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Cell ; 184(22): 5527-5540.e18, 2021 10 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34644527

RESUMEN

To secure phosphorus (P) from soil, most land plants use a direct phosphate uptake pathway via root hairs and epidermis and an indirect phosphate uptake pathway via mycorrhizal symbiosis. The interaction between these two pathways is unclear. Here, we mapped a network between transcription factors and mycorrhizal symbiosis-related genes using Y1H. Intriguingly, this gene regulatory network is governed by the conserved P-sensing pathway, centered on phosphate starvation response (PHR) transcription factors. PHRs are required for mycorrhizal symbiosis and regulate symbiosis-related genes via the P1BS motif. SPX-domain proteins suppress OsPHR2-mediated induction of symbiosis-related genes and inhibit mycorrhizal infection. In contrast, plants overexpressing OsPHR2 show improved mycorrhizal infection and are partially resistant to P-mediated inhibition of symbiosis. Functional analyses of network nodes revealed co-regulation of hormonal signaling and mycorrhizal symbiosis. This network deciphers extensive regulation of mycorrhizal symbiosis by endogenous and exogenous signals and highlights co-option of the P-sensing pathway for mycorrhizal symbiosis.


Asunto(s)
Redes Reguladoras de Genes , Micorrizas/genética , Micorrizas/fisiología , Fosfatos/deficiencia , Simbiosis/genética , Simbiosis/fisiología , Secuencia de Bases , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas , Mutación/genética , Oryza/genética , Oryza/microbiología , Filogenia , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Técnicas del Sistema de Dos Híbridos
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Nat Immunol ; 20(6): 711-723, 2019 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31061530

RESUMEN

Resting CD4+ T cells are highly resistant to the production of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). However, the mechanism by which resting CD4+ T cells restrict such production in the late viral replication phase of infection has remained unclear. In this study, we found that the cell membrane metalloprotease TRAB domain-containing protein 2A (TRABD2A) inhibited this production in resting CD4+ T cells by degrading the virion structural precursor polyprotein Gag at the plasma membrane. Depletion or inhibition of metalloprotease activity by TRABD2A profoundly enhanced HIV-1 production in resting CD4+ T cells. TRABD2A expression was much higher in resting CD4+ T cells than in activated CD4+ T cells and was considerably reduced by T cell activation. Moreover, reexpressing TRABD2A reinforced the resistance of activated CD4+ T cells to the production of HIV-1 progeny. Collectively, these results elucidate the molecular mechanism employed by resting CD4+ T cells to potently restrict the assembly and production of HIV-1 progeny.


Asunto(s)
Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Infecciones por VIH/genética , Infecciones por VIH/inmunología , Infecciones por VIH/virología , VIH-1/fisiología , Metaloproteasas/genética , Replicación Viral , Productos del Gen gag del Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia Humana/metabolismo , Animales , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/metabolismo , Cationes , Línea Celular , Activación Enzimática , Expresión Génica , Interacciones Huésped-Patógeno/genética , Interacciones Huésped-Patógeno/inmunología , Humanos , Proteínas de la Membrana/metabolismo , Metaloproteasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Metaloproteasas/metabolismo , Familia de Multigenes , Proteolisis , Proteína 1 que Contiene Dominios SAM y HD/genética , Proteína 1 que Contiene Dominios SAM y HD/metabolismo , Carga Viral
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Immunity ; 54(9): 2042-2056.e8, 2021 09 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34407391

RESUMEN

Recruitment of immune cells to the site of inflammation by the chemokine CCL1 is important in the pathology of inflammatory diseases. Here, we examined the role of CCL1 in pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from PF mouse models contained high amounts of CCL1, as did lung biopsies from PF patients. Immunofluorescence analyses revealed that alveolar macrophages and CD4+ T cells were major producers of CCL1 and targeted deletion of Ccl1 in these cells blunted pathology. Deletion of the CCL1 receptor Ccr8 in fibroblasts limited migration, but not activation, in response to CCL1. Mass spectrometry analyses of CCL1 complexes identified AMFR as a CCL1 receptor, and deletion of Amfr impaired fibroblast activation. Mechanistically, CCL1 binding triggered ubiquitination of the ERK inhibitor Spry1 by AMFR, thus activating Ras-mediated profibrotic protein synthesis. Antibody blockade of CCL1 ameliorated PF pathology, supporting the therapeutic potential of targeting this pathway for treating fibroproliferative lung diseases.


Asunto(s)
Quimiocina CCL1/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Proteínas de la Membrana/metabolismo , Miofibroblastos/metabolismo , Fosfoproteínas/metabolismo , Fibrosis Pulmonar/metabolismo , Receptores del Factor Autocrino de Motilidad/metabolismo , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/metabolismo , Animales , Diferenciación Celular/fisiología , Fibroblastos/patología , Humanos , Ratones , Miofibroblastos/patología , Fibrosis Pulmonar/patología , Transducción de Señal/fisiología
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Nature ; 629(8014): 1158-1164, 2024 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38750355

RESUMEN

Plant pattern-recognition receptors perceive microorganism-associated molecular patterns to activate immune signalling1,2. Activation of the pattern-recognition receptor kinase CERK1 is essential for immunity, but tight inhibition of receptor kinases in the absence of pathogen is crucial to prevent autoimmunity3,4. Here we find that the U-box ubiquitin E3 ligase OsCIE1 acts as a molecular brake to inhibit OsCERK1 in rice. During homeostasis, OsCIE1 ubiquitinates OsCERK1, reducing its kinase activity. In the presence of the microorganism-associated molecular pattern chitin, active OsCERK1 phosphorylates OsCIE1 and blocks its E3 ligase activity, thus releasing the brake and promoting immunity. Phosphorylation of a serine within the U-box of OsCIE1 prevents its interaction with E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes and serves as a phosphorylation switch. This phosphorylation site is conserved in E3 ligases from plants to animals. Our work identifies a ligand-released brake that enables dynamic immune regulation.


Asunto(s)
Oryza , Inmunidad de la Planta , Proteínas de Plantas , Ubiquitina , Animales , Quitina/metabolismo , Homeostasis , Ligandos , Oryza/enzimología , Oryza/inmunología , Oryza/metabolismo , Oryza/microbiología , Fosforilación , Proteínas de Plantas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas de Plantas/inmunología , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Ubiquitina/metabolismo , Enzimas Ubiquitina-Conjugadoras/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/química , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/metabolismo , Ubiquitinación , Fosfoserina/metabolismo , Secuencia Conservada
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Nature ; 622(7981): 63-68, 2023 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37315640

RESUMEN

The interplay between spontaneous symmetry breaking and topology can result in exotic quantum states of matter. A celebrated example is the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) state, which exhibits an integer quantum Hall effect at zero magnetic field owing to intrinsic ferromagnetism1-3. In the presence of strong electron-electron interactions, fractional QAH (FQAH) states at zero magnetic field can emerge4-8. These states could host fractional excitations, including non-Abelian anyons-crucial building blocks for topological quantum computation9. Here we report experimental signatures of FQAH states in a twisted molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2) bilayer. Magnetic circular dichroism measurements reveal robust ferromagnetic states at fractionally hole-filled moiré minibands. Using trion photoluminescence as a sensor10, we obtain a Landau fan diagram showing linear shifts in carrier densities corresponding to filling factor v = -2/3 and v = -3/5 ferromagnetic states with applied magnetic field. These shifts match the Streda formula dispersion of FQAH states with fractionally quantized Hall conductance of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], respectively. Moreover, the v = -1 state exhibits a dispersion corresponding to Chern number -1, consistent with the predicted QAH state11-14. In comparison, several non-ferromagnetic states on the electron-doping side do not disperse, that is, they are trivial correlated insulators. The observed topological states can be electrically driven into topologically trivial states. Our findings provide evidence of the long-sought FQAH states, demonstrating MoTe2 moiré superlattices as a platform for exploring fractional excitations.

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Nature ; 614(7947): 303-308, 2023 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36697825

RESUMEN

Flowering plants have evolved numerous intraspecific and interspecific prezygotic reproductive barriers to prevent production of unfavourable offspring1. Within a species, self-incompatibility (SI) is a widely utilized mechanism that rejects self-pollen2,3 to avoid inbreeding depression. Interspecific barriers restrain breeding between species and often follow the SI × self-compatible (SC) rule, that is, interspecific pollen is unilaterally incompatible (UI) on SI pistils but unilaterally compatible (UC) on SC pistils1,4-6. The molecular mechanisms underlying SI, UI, SC and UC and their interconnections in the Brassicaceae remain unclear. Here we demonstrate that the SI pollen determinant S-locus cysteine-rich protein/S-locus protein 11 (SCR/SP11)2,3 or a signal from UI pollen binds to the SI female determinant S-locus receptor kinase (SRK)2,3, recruits FERONIA (FER)7-9 and activates FER-mediated reactive oxygen species production in SI stigmas10,11 to reject incompatible pollen. For compatible responses, diverged pollen coat protein B-class12-14 from SC and UC pollen differentially trigger nitric oxide, nitrosate FER to suppress reactive oxygen species in SC stigmas to facilitate pollen growth in an intraspecies-preferential manner, maintaining species integrity. Our results show that SRK and FER integrate mechanisms underlying intraspecific and interspecific barriers and offer paths to achieve distant breeding in Brassicaceae crops.


Asunto(s)
Brassicaceae , Flores , Hibridación Genética , Proteínas de Plantas , Polinización , Brassicaceae/genética , Brassicaceae/metabolismo , Depresión Endogámica , Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo , Fosfotransferasas/metabolismo , Fitomejoramiento , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Polen/metabolismo , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Especificidad de la Especie , Flores/metabolismo , Autofecundación
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Immunity ; 51(3): 522-534.e7, 2019 09 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31471107

RESUMEN

Although recent progress provides mechanistic insights into the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis (PF), rare anti-PF therapeutics show definitive promise for treating this disease. Repeated lung epithelial injury results in injury-repairing response and inflammation, which drive the development of PF. Here, we report that chronic lung injury inactivated the ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20, causing progressive accumulation of the transcription factor C/EBPß in alveolar macrophages (AMs) from PF patients and mice, which upregulated a number of immunosuppressive and profibrotic factors promoting PF development. In response to chronic lung injury, elevated glycogen synthase kinase-3ß (GSK-3ß) interacted with and phosphorylated A20 to suppress C/EBPß degradation. Ectopic expression of A20 or pharmacological restoration of A20 activity by disturbing the A20-GSK-3ß interaction accelerated C/EBPß degradation and showed potent therapeutic efficacy against experimental PF. Our study indicates that a regulatory mechanism of the GSK-3ß-A20-C/EBPß axis in AMs may be a potential target for treating PF and fibroproliferative lung diseases.


Asunto(s)
Proteína beta Potenciadora de Unión a CCAAT/metabolismo , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Fibrosis Pulmonar/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Ubiquitina/metabolismo , Animales , Línea Celular , Glucógeno Sintasa Quinasa 3 beta/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Inflamación/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Fosforilación/fisiología , Transducción de Señal/fisiología , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/metabolismo , Ubiquitinación/fisiología , Regulación hacia Arriba/fisiología
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Nature ; 589(7843): 586-590, 2021 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33299183

RESUMEN

Legumes, unlike other plants, have the ability to establish symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia. It has been theorized that a unique property of legume root cortical cells enabled the initial establishment of rhizobial symbiosis1-3. Here we show that a SHORTROOT-SCARECROW (SHR-SCR) stem cell program in cortical cells of the legume Medicago truncatula specifies their distinct fate. Regulatory elements drive the cortical expression of SCR, and stele-expressed SHR protein accumulates in cortical cells of M. truncatula but not Arabidopsis thaliana. The cortical SHR-SCR network is conserved across legume species, responds to rhizobial signals, and initiates legume-specific cortical cell division for de novo nodule organogenesis and accommodation of rhizobia. Ectopic activation of SHR and SCR in legumes is sufficient to induce root cortical cell division. Our work suggests that acquisition of the cortical SHR-SCR module enabled cell division coupled to rhizobial infection in legumes. We propose that this event was central to the evolution of rhizobial endosymbiosis.


Asunto(s)
Diferenciación Celular , Linaje de la Célula , Medicago truncatula/citología , Medicago truncatula/metabolismo , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Nodulación de la Raíz de la Planta , Arabidopsis/citología , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , División Celular , Citocininas/metabolismo , Evolución Molecular , Medicago truncatula/embriología , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Raíces de Plantas/citología , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismo , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Rhizobium/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal , Simbiosis/genética
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Plant Cell ; 35(1): 24-66, 2023 01 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36222573

RESUMEN

Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, and this decade is a critical time for action to mitigate the worst effects on human populations and ecosystems. Plant science can play an important role in developing crops with enhanced resilience to harsh conditions (e.g. heat, drought, salt stress, flooding, disease outbreaks) and engineering efficient carbon-capturing and carbon-sequestering plants. Here, we present examples of research being conducted in these areas and discuss challenges and open questions as a call to action for the plant science community.


Asunto(s)
Cambio Climático , Ecosistema , Humanos , Productos Agrícolas , Carbono , Sequías
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PLoS Biol ; 21(7): e3001862, 2023 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37406020

RESUMEN

The induction of ferroptosis in tumor cells is one of the most important mechanisms by which tumor progression can be inhibited; however, the specific regulatory mechanism underlying ferroptosis remains unclear. In this study, we found that transcription factor HBP1 has a novel function of reducing the antioxidant capacity of tumor cells. We investigated the important role of HBP1 in ferroptosis. HBP1 down-regulates the protein levels of UHRF1 by inhibiting the expression of the UHRF1 gene at the transcriptional level. Reduced levels of UHRF1 have been shown to regulate the ferroptosis-related gene CDO1 by epigenetic mechanisms, thus up-regulating the level of CDO1 and increasing the sensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma and cervical cancer cells to ferroptosis. On this basis, we constructed metal-polyphenol-network coated HBP1 nanoparticles by combining biological and nanotechnological. MPN-HBP1 nanoparticles entered tumor cells efficiently and innocuously, induced ferroptosis, and inhibited the malignant proliferation of tumors by regulating the HBP1-UHRF1-CDO1 axis. This study provides a new perspective for further research on the regulatory mechanism underlying ferroptosis and its potential role in tumor therapy.


Asunto(s)
Ferroptosis , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Humanos , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Proteínas Represoras/genética , Proteínas Represoras/metabolismo , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Proteínas del Grupo de Alta Movilidad/metabolismo , Proteínas Potenciadoras de Unión a CCAAT/genética , Proteínas Potenciadoras de Unión a CCAAT/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/genética , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/metabolismo
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 120(3): e2208348120, 2023 01 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36623202

RESUMEN

As an important free energy source, the membrane voltage (Vm) regulates many essential physiological processes in bacteria. However, in comparison with eukaryotic cells, knowledge of bacterial electrophysiology is very limited. Here, we developed a set of novel genetically encoded bacterial Vm sensors which allow single-cell recording of bacterial Vm dynamics in live cells with high temporal resolution. Using these new sensors, we reveal the electrically "excitable" and "resting" states of bacterial cells dependent on their metabolic status. In the electrically excitable state, frequent hyperpolarization spikes in bacterial Vm are observed, which are regulated by Na+/K+ ratio of the medium and facilitate increased antibiotic tolerance. In the electrically resting state, bacterial Vm displays significant cell-to-cell heterogeneity and is linked to the cell fate after antibiotic treatment. Our findings demonstrate the potential of our newly developed voltage sensors to reveal the underpinning connections between bacterial Vm and antibiotic tolerance.


Asunto(s)
Antibacterianos , Potenciales de la Membrana , Antibacterianos/farmacología , Diferenciación Celular
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PLoS Pathog ; 19(1): e1011077, 2023 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36652443

RESUMEN

Ebola virus (EBOV) causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans with high mortality. In Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors, EBOV persistence in the eyes may break through the inner blood-retinal barrier (iBRB), leading to ocular complications and EVD recurrence. However, the mechanism by which EBOV affects the iBRB remains unclear. Here, we used the in vitro iBRB model to simulate EBOV in retinal tissue and found that Ebola virus-like particles (EBO-VLPs) could disrupt the iBRB. Cytokine screening revealed that EBO-VLPs stimulate pericytes to secrete vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to cause iBRB breakdown. VEGF downregulates claudin-1 to disrupt the iBRB. Ebola glycoprotein is crucial for VEGF stimulation and iBRB breakdown. Furthermore, EBO-VLPs caused iBRB breakdown by stimulating VEGF in rats. This study provides a mechanistic insight into that EBOV disrupts the iBRB, which will assist in developing new strategies to treat EBOV persistence in EVD survivors.


Asunto(s)
Ebolavirus , Fiebre Hemorrágica Ebola , Ratas , Humanos , Animales , Ebolavirus/fisiología , Barrera Hematorretinal , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular , Pericitos
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(2)2022 01 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34987100

RESUMEN

Myeloid lineage cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs), targeted by HIV-1, are important vehicles for virus dissemination through the body as well as viral reservoirs. Compared to activated lymphocytes, myeloid cells are collectively more resistant to HIV-1 infection. Here we report that NRP-1, encoding transmembrane protein neuropilin-1, is highly expressed in macrophages and DCs but not CD4+ T cells, serving as an anti-HIV factor to inhibit the infectivity of HIV-1 progeny virions. Silencing NRP-1 enhanced the transmission of HIV-1 in macrophages and DCs significantly and increased the infectivity of the virions produced by these cells. We further demonstrated that NRP-1 was packaged into the progeny virions to inhibit their ability to attach to target cells, thus reducing the infectivity of the virions. These data indicate that NRP-1 is a newly identified antiviral protein highly produced in both macrophages and DCs that inhibit HIV-1 infectivity; thus, NRP-1 may be a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.


Asunto(s)
Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico , Células Mieloides/metabolismo , Neuropilina-1/metabolismo , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/metabolismo , Línea Celular , Células Dendríticas/metabolismo , VIH-1 , Humanos , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Macrófagos/virología , Virión/metabolismo , Replicación Viral/efectos de los fármacos
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Nano Lett ; 24(9): 2821-2830, 2024 Mar 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38407052

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Single-virus tracking provides a powerful tool for studying virus infection with high spatiotemporal resolution. Quantum dots (QDs) are used to label and track viral particles due to their brightness and photostability. However, labeling viral particles with QDs is not easy. We developed a new method for labeling viral particles with QDs by using the Strep-tag II/streptavidin system. In this method, QDs were site-specifically ligated to viral proteins in live cells and then packaged into viral-like particles (VLPs) of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and Ebola virus during viral assembly. With TBEV VLP-QDs, we tracked the clathrin-mediated endocytic entry of TBEV and studied its intracellular dynamics at the single-particle level. Our Strep-tag II/streptavidin labeling procedure eliminates the need for BirA protein expression or biotin addition, providing a simple and general method for site-specifically labeling viral particles with QDs for single-virus tracking.


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Oligopéptidos , Puntos Cuánticos , Virus , Estreptavidina , Virión
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Lancet Oncol ; 25(8): 1092-1102, 2024 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39068945

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BACKGROUND: Empirical chemotherapy remains the standard of care in patients with unfavourable cancer of unknown primary (CUP). Gene-expression profiling assays have been developed to identify the tissue of origin in patients with CUP; however, their clinical benefit has not yet been demonstrated. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of site-specific therapy directed by a 90-gene expression assay compared with empirical chemotherapy in patients with CUP. METHODS: This randomised controlled trial was conducted at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (Shanghai, China). We enrolled patients aged 18-75 years, with previously untreated CUP (histologically confirmed metastatic adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, poorly differentiated carcinoma, or poorly differentiated neoplasms) and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2, who were not amenable to local radical treatment. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) by the Pocock and Simon minimisation method to receive either site-specific therapy or empirical chemotherapy (taxane [175 mg/m2 by intravenous infusion on day 1] plus platinum [cisplatin 75 mg/m2 or carboplatin area under the curve 5 by intravenous infusion on day 1], or gemcitabine [1000 mg/m2 by intravenous infusion on days 1 and 8] plus platinum [same as above]). The minimisation factors were ECOG performance status and the extent of the disease. Clinicians and patients were not masked to interventions. The tumour origin in the site-specific therapy group was predicted by the 90-gene expression assay and treatments were administered accordingly. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival in the intention-to-treat population. The trial has been completed and the analysis is final. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03278600). FINDINGS: Between Sept 18, 2017, and March 18, 2021, 182 patients (105 [58%] male, 77 [42%] female) were randomly assigned to receive site-specific therapy (n=91) or empirical chemotherapy (n=91). The five most commonly predicted tissues of origin in the site-specific therapy group were gastro-oesophagus (14 [15%]), lung (12 [13%]), ovary (11 [12%]), cervix (11 [12%]), and breast (nine [10%]). At the data cutoff date (April 30, 2023), median follow-up was 33·3 months (IQR 30·4-51·0) for the site-specific therapy group and 30·9 months (27·6-35·5) for the empirical chemotherapy group. Median progression-free survival was significantly longer with site-specific therapy than with empirical chemotherapy (9·6 months [95% CI 8·4-11·9] vs 6·6 months [5·5-7·9]; unadjusted hazard ratio 0·68 [95% CI 0·49-0·93]; p=0·017). Among the 167 patients who started planned treatment, 46 (56%) of 82 patients in the site-specific therapy group and 52 (61%) of 85 patients in the empirical chemotherapy group had grade 3 or worse treatment-related adverse events; the most frequent of these in the site-specific therapy and empirical chemotherapy groups were decreased neutrophil count (36 [44%] vs 42 [49%]), decreased white blood cell count (17 [21%] vs 26 [31%]), and anaemia (ten [12%] vs nine [11%]). Treatment-related serious adverse events were reported in five (6%) patients in the site-specific therapy group and two (2%) in the empirical chemotherapy group. No treatment-related deaths were observed. INTERPRETATION: This single-centre randomised trial showed that site-specific therapy guided by the 90-gene expression assay could improve progression-free survival compared with empirical chemotherapy among patients with previously untreated CUP. Site-specific prediction by the 90-gene expression assay might provide more disease information and expand the therapeutic armamentarium in these patients. FUNDING: Clinical Research Plan of Shanghai Hospital Development Center, Program for Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader, and Shanghai Anticancer Association SOAR PROJECT. TRANSLATION: For the Chinese translation of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.


Asunto(s)
Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica , Neoplasias Primarias Desconocidas , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Masculino , Femenino , Neoplasias Primarias Desconocidas/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Primarias Desconocidas/genética , Neoplasias Primarias Desconocidas/patología , Neoplasias Primarias Desconocidas/mortalidad , Anciano , Adulto , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Gemcitabina , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Desoxicitidina/análogos & derivados , Desoxicitidina/administración & dosificación , Desoxicitidina/uso terapéutico , Cisplatino/administración & dosificación , Cisplatino/uso terapéutico , Carboplatino/administración & dosificación , China , Taxoides/administración & dosificación , Taxoides/uso terapéutico , Adulto Joven , Adolescente
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Plant J ; 115(6): 1599-1618, 2023 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37277961

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Wounding stress leads to leaf senescence. However, the underlying molecular mechanism has not been elucidated. In this study, we investigated the role of the MdVQ10-MdWRKY75 module in wound-induced leaf senescence. MdWRKY75 was identified as a key positive modulator of wound-induced leaf senescence by activating the expression of the senescence-associated genes MdSAG12 and MdSAG18. MdVQ10 interacted with MdWRKY75 to enhance MdWRKY75-activated transcription of MdSAG12 and MdSAG18, thereby promoting leaf senescence triggered by wounding. In addition, the calmodulin-like protein MdCML15 promoted MdVQ10-mediated leaf senescence by stimulating the interaction between MdVQ10 and MdWRKY75. Moreover, the jasmonic acid signaling repressors MdJAZ12 and MdJAZ14 antagonized MdVQ10-mediated leaf senescence by weakening the MdVQ10-MdWRKY75 interaction. Our results demonstrate that the MdVQ10-MdWRKY75 module is a key modulator of wound-induced leaf senescence and provides insights into the mechanism of leaf senescence caused by wounding.


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Malus , Malus/genética , Senescencia de la Planta , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Hojas de la Planta/genética , Hojas de la Planta/metabolismo , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas
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BMC Plant Biol ; 24(1): 289, 2024 Apr 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38627624

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BACKGROUND: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play a crucial role in regulating gene expression vital for the growth and development of plants. Despite this, the role of lncRNAs in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) pollen development and male fertility remains poorly understood. RESULTS: In this study, we characterized a recessive genic male sterile mutant (366-2 S), where the delayed degradation of tapetum and the failure of tetrad separation primarily led to the inability to form single microspores, resulting in male sterility. To analyze the role of lncRNAs in pollen development, we conducted a comparative lncRNA sequencing using anthers from the male sterile mutant line (366-2 S) and the wild-type male fertile line (366-2 F). We identified 385 differentially expressed lncRNAs between the 366-2 F and 366-2 S lines, with 172 of them potentially associated with target genes. To further understand the alterations in mRNA expression and explore potential lncRNA-target genes (mRNAs), we performed comparative mRNA transcriptome analysis in the anthers of 366-2 S and 366-2 F at two stages. We identified 1,176 differentially expressed mRNAs. Remarkably, GO analysis revealed significant enrichment in five GO terms, most notably involving mRNAs annotated as pectinesterase and polygalacturonase, which play roles in cell wall degradation. The considerable downregulation of these genes might contribute to the delayed degradation of tapetum in 366-2 S. Furthermore, we identified 15 lncRNA-mRNA modules through Venn diagram analysis. Among them, MSTRG.9997-BraA04g004630.3 C (ß-1,3-glucanase) is associated with callose degradation and tetrad separation. Additionally, MSTRG.5212-BraA02g040020.3 C (pectinesterase) and MSTRG.13,532-BraA05g030320.3 C (pectinesterase) are associated with cell wall degradation of the tapetum, indicating that these three candidate lncRNA-mRNA modules potentially regulate pollen development. CONCLUSION: This study lays the foundation for understanding the roles of lncRNAs in pollen development and for elucidating their molecular mechanisms in regulating male sterility in Chinese cabbage.


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Brassica rapa , Brassica , Infertilidad Masculina , ARN Largo no Codificante , Masculino , Humanos , ARN Largo no Codificante/genética , ARN Largo no Codificante/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero/genética , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Brassica/genética , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica/métodos , Transcriptoma , Fertilidad , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas , Infertilidad Vegetal/genética
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Nat Mater ; 22(5): 599-604, 2023 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36894775

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Excitons, Coulomb-bound electron-hole pairs, play a crucial role in both optical excitation and correlated phenomena in solids. When excitons interact with other quasiparticles, few- and many-body excited states can appear. Here we report an interaction between exciton and charges enabled by unusual quantum confinement in two-dimensional moiré superlattices, which results in many-body ground states composed of moiré excitons and correlated electron lattices. In an H-stacked (60o-twisted) WS2/WSe2 heterobilayer, we found an interlayer moiré exciton whose hole is surrounded by its partner electron's wavefunction distributed among three adjacent moiré traps. This three-dimensional excitonic structure enables large in-plane electrical quadrupole moments in addition to the vertical dipole. Upon doping, the quadrupole facilitates the binding of interlayer moiré excitons to the charges in neighbouring moiré cells, forming intercell charged exciton complexes. Our work provides a framework for understanding and engineering emergent exciton many-body states in correlated moiré charge orders.

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Plant Physiol ; 193(2): 1652-1674, 2023 09 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37392474

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Although brassinolide (BR) and jasmonic acid (JA) play essential roles in the regulation of cold stress responses, the molecular basis of their crosstalk remains elusive. Here, we show a key component of BR signaling in apple (Malus × domestica), BR INSENSITIVE1 (BRI1)-EMS-SUPPRESSOR1 (BES1)-INTERACTING MYC-LIKE PROTEIN1 (MdBIM1), increases cold tolerance by directly activating expression of C-REPEAT BINDING FACTOR1 (MdCBF1) and forming a complex with C-REPEAT BINDING FACTOR2 (MdCBF2) to enhance MdCBF2-activated transcription of cold-responsive genes. Two repressors of JA signaling, JAZMONATE ZIM-DOMAIN1 (MdJAZ1) and JAZMONATE ZIM-DOMAIN2 (MdJAZ2), interact with MdBIM1 to integrate BR and JA signaling under cold stress. MdJAZ1 and MdJAZ2 reduce MdBIM1-promoted cold stress tolerance by attenuating transcriptional activation of MdCBF1 expression by MdBIM1 and interfering with the formation of the MdBIM1-MdCBF2 complex. Furthermore, the E3 ubiquitin ligase ARABIDOPSIS TÓXICOS en LEVADURA73 (MdATL73) decreases MdBIM1-promoted cold tolerance by targeting MdBIM1 for ubiquitination and degradation. Our results not only reveal crosstalk between BR and JA signaling mediated by a JAZ-BIM1-CBF module but also provide insights into the posttranslational regulatory mechanism of BR signaling.


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Proteínas de Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis , Malus , Brasinoesteroides/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Malus/genética , Malus/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas
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