Journal articles: 'Argininosuccinate Lyase (ArgH)'

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Hani, E. K., and V. L. Chan. "Cloning, characterization, and nucleotide sequence analysis of the argH gene from Campylobacter jejuni TGH9011 encoding argininosuccinate lyase." Journal of Bacteriology 176, no. 7 (1994): 1865–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.176.7.1865-1871.1994.

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Troshina, Olga, Alfred Hansel, and Peter Lindblad. "Cloning, Characterization, and Functional Expression in Escherichia coli of argH Encoding Argininosuccinate Lyase in the Cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. Strain PCC 73102." Current Microbiology 43, no. 4 (August 16, 2001): 260–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002840010298.

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De Backer, Sarah, Julia Sabirova, Ines De Pauw, Henri De Greve, Jean-Pierre Hernalsteens, Herman Goossens, and Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar. "Enzymes Catalyzing the TCA- and Urea Cycle Influence the Matrix Composition of Biofilms Formed by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300." Microorganisms 6, no. 4 (October 29, 2018): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms6040113.

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In methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle is known to negatively regulate production of the major biofilm-matrix exopolysaccharide, PIA/PNAG. However, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) produce a primarily proteinaceous biofilm matrix, and contribution of the TCA-cycle therein remains unclear. Utilizing USA300-JE2 Tn-mutants (NARSA) in genes encoding TCA- and urea cycle enzymes for transduction into a prolific biofilm-forming USA300 strain (UAS391-Erys), we studied the contribution of the TCA- and urea cycle and of proteins, eDNA and PIA/PNAG, to the matrix. Genes targeted in the urea cycle encoded argininosuccinate lyase and arginase (argH::Tn and rocF::Tn), and in the TCA-cycle encoded succinyl-CoA synthetase, succinate dehydrogenase, aconitase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, fumarate hydratase class II, and citrate synthase II (sucC::Tn, sdhA/B::Tn, acnA::Tn, icd::Tn, fumC::Tn and gltA::Tn). Biofilm formation was significantly decreased under no flow and flow conditions by argH::Tn, fumC::Tn, and sdhA/B::Tn (range OD492 0.374−0.667; integrated densities 2.065−4.875) compared to UAS391-EryS (OD492 0.814; integrated density 10.676) (p ≤ 0.008). Cellular and matrix stains, enzymatic treatment (Proteinase K, DNase I), and reverse-transcriptase PCR-based gene-expression analysis of fibronectin-binding proteins (fnbA/B) and the staphylococcal accessory regulator (sarA) on pre-formed UAS391-Erys and Tn-mutant biofilms showed: (i) < 1% PIA/PNAG in the proteinaceous/eDNA matrix; (ii) increased proteins under no flow and flow in the matrix of Tn mutant biofilms (on average 50 and 51 (±11)%) compared to UAS391-Erys (on average 22 and 25 (±4)%) (p < 0.001); and (iii) down- and up-regulation of fnbA/B and sarA, respectively, in Tn-mutants compared to UAS391-EryS (0.62-, 0.57-, and 2.23-fold on average). In conclusion, we show that the biofilm matrix of MRSA-USA300 and the corresponding Tn mutants is PIA/PNAG-independent and are mainly composed of proteins and eDNA. The primary impact of TCA-cycle inactivation was on the protein component of the biofilm matrix of MRSA-USA300.

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Steinle, Anna, Klaus Bergander, and Alexander Steinbüchel. "Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Production of Novel Cyanophycins with an Extended Range of Constituent Amino Acids." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75, no. 11 (April 3, 2009): 3437–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.00383-09.

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ABSTRACT Cyanophycin (multi-l-arginyl-poly-l-aspartic acid; also known as cyanophycin grana peptide [CGP]) is a putative precursor for numerous biodegradable technically used chemicals. Therefore, the biosynthesis and production of the polymer in recombinant organisms is of special interest. The synthesis of cyanophycin derivatives consisting of a wider range of constituents would broaden the applications of this polymer. We applied recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains defective in arginine metabolism and expressing the cyanophycin synthetase of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6308 in order to synthesize CGP with citrulline and ornithine as constituents. Strains defective in arginine degradation (Car1 and Car2) accumulated up to 4% (wt/wt) CGP, whereas strains defective in arginine synthesis (Arg1, Arg3, and Arg4) accumulated up to 15.3% (wt/wt) of CGP, which is more than twofold higher than the previously content reported in yeast and the highest content ever reported in eukaryotes. Characterization of the isolated polymers by different analytical methods indicated that CGP synthesized by strain Arg1 (with argininosuccinate synthetase deleted) consisted of up to 20 mol% of citrulline, whereas CGP from strain Arg3 (with ornithine carbamoyltransferase deleted) consisted of up to 8 mol% of ornithine, and CGP isolated from strain Arg4 (with argininosuccinate lyase deleted) consisted of up to 16 mol% lysine. Cultivation experiments indicated that the incorporation of citrulline or ornithine is enhanced by the addition of low amounts of arginine (2 mM) and also by the addition of ornithine or citrulline (10 to 40 mM), respectively, to the medium.

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Namiki, Fumio, Michiko Matsunaga, Mitsuru Okuda, Iori Inoue, Kazufumi Nishi, Yoshikatsu Fujita, and Takashi Tsuge. "Mutation of an Arginine Biosynthesis Gene Causes Reduced Pathogenicity in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis." Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® 14, no. 4 (April 2001): 580–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/mpmi.2001.14.4.580.

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Restriction enzyme-mediated integration (REMI) mutagenesis was used to tag genes required for pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis. Of the 1,129 REMI transformants tested, 13 showed reduced pathogenicity on susceptible melon cultivars. One of the mutants, FMMP95–1, was an arginine auxotroph. Structural analysis of the tagged site in FMMP95-1 identified a gene, designated ARG1, which possibly encodes argininosuccinate lyase, catalyzing the last step for arginine biosynthesis. Complementation of FMMP95–1 with the ARG1 gene caused a recovery in pathogenicity, indicating that arginine auxotrophic mutation causes reduced pathogenicity in this pathogen.

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Bishop, Eleanor, Monika Dimitrova, Alexander Froggatt, Maria Estevez-Cebrero, Lisa C. D. Storer, Francis Mussai, Simon Paine, Richard G. Grundy, and Madhumita Dandapani. "Characterisation of Expression the Arginine Pathway Enzymes in Childhood Brain Tumours to Determine Susceptibility to Therapeutic Arginine Depletion." BioMed Research International 2022 (June 22, 2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9008685.

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Despite significant improvements in treatment and survival in paediatric cancers, outcomes for children with brain tumours remain poor. Novel therapeutic approaches are needed to improve survival and quality of survival. Extracellular arginine dependency (auxotrophy) has been recognised in several tumours as a potential therapeutic target. This dependency is due to the inability of cancer cells to recycle or synthesise intracellular arginine through the urea cycle pathway compared to normal cells. Whilst adult glioblastoma exhibits this dependency, the expression of the arginine pathway enzymes has not been delineated in paediatric brain tumours. We used immunohistochemical (IHC) methods to stain for arginine pathway enzymes in paediatric high-grade glioma (pHGG), low-grade glioma (pLGG), ependymoma (EPN), and medulloblastoma (MB) tumour tissue microarrays (TMAs). The antibodies detected protein expression of the metaboliser arginase (Arg1 and Arg2); recycling enzymes ornithine transcarbamoylase (OTC), argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS1), and argininosuccinate lyase (ASL); and the transporter SLC7A1. Deficiency of OTC, ASS1, and ASL was seen in 87.5%, 94%, and 79% of pHGG samples, respectively, consistent with an auxotrophic signature. Similar result was obtained in pLGG with 96%, 93%, and 91% of tumours being deficient in ASL, ASS1, and OTC, respectively. 79%, 88%, and 85% of MB cases were ASL, ASS1, and OTC deficient whilst ASL and OTC were deficient in 57% and 91% of EPN samples. All tumour types highly expressed SLC7A1 and Arginase, with Arg2 being the main isoform, demonstrating that they could transport and utilise arginine. Our results show that pHGG, pLGG, EPN, and MB demonstrate arginine auxotrophy based on protein expression and are likely to be susceptible to arginine depletion. Pegylated arginase (BCT-100) is currently in phase I/II trials in relapsed pHGG. Our results suggest that therapeutic arginine depletion may also be useful in other tumour types and IHC analysis of patient tumour samples could help identify patients likely to benefit from this treatment.

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Remacle, Jacques E., Didier Breyer, and Roland Loppes. "Molecular cloning of the ARG7 gene of Schizosaccharomyces pombe encoding argininosuccinate lyase." Current Genetics 14, no. 4 (October 1988): 381–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00419996.

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Shimogawara, Kosuke, Shoko Fujiwara, Arthur Grossman, and Hideaki Usuda. "High-Efficiency Transformation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by Electroporation." Genetics 148, no. 4 (April 1, 1998): 1821–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/genetics/148.4.1821.

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Abstract We have established a high-efficiency method for transforming the unicellular, green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by electroporation. Electroporation of strains CC3395 and CC425, cell wall-less mutants devoid of argininosuccinate lyase (encoded by ARG7), in the presence of the plasmid pJD67 (which contains ARG7) was used to optimize conditions for the introduction of exogenous DNA. The conditions that were varied included osmolarity, temperature, concentration of exogenous DNA, voltage and capacitance. Following optimization, the maximum transformation frequency obtained was 2 × 105 transformants per μg of DNA; this frequency is two orders of magnitude higher than obtained with the current standard method using glass beads to introduce exogenous DNA. The electroporation procedure described in this article is of general utility, and makes it feasible to isolate genes by direct complementation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants.

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Loppes, Roland, Reiner Michels, Isabelle Decroupette, and Bernard Joris. "Sequence analysis of the ARG7 gene of Schizosaccharomyces pombe coding for argininosuccinate lyase." Current Genetics 19, no. 4 (April 1991): 255–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00355051.

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Lee, H. J., S. H. Chiou, and G. G. Chang. "Inactivation of the endogenous argininosuccinate lyase activity of duck δ-crystallin by modification of an essential histidine residue with diethyl pyrocarbonate." Biochemical Journal 293, no. 2 (July 15, 1993): 537–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bj2930537.

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The argininosuccinate lyase activity of duck delta-crystallin was inactivated by diethyl pyrocarbonate at 0 degrees C and pH 7.5. The inactivation followed pseudo-first-order kinetics after appropriate correction for the decomposition of the reagent during the modification period. The plot of the observed pseudo-first-order rate constant versus diethyl pyrocarbonate concentration in the range of 0.17-1.7 mM was linear and went through the origin with a second-order rate constant of 1.45 +/- 0.1 M-1.s-1. The double-logarithmic plot was also linear, with slope of 1.13, which suggested a 1:1 stoichiometry for the reaction between diethyl pyrocarbonate and delta-crystallin. L-Arginine, L-norvaline or L-citrulline protected the argininosuccinate lyase activity of delta-crystallin from diethyl pyrocarbonate inactivation. The dissociation constants for the delta-crystallin-L-arginine and delta-crystallin-L-citrulline binary complexes, determined by the protection experiments, were 4.2 +/- 0.2 and 0.12 +/- 0.04 mM respectively. Fumarate alone had no protective effect. However, fumarate plus L-arginine gave synergistic protection with a ligand binding interacting factor of 0.12 +/- 0.02. The double-protection data conformed to a random Uni Bi kinetic mechanism. Fluorescence-quenching studies indicated that the modified delta-crystallin had minimum, if any, conformational changes as compared with the native delta-crystallin. Inactivation of the enzyme activity was accompanied by an increasing absorbance at 240 nm of the protein. The absorption near 280 nm did not change. Treatment of the modified protein with hydroxylamine regenerated the enzyme activity to the original level. These results strongly indicated the modification of an essential histidine residue. Calculation from the 240 nm absorption changes indicated that only one histidine residue per subunit was modified by the reagent. This super-active histidine residue has a pKa value of approximately 6.8 and acts as a general acid-base catalyst in the enzyme reaction mechanism. Our experimental data are compatible with an E1cB mechanism [Raushel (1984) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 232, 520-525] for the argininosuccinate lyase with the essential histidine residue close to the arginine-binding domain of delta-crystallin. L-Citrulline, after binding to this domain, might form an extra hydrogen bond with the essential histidine residue.

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Yuan, San-Yue, Guo-Qing Li, Pin-Jun Wan, Qiang Fu, Feng-Xiang Lai, and Li-Li Mu. "Knockdown of a putative argininosuccinate lyase gene reduces arginine content and impairs nymphal development in Nilaparvata lugens." Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 95, no. 1 (March 2, 2017): e21385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/arch.21385.

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Debuchy, R., S. Purton, and J. D. Rochaix. "The argininosuccinate lyase gene of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: an important tool for nuclear transformation and for correlating the genetic and molecular maps of the ARG7 locus." EMBO Journal 8, no. 10 (October 1989): 2803–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1460-2075.1989.tb08426.x.

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Krishna, Meera B., Annu Joseph, Philip Litto Thomas, Belinda Dsilva, Sathy M. Pillai, and Malini Laloraya. "Impaired Arginine Metabolism Coupled to a Defective Redox Conduit Contributes to Low Plasma Nitric Oxide in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome." Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 43, no. 5 (2017): 1880–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000484107.

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Background: Though oxidative stress is associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), the status of nitric oxide is still unclear. Nitric Oxide (NO) plays pivotal roles in many physiological functions which are compromised in PCOS. Our recent study reveals lowered T-regulatory cells (Tregs) in PCOS, and Treg generation is known to be regulated by NO levels. However concrete evidences are lacking on mechanisms modulating NO levels under PCOS. Methods: This is a retrospective case-control cohort study, comprised of PCOS women (N=29) and normal menstruating women as controls (N=20). We analysed NOx (nitrite+nitrate) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentrations, transcript levels of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)/inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and arginine modulators, hydrogen peroxide regulators in the cohort. Results: PCOS women showed reduced plasma NOx(nitrate+nitrite) and H2O2 compared to controls. We report reduction in transcript levels of iNOS/NOS2 and eNOS/NOS3 in PCOS peripheral blood. The transcripts involved in arginine bioavailability: Argininosuccinate lyase (ASL), Solute Carrier Family1, member 7 (SLC7A1) and Arginase 1 (ARG1) and Asymmetric Dimethyl Arginine (ADMA) metabolism: Protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) and Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 2 (DDAH2) also showed differential expression. H2O2 concentration in PCOS women was also found to be reduced. The reduction can be attributed to increase in catalase levels as a consequence of the body’s effort to alleviate the oxidative burden in the system. Conclusion: Our study advocates that PCOS women have lowered NO due to reduced iNOS/eNOS expression, low H2O2, high ADMA synthesis and reduced arginine bioavailability. An in-depth analysis of redox biology of PCOS to open up potential therapeutic strategies is highly recommended.

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Alteri, Christopher J., Stephanie D. Himpsl, Michael D. Engstrom, and Harry L. T. Mobley. "Anaerobic Respiration Using a Complete Oxidative TCA Cycle Drives Multicellular Swarming in Proteus mirabilis." mBio 3, no. 6 (October 30, 2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00365-12.

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ABSTRACTProteus mirabilisrapidly migrates across surfaces using a periodic developmental process of differentiation alternating between short swimmer cells and elongated hyperflagellated swarmer cells. To undergo this vigorous flagellum-mediated motility, bacteria must generate a substantial proton gradient across their cytoplasmic membranes by using available energy pathways. We sought to identify the link between energy pathways and swarming differentiation by examining the behavior of defined central metabolism mutants. Mutations in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle (fumCandsdhBmutants) caused altered patterns of swarming periodicity, suggesting an aerobic pathway. Surprisingly, the wild-type strain swarmed on agar containing sodium azide, which poisons aerobic respiration; thefumCTCA cycle mutant, however, was unable to swarm on azide. To identify other contributing energy pathways, we screened transposon mutants for loss of swarming on sodium azide and found insertions in the following genes that involved fumarate metabolism or respiration:hybB, encoding hydrogenase;fumC, encoding fumarase;argH, encoding argininosuccinate lyase (generates fumarate); and a quinone hydroxylase gene. These findings validated the screen and suggested involvement of anaerobic electron transport chain components. Abnormal swarming periodicity offumCandsdhBmutants was associated with the excretion of reduced acidic fermentation end products. Bacteria lacking SdhB were rescued to wild-type pH and periodicity by providing fumarate, independent of carbon source but dependent on oxygen, whilefumCmutants were rescued by glycerol, independent of fumarate only under anaerobic conditions. These findings link multicellular swarming patterns with fumarate metabolism and membrane electron transport using a previously unappreciated configuration of both aerobic and anaerobic respiratory chain components.IMPORTANCEBacterial locomotion and the existence of microbes were the first scientific observations that followed the invention of the microscope. A bacterium can swim through a fluid environment or coordinate motion with a group of bacteria and swarm across a surface. The flagellar motor, which propels the bacterium, is fueled by proton motive force. In contrast to the physiology that governs swimming motility, much less is known about the energy sources required for multicellular swarming on surfaces. In this study, we usedProteus mirabilisas a model organism to study vigorous swarming behavior and genetic and biochemical approaches to define energy pathways and central metabolism that contribute to multicellular motility. We found that swarming bacteria use a complete aerobic tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle but do not respire oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor, suggesting that multicellular cooperation during swarming reduces the amount of energy required by individual bacteria to achieve rapid motility.

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Jamehdor, Saleh, Shirin Farivar, Mohammad Hossein Sangtarash, Razieh Amini, Sara Pajouhanfar, and Ali Teimoori. "The Effects of Quercetin on the Gene Expression of Arginine Metabolism Key Enzymes in Human Embryonic Kidney 293 Cells." Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products 16, no. 2 (April 7, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/jjnpp.101957.

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Background: Arginine metabolism is an important factor involved in tumorigenesis, progression, and survival of tumor cells. Besides, other metabolites produced in the arginine metabolism process, such as polyamines, nitric oxide, argininosuccinate, and agmatine, play key roles in different stages of tumor development. On the other hand, herbal metabolites are widely used to treat cancer. One of these herbal flavonoids is quercetin. Methods: In this study, according to MTT assay data, two concentrations of quercetin flavonoid were selected (57.5 and 115 µM) to treat human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells. Then RNA was extracted from the cells and used as a template for cDNA synthesis. Using real-time PCR, the expression of key enzymes involved in arginine metabolism was evaluated, including arginase 2 (Arg2), ornithine carbamoyl transferase (OTC), agmatinase (AGMAT), arginase 1 (Arg1), nitric oxide synthase 1 (nNOS), arginine decarboxylase (ADC), ornithine decarboxylase 1 (ODC), ornithine carbamoyl transferase (OCT), spermidine synthase (SRM), spermine synthase (SMS), argininosuccinate synthase 1 (ASS1), and argininosuccinate lyase (ASL). The Student t-test was used to analyze the data considering a P value of < 0.05 as the significance level. Results: Our results indicated significant changes in the expression of arginine metabolism enzymes after quercetin exposure, confirming a role for quercetin plant flavonoid in regulating arginine metabolism in HEK293 cells. Conclusions: Quercetin could alter the gene expression of the key enzymes involved in arginine metabolism. This was the first study investigating the effects of quercetin on arginine metabolism in HEK293 cells.

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Huong, Nguyen Thi Thu, Nguyen Thi Kim Lien, and Nguyen Huy Hoang. "Application of Next Generation Sequencing Genetic Studies of Urea Cycle Disorders." VNU Journal of Science: Natural Sciences and Technology 37, no. 2 (June 28, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.25073/2588-1140/vnunst.5196.

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Urea cycle disorder is a group of rare, inherited metabolic disorders in the pathway transforming ammonia to urea. The mutations in genes coding for 6 enzymes that are participated including carbamoyl phosphate synthase I (CPSI), ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC), argininosuccinate synthase (ASS1), argininosuccinate lyase (ASL), arginase (ARG1), and N-acetyl glutamate synthase (NAGS), and 2 transport systems ((ornithine translocase (ONT1), citrin)) in the urea cycle are responsible for ammonia accumulation in the blood. Hyperammonemia is the cause of severe neurological symptoms and even death. In almost all cases, clinical examinations and biochemical experiments are necessary, but insufficient information for an accurate diagnosis. Mutation analysis is an effective method to confirm the diagnosis and could be the basis for genetic counseling. The rapid development and widely using of next generation sequencing (NGS) have brought incredible advances in molecular diagnosis of genetic diseases in general. In this article, we systematize the UCD genetic studies applying NGS method, thereby providing a basis for not only disease diagnosis but also future research

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Zhang, Lili, Sihao Qu, Lu Wang, Chunguo Wang, Qinghe Yu, Zhimin Zhang, Yirui Diao, et al. "Tianlongkechuanling Inhibits Pulmonary Fibrosis Through Down-Regulation of Arginase-Ornithine Pathway." Frontiers in Pharmacology 12 (April 22, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.661129.

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Background: Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) is an interstitial lung disease characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix in the lungs, which disrupts the structure and gas exchange of the alveoli. There are only two approved therapies for PF, nintedanib (Nib) and pirfenidone. Therefore, the use of Chinese medicine for PF is attracting attention. Tianlongkechuanling (TL) is an effective Chinese formula that has been applied clinically to alleviate PF, which can enhance lung function and quality of life.Purpose: The potential effects and specific mechanisms of TL have not been fully explored, yet. In the present study, proteomics was performed to explore the therapeutic protein targets of TL on Bleomycin (BLM)-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis.Method: BLM-induced PF mice models were established. Hematoxylineosin staining and Masson staining were used to analyze histopathological changes and collagen deposition. To screen the differential proteins expression between the Control, BLM, BLM + TL and BLM + Nib (BLM + nintedanib) groups, quantitative proteomics was performed using tandem mass tag (TMT) labeling with nanoLC-MS/MS [nano liquid chromatographymass spectrometry]). Changes in the profiles of the expressed proteins were analyzed using the bioinformatics tools Gene Ontology (GO) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). The protein–protein interactions (PPI) were established by STRING. Expressions of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), Collagen I (Col1a1), Fibronectin (Fn1) and enzymes in arginase-ornithine pathway were detected by Western blot or RT-PCR.Result: TL treatments significantly ameliorated BLM-induced collagen deposition in lung tissues. Moreover, TL can inhibit the protein expressions of α-SMA and the mRNA expressions of Col1a1 and Fn1. Using TMT technology, we observed 253 differentially expressed proteins related to PPI networks and involved different KEGG pathways. Arginase-ornithine pathway is highly significant. The expression of arginase1 (Arg1), carbamoyltransferase (OTC), carbamoy-phosphate synthase (CPS1), argininosuccinate synthase (ASS1), ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was significantly decreased after TL treatments.Conclusion: Administration of TL in BLM-induced mice resulted in decreasing pulmonary fibrosis. Our findings propose that the down regulation of arginase-ornithine pathway expression with the reduction of arginase biosynthesis is a central mechanism and potential treatment for pulmonary fibrosis with the prevention of TL.

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