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Zhu M, Wang Y, Guan L, Lu C, Sun R, Chen Y, Shi J, Zhu Y, Wang D. A novel chromosome 2q24.3-q32.1 microdeletion in a fetus with multiple malformations. J Clin Lab Anal 2022; 36:e24602. [PMID: 35819063 PMCID: PMC9396185 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.24602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Terminal or interstitial deletion of chromosome 2q is rarely reported but clinically significant, which can result in developmental malformations and psychomotor retardation in humans. In the present study, we analyzed this deletion to comprehensively clarify the relationship between phenotype and microdeletion region. METHODS We collected clinical records of the fetus and summarized patient symptoms. Subsequently, genomic DNA was extracted from fetal tissue or peripheral blood collected from parents. In addition, whole-exome sequencing (WES) and copy number variation sequencing (CNV-seq) were performed. RESULTS The fetus presented a previously unreported interstitial deletion of 2q24.3-q32.1. WES and CNV-seq revealed a de novo 18.46 Mb deletion at 2q24.3-q32.1, a region involving 94 protein-coding genes, including HOXD13, MAP3K20, DLX1, DLX2, SCN2A, and SCN1A. The fetus had upper and lower limb malformations, including camptodactyly and syndactyly, along with congenital cardiac defects. CONCLUSION Herein, we report a fetus with a novel microdeletion of chromosome 2q24.3-q32.1, likely a heterozygous pathogenic variant. Haploinsufficiency of HOXD13 might be related to limb deformity in the fetus.
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- Mianmian Zhu
- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Schick B, Pillong L, Wenzel G, Wemmert S. Neural Crest Stem Cells in Juvenile Angiofibromas. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23041932. [PMID: 35216046 PMCID: PMC8875494 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23041932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The etiology of juvenile angiofibroma (JA) has been a controversial topic for more than 160 years. Numerous theories have been proposed to explain this rare benign neoplasm arising predominately in adolescent males, focusing mainly on either the vascular or fibrous component. To assess our hypothesis of JA’s being a malformation arising from neural crest cells/remnants of the first branchial arch plexus, we performed immunohistochemical analyses of neural crest stem cells (NCSC) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) candidates. Immunoexpression of the NCSC marker CD271p75 was observed in all investigated JA’s (n = 22), mainly around the pathological vessels. Close to CD271p75-positive cells, high MMP3-staining was also observed. Additionally, from one JA with sufficient material, RT-qPCR identified differences in the expression pattern of PDGFRβ, MMP2 and MMP3 in MACS®-separated CD271p75positive vs. CD271p75 negative cell fractions. Our results, together with the consideration of the literature, provide evidence that JA’s represent a malformation within the first branchial arch artery/plexus remnants deriving from NCSC. This theory would explain the typical site of tumor origin as well as the characteristic tumor blood supply, whereas the process of EMT provides an explanation for the vascular and fibrous tumor component.
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Testori A, Vaksman Z, Diskin SJ, Hakonarson H, Capasso M, Iolascon A, Maris JM, Devoto M. Genetic analysis in African American children supports ancestry specific neuroblastoma susceptibility. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022; 31:870-875. [DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-0782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Liu Z, Sun H, Dai J, Xue X, Sun J, Wang X. ITPR1 Mutation Contributes to Hemifacial Microsomia Spectrum. Front Genet 2021; 12:616329. [PMID: 33747042 PMCID: PMC7971309 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.616329] [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: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hemifacial microsomia (HM) is a craniofacial congenital defect involving the first and second branchial arch, mainly characterized by ocular, ear, maxilla-zygoma complex, mandible, and facial nerve malformation. HM follows autosomal dominant inheritance. Whole-exome sequencing of a family revealed a missense mutation in a highly conserved domain of ITPR1. ITPR1 is a calcium ion channel. By studying ITPR1's expression pattern, we found that ITPR1 participated in craniofacial development, especially the organs that corresponded to the phenotype of HM. In zebrafish, itpr1b, which is homologous to human ITPR1, is closely related to craniofacial bone formation. The knocking down of itpr1b in zebrafish could lead to a remarkable decrease in craniofacial skeleton formation. qRT-PCR suggested that knockdown of itpr1b could increase the expression of plcb4 while decreasing the mRNA level of Dlx5/6. Our findings highlighted ITPR1's role in craniofacial formation for the first time and suggested that ITPR1 mutation contributes to human HM.
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- Zhixu Liu
- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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Adams KL, Riparini G, Banerjee P, Breur M, Bugiani M, Gallo V. Endothelin-1 signaling maintains glial progenitor proliferation in the postnatal subventricular zone. Nat Commun 2020; 11:2138. [PMID: 32358570 PMCID: PMC7195367 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16028-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Signaling molecules that regulate neurodevelopmental processes in the early postnatal subventricular zone (SVZ) are critical for proper brain development yet remain poorly characterized. Here, we report that Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a molecular component of the postnatal SVZ, promotes radial glial cell maintenance and proliferation in an autocrine manner via Notch signaling. Loss of ET-1 signaling increases neurogenesis and reduces oligodendrocyte progenitor cell proliferation (OPC) in the developing SVZ, thereby altering cellular output of the stem cell niche. We also show that ET-1 is required for increased neural stem cell and OPC proliferation in the adult mouse SVZ following demyelination. Lastly, high levels of ET-1 in the SVZ of patients with Cathepsin A-related arteriopathy with strokes and leukoencephalopathy correlate with an increased number of SVZ OPCs, suggesting ET-1's role as a regulator of glial progenitor proliferation may be conserved in humans. ET-1 signaling therefore presents a potential new therapeutic target for promoting SVZ-mediated cellular repair.
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- Katrina L Adams
- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children's National Research Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children's National Research Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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- Children's National Research Institute Bioinformatics Unit, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Department of Child Neurology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children's National Research Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
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Kameda Y. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of the organogenesis and development of the mammalian carotid body. Dev Dyn 2019; 249:592-609. [DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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- Yoko Kameda
- Department of AnatomyKitasato University School of Medicine Sagamihara Japan
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Page DJ, Miossec MJ, Williams SG, Monaghan RM, Fotiou E, Cordell HJ, Sutcliffe L, Topf A, Bourgey M, Bourque G, Eveleigh R, Dunwoodie SL, Winlaw DS, Bhattacharya S, Breckpot J, Devriendt K, Gewillig M, Brook JD, Setchfield KJ, Bu'Lock FA, O'Sullivan J, Stuart G, Bezzina CR, Mulder BJM, Postma AV, Bentham JR, Baron M, Bhaskar SS, Black GC, Newman WG, Hentges KE, Lathrop GM, Santibanez-Koref M, Keavney BD. Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals the Major Genetic Contributors to Nonsyndromic Tetralogy of Fallot. Circ Res 2019; 124:553-563. [PMID: 30582441 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.118.313250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
RATIONALE Familial recurrence studies provide strong evidence for a genetic component to the predisposition to sporadic, nonsyndromic Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease phenotype. Rare genetic variants have been identified as important contributors to the risk of congenital heart disease, but relatively small numbers of TOF cases have been studied to date. OBJECTIVE We used whole exome sequencing to assess the prevalence of unique, deleterious variants in the largest cohort of nonsyndromic TOF patients reported to date. METHODS AND RESULTS Eight hundred twenty-nine TOF patients underwent whole exome sequencing. The presence of unique, deleterious variants was determined; defined by their absence in the Genome Aggregation Database and a scaled combined annotation-dependent depletion score of ≥20. The clustering of variants in 2 genes, NOTCH1 and FLT4, surpassed thresholds for genome-wide significance (assigned as P<5×10-8) after correction for multiple comparisons. NOTCH1 was most frequently found to harbor unique, deleterious variants. Thirty-one changes were observed in 37 probands (4.5%; 95% CI, 3.2%-6.1%) and included 7 loss-of-function variants 22 missense variants and 2 in-frame indels. Sanger sequencing of the unaffected parents of 7 cases identified 5 de novo variants. Three NOTCH1 variants (p.G200R, p.C607Y, and p.N1875S) were subjected to functional evaluation, and 2 showed a reduction in Jagged1-induced NOTCH signaling. FLT4 variants were found in 2.4% (95% CI, 1.6%-3.8%) of TOF patients, with 21 patients harboring 22 unique, deleterious variants. The variants identified were distinct to those that cause the congenital lymphoedema syndrome Milroy disease. In addition to NOTCH1, FLT4 and the well-established TOF gene, TBX1, we identified potential association with variants in several other candidates, including RYR1, ZFPM1, CAMTA2, DLX6, and PCM1. CONCLUSIONS The NOTCH1 locus is the most frequent site of genetic variants predisposing to nonsyndromic TOF, followed by FLT4. Together, variants in these genes are found in almost 7% of TOF patients.
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- Donna J Page
- From the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (D.J.P., S.G.W., R.M.M., E.F., B.D.K.)
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (M.J.M., H.J.C., L.S., A.T., M.S.-K.).,Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile (M.J.M.)
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (D.J.P., S.G.W., R.M.M., E.F., B.D.K.)
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (D.J.P., S.G.W., R.M.M., E.F., B.D.K.)
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (D.J.P., S.G.W., R.M.M., E.F., B.D.K.)
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (M.J.M., H.J.C., L.S., A.T., M.S.-K.)
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (M.J.M., H.J.C., L.S., A.T., M.S.-K.)
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- Canadian Centre for Computational Genomics, Montréal, QC, Canada (M.B.).,McGill Genome Center, Montréal, QC, Canada (M.B., G.B., R.E., G.M.L.)
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- McGill Genome Center, Montréal, QC, Canada (M.B., G.B., R.E., G.M.L.)
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- McGill Genome Center, Montréal, QC, Canada (M.B., G.B., R.E., G.M.L.)
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- Chain Reaction Program in Congenital Heart Disease Research, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia (S.L.D.).,Faculties of Medicine and Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney (S.L.D.).,Heart Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW (S.L.D.)
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- School of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney (D.S.W.).,Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, NSW, Australia (D.S.W.).,RDM Cardiovascular Medicine, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford (D.S.W., S.B.)
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- RDM Cardiovascular Medicine, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford (D.S.W., S.B.).,Center for Human Genetics, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium (S.B., J.B., K.D.)
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- Center for Human Genetics, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium (S.B., J.B., K.D.).,Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, UZ Leuven (J.B., M.G.)
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- Center for Human Genetics, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium (S.B., J.B., K.D.)
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- Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, UZ Leuven (J.B., M.G.)
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre (J.D.B., K.J.S.)
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre (J.D.B., K.J.S.)
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- Congenital and Paediatric Cardiology, East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre and University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital (F.A.B.)
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- Adult Congenital and Paediatric Cardiac Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne (J.O.)
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- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol (G.S.)
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- Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology (C.R.B.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Biology (B.J.M.M.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics (A.V.P.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds (J.R.B.)
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Function, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester (M.B.)
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Saint Mary's Hospital, Oxford, Manchester (S.S.B., G.C.B.)
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Saint Mary's Hospital, Oxford, Manchester (S.S.B., G.C.B.)
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- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford (W.G.N.); and Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, UK
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- McGill Genome Center, Montréal, QC, Canada (M.B., G.B., R.E., G.M.L.)
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (M.J.M., H.J.C., L.S., A.T., M.S.-K.)
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (D.J.P., S.G.W., R.M.M., E.F., B.D.K.)
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Frösen J, Joutel A. Smooth muscle cells of intracranial vessels: from development to disease. Cardiovasc Res 2019; 114:501-512. [PMID: 29351598 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Cerebrovascular diseases that cause ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke with subsequent loss of life or functional capacity due to damage of the brain tissue are among the leading causes of human suffering and economic burden inflicted by diseases in the developed world. Diseases affecting intracranial vessels are significant contributors to ischaemic and haemorrhagic strokes. Brain arteriovenous malformations, which are a collection of abnormal blood vessels connecting arteries to veins, are the most common cause of intracranial haemorrhage in children and young adults. Saccular intracranial aneurysms, which are pathological saccular dilations mainly occurring at bifurcations of the large intracranial arteries near the circle of Willis, are highly prevalent in the middle-aged population, causing significant anxiety and concern; their rupture, although rare, is a significant cause of intracranial haemorrhage in those past middle age that is associated with a very sinister prognosis. Cerebral small-vessel disease, which comprise all pathological processes affecting vessels <500 microns in diameter, account for the majority of intracerebral haemorrhages and ∼25% of ischaemic strokes and 45% of dementias in the elderly. In this review, we summarize the developmental, structural, and functional features of intracranial vessels. We then describe the role of smooth muscle cells in brain arteriovenous malformations, intracranial aneurysms, and small-vessel diseases, and discuss how the peculiar ontogeny, structure, and function of intracranial vessels are related to the development of these diseases.
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- Juhana Frösen
- Hemorrhagic Brain Pathology Research Group, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio 70029, Finland.,Department of Neurosurgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio 70029, Finland
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- Genetics and Pathogenesis of Cerebrovascular Diseases, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, 10 av de Verdun, Paris 75010, France.,DHU NeuroVasc, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris 75010, France
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Cdc42 activation by endothelin regulates neural crest cell migration in the cardiac outflow tract. Dev Dyn 2019; 248:795-812. [DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Roostalu U, Wong JK. Arterial smooth muscle dynamics in development and repair. Dev Biol 2018; 435:109-121. [PMID: 29397877 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Arterial vasculature distributes blood from early embryonic development and provides a nutrient highway to maintain tissue viability. Atherosclerosis, peripheral artery diseases, stroke and aortic aneurysm represent the most frequent causes of death and are all directly related to abnormalities in the function of arteries. Vascular intervention techniques have been established for the treatment of all of these pathologies, yet arterial surgery can itself lead to biological changes in which uncontrolled arterial wall cell proliferation leads to restricted blood flow. In this review we describe the intricate cellular composition of arteries, demonstrating how a variety of distinct cell types in the vascular walls regulate the function of arteries. We provide an overview of the developmental origin of arteries and perivascular cells and focus on cellular dynamics in arterial repair. We summarize the current knowledge of the molecular signaling pathways that regulate vascular smooth muscle differentiation in the embryo and in arterial injury response. Our review aims to highlight the similarities as well as differences between cellular and molecular mechanisms that control arterial development and repair.
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- Urmas Roostalu
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK; Department of Plastic Surgery, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
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Losa M, Latorre V, Andrabi M, Ladam F, Sagerström C, Novoa A, Zarrineh P, Bridoux L, Hanley NA, Mallo M, Bobola N. A tissue-specific, Gata6-driven transcriptional program instructs remodeling of the mature arterial tree. eLife 2017; 6:31362. [PMID: 28952437 PMCID: PMC5630260 DOI: 10.7554/elife.31362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Connection of the heart to the systemic circulation is a critical developmental event that requires selective preservation of embryonic vessels (aortic arches). However, why some aortic arches regress while others are incorporated into the mature aortic tree remains unclear. By microdissection and deep sequencing in mouse, we find that neural crest (NC) only differentiates into vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) around those aortic arches destined for survival and reorganization, and identify the transcription factor Gata6 as a crucial regulator of this process. Gata6 is expressed in SMCs and its target genes activation control SMC differentiation. Furthermore, Gata6 is sufficient to promote SMCs differentiation in vivo, and drive preservation of aortic arches that ought to regress. These findings identify Gata6-directed differentiation of NC to SMCs as an essential mechanism that specifies the aortic tree, and provide a new framework for how mutations in GATA6 lead to congenital heart disorders in humans.
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- Marta Losa
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Endocrinology Department, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Exclusion of Dlx5/6 expression from the distal-most mandibular arches enables BMP-mediated specification of the distal cap. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:7563-8. [PMID: 27335460 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1603930113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cranial neural crest cells (crNCCs) migrate from the neural tube to the pharyngeal arches (PAs) of the developing embryo and, subsequently, differentiate into bone and connective tissue to form the mandible. Within the PAs, crNCCs respond to local signaling cues to partition into the proximo-distally oriented subdomains that convey positional information to these developing tissues. Here, we show that the distal-most of these subdomains, the distal cap, is marked by expression of the transcription factor Hand1 (H1) and gives rise to the ectomesenchymal derivatives of the lower incisors. We uncover a H1 enhancer sufficient to drive reporter gene expression within the crNCCs of the distal cap. We show that bone morphogenic protein (BMP) signaling and the transcription factor HAND2 (H2) synergistically regulate H1 distal cap expression. Furthermore, the homeodomain proteins distal-less homeobox 5 (DLX5) and DLX6 reciprocally inhibit BMP/H2-mediated H1 enhancer regulation. These findings provide insights into how multiple signaling pathways direct transcriptional outcomes that pattern the developing jaw.
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Middelbeek J, Visser D, Henneman L, Kamermans A, Kuipers AJ, Hoogerbrugge PM, Jalink K, van Leeuwen FN. TRPM7 maintains progenitor-like features of neuroblastoma cells: implications for metastasis formation. Oncotarget 2016; 6:8760-76. [PMID: 25797249 PMCID: PMC4496182 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Neuroblastoma is an embryonal tumor derived from poorly differentiated neural crest cells. Current research is aimed at identifying the molecular mechanisms that maintain the progenitor state of neuroblastoma cells and to develop novel therapeutic strategies that induce neuroblastoma cell differentiation. Mechanisms controlling neural crest development are typically dysregulated during neuroblastoma progression, and provide an appealing starting point for drug target discovery. Transcriptional programs involved in neural crest development act as a context dependent gene regulatory network. In addition to BMP, Wnt and Notch signaling, activation of developmental gene expression programs depends on the physical characteristics of the tissue microenvironment. TRPM7, a mechanically regulated TRP channel with kinase activity, was previously found essential for embryogenesis and the maintenance of undifferentiated neural crest progenitors. Hence, we hypothesized that TRPM7 may preserve progenitor-like, metastatic features of neuroblastoma cells. Using multiple neuroblastoma cell models, we demonstrate that TRPM7 expression closely associates with the migratory and metastatic properties of neuroblastoma cells in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, microarray-based expression profiling on control and TRPM7 shRNA transduced neuroblastoma cells indicates that TRPM7 controls a developmental transcriptional program involving the transcription factor SNAI2. Overall, our data indicate that TRPM7 contributes to neuroblastoma progression by maintaining progenitor-like features.
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- Jeroen Middelbeek
- Laboratory of Pediatric Oncology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Oncology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Oncology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Oncology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Princes Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Oncology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Maeda K, Asai R, Maruyama K, Kurihara Y, Nakanishi T, Kurihara H, Miyagawa-Tomita S. Postotic and preotic cranial neural crest cells differently contribute to thyroid development. Dev Biol 2015; 409:72-83. [PMID: 26506449 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Revised: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Thyroid development and formation vary among species, but in most species the thyroid morphogenesis consists of five stages: specification, budding, descent, bilobation and folliculogenesis. The detailed mechanisms of these stages have not been fully clarified. During early development, the cranial neural crest (CNC) contributes to the thyroid gland. The removal of the postotic CNC (corresponding to rhombomeres 6, 7 and 8, also known as the cardiac neural crest) results in abnormalities of the cardiovascular system, thymus, parathyroid glands, and thyroid gland. To investigate the influence of the CNC on thyroid bilobation process, we divided the CNC into two regions, the postotic CNC and the preotic CNC (from the mesencephalon to rhombomere 5) regions and examined. We found that preotic CNC-ablated embryos had a unilateral thyroid lobe, and confirmed the presence of a single lobe or the absence of lobes in postotic CNC-ablated chick embryos. The thyroid anlage in each region-ablated embryos was of a normal size at the descent stage, but at a later stage, the thyroid in preotic CNC-ablated embryos was of a normal size, conflicting with a previous report in which the thyroid was reduced in size in the postotic CNC-ablated embryos. The postotic CNC cells differentiated into connective tissues of the thyroid in quail-to-chick chimeras. In contrast, the preotic CNC cells did not differentiate into connective tissues of the thyroid. We found that preotic CNC cells encompassed the thyroid anlage from the specification stage to the descent stage. Finally, we found that endothelin-1 and endothelin type A receptor-knockout mice and bosentan (endothelin receptor antagonist)-treated chick embryos showed bilobation anomalies that included single-lobe formation. Therefore, not only the postotic CNC, but also the preotic CNC plays an important role in thyroid morphogenesis.
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- Kazuhiro Maeda
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan; Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan; Division of Cardiovascular Development and Differentiation, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan.
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Braasch I, Schartl M. Evolution of endothelin receptors in vertebrates. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2014; 209:21-34. [PMID: 25010382 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 06/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Endothelin receptors are G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) of the β-group of rhodopsin receptors that bind to endothelin ligands, which are 21 amino acid long peptides derived from longer prepro-endothelin precursors. The most basal Ednr-like GPCR is found outside vertebrates in the cephalochordate amphioxus, but endothelin ligands are only present among vertebrates, including the lineages of jawless vertebrates (lampreys and hagfishes), cartilaginous vertebrates (sharks, rays, and chimaeras), and bony vertebrates (ray-finned fishes and lobe-finned vertebrates including tetrapods). A bona fide endothelin system is thus a vertebrate-specific innovation with important roles for regulating the cardiovascular system, renal and pulmonary processes, as well as for the development of the vertebrate-specific neural crest cell population and its derivatives. Expectedly, dysregulation of endothelin receptors and the endothelin system leads to a multitude of human diseases. Despite the importance of different types of endothelin receptors for vertebrate development and physiology, current knowledge on endothelin ligand-receptor interactions, on the expression of endothelin receptors and their ligands, and on the functional roles of the endothelin system for embryonic development and in adult vertebrates is very much biased towards amniote vertebrates. Recent analyses from a variety of vertebrate lineages, however, have shown that the endothelin system in lineages such as teleost fish and lampreys is more diverse and is divergent from the mammalian endothelin system. This diversity is mainly based on differential evolution of numerous endothelin system components among vertebrate lineages generated by two rounds of whole genome duplication (three in teleosts) during vertebrate evolution. Here we review current understanding of the evolutionary history of the endothelin receptor family in vertebrates supplemented with surveys on the endothelin receptor gene complement of newly available genome assemblies from phylogenetically informative taxa. Our assessment further highlights the diversity of the vertebrate endothelin system and calls for detailed functional and pharmacological analyses of the endothelin system beyond tetrapods.
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- Ingo Braasch
- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1254, USA.
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany; Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Clinic Würzburg, Josef Schneider Straße 6, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
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