. We studied changes in the community composition of macroinvertebrates and amino acid (AA) profiles of dominant taxa along an AMD contamination ... ...

    Abstract Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the major environmental problems impacting aquatic ecosystems globally. We studied changes in the community composition of macroinvertebrates and amino acid (AA) profiles of dominant taxa along an AMD contamination gradient within the Dee River, Queensland, Australia to understand how AMD can affect the biomolecular composition of macroinvertebrates. Taxa richness and community composition of macroinvertebrates changed widely along the AMD gradient with significantly lower taxa richness recorded at the polluted sites compared to upstream and downstream sites. The Dipteran families: Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae, the Odonata family Gomphidae, and the Coleoptera family Dytiscidae were the only families found at all sampling sites and were used here for AA analysis. There were significant variations in the AA profiles among the studied taxa. The AA profile of each taxon also varied among upstream, polluted and downstream sites suggesting that contamination of a river system with acid mine drainage not only alters the overall macroinvertebrate community composition but also significantly influences the AA profile of organisms that are tolerant to AMD. This study highlights the potential of using AA profiling to study the response of aquatic organisms to contamination gradients such as those associated with AMD.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acids ; Animals ; Australia ; Ecosystem ; Environmental Monitoring ; Humans ; Invertebrates ; Queensland
    Chemical Substances Amino Acids
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 280652-6
    ISSN 1873-6424 ; 0013-9327 ; 0269-7491
    ISSN (online) 1873-6424
    ISSN 0013-9327 ; 0269-7491
    DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117536
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  5. Article: Forschung.ch. mRIMA-basierte Immunprophylaxe gegen Influenzavirusinfektionen

    Stitz, L.

    Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum

    2013  Volume 13, Issue 24, Page(s) 487

    Language German
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2220114-2
    ISSN 1424-3784
    Database Current Contents Medicine

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  6. Article ; Online: Generation of Antibodies Selectively Recognizing Epitopes in a Formaldehyde-Fixed Cell-Surface Antigen Using Virus-like Particle Display and Hybridoma Technology.

    Schatz, Stefanie / Willnow, Lena / Winkels, Monika / Rosengarten, Jamila Franca / Theek, Benjamin / Johnston, Ian C D / Stitz, Jörn

    Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 3

    Abstract: Efficient induction of target-specific antibodies can be elicited upon immunization with highly immunogenic virus-like particles (VLPs) decorated with desired membrane-anchored target antigens (Ags). However, for example, for diagnostic purposes, ... ...

    Abstract Efficient induction of target-specific antibodies can be elicited upon immunization with highly immunogenic virus-like particles (VLPs) decorated with desired membrane-anchored target antigens (Ags). However, for example, for diagnostic purposes, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are required to enable the histological examination of formaldehyde-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy tissue samples. Aiming at the generation of FFPE-antigen-specific mAbs and as a proof of concept (POC), we first established a simplified protocol using only formaldehyde and 90 °C heat fixation (FF90) of cells expressing the target Ag nerve growth factor receptor (NGFR). The FF90 procedure was validated using flow cytometric analysis and two mAbs recognizing either the native and FFPE-Ag or exclusively the native Ag. C-terminally truncated NGFR (trNGFR)-displaying native and FF90-treated VLPs derived from HIV-1 did not reveal distinctive changes in particle morphology using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis. Mice were subsequently repetitively immunized with trNGFR-decorated FF90-VLPs and hybridoma technology was used to establish mAb-producing cell clones. In multiple screening rounds, nine cell clones were identified producing mAbs distinctively recognizing epitopes in FF90- and FFPE-NGFR. This POC of a new methodology should foster the future generation of mAbs selectively targeting FFPE-fixed cell-surface Ags.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-05
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2661514-9
    ISSN 2073-4468 ; 2073-4468
    ISSN (online) 2073-4468
    ISSN 2073-4468
    DOI 10.3390/antib12030057
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  7. Article ; Online: mRNA-basierte Immunprophylaxe gegen Influenzavirusinfektionen

    Stitz, Lothar

    2013  

    Language German
    Publishing country de
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: mRNA-basierte Immunprophylaxe gegen Influenzavirusinfektionen

    Stitz, Lothar

    2013  

    Keywords Text
    Language German
    Publishing country de
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  9. Article: Why we still prescribe so many opioids: A qualitative study on -barriers and facilitators to prescribing guideline implementation.

    Zavaleta, Kathryn W / Philpot, Lindsey M / Cunningham, Julie L / Gazelka, Halena M / Geyer, Holly L / Rismeyer, Denise L / Stitz, Amber M / Clements, Casey M

    Journal of opioid management

    2021  Volume 17, Issue 2, Page(s) 115–124

    Abstract: Introduction: Opioid prescribing occurs within almost every healthcare setting. Implementation of safe, effective opioid stewardship programs represents a critical but daunting challenge for medical leaders. This study sought to understand the barriers ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Opioid prescribing occurs within almost every healthcare setting. Implementation of safe, effective opioid stewardship programs represents a critical but daunting challenge for medical leaders. This study sought to understand the barriers and aids to the routine use of clinical guidelines for opioid prescribing among healthcare professionals and to identify areas in need of additional education for prescribing providers, pharmacists, and nurses.
    Methods: Data collection and analysis in 2018-2019 employed a team of two trained facilitators who conducted 20 focus groups using a structured facilitation guide to explore operational, interpersonal, and patient care-related barriers to best practice adherence. Each professional group was interviewed separately, with similar care settings assigned together. Invitation to participate was based on a sampling methodology representing emergency, medical specialty, primary care, and surgical practice settings.
    Results: Key concerns among all groups reflected the inadequacy of available tools for staff to appropriately assess and treat patients' pain. Tools and technology to support safe opioid prescribing were also cited as a barrier by all three professional groups. All groups noted that prescribers tend to rely upon default settings within the electronic medical record when issuing prescriptions. Both pharmacists and prescribers cited time and scheduling as a barrier to adherence.
    Conclusions: In spite of significant regulatory and public policy efforts to address the opioid crisis, healthcare organizations face significant challenges to improve adherence to best practice prescribing guidelines. These findings highlight several facilitators for change which could boost opioid stewardship initiatives to focus on critical systems' factors for improvement.
    MeSH term(s) Analgesics, Opioid/adverse effects ; Humans ; Opioid Epidemic ; Practice Patterns, Physicians' ; Primary Health Care ; Qualitative Research
    Chemical Substances Analgesics, Opioid
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2397614-7
    ISSN 1551-7489
    ISSN 1551-7489
    DOI 10.5055/jom.2021.0622
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  10. Article ; Online: Macroinvertebrate Responses to Conductivity in Different Bioregions of Victoria, Australia.

    Shackleton, Michael / Holland, Aleicia / Stitz, Leigh / McInerney, Paul

    Environmental toxicology and chemistry

    2019  Volume 38, Issue 6, Page(s) 1334–1342

    Abstract: The use of field data to derive guideline water quality trigger values is likely to be more environmentally relevant than laboratory estimates. In the present study, macroinvertebrate responses to conductivity (specific conductance at 25 °C) within 5 ... ...

    Abstract The use of field data to derive guideline water quality trigger values is likely to be more environmentally relevant than laboratory estimates. In the present study, macroinvertebrate responses to conductivity (specific conductance at 25 °C) within 5 bioregions in Victoria, Australia, were derived from 19 yr of macroinvertebrate field data. Varying response to electrical conductivity (EC) occurred among taxa. Ninety-five percent extirpation concentrations (XC95) for EC were calculated for each genus and species and ranged from 25 to 23 600 µS/cm. Hazardous concentration 5th percentiles (HC05) were calculated for each bioregion from species sensitivity distributions developed using genus and species XC95 values. Genus HC05 values varied substantially between bioregions: bioregion 1 (29 µS/cm), 2 (78 µS/cm), 3 (143 µS/cm), 4 (1068 µS/cm), and 5 (2226 µS/cm). No substantial differences in HC05 values were shown between genus- and species-level calculations in bioregions 1 to 3 and 5; however, a decrease of approximately 300 µS/cm was shown for bioregion 4. The substantial differences in HC05 values between bioregions supports the need for region-specific determination of effects of EC. We explore the use of HC05 values as water quality guidelines across a bioregion gradient and provide a comprehensive analysis of macroinvertebrate responses to changes in EC, with important implications for waterway management. Environ Toxicol Chem 2019;38:1334-1342. © 2019 SETAC.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Electric Conductivity ; Geography ; Invertebrates/physiology ; Species Specificity ; Victoria ; Water Quality
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-05-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 46234-2
    ISSN 1552-8618 ; 0730-7268
    ISSN (online) 1552-8618
    ISSN 0730-7268
    DOI 10.1002/etc.4400
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