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  • 1
    In: Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 14 ( 2023-2-23)
    Abstract: Adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) has been identified as a pathobiont associated with Crohn’s disease (CD), that prefers to grow in inflammatory conditions. Although the colonization by AIEC is implicated in the progression of the disease and exacerbates inflammation in murine colitis models, the recognition and response of host immunity to AIEC remains elusive. Methods Antibiotic treated female C57BL/6 mice were inoculated by commensal E. coli and LF82 AIEC strains. Luminal-IgA fractions were prepared from feces and their binding to AIEC and other strains was assessed to confirm specificity. IgA binding to isogenic mutant strains was performed to identify the functional molecules that are recognized by AIEC specific IgA. The effect of IgA on epithelial invasion of LF82 strain was confirmed using in vitro invasion assay and in vivo colonization of the colonic epithelium. Results Persistent colonization by AIEC LF82 induced secretion of luminal IgA, while commensal E. coli strain did not. Induced anti-LF82 IgA showed specific binding to other AIEC strains but not to the commensal, non-AIEC E. coli strains. Induced IgA showed decreased binding to LF82 strains with mutated adhesin and outer membrane proteins which are involved in AIEC – epithelial cell interaction. Consistently, LF82-specific IgA limited the adhesion and invasion of LF82 in cultured epithelial cells, which seems to be required for the elimination in the colonic epithelium in mice. Conclusion These results demonstrate that host immunity selectively recognizes pathobiont E. coli , such as AIEC, and develop specific IgA. The induced IgA specific to pathobiont E. coli , in turn, contributes to preventing the pathobionts from accessing the epithelium.
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    ISSN: 1664-302X
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In:  Frontiers in Plant Science Vol. 12 ( 2021-12-20)
    In: Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 12 ( 2021-12-20)
    Abstract: An unknown 61 kDa protein is phosphorylated by abscisic acid (ABA)-activated protein kinase in response to ABA and binds to 14-3-3 protein in a phosphorylation-dependent manner in guard-cell protoplasts (GCPs) from Vicia faba . Subsequently, ABA-dependent phosphorylated proteins were identified as basic helix–loop–helix transcription factors, named ABA-responsive kinase substrates (AKSs) in GCPs from Arabidopsis thaliana . However, whether the 61 kDa protein in Vicia GCPs is an AKS is unclear. We performed immunoprecipitation of ABA-treated Vicia GCPs using anti-14-3-3 protein antibodies and identified several AKS isoforms in V. faba (VfAKSs) by mass spectrometry. The 61 kDa protein was identified as VfAKS1. Phosphoproteomic analysis revealed that VfAKSs are phosphorylated at Ser residues, which are important for 14-3-3 protein binding and monomerisation, in response to ABA in GCPs. Orthologs of AtABCG40, an ABA importer in guard cells, and CHC1, a clathrin heavy chain and a regulator of stomatal movement, also co-immunoprecipitated with 14-3-3 protein from guard cells.
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    ISSN: 1664-462X
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2021
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    In: Frontiers in Immunology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 12 ( 2022-1-12)
    Abstract: The newly emerged severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is causing a spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) globally. In order to end the COVID-19 pandemic, an effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 must be produced at low cost and disseminated worldwide. The spike (S) protein of coronaviruses plays a pivotal role in the infection to host cells. Therefore, targeting the S protein is one of the most rational approaches in developing vaccines and therapeutic agents. In this study, we optimized the expression of secreted trimerized S protein of SARS-CoV-2 using a silkworm-baculovirus expression vector system and evaluated its immunogenicity in mice. The results showed that the S protein forming the trimeric structure was the most stable when the chicken cartilage matrix protein was used as the trimeric motif and could be purified in large amounts from the serum of silkworm larvae. The purified S protein efficiently induced antigen-specific antibodies in mouse serum without adjuvant, but its ability to induce neutralizing antibodies was low. After examining several adjuvants, the use of Alum adjuvant was the most effective in inducing strong neutralizing antibody induction. We also examined the adjuvant effect of paramylon from Euglena gracilis when administered with the S protein. Our results highlight the effectiveness and suitable construct design of the S protein produced in silkworms for the subunit vaccine development against SARS-CoV-2.
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    ISSN: 1664-3224
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    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 10 ( 2018-11-6)
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    ISSN: 1663-4365
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2018
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    In: Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 7 ( 2016-12-15)
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    ISSN: 1664-302X
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    Publication Date: 2016
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    In:  Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Vol. 15 ( 2022-1-5)
    In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 15 ( 2022-1-5)
    Abstract: This study compared 30 older musicians and 30 age-matched non-musicians to investigate the association between lifelong musical instrument training and age-related cognitive decline and brain atrophy (musicians: mean age 70.8 years, musical experience 52.7 years; non-musicians: mean age 71.4 years, no or less than 3 years of musical experience). Although previous research has demonstrated that young musicians have larger gray matter volume (GMV) in the auditory-motor cortices and cerebellum than non-musicians, little is known about older musicians. Music imagery in young musicians is also known to share a neural underpinning [the supramarginal gyrus (SMG) and cerebellum] with music performance. Thus, we hypothesized that older musicians would show superiority to non-musicians in some of the abovementioned brain regions. Behavioral performance, GMV, and brain activity, including functional connectivity (FC) during melodic working memory (MWM) tasks, were evaluated in both groups. Behaviorally, musicians exhibited a much higher tapping speed than non-musicians, and tapping speed was correlated with executive function in musicians. Structural analyses revealed larger GMVs in both sides of the cerebellum of musicians, and importantly, this was maintained until very old age. Task-related FC analyses revealed that musicians possessed greater cerebellar-hippocampal FC, which was correlated with tapping speed. Furthermore, musicians showed higher activation in the SMG during MWM tasks; this was correlated with earlier commencement of instrumental training. These results indicate advantages or heightened coupling in brain regions associated with music performance and imagery in musicians. We suggest that lifelong instrumental training highly predicts the structural maintenance of the cerebellum and related cognitive maintenance in old age.
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    ISSN: 1662-5161
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 12 ( 2021-10-1)
    Abstract: Epilepsy is a relatively common condition, but more than 30% of patients have refractory epilepsy that is inadequately controlled by or is resistant to multiple drug treatments. Thus, new antiepileptic drugs based on newly identified mechanisms are required. A previous report revealed the suppressive effects of transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) activation on penicillin G-induced epileptiform discharges (EDs). However, it is unclear whether TRPM8 agonists suppress epileptic seizures or affect EDs or epileptic seizures in TRPM8 knockout (TRPM8KO) mice. We investigated the effects of TRPM8 agonist and lack of TRPM8 channels on EDs and epileptic seizures. Mice were injected with TRPM8 agonist 90 min after or 30 min before epilepsy-inducer injection, and electrocorticograms (ECoGs) were recorded under anesthesia, while behavior was monitored when awake. TRPM8 agonist suppressed EDs and epileptic seizures in wildtype (WT) mice, but not in TRPM8KO mice. In addition, TRPM8KO mice had a shorter firing latency of EDs, and EDs and epileptic seizures were deteriorated by the epilepsy inducer compared with those in WT mice, with the EDs being more easily propagated to the contralateral side. These findings suggest that TRPM8 activation in epileptic regions has anti-epileptic effects.
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    ISSN: 1663-9812
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2021
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    In:  Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 9 ( 2022-9-15)
    In: Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 9 ( 2022-9-15)
    Abstract: Diatoms form dense blooms in the Pacific Arctic region from spring to summer, supporting the unique benthic-pelagic coupling ecosystems. Although the Arctic has a severe light-limited season from autumn to winter, diatoms can proliferate in spring when sufficient light becomes available for photosynthesis. One of the crucial strategies for diatoms to survive in unfavorable growing conditions is to form resting stages. Because of enhanced primary and export production in the Pacific Arctic shelves, many viable diatom resting stages can be detected in the surface sediments. However, little is known about the photophysiological response of viable diatom cells, including resting stages, in sediments to light availability. We conducted a laboratory experiment investigating the photophysiological capabilities of the diatom cells containing resting stages using surface sediments from the Chukchi Sea shelf. As a result, diatoms grew dramatically after light exposure, and Chaetoceros socialis complex highly contributed to the enhanced diatom abundance. Their photophysiological changes were also evident from the maximum quantum efficiency ( F v / F m ) of photochemistry in photosystem II, 13 C-based photosynthetic-energy (PE) parameters, diadinoxanthin (DD)-diatoxanthin (DT) pool size, and the de-epoxidation state (DES) of DD. Even after the excess light exposure suppressed the photosynthetic activity in the microalgal cells, the diatoms recovered quickly, indicating the high photophysiological plasticity to dynamic light changes. Therefore, our results suggest that diatoms in surface sediments have a high seeding potential for blooms in the Pacific Arctic shelf region.
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    ISSN: 2296-7745
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Frontiers in Immunology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 14 ( 2023-5-3)
    Abstract: Immune checkpoint inhibitors have had a major impact on cancer treatment. Gut microbiota plays a major role in the cancer microenvironment, affecting treatment response. The gut microbiota is highly individual, and varies with factors, such as age and race. Gut microbiota composition in Japanese cancer patients and the efficacy of immunotherapy remain unknown. Methods We investigated the gut microbiota of 26 patients with solid tumors prior to immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy to identify bacteria involved in the efficacy of these drugs and immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Results The genera Prevotella and Parabacteroides were relatively common in the group showing efficacy towards the anti-PD-1 antibody treatment (effective group). The proportions of Catenibacterium (P = 0.022) and Turicibacter (P = 0.049) were significantly higher in the effective group than in the ineffective group. In addition, the proportion of Desulfovibrion (P = 0.033) was significantly higher in the ineffective group. Next, they were divided into irAE and non-irAE groups. The proportions of Turicibacter (P = 0.001) and Acidaminococcus (P = 0.001) were significantly higher in the group with irAEs than in those without, while the proportions of Blautia (P = 0.013) and the unclassified Clostridiales (P = 0.027) were significantly higher in the group without irAEs than those with. Furthermore, within the Effective group, Acidaminococcus and Turicibacter (both P = 0.001) were more abundant in the subgroup with irAEs than in those without them. In contrast, Blautia (P = 0.021) and Bilophila (P= 0.033) were statistically significantly more common in those without irAEs. Discussion Our Study suggests that the analysis of the gut microbiota may provide future predictive markers for the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy or the selection of candidates for fecal transplantation for cancer immunotherapy.
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    ISSN: 1664-3224
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In:  Frontiers in Neuroscience Vol. 16 ( 2022-11-10)
    In: Frontiers in Neuroscience, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 16 ( 2022-11-10)
    Abstract: Protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1), a major type I arginine methyltransferase in mammals, methylates histone and non-histone proteins to regulate various cellular functions, such as transcription, DNA damage response, and signal transduction. PRMT1 is highly expressed in neural stem cells (NSCs) and embryonic brains, suggesting that PRMT1 is essential for early brain development. Although our previous reports have shown that PRMT1 positively regulates oligodendrocyte development, it has not been studied whether PRMT1 regulates NSC proliferation and its survival during development. To examine the role of PRMT1 in NSC activity, we cultured NSCs prepared from embryonic mouse forebrains deficient in PRMT1 specific for NSCs and performed neurosphere assays. We found that the primary neurospheres of PRMT1-deficient NSCs were small and the number of spheres was decreased, compared to those of control NSCs. Primary neurospheres deficient in PRMT1 expressed an increased level of cleaved caspase-3, suggesting that PRMT1 deficiency-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, p53 protein was significantly accumulated in PRMT1-deficient NSCs. In parallel, p53-responsive pro-apoptotic genes including Pmaip1 and Perp were upregulated in PRMT1-deficient NSCs. p53-target p21 mRNA and its protein levels were shown to be upregulated in PRMT1-deficient NSCs. Moreover, the 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assay showed that the loss of PRMT1 led to cell cycle defects in the embryonic NSCs. In contrast to the above in vitro observations, NSCs normally proliferated and survived in the fetal brains of NSC-specific PRMT1-deficient mice. We also found that Lama1 , which encodes the laminin subunit α1, was significantly upregulated in the embryonic brains of PRMT1-deficient mice. These data implicate that extracellular factors provided by neighboring cells in the microenvironment gave a trophic support to NSCs in the PRMT1-deficient brain and recovered NSC activity to maintain brain homeostasis. Our study implies that PRMT1 plays a cell-autonomous role in the survival and proliferation of embryonic NSCs.
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    ISSN: 1662-453X
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2022
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