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    Autophagy in PDGFRα+ mesenchymal cells is essential for intestinal stem cell survival
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ; 2022
    In:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 119, No. 21 ( 2022-05-24)
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    In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 119, No. 21 ( 2022-05-24)
    Abstract: Autophagy defects are a risk factor for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) through unknown mechanisms. Whole-body conditional deletion of autophagy-related gene ( Atg ) Atg7 in adult mice ( Atg7 Δ/Δ ) causes tissue damage and death within 3 mo due to neurodegeneration without substantial effect on intestine. In contrast, we report here that whole-body conditional deletion of other essential Atg genes Atg5 or Fip200/Atg17 in adult mice ( Atg5 Δ/Δ or Fip200 Δ/Δ ) caused death within 5 d due to rapid autophagy inhibition, elimination of ileum stem cells, and loss of barrier function. Atg5 Δ/Δ mice lost PDGFRα+ mesenchymal cells (PMCs) and Wnt signaling essential for stem cell renewal, which were partially rescued by exogenous Wnt. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization coupled to mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) of Atg5 Δ/Δ ileum revealed depletion of aspartate and nucleotides, consistent with metabolic insufficiency underlying PMC loss. The difference in the autophagy gene knockout phenotypes is likely due to distinct kinetics of autophagy loss, as deletion of Atg5 more gradually extended lifespan phenocopying deletion of Atg7 or Atg12. Thus, autophagy is required for PMC metabolism and ileum stem cell and mammalian survival. Failure to maintain PMCs through autophagy may therefore contribute to IBD.
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    ISSN: 0027-8424 , 1091-6490
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    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2202016119
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    Cardiac developmental defects and eccentric right ventricular hypertrophy in cardiomyocyte focal adhesion kinase (FAK) conditional knockout mice
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ; 2008
    In:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 105, No. 18 ( 2008-05-06), p. 6638-6643
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    In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 105, No. 18 ( 2008-05-06), p. 6638-6643
    Abstract: Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase that plays an important role in integrin-mediated signal transduction. To explore the role and mechanisms of FAK in cardiac development, we inactivated FAK in embryonic cardiomyocytes by crossing the floxed FAK mice with myosin light chain-2a (MLC2a) Cre mice, which expressed Cre as early as embryonic day 9.5 in the heart. The majority of conditional FAK knockout mice generated from MLC2a-Cre (CFKO-2a) died in the embryonic stage with thin ventricular wall and ventricular septal defects. A small fraction of CFKO-2a mice survived to adulthood with spontaneous eccentric right ventricle hypertrophy. Transmission electron microscopy analysis displayed swelling in the rough endoplasmic reticulum in CFKO-2a embryonic cardiomyocytes. We found that decreased cell proliferation, but not increased cell apoptosis or differentiation, is the reason for the thin ventricular wall in CFKO-2a mice. Microarray analysis suggests that myocyte enhancer factor 2a (MEF2a) can be regulated by FAK and that inactivation of FAK in the embryonic heart compromised MEF2a expression. Last, we found that Src, but not PI3K, is important in mediating signal transduction for the regulation of MEF2a by FAK. Together, these results identified the role and mechanisms of FAK in embryonic cardiac development.
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    ISSN: 0027-8424 , 1091-6490
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    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0802319105
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    Publication Date: 2008
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    A Draft Sequence of the Rice Genome ( Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica )
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ; 2002
    In:  Science Vol. 296, No. 5565 ( 2002-04-05), p. 79-92
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    In: Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 296, No. 5565 ( 2002-04-05), p. 79-92
    Abstract: We have produced a draft sequence of the rice genome for the most widely cultivated subspecies in China, Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica , by whole-genome shotgun sequencing. The genome was 466 megabases in size, with an estimated 46,022 to 55,615 genes. Functional coverage in the assembled sequences was 92.0%. About 42.2% of the genome was in exact 20-nucleotide oligomer repeats, and most of the transposons were in the intergenic regions between genes. Although 80.6% of predicted Arabidopsis thaliana genes had a homolog in rice, only 49.4% of predicted rice genes had a homolog in A. thaliana . The large proportion of rice genes with no recognizable homologs is due to a gradient in the GC content of rice coding sequences.
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    ISSN: 0036-8075 , 1095-9203
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    DOI: 10.1126/science.1068037
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    Publication Date: 2002
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    De novo mutations across 1,465 diverse genomes reveal mutational insights and reductions in the Amish founder population
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ; 2020
    In:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 117, No. 5 ( 2020-02-04), p. 2560-2569
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    In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 117, No. 5 ( 2020-02-04), p. 2560-2569
    Abstract: De novo mutations (DNMs), or mutations that appear in an individual despite not being seen in their parents, are an important source of genetic variation whose impact is relevant to studies of human evolution, genetics, and disease. Utilizing high-coverage whole-genome sequencing data as part of the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program, we called 93,325 single-nucleotide DNMs across 1,465 trios from an array of diverse human populations, and used them to directly estimate and analyze DNM counts, rates, and spectra. We find a significant positive correlation between local recombination rate and local DNM rate, and that DNM rate explains a substantial portion (8.98 to 34.92%, depending on the model) of the genome-wide variation in population-level genetic variation from 41K unrelated TOPMed samples. Genome-wide heterozygosity does correlate with DNM rate, but only explains 〈 1% of variation. While we are underpowered to see small differences, we do not find significant differences in DNM rate between individuals of European, African, and Latino ancestry, nor across ancestrally distinct segments within admixed individuals. However, we did find significantly fewer DNMs in Amish individuals, even when compared with other Europeans, and even after accounting for parental age and sequencing center. Specifically, we found significant reductions in the number of C→A and T→C mutations in the Amish, which seem to underpin their overall reduction in DNMs. Finally, we calculated near-zero estimates of narrow sense heritability ( h 2 ), which suggest that variation in DNM rate is significantly shaped by nonadditive genetic effects and the environment.
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    ISSN: 0027-8424 , 1091-6490
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902766117
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    Publisher: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    Publication Date: 2020
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    “Perfect” designer chromosome V and behavior of a ring derivative
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ; 2017
    In:  Science Vol. 355, No. 6329 ( 2017-03-10)
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    In: Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 355, No. 6329 ( 2017-03-10)
    Abstract: Perfect matching of an assembled physical sequence to a specified designed sequence is crucial to verify design principles in genome synthesis. We designed and de novo synthesized 536,024–base pair chromosome synV in the “Build-A-Genome China” course. We corrected an initial isolate of synV to perfectly match the designed sequence using integrative cotransformation and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9)–mediated editing in 22 steps; synV strains exhibit high fitness under a variety of culture conditions, compared with that of wild-type V strains. A ring synV derivative was constructed, which is fully functional in Saccharomyces cerevisiae under all conditions tested and exhibits lower spore viability during meiosis. Ring synV chromosome can extends Sc2.0 design principles and provides a model with which to study genomic rearrangement, ring chromosome evolution, and human ring chromosome disorders.
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    ISSN: 0036-8075 , 1095-9203
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    DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf4704
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    Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    Publication Date: 2017
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    A New Boson with a Mass of 125 GeV Observed with the CMS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ; 2012
    In:  Science Vol. 338, No. 6114 ( 2012-12-21), p. 1569-1575
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    In: Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 338, No. 6114 ( 2012-12-21), p. 1569-1575
    Abstract: The Higgs boson was postulated nearly five decades ago within the framework of the standard model of particle physics and has been the subject of numerous searches at accelerators around the world. Its discovery would verify the existence of a complex scalar field thought to give mass to three of the carriers of the electroweak force—the W + , W – , and Z 0 bosons—as well as to the fundamental quarks and leptons. The CMS Collaboration has observed, with a statistical significance of five standard deviations, a new particle produced in proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The evidence is strongest in the diphoton and four-lepton (electrons and/or muons) final states, which provide the best mass resolution in the CMS detector. The probability of the observed signal being due to a random fluctuation of the background is about 1 in 3 × 10 6 . The new particle is a boson with spin not equal to 1 and has a mass of about 125 giga–electron volts. Although its measured properties are, within the uncertainties of the present data, consistent with those expected of the Higgs boson, more data are needed to elucidate the precise nature of the new particle.
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    ISSN: 0036-8075 , 1095-9203
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    DOI: 10.1126/science.1230816
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    Publication Date: 2012
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    A Draft Sequence for the Genome of the Domesticated Silkworm ( Bombyx mori )
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ; 2004
    In:  Science Vol. 306, No. 5703 ( 2004-12-10), p. 1937-1940
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    In: Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 306, No. 5703 ( 2004-12-10), p. 1937-1940
    Abstract: We report a draft sequence for the genome of the domesticated silkworm ( Bombyx mori ), covering 90.9% of all known silkworm genes. Our estimated gene count is 18,510, which exceeds the 13,379 genes reported for Drosophila melanogaster . Comparative analyses to fruitfly, mosquito, spider, and butterfly reveal both similarities and differences in gene content.
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    ISSN: 0036-8075 , 1095-9203
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1126/science.1102210
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    Publication Date: 2004
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    Chronic Morphine Treatment Impaired Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation and Spatial Memory via Accumulation of Extracellular Adenosine Acting on Adenosine A 1 Receptors
    Society for Neuroscience ; 2010
    In:  The Journal of Neuroscience Vol. 30, No. 14 ( 2010-04-07), p. 5058-5070
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    In: The Journal of Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, Vol. 30, No. 14 ( 2010-04-07), p. 5058-5070
    Abstract: Chronic exposure to opiates impairs hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and spatial memory, but the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Given the well known effects of adenosine, an important neuromodulator, on hippocampal neuronal excitability and synaptic plasticity, we investigated the potential effect of changes in adenosine concentrations on chronic morphine treatment-induced impairment of hippocampal CA1 LTP and spatial memory. We found that chronic treatment in mice with either increasing doses (20–100 mg/kg) of morphine for 7 d or equal daily dose (20 mg/kg) of morphine for 12 d led to a significant increase of hippocampal extracellular adenosine concentrations. Importantly, we found that accumulated adenosine contributed to the inhibition of the hippocampal CA1 LTP and impairment of spatial memory retrieval measured in the Morris water maze. Adenosine A 1 receptor antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine significantly reversed chronic morphine-induced impairment of hippocampal CA1 LTP and spatial memory. Likewise, adenosine deaminase, which converts adenosine into the inactive metabolite inosine, restored impaired hippocampal CA1 LTP. We further found that adenosine accumulation was attributable to the alteration of adenosine uptake but not adenosine metabolisms. Bidirectional nucleoside transporters (ENT2) appeared to play a key role in the reduction of adenosine uptake. Changes in PKC-α/β activity were correlated with the attenuation of the ENT2 function in the short-term (2 h) but not in the long-term (7 d) period after the termination of morphine treatment. This study reveals a potential mechanism by which chronic exposure to morphine leads to impairment of both hippocampal LTP and spatial memory.
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    ISSN: 0270-6474 , 1529-2401
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    DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0148-10.2010
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    Publisher: Society for Neuroscience
    Publication Date: 2010
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    Cysteine carboxyethylation generates neoantigens to induce HLA-restricted autoimmunity
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ; 2023
    In:  Science Vol. 379, No. 6637 ( 2023-03-17)
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    In: Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 379, No. 6637 ( 2023-03-17)
    Abstract: Autoimmune diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) can be caused by emerging neoantigens that break immune tolerance in humans. Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) have been shown to be a critical mechanism that alters protein structure and function to generate neoantigens and induce subsequent autoimmune responses. Previous studies have confirmed that citrulline-modified peptides are a critical source of neoantigens in rheumatoid arthritis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying neoantigen formation and pathogenic autoreactive responses for AS are largely unknown. There is an urgent need to develop a systematic approach to profiling the possible PTMs in patients with AS and identifying AS-associated PTMs responsible for autoreactive neoantigen production to better understand the etiology of autoimmune diseases. RATIONALE AS has been suggested to be an autoimmune disease because of its clear correlation with certain major histocompatibility complex (MHC) alleles, including HLA-B27. Neoantigens have been hypothesized to induce an aberrant immune response, leading to pathogenic autoreactive T cell responses and autoantibody generation in AS. Here, we developed a systematic open search approach to identify any possible amino acid residues and derivatives in the proteins that are different from the genomic coding sequences. We then applied this information to identify AS-related neoantigens with PTMs within a possible pool of PTM autoantigens and elucidate the pathogenesis of AS. RESULTS An open search approach was applied to identify any possible amino acid derivatives across the proteome of patients with AS. This approach generated a large set of noncoded amino acids representing the mass differences between the coded amino acids and actual residues. Among these, an amino acid derivative with a delta mass of 72.021 showed the greatest increase in patients with AS and resulted from a PTM called cysteine carboxyethylation. In vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that carboxyethylation at a cysteine residue of integrin αIIb [ITGA2B (CD41)] was catalyzed by cystathionine beta synthase (CBS) in a process that required 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HPA), a metabolite commonly released from gut microbes. Cysteine carboxyethylation induced the lysosomal degradation of ITGA2B and produced neoantigens that triggered MHC-II–dependent CD4 + T cell responses. Fluorescence polarization and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) demonstrated that the identified carboxyethylated peptide (ITGA2B-ceC96) specifically interacted with HLA-DRA*01/HLA-DRB1*04 and was associated with autoantibody production and T cell responses in HLA-DRB1*04 patients. Additional in vitro assays showed that the neoantigen ITGA2B-ceC96 correlated with 3-HPA levels but was independent of CBS expression. HLA-DRB1 haplotype, the carboxyethylated peptide, specific autoantibodies, and 3-HPA levels in patients with AS all correlated with one another. 3-HPA–treated and ITGA2B-ceC96–immunized HLA-DR4 transgenic mice developed colitis and vertebral bone erosion. Thus, cysteine carboxyethylation induced by the metabolite 3-HPA generates a neoantigen that appears to be critical for autoimmune responses in patients with AS. CONCLUSION Cysteine carboxyethylation is an in vivo protein modification induced by the metabolite 3-HPA, which is commonly released from gut microbes. Carboxyethylated ITGA2B then induces autoantibody production and autoimmune response in AS. Our work provides a systematic workflow to identify differentially modified proteins that are important for neoantigen production in immune disorders. This approach furthers our understanding of AS pathogenesis and may aid in the development of neoantigen-based diagnosis and treatment for AS and other autoimmune diseases. Metabolite-induced cysteine carboxyethylation provokes HLA-restricted autoimmune responses in ankylosing spondylitis. 3-HPA, which is commonly obtained from food and gut microbes, induces carboxyethylation of cysteine residues in integrin αIIb (ITGA2B). Cysteine carboxyethylation requires CBS, and carboxyethylated ITGA2B (ITGA2B-ceC96) peptides are recruited to the HLA-DR4 complex and thereby stimulate CD4 + T cell responses closely related to AS.
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    ISSN: 0036-8075 , 1095-9203
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    DOI: 10.1126/science.abg2482
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    Warm temperatures induce transgenerational epigenetic release of RNA silencing by inhibiting siRNA biogenesis in Arabidopsis
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ; 2013
    In:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 110, No. 22 ( 2013-05-28), p. 9171-9176
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    In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 110, No. 22 ( 2013-05-28), p. 9171-9176
    Abstract: Owing to their sessile nature, plants have evolved sophisticated genetic and epigenetic regulatory systems to respond quickly and reversibly to daily and seasonal temperature changes. However, our knowledge of how plants sense and respond to warming ambient temperatures is rather limited. Here we show that an increase in growth temperature from 22 °C to 30 °C effectively inhibited transgene-induced posttranscriptional gene silencing (PTGS) in Arabidopsis . Interestingly, warmth-induced PTGS release exhibited transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. We discovered that the warmth-induced PTGS release occurred during a critical step that leads to the formation of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) for producing small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). Deep sequencing of small RNAs and RNA blot analysis indicated that the 22–30 °C increase resulted in a significant reduction in the abundance of many trans -acting siRNAs that require dsRNA for biogenesis. We discovered that the temperature increase reduced the protein abundance of SUPPRESSOR OF GENE SILENCING 3, as a consequence, attenuating the formation of stable dsRNAs required for siRNA biogenesis. Importantly, SUPPRESSOR OF GENE SILENCING 3 overexpression released the warmth-triggered inhibition of siRNA biogenesis and reduced the transgenerational epigenetic memory. Thus, our study reveals a previously undescribed association between warming temperatures, an epigenetic system, and siRNA biogenesis.
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    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1219655110
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