2024
Shear stress is uncoupled from atheroprotective KLK10 in atherosclerotic plaques
Zhou Z, Korteland S, Tardajos-Ayllon B, Wu J, Chambers E, Weninck J, Simons M, Dunning M, Schenkel T, Diagbouga M, Wentzel J, Fragiadaki M, Evans P. Shear stress is uncoupled from atheroprotective KLK10 in atherosclerotic plaques. Atherosclerosis 2024, 398: 118622. PMID: 39413592, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.118622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShear stressPhysiological shear stressComputational fluid dynamicsDiseased arteriesHealthy arteriesGene Ontology termsFluid dynamicsSingle-cell RNA sequencingApoptotic gene expressionEffect of physiological shear stressPromote vascular homeostasisOntology termsRNA sequencingFunctional enrichmentEndothelial cellsGene expressionRisk of cardiovascular complicationsRare genetic variation in fibronectin 1 (FN1) protects against APOEε4 in Alzheimer’s disease
Bhattarai P, Gunasekaran T, Belloy M, Reyes-Dumeyer D, Jülich D, Tayran H, Yilmaz E, Flaherty D, Turgutalp B, Sukumar G, Alba C, McGrath E, Hupalo D, Bacikova D, Le Guen Y, Lantigua R, Medrano M, Rivera D, Recio P, Nuriel T, Ertekin-Taner N, Teich A, Dickson D, Holley S, Greicius M, Dalgard C, Zody M, Mayeux R, Kizil C, Vardarajan B. Rare genetic variation in fibronectin 1 (FN1) protects against APOEε4 in Alzheimer’s disease. Acta Neuropathologica 2024, 147: 70. PMID: 38598053, PMCID: PMC11006751, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-024-02721-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss-of-functionWhole-genome sequencingFibronectin 1Genetic variationAlzheimer's diseaseAD riskRare Coding VariantsLoss-of-function variantsRare genetic variationGene Ontology termsFamily based studyIn vivo functional studiesAD-related pathologyAlpha 2 chainOntology termsPresence of cellular mechanismsProtective variantsECM proteinsAD pathologyPathway analysisFunctional studiesUnaffected carriersZebrafish modelAPOEe4 alleleProtein levels
2023
Erythroid Progenitor Cells in the Murine Bone Marrow: Parallels with Human Counterparts and Response to Acute Anemia
McGrath K, Kingsley P, Rust E, Schulz V, Koniski A, Schofield T, Vit L, Narla M, Blanc L, Steiner L, Gallagher P, Palis J. Erythroid Progenitor Cells in the Murine Bone Marrow: Parallels with Human Counterparts and Response to Acute Anemia. Blood 2023, 142: 2451. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-187741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene Ontology termsErythroid progenitor cellsErythroid progenitorsOntology termsTranscription factorsProgenitor cellsMurine erythroid progenitor cellsEPO-responsive genesMurine counterpartGlobal transcriptomic studiesLineage-specific progenitor cellsHuman erythroid progenitor cellsAnalysis of genesCholesterol homeostasisHuman counterpartLate-stage erythroid progenitorsMature red blood cellsUpregulated transcription factorsMurine erythroid progenitorsRNA-seq studiesCholesterol biosynthesis genesColony-forming progenitorsBiosynthesis genesErythroid progenitor populationsMurine bone marrowLeveraging GWAS data derived from a large cooperative group trial to assess the risk of taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN) in patients being treated for breast cancer: Part 2—functional implications of a SNP cluster associated with TIPN risk in patients being treated for breast cancer
Lustberg M, Wu X, Fernández-Martínez J, de Andrés-Galiana E, Philips S, Leibowitz J, Schneider B, Sonis S. Leveraging GWAS data derived from a large cooperative group trial to assess the risk of taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN) in patients being treated for breast cancer: Part 2—functional implications of a SNP cluster associated with TIPN risk in patients being treated for breast cancer. Supportive Care In Cancer 2023, 31: 178. PMID: 36809570, PMCID: PMC11344472, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-07617-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGWAS dataSNP clustersFunctional analysisGO termsNon-protein coding genesGene Ontology termsGene Set Enrichment AnalysisCluster of SNPsNervous system developmentCoding genesRetinoic acid bindingOntology termsProtein kinase C bindingEnrichment analysisMetabolic processesGenesAcid bindingGlycosyltransferase activitySNPsPathological implicationsGWASC bindingGene signaturePhenotypeTransferase activity
2022
Heme-induced genes facilitate endosymbiont (Sodalis glossinidius) colonization of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans) midgut
Runyen-Janecky L, Scheutzow J, Farsin R, Cabo L, Wall K, Kuhn K, Amador R, D’Souza S, Vigneron A, Weiss B. Heme-induced genes facilitate endosymbiont (Sodalis glossinidius) colonization of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans) midgut. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2022, 16: e0010833. PMID: 36441823, PMCID: PMC9731421, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTsetse midgutHeme environmentDNA-binding proteinsGene Ontology termsBlood mealTsetse fly midgutVertebrate bloodBacterial genesHost midgutOntology termsDisease-causing pathogensBiological functionsGene expressionMutant strainFucose transporterInsertion mutationsMetabolic processesHost competencyEnvironmental stressorsFly midgutMidgutGenesSodalisTsetse fliesHemeCD74 ablation rescues type 2 diabetes mellitus-induced cardiac remodeling and contractile dysfunction through pyroptosis-evoked regulation of ferroptosis
Chen L, Yin Z, Qin X, Zhu X, Chen X, Ding G, Sun D, Wu NN, Fei J, Bi Y, Zhang J, Bucala R, Ren J, Zheng Q. CD74 ablation rescues type 2 diabetes mellitus-induced cardiac remodeling and contractile dysfunction through pyroptosis-evoked regulation of ferroptosis. Pharmacological Research 2022, 176: 106086. PMID: 35033649, DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteCell LineDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleFerroptosisGene ExpressionHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionMyocardiumNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinOxidative StressOxygen ConsumptionPyroptosisRatsVentricular RemodelingConceptsHigh glucose/high fatMacrophage migration inhibitory factorCardiac remodelingContractile dysfunctionCell death domainGene Ontology termsInhibitors of MIFRecombinant macrophage migration inhibitory factorCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorType 2 diabetes mellitusOntology termsDeath domainLipid peroxidationGlobal metabolic defectsKEGG analysisPlasma MIF levelsInjection of streptozotocinMitochondrial defectsHigh-fat dietMigration inhibitory factorInhibitor of NLRP3Cell deathPrecise interplayMitochondrial dysfunctionCognate receptors
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