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Fan K, Wang J, Zhu W, Zhang X, Deng F, Zhang Y, Zou S, Kong L, Shi H, Li Z, Shen G, Wang D, Wu Z, Li H, Xu Z. Urinary proteomics for noninvasive monitoring of biomarkers of chronic mountain sickness in a young adult population using data-independent acquisition (DIA)-based mass spectrometry. J Proteomics 2024; 302:105195. [PMID: 38734407 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2024.105195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Different populations exhibit varying pathophysiological responses to plateau environments. Therefore, it is crucial to identify molecular markers in body fluids with high specificity and sensitivity to aid in determination. Proteomics offers a fresh perspective for investigating protein changes linked to diseases. We utilize urine as a specific biomarker for early chronic mountain sickness (CMS) detection, as it is a simple-to-collect biological fluid. We collected urine samples from three groups: plains health, plateau health and CMS. Using DIA's proteomic approach, we found differentially expressed proteins between these groups, which will be used as a basis for future studies to identify protein markers. Compared with the healthy plain population, 660 altering proteins were identified in plateau health, which performed the resistance to altitude response function by boosting substance metabolism and reducing immune stress function. Compared to the healthy plateau population, the CMS group had 140 different proteins identified, out of which 8 were potential biomarkers for CMS. Our study has suggested that CMS may be closely related to increased thyroid hormone levels, oxidative damage to the mitochondria, impaired cell detoxification function and inhibited hydrolase activity. SIGNIFICANCE: Our team has compiled a comprehensive dataset of urine proteomics for AMS disease. We successfully identified differentially expressed proteins between healthy and AMS groups using the DIA proteomic approach. We discovered that 660 proteins were altered in plateau health compared to the healthy plain population, resulting in a heightened resistance to altitude response function by boosting substance metabolism and reducing immune stress function. Additionally, we pinpointed 140 different proteins in the AMS group compared to the healthy plateau population, with 8 showing potential as biomarkers for AMS. Our findings suggest that the onset of AMS may be closely linked to increased thyroid hormone levels, oxidative damage to the mitochondria, impaired cell detoxification function and inhibited hydrolase activity.
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- Kaiyuan Fan
- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China
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- Xizang Corps Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Lasa 850000, PR China
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- Xizang Corps Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Lasa 850000, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China.
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China.
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- Central Laboratory, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, PR China; Tianjin key laboratory for prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards, Tianjin 300309, PR China.
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Duranova H, Valkova V, Olexikova L, Radochova B, Balazi A, Chrenek P, Vasicek J. Rabbit Endothelial Progenitor Cells Derived From Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow: An Ultrastructural Comparative Study. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2022; 28:1-11. [PMID: 35297367 DOI: 10.1017/s143192762200037x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
The present study was designed to compare the ultrastructure of early endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) derived from rabbit peripheral blood (PB-EPCs) and bone marrow (BM-EPCs). After the cells had been isolated and cultivated up to passage 3, microphotographs obtained from transmission electron microscope were evaluated from qualitative and quantitative (unbiased stereological approaches) points of view. Our results revealed that both cell populations displayed almost identical ultrastructural characteristics represented by abundant cellular organelles dispersed in the cytoplasm. Moreover, the presence of very occasionally occurring mature endothelial-specific Weibel–Palade bodies (WPBs) confirmed their endothelial lineage origin. The more advanced stage of their differentiation was also demonstrated by the relatively low nucleus/cytoplasm (N/C) ratios (0.41 ± 0.19 in PB-EPCs; 0.37 ± 0.25 in BM-EPCs). Between PB-EPCs and BM-EPCs, no differences in proportions of cells occupied by nucleus (28.13 ± 8.97 versus 25.10 ± 11.48%), mitochondria (3.71 ± 1.33 versus 4.23 ± 1.00%), and lipid droplets (0.65 ± 1.01 versus 0.36 ± 0.40%), as well as in estimations of the organelles surface densities were found. The data provide the first quantitative evaluation of the organelles of interest in PB-EPCs and BM-EPCs, and they can serve as a research framework for understanding cellular function.
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- Hana Duranova
- AgroBioTech Research Centre, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Nitra94976, Slovak Republic
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- AgroBioTech Research Centre, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Nitra94976, Slovak Republic
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- NPPC, Research Institute for Animal Production Nitra, Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Reproduction, Hlohovecká 2, Lužianky951 41, Slovak Republic
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- Laboratory of Biomathematics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, Prague 4CZ-14220, Czech Republic
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- NPPC, Research Institute for Animal Production Nitra, Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Reproduction, Hlohovecká 2, Lužianky951 41, Slovak Republic
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- NPPC, Research Institute for Animal Production Nitra, Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Reproduction, Hlohovecká 2, Lužianky951 41, Slovak Republic
- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Institute of Biotechnology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Nitra94976, Slovak Republic
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- NPPC, Research Institute for Animal Production Nitra, Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Reproduction, Hlohovecká 2, Lužianky951 41, Slovak Republic
- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Institute of Biotechnology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Nitra94976, Slovak Republic
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Pavez-Giani MG, Cyganek L. Recent Advances in Modeling Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 9:800529. [PMID: 35083221 PMCID: PMC8784695 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.800529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Around one third of patients with mitochondrial disorders develop a kind of cardiomyopathy. In these cases, severity is quite variable ranging from asymptomatic status to severe manifestations including heart failure, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. ATP is primarily generated in the mitochondrial respiratory chain via oxidative phosphorylation by utilizing fatty acids and carbohydrates. Genes in both the nuclear and the mitochondrial DNA encode components of this metabolic route and, although mutations in these genes are extremely rare, the risk to develop cardiac symptoms is significantly higher in this patient cohort. Additionally, infants with cardiovascular compromise in mitochondrial deficiency display a worse late survival compared to patients without cardiac symptoms. At this point, the mechanisms behind cardiac disease progression related to mitochondrial gene mutations are poorly understood and current therapies are unable to substantially restore the cardiac performance and to reduce the disease burden. Therefore, new strategies are needed to uncover the pathophysiological mechanisms and to identify new therapeutic options for mitochondrial cardiomyopathies. Here, human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology has emerged to provide a suitable patient-specific model system by recapitulating major characteristics of the disease in vitro, as well as to offer a powerful platform for pre-clinical drug development and for the testing of novel therapeutic options. In the present review, we summarize recent advances in iPSC-based disease modeling of mitochondrial cardiomyopathies and explore the patho-mechanistic insights as well as new therapeutic approaches that were uncovered with this experimental platform. Further, we discuss the challenges and limitations of this technology and provide an overview of the latest techniques to promote metabolic and functional maturation of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes that might be necessary for modeling of mitochondrial disorders.
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- Mario G Pavez-Giani
- Stem Cell Unit, Clinic for Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Stem Cell Unit, Clinic for Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: From Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells", University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Zhao H, Lin J, Sieck G, Haddad GG. Neuroprotective Role of Akt in Hypoxia Adaptation in Andeans. Front Neurosci 2021; 14:607711. [PMID: 33519361 PMCID: PMC7843528 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.607711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a disease that potentially threatens a large segment of high-altitude populations during extended living at altitudes above 2,500 m. Patients with CMS suffer from severe hypoxemia, excessive erythrocytosis and neurologic deficits. The cellular mechanisms underlying CMS neuropathology remain unknown. We previously showed that iPSC-derived CMS neurons have altered mitochondrial dynamics and increased susceptibility to hypoxia-induced cell death. Genome analysis from the same population identified many ER stress-related genes that play an important role in hypoxia adaptation or lack thereof. In the current study, we showed that iPSC-derived CMS neurons have increased expression of ER stress markers Grp78 and XBP1s under normoxia and hyperphosphorylation of PERK under hypoxia, alleviating ER stress does not rescue the hypoxia-induced CMS neuronal cell death. Akt is a cytosolic regulator of ER stress with PERK as a direct target of Akt. CMS neurons exhibited lack of Akt activation and lack of increased Parkin expression as compared to non-CMS neurons under hypoxia. By enhancing Akt activation and Parkin overexpression, hypoxia-induced CMS neuronal cell death was reduced. Taken together, we propose that increased Akt activation protects non-CMS from hypoxia-induced cell death. In contrast, impaired adaptive mechanisms including failure to activate Akt and increase Parkin expression render CMS neurons more susceptible to hypoxia-induced cell death.
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- Helen Zhao
- Department of Pediatrics (Respiratory Medicine), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
- VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics (Respiratory Medicine), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- The Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA, United States
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Duranova H, Valkova V, Knazicka Z, Olexikova L, Vasicek J. Mitochondria: A worthwhile object for ultrastructural qualitative characterization and quantification of cells at physiological and pathophysiological states using conventional transmission electron microscopy. Acta Histochem 2020; 122:151646. [PMID: 33128989 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2020.151646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mitochondria are highly dynamic intracellular organelles with ultrastructural heterogeneity reflecting the behaviour and functions of the cells. The ultrastructural remodelling, performed by the counteracting active processes of mitochondrial fusion and fission, enables the organelles to respond to diverse cellular requirements and cues. It is also an important part of mechanisms underlying adaptation of mitochondria to pathophysiological conditions that challenge the cell homeostasis. However, if the stressor is constantly acting, the adaptive capacity of the cell can be exceeded and defective changes in mitochondrial morphology (indicating the insufficient functionality of mitochondria or development of mitochondrial disorders) may appear. Beside qualitative description of mitochondrial ultrastructure, stereological principles concerning the estimation of alterations in mitochondrial volume density or surface density are invaluable approaches for unbiased quantification of cells under physiological or pathophysiological conditions. In order to improve our understanding of cellular functions and dysfunctions, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) still remains a gold standard for qualitative and quantitative ultrastructural examination of mitochondria from various cell types, as well as from those experienced to different stimuli or toxicity-inducing factors. In the current study, general morphological and functional features of mitochondria, and their ultrastructural heterogeneity related to physiological and pathophysiological states of the cells are reviewed. Moreover, stereological approaches for accurate quantification of mitochondrial ultrastructure from electron micrographs taken from TEM are described in detail.
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- Hana Duranova
- AgroBioTech Research Centre, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic.
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- AgroBioTech Research Centre, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Reproduction, NPPC - Research Institute for Animal Production in Nitra, Hlohovecká 2, 951 41 Lužianky, Slovak Republic
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic; Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Reproduction, NPPC - Research Institute for Animal Production in Nitra, Hlohovecká 2, 951 41 Lužianky, Slovak Republic
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Siegmund SE, Grassucci R, Carter SD, Barca E, Farino ZJ, Juanola-Falgarona M, Zhang P, Tanji K, Hirano M, Schon EA, Frank J, Freyberg Z. Three-Dimensional Analysis of Mitochondrial Crista Ultrastructure in a Patient with Leigh Syndrome by In Situ Cryoelectron Tomography. iScience 2018; 6:83-91. [PMID: 30240627 PMCID: PMC6137323 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial diseases produce profound neurological dysfunction via mutations affecting mitochondrial energy production, including the relatively common Leigh syndrome (LS). We recently described an LS case caused by a pathogenic mutation in USMG5, encoding a small supernumerary subunit of mitochondrial ATP synthase. This protein is integral for ATP synthase dimerization, and patient fibroblasts revealed an almost total loss of ATP synthase dimers. Here, we utilize in situ cryoelectron tomography (cryo-ET) in a clinical case-control study of mitochondrial disease to directly study mitochondria within cultured fibroblasts from a patient with LS and a healthy human control subject. Through tomographic analysis of patient and control mitochondria, we find that loss of ATP synthase dimerization due to the pathogenic mutation causes profound disturbances of mitochondrial crista ultrastructure. Overall, this work supports the crucial role of ATP synthase in regulating crista architecture in the context of human disease.
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- Stephanie E Siegmund
- Department of Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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