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ates and beetles. This has profound implications on the expected ability of different groups to track their suitable climates, and thus on the impact of climate change on biodiversity.Chemical compounds have recently been introduced as alternative and non-integrating inducers of pluripotent stem cell fate. However, chemical reprogramming is hampered by low efficiency and the molecular mechanisms remain poorly characterized. Here, we show that inhibition of spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) by R406 significantly promotes mouse chemical reprogramming. Mechanistically, R406 alleviates Syk / calcineurin (Cn) / nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) signaling-mediated suppression of glycine, serine, and threonine metabolic genes and dependent metabolites. Syk inhibition upregulates glycine level and downstream transsulfuration cysteine biosynthesis, promoting cysteine metabolism and cellular hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) production. This metabolic rewiring decreased oxidative phosphorylation and ROS levels, enhancing chemical reprogramming. signaling pathway In sum, our study identifies Syk-Cn-NFAT signaling axis as a new barrier of chemical reprogramming and suggests metabolic rewiring and redox homeostasis as important opportunities for controlling cell fates.

The phase 3 (UNIFI) trial of ustekinumab (anti-interleukin 12/23) demonstrated efficacy even after prior biologic failure in adult ulcerative colitis (UC), but paediatric data are lacking.

To prospectively monitor efficacy and serum concentrations of ustekinumab given to children with UC refractory to other biologics.

Children with anti-TNF refractory UC initiating ustekinumab intravenously at sites of the Canadian Children IBD Network prior to 12/2019 are included. The primary endpoint was steroid-free clinical remission with subcutaneous ustekinumab at 52weeks (Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index <10, no steroids ≥4weeks). Ustekinumab levels were measured after week 20. Endoscopic improvement was defined as Mayo endoscopic subscore ≤1, or faecal calprotectin (FCP) <250μg/g if not re-colonoscoped.

At six sites between 01/2018 and 11/2019, 25 children (median [IQR] age 14.8years [12.3-16.2], 72% female) with UC duration 2.3years (1.1-4.2) received intravenous ustekinumab (median dose/kgilure was not due to inadequate drug exposure.Natural killer (NK) cells have a great potential in cancer immunotherapy. However, their therapeutic efficacy is clinically limited owing to cancer cell immune escape. Therefore, it is urgently necessary to develop novel method to improve the antitumor immunity of NK cells. In the present study, it was found that the natural product tanshinone IIA (TIIA) enhanced NK cell-mediated killing of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. TIIA in combination with adoptive transfer of NK cells synergistically suppressed the tumor growth of NSCLC cells in an immune-incompetent mouse model. Furthermore, TIIA significantly inhibited the tumor growth of Lewis lung cancer (LLC) in an immune-competent syngeneic mouse model, and such inhibitory effect was reversed by the depletion of NK cells. Moreover, TIIA increased expressions of ULBP1 and DR5 in NSCLC cells, and inhibition of DR5 and ULBP1 reduced the enhancement of NK cell-mediated lysis by TIIA. Besides, TIIA increased the levels of p-PERK, ATF4 and CHOP. Knockdown of ATF4 completely reversed the up-regulation of ULBP1 and DR5 by TIIA in all detected NSCLC cells, while knockdown of CHOP only partly reduced these enhanced expressions in small parts of NSCLC cells. These results demonstrated that TIIA could increase the susceptibility of NSCLC cells to NK cell-mediated lysis by up-regulating ULBP1 and DR5, suggesting that TIIA had a promising potential in cancer immunotherapy, especially in NK cell-based cancer immunotherapy.

This study aims to examine the association of LIM Zinc Finger Domain Containing 1 (LIMS1) genotype with allograft rejection in an independent kidney transplant cohort.

We genotyped 841 kidney transplant recipients for LIMS1 rs893403 variant by Sanger sequencing followed by PCR confirmation of the deletion. Recipients who were homozygous for LIMS1 rs893403 genotype GG were compared to AA/AG genotypes. The primary outcome was T-cell mediated (TCMR) or antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) and secondary outcome was allograft loss.

After a median follow-up of 11.4 years, the rate of TCMR was higher in recipients with the GG (n = 200) compared to AA/AG (n = 641) genotypes [25 (12.5%) vs 35 (5.5%); p = 0.001] while ABMR did not differ by genotype [18 (9.0%) vs 62 (9.7%)]. Recipients with GG genotype had 2.4-times higher risk of TCMR than those who did not have this genotype (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR), 1.442.434.12, p = 0.001). A total of 189 (22.5%) recipients lost their allografts during follow up. Kaplan-Meier estimates of 5-year (94.3% vs. 94.4%, p = 0.99) and 10-year graft survival rates (86.9% vs. 83.4%, p = 0.31) did not differ significantly in those with GG compared to AA/AG groups.

Our study demonstrates that recipient LIMS1 risk genotype is associated with increased risk of TCMR after kidney transplantation, confirming the role of LIMS1 locus in allograft rejection. These findings may have clinical implications for the prediction and clinical management of kidney transplant rejection by pretransplant genetic testing of recipients and donors for LIMS1 risk genotype.

Our study demonstrates that recipient LIMS1 risk genotype is associated with increased risk of TCMR after kidney transplantation, confirming the role of LIMS1 locus in allograft rejection. These findings may have clinical implications for the prediction and clinical management of kidney transplant rejection by pretransplant genetic testing of recipients and donors for LIMS1 risk genotype.Whole genome doubling and post-polyploidization genome downsizing play key roles in the evolution of land plants, nevertheless the impact of genomic diploidization on functional traits still remains poorly explored. Using Dianthus broteri as a model, we compared the ecophysiological behaviour of colchicine-induced neotetraploids (4xNeo) to diploids (2x) and naturally occurring tetraploids (4xNat). In order to asses to what extent post-polyploidization evolutionary processes have affected to 4xNat, exhaustive leaf-gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence analyses were performed. Genomic diploidization and phenotypic novelty was evident. In addition, the distinct patterns of variation revealed that post-polyploidization processes alter the phenotypic shifts directly-mediated by genome doubling. Photosynthetic phenotype was affected in several ways but a prevalent phenotypic diploidization occurred (i.e., being 2x and 4xNat closer to each other than to 4xNeo). Altogether, our results highlight the potential of considering experimentally synthetized vs.