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Nat Commun ; 13(1): 4739, 2022 08 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35961968

ABSTRACT

CRISPR technologies have advanced cancer modelling in mice, but CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) methods have not been exploited in this context. We establish a CRISPRa mouse (dCas9a-SAMKI) for inducing gene expression in vivo and in vitro. Using dCas9a-SAMKI primary lymphocytes, we induce B cell restricted genes in T cells and vice versa, demonstrating the power of this system. There are limited models of aggressive double hit lymphoma. Therefore, we transactivate pro-survival BCL-2 in Eµ-MycT/+;dCas9a-SAMKI/+ haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Mice transplanted with these cells rapidly develop lymphomas expressing high BCL-2 and MYC. Unlike standard Eµ-Myc lymphomas, BCL-2 expressing lymphomas are highly sensitive to the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax. We perform genome-wide activation screens in these lymphoma cells and find a dominant role for the BCL-2 protein A1 in venetoclax resistance. Here we show the potential of our CRISPRa model for mimicking disease and providing insights into resistance mechanisms towards targeted therapies.


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Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats , Lymphoma , Animals , Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic/pharmacology , Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/genetics , Lymphoma/drug therapy , Lymphoma/genetics , Lymphoma/pathology , Mice , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/metabolism , Sulfonamides
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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol ; 320(2): H891-H900, 2021 02 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33566748

ABSTRACT

People with intellectual disability (ID) experience cardiometabolic-related morbidity and mortality. However, it has been suggested that this population presents and lives with underestimated cardiovascular risk factors at a younger age, hence affecting their overall health and quality of life and contributing to early mortality. We assessed autonomic nervous system function in subjects with ID (n = 39), aged 18-45 yr, through measures of sudomotor function, heart rate and systolic blood pressure variability, and cardiac baroreflex function. Traditional clinical cardiovascular measurements and a biochemical analysis were also undertaken. We found that young adults with ID presented with sudomotor dysfunction, impaired cardiac baroreflex sensitivity, and systolic blood pressure variability, when compared with age-matched control subjects (n = 38). Reduced hand and feet electrochemical skin conductance and asymmetry were significantly associated with having a moderate-profound ID. Autonomic dysfunction in individuals with ID persisted after controlling for age, sex, and other metabolic parameters. Subjects in the ID group also showed significantly increased blood pressure, body mass index, and waist/hip circumference ratio, as well as increased plasma hemoglobin A1c and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels. We conclude that autonomic dysfunction is present in young adults with ID and is more marked in those with more severe disability. These finding have important implications in developing preventative strategies to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with ID.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Adults with intellectual disability experience higher risk of premature death than the general population. Our investigation highlights increased cardiovascular risk markers and autonomic dysfunction in young adults with intellectual disability compared with control adults. Autonomic dysfunction was more marked in those with a more severe disability but independent of cardiovascular parameters. Assessment of autonomic nervous system (ANS) function may provide insight into the mechanisms of cardiometabolic disease development and progression in young adults with intellectual disability.


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Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/etiology , Autonomic Nervous System/physiopathology , Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology , Cardiovascular System/innervation , Intellectual Disability/complications , Persons with Mental Disabilities , Sweat Glands/innervation , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis , Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/physiopathology , Baroreflex , Blood Pressure , Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis , Cardiovascular Diseases/physiopathology , Case-Control Studies , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Heart Disease Risk Factors , Heart Rate , Humans , Intellectual Disability/diagnosis , Male , Middle Aged , Risk Assessment , Severity of Illness Index , Sweating , Young Adult
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