IF 3.6 3区生物学

RNA Biology Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2024.2440683

Dongqi Li, Xiangyu Chu, Weikang Liu, Yongsu Ma, Xiaodong Tian, Yinmo Yang

{"title":"The regulatory roles of RNA-binding proteins in the tumour immune microenvironment of gastrointestinal malignancies.","authors":"Dongqi Li, Xiangyu Chu, Weikang Liu, Yongsu Ma, Xiaodong Tian, Yinmo Yang","doi":"10.1080/15476286.2024.2440683","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15476286.2024.2440683","url":null,"abstract":"The crosstalk between the tumour immune microenvironment (TIME) and tumour cells promote immune evasion and resistance to immunotherapy in gastrointestinal (GI) tumours. Post-transcriptional regulation of genes is pivotal to GI tumours progression, and RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) serve as key regulators via their RNA-binding domains. RBPs may exhibit either anti-tumour or pro-tumour functions by influencing the TIME through the modulation of mRNAs and non-coding RNAs expression, as well as post-transcriptional modifications, primarily N6-methyladenosine (m6A). Aberrant regulation of RBPs, such as HuR and YBX1, typically enhances tumour immune escape and impacts prognosis of GI tumour patients. Further, while targeting RBPs offers a promising strategy for improving immunotherapy in GI cancers, the mechanisms by which RBPs regulate the TIME in these tumours remain poorly understood, and the therapeutic application is still in its early stages. This review summarizes current advances in exploring the roles of RBPs in regulating genes expression and their effect on the TIME of GI tumours, then providing theoretical insights for RBP-targeted cancer therapies.","PeriodicalId":21351,"journal":{"name":"RNA Biology","volume":"22 1","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142882916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Bioinformatics analysis identifies key secretory protein-encoding differentially expressed genes in adipose tissue of metabolic syndrome. 生物信息学分析鉴定代谢综合征脂肪组织中关键分泌蛋白编码差异表达基因。

IF 3.5 4区生物学

Adipocyte Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1080/21623945.2024.2446243

Jiandong Zhou, Yunshan Guo, Xuan Liu, Weijie Yuan

{"title":"Bioinformatics analysis identifies key secretory protein-encoding differentially expressed genes in adipose tissue of metabolic syndrome.","authors":"Jiandong Zhou, Yunshan Guo, Xuan Liu, Weijie Yuan","doi":"10.1080/21623945.2024.2446243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21623945.2024.2446243","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study was to identify key secretory protein-encoding differentially expressed genes (SP-DEGs) in adipose tissue in female metabolic syndrome, thus detecting potential targets in treatment. We examined gene expression profiles in 8 women with metabolic syndrome and 7 healthy, normal body weight women. A total of 143 SP-DEGs were screened, including 83 upregulated genes and 60 downregulated genes. GO analyses of these SP-DEGs included proteolysis, angiogenesis, positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation, immune response, protein processing, positive regulation of neuroblast proliferation, cell adhesion and ER to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport. KEGG pathway analysis of the SP-DEGs were involved in the TGF-beta signalling pathway, cytokine‒cytokine receptor interactions, the hippo signalling pathway, Malaria. Two modules were identified from the PPI network, namely, Module 1 (DNMT1, KDM1A, NCoR1, and E2F1) and Module 2 (IL-7 R, IL-12A, and CSF3). The gene DNMT1 was shared between the network modules and the WGCNA brown module. According to the single-gene GSEA results, DNMT1 was significantly positively correlated with histidine metabolism and phenylalanine metabolism. This study identified 7 key SP-DEGs in adipose tissue. DNMT1 was selected as the central gene in the development of metabolic syndrome and might be a potential therapeutic target.","PeriodicalId":7226,"journal":{"name":"Adipocyte","volume":"14 1","pages":"2446243"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Lactic acid in the vaginal milieu modulates the Candida-host interaction.

IF 5.5 1区农林科学

Virulence Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-22 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2025.2451165

Diletta Rosati, Marisa Valentine, Mariolina Bruno, Arnab Pradhan, Axel Dietschmann, Martin Jaeger, Ian Leaves, Frank L van de Veerdonk, Leo A B Joosten, Sumita Roy, Mark H T Stappers, Neil A R Gow, Bernhard Hube, Alistair J P Brown, Mark S Gresnigt, Mihai G Netea

{"title":"Lactic acid in the vaginal milieu modulates the Candida-host interaction.","authors":"Diletta Rosati, Marisa Valentine, Mariolina Bruno, Arnab Pradhan, Axel Dietschmann, Martin Jaeger, Ian Leaves, Frank L van de Veerdonk, Leo A B Joosten, Sumita Roy, Mark H T Stappers, Neil A R Gow, Bernhard Hube, Alistair J P Brown, Mark S Gresnigt, Mihai G Netea","doi":"10.1080/21505594.2025.2451165","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21505594.2025.2451165","url":null,"abstract":"Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is one of the most common infections caused by Candida albicans. VVC is characterized by an inadequate hyperinflammatory response and clinical symptoms associated with Candida colonization of the vaginal mucosa. Compared to other host niches in which C. albicans can cause infection, the vaginal environment is extremely rich in lactic acid that is produced by the vaginal microbiota. We examined how lactic acid abundance in the vaginal niche impacts the interaction between C. albicans and the human immune system using an in vitro culture in vaginal simulative medium (VSM). The presence of lactic acid in VSM (VSM+LA) increased C. albicans proliferation, hyphal length, and its ability to cause damage during subsequent infection of vaginal epithelial cells. The cell wall of C. albicans cells grown in VSM+LA displayed a robust mannan fibrillar structure, β-glucan exposure, and low chitin content. These cell wall changes were associated with altered immune responses and an increased ability of the fungus to induce trained immunity. Neutrophils were compromised in clearing C. albicans grown in VSM+LA conditions, despite mounting stronger oxidative responses. Collectively, we found that fungal adaptation to lactic acid in a vaginal simulative context increases its immunogenicity favouring a pro-inflammatory state. This potentially contributes to the immune response dysregulation and neutrophil recruitment observed during recurrent VVC.","PeriodicalId":23747,"journal":{"name":"Virulence","volume":"16 1","pages":"2451165"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11760238/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143024860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A lineage 1 branch porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus live vaccine candidate provides broad cross-protection against HP-like PRRSV in piglets. 一种1系分支猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒候选活疫苗对仔猪hp样PRRSV具有广泛的交叉保护作用。

IF 5.5 1区农林科学

Virulence Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-12 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2025.2451754

Chao Li, Jinhao Li, Bangjun Gong, Hu Xu, Zhenyang Guo, Lirun Xiang, Siyu Zhang, Qi Sun, Jing Zhao, Menglin Zhang, Yan-Dong Tang, Chaoliang Leng, Jianan Wu, Qian Wang, Jinmei Peng, Guohui Zhou, Huairan Liu, Tongqing An, Xuehui Cai, Zhi-Jun Tian, Hongliang Zhang

{"title":"A lineage 1 branch porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus live vaccine candidate provides broad cross-protection against HP-like PRRSV in piglets.","authors":"Chao Li, Jinhao Li, Bangjun Gong, Hu Xu, Zhenyang Guo, Lirun Xiang, Siyu Zhang, Qi Sun, Jing Zhao, Menglin Zhang, Yan-Dong Tang, Chaoliang Leng, Jianan Wu, Qian Wang, Jinmei Peng, Guohui Zhou, Huairan Liu, Tongqing An, Xuehui Cai, Zhi-Jun Tian, Hongliang Zhang","doi":"10.1080/21505594.2025.2451754","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21505594.2025.2451754","url":null,"abstract":"Multiple porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) subtypes coinfect numerous pig farms in China, and commercial PRRSV vaccines offer limited cross-protection against heterologous strains. Our previous research confirmed that a PRRSV lineage 1 branch attenuated live vaccine (SD-R) provides cross-protection against HP-PRRSV, NADC30-like PRRSV and NADC34-like PRRSV. HP-PRRSV has undergone significant genetic variation following nearly two decades of evolution and has transformed into a subtype referred to as HP-like PRRSV, which also exhibits high pathogenicity. The effectiveness of immunising piglets with the SD-R strain to provide protection against infection with HP-like PRRSV remains uncertain. In the present study, we evaluated the protective effects of SD-R vaccine strains on DLF-challenged piglets. The results revealed that piglets challenged with DLF presented clinical symptoms such as continuous high fever and an obvious decrease in daily weight gain. Importantly, the piglets immunised with SD-R exhibited notable reductions in pathological damage, especially of decreases in DLF-induced thymic atrophy. Moreover, the serum of SD-R-immunised piglets strongly neutralised DLF, and the number of SD-R-vaccinated piglets demonstrating viraemia was greatly reduced. These results suggest that the PRRSV lineage 1 branch live vaccine candidate provides broad cross-protection against HP-like PRRSV in piglets.","PeriodicalId":23747,"journal":{"name":"Virulence","volume":"16 1","pages":"2451754"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11730365/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Characterization and genomic insights into bacteriophages Kpph1 and Kpph9 against hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. 噬菌体Kpph1和Kpph9抗高毒力耐碳青霉烯肺炎克雷伯菌的鉴定和基因组学见解。

IF 5.5 1区农林科学

Virulence Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2025.2450462

Ye Huang, Yuan Huang, Zhiping Wu, Ziyue Fan, Fanglin Zheng, Yang Liu, Xinping Xu

{"title":"Characterization and genomic insights into bacteriophages Kpph1 and Kpph9 against hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.","authors":"Ye Huang, Yuan Huang, Zhiping Wu, Ziyue Fan, Fanglin Zheng, Yang Liu, Xinping Xu","doi":"10.1080/21505594.2025.2450462","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21505594.2025.2450462","url":null,"abstract":"The increasing incidence of infections attributed to hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (Hv-CRKp) is of considerable concern. Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria; thus, phage-based therapies offer promising alternatives to antibiotic treatments targeting Hv-CRKp infections. In this study, two isolated bacteriophages, Kpph1 and Kpph9, were characterized for their specificity against the Hv-CRKp K. pneumoniae NUHL30457 strain that possesses a K2 capsule serotype. Both phages exhibit remarkable environmental tolerance, displaying stability over a range of pH values (4-11) and temperatures (up to 50°C). The phages demonstrate potent antibacterial and antibiofilm efficacy, as indicated by their capacity to inhibit biofilm formation and to disrupt established biofilms of Hv-CRKp. Through phylogenetic analysis, it has been revealed that Kpph1 belongs to the new species of Webervirus genus, and Kpph9 to the Drulisvirus genus. Comparative genomic analysis suggests that the tail fiber protein region exhibits the greatest diversity in the genomes of phages within the same genus, which implies distinct co-evolution histories between phages and their corresponding hosts. Interestingly, both phages have been found to contain two tail fiber proteins that may exhibit potential depolymerase activities. However, the exact role of depolymerase in the interaction between phages and their hosts warrants further investigation. In summary, our findings emphasize the therapeutic promise of phages Kpph1 and Kpph9, as well as their encoded proteins, in the context of research on phage therapy targeting hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.","PeriodicalId":23747,"journal":{"name":"Virulence","volume":"16 1","pages":"2450462"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11730680/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Astrocyte-derived exosomes regulate sperm miR-34c levels to mediate the transgenerational effects of paternal chronic social instability stress.

IF 2.9 3区生物学

Epigenetics Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2025.2457176

Alexandre Champroux, Mitra Sadat-Shirazi, Xuan Chen, Jonathan Hacker, Yongjie Yang, Larry A Feig

{"title":"Astrocyte-derived exosomes regulate sperm miR-34c levels to mediate the transgenerational effects of paternal chronic social instability stress.","authors":"Alexandre Champroux, Mitra Sadat-Shirazi, Xuan Chen, Jonathan Hacker, Yongjie Yang, Larry A Feig","doi":"10.1080/15592294.2025.2457176","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592294.2025.2457176","url":null,"abstract":"The effects of chronically stressing male mice can be transmitted across generations by stress-specific changes in their sperm miRNA content, which induce stress-specific phenotypes in their offspring. However, how each stress paradigm alters the levels of distinct sets of sperm miRNAs is not known. We showed previously that exposure of male mice to chronic social instability (CSI) stress results in elevated anxiety and reduced sociability specifically in their female offspring across multiple generations because it reduces miR-34c levels in sperm of stressed males and their unstressed male offspring. Here, we describe evidence that astrocyte-derived exosomes (A-Exos) carrying miR-34c mediate how CSI stress has this transgenerational effect on sperm. We found that CSI stress decreases miR-34c carried by A-Exos in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, as well as in the blood of males. Importantly, miR-34c A-Exos levels are also reduced in these tissues in their F1 male offspring, who despite not being exposed to stress, exhibit reduced sperm miR-34c levels and transmit the same stress-associated traits to their male and female offspring. Furthermore, restoring A-Exos miR-34c content in the blood of CSI-stressed males by intravenous injection of miR-34c-containing A-Exos restores miR-34c levels in their sperm. These findings reveal an unexpected role for A-Exos in maintaining sperm miR-34c levels by a process that when suppressed by CSI stress mediates this example of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.","PeriodicalId":11767,"journal":{"name":"Epigenetics","volume":"20 1","pages":"2457176"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11776480/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143046025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Advancements in genetic engineering for enhanced Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production: a comprehensive review of metabolic pathway manipulation and gene deletion strategies.

IF 4.2 4区生物学

Bioengineered Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2025.2458363

Raghavendra Paduvari, Divyashree Mysore Somashekara

{"title":"Advancements in genetic engineering for enhanced Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production: a comprehensive review of metabolic pathway manipulation and gene deletion strategies.","authors":"Raghavendra Paduvari, Divyashree Mysore Somashekara","doi":"10.1080/21655979.2025.2458363","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21655979.2025.2458363","url":null,"abstract":"Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are bioplastics produced by few bacteria as intracellular lipid inclusions under excess carbon source and nutrient-deprived conditions. These polymers are biodegradable and resemble petroleum-based plastics. The rising environmental concerns have increased the demand for PHA, but the low yield in wild-type bacterial strains limits large-scale production. An improvement in the PHA production can be achieved by genetically engineering the wild-type bacterial strains by removing competitive pathways that divert the metabolites away from PHA biosynthesis, cloning strong promotors to overexpress the genes involved in PHA biosynthesis and constructing non-native metabolic pathways that feed the metabolites for PHA production. The desired monomers in the PHA polymers were obtained by elimination of genes involved in PHA biosynthetic pathway. The chain length degradation specific-gene deletion of β-oxidation pathway resulted in the accumulation of PHA monomers having high carbon chain length. A controlled accumulation of monomers in the PHA polymer was achieved by constructing novel pathways in the bacteria and deleting native genes of competitive pathways from the genome of non-PHA producers. The present review attempts to showcase the novel genetic modification approaches conducted so far to enhance the PHA production with a special focus on metabolic pathway gene deletion in various bacteria.","PeriodicalId":8919,"journal":{"name":"Bioengineered","volume":"16 1","pages":"2458363"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11784650/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143063475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Alpha-linolenic acid-mediated epigenetic reprogramming of cervical cancer cell lines.

IF 2.9 3区生物学

Epigenetics Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-02 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2025.2451551

Amrita Ulhe, Prerna Raina, Amol Chaudhary, Ruchika Kaul-Ghanekar

{"title":"Alpha-linolenic acid-mediated epigenetic reprogramming of cervical cancer cell lines.","authors":"Amrita Ulhe, Prerna Raina, Amol Chaudhary, Ruchika Kaul-Ghanekar","doi":"10.1080/15592294.2025.2451551","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15592294.2025.2451551","url":null,"abstract":"Cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer globally and the second most prevalent cancer among women in India, is primarily caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The association of diet with cancer etiology and prevention has been well established and nutrition has been shown to regulate cancer through modulation of epigenetic markers. Dietary fatty acids, especially omega-3, reduce the risk of cancer by preventing or reversing the progression through a variety of cellular targets, including epigenetic regulation. In this work, we have evaluated the potential of ALA (α linolenic acid), an ω-3 fatty acid, to regulate cervical cancer through epigenetic mechanisms. The effect of ALA was evaluated on the regulation of histone deacetylases1, DNA methyltransferases 1, and 3b, and global DNA methylation by ELISA. RT-PCR was utilized to assess the expression of tumor regulatory genes (hTERT, DAPK, RARβ, and CDH1) and their promoter methylation in HeLa (HPV18-positive), SiHa (HPV16-positive) and C33a (HPV-negative) cervical cancer cell lines. ALA increased DNA demethylase, HMTs, and HATs while decreasing global DNA methylation, DNMT, HDMs, and HDACs mRNA expression/activity in all cervical cancer cell lines. ALA downregulated hTERT oncogene while upregulating the mRNA expression of TSGs (Tumor Suppressor Genes) CDH1, RARβ, and DAPK in all the cell lines. ALA reduced methylation in the 5' CpG island of CDH1, RARβ, and DAPK1 promoters and reduced global DNA methylation in cervical cancer cell lines. These results suggest that ALA regulates the growth of cervical cancer cells by targeting epigenetic markers, shedding light on its potential therapeutic role in cervical cancer management.","PeriodicalId":11767,"journal":{"name":"Epigenetics","volume":"20 1","pages":"2451551"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792827/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143078943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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miR-6402 targets Bmpr2 and negatively regulates mouse adipogenesis.

IF 3.5 4区生物学

Adipocyte Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.1080/21623945.2025.2474114

Malaz Elsheikh, Tomomi Sano, Akiko Mizokami, Yusuke Nakatsu, Tomoichiro Asano, Takashi Kanematsu

{"title":"miR-6402 targets Bmpr2 and negatively regulates mouse adipogenesis.","authors":"Malaz Elsheikh, Tomomi Sano, Akiko Mizokami, Yusuke Nakatsu, Tomoichiro Asano, Takashi Kanematsu","doi":"10.1080/21623945.2025.2474114","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21623945.2025.2474114","url":null,"abstract":"Obesity is characterized by macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue. White adipose tissue remodelling under inflammatory conditions involves both hypertrophy and adipogenesis and is regulated by transcription factors, which are influenced by bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression and are involved in obesity-related processes such as adipogenesis. Therefore, we identified differentially expressed miRNAs in the epididymal white adipose tissue (eWAT) of mice fed a normal diet (ND) and those fed a high-fat diet (HFD). The expression of miR-6402 was significantly suppressed in the inflamed eWAT of HFD-fed mice than in ND-fed mice. Furthermore, Bmpr2, the receptor for BMP4, was identified as a target gene of miR-6402. Consistently, miR-6402 was downregulated in the inflamed eWAT of HFD-fed mice and in 3T3-L1 cells (preadipocytes) and differentiated 3T3-L1 cells (mature adipocytes) , and BMPR2 expression in these cells was upregulated. Adipogenesis was induced in WAT by BMP4 injection (in vivo) and in 3T3-L1 cells by BMP4 stimulation (in vitro), both of which were inhibited by miR-6402 transfection. Inflamed eWAT showed higher expression of BMPR2 and the adipogenesis markers C/EBPβ and PPARγ, which was suppressed by miR-6402 transfection. Our findings suggest that miR-6402 is a novel anti-adipogenic miRNA that combats obesity by inhibiting the BMP4/BMPR2 signalling pathway and subsequently reducing adipose tissue expansion.","PeriodicalId":7226,"journal":{"name":"Adipocyte","volume":"14 1","pages":"2474114"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11881869/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143539782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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MSC-mediated mitochondrial transfer promotes metabolic reprograming in endothelial cells and vascular regeneration in ARDS.

IF 5.2 2区生物学

Redox Report Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1080/13510002.2025.2474897

Jinlong Wang, Shanshan Meng, Yixuan Chen, Haofei Wang, Wenhan Hu, Shuai Liu, Lili Huang, Jingyuan Xu, Qing Li, Xiaojing Wu, Wei Huang, Yingzi Huang

{"title":"MSC-mediated mitochondrial transfer promotes metabolic reprograming in endothelial cells and vascular regeneration in ARDS.","authors":"Jinlong Wang, Shanshan Meng, Yixuan Chen, Haofei Wang, Wenhan Hu, Shuai Liu, Lili Huang, Jingyuan Xu, Qing Li, Xiaojing Wu, Wei Huang, Yingzi Huang","doi":"10.1080/13510002.2025.2474897","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13510002.2025.2474897","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a potential therapy for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but their mechanisms in repairing mitochondrial damage in ARDS endothelial cells remain unclear.Methods: We first examined MSCs' mitochondrial transfer ability and mechanisms to mouse pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (MPMECs) in ARDS. Then, we investigated how MSC-mediated mitochondrial transfer affects the repair of endothelial damage. Finally, we elucidated the mechanisms by which MSC-mediated mitochondrial transfer promotes vascular regeneration.Results: Compared to mitochondrial-damaged MSCs, normal MSCs showed a significantly higher mitochondrial transfer rate to MPMECs, with increases of 41.68% in vitro (P < 0.0001) and 10.50% in vivo (P = 0.0005). Furthermore, MSC-mediated mitochondrial transfer significantly reduced reactive oxygen species (P < 0.05) and promoted proliferation (P < 0.0001) in MPMECs. Finally, MSC-mediated mitochondrial transfer significantly increased the activity of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle (MD of CS mRNA: 23.76, P = 0.032), and further enhanced fatty acid synthesis (MD of FAS mRNA: 6.67, P = 0.0001), leading to a 6.7-fold increase in vascular endothelial growth factor release from MPMECs and promoted vascular regeneration in ARDS.Conclusion: MSC-mediated mitochondrial transfer to MPMECs activates the TCA cycle and fatty acid synthesis, promoting endothelial proliferation and pro-angiogenic factor release, thereby enhancing vascular regeneration in ARDS.","PeriodicalId":21096,"journal":{"name":"Redox Report","volume":"30 1","pages":"2474897"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11912292/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143625694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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