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Bos KI Schuenemann VJ Golding GB Burbano HA Waglechner N Coombes BK McPhee JB DeWitte SN Meyer M Schmedes S Wood J Earn DJ Herring DA Bauer P Poinar HN Krause J 《Nature》2011,478(7370):506-510
Technological advances in DNA recovery and sequencing have drastically expanded the scope of genetic analyses of ancient specimens to the extent that full genomic investigations are now feasible and are quickly becoming standard. This trend has important implications for infectious disease research because genomic data from ancient microbes may help to elucidate mechanisms of pathogen evolution and adaptation for emerging and re-emerging infections. Here we report a reconstructed ancient genome of Yersinia pestis at 30-fold average coverage from Black Death victims securely dated to episodes of pestilence-associated mortality in London, England, 1348-1350. Genetic architecture and phylogenetic analysis indicate that the ancient organism is ancestral to most extant strains and sits very close to the ancestral node of all Y. pestis commonly associated with human infection. Temporal estimates suggest that the Black Death of 1347-1351 was the main historical event responsible for the introduction and widespread dissemination of the ancestor to all currently circulating Y. pestis strains pathogenic to humans, and further indicates that contemporary Y. pestis epidemics have their origins in the medieval era. Comparisons against modern genomes reveal no unique derived positions in the medieval organism, indicating that the perceived increased virulence of the disease during the Black Death may not have been due to bacterial phenotype. These findings support the notion that factors other than microbial genetics, such as environment, vector dynamics and host susceptibility, should be at the forefront of epidemiological discussions regarding emerging Y. pestis infections. 相似文献
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Schramek D Kotsinas A Meixner A Wada T Elling U Pospisilik JA Neely GG Zwick RH Sigl V Forni G Serrano M Gorgoulis VG Penninger JM 《Nature genetics》2011,43(3):212-219
Most preneoplastic lesions are quiescent and do not progress to form overt tumors. It has been proposed that oncogenic stress activates the DNA damage response and the key tumor suppressor p53, which prohibits tumor growth. However, the molecular pathways by which cells sense a premalignant state in vivo are largely unknown. Here we report that tissue-specific inactivation of the stress signaling kinase MKK7 in KRas(G12D)-driven lung carcinomas and NeuT-driven mammary tumors markedly accelerates tumor onset and reduces overall survival. Mechanistically, MKK7 acts through the kinases JNK1 and JNK2, and this signaling pathway directly couples oncogenic and genotoxic stress to the stability of p53, which is required for cell cycle arrest and suppression of epithelial cancers. These results show that MKK7 functions as a major tumor suppressor in lung and mammary cancer in mouse and identify MKK7 as a vital molecular sensor to set a cellular anti-cancer barrier. 相似文献
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Now that some genomes have been completely sequenced, the ability to direct specific mutations into genomes is particularly desirable. Here we present a method to create mutations in the Caenorhabditis elegans genome efficiently through transgene-directed, transposon-mediated gene conversion. Engineered deletions targeted into two genes show that the frequency of obtaining the desired mutation was higher using this approach than using standard transposon insertion-deletion approaches. We also targeted an engineered green fluorescent protein insertion-replacement cassette to one of these genes, thereby confirming that custom alleles of different types can be created in vitro to make the corresponding mutations in vivo. This approach should also be applicable to heterologous transposons in C. elegans and other organisms, including vertebrates. 相似文献
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Sebastian Vogel Thorsten Trapp Verena Börger Corinna Peters Dalila Lakbir Dagmar Dilloo Rüdiger V. Sorg 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2010,67(2):295-303
Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) home to injured tissues and have regenerative capacity. In this study,
we have investigated in vitro the influence of apoptotic and necrotic cell death, thus distinct types of tissue damage, on
MSC migration. Concordant with an increased overall motility, MSC migrated towards apoptotic, but not vital or necrotic neuronal
and cardiac cells. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) was expressed by the apoptotic cells only. MSC, in contrast, revealed expression
of the HGF-receptor, c-Met. Blocking HGF bioactivity resulted in significant reduction of MSC migration. Moreover, recombinant
HGF attracted MSC in a dose-dependent manner. Thus, apoptosis initiates chemoattraction of MSC via the HGF/c-Met axis, thereby
linking tissue damage to the recruitment of cells with regenerative potential. 相似文献
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Lucas Matt Stylianos Michalakis Franz Hofmann Verena Hammelmann Andreas Ludwig Martin Biel Thomas Kleppisch 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2011,68(1):125-137
Neuronal hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels are known to modulate spontaneous activity, resting
membrane potential, input resistance, afterpotential, rebound activity, and dendritic integration. To evaluate the role of
HCN2 for hippocampal synaptic plasticity, we recorded long-term potentiation (LTP) in the direct perforant path (PP) to CA1
pyramidal cells. LTP was enhanced in mice carrying a global deletion of the channel (HCN2−/−) but not in a pyramidal neuron-restricted knockout. This precludes an influence of HCN2 located in postsynaptic pyramidal
neurons. Additionally, the selective HCN blocker zatebradine reduced the activity of oriens-lacunosum moleculare interneurons
in wild-type but not HCN2−/− mice and decreased the frequency of spontaneous inhibitory currents in postsynaptic CA1 pyramidal cells. Finally, we found
amplified LTP in the PP of mice carrying an interneuron-specific deletion of HCN2. We conclude that HCN2 channels in inhibitory
interneurons modulate synaptic plasticity in the PP by facilitating the GABAergic output onto pyramidal neurons. 相似文献
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Summary A hyperplastic hereditary goitre, related to a delay of metamorphosis, was found in a female frog of the speciesXenopus laevis. The expression of the trait seems to depend on external conditions.
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Proteome survey reveals modularity of the yeast cell machinery 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Gavin AC Aloy P Grandi P Krause R Boesche M Marzioch M Rau C Jensen LJ Bastuck S Dümpelfeld B Edelmann A Heurtier MA Hoffman V Hoefert C Klein K Hudak M Michon AM Schelder M Schirle M Remor M Rudi T Hooper S Bauer A Bouwmeester T Casari G Drewes G Neubauer G Rick JM Kuster B Bork P Russell RB Superti-Furga G 《Nature》2006,440(7084):631-636
Protein complexes are key molecular entities that integrate multiple gene products to perform cellular functions. Here we report the first genome-wide screen for complexes in an organism, budding yeast, using affinity purification and mass spectrometry. Through systematic tagging of open reading frames (ORFs), the majority of complexes were purified several times, suggesting screen saturation. The richness of the data set enabled a de novo characterization of the composition and organization of the cellular machinery. The ensemble of cellular proteins partitions into 491 complexes, of which 257 are novel, that differentially combine with additional attachment proteins or protein modules to enable a diversification of potential functions. Support for this modular organization of the proteome comes from integration with available data on expression, localization, function, evolutionary conservation, protein structure and binary interactions. This study provides the largest collection of physically determined eukaryotic cellular machines so far and a platform for biological data integration and modelling. 相似文献
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Vacic V McCarthy S Malhotra D Murray F Chou HH Peoples A Makarov V Yoon S Bhandari A Corominas R Iakoucheva LM Krastoshevsky O Krause V Larach-Walters V Welsh DK Craig D Kelsoe JR Gershon ES Leal SM Dell Aquila M Morris DW Gill M Corvin A Insel PA McClellan J King MC Karayiorgou M Levy DL DeLisi LE Sebat J 《Nature》2011,471(7339):499-503
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T Hashimoto T Perlot A Rehman J Trichereau H Ishiguro M Paolino V Sigl T Hanada R Hanada S Lipinski B Wild SM Camargo D Singer A Richter K Kuba A Fukamizu S Schreiber H Clevers F Verrey P Rosenstiel JM Penninger 《Nature》2012,487(7408):477-481
Malnutrition affects up to one billion people in the world and is a major cause of mortality. In many cases, malnutrition is associated with diarrhoea and intestinal inflammation, further contributing to morbidity and death. The mechanisms by which unbalanced dietary nutrients affect intestinal homeostasis are largely unknown. Here we report that deficiency in murine angiotensin I converting enzyme (peptidyl-dipeptidase A) 2 (Ace2), which encodes a key regulatory enzyme of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), results in highly increased susceptibility to intestinal inflammation induced by epithelial damage. The RAS is known to be involved in acute lung failure, cardiovascular functions and SARS infections. Mechanistically, ACE2 has a RAS-independent function, regulating intestinal amino acid homeostasis, expression of antimicrobial peptides, and the ecology of the gut microbiome. Transplantation of the altered microbiota from Ace2 mutant mice into germ-free wild-type hosts was able to transmit the increased propensity to develop severe colitis. ACE2-dependent changes in epithelial immunity and the gut microbiota can be directly regulated by the dietary amino acid tryptophan. Our results identify ACE2 as a key regulator of dietary amino acid homeostasis, innate immunity, gut microbial ecology, and transmissible susceptibility to colitis. These results provide a molecular explanation for how amino acid malnutrition can cause intestinal inflammation and diarrhoea. 相似文献
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Melum E Franke A Schramm C Weismüller TJ Gotthardt DN Offner FA Juran BD Laerdahl JK Labi V Björnsson E Weersma RK Henckaerts L Teufel A Rust C Ellinghaus E Balschun T Boberg KM Ellinghaus D Bergquist A Sauer P Ryu E Hov JR Wedemeyer J Lindkvist B Wittig M Porte RJ Holm K Gieger C Wichmann HE Stokkers P Ponsioen CY Runz H Stiehl A Wijmenga C Sterneck M Vermeire S Beuers U Villunger A Schrumpf E Lazaridis KN Manns MP Schreiber S Karlsen TH 《Nature genetics》2011,43(1):17-19
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic bile duct disease affecting 2.4-7.5% of individuals with inflammatory bowel disease. We performed a genome-wide association analysis of 2,466,182 SNPs in 715 individuals with PSC and 2,962 controls, followed by replication in 1,025 PSC cases and 2,174 controls. We detected non-HLA associations at rs3197999 in MST1 and rs6720394 near BCL2L11 (combined P = 1.1 × 10?1? and P = 4.1 × 10??, respectively). 相似文献