Search Results - "Gaskova, Dana"
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Surface-functionalized PAN fiber membranes for the sensitive detection of airborne specific markers
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (23-10-2024)“…PAN fibers are characterized by having a large surface-to-volume ratio and small pores, which are beneficial for applications in filtration and specific…”
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A novel method for assessment of local pH in periplasmic space and of cell surface potential in yeast
Published in Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes (01-06-2017)“…Yeast cells exhibit a negative surface potential due to negative charges at the cell membrane surface. Consequently, local concentrations of cations at the…”
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Yeast Tok1p channel is a major contributor to membrane potential maintenance under chemical stress
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes (01-10-2017)“…Tok1p is a highly specific yeast plasma membrane potassium channel with strong outward directionality. Its opening is induced by membrane depolarization…”
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Synergy between azoles and 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative as an option to control fungal infections
Published in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (01-09-2017)“…With emerging fungal infections and developing resistance, there is a need for understanding the mechanisms of resistance as well as its clinical impact while…”
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Alcohols are inhibitors of Saccharomyces cerevisiae multidrug-resistance pumps Pdr5p and Snq2p
Published in FEMS yeast research (01-12-2013)“…Abstract The effect of alcohols on cell membrane proteins has originally been assumed to be mediated by their primary action on membrane lipid matrix. Many…”
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Enhanced Sensitivity of pHluorin-Based Monitoring of Intracellular pH Changes Achieved through Synchronously Scanned Fluorescence Spectra
Published in Analytical chemistry (Washington) (06-10-2015)“…Since its introduction in 1998, genetically encoded pH-sensitive sensor ratiometric pHluorin proved to be a valuable tool for cell physiology studies. Here, we…”
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C. elegans longevity pathways converge to decrease mitochondrial membrane potential
Published in Mechanisms of ageing and development (01-07-2009)“…Energy production via oxidative phosphorylation generates a mitochondrial membrane potential (Δ Ψ m) across the inner membrane. In this work, we show that a…”
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Impact of Farnesol as a Modulator of Efflux Pumps in a Fluconazole-Resistant Strain of Candida albicans
Published in Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) (01-07-2019)“…This work studied the impact of the quorum-sensing molecule, farnesol (FAR), on fluconazole (FLC)-resistant isolate CY 1123 compared with the susceptible…”
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Differences in the arrangement of the Pdr5p multidrug transporter binding pocket of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces lactis
Published in FEMS yeast research (01-11-2017)“…Multidrug transporters are often responsible for failure of medical treatment, since they expel a variety of structurally and functionally unrelated drugs out…”
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Early changes in membrane potential of Saccharomyces cerevisiae induced by varying extracellular K+, Na+ or H+ concentrations
Published in Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes (01-12-2013)“…Recently we introduced a fluorescent probe technique that makes possible to convert changes of equilibrium fluorescence spectra of…”
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A method for determining supernatant-free spectra generated from fluorescently stained cells in suspension
Published in Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology (01-12-2014)“…[Display omitted] •We present a cuvette holder for the front-face fluorometry of pelleted cell layers.•Supernatant-free fluorescence spectra of cells in…”
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Characterization of the kinetics and mechanisms of inhibition of drugs interacting with the S. cerevisiae multidrug resistance pumps Pdr5p and Snq2p
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-03-2009)“…We have developed a novel screening method that measures the kinetics and potencies of inhibitors of the yeast multidrug resistance pumps Pdr5p and Snq2p. The…”
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Fluorescence method for determining the mechanism and speed of action of surface-active drugs on yeast cells
Published in BioTechniques (01-01-2011)“…New antifungal agents are needed to treat life-threatening fungal infections, particularly with the development of resistance. Surface-active antifungals have…”
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Expression of Ndi1p, an alternative NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, increases mitochondrial membrane potential in a C. elegans model of mitochondrial disease
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-09-2007)“…The NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase or complex I of the mitochondrial respiratory chain is an intricate enzyme with a vital role in energy metabolism. Mutations…”
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Complementary Methods of Processing diS-C sub(3)(3) Fluorescence Spectra Used for Monitoring the Plasma Membrane Potential of Yeast: Their Pros and Cons
Published in Journal of fluorescence (01-03-2014)“…Carbocyanine dye diS-C sub(3)(3) was repeatedly employed in monitoring the plasma membrane potential of yeast and other living cells. Four methods of measuring…”
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Chemosensitization of multidrug resistant Candida albicans by the oxathiolone fused chalcone derivatives
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (05-08-2015)“…Three structurally related oxathiolone fused chalcone derivatives appeared effective chemosensitizers, able to restore in part sensitivity to fluconazole of…”
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DiS-C 3(3) monitoring of in vivo mitochondrial membrane potential in C. elegans
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (16-03-2007)“…The mitochondrial respiratory chain plays a crucial role in cellular and organismal health. In addition to being the major source of energy for most cells,…”
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DiS-C3(3) monitoring of in vivo mitochondrial membrane potential in C. elegans
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (16-03-2007)“…The mitochondrial respiratory chain plays a crucial role in cellular and organismal health. In addition to being the major source of energy for most cells,…”
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Fluorescence Emission Spectra of Calcofluor Stained Yeast Cell Suspensions: Heuristic Assessment of Basis Spectra for their Linear Unmixing
Published in Journal of fluorescence (01-07-2012)“…Fluorescence emission spectra of yeast cell suspensions stained with calcofluor have recently been identified as promising markers of variations in the quality…”
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Synchronous plasma membrane electrochemical potential oscillations during yeast colony development and aging
Published in Molecular membrane biology (01-01-2009)“…Microorganisms that survive in natural environments form organized multicellular communities, biofilms and colonies with specific properties. During stress and…”
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