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  • 1
    Publication Date: 2014-02-12
    Description: Clostridium difficile causes antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis by the actions of Rho-glucosylating toxins A and B. Recently identified hypervirulent strains, which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, additionally produce the actin-ADP–ribosylating toxin C. difficile transferase (CDT). CDT depolymerizes actin, causes formation of microtubule-based protrusions, and increases pathogen adherence....
    Print ISSN: 0027-8424
    Electronic ISSN: 1091-6490
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General
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    Publication Date: 2011-10-07
    Description: Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) by environmental xenobiotic toxic chemicals, for instance 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (dioxin), has been implicated in a variety of cellular processes such as embryogenesis, transformation, tumorigenesis and inflammation. But the identity of an endogenous ligand activating the AHR under physiological conditions in the absence of environmental toxic chemicals is still unknown. Here we identify the tryptophan (Trp) catabolite kynurenine (Kyn) as an endogenous ligand of the human AHR that is constitutively generated by human tumour cells via tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase (TDO), a liver- and neuron-derived Trp-degrading enzyme not yet implicated in cancer biology. TDO-derived Kyn suppresses antitumour immune responses and promotes tumour-cell survival and motility through the AHR in an autocrine/paracrine fashion. The TDO-AHR pathway is active in human brain tumours and is associated with malignant progression and poor survival. Because Kyn is produced during cancer progression and inflammation in the local microenvironment in amounts sufficient for activating the human AHR, these results provide evidence for a previously unidentified pathophysiological function of the AHR with profound implications for cancer and immune biology.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Opitz, Christiane A -- Litzenburger, Ulrike M -- Sahm, Felix -- Ott, Martina -- Tritschler, Isabel -- Trump, Saskia -- Schumacher, Theresa -- Jestaedt, Leonie -- Schrenk, Dieter -- Weller, Michael -- Jugold, Manfred -- Guillemin, Gilles J -- Miller, Christine L -- Lutz, Christian -- Radlwimmer, Bernhard -- Lehmann, Irina -- von Deimling, Andreas -- Wick, Wolfgang -- Platten, Michael -- England -- Nature. 2011 Oct 5;478(7368):197-203. doi: 10.1038/nature10491.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Neurooncology, Neurology Clinic and National Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21976023" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Autocrine Communication ; Brain Neoplasms/genetics/immunology/*metabolism/*pathology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Survival ; Disease Progression ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Glioma/genetics/immunology/*metabolism/*pathology ; Humans ; Kynurenine/immunology/*metabolism/pharmacology/secretion ; Ligands ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Nude ; Neoplasm Transplantation ; Paracrine Communication ; Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/immunology/*metabolism ; Tryptophan/metabolism ; Tryptophan Oxygenase/deficiency/genetics/metabolism
    Print ISSN: 0028-0836
    Electronic ISSN: 1476-4687
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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    Publication Date: 2014-07-22
    Description: Monoallelic point mutations of isocitrate dehydrogenase type 1 (IDH1) are an early and defining event in the development of a subgroup of gliomas and other types of tumour. They almost uniformly occur in the critical arginine residue (Arg 132) in the catalytic pocket, resulting in a neomorphic enzymatic function, production of the oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG), genomic hypermethylation, genetic instability and malignant transformation. More than 70% of diffuse grade II and grade III gliomas carry the most frequent mutation, IDH1(R132H) (ref. 3). From an immunological perspective, IDH1(R132H) represents a potential target for immunotherapy as it is a tumour-specific potential neoantigen with high uniformity and penetrance expressed in all tumour cells. Here we demonstrate that IDH1(R132H) contains an immunogenic epitope suitable for mutation-specific vaccination. Peptides encompassing the mutated region are presented on major histocompatibility complexes (MHC) class II and induce mutation-specific CD4(+) T-helper-1 (TH1) responses. CD4(+) TH1 cells and antibodies spontaneously occurring in patients with IDH1(R132H)-mutated gliomas specifically recognize IDH1(R132H). Peptide vaccination of mice devoid of mouse MHC and transgenic for human MHC class I and II with IDH1(R132H) p123-142 results in an effective MHC class II-restricted mutation-specific antitumour immune response and control of pre-established syngeneic IDH1(R132H)-expressing tumours in a CD4(+) T-cell-dependent manner. As IDH1(R132H) is present in all tumour cells of these slow-growing gliomas, a mutation-specific anti-IDH1(R132H) vaccine may represent a viable novel therapeutic strategy for IDH1(R132H)-mutated tumours.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Schumacher, Theresa -- Bunse, Lukas -- Pusch, Stefan -- Sahm, Felix -- Wiestler, Benedikt -- Quandt, Jasmin -- Menn, Oliver -- Osswald, Matthias -- Oezen, Iris -- Ott, Martina -- Keil, Melanie -- Balss, Jorg -- Rauschenbach, Katharina -- Grabowska, Agnieszka K -- Vogler, Isabel -- Diekmann, Jan -- Trautwein, Nico -- Eichmuller, Stefan B -- Okun, Jurgen -- Stevanovic, Stefan -- Riemer, Angelika B -- Sahin, Ugur -- Friese, Manuel A -- Beckhove, Philipp -- von Deimling, Andreas -- Wick, Wolfgang -- Platten, Michael -- England -- Nature. 2014 Aug 21;512(7514):324-7. doi: 10.1038/nature13387. Epub 2014 Jun 25.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉1] Department of Neurooncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany [2] German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany [3]. ; 1] Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany [2] German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. ; 1] Department of Neurooncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany [2] German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. ; Department of Translational Immunology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. ; Department of Neurooncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. ; 1] Department of Neurooncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany [2] German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. ; 1] German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany [2] German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. ; Department of Immunotherapy and -prevention Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. ; Ribological GmbH, 55131 Mainz, Germany. ; Translational Oncology, 55131 Mainz, Germany. ; Department of Immunology, University of Tubingen, 72076 Tubingen, Germany. ; Metabolic Centre Heidelberg, University Children's Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. ; Center for Molecular Neurobiology, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25043048" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Antibody Specificity ; Antigens, Neoplasm/genetics/immunology ; Cancer Vaccines/*immunology/*therapeutic use ; Female ; Glioma/enzymology/genetics/*immunology/*therapy ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/immunology ; Humans ; Immunity, Humoral ; Immunotherapy/methods ; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/*genetics/*immunology ; Male ; Mice ; Mutant Proteins/genetics/*immunology ; Mutation ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology ; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
    Print ISSN: 0028-0836
    Electronic ISSN: 1476-4687
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    Micron And Microscopica Acta 22 (1991), S. 83-84 
    ISSN: 0739-6260
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology , Natural Sciences in General
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    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    Micron And Microscopica Acta 22 (1991), S. 51-52 
    ISSN: 0739-6260
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology , Natural Sciences in General
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    Cellular and molecular life sciences 26 (1970), S. 631-633 
    ISSN: 1420-9071
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary Surviving muscle fibres of a molluscan smooth muscle (ABRM) in ‘catch’ exhibit a characteristic pattern of longitudinal stripes when examined with theNomarski technique (Differential interference contrast). The pattern appears to be due to aggregated paramyosin-filaments; it disappears after abolishing the catch with 5-hydroxytryptamine or — in freeze-dried preparation — after raising the pH of the ATP-salt solution.
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    Plant and soil 158 (1994), S. 39-46 
    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: growth stage ; nodal roots ; phenotypic plasticity ; relative growth rate ; root surface area ; seminal roots ; Zea mays L.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract Soil phosphorus (P) availability is critical for the early growth and development of maize (Zea mays L.). Soil P also affects root morphological and physiological characteristics that are important for P uptake. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of P on seedling root growth and development of two maize genotypes differing in root system plasticity. Two maize genotypes, CM37 (high plasticity) and W153R (low plasticity), were selected based on a preliminary study. Maize plants were evaluated at six vegetative stages of development for three soil P treatments (0, 45, and 300 mg kg-1). Seedlings were grown in a controlled environment using a soil with low native P, Maddock sandy loam (sandy, mixed Udorthentic Haploborolls). The addition of P decreased the time to reach a given growth stage and increased the relative growth rate of roots to a greater degree in CM37 than in W153R. The effects of P on shoot dry weight and root surface area during the V4–V6 growth period appeared to be related to the effects of P on development and relative growth rates during the V1–V3 growth period. Evaluation of the time course of phenotypic change is an important consideration when developing adapted genotypes for specific environments.
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    Plant and soil 154 (1993), S. 151-159 
    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: aseptic ; bromocresol purple ; genotypic screening ; minirhizotron ; rhizoplane ; rhizosphere-acidification ; root zones
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract Plant control of rhizosphere pH is important for nutrient mobilization and uptake, and also affects microbial activity and pathogens in the vicinity of the root. Limited information is available on the ability of plant species and genotypes within a species to induce pH changes in the rhizosphere. A growth chamber study was conducted to characterize patterns of pH change within the rhizosphere of selected genotypes in an alkaline environment with a balanced nutrient supply. After germination in incubators, seedlings of 32 genotypes of maize (Zea mays L.), soybean (Glycine max. L.), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.), sordan [sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.), sudangrass (Sorghum sudanese L.) hybrid], wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), oats (Avena sativa L.), and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) were transferred into aseptic agar medium (pH 7.6) with bromocresol purple indicator. Ability of the embedded roots to induce rhizosphere pH change was followed by photographing the color change of the bromocresol purple indicator. The pH for selected genotypes at different root zones (maturation, elongation, meristematic) was also monitored by a microelectrode at 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-mm distances from the root surface. Rhizosphere acidification for selected genotypes within a species were in the order: soybean, Hawkeye〉PI-54169; maize, Pioneer-3737〉Pioneer-3732〉CM-37; sordan, S-757〉S-333; sorghum, SC-33-8-9EY≃SC-118-15E; barley, Bowman〉Primus II; oats, Hytest〉SD-84104. The pH patterns within the root system varied from species to species. The highest amount of acidification was found at the elongation and meristematic zones for soybean, while the highest amount of acidification was found at the maturation zone for barley under the same experimental conditions. The agar method allowed the determination of a genotype's capability to induce rhizosphere pH changes while the microelectrode method is necessary for quantifying the spatial variation of specific root developmental zones with high resolution.
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    ISSN: 1434-6036
    Keywords: 32.70Jz ; 67.40Yv
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Abstract The spectroscopic study ions and atoms immersed into liquid helium can contribute to the understanding of the structure of pointlike defects in helium and their interaction with the superfluid phase as well. Ions and atoms serve as microprobes in the form of so calledbubble orsnowball type defects in the quantum fluid. The optical emission of these structures is recorded. From the optical spectra of previous experiments the influence of the surrounding helium on the electronic configuration of the impurity atoms or ions was examined. In this experiment the light emitted from the defect atoms is observed by a camera. The pictures obtained yield information about the distribution and the motion of the defect particles in the superfluid. As an example the fluorescence light resulting from the recombination of magnesium, barium and thallium ions with excess electrons in superfluid helium was recorded.
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    Plant and soil 99 (1987), S. 411-422 
    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: Anoxia beans ; Compensatory root growth ; Phaseolus vulgaris L. ; Split roots
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary Ion uptake by dry bean root systems was examined during a three day treatment period. Three aeration treatments were applied to split root systems where both halves were aerated, both halves were nonaerated and one half aerated and the remaining half nonaerated (localized anoxia). Ion absorption was similar for the aerated control and localized anoxia treatments. The nonaerated control absorbed 2, 40, and 60 percent of the aerated control for K+, Ca++, and NO3 −, respectively. Ion absorption by stressed plants appeared to increase directly with root growth in the aerated portions of the localized anoxia treatments. Localized anoxia resulted in greater potassium ion uptake per unit root weight and in greater root respiration rates of the aerated half of the Pinto III cultivar root system. Transpiration rates of Seafarer subjected to localized anoxia were 135% of the aerated control. The additional water use may have contributed to greater ion uptake, by mass flow, in the nonaerated portion of the localized anoxia treatment. Nutrient solutions of the nonaerated controls became more alkaline during stress than did the nonaerated portions of the localized anoxia treatments, indicating a possible direct or indirect effect of the aerated portions of the localized anoxia treatments on the corresponding nonaerated half. Compensation in ion uptake by dry bean roots subjected to localized anoxia appeared to be the result of increased root growth, greater respiration rates, greater transpiration rates and, for Pinto III, an increase in the ion uptake rate per unit root weight. This compensatory uptake of water and nutrients by the root system may be one mechanism by which roots overcome localized stress within a soil profile.
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