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2. P02.02 Single-cell RNA sequencing of neuroblastoma tumors reveals immunoregulatory interactions as novel targets for immunotherapy
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Wienke, J, primary, Kholosy, WM, additional, Visser, LL, additional, Keller, KM, additional, Lijnzaad, P, additional, Margaritis, T, additional, Langenberg, KPS, additional, De Krijger, RR, additional, Holstege, FCP, additional, and Molenaar, JJ, additional
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- 2021
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3. KDM7A-DT induces genotoxic stress, tumorigenesis, and progression of p53 missense mutation-associated invasive breast cancer
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Antonis Giannakakis, Margaritis Tsifintaris, Vasileios Gouzouasis, Ghim Siong Ow, Mei Yee Aau, Csaba Papp, Anna V. Ivshina, and Vladimir A. Kuznetsov
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KDM7A-DT ,oxidative stress ,breast cancer ,genotoxic stress ,TP53 mutation ,DNA damage response and repair ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Stress-induced promoter-associated and antisense lncRNAs (si-paancRNAs) originate from a reservoir of oxidative stress (OS)-specific promoters via RNAPII pausing-mediated divergent antisense transcription. Several studies have shown that the KDM7A divergent transcript gene (KDM7A-DT), which encodes a si-paancRNA, is overexpressed in some cancer types. However, the mechanisms of this overexpression and its corresponding roles in oncogenesis and cancer progression are poorly understood. We found that KDM7A-DT expression is correlated with highly aggressive cancer types and specific inherently determined subtypes (such as ductal invasive breast carcinoma (BRCA) basal subtype). Its regulation is determined by missense TP53 mutations in a subtype-specific context. KDM7A-DT transcribes several intermediate-sized ncRNAs and a full-length transcript, exhibiting distinct expression and localization patterns. Overexpression of KDM7A-DT upregulates TP53 protein expression and H2AX phosphorylation in nonmalignant fibroblasts, while in semi-transformed fibroblasts, OS superinduces KDM7A-DT expression in a TP53-dependent manner. KDM7A-DT knockdown and gene expression profiling in TP53-missense mutated luminal A BRCA variant, where it is abundantly expressed, indicate its significant role in cancer pathways. Endogenous over-expression of KDM7A-DT inhibits DNA damage response/repair (DDR/R) via the TP53BP1-mediated pathway, reducing apoptosis and promoting G2/M checkpoint arrest. Higher KDM7A-DT expression in BRCA is associated with KDM7A-DT locus gain/amplification, higher histologic grade, aneuploidy, hypoxia, immune modulation scores, and activation of the c-myc pathway. Higher KDM7A-DT expression is associated with relatively poor survival outcomes in patients with luminal A or Basal subtypes. In contrast, it is associated with favorable outcomes in patients with HER2+ER- or luminal B subtypes. KDM7A-DT levels are coregulated with critical transcripts and proteins aberrantly expressed in BRCA, including those involved in DNA repair via non-homologous end joining and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition pathway. In summary, KDM7A-DT and its si-lncRNA exhibit several intrinsic biological and clinical characteristics that suggest important roles in invasive BRCA and its subtypes. KDM7A-DT-defined mRNA and protein subnetworks offer resources for identifying clinically relevant RNA-based signatures and prospective targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- 2024
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4. Single-cell atlas of developing murine adrenal gland reveals relation of Schwann cell precursor signature to neuroblastoma phenotype
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Hanemaaijer, ES, Margaritis, T, Sanders, K, Bos, FL, Candelli, T, Al-Saati, H, van, Noesel MM, Meyer-Wentrup, FAG, van, de Wetering M, Holstege, FCP, Clevers, H, Interne geneeskunde GD, dCSCA AVR, dCSCA RMSC-2, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, CS_Cancer, Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, Interne geneeskunde GD, dCSCA AVR, dCSCA RMSC-2, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, and CS_Cancer
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Neuroblastoma/genetics ,Cell of origin ,Human pathology ,Inbred C57BL ,Single-cell RNA sequencing ,Neuroblastoma ,Mice ,0302 clinical medicine ,Neural Stem Cells ,Adrenal Glands ,Cell Aggregation ,0303 health sciences ,Multidisciplinary ,Adrenal gland ,Neural crest ,Biological Sciences ,Phenotype ,Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Single-Cell Analysis ,Schwann cell ,Biology ,single-cell RNA sequencing ,03 medical and health sciences ,neuroblastoma ,Neuroblast ,Adrenal Glands/pathology ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,human pathology ,General ,030304 developmental biology ,Neoplasm Staging ,Neoplastic ,adrenal gland ,Gene signature ,medicine.disease ,Adrenal Medulla/pathology ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Adrenal Medulla ,Cancer research ,Schwann Cells ,Schwann Cells/pathology ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
Significance Neuroblastoma is a childhood malignancy that originates from neural crest cells. We present a single-cell transcriptome and localization atlas of the developing adrenal gland and identify seven different cell clusters that make up the adrenal medulla. Their transcriptomic profiles were used to generate gene signatures that were compared to neuroblastoma samples. The neural crest-derived “SCP” gene signature score anticorrelates with disease severity based on staging and poor prognosis (molecular) markers, while a high score was associated with higher overall survival rates., Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor and accounts for ∼10% of pediatric cancer-related deaths. The exact cell of origin has yet to be elucidated, but it is generally accepted that neuroblastoma derives from the neural crest and should thus be considered an embryonal malignancy. About 50% of primary neuroblastoma tumors arise in the adrenal gland. Here, we present an atlas of the developing mouse adrenal gland at a single-cell level. Five main cell cluster groups (medulla, cortex, endothelial, stroma, and immune) make up the mouse adrenal gland during fetal development. The medulla group, which is of neural crest origin, is further divided into seven clusters. Of interest is the Schwann cell precursor (“SCP”) and the “neuroblast” cluster, a highly cycling cluster that shares markers with sympathoblasts. The signature of the medullary SCP cluster differentiates neuroblastoma patients based on disease phenotype: The SCP signature score anticorrelates with ALK and MYCN expression, two indicators of poor prognosis. Furthermore, a high SCP signature score is associated with better overall survival rates. This study provides an insight into the developing adrenal gland and introduces the SCP gene signature as being of interest for further research in understanding neuroblastoma phenotype.
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- 2021
5. Single-cell atlas of developing murine adrenal gland reveals relation of Schwann cell precursor signature to neuroblastoma phenotype.
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Interne geneeskunde GD, dCSCA AVR, dCSCA RMSC-2, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, CS_Cancer, Hanemaaijer, ES, Margaritis, T, Sanders, K, Bos, FL, Candelli, T, Al-Saati, H, van, Noesel MM, Meyer-Wentrup, FAG, van, de Wetering M, Holstege, FCP, Clevers, H, Interne geneeskunde GD, dCSCA AVR, dCSCA RMSC-2, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, CS_Cancer, Hanemaaijer, ES, Margaritis, T, Sanders, K, Bos, FL, Candelli, T, Al-Saati, H, van, Noesel MM, Meyer-Wentrup, FAG, van, de Wetering M, Holstege, FCP, and Clevers, H
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- 2021
6. Analysis of Human Milk Microbiota in Northern Greece by Comparative 16S rRNA Sequencing vs. Local Dairy Animals
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Margaritis Tsifintaris, Michail Sitmalidis, Maria Tokamani, Christina Anastasiadi, Maria Georganta, Ilias Tsochantaridis, Dimitrios Vlachakis, Panagiotis Tsikouras, Nikolaos Nikolettos, George P. Chrousos, Raphael Sandaltzopoulos, and Antonis Giannakakis
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16S rRNA amplicon sequencing ,metagenomics ,milk microbiota ,human milk ,bovine milk ,goat milk ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 - Abstract
Milk is a biological fluid with a dynamic composition of micronutrients and bioactive molecules that serves as a vital nutrient source for infants. Milk composition is affected by multiple factors, including genetics, geographical location, environmental conditions, lactation phase, and maternal nutrition, and plays a key role in dictating its microbiome. This study addresses a less-explored aspect, comparing the microbial communities in human breast milk with those in mature milk from species that are used for milk consumption. Since mature animal milk is used as a supplement for both the infant (formula) and the child/adolescent, our main aim was to identify shared microbial communities in colostrum and mature human milk. Using 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing, we focused on characterizing the milk microbiota in the Northern Greek population by identifying shared microbial communities across samples and comparing the relative abundance of prevalent genera. We analyzed ten human milk samples (from five mothers), with five collected three days postpartum (colostrum) and five collected thirty to forty days postpartum (mature milk) from corresponding mothers. To perform an interspecies comparison of human milk microbiota, we analyzed five goat and five bovine milk samples from a local dairy industry, collected fifty to seventy days after birth. Alpha diversity analysis indicated moderate diversity and stability in bovine milk, high richness in goat milk, and constrained diversity in breast milk. Beta diversity analysis revealed significant distinctions among mammalian species, emphasizing both presence/absence and abundance-based clustering. Despite noticeable differences, shared microbial components underscore fundamental aspects across all mammalian species, highlighting the presence of a core microbiota predominantly comprising the Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteriota phyla. At the genus level, Acinetobacter, Gemella, and Sphingobium exhibit significant higher abundance in human milk compared to bovine and goat milk, while Pseudomonas and Atopostipes are more prevalent in animal milk. Our comparative analysis revealed differences and commonalities in the microbial communities of various mammalian milks and unraveled the existence of a common fundamental milk core microbiome. We thus revealed both species-specific and conserved microbial communities in human, bovine, and goat milk. The existence of a common core microbiome with conserved differences between colostrum and mature human milk underscores fundamental similarities in the microbiota of milk across mammalian species, which could offer valuable implications for optimizing the nutritional quality and safety of dairy products as well as supplements for infant health.
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- 2024
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7. The Effect of Phosphorus Fertilization on Transcriptome Expression Profile during Lentil Pod and Seed Development
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Ekaterini Koura, Adamantia Pistikoudi, Margaritis Tsifintaris, George Tsiolas, Evangelia Mouchtaropoulou, Christos Noutsos, Triantafyllos Karantakis, Athanasios Kouras, Athanasios Karanikolas, Anagnostis Argiriou, Irini Nianiou-Obeidat, Photini V. Mylona, and Alexios N. Polidoros
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RNA sequencing ,differential gene expression ,phenylpropanoid pathway ,tannins ,proanthocyanidins ,RT-qPCR ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Seed coat hardness and water permeability, which are determined by the accumulation of tannins through the phenylpropanoid pathway in the seed, are important lentil quality characteristics. The impact of seeds’ developmental stage and phosphorus (P) fertilization levels on tannin accumulation is still under research. Through RNA sequencing, this study explored the effect of three P treatments (P0, 6 mg kg−1; P1, 15 mg kg−1; and P2, 21 mg kg−1) and three seed maturity stages (S1, immature 2 mm seed in a flat pod; S2, fully developed seed within the pod; and S3, mature seed at the beginning of the pod’s discoloration) on lentil gene expression. The key findings highlighted a significant influence of the seed maturity stage on phenylpropanoid genes, with S1 displaying the highest expression levels, and on phosphorus-related Gene Ontology (GO) terms that presented the highest number of downregulated genes in the S3 to S1 comparison. P exhibited a targeted effect on the flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H) and flavonol synthase (FLS) genes and specific gene clusters, as shown by the differential gene expression analysis. This study investigates the molecular mechanisms related to phosphorus fertilization and seed maturity stages that influence tannin accumulation, offering valuable information for the enhancement of lentil product quality through breeding programs.
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- 2023
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8. Whole-Genome Sequencing, Phylogenetic and Genomic Analysis of Lactiplantibacillus pentosus L33, a Potential Probiotic Strain Isolated From Fermented Sausages
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Odysseas Sotirios Stergiou, Konstantinos Tegopoulos, Despoina Eugenia Kiousi, Margaritis Tsifintaris, Aristotelis C. Papageorgiou, Chrysoula C. Tassou, Nikos Chorianopoulos, Petros Kolovos, and Alex Galanis
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Lactiplantibacillus pentosus ,whole-genome sequencing ,probiotics ,comparative genomics ,phylogenetic analysis ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Lactobacillus is a diverse genus that includes species of industrial and biomedical interest. Lactiplantibacillus pentosus, formerly known as Lactobacillus pentosus, is a recently reclassified species, that contains strains isolated from diverse environmental niches, ranging from fermented products to mammalian gut microbiota. Importantly, several L. pentosus strains present health-promoting properties, such as immunomodulatory and antiproliferative activities, and are regarded as potential probiotic strains. In this study, we present the draft genome sequence of the potential probiotic strain L. pentosus L33, originally isolated from fermented sausages. Comprehensive bioinformatic analysis and whole-genome annotation were performed to highlight the genetic loci involved in host-microbe interactions and the probiotic phenotype. Consequently, we found that this strain codes for bile salt hydrolases, adhesins and moonlighting proteins, and for Class IIb bacteriocin peptides lacking the GxxxG and GxxxG-like motifs, crucial for their inhibitory activity. Its adhesion ability was also validated in vitro, on human cancer cells. Furthermore, L. pentosus L33 contains an exopolysaccharide (EPS) biosynthesis cluster, and it does not carry transferable antibiotic resistance genes. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway and CAZymes analyses showed that L. pentosus L33 possesses biosynthetic pathways for seven amino acids, while it can degrade a wide array of carbohydrates. In parallel, Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COGs) and KEGG profiles of L. pentosus L33 are similar to those of 26 L. pentosus strains, as well as of two well documented L. plantarum probiotic strains. Conclusively, L. pentosus L33 exhibits good probiotic potential, although further studies are needed to elucidate the extent of its biological properties.
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- 2021
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9. AB1462-HPR Risk factors for visual loss in giant cell arteritis: a retrospective study of 374 patients
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Zacharof, A., primary, Margaritis, T., additional, Kioumourtzis, A., additional, Galanis, G., additional, and Kouninios, K., additional
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- 2013
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10. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1B1 Is Implicated in DNA Damage Response in Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
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Ilias Tsochantaridis, Alexandros Kontopoulos, Georgia-Persephoni Voulgaridou, Margaritis Tsifintaris, Charisios Triantafyllou, and Aglaia Pappa
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aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDH) ,aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH1B1) ,DNA damage response (DDR) ,DNA repair ,p53 ,phospo-p53 ,Cytology ,QH573-671 - Abstract
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1B1 (ALDH1B1) has been correlated with colorectal tumorigenesis and is considered a potential biomarker for colon cancer. Its expression has been associated with attenuation of the cell cycle in the G2/M phase and resistance to DNA damaging agents. The present study examines the role of ALDH1B1 in DNA damage response (DDR) in human colorectal adenocarcinoma. To this end, we utilized an isogenic HT29 cell line pair differing in the expression of ALDH1B1. The overexpression of ALDH1B1 was related to the translational upregulation of the total and phosphorylated (at ser15) p53. Comet and apoptosis assays revealed that the expression of ALDH1B1 protected HT29 cells from etoposide-induced DNA damage as well as apoptosis, and its overexpression led to increased constitutive phosphorylation of H2AX (at ser139). Furthermore, the expression profile of a variety of DNA damage signaling (DDS)-related genes was investigated by utilizing the RT2 profiler™ PCR array. Our results demonstrated that ALDH1B1 triggered a transcriptional activation of several DNA repair-related genes (MRE11A, PMS1, RAD18 and UNG). Finally, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient analysis in 531 publicly available colorectal adenocarcinoma clinical samples indicated the statistically significant positive correlation between ALDH1B1 and DDR and repair genes or proteins, such as APEX1, FEN1, MPG, UNG, XRCC1, DDB1, XPC, CIB1, MRE11, PRKDC, RAD50, RAD21, TP53BP1, XRCC6 and H2AX. Collectively, our results suggest that ALDH1B1 may play an essential role in the DDR and DNA repair processes. Further studies on ALDH1B1 will elucidate its precise role in DDR.
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11. A new gene expression signature related to breast cancer estrogen receptor status
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Christodoulou, E., primary, Ioannou, M., additional, Kafousi, M., additional, Sanidas, E., additional, Papagiannakis, G., additional, Danilatou, V., additional, Tsiliki, G., additional, Margaritis, T., additional, Kondylakis, H., additional, Manakanatas, D., additional, Koumakis, L., additional, Kanterakis, A., additional, Vassilaros, S., additional, Tsiknakis, M., additional, Analyti, A., additional, Potamias, G., additional, Tsiftsis, D., additional, Stathopoulos, E., additional, and Kafetzopoulos, D., additional
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- 2008
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12. Microarray Image Denoising Using a Two-Stage Multiresolution Technique.
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Stefanou, H., Margaritis, T., Kafetzopoulos, D., Marias, K., and Tsakalides, P.
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- 2007
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13. Improved Microarray Spot Segmentation by Combining two Information Channels.
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Margaritis, T., Marias, K., and Kafetzopoulos, D.
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- 2006
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14. Subcutaneous Emphysema as a Complication of Tonsillectomy: A Systematic Literature Review and Case Report
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Panagiotis Saravakos, Margaritis Taxeidis, Ioannis Kastanioudakis, and Oliver Reichel
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Tonsillectomy ,Mediastinal Emphysema ,Subcutaneous Emphysema ,Otorhinolaryngology ,RF1-547 - Abstract
Introduction: Subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema is a rare complication after tonsillectomy. This case presentation and literature review summarizes the existing literature on this unusual complication. Materials and Methods: This study presents a case of a 21-year-old man who developed a cervical subcutaneous emphysema 6 days after tonsillectomy, whereby conservative treatment produced spontaneous resolution. A proper analysis of this case also required undertaking a systematic search in MEDLINE/PubMed and SCOPUS electronic databases concerning this rare complication, without language restrictions. Results: Based on our criteria, we identified 41 reports including 43 individual cases, in which patients were mostly young and equally distributed between the genders (17 males and 22 females, two unknown). The treatment was mainly conservative and consisted of observation and/or antibiotic therapy. Conclusion: Subcutaneous or mediastinal emphysema is an uncommon complication after tonsillectomy. It is important that clinicians become aware of this rare complication, which requires a close monitoring of the patient.
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- 2018
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15. Genomic and Phylogenetic Analysis of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum L125, and Evaluation of Its Anti-Proliferative and Cytotoxic Activity in Cancer Cells
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Konstantinos Tegopoulos, Odysseas Sotirios Stergiou, Despoina Eugenia Kiousi, Margaritis Tsifintaris, Ellie Koletsou, Aristotelis C. Papageorgiou, Anthoula A. Argyri, Nikos Chorianopoulos, Alex Galanis, and Petros Kolovos
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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ,genomics ,whole-genome sequencing ,probiotics ,comparative genomics ,phylogenetic analysis ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum is a diverse species that includes nomadic strains isolated from a variety of environmental niches. Several L. plantarum strains are being incorporated in fermented foodstuffs as starter cultures, while some of them have also been characterized as probiotics. In this study, we present the draft genome sequence of L. plantarum L125, a potential probiotic strain presenting biotechnological interest, originally isolated from a traditional fermented meat product. Phylogenetic and comparative genomic analysis with other potential probiotic L. plantarum strains were performed to determine its evolutionary relationships. Furthermore, we located genes involved in the probiotic phenotype by whole genome annotation. Indeed, genes coding for proteins mediating host–microbe interactions and bile salt, heat and cold stress tolerance were identified. Concerning the potential health-promoting attributes of the novel strain, we determined that L. plantarum L125 carries an incomplete plantaricin gene cluster, in agreement with previous in vitro findings, where no bacteriocin-like activity was detected. Moreover, we showed that cell-free culture supernatant (CFCS) of L. plantarum L125 exerts anti-proliferative, anti-clonogenic and anti-migration activity against the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line, HT-29. Conclusively, L. plantarum L125 presents desirable probiotic traits. Future studies will elucidate further its biological and health-related properties.
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- 2021
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16. Meta-analysis of Tourette Syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder provides support for a shared genetic basis
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Fotis Tsetsos, Shanmukha Sampath Padmanabhuni, John Alexander, Iordanis Karagiannidis, Margaritis Tsifintaris, Apostolia Topaloudi, Dimitrios Mantzaris, Marianthi Georgitsi, Petros Drineas, and Peristera Paschou
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Tourette Syndrome ,Meta-analysis ,ADHD ,cross-disorder analysis ,CHST11 ,Rap1GDS1 ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
Gilles de la Tourette Sydrome (TS) is a childhood onset neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized phenotypically by the presence of multiple motor and vocal tics. It is often accompanied by multiple psychiatric comorbidities, with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among the most common. The extensive co-occurrence of the two disorders suggests a shared genetic background. A major step towards the elucidation of the genetic architecture of TS was undertaken by the first TS Genome-wide Association Study (GWAS) reporting 552 SNPs that were moderately associated with TS (p
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- 2016
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17. Yeast glucose pathways converge on the transcriptional regulation of trehalose biosynthesis
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Apweiler Eva, Sameith Katrin, Margaritis Thanasis, Brabers Nathalie, van de Pasch Loes, Bakker Linda V, van Leenen Dik, Holstege Frank CP, and Kemmeren Patrick
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Regulatory networks ,Glucose signalling ,Trehalose biosynthesis ,Gene expression profiling ,Saccharomyces cerevisiae ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 ,Genetics ,QH426-470 - Abstract
Abstract Background Cellular glucose availability is crucial for the functioning of most biological processes. Our understanding of the glucose regulatory system has been greatly advanced by studying the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but many aspects of this system remain elusive. To understand the organisation of the glucose regulatory system, we analysed 91 deletion mutants of the different glucose signalling and metabolic pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using DNA microarrays. Results In general, the mutations do not induce pathway-specific transcriptional responses. Instead, one main transcriptional response is discerned, which varies in direction to mimic either a high or a low glucose response. Detailed analysis uncovers established and new relationships within and between individual pathways and their members. In contrast to signalling components, metabolic components of the glucose regulatory system are transcriptionally more frequently affected. A new network approach is applied that exposes the hierarchical organisation of the glucose regulatory system. Conclusions The tight interconnection between the different pathways of the glucose regulatory system is reflected by the main transcriptional response observed. Tps2 and Tsl1, two enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of the storage carbohydrate trehalose, are predicted to be the most downstream transcriptional components. Epistasis analysis of tps2Δ double mutants supports this prediction. Although based on transcriptional changes only, these results suggest that all changes in perceived glucose levels ultimately lead to a shift in trehalose biosynthesis.
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18. Single-cell RNA sequencing of pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma to study the inhibition of T cell subtypes.
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de Kanter JK, Steemers AS, Gonzalez DM, van Ineveld RL, Blijleven C, Groenen N, Trabut L, Scheijde-Vermeulen MA, Westera L, Beishuizen A, Rios AC, Holstege FCP, Brandsma AM, Margaritis T, van Boxtel R, and Meyer-Wentrup F
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Pediatric classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients have a high survival rate but suffer from severe long-term side effects induced by chemo- and radiotherapy. cHL tumors are characterized by the low fraction (0.1%-10%) of malignant Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells in the tumor. The HRS cells depend on the surrounding immune cells for survival and growth. This dependence is leveraged by current treatments that target the PD-1/PD-L1 axis in cHL tumors. The development of more targeted therapies that are specific for the tumor and are therefore less toxic for healthy tissue compared with conventional chemotherapy could improve the quality of life of pediatric cHL survivors. Here, we applied single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) on isolated HRS cells and the immune cells from the same cHL tumors. Besides TNFRSF8 (CD30), we identified other genes of cell surface proteins that are consistently overexpressed in HRS cells, such as NRXN3 and LRP8 , which can potentially be used as alternative targets for antibody-drug conjugates or CAR T cells. Finally, we identified potential interactions by which HRS cells inhibit T cells, among which are the galectin-1/CD69 and HLA-II/LAG3 interactions. RNAscope was used to validate the enrichment of CD69 and LAG3 expression on T cells near HRS cells and indicated large variability of the interaction strength with the corresponding ligands between patients and between tumor tissue regions. In conclusion, this study identifies new potential therapeutic targets for cHL and highlights the importance of studying heterogeneity when identifying therapy targets, specifically those that target tumor-immune cell interactions., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (© 2024 The Author(s). HemaSphere published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Hematology Association.)
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- 2024
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19. A multidimensional analysis reveals distinct immune phenotypes and the composition of immune aggregates in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia.
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Koedijk JB, van der Werf I, Penter L, Vermeulen MA, Barneh F, Perzolli A, Meesters-Ensing JI, Metselaar DS, Margaritis T, Fiocco M, de Groot-Kruseman HA, Moeniralam R, Bang Christensen K, Porter B, Pfaff K, Garcia JS, Rodig SJ, Wu CJ, Hasle H, Nierkens S, Belderbos ME, Zwaan CM, and Heidenreich O
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Because of the low mutational burden and consequently, fewer potential neoantigens, children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are thought to have a T cell-depleted or 'cold' tumor microenvironment and may have a low likelihood of response to T cell-directed immunotherapies. Understanding the composition, phenotype, and spatial organization of T cells and other microenvironmental populations in the pediatric AML bone marrow (BM) is essential for informing future immunotherapeutic trials about targetable immune-evasion mechanisms specific to pediatric AML. Here, we conducted a multidimensional analysis of the tumor immune microenvironment in pediatric AML and non-leukemic controls. We demonstrated that nearly one-third of pediatric AML cases has an immune-infiltrated BM, which is characterized by a decreased ratio of M2- to M1-like macrophages. Furthermore, we detected the presence of large T cell networks, both with and without colocalizing B cells, in the BM and dissected the cellular composition of T- and B cell-rich aggregates using spatial transcriptomics. These analyses revealed that these aggregates are hotspots of CD8
+ T cells, memory B cells, plasma cells and/or plasmablasts, and M1-like macrophages. Collectively, our study provides a multidimensional characterization of the BM immune microenvironment in pediatric AML and indicates starting points for further investigations into immunomodulatory mechanisms in this devastating disease., (© 2024. The Author(s).)- Published
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20. Mapping of mitogen and metabolic sensitivity in organoids defines requirements for human hepatocyte growth.
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Hendriks D, Artegiani B, Margaritis T, Zoutendijk I, Chuva de Sousa Lopes S, and Clevers H
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- Humans, Fetus metabolism, Adult, Interleukin-6 metabolism, Interleukin-6 genetics, Cells, Cultured, Hepatocytes metabolism, Hepatocytes cytology, Organoids metabolism, Cell Proliferation, Lipid Metabolism, Transcriptome
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Mechanisms underlying human hepatocyte growth in development and regeneration are incompletely understood. In vitro, human fetal hepatocytes (FH) can be robustly grown as organoids, while adult primary human hepatocyte (PHH) organoids remain difficult to expand, suggesting different growth requirements between fetal and adult hepatocytes. Here, we characterize hepatocyte organoid outgrowth using temporal transcriptomic and phenotypic approaches. FHs initiate reciprocal transcriptional programs involving increased proliferation and repressed lipid metabolism upon initiation of organoid growth. We exploit these insights to design maturation conditions for FH organoids, resulting in acquisition of mature hepatocyte morphological traits and increased expression of functional markers. During PHH organoid outgrowth in the same culture condition as for FHs, the adult transcriptomes initially mimic the fetal transcriptomic signatures, but PHHs rapidly acquire disbalanced proliferation-lipid metabolism dynamics, resulting in steatosis and halted organoid growth. IL6 supplementation, as emerged from the fetal dataset, and simultaneous activation of the metabolic regulator FXR, prevents steatosis and promotes PHH proliferation, resulting in improved expansion of the derived organoids. Single-cell RNA sequencing analyses reveal preservation of their fetal and adult hepatocyte identities in the respective organoid cultures. Our findings uncover mitogen requirements and metabolic differences determining proliferation of hepatocytes changing from development to adulthood., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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21. Integrative analysis of neuroblastoma by single-cell RNA sequencing identifies the NECTIN2-TIGIT axis as a target for immunotherapy.
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Wienke J, Visser LL, Kholosy WM, Keller KM, Barisa M, Poon E, Munnings-Tomes S, Himsworth C, Calton E, Rodriguez A, Bernardi R, van den Ham F, van Hooff SR, Matser YAH, Tas ML, Langenberg KPS, Lijnzaad P, Borst AL, Zappa E, Bergsma FJ, Strijker JGM, Verhoeven BM, Mei S, Kramdi A, Restuadi R, Sanchez-Bernabeu A, Cornel AM, Holstege FCP, Gray JC, Tytgat GAM, Scheijde-Vermeulen MA, Wijnen MHWA, Dierselhuis MP, Straathof K, Behjati S, Wu W, Heck AJR, Koster J, Nierkens S, Janoueix-Lerosey I, de Krijger RR, Baryawno N, Chesler L, Anderson J, Caron HN, Margaritis T, van Noesel MM, and Molenaar JJ
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- Humans, Child, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Receptors, Immunologic genetics, Immunotherapy, Sequence Analysis, RNA, B7-H1 Antigen, Neuroblastoma drug therapy, Neuroblastoma genetics
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Pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma have poor survival rates and urgently need more effective treatment options with less side effects. Since novel and improved immunotherapies may fill this need, we dissect the immunoregulatory interactions in neuroblastoma by single-cell RNA-sequencing of 24 tumors (10 pre- and 14 post-chemotherapy, including 5 pairs) to identify strategies for optimizing immunotherapy efficacy. Neuroblastomas are infiltrated by natural killer (NK), T and B cells, and immunosuppressive myeloid populations. NK cells show reduced cytotoxicity and T cells have a dysfunctional profile. Interaction analysis reveals a vast immunoregulatory network and identifies NECTIN2-TIGIT as a crucial immune checkpoint. Combined blockade of TIGIT and PD-L1 significantly reduces neuroblastoma growth, with complete responses (CR) in vivo. Moreover, addition of TIGIT+PD-L1 blockade to standard relapse treatment in a chemotherapy-resistant Th-ALK
F1174L /MYCN 129/SvJ syngeneic model induces CR. In conclusion, our integrative analysis provides promising targets and a rationale for immunotherapeutic combination strategies., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests H.C., A.R., and R.B. are employed at Hoffman-La Roche. R.B. also is an employee of Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. J.A. has founder shares in Autolus Ltd. J.A. and L.C. have received research funding from Roche for in vivo work. J.M. has received research funding from Roche for in vitro work. J.C.G is a member of a DMC for trials sponsored by YmAbs Therapeutics and University of Birmingham, and has had consulting roles for EUSA Pharma, YmAbs Therapeutics, Celgene, Servier and Norgine., (Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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22. Human fetal brain self-organizes into long-term expanding organoids.
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Hendriks D, Pagliaro A, Andreatta F, Ma Z, van Giessen J, Massalini S, López-Iglesias C, van Son GJF, DeMartino J, Damen JMA, Zoutendijk I, Staliarova N, Bredenoord AL, Holstege FCP, Peters PJ, Margaritis T, Chuva de Sousa Lopes S, Wu W, Clevers H, and Artegiani B
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- Humans, Central Nervous System metabolism, Extracellular Matrix metabolism, Pluripotent Stem Cells metabolism, Prosencephalon cytology, Tissue Culture Techniques, Stem Cells metabolism, Morphogenesis, Brain cytology, Brain growth & development, Brain metabolism, Organoids
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Human brain development involves an orchestrated, massive neural progenitor expansion while a multi-cellular tissue architecture is established. Continuously expanding organoids can be grown directly from multiple somatic tissues, yet to date, brain organoids can solely be established from pluripotent stem cells. Here, we show that healthy human fetal brain in vitro self-organizes into organoids (FeBOs), phenocopying aspects of in vivo cellular heterogeneity and complex organization. FeBOs can be expanded over long time periods. FeBO growth requires maintenance of tissue integrity, which ensures production of a tissue-like extracellular matrix (ECM) niche, ultimately endowing FeBO expansion. FeBO lines derived from different areas of the central nervous system (CNS), including dorsal and ventral forebrain, preserve their regional identity and allow to probe aspects of positional identity. Using CRISPR-Cas9, we showcase the generation of syngeneic mutant FeBO lines for the study of brain cancer. Taken together, FeBOs constitute a complementary CNS organoid platform., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests D.H., B.A., and H.C. are inventors on a patent related to this work. The full disclosure of H.C. is given at https://www.uu.nl/staff/JCClevers/., (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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23. Unbiased transcription factor CRISPR screen identifies ZNF800 as master repressor of enteroendocrine differentiation.
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Lin L, DeMartino J, Wang D, van Son GJF, van der Linden R, Begthel H, Korving J, Andersson-Rolf A, van den Brink S, Lopez-Iglesias C, van de Wetering WJ, Balwierz A, Margaritis T, van de Wetering M, Peters PJ, Drost J, van Es JH, and Clevers H
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- Humans, Cell Differentiation genetics, Organoids, Adult, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Enteroendocrine Cells cytology, Enteroendocrine Cells metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Zinc Fingers, Cell Lineage genetics, Repressor Proteins genetics, Repressor Proteins metabolism
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Enteroendocrine cells (EECs) are hormone-producing cells residing in the epithelium of stomach, small intestine (SI), and colon. EECs regulate aspects of metabolic activity, including insulin levels, satiety, gastrointestinal secretion, and motility. The generation of different EEC lineages is not completely understood. In this work, we report a CRISPR knockout screen of the entire repertoire of transcription factors (TFs) in adult human SI organoids to identify dominant TFs controlling EEC differentiation. We discovered ZNF800 as a master repressor for endocrine lineage commitment, which particularly restricts enterochromaffin cell differentiation by directly controlling an endocrine TF network centered on PAX4. Thus, organoid models allow unbiased functional CRISPR screens for genes that program cell fate.
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- 2023
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24. Ewing Sarcoma Single-cell Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Functionally Impaired Antigen-presenting Cells.
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Visser LL, Bleijs M, Margaritis T, van de Wetering M, Holstege FCP, and Clevers H
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- Humans, Single-Cell Gene Expression Analysis, Cell Line, Tumor, Antigen-Presenting Cells metabolism, Tumor Microenvironment genetics, Sarcoma, Ewing genetics, Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral
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Novel therapeutic strategies are urgently needed for patients with high-risk Ewing sarcoma and for the reduction of severe side effects for all patients. Immunotherapy may fill this need, but its successful application has been hampered by a lack of knowledge on the composition and function of the Ewing sarcoma immune microenvironment. Here, we explore the immune microenvironment of Ewing sarcoma, by single-cell RNA sequencing of 18 Ewing sarcoma primary tissue samples. Ewing sarcoma is infiltrated by natural killer, T, and B cells, dendritic cells, and immunosuppressive macrophages. Ewing sarcoma-associated T cells show various degrees of dysfunction. The antigen-presenting cells found in Ewing sarcoma lack costimulatory gene expression, implying functional impairment. Interaction analysis reveals a clear role for Ewing sarcoma tumor cells in turning the Ewing sarcoma immune microenvironment into an immunosuppressive niche. These results provide novel insights into the functional state of immune cells in the Ewing sarcoma tumor microenvironment and suggest mechanisms by which Ewing sarcoma tumor cells interact with, and shape, the immune microenvironment., Significance: This study is the first presenting a detailed analysis of the Ewing sarcoma microenvironment using single-cell RNA sequencing. We provide novel insight into the functional state of immune cells and suggests mechanisms by which Ewing tumor cells interact with, and shape, their immune microenvironment. These insights provide help in understanding the failures and successes of immunotherapy in Ewing sarcoma and may guide novel targeted (immuno) therapeutic approaches., (© 2023 The Authors; Published by the American Association for Cancer Research.)
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25. Single-cell transcriptomics reveals immune suppression and cell states predictive of patient outcomes in rhabdomyosarcoma.
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DeMartino J, Meister MT, Visser LL, Brok M, Groot Koerkamp MJA, Wezenaar AKL, Hiemcke-Jiwa LS, de Souza T, Merks JHM, Rios AC, Holstege FCP, Margaritis T, and Drost J
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- Child, Humans, Transcriptome, Cell Proliferation genetics, Gene Expression Profiling, Cell Line, Tumor, Tumor Microenvironment genetics, Rhabdomyosarcoma genetics, Rhabdomyosarcoma pathology, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal
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Paediatric rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a soft tissue malignancy of mesenchymal origin that is thought to arise as a consequence of derailed myogenic differentiation. Despite intensive treatment regimens, the prognosis for high-risk patients remains dismal. The cellular differentiation states underlying RMS and how these relate to patient outcomes remain largely elusive. Here, we use single-cell mRNA sequencing to generate a transcriptomic atlas of RMS. Analysis of the RMS tumour niche reveals evidence of an immunosuppressive microenvironment. We also identify a putative interaction between NECTIN3 and TIGIT, specific to the more aggressive fusion-positive (FP) RMS subtype, as a potential cause of tumour-induced T-cell dysfunction. In malignant RMS cells, we define transcriptional programs reflective of normal myogenic differentiation and show that these cellular differentiation states are predictive of patient outcomes in both FP RMS and the less aggressive fusion-negative subtype. Our study reveals the potential of therapies targeting the immune microenvironment of RMS and suggests that assessing tumour differentiation states may enable a more refined risk stratification., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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26. Optimized human intestinal organoid model reveals interleukin-22-dependency of paneth cell formation.
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He GW, Lin L, DeMartino J, Zheng X, Staliarova N, Dayton T, Begthel H, van de Wetering WJ, Bodewes E, van Zon J, Tans S, Lopez-Iglesias C, Peters PJ, Wu W, Kotlarz D, Klein C, Margaritis T, Holstege F, and Clevers H
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- 2022
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27. Hypoxic, glycolytic metabolism is a vulnerability of B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia-initiating cells.
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Morris V, Wang D, Li Z, Marion W, Hughes T, Sousa P, Harada T, Sui SH, Naumenko S, Kalfon J, Sensharma P, Falchetti M, Vinicius da Silva R, Candelli T, Schneider P, Margaritis T, Holstege FCP, Pikman Y, Harris M, Stam RW, Orkin SH, Koehler AN, Shalek AK, North TE, Pimkin M, Daley GQ, Lummertz da Rocha E, and Rowe RG
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- Glycolysis, Humans, Hypoxia, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute metabolism, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma genetics
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High-risk forms of B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) remain a therapeutic challenge. Leukemia-initiating cells (LICs) self-renew and spark relapse and therefore have been the subject of intensive investigation; however, the properties of LICs in high-risk B-ALL are not well understood. Here, we use single-cell transcriptomics and quantitative xenotransplantation to understand LICs in MLL-rearranged (MLL-r) B-ALL. Compared with reported LIC frequencies in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), engraftable LICs in MLL-r B-ALL are abundant. Although we find that multipotent, self-renewing LICs are enriched among phenotypically undifferentiated B-ALL cells, LICs with the capacity to replenish the leukemic cellular diversity can emerge from more mature fractions. While inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation blunts blast proliferation, this intervention promotes LIC emergence. Conversely, inhibiting hypoxia and glycolysis impairs MLL-r B-ALL LICs, providing a therapeutic benefit in xenotransplantation systems. These findings provide insight into the aggressive nature of MLL-r B-ALL and provide a rationale for therapeutic targeting of hypoxia and glycolysis., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests G.Q.D. holds equity in companies pursuing anti-cancer treatments (including Epizyme and 28-7 Therapeutics) and patents related to cancer therapeutics. A.K.S. reports compensation for consulting and/or science advisory board (SAB) membership from Merck, Honeycomb Biotechnologies, Cellarity, Repertoire Immune Medicines, Ochre Bio, Third Rock Ventures, Hovione, Relation Therapeutics Limited, Empress Therapeutics, FL82, and Dahlia Biosciences., (Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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28. Identification and characterization of relapse-initiating cells in MLL-rearranged infant ALL by single-cell transcriptomics.
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Candelli T, Schneider P, Garrido Castro P, Jones LA, Bodewes E, Rockx-Brouwer D, Pieters R, Holstege FCP, Margaritis T, and Stam RW
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- Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local genetics, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma genetics, Prognosis, Survival Rate, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Biomarkers, Tumor genetics, Gene Rearrangement, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase genetics, Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein genetics, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local pathology, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma pathology, Single-Cell Analysis methods, Transcriptome
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Infants with MLL-rearranged infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (MLL-r iALL) undergo intense therapy to counter a highly aggressive malignancy with survival rates of only 30-40%. The majority of patients initially show therapy response, but in two-thirds of cases the leukemia returns, typically during treatment. The glucocorticoid drug prednisone is established as a major player in the treatment of leukemia and the in vivo response to prednisone monotreatment is currently the best indicator of risk for MLL-r iALL. We used two different single-cell RNA sequencing technologies to analyze the expression of a prednisone-dependent signature, derived from an independent study, in diagnostic bone marrow and peripheral blood biopsies. This allowed us to classify individual leukemic cells as either resistant or sensitive to treatment and show that quantification of these two groups can be used to better predict the occurrence of future relapse in individual patients. This work also sheds light on the nature of the therapy-resistant subpopulation of relapse-initiating cells. Leukemic cells associated with high relapse risk are characterized by basal activation of glucocorticoid response, smaller size, and a quiescent gene expression program with cell stemness properties. These results improve current risk stratification and elucidate leukemic therapy-resistant subpopulations at diagnosis., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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29. LGR6 marks nephron progenitor cells.
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van Ineveld RL, Margaritis T, Kooiman BAP, Groenveld F, Ariese HCR, Lijnzaad P, Johnson HR, Korving J, Wehrens EJ, Holstege F, van Rheenen J, Drost J, Rios AC, and Bos FL
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- Cell Differentiation, Mesoderm, Organogenesis genetics, Nephrons, Stem Cells
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Background: Nephron progenitor cells (NPCs) undergo a stepwise process to generate all mature nephron structures. Mesenchymal to epithelial transition (MET) is considered a multistep process of NPC differentiation to ensure progressive establishment of new nephrons. However, despite this important role, to date, no marker for NPCs undergoing MET in the nephron exists., Results: Here, we identify LGR6 as a NPC marker, expressed in very early cap mesenchyme, pre-tubular aggregates, renal vesicles, and in segments of S-shaped bodies, following the trajectory of MET. By using a lineage tracing approach in embryonic explants in combination with confocal imaging and single-cell RNA sequencing, we provide evidence for the multiple fates of LGR6+ cells during embryonic nephrogenesis. Moreover, by using long-term in vivo lineage tracing, we show that postnatal LGR6+ cells are capable of generating the multiple lineages of the nephrons., Conclusions: Given the profound early mesenchymal expression and MET signature of LGR6
+ cells, together with the lineage tracing of mesenchymal LGR6+ cells, we conclude that LGR6+ cells contribute to all nephrogenic segments by undergoing MET. LGR6+ cells can therefore be considered an early committed NPC population during embryonic and postnatal nephrogenesis with potential regenerative capability., (© 2021 The Authors. Developmental Dynamics published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association of Anatomists.)- Published
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30. Single cell derived mRNA signals across human kidney tumors.
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Young MD, Mitchell TJ, Custers L, Margaritis T, Morales-Rodriguez F, Kwakwa K, Khabirova E, Kildisiute G, Oliver TRW, de Krijger RR, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Comitani F, Piapi A, Bugallo-Blanco E, Thevanesan C, Burke C, Prigmore E, Ambridge K, Roberts K, Braga FAV, Coorens THH, Del Valle I, Wilbrey-Clark A, Mamanova L, Stewart GD, Gnanapragasam VJ, Rampling D, Sebire N, Coleman N, Hook L, Warren A, Haniffa M, Kool M, Pfister SM, Achermann JC, He X, Barker RA, Shlien A, Bayraktar OA, Teichmann SA, Holstege FC, Meyer KB, Drost J, Straathof K, and Behjati S
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- Adult, Algorithms, Child, Fetus metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Humans, Kidney embryology, Kidney Neoplasms embryology, Kidney Neoplasms metabolism, Models, Genetic, Signal Transduction genetics, Kidney metabolism, Kidney Neoplasms genetics, RNA, Messenger genetics, RNA-Seq methods, Single-Cell Analysis methods, Transcriptome
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Tumor cells may share some patterns of gene expression with their cell of origin, providing clues into the differentiation state and origin of cancer. Here, we study the differentiation state and cellular origin of 1300 childhood and adult kidney tumors. Using single cell mRNA reference maps of normal tissues, we quantify reference "cellular signals" in each tumor. Quantifying global differentiation, we find that childhood tumors exhibit fetal cellular signals, replacing the presumption of "fetalness" with a quantitative measure of immaturity. By contrast, in adult cancers our assessment refutes the suggestion of dedifferentiation towards a fetal state in most cases. We find an intimate connection between developmental mesenchymal populations and childhood renal tumors. We demonstrate the diagnostic potential of our approach with a case study of a cryptic renal tumor. Our findings provide a cellular definition of human renal tumors through an approach that is broadly applicable to human cancer.
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31. Tumor to normal single-cell mRNA comparisons reveal a pan-neuroblastoma cancer cell.
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Kildisiute G, Kholosy WM, Young MD, Roberts K, Elmentaite R, van Hooff SR, Pacyna CN, Khabirova E, Piapi A, Thevanesan C, Bugallo-Blanco E, Burke C, Mamanova L, Keller KM, Langenberg-Ververgaert KPS, Lijnzaad P, Margaritis T, Holstege FCP, Tas ML, Wijnen MHWA, van Noesel MM, Del Valle I, Barone G, van der Linden R, Duncan C, Anderson J, Achermann JC, Haniffa M, Teichmann SA, Rampling D, Sebire NJ, He X, de Krijger RR, Barker RA, Meyer KB, Bayraktar O, Straathof K, Molenaar JJ, and Behjati S
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- Child, Humans, Neural Crest metabolism, RNA, Messenger genetics, Transcriptome, Neural Stem Cells metabolism, Neuroblastoma genetics, Neuroblastoma metabolism, Neuroblastoma pathology
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Neuroblastoma is a childhood cancer that resembles developmental stages of the neural crest. It is not established what developmental processes neuroblastoma cancer cells represent. Here, we sought to reveal the phenotype of neuroblastoma cancer cells by comparing cancer ( n = 19,723) with normal fetal adrenal single-cell transcriptomes ( n = 57,972). Our principal finding was that the neuroblastoma cancer cell resembled fetal sympathoblasts, but no other fetal adrenal cell type. The sympathoblastic state was a universal feature of neuroblastoma cells, transcending cell cluster diversity, individual patients, and clinical phenotypes. We substantiated our findings in 650 neuroblastoma bulk transcriptomes and by integrating canonical features of the neuroblastoma genome with transcriptional signals. Overall, our observations indicate that a pan-neuroblastoma cancer cell state exists, which may be attractive for novel immunotherapeutic and targeted avenues., (Copyright © 2021 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY).)
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32. An organoid biobank for childhood kidney cancers that captures disease and tissue heterogeneity.
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Calandrini C, Schutgens F, Oka R, Margaritis T, Candelli T, Mathijsen L, Ammerlaan C, van Ineveld RL, Derakhshan S, de Haan S, Dolman E, Lijnzaad P, Custers L, Begthel H, Kerstens HHD, Visser LL, Rookmaaker M, Verhaar M, Tytgat GAM, Kemmeren P, de Krijger RR, Al-Saadi R, Pritchard-Jones K, Kool M, Rios AC, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Molenaar JJ, van Boxtel R, Holstege FCP, Clevers H, and Drost J
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- Adolescent, Carcinoma, Renal Cell drug therapy, Carcinoma, Renal Cell genetics, Carcinoma, Renal Cell pathology, Cell Culture Techniques methods, Child, Child, Preschool, DNA Methylation, Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor methods, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Genetic Heterogeneity, Genotyping Techniques, Humans, Infant, Kidney Neoplasms drug therapy, Kidney Neoplasms pathology, Male, Nephroma, Mesoblastic drug therapy, Nephroma, Mesoblastic genetics, Nephroma, Mesoblastic pathology, Netherlands, Precision Medicine methods, RNA-Seq, Rhabdoid Tumor drug therapy, Rhabdoid Tumor genetics, Rhabdoid Tumor pathology, Single-Cell Analysis, Transfection, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Whole Genome Sequencing, Wilms Tumor drug therapy, Wilms Tumor genetics, Wilms Tumor pathology, Young Adult, Biological Specimen Banks, Kidney pathology, Kidney Neoplasms genetics, Organoids pathology
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Kidney tumours are among the most common solid tumours in children, comprising distinct subtypes differing in many aspects, including cell-of-origin, genetics, and pathology. Pre-clinical cell models capturing the disease heterogeneity are currently lacking. Here, we describe the first paediatric cancer organoid biobank. It contains tumour and matching normal kidney organoids from over 50 children with different subtypes of kidney cancer, including Wilms tumours, malignant rhabdoid tumours, renal cell carcinomas, and congenital mesoblastic nephromas. Paediatric kidney tumour organoids retain key properties of native tumours, useful for revealing patient-specific drug sensitivities. Using single cell RNA-sequencing and high resolution 3D imaging, we further demonstrate that organoid cultures derived from Wilms tumours consist of multiple different cell types, including epithelial, stromal and blastemal-like cells. Our organoid biobank captures the heterogeneity of paediatric kidney tumours, providing a representative collection of well-characterised models for basic cancer research, drug-screening and personalised medicine.
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33. CHETAH: a selective, hierarchical cell type identification method for single-cell RNA sequencing.
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de Kanter JK, Lijnzaad P, Candelli T, Margaritis T, and Holstege FCP
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- Acinar Cells immunology, Acinar Cells pathology, Base Sequence, Cell Lineage immunology, Cluster Analysis, Datasets as Topic, Dendritic Cells immunology, Dendritic Cells pathology, Gene Expression Profiling, Humans, Neoplasms immunology, Neoplasms pathology, Organ Specificity, Pancreas immunology, Pancreas pathology, RNA, Messenger genetics, Software, T-Lymphocytes immunology, T-Lymphocytes pathology, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Algorithms, Cell Lineage genetics, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing methods, Neoplasms genetics, RNA, Messenger analysis, Sequence Analysis, RNA statistics & numerical data, Single-Cell Analysis methods
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Cell type identification is essential for single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) studies, currently transforming the life sciences. CHETAH (CHaracterization of cEll Types Aided by Hierarchical classification) is an accurate cell type identification algorithm that is rapid and selective, including the possibility of intermediate or unassigned categories. Evidence for assignment is based on a classification tree of previously available scRNA-seq reference data and includes a confidence score based on the variance in gene expression per cell type. For cell types represented in the reference data, CHETAH's accuracy is as good as existing methods. Its specificity is superior when cells of an unknown type are encountered, such as malignant cells in tumor samples which it pinpoints as intermediate or unassigned. Although designed for tumor samples in particular, the use of unassigned and intermediate types is also valuable in other exploratory studies. This is exemplified in pancreas datasets where CHETAH highlights cell populations not well represented in the reference dataset, including cells with profiles that lie on a continuum between that of acinar and ductal cell types. Having the possibility of unassigned and intermediate cell types is pivotal for preventing misclassification and can yield important biological information for previously unexplored tissues., (© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research.)
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34. Tubuloids derived from human adult kidney and urine for personalized disease modeling.
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Schutgens F, Rookmaaker MB, Margaritis T, Rios A, Ammerlaan C, Jansen J, Gijzen L, Vormann M, Vonk A, Viveen M, Yengej FY, Derakhshan S, de Winter-de Groot KM, Artegiani B, van Boxtel R, Cuppen E, Hendrickx APA, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Heitzer E, Lanz H, Beekman J, Murk JL, Masereeuw R, Holstege F, Drost J, Verhaar MC, and Clevers H
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- Adult, Adult Stem Cells cytology, Adult Stem Cells metabolism, Animals, Cell Culture Techniques methods, Cell Differentiation genetics, Humans, Kidney growth & development, Kidney Diseases, Mice, Nephrons metabolism, Organoids metabolism, Urine cytology, Kidney cytology, Nephrons cytology, Organoids cytology, Precision Medicine
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Adult stem cell-derived organoids are three-dimensional epithelial structures that recapitulate fundamental aspects of their organ of origin. We describe conditions for the long-term growth of primary kidney tubular epithelial organoids, or 'tubuloids'. The cultures are established from human and mouse kidney tissue and can be expanded for at least 20 passages (>6 months) while retaining a normal number of chromosomes. In addition, cultures can be established from human urine. Human tubuloids represent proximal as well as distal nephron segments, as evidenced by gene expression, immunofluorescence and tubular functional analyses. We apply tubuloids to model infectious, malignant and hereditary kidney diseases in a personalized fashion. BK virus infection of tubuloids recapitulates in vivo phenomena. Tubuloids are established from Wilms tumors. Kidney tubuloids derived from the urine of a subject with cystic fibrosis allow ex vivo assessment of treatment efficacy. Finally, tubuloids cultured on microfluidic organ-on-a-chip plates adopt a tubular conformation and display active (trans-)epithelial transport function.
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35. The ribosome assembly gene network is controlled by the feedback regulation of transcription elongation.
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Gómez-Herreros F, Margaritis T, Rodríguez-Galán O, Pelechano V, Begley V, Millán-Zambrano G, Morillo-Huesca M, Muñoz-Centeno MC, Pérez-Ortín JE, de la Cruz J, Holstege FCP, and Chávez S
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- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters genetics, Adenosine Triphosphatases genetics, Feedback, Physiological, Histone Chaperones metabolism, Mutation, RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional, RNA, Ribosomal metabolism, Ribosomal Proteins genetics, Ribosomes metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins metabolism, Synthetic Lethal Mutations, Transcriptional Elongation Factors metabolism, Transcriptome, Gene Regulatory Networks, Histone Chaperones genetics, Organelle Biogenesis, Ribosomes genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins genetics, Transcription Elongation, Genetic, Transcriptional Elongation Factors genetics
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Ribosome assembly requires the concerted expression of hundreds of genes, which are transcribed by all three nuclear RNA polymerases. Transcription elongation involves dynamic interactions between RNA polymerases and chromatin. We performed a synthetic lethal screening in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a conditional allele of SPT6, which encodes one of the factors that facilitates this process. Some of these synthetic mutants corresponded to factors that facilitate pre-rRNA processing and ribosome biogenesis. We found that the in vivo depletion of one of these factors, Arb1, activated transcription elongation in the set of genes involved directly in ribosome assembly. Under these depletion conditions, Spt6 was physically targeted to the up-regulated genes, where it helped maintain their chromatin integrity and the synthesis of properly stable mRNAs. The mRNA profiles of a large set of ribosome biogenesis mutants confirmed the existence of a feedback regulatory network among ribosome assembly genes. The transcriptional response in this network depended on both the specific malfunction and the role of the regulated gene. In accordance with our screening, Spt6 positively contributed to the optimal operation of this global network. On the whole, this work uncovers a feedback control of ribosome biogenesis by fine-tuning transcription elongation in ribosome assembly factor-coding genes., (© The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research.)
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36. Coordination of Cell Cycle Progression and Mitotic Spindle Assembly Involves Histone H3 Lysine 4 Methylation by Set1/COMPASS.
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Beilharz TH, Harrison PF, Miles DM, See MM, Le UM, Kalanon M, Curtis MJ, Hasan Q, Saksouk J, Margaritis T, Holstege F, Geli V, and Dichtl B
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- Chromatin metabolism, DNA-Binding Proteins metabolism, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase genetics, Histones genetics, Lysine metabolism, Methylation, Mitosis physiology, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Saccharomyces cerevisiae cytology, Saccharomyces cerevisiae enzymology, Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins genetics, Transcription Factors metabolism, Ubiquitination, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase metabolism, Histones metabolism, M Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints physiology, Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins metabolism, Spindle Apparatus metabolism
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Methylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) by Set1 complex/COMPASS is a hallmark of eukaryotic chromatin, but it remains poorly understood how this post-translational modification contributes to the regulation of biological processes like the cell cycle. Here, we report a H3K4 methylation-dependent pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae that governs toxicity toward benomyl, a microtubule destabilizing drug. Benomyl-sensitive growth of wild-type cells required mono- and dimethylation of H3K4 and Pho23, a PHD-containing subunit of the Rpd3L complex. Δset1 and Δpho23 deletions suppressed defects associated with ipl1-2 aurora kinase mutant, an integral component of the spindle assembly checkpoint during mitosis. Benomyl resistance of Δset1 strains was accompanied by deregulation of all four tubulin genes and the phenotype was suppressed by tub2-423 and Δtub3 mutations, establishing a genetic link between H3K4 methylation and microtubule function. Most interestingly, sine wave fitting and clustering of transcript abundance time series in synchronized cells revealed a requirement for Set1 for proper cell-cycle-dependent gene expression and Δset1 cells displayed delayed entry into S phase. Disruption of G1/S regulation in Δmbp1 and Δswi4 transcription factor mutants duplicated both benomyl resistance and suppression of ipl1-2 as was observed with Δset1 Taken together our results support a role for H3K4 methylation in the coordination of cell-cycle progression and proper assembly of the mitotic spindle during mitosis., (Copyright © 2017 by the Genetics Society of America.)
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37. Cell cycle population effects in perturbation studies.
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O'Duibhir E, Lijnzaad P, Benschop JJ, Lenstra TL, van Leenen D, Groot Koerkamp MJ, Margaritis T, Brok MO, Kemmeren P, and Holstege FC
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- Cell Cycle, Culture Media, Databases, Genetic, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Genes, Fungal, Saccharomyces cerevisiae classification, Saccharomyces cerevisiae cytology, Stress, Physiological, Gene Deletion, Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae growth & development
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Growth condition perturbation or gene function disruption are commonly used strategies to study cellular systems. Although it is widely appreciated that such experiments may involve indirect effects, these frequently remain uncharacterized. Here, analysis of functionally unrelated Saccharyomyces cerevisiae deletion strains reveals a common gene expression signature. One property shared by these strains is slower growth, with increased presence of the signature in more slowly growing strains. The slow growth signature is highly similar to the environmental stress response (ESR), an expression response common to diverse environmental perturbations. Both environmental and genetic perturbations result in growth rate changes. These are accompanied by a change in the distribution of cells over different cell cycle phases. Rather than representing a direct expression response in single cells, both the slow growth signature and ESR mainly reflect a redistribution of cells over different cell cycle phases, primarily characterized by an increase in the G1 population. The findings have implications for any study of perturbation that is accompanied by growth rate changes. Strategies to counter these effects are presented and discussed., (© 2014 The Authors. Published under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.)
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- 2014
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38. Large-scale genetic perturbations reveal regulatory networks and an abundance of gene-specific repressors.
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Kemmeren P, Sameith K, van de Pasch LA, Benschop JJ, Lenstra TL, Margaritis T, O'Duibhir E, Apweiler E, van Wageningen S, Ko CW, van Heesch S, Kashani MM, Ampatziadis-Michailidis G, Brok MO, Brabers NA, Miles AJ, Bouwmeester D, van Hooff SR, van Bakel H, Sluiters E, Bakker LV, Snel B, Lijnzaad P, van Leenen D, Groot Koerkamp MJ, and Holstege FC
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- Gene Deletion, Gene Knockout Techniques, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Gene Regulatory Networks, Genetic Techniques, Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetics, Transcriptome
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To understand regulatory systems, it would be useful to uniformly determine how different components contribute to the expression of all other genes. We therefore monitored mRNA expression genome-wide, for individual deletions of one-quarter of yeast genes, focusing on (putative) regulators. The resulting genetic perturbation signatures reflect many different properties. These include the architecture of protein complexes and pathways, identification of expression changes compatible with viability, and the varying responsiveness to genetic perturbation. The data are assembled into a genetic perturbation network that shows different connectivities for different classes of regulators. Four feed-forward loop (FFL) types are overrepresented, including incoherent type 2 FFLs that likely represent feedback. Systematic transcription factor classification shows a surprisingly high abundance of gene-specific repressors, suggesting that yeast chromatin is not as generally restrictive to transcription as is often assumed. The data set is useful for studying individual genes and for discovering properties of an entire regulatory system., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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39. Two distinct repressive mechanisms for histone 3 lysine 4 methylation through promoting 3'-end antisense transcription.
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Margaritis T, Oreal V, Brabers N, Maestroni L, Vitaliano-Prunier A, Benschop JJ, van Hooff S, van Leenen D, Dargemont C, Géli V, and Holstege FC
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- Chromatin genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Genome, Fungal, Histones genetics, Histones metabolism, Oligoribonucleotides, Antisense biosynthesis, Oligoribonucleotides, Antisense genetics, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase genetics, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase metabolism, Methylation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins metabolism, Transcription, Genetic
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Histone H3 di- and trimethylation on lysine 4 are major chromatin marks that correlate with active transcription. The influence of these modifications on transcription itself is, however, poorly understood. We have investigated the roles of H3K4 methylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by determining genome-wide expression-profiles of mutants in the Set1 complex, COMPASS, that lays down these marks. Loss of H3K4 trimethylation has virtually no effect on steady-state or dynamically-changing mRNA levels. Combined loss of H3K4 tri- and dimethylation results in steady-state mRNA upregulation and delays in the repression kinetics of specific groups of genes. COMPASS-repressed genes have distinct H3K4 methylation patterns, with enrichment of H3K4me3 at the 3'-end, indicating that repression is coupled to 3'-end antisense transcription. Further analyses reveal that repression is mediated by H3K4me3-dependent 3'-end antisense transcription in two ways. For a small group of genes including PHO84, repression is mediated by a previously reported trans-effect that requires the antisense transcript itself. For the majority of COMPASS-repressed genes, however, it is the process of 3'-end antisense transcription itself that is the important factor for repression. Strand-specific qPCR analyses of various mutants indicate that this more prevalent mechanism of COMPASS-mediated repression requires H3K4me3-dependent 3'-end antisense transcription to lay down H3K4me2, which seems to serve as the actual repressive mark. Removal of the 3'-end antisense promoter also results in derepression of sense transcription and renders sense transcription insensitive to the additional loss of SET1. The derepression observed in COMPASS mutants is mimicked by reduction of global histone H3 and H4 levels, suggesting that the H3K4me2 repressive effect is linked to establishment of a repressive chromatin structure. These results indicate that in S. cerevisiae, the non-redundant role of H3K4 methylation by Set1 is repression, achieved through promotion of 3'-end antisense transcription to achieve specific rather than global effects through two distinct mechanisms., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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- 2012
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40. H2B ubiquitylation controls the formation of export-competent mRNP.
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Vitaliano-Prunier A, Babour A, Hérissant L, Apponi L, Margaritis T, Holstege FC, Corbett AH, Gwizdek C, and Dargemont C
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- Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, Cell Nucleus metabolism, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase metabolism, Nuclear Proteins metabolism, Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Proteins metabolism, RNA, Messenger metabolism, RNA-Binding Proteins metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins metabolism, Histones metabolism, Ribonucleoproteins metabolism, Ubiquitination
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Histone H2B ubiquitylation is a transcription-dependent modification that not only regulates nucleosome dynamics but also controls the trimethylation of histone H3 on lysine 4 by promoting ubiquitylation of Swd2, a component of both the histone methyltransferase COMPASS complex and the cleavage and polyadenylation factor(CPF). We show that preventing either H2B ubiquitylation or H2B-dependent modification of Swd2 results in nuclear accumulation of poly(A) RNA due to a defect in the integrity and stability of APT, a subcomplex of the CPF. Ubiquitin-regulated APT complex dynamics is required for the correct recruitment of the mRNA export receptor Mex67 to nuclear mRNPs. While H2B ubiquitylation controls the recruitment of the different Mex67 adaptors to mRNPs, the effect of Swd2 ubiquitylation is restricted to Yra1 and Nab2, which, in turn, controls poly(A) tail length. Modification of H2B thus participates in the crosstalk between cotranscriptional events and assembly of mRNPs linking nuclear processing and mRNA export., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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41. The specificity and topology of chromatin interaction pathways in yeast.
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Lenstra TL, Benschop JJ, Kim T, Schulze JM, Brabers NA, Margaritis T, van de Pasch LA, van Heesch SA, Brok MO, Groot Koerkamp MJ, Ko CW, van Leenen D, Sameith K, van Hooff SR, Lijnzaad P, Kemmeren P, Hentrich T, Kobor MS, Buratowski S, and Holstege FC
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- Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Gene Silencing, Histone Deacetylases metabolism, Histones metabolism, Mediator Complex metabolism, Metabolic Networks and Pathways, Nuclear Proteins metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins genetics, Telomere metabolism, Transcription, Genetic, Chromatin metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins metabolism
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Packaging of DNA into chromatin has a profound impact on gene expression. To understand how changes in chromatin influence transcription, we analyzed 165 mutants of chromatin machinery components in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. mRNA expression patterns change in 80% of mutants, always with specific effects, even for loss of widespread histone marks. The data are assembled into a network of chromatin interaction pathways. The network is function based, has a branched, interconnected topology, and lacks strict one-to-one relationships between complexes. Chromatin pathways are not separate entities for different gene sets, but share many components. The study evaluates which interactions are important for which genes and predicts additional interactions, for example between Paf1C and Set3C, as well as a role for Mediator in subtelomeric silencing. The results indicate the presence of gene-dependent effects that go beyond context-dependent binding of chromatin factors and provide a framework for understanding how specificity is achieved through regulating chromatin., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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42. Functional overlap and regulatory links shape genetic interactions between signaling pathways.
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van Wageningen S, Kemmeren P, Lijnzaad P, Margaritis T, Benschop JJ, de Castro IJ, van Leenen D, Groot Koerkamp MJ, Ko CW, Miles AJ, Brabers N, Brok MO, Lenstra TL, Fiedler D, Fokkens L, Aldecoa R, Apweiler E, Taliadouros V, Sameith K, van de Pasch LA, van Hooff SR, Bakker LV, Krogan NJ, Snel B, and Holstege FC
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- Epistasis, Genetic, Gene Expression Profiling, Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases genetics, Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases metabolism, Phosphorylation, Phosphotransferases genetics, Phosphotransferases metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism, Signal Transduction
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To understand relationships between phosphorylation-based signaling pathways, we analyzed 150 deletion mutants of protein kinases and phosphatases in S. cerevisiae using DNA microarrays. Downstream changes in gene expression were treated as a phenotypic readout. Double mutants with synthetic genetic interactions were included to investigate genetic buffering relationships such as redundancy. Three types of genetic buffering relationships are identified: mixed epistasis, complete redundancy, and quantitative redundancy. In mixed epistasis, the most common buffering relationship, different gene sets respond in different epistatic ways. Mixed epistasis arises from pairs of regulators that have only partial overlap in function and that are coupled by additional regulatory links such as repression of one by the other. Such regulatory modules confer the ability to control different combinations of processes depending on condition or context. These properties likely contribute to the evolutionary maintenance of paralogs and indicate a way in which signaling pathways connect for multiprocess control., (Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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43. Adaptable gene-specific dye bias correction for two-channel DNA microarrays.
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Margaritis T, Lijnzaad P, van Leenen D, Bouwmeester D, Kemmeren P, van Hooff SR, and Holstege FC
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- Base Sequence, Bias, Coloring Agents analysis, Artifacts, Coloring Agents metabolism, Genes, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis methods, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis standards, Staining and Labeling standards
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DNA microarray technology is a powerful tool for monitoring gene expression or for finding the location of DNA-bound proteins. DNA microarrays can suffer from gene-specific dye bias (GSDB), causing some probes to be affected more by the dye than by the sample. This results in large measurement errors, which vary considerably for different probes and also across different hybridizations. GSDB is not corrected by conventional normalization and has been difficult to address systematically because of its variance. We show that GSDB is influenced by label incorporation efficiency, explaining the variation of GSDB across different hybridizations. A correction method (Gene- And Slide-Specific Correction, GASSCO) is presented, whereby sequence-specific corrections are modulated by the overall bias of individual hybridizations. GASSCO outperforms earlier methods and works well on a variety of publically available datasets covering a range of platforms, organisms and applications, including ChIP on chip. A sequence-based model is also presented, which predicts which probes will suffer most from GSDB, useful for microarray probe design and correction of individual hybridizations. Software implementing the method is publicly available.
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- 2009
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44. Transcriptome analysis approaches for the isolation of trichome-specific genes from the medicinal plant Cistus creticus subsp. creticus.
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Falara V, Fotopoulos V, Margaritis T, Anastasaki T, Pateraki I, Bosabalidis AM, Kafetzopoulos D, Demetzos C, Pichersky E, and Kanellis AK
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Base Sequence, DNA Primers, DNA, Complementary, Expressed Sequence Tags, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Molecular Sequence Data, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Cistus genetics, Genes, Plant, Plants, Medicinal genetics, RNA, Messenger genetics
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Cistus creticus subsp. creticus is a plant of intrinsic scientific interest due to the distinctive pharmaceutical properties of its resin. Labdane-type diterpenes, the main constituents of the resin, exhibit considerable antibacterial and cytotoxic activities. In this study chemical analysis of isolated trichomes from different developmental stages revealed that young leaves of 1-2 cm length displayed the highest content of labdane-type diterpenes (80 mg/g fresh weight) whereas trichomes from older leaves (2-3 or 3-4 cm) exhibited gradual decreased concentrations. A cDNA library was constructed enriched in transcripts from trichomes isolated from young leaves, which are characterized by high levels of labdane-type diterpenes. Functional annotation of 2,022 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from the trichome cDNA library based on homology to A. thaliana genes suggested that 8% of the putative identified sequences were secondary metabolism-related and involved primarily in flavonoid and terpenoid biosynthesis. A significant proportion of the ESTs (38%) displayed no significant similarity to any other DNA deposited in databases, indicating a yet unknown function. Custom DNA microarrays constructed with 1,248 individual clones from the cDNA library facilitated transcriptome comparisons between trichomes and trichome-free tissues. In addition, gene expression studies in various Cistus tissues and organs for one of the genes highlighted as the most differentially expressed by the microarray experiments revealed a putative sesquiterpene synthase with a trichome-specific expression pattern. Full length cDNA isolation and heterologous expression in E. coli followed by biochemical analysis, led to the characterization of the produced protein as germacrene B synthase.
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- 2008
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45. Dominant and redundant functions of TFIID involved in the regulation of hepatic genes.
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Tatarakis A, Margaritis T, Martinez-Jimenez CP, Kouskouti A, Mohan WS 2nd, Haroniti A, Kafetzopoulos D, Tora L, and Talianidis I
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- Animals, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Targeting, Hepatocytes cytology, Hepatocytes metabolism, Liver embryology, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Models, Genetic, Organ Specificity, Phenotype, Promoter Regions, Genetic genetics, Protein Binding, Protein Subunits metabolism, RNA Polymerase II metabolism, RNA, Messenger genetics, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Transcription Factors metabolism, Transcription, Genetic, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Liver metabolism, Transcription Factor TFIID metabolism
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To study the in vivo role of TFIID in the transcriptional regulation of hepatic genes, we generated mice with liver-specific disruption of the TAF10 gene. Inactivation of TAF10 in hepatocytes resulted in the dissociation of TFIID into individual components. This correlated with the downregulation of most hepatocyte-specific genes during embryonic life and a defect in liver organogenesis. Unexpectedly, however, the transcription of less than 5% of active genes was affected by TAF10 inactivation and TFIID disassembly in adult liver. The extent of changes in transcription of the affected genes was dependent on the timing of their activation during liver development, relative to that of TAF10 inactivation. Furthermore, TFIID dissociation from promoters leads to the re-expression of several postnatally silenced hepatic genes. Promoter occupancy analyses, combined with expression profiling, demonstrate that TFIID is required for the initial activation or postnatal repression of genes, while it is dispensable for maintaining ongoing transcription.
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- 2008
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46. Poised RNA polymerase II gives pause for thought.
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Margaritis T and Holstege FC
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- Animals, Genome, Humans, Models, Genetic, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Gene Expression Regulation, RNA Polymerase II metabolism, Transcription, Genetic
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Transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is thought to be predominantly regulated by recruitment of Pol II to promoters. Recent genome-wide analyses demonstrate that many genes are in fact regulated after recruitment of Pol II, by mechanisms such as pausing of Pol II proximal to promoters.
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- 2008
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47. Improved microarray spot segmentation by combining two information channels.
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Margaritis T, Marias K, and Kafetzopoulos D
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- Algorithms, Animals, Bayes Theorem, Cluster Analysis, Gene Expression Profiling, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Pattern Recognition, Automated, Software, Computational Biology methods, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis methods
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High-throughput gene expression is an important aspect of modern post-genomic research. Microarray technology is the driving force of this revolution, a technology that allows the simultaneous monitoring of expression for thousands of genes. The need for accurate and reproducible research has driven the development of robust analysis frameworks for maximizing the information content of biological data. In microarray imaging technologies, several non-linearities in the experimental process render the measured expression values prone to variability and often, to poor reproducibility. Accurate segmentation of the true signal is a very important task, not least because a single value per spot needs to be derived for further knowledge discovery analysis. In this paper, we present a fully automatic segmentation method for improving the spot segmentation result. The method doesn't make any assumptions concerning the number of classes present in each image spot, and it isn't driven only by the most intense features, since it takes into account the underlying "hybridization ground truth" derived from both information channels of the spotted arrays. Our method is compared to widely used, state-of-the-art segmentation methods in microarray image analysis in a study of a metabolic disorder in yeast, where replicates of reporters are present. Initial results indicate that our method yields more reproducible log ratio measurements across replicates.
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- 2006
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