2024
Cellular stiffness sensing through talin 1 in tissue mechanical homeostasis
Chanduri M, Kumar A, Weiss D, Emuna N, Barsukov I, Shi M, Tanaka K, Wang X, Datye A, Kanyo J, Collin F, Lam T, Schwarz U, Bai S, Nottoli T, Goult B, Humphrey J, Schwartz M. Cellular stiffness sensing through talin 1 in tissue mechanical homeostasis. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadi6286. PMID: 39167642, PMCID: PMC11338229, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi6286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue mechanical homeostasisStiffness sensingExtracellular matrixTalin-1Mechanical homeostasisExtracellular matrix mechanicsIncreased cell spreadingCell spreadingTalinMutationsCellular sensingFibrillar collagenReduced axial stiffnessTissue mechanical propertiesMechanical propertiesAxial stiffnessCompliant substratesHomeostasisRupture pressureArp2/3ARPC5LStiffnessHomeostasis hypothesisResident cellsTissue stiffnessA complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts
Johnson B, Iuliano M, Lam T, Biederer T, De Camilli P. A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts. Journal Of Cell Biology 2024, 223: e202311137. PMID: 39158698, PMCID: PMC11334333, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202311137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneNon-vesicular lipid transferSites of cell contactC-terminus motifsCell contact-dependent signalsContact-dependent signalingCell-cell contactER/PM junctionsTMEM24ER proteinsPM proteinsSynCAM 1Cell adhesion moleculesCellular functionsLipid transferC2CD2Phospholipid transportLipid transportCell contactProteinAdhesion moleculesCalcium homeostasisCellsFamily membersParalogsCell-specific cross-talk proteomics reveals cathepsin B signaling as a driver of glioblastoma malignancy near the subventricular zone
Norton E, Whaley L, Jones V, Brooks M, Russo M, Morderer D, Jessen E, Schiapparelli P, Ramos-Fresnedo A, Zarco N, Carrano A, Rossoll W, Asmann Y, Lam T, Chaichana K, Anastasiadis P, Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Guerrero-Cázares H. Cell-specific cross-talk proteomics reveals cathepsin B signaling as a driver of glioblastoma malignancy near the subventricular zone. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadn1607. PMID: 39110807, PMCID: PMC11305394, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn1607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain tumor-initiating cellsLateral ventricleNeuronal maturationMalignancy-associated phenotypesSubventricular zone contactIncreased expression of cathepsin BMalignant primary brain tumorTumor-initiating cellsAggressive malignant primary brain tumorPrimary brain tumorTumor microenvironment researchExpression of cathepsin BNeural stem/progenitor cellsCathepsin BInduction of senescenceStem/progenitor cellsCell-intrinsicSubventricular zoneCross-talkTherapeutic strategiesBrain tumorsIncreased expressionGBM biologyLentiviral knockdownGlioblastoma
2023
DOT1L bridges transcription and heterochromatin formation at mammalian pericentromeres
Malla A, Yu H, Farris D, Kadimi S, Lam T, Cox A, Smith Z, Lesch B. DOT1L bridges transcription and heterochromatin formation at mammalian pericentromeres. EMBO Reports 2023, 24: e56492. PMID: 37317657, PMCID: PMC10398668, DOI: 10.15252/embr.202256492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse embryonic stem cellsBurst of transcriptionMajor satellite repeatsLong-term silencingRepetitive DNA elementsEmbryonic stem cellsSatellite transcriptionHeterochromatin stabilityHeterochromatin formationHeterochromatin structureChromatin stateSatellite repeatsGenome stabilityGenome integrityPericentromeric repeatsPericentromeric heterochromatinGenome featuresDNA elementsHistone H3Transcriptional activationHistone methyltransferaseRepetitive elementsDOT1L lossRepeat elementsTranscript productionDifferential Effects of Cocaine and Morphine on the Diurnal Regulation of the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens Proteome
Ketchesin K, Becker-Krail D, Xue X, Wilson R, Lam T, Williams K, Nairn A, Tseng G, Logan R. Differential Effects of Cocaine and Morphine on the Diurnal Regulation of the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens Proteome. Journal Of Proteome Research 2023, 22: 2377-2390. PMID: 37311105, PMCID: PMC10392613, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleus accumbensDiurnal regulationMouse nucleus accumbensPhase-dependent regulationBrain regionsDiurnal rhythmAdministration of psychostimulantsEffects of cocaineSubstance use disordersDifferential effectsMolecular rhythmsProtein rhythmsQuantitative proteomicsProteomic dataProteomeMorphine administrationUse of substancesRhythm alterationsGlucocorticoid signalingUse disordersMorphineSubstance useProtein expressionCocaineSignificant alterationsThe C-terminal tail of polycystin-1 suppresses cystic disease in a mitochondrial enzyme-dependent fashion
Onuchic L, Padovano V, Schena G, Rajendran V, Dong K, Shi X, Pandya R, Rai V, Gresko N, Ahmed O, Lam T, Wang W, Shen H, Somlo S, Caplan M. The C-terminal tail of polycystin-1 suppresses cystic disease in a mitochondrial enzyme-dependent fashion. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 1790. PMID: 36997516, PMCID: PMC10063565, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37449-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-1Nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenaseTerminal tailCystic phenotypeAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseCyst cell proliferationC-terminal domainAmino acid residuesLethal monogenic disorderC-terminal cleavageNucleotide transhydrogenaseAcid residuesMitochondrial functionTransgenic expressionPKD1 geneRedox stateShort fragmentsCell proliferationMonogenic disordersDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseGene therapy strategiesProteinPhenotypeFragmentsDopamine transporter and synaptic vesicle sorting defects underlie auxilin-associated Parkinson’s disease
Vidyadhara D, Somayaji M, Wade N, Yücel B, Zhao H, Shashaank N, Ribaudo J, Gupta J, Lam T, Sames D, Greene L, Sulzer D, Chandra S. Dopamine transporter and synaptic vesicle sorting defects underlie auxilin-associated Parkinson’s disease. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112231. PMID: 36920906, PMCID: PMC10127800, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseMotor deficitsDopamine transporterPathogenesis of PDNigral dopaminergic lossProgressive motor deficitsΑ-synuclein pathologyEarly-onset Parkinson's diseaseDopamine sequestrationDopaminergic vulnerabilityDopaminergic lossKO micePresynaptic sitesKO brainNeurochemical analysisDorsal striatumKnockout miceCardinal featuresReuptake kineticsL-DOPADiseaseSynaptic autophagyFunction mutationsDeficitsMice
2022
Carbonyl Posttranslational Modification Associated With Early-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmunity.
Yang ML, Connolly SE, Gee RJ, Lam TT, Kanyo J, Peng J, Guyer P, Syed F, Tse HM, Clarke SG, Clarke CF, James EA, Speake C, Evans-Molina C, Arvan P, Herold KC, Wen L, Mamula MJ. Carbonyl Posttranslational Modification Associated With Early-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmunity. Diabetes 2022, 71: 1979-1993. PMID: 35730902, PMCID: PMC9450849, DOI: 10.2337/db21-0989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesNOD miceMurine type 1 diabetesHuman type 1 diabetesDecreased glucose-stimulated insulin secretionAnti-insulin autoimmunityPrediabetic NOD miceGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionOnset Type 1T cell responsesOnset of hyperglycemiaCirculation of patientsAutoreactive CD4Insulin ratioInsulin secretionDiabetesPancreatic isletsType 1Islet proteinsOxidative stressAutoimmunitySelect groupMiceCarbonyl modificationOnsetCitrullination of glucokinase is linked to autoimmune diabetes
Yang ML, Horstman S, Gee R, Guyer P, Lam TT, Kanyo J, Perdigoto AL, Speake C, Greenbaum CJ, Callebaut A, Overbergh L, Kibbey RG, Herold KC, James EA, Mamula MJ. Citrullination of glucokinase is linked to autoimmune diabetes. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 1870. PMID: 35388005, PMCID: PMC8986778, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29512-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionResult of inflammationType 1 diabetesBeta-cell metabolismPancreatic beta cellsAutoimmune diabetesNOD miceAutoreactive CD4Inflammatory cytokinesAutoimmune biomarkersInsulin secretionT cellsBeta cellsType 1InflammationBiologic activityReactive oxygen speciesDiabetesPost-translational modificationsDiabetes biomarkersGlycogen synthesisBiomarkersCitrullinationGlucokinaseOxygen speciesIdentification of substrates of palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 highlights roles of depalmitoylation in disulfide bond formation and synaptic function
Gorenberg EL, Tieze S, Yücel B, Zhao HR, Chou V, Wirak GS, Tomita S, Lam TT, Chandra SS. Identification of substrates of palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 highlights roles of depalmitoylation in disulfide bond formation and synaptic function. PLOS Biology 2022, 20: e3001590. PMID: 35358180, PMCID: PMC9004782, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1Disulfide bond formationNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisPosttranslational modificationsRole of PPT1Identification of substratesResin-assisted captureEnzyme palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1Synaptic adhesion moleculesNeurodegenerative diseasesMature proteinMitochondrial proteinsMolecular dissectionPutative substratesDepalmitoylationKnockout mouse brainFunction mutationsStringent screenMolecular pathwaysSynapse functionDisulfide bondsProteinDevastating neurodegenerative diseaseDisease mechanismsSynaptic function
2021
Liver-Dependent Lung Remodeling during Systemic Inflammation Shapes Responses to Secondary Infection.
Odom CV, Kim Y, Burgess CL, Baird LA, Korkmaz FT, Na E, Shenoy AT, Arafa EI, Lam TT, Jones MR, Mizgerd JP, Traber KE, Quinton LJ. Liver-Dependent Lung Remodeling during Systemic Inflammation Shapes Responses to Secondary Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 207: 1891-1902. PMID: 34470857, PMCID: PMC8631467, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary lung infectionAcute phase responseLung infectionSecondary infectionHepatic acute phase responseIntact liver functionSystemic inflammatory challengeAcute phase changesSignificant transcriptional alterationsWild-type miceHepatocyte-specific deletionPneumonic miceSecondary pneumoniaSystemic inflammationCytokine responsesLiver functionImmunological responsivenessInflammatory challengeLung remodelingLittermate miceLung homeostasisImmune activityLungGene signaturePneumoniaCocaine self-administration induces sex-dependent protein expression in the nucleus accumbens
López AJ, Johnson AR, Euston TJ, Wilson R, Nolan SO, Brady LJ, Thibeault KC, Kelly SJ, Kondev V, Melugin P, Kutlu MG, Chuang E, Lam TT, Kiraly DD, Calipari ES. Cocaine self-administration induces sex-dependent protein expression in the nucleus accumbens. Communications Biology 2021, 4: 883. PMID: 34272455, PMCID: PMC8285523, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02358-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein expression patternsExpression patternsQuantitative mass spectrometrySubstance use disordersCritical biological variableProteomic functionProtein regulationRegulated proteinsUnique molecular profileNucleus accumbensSexual dimorphismProteomeProtein expressionMolecular substratesDrug-induced plasticityMolecular profileChronic neuropsychiatric conditionsPreclinical evidenceBaseline differencesCocaine administrationReward-associated behaviorsUse disordersMass spectrometryMale subjectsBiological variablesSmall Extracellular Vesicles Control Dendritic Spine Development through Regulation of HDAC2 Signaling
Zhang L, Lin TV, Yuan Q, Sadoul R, Lam TT, Bordey A. Small Extracellular Vesicles Control Dendritic Spine Development through Regulation of HDAC2 Signaling. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 41: 3799-3807. PMID: 33741723, PMCID: PMC8084316, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0766-20.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall extracellular vesiclesRegulation of HDAC2Extracellular vesiclesSpine developmentCell-cell signalingTranscriptional programsCortical neuronsSEV releaseTranscriptional decreaseDendritic spinesNeuronal developmentNeuron developmentDendritic spine developmentLines of evidenceHDAC2Paracrine communicationAge-dependent decreaseVesiclesPopulations of neuronsRegulationLC-MS/MSHDAC2 levelsSynaptic targetsExcitatory synapsesSpine growth
2020
Itaconate is an effector of a Rab GTPase cell-autonomous host defense pathway against Salmonella
Chen M, Sun H, Boot M, Shao L, Chang SJ, Wang W, Lam TT, Lara-Tejero M, Rego EH, Galán JE. Itaconate is an effector of a Rab GTPase cell-autonomous host defense pathway against Salmonella. Science 2020, 369: 450-455. PMID: 32703879, PMCID: PMC8020367, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz1333.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
A multiregional proteomic survey of the postnatal human brain
Carlyle BC, Kitchen RR, Kanyo JE, Voss EZ, Pletikos M, Sousa AMM, Lam TT, Gerstein MB, Sestan N, Nairn AC. A multiregional proteomic survey of the postnatal human brain. Nature Neuroscience 2017, 20: 1787-1795. PMID: 29184206, PMCID: PMC5894337, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-017-0011-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteomic surveyResident plasma membrane proteinsPostnatal human brainProtein dataPlasma membrane proteinsProtein abundance differencesQuantitative tandem mass spectrometryPost-translational eventsWhole transcriptome sequencingRNA expression dataMembrane proteinsFunctional variationExpression dataAbundance differencesBrain regionsTandem mass spectrometryHuman brainSimilar cortical regionsMass spectrometryEarly infancyRNACortical regionsSequencingProteinAbundance
2016
MKK3 influences mitophagy and is involved in cigarette smoke-induced inflammation
Mannam P, Rauniyar N, Lam TT, Luo R, Lee PJ, Srivastava A. MKK3 influences mitophagy and is involved in cigarette smoke-induced inflammation. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2016, 101: 102-115. PMID: 27717867, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCigarette SmokingGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6MacrophagesMAP Kinase Kinase 3MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaMitophagyNF-kappa BOxidative PhosphorylationPlant ExtractsPrimary Cell CulturePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveReactive Oxygen SpeciesTobaccoTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsCigarette smoke extractCigarette smokeCSE treatmentInflammatory responseLung tissueCigarette smoke-induced inflammationWild typeSerum pro-inflammatory cytokinesSmoke-induced inflammationProgression of COPDMitochondrial dysfunctionReactive oxygen speciesPro-inflammatory cytokinesInflammatory cytokine productionPrimary risk factorAssociated inflammatory responsePatient's lung tissueMouse lung tissueMitochondrial functionDual-specificity protein kinaseRespiratory capacitySpare respiratory capacityAirflow obstructionProtein kinase kinase 3CSE exposureNetrin‐1 Regulates Fibrocyte Accumulation in the Decellularized Fibrotic Sclerodermatous Lung Microenvironment and in Bleomycin‐Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
Sun H, Zhu Y, Pan H, Chen X, Balestrini JL, Lam TT, Kanyo JE, Eichmann A, Gulati M, Fares WH, Bai H, Feghali-Bostwick CA, Gan Y, Peng X, Moore MW, White ES, Sava P, Gonzalez AL, Cheng Y, Niklason LE, Herzog EL. Netrin‐1 Regulates Fibrocyte Accumulation in the Decellularized Fibrotic Sclerodermatous Lung Microenvironment and in Bleomycin‐Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2016, 68: 1251-1261. PMID: 26749424, PMCID: PMC5547894, DOI: 10.1002/art.39575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntibodies, NeutralizingBiomechanical PhenomenaBleomycinCase-Control StudiesCell DifferentiationCollagenCollagen Type ICollagen Type I, alpha 1 ChainFibrosisFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHeterozygoteHumansLeukocyte Common AntigensLeukocytes, MononuclearLungLung Diseases, InterstitialMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningNerve Growth FactorsNetrin-1ProteomicsPulmonary FibrosisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionScleroderma, SystemicTissue ScaffoldsTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsSSc-related interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseFibrocyte accumulationNetrin-1Lung extracellular matrixPulmonary fibrosisLung scaffoldsBleomycin-Induced Pulmonary FibrosisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsHealthy control subjectsNovel therapeutic targetSystemic sclerosisExtracellular matrixLung fibrosisLung diseaseMononuclear cellsControl subjectsLung microenvironmentHealthy controlsScleroderma patientsAberrant anatomyLung matrixPatientsTherapeutic target
2015
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis with DNAJC5/CSPα mutation has PPT1 pathology and exhibit aberrant protein palmitoylation
Henderson MX, Wirak GS, Zhang YQ, Dai F, Ginsberg SD, Dolzhanskaya N, Staropoli JF, Nijssen PC, Lam TT, Roth AF, Davis NG, Dawson G, Velinov M, Chandra SS. Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis with DNAJC5/CSPα mutation has PPT1 pathology and exhibit aberrant protein palmitoylation. Acta Neuropathologica 2015, 131: 621-637. PMID: 26659577, PMCID: PMC4791186, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-015-1512-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosesProtein palmitoylationDisease pathwaysPalmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1Forms of NCLEnzyme palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1Disease-associated proteinsCommon disease pathwaysNCL genesQuantitative proteomicsCSPα mutationsSpecific enzymatic activityCSPαFunctional linkNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisGlobal changePPT1Synaptic proteinsEnzymatic activityCeroid lipofuscinosesPalmitoylationGenesCeroid lipofuscinosisNeurodegenerative disordersProteinMKK3 deletion improves mitochondrial quality
Srivastava A, McGinniss J, Wong Y, Shinn AS, Lam TT, Lee PJ, Mannam P. MKK3 deletion improves mitochondrial quality. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2015, 87: 373-384. PMID: 26119780, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLPS treatmentMitochondrial membrane potentialIntensive care unitInflammatory cytokine releaseMAP kinase kinase 3Potential therapeutic targetBetter mitochondrial functionMitochondrial functionMitochondrial qualityMouse embryonic fibroblastsCare unitExcessive inflammationCytokine releaseInhibition of mitophagyInflammatory diseasesCytokine secretionInflammatory responseTherapeutic targetLipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulationSeptic injuryRole of mitophagyMajor causeOxidant productionSevere responseSepsis
2013
A Gut Lipid Messenger Links Excess Dietary Fat to Dopamine Deficiency
Tellez LA, Medina S, Han W, Ferreira JG, Licona-Limón P, Ren X, Lam TT, Schwartz GJ, de Araujo IE. A Gut Lipid Messenger Links Excess Dietary Fat to Dopamine Deficiency. Science 2013, 341: 800-802. PMID: 23950538, DOI: 10.1126/science.1239275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine deficiencyFed miceDietary fatExcess dietary fatBrain dopaminergic functionHigh fat intakeHigh-fat exposureGastrointestinal dysfunctionIntragastric feedingOral intakeDopaminergic functionDopamine releaseExcessive intakeIntakeMiceDeficiencyOleoylethanolamineLipid messengersPhysiological mechanismsFatMotivation deficitsLipid signalingReward sensitivityObesityDysfunction