Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

About: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is a facility organization based out in Hyderabad, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Gene. The organization has 2439 authors who have published 3193 publications receiving 97833 citations.

Molecular Characterization and Functional Analysis of Outer Membrane Vesicles from the Antarctic Bacterium Pseudomonas syringae Suggest a Possible Response to Environmental Conditions

Abstract: Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) of Gram-negative bacteria form an important aspect of bacterial physiology as they are involved in various functions essential for their survival. The OMVs of the Ant...

Multilaboratory evaluation of 15 bioassays for (eco)toxicity screening and hazard ranking of engineered nanomaterials: FP7 project NANOVALID.

Abstract: Within EU FP7 project NANOVALID, the (eco)toxicity of 7 well-characterized engineered nanomaterials (NMs) was evaluated by 15 bioassays in 4 laboratories. The highest tested nominal concentration of NMs was 100 mg/l. The panel of the bioassays yielded the following toxicity order: Ag > ZnO > CuO > TiO2 > MWCNTs > SiO2 > Au. Ag, ZnO and CuO proved very toxic in the majority of assays, assumingly due to dissolution. The latter was supported by the parallel analysis of the toxicity of respective soluble metal salts. The most sensitive tests/species were Daphnia magna (towards Ag NMs, 24-h EC50 = 0.003 mg Ag/l), algae Raphidocelis subcapitata (ZnO and CuO, 72-h EC50 = 0.14 mg Zn/l and 0.7 mg Cu/l, respectively) and murine fibroblasts BALB/3T3 (CuO, 48-h EC50 = 0.7 mg Cu/l). MWCNTs showed toxicity only towards rat alveolar macrophages (EC50 = 15.3 mg/l) assumingly due to high aspect ratio and TiO2 towards R. subcapitata (EC50 = 6.8 mg Ti/l) due to agglomeration of TiO2 and entrapment of algal cells. Fi...

The zebrafish as a model system for human disease.

Abstract: The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has been widely utilised for the study of developmental biology, which has lead to the evolution of sophisticated cellular and molecular approaches. More recently, the rapid progress of various zebrafish genomic infrastructure initiatives is facilitating the development of zebrafish models of human disease. This review aims to describe several representative examples of how the zebrafish can be successfully used to identify novel genes and assign gene function, providing invaluable clues to human pathophysiology.

Interactive role of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) clade-specific Tat protein and cocaine in blood-brain barrier dysfunction: Implications for HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorder

Abstract: In recent years, increasing interest has emerged to assess the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) clade C viral pathogenesis due to its anticipated spread in the United States and other western countries. Previous studies suggest that clade C is less neuropathogenic than clade B; however, the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. Additionally, the interactive role of drugs of abuse such as cocaine on clade C-associated neuropathogenesis has not been reported. In the current study, we hypothesize that HIV-1 clade-specific Tat proteins exert differential effects on blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity and cocaine further differentially aggravates the BBB dysfunction. We evaluated the effect of Tat B and Tat C and/or cocaine on the BBB integrity using an in vitro model constructed with primary human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMECs) and astrocytes. The BBB membrane integrity was measured by transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) and paracellular permeability was measured by fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran transport assay and monocytes transmigration across the BBB. Results indicate that Tat B disrupts BBB integrity to a greater extent compared to Tat C and cocaine further differentially exacerbates the BBB dysfunction. This BBB dysfunction was associated with altered expression of tight junction proteins zona occuldens (ZO-1) and junctional adhesion molecule (JAM)-2. Thus, these results for the first time delineate the differential role of Tat B and Tat C and/or cocaine in BBB dysfunction, which may be correlated with the clade-specific differences observed in HIV-1-associated neurological disorders.