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BOOST: a robust ten-fold expansion method on hour-scale BOOST:小时尺度上的稳健十倍扩展法
Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.11.603043
Jinyu Guo, Hui Yang, Chixiang Lu, Di Cui, Murong Zhao, Cun Li, Weihua Chen, Qian Yang, Zhijie Li, Mingkun Chen, Shanchao Zhao, Jie Zhou, Jiaye He, Haibo Jiang
Expansion microscopy (ExM) enhances the microscopy resolution by physically expanding biological specimens and improves the visualization of structural and molecular details. Numerous ExM techniques and labeling methods have been developed and refined over the past decade to cater to specific research needs. Nonetheless, a shared limitation among current protocols is the extensive time required for sample processing, particularly for challenging-to-expand biological specimens (e.g., formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) sections and large three-dimensional specimens). Here, we have developed a rapid and robust ExM workflow named BOOST, which leverages a series of novel microwave (MW)-accelerated ExM chemistry, resulting in a single-step linear expansion of ∼10×. Specifically, BOOST facilitates a ∼10-fold expansion of cultured cells, tissue sections, and even the challenging-to-expand FFPE sections under merely 90 minutes with heat and surfactant-based protein denaturation. Furthermore, BOOST employs microwave-assisted proteomic staining and immunostaining to facilitate high-resolution visualization of structural and molecular details with significantly enhanced throughput. Noteworthily, BOOST has pioneered a ∼10-fold expansion of large millimeter-sized three-dimensional specimens in approximately three hours. BOOST offers an easily adaptable workflow based on stable and common reagents, thus boosting the potential adoption of ExM methods in biological investigations.
膨胀显微镜(ExM)通过物理膨胀生物样本来提高显微镜分辨率,并改善结构和分子细节的可视化。在过去的十年中,为了满足特定的研究需求,人们开发并改进了许多 ExM 技术和标记方法。然而,目前的方案都有一个共同的局限性,那就是样本处理需要大量时间,特别是对于难以展开的生物样本(如福尔马林固定石蜡包埋(FFPE)切片和大型三维样本)。在此,我们开发了一种名为 BOOST 的快速、稳健的 ExM 工作流程,它利用一系列新型微波(MW)加速 ExM 化学反应,使单步线性扩增达到 ∼ 10 倍。具体来说,BOOST 能在短短 90 分钟内,通过加热和基于表面活性剂的蛋白质变性,使培养细胞、组织切片,甚至具有挑战性的 FFPE 切片膨胀 10 倍。此外,BOOST 还采用了微波辅助蛋白质组染色和免疫染色技术,有助于高分辨率地观察结构和分子细节,大大提高了通量。值得注意的是,BOOST 率先在大约三小时内将毫米大小的大型三维标本扩大了 10 倍。BOOST 基于稳定的通用试剂,提供了一个易于调整的工作流程,从而提高了 ExM 方法在生物研究中的应用潜力。
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Quantifying seed rain patterns in a remnant and a chronosequence of restored tallgrass prairies in north central Missouri 量化密苏里州中北部高草大草原残存区和恢复区的种子雨模式
Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.10.602969
K. C. Wynne, M. J. Parker-Smith, Erica M. Murdock, Lauren L. Sullivan
Seed rain is an influential process related to plant community diversity, composition, and regeneration. However, knowledge of seed rain patterns is limited to those observed in forests and late-assembling grasslands, which might not reflect early-assembling communities such as newly restored grasslands. Resolving this gap in our understanding provides further insight into the role of seed dispersal. Here, we measured seed rain in a remnant tallgrass prairie, which was the site of the foundational grassland seed rain study in 1978, and a nearby chronosequence of tallgrass prairie restorations. We sought to determine how the quantity, seed mass traits, timing, diversity, and composition of seed rain changed (1) long-term and (2) during community assembly. To do so, we deployed artificial turf grass seed traps into 2-year-old, 5-6-year-old, and 15-year-old restored prairies and the remnant prairie, replacing traps every two weeks from May to December 2019. We captured over twice the density and richness of seed rain in the remnant prairie in 2019 compared to 1978. We also found that seed rain patterns changed as prairies aged, with each prairie possessing a distinct community of dispersing species. Significantly more seeds, seed biomass, and species were captured in the youngest restored prairie. However, seed mass traits were similar in all prairies. Except for composition, all other seed rain metrics in the oldest restoration were eventually comparable to the remnant prairie. Synthesis and Applications: Our results revealed that grasslands, notably young prairies, produce larger quantities of seed rain than previously known (124,806 seeds m−2 year −1, 97.24 g m−2 year −1), and seed input in all sampled prairies far exceeded restoration broadcast seeding densities. We further found that decreases in seed rain quantity across the chronosequence did not correspond with increases in seed mass, suggesting a lack of tradeoffs between these metrics. Furthermore, tallgrass prairie restorations have not replicated the composition of seed rain seen in remnant systems. Increasing restoration seeding rates of desirable species may be needed to meet composition goals since current rates may not compete with the propagule pressure of undesirable species found in newly restored prairies.
种子雨是一个与植物群落多样性、组成和再生有关的影响过程。然而,对种子雨模式的了解仅限于在森林和晚期集结的草地上观察到的模式,这可能无法反映新恢复草地等早期集结群落的情况。解决这一认识上的空白,有助于我们进一步了解种子传播的作用。在这里,我们测量了一个残存高草草原的种子雨,该草原是1978年草原种子雨基础研究的地点,也是附近高草草原恢复的时间序列。我们试图确定种子雨的数量、种子质量特征、时间、多样性和组成在(1)长期和(2)群落集结期间发生了怎样的变化。为此,我们在 2 年、5-6 年和 15 年的恢复草原和残留草原上部署了人工草皮草籽诱捕器,从 2019 年 5 月到 12 月,每两周更换一次诱捕器。与 1978 年相比,2019 年我们在残存草原捕获的种子雨密度和丰富度增加了一倍多。我们还发现,随着草原年龄的增长,种子雨模式也发生了变化,每片草原都拥有独特的散播物种群落。在最年轻的恢复草原上,捕获到的种子、种子生物量和物种明显更多。不过,所有草原的种子质量特征都很相似。除了成分外,最老的恢复草原的所有其他种子雨指标最终都与残存草原相当。综述与应用:我们的研究结果表明,草原,尤其是年轻的草原,产生的种子雨量(124,806 粒种子 m-2 年-1,97.24 g m-2 年-1)比之前已知的要大,所有取样草原的种子输入量都远远超过了恢复后的播种密度。我们还发现,整个时序中种子雨量的减少与种子质量的增加并不一致,这表明这些指标之间缺乏权衡。此外,高草草原的恢复并没有复制残存系统中的种子雨成分。可能需要提高理想物种的恢复播种率以达到组成目标,因为目前的播种率可能无法与新恢复草原中发现的不良物种的繁殖压力相抗衡。
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Pressorum Sensing: Growth-induced Compression Activates cAMP Signaling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa 压力感应:生长诱导的压迫激活铜绿假单胞菌的 cAMP 信号转导
Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.08.602437
Lei Ni, Yajia Huang, Yaoxin Huang, Yue Yu, Jiarui Xiong, Hui Wen, Wenwen Xiao, Haiyi Liang, Fan Jin
Bacteria employ various strategies to coordinate population-level behaviors, with quorum sensing being a well-established mechanism. Here, we report a novel population-level regulatory mechanism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which we term ‘pressorum sensing’. This mechanism allows bacteria to modulate their collective behavior in response to growth-induced mechanical compression in confined spaces. Using a highly sensitive cAMP biosensor in combination with microfluidics, we demonstrate that when compressive forces reach approximately 30 nN, P. aeruginosa cells rapidly increases intracellular cAMP levels via the Pil-Chp chemosensory system. This response leads to up-regulation of the Type III Secretion System, a key virulence factor. Unlike quorum sensing, which relies on diffusible chemical signals, pressorum sensing utilizes mechanical cues to gauge population density and spatial confinement. In bacterial colonies, this mechanism generates striking spatial patterns of cAMP signaling, including traveling rings that coincide with step-like structures in colony morphology. Our findings reveal a previously unknown link between mechanical compression and bacterial virulence, providing new insights into how P. aeruginosa coordinates population-level responses in confined environments. This work also expands our knowledge of mechanogenetics and opens up new possibilities in synthetic biology and bioengineering applications.
细菌采用各种策略来协调种群行为,其中法定人数感应是一种行之有效的机制。在这里,我们报告了铜绿假单胞菌的一种新型种群级调控机制,我们称之为 "压力感应"。这种机制允许细菌在密闭空间中调节其集体行为,以应对生长诱导的机械压缩。我们将高灵敏度的 cAMP 生物传感器与微流控技术相结合,证明了当压缩力达到约 30 nN 时,铜绿假单胞菌细胞会通过 Pil-Chp 化学传感系统迅速提高细胞内的 cAMP 水平。这种反应会导致 III 型分泌系统(一种关键的毒力因子)的上调。法定人数感应依赖于可扩散的化学信号,与之不同的是,压力感应利用机械线索来衡量种群密度和空间限制。在细菌菌落中,这种机制会产生引人注目的 cAMP 信号空间模式,包括与菌落形态中的阶梯状结构相吻合的行进环。我们的研究结果揭示了机械压缩与细菌毒力之间以前未知的联系,为了解铜绿微囊藻如何在封闭环境中协调种群级反应提供了新的视角。这项工作还拓展了我们对机械遗传学的认识,为合成生物学和生物工程应用开辟了新的可能性。
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Structural comparisons of human and mouse fungiform taste buds 人类和小鼠菌状味蕾的结构比较
Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.10.602971
Brigit High, Thomas E. Finger
Taste buds are commonly studied in rodent models, but some differences exist between mice and humans in terms of gustatory mechanisms and sensitivities. Whether these functional differences are reflected in structural differences between species is unclear. Using immunofluorescent image stacks, we compared morphological and molecular characteristics of mouse and human fungiform taste buds. The results suggest that while the general features of fungiform taste buds are similar between mice and humans, several characteristics differ significantly. Human taste buds are larger and taller than those of mice, yet they contain similar numbers of taste cells. Taste buds in humans are more heavily innervated by gustatory nerve fibers expressing the purinergic receptor P2X3 showing a 40% higher innervation density than in mice. Like Type II cells of mice, a subset (about 30%) of cells in human taste buds is immunoreactive for PLCβ2. These PLCβ2-immunoreactive cells display CALHM1-immunoreactive puncta closely apposed to gustatory nerve fibers suggestive of channel-type synapses described in mice. These puncta, used as a measure of synaptic contact, are however significantly larger in humans compared to mice. Altogether these findings suggest that while many similarities exist in the structural organization of murine and human fungiform taste buds, significant differences do exist in taste bud size, innervation density, and size of synaptic contacts that may impact gustatory signal transmission.
味蕾通常在啮齿动物模型中进行研究,但小鼠和人类在味觉机制和敏感性方面存在一些差异。这些功能差异是否反映在物种间的结构差异上还不清楚。我们利用免疫荧光图像堆叠技术比较了小鼠和人类真菌味蕾的形态和分子特征。结果表明,虽然小鼠和人类菌状味蕾的总体特征相似,但有几个特征却有显著差异。人类的味蕾比小鼠的更大更高,但它们包含的味觉细胞数量相似。人的味蕾更多地由表达嘌呤能受体 P2X3 的味觉神经纤维支配,其支配密度比小鼠高 40%。与小鼠的 II 型细胞一样,人类味蕾中也有一部分细胞(约 30%)对 PLCβ2 具有免疫反应。这些具有 PLCβ2 免疫反应的细胞显示出与味觉神经纤维紧密相连的 CALHM1 免疫反应点,这表明小鼠体内存在通道型突触。不过,与小鼠相比,人类用于衡量突触接触的这些点状突触要大得多。总之,这些研究结果表明,虽然小鼠和人类真菌味蕾的结构组织存在许多相似之处,但在味蕾大小、神经支配密度和突触接触大小方面确实存在显著差异,这可能会影响味觉信号的传递。
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The longitudinal growth of the embryo of the kelp Saccharina depends on actin filaments that control the formation of an alginate corset in the cell wall 海带胚胎的纵向生长依赖于控制细胞壁藻酸盐紧身胸衣形成的肌动蛋白丝
Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.10.603006
Samuel Boscq, I. Theodorou, Roman Milstein, Aude Le Bail, Sabine Chenivesse, Bernard Billoud, Bénédicte Charrier
The initiation of embryogenesis in the kelp Saccharina latissima is accompanied by significant anisotropy in cell shape. Using monoclonal antibodies, we show that this anisotropy coincides with a spatio-temporal pattern of accumulation of alginates in the cell wall of the zygote and embryo. Alginates rich in guluronates as well as sulphated fucans show a homogeneous distribution in the embryo throughout Phase I of embryogenesis, but mannuronate alginates accumulate mainly on the sides of the zygote and embryo, disappearing as the embryo enlarges at the start of Phase II. This pattern depends on the presence of cortical actin filaments. In contrast, within the embryo lamina, the alginate composition of the walls newly formed by cytokinesis is not affected by the depolymerisation of actin filaments. Thus, in addition to revealing the existence of a mannuronate-rich alginate corset that may restrict the enlargement of the zygote and the embryo, thereby promoting the formation of the apico-basal growth axis, we demonstrate stage- and cytoskeleton-dependent differences in cell wall deposition in Saccharina embryos.
海带(Saccharina latissima)的胚胎发生伴随着细胞形状的显著各向异性。通过使用单克隆抗体,我们发现这种各向异性与子代和胚胎细胞壁中藻酸盐积累的时空模式相吻合。在胚胎发生的整个第一阶段,富含古隆酸盐和硫酸化岩藻糖的藻酸盐在胚胎中呈均匀分布,但甘露酸盐藻酸盐主要积聚在合子和胚胎的两侧,随着胚胎在第二阶段开始时增大而消失。这种模式取决于皮层肌动蛋白丝的存在。相反,在胚层内,细胞分裂新形成的壁的藻酸盐成分不受肌动蛋白丝解聚的影响。因此,除了揭示了富含甘露聚糖的藻酸盐紧身胸衣的存在可能限制了合子和胚胎的增大,从而促进了顶部-基部生长轴的形成之外,我们还证明了酵母胚胎细胞壁沉积的阶段性差异和细胞骨架依赖性差异。
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Unbiased functional genetic screens reveal essential RNA modifications in human cancer and drug resistance 无偏见的功能基因筛选揭示了人类癌症和耐药性中至关重要的 RNA 修饰
Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.13.603368
C. Pauli, M. Kienhöfer, M. Blank, Oguzhan Begik, Christian Rohde, D. Heid, Fu Xu, Sarah Miriam Naomi Zimmermann, Katharina Weidenauer, Sylvain Delaunay, Nadja Krall, Katrin Trunk, Duoduo Zhao, Fengbiao Zhou, Anke Heit-Mondrzyk, U. Platzbecker, Claudia Baldus, H. Serve, M. Bornhäuser, Cathrine Broberg Vågbø, Salvador Aznar Benitah, Jeroen Krijgsveld, E. Novoa, Carsten Müller-Tidow, Michaela Frye
RNA modification pathways are mis-regulated in multiple types of human cancer. To comprehensively identify cancer-relevant RNA modifications and their regulators, we screened all 150 annotated human RNA modifying proteins across 18 different normal and cancer cell lines using a CRISPR-based genetic knockout system. Fifty RNA modifying proteins were essential for survival of at least one cell type. A third of these essential genes were amplified in 38 different human primary cancer types and potentially drive cancer growth. Unexpectedly, the number of essential genes per cell line varied considerably, and this variation was not due to tissue of origin. Instead, we found that cancer cell-specific mitochondrial metabolic plasticity was responsible for the unique requirement of certain RNA modifications. For example, leukemia cells with high intrinsic drug tolerance required mitochondrial flexibility to survive treatment with the anti-leukemic drugs cytarabine and venetoclax. Synthetic lethality screens revealed that drug-resistance is abolished by deleting the mitochondrial methyltransferase TRMT5, which is responsible for the formation of N1-methylguanosine (m1G) in the tRNA anticodon loop. In summary, our study identifies cancer-relevant RNA modifying enzymes, and reveals a novel promising drug target for therapy-resistant acute myeloid leukemia.
在多种类型的人类癌症中,RNA修饰通路被错误调控。为了全面鉴定与癌症相关的 RNA 修饰及其调控因子,我们使用基于 CRISPR 的基因敲除系统筛选了 18 种不同正常细胞系和癌细胞系中所有 150 个注释的人类 RNA 修饰蛋白。有 50 种 RNA 修饰蛋白对至少一种细胞类型的存活至关重要。其中三分之一的重要基因在 38 种不同的人类原发性癌症类型中被扩增,并可能驱动癌症生长。意想不到的是,每个细胞系的必需基因数量差异很大,而这种差异并不是由于原发组织造成的。相反,我们发现癌细胞特定的线粒体代谢可塑性是某些 RNA 修饰的独特需求的原因。例如,具有高度内在耐药性的白血病细胞需要线粒体的灵活性,才能在抗白血病药物阿糖胞苷和 Venetoclax 的治疗中存活下来。合成致死筛选显示,删除线粒体甲基转移酶 TRMT5 就能消除耐药性,TRMT5 负责在 tRNA 反密码子环中形成 N1-甲基鸟苷(m1G)。总之,我们的研究发现了与癌症相关的 RNA 修饰酶,并揭示了治疗耐药急性髓性白血病的新药靶点。
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AoUPRS: A Cost-Effective and Versatile PRS Calculator for the All of Us Program AoUPRS:适用于 "全民计划 "的成本效益型多功能 PRS 计算器
Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.11.603165
Ahmed Khattab, Shang-Fu Chen, Nathan Wineinger, Ali Torkamani
Background The All of Us (AoU) Research Program provides a comprehensive genomic dataset to accelerate health research and medical breakthroughs. Despite its potential, researchers face significant challenges, including high costs and inefficiencies associated with data extraction and analysis. AoUPRS addresses these challenges by offering a versatile and cost-effective tool for calculating polygenic risk scores (PRS), enabling both experienced and novice researchers to leverage the AoU dataset for significant genomic discoveries. Results AoUPRS is implemented in Python and utilizes the Hail framework for genomic data analysis. It offers two distinct approaches for PRS calculation: the Hail MatrixTable (MT) and the Hail Variant Dataset (VDS). The MT approach provides a dense representation of genotype data, while the VDS approach offers a sparse representation, significantly reducing computational costs. In performance evaluations, the VDS approach demonstrated a cost reduction of up to 99.51% for smaller scores and 85% for larger scores compared to the MT approach. Both approaches yielded similar predictive power, as shown by logistic regression analyses of PRS for coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, and type 2 diabetes. The empirical cumulative distribution functions (ECDFs) for PRS values further confirmed the consistency between the two methods. Conclusions AoUPRS is a versatile and cost-effective tool that addresses the high costs and inefficiencies associated with PRS calculations using the AoU dataset. By offering both dense and sparse data processing approaches, AoUPRS allows researchers to choose the approach best suited to their needs, facilitating genomic discoveries. The tool’s open-source availability on GitHub, coupled with detailed documentation and tutorials, ensures accessibility and ease of use for the scientific community.
背景 我们所有人(AoU)研究计划提供了一个全面的基因组数据集,以加速健康研究和医学突破。尽管该数据集潜力巨大,但研究人员仍面临着巨大的挑战,其中包括与数据提取和分析相关的高成本和低效率。AoUPRS 提供了一种计算多基因风险评分 (PRS) 的多功能、高成本效益的工具,使经验丰富的研究人员和新手都能利用 AoU 数据集获得重大基因组发现,从而应对了这些挑战。成果 AoUPRS 是用 Python 实现的,利用 Hail 框架进行基因组数据分析。它提供了两种不同的 PRS 计算方法:Hail MatrixTable(MT)和 Hail Variant Dataset(VDS)。MT 方法提供了基因型数据的密集表示,而 VDS 方法提供了稀疏表示,大大降低了计算成本。在性能评估中,与 MT 方法相比,VDS 方法在较小的分数上降低了高达 99.51% 的成本,在较大的分数上降低了 85% 的成本。冠心病、心房颤动和 2 型糖尿病 PRS 的逻辑回归分析表明,两种方法都具有相似的预测能力。PRS 值的经验累积分布函数 (ECDF) 进一步证实了两种方法的一致性。结论 AoUPRS 是一种多功能且具有成本效益的工具,它解决了使用 AoU 数据集计算 PRS 所带来的高成本和低效率问题。通过提供密集和稀疏两种数据处理方法,AoUPRS 允许研究人员选择最适合其需求的方法,从而促进基因组发现。该工具在 GitHub 上开源,并配有详细的文档和教程,确保了科学界的可访问性和易用性。
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The Once and Future Fish: 1300 years of Atlantic herring population structure and demography revealed through ancient DNA and mixed-stock analysis 曾经与未来之鱼:通过古 DNA 和混合种群分析揭示大西洋鲱鱼 1300 年的种群结构和人口结构
Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.11.603078
Lane M. Atmore, Inge van der Jagt, Aurélie Boilard, Simone Häberle, Rachel Blevis, Katrien Dierickx, Liz M. Quinlan, David Orton, A. Hufthammer, J. H. Barrett, Bastiaan Star
Atlantic herring populations have been the target of highly profitable coastal and pelagic fisheries in northern Europe for well over a thousand years. Their complex and intermingled population dynamics have sparked extensive debate over the impacts of historical overfishing and have complicated their sustainable management today. Recently developed tools – including diagnostic SNP panels for mixed-stock analysis – aim to improve population assignment for fisheries management, however, the biological relevance of such tools over long periods of time remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate the millennium-long applicability of diagnostic SNP panels and identify population perturbations associated with increasing exploitation pressure and climate change by analyzing whole genome data from modern and ancient herring specimens. We find that herring demographic cycles were likely within healthy ecosystem boundaries until the dramatic disruption of these cycles in the 20th century. We find only autumn-spawning herring in our archaeological remains spanning 900 years from 8 sites across Europe, supporting observations that the numerical dominance of specific spawning populations can demographically outcompete other herring types. We also obtain pre-archival aDNA evidence for the famous, cyclical “Bohuslän periods,” during which mass quantities of North Sea autumn-spawning herring congregated in the Skagerrak. Finally, the long-term applicability of diagnostic SNP panels underscores their highly cost-effective application for the genetic monitoring of herring stocks. Our results highlight the utility of ancient DNA and genomic analysis to obtain historical and natural insights in herring ecology and population dynamics with relevance for sustainable fisheries management.
一千多年来,大西洋鲱鱼种群一直是北欧沿海和远洋渔业的高利润目标。其复杂而交错的种群动态引发了有关历史上过度捕捞影响的广泛讨论,并使其如今的可持续管理变得复杂。最近开发的工具--包括用于混合种群分析的诊断性 SNP 面板--旨在改进用于渔业管理的种群分配,然而,这些工具在很长一段时间内的生物学相关性仍然未知。在这里,我们通过分析现代和古代鲱鱼标本的全基因组数据,证明了诊断性 SNP 面板的千年适用性,并确定了与日益增长的开发压力和气候变化相关的种群扰动。我们发现,鲱鱼的种群周期很可能一直处于健康的生态系统边界内,直到 20 世纪这些周期被严重破坏。我们在欧洲 8 个遗址的考古遗存中发现,900 年来只有秋季产卵的鲱鱼,这支持了特定产卵种群的数量优势可以在人口统计学上超越其他类型鲱鱼的观点。我们还获得了著名的周期性 "Bohuslän 期 "的考古前 aDNA 证据,在此期间,大量北海秋季产卵的鲱鱼聚集在斯卡格拉克海峡。最后,诊断性 SNP 面板的长期适用性凸显了其在鲱鱼种群遗传监测方面极具成本效益的应用。我们的研究结果凸显了古 DNA 和基因组分析在鲱鱼生态学和种群动态方面的历史和自然洞察力,对可持续渔业管理具有重要意义。
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Toward industrial C8 production: Oxygen intrusion drives renewable n-caprylate production from ethanol and acetate via intermediate metabolite production 工业化生产 C8:氧气侵入通过中间代谢产物的产生推动乙醇和乙酸酯生产可再生的正辛酸酯
Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.12.603245
Kurt Gemeinhardt, Byoung Seung Jeon, J. Ntihuga, Han Wang, Caroline Schlaiß, Timo N. Lucas, I. Bessarab, Nicolas Nalpas, Nanqing Zhou, J. Usack, Daniel H. Huson, Rohan B. H. Williams, Boris Maček, Ludmilla Aristilde, L. T. Angenent
Previous bioreactor studies achieved high volumetric n-caprylate (i.e., n-octanoate) production rates and selectivities from ethanol and acetate with chain-elongating microbiomes. However, the metabolic pathways from the substrates to n-caprylate synthesis were unclear. We operated two n-caprylate-producing upflow bioreactors with a synthetic medium to study the underlying metabolic pathways. The operating period exceeded 2.5 years, with a peak volumetric n-caprylate production rate of 190 ± 8.4 mmol C L-1 d-1 (0.14 g L-1 h-1). We identified oxygen availability as a critical performance parameter, facilitating intermediate metabolite production from ethanol. Bottle experiments in the presence and absence of oxygen with 13C-labeled ethanol suggest acetyl-coenzyme A-based derived production of n-butyrate (i.e., n-butanoate), n-caproate (i.e., n-hexanoate), and n-caprylate. Here, we postulate a trophic hierarchy within the bioreactor microbiomes based on metagenomics, metaproteomics, and metabolomics data, as well as experiments with a Clostridium kluyveri isolate. First, the aerobic bacterium Pseudoclavibacter caeni and the facultative anaerobic fungus Cyberlindnera jadinii converted part of the ethanol pool into the intermediate metabolites succinate, lactate, and pyroglutamate. Second, the strict anaerobic C. kluyveri elongated acetate with the residual ethanol to n-butyrate. Third, Caproicibacter fermentans and Oscillibacter valericigenes elongated n-butyrate with the intermediate metabolites to n-caproate and then to n-caprylate. Among the carbon chain-elongating pathways of carboxylates, the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the reverse ß-oxidation pathways showed a positive correlation with n-caprylate production. The results of this study inspire the realization of a chain-elongating production platform with separately controlled aerobic and anaerobic stages to produce n-caprylate renewably as an attractive chemical from ethanol and acetate as substrates. Broader context Next to renewable electric energy, carbon-based chemicals have to be produced sustainably and independently from fossil sources. To meet this goal, we must expand the portfolio of bio-based conversion technologies on an industrial scale to cover as many target chemicals as possible. We explore the bioprocess of chain elongation to provide medium-chain carboxylates that can function as future platform chemicals in the circular economy. The most valuable medium-chain carboxylate produced with chain elongation is n-caprylate (i.e., n-octanoate). This molecule with eight carbon atoms in a row (C8) is challenging to produce renewably for the chemical industry. Previous reports elucidated that elevated ethanol-to-acetate ratios, which are found in syngas-fermentation effluent, stimulated n-caprylate production. Until now, studies have suggested that chain elongation from high concentrations of ethanol and acetate is a fully anaerobic process. We refine this view by showing a trophic hi
之前的生物反应器研究利用链延伸微生物群从乙醇和乙酸酯中获得了较高的正辛酸酯(即正辛酸)生产率和选择性。然而,从底物到正辛酸酯合成的代谢途径尚不清楚。我们使用合成培养基运行了两个生产正辛酸酯的上流式生物反应器,以研究基本代谢途径。运行时间超过 2.5 年,正辛酸酯的峰值体积生产率为 190 ± 8.4 mmol C L-1 d-1 (0.14 g L-1 h-1)。我们发现氧气供应是一个关键的性能参数,有利于乙醇中间代谢产物的生产。用 13C 标记的乙醇在有氧和无氧条件下进行的瓶内实验表明,乙酰辅酶 A 可产生正丁酸盐(即正丁酸盐)、正己酸盐(即正己酸盐)和正辛酸盐。在此,我们根据元基因组学、元蛋白组学和代谢组学数据,以及 kluyveri梭菌分离物的实验,推测了生物反应器微生物组内的营养层次结构。首先,好氧菌 Pseudoclavibacter caeni 和兼性厌氧真菌 Cyberlindnera jadinii 将部分乙醇池转化为中间代谢产物琥珀酸、乳酸和焦谷氨酸。其次,严格厌氧的 C. kluyveri 将乙酸与残余乙醇拉长为正丁酸。第三,Caproicibacter fermentans 和 Oscillibacter valericigenes 将正丁酸与中间代谢物一起延长为正己酸,然后再延长为正辛酸。在羧酸盐的碳链延长途径中,三羧酸循环和反ß-氧化途径与正辛酸酯的生成呈正相关。这项研究的结果启发人们建立一个链延伸生产平台,分别控制好氧和厌氧阶段,以乙醇和乙酸酯为底物,可再生地生产正辛酸酯这种有吸引力的化学品。更广泛的背景 除了可再生电力能源之外,碳基化学品的生产也必须以可持续的方式独立于化石资源。为了实现这一目标,我们必须扩大工业规模的生物基转化技术组合,以涵盖尽可能多的目标化学品。我们探索了生物链拉长过程,以提供可作为未来循环经济平台化学品的中链羧酸盐。利用链延长法生产的最有价值的中链羧酸盐是正辛酸酯(即正辛酸)。这种分子中一排有八个碳原子(C8),对于化学工业来说,以可再生方式生产具有挑战性。以前的报告阐明,合成气发酵废水中乙醇与乙酸的比率升高会刺激正辛酸酯的生产。到目前为止,研究一直认为高浓度乙醇和乙酸酯的链延伸是一个完全厌氧的过程。我们通过展示能够促进这一过程的需氧和厌氧微生物的营养层次,完善了这一观点。适当的氧气补充可使琥珀酸、乳酸和焦谷氨酸得以合成,从而允许在厌氧条件下高速链延长至正辛酸。鉴于这些结果,未来的研究应侧重于好氧和厌氧微生物的分离研究,以进一步提高工艺性能,从而在工业规模上可再生地生产正辛酸酯。
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Fc-engineered large molecules targeting blood-brain barrier transferrin receptor and CD98hc have distinct central nervous system and peripheral biodistribution compared to standard antibodies 与标准抗体相比,针对血脑屏障转铁蛋白受体和 CD98hc 的 Fc 工程大分子具有独特的中枢神经系统和外周生物分布特性
Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.11.602993
Nathalie Khoury, Michelle E Pizzo, Claire B Discenza, David Joy, David Tatarakis, Mihail I. Todorov, Moritz Negwer, Connie Ha, G. L. de Melo, Lily Sarrafha, Matthew J. Simon, Darren Chan, Roni Chau, Kylie S Chew, Johann Chow, Allisa Clemens, Yaneth Robles-Colmenares, Jason C Dugas, Joseph Duque, Doris Kaltenecker, Holly Kane, A. Leung, Edwin I Lozano, Arash Moshkforoush, E. Roche, T. Sandmann, Mabel Tong, Kaitlin Xa, Yinhan Zhou, Joseph W. Lewcock, Ali Ertürk, Robert G Thorne, Meredith E K Calvert, Y. J. Y. Zuchero
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) poses a significant challenge drug delivery to the brain. BBB-crossing molecules are emerging as a new class of therapeutics with significant potential for central nervous system (CNS) indications. In particular, transferrin receptor (TfR)- and CD98 heavy chain (CD98hc)-targeting molecules have been demonstrated to cross the BBB for enhanced brain delivery. Previously, we reported TfR and CD98hc antibody transport vehicles (ATVTfR and ATVCD98hc) that utilize these BBB receptors to improve CNS drug delivery1,2. Here, we provide a comprehensive and unbiased biodistribution characterization of ATVTfR and ATVCD98hc compared to a standard IgG at a multiscale level, ranging from whole-body to brain region- and cell type-targeting specificity. Mouse whole-body tissue clearing revealed distinct organ localization for each molecule. In the CNS, ATVTfR and ATVCD98hc not only achieves enhanced brain delivery but importantly, much broader parenchymal distribution in contrast to the severely limited distribution observed with a standard antibody that was not able to be improved even at very high dose levels. Using cell sorting and single-cell RNA sequencing of mouse brain, we revealed that standard IgG predominantly localizes to perivascular and leptomeningeal cells and reaches the CNS by entering the CSF, rather than crossing the BBB. In contrast, ATVTfR and ATVCD98hc enables broad parenchymal cell-specific distribution via transcytosis through brain endothelial cells (BECs) along the neurovasculature. Finally, we extended the translational relevance of our findings by revealing enhanced and broad brain and spinal cord biodistribution of ATVTfR compared to standard IgG in cynomolgus monkey. Taken together, this multiscale analysis reveals in-depth biodistribution differences between ATVTfR, ATVCD98hc, and standard IgG. These results may better inform platform selection for specific therapeutic targets of interest, optimally matching platforms to desired CNS target engagement, peripheral organ exposures, and predict or potentially reduce off-target effects.
血脑屏障(BBB)对向大脑输送药物构成了巨大挑战。BBB穿越分子正在成为一类新的治疗药物,在中枢神经系统(CNS)适应症方面具有巨大潜力。特别是,转铁蛋白受体(TfR)和 CD98 重链(CD98hc)靶向分子已被证明可以穿过 BBB,增强脑部给药。此前,我们曾报道过利用这些 BBB 受体改善中枢神经系统药物递送的 TfR 和 CD98hc 抗体运输载体(ATVTfR 和 ATVCD98hc)1,2。在此,我们提供了 ATVTfR 和 ATVCD98hc 与标准 IgG 相比在多尺度水平上全面、无偏见的生物分布特性,包括从全身到脑区和细胞类型的靶向特异性。小鼠全身组织清除显示了每种分子不同的器官定位。在中枢神经系统中,ATVTfR 和 ATVCD98hc 不仅增强了脑输送能力,更重要的是,它们的实质组织分布更为广泛,而标准抗体的分布则非常有限,即使在非常高的剂量水平下也无法改善。通过对小鼠大脑进行细胞分选和单细胞 RNA 测序,我们发现标准 IgG 主要定位于血管周围细胞和脑膜细胞,通过进入 CSF 而不是穿过 BBB 到达中枢神经系统。与此相反,ATVTfR 和 ATVCD98hc 通过沿神经血管的脑内皮细胞(BECs)的转胞作用,实现了广泛的实质细胞特异性分布。最后,我们通过揭示与标准 IgG 相比,ATVTfR 在犬科猴脑和脊髓的生物分布增强且广泛,从而扩展了我们研究结果的转化相关性。总之,这种多尺度分析揭示了 ATVTfR、ATVCD98hc 和标准 IgG 之间深入的生物分布差异。这些结果可以更好地为感兴趣的特定治疗靶点提供平台选择信息,使平台与所需的中枢神经系统靶点参与、外周器官暴露相匹配,并预测或潜在地减少脱靶效应。
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