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Stem Cell Reports ; 18(9): 1793-1810, 2023 09 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37541258

RESUMEN

CRB1 gene mutations can cause early- or late-onset retinitis pigmentosa, Leber congenital amaurosis, or maculopathy. Recapitulating human CRB1 phenotypes in animal models has proven challenging, necessitating the development of alternatives. We generated human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived retinal organoids of patients with retinitis pigmentosa caused by biallelic CRB1 mutations and evaluated them against autologous gene-corrected hiPSCs and hiPSCs from healthy individuals. Patient organoids show decreased levels of CRB1 and NOTCH1 expression at the retinal outer limiting membrane. Proximity ligation assays show that human CRB1 and NOTCH1 can interact via their extracellular domains. CRB1 patient organoids feature increased levels of WDFY1+ vesicles, fewer RAB11A+ recycling endosomes, decreased VPS35 retromer complex components, and more degradative endolysosomal compartments relative to isogenic control organoids. Taken together, our data demonstrate that patient-derived retinal organoids enable modeling of retinal degeneration and highlight the importance of CRB1 in early endosome maturation receptor recycling in the retina.


Asunto(s)
Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas , Degeneración Retiniana , Retinitis Pigmentosa , Animales , Humanos , Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas/metabolismo , Retina/metabolismo , Degeneración Retiniana/genética , Retinitis Pigmentosa/genética , Mutación , Organoides/metabolismo , Proteínas del Ojo/genética , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Proteínas de la Membrana/metabolismo , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/genética , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/metabolismo
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Elife ; 112022 10 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36305590

RESUMEN

Cryogenic electron tomography (cryo-ET) combined with subtomogram averaging, allows in situ visualization and structure determination of macromolecular complexes at subnanometre resolution. Cryogenic focused ion beam (cryo-FIB) micromachining is used to prepare a thin lamella-shaped sample out of a frozen-hydrated cell for cryo-ET imaging, but standard cryo-FIB fabrication is blind to the precise location of the structure or proteins of interest. Fluorescence-guided focused ion beam (FIB) milling at target locations requires multiple sample transfers prone to contamination, and relocation and registration accuracy is often insufficient for 3D targeting. Here, we present in situ fluorescence microscopy-guided FIB fabrication of a frozen-hydrated lamella to address this problem: we built a coincident three-beam cryogenic correlative microscope by retrofitting a compact cryogenic microcooler, custom positioning stage, and an inverted widefield fluorescence microscope (FM) on an existing FIB scanning electron microscope. We show FM controlled targeting at every milling step in the lamella fabrication process, validated with transmission electron microscope tomogram reconstructions of the target regions. The ability to check the lamella during and after the milling process results in a higher success rate in the fabrication process and will increase the throughput of fabrication for lamellae suitable for high-resolution imaging.


Asunto(s)
Tomografía con Microscopio Electrónico , Electrones , Microscopía por Crioelectrón/métodos , Tomografía con Microscopio Electrónico/métodos , Microscopía Fluorescente , Iones
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J Struct Biol X ; 6: 100068, 2022.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35601683

RESUMEN

AreTomo, an abbreviation for Alignment and Reconstruction for Electron Tomography, is a GPU accelerated software package that fully automates motion-corrected marker-free tomographic alignment and reconstruction in a single package. By correcting in-plane rotation, translation, and importantly, the local motion resulting from beam-induced motion from tilt to tilt, AreTomo can produce tomograms with sufficient accuracy to be directly used for subtomogram averaging. Another major application is the on-the-fly reconstruction of tomograms in parallel with tilt series collection to provide users with real-time feedback of sample quality allowing users to make any necessary adjustments of collection parameters. Here, the multiple alignment algorithms implemented in AreTomo are described and the local motions measured on a typical tilt series are analyzed. The residual local motion after correction for global motion was found in the range of ± 80 Å, indicating that the accurate correction of local motion is critical for high-resolution cryo-electron tomography (cryoET).

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Nat Commun ; 13(1): 2985, 2022 05 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35624105

RESUMEN

The speed and efficiency of data collection and image processing in cryo-electron microscopy have increased over the last decade. However, cryo specimen preparation techniques have lagged and faster, more reproducible specimen preparation devices are needed. Here, we present a vitrification device with highly automated sample handling, requiring only limited user interaction. Moreover, the device allows inspection of thin films using light microscopy, since the excess liquid is removed through suction by tubes, not blotting paper. In combination with dew-point control, this enables thin film preparation in a controlled and reproducible manner. The advantage is that the quality of the prepared cryo specimen is characterized before electron microscopy data acquisition. The practicality and performance of the device are illustrated with experimental results obtained by vitrification of protein suspensions, lipid vesicles, bacterial and human cells, followed by imaged using single particle analysis, cryo-electron tomography, and cryo correlated light and electron microscopy.


Asunto(s)
Tomografía con Microscopio Electrónico , Vitrificación , Microscopía por Crioelectrón/métodos , Humanos , Proteínas , Succión
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Glia ; 69(11): 2752-2766, 2021 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34343377

RESUMEN

We have recently identified a novel plasticity protein, doublecortin-like (DCL), that is specifically expressed in the shell of the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). DCL is implicated in neuroplastic events, such as neurogenesis, that require structural rearrangements of the microtubule cytoskeleton, enabling dynamic movements of cell bodies and dendrites. We have inspected DCL expression in the SCN by confocal microscopy and found that DCL is expressed in GABA transporter-3 (GAT3)-positive astrocytes that envelope arginine vasopressin (AVP)-expressing cells. To investigate the role of these DCL-positive astrocytes in circadian rhythmicity, we have used transgenic mice expressing doxycycline-induced short-hairpin (sh) RNA's targeting DCL mRNA (DCL knockdown mice). Compared with littermate wild type (WT) controls, DCL-knockdown mice exhibit significant shorter circadian rest-activity periods in constant darkness and adjusted significantly faster to a jet-lag protocol. As DCL-positive astrocytes are closely associated with AVP-positive cells, we analyzed AVP expression in DCL-knockdown mice and in their WT littermates by 3D reconstructions and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We found significantly higher numbers of AVP-positive cells with increased volume and more intensity in DCL-knockdown mice. We found alterations in the numbers of dense core vesicle-containing neurons at ZT8 and ZT20 suggesting that the peak and trough of neuropeptide biosynthesis is dampened in DCL-knockdown mice compared to WT littermates. Together, our data suggest an important role for the astrocytic plasticity in the regulation of circadian rhythms and point to the existence of a specific DCL+ astrocyte-AVP+ neuronal network located in the dorsal SCN implicated in AVP biosynthesis.


Asunto(s)
Astrocitos , Ritmo Circadiano , Animales , Astrocitos/metabolismo , Ritmo Circadiano/fisiología , Proteínas de Dominio Doblecortina , Quinasas Similares a Doblecortina , Ratones , Núcleo Supraquiasmático/metabolismo , Vasopresinas/metabolismo
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Immunology ; 164(3): 494-506, 2021 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34110622

RESUMEN

An exclusive feature of dendritic cells (DCs) is their capacity to present exogenous antigens by MHC class I molecules, called cross-presentation. Here, we show that protein antigen can be conserved in mature murine DCs for several days in a lysosome-like storage compartment, distinct from MHC class II and early endosomal compartments, as an internal source for the supply of MHC class I ligands. Using two different uptake routes via Fcγ receptors and C-type lectin receptors, we could show that antigens were routed towards the same endolysosomal compartments after 48 h. The antigen-containing compartments lacked co-expression of molecules involved in MHC class I processing and presentation including TAP and proteasome subunits as shown by single-cell imaging flow cytometry. Moreover, we observed the absence of cathepsin S but selective co-localization of active cathepsin X with protein antigen in the storage compartments. This indicates cathepsin S-independent antigen degradation and a novel but yet undefined role for cathepsin X in antigen processing and cross-presentation by DCs. In summary, our data suggest that these antigen-containing compartments in DCs can conserve protein antigens from different uptake routes and contribute to long-lasting antigen cross-presentation.


Asunto(s)
Antígenos/metabolismo , Reactividad Cruzada , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Lectinas Tipo C/metabolismo , Receptores de IgG/metabolismo , Animales , Presentación de Antígeno , Antígenos/inmunología , Catepsinas/metabolismo , Células Dendríticas/metabolismo , Células Dendríticas/ultraestructura , Endosomas/inmunología , Endosomas/metabolismo , Endosomas/ultraestructura , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidad Clase I/metabolismo , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidad Clase II/metabolismo , Lisosomas/inmunología , Lisosomas/metabolismo , Lisosomas/ultraestructura , Ratones , Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión , Modelos Animales , Células 3T3 NIH , Cultivo Primario de Células
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Int J Mol Sci ; 22(7)2021 Mar 30.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33808129

RESUMEN

Mutations in the Crumbs homologue 1 (CRB1) gene cause inherited retinal dystrophies, such as early-onset retinitis pigmentosa and Leber congenital amaurosis. A Brown Norway rat strain was reported with a spontaneous insertion-deletion (indel) mutation in exon 6 of Crb1. It has been reported that these Crb1 mutant rats show vascular abnormalities associated with retinal telangiectasia and possess an early-onset retinal degenerative phenotype with outer limiting membrane breaks and focal loss of retinal lamination at 2 months of age. Here, we further characterized the morphological phenotype of new-born and adult Crb1 mutant rats in comparison with age-matched Brown Norway rats without a mutation in Crb1. A significantly decreased retinal function and visual acuity was observed in Crb1 mutant rats at 1 and 3 months of age, respectively. Moreover, in control rats, the subcellular localization of canonical CRB1 was observed at the subapical region in Müller glial cells while CRB2 was observed at the subapical region in both photoreceptors and Müller glial cells by immuno-electron microscopy. CRB1 localization was lost in the Crb1 mutant rats, whereas CRB2 was still observed. In addition, we determined the tropism of subretinal or intravitreally administered AAV5-, AAV9- or AAV6-variant ShH10Y445F vectors in new-born control and Crb1 mutant rat retinas. We showed that subretinal injection of AAV5 and AAV9 at postnatal days 5 (P5) or 8 (P8) predominantly infected the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptor cells; while intravitreal injection of ShH10Y445F at P5 or P8 resulted in efficient infection of mainly Müller glial cells. Using knowledge of the subcellular localization of CRB1 and the ability of ShH10Y445F to infect Müller glial cells, canonical hCRB1 and hCRB2 AAV-mediated gene therapy were explored in new-born Crb1 mutant rats. Enhanced retinal function after gene therapy delivery in the Crb1 rat was not observed. No timely rescue of the retinal phenotype was observed using retinal function and visual acuity, suggesting the need for earlier onset of expression of recombinant hCRB proteins in Müller glial cells to rescue the severe retinal phenotype in Crb1 mutant rats.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Unión al Calcio/genética , Dependovirus/fisiología , Terapia Genética/métodos , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/genética , Distrofias Retinianas/genética , Animales , Animales Recién Nacidos , Proteínas de Unión al Calcio/metabolismo , Proteínas Portadoras/genética , Dependovirus/genética , Células Ependimogliales/metabolismo , Proteínas del Ojo/genética , Vectores Genéticos/administración & dosificación , Vectores Genéticos/farmacología , Inyecciones Intravítreas , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Mutación , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/metabolismo , Fenotipo , Ratas , Ratas Mutantes , Retina/fisiopatología , Distrofias Retinianas/etiología , Distrofias Retinianas/terapia , Epitelio Pigmentado de la Retina/metabolismo , Tropismo Viral
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Methods Cell Biol ; 162: 303-331, 2021.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33707017

RESUMEN

Correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) entails a group of multimodal imaging techniques that are combined to pinpoint to the location of fluorescently labeled molecules in the context of their ultrastructural cellular environment. Here we describe a detailed workflow for STORM-CLEM, in which STochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM), an optical super-resolution technique, is correlated with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). This protocol has the advantage that both imaging modalities have resolution at the nanoscale, bringing higher synergies on the information obtained. The sample is prepared according to the Tokuyasu method followed by click-chemistry labeling and STORM imaging. Then, after heavy metal staining, electron microscopy imaging is performed followed by correlation of the two images. The case study presented here is on intracellular pathogens, but the protocol is versatile and could potentially be applied to many types of samples.


Asunto(s)
Imagen Individual de Molécula , Microscopía Electrónica , Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión , Microscopía Fluorescente , Coloración y Etiquetado
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Virchows Arch ; 479(2): 265-275, 2021 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33559740

RESUMEN

Tuberculosis (TB) is the most prevalent bacterial infectious disease in the world, caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). In this study, we have used Mycobacterium marinum (Mm) infection in zebrafish larvae as an animal model for this disease to study the role of the myeloid differentiation factor 88 (Myd88), the key adapter protein of Toll-like receptors. Previously, Myd88 has been shown to enhance innate immune responses against bacterial infections, and in the present study, we have investigated the effect of Myd88 deficiency on the granuloma morphology and the intracellular distribution of bacteria during Mm infection. Our results show that granulomas formed in the tail fin from myd88 mutant larvae have a more compact structure and contain a reduced number of leukocytes compared to the granulomas observed in wild-type larvae. These morphological differences were associated with an increased bacterial burden in the myd88 mutant. Electron microscopy analysis showed that the majority of Mm in the myd88 mutant are located extracellularly, whereas in the wild type, most bacteria were intracellular. In the myd88 mutant, intracellular bacteria were mainly present in compartments that were not electron-dense, suggesting that these compartments had not undergone fusion with a lysosome. In contrast, approximately half of the intracellular bacteria in wild-type larvae were found in electron-dense compartments. These observations in a zebrafish model for tuberculosis suggest a role for Myd88-dependent signalling in two important phenomena that limit mycobacterial growth in the infected tissue. It reduces the number of leukocytes at the site of infection and the acidification of bacteria-containing compartments inside these cells.


Asunto(s)
Granuloma/microbiología , Infecciones por Mycobacterium no Tuberculosas/microbiología , Mycobacterium marinum/crecimiento & desarrollo , Factor 88 de Diferenciación Mieloide/metabolismo , Tuberculosis/microbiología , Proteínas de Pez Cebra/metabolismo , Pez Cebra/microbiología , Animales , Animales Modificados Genéticamente , Carga Bacteriana , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Granuloma/genética , Granuloma/metabolismo , Granuloma/patología , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Leucocitos/metabolismo , Leucocitos/microbiología , Leucocitos/ultraestructura , Lisosomas/metabolismo , Lisosomas/microbiología , Lisosomas/ultraestructura , Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión , Infecciones por Mycobacterium no Tuberculosas/genética , Infecciones por Mycobacterium no Tuberculosas/metabolismo , Infecciones por Mycobacterium no Tuberculosas/patología , Mycobacterium marinum/ultraestructura , Factor 88 de Diferenciación Mieloide/genética , Transducción de Señal , Tuberculosis/genética , Tuberculosis/metabolismo , Tuberculosis/patología , Pez Cebra/embriología , Pez Cebra/genética , Pez Cebra/metabolismo , Proteínas de Pez Cebra/genética
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ACS Cent Sci ; 6(11): 1997-2007, 2020 Nov 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33274277

RESUMEN

Bioorthogonal correlative light-electron microscopy (B-CLEM) can give a detailed overview of multicomponent biological systems. It can provide information on the ultrastructural context of bioorthogonal handles and other fluorescent signals, as well as information about subcellular organization. We have here applied B-CLEM to the study of the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) by generating a triply labeled Mtb through combined metabolic labeling of the cell wall and the proteome of a DsRed-expressing Mtb strain. Study of this pathogen in a B-CLEM setting was used to provide information about the intracellular distribution of the pathogen, as well as its in situ response to various clinical antibiotics, supported by flow cytometric analysis of the bacteria, after recovery from the host cell (ex cellula). The RNA polymerase-targeting drug rifampicin displayed the most prominent effect on subcellular distribution, suggesting the most direct effect on pathogenicity and/or viability, while the cell wall synthesis-targeting drugs isoniazid and ethambutol effectively rescued bacterial division-induced loss of metabolic labels. The three drugs combined did not give a more pronounced effect but rather an intermediate response, whereas gentamicin displayed a surprisingly strong additive effect on subcellular distribution.

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Science ; 369(6509): 1395-1398, 2020 09 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32763915

RESUMEN

Coronavirus genome replication is associated with virus-induced cytosolic double-membrane vesicles, which may provide a tailored microenvironment for viral RNA synthesis in the infected cell. However, it is unclear how newly synthesized genomes and messenger RNAs can travel from these sealed replication compartments to the cytosol to ensure their translation and the assembly of progeny virions. In this study, we used cellular cryo-electron microscopy to visualize a molecular pore complex that spans both membranes of the double-membrane vesicle and would allow export of RNA to the cytosol. A hexameric assembly of a large viral transmembrane protein was found to form the core of the crown-shaped complex. This coronavirus-specific structure likely plays a key role in coronavirus replication and thus constitutes a potential drug target.


Asunto(s)
Vesículas Citoplasmáticas/química , Membranas Intracelulares/química , Virus de la Hepatitis Murina/fisiología , ARN Viral/biosíntesis , Replicación Viral , Animales , Microscopía por Crioelectrón , Vesículas Citoplasmáticas/ultraestructura , Vesículas Citoplasmáticas/virología , Tomografía con Microscopio Electrónico , Membranas Intracelulares/ultraestructura , Membranas Intracelulares/virología , Ratones , Proteínas no Estructurales Virales/química
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PLoS Biol ; 18(6): e3000715, 2020 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32511245

RESUMEN

Zoonotic coronavirus (CoV) infections, such as those responsible for the current severe acute respiratory syndrome-CoV 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, cause grave international public health concern. In infected cells, the CoV RNA-synthesizing machinery associates with modified endoplasmic reticulum membranes that are transformed into the viral replication organelle (RO). Although double-membrane vesicles (DMVs) appear to be a pan-CoV RO element, studies to date describe an assortment of additional CoV-induced membrane structures. Despite much speculation, it remains unclear which RO element(s) accommodate viral RNA synthesis. Here we provide detailed 2D and 3D analyses of CoV ROs and show that diverse CoVs essentially induce the same membrane modifications, including the small open double-membrane spherules (DMSs) previously thought to be restricted to gamma- and delta-CoV infections and proposed as sites of replication. Metabolic labeling of newly synthesized viral RNA followed by quantitative electron microscopy (EM) autoradiography revealed abundant viral RNA synthesis associated with DMVs in cells infected with the beta-CoVs Middle East respiratory syndrome-CoV (MERS-CoV) and SARS-CoV and the gamma-CoV infectious bronchitis virus. RNA synthesis could not be linked to DMSs or any other cellular or virus-induced structure. Our results provide a unifying model of the CoV RO and clearly establish DMVs as the central hub for viral RNA synthesis and a potential drug target in CoV infection.


Asunto(s)
Infecciones por Coronavirus/patología , Infecciones por Coronavirus/virología , Coronavirus/clasificación , Coronavirus/fisiología , Retículo Endoplásmico/patología , Retículo Endoplásmico/virología , Replicación Viral , Animales , Betacoronavirus/genética , Betacoronavirus/fisiología , COVID-19 , Línea Celular , Chlorocebus aethiops , Tomografía con Microscopio Electrónico , Retículo Endoplásmico/ultraestructura , Humanos , Coronavirus del Síndrome Respiratorio de Oriente Medio/fisiología , Pandemias , Neumonía Viral/patología , Neumonía Viral/virología , ARN Viral/metabolismo , SARS-CoV-2 , Células Vero
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Cell Stem Cell ; 26(6): 862-879.e11, 2020 06 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32459996

RESUMEN

Cardiomyocytes (CMs) from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are functionally immature, but this is improved by incorporation into engineered tissues or forced contraction. Here, we showed that tri-cellular combinations of hiPSC-derived CMs, cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), and cardiac endothelial cells also enhance maturation in easily constructed, scaffold-free, three-dimensional microtissues (MTs). hiPSC-CMs in MTs with CFs showed improved sarcomeric structures with T-tubules, enhanced contractility, and mitochondrial respiration and were electrophysiologically more mature than MTs without CFs. Interactions mediating maturation included coupling between hiPSC-CMs and CFs through connexin 43 (CX43) gap junctions and increased intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP). Scaled production of thousands of hiPSC-MTs was highly reproducible across lines and differentiated cell batches. MTs containing healthy-control hiPSC-CMs but hiPSC-CFs from patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy strikingly recapitulated features of the disease. Our MT model is thus a simple and versatile platform for modeling multicellular cardiac diseases that will facilitate industry and academic engagement in high-throughput molecular screening.


Asunto(s)
Cardiopatías , Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas , Diferenciación Celular , Células Endoteliales , Humanos , Miocitos Cardíacos , Células del Estroma
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Front Chem ; 8: 628433, 2020.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33644004

RESUMEN

Cathepsin S is a lysosomal cysteine protease highly expressed in immune cells such as dendritic cells, B cells and macrophages. Its functions include extracellular matrix breakdown and cleavage of cell adhesion molecules to facilitate immune cell motility, as well as cleavage of the invariant chain during maturation of major histocompatibility complex II. The identification of these diverse specific functions has brought the challenge of delineating cathepsin S activity with great spatial precision, relative to related enzymes and substrates. Here, the development of a potent and highly selective two-step activity-based probe for cathepsin S and the application in multicolor bio-orthogonal correlative light-electron microscopy is presented. LHVS, which has been reported as a selective inhibitor of cathepsin S with nanomolar potency, formed the basis for our probe design. However, in competitive activity-based protein profiling experiments LHVS showed significant cross-reactivity toward Cat L. Introduction of an azide group in the P2 position expanded the selectivity window for cathepsin S, but rendered the probe undetectable, as demonstrated in bio-orthogonal competitive activity-based protein profiling. Incorporation of an additional azide handle for click chemistry on the solvent-exposed P1 position allowed for selective labeling of cathepsin S. This highlights the influence of click handle positioning on probe efficacy. This probe was utilized in multicolor bio-orthogonal confocal and correlative light-electron microscopy to investigate the localization of cathepsin S activity at an ultrastructural level in bone marrow-derived dendritic cells. The tools developed in this study will aid the characterization of the variety of functions of cathepsin S throughout biology.

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Transl Stroke Res ; 11(3): 517-527, 2020 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31667734

RESUMEN

CADASIL is a NOTCH3-associated cerebral small vessel disease. A pathological ultrastructural disease hallmark is the presence of NOTCH3-protein containing deposits called granular osmiophilic material (GOM), in small arteries. How these GOM deposits develop over time and what their role is in disease progression is largely unknown. Here, we studied the progression of GOM deposits in humanized transgenic NOTCH3Arg182Cys mice, compared them to GOM deposits in patient material, and determined whether GOM deposits in mice are associated with a functional CADASIL phenotype. We found that GOM deposits are not static, but rather progress in ageing mice, both in terms of size and aspect. We devised a GOM classification system, reflecting size, morphology and electron density. Six-month-old mice showed mostly early stage GOM, whereas older mice and patient vessels showed predominantly advanced stage GOM, but also early stage GOM. Mutant mice did not develop the most severe GOM stage seen in patient material. This absence of end-stage GOM in mice was associated with an overall lack of histological vascular pathology, which may explain why the mice did not reveal functional deficits in cerebral blood flow, cognition and motor function. Taken together, our data indicate that GOM progress over time, and that new GOM deposits are continuously being formed. The GOM staging system we introduce here allows for uniform GOM deposit classification in future mouse and human studies, which may lead to more insight into a potential association between GOM stage and CADASIL disease severity, and the role of GOM in disease progression.


Asunto(s)
Encéfalo/irrigación sanguínea , Encéfalo/patología , CADASIL/genética , CADASIL/patología , Receptor Notch3/genética , Animales , Encéfalo/fisiopatología , Encéfalo/ultraestructura , Circulación Cerebrovascular , Humanos , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Transgénicos
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J Struct Biol ; 208(3): 107389, 2019 12 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31536774

RESUMEN

Cryo-focused ion beam (FIB)-milling of biological samples can be used to generate thin electron-transparent slices from cells grown or deposited on EM grids. These so called cryo-lamellae allow high-resolution structural studies of the natural cellular environment by in situ cryo-electron tomography. However, the cryo-lamella workflow is a low-throughput technique and can easily be hindered by technical issues like the bending of the lamellae during the final cryo-FIB-milling steps. The severity of lamella bending seems to correlate with crinkling of the EM grid support film at cryogenic temperatures, which could generate tensions that may be transferred onto the thin lamella, leading to its bending and breakage. To protect the lamellae from such forces, we milled "micro-expansion joints" alongside the lamellae, creating gaps in the support that can act as physical buffers to safely absorb material motion. We demonstrate that the presence of micro-expansion joints drastically decreases bending of lamellae milled from eukaryotic cells grown and frozen on EM grids. Furthermore, we show that this adaptation does not create additional instabilities that could impede subsequent parts of the cryo-lamella workflow, as we obtained high-quality Volta phase plate tomograms revealing macromolecules in their natural structural context. The minimal additional effort required to implement micro-expansion joints in the cryo-FIB-milling workflow makes them a straightforward solution against cryo-lamella bending to increase the throughput of in situ structural biology studies.


Asunto(s)
Tomografía con Microscopio Electrónico/instrumentación , Secciones por Congelación/métodos , Animales , Tomografía con Microscopio Electrónico/métodos , Diseño de Equipo , Secciones por Congelación/instrumentación , Ratones , Flujo de Trabajo
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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol ; 317(5): F1211-F1216, 2019 11 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31461353

RESUMEN

Proteinuria develops when specific components in the glomerular filtration barrier have impaired function. Although the precise components involved in maintaining this barrier have not been fully identified, heparan sulfate proteoglycans are believed to play an essential role in maintaining glomerular filtration. Although in situ studies have shown that a loss of heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans increases the permeability of the glomerular filtration barrier, recent studies using experimental models have shown that podocyte-specific deletion of heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycan assembly does not lead to proteinuria. However, tubular reabsorption of leaked proteins might have masked an increase in glomerular permeability in these models. Furthermore, not only podocytes but also glomerular endothelial cells are involved in heparan sulfate synthesis in the glomerular filtration barrier. Therefore, we investigated the effect of a global heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycan deficiency on glomerular permeability. We used a zebrafish embryo model carrying a homozygous germline mutation in the ext2 gene. Glomerular permeability was assessed with a quantitative dextran tracer injection method. In this model, we accounted for tubular reabsorption. Loss of anionic sites in the glomerular basement membrane was measured using polyethyleneimine staining. Although mutant animals had significantly fewer negatively charged areas in the glomerular basement membrane, glomerular permeability was unaffected. Moreover, heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycan-deficient embryos had morphologically intact podocyte foot processes. Glomerular filtration remains fully functional despite a global reduction of heparan sulfate.


Asunto(s)
Embrión no Mamífero/fisiología , Heparitina Sulfato/deficiencia , Glomérulos Renales/fisiología , Animales , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Heparitina Sulfato/metabolismo , Mutación , N-Acetilglucosaminiltransferasas/genética , N-Acetilglucosaminiltransferasas/metabolismo , Pez Cebra , Proteínas de Pez Cebra/genética , Proteínas de Pez Cebra/metabolismo
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Int J Mol Sci ; 20(17)2019 Aug 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31438467

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Variations in the Crumbs homolog-1 (CRB1) gene are associated with a wide variety of autosomal recessive retinal dystrophies, including early onset retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). CRB1 belongs to the Crumbs family, which in mammals includes CRB2 and CRB3. Here, we studied the specific roles of CRB2 in rod photoreceptor cells and whether ablation of CRB2 in rods exacerbates the Crb1-disease. Therefore, we assessed the morphological, retinal, and visual functional consequences of specific ablation of CRB2 from rods with or without concomitant loss of CRB1. Our data demonstrated that loss of CRB2 in mature rods resulted in RP. The retina showed gliosis and disruption of the subapical region and adherens junctions at the outer limiting membrane. Rods were lost at the peripheral and central superior retina, while gross retinal lamination was preserved. Rod function as measured by electroretinography was impaired in adult mice. Additional loss of CRB1 exacerbated the retinal phenotype leading to an early reduction of the dark-adapted rod photoreceptor a-wave and reduced contrast sensitivity from 3-months-of-age, as measured by optokinetic tracking reflex (OKT) behavior testing. The data suggest that CRB2 present in rods is required to prevent photoreceptor degeneration and vision loss.


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Sensibilidad de Contraste/fisiología , Amaurosis Congénita de Leber/metabolismo , Proteínas de la Membrana/metabolismo , Retina/metabolismo , Retina/patología , Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Bastones/metabolismo , Animales , Sensibilidad de Contraste/genética , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Electrorretinografía , Inmunohistoquímica , Amaurosis Congénita de Leber/patología , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión , Degeneración Retiniana/metabolismo , Degeneración Retiniana/patología , Retinitis Pigmentosa/metabolismo , Retinitis Pigmentosa/patología
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mBio ; 10(3)2019 06 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31186324

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Enterovirus genome replication occurs at virus-induced structures derived from cellular membranes and lipids. However, the origin of these replication organelles (ROs) remains uncertain. Ultrastructural evidence of the membrane donor is lacking, suggesting that the sites of its transition into ROs are rare or fleeting. To overcome this challenge, we combined live-cell imaging and serial block-face scanning electron microscopy of whole cells to capture emerging enterovirus ROs. The first foci of fluorescently labeled viral protein correlated with ROs connected to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and preceded the appearance of ROs stemming from the trans-Golgi network. Whole-cell data sets further revealed striking contact regions between ROs and lipid droplets that may represent a route for lipid shuttling to facilitate RO proliferation and genome replication. Our data provide direct evidence that enteroviruses use ER and then Golgi membranes to initiate RO formation, demonstrating the remarkable flexibility with which enteroviruses usurp cellular organelles.IMPORTANCE Enteroviruses are causative agents of a range of human diseases. The replication of these viruses within cells relies on specialized membranous structures termed replication organelles (ROs) that form during infection but whose origin remains elusive. To capture the emergence of enterovirus ROs, we use correlative light and serial block-face scanning electron microscopy, a powerful method to pinpoint rare events in their whole-cell ultrastructural context. RO biogenesis was found to occur first at ER and then at Golgi membranes. Extensive contacts were found between early ROs and lipid droplets (LDs), which likely serve to provide LD-derived lipids required for replication. Together, these data establish the dual origin of enterovirus ROs and the chronology of their biogenesis at different supporting cellular membranes.


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Retículo Endoplásmico/ultraestructura , Enterovirus/fisiología , Aparato de Golgi/ultraestructura , Microscopía Electrónica de Rastreo , Replicación Viral , Animales , Chlorocebus aethiops , Retículo Endoplásmico/virología , Infecciones por Enterovirus , Aparato de Golgi/virología , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador , Gotas Lipídicas/ultraestructura , Células Vero
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