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Mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in myopathic mice with collagen VI deficiency 总被引:13,自引:0,他引:13
Irwin WA Bergamin N Sabatelli P Reggiani C Megighian A Merlini L Braghetta P Columbaro M Volpin D Bressan GM Bernardi P Bonaldo P 《Nature genetics》2003,35(4):367-371
Collagen VI is an extracellular matrix protein that forms a microfilamentous network in skeletal muscles and other organs. Inherited mutations in genes encoding collagen VI in humans cause two muscle diseases, Bethlem myopathy and Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy. We previously generated collagen VI-deficient (Col6a1-/-) mice and showed that they have a muscle phenotype that strongly resembles Bethlem myopathy. The pathophysiological defects and mechanisms leading to the myopathic disorder were not known. Here we show that Col6a1-/- muscles have a loss of contractile strength associated with ultrastructural alterations of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and mitochondria and spontaneous apoptosis. We found a latent mitochondrial dysfunction in myofibers of Col6a1-/- mice on incubation with the selective F1F(O)-ATPase inhibitor oligomycin, which caused mitochondrial depolarization, Ca2+ deregulation and increased apoptosis. These defects were reversible, as they could be normalized by plating Col6a1-/- myofibers on collagen VI or by addition of cyclosporin A (CsA), the inhibitor of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (PTP). Treatment of Col6a1-/- mice with CsA rescued the muscle ultrastructural defects and markedly decreased the number of apoptotic nuclei in vivo. These findings indicate that collagen VI myopathies have an unexpected mitochondrial pathogenesis that could be exploited for therapeutic intervention. 相似文献
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Gandin V Miluzio A Barbieri AM Beugnet A Kiyokawa H Marchisio PC Biffo S 《Nature》2008,455(7213):684-688
Cell growth and proliferation require coordinated ribosomal biogenesis and translation. Eukaryotic initiation factors (eIFs) control translation at the rate-limiting step of initiation. So far, only two eIFs connect extracellular stimuli to global translation rates: eIF4E acts in the eIF4F complex and regulates binding of capped messenger RNA to 40S subunits, downstream of growth factors, and eIF2 controls loading of the ternary complex on the 40S subunit and is inhibited on stress stimuli. No eIFs have been found to link extracellular stimuli to the activity of the large 60S ribosomal subunit. eIF6 binds 60S ribosomes precluding ribosome joining in vitro. However, studies in yeasts showed that eIF6 is required for ribosome biogenesis rather than translation. Here we show that mammalian eIF6 is required for efficient initiation of translation, in vivo. eIF6 null embryos are lethal at preimplantation. Heterozygous mice have 50% reduction of eIF6 levels in all tissues, and show reduced mass of hepatic and adipose tissues due to a lower number of cells and to impaired G1/S cell cycle progression. eIF6(+/-) cells retain sufficient nucleolar eIF6 and normal ribosome biogenesis. The liver of eIF6(+/-) mice displays an increase of 80S in polysomal profiles, indicating a defect in initiation of translation. Consistently, isolated hepatocytes have impaired insulin-stimulated translation. Heterozygous mouse embryonic fibroblasts recapitulate the organism phenotype and have normal ribosome biogenesis, reduced insulin-stimulated translation, and delayed G1/S phase progression. Furthermore, eIF6(+/-) cells are resistant to oncogene-induced transformation. Thus, eIF6 is the first eIF associated with the large 60S subunit that regulates translation in response to extracellular signals. 相似文献
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Giovanni Barone‐Adesi Marinela Adriana Finta Chiara Legnazzi Carlo Sala 《Journal of forecasting》2019,38(6):552-563
Using option market data we derive naturally forward‐looking, nonparametric and model‐free risk estimates, three desired characteristics hardly obtainable using historical returns. The option‐implied measures are only based on the first derivative of the option price with respect to the strike price, bypassing the difficult task of estimating the tail of the return distribution. We estimate and backtest the 1%, 2.5%, and 5% WTI crude oil futures option‐implied value at risk and conditional value at risk for the turbulent years 2011–2016 and for both tails of the distribution. Compared with risk estimations based on the filtered historical simulation methodology, our results show that the option‐implied risk metrics are valid alternatives to the statistically based historical models. 相似文献
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Carlo Arnaudi 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》1946,2(4):138-139
Summary A fewFlavobacterium, among themFlav. dehydrogenans, present oxidative activities upon sterins from the serie of sexual hormons, acting in a selective manner. These microorganisms have a scarce fermentative capacity against carbohydrates and an eminent oxidative action upon hydrocarbures and their derivatives as toluol, xylol, paraphine, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, phenol.The pigment ofFlav. dehydrogenans, which is exclusively elaborated at diffusive light, is straightly fixed at oxidative processes determined by the bacterium. 相似文献
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Piccioni G Drossart P Sanchez-Lavega A Hueso R Taylor FW Wilson CF Grassi D Zasova L Moriconi M Adriani A Lebonnois S Coradini A Bézard B Angrilli F Arnold G Baines KH Bellucci G Benkhoff J Bibring JP Blanco A Blecka MI Carlson RW Di Lellis A Encrenaz T Erard S Fonti S Formisano V Fouchet T Garcia R Haus R Helbert J Ignatiev NI Irwin PG Langevin Y Lopez-Valverde MA Luz D Marinangeli L Orofino V Rodin AV Roos-Serote MC Saggin B Stam DM Titov D Visconti G 《Nature》2007,450(7170):637-640
Venus has no seasons, slow rotation and a very massive atmosphere, which is mainly carbon dioxide with clouds primarily of sulphuric acid droplets. Infrared observations by previous missions to Venus revealed a bright 'dipole' feature surrounded by a cold 'collar' at its north pole. The polar dipole is a 'double-eye' feature at the centre of a vast vortex that rotates around the pole, and is possibly associated with rapid downwelling. The polar cold collar is a wide, shallow river of cold air that circulates around the polar vortex. One outstanding question has been whether the global circulation was symmetric, such that a dipole feature existed at the south pole. Here we report observations of Venus' south-polar region, where we have seen clouds with morphology much like those around the north pole, but rotating somewhat faster than the northern dipole. The vortex may extend down to the lower cloud layers that lie at about 50 km height and perhaps deeper. The spectroscopic properties of the clouds around the south pole are compatible with a sulphuric acid composition. 相似文献
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Beryl?Royer-Bertrand Carlo?RivoltaEmail author 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2015,72(8):1463-1471
The past decade has seen the emergence of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, which have revolutionized the field of human molecular genetics. With NGS, significant portions of the human genome can now be assessed by direct sequence analysis, highlighting normal and pathological variants of our DNA. Recent advances have also allowed the sequencing of complete genomes, by a method referred to as whole genome sequencing (WGS). In this work, we review the use of WGS in medical genetics, with specific emphasis on the benefits and the disadvantages of this technique for detecting genomic alterations leading to Mendelian human diseases and to cancer. 相似文献
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Sulem P Gudbjartsson DF Walters GB Helgadottir HT Helgason A Gudjonsson SA Zanon C Besenbacher S Bjornsdottir G Magnusson OT Magnusson G Hjartarson E Saemundsdottir J Gylfason A Jonasdottir A Holm H Karason A Rafnar T Stefansson H Andreassen OA Pedersen JH Pack AI de Visser MC Kiemeney LA Geirsson AJ Eyjolfsson GI Olafsson I Kong A Masson G Jonsson H Thorsteinsdottir U Jonsdottir I Stefansson K 《Nature genetics》2011,43(11):1127-1130
We tested 16 million SNPs, identified through whole-genome sequencing of 457 Icelanders, for association with gout and serum uric acid levels. Genotypes were imputed into 41,675 chip-genotyped Icelanders and their relatives, for effective sample sizes of 968 individuals with gout and 15,506 individuals for whom serum uric acid measurements were available. We identified a low-frequency missense variant (c.1580C>G) in ALDH16A1 associated with gout (OR = 3.12, P = 1.5 × 10(-16), at-risk allele frequency = 0.019) and serum uric acid levels (effect = 0.36 s.d., P = 4.5 × 10(-21)). We confirmed the association with gout by performing Sanger sequencing on 6,017 Icelanders. The association with gout was stronger in males relative to females. We also found a second variant on chromosome 1 associated with gout (OR = 1.92, P = 0.046, at-risk allele frequency = 0.986) and serum uric acid levels (effect = 0.48 s.d., P = 4.5 × 10(-16)). This variant is close to a common variant previously associated with serum uric acid levels. This work illustrates how whole-genome sequencing data allow the detection of associations between low-frequency variants and complex traits. 相似文献
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Gianluca L. Perrucci Erica Rurali Aoife Gowran Alessandro Pini Carlo Antona Roberto Chiesa Giulio Pompilio Patrizia Nigro 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2017,74(2):267-277
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a connective tissue disorder with multiple organ manifestations. The genetic cause of this syndrome is the mutation of the FBN1 gene, encoding the extracellular matrix (ECM) protein fibrillin-1. This genetic alteration leads to the degeneration of microfibril structures and ECM integrity in the tunica media of the aorta. Indeed, thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection represent the leading cause of death in MFS patients. To date, the most effective treatment option for this pathology is the surgical substitution of the damaged aorta. To highlight novel therapeutic targets, we review the molecular mechanisms related to MFS etiology in vascular smooth muscle cells, the foremost cellular type involved in MFS pathogenesis. 相似文献
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Rajagopalan H Jallepalli PV Rago C Velculescu VE Kinzler KW Vogelstein B Lengauer C 《Nature》2004,428(6978):77-81
Aneuploidy, an abnormal chromosome number, has been recognized as a hallmark of human cancer for nearly a century; however, the mechanisms responsible for this abnormality have remained elusive. Here we report the identification of mutations in hCDC4 (also known as Fbw7 or Archipelago) in both human colorectal cancers and their precursor lesions. We show that genetic inactivation of hCDC4, by means of targeted disruption of the gene in karyotypically stable colorectal cancer cells, results in a striking phenotype associated with micronuclei and chromosomal instability. This phenotype can be traced to a defect in the execution of metaphase and subsequent transmission of chromosomes, and is dependent on cyclin E--a protein that is regulated by hCDC4 (refs 2-4). Our data suggest that chromosomal instability is caused by specific genetic alterations in a large fraction of human cancers and can occur before malignant conversion. 相似文献