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  1. Article ; Online: Correction: Modulation of the kinetics of outer-sphere electron transfer at graphene by a metal substrate.

    Pavlov, Sergey V / Kozhevnikova, Ekaterina O / Kislenko, Vitaliy A / Kislenko, Sergey A

    Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP

    2023  Volume 25, Issue 5, Page(s) 4359

    Abstract: Correction for 'Modulation of the kinetics of outer-sphere electron transfer at graphene by a metal substrate' by Sergey V. ... ...

    Abstract Correction for 'Modulation of the kinetics of outer-sphere electron transfer at graphene by a metal substrate' by Sergey V. Pavlov
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 1476244-4
    ISSN 1463-9084 ; 1463-9076
    ISSN (online) 1463-9084
    ISSN 1463-9076
    DOI 10.1039/d3cp90013d
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  2. Article ; Online: Transport of Biologically Active Ultrashort Peptides Using POT and LAT Carriers.

    Khavinson, Vladimir / Linkova, Natalia / Kozhevnikova, Ekaterina / Dyatlova, Anastasiia / Petukhov, Mikhael

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 14

    Abstract: Ultrashort peptides (USPs), consisting of 2-7 amino-acid residues, are a group of signaling molecules that regulate gene expression and protein synthesis under normal conditions in various diseases and ageing. USPs serve as a basis for the development of ...

    Abstract Ultrashort peptides (USPs), consisting of 2-7 amino-acid residues, are a group of signaling molecules that regulate gene expression and protein synthesis under normal conditions in various diseases and ageing. USPs serve as a basis for the development of drugs with a targeted mechanism of action. The purpose of this review is to systematize the available data on USP transport involving POT and LAT transporters in various organs and tissues under normal, pathological and ageing conditions. The carriers of the POT family (PEPT1, PEPT2, PHT1, PHT2) transport predominantly di- and tripeptides into the cell. Methods of molecular modeling and physicochemistry have demonstrated the ability of LAT1 to transfer not only amino acids but also some di- and tripeptides into the cell and out of it. LAT1 and 2 are involved in the regulation of the antioxidant, endocrine, immune and nervous systems' functions. Analysis of the above data allows us to conclude that, depending on their structure, di- and tripeptides can be transported into the cells of various tissues by POT and LAT transporters. This mechanism is likely to underlie the tissue specificity of peptides, their geroprotective action and effectiveness in the case of neuroimmunoendocrine system disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acids/metabolism ; Biological Transport/physiology ; Membrane Transport Proteins/metabolism ; Organ Specificity ; Peptides/metabolism ; Symporters/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Amino Acids ; Membrane Transport Proteins ; Peptides ; Symporters
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms23147733
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  3. Article ; Online: EDR Peptide: Possible Mechanism of Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis Regulation Involved in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease.

    Khavinson, Vladimir / Linkova, Natalia / Kozhevnikova, Ekaterina / Trofimova, Svetlana

    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

    2020  Volume 26, Issue 1

    Abstract: The EDR peptide (Glu-Asp-Arg) has been previously established to possess neuroprotective properties. It activates gene expression and synthesis of proteins, involved in maintaining the neuronal functional activity, and reduces the intensity of their ... ...

    Abstract The EDR peptide (Glu-Asp-Arg) has been previously established to possess neuroprotective properties. It activates gene expression and synthesis of proteins, involved in maintaining the neuronal functional activity, and reduces the intensity of their apoptosis in in vitro and in vivo studies. The EDR peptide interferes with the elimination of dendritic spines in neuronal cultures obtained from mice with Alzheimer's (AD) and Huntington's diseases. The tripeptide promotes the activation of the antioxidant enzyme synthesis in the culture of cerebellum neurons in rats. The EDR peptide normalizes behavioral responses in animal studies and improves memory issues in elderly patients. The purpose of this review is to analyze the molecular and genetics aspects of the EDR peptide effect on gene expression and synthesis of proteins involved in the pathogenesis of AD. The EDR peptide is assumed to enter cells and bind to histone proteins and/or ribonucleic acids. Thus, the EDR peptide can change the activity of the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway, the synthesis of proapoptotic proteins (caspase-3, p53), proteins of the antioxidant system (SOD2, GPX1), transcription factors PPARA, PPARG, serotonin, calmodulin. The abovementioned signaling pathway and proteins are the components of pathogenesis in AD. The EDR peptide can be AD.
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/drug therapy ; Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Animals ; Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects ; Humans ; Oligopeptides/pharmacology ; Protein Biosynthesis/drug effects
    Chemical Substances Oligopeptides ; pinealon
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-31
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1413402-0
    ISSN 1420-3049 ; 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    ISSN (online) 1420-3049
    ISSN 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    DOI 10.3390/molecules26010159
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  4. Article ; Online: Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as a Driver of Inflammaging.

    Lyamina, Svetlana / Baranovskii, Denis / Kozhevnikova, Ekaterina / Ivanova, Tatiana / Kalish, Sergey / Sadekov, Timur / Klabukov, Ilya / Maev, Igor / Govorun, Vadim

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 7

    Abstract: Life expectancy and age-related diseases burden increased significantly over the past few decades. Age-related conditions are commonly discussed in a very limited paradigm of depleted cellular proliferation and maturation with exponential accumulation of ...

    Abstract Life expectancy and age-related diseases burden increased significantly over the past few decades. Age-related conditions are commonly discussed in a very limited paradigm of depleted cellular proliferation and maturation with exponential accumulation of senescent cells. However, most recent evidence showed that the majority of age-associated ailments, i.e., diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegeneration. These diseases are closely associated with tissue nonspecific inflammation triggered and controlled by mesenchymal stromal cell secretion. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are known as the most common type of cells for therapeutic approaches in clinical practice. Side effects and complications of MSC-based treatments increased interest in the MSCs secretome as an alternative concept for validation tests in regenerative medicine. The most recent data also proposed it as an ideal tool for cell-free regenerative therapy and tissue engineering. However, senescent MSCs secretome was shown to hold the role of 'key-driver' in inflammaging. We aimed to review the immunomodulatory effects of the MSCs-secretome during cell senescence and provide eventual insight into the interpretation of its beneficial biological actions in inflammaging-associated diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mesenchymal Stem Cells/metabolism ; Cellular Senescence ; Regenerative Medicine ; Inflammation/metabolism ; Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms24076372
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  5. Article ; Online: Inhibition of mitosomal alternative oxidase causes lifecycle arrest of early-stage Trachipleistophora hominis meronts during intracellular infection of mammalian cells.

    Sendra, Kacper M / Watson, Andrew K / Kozhevnikova, Ekaterina / Moore, Anthony L / Embley, T Martin / Hirt, Robert P

    PLoS pathogens

    2022  Volume 18, Issue 12, Page(s) e1011024

    Abstract: Mitosomes are highly reduced forms of mitochondria which have lost two of the 'defining' features of the canonical organelle, the mitochondrial genome, and the capacity to generate energy in the form of ATP. Mitosomes are found in anaerobic protists and ... ...

    Abstract Mitosomes are highly reduced forms of mitochondria which have lost two of the 'defining' features of the canonical organelle, the mitochondrial genome, and the capacity to generate energy in the form of ATP. Mitosomes are found in anaerobic protists and obligate parasites and, in most of the studied organisms, have a conserved function in the biosynthesis of iron-sulfur clusters (ISC) that are indispensable cofactors of many essential proteins. The genomes of some mitosome-bearing human pathogenic Microsporidia encode homologues of an alternative oxidase (AOX). This mitochondrial terminal respiratory oxidase is absent from the human host, and hence is a potential target for the development of new antimicrobial agents. Here we present experimental evidence for the mitosomal localization of AOX in the microsporidian Trachipleistophora hominis and demonstrate that it has an important role during the parasite's life cycle progression. Using a recently published methodology for synchronising T. hominis infection of mammalian cell lines, we demonstrated specific inhibition of T. hominis early meront growth and replication by an AOX inhibitor colletochlorin B. Treatment of T. hominis-infected host cells with the drug also inhibited re-infection by newly formed dispersive spores. Addition of the drug during the later stages of the parasite life cycle, when our methods suggest that AOX is not actively produced and T. hominis mitosomes are mainly active in Fe/S cluster biosynthesis, had no inhibitory effects on the parasites. Control experiments with the AOX-deficient microsporidian species Encephalitozoon cuniculi, further demonstrated the specificity of inhibition by the drug. Using the same methodology, we demonstrate effects of two clinically used anti-microsporidian drugs albendazole and fumagillin on the cell biology and life cycle progression of T. hominis infecting mammalian host cells. In summary, our results reveal that T. hominis mitosomes have an active role to play in the progression of the parasite life cycle as well as an important role in the biosynthesis of essential Fe/S clusters. Our work also demonstrates that T. hominis is a useful model for testing the efficacy of therapeutic agents and for studying the physiology and cell biology of microsporidian parasites growing inside infected mammalian cells.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Fungal Proteins/metabolism ; Oxidoreductases/genetics ; Life Cycle Stages ; Mammals
    Chemical Substances alternative oxidase (EC 1.-) ; Fungal Proteins ; Oxidoreductases (EC 1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2205412-1
    ISSN 1553-7374 ; 1553-7374
    ISSN (online) 1553-7374
    ISSN 1553-7374
    DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011024
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  6. Article ; Online: Evaluating aerosol and splatter following dental procedures: Addressing new challenges for oral health care and rehabilitation.

    Allison, James R / Currie, Charlotte C / Edwards, David C / Bowes, Charlotte / Coulter, Jamie / Pickering, Kimberley / Kozhevnikova, Ekaterina / Durham, Justin / Nile, Christopher J / Jakubovics, Nicholas / Rostami, Nadia / Holliday, Richard

    Journal of oral rehabilitation

    2020  Volume 48, Issue 1, Page(s) 61–72

    Abstract: Background: Dental procedures often produce aerosol and splatter which have the potential to transmit pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2. The existing literature is limited.: Objective(s): To develop a robust, reliable and valid methodology to evaluate ... ...

    Abstract Background: Dental procedures often produce aerosol and splatter which have the potential to transmit pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2. The existing literature is limited.
    Objective(s): To develop a robust, reliable and valid methodology to evaluate distribution and persistence of dental aerosol and splatter, including the evaluation of clinical procedures.
    Methods: Fluorescein was introduced into the irrigation reservoirs of a high-speed air-turbine, ultrasonic scaler and 3-in-1 spray, and procedures were performed on a mannequin in triplicate. Filter papers were placed in the immediate environment. The impact of dental suction and assistant presence were also evaluated. Samples were analysed using photographic image analysis and spectrofluorometric analysis. Descriptive statistics were calculated and Pearson's correlation for comparison of analytic methods.
    Results: All procedures were aerosol and splatter generating. Contamination was highest closest to the source, remaining high to 1-1.5 m. Contamination was detectable at the maximum distance measured (4 m) for high-speed air-turbine with maximum relative fluorescence units (RFU) being: 46,091 at 0.5 m, 3,541 at 1.0 m and 1,695 at 4 m. There was uneven spatial distribution with highest levels of contamination opposite the operator. Very low levels of contamination (≤0.1% of original) were detected at 30 and 60 minutes post-procedure. Suction reduced contamination by 67-75% at 0.5-1.5 m. Mannequin and operator were heavily contaminated. The two analytic methods showed good correlation (r = 0.930, n = 244, P < .001).
    Conclusion: Dental procedures have potential to deposit aerosol and splatter at some distance from the source, being effectively cleared by 30 minutes in our setting.
    MeSH term(s) Aerosols ; COVID-19 ; Delivery of Health Care ; Dental Scaling ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2
    Chemical Substances Aerosols
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 187079-8
    ISSN 1365-2842 ; 0305-182X
    ISSN (online) 1365-2842
    ISSN 0305-182X
    DOI 10.1111/joor.13098
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  7. Article: Evaluating aerosol and splatter following dental procedures: Addressing new challenges for oral health care and rehabilitation

    Allison, James R / Currie, Charlotte C / Edwards, David C / Bowes, Charlotte / Coulter, Jamie / Pickering, Kimberley / Kozhevnikova, Ekaterina / Durham, Justin / Nile, Christopher J / Jakubovics, Nicholas / Rostami, Nadia / Holliday, Richard

    J. oral rehabil

    Abstract: BACKGROUND: Dental procedures often produce aerosol and splatter which have the potential to transmit pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2. The existing literature is limited. OBJECTIVE(S): To develop a robust, reliable and valid methodology to evaluate ... ...

    Abstract BACKGROUND: Dental procedures often produce aerosol and splatter which have the potential to transmit pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2. The existing literature is limited. OBJECTIVE(S): To develop a robust, reliable and valid methodology to evaluate distribution and persistence of dental aerosol and splatter, including the evaluation of clinical procedures. METHODS: Fluorescein was introduced into the irrigation reservoirs of a high-speed air-turbine, ultrasonic scaler and 3-in-1 spray, and procedures were performed on a mannequin in triplicate. Filter papers were placed in the immediate environment. The impact of dental suction and assistant presence were also evaluated. Samples were analysed using photographic image analysis and spectrofluorometric analysis. Descriptive statistics were calculated and Pearson's correlation for comparison of analytic methods. RESULTS: All procedures were aerosol and splatter generating. Contamination was highest closest to the source, remaining high to 1-1.5 m. Contamination was detectable at the maximum distance measured (4 m) for high-speed air-turbine with maximum relative fluorescence units (RFU) being: 46,091 at 0.5 m, 3,541 at 1.0 m and 1,695 at 4 m. There was uneven spatial distribution with highest levels of contamination opposite the operator. Very low levels of contamination (≤0.1% of original) were detected at 30 and 60 minutes post-procedure. Suction reduced contamination by 67-75% at 0.5-1.5 m. Mannequin and operator were heavily contaminated. The two analytic methods showed good correlation (r = 0.930, n = 244, P < .001). CONCLUSION: Dental procedures have potential to deposit aerosol and splatter at some distance from the source, being effectively cleared by 30 minutes in our setting.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #787880
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  8. Article ; Online: A cytosolic acyltransferase contributes to triacylglycerol synthesis in sucrose-rescued Arabidopsis seed oil catabolism mutants.

    Hernández, M Luisa / Whitehead, Lynne / He, Zhesi / Gazda, Valeria / Gilday, Alison / Kozhevnikova, Ekaterina / Vaistij, Fabián E / Larson, Tony R / Graham, Ian A

    Plant physiology

    2012  Volume 160, Issue 1, Page(s) 215–225

    Abstract: Triacylglycerol (TAG) levels and oil bodies persist in sucrose (Suc)-rescued Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) seedlings disrupted in seed oil catabolism. This study set out to establish if TAG levels persist as a metabolically inert pool when ... ...

    Abstract Triacylglycerol (TAG) levels and oil bodies persist in sucrose (Suc)-rescued Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) seedlings disrupted in seed oil catabolism. This study set out to establish if TAG levels persist as a metabolically inert pool when downstream catabolism is disrupted, or if other mechanisms, such as fatty acid (FA) recycling into TAG are operating. We show that TAG composition changes significantly in Suc-rescued seedlings compared with that found in dry seeds, with 18:2 and 18:3 accumulating. However, 20:1 FA is not efficiently recycled back into TAG in young seedlings, instead partitioning into the membrane lipid fraction and diacylglycerol. In the lipolysis mutant sugar dependent1and the β-oxidation double mutant acx1acx2 (for acyl-Coenzyme A oxidase), levels of TAG actually increased in seedlings growing on Suc. We performed a transcriptomic study and identified up-regulation of an acyltransferase gene, DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE3 (DGAT3), with homology to a peanut (Arachis hypogaea) cytosolic acyltransferase. The acyl-Coenzyme A substrate for this acyltransferase accumulates in mutants that are blocked in oil breakdown postlipolysis. Transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana confirmed involvement in TAG synthesis and specificity toward 18:3 and 18:2 FAs. Double-mutant analysis with the peroxisomal ATP-binding cassette transporter mutant peroxisomal ABC transporter1 indicated involvement of DGAT3 in the partitioning of 18:3 into TAG in mutant seedlings growing on Suc. Fusion of the DGAT3 protein with green fluorescent protein confirmed localization to the cytosol of N. benthamiana. This work has demonstrated active recycling of 18:2 and 18:3 FAs into TAG when seed oil breakdown is blocked in a process involving a soluble cytosolic acyltransferase.
    MeSH term(s) Agrobacterium tumefaciens/genetics ; Agrobacterium tumefaciens/metabolism ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Arabidopsis/enzymology ; Arabidopsis/genetics ; Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics ; Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism ; Arachis/enzymology ; Arachis/genetics ; Cytosol/enzymology ; Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase/genetics ; Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase/metabolism ; Fatty Acids/metabolism ; Gene Expression Profiling/methods ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Genes, Plant ; Germination ; Lipid Metabolism ; Peroxisomes/enzymology ; Plant Oils/metabolism ; Seedlings/metabolism ; Seeds/genetics ; Seeds/metabolism ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid ; Sucrose/metabolism ; Nicotiana/genetics ; Nicotiana/metabolism ; Triglycerides/biosynthesis
    Chemical Substances Arabidopsis Proteins ; Fatty Acids ; Plant Oils ; Triglycerides ; Sucrose (57-50-1) ; Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.20)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-07-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 208914-2
    ISSN 1532-2548 ; 0032-0889
    ISSN (online) 1532-2548
    ISSN 0032-0889
    DOI 10.1104/pp.112.201541
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