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Sci Transl Med ; 6(264): 264ra163, 2014 Nov 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25429056

RESUMO

Patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) lack functional type VII collagen owing to mutations in the gene COL7A1 and suffer severe blistering and chronic wounds that ultimately lead to infection and development of lethal squamous cell carcinoma. The discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and the ability to edit the genome bring the possibility to provide definitive genetic therapy through corrected autologous tissues. We generated patient-derived COL7A1-corrected epithelial keratinocyte sheets for autologous grafting. We demonstrate the utility of sequential reprogramming and adenovirus-associated viral genome editing to generate corrected iPSC banks. iPSC-derived keratinocytes were produced with minimal heterogeneity, and these cells secreted wild-type type VII collagen, resulting in stratified epidermis in vitro in organotypic cultures and in vivo in mice. Sequencing of corrected cell lines before tissue formation revealed heterogeneity of cancer-predisposing mutations, allowing us to select COL7A1-corrected banks with minimal mutational burden for downstream epidermis production. Our results provide a clinical platform to use iPSCs in the treatment of debilitating genodermatoses, such as RDEB.


Assuntos
Colágeno Tipo VII/genética , Colágeno Tipo VII/uso terapêutico , Epidermólise Bolhosa Distrófica/terapia , Genes Recessivos , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/transplante , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Epidermólise Bolhosa Distrófica/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Terapia Genética , Genoma Humano , Recombinação Homóloga/genética , Humanos , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/citologia , Queratinócitos/patologia , Camundongos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutação/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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J Am Acad Dermatol ; 70(6): 1050-7, 2014 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24656411

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Lymphatic malformations can be challenging to treat. Mainstay interventions including surgery and sclerotherapy are invasive and can result in local recurrence and complications. OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess the effect of 20 weeks of oral sildenafil on reducing lymphatic malformation volume and symptoms in children. METHODS: Seven children (4 boys, 3 girls; ages 13-85 months) with lymphatic malformations were given oral sildenafil for 20 weeks in this open-label study. The volume of the lymphatic malformation was calculated blindly using magnetic resonance imaging performed before and after 20 weeks of sildenafil. Lymphatic malformations were assessed clinically on weeks 4, 12, 20, and 32. Both the physician and parents evaluated the lymphatic malformation in comparison with baseline. RESULTS: Four subjects had a lymphatic malformation volume decrease (1.0%-31.7%). In 2 subjects, despite a lymphatic malformation volume increase (1.1%-3.7%), clinical improvement was noted while on sildenafil. One subject had a 29.6% increase in lymphatic malformation volume and no therapeutic response. Lymphatic malformations of all 6 subjects who experienced a therapeutic response on sildenafil softened and became easily compressible. Adverse events were minimal. LIMITATIONS: A randomized controlled trial will be necessary to verify the effects of sildenafil on lymphatic malformations. CONCLUSIONS: Sildenafil can reduce lymphatic malformation volume and symptoms in some children.


Assuntos
Anormalidades Linfáticas/diagnóstico , Anormalidades Linfáticas/tratamento farmacológico , Piperazinas/uso terapêutico , Sulfonas/uso terapêutico , Administração Oral , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Esquema de Medicação , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Lactente , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Purinas/uso terapêutico , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Citrato de Sildenafila , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Neurosci ; 28(28): 7121-9, 2008 Jul 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18614681

RESUMO

Olfaction depends on the differential activation of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) and on the proper transmission of their activities to the brain. ORNs select individual receptors to express, and they send axons to particular targets in the brain. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying either process. We have identified a new Drosophila POU gene, pdm3, that is expressed in ORNs. Genetic analysis shows that pdm3 is required for odor response in one class of ORNs. We find that pdm3 acts in odor receptor expression in this class, and that the odor response can be rescued by the receptor. Another POU gene, acj6, is required for receptor expression in the same class, and we find a genetic interaction between the two POU genes. The results support a role for a POU gene code in receptor gene choice. pdm3 is also expressed in other ORN classes in which it is not required for receptor expression. For two of these classes, pdm3 is required for normal axon targeting. Thus, this mutational analysis, the first for a POU class VI gene, demonstrates a role for pdm3 in both of the processes that define the functional organization of ORNs in the olfactory system.


Assuntos
Axônios/fisiologia , Proteínas de Drosophila/genética , Proteínas de Drosophila/fisiologia , Expressão Gênica/fisiologia , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/genética , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/fisiologia , Neurônios Receptores Olfatórios/fisiologia , Fatores do Domínio POU/genética , Fatores do Domínio POU/fisiologia , Receptores Odorantes/metabolismo , Potenciais de Ação/genética , Animais , Animais Geneticamente Modificados , Drosophila , Proteínas de Drosophila/metabolismo , Modelos Biológicos , Mutação , Bulbo Olfatório/citologia
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J Cell Biol ; 161(5): 875-87, 2003 Jun 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12796476

RESUMO

Cytokinesis in most eukaryotes requires the assembly and contraction of a ring of actin filaments and myosin II. The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe requires the formin Cdc12p and profilin (Cdc3p) early in the assembly of the contractile ring. The proline-rich formin homology (FH) 1 domain binds profilin, and the FH2 domain binds actin. Expression of a construct consisting of the Cdc12 FH1 and FH2 domains complements a conditional mutant of Cdc12 at the restrictive temperature, but arrests cells at the permissive temperature. Cells overexpressing Cdc12(FH1FH2)p stop growing with excessive actin cables but no contractile rings. Like capping protein, purified Cdc12(FH1FH2)p caps the barbed end of actin filaments, preventing subunit addition and dissociation, inhibits end to end annealing of filaments, and nucleates filaments that grow exclusively from their pointed ends. The maximum yield is one filament pointed end per six formin polypeptides. Profilins that bind both actin and poly-l-proline inhibit nucleation by Cdc12(FH1FH2)p, but polymerization of monomeric actin is faster, because the filaments grow from their barbed ends at the same rate as uncapped filaments. On the other hand, Cdc12(FH1FH2)p blocks annealing even in the presence of profilin. Thus, formins are profilin-gated barbed end capping proteins with the ability to initiate actin filaments from actin monomers bound to profilin. These properties explain why contractile ring assembly requires both formin and profilin and why viability depends on the ability of profilin to bind both actin and poly-l-proline.


Assuntos
Citoesqueleto de Actina/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo , Divisão Celular/genética , Proteínas Contráteis , Proteínas do Citoesqueleto/metabolismo , Células Eucarióticas/metabolismo , Proteínas Fetais/metabolismo , Proteínas dos Microfilamentos/metabolismo , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Schizosaccharomyces/metabolismo , Sítios de Ligação/genética , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/genética , Células Cultivadas , Proteínas do Citoesqueleto/genética , Células Eucarióticas/citologia , Proteínas Fetais/genética , Forminas , Proteínas dos Microfilamentos/genética , Mutação/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Polímeros/metabolismo , Profilinas , Prolina/metabolismo , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Schizosaccharomyces/citologia , Schizosaccharomyces/genética
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