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    SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 does not function in the nucleus as a histone mimic

    Ping LiuJunjie HuLei Wang
    79-82页

    Radiation injury and gut microbiota-based treatment

    Weihong WangBota CuiYongzhan NieLijuan Sun...
    83-97页
    查看更多>>摘要:The exposure to either medical sources or accidental radiation can cause varying degrees of radiation injury(RI).RI is a common disease involving multiple human body parts and organs,yet effective treatments are currently lim-ited.Accumulating evidence suggests gut microbiota are closely associated with the development and prevention of various RI.This article summarizes 10 common types of RI and their possible mechanisms.It also highlights the changes and potential microbiota-based treatments for RI,including probiotics,metabolites,and microbiota trans-plantation.Additionally,a 5P-Framework is proposed to provide a comprehensive strategy for managing RI.

    A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of primate liver aging uncovers the pro-senescence role of SREBP2 in hepatocytes

    Shanshan YangChengyu LiuMengmeng JiangXiaoqian Liu...
    98-120页
    查看更多>>摘要:Agingincreases the risk of liver diseases and systemic susceptibility to aging-related diseases.However,cell type-spe-cific changes and the underlying mechanism of liver aging in higher vertebrates remain incompletely characterized.Here,we constructed the first single-nucleus transcriptomic landscape of primate liver aging,in which we resolved cell type-specific gene expression fluctuation in hepatocytes across three liver zonations and detected aberrant cell-cell interactions between hepatocytes and niche cells.Upon in-depth dissection of this rich dataset,we iden-tified impaired lipid metabolism and upregulation of chronic inflammation-related genes prominently associated with declined liver functions during aging.In particular,hyperactivated sterol regulatory element-binding protein(SREBP)signaling was a hallmark of the aged liver,and consequently,forced activation of SREBP2 in human primary hepatocytes recapitulated in vivo aging phenotypes,manifesting as impaired detoxification and accelerated cellular senescence.This study expands our knowledge of primate liver aging and informs the development of diagnostics and therapeutic interventions for liver aging and associated diseases.

    Two antibodies show broad,synergistic neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 variants by inducing conformational change within the RBD

    Hui SunTingting DengYali ZhangYanling Lin...
    121-134页
    查看更多>>摘要:Continual evolution of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus(SARS-CoV-2)virus has allowed for its gradual evasion of neutralizing antibodies(nAbs)produced in response to natural infection or vaccination.The rapid nature of these changes has incited a need for the development of superior broad nAbs(bnAbs)and/or the rational design of an antibody cocktail that can protect against the mutated virus strain.Here,we report two angi-otensin-converting enzyme 2 competing nAbs—8H12 and 3E2—with synergistic neutralization but evaded by some Omicron subvariants.Cryo-electron microscopy reveals the two nAbs synergistic neutralizing virus through a rigor-ous pairing permitted by rearrangement of the 472-489 loop in the receptor-binding domain to avoid steric clashing.Bispecific antibodies based on these two nAbs tremendously extend the neutralizing breadth and restore neutral-ization against recent variants including currently dominant XBB.1.5.Together,these findings expand our under-standing of the potential strategies for the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants toward the design of broad-acting antibody therapeutics and vaccines.

    Anthrax lethal toxin and tumor necrosis factor-a synergize on intestinal epithelia to induce mouse death

    Xinhe GaoTeng TengYifei LiuTingting Ai...
    135-148页
    查看更多>>摘要:Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin(LT)is a determinant of lethal anthrax.Its function in myeloid cells is required for bacte-rial dissemination,and LT itself can directly trigger dysfunction of the cardiovascular system.The interplay between LT and the host responses is important in the pathogenesis,but our knowledge on this interplay remains limited.Tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)is a pleiotropic pro-inflammatory cytokine induced by bacterial infections.Since LT accumulates and cytokines,predominantly TNF,amass during B.anthracis infection,co-treatment of TNF+LT in mice was used to mimic in vivo conditions for LT to function in inflamed hosts.Bone marrow transplantation and genetically engineered mice showed unexpectedly that the death of intestinal epithelial cells(IECs)rather than that of hematopoietic cells led to LT+TNF-induced lethality.Inhibition of p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)signaling by LT in IECs promoted TNF-induced apoptosis and necroptosis of IECs,leading to intestinal damage and mouse death.Consistently,p38α inhibition by LT enhanced TNF-mediated cell death in human colon epithe-lial HT-29 cells.As intestinal damage is one of the leading causes of lethality in anthrax patients,the IEC damage caused by LT+TNF would most likely be a mechanism underneath this clinical manifestation and could be a target for interventions.

    Aging-induced YTHDF aggregates impair mitochondrial function by trapping mitochondrial RNAs and suppressing their expression in the brain

    Juan ZhangDingfeng LiKeqiang HeQiang Liu...
    149-155页