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Sara B. Seidelmann Janet K. Lighthouse Daniel M. Greif 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2014,71(11):1977-1999
Arteries consist of an inner single layer of endothelial cells surrounded by layers of smooth muscle and an outer adventitia. The majority of vascular developmental studies focus on the construction of endothelial networks through the process of angiogenesis. Although many devastating vascular diseases involve abnormalities in components of the smooth muscle and adventitia (i.e., the vascular wall), the morphogenesis of these layers has received relatively less attention. Here, we briefly review key elements underlying endothelial layer formation and then focus on vascular wall development, specifically on smooth muscle cell origins and differentiation, patterning of the vascular wall, and the role of extracellular matrix and adventitial progenitor cells. Finally, we discuss select human diseases characterized by marked vascular wall abnormalities. We propose that continuing to apply approaches from developmental biology to the study of vascular disease will stimulate important advancements in elucidating disease mechanism and devising novel therapeutic strategies. 相似文献
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Sara Ruane Stephen J. Richards John D. McVay Burhan Tjaturadi Keliopas Krey Christopher C. Austin 《Journal of Natural History》2018,52(13-16):917-944
ABSTRACTThe island of New Guinea has been identified as biologically megadiverse but many taxa are still poorly known. This is especially the case for many of the island’s snakes, which by their very nature can be difficult to collect and study. Here we examine the phylogenetic and phylogeographic structure of a poorly studied snake genus, Stegonotus, focusing on the species of New Guinea; until now, Stegonotus has never been examined using modern phylogenetic methods. Using molecular data from 49 individuals representing eight of the ten described species, and including all New Guinea taxa, we estimate a multilocus phylogeny and examine population structure to help identify undescribed taxa. We use morphological data from the corresponding museum vouchered specimens (where available) and also examine additional specimens for taxa not included in the molecular data set to determine morphological differences among putative taxa. We find molecular evidence for four new species of Stegonotus, both morphologically obvious and cryptic, and describe them herein. The recognition of these four species indicates that Stegonotus diversity has been previously underestimated and also suggests that there are likely additional undescribed taxa within the genus. These four taxa increase the number of described species by 40% and further confirm New Guinea as the centre of diversity for the genus.www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9E21390E-3FD4-40EB-9442-31BC92A76B4F 相似文献
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Diego Reginensi Patricia Carulla Sara Nocentini Oscar Seira Abel Torres-Espín Andreu Matamoros-Angles Rosalina Gavín María Teresa Moreno-Flores Francisco Wandosell Josep Samitier Xavier Trepat Xavier Navarro José Antonio del Río 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2015,72(14):2719-2737
Olfactory ensheathing cell (OEC) transplantation emerged some years ago as a promising therapeutic strategy to repair injured spinal cord. However, inhibitory molecules are present for long periods of time in lesioned spinal cord, inhibiting both OEC migration and axonal regrowth. Two families of these molecules, chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPG) and myelin-derived inhibitors (MAIs), are able to trigger inhibitory responses in lesioned axons. Mounting evidence suggests that OEC migration is inhibited by myelin. Here we demonstrate that OEC migration is largely inhibited by CSPGs and that inhibition can be overcome by the bacterial enzyme Chondroitinase ABC. In parallel, we have generated a stable OEC cell line overexpressing the Nogo receptor (NgR) ectodomain to reduce MAI-associated inhibition in vitro and in vivo. Results indicate that engineered cells migrate longer distances than unmodified OECs over myelin or oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein (OMgp)-coated substrates. In addition, they also show improved migration in lesioned spinal cord. Our results provide new insights toward the improvement of the mechanisms of action and optimization of OEC-based cell therapy for spinal cord lesion. 相似文献
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Marsango S Bonaccorsi di Patti MC Barra D Miele R 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2011,68(17):2919-2929
Prokineticins are proteins that regulate diverse biological processes including gastrointestinal motility, angiogenesis, circadian
rhythm, and innate immune response. Prokineticins bind two closed related G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), PKR1 and PKR2.
In general, these receptors act as molecular switches to relay activation to heterotrimeric G-proteins and a growing body
of evidence points to the fact that GPCRs exist as homo- or heterodimers. We show here by Western-blot analysis that PKR2
has a dimeric structure in neutrophils. By heterologous expression of PKR2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we examined the mechanisms of intermolecular interaction of PKR2 dimerization. The potential involvement of three types
of mechanisms was investigated: coiled-coil, disulfide bridges, and hydrophobic interactions between transmembrane domains.
Characterization of differently deleted or site-directed PKR2 mutants suggests that dimerization proceeds through interactions
between transmembrane domains. We demonstrate that co-expressing binding-deficient and signaling-deficient forms of PKR2 can
re-establish receptor functionality, possibly through a domain-swapping mechanism. 相似文献
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Dobbins SE Broderick P Melin B Feychting M Johansen C Andersson U Brännström T Schramm J Olver B Lloyd A Ma YP Hosking FJ Lönn S Ahlbom A Henriksson R Schoemaker MJ Hepworth SJ Hoffmann P Mühleisen TW Nöthen MM Moebus S Eisele L Kosteljanetz M Muir K Swerdlow A Simon M Houlston RS 《Nature genetics》2011,43(9):825-827
To identify susceptibility loci for meningioma, we conducted a genome-wide association study of 859 affected individuals (cases) and 704 controls with validation in two independent sample sets totaling 774 cases and 1,764 controls. We identified a new susceptibility locus for meningioma at 10p12.31 (MLLT10, rs11012732, odds ratio = 1.46, P(combined) = 1.88 × 10(-14)). This finding advances our understanding of the genetic basis of meningioma development. 相似文献
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Jonathan Cools-Lartigue Jonathan Spicer Sara Najmeh Lorenzo Ferri 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2014,71(21):4179-4194
Neutrophils are being increasingly recognized as an important element in tumor progression. They have been shown to exert important effects at nearly every stage of tumor progression with a number of studies demonstrating that their presence is critical to tumor development. Novel aspects of neutrophil biology have recently been elucidated and its contribution to tumorigenesis is only beginning to be appreciated. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are neutrophil-derived structures composed of DNA decorated with antimicrobial peptides. They have been shown to trap and kill microorganisms, playing a critical role in host defense. However, their contribution to tumor development and metastasis has recently been demonstrated in a number of studies highlighting NETs as a potentially important therapeutic target. Here, studies implicating NETs as facilitators of tumor progression and metastasis are reviewed. In addition, potential mechanisms by which NETs may exert these effects are explored. Finally, the ability to target NETs therapeutically in human neoplastic disease is highlighted. 相似文献
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Vitart V Rudan I Hayward C Gray NK Floyd J Palmer CN Knott SA Kolcic I Polasek O Graessler J Wilson JF Marinaki A Riches PL Shu X Janicijevic B Smolej-Narancic N Gorgoni B Morgan J Campbell S Biloglav Z Barac-Lauc L Pericic M Klaric IM Zgaga L Skaric-Juric T Wild SH Richardson WA Hohenstein P Kimber CH Tenesa A Donnelly LA Fairbanks LD Aringer M McKeigue PM Ralston SH Morris AD Rudan P Hastie ND Campbell H Wright AF 《Nature genetics》2008,40(4):437-442
Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism in humans and great apes, which have lost hepatic uricase activity, leading to uniquely high serum uric acid concentrations (200-500 microM) compared with other mammals (3-120 microM). About 70% of daily urate disposal occurs via the kidneys, and in 5-25% of the human population, impaired renal excretion leads to hyperuricemia. About 10% of people with hyperuricemia develop gout, an inflammatory arthritis that results from deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joint. We have identified genetic variants within a transporter gene, SLC2A9, that explain 1.7-5.3% of the variance in serum uric acid concentrations, following a genome-wide association scan in a Croatian population sample. SLC2A9 variants were also associated with low fractional excretion of uric acid and/or gout in UK, Croatian and German population samples. SLC2A9 is a known fructose transporter, and we now show that it has strong uric acid transport activity in Xenopus laevis oocytes. 相似文献
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A cis-acting regulatory mutation causes premature hair graying and susceptibility to melanoma in the horse 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Rosengren Pielberg G Golovko A Sundström E Curik I Lennartsson J Seltenhammer MH Druml T Binns M Fitzsimmons C Lindgren G Sandberg K Baumung R Vetterlein M Strömberg S Grabherr M Wade C Lindblad-Toh K Pontén F Heldin CH Sölkner J Andersson L 《Nature genetics》2008,40(8):1004-1009
In horses, graying with age is an autosomal dominant trait associated with a high incidence of melanoma and vitiligo-like depigmentation. Here we show that the Gray phenotype is caused by a 4.6-kb duplication in intron 6 of STX17 (syntaxin-17) that constitutes a cis-acting regulatory mutation. Both STX17 and the neighboring NR4A3 gene are overexpressed in melanomas from Gray horses. Gray horses carrying a loss-of-function mutation in ASIP (agouti signaling protein) had a higher incidence of melanoma, implying that increased melanocortin-1 receptor signaling promotes melanoma development in Gray horses. The Gray horse provides a notable example of how humans have cherry-picked mutations with favorable phenotypic effects in domestic animals. 相似文献