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Victoria S, Castro A, Pittini A, Olivera D, Russo S, Cebrian I, Mombru AW, Osinaga E, Pardo H, Segovia M, Hill M. Formulating a TMEM176B blocker in chitosan nanoparticles uncouples its paradoxical roles in innate and adaptive antitumoral immunity. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 279:135327. [PMID: 39236955 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
Abstract
The immunoregulatory cation channel TMEM176B plays a dual role in tumor immunity. On the one hand, TMEM176B promotes antigen cross-presentation to CD8+ T cells by regulating phagosomal pH in dendritic cells (DCs). On the other hand, it inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation through ionic mechanisms in DCs, monocytes and macrophages. We speculated that formulating BayK8644 in PEGylated chitosan nanoparticles (NP-PEG-BayK8644) should slowly release the compound and by that mean avoid cross-presentation inhibition (which happens with a fast 30 min kinetics) while still triggering inflammasome activation. Chitosan nanocarriers were successfully obtained, exhibiting a particle size within the range of 200 nm; they had a high positive surface charge and a 99 % encapsulation efficiency. In in vitro studies, NP-PEG-BayK8644 did not inhibit antigen cross-presentation by DCs, unlike the free compound. The NP-PEG-BayK8644 activated the inflammasome in a Tmem176b-dependent manner in DCs. We administered either empty (eNP-PEG) or NP-PEG-BayK8644 to mice with established tumors. NP-PEG-BayK8644 significantly controlled tumor growth and improved mice survival compared to both eNP-PEG and free BayK8644 in melanoma and lymphoma models. This effect was associated with enhanced inflammasome activation by DCs in the tumor-draining lymph node and infiltration of the tumor by CD8+ T cells. Thus, encapsulation of BayK8644 in chitosan NPs improves the anti-tumoral properties of the compound by avoiding inhibition of antigen cross-presentation.
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- Sabina Victoria
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Centro NanoMat, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Camino Aparicio Saravia s/n, 9100 Pando, Canelones, Uruguay
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- Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay; Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Glycobiology, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay; Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay; Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza (IHEM)-CONICET/Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Centro NanoMat, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Camino Aparicio Saravia s/n, 9100 Pando, Canelones, Uruguay
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- Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay; Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Glycobiology, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Centro NanoMat, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Camino Aparicio Saravia s/n, 9100 Pando, Canelones, Uruguay.
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay; Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay; Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Wang Z, Zhao H. TMEM176B Prevents and alleviates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis via inhibiting transforming growth factor β-Smad signaling. Heliyon 2024; 10:e35444. [PMID: 39170226 PMCID: PMC11336771 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 07/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary fibrosis is a severe and progressive lung disease characterized by the abnormal accumulation of extracellular matrix, leading to scarring and loss of normal lung function. Recent bioinformatics analysis through the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database identified a significant downregulation of Transmembrane Protein 176B (TMEM176B), previously unexplored in the context of fibrotic lung tissues. To investigate the functional role of TMEM176B, we induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice using bleomycin, TGFβ1, and silica, which consistently resulted in a marked decrease in TMEM176B expression. Intriguingly, overexpression of TMEM176B via adenoviral vectors prior to the induction of fibrosis led to significant improvements in fibrotic manifestations and lung function. Mechanistically, TMEM176B appears to mitigate pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting the TGFβ1-SMAD signaling pathway, which is a critical mediator of fibroblast proliferation and differentiation and promotes extracellular matrix production. These findings suggest that TMEM176B plays an inhibitory role in the pathophysiological processes of pulmonary fibrosis, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target.
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- Ziwei Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Sun PH, Xia S, Yuan R, Zhang B, Wang G. TMEM176B Promotes EMT via FGFR/JNK Signalling in Development and Tumourigenesis of Lung Adenocarcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2447. [PMID: 39001509 PMCID: PMC11240709 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16132447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related incidence and mortality worldwide, is characterised by high invasiveness and poor prognosis. Novel therapeutic targets are required, especially for patients with inoperable metastatic disease requiring systemic therapies to improve patients' welfare. Recently, studies indicated that TMEM176B is a positive regulator in breast and gastric cancers, and it could be a potential target for treatment. In this study, we used single-cell sequencing, proteomics, Co-IP, and in vivo and in vitro experimental models to investigate the role of TMEM176B in lung adenocarcinoma development. Our study indicated that TMEM176B expression was enhanced in lung adenocarcinoma tissues, and it was associated with shorter overall survival (OS). TMEM176B promoted cellular functions, including cell proliferation, invasion, migration and adhesion in vitro and tumour growth in vivo. Moreover, the tube formation ability of endothelial cells was enhanced by treating with the tumour cell-conditioned medium. We have also demonstrated that TMEM176B regulated EMT via the FGFR1/JNK/Vimentin/Snail signalling cascade. Overall, our study suggests TMEM176B could be a potential therapeutic target in lung adenocarcinoma.
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- Ping-Hui Sun
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China; (P.-H.S.); (B.Z.)
- Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Postdoctoral Research Station, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Division of Cancer and Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Dongguan 523000, China;
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- School of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China;
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China; (P.-H.S.); (B.Z.)
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China; (P.-H.S.); (B.Z.)
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Li J, Fang Z, Dal E, Zhang H, Yu K, Ma M, Wang M, Sun R, Lu M, Wang H, Li Y. Transmembrane protein 176B regulates amino acid metabolism through the PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway and promotes gastric cancer progression. Cancer Cell Int 2024; 24:95. [PMID: 38438907 PMCID: PMC10913232 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-024-03279-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The present study aimed to investigate the expression level, biological function, and underlying mechanism of transmembrane protein 176B (TMEM176B) in gastric cancer (GC). METHODS TMEM176B expression was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blotting (WB). The function of TMEM176B was determined by various in vitro assays including colony formation, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU), Transwell, and flow cytometry. Bioinformatics techniques were then used to elucidate the signaling pathways associated with TMEM176B activity. Tumor formation experiments were conducted on nude mice for in vivo validation of the preceding findings. TMEM176B expression was cross-referenced to clinicopathological parameters and survival outcomes. RESULTS It was observed that TMEM176B was overexpressed in GC cells and tissues. Targeted TMEM176B abrogation inhibited colony formation, proliferation, migration, and invasion but promoted apoptosis in GC cell lines while TMEM176B overexpression had the opposite effects. Subsequent experimental validation disclosed an association between TMEM176B and the phosphatidylinositol 3-carboxykinase (PI3K)-protein kinase B (Akt)-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling axis. Moreover, TMEM176B affects GC cancer progression by regulating asparagine synthetase (ASNS). The in vivo assays confirmed that TMEM176B is oncogenic and the clinical data revealed a connection between TMEM176B expression and the clinicopathological determinants of GC. CONCLUSION The foregoing results suggest that TMEM176B significantly promotes the development of gastric cancer and is an independent prognostic factor of it.
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- Jing Li
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84102, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
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Vu LT, Ahmed F, Zhu H, Iu DSH, Fogarty EA, Kwak Y, Chen W, Franconi CJ, Munn PR, Tate AE, Levine SM, Stevens J, Mao X, Shungu DC, Moore GE, Keller BA, Hanson MR, Grenier JK, Grimson A. Single-cell transcriptomics of the immune system in ME/CFS at baseline and following symptom provocation. Cell Rep Med 2024; 5:101373. [PMID: 38232699 PMCID: PMC10829790 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a serious and poorly understood disease. To understand immune dysregulation in ME/CFS, we use single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to examine immune cells in patient and control cohorts. Postexertional malaise (PEM), an exacerbation of symptoms following strenuous exercise, is a characteristic symptom of ME/CFS. To detect changes coincident with PEM, we applied scRNA-seq on the same cohorts following exercise. At baseline, ME/CFS patients display classical monocyte dysregulation suggestive of inappropriate differentiation and migration to tissue. We identify both diseased and more normal monocytes within patients, and the fraction of diseased cells correlates with disease severity. Comparing the transcriptome at baseline and postexercise challenge, we discover patterns indicative of improper platelet activation in patients, with minimal changes elsewhere in the immune system. Taken together, these data identify immunological defects present at baseline in patients and an additional layer of dysregulation in platelets.
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- Luyen Tien Vu
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Genomics Innovation Hub and TREx Facility, Institute of Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Genomics Innovation Hub and TREx Facility, Institute of Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Genomics Innovation Hub and TREx Facility, Institute of Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Exercise Science and Athletic Training, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Exercise Science and Athletic Training, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Genomics Innovation Hub and TREx Facility, Institute of Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Colita D, Burdusel D, Glavan D, Hermann DM, Colită CI, Colita E, Udristoiu I, Popa-Wagner A. Molecular mechanisms underlying major depressive disorder and post-stroke affective disorders. J Affect Disord 2024; 344:149-158. [PMID: 37827260 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
Abstract
Two of the most common and incapacitating mental health disorders around the world are major depressive disorder (MDD) and post-stroke depression (PSD). MDD is thought to result from abnormal connectivity between the monoaminergic, glutamatergic, GABAergic, and/or cholinergic pathways. Additional factors include the roles of hormonal, immune, ageing, as well as the influence of cellular, molecular, and epigenetics in the development of mood disorders. This complexity of factors has been anticipated by the Swiss psychiatrists Paul Kielholz and Jules Angst who introduced a multimodal treatment of MDD. Depression is the predominant mood disorder, impacting around one-third of individuals who have experienced a stroke. MDD and PSD share common underlying biological mechanisms related to the disruption of monoaminergic pathways. The major contributor to PSD is the stroke lesion location, which can involve the disruption of the serotoninergic, dopaminergic, glutamatergic, GABAergic, or cholinergic pathways. Additionally, various other disorders such as mania, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and apathy might occur post-stroke, although their prevalence is considerably lower. However, there are differences in the onset of MDD among mood disorders. Some mood disorders develop gradually and can persist for a lifetime, potentially culminating in suicide. In contrast, PSD has a rapid onset because of the severe disruption of neural pathways essential for mood behavior caused by the lesion. However, PSD might also spontaneously resolve several months after a stroke, though it is associated with higher mortality. This review also provides a brief overview of the treatments currently available in medical practice.
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- Daniela Colita
- Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 200349 Craiova, Romania; Chair of Vascular Neurology, Dementia and Ageing, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 200349 Craiova, Romania; Chair of Vascular Neurology, Dementia and Ageing, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Chair of Vascular Neurology, Dementia and Ageing, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
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- Chair of Vascular Neurology, Dementia and Ageing, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
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Jiao Z, Zhang J. Interplay between inflammasomes and PD-1/PD-L1 and their implications in cancer immunotherapy. Carcinogenesis 2023; 44:795-808. [PMID: 37796835 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgad072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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The inflammasomes play crucial roles in inflammation and cancer development, while the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway is critical for immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Recent research indicates a reciprocal regulatory relationship between inflammasomes and PD-1/PD-L1 signaling in cancer development and PD-1 blockade treatment. By activating in diverse cells in tumor tissues, inflammasome upregulates PD-L1 level in the TME. Moreover, the regulation of PD-1/PD-L1 activity by inflammasome activation involves natural killer cells, tumor-associated macrophages and myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Conversely, PD-1 blockade can activate the inflammasome, potentially influencing treatment outcomes. The interplay between inflammasomes and PD-1/PD-L1 has profound and intricate effects on cancer development and treatment. In this review, we discuss the crosstalk between inflammasomes and PD-1/PD-L1 in cancers, exploring their implications for tumorigenesis, metastasis and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) resistance. The combined therapeutic strategies targeting both inflammasomes and checkpoint molecules hold promising potential as treatments for cancer.
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- Zhongyu Jiao
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology (Peking University), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology (Peking University), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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Shi N, Zhang Y, Liang Y, Chen Y, Huang Y, Xia X, Liu Z, Li Z, Huang F. RNA-Seq and ATAC-Seq analyses reveal a global transcriptional and chromatin accessibility profiling of γδ T17 differentiation from mouse spleen. Immunobiology 2023; 228:152461. [PMID: 37515879 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2023.152461] [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: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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IL-17A-producing γδ T cells (γδ T17) are known to play important roles in various autoimmune diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms of γδ T17 differentiation and their functions have not been clarified yet. Here, we sorted IL-17A+ Vγ4, IL-17A- Vγ4, and Vγ1 subsets from mouse spleen by in vitro priming of γδ T17 cells and investigated their differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially accessible regions (DARs) using RNA-seq and ATAC-seq, respectively. Our results showed that DEGs-1 (upregulated genes: 677 and downregulated genes: 821) and DEGs-2 (upregulated genes: 1188 and downregulated genes: 1252) were most closely related to the function and differentiation of peripheral γδ T17. We identified key modules and MCODEs involved in the control of IL-17A+ Vγ4, IL-17A- Vγ4, and Vγ1 subsets using the WGCNA and Metascape analysis. Furthermore, 26 key transcription factors were enriched in three subsets, which contributed to deciphering the potential molecular mechanism driving γδ T17 differentiation. Simultaneously, we conducted chromatin accessibility profiling under γδ T17 differentiation by ATAC-seq. The top six candidate genes were screened for γδ T17 differentiation and function by integrating RNA-seq and ATAC-seq analysis, and the results were further confirmed using RT-qPCR, flow cytometry, and western blot. In addition, the association analysis of candidate genes with the RNA-seq database of psoriasis was performed to elucidate the functional relationship. Our findings provided a novel insight into understanding the molecular mechanisms of γδ T17 differentiation and function and may improve to the development of therapeutic approaches or drugs targeting γδ T17 for autoimmune diseases.
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- Nanxi Shi
- Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai 519000, China
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- Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai 519000, China
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- Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai 519000, China; Department of Systems Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai 519000, China.
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Chen Y, Li S, Huang X, Wang C, Pan Y, Xiang Q, Feng Z, Fei L, Wu Y, Ruan Z, An Y, Chen Y. Tetraspan MS4A6D is a coreceptor of MHC class II antigen (MHC-II) that promotes macrophages-derived inflammation. Mol Immunol 2023; 160:121-132. [PMID: 37429063 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2023.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
Abstract
Our previous research demonstrated that the tetraspan MS4A6D is an adapter of VSIG4 that controls NLRP3 inflammasome activation (Sci Adv. 2019: eaau7426); however, the expression, distribution and biofunction of MS4A6D are still poorly understood. Here, we showed that MS4A6D is restricted to mononuclear phagocytes and that its gene transcript is controlled by the transcription factor NK2 homeobox-1 (NKX2-1). Ms4a6d-deficient (Ms4a6d-/-) mice showed normal macrophage development but manifested a greater survival advantage against endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) challenge. Mechanistically, MS4A6D homodimers crosslinked with MHC class II antigen (MHC-II) to form a surface signaling complex under acute inflammatory conditions. MHC-II occupancy triggered Tyr241 phosphorylation in MS4A6D, leading to activation of SYK-CREB signaling cascades, further resulting in augmenting the transcription of proinflammatory genes (Il1b, Il6 and Tnfa) and amplifying the secretion of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS). Deletion of Tyr241 or interruption of Cys237-mediated MS4A6D homodimerization in macrophages alleviated inflammation. Importantly, both Ms4a6dC237G and Ms4a6dY241G mutation mice phenocopied Ms4a6d-/- animals to prevent endotoxin lethality, highlighting MS4A6D as a novel target for treating macrophage-associated disorders.
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- Yue Chen
- Institute of Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 400033, China
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- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, China
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- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Chongqing International Institute for Immunology, Chongqing 400026, China
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- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Chongqing International Institute for Immunology, Chongqing 400026, China
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- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Oncology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
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Li S, Schmid KT, de Vries DH, Korshevniuk M, Losert C, Oelen R, van Blokland IV, Groot HE, Swertz MA, van der Harst P, Westra HJ, van der Wijst MGP, Heinig M, Franke L. Identification of genetic variants that impact gene co-expression relationships using large-scale single-cell data. Genome Biol 2023; 24:80. [PMID: 37072791 PMCID: PMC10111756 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-023-02897-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) studies show how genetic variants affect downstream gene expression. Single-cell data allows reconstruction of personalized co-expression networks and therefore the identification of SNPs altering co-expression patterns (co-expression QTLs, co-eQTLs) and the affected upstream regulatory processes using a limited number of individuals. RESULTS We conduct a co-eQTL meta-analysis across four scRNA-seq peripheral blood mononuclear cell datasets using a novel filtering strategy followed by a permutation-based multiple testing approach. Before the analysis, we evaluate the co-expression patterns required for co-eQTL identification using different external resources. We identify a robust set of cell-type-specific co-eQTLs for 72 independent SNPs affecting 946 gene pairs. These co-eQTLs are replicated in a large bulk cohort and provide novel insights into how disease-associated variants alter regulatory networks. One co-eQTL SNP, rs1131017, that is associated with several autoimmune diseases, affects the co-expression of RPS26 with other ribosomal genes. Interestingly, specifically in T cells, the SNP additionally affects co-expression of RPS26 and a group of genes associated with T cell activation and autoimmune disease. Among these genes, we identify enrichment for targets of five T-cell-activation-related transcription factors whose binding sites harbor rs1131017. This reveals a previously overlooked process and pinpoints potential regulators that could explain the association of rs1131017 with autoimmune diseases. CONCLUSION Our co-eQTL results highlight the importance of studying context-specific gene regulation to understand the biological implications of genetic variation. With the expected growth of sc-eQTL datasets, our strategy and technical guidelines will facilitate future co-eQTL identification, further elucidating unknown disease mechanisms.
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- Shuang Li
- Genetics Department, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Genomics Coordination Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Computer Science, School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Computer Science, School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Genomics Coordination Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany.
- Department of Computer Science, School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.
- Munich Heart Alliance, DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Munich, Germany.
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Patel A, Kumar S, Lai L, Chakravarthy C, Valanparambil R, Reddy ES, Gottimukkala K, Bajpai P, Raju DR, Edara VV, Davis-Gardner ME, Linderman S, Dixit K, Sharma P, Mantus G, Cheedarla N, Verkerke HP, Frank F, Neish AS, Roback JD, Davis CW, Wrammert J, Ahmed R, Suthar MS, Sharma A, Murali-Krishna K, Chandele A, Ortlund EA. Molecular basis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant evasion from shared neutralizing antibody response. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2022:2022.10.24.513517. [PMID: 36324804 DOI: 10.1101/2022.10.13.512091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A detailed understanding of the molecular features of the neutralizing epitopes developed by viral escape mutants is important for predicting and developing vaccines or therapeutic antibodies against continuously emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Here, we report three human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) generated from COVID-19 recovered individuals during first wave of pandemic in India. These mAbs had publicly shared near germline gene usage and potently neutralized Alpha and Delta, but poorly neutralized Beta and completely failed to neutralize Omicron BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 variants. Structural analysis of these three mAbs in complex with trimeric spike protein showed that all three mAbs are involved in bivalent spike binding with two mAbs targeting class-1 and one targeting class-4 Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) epitope. Comparison of immunogenetic makeup, structure, and function of these three mAbs with our recently reported class-3 RBD binding mAb that potently neutralized all SARS-CoV-2 variants revealed precise antibody footprint, specific molecular interactions associated with the most potent multi-variant binding / neutralization efficacy. This knowledge has timely significance for understanding how a combination of certain mutations affect the binding or neutralization of an antibody and thus have implications for predicting structural features of emerging SARS-CoV-2 escape variants and to develop vaccines or therapeutic antibodies against these.
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- Anamika Patel
- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- ICGEB-Emory Vaccine Center, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory National Primate Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- ICGEB-Emory Vaccine Center, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- ICGEB-Emory Vaccine Center, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- ICGEB-Emory Vaccine Center, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory National Primate Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory National Primate Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- ICGEB-Emory Vaccine Center, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- ICGEB-Emory Vaccine Center, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory National Primate Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory National Primate Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory National Primate Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Structural Parasitology Group, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- ICGEB-Emory Vaccine Center, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory National Primate Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- ICGEB-Emory Vaccine Center, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Hill M, Russo S, Olivera D, Malcuori M, Galliussi G, Segovia M. The intracellular cation channel TMEM176B as a dual immunoregulator. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1038429. [PMID: 36340035 PMCID: PMC9630633 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1038429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Characterizing immune regulatory pathways is critical to understand physiological and pathophysiological processes as well as to identify novel immunotherapeutic targets. The cation channel TMEM176B has emerged in the last years as a potential new immunoregulatory player and pharmacological target. Here, we review how expression data, clinical associations of genetic variants and functional studies support a dual role for TMEM176B in regulating immune responses. Thus, TMEM176B can inhibit effector immune responses in some settings whereas it may also promote immunity by supporting antigen presentation in others. We also discuss a potential role for TMEM176B in regulating type 2 and 3 immunity and comment recent data on modulation of DC biology and inflammasome activation as well as CD8+ T cell responses. Understanding the role of TMEM176B in immunity is critical to propose rational pharmacological approaches targeting this channel.
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- Marcelo Hill
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
- *Correspondence: Marcelo Hill, ; Mercedes Segovia,
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Drug Development, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
- *Correspondence: Marcelo Hill, ; Mercedes Segovia,
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Zhang H, Huang Y, Li X, Chen W, Lun Y, Zhang J. Identifying Hub Genes and Immune Cell Infiltration for the Progression of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques in the Context of Predictive and Preventive Using Integrative Bioinformatics Approaches and Machine-Learning Strategies. J Immunol Res 2022; 2022:7657379. [PMID: 36304068 PMCID: PMC9596267 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7657379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Emerging evidence shows that carotid atherosclerosis is related to the activation of immune-related pathways and inflammatory cell infiltration. However, the immune-linked pathways that helped in the advancement of the carotid atherosclerotic plaque and the association of such plaques with the infiltration status of the body's immune cells still unclear. Here, the expression profiles of the genes expressed during the progression of the carotid atherosclerotic plaques were retrieved from the Gene Expression Omnibus database and 178 differentially expressed genes were examined. The Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis technique identified one of the brown modules showed the greatest correlation with carotid atherosclerotic plaques. In total, 66 intersecting genes could be detected after combining the DEGs. LASSO regression analysis was subsequently performed to obtain five hub genes as potential biomarkers for carotid atherosclerotic plaques. The functional analysis emphasized the vital roles played by the inflammation- and immune system-related pathways in this disease. The immune cell infiltration results highlighted the significant correlation among the CD4+ T cells, B cells, macrophages, and CD8+ T cells. Thereafter, the gene expression levels and the diagnostic values related to every hub gene were further validated. The above results indicated that macrophages, B cells, CD4+ T cells, and CD8 + T cells were closely related to the formation of the advanced-stage carotid atherosclerotic plaques. Based on the results, it could be hypothesized that the expression of hub genes (C3AR1, SLAMF8, TMEM176A, FERMT3, and GIMAP4) assisted in the advancement of the early-stage to advanced-stage carotid atherosclerotic plaque through immune-related signaling pathways. This may help to provide novel strategies for the treatment of carotid plaque in the context of predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine.
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- Han Zhang
- Department of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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Membrane Localized GbTMEM214s Participate in Modulating Cotton Resistance to Verticillium Wilt. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11182342. [PMID: 36145743 PMCID: PMC9505811 DOI: 10.3390/plants11182342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Verticillium wilt (VW) is a soil-borne fungal disease caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb, which leads to serious damage to cotton production annually in the world. In our previous study, a transmembrane protein 214 protein (TMEM214) gene associated with VW resistance was map-based cloned from Gossypium barbadense (G. barbadense). TMEM214 proteins are a kind of transmembrane protein, but their function in plants is rarely studied. To reveal the function of TMEM214s in VW resistance, all six TMEM214s were cloned from G. barbadense in this study. These genes were named as GbTMEM214-1_A/D, GbTMEM214-4_A/D and GbTMEM214-7_A/D, according to their location on the chromosomes. The encoded proteins are all located on the cell membrane. TMEM214 genes were all induced with Verticillium dahliae inoculation and showed significant differences between resistant and susceptible varieties, but the expression patterns of GbTMEM214s under different hormone treatments were significantly different. Virus-induced gene silencing analysis showed the resistance to VW of GbTMEM214s-silenced lines decreased significantly, which further proves the important role of GbTMEM214s in the resistance to Verticillium dahliae. Our study provides an insight into the involvement of GbTMEM214s in VW resistance, which was helpful to better understand the disease-resistance mechanism of plants.
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The Ala134Thr variant in TMEM176B exerts a beneficial role in colorectal cancer prognosis by increasing NLRP3 inflammasome activation. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022:10.1007/s00432-022-04284-8. [PMID: 35980484 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-022-04284-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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PURPOSE TMEM176B was recently described as a negative modulator of Nlrp3 inflammasome activation in mice. In the mouse model, the inhibition of TMEM176B leads to an increased anti-tumoral activity which is dependent on Nlrp3. Since we have recently shown that single nucleotide variants (SNPs) in inflammasome genes, including NLRP3, significantly affect colorectal cancer (CRC) prognosis, we proposed to investigate here the association between genetic variants in TMEM176B and CRC prognosis. METHODS Considering that, up to now, no genetic study analyzing this gene in humans exists, we selected possible functional SNPs and genotyped them in a cohort of CRC patients submitted to surgery and followed up for more than 10 years. Genotype-guided assays were realized to evaluate the effect of the variant on NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Gene expression from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) cohort was analyzed to valid possible prognostic and predictive features. RESULTS We identified the Ala134Thr variant (rs2072443) in TMEM176B as a protective factor for CRC prognosis. This SNP is associated with decreased gene expression and with an increased activation of NLRP3 inflammasome, at least in monocytes and dendritic cells. Furthermore, low TMEM176B expression is associated with higher overall survival. CONCLUSION Altogether, these findings supported the role of TMEM176B in NLRP3 inflammasome biology and for the first time demonstrated the genetic association between rs2072443 and CRC in humans.
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Adams JM, Valentine CJ, Karns RA, Rogers LK, Murase M, Fowler GN, Nommsen-Rivers LA. DHA Supplementation Attenuates Inflammation-Associated Gene Expression in the Mammary Gland of Lactating Mothers Who Deliver Preterm. J Nutr 2022; 152:1404-1414. [PMID: 35199834 PMCID: PMC9178958 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxac043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In a randomized trial of DHA supplementation to lactating mothers who delivered preterm, there were significant increases in DHA status in the mother and her infant. OBJECTIVES Our objective here was to characterize the mammary gland transcriptomes from the above study. We hypothesized that proinflammatory gene expression would be attenuated in the increased DHA group compared with the standard DHA group. METHODS In the original trial, mothers delivering at <29 wk gestation at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and intending to express their milk were randomly assigned to supplementation with 200 mg/d DHA (standard group: STD) or 1000 mg/d DHA (experimental group: EXP) within 7 d of delivery. Here, we conducted RNA-seq transcriptome analysis of n = 5 EXP and n = 4 STD extracellular mammary mRNA samples extracted from the fat layer of milk samples obtained 4 wk postenrollment. Transcripts were assessed for differential expression (false discovery rate adjusted P value <0.05) and clustering between EXP compared with STD groups. Ontological analysis of all differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was performed with Toppcluster. RESULTS There were 409 DEGs. We observed 5 main groups of biological processes that were upregulated, including those associated with improved immune regulation and management of oxidative stress; and 3 main groups of biological processes that were downregulated, including 1 associated with immune dysregulation. For example, we observed upregulation of inflammation-inhibiting genes including NFKB inhibitor alpha (NFKBIA; fold-change (FC), adjusted P value: FC = 1.70, P = 0.007) and interleukin-18 binding protein (IL18BP: FC = 2.2, adjusted P = 0.02); and downregulation of proinflammatory genes including interleukin 7 receptor (IL7R: FC = -1.9, adjusted P = 0.02) and interleukin 1 receptor like 1 (IL1RL1: FC = -13.0, adjusted P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Increased DHA supplementation during lactation can modulate the expression of inflammation-related genes within the mammary gland. This might translate to milk composition with a more optimal inflammasome profile. Future research with a larger clinical trial and greater interrogation of clinical outcomes is warranted.
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- Joselyn M Adams
- Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Neonatology, Banner University Medical Center, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neonatology, Showa University Hospital, Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Li Z, Huang F, Chen L, Huang T, Cai YD. Identifying In Vitro Cultured Human Hepatocytes Markers with Machine Learning Methods Based on Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:916309. [PMID: 35706505 PMCID: PMC9189284 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.916309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Cell transplantation is an effective method for compensating for the loss of liver function and improve patient survival. However, given that hepatocytes cultivated in vitro have diverse developmental processes and physiological features, obtaining hepatocytes that can properly function in vivo is difficult. In the present study, we present an advanced computational analysis on single-cell transcriptional profiling to resolve the heterogeneity of the hepatocyte differentiation process in vitro and to mine biomarkers at different periods of differentiation. We obtained a batch of compressed and effective classification features with the Boruta method and ranked them using the Max-Relevance and Min-Redundancy method. Some key genes were identified during the in vitro culture of hepatocytes, including CD147, which not only regulates terminally differentiated cells in the liver but also affects cell differentiation. PPIA, which encodes a CD147 ligand, also appeared in the identified gene list, and the combination of the two proteins mediated multiple biological pathways. Other genes, such as TMSB10, TMEM176B, and CD63, which are involved in the maturation and differentiation of hepatocytes and assist different hepatic cell types in performing their roles were also identified. Then, several classifiers were trained and evaluated to obtain optimal classifiers and optimal feature subsets, using three classification algorithms (random forest, k-nearest neighbor, and decision tree) and the incremental feature selection method. The best random forest classifier with a 0.940 Matthews correlation coefficient was constructed to distinguish different hepatic cell types. Finally, classification rules were created for quantitatively describing hepatic cell types. In summary, This study provided potential targets for cell transplantation associated liver disease treatment strategies by elucidating the process and mechanism of hepatocyte development at both qualitative and quantitative levels.
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- ZhanDong Li
- College of Biological and Food Engineering, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Information Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China
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- Bio-Med Big Data Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tissue Microenvironment and Tumor, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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Blood mRNA biomarkers distinguish variable systemic and sputum inflammation at treatment initiation of inhaled antibiotics in cystic fibrosis: A prospective non-randomized trial. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0267592. [PMID: 35511761 PMCID: PMC9070878 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Inhaled antibiotics control chronic airway infection and maintain respiratory health in cystic fibrosis (CF). Given variation in patient responses to inhaled antibiotics, the ability to identify distinct responder phenotypes would facilitate the delivery of personalized care. Previously, a 10-gene panel was identified, measured directly from blood leukocytes, which predicted host response to intravenous antibiotic treatment during pulmonary exacerbations. In the current study, we tested whether the same panel predicted clinical response in subjects receiving a month of inhaled antibiotic therapy with aztreonam lysine (AZLI; Cayston®). A small cohort of CF subjects infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa were enrolled at baseline health, prior to initiating one month’s treatment with AZLI using the Altera® nebulizer system. Eighteen CF subjects underwent blood leukocyte gene panel measurements, sputum quantitative microbiology, spirometry, and C-reactive protein (CRP) measurement prior to onset and at completion of 4 weeks of AZLI therapy. Mean absolute improvement in percent predicted Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (ppFEV1) was 3%. Significant reductions in sputum bacterial colony counts were detected with treatment. CRP increased following treatment. While single genes within the panel did not change significantly following treatment, the analysis of multigene panel data demonstrated that HCA112 gene predicted ppFEV1 improvement. Hierarchical clustering based on gene expression yielded two distinctive molecular clusters before and after AZLI therapy. In conclusion, peripheral blood leukocyte genes quantifying inflammation are associated with responses to inhaled antibiotic therapy. Molecular quantification of systemic inflammation may indicate subgroups of CF subjects with variations in underlying inflammation and with variable clinical responses to inhaled antibiotics. Given the size limitation of the study, larger studies are needed in order to evaluate whether molecular measures may add precision to the determination of infectious and inflammatory outcomes following courses of inhaled antimicrobial therapies. Clinical Trials.gov Identifier: NCT01736839.
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Jiang L, Yang Y, Liu F, Ma M, Gao J, Sun L, Chen Y, Shen Z, Wu D. A Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker TMEM176B and Its Relationship With Immune Infiltration in Skin Cutaneous Melanoma. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:859958. [PMID: 35399535 PMCID: PMC8986129 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.859958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background: Melanoma is a highly malignant and aggressive tumor. The search for new and effective biomarkers facilitates early diagnosis and treatment, ultimately improving the prognosis of melanoma patients. Although the transmembrane protein TMEM176B has been linked to a number of cancers, its role in cancer immunity remains unknown. Methods: Expression levels of TMEM176B in normal tissues and several cancers, including Skin Cutaneous Melanoma (SKCM), were collected from TCGA and GTEx. We used Receiver operating characteristic and Kaplan–Meier survival curves and performed regression analysis to elucidate the link between TMEM176B and clinicopathological features of SKCM in order to determine the prognostic significance of TMEM176B in SKCM. We then used the GEPIA and STRING websites to search for proteins and associated top genes that may interact with TMEM176B and enriched them for analysis. The link between TMEM176B and immune cells infiltration was then investigated using TIMER, CIBERSORT algorithm and GSVA package of R (v3.6.3). Finally, animal tests were conducted to confirm the expression of Tmem176b and its influence on T-cell immune infiltration. Results:TMEM176B expression was considerably elevated in SKCM compared to normal tissues. Particularly, TMEM176B expression was also linked to pathological stage, tumor ulceration and radiation therapy. Patients with elevated TMEM176B expression had a better prognosis, according to the survival analysis. The majority of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) especially T cells in SKCM was positively linked with TMEM176B expression. Our animal experiments also verified that the T-cell infiltration was significantly inhibited in local melanoma tissue of Tmem176b knockout mice. At the same time deleting Tmem176b accelerated tumor progress and impaired T cells effector function. Conclusion: Upregulated expression of TMEM176B in SKCM is associated with a better prognosis and it has the potential to serve as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for the disease. It may serve as a target for SKCM immunotherapy by regulating CD8+ T cells although it requires more evidence.
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- Linlan Jiang
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Jinshan Hospital Center for Tumor Diagnosis and Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Duojiao Wu, ; Zan Shen,
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- Jinshan Hospital Center for Tumor Diagnosis and Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Duojiao Wu, ; Zan Shen,
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Shovlin S, Delepine C, Swanson L, Bach S, Sahin M, Sur M, Kaufmann WE, Tropea D. Molecular Signatures of Response to Mecasermin in Children With Rett Syndrome. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:868008. [PMID: 35712450 PMCID: PMC9197456 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.868008] [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: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Rett syndrome (RTT) is a devastating neurodevelopmental disorder without effective treatments. Attempts at developing targetted therapies have been relatively unsuccessful, at least in part, because the genotypical and phenotypical variability of the disorder. Therefore, identification of biomarkers of response and patients' stratification are high priorities. Administration of Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) and related compounds leads to significant reversal of RTT-like symptoms in preclinical mouse models. However, improvements in corresponding clinical trials have not been consistent. A 20-weeks phase I open label trial of mecasermin (recombinant human IGF-1) in children with RTT demonstrated significant improvements in breathing phenotypes. However, a subsequent randomised controlled phase II trial did not show significant improvements in primary outcomes although two secondary clinical endpoints showed positive changes. To identify molecular biomarkers of response and surrogate endpoints, we used RNA sequencing to measure differential gene expression in whole blood samples of participants in the abovementioned phase I mecasermin trial. When all participants (n = 9) were analysed, gene expression was unchanged during the study (baseline vs. end of treatment, T0-T3). However, when participants were subclassified in terms of breathing phenotype improvement, specifically by their plethysmography-based apnoea index, individuals with moderate-severe apnoea and breathing improvement (Responder group) displayed significantly different transcript profiles compared to the other participants in the study (Mecasermin Study Reference group, MSR). Many of the differentially expressed genes are involved in the regulation of cell cycle processes and immune responses, as well as in IGF-1 signalling and breathing regulation. While the Responder group showed limited gene expression changes in response to mecasermin, the MSR group displayed marked differences in the expression of genes associated with inflammatory processes (e.g., neutrophil activation, complement activation) throughout the trial. Our analyses revealed gene expression profiles associated with severe breathing phenotype and its improvement after mecasermin administration in RTT, and suggest that inflammatory/immune pathways and IGF-1 signalling contribute to treatment response. Overall, these data support the notion that transcript profiles have potential as biomarkers of response to IGF-1 and related compounds.
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- Stephen Shovlin
- Neuropsychiatric Genetics, Trinity Center for Health Sciences, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, St James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Simons Center for the Social Brain, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Neuropsychiatric Genetics, Trinity Center for Health Sciences, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, St James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neurology, Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Simons Center for the Social Brain, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Neuropsychiatric Genetics, Trinity Center for Health Sciences, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, St James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,FutureNeuro, The SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, Dublin, Ireland
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Zeng H, Wang L, Li J, Luo S, Han Q, Su F, Wei J, Wei X, Wu J, Li B, Huang J, Tang P, Cao C, Zhou Y, Yang Q. Single-cell RNA-sequencing reveals distinct immune cell subsets and signaling pathways in IgA nephropathy. Cell Biosci 2021; 11:203. [PMID: 34895340 PMCID: PMC8665497 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-021-00706-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis globally. Increasing evidence suggests the importance of host immunity in the development of IgAN, but its dynamics during the early stage of IgAN are still largely unclear. RESULTS Here we successfully resolved the early transcriptomic changes in immune cells of IgAN by conducting single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) with peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between control and IgAN were predominantly enriched in NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity and cell killing pathways. Interestingly, we discovered that the number and cytotoxicity of NK cells are significantly reduced in IgAN patients, where both the number and marker genes of NK cells were negatively associated with the clinical parameters, including the levels of urine protein creatinine ratio (UPCR), serum galactose-deficient IgA1 and IgA. A distinctive B cell subset, which had suppressed NFκB signaling was predominantly in IgAN and positively associated with disease progression. Moreover, the DEGs of B cells were enriched in different viral infection pathways. Classical monocytes also significantly changed in IgAN and a monocyte subset expressing interferon-induced genes was positively associated with the clinical severity of IgAN. Finally, we identified vast dynamics in intercellular communications in IgAN. CONCLUSIONS We dissected the immune landscape of IgAN at the single-cell resolution, which provides new insights in developing novel biomarkers and immunotherapy against glomerulonephritis.
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- Honghui Zeng
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
- Department of Nephrology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
- Department of Nephrology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
- Department of Nephrology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
- Department of Nephrology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Clinical Trials Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
- Department of Nephrology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
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TMEM176B Regulates AKT/mTOR Signaling and Tumor Growth in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cells 2021; 10:cells10123430. [PMID: 34943938 PMCID: PMC8700203 DOI: 10.3390/cells10123430] [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: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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TMEM176B is a member of the membrane spanning 4-domains (MS4) family of transmembrane proteins, and a putative ion channel that is expressed in immune cells and certain cancers. We aimed to understand the role of TMEM176B in cancer cell signaling, gene expression, cell proliferation, and migration in vitro, as well as tumor growth in vivo. We generated breast cancer cell lines with overexpressed and silenced TMEM176B, and a therapeutic antibody targeting TMEM176B. Proliferation and migration assays were performed in vitro, and tumor growth was evaluated in vivo. We performed gene expression and Western blot analyses to identify the most differentially regulated genes and signaling pathways in cells with TMEM176B overexpression and silencing. Silencing TMEM176B or inhibiting it with a therapeutic antibody impaired cell proliferation, while overexpression increased proliferation in vitro. Syngeneic and xenograft tumor studies revealed the attenuated growth of tumors with TMEM176B gene silencing compared with controls. We found that the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway was activated or repressed in cells overexpressing or silenced for TMEM176B, respectively. Overall, our results suggest that TMEM176B expression in breast cancer cells regulates key signaling pathways and genes that contribute to cancer cell growth and progression, and is a potential target for therapeutic antibodies.
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Li H, Yang W, Zhang M, He T, Zhou F, G Herman J, Hu L, Guo M. Methylation of TMEM176A, a key ERK signaling regulator, is a novel synthetic lethality marker of ATM inhibitors in human lung cancer. Epigenomics 2021; 13:1403-1419. [PMID: 34558311 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2021-0217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aim: The role of TMEM176A methylation in lung cancer and its therapeutic application remains unclear. Materials and methods: Nine lung cancer cell lines and 123 cases of cancer tissue samples were employed. Results: TMEM176A was methylated in 53.66% of primary lung cancer. Restoration of TMEM176A expression induced cell apoptosis and G2/M phase arrest, and inhibited colony formation, cell proliferation, migration and invasion. TMEM176A suppressed H1299 cell xenograft growth in mice. Methylation of TMEM176A activated ERK signaling and sensitized H1299 and H23 cells to AZD0156, an ATM inhibitor. Conclusion: The expression of TMEM176A is regulated by promoter region methylation. Methylation of TMEM176A is a potential lung cancer diagnostic marker and a novel synthetic lethal therapeutic marker for AZD0156.
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- Hongxia Li
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.,Faculty of Environmental & Life Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental & Oncology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Pathology, Characteristic Medical Center of The Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin, 300162, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Anyang Tumor Hospital, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- The Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 5117 Centre Avenue, Suite 2.18/Research, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Faculty of Environmental & Life Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental & Oncology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.,Henan Key Laboratory for Esophageal Cancer Research, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.,State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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Increased Autotaxin Levels in Severe COVID-19, Correlating with IL-6 Levels, Endothelial Dysfunction Biomarkers, and Impaired Functions of Dendritic Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221810006. [PMID: 34576169 PMCID: PMC8469279 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Autotaxin (ATX; ENPP2) is a secreted lysophospholipase D catalyzing the extracellular production of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a pleiotropic signaling phospholipid. Genetic and pharmacologic studies have previously established a pathologic role for ATX and LPA signaling in pulmonary injury, inflammation, and fibrosis. Here, increased ENPP2 mRNA levels were detected in immune cells from nasopharyngeal swab samples of COVID-19 patients, and increased ATX serum levels were found in severe COVID-19 patients. ATX serum levels correlated with the corresponding increased serum levels of IL-6 and endothelial damage biomarkers, suggesting an interplay of the ATX/LPA axis with hyperinflammation and the associated vascular dysfunction in COVID-19. Accordingly, dexamethasone (Dex) treatment of mechanically ventilated patients reduced ATX levels, as shown in two independent cohorts, indicating that the therapeutic benefits of Dex include the suppression of ATX. Moreover, large scale analysis of multiple single cell RNA sequencing datasets revealed the expression landscape of ENPP2 in COVID-19 and further suggested a role for ATX in the homeostasis of dendritic cells, which exhibit both numerical and functional deficits in COVID-19. Therefore, ATX has likely a multifunctional role in COVID-19 pathogenesis, suggesting that its pharmacological targeting might represent an additional therapeutic option, both during and after hospitalization.
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Mattiola I, Mantovani A, Locati M. The tetraspan MS4A family in homeostasis, immunity, and disease. Trends Immunol 2021; 42:764-781. [PMID: 34384709 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2021.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The membrane-spanning 4A (MS4A) family includes 18 members with a tetraspan structure in humans. They are differentially and selectively expressed in immunocompetent cells, such as B cells (CD20/MS4A1) and macrophages (MS4A4A), and associate with, and modulate the signaling activity of, different classes of immunoreceptor, including pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and Ig receptors. Evidence from preclinical models and genetic evidence from humans suggest that members of the MS4A family have key roles in different pathological settings, including cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegeneration. Therefore, MS4A family members might serve as candidate biomarkers and therapeutic targets for various conditions.
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- Irene Mattiola
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy; Laboratory of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charitè - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany; Mucosal and Developmental Immunology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany.
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Rozzano, Italy; The William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy; Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translation Medicine, University of Milan, Italy.
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Lancien M, Bienvenu G, Salle S, Gueno L, Feyeux M, Merieau E, Remy S, Even A, Moreau A, Molle A, Fourgeux C, Coulon F, Beriou G, Bouchet-Delbos L, Chiffoleau E, Kirstetter P, Chan S, Kerfoot SM, Abdu Rahiman S, De Simone V, Matteoli G, Boncompain G, Perez F, Josien R, Poschmann J, Cuturi MC, Louvet C. Dendritic Cells Require TMEM176A/B Ion Channels for Optimal MHC Class II Antigen Presentation to Naive CD4 + T Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 207:421-435. [PMID: 34233909 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Intracellular ion fluxes emerge as critical actors of immunoregulation but still remain poorly explored. In this study, we investigated the role of the redundant cation channels TMEM176A and TMEM176B (TMEM176A/B) in retinoic acid-related orphan receptor γt+ cells and conventional dendritic cells (DCs) using germline and conditional double knockout mice. Although Tmem176a/b appeared surprisingly dispensable for the protective function of Th17 and group 3 innate lymphoid cells in the intestinal mucosa, we found that they were required in conventional DCs for optimal Ag processing and presentation to CD4+ T cells. Using a real-time imaging method, we show that TMEM176A/B accumulate in dynamic post-Golgi vesicles preferentially linked to the late endolysosomal system and strongly colocalize with HLA-DM. Taken together, our results suggest that TMEM176A/B ion channels play a direct role in the MHC class II compartment of DCs for the fine regulation of Ag presentation and naive CD4+ T cell priming.
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- Melanie Lancien
- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, SFR Santé, FED 4203, INSERM UMS 016, CNRS UMS 3556, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INSERM U1258, CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INSERM U1258, CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Dynamique de l'Organisation Intra-Cellulaire, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 144, Paris, France
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- Dynamique de l'Organisation Intra-Cellulaire, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 144, Paris, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, Nantes, France;
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Yang X, Zhu L, Zhao B, Hu J, Deng F, Lei S, Yao ZW, Liu K. Screening and Identification of Key Genes, Pathways, and Drugs Associated with Neuropathic Pain in Dorsal Horn: Evidence from Bioinformatic Analysis. J Pain Res 2021; 14:1813-1826. [PMID: 34168490 PMCID: PMC8217596 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s312117] [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: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Neuropathic pain is a devastating complex condition occurring post-nervous system damage. Microglia in dorsal horn drives neuropathic pain as a kind of immune cell. We aimed to find potential differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and candidate pathways, which induced neuropathic pain, and to identify some new transcription factors and therapeutic drugs via bioinformatic analysis. Methods The microarray profile GSE60670 was downloaded and analyzed. DEGs were screened and analyzed through Gene Ontology (GO), pathway enrichment, and protein-to-protein interaction (PPI) network. Respectively, transcription factors (TFs) and potential therapeutic drugs for DEGs were predicted through NetworkAnalyst and DGIdb databases. At last, we chose top 10 DEGs for external validation. Results A total of 100 DEGs were identified. The results of pathway and GO analyses were closely related to malaria inflammatory pathway and inflammatory response. Three necessary PPI modules and 9 hub genes were identified in PPI analysis, and 277 DEG-TF pairs were found among 54 DEGs and 32 TF. Moreover, 22 candidate drugs were found to match 9 hub genes. External validation of 9 of the top 10 DEGs were consistent with bioinformatic analysis. Conclusion This study provided comprehensive analyses for the functional gene sets and pathways related to neuropathic pain and promoted our understanding of the mechanism or therapy of neuropathic pain.
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- Xiao Yang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Cheng J, Liu HP, Lin WY, Tsai FJ. Identification of contributing genes of Huntington's disease by machine learning. BMC Med Genomics 2020; 13:176. [PMID: 33228685 PMCID: PMC7684976 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-020-00822-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Huntington’s disease (HD) is an inherited disorder caused by the polyglutamine (poly-Q) mutations of the HTT gene results in neurodegeneration characterized by chorea, loss of coordination, cognitive decline. However, HD pathogenesis is still elusive. Despite the availability of a wide range of biological data, a comprehensive understanding of HD’s mechanism from machine learning is so far unrealized, majorly due to the lack of needed data density.
Methods To harness the knowledge of the HD pathogenesis from the expression profiles of postmortem prefrontal cortex samples of 157 HD and 157 controls, we used gene profiling ranking as the criteria to reduce the dimension to the order of magnitude of the sample size, followed by machine learning using the decision tree, rule induction, random forest, and generalized linear model. Results These four Machine learning models identified 66 potential HD-contributing genes, with the cross-validated accuracy of 90.79 ± 4.57%, 89.49 ± 5.20%, 90.45 ± 4.24%, and 97.46 ± 3.26%, respectively. The identified genes enriched the gene ontology of transcriptional regulation, inflammatory response, neuron projection, and the cytoskeleton. Moreover, three genes in the cognitive, sensory, and perceptual systems were also identified. Conclusions The mutant HTT may interfere with both the expression and transport of these identified genes to promote the HD pathogenesis.
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- Jack Cheng
- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan. .,Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan. .,Brain Diseases Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan. .,School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan. .,Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan. .,Children's Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan.
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Lu T, Mar JC. Investigating transcriptome-wide sex dimorphism by multi-level analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data in ten mouse cell types. Biol Sex Differ 2020; 11:61. [PMID: 33153500 PMCID: PMC7643324 DOI: 10.1186/s13293-020-00335-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is a long established fact that sex is an important factor that influences the transcriptional regulatory processes of an organism. However, understanding sex-based differences in gene expression has been limited because existing studies typically sequence and analyze bulk tissue from female or male individuals. Such analyses average cell-specific gene expression levels where cell-to-cell variation can easily be concealed. We therefore sought to utilize data generated by the rapidly developing single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technology to explore sex dimorphism and its functional consequences at the single cell level. METHODS Our study included scRNA-seq data of ten well-defined cell types from the brain and heart of female and male young adult mice in the publicly available tissue atlas dataset, Tabula Muris. We combined standard differential expression analysis with the identification of differential distributions in single cell transcriptomes to test for sex-based gene expression differences in each cell type. The marker genes that had sex-specific inter-cellular changes in gene expression formed the basis for further characterization of the cellular functions that were differentially regulated between the female and male cells. We also inferred activities of transcription factor-driven gene regulatory networks by leveraging knowledge of multidimensional protein-to-genome and protein-to-protein interactions and analyzed pathways that were potential modulators of sex differentiation and dimorphism. RESULTS For each cell type in this study, we identified marker genes with significantly different mean expression levels or inter-cellular distribution characteristics between female and male cells. These marker genes were enriched in pathways that were closely related to the biological functions of each cell type. We also identified sub-cell types that possibly carry out distinct biological functions that displayed discrepancies between female and male cells. Additionally, we found that while genes under differential transcriptional regulation exhibited strong cell type specificity, six core transcription factor families responsible for most sex-dimorphic transcriptional regulation activities were conserved across the cell types, including ASCL2, EGR, GABPA, KLF/SP, RXRα, and ZF. CONCLUSIONS We explored novel gene expression-based biomarkers, functional cell group compositions, and transcriptional regulatory networks associated with sex dimorphism with a novel computational pipeline. Our findings indicated that sex dimorphism might be widespread across the transcriptomes of cell types, cell type-specific, and impactful for regulating cellular activities.
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- Tianyuan Lu
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia.,Quantitative Life Sciences Program, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 0G4, Canada
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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Segovia M, Russo S, Girotti MR, Rabinovich GA, Hill M. Role of inflammasome activation in tumor immunity triggered by immune checkpoint blockers. Clin Exp Immunol 2020; 200:155-162. [PMID: 32297328 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Immune checkpoint blockers improve the overall survival of a limited number of patients among different cancers. Identifying pathways that influence the immunological and clinical response to treatment is critical to improve the therapeutic efficacy and predict clinical responses. Recently, a key role has been assigned to innate immune mechanisms in checkpoint blockade-driven anti-tumor responses. However, inflammatory pathways can both improve and impair anti-tumor immunity. In this review, we discuss how different inflammatory pathways, particularly inflammasome activation, can influence the clinical outcome of immune checkpoint blockers. Inflammasome activation may reinforce anti-tumor immunity by boosting CD8+ T cell priming as well as by enhancing T helper type 17 (Th17) responses. In particular, we focus on the modulation of the cation channel transmembrane protein 176B (TMEM176B) and the ectonucleotidase CD39 as potential targets to unleash inflammasome activation leading to reinforced anti-tumor immunity and improved efficacy of immune checkpoint blockers. Future studies should be aimed at investigating the mechanisms and cell subsets involved in inflammasome-driven anti-tumor responses.
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- M Segovia
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.,Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.,Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Translational Immuno-Oncology, Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine (IBYME), National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Immunopathology, Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine (IBYME), National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.,School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.,Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Occupational exposures and genetic susceptibility to occupational exposures are related to sickness absence in the Lifelines cohort study. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12963. [PMID: 32737337 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69372-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the association between occupational exposures and sickness absence (SA), the mediating role of respiratory symptoms, and whether genetic susceptibility to SA upon occupational exposures exists. Logistic regression was used to examine associations and structural equation modelling was used for mediation analyses. Genetic susceptibility was investigated by including interactions between occupational exposures and 11 candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Biological dust, mineral dust, and pesticides exposure were associated with a lower prevalence of any SA (OR (95% CI) = 0.72 (0.58-0.89), 0.88 (0.78-0.99), and 0.70 (0.55-0.89), respectively) while gases/fumes exposure was associated with a higher prevalence of long-term SA (1.46 (1.11-1.91)). Subjects exposed to solvents and metals had a higher prevalence of any (1.14 (1.03-1.26) and 1.68 (1.26-2.24)) and long-term SA (1.26 (1.08-1.46) and 1.75 (1.15-2.67)). Chronic cough and chronic phlegm mediated the association between high gases/fumes exposure and long-term SA. Two of 11 SNPs investigated had a positive interaction with exposure on SA and one SNP negatively interacted with exposure on SA. Exposure to metals and gases/fumes showed a clear dose-response relationship with a higher prevalence of long-term SA; contrary, exposure to pesticides and biological/mineral dust showed a protective effect on any SA. Respiratory symptoms mediated the association between occupational exposures and SA. Moreover, gene-by-exposure interactions exist.
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Picotto G, Morse LR, Nguyen N, Saltzman J, Battaglino R. TMEM176A and TMEM176B Are Candidate Regulators of Inhibition of Dendritic Cell Maturation and Function after Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma 2019; 37:528-533. [PMID: 31354034 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2019.6498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Inhibition of dendritic cell maturation and activation, together with abnormal functioning of cell-mediated immunity, has been reported in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The development of immune-based therapies could: 1) prevent or slow down limit further tissue damage in chronic SCI, and 2) promote tissue regeneration. To identify novel candidate molecular pathways mediating SCI-induced immune changes, we performed whole-genome microarray and molecular pathway analyses. Subjects with motor complete chronic SCI (> 2 years post-injury) and uninjured controls were selected from an ongoing study. Microarray analysis was performed with RNA extracted from circulating monocytes. Partek Genomic Suite (PGS) software was used to limit the 54,000 gene list to only those genes up-regulated or down-regulated by 2-fold or more in SCI compared with control. Pathway analyses were performed with Ingenuity Systems IPA software to identify biological pathways of interest involving differentially expressed genes. Genes of interest were then confirmed by quantitative PCR (qPCR). Six SCI subjects and five uninjured controls were included in the final analyses. A molecular pathway related to immune cell trafficking was identified as being significantly upregulated in the SCI subjects. Two genes in that network, transmembrane domain protein (TMEM)176A and TMEM176B, were notable for the magnitude of overexpression. Dendritic cells have been shown to mediate recovery and/or protective autoimmunity in central nervous system injuries and have the capacity to induce neuroprotection and neurogenesis in stroke patients. High TMEM176A and TMEM176B levels have been shown to prevent dendritic cell maturation and inhibit dendritic cell activity in the general population. Here, we report overexpression of both genes in SCI compared with control subjects. Thus, we propose that TMEM176A and TMEM176B are candidate genes involved in inhibiting protective immune responses in SCI. This study may support future research aimed at developing new targets for therapies to promote immune system-mediated neuroprotection and recovery in SCI.
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- Gabriela Picotto
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Rodrigues R, Danskog K, Överby AK, Arnberg N. Characterizing the cellular attachment receptor for Langat virus. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0217359. [PMID: 31163044 PMCID: PMC6548386 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Tick-borne encephalitis infections have increased the last 30 years. The mortality associated to this viral infection is 0.5 to 30% with a risk of permanent neurological sequelae, however, no therapeutic is currently available. The first steps of virus-cell interaction, such as attachment and entry, are of importance to understand pathogenesis and tropism. Several molecules have been shown to interact with tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) at the plasma membrane surface, yet, no studies have proven that these are specific entry receptors. In this study, we set out to characterize the cellular attachment receptor(s) for TBEV using the naturally attenuated member of the TBEV complex, Langat virus (LGTV), as a model. Inhibiting or cleaving different molecules from the surface of A549 cells, combined with inhibition assays using peptide extracts from high LGTV binding cells, revealed that LGTV attachment to host cells is dependent on plasma membrane proteins, but not on glycans or glycolipids, and suggested that LGTV might use different cellular attachment factors on different cell types. Based on this, we developed a transcriptomic approach to generate a list of candidate attachment and entry receptors. Our findings shed light on the first step of the flavivirus life-cycle and provide candidate receptors that might serve as a starting point for future functional studies to identify the specific attachment and/or entry receptor for LGTV and TBEV.
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- Raquel Rodrigues
- Virology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Virology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Virology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Virology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Segovia M, Russo S, Jeldres M, Mahmoud YD, Perez V, Duhalde M, Charnet P, Rousset M, Victoria S, Veigas F, Louvet C, Vanhove B, Floto RA, Anegon I, Cuturi MC, Girotti MR, Rabinovich GA, Hill M. Targeting TMEM176B Enhances Antitumor Immunity and Augments the Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Blockers by Unleashing Inflammasome Activation. Cancer Cell 2019; 35:767-781.e6. [PMID: 31085177 PMCID: PMC6521897 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Although immune checkpoint blockers have yielded significant clinical benefits in patients with different malignancies, the efficacy of these therapies is still limited. Here, we show that disruption of transmembrane protein 176B (TMEM176B) contributes to CD8+ T cell-mediated tumor growth inhibition by unleashing inflammasome activation. Lack of Tmem176b enhances the antitumor activity of anti-CTLA-4 antibodies through mechanisms involving caspase-1/IL-1β activation. Accordingly, patients responding to checkpoint blockade therapies display an activated inflammasome signature. Finally, we identify BayK8644 as a potent TMEM176B inhibitor that promotes CD8+ T cell-mediated tumor control and reinforces the antitumor activity of both anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 antibodies. Thus, pharmacologic de-repression of the inflammasome by targeting TMEM176B may enhance the therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoint blockers.
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- Mercedes Segovia
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay; Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay; Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratories of Immunopathology and Translational Immuno-Oncology, Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine (IBYME), National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations (CONICET), C1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay; Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, 34093 Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, 34093 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratories of Immunopathology and Translational Immuno-Oncology, Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine (IBYME), National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations (CONICET), C1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- INSERM UMR 1064, Center for Research in Transplantation and Immunology, Université de Nantes, CHU Nantes, Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), 44093 Nantes, France
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- INSERM UMR 1064, Center for Research in Transplantation and Immunology, Université de Nantes, CHU Nantes, Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), 44093 Nantes, France; Xenothera, 44093 Nantes, France
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- Molecular Immunity Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, CB2 0QH Cambridge, UK
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- INSERM UMR 1064, Center for Research in Transplantation and Immunology, Université de Nantes, CHU Nantes, Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), 44093 Nantes, France
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- INSERM UMR 1064, Center for Research in Transplantation and Immunology, Université de Nantes, CHU Nantes, Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), 44093 Nantes, France.
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- Laboratories of Immunopathology and Translational Immuno-Oncology, Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine (IBYME), National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations (CONICET), C1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratories of Immunopathology and Translational Immuno-Oncology, Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine (IBYME), National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations (CONICET), C1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina; Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, C1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay; Immunobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Epigenetic silencing of TMEM176A activates ERK signaling in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Epigenetics 2018; 10:137. [PMID: 30400968 PMCID: PMC6219251 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-018-0570-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background The role of TMEM176A in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown. This study explored the epigenetic regulation and function of TMEM176A in human HCC. Materials and methods Twelve HCC cell lines and 126 cases of primary cancer were analyzed. Methylation-specific PCR, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and xenograft mouse models were employed. Results TMEM176A was highly expressed in SNU387, SNU182, Huh1, and SNU475 cells; reduced expression was observed in HepG2 and PLC/PRF/5 cells; and no expression was found in SNU449, HBXF344, SMMC7721, Huh7, and LM3 cells. Unmethylation of the TMEM176A promoter was detected in SNU387, SNU182, Huh1, and SNU475 cells; partial methylation was observed in HepG2 and PLC/PRF/5 cells; and complete methylation was found in SNU449, HBXF344, SMMC7721, Huh7, and LM3 cells. Upon treatment with 5-Aza-2-deoxycytidine, re-expression of TMEM176A was detected in SNU449, HBXF344, SMMC7721, Huh7, and LM3 cells; increased expression of TMEM176A was observed in HepG2 and PLC/PRF/5 cells; and no expression changes were found in SNU387, SNU182, Huh1, and SNU475 cells. The TMEM176A promoter region was methylated in 75.4% (95/126) of primary human HCC. Reduced expression of TMEM176A was associated with promoter region methylation (P < 0.05). No association was found between TMEM176A promoter methylation and age, gender, HBV infection, liver cirrhosis, tumor size, lymph node metastasis, vessel cancerous embolus, number of lesions, and TNM stage (all P > 0.05). These results demonstrated that the expression of TMEM176A is regulated by promoter region methylation. Methylation of the TMEM176A promoter was significantly associated with tumor cell differentiation (P < 0.05) and was an independent prognostic factor for poor 3-year overall survival (OS, P < 0.05). TMEM176A expression induced cell apoptosis; inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion; suppressed human HCC cell xenograft growth in mice; and inhibited ERK signaling in HCC cells. Conclusion The promoter region of TMEM176A is frequently methylated in human HCC, and the expression of TMEM176A is regulated by promoter region methylation. Methylation of the TMEM176A promoter may serve as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in HCC. TMEM176A suppresses HCC growth by inhibiting the ERK signaling pathway.
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Shao X, Wang B, Mu K, Li L, Li Q, He W, Yao Q, Jia X, Zhang JA. Key gene co-expression modules and functional pathways involved in the pathogenesis of Graves' disease. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2018; 474:252-259. [PMID: 29614339 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2018.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Graves' disease (GD) is a common autoimmune thyroid disease characterized by positive thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibody. To better understand its molecular pathogenesis, we adopted the weighted gene co-expression network analysis to reveal co-expression modules of key genes involved in the pathogenesis of GD, protein-protein interaction network analysis to identify the hub genes related to GD development and functional analyses to explore their possible functions. Our results showed that 1) a total of 2667 differentially expressed genes in our microarray study and 16 different gene co-expression modules were associated with GD, and 2) the most significant module was associated with the percentage of macrophages, T follicular helper cells and CD4+ memory T cells and mainly enriched in immune regulation and immune response. Overall, our study reveals several key gene co-expression modules and functional pathways involved in GD, which provides some novel insights into the pathogenesis of GD.
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- Xiaoqing Shao
- Department of Endocrinology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai 201318, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai 201318, China.
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Zhang YH, Hu Y, Zhang Y, Hu LD, Kong X. Distinguishing three subtypes of hematopoietic cells based on gene expression profiles using a support vector machine. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2017; 1864:2255-2265. [PMID: 29241664 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Hematopoiesis is a complicated process involving a series of biological sub-processes that lead to the formation of various blood components. A widely accepted model of early hematopoiesis proceeds from long-term hematopoietic stem cells (LT-HSCs) to multipotent progenitors (MPPs) and then to lineage-committed progenitors. However, the molecular mechanisms of early hematopoiesis have not been fully characterized. In this study, we applied a computational strategy to identify the gene expression signatures distinguishing three types of closely related hematopoietic cells collected in recent studies: (1) hematopoietic stem cell/multipotent progenitor cells; (2) LT-HSCs; and (3) hematopoietic progenitor cells. Each cell in these cell types was represented by its gene expression profile among a total number of 20,475 genes. The expression features were analyzed by a Monte-Carlo Feature Selection (MCFS) method, resulting in a feature list. Then, the incremental feature selection (IFS) and a support vector machine (SVM) optimized with a sequential minimum optimization (SMO) algorithm were employed to access the optimal classifier with the highest Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC) value of 0.889, in which 6698 features were used to represent cells. In addition, through an updated program of MCFS method, seventeen decision rules can be obtained, which can classify the three cell types with an overall accuracy of 0.812. Using a literature review, both the rules and the top features used for building the optimal classifier were confirmed to be commonly used or potential biological markers for distinguishing the three cell types of HSPCs. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Accelerating Precision Medicine through Genetic and Genomic Big Data Analysis edited by Yudong Cai & Tao Huang.
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- Yu-Hang Zhang
- Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, People's Republic of China.
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- Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, People's Republic of China.
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- Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, People's Republic of China.
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Sun Y, Zhang D, Sun G, Lv Y, Li Y, Li X, Song Y, Li J, Fan Z, Wang H. RNA-sequencing study of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in sporadic Ménière's disease patients: possible contribution of immunologic dysfunction to the development of this disorder. Clin Exp Immunol 2017; 192:33-45. [PMID: 29164594 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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To date, the pathogenesis of Ménière's disease (MD) remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the possible relationship between potential immune system-related genes and sporadic MD. The whole RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) technology was used to analyse the transcriptome of peripheral blood mononuclear cells of three MD patients and three control individuals. Of 366 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), 154 genes were up-regulated and 212 genes were down-regulated (|log2 fold change| > 1 and P < 0·05). Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis illustrated that immune relevant factors played a key role in the pathogenesis of MD. Of 366 DEGs, we focused upon analysing the possible immune-related genes, among which the significantly up-regulated genes [glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1), transmembrane protein 176 (TMEM176)B, TMEM176A] and down-regulated genes [solute carrier family 4 member (SLC4A)10 and SLC4A1] especially drew our attention. The mRNA expression levels of GSTM1, TMEM176B, TMEM176A, SLC4A1 and SLC4A10 were analysed by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The serum concentration of GSTM1, TMEM176B and SLC4A10 proteins were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Considering the results of qRT-PCR and ELISA, it was noteworthy that GSTM1 exhibited the highest fold change between two groups, which was consistent with the deep sequencing results by RNA-seq. In conclusion, our study first offers a new perspective in MD development on the basis of RNA expression patterns, suggesting that immune factors might be involved in the MD pathogenesis. Remarkably, GSTM1 might be a possible candidate gene for the diagnostic biomarker of MD and provides the basis for further biological and functional investigations.
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- Y Sun
- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Otology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Otology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Otology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Otology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Otology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Otology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Otology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Kos MZ, Carless MA, Peralta J, Curran JE, Quillen EE, Almeida M, Blackburn A, Blondell L, Roalf DR, Pogue-Geile MF, Gur RC, Göring HHH, Nimgaonkar VL, Gur RE, Almasy L. Exome sequences of multiplex, multigenerational families reveal schizophrenia risk loci with potential implications for neurocognitive performance. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2017; 174:817-827. [PMID: 28902459 PMCID: PMC5760172 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness, involving disruptions in thought and behavior, with a worldwide prevalence of about one percent. Although highly heritable, much of the genetic liability of schizophrenia is yet to be explained. We searched for susceptibility loci in multiplex, multigenerational families affected by schizophrenia, targeting protein-altering variation with in silico predicted functional effects. Exome sequencing was performed on 136 samples from eight European-American families, including 23 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. In total, 11,878 non-synonymous variants from 6,396 genes were tested for their association with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Pathway enrichment analyses were conducted on gene-based test results, protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks, and epistatic effects. Using a significance threshold of FDR < 0.1, association was detected for rs10941112 (p = 2.1 × 10-5 ; q-value = 0.073) in AMACR, a gene involved in fatty acid metabolism and previously implicated in schizophrenia, with significant cis effects on gene expression (p = 5.5 × 10-4 ), including brain tissue data from the Genotype-Tissue Expression project (minimum p = 6.0 × 10-5 ). A second SNP, rs10378 located in TMEM176A, also shows risk effects in the exome data (p = 2.8 × 10-5 ; q-value = 0.073). PPIs among our top gene-based association results (p < 0.05; n = 359 genes) reveal significant enrichment of genes involved in NCAM-mediated neurite outgrowth (p = 3.0 × 10-5 ), while exome-wide SNP-SNP interaction effects for rs10941112 and rs10378 indicate a potential role for kinase-mediated signaling involved in memory and learning. In conclusion, these association results implicate AMACR and TMEM176A in schizophrenia risk, whose effects may be modulated by genes involved in synaptic plasticity and neurocognitive performance.
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- Mark Z. Kos
- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, The University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio and Brownsville, TX, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San
Antonio, TX, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, The University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio and Brownsville, TX, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, The University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio and Brownsville, TX, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San
Antonio, TX, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, The University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio and Brownsville, TX, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, The University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio and Brownsville, TX, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, The University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio and Brownsville, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, The University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio and Brownsville, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Lv G, Zhu H, Li C, Wang J, Zhao D, Li S, Ma L, Sun G, Li F, Zhao Y, Gao Y. Inhibition of IL-8-mediated endothelial adhesion, VSMCs proliferation and migration by siRNA-TMEM98 suggests TMEM98's emerging role in atherosclerosis. Oncotarget 2017; 8:88043-88058. [PMID: 29152140 PMCID: PMC5675692 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Transmembrane protein 98 (TMEM98), known as a novel gene related to lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, differentiation of T helper 1 cells and normal eye development, has no defined role reported in terms of atherosclerosis (AS). To investigate the potential involvement of TMEM98 during AS processes, its obvious secretion and expression has been initially characterized in hyperlipidemia patients' serum and AS mice's serum respectively. We then explored the possible role of TMEM98 in the pathogenesis of AS in vitro. IL-8, a pro-atherogenesis cytokine, was used to induce the expression of TMEM98 in both endothelial cells (ECs) and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Collectively, TMEM98 expression significantly increased in ECs and VSMCs, both induced by IL-8. Additionally, the adhesion ability of monocytes to ECs as well as the proliferation and migration of VSMCs were all decreased after siRNA-TMEM98 treatment. Furthermore, siRNA-TMEM98 dramatically inhibited the expression of ICAM-1 in ECs and the expression of p-AKT, p-GSK3β and Cyclin D1 from VSMCs, and AKT agonist partially restored the proliferation and migration of VSMC after siRNA-TMEM98 treatment. Taken together, siRNA-TMEM98 inhibits IL-8 mediated EC adhesion by down-regulating the expression of ICAM-1. Additionally, it also hinders the proliferation and migration of VSMCs through suppressing the AKT/GSK3β/Cyclin D1 signaling pathway. Our study provides sufficient evidence to support that TMEM98 could be a novel gene associated with AS for the first time.
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- Guangxin Lv
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Immunology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Medical Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China.,Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Medical Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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Ge W, Lin Y, Li S, Zong X, Ge Z. Identification of Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Cell Biochem 2017. [PMID: 28636181 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Wen‐Han Ge
- Department of EmergencyThe Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'anHuai'anP.R. China
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- Department of Emergency, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine HospitalSouthwest Medical UniversityLuzhouP.R. China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine HospitalSouthwest Medical UniversityLuzhouP.R. China
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- Department of CardiologyXu Zhou Central HospitalXuzhouP.R. China
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- Department of CardiologyPeople's Hospital of XuyiXuyi211700JiangsuP.R. China
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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Herman JG, Linghu E, Guo M. Epigenetic silencing of TMEM176A promotes esophageal squamous cell cancer development. Oncotarget 2017; 8:70035-70048. [PMID: 29050260 PMCID: PMC5642535 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The function of human transmembrane protein 176A (TMEM176A) in cancer remains unclear. To understand the function and mechanism of TMEM176A in human esophageal cancer development, 13 esophageal cancer cell lines and 267 cases of primary esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) samples were analyzed by methylation specific PCR (MSP), flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry and transfection assays. TMEM176A was highly expressed in BIC1 cells and loss of TMEM176A expression was found in TE1, TE3, TE13, KYSE140, KYSE180, KYSE410, KYSE450, KYSE520, Segl, KYSE150, YES2 and COLO680N cells. Complete methylation was detected in TE1, TE3, TE13, KYSE140, KYSE180, KYSE410, KYSE450, KYSE520, Segl, KYSE150, YES2 and COLO680N cells, while unmethylation was detected in BIC1 cells. Restoration of TMEM176A expression was induced by 5-aza-2’-deoxycytidine treatment in methylated cell lines. TMEM176A was methylated in 66.7% (178/267) of primary esophageal cancer samples, and promoter region methylation was significantly associated with tumor differentiation (p<0.001) and loss off/reduced expression of TMEM176A (p<0.05). Methylation of TMEM176A was significantly associated with poor 5-year overall survival (p < 0.05). Cox proportional hazards model analysis suggest that TMEM176A methylation is an independent prognostic factor for poor 5-years OS. TMEM176A inhibited cell invasion and migration, and induced apoptosis in esophageal cancer cells. TMEM176A suppressed esophageal cancer cell growth both in vitro and in vivo. In conclusion, TMEM176A is frequently methylated in human ESCC and the expression of TMEM176A is regulated by promoter region methylation. TMEM176A methylation may serve as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in ESCC. TMEM176A is a potential tumor suppressor in human ESCC.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Fu Xing Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- The Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Gao D, Han Y, Yang Y, Herman JG, Linghu E, Zhan Q, Fuks F, Lu ZJ, Guo M. Methylation of TMEM176A is an independent prognostic marker and is involved in human colorectal cancer development. Epigenetics 2017; 12:575-583. [PMID: 28678648 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2017.1341027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignancy and the fourth most common cause of cancer related death worldwide. This study was designed to find tumor suppressors involved in CRC development by performing RNA-seq. Eight CRC cell lines and 130 cases of primary CRC samples were used. RNA-seq, methylation-specific PCR (MSP), flow cytometry, transwell assays, and a xenograft mouse model were used. Reduction of TMEM176A expression was confirmed in human CRC cells by RNA-seq. TMEM176A was expressed in LS180 and SW620 cells, loss of TMEM176A expression was observed in LOVO, HCT116, RKO, and DLD1 cells, and reduced TMEM176A expression was found in HT29 and SW480 cells. Unmethylation of the TMEM176A promoter was found in LS180 and SW620 cells, whereas complete methylation was found in LOVO, HCT116, RKO, and DLD1 cells, and partial methylation was found in HT29 and SW480 cells. Promoter region methylation correlated with loss of/reduced expression of TMEM176A. Re-expression of TMEM176A was induced by 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine. TMEM176A was methylated in 50.77% of primary colorectal cancers. Methylation of TMEM176A was associated with tumor metastasis (P<0.05) and was an independent prognostic factor for 5-year overall survival (OS) according to Cox proportional hazards model analysis (P<0.05). TMEM176A induced apoptosis and inhibited cell migration and invasion in CRC cells. TMEM176A suppressed CRC cell growth both in vitro and in vivo. Our results suggest that expression of TMEM176A is regulated by promoter region methylation. TMEM176A methylation is an independent prognostic marker for 5-year OS in CRC, and may act as a tumor suppressor in CRC.
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- Dan Gao
- a Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China.,b School of Medicine, Nankai University , Tianjin , China
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- a Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China.,b School of Medicine, Nankai University , Tianjin , China
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- c MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University , Beijing , China
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- d The Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute , Pittsburgh , PA , USA
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- a Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China
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- e Laboratory of Molecular Oncology , Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute , Beijing , China
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- f Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics , Free University of Brussels (U.L.B.) , Brussels , Belgium
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- c MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University , Beijing , China
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- a Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China
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Etikala A, Bruce G, Hudkins K, Narayanan AS. LR8 Expression in fibroblasts of healthy and fibrotic human tissues. Biochem Biophys Rep 2017; 10:165-171. [PMID: 28670627 PMCID: PMC5486411 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2017.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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LR8 gene was first reported in a subpopulation of cultured human lung fibroblasts expressing the receptor for C1q-globular domain, and it was not detectable in cultured endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells. LR8 mRNA levels were higher in fibrotic lungs. In this study we assessed LR8 production in human tissues and determined if the distribution of fibroblasts producing LR8 is affected in fibrosis. Normal and fibrotic tissue sections from human liver, lung and kidneys were immunostained with antibodies to LR8 and examined for the presence of fibroblasts staining positively and negatively. The cells were also examined for co-expression of α-smooth muscle actin (SMA), a marker for myofibroblasts. The results showed that LR8 was expressed by fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, bile duct cells, pulmonary alveolar cells and distal and proximal kidney tubule cells. Connective tissues of normal and fibrotic tissues contained fibroblasts staining positively and negatively with anti- LR8 antibody. The number of LR8-positive cells was higher in fibrotic tissues, but differences were not statistically significant. Fibroblasts producing both LR8 and SMA were present in higher numbers in fibrotic tissues as compared to normal tissues and the differences were statistically significant (p<0.05). Our results show that fibroblast subtypes differing in LR8 expression are present in human tissues, and that in fibrotic tissues cells co-expressing LR8 and SMA are present. Our results indicate that LR8 expressing cells may participate in the early stages of fibrotic diseases and that fibroblasts expressing LR8, not LR8 negative cells, have potential to become myofibroblasts in fibrotic tissues. Human tissues contain fibroblast populations expressing and not expressing LR8. Fibroblasts expressing both LR8 and smooth muscle actin are present and in higher number in fibrotic liver, lungs and kidneys. LR8 positive fibroblasts may represent putative myofibroblasts participating in fibrosis.
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- Anusha Etikala
- Department of Pathology, Box 357470, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-7470
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- Seattle Children's Research Institute, 1900 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
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- Department of Pathology, Box 357470, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-7470
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- Department of Pathology, Box 357470, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-7470
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Heine A, Held SAE, Schulte-Schrepping J, Wolff JFA, Klee K, Ulas T, Schmacke NA, Daecke SN, Riethausen K, Schultze JL, Brossart P. Generation and functional characterization of MDSC-like cells. Oncoimmunology 2017; 6:e1295203. [PMID: 28507805 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2017.1295203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are critical in regulating immune responses by suppressing antigen presenting cells (APC) and T cells. We previously observed that incubation of peripheral blood monocytes with interleukin (IL)-10 during their differentiation to monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) results in the generation of an APC population with a CD14+HLA-DRlowphenotype (IL-10-APC) with reduced stimulatory capacity similar to human MDSC. Co-incubation experiments now revealed that the addition of IL-10-APC to moDC caused a reduction of DC-induced T-cell proliferation, of the expression of maturation markers, and of secreted cytokines and chemokines such as TNF-α, IL-6, MIP-1α and Rantes. Addition of IL-10-APC increased the immunosuppressive molecule osteoactivin and its corresponding receptor syndecan-4 on moDC. Moreover, CD14+HLA-DRlow MDSC isolated from healthy donors expressed high levels of osteoactivin, which was even further upregulated by the auxiliary addition of IL-10. Using transcriptome analysis, we identified a set of molecules and pathways mediating these effects. In addition, we found that IL-10-APC as well as human isolated MDSC expressed higher levels of programmed death (PD)-1, PD-ligand-1 (PD-L1), glucocorticoid-induced-tumor-necrosis-factor-receptor-related-protein (GITR) and GITR-ligand. Inhibition of osteoactivin, syndecan-4, PD-1 or PD-L1 on MDSC by using blocking antibodies restored the stimulatory capacity of DC in co-incubation experiments. Activation of MDSC with Dectin-1 ligand curdlan reduced the expression of osteoactivin and PD-L1. Our results demonstrate that osteoactivin/syndecan-4 and PD-/PD-L1 are key molecules that are profoundly involved in the inhibitory effects of MDSC on DC function and might be promising tools for clinical application.
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- Annkristin Heine
- Medical Clinic III for Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Genomics and Immunoregulation, LIMES-Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Genomics and Immunoregulation, LIMES-Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Clinic III for Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Clinic III for Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Genomics and Immunoregulation, LIMES-Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Platform for Single Cell Genomics and Epigenomics (PRECISE) at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Clinic III for Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Grunin M, Hagbi-Levi S, Rinsky B, Smith Y, Chowers I. Transcriptome Analysis on Monocytes from Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29046. [PMID: 27374485 PMCID: PMC4931446 DOI: 10.1038/srep29046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Mononuclear phagocytes (MPs), including monocytes/macrophages, play complex roles in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) pathogenesis. We reported altered gene-expression signature in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from AMD patients, and a chemokine receptor signature on AMD monocytes. To obtain comprehensive understanding of MP involvement, particularly in peripheral circulation in AMD, we performed global gene expression analysis in monocytes. We separated monocytes from treatment-naïve neovascular AMD (nvAMD) patients (n = 14) and age-matched controls (n = 15), and performed microarray and bioinformatics analysis. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed on other sets of nvAMD (n = 25), atrophic AMD (n = 21), and controls (n = 28) for validation. This validated microarray genes (like TMEM176A/B and FOSB) tested, including differences between nvAMD and atrophic AMD. We identified 2,165 differentially-expressed genes (P < 0.05), including 79 genes with log2 fold change ≥1.5 between nvAMD and controls. Functional annotation using DAVID and TANGO demonstrated immune response alterations in AMD monocytes (FDR-P <0.05), validated by randomized data comparison (P < 0.0001). GSEA, ISMARA, and MEME analysis found immune enrichment and specific involved microRNAs. Enrichment of differentially-expressed genes in monocytes was found in retina via SAGE data-mining. These genes were enriched in non-classical vs. classical monocyte subsets (P < 0.05). Therefore, global gene expression analysis in AMD monocytes reveals an altered immune-related signature, further implicating systemic MP activation in AMD.
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- Michelle Grunin
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Genomic Data Analysis Unit, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Lemoine A, Chauveau-Le Friec G, Langa F, Louvet C. Generation of a Double KO Mouse by Simultaneous Targeting of the Neighboring Genes Tmem176a and Tmem176b Using CRISPR/Cas9: Key Steps from Design to Genotyping. J Genet Genomics 2016; 43:329-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2016.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 03/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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RORγt+ cells selectively express redundant cation channels linked to the Golgi apparatus. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23682. [PMID: 27009467 PMCID: PMC4806298 DOI: 10.1038/srep23682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt) is a master transcription factor central to type 17 immunity involving cells such as T helper 17, group 3 innate lymphoid cells or IL-17-producing γδ T cells. Here we show that the intracellular ion channel TMEM176B and its homologue TMEM176A are strongly expressed in these RORγt+ cells. We demonstrate that TMEM176A and B exhibit a similar cation channel activity and mainly colocalise in close proximity to the trans-Golgi network. Strikingly, in the mouse, the loss of Tmem176b is systematically associated with a strong upregulation of Tmem176a. While Tmem176b single-deficiency has no effect on the course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, T cell or DSS-induced colitis, it significantly reduces imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation. These findings shed light on a potentially novel specific process linked to post-Golgi trafficking for modulating the function of RORγt+ cells and indicate that both homologues should be simultaneously targeted to clearly elucidate the role of this intracellular ion flow.
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Cuajungco MP, Silva J, Habibi A, Valadez JA. The mucolipin-2 (TRPML2) ion channel: a tissue-specific protein crucial to normal cell function. Pflugers Arch 2015; 468:177-92. [PMID: 26336837 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-015-1732-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The discovery of the TRPML subfamily of ion channels has created an exciting niche in the fields of membrane trafficking, signal transduction, autophagy, and metal homeostasis. The TRPML protein subfamily consists of three members, TRPML1, TRPML2, and TRPML3, which are encoded by MCOLN1, MCOLN2, and MCOLN3 genes, respectively. They are non-selective cation channels with six predicted transmembrane domains and intracellular amino- and carboxyl-terminus regions. They localize to the plasma membrane, endosomes, and lysosomes of cells. TRPML1 is associated with the human lysosomal storage disease known as mucolipidosis type IV (MLIV), but TRPML2 and TRPML3 have not been linked with a human disease. Although TRPML1 is expressed in many tissues, TRPML3 is expressed in a varied but limited set of tissues, while TRPML2 has a more limited expression pattern where it is mostly detected in lymphoid and myeloid tissues. This review focuses on TRPML2 because it appears to play an important, yet unrecognized role in the immune system. While the evidence has been mostly indirect, we present and discuss relevant data that strengthen the connection of TRPML2 with cellular immunity. We also discuss the functional redundancy between the TRPML proteins, and how such features could be exploited as a potential therapeutic strategy for MLIV disease. We present evidence that TRPML2 expression may complement certain phenotypic alterations in MLIV cells and briefly examine the challenges of functional complementation. In conclusion, the function of TRPML2 still remains obscure, but emerging data show that it may serve a critical role in immune cell development and inflammatory responses.
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- Math P Cuajungco
- Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA, 92831, USA. .,Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, 92831, USA.
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- Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA, 92831, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA, 92831, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA, 92831, USA
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Korem Y, Szekely P, Hart Y, Sheftel H, Hausser J, Mayo A, Rothenberg ME, Kalisky T, Alon U. Geometry of the Gene Expression Space of Individual Cells. PLoS Comput Biol 2015; 11:e1004224. [PMID: 26161936 PMCID: PMC4498931 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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There is a revolution in the ability to analyze gene expression of single cells in a tissue. To understand this data we must comprehend how cells are distributed in a high-dimensional gene expression space. One open question is whether cell types form discrete clusters or whether gene expression forms a continuum of states. If such a continuum exists, what is its geometry? Recent theory on evolutionary trade-offs suggests that cells that need to perform multiple tasks are arranged in a polygon or polyhedron (line, triangle, tetrahedron and so on, generally called polytopes) in gene expression space, whose vertices are the expression profiles optimal for each task. Here, we analyze single-cell data from human and mouse tissues profiled using a variety of single-cell technologies. We fit the data to shapes with different numbers of vertices, compute their statistical significance, and infer their tasks. We find cases in which single cells fill out a continuum of expression states within a polyhedron. This occurs in intestinal progenitor cells, which fill out a tetrahedron in gene expression space. The four vertices of this tetrahedron are each enriched with genes for a specific task related to stemness and early differentiation. A polyhedral continuum of states is also found in spleen dendritic cells, known to perform multiple immune tasks: cells fill out a tetrahedron whose vertices correspond to key tasks related to maturation, pathogen sensing and communication with lymphocytes. A mixture of continuum-like distributions and discrete clusters is found in other cell types, including bone marrow and differentiated intestinal crypt cells. This approach can be used to understand the geometry and biological tasks of a wide range of single-cell datasets. The present results suggest that the concept of cell type may be expanded. In addition to discreet clusters in gene-expression space, we suggest a new possibility: a continuum of states within a polyhedron, in which the vertices represent specialists at key tasks. In the past, biological experiments usually pooled together millions of cells, masking the differences between individual cells. Current technology takes a big step forward by measuring gene expression from individual cells. Interpreting this data is challenging because we need to understand how cells are arranged in a high dimensional gene expression space. Here we test recent theory that suggests that cells facing multiple tasks should be arranged in simple low dimensional polygons or polyhedra (generally called polytopes). The vertices of the polytopes are gene expression profiles optimal for each of the tasks. We find evidence for such simplicity in a variety of tissues—spleen, bone marrow, intestine—analyzed by different single-cell technologies. We find that cells are distributed inside polytopes, such as tetrahedrons or four-dimensional simplexes, with cells closest to each vertex responsible for a different key task. For example, intestinal progenitor cells that give rise to the other cell types show a continuous distribution in a tetrahedron whose vertices correspond to several key sub-tasks. Immune dendritic cells likewise are continuously distributed between key immune tasks. This approach of testing whether data falls in polytopes may be useful for interpreting a variety of single-cell datasets in terms of biological tasks.
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- Yael Korem
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Faculty of Engineering, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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