Journal of bacteriology, 186(15), 4875-4884 (2004-07-21)
The symporter YhcL and two ATP binding cassette transporters, YtmJKLMN and YckKJI, were shown to mediate L-cystine uptake in Bacillus subtilis. A triple DeltayhcL DeltaytmJKLMN DeltayckK mutant was unable to grow in the presence of L-cystine and to take up
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106(27), 11400-11405 (2009-06-25)
The selenium salt selenite (SeO(3)(2-)) is cytotoxic in low to moderate concentrations, with a remarkable specificity for cancer cells resistant to conventional chemotherapy. Our data show that selenium uptake and accumulation, rather than intracellular events, are crucial to the specific
Radiation and environmental biophysics, 50(2), 271-280 (2011-01-25)
Selenocystine (CysSeSeCys), a diselenide aminoacid exhibiting glutathione peroxidase-like activity and selective antitumor effects, was examined for in vivo antigenotoxic and antioxidant activity in Swiss albino mice after exposure to a sublethal dose (5 Gy) of γ-radiation. For this, CysSeSeCys was administered
Epidemiological and clinical studies have demonstrated that dietary supplementation of selenium (Se) could reduce the incidence of human cancers. In this study, selenocystine, a nutritionally available selenoamino acid, was identified as a novel agent with broad-spectrum antitumor activity. A panel
Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 17(2), 321-329 (2011-10-22)
Selenium-containing compounds play an important role in antioxidant defense systems, binding to toxic metals, preventing their uptake into cells, and thus protecting cells from metal-induced formation of reactive oxygen species. Here, we present a proposal for a relatively new method
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