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Structural and Dynamic Characterization of the Molecular Hub Early Region 1A (E1A) from Human Adenovirus
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Marcela Oliveira Nogueira Michele Salvi Dr. Talita Duarte Pagani Prof. Isabella C. Felli Prof. Roberta Pierattelli 《Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)》2016,22(37):13010-13013
The small‐DNA human adenovirus encodes one of the most versatile molecular hubs, the E1A protein. This protein is essential for productive viral infection in human cells and a vast amount of biologically relevant data are available on its interactions with host proteins. Up to now, however, no high‐resolution structural and dynamic information on E1A is available despite its important biological role. Among the different spliced variants of E1A, two are expressed at high level in the early stage of infection. These are 243 and 289 residues isoforms. Herein, we present their NMR characterization, showing that they are both highly disordered, but also demonstrate a certain heterogeneous behavior in terms of structural and dynamic properties. Furthermore, we present the characterization of the isolated domain of the longer variant, known as CR3. This study opens the way to understanding at the molecular level how E1A functions. 相似文献
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Insight into 3D micro‐CT data: exploring segmentation algorithms through performance metrics
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Talita Perciano Daniela Ushizima Harinarayan Krishnan Dilworth Parkinson Natalie Larson Daniël M. Pelt Wes Bethel Frank Zok James Sethian 《Journal of synchrotron radiation》2017,24(5):1065-1077
Three‐dimensional (3D) micro‐tomography (µ‐CT) has proven to be an important imaging modality in industry and scientific domains. Understanding the properties of material structure and behavior has produced many scientific advances. An important component of the 3D µ‐CT pipeline is image partitioning (or image segmentation), a step that is used to separate various phases or components in an image. Image partitioning schemes require specific rules for different scientific fields, but a common strategy consists of devising metrics to quantify performance and accuracy. The present article proposes a set of protocols to systematically analyze and compare the results of unsupervised classification methods used for segmentation of synchrotron‐based data. The proposed dataflow for Materials Segmentation and Metrics (MSM) provides 3D micro‐tomography image segmentation algorithms, such as statistical region merging (SRM), k‐means algorithm and parallel Markov random field (PMRF), while offering different metrics to evaluate segmentation quality, confidence and conformity with standards. Both experimental and synthetic data are assessed, illustrating quantitative results through the MSM dashboard, which can return sample information such as media porosity and permeability. The main contributions of this work are: (i) to deliver tools to improve material design and quality control; (ii) to provide datasets for benchmarking and reproducibility; (iii) to yield good practices in the absence of standards or ground‐truth for ceramic composite analysis. 相似文献
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Jessica Fernanda Affonso de Oliveira Raquel Frenedoso da Silva Iris Renata Sousa Ribeiro Ângela Saito Talita Diniz Melo-Hanchuk Marília Meira Dias Jörg Kobarg Mateus Borba Cardoso 《Particle & Particle Systems Characterization》2020,37(3):1900446
Nanomedicine is considered a promising alternative to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment. Particularly, the use of nanoparticles (NPs) has enabled the encapsulation of highly toxic anticancer drugs, facilitated ultimate targeting, and allowed tailoring of drug delivery. However, when in biological fluids, these NPs are coated by proteins which hide the targeting moieties and suppress the engineered biological outcome. Herein, how the Ki-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) can preserve its targetability through grafting on the surface of zwitterionic-functionalized nanoparticles, is unveiled. Zwitterions, known for their stealth ability, are used to minimize unspecific NPs protein adsorption and consequently maintain mAb functionality. In this work, Ki-1 mAb is used as it recognizes TNFRSF8 (CD30+) transmembrane protein overexpressed on CD30+ lymphoma cells such as L540 cells. While nonfunctionalized NPs show negligible toxic effects toward L540 cells, the Ki-1-functionalized structure demonstrates cytotoxicity, since they undergo cellular uptake, suggesting a receptor-mediated internalization. This dual-functionalization strategy provides a promising multifunctional nanoplatform toward future personalized medicine applications, minimizing unspecific protein adsorption on NPs and ensuring selective cancer cell targeting. 相似文献
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Joice Jaqueline Kaschuk Talita Martins Lacerda Véronique Coma Elisabete Frollini 《Cellulose (London, England)》2017,24(6):2437-2453
Enzymatic saccharification of sisal cellulosic pulp has been investigated. Brazil leads global production of lignocellulosic sisal fiber, which has high cellulose content, an important property for producing glucose via saccharification. Hence, sisal pulp can be a good alternative for use in biorefineries. Prior to enzymatic hydrolysis, the starting pulp [85 ± 2% α-cellulose, 15 ± 2% hemicelluloses, 1.2 ± 2% insoluble lignin, viscometric average molar mass (MMvis) 19,357 ± 590 g mol?1, crystallinity index (CI) 74%] was pretreated with alkaline aqueous solution (mercerization, 20 g of pulp L?1, 20% NaOH, 50 °C). The changes in the properties of the cellulosic pulp during this pretreatment were analyzed [α-cellulose content, MMvis, CI, pulp fiber dimensions, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)]. The unmercerized and mercerized (97.4 ± 2% α-cellulose, 2.6 ± 2% hemicelluloses, 0.3 ± 0.1% insoluble lignin, MMvis 94,618 ± 300 g mol?1, CI 68%) pulps were subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis (48 h, commercial cellulase enzymes, 0.5 mL g?1 pulp); during the reactions, aliquots consisting of unreacted pulp and liquor were withdrawn from the medium at certain times and characterized (unreacted pulp: MMvis, CI, fiber dimensions, SEM; liquor: high-performance liquid chromatography). The changes in pulp properties observed during mercerization facilitated access of enzymes to cellulose chains, and the yield of the hydrolysis reaction increased from 50.2 (unmercerized pulp) to 89.0% (mercerized pulp). These initial results for enzymatic hydrolysis of sisal pulp indicate that it represents a good alternative biomass for bioethanol production. 相似文献
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Rodrigo S. Muceneeki Clarissa M. Amorim Talita G. Cesca Maique W. Biavatti Tania M. B. Bresolin 《Chromatographia》2009,69(Z2):219-223
The Mikania genus is widely known as guaco and is used to treat fever, rheumatism, influenza and respiratory diseases. This article deals
with the simultaneous quantification of three commercially available phenolic markers (o-coumaric acid, coumarin and syringaldehyde) in M. laevigata extracts, through LC-PDA. The validation data show that the method is specific, accurate, precise and robust, and also indicative
of the stability of guaco extract. The method was linear, over a range of 1.25–20.0 μg mL−1 for o-coumaric acid, 2.5–40.0 μg mL−1 for coumarin, and 0.25–4.0 μg mL−1 for syringaldehyde. The range of recovery was 94.3–96.4% for all the components, at a level of 100%. 相似文献
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Giovanna?Medeiros?Tavares?de?OliveiraEmail authorView authors OrcID profile Elisa?Magno?Nunes?de?Oliveira Talita?Carneiro?Brand?o?Pereira Ricardo?Meurer?Papaléo Maurício?Reis?Bogo 《Journal of nanoparticle research》2017,19(12):389
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPS) have been widely investigated as a platform for a new class of multifunctional theranostic agents. They are considered biocompatible, and some formulations are already available in the market for clinical use. However, contradictory results regarding toxicity of IONPs raise a concern about the potential harm of these nanoparticles. Changes in the nanoparticle (NP) physicochemical properties or exposure media can significantly alter their behavior and, as a consequence, their toxic effects. Here, behavior and two-step RT-qPCR were employed to access the potential toxicological effects of dextran-coated IONPs (CLIO-NH2) and uncoated IONPs (UCIO) in zebrafish larvae. Animals were exposed for 7 days to NP solutions ranging from 0.1–100 μg/mL directly mixed to the system water. UCIO showed high decantation and instability in solution, altering zebrafish mortality but showing no alterations in behavior and molecular expression analysis. CLIO-NH2 exposure did not cause significant mortality or changes in hatching rate of zebrafish larvae; however, behavior and expression profiles of the group exposed to lower concentration (1 μg/mL) presented a tendency to decrease the locomotor activity and apoptotic pathway activation. 相似文献
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Mauricio P. de Paula Talita M. Lacerda Márcia D. Zambon Elisabete Frollini 《Cellulose (London, England)》2012,19(3):975-992
The present work is inserted into the broad context of the upgrading of lignocellulosic fibers. Sisal was chosen in the present
study because more than 50% of the world’s sisal is cultivated in Brazil, it has a short life cycle and its fiber has a high
cellulose content. Specifically, in the present study, the subject addressed was the hydrolysis of the sisal pulp, using sulfuric
acid as the catalyst. To assess the influence of parameters such as the concentration of the sulfuric acid and the temperature
during this process, the pulp was hydrolyzed with various concentrations of sulfuric acid (30–50%) at 70 °C and with 30% acid
(v/v) at various temperatures (60–100 °C). During hydrolysis, aliquots were withdrawn from the reaction media, and the solid
(non-hydrolyzed pulp) was separated from the liquid (liquor) by filtering each aliquot. The sugar composition of the liquor
was analyzed by HPLC, and the non-hydrolyzed pulps were characterized by viscometry (average molar mass), and X-ray diffraction
(crystallinity). The results support the following conclusions: acid hydrolysis using 30% H2SO4 at 100 °C can produce sisal microcrystalline cellulose and the conditions that led to the largest glucose yield and lowest
decomposition rate were 50% H2SO4 at 70 °C. In summary, the study of sisal pulp hydrolysis using concentrated acid showed that certain conditions are suitable
for high recovery of xylose and good yield of glucose. Moreover, the unreacted cellulose can be targeted for different applications
in bio-based materials. A kinetic study based on the glucose yield was performed for all reaction conditions using the kinetic
model proposed by Saeman. The results showed that the model adjusted to all 30–35% H2SO4 reactions but not to greater concentrations of sulfuric acid. The present study is part of an ongoing research program, and
the results reported here will be used as a comparison against the results obtained when using treated sisal pulp as the starting
material. 相似文献
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Fernandes Tde A Gontijo Vaz B Eberlin MN da Silva AJ Costa PR 《The Journal of organic chemistry》2010,75(21):7085-7091
The tandem Heck-lactonization reaction between enoates Z-1a,b, E-1a, E-2a-d, Z-2e, 2f, and o-iodophenols (4a-f) was studied in the presence of substoichiometric amounts of Pd(OAc)(2) or PdCl(2), under experimental conditions favoring the cationic mechanism (conditions A, B, and C), leading to coumarins 5a-f and 6a-e. Moderate to excellent yields were obtained under aqueous conditions (conditions A and B). Using electrospray ionization for transferring ions directly from solution to the gas phase, and mass spectrometry for structural assignments, key cationic palladium intermediates have been successfully intercepted and structurally characterized for the first time for this type of reaction. 相似文献
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Anna Carolina da Silva Alana Emília Soares de França Queiroz Talita Camila Evaristo dos Santos Nascimento Cristine Rodrigues José Erick Galindo Gomes Cristina Maria Souza-Motta Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe Erika Valente de Medeiros Keila Aparecida Moreira Polyanna Nunes Herculano 《Applied biochemistry and biotechnology》2014,173(7):1652-1666
Of the many reported applications for xylanase, its use as a food supplement has played an important role for monogastric animals, because it can improve the utilisation of nutrients. The aim of this work was to produce xylanase by extractive fermentation in an aqueous two-phase system using Aspergillus tamarii URM 4634, increasing the scale of production in a bioreactor, partially characterising the xylanase and evaluating its influence on monogastric digestion in vitro. Through extractive fermentation in a bioreactor, xylanase was obtained with an activity of 331.4 U mL?1 and 72 % yield. The xylanase was stable under variable pH and temperature conditions, and it was optimally active at pH 3.6 and 90 °C. Xylanase activity potentiated the simulation of complete monogastric digestion by 6 %, and only Mg2+ inhibited its activity. This process provides a system for efficient xylanase production by A. tamarii URM 4634 that has great potential for industrial use. 相似文献
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Melissa C. Batistell Thiago C. Alves Talita R. Guadagnini Leonardo Hadlich de Oliveira Martín Aznar 《The Journal of chemical thermodynamics》2011,43(9):1381-1388
(Liquid + liquid) equilibrium (LLE) data for {water + acrylic acid + (1-butanol, or 2-butanol, or 1-pentanol)} at T = 293.2 K, T = 303.2 K, and T = 313.2 K and atmospheric pressure (≈95 kPa) were determined by Karl Fischer titration and densimetry. All systems present type I binodal curves. The size of immiscibility region changes little with an increase in temperature, but increases according to the solvent, following the order: 2-butanol < 1-butanol < 1-pentanol. Values of solute distribution and solvent selectivities show that 1-pentanol is a better solvent than 1-butanol or 2-butanol for acrylic acid removal from water solutions. Quality of data was ascertain by Hand and Othmer-Tobias equations, giving R2 > 0.916, mass balance and accordance between tie lines and cloud points. The NRTL model was used to correlate experimental data, by estimating new energy parameters, with root mean square deviations below 0.0053 for all systems. 相似文献