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ArticleToxins2014

Stimulation of erythrocyte cell membrane scrambling by mushroom tyrosinase.

Leonie Frauenfeld, Kousi Alzoubi, Majed Abed, Florian Lang

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Article in Toxins, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leonie FrauenfeldDepartment of Physiology, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen, Gmelinstr. 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. leonie.frauenfeld9@gmail.com.
Kousi AlzoubiDepartment of Physiology, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen, Gmelinstr. 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. kossai.z@gmail.com.
Majed AbedDepartment of Physiology, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen, Gmelinstr. 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. dr.magd81@hotmail.com.
Florian LangDepartment of Physiology, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen, Gmelinstr. 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. florian.lang@uni-tuebingen.de.
University of Tübingen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMushroom tyrosinase, a copper containing enzyme, modifies growth and survival of tumor cells. Mushroom tyrosinase may foster apoptosis, an effect in part due to interference with mitochondrial function. Erythrocytes lack mitochondria but are able to undergo apoptosis-like suicidal cell death or eryptosis, which is characterized by cell shrinkage and cell membrane scrambling leading to phosphatidylserine-exposure at the erythrocyte surface. Signaling involved in the triggering of eryptosis include increase of cytosolic Ca2+-activity ([Ca2+]i) and activation of sphingomyelinase with subsequent formation of ceramide. The present study explored, whether tyrosinase stimulates eryptosis.

methodsCell volume has been estimated from forward scatter, phosphatidylserine-exposure from annexin V binding, [Ca2+]i from Fluo3-fluorescence, and ceramide abundance from binding of fluorescent antibodies in flow cytometry.

resultsA 24 h exposure to mushroom tyrosinase (7 U/mL) was followed by a significant increase of [Ca2+]i, a significant increase of ceramide abundance, and a significant increase of annexin-V-binding. The annexin-V-binding following tyrosinase treatment was significantly blunted but not abrogated in the nominal absence of extracellular Ca2+. Tyrosinase did not significantly modify forward scatter.

conclusionsTyrosinase triggers cell membrane scrambling, an effect, at least partially, due to entry of extracellular Ca2+ and ceramide formation.

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AgaricalesApoptosisCalciumCell SizeCeramidesErythrocyte MembraneMonophenol MonooxygenasePhosphatidylserinesCalciumCeramidesMonophenol MonooxygenasePhosphatidylserines

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PMID24647148
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