by Keyword: Expression analysis
Rosell, Alejandro, Krygowska, Agata Adelajda, Perez, Marta Alcon, Cuesta, Cristina, Voisin, Mathieu-Benoit, de Paz, Juan, Sanz-Fraile, Hector, Rajeeve, Vinothini, Carreras-Gonzalez, Ana, Berral-Gonzalez, Alberto, Swinyard, Ottilie, Gabande-Rodriguez, Enrique, Downward, Julian, Alcaraz, Jordi, Anguita, Juan, Garcia-Macias, Carmen, Cutillas, Pedro R, Cutillas, Pedro R, Sanchez, Esther Castellano, (2025). RAS-p110α signalling in macrophages is required for effective inflammatory response and resolution of inflammation Elife 13, RP94590 
Macrophages are crucial in the body's inflammatory response, with tightly regulated functions for optimal immune system performance. Our study reveals that the RAS-p110 alpha signalling pathway, known for its involvement in various biological processes and tumourigenesis, regulates two vital aspects of the inflammatory response in macrophages: the initial monocyte movement and later-stage lysosomal function. Disrupting this pathway, either in a mouse model or through drug intervention, hampers the inflammatory response, leading to delayed resolution and the development of more severe acute inflammatory reactions in live models. This discovery uncovers a previously unknown role of the p110 alpha isoform in immune regulation within macrophages, offering insight into the complex mechanisms governing their function during inflammation and opening new avenues for modulating inflammatory responses.
JTD Keywords: Actin, Cytoskeleton, Differential expression analysis, Inflammation, Inhibition, Macrophages, Monocytes, Nf-kappa-b, P110-alpha isoform, Pathwa, Ras, Ras-p110 alph, Recruitment
Palma-Florez, S, Lagunas, A, Mir, M, (2024). Neurovascular unit on a chip: the relevance and maturity as an advanced in vitro model Neural Regeneration Research 19, 1165-1166
[No abstract available]
JTD Keywords: Alpha synuclein, Animal cell, Article, Astrocyte, Brain blood flow, Capillary endothelial cell, Cardiovascular system, Cell interaction, Coculture, Degenerative disease, Differential expression analysis, Endothelium cell, Entactin, Extracellular matrix, Fibronectin, Gene expression, Human, Human cell, Huntington chorea, Hydroxyapatite, In vitro study, Induced pluripotent stem cell, Laminin, Macrophage, Maturity, Microglia, Nervous system, Nervous system inflammation, Neuroprotection, Neurotoxicity, Nonhuman, Parkinson disease, Pericyte, Perivascular space, Personalized medicine, Shear stress, Smooth muscle cell, Three dimensional printing
Roca, Ignasi, Torrents, Eduard, Sahlin, Margareta, Gibert, Isidre, Sjoberg, Britt-Marie, (2008). NrdI essentiality for class Ib ribonucleotide reduction in streptococcus pyogenes 
Journal of Bacteriology , 190, (14), 4849-4858
The Streptococcus pyogenes genome harbors two clusters of class Ib ribonucleotide reductase genes, nrdHEF and nrdF*I*E*, and a second stand-alone nrdI gene, designated nrdI2. We show that both clusters are expressed simultaneously as two independent operons. The NrdEF enzyme is functionally active in vitro, while the NrdE*F* enzyme is not. The NrdF* protein lacks three of the six highly conserved iron-liganding side chains and cannot form a dinuclear iron site or a tyrosyl radical. In vivo, on the other hand, both operons are functional in heterologous complementation in Escherichia coli. The nrdF*I*E* operon requires the presence of the nrdI* gene, and the nrdHEF operon gained activity upon cotranscription of the heterologous nrdI gene from Streptococcus pneumoniae, while neither nrdI* nor nrdI2 from S. pyogenes rendered it active. Our results highlight the essential role of the flavodoxin NrdI protein in vivo, and we suggest that it is needed to reduce met-NrdF, thereby enabling the spontaneous reformation of the tyrosyl radical. The NrdI* flavodoxin may play a more direct role in ribonucleotide reduction by the NrdF*I*E* system. We discuss the possibility that the nrdF*I*E* operon has been horizontally transferred to S. pyogenes from Mycoplasma spp.
JTD Keywords: Group-a streptococcus, Bacillus-subtilis genes, Escherichia-coli, Corynebacterium-ammoniagenes, Mycobacterium-tuberculosis, Expression analysis, Genome sequence, Small-subunit, Salmonella-typhimurium, Iron center
