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本帖最后由 细胞海洋 于 2011-5-6 00:17 编辑 0 m/ N! Y; U" B. p& _1 e& o
. W; ]2 C) W5 D& F2 r( P6 h$ c个人觉得搞干细胞还是应该关注一下其他领域的发展,所以在此上传一些2010年比较新比较火的领域的文献给大家分享。
p$ n) D5 o# v, y这里有基础研究,临床研究,有结构生物学研究,希望对大家打开科研思维有所帮助。
* _3 L j' ^1 O目录:
, S7 K, x/ `" P6 I1.[2010 Research]A Septin Diffusion Barrier at the Base of the Primary Cilium Maintains Ciliary Membrane Protein Distribution ! c: H1 \* @2 P N# ?& K) {- G
Qicong Hu,1 Ljiljana Milenkovic,2,3 Hua Jin,4 Matthew P. Scott,2,3,5–8
: J4 f" ^6 S, ^1 M m: LMaxence V. Nachury,4 Elias T. Spiliotis,9* W. James Nelson1,4*$ q7 c2 ]/ J N8 n x
5 y8 p2 g* E& Y OIn animal cells, the primary cilium transduces extracellular signals through signaling receptors
* u2 U* w% s7 X2 B+ L, ` ^4 glocalized in the ciliary membrane, but how these ciliary membrane proteins are retained in the8 E5 p0 l. c h$ G: G
cilium is unknown. We found that ciliary membrane proteins were highly mobile, but their
% _7 b' f; D/ q5 Fdiffusion was impeded at the base of the cilium by a diffusion barrier. Septin 2 (SEPT2), a member- N9 Z; z/ m5 [- P( O& @
of the septin family of guanosine triphosphatases that form a diffusion barrier in budding yeast,6 u* ~7 F' q+ h2 G
localized at the base of the ciliary membrane. SEPT2 depletion resulted in loss of ciliary membrane+ b% E3 r- N% W4 L2 P$ [
protein localization and Sonic hedgehog signal transduction, and inhibited ciliogenesis. Thus,
8 j6 E) l, X% ]# R4 }; N1 OSEPT2 is part of a diffusion barrier at the base of the ciliary membrane and is essential for
# H& ~2 O3 n% D4 E# Dretaining receptor-signaling pathways in the primary cilium.+ Q7 C- ^2 P8 H% U
2. [2010 Research]Cancer Statistics
, u" M* X' w) `0 u$ [* I# B3. [2010 Research]Dendritic Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
|7 { g5 E( i! e0 G& g3 jHeather M. Seitz
9 @8 M/ b1 s$ X" U7 IJohnson County Community College, Science Division, Overland Park,
$ K$ L' D9 b* o* s3 i4 K! y% `$ U- {' OKansas, USA
# V- T" w+ W% NGlenn K. Matsushima* @) y6 _8 ]; v" c% a& D
UNC Neuroscience Center, Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
9 P+ T: J3 u0 `- Z1 mProgram for Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of North
* y: p0 P9 W4 E% A- J3 m7 `) |( mCarolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) persists as a chronic inflammatory autoimmune
% b/ g) D, m5 {1 t; idisease and is characterized by the production of autoantibodies4 e% H: \; D: w
and immune complexes that affect multiple organs. The underlying mechanism1 r6 O' ?9 P" ] f" T. c8 n: f
that triggers and sustains disease are complex and involve certain
' l: |; i6 W, P$ k$ c9 Nsusceptibility genes and environmental factors. There have been several immune5 `1 ?6 M0 A. I1 x( E5 M
mediators linked to SLE including cytokines and chemokines that have) Y: Y: S& Y- k
been reviewed elsewhere [1–3]. A number of articles have reviewed the role
" P/ Y: Q8 T' r) kof B cells and T cells in SLE [4–10]. Here, we focus on the role of dendritic
3 b. b* H# Z# q1 v! |cells (DC) and innate immune factors that may regulate autoreactive B cells.
+ I0 ]* i; k2 `8 y5 [( c4. [2010 Research]Differential immunophenotypic analysis of dendritic cell tumours
, [# N8 H* L* I2 ?4 x( X. h) CTomohiko Orii,1,2 Hiroaki Takeda,2 Sumio Kawata,2 Kunihiko Maeda,1
8 L. k- L- b& C1 A" T* DMitsunori Yamakawa1
m+ C/ s5 [$ O) J& [
4 {; \7 v- G F! YABSTRACT5 V- {" I- J7 p! q3 r
Aims The phenotypic and biological characteristics of
* d* Y6 s6 u4 ~! X, adendritic cell (DC) tumours have not been fully1 E `; Z! k1 q, H
elucidated. The aim of this study was to compare the
0 q" d, F$ A& s6 H6 Pimmunophenotypic characteristics of DC-related markers, {) T9 F* Y3 K' o0 z
and cell-cycle-associated markers among DC tumours& N, J- m5 R- |1 v$ q' I. e: {$ j
and finally to utilise them for differential diagnosis of DC/ h" w8 ^6 n% @2 |5 n
tumours.' W; _8 }5 C) z7 u
Methods Tissue sections from 28 patients with DC
& B+ Z7 y( b5 J$ {tumours were immunohistochemically examined using5 Y. y1 O' z; M% U5 |
DC-related and cell-cycle-associated markers.
$ S& B! N! `' Q! N- z: nResults The Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) and+ C0 s) A* C! I3 C! W
Langerhans cell sarcoma (LCS) samples were positive for: S, C) `$ Z' Y8 n, `
S-100 protein, CD1a, Langerin, fascin, DEC-205 and DCSIGN., _1 ]6 G" `. t7 a
Interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS) was
" [$ Q9 }" `# X; U& R5 `3 Q& ypositive for S-100 protein and fascin and negative for! S6 `8 E4 i! E) i
Langerin. In addition, two IDCS samples were positive for9 N% c% n) v( S* i. ~4 v
CD1a, DEC-205 and DC-SIGN. The labelling indices of
; i: I y3 `2 a# ~' h' H/ @. d. ^# oKi-67, cyclin A, cyclin B1 and acetylated histone H3 on the
$ q2 L @# h4 @' `% jLCS and IDCS specimens were significantly higher than
( M( T2 r, p. i8 g6 A$ {) Vthose on the LCH specimens. The expression of p53 was
L9 }! u+ l4 j1 d4 X" H6 ]4 Ialso significantly higher in the LCS specimens than in the4 V% P& Z' ]) ^' _, w8 Y. ]
LCH specimens. The numbers of infiltrating CD123+ and' W/ j& Q3 e% X: w% V7 v
FOXP3+ cells were also significantly higher in the LCS" M" L% W# x* b! @
samples than in the LCH and IDCS samples. Follicular$ E/ A1 X) R3 X) I
dendritic cell sarcoma was distinguished from other DC6 B5 L9 D0 ^1 }7 z
tumours by the lack of DC-SIGN, Langerin and DCE-205.
3 b2 ~& U+ N% e( lConclusions These results suggest that Langerin can be1 s! i! @" m0 O$ j- n
used to distinguish LCS from IDCS, and DC-SIGN and' F3 H, E- w6 B6 Y. @, d3 C& ^
DEC-205 can be used to identify DC tumour cells. The
1 _9 [5 J* I3 j( N V* o( j, Qfrequency of cell-cycle-associated markers can be used: L2 r0 p, {! j1 ^' T" ^7 p
for the differential diagnosis of malignant and benign DC tumours.8 W( r0 W/ B" M" u
5. [2010 Research]Gut inflammation provides a respiratory electron acceptor for Salmonella3 T* O/ N7 U, a* O7 l5 L
Sebastian E. Winter1, Parameth Thiennimitr1,2, Maria G. Winter1, Brian P. Butler1, Douglas L. Huseby3, Robert W. Crawford1,
$ p' |' u( F" V( CJoseph M. Russell1, Charles L. Bevins1, L. Garry Adams4, Rene′e M. Tsolis1, John R. Roth3 & Andreas J. Ba¨umler1% O% h) D- T9 k/ W% }+ r
: y/ o1 f5 d4 R1 h& H9 h' |2 R8 xSalmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) causes acute gut inflammation by using its virulence
( S! w; N, \# X. _+ Sfactors to invade the intestinal epithelium and survive in mucosal macrophages. The inflammatory response9 {' U. z- r3 t9 y+ Z/ a9 E2 Y2 W
enhances the transmission success of S. Typhimurium by promoting its outgrowth in the gut lumen through8 W, [8 L2 X9 k* {
unknown mechanisms. Here we show that reactive oxygen species generated during inflammation react with
( z/ F# ~' b8 a" ?! E$ Hendogenous, luminal sulphur compounds (thiosulphate) to form a new respiratory electron acceptor, tetrathionate.1 E+ v+ G7 m9 g: r
The genes conferring the ability to use tetrathionate as an electron acceptor produce a growth advantage for S.
& X" N" K4 K: K2 DTyphimurium over the competing microbiota in the lumen of the inflamed gut. We conclude that S. Typhimurium
+ ~+ K) l1 B& E! W# zvirulence factors induce host-driven production of a new electron acceptor that allows the pathogen to use3 ^' d6 R8 \$ g% W1 O
respiration to compete with fermenting gut microbes. Thus the ability to trigger intestinal inflammation is crucial for* t3 h, Q& h6 X9 }
the biology of this diarrhoeal pathogen.
s9 v4 L/ N" [- S1 P! D2 P- G! N6. [2010 Research]Piezo1 and Piezo2 Are Essential Components of Distinct Mechanically Activated Cation Channels& ?1 Y+ }7 h( \
Bertrand Coste,1 Jayanti Mathur,2 Manuela Schmidt,1 Taryn J. Earley,1 Sanjeev Ranade,1: E+ M; \' S. h
Matt J. Petrus,2 Adrienne E. Dubin,1 Ardem Patapoutian1,2*0 X* s. E; `( I6 }
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Mechanical stimuli drive many physiological processes, including touch and pain sensation,
7 h# s4 J7 V& l8 d6 S7 N1 { q. y- _0 ihearing, and blood pressure regulation. Mechanically activated (MA) cation channel activities
5 b# L; R! k; _! Y4 P: lhave been recorded in many cells, but the responsible molecules have not been identified.% h& c `9 T* @7 H# [( d
We characterized a rapidly adapting MA current in a mouse neuroblastoma cell line. Expression
# A6 ~' v$ l, ]* `profiling and RNA interference knockdown of candidate genes identified Piezo1 (Fam38A) to be
6 e% y5 r o9 b8 Q- F6 N9 T* k& srequired for MA currents in these cells. Piezo1 and related Piezo2 (Fam38B) are vertebrate3 G1 a, x0 v& ]2 u) |2 s1 d1 p
multipass transmembrane proteins with homologs in invertebrates, plants, and protozoa.
H; w3 w) b a# _Overexpression of mouse Piezo1 or Piezo2 induced two kinetically distinct MA currents. Piezos% U9 ]3 B) [% o. Y# a
are expressed in several tissues, and knockdown of Piezo2 in dorsal root ganglia neurons
T1 |0 D& k# x2 N6 E nspecifically reduced rapidly adapting MA currents. We propose that Piezos are components of5 v/ {; g. z3 t1 Q
MA cation channels.
* N( h# I& |# `7. [2010 Research]Platelets Amplify Inflammation in Arthritis via Collagen-Dependent Microparticle Production+ z9 J) m# k6 y5 y
Eric Boilard,1 Peter A. Nigrovic,1,2 Katherine Larabee,1 Gerald F. M. Watts,1
4 s- [$ t9 A7 z! t' n& |Jonathan S. Coblyn,1 Michael E. Weinblatt,1 Elena M. Massarotti,1& O" d7 U5 N- l% F) S+ v3 t# \
Eileen Remold-O’Donnell,3 Richard W. Farndale,4 Jerry Ware,5 David M. Lee1*
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1 [& f+ M5 q! x& q' mIn addition to their pivotal role in thrombosis and wound repair, platelets participate in2 _: ~) l- b7 @( t
inflammatory responses. We investigated the role of platelets in the autoimmune disease* ^% Z4 n* J+ ?1 R: ^- w l
rheumatoid arthritis. We identified platelet microparticles—submicrometer vesicles elaborated by3 R s" C' h3 s7 {$ ~
activated platelets—in joint fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of
/ v( D4 [ y: Z1 e& u' ?$ I, ^inflammatory arthritis, but not in joint fluid from patients with osteoarthritis. Platelet7 t) `, A% H/ u8 [! u+ f5 f& f7 r
microparticles were proinflammatory, eliciting cytokine responses from synovial fibroblasts via
3 P) `8 @2 Z* r/ x u3 Minterleukin-1. Consistent with these findings, depletion of platelets attenuated murine
/ I1 ?% \; Z( minflammatory arthritis. Using both pharmacologic and genetic approaches, we identified the
" [5 V# G8 H T/ o0 c( acollagen receptor glycoprotein VI as a key trigger for platelet microparticle generation in arthritis
@8 z1 j) Y/ F" Fpathophysiology. Thus, these findings demonstrate a previously unappreciated role for platelets5 u* s2 v& K6 Z' w
and their activation-induced microparticles in inflammatory joint diseases.. R) D+ z' }* O" r: H5 q2 _5 K+ _
8. [2010 Research]The architecture of respiratory complex I
' o% `+ `. z8 y7 o1 NRouslan G. Efremov*, Rozbeh Baradaran* & Leonid A. Sazanov# N9 K8 g+ L) v' I
, \$ P* H _8 P6 H5 L3 V5 @Complex I is the first enzyme of the respiratory chain and has a central role in cellular energy production, coupling electron* Z% `) H" m4 U1 M' Y$ t! }2 j
transfer between NADH and quinone to proton translocation by an unknown mechanism. Dysfunction of complex I has been
3 ?2 u' \; y5 u# G, cimplicated in many human neurodegenerative diseases. We have determined the structure of its hydrophilic domain( d2 l$ P' T( P% C
previously. Here, we report the a-helical structure of the membrane domain of complex I from Escherichia coli at 3.9A°' z |: p6 p, l2 f/ I4 R. ~
resolution. The antiporter-like subunits NuoL/M/Neach contain 14 conserved transmembrane (TM) helices. Two of them are1 Q ]9 a+ B9 u2 O3 z0 G
discontinuous, as in some transporters. Unexpectedly, subunit NuoL also contains a 110-A° long amphipathic a-helix, spanning
" e' Y( }' O. O$ W8 U1 f% N: u- b+ nalmost the entire length of the domain. Furthermore, we have determined the structure of the entire complex I from Thermus# P& ]* E+ r$ x& s: y3 [: p9 F
thermophilus at 4.5A°
% F+ d( l6 e8 j$ T0 zresolution. The L-shaped assembly consists of the a-helicalmodel for themembrane domain, with 63TM, d- R, V3 \, ?
helices, and the known structure of the hydrophilic domain. The architecture of the complex provides strong clues about the
1 J8 C1 Z6 ~. T, S; ]coupling mechanism: the conformational changes at the interface of the two main domains may drive the long amphipathic0 G* X; x3 |0 _& I* U3 O. Q$ b
a-helix of NuoL in a piston-like motion, tilting nearby discontinuous TM helices, resulting in proton translocation.
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