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With the rapid increase in the number of sequenced prokaryotic genomes, relying on automated gene annotation became a necessity. Multiple lines of evidence, however, suggest that current bacterial genome annotations may contain inconsistencies and are incomplete, even for so-called well-annotated genomes. We here discuss underexplored sources of protein diversity and new methodologies for high-throughput genome re-annotation. The expression of multiple molecular forms of proteins (proteoforms) from a single gene, particularly driven by alternative translation initiation, is gaining interest as a prominent contributor to bacterial protein diversity. In consequence, riboproteogenomic pipelines were proposed to comprehensively capture proteoform expression in prokaryotes by the complementary use of (positional) proteomics and the direct readout of translated genomic regions using ribosome profiling. To complement these discoveries, tailored strategies are required for the functional characterization of newly discovered bacterial proteoforms.Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ixazomib in the treatment of multiple myeloma. Methods A total of 43 patients with multiple myeloma were given ixazomib-based chemotherapy, including 16 patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM group), 27 patients newly diagnosed multiple myeloma with serious adverse events initially treated with bortezomib (conversion treatment group). Single ixazomib or ixazomib-based 2- or 3-medicine regimens combined with dexamethasone and lenalidomide or thalidomide or cyclophosphamide were performed, and then the response and safety were assessed. Results The overall response rate (ORR) was 56.25%, and the rate of very good partial response (VGPR) was 18.75% in the RRMM group. Most effective patients were those with long-term recurrence. The ORR was 88.89% in the conversion treatment group, which was further improved compared with the ORR of 81.48% before the conversion, among which 59.26% had a further remission. The main adverse events included thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, diarrhea, asthenia, rash, joint pain, etc. Conclusions Lxazomib is effective in treating the patients with later recurrence and the patients with serious adverse events initially treated with bortezomib. Lxazomib may not be effective in patients with recent relapse after bortezomib treatment. The adverse events are controllable.Background & aims Mitochondrial damage is commonly involved in liver injury. We have previously shown that normal mitochondria can be coated with a carrier protein to form complexes that are specifically taken up by liver cells in culture. The aim of the current study was to determine whether mitochondrial complexes could be specifically delivered to the livers of living rats by intravenous injection. Methods Mitochondria were harvested from fresh mouse liver, mixed with an asialoglycoprotein-based carrier, asialoorosomucoid-polylysine (AsOR-PL), and purified to form complexes. To facilitate release of internalized mitochondria from endosomes, an endosomolytic peptide, listeriolysin O (LLO) was coupled to AsOR to form AsOR-LLO. Mitochondria alone, mitochondrial complexes with AsOR-PL, and mitochondrial complexes plus AsOR-LLO conjugate all containing the same number of mitochondria were injected intravenously. Animals were sacrificed, and organs removed and analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) of mouse mitochondrial DNA, electron microscopy (EM), and in situ PCR and hybridization followed by immunohistochemical analyses. Results Calculations revealed that approximately 27% of the total injected mitochondria was detected in liver, while less than 2% was found in spleen, and less then 1% in lungs. Immunohistochemistry showed that mouse mitochondrial DNA staining was minimal with mitochondrial complexes alone, strong periportal with mitochondrial complexes co-injected with AsOR-LLO, and absent with mitochondria alone. Conclusions Targetable mitochondrial complexes can be delivered to rat liver, and the efficiency of that process is greatly enhanced by co-injection of a targetable endosomal release agent, AsOR-LLO.Summary We developed GDASC, a web version of our former DASC algorithm implemented with GPU. ASP5878 supplier It provides a user-friendly web interface for detecting batch factors. Based on the good performance of DASC algorithm, it is able to give the most accurate results. For two steps of DASC, data-adaptive shrinkage and semi-non-negative matrix factorization, we designed parallelization strategies facing convex clustering solution and decomposition process. It runs more than 50 times faster than the original version on the representative RNA Sequencing Quality Control (SEQC) dataset. With its accuracy and high speed, this server will be a useful tool for batch effects analysis. Availability http//bioinfo.nankai.edu.cn/gdasc.php.Miramistin is a topical antiseptic with broad antimicrobial action, including activity against biofilms, and a clinical profile showing good tolerability. Miramistin was developed within a framework of the Soviet Union Cold War Space Program. It is available for clinical use in several prior Soviet bloc countries, but barely known outside of these countries and there is almost no mention of miramistin in the English literature. However, considering emerging antimicrobial resistance, the significant potential of miramistin justifies its re-evaluation for use in other geographical areas and conditions. The review consists of two parts 1) a review of the existing literature on miramistin in English, Russian, and Ukrainian languages; 2) a summary of most commonly used antiseptics as comparators of miramistin. The oral LD50 was 1200 mg/kg, 1000 mg/kg and 100 g/L in rats, mice and fish respectively. Based on the results of the review, we suggest possible applications of miramistin and potential benefits over currently used agents. Miramistin offers a novel, low toxicity antiseptic with many potential clinical uses that need better study which could address some of the negative impact of antimicrobial, antiseptic and disinfectant resistance.Left-right differences in the structural and functional organization of the brain are widespread in the animal kingdom and develop in close gene-environment interactions. The visual system of birds like chicks and pigeons exemplifies how sensory experience shapes lateralized visual processing. Owing to an asymmetrical posture of the embryo in the egg, the right-eye/ left-brain side is more strongly light-stimulated what triggers asymmetrical differentiation processes leading to a left-hemispheric dominance for visuomotor control. In pigeons (Columba livia), a critical neuroanatomical element is the asymmetrically organized tectofugal pathway. Here, more fibers cross from the right tectum to the left rotundus than vice versa. In the current study, we tested whether the emergence of this projection asymmetry depends on embryonic light stimulation by tracing tectorotundal neurons in pigeons with and without lateralized embryonic light experience. The quantitative tracing pattern confirmed higher bilateral innervation of the left rotundus in light-exposed and thus, asymmetrically light-stimulated pigeons. This was the same in light-deprived pigeons. Here, however, also the right rotundus received an equally strong bilateral input. This suggests that embryonic light stimulation does not increase bilateral tectal innervation of the stronger stimulated left but rather decreases such an input pattern to the right brain side. Combined with a morphometric analysis, our data indicate that embryonic photic stimulation specifically affects differentiation of the contralateral cell population. Differential modification of ipsi- and contralateral tectorotundal connections could have important impact on the regulation of intra- and interhemispheric information transfer and ultimately on hemispheric dominance pattern during visual processing.Aims  Prominent left ventricular trabeculations is a phenotypic trait observed in cardiovascular diseases. In the general population, the extent of left ventricular trabeculations is highly variable, yet it is unknown whether increased trabeculation is associated with adverse outcome. Methods and results  Left ventricular trabeculated mass (g/m2) was measured with contrast-enhanced cardiac computed tomography in 10 097 individuals from the Copenhagen General Population Study. The primary endpoint was a composite of major adverse cardiovascular events and defined as death, heart failure, myocardial infarction, or stroke. The secondary endpoints were the individual components of the primary endpoint. Cox regression models were adjusted for clinical parameters, medical history, electrocardiographic parameters, and cardiac chamber sizes. The mean trabeculated mass was 19.1 g/m2 (standard deviation 4.9 g/m2). During a median follow-up of 4.0 years (interquartile range 1.5-6.7), 710 major adverse cardiovascular events occurred in 619 individuals. Individuals with a left ventricular trabeculated mass in the highest quartile had a hazard ratio for major adverse cardiovascular events of 1.64 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.30-2.08; P less then 0.001] compared to those in the lowest quartile. Corresponding hazard ratios were 2.08 (95% CI 1.38-3.14; P less then 0.001) for death, 2.63 (95% CI 1.61-4.31; P less then 0.001) for heart failure, 1.08 (95% CI 0.56-2.08; P = 0.82) for myocardial infarction, and 1.07 (95% CI 0.72-1.57; P = 0.74) for stroke. Conclusion  Increased left ventricular trabeculation is independently associated with an increased rate of major adverse cardiovascular events in the general population.Background Clinically-similar older adults demonstrate variable responses to health stressors, heterogeneity attributable to differences in physical resilience. However, molecular mechanisms underlying physical resilience are unknown. We previously derived a measure of physical resilience after hip fracture - the expected recovery differential (ERD) - that captures the difference between actual recovery and predicted recovery. Using biomarkers associated with physical performance, morbidity, mortality, and hip fracture, we evaluated associations with the ERD to identify resilience biomarkers that may represent molecular targets for enhancing resilience. Methods In the Baltimore Hip Studies (BHS; N=304) sera, we quantified markers of inflammation (TNFR-I, TNFR-II, sVCAM-1, and IL-6); metabolic and mitochondrial function (conventional fatty acids, lactate, ketones, acylcarnitines, free amino acids, and IGF-1); and epigenetic dysregulation (circulating microRNAs). We used principal component analysis (PCA), canonical correlation (CC), and LASSO regression to identify biomarker associations with better-than-expected recovery (greater ERD) after hip fracture. Results Participants with greater ERD were more likely women and less disabled at baseline. The complete biomarker set explained 37% of the variance in ERD (p less then 0.001) by CC. LASSO regression identified a biomarker subset that accounted for 27% of the total variance in the ERD and included a metabolic factor (aspartate/asparagine, C22, C51, lactate, glutamate/mine); TNFR-I; miR-376a-3p; and miR-16-5p. Conclusions In conclusion, we identified a set of biomarkers that explained 27% of variance in ERD - a measure of enhanced physical resilience. These ERD-associated biomarkers may be useful in predicting physical resilience in older adults facing acute health stressors.
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