Manganese superoxide dismutase

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated during mitochondrial oxidative metabolism. Accumulation of ROS without an effective antioxidant response can lead to oxidative stress, resulting in macromolecular damage that is implicated in the etiology of various diseases including cancer.

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The structurally homologous mononuclear iron and man-ganese superoxide dismutases (FeSOD and MnSOD, respectively) containa highly conservedglutamine residue in the active site which projects toward the active-site metal centre and participates in an extensive hydrogen bonding network. The position of this residue is different for each SOD isoenzyme (Q69 in FeSOD and Q146 in MnSOD of Escherichia coli).

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Malassezia sympodialisis an opportunistic yeast that col-onizes human skin and may induce IgE and T cell reac-tivity in patients with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome (AEDS). Previously, we have cloned and expressed six recombinant allergens (rMala s 1 and rMala s 5 to rMal-a s 9) from this yeast. By combining high throughput screening and phage surface display techniques, 27 com-plete and partial IgE-binding clones of M. sympodialis have been identified. Here we enlarged the panel of recombinant M.

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Human manganese superoxide dismutase is a mitochondrial metalloenzyme that is involved in protecting aerobic organisms against superoxide toxicity, and has been implicated in slowing tumor growth. Unfortunately, this enzyme exhibits strong product inhibition, which limits its potential bio-medical applications.

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The prion protein (PrP) is the key protein implicated in transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. It is a metalloprotein that binds manganese and copper. The latter is involved in the physiological function of the pro-tein. We have previously found that PrP expression inPichia pastorisaffects intracellular metal ion concentrations and that formation of protease-resistant PrP is induced by additional copper and⁄or manganese.

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The betulinic acid (BetA) purified fromPulsatilla chinensis(PC) has been found to have selective inhibitory effects on hepatitis B virus (HBV). In hepatocytes from HBV-transgenic mice, we showed that BetA substantially inhibited HBV replication by downregulation of manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) expression, with subsequent reactive oxygen species gen-eration and mitochondrial dysfunction.

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