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{"title":"Pig blastocyst-like structure models from embryonic stem cells.","authors":"Jinzhu Xiang, Hanning Wang, Bingbo Shi, Jiajun Li, Dong Liu, Kaipeng Wang, Zhuangfei Wang, Qiankun Min, Chengchen Zhao, Duanqing Pei","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00693-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00693-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pluripotent stem cells have the potential to generate embryo models that can recapitulate developmental processes in vitro. Large animals such as pigs may also benefit from stem-cell-based embryo models for improving breeding. Here, we report the generation of blastoids from porcine embryonic stem cells (pESCs). We first develop a culture medium 4FIXY to derive pESCs. We develop a 3D two-step differentiation strategy to generate porcine blastoids from the pESCs. The resulting blastoids exhibit similar morphology, size, cell lineage composition, and single-cell transcriptome characteristics to blastocysts. These porcine blastoids survive and expand for more than two weeks in vitro under two different culture conditions. Large animal blastoids such as those derived from pESCs may enable in vitro modeling of early embryogenesis and improve livestock species' breeding practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"72"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11219778/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cell signaling and transcriptional regulation of osteoblast lineage commitment, differentiation, bone formation, and homeostasis.","authors":"Siyu Zhu, Wei Chen, Alasdair Masson, Yi-Ping Li","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00689-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00689-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The initiation of osteogenesis primarily occurs as mesenchymal stem cells undergo differentiation into osteoblasts. This differentiation process plays a crucial role in bone formation and homeostasis and is regulated by two intricate processes: cell signal transduction and transcriptional gene expression. Various essential cell signaling pathways, including Wnt, BMP, TGF-β, Hedgehog, PTH, FGF, Ephrin, Notch, Hippo, and Piezo1/2, play a critical role in facilitating osteoblast differentiation, bone formation, and bone homeostasis. Key transcriptional factors in this differentiation process include Runx2, Cbfβ, Runx1, Osterix, ATF4, SATB2, and TAZ/YAP. Furthermore, a diverse array of epigenetic factors also plays critical roles in osteoblast differentiation, bone formation, and homeostasis at the transcriptional level. This review provides an overview of the latest developments and current comprehension concerning the pathways of cell signaling, regulation of hormones, and transcriptional regulation of genes involved in the commitment and differentiation of osteoblast lineage, as well as in bone formation and maintenance of homeostasis. The paper also reviews epigenetic regulation of osteoblast differentiation via mechanisms, such as histone and DNA modifications. Additionally, we summarize the latest developments in osteoblast biology spurred by recent advancements in various modern technologies and bioinformatics. By synthesizing these insights into a comprehensive understanding of osteoblast differentiation, this review provides further clarification of the mechanisms underlying osteoblast lineage commitment, differentiation, and bone formation, and highlights potential new therapeutic applications for the treatment of bone diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"71"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11219878/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structural basis for the inhibition mechanism of LAT1-4F2hc complex by JPH203.","authors":"Ziwei Hu, Renhong Yan","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00697-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00697-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"73"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11220031/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A pan-KRAS degrader for the treatment of KRAS-mutant cancers.","authors":"Jie Yang, Qiao-Li Wang, Guan-Nan Wang, Jia-Cong Ye, Zi-Qian Li, Jing-Yun Wang, Zhao-Hui Liang, Shu-Xin Li, Cong Sun, Wen-Ting Liao, Yi-Jun Gao, Jing Wang, Yong Mao, Chunjing Yu, Guo-Kai Feng, Mu-Sheng Zeng","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00699-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-024-00699-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>KRAS mutations are highly prevalent in a wide range of lethal cancers, and these mutant forms of KRAS play a crucial role in driving cancer progression and conferring resistance to treatment. While there have been advancements in the development of small molecules to target specific KRAS mutants, the presence of undruggable mutants and the emergence of secondary mutations continue to pose challenges in the clinical treatment of KRAS-mutant cancers. In this study, we developed a novel molecular tool called tumor-targeting KRAS degrader (TKD) that effectively targets a wide range of KRAS mutants. TKD is composed of a KRAS-binding nanobody, a cell-penetrating peptide selectively targeting cancer cells, and a lysosome-binding motif. Our data revealed that TKD selectively binds to KRAS in cancer cells and effectively induces KRAS degradation via a lysosome-dependent process. Functionally, TKD suppresses tumor growth with no obvious side effects and enhances the antitumor effects of PD-1 antibody and cetuximab. This study not only provides a strategy for developing drugs targeting \"undruggable\" proteins but also reveals that TKD is a promising therapeutic for treating KRAS-mutant cancers.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"70"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11211324/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141466371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structural and functional insights into the helicase protein E5 of Mpox virus.","authors":"Weizhen Zhang, Yusong Liu, Mengquan Yang, Jie Yang, Zhiwei Shao, Yanqing Gao, Xinran Jiang, Ruixue Cui, Yixi Zhang, Xin Zhao, Qiyuan Shao, Chulei Cao, Huili Li, Linxi Li, Hehua Liu, Haishan Gao, Jianhua Gan","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00680-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00680-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mpox virus (MPXV) can cause mpox in humans. Due to its quick and wide spread in the past two years, mpox has turned into a significant public health concern. Helicase E5 is a multi-domain protein; its primer synthesis and DNA unwinding activity are required for genome uncoating and DNA replication of MPXV. However, the in vitro DNA unwinding activity has never been demonstrated. Here, we report the structural and biochemical studies of MPXV E5, showing that the full-length protein adopts an auto-inhibited conformation. Truncation of the N-terminus can recover the in vitro unwinding activity of E5 towards the forked DNA. Further structural analysis reveals that MPXV E5 shares a conserved mechanism in DNA unwinding and primer synthesis with the homologous proteins. These findings not only advance our understanding on the function of MPXV E5, but also provide a solid basis for the development of anti-poxvirus drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"67"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11196578/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141445708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Molecular recognition of the atypical chemokine-like peptide GPR15L by its cognate receptor GPR15.","authors":"Zhongyuan Zhang, You Zheng, Lu Xu, Yang Yue, Kexin Xu, Fei Li, Fei Xu","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00698-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00698-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"69"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11199581/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141449779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"TMC6 functions as a GPCR-like receptor to sense noxious heat via Gαq signaling.","authors":"Chen Zhang, Fang Tong, Bin Zhou, Mingdong He, Shuai Liu, Xiaomeng Zhou, Qiang Ma, Tianyu Feng, Wan-Jie Du, Huan Yang, Hao Xu, Lei Xiao, Zhen-Zhong Xu, Cheng Zhu, Ruiqi Wu, Yan-Qing Wang, Qingjian Han","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00678-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00678-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thermosensation is vital for the survival, propagation, and adaption of all organisms, but its mechanism is not fully understood yet. Here, we find that TMC6, a membrane protein of unknown function, is highly expressed in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons and functions as a Gαq-coupled G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-like receptor to sense noxious heat. TMC6-deficient mice display a substantial impairment in noxious heat sensation while maintaining normal perception of cold, warmth, touch, and mechanical pain. Further studies show that TMC6 interacts with Gαq via its intracellular C-terminal region spanning Ser⁷⁸⁰ to Pro⁸¹⁰. Specifically disrupting such interaction using polypeptide in DRG neurons, genetically ablating Gαq, or pharmacologically blocking Gαq-coupled GPCR signaling can replicate the phenotype of TMC6 deficient mice regarding noxious heat sensation. Noxious heat stimulation triggers intracellular calcium release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of TMC6- but not control vector-transfected HEK293T cell, which can be significantly inhibited by blocking PLC or IP3R. Consistently, noxious heat-induced intracellular Ca²⁺ release from ER and action potentials of DRG neurons largely reduced when ablating TMC6 or blocking Gαq/PLC/IP3R signaling pathway as well. In summary, our findings indicate that TMC6 can directly function as a Gαq-coupled GPCR-like receptor sensing noxious heat.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"66"},"PeriodicalIF":33.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11183229/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141417914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structural basis of connexin-36 gap junction channel inhibition.","authors":"Xinyue Ding, Simone Aureli, Anand Vaithia, Pia Lavriha, Dina Schuster, Basavraj Khanppnavar, Xiaodan Li, Thorsten B Blum, Paola Picotti, Francesco L Gervasio, Volodymyr M Korkhov","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00691-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00691-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"68"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11189382/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141417913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clathrin mediates membrane fission and budding by constricting membrane pores.","authors":"Lisi Wei, Xiaoli Guo, Ehud Haimov, Kazuki Obashi, Sung Hoon Lee, Wonchul Shin, Min Sun, Chung Yu Chan, Jiansong Sheng, Zhen Zhang, Ammar Mohseni, Sudhriti Ghosh Dastidar, Xin-Sheng Wu, Xin Wang, Sue Han, Gianvito Arpino, Bo Shi, Maryam Molakarimi, Jessica Matthias, Christian A Wurm, Lin Gan, Justin W Taraska, Michael M Kozlov, Ling-Gang Wu","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00677-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00677-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Membrane budding, which underlies fundamental processes like endocytosis, intracellular trafficking, and viral infection, is thought to involve membrane coat-forming proteins, including the most observed clathrin, to form Ω-shape profiles and helix-forming proteins like dynamin to constrict Ω-profiles' pores and thus mediate fission. Challenging this fundamental concept, we report that polymerized clathrin is required for Ω-profiles' pore closure and that clathrin around Ω-profiles' base/pore region mediates pore constriction/closure in neuroendocrine chromaffin cells. Mathematical modeling suggests that clathrin polymerization at Ω-profiles' base/pore region generates forces from its intrinsically curved shape to constrict/close the pore. This new fission function may exert broader impacts than clathrin's well-known coat-forming function during clathrin (coat)-dependent endocytosis, because it underlies not only clathrin (coat)-dependent endocytosis, but also diverse endocytic modes, including ultrafast, fast, slow, bulk, and overshoot endocytosis previously considered clathrin (coat)-independent in chromaffin cells. It mediates kiss-and-run fusion (fusion pore closure) previously considered bona fide clathrin-independent, and limits the vesicular content release rate. Furthermore, analogous to results in chromaffin cells, we found that clathrin is essential for fast and slow endocytosis at hippocampal synapses where clathrin was previously considered dispensable, suggesting clathrin in mediating synaptic vesicle endocytosis and fission. These results suggest that clathrin and likely other intrinsically curved coat proteins are a new class of fission proteins underlying vesicle budding and fusion. The half-a-century concept and studies that attribute vesicle-coat contents' function to Ω-profile formation and classify budding as coat-protein (e.g., clathrin)-dependent or -independent may need to be re-defined and re-examined by considering clathrin's pivotal role in pore constriction/closure.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"62"},"PeriodicalIF":33.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11166961/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141305464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Single-cell sequencing depicts tumor architecture and empowers clinical decision in metastatic conjunctival melanoma.","authors":"Hanhan Shi, Hao Tian, Tianyu Zhu, Qili Liao, Chang Liu, Peng Yuan, Yongyun Li, Jie Yang, Chunyan Zong, Shichong Jia, Jing Ruan, Shengfang Ge, Renbing Jia, Peiwei Chai, Shiqiong Xu, Xianqun Fan","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00683-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00683-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Conjunctival melanoma (CoM) is a potentially devastating tumor that can lead to distant metastasis. Despite various therapeutic strategies for distant metastatic CoM, the clinical outcomes remain unfavorable. Herein, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of 47,017 cells obtained from normal conjunctival samples (n = 3) and conjunctival melanomas (n = 7). Notably, we noticed a higher abundance of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in tumor microenvironment (TME), correlated with enhanced angiogenic capacity and increased VEGFR expression in distal metastatic CoM. Additionally, we observed a significant decrease in the proportion of total CD8⁺ T cells and an increase in the proportion of naive CD8⁺ T cells, contributing to a relatively quiescent immunological environment in distal metastatic CoM. These findings were confirmed through the analyses of 70,303 single-cell transcriptomes of 7 individual CoM samples, as well as spatially resolved proteomes of an additional 10 samples of CoMs. Due to the increase of VEGFR-mediated angiogenesis and a less active T cell environment in distal metastatic CoMs, a clinical trial (ChiCTR2100045061) has been initiated to evaluate the efficacy of VEGFR blockade in combination with anti-PD1 therapy for patients with distant metastatic CoM, showing promising tumor-inhibitory effects. In conclusion, our study uncovered the landscape and heterogeneity of the TME during CoM tumorigenesis and progression, empowering clinical decisions in the management of distal metastatic CoM. To our knowledge, this is the initial exploration to translate scRNA-seq analysis to a clinical trial dealing with cancer, providing a novel concept by accommodating scRNA-seq data in cancer therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"63"},"PeriodicalIF":33.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11166926/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141305465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}