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Together, these results suggest that inhibition of Cx43 hemichannel function after traumatic SCI reduces secondary damage, limits perilesional gliosis, and improves functional recovery. By targeting hemichannels specifically with an antibody, this study provides a potentially new, innovative therapeutic approach in treating SCI.Osteoclasts are specialized cells of the hematopoietic lineage that are responsible for bone resorption and play a critical role in musculoskeletal disease. JAK2 is a key mediator of cytokine and growth factor signaling; however, its role in osteoclasts in vivo has yet to be investigated. To elucidate the role of JAK2 in osteoclasts, we generated an osteoclast-specific JAK2-KO (Oc-JAK2-KO) mouse using the Cre/Lox-P system. Oc-JAK2-KO mice demonstrated marked postnatal growth restriction; however, this was not associated with significant changes in bone density, microarchitecture, or strength, indicating that the observed phenotype was not due to alterations in canonical osteoclast function. Interestingly, Oc-JAK2-KO mice had reduced osteoclast-specific expression of IGF1, suggesting a role for osteoclast-derived IGF1 in determination of body size. To directly assess the role of osteoclast-derived IGF1, we generated an osteoclast-specific IGF1-KO mouse, which showed a similar growth-restricted phenotype. Lastly, overexpression of circulating IGF1 by human transgene rescued the growth defects in Oc-JAK2-KO mice, in keeping with a causal role of IGF1 in these models. Together, our data show a potentially novel role for Oc-JAK2 and IGF1 in the determination of body size, which is independent of osteoclast resorptive function.The cadherin superfamily of calcium-dependent cell-adhesion proteins has over 100 members in the human genome. All members of the superfamily feature at least a pair of extracellular cadherin (EC) repeats with calcium-binding sites in the EC linker region. The EC repeats across family members form distinct complexes that mediate cellular adhesion. For instance, classical cadherins (five EC repeats) strand-swap their N-termini and exchange tryptophan residues in EC1, while the clustered protocadherins (six EC repeats) use an extended antiparallel `forearm handshake' involving repeats EC1-EC4. The 7D-cadherins, cadherin-16 (CDH16) and cadherin-17 (CDH17), are the most similar to classical cadherins and have seven EC repeats, two of which are likely to have arisen from gene duplication of EC1-2 from a classical ancestor. However, CDH16 and CDH17 lack the EC1 tryptophan residue used by classical cadherins to mediate adhesion. The structure of human CDH17 EC1-2 presented here reveals features that are not seen in classical cadherins and that are incompatible with the EC1 strand-swap mechanism for adhesion. Analyses of crystal contacts, predicted glycosylation and disease-related mutations are presented along with sequence alignments suggesting that the novel features in the CDH17 EC1-2 structure are well conserved. These results hint at distinct adhesive properties for 7D-cadherins.Chaperonins are biomolecular complexes that assist in protein folding. Thermophilic factor 55 (TF55) is a group II chaperonin found in the archaeal genus Sulfolobus that has α, β and γ subunits. Using cryo-electron microscopy, structures of the β-only complex of S. solfataricus TF55 (TF55β) were determined to 3.6-4.2 Å resolution. The structures of the TF55β complexes formed in the presence of ADP or ATP highlighted an open state in which nucleotide exchange can occur before progressing in the refolding cycle.CRM1 is a nuclear export receptor that has been intensively targeted over the last decade for the development of antitumor and antiviral drugs. Structural analysis of several inhibitor compounds bound to CRM1 revealed that their mechanism of action relies on the covalent modification of a critical cysteine residue (Cys528 in the human receptor) located in the nuclear export signal-binding cleft. This study presents the crystal structure of human CRM1, covalently modified by 2-mercaptoethanol on Cys528, in complex with RanGTP at 2.58 Å resolution. The results demonstrate that buffer components can interfere with the characterization of cysteine-dependent inhibitor compounds.Anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase (AnPRT) catalyzes the transfer of the phosphoribosyl group of 5'-phosphoribosyl-1'-pyrophosphate (PRPP) to anthranilate to form phosphoribosyl-anthranilate. Crystal structures of AnPRTs from bacteria and archaea have previously been determined; however, the structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae AnPRT (ScAnPRT) still remains unsolved. Here, crystal structures of ScAnPRT in the apo form as well as in complex with its substrate PRPP and the substrate analogue 4-fluoroanthranilate (4FA) are presented. These structures demonstrate that ScAnPRT exhibits the conserved structural fold of type III phosphoribosyltransferase enzymes and shares the similar mode of substrate binding found across the AnPRT protein family. PCNA-I1 In addition, crystal structures of ScAnPRT mutants (ScAnPRTSer121Ala and ScAnPRTGly141Asn) were also determined. These structures suggested that the conserved residue Ser121 is critical for binding PRPP, while Gly141 is dispensable for binding 4FA. In summary, these structures improved the preliminary understanding of the substrate-binding mode of ScAnPRT and laid foundations for future research.
We aimed to investigate the effects of hydroxyapatite bioceramic extract on Ang/Tie2 system and cell proliferation of umbilical vein endothelial cells.

Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were used in this research. There are two induvial groups, control group and hydroxyapatite bioceramics extract treatment group. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) was used to evaluate cell proliferation. Western blot and real time quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) were used to evaluate the protein and mRNA expression levels of Ang1, Ang2 and Tie2 in Ang/Tie2 system, respectively. All the results were statistically analyzed by Spss19.0. All data were presented as mean ± standard error of mean (SEM). Student's t-test was performed to determine the differences among grouped data.

Hydroxyapatite bioceramics extract showed no effect on the cell morphology and cell proliferation of HUVECs. Interestingly, we found that both Ang2 and Tie2 protein and mRNA level were markedly increased by hydroxyapatite bioceramics extract.

Hydroxyapatite bioceramic extract showed no cytotoxicity to HUVECs, and might regulate vascular remodeling by mediating Ang/Tie2 system.
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