Pseudovibriamides from Pseudovibrio marine sponge bacteria promote flagellar motility via transcriptional modulation by Yitao Dai, Vitor Lourenzon, Laura P. Ióca, Dua Al-Smadi, Lydia Arnold, Ian McIntire, Roberto G. S. Berlinck, Alessandra S. Eustáquio

“…Here, we define the borders of the pseudovibriamides gene cluster, assign function to biosynthetic genes using reverse genetics, and test the hypothesis that pseudovibriamides impact motility by modulating gene transcription. RNA-sequencing transcriptomic analyses of strains having different compositions of pseudovibriamides suggested that both pseudovibriamides A and B affect genes potentially involved in motility, and that a compensatory mechanism is at play in mutants that produce only pseudovibriamide A, resulting in comparable flagellar motility as the wild type. …”
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Lymphoma patients treated with anti-CD20 and chemotherapy display disconnected T and B cell responses to COVID-19 vaccine by Sylvain Lamure, Sylvain Lamure, Houria Hendel Chavez, Marie-Ghislaine de Goër de Herve, Luc-Matthieu Fornecker, Bernard Drenou, Caroline Jacquet, Fatiha Merabet, Milena Kohn, Florence Quélin, Angela Jackson, Sylvain Choquet, Rémy Duléry, Yassine Taoufik, Caroline Besson, Caroline Besson

“…We prospectively evaluated CD4, CD8 T-cell and serological responses to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in a cohort of patients treated for a B-cell lymphoma with anti-CD20 therapy. …”
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Host–virus interactions during infection with a wild-type ILTV strain or a glycoprotein G deletion mutant ILTV vaccine strain in an ex vivo system by Gayathri Gopakumar, Mauricio J.C. Coppo, Andrés Diaz-Méndez, Carol A. Hartley, Joanne M. Devlin

“…In the current study, transcriptional profiles of chicken tracheal organ cultures (TOCs), 24 h post inoculation with ∆gG-ILTV or the gG-expressing parent wild-type strain, CSW-1 ILTV were explored and compared with the mock-infected TOCs using RNA-seq analysis. Transcriptomes of the vaccine and wild-type ILTV were also compared with each other. …”
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Inhibition of MEK1 Signaling Pathway in the Liver Ameliorates Insulin Resistance by Atsunori Ueyama, Nobuhiro Ban, Masanori Fukazawa, Tohru Hirayama, Minako Takeda, Tatsuo Yata, Hiroyasu Muramatsu, Masaki Hoshino, Marii Yamamoto, Masao Matsuo, Yuka Kawashima, Tatsuhiko Iwase, Takehisa Kitazawa, Youichi Kushima, Yuichiro Yamada, Yoshiki Kawabe

“…By means of adenovirus-mediated Mek1 shRNA expression, we confirmed that blood glucose levels are reduced by suppression of MEK1 expression in the liver of db/db mice. …”
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Biofloc technology significantly reshapes water microbiome and improves survival rates in Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) by Jiho Yang, Hyunjun Choi, Jun Seong Park, Yehyeon Cha, Ju-Ae Hwang, Seung-Yoon Oh

“…In this study, we observed the survival and growth rates of eels treated with BFT over 8 weeks and monitored changes in the gut and water microbiome using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing (metabarcoding) and quantitative PCR. …”
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Transient Downregulation of Nanog and Oct4 Induced by DETA/NO Exposure in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Leads to Mesodermal/Endodermal Lineage Differentiation by Sergio Mora-Castilla, Juan R. Tejedo, Rafael Tapia-Limonchi, Irene Díaz, Ana B. Hitos, Gladys M. Cahuana, Abdelkrim Hmadcha, Franz Martín, Bernat Soria, Francisco J. Bedoya

“…Confocal analysis of cells undergoing directed differentiation shows that the majority of cells expressing Nanog express also endoderm genes such as Gata4 and FoxA2 (75.4% and 96.2%, resp.). Simultaneously, mRNA of mesodermal markers Flk1 and Mef2c are also regulated by the treatment. …”
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Enhanced therapeutic effects of hypoxia-preconditioned mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles in renal ischemic injury by Fei Yuan, Jie Liu, Liang Zhong, Pengtao Liu, Ting Li, Kexin Yang, Wei Gao, Guangyuan Zhang, Jie Sun, Xiangyu Zou

“…Proliferation and related pathways were measured, and RNA sequencing was used to detect changes in the transcriptional profile. …”
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Molecular cloning and expression dynamics of Atrogin-1 in muscle tissue of Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) under high salt stress by Yong-Juan Mo, Yi-Li Gao, Shi-Jjian Xu, Bin Wang, Jingping Wu, Peng Yu, Ming Li, Xiangtao Kang, Zhi-Qiang Han

“…A significant upregulation of atrogin-1 mRNA was observed at salinities of 16 ‰ and 24 ‰ compared to the control group. …”
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Schistosoma japonicum Infection in Treg-Specific USP21 Knockout Mice by Youxiang Zhang, De-Hui Xiong, Yangyang Li, Guina Xu, Baoxin Zhang, Yang Liu, Shan Zhang, Qing Huang, Simin Chen, Fansheng Zeng, Jingyi Guo, Bin Li, Zhiqiang Qin, Zuping Zhang

“…In addition, the levels of the USP21 protein and mRNA in the liver and spleen of KO mice decreased. …”
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Water homeostasis gene expression in the kidney of broilers divergently selected for water conversion ratio by Kentu Lassiter, Loujain Aloui, Elizabeth S. Greene, Marciela Maqaeda, Travis Tabler, Sami Dridi, Robert F. Wideman, Jr., Sara Orlowski, Walter G. Bottje

“…Molecular analyses from Exp. 1 showed that the renal expression of arginine vasopressin (AVP), angiotensinogen (AGT), angiotensin II receptor type 1 and 2 (AT1/2), sodium-potassium ATPase subunit B1 (ATP1B1), and aquaporin 3 (AQP3) were upregulated in HWE compared to the LWE line. In contrast, mRNA expression of mesotocin receptor (MTR), AT1/2, AQP1/2, and occludin were significantly higher in females than in males. …”
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Association between airway microbiota and systemic inflammation markers in non-small cell lung cancer patients by DanHui Huang, QianNan Ren, LingYan Xie, YueHua Chen, Cui Li, XiaoFang Su, LiShan Lin, LaiYu Liu, Haijin Zhao, Tingyue Luo, JianHua Wu, Shaoxi Cai, Hangming Dong

“…The microbiota of spontaneous sputum samples from 51 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and 6 patients with lung benign nodules were sequenced via 16 S rRNA sequencing. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet–lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and C reactive protein (CRP) were used to represent systemic inflammation. …”
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Activated CD27+PD-1+ CD8 T Cells and CD4 T Regulatory Cells Dominate the Tumor Microenvironment in Refractory Celiac Disease Type II by Tessa Dieckman, Mette Schreurs, Ciska Lindelauf, Ahmed Mahfouz, Caroline R. Meijer, Louise Pigeaud, Vincent van Unen, Gerd Bouma, Frits Koning

“…We performed single-cell RNA-sequencing on CD45+ duodenal cells derived from a RCDII patient, immunofluorescence staining for in situ analysis and flow cytometry for phenotyping of RCDII aberrant and CD8 T cells. …”
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Description of a new Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) (Ixodida: Argasidae) tick species from Pakistan by Abid Ali, Mehran Khan, Muhammad Numan, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Mashal M. Almutairi, Ronel Pienaar, Minique H. de Castro, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Ben J. Mans, Ala Tabor

“…Phylogenetic analyses of the full-length mitochondrial genome and the 18S and 28S ribosomal RNA genes, combined with pairwise nucleotide comparisons of cox1, cox2, atp8, atp6, cox3, nad3, nad5, nad4, nad4L, nad6, cytb, nad1, nad2, 12S rDNA, 16S rDNA, 18S rDNA and 28S rDNA further support that the new species belongs to the Pavlovskyella subgenus, clustering with O. tholozani, Ornithodoros verrucosus and Ornithodoros tartakovskyi.…”
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GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists Alleviate Diabetic Kidney Injury via β‐Klotho‐Mediated Ferroptosis Inhibition by Shasha Tian, Saijun Zhou, Weixi Wu, Yao lin, Tongdan Wang, Haizhen Sun, A‐Shan‐Jiang A‐Ni‐Wan, Yaru Li, Chongyang Wang, Xiaogang Li, Pei Yu, Yanjun Zhao

“…Notably, Smg treatment significantly increases the mRNA expression of KLB through the activation of the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signaling pathway, specifically through the phosphorylation of protein kinase A (PKA) and cAMP‐response element‐binding protein (CREB). …”
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Placental growth factor modulates endothelial NO production and exacerbates experimental hepatopulmonary syndrome by Fabien Robert, Feriel Benchenouf, My Ngoc Ha, Alessandra Cuomo, Mina Ottaviani, Maxime Surbier, Raphaël Thuillet, Corinne Normand, Florent Dumont, Céline Verstuyft, Frederic Fiore, Frederic Guinut, Marc Humbert, Audrey Coilly, Emmanuel Gonzales, Olivier Sitbon, Ly Tu, Christophe Guignabert, Laurent Savale

“…Plgf-knockout (Plgf–/–) rats were generated using CRISPR-Cas9. Lung RNA-sequencing analysis was performed in the CBDL model. …”
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Targeting MYCN upregulates L1CAM tumor antigen in MYCN-dysregulated neuroblastoma to increase CAR T cell efficacy by Laura Grunewald, Lena Andersch, Konstantin Helmsauer, Silke Schwiebert, Anika Klaus, Anton G. Henssen, Teresa Straka, Marco Lodrini, Sebastian G. Wicha, Steffen Fuchs, Falk Hertwig, Frank Westermann, Alice Vitali, Carlotta Caramel, Gabriele Büchel, Martin Eilers, Kathy Astrahantseff, Angelika Eggert, Uta E. Höpken, Johannes H. Schulte, Thomas Blankenstein, Kathleen Anders, Annette Künkele

“…L1CAM-CAR T cell effector function was assessed (activation markers, cytokine release, tumor cytotoxicity) after coculture with the model or MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma cell lines. RNA sequencing datasets characterizing the model were compared to publicly available RNA/proteomic datasets. …”
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Hesperidoside abolishes dichlorvos-mediated neurotoxicity in rats by suppressing oxidative stress, acetylcholinesterase inhibition, and NF-κB-p65/p53/caspase-3-mediated apoptosis by Adio J. Akamo, Adetutu O. Ojelabi, Oluwatobi T. Somade, Iyabode A. Kehinde, Adewale M. Taiwo, Boluwatife A. Olagunju, Mushafau A. Akinsanya, Adedayo A. Adebisi, Tobi S. Adekunbi, Abiola F. Adenowo, Florence Anifowose, Olufemi M. Ajagun-Ogunleye, Ofem E. Eteng, Jacob K. Akintunde, Regina N. Ugbaja

“…Results: HESP intervention remarkably (p < 0.05) mitigated DDVP-potentiated augmentations in cerebral concentrations of H₂O₂, NO, and malondialdehyde; impaired DDVP-induced decrease in cerebral GSH, GST, SOD, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and acetylcholinesterase; significantly (p < 0.05) suppressed DDVP-invoked upregulation of mRNA expression of NF-κB-p65, p53, BAX, caspase-3, and TNF-α; and significantly (p < 0.05) revoked DDVP-incited downregulation of interleukin-10. …”
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Interferon-α promotes HLA-B-restricted presentation of conventional and alternative antigens in human pancreatic β-cells by Alexia Carré, Fatoumata Samassa, Zhicheng Zhou, Javier Perez-Hernandez, Christiana Lekka, Anthony Manganaro, Masaya Oshima, Hanqing Liao, Robert Parker, Annalisa Nicastri, Barbara Brandao, Maikel L. Colli, Decio L. Eizirik, Jahnavi Aluri, Deep Patel, Marcus Göransson, Orlando Burgos Morales, Amanda Anderson, Laurie Landry, Farah Kobaisi, Raphael Scharfmann, Lorella Marselli, Piero Marchetti, Sylvaine You, Maki Nakayama, Sine R. Hadrup, Sally C. Kent, Sarah J. Richardson, Nicola Ternette, Roberto Mallone

“…Here we characterize the HLA-I antigen presentation in resting and IFN-α-exposed β-cells and find that IFN-α increases HLA-I expression and expands peptide repertoire to those derived from alternative mRNA splicing, protein cis-splicing and post-translational modifications. …”
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Exploring biomarkers and molecular mechanisms of Type 2 diabetes mellitus promotes colorectal cancer progression based on transcriptomics by Simin Luo, Yuhong Zhu, Zhanli Guo, Chuan Zheng, Xi Fu, Fengming You, Xueke Li

“…External datasets confirmed from both mRNA and protein expression levels that low COX11 expression was significantly associated with poor CRC prognosis. …”
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Mannan-Binding Lectin Suppresses Peptidoglycan-Induced TLR2 Activation and Inflammatory Responses by Fanping Wang, Yanhua Li, Can Yang, Yonghui Mu, Yan Wang, Wei Zhang, Yonghui Yang, Chen Chen, Shijun Song, Zhifa Shen, Wenjun Wang, Junpeng Li, Jingjing Zhai, Kang Guo, Ruili Sun, Lili Yu, Mingyong Wang

“…In this study, we found that MBL significantly attenuated PGN-induced inflammatory cytokine production, including TNF-α and IL-6, in PMA-stimulated THP-1 cells at both mRNA and protein levels. The expression of TLR2 was strongly induced by PGN stimulation. …”
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