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Liu SY, Wang H, Yang B, Hou B, Sun LS, Pang H, Wang HH, Fan YP. CircTAOK1 regulates high glucose induced inflammation, oxidative stress, ECM accumulation, and apoptosis in diabetic nephropathy via targeting miR-142-3p/SOX6 axis. Environ Toxicol 2024; 39:2197-2207. [PMID: 38124441 DOI: 10.1002/tox.24076] [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: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a complication caused by diabetes. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a kind of RNA with a closed circular structure, which has high stability and is involved in many disease-related processes. The mechanism of circRNA TAO kinase 1 (circTAOK1) in the pathogenesis and development of DN is unclear. METHODS CircTAOK1, microRNA (miR)-142-3p, and sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 6 (SOX6) mRNA levels were analyzed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Cell counting kit-8 (CCK8) and 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) assays were used to analyze cell proliferation. Cell cycle distribution was detected by flow cytometry. Western blot assay was performed to test B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2 associated X (Bax), cleaved-caspase 3, and fibronectin (FN), collagen I (Col I), and collagen IV (Col IV) protein levels. ELISA assay was used to measure interleukin 1β (IL-1β), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) levels. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were assessed by the corresponding kits. And the correlation between miR-142-3p and circTAOK1 or SOX6 was confirmed by dual luciferase reporter assay, RNA immunoprecipitation assay and RNA pull down assay. RESULTS CircTAOK1 and SOX6 expression levels were up-regulated, while miR-142-3p expression was down-regulated in DN serum and HG-treated HK-2 cells. Knockdown of circTAOK1 could inhibit cell injury of HG-induced HK-2 cells. The inhibitory effect of circTAOK1 knockdown on HG-induced HK-2 cell injury was restored by miR-142-3p downregulation. CircTAOK1 acted as a sponge for miR-142-3p, and SOX6 was targeted by miR-142-3p. The overexpression of SOX6 could recover the effect of miR-142-3p overexpression on HG-induced HK-2 cell injury. CircTAOK1 regulated the expression of SOX6 by targeting miR-142-3p. CONCLUSION CircTAOK1 knockdown inhibited HG-induced HK-2 cell damage in DN by the miR-142-3p/SOX6 axis.
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- Shu-Yan Liu
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Polytechnic University (Jiaozuo Second People's Hospital), Jiaozuo, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Polytechnic University (Jiaozuo Second People's Hospital), Jiaozuo, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Polytechnic University (Jiaozuo Second People's Hospital), Jiaozuo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Polytechnic University (Jiaozuo Second People's Hospital), Jiaozuo, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Polytechnic University (Jiaozuo Second People's Hospital), Jiaozuo, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Polytechnic University (Jiaozuo Second People's Hospital), Jiaozuo, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Polytechnic University (Jiaozuo Second People's Hospital), Jiaozuo, China
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Wang Z, Wei B, Ma S. EGR1/ LINC00839/SOX5 axis modulates migration, invasion and Gemcitabine resistance of bladder cancer cells. Cancer Biol Ther 2023; 24:2270106. [PMID: 37862152 PMCID: PMC10591773 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2023.2270106] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bladder cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors of the urinary system, and its incidence is increasing worldwide. However, the underlying mechanisms that trigger migration, invasion and chemotherapy resistance are unclear. RESULTS Bioinformatics analysis of bladder cancer cohort indicated that LINC00839 is deregulated in bladder cancer. LINC00839 was validated and highly expressed in bladder cancer patients and cell lines. In addition, LINC00839 induced the migration, invasion and Gemcitabine resistance of bladder cancer cells. We identified that the transcription factor EGR1 directly repressed LINC00839 and thereby suppressed the migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells. Furthermore, LINC00839 interacted with miR-142, which subsequently regulated the expression of SOX5, a well-studied oncogene and targeted by miR-142. In addition, EGR1 served as a suppressive transcription factor of SOX5. Therefore, EGR1 directly or indirectly regulates SOX5 via LINC00839/miR-142 axis. LINC00839 induced Gemcitabine resistance by promoting autophagy. CONCLUSIONS EGR1, LINC00839/miR-142 and SOX5 form a coherent feed-forward loop that modulates the migration, invasion and Gemcitabine resistance of bladder cancer.
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- Zunxian Wang
- Basic Medical College, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
- Department of Oncology Comprehensive Treatment, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Basic Medical College, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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Diawara M, Martin LJ. Regulatory mechanisms of SoxD transcription factors and their influences on male fertility. Reprod Biol 2023; 23:100823. [PMID: 37979495 DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2023.100823] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Members of the SRY-related box (SOX) subfamily D (SoxD) of transcription factors are well conserved among vertebrate species and play important roles in different stages of male reproductive development. In mammals, the SoxD subfamily contains three members: SOX5, SOX6 and SOX13. Here, we describe their implications in testicular development and spermatogenesis, contributing to fertility. We also cover the mechanisms of action of SoxD transcription factors in gene regulation throughout male development. The specificity of activation of target genes by SoxD members depends, in part, on their post-translational modifications and interactions with other partners. Sperm production in adult males requires the coordination in the regulation of gene expression by different members of the SoxD subfamily of transcription factors in the testis. Specifically, the regulation of genes promoting adequate spermatogenesis by SoxD members is discussed in comparison between species.
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- Mariama Diawara
- Biology Department, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada
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- Biology Department, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada.
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Tenorio-Castano J, Gómez ÁSA, Coronado M, Rodríguez-Martín P, Parra A, Pascual P, Cazalla M, Gallego N, Arias P, Morales AV, Nevado J, Lapunzina P. Lamb-Shaffer syndrome: 20 Spanish patients and literature review expands the view of neurodevelopmental disorders caused by SOX5 haploinsufficiency. Clin Genet 2023; 104:637-647. [PMID: 37702321 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14423] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Lamb-Shaffer Syndrome (LSS; OMIM #616803; ORPHA #313892; ORPHA #313884) is an infrequent genetic disorder that affects multiple aspects of human development especially those related to the development of the nervous system. LSS is caused by variants in the SOX5 gene. At the molecular level, SOX5 gene encodes for a transcription factor containing a High Mobility Group (HMG) DNA-Binding domain with relevant functions in brain development in different vertebrate species. Clinical features of Lamb-Shaffer syndrome may include intellectual disability, delayed speech and language development, attention deficits, hyperactivity, autism spectrum disorder, visual problems and seizures. Additionally, patients with the syndrome may present distinct facial dimorphism such as a wide mouth with full lips, small chin, broad nasal bridge, and deep-set eyes. Other physical features that have been reported in some patients include short stature, scoliosis, and joint hypermobility. Here, we report the clinical and molecular characterization of a Spanish LSS cohort of new 20 patients and review all the patients published so far which amount for 111 patients. The most frequent features included developmental delay, intellectual disability, visual problems, poor speech development and facial dysmorphic features. Strikingly, pain insensitivity and hypermetropia seems to be more frequent than previously reported, based on the frequency seen in the Spanish cohort. Eighty-three variants have been reported so far, single nucleotide variants (SNV) and copy number variants represent 47% and 53%, respectively, from the total of variants reported. Similarly to previous reports, the majority of the SNVs variants of the novel patients reported herein fall in the HMG domain of the protein. However, new variants, affecting other functional domains, were also detected. In conclusion, LLS is a rare genetic disorder mostly characterized by a wide range of developmental and neurological symptoms. Early diagnosis would allow to start of care programs, clinical follow up, prospective studies and appropriate genetic counseling, to promote clinical and social improvement to have profound lifelong benefits for patients and their families. Further research is needed to better understand the underlying mechanisms of the syndrome related to SOX5 haploinsufficiency.
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- Jair Tenorio-Castano
- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-IdIPAZ, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-IdIPAZ, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-IdIPAZ, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-IdIPAZ, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-IdIPAZ, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-IdIPAZ, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Brussels, Belgium
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- Instituto Cajal, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-IdIPAZ, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-IdIPAZ, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Brussels, Belgium
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Du SY, Hu L, Zhou BH, Zhang Z, Li MC, Chang D, Xu CJ, Dou X. Sox6 impairs the adipogenic commitment of mesenchymal stem cells by targeting lysyl oxidase and preadipocyte factor 1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 681:225-231. [PMID: 37783121 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.09.084] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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The commitment of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to preadipocytes and the termination of differentiation to adipocytes are critical for maintaining systemic energy homeostasis. However, our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms governing the commitment of MSCs to preadipocytes and the subsequent termination of their differentiation into adipocytes remain limited. Additionally, the role of Sox6 sex-determining region Y (SRY)-box6 (Sox6), a transcription factor that regulates gene transcription, is reportedly involved in various cellular processes, including adipogenesis; however, its function in regulating preadipocyte development and the factors involved in the termination of adipogenic differentiation remain unexplored. Therefore, we investigated the role of Sox6 in regulating the differentiation of adipocytes by monitoring the effects of its overexpression in C3H10T1/2 cells (in vitro) and C57BL/6J mouse (in vivo) models of adipogenesis. We observed lower Sox6 expression in the adipose tissue of obese mice than that in control mice. Sox6 overexpression inhibited the differentiation of MSC by directly binding to the lysyl oxidase (Lox) and preadipocyte factor 1 (Pref1) promoters, which was potentiated by histone deacetylase-1(HDAC1). Our findings suggest that Sox6 is a key regulator of MSC commitment to adipocytes; therefore, targeting the Sox6-mediated regulation of this process could offer potential therapeutic avenues for addressing obesity and related metabolic disorders.
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- Shao-Yue Du
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, China.
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Jing Y, Jiang X, Ji Q, Wu Z, Wang W, Liu Z, Guillen-Garcia P, Esteban CR, Reddy P, Horvath S, Li J, Geng L, Hu Q, Wang S, Belmonte JCI, Ren J, Zhang W, Qu J, Liu GH. Genome-wide CRISPR activation screening in senescent cells reveals SOX5 as a driver and therapeutic target of rejuvenation. Cell Stem Cell 2023; 30:1452-1471.e10. [PMID: 37832549 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Our understanding of the molecular basis for cellular senescence remains incomplete, limiting the development of strategies to ameliorate age-related pathologies by preventing stem cell senescence. Here, we performed a genome-wide CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) screening using a human mesenchymal precursor cell (hMPC) model of the progeroid syndrome. We evaluated targets whose activation antagonizes cellular senescence, among which SOX5 outperformed as a top hit. Through decoding the epigenomic landscapes remodeled by overexpressing SOX5, we uncovered its role in resetting the transcription network for geroprotective genes, including HMGB2. Mechanistically, SOX5 binding elevated the enhancer activity of HMGB2 with increased levels of H3K27ac and H3K4me1, raising HMGB2 expression so as to promote rejuvenation. Furthermore, gene therapy with lentiviruses carrying SOX5 or HMGB2 rejuvenated cartilage and alleviated osteoarthritis in aged mice. Our study generated a comprehensive list of rejuvenators, pinpointing SOX5 as a potent driver for rejuvenation both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Yaobin Jing
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China; School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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- Department of Traumatology and Research Unit, Clinica CEMTRO, 28035 Madrid, Spain
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- Altos Labs, Inc., San Diego, CA 94022, USA; Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Altos Labs, Inc., San Diego, CA 94022, USA; Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Altos Labs, Inc., San Diego, CA 94022, USA; Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 10833, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China; Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China; Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China; Chongqing Renji Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400062, China
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- Altos Labs, Inc., San Diego, CA 94022, USA; Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China; School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China; Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China.
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Wu B, Wang X, Yu R, Xue X. CircWHSC1 serves as a prognostic biomarker and promotes malignant progression of non-small-cell lung cancer via miR-590-5p/SOX5 axis. Environ Toxicol 2023; 38:2440-2449. [PMID: 37417879 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23879] [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: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Dysregulated circWHSC1 has been shown to play potential roles in diverse cancer types, including ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The objective of this study was to investigate its expression, underlying role and regulatory mechanism in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The expression of circWHSC1 was determined by real-time PCR. After knockdown of circWHSC1 expression in NSCLC cells, the proliferation, migration, and invasion were detected using CCK-8, colony formation, and Transwell assays, and the effects of circWHSC1 on NSCLC tumorigenesis in vivo was also investigated. With the help of luciferase reporter and pull-down assays, we further explored the downstream mechanism of circWHSC1 in NSCLC cells. CircWHSC1 was highly expressed in NSCLC tissues and cell lines. The inhibition of circWHSC1 suppressed the malignant properties of NSCLC cells, as evidenced by the reduction of proliferation, migration and invasion. CircWHSC1 sponged miR-590-5p and functioned as an oncogene in NSCLC by increasing sex determining region Y-boxprotein 5 (SOX5) expression. CircWHSC1 may contribute to the oncogenicity of NSCLC via the regulation of miR-590-5p/SOX5 axis, which might be a novel therapeutic target in NSCLC.
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- Bin Wu
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Long hua district, Shenzhen, China
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, South China Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Medical Research Center, The People's Hospital of Long hua district, Shenzhen, China
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Long hua district, Shenzhen, China
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- Medical Research Center, The People's Hospital of Long hua district, Shenzhen, China
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Li C, Zhang J, Bi Y. Unveiling the prognostic significance of SOX5 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a comprehensive bioinformatic and experimental analysis. Aging (Albany NY) 2023; 15:7565-7582. [PMID: 37531195 PMCID: PMC10457070 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204924] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the expression and prognostic significance of SOX5 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) data were analyzed to assess SOX5 expression in ESCC and normal tissues. Survival analysis was performed to evaluate its prognostic significance. Pathway enrichment analysis was conducted to identify pathways associated with low SOX5 expression. Methylation status of CpG sites in ESCC cases was examined, and SOX5 expression was evaluated. Differential expression and ChIP-seq data analyses were used to identify genes significantly correlated with SOX5 and to obtain target genes. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed using hub genes, and their association with immune cell infiltration was determined. In vitro ESCC cell experiments validated the findings. RESULTS SOX5 was significantly downregulated in ESCC samples compared to normal samples. Its downregulation was associated with shorter survival in ESCC patients. Pathway enrichment analysis revealed enrichment in regulated necrosis, NLRP3 inflammasome, formation of the cornified envelope, and PD-1 signaling. Methylation status of two CpG sites negatively correlated with SOX5 expression. Differential expression analysis identified 122 genes significantly correlated with SOX5, and 28 target genes were obtained from ChIP-seq analysis. Target genes were enriched in DNA replication, cell cycle, spindle, and ATPase activity. Five hub genes were identified, and the PPI network showed significant associations with immune cell infiltration. In vitro experiments confirmed SOX5 downregulation, upregulation of hub genes, and their functional effects on ESCC cell apoptosis and proliferation. CONCLUSIONS These findings enhance understanding of SOX5 in ESCC and potential therapeutic strategies.
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- Chenglin Li
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
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Edgerley K, Bryson L, Hanington L, Irving R, Joss S, Lampe A, Maystadt I, Osio D, Richardson R, Split M, Sansbury FH, Scurr I, Stewart H, McNeil A, Low K. SOX5: Lamb-Shaffer syndrome-A case series further expanding the phenotypic spectrum. Am J Med Genet A 2023; 191:1447-1458. [PMID: 36861937 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63124] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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To delineate further the clinical phenotype of Lamb-Shaffer Syndrome (LSS) 16 unpublished patients with heterozygous variation in SOX5 were identified either through the UK Decipher database or the study team was contacted by clinicians directly. Clinical phenotyping tables were completed for each patient by their responsible clinical geneticist. Photos and clinical features were compared to assess key phenotypes and genotype-phenotype correlation. We report 16 SOX5 variants all of which meet American College of Medical Genetics/Association for Clinical Genomic Science ACMG/ACGS criteria class IV or V. 7/16 have intragenic deletions of SOX5 and 9/16 have single nucleotide variants (including both truncating and missense variants). The cohort includes two sets of monozygotic twins and parental gonadal mosaicism is noted in one family. This cohort of 16 patients is compared with the 71 previously reported cases and corroborates previous phenotypic findings. As expected, the most common findings include global developmental delay with prominent speech delay, mild to moderate intellectual disability, behavioral abnormalities and sometimes subtle characteristic facial features. We expand in more detail on the behavioral phenotype and observe that there is a greater tendency toward lower growth parameters and microcephaly in patients with single nucleotide variants. This cohort provides further evidence of gonadal mosaicism in SOX5 variants; this should be considered when providing genetic counseling for couples with one affected child and an apparently de novo variant.
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- Katharine Edgerley
- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Oxford Regional Genetics Service, Oxford, UK
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- Department of All Wales Medical Genomics Service, NHS Wales Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, South East of Scotland Clinical Genetics Service, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Pathology and Genetics, Charleroi, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Northern Genetics Service, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Northern Genetics Service, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of All Wales Medical Genomics Service, NHS Wales Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Oxford Regional Genetics Service, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
- Department of Academic Child Health, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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BACKGROUND Clear cell renal carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common subtype of renal cancer, accounting for approximately 75% of all histological types of renal cancer, and is the leading cause of death from renal cancer. However, the molecular mechanism of tyrosine kinase binding protein (TYROBP) and sex-determining region Y Box-6 (SOX6) in the ccRCC was not precise. METHODS Bioinformatics analysis was performed to explore the hub role of TYROBP and SOX6 on the ccRCC. A total of 6 patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) were recruited. HE staining was performed to observe the pathology result of ccRCC. Immunohistochemistry and Immunofluorescence assay was made to detect the protein expression of TYROBP. Total RNA was extracted using TRIzol to examine the mRNA expression of TYROBP via the Real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The strong correlation between the expression of TYROBP and the survival time of ccRCC patients was performed by the BP neural network and support vector machine. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the expression of SOX6 was downregulated in the samples with ccRCC. However, the expression of TYROBP was higher in the samples with ccRCC than in the control group. Compared with the patients with high SOX6 expression, the patients with low SOX6 expression have a poor survival prognosis (HR=0.39, P < .05). However, the patients with high TYROBP expression have a shorter survival time than the patients with low TYROBP expression (HR=1.66, P < .05). The genes related with TYROBP and SOX6 are mainly enriched in the regulation of cell activation, leukocyte activation, negative regulation of cell activation, myeloid leukocyte activation, positive regulation of response to external stimulus, immune response-regulating signaling pathway. The interaction between TYROBP, SOX6, and kidney neoplasms was drawn, and the inference score of TYROBP and SOX6 on the kidney neoplasms was high. CONCLUSION In conclusion, TYROBP is highly expressed in renal clear cell carcinoma, and when this molecule is highly expressed, the survival prognosis of renal carcinoma is poor. TYROBP and SOX6 may be potential targets for diagnosing and treating renal clear cell carcinoma.
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- Xian-Qiang Lv
- Department of Urology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of plastic surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Lab of Gambridge Analytica, Heping Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
- * Correspondence: Feng Li, Department of Urology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No.12 Jiankang Road Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050011, China (e-mail: )
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Li Q, Wang W, Yang T, Li D, Huang Y, Bai G, Li Q. LINC00520 up-regulates SOX5 to promote cell proliferation and invasion by miR-4516 in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Biol Chem 2022; 403:665-678. [PMID: 35089659 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2021-0316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common human cancers. Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) has been demonstrated to play an important role in regulating tumor development. The current study aims to explore the specific role of LINC00520 during HCC progression. The present study identified that LINC00520 was upregulated in HCC tissues and indicated poor patient survival. Overexpression of LINC00520 promoted HCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion, while LINC00520 downregulation led to the opposite effects. Besides, LINC00520 knockdown was found to inhibit tumor growth in vivo. Furthermore, LINC00520 acted as a sponge of miR-4516 to regulate SRY-related high mobility group box 5 (SOX5). In addition, the inhibition of miR-4516 partly reversed the inhibitory effect of LINC00520 silencing on HCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion. In conclusion, the inhibition of LINC00520 suppressed HCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion through mediating miR-4516/SOX5 axis. Therefore, our study provides a basis for the development of treatment strategies for HCC.
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- Qing Li
- Department of Internal Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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Oosterveen T, Garção P, Moles-Garcia E, Soleilhavoup C, Travaglio M, Sheraz S, Peltrini R, Patrick K, Labas V, Combes-Soia L, Marklund U, Hohenstein P, Panman L. Pluripotent stem cell derived dopaminergic subpopulations model the selective neuron degeneration in Parkinson's disease. Stem Cell Reports 2021; 16:2718-2735. [PMID: 34678205 PMCID: PMC8581055 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2021.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In Parkinson’s disease (PD), substantia nigra (SN) dopaminergic (DA) neurons degenerate, while related ventral tegmental area (VTA) DA neurons remain relatively unaffected. Here, we present a methodology that directs the differentiation of mouse and human pluripotent stem cells toward either SN- or VTA-like DA lineage and models their distinct vulnerabilities. We show that the level of WNT activity is critical for the induction of the SN- and VTA-lineage transcription factors Sox6 and Otx2, respectively. Both WNT signaling modulation and forced expression of these transcription factors can drive DA neurons toward the SN- or VTA-like fate. Importantly, the SN-like lineage enriched DA cultures recapitulate the selective sensitivity to mitochondrial toxins as observed in PD, while VTA-like neuron-enriched cultures are more resistant. Furthermore, a proteomics approach led to the identification of compounds that alter SN neuronal survival, demonstrating the utility of our strategy for disease modeling and drug discovery. Derivation of distinct dopaminergic subpopulations from pluripotent stem cells Wnt signaling inhibitors promote SN dopaminergic neuron specification Modeling selective vulnerability of SN dopaminergic neurons in vitro Proteomics reveals pathways that promote SN dopaminergic neuron survival
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- Tony Oosterveen
- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK
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- Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK
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- PRC, INRA, CNRS, University of Tours, IFCE, Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK.
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Pereira Luppi M, Azcorra M, Caronia-Brown G, Poulin JF, Gaertner Z, Gatica S, Moreno-Ramos OA, Nouri N, Dubois M, Ma YC, Ramakrishnan C, Fenno L, Kim YS, Deisseroth K, Cicchetti F, Dombeck DA, Awatramani R. Sox6 expression distinguishes dorsally and ventrally biased dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra with distinctive properties and embryonic origins. Cell Rep 2021; 37:109975. [PMID: 34758317 PMCID: PMC8607753 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Dopamine (DA) neurons in the ventral tier of the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) degenerate prominently in Parkinson's disease, while those in the dorsal tier are relatively spared. Defining the molecular, functional, and developmental characteristics of each SNc tier is crucial to understand their distinct susceptibility. We demonstrate that Sox6 expression distinguishes ventrally and dorsally biased DA neuron populations in the SNc. The Sox6+ population in the ventral SNc includes an Aldh1a1+ subset and is enriched in gene pathways that underpin vulnerability. Sox6+ neurons project to the dorsal striatum and show activity correlated with acceleration. Sox6- neurons project to the medial, ventral, and caudal striatum and respond to rewards. Moreover, we show that this adult division is encoded early in development. Overall, our work demonstrates a dual origin of the SNc that results in DA neuron cohorts with distinct molecular profiles, projections, and functions.
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- Milagros Pereira Luppi
- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Cheng X, Xu P. The articular cartilage preservative effects of genistein in an experimental model of knees osteoarthritis. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2021; 46:1331-1336. [PMID: 33989507 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2020-0958] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The study aimed to investigate the preservative effects of genistein on articular cartilage in an experimental model of knee osteoarthritis in rats. Thirty male Wistar rats were assigned to 3 equal groups: sham group, osteoarthritis control group (OAG), and genistein-treated osteoarthritis group (GTG). Intra-articular injections of monosodium iodoacetate were used for osteoarthritis induction. After 2 weeks of rest for the induction of the inflammatory process, genistein (30 mg/kg/day) vs. saline gavage was administered for 8 weeks. The expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8 and MMP-13, Sox5/Sox6, Indian hedgehog (IHH), and Col2 were evaluated in medial femoral condyle sections by immunohistochemical staining. The number of chondrocytes and cartilage thicknesses were also measured and compared among the groups. No significant change in cartilage thickness was observed in GTG compared with OAG (p = 0.188). Chondrocyte count was significantly higher in the articular cartilage of GTG compared with OAG (p = 0.006). Induction of osteoarthritis significantly increased the expression of MMP-8, MMP-13, and IHH, but decreased Col2, Sox5, and Sox6 expression (p < 0.001); these were partially prevented in the GTG. Our findings support the effectiveness of genistein treatment in the prevention of articular cartilage damage in the experimental model of knee osteoarthritis. The proposed mechanism of action is through the suppression of the MMP, IHH, and Col2 pathways, besides the induction of Sox5 and Sox6 expression. Novelty: Genistein prevents articular cartilage damage in the experimental model of knee osteoarthritis. The osteoprotective effect is manifested by the modulation of expression of MMP, Sox, IHH, and Col2 proteins.
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- Xiangjun Cheng
- Department of Orthopaedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department One of Orthopedics, Ninth People's Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 400700, China
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Zhao L, Chen H, Zeng Y, Yang K, Zhang R, Li Z, Yang T, Ruan H. Circular RNA circ_0000712 regulates high glucose-induced apoptosis, inflammation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis in (DN) by targeting the miR-879-5p/SOX6 axis. Endocr J 2021; 68:1155-1164. [PMID: 33980772 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.ej20-0739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a frequent diabetes complication, has complex pathogenesis. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) circ_0000712 has been reported to be upregulated in kidney tissues and high glucose (HG)-inducted Mesangial cells (MCs). This study is designed to explore the role and mechanism of circ_0000712 in the HG-inducted MCs injury in DN. Circ_0000712, microRNA-879-5p (miR-879-5p), and SRY-Box Transcription Factor 6 (SOX6) levels were detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Cell apoptosis was examined by flow cytometry assay. Protein levels of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2 related X protein (Bax), fibronectin (FN), collagen type I (Col. I), collagen type IV (Col. IV), and SOX6 were assessed by western blot assay. Levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, and Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) activity were detected by the corresponding kits. The binding relationship between miR-879-5p and circ_0000712 or SOX6 was predicted by starBase and Targetscan, and then verified by a dual-luciferase reporter and RNA Immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays. Circ_0000712 and SOX6 were highly expressed, and miR-879-5p was decreased in db/db DN mice and HG-inducted SV40-MES13 cells. Furthermore, circ_0000712 deficiency repressed HG-caused apoptosis, inflammation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis in SV40-MES13 cells. Mechanically, circ_0000712 could regulate SOX6 expression by sponging miR-879-5p. Circ_0000712 knockdown could hinder HG-inducted SV40-MES13 cell injury through targeting the miR-879-5p/SOX6 axis, implying a possible circRNA-targeted therapy for DN.
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- Li Zhao
- Department of Nephrology, Affliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442008, Hubei, P.R.China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442008, Hubei, P.R.China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442008, Hubei, P.R.China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442008, Hubei, P.R.China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442008, Hubei, P.R.China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442008, Hubei, P.R.China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442008, Hubei, P.R.China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442008, Hubei, P.R.China
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Weng PW, Yadav VK, Pikatan NW, Fong IH, Lin IH, Yeh CT, Lee WH. Novel NFκB Inhibitor SC75741 Mitigates Chondrocyte Degradation and Prevents Activated Fibroblast Transformation by Modulating miR-21/GDF-5/SOX5 Signaling. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11082. [PMID: 34681754 PMCID: PMC8538686 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011082] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common articular disease manifested by the destruction of cartilage and compromised chondrogenesis in the aging population, with chronic inflammation of synovium, which drives OA progression. Importantly, the activated synovial fibroblast (AF) within the synovium facilitates OA through modulating key molecules, including regulatory microRNAs (miR's). To understand OA associated pathways, in vitro co-culture system, and in vivo papain-induced OA model were applied for this study. The expression of key inflammatory markers both in tissue and blood plasma were examined by qRT-PCR, western blot, immunohistochemistry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunofluorescence assays. Herein, our result demonstrated, AF-activated human chondrocytes (AC) exhibit elevated NFκB, TNF-α, IL-6, and miR-21 expression as compared to healthy chondrocytes (HC). Importantly, AC induced the apoptosis of HC and inhibited the expression of chondrogenesis inducers, SOX5, TGF-β1, and GDF-5. NFκB is a key inflammatory transcription factor elevated in OA. Therefore, SC75741 (an NFκB inhibitor) therapeutic effect was explored. SC75741 inhibits inflammatory profile, protects AC-educated HC from apoptosis, and inhibits miR-21 expression, which results in the induced expression of GDF-5, SOX5, TGF-β1, BMPR2, and COL4A1. Moreover, ectopic miR-21 expression in fibroblast-like activated chondrocytes promoted osteoblast-mediated differentiation of osteoclasts in RW264.7 cells. Interestingly, in vivo study demonstrated SC75741 protective role, in controlling the destruction of the articular joint, through NFκB, TNF-α, IL-6, and miR-21 inhibition, and inducing GDF-5, SOX5, TGF-β1, BMPR2, and COL4A1 expression. Our study demonstrated the role of NFκB/miR-21 axis in OA progression, and SC75741's therapeutic potential as a small-molecule inhibitor of miR-21/NFκB-driven OA progression.
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- Pei-Wei Weng
- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 110, Taiwan;
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 110, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research & Education, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan; (V.K.Y.); (N.W.P.); (I.-H.F.); (C.-T.Y.)
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- Department of Medical Research & Education, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan; (V.K.Y.); (N.W.P.); (I.-H.F.); (C.-T.Y.)
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- Department of Medical Research & Education, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan; (V.K.Y.); (N.W.P.); (I.-H.F.); (C.-T.Y.)
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- School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 110, Taiwan
- Division of Periodontics, Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research & Education, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan; (V.K.Y.); (N.W.P.); (I.-H.F.); (C.-T.Y.)
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu City 30015, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research & Education, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan; (V.K.Y.); (N.W.P.); (I.-H.F.); (C.-T.Y.)
- Department of Pathology, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
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Chen R, Zhang C, Cheng Y, Wang S, Lin H, Zhang H. LncRNA UCC promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition via the miR-143-3p/SOX5 axis in non-small-cell lung cancer. J Transl Med 2021; 101:1153-1165. [PMID: 33824420 DOI: 10.1038/s41374-021-00586-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been found to play regulatory roles in cancers; for example, UCC was reported to promote colorectal cancer progression. However, the function of UCC in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unclear. Therefore, mRNA and protein levels were assessed using qPCR and western blots. Cell viability was assessed by colony-formation assays. The interaction between lncRNAs and miRNAs was detected by dual-luciferase reporter and RIP assays. The tumorigenesis of NSCLC cells in vivo was determined by xenograft assays. LncRNA UCC was highly expressed in both NSCLC tissues and cells. Knockdown of UCC expression suppressed the proliferation of NSCLC cells. In addition, a dual-luciferase reporter system and RIP assays showed that UCC specifically bound to miR-143-3p and acted as a sponge of miR-143-3p in NSCLC cells. The miR-143-3p inhibitor rescued the inhibitory effect of sh-UCC on the proliferation of NSCLC cells. Moreover, miR-143-3p and UCC showed opposite effects on the expression of SOX5, which promoted EMT in NSCLC cells. In addition, in a mouse model, knockdown of UCC expression alleviated EMT and NSCLC progression in vivo, which was consistent with the in vitro results. In the current study, we found that UCC induced the proliferation and migration of NSCLC cells both in vitro and in vivo by inducing the expression of SOX5 via miR-143-3p and subsequently promoted EMT in NSCLC.
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- Ri Chen
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
- Xiangya Lung Cancer Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Pulmonary Nodules Precise Diagnosis & Treatment, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
- Xiangya Lung Cancer Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Pulmonary Nodules Precise Diagnosis & Treatment, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, JiNing, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.
- Xiangya Lung Cancer Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.
- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Pulmonary Nodules Precise Diagnosis & Treatment, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.
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Cao J, Li J, Zhang Y, Niu H, Zhou Y, Li Z, Sun B, Li Z. [Variant analysis of SOX5 gene in a Lamb-Shaffer syndrome family]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2021; 38:765-767. [PMID: 34365620 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511374-20210126-00077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the genetic basis for a case of Lamb-Shaffer syndrome. METHODS Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood samples and subjected to whole exome sequencing(WES). Suspected variant was verified by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS The patients was found to harbor a heterozygous c.1495delA(p.Thr499Glnfs*5) frameshift variant of the SOX5 gene by WES. Sanger sequencing confirmed that the same variant was a de novo variant. Based on the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics guidelines, c.1495delA(p.Thr499Glnfs*5) variant of the SOX5 gene was predicted to be pathogenic (PVS1+PS2+PM2). CONCLUSION The c.1495delA(p.Thr499Glnfs*5) variant of the SOX5 gene probably underlies the Lamb-Shaffer syndrome in this patient.
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- Jinghe Cao
- Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272029, China.
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Yin J, Chen H, Li S, Zhang S, Guo X. Blockage of miR-485-5p on Cortical Neuronal Apoptosis Induced by Oxygen and Glucose Deprivation/Reoxygenation Through Inactivating MAPK Pathway. Neuromolecular Med 2021; 23:256-266. [PMID: 32719988 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-020-08605-3] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This study is designed to explore the role of miR-485-5p in hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced neuronal injury in primary rat cortical neurons. Hypoxia/reoxygenation model was established through oxygen and glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R). RN-c cells were transfected with miR-485-5p mimics, miR-485-5p inhibitors, si-SOX6, pCNDA3.1-SOX6 or miR-485-5p + pCDNA3.1-SOX6, in which cell viability, apoptosis, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release rate were assessed. Western blot detected the protein expressions of apoptotic-related proteins (caspase3, Bcl-2, Bax) and the phosphorylated level of ERK1/2. The potential binding sites between miR-485-5p and SOX6 were predicted by STARBASE and identified using dual luciferase reporter gene assay. OGD/R-treated RN-c cell presented increases in apoptosis and LDH release rate as well as a decrease in cell viability. miR-485-5p was downregulated while SOX6 was upregulated in OGD/R-treated RN-c cells. Overexpression of miR-485-5p or SOX6 knockdown rescued cell viability and Bcl-2 expression, while attenuated apoptosis, LDH release rate, expression of SOX6 and the phosphorylated level of ERK1/2. Consistently, miR-485-5p inhibition led to the reverse pattern. Co-transfection of miR-485-5p and SOX6 reversed the protective effect of miR-485-5p on OGD/R-induced neuronal apoptosis. miR-485-5p can directly target SOX6. Together, miR-485-5p inhibited SOX6 to alleviate OGD/R-induced apoptosis. Collectively, miR-485-5p protects primary cortical neurons against hypoxia injury through downregulating SOX6 and inhibiting MAPK pathway.
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- Jiangliu Yin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Changsha Central Hospital of University of South China, Changsha, 410005, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Prevent and Control, Changsha, 410006, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Changsha Central Hospital of University of South China, Changsha, 410005, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Changsha Central Hospital of University of South China, Changsha, 410005, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jinjiang Municipal Hospital of Quanzhou Medical College, No. 392, Xinhua Road, Meiling Street, Quanzhou, 362200, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
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Hidalgo-Bravo A, Hernández-Medrano C, Sevilla-Montoya R, Rivera-Paredez B, Ramirez-Salazar EG, Flores-Morales J, Patiño N, Salmeron J, Valdés-Flores M, Velázquez-Cruz R. Single-nucleotide polymorphism rs10036727 in the SLIT3 gene is associated with osteoporosis at the femoral neck in older Mexican postmenopausal women. Gynecol Endocrinol 2020; 36:1096-1100. [PMID: 32762475 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2020.1804548] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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AIMS Osteoporosis (OP) remains a major public health problem worldwide. The most serious complications of this disease are fragility fractures, which increase morbidity and mortality. Management of OP represents an economic burden for health systems. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new screening strategies to identify the population at risk and implement preventive measures. We previously identified the SNPs rs3801387 in WNT16, rs7108738 in SOX6, rs10036727 in SLIT3 and rs7584262 in PKDCC as associated with bone mineral density in postmenopausal women through a genome-wide association study. The aim of this study was to validate those SNPs in two independent cohorts of non-related postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included 1160 women classifying them as normal, osteopenic or osteoporotic and a group with hip fragility fracture. Genotyping was performed using predesigned TaqMan assays. RESULTS The variants rs10036727 and rs7108738 showed a significant association with BMD at the femoral neck. SLIT3 has been previously proposed as a potential biomarker and therapeutic resource. CONCLUSIONS Our results provide new evidence regarding a possible involvement of SLIT3 in bone metabolisms and encourage the development of more studies in different populations to support these observations.
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- Department of Genetics and Human Genomics, National Institute of Perinatology, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Research Center in Policies, Population and Health, School of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Genomics of Bone Metabolism Laboratory, National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Subdirection of Development of Clinical Applications, National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Research Center in Policies, Population and Health, School of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Genomics of Bone Metabolism Laboratory, National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN), Mexico City, Mexico
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Saleem M, Barturen‐Larrea P, Gomez JA. Emerging roles of Sox6 in the renal and cardiovascular system. Physiol Rep 2020; 8:e14604. [PMID: 33230925 PMCID: PMC7683808 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The function of Sex-determining Region Y (SRY)-related high-mobility-group box (Sox) family of transcription factors in cell fate decisions during embryonic development are well-established. Accumulating evidence indicates that the Sox family of transcription factors are fundamental in adult tissue homeostasis, regeneration, and physiology. The SoxD subfamily of genes are expressed in various cell types of different organs during embryogenesis and adulthood and have been involved in cell-fate determination, cellular proliferation and survival, differentiation, and terminal maturation in a number of cell lineages. The dysregulation in the function of SoxD proteins (i.e. Sox5, Sox6, Sox13, and Sox23) have been implicated in different disease conditions such as chondrodysplasia, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, osteoarthritis among others. In this minireview, we present recent developments related to the transcription factor Sox6, which is involved in a number of diseases such as diabetic nephropathy, adipogenesis, cardiomyopathy, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancer. Sox6 has been implicated in the regulation of renin expression and JG cell recruitment in mice during sodium depletion and dehydration. We provide a current perspective of Sox6 research developments in last five years, and the implications of Sox6 functions in cardiovascular physiology and disease conditions.
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- Mohammad Saleem
- Department of Medicine / Clinical Pharmacology DivisionVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTNUSA
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- Department of Medicine / Clinical Pharmacology DivisionVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTNUSA
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- Department of Medicine / Clinical Pharmacology DivisionVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTNUSA
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Chen M, Zou S, He C, Zhou J, Li S, Shen M, Cheng R, Wang D, Zou T, Yan X, Huang Y, Shen J. Transactivation of SOX5 by Brachyury promotes breast cancer bone metastasis. Carcinogenesis 2020; 41:551-560. [PMID: 31713604 PMCID: PMC7350557 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgz142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The bone marrow has been long known to host a unique environment amenable to colonization by metastasizing tumor cells. Yet, the underlying molecular interactions which give rise to the high incidence of bone metastasis (BM) in breast cancer patients have long remained uncharacterized. In our study, in vitro and in vivo assays demonstrated that Brachyury (Bry) could promote breast cancer BM. Bry drives epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and promotes breast cancer aggressiveness. As an EMT driver, SOX5 involves in breast cancer metastasis and the specific function in BM. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays revealed SOX5 is a direct downstream target gene of Bry. ChIP analysis and reporter assays identified two Bry-binding motifs; one consistent with the classic conserved binding sequence and the other a new motif sequence. This study demonstrates for the first time that Bry promotes breast cancer cells BM through activating SOX5. In clinical practice, targeting the Bry-Sox5-EMT pathway is evolving into a promising avenue for the prevention of bone metastatic relapse, therapeutic resistance and other aspects of breast cancer progression. Brachyury directly regulates the expression of SOX5 by binding to two motifs in its promoter region. The Bry-SOX5-EMT pathway may represent a potential target to develop treatments to prevent and treat bone metastasis from breast cancer.
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- Ming Chen
- Department of Orthopeadic Surgery, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Suzhou Cancer Center Core Laboratory, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Suzhou Cancer Center Core Laboratory, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Suzhou Cancer Center Core Laboratory, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopeadic Surgery, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, the Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, the Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopeadic Surgery, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopeadic Surgery, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Suzhou Cancer Center Core Laboratory, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, the Fifth People’s Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopeadic Surgery, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: 008618112603158; Fax: 008651262362502,
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Li G, Qin Y, Qin S, Zhou X, Zhao W, Zhang D. Circ_WBSCR17 aggravates inflammatory responses and fibrosis by targeting miR-185-5p/SOX6 regulatory axis in high glucose-induced human kidney tubular cells. Life Sci 2020; 259:118269. [PMID: 32798559 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a severe microvascular complication of diabetes, has complex pathogenesis. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) exert broad biological functions on human diseases. This study intended to explore the role and mechanism of circ_WBSCR17 in DN. METHODS DN mice models were constructed using streptozotocin injection, and DN cell models were assembled using high glucose (HG) treatment in human kidney 2 cells (HK-2). The expression of circ_WBSCR17, miR-185-5p and SRY-Box Transcription Factor 6 (SOX6) was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The protein levels of SOX6 and fibrosis markers were examined by western blot. The release of inflammatory cytokines, cell proliferation and apoptosis, were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and flow cytometry assay, respectively. The predicted interaction between miR-185-5p and circ_WBSCR17 or SOX6 was verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay. RESULT Circ_WBSCR17 was highly expressed in DN mice models and HG-induced HK-2 cells. Circ_WBSCR17 knockdown or SOX6 knockdown promoted cell proliferation and blocked cell apoptosis, inflammatory responses and fibrosis, while circ_WBSCR17 overexpression or SOX6 overexpression conveyed the opposite effects. MiR-185-5p was a target of circ_WBSCR17 and directly bound to SOX6. MiR-185-5p could reverse the role of circ_WBSCR17 or SOX6. Moreover, the expression of SOX6 was modulated by circ_WBSCR17 through intermediating miR-185-5p. CONCLUSION Circ_WBSCR17 triggered the dysfunction of HG-induced HK-2 cells, including inflammatory responses and fibrosis, which was accomplished via the miR-185-5p/SOX6 regulatory axis.
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- Guangzhi Li
- Department of Basic Medica, Jiangsu College of Nursing, Huaian, Jiangsu 223005, China
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- Department of Basic Medica, Jiangsu College of Nursing, Huaian, Jiangsu 223005, China
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- Department of Basic Medica, Jiangsu College of Nursing, Huaian, Jiangsu 223005, China
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- Department of Basic Medica, Jiangsu College of Nursing, Huaian, Jiangsu 223005, China
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- Department of Basic Medica, Jiangsu College of Nursing, Huaian, Jiangsu 223005, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu College of Nursing, Huaian, Jiangsu 223005, China.
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Jiang L, Yang H, Chen T, Zhu X, Ye J, Lv K. Identification of HMG-box family establishes the significance of SOX6 in the malignant progression of glioblastoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:8084-8106. [PMID: 32388501 PMCID: PMC7244032 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most malignant neuroepithelial primary brain tumor and its mean survival time is 15 months after diagnosis. This study undertook to investigate the genome-wide and transcriptome-wide analyses of human high mobility group box (HMG-box) TF (transcript factor) families / HOX, TOX, FOX, HMG and SOX gene families, and their relationships to GBM. According to the TCGA-GBM profile analysis, differentially expressed HOX, FOX, HMG and SOX gene families (62 DEmRNA) were found in this study. We also analyzed DEmRNA (HMG-box related genes) co-expressed eight DElncRNA in GBM, and constructed a ceRNA network analysis as well. We constructed 50 DElncRNA-DEmiRNA-DEmRNA (HMG-box related genes) pairs between GBM and normal tissues. Then, risk genes SOX6 and SOX21 expression were correlated with immune infiltration levels in GBM. SOX6 also had a strong association with MAPT, GSK3B, FYN and DPYSL4, suggesting that they might be functional members in GBM.
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- Lan Jiang
- Central Laboratory, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
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- Central Laboratory, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
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- Central Laboratory, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
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- Central Laboratory, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
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- Central Laboratory, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
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- Central Laboratory, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
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Pan Z, Wu C, Li Y, Li H, An Y, Wang G, Dai J, Wang Q. RETRACTED: LncRNA DANCR silence inhibits SOX5-medicated progression and autophagy in osteosarcoma via regulating miR-216a-5p. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 122:109707. [PMID: 31918278 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Authors and Editor-in-Chief. The authors of this article have informed the editors that the human anti-LC3 antibody used in this work recognized multiple antigens in murine tissues, leading them to believe that the antibody is contaminated. This possible contamination further leads them to determine that the data generated using these antibodies, and any conclusions based on that data, cannot be considered accurate. Furthermore, the authors also report that subsequent work has revealed that the DANCR/miR-216a-5p axis plays a role in the regulation of beta-oxidation and downstream non-programmed cell death and homeostasis. They therefore have requested to retract this article as unreliable. The authors have not provided the relevant raw data for the editors' review, or the subsequent reported role of DANCR in beta-oxidation. Therefore, given the authors' loss of confidence in these findings, the Editor-in-Chief supports the decision to retract the article.
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- Zhengxia Pan
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China; China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Matboli M, Habib EK, Hussein Mohamed R, Mahran NA, Seleem HS, Nosseir N, Hasanin AH. Pentoxifylline alleviated cardiac injury via modulating the cardiac expression of lncRNA-00654-miR-133a-SOX5 mRNA in the rat model of ischemia-reperfusion. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 124:109842. [PMID: 31972363 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.109842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pentoxifylline (PTX) protects from many cardiovascular complications. It plays a critical role in stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Here, the effect of PTX administration on cardiac ischemia and dysfunction was explored. PTX in 3 doses (20, 30, and 40 mg/kg), was administered in vivo 5 min before a 45 min occlusion of the left anterior descending artery, followed by a 120 min reperfusion in male Wistar rats. The left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and dP/dtmax were assessed. Blood and cardiac tissue samples were collected for measuring the levels of cardiac enzymes and the expression of lncRNA-00654-miR-133a-SOX5. Samples of left ventricles were collected and processed for light microscopic, immunohistochemical staining for c-kit (a marker for cardiac progenitor cells) and transmission electron microscopic examination. PTX administration showed improvements in cardiac function tests, enzymes, and myocytes. Microscopic features showed minimal cardiac edema, hemorrhage, cellular inflammatory infiltration and fibrosis in addition to increased c-kit + cells in cardiac tissue samples. Notably, this treatment also produced a dose-dependent decrease in lncRNA-00654 with an increase in SOX5 mRNA and miRNA-133a-3p expressions. In conclusion, PTX has the potential to alleviate cardiac injury and increase the number of c-kit + cells following ischemia-reperfusion in the rat model via modulation of lncRNA-00654 and miR-133a-SOX5 mRNA expressions.
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- Marwa Matboli
- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Anatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Fellowship of Clinical Pathology Department, Al Hussein Hospital, Cairo, Egypt; Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Sainai University-Kantara, Egypt
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- Histology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin El Koum-Menofia, Egypt; Histology Department, Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Al Qassim region, Saudi Arabia
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- Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University, Suez, Egypt
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- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Angelozzi M, Lefebvre V. SOXopathies: Growing Family of Developmental Disorders Due to SOX Mutations. Trends Genet 2019; 35:658-671. [PMID: 31288943 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The SRY-related (SOX) transcription factor family pivotally contributes to determining cell fate and identity in many lineages. Since the original discovery that SRY deletions cause sex reversal, mutations in half of the 20 human SOX genes have been associated with rare congenital disorders, henceforward called SOXopathies. Mutations are generally de novo, heterozygous, and inactivating, revealing gene haploinsufficiency, but other types, including duplications, have been reported too. Missense variants primarily target the HMG domain, the SOX hallmark that mediates DNA binding and bending, nuclear trafficking, and protein-protein interactions. We here review key clinical and molecular features of SOXopathies and discuss the prospect that the disease family likely involves more SOX genes and larger clinical and genetic spectrums than currently appreciated.
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- Marco Angelozzi
- Department of Surgery/Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Surgery/Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Hu XH, Dai J, Shang HL, Zhao ZX, Hao YD. SP1-mediated upregulation of lncRNA ILF3-AS1 functions a ceRNA for miR-212 to contribute to osteosarcoma progression via modulation of SOX5. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 511:510-517. [PMID: 30819403 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.02.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Long noncoding RNA ILF3-AS1 (ILF3-AS1) has been reported to be abnormally expressed in several tumors. However, its expression pattern and function in osteosarcoma have not been investigated. In this study, we showed that ILF3-AS1 expression was significantly up-regulated in both osteosarcoma tissues and cell lines. We first reported that ILF3-AS1 upregulation was induced by nuclear transcription factor SP1. Clinical assays revealed that higher expression of ILF3-AS1 was associated with advanced clinical stage, distant metastasis and shorter overall survival. in multivariate analysis, ILF3-AS1 expression level was found to be an independent prognostic factor for osteosarcoma patients. Functional investigations showed that knockdown of ILF3-AS1 suppressed the proliferation, migration and invasion of osteosarcoma cells, and promoted apoptosis. Bioinformatic software predicted that miR-212 both targeted the 3'-UTR of ILF3-AS1 and SOX5, which was confirmed using luciferase reporter assay, RT-PCR and Western blot. Taken together, ILF3-AS1 displayed its tumor-promotive roles in the progression of osteosarcoma through miR-212/SOX5 axis. Our findings help to elucidate the tumorigenesis of osteosarcoma, and future study will provide a novel therapeutic target for osteosarcoma.
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- Xiao-Hui Hu
- Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China.
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Aristidou C, Theodosiou A, Bak M, Mehrjouy MM, Constantinou E, Alexandrou A, Papaevripidou I, Christophidou-Anastasiadou V, Skordis N, Kitsiou-Tzeli S, Tommerup N, Sismani C. Position effect, cryptic complexity, and direct gene disruption as disease mechanisms in de novo apparently balanced translocation cases. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205298. [PMID: 30289920 PMCID: PMC6173455 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The majority of apparently balanced translocation (ABT) carriers are phenotypically normal. However, several mechanisms were proposed to underlie phenotypes in affected ABT cases. In the current study, whole-genome mate-pair sequencing (WG-MPS) followed by Sanger sequencing was applied to further characterize de novo ABTs in three affected individuals. WG-MPS precisely mapped all ABT breakpoints and revealed three possible underlying molecular mechanisms. Firstly, in a t(X;1) carrier with hearing loss, a highly skewed X-inactivation pattern was observed and the der(X) breakpoint mapped ~87kb upstream an X-linked deafness gene namely POU3F4, thus suggesting an underlying long-range position effect mechanism. Secondly, cryptic complexity and a chromothripsis rearrangement was identified in a t(6;7;8;12) carrier with intellectual disability. Two translocations and a heterozygous deletion disrupted SOX5; a dominant nervous system development gene previously reported in similar patients. Finally, a direct gene disruption mechanism was proposed in a t(4;9) carrier with dysmorphic facial features and speech delay. In this case, the der(9) breakpoint directly disrupted NFIB, a gene involved in lung maturation and development of the pons with important functions in main speech processes. To conclude, in contrast to familial ABT cases with identical rearrangements and discordant phenotypes, where translocations are considered coincidental, translocations seem to be associated with phenotype presentation in affected de novo ABT cases. In addition, this study highlights the importance of investigating both coding and non-coding regions to decipher the underlying pathogenic mechanisms in these patients, and supports the potential introduction of low coverage WG-MPS in the clinical investigation of de novo ABTs.
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- Constantia Aristidou
- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
- The Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N., Denmark
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- Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N., Denmark
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Paedi Center for Specialized Pediatrics, Nicosia, Cyprus
- St George’s University of London Medical School at the University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N., Denmark
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
- The Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Suri P, Palmer MR, Tsepilov YA, Freidin MB, Boer CG, Yau MS, Evans DS, Gelemanovic A, Bartz TM, Nethander M, Arbeeva L, Karssen L, Neogi T, Campbell A, Mellstrom D, Ohlsson C, Marshall LM, Orwoll E, Uitterlinden A, Rotter JI, Lauc G, Psaty BM, Karlsson MK, Lane NE, Jarvik GP, Polasek O, Hochberg M, Jordan JM, Van Meurs JBJ, Jackson R, Nielson CM, Mitchell BD, Smith BH, Hayward C, Smith NL, Aulchenko YS, Williams FMK. Genome-wide meta-analysis of 158,000 individuals of European ancestry identifies three loci associated with chronic back pain. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007601. [PMID: 30261039 PMCID: PMC6159857 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Back pain is the #1 cause of years lived with disability worldwide, yet surprisingly little is known regarding the biology underlying this symptom. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis of chronic back pain (CBP). Adults of European ancestry were included from 15 cohorts in the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium, and from the UK Biobank interim data release. CBP cases were defined as those reporting back pain present for ≥3-6 months; non-cases were included as comparisons ("controls"). Each cohort conducted genotyping using commercially available arrays followed by imputation. GWAS used logistic regression models with additive genetic effects, adjusting for age, sex, study-specific covariates, and population substructure. The threshold for genome-wide significance in the fixed-effect inverse-variance weighted meta-analysis was p<5×10(-8). Suggestive (p<5×10(-7)) and genome-wide significant (p<5×10(-8)) variants were carried forward for replication or further investigation in the remaining UK Biobank participants not included in the discovery sample. The discovery sample comprised 158,025 individuals, including 29,531 CBP cases. A genome-wide significant association was found for the intronic variant rs12310519 in SOX5 (OR 1.08, p = 7.2×10(-10)). This was subsequently replicated in 283,752 UK Biobank participants not included in the discovery sample, including 50,915 cases (OR 1.06, p = 5.3×10(-11)), and exceeded genome-wide significance in joint meta-analysis (OR 1.07, p = 4.5×10(-19)). We found suggestive associations at three other loci in the discovery sample, two of which exceeded genome-wide significance in joint meta-analysis: an intergenic variant, rs7833174, located between CCDC26 and GSDMC (OR 1.05, p = 4.4×10(-13)), and an intronic variant, rs4384683, in DCC (OR 0.97, p = 2.4×10(-10)). In this first reported meta-analysis of GWAS for CBP, we identified and replicated a genetic locus associated with CBP (SOX5). We also identified 2 other loci that reached genome-wide significance in a 2-stage joint meta-analysis (CCDC26/GSDMC and DCC).
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- Pradeep Suri
- Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (ERIC), Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Division of Rehabilitation Care Services, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Polyomica, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
- Laboratory of Theoretical and Applied Functional Genomics, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Laboratory of Recombination and Segregation Analysis, Institute of Cytology and Genetics SD RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Public Health, University of Split Medical School, Split, Croatia
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- Cardiovascular Health Research Unit and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, MRC Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States of America
- Division of Genomic Outcomes, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States of America
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- Genos Ltd, Osijek, Croatia
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Cardiovascular Health Research Unit and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedics, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Departments of Medicine and Rheumatology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, United States of America
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Public Health, University of Split Medical School, Split, Croatia
- Hospital “Sveti Ivan”, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- School of Public Health, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, MRC Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (ERIC), Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, United States of America
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Xu L, Zheng L, Wang Z, Li C, Li S, Xia X, Zhang P, Li L, Zhang L. TNF-α-Induced SOX5 Upregulation Is Involved in the Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through KLF4 Signal Pathway. Mol Cells 2018; 41:575-581. [PMID: 29890823 PMCID: PMC6030245 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2018.2359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) is a common systemic skeletal disease characterized by reduced bone mass and microarchitecture deterioration. Although differentially expressed SOX5 has been found in bone marrow from ovariectomized mice, its role in osteogenic differentiation in human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) from bone marrow in PMOP remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the biological function of SOX5 and explore its molecular mechanism in hMSCs from patients with PMOP. Our findings showed that the mRNA and protein expression levels of SOX5 were upregulated in hMSCs isolated from bone marrow samples of PMOP patients. We also found that SOX5 overexpression decreased the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and the gene expression of osteoblast markers including Collagen I, Runx2 and Osterix, which were increased by SOX5 knockdown using RNA interference. Furthermore, TNF-α notably upregulated the SOX5 mRNA expression level, and SOX5 knockdown reversed the effect of TNF-α on osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs. In addition, SOX5 overexpression increased Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) gene expression, which was decreased by SOX5 silencing. KLF4 knockdown abrogated the suppressive effect of SOX5 overexpression on osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs. Taken together, our results indicated that TNF-α-induced SOX5 upregulation inhibited osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs through KLF4 signal pathway, suggesting that SOX5 might be a novel therapeutic target for PMOP treatment.
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- Lijun Xu
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052,
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052,
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052,
China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052,
China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052,
China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052,
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052,
China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052,
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052,
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Nagao Y, Takada H, Miyadai M, Adachi T, Seki R, Kamei Y, Hara I, Taniguchi Y, Naruse K, Hibi M, Kelsh RN, Hashimoto H. Distinct interactions of Sox5 and Sox10 in fate specification of pigment cells in medaka and zebrafish. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007260. [PMID: 29621239 PMCID: PMC5886393 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Mechanisms generating diverse cell types from multipotent progenitors are fundamental for normal development. Pigment cells are derived from multipotent neural crest cells and their diversity in teleosts provides an excellent model for studying mechanisms controlling fate specification of distinct cell types. Zebrafish have three types of pigment cells (melanocytes, iridophores and xanthophores) while medaka have four (three shared with zebrafish, plus leucophores), raising questions about how conserved mechanisms of fate specification of each pigment cell type are in these fish. We have previously shown that the Sry-related transcription factor Sox10 is crucial for fate specification of pigment cells in zebrafish, and that Sox5 promotes xanthophores and represses leucophores in a shared xanthophore/leucophore progenitor in medaka. Employing TILLING, TALEN and CRISPR/Cas9 technologies, we generated medaka and zebrafish sox5 and sox10 mutants and conducted comparative analyses of their compound mutant phenotypes. We show that specification of all pigment cells, except leucophores, is dependent on Sox10. Loss of Sox5 in Sox10-defective fish partially rescued the formation of all pigment cells in zebrafish, and melanocytes and iridophores in medaka, suggesting that Sox5 represses Sox10-dependent formation of these pigment cells, similar to their interaction in mammalian melanocyte specification. In contrast, in medaka, loss of Sox10 acts cooperatively with Sox5, enhancing both xanthophore reduction and leucophore increase in sox5 mutants. Misexpression of Sox5 in the xanthophore/leucophore progenitors increased xanthophores and reduced leucophores in medaka. Thus, the mode of Sox5 function in xanthophore specification differs between medaka (promoting) and zebrafish (repressing), which is also the case in adult fish. Our findings reveal surprising diversity in even the mode of the interactions between Sox5 and Sox10 governing specification of pigment cell types in medaka and zebrafish, and suggest that this is related to the evolution of a fourth pigment cell type. How individual cell fates become specified from multipotent progenitors is a fundamental question in developmental and stem cell biology. Body pigment cells derive from a multipotent progenitor, but while in zebrafish there are three types of pigment cells (melanocytes, iridophores and xanthophores), in medaka these progenitors form four (as zebrafish, plus leucophores). Here, we address whether mechanisms generating each cell-type are conserved between the two species. We focus on two key regulatory proteins, Sox5 and Sox10, which we previously showed were involved in pigment cell development in medaka and zebrafish, respectively. We compare experimentally how the two proteins interact in regulating development of each of the pigment cell lineages in these fish. We show that development of all pigment cells, except leucophores, is dependent on Sox10, and that Sox5 modulates Sox10 activity antagonistically in all pigment cells in zebrafish, and melanocytes and iridophores in medaka. Surprisingly, in medaka, Sox5 acts co-operatively with Sox10 to promote xanthophore fate and to repress leucophore fate. Our findings reveal surprising diversity how Sox5 and Sox10 interact to govern pigment cell development in medaka and zebrafish, and suggest that this likely relates to the evolution of the novel leucophore pigment cell type in medaka.
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- Yusuke Nagao
- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center and Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center and Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center and Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center and Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center and Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, Graduate University of Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Spectrography and Bioimaging Facility, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, Graduate University of Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Laboratory of Bioresources, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Kyorin University, School of Medicine, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, Graduate University of Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Laboratory of Bioresources, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center and Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (HH); (RNK)
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center and Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- * E-mail: (HH); (RNK)
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Taglietti V, Maroli G, Cermenati S, Monteverde S, Ferrante A, Rossi G, Cossu G, Beltrame M, Messina G. Nfix Induces a Switch in Sox6 Transcriptional Activity to Regulate MyHC-I Expression in Fetal Muscle. Cell Rep 2017; 17:2354-2366. [PMID: 27880909 PMCID: PMC5149531 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.10.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Sox6 belongs to the Sox gene family and plays a pivotal role in fiber type differentiation, suppressing transcription of slow-fiber-specific genes during fetal development. Here, we show that Sox6 plays opposite roles in MyHC-I regulation, acting as a positive and negative regulator of MyHC-I expression during embryonic and fetal myogenesis, respectively. During embryonic myogenesis, Sox6 positively regulates MyHC-I via transcriptional activation of Mef2C, whereas during fetal myogenesis, Sox6 requires and cooperates with the transcription factor Nfix in repressing MyHC-I expression. Mechanistically, Nfix is necessary for Sox6 binding to the MyHC-I promoter and thus for Sox6 repressive function, revealing a key role for Nfix in driving Sox6 activity. This feature is evolutionarily conserved, since the orthologs Nfixa and Sox6 contribute to repression of the slow-twitch phenotype in zebrafish embryos. These data demonstrate functional cooperation between Sox6 and Nfix in regulating MyHC-I expression during prenatal muscle development. Sox6 has opposite roles in MyHC-I regulation during embryonic and fetal myogenesis In embryonic muscle, Sox6 enhances MyHC-I expression via regulation of Mef2C In fetal muscle, Nfix is required for Sox6-mediated repression of MyHC-I The Sox6 and Nfixa orthologs cooperate in repressing smyhc1 in zebrafish
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan 20133, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan 20133, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan 20133, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan 20133, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan 20133, Italy; Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL Manchester, UK
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan 20133, Italy
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Suchorska WM, Augustyniak E, Richter M, Trzeciak T. Comparison of Four Protocols to Generate Chondrocyte-Like Cells from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs). Stem Cell Rev Rep 2017; 13:299-308. [PMID: 27987073 PMCID: PMC5380716 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-016-9708-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Stem cells (SCs) are a promising approach to regenerative medicine, with the potential to treat numerous orthopedic disorders, including osteo-degenerative diseases. The development of human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) has increased the potential of SCs for new treatments. However, current methods of differentiating hiPSCs into chondrocyte-like cells are suboptimal and better methods are needed. The aim of the present study was to assess four different chondrogenic differentiation protocols to identify the most efficient method of generating hiPSC-derived chondrocytes. For this study, hiPSCs were obtained from primary human dermal fibroblasts (PHDFs) and differentiated into chondrocyte-like cells using four different protocols: 1) monolayer culture with defined growth factors (GF); 2) embryoid bodies (EBs) in a chondrogenic medium with TGF-β3 cells; 3) EBs in chondrogenic medium conditioned with human chondrocytes (HC-402-05a cell line) and 4) EBs in chondrogenic medium conditioned with human chondrocytes and supplemented with TGF-β3. The cells obtained through these four protocols were evaluated and compared at the mRNA and protein levels. Although chondrogenic differentiation of hiPSCs was successfully achieved with all of these protocols, the two fastest and most cost-effective methods were the monolayer culture with GFs and the medium conditioned with human chondrocytes. Both of these methods are superior to other available techniques. The main advantage of the conditioned medium is that the technique is relatively simple and inexpensive while the directed method (i.e., monolayer culture with GFs) is faster than any protocol described to date because it is does not require additional steps such as EB formation.
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- Wiktoria Maria Suchorska
- Radiobiology Lab, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61- 866, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Electroradiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866, Poznan, Poland
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- Radiobiology Lab, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61- 866, Poznan, Poland.
- The Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-545, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-545, Poznan, Poland
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Budd E, de Andrés MC, Sanchez-Elsner T, Oreffo ROC. MiR-146b is down-regulated during the chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow derived skeletal stem cells and up-regulated in osteoarthritis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:46704. [PMID: 28436462 PMCID: PMC5402270 DOI: 10.1038/srep46704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Articular cartilage injury can result in chondrocyte loss and diminishment of specialised extracellular matrix, which can progress to an osteoarthritic (OA) phenotype. Stem cells have emerged as a favourable approach for articular cartilage regeneration. Identification of miRNAs which influence stem cell fate offers new approaches for application of miRNAs to regenerate articular cartilage. Skeletal stem cells (SSCs) isolated from human bone marrow were cultured as high density micromass' using TGF-β3 to induce chondrogenesis. qPCR and TaqMan qPCR were used to assess chondrogenic gene and miRNA expression. Target prediction algorithms identified potential targets of miR-146b. Transient transfection with miR-146b mimic and western blotting was used to analyse SOX5. Human OA articular chondrocytes were examined for miR-146b expression. Chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow derived SSCs resulted in significant down-regulation of miR-146b. Gain of miR-146b function resulted in down-regulation of SOX5. MiR-146b expression was up-regulated in OA chondrocytes. These findings demonstrate the functional role of miR-146b in the chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow derived SSCs. MiR-146b may play a role in the pathophysiology of OA. Application of miR-146b combined with stem cell therapy could enhance regeneration of cartilaginous tissue and serve as a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of OA.
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- Emma Budd
- Bone and Joint Research Group, Centre for Human Developmental, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- Bone and Joint Research Group, Centre for Human Developmental, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- Junk RNA group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- Bone and Joint Research Group, Centre for Human Developmental, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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Pleskovič A, Šantl Letonja M, Cokan Vujkovac A, Kruzliak P, Petrovič D. SOX6 gene polymorphism (rs16933090) and markers of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. INT ANGIOL 2016; 35:552-556. [PMID: 26868133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The present study was designed to investigate the association between the polymorphism of the SOX6 gene (rs16933090) and subclinical markers of carotid atherosclerosis, such as carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), the number of affected segments of carotid arteries and the sum of plaque thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The second aim of the study was to demonstrate an association between the rs16933090 and subclinical markers of coronary artery disease in the same subset of patients with T2DM. METHODS A total of 595 T2DM subjects were enrolled in the cross-sectional study. Markers of carotid atherosclerosis were assessed by ultrasonography. Additionally, in a subset of subjects with T2DM a coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) was performed for diagnostic purposes. Genotyping of SOX6 gene (rs16933090) was performed using KASPar assays. RESULTS In our study we demonstrated the effect of the rs16933090 on coronary calcium score obtained at CCTA, whereas we did not demonstrate any association between the tested polymorphism (rs16933090) and the presence of more than 50% stenotic lesions in coronary arteries, the sum of plaque thickness, the number of involved carotid segments, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, the presence of carotid plaques, and the presence of unstable carotid plaques. CONCLUSIONS In our study, we demonstrated the effect of the rs16933090 on coronary calcium score obtained at CCTA, whereas we did not demonstrate an important effect of the rs16933090 on either subclinical markers of carotid atherosclerosis or the presence of more than 50% stenotic lesions in coronary arteries in Caucasians with T2DM. We presume that the rs16933090 plays a minor role in the development of subclinical atherosclerosis in subjects with T2DM.
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- Aleš Pleskovič
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia -
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An CI, Ichihashi Y, Peng J, Sinha NR, Hagiwara N. Transcriptome Dynamics and Potential Roles of Sox6 in the Postnatal Heart. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166574. [PMID: 27832192 PMCID: PMC5104335 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The postnatal heart undergoes highly coordinated developmental processes culminating in the complex physiologic properties of the adult heart. The molecular mechanisms of postnatal heart development remain largely unexplored despite their important clinical implications. To gain an integrated view of the dynamic changes in gene expression during postnatal heart development at the organ level, time-series transcriptome analyses of the postnatal hearts of neonatal through adult mice (P1, P7, P14, P30, and P60) were performed using a newly developed bioinformatics pipeline. We identified functional gene clusters by principal component analysis with self-organizing map clustering which revealed organized, discrete gene expression patterns corresponding to biological functions associated with the neonatal, juvenile and adult stages of postnatal heart development. Using weighted gene co-expression network analysis with bootstrap inference for each of these functional gene clusters, highly robust hub genes were identified which likely play key roles in regulating expression of co-expressed, functionally linked genes. Additionally, motivated by the role of the transcription factor Sox6 in the functional maturation of skeletal muscle, the role of Sox6 in the postnatal maturation of cardiac muscle was investigated. Differentially expressed transcriptome analyses between Sox6 knockout (KO) and control hearts uncovered significant upregulation of genes involved in cell proliferation at postnatal day 7 (P7) in the Sox6 KO heart. This result was validated by detecting mitotically active cells in the P7 Sox6 KO heart. The current report provides a framework for the complex molecular processes of postnatal heart development, thus enabling systematic dissection of the developmental regression observed in the stressed and failing adult heart.
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- Chung-Il An
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (CA); (YI); (NH)
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (CA); (YI); (NH)
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- Department of Statistics, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Marques F, Tenney J, Duran I, Martin J, Nevarez L, Pogue R, Krakow D, Cohn DH, Li B. Altered mRNA Splicing, Chondrocyte Gene Expression and Abnormal Skeletal Development due to SF3B4 Mutations in Rodriguez Acrofacial Dysostosis. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006307. [PMID: 27622494 PMCID: PMC5021280 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The acrofacial dysostoses (AFD) are a genetically heterogeneous group of inherited disorders with craniofacial and limb abnormalities. Rodriguez syndrome is a severe, usually perinatal lethal AFD, characterized by severe retrognathia, oligodactyly and lower limb abnormalities. Rodriguez syndrome has been proposed to be a severe form of Nager syndrome, a non-lethal AFD that results from mutations in SF3B4, a component of the U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (U2 snRNP). Furthermore, a case with a phenotype intermediate between Rodriguez and Nager syndromes has been shown to have an SF3B4 mutation. We identified heterozygosity for SF3B4 mutations in Rodriguez syndrome, confirming that the phenotype is a dominant disorder that is allelic with Nager syndrome. The mutations led to reduced SF3B4 synthesis and defects in mRNA splicing, primarily exon skipping. The mutations also led to reduced expression in growth plate chondrocytes of target genes, including the DLX5, DLX6, SOX9, and SOX6 transcription factor genes, which are known to be important for skeletal development. These data provide mechanistic insight toward understanding how SF3B4 mutations lead to the skeletal abnormalities observed in the acrofacial dysostoses. The acrofacial dysostoses (AFD) are inherited disorders with abnormalities of the facial and limb bones. Rodriguez syndrome is a severe type of AFD that is usually lethal in the immediate perinatal period. Rodriguez syndrome has been proposed to be a severe form of Nager syndrome, a non-lethal AFD that results from mutations in SF3B4, a component of mRNA splicing machinery needed for proper maturation of primary transcripts. Furthermore, a case with a phenotype intermediate between Rodriguez and Nager syndromes has been shown to have an SF3B4 mutation. We found that mutations in SF3B4 produce Rodriguez syndrome, further demonstrating that it is allelic with Nager syndrome. The consequences of the mutations include abnormal splicing and reduced expression in growth plate chondrocytes of genes that are important for proper development of the skeleton, providing mechanistic insight toward understanding how SF3B4 mutations lead to the skeletal abnormalities observed in the acrofacial dysostoses.
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- Felipe Marques
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Universidade CEUMA, Campus Renascença, São Luís-MA, Brazil
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Human Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (DK); (DHC)
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Qu X, Chen Z, Fan D, Sun C, Zeng Y. MiR-132-3p Regulates the Osteogenic Differentiation of Thoracic Ligamentum Flavum Cells by Inhibiting Multiple Osteogenesis-Related Genes. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17081370. [PMID: 27556448 PMCID: PMC5000765 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17081370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is a disorder of heterotopic ossification of spinal ligaments and is the main cause of thoracic spinal canal stenosis. Previous studies suggested that miR-132-3p negatively regulates osteoblast differentiation. However, whether miR-132-3p is involved in the process of OLF has not been investigated. In this study, we investigated the effect of miR-132-3p and its target genes forkhead box O1 (FOXO1), growth differentiation factor 5 (GDF5) and SRY-box 6 (SOX6) on the osteogenic differentiation of ligamentum flavum (LF) cells. We demonstrated that miR-132-3p was down-regulated during the osteogenic differentiation of LF cells and negatively regulated the osteoblast differentiation. Further, miR-132-3p targeted FOXO1, GDF5 and SOX6 and down-regulated the protein expression of these genes. Meanwhile, FOXO1, GDF5 and SOX6 were up-regulated after osteogenic differentiation and the down-regulation of endogenous FOXO1, GDF5 or SOX6 suppressed the osteogenic differentiation of LF cells. In addition, we also found FOXO1, GDF5 and SOX6 expression in the ossification front of OLF samples. Overall, these results suggest that miR-132-3p inhibits the osteogenic differentiation of LF cells by targeting FOXO1, GDF5 and SOX6.
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- Xiaochen Qu
- Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
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Wang P, Zhao Y, Fan R, Chen T, Dong C. MicroRNA-21a-5p Functions on the Regulation of Melanogenesis by Targeting Sox5 in Mouse Skin Melanocytes. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17070959. [PMID: 27347933 PMCID: PMC4964364 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17070959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in regulating almost all biological processes. miRNAs bind to the 3′ untranslated region (UTR) of mRNAs by sequence matching. In a previous study, we demonstrated that miR-21 was differently expressed in alpaca skin with different hair color. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms for miR-21 to regulate the coat color are not yet completely understood. In this study, we transfected miR-21a-5p into mouse melanocytes and demonstrated its function on melanogenesis of miR-21a-5p by targeting Sox5, which inhibits melanogenesis in mouse melanocytes. The results suggested that miR-21a-5p targeted Sox5 gene based on the binding site in 3′ UTR of Sox5 and overexpression of miR-21a-5p significantly down-regulated Sox5 mRNA and protein expression. Meanwhile, mRNA and protein expression of microphthalmia transcription factor (MITF) and Tyrosinase (TYR) were up-regulated, which subsequently make the melanin production in melanocytes increased. The results suggest that miR-21a-5p regulates melanogenesis via MITF by targeting Sox5.
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- Pengchao Wang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China.
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- Wujiang River Institute of Agriculture & Forestry Economics, Tongren University, Tongren 554300, Guizhou, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China.
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Arroyo-Carrera I, de Zaldívar-Tristancho MS, Martín-Fernández R, Hernández-Martín R, López-Lafuente A, Rodríguez-Revenga L. [Microdeletion 12p12 involving SOX5 gene: a new syndrome with developmental delay]. Rev Neurol 2015; 60:453-456. [PMID: 25952600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The SOX5 gene encodes a transcription factor involved in the regulation of chondrogenesis and the development of the nervous system. CASE REPORT We report a 10 years-old girl with developmental delay, behavior problems and dysmorphic features of this new syndrome with developmental delay. She had a 12p12 deletion involving SOX5. CONCLUSIONS We review the reported cases, intragenic SOX5 deletions and larger 12p12 deletions encompassing SOX5. We analyze the genotype-phenotype associations and the genes involved in our patient.
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Nagao Y, Suzuki T, Shimizu A, Kimura T, Seki R, Adachi T, Inoue C, Omae Y, Kamei Y, Hara I, Taniguchi Y, Naruse K, Wakamatsu Y, Kelsh RN, Hibi M, Hashimoto H. Sox5 functions as a fate switch in medaka pigment cell development. PLoS Genet 2014; 10:e1004246. [PMID: 24699463 PMCID: PMC3974636 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mechanisms generating diverse cell types from multipotent progenitors are crucial for normal development. Neural crest cells (NCCs) are multipotent stem cells that give rise to numerous cell-types, including pigment cells. Medaka has four types of NCC-derived pigment cells (xanthophores, leucophores, melanophores and iridophores), making medaka pigment cell development an excellent model for studying the mechanisms controlling specification of distinct cell types from a multipotent progenitor. Medaka many leucophores-3 (ml-3) mutant embryos exhibit a unique phenotype characterized by excessive formation of leucophores and absence of xanthophores. We show that ml-3 encodes sox5, which is expressed in premigratory NCCs and differentiating xanthophores. Cell transplantation studies reveal a cell-autonomous role of sox5 in the xanthophore lineage. pax7a is expressed in NCCs and required for both xanthophore and leucophore lineages; we demonstrate that Sox5 functions downstream of Pax7a. We propose a model in which multipotent NCCs first give rise to pax7a-positive partially fate-restricted intermediate progenitors for xanthophores and leucophores; some of these progenitors then express sox5, and as a result of Sox5 action develop into xanthophores. Our results provide the first demonstration that Sox5 can function as a molecular switch driving specification of a specific cell-fate (xanthophore) from a partially-restricted, but still multipotent, progenitor (the shared xanthophore-leucophore progenitor). How individual cell fates are specified from multipotent progenitor cells is a fundamental question in developmental and stem cell biology. Accumulating evidence indicates that stem cells develop into each of their final, diverse cell-types after progression through one or more partially-restricted intermediates, but the molecular mechanisms underlying final fate choice are largely unknown. Neural crest cells (NCCs) give rise to diverse cell-types including multiple pigment cells and thus are a favored model for understanding the mechanism of fate specification. We have investigated how a specific fate choice is made from partially-restricted pigment cell progenitors in medaka. We show that Sry-related transcription factor Sox5 is required for fate determination between yellow xanthophore and white leucophore, and its loss causes excessive formation of leucophores and absence of xanthophores. We demonstrate that Sox5 functions cell-autonomously in the xanthophore lineage in medaka. Furthermore, pax7a is expressed in the partially-restricted progenitor cells shared with xanthophore and leucophore lineages, and Sox5 acts in some of these cells to promote xanthophore lineage. Our work reveals the role of Sox5 as a molecular switch determining xanthophore versus leucophore fate choice from the shared progenitor, and identifies an important mechanism regulating pigment cell fate choice from NCCs.
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- Yusuke Nagao
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Biomedical Information Analysis, Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate, Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Interuniversity Bio-Backup Project Center, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, Claverton Down, United Kingdom
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Spectrography and Bioimaging Facility, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioresources, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Interuniversity Bio-Backup Project Center, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Laboratory of Bioresources, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, Claverton Down, United Kingdom
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Cyclin dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) is a proline-directed Ser/Thr kinase involved in various biological functions during normal brain development and neurodegeneration. In brain, Cdk5 activity is specific to post-mitotic neurons, due to neuronal specific expression of its activator p35. The biological functions of Cdk5 have been ascribed to its cytoplasmic substrates, however not much is known in nucleus. Here, we show that nuclear transcription factor Sox6 is a direct nuclear target of Cdk5. Sox6 is expressed in Tuj1 positive neurons, suggesting that Sox6 is expressed in differentiating neurons. The expression of Sox6 is high in mitotic nuclei during embryonic day 12 (E12) and gradually decreases during development into adult. On the other hand, Cdk5 expression gradually increases during its development. We show that Sox6 is expressed in mitotic nuclei in embryonic day 12 (E12) and in migrating neurons of E16. Sox6 is phosphorylated in vivo. Sox6 was detected by phospho-Ser/Thr and phospho-Ser/Thr-Pro and MPM-2 (Mitotic protein #2) antibodies in brain. Furthermore, calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase (CIAP) digestion resulted in faster migration of Sox6 band. The GST-Sox6 was phosphorylated by Cdk5/p35. The mass spectrometry analysis revealed that Sox6 is phosphorylated at T119PER motif. We show that Sox6 steady state levels are regulated by Cdk5. Cdk5 knockout mice die in utero and Sox6 protein expression is remarkably high in Cdk5-/- brain, however, there is no change in mRNA expression, suggesting a post-translational regulation of Sox6 by Cdk5. Transfection of primary cortical neurons with WT Cdk5 reduced Sox6 levels, while dominant negative (DN) Cdk5 and p35 increased Sox6 levels. Thus, our results indicate that Cdk5 regulates Sox6 steady state protein level that has an important role in brain development and function.
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- Parvathi Rudrabhatla
- Laboratory of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Functional Genomics Section, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Protein/Peptide Sequencing Facility, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Functional Genomics Section, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Park SE, Oh KW, Lee WY, Baek KH, Yoon KH, Son HY, Lee WC, Kang MI. Association of osteoporosis susceptibility genes with bone mineral density and bone metabolism related markers in Koreans: the Chungju Metabolic Disease Cohort (CMC) study. Endocr J 2014; 61:1069-78. [PMID: 25132170 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.ej14-0119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In this study, we evaluated the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and 10 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within eight osteoporosis susceptibility genes that were previously identified in genome-wide association studies (GWASs). A total of 494 men and 493 postmenopausal women participating in the Chungju Metabolic Disease cohort study in Korea were included. The following 10 SNPs were genotyped: ZBTB40 rs6426749, MEF2C rs1366594, ESR1 rs2941740, TNFRSF11B rs3134070, TNFRSF11B rs2073617, SOX6 rs711785, LRP5 rs599083, TNFSF11 rs227438, TNFSF11 rs9594782, and FOXL1 rs10048146; and the association between these SNPs and bone metabolism-related markers was assessed. Two SNPs, TNFSF11 rs2277438 and FOXL1 rs1004816, were associated with lumbar spine BMD. TNFSF11 rs2277438 in men and SOX6 rs7117858 and FOXL1 rs10048146 in postmenopausal women were found to be associated with lumbar BMD. ZBTB40 rs6426749, MEF2C rs1366594, and LRP5 rs599083 showed significant associations with femur neck BMD. These three SNPs in men and MEF2C rs1366594 and ESR1 rs2941740 in postmenopausal women were associated with femur neck BMD. A significant association between MEF2C rs1366594 and serum calcium levels was observed in men. Serum phosphorus levels were related to SOX6 rs7117858. Serum PTH levels were significantly associated with TNFRSF11B rs3134070 in men, and SOX6 rs711858 in postmenopausal women. In conclusion, our study independently confirmed associations between several SNPs: ZBTB40, MEF2C, ESR1, SOX6, LRP5, TNFSF11, and FOXL1 and bone marrow density in the Korean population.
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- Se Eun Park
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Ohta S, Misawa A, Lefebvre V, Okano H, Kawakami Y, Toda M. Sox6 up-regulation by macrophage migration inhibitory factor promotes survival and maintenance of mouse neural stem/progenitor cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74315. [PMID: 24066135 PMCID: PMC3774630 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has important roles in supporting the proliferation and/or survival of murine neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPCs), but downstream effectors remain unknown. We show here that MIF robustly increases the expression of Sox6 in NSPCs in vitro. During neural development, Sox6 is expressed in the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminence (GE) of mouse brains at embryonic day 14.5 (E14.5), cultured NSPCs from E14.5 GE, and NSPCs in the subventricular zone (SVZ) around the lateral ventricle (LV) of the adult mouse forebrain. Retroviral overexpression of Sox6 in NSPCs increases the number of primary and secondary neurospheres and inhibits cell differentiation. This effect is accompanied with increased expression of Hes1 and Bcl-2 and Akt phosphorylation, thus suggesting a role for Sox6 in promoting cell survival and/or self-renewal ability. Constitutive activation of the transcription factor Stat3 results in up-regulation of Sox6 expression and chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis showed that MIF increases Stat3 binding to the Sox6 promoter in NSPCs, indicating that Stat3 stimulates Sox6 expression downstream of MIF. Finally, the ability of MIF to increase the number of primary and secondary neurospheres is inhibited by Sox6 gene silencing. Collectively, our data identify Sox6 as an important downstream effector of MIF signaling in stemness maintenance of NSPCs.
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- Shigeki Ohta
- Division of Cellular Signaling, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cellular Signaling, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (NC10) Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cellular Signaling, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Li X, Wang J, Jia Z, Cui Q, Zhang C, Wang W, Chen P, Ma K, Zhou C. MiR-499 regulates cell proliferation and apoptosis during late-stage cardiac differentiation via Sox6 and cyclin D1. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74504. [PMID: 24040263 PMCID: PMC3770584 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background MiR-499 is a cardiac-abundant miRNA. However, the biological functions of miR-499 in differentiated cardiomyocytes or in the cardiomyocyte differentiation process is not very clear. Sox6 is believed to be one of its targets, and is also believed to play a role in cardiac differentiation. Therefore, our aim was to investigate the association between Sox6 and miR-499 during cardiac differentiation. Methodology/Principal Findings Using a well-established invitro cardiomyocyte differentiation system, mouse P19CL6 cells, we found that miR-499 was highly expressed in the late stage of cardiac differentiation. In cells stably transfected with miR-499 (P-499 cells), it was found that miR-499 could promote the differentiation into cardiomyocytes at the early stage of cardiac differentiation. Notably, cell viability assay, EdU incorporation assay, and cell cycle profile analysis all showed that the P-499 cells displayed the distinctive feature of hyperplastic growth. Further investigation confirmed that miR-499 could promote neonatal rat cardiomyocyte proliferation. MiR-499 knock-down enhanced apoptosis in the late differentiation stage in P19CL6 cells, but overexpression of miR-499 resulted in a decrease in the apoptosis rate. Sox6 was identified as a direct target of miR-499 and its expression was detected from day 8 or day 10 of cardiac differentiation of P19CL6 cells. Sox6 played a role in cell viability, inhibited cell proliferation and promoted cell apoptosis in P19CL6 cells and cardiomyocytes. The overexpression of Sox6 could reverse the proliferation and anti-apoptosis effects of miR-499. It was also found that miR-499 might exert its function by regulating cyclin D1 via its influence on Sox6. Conclusions/Significance miR-499 probably regulates the proliferation and apoptosis of P19CL6 cells in the late stage of cardiac differentiation via its effects on Sox6 and cyclin D1.
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- Xianhui Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (CZ); (ZJ)
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Albert FW, Somel M, Carneiro M, Aximu-Petri A, Halbwax M, Thalmann O, Blanco-Aguiar JA, Plyusnina IZ, Trut L, Villafuerte R, Ferrand N, Kaiser S, Jensen P, Pääbo S. A comparison of brain gene expression levels in domesticated and wild animals. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002962. [PMID: 23028369 PMCID: PMC3459979 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Domestication has led to similar changes in morphology and behavior in several animal species, raising the question whether similarities between different domestication events also exist at the molecular level. We used mRNA sequencing to analyze genome-wide gene expression patterns in brain frontal cortex in three pairs of domesticated and wild species (dogs and wolves, pigs and wild boars, and domesticated and wild rabbits). We compared the expression differences with those between domesticated guinea pigs and a distant wild relative (Cavia aperea) as well as between two lines of rats selected for tameness or aggression towards humans. There were few gene expression differences between domesticated and wild dogs, pigs, and rabbits (30-75 genes (less than 1%) of expressed genes were differentially expressed), while guinea pigs and C. aperea differed more strongly. Almost no overlap was found between the genes with differential expression in the different domestication events. In addition, joint analyses of all domesticated and wild samples provided only suggestive evidence for the existence of a small group of genes that changed their expression in a similar fashion in different domesticated species. The most extreme of these shared expression changes include up-regulation in domesticates of SOX6 and PROM1, two modulators of brain development. There was almost no overlap between gene expression in domesticated animals and the tame and aggressive rats. However, two of the genes with the strongest expression differences between the rats (DLL3 and DHDH) were located in a genomic region associated with tameness and aggression, suggesting a role in influencing tameness. In summary, the majority of brain gene expression changes in domesticated animals are specific to the given domestication event, suggesting that the causative variants of behavioral domestication traits may likewise be different.
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- Frank W Albert
- Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.
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Imsland F, Feng C, Boije H, Bed'hom B, Fillon V, Dorshorst B, Rubin CJ, Liu R, Gao Y, Gu X, Wang Y, Gourichon D, Zody MC, Zecchin W, Vieaud A, Tixier-Boichard M, Hu X, Hallböök F, Li N, Andersson L. The Rose-comb mutation in chickens constitutes a structural rearrangement causing both altered comb morphology and defective sperm motility. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002775. [PMID: 22761584 PMCID: PMC3386170 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Rose-comb, a classical monogenic trait of chickens, is characterized by a drastically altered comb morphology compared to the single-combed wild-type. Here we show that Rose-comb is caused by a 7.4 Mb inversion on chromosome 7 and that a second Rose-comb allele arose by unequal crossing over between a Rose-comb and wild-type chromosome. The comb phenotype is caused by the relocalization of the MNR2 homeodomain protein gene leading to transient ectopic expression of MNR2 during comb development. We also provide a molecular explanation for the first example of epistatic interaction reported by Bateson and Punnett 104 years ago, namely that walnut-comb is caused by the combined effects of the Rose-comb and Pea-comb alleles. Transient ectopic expression of MNR2 and SOX5 (causing the Pea-comb phenotype) occurs in the same population of mesenchymal cells and with at least partially overlapping expression in individual cells in the comb primordium. Rose-comb has pleiotropic effects, as homozygosity in males has been associated with poor sperm motility. We postulate that this is caused by the disruption of the CCDC108 gene located at one of the inversion breakpoints. CCDC108 is a poorly characterized protein, but it contains a MSP (major sperm protein) domain and is expressed in testis. The study illustrates several characteristic features of the genetic diversity present in domestic animals, including the evolution of alleles by two or more consecutive mutations and the fact that structural changes have contributed to fast phenotypic evolution.
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- Freyja Imsland
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- INRA, AgroParisTech, UMR1313 Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, UMR 444, Cellular Genetics Lab, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- INRA, AgroParisTech, UMR1313 Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Yang TL, Guo Y, Liu YJ, Shen H, Liu YZ, Lei SF, Li J, Tian Q, Deng HW. Genetic variants in the SOX6 gene are associated with bone mineral density in both Caucasian and Chinese populations. Osteoporos Int 2012; 23:781-7. [PMID: 21625884 PMCID: PMC4171834 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1626-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 02/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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SUMMARY Given the biological function of SOX6 and recent genome-wide association finding, we performed a fine-mapping association analyses to investigate the relationship between SOX6 and BMD both in Caucasian and Chinese populations. We identified many single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within or near the SOX6 gene to be significantly associated with hip bone mineral density (BMD). INTRODUCTION SOX6 gene is an essential transcription factor in chondrogenesis and cartilage formation. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) detected a SNP (rs7117858) located at the downstream of SOX6 significantly associated with hip BMD. METHODS Given the biological function of SOX6 and the GWAS finding, we considered SOX6 as a new candidate for BMD and osteoporosis. Therefore, in this study, we performed a fine-mapping association analyses to investigate the relationship between SNPs within and near the SOX6 gene and BMD at both hip and spine. A total of 301 SNPs were tested in two independent US Caucasian populations (2,286 and 1,000 unrelated subjects, respectively) and a Chinese population (1,627 unrelated Han subjects). RESULTS We confirmed that the previously reported rs7117858-A was associated with reduced hip BMD, with combined P value of 2.45 × 10(-4). Besides this SNP, we identified another 19 SNPs within or near the SOX6 gene to be significantly associated with hip BMD after false discovery rate adjustment. The most significant SNP was rs1347677 located at the intron 3 (P = 3.15 × 10(-7)). Seven additional SNPs in high linkage disequilibrium with rs1347677 were also significantly associated with hip BMD. SNPs in SOX6 showed significant skeletal site specificity since no SNP was detected to be associated with spine BMD. CONCLUSION Our study identified many SNPs in the SOX6 gene associated with hip BMD even across different ethnicities, which further highlighted the importance of the SOX6 gene influencing BMD variation and provided more information to the understanding of the genetic architecture of osteoporosis.
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- T.-L. Yang
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Institute of Molecular Genetics, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Institute of Molecular Genetics, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China. School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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