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A Dominant Loss-Of-Function Gja1 (Cx43) Mutant Impairs Parturition In The Mouse, Dan Tong, Xuerong Lu, Hong-Xing Wang, Isabelle Plante, Ed Lui, Dale Laird, Donglin Bai, Gerald Kidder
A Dominant Loss-Of-Function Gja1 (Cx43) Mutant Impairs Parturition In The Mouse, Dan Tong, Xuerong Lu, Hong-Xing Wang, Isabelle Plante, Ed Lui, Dale Laird, Donglin Bai, Gerald Kidder
Edmund M. K. Lui
Expression of GJA1 (commonly known as connexin43 or Cx43), a major myometrial gap junction protein, is upregulated before the onset of delivery, suggesting an essential role for Cx43-mediated gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) in normal uterine contraction during parturition. To determine how a disease-linked Cx43 mutation affects myometrial function, we studied a mutant mouse model carrying an autosomal dominant mutation (Gja1Jrt) in the gene encoding Cx43 that displays features of the human genetic disease oculodentodigital dysplasia. We found that Cx43 level, specifically the phosphorylated species of the protein, is significantly reduced in the myometrium of the mutant mice (Gja1Jrt/+), as …
De Novo Sequencing And Analysis Of The American Ginseng Root Transcriptome Using A Gs Flx Titanium Platform To Discover Putative Genes Involved In Ginsenoside Biosynthesis, Chao Sun, Ying Li, Qiong Wu, Hongmei Luo, Yongzhen Sun, Jingyuan Song, Ed Lui, Shilin Chen
De Novo Sequencing And Analysis Of The American Ginseng Root Transcriptome Using A Gs Flx Titanium Platform To Discover Putative Genes Involved In Ginsenoside Biosynthesis, Chao Sun, Ying Li, Qiong Wu, Hongmei Luo, Yongzhen Sun, Jingyuan Song, Ed Lui, Shilin Chen
Edmund M. K. Lui
BACKGROUND: American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) is one of the most widely used herbal remedies in the world. Its major bioactive constituents are the triterpene saponins known as ginsenosides. However, little is known about ginsenoside biosynthesis in American ginseng, especially the late steps of the pathway. RESULTS: In this study, a one-quarter 454 sequencing run produced 209,747 high-quality reads with an average sequence length of 427 bases. De novo assembly generated 31,088 unique sequences containing 16,592 contigs and 14,496 singletons. About 93.1% of the high-quality reads were assembled into contigs with an average 8-fold coverage. A total of 21,684 (69.8%) …
Antioxidant Effect Of Zinc And Zinc-Metallothionein In The Acute Cytotoxicity Of Hydrogen Peroxide In Ehrlich Ascites Tumour Cells, Zacharias Suntres, Ed Lui
Antioxidant Effect Of Zinc And Zinc-Metallothionein In The Acute Cytotoxicity Of Hydrogen Peroxide In Ehrlich Ascites Tumour Cells, Zacharias Suntres, Ed Lui
Edmund M. K. Lui
This study was concerned with the role of zinc (Zn) and zinc-metallothionein (Zn-MT) in oxidative stress. Hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative injury was examined in Ehrlich ascites tumour cells isolated from control host mice, mice pretreated with 10 mg/kg ZnSO4 (i.p.) to increase cellular Zn/Zn-MT levels, and mice exposed to Zn-deficient diet to reduce the cellular Zn/Zn-MT levels. The results of the present study showed that Ehrlich cells with seven-fold differences in Zn-MT concentrations could be obtained by manipulating the Zn status of host mice and that high Zn and Zn-MT levels can make Ehrlich cells more resistant to H2O2-induced oxidative injury …
Prooxidative Effect Of Copper-Metallothionein In The Acute Cytotoxicity Of Hydrogen Peroxide In Ehrlich Ascites Tumour Cells, Zacharias Suntres, Ed Lui
Prooxidative Effect Of Copper-Metallothionein In The Acute Cytotoxicity Of Hydrogen Peroxide In Ehrlich Ascites Tumour Cells, Zacharias Suntres, Ed Lui
Edmund M. K. Lui
This study was concerned with the role of copper (Cu) and Cu-metallothionein (Cu-MT) in oxidative stress. Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))-induced oxidative injury was examined in Ehrlich ascites tumour cells isolated from host mice pretreated with 0, 1 or 2mg of CuSO(4) (ip) 24h earlier. Control Ehrlich cells contained low levels of Cu and Cu treatment produced dose-related increases in cellular Cu and Cu-MT levels and corresponding increases in sensitivity to oxidative toxicity of H(2)O(2) (LC(50), cell blebbing, lipid peroxidation, GSH depletion, and increase in intracellular free [Ca(2+)](i)). Hydrogen peroxide treatment also resulted in the oxidation of MT thiolates, reduction in the …