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Vergauwen E, Forsyth R, Vortmeyer A, Gläsker S. Expression of Hemangioblast Proteins in von Hippel-Lindau Disease Related Tumors. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15092551. [PMID: 37174017 PMCID: PMC10177177 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15092551] [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: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a hereditary tumor syndrome that targets a highly selective subset of organs causing specific types of tumors. The biological basis for this principle of organ selectivity and tumor specificity is not well understood. VHL-associated hemangioblastomas share similar molecular and morphological features with embryonic blood and vascular precursor cells. Therefore, we suggest that VHL hemangioblastomas are derived from developmentally arrested hemangioblastic lineage keeping their potential of further differentiation. Due to these common features, it is of major interest to investigate whether VHL-associated tumors other than hemangioblastoma also share these pathways and molecular features. The expression of hemangioblast proteins has not yet been assessed in other VHL-related tumors. To gain a better understanding of VHL tumorigenesis, the expression of hemangioblastic proteins in different VHL-associated tumors was investigated. The expression of embryonic hemangioblast proteins Brachyury and TAL1 (T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia protein 1) was assessed by immunohistochemistry staining on 75 VHL-related tumors of 51 patients: 47 hemangioblastomas, 13 clear cell renal cell carcinomas, 8 pheochromocytomas, 5 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and 2 extra-adrenal paragangliomas. Brachyury and TAL1 expression was, respectively, observed in 26% and 93% of cerebellar hemangioblastomas, 55% and 95% of spinal hemangioblastomas, 23% and 92% of clear cell renal cell carcinomas, 38% and 88% of pheochromocytomas, 60% and 100% of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and 50% and 100% of paragangliomas. We concluded that the expression of hemangioblast proteins in different VHL-associated tumors indicates a common embryological origin of these lesions. This may also explain the specific topographic distribution of VHL-associated tumors.
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- Evelynn Vergauwen
- Department of Neurosurgery, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
- Experimental Pathology Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Jette, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Indiana University-Purdue University, 420 University Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
- Neurosurgery Section, Gesundheitsverbund Landkreis Konstanz (GLKN), 78224 Singen am Hohentwiel, Germany
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Single-Cell Transcriptomics-Based Study of Transcriptional Regulatory Features in the Mouse Brain Vasculature. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:7643209. [PMID: 34337051 PMCID: PMC8324343 DOI: 10.1155/2021/7643209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Background The critical role of vascular health on brain function has received much attention in recent years. At the single-cell level, studies on the developmental processes of cerebral vascular growth are still relatively few. Techniques for constructing gene regulatory networks (GRNs) based on single-cell transcriptome expression data have made significant progress in recent years. Herein, we constructed a single-cell transcriptional regulatory network of mouse cerebrovascular cells. Methods The single-cell RNA-seq dataset of mouse brain vessels was downloaded from GEO (GSE98816). This cell clustering was annotated separately using singleR and CellMarker. We then used a modified version of the SCENIC method to construct GRNs. Next, we used a mouse version of SEEK to assess whether genes in the regulon were coexpressed. Finally, regulatory module analysis was performed to complete the cell type relationship quantification. Results Single-cell RNA-seq data were used to analyze the heterogeneity of mouse cerebrovascular cells, whereby four cell types including endothelial cells, fibroblasts, microglia, and oligodendrocytes were defined. These subpopulations of cells and marker genes together characterize the molecular profile of mouse cerebrovascular cells. Through these signatures, key transcriptional regulators that maintain cell identity were identified. Our findings identified genes like Lmo2, which play an important role in endothelial cells. The same cell type, for instance, fibroblasts, was found to have different regulatory networks, which may influence the functional characteristics of local tissues. Conclusions In this study, a transcriptional regulatory network based on single-cell analysis was constructed. Additionally, the study identified and profiled mouse cerebrovascular cells using single-cell transcriptome data as well as defined TFs that affect the regulatory network of the mouse brain vasculature.
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Trombetta-Lima M, Assis-Ribas T, Cintra RC, Campeiro JD, Guerreiro JR, Winnischofer SMB, Nascimento ICC, Ulrich H, Hayashi MAF, Sogayar MC. Impact of Reck expression and promoter activity in neuronal in vitro differentiation. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:1985-1994. [PMID: 33619662 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06175-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Reck (REversion-inducing Cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs) tumor suppressor gene encodes a multifunctional glycoprotein which inhibits the activity of several matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and has the ability to modulate the Notch and canonical Wnt pathways. Reck-deficient neuro-progenitor cells undergo precocious differentiation; however, modulation of Reck expression during progression of the neuronal differentiation process is yet to be characterized. In the present study, we demonstrate that Reck expression levels are increased during in vitro neuronal differentiation of PC12 pheochromocytoma cells and P19 murine teratocarcinoma cells and characterize mouse Reck promoter activity during this process. Increased Reck promoter activity was found upon induction of differentiation in PC12 cells, in accordance with its increased mRNA expression levels in mouse in vitro models. Interestingly, Reck overexpression, prior to the beginning of the differentiation protocol, led to diminished efficiency of the neuronal differentiation process. Taken together, our findings suggest that increased Reck expression at early stages of differentiation diminishes the number of neuron-like cells, which are positive for the beta-3 tubulin marker. Our data highlight the importance of Reck expression evaluation to optimize in vitro neuronal differentiation protocols.
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- Marina Trombetta-Lima
- Núcleo de Terapia Celular e Molecular (NUCEL), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua Pangaré, 100 (Cidade Universitária), São Paulo, SP, 05360-130, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Terapia Celular e Molecular (NUCEL), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua Pangaré, 100 (Cidade Universitária), São Paulo, SP, 05360-130, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua 3 de Maio 100, Ed INFAR, 3º andar, São Paulo, SP, 04044-020, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Paulista (UNIP), São Paulo, SP, 05347-020, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil
- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua 3 de Maio 100, Ed INFAR, 3º andar, São Paulo, SP, 04044-020, Brazil.
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- Núcleo de Terapia Celular e Molecular (NUCEL), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua Pangaré, 100 (Cidade Universitária), São Paulo, SP, 05360-130, Brazil.
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil.
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Pooyan P, Karamzadeh R, Mirzaei M, Meyfour A, Amirkhan A, Wu Y, Gupta V, Baharvand H, Javan M, Salekdeh GH. The Dynamic Proteome of Oligodendrocyte Lineage Differentiation Features Planar Cell Polarity and Macroautophagy Pathways. Gigascience 2020; 9:5945159. [PMID: 33128372 PMCID: PMC7601170 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giaa116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Generation of oligodendrocytes is a sophisticated multistep process, the mechanistic underpinnings of which are not fully understood and demand further investigation. To systematically profile proteome dynamics during human embryonic stem cell differentiation into oligodendrocytes, we applied in-depth quantitative proteomics at different developmental stages and monitored changes in protein abundance using a multiplexed tandem mass tag-based proteomics approach. Findings Our proteome data provided a comprehensive protein expression profile that highlighted specific expression clusters based on the protein abundances over the course of human oligodendrocyte lineage differentiation. We identified the eminence of the planar cell polarity signalling and autophagy (particularly macroautophagy) in the progression of oligodendrocyte lineage differentiation—the cooperation of which is assisted by 106 and 77 proteins, respectively, that showed significant expression changes in this differentiation process. Furthermore, differentially expressed protein analysis of the proteome profile of oligodendrocyte lineage cells revealed 378 proteins that were specifically upregulated only in 1 differentiation stage. In addition, comparative pairwise analysis of differentiation stages demonstrated that abundances of 352 proteins differentially changed between consecutive differentiation time points. Conclusions Our study provides a comprehensive systematic proteomics profile of oligodendrocyte lineage cells that can serve as a resource for identifying novel biomarkers from these cells and for indicating numerous proteins that may contribute to regulating the development of myelinating oligodendrocytes and other cells of oligodendrocyte lineage. We showed the importance of planar cell polarity signalling in oligodendrocyte lineage differentiation and revealed the autophagy-related proteins that participate in oligodendrocyte lineage differentiation.
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- Paria Pooyan
- Department of Molecular Systems Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Banihashem St., ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.,Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Banihashem St., ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.,Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Banihashem St., ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Systems Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Banihashem St., ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.,Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Banihashem St., ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.,Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Banihashem St., ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.,Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Daneshjoo Blv., Velenjak, Tehran 19839-63113, Iran
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- Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Banihashem St., ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.,Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Banihashem St., ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.,Department of Developmental Biology, University of Science and Culture, Ashrafi Esfahani, Tehran 1461968151, Iran
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Banihashem St., ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.,Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Jalal AleAhmad, Tehran 14115-111, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Systems Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Banihashem St., ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.,Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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Achim K, Salminen M, Partanen J. Mechanisms regulating GABAergic neuron development. Cell Mol Life Sci 2014; 71:1395-415. [PMID: 24196748 PMCID: PMC11113277 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1501-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neurons using gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) as their neurotransmitter are the main inhibitory neurons in the mature central nervous system (CNS) and show great variation in their form and function. GABAergic neurons are produced in all of the main domains of the CNS, where they develop from discrete regions of the neuroepithelium. Here, we review the gene expression and regulatory mechanisms controlling the main steps of GABAergic neuron development: early patterning of the proliferative neuroepithelium, production of postmitotic neural precursors, establishment of their identity and migration. By comparing the molecular regulation of these events across CNS, we broadly identify three regions utilizing distinct molecular toolkits for GABAergic fate determination: telencephalon-anterior diencephalon (DLX2 type), posterior diencephalon-midbrain (GATA2 type) and hindbrain-spinal cord (PTF1A and TAL1 types). Similarities and differences in the molecular regulatory mechanisms reveal the core determinants of a GABAergic neuron as well as provide insights into generation of the vast diversity of these neurons.
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- Kaia Achim
- EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Agnes Sjobergin katu 2, PO Box 66, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5, PO Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Transcriptional analysis of apoptotic cerebellar granule neurons following rescue by gastric inhibitory polypeptide. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:5596-622. [PMID: 24694544 PMCID: PMC4013584 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15045596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Apoptosis triggered by exogenous or endogenous stimuli is a crucial phenomenon to determine the fate of neurons, both in physiological and in pathological conditions. Our previous study established that gastric inhibitory polypeptide (Gip) is a neurotrophic factor capable of preventing apoptosis of cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs), during its pre-commitment phase. In the present study, we conducted whole-genome expression profiling to obtain a comprehensive view of the transcriptional program underlying the rescue effect of Gip in CGNs. By using DNA microarray technology, we identified 65 genes, we named survival related genes, whose expression is significantly de-regulated following Gip treatment. The expression levels of six transcripts were confirmed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The proteins encoded by the survival related genes are functionally grouped in the following categories: signal transduction, transcription, cell cycle, chromatin remodeling, cell death, antioxidant activity, ubiquitination, metabolism and cytoskeletal organization. Our data outline that Gip supports CGNs rescue via a molecular framework, orchestrated by a wide spectrum of gene actors, which propagate survival signals and support neuronal viability.
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Achim K, Peltopuro P, Lahti L, Tsai HH, Zachariah A, Astrand M, Salminen M, Rowitch D, Partanen J. The role of Tal2 and Tal1 in the differentiation of midbrain GABAergic neuron precursors. Biol Open 2013; 2:990-7. [PMID: 24167708 PMCID: PMC3798194 DOI: 10.1242/bio.20135041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Midbrain- and hindbrain-derived GABAergic interneurons are critical for regulation of sleep, respiratory, sensory-motor and motivational processes, and they are implicated in human neurological disorders. However, the precise mechanisms that underlie generation of GABAergic neuron diversity in the midbrain–hindbrain region are poorly understood. Here, we show unique and overlapping requirements for the related bHLH proteins Tal1 and Tal2 in GABAergic neurogenesis in the midbrain. We show that Tal2 and Tal1 are specifically and sequentially activated during midbrain GABAergic neurogenesis. Similar to Gata2, a post-mitotic selector of the midbrain GABAergic neuron identity, Tal2 expression is activated very early during GABAergic neuron differentiation. Although the expression of Tal2 and Gata2 genes are independent of each other, Tal2 is important for normal midbrain GABAergic neurogenesis, possibly as a partner of Gata2. In the absence of Tal2, the majority of midbrain GABAergic neurons switch to a glutamatergic-like phenotype. In contrast, Tal1 expression is activated in a Gata2 and Tal2 dependent fashion in the more mature midbrain GABAergic neuron precursors, but Tal1 alone is not required for GABAergic neuron differentiation from the midbrain neuroepithelium. However, inactivation of both Tal2 and Tal1 in the developing midbrain suggests that the two factors co-operate to guide GABAergic neuron differentiation in a specific ventro-lateral midbrain domain. The observed similarities and differences between Tal1/Tal2 and Gata2 mutants suggest both co-operative and unique roles for these factors in determination of midbrain GABAergic neuron identities.
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- Kaia Achim
- Department of Biosciences, P.O. Box 56, Viikinkaari 5, FIN00014-University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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Orsolits B, Borsy A, Madarász E, Mészáros Z, Kőhidi T, Markó K, Jelitai M, Welker E, Környei Z. Retinoid machinery in distinct neural stem cell populations with different retinoid responsiveness. Stem Cells Dev 2013; 22:2777-93. [PMID: 23734950 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2012.0422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Retinoic acid (RA) is present at sites of neurogenesis in both the embryonic and adult brain. While it is widely accepted that RA signaling is involved in the regulation of neural stem cell differentiation, little is known about vitamin A utilization and biosynthesis of active retinoids in the neurogenic niches, or about the details of retinoid metabolism in neural stem cells and differentiating progenies. Here we provide data on retinoid responsiveness and RA production of distinct neural stem cell/neural progenitor populations. In addition, we demonstrate differentiation-related changes in the expression of genes encoding proteins of the retinoid machinery, including components responsible for uptake (Stra6) and storage (Lrat) of vitamin A, transport of retinoids (Rbp4, CrbpI, CrabpI-II), synthesis (Rdh10, Raldh1-4), degradation of RA (Cyp26a1-c1) and RA signaling (Rarα,β,γ, Rxrα,β,γ). We show that both early embryonic neuroectodermal (NE-4C) stem cells and late embryonic or adult derived radial glia like progenitors (RGl cells) are capable to produce bioactive retinoids but respond differently to retinoid signals. However, while neuronal differentiation of RGl cells can not be induced by RA, neuron formation by NE-4C cells is initiated by both RA and RA-precursors (retinol or retinyl acetate). The data indicate that endogenous RA production, at least in some neural stem cell populations, may result in autocrine regulation of neuronal differentiation.
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- Barbara Orsolits
- 1 Institute of Experimental Medicine , Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Lahti L, Achim K, Partanen J. Molecular regulation of GABAergic neuron differentiation and diversity in the developing midbrain. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2013; 207:616-27. [PMID: 23297792 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The midbrain GABAergic neurones control several aspects of behaviour, play important roles in psychiatric disease and are targets of medical treatments as well as drugs of abuse. However, their molecular diversity and regulation of development are only beginning to be understood. In this review, we briefly introduce distinct subpopulations of the midbrain GABAergic neurones and discuss knowledge on their development, including the developmental origins of midbrain GABAergic neurones as well as transcriptional regulatory mechanisms guiding their differentiation and identity. Important GABAergic neuron subpopulations are found within the dopaminergic (DA) nuclei in the ventral midbrain. GABAergic substantia nigra pars reticulata is the main output pathway of the basal ganglia system regulating voluntary movements. Recent studies have also highlighted importance of the GABAergic neurones associated with the ventral tegmental area for the control of DA neuron activity and motivated behaviours. Interestingly, the development of the GABAergic neurones associated with the DA nuclei is very different from the rest of the midbrain. Knowledge on developmental regulation can lead to insights into the molecular, structural and functional diversity of the midbrain GABAergic neurones and their subpopulations, cell groups of great physiological and medical interest.
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- L. Lahti
- Department of Biosciences; Viikki Biocenter; University of Helsinki; Helsinki; Finland
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory; Heidelberg; Germany
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- Department of Biosciences; Viikki Biocenter; University of Helsinki; Helsinki; Finland
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Tanaka K, Tamiya-Koizumi K, Hagiwara K, Ito H, Takagi A, Kojima T, Suzuki M, Iwaki S, Fujii S, Nakamura M, Banno Y, Kannagi R, Tsurumi T, Kyogashima M, Murate T. Role of down-regulated neutral ceramidase during all-trans retinoic acid-induced neuronal differentiation in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 151:611-20. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvs033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Gata2 is required for migration and differentiation of retinorecipient neurons in the superior colliculus. J Neurosci 2011; 31:4444-55. [PMID: 21430145 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4616-10.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The superior colliculus (SC)/optic tectum of the dorsal mesencephalon plays a major role in responses to visual input, yet regulation of neuronal differentiation within this layered structure is only partially understood. Here, we show that the zinc finger transcription factor Gata2 is required for normal SC development. Starting at embryonic day 15 (E15) (corresponding to the times at which neurons of the outer and intermediate layers of the SC are generated), Gata2 is transiently expressed in the rat embryonic dorsal mesencephalon within a restricted region between proliferating cells of the ventricular zone and the deepest neuronal layers of the developing SC. The Gata2-positive cells are postmitotic and lack markers of differentiated neurons, but express markers for immature neuronal precursors including Ascl1 and Pax3/7. In utero electroporation with Gata2 small hairpin RNAs at E16 into cells along the dorsal mesencephalic ventricle interferes with their normal migration into the SC and maintains them in a state characterized by retention of Pax3 expression and the absence of mature neuronal markers. Collectively, these findings indicate that Gata2 plays a required role in the transition of postmitotic neuronal precursor cells of the retinorecipient layers of the SC into mature neurons and that loss of Gata2 arrests them at an intermediate stage of differentiation.
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Brault LS, Cooper CA, Famula TR, Murray JD, Penedo MCT. Mapping of equine cerebellar abiotrophy to ECA2 and identification of a potential causative mutation affecting expression of MUTYH. Genomics 2011; 97:121-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2010.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2010] [Revised: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 11/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yaguchi T, Nakano T, Gotoh A, Nishizaki T. Adenosine Promotes GATA-2-Regulated p53 Gene Transcription to Induce HepG2 Cell Apoptosis. Cell Physiol Biochem 2011; 28:761-70. [DOI: 10.1159/000335770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Gratzinger D, Zhao S, West R, Rouse RV, Vogel H, Gil EC, Levy R, Lossos IS, Natkunam Y. The transcription factor LMO2 is a robust marker of vascular endothelium and vascular neoplasms and selected other entities. Am J Clin Pathol 2009; 131:264-78. [PMID: 19141387 DOI: 10.1309/ajcp5fp3naxaxrje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The transcription factor LMO2 is involved in vascular and hematopoietic development and hematolymphoid neoplasia. We have demonstrated that LMO2 is expressed nearly ubiquitously in native and neoplastic vasculature, including lymphatics. LMO2 reactivity is otherwise virtually absent in nonhematolymphoid tissues except in breast myoepithelium, prostatic basal cells, and secretory phase endometrial glands. Vasculature is LMO2- in adult and fetal heart, brain of older adults, hepatic sinusoids, and hepatocellular carcinoma. LMO2 is uniformly expressed in benign vascular and lymphatic neoplasms and in most malignant vascular neoplasms with the exception of epithelioid vascular neoplasms of pleura and bone. Among nonvascular neoplasms, LMO2 reactivity is present in giant cell tumor of tendon sheath, juvenile xanthogranuloma, a subset of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, small round blue cell tumors, and myoepithelial-derived neoplasms. The restricted expression pattern, nuclear localization, and crisp staining of LMO2 in paraffin blocks make it an attractive candidate for the diagnostic immunohistochemistry laboratory.
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- Dita Gratzinger
- Department of Pathology, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology and Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology and Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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Seifert T, Stoelting S, Wagner T, Peters SO. Vasculogeneic maturation of E14 embryonic stem cells with evidence of early vascular endothelial growth factor independency. Differentiation 2008; 76:857-67. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2008.00271.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Varga BV, Hádinger N, Gócza E, Dulberg V, Demeter K, Madarász E, Herberth B. Generation of diverse neuronal subtypes in cloned populations of stem-like cells. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2008; 8:89. [PMID: 18808670 PMCID: PMC2556672 DOI: 10.1186/1471-213x-8-89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2007] [Accepted: 09/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background The central nervous tissue contains diverse subtypes of neurons with characteristic morphological and physiological features and different neurotransmitter phenotypes. The generation of neurons with defined neurotransmitter phenotypes seems to be governed by factors differently expressed along the anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral body axes. The mechanisms of the cell-type determination, however, are poorly understood. Selected neuronal phenotypes had been generated from embryonic stem (ES) cells, but similar results were not obtained on more restricted neural stem cells, presumably due to the lack of homogeneous neural stem cell populations as a starting material. Results In the presented work, the establishment of different neurotransmitter phenotypes was investigated in the course of in vitro induced neural differentiation of a one-cell derived neuroectodermal cell line, in conjunction with the activation of various region-specific genes. For comparison, similar studies were carried out on the R1 embryonic stem (ES) and P19 multipotent embryonic carcinoma (EC) cells. In response to a short treatment with all-trans retinoic acid, all cell lines gave rise to neurons and astrocytes. Non-induced neural stem cells and self-renewing cells persisting in differentiated cultures, expressed "stemness genes" along with early embryonic anterior-dorsal positional genes, but did not express the investigated CNS region-specific genes. In differentiating stem-like cell populations, on the other hand, different region-specific genes, those expressed in non-overlapping regions along the body axes were activated. The potential for diverse regional specifications was induced in parallel with the initiation of neural tissue-type differentiation. In accordance with the wide regional specification potential, neurons with different neurotransmitter phenotypes developed. Mechanisms inherent to one-cell derived neural stem cell populations were sufficient to establish glutamatergic and GABAergic neuronal phenotypes but failed to manifest cathecolaminergic neurons. Conclusion The data indicate that genes involved in positional determination are activated along with pro-neuronal genes in conditions excluding any outside influences. Interactions among progenies of one cell derived neural stem cells are sufficient for the activation of diverse region specific genes and initiate different routes of neuronal specification.
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- Balázs V Varga
- Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
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Nie L, Wu H, Sun XH. Ubiquitination and Degradation of Tal1/SCL Are Induced by Notch Signaling and Depend on Skp2 and CHIP. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:684-92. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704981200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Agoston VA, Zádori A, Demeter K, Nagy Z, Madarász E. Different behaviour of implanted stem cells in intact and lesioned forebrain cortices. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2007; 33:510-22. [PMID: 17854438 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2007.00845.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cell-replacement therapy promises a useful tool to regenerate compromised brain tissue, but the interaction between grafted cells and host tissues is not well understood. In these studies, the fates of neuroectodermal stem cells were compared in 'healthy' or damaged mouse forebrains. One-cell derived, fluorescent GFP-4C neural stem cells were implanted into normal and cold-lesioned mouse cortices. The fates of implanted cells were followed by histological and immunocytochemical assays for a 55-day postimplantation period. Cells were recultivated from lesioned cortices and characterized by cell cycle parameters, chromosome numbers, immunocytochemical markers and in vitro inducibility. Their intracerebral fates were checked upon re-implanting into 'healthy' mouse brain cortices. GFP-4C cells, giving rise to neurones and astrocytes upon in vitro induction, failed to differentiate in either normal or lesioned cortical tissues. The rate of proliferation and the length of the survival, however, depended on the host environment, markedly. In intact cortices, implanted cells formed compact, isolated aggregates and their survival did not exceed 4 weeks. In compromised cortices, GFP-4C cells survived longer than 8 weeks and repopulated the decayed region. The morphology, viability, immunocytochemical properties, in vitro inducibility and chromosome number of cells recultivated from lesioned cortices were identical to those of the master cells. Long-term survival and repopulating capability were due to signals present in the lesioned, but missing from the intact cortical environment. The results underline the importance of host environment in the fate determination of grafted cells and emphasize the need to understand the 'roles' of recipient tissues for potential cell-replacement methodologies.
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- V A Agoston
- Institute of Experimental Medicine of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Ogilvy S, Ferreira R, Piltz SG, Bowen JM, Göttgens B, Green AR. The SCL +40 enhancer targets the midbrain together with primitive and definitive hematopoiesis and is regulated by SCL and GATA proteins. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 27:7206-19. [PMID: 17709394 PMCID: PMC2168913 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00931-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The SCL/Tal-1 gene encodes a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor with key roles in hematopoietic and neural development. SCL is expressed in, and required for, both primitive and definitive erythropoiesis. Thus far, we have identified only one erythroid SCL enhancer. Located 40 kb downstream of exon 1a, the +40 enhancer displays activity in primitive erythroblasts. We demonstrate here that a 3.7-kb fragment containing this element also targets expression to the midbrain, a known site of endogenous SCL expression. Although the 3.7-kb construct was active in primitive, but not definitive, erythroblasts, a larger 5.0-kb fragment, encompassing the 3.7-kb region, was active in both fetal and adult definitive hematopoietic cells. This included Ter119+ erythroid cells along with fetal liver erythroid and myeloid progenitors. Unlike two other SCL hematopoietic enhancers (+18/19 and -4), +40 enhancer transgenes were inactive in the endothelium. A conserved 400-bp core region, essential for both hematopoietic and midbrain +40 enhancer activity in embryos, relied on two GATA/E-box motifs and was bound in vivo by GATA-1 and SCL in erythroid cells. These results suggest a model in which the SCL +18/19 and/or -4 enhancers initiate SCL expression in early mesodermal derivatives capable of generating blood and endothelium, with subsequent activation of the +40 enhancer via an autoregulatory loop.
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- S Ogilvy
- Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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Bradley CK, Takano EA, Göthert JR, Göttgens B, Green AR, Begley CG, van Eekelen JAM. Temporal regulation of Cre-recombinase activity in Scl-positive neurons of the central nervous system. Genesis 2007; 45:145-51. [PMID: 17330263 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The Cre/LoxP system provides a powerful tool to investigate gene function in vivo. This system requires Cre-recombinase expressing mouse lines that permit control of gene recombination in a tissue-specific and time-dependent manner. To allow spatio-temporal gene deletion in specific central nervous system (CNS) neuronal populations, we generated mice with a tamoxifen-inducible Cre (Cre-ER(T)) transgene under control of the Scl/Tal1 neural promoter/enhancer -0.9E3 (-0.9E3CreER(T) transgenic mice). Using Cre-reporter mice we have shown that tamoxifen-mediated Cre-ER(T) recombination in -0.9E3CreER(T) mice recapitulated the anticipated expression pattern of Scl in the caudal thalamus, midbrain, hindbrain, and spinal cord. Cre-mediated recombination was also effectively induced during embryogenesis and marked the same population of neurons as observed in the adult. Additionally, we identified a tamoxifen-independent constitutively active -0.9E3CreER(T) mouse line that will be useful for gene deletion during early neurogenesis. These -0.9E3CreER(T) mice will provide tools to investigate the role of neuronal genes in the developing and mature CNS. CNS.
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- Cara K Bradley
- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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Bradley CK, Takano EA, Hall MA, Göthert JR, Harvey AR, Begley CG, van Eekelen JAM. The essential haematopoietic transcription factor Scl is also critical for neuronal development. Eur J Neurosci 2006; 23:1677-89. [PMID: 16623824 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04712.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Abstract The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor Scl displays tissue-restricted expression and is critical for the establishment of the haematopoietic system; loss of Scl results in embryonic death due to absolute anaemia. Scl is also expressed in neurons of the mouse diencephalon, mesencephalon and metencephalon; however, its requirement in those sites remains to be determined. Here we report conditional deletion of Scl in neuronal precursor cells using the Cre/LoxP system. Neuronal-Scl deleted mice died prematurely, were growth retarded and exhibited an altered motor phenotype characterized by hyperactivity and circling. Moreover, ablation of Scl in the nervous system affected brain morphology with abnormal neuronal development in brain regions known to express Scl under normal circumstances; there was an almost complete absence of Scl-null neurons in the hindbrain and partial loss of Scl-null neurons in the thalamus and midbrain from early neurogenesis onwards. Our results demonstrate a crucial role for Scl in the development of Scl-expressing neurons, including gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic interneurons. Our study represents one of the first demonstrations of functional overlap of a single bHLH protein that regulates neural and haematopoietic cell development. This finding underlines Scl's critical function in cell fate determination of mesodermal as well as neuroectodermal tissues.
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- Cara K Bradley
- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Centre for Child Health Research at the University of Western Australia, Subiaco WA 6008, Australia
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