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" l/ b9 ?# o$ N% h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。6 q2 b5 K( u# B/ B" m) ]
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。
7 k- O! ~" N# n- O目录:& Z* Z! y: T% r: a3 X
1.[2010 Research]A Septin Diffusion Barrier at the Base of the Primary Cilium Maintains Ciliary Membrane Protein Distribution ' u# Y; v8 g0 A7 s0 s4 c% P1 J
Qicong Hu,1 Ljiljana Milenkovic,2,3 Hua Jin,4 Matthew P. Scott,2,3,5–84 T: M8 z! A6 x; |- k
Maxence V. Nachury,4 Elias T. Spiliotis,9* W. James Nelson1,4*- N! e: {+ ~) L7 c/ t& r0 O' ^
5 a2 J; p9 Q- z( _6 MIn animal cells, the primary cilium transduces extracellular signals through signaling receptors
6 c5 B0 _% a, A" [1 x1 _localized in the ciliary membrane, but how these ciliary membrane proteins are retained in the8 N% `( {) ? e* P
cilium is unknown. We found that ciliary membrane proteins were highly mobile, but their/ T [3 l, {4 m. W$ i4 }
diffusion was impeded at the base of the cilium by a diffusion barrier. Septin 2 (SEPT2), a member- o% v d: e7 ]% k7 {
of the septin family of guanosine triphosphatases that form a diffusion barrier in budding yeast,
, D, Q# }7 ^ {4 \2 Hlocalized at the base of the ciliary membrane. SEPT2 depletion resulted in loss of ciliary membrane& r+ a# ~) k7 X; P& z( }
protein localization and Sonic hedgehog signal transduction, and inhibited ciliogenesis. Thus,
# i# |8 K6 @- iSEPT2 is part of a diffusion barrier at the base of the ciliary membrane and is essential for4 c" A7 X6 L% k
retaining receptor-signaling pathways in the primary cilium.
+ p$ t4 O2 J( D4 t6 q2. [2010 Research]Cancer Statistics
& |' s; Q5 [; ]% g) M0 e+ K1 m3. [2010 Research]Dendritic Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
( B" Z) M( C8 c! R* hHeather M. Seitz$ S) A: H: ~# W/ K3 t
Johnson County Community College, Science Division, Overland Park,
+ A- c3 q' v: M8 g% p6 b/ X( u! k2 R/ U* {Kansas, USA, ^; ?& A, d, F: E* U
Glenn K. Matsushima
# a; I0 W7 _9 Y8 U% H9 j8 f eUNC Neuroscience Center, Department of Microbiology & Immunology,7 G- v+ m& S& c
Program for Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of North9 p8 a# j+ L" R
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) persists as a chronic inflammatory autoimmune
- @3 w) N# o2 W) y; M% _2 S% M" [ H3 e; ldisease and is characterized by the production of autoantibodies8 H/ ]# P3 O' E& R2 v6 G" U
and immune complexes that affect multiple organs. The underlying mechanism5 b: S7 R# h) w6 z V0 U# B& r8 ?% y" [
that triggers and sustains disease are complex and involve certain
3 F8 T L3 a) T) {' @$ w1 o& asusceptibility genes and environmental factors. There have been several immune( J t$ H2 D3 n' w
mediators linked to SLE including cytokines and chemokines that have
" k+ ]* p4 p% A" X" L5 J% Lbeen reviewed elsewhere [1–3]. A number of articles have reviewed the role
2 L; g' O9 E# _7 ]of B cells and T cells in SLE [4–10]. Here, we focus on the role of dendritic
4 M5 R6 j l7 X" U4 p% Dcells (DC) and innate immune factors that may regulate autoreactive B cells.
' e N8 c% E0 i0 y4. [2010 Research]Differential immunophenotypic analysis of dendritic cell tumours3 Z0 q- C0 e' [+ t
Tomohiko Orii,1,2 Hiroaki Takeda,2 Sumio Kawata,2 Kunihiko Maeda,1
9 M$ G- \: M1 m+ f6 v& ^Mitsunori Yamakawa1
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0 _0 S Z2 f0 ^# Z( g% [ABSTRACT
8 N5 x; D) k1 ~8 fAims The phenotypic and biological characteristics of9 W2 _% U' k2 J" g5 r
dendritic cell (DC) tumours have not been fully9 Q. u% G) D- Q/ N. c3 D6 N
elucidated. The aim of this study was to compare the3 M9 p: @2 F; i) s5 ~( K) J
immunophenotypic characteristics of DC-related markers* i3 K' o! {3 I3 M1 r+ E$ q+ L
and cell-cycle-associated markers among DC tumours! p7 s: z2 {* f1 C x1 j1 p8 ~
and finally to utilise them for differential diagnosis of DC5 I. s- o4 y2 j$ A
tumours.
2 e# o' F% n$ ?5 a4 ?Methods Tissue sections from 28 patients with DC
+ `# a- h7 L+ }- ?2 Y3 x% ?tumours were immunohistochemically examined using
# y" p; t& K9 ]8 ?2 l# H/ {5 _5 R- k+ ODC-related and cell-cycle-associated markers.1 J1 R, ?6 K8 ]& g& i
Results The Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) and
C' H; O: ]9 ~4 N* n' p2 lLangerhans cell sarcoma (LCS) samples were positive for; E: R5 u7 \. T0 B
S-100 protein, CD1a, Langerin, fascin, DEC-205 and DCSIGN.3 Z/ C% T3 ], _: f# A
Interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS) was
" I. Q) Y8 v: Dpositive for S-100 protein and fascin and negative for
. a+ q2 q- {9 \5 i; O) R; MLangerin. In addition, two IDCS samples were positive for/ ~2 C* {) r/ d9 `! `$ I
CD1a, DEC-205 and DC-SIGN. The labelling indices of
' k. E# _, o8 tKi-67, cyclin A, cyclin B1 and acetylated histone H3 on the
" a1 R. O5 v+ t6 F4 Q+ H- o' eLCS and IDCS specimens were significantly higher than9 g' v. T: a A1 U k( l8 x
those on the LCH specimens. The expression of p53 was/ S' Q; j' R! b$ x/ w5 h
also significantly higher in the LCS specimens than in the
1 Z L- _$ o% FLCH specimens. The numbers of infiltrating CD123+ and
" u. `" |; H1 m! g# a( Z6 tFOXP3+ cells were also significantly higher in the LCS
, }) `- j1 C; l; r: `- `$ o Esamples than in the LCH and IDCS samples. Follicular
9 t2 c1 c k8 H9 k/ D2 q, ?dendritic cell sarcoma was distinguished from other DC
@9 M$ R1 u2 J! b0 Otumours by the lack of DC-SIGN, Langerin and DCE-205.
% B }7 L$ z# Q7 W2 W! ^# YConclusions These results suggest that Langerin can be
2 _/ w3 E- z3 L0 E: b- Z3 hused to distinguish LCS from IDCS, and DC-SIGN and% y9 w; ^" ~" B" j
DEC-205 can be used to identify DC tumour cells. The. [- @$ D% R$ {! c
frequency of cell-cycle-associated markers can be used9 d. Q5 I1 P" J4 n
for the differential diagnosis of malignant and benign DC tumours." |& _, J/ ~+ j8 H5 C/ F1 f. o
5. [2010 Research]Gut inflammation provides a respiratory electron acceptor for Salmonella$ M8 `+ e$ p$ G' W
Sebastian E. Winter1, Parameth Thiennimitr1,2, Maria G. Winter1, Brian P. Butler1, Douglas L. Huseby3, Robert W. Crawford1,) Y8 z, V r" Y7 B; Z( S
Joseph M. Russell1, Charles L. Bevins1, L. Garry Adams4, Rene′e M. Tsolis1, John R. Roth3 & Andreas J. Ba¨umler13 V- @* ?7 m7 A- H: w3 [
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Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) causes acute gut inflammation by using its virulence
( Y/ r1 ^8 O# H0 |& }factors to invade the intestinal epithelium and survive in mucosal macrophages. The inflammatory response
8 R, l% A$ R' \" i8 _! l: f/ l/ yenhances the transmission success of S. Typhimurium by promoting its outgrowth in the gut lumen through
0 p( A( U" [. M: V* A- U3 Hunknown mechanisms. Here we show that reactive oxygen species generated during inflammation react with
6 c: ?' p5 d% N9 m9 K0 R4 qendogenous, luminal sulphur compounds (thiosulphate) to form a new respiratory electron acceptor, tetrathionate.: m! O& c( c b: e5 S) u
The genes conferring the ability to use tetrathionate as an electron acceptor produce a growth advantage for S.
: R0 I, p+ O4 u$ eTyphimurium over the competing microbiota in the lumen of the inflamed gut. We conclude that S. Typhimurium
0 q: F, A% D9 Z! W+ I1 J& qvirulence factors induce host-driven production of a new electron acceptor that allows the pathogen to use
$ f$ `9 f; c: d; M7 x3 vrespiration to compete with fermenting gut microbes. Thus the ability to trigger intestinal inflammation is crucial for
# i" M( H( d( rthe biology of this diarrhoeal pathogen.
# @, r. n" A5 ~. M F$ b6. [2010 Research]Piezo1 and Piezo2 Are Essential Components of Distinct Mechanically Activated Cation Channels9 S `, u4 @, c7 X
Bertrand Coste,1 Jayanti Mathur,2 Manuela Schmidt,1 Taryn J. Earley,1 Sanjeev Ranade,1! X" L! Y+ \2 b6 m
Matt J. Petrus,2 Adrienne E. Dubin,1 Ardem Patapoutian1,2*, ?& z& V2 p5 i
. [" S( L- y/ ^8 xMechanical stimuli drive many physiological processes, including touch and pain sensation," A$ o, b5 E/ e5 a7 q: o/ }
hearing, and blood pressure regulation. Mechanically activated (MA) cation channel activities( v& ^" ~; Q- q' ~/ m6 k
have been recorded in many cells, but the responsible molecules have not been identified.
' b) h( Y* s$ E+ a9 ^We characterized a rapidly adapting MA current in a mouse neuroblastoma cell line. Expression$ y, ^+ l6 P8 u$ X; n
profiling and RNA interference knockdown of candidate genes identified Piezo1 (Fam38A) to be3 _: l+ N/ v% A p/ H4 N F6 S
required for MA currents in these cells. Piezo1 and related Piezo2 (Fam38B) are vertebrate! i. ?2 ]& \6 Z" ?
multipass transmembrane proteins with homologs in invertebrates, plants, and protozoa.
+ _& T/ W) t; H% H' j& E- j# K/ d4 uOverexpression of mouse Piezo1 or Piezo2 induced two kinetically distinct MA currents. Piezos+ {$ `. R- g" E7 O
are expressed in several tissues, and knockdown of Piezo2 in dorsal root ganglia neurons
( Y5 \1 Z; Q6 e K* A% \) o- fspecifically reduced rapidly adapting MA currents. We propose that Piezos are components of
# A% A- Y* @6 I, G0 }5 f( T5 W: @! t, ZMA cation channels.
: t/ ?4 J* N+ e7. [2010 Research]Platelets Amplify Inflammation in Arthritis via Collagen-Dependent Microparticle Production
( X& c0 S$ R9 u4 DEric Boilard,1 Peter A. Nigrovic,1,2 Katherine Larabee,1 Gerald F. M. Watts,1
3 ]1 o8 J$ V' y2 P( P/ c$ @ ]Jonathan S. Coblyn,1 Michael E. Weinblatt,1 Elena M. Massarotti,1
6 j7 j+ K7 X& V. F% FEileen Remold-O’Donnell,3 Richard W. Farndale,4 Jerry Ware,5 David M. Lee1*
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& W6 z% R3 x/ V3 t1 M: m' nIn addition to their pivotal role in thrombosis and wound repair, platelets participate in- T$ [& k, H3 @0 D7 w* W6 }% r
inflammatory responses. We investigated the role of platelets in the autoimmune disease$ s8 R+ r* t2 Q: ~0 T0 _: m0 A
rheumatoid arthritis. We identified platelet microparticles—submicrometer vesicles elaborated by
/ H5 B" N7 f* Z Xactivated platelets—in joint fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of5 e) V, b+ t( ^+ J& L0 {/ N
inflammatory arthritis, but not in joint fluid from patients with osteoarthritis. Platelet
, f0 B O' ^) J$ k/ f: V( @/ S7 mmicroparticles were proinflammatory, eliciting cytokine responses from synovial fibroblasts via
! ]. A+ _* M4 ]8 vinterleukin-1. Consistent with these findings, depletion of platelets attenuated murine
( }7 M- W4 c6 `0 iinflammatory arthritis. Using both pharmacologic and genetic approaches, we identified the
$ P5 @& |% w3 B/ }" X- Jcollagen receptor glycoprotein VI as a key trigger for platelet microparticle generation in arthritis
4 j; r0 ?: |2 g3 V. k; upathophysiology. Thus, these findings demonstrate a previously unappreciated role for platelets
' d# |- [6 b2 Z% {' J/ B! Yand their activation-induced microparticles in inflammatory joint diseases.% U) t) j4 Y/ w0 o! N; E
8. [2010 Research]The architecture of respiratory complex I
1 j, T- x: P5 m( y8 JRouslan G. Efremov*, Rozbeh Baradaran* & Leonid A. Sazanov
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Complex I is the first enzyme of the respiratory chain and has a central role in cellular energy production, coupling electron d5 D; d Q- v! Z. ?
transfer between NADH and quinone to proton translocation by an unknown mechanism. Dysfunction of complex I has been
1 d5 I2 H- {8 E% @8 S, Y5 f" j! Timplicated in many human neurodegenerative diseases. We have determined the structure of its hydrophilic domain* ` s' a7 n) E, X7 p% L) K" k
previously. Here, we report the a-helical structure of the membrane domain of complex I from Escherichia coli at 3.9A°! K0 \3 `9 n; ~
resolution. The antiporter-like subunits NuoL/M/Neach contain 14 conserved transmembrane (TM) helices. Two of them are
! j% z. Y. K$ D5 ^, \1 [; ndiscontinuous, as in some transporters. Unexpectedly, subunit NuoL also contains a 110-A° long amphipathic a-helix, spanning$ v1 T. k/ [( e" q+ }% D
almost the entire length of the domain. Furthermore, we have determined the structure of the entire complex I from Thermus. ?* @" f9 r* q- D
thermophilus at 4.5A°
. D) ]2 X' V' J3 l1 _6 a# dresolution. The L-shaped assembly consists of the a-helicalmodel for themembrane domain, with 63TM! x$ X& N Z# }
helices, and the known structure of the hydrophilic domain. The architecture of the complex provides strong clues about the- [& E' ~& I5 C3 B
coupling mechanism: the conformational changes at the interface of the two main domains may drive the long amphipathic
- l: s" \ K! c% S* {a-helix of NuoL in a piston-like motion, tilting nearby discontinuous TM helices, resulting in proton translocation.
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