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Reduction of the shimmy tendency of tail and nose-wheel landing gears by installation of specially designed tires
Shimmy of tail and nose wheels may be eliminated by installation of dampers and use of large trail; however, this produces construction and operational disadvantages. It is more favorable to employ, instead of the customary tail-wheel tires, tires with lesser shimmy tendency. A description of the best possible form for these tires follows: furthermore, a few general concepts regarding the effects of the condition of the tire, of the type of rolling motion, and of the landing, are discussed
HIV-1 activates oxidative phosphorylation in infected CD4 T cells in a human tonsil explant model
IntroductionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) causes a chronic, incurable infection leading to immune activation and chronic inflammation in people with HIV-1 (PWH), even with virologic suppression on antiretroviral therapy (ART). The role of lymphoid structures as reservoirs for viral latency and immune activation has been implicated in chronic inflammation mechanisms. Still, the specific transcriptomic changes induced by HIV-1 infection in different cell types within lymphoid tissue remain unexplored.MethodsIn this study, we utilized human tonsil explants from healthy human donors and infected them with HIV-1 ex vivo. We performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the cell types represented in the tissue and to investigate the impact of infection on gene expression profiles and inflammatory signaling pathways.ResultsOur analysis revealed that infected CD4+ T cells exhibited upregulation of genes associated with oxidative phosphorylation. Furthermore, macrophages exposed to the virus but uninfected showed increased expression of genes associated with the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway.DiscussionThese findings provide valuable insights into the specific transcriptomic changes induced by HIV-1 infection in different cell types within lymphoid tissue. The activation of oxidative phosphorylation in infected CD4+ T cells and the proinflammatory response in macrophages may contribute to the chronic inflammation observed in PWH despite ART. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for developing targeted therapeutic strategies to eradicate HIV-1 infection in PWH
Notch signaling in mouse blastocyst development and hatching
Research Areas: Developmental BiologyBackground: Mammalian early embryo development requires a well-orchestrated interplay of cell signaling
pathways. Notch is a major regulatory pathway involved in cell-fate determination in embryonic and adult
scenarios. However, the role of Notch in embryonic pre-implantation development is controversial. In particular,
Notch role on blastocyst development and hatching remains elusive, and a complete picture of the transcription
and expression patterns of Notch components during this time-period is not available.
Results: This study provided a comprehensive view on the dynamics of individual embryo gene transcription and
protein expression patterns of Notch components (receptors Notch1–4; ligands Dll1 and Dll4, Jagged1–2; and
effectors Hes1–2), and their relationship with transcription of gene markers of pluripotency and differentiation (Sox2,
Oct4, Klf4, Cdx2) during mouse blastocyst development and hatching. Transcription of Notch1–2, Jagged1–2 and
Hes1 was highly prevalent and dynamic along stages of development, whereas transcription of Notch3–4, Dll4 and
Hes2 had a low prevalence among embryos. Transcription levels of Notch1, Notch2, Jagged2 and Hes1 correlated
with each other and with those of pluripotency and differentiation genes. Gene transcription was associated to
protein expression, except for Jagged2, where high transcription levels in all embryos were not translated into
protein. Presence of Notch signaling activity was confirmed through nuclear NICD and Hes1 detection, and
downregulation of Hes1 transcription following canonical signaling blockade with DAPT. In vitro embryo culture
supplementation with Jagged1 had no effect on embryo developmental kinetics. In contrast, supplementation with
Jagged2 abolished Jagged1 transcription, downregulated Cdx2 transcription and inhibited blastocyst hatching.
Notch signaling blockade by DAPT downregulated transcription of Sox2, and retarded embryo hatching.
Conclusion: Transcription of Notch genes showed a dynamic pattern along blastocyst development and hatching.
Data confirmed Notch signaling activity, and lead to the suggestion that Notch canonical signaling may be
operating through Notch1, Notch3, Jagged1 and Hes1. Embryo culture supplementation with Jagged1 and
Jagged2 unveiled a possible regulatory effect between Jagged1, Cdx2 and blastocyst hatching. Overall, results
indicate that a deregulation in Notch signaling, either by its over or under-activation, affects blastocyst
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A mRNA landscape of bovine embryos after standard and MAPK-inhibited culture conditions: a comparative analysis.
BACKGROUND: Genes and signalling pathways involved in pluripotency have been studied extensively in mouse and human pre-implantation embryos and embryonic stem (ES) cells. The unsuccessful attempts to generate ES cell lines from other species including cattle suggests that other genes and pathways are involved in maintaining pluripotency in these species. To investigate which genes are involved in bovine pluripotency, expression profiles were generated from morula, blastocyst, trophectoderm and inner cell mass (ICM) samples using microarray analysis. As MAPK inhibition can increase the NANOG/GATA6 ratio in the inner cell mass, additionally blastocysts were cultured in the presence of a MAPK inhibitor and changes in gene expression in the inner cell mass were analysed. RESULTS: Between morula and blastocyst 3,774 genes were differentially expressed and the largest differences were found in blastocyst up-regulated genes. Gene ontology (GO) analysis shows lipid metabolic process as the term most enriched with genes expressed at higher levels in blastocysts. Genes with higher expression levels in morulae were enriched in the RNA processing GO term. Of the 497 differentially expressed genes comparing ICM and TE, the expression of NANOG, SOX2 and POU5F1 was increased in the ICM confirming their evolutionary preserved role in pluripotency. Several genes implicated to be involved in differentiation or fate determination were also expressed at higher levels in the ICM. Genes expressed at higher levels in the ICM were enriched in the RNA splicing and regulation of gene expression GO term. Although NANOG expression was elevated upon MAPK inhibition, SOX2 and POU5F1 expression showed little increase. Expression of other genes in the MAPK pathway including DUSP4 and SPRY4, or influenced by MAPK inhibition such as IFNT, was down-regulated. CONCLUSION: The data obtained from the microarray studies provide further insight in gene expression during bovine embryonic development. They show an expression profile in pluripotent cells that indicates a pluripotent, epiblast-like state. The inability to culture ICM cells as stem cells in the presence of an inhibitor of MAPK activity together with the reported data indicates that MAPK inhibition alone is not sufficient to maintain a pluripotent character in bovine cells
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