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Balanced mitochondrial fission and fusion play an important role in shaping and distributing mitochondria, as well as contributing to mitochondrial homeostasis and adaptation to stress. AZD7762 ic50 In particular, mitochondrial fission is required to facilitate degradation of damaged or dysfunctional units via mitophagy. Two Parkinson's disease factors, PINK1 and Parkin, are considered key mediators of damage-induced mitophagy, and promoting mitochondrial fission is sufficient to suppress the pathological phenotypes in Drosophila Pink1/parkin mutants. We sought additional factors that impinge on mitochondrial dynamics and which may also suppress Pink1/parkin phenotypes. We found that the Drosophila phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIβ homologue, Four wheel drive (Fwd), promotes mitochondrial fission downstream of the pro-fission factor Drp1. Previously described only as male sterile, we identified several new phenotypes in fwd mutants, including locomotor deficits and shortened lifespan, which are accompanied by mitochondrial dysfunction. Finally, we found that fwd overexpression can suppress locomotor deficits and mitochondrial disruption in Pink1/parkin mutants, consistent with its function in promoting mitochondrial fission. Together these results shed light on the complex mechanisms of mitochondrial fission and further underscore the potential of modulating mitochondrial fission/fusion dynamics in the context of neurodegeneration.The 2,2,7-trimethylguanosine (TMG) cap is one of the first identified modifications on eukaryotic RNAs. TMG, synthesized by the conserved Tgs1 enzyme, is abundantly present on snRNAs essential for pre-mRNA splicing. Results from ex vivo experiments in vertebrate cells suggested that TMG ensures nuclear localization of snRNAs. Functional studies of TMG using tgs1 mutations in unicellular organisms yield results inconsistent with TMG being indispensable for either nuclear import or splicing. Utilizing a hypomorphic tgs1 mutation in Drosophila, we show that TMG reduction impairs germline development by disrupting the processing, particularly of introns with smaller sizes and weaker splice sites. Unexpectedly, loss of TMG does not disrupt snRNAs localization to the nucleus, disputing an essential role of TMG in snRNA transport. Tgs1 loss also leads to defective 3' processing of snRNAs. Remarkably, stronger tgs1 mutations cause lethality without severely disrupting splicing, likely due to the preponderance of TMG-capped snRNPs. Tgs1, a predominantly nucleolar protein in Drosophila, likely carries out splicing-independent functions indispensable for animal development. Taken together, our results suggest that nuclear import is not a conserved function of TMG. As a distinctive structure on RNA, particularly non-coding RNA, we suggest that TMG prevents spurious interactions detrimental to the function of RNAs that it modifies.Elucidating the functional consequence of molecular defects underlying genetic diseases enables appropriate design of therapeutic options. Treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) is an exemplar of this paradigm as the development of CFTR modulator therapies has allowed for targeted and effective treatment of individuals harboring specific genetic variants. However, the mechanism of these drugs limits effectiveness to particular classes of variants that allow production of CFTR protein. Thus, assessment of the molecular mechanism of individual variants is imperative for proper assignment of these precision therapies. This is particularly important when considering variants that affect pre-mRNA splicing, thus limiting success of the existing protein-targeted therapies. Variants affecting splicing can occur throughout exons and introns and the complexity of the process of splicing lends itself to a variety of outcomes, both at the RNA and protein levels, further complicating assessment of disease liability and modulattherapies.[This corrects the article DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007207.].For many species, vision is one of the most important sensory modalities for mediating essential tasks that include navigation, predation and foraging, predator avoidance, and numerous social behaviors. The vertebrate visual process begins when photons of the light interact with rod and cone photoreceptors that are present in the neural retina. Vertebrate visual photopigments are housed within these photoreceptor cells and are sensitive to a wide range of wavelengths that peak within the light spectrum, the latter of which is a function of the type of chromophore used and how it interacts with specific amino acid residues found within the opsin protein sequence. Minor differences in the amino acid sequences of the opsins are known to lead to large differences in the spectral peak of absorbance (i.e. the λmax value). In our prior studies, we developed a new approach that combined homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulations to gather structural information associated with chromophore conformation, then used it to generate statistical models for the accurate prediction of λmax values for photopigments derived from Rh1 and Rh2 amino acid sequences. In the present study, we test our novel approach to predict the λmax of phylogenetically distant Sws2 cone opsins. To build a model that can predict the λmax using our approach presented in our prior studies, we selected a spectrally-diverse set of 11 teleost Sws2 photopigments for which both amino acid sequence information and experimentally measured λmax values are known. The final first-order regression model, consisting of three terms associated with chromophore conformation, was sufficient to predict the λmax of Sws2 photopigments with high accuracy. This study further highlights the breadth of our approach in reliably predicting λmax values of Sws2 cone photopigments, evolutionary-more distant from template bovine RH1, and provided mechanistic insights into the role of known spectral tuning sites.BACKGROUND Glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) is an essential component of the intracellular antioxidant enzyme system, but little is known about the role of GPX1 in the progression of malignancy in gliomas. Using public datasets, this study investigated the prognostic role of GPX1 and immune infiltrates in glioma. MATERIAL AND METHODS We investigated GPX1 expression levels in different cancers using the ONCOMINE and Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER) datasets. We also explored the prognostic landscape of GPX1 in gliomas based on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA) datasets. Some significant pathways were identified by function enrichment analysis. We then explored the association between GPX1 expression and levels of tumor-infiltrating immune cells based on TIMER and Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) datasets. RESULTS Expression of GPX1 in brain and central nervous system cancers is at a much high level than in normal tissues, and it is higher in glioblastoma (GBM) than in lower-grade glioma (LGG). We found GPX1 expression to be positively correlated with the malignant clinicopathologic characteristics of gliomas. Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis revealed that overexpression of GPX1 was correlated with a worse prognosis in patients, and a nomogram indicated that GPX1 expression can predict clinical prognosis of glioma. Function enrichment analysis showed that some important pathways are related to glioma malignancy. Expression of GPX1 was positively associated with infiltrating levels of 6 types of immune cells and most of their gene markers in GBM and LGG. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that GPX1 is an independent prognostic factor and a novel biomarker for predicting the progression of malignancy in gliomas, which is associated with immune infiltration.BACKGROUND Primary vaginal malignant melanoma is a rare and aggressive tumor with a high risk of local recurrence and distant metastasis. Although there are several available treatment options, none are considered as standard. Surgical resection is the first treatment choice because of its superior survival benefits. CASE REPORT The patient was a 56-year-old woman with a vaginal mass. At the first visit to our institution, a 20×20 mm black and flat lesion on the lower third of the posterior vaginal wall and a polypoid mass near the vaginal fornix were detected by gynecologic examination. Study of the tumor on the posterior vaginal wall suggested that it did not extend to the uterine cervix. The preoperative diagnosis was vaginal malignant melanoma FIGO stage I (cT1, cN0, cM0). The patient underwent a total vaginectomy, pelvic and inguinal lymphadenectomy, modified radical hysterectomy, and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The tumor cells were arranged in sheets and nests and exhibited nuclear pleomorphism, eosinophilic cytoplasm, brisk mitotic activity, and melanin production. The overlying mucosa was ulcerated. The tumor thickness was 2.5 mm and no residual lesion was found at the surgical margin. No adjuvant therapies were performed. The patient is alive without recurrence 15 months after the initial treatment. CONCLUSIONS This is a case of vaginal malignant melanoma for which complete response was achieved by radical tumor resection, without severe adverse effects and with no observed recurrence 15 months after the surgery.Human coronaviruses (hCoVs) cause severe respiratory illness in the elderly. Age-related impairments in innate immunity and suboptimal virus-specific T cell and antibody responses are believed to cause severe disease upon respiratory virus infections. This phenomenon has recently received increased attention, as elderly patients are at substantially elevated risk for severe COVID-19 disease and experience increased rates of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with younger populations. However, the basis for age-related fatal pneumonia following pathogenic hCoVs is not well understood. In this Review, we provide an overview of our current understanding of hCoV-induced fatal pneumonia in the elderly. We describe host immune response to hCoV infections derived from studies of young and aged animal models and discuss the potential role of age-associated increases in sterile inflammation (inflammaging) and virus-induced dysregulated inflammation in causing age-related severe disease. We also highlight the existing gaps in our knowledge about virus replication and host immune responses to hCoV infection in young and aged individuals.Cutaneous Lupus Erithematosus is one of the most common manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erithematosus and can be featured by the onset of cutaneous vasculitis which can bring to skin ulcers, expecially on the extremities. The "common" aetiopathogenesis can be summarized as following 1) an antiself response to the endothelial cells which brings to frequent ischemic or thrombotic episodes, 2) the drugs therapy; recently authors have been demostrated a correlation between Metalloproteinase Matrix (MMP) and Cutaneous LES. Here we present the case of a 33 y.o. woman affected by a rheumatic disorder, which has developed a chronic ulcer on her left leg. After several and different unsuccessful approaches, as homologous and autologous skin graft, and considering both the refusal of other surgery even if enhanced by Negative Pressure Therapy and the compromised vascularization which contraindicated the use of flaps, we decided to use a dressing based on the TLC-NOSF (Technology Lipido-Colloid plus Nano-Oligo Saccharide Factor) protease inhibitor, a metalloproteinase regulator.
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