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A more thorough understanding of the transcription factor-mediated, labour-promoting regulatory pathways holds promise for the development of new therapeutic treatments that can be used for the prevention of preterm labour in at-risk women.Trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) is important for gene silencing and imprinting, (epi)genome organization and organismal development. In a prevalent model, the functional readout of H3K27me3 in mammalian cells is achieved through the H3K27me3-recognizing chromodomain harbored within the chromobox (CBX) component of canonical Polycomb repressive complex 1 (cPRC1), which induces chromatin compaction and gene repression. Here, we report that binding of H3K27me3 by a Bromo Adjacent Homology (BAH) domain harbored within BAH domain-containing protein 1 (BAHD1) is required for overall BAHD1 targeting to chromatin and for optimal repression of the H3K27me3-demarcated genes in mammalian cells. Disruption of direct interaction between BAHD1BAH and H3K27me3 by point mutagenesis leads to chromatin remodeling, notably, increased histone acetylation, at its Polycomb gene targets. Mice carrying an H3K27me3-interaction-defective mutation of Bahd1BAH causes marked embryonic lethality, showing a requirement of this pathway for normal development. Altogether, this work demonstrates an H3K27me3-initiated signaling cascade that operates through a conserved BAH 'reader' module within BAHD1 in mammals.H/ACA Box ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs) play a major role in modification of rRNA and snRNA, catalyzing the sequence specific pseudouridylation in eukaryotes and archaea. This enzymatic reaction takes place on a substrate RNA recruited via base pairing to an internal loop of the snoRNA. Eukaryotic snoRNPs contain the four proteins Nop10, Cbf5, Gar1 and Nhp2, with Cbf5 as the catalytic subunit. Butyzamide In contrast to archaeal H/ACA RNPs, eukaryotic snoRNPs contain several conserved features in both the snoRNA as well as the protein components. Here, we reconstituted the eukaryotic H/ACA RNP containing snR81 as a guide RNA in vitro and report on the effects of these eukaryote specific features on complex assembly and enzymatic activity. We compare their contribution to pseudouridylation activity for stand-alone hairpins versus the bipartite RNP. Using single molecule FRET spectroscopy, we investigated the role of the different eukaryote-specific proteins and domains on RNA folding and complex assembly, and assessed binding of substrate RNA to the RNP. Interestingly, we found diverging effects for the two hairpins of snR81, suggesting hairpin-specific requirements for folding and RNP formation. Our results for the first time allow assessing interactions between the individual hairpin RNPs in the context of the full, bipartite snoRNP.

To investigate sex differences in the association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and/or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) with the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (CCVD).

A total of 4 702 458 individuals, aged between 40 and 70, without a previous diagnosis of CCVD, underwent at least two health screenings between 2009 and 2011. Of them, 4 193 878 individuals (48.6% women) fulfilled the study requirements. The main outcome measured was the incidence of CCVD. By the end of 2017, 68 921 CCVD events occurred. Men in high LDL-C only, MetS only, and both MetS and high LDL-C groups had higher risks of CCVD. Women in MetS only and both MetS and high LDL-C groups, but not those in high LDL-C only group, had higher risks of CCVD than those in the reference group. The effect of the interaction between the presence of MetS and high LDL-C levels on the primary outcome was found among women (P for interaction 0.016) but not among men (P for interaction 0.897). A combination of MetS and LDL-C > 3.4 mmol/L increased the risk of CCVD as compared to MetS or LDL-C > 3.4 mmol/L alone in both men and women.

Metabolic syndrome confers an increased risk of CCVD irrespective of sexes; LDL-C > 3.4 mmol/L alone has a greater influence on CCVD occurrence in men than in women. Metabolic syndrome and high LDL-C beget a synergistically detrimental impact on the incidence of CCVD in both men and women. Treatment of dyslipidaemia and metabolic syndrome should be tailored according to patient characteristics.

 3.4 mmol/L alone has a greater influence on CCVD occurrence in men than in women. Metabolic syndrome and high LDL-C beget a synergistically detrimental impact on the incidence of CCVD in both men and women. Treatment of dyslipidaemia and metabolic syndrome should be tailored according to patient characteristics.Bacteria persist under constant threat of predation by bacterial viruses (phages). Bacteria-phage conflicts result in evolutionary arms races often driven by mobile genetic elements (MGEs). One such MGE, a phage satellite in Vibrio cholerae called PLE, provides specific and robust defense against a pervasive lytic phage, ICP1. The interplay between PLE and ICP1 has revealed strategies for molecular parasitism allowing PLE to hijack ICP1 processes in order to mobilize. Here, we describe the mechanism of PLE-mediated transcriptional manipulation of ICP1 structural gene transcription. PLE encodes a novel DNA binding protein, CapR, that represses ICP1's capsid morphogenesis operon. Although CapR is sufficient for the degree of capsid repression achieved by PLE, its activity does not hinder the ICP1 lifecycle. We explore the consequences of repression of this operon, demonstrating that more stringent repression achieved through CRISPRi restricts both ICP1 and PLE. We also discover that PLE transduces in modified ICP1-like particles. Examination of CapR homologs led to the identification of a suite of ICP1-encoded homing endonucleases, providing a putative origin for the satellite-encoded repressor. This work unveils a facet of the delicate balance of satellite-mediated inhibition aimed at blocking phage production while successfully mobilizing in a phage-derived particle.High radiation doses to the body may lead to the stochastic/deterministic effects of ionizing radiation on the critical organs as well as causing the cataract in eye lens of the clinical staff in interventional radiology. In this study, the received doses of the eyes, skin and whole body of 38 clinical staff including physicians, residents, nurses and radiotechnologists in cardiac angiography departments in three selected hospitals were assessed using personal dosemeters during two bimonthly dosimetry periods. Moreover, the correlation coefficients among the measured dose components including eye lens dose, skin dose and whole body dose equivalent in both area of under and over their lead-apron were calculated for all these occupational groups. The results show that the occupational annual dose values of the clinical staff are below the annual dose limits recommended by International Commission on Radiation Protection. Furthermore, among the measured dose components, the highest correlation coefficient value was obtained between the eye lens dose and personal dose equivalent measured over the lead apron for all the occupational groups.