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1.
Mol Psychiatry ; 28(4): 1557-1570, 2023 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36750736

RESUMO

Dysregulated neurite outgrowth and synapse formation underlie many psychiatric disorders, which are also manifested by wolfram syndrome (WS). Whether and how the causative gene WFS1 deficiency affects synapse formation remain elusive. By mirroring human brain development with cerebral organoids, WFS1-deficient cerebral organoids not only recapitulate the neuronal loss in WS patients, but also exhibit significantly impaired synapse formation and function associated with reduced astrocytes. WFS1 deficiency in neurons autonomously delays neuronal differentiation with altered expressions of genes associated with psychiatric disorders, and impairs neurite outgrowth and synapse formation with elevated cytosolic calcium. Intriguingly, WFS1 deficiency in astrocytes decreases the expression of glutamate transporter EAAT2 by NF-κB activation and induces excessive glutamate. When co-cultured with wildtype neurons, WFS1-deficient astrocytes lead to impaired neurite outgrowth and increased cytosolic calcium in neurons. Importantly, disrupted synapse formation and function in WFS1-deficient cerebral organoids and impaired neurite outgrowth affected by WFS1-deficient astrocytes are efficiently reversed with Riluzole treatment, by restoring EAAT2 expression in astrocytes. Furthermore, Riluzole rescues the depressive-like behavior in the forced swimming test and the impaired recognition and spatial memory in the novel object test and water maze test in Wfs1 conditional knockout mice. Altogether, our study provides novel insights into how WFS1 deficiency affects synapse formation and function, and offers a strategy to treat this disease.


Assuntos
Células-Tronco Embrionárias Humanas , Síndrome de Wolfram , Animais , Camundongos , Humanos , Síndrome de Wolfram/tratamento farmacológico , Síndrome de Wolfram/genética , Síndrome de Wolfram/metabolismo , Riluzol/farmacologia , Riluzol/metabolismo , Cálcio/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Embrionárias Humanas/metabolismo , Neurônios/metabolismo , Camundongos Knockout , Sinapses/metabolismo
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Environ Sci Technol ; 58(20): 8815-8824, 2024 May 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38733566

RESUMO

This study presents the measurement of photochemical precursors during the lockdown period from January 23, 2020, to March 14, 2020, in Chengdu in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To derive the lockdown impact on air quality, the observations are compared to the equivalent periods in the last 2 years. An observation-based model is used to investigate the atmospheric oxidation capacity change during lockdown. OH, HO2, and RO2 concentrations are simulated, which are elevated by 42, 220, and 277%, respectively, during the lockdown period, mainly due to the reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx). However, the radical turnover rates, i.e., OH oxidation rate L(OH) and local ozone production rate P(O3), which determine the secondary intermediates formation and O3 formation, only increase by 24 and 48%, respectively. Therefore, the oxidation capacity increases slightly during lockdown, which is partly attributed to unchanged alkene concentrations. During the lockdown, alkene ozonolysis seems to be a significant radical primary source due to the elevated O3 concentrations. This unique data set during the lockdown period highlights the importance of controlling alkene emission to mitigate secondary pollution formation in Chengdu and may also be applicable in other regions of China given an expected NOx reduction due to the rapid transformation to electrified fleets in the future.


Assuntos
Poluentes Atmosféricos , Poluição do Ar , COVID-19 , Oxirredução , Ozônio , China , Atmosfera/química , Óxidos de Nitrogênio/análise , Monitoramento Ambiental , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos
3.
Environ Sci Technol ; 58(21): 9227-9235, 2024 May 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38751196

RESUMO

Severe ozone (O3) pollution has been a major air quality issue and affects environmental sustainability in China. Conventional mitigation strategies focusing on reducing volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides (NOx) remain complex and challenging. Here, through field flux measurements and laboratory simulations, we observe substantial nitrous acid (HONO) emissions (FHONO) enhanced by nitrogen fertilizer application at an agricultural site. The observed FHONO significantly improves model performance in predicting atmospheric HONO and leads to regional O3 increases by 37%. We also demonstrate the significant potential of nitrification inhibitors in reducing emissions of reactive nitrogen, including HONO and NOx, by as much as 90%, as well as greenhouse gases like nitrous oxide by up to 60%. Our findings introduce a feasible concept for mitigating O3 pollution: reducing soil HONO emissions. Hence, this study has important implications for policy decisions related to the control of O3 pollution and climate change.


Assuntos
Ácido Nitroso , Ozônio , Solo , Ácido Nitroso/química , Solo/química , Poluição do Ar/prevenção & controle , Poluentes Atmosféricos , China , Mudança Climática , Óxido Nitroso
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Exp Cell Res ; 426(1): 113552, 2023 05 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36914061

RESUMO

It is recognized that the cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury triggers inflammatory activation of microglia and supports microglia-driven neuronal damage. Our previous studies have shown that ginsenoside Rg1 had a significant protective effect on focal cerebral I/R injury in middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) rats. However, the mechanism still needs further clarification. Here, we firstly reported that ginsenoside Rg1 effectively suppressed the inflammatory activation of brain microglia cells under I/R conditions depending on the inhibition of Toll-likereceptor4 (TLR4) proteins. In vivo experiments showed that the ginsenoside Rg1 administration could significantly improve the cognitive function of MCAO rats, and in vitro experimental data showed that ginsenoside Rg1 significantly alleviated neuronal damage via inhibiting the inflammatory response in microglia cells co-cultured under oxygen and glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) condition in gradient dependent. The mechanism study showed that the effect of ginsenoside Rg1 depends on the suppression of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB and TLR4/TRIF/IRF-3 pathways in microglia cells. In a word, our research shows that ginsenoside Rg1 has great application potential in attenuating the cerebral I/R injury by targeting TLR4 protein in the microglia cells.


Assuntos
Isquemia Encefálica , Fármacos Neuroprotetores , Traumatismo por Reperfusão , Ratos , Animais , Microglia/metabolismo , Receptor 4 Toll-Like/metabolismo , Fármacos Neuroprotetores/farmacologia , Isquemia Encefálica/tratamento farmacológico , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/tratamento farmacológico , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/metabolismo
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J Biol Chem ; 298(6): 102002, 2022 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35504351

RESUMO

P2X receptors are a class of nonselective cation channels widely distributed in the immune and nervous systems, and their dysfunction is a significant cause of tumors, inflammation, leukemia, and immune diseases. P2X7 is a unique member of the P2X receptor family with many properties that differ from other subtypes in terms of primary sequence, the architecture of N- and C-terminals, and channel function. Here, we suggest that the observed lengthened ß2- and ß3-sheets and their linker (loop ß2,3), encoded by redundant sequences, play an indispensable role in the activation of the P2X7 receptor. We show that deletion of this longer structural element leads to the loss of P2X7 function. Furthermore, by combining mutagenesis, chimera construction, surface expression, and protein stability analysis, we found that the deletion of the longer ß2,3-loop affects P2X7 surface expression but, more importantly, that this loop affects channel gating of P2X7. We propose that the longer ß2,3-sheets may have a negative regulatory effect on a loop on the head domain and on the structural element formed by E171 and its surrounding regions. Understanding the role of the unique structure of the P2X7 receptor in the gating process will aid in the development of selective drugs targeting this subtype.


Assuntos
Trifosfato de Adenosina , Conformação Proteica em Folha beta , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7 , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Humanos , Inflamação , Conformação Proteica em Folha beta/genética , Estabilidade Proteica , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7/química , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7/genética , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7/metabolismo , Ativação Transcricional
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Dev Biol ; 470: 49-61, 2021 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33188738

RESUMO

Mutations in non-muscle myosin 2A (NM2A) encompass a wide spectrum of anomalies collectively known as MYH9-Related Disease (MYH9-RD) in humans that can include macrothrombocytopenia, glomerulosclerosis, deafness, and cataracts. We previously created mouse models of the three mutations most frequently found in humans: R702C, D1424N, and E1841K. While homozygous R702C and D1424N mutations are embryonic lethal, we found homozygous mutant E1841K mice to be viable. However the homozygous male, but not female, mice were infertile. Here, we report that these mice have reduced testis size and defects in actin-associated junctions in Sertoli cells, resulting in inability to form the blood-testis barrier and premature germ cell loss. Moreover, compound double heterozygous (R702C/E1841K and D1424/E1841K) males show the same abnormalities in testes as E1841K homozygous males. Conditional ablation of either NM2A or NM2B alone in Sertoli cells has no effect on fertility and testis size, however deletion of both NM2A and NM2B in Sertoli cells results in infertility. Isolation of mutant E1841K Sertoli cells reveals decreased NM2A and F-actin colocalization and thicker NM2A filaments. Furthermore, AE1841K/AE1841K and double knockout Sertoli cells demonstrate microtubule disorganization and increased tubulin acetylation, suggesting defects in the microtubule cytoskeleton. Together, these results demonstrate that NM2A and 2B paralogs play redundant roles in Sertoli cells and are essential for testes development and normal fertility.


Assuntos
Actomiosina/metabolismo , Citoesqueleto/ultraestrutura , Infertilidade Masculina/genética , Cadeias Pesadas de Miosina/metabolismo , Miosina não Muscular Tipo IIA/metabolismo , Células de Sertoli/fisiologia , Actinas/metabolismo , Actomiosina/química , Animais , Barreira Hematotesticular/metabolismo , Forma Celular , Citoesqueleto/metabolismo , Infertilidade Masculina/patologia , Infertilidade Masculina/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Microtúbulos/química , Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Microtúbulos/ultraestrutura , Cadeias Pesadas de Miosina/genética , Miosina não Muscular Tipo IIA/genética , Miosina não Muscular Tipo IIB/genética , Miosina não Muscular Tipo IIB/metabolismo , Tamanho do Órgão , Permeabilidade , Mutação Puntual , Células de Sertoli/citologia , Células de Sertoli/ultraestrutura , Testículo/patologia , Tubulina (Proteína)/metabolismo
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J Biol Chem ; 296: 100655, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33901491

RESUMO

Highly conserved amino acids are generally anticipated to have similar functions across a protein superfamily, including that of the P2X ion channels, which are gated by extracellular ATP. However, whether and how these functions are conserved becomes less clear when neighboring amino acids are not conserved. Here, we investigate one such case, focused on the highly conserved residue from P2X4, E118 (rat P2X4 numbering, rP2X4), a P2X subtype associated with human neuropathic pain. When we compared the crystal structures of P2X4 with those of other P2X subtypes, including P2X3, P2X7, and AmP2X, we observed a slightly altered side-chain orientation of E118. We used protein chimeras, double-mutant cycle analysis, and molecular modeling to reveal that E118 forms specific contacts with amino acids in the "beak" region, which facilitates ATP binding to rP2X4. These contacts are not present in other subtypes because of sequence variance in the beak region, resulting in decoupling of this conserved residue from ATP recognition and/or channel gating of P2X receptors. Our study provides an example of a conserved residue with a specific role in functional proteins enabled by adjacent nonconserved residues. The unique role established by the E118-beak region contact provides a blueprint for the development of subtype-specific inhibitors of P2X4.


Assuntos
Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Ativação do Canal Iônico , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X4/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Eletrofisiologia , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Conformação Proteica , Homologia de Sequência , Peixe-Zebra
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J Biol Chem ; 297(4): 101125, 2021 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34461094

RESUMO

Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels, as important membrane proteins regulating intracellular calcium (Ca2+i) signaling, are involved in a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Activation and regulation of TRPC are more dependent on membrane or intracellular signals. However, how extracellular signals regulate TRPC6 function remains to be further investigated. Here, we suggest that two distinct small molecules, M085 and GSK1702934A, directly activate TRPC6, both through a mechanism of stimulation of extracellular sites formed by the pore helix (PH) and transmembrane (TM) helix S6. In silico docking scanning of TRPC6 identified three extracellular sites that can bind small molecules, of which only mutations on residues of PH and S6 helix significantly reduced the apparent affinity of M085 and GSK1702934A and attenuated the maximal response of TRPC6 to these two chemicals by altering channel gating of TRPC6. Combing metadynamics, molecular dynamics simulations, and mutagenesis, we revealed that W679, E671, E672, and K675 in the PH and N701 and Y704 in the S6 helix constitute an orthosteric site for the recognition of these two agonists. The importance of this site was further confirmed by covalent modification of amino acid residing at the interface of the PH and S6 helix. Given that three structurally distinct agonists M085, GSK1702934A, and AM-0883, act at this site, as well as the occupancy of lipid molecules at this position found in other TRP subfamilies, it is suggested that the cavity formed by the PH and S6 has an important role in the regulation of TRP channel function by extracellular signals.


Assuntos
Sinalização do Cálcio , Ativação do Canal Iônico/efeitos dos fármacos , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Canal de Cátion TRPC6/química , Canal de Cátion TRPC6/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Canal de Cátion TRPC6/genética
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Hum Mol Genet ; 29(20): 3350-3360, 2020 12 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33030203

RESUMO

Proteus syndrome is a progressive overgrowth disorder with vascular malformations caused by mosaic expression of the AKT1 c.49G > A, p.(E17K) activating variant which was predicted to cause lethality if expressed ubiquitously. To test that hypothesis, we used the ACTB-Cre gene to activate a conditional Akt1 p.(E17K) allele in the mouse. No offspring that was heterozygous for both Cre and the conditional allele (ßA-Akt1WT/flx) was viable. Fewer than expected numbers of ßA-Akt1WT/flx embryos were seen beginning at E11.5, but a few survived until E17.5. The phenotype ranged from mild to severe, but generally ßA-Akt1WT/flx embryos had fewer visible blood vessels and more hemorrhages than their wild-type littermates, which was suggestive of a vascular abnormality. Examination of E13.5 limb skin showed a primitive capillary network with increased branching complexity and abnormal patterning compared with wild-type skin. By E15.5, wild-type skin had undergone angiogenesis and formed a hierarchical network of remodeled vessels, whereas in ßA-Akt1WT/flx embryos, the capillary network failed to remodel. Mural cell coverage of the blood vessels was also reduced in ßA-Akt1WT/flx skin compared with that of wild type. Restricting expression of Akt1E17K to endothelial, cardiac or smooth muscle cells resulted in viable offspring and remodeled vasculature and did not recapitulate the ßA-Akt1WT/flx phenotype. We conclude that ubiquitous expression of Akt1E17K suppresses remodeling and inhibits the formation of a normal skin vasculature. We postulate that this failure prevents proper circulation necessary to support the growing embryo and that it is the result of interactions of multiple cell types with increased AKT signaling.


Assuntos
Perda do Embrião/patologia , Embrião de Mamíferos/patologia , Neovascularização Patológica/patologia , Doenças Vasculares Periféricas/patologia , Síndrome de Proteu/patologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Animais , Perda do Embrião/etiologia , Perda do Embrião/metabolismo , Embrião de Mamíferos/metabolismo , Feminino , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Neovascularização Patológica/etiologia , Neovascularização Patológica/metabolismo , Doenças Vasculares Periféricas/etiologia , Doenças Vasculares Periféricas/metabolismo , Síndrome de Proteu/etiologia , Síndrome de Proteu/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/genética , Transdução de Sinais
10.
Environ Sci Technol ; 56(24): 17569-17580, 2022 12 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36473087

RESUMO

Tropospheric ozone (O3) is a harmful gas compound to humans and vegetation, and it also serves as a climate change forcer. O3 is formed in the reactions of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with light. In this study, an O3 pollution episode encountered in Shenzhen, South China in 2018 was investigated to illustrate the influence of aerosols on local O3 production. We used a box model with comprehensive heterogeneous mechanisms and empirical prediction of photolysis rates to reproduce the O3 episode. Results demonstrate that the aerosol light extinction and NO2 heterogeneous reactions showed comparable influence but opposite signs on the O3 production. Hence, the influence of aerosols from different processes is largely counteracted. Sensitivity tests suggest that O3 production increases with further reduction in aerosols in this study, while the continued NOx reduction finally shifts O3 production to an NOx-limited regime with respect to traditional O3-NOx-VOC sensitivity. Our results shed light on the role of NOx reduction on O3 production and highlight further mitigation in NOx not only limiting the production of O3 but also helping to ease particulate nitrate, as a path for cocontrol of O3 and fine particle pollution.


Assuntos
Poluentes Atmosféricos , Poluição do Ar , Ozônio , Compostos Orgânicos Voláteis , Humanos , Poluentes Atmosféricos/análise , Ozônio/análise , China , Compostos Orgânicos Voláteis/análise , Aerossóis/análise , Monitoramento Ambiental
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Exp Eye Res ; 202: 108300, 2021 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33065089

RESUMO

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of visual impairment and acquired blindness among adults worldwide. Retinal microvascular pericyte deficiency is one of the earliest pathological changes associated with DR, and long noncoding RNA myocardial infarction-associated transcript (MIAT) has been implicated as a crucial regulator of microvascular dysfunction in DR. Pyroptosis is a caspase-1-dependent proinflammatory form of cell death, and in the present study, we investigated the potential pyroptosis of primary human retinal pericytes (HRPCs) and the mechanism by which MIAT is involved in this process. We applied advanced glycation end product modified bovine serum albumin (AGE-BSA) to simulate the DR environment. The results suggested that AGE-BSA induced the active cleavage of caspase-1 and gasdermin D, the release of IL-1ß, IL-18 and LDH, and reduced cell viability, which was prevented by the inhibition of caspase-1, indicating the occurrence of caspase-1-mediated pyroptosis in HRPCs. Immunofluorescence images revealed the phenotypic characteristics of pyroptosis, including pyknosis, swelling and hyperpermeability in plasmolemma. MIAT and CASP1 expression were substantially increased, while that of miR-342-3p was decreased in AGE-BSA-treated HRPCs. MIAT knockdown inhibited pyroptosis in HRPCs, which was reinforced by cotreatment with miR-342-3p mimic but relieved by cotreatment with miR-342-3p inhibitor. Furthermore, HRPC pyroptosis was inhibited by treatment with the miR-342-3p mimic alone but enhanced by the miR-342-3p inhibitor. Luciferase reporter assay results demonstrated binding between MIAT and miR-342-3p, as well as between miR-342-3p and CASP1. MIAT antagonized the effect of miR-342-3p on the depression of its target CASP1 and promoted AGE-BSA-induced pericyte pyroptosis. These findings may promote a better understanding of retinal pericyte depletion pathogenesis and the development of new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy.


Assuntos
Caspase 1/metabolismo , Retinopatia Diabética/metabolismo , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Pericitos/fisiologia , Piroptose/fisiologia , RNA Longo não Codificante/fisiologia , Vasos Retinianos/citologia , Western Blotting , Sobrevivência Celular/fisiologia , Células Cultivadas , Técnica Indireta de Fluorescência para Anticorpo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/fisiologia , Genes Reporter/genética , Humanos , Interleucina-18/metabolismo , Interleucina-1beta/metabolismo , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Regulação para Cima
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Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol ; 10(11): 778-90, 2009 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19851336

RESUMO

Non-muscle myosin II (NM II) is an actin-binding protein that has actin cross-linking and contractile properties and is regulated by the phosphorylation of its light and heavy chains. The three mammalian NM II isoforms have both overlapping and unique properties. Owing to its position downstream of convergent signalling pathways, NM II is central in the control of cell adhesion, cell migration and tissue architecture. Recent insight into the role of NM II in these processes has been gained from loss-of-function and mutant approaches, methods that quantitatively measure actin and adhesion dynamics and the discovery of NM II mutations that cause monogenic diseases.


Assuntos
Adesão Celular/fisiologia , Movimento Celular/fisiologia , Miosina Tipo II/metabolismo , Animais , Humanos
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Environ Sci Technol ; 54(15): 9243-9253, 2020 08 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32589840

RESUMO

Particulate nitrate (pNO3-) has often been found to be the major component of fine particles in urban air-sheds in China, the United States, and Europe during winter haze episodes in recent years. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the experimentally determined contribution of different chemical pathways to the formation of pNO3-. Here, for the first time, we combine ground and tall-tower observations to quantify the chemical formation of pNO3- using observationally constrained model approach based on direct observations of OH and N2O5 for the urban air-shed. We find that the gas-phase oxidation pathway (OH+NO2) during the daytime is the dominant channel over the nocturnal uptake of N2O5 during pollution episodes, with percentages of 74% in urban areas and 76% in suburban areas. This is quite different from previous studies in some regions of the US, in which the uptake of N2O5 was concluded to account for a larger contribution in winter. These results indicate that the driving factor of nitrate pollution in Beijing and different regions of the US is different, as are the mitigation strategies for particulate nitrate.


Assuntos
Poluentes Atmosféricos , Material Particulado , Poluentes Atmosféricos/análise , Pequim , China , Monitoramento Ambiental , Europa (Continente) , Material Particulado/análise , Estações do Ano
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J Cell Sci ; 130(16): 2696-2706, 2017 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28687623

RESUMO

Nonmuscle myosin IIB (NMIIB; heavy chain encoded by MYH10) is essential for cardiac myocyte cytokinesis. The role of NMIIB in other cardiac cells is not known. Here, we show that NMIIB is required in epicardial formation and functions to support myocardial proliferation and coronary vessel development. Ablation of NMIIB in epicardial cells results in disruption of epicardial integrity with a loss of E-cadherin at cell-cell junctions and a focal detachment of epicardial cells from the myocardium. NMIIB-knockout and blebbistatin-treated epicardial explants demonstrate impaired mesenchymal cell maturation during epicardial epithelial-mesenchymal transition. This is manifested by an impaired invasion of collagen gels by the epicardium-derived mesenchymal cells and the reorganization of the cytoskeletal structure. Although there is a marked decrease in the expression of mesenchymal genes, there is no change in Snail (also known as Snai1) or E-cadherin expression. Studies from epicardium-specific NMIIB-knockout mice confirm the importance of NMIIB for epicardial integrity and epicardial functions in promoting cardiac myocyte proliferation and coronary vessel formation during heart development. Our findings provide a novel mechanism linking epicardial formation and epicardial function to the activity of the cytoplasmic motor protein NMIIB.


Assuntos
Diferenciação Celular/genética , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/fisiologia , Cadeias Pesadas de Miosina/fisiologia , Miosina não Muscular Tipo IIB/fisiologia , Pericárdio/citologia , Pericárdio/embriologia , Animais , Embrião de Mamíferos , Desenvolvimento Embrionário/genética , Coração/embriologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Miocárdio/metabolismo , Cadeias Pesadas de Miosina/genética , Miosina não Muscular Tipo IIB/genética , Organogênese/genética
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Environ Sci Technol ; 53(18): 10676-10684, 2019 Sep 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31418557

RESUMO

In contrast to summer smog, the contribution of photochemistry to the formation of winter haze in northern mid-to-high latitude is generally assumed to be minor due to reduced solar UV and water vapor concentrations. Our comprehensive observations of atmospheric radicals and relevant parameters during several haze events in winter 2016 Beijing, however, reveal surprisingly high hydroxyl radical oxidation rates up to 15 ppbv/h, which is comparable to the high values reported in summer photochemical smog and is two to three times larger than those determined in previous observations during winter in Birmingham (Heard et al. Geophys. Res. Lett. 2004, 31, (18)), Tokyo (Kanaya et al. J. Geophys. Res.: Atmos. 2007, 112, (D21)), and New York (Ren et al. Atmos. Environ. 2006, 40, 252-263). The active photochemistry facilitates the production of secondary pollutants. It is mainly initiated by the photolysis of nitrous acid and ozonolysis of olefins and maintained by an extremely efficiently radical cycling process driven by nitric oxide. This boosted radical recycling generates fast photochemical ozone production rates that are again comparable to those during summer photochemical smog. The formation of ozone, however, is currently masked by its efficient chemical removal by nitrogen oxides contributing to the high level of wintertime particles. The future emission regulations, such as the reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions, therefore are facing the challenge of reducing haze and avoiding an increase in ozone pollution at the same time. Efficient control strategies to mitigate winter haze in Beijing may require measures similar as implemented to avoid photochemical smog in summer.


Assuntos
Poluentes Atmosféricos , Ozônio , Pequim , New York , Fotoquímica , Smog
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J Biol Chem ; 292(18): 7619-7635, 2017 05 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28302727

RESUMO

P2X receptors are ATP-gated trimeric channels with important roles in diverse pathophysiological functions. A detailed understanding of the mechanism underlying the gating process of these receptors is thus fundamentally important and may open new therapeutic avenues. The left flipper (LF) domain of the P2X receptors is a flexible loop structure, and its coordinated motions together with the dorsal fin (DF) domain are crucial for the channel gating of the P2X receptors. However, the mechanism underlying the crucial role of the LF domain in the channel gating remains obscure. Here, we propose that the ATP-induced allosteric changes of the LF domain enable it to foster intersubunit physical couplings among the DF and two lower body domains, which are pivotal for the channel gating of P2X4 receptors. Metadynamics analysis indicated that these newly established intersubunit couplings correlate well with the ATP-bound open state of the receptors. Moreover, weakening or strengthening these physical interactions with engineered intersubunit metal bridges remarkably decreased or increased the open probability of the receptors, respectively. Further disulfide cross-linking and covalent modification confirmed that the intersubunit physical couplings among the DF and two lower body domains fostered by the LF domain at the open state act as an integrated structural element that is stringently required for the channel gating of P2X4 receptors. Our observations provide new mechanistic insights into P2X receptor activation and will stimulate development of new allosteric modulators of P2X receptors.


Assuntos
Ativação do Canal Iônico/fisiologia , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X4/química , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Domínios Proteicos , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X4/genética , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X4/metabolismo
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PLoS Biol ; 13(4): e1002122, 2015 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25848986

RESUMO

The fusion of two distinct prominences into one continuous structure is common during development and typically requires integration of two epithelia and subsequent removal of that intervening epithelium. Using confocal live imaging, we directly observed the cellular processes underlying tissue fusion, using the secondary palatal shelves as a model. We find that convergence of a multi-layered epithelium into a single-layer epithelium is an essential early step, driven by cell intercalation, and is concurrent to orthogonal cell displacement and epithelial cell extrusion. Functional studies in mice indicate that this process requires an actomyosin contractility pathway involving Rho kinase (ROCK) and myosin light chain kinase (MLCK), culminating in the activation of non-muscle myosin IIA (NMIIA). Together, these data indicate that actomyosin contractility drives cell intercalation and cell extrusion during palate fusion and suggest a general mechanism for tissue fusion in development.


Assuntos
Palato/embriologia , Animais , Camundongos , Morfogênese , Miosinas/fisiologia
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Sensors (Basel) ; 17(2)2017 Feb 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28230763

RESUMO

In this paper, an improved azimuth angle estimation method with a single acoustic vector sensor (AVS) is proposed based on matched filtering theory. The proposed method is mainly applied in an active sonar detection system. According to the conventional passive method based on complex acoustic intensity measurement, the mathematical and physical model of this proposed method is described in detail. The computer simulation and lake experiments results indicate that this method can realize the azimuth angle estimation with high precision by using only a single AVS. Compared with the conventional method, the proposed method achieves better estimation performance. Moreover, the proposed method does not require complex operations in frequencydomain and achieves computational complexity reduction.

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Sensors (Basel) ; 17(7)2017 Jul 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28704959

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Underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) have become a new hot research area. However, due to the work dynamics and harsh ocean environment, how to obtain an UWSN with the best systematic performance while deploying as few sensor nodes as possible and setting up self-adaptive networking is an urgent problem that needs to be solved. Consequently, sensor deployment, networking, and performance calculation of UWSNs are challenging issues, hence the study in this paper centers on this topic and three relevant methods and models are put forward. Firstly, the normal body-centered cubic lattice to cross body-centered cubic lattice (CBCL) has been improved, and a deployment process and topology generation method are built. Then most importantly, a cross deployment networking method (CDNM) for UWSNs suitable for the underwater environment is proposed. Furthermore, a systematic quar-performance calculation model (SQPCM) is proposed from an integrated perspective, in which the systematic performance of a UWSN includes coverage, connectivity, durability and rapid-reactivity. Besides, measurement models are established based on the relationship between systematic performance and influencing parameters. Finally, the influencing parameters are divided into three types, namely, constraint parameters, device performance and networking parameters. Based on these, a networking parameters adjustment method (NPAM) for optimized systematic performance of UWSNs has been presented. The simulation results demonstrate that the approach proposed in this paper is feasible and efficient in networking and performance calculation of UWSNs.

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Sensors (Basel) ; 17(10)2017 Oct 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29039757

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Underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) represent an area of increasing research interest, as data storage, discovery, and query of UWSNs are always challenging issues. In this paper, a data access based on a guide map (DAGM) method is proposed for UWSNs. In DAGM, the metadata describes the abstracts of data content and the storage location. The center ring is composed of nodes according to the shortest average data query path in the network in order to store the metadata, and the data guide map organizes, diffuses and synchronizes the metadata in the center ring, providing the most time-saving and energy-efficient data query service for the user. For this method, firstly the data is stored in the UWSN. The storage node is determined, the data is transmitted from the sensor node (data generation source) to the storage node, and the metadata is generated for it. Then, the metadata is sent to the center ring node that is the nearest to the storage node and the data guide map organizes the metadata, diffusing and synchronizing it to the other center ring nodes. Finally, when there is query data in any user node, the data guide map will select a center ring node nearest to the user to process the query sentence, and based on the shortest transmission delay and lowest energy consumption, data transmission routing is generated according to the storage location abstract in the metadata. Hence, specific application data transmission from the storage node to the user is completed. The simulation results demonstrate that DAGM has advantages with respect to data access time and network energy consumption.

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