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Guan YJ, Guo YN, Peng WT, Liu LL. Case Report: Cystinosis in a Chinese Child With a Novel CTNS Pathogenic Variant. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:860990. [PMID: 35498770 PMCID: PMC9051362 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.860990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report a rare case of cystinosis with a novel CTNS pathogenic variant in the Chinese population. METHODS Retrospective analysis of the clinical manifestations, laboratory results, and gene detection data of a child with cystinosis. RESULTS A Chinese Zang ethnic girl could not stand or walk until 3 years old, with additional symptoms including a loss of appetite. Since then, the girl gradually exhibited "X" leg, double wrist joints, a bilateral ankle deformity, and rickets. At the age of 9 years, the girl was hospitalized. Laboratory testing showed that her blood phosphorus, blood calcium and blood potassium levels were significantly decreased. At the same time, the girl's urine glucose and urine protein were positive, although her fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, and 75 g glucose tolerance were not significantly abnormal. Further, blood gas analysis showed metabolic acidosis. These symptoms corresponded to Fanconi syndrome. Gene analysis showed that there was a homozygous pathogenic variant c.140 ≤ 5G > A (p.?) in the CTNS gene, which was a small variation in the intron region. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the rare variant. CONCLUSION Attention should be paid to the differential diagnosis of cystinosis by gene analysis in children whose clinical manifestations include exercise dysplasia, renal damage, or multiple organ damage (including bone, thyroid, etc) and who cannot be firmly diagnosed for the time being.
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- Yu-Jia Guan
- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China.,Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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Zuo Y, Luo BR, Peng WT, Liu XR, He YL, Zhang JJ. Informal caregiver burden and influencing factors in gynaecological oncology patients hospitalized for chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study. J Int Med Res 2020; 48:300060520974927. [PMID: 33259238 PMCID: PMC7711233 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520974927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the level and influencing factors of informal caregiver burden in gynaecological oncology inpatients receiving chemotherapy. METHODS This cross-sectional study enrolled gynaecological oncology patients and their informal caregivers between May 2018 and November 2018 and measured the caregivers' burden using the Caregiver Burden Inventory. The influencing factors were evaluated with univariate regression analysis and multivariate linear stepwise regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 138 patients and their informal caregivers completed the questionnaire. The mean ± SD total informal caregiver burden score was 53.18 ± 10.97. The highest mean ± SD score was recorded in the dimension of time-dependent burden (14.28 ± 2.74), followed by developmental burden (13.65 ± 2.15), physical burden (10.52 ± 2.07), social burden (7.61 ± 2.58) and emotional burden (7.12 ± 1.43). Multivariate analysis showed that the informal caregiver's sex, relationship to the patient, daily duration of care, presence of chronic health problems and the duration of the patient's disease were factors influencing the level of caregiver burden. CONCLUSIONS The informal caregivers of gynaecological cancer patients hospitalized for chemotherapy experience a moderate level of burden. Nursing measures should be considered to reduce informal caregiver burden and improve the quality of lives of both patients and their caregivers.
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- Yan Zuo
- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan Province, China
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Mao CZ, Zheng L, Zhou YM, Wu HY, Xia JB, Liang CQ, Guo XF, Peng WT, Zhao H, Cai WB, Kim SK, Park KS, Cai DQ, Qi XF. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated efficient and precise targeted integration of donor DNA harboring double cleavage sites in Xenopus tropicalis. FASEB J 2018; 32:fj201800093. [PMID: 29897811 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) 9 system has emerged as a powerful tool for knock-in of DNA fragments via donor plasmid and homology-independent DNA repair mechanism; however, conventional integration includes unnecessary plasmid backbone and may result in the unfaithful expression of the modified endogenous genes. Here, we report an efficient and precise CRISPR/Cas9-mediated integration strategy using a donor plasmid that harbors 2 of the same cleavage sites that flank the cassette at both sides. After the delivery of donor plasmid, together with Cas9 mRNA and guide RNA, into cells or fertilized eggs, concurrent cleavages at both sides of the exogenous cassette and the desired chromosomal site result in precise targeted integration without plasmid backbone. We successfully used this approach to precisely integrate the EGFP reporter gene into the myh6 locus or the GAPDH locus in Xenopus tropicalis or human cells, respectively. Furthermore, we demonstrate that replacing conventional terminators with the endogenous 3UTR of target genes in the cassette greatly improves the expression of reporter gene after integration. Our efficient and precise method will be useful for a variety of targeted genome modifications, not only in X. tropicalis, but also in mammalian cells, and can be readily adapted to many other organisms.-Mao, C.-Z., Zheng, L., Zhou, Y.-M., Wu, H.-Y., Xia, J.-B., Liang, C.-Q., Guo, X.-F., Peng, W.-T., Zhao, H., Cai, W.-B., Kim, S.-K., Park, K.-S., Cai, D.-Q., Qi, X.-F. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated efficient and precise targeted integration of donor DNA harboring double cleavage sites in Xenopus tropicalis.
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- Cheng-Zhou Mao
- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Disease-Model Animals, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Stem Cell and Regeneration Transient Receptor Potential (TRP), School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Disease-Model Animals, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Zhou DC, Su YH, Jiang FQ, Xia JB, Wu HY, Chang ZS, Peng WT, Song GH, Park KS, Kim SK, Cai DQ, Zheng L, Qi XF. CpG oligodeoxynucleotide preconditioning improves cardiac function after myocardial infarction via modulation of energy metabolism and angiogenesis. J Cell Physiol 2017; 233:4245-4257. [PMID: 29057537 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Unmethylated CpG oligodeoxynucleotide (CpG-ODN), a Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) ligand, has been shown to protect against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. However, the potential effects of CpG-ODN on myocardial infarction (MI) induced by persistent ischemia remains unclear. Here, we investigated whether and how CpG-ODN preconditioning protects against MI in mice. C57BL/6 mice were treated with CpG-ODN by i.p. injection 2 hr prior to MI induction, and cardiac function, and histology were analyzed 2 weeks after MI. Both 1826-CpG and KSK-CpG preconditioning significantly improved the left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) and LV fractional shortening (LVFS) when compared with non-CpG controls. Histological analysis further confirmed the cardioprotection of CpG-ODN preconditioning. In vitro studies further demonstrated that CpG-ODN preconditioning increases cardiomyocyte survival under hypoxic/ischemic conditions by enhancing stress tolerance through TLR9-mediated inhibition of the SERCA2/ATP and activation of AMPK pathways. Moreover, CpG-ODN preconditioning significantly increased angiogenesis in the infarcted myocardium compared with non-CpG. However, persistent TLR9 activation mediated by lentiviral infection failed to improve cardiac function after MI. Although CpG-ODN preconditioning increased angiogenesis in vitro, both the persistent stimulation of CpG-ODN and stable overexpression of TLR9 suppressed the tube formation of cardiac microvascular endothelial cells. CpG-ODN preconditioning significantly protects cardiac function against MI by suppressing the energy metabolism of cardiomyocytes and promoting angiogenesis. Our data also indicate that CpG-ODN preconditioning may be useful in MI therapy.
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- Deng-Cheng Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The 5th Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Atherosclerosis, TaiShan Medical University, Tai'an, China
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- Department of Physiology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Gangwon, Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Chen Q, Fang JB, Peng WT. [Risk Prediction of Feeding Intolerance in Preterm Infants]. Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2016; 47:749-754. [PMID: 28598092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To identify risk factors associated with feeding intolerance (FI) in preterm infants. METHODS Preterm infants treated in the neonatal unit of a hospital from August 2014 to January 2015 were recruited in this study. A clinical observation table was developed based on the reactive scope model. Data in relation to predictive homeostasis, reactive homeostasis, homeostatic overload, homeostatic failure and other aspects were collected and compared between those with and without FI.Alogistic regression model was established to determine predictors of FI. RESULTS 1.A total of 207 preterm infants were included in the study: 125 male and 82 female. They had an average gestational age of (33.48±1.66) weeks (ranging from 27+2 to 37 weeks) and an average birth body mass of (2 019.55±334.38) g(ranging from 830 g to 3 120 g).2.The incidence of FI was 33.8%. FI in preterm infants often occurred during the period of being fed within 72 h.The main clinical manifestation of FI was gastric retentionin early-preterm infants and emesis in late-preterm infants.3.Gestational age, birth body mass, fetal distress, aminophylline application, intrauterine infection, breast milk feeding and interval between stools were associated with FI. Gestational age and birth body mass were found to be significant protectors of FI in the logistic regression model. FI declined with increased gestational age and birth body mass. Fetal distress, aminophylline application, and >3 d interval between stools were found to be significant risks of FI in the logistic regression model.4.The prediction model had a 92.73% forecast generation rate of return, with 97.14% sensitivity,88.32%specificity, and 91.30% accuracy. CONCLUSIONS Low gestational age, low birth body mass, fetal distress,aminophylline application, and >3 d interval between stools are independent risk factors associate with FI. The prediction model can identify high risk cases of FI.
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- Qiong Chen
- Department of Neonatology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children (Sichuan University),Ministry of Education,Chengdu 610041,China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,China
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Huang P, Peng WT, Luo BR. [A Survey and Analysis of Exercise Among Pregnant Women Conducted Using the Theory of Reasoned Action]. Hu Li Za Zhi 2016; 63:50-9. [PMID: 27492295 DOI: 10.6224/jn.63.4.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prior research has highlighted the significant relationship between gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes. Exercise is one of the main factors that affects body weight. Therefore, exercising appropriately during pregnancy is an important activity for promoting healthy pregnancy outcomes. PURPOSE To explore the status and features of maternal exercise during pregnancy and to analyze the related influence factors using the "theory of reasoned action" in order to provide evidence-based guidance on exercise during pregnancy. METHODS Convenience sampling was used to recruit pregnant women from four hospitals of different administrative levels in Chengdu, China. A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were input using Epidata and analyzed using SPSS 21.0. RESULTS Data provided by 587 pregnant women in their first trimester, 522 in their second trimester, and 522 in their third trimester were used in analysis. Significant differences were found between the three groups in terms of housework loading and lifting. Further, participants in the third trimester were significantly more likely to exercise less than 3 times per week and less than 30 minutes per session than their first and second trimester peers (p < .001). Structural equation modeling identified that: behavior intention had a significant effect on level of physical activity; attitudes and norms affected behavior by affecting intention; monthly income and educational background affected behavior by influencing attitude; and educational background affected behavior by influencing perceived norms. CONCLUSIONS The findings of the present study support that personal situation, the family, and social norms impact the behavior of women significantly more during pregnancy than before pregnancy.
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- Pan Huang
- MSN, RN, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
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- PhD, RN, Co-Chief Nurse, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
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- PhD, RN, Chief Nurse, Department of Gynecology and Obstetric, West China Second University Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
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Yiu WH, Lee YM, Peng WT, Pan CJ, Mead PA, Mansfield BC, Chou JY. Complete normalization of hepatic G6PC deficiency in murine glycogen storage disease type Ia using gene therapy. Mol Ther 2010; 18:1076-84. [PMID: 20389290 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2010.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSD-Ia) patients deficient in glucose-6-phosphatase-alpha (G6Pase-alpha or G6PC) manifest disturbed glucose homeostasis. We examined the efficacy of liver G6Pase-alpha delivery mediated by AAV-GPE, an adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype 8 vector expressing human G6Pase-alpha directed by the human G6PC promoter/enhancer (GPE), and compared it to AAV-CBA, that directed murine G6Pase-alpha expression using a hybrid chicken beta-actin (CBA) promoter/cytomegalovirus (CMV) enhancer. The AAV-GPE directed hepatic G6Pase-alpha expression in the infused G6pc(-/-) mice declined 12-fold from age 2 to 6 weeks but stabilized at wild-type levels from age 6 to 24 weeks. In contrast, the expression directed by AAV-CBA declined 95-fold over 24 weeks, demonstrating that the GPE is more effective in directing persistent in vivo hepatic transgene expression. We further show that the rapid decline in transgene expression directed by AAV-CBA results from an inflammatory immune response elicited by the AAV-CBA vector. The AAV-GPE-treated G6pc(-/-) mice exhibit normal levels of blood glucose, blood metabolites, hepatic glycogen, and hepatic fat. Moreover, the mice maintained normal blood glucose levels even after 6 hours of fasting. The complete normalization of hepatic G6Pase-alpha deficiency by the G6PC promoter/enhancer holds promise for the future of gene therapy in human GSD-Ia patients.
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- Wai Han Yiu
- Section on Cellular Differentiation, Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1830, USA
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Glucose-6-phosphatase-alpha (G6Pase-alpha or G6PC) catalyzes the hydrolysis of glucose-6-phosphate to glucose and is a key enzyme in interprandial glucose homeostasis. Mutations in the human G6PC gene, expressed primarily in the liver, kidney, and intestine, cause glycogen storage disease Type Ia (GSD-Ia), an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a disturbed glucose homeostasis. For better understanding of the roles of G6Pase-alpha in different tissues and in pathological conditions, we have generated mice harboring a conditional null allele for G6pc by flanking Exon 3 of the G6pc gene with loxP sites. We confirmed the null phenotype by using the EIIa-Cre transgenic approach to generate mice lacking Exon 3 of the G6pc gene. The resulting homozygous Cre-recombined null mice manifest a phenotype mimicking G6Pase-alpha-deficient mice and human GSD-Ia patients. This G6pc conditional null allele will be valuable to examine the consequence of tissue-specific G6Pase-alpha deficiency and the mechanisms of long-term complications in GSD-Ia.
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- Wen-Tao Peng
- Section on Cellular Differentiation, Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Peng WT, Wang J, Wu T, Huang JQ, Chiao JS, Zhao GP. Bacterial type I glutamine synthetase of the rifamycin SV producing actinomycete, Amycolatopsis mediterranei U32, is the only enzyme responsible for glutamine synthesis under physiological conditions. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2006; 38:821-30. [PMID: 17151776 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2006.00241.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The structural gene for glutamine synthetase, glnA, from Amycolatopsis mediterranei U32 was cloned via screening a genomic library using the analog gene from Streptomyces coelicolor. The clone was functionally verified by complementing for glutamine requirement of an Escherichia coli glnA null mutant under the control of a lac promoter. Sequence analysis showed an open reading frame encoding a protein of 466 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence bears significant homologies to other bacterial type I glutamine synthetases, specifically, 71% and 72% identical to the enzymes of S. coelicolor and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, respectively. Disruption of this glnA gene in A. mediterranei U32 led to glutamine auxotrophy with no detectable glutamine synthetase activity in vivo. In contrast, the cloned glnA gene can complement for both phenotypes in trans. It thus suggested that in A. mediterranei U32, the glnA gene encoding glutamine synthetase is uniquely responsible for in vivo glutamine synthesis under our laboratory defined physiological conditions.
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- Wen-Tao Peng
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Yu H, Peng WT, Liu Y, Wu T, Yao YF, Cui MX, Jiang WH, Zhao GP. Identification and characterization of glnA promoter and its corresponding trans-regulatory protein GlnR in the rifamycin SV producing actinomycete, Amycolatopsis mediterranei U32. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2006; 38:831-43. [PMID: 17151777 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2006.00238.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The genetic requirements for the transcription of glnA, encoding the major glutamine synthetase in a rifamycin SV-producing Amycolatopsis mediterranei strain, U32, were investigated. Primer extension experiments showed that the promoter of U32 glnA (pglnA) was likely to have two transcription initiation sites: P(1) and P(2), located 157 and 45 nucleotides (nt) upstream of the translational start codon, respectively. Gel mobility shift and DNase I footprinting analyses revealed a 30 bp cis-element located at 45 to 75 nt downstream of P1, or 38 to 68 nt upstream of P(2). The sequence of the cis-element displayed high similarity to the corresponding regions of pglnA from Streptomyces coelicolor and S. roseosporus. With xylE as a reporter gene, the expression levels of U32 pglnA and its deletion derivatives under different nitrogen-source conditions were analyzed by detecting the catechol dioxygenase activities in S. lividans TK54, S. coelicolor J508 and S. coelicolor FS10 (glnR mutant). These in vivo studies showed that the activation of U32 pglnA in S. coelicolor required GlnR, and its binding to the U32 pglnA was further confirmed by the gel mobility shift assay. Cloning and heterologous expression of the U32 glnR allowed us to detect the in vitro interaction between the U32 GlnR and the corresponding pglnA cis-element. Further evidence shown by in vivo glnR inactivation and complementation indicated that GlnR is essential for the active transcription of glnA in U32.
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- Hao Yu
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Hoang T, Peng WT, Vanrobays E, Krogan N, Hiley S, Beyer AL, Osheim YN, Greenblatt J, Hughes TR, Lafontaine DLJ. Esf2p, a U3-associated factor required for small-subunit processome assembly and compaction. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:5523-34. [PMID: 15964808 PMCID: PMC1156982 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.13.5523-5534.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Esf2p is the Saccharomyces cerevisiae homolog of mouse ABT1, a protein previously identified as a putative partner of the TATA-element binding protein. However, large-scale studies have indicated that Esf2p is primarily localized to the nucleolus and that it physically associates with pre-rRNA processing factors. Here, we show that Esf2p-depleted cells are defective for pre-rRNA processing at the early nucleolar cleavage sites A0 through A2 and consequently are inhibited for 18S rRNA synthesis. Esf2p was stably associated with the 5' external transcribed spacer (ETS) and the box C+D snoRNA U3, as well as additional box C+D snoRNAs and proteins enriched within the small-subunit (SSU) processome/90S preribosomes. Esf2p colocalized on glycerol gradients with 90S preribosomes and slower migrating particles containing 5' ETS fragments. Strikingly, upon Esf2p depletion, chromatin spreads revealed that SSU processome assembly and compaction are inhibited and glycerol gradient analysis showed that U3 remains associated within 90S preribosomes. This suggests that in the absence of proper SSU processome assembly, early pre-rRNA processing is inhibited and U3 is not properly released from the 35S pre-rRNAs. The identification of ABT1 in a large-scale analysis of the human nucleolar proteome indicates that its role may also be conserved in mammals.
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MESH Headings
- Cell Nucleolus/genetics
- Cell Nucleolus/metabolism
- Chromatin/genetics
- Chromatin/metabolism
- Nuclear Proteins
- RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
- RNA, Fungal/biosynthesis
- RNA, Fungal/chemistry
- RNA, Fungal/genetics
- RNA, Fungal/metabolism
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/biosynthesis
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/genetics
- RNA, Small Nuclear/chemistry
- RNA, Small Nuclear/genetics
- RNA, Small Nuclear/metabolism
- RNA, Small Nucleolar/chemistry
- RNA, Small Nucleolar/genetics
- RNA, Small Nucleolar/metabolism
- Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nucleolar/chemistry
- Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nucleolar/genetics
- Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nucleolar/metabolism
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/cytology
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic
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Affiliation(s)
- Tran Hoang
- Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Institut de Biologie et de Médecine Moléculaires, Charleroi-Gosselies, Belgium
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Zhang W, Morris QD, Chang R, Shai O, Bakowski MA, Mitsakakis N, Mohammad N, Robinson MD, Zirngibl R, Somogyi E, Laurin N, Eftekharpour E, Sat E, Grigull J, Pan Q, Peng WT, Krogan N, Greenblatt J, Fehlings M, van der Kooy D, Aubin J, Bruneau BG, Rossant J, Blencowe BJ, Frey BJ, Hughes TR. The functional landscape of mouse gene expression. J Biol 2004; 3:21. [PMID: 15588312 PMCID: PMC549719 DOI: 10.1186/jbiol16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2004] [Revised: 10/13/2004] [Accepted: 10/18/2004] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Large-scale quantitative analysis of transcriptional co-expression has been used to dissect regulatory networks and to predict the functions of new genes discovered by genome sequencing in model organisms such as yeast. Although the idea that tissue-specific expression is indicative of gene function in mammals is widely accepted, it has not been objectively tested nor compared with the related but distinct strategy of correlating gene co-expression as a means to predict gene function. RESULTS We generated microarray expression data for nearly 40,000 known and predicted mRNAs in 55 mouse tissues, using custom-built oligonucleotide arrays. We show that quantitative transcriptional co-expression is a powerful predictor of gene function. Hundreds of functional categories, as defined by Gene Ontology 'Biological Processes', are associated with characteristic expression patterns across all tissues, including categories that bear no overt relationship to the tissue of origin. In contrast, simple tissue-specific restriction of expression is a poor predictor of which genes are in which functional categories. As an example, the highly conserved mouse gene PWP1 is widely expressed across different tissues but is co-expressed with many RNA-processing genes; we show that the uncharacterized yeast homolog of PWP1 is required for rRNA biogenesis. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that 'functional genomics' strategies based on quantitative transcriptional co-expression will be as fruitful in mammals as they have been in simpler organisms, and that transcriptional control of mammalian physiology is more modular than is generally appreciated. Our data and analyses provide a public resource for mammalian functional genomics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wen Zhang
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Toronto Western Research Institute and Krembil Neuroscience Center, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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Mnaimneh S, Davierwala AP, Haynes J, Moffat J, Peng WT, Zhang W, Yang X, Pootoolal J, Chua G, Lopez A, Trochesset M, Morse D, Krogan NJ, Hiley SL, Li Z, Morris Q, Grigull J, Mitsakakis N, Roberts CJ, Greenblatt JF, Boone C, Kaiser CA, Andrews BJ, Hughes TR. Exploration of essential gene functions via titratable promoter alleles. Cell 2004; 118:31-44. [PMID: 15242642 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2004.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 453] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2004] [Revised: 05/13/2004] [Accepted: 05/17/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Nearly 20% of yeast genes are required for viability, hindering genetic analysis with knockouts. We created promoter-shutoff strains for over two-thirds of all essential yeast genes and subjected them to morphological analysis, size profiling, drug sensitivity screening, and microarray expression profiling. We then used this compendium of data to ask which phenotypic features characterized different functional classes and used these to infer potential functions for uncharacterized genes. We identified genes involved in ribosome biogenesis (HAS1, URB1, and URB2), protein secretion (SEC39), mitochondrial import (MIM1), and tRNA charging (GSN1). In addition, apparent negative feedback transcriptional regulation of both ribosome biogenesis and the proteasome was observed. We furthermore show that these strains are compatible with automated genetic analysis. This study underscores the importance of analyzing mutant phenotypes and provides a resource to complement the yeast knockout collection.
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- Sanie Mnaimneh
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 112 College Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1L6, Canada
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Peng WT, Krogan NJ, Richards DP, Greenblatt JF, Hughes TR. ESF1 is required for 18S rRNA synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:1993-9. [PMID: 15056729 PMCID: PMC390369 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2004] [Revised: 03/10/2004] [Accepted: 03/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We report that Esf1p (Ydr365cp), an essential, evolutionarily conserved nucleolar protein, is required for the biogenesis of 18S rRNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Depletion of Esf1p resulted in delayed processing of 35S precursor and a striking loss of 18S rRNA. Esf1p physically associated with ribosomal proteins and proteins involved in 18S rRNA biogenesis. Consistent with its role in 18S rRNA biogenesis, Esf1p also physically associated with U3 and U14 snoRNAs, but did not appear to be a core component of the SSU processome. These data indicate that Esf1p plays a direct role in early pre-rRNA processing.
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- Wen-Tao Peng
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 112 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L6, Canada
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Krogan NJ, Peng WT, Cagney G, Robinson MD, Haw R, Zhong G, Guo X, Zhang X, Canadien V, Richards DP, Beattie BK, Lalev A, Zhang W, Davierwala AP, Mnaimneh S, Starostine A, Tikuisis AP, Grigull J, Datta N, Bray JE, Hughes TR, Emili A, Greenblatt JF. High-definition macromolecular composition of yeast RNA-processing complexes. Mol Cell 2004; 13:225-39. [PMID: 14759368 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(04)00003-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2003] [Revised: 11/18/2003] [Accepted: 11/24/2003] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A remarkably large collection of evolutionarily conserved proteins has been implicated in processing of noncoding RNAs and biogenesis of ribonucleoproteins. To better define the physical and functional relationships among these proteins and their cognate RNAs, we performed 165 highly stringent affinity purifications of known or predicted RNA-related proteins from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We systematically identified and estimated the relative abundance of stably associated polypeptides and RNA species using a combination of gel densitometry, protein mass spectrometry, and oligonucleotide microarray hybridization. Ninety-two discrete proteins or protein complexes were identified comprising 489 different polypeptides, many associated with one or more specific RNA molecules. Some of the pre-rRNA-processing complexes that were obtained are discrete sub-complexes of those previously described. Among these, we identified the IPI complex required for proper processing of the ITS2 region of the ribosomal RNA primary transcript. This study provides a high-resolution overview of the modular topology of noncoding RNA-processing machinery.
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- Nevan J Krogan
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 112 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L6, Canada
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Hunt TA, Peng WT, Loubens I, Storey DG. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa alternative sigma factor PvdS controls exotoxin A expression and is expressed in lung infections associated with cystic fibrosis. Microbiology (Reading) 2002; 148:3183-3193. [PMID: 12368452 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-10-3183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PvdS is an alternative sigma factor regulated by the global iron regulator Fur. It has been demonstrated that PvdS plays a role in the iron-dependent regulation of exotoxin A (ETA) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO1. The goals of this research were to determine if pvdS was transcribed by the bacteria in the chronic lung infections associated with cystic fibrosis (CF) and to determine how PvdS interacts with the regAB promoters of the hyper-toxigenic strain PA103. It was found that pvdS is transcribed in the lungs of patients with CF and that it appears to be involved with the regulation of toxA in this environment. This correlated with the finding that in strain PA103, a mutation in pvdS reduced ETA activity while the same mutation in strain PAO1 abrogated ETA production. It was also shown that in strain PA103, pvdS was absolutely required for activation of the regAB P2 promoter. The effect of PvdS on the P2 promoter may be direct or indirect; however, in support of a direct role, an eight-out-of-nine base-pair match to the consensus sequence for PvdS binding was identified at the transcriptional start site for the P2 promoter. The effect of PvdS on the PA103 regAB P1 promoter under aerobic growth conditions was also examined. The results show that PvdS does modulate the expression from this promoter but that both the regAB operon and PvdS are required for optimal P1 promoter activity. These studies demonstrate that the alternative sigma factor PvdS acts as a regulator of ETA expression in P. aeruginosa strain PA103 through the regAB operon and that PvdS is expressed in lung infections associated with CF.
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- Tracey A Hunt
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N41
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N41
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N41
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N41
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Sequencing of a 7277 bp fragment adjacent to the chvH locus of Agrobacterium tumefaciens revealed four open reading frames (ORFs), designated ameR, ameA, ameB and ameC, respectively. These ORFs exhibit amino acid similarities to components of Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division (RND) type efflux systems. AmeA and AmeB show high homology to membrane fusion proteins (MFP) and RND-type transporters, whereas AmeC shows similarity to NodT and other members of outer membrane factor families. Mutations of the ameA and ameB genes did not affect the susceptibility profile of the wild-type strain to several detergents and antibiotics. In contrast, mutations of the ameC gene dramatically affected the susceptibility of the strain to these same inhibitory compounds. RT-PCR analysis demonstrated that the ameABC genes form an operon. In addition, ameC gene has its own promoter gene located in the intergenic region between ameB and ameC. Mapping upstream of ameA is ameR, which encodes a protein that shows similarity especially at its N-terminal end to the TetR family of bacterial transcriptional regulators. AmeR negatively regulates expression of the ameABC operon. A mutation in ameR increased the resistance of the cells to several antimicrobial agents. This regulatory locus appears to be in the same operon as a gene located upstream which codes for a product that has high similarity to numerous 4-(N-succinocarboxamide)-5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (SAICAR) synthetases. The possible role of the putative efflux pump coded by the ame genes is discussed.
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- W T Peng
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7242, USA
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The virulence of Agrobacterium tumefaciens depends on both chromosome- and Ti plasmid-encoded gene products. In this study, we characterize a chromosomal locus, chvH, previously identified by TnphoA mutagenesis and shown to be required for tumor formation. Through DNA sequencing and comparison of the sequence with identified sequences in the database, we show that this locus encodes a protein similar in sequence to elongation factor P, a protein thought to be involved in peptide bond synthesis in Escherichia coli. The analysis of vir-lacZ and vir-phoA translational fusions as well as Western immunoblotting revealed that the expression of Vir proteins such as VirE2 was significantly reduced in the chvH mutant compared with the wild-type strain. The E. coli efp gene complemented detergent sensitivity, virulence, and expression of VirE2 in the chvH mutant, suggesting that chvH and efp are functionally homologous. As expected, ChvH exerts its activity at the posttranscriptional level. Southern analysis suggests that the gene encoding this elongation factor is present as a single copy in A. tumefaciens. We constructed a chvH deletion mutant in which a 445-bp fragment within its coding sequence was deleted and replaced with an omega fragment. On complex medium, this mutant grew more slowly than the wild-type strain, indicating that elongation factor P is important but not essential for the growth of Agrobacterium.
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- W T Peng
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-7242, USA
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Deng W, Chen L, Peng WT, Liang X, Sekiguchi S, Gordon MP, Comai L, Nester EW. VirE1 is a specific molecular chaperone for the exported single-stranded-DNA-binding protein VirE2 in Agrobacterium. Mol Microbiol 1999; 31:1795-807. [PMID: 10209751 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01316.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens induces tumours on plants by transferring a nucleoprotein complex, the T-complex, from the bacterium to the plant cell. The T-complex consists of a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) segment, the T-DNA, and VirD2, an endonuclease covalently attached to the 5' end of the T-DNA. A type IV secretion system encoded by the virB operon and virD4 is required for the entry of the T-complex and VirE2, a ssDNA-binding protein, into plant cells. The VirE1 protein is specifically required for the export of the VirE2 protein, as demonstrated by extracellular complementation and tumour formation. In this report, using a yeast two-hybrid system, we demonstrated that the VirE1 and VirE2 proteins interact and confirmed this interaction by in vitro binding assays. Although VirE2 is a ssDNA-binding protein, addition of ssDNA into the binding buffer did not interfere with the interaction of VirE1 and VirE2. VirE2 also interacts with itself, but the interaction between VirE1 and VirE2 is stronger than the VirE2 self-interaction, as measured in a lacZ reporter gene assay. In addition, the interaction of VirE2 with itself is inhibited by VirE1, indicating that VirE2 binds VirE1 preferentially. Analysis of various virE2 deletions indicated that the VirE1 interaction domain of VirE2 overlaps the VirE2 self-interaction domain. Incubation of extracts from Escherichia coli overexpressing His-VirE1 with the extracts of E. coli overexpressing His-VirE2 increased the yield of His-VirE2 in the soluble fraction. In a similar purified protein solubility assay, His-VirE1 increased the amount of His-VirE2 partitioning into the soluble fraction. In Agrobacterium, VirE2 was undetectable in the soluble protein fraction unless VirE1 was co-expressed. When urea was added to solubilize any large protein aggregates, a low level of VirE2 was detected. These results indicate that VirE1 prevents VirE2 from aggregating, enhances the stability of VirE2 and, perhaps, maintains VirE2 in an export-competent state. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence of the VirE1 protein revealed that the VirE1 protein shares a number of properties with molecular chaperones that are involved in the transport of specific proteins into animal and plant cells using type III secretion systems. We suggest that VirE1 functions as a specific molecular chaperone for VirE2, the first such chaperone linked to the presumed type IV secretion system.
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- W Deng
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7242, USA
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Peng WT, Lee YW, Nester EW. The phenolic recognition profiles of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens VirA protein are broadened by a high level of the sugar binding protein ChvE. J Bacteriol 1998; 180:5632-8. [PMID: 9791112 PMCID: PMC107621 DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.21.5632-5638.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The formation of crown gall tumors by Agrobacterium tumefaciens requires that the virulence (vir) genes be induced by chemical signals which consist of specific phenolic compounds and monosaccharides, synthesized at plant wound sites. Signal transduction in the activation of these genes is mediated by the VirA-VirG two-component regulatory system, together with ChvE, a glucose-galactose binding protein which interacts with VirA. We have previously presented genetic evidence that virA senses phenolic compounds directly (Y.-W. Lee, S. Jin, W.-S. Sim, and E. W. Nester, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92:12245-12249, 1995). The vir genes of strain KU12 can be induced by 4-hydroxyacetophenone, p-coumaric acid, and phenol, whereas these same phenolic compounds are weak inducers of the vir genes of strain A6. In this report, we show that a specific inducing sugar can broaden the specificity of the phenolic compound which VirA senses. 4-Hydroxyacetophenone and other related phenolic compounds function as inducing phenolic compounds with the virA gene of A6 if arabinose replaces glucose as the inducing sugar. We further demonstrate that this broadened specificity for phenolic inducers results from the increased level of ChvE through induction by arabinose via the regulatory protein GbpR. If high levels of ChvE are present, then poorly inducing phenolic compounds can induce the vir genes to high levels in combination with glucose. Comparing the induction response of the wild type and that of a VirA mutant with a mutation in its receiver domain revealed that the activity of the receiver domain is controlled by the periplasmic domain. We discuss these observations in terms of how VirA senses and transduces signals elicited by the two classes of plant signal molecules.
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- W T Peng
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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