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Cullen CL, O'Rourke M, Beasley SJ, Auderset L, Zhen Y, Pepper RE, Gasperini R, Young KM. Kif3a deletion prevents primary cilia assembly on oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, reduces oligodendrogenesis and impairs fine motor function. Glia 2020; 69:1184-1203. [PMID: 33368703 PMCID: PMC7986221 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Primary cilia are small microtubule‐based organelles capable of transducing signals from growth factor receptors embedded in the cilia membrane. Developmentally, oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) express genes associated with primary cilia assembly, disassembly, and signaling, however, the importance of primary cilia for adult myelination has not been explored. We show that OPCs are ciliated in vitro and in vivo, and that they disassemble their primary cilia as they progress through the cell cycle. OPC primary cilia are also disassembled as OPCs differentiate into oligodendrocytes. When kinesin family member 3a (Kif3a), a gene critical for primary cilium assembly, was conditionally deleted from adult OPCs in vivo (Pdgfrα‐CreER™:: Kif3afl/fl transgenic mice), OPCs failed to assemble primary cilia. Kif3a‐deletion was also associated with reduced OPC proliferation and oligodendrogenesis in the corpus callosum and motor cortex and a progressive impairment of fine motor coordination.
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- Carlie L Cullen
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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Lee A, Anderson AR, Beasley SJ, Barnett NL, Poronnik P, Pow DV. A new splice variant of the glutamate-aspartate transporter: cloning and immunolocalization of GLAST1c in rat, pig and human brains. J Chem Neuroanat 2011; 43:52-63. [PMID: 22026960 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2011.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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GLAST (EAAT1) is an abundant glial glutamate transporter in the mammalian brain. It plays important roles in terminating excitatory transmission in grey matter, as well as pathophysiological roles, including protecting white matter from excitotoxic injury. In normal brain, alternative splicing of GLAST has been described: GLAST1a and GLAST1b arise from the splicing out of exons 3 and 9, respectively. This study describes the isolation of a novel cDNA clone from neonatal hypoxic pig brain, referred to as GLAST1c, where exons 5 and 6 are skipped. GLAST1c encodes a protein of 430 amino acids. RT-PCR analysis showed that GLAST1c mRNA was readily detectable in control and hypoxic pig cortex, as well as in various brain regions of rat (cortex, mid, hind and cerebellum), and human cortex, retina and optic nerve. We have raised antibodies that selectively recognize GLAST1c and demonstrate expression of this novel splice variant in astrocytes and oligodendrocytes in rat brain, pig brain and human brain, including grey and white matter. Similarly expression of GLAST1c was observed in primary astrocyte cultures and in cultured oligodendrocytes. In unstimulated astrocytes GLAST1c exhibited an intracellular peri-nuclear distribution similar to that observed when GFP-tagged GLAST1c was transfected into COS 7 cells. In astrocytes this protein rapidly redistributed to the surface upon stimulation of protein kinase with phorbol esters. We conclude that GLAST1c may represent an astrocyte and oligodendrocyte glutamate transporter, though this could not be formally validated by D-aspartate uptake studies, due to the low transfection efficiency of constructs into COS 7 cells.
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- Aven Lee
- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research, Queensland, Australia
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Macrophages respond to unmethylated CpG motifs present in nonmammalian DNA. Stabilized phosphorothioate-modified oligodeoxynucleotides (PS-ODN) containing CpG motifs form the basis of immunotherapeutic agents. In this study, we show that PS-ODN do not perfectly mimic native DNA in activation of macrophages. CpG-containing PS-ODN were active at 10- to 100-fold lower concentrations than corresponding phosphodiester ODN in maintenance of cell viability in the absence of CSF-1, in induction of NO production, and in activation of the IL-12 promoter. These enhancing effects are attributable to both increased stability and rate of uptake of the PS-ODN. By contrast, PS-ODN were almost inactive in down-modulation of the CSF-1R from primary macrophages and activation of the HIV-1 LTR. Delayed or poor activation of signaling components may contribute to this, as PS-ODN were slower and less effective at inducing phosphorylation of the extracellular signal-related kinases 1 and 2. In addition, at high concentrations, non-CpG PS-ODN specifically inhibited responses to CpG DNA, whereas nonstimulatory phosphodiester ODN had no such effect. Although nonstimulatory PS-ODN caused some inhibition of ODN uptake, this did not adequately explain the levels of inhibition of activity. The results demonstrate that the phosphorothioate backbone has both enhancing and inhibitory effects on macrophage responses to CpG DNA.
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- D P Sester
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Departments of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Sester DP, Beasley SJ, Sweet MJ, Fowles LF, Cronau SL, Stacey KJ, Hume DA. Bacterial/CpG DNA down-modulates colony stimulating factor-1 receptor surface expression on murine bone marrow-derived macrophages with concomitant growth arrest and factor-independent survival. J Immunol 1999; 163:6541-50. [PMID: 10586047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Unmethylated CpG motifs within bacterial DNA constitute a pathogen-associated molecular pattern recognized by the innate immune system. Many of the immunomodulatory functions of bacterial DNA can be ascribed to the ability to activate macrophages and dendritic cells. Here we show stimulatory DNA, like LPS, caused growth arrest of murine bone marrow-derived macrophages proliferating in CSF-1. Stimulatory DNA caused selective down-modulation of CSF-1 receptor surface expression. Flow cytometric analysis of CSF-1-deprived bone marrow-derived macrophages revealed that in contrast to the synchronous reduction of CSF-1 receptor upon CSF-1 addition, activating DNA (both bacterial DNA and CpG-containing oligonucleotide) caused rapid removal of receptor from individual cells leading to a bimodal distribution of surface expression at intermediate times or submaximal doses of stimulus. Despite causing growth arrest, both stimulatory DNA and LPS promoted factor-independent survival of bone marrow-derived macrophages, which was associated with phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family members, extracellular-regulated kinase 1 and 2. CSF-1 receptor down-modulation may polarize the professional APC compartment to the more immunostimulatory dendritic cell-like phenotype by suppressing terminal macrophage differentiation mediated by CSF-1.
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- D P Sester
- Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, Australia
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Sester DP, Beasley SJ, Sweet MJ, Fowles LF, Cronau SL, Stacey KJ, Hume DA. Bacterial/CpG DNA Down-Modulates Colony Stimulating Factor-1 Receptor Surface Expression on Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages with Concomitant Growth Arrest and Factor-Independent Survival. The Journal of Immunology 1999. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.12.6541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Unmethylated CpG motifs within bacterial DNA constitute a pathogen-associated molecular pattern recognized by the innate immune system. Many of the immunomodulatory functions of bacterial DNA can be ascribed to the ability to activate macrophages and dendritic cells. Here we show stimulatory DNA, like LPS, caused growth arrest of murine bone marrow-derived macrophages proliferating in CSF-1. Stimulatory DNA caused selective down-modulation of CSF-1 receptor surface expression. Flow cytometric analysis of CSF-1-deprived bone marrow-derived macrophages revealed that in contrast to the synchronous reduction of CSF-1 receptor upon CSF-1 addition, activating DNA (both bacterial DNA and CpG-containing oligonucleotide) caused rapid removal of receptor from individual cells leading to a bimodal distribution of surface expression at intermediate times or submaximal doses of stimulus. Despite causing growth arrest, both stimulatory DNA and LPS promoted factor-independent survival of bone marrow-derived macrophages, which was associated with phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family members, extracellular-regulated kinase 1 and 2. CSF-1 receptor down-modulation may polarize the professional APC compartment to the more immunostimulatory dendritic cell-like phenotype by suppressing terminal macrophage differentiation mediated by CSF-1.
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- David P. Sester
- *Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia; and
- †Departments of Microbiology and Parasitology and Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Australia
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- *Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia; and
- †Departments of Microbiology and Parasitology and Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Australia
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- *Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia; and
- †Departments of Microbiology and Parasitology and Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Australia
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- *Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia; and
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- *Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia; and
- †Departments of Microbiology and Parasitology and Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Australia
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- *Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia; and
- †Departments of Microbiology and Parasitology and Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Australia
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- *Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia; and
- †Departments of Microbiology and Parasitology and Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Australia
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Murine macrophages are able to distinguish bacterial from mammalian DNA. The response is mimicked by single-stranded oligonucleotides containing unmethylated CG dinucleotides ("CpG" motifs) in specific sequence contexts. The dose-response curve for activation is influenced by variation in the sequence flanking the core CpG motif. CpG or bacterial DNA activates several signaling pathways in common with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), leading to induction of cytokine genes such as tumor necrosis factor alpha. Pretreatment with LPS causes desensitization to subsequent activation by CpG DNA. Both stimuli also cause cell cycle arrest in macrophages proliferating in response to the macrophage growth factor colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1), but prevent apoptosis caused by growth factor removal. In part, cell cycle arrest by CpG DNA and LPS may be linked to rapid down-modulation of the CSF-1 receptor from the cell surface, a response that occurs in an all-or-nothing manner. The response of macrophages to CpG DNA has aspects in common with the DNA damage response in other cell types, which may provide clues to the underlying mechanism.
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- D P Sester
- Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland, Australia
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Adam KM, Beasley SJ, Blewett DA. The occurrence of antibody to Babesia and to the virus of louping-ill in deer in Scotland. Res Vet Sci 1977; 23:133-8. [PMID: 200997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sera of wild red deer from 16 localities in Scotland were tested by the indirect fluorescent antibody technique for antibody to Babesia and by the haemagglutination inhibition test for antibody to the virus of louping-ill. Babesial antibody was detected in sera from all localities in proportions ranging from 22 to 100 per cent. Antibody to louping-ill virus could not be demonstrated in sera from five of the localities and in the other 11 was found less frequently than was antibody to Babesia. Sera from male and female deer were positive for louping-ill in almost equal proportions whereas the incidence of babesial antibody was significantly lower in females than in mature males. This difference could be explained by the habits of the deer. The variable occurrence of louping-ill antibody suggested that red deer are tangential hosts for the virus.
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Beasley SJ. Plasmodium gallinaceum: comparative infection rates in Aedes aegypti and Anopheles quadrimaculatus. Exp Parasitol 1972; 32:11-20. [PMID: 5049753 DOI: 10.1016/0014-4894(72)90004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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