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Cao B, Wen T, Wei M, Xiong Y, Liu W, Zhu L, Zhou J. Transcriptomic analysis reveal the responses of dendritic cells to VDBP. Genes Genomics 2022; 44:1271-1282. [PMID: 35278207 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-022-01234-z] [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: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) is an essential plasma carrier protein, which plays possible roles in reproductive health, disease and so on. However, the effects of VDBP on immunity have not been fully studied and the pertinent literatures remain very limited. OBJECTIVE In this study, we introduced the exogenous VDBP into DC2.4 and established a stable DC2.4/VDBP cell line to explore the role of this gene in immunity. METHODS Dendritic cells (DCs), as the most effective antigen presenting cells (APC) found so far, are directly involved in regulating some innate immunity. In order to evaluate the biological role of VDBP in DCs, we stably overexpressed VDBP in DCs, and conducted Cell Counting Kit‑8 (CCK-8 kit) and flow cytometry to detect changes in cell function. CCK-8 kit was used to monitor the viability of DCs after gene overexpression, and flow cytometry was used to detect changes in cell cycle distribution and apoptosis. Subsequently, in order to reveal the mechanism of VDBP regulating DCs, we adopted RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). RESULTS CCK-8 results revealed VDBP successfully inhibited viability of DCs. Besides, we found that overexpression of this gene greatly promoted apoptosis and obviously altered the cell cycle distribution of DCs in G1 and G2 phases. Moreover, RNA-seq was carried out and 151 differently expression genes (DEGs) were obtained. In addition, gene differential expression analysis showed that most of them were uniformly enriched in immunity-related pathways. CONCLUSION These results indicated that VDBP greatly repressed proliferation, facilitated apoptosis and changed cell cycle in DCs via altering the expression levels of gene associated with their cellular immunity.
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- Biwei Cao
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China
- Department of Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China.
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Accogli A, Calabretta S, St-Onge J, Boudrahem-Addour N, Dionne-Laporte A, Joset P, Azzarello-Burri S, Rauch A, Krier J, Fieg E, Pallais JC, McConkie-Rosell A, McDonald M, Freedman SF, Rivière JB, Lafond-Lapalme J, Simpson BN, Hopkin RJ, Trimouille A, Van-Gils J, Begtrup A, McWalter K, Delphine H, Keren B, Genevieve D, Argilli E, Sherr EH, Severino M, Rouleau GA, Yam PT, Charron F, Srour M. De Novo Pathogenic Variants in N-cadherin Cause a Syndromic Neurodevelopmental Disorder with Corpus Collosum, Axon, Cardiac, Ocular, and Genital Defects. Am J Hum Genet 2019; 105:854-868. [PMID: 31585109 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Cadherins constitute a family of transmembrane proteins that mediate calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion. The extracellular domain of cadherins consists of extracellular cadherin (EC) domains, separated by calcium binding sites. The EC interacts with other cadherin molecules in cis and in trans to mechanically hold apposing cell surfaces together. CDH2 encodes N-cadherin, whose essential roles in neural development include neuronal migration and axon pathfinding. However, CDH2 has not yet been linked to a Mendelian neurodevelopmental disorder. Here, we report de novo heterozygous pathogenic variants (seven missense, two frameshift) in CDH2 in nine individuals with a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by global developmental delay and/or intellectual disability, variable axon pathfinding defects (corpus callosum agenesis or hypoplasia, mirror movements, Duane anomaly), and ocular, cardiac, and genital anomalies. All seven missense variants (c.1057G>A [p.Asp353Asn]; c.1789G>A [p.Asp597Asn]; c.1789G>T [p.Asp597Tyr]; c.1802A>C [p.Asn601Thr]; c.1839C>G [p.Cys613Trp]; c.1880A>G [p.Asp627Gly]; c.2027A>G [p.Tyr676Cys]) result in substitution of highly conserved residues, and six of seven cluster within EC domains 4 and 5. Four of the substitutions affect the calcium-binding site in the EC4-EC5 interdomain. We show that cells expressing these variants in the EC4-EC5 domains have a defect in cell-cell adhesion; this defect includes impaired binding in trans with N-cadherin-WT expressed on apposing cells. The two frameshift variants (c.2563_2564delCT [p.Leu855Valfs∗4]; c.2564_2567dupTGTT [p.Leu856Phefs∗5]) are predicted to lead to a truncated cytoplasmic domain. Our study demonstrates that de novo heterozygous variants in CDH2 impair the adhesive activity of N-cadherin, resulting in a multisystemic developmental disorder, that could be named ACOG syndrome (agenesis of corpus callosum, axon pathfinding, cardiac, ocular, and genital defects).
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- Andrea Accogli
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, McGill University, H4A 3J1, Montreal, QC, Canada; Medical Genetics Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Reabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili, Università degli Studi di Genova, 16132 Genova Italy
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- Montreal Clinical Research Institute, H2W 1R7 Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McGill University Health Center Research Institute, H4A 3J1, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, CH-8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, CH-8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- McGill University Health Center Research Institute, H4A 3J1, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bordeaux, Service de Génétique Médicale, 33076 Bordeaux, France; Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme, Inserm U1211, Université de Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bordeaux, Service de Génétique Médicale, 33076 Bordeaux, France; Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme, Inserm U1211, Université de Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- Département de Génétique, Centre de Référence des Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013 Paris
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- Département de Génétique, Centre de Référence des Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013 Paris
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- Département de Genetique Médicale, Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement, Université Montpellier, Unité Inserm U1183, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Weill Institute of Neuroscience and Institute of Human Genetics, University of California, CA 94143 San Francisco
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Weill Institute of Neuroscience and Institute of Human Genetics, University of California, CA 94143 San Francisco
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, H3A 2B4, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, H3A 2B4, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Montreal Clinical Research Institute, H2W 1R7 Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Montreal Clinical Research Institute, H2W 1R7 Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, H3C 3J7, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, H4A 3J1, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, H4A 3J1, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, McGill University, H4A 3J1, Montreal, QC, Canada; McGill University Health Center Research Institute, H4A 3J1, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, H3A 2B4, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Gómez-Gálvez P, Vicente-Munuera P, Tagua A, Forja C, Castro AM, Letrán M, Valencia-Expósito A, Grima C, Bermúdez-Gallardo M, Serrano-Pérez-Higueras Ó, Cavodeassi F, Sotillos S, Martín-Bermudo MD, Márquez A, Buceta J, Escudero LM. Scutoids are a geometrical solution to three-dimensional packing of epithelia. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2960. [PMID: 30054479 PMCID: PMC6063940 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05376-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
As animals develop, tissue bending contributes to shape the organs into complex three-dimensional structures. However, the architecture and packing of curved epithelia remains largely unknown. Here we show by means of mathematical modelling that cells in bent epithelia can undergo intercalations along the apico-basal axis. This phenomenon forces cells to have different neighbours in their basal and apical surfaces. As a consequence, epithelial cells adopt a novel shape that we term "scutoid". The detailed analysis of diverse tissues confirms that generation of apico-basal intercalations between cells is a common feature during morphogenesis. Using biophysical arguments, we propose that scutoids make possible the minimization of the tissue energy and stabilize three-dimensional packing. Hence, we conclude that scutoids are one of nature's solutions to achieve epithelial bending. Our findings pave the way to understand the three-dimensional organization of epithelial organs.
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- Pedro Gómez-Gálvez
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Matemática Aplicada I, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa and CIBER de Enfermedades Raras. C/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049, Madrid, Spain
- St. George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, SW17 0RE, London, UK
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- CABD, CSIC/JA/UPO, Campus Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Matemática Aplicada I, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012, Seville, Spain
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- Bioengineering Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, USA.
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, USA.
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013, Seville, Spain.
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