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BRIEF COMMUNICATION www.jasn.org Renal Fanconi Syndrome and Hypophosphatemic Rickets in the Absence of Xenotropic and Polytropic Retroviral Receptor in the Nephron Camille Ansermet,* Matthias B. Moor,* Gabriel Centeno,* Muriel Auberson,* † † ‡ Dorothy Zhang Hu, Roland Baron, Svetlana Nikolaeva,* Barbara Haenzi,* | Natalya Katanaeva,* Ivan Gautschi,* Vladimir Katanaev,*§ Samuel Rotman, Robert Koesters,¶ †† Laurent Schild,* Sylvain Pradervand,** Olivier Bonny,* and Dmitri Firsov* BRIEF COMMUNICATION *Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and **Genomic Technologies Facility, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; †Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; ‡Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, St. Petersburg, Russia; §School of Biomedicine, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia; |Services of Pathology and ††Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; and ¶Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France ABSTRACT Tight control of extracellular and intracellular inorganic phosphate (Pi) levels is crit- leaves.4 Most recently, Legati et al. have ical to most biochemical and physiologic processes. Urinary Pi is freely filtered at the shown an association between genetic kidney glomerulus and is reabsorbed in the renal tubule by the action of the apical polymorphisms in Xpr1 and primary fa- sodium-dependent phosphate transporters, NaPi-IIa/NaPi-IIc/Pit2. However, the milial brain calcification disorder.5 How- molecular identity of the protein(s) participating in the basolateral Pi efflux remains ever, the role of XPR1 in the maintenance unknown. Evidence has suggested that xenotropic and polytropic retroviral recep- of Pi homeostasis remains unknown. Here, tor 1 (XPR1) might be involved in this process. Here, we show that conditional in- we addressed this issue in mice deficient for activation of Xpr1 in the renal tubule in mice resulted in impaired renal Pi Xpr1 in the nephron. -
A Computational Approach for Defining a Signature of Β-Cell Golgi Stress in Diabetes Mellitus
Page 1 of 781 Diabetes A Computational Approach for Defining a Signature of β-Cell Golgi Stress in Diabetes Mellitus Robert N. Bone1,6,7, Olufunmilola Oyebamiji2, Sayali Talware2, Sharmila Selvaraj2, Preethi Krishnan3,6, Farooq Syed1,6,7, Huanmei Wu2, Carmella Evans-Molina 1,3,4,5,6,7,8* Departments of 1Pediatrics, 3Medicine, 4Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, 5Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, the 6Center for Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases, and the 7Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202; 2Department of BioHealth Informatics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 46202; 8Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202. *Corresponding Author(s): Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD ([email protected]) Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, MS 2031A, Indianapolis, IN 46202, Telephone: (317) 274-4145, Fax (317) 274-4107 Running Title: Golgi Stress Response in Diabetes Word Count: 4358 Number of Figures: 6 Keywords: Golgi apparatus stress, Islets, β cell, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes 1 Diabetes Publish Ahead of Print, published online August 20, 2020 Diabetes Page 2 of 781 ABSTRACT The Golgi apparatus (GA) is an important site of insulin processing and granule maturation, but whether GA organelle dysfunction and GA stress are present in the diabetic β-cell has not been tested. We utilized an informatics-based approach to develop a transcriptional signature of β-cell GA stress using existing RNA sequencing and microarray datasets generated using human islets from donors with diabetes and islets where type 1(T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) had been modeled ex vivo. To narrow our results to GA-specific genes, we applied a filter set of 1,030 genes accepted as GA associated. -
NICU Gene List Generator.Xlsx
Neonatal Crisis Sequencing Panel Gene List Genes: A2ML1 - B3GLCT A2ML1 ADAMTS9 ALG1 ARHGEF15 AAAS ADAMTSL2 ALG11 ARHGEF9 AARS1 ADAR ALG12 ARID1A AARS2 ADARB1 ALG13 ARID1B ABAT ADCY6 ALG14 ARID2 ABCA12 ADD3 ALG2 ARL13B ABCA3 ADGRG1 ALG3 ARL6 ABCA4 ADGRV1 ALG6 ARMC9 ABCB11 ADK ALG8 ARPC1B ABCB4 ADNP ALG9 ARSA ABCC6 ADPRS ALK ARSL ABCC8 ADSL ALMS1 ARX ABCC9 AEBP1 ALOX12B ASAH1 ABCD1 AFF3 ALOXE3 ASCC1 ABCD3 AFF4 ALPK3 ASH1L ABCD4 AFG3L2 ALPL ASL ABHD5 AGA ALS2 ASNS ACAD8 AGK ALX3 ASPA ACAD9 AGL ALX4 ASPM ACADM AGPS AMELX ASS1 ACADS AGRN AMER1 ASXL1 ACADSB AGT AMH ASXL3 ACADVL AGTPBP1 AMHR2 ATAD1 ACAN AGTR1 AMN ATL1 ACAT1 AGXT AMPD2 ATM ACE AHCY AMT ATP1A1 ACO2 AHDC1 ANK1 ATP1A2 ACOX1 AHI1 ANK2 ATP1A3 ACP5 AIFM1 ANKH ATP2A1 ACSF3 AIMP1 ANKLE2 ATP5F1A ACTA1 AIMP2 ANKRD11 ATP5F1D ACTA2 AIRE ANKRD26 ATP5F1E ACTB AKAP9 ANTXR2 ATP6V0A2 ACTC1 AKR1D1 AP1S2 ATP6V1B1 ACTG1 AKT2 AP2S1 ATP7A ACTG2 AKT3 AP3B1 ATP8A2 ACTL6B ALAS2 AP3B2 ATP8B1 ACTN1 ALB AP4B1 ATPAF2 ACTN2 ALDH18A1 AP4M1 ATR ACTN4 ALDH1A3 AP4S1 ATRX ACVR1 ALDH3A2 APC AUH ACVRL1 ALDH4A1 APTX AVPR2 ACY1 ALDH5A1 AR B3GALNT2 ADA ALDH6A1 ARFGEF2 B3GALT6 ADAMTS13 ALDH7A1 ARG1 B3GAT3 ADAMTS2 ALDOB ARHGAP31 B3GLCT Updated: 03/15/2021; v.3.6 1 Neonatal Crisis Sequencing Panel Gene List Genes: B4GALT1 - COL11A2 B4GALT1 C1QBP CD3G CHKB B4GALT7 C3 CD40LG CHMP1A B4GAT1 CA2 CD59 CHRNA1 B9D1 CA5A CD70 CHRNB1 B9D2 CACNA1A CD96 CHRND BAAT CACNA1C CDAN1 CHRNE BBIP1 CACNA1D CDC42 CHRNG BBS1 CACNA1E CDH1 CHST14 BBS10 CACNA1F CDH2 CHST3 BBS12 CACNA1G CDK10 CHUK BBS2 CACNA2D2 CDK13 CILK1 BBS4 CACNB2 CDK5RAP2 -
Subtype and Pathway Specific Responses to Anticancer Compounds in Breast Cancer
Subtype and pathway specific responses to anticancer SPECIAL FEATURE compounds in breast cancer Laura M. Heisera,1, Anguraj Sadanandama,1,2, Wen-Lin Kuoa, Stephen C. Benzb, Theodore C. Goldsteinb, Sam Ngb, William J. Gibba, Nicholas J. Wanga,Safiyyah Ziyada, Frances Tongc, Nora Bayania, Zhi Hua, Jessica I. Billiga, Andrea Duereggera, Sophia Lewisa, Lakshmi Jakkulaa, James E. Korkolaa, Steffen Durincka, François Pepina, Yinghui Guana, Elizabeth Purdomc, Pierre Neuvialc,3, Henrik Bengtssonc,4, Kenneth W. Woodd, Peter G. Smithe, FEATURE Lyubomir T. Vassilevf, Bryan T. Hennessyg, Joel Greshockh, Kurtis E. Bachmanh, Mary Ann Hardwickeh, John W. Parki, Laurence J. Martonj, Denise M. Wolfa, Eric A. Collissoni, Richard M. Nevea, Gordon B. Millsg, Terence P. Speedc,k, BREAST CANCER SPECIAL Heidi S. Feilera, Richard F. Woosterh, David Hausslerb,l, Joshua M. Stuartb, Joe W. Graya,5,6, and Paul T. Spellmana,6,7 aLife Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720; bDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering and Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 94720; cDepartment of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; dCytokinetics, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080; eOncology, Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA 02139; fHoffman-La Roche, Nutley, NJ 07110; gDepartment of Sytems Biology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054; hGlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA 19426; iDivision of Hematology-Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143; -
ERCC6L Promotes Cell Growth and Invasion in Human Colorectal Cancer
ONCOLOGY LETTERS 18: 237-246, 2019 ERCC6L promotes cell growth and invasion in human colorectal cancer YANG XIE1,2, JUN YU1,2, FENG WANG1,2, MENGYING LI1,2, XIAO QIU1,2, YUTING LIU1,2 and JIAN QI1,2 1Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University; 2Hubei Clinical Center and Key Laboratory of Intestinal and Colorectal Diseases, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China Received March 19, 2018; Accepted April 4, 2019 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.10297 Abstract. Excision repair cross-complementation group 6 Introduction like (ERCC6L), a recently discovered DNA helicase, has been demonstrated to be highly expressed in a variety of Tumors are the second leading cause of mortality worldwide, human cancer types. However, the precise role of ERCC6L behind cardiovascular disease (1,2). In the USA, the incidence in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. The current and mortality rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) are the third study aimed to investigate the potential role of ERCC6L in highest among all cancer types in both males and females the development and progression of CRC. Reverse transcrip- in 2018 (2). In China, CRC ranks as the fifth most common tion-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blot malignancy in males and the fourth most common malig- analysis and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the nancy in females, with 12,000 new cases being diagnosed expression level of ERCC6L in 30 matched pairs of CRC and each year (3). Early prevention, detection and treatment are adjacent noncancerous tissues. The function of ERCC6L in cell crucial for cancer control and management. -
Androgen Receptor
RALTITREXED Dihydrofolate reductase BORTEZOMIB IsocitrateCannabinoid dehydrogenase CB1EPIRUBICIN receptor HYDROCHLORIDE [NADP] cytoplasmic VINCRISTINE SULFATE Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha DOXORUBICINAtaxin-2 HYDROCHLORIDENIFENAZONEFOLIC ACID PYRIMETHAMINECellular tumor antigen p53 Muscleblind-likeThyroidVINBURNINEVINBLASTINETRIFLURIDINE protein stimulating 1 DEQUALINIUM SULFATEhormone receptor CHLORIDE Menin/Histone-lysine N-methyltransferasePHENELZINE MLLLANATOSIDE SULFATE C MELATONINDAUNORUBICINBETAMETHASONEGlucagon-like HYDROCHLORIDEEndonuclease peptide 4 1 receptor NICLOSAMIDEDIGITOXINIRINOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE HYDRATE BISACODYL METHOTREXATEPaired boxAZITHROMYCIN protein Pax-8 ATPase family AAA domain-containing proteinLIPOIC 5 ACID, ALPHA Nuclear receptorCLADRIBINEDIGOXIN ROR-gammaTRIAMTERENE CARMUSTINEEndoplasmic reticulum-associatedFLUOROURACIL amyloid beta-peptide-binding protein OXYPHENBUTAZONEORLISTAT IDARUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE 6-phospho-1-fructokinaseHeat shockSIMVASTATIN protein beta-1 TOPOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE AZACITIDINEBloom syndromeNITAZOXANIDE protein Huntingtin Human immunodeficiency virus typeTIPRANAVIR 1 protease VitaminCOLCHICINE D receptorVITAMIN E FLOXURIDINE TAR DNA-binding protein 43 BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATEPACLITAXEL CARFILZOMIBAnthrax lethalFlap factorendonucleasePrelamin-A/C 1 CYTARABINE Vasopressin V2 receptor AMITRIPTYLINEMicrotubule-associated HYDROCHLORIDERetinoidTRIMETHOPRIM proteinMothers X receptor tau against alpha decapentaplegic homolog 3 Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase-PODOFILOX H3 lysine-9OXYQUINOLINE -
Thiamine Phosphokinase Deficiency and Mutation in TPK1 Presenting As
Clinica Chimica Acta 499 (2019) 13–15 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Clinica Chimica Acta journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/cca Thiamine phosphokinase deficiency and mutation in TPK1 presenting as biotin responsive basal ganglia disease T ⁎ William L. Nyhan , Karen McGowan, Bruce A. Barshop Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: The product of thiamine phosphokinase is the cofactor for many enzymes, including the dehydrogenases of TPK1 pyruvate, 2-ketoglutarate and branched chain ketoacids. Its deficiency has recently been described in a small Basal Ganglia number of patients, some of whom had a Leigh syndrome phenotype. The patient who also had a Leigh phe- Thiamine phosphokinase notype was initially found to have a low concentration of biotin in plasma and massive urinary excretion of biotin. Despite treatment with biotin and thiamine, her disease was progressive. Mutations c.311delG and c.426G > C were found in the TPK1 gene. 1. Introduction followed by decreased consciousness, increased tone and posturing. Concentration of pyruvate in the plasma was normal. Lactate ranged Thiamine phosphokinase (TPK) (EC2.7.6.2) catalyzes the transfer of from 0.2 to 0.4. mmol/L. A diagnosis of Leigh disease was made, and a pyrophosphate moiety from ATP to thiamine to form thiaminepyr- treatment was initiated with thiamine [4]. ophosphate (TPP). This compound is the cofactor for a variety of en- At 10 years of age, she had dystonic quadriparesis and was wheel- zymes, particularly pyruvate dehydrogenase, 2-ketoglutarate dehy- chair bound. She had rotatory nystagmus, optic atrophy and profound drogenase, and the branched chain ketoacid dehydrogenase, as well as hearing loss. -
CENTOGENE's Severe and Early Onset Disorder Gene List
CENTOGENE’s severe and early onset disorder gene list USED IN PRENATAL WES ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF “PATHOGENIC” AND “LIKELY PATHOGENIC” CENTOMD® VARIANTS IN NGS PRODUCTS The following gene list shows all genes assessed in prenatal WES tests or analysed for P/LP CentoMD® variants in NGS products after April 1st, 2020. For searching a single gene coverage, just use the search on www.centoportal.com AAAS, AARS1, AARS2, ABAT, ABCA12, ABCA3, ABCB11, ABCB4, ABCB7, ABCC6, ABCC8, ABCC9, ABCD1, ABCD4, ABHD12, ABHD5, ACACA, ACAD9, ACADM, ACADS, ACADVL, ACAN, ACAT1, ACE, ACO2, ACOX1, ACP5, ACSL4, ACTA1, ACTA2, ACTB, ACTG1, ACTL6B, ACTN2, ACVR2B, ACVRL1, ACY1, ADA, ADAM17, ADAMTS2, ADAMTSL2, ADAR, ADARB1, ADAT3, ADCY5, ADGRG1, ADGRG6, ADGRV1, ADK, ADNP, ADPRHL2, ADSL, AFF2, AFG3L2, AGA, AGK, AGL, AGPAT2, AGPS, AGRN, AGT, AGTPBP1, AGTR1, AGXT, AHCY, AHDC1, AHI1, AIFM1, AIMP1, AIPL1, AIRE, AK2, AKR1D1, AKT1, AKT2, AKT3, ALAD, ALDH18A1, ALDH1A3, ALDH3A2, ALDH4A1, ALDH5A1, ALDH6A1, ALDH7A1, ALDOA, ALDOB, ALG1, ALG11, ALG12, ALG13, ALG14, ALG2, ALG3, ALG6, ALG8, ALG9, ALMS1, ALOX12B, ALPL, ALS2, ALX3, ALX4, AMACR, AMER1, AMN, AMPD1, AMPD2, AMT, ANK2, ANK3, ANKH, ANKRD11, ANKS6, ANO10, ANO5, ANOS1, ANTXR1, ANTXR2, AP1B1, AP1S1, AP1S2, AP3B1, AP3B2, AP4B1, AP4E1, AP4M1, AP4S1, APC2, APTX, AR, ARCN1, ARFGEF2, ARG1, ARHGAP31, ARHGDIA, ARHGEF9, ARID1A, ARID1B, ARID2, ARL13B, ARL3, ARL6, ARL6IP1, ARMC4, ARMC9, ARSA, ARSB, ARSL, ARV1, ARX, ASAH1, ASCC1, ASH1L, ASL, ASNS, ASPA, ASPH, ASPM, ASS1, ASXL1, ASXL2, ASXL3, ATAD3A, ATCAY, ATIC, ATL1, ATM, ATOH7, -
The Mitotic Checkpoint Is a Targetable Vulnerability of Carboplatin-Resistant
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN The mitotic checkpoint is a targetable vulnerability of carboplatin‑resistant triple negative breast cancers Stijn Moens1,2, Peihua Zhao1,2, Maria Francesca Baietti1,2, Oliviero Marinelli2,3, Delphi Van Haver4,5,6, Francis Impens4,5,6, Giuseppe Floris7,8, Elisabetta Marangoni9, Patrick Neven2,10, Daniela Annibali2,11,13, Anna A. Sablina1,2,13 & Frédéric Amant2,10,12,13* Triple‑negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype, lacking efective therapy. Many TNBCs show remarkable response to carboplatin‑based chemotherapy, but often develop resistance over time. With increasing use of carboplatin in the clinic, there is a pressing need to identify vulnerabilities of carboplatin‑resistant tumors. In this study, we generated carboplatin‑resistant TNBC MDA‑MB‑468 cell line and patient derived TNBC xenograft models. Mass spectrometry‑based proteome profling demonstrated that carboplatin resistance in TNBC is linked to drastic metabolism rewiring and upregulation of anti‑oxidative response that supports cell replication by maintaining low levels of DNA damage in the presence of carboplatin. Carboplatin‑ resistant cells also exhibited dysregulation of the mitotic checkpoint. A kinome shRNA screen revealed that carboplatin‑resistant cells are vulnerable to the depletion of the mitotic checkpoint regulators, whereas the checkpoint kinases CHEK1 and WEE1 are indispensable for the survival of carboplatin‑ resistant cells in the presence of carboplatin. We confrmed that pharmacological inhibition of CHEK1 by prexasertib in the presence of carboplatin is well tolerated by mice and suppresses the growth of carboplatin‑resistant TNBC xenografts. Thus, abrogation of the mitotic checkpoint by CHEK1 inhibition re‑sensitizes carboplatin‑resistant TNBCs to carboplatin and represents a potential strategy for the treatment of carboplatin‑resistant TNBCs. -
Inhibition of ERK 1/2 Kinases Prevents Tendon Matrix Breakdown Ulrich Blache1,2,3, Stefania L
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Inhibition of ERK 1/2 kinases prevents tendon matrix breakdown Ulrich Blache1,2,3, Stefania L. Wunderli1,2,3, Amro A. Hussien1,2, Tino Stauber1,2, Gabriel Flückiger1,2, Maja Bollhalder1,2, Barbara Niederöst1,2, Sandro F. Fucentese1 & Jess G. Snedeker1,2* Tendon extracellular matrix (ECM) mechanical unloading results in tissue degradation and breakdown, with niche-dependent cellular stress directing proteolytic degradation of tendon. Here, we show that the extracellular-signal regulated kinase (ERK) pathway is central in tendon degradation of load-deprived tissue explants. We show that ERK 1/2 are highly phosphorylated in mechanically unloaded tendon fascicles in a vascular niche-dependent manner. Pharmacological inhibition of ERK 1/2 abolishes the induction of ECM catabolic gene expression (MMPs) and fully prevents loss of mechanical properties. Moreover, ERK 1/2 inhibition in unloaded tendon fascicles suppresses features of pathological tissue remodeling such as collagen type 3 matrix switch and the induction of the pro-fbrotic cytokine interleukin 11. This work demonstrates ERK signaling as a central checkpoint to trigger tendon matrix degradation and remodeling using load-deprived tissue explants. Tendon is a musculoskeletal tissue that transmits muscle force to bone. To accomplish its biomechanical function, tendon tissues adopt a specialized extracellular matrix (ECM) structure1. Te load-bearing tendon compart- ment consists of highly aligned collagen-rich fascicles that are interspersed with tendon stromal cells. Tendon is a mechanosensitive tissue whereby physiological mechanical loading is vital for maintaining tendon archi- tecture and homeostasis2. Mechanical unloading of the tissue, for instance following tendon rupture or more localized micro trauma, leads to proteolytic breakdown of the tissue with severe deterioration of both structural and mechanical properties3–5. -
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A Suppressor of a Centromere DNA Mutation Encodes a Putative Protein Kinase (MCK1)
Downloaded from genesdev.cshlp.org on October 7, 2021 - Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press A suppressor of a centromere DNA mutation encodes a putative protein kinase (MCK1) James H. Shero 1 and Philip Hieter Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 USA A new approach to identify genes involved in Saccharomyces cerevisiae kinetochore function is discussed. A genetic screen was designed to recover extragenic dosage suppressors of a CEN DNA mutation. This method identified two suppressors, designated MCK1 and CMS2. Increased dosage of MCK1 specifically suppressed two similar CEN DNA mutations in CDEIII, but not comparably defective CEN DNA mutations in CDEI or CDEII. A strain containing a null allele of MCK1 was viable under standard growth conditions, had a cold-sensitive phenotype (conditional lethality at l l°C), and grew slowly on Benomyl {a microtubule-destabilizing drug). Furthermore, when grown at 18°C or in the presence of Benomyl, the null mutant exhibited a dramatic increase in the rate of mitotic chromosome loss. The allele-specific suppression and chromosome instability phenotypes suggest that MCK1 plays a role in mitotic chromosome segregation specific to CDEIII function. The MCK1 gene encodes a putative protein-serine/threonine kinase, which suggests a possible role for the MCK1 protein in regulating the activity of centromere-binding proteins by phosphorylation. MCK1 was identified and cloned independently for its involvement in the induction of meiosis and is identical to a gene that encodes a phosphotyrosyl protein with protein kinase activity. [Key Words: S. cerevisiae; kinetochore function; CEN DNA; allele-specific suppression] Received December 12, 1990; revised version accepted January 28, 1991.