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Aborode AT, Olamilekan Adesola R, Idris I, Adio WS, Scott GY, Chakoma M, Oluwaseun AA, Onifade IA, Adeoye AF, Aluko BA, Abok JI. Troponin C gene mutations on cardiac muscle cell and skeletal Regulation: A comprehensive review. Gene 2024; 927:148651. [PMID: 38871035 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND The troponin complex plays a crucial role in regulating skeletal and cardiac contraction. Congenital myopathies can occur due to several mutations in genes that encode skeletal troponin. Moreover, there is limited information regarding the composition of skeletal troponin. This review specifically examines a comprehensive review of the TNNC gene mutations on cardiac and skeletal regulations. MAIN BODY Troponin C (TNNC) has been linked to a newly discovered inherited muscle disorder. Genetic variations in genes that encode skeletal troponin can impair the function of sarcomeres. Various treatment approaches have been employed to mitigate the impact of variations, including the use of troponin activators, the injection of wild-type protein via AAV gene therapy, and myosin modification to enhance muscle contraction. The processes responsible for the pathophysiological implications of the variations in genes that encode skeletal troponin are not fully understood. CONCLUSION This comprehensive review will contribute to the understanding of the relationship between human cardiomyopathy and TNNC mutations and will guide the development of therapy approaches.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Health and Natural Science, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, USA.
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- Department of Medical Diagnostics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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- Department of Primary Healthcare, Faculty of Medicine and Healthcare, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology University of New Mexico, USA.
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Zhu S, Chen Z, Liu C, Duong J, Tran T, Liang Z, Fang X, Ouyang K. The essential role of MED27 in stabilizing the mediator complex for cardiac development and function. Life Sci 2024; 356:123020. [PMID: 39209248 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.123020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2024] [Revised: 08/15/2024] [Accepted: 08/25/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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AIM Transcriptional regulation of gene expression plays a crucial role in orchestrating complex morphogenetic and molecular events during heart development and function. Mediator complex is an essential multi-subunit protein complex that governs gene expression in eukaryotic cells. Although Mediator subunits (MEDs) work integrally in the complex, individual MED component displays specialized functions. MED27, categorized as an Upper Tail subunit, possesses an as-yet-uncharacterized function. In this study, we aimed to investigate the physiological role of MED27 in cardiomyocytes. MATERIALS AND METHODS we generated a Med27 floxed mouse line, which was further used to generate constitutive (cKO) and inducible (icKO) cardiomyocyte-specific Med27 knockout mouse models. Morphological, histological analysis and cardiac physiological studies were performed in Med27 cKO and icKO mutants. Transcriptional profiles were determined by RNA sequencing (RNAseq) analysis. KEY FUNDINGS Ablation of MED27 in developing mouse cardiomyocytes results in embryonic lethality, while its deletion in adult cardiomyocytes leads to heart failure and mortality. Similar to the ablation of another Upper Tail subunit, MED30 in cardiomyocytes, deletion of MED27 leads to decreased protein levels of most MEDs in cardiomyocytes. Interestingly, overexpression of MED30 fails to restore the protein levels of Mediator subunits in MED27-deficient cardiomyocytes, demonstrating that the role of MED27 in maintaining the integrity and stability of the Mediator complex is independent of MED30. SIGNIFICANCE Our results revealed an essential role of MED27 in cardiac development and function by maintaining the stability of the Mediator core.
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- Siting Zhu
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China; Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China; Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China.
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Joyce W, He K, Zhang M, Ogunsola S, Wu X, Joseph KT, Bogomolny D, Yu W, Springer MS, Xie J, Signore AV, Campbell KL. Genetic excision of the regulatory cardiac troponin I extension in high-heart rate mammal clades. Science 2024; 385:1466-1471. [PMID: 39325895 DOI: 10.1126/science.adi8146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 09/28/2024]
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Mammalian cardiac troponin I (cTnI) contains a highly conserved amino-terminal extension harboring protein kinase A targets [serine-23 and -24 (Ser23/24)] that are phosphorylated during β-adrenergic stimulation to defend diastolic filling by means of an increased cardiomyocyte relaxation rate. In this work, we show that the Ser23/24-encoding exon 3 of TNNI3 was pseudoexonized multiple times in shrews and moles to mimic Ser23/24 phosphorylation without adrenergic stimulation, facilitating the evolution of exceptionally high resting heart rates (~1000 beats per minute). We further reveal alternative exon 3 splicing in distantly related bat families and confirm that both cTnI splice variants are incorporated into cardiac myofibrils. Because exon 3 of human TNNI3 exhibits a relatively low splice strength score, our findings offer an evolutionarily informed strategy to excise this exon to improve diastolic function during heart failure.
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- William Joyce
- Department of Biology - Zoophysiology, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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Plett C, Grimme S, Hansen A. Toward Reliable Conformational Energies of Amino Acids and Dipeptides─The DipCONFS Benchmark and DipCONL Datasets. J Chem Theory Comput 2024. [PMID: 39259679 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2024]
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Simulating peptides and proteins is becoming increasingly important, leading to a growing need for efficient computational methods. These are typically semiempirical quantum mechanical (SQM) methods, force fields (FFs), or machine-learned interatomic potentials (MLIPs), all of which require a large amount of accurate data for robust training and evaluation. To assess potential reference methods and complement the available data, we introduce two sets, DipCONFL and DipCONFS, which cover large parts of the conformational space of 17 amino acids and their 289 possible dipeptides in aqueous solution. The conformers were selected from the exhaustive PeptideCS dataset by Andris et al. [ J. Phys. Chem. B 2022, 126, 5949-5958]. The structures, originally generated with GFN2-xTB, were reoptimized using the accurate r2SCAN-3c density functional theory (DFT) composite method including the implicit CPCM water solvation model. The DipCONFS benchmark set contains 918 conformers and is one of the largest sets with highly accurate coupled cluster conformational energies so far. It is employed to evaluate various DFT and wave function theory (WFT) methods, especially regarding whether they are accurate enough to be used as reliable reference methods for larger datasets intended for training and testing more approximated SQM, FF, and MLIP methods. The results reveal that the originally provided BP86-D3(BJ)/DGauss-DZVP conformational energies are not sufficiently accurate. Among the DFT methods tested as an alternative reference level, the revDSD-PBEP86-D4 double hybrid performs best with a mean absolute error (MAD) of 0.2 kcal mol-1 compared with the PNO-LCCSD(T)-F12b reference. The very efficient r2SCAN-3c composite method also shows excellent results, with an MAD of 0.3 kcal mol-1, similar to the best-tested hybrid ωB97M-D4. With these findings, we compiled the large DipCONFL set, which includes over 29,000 realistic conformers in solution with reasonably accurate r2SCAN-3c reference conformational energies, gradients, and further properties potentially relevant for training MLIP methods. This set, also in comparison to DipCONFS, is used to assess the performance of various SQM, FF, and MLIP methods robustly and can complement training sets for those.
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- Christoph Plett
- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Clausius-Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Bonn, Beringstraße 4, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Clausius-Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Bonn, Beringstraße 4, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Clausius-Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Bonn, Beringstraße 4, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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Zheng C, Zhong Y, Zhang P, Guo Q, Li F, Duan Y. Dynamic transcriptome profiles of skeletal muscle growth and development in Shaziling and Yorkshire pigs using RNA-sequencing. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:7301-7314. [PMID: 38647104 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND We previously demonstrated that Shaziling and Yorkshire pigs differ in growth rate and meat quality. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for such phenotypic differences remain unclear. In the present study, we performed a transcriptomic analysis of 36 longissimus dorsi (LM) and 36 soleus (SM) muscle samples from Shaziling and Yorkshire pigs at six postnatal stages (30, 60, 90, 150, 210 and 300 days) to explore the differences in postnatal skeletal muscle of Shaziling and Yorkshire pigs. RESULTS Muscle morphological changes and the number of differentially expressed genes indicated the two stages of 60-90 days and 150-210 days were critical for the muscle growth and development in Shaziling pigs. Genes such as FLNC, COL1A1, NRAP, SMYD1, TNNI3, CRYAB and PDLIM3 played vital roles in the muscle growth, and genes such as CCDC71L, LPIN1, CPT1A, UCP3, NR4A3 and PDK4 played dominant roles in the lipid metabolism. Additionally, in contrast to the LM, the percentage of slow-twitch muscle fibers in the SM of both breeds consistently decreased from 30 to 150 days of age, but there was a significant rebound at 210 days of age. However, the percentage of slow-twitch muscle fibers in the SM of Shaziling pigs was higher than that in Yorkshire pigs, which may be associated with the calcium signaling pathway and the PPARβ/δ signaling pathway. CONCLUSION The present study detected two critical periods and many functional genes for the muscle growth and development of Shaziling pigs, and showed differences in muscle fiber characteristics between Shaziling and Yorkshire pigs. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Changbing Zheng
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Covert LT, Prinz JA, Swain-Lenz D, Dvergsten J, Truskey GA. Genetic changes from type I interferons and JAK inhibitors: clues to drivers of juvenile dermatomyositis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2024; 63:SI240-SI248. [PMID: 38317053 PMCID: PMC11381683 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keae082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To better understand the pathogenesis of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), we examined the effect of the cytokines type I interferons (IFN I) and JAK inhibitor drugs (JAKi) on gene expression in bioengineered pediatric skeletal muscle. METHODS Myoblasts from three healthy pediatric donors were used to create three-dimensional skeletal muscle units termed myobundles. Myobundles were treated with IFN I, either IFNα or IFNβ. A subset of IFNβ-exposed myobundles was treated with JAKi tofacitinib or baricitinib. RNA sequencing analysis was performed on all myobundles. RESULTS Seventy-six myobundles were analysed. Principal component analysis showed donor-specific clusters of gene expression across IFNα and IFNβ-exposed myobundles in a dose-dependent manner. Both cytokines upregulated interferon response and proinflammatory genes; however, IFNβ led to more significant upregulation. Key downregulated pathways involved oxidative phosphorylation, fatty acid metabolism and myogenesis genes. Addition of tofacitinib or baricitinib moderated the gene expression induced by IFNβ, with partial reversal of upregulated inflammatory and downregulated myogenesis pathways. Baricitinib altered genetic profiles more than tofacitinib. CONCLUSION IFNβ leads to more pro-inflammatory gene upregulation than IFNα, correlating to greater decrease in contractile protein gene expression and reduced contractile force. JAK inhibitors, baricitinib more so than tofacitinib, partially reverse IFN I-induced genetic changes. Increased IFN I exposure in healthy bioengineered skeletal muscle leads to IFN-inducible gene expression, inflammatory pathway enrichment, and myogenesis gene downregulation, consistent with what is observed in JDM.
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- Lauren T Covert
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA
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- Sequencing and Genomics Technologies Core Facility, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Sequencing and Genomics Technologies Core Facility, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Fu DS, Adili A, Chen X, Li JZ, Muheremu A. Abnormal genes and pathways that drive muscle contracture from brachial plexus injuries: Towards machine learning approach. SLAS Technol 2024; 29:100166. [PMID: 39033877 DOI: 10.1016/j.slast.2024.100166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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In order to clarify the pathways closely linked to denervated muscle contracture, this work uses IoMT-enabled healthcare stratergies to examine changes in gene expression patterns inside atrophic muscles following brachial plexus damage. The gene expression Omnibus (GEO) database searching was used to locate the dataset GSE137606, which is connected to brachial plexus injuries. Strict criteria (|logFC|≥2 & adj.p < 0.05) were used to extract differentially expressed genes (DEGs). To identify dysregulated activities and pathways in denervated muscles, gene ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis, and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) were used. Hub genes were found using Cytoscape software's algorithms, which took into account parameters like as proximity, degree, and MNC. Their expression, enriched pathways, and correlations were then examined. The results showed that 316 DEGs were predominantly concentrated in muscle-related processes such as tissue formation and contraction pathways. Of these, 297 DEGs were highly expressed in denervated muscles, whereas 19 DEGs were weakly expressed. GSEA showed improvements in the contraction of striated and skeletal muscles. In addition, it was shown that in denervated muscles, Myod1, Myog, Myh7, Myl2, Tnnt2, and Tnni1 were elevated hub genes with enriched pathways such adrenergic signaling and tight junction. These results point to possible therapeutic targets for denervated muscular contracture, including Myod1, Myog, Myh7, Myl2, Tnnt2, and Tnni1. This highlights treatment options for this ailment which enhances the mental state of patient.
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- Dong-Sheng Fu
- Department of Hand and foot microsurgery, The sixth affiliated hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830002, China
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- Department of Hand and foot microsurgery, The sixth affiliated hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830002, China
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- Department of Hand and foot microsurgery, The sixth affiliated hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830002, China
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- Department of Hand and foot microsurgery, The sixth affiliated hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830002, China
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- Department of Hand and foot microsurgery, The sixth affiliated hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830002, China.
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Akama Y, Park EJ, Satoh-Takayama N, Ito A, Kawamoto E, Gaowa A, Matsuo E, Oikawa S, Saito M, Inoue S, Akimoto T, Suzuki K, Shimaoka M. Roles of programmed death-1 and muscle innate lymphoid cell-derived interleukin 13 in sepsis-induced intensive care unit-acquired weakness. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2024. [PMID: 39016179 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.13548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is a syndrome characterized by a long-term muscle weakness often observed in sepsis-surviving patients during the chronic phase. Although ICU-AW is independently associated with increased mortality, effective therapies have yet to be established. Programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitors have attracted attention as potential treatments for reversing immune exhaustion in sepsis; however, its impact on ICU-AW remains to be elucidated. Here, we study how PD-1 deficiency affects sepsis-induced skeletal muscle dysfunction in a preclinical sepsis model. METHODS Chronic sepsis model was developed by treating wild-type (WT) and PD-1 knockout (KO) mice with caecal slurry, followed by resuscitation with antibiotics and saline. Mice were euthanized on days 15-17. Body weights, muscle weights, and limb muscle strengths were measured. Interleukin 13 (IL-13) and PD-1 expressions were examined by flow cytometry. Messenger RNA (mRNA) expressions of slow-twitch muscles were measured by reverse transcription and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). In an in vitro study, C2C12 myotubes were treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and recombinant IL-13 followed by gene expression measurements. RESULTS WT septic mice exhibited decreased muscle weight (quadriceps, P < 0.01; gastrocnemius, P < 0.05; and tibialis anterior, P < 0.01) and long-term muscle weakness (P < 0.0001), whereas PD-1 KO septic mice did not exhibit any reduction in muscle weights and strengths. Slow-twitch specific mRNAs, including myoglobin (Mb), troponin I type 1 (Tnni1), and myosin heavy chain 7 (Myh7) were decreased in WT skeletal muscle (Mb, P < 0.0001; Tnni1, P < 0.05; and Myh7, P < 0.05) after sepsis induction, but mRNA expressions of Tnni1 and Myh7 were increased in PD-1 KO septic mice (Mb, not significant; Tnni1, P < 0.0001; and Myh7, P < 0.05). Treatment of C2C12 myotube cells with LPS decreased the expression of slow-twitch mRNAs, which was restored by IL-13 (Mb, P < 0.0001; Tnni1, P < 0.001; and Myh7, P < 0.05). IL-13 production was significantly higher in ILC2s compared to T cells in skeletal muscle (P < 0.05). IL-13-producing ILC2s in skeletal muscle were examined and found to increase in PD-1 KO septic mice, compared with WT septic mice (P < 0.05). ILC2-derived IL-13 was increased by PD-1 KO septic mice and thought to protect the muscles from experimental ICU-AW. CONCLUSIONS Long-term muscle weakness in experimental ICU-AW was ameliorated in PD-1 KO mice. ILC2-derived IL-13 production in skeletal muscles was increased in PD-1 KO mice, thereby suggesting that IL-13 alleviates muscle weakness during sepsis. This study demonstrates the effects of PD-1 blockade in preserving muscle strength during sepsis through an increase in ILC2-derived IL-13 and may be an attractive therapeutic target for sepsis-induced ICU-AW.
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- Yuichi Akama
- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Precision Immune Regulation RIKEN Research Unit, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Disaster and Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Gao H, Huang X, Cai Z, Cai B, Wang K, Li J, Kuang J, Wang B, Zhai Z, Ming J, Cao S, Qin Y, Pei D. Generation of musculoskeletal cells from human urine epithelium-derived presomitic mesoderm cells. Cell Biosci 2024; 14:93. [PMID: 39010176 PMCID: PMC11251367 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-024-01274-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Numerous studies have shown that somite development is a necessary stage of myogenesis chondrogenesis and osteogenesis. Our previous study has established a stable presomitic mesoderm progenitor cell line (UiPSM) in vitro. Naturally, we wanted to explore whether UiPSM cell can develop bone and myogenic differentiation. RESULTS Selective culture conditions yielded PAX3 and PAX7 positive skeletal muscle precursors from UiPSM cells. The skeletal muscle precursors undergo in vitro maturation resulting in myotube formation. MYOD effectively promoted the maturity of the skeletal myocytes in a short time. We found that UiPSM and MYOD mediated UiPSM cell-derived skeletal myocytes were viable after transplantation into the tibialis anterior muscle of MITRG mice, as assessed by bioluminescence imaging and scRNA-seq. Lack of teratoma formation and evidence of long-term myocytes engraftment suggests considerable potential for future therapeutic applications. Moreover, UiPSM cells can differentiate into osteoblast and chondroblast cells in vitro. CONCLUSIONS UiPSM differentiation has potential as a developmental model for musculoskeletal development research and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.
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- Huiru Gao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510530, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510530, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Cell Fate Control, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- Laboratory of Cell Fate Control, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- Laboratory of Cell Fate Control, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- Laboratory of Cell Fate Control, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- Laboratory of Cell Fate Control, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- Laboratory of Cell Fate Control, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- Laboratory of Cell Fate Control, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, China.
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- Laboratory of Cell Fate Control, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, China.
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Mensah IK, Gowher H. Epigenetic Regulation of Mammalian Cardiomyocyte Development. EPIGENOMES 2024; 8:25. [PMID: 39051183 PMCID: PMC11270418 DOI: 10.3390/epigenomes8030025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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The heart is the first organ formed during mammalian development and functions to distribute nutrients and oxygen to other parts of the developing embryo. Cardiomyocytes are the major cell types of the heart and provide both structural support and contractile function to the heart. The successful differentiation of cardiomyocytes during early development is under tight regulation by physical and molecular factors. We have reviewed current studies on epigenetic factors critical for cardiomyocyte differentiation, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin remodelers, and noncoding RNAs. This review also provides comprehensive details on structural and morphological changes associated with the differentiation of fetal and postnatal cardiomyocytes and highlights their differences. A holistic understanding of all aspects of cardiomyocyte development is critical for the successful in vitro differentiation of cardiomyocytes for therapeutic purposes.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Mukhopadhyay S, Dixit P, Khanom N, Sanghera G, McGurk KA. The Genetic Factors Influencing Cardiomyopathies and Heart Failure across the Allele Frequency Spectrum. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2024:10.1007/s12265-024-10520-y. [PMID: 38771459 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-024-10520-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Heart failure (HF) remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Understanding the genetic basis of HF allows for the development of disease-modifying therapies, more appropriate risk stratification, and personalised management of patients. The advent of next-generation sequencing has enabled genome-wide association studies; moving beyond rare variants identified in a Mendelian fashion and detecting common DNA variants associated with disease. We summarise the latest GWAS and rare variant data on mixed and refined HF aetiologies, and cardiomyopathies. We describe the recent understanding of the functional impact of titin variants and highlight FHOD3 as a novel cardiomyopathy-associated gene. We describe future directions of research in this field and how genetic data can be leveraged to improve the care of patients with HF.
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- Srinjay Mukhopadhyay
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, LMS Building, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
- School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, LMS Building, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, LMS Building, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, LMS Building, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, LMS Building, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK.
- MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Harris S, Anwar I, Baksh SS, Pratt RE, Dzau VJ, Hodgkinson CP. Skeletal muscle differentiation induces wide-ranging nucleosome repositioning in muscle gene promoters. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9396. [PMID: 38658615 PMCID: PMC11043329 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60236-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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In a previous report, we demonstrated that Cbx1, PurB and Sp3 inhibited cardiac muscle differentiation by increasing nucleosome density around cardiac muscle gene promoters. Since cardiac and skeletal muscle express many of the same proteins, we asked if Cbx1, PurB and Sp3 similarly regulated skeletal muscle differentiation. In a C2C12 model of skeletal muscle differentiation, Cbx1 and PurB knockdown increased myotube formation. In contrast, Sp3 knockdown inhibited myotube formation, suggesting that Sp3 played opposing roles in cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle differentiation. Consistent with this finding, Sp3 knockdown also inhibited various muscle-specific genes. The Cbx1, PurB and Sp3 proteins are believed to influence gene-expression in part by altering nucleosome position. Importantly, we developed a statistical approach to determine if changes in nucleosome positioning were significant and applied it to understanding the architecture of muscle-specific genes. Through this novel statistical approach, we found that during myogenic differentiation, skeletal muscle-specific genes undergo a set of unique nucleosome changes which differ significantly from those shown in commonly expressed muscle genes. While Sp3 binding was associated with nucleosome loss, there appeared no correlation with the aforementioned nucleosome changes. In summary, we have identified a novel role for Sp3 in skeletal muscle differentiation and through the application of quantifiable MNase-seq have discovered unique fingerprints of nucleosome changes for various classes of muscle genes during myogenic differentiation.
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- Sonalí Harris
- Mandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, The Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, CaRL Building, 213 Research Drive, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Mandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, The Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, CaRL Building, 213 Research Drive, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Mandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, The Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, CaRL Building, 213 Research Drive, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Mandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, The Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, CaRL Building, 213 Research Drive, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Mandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, The Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, CaRL Building, 213 Research Drive, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Mandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, The Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, CaRL Building, 213 Research Drive, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
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Crist SB, Azzag K, Kiley J, Coleman I, Magli A, Perlingeiro RCR. The adult environment promotes the transcriptional maturation of human iPSC-derived muscle grafts. NPJ Regen Med 2024; 9:16. [PMID: 38575647 PMCID: PMC10994941 DOI: 10.1038/s41536-024-00360-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-based cell therapy is an attractive option for the treatment of multiple human disorders, including muscular dystrophies. While in vitro differentiating PSCs can generate large numbers of human lineage-specific tissue, multiple studies evidenced that these cell populations mostly display embryonic/fetal features. We previously demonstrated that transplantation of PSC-derived myogenic progenitors provides long-term engraftment and functional improvement in several dystrophic mouse models, but it remained unknown whether donor-derived myofibers mature to match adult tissue. Here, we transplanted iPAX7 myogenic progenitors into muscles of non-dystrophic and dystrophic mice and compared the transcriptional landscape of human grafts with respective in vitro-differentiated iPAX7 myotubes as well as human skeletal muscle biospecimens. Pairing bulk RNA sequencing with computational deconvolution of human reads, we were able to pinpoint key myogenic changes that occur during the in vitro-to-in vivo transition, confirm developmental maturity, and consequently evaluate their applicability for cell-based therapies.
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- Sarah B Crist
- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
- Sanofi, Genomic Medicine Unit, 225 2nd Ave, Waltham, MA, 02451, USA.
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- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Donkervoort S, van de Locht M, Ronchi D, Reunert J, McLean CA, Zaki M, Orbach R, de Winter JM, Conijn S, Hoomoedt D, Neto OLA, Magri F, Viaene AN, Foley AR, Gorokhova S, Bolduc V, Hu Y, Acquaye N, Napoli L, Park JH, Immadisetty K, Miles LB, Essawi M, McModie S, Ferreira LF, Zanotti S, Neuhaus SB, Medne L, ElBagoury N, Johnson KR, Zhang Y, Laing NG, Davis MR, Bryson-Richardson RJ, Hwee DT, Hartman JJ, Malik FI, Kekenes-Huskey PM, Comi GP, Sharaf-Eldin W, Marquardt T, Ravenscroft G, Bönnemann CG, Ottenheijm CAC. Pathogenic TNNI1 variants disrupt sarcomere contractility resulting in hypo- and hypercontractile muscle disease. Sci Transl Med 2024; 16:eadg2841. [PMID: 38569017 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg2841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Troponin I (TnI) regulates thin filament activation and muscle contraction. Two isoforms, TnI-fast (TNNI2) and TnI-slow (TNNI1), are predominantly expressed in fast- and slow-twitch myofibers, respectively. TNNI2 variants are a rare cause of arthrogryposis, whereas TNNI1 variants have not been conclusively established to cause skeletal myopathy. We identified recessive loss-of-function TNNI1 variants as well as dominant gain-of-function TNNI1 variants as a cause of muscle disease, each with distinct physiological consequences and disease mechanisms. We identified three families with biallelic TNNI1 variants (F1: p.R14H/c.190-9G>A, F2 and F3: homozygous p.R14C), resulting in loss of function, manifesting with early-onset progressive muscle weakness and rod formation on histology. We also identified two families with a dominantly acting heterozygous TNNI1 variant (F4: p.R174Q and F5: p.K176del), resulting in gain of function, manifesting with muscle cramping, myalgias, and rod formation in F5. In zebrafish, TnI proteins with either of the missense variants (p.R14H; p.R174Q) incorporated into thin filaments. Molecular dynamics simulations suggested that the loss-of-function p.R14H variant decouples TnI from TnC, which was supported by functional studies showing a reduced force response of sarcomeres to submaximal [Ca2+] in patient myofibers. This contractile deficit could be reversed by a slow skeletal muscle troponin activator. In contrast, patient myofibers with the gain-of-function p.R174Q variant showed an increased force to submaximal [Ca2+], which was reversed by the small-molecule drug mavacamten. Our findings demonstrated that TNNI1 variants can cause muscle disease with variant-specific pathomechanisms, manifesting as either a hypo- or a hypercontractile phenotype, suggesting rational therapeutic strategies for each mechanism.
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- Sandra Donkervoort
- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam, 1081 HV Netherlands
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- Dino Ferrari Center, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, 20135, Italy
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- Department of General Pediatrics, University of Münster, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam, 1081 HV Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam, 1081 HV Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam, 1081 HV Netherlands
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neurology Unit, Milan, 20122, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 19104 PA, USA
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- Department of Medical Genetics, Timone Children's Hospital, APHM, Marseille, 13005, France
- INSERM, U1251-MMG, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, 13009, France
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neuromuscular and Rare Disease Unit, Milan, 20122, Italy
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- Department of General Pediatrics, University Hospital Münster, Münster, 48149 Germany
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University, Chicago, IL 60153, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Medical Molecular Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Neurology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam, 1081 HV Netherlands
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neuromuscular and Rare Disease Unit, Milan, 20122, Italy
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Medical Molecular Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Bioinformatics Core, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Bioinformatics Core, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neurogenetics Unit, Department of Diagnostic Genomics, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- Centre for Medical Research University of Western Australia, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- Neurogenetics Unit, Department of Diagnostic Genomics, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- Research and Development, Cytokinetics Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Research and Development, Cytokinetics Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Research and Development, Cytokinetics Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Dino Ferrari Center, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, 20135, Italy
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neuromuscular and Rare Disease Unit, Milan, 20122, Italy
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- Medical Molecular Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Department of General Pediatrics, University of Münster, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Centre for Medical Research University of Western Australia, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam, 1081 HV Netherlands
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Tashjian RZ, Zitnay J, Kazmers NH, Veerabhadraiah SR, Zelada AC, Honeggar M, Chalmers PN, Henninger HB, Jurynec MJ. Estrogen and testosterone supplementation improves tendon healing and functional recovery after rotator cuff repair. J Orthop Res 2024; 42:259-266. [PMID: 37756152 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Failure of healing after rotator cuff repair (RCR) is common. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of systemic estrogen or testosterone supplementation on tendon healing after RCR. Seventy-two adult male mice were utilized for all experiments. The supraspinatus tendon was transected and repaired with 6-0 Prolene suture on the left shoulder of 51 animals. Mice were segregated into three groups postoperative: (1) vehicle group (VG; n = 18), (2) estrogen group (EST; n = 17), and (3) testosterone group (TST; n = 16). An unrepaired control group (unrepaired, n = 21) did not have surgery. Utilizing these animals, histological analysis, activity testing, biomechanical testing and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was performed. At 8 weeks post-RCR, TST, and EST supplementation improved the overall histologic structure of the repaired enthesis site. No differences in ultimate failure loads or stiffness were detected between VG, EST, and TST groups after biomechanical testing. RCR caused a reduction in wheel activity compared to unrepaired controls and supplementation with TST restored wheel activity. RNA-seq analysis indicated that estrogen and testosterone regulated different pathways associated with enthesis healing, including a suppression of inflammatory signaling. Supplementation with sex hormones improved the structure of the repaired tendon enthesis and significantly regulated expression of diverse pathways regulating multiple biological processes. Testosterone administration following RCR restored wheel activity without having a detrimental impact on biomechanical strength. Future human studies of sex hormone supplementation after RCR are warranted as supplementation in an animal model may improve tendon enthesis healing.
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- Robert Z Tashjian
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Hasegawa M, Miki K, Kawamura T, Takei Sasozaki I, Higashiyama Y, Tsuchida M, Kashino K, Taira M, Ito E, Takeda M, Ishida H, Higo S, Sakata Y, Miyagawa S. Gene correction and overexpression of TNNI3 improve impaired relaxation in engineered heart tissue model of pediatric restrictive cardiomyopathy. Dev Growth Differ 2024; 66:119-132. [PMID: 38193576 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
Abstract
Research on cardiomyopathy models using engineered heart tissue (EHT) created from disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is advancing rapidly. However, the study of restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), a rare and intractable cardiomyopathy, remains at the experimental stage because there is currently no established method to replicate the hallmark phenotype of RCM, particularly diastolic dysfunction, in vitro. In this study, we generated iPSCs from a patient with early childhood-onset RCM harboring the TNNI3 R170W mutation (R170W-iPSCs). The properties of R170W-iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes (CMs) and EHTs were evaluated and compared with an isogenic iPSC line in which the mutation was corrected. Our results indicated altered calcium kinetics in R170W-iPSC-CMs, including prolonged tau, and an increased ratio of relaxation force to contractile force in R170W-EHTs. These properties were reversed in the isogenic line, suggesting that our model recapitulates impaired relaxation of RCM, i.e., diastolic dysfunction in clinical practice. Furthermore, overexpression of wild-type TNNI3 in R170W-iPSC-CMs and -EHTs effectively rescued impaired relaxation. These results highlight the potential efficacy of EHT, a modality that can accurately recapitulate diastolic dysfunction in vitro, to elucidate the pathophysiology of RCM, as well as the possible benefits of gene therapies for patients with RCM.
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- Moyu Hasegawa
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Media Information Research Department, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Media Information Research Department, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Therapeutics for Heart Failure, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Sakamoto T, Kelly DP. Cardiac maturation. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2024; 187:38-50. [PMID: 38160640 PMCID: PMC10923079 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2023.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The heart undergoes a dynamic maturation process following birth, in response to a wide range of stimuli, including both physiological and pathological cues. This process entails substantial re-programming of mitochondrial energy metabolism coincident with the emergence of specialized structural and contractile machinery to meet the demands of the adult heart. Many components of this program revert to a more "fetal" format during development of pathological cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. In this review, emphasis is placed on recent progress in our understanding of the transcriptional control of cardiac maturation, encompassing the results of studies spanning from in vivo models to cardiomyocytes derived from human stem cells. The potential applications of this current state of knowledge to new translational avenues aimed at the treatment of heart failure is also addressed.
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- Tomoya Sakamoto
- Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Wu B, Gao X, Hu M, Hu J, Lan T, Xue T, Xu W, Zhu C, Yuan Y, Zheng J, Qin T, Xin P, Li Y, Gong L, Feng C, He S, Liu H, Li H, Wang Q, Ma Z, Qiu Q, Wang K. Distinct and shared endothermic strategies in the heat producing tissues of tuna and other teleosts. SCIENCE CHINA. LIFE SCIENCES 2023; 66:2629-2645. [PMID: 37273070 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-022-2312-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Although most fishes are ectothermic, some, including tuna and billfish, achieve endothermy through specialized heat producing tissues that are modified muscles. How these heat producing tissues evolved, and whether they share convergent molecular mechanisms, remain unresolved. Here, we generated a high-quality genome from the mackerel tuna (Euthynnus affinis) and investigated the heat producing tissues of this fish by single-nucleus and bulk RNA sequencing. Compared with other teleosts, tuna-specific genetic variation is strongly associated with muscle differentiation. Single-nucleus RNA-seq revealed a high proportion of specific slow skeletal muscle cell subtypes in the heat producing tissues of tuna. Marker genes of this cell subtype are associated with the relative sliding of actin and myosin, suggesting that tuna endothermy is mainly based on shivering thermogenesis. In contrast, cross-species transcriptome analysis indicated that endothermy in billfish relies mainly on non-shivering thermogenesis. Nevertheless, the heat producing tissues of the different species do share some tissue-specific genes, including vascular-related and mitochondrial genes. Overall, although tunas and billfishes differ in their thermogenic strategies, they share similar expression patterns in some respects, highlighting the complexity of convergent evolution.
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- Baosheng Wu
- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
- BGI Life Science Joint Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150006, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Marine Germplasm Resources Exploration and Utilization, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, 572000, China
- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
- BGI Life Science Joint Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China.
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China.
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Bradshaw M, Squire JM, Morris E, Atkinson G, Richardson R, Lees J, Caputo M, Bigotti GM, Paul DM. Zebrafish as a model for cardiac disease; Cryo-EM structure of native cardiac thin filaments from Danio Rerio. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2023; 44:179-192. [PMID: 37480427 PMCID: PMC10542308 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-023-09653-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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Actin, tropomyosin and troponin, the proteins that comprise the contractile apparatus of the cardiac thin filament, are highly conserved across species. We have used cryo-EM to study the three-dimensional structure of the zebrafish cardiac thin and actin filaments. With 70% of human genes having an obvious zebrafish orthologue, and conservation of 85% of disease-causing genes, zebrafish are a good animal model for the study of human disease. Our structure of the zebrafish thin filament reveals the molecular interactions between the constituent proteins, showing that the fundamental organisation of the complex is the same as that reported in the human reconstituted thin filament. A reconstruction of zebrafish cardiac F-actin demonstrates no deviations from human cardiac actin over an extended length of 14 actin subunits. Modelling zebrafish homology models into our maps enabled us to compare, in detail, the similarity with human models. The structural similarities of troponin-T in particular, a region known to contain a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 'hotspot', confirm the suitability of zebrafish to study these disease-causing mutations.
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- Marston Bradshaw
- Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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Lehman W, Rynkiewicz MJ. Troponin-I-induced tropomyosin pivoting defines thin-filament function in relaxed and active muscle. J Gen Physiol 2023; 155:e202313387. [PMID: 37249525 PMCID: PMC10227645 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202313387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Regulation of the crossbridge cycle that drives muscle contraction involves a reconfiguration of the troponin-tropomyosin complex on actin filaments. By comparing atomic models of troponin-tropomyosin fitted to cryo-EM structures of inhibited and Ca2+-activated thin filaments, we find that tropomyosin pivots rather than rolls or slides across actin as generally thought. We propose that pivoting can account for the Ca2+ activation that initiates muscle contraction and then relaxation influenced by troponin-I (TnI). Tropomyosin is well-known to occupy either of three meta-stable configurations on actin, regulating access of myosin motorheads to their actin-binding sites and thus the crossbridge cycle. At low Ca2+ concentrations, tropomyosin is trapped by TnI in an inhibitory B-state that sterically blocks myosin binding to actin, leading to muscle relaxation. Ca2+ binding to TnC draws TnI away from tropomyosin, while tropomyosin moves to a C-state location over actin. This partially relieves the steric inhibition and allows weak binding of myosin heads to actin, which then transition to strong actin-bound configurations, fully activating the thin filament. Nevertheless, the reconfiguration that accompanies the initial Ca2+-sensitive B-state/C-state shift in troponin-tropomyosin on actin remains uncertain and at best is described by moderate-resolution cryo-EM reconstructions. Our recent computational studies indicate that intermolecular residue-to-residue salt-bridge linkage between actin and tropomyosin is indistinguishable in B- and C-state thin filament configurations. We show here that tropomyosin can pivot about relatively fixed points on actin to accompany B-state/C-state structural transitions. We argue that at low Ca2+ concentrations C-terminal TnI domains attract tropomyosin, causing it to bend and then pivot toward the TnI, thus blocking myosin binding and contraction.
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- William Lehman
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Zhang Y, Lu J, Huang S, Zhang Y, Liu J, Xu Y, Yao B, Wang X. CYP2J deficiency leads to cardiac injury and presents dual regulatory effects on cardiac function in rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2023; 473:116610. [PMID: 37385478 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2023.116610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 2 J2 (CYP2J2) enzyme is widely expressed in aortic endothelial cells and cardiac myocytes and affects cardiac function, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. Based on CYP2J knockout (KO) rats, we have directly studied the metabolic regulation of CYP2J on cardiac function during aging. The results showed that CYP2J deficiency significantly reduced the content of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) in plasma, aggravated myocarditis, myocardial hypertrophy, as well as fibrosis, and inhibited the mitochondrial energy metabolism signal network Pgc-1α/Ampk/Sirt1. With the increase of age, the levels of 11,12-EET and 14,15-EET in plasma of KO rats decreased significantly, and the heart injury was more serious. Interestingly, we found that after CYP2J deletion, the heart initiated a self-protection mechanism by upregulating cardiac mechanism factors Myh7, Dsp, Tnni3, Tnni2, and Scn5a, as well as mitochondrial fusion factors Mfn2 and Opa1. However, this protective effect disappeared with aging. In conclusion, CYP2J deficiency not only reduces the amount of EETs, but also plays a dual regulatory role in cardiac function.
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- Yanfang Zhang
- Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
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- Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
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Li F, Lei M, Xie J, Guo S, Li W, Ren X, Wang T, Lin S, Xie Q, Chen X. Discovery and Characteristics of a Novel Antitumor Cyclopeptide Derived from Shark. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:674. [PMID: 37370606 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10060674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Peptides pose a challenge in drug development due to their short half-lives in vivo. In this study, we conducted in vitro degradation experiments on SAIF, which is a shark-derived peptide that we previously studied. The degradation fragments were sequenced and a truncated peptide sequence was identified. The truncated peptide was then cloned and expressed via the E. coli system with traceless cloning to form a novel cyclic peptide in vitro oxidation condition via the formation of a disulfide bond between the N- and C-termini, which was named ctSAIF. ctSAIF exhibited high anti-HCC activity and enhanced enzymatic stability in vitro, and retained antitumor activity and good biocompatibility in systemic circulation in a HCC xenograft model. Our study discovered and characterized a novel shark-derived cyclic peptide with antitumor activity, laying a foundation for its further development as an antitumor drug candidate. The study also provided a new solution for peptide drug development.
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- Fu Li
- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Ocean Land Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 511400, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Feng HZ, Huang X, Jin JP. N-terminal truncated cardiac troponin I enhances Frank-Starling response by increasing myofilament sensitivity to resting tension. J Gen Physiol 2023; 155:e202012821. [PMID: 36880803 PMCID: PMC10005897 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202012821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) of higher vertebrates has evolved with an N-terminal extension, of which deletion via restrictive proteolysis occurs as a compensatory adaptation in chronic heart failure to increase ventricular relaxation and stroke volume. Here, we demonstrate in a transgenic mouse model expressing solely N-terminal truncated cTnI (cTnI-ND) in the heart with deletion of the endogenous cTnI gene. Functional studies using ex vivo working hearts showed an extended Frank-Starling response to preload with reduced left ventricular end diastolic pressure. The enhanced Frank-Starling response effectively increases systolic ventricular pressure development and stroke volume. A novel finding is that cTnI-ND increases left ventricular relaxation velocity and stroke volume without increasing the end diastolic volume. Consistently, the optimal resting sarcomere length (SL) for maximum force development in cTnI-ND cardiac muscle was not different from wild-type (WT) control. Despite the removal of the protein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylation sites in cTnI, β-adrenergic stimulation remains effective on augmenting the enhanced Frank-Starling response of cTnI-ND hearts. Force-pCa relationship studies using skinned preparations found that while cTnI-ND cardiac muscle shows a resting SL-resting tension relationship similar to WT control, cTnI-ND significantly increases myofibril Ca2+ sensitivity to resting tension. The results demonstrate that restrictive N-terminal deletion of cTnI enhances Frank-Starling response by increasing myofilament sensitivity to resting tension rather than directly depending on SL. This novel function of cTnI regulation suggests a myofilament approach to utilizing Frank-Starling mechanism for the treatment of heart failure, especially diastolic failure where ventricular filling is limited.
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- Han-Zhong Feng
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Identification of a novel TNNI3 synonymous variant causing intron retention in autosomal recessive dilated cardiomyopathy. Gene 2023; 856:147102. [PMID: 36565796 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.147102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dilated cardiomyopathy type 2A (DCM2A, MIM: #611880) is a rare autosomal recessive heart disease leading to heart failure and sudden cardiac death. However, the causative role of TNNI3 in DCM2A is still questioned due to few cases reported and the conflicting molecular biological evidence. METHODS Trio whole-exome sequencing (trio-WES) was performed in a Chinese family with dilated cardiomyopathy. Sanger sequencing and real-time quantitative PCR were used to confirm the variants identified. Expression outcome caused by the synonymous mutation was validated by minigene splicing analyses. RESULTS The one-year-old girl presented severe left ventricular enlargement and significantly reduced left ventricular systolic function and she died of respiratory and heart failure soon after her diagnosis. Trio-WES revealed a compound heterozygous variants of TNNI3, a novel c.24G>A (p.Ala8Ala) (NM_000363.4) in exon 2 and a deletion of entire gene. Minigene splicing analyses showed it led to an intron retention (c.24 + 1_24 + 45ins) by intron 2 cryptic splicing. CONCLUSIONS Our study describes and characterizes a synonymous mutation in TNNI3 gene, supporting the clinical diagnosis of an autosomal recessive DCM. Our study emphasizes the importance of functional analysis to assess the potential pathogenicity of synonymous mutations, especially when the synonymous variants are not annotated as benign.
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Singh BN, Yucel D, Garay BI, Tolkacheva EG, Kyba M, Perlingeiro RCR, van Berlo JH, Ogle BM. Proliferation and Maturation: Janus and the Art of Cardiac Tissue Engineering. Circ Res 2023; 132:519-540. [PMID: 36795845 PMCID: PMC9943541 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.122.321770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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During cardiac development and morphogenesis, cardiac progenitor cells differentiate into cardiomyocytes that expand in number and size to generate the fully formed heart. Much is known about the factors that regulate initial differentiation of cardiomyocytes, and there is ongoing research to identify how these fetal and immature cardiomyocytes develop into fully functioning, mature cells. Accumulating evidence indicates that maturation limits proliferation and conversely proliferation occurs rarely in cardiomyocytes of the adult myocardium. We term this oppositional interplay the proliferation-maturation dichotomy. Here we review the factors that are involved in this interplay and discuss how a better understanding of the proliferation-maturation dichotomy could advance the utility of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes for modeling in 3-dimensional engineered cardiac tissues to obtain truly adult-level function.
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- Bhairab N. Singh
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Minnesota Medical School, MN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Institute for Engineering in Medicine, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Institute for Engineering in Medicine, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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Jones RG, Dimet-Wiley A, Haghani A, da Silva FM, Brightwell CR, Lim S, Khadgi S, Wen Y, Dungan CM, Brooke RT, Greene NP, Peterson CA, McCarthy JJ, Horvath S, Watowich SJ, Fry CS, Murach KA. A molecular signature defining exercise adaptation with ageing and in vivo partial reprogramming in skeletal muscle. J Physiol 2023; 601:763-782. [PMID: 36533424 PMCID: PMC9987218 DOI: 10.1113/jp283836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Exercise promotes functional improvements in aged tissues, but the extent to which it simulates partial molecular reprogramming is unknown. Using transcriptome profiling from (1) a skeletal muscle-specific in vivo Oct3/4, Klf4, Sox2 and Myc (OKSM) reprogramming-factor expression murine model; (2) an in vivo inducible muscle-specific Myc induction murine model; (3) a translatable high-volume hypertrophic exercise training approach in aged mice; and (4) human exercise muscle biopsies, we collectively defined exercise-induced genes that are common to partial reprogramming. Late-life exercise training lowered murine DNA methylation age according to several contemporary muscle-specific clocks. A comparison of the murine soleus transcriptome after late-life exercise training to the soleus transcriptome after OKSM induction revealed an overlapping signature that included higher JunB and Sun1. Also, within this signature, downregulation of specific mitochondrial and muscle-enriched genes was conserved in skeletal muscle of long-term exercise-trained humans; among these was muscle-specific Abra/Stars. Myc is the OKSM factor most induced by exercise in muscle and was elevated following exercise training in aged mice. A pulse of MYC rewired the global soleus muscle methylome, and the transcriptome after a MYC pulse partially recapitulated OKSM induction. A common signature also emerged in the murine MYC-controlled and exercise adaptation transcriptomes, including lower muscle-specific Melusin and reactive oxygen species-associated Romo1. With Myc, OKSM and exercise training in mice, as well habitual exercise in humans, the complex I accessory subunit Ndufb11 was lower; low Ndufb11 is linked to longevity in rodents. Collectively, exercise shares similarities with genetic in vivo partial reprogramming. KEY POINTS: Advances in the last decade related to cellular epigenetic reprogramming (e.g. DNA methylome remodelling) toward a pluripotent state via the Yamanaka transcription factors Oct3/4, Klf4, Sox2 and Myc (OKSM) provide a window into potential mechanisms for combatting the deleterious effects of cellular ageing. Using global gene expression analysis, we compared the effects of in vivo OKSM-mediated partial reprogramming in skeletal muscle fibres of mice to the effects of late-life murine exercise training in muscle. Myc is the Yamanaka factor most induced by exercise in skeletal muscle, and so we compared the MYC-controlled transcriptome in muscle to Yamanaka factor-mediated and exercise adaptation mRNA landscapes in mice and humans. A single pulse of MYC is sufficient to remodel the muscle methylome. We identify partial reprogramming-associated genes that are innately altered by exercise training and conserved in humans, and propose that MYC contributes to some of these responses.
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- Ronald G. Jones
- University of Arkansas, Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- University of California Los Angeles, Department of Human Genetics, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Altos Labs, San Diego, CA, USA
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- University of Arkansas, Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Fayetteville, AR, USA
- University of Arkansas, Cachexia Research Laboratory, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- University of Kentucky Center for Muscle Biology, Lexington, KY, USA
- University of Kentucky, Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition, Lexington, KY, USA
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- University of Arkansas, Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Fayetteville, AR, USA
- University of Arkansas, Cachexia Research Laboratory, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- University of Arkansas, Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- University of Kentucky Center for Muscle Biology, Lexington, KY, USA
- University of Kentucky, Department of Physical Therapy, Lexington, KY, USA
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- University of Kentucky Center for Muscle Biology, Lexington, KY, USA
- University of Kentucky, Department of Physical Therapy, Lexington, KY, USA
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- University of Arkansas, Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Fayetteville, AR, USA
- University of Arkansas, Cachexia Research Laboratory, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Fayetteville, AR, USA
- University of Arkansas, Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- University of Kentucky Center for Muscle Biology, Lexington, KY, USA
- University of Kentucky, Department of Physical Therapy, Lexington, KY, USA
- University of Kentucky, Department of Physiology, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Altos Labs, San Diego, CA, USA
- University of Kentucky, Department of Physiology, Lexington, KY, USA
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- University of California Los Angeles, Department of Human Genetics, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Altos Labs, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Ridgeline Therapeutics, Houston, TX, USA
- University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Galveston, TX, USA
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- University of Kentucky Center for Muscle Biology, Lexington, KY, USA
- University of Kentucky, Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition, Lexington, KY, USA
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- University of Arkansas, Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Fayetteville, AR, USA
- University of Arkansas, Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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Joyce W, Ripley DM, Gillis T, Black AC, Shiels HA, Hoffmann FG. A Revised Perspective on the Evolution of Troponin I and Troponin T Gene Families in Vertebrates. Genome Biol Evol 2022; 15:6904147. [PMID: 36518048 PMCID: PMC9825255 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The troponin (Tn) complex, responsible for the Ca2+ activation of striated muscle, is composed of three interacting protein subunits: TnC, TnI, and TnT, encoded by TNNC, TNNI, and TNNT genes. TNNI and TNNT are sister gene families, and in mammals the three TNNI paralogs (TNNI1, TNNI2, TNNI3), which encode proteins with tissue-specific expression, are each in close genomic proximity with one of the three TNNT paralogs (TNNT2, TNNT3, TNNT1, respectively). It has been widely presumed that all vertebrates broadly possess genes of these same three classes, although earlier work has overlooked jawless fishes (cyclostomes) and cartilaginous fishes (chimeras, rays, and sharks), which are distantly related to other jawed vertebrates. With a new phylogenetic and synteny analysis of a diverse array of vertebrates including these taxonomic groups, we define five distinct TNNI classes (TNNI1-5), with TNNI4 and TNNI5 being only present in non-amniote vertebrates and typically found in tandem, and four classes of TNNT (TNNT1-4). These genes are located in four genomic loci that were generated by the 2R whole-genome duplications. TNNI3, encoding "cardiac TnI" in tetrapods, was independently lost in cartilaginous and ray-finned fishes. Instead, ray-finned fishes predominantly express TNNI1 in the heart. TNNI5 is highly expressed in shark hearts and contains a N-terminal extension similar to that of TNNI3 found in tetrapod hearts. Given that TNNI3 and TNNI5 are distantly related, this supports the hypothesis that the N-terminal extension may be an ancestral feature of vertebrate TNNI and not an innovation unique to TNNI3, as has been commonly believed.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi 39762, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Saviñon-Flores AI, Saviñon-Flores F, Trejo G, Méndez E, Ţălu Ş, González-Fuentes MA, Méndez-Albores A. A review of cardiac troponin I detection by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: Under the spotlight of point-of-care testing. Front Chem 2022; 10:1017305. [PMID: 36311415 PMCID: PMC9608872 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1017305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is a biomarker widely related to acute myocardial infarction (AMI), one of the leading causes of death around the world. Point-of-care testing (POCT) of cTnI not only demands a short turnaround time for its detection but the highest accuracy levels to set expeditious and adequate clinical decisions. The analytical technique Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) possesses several properties that tailor to the POCT format, such as its flexibility to couple with rapid assay platforms like microfluidics and paper-based immunoassays. Here, we analyze the strategies used for the detection of cTnI by SERS considering POCT requirements. From the detection ranges reported in the reviewed literature, we suggest the diseases other than AMI that could be diagnosed with this technique. For this, a section with information about cardiac and non-cardiac diseases with cTnI release, including their release kinetics or cut-off values are presented. Likewise, POCT features, the use of SERS as a POCT technique, and the biochemistry of cTnI are discussed. The information provided in this review allowed the identification of strengths and lacks of the available SERS-based point-of-care tests for cTnI and the disclosing of requirements for future assays design.
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- Anel I. Saviñon-Flores
- Centro de Química-ICUAP- Posgrado en Ciencias Ambientales, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Composite Materials and Functional Coatings, Center for Research and Technological Development in Electrochemistry (CIDETEQ), Querétaro, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, The Directorate of Research, Development and Innovation Management (DMCDI), Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Miguel A. González-Fuentes, ; Alia Méndez-Albores,
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- Centro de Química-ICUAP- Posgrado en Ciencias Ambientales, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Miguel A. González-Fuentes, ; Alia Méndez-Albores,
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Gui Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Q, Chen X, Wang F, Wu F, Gui Y, Li Q. The functional verification and analysis of Fugu promoter of cardiac gene tnni1a in zebrafish. Cells Dev 2022; 171:203801. [PMID: 35787465 DOI: 10.1016/j.cdev.2022.203801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Troponin I type 1b (Tnni1b) is thought to be a novel isoform that is expressed only in the zebrafish heart. Knocking down of tnni1b can lead to cardiac defects in zebrafish. Although both the zebrafish tnni1b and human troponin I1 (TNNI1) genes are thought to be closely associated with fatal cardiac development, the regulatory molecular mechanisms of these genes are poorly understood. Analyzing the functionally conserved sequence, especially in the noncoding regulatory region involved in gene expression, clarified these mechanisms. In this study, we isolated a 3 kb fragment upstream of Fugu tnni1a that can regulate green fluorescence protein (GFP) expression in a heart-specific manner, similar to the pattern of zebrafish homologue expression. Three evolutionarily conserved regions (ECRs) in the 5'-flanking sequence of Fugu tnni1a were identified by sequence alignment. Deletion analysis led to the identification of ECR2 as a core sequence that affects the heart-specific expression function of the Fugu tnni1a promoter. Interestingly, both the Fugu tnni1a promoter and ECR2 sequence were functionally conserved in zebrafish, although they shared no sequence similarity. Together, the findings of our study provided further evidence for the important role of tnni1a homologous in cardiac development and demonstrated that two functionally conserved sequences in the zebrafish and Fugu genomes may be ECRs, despite their lack of similarity.
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- Yiting Gui
- Translational Medical Center for Development and Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China; Cardiovascular Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Fudan University, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Translational Medical Center for Development and Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China; Cardiovascular Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Fudan University, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Translational Medical Center for Development and Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Translational Medical Center for Development and Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Translational Medical Center for Development and Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China; Cardiovascular Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Fudan University, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201600, China
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- Cardiovascular Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Fudan University, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China.
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- Translational Medical Center for Development and Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China.
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Zhang J, Wen H, Qi X, Zhang Y, Dong X, Zhang K, Zhang M, Li J, Li Y. Morphological and Molecular Responses of Lateolabrax maculatus Skeletal Muscle Cells to Different Temperatures. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23179812. [PMID: 36077203 PMCID: PMC9456278 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Temperature strongly modulates muscle development and growth in ectothermic teleosts; however, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, primary cultures of skeletal muscle cells of Lateolabrax maculatus were conducted and reared at different temperatures (21, 25, and 28 °C) in both the proliferation and differentiation stages. CCK-8, EdU, wound scratch and nuclear fusion index assays revealed that the proliferation, myogenic differentiation, and migration processes of skeletal muscle cells were significantly accelerated as the temperature raises. Based on the GO, GSEA, and WGCNA, higher temperature (28 °C) induced genes involved in HSF1 activation, DNA replication, and ECM organization processes at the proliferation stage, as well as HSF1 activation, calcium activity regulation, myogenic differentiation, and myoblast fusion, and sarcomere assembly processes at the differentiation stage. In contrast, lower temperature (21 °C) increased the expression levels of genes associated with DNA damage, DNA repair and apoptosis processes at the proliferation stage, and cytokine signaling and neutrophil degranulation processes at the differentiation stage. Additionally, we screened several hub genes regulating myogenesis processes. Our results could facilitate the understanding of the regulatory mechanism of temperature on fish skeletal muscle growth and further contribute to utilizing rational management strategies and promoting organism growth and development.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0532-82-031-792
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Changes of Serum D-Dimer, NT-proBNP, and Troponin I Levels in Patients with Acute Aortic Dissection and the Clinical Significance. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:8309505. [PMID: 35979001 PMCID: PMC9377895 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8309505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Objective To investigate the changes in blood D-dimer (D-D), high-sensitivity troponin I (hs-cTnI), and N-terminal B-type brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels in patients with acute aortic dissection (AAD) and its clinical significance. Methods Forty patients with AAD diagnosed in our hospital from January 2018 to December 2019 were selected as the observation group, and 40 patients with chest pain and non-AAD treated in our hospital during the same period were included in the control group. The patients were subdivided into a death group and a survival group as per the prognosis. The clinical symptoms and signs of the two groups of patients upon admission were observed, and the levels of D-D, hs-cTnI, and NT-proBNP were determined. The differences in clinical data, plasma D-D, hs-cTnI, and NT-proBNP levels between the two groups of patients were analyzed. Results The clinical data and physical signs were homogeneous between the two groups (P > 0.05), while a significant elevation in the level of hs-cTnI in the control group was observed 24 h after admission (P < 0.05). The observation group showed significantly higher levels of D-D, NT-proBNP, and hs-cTnI than the control group (P < 0.05). The prevalence and surgical cure rate of Stanford A in the survival group were significantly lower in contrast with the death group, with an obvious higher intervention cure rate in the survival group. Higher D-dimer and NT-proBNP levels were identified at 24 h after admission versus upon admission, and the death group had a greater increase of D-dimer and NT-proBNP levels. Conclusion Clinical symptoms and signs are insufficient to constitute a diagnosis of AAD, whereas the elevated expression levels of D-D, hs-cTnI, and NT-proBNP demonstrated great potential for the diagnosis and prognosis of AAD.
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Yang Z, Chen J, Li H, Lin Y. Genotype-Phenotype Associations with Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Induced by Pathogenic Genetic Mutations. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2022; 23:185. [PMID: 39077162 PMCID: PMC11273878 DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2306185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
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Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is an uncommon cardiac muscle disease characterized by impaired ventricular filling and severe diastolic dysfunction with or without systolic dysfunction. The patients with RCM present poor prognosis and high prevalence of sudden cardiac death, especially in the young. The etiology of RCM may be idiopathic, familial or acquired predispositions from various systemic diseases. The genetic background of familial RCM is often caused by mutations in genes encoding proteins of sarcomeres and a significant minority by mutations in non-sarcomeric proteins and transthyretin proteins. It is important to identify the associations between genotype and phenotype to guide clinical diagnosis and treatment. Here, we have summarized the reported index cases with RCM involving genetic etiology to date and highlighted the most significant phenotype results.
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- Zhe Yang
- The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, 523710 Dongguan, Guangdong, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University; The First Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Macao University of Science and Technology, 519000 Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- The Second Department of Cardiology, The Second People's Hospital of Guangdong Province, 510310 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, 523710 Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, 523710 Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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Aganezov S, Yan SM, Soto DC, Kirsche M, Zarate S, Avdeyev P, Taylor DJ, Shafin K, Shumate A, Xiao C, Wagner J, McDaniel J, Olson ND, Sauria MEG, Vollger MR, Rhie A, Meredith M, Martin S, Lee J, Koren S, Rosenfeld JA, Paten B, Layer R, Chin CS, Sedlazeck FJ, Hansen NF, Miller DE, Phillippy AM, Miga KH, McCoy RC, Dennis MY, Zook JM, Schatz MC. A complete reference genome improves analysis of human genetic variation. Science 2022; 376:eabl3533. [PMID: 35357935 PMCID: PMC9336181 DOI: 10.1126/science.abl3533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Compared to its predecessors, the Telomere-to-Telomere CHM13 genome adds nearly 200 million base pairs of sequence, corrects thousands of structural errors, and unlocks the most complex regions of the human genome for clinical and functional study. We show how this reference universally improves read mapping and variant calling for 3202 and 17 globally diverse samples sequenced with short and long reads, respectively. We identify hundreds of thousands of variants per sample in previously unresolved regions, showcasing the promise of the T2T-CHM13 reference for evolutionary and biomedical discovery. Simultaneously, this reference eliminates tens of thousands of spurious variants per sample, including reduction of false positives in 269 medically relevant genes by up to a factor of 12. Because of these improvements in variant discovery coupled with population and functional genomic resources, T2T-CHM13 is positioned to replace GRCh38 as the prevailing reference for human genetics.
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- Sergey Aganezov
- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Genome Center, MIND Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Genome Informatics Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Genome Informatics Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science and Biofrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Bionano Genomics, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Genome Informatics Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science and Biofrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Comparative Genomics Analysis Unit, National Human Genome Research Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Genome Informatics Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Genome Center, MIND Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
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Rasmussen M, Feng HZ, Jin JP. Evolution of the N-Terminal Regulation of Cardiac Troponin I for Heart Function of Tetrapods: Lungfish Presents an Example of the Emergence of Novel Submolecular Structure to Lead the Capacity of Adaptation. J Mol Evol 2022; 90:30-43. [PMID: 34966949 PMCID: PMC10926322 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-021-10039-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Troponin-based Ca2+ regulation of striated muscle contraction emerged approximately 700 million years ago with largely conserved functions during evolution. Troponin I (TnI) is the inhibitory subunit of troponin and has evolved into three muscle type-specific isoforms in vertebrates. Cardiac TnI is specifically expressed in the adult heart and has a unique N-terminal extension implicating a specific value during natural selection. The N-terminal extension of cardiac TnI in higher vertebrates contains β-adrenergic-regulated protein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylation sites as a mechanism to enhance cardiac muscle relaxation and facilitate ventricular filling. Phylogenic studies showed that the N-terminal extension of cardiac TnI first emerged in the genomes of early tetrapods as well as primordial lobe-finned fishes such as the coelacanth whereas it is absent in ray-finned fish. This apparently rapid evolution of β-adrenergic regulation of cardiac function suggests a high selection value for the heart of vertebrate animals on land to work under higher metabolic demands. Sequencing and PKA phosphorylation data showed that lungfish cardiac TnI has evolved with an amphibian-like N-terminal extension with prototype PKA phosphorylation sites while its overall structure remained fish like. The data demonstrate that the submolecular structure of TnI may evolve ahead of the whole protein for cardiac muscle contractility to adapt to new environmental conditions. Understanding the evolution of the β-adrenergic regulation of TnI and cardiac adaptation to the increased energetic demands of life on land adds knowledge for the treatment of human heart diseases and failure.
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- Monica Rasmussen
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
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Nishimori Y, Iida A, Ogasawara M, Okubo M, Yonenobu Y, Kinoshita M, Sugie K, Noguchi S, Nishino I. TNNI1 Mutated in Autosomal Dominant Proximal Arthrogryposis. Neurol Genet 2021; 8:e649. [PMID: 34934811 PMCID: PMC8682965 DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Objectives The main objective of this case report is to identify a gene associated with a Japanese family with autosomal dominant arthrogryposis. Methods We performed clinicopathologic diagnosis and genomic analysis using trio-based exome sequencing. Results A 14-year-old boy had contractures in the proximal joints, and the serum creatine kinase level was elevated. Muscle biopsy demonstrated a moth-eaten appearance in some type 1 fibers, and electron microscopic analysis revealed that type 1 fibers had Z disk streaming. We identified a heterozygous nonsense variant, c.523A>T (p.K175*), in TNNI1 in the family. Discussion The altered amino acid residue is within the tropomyosin-binding site near the C-terminus, in a region homologous to the variational hotspot of Troponin I2 (TNNI2), which is associated with distal arthrogryposis type 1 and 2b. Compared with patients with TNNI2 variants, our patient had a milder phenotype and proximal arthrogryposis. We report here a case of proximal arthrogryposis associated with a TNNI1 nonsense variant, which expands the genetic and clinical spectrum of this disease. Further functional and genetic studies are required to clarify the role of TNNI1 in the disease.
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- Yukako Nishimori
- Department of Neuromuscular Research (Y.N., M.O., M.O., S.N., I.N.), National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical Genome Analysis, Medical Genome Center, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan (Y.N., A.I., I.N.); Department of Neurology (Y.N., K.S.), Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan; Department of Neurology (Y.Y., M.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research (Y.N., M.O., M.O., S.N., I.N.), National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical Genome Analysis, Medical Genome Center, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan (Y.N., A.I., I.N.); Department of Neurology (Y.N., K.S.), Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan; Department of Neurology (Y.Y., M.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research (Y.N., M.O., M.O., S.N., I.N.), National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical Genome Analysis, Medical Genome Center, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan (Y.N., A.I., I.N.); Department of Neurology (Y.N., K.S.), Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan; Department of Neurology (Y.Y., M.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research (Y.N., M.O., M.O., S.N., I.N.), National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical Genome Analysis, Medical Genome Center, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan (Y.N., A.I., I.N.); Department of Neurology (Y.N., K.S.), Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan; Department of Neurology (Y.Y., M.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research (Y.N., M.O., M.O., S.N., I.N.), National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical Genome Analysis, Medical Genome Center, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan (Y.N., A.I., I.N.); Department of Neurology (Y.N., K.S.), Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan; Department of Neurology (Y.Y., M.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research (Y.N., M.O., M.O., S.N., I.N.), National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical Genome Analysis, Medical Genome Center, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan (Y.N., A.I., I.N.); Department of Neurology (Y.N., K.S.), Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan; Department of Neurology (Y.Y., M.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research (Y.N., M.O., M.O., S.N., I.N.), National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical Genome Analysis, Medical Genome Center, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan (Y.N., A.I., I.N.); Department of Neurology (Y.N., K.S.), Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan; Department of Neurology (Y.Y., M.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research (Y.N., M.O., M.O., S.N., I.N.), National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical Genome Analysis, Medical Genome Center, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan (Y.N., A.I., I.N.); Department of Neurology (Y.N., K.S.), Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan; Department of Neurology (Y.Y., M.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research (Y.N., M.O., M.O., S.N., I.N.), National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical Genome Analysis, Medical Genome Center, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan (Y.N., A.I., I.N.); Department of Neurology (Y.N., K.S.), Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan; Department of Neurology (Y.Y., M.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Fu Z, Liang X, Shi L, Tang L, Chen D, Liu A, Shao C. SYT8 promotes pancreatic cancer progression via the TNNI2/ERRα/SIRT1 signaling pathway. Cell Death Dis 2021; 7:390. [PMID: 34907162 PMCID: PMC8671424 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-021-00779-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal malignancy due to failures of early detection and high metastasis in patients. While certain genetic mutations in tumors are associated with severity, the molecular mechanisms responsible for cancer progression are still poorly understood. Synaptotagmin-8 (SYT8) is a membrane protein that regulates hormone secretion and neurotransmission, and its expression is positively regulated by the promoter of the insulin gene in pancreatic islet cells. In this study, we identified a previously unknown role of SYT8 in altering tumor characteristics in pancreatic cancer. SYT8 levels were upregulated in patient tumors and contributed towards increased cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro and in vivo. Increased SYT8 expression also promoted tumor metastasis in an in vivo tumor metastasis model. Furthermore, we showed that SYT8-mediated increase in tumorigenicity was regulated by SIRT1, a protein deacetylase previously known to alter cell metabolism in pancreatic lesions. SIRT1 expression was altered by orphan nuclear receptor ERRα and troponin-1 (TNNI2), resulting in cell proliferation and migration in an SYT8-dependent manner. Together, we identified SYT8 to be a central regulator of tumor progression involving signaling via the SIRT1, ERRα, and TNNI2 axis. This knowledge may provide the basis for the development of therapeutic strategies to restrict tumor metastasis in pancreatic cancer.
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- Zhiping Fu
- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- grid.73113.370000 0004 0369 1660Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Nonneman D, Keel BN, Lindholm-Perry AK, Rohrer G, Wheeler TL, Shackelford SD, King DA. Transcriptomic analysis for pork color – the ham halo effect in biceps femoris. MEAT AND MUSCLE BIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.22175/mmb.13050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Pork color is a major indicator of product quality that guides consumerpurchasing decisions. Recently, industry has received an increase in consumercomplaints about the lightness and non-uniformity of ham color, primarilylighter color in the periphery termed “ham halo” that is not caused bymanufacturing procedures. This effect is seen in fresh and processed hams andthe outer, lighter muscle is associated with lower myoglobin concentration, pHand type I fibers. The objective of this study was to identify differences ingene expression profiles between light and normal colored portions of biceps femoris muscle from pork hams.RNA-sequencing was performed for paired light and normal colored muscle samplesfrom 10 animals showing the ham halo effect. Over 50 million paired-end reads(2x75bp) per library were obtained. An average of 99.74% of trimmed high-qualityreads were mapped to the Sscrofa 11.1 genome assembly. Differentially expressedgenes (DEGs) were identified using both the DESeq2 and GFOLD software packages.A total of 14,049 genes were expressed in bicepsfemoris; 13,907 were expressed in both light and normal muscle, while 56and 86 genes were only expressed in light and normal muscle, respectively. Analysiswith DESeq2 identified 392 DEGs with 359 genes being more highly expressed innormal colored muscle. A total of 61 DEGs were identified in the DESeq2analysis and also were identified in at least 7 of the 10 individual animalanalyses. All 61 of these DEGs were up-regulated in normal colored muscle. Geneontology (GO) enrichment analysis of DEGs identified the transition betweenfast and slow fibers, and skeletal muscle adaptation and contraction as themost significant biological process terms. The evaluation of gene expression byRNA-Seq identified DEGs between regions of the biceps femoris with the ham halo effect that are associated with thevariation in pork color.
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- Dan Nonneman
- US Meat Animal Research Center Reproduction Research Unit
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- US Meat Animal Research Center Reproduction Research Unit
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service Meat Safety and Quality Research Unit, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
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Liu D, Xia J, Yang Z, Zhao X, Li J, Hao W, Yang X. Identification of Chimeric RNAs in Pig Skeletal Muscle and Transcriptomic Analysis of Chimeric RNA TNNI2-ACTA1 V1. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:742593. [PMID: 34778431 PMCID: PMC8578878 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.742593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Chimeric RNA was considered a special marker of cancer. However, recent studies have demonstrated that chimeric RNAs also exist in non-cancerous cells and tissues. Here, we analyzed and predicted jointly 49 chimeric RNAs by Star-Fusion and FusionMap. One chimeric RNA, we named TNNI2-ACTA1, and its eight transcript variants were identified by reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction. The overexpression of TNNI2-ACTA1 V1 inhibited the proliferation of porcine skeletal muscle satellite cells through down-regulating the mRNA expression levels of cell cycle–related genes cyclinD1. However, as parental genes, there is no such effect in the TNNI2 and ACTA1. To explore the underlying mechanism for this phenomenon, we used RNA-seq to profile the transcriptomes of PSCs with overexpression. Compared with the negative control group, 1,592 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were upregulated and 1,077 DEGs downregulated in TNNI2 group; 1,226 DEGs were upregulated and 902 DEGs downregulated in ACTA1 group; and 13 DEGs were upregulated and 16 DEGs downregulated in TNNI2-ACTA1 V1 group, respectively. Compared with the parental gene groups, three specific genes were enriched in the TNNI2-ACTA1 V1 group (NCOA3, Radixin, and DDR2). These three genes may be the key to TNNI2-ACTA1 V1 regulating cell proliferation. Taken together, our study explores the role of chimeric RNAs in normal tissues. In addition, our study as the first research provides the foundation for the mechanism of chimeric RNAs regulating porcine skeletal muscle growth.
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- Dongyu Liu
- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Moksnes MR, Røsjø H, Richmond A, Lyngbakken MN, Graham SE, Hansen AF, Wolford BN, Gagliano Taliun SA, LeFaive J, Rasheed H, Thomas LF, Zhou W, Aung N, Surakka I, Douville NJ, Campbell A, Porteous DJ, Petersen SE, Munroe PB, Welsh P, Sattar N, Smith GD, Fritsche LG, Nielsen JB, Åsvold BO, Hveem K, Hayward C, Willer CJ, Brumpton BM, Omland T. Genome-wide association study of cardiac troponin I in the general population. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 30:2027-2039. [PMID: 33961016 PMCID: PMC8522636 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Circulating cardiac troponin proteins are associated with structural heart disease and predict incident cardiovascular disease in the general population. However, the genetic contribution to cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentrations and its causal effect on cardiovascular phenotypes are unclear. We combine data from two large population-based studies, the Trøndelag Health Study and the Generation Scotland Scottish Family Health Study, and perform a genome-wide association study of high-sensitivity cTnI concentrations with 48 115 individuals. We further use two-sample Mendelian randomization to investigate the causal effects of circulating cTnI on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart failure (HF). We identified 12 genetic loci (8 novel) associated with cTnI concentrations. Associated protein-altering variants highlighted putative functional genes: CAND2, HABP2, ANO5, APOH, FHOD3, TNFAIP2, KLKB1 and LMAN1. Phenome-wide association tests in 1688 phecodes and 83 continuous traits in UK Biobank showed associations between a genetic risk score for cTnI and cardiac arrhythmias, metabolic and anthropometric measures. Using two-sample Mendelian randomization, we confirmed the non-causal role of cTnI in AMI (5948 cases, 355 246 controls). We found indications for a causal role of cTnI in HF (47 309 cases and 930 014 controls), but this was not supported by secondary analyses using left ventricular mass as outcome (18 257 individuals). Our findings clarify the biology underlying the heritable contribution to circulating cTnI and support cTnI as a non-causal biomarker for AMI in the general population. Using genetically informed methods for causal inference helps inform the role and value of measuring cTnI in the general population.
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- Marta R Moksnes
- Department of Public Health and Nursing, K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Division of Research and Innovation, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
- Division of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
- Montréal Heart Institute, Montréal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Center for Statistical Genetics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Center for Statistical Genetics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- BioCore - Bioinformatics Core Facility, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim. Norway
- Clinic of Laboratory Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Barts Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK
- Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London EC1A 7BE, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Medical Genetics Section, CGEM, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- Medical Genetics Section, CGEM, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Barts Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK
- Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London EC1A 7BE, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Barts Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Center for Statistical Genetics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institute, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Public Health and Nursing, HUNT Research Centre, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7600 Levanger, Norway
- Department of Endocrinology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, 7006 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Public Health and Nursing, HUNT Research Centre, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7600 Levanger, Norway
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK
- Clinic of Thoracic and Occupational Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, 7006 Trondheim, Norway
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- Division of Research and Innovation, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
- Division of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
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Hybrid Sequencing in Different Types of Goat Skeletal Muscles Reveals Genes Regulating Muscle Development and Meat Quality. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11102906. [PMID: 34679927 PMCID: PMC8532877 DOI: 10.3390/ani11102906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Domestic goats are commonly reared for meat and milk production in several regions of the world. However, the genetic mechanism underlying muscle development and meat quality of goats is limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify known and novel genes regulating muscle development and meat quality of goats using second- and third-generation sequencing technologies. To achieve this, the meat quality and transcriptomes of longissimus dorsi (LD) and biceps femoris (BF) muscle tissues of Lingqiu Greyback goats were examined and compared. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and isoforms (DEIs) were functionally annotated. Results showed that 45,574 full-length transcripts covering 18,491 loci were characterized, and 12,566 genes were co-expressed in all samples. Differential expression analysis identified 231 DEGs, including 45 novel genes in the LD and BF muscles of the goats. Additionally, 1173 DEIs were found, in which 642 novel isoforms were identified in this study. Functional annotation and pathway analysis of the DEGs and DEIs revealed that some of them were associated with muscle growth and lipid metabolism. Overall, the findings of this study contribute to the understanding of the transcriptomic diversity underlying meat quality and muscle development of goat.
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Rasmussen M, Jin JP. Troponin Variants as Markers of Skeletal Muscle Health and Diseases. Front Physiol 2021; 12:747214. [PMID: 34733179 PMCID: PMC8559874 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.747214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Ca2 +-regulated contractility is a key determinant of the quality of muscles. The sarcomeric myofilament proteins are essential players in the contraction of striated muscles. The troponin complex in the actin thin filaments plays a central role in the Ca2+-regulation of muscle contraction and relaxation. Among the three subunits of troponin, the Ca2+-binding subunit troponin C (TnC) is a member of the calmodulin super family whereas troponin I (TnI, the inhibitory subunit) and troponin T (TnT, the tropomyosin-binding and thin filament anchoring subunit) are striated muscle-specific regulatory proteins. Muscle type-specific isoforms of troponin subunits are expressed in fast and slow twitch fibers and are regulated during development and aging, and in adaptation to exercise or disuse. TnT also evolved with various alternative splice forms as an added capacity of muscle functional diversity. Mutations of troponin subunits cause myopathies. Owing to their physiological and pathological importance, troponin variants can be used as specific markers to define muscle quality. In this focused review, we will explore the use of troponin variants as markers for the fiber contents, developmental and differentiation states, contractile functions, and physiological or pathophysiological adaptations of skeletal muscle. As protein structure defines function, profile of troponin variants illustrates how changes at the myofilament level confer functional qualities at the fiber level. Moreover, understanding of the role of troponin modifications and mutants in determining muscle contractility in age-related decline of muscle function and in myopathies informs an approach to improve human health.
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- Monica Rasmussen
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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Tan C, Zhu S, Chen Z, Liu C, Li YE, Zhu M, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Zhang L, Gu Y, Liang Z, Boyer TG, Ouyang K, Evans SM, Fang X. Mediator complex proximal Tail subunit MED30 is critical for Mediator core stability and cardiomyocyte transcriptional network. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009785. [PMID: 34506481 PMCID: PMC8432849 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Dysregulation of cardiac transcription programs has been identified in patients and families with heart failure, as well as those with morphological and functional forms of congenital heart defects. Mediator is a multi-subunit complex that plays a central role in transcription initiation by integrating regulatory signals from gene-specific transcriptional activators to RNA polymerase II (Pol II). Recently, Mediator subunit 30 (MED30), a metazoan specific Mediator subunit, has been associated with Langer-Giedion syndrome (LGS) Type II and Cornelia de Lange syndrome-4 (CDLS4), characterized by several abnormalities including congenital heart defects. A point mutation in MED30 has been identified in mouse and is associated with mitochondrial cardiomyopathy. Very recent structural analyses of Mediator revealed that MED30 localizes to the proximal Tail, anchoring Head and Tail modules, thus potentially influencing stability of the Mediator core. However, in vivo cellular and physiological roles of MED30 in maintaining Mediator core integrity remain to be tested. Here, we report that deletion of MED30 in embryonic or adult cardiomyocytes caused rapid development of cardiac defects and lethality. Importantly, cardiomyocyte specific ablation of MED30 destabilized Mediator core subunits, while the kinase module was preserved, demonstrating an essential role of MED30 in stability of the overall Mediator complex. RNAseq analyses of constitutive cardiomyocyte specific Med30 knockout (cKO) embryonic hearts and inducible cardiomyocyte specific Med30 knockout (icKO) adult cardiomyocytes further revealed critical transcription networks in cardiomyocytes controlled by Mediator. Taken together, our results demonstrated that MED30 is essential for Mediator stability and transcriptional networks in both developing and adult cardiomyocytes. Our results affirm the key role of proximal Tail modular subunits in maintaining core Mediator stability in vivo.
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- Changming Tan
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Spatiotemporal Regulation and Functional Analysis of Circular RNAs in Skeletal Muscle and Subcutaneous Fat during Pig Growth. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10090841. [PMID: 34571718 PMCID: PMC8465536 DOI: 10.3390/biology10090841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recently, thousands of circular RNAs have been reported in different pig breeds. However, researches on the temporal and spatial expression patterns of circRNA over the period of animal growth are limited. Here, we systematically analyzed circRNAs in skeletal muscle and subcutaneous fat in four growth time points (30 days, 90 days, 150 days and 210 days after birth) of a Chinese native pig breed, Ningxiang pigs. A total of 1171 differentially expressed (DE) circRNAs between muscle and fat were identified, including 562 upregulated and 609 downregulated circRNAs. KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of these DE circRNAs revealed that host genes were mainly involved in glycogen metabolism signaling pathways, muscle development signaling pathways such as ErbB pathway and adipocytokine signaling pathways and AMPK signaling pathways and fatty acid biosynthesis. The circRNAs have striking spatiotemporal specificity in the form of dynamic expression at 90 d. Short Time-Series Expression Miner analysis showed multiple model spectra that are significantly enriched with time changes in muscle and fat. Our findings provide new ideas and perspectives about the role of circular RNAs and their targeting relations with mRNA and miRNA in skeletal muscle and fat tissue during pig growth.
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van de Locht M, Borsboom TC, Winter JM, Ottenheijm CAC. Troponin Variants in Congenital Myopathies: How They Affect Skeletal Muscle Mechanics. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179187. [PMID: 34502093 PMCID: PMC8430961 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The troponin complex is a key regulator of muscle contraction. Multiple variants in skeletal troponin encoding genes result in congenital myopathies. TNNC2 has been implicated in a novel congenital myopathy, TNNI2 and TNNT3 in distal arthrogryposis (DA), and TNNT1 and TNNT3 in nemaline myopathy (NEM). Variants in skeletal troponin encoding genes compromise sarcomere function, e.g., by altering the Ca2+ sensitivity of force or by inducing atrophy. Several potential therapeutic strategies are available to counter the effects of variants, such as troponin activators, introduction of wild-type protein through AAV gene therapy, and myosin modulation to improve muscle contraction. The mechanisms underlying the pathophysiological effects of the variants in skeletal troponin encoding genes are incompletely understood. Furthermore, limited knowledge is available on the structure of skeletal troponin. This review focusses on the physiology of slow and fast skeletal troponin and the pathophysiology of reported variants in skeletal troponin encoding genes. A better understanding of the pathophysiological effects of these variants, together with enhanced knowledge regarding the structure of slow and fast skeletal troponin, will direct the development of treatment strategies.
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Shi Y, Bethea JP, Hetzel-Ebben HL, Landim-Vieira M, Mayper RJ, Williams RL, Kessler LE, Ruiz AM, Gargiulo K, Rose JSM, Platt G, Pinto JR, Washburn BK, Chase PB. Mandibular muscle troponin of the Florida carpenter ant Camponotus floridanus: extending our insights into invertebrate Ca 2+ regulation. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2021; 42:399-417. [PMID: 34255253 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-021-09606-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ants use their mandibles for a variety of functions and behaviors. We investigated mandibular muscle structure and function from major workers of the Florida carpenter ant Camponotus floridanus: force-pCa relation and velocity of unloaded shortening of single, permeabilized fibres, primary sequences of troponin subunits (TnC, TnI and TnT) from a mandibular muscle cDNA library, and muscle fibre ultrastructure. From the mechanical measurements, we found Ca2+-sensitivity of isometric force was markedly shifted rightward compared with vertebrate striated muscle. From the troponin sequence results, we identified features that could explain the rightward shift of Ca2+-activation: the N-helix of TnC is effectively absent and three of the four EF-hands of TnC (sites I, II and III) do not adhere to canonical sequence rules for divalent cation binding; two alternatively spliced isoforms of TnI were identified with the alternatively spliced exon occurring in the region of the IT-arm α-helical coiled-coil, and the N-terminal extension of TnI may be involved in modulation of regulation, as in mammalian cardiac muscle; and TnT has a Glu-rich C-terminus. In addition, a structural homology model was built of C. floridanus troponin on the thin filament. From analysis of electron micrographs, we found thick filaments are almost as long as the 6.8 μm sarcomeres, have diameter of ~ 16 nm, and typical center-to-center spacing of ~ 46 nm. These results have implications for the mechanisms by which mandibular muscle fibres perform such a variety of functions, and how the structure of the troponin complex aids in these tasks.
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- Yun Shi
- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA. .,Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Biology Unit One, Box 3064370, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4370, USA.
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Tuysuz EC, Ozbey U, Gulluoglu S, Kuskucu A, Sahin F, Bayrak OF. miRNAs as cell fate determinants of lateral and paraxial mesoderm differentiation from embryonic stem cells. Dev Biol 2021; 478:212-221. [PMID: 34245726 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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To date, the role of miRNAs on pluripotency and differentiation of ESCs into specific lineages has been studied extensively. However, the specific role of miRNAs during lateral and paraxial mesoderm cell fate decision is still unclear. To address this, we firstly determined miRNA profile of mouse ESCs differentiating towards lateral and paraxial lineages which were detected using Flk1 and PDGFαR antibodies, and of myogenic and hematopoietic differentiation potential of purified paraxial and lateral mesodermal cells within these populations. miRNAs associated with lateral and paraxial mesoderm, and their targets were identified using bioinformatics tools. The targets of the corresponding miRNAs were validated after transfection into mouse ESCs. The roles of the selected miRNAs in lateral, and paraxial mesoderm formation were assessed along with hematopoietic and myogenic differentiation capacity. Among the miRNAs, mmu-miR-126a-3p, mmu-miR-335-5p and mmu-miR-672-5p, upregulated in lateral mesoderm cells, and mmu-miR-10b-5p, mmu-miR-196a-5p and mmu-miR-615-3p, upregulated in paraxial mesoderm cells. While transient co-transfection of mmu-miR-126a-3p, mmu-miR-335-5p and mmu-miR-672-5p increased the number of lateral mesodermal cells, co-transfection of mmu-miR-10b-5p, mmu-miR-196a-5p and mmu-miR-615-3p increased the number of paraxial mesodermal cells. Moreover, differentiation potential of the lateral mesodermal cells into hematopoietic cell lineage increased upon co-transfection of mmu-miR-126a-3p, mmu-miR-335-5p and mmu-miR-672-5p and differentiation potential of the paraxial mesodermal cells into skeletal muscle lineage were increased upon co-transfection of mmu-miR-10b-5p, mmu-miR-196a-5p and mmu-miR-615-3p. In conclusion, we determined the miRNA profile of lateral and paraxial mesodermal cells and co-transfection of miRNAs increased differentiation potential of both lateral and paraxial mesodermal cells transiently.
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- Emre Can Tuysuz
- Department of Medical Genetics, Yeditepe University Medical School, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Yeditepe University, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yeditepe University Medical School, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Yeditepe University, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, 34854, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yeditepe University Medical School, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Yeditepe University, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yeditepe University Medical School, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Kawai M, Jin JP. Mechanisms of Frank-Starling law of the heart and stretch activation in striated muscles may have a common molecular origin. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2021; 42:355-366. [PMID: 33575955 PMCID: PMC10905364 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-020-09595-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Vertebrate cardiac muscle generates progressively larger systolic force when the end diastolic chamber volume is increased, a property called the "Frank-Starling Law", or "length dependent activation (LDA)". In this mechanism a larger force develops when the sarcomere length (SL) increased, and the overlap between thick and thin filament decreases, indicating increased production of force per unit length of the overlap. To account for this phenomenon at the molecular level, we examined several hypotheses: as the muscle length is increased, (1) lattice spacing decreases, (2) Ca2+ sensitivity increases, (3) titin mediated rearrangement of myosin heads to facilitate actomyosin interaction, (4) increased SL activates cross-bridges (CBs) in the super relaxed state, (5) increased series stiffness at longer SL promotes larger elementary force/CB to account for LDA, and (6) stretch activation (SA) observed in insect muscles and LDA in vertebrate muscles may have similar mechanisms. SA is also known as delayed tension or oscillatory work, and universally observed among insect flight muscles, as well as in vertebrate skeletal and cardiac muscles. The sarcomere stiffness observed in relaxed muscles may significantly contributes to the mechanisms of LDA. In vertebrate striated muscles, the sarcomere stiffness is mainly caused by titin, a single filamentary protein spanning from Z-line to M-line and tightly associated with the myosin thick filament. In insect flight muscles, kettin connects Z-line and the thick filament to stabilize the sarcomere structure. In vertebrate cardiac muscles, titin plays a similar role, and may account for LDA and may constitute a molecular mechanism of Frank-Starling response.
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- Masataka Kawai
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 1-324 BSB, 51 Newton Rd, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
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- Departmewnt of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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Kit-Anan W, Mazo MM, Wang BX, Leonardo V, Pence IJ, Gopal S, Gelmi A, Nagelkerke A, Becce M, Chiappini C, Harding SE, Terracciano CM, Stevens MM. Multiplexing physical stimulation on single human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes for phenotype modulation. Biofabrication 2021; 13:025004. [PMID: 33710972 PMCID: PMC7610872 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/abce0a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Traditional in vitro bioengineering approaches whereby only individual biophysical cues are manipulated at any one time are highly inefficient, falling short when recapitulating the complexity of the cardiac environment. Multiple biophysical cues are present in the native myocardial niche and are essential during development, as well as in maintenance of adult cardiomyocyte (CM) phenotype in both health and disease. This study establishes a novel biofabrication workflow to study and manipulate hiPSC-CMs and to understand how these cells respond to a multiplexed biophysical environment, namely 3D shape and substrate stiffness, at a single cell level. Silicon masters were fabricated and developed to generate inverse patterns of the desired 3D shapes in bas relief, which then were used to mold the designed microwell arrays into a hydrogel. Polyacrylamide (PAAm) was modified with the incorporation of acrylic acid to provide a carboxylic group conjugation site for adhesion motifs, without compromising capacity to modulate stiffness. In this manner, two individual parameters can be finely tuned independently within the hydrogel: the shape of the 3D microwell and its stiffness. The design allows the platform to isolate single hiPSC-CMs to study solely biophysical cues in the absence of cell-cell physical interaction. Under physiologic-like physical conditions (3D shape resembling that of adult CM and 9.83 kPa substrate stiffness that mimics muscle stiffness), isolated single hiPSC-CMs exhibit increased Cx-43 density, cell membrane stiffness and calcium transient amplitude; co-expression of the subpopulation-related MYL2-MYL7 proteins; and higher anisotropism than cells in pathologic-like conditions (flat surface and 112 kPa substrate stiffness). This demonstrates that supplying a physiologic or pathologic microenvironment to an isolated single hiPSC-CM in the absence of any physical cell-to-cell communication in this biofabricated platform leads to a significantly different set of cellular features, thus presenting a differential phenotype. Importantly, this demonstrates the high plasticity of hiPSC-CMs even in isolation. The ability of multiple biophysical cues to significantly influence isolated single hiPSC-CM phenotype and functionality highlights the importance of fine-tuning such cues for specific applications. This has the potential to produce more fit-for-purpose hiPSC-CMs. Further understanding of human cardiac development is enabled by the robust, versatile and reproducible biofabrication techniques applied here. We envision that this system could be easily applied to other tissues and cell types where the influence of cellular shape and stiffness of the surrounding environment is hypothesized to play an important role in physiology.
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- Worrapong Kit-Anan
- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Current Address: Applied Chemistry and Environmental Science, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Mohanty V, Subbannayya Y, Patil S, Puttamallesh VN, Najar MA, Datta KK, Pinto SM, Begum S, Mohanty N, Routray S, Abdulla R, Ray JG, Sidransky D, Gowda H, Prasad TSK, Chatterjee A. Molecular alterations in oral cancer using high-throughput proteomic analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue. J Cell Commun Signal 2021; 15:447-459. [PMID: 33683571 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-021-00609-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Loss of cell differentiation is a hallmark for the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Archival Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissues constitute a valuable resource for studying the differentiation of OSCC and can offer valuable insights into the process of tumor progression. In the current study, we performed LC-MS/MS-based quantitative proteomics of FFPE specimens from pathologically-confirmed well-differentiated, moderately-differentiated, and poorly-differentiated OSCC cases. The data were analyzed in four technical replicates, resulting in the identification of 2376 proteins. Of these, 141 and 109 were differentially expressed in moderately-differentiated and poorly differentiated OSCC cases, respectively, compared to well-differentiated OSCC. The data revealed significant metabolic reprogramming with respect to lipid metabolism and glycolysis with proteins belonging to both these processes downregulated in moderately-differentiated OSCC when compared to well-differentiated OSCC. Signaling pathway analysis indicated the alteration of extracellular matrix organization, muscle contraction, and glucose metabolism pathways across tumor grades. The extracellular matrix organization pathway was upregulated in moderately-differentiated OSCC and downregulated in poorly differentiated OSCC, compared to well-differentiated OSCC. PADI4, an epigenetic enzyme transcriptional regulator, and its transcriptional target HIST1H1B were both found to be upregulated in moderately differentiated and poorly differentiated OSCC, indicating epigenetic events underlying tumor differentiation. In conclusion, the findings support the advantage of using high-resolution mass spectrometry-based FFPE archival blocks for clinical and translational research. The candidate signaling pathways identified in the study could be used to develop potential therapeutic targets for OSCC.
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- Varshasnata Mohanty
- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India.,Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), and Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine (IKOM), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Division of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560066, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India.,Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), and Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine (IKOM), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha'O'Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha'O'Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India.,Department of Dental Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751019, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700 014, India.,Department of Pathology, Burdwan Dental College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, 713101, India
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India.,Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560066, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India.
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India. .,Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560066, India. .,Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
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Dou J, Puttabyatappa M, Padmanabhan V, Bakulski KM. Developmental programming: Adipose depot-specific transcriptional regulation by prenatal testosterone excess in a sheep model of PCOS. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2021; 523:111137. [PMID: 33359827 PMCID: PMC7854529 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2020.111137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Prenatal testosterone (T)-treated female sheep manifest adipose depot-specific disruptions in inflammatory/oxidative state, adipocyte differentiation and thermogenic adipocyte distribution. The objective of this study was to identify common and divergent gene pathways underlying prenatal T excess-induced adipose depot-specific disruptions. RNA sequencing and network analyses were undertaken with visceral (VAT), subcutaneous (SAT), epicardiac (ECAT) and perirenal (PRAT) adipose tissues from control and prenatal T-treated (100 mg T propionate twice a week from days 30-90 of gestation) female sheep at 21 months of age. Increased expression of adiposity and inflammation-related genes in VAT and genes that promote differentiation of white adipocytes in SAT were congruous with their metabolic roles with SAT favoring uptake/storage of free fatty acids and triglycerides and VAT favoring higher rate of fatty acid turnover and lipolysis. Selective upregulation of cardiac muscle and renoprotection genes in ECAT and PRAT respectively are suggestive of protective paracrine actions. Expression profile in prenatal T-treated sheep paralleled depot-specific dysfunctions with increased proinflammatory genes in VAT, reduced adipocyte differentiation genes in VAT and SAT and increased vascular related gene expression in PRAT. The high expression of genes involved in cardiomyocyte function in ECAT is suggestive of cardioprotective function being maintained to overcome the prenatal T-induced cardiac dysfunction and hypertension. These findings coupled with changes in gene pathways and networks involved in chromatin modification, extracellular matrix, immune and mitochondrial function, and endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport suggest that dysregulation in gene expression underlie prenatal T-treatment induced functional differences among adipose depots and manifestation of metabolic dysfunction.
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- John Dou
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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