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Essential and recurrent roles for hairpin RNAs in silencing < i > de novo < /i > sex chromosome conflict in < i > Drosophila simulans < /i >
by Jeffrey Vedanayagam, Marion Herbette, Holly Mudgett, Ching-Jung Lin, Chun-Ming Lai, Caitlin McDonough-Goldstein, Stephen Dorus, Benjamin Loppin, Colin Meiklejohn, Rapha ëlle Dubruille, Eric C. Lai
Meiotic drive loci distort the normally equal segregation of alleles, which benefits their own transmission even in the face of severe fitness costs to their host organism. However, relatively little is known about the molecular identity of meiotic drivers, their strategies of action, and mechanisms that can suppress their activity. Here, we present data from the fruitflyDrosophila simulans that address these questions. We s...
Source: PLoS Biology: Archived Table of Contents - June 8, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Jeffrey Vedanayagam Source Type: research
AMPK negatively regulates RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation by controlling oxidative stress
This study aimed to clarify the mechanistic connection between AMPK and osteoclast differentiation, and the potential role of AMPK in the anti-resorptive effects of several phytochemicals. We found that receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclast differentiation, osteoclastic gene expression, and activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and NF-κB were promoted in cells transfected with AMPK siRNA. AMPK knockdown led to defective synthesis of heme oxygenase-1, an antioxidant enzyme, and the upstream mediator, nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2. Furthermore, ...
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - June 3, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Miori Tanaka Hirofumi Inoue Nobuyuki Takahashi Mariko Uehara Source Type: research
Metformin protects against retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury through AMPK-mediated mitochondrial fusion
This study aims to evaluate the protective effect of metformin against retinal I/R injury and its underlying mechanism. I/R induced reduction in retina thickness and cell number in ganglion cell layer, and metformin alleviated I/R-induced retinal injury. Both retinal I/R and simulated ischemia/reperfusion (SIR) in R28 cells down-regulated expression of mitochondrial fusion protein Mfn2 and OPA1, which led to mitochondrial fission. Metformin also alleviated damage in R28 cells, and reversed the alteration in Mfn2 and OPA1, mitochondrial fission and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) disruption-induced by I/R or SIR as w...
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - May 30, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Kun Zhang Tao Wang Gui-Feng Sun Jin-Xing Xiao Li-Ping Jiang Fang-Fang Tou Xin-Hui Qu Xiao-Jian Han Source Type: research
P2X7R/AKT/mTOR signaling mediates high glucose-induced decrease in podocyte autophagy
We examined the expression of all purinergic receptors in the renal cortex and found that only purinergic P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) expression was significantly increased in the renal cortex of wild-type diabetic mice and that the P2X7R protein partially co-localized with podocytes. Compared with P2X7R(-/-) non-diabetic mice, P2X7R(-/-) diabetic mice showed stable expression of the podocyte marker protein podocin in the renal cortex. The renal expression of microtubule associated protein 1A/1B light chain 3 (LC-3II) in wild-type diabetic mice was significantly lower than in wild-type controls, whereas the expression of LC-3II ...
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - May 28, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Cheng Qian Jiayue Lu Xiajing Che Lulin Min Minzhou Wang Ahui Song Renhua Lu Leyi Gu Kewei Xie Source Type: research
ERK/PKM2 Is Mediated in the Warburg Effect and Cell Proliferation in Arsenic-Induced Human L-02 Hepatocytes
This study aimed to investigate the potential role of pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) and extracellular regulated protein kinase (ERK) in arsenic-induced cell proliferation. L-02 cells were treated with 0.2 and 0.4 μmol/L As3+, glycolysis inhibitor (2-deoxy-D-glucose,2-DG), ERK inhibitor [1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis(2-aminophenylthio)-butadiene, U0126] or transfected with PKM2 plasmid. Cell viability, proliferation, lactate acid production, and glucose intake capacity were determined by CCK-8 assay, EdU assay, lactic acid kit and 2-deoxy-2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl) amino]-D-glucose (2-NBDG) uptake kit, respectivel...
Source: Biological Trace Element Research - May 26, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Fanshuo Yin Xin Zhang Zaihong Zhang Meichen Zhang Yunyi Yin Yanmei Yang Yanhui Gao Source Type: research
Astragaloside IV attenuates podocyte apoptosis through ameliorating mitochondrial dysfunction by up-regulated Nrf2-ARE/TFAM signaling in diabetic kidney disease
In this study, using molecular docking we found that Astragaloside IV (AS-IV), an active ingredient from traditional formula of Huangqi decoction (HQD), exerted a higher potential to promote Nrf2 escape from Keap1-Nrf2 interaction via competitively bind to amino acid sites in Keap1. When podocyte exposed to high glucose (HG) stimulation, mitochondrial morphological alterations and podocyte apoptosis were presented and accompanied by Nrf2 and mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) downregulation. Mechanistically, HG promoted a decrease in mitochondria-specific electron transport chain (ETC) complexes, ATP synthesis and...
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - April 8, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Qian Shen Ji Fang Hengjiang Guo Xue Su Bingbing Zhu Xingmei Yao Yunman Wang Aili Cao Hao Wang Li Wang Source Type: research
STAT3 signaling promotes cardiac injury by upregulating NCOA4-mediated ferritinophagy and ferroptosis in high-fat-diet fed mice
In this study, we found that oleic acid/palmitic acid (OA/PA) increased the level of ferroptotic events including iron and ROS accumulation, upregulation of PTGS2 mRNA and protein levels, reduced SOD and GSH levels, and significant mitochondrial damage in H9C2 cells, which could be reversed by the ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1). Intriguingly, we found that the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine mitigated OA/PA-induced ferritin downregulation, iron overload and ferroptosis. OA/PA increased the protein level of NCOA4. Knockdown of NCOA4 by SiRNA partly reversed the reduction in ferritin, mitigated iron overload...
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - March 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Mengying Zhu Lulu Peng Shengqi Huo Dewei Peng Junyi Gou Wei Shi Jingwen Tao Tao Jiang Yue Jiang Qian Wang Bingyu Huang Lintong Men Sheng Li Jiagao Lv Li Lin Source Type: research
Nox4-and Tf/TfR-mediated peroxidation and iron overload exacerbate neuronal ferroptosis after intracerebral hemorrhage: Involvement of EAAT3 dysfunction
In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms by which neuronal ferroptosis occurs after ICH and whether the use of corresponding modulators can inhibit neuronal death and improve early outcomes in a rat ICH model. Our findings indicated that Nox4 and TF/TfR were upregulated in the perihematomal tissues of ICH rats. Oxidative stress and iron overload induced by Nox4 and TF/TfR promoted neuronal ferroptosis post-ICH. In contrast, application of Nox4-siRNA and the deferoxamine (DFO) attenuated peroxidation and iron deposition in the hemorrhagic brain, alleviated neuronal ferroptosis, and improved sensorimotor funct...
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - February 22, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Jiayu Xie Hongzhu Lv Xuanbei Liu Zhennan Xia Jiangwei Li Enhui Hong Boyun Ding Wenying Zhang Yizhao Chen Source Type: research
