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Park HJ, Kim M, Lee D, Kim HJ, Jung HW. CRISPR-Cas9 and beyond: identifying target genes for developing disease-resistant plants. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2024; 26:369-377. [PMID: 38363032 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
Abstract
Throughout the history of crop domestication, desirable traits have been selected in agricultural products. However, such selection often leads to crops and vegetables with weaker vitality and viability than their wild ancestors when exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Considering the increasing human population and climate change challenges, it is crucial to enhance crop quality and quantity. Accordingly, the identification and utilization of diverse genetic resources are imperative for developing disease-resistant plants that can withstand unexpected epidemics of plant diseases. In this review, we provide a brief overview of recent progress in genome-editing technologies, including zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs), transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated protein 9 (Cas9) technologies. In particular, we classify disease-resistant mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana and several crop plants based on the roles or functions of the mutated genes in plant immunity and suggest potential target genes for molecular breeding of genome-edited disease-resistant plants. Genome-editing technologies are resilient tools for sustainable development and promising solutions for coping with climate change and population increases.
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- H J Park
- Institute of Agricultural Life Science, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
- Department of Biological Sciences and Research Center of Ecomimetics, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Applied Bioscience, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Applied Bioscience, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Institute of Agricultural Life Science, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
- Department of Applied Bioscience, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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Li X, Ma Y, Li G, Jin G, Xu L, Li Y, Wei P, Zhang L. Leprosy: treatment, prevention, immune response and gene function. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1298749. [PMID: 38440733 PMCID: PMC10909994 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1298749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Since the leprosy cases have fallen dramatically, the incidence of leprosy has remained stable over the past years, indicating that multidrug therapy seems unable to eradicate leprosy. More seriously, the emergence of rifampicin-resistant strains also affects the effectiveness of treatment. Immunoprophylaxis was mainly carried out through vaccination with the BCG but also included vaccines such as LepVax and MiP. Meanwhile, it is well known that the infection and pathogenesis largely depend on the host's genetic background and immunity, with the onset of the disease being genetically regulated. The immune process heavily influences the clinical course of the disease. However, the impact of immune processes and genetic regulation of leprosy on pathogenesis and immunological levels is largely unknown. Therefore, we summarize the latest research progress in leprosy treatment, prevention, immunity and gene function. The comprehensive research in these areas will help elucidate the pathogenesis of leprosy and provide a basis for developing leprosy elimination strategies.
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- Xiang Li
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Chronic Infectious Disease Control Section, Nantong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nantong, China
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- Department of Chronic Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Chronic Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Chronic Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
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He Q, Li R, Zhong N, Ma J, Nie F, Zhang R. The role and molecular mechanisms of the early growth response 3 gene in schizophrenia. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2024:e32969. [PMID: 38327141 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
Abstract
Schizophrenia is a chronic, debilitating mental illness caused by both genetic and environmental factors. Genetic factors play a major role in schizophrenia development. Early growth response 3 (EGR3) is a member of the EGR family, which is associated with schizophrenia. Accumulating studies have investigated the relationship between EGR3 and schizophrenia. However, the role of EGR3 in schizophrenia pathogenesis remains unclear. In the present review, we focus on the progress of research related to the role of EGR3 in schizophrenia, including association studies between EGR3 and schizophrenia, abnormal gene expressional analysis of EGR3 in schizophrenia, biological function studies of EGR3 in schizophrenia, the molecular regulatory mechanism of EGR3 and schizophrenia susceptibility candidate genes, and possible role of EGR3 in the immune system function in schizophrenia. In summary, EGR3 is a schizophrenia risk candidate factor and has comprehensive regulatory roles in schizophrenia pathogenesis. Further studies investigating the molecular mechanisms of EGR3 in schizophrenia are warranted for understanding the pathophysiology of this disorder as well as the development of new therapeutic strategies for the treatment and control of this disorder.
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- Qi He
- School of Basic Medicine, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine, Shannxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Medical Technology, Guiyang Healthcare Vocational University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Medical Technology, Guiyang Healthcare Vocational University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Electron Microscope, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine, Shannxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Medical Technology, Guiyang Healthcare Vocational University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Duan YY, Ke X, Wu H, Yao S, Shi W, Han JZ, Zhu RJ, Wang JH, Jia YY, Yang TL, Li M, Guo Y. Multi-tissue transcriptome-wide association study reveals susceptibility genes and drug targets for insulin resistance-relevant phenotypes. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024; 26:135-147. [PMID: 37779362 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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AIM Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple susceptibility loci associated with insulin resistance (IR)-relevant phenotypes. However, the genes responsible for these associations remain largely unknown. We aim to identify susceptibility genes for IR-relevant phenotypes via a transcriptome-wide association study. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a large-scale multi-tissue transcriptome-wide association study for IR (Insulin Sensitivity Index, homeostasis model assessment-IR, fasting insulin) and lipid-relevant traits (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol) using the largest GWAS summary statistics and precomputed gene expression weights of 49 human tissues. Conditional and joint analyses were implemented to identify significantly independent genes. Furthermore, we estimated the causal effects of independent genes by Mendelian randomization causal inference analysis. RESULTS We identified 1190 susceptibility genes causally associated with IR-relevant phenotypes, including 58 genes that were not implicated in the original GWAS. Among them, 11 genes were further supported in differential expression analyses or a gene knockout mice database, such as KRIT1 showed both significantly differential expression and IR-related phenotypic effects in knockout mice. Meanwhile, seven proteins encoded by susceptibility genes were targeted by clinically approved drugs, and three of these genes (H6PD, CACNB2 and DRD2) have been served as drug targets for IR-related diseases/traits. Moreover, drug repurposing analysis identified four compounds with profiles opposing the expression of genes associated with IR risk. CONCLUSIONS Our study provided new insights into IR aetiology and avenues for therapeutic development.
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- Yuan-Yuan Duan
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Center, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Aalders TR, de Sain M, Gawehns F, Oudejans N, Jak YD, Dekker HL, Rep M, van den Burg HA, Takken FL. Specific members of the TOPLESS family are susceptibility genes for Fusarium wilt in tomato and Arabidopsis. Plant Biotechnol J 2024; 22:248-261. [PMID: 37822043 PMCID: PMC10754003 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
Abstract
Vascular wilt diseases caused by Fusarium oxysporum are a major threat to many agriculturally important crops. Genetic resistance is rare and inevitably overcome by the emergence of new races. To identify potentially durable and non-race-specific genetic resistance against Fusarium wilt diseases, we set out to identify effector targets in tomato that mediate susceptibility to the fungus. For this purpose, we used the SIX8 effector protein, an important and conserved virulence factor present in many pathogenic F. oxysporum isolates. Using protein pull-downs and yeast two-hybrid assays, SIX8 was found to interact specifically with two members of the tomato TOPLESS family: TPL1 and TPL2. Loss-of-function mutations in TPL1 strongly reduced disease susceptibility to Fusarium wilt and a tpl1;tpl2 double mutant exerted an even higher level of resistance. Similarly, Arabidopsis tpl;tpr1 mutants became significantly less diseased upon F. oxysporum inoculation as compared to wildtype plants. We conclude that TPLs encode susceptibility genes whose mutation can confer resistance to F. oxysporum.
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- Thomas R. Aalders
- Molecular Plant PathologySwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant PathologySwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant PathologySwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant PathologySwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant PathologySwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Mass Spectrometry of BiomoleculesSwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant PathologySwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant PathologySwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant PathologySwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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Ramirez Gaona M, van Tuinen A, Schipper D, Kano A, Wolters PJ, Visser RGF, van Kan JAL, Wolters AA, Bai Y. Mutation of PUB17 in tomato leads to reduced susceptibility to necrotrophic fungi. Plant Biotechnol J 2023; 21:2157-2159. [PMID: 37735839 PMCID: PMC10579703 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University & ResearchWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University & ResearchWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding and Experiment StationTakii & Company LimitedKonanJapan
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University & ResearchWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of PhytopathologyWageningen University & ResearchWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University & ResearchWageningenThe Netherlands
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Gao H, Liu R, Huang H, Liu Z. Susceptibility gene profiling elucidates the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease and provides precision medicine. Clin Transl Med 2023; 13:e1404. [PMID: 37658615 PMCID: PMC10474308 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.1404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023] Open
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- Han Gao
- Department of GastroenterologyCenter for Inflammatory Bowel Disease ResearchShanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of MedicineAnalytic and Translational Genetics UnitMassachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of MedicineAnalytic and Translational Genetics UnitMassachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of GastroenterologyCenter for Inflammatory Bowel Disease ResearchShanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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Giacomelli L, Zeilmaker T, Giovannini O, Salvagnin U, Masuero D, Franceschi P, Vrhovsek U, Scintilla S, Rouppe van der Voort J, Moser C. Simultaneous editing of two DMR6 genes in grapevine results in reduced susceptibility to downy mildew. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1242240. [PMID: 37692430 PMCID: PMC10486898 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1242240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Abstract
The reduction of pesticide treatments is of paramount importance for the sustainability of viticulture, and it can be achieved through a combination of strategies, including the cultivation of vines (Vitis vinifera) that are resistant or tolerant to diseases such as downy mildew (DM). In many crops, the knock-out of Downy Mildew Resistant 6 (DMR6) proved successful in controlling DM-resistance, but the effect of mutations in DMR6 genes is not yet known in grapevine. Today, gene editing serves crop improvement with small and specific mutations while maintaining the genetic background of commercially important clones. Moreover, recent technological advances allowed to produce non-transgenic grapevine clones by regeneration of protoplasts edited with the CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein. This approach may revolutionize the production of new grapevine varieties and clones, but it requires knowledge about the targets and the impact of editing on plant phenotype and fitness in different cultivars. In this work we generated single and double knock-out mutants by editing DMR6 susceptibility (S) genes using CRISPR/Cas9, and showed that only the combined mutations in VviDMR6-1 and VviDMR6-2 are effective in reducing susceptibility to DM in two table-grape cultivars by increasing the levels of endogenous salicylic acid. Therefore, editing both genes may be necessary for effective DM control in real-world agricultural settings, which could potentially lead to unwanted phenotypes. Additional research, including trials conducted in experimental vineyards, is required to gain a deeper understanding of DMR6-based resistance.
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- Lisa Giacomelli
- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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- Enza Zaden Research & Development B.V., Enkhuizen, Netherlands
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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Hoshino A, Takahashi N, Oka A, Mizuguchi M. Association of IL6 and IL10 gene promotor polymorphisms with susceptibility to acute necrotizing encephalopathy. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1231957. [PMID: 37600000 PMCID: PMC10435083 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1231957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Objective Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a severe complication of infectious diseases affecting the brain and systemic organs. The main pathogenesis is cytokine storm, in which interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) are candidates for key cytokines. To further elucidate their roles in the etiology and pathogenesis of ANE, we studied polymorphisms in the promotor regions of the IL6 and IL10 genes by genetic and functional analyses. Methods We first conducted a case-control association study of four IL6 and three IL10 polymorphisms. We genotyped 31 Japanese ANE cases and compared the results with those of approximately 200 Japanese controls. For the two polymorphisms showing a possible association, we next studied whether the polymorphisms alter the production of IL-6 or IL-10 by lymphoblasts upon phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) stimulation. Results The frequencies of IL6 rs1800796G allele and IL10 rs1800871/rs1800872 CC/CC diplotype were significantly higher in ANE cases than in controls. The IL10 CC/CC diplotype was associated with low IL-10 production, whereas the IL6 GG genotype was not associated with IL-6 production. Conclusion IL10 rs1800871/rs1800872 CC/CC diplotype may predispose Japanese children to ANE by altering IL-10 production in the early phase of infection. Etio-pathogenetic significance of IL6 rs1800796G remains to be elucidated.
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- Ai Hoshino
- Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Neuropediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Fuchu, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, National Rehabilitation Center for Children with Disabilities, Tokyo, Japan
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de Souza-Neto RR, Vasconcelos FNDC, Teper D, Carvalho IGB, Takita MA, Benedetti CE, Wang N, de Souza AA. The Expansin Gene CsLIEXP1 Is a Direct Target of CsLOB1 in Citrus. Phytopathology 2023; 113:1266-1277. [PMID: 36825333 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-11-22-0424-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Transcription activator-like effectors are key virulence factors of Xanthomonas. They are secreted into host plant cells and mimic transcription factors inducing the expression of host susceptibility (S) genes. In citrus, CsLOB1 is a direct target of PthA4, the primary effector associated with citrus canker symptoms. CsLOB1 is a transcription factor, and its expression is required for canker symptoms induced by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri. Several genes are up-regulated by PthA4; however, only CsLOB1 was described as an S gene induced by PthA4. Here, we investigated whether other up-regulated genes could be direct targets of PthA4 or CsLOB1. Seven up-regulated genes by PthA4 were investigated; however, an expansin-coding gene was more induced than CsLOB1. In Nicotiana benthamiana transient expression experiments, we demonstrate that the expansin-coding gene, referred here to as CsLOB1-INDUCED EXPANSIN 1 (CsLIEXP1), is not a direct target of PthA4, but CsLOB1. Interestingly, CsLIEXP1 was induced by CsLOB1 even without the predicted CsLOB1 binding site, which suggested that CsLOB1 has other unknown binding sites. We also investigated the minimum promoter regulated by CsLOB1, and this region and LOB1 domain were conserved among citrus species and relatives, which suggests that the interaction PthA4-CsLOB1-CsLIEXP1 is conserved in citrus species and relatives. This is the first study that experimentally demonstrated a CsLOB1 downstream target and lays the foundation to identify other new targets. In addition, we demonstrated that the CsLIEXP1 is a putative S gene indirectly induced by PthA4, which may serve as the target for genome editing to generate citrus canker-resistant varieties.
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- Reinaldo Rodrigues de Souza-Neto
- Citrus Research Center "Sylvio Moreira", Agronomic Institute-IAC, Brazil
- Departament of Genetics, Evolution and Bioagents, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Brazil
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida, U.S.A
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Li YJ, Gu JM, Ma S, Xu Y, Liu M, Zhang C, Liu X, Wang GF. Genome editing of the susceptibility gene ZmNANMT confers multiple disease resistance without agronomic penalty in maize. Plant Biotechnol J 2023. [PMID: 37254611 PMCID: PMC10363755 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- Ya-Jie Li
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Moon KB, Park SJ, Park JS, Lee HJ, Shin SY, Lee SM, Choi GJ, Kim SG, Cho HS, Jeon JH, Kim YS, Park YI, Kim HS. Corrigendum: Editing of StSR4 by Cas9-RNPs confers resistance to Phytophthora infestans in potato. Front Plant Sci 2023; 13:1063362. [PMID: 37293182 PMCID: PMC10245271 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1063362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.997888.].
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- Ki-Beom Moon
- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Eco-Friendly New Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Eco-Friendly New Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- GenKOre, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Chen C, Zhao Y, Tabor G, Nian H, Phillips J, Wolters P, Yang Q, Balint-Kurti P. A leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase gene confers quantitative susceptibility to maize southern leaf blight. New Phytol 2023; 238:1182-1197. [PMID: 36721267 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Southern leaf blight (SLB), caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus (anamorph Bipolaris maydis), is a major foliar disease which causes significant yield losses in maize worldwide. A major quantitative trait locus, qSLB3.04 , conferring recessive resistance to SLB was previously mapped on maize chromosome 3. Using a combination of map-based cloning, association analysis, ethyl methanesulfonate and transposon mutagenesis, and CRISPR-Cas9 editing, we demonstrate that a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase gene which we have called ChSK1 (Cochliobolus heterostrophus Susceptibility Kinase 1) at qSLB3.04 causes increased susceptibility to SLB. Genes of this type have generally been associated with the defense response. We present evidence that ChSK1 may be associated with suppression of the basal immune response. These findings contribute to our understanding of plant disease susceptibility genes and the potential to use them for engineering durable disease resistance.
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- Chuan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Arid Area of Northwest Region of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Arid Area of Northwest Region of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- Corteva Agriscience™, Johnston, IA, 50131, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Arid Area of Northwest Region of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Arid Area of Northwest Region of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
- Plant Science Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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Ding Y, Zhang F, Sun F, Liu J, Zhu Z, He X, Bai G, Ni Z, Sun Q, Su Z. Loss of OsHRC function confers blast resistance without yield penalty in rice. Plant Biotechnol J 2023. [PMID: 37102736 PMCID: PMC10363764 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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- Yanpeng Ding
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- US Department of Agriculture, Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Huang Q, Lin B, Cao Y, Zhang Y, Song H, Huang C, Sun T, Long C, Liao J, Zhuo K. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of the susceptibility gene OsHPP04 in rice confers enhanced resistance to rice root-knot nematode. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1134653. [PMID: 36998699 PMCID: PMC10043372 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1134653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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CRISPR crops carrying a mutation in susceptibility (S) genes provide an effective strategy for controlling plant disease, because they could be 'transgene-free' and commonly have more broad-spectrum and durable type of resistance. Despite their importance, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of S genes for engineering resistance to plant-parasitic nematode (PPN) disease has not been reported. In this study, we employed the CRISPR/Cas9 system to specifically induce targeted mutagenesis of the S gene rice copper metallochaperone heavy metal-associated plant protein 04 (OsHPP04), and successfully obtained genetically stable homozygous rice mutants with or without transgenic elements. These mutants confer enhanced resistance to the rice root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola), a major plant pathogenic nematode in rice agriculture. Moreover, the plant immune responses triggered by flg22, including reactive oxygen species burst, defence-related genes expression and callose deposition, were enhanced in the 'transgene-free' homozygous mutants. Analysis of rice growth and agronomic traits of two independent mutants showed that there are no obvious differences between wild-type plants and mutants. These findings suggest that OsHPP04 may be an S gene as a negative regulator of host immunity and genetic modification of S genes through the CRISPR/Cas9 technology can be used as a powerful tool to generate PPN resistant plant varieties.
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- Qiuling Huang
- Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Liang H, Li L, Huang L, Lu T, Luo Q, Mao Y, Liu H. HLA-A and HLA-B genes are involved in the pathogenesis of IBS. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e33135. [PMID: 36862897 PMCID: PMC9981385 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder. The pathogenesis of IBS has not yet been fully elucidated, and the relationship between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules and IBS is not clear. The present case-control study investigated the correlation between HLA-A and HLA-B genes and IBS. Peripheral blood samples were collected from 102 IBS patients and 108 healthy volunteers at Nanning First People's Hospital. DNA was extracted using a routine procedure, and HLA-A and HLA-B gene polymorphisms were identified by polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers to determine the genotype and distribution frequency of HLA-A and HLA-B in IBS patients and healthy controls. Susceptibility and protective genes for IBS were identified using univariate and multivariate analyses. The frequency of HLA-A11 gene expression in the IBS group was significantly higher than that in the healthy control group, while the frequencies of HLA-A24, 26, and 33 gene expression were significantly higher in the healthy control group than in the IBS group (all P < .05). The frequencies of HLA-B56 and 75 (15) gene expression in the IBS group were significantly higher than those in the healthy control group, while the frequencies of HLA-B46 and 48 gene expression were significantly higher in the healthy control group than in the IBS group (all P < .05). Genes that may be related to the prevalence of IBS were included in the multivariate logistic regression, and the results suggested that the HLA-B75 (15) gene is a susceptibility gene for IBS (P = .031, odds ratio [OR] = 2.625, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.093-6.302), while the HLA-A24 (P = .003, OR = 0.308, 95% CI: 0.142-0.666), A26 (P = .009, OR = 0.162, 95% CI: 0.042-0.629), A33 (P = .012, OR = 0.173, 95% CI: 0.044-0.679), and B48 (P = .008, OR = 0.051, 95% CI: 0.006-0.459) genes are protective genes for IBS.
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- Huiping Liang
- Department of Medicine, Guangxi Medical College, Nanning, China
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- Department of Medicine, Guangxi Medical College, Nanning, China
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- Dean’s Office of Guangxi Medical College, Nanning, China
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- Department of Medical Technology, Guangxi Medical College, Nanning, China
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- The First People’s Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, China
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- The First People’s Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, China
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- Department of Medicine, Guangxi Medical College, Nanning, China
- *Correspondence: Huaying Liu, Department of Medicine, Guangxi Medical College, No 8 Kunlun Road, Nanning, GuangXi 530023, China (e-mail: )
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Zlobin N, Taranov V. Plant eIF4E isoforms as factors of susceptibility and resistance to potyviruses. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1041868. [PMID: 36844044 PMCID: PMC9950400 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1041868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Potyviruses are the largest group of plant-infecting RNA viruses that affect a wide range of crop plants. Plant resistance genes against potyviruses are often recessive and encode translation initiation factors eIF4E. The inability of potyviruses to use plant eIF4E factors leads to the development of resistance through a loss-of-susceptibility mechanism. Plants have a small family of eIF4E genes that encode several isoforms with distinct but overlapping functions in cell metabolism. Potyviruses use distinct eIF4E isoforms as susceptibility factors in different plants. The role of different members of the plant eIF4E family in the interaction with a given potyvirus could differ drastically. An interplay exists between different members of the eIF4E family in the context of plant-potyvirus interactions, allowing different eIF4E isoforms to modulate each other's availability as susceptibility factors for the virus. In this review, possible molecular mechanisms underlying this interaction are discussed, and approaches to identify the eIF4E isoform that plays a major role in the plant-potyvirus interaction are suggested. The final section of the review discusses how knowledge about the interaction between different eIF4E isoforms can be used to develop plants with durable resistance to potyviruses.
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He F, Wang C, Sun H, Tian S, Zhao G, Liu C, Wan C, Guo J, Huang X, Zhan G, Yu X, Kang Z, Guo J. Simultaneous editing of three homoeologues of TaCIPK14 confers broad-spectrum resistance to stripe rust in wheat. Plant Biotechnol J 2023; 21:354-368. [PMID: 36326663 PMCID: PMC9884018 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Wheat stripe rust caused by the fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) is one of the most destructive wheat diseases resulting in significant losses to wheat production worldwide. The development of disease-resistant varieties is the most economical and effective measure to control diseases. Altering the susceptibility genes that promote pathogen compatibility via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing technology has become a new strategy for developing disease-resistant wheat varieties. Calcineurin B-like protein (CBL)-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs) has been demonstrated to be involved in defence responses during plant-pathogen interactions. However, whether wheat CIPK functions as susceptibility factor is still unclear. Here, we isolated a CIPK homoeologue gene TaCIPK14 from wheat. Knockdown of TaCIPK14 significantly increased wheat resistance to Pst, whereas overexpression of TaCIPK14 resulted in enhanced wheat susceptibility to Pst by decreasing different aspects of the defence response, including accumulation of ROS and expression of pathogenesis-relative genes. We generated wheat Tacipk14 mutant plants by simultaneous modification of the three homoeologues of wheat TaCIPK14 via CRISPR/Cas9 technology. The Tacipk14 mutant lines expressed race-nonspecific (RNS) broad-spectrum resistance (BSR) to Pst. Moreover, no significant difference was found in agronomic yield traits between Tacipk14 mutant plants and Fielder control plants under greenhouse and field conditions. These results demonstrate that TaCIPK14 acts as an important susceptibility factor in wheat response to Pst, and knockout of TaCIPK14 represents a powerful strategy for generating new disease-resistant wheat varieties with BSR to Pst.
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- Fuxin He
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- Technological Innovation Centre for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei ProvinceHebei Agricultural UniversityBaodingHebeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxiChina
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Mizuguchi M, Shibata A, Kasai M, Hoshino A. Genetic and environmental risk factors of acute infection-triggered encephalopathy. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1119708. [PMID: 36761411 PMCID: PMC9902370 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1119708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Acute encephalopathy is a constellation of syndromes in which immune response, metabolism and neuronal excitation are affected in a variable fashion. Most of the syndromes are complex disorders, caused or aggravated by multiple, genetic and environmental risk factors. Environmental factors include pathogenic microorganisms of the antecedent infection such as influenza virus, human herpesvirus-6 and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, and drugs such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, valproate and theophylline. Genetic factors include mutations such as rare variants of the SCN1A and RANBP2 genes, and polymorphisms such as thermolabile CPT2 variants and HLA genotypes. By altering immune response, metabolism or neuronal excitation, these factors complicate the pathologic process. On the other hand, some of them could provide promising targets to prevent or treat acute encephalopathy.
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- Masashi Mizuguchi
- Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan,Department of Pediatrics, National Rehabilitation Center for Children With Disabilities, Tokyo, Japan,*Correspondence: Masashi Mizuguchi,
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- Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan,Laboratory for Brain Development and Disorders, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan,Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Citizens Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan,Department of Neuropediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Fuchu, Japan
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Yang P, Xu N, Su Y, Duan C, Wang S, Fu L, Yu T, Guo R, Ma X. Case report: Clinical features and prognosis of two Infants with rhabdomyosarcoma of the tongue. Front Oncol 2023; 12:934882. [PMID: 36686750 PMCID: PMC9846346 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.934882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue tumor in children, and its most common pathological types include embryonal RMS and alveolar RMS. In contrast, spindle cell RMS (SRMS) is a rare type. Moreover, the tongue is a rare primary site of RMS, and infancy is a rare age at onset. Case presentation Two infants were diagnosed with lingual RMS at 3 and 5 months after birth, respectively, and were admitted to Beijing Children's Hospital. The pathological type in both cases was SRMS. Both were classified as low-risk and were treated with surgery and chemotherapy. Case 1 was in complete remission at the latest follow-up, and Case 2 had a relapse 10 months after stopping chemotherapy, achieving complete remission after the multimodal treatment of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy. The venous blood gene test of the two infants did not indicate a pathogenic mutation or a possible pathogenic mutation related to RMS. In Case 1, variants of the CDK4 and BRCA1 genes, both with unknown significance and a possible relation to RMS, were detected. In Case 2, three gene variants of unknown significance that were possibly associated with RMS-TRIP13, APC, and RAD54L-were identified. Conclusion Lingual RMS in infants is rare. Its clinical manifestations lack specificity, and early recognition is complex. The success and timing of local treatment are important prognostic factors. Genetic testing may be helpful for the early detection of tumor susceptibility and the estimation of prognosis.
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- Peiyi Yang
- Medical Oncology Department, Pediatric Oncology Center, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’ s Health, Beijing, China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, Pediatric Oncology Center, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’ s Health, Beijing, China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, Pediatric Oncology Center, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’ s Health, Beijing, China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, Pediatric Oncology Center, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’ s Health, Beijing, China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center of Children’s Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center of Children’s Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Image Center, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center of Children’s Health, Beijing, China
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- Medical Genetics Center of Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center of Children’s Health, Beijing, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, Pediatric Oncology Center, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’ s Health, Beijing, China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Xiaoli Ma,
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Miao Y, Zhang F. [Research Progressin Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of Vitiligo Susceptibility Gene]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 2022; 44:906-913. [PMID: 36325790 DOI: 10.3881/j.issn.1000.503x.14150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Vitiligo is a depigmentation disease affected by a variety offactors,of which genetic factors play a key role.Single nucleotide polymorphism as a common type of genetic variation can be detected by candidate gene analysis and genome-wide association study.The recent studies have demonstrated that multiple susceptibility genes play a vital role in the occurrence and development of vitiligo.This article introduces the single nucleotide polymorphisms of vitiligo susceptibility genes according to the gene functions.
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- Yu Miao
- Department of Dermatology,The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University,Harbin 150001,China
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- Department of Dermatology,The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University,Harbin 150001,China
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Moon KB, Park SJ, Park JS, Lee HJ, Shin SY, Lee SM, Choi GJ, Kim SG, Cho HS, Jeon JH, Kim YS, Park YI, Kim HS. Editing of StSR4 by Cas9-RNPs confers resistance to Phytophthora infestans in potato. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:997888. [PMID: 36212382 PMCID: PMC9539116 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.997888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivation is threatened by various environmental stresses, especially disease. Genome editing technologies are effective tools for generating pathogen-resistant potatoes. Here, we established an efficient RNP-mediated CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing protocol in potato to develop Phytophthora infestans resistant mutants by targeting the susceptibility gene, Signal Responsive 4 (SR4), in protoplasts. Mutations in StSR4 were efficiently introduced into the regenerated potato plants, with a maximum efficiency of 34%. High co-expression of StEDS1 and StPAD4 in stsr4 mutants induced the accumulation of salicylic acid (SA), and enhanced the expression of the pathogen resistance marker StPR1. In addition, increased SA content in the stsr4 mutant enhanced its resistance to P. infestans more than that in wild type. However, the growth of stsr4_3-19 and stsr4_3-698 mutants with significantly high SA was strongly inhibited, and a dwarf phenotype was induced. Therefore, it is important to adequate SA accumulation in order to overcome StSR4 editing-triggered growth inhibition and take full advantages of the improved pathogen resistance of stsr4 mutants. This RNP-mediated CRISPR/Cas9-based potato genome editing protocol will accelerate the development of pathogen-resistant Solanaceae crops via molecular breeding.
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- Ki-Beom Moon
- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Eco-Friendly New Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Eco-Friendly New Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- GenKOre, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Yuan J, Wang T, Wang L, Li P, Shen H, Mo Y, Zhang Q, Ni C. Transcriptome-wide association study identifies PSMB9 as a susceptibility gene for coal workers' pneumoconiosis. Environ Toxicol 2022; 37:2103-2114. [PMID: 35506645 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is a type of typical occupational lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of coal mine dust. The individuals' different genetic background may underlie their different susceptibility to develop pneumoconiosis, even under the same exposure level. This study aimed to identify susceptibility genes associated with CWP. Based on our previous genome-wide association study (GWAS, 202 CWP cases vs. 198 controls) and gene expression data obtained by analyzing human lungs and whole blood from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Portal, a transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) was applied to identify CWP risk-related genes. Luciferase report gene assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot, immunofluorescence assay, and TUNEL assay were conducted to explore the potential role of the candidate gene in CWP. Proteasome 20S subunit beta 9 (PSMB9) was identified as a strong risk-related gene of CWP in both lungs and whole blood (Lungs: PTWAS = 4.22 × 10-4 ; Whole blood: PTWAS = 2.11 × 10-4 ). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs2071480 and rs1351383, which locate in the promoter region and the first intron of the PSMB9 gene, were in high linkage disequilibrium (LD, r2 = 0.98) with the best GWAS SNP rs4713600 (G>T, OR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.42-0.74, P = 6.86 × 10-5 ). Both rs2071480 and rs1351383 significantly enhanced the transcriptional activity of PSMB9. Functional experiments revealed that silica exposure remarkably reduced the PSMB9 expression and caused cell apoptosis, while overexpression of PSMB9 markedly abolished silica-induced cell apoptosis. We here identified PSMB9 as a novel susceptibility gene for CWP and provided important insights into the further exploration of the CWP pathogenesis.
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- Jiali Yuan
- Center for Global Health, Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Global Health, Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Global Health, Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Global Health, Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Center for Global Health, Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Su LF, Zhao HM, Xiao Y. [Advances and Application of Genomics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 2022; 44:668-672. [PMID: 36065700 DOI: 10.3881/j.issn.1000-503x.13784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and frequently-occurring disease in the department of respiratory medicine,the pathogenesis of which involves both environmental factors and genetic factors.In recent years,with the application of new methods such as genome-wide association study,researchers have discovered a large number of gene mutations associated with lung function and COPD,providing a new perspective on the pathogenesis of COPD and potential therapeutic targets.This article reviews the research achievements and application progress of genomics in COPD.
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- Lin-Fan Su
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology,Department of Pathophysiology,Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100005,China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China
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Wang N, Tang C, Fan X, He M, Gan P, Zhang S, Hu Z, Wang X, Yan T, Shu W, Yu L, Zhao J, He J, Li L, Wang J, Huang X, Huang L, Zhou JM, Kang Z, Wang X. Inactivation of a wheat protein kinase gene confers broad-spectrum resistance to rust fungi. Cell 2022; 185:2961-2974.e19. [PMID: 35839760 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Wheat crops are frequently devastated by pandemic stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst). Here, we identify and characterize a wheat receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase gene, TaPsIPK1, that confers susceptibility to this pathogen. PsSpg1, a secreted fungal effector vital for Pst virulence, can bind TaPsIPK1, enhance its kinase activity, and promote its nuclear localization, where it phosphorylates the transcription factor TaCBF1d for gene regulation. The phosphorylation of TaCBF1d switches its transcriptional activity on the downstream genes. CRISPR-Cas9 inactivation of TaPsIPK1 in wheat confers broad-spectrum resistance against Pst without impacting important agronomic traits in two years of field tests. The disruption of TaPsIPK1 leads to immune priming without constitutive activation of defense responses. Taken together, TaPsIPK1 is a susceptibility gene known to be targeted by rust effectors, and it has great potential for developing durable resistance against rust by genetic modifications.
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- Ning Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology and the Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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Guo R, Du P, Pei Y, Yang J, Li S, Chang S, Sun H, He X, Dong J, Zhou J, Jing Z. Whole-Exome Sequencing Identified Genes Responsible for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections in three Chinese Families. Front Genet 2022; 13:910932. [PMID: 35754816 PMCID: PMC9215720 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.910932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections are precarious conditions that often cannot be diagnosed with fatal outcomes. Over the last few years, pathogenic variants in numerous genes have been identified that predispose to heritable presentations of TAAD. An evidence-based strategy for the selection of genes to test in familial TAAD helps inform family screening and intervention to prevent life-threatening events. Using whole-exome sequencing, four members of three unrelated families clinically diagnosed with TAAD were used to identify the genetic origin of the disorder. Variant evaluation was carried out to detect the pathogenic mutation. Our studies suggest that mutations of COL3A1 and ACTA2 are responsible for familial TAAD. In addition, we highlight FBLN5, FBN1, SLC2A10, FBN2, and NOTCH1 as candidate genes. Future studies of crosstalk among the pathways may provide us a step toward understanding the pathogenic mechanism. This finding indicates the necessity of obtaining family medical history and screening of extended relatives of patients with TAAD for the early identification and treatment of TAAD.
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- Renle Guo
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Vascular Surgery, Taian Central Hospital, Taian, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Suining Central Hostpital, Suining, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Vascular Surgery, Shanghai TCM-Integrated Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Wang L, Zhang J, Peng D, Tian Y, Zhao D, Ni W, Long J, Li J, Zeng Y, Wu Z, Tang Y, Wang Z. High-Quality Genome Assembly of Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata Provides Insights Into Its Resistance to Fungal Diseases in the Summer Rain Belt in East Asia. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:879822. [PMID: 35656016 PMCID: PMC9152427 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.879822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is the most iconic fruit crop of the Mediterranean Basin. Since the plant was introduced to China in the 1960s, the summer rain climate makes it susceptible to pathogens, leading to some olive diseases. Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata is natively distributed in the Yunnan province of China. It has a smaller fruit size, lower oil content, and higher resistance compared to subsp. europaea, which makes subsp. cuspidata a critical germplasm resource to be investigated. Here, a high-quality genome of subsp. cuspidata with 1.38 Gb in size was assembled and anchored onto 23 pseudochromosomes with a mounting rate of 85.57%. It represents 96.6% completeness [benchmarking universal single-copy orthologs (BUSCO)] with a contig N50 of 14.72 Mb and a scaffold N50 of 52.68 Mb, which shows a significant improvement compared with other olive genomes assembled. The evaluation of the genome assembly showed that 92.31% of resequencing reads and an average of 96.52% of assembled transcripts could be aligned to the assembled genome. We found that a positively selected gene, evm.model.Chr16.1133, was shared with the results of transcriptome analysis. This gene belongs to the susceptible gene and negatively regulates the disease resistance process. Furthermore, we identified the Cercospora genus which causes the leaf spot disease in the infected leaves. The high-quality chromosome-level genomic information presented here may facilitate the conservation and utilization of germplasm resources of this subspecies and provide an essential genetic basis for further research into the differences in oil content and resistance between subsp. cuspidata and europaea.
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- Li Wang
- Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Kunpeng Institute of Modern Agriculture at Foshan, Foshan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Kunpeng Institute of Modern Agriculture at Foshan, Foshan, China
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- Ecological Restoration and Industrial Development Workstation, Nujiang State Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Yang W, Jin G, Qian K, Zhang C, Zhi W, Yang D, Lu Y, Han J. Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of susceptibility genes for developmental dysplasia of the hip. Intractable Rare Dis Res 2022; 11:70-80. [PMID: 35702583 PMCID: PMC9161127 DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2022.01043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a multifactorial disease, which occurs under environmental and genetic influence. The etiopathogenesis of DDH has not been fully explained. As research progresses, many candidate genes have been found to be closely related to the occurrence of DDH. In this study, we comprehensively examined 16 susceptibility genes of DDH using bioinformatics. COL1A1 encodes the pro-alpha1 chains of type I collagen, which is the major protein component of the bone extracellular matrix (ECM). The genes displaying the most statistically significant co-expression link to COL1A1 are ASPN, TGFB1, DKK1, IL-6, TENM3 and GDF5. DKK1, FRZB and WISP3 are components of the Wnt signaling pathway. CX3CR1 and GDF5 regulate chondrogenesis through the canonical Wnt signaling pathway. ASPN could induce collagen mineralization through binding with collagen and calcium. Integrated bioinformatics analysis indicates that ECM, Wnt signaling pathway and TGF-β signaling pathway are involved in the occurrence of DDH. These provide a basis for further exploring the pathogenesis of DDH.
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- Wei Yang
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Ji'nan, China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of National Health Commission, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Biomedical Sciences College & Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of General Education, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of National Health Commission, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Biomedical Sciences College & Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Ji'nan, China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of National Health Commission, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Biomedical Sciences College & Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Ji'nan, China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of National Health Commission, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Biomedical Sciences College & Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Ji'nan, China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of National Health Commission, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Biomedical Sciences College & Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Ji'nan, China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of National Health Commission, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Biomedical Sciences College & Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- Address correspondence to:Yanqin Lu and Jinxiang Han, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, No. 16766 Jingshi Road, Ji'nan 250013, China. E-mail: (YL), (JH)
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Ji'nan, China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of National Health Commission, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Biomedical Sciences College & Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- Address correspondence to:Yanqin Lu and Jinxiang Han, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, No. 16766 Jingshi Road, Ji'nan 250013, China. E-mail: (YL), (JH)
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Wang R, Xu X, Wang GL, Ning Y. Ubiquitination of susceptibility proteins modulates rice broad-spectrum resistance. Trends Plant Sci 2022; 27:322-324. [PMID: 34996704 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Dysfunction of susceptibility genes leads to broad-spectrum resistance (BSR) in plants. A rice ubiquitin E3 ligase degrades an ortholog of plant thermosensor to positively regulate blast resistance. Gao et al. recently showed that this E3 ligase also ubiquitinates a Ca2+-sensor to mediate rice BSR, extending our knowledge of susceptibility protein ubiquitination for plant BSR.
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- Ruyi Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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Feng S, Song F, Guo W, Tan J, Zhang X, Qiao F, Guo J, Zhang L, Jia X. Potential Genes Associated with COVID-19 and Comorbidity. Int J Med Sci 2022; 19:402-415. [PMID: 35165525 PMCID: PMC8795808 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.67815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease are common comorbidities and dangerous factors for infection and serious COVID-19. Polymorphisms in genes associated with comorbidities may help observe susceptibility and disease severity variation. However, specific genetic factors and the extent to which they can explain variation in susceptibility of severity are unclear. Therefore, we evaluated candidate genes associated with COVID-19 and hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease. In particular, we performed searches against OMIM, NCBI, and other databases, protein-protein interaction network construction, and GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses. Results showed that the associated overlapping genes were TLR4, NLRP3, MBL2, IL6, IL1RN, IL1B, CX3CR1, CCR5, AGT, ACE, and F2. GO and KEGG analyses yielded 302 GO terms (q < 0.05) and 29 signaling pathways (q < 0.05), respectively, mainly including coronavirus disease-COVID-19 and cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction. IL6 and AGT were central in the PPI, with 8 and 5 connections, respectively. In this study, we identified 11 genes associated with both COVID-19 and three comorbidities that may contribute to infection and disease severity. The key genes IL6 and AGT are involved in regulating immune response, cytokine activity, and viral infection. Therefore, RAAS inhibitors, AGT antisense nucleotides, cytokine inhibitors, vitamin D, fenofibrate, and vaccines regulating non-immune and immune factors could be potential strategies to prevent and cure COVID-19. The study provides a basis for further investigation of genes and pathways with predictive value for the risk of infection and prognosis and could help guide drug and vaccine development to improve treatment efficacy and the development of personalised treatments, especially for COVID-19 individuals with common comorbidities.
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- Shanshan Feng
- College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Non-coding RNA and Drug Discovery Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of medical Laboratory, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- Department of medical Laboratory, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systematic Research of Distinctive Chinese Medicine Resources in Southwest China, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Sichuan-Chongqing Co-construction for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing, China
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- Non-coding RNA and Drug Discovery Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Huang X, Wang Y, Wang N. Highly Efficient Generation of Canker-Resistant Sweet Orange Enabled by an Improved CRISPR/Cas9 System. Front Plant Sci 2022; 12:769907. [PMID: 35087548 PMCID: PMC8787272 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.769907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) is the most economically important species for the citrus industry. However, it is susceptible to many diseases including citrus bacterial canker caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) that triggers devastating effects on citrus production. Conventional breeding has not met the challenge to improve disease resistance of sweet orange due to the long juvenility and other limitations. CRISPR-mediated genome editing has shown promising potentials for genetic improvements of plants. Generation of biallelic/homozygous mutants remains difficult for sweet orange due to low transformation rate, existence of heterozygous alleles for target genes, and low biallelic editing efficacy using the CRISPR technology. Here, we report improvements in the CRISPR/Cas9 system for citrus gene editing. Based on the improvements we made previously [dicot codon optimized Cas9, tRNA for multiplexing, a modified sgRNA scaffold with high efficiency, citrus U6 (CsU6) to drive sgRNA expression], we further improved our CRISPR/Cas9 system by choosing superior promoters [Cestrum yellow leaf curling virus (CmYLCV) or Citrus sinensis ubiquitin (CsUbi) promoter] to drive Cas9 and optimizing culture temperature. This system was able to generate a biallelic mutation rate of up to 89% for Carrizo citrange and 79% for Hamlin sweet orange. Consequently, this system was used to generate canker-resistant Hamlin sweet orange by mutating the effector binding element (EBE) of canker susceptibility gene CsLOB1, which is required for causing canker symptoms by Xcc. Six biallelic Hamlin sweet orange mutant lines in the EBE were generated. The biallelic mutants are resistant to Xcc. Biallelic mutation of the EBE region abolishes the induction of CsLOB1 by Xcc. This study represents a significant improvement in sweet orange gene editing efficacy and generating disease-resistant varieties via CRISPR-mediated genome editing. This improvement in citrus genome editing makes genetic studies and manipulations of sweet orange more feasible.
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Hara S, Mukawa M, Akagawa H, Thamamongood T, Inaji M, Tanaka Y, Maehara T, Kasuya H, Nariai T. Absence of the RNF213 p.R4810K variant may indicate a severe form of pediatric moyamoya disease in Japanese patients. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2022; 29:48-56. [PMID: 34624841 DOI: 10.3171/2021.7.peds21250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The authors' objective was to investigate the influence of the RNF213 p.R4810K variant on the clinical presentation and outcomes of Japanese pediatric patients with moyamoya disease. METHODS A total of 129 Japanese patients with pediatric-onset moyamoya disease (onset age ≤ 15 years) who visited the authors' department from 2012 to 2020 participated in this study. After RNF213 p.R4810K genotyping of each patient was performed, the relationship between genotype and clinical presentation or outcomes, including onset age, initial presentation, surgical outcomes, and subsequent cerebrovascular events, was evaluated. Patients without the p.R4810K variant were tested for RNF213 variants other than p.R4810K. The authors especially focused on the results of patients who presented with moyamoya disease at younger than 1 year of age (infantile onset). RESULTS Compared with the patients with heterozygous variants, patients without the p.R4810K variant were younger at onset (7.1 ± 3.7 vs 4.4 ± 0.9 years), and all 4 patients with infantile onset lacked the p.R4810K variant. A greater proportion of patients without the p.R4810K variant presented with infarction than patients with the heterozygous variant (24.0% vs 7.6%) and a decreased proportion presented with transient ischemic attack (36.0% vs 71.7%). No significant correlation was observed between p.R4810K genotype and clinical outcomes, including surgical outcomes and subsequent cerebrovascular events; however, a decreased proportion of patients without the p.R4810K variant had good surgical outcomes compared with that of patients with the heterozygous variant (76.5% vs 92.2%). Among the 25 patients without the p.R4810K variant, 8 rare variants other than p.R4810K were identified. Three of 4 patients with infantile onset had RNF213 variants other than p.R4810K, which had a more severe functional effect on this gene than p.R4810K. CONCLUSIONS Absence of the RNF213 p.R4810K variant may be a novel biomarker for identification of a severe form of pediatric moyamoya disease.
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- Shoko Hara
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences, Tokyo; and.,3Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences, Tokyo; and.,3Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
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Dahawi M, Elmagzoub MS, A. Ahmed E, Baldassari S, Achaz G, Elmugadam FA, Abdelgadir WA, Baulac S, Buratti J, Abdalla O, Gamil S, Alzubeir M, Abubaker R, Noé E, Elsayed L, Ahmed AE, Leguern E. Involvement of ADGRV1 Gene in Familial Forms of Genetic Generalized Epilepsy. Front Neurol 2021; 12:738272. [PMID: 34744978 PMCID: PMC8567843 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.738272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background: Genetic generalized epilepsies (GGE) including childhood absence epilepsy (CAE), juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE), juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), and GGE with tonic-clonic seizures alone (GGE-TCS), are common types of epilepsy mostly determined by a polygenic mode of inheritance. Recent studies showed that susceptibility genes for GGE are numerous, and their variants rare, challenging their identification. In this study, we aimed to assess GGE genetic etiology in a Sudanese population. Methods: We performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) on DNA of 40 patients from 20 Sudanese families with GGE searching for candidate susceptibility variants, which were prioritized by CADD software and functional features of the corresponding gene. We assessed their segregation in 138 individuals and performed genotype-phenotype correlations. Results: In a family including three sibs with GGE-TCS, we identified a rare missense variant in ADGRV1 encoding an adhesion G protein-coupled receptor V1, which was already involved in the autosomal recessive Usher type C syndrome. In addition, five other ADGRV1 rare missense variants were identified in four additional families and absent from 119 Sudanese controls. In one of these families, an ADGRV1 variant was found at a homozygous state, in a female more severely affected than her heterozygous brother, suggesting a gene dosage effect. In the five families, GGE phenotype was statistically associated with ADGRV1 variants (0R = 0.9 103). Conclusion: This study highly supports, for the first time, the involvement of ADGRV1 missense variants in familial GGE and that ADGRV1 is a susceptibility gene for CAE/JAE and GGE-TCS phenotypes.
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- Maha Dahawi
- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Paris, France
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Faculty of Medicine, National Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan
- Neuroscience Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- UNESCO Chair on Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institut Systématique Evolution Biodiversité, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
- SMILE Group, CIRB, Collège de France, CNRS, INSERM, Paris, France
- Éco-anthropologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, AP-HP Sorbonne Université, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Neurology, Sudan Medical Council, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Neurology, Sudan Medical Council, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Paris, France
- Department of Medical Genetics, AP-HP Sorbonne Université, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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Tao H, Shi X, He F, Wang D, Xiao N, Fang H, Wang R, Zhang F, Wang M, Li A, Liu X, Wang GL, Ning Y. Engineering broad-spectrum disease-resistant rice by editing multiple susceptibility genes. J Integr Plant Biol 2021; 63:1639-1648. [PMID: 34170614 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Rice blast and bacterial blight are important diseases of rice (Oryza sativa) caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and the bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), respectively. Breeding rice varieties for broad-spectrum resistance is considered the most effective and sustainable approach to controlling both diseases. Although dominant resistance genes have been extensively used in rice breeding and production, generating disease-resistant varieties by altering susceptibility (S) genes that facilitate pathogen compatibility remains unexplored. Here, using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, we generated loss-of-function mutants of the S genes Pi21 and Bsr-d1 and showed that they had increased resistance to M. oryzae. We also generated a knockout mutant of the S gene Xa5 that showed increased resistance to Xoo. Remarkably, a triple mutant of all three S genes had significantly enhanced resistance to both M. oryzae and Xoo. Moreover, the triple mutant was comparable to the wild type in regard to key agronomic traits, including plant height, effective panicle number per plant, grain number per panicle, seed setting rate, and thousand-grain weight. These results demonstrate that the simultaneous editing of multiple S genes is a powerful strategy for generating new rice varieties with broad-spectrum resistance.
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- Hui Tao
- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences for Lixiahe Region in Jiangsu, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences for Lixiahe Region in Jiangsu, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus,, OH, 43210, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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Long SY, Wang L, Jiang HQ, Shi Y, Zhang WY, Xiong JS, Sun PW, Chen YQ, Mei YM, Pan C, Ge G, Wang ZZ, Wu ZW, Yu MW, Wang HS. Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Related to Leprosy Risk and Clinical Phenotypes Among Chinese Population. Pharmgenomics Pers Med 2021; 14:813-821. [PMID: 34285550 PMCID: PMC8285297 DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s314861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified some immune-related single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to be associated with leprosy. Methods This study investigated the association of 17 SNPs based on previously published GWAS studies with susceptibility to leprosy, different polar forms and immune states of leprosy in a case–control study from southwestern China, including 1344 leprosy patients and 2732 household contacts (HHCs) (1908 relatives and 824 genetically unrelated contact individuals). The differences of allele distributions were analyzed using chi-squared analysis and logistic regression. Results After adjusting covariate factors, rs780668 and rs3764147 polymorphisms influenced susceptibilities to genetically related or unrelated leprosy contact individuals. rs142179458 was associated with onset early cases, rs73058713 A allele and rs3764147 A allele increased the risk of reversal reaction, while rs3764147 G allele had higher risk to present lepromatous leprosy and erythema nodosum leprosum. Conclusion Our results demonstrated that genetic variants in the LACC1, HIF1A, SLC29A3 and CDH18 genes were positively correlated with the occurrence of leprosy and leprosy clinical phenotypes, providing new insights into the immunogenetics of the disease.
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- Si-Yu Long
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China.,National Centre for Leprosy Control, China CDC, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China.,National Centre for Leprosy Control, China CDC, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China.,National Centre for Leprosy Control, China CDC, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China.,National Centre for Leprosy Control, China CDC, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,Centre for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Berg JA, Hermans FWK, Beenders F, Abedinpour H, Vriezen WH, Visser RGF, Bai Y, Schouten HJ. The amino acid permease (AAP) genes CsAAP2A and SlAAP5A/B are required for oomycete susceptibility in cucumber and tomato. Mol Plant Pathol 2021; 22:658-672. [PMID: 33934492 PMCID: PMC8126186 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Cucurbit downy mildew (DM), caused by the obligate biotroph Pseudoperonospora cubensis, is a destructive disease in cucumber. A valuable source of DM resistance is the Indian cucumber accession PI 197088, which harbours several quantitative trait loci (QTLs) contributing to quantitatively inherited DM resistance. With a combination of fine-mapping and transcriptomics, we identified Amino Acid Permease 2A (CsAAP2A) as a candidate gene for QTL DM4.1.3. Whole-genome and Sanger sequencing revealed the insertion of a Cucumis Mu-like element (CUMULE) transposon in the allele of the resistant near-isogenic line DM4.1.3. To confirm whether loss of CsAAP2A contributes to partial DM resistance, we performed targeting induced local lesions in genomes on a DM-susceptible cucumber genotype to identify an additional csaap2a mutant, which indeed was partially DM resistant. In view of the loss of the putative function as amino acid transporter, we measured amino acids in leaves. We found that DM-inoculated leaves of line DM4.1.3 (with the csaap2a mutation) contained significantly fewer amino acids than wild-type cucumber. The decreased flow of amino acids towards infected leaves in csaap2a plants compared to the wild type might explain the resistant phenotype of the mutant, as this would limit the available nutrients for the pathogen and thereby its fitness. To examine whether AAP genes play a conserved role as susceptibility factors in plant-oomycete interactions, we made targeted mutations in two AAP genes from tomato and studied the effect on susceptibility to Phytophthora infestans. We conclude that not only CsAAP2A but also SlAAP5A/SlAAP5B are susceptibility genes for oomycete pathogens.
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- Jeroen A. Berg
- Plant BreedingWageningen University & ResearchWageningenNetherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University & ResearchWageningenNetherlands
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- Plant BreedingWageningen University & ResearchWageningenNetherlands
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Marcianò D, Ricciardi V, Marone Fassolo E, Passera A, Bianco PA, Failla O, Casati P, Maddalena G, De Lorenzis G, Toffolatti SL. RNAi of a Putative Grapevine Susceptibility Gene as a Possible Downy Mildew Control Strategy. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:667319. [PMID: 34127927 PMCID: PMC8196239 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.667319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Downy mildew, caused by the oomycete Plasmopara viticola, is one of the diseases causing the most severe economic losses to grapevine (Vitis vinifera) production. To date, the application of fungicides is the most efficient method to control the pathogen and the implementation of novel and sustainable disease control methods is a major challenge. RNA interference (RNAi) represents a novel biotechnological tool with a great potential for controlling fungal pathogens. Recently, a candidate susceptibility gene (VviLBDIf7) to downy mildew has been identified in V. vinifera. In this work, the efficacy of RNAi triggered by exogenous double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in controlling P. viticola infections has been assessed in a highly susceptible grapevine cultivar (Pinot noir) by knocking down VviLBDIf7 gene. The effects of dsRNA treatment on this target gene were assessed by evaluating gene expression, disease severity, and development of vegetative and reproductive structures of P. viticola in the leaf tissues. Furthermore, the effects of dsRNA treatment on off-target (EF1α, GAPDH, PEPC, and PEPCK) and jasmonic acid metabolism (COI1) genes have been evaluated. Exogenous application of dsRNA led to significant reductions both in VviLBDIf7 gene expression, 5 days after the treatment, and in the disease severity when artificial inoculation was carried out 7 days after dsRNA treatments. The pathogen showed clear alterations to both vegetative (hyphae and haustoria) and reproductive structures (sporangiophores) that resulted in stunted growth and reduced sporulation. Treatment with dsRNA showed signatures of systemic activity and no deleterious off-target effects. These results demonstrated the potential of RNAi for silencing susceptibility factors in grapevine as a sustainable strategy for pathogen control, underlying the possibility to adopt this promising biotechnological tool in disease management strategies.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Zlobin N, Lebedeva M, Monakhova Y, Ustinova V, Taranov V. An ERF121 transcription factor from Brassica oleracea is a target for the conserved TAL-effectors from different Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris strains. Mol Plant Pathol 2021; 22:618-624. [PMID: 33650275 PMCID: PMC8035633 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs), which induce the expression of specific plant genes to promote infection, are the main pathogenic determinants of various Xanthomonas bacteria. However, investigation of TALEs from Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, which causes black rot disease of crucifers, received little attention. In this study, we used PCR-based amplification followed by SMRT amplicon sequencing to identify TALE genes in several X. campestris pv. campestris strains. Computational prediction in conjunction with quantitative reverse transcription PCR analysis was used to find their targets in the Brassica oleracea genome. Transcription factor ERF121, from the AP2/ERF family, was identified as target gene for the conserved TALEs from multiple X. campestris pv. campestris strains. Several members of this family from diverse plants were previously identified as targets of TALEs from different Xanthomonas species. We propose that TALE-dependent activation of AP2/ERF transcription factors promotes susceptibility to Xanthomonas through the misregulation of plant defence pathways.
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- Nikolay Zlobin
- Laboratory of Plant Stress ToleranceAll‐Russia Research Institute of Agricultural BiotechnologyMoscowRussia
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- Laboratory of Plant Stress ToleranceAll‐Russia Research Institute of Agricultural BiotechnologyMoscowRussia
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Analysis of Bioorganic CompoundsAll‐Russia Research Institute of Agricultural BiotechnologyMoscowRussia
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- Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of SciencesG.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms of the Russian Academy of SciencesPushchinoRussia
- Syntol LLCMoscowRussia
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- Laboratory of Plant Stress ToleranceAll‐Russia Research Institute of Agricultural BiotechnologyMoscowRussia
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Jia J, Li J, Qu H, Li M, Zhang S, Hao J, Gao X, Meng X, Sun Y, Hakonarson H, Zeng X, Xia Q, Li J. New insights into hallux valgus by whole exome sequencing study. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2021; 246:1607-1616. [PMID: 33926255 DOI: 10.1177/15353702211008641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The traditional view is that the occurrence and development of hallux valgus (HV) are mainly due to environmental factors. Recent studies have suggested the large contribution of genetic heritability to HV, but it remains elusive about the genetic variants underlying the development of HV. To gain knowledge about the molecular mechanisms of HV pathogenesis by genetic approach, whole exome sequencing studies were performed in 10 individuals (7 affected by HV and 3 unaffected) from three independent families. Specific mutations were found to be related to the pathogenesis of HV and conform to the laws of inheritance. A total of 36 genes with functional candidate single nucleotide variants were identified. Genetic predisposition plays an important role in the development of HV. Interestingly, some of these genes are related to chronic arthritis, such as the complement encoding gene C7, or are related to long toe or long fingers, such as TTN, COL6A3, LARS, FIG4, and CBS. This study identified rare potentially pathogenic mutations represented by genes related to digital anomalies and chronic arthritis underlying the familial types of HV, which acquired new insights into the genetic and physiological foundations of HV, thereby might improve accurate prevention and drug development for HV.
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- Jun Jia
- Department of Surgery of Foot and Ankle, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, the Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, the Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, the Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, the Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, the Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, the Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA.,Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6243, USA
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- Department of Surgery of Foot and Ankle, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, the Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, the Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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Werner FM, Coveñas R. Risk Genes in Schizophrenia and Their Importance in Choosing the Appropriate Antipsychotic Treatment. Curr Pharm Des 2021; 27:3281-3292. [PMID: 33588721 DOI: 10.2174/1381612827666210215151333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness that in 80% of cases has a genetic etiology. In the last years, 260 risk genes with a predisposition to schizophrenia have been discovered and correlations between risk genes and the therapeutic efficacy of an antipsychotic treatment/pharmacotherapy resistance have been reported. OBJECTIVE The objective of this review is to update the main risk genes involved in schizophrenia and to establish an association between the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of these genes and pharmacotherapy resistance/efficacy of a determined antipsychotic treatment. Besides, neural networks in the brain centers involved in schizophrenia will be updated to point out the altered functions of classical neurotransmitters and neuropeptides due to risk genes. METHODS In schizophrenia, important risk genes such as catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT), monoamine oxidase (MAO A/B), glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 (GAD 67), dysbindin-1 and neuregulin-1 will be mentioned. To describe the function of these risk genes, neural networks in the ventral tegmental area, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex will be also developed. RESULTS An association between the SNPs of some risk genes and the efficacy of an antipsychotic treatment is reported: SNPs such as rs165599 (COMT gene), rs1801028 (D2 receptor gene) and rsSer9Gly (D3 receptor gene) are associated with a better antipsychotic treatment efficacy (e.g., treatment of negative schizophrenic symptoms with risperidone). The rs4680 SNP (COMT and D2 receptor genes) is associated with antipsychotic-induced dopamine hypersensitivity and pharmacotherapy resistance. The function of risk genes is described: COMT and MAO A/B genes, with a reduced activity in the corresponding enzymes, are associated with a decrease in dopamine degradation and hence dopamine hyperactivity occurred via D2 receptors. The GAD 67 risk gene is linked with GABAergic dysfunction and consequently GABAergic neurons weakly presynaptically inhibit D2 dopaminergic neurons. The D-amino acid oxidase activator (DAOA) risk gene is connected with glutamatergic dysfunction via NMDA receptors. Glutamatergic neurons might exert a weak presynaptic inhibition upon 5-HT2A serotonergic neurons located in the ventral tegmental area and hippocampus. Neural networks in the latter two regions and in the prefrontal cortex are updated. CONCLUSION It is important to examine the SNPs of the risk genes involved in schizophrenia to establish a correlation between these SNPs and the efficacy of a determined antipsychotic drug. In the future, after examining these SNPs, it might be possible to choose the most appropriate antipsychotic drug. Thus, schizophrenic patients with a good response to a determined antipsychotic treatment and patients with resistance to this treatment could be well differentiated.
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- Felix-Martin Werner
- Institute of Neurosciences of Castilla y León (INCYL), Laboratory of Neuroanatomy of the Peptidergic Systems, University of Salamanca, Salamanca. Spain
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- Institute of Neurosciences of Castilla y León (INCYL), Laboratory of Neuroanatomy of the Peptidergic Systems, University of Salamanca, Salamanca. Spain
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Hanika K, Schipper D, Chinnappa S, Oortwijn M, Schouten HJ, Thomma BPHJ, Bai Y. Impairment of Tomato WAT1 Enhances Resistance to Vascular Wilt Fungi Despite Severe Growth Defects. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:721674. [PMID: 34589102 PMCID: PMC8473820 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.721674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Verticillium dahliae is a particularly notorious vascular wilt pathogen of tomato and poses a reoccurring challenge to crop protection as limited qualitative resistance is available. Therefore, alternative approaches for crop protection are pursued. One such strategy is the impairment of disease susceptibility (S) genes, which are plant genes targeted by pathogens to promote disease development. In Arabidopsis and cotton, the Walls Are Thin 1 (WAT1) gene has shown to be a S gene for V. dahliae. In this study, we identified the tomato WAT1 homolog Solyc04g080940 (SlWAT1). Transient and stable silencing of SlWAT1, based on virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) and RNAi, respectively, did not consistently lead to reduced V. dahliae susceptibility in tomato. However, CRISPR-Cas9 tomato mutant lines carrying targeted deletions in SlWAT1 showed significantly enhanced resistance to V. dahliae, and furthermore also to Verticillium albo-atrum and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol). Thus, disabling the tomato WAT1 gene resulted in broad-spectrum resistance to various vascular pathogens in tomato. Unfortunately these tomato CRISPR mutant lines suffered from severe growth defects. In order to overcome the pleiotropic effect caused by the impairment of the tomato WAT1 gene, future efforts should be devoted to identifying tomato SlWAT1 mutant alleles that do not negatively impact tomato growth and development.
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- Katharina Hanika
- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
- *Correspondence: Yuling Bai,
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Buda P, Chyb M, Smorczewska-Kiljan A, Wieteska-Klimczak A, Paczesna A, Kowalczyk-Domagała M, Okarska-Napierała M, Sobalska-Kwapis M, Grochowalski Ł, Słomka M, Sitek A, Ksia Żyk J, Strapagiel D. Association Between rs12037447, rs146732504, rs151078858, rs55723436, and rs6094136 Polymorphisms and Kawasaki Disease in the Population of Polish Children. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:624798. [PMID: 33692975 PMCID: PMC7937642 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.624798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limited febrile vasculitis that mainly affects young children. Coronary artery involvement is the most serious complication in children with KD. It is currently the leading cause of acquired cardiac disease in children from developed countries. Literature data indicate a significant role of genetic susceptibility to KD. Objective: The aim of this study was to perform the first Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) in a population of Polish children with KD and identify susceptible genes involved in the pathogenesis of KD. Materials and Methods: The blood samples of Kawasaki disease patients (n = 119) were collected between 2016 and 2020, isolated and stored at the Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw. The control group was based on Polish donors (n = 6,071) registered as the POPULOUS collection at the Biobank Lab of The Department of Molecular Biophysics in University of Lodz. DNA samples were genotyped for 558,231 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) using the 24 × 1 Infinium HTS Human Core Exome microarrays according to the protocol provided by the manufacturer. In order to discover and verify genetic risk-factors for KD, association analysis was carried out using PLINK 1.9. Results: Of all 164,395 variants, 5 were shown to occur statistically (padjusted < 0.05) more frequent in Kawasaki disease patients than in controls. Those are: rs12037447 in non-coding sequence (padjusted = 8.329 × 10-4, OR = 8.697, 95% CI; 3.629-20.84) and rs146732504 in KIF25 (padjusted = 0.007354, OR = 11.42, 95% CI; 3.79-34.43), rs151078858 in PTPRJ (padjusted = 0.04513, OR = 8.116, 95% CI; 3.134-21.01), rs55723436 in SPECC1L (padjusted = 0.04596, OR = 5.596, 95% CI; 2.669-11.74), rs6094136 in RPN2 (padjusted = 0.04755, OR = 10.08, 95% CI; 3.385-30.01) genes. Conclusion: Polymorphisms of genes KIF25, PTRPJ, SPECC1L, RNP2 may be linked with the incidence of Kawasaki disease in Polish children.
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- Piotr Buda
- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.,BBMRI.pl Consortium, Wrocław, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.,BBMRI.pl Consortium, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.,BBMRI.pl Consortium, Wrocław, Poland
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Truong NM, Chen Y, Mejias J, Soulé S, Mulet K, Jaouannet M, Jaubert-Possamai S, Sawa S, Abad P, Favery B, Quentin M. The Meloidogyne incognita Nuclear Effector MiEFF1 Interacts With Arabidopsis Cytosolic Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases to Promote Parasitism. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:641480. [PMID: 33897729 PMCID: PMC8062903 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.641480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes are obligate endoparasites that maintain a biotrophic relationship with their hosts over a period of several weeks. They induce the differentiation of root cells into specialized multinucleate hypertrophied feeding cells known as giant cells. Nematode effectors synthesized in the esophageal glands and injected into the plant tissue through the syringe-like stylet play a key role in giant cell ontogenesis. The Meloidogyne incognita MiEFF1 is one of the rare effectors of phytopathogenic nematodes to have been located in vivo in feeding cells. This effector specifically targets the giant cell nuclei. We investigated the Arabidopsis functions modulated by this effector, by using a yeast two-hybrid approach to identify its host targets. We characterized a universal stress protein (USP) and cytosolic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenases (GAPCs) as the targets of MiEFF1. We validated the interaction of MiEFF1 with these host targets in the plant cell nucleus, by bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC). A functional analysis with Arabidopsis GUS reporter lines and knockout mutant lines showed that GAPCs were induced in giant cells and that their non-metabolic functions were required for root-knot nematode infection. These susceptibility factors are potentially interesting targets for the development of new root-knot nematode control strategies.
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- Nhat My Truong
- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
- Department of Plant Pathology and Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management of the Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
- *Correspondence: Michaël Quentin, ; Bruno Favery,
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- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
- *Correspondence: Michaël Quentin, ; Bruno Favery,
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Xu T, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Qi C, Liu D, Wang Z, Li Y, Ji C, Li J, Lin X, Hou T, Liu H, Zhang L, Han-Zhang H, Shen L, Wang X. Germline Profiling and Molecular Characterization of Early Onset Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Front Oncol 2020; 10:568911. [PMID: 33194656 PMCID: PMC7604404 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.568911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Early onset colorectal cancer (EO CRC) is a heterogeneous colorectal cancer subtype with obvious hereditary tendencies and increasing incidence. We sought to determine the susceptibility genes and molecular characteristics of EO CRC. Methods 330 EO metastatic CRC (mCRC) (≤55 years) and 110 average-onset (AO) mCRC patients (>55 years) were enrolled. Capture-based targeted sequencing was performed on tumor tissue and paired white blood cells using a sequencing panel of 520 genes. The association between molecular alterations and overall survival (OS) was analyzed. Results Of the 330 EO mCRC patients, 31 carried pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline mutations, with 16 of them diagnosed with lynch syndrome. Fifteen patients had germline mutations in non-mismatch repair genes, including four in MUTHY, three in RAD50, one in TP53, and eight in other genes. Twenty-nine genes were recurrently mutated in EO mCRC, including TP53, APC, KRAS, SMAD4, and BRCA2. The majority of genomic alterations were comparable between EO and AO mCRC. EO mCRC patients were more likely to have a high tumor mutation burden (p < 0.05). RNF43, RBM10, TSC, and BRAF V600E mutations were more commonly observed in EO mCRC, while APC, ASXL1, DNMT3B, and MET genes were more commonly altered in AO patients. At the pathway level, the WNT pathway was the only differentially mutated pathway between EO and AO mCRC (p < 0.0001). The wild-type WNT pathway (p = 0.0017) and mutated TGF-β pathway (p = 0.023) were associated with unfavorable OS in EO mCRC. Conclusions Approximately one in 10 EO mCRC was associated with hereditary tumors. The spectrum of somatic alterations was largely comparable between EO and AO mCRC with several notable differences.
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- Ting Xu
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China
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- Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China
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- Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China
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- Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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Jia H, Wang N. Generation of homozygous canker-resistant citrus in the T0 generation using CRISPR-SpCas9p. Plant Biotechnol J 2020; 18:1990-1992. [PMID: 32167662 PMCID: PMC7540605 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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- Hongge Jia
- Citrus Research and Education CenterDepartment of Microbiology and Cell ScienceInstitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)University of FloridaLake AlfredFlUSA
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- Citrus Research and Education CenterDepartment of Microbiology and Cell ScienceInstitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)University of FloridaLake AlfredFlUSA
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Qian GQ. Advances in genome-wide association study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Yi Chuan 2020; 42:832-846. [PMID: 32952118 DOI: 10.16288/j.yczz.19-381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by irreversible airflow obstruction and chronic airway inflammation, caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. It is the third leading cause of death worldwide. In recent years, researchers have applied the genome-wide association study (GWAS) and identified a large number of genetic variants associated with lung functions and potential drug targets for treating COPD. In this review, we summarize the results of GWAS studies and perform a review of the literature since 2007 to highlight the progress of GWAS on COPD. We discuss the challenges, the underlying mechanisms, and the possible drug targets, thereby providing insights on the pathogenesis and potential treatment strategies for COPD.
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- Guo Qing Qian
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315010, China.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ningbo Hospital of Zhejiang University, Ningbo 315010, China.,Shool of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham UK NG7 2RD, UK
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Gavrin A, Rey T, Torode TA, Toulotte J, Chatterjee A, Kaplan JL, Evangelisti E, Takagi H, Charoensawan V, Rengel D, Journet EP, Debellé F, de Carvalho-Niebel F, Terauchi R, Braybrook S, Schornack S. Developmental Modulation of Root Cell Wall Architecture Confers Resistance to an Oomycete Pathogen. Curr Biol 2020; 30:4165-4176.e5. [PMID: 32888486 PMCID: PMC7658807 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The cell wall is the primary interface between plant cells and their immediate environment and must balance multiple functionalities, including the regulation of growth, the entry of beneficial microbes, and protection against pathogens. Here, we demonstrate how API, a SCAR2 protein component of the SCAR/WAVE complex, controls the root cell wall architecture important for pathogenic oomycete and symbiotic bacterial interactions in legumes. A mutation in API results in root resistance to the pathogen Phytophthora palmivora and colonization defects by symbiotic rhizobia. Although api mutant plants do not exhibit significant overall growth and development defects, their root cells display delayed actin and endomembrane trafficking dynamics and selectively secrete less of the cell wall polysaccharide xyloglucan. Changes associated with a loss of API establish a cell wall architecture with altered biochemical properties that hinder P. palmivora infection progress. Thus, developmental stage-dependent modifications of the cell wall, driven by SCAR/WAVE, are important in balancing cell wall developmental functions and microbial invasion. The SCAR protein API controls actin and endomembrane trafficking dynamics SCAR proteins of several plant species can support symbiosis and pathogen infection A mutation in API affects specific biochemical properties of plant cell walls An altered wall architecture results in root resistance to Phytophthora palmivora
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- Aleksandr Gavrin
- Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU), University of Cambridge, 47 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK
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- Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU), University of Cambridge, 47 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK
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- Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU), University of Cambridge, 47 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK
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- Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU), University of Cambridge, 47 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK
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- Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU), University of Cambridge, 47 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK
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- Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU), University of Cambridge, 47 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK
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- Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU), University of Cambridge, 47 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK
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- Iwate Biotechnology Institute, 22-174-4 Narita, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003, Japan
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- Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU), University of Cambridge, 47 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, and Integrative Computational BioScience (ICBS) Center, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan 31326, France; GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul, INRA US1426, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan 31326, France; AGIR, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENSFEA, Castanet-Tolosan 31326, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan 31326, France
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- Iwate Biotechnology Institute, 22-174-4 Narita, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003, Japan
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- Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU), University of Cambridge, 47 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK; Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, 610 Charles E Young Drive South, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU), University of Cambridge, 47 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK.
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Ding Y, Yang J, Chen P, Lu T, Jiao K, Tester DJ, Giudicessi JR, Jiang K, Ackerman MJ, Li Y, Wang DW, Lee HC, Wang DW, Xu X. Knockout of SORBS2 Protein Disrupts the Structural Integrity of Intercalated Disc and Manifests Features of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e017055. [PMID: 32808564 PMCID: PMC7660791 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.017055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background Sorbs2b (sorbin and SH3 domain-containing 2b) was recently identified as a cardiomyopathy gene from a zebrafish mutagenesis screen. However, cardiac functions of its mammalian ortholog remain elusive. Methods and Results We conducted a detailed expression and subcellular localization analysis of Sorbs2 ortholog in mice and a phenotypic characterization in Sorbs2 knockout mice. Sorbs2 is highly expressed in the mouse heart and encodes an adhesion junction/desmosome protein that is mainly localized to the intercalated disc. A mutation with near complete depletion of the Sorbs2 protein in mice results in phenotypes characteristic of human arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), including right ventricular dilation, right ventricular dysfunction, spontaneous ventricular tachycardia, and premature death. Sorbs2 is required to maintain the structural integrity of intercalated disc. Its absence resulted in profound cardiac electrical remodeling with impaired impulse conduction and action potential derangements. Targeted sequencing of human patients with ACM identified 2 rare splicing variants classified as likely pathogenic were in 2 unrelated individuals with ACM from a cohort of 59 patients with ACM. Conclusions The Sorbs2 knockout mouse manifests several key features reminiscent of human ACM. Although the candidacy of SORBS2 as a new ACM-susceptibility gene is supported by preliminary human genetics study, future validation in larger cohorts with ACM is needed.
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- Yonghe Ding
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mayo Clinic Rochester MN.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mayo Clinic Rochester MN.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanism of Cardiologic Disorders Division of Cardiology Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mayo Clinic Rochester MN.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester MN.,Division of Cardiology Xinhua Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University Shanghai China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (Division of Heart Rhythm Services) Mayo Clinic Rochester MN.,Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (Division of Pediatric Cardiology) Mayo Clinic Rochester MN.,Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (Windland Smith Rice Sudden Death Genomics Laboratory) Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Division of Cardiology Xinhua Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine and Department of Cardiology First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanism of Cardiologic Disorders Division of Cardiology Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mayo Clinic Rochester MN.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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Approximately 5% of all cases of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) are inherited. However, the susceptibility gene(s) for nonsyndromic familial PTC (FPTC) remain unclear. We performed whole genome sequencing of peripheral blood DNA samples from two affected family members with PTC. CHEK2 transcript expression and the protein levels of CHK2 and p53 were evaluated in the thyroid tissues from two affected members of the kindred and sporadic PTC cases. The entire CHEK2 coding sequence was examined by Sanger sequencing in blood DNA samples from 242 sporadic PTC patients. We identified a novel heterozygous germline mutation in CHEK2 (c.417C→A) that was detected in all available affected members of a kindred with FPTC. This variant was found in only 1 out of 264,200 persons in the Genome Aggregation Database and the NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine program. The CHEK2 c.417C→A variant introduces a premature termination codon (Y139X). We found reduced CHK2 protein expression in tumor samples from the two patients who carried the variant as compared with sporadic cases without the variant. The Y139X loss-of-function variant led to reduced p53 phosphorylation and decreased p53 protein level. In addition, two rare missense variants (R180C and H371Y) in CHEK2 were identified in 5 (2%) of 242 patients with sporadic PTC. Our findings suggest that the CHEK2 Y139X variant may be associated with FPTC.
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- Yanyang Zhao
- The MOH Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
- The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The MOH Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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- The MOH Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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- The MOH Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Wen L, Liu L, Shen X, Li H, Zhu Z, Huang H, Cai M, Qian D, Shen S, Qiu Y, Cui Y, Sheng Y. The association of the UHRF1BP1 gene with systemic lupus erythematosus was replicated in a Han Chinese population from mainland China. Ann Hum Genet 2020; 84:221-228. [PMID: 31691269 DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the UHRF gene have been shown to be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in European and Hong Kong Chinese, but statistically significant evidence for association has not been found in a mainland Han Chinese population. Therefore, we selected SNP rs13205210 located in UHRF1BP1 as a candidate association from our previously published genome-wide association study (GWAS) data of SLE (1,047 cases and 1,205 controls from a mainland Han Chinese population) to explore the association between the UHRF1BP1 gene and SLE. We conducted a large-scale replication study in an additional independent sample of 3,509 cases and 8,246 controls from a mainland Han Chinese population. Real-time PCR was used to determine gene expression differences in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from cases and controls. As a result, we replicated the association between the UHRF1BP1 gene and SLE (rs13205210, missense, Pmeta = 2.26E-17, odds ratio = 1.41) by a meta-analysis of our previous GWAS and this replication study involving a total of 4,556 cases and 9,451 controls. The UHRF1BP1 mRNA expression level in PBMCs was significantly decreased in patients with SLE compared with that in healthy controls. SNP rs13205210 exhibited an expression quantitative trait loci effect on the UHRF1BP1 gene in PBMCs from patients. In conclusion, this study not only suggests that the UHRF1BP1 gene was associated with SLE in a mainland Han Chinese population, but also implied that it might be a common genetic factor contributing to SLE susceptibility in multiple populations.
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- Leilei Wen
- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Shandong, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Department of Dermatology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, China
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