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ArticleMolecular biology reports2011

Molecular and biochemical analysis of the α class carbonic anhydrases in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Michael K Fasseas, Daniela Tsikou, Emmanouil Flemetakis, Panagiotis Katinakis

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Article in Molecular biology reports, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael K FasseasDepartment of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece.
Daniela Tsikou
Emmanouil Flemetakis
Panagiotis Katinakis
Agricultural University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, in silico analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans genome revealed six genes (cah-1, cah-2, cah-3, cah-4, cah-5, and cah-6) possibly encoding α class CAs (carbonic anhydrase). Real-time RT-PCR analysis revealed the temporal expression pattern of each gene, as well as changes in expression levels under different atmospheric conditions (stress). Cah-3 and cah-4 showed the highest levels of transcript accumulation, while most genes responded to the stress conditions. Yeast complementation showed that cah-3 was able to complement the function of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CA (NCE103) in vivo. Recombinant CAH-3, CAH-4a and CAH-5 enzymes, expressed in Escherichia coli were used for in vitro measurement of CA activity. However, in vitro activity was only detectable for CAH-4a. RNAi by feeding was performed on wild-type C. elegans for all genes. The worms were examined for a visible phenotype under normal and stress conditions (pH, CO(2)/O(2)). Silencing cah-3 and cah-4 may reduce the life-span of the worms (at 22 °C).

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AnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCarbonic AnhydrasesElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEnzyme AssaysGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGenetic Complementation TestLongevityRNA InterferenceRNA, MessengerSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, ProteinCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCarbonic AnhydrasesRNA, Messenger

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