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  1. Article: SIALIDASE (NEURAMINIDASE) ACTIVITY OF STANDARD AND INCOMPLETE VIRUS.

    SETO, J T

    Biochimica et biophysica acta

    2003  Volume 90, Page(s) 420–422

    MeSH term(s) Chemical Phenomena ; Chemistry ; Defective Viruses ; Electrons ; Microscopy ; Microscopy, Electron ; Neuraminidase ; Orthomyxoviridae ; Research
    Chemical Substances Neuraminidase (EC 3.2.1.18)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2003-02-17
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 60-7
    ISSN 1879-2596 ; 1879-260X ; 1872-8006 ; 1879-2642 ; 1879-2618 ; 1879-2650 ; 0006-3002 ; 0005-2728 ; 0005-2736 ; 0304-4165 ; 0167-4838 ; 1388-1981 ; 0167-4889 ; 0167-4781 ; 0304-419X ; 1570-9639 ; 0925-4439 ; 1874-9399
    ISSN (online) 1879-2596 ; 1879-260X ; 1872-8006 ; 1879-2642 ; 1879-2618 ; 1879-2650
    ISSN 0006-3002 ; 0005-2728 ; 0005-2736 ; 0304-4165 ; 0167-4838 ; 1388-1981 ; 0167-4889 ; 0167-4781 ; 0304-419X ; 1570-9639 ; 0925-4439 ; 1874-9399
    DOI 10.1016/0304-4165(64)90213-2
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  2. Article: EFFECT OF SIALIDASE ANTISERUM ON TOXICITY OF INFLUENZA VIRUS.

    SETO, J T

    Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.)

    2003  Volume 118, Page(s) 1043–1046

    MeSH term(s) HeLa Cells ; Humans ; Immune Sera ; Neuraminidase ; Orthomyxoviridae ; Research ; Tissue Culture Techniques ; Virus Cultivation
    Chemical Substances Immune Sera ; Neuraminidase (EC 3.2.1.18)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2003-09-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 4015-0
    ISSN 1535-3699 ; 1525-1373 ; 0037-9727
    ISSN (online) 1535-3699 ; 1525-1373
    ISSN 0037-9727
    DOI 10.3181/00379727-118-30040
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  3. Article ; Online: α-Actinin-3 deficiency alters muscle adaptation in response to denervation and immobilization.

    Garton, F C / Seto, J T / Quinlan, K G R / Yang, N / Houweling, P J / North, K N

    Human molecular genetics

    2014  Volume 23, Issue 7, Page(s) 1879–1893

    Abstract: Homozygosity for a common null polymorphism (R577X) in the ACTN3 gene results in the absence of the fast fibre-specific protein, α-actinin-3 in ∼16% of humans worldwide. α-Actinin-3 deficiency is detrimental to optimal sprint performance and benefits ... ...

    Abstract Homozygosity for a common null polymorphism (R577X) in the ACTN3 gene results in the absence of the fast fibre-specific protein, α-actinin-3 in ∼16% of humans worldwide. α-Actinin-3 deficiency is detrimental to optimal sprint performance and benefits endurance performance in elite athletes. In the general population, α-actinin-3 deficiency is associated with reduced muscle mass, strength and fast muscle fibre area, and poorer muscle function with age. The Actn3 knock-out (KO) mouse model mimics the human phenotype, with fast fibres showing a shift towards slow/oxidative metabolism without a change in myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform. We have recently shown that these changes are attributable to increased activity of the calcineurin-dependent signalling pathway in α-actinin-3 deficient muscle, resulting in enhanced response to exercise training. This led us to hypothesize that the Actn3 genotype influences muscle adaptation to disuse, irrespective of neural innervation. Separate cohorts of KO and wild-type mice underwent 2 weeks immobilization and 2 and 8 weeks of denervation. Absence of α-actinin-3 resulted in reduced atrophic response and altered adaptation to disuse, as measured by a change in MyHC isoform. KO mice had a lower threshold to switch from the predominantly fast to a slower muscle phenotype (in response to immobilization) and a higher threshold to switch to a faster muscle phenotype (in response to denervation). We propose that this change is mediated through baseline alterations in the calcineurin signalling pathway of Actn3 KO muscle. Our findings have important implications for understanding individual responses to muscle disuse/disease and training in the general population.
    MeSH term(s) Actinin/deficiency ; Actinin/genetics ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Animals ; Athletic Performance ; Calcineurin/metabolism ; Denervation ; Energy Metabolism/genetics ; Female ; Hindlimb Suspension ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Middle Aged ; Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch/physiology ; Muscle Strength/genetics ; Muscle, Skeletal/innervation ; Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism ; Muscle, Skeletal/physiology ; Muscular Atrophy/genetics ; Muscular Diseases/genetics ; Myosin Heavy Chains/genetics ; Physical Conditioning, Animal ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Protein Isoforms ; Signal Transduction/genetics ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Actn3 protein, mouse ; Protein Isoforms ; Actinin (11003-00-2) ; Calcineurin (EC 3.1.3.16) ; Myosin Heavy Chains (EC 3.6.4.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-04-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1108742-0
    ISSN 1460-2083 ; 0964-6906
    ISSN (online) 1460-2083
    ISSN 0964-6906
    DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddt580
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  4. Article ; Online: Exploring the relationship between α-actinin-3 deficiency and obesity in mice and humans.

    Houweling, P J / Berman, Y D / Turner, N / Quinlan, K G R / Seto, J T / Yang, N / Lek, M / Macarthur, D G / Cooney, G / North, K N

    International journal of obesity (2005)

    2017  Volume 41, Issue 7, Page(s) 1154–1157

    Abstract: Obesity is a worldwide health crisis, and the identification of genetic modifiers of weight gain is crucial in understanding this complex disorder. A common null polymorphism in the fast fiber-specific gene ACTN3 (R577X) is known to influence skeletal ... ...

    Abstract Obesity is a worldwide health crisis, and the identification of genetic modifiers of weight gain is crucial in understanding this complex disorder. A common null polymorphism in the fast fiber-specific gene ACTN3 (R577X) is known to influence skeletal muscle function and metabolism. α-Actinin-3 deficiency occurs in an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide, and results in reduced muscle strength and a shift towards a more efficient oxidative metabolism. The X-allele has undergone strong positive selection during recent human evolution, and in this study, we sought to determine whether ACTN3 genotype influences weight gain and obesity in mice and humans. An Actn3 KO mouse has been generated on two genetic backgrounds (129X1/SvJ and C57BL/6J) and fed a high-fat diet (HFD, 45% calories from fat). Anthropomorphic features (including body weight) were examined and show that Actn3 KO 129X1/SvJ mice gained less weight compared to WT. In addition, six independent human cohorts were genotyped for ACTN3 R577X (Rs1815739) and body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio-adjusted BMI (WHRadjBMI) and obesity-related traits were assessed. In humans, ACTN3 genotype alone does not contribute to alterations in BMI or obesity.
    MeSH term(s) Actinin/deficiency ; Actinin/genetics ; Actinin/metabolism ; Animals ; Diet, High-Fat ; Female ; Gene Expression ; Genotype ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism ; Obesity/genetics ; Obesity/physiopathology ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; Weight Gain/genetics ; Weight Gain/physiology
    Chemical Substances ACTN3 protein, human ; Actn3 protein, mouse ; RNA, Messenger ; Actinin (11003-00-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-03-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 752409-2
    ISSN 1476-5497 ; 0307-0565
    ISSN (online) 1476-5497
    ISSN 0307-0565
    DOI 10.1038/ijo.2017.72
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  5. Article: Determinants of organ tropism of Sendai virus.

    Tashiro, M / Seto, J T

    Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library

    1997  Volume 2, Page(s) d588–91

    Abstract: Wild-type Sendai virus is exclusively pneumotropic in mice. Protease activation mutants, ts-f1 and F1-R, were isolated from persistently infected tissue culture cells. Additional mutants were isolated from wild-type Sendai virus with phenotypes similar ... ...

    Abstract Wild-type Sendai virus is exclusively pneumotropic in mice. Protease activation mutants, ts-f1 and F1-R, were isolated from persistently infected tissue culture cells. Additional mutants were isolated from wild-type Sendai virus with phenotypes similar to the pantropic mutant, F1-R. The genome of the mutants was sequenced and mutations were revealed in several proteins encoded by the genes. Three of the six mutations in the fusion (F) proteins were considered prime candidates for the determinant of pantropism. Characterization of the mutants led to the finding that the exchange (Ser to Pro) residue 115 next to the cleavage site of the F protein was the primary determinant that resulted in the enhanced cleavability of the F protein. Another important finding was bipolar budding of F1-R in polarized epithelial cells and mouse bronchial epithelium. This has been attributed to two mutations in the matrix (M) protein, at residues 128 (Asp to Gly) and 210 (Ile to Thr). Thus, the determinants of pantropism of F1-R are protease activation of the F protein and biopolar budding attributed to the mutated M protein.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bronchi/virology ; Mice ; Mutation ; Organ Specificity ; Sendai virus/genetics ; Sendai virus/growth & development ; Serine Endopeptidases/metabolism ; Tryptases ; Viral Fusion Proteins/genetics ; Viral Fusion Proteins/metabolism ; Viral Matrix Proteins/genetics ; Viral Matrix Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Viral Fusion Proteins ; Viral Matrix Proteins ; Serine Endopeptidases (EC 3.4.21.-) ; tryptase Clara (EC 3.4.21.-) ; Tryptases (EC 3.4.21.59)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1997-12-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2141320-4
    ISSN 1093-9946
    ISSN 1093-9946
    DOI 10.2741/a214
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  6. Article: Electron microscopy and serology of staphylococcus phages.

    KAESBERG, P / SETO, J T / WILSON, J B

    Journal of bacteriology

    2003  Volume 72, Issue 6, Page(s) 847–850

    MeSH term(s) Electrons ; Micrococcus ; Microscopy ; Microscopy, Electron ; Staphylococcus Phages ; Staphylococcus aureus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2003-08-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2968-3
    ISSN 1098-5530 ; 0021-9193
    ISSN (online) 1098-5530
    ISSN 0021-9193
    DOI 10.1128/jb.72.6.847-850.1956
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  7. Article: Some biological characteristics of Asian influenza isolates.

    SETO, J T / HICKEY, B J / RASMUSSEN, A F

    Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.)

    2003  Volume 100, Issue 4, Page(s) 672–676

    MeSH term(s) Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Humans ; Influenza, Human ; Orthomyxoviridae
    Language English
    Publishing date 2003-09-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 4015-0
    ISSN 1535-3699 ; 1525-1373 ; 0037-9727
    ISSN (online) 1535-3699 ; 1525-1373
    ISSN 0037-9727
    DOI 10.3181/00379727-100-24740
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  8. Article: Determinants of organ tropism of sendai virus.

    Tashiro, M / McQueen, N L / Seto, J T

    Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library

    1999  Volume 4, Page(s) D642–5

    Abstract: Wild-type Sendai virus is exclusively pneumotropic in mice. Protease activation mutants, ts-f1 and F1-R, were isolated from persistently infected tissue culture cells. Additional mutants were isolated from wild-type Sendai virus with phenotypes similar ... ...

    Abstract Wild-type Sendai virus is exclusively pneumotropic in mice. Protease activation mutants, ts-f1 and F1-R, were isolated from persistently infected tissue culture cells. Additional mutants were isolated from wild-type Sendai virus with phenotypes similar to the pantropic mutant, F1-R. The genome of the mutants was sequenced and mutations were revealed in several proteins encoded by the genes. Three of the six mutations in the fusion (F) proteins were considered prime candidates for the determinant of pantropism. Characterization of the mutants led to the finding that the exchange (Ser to Pro) residue 115 next to the cleavage site of the F protein was the primary determinant that resulted in the enhanced cleavability of the F protein. Another important finding was bipolar budding of F1-R in polarized epithelial cells and mouse bronchial epithelium. This has been attributed to two mutations in the matrix (M) protein, at residues 128 (Asp to Gly) and 210 (Ile to Thr). Thus the determinants of pantropism of F1-R are protease activation of the F protein and bipolar budding attributed to the mutated M protein and enhanced disruption of microtubules.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Substitution ; Animals ; Dogs ; Endopeptidases/metabolism ; Mice ; Mutation ; Organ Specificity ; Respirovirus/genetics ; Respirovirus/metabolism ; Respirovirus/pathogenicity ; Tropism/genetics ; Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics ; Viral Envelope Proteins/metabolism ; Viral Fusion Proteins/genetics ; Viral Fusion Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Viral Envelope Proteins ; Viral Fusion Proteins ; Endopeptidases (EC 3.4.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1999-10-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2141320-4
    ISSN 1093-9946
    ISSN 1093-9946
    DOI 10.2741/tashiro
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  9. Article: Molecular biology of the pathogenesis of Sendai viruses.

    Seto, J T / Tashiro, M

    Behring Institute Mitteilungen

    1991  , Issue 89, Page(s) 54–58

    Abstract: Protease activation mutant (ts-f1) was isolated from persistently infected cells, and a pantropic mutant, F1-R, was derived from ts-f1. The mutants have been found to be extremely useful for investigations on the molecular biology of paramyxoviruses. The ...

    Abstract Protease activation mutant (ts-f1) was isolated from persistently infected cells, and a pantropic mutant, F1-R, was derived from ts-f1. The mutants have been found to be extremely useful for investigations on the molecular biology of paramyxoviruses. The genome of the mutants has been sequenced and mutations were revealed in several proteins encoded by the genes. Three of the six mutations in the fusion (F) proteins were considered prime candidates for the determinants of pantropism. Characterization of the revertants, that are no longer pantropic and derived from F1-R, revealed that the mutation at amino acid residue (115 Arg to Pro) of the F protein is responsible for pantropism. Another important finding was bipolar budding of F1-R in polarized epithelial cells and mouse bronchial epithelium. It has been postulated that mutation(s) in the matrix (M) protein may be associated with bipolar budding since the revertants retained this phenotype of F1-R.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Line ; Endopeptidases/metabolism ; Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human/genetics ; Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human/pathogenicity ; Viral Proteins/genetics ; Virulence/genetics
    Chemical Substances Viral Proteins ; Endopeptidases (EC 3.4.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1991-07
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ISSN 0301-0457
    ISSN 0301-0457
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  10. Article: A gene for speed: contractile properties of isolated whole EDL muscle from an alpha-actinin-3 knockout mouse.

    Chan, S / Seto, J T / MacArthur, D G / Yang, N / North, K N / Head, S I

    American journal of physiology. Cell physiology

    2008  Volume 295, Issue 4, Page(s) C897–904

    Abstract: The actin-binding protein alpha-actinin-3 is one of the two isoforms of alpha-actinin that are found in the Z-discs of skeletal muscle. alpha-Actinin-3 is exclusively expressed in fast glycolytic muscle fibers. Homozygosity for a common polymorphism in ... ...

    Abstract The actin-binding protein alpha-actinin-3 is one of the two isoforms of alpha-actinin that are found in the Z-discs of skeletal muscle. alpha-Actinin-3 is exclusively expressed in fast glycolytic muscle fibers. Homozygosity for a common polymorphism in the ACTN3 gene results in complete deficiency of alpha-actinin-3 in about 1 billion individuals worldwide. Recent genetic studies suggest that the absence of alpha-actinin-3 is detrimental to sprint and power performance in elite athletes and in the general population. In contrast, alpha-actinin-3 deficiency appears to be beneficial for endurance athletes. To determine the effect of alpha-actinin-3 deficiency on the contractile properties of skeletal muscle, we studied isolated extensor digitorum longus (fast-twitch) muscles from a specially developed alpha-actinin-3 knockout (KO) mouse. alpha-Actinin-3-deficient muscles showed similar levels of damage to wild-type (WT) muscles following lengthening contractions of 20% strain, suggesting that the presence or absence of alpha-actinin-3 does not significantly influence the mechanical stability of the sarcomere in the mouse. alpha-Actinin-3 deficiency does not result in any change in myosin heavy chain expression. However, compared with alpha-actinin-3-positive muscles, alpha-actinin-3-deficient muscles displayed longer twitch half-relaxation times, better recovery from fatigue, smaller cross-sectional areas, and lower twitch-to-tetanus ratios. We conclude that alpha-actinin-3 deficiency results in fast-twitch, glycolytic fibers developing slower-twitch, more oxidative properties. These changes in the contractile properties of fast-twitch skeletal muscle from alpha-actinin-3-deficient individuals would be detrimental to optimal sprint and power performance, but beneficial for endurance performance.
    MeSH term(s) Actinin/genetics ; Actinin/metabolism ; Animals ; Gene Expression Regulation/physiology ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Muscle Contraction/genetics ; Muscle Contraction/physiology ; Muscle Fatigue/genetics ; Muscle Fatigue/physiology ; Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch/physiology ; Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch/physiology ; Muscle, Skeletal/physiology
    Chemical Substances Actn3 protein, mouse ; Actinin (11003-00-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-07-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 392098-7
    ISSN 1522-1563 ; 0363-6143
    ISSN (online) 1522-1563
    ISSN 0363-6143
    DOI 10.1152/ajpcell.00179.2008
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