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  • 1
    ISSN: 0730-2312
    Keywords: osteocalcin ; transcriptional regulation ; homeodomain protein ; Msx ; bone-specific ; OC box ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Bone-specific expression of the osteocalcin gene is transcriptionally controlled. Deletion analysis of osteocalcin promoter sequences by transient transfection of osseous (ROS 17/2.8) and nonosseous (R2 fibroblast) cells revealed that the most proximal 108 nucleotides are sufficient to confer tissue-specific expression. By gel mobility shift assays with wild-type and mutated oligonucleotides and nuclear extracts from several different cell lines we identified a novel transcription factor complex which exhibits sequence-specific interactions with the primary transcriptional element, the OC box (nt -99 to -76). This OC box binding protein (OCBP) is present only in osteoblast-like cells. Methylation interference demonstrated association of the factor with OC box sequences overlapping the Msx homeodomain consensus binding site. By assaying several mutations of the OC box, both in gel shift and transient transfection studies using ROS 17/2.8, we show the following. First, binding of OCBP correlates with osteocalcin promoter activity in ROS 17/2.8 cells. Increased binding leads to a 2-3-fold increase in transcription, while decreased binding results in transcription 30-40% of control. Second, homeodomain protein binding suppresses transcription. However, Msx expression is critical for full development of the bone phenotype as determined by antisense studies. Last, we show that one of the mutations of the OC box permits expression of osteocalcin in non-osseous cell lines. In summary, we demonstrate association of at least two classes of tissue-restricted transcription factors with the OC box element, the OCBP and Msx proteins, supporting the concept that these sequences contribute to defining tissue specificity. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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  • 2
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    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft 129 (1996), S. 283-287 
    ISSN: 0009-2940
    Keywords: Self-assembling frameworks ; Thermal stability ; Chemistry ; Inorganic Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Here we report on investigations that have revealed for the first time that the Cs+ ion templates the same metal germanium sulfide open-framework as (CH3)4N+ (TMA+), and that metal complexing agents enhance crystal size by at least two orders of magnitude. The synthesis, structures and thermal properties of Cs2FeGe4S10 ·× H2O and TMA2FeGe4S10 are also described. Both have 3D zinc blende-type open-framework structures. These materials have the same connectivity as TMA2MnGe4S10. The tetrahedral sites in the lattice are alternately substituted by pseudo-tetrahedral Fe2+ and adamantanoid Ge4S104- building blocks, covalently linked together by Fe(μ-S)Ge bridge bonds, to give a tetragonal unit cell. The charge-balance of the anionic framework [Fe-Ge4S10]2- is maintained by either Cs+ or TMA+ ions in the cavity spaces. Synthesis of these materials demonstrates an interesting example of a self-assembly process in which a 3D framework is built from molecular precursors. Water adsorption-desorption cycling from room temperature to 200 °C reveals framework flexibility between larger and smaller tetragonal unit cell 14 isotypes. The compound TMA2FeGe4S10 is stable in nitrogen at 350 °C and under vacuum at 450 °C. The corresponding temperatures for Cs2FeGe4S10 are 530 °C and 630°C; it is stable on cooling to room temperature under vacuum, and after subsequent exposure to air. Six hundred thirty degrees celsius is the highest recorded temperature at which the integrity of a non-oxide framework has been maintained. The framework stability and flexibility of “all-inorganic” Cs2FeGe4S10 provides an encouraging example for researchers interested in developing sulfide-based framework materials with practical applications.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 0009-2940
    Keywords: Alane ; Association ; Hydride ; Amido ; Amide ; Chemistry ; Inorganic Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: The amidoaluminium hydride complexes [(Me3Si)2NA1(X)(H) · NMe3], X = H (1), Cl (2), were prepared by the metallation of bis(trimethylsilyl)amine by Al(X)(H)2 · NMe3 (X = H and Cl). The molecular structure of 2 as a monomeric Lewis base adduct with four-coordinate aluminium centres and terminal amido groups was confirmed by X-ray crystal structure determination. We also find that bis(trimethylsilyl)amine forms a thermally stable adduct of alane, (Me3Si)2N(H) · AlH3 (3). Ab initio molecular orbital calculations on the possible products arising from these reactions yielding 1 and 2 revealed that the amido-bridged species, {(μ-H2N)Al(X)H}2 (X = H and Cl), are favoured over nitrogen donor Lewis base adduct formation, H2NAl(X)(H) · NH3 (X = H and Cl), and then chloro-bridged, {H2NAl(μ-X)(H)}2, (X = Cl only), and hydrido-bridged species, {H2NAl(X)(μ-H)}2 (X = H and Cl).
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  • 4
    ISSN: 0009-2940
    Keywords: Thietane ; Catalysis ; Tungsten ; Macrocycle ; Chemistry ; Inorganic Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: The following four compounds have been synthesized: M(CO)5L (3 and 4, where M = Cr and W, and L = H2), W(CO)5(12S3) (5, where 12S3 = 1,5,9-trithia-cyclododecane), and [W(CO)5]2(12S3) (6). The molecular structures of 4 and 5 were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Both compounds contain a W(CO)5 group coordinated to one of the sulfur atoms of the hetero-cycle. The ability of the compounds M(CO)6, 1 and 2 (M = Cr and W), and 3 - 5 to catalytically produce ring opening cyclooligomerization (ROC) of thietane into 12S3 and 24S6, (24S6 = 1,5,9,13,17,21-hexathiacyclotetracosane) has been investigated. Compounds 1 - 3 have relatively low activity. Compounds 4 and 5 have the highest activity and selectivity for 12S3 formation. Crystal Data for 4: space group = P212121, a = 12.906(2) Å, b = 13.730(4) Å, c = 6.427(1) Å, Z = 4, 1306 reflections, R = 0.033; for 5: space group = P1¯, a = 12.703(1) Å, b = 13.510(2) Å, c = 5.833(1) Å, α = 101.75(1)°, β = 97.54(1)°, γ = 101.70(1)°, Z = 2, 2225 reflections, R = 0.023.
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  • 5
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    New York, N.Y. : Wiley-Blackwell
    Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 60 (1996), S. 363-378 
    ISSN: 0730-2312
    Keywords: cyclin D1 function ; CDK activity ; pRB phosphorylation ; G1 phase ; cell cycle control ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: The sequential transcriptional activation of cyclins, the regulatory subunits of cell cycle specific kinases, regulates progress through the cell cycle. In mitogen-stimulated cells cyclin D1 induction in early G1 is followed by induction of cyclin E, activation of the cyclin-dependent kinase Cdk2, and hyperphosphorylation of the retinoblastoma gene product (pRB) in mid-to-late G1 phase. T-47D breast cancer cells expressing cyclin D1 under the control of a metal-responsive metallothionein promoter were used to determine whether Cdk2 activation and pRB hyperphosphorylation are consequences of cyclin D1 induction. A 4-5-fold increase in cyclin D1 protein abundance was followed by approximately 2-fold increases in cyclin E protein abundance and Cdk2 activity and by hyperphosphorylation of pRB. These responses were apparent ∼ 3 h after the increase in cyclin D1 protein, and ∼ 3 h prior to the entry of cyclin D1-stimulated cells into S phase 12 h after zinc treatment. Cyclin D1 immunoprecipitates contained Cdk4 but no detectable Cdk2 and displayed pRb but not histone H1 kinase activity. Cdk2 activation was therefore likely to be due to increased abundance of cyclin E/Cdk2 complexes rather than formation of active cyclin D1/Cdk2 complexes. The sequence of events following zinc induction of cyclin D1 thus mimicked that following mitogen induction of cyclin D1. These data show that cyclin D1 induction is sufficient for Cdk2 activation and pRB hyperphosphorylation in T-47D human breast cancer cells, providing evidence that cyclin D1 induction is a critical event in G1 phase progression. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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  • 6
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    New York, N.Y. : Wiley-Blackwell
    Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 61 (1996), S. 48-60 
    ISSN: 0730-2312
    Keywords: nuclear pore structure ; digitonin permeabilization ; immunofluorescence ; coiled-coil proteins ; Tpr ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: We have identified a component of the human nuclear pore complex and have shown that it is the product of a gene involved in oncogenic activation. A monoclonal antibody raised against purified nuclear matrix proteins recognizes a single protein with an electrophoretic mobility of approximately 300 kDa and stains the nuclear envelope in a punctate pattern typical of nuclear pores. The antibody was used to screen λgt11 human cDNA libraries, and the resulting clones were sequenced and compared to sequences in the Genbank database. An exact match was found with the human tpr (for translocated promoter region) gene, a gene shown previously to be involved in the oncogenic activation of several protein kinases. Double-label immunofluorescent microscopy with the anti-Tpr antibody and an antibody to the previously characterized nuclear pore complex protein nup153 confirms that Tpr is localized to the nuclear pore complex. Tpr is located on the cytoplasmic face of the nucleus, as demonstrated by immunofluorescent staining of cells permeabilized with digitonin. Tpr is a 2,349-amino acid protein with extensive coiled-coil domains and an acidic globular C-terminus. The protein contains 10 leucine zipper motifs and numerous sites for phosphorylation by a variety of protein kinases. Immunoprecipitation of Tpr from 32P-orthophosphate-labeled cells shows that it is a phosphoprotein. Potential functions for Tpr and possible mechanisms for the transforming activity of Tpr fusion proteins are discussed. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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  • 7
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    New York, N.Y. : Wiley-Blackwell
    Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 61 (1996), S. 127-138 
    ISSN: 0730-2312
    Keywords: β1 integrin ; β7 integrin ; α/β integrin subunit association ; VLA-4/VCAM adhesion ; integrin surface expression ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: We report here an analysis of the expression and function of the α chain of human VLA-4 in stable mouse L cell transfectants and the requirement for the β chain in these processes. L cells were transfected with human α4 cDNA or α4 and human β1 cDNA. Unexpectedly, human α4 cDNA, when transfected alone, could induce de novo surface expression of host β7 and increased expression of host β1. Induction of mouse β7 and β1 surface expression was not due to de novo gene activation, but instead represented α4/β intracellular subunit association and transport to the cell surface. Transfection with human β1 prevented surface expression of mouse β integrins. Whereas human α4 and human β1 subunits associated very tightly in anti-α4 immunoprecipitates, human α4 and mouse β subunits were only partially associated. Furthermore, binding of human/mouse chimeric receptors to recombinant VCAM, a major ligand for α4β7 and α4β1, was very poor, whereas human α4/human β1 receptors bound strongly to VCAM. One α4 transfectant, which exhibited a tight human α4/mouse β1 association, could be induced, but only after PMA activation, to bind strongly to VCAM. These results indicate that α4 subunits have specific affinity for β7 and β1 integrins and require β subunits for surface expression as well as high affinity ligand binding activity. Our results indicate that a tight association between the α4 and β subunit appears to be critical for ligand binding, consistent with a direct as well as regulatory role for the β subunit in ligand binding. Furthermore, these studies demonstrate that expression of foreign recombinant proteins can alter host cell protein expression resulting in de novo surface protein expression. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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  • 8
    ISSN: 0730-2312
    Keywords: transcription initiation ; CpG island ; transcription factor AP2 ; transcription factor Sp1 ; osteoblasts ; differentiation ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Transforming growth factor (TGF-β) binds several discrete membrane proteins. Of these, a type I receptor appears indispensable for signal transduction. Previous examination of TGF-β receptor expression has been limited to changes in cell surface protein, and more recently, mRNA abundance. In order to learn more about TGF-β function and receptor expression during osteogenesis, we have now cloned a 4 kilobase (kb) DNA fragment 5' proximal to the coding region of the rat TGF-β type I receptor gene. Sequence analysis revealed multiple elements compatible with transcription initiation, including a properly positioned and oriented CCAAT box, six Sp1 binding sites (three defining GC boxes), and two strong AP2 binding sites within a 0.7 kb span directly upstream of the coding region. The 3' terminal 0.3 kb span comprises a GC-enriched (77%) so-called CpG island that, like other similarly organized promoters, lacks a TATA box. Primer extension and RNase protection studies with cRNAs from this area show multiple initiation sites within 220 bp 5' proximal to the initial methionine codon. Transient transfections using nested, deleted, and inverted promoter sequences demonstrated maximal reporter expression by a 1 kb fragment encompassing all of these elements. Truncation of the 1 kb fragment from the 5' and 3' ends indicated the need for several elements for peak promoter activity. These results, and transfections in fetal rat bone and dermal cells, suggest that this promoter contains elements that specify basal and conditional expression of the TGF-β type I receptor in bone. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 0730-2312
    Keywords: osteoporosis ; dexamethasone ; glucocorticoids ; prostaglandins ; phospholipase ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Eicosanoids are multifunctional autocrine/paracrine regulators of bone that are enzymatically derived from arachidonic acid (AA). The rate-limiting step in the eicosanoid biosynthetic pathways may be the release of AA from membrane glycerophospholipids by activated phospholipases. Free AA can serve as the substrate for cyclooxygenase(s) or lipoxygenases that catalyze the commitive steps in eicosanoid synthesis; alternatively, free AA may be used in reacylation processes, resulting in its reincorporation into cellular lipids. The hormones 17β-estradiol (17β-E2), dexamethasone (a synthetic glucocorticoid), and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) have been identified as regulators of AA metabolism, at various levels, in several tissues including bone. The possibility that these osteotropic steroids modulate the availability of free AA in bone cells was studied in the human osteoblast-like (hOB) cell model system. Following a 48-h steroid pretreatment, bradykinin or the calcium ionophore A23187 were used as agonists to stimulate hOB cell release of AA. The principal findings from these investigations were that (1) 17β-E2 pretreatment potentiated the appearance of free AA following bradykinin stimulation of the cells but, did not alter their response to A23187 stimulation; (2) dexamethasone pretreatment limited bradykinin-induced increases in free AA levels but did not alter cell response to A23187 stimulation; (3) hOB cells derived from different trabecular bone compartments (manubrium of the sternum, femoral head) differed quantitatively in their responses to bradykinin stimulation of AA release; and (4) 1,25(OH)2D3 did not effect AA release stimulated by either agonist. The ability of the steroids to modulate AA release by hOB cells suggests that these hormones may indirectly mediate bone cell responses to other osteotropic hormones that act through eicosanoid-dependent processes. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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  • 10
    ISSN: 0730-2312
    Keywords: biomarkers ; chemoprevention ; cancer risk factor ; G-actin ; retinoids ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Because tumorigenesis is an ongoing process, biomarkers can be used to identify individuals at risk for bladder cancer, and treatment of those at risk to prevent or slow further progression could be an effective means of cancer control given accurate individual risk assessment. Tumorigenesis proceeds through a series of defined phenotypic changes, including those in genetically altered cells destined to become cancer as well as in surrounding normal cells responding to the altered cytokine environment. A panel of biomarkers for the changes can provide a useful system for individual risk assessment in cancer patients and in individuals exposed to carcinogens. The use of such markers can increase the specificity of chemoprevention trials by targeting therapy to patients likely to respond, and thereby markedly reduce the costs of the trials.Previous studies in our laboratories showed the cytoskeletal proteins G- and F-actin reflect differentiation-related changes in cells undergoing tumorigenesis and in adjacent “field” cells, and a pattern of low F-actin and high G-actin is indicative of increased risk. Actin changes may be a common feature in genetic and epigenetic carcinogenic mechanisms. In a group of over 1600 workers exposed to benzidine, G-actin correlated with exposure, establishing it as an early marker of effect. In another study, a profile of biomarkers was monitored in patients who underwent transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) and received Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) and/or DMSO. The primary objective was to determine how the defined biomarkers expressed in the tumor and the field correlate with clinical response and recurrence. DMSO, known to modulate G-actin in vitro, was used as an agent. Results strongly support the hypothesis that cytosolic G-actin levels measured by quantitative fluorescence image analysis (QFIA) can be an important intermediate endpoint marker for chemoprevention and that the p300 (M344) and DNA ploidy markers identify a high-risk group that requires more aggressive therapy and recurrence monitoring. Further research with other markers has shown that DD23 and nuclear actin, both of which identify late, specific changes, may increase the battery of useful markers. Taken together these studies show how biomarkers are employed to study individuals at risk, aid in the selection of chemopreventive compounds and assist in the understanding of the pathogenesis of malignancy. J. Cell. Biochem. 25S:197-204. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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