genesisPub Date : 2025-11-12DOI: 10.1002/dvg.70031
Mauro Magaña-Acosta, Viviana Valadez-Graham
{"title":"ATRX: From Chromatin Remodeling to Disease","authors":"Mauro Magaña-Acosta, Viviana Valadez-Graham","doi":"10.1002/dvg.70031","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dvg.70031","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Chromatin remodeling proteins are evolutionarily conserved factors involved in a wide range of biological processes. In this review, we describe ATRX, a chromatin remodeling protein belonging to the SWI/SNF2 family. Its association with different protein complexes, and its roles in embryonic development, sexual differentiation, as well as retinal and brain function. We further discuss and integrate current findings on pathologies associated with ATRX dysfunction such as ATR-X syndrome, focusing on its etiology, clinical features, and potential diagnostic tools. Finally, we propose that ATRX may contribute to the progression of certain neurodegenerative diseases and review recent literature supporting this hypothesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12718,"journal":{"name":"genesis","volume":"63 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12607251/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145497175","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}
genesisPub Date : 2025-11-06DOI: 10.1002/dvg.70030
Cui Cui, Wanli Xiao, Jiankun Liu, Hongjin Zeng, Min Wang, You Han, Jiajia Li, Xiaolei Wei, Hongfei Liu, Bing Zhang
{"title":"NOLC1 as Key Regulator of NPR1 (Coding for NPRA) Transcription in Endothelial Senescence","authors":"Cui Cui, Wanli Xiao, Jiankun Liu, Hongjin Zeng, Min Wang, You Han, Jiajia Li, Xiaolei Wei, Hongfei Liu, Bing Zhang","doi":"10.1002/dvg.70030","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dvg.70030","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Vascular endothelial cell senescence is closely associated with cardiovascular disease. The deficiency of natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPRA), encoded by the natriuretic peptide receptor 1 (<i>NPR1</i>) gene, contributes to vascular endothelial aging, but the cause of its reduced expression is unclear. In this study, we performed reverse chromatin immunoprecipitation (R-ChIP) to analyze the binding proteins of the <i>NPR1</i> promoter and found that nucleolar and coiled body phosphoprotein 1 (<i>NOLC1</i>) functions as a key regulator of NPRA transcription in endothelial cells. Similar to NPRA, NOLC1 is also expressed at reduced levels in senescent endothelial cells. Knockdown of NOLC1 decreased both NPRA mRNA and protein expression levels. Furthermore, inhibition of NOLC1 expression triggered cellular senescence hallmarks, including elevated p53/p21 levels, enhanced SA-β-gal activity, ROS accumulation, G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, and impaired migration. NPRA overexpression rescued senescence and dysfunction in <i>NOLC1</i>-deficient cells, restoring proliferative and migratory capacity. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that nucleolar phosphoprotein NOLC1 is a key regulator of NPRA transcription in endothelial senescence.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12718,"journal":{"name":"genesis","volume":"63 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145452877","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}
genesisPub Date : 2025-10-27DOI: 10.1002/dvg.70029
Marie L. Nydam, Devon Gamble, Tal Gordon, Laurel S. Hiebert, Brenna Hutchings, Assunta Liberti, Jhimli Mondal, Kaylee Moody, Megan Olhasso, Sydney Popsuj, Atsuko Sato, Fatıma Nur Oğul Ünal, Anna Di Gregorio
{"title":"Cover Image, Volume 63, Issue 5","authors":"Marie L. Nydam, Devon Gamble, Tal Gordon, Laurel S. Hiebert, Brenna Hutchings, Assunta Liberti, Jhimli Mondal, Kaylee Moody, Megan Olhasso, Sydney Popsuj, Atsuko Sato, Fatıma Nur Oğul Ünal, Anna Di Gregorio","doi":"10.1002/dvg.70029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.70029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Cover caption:</b> Composite image of solitary and colonial adult ascidians. Ascidians are the largest group of Tunicata, the chordate clade evolutionarily closest to Vertebrata, and are the subject of the Second International Symposium on Women in Tunicate Biology.</p><p>The cover image is based on the article <i>The Second International Symposium on Women in Tunicate Biology</i> by Anna Di Gregorio et al., https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.70028.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":12718,"journal":{"name":"genesis","volume":"63 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/dvg.70029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145406602","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}
genesisPub Date : 2025-10-11DOI: 10.1002/dvg.70028
Marie L. Nydam, Devon Gamble, Tal Gordon, Laurel S. Hiebert, Brenna Hutchings, Assunta Liberti, Jhimli Mondal, Kaylee Moody, Megan Olhasso, Sydney Popsuj, Atsuko Sato, Fatıma Nur Oğul Ünal, Anna Di Gregorio
{"title":"The Second International Symposium on Women in Tunicate Biology","authors":"Marie L. Nydam, Devon Gamble, Tal Gordon, Laurel S. Hiebert, Brenna Hutchings, Assunta Liberti, Jhimli Mondal, Kaylee Moody, Megan Olhasso, Sydney Popsuj, Atsuko Sato, Fatıma Nur Oğul Ünal, Anna Di Gregorio","doi":"10.1002/dvg.70028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.70028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12718,"journal":{"name":"genesis","volume":"63 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145272464","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}
{"title":"Generation of Knock-In Syrian Hamsters via Zygote Microinjection Using CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing","authors":"Mayo Shigeta, Ken-ichi Inoue, Naoko Shimada, Alisa Tobe, Takaya Abe, Hiroshi Kiyonari","doi":"10.1002/dvg.70027","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dvg.70027","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Syrian hamsters (<i>Mesocricetus auratus</i>) have long served as valuable model organisms in diverse research fields such as oncology, immunology, and physiology owing to their unique biological and pathological characteristics. Although embryo manipulation techniques such as embryo collection, pronuclear microinjection, and embryo transfer have been established, gene knock-in (KI) hamsters have not yet been reported. Here, we report the successful generation of gene KI Syrian hamsters by microinjecting CRISPR/Cas9 components and plasmid DNA into pronuclear-stage zygotes. Targeted insertion of a DNA cassette up to 8 kb was achieved at the ROSA26 orthologous locus and other genomic sites. Importantly, we confirmed functional expression of a reporter cassette inserted at the ROSA26 site, providing evidence of transcriptional activity at this locus in Syrian hamsters. Furthermore, we demonstrated that frozen-thawed KI embryos could give rise to live offspring using a simplified freezing and thawing protocol originally developed for mice and rats. These results confirm the feasibility and applicability of advanced genome editing technologies in Syrian hamsters. These technological advancements enable the development of versatile KI models for applications such as gene expression monitoring and conditional mutagenesis, thereby expanding the utility of Syrian hamsters as model organisms, comparable to mice and rats.</p>","PeriodicalId":12718,"journal":{"name":"genesis","volume":"63 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12444848/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145082198","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}
{"title":"Generation of Astrocyte-Selective Cre Driver Lines With Distinct Onsets of Recombination Activity During Development","authors":"Yukina Izumi, Tomoya Nakatani, Harumi Takai, Minoru Kumai, Tsutomu Kamisako, Hiroyoshi Ishizaki, Yuichi Ono","doi":"10.1002/dvg.70025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.70025","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Astrocytes are a major glial cell type, playing multiple roles in the development, function, and pathogenesis of the brain. Accordingly, neuronal–astrocyte communication is an important research area. However, because these cell types share the same developmental origin, selective manipulation of each cell type is needed for precise mechanistic understanding. Here, we generated two new Cre driver lines for selective gene manipulation in astrocytes: Slc7a10-IRES-Cre and Aldh1l1-IRES-Cre. An internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-Cre cassette was knocked-in to the 3′-untranslated region of the solute carrier family 7 member 10 (<i>Slc7a10</i>) or aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member L1 (<i>Aldh1l1</i>) locus without disrupting gene function. The Slc7a10-IRES-Cre line underwent highly selective recombination in astrocytes of the brain, apart from choroid plexus epithelial cells. The onset of recombination began after completion of differentiation in the astrocyte lineage. By contrast, the Aldh1l1-IRES-Cre line began recombination during astrocyte differentiation at early postnatal stages. Some leaky expression was observed in the oligodendrocyte lineage, probably due to early onset of Cre expression in an uncommitted glial progenitor state. Together, the combination of the two deleter lines with distinct temporal Cre expression patterns serves as valuable tools to understand the development and function of astrocytes.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12718,"journal":{"name":"genesis","volume":"63 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144927675","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}
genesisPub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1002/dvg.70026
Andrew M. Kelleher, Hong Im Kim, Greeshma Sai Bayammagari, Daniel J. Davis, Thomas E. Spencer
{"title":"A Cxcl15 Cre Recombinase Mouse Model Useful to Study Gland Development in the Uterus","authors":"Andrew M. Kelleher, Hong Im Kim, Greeshma Sai Bayammagari, Daniel J. Davis, Thomas E. Spencer","doi":"10.1002/dvg.70026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.70026","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The mammalian uterus contains glands in the endometrium that develop only or primarily after birth. In the mouse, endometrial glands govern post implantation pregnancy establishment via regulation of blastocyst implantation, stromal cell decidualization, and placental development. Here, we describe a new uterine glandular epithelium (GE) specific Cre recombinase mouse line that is useful to study endometrial gland development and function. Utilizing CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, improved Cre recombinase (iCre) was inserted into the endogenous C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 15 (<i>Cxcl15</i>) gene. <i>Cxcl15</i> mRNA, Cxcl15 protein, and <i>Cxcl15-iCre</i> recombinase activity were specific to the developing GE of the uterus. <i>Cxcl15-iCre</i> mice were crossed with floxed <i>Foxa2</i> mice to conditionally delete Foxa2 specifically in the glands of the neonatal mouse uterus. This conditional deletion of Foxa2 in the developing neonatal uterus resulted in adult mice that lacked Foxa2 in the GE of the uterus, and the adult mice were infertile. The studies described here establish that <i>Cxcl15-iCre</i> mice are a valuable resource to elucidate and explore mechanisms regulating the development and function of glands in the uterus.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12718,"journal":{"name":"genesis","volume":"63 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144923519","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}
genesisPub Date : 2025-08-21DOI: 10.1002/dvg.70024
Shuyu Cai, Cong Li, Biaowen Wei, Ziyu Ye, Qin Mao, Wanxiang Ye, Mingdeng Rong, Jincheng Zeng
{"title":"Current Perspectives on Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Potential Treatment for Periodontal Diseases and Conditions","authors":"Shuyu Cai, Cong Li, Biaowen Wei, Ziyu Ye, Qin Mao, Wanxiang Ye, Mingdeng Rong, Jincheng Zeng","doi":"10.1002/dvg.70024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.70024","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Periodontal diseases, including periodontitis and gingivitis, constitute a major global health burden, affecting over 1 billion people worldwide. These conditions typically initiate in adulthood and progress chronically, often exhibiting severe manifestations. The socioeconomic impact is particularly acute in low- and middle-income countries, where limited healthcare access exacerbates disease outcomes. Although conventional treatments provide symptomatic relief, they often fail to achieve complete tissue regeneration due to the complex pathophysiology of periodontal destruction. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have emerged as a transformative therapeutic strategy, demonstrating unique capabilities for immunomodulation, anti-inflammatory effects, and multipotent differentiation. Preclinical studies have documented MSC-mediated regeneration of periodontal ligaments, alveolar bone, and cementum through paracrine signaling and direct tissue integration. Clinical trials further substantiate their potential to improve key outcomes, including clinical attachment levels and probing depth reduction. However, five critical challenges require resolution for successful translation: (1) cellular source standardization, (2) mechanistic understanding of long-term efficacy, (3) safety and immunological profiling, (4) ethical and economic barriers, and (5) clinical translation barriers. This review systematically evaluates current evidence on MSC-based periodontal regeneration, analyzes these translational challenges, and provides strategic guidance for future research. By integrating fundamental science with clinical perspectives, this work advances the development of reliable MSC therapies for periodontal regeneration.</p>","PeriodicalId":12718,"journal":{"name":"genesis","volume":"63 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/dvg.70024","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144881055","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}
genesisPub Date : 2025-07-29DOI: 10.1002/dvg.70023
Konstantin Sadriev
{"title":"Expression Patterns of sfrp Genes During Regeneration in the Holothurian Eupentacta fraudatrix","authors":"Konstantin Sadriev","doi":"10.1002/dvg.70023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.70023","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Secreted Frizzled-related proteins (SFRPs) are a small, ancient family of extracellular signaling pathway agonists and antagonists. In this study, we examined their expression patterns during regeneration in the holothurian <i>Eupentacta fraudatrix</i> using whole-mount in situ hybridization. Our results suggest that both genes are involved in proper water-vascular system formation and coelomic epithelium homeostasis in holothurians.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12718,"journal":{"name":"genesis","volume":"63 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144716941","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}
genesisPub Date : 2025-07-09DOI: 10.1002/dvg.70022
Bin Wang, Jiale Wang, Yang Liu, Gordon He, Yasmin Jahan-Mihan, Yuxi Wang, Jie Hu, Audrey Li, Faheem Muhammad, Yan Bi, Baoan Ji
{"title":"Development of a Hepatocyte-Specific Temporal Genetic Mouse Model Using Albumin Promoter-Driven FlpER2 Expression","authors":"Bin Wang, Jiale Wang, Yang Liu, Gordon He, Yasmin Jahan-Mihan, Yuxi Wang, Jie Hu, Audrey Li, Faheem Muhammad, Yan Bi, Baoan Ji","doi":"10.1002/dvg.70022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.70022","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Tissue-specific gene manipulation using Cre/loxP or Flp/frt recombination systems is a cornerstone of genetically engineered mouse models. In this study, we aim to develop a novel hepatocyte-specific, tamoxifen-inducible Flp mouse line. BAC (bacterial artificial chromosome)-Alb(albumin)-FlpER2(estrogen receptor ligan binding domain) was developed by inserting IRES-FlpER2 cDNA between the translation stop codon and 3′-UTR of the mouse albumin gene in a bacterial artificial chromosome. Upon tamoxifen induction in mice crossed with reporter lines, western blotting, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, and X-gal staining (5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside Staining) were used to verify the recombination efficiency and specificity of this mouse model. Recombination was highly efficient and specific in hepatocytes, with no recombination detected in intrahepatic cholangiocytes or other organs in this mouse model. We generated a new tamoxifen-induced hepatocyte-specific mouse model with highly efficient recombination specifically in hepatocytes, and this model can be used to generate tumor model lines.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12718,"journal":{"name":"genesis","volume":"63 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144582132","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}