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Protein Trafficking | Biochemistry and cell biology | Other Physical Sciences | Biomedical Instrumentation | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Optical Properties of Materials | Synchrotrons; Accelerators; Instruments and Techniques | Protein trafficking | Cellular interactions (incl. adhesion matrix cell wall) | Signal Transduction | Mechanobiology |
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Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Technology
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Distribution of Raphespinal Fibers in the Mouse Spinal Cord
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 16-07-2015
Targeted doxorubicin-loaded bacterially derived nano-cells for the treatment of neuroblastoma
Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Date: 30-04-2018
DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-17-0738
Abstract: Advanced stage neuroblastoma is an aggressive disease with limited treatment options for patients with drug-resistant tumors. Targeted delivery of chemotherapy for pediatric cancers offers promise to improve treatment efficacy and reduce toxicity associated with systemic chemotherapy. The EnGeneIC Dream Vector (EDVTM) is a nanocell, which can package chemotherapeutic drugs and target tumors via attachment of bispecific proteins to the surface of the nanocell. Phase I trials in adults with refractory tumors have shown an acceptable safety profile. Herein we investigated the activity of EGFR-targeted and doxorubicin-loaded EDVTM (EGFREDVTMDox) for the treatment of neuroblastoma. Two independent neuroblastoma cell lines with variable expression of EGFR protein [SK-N-BE(2), high SH-SY-5Y, low] were used. EGFREDVTMDox induced apoptosis in these cells compared to control, doxorubicin, or non-doxorubicin loaded EGFREDVTM. In three-dimensional tumor spheroids, imaging and fluorescence life-time microscopy revealed that EGFREDVTMDox had a marked enhancement of doxorubicin penetration compared to doxorubicin alone, and improved penetration compared to non-EGFR-targeted EDVTMDox, with enhanced spheroid penetration leading to increased apoptosis. In two independent orthotopic human neuroblastoma xenograft models, short-term studies (28 days) of tumor-bearing mice led to a significant decrease in tumor size in EGFREDVTMDox-treated animals compared to control, doxorubicin, or non-EGFR EDVTMDox. There was increased TUNEL staining of tumors at day 28 compared to control, doxorubicin, or non-EGFR EDVTMDox. Moreover, overall survival was increased in neuroblastoma mice treated with EGFREDVTMDox (P & 0007) compared to control. Drug-loaded bispecific-antibody targeted EDVsTM offer a highly promising approach for the treatment of aggressive pediatric malignancies such as neuroblastoma. Mol Cancer Ther 17(5) 1012–23. ©2018 AACR.
Polymer-grafted, nonfouling, magnetic nanoparticles designed to selectively store and release molecules via ionic interactions
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 22-08-2013
DOI: 10.1021/MA401171D
Molecular dynamics and functional characterization of I37R-CFTR lasso mutation provide insights into channel gating activity
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2022
Tracing the Fate of Limbal Epithelial Progenitor Cells in the Murine Cornea
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 18-12-2014
DOI: 10.1002/STEM.1769
Abstract: Stem cell (SC) ision, deployment, and differentiation are processes that contribute to corneal epithelial renewal. Until now studying the destiny of these cells in a living mammal has not been possible. However, the advent of inducible multicolor genetic tagging and powerful imaging technologies has rendered this achievable in the translucent and readily accessible murine cornea. K14CreERT2-Confetti mice that harbor two copies of the Brainbow 2.1 cassette, yielding up to 10 colors from the stochastic recombination of fluorescent proteins, were used to monitor K-14+ progenitor cell dynamics within the corneal epithelium in live animals. Multicolored columns of cells emerged from the basal limbal epithelium as they expanded and migrated linearly at a rate of 10.8 µm/day toward the central cornea. Moreover, the permanent expression of fluorophores, passed on from progenitor to progeny, assisted in discriminating in idual clones as spectrally distinct streaks containing more than 1,000 cells within the illuminated area. The centripetal clonal expansion is suggestive that a single progenitor cell is responsible for maintaining a narrow corridor of corneal epithelial cells. Our data are in agreement with the limbus as the repository for SC as opposed to SC being distributed throughout the central cornea. This is the first report describing stem rogenitor cell fate determination in the murine cornea using multicolor genetic tracing. This model represents a powerful new resource to monitor SC kinetics and fate choice under homeostatic conditions, and may assist in assessing clonal evolution during corneal development, aging, wound-healing, disease, and following transplantation. Stem Cells 2015 :157–169
The coeloms in a late brachiolaria larva of the asterinid sea star Parvulastra exigua: deriving an asteroid coelomic model
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-2011
Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP): Acquisition, analysis, and applications
Publisher: Springer New York
Date: 22-09-2015
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1752-5_18
Abstract: A significant number of biological processes occur at, or involve cellular membranes, including cell adhesion, migration, endocytosis, signal transduction, and many biochemical reactions involving membrane anchored scaffolds. Each process involves a complex arrangement of interacting molecules whose location in space and time influence the outcome of the event. In this protocol we discuss the application of fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) to study the dynamics of membrane associated molecules. We discuss the principles, acquisition and the analysis of FRAP data and address issues surrounding its interpretation.
Live Tissue Imaging to Elucidate Mechanical Modulation of Stem Cell Niche Quiescence
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 28-07-2016
Abstract: The periosteum, a composite cellular connective tissue, bounds all nonarticular bone surfaces. Like Velcro, collagenous Sharpey's fibers anchor the periosteum in a prestressed state to the underlying bone. The periosteum provides a niche for mesenchymal stem cells. Periosteal lifting, as well as injury, causes cells residing in the periosteum (PDCs) to change from an immobile, quiescent state to a mobile, active state. The physical cues that activate PDCs to home to and heal injured areas remain a conundrum. An understanding of these cues is key to unlocking periosteum's remarkable regenerative power. We hypothesized that changes in periosteum's baseline stress state modulate the quiescence of its stem cell niche. We report, for the first time, a three-dimensional, high-resolution live tissue imaging protocol to observe and characterize ovine PDCs and their niche before and after release of the tissue's endogenous prestress. Loss of prestress results in abrupt shrinkage of the periosteal tissue. At the microscopic scale, loss of prestress results in significantly increased crimping of collagen of periosteum's fibrous layer and a threefold increase in the number of rounded nuclei in the cambium layer. Given the body of published data describing the relationships between stem cell and nucleus shape, structure and function, these observations are consistent with a role for mechanics in the modulation of periosteal niche quiescence. The quantitative characterization of periosteum as a stem cell niche represents a critical step for clinical translation of the periosteum and periosteum substitute-based implants for tissue defect healing.
STED imaging of tau filaments in Alzheimer’s disease cortical grey matter
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2016
DOI: 10.1016/J.JSB.2016.07.003
Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) involves the propagation of filaments of tau protein throughout the cerebral cortex. Imaging tau filaments and oligomers in human brain at high resolution would help contribute insight into the mechanism and progression of tauopathic diseases. STED microscopy is a nano-scale imaging technique and we aimed to test the abilities of this method for resolving tau structures within human brain. Using autopsied 50μm AD brain sections, we demonstrate that STED microscopy can resolve immunolabelled tau filaments at 77nm resolution. Ribbon-like tau filaments imaged by STED appeared smooth along their axis with limited axial undulations. STED also resolved 70-80nm wide tau puncta. Of the fluorophores tested, STAR635p was optimal for STED imaging in this tissue. This was in part due to brain tissue autofluorescence within the lower wavelength ranges (488-590nm). Further, the stability and minimal photobleaching of STAR635p allowed STED z-stacks of neurons packed with tau filaments (neurofibrillary tangles) to be collated. There was no loss of x-y image resolution of in idual tau filaments through the 20μm z-stack. This demonstrates that STED can contribute to nano-scale analysis and characterisation of pathologies within banked human autopsied brain tissue. Resolving tau structures at this level of resolution provides promising avenues for understanding mechanisms of pathology propagation in the different tauopathies as well as illuminating what contributes to disease heterogeneity.
Endometrial Axin2+ Cells Drive Epithelial Homeostasis, Regeneration, and Cancer following Oncogenic Transformation
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2020
DOI: 10.1016/J.STEM.2019.11.012
Abstract: The remarkable regenerative capacity of the endometrium (the inner lining of the uterus) is essential for the sustenance of mammalian life. Over the years, the role of stem cells in endometrial functions and their pathologies has been suggested however, the identity and location of such stem cells remain unclear. Here, we used in vivo lineage tracing to show that endometrial epithelium self-renews during development, growth, and regeneration and identified Axin2, a classical Wnt reporter gene, as a marker of long-lived bipotent epithelial progenitors that reside in endometrial glands. Axin2-expressing cells are responsible for epithelial regeneration in vivo and for endometrial organoid development in vitro. Ablation of Axin2
Novel antioxidant therapy with the immediate precursor to glutathione, γ-glutamylcysteine (GGC), ameliorates LPS-induced cellular stress in an in vitro cystic fibrosis model
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 28-05-2020
DOI: 10.1101/2020.05.27.119990
Abstract: Glutathione deficiency and chronic bacterial inflammation exacerbates the oxidative stress damage to airways in cystic fibrosis. Improvements to current antioxidant therapeutic strategies are needed. Dietary supplement, γ-glutamylcysteine (GGC), the immediate precursor to glutathione, rapidly boosts cellular glutathione levels following a single dose in healthy in iduals. Efficacy of GGC against Pseudomonas aeruginosa derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a prominent factor in mediating both bacterial virulence and host responses, in CF remains unassessed. Primary F508del/F508del mucociliary differentiated bronchial and nasal epithelial cells were created to model LPS-induced oxidative stress and inflammation of CF. The proteomic signature of GGC treated cells was resolved by qLC-MS/MS. Parameters including cell redox state (glutathione, ROS), anti-inflammatory mediators (IL-8, IDO-1) and cellular health (membrane integrity, stress granule formation and cell viability) were assayed. Proteomic analysis identified perturbation of several pathways related to cellular respiration and stress responses upon LPS challenge. Most of these were resolved when cells were treated with GGC. While GGC did not resolve LPS-induced IL-8 and IDO-1 activity, it effectively attenuated LPS-induced ROS and stress granule formation, while significantly increasing intracellular glutathione levels and improving epithelial cell barrier integrity. Moreover, we compared the effect of GGC with thiols NAC and glutathione on cell viability. GGC was the only thiol that increased cell viability protecting cells against LPS induced cell death. Both therapeutic and prophylactic treatments were successful. Together, these findings indicate that GGC has therapeutic potential for treatment and prevention of oxidative stress related damage to airways in Cystic Fibrosis.
Multiplexed immunofluorescence identifies high stromal CD68+PD-L1+ macrophages as a predictor of improved survival in triple negative breast cancer
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 03-11-2021
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-021-01116-6
Abstract: Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) comprises 10–15% of all breast cancers and has a poor prognosis with a high risk of recurrence within 5 years. PD-L1 is an important biomarker for patient selection for immunotherapy but its cellular expression and co-localization within the tumour immune microenvironment and associated prognostic value is not well defined. We aimed to characterise the phenotypes of immune cells expressing PD-L1 and determine their association with overall survival (OS) and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS). Using tissue microarrays from a retrospective cohort of TNBC patients from St George Hospital, Sydney (n = 244), multiplexed immunofluorescence (mIF) was used to assess staining for CD3, CD8, CD20, CD68, PD-1, PD-L1, FOXP3 and pan-cytokeratin on the Vectra Polaris™ platform and analysed using QuPath. Cox multivariate analyses showed high CD68 + PD-L1 + stromal cell counts were associated with improved prognosis for OS (HR 0.56, 95% CI 0.33–0.95, p = 0.030) and BCSS (HR 0.47, 95% CI 0.25–0.88, p = 0.018) in the whole cohort and in patients receiving chemotherapy, improving incrementally upon the predictive value of PD-L1 + alone for BCSS. These data suggest that CD68 + PD-L1 + status can provide clinically useful prognostic information to identify sub-groups of patients with good or poor prognosis and guide treatment decisions in TNBC.
The nuclear localization pattern and interaction partners of GTF2IRD1 demonstrate a role in chromatin regulation
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 15-08-2015
DOI: 10.1007/S00439-015-1591-0
Abstract: GTF2IRD1 is one of the three members of the GTF2I gene family, clustered on chromosome 7 within a 1.8 Mb region that is prone to duplications and deletions in humans. Hemizygous deletions cause Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) and duplications cause WBS duplication syndrome. These copy number variations disturb a variety of developmental systems and neurological functions. Human mapping data and analyses of knockout mice show that GTF2IRD1 and GTF2I underpin the craniofacial abnormalities, mental retardation, visuospatial deficits and hypersociability of WBS. However, the cellular role of the GTF2IRD1 protein is poorly understood due to its very low abundance and a paucity of reagents. Here, for the first time, we show that endogenous GTF2IRD1 has a punctate pattern in the nuclei of cultured human cell lines and neurons. To probe the functional relationships of GTF2IRD1 in an unbiased manner, yeast two-hybrid libraries were screened, isolating 38 novel interaction partners, which were validated in mammalian cell lines. These relationships illustrate GTF2IRD1 function, as the isolated partners are mostly involved in chromatin modification and transcriptional regulation, whilst others indicate an unexpected role in connection with the primary cilium. Mapping of the sites of protein interaction also indicates key features regarding the evolution of the GTF2IRD1 protein. These data provide a visual and molecular basis for GTF2IRD1 nuclear function that will lead to an understanding of its role in brain, behaviour and human disease.
Quantifying Intracellular Viral Pathogen: Specimen Preparation, Visualization and Quantification of Multiple Immunofluorescent Signals in Fixed Human Airway Epithelium Cultured at Air-Liquid Interface
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 07-10-2022
DOI: 10.3390/JPM12101668
Abstract: Infection control and aggressive antibiotic therapy play an important role in the management of airway infections in in iduals with cystic fibrosis (CF). The responses of airway epithelial cells to pathogens are likely to contribute to the pathobiology of CF lung disease. Primary airway epithelial cells obtained from in iduals with CF, cultured and differentiated at air-liquid interface (ALI), effectively mimic the structure and function of the in vivo airway epithelium. With the recent respiratory viral pandemics, ALI cultures were extensively used to model respiratory infections in vitro to facilitate physiologically relevant respiratory research. Immunofluorescence staining and imaging were used as an effective tool to provide a fundamental understanding of host–pathogen interactions and for exploring the therapeutic potential of novel or repurposed drugs. Therefore, we described an optimized quantitative fluorescence microscopy assay for the wholemount staining and imaging of epithelial cell markers to identify distinct cell populations and pathogen-specific targets in ALI cultures of human airway epithelial cells grown on permeable support insert membranes. We present a detailed methodology using a graphical user interface (GUI) package to quantify the detected signals on a tiled whole membrane. Our method provided an imaging strategy of the entire membrane, overcoming the common issue of unders ling and enabling unbiased quantitative analysis.
Scale-up of nature’s tissue weaving algorithms to engineer advanced functional materials
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 11-01-2017
DOI: 10.1038/SREP40396
Abstract: We are literally the stuff from which our tissue fabrics and their fibers are woven and spun. The arrangement of collagen, elastin and other structural proteins in space and time embodies our tissues and organs with amazing resilience and multifunctional smart properties. For ex le, the periosteum, a soft tissue sleeve that envelops all nonarticular bony surfaces of the body, comprises an inherently “smart” material that gives hard bones added strength under high impact loads. Yet a paucity of scalable bottom-up approaches stymies the harnessing of smart tissues’ biological, mechanical and organizational detail to create advanced functional materials. Here, a novel approach is established to scale up the multidimensional fiber patterns of natural soft tissue weaves for rapid prototyping of advanced functional materials. First second harmonic generation and two-photon excitation microscopy is used to map the microscopic three-dimensional (3D) alignment, composition and distribution of the collagen and elastin fibers of periosteum, the soft tissue sheath bounding all nonarticular bone surfaces in our bodies. Then, using engineering rendering software to scale up this natural tissue fabric, as well as multidimensional weaving algorithms, macroscopic tissue prototypes are created using a computer-controlled jacquard loom. The capacity to prototype scaled up architectures of natural fabrics provides a new avenue to create advanced functional materials.
Growth of DLD-1 Colon Cancer Cells on Variotis™ Scaffolds of Controlled Porosity: A Preliminary Study
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 11-2010
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/JBBTE.8.79
Abstract: Tissue engineering will play an increasingly vital role in cancer research. Provision of biomimetic microenvironment systems for in vitro cancer models can be addressed in part by utilizing thick 3D scaffolds with high interconnective porosity . This approach gives rise to new analytical challenges and opportunities. In this preliminary study, Variotis™ synthetic scaffolds of high interconnected porosity and hierarchical structure were used. An effective macroscopic porosity of 94.3 ±1.74 vol% was attained by using microCT and finite element methods. The actual porosity was determined to be 94.6±0.29 vol%. Scaffolds were compressed in a customized jig to thicknesses of 99.5 mm, 74.6 mm, 46.3 mm (±0.5% tolerance) and then annealed to set respective porosities of 94.3 vol%, 93.2 vol%, 89.5 vol% (±1.5% tolerance). Scaffolds were then sectioned to 2mm thickness. DLD-1 colon cancer cells were grown on 3D scaffolds of three specified porosities for varying periods of time then imaged using confocal and scanning electron microscopy methods. Hoechst staining resulted with minimal scaffold autofluoresence while autofluoresence exceeded useful limits when used in conjunction with Alexa488-phalloidin under argon laser excitation in confocal microscopy. Using Hoechst staining, DLD-1 cells (nuclei) were observed to readily attach and proliferate on Variotis™ scaffolds. Normal DLD-1 cell morphologies were evident using scanning electron microscopy. The high interconnected porosity of the scaffolds allowed cells to be observed deep within scaffolds. Scaffolds remained structurally stable and unified throughout all culture experiments and provided ease of handling during cell culture and microscopy.
Nanoparticles Based on Star Polymers as Theranostic Vectors: Endosomal-Triggered Drug Release Combined with MRI Sensitivity
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 07-2015
Abstract: Dual-functional star polymers (diameters 15 nm) are synthesized producing nanoparticles with excellent colloidal stability in both water and serum. The nanoparticles are built with aldehyde groups in the core and activated esters in the arms. The different reactivity of the two functional groups to sequentially react with different amino compounds is exploited doxorubicin (DOX) and 1-(5-amino-3-aza-2-oxypentyl)-4,7,10-tris(tert-butoxycarbonylmethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (DO3A-tBu-NH2 )-a chelating agent effective for the complexation of Gadolinium ions (Gd). The activated ester group is employed to attach the DO3A chelating agent, while the aldehyde groups are exploited for DOX conjugation, providing a controlled release mechanism for DOX in acidic environments. DOX/Gd-loaded nanoparticles are rapidly taken up by MCF-7 breast cancer cells, subsequently releasing DOX as demonstrated using in vitro fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). Endosomal, DOX release is observed, using a phasor plot representation of the fluorescence lifetime data, showing an increase of native DOX with time. The MRI properties of the stars are assessed and the relaxivity of Gd loaded in stars is three times higher than conventional organic Gd/DO3A complexes. The DOX/Gd-conjugated nanoparticles yield a similar IC50 to native DOX for breast cancer cell lines, confirming that DOX integrity is conserved during nanoparticle attachment and release.
Dextran-Based Doxorubicin Nanocarriers with Improved Tumor Penetration
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 18-12-2013
DOI: 10.1021/BM401526D
Abstract: Drug delivery systems with improved tumor penetration are valuable assets as anticancer agents. A dextran-based nanocarrier system with aldehyde functionalities capable of forming an acid labile linkage with the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin was developed. Aldehyde dextran nanocarriers (ald-dex-dox) demonstrated efficacy as delivery vehicles with an IC50 of ∼300 nM against two-dimensional (2D) SK-N-BE(2) monolayers. Confocal imaging showed that the ald-dex-dox nanocarriers were rapidly internalized by SK-N-BE(2) cells. Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) analysis indicated that ald-dex-dox particles were internalized as intact complexes with the majority of the doxorubicin released from the particle four hours post uptake. Accumulation of the ald-dex-dox particles was significantly enhanced by ∼30% in the absence of glucose indicating a role for glucose and its receptors in their endocytosis. However, inhibition of clathrin dependent and independent endocytosis and macropinocytosis as well as membrane cholesterol depletion had no effect on ald-dex-dox particle accumulation. In three-dimensional (3D) SK-N-BE(2) tumor spheroids, which more closely resemble a solid tumor, the ald-dex-dox nanoparticles showed a significant improvement in efficacy over free doxorubicin, as evidenced by decreased spheroid outgrowth. Drug penetration studies in 3D demonstrated the ability of the ald-dex-dox nanocarriers to fully penetrate into a SK-N-BE(2) tumor spheroids, while doxorubicin only penetrates to a maximum distance of 50 μM. The ald-dex-dox nanocarriers represent a promising therapeutic delivery system for the treatment of solid tumors due to their unique enhanced penetration ability combined with their improved efficacy over the parent drug in 3D.
Visualizing the Contribution of Keratin-14+ Limbal Epithelial Precursors in Corneal Wound Healing
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2019
TMEM41B and VMP1 are scramblases and regulate the distribution of cholesterol and phosphatidylserine
Publisher: Rockefeller University Press
Date: 30-04-2021
Abstract: TMEM41B and VMP1 are integral membrane proteins of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and regulate the formation of autophagosomes, lipid droplets (LDs), and lipoproteins. Recently, TMEM41B was identified as a crucial host factor for infection by all coronaviruses and flaviviruses. The molecular function of TMEM41B and VMP1, which belong to a large evolutionarily conserved family, remains elusive. Here, we show that TMEM41B and VMP1 are phospholipid scramblases whose deficiency impairs the normal cellular distribution of cholesterol and phosphatidylserine. Their mechanism of action on LD formation is likely to be different from that of seipin. Their role in maintaining cellular phosphatidylserine and cholesterol homeostasis may partially explain their requirement for viral infection. Our results suggest that the proper sorting and distribution of cellular lipids are essential for organelle biogenesis and viral infection.
Platinum Anticancer Drugs, Chemical Biology of
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 15-05-2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470048672.WECB657
Abstract: In the past, studies into the distribution of platinum anti‐cancer agents inside cancer cells were experimentally challenging because of a lack of readily available and sensitive platinum mapping techniques. Recent advancements in the area of platinum mapping in cells have meant that the biologic fate of cisplatin and its derivatives can be studied in several new ways. In particular, electron microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and synchrotron radiation induced X‐ray emission have made significant contributions in the study of cisplatin in vitro . The applications of these three techniques and the insights they provide into the intracellular distributions and interactions platinum complexes are reviewed here. The strengths and weaknesses of each technique and their potentials for additional use in this field of research have been evaluated.
The endocytic pathway and therapeutic efficiency of doxorubicin conjugated cholesterol-derived polymers
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C4BM00224E
Abstract: Previously synthesized poly(methacrylic acid- co -cholesteryl methacrylate) P(MAA- co -CMA) copolymers were examined as potential drug delivery vehicles.
Development of the five primary podia from the coeloms of a sea star larva: Homology with the echinoid echinoderms and other deuterostomes
Publisher: The Royal Society
Date: 06-01-2009
Abstract: Confocal laser scanning microscopy of larvae of the asteroid Parvulastra exigua was used to investigate the development of the five primary podia from the coeloms in the echinoderm phylum in an approach to the problem of morphological homology in the deuterostome phyla. The development is shown from an early brachiolaria larval stage to a pre-settlement late brachiolaria larval stage. In the early brachiolaria larva, a single enterocoele connected to the archenteron has formed into two lateral coeloms and an anterior coelom. The primary podia form from the coelomic regions on the left side of the brachiolaria larva, while on the right the coelomic regions connect with the exterior through the pore canal and hydropore. The anterior coelom forms the coelom of the brachia. Homology between the primary podia of the asteroid and the echinoid classes of echinoderms is described and extended to coeloms of other deuterostome phyla.
PI(3)P and DFCP1 regulate the biogenesis of lipid droplets
Publisher: American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
Date: 12-2022
Abstract: PI(3)P and DFCP1, both known for their association with autophagy initiation, regulate the biogenesis of lipid droplets.
Molecular dynamics and theratyping in airway and gut organoids reveal R352Q-CFTR conductance defect
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 11-08-2021
DOI: 10.1101/2021.08.11.456003
Abstract: A significant challenge to making targeted CFTR modulator therapies accessible to all in iduals with cystic fibrosis (CF) are many mutations in the CFTR gene that can cause CF, most of which remain uncharacterized. Here, we characterized the structural and functional defects of the rare CFTR mutation R352Q – with potential role contributing to intrapore chloride ion permeation – in patient-derived cell models of the airway and gut. CFTR function in differentiated nasal epithelial cultures and matched intestinal organoids was assessed using ion transport assay and forskolin-induced swelling (FIS) assay respectively. Two CFTR potentiators (VX-770, GLPG1837) and a corrector (VX-809) were tested. Data from R352Q-CFTR were compared to that of participants with mutations with known impact on CFTR function. R352Q-CFTR has residual CFTR function which was restored to functional CFTR activity by CFTR potentiators but not the corrector. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of R352Q-CFTR were carried out which indicated the presence of a chloride conductance defect, with little evidence supporting a gating defect. The combination approach of in vitro patient-derived cell models and in silico MD simulations to characterize rare CFTR mutations can improve the specificity and sensitivity of modulator response predictions and aid in their translational use for CF precision medicine.
Mechanomics Approaches to Understand Cell Behavior in Context of Tissue Neogenesis, During Prenatal Development and Postnatal Healing
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 17-01-2020
Spatial-temporal analysis of nanoparticles in live tumor spheroids impacted by cell origin and density
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 28-10-2021
DOI: 10.1101/2021.10.26.465839
Abstract: Nanoparticles hold great preclinical promise in cancer therapy but continue to suffer attrition through clinical trials. Advanced, three dimensional (3D) cellular models such as tumor spheroids can recapitulate elements of the tumor environment and are considered the superior model to evaluate nanoparticle designs. However, there is an important need to better understand nanoparticle penetration kinetics and determine how different cell characteristics may influence this nanoparticle uptake. A key challenge with current approaches for measuring nanoparticle accumulation in spheroids is that they are often static, losing spatial and temporal information which may be necessary for effective nanoparticle evaluation in 3D cell models. To overcome this challenge, we developed an analysis platform, termed the Determination of Nanoparticle Uptake in Tumor Spheroids (DONUTS), which retains spatial and temporal information during quantification, enabling evaluation of nanoparticle uptake in 3D tumor spheroids. Outperforming linear profiling methods, DONUTS was able to measure silica nanoparticle uptake to 10 µm accuracy in both isotropic and irregularly shaped cancer cell spheroids. This was then extended to determine penetration kinetics, first by a forward-in-time, center-in-space model, and then by mathematical modelling, which enabled the direct evaluation of nanoparticle penetration kinetics in different spheroid models. Nanoparticle uptake was shown to inversely relate to particle size and varied depending on the cell type, cell stiffness and density of the spheroid model. The automated analysis method we have developed can be applied to live spheroids in situ , for the advanced evaluation of nanoparticles as delivery agents in cancer therapy.
Effect of surface chemistry on tropomyosin binding to actin filaments on surfaces
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 23-11-2016
DOI: 10.1002/CM.21342
Abstract: Reconstitution of actin filaments on surfaces for observation of filament-associated protein dynamics by fluorescence microscopy is currently an exciting field in biophysics. Here we examine the effects of attaching actin filaments to surfaces on the binding and dissociation kinetics of a fluorescence-labeled tropomyosin, a rod-shaped protein that forms continuous strands wrapping around the actin filament. Two attachment modalities of the actin to the surface are explored: where the actin filament is attached to the surface at multiple points along its length and where the actin filament is attached at one end and aligned parallel to the surface by buffer flow. To facilitate analysis of actin-binding protein dynamics, we have developed a software tool for the viewing, tracing and analysis of filaments and co-localized species in noisy fluorescence timelapse images. Our analysis shows that the interaction of tropomyosin with actin filaments is similar for both attachment modalities. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Molecular Dynamics and Theratyping in Airway and Gut Organoids Reveal R352Q-CFTR Conductance Defect
Publisher: American Thoracic Society
Date: 07-2022
Ageing impairs the airway epithelium defence response to SARS-CoV-2
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 06-04-2021
DOI: 10.1101/2021.04.05.437453
Abstract: Age-dependent differences in the clinical response to SARS-CoV-2 infection is well-documented 1–3 however the underlying molecular mechanisms involved are poorly understood. We infected fully differentiated human nasal epithelium cultures derived from healthy children (1-12 years old), young adults (26-34 years old) and older adults (56-62 years old) with SARS-COV-2 to identify age-related cell-intrinsic differences that may influence viral entry, replication and host defence response. We integrated imaging, transcriptomics, proteomics and biochemical assays revealing age-related changes in transcriptional regulation that impact viral replication, effectiveness of host responses and therapeutic drug targets. Viral load was lowest in infected older adult cultures despite the highest expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry and detection factors. We showed this was likely due to lower expression of hijacked host machinery essential for viral replication. Unlike the nasal epithelium of young adults and children, global host response and induction of the interferon signalling was profoundly impaired in older adults, which preferentially expressed proinflammatory cytokines mirroring the “cytokine storm” seen in severe COVID-19 4,5 . In silico screening of our virus-host-drug network identified drug classes with higher efficacy in older adults. Collectively, our data suggests that cellular alterations that occur during ageing impact the ability for the host nasal epithelium to respond to SARS-CoV-2 infection which could guide future therapeutic strategies.
Using Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy to Monitor Theranostic Nanoparticle Uptake and Intracellular Doxorubicin Release
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 16-10-2013
DOI: 10.1021/NN404407G
Abstract: We describe the synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) with excellent colloidal stability in both water and serum, imparted by carefully designed grafted polymer shells. The polymer shells were built with attached aldehyde functionality to enable the reversible attachment of doxorubicin (DOX) via imine bonds, providing a controlled release mechanism for DOX in acidic environments. The IONPs were shown to be readily taken up by cell lines (MCF-7 breast cancer cells and H1299 lung cancer cells), and intracellular release of DOX was proven using in vitro fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) measurements. Using the fluorescence lifetime difference exhibited by native DOX (~1 ns) compared to conjugated DOX (~4.6 ns), the intracellular release of conjugated DOX was in situ monitored in H1299 and was estimated using phasor plot representation, showing a clear increase of native DOX with time. The results obtained from FLIM were corroborated using confocal microscopy, clearly showing DOX accumulation in the nuclei. The IONPs were also assessed as MRI negative contrast agents. We observed a significant change in the transverse relaxivity properties of the IONPs, going from 220 to 390 mM(-1) s(-1), in the presence or absence of conjugated DOX. This dependence of MRI signal on IONP-DOX/water interactions may be exploited in future theranostic applications. The in vitro studies were then extended to monitor cell uptake of the DOX loaded IONPs (IONP@P(HBA)-b-P(OEGA) + DOX) into two 3D multicellular tumor spheroids (MCS) grown from two independent cell lines (MCF-7 and H1299) using multiphoton excitation microscopy.
Significant functional differences despite morphological and molecular similarity in fully differentiated matched Conditionally Reprogrammed (CRC) and Feeder free dual SMAD inhibited expanded human nasal epithelial cells
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 31-05-2020
DOI: 10.1101/2020.05.29.120006
Abstract: Patient-derived airway cells differentiated at Air Liquid Interface (ALI) are valuable models for Cystic fibrosis (CF) precision therapy. Advances in culture techniques have improved expansion capacity of airway basal cells, while retaining functional airway epithelium physiology. However, considerable variation in response to CFTR modulators is observed even when using similar ALI culture techniques. We aimed to address if variation in response reflects true biological differences between patients or technical differences as a consequence of different culture expansion methods. Nasal epithelial brushings from 14 in iduals (CF=9 non-CF=5) were collected, then equally ided and expanded under conditional reprogramming culture (CRC) and feeder-serum-free “dual-SMAD inhibition” (SMADi) methods. Expanded cells from each culture were differentiated with proprietary PneumaCult™-ALI media. Morphology (Immunofluorescence), global proteomics (LC-MS/MS) and function (barrier integrity, cilia motility, and ion transport) were compared in CRC ALI and SMADi ALI under basal and CFTR corrector treated (VX-809) conditions. No significant difference in the structural morphology or global proteomics profile were observed. Barrier integrity and cilia motility were significantly different, despite no difference in cell junction morphology or cilia abundance. Epithelial Sodium Channels and Calcium-activated Chloride Channel activity did not differ but CFTR mediated chloride currents were significantly reduced in SMADi ALI compare to their CRC ALI counterparts. Alteration of cellular physiological function in vitro occurs were more prominent than structural and differentiation potential in airway ALI. Since culture conditions significantly influence CFTR activity, this could lead to false conclusions if data from different labs are compared against each other without specific reference ranges.
Multi-dimensional correlative imaging of subcellular events: combining the strengths of light and electron microscopy
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 28-07-2010
Cell Elasticity Is Regulated by the Tropomyosin Isoform Composition of the Actin Cytoskeleton
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 15-05-2015
Spatio-temporal analysis of nanoparticles in live tumor spheroids impacted by cell origin and density
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2022
DOI: 10.1016/J.JCONREL.2021.12.014
Abstract: Nanoparticles hold great preclinical promise in cancer therapy but continue to suffer attrition through clinical trials. Advanced, three dimensional (3D) cellular models such as tumor spheroids can recapitulate elements of the tumor environment and are considered the superior model to evaluate nanoparticle designs. However, there is an important need to better understand nanoparticle penetration kinetics and determine how different cell characteristics may influence this nanoparticle uptake. A key challenge with current approaches for measuring nanoparticle accumulation in spheroids is that they are often static, losing spatial and temporal information which may be necessary for effective nanoparticle evaluation in 3D cell models. To overcome this challenge, we developed an analysis platform, termed the Determination of Nanoparticle Uptake in Tumor Spheroids (DONUTS), which retains spatial and temporal information during quantification, enabling evaluation of nanoparticle uptake in 3D tumor spheroids. Outperforming linear profiling methods, DONUTS was able to measure silica nanoparticle uptake to 10 μm accuracy in both isotropic and irregularly shaped cancer cell spheroids. This was then extended to determine penetration kinetics, first by a forward-in-time, center-in-space model, and then by mathematical modelling, which enabled the direct evaluation of nanoparticle penetration kinetics in different spheroid models. Nanoparticle uptake was shown to inversely relate to particle size and varied depending on the cell type, cell stiffness and density of the spheroid model. The automated analysis method we have developed can be applied to live spheroids in situ, for the advanced evaluation of nanoparticles as delivery agents in cancer therapy.
Accumulation of an anthraquinone and its platinum complexes in cancer cell spheroids: the effect of charge on drug distribution in solid tumour models
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2009
DOI: 10.1039/B902415H
Abstract: The penetration of anthraquinones and their platinum complexes into cancer cell spheroids reveals that they model well the distribution of such compounds in solid tumours and that the proportion of the compound that accumulates deep in the spheroid is inversely related to the rate of cellular uptake which is affected by the charge of the compound.
The ATP binding cassette transporter, ABCG1, localizes to cortical actin filaments
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 06-02-2017
DOI: 10.1038/SREP42025
Abstract: The ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 1 (ABCG1) exports cellular cholesterol to high-density lipoproteins (HDL). However, a number of recent studies have suggested ABCG1 is predominantly localised to intracellular membranes. In this study, we found that ABCG1 was organized into two distinct cellular pools: one at the plasma membrane and the other associated with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The plasma membrane fraction was organized into filamentous structures that were associated with cortical actin filaments. Inhibition of actin polymerization resulted in complete disruption of ABCG1 filaments. Cholesterol loading of the cells increased the formation of the filamentous ABCG1, the proximity of filamentous ABCG1 to actin filaments and the diffusion rate of membrane associated ABCG1. Our findings suggest that the actin cytoskeleton plays a critical role in the plasma membrane localization of ABCG1.
βIII-Tubulin is a Brake on Extrinsic Cell-Death in Pancreatic Cancer
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 10-2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.09.29.510034
Abstract: The microtubule protein, βIII-tubulin, has been implicated as a prognostic, pro-survival, and chemoresistance factor in some of the most lethal malignancies including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, precise survival mechanisms controlled by βIII-tubulin in cancer cells are unknown. Here, we report an unexpected role of βIII-tubulin as a brake on extrinsic caspase 8-dependent apoptosis in PDAC. We show that βIII-tubulin knockdown frees death-receptor DR5 to increase its membrane diffusion, clustering, and activation of cell-death. We demonstrate that βIII-ubulin silencing increases sensitivity of PDAC cells to chemotherapeutic and microenvironment-derived extrinsic cell-death signals including TRAIL, TNFα, and FasL. Finally, nanoparticle delivery of βIII-tubulin siRNA to mouse orthotopic PDAC tumours in vivo and human patient-derived PDAC tumour explants ex vivo increases extrinsic apoptosis and reduces tumour progression. Thus, silencing of βIII-tubulin represents an innovative strategy to unleash a suicide signal in PDAC cells and render them sensitive to microenvironment and chemotherapy-derived death signals.
Identification of Novel Medulloblastoma Cell-Targeting Peptides for Use in Selective Chemotherapy Drug Delivery
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 26-07-2019
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.JMEDCHEM.9B00851
Abstract: Medulloblastoma is a malignant brain tumor diagnosed in children. Chemotherapy has improved survival rates to approximately 70% however, children are often left with long-term treatment side effects. New therapies that maintain a high cure rate while reducing off-target toxicity are required. We describe for the first time the use of a bacteriophage-peptide display library to identify heptapeptides that bind to medulloblastoma cells. Two heptapeptides that demonstrated high [E1-3 (
In silico and functional characterisation of an ultra-rare CFTR mutation identifies novel lasso motif interactions regulating channel gating
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 12-12-2021
DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.12.472297
Abstract: Characterisation of I37R – a novel mutation in the lasso motif of ABC-transporter CFTR, a chloride channel – was conducted by theratyping using CFTR potentiators which increase channel gating activity and correctors which repair protein trafficking defects. I37R-CFTR function was characterised using intestinal current measurements (ICM) in rectal biopsies, forskolin-induced swelling (FIS) in intestinal organoids and short circuit current measurements (I sc ) in organoid-derived monolayers from an in idual with I37R/F508del CFTR genotype. We demonstrated that the I37R-CFTR mutation results in a residual function defect amenable to treatment with potentiators and type III, but not to type I, correctors. Molecular dynamics of I37R-CFTR using an extended model of the phosphorylated, ATP-bound human CFTR identified an altered lasso motif conformation which results in an unfavourable strengthening of the interactions between the lasso motif, the regulatory (R) domain and the transmembrane domain two (TMD2). In conclusion, structural and functional characterisation of the I37R- CFTR mutation increases understanding of CFTR channel regulation and provides a potential pathway to access CFTR modulator treatments for in iduals with CF caused by ultra-rare CFTR mutations.
Precision super-resolution cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy for rapidin situstructural analyses of optogenetically-positioned organelles
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 23-11-2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.11.22.516823
Abstract: Unambiguous targeting of cellular structures for in situ cryo-electron microscopy in the heterogeneous, dense, and compacted environment of the cytoplasm remains challenging. Here we have developed a novel cryogenic correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM) workflow which combines thin cells grown on a mechanically defined substratum to rapidly analyse organelles and macromolecular complexes in the cell by cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET). We coupled these advancements with optogenetics to redistribute perinuclear-localised organelles to the cell periphery for cryo-ET. This reliable and robust workflow allows for fast in situ analyses without the requirement for cryo-focused ion beam milling. We have developed a protocol where cells can be frozen, imaged by cryo-fluorescence microscopy and ready for batch cryo-ET within a day.
PDGF-AB and azacitidine induced reprogramming of somatic cells into tissue regenerative multipotent stem cells
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2015
Functionalizing Biodegradable Dextran Scaffolds Using Living Radical Polymerization: New Versatile Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Therapeutic Molecules
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 18-10-2012
DOI: 10.1021/MP300144Y
Abstract: Conferring biodegradability to nanoparticles is vitally important when nanomedicine applications are being targeted, as this prevents potential problems with bioaccumulation of byproducts after delivery. In this work, dextran has been modified (and rendered hydrophobic) by partial acetalation. A solid state NMR method was first developed to fully characterize the acetalated polymers. In a subsequent synthetic step, RAFT functionality was attached via residual unmodified hydroxyl groups. The RAFT groups were then used in a living free radical polymerization reaction to control the growth of hydrophilic PEG-methacrylate chains, thereby generating hiphilic comblike polymers. The hiphilic polymers were then self-assembled in water to form various morphologies, including small vesicles, wormlike rods, and micellar structures, with PEG at the periphery acting as a nonfouling biocompatible polymer layer. The acetalated dextran nanoparticles were designed for potential doxorubicin (DOX) delivery application based on the premise that in the cell compartments (endosome, lysozome) the acetalated dextran would hydrolyze, destroying the nanoparticle structure, releasing the encapsulated DOX. In-vitro studies confirmed minimal cytotoxicity of the (unloaded) nanoparticles, even after 3 days, proving that the hydrolysis products from the acetal groups (methanol and acetone) had no observable cytotoxic effect. An intriguing initial result is reported that in vitro studies of DOX-loaded dextran-nanoparticles (compared to free DOX) revealed an increased differential toxicity toward a cancer cell line when compared to a normal cell line. Efficient accumulation of DOX in a human neuroblastoma cell line (SY-5Y) was confirmed by both confocal microscopy and flow cytometry measurements. Furthermore, the time dependent release of DOX was monitored using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) in SY-5Y live cells. FLIM revealed bimodal lifetime distributions, showing the accumulation of both DOX-loaded dextran-nanoparticles and subsequent release of DOX in the living cells. From FLIM data analysis, the amount of DOX released in SY-5Y cells was found to increase from 35% to 55% when the incubation time increased from 3 h to 24 h.
Translating Periosteum's Regenerative Power: Insights From Quantitative Analysis of Tissue Genesis With a Periosteum Substitute Implant
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 27-07-2016
Abstract: An abundance of surgical studies during the past 2 centuries provide empirical evidence of periosteum's regenerative power for reconstructing tissues as erse as trachea and bone. This study aimed to develop quantitative, efficacy-based measures, thereby providing translational guidelines for the use of periosteum to harness the body's own healing potential and generate target tissues. The current study quantitatively and qualitatively demonstrated tissue generation modulated by a periosteum substitute membrane that replicates the structural constituents of native periosteum (elastin, collagen, progenitor cells) and its barrier, extracellular, and cellular properties. It shows the potentiation of the periosteum's regenerative capacity through the progenitor cells that inhabit the tissue, biological factors intrinsic to the extracellular matrix of periosteum, and mechanobiological factors related to implant design and implementation. In contrast to the direct intramembranous bone generated in defects surrounded by patent periosteum in situ, tissue generation in bone defects bounded by the periosteum substitute implant occurred primarily via endochondral mechanisms whereby cartilage was first generated and then converted to bone. In addition, in defects treated with the periosteum substitute, tissue generation was highest along the major centroidal axis, which is most resistant to prevailing bending loads. Taken together, these data indicate the possibility of designing modular periosteum substitute implants that can be tuned for vectorial and spatiotemporal delivery of biological agents and facilitation of target tissue genesis for erse surgical scenarios and regenerative medicine approaches. It also underscores the potential to develop physical therapy protocols to maximize tissue genesis via the implant's mechanoactive properties. In the past 2 centuries, the periosteum, a niche for stem cells and super-smart biological material, has been used empirically in surgery to repair tissues as erse as trachea and bone. In the past 25 years, the number of articles indexed in PubMed for the keywords “periosteum and tissue engineering” and “periosteum and regenerative medicine” has burgeoned. Yet the biggest limitation to the prescriptive use of periosteum is lack of easy access, giving impetus to the development of periosteum substitutes. Recent studies have opened up the possibility to bank periosteal tissues (e.g., from the femoral neck during routine resection for implantation of hip replacements). This study used an interdisciplinary, quantitative approach to assess tissue genesis in modular periosteum substitute implants, with the aim to provide translational strategies for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
Amelanotic B16-F10 Melanoma Compatible with Advanced Three-Dimensional Imaging Modalities
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2021
Shedding light on melanins within in situ human eye melanocytes using 2-photon microscopy profiling techniques
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 09-12-2019
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-019-54871-Y
Abstract: Choroidal melanocytes (HCMs) are melanin-producing cells in the vascular uvea of the human eye (iris, ciliary body and choroid). These cranial neural crest-derived cells migrate to populate a mesodermal microenvironment, and display cellular functions and extracellular interactions that are biologically distinct to skin melanocytes. HCMs (and melanins) are important in normal human eye physiology with roles including photoprotection, regulation of oxidative damage and immune responses. To extend knowledge of cytoplasmic melanins and melanosomes in label-free HCMs, a non-invasive ‘fit-free’ approach, combining 2-photon excitation fluorescence lifetimes and emission spectral imaging with phasor plot segmentation was applied. Intracellular melanin-mapped FLIM phasors showed a linear distribution indicating that HCM melanins are a ratio of two fluorophores, eumelanin and pheomelanin. A quantitative histogram of HCM melanins was generated by identifying the image pixel fraction contributed by phasor clusters mapped to varying eumelanin heomelanin ratio. Eumelanin-enriched dark HCM regions mapped to phasors with shorter lifetimes and longer spectral emission (580–625 nm) and pheomelanin-enriched lighter pigmented HCM regions mapped to phasors with longer lifetimes and shorter spectral emission (550–585 nm). Overall, we demonstrated that these methods can identify and quantitatively profile the heterogeneous eumelanins heomelanins within in situ HCMs, and visualize melanosome spatial distributions, not previously reported for these cells.
Tils immunophenotype in breast cancer predicts local failure and overall survival: Analysis in a large radiotherapy trial with long-term follow-up
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 21-08-2020
Abstract: Aim: To determine the prognostic significance of the immunophenotype of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) within a cohort of breast cancer patients with long-term follow-up. Methods: Multiplexed immunofluorescence and automated image analysis were used to assess the expression of CD3, CD8, CD20, CD68, Fox P3, PD-1 and PD-L1 in a clinical trial of local excision and radiotherapy randomised to a cavity boost or not (n = 485, median follow-up 16 years). Kaplan–Meier and Cox multivariate analysis (MVA) methodology were used to ascertain relationships with local recurrence (LR), overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). NanoString BC360 gene expression panel was applied to a subset of luminal patients to identify pathways associated with LR. Results: LR was predicted by low CD8 in MVA in the whole cohort (HR 2.34, CI 1.4–4.02, p = 0.002) and luminal tumours (HR 2.19, CI 1.23–3.92, p = 0.008) with associations with increased stromal components, decreased Tregs (FoxP3), inflammatory chemokines and SOX2. Poor OS was associated with low CD20 in the whole cohort (HR 1.73, CI 1.2–2.4, p = 0.002) and luminal tumours on MVA and low PD-L1 in triple-negative cancer (HR 3.44, CI 1.5–7, p = 0.003). Conclusions: Immunophenotype adds further prognostic data to help further stratify risk of LR and OS even in TILs low-luminal tumours.
Transport of folic acid across Caco-2 cells is more effective than 5-methyltetrahydrofolate following the in vitro digestion of fortified bread
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2013
Spontaneous Oscillatory Contraction (SPOC): Quantifying the Contractile Performance of Human Cardiomyocytes
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2011
SPontaneous Oscillatory Contraction (SPOC): auto-oscillations observed in striated muscle at partial activation
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-05-2011
Velocity landscape correlation resolves multiple flowing protein populations from fluorescence image time series
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2018
DOI: 10.1016/J.YMETH.2018.02.011
Abstract: Molecular, vesicular and organellar flows are of fundamental importance for the delivery of nutrients and essential components used in cellular functions such as motility and ision. With recent advances in fluorescence/super-resolution microscopy modalities we can resolve the movements of these objects at higher spatio-temporal resolutions and with better sensitivity. Previously, spatio-temporal image correlation spectroscopy has been applied to map molecular flows by correlation analysis of fluorescence fluctuations in image series. However, an underlying assumption of this approach is that the s led time windows contain one dominant flowing component. Although this was true for most of the cases analyzed earlier, in some situations two or more different flowing populations can be present in the same spatio-temporal window. We introduce an approach, termed velocity landscape correlation (VLC), which detects and extracts multiple flow components present in a s led image region via an extension of the correlation analysis of fluorescence intensity fluctuations. First we demonstrate theoretically how this approach works, test the performance of the method with a range of computer simulated image series with varying flow dynamics. Finally we apply VLC to study variable fluxing of STIM1 proteins on microtubules connected to the plasma membrane of Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial (CFBE) cells.
Application of Rapid Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (RapidFLIM) to Examine Dynamics of Nanoparticle Uptake in Live Cells
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 12-02-2022
Abstract: A key challenge in nanomedicine stems from the continued need for a systematic understanding of the delivery of nanoparticles in live cells. Complexities in delivery are often influenced by the biophysical characteristics of nanoparticles, where even subtle changes to nanoparticle designs can alter cellular uptake, transport and activity. Close examination of these processes, especially with imaging, offers important insights that can aid in future nanoparticle design or translation. Rapid fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (RapidFLIM) is a potentially valuable technology for examining intracellular mechanisms of nanoparticle delivery by directly correlating visual data with changes in the biological environment. To date, applications for this technology in nanoparticle research have not been explored. A PicoQuant RapidFLIM system was used together with commercial silica nanoparticles to follow particle uptake in glioblastoma cells. Importantly, RapidFLIM imaging showed significantly improved image acquisition speeds over traditional FLIM, which enabled the tracking of nanoparticle uptake into subcellular compartments. We determined mean lifetime changes and used this to delineate significant changes in nanoparticle lifetimes ( .39 ns), which showed clustering of these tracks proximal to both extracellular and nuclear membrane boundaries. These findings demonstrate the ability of RapidFLIM to track, localize and quantify changes in single nanoparticle fluorescence lifetimes and highlight RapidFLIM as a valuable tool for multiparameter visualization and analysis of nanoparticle molecular dynamics in live cells.
Binding of [Pt(1C3)(dien)]2+ to the duplex DNA oligonucleotide 5′-d(TGGCCA)-3′
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2009
DOI: 10.1039/B814604G
Abstract: The binding of a platinum intercalator complex [Pt(1C3)(dien)](2+) (1C3 = 1-[(3-aminopropyl)amino]-anthracene-9,10-dione, dien = 3-azapentane-1,5-diamine) to DNA and to the self-complementary oligonucleotide 5'-d(TGGCCA)-3' has been investigated by UV-visible spectrophotometry and 2D NMR spectroscopy, respectively. The uncomplexed anthraquinone, 1C3, has an apparent DNA binding constant of 1.4 x 10(4), similar to that of ethidium bromide. Addition of the coordinatively saturated {Pt(dien)} moiety increases the binding constant to 3.7 x 10(5) M(-1), showing the effect of the increased positive charge introduced by this moiety. Multiple binding modes are evident from the lack of isosbestic points in the titration spectra and the non-linear nature of the half-reciprocal plot used to calculate the binding constant. [Pt(1C3)(dien)](2+) forms a 2 : 1 adduct with 5'-d(TGGCCA)-3' and is shown by 2D NMR to intercalate primarily in the TG:CA base pairs at the ends of the oligonucleotide with the side chain and {Pt(dien)} situated in the minor groove.
The Polyphenol Altenusin Inhibits in Vitro Fibrillization of Tau and Reduces Induced Tau Pathology in Primary Neurons
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 12-01-2017
DOI: 10.1021/ACSCHEMNEURO.6B00433
Abstract: In Alzheimer's disease, the microtubule-associated protein tau forms intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). A critical step in the formation of NFTs is the conversion of soluble tau into insoluble filaments. Accordingly, a current therapeutic strategy in clinical trials is aimed at preventing tau aggregation. Here, we assessed altenusin, a bioactive polyphenolic compound, for its potential to inhibit tau aggregation. Altenusin inhibits aggregation of tau protein into paired helical filaments in vitro. This was associated with stabilization of tau dimers and other oligomers into globular structures as revealed by atomic force microscopy. Moreover, altenusin reduced tau phosphorylation in cells expressing pathogenic tau, and prevented neuritic tau pathology induced by incubation of primary neurons with tau fibrils. However, treatment of tau transgenic mice did not improve neuropathology and functional deficits. Taken together, altenusin prevents tau fibrillization in vitro and induced tau pathology in neurons.
Heterologously-expressed and Liposome-reconstituted Human Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 4 Channel (TRPM4) is a Functional Tetramer
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 20-01-2016
DOI: 10.1038/SREP19352
Abstract: Mutation, irregular expression and sustained activation of the Transient Receptor Potential Channel, type Melastatin 4 (TRPM4), have been linked to various cardiovascular diseases. However, much remains unknown about the structure of this important ion channel. Here, we have purified a heterologously expressed TRPM4-eGFP fusion protein and investigated the oligomeric state of TRPM4-eGFP in detergent micelles using crosslinking, native gel electrophoresis, multi-angle laser light scattering and electron microscopy. Our data indicate that TRPM4 is tetrameric, like other TRP channels studied to date. Furthermore, the functionality of liposome reconstituted TRPM4-eGFP was examined using electrophysiology. Single-channel recordings from TRPM4-eGFP proteoliposomes showed inhibition of the channel using Flufenamic acid, a well-established inhibitor of TRPM4, suggesting that the channels are functional upon reconstitution. Our characterisation of the oligomeric structure of TRPM4 and the ability to reconstitute functional channels in liposomes should facilitate future studies into the structure, function and pharmacology of this therapeutically relevant channel.
Transient tissue priming via ROCK inhibition uncouples pancreatic cancer progression, sensitivity to chemotherapy, and metastasis
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Date: 05-04-2017
DOI: 10.1126/SCITRANSLMED.AAI8504
Abstract: Fine-tuned manipulation of tumor tension and vasculature enhances response to chemotherapy and impairs metastatic spread in pancreatic cancer.
Nanomolar ATP binding to single myosin cross-bridges in rigor: a molecular approach to studying myosin ATP kinetics using single human cardiomyocytes
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 09-07-2020
Translocator protein localises to CD11b + macrophages in atherosclerosis
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2019
DOI: 10.1016/J.ATHEROSCLEROSIS.2019.03.011
Abstract: Atherosclerosis is characterized by lipid deposition, monocyte infiltration and foam cell formation in the artery wall. Translocator protein (TSPO) is abundantly expressed in lipid rich tissues. Recently, TSPO has been identified as a potential diagnostic tool in cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine if the TSPO ligand, ApoE While tissue resident F4/80 Imaging of TSPO expression is a new approach for studying atherosclerotic lesion progression and inflammatory cell infiltration. The TSPO ligand,
Spatial and temporal control of drug release through pH and alternating magnetic field induced breakage of Schiff base bonds
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00150H
Abstract: A novel theranostic controlled drug delivery platform that binds the drug to the nanocarrier by utilising Schiff base bonds to achieve high spatial and temporal control over drug release.
Colocation of Tpm3.1 and myosin IIa heads defines a discrete subdomain in stress fibres.
Publisher: The Company of Biologists
Date: 2019
DOI: 10.1242/JCS.228916
Abstract: Co-polymers of tropomyosin and actin make up a major fraction of the actin cytoskeleton. Tropomyosin isoforms determine the function of an actin filament by selectively enhancing or inhibiting the association of other actin binding proteins, altering the stability of an actin filament and regulating myosin activity in an isoform-specific manner. Previous work has implicated specific roles for at least five different tropomyosin isoforms in stress fibres, as depletion of any of these five isoforms results in a loss of stress fibres. Despite this, most models of stress fibres continue to exclude tropomyosins. In this study, we investigate tropomyosin organisation in stress fibres by using super-resolution light microscopy and electron microscopy with genetically tagged, endogenous tropomyosin. We show that tropomyosin isoforms are organised in subdomains within the overall domain of stress fibres. The isoforms Tpm3.1 and 3.2 (hereafter Tpm3.1/3.2, encoded by
Rapid FLIM Measurement of Membrane Tension Probe Flipper-TR
Publisher: Springer US
Date: 02-12-2022
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1843-1_20
Abstract: In the following protocol, we describe the application of rapid fluorescence lifetime imaging to the measurement of membrane tension. The recent developments in tension sensing probes have resulted in probes which allow for quantification of membrane tension through measurement of fluorescence lifetime change with increasing or decreasing tension. In this protocol, we describe the acquisition and analysis steps required for these types of experiments and demonstrate how the fluorescence lifetime reports on change in membrane tension as a result of osmotic shock in live HeLa cells.
Significant functional differences in differentiated Conditionally Reprogrammed (CRC)- and Feeder-free Dual SMAD inhibited-expanded human nasal epithelial cells
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2021
DOI: 10.1016/J.JCF.2020.12.019
Abstract: Patient-derived airway cells differentiated at Air Liquid Interface (ALI) are valuable models for Cystic fibrosis (CF) precision therapy. Different culture expansion methods have been established to extend expansion capacity of airway basal cells, while retaining functional airway epithelium physiology. Considerable variation in response to CFTR modulators is observed in cultures even within the same CFTR genotype and despite the use of similar ALI culture techniques. We aimed to address culture expansion method impact on differentiation. Nasal epithelial brushings from 14 in iduals (CF=9 non-CF=5) were collected, then equally ided and expanded under conditional reprogramming culture (CRC) and feeder-serum-free "dual-SMAD inhibition" (SMADi) methods. Expanded cells from each culture were differentiated with proprietary PneumaCult™-ALI media. Morphology (Immunofluorescence), global proteomics (LC-MS/MS) and function (barrier integrity, cilia motility, and ion transport) were compared in CRC No significant difference in the structural morphology or baseline global proteomics profile were observed. Barrier integrity and cilia motility were significantly different, despite no difference in cell junction morphology or cilia abundance. Epithelial Sodium Channels and Calcium-activated Chloride Channel activity did not differ but CFTR mediated chloride currents were significantly reduced in SMADi Alteration of cellular physiological function in vitro were more prominent than structural and differentiation potential in airway ALI. Since initial expansion culture conditions significantly influence CFTR activity, this could lead to false conclusions if data from different labs are compared against each other without specific reference ranges.
Novel Antioxidant Therapy with the Immediate Precursor to Glutathione, γ-Glutamylcysteine (GGC), Ameliorates LPS-Induced Cellular Stress in In Vitro 3D-Differentiated Airway Model from Primary Cystic Fibrosis Human Bronchial Cells
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 30-11-2020
Abstract: Systemic glutathione deficiency, inflammation, and oxidative stress are hallmarks of cystic fibrosis (CF), an inherited disease that causes persistent lung infections and severe damage to the respiratory system and many of the body organs. Improvements to current antioxidant therapeutic strategies are needed. The dietary supplement, γ-glutamylcysteine (GGC), which is the immediate precursor to glutathione, rapidly boosts cellular glutathione levels following a single dose in healthy in iduals. Efficacy of GGC against oxidative stress induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is a common and chronic pathogen infecting lungs of CF patients, remains unassessed. Primary mucocilliary differentiated airway (bronchial and/or nasal) epithelial cells were created from four in iduals with CF. Airway oxidative stress and inflammation was induced by P. aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Parameters including global proteomics alterations, cell redox state (glutathione, oxidative stress), pro-inflammatory mediators (IL-8, IDO-1), and cellular health (membrane integrity, stress granule formation, cell metabolic viability) were assayed under six experimental conditions: (1) Mock, (2) LPS-challenged (3) therapeutic, (4) prophylactic (5) therapeutic and prophylactic and (6) GGC alone. Proteomic analysis identified perturbation of several pathways related to cellular respiration and stress responses upon LPS challenge. Most of these were resolved when cells were treated with GGC. While GGC did not resolve LPS-induced IL-8 and IDO-1 activity, it effectively attenuated LPS-induced oxidative stress and stress granule formation, while significantly increasing total intracellular glutathione levels, metabolic viability and improving epithelial cell barrier integrity. Both therapeutic and prophylactic treatments were successful. Together, these findings indicate that GGC has therapeutic potential for treatment and prevention of oxidative stress-related damage to airways in cystic fibrosis.
Translocator protein localises to CD11b+ macrophages in atherosclerosis
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 15-12-2019
DOI: 10.1101/494377
Abstract: Background: Atherosclerosis is characterized by lipid deposition, monocyte infiltration and foam cell formation in the artery wall. Translocator protein (TSPO) is abundantly expressed in lipid rich tissues. Recently, TSPO has been identified as a potential diagnostic tool in cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine if the TSPO ligand, 18F-PBR111, can identify early atherosclerotic lesions and if TSPO expression can be used to identify distinct macrophage populations during lesion progression. Methods and Results: ApoE-/- mice were maintained on a high-fat diet for 3 or 12 weeks. C57BL/6J mice maintained on chow diet served as controls. Mice were administered 18F-PBR111 intravenously and PET/CT imaged. After euthanasia, aortas were isolated, fixed and optically cleared. Cleared aortas were immunostained with DAPI, and fluorescently labelled with antibodies to-TSPO, the tissue resident macrophage marker F4/80 and the monocyte-derived macrophage marker CD11b. TSPO expression and the macrophage markers were visualised in fatty streaks and mature lesions by light sheet microscopy. While tissue resident F4/80+ macrophages were evident in the arteries of animals without atherosclerosis, no CD11b+ macrophages were observed in these animals. In contrast, mature plaques had high CD11b and low F4/80 expression. A ~3-fold increase in the uptake of 18F-PBR111 was observed in the aortas of atherosclerotic mice relative to controls. Conclusions: Imaging of TSPO expression is a new approach for studying atherosclerotic lesion progression and inflammatory cell infiltration. The TSPO ligand, 18F-PBR111, is a potential clinical diagnostic tool for the detection and quantification of atherosclerotic lesion progression in humans.
The parasitic lifestyle of an archaeal symbiont
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 24-02-2023
DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.24.529834
Abstract: DPANN Archaea are a erse group of organisms typically characterised by small cells and reduced genomes. To date, all cultivated DPANN Archaea are ectosymbionts that require direct cell contact with an archaeal host species for proliferation. However, the dynamics of DPANN – host interactions and the impacts of these interactions on the host species are poorly understood. Here, we show that one DPANN archaeon ( Candidatus Nanohaloarchaeum antarcticus) engages in parasitic interactions with its host ( Halorubrum lacusprofundi ) that result in host cell lysis. Our data also suggest that these interactions involve invasion of the host cell by the nanohaloarchaeon. This is the first reported instance of such a predatory-like lifestyle amongst Archaea and indicates that some DPANN Archaea may interact with host populations in a manner similar to viruses.
The composition and end-group functionality of sterically stabilized nanoparticles enhances the effectiveness of co-administered cytotoxins
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 13-08-2013
DOI: 10.1039/C3BM60120J
Measuring Sperm Movement within the Female Reproductive Tract using Fourier Analysis
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 02-2015
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927614014627
Abstract: The adaptive significance of variation in sperm phenotype is still largely unknown, in part due to the difficulties of observing and measuring sperm movement in its natural, selective environment (i.e., within the female reproductive tract). Computer-assisted sperm analysis systems allow objective and accurate measurement of sperm velocity, but rely on being able to track in idual sperm, and are therefore unable to measure sperm movement in species where sperm move in trains or bundles. Here we describe a newly developed computational method for measuring sperm movement using Fourier analysis to estimate sperm tail beat frequency. High-speed time-lapse videos of sperm movement within the female tract of the neriid fly Telostylinus angusticollis were recorded, and a map of beat frequencies generated by converting the periodic signal of an intensity versus time trace at each pixel to the frequency domain using the Fourier transform. We were able to detect small decreases in sperm tail beat frequency over time, indicating the method is sensitive enough to identify consistent differences in sperm movement. Fourier analysis can be applied to a wide range of species and contexts, and should therefore facilitate novel exploration of the causes and consequences of variation in sperm movement.
Copper chelation inhibits TGF-β pathways and suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 06-10-2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.10.03.510707
Abstract: Copper is a trace element essential to cellular function with elevated levels implicated in cancer progression. Clinical trials using copper chelators are associated with improved patient survival, however, the molecular mechanisms by which copper depletion inhibits tumor progression are poorly understood. This remains a major hurdle to the clinical translation of copper chelators. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is often exploited by malignant cells to promote growth and metastasis. Transforming growth factor (TGF)- β is a master regulator of EMT and facilitates cancer progression through changes in the tumor and its microenvironment. Herein, we report that a reduction of copper with the chelating agent tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) inhibited EMT in vitro in three erse cancer cell types human triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), neuroblastoma (NB), and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) cell lines. Single-molecule imaging demonstrated EMT markers including Vimentin, β -catenin, ZEB1, and p-SMAD2 had increased expression with copper treatment and this pro-mesenchymal shift was rescued by the addition of TEPA. Moreover, SNAI1, ZEB1, and p-SMAD2 demonstrated increased accumulation in the cytoplasm after treating with TEPA. Transcriptomic analyses revealed a significant downregulation of the EMT pathway, including canonical (TGF- β /SMAD2& ) and non-canonical (TGF- β /PI3K/AKT and TGF- β /RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK) TGF signaling pathways. Matrix metalloproteinases MMP-9 and MMP-14 proteins which activate latent TGF- β complexes were also downregulated by TEPA treatment. These molecular changes are consistent with reduced plasma levels of TGF- β we observed in cancer models treated with TEPA. Importantly, copper chelation reduced metastasis to the lung in a TNBC orthotopic syngeneic mouse model. Our studies suggest copper chelation therapy can be used to inhibit EMT-induced metastasis by targeting TGF- β signalling. Because on-target anti-TGF- β therapies are failing in the clinic, copper chelation presents itself as a potential therapy for targeting TGF- β in cancer.
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