The present study evaluated the mechanistic underpinnings of the interactive effects of selenium (Se), both inorganic (selenite) and organic (selenomethionine (SeMet)), against arsenite (As-III) cytotoxicity using rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes in primary culture. Arsenite is known to induce cytotoxic
Human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-C is expressed at lower levels than other classical HLA-I molecules on somatic cells. Surface HLA-C proteins can occur as conventionally beta(2)-microglobulin (beta2m)-associated complexes or as open conformers dissociated from peptide and/or beta(2)m. We investigated the conformation
Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal organism and a frequent cause of skin and soft tissue infections, which can progress to serious invasive disease. This bacterium uses its fibronectin binding proteins (FnBPs) to invade host cells and it has been hypothesised
The present study evaluated the ameliorative properties of selenium (Se) against cadmium (Cd)-induced oxidative stress, using isolated rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes in primary culture as the model experimental system. Cadmium (Cd) is known to induce cytotoxic effects by disrupting
Voltage-gated calcium channels (Ca(v)) exist as heteromultimers comprising a pore-forming α(1) with accessory β and α(2)δ subunits which modify channel trafficking and function. We previously showed that α(2)δ-1 (and likely the other mammalian α(2)δ isoforms--α(2)δ-2, 3 and 4) is required
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