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A 12-year-old boy was admitted to the paediatric ward with a 4-month history of worsening pain and bruising to his legs, which had resulted in a progressive reduction in his mobility. He initially had had difficulty weight bearing, which had then progressed further making him wheelchair bound. On examination, there was extensive bruising (figure 1) to his oedematous legs, worse on his right leg compared with his left. His background of autism and 15q13.3 deletion, along with maternal learning difficulties, made deciphering a clear history difficult. However, there was no account of trauma, and he had been afebrile throughout his illness. He had though lost 6 kg in weight but remained clinically stable. He was admitted to the ward for further assessment.edpract;archdischild-2019-318124v1/F1F1F1Figure 1Clinical photograph showing bilateral bruises and swellings of the legs. QUESTION 1 What differentials should be considered? QUESTION 2 What investigation is more likely to suggest the diagnosis?Baseline bloods fre also involved in his care at this point.Though a clear diagnosis was still unclear, he clinically improved. Oedema of his legs and bruising reduced, and he was able to mobilise a few steps further each day on the ward. QUESTION 3 What is the most likely action that would help confirm the diagnosis?Bone marrow biopsy.Full-body MRI.Complete nutritional history.Referral to tertiary orthopaedic centre.Answers can be found on page 02. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.Transcript elongation factors associate with elongating RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) to control the efficiency of mRNA synthesis and consequently modulate plant growth and development. Encountering obstacles during transcription such as nucleosomes or particular DNA sequences may cause backtracking and transcriptional arrest of RNAPII. The elongation factor TFIIS stimulates the intrinsic transcript cleavage activity of the polymerase, which is required for efficient rescue of backtracked/arrested RNAPII. A TFIIS mutant variant (TFIISmut) lacks the stimulatory activity to promote RNA cleavage, but instead efficiently inhibits unstimulated transcript cleavage by RNAPII. We could not recover viable Arabidopsis tfIIs plants constitutively expressing TFIISmut. Induced, transient expression of TFIISmut in tfIIs plants provoked severe growth defects, transcriptomic changes and massive, transcription-related redistribution of elongating RNAPII within transcribed regions towards the transcriptional start site. The predominant site of RNAPII accumulation overlapped with the +1 nucleosome, suggesting that upon inhibition of RNA cleavage activity RNAPII arrest prevalently occurs at this position. In the presence of TFIISmut, the amount of RNAPII was reduced, which could be reverted by inhibiting the proteasome, indicating proteasomal degradation of arrested RNAPII. Our findings suggest that polymerase backtracking/arrest frequently occurs in plant cells and RNAPII-reactivation is essential for correct transcriptional output and proper growth/development. © 2020 American Society of Plant Biologists. All rights reserved.Leaf senescence is tightly regulated by numerous internal cues and external environmental signals. The process of leaf senescence can be promoted by a low ratio of redfar-red (RFR) light, FR light, or extended darkness treatment, and repressed by a high ratio of RFR light or R light. However, the precise regulatory mechanisms by which plants assess external light signals and their internal cues to initiate and control the process of leaf senescence remain largely unknown. In this study, we reveal that the light-signaling protein FAR-RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL3 (FHY3) negatively regulates age-induced and light-mediated leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana. Further, we show that FHY3 directly binds to the promoter region of WRKY28 to repress its expression, thus negatively regulating salicylic acid (SA) biosynthesis and senescence. More importantly, both the fhy3 loss-of-function mutant and WRKY28-overexpressing Arabidopsis plants exhibited an obvious early senescence phenotype under high RFR light conditions, indicating that the FHY3-WRKY28 transcriptional module specifically prevents leaf senescence under high RFR light conditions. This study reveals the physiological and molecular function of FHY3 and WRKY28 in leaf senescence and provides insight into the regulatory mechanism by which plants integrate dynamic environmental light signals and internal cues to initiate and control leaf senescence. © 2020 American Society of Plant Biologists. All rights reserved.Since the discovery two decades ago that transgenes are efficiently integrated into the genome by homologous recombination in the moss Physcomitrella patens, it has been a premier model system to study evolutionary development (evo-devo) questions, stem cell reprogramming, as well as explore the biology of non-vascular plants. P. patens was the first non-seed plant to have its genome sequenced and with this level of genomic information together with increasing molecular genetic tools, a large number of reverse genetic studies have propelled the use of this model system. However, a number of technological advances have recently opened the doors to forward genetics as well as extremely efficient and precise genome editing. Additionally, careful phylogenetic studies with increased resolution suggest that P. patens emerged from within Physcomitrium Thus, rather than Physcomitrella patens the species should be named Physcomitrium patens Here we review these advances and describe the areas where P. patens has had the most impact on plant biology. © 2020 American Society of Plant Biologists. All rights reserved.BACKGROUND Despite the recent increase in the number of publications on diagnostic cerebral angiograms using transradial access (TRA), there have been relatively few regarding TRA for neurointerventional cases. Questions of feasibility and safety may still exist among physicians considering TRA for neurointerventional procedures. METHODS A systematic literature review was performed following PRISMA guidelines. Three online databases (MedLine via PubMed, Scopus and Embase) were searched for articles published between January 2000 and December 2019. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/a-1331852.html Search terms included "Transradial access", "Radial Access", "Radial artery" AND "Neurointerventions". The reference lists of selected articles and pertinent available non-systematic analysis were reviewed for other potential citations. Primary outcomes measured were access site complications and crossover rates. RESULTS Twenty-one studies (n=1342 patients) were included in this review. Two of the studies were prospective while the remaining 19 were retrospective. Six studies (n=616 patients) included TRA carotid stenting only.
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