Physiology

O-GlcNAc glycosylation orchestrates fate decision and niche function of bone marrow stromal progenitors

1. Zengdi Zhang
2. Zan Huang
3. Mohamed Awad
4. Mohammed Elsalanty
5. James Cray
6. Lauren E Ball
7. Jason C Maynard
8. Alma L Burlingame
9. Hu Zeng
10. Kim C Mansky
11. Hai-Bin Ruan

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  Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) can differentiate into a variety of cell types such as osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes. The authors of this important study provide compelling and strong evidence that ablating O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) in BMSCs impairs bone formation but promotes marrow adiposity. The results show that the balance of osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of BMSCs is controlled by reciprocal O-GlcNAc regulation of lineage-specifying transcription factors, and highlights the importance of an intracellular glycosylation process of specific proteins in bone formation and bone marrow adipocytes.

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Distinct functions of cardiac β-adrenergic receptors in the T-tubule vs. outer surface membrane

1. Marion Barthé
2. Flora Lefebvre
3. Emilie Langlois
4. Florence Lefebvre
5. Patrick Lechêne
6. Xavier Iturrioz
7. Catherine Llorens-Cortes
8. Tâp Ha-Duong
9. Laurence Moine
10. Nicolas Tsapis
11. Rodolphe Fischmeister

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  This study describes an interesting approach using PEGylated isoprenaline to selectively activate beta-adrenergic receptors in the surface sarcolemma of ventricular myocytes. While the concept is compelling, and the core of an interesting and impactful study is presented, the results are preliminary and incomplete at this stage, and would benefit from more rigorous validation of the approach. The work will be of interest to cardiac cell biologists and pharmacologists.

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A pathogenic human Orai1 mutation unmasks STIM1-independent rapid inactivation of Orai1 channels

1. Priscilla S-W Yeung
2. Megumi Yamashita
3. Murali Prakriya

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  This manuscript reports novel and important findings on the mechanisms of regulation of CRAC channels. Collectively, the work represents an important conceptual advancement, showing that stromal interaction molecule-1 is not necessary for Ca2+-dependent inactivation of the Orai1 channel and that Orai1 likely contains a Ca2+ sensor for autoregulatio. The experiments are carefully conducted, and the data is of high quality and support the major conclusions of the authors.

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Cardiac electrophysiological remodeling associated with enhanced arrhythmia susceptibility in a canine model of elite exercise

1. Alexandra Polyák
2. Leila Topal
3. Noémi Zombori-Tóth
4. Noémi Tóth
5. János Prorok
6. Zsófia Kohajda
7. Szilvia Déri
8. Vivien Demeter-Haludka
9. Péter Hegyi
10. Viktória Venglovecz
11. Gergely Ágoston
12. Zoltán Husti
13. Péter Gazdag
14. Jozefina Szlovák
15. Tamás Árpádffy-Lovas
16. Muhammad Naveed
17. Annamária Sarusi
18. Norbert Jost
19. László Virág
20. Norbert Nagy
21. István Baczkó
22. Attila S Farkas
23. András Varró

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  This study presents valuable comprehensive data that underpin the enhanced ventricular arrhythmogenesis in elite trained athletes. The study is logistical challenge and the multiscale approaches used is a strength of the study. The data presented are strong and support most of the authors' claims.

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Specific targeting of inflammatory osteoclastogenesis by the probiotic yeast S. boulardii CNCM I-745 reduces bone loss in osteoporosis

1. Maria-Bernadette Madel
2. Julia Halper
3. Lidia Ibáñez
4. Lozano Claire
5. Matthieu Rouleau
6. Antoine Boutin
7. Adrien Mahler
8. Rodolphe Pontier-Bres
9. Thomas Ciucci
10. Majlinda Topi
11. Christophe Hue
12. Jerome Amiaud
13. Salvador Iborra
14. David Sancho
15. Dominique Heymann
16. Henri-Jean Garchon
17. Dorota Czerucka
18. Florence Apparailly
19. Isabelle Duroux-Richard
20. Abdelilah Wakkach
21. Claudine Blin-Wakkach

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  In this work, the authors provide convincing evidence about the existence of two distinct osteoclast populations with specific expression profiles and properties and show that the probiotic yeast S. boulardii may be useful in managing inflammation-mediated bone loss, including estrogen deprivation-mediated osteoporosis. The reported study aims to bring the concept of heterogeneous osteoclasts into a proof-of-principle therapeutic application, which may mean that the use of probiotics might combat osteoporosis towards a better bone quality than current therapies. The molecular mechanism of how the probiotic yeast S. boulardii treatment acts via the receptors remains obscure since it might act via changes in the gut permeability or by components directly released by the fungus.

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The differential regulation of placenta trophoblast bisphosphoglycerate mutase in fetal growth restriction: preclinical study in mice and observational histological study of human placenta

1. Sima Stroganov
2. Talia Harris
3. Liat Fellus-Alyagor
4. Lital Ben Moyal
5. Romina Plitman Mayo
6. Ofra Golani
7. Dana Hirsch
8. Shifra Ben-Dor
9. Alexander Brandis
10. Tevie Mehlman
11. Michal Kovo
12. Tal Biron-Shental
13. Nava Dekel
14. Michal Neeman

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  This study presents a valuable finding of the role of under investigated pathway associated with development of placental oxygenation during pregnancy. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is incomplete, although inclusion of a larger number of patient samples and an animal model have strengthened the study. The work will be of interest to developmental biologists working on placental function.

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Impaired iron recycling from erythrocytes is an early hallmark of aging

1. Patryk Slusarczyk
2. Pratik Kumar Mandal
3. Gabriela Zurawska
4. Marta Niklewicz
5. Komal Chouhan
6. Raghunandan Mahadeva
7. Aneta Jończy
8. Matylda Macias
9. Aleksandra Szybinska
10. Magdalena Cybulska-Lubak
11. Olga Krawczyk
12. Sylwia Herman
13. Michal Mikula
14. Remigiusz Serwa
15. Małgorzata Lenartowicz
16. Wojciech Pokrzywa
17. Katarzyna Mleczko-Sanecka

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  Slusarczyk et al demonstrate that red pulp macrophages (RPM), specialized splenic cells that clear senescent red blood cells through erythrophagocytosis, show diminished function in aging mice. This impairment leads to retention of hemolytic red blood cells and formation of extracellular aggregates which further exacerbate RPM demise. Iron restriction alleviates most of these symptoms in aging RPMs. They propose RPM collapse as an early indicator of aging that could be reversed through iron limitation.

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Vitamin B2 enables regulation of fasting glucose availability

1. Peter M Masschelin
2. Pradip Saha
3. Scott A Ochsner
4. Aaron R Cox
5. Kang Ho Kim
6. Jessica B Felix
7. Robert Sharp
8. Xin Li
9. Lin Tan
10. Jun Hyoung Park
11. Liping Wang
12. Vasanta Putluri
13. Philip L Lorenzi
14. Alli M Nuotio-Antar
15. Zheng Sun
16. Benny Abraham Kaipparettu
17. Nagireddy Putluri
18. David D Moore
19. Scott A Summers
20. Neil J McKenna
21. Sean M Hartig

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  Masschelin et al. investigate the role of Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), an essential cofactor for FAD and FMN coenzymes involved in the electron transport chain and TCA cycle, in fasting glucose metabolism. This study phenotypes B2-deficient mice liver and provides valuable data on genes and metabolites that are changed with B2 depletion +/- Fenofibrate administration. The work employs solid methodology and will be of interest to liver physiologists interested in fasting in the context of PPAR.

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An automated feeding system for the African killifish reveals the impact of diet on lifespan and allows scalable assessment of associative learning

1. Andrew McKay
2. Emma K Costa
3. Jingxun Chen
4. Chi-Kuo Hu
5. Xiaoshan Chen
6. Claire N Bedbrook
7. Rishad C Khondker
8. Mike Thielvoldt
9. Param Priya Singh
10. Tony Wyss-Coray
11. Anne Brunet

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  McKay, et al. describe development of a new wireless, network-enabled automated feeder system with which diet amount and schedule can be controlled across individually housed killifish. The system is constructed using open-source components and software and is amenable to manufacture by individual research groups and is highly scalable. The authors then use this system to explore dietary restriction effects on killifish lifespan and to develop an associative learning assay, two important goals in the KF /longevity field. The authors demonstrate that precise control of food allows automated investigation of lifespan extension under calorie restriction conditions. Secondly, they show an exciting modification of the system that involves only addition of a simple LED light. This modification allows use of the system in an associative learning / conditioning paradigm. Finally, using this paradigm, they demonstrate an age-dependent decline in learning.

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Age-associated sleep-wake patterns are altered with Prdm13 signaling in the dorsomedial hypothalamus and dietary restriction in mice

1. Shogo Tsuji
2. Cynthia S Brace
3. Ruiqing Yao
4. Yoshitaka Tanie
5. Hirobumi Tada
6. Nicholas Rensing
7. Seiya Mizuno
8. Julio Almunia
9. Yingyi Kong
10. Kazuhiro Nakamura
11. Noboru Ogiso
12. Shinya Toyokuni
13. Satoru Takahashi
14. Michael Wong
15. Shin-ichiro Imai
16. Akiko Satoh

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