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Wertz IE Kusam S Lam C Okamoto T Sandoval W Anderson DJ Helgason E Ernst JA Eby M Liu J Belmont LD Kaminker JS O'Rourke KM Pujara K Kohli PB Johnson AR Chiu ML Lill JR Jackson PK Fairbrother WJ Seshagiri S Ludlam MJ Leong KG Dueber EC Maecker H Huang DC Dixit VM 《Nature》2011,471(7336):110-114
Microtubules have pivotal roles in fundamental cellular processes and are targets of antitubulin chemotherapeutics. Microtubule-targeted agents such as Taxol and vincristine are prescribed widely for various malignancies, including ovarian and breast adenocarcinomas, non-small-cell lung cancer, leukaemias and lymphomas. These agents arrest cells in mitosis and subsequently induce cell death through poorly defined mechanisms. The strategies that resistant tumour cells use to evade death induced by antitubulin agents are also unclear. Here we show that the pro-survival protein MCL1 (ref. 3) is a crucial regulator of apoptosis triggered by antitubulin chemotherapeutics. During mitotic arrest, MCL1 protein levels decline markedly, through a post-translational mechanism, potentiating cell death. Phosphorylation of MCL1 directs its interaction with the tumour-suppressor protein FBW7, which is the substrate-binding component of a ubiquitin ligase complex. The polyubiquitylation of MCL1 then targets it for proteasomal degradation. The degradation of MCL1 was blocked in patient-derived tumour cells that lacked FBW7 or had loss-of-function mutations in FBW7, conferring resistance to antitubulin agents and promoting chemotherapeutic-induced polyploidy. Additionally, primary tumour samples were enriched for FBW7 inactivation and elevated MCL1 levels, underscoring the prominent roles of these proteins in oncogenesis. Our findings suggest that profiling the FBW7 and MCL1 status of tumours, in terms of protein levels, messenger RNA levels and genetic status, could be useful to predict the response of patients to antitubulin chemotherapeutics. 相似文献
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Harakalova M van Harssel JJ Terhal PA van Lieshout S Duran K Renkens I Amor DJ Wilson LC Kirk EP Turner CL Shears D Garcia-Minaur S Lees MM Ross A Venselaar H Vriend G Takanari H Rook MB van der Heyden MA Asselbergs FW Breur HM Swinkels ME Scurr IJ Smithson SF Knoers NV van der Smagt JJ Nijman IJ Kloosterman WP van Haelst MM van Haaften G Cuppen E 《Nature genetics》2012,44(7):793-796
Cantú syndrome is characterized by congenital hypertrichosis, distinctive facial features, osteochondrodysplasia and cardiac defects. By using family-based exome sequencing, we identified a de novo mutation in ABCC9. Subsequently, we discovered novel dominant missense mutations in ABCC9 in 14 of the 16 individuals with Cantú syndrome examined. The ABCC9 protein is part of an ATP-dependent potassium (K(ATP)) channel that couples the metabolic state of a cell with its electrical activity. All mutations altered amino acids in or close to the transmembrane domains of ABCC9. Using electrophysiological measurements, we show that mutations in ABCC9 reduce the ATP-mediated potassium channel inhibition, resulting in channel opening. Moreover, similarities between the phenotype of individuals with Cantú syndrome and side effects from the K(ATP) channel agonist minoxidil indicate that the mutations in ABCC9 result in channel opening. Given the availability of ABCC9 antagonists, our findings may have direct implications for the treatment of individuals with Cantú syndrome. 相似文献
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PNPLA1 mutations cause autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis in golden retriever dogs and humans
Grall A Guaguère E Planchais S Grond S Bourrat E Hausser I Hitte C Le Gallo M Derbois C Kim GJ Lagoutte L Degorce-Rubiales F Radner FP Thomas A Küry S Bensignor E Fontaine J Pin D Zimmermann R Zechner R Lathrop M Galibert F André C Fischer J 《Nature genetics》2012,44(2):140-147
Ichthyoses comprise a heterogeneous group of genodermatoses characterized by abnormal desquamation over the whole body, for which the genetic causes of several human forms remain unknown. We used a spontaneous dog model in the golden retriever breed, which is affected by a lamellar ichthyosis resembling human autosomal recessive congenital ichthyoses (ARCI), to carry out a genome-wide association study. We identified a homozygous insertion-deletion (indel) mutation in PNPLA1 that leads to a premature stop codon in all affected golden retriever dogs. We subsequently found one missense and one nonsense mutation in the catalytic domain of human PNPLA1 in six individuals with ARCI from two families. Further experiments highlighted the importance of PNPLA1 in the formation of the epidermal lipid barrier. This study identifies a new gene involved in human ichthyoses and provides insights into the localization and function of this yet uncharacterized member of the PNPLA protein family. 相似文献
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De-ubiquitination and ubiquitin ligase domains of A20 downregulate NF-kappaB signalling 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Wertz IE O'Rourke KM Zhou H Eby M Aravind L Seshagiri S Wu P Wiesmann C Baker R Boone DL Ma A Koonin EV Dixit VM 《Nature》2004,430(7000):694-699
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van de Laar IM Oldenburg RA Pals G Roos-Hesselink JW de Graaf BM Verhagen JM Hoedemaekers YM Willemsen R Severijnen LA Venselaar H Vriend G Pattynama PM Collée M Majoor-Krakauer D Poldermans D Frohn-Mulder IM Micha D Timmermans J Hilhorst-Hofstee Y Bierma-Zeinstra SM Willems PJ Kros JM Oei EH Oostra BA Wessels MW Bertoli-Avella AM 《Nature genetics》2011,43(2):121-126
Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections are a main feature of connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome. We delineated a new syndrome presenting with aneurysms, dissections and tortuosity throughout the arterial tree in association with mild craniofacial features and skeletal and cutaneous anomalies. In contrast with other aneurysm syndromes, most of these affected individuals presented with early-onset osteoarthritis. We mapped the genetic locus to chromosome 15q22.2-24.2 and show that the disease is caused by mutations in SMAD3. This gene encodes a member of the TGF-β pathway that is essential for TGF-β signal transmission. SMAD3 mutations lead to increased aortic expression of several key players in the TGF-β pathway, including SMAD3. Molecular diagnosis will allow early and reliable identification of cases and relatives at risk for major cardiovascular complications. Our findings endorse the TGF-β pathway as the primary pharmacological target for the development of new treatments for aortic aneurysms and osteoarthritis. 相似文献
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Kohl I Bachmann L Mayer E Hallbrucker A Loerting T 《Nature》2005,435(7041):E1; discussion E1-E1; discussion E2
It has been unclear whether amorphous glassy water heated to around 140-150 K remains glassy until it crystallizes or whether instead it turns into a supercooled and very viscous liquid. Yue and Angell compare the behaviour of glassy water under these conditions to that of hyperquenched inorganic glasses, and claim that water stays glassy as it heats up to its crystallization point; they also find a 'hidden' glass-to-liquid transition at about 169 K. Here we use differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) heating to show that hyperquenched water deposited at 140 K behaves as an ultraviscous liquid, the limiting structure of which depends on the cooling rate--as predicted by theoretical analysis of the liquid-to-glass transition. Our findings are consistent with a glass-to-liquid transition-onset temperature (T(g)) in the region of 136 K (refs 3,4), and they indicate that measurements of the liquid's properties may clarify the anomalous properties of supercooled water. 相似文献
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用电子能量消失谱法研究P.tinctorius—P.massoniana菌根 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
在实验室条件下用12株外生菌根菌,对马尾松(Pinus massoniana)培养苗进行高效菌种的接种试验,筛选并证明分布于台湾的采色豆马勃(Pisolithus tinctorius),具有生长快,对生态环境要求不严格,接种成功率大的特点。用能量消失谱技术对细胞内N、P营养元素进行定位测定,表明了这一菌株具有对N、P元素的吸收和贮存能力。 相似文献
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Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property 总被引:65,自引:0,他引:65
Schmidt MW Torn MS Abiven S Dittmar T Guggenberger G Janssens IA Kleber M Kögel-Knabner I Lehmann J Manning DA Nannipieri P Rasse DP Weiner S Trumbore SE 《Nature》2011,478(7367):49-56
Globally, soil organic matter (SOM) contains more than three times as much carbon as either the atmosphere or terrestrial vegetation. Yet it remains largely unknown why some SOM persists for millennia whereas other SOM decomposes readily--and this limits our ability to predict how soils will respond to climate change. Recent analytical and experimental advances have demonstrated that molecular structure alone does not control SOM stability: in fact, environmental and biological controls predominate. Here we propose ways to include this understanding in a new generation of experiments and soil carbon models, thereby improving predictions of the SOM response to global warming. 相似文献
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Plasma lipid and apoprotein levels following plasmapheresis in a subject homozygous for familial hypercholesterolemia 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
S. I. Barr B. A. Kottke A. A. Pineda S. J. T. Mao 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》1981,37(2):114-115
Summary Plasma apoprotein levels return to levels near the baseline more rapidly than plasma cholesterol levels following plasmapheresis.Acknowledgments. This work was supported by a grant from NHLBI (HL 21592). 相似文献