Abstract:
Compositions and methods are provided for identifying oxidative modifications of proteins by mass spectrometric analysis, including MALDI-TOF MS, of protein and peptide fractions of biological samples to determine specific occurrences of nitrotyrosine at amino acid sequence and proteomic levels. Diagnostic methods for diseases characterized by elevated free radicals and oxidative stress, and screening assays for therapeutic agents useful in treating such diseases, are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods are provided for identifying agents that alter mitochondrial intermembrane space protein (MISP) translocation. The screening methods generally detect agents that alter the level of detectable extramitochondrial MISP following exposure of a cell to an agent known or suspected to induce mitochondrial intermembrane space protein translocation. Such agents may be used, for example, in the treatment of a variety of conditions associated with altered mitochondrial function.
Abstract:
Compounds which have utility in the treatment of conditions associated with altered mitochondrial function. The compounds having structure (I), including stereoisomers, prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are as defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of structure (I), as well as methods relating to the use thereof, are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The invention provides compositions and methods for altering insulin secretion using a compound that inhibits calcium efflux via the mitochondrial calcium/ sodium antiporter (MCA). Methods of treatment are thereby provided, and are particularly useful for treatment of subjects having, or suspected of being at risk for having, diabetes mellitus.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compositions and methods for altering mitochondrial ATP metabolism, including compositions having fusion proteins comprising IF1 polypeptide-derived sequences, as well as binding and functional assays exploiting IF1 interactions with ATP synthase. Also disclosed are methods for identifying an agent capable of reducing mitochondrial ATP hydrolysis and/or increasing mitochondrial ATP synthesis, including pharmaceutical compositions identified by such methods. The invention also provides methods for treating diabetes, and in particular, type 2 DM, using an agent identified according to the disclosed methods.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods and compositions for screening assays for compounds that alter mitochondrial function, and in particular that alter apoptosis, based on the observations that expression of the transcription factor FREAC-2 is up-regulated in Alzheimer's disease and that induction of FREAC-2 expression in a cell results in apoptosis. The invention thus provides methods for identifying agents that alter mitochondrial function by determining the activity of reducing or enhancing apoptosis that follows the induced expression of FREAC-2, useful, for example, in treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's) and/or of diseases of inappropriate cell proliferation or survival (e.g., cancer). The present invention also includes methods of identifying pharmaceutical/ molecular targets for compounds that alter mitochondrial function (e.g., by altering apoptosis).
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods and compositions for screening assays for compounds that alter mitochondrial function, and in particular that alter apoptosis, based on the observations that expression of the transcription factor FREAC-2 is up-regulated in Alzheimer's disease and that induction of FREAC-2 expression in a cell results in apoptosis. The invention thus provides methods for identifying agents that alter mitochondrial function by determining the activity of reducing or enhancing apoptosis that follows the induced expression of FREAC-2, useful, for example, in treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's) and/or of diseases of inappropriate cell proliferation or survival (e.g., cancer). The present invention also includes methods of identifying pharmaceutical/ molecular targets for compounds that alter mitochondrial function (e.g., by altering apoptosis).
Abstract:
Compounds, compositions and methods treating arthritic disorders such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, and for treating other diseases associated with altered mitochondrial function, such as cancer, psoriasis, stroke, Alzheimer's Disease and diabetes.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods are provided for identifying factors, including organellar factors, that are differentially expressed when cells in different states, such as metabolic, respiratory, disease or apoptotic states, are compared. In preferred embodiments the invention relates to mitochondria DNA depleted ( rho ) and cytoplasmic hybrid (cybrid) cells, such as mitochondrial cybrid cells. Use of the invention to identify species specific expression of organellar factors such as organelle associated macromolecules is contemplated. Also disclosed are examples of organellar factors that are differentially expressed in organelle associated disease, including a variety of human genes that are differentially expressed in Alzheimer's disease.
Abstract:
A system and corresponding method analyzes biological data for sets of test subjects such as gene arrays of group test subjects into clusters and order the clusters into a hierarchy based on similarities and differences of biological data corresponding to the test subjects. A combination of nonhierarchical clustering and hierarchical clustering methods is used to efficiently and effectively perform hierarchical clustering of such biological data as highly dense gene arrays containing many thousand test subjects such as genes. First the test subjects are nonhierarchically clustered according to similarities and differences of their biological data as determined by distance techniques. Representative values, such as mean values, of the biological data are determined for each nonhierarchical cluster of test subjects. These representative values are then used to hierarchically cluster the nonhierarchical clusters. Biological data for each test subject is displayed in a row of a table. The rows of the table are arranged by the nonhierarchical clustering and further by the hierarchical clustering. Each value of the biological data is color coded according to its value to display patterns in the hierarchically clustered biological data.