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Br J Cancer ; 128(6): 982-991, 2023 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36631633

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Dendritic cell (DC) vaccines for cancer therapy offer the possibility to let the patient's own immune system kill cancer cells. However, DC vaccines have shown less efficacy than expected due to failure to induce cancer cell killing and by activating T regulatory cells. METHODS: We tested if inhibition of signalling via WASp and Arp2/3 using the small molecule CK666 would enhance DC-mediated killing of tumour cells in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS: Using CK666 during the ex vivo phase of antigen processing of ovalbumin (OVA), murine and human DCs showed decreased phagosomal acidification, indicating activation of the cross-presentation pathway. When compared to untreated DCs, DCs treated with CK666 during uptake and processing of OVA-induced increased proliferation of OVA-specific CD8+ OT-I T cells in vitro and in vivo. Using the aggressive B16-mOVA melanoma tumour model, we show that mice injected with CK666-treated DCs and OVA-specific CD8+ OT-I T cells showed higher rejection of B16 melanoma cells when compared to mice receiving non-treated DCs. This resulted in the prolonged survival of tumour-bearing mice receiving CK666-treated DCs. Moreover, combining CK666-treated DCs with the checkpoint inhibitor anti-PD1 further prolonged survival. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that the small molecule inhibitor CK666 is a good candidate to enhance DC cross-presentation for cancer therapy.


Subject(s)
Cross-Priming , Vaccines , Mice , Animals , Humans , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes , Dendritic Cells , Antigen Presentation , Ovalbumin/metabolism , Vaccines/metabolism , Mice, Inbred C57BL
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PLoS One ; 16(8): e0244166, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34347781

ABSTRACT

Fluorogenic aptamers are an alternative to established methodology for real-time imaging of RNA transport and dynamics. We developed Broccoli-aptamer concatemers ranging from 4 to 128 substrate-binding site repeats and characterized their behavior fused to an mCherry-coding mRNA in transient transfection, stable expression, and in recombinant cytomegalovirus infection. Concatemerization of substrate-binding sites increased Broccoli fluorescence up to a concatemer length of 16 copies, upon which fluorescence did not increase and mCherry signals declined. This was due to the combined effects of RNA aptamer aggregation and reduced RNA stability. Unfortunately, both cellular and cytomegalovirus genomes were unable to maintain and express high Broccoli concatemer copy numbers, possibly due to recombination events. Interestingly, negative effects of Broccoli concatemers could be partially rescued by introducing linker sequences in between Broccoli repeats warranting further studies. Finally, we show that even though substrate-bound Broccoli is easily photobleached, it can still be utilized in live-cell imaging by adapting a time-lapse imaging protocol.


Subject(s)
Brassica/genetics , RNA Stability/genetics , RNA, Messenger/genetics , Aptamers, Nucleotide/genetics , Brassica/virology , Cytomegalovirus/pathogenicity , Cytomegalovirus Infections/genetics , Fluorescence , Fluorescent Dyes/administration & dosage
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Nature ; 571(7765): 419-423, 2019 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31292545

ABSTRACT

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has highlighted the important role of intercellular heterogeneity in phenotype variability in both health and disease1. However, current scRNA-seq approaches provide only a snapshot of gene expression and convey little information on the true temporal dynamics and stochastic nature of transcription. A further key limitation of scRNA-seq analysis is that the RNA profile of each individual cell can be analysed only once. Here we introduce single-cell, thiol-(SH)-linked alkylation of RNA for metabolic labelling sequencing (scSLAM-seq), which integrates metabolic RNA labelling2, biochemical nucleoside conversion3 and scRNA-seq to record transcriptional activity directly by differentiating between new and old RNA for thousands of genes per single cell. We use scSLAM-seq to study the onset of infection with lytic cytomegalovirus in single mouse fibroblasts. The cell-cycle state and dose of infection deduced from old RNA enable dose-response analysis based on new RNA. scSLAM-seq thereby both visualizes and explains differences in transcriptional activity at the single-cell level. Furthermore, it depicts 'on-off' switches and transcriptional burst kinetics in host gene expression with extensive gene-specific differences that correlate with promoter-intrinsic features (TBP-TATA-box interactions and DNA methylation). Thus, gene-specific, and not cell-specific, features explain the heterogeneity in transcriptomes between individual cells and the transcriptional response to perturbations.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Regulation/genetics , Sequence Analysis, RNA/methods , Single-Cell Analysis , Transcription, Genetic/genetics , Alkylation , Animals , Cell Cycle , Cytomegalovirus/physiology , DNA Methylation , Fibroblasts/metabolism , Fibroblasts/virology , Kinetics , Mice , Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics , RNA/analysis , RNA/chemistry , Sulfhydryl Compounds/chemistry
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Small GTPases ; 10(2): 81-88, 2019 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28129089

ABSTRACT

There is extensive crosstalk between different Rho GTPases, including Cdc42, Rac1, and Rac2, and they can activate or inhibit the activity of each other. Dendritic cells express both Rac1 and Rac2. Due to posttranslational modification of lipid anchors, Rac1 localizes mainly to the plasma membrane whereas Rac2 localizes to the phagosomal membrane where it assembles the NADPH complex. Our recent study of primary immunodeficiency disease caused by mutations in the Cdc42 effector Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASp) has shed light on the compensatory mechanisms between Rho GTPases and their effector proteins. WASp-deficient dendritic cells have increased localization and activity of Rac2 to the phagosomal membrane and this allows antigen to be presented on MHC class I molecules to activate cytotoxic CD8+ T cells. This study reveals an intricate balance between Rac2 and WASp signaling pathways and provides an example of compensatory pathways in cells devoid of the Cdc42 effector WASp.


Subject(s)
Dendritic Cells/metabolism , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/metabolism , cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism , rac GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Humans , RAC2 GTP-Binding Protein
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J Clin Invest ; 128(9): 4115-4131, 2018 08 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30124469

ABSTRACT

Congenital neutropenia is characterized by low absolute neutrophil numbers in blood, leading to recurrent bacterial infections, and patients often require life-long granulocyte CSF (G-CSF) support. X-linked neutropenia (XLN) is caused by gain-of-function mutations in the actin regulator Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASp). To understand the pathophysiology in XLN and the role of WASp in neutrophils, we here examined XLN patients and 2 XLN mouse models. XLN patients had reduced myelopoiesis and extremely low blood neutrophil number. However, their neutrophils had a hyperactive phenotype and were present in normal numbers in XLN patient saliva. Murine XLN neutrophils were hyperactivated, with increased actin dynamics and migration into tissues. We provide molecular evidence that the hyperactivity of XLN neutrophils is caused by WASp in a constitutively open conformation due to contingent phosphorylation of the critical tyrosine-293 and plasma membrane localization. This renders WASp activity less dependent on regulation by PI3K. Our data show that the amplitude of WASp activity inside a cell could be enhanced by cell-surface receptor signaling even in the context in which WASp is already in an active conformation. Moreover, these data categorize XLN as an atypical congenital neutropenia in which constitutive activation of WASp in tissue neutrophils compensates for reduced myelopoiesis.


Subject(s)
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked/genetics , Genetic Diseases, X-Linked/metabolism , Neutropenia/genetics , Neutropenia/metabolism , Neutrophils/metabolism , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/genetics , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/metabolism , Animals , Congenital Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes , Female , Gain of Function Mutation , Gene Knock-In Techniques , Humans , Male , Mice , Mice, 129 Strain , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Transgenic , Neutropenia/congenital , Neutrophils/ultrastructure , Phagocytosis , Phosphorylation , Protein Conformation , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/chemistry
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PLoS Pathog ; 14(3): e1006954, 2018 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29579120

ABSTRACT

Lytic herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infection triggers disruption of transcription termination (DoTT) of most cellular genes, resulting in extensive intergenic transcription. Similarly, cellular stress responses lead to gene-specific transcription downstream of genes (DoG). In this study, we performed a detailed comparison of DoTT/DoG transcription between HSV-1 infection, salt and heat stress in primary human fibroblasts using 4sU-seq and ATAC-seq. Although DoTT at late times of HSV-1 infection was substantially more prominent than DoG transcription in salt and heat stress, poly(A) read-through due to DoTT/DoG transcription and affected genes were significantly correlated between all three conditions, in particular at earlier times of infection. We speculate that HSV-1 either directly usurps a cellular stress response or disrupts the transcription termination machinery in other ways but with similar consequences. In contrast to previous reports, we found that inhibition of Ca2+ signaling by BAPTA-AM did not specifically inhibit DoG transcription but globally impaired transcription. Most importantly, HSV-1-induced DoTT, but not stress-induced DoG transcription, was accompanied by a strong increase in open chromatin downstream of the affected poly(A) sites. In its extent and kinetics, downstream open chromatin essentially matched the poly(A) read-through transcription. We show that this does not cause but rather requires DoTT as well as high levels of transcription into the genomic regions downstream of genes. This raises intriguing new questions regarding the role of histone repositioning in the wake of RNA Polymerase II passage downstream of impaired poly(A) site recognition.


Subject(s)
Chromatin/metabolism , Herpes Simplex/virology , Herpesvirus 1, Human/genetics , RNA Polymerase II/metabolism , Stress, Physiological , Transcription, Genetic , Virus Replication , Cells, Cultured , Chromatin/genetics , Fibroblasts/cytology , Fibroblasts/metabolism , Fibroblasts/virology , Gene Expression Regulation, Viral , Humans
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Genome Med ; 9(1): 91, 2017 10 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29078804

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASp) family of actin-nucleating factors are present in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus. The role of nuclear WASp for T cell development remains incompletely defined. METHODS: We performed WASp chromatin immunoprecipitation and deep sequencing (ChIP-seq) in thymocytes and spleen CD4+ T cells. RESULTS: WASp was enriched at genic and intergenic regions and associated with the transcription start sites of protein-coding genes. Thymocytes and spleen CD4+ T cells showed 15 common WASp-interacting genes, including the gene encoding T cell factor (TCF)12. WASp KO thymocytes had reduced nuclear TCF12 whereas thymocytes expressing constitutively active WASpL272P and WASpI296T had increased nuclear TCF12, suggesting that regulated WASp activity controlled nuclear TCF12. We identify a putative DNA element enriched in WASp ChIP-seq samples identical to a TCF1-binding site and we show that WASp directly interacted with TCF1 in the nucleus. CONCLUSIONS: These data place nuclear WASp in proximity with TCF1 and TCF12, essential factors for T cell development.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Regulation , T Cell Transcription Factor 1/metabolism , T-Lymphocytes/metabolism , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/physiology , Animals , Binding Sites , CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism , Cell Nucleus/metabolism , Cells, Cultured , Chromatin Immunoprecipitation , DNA/metabolism , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Thymocytes/metabolism , Transcription, Genetic
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Front Immunol ; 8: 491, 2017.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28507547

ABSTRACT

We sought to identify genes necessary to induce cytoskeletal change in B cells. Using gene expression microarray, we compared B cells stimulated with interleukin-4 (IL-4) and anti-CD40 antibodies that induce B cell spreading, cell motility, tight aggregates, and extensive microvilli with B cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharide that lack these cytoskeletal changes. We identified 84 genes with 10-fold or greater expression in anti-CD40 + IL-4 stimulated B cells, one of these encoded the guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) dedicator of cytokinesis 10 (Dock10). IL-4 selectively induced Dock10 expression in B cells. Using lacZ expression to monitor Dock10 promoter activity, we found that Dock10 was expressed at all stages during B cell development. However, specific deletion of Dock10 in B cells was associated with a mild phenotype with normal B cell development and normal B cell spreading, polarization, motility, chemotaxis, aggregation, and Ig class switching. Dock10-deficient B cells showed lower proliferation in response to anti-CD40 and IL-4 stimulation. Moreover, the IgG response to soluble antigen in vivo was lower when Dock10 was specifically deleted in B cells. Together, we found that most B cell responses were intact in the absence of Dock10. However, specific deletion of Dock10 in B cells was associated with a mild reduction in B cell activation in vitro and in vivo.

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Sci Rep ; 6: 30636, 2016 08 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27477778

ABSTRACT

To kill target cells, natural killer (NK) cells organize signaling from activating and inhibitory receptors to form a lytic synapse. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) patients have loss-of-function mutations in the actin regulator WASp and suffer from immunodeficiency with increased risk to develop lymphoreticular malignancies. NK cells from WAS patients fail to form lytic synapses, however, the functional outcome in vivo remains unknown. Here, we show that WASp KO NK cells had decreased capacity to degranulate and produce IFNγ upon NKp46 stimulation and this was associated with reduced capacity to kill MHC class I-deficient hematopoietic grafts. Pre-treatment of WASp KO NK cells with IL-2 ex vivo restored degranulation, IFNγ production, and killing of MHC class I negative hematopoietic grafts. Moreover, WASp KO mice controlled growth of A20 lymphoma cells that naturally produced IL-2. WASp KO NK cells showed increased expression of DNAM-1, LAG-3, and KLRG1, all receptors associated with cellular exhaustion and NK cell memory. NK cells isolated from WAS patient spleen cells showed increased expression of DNAM-1 and had low to negative expression of CD56, a phenotype associated with NK cells exhaustion. Finally, in a cohort of neuroblastoma patients we identified a strong correlation between WASp, IL-2, and patient survival.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism , Interleukin-2/metabolism , Killer Cells, Natural/immunology , Lymphoma/immunology , Tumor Microenvironment/immunology , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/deficiency , Animals , Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/analysis , CD56 Antigen/analysis , Cell Degranulation , Cytotoxicity, Immunologic , Humans , Interferon-gamma/metabolism , Killer Cells, Natural/chemistry , Lymphoma/mortality , Lymphoma/pathology , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Survival Analysis
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Nat Commun ; 7: 12175, 2016 07 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27425374

ABSTRACT

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the WASp gene. Decreased cellular responses in WASp-deficient cells have been interpreted to mean that WASp directly regulates these responses in WASp-sufficient cells. Here, we identify an exception to this concept and show that WASp-deficient dendritic cells have increased activation of Rac2 that support cross-presentation to CD8(+) T cells. Using two different skin pathology models, WASp-deficient mice show an accumulation of dendritic cells in the skin and increased expansion of IFNγ-producing CD8(+) T cells in the draining lymph node and spleen. Specific deletion of WASp in dendritic cells leads to marked expansion of CD8(+) T cells at the expense of CD4(+) T cells. WASp-deficient dendritic cells induce increased cross-presentation to CD8(+) T cells by activating Rac2 that maintains a near neutral pH of phagosomes. Our data reveals an intricate balance between activation of WASp and Rac2 signalling pathways in dendritic cells.


Subject(s)
Cross-Priming/immunology , Dendritic Cells/immunology , Gene Deletion , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/deficiency , rac GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Antigens, Dermatophagoides/metabolism , Arthropod Proteins/metabolism , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/parasitology , Cell Proliferation , Interferon-gamma/metabolism , Leishmania major/physiology , Lymphocyte Count , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Phagosomes/metabolism , Protein Domains , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism , Skin/pathology , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/chemistry , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/metabolism , RAC2 GTP-Binding Protein
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J Autoimmun ; 62: 81-92, 2015 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26143192

ABSTRACT

Humoral immunodeficiency caused by mutations in the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASp) is associated with failure to respond to common pathogens and high frequency of autoimmunity. Here we addressed the question how deficiency in WASp and the homologous protein N-WASp skews the immune response towards autoreactivity. Mice devoid of WASp or both WASp and N-WASp in B cells formed germinal center to increased load of apoptotic cells as a source of autoantigens. However, the germinal centers showed abolished polarity and B cells retained longer and proliferated less in the germinal centers. While WASp-deficient mice had high titers of autoreactive IgG, B cells devoid of both WASp and N-WASp produced mainly IgM autoantibodies with broad reactivity to autoantigens. Moreover, B cells lacking both WASp and N-WASp induced somatic hypermutation at reduced frequency. Despite this, IgG1-expressing B cells devoid of WASp and N-WASp acquired a specific high affinity mutation, implying an increased BCR signaling threshold for selection in germinal centers. Our data provides evidence for that N-WASp expression alone drives WASp-deficient B cells towards autoimmunity.


Subject(s)
Autoantibodies/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/metabolism , Gene Deletion , Germinal Center/immunology , Germinal Center/metabolism , Immunoglobulin M/immunology , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/genetics , Animals , Antibodies, Antinuclear/blood , Antibodies, Antinuclear/immunology , Antibody Formation , Antigens, CD19/genetics , Apoptosis/genetics , Apoptosis/immunology , Autoantibodies/blood , Autoantigens/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/cytology , Bone Marrow Transplantation , Cell Differentiation , Haptens , Hemocyanins/immunology , Immunoglobulin M/blood , Lymphocyte Activation/genetics , Lymphocyte Activation/immunology , Mice , Mice, Knockout , Mice, Transgenic , T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology , T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism , Transplantation Chimera
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J Immunol ; 194(10): 4750-8, 2015 May 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25870239

ABSTRACT

The Rho GTPase Cdc42 coordinates regulation of the actin and the microtubule cytoskeleton by binding and activating the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein. We sought to define the role of intrinsic expression of Cdc42 by mature B cells in their activation and function. Mice with inducible deletion of Cdc42 in mature B cells formed smaller germinal centers and had a reduced Ab response, mostly of low affinity to T cell-dependent Ag, compared with wild-type (WT) controls. Spreading formation of long protrusions that contain F-actin, microtubules, and Cdc42-interacting protein 4, and assumption of a dendritic cell morphology in response to anti-CD40 plus IL-4 were impaired in Cdc42-deficient B cells compared with WT B cells. Cdc42-deficient B cells had an intact migratory response to chemokine in vitro, but their homing to the B cell follicles in the spleen in vivo was significantly impaired. Cdc42-deficient B cells induced a skewed cytokine response in CD4(+) T cells, compared with WT B cells. Our results demonstrate a critical role for Cdc42 in the motility of mature B cells, their cognate interaction with T cells, and their differentiation into Ab-producing cells.


Subject(s)
B-Lymphocytes/immunology , Lymphocyte Activation/immunology , cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein/immunology , Animals , Blotting, Western , Cell Differentiation/immunology , Cell Movement/immunology , Flow Cytometry , Immunohistochemistry , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Mutant Strains
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Cell Physiol Biochem ; 34(6): 2017-26, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25562150

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by hyperglycemia, associated to a lack or inefficiency of the insulin to regulate glucose metabolism. DM is also marked by alterations in a diversity of cellular processes that need to be further unraveled. In this study, we examined the autophagy pathway in diabetic rat macrophages before and after treatment with insulin. METHODS: Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM), bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and splenic tissue of diabetic male Wistar rats (alloxan, 42 mg/kg, i.v., 10 days) and control rats (physiological saline, i.v.). Some diabetic rats were given neutral protamine Hagedorn insulin (4 IU, s.c.) 8 h before experiments. For characterization of the model and evaluation of the effect of insulin on the autophagic process, the following analyzes were performed: (a) concentrations of cytokines: interleukin (IL)-1ß, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-6, IL-4, IL-10, cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC)-1 and CINC-2 in the BAL supernatant was measured by ELISA; (b) characterization of alveolar macrophage (AM) of the BAL as surface antigens (MHCII, pan-macrophage KiM2R, CD11b) and autophagic markers (protein microtubule-associated light chain (LC)3, autophagy protein (Atg)12 by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy (c) study of macrophages differentiated from the bone marrow by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy (d) histology of the spleen by immunohistochemistry associated with confocal microscopy. RESULTS: Interestingly, insulin exerted antagonistic effects on macrophages from different tissues. Macrophages from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) enhanced their LC3 autophagosome bound content after treatment with insulin whereas splenic macrophages from red pulp in diabetic rats failed to enhance their Atg 12 levels compared to control animals. Insulin treatment in diabetic rats did not change LC3 content in bone marrow derived macrophages (BMM). M1 and M2 macrophages behaved accordingly to the host they were derived from. Diabetic M1 BMM had their LC3 vesicle-bound content diminished and M2 BMM enhanced their LC3 levels and insulin treatment failed to rescue autophagy to control levels. Insulin normalizes CINC-2 level but does not modulate autophagy markers. CONCLUSION: Taking these results together, diabetic macrophages derived from different compartments show different levels of autophagy markers compared to healthy animals, therefore, they suffer distinctively in the absence of insulin.


Subject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy , Glucose/metabolism , Insulin/administration & dosage , Macrophages/drug effects , Alloxan/toxicity , Animals , Autophagy/drug effects , Autophagy/genetics , Bronchoalveolar Lavage , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/chemically induced , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/genetics , Humans , Interleukin-10/metabolism , Interleukin-1beta/metabolism , Interleukin-6/metabolism , Macrophages/metabolism , Macrophages/pathology , Rats , Spleen/drug effects , Spleen/metabolism
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Blood ; 119(17): 3966-74, 2012 Apr 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22411869

ABSTRACT

The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) is a key cytoskeletal regulator of hematopoietic cells. Although WASP-knockout (WKO) mice have aberrant B-cell cytoskeletal responses, B-cell development is relatively normal. We hypothesized that N-WASP, a ubiquitously expressed homolog of WASP, may serve some redundant functions with WASP in B cells. In the present study, we generated mice lacking WASP and N-WASP in B cells (conditional double knockout [cDKO] B cells) and show that cDKO mice had decreased numbers of follicular and marginal zone B cells in the spleen. Receptor-induced activation of cDKO B cells led to normal proliferation but a marked reduction of spreading compared with wild-type and WKO B cells. Whereas WKO B cells showed decreased migration in vitro and homing in vivo compared with wild-type cells, cDKO B cells showed an even more pronounced decrease in the migratory response in vivo. After injection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP)-Ficoll, cDKO B cells had reduced antigen uptake in the splenic marginal zone. Despite high basal serum IgM, cDKO mice mounted a reduced immune response to the T cell-independent antigen TNP-Ficoll and to the T cell-dependent antigen TNP-keyhole limpet hemocyanin. Our results reveal that the combined activity of WASP and N-WASP is required for peripheral B-cell development and function.


Subject(s)
B-Lymphocytes/cytology , B-Lymphocytes/physiology , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Neuronal/physiology , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/physiology , Animals , Blotting, Western , Cell Movement , Cell Proliferation , Cells, Cultured , Chemotaxis , Ficoll/analogs & derivatives , Ficoll/pharmacology , Flow Cytometry , Hematopoiesis/physiology , Immunization , Immunoenzyme Techniques , Integrases/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Knockout , Trinitrobenzenes/pharmacology
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Psicol. ciênc. prof ; 30(spe): 170-191, dez. 2010.
Article in Portuguese | Index Psychology - journals | ID: psi-59923

ABSTRACT

O artigo em questão é uma versão histórica que reconstitui e analisa o processo de regulamentação da profissão de psicólogo, e abrange o período que tem início no final da década de 40, quando os profissionais brasileiros começaram a se manifestar sobre a questão e quando foram organizados os primeiros cursos de especialização, e se encerra na década de 70, quando os principais atos regulatórios já haviam sido aprovados e os conselhos de classe instalados. São utilizados como fontes documentos produzidos sobre a regulamentação, literatura e notícias que fazem referência a esses documentos, ao processo de produção e de avaliação crítica dos mesmos, aos movimentos e aos profissionais que os produziram, apoiaram e rejeitaram, e também os depoimentos de três profissionais que participaram ativamente do processo. O artigo aponta os grupos inseridos no contexto social brasileiro e no contexto histórico da Psicologia que foram responsáveis por produções ou movimentos relacionados às propostas de formação e de regulamentação, assim como os que criticaram e se opuseram às mesmas.(AU)


This article is a historical version that reconstructs and analyzes the process of professional regulation of the psychologist. It covers the period that begins in the late 40’s when the Brazilian professionals began to manifest on the issue, when the first courses of specialization were organized and ended in the 70’s, and when major government regulations were approved and the class councils installed. The manuscript uses as sources the documents produced during the process of establishing regulation, literature and news that refer to these documents, to their production process and critical evaluation, and to the professional movements that produced, supported and rejected them. This article also uses the statements of three professionals who participated actively in the process and it points the groups included in the Brazilian social context and in the historical context of psychology, who were responsible for the production or movement related to the proposed training and regulation, and those who criticized and opposed them.(AU)


El artículo en cuestión es una versión histórica que reconstituye y analisa el proceso de reglamentación de la profesión del psicólogo. Abarca el periodo que tiene inicio en fines de la década de 40, cuando los profesionales brasileños empezaron a manifestarse sobre esa cuestión, fueron organizados los primeros cursos de especialización y se cierra en la década de 70, cuando los principales actos reglamentarios ya habian sido aprovados y los consejos de clase instalados. Utiliza como fuentes, documentos producidos sobre la reglamentación, literatura y noticias que hacen referencia a esos documentos, también al proceso de producción y evaluación crítica de esos documentos, a los movimientos profesionales que los produjeron, apoyaron y rechazaron. Además de eso, utiliza declaraciones de tres profesionales que participaron activamente del proceso. Señala los grupos, insertados en el contexto social brasileño y en el contexto histórico de la psicología, que fueron responsables por producciones o movimientos relacionados a las propuestas de formación y reglamentación, así como los grupos que criticaron y se opusieron a esas propuestas.(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Practice, Psychological , Psychology , Psychology, Applied , Acting Out , Identification, Psychological , Regulations for Policy Organizations , Legislation as Topic , Professional Review Organizations , Specialization
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J Exp Med ; 207(6): 1145-52, 2010 Jun 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20513746

ABSTRACT

X-linked neutropenia (XLN) is caused by activating mutations in the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) that result in aberrant autoinhibition. Although patients with XLN appear to have only defects in myeloid lineages, we hypothesized that activating mutations of WASP are likely to affect the immune system more broadly. We generated mouse models to assess the role of activating WASP mutations associated with XLN (XLN-WASP) in lymphocytes. XLN-WASP is expressed stably in B and T cells and induces a marked increase in polymerized actin. XLN-WASP-expressing B and T cells migrate toward chemokines but fail to adhere normally. In marked contrast to WASP-deficient cells, XLN-WASP-expressing T cells proliferate normally in response to cell-surface receptor activation. However, XLN-WASP-expressing B cells fail to proliferate and secrete lower amounts of antibodies. Moreover, XLN-WASP expression in lymphocytes results in modestly increased apoptosis associated with increased genomic instability. These data indicate that there are unique requirements for the presence and activation status of WASP in B and T cells and that WASP-activating mutations interfere with lymphocyte cell survival and genomic stability.


Subject(s)
Actins/metabolism , Cytoskeleton/pathology , Genetic Diseases, X-Linked/genetics , Genomic Instability/genetics , Lymphocytes/pathology , Mutation/genetics , Neutropenia/genetics , Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/genetics , Amino Acid Substitution/genetics , Animals , Apoptosis , B-Lymphocytes/metabolism , B-Lymphocytes/pathology , Cell Movement , Cell Proliferation , Cell Survival , Cytoskeleton/metabolism , Humans , Lymphocytes/metabolism , Mice , Mutant Proteins/metabolism , Neutropenia/pathology , Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism , T-Lymphocytes/metabolism , T-Lymphocytes/pathology
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Rev. psicol. polit ; 9(17): 85-99, jun. 2009.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: lil-693269

ABSTRACT

Apresenta uma revisão histórica do papel feminino na sociedade brasileira, que atribui às mulheres uma atuação predominante no espaço privado, o que pode explicar a pequena presença das mulheres, como protagonistas, na cena política. Embora inseridas e intensamente atuantes na política partidária, bem como nos diferentes contextos políticos vividos pelo país - movimento operário, luta pelo sufrágio feminino e contra a ditadura - raramente as mulheres chegam a exercer um cargo político eletivo ou por nomeação. Esta atividade permanece associada ao papel masculino, numa dicotomia público/privado própria da modernidade. A reflexão proposta indica que uma maior inserção feminina no cenário político brasileiro supõe modificações quanto à expectativa social de gênero e, ao mesmo tempo, questionamentos quanto ao padrão atual.


It presents a historical revision of the feminine role in the Brazilian society that attributes to the women a predominant performance in the private space, which explains the small presence of the women, as protagonists, in the politics scene. Although inserted and intensely operating in the partisan politics, as well as in the different politics contexts lived by the country - working-class movement, fight for the feminine vote and against the dictatorship - rarely the women arrive to exert an elective or nominative politician position. This activity remains associated to the masculine role, in a private/public dichotomy proper of modernity. The reflective proposal indicates that a bigger feminine insertion in the Brazilian politician scene supposes modifications in terms of the gender related social expectations and, at the same time, questionings of the current standards.


Presenta una revisión histórica del papel femenino en la sociedad brasileña, que atribuye a las mujeres una actuación predominante en el espacio privado, lo que puede explicar la pequeña presencia de las mujeres, como protagonistas, en la escena política. Aunque inseridas e intensamente actuantes en la política partidaria, así como en los diferentes contextos políticos vividos por el país - movimiento operario, lucha por el sufragio femenino y contra la dictadura - raramente las mujeres llegan a ejercer un cargo político electivo o por nombración. Esta actividad permanece asociada al papel masculino, en una dicotomía público/ privado propia de la modernidad. La reflexión propuesta indica que una mayor inserción femenina en el escenario político brasileño supone modificaciones cuanto a la expectativa social de género y, al mismo tiempo, cuestionamientos cuanto al patrón actual.

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Temas psicol. (Online) ; 17(1): 119-134, jun. 2009.
Article in Portuguese | Index Psychology - journals | ID: psi-51876

ABSTRACT

O artigo retoma idéias publicadas por profissionais da psicologia que participaram ativamente da regulamentação da profissão, para avaliar se e como as mesmas subsidiaram a Lei 4119 de 27 de Agosto de 1962. Os periódicos pesquisados eram os voltados para psicologia, que circularam em São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro, durante as décadas de 40, 50 e 60 do século XX. Foram localizadas publicações de Arrigo Leonardo Angelini, Aniela Guinsberg, Anita de Marcondes Cabral, Pe. Antonius Benkö, Enzo Azzi, Rodolfo Azzi, Betti Katzenstein-Shoenfeldt, Dante Moreira Leite, Lourenço Filho, Me. Cristina Maria, Irmão Henrique Justo, Pe. Antonio da Silva Ferreira, Mário Yahn. Os escritos posteriores à publicação da Lei 4119 também objetivaram avaliar sua implementação, assim como auxiliar a elaboração dos documentos oficiais, complementares à regulamentação.(AU)


The article reconsider the ideas that have been published by psychology professionals who actively participated in regulating their profession, to assess whether and how these ideas supported Law 4119 of August, 27, 1962. The journals surveyed were psychology oriented, which circulated in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, during the decades of 40, 50 and 60 of the twentieth century. We located publications of Arrigo Leonardo Angelini, Aniela Guinsberg, Anita de Marcondes Cabral, Fr Antonius Benkö, Enzo Azzi, Rodolfo Azzi, Betti-Shoenfeldt Katzenstein, Dante Moreira Leite, Lourenço Filho, Maria Cristina Me, Brother Henry Fair, Father Antonio da Silva Ferreira, Mario Yahn. The writings after the publication of Law 4119 were aimed to evaluate its implementation, as well as to assist the preparation of official documents of additional regulation.(AU)

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