2025
Frontal noradrenergic and cholinergic transients exhibit distinct spatiotemporal dynamics during competitive decision-making
Wang H, Ortega H, Kelly E, Indajang J, Savalia N, Glaeser-Khan S, Feng J, Li Y, Kaye A, Kwan A. Frontal noradrenergic and cholinergic transients exhibit distinct spatiotemporal dynamics during competitive decision-making. Science Advances 2025, 11: eadr9916. PMID: 40138407, PMCID: PMC11939063, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr9916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuromodulatory signalsCompetitive decision-makingCholinergic transientsNE signalingPremotor cortexAnimal's propensityBehavioral correlatesAcetylcholine signalingMatching pennies gamePattern of NEBehavioral eventsNorepinephrineCortexDecision-makingAcetylcholinePremotorFunctional relevanceOptogenetics
2024
Cellular translational enhancer elements that recruit eukaryotic initiation factor 3.
Koubek J, Kaur J, Bhandarkar S, Lewis C, Niederer R, Stanciu A, Aitken C, Gilbert W. Cellular translational enhancer elements that recruit eukaryotic initiation factor 3. RNA 2024, 31: 193-207. PMID: 39626887, PMCID: PMC11789482, DOI: 10.1261/rna.080310.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEukaryotic initiation factor 3Initiation factor 3Eukaryotic gene expressionTranslational enhancer elementMRNA-specific translationNative 5'-UTRFactor 3Initiation factor activityHigh-throughput approachRibosome recruitmentTranslation initiationRibosome densityBind mRNACellular mRNAsTranslational enhancerEnhancer elementsGrowing cellsGene expressionCentral playerFunctional relevanceRibosomeStress conditionsFactor activityAlternative pathwayMRNALimiting 20S proteasome assembly leads to unbalanced nucleo-cytoplasmic distribution of 26S/30S proteasomes and chronic proteotoxicity
Ruiz-Romero G, Berdún M, Hochstrasser M, Salas-Pino S, Daga R. Limiting 20S proteasome assembly leads to unbalanced nucleo-cytoplasmic distribution of 26S/30S proteasomes and chronic proteotoxicity. IScience 2024, 27: 111095. PMID: 39473973, PMCID: PMC11513537, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProteasome assemblyDegradation of cell cycle proteinsNucleo-cytoplasmic distributionCell cycle proteinsHeat shock responseCytoplasmic proteostasisFission yeastMitotic substratesProteasome regulationCytoplasmic aggregatesUnfolded proteinsProteasome activityProteasomeConstitutive activationFunctional relevanceShock responseUmp1Cell proliferationProteinCellsCompartmentalizationAssemblyProteostasisYeastChaperoneBiliary atresia susceptibility gene EFEMP1 regulates extrahepatic bile duct elastic fiber formation and mechanics
Gupta K, Llewellyn J, Roberts E, Liu C, Naji A, Assoian R, Wells R. Biliary atresia susceptibility gene EFEMP1 regulates extrahepatic bile duct elastic fiber formation and mechanics. JHEP Reports 2024, 7: 101215. PMID: 39717503, PMCID: PMC11663959, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtrahepatic bile ductNeonatal extrahepatic bile ductsBiliary atresiaSusceptibility genesBile ductFibulin-3Genome wide association studiesExtracellular matrix protein 1Pressure myographyGene EFEMP1Elastic fibersExtracellular matrix proteinsAssociation studiesHuman extrahepatic bile ductsExtracellular matrix componentsElastic fiber organizationMatrix protein 1Decreased elastic fibersBile duct structuresMatrix proteinsFormation of elastic fibersFunctional relevanceGenesFiber formationNormal ductsDevelopment of a genetically encoded sensor for probing endogenous nociceptin opioid peptide release
Zhou X, Stine C, Prada P, Fusca D, Assoumou K, Dernic J, Bhat M, Achanta A, Johnson J, Pasqualini A, Jadhav S, Bauder C, Steuernagel L, Ravotto L, Benke D, Weber B, Suko A, Palmiter R, Stoeber M, Kloppenburg P, Brüning J, Bruchas M, Patriarchi T. Development of a genetically encoded sensor for probing endogenous nociceptin opioid peptide release. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 5353. PMID: 38918403, PMCID: PMC11199706, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49712-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid peptide releaseVentral tegmental areaAcute brain slicesN/OFQ actionsChemogenetic activationIn vivo studiesNociceptin/orphanin FQTegmental areaFibre photometryOpioid peptidesBrain slicesPharmacological profileGenetically encoded sensorIntracellular signal transducersReceptor ligandsPeptide releaseMammalian brainFunctional relevanceNeuronsBehavioral processesSignal transducerReleasePotential interactionsRegulatory functionsN/OFQModelling adult neurogenesis in the aging rodent hippocampus: a midlife crisis
Arellano J, Rakic P. Modelling adult neurogenesis in the aging rodent hippocampus: a midlife crisis. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1416460. PMID: 38887368, PMCID: PMC11181911, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1416460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult neurogenesisHippocampal functionAdult hippocampal neurogenesisAged animalsMiddle aged animalsHippocampal neurogenesisGranule cellsDentate gyrusMature granule cellsRodent hippocampusMidlife crisisNeurogenesisFunctional relevanceRodentsDramatically with ageNeuronsYoung animalsOlder animalsGyrusHippocampusRatsRobust neurogenesisHippocampalMeta-analysisDentatePD-1 defines a distinct, functional, tissue-adapted state in Vδ1+ T cells with implications for cancer immunotherapy
Davies D, Kamdar S, Woolf R, Zlatareva I, Iannitto M, Morton C, Haque Y, Martin H, Biswas D, Ndagire S, Munonyara M, Gillett C, O’Neill O, Nussbaumer O, Hayday A, Wu Y. PD-1 defines a distinct, functional, tissue-adapted state in Vδ1+ T cells with implications for cancer immunotherapy. Nature Cancer 2024, 5: 420-432. PMID: 38172341, PMCID: PMC10965442, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-023-00690-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCheckpoint inhibitionPD-1T cellsProgrammed cell death protein 1Cell death protein 1PD-1 expressionResponse to TCR signalingPD-1 engagementT cell recognitionCancer immunotherapyTCR signalingTranscriptomic programsProtein 1CancerFunctional relevanceCellsImmunotherapyNeoantigensMelanomaPatientsOncology
2023
Glycoproteomic landscape and structural dynamics of TIM family immune checkpoints enabled by mucinase SmE
Chongsaritsinsuk J, Steigmeyer A, Mahoney K, Rosenfeld M, Lucas T, Smith C, Li A, Ince D, Kearns F, Battison A, Hollenhorst M, Judy Shon D, Tiemeyer K, Attah V, Kwon C, Bertozzi C, Ferracane M, Lemmon M, Amaro R, Malaker S. Glycoproteomic landscape and structural dynamics of TIM family immune checkpoints enabled by mucinase SmE. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 6169. PMID: 37794035, PMCID: PMC10550946, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41756-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily of proteinsMucin domainO-glycosylationBiological functionsKey regulatorComplex glycansMass spectrometric analysisFunctional relevanceTIM familyDetailed molecular structureCritical roleGlycosylationProteinSpectrometric analysisStructural featuresUnique abilityStructural dynamicsMolecular dynamics simulationsTim-3 functionFamilyPowerful workflowRegulatorImmune cellsCheckpointGlycanscAMP−EPAC−PKCε−RIM1α signaling regulates presynaptic long-term potentiation and motor learning
Wang X, Zhou L, Dong B, Xu F, Wang D, Shen E, Cai X, Wang Y, Wang N, Ji S, Chen W, Schonewille M, Zhu J, De Zeeuw C, Shen Y. cAMP−EPAC−PKCε−RIM1α signaling regulates presynaptic long-term potentiation and motor learning. ELife 2023, 12: e80875. PMID: 37159499, PMCID: PMC10171863, DOI: 10.7554/elife.80875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresynaptic long-term potentiationSignaling cascadesPresynaptic plasticityRelease of synaptic vesiclesLong-term potentiationThreonine phosphorylationSynaptic vesiclesFunctional relevancePurkinje cell synapsesMotor behaviorPresynaptic formLearning mechanismCerebellar learning mechanismsCascadeLearningCell synapsesBasic performanceMotor learningThreonineMotor skillsSignalVesicles
2022
A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs
Carvelli A, Setti A, Desideri F, Galfrè SG, Biscarini S, Santini T, Colantoni A, Peruzzi G, Marzi MJ, Capauto D, Di Angelantonio S, Ballarino M, Nicassio F, Laneve P, Bozzoni I. A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs. The EMBO Journal 2022, 41: embj2021108918. PMID: 35698802, PMCID: PMC9251839, DOI: 10.15252/embj.2021108918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMN differentiationPost-transcriptional roleSingle-cell sequencingMotor neuron differentiationPostmitotic motor neuronsTranscriptional unitsMESC differentiationTranscription factorsCRISPR/Transcriptional levelMiR-466iNeuron differentiationNeuronal differentiationFunctional relevanceMotor neuronsMiR-384-5pDifferentiationSeries of eventsProliferation-related factorsAdditional layerMutantsMiRNAsLncRNAsLociRNA
2021
Induction of interferon signaling and allograft inflammatory factor 1 in macrophages in a mouse model of breast cancer metastases
Zheng W, Zhao D, Zhang H, Chinnasamy P, Sibinga N, Pollard JW. Induction of interferon signaling and allograft inflammatory factor 1 in macrophages in a mouse model of breast cancer metastases. Wellcome Open Research 2021, 6: 52. PMID: 33824914, PMCID: PMC8008350, DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16569.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene expression programsDifferent gene expression profilesGene-targeted mouse modelsGene expression profilesFactor 1Interferon-responsive genesAllograft inflammatory factor-1Metastatic breast cancer cellsExpression programsInflammatory factor-1Functional validationExpression profilesActivated pathwaysMetastatic growthC57BL6/J backgroundBreast cancer cellsSignificant enrichmentFunctional relevanceInterferon SignalingResident alveolar macrophagesBreast cancer metastasisQRT-PCRStrong upregulationCancer metastasisHuman macrophagesInduction of interferon signaling and allograft inflammatory factor 1 in macrophages in a mouse model of breast cancer metastases
Zheng W, Zhao D, Zhang H, Chinnasamy P, Sibinga N, Pollard J. Induction of interferon signaling and allograft inflammatory factor 1 in macrophages in a mouse model of breast cancer metastases. Wellcome Open Research 2021, 6: 52. DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16569.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene expression programsDifferent gene expression profilesGene-targeted mouse modelsGene expression profilesFactor 1Interferon-responsive genesAllograft inflammatory factor-1Metastatic breast cancer cellsExpression programsInflammatory factor-1Functional validationExpression profilesActivated pathwaysMetastatic growthC57BL6/J backgroundBreast cancer cellsSignificant enrichmentFunctional relevanceInterferon SignalingResident alveolar macrophagesBreast cancer metastasisQRT-PCRStrong upregulationCancer metastasisHuman macrophages
2018
Isoform-Level Interpretation of High-Throughput Proteomics Data Enabled by Deep Integration with RNA-seq
Carlyle B, Kitchen RR, Zhang J, Wilson R, Lam T, Rozowsky JS, Williams KR, Sestan N, Gerstein M, Nairn AC. Isoform-Level Interpretation of High-Throughput Proteomics Data Enabled by Deep Integration with RNA-seq. Journal Of Proteome Research 2018, 17: 3431-3444. PMID: 30125121, PMCID: PMC6392456, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA-seqProteomic dataGene expressionLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry proteomicsTandem mass spectrometry proteomicsHigh-throughput proteomic dataTranscriptomic profiling methodsDistinct amino acid sequencesTranscript-level expressionAmino acid sequenceMass spectrometry proteomicsHEK293 cell culturesTranslatome dataMost genesProfound functional implicationsProtein isoformsAlternate isoformsGene productsAcid sequenceCellular controlBiosynthetic stateGeneration of peptidesCell typesFunctional relevanceFunctional implicationsRNA m6A modification and its function in diseases
Tong J, Flavell RA, Li HB. RNA m6A modification and its function in diseases. Frontiers Of Medicine 2018, 12: 481-489. PMID: 30097961, DOI: 10.1007/s11684-018-0654-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM6A modificationPost-transcriptional RNA modificationsRegulation of m6ACore catalytic componentFunction of m6ARNA m6A modificationRNA metabolismRegulatory networksRNA modificationsPhysiological contextHuman diseasesPhysiological roleM6ACatalytic componentFunctional relevanceCell linesM6A modulatorsDifferent cellsDisease conditionsTranscriptomeRecent advancesErasersRegulatorBindsModification
2012
Donor- but not host-derived interleukin-10 contributes to the regulation of experimental graft-versus-host disease
Tawara I, Sun Y, Liu C, Toubai T, Nieves E, Evers R, Alrubaie M, Mathewson N, Tamaki H, Reddy P. Donor- but not host-derived interleukin-10 contributes to the regulation of experimental graft-versus-host disease. Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 2012, 91: 667-675. PMID: 22262800, PMCID: PMC3317273, DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1011510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuppression of GVHDSeverity of GVHDIL-10Donor TregsBM graftsRegulation of GVHDImmune-regulatory cytokinesInterleukin-10 contributeAcute GVHDClinical GVHDGVHD severityHost diseaseDonor graftsGVHDPreclinical modelsTregsGene polymorphismsExperimental graftCellular subsetsGraftSeverityHost cellsFunctional relevanceHost tissuesILA network-based, integrative study to identify core biological pathways that drive breast cancer clinical subtypes
Dutta B, Pusztai L, Qi Y, André F, Lazar V, Bianchini G, Ueno N, Agarwal R, Wang B, Shiang CY, Hortobagyi GN, Mills GB, Symmans WF, Balázsi G. A network-based, integrative study to identify core biological pathways that drive breast cancer clinical subtypes. British Journal Of Cancer 2012, 106: 1107-1116. PMID: 22343619, PMCID: PMC3304402, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorComputer SimulationDNA Copy Number VariationsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesGene Regulatory NetworksGenes, NeoplasmHumansModels, BiologicalProtein Interaction MapsReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneRNA InterferenceConceptsGenome-scale dataCore biological pathwaysTriple receptor-negative breast cancerProtein-protein interactionsCell line data setsGene knockdown experimentsGene copy number dataCopy number dataCopy number variation dataNumber variation dataMember genesGene networksTranscriptional disturbancesKnockdown experimentsBiological discoveryGene expressionFunctional specificityBiological pathwaysDifferential expressionIntegrative studyFunctional relevanceVariation dataLine data setsCell linesGenesRole of purinergic P2X receptors in the control of liver homeostasis
Fausther M, Gonzales E, Dranoff JA. Role of purinergic P2X receptors in the control of liver homeostasis. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Membrane Transport And Signalling 2012, 1: 341-348. PMID: 22662313, PMCID: PMC3364537, DOI: 10.1002/wmts.32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBasic cellular functionsIntracellular signal transduction pathwaysNumerous membrane transportersSignal transduction pathwaysLiver homeostasisPurinergic signalingCellular functionsP2Y receptorsTissue homeostasisTransduction pathwaysP2X receptorsHepatic cellsMembrane transportersMammalian speciesCell cycleSignaling pathwaysSalvage pathwayProtein synthesisCell typesATP moleculesFunctional relevanceExtracellular mediumMembrane levelGlucose/lipid metabolismDifferent liver cell types
2011
Long-term plasticity at inhibitory synapses
Castillo P, Chiu C, Carroll R. Long-term plasticity at inhibitory synapses. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2011, 21: 328-338. PMID: 21334194, PMCID: PMC3092861, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2011.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic plasticityInhibitory synaptic plasticityModification of neural circuitsNeural circuitsNeural circuit refinementNeural circuit functionGABAergic plasticityRegulate excitabilityExcitatory/inhibitory balanceInhibitory plasticityCircuit refinementExcitatory synapsesLong-term plasticitySynaptic efficacyFunctional relevanceCircuit functionDiverse mechanismsLTP/LTDEfficacySynapses
2008
Peripheral insulin-like growth factor-I produces antidepressant-like behavior and contributes to the effect of exercise
Duman CH, Schlesinger L, Terwilliger R, Russell DS, Newton SS, Duman RS. Peripheral insulin-like growth factor-I produces antidepressant-like behavior and contributes to the effect of exercise. Behavioural Brain Research 2008, 198: 366-371. PMID: 19056428, PMCID: PMC2729431, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorAntidepressant-like behaviorForced-swim testGrowth factorChronic IGF-I treatmentNovelty-induced hypophagia testIGF-I administrationEffects of exerciseIGF-I treatmentAntidepressant effectsHypophagia testNeurotrophic factorNeurotrophic mechanismsStress exposureDepressionFunctional relevanceTreatmentFactorsMiceAdministrationBrain
2006
An Inducible Mouse Model for PAX2-Dependent Glomerular Disease: Insights into a Complex Pathogenesis
Wagner KD, Wagner N, Guo JK, Elger M, Dallman MJ, Bugeon L, Schedl A. An Inducible Mouse Model for PAX2-Dependent Glomerular Disease: Insights into a Complex Pathogenesis. Current Biology 2006, 16: 793-800. PMID: 16631587, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.02.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInducible mouse modelGlomerular diseaseMouse modelAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorEnd-stage renal failureTreatment of miceHealthy adult animalsRenal failureRenal functionRenal diseaseComplex pathogenesisNephrin expressionEnzyme inhibitorsDiseaseAdult animalsPodocytesDedifferentiated phenotypePersistent expressionMature podocytesPAX2MicePax genesFunctional relevanceTranscriptional repressorActivation
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