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    Trayectorias laborales de jóvenes trabajadores de la actividad vitivinícola : departamento Maipú, Mendoza

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    La presente investigación tuvo como eje los vínculos entre educación y trabajo en la vitivinicultura mendocina desde 1990 . El objetivo general fue comprender los procesos de incorporación de jóvenes de ambos sexos al mundo del trabajo y su vínculo con las estrategias de formación y los esquemas de percepción en el mercado vitivinícola mendocino desde los 90. Se analizaron e identificaron los tipos de trayectorias educativas, laborales y transiciones existentes en los jóvenes. También los condicionantes de género que operan desde la perspectiva de las mujeres jóvenes. Se buscó comprender las formas que adquieren, cómo se manifiestan y varían las perspectivas acerca del trabajo, de las exigencias laborales y las condiciones del mercado de trabajo a lo largo de las trayectorias educativas y laborales y cuáles son los principales elementos constitutivos de las trayectorias de inserción, qué factores están asociados a sus variaciones y cómo se vinculan con las expectativas y estrategias de formación de inserción laboral.Fil: Martín, María Eugenia. CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) - Universidad Nacional de CuyoFil: Zamarbide, Gabriela. Universidad Nacional de Cuy

    The laminin-keratin link shields the nucleus from mechanical deformation and signalling

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    The mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix dictate tissue behaviour. In epithelial tissues, laminin is a very abundant extracellular matrix component and a key supporting element. Here we show that laminin hinders the mechanoresponses of breast epithelial cells by shielding the nucleus from mechanical deformation. Coating substrates with laminin-111-unlike fibronectin or collagen I-impairs cell response to substrate rigidity and YAP nuclear localization. Blocking the laminin-specific integrin β4 increases nuclear YAP ratios in a rigidity-dependent manner without affecting the cell forces or focal adhesions. By combining mechanical perturbations and mathematical modelling, we show that β4 integrins establish a mechanical linkage between the substrate and keratin cytoskeleton, which stiffens the network and shields the nucleus from actomyosin-mediated mechanical deformation. In turn, this affects the nuclear YAP mechanoresponses, chromatin methylation and cell invasion in three dimensions. Our results demonstrate a mechanism by which tissues can regulate their sensitivity to mechanical signals.© 2023. The Author(s)

    The laminin–keratin link shields the nucleus from mechanical deformation and signalling

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    The mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix dictate tissue behaviour. In epithelial tissues, laminin is a very abundant extracellular matrix component and a key supporting element. Here we show that laminin hinders the mechanoresponses of breast epithelial cells by shielding the nucleus from mechanical deformation. Coating substrates with laminin-111—unlike fibronectin or collagen I—impairs cell response to substrate rigidity and YAP nuclear localization. Blocking the laminin-specific integrin ß4 increases nuclear YAP ratios in a rigidity-dependent manner without affecting the cell forces or focal adhesions. By combining mechanical perturbations and mathematical modelling, we show that ß4 integrins establish a mechanical linkage between the substrate and keratin cytoskeleton, which stiffens the network and shields the nucleus from actomyosin-mediated mechanical deformation. In turn, this affects the nuclear YAP mechanoresponses, chromatin methylation and cell invasion in three dimensions. Our results demonstrate a mechanism by which tissues can regulate their sensitivity to mechanical signals.We thank A. Farré and the other members of IMPETUX OPTICS, S.L., for their help and expertise in the design and implementation of the optical tweezers experiments; R. Sunyer for help and advice with the microprinting experiments; S. Usieto, A. Menéndez, N. Castro, M. Purciolas and W. Haaksma for providing technical support; L. Rosetti and S. Saloustros for providing data analysis tools; and J. de Rooij, A. L. Le Roux, L. Faure, A. Labernadie, R. Oria and J. Abenza, as well as all the members of the groups of P.R.-C. and X.T. for helpful discussion. Finally, we thank G. Wiche, A. Sonnenberg and N. Montserrat for providing plasmids, antibodies or cell lines used for this work. We acknowledge funding from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2021-128635NB-I00 MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and ‘ERDF-EU A way of making Europe’ to X.T., PID2019-110949GB-I00 to M.A. and PID2019-110298GB-I00 to P.R.-C.), the European Commission (H2020-FETPROACT-01-2016-731957), the European Research Council (Adv-883739 to X.T.; CoG-681434 to M.A.; StG- 851055 to A.E.-A.), the Generalitat de Catalunya (2017-SGR-1602 to X.T. and P.R.-C.; 2017-SGR-1278 to M.A. and P.S.) and European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 797621 to M.G.-G. The prize ‘ICREA Academia’ for excellence in research to M.A. and P.R.-C., Fundació la Marató de TV3 (201936-30-31 and 201903-30-31-32), and ‘la Caixa’ Foundation (LCF/PR/HR20/52400004 and ID 100010434 under agreement LCF/PR/HR20/52400004). IBEC and CIMNE are recipients of a Severo Ochoa Award of Excellence from MINCIN. A.E.M.B. was supported by a Sir Henry Wellcome Fellowship (210887/Z/18/Z). A.E.-A. receives funding from the Francis Crick Institute, which receives its core funding from the Cancer Research UK (CC2214), the UK Medical Research Council (CC2214) and the Wellcome Trust (CC2214).Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

    The laminin-keratin link shields the nucleus from mechanical deformation and signalling

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    The mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix dictate tissue behaviour. In epithelial tissues, laminin is a very abundant extracellular matrix component and a key supporting element. Here we show that laminin hinders the mechanoresponses of breast epithelial cells by shielding the nucleus from mechanical deformation. Coating substrates with laminin-111-unlike fibronectin or collagen I-impairs cell response to substrate rigidity and YAP nuclear localization. Blocking the laminin-specific integrin β4 increases nuclear YAP ratios in a rigidity-dependent manner without affecting the cell forces or focal adhesions. By combining mechanical perturbations and mathematical modelling, we show that β4 integrins establish a mechanical linkage between the substrate and keratin cytoskeleton, which stiffens the network and shields the nucleus from actomyosin-mediated mechanical deformation. In turn, this affects the nuclear YAP mechanoresponses, chromatin methylation and cell invasion in three dimensions. Our results demonstrate a mechanism by which tissues can regulate their sensitivity to mechanical signals

    Midbrain microglia mediate a specific immunosuppressive response under inflammatory conditions

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    Background: Inflammation is a critical process for the progression of neuronal death in neurodegenerative disorders. Microglia play a central role in neuroinflammation and may affect neuron vulnerability. Next generation sequencing has shown the molecular heterogeneity of microglial cells; however, the variability in their response to pathological inputs remains unknown. Methods: To determine the effect of an inflammatory stimulus on microglial cells, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was administered peripherally to mice and the inflammatory status of the cortex, hippocampus, midbrain, and striatum was assessed. Microglial activation and interaction with the immune system were analyzed in single cell suspensions obtained from the different brain regions by fluorescence-activated cell sorting, next generation RNA sequencing, real-time PCR, and immunohistochemical techniques. Antigen-presenting properties of microglia were evaluated by the ability of isolated cells to induce a clonal expansion of CD4+ T cells purified from OT-II transgenic mice. Results: Under steady-state conditions, the midbrain presented a high immune-alert state characterized by the presence of two unique microglial subpopulations, one expressing the major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) and acting as antigen-presenting cells and another expressing the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and by the presence of a higher proportion of infiltrating CD4+ T cells. This state was not detected in the cortex, hippocampus, or striatum. Systemic LPS administration induced a general increase in classic pro-inflammatory cytokines, in coinhibitory programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), and in cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) receptors, as well as a decrease in infiltrating effector T cells in all brain regions. Interestingly, a specific immune-suppressive response was observed in the midbrain which was characterized by the downregulation of MHC-II microglial expression, the upregulation of the anti-inflammatory cytokines IL10 and TGFβ, and the increase in infiltrating regulatory T cells. Conclusions: These data show that the midbrain presents a high immune-alert state under steady-state conditions that elicits a specific immune-suppressive response when exposed to an inflammatory stimulus. This specific inflammatory tone and response may have an impact in neuronal viabilit

    Midbrain microglia mediate a specific immunosuppressive response under inflammatory conditions

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    Background: Inflammation is a critical process for the progression of neuronal death in neurodegenerative disorders. Microglia play a central role in neuroinflammation and may affect neuron vulnerability. Next generation sequencing has shown the molecular heterogeneity of microglial cells; however, the variability in their response to pathological inputs remains unknown. Methods: To determine the effect of an inflammatory stimulus on microglial cells, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was administered peripherally to mice and the inflammatory status of the cortex, hippocampus, midbrain, and striatum was assessed. Microglial activation and interaction with the immune system were analyzed in single cell suspensions obtained from the different brain regions by fluorescence-activated cell sorting, next generation RNA sequencing, real-time PCR, and immunohistochemical techniques. Antigen-presenting properties of microglia were evaluated by the ability of isolated cells to induce a clonal expansion of CD4+ T cells purified from OT-II transgenic mice. Results: Under steady-state conditions, the midbrain presented a high immune-alert state characterized by the presence of two unique microglial subpopulations, one expressing the major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) and acting as antigen-presenting cells and another expressing the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and by the presence of a higher proportion of infiltrating CD4+ T cells. This state was not detected in the cortex, hippocampus, or striatum. Systemic LPS administration induced a general increase in classic pro-inflammatory cytokines, in coinhibitory programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), and in cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) receptors, as well as a decrease in infiltrating effector T cells in all brain regions. Interestingly, a specific immune-suppressive response was observed in the midbrain which was characterized by the downregulation of MHC-II microglial expression, the upregulation of the anti-inflammatory cytokines IL10 and TGFβ, and the increase in infiltrating regulatory T cells. Conclusions: These data show that the midbrain presents a high immune-alert state under steady-state conditions that elicits a specific immune-suppressive response when exposed to an inflammatory stimulus. This specific inflammatory tone and response may have an impact in neuronal viabilit

    Fatty Acid Signaling Mechanisms in Neural Cells: Fatty Acid Receptors

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