scholarly journals Surface Sensing and Adaptation in Bacteria

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 735-760
Author(s):  
Benoît-Joseph Laventie ◽  
Urs Jenal
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Cues ◽  
Second Messengers ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Ample Opportunity ◽  
Surface Sensing ◽  
Tissue Surfaces ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Biochemical Signals

Bacteria thrive both in liquids and attached to surfaces. The concentration of bacteria on surfaces is generally much higher than in the surrounding environment, offering bacteria ample opportunity for mutualistic, symbiotic, and pathogenic interactions. To efficiently populate surfaces, they have evolved mechanisms to sense mechanical or chemical cues upon contact with solid substrata. This is of particular importance for pathogens that interact with host tissue surfaces. In this review we discuss how bacteria are able to sense surfaces and how they use this information to adapt their physiology and behavior to this new environment. We first survey mechanosensing and chemosensing mechanisms and outline how specific macromolecular structures can inform bacteria about surfaces. We then discuss how mechanical cues are converted to biochemical signals to activate specific cellular processes in a defined chronological order and describe the role of two key second messengers, c-di-GMP and cAMP, in this process.

scholarly journals Multifaceted role of tensins in cancer

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz Alfahed ◽  
Teresa P Raposo ◽  
Mohammad Ilyas
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Biology ◽  
Focal Adhesions ◽  
Adaptor Proteins ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Cell Behavior ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Signaling Mechanisms ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Biochemical Signals

Tensins are structural adaptor proteins localized at focal adhesions. Tensins can act as mechanosensors and participate in the transduction of biochemical signals from the extracellular matrix to the cytoskeleton, acting as an interface able to alter cell behavior in responses to changes in their surrounding environment. This review aims to provide a concise summary of the main functions of the four known tensins in cell and cancer biology, their homology and recently unveiled signaling mechanisms. We focus specifically on how tensin 4 (TNS4/Cten) may contribute to cancer both as an oncogene supporting metastasis and as tumour suppressor in different types of tissue. A better understanding of the cancer mechanistics involving tensins may provide the rationale for development of specific therapeutic strategies.

scholarly journals Adjusting the Molecular Clock: The Importance of Circadian Rhythms in the Development of Glioblastomas and Its Intervention as a Therapeutic Strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (15) ◽  
pp. 8289
Author(s):  
Paula M. Wagner ◽  
César G. Prucca ◽  
Beatriz L. Caputto ◽  
Mario E. Guido
Keyword(s):  
Circadian Clock ◽  
World Health ◽  
Novel Treatments ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Circadian Timing System ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Novel Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
And Behavior

Gliomas are solid tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) that originated from different glial cells. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies these tumors into four groups (I–IV) with increasing malignancy. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor classified as grade IV. GBMs are resistant to conventional therapies with poor prognosis after diagnosis even when the Stupp protocol that combines surgery and radiochemotherapy is applied. Nowadays, few novel therapeutic strategies have been used to improve GBM treatment, looking for higher efficiency and lower side effects, but with relatively modest results. The circadian timing system temporally organizes the physiology and behavior of most organisms and daily regulates several cellular processes in organs, tissues, and even in individual cells, including tumor cells. The potentiality of the function of the circadian clock on cancer cells modulation as a new target for novel treatments with a chronobiological basis offers a different challenge that needs to be considered in further detail. The present review will discuss state of the art regarding GBM biology, the role of the circadian clock in tumor progression, and new chrono-chemotherapeutic strategies applied for GBM treatment.

Steroids and Plasticity

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa L. Pedersen ◽  
Colin J. Saldanha
Keyword(s):  
End Points ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Vertebrate Brain ◽  
Synaptic Neurotransmission ◽  
And Function ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Vertebrate Central Nervous System ◽  
Made In

Given the profound influence of steroids on the organization and activation of the vertebrate central nervous system (CNS), it is perhaps not surprising that these molecules are involved in processes that restructure the cytoarchitecture of the brain. This includes processes such as neurogenesis and the connectivity of neural circuits. In the last 30 years or so, we have learned that the adult vertebrate brain is far from static; it responds to changes in androgens and estrogens, with dramatic alterations in structure and function. Some of these changes have been directly linked to behavior, including sex, social dominance, communication, and memory. Perhaps the most dramatic levels of neuroplasticity are observed in teleosts, where circulating and centrally derived steroids can affect several end points, including cell proliferation, migration, and behavior. Similarly, in passerine songbirds and mammals, testosterone and estradiol are important modulators of adult neuroplasticity, with documented effects on areas of the brain necessary for complex behaviors, including social communication, reproduction, and learning. Given that many of the cellular processes that underlie neuroplasticity are often energetically demanding and temporally protracted, it is somewhat surprising that steroids can affect physiological and behavioral end points quite rapidly. This includes recent demonstrations of extremely rapid effects of estradiol on synaptic neurotransmission and behavior in songbirds and mammals. Indeed, we are only beginning to appreciate the role of temporally and spatially constrained neurosteroidogenesis, like estradiol and testosterone being made in the brain, on the rapid regulation of complex behaviors.

scholarly journals Adjusting the Clock: the Importance of Circadian Rhythms in the Development of Glioblastomas and Its Intervention as a Therapeutic Strategy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula M. Wagner ◽  
Cesar G. Prucca ◽  
Beatriz L. Caputto ◽  
Mario E. Guido
Keyword(s):  
Circadian Clock ◽  
World Health ◽  
Novel Treatments ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Circadian Timing System ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Novel Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
And Behavior

Gliomas are solid tumors of the Central Nervous System (CNS) that originated from different glial cells. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified these tumors into four groups (I-IV) with increasing malignancy. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor classified as a grade IV. GBM are resistant to conventional therapies with poor prognosis after diagnosis even when the Stupp protocol that combines surgery and radiochemotherapy is applied. Nowadays, few novel therapeutic strategies have been used to improve GBM treatment, looking for higher efficiency and lower side effects, but with relatively modest results. The circadian timing system temporally organizes the physiology and behavior of most organisms and daily regulates several cellular processes in organs, tissues, and even in individual cells, including tumor cells. The potentiality of the function of the circadian clock on cancer cells modulation as a new target for novel treatments with a chronobiological basis offers a different challenge that needs to be considered in further detail. The present review will discuss state of the art regarding GBM biology, the role of the circadian clock in tumor progression, and new chrono-chemotherapeutic strategies applied for GBM treatment.

scholarly journals Multifaceted role of tensins in cancer

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz Alfahed ◽  
Teresa P Raposo ◽  
Mohammad Ilyas
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Biology ◽  
Focal Adhesions ◽  
Adaptor Proteins ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Cell Behavior ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Signaling Mechanisms ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Biochemical Signals

Tensins are structural adaptor proteins localized at focal adhesions. Tensins can act as mechanosensors and participate in the transduction of biochemical signals from the extracellular matrix to the cytoskeleton, acting as an interface able to alter cell behavior in responses to changes in their surrounding environment. This review aims to provide a concise summary of the main functions of the four known tensins in cell and cancer biology, their homology and recently unveiled signaling mechanisms. We focus specifically on how tensin 4 (TNS4/Cten) may contribute to cancer both as an oncogene supporting metastasis and as tumour suppressor in different types of tissue. A better understanding of the cancer mechanistics involving tensins may provide the rationale for development of specific therapeutic strategies.

scholarly journals Nox4-IGF2 Axis Promotes Differentiation of Embryoid Body Cells Into Derivatives of the Three Embryonic Germ Layers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jusong Kim ◽  
Jaewon Kim ◽  
Hee Jung Lim ◽  
Sanghyuk Lee ◽  
Yun Soo Bae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Embryoid Body ◽  
Second Messengers ◽  
Differentiation Markers ◽  
Germ Layers ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Signaling Axis ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

AbstractReactive oxygen species (ROS) play important roles as second messengers in a wide array of cellular processes including differentiation of stem cells. We identified Nox4 as the major ROS-generating enzyme whose expression is induced during differentiation of embryoid body (EB) into cells of all three germ layers. The role of Nox4 was examined using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) generated from Nox4 knockout (Nox4−/−) mouse. Differentiation markers showed significantly reduced expression levels consistent with the importance of Nox4-generated ROS during this process. From transcriptomic analyses, we found insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2), a member of a gene family extensively involved in embryonic development, as one of the most down-regulated genes in Nox4−/− cells. Indeed, addition of IGF2 to culture partly restored the differentiation competence of Nox4−/− iPSCs. Our results reveal an important signaling axis mediated by ROS in control of crucial events during differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. Graphical Abstract

Individual Differences in the Name Similarity Effect

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Howard ◽  
Roger A. Kerin
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Brand Attitude ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Similarity Effect ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Usage Context

The name similarity effect is the tendency to like people, places, and things with names similar to our own. Although many researchers have examined name similarity effects on preferences and behavior, no research to date has examined whether individual differences exist in susceptibility to those effects. This research reports the results of two experiments that examine the role of self-monitoring in moderating name similarity effects. In the first experiment, name similarity effects on brand attitude and purchase intentions were found to be stronger for respondents high, rather than low, in self-monitoring. In the second experiment, the interactive effect observed in the first study was found to be especially true in a public (vs. private) usage context. These findings are consistent with theoretical expectations of name similarity effects as an expression of egotism manifested in the image and impression management concerns of high self-monitors.

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