The cellular ATP content of fourteen freshly harvested bacteria including Bacillus, Campylobacter, Citrobacter, Escherichia, Lactobacillus, Listeria, Pediococcus, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Streptococcus and Yersinia, was determined using a luciferin-Iuciferase bioluminescence approach. Incubation of bacteria with carbonyl cyanide meta-chlorophenyl hydrazone (CCCP), a membrane protonophore, prior...

We describe a genetic β-galactoside reporter system using a disk diffusion assay on MacConkey Lactose agar petri plates to monitor maintenance of the bacteriophage λ prophage state and viral induction in Escherichia coli K-12. Evidence is presented that the phage λ major lytic promoters, pL and pR, are activated when cells containing the reporters are exposed to the energy poison carbonyl cyani...

O autor relata experiência docente na qual constatou a preocupação dos alunos com o desempenho acadêmico. A partir de sua elaboração provas, desenvolveu método orientação estudos, que indica quais os itens são comumente mais arguidos nas podendo ser utilizado em várias disciplinas. Os estudos devem conduzidos para assimilação Conceitos, Características, Classificações, Comparações e Provas (exe...

There are errors in the article. Please see below for a complete list of the errors and their corrections. In the sixth sentence of the Abstract, ‘‘a complex I blocker’’ should be ‘‘a mitochondrial uncoupler.’’ In the second sentence of the third paragraph of the Introduction, ‘‘complex I antagonist CCCP’’ should be ‘‘mitochondrial uncoupler CCCP.’’ There is an error in the fifth sentence of th...

The effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced apoptosis in solid cancers have yet to be clearly defined. In this study, we found that the classic uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation, carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), induced a reduction in DeltaPsim and generation of ROS. This uncoupling effect enhanced ...

Mycobacterium smegmatis is able to grow and survive at acidic pH, and exhibits intracellular pH homeostasis under these conditions. In this study, the authors have identified low proton permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane, and high cytoplasmic buffering capacity, as determinants of intrinsic acid resistance of M. smegmatis. To identify genes encoding proteins involved in protecting cells f...

The appearance of newly synthesized glycoprotein (G) of vesicular stomatitis virus at the surface of infected BHK cells is inhibited reversibly by treatment with carbonylcyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP). Under the conditions used, CCCP treatment depleted the cellular ATP levels by 40-60%, consistent with inhibition of transport at energy-requiring stages. The G protein that accumulates in...

Mutations of the PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) gene are a cause of autosomal recessive Parkinson's disease (PD). This gene encodes a mitochondrial serine/threonine kinase, which is partly localized to mitochondria, and has been shown to play a role in protecting neuronal cells from oxidative stress and cell death, perhaps related to its role in mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy. In this stud...

Hepatic stimulator substance (HSS) has been shown to protect liver cells from various toxins. However, the mechanism by which HSS protects hepatocytes remains unclear. In this study, we established BEL-7402 cells that stably express HSS and analyzed the protective ability of HSS on cells through mitochondrial permeability (MP). After administration of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (C...