{"title":"Intercellular Transfer of Immune Regulatory Molecules Via Trogocytosis.","authors":"Soyeon Park, Jeonghyun Kim, Jae Hun Shin","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-62036-2_6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/978-3-031-62036-2_6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Trogocytosis, an active cellular process involving the transfer of plasma membrane and attached cytosol during cell-to-cell contact, has been observed prominently in CD4 T cells interacting with antigen-presenting cells carrying antigen-loaded major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules. Despite the inherent absence of MHC class II molecules in CD4 T cells, they actively acquire these molecules from encountered antigen-presenting cells, leading to the formation of antigen-loaded MHC class II molecules-dressed CD4 T cells. Subsequently, these dressed CD4 T cells engage in antigen presentation to other CD4 T cells, revealing a dynamic mechanism of immune communication. The transferred membrane proteins through trogocytosis retain their surface localization, thereby altering cellular functions. Concurrently, the donor cells experience a loss of membrane proteins, resulting in functional changes due to the altered membrane properties. This chapter provides a focused exploration into trogocytosis-mediated transfer of immune regulatory molecules and its consequential impact on diverse immune responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":39320,"journal":{"name":"Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation","volume":"73 ","pages":"131-146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142146507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maya-Renee Hall, Thomas Kadanthottu Kunjumon, Puja Puspa Ghosh, Laura Currie, Jaideep Mathur
{"title":"Organelle Interactions in Plant Cells.","authors":"Maya-Renee Hall, Thomas Kadanthottu Kunjumon, Puja Puspa Ghosh, Laura Currie, Jaideep Mathur","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-62036-2_3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/978-3-031-62036-2_3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The sequestration of enzymes and associated processes into sub-cellular domains, called organelles, is considered a defining feature of eukaryotic cells. However, what leads to specific outcomes and allows a eukaryotic cell to function singularly is the interactivity and exchanges between discrete organelles. Our ability to observe and assess sub-cellular interactions in living plant cells has expanded greatly following the creation of fluorescent fusion proteins targeted to different organelles. Notably, organelle interactivity changes quickly in response to stress and reverts to a normal less interactive state as homeostasis is re-established. Using key observations of some of the organelles present in a plant cell, this chapter provides a brief overview of our present understanding of organelle interactions in plant cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":39320,"journal":{"name":"Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation","volume":"73 ","pages":"43-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142146514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Javier Rey-Barroso, Ophélie Dufrançais, Christel Vérollet
{"title":"Tunneling Nanotubes in Myeloid Cells: Perspectives for Health and Infectious Diseases.","authors":"Javier Rey-Barroso, Ophélie Dufrançais, Christel Vérollet","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-62036-2_17","DOIUrl":"10.1007/978-3-031-62036-2_17","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are cellular connections, which represent a novel route for cell-to-cell communication. Strong evidence points to a role for TNTs in the intercellular transfer of signals, molecules, organelles, and pathogens, involving them in many cellular functions. In myeloid cells (e.g., monocytes/macrophages, dendritic cells, and osteoclasts), intercellular communication via TNT contributes to their differentiation and immune functions, by favoring material and pathogen transfer, as well as cell fusion. This chapter addresses the complexity of the definition and characterization of TNTs in myeloid cells, the different processes involved in their formation, their existence in vivo, and finally their function(s) in health and infectious diseases, with the example of HIV-1 infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":39320,"journal":{"name":"Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation","volume":"73 ","pages":"419-434"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142146518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanyukta Padmanabhan, Karina Deniz, Akshat Sarkari, Emil Lou
{"title":"Tunneling Nanotubes: Implications for Chemoresistance.","authors":"Sanyukta Padmanabhan, Karina Deniz, Akshat Sarkari, Emil Lou","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-62036-2_15","DOIUrl":"10.1007/978-3-031-62036-2_15","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are thin, membranous protrusions that connect cells and allow for the transfer of various molecules, including proteins, organelles, and genetic material. TNTs have been implicated in a wide range of biological processes, including intercellular communication, drug resistance, and viral transmission. In cancer, they have been investigated more deeply over the past decade for their potentially pivotal role in tumor progression and metastasis. TNTs, as cell contact-dependent protrusions that form at short and long distances, enable the exchange of signaling molecules and cargo between cancer cells, facilitating communication and coordination of their actions. This coordination induces a synchronization that is believed to mediate the TNT-directed evolution of drug resistance by allowing cancer cells to coordinate, including through direct expulsion of chemotherapeutic drugs to neighboring cells. Despite advances in the overall field of TNT biology since the first published report of their existence in 2004 (Rustom A, Saffrich R, Markovic I, Walther P, Gerdes HH, Science. 303:1007-10, 2004), the mechanisms of formation and components vital for the function of TNTs are complex and not yet fully understood. However, several factors have been implicated in their regulation, including actin polymerization, microtubule dynamics, and signaling pathways. The discovery of TNT-specific components that are necessary and sufficient for their formation, maintenance, and action opens a new potential avenue for drug discovery in cancer. Thus, targeting TNTs may offer a promising therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment. By disrupting TNT formation or function, it may be possible to inhibit tumor growth and metastasis and overcome drug resistance.</p>","PeriodicalId":39320,"journal":{"name":"Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation","volume":"73 ","pages":"353-373"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142146520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Significance of Repressive Processes in Developmental Regulation.","authors":"Hisato Kondoh","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-39027-2_8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/978-3-031-39027-2_8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Encountering a developmental process confined to a limited time window or a restricted embryonic area, one may deem that the mechanism to activate the process occurs with such precision in temporal and spatial terms. However, in many instances, the activation mechanism is initiated in a broad time and space, but the mechanism is actuated only when repressive mechanisms are lifted. Thus, the operation of repressive processes is essential for precise developmental regulation. Repressive regulations occur at various levels. The following representative repressive regulations and their consequences at various levels will be discussed: intercellular signaling, epigenetic regulation, transcriptional regulation, and posttranscriptional regulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":39320,"journal":{"name":"Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation","volume":"72 ","pages":"127-142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140176944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paula Guzmán-Téllez, Miguel Angel Rivero-Silva, María Maximina Bertha Moreno-Altamirano, Francisco Javier Sánchez-García
{"title":"Macrophages, Metabolism, Mitochondria, Circadian Rhythmicity and the Pathogen: The Multidimensional Nature of Tuberculosis.","authors":"Paula Guzmán-Téllez, Miguel Angel Rivero-Silva, María Maximina Bertha Moreno-Altamirano, Francisco Javier Sánchez-García","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-65944-7_14","DOIUrl":"10.1007/978-3-031-65944-7_14","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) was first identified in 1882 by Robert Koch, and it is estimated that this pathogen has been around for as long as 3 million years.The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that in 2022 alone an estimated 10.6 million people developed TB worldwide, making TB the world's second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, just after coronavirus disease (COVID-19), despite TB being a preventable and usually curable disease.Moreover, epidemiological studies suggest that approximately a quarter of the global population has been infected with TB bacteria, of which 5-10% will eventually develop symptoms and TB disease. Poverty, obesity, diabetes, and alcohol use contribute to the burden of TB.Alveolar macrophages play a pivotal role in the clearance of airborne pathogenic microorganisms and are the primary target of M. tuberculosis.Macrophage activity depend on metabolism and circadian rhythmicity, and mitochondria are a central hub that coordinates the communication between metabolism, circadian rhythmicity, and the immune system.Recent evidence has thrown light on how M. tuberculosis metabolism may regulate macrophage activity and the overall host responses to M. tuberculosis infection.This chapter explores how all these biological domains relate to each other, highlighting the multidimensional nature of TB, and positioning macrophages at center stage.</p>","PeriodicalId":39320,"journal":{"name":"Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation","volume":"74 ","pages":"341-364"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142476995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junwei Yan, Chenyu Huang, Dongdong Jiang, Yan Xu, Zhuoli Zhang, Liming Wang, Bin Liang
{"title":"Macrophage Polarization and Its Impact on Osteoporosis.","authors":"Junwei Yan, Chenyu Huang, Dongdong Jiang, Yan Xu, Zhuoli Zhang, Liming Wang, Bin Liang","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-65944-7_11","DOIUrl":"10.1007/978-3-031-65944-7_11","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Owing to its reduced bone density and higher risk for fractures, osteoporosis remains an international public health crisis. Research highlights the essential role played by macrophage polarization in osteoporosis and indicates that the balance between pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages and anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages influences bone metabolism. This review examines how M1 and M2 macrophages contribute to the development of osteoporosis and evaluates existing therapeutic approaches aimed at controlling macrophage polarization. It also describes future study areas that will allow improved management and treatment of osteoporosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":39320,"journal":{"name":"Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation","volume":"74 ","pages":"291-296"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142476992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Macrophage Dysfunction in Respiratory Disease.","authors":"Shyreen Hassibi, Louise E Donnelly","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-65944-7_9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/978-3-031-65944-7_9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our understanding of the origin, phenotype, and function of pulmonary macrophages has evolved over recent years. The use of lineage tracing and single-cell RNA sequencing has led to a greater understanding of how these cells regulate homeostasis in the lung. The primary function of alveolar macrophages is to clear any inhaled particles or pathogens and they as well as tissue-resident cells also play a role in the clearance of apoptotic cells and the resolution of inflammation. Lung diseases affect over half a billion people globally and are attributable to 7% of all deaths each year. The common diseases are chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma but others that contribute to this statistic include cystic fibrosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Macrophages are aberrant in all these diseases with a reduced phagocytic capacity and a high proinflammatory phenotype with changes to their capacity to resolve inflammation. The pathways leading to these macrophage dysfunctions differ with disease and may relate to the specific lung environment in each condition. However, there are clear changes in metabolic profiles and mitochondrial activity in many of these conditions that contribute to a change in macrophage phenotype towards a more proinflammatory, less homeostatic cell. Understanding the mechanisms that drive these changes will allow for more targeted therapies for the treatment of these long-term and debilitating conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":39320,"journal":{"name":"Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation","volume":"74 ","pages":"239-256"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142476991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Jeffery, Marina Lochhead, Geneviève Almouzni
{"title":"CENP-A: A Histone H3 Variant with Key Roles in Centromere Architecture in Healthy and Diseased States.","authors":"Daniel Jeffery, Marina Lochhead, Geneviève Almouzni","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-06573-6_7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06573-6_7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Centromeres are key architectural components of chromosomes. Here, we examine their construction, maintenance, and functionality. Focusing on the mammalian centromere- specific histone H3 variant, CENP-A, we highlight its coevolution with both centromeric DNA and its chaperone, HJURP. We then consider CENP-A de novo deposition and the importance of centromeric DNA recently uncovered with the added value from new ultra-long-read sequencing. We next review how to ensure the maintenance of CENP-A at the centromere throughout the cell cycle. Finally, we discuss the impact of disrupting CENP-A regulation on cancer and cell fate.</p>","PeriodicalId":39320,"journal":{"name":"Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation","volume":" ","pages":"221-261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40672122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nuclear Actin Dynamics in Gene Expression, DNA Repair, and Cancer.","authors":"Yuanjian Huang, Shengzhe Zhang, Jae-Il Park","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-06573-6_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06573-6_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Actin is a highly conserved protein in mammals. The actin dynamics is regulated by actin-binding proteins and actin-related proteins. Nuclear actin and these regulatory proteins participate in multiple nuclear processes, including chromosome architecture organization, chromatin remodeling, transcription machinery regulation, and DNA repair. It is well known that the dysfunctions of these processes contribute to the development of cancer. Moreover, emerging evidence has shown that the deregulated actin dynamics is also related to cancer. This chapter discusses how the deregulation of nuclear actin dynamics contributes to tumorigenesis via such various nuclear events.</p>","PeriodicalId":39320,"journal":{"name":"Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation","volume":" ","pages":"625-663"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9677682/pdf/nihms-1850266.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40673015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}