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Targeting ALDH2 with Alda-1 to reverse cisplatin resistance in lung adenocarcinoma.

BACKGROUND: Cisplatin resistance remains a major obstacle in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) treatment. The role of Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), a detoxifying enzyme, in LUAD prognosis and chemoresistance is poorly understood. METHODS: We analyzed ALDH2's prognostic value using clinical cohorts, TCGA, and proteomic data. Cisplatin-resistant cell lines and xenograft models were used to assess the effect of the ALDH2 agonist Alda-1. Molecular mechanisms were investigated via gain/loss-of-function studies. RESULTS: High ALDH2 expression was significantly associated with improved survival in univariate analysis and correlated with a favorable genomic instability profile in LUAD. Pharmacological activation of ALDH2 with Alda-1 restored cisplatin sensitivity in resistant cells and potently enhanced cisplatin's efficacy in vivo. Mechanistically, ALDH2 activation upregulated PKC-ζ, leading to downregulation of the drug efflux pump MDR1. Proteomic analysis further linked low ALDH2 expression to a pro-chemoresistance signature. CONCLUSION: ALDH2 represents a potential prognostic biomarker associated with favorable outcomes in LUAD, particularly in patients receiving chemotherapy. Its activation via Alda-1 overcomes cisplatin resistance by targeting the PKC-ζ/MDR1 axis, presenting a novel therapeutic strategy.

Cisplatin↗

Novel paternally expressed intergenic transcripts at the mouse Prader-Willi/Angelman Syndrome locus.

Gene expression profiling was performed on central nervous system (CNS) tissue from neonatal mice carrying the T9H translocation and maternal or paternal duplication of proximal Chromosomes 7 and 15. Our analysis revealed the presence of two novel paternally expressed intergenic transcripts at the Prader-Willi/Angelman Syndrome (PW/AS) locus. The transcripts were termed Pec2 and Pec3, for paternally expressed in the CNS. Imprinting of these transcripts was confirmed by sequencing of RT-PCR products in F(1) hybrids between Mus musculus musculus C57BL/6 and Mus musculus castaneus, following identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms between the two strains. Imprinting of Pec2 was also confirmed by Northern blot analysis. The two transcripts are separated by 0.5 Mb and are transcribed in the same orientation. They are located in a long interspersed transposable element (LINE)-rich region midway between the PW/AS imprinting center and the paternally expressed genes Ndn, Magel2, and Mkrn3, which are under imprinting center control. Our analysis also revealed imprinting of Magel2, Mkrn3, Ndn, Ube3a, and Usp29, as well as Pec2 and Pec3, in embryonic brain 15.5 dpc, and provided a survey of biallelically expressed genes on proximal Chrs 7 and 15 in embryonic and neonatal CNS.

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The COPG2, DCN, and SDHD genes are biallelically expressed in cattle.

Imprinted genes are preferentially expressed from either the maternally inherited allele or the paternally inherited allele. Most genes known to be imprinted have been identified and studied in the human and the mouse. There is only a small number of reported imprinted genes in cattle, which is probably because of the limited sequence and polymorphism information available for bovine genes. To study the imprinting status of cattle genes and assess their conservation among mammalian species, the expression patterns of COPG2, DCN, and SDHD genes were examined in a total of 128 fetal and adult tissues. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified in COPG2, three SNPs in DCN, and one SNP in SDHD. These polymorphisms were used to distinguish between monoallelic and biallelic expression using a primer extension method and a sequencing-based approach. In all 128 tissues, COPG2, DCN, and SDHD transcripts showed biallelic expression. Other cattle genes examined to date have been found to be imprinted like their known counterparts in human and mouse. This is the first report of genes that are not imprinted in cattle while the corresponding genes in human or mouse are imprinted. Lack of conservation of imprinting among mammals suggests important biological, developmental, and regulatory consequences.

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Complete physical map of the common deletion region in Williams syndrome and identification and characterization of three novel genes.

Williams syndrome (WS) is a contiguous gene deletion disorder caused by haploinsufficiency of genes at 7q11.23. We have shown that hemizygosity of elastin is responsible for one feature of WS, supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS). We have also implicated LIM-kinase 1 hemizygosity as a contributing factor to impaired visual-spatial constructive cognition in WS. However, the common WS deletion region has not been completely characterized, and genes for additional features of WS, including mental retardation, infantile hypercalcemia, and unique personality profile, are yet to be discovered. Here, we present a physical map encompassing 1.5 Mb DNA that is commonly deleted in individuals with WS. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of 200 WS individuals shows that WS individuals have the consistent deletion interval. In addition, we identify three novel genes from the common deletion region: WS-betaTRP, WS-bHLH, and BCL7B. WS-betaTRP has four putative beta-transducin (WD40) repeats, and WS-bHLH is a novel basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLHZip) gene. BCL7B belongs to a novel family of highly conserved genes. We describe the expression profile and genomic structure for each of these genes. Hemizygous deletion of one or more of these genes may contribute to developmental defects in WS.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Generation and characterization of a mouse lymphatic endothelial cell line.

Lymphatic vessels, by channeling fluid and leukocytes from the periphery into lymph nodes, play a central role in the development of the immune response. Despite their importance in homeostasis and disease, the difficulties in enriching and culturing lymphatic endothelial cells limit studies of their biology. Here, we report the isolation, stabilization, and characterization of a mouse lymphatic endothelial cell line (MELC) and the generated clones thereof. Cells were isolated from benign lymphangiomas induced by intraperitoneal injections of incomplete Freund's adjuvant. The MELC line expressed molecules typical of lymphatic endothelium, including VEGFR3/Flt-4, podoplanin, Prox-1, and D6, but not LYVE-1. It also expressed CD34, ICAM-1, VCAM, and JAM-A, but not CD31, VE-cadherin, E-selectin, or CX3CL1/fractalkine (both TNFalpha-induced), at variance with vascular endothelial cells tested in parallel. The inflammatory cytokines TNFalpha and IL-4 regulated production of selected adhesion molecules (VCAM), cytokines (IL-6), and chemokines (CCL2/JE). Whole genome transcriptional profiling identified a set of 150 known genes differentially expressed in MELC versus vascular endothelial cells. Thus, the MELC line may represent an invaluable source of lymphatic endothelium.

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Calcr, a brain-specific imprinted mouse calcitonin receptor gene in the imprinted cluster of the proximal region of chromosome 6.

Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) in the human chromosome 7q21-q31 region were recently used to screen for allelic expression bias in monochromosomal hybrids retaining a paternal or maternal human chromosome 7. Six candidate imprinted genes were identified. In this study, we investigated parent-of-origin-specific expression profiles of their mouse homologues in the proximal region of chromosome 6. An imprinting analysis, using F1 mice from reciprocal crosses between the B6 and JF strains, demonstrated that the mouse calcitonin receptor gene ( Calcr) was expressed preferentially from the maternal allele in brain, whereas no allelic bias was detected in other tissues. Our results indicate that Calcr is imprinted in a tissue-specific manner, with a predominant expression from the maternal allele in the brain.

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Predominant maternal expression of the mouse Atp10c in hippocampus and olfactory bulb.

The human chromosome 15q11-q13 region is one of the most intriguing imprinted domains, and the abnormalities inherited are associated with neurological disorders including Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), Angelman syndrome (AS) and autism. Recently we have identified a novel maternally expressed gene, ATP10C, that encodes a putative aminophospholipid translocase within this critical region, 200 kb distal to UBE3A in an imprinted domain on human chromosome 15. ATP10C, with UBE3A, displayed tissue-specific imprinting with predominant expression of the maternal allele in the brain. In this study, we demonstrated that the mouse homologue, Atp10c/pfatp, showed tissue-specific maternal expression in the hippocampus and olfactory bulb, which overlapped the region of imprinted Ube3a expression. These data suggest that the imprinted transcript of Atp10c in the specific region of CNS may be associated with neurological disorders including AS and autism.

Adenosine Triphosphatases↗

Gene expression analyses reveal molecular relationships among 20 regions of the human CNS.

Transcriptional profiling was performed to survey the global expression patterns of 20 anatomically distinct sites of the human central nervous system (CNS). Forty-five non-CNS tissues were also profiled to allow for comparative analyses. Using principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering, we were able to show that the expression patterns of the 20 CNS sites profiled were significantly different from all non-CNS tissues and were also similar to one another, indicating an underlying common expression signature. By focusing our analyses on the 20 sites of the CNS, we were able to show that these 20 sites could be segregated into discrete groups with underlying similarities in anatomical structure and, in many cases, functional activity. These findings suggest that gene expression data can help define CNS function at the molecular level. We have identified subsets of genes with the following patterns of expression: (1) across the CNS, suggesting homeostatic/housekeeping function; (2) in subsets of functionally related sites of the CNS identified by our unsupervised learning analyses; and (3) in single sites within the CNS, indicating their participation in distinct site-specific functions. By performing network analyses on these gene sets, we identified many pathways that are upregulated in particular sites of the CNS, some of which were previously described in the literature, validating both our dataset and approach. In summary, we have generated a database of gene expression that can be used to gain valuable insight into the molecular characterization of functions carried out by different sites of the human CNS.

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Immunogenic hsp-70 is overexpressed in colorectal cancers with high-degree microsatellite instability.

PURPOSE: Colorectal cancers that display high-degree mi-crosatellite instability are associated with an improved prognosis and evidence of an activated host immune response. Molecular analyses have suggested that heat shock proteins, a family of proteins that have key immunologic functions, are upregulated in these cancers. We aimed to explore the expression of heat shock proteins 70 and 110 and their relationship to microsatellite instability, survival, and other clinicopathologic parameters. METHODS: Twenty-six colorectal cancers that displayed microsatellite instability were matched by age, stage, and site in the colorectum to 26 microsatellite-stable cancers. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect expression of both markers. RESULTS: The microsatellite-unstable group showed significantly higher expression of heat shock protein 70 than the microsatellite-stable group (P = 0.006), and patients undergoing curative resections for unstable cancers had improved prognosis compared with their stable counterparts (P = 0.026). Significantly, in a multivariate survival analysis, low or absent heat shock protein 70 expression was independently associated with a poor outcome (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Heat shock protein 70 has known functions that promote antitumor immune responses. Its overexpression in colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability may be pivotal to explaining these tumors' enhanced immunogenicity and improved prognosis.

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Are histochemistry and cytochemistry 'Omics'?

A plethora of new 'omics such as transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics (or metabonomics), pharmacogenomics, physiomics and cytomics are upon us, but can histochemistry be an 'omic? To be an 'omic a technique must take a 'global' and 'holistic' view of biology that addresses biological complexity head-on by synthesising multiparameter data into predictive models. Thus to be an 'omic, a histochemical technique should be as inclusive as possible in identifying as many targets as possible with equal likelihood and sensitivity of detection. Any technique capable of detecting only one or two targets is not within the spirit of an 'omic, ruling out it seems most of histochemistry. Nevertheless, new developments in high-throughput histochemistry and cytochemistry are making powerful claims to the title 'Histocytomics'. Histocytomics and all the other 'omics are components of the only real 'omic 'Biomics', that is, the integrated application of science into a coherent strategy for understanding biological complexity. In this paper, this strategy is presented for the investigation of the regulation of phenotypic change in skeletal and cardiac muscle in health and disease.

Computational Biology↗

Characterization of the genomic structures and selective expression profiles of nine class I small heat shock protein genes clustered on two chromosomes in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

The cytosolic class I small heat shock proteins (sHSP-CI) represent the most abundant sHSP in plants. Here, we report the characterization and the expression profile of nine members of the sHSP-CI gene family in rice (Oryza sativa Tainung No.67), of which Oshsp16.9A, Oshsp16.9B, Oshsp16.9C, Oshsp16.9D and Oshsp17.9B are clustered on chromosome 1, and Oshsp17.3, Oshsp17.7, Oshsp17.9A and Oshsp18.0 are clustered on chromosome 3. Oshsp17.3 and Oshsp18.0 are linked by a 356-bp putative bi-directional promoter. Individual gene products were identified from the protein subunits of a heat shock complex (HSC) and from in vitro transcription/ translation products by two-dimensional gel electrophoreses (2-DE). All sHSP-CI genes except Oshsp17.9B were induced strongly after a 2-h heat shock treatment. The genes on chromosome 3 were induced rapidly at 32 and 41 degrees C, whereas those on chromosome 1 were induced slowly by similar conditions. Seven of these genes, except Oshsp16.9D and Oshsp17.9B, were induced by arsenite (As), but only genes on chromosome 3 were strongly induced by azetidine-2-carboxylic acid (Aze, a proline analog) and cadmium (Cd). A similar expression profile of all sHSP-CI genes at a lower level was evoked by ethanol, H2O2 and CuCl2 treatments. Transient expression assays of the promoter activity by linking to GUS reporter gene also supported the in vivo selective expression of the sHSP-CI genes by Aze treatment indicating the differential induction of rice sHSP-CI genes is most likely regulated at the transcriptional level. Only Oshsp16.9A abundantly accumulated in mature dry seed also suggested additionally prominent roles played by this HSP in development.

Azetidinecarboxylic Acid↗

Oxidative DNA damage by t-butyl hydroperoxide causes DNA single strand breaks which is not linked to cell lysis. A mechanistic study in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes.

In rat hepatocytes, DNA damage by t-butyl hydroperoxide (tBOOH) was measured by using the fluorimetric analysis of alkaline DNA unwinding. The electrophoretic profile of genomic DNA suggests single rather than double DNA strand breaks formation. Oxidative DNA modifications, measured as increased 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine content, were not detected. Lysis of hepatocytes and DNA strand breaks induced by tBOOH did not correlate, indicating that both processes are not interconnected. Since o-phenanthroline prevents against tBOOH-mediated effects on both DNA and membrane integrity, we discussed about a putative role of iron.

8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine↗

Variation in neutralization epitopes of human rotaviruses in relation to genomic RNA polymorphism.

Fecal rotaviruses collected from October 1983 to September 1984 from outpatients and inpatients attending the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, with acute gastroenteritis were serotyped by enzyme immunoassay using rotavirus-neutralizing mouse monoclonal antibodies specific for serotypes 1 to 4. Application of three different serotype 1-neutralizing antibodies indicated variations in neutralization epitopes between serotype 1 rotaviruses on the major outer capsid glycoprotein, including a site shared with serotype 3 rotaviruses. The three different binding patterns observed were termed "monotypes." Comparison of monotype and serotype with genomic RNA profiles generated by gel electrophoresis of ds viral RNA indicated that each RNA electropherotype corresponded to only one monotype (1a, 1b, 1c) or serotype (3, 4). However, serotypes 1 (a and c) and 4 contained multiple electropherotypes. Greater numbers of RNA segment variations, including alteration in mobility of gene segments 7, 8, and 9, were evident between rotaviruses of different serotype or monotype than within those groups. Within limits of time and location, rotavirus neutralization epitope variations appear to correlate with RNA polymorphism. Where rotavirus epidemiology has been analyzed by year using RNA electropherotypes, only limited numbers of each RNA pattern need to be serotyped to ascertain the major serotypes in circulation.

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Diverse environmental cues transiently regulate OsOPR1 of the "octadecanoid pathway" revealing its importance in rice defense/stress and development.

Previously, we reported rice (Oryza sativa L. japonica type cv. Nipponbare) allene oxide synthase (OsAOS) and cyclase (OsAOC) genes of the octadecanoid pathway. Here we have isolated a 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid reductase gene, called OsOPR1, encoding the last committed enzymatic step on the octadecanoid pathway leading to jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthesis. OsOPR1 encodes a 380 amino acid long polypeptide with a predicted molecular mass of 42465.02 and pI of 5.79, and belongs to a gene family in the rice genome. Transcriptional profiling using our established two-week-old rice seedling model system against a variety of environmental factors such as wounding, global signals (including JA), osmotic stresses, heavy metals, UV-C irradiation, fungal elicitor, protein phosphatase inhibitors, and gaseous pollutants indicated that OsOPR1 transcript was rapidly, transiently and differentially up-regulated within 30 min in leaves. Surprisingly, co-application of signaling molecules JA, salicylate and ethylene, resulted in a massive accumulation of the OsOPR1 transcript at 30 min and remained elevated with time, a new observation. Furthermore, transient expression of OsOPR1, most likely regulated by a de novo synthesized negative trans-acting factor(s), was evidenced by the use of cycloheximide. Finally, the endogenous OsOPR1 expression varied with the stage of plant development. These results strongly suggest a regulatory role for OsOPR1 in rice plant defense/stress response pathway(s) and reproduction.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Cloning of laminin gamma2 cDNA and chromosome mapping of the genes for the dog adhesion ligand laminin 5.

Overexpression of the gamma2 chain of laminin-5 has been linked to tumor invasion and an unfavorable prognostic value, but the role of this adhesion molecule in cancer progression remains unclear. Because dog models of human cancers provide the opportunity of clarifying the relation between laminin-5 and tumor malignancy we have isolated and characterized the cDNA of dog gamma2 chain. Comparative analysis of the nucleotide sequence revealed high identity between the dog and the human gamma2, including the intermolecular molecule binding sites and the regulatory promoter sequences. Moreover, expression of a recombinant human gamma2 chain in dog keratinocytes results in assembly and secretion of hybrid laminin-5 molecules, which underscore the functional relevance of the gamma2 conserved domains. We have also determined the syntenic location of the dog laminin-5 loci on CFA7. Our study provides a basis for therapeutical approaches of epithelial cancers of gamma2 using dogs as large animal models.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Transcriptomic fingerprinting of bone marrow-derived hepatic beta2m-/Thy-1+ stem cells.

The aim of the present study was to determine if the bone marrow (BM) beta2m-/Thy-1+ stem cells isolated from common bile duct ligated (CBDL) rats possess hepatocyte-like characteristics in their global gene expression profiles. The Affymetrix RG U34A arrays were used to conduct transcriptomic profiling on BM beta2m-/Thy-1+ stem cells isolated from CBDL and control rats as well as primary hepatocytes. Forty-one probe sets were up-regulated more than 2-fold in CBDL-derived beta2m-/Thy-1+ BM stem cells compared to control BM stem cells. Twenty-seven probe sets were present in both CBDL-derived beta2m-/Thy-1+ BM stem cells and control hepatocytes but absent in control beta2m-/Thy-1+ BM stem cells, including Tcf1 and Dbp. Compared to the control beta2m-/Thy-1+ BM stem cells, CBDL-derived beta2m-/Thy-1+ BM stem cells shared more commonly expressed genes with hepatocytes. Overall, CBDL-derived beta2m-/Thy-1+ stem cells displayed a different transcriptomic fingerprint compared with beta2m-/Thy-1+ BM stem cells isolated from control rats; and CBDL-derived beta2m-/Thy-1+ stem cells started to express some hepatocyte-like genes.

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Stress-driven strategic games in cancer.

Tumor cells face chronic genotoxic, metabolic, hypoxic, and immune stress that shapes their evolution. While stress-response molecular pathways are well characterized, cancer biology lacks a predictive framework for how cells select among alternative adaptive strategies and how these selections interact to produce tumor-level behavior. We propose that evolutionary game theory, previously applied to cooperation in cancer, should be extended to position stress adaptation itself as the organizing principle of tumor evolution. In this framework, stress-adaptive strategies constitute frequency-dependent games whose payoffs depend on population composition. We introduce a three-level distinction between cell states (transcriptional snapshots), game states (local configurations of stress and neighbor composition that define the active payoff structure), and cell strategies (conditional behavioral policies mapping game states to fitness-relevant outputs). This perspective explains the maintenance of intratumor heterogeneity through frequency-dependent selection, the reversibility of resistance through bet-hedging dynamics, and therapy resistance as an equilibrium outcome rather than genetic inevitability. Integrating insights from single-cell genomics, spatial profiling, and lineage tracing, we outline testable predictions and experimental approaches for measuring payoff structures. Therapeutically, the framework suggests exploiting adaptive trade-offs, restricting phenotypic plasticity, and reshaping competitive landscapes. Re-framing cancer as an evolving game of stress adaptation provides a unifying structure for predictive oncology.

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Identification of DNA copy number changes in microdissected serous ovarian cancer tissue using a cDNA microarray platform.

We have established a method for using a cDNA array platform in combination with degenerate oligonucleotide primer polymerase chain reaction (DOP-PCR) and taramide signal amplification (TSA) to identify DNA copy number abnormalities (CNA) in cancer cell lines and cancer cells procured with laser-based microdissection. To determine the sensitivity and specificity for detecting single-copy gain and loss, receiver-operator curve analysis was performed on hybridization signal ratios generated from non-DOP and DOP amplified female and male DNA using a 10,816-element cDNA microarray. A cutoff value of 1.12 and 1.07 average signal ratio for X-chromosomal genes versus autosomal genes provided a sensitivity and specificity of 50 and 79%, respectively, for non-DOP amplified DNA and a sensitivity and specificity of 50 and 72%, respectively, for DOP amplified DNA. We used this approach to identify DNA copy number abnormalities in the ovarian cancer cell line OVCA633, which has previously been shown to have 12p amplification. Transcription profiling of OVCA633 was also performed. Two amplified and overexpressed genes located on 12p11, KRAS2 and LRMP, were identified; these were validated with quantitative real-time PCR. Subsequently, the same approach was used to identify CNAs and gene expression alterations in 11 microdissected serous ovarian adenocarcinoma cases. Validated data revealed amplification and overexpression of ERBB3 and FOS and deletion and underexpression of KRT6 and APXL in more than 50% of the tissue samples. These results show the feasibility of using the cDNA array platform to identify changes in DNA and mRNA copy number simultaneously in microdissected tumor tissues.

Adenocarcinoma↗