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Depression of cell metabolism and proliferation by membrane-permeable and -impermeable modulators: role for AMP-to-ATP ratioMichael A Menze
Division of Cellular, Developmental and Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288:R501-10. 2005..The rapid action of AMPS avoids upregulation of compensatory metabolic pathways and may provide a viable approach for promoting cell stasis...
Mitochondrial permeability transition in the crustacean Artemia franciscana: absence of a calcium-regulated pore in the face of profound calcium storageMichael A Menze
Division of Cellular, Developmental and Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, 202 Life Sciences Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 289:R68-76. 2005..quot; Although the absence of a regulated MPTP in A. franciscana mitochondria could contribute to the extreme hypoxia tolerance in this species, we speculate that absence of the regulated MPTP may be a general feature of invertebrates...
Allosteric models for multimeric proteins: oxygen-linked effector binding in hemocyaninMichael A Menze
Institut fur Zoophysiologie, Heinrich Heine Universitat, Universitatsstrasse 1, 40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
Biochemistry 44:10328-38. 2005..vulgaris only during hypoxic conditions, i.e., either during environmental oxygen limitation or extensive exercise...
Metabolic preconditioning of cells with AICAR-riboside: improved cryopreservation and cell-type specific impacts on energetics and proliferationMichael A Menze
Division of Cellular, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Cryobiology 61:79-88. 2010..94) with the fold-increase in the 'effective adenylate ratio'. Thus for each cell line, the greater the depression of metabolism and proliferation due to preconditioning with AICAR, the greater was the survivorship post-freezing...
Mechanisms of apoptosis in Crustacea: What conditions induce versus suppress cell death?Michael A Menze
Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 70803, USA
Apoptosis 15:293-312. 2010..Characterization of the players, pathways, and their significance in the core machinery of crustacean apoptosis is revealing new insights for the field of cell death...
Caspase activity during cell stasis: avoidance of apoptosis in an invertebrate extremophile, Artemia franciscanaMichael A Menze
Dept of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 292:R2039-47. 2007..Our biochemical characterization of caspase-like activity in A. franciscana extracts reveals that multiple mechanisms are in place to reduce the probability of apoptosis under conditions of energy limitation in this embryo...
Occurrence of mitochondria-targeted Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) gene in animals increases organelle resistance to water stressMichael A Menze
Division of Cellular, Developmental and Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
J Biol Chem 284:10714-9. 2009....
Thermodynamics of effector binding to hemocyanin: influence of temperatureAriane Pott
Institut fur Zoophysiologie, Heinrich Heine Universitat, Duesseldorf, Germany
Arch Biochem Biophys 483:37-44. 2009....
Late embryogenesis abundant proteins protect human hepatoma cells during acute desiccationShumin Li
Division of Cellular, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109:20859-64. 2012..LEA proteins dramatically enhance desiccation tolerance in mammalian cells and offer the opportunity for engineering biostability in the dried state...
Mitochondria in energy-limited states: mechanisms that blunt the signaling of cell deathSteven C Hand
Division of Cellular, Developmental and Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
J Exp Biol 211:1829-40. 2008..Unraveling the mechanisms by which organisms in extreme environments avoid cell death may suggest possible interventions during disease states and biostabilization of mammalian cells...
LEA proteins during water stress: not just for plants anymoreSteven C Hand
Division of Cellular, Developmental and Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 70803, USA
Annu Rev Physiol 73:115-34. 2011..More in vivo experimentation will be necessary to fully unravel the multiple functional properties of these macromolecules during water stress...
Metabolic restructuring during energy-limited states: insights from Artemia franciscana embryos and other animalsSteven C Hand
Division of Cellular, Developmental and Integrative Biology, Department of Biological, Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
J Insect Physiol 57:584-94. 2011..Mechanisms that underlie natural stasis are being used to pre-condition mammalian cells prior to cell biostabilization and storage...
Metabolic preconditioning of mammalian cells: mimetic agents for hypoxia lack fidelity in promoting phosphorylation of pyruvate dehydrogenaseApurva Borcar
Department of Biological Sciences, Division of Cellular, Developmental and Integrative Biology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Cell Tissue Res 351:99-106. 2013..Our study demonstrates that mimetic chemicals must be chosen with caution and evaluated thoroughly if bona fide cellular outcomes are to be promoted with fidelity...
Life without water: expression of plant LEA genes by an anhydrobiotic arthropodSteven C Hand
Division of Cellular, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
J Exp Zool A Ecol Genet Physiol 307:62-6. 2007..It is becoming clear that an ensemble of micromolecules and macromolecules is important for establishing the physical conditions required for cellular stabilization during drying in nature...
Trehalose loading through the mitochondrial permeability transition pore enhances desiccation tolerance in rat liver mitochondriaXiang-hong Liu
Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, 02114, USA
Biochim Biophys Acta 1717:21-6. 2005..These findings suggest the presence of trehalose in the mitochondrial matrix affords improved desiccation tolerance to the isolated mitochondria...
