A mathematical fractional model with nonsingular kernel for thrombin receptor activation in calcium signalling

In calcium signalling, activation of receptor is a very significant aspect. To understand the mechanism of calcium signalling, receptors are the important components. The mobilization of intracellular calcium from intracellular stores depends upon binding of agonist to cell surface receptor. Thrombin is chosen as model ligand. In order to understand thrombin receptor activation, we analyze fractional model incorporating derivative of arbitrary order and nonsingular kernel which can precisely describe the effect of memory and can explain the model in better and more efficient manner as compared with fractional operators with singular kernels. The problem has been solved by perturbation iterative method. Using fixed‐point theorem, it is proved that solution of the system will exist and also it will be unique.     

Chemistry and biology of the aeruginosin family of serine protease inhibitors

The aeruginosins have been isolated from marine sponges and cyanobacterial waterblooms, sources that are phylogenetically distinct and the bodies of water are geographically well-separated. The aeruginosins comprise a central hydroxy- (or dihydroxy-) octahydroindole carboxamide core unit, onto which are appended unusual amino acids on the carboxy and amino termini as part of the linear peptide array. Potent inhibitory activity of serine proteases in vitro is exhibited by some of the aeruginosins as a result of the presence and proper deployment of three important pharmacophoric subunits: a P1 arginine mimetic, and two hydrophobic residues with interaction sites designated as P2 and P3. In this article, we provide the first comprehensive review on the chemistry and biology of the aeruginosins, with an emphasis on their sources, structural revisions, and total syntheses.     

Potentiometric DNA Sensor Based on Electropolymerized Phenothiazines for Protein Detection

Novel method of potentiometric detection of DNA‐protein interactions has been proposed. For this purpose, polymeric phenothiazine dyes, methylene blue (MB) and methylene green (MG), were electrochemically deposited onto the glassy carbon electrode and covered with double stranded DNA (dsDNA) as a target for antibodies (DNA‐sensor) or DNA aptamer specific to human α‐thrombin (aptasensor). The biosensors were consecutively incubated at pH 7.5 and 3.0 and the difference in potentials, ΔE, was used as a measure of protein concentration. The potentiometric DNA‐sensors were tested in standard serum of autoimmune disease patients (systemic lupus erythemathosus (SLE) and autoimmune thyroidites). It was shown, that the ΔE value of DNA‐sensor depends on the dilution of serum in the range from 1 : 1 to 1 : 100. Nonthermostated serum exhibited bell‐shape dependence of ΔE on serum dilution due to interfering effect of serine proteins at maximum dilution between 1 : 20 and 1 : 50. For SLE serum thermostated at 56 °C the ΔE linearly decreased as a function of serum dilution and reached saturation at dilution 1 : 20. Similarly the changes in the potential of aptasensor allowed us to determine the α‐thrombin in the range from 1 nM to 1 μM. The Faradic impedance spectra measured at presence of redox probe [Fe(CN)₆]^4?/3? revealed changes in the resistance and capacitance attributed to the shielding effect of anti‐DNA antibodies and an increase in the electron transfer. The developed potentiometric biosensors can be used for preliminary diagnostics of autoimmune diseases and thrombin detection with sensitivity comparable to traditional methods. The developed assay is, however simpler and cheaper in comparison with commonly used methods.     

The N-terminal 1-16 peptide derived in vivo from protein seminal vesicle protein IV modulates alpha-thrombin activity: potential clinical implications

We have previously shown that seminal vesicle protein IV (SV-IV) and its 1-70 N-terminal fragment have anti-inflammatory activity and modulate anti-thrombin III (AT) activity. Moreover, mass spectrometry analysis of purified SV-IV has shown that the protein was found to be highly heterogeneous and 14% of the total SV-IV molecules are truncated forms, of particular interest the 1-16, 1-17, and 1-18 peptides. In this work we report experimental data which demonstrate that the 1-16 peptide (P1-16) possesses a marked effect on the AT activity by preventing the formation of the thrombin-AT complex. We found that the formation of thrombin-AT complex is markedly decreased in the presence of P1-16 used at equimolar concentration with thrombin as evaluated with SDS-PAGE. We also monitored the conformational changes of thrombin in the presence of different P1-16 concentrations, and calculated the K(d) of thrombin/P1-16 system by circular dichroism technique. The probable interaction sites of P1-16 with thrombin have been also evaluated by molecular graphics and computational analyses. These results have potential implications in the treatment of sterility and thrombotic diseases.     

达比加群酯的合成

3-硝基-4-氯苯甲酸(2)经甲胺化得3-硝基-4-甲氨基苯甲酸(3),2-氨基吡啶与丙烯酸乙酯经迈克尔加成得3-[(吡啶-2-基)氨基]丙酸乙酯(5),化合物3与5经缩合、催化氢化得3-{[(3-氨基-4-甲胺基)苯甲酰基](吡啶-2-基)氨基}丙酸乙酯(7),化合物7再与N-(4-氰基苯基)甘氨酸(8)酰化、环合和Pinner反应,最后与氯甲酸正己酯反应得到达比加群酯(1),总收率约40%(以3-硝基-4-氯苯甲酸计),结构经IR、1H NMR和MS测试技术确证。     

Chemiluminescent and Colorimetric Aptamer-Based Assays of Human α-Thrombin

Abstract

A microplate-based sandwich assay for the determination of α-human thrombin (HTb) was developed. Fluorescein-modified 29-mer thrombin binding aptamer (FAM-TBA29) and biotinylated 15-mer thrombin binding aptamer (Bio-TBA15) reacting with different exosites of HTb were used as the biorecognition components in the assay. FAM-TBA29 (capture aptamer) was immobilized using its interaction with anti-fluorescein antibody adsorbed on the microplate surface. As a sensitive signaling system, a combination of Bio-TBA15 and streptavidin-polyHRP conjugate was used. Under the optimized conditions, the detection limit for HTb was 1.4?nM; this value was the same in both the colorimetric and the chemiluminescent assays. The replacement of colorimetry for HRP measurement with chemiluminescence increased the assay sensitivity from 0.06 to 1.7?×?10⁶?nM^?1 that clearly demonstrated advantage of the latter approach.     

基于铈配合物信号探针的凝血酶电化学适体传感器

以Ce³⁺为中心离子,N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)为有机配体,通过温度调节,合成系列形貌和电化学信号不同的铈配合物(Ce-COPs)。筛选出电化学信号最强的多面体状Ce-COP为信号探针。通过凝血酶(TB)与TB适体链之间的特异性识别作用,设计了一种简单通用的TB适体传感器。最优实验条件下,该传感器对TB的线性响应范围为1.0 fmol·L^-1~1.0 nmol·L^-1,检测限为0.94 fmol·L^-1。此外,本方案方法与商品人凝血酶(TM) ELISA试剂盒检测结果相近。结果表明,我们构建的TB适体传感器具有良好的灵敏度、特异性、选择性和稳定性。     

一种基于适配分子的偏振荧光检测法

凝血酶适配分子（aptamer)可与凝血酶以高亲和力结合，二者的结合可改变荧光素标记的适配分子溶液的荧光偏振强度，据此建立了适配分子荧光偏振法测定血酶的新方法。方法的线性范围是0.1-4IU/mL；检出限为0.09IU/mL。将该方法用于人体血浆中凝血酶含量分析，结果满意。     

Impedimetric Aptasensors Based on Carbon Nanotubes – Poly(methylene blue) Composite

The effect of aptamer structure and immobilization platform on the efficiency of thrombin binding and its detection using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) characteristics was investigated with aptasensors based on glassy carbon electrodes covered with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). Aptamers with one or two binding sequences GGTTGGTGTGGTTGG specific for thrombin and poly(dA) and poly(dT) tags able to form dimeric products (aptabodies) were used to establish significance of steric and electrostatic factors in aptasensor performance. We have shown that electropolymerization of methylene blue onto MWNTs significantly improved electrochemical characteristics and sensitivity of thrombin detection against bare MWNTs. Charge transfer resistance and capacitance of the surface layer were measured in the presence of redox probe [Fe(CN)₆]^3?/4?. Aptasensors make it possible to detect thrombin in the concentration range 1 nM–1 µM with the limit of detection of 0.7 nM (monitoring resistance changes) and 0.5 nM (capacitance changes), respectively.