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  1. Article ; Online: Oncogenic cell tagging and single-cell transcriptomics reveal cell type-specific and time-resolved responses to Vhl inactivation in the kidney.

    Kurlekar, Samvid / Lima, Joanna D C C / Li, Ran / Lombardi, Olivia / Masson, Norma / Barros, Ayslan B / Pontecorvi, Virginia / Mole, David R / Pugh, Christopher W / Adam, Julie / Ratcliffe, Peter J

    Cancer research

    2024  

    Abstract: Defining the initial events in oncogenesis and the cellular responses they entrain, even in advance of morphological abnormality, is a fundamental challenge in understanding cancer initiation. As a paradigm to address this, we longitudinally studied the ... ...

    Abstract Defining the initial events in oncogenesis and the cellular responses they entrain, even in advance of morphological abnormality, is a fundamental challenge in understanding cancer initiation. As a paradigm to address this, we longitudinally studied the changes induced by loss of the tumor suppressor gene von Hippel Lindau (VHL), which ultimately drives clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Vhl inactivation was directly coupled to expression of a tdTomato reporter within a single allele, allowing accurate visualization of affected cells in their native context and retrieval from the kidney for single-cell RNA-sequencing. This strategy uncovered cell-type specific responses to Vhl inactivation, defined a proximal tubular cell class with oncogenic potential, and revealed longer term adaptive changes in the renal epithelium and the interstitium. Oncogenic cell tagging also revealed markedly heterogeneous cellular effects including time-limited proliferation and elimination of specific cell types. Overall, this study reports an experimental strategy for understanding oncogenic processes in which cells bearing genetic alterations can be generated in their native context, marked, and analyzed over time. The observed effects of loss of Vhl in kidney cells provide insights into VHL tumor suppressor action and development of renal cell carcinoma.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1432-1
    ISSN 1538-7445 ; 0008-5472
    ISSN (online) 1538-7445
    ISSN 0008-5472
    DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-3248
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  2. Article: Hypoxia signaling pathways in cancer metabolism: the importance of co-selecting interconnected physiological pathways.

    Masson, Norma / Ratcliffe, Peter J

    Cancer & metabolism

    2014  Volume 2, Issue 1, Page(s) 3

    Abstract: Both tumor hypoxia and dysregulated metabolism are classical features of cancer. Recent analyses have revealed complex interconnections between oncogenic activation, hypoxia signaling systems and metabolic pathways that are dysregulated in cancer. These ... ...

    Abstract Both tumor hypoxia and dysregulated metabolism are classical features of cancer. Recent analyses have revealed complex interconnections between oncogenic activation, hypoxia signaling systems and metabolic pathways that are dysregulated in cancer. These studies have demonstrated that rather than responding simply to error signals arising from energy depletion or tumor hypoxia, metabolic and hypoxia signaling pathways are also directly connected to oncogenic signaling mechanisms at many points. This review will summarize current understanding of the role of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) in these networks. It will also discuss the role of these interconnected pathways in generating the cancer phenotype; in particular, the implications of switching massive pathways that are physiologically 'hard-wired' to oncogenic mechanisms driving cancer.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-02-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2700141-6
    ISSN 2049-3002
    ISSN 2049-3002
    DOI 10.1186/2049-3002-2-3
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  3. Article ; Online: Widespread hydroxylation of unstructured lysine-rich protein domains by JMJD6.

    Cockman, Matthew E / Sugimoto, Yoichiro / Pegg, Hamish B / Masson, Norma / Salah, Eidarus / Tumber, Anthony / Flynn, Helen R / Kirkpatrick, Joanna M / Schofield, Christopher J / Ratcliffe, Peter J

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2022  Volume 119, Issue 32, Page(s) e2201483119

    Abstract: The Jumonji domain-containing protein JMJD6 is a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase associated with a broad range of biological functions. Cellular studies have implicated the enzyme in chromatin biology, transcription, DNA repair, mRNA splicing, and ... ...

    Abstract The Jumonji domain-containing protein JMJD6 is a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase associated with a broad range of biological functions. Cellular studies have implicated the enzyme in chromatin biology, transcription, DNA repair, mRNA splicing, and cotranscriptional processing. Although not all studies agree, JMJD6 has been reported to catalyze both hydroxylation of lysine residues and demethylation of arginine residues. However, despite extensive study and indirect evidence for JMJD6 catalysis in many cellular processes, direct assignment of JMJD6 catalytic substrates has been limited. Examination of a reported site of proline hydroxylation within a lysine-rich region of the tandem bromodomain protein BRD4 led us to conclude that hydroxylation was in fact on lysine and catalyzed by JMJD6. This prompted a wider search for JMJD6-catalyzed protein modifications deploying mass spectrometric methods designed to improve the analysis of such lysine-rich regions. Using lysine derivatization with propionic anhydride to improve the analysis of tryptic peptides and nontryptic proteolysis, we report 150 sites of JMJD6-catalyzed lysine hydroxylation on 48 protein substrates, including 19 sites of hydroxylation on BRD4. Most hydroxylations were within lysine-rich regions that are predicted to be unstructured; in some, multiple modifications were observed on adjacent lysine residues. Almost all of the JMJD6 substrates defined in these studies have been associated with membraneless organelle formation. Given the reported roles of lysine-rich regions in subcellular partitioning by liquid-liquid phase separation, our findings raise the possibility that JMJD6 may play a role in regulating such processes in response to stresses, including hypoxia.
    MeSH term(s) Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism ; Humans ; Hydroxylation ; Intrinsically Disordered Proteins/metabolism ; Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases/chemistry ; Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases/metabolism ; Lysine/metabolism ; Protein Domains ; Transcription Factors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances BRD4 protein, human ; Cell Cycle Proteins ; Intrinsically Disordered Proteins ; Transcription Factors ; JMJD6 protein, human (EC 1.14.11.-) ; Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases (EC 1.14.11.-) ; Lysine (K3Z4F929H6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.2201483119
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  4. Article ; Online: Two antioxidants are better than one.

    Lappin, Terence / Masson, Norma

    Blood

    2011  Volume 117, Issue 20, Page(s) 5276–5277

    Abstract: New evidence suggests that the cellular oxygen-sensing hypoxia-inducible factor(HIF) pathway may be protected by a double buffer of cellular antioxidant defense. Key players in the oxygen-dependent regulation of this pathway are the prolyl hydroxylase ... ...

    Abstract New evidence suggests that the cellular oxygen-sensing hypoxia-inducible factor(HIF) pathway may be protected by a double buffer of cellular antioxidant defense. Key players in the oxygen-dependent regulation of this pathway are the prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing enzymes (PHDs) that catalyze the prolyl-4-hydroxylation of HIFα, dependent on the presence of oxygen, 2-oxoglutarate, and iron in the ferrous (Fe(2+)) form. Vitamin C is also required as a cofactor, possibly to maintain the catalytic iron center in its functional Fe(2+)) state, although both the mechanism and the in vivo requirement are not absolutely clear.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-05-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comment ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80069-7
    ISSN 1528-0020 ; 0006-4971
    ISSN (online) 1528-0020
    ISSN 0006-4971
    DOI 10.1182/blood-2011-03-340414
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  5. Article ; Online: Fundamentals of HDX-MS.

    Vinciauskaite, Vanesa / Masson, Glenn R

    Essays in biochemistry

    2022  Volume 67, Issue 2, Page(s) 301–314

    Abstract: Hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) is becoming part of the standard repertoire ... of a standard HDX-MS experiment, as well as highlighting emerging novel experimental advances, which point ...

    Abstract Hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) is becoming part of the standard repertoire of techniques used by molecular biologists to investigate protein structure and dynamics. This is partly due to the increased use of automation in all stages of the technique and its versatility of application-many proteins that present challenges with techniques such as X-ray crystallography and cryoelectron microscopy are amenable to investigation with HDX-MS. The present review is aimed at scientists who are curious about the technique, and how it may aid their research. It describes the fundamental basis of solvent exchange, the basics of a standard HDX-MS experiment, as well as highlighting emerging novel experimental advances, which point to where the field is heading.
    MeSH term(s) Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange-Mass Spectrometry ; Mass Spectrometry/methods ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; Deuterium Exchange Measurement/methods ; Proteins/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Review ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1744-1358 ; 0071-1365
    ISSN (online) 1744-1358
    ISSN 0071-1365
    DOI 10.1042/EBC20220111
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  6. Article ; Online: Conformational Stability and Denaturation Processes of Proteins Investigated by Electrophoresis under Extreme Conditions.

    Masson, Patrick / Lushchekina, Sofya

    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 27, Issue 20

    Abstract: ... to extremes of physical conditions, electrophoresis under standard conditions provides information ...

    Abstract The functional structure of proteins results from marginally stable folded conformations. Reversible unfolding, irreversible denaturation, and deterioration can be caused by chemical and physical agents due to changes in the physicochemical conditions of pH, ionic strength, temperature, pressure, and electric field or due to the presence of a cosolvent that perturbs the delicate balance between stabilizing and destabilizing interactions and eventually induces chemical modifications. For most proteins, denaturation is a complex process involving transient intermediates in several reversible and eventually irreversible steps. Knowledge of protein stability and denaturation processes is mandatory for the development of enzymes as industrial catalysts, biopharmaceuticals, analytical and medical bioreagents, and safe industrial food. Electrophoresis techniques operating under extreme conditions are convenient tools for analyzing unfolding transitions, trapping transient intermediates, and gaining insight into the mechanisms of denaturation processes. Moreover, quantitative analysis of electrophoretic mobility transition curves allows the estimation of the conformational stability of proteins. These approaches include polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and capillary zone electrophoresis under cold, heat, and hydrostatic pressure and in the presence of non-ionic denaturing agents or stabilizers such as polyols and heavy water. Lastly, after exposure to extremes of physical conditions, electrophoresis under standard conditions provides information on irreversible processes, slow conformational drifts, and slow renaturation processes. The impressive developments of enzyme technology with multiple applications in fine chemistry, biopharmaceutics, and nanomedicine prompted us to revisit the potentialities of these electrophoretic approaches. This feature review is illustrated with published and unpublished results obtained by the authors on cholinesterases and paraoxonase, two physiologically and toxicologically important enzymes.
    MeSH term(s) Protein Denaturation ; Protein Conformation ; Deuterium Oxide ; Aryldialkylphosphatase ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Cholinesterases ; Biological Products ; Thermodynamics ; Protein Folding
    Chemical Substances Deuterium Oxide (J65BV539M3) ; Aryldialkylphosphatase (EC 3.1.8.1) ; Cholinesterases (EC 3.1.1.8) ; Biological Products
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1413402-0
    ISSN 1420-3049 ; 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    ISSN (online) 1420-3049
    ISSN 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    DOI 10.3390/molecules27206861
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  7. Article ; Online: Investigating the relationship between the Bayes factor and the separation of credible intervals.

    Wei, Zhengxiao / Nathoo, Farouk S / Masson, Michael E J

    Psychonomic bulletin & review

    2023  Volume 30, Issue 5, Page(s) 1759–1781

    Abstract: ... for shrinkage and account for uncertainty in the estimation of random effects; and (5) the standard Bayesian ... we considered five intervals: (1) the within-subject confidence interval of Loftus and Masson (1994); (2 ...

    Abstract We examined the relationship between the Bayes factor and the separation of credible intervals in between- and within-subject designs under a range of effect and sample sizes. For the within-subject case, we considered five intervals: (1) the within-subject confidence interval of Loftus and Masson (1994); (2) the within-subject Bayesian interval developed by Nathoo et al. (2018), whose derivation conditions on estimated random effects; (3) and (4) two modifications of (2) based on a proposal by Heck (2019) to allow for shrinkage and account for uncertainty in the estimation of random effects; and (5) the standard Bayesian highest-density interval. We derived and observed through simulations a clear and consistent relationship between the Bayes factor and the separation of credible intervals. Remarkably, for a given sample size, this relationship is described well by a simple quadratic exponential curve and is most precise in case (4). In contrast, interval (5) is relatively wide due to between-subjects variability and is likely to obscure effects when used in within-subject designs, rendering its relationship with the Bayes factor unclear in that case. We discuss how the separation percentage of (4), combined with knowledge of the sample size, could provide evidence in support of either a null or an alternative hypothesis. We also present a case study with example data and provide an R package 'rmBayes' to enable computation of each of the within-subject credible intervals investigated here using a number of possible prior distributions.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Bayes Theorem ; Sample Size ; Uncertainty
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2031311-1
    ISSN 1531-5320 ; 1069-9384
    ISSN (online) 1531-5320
    ISSN 1069-9384
    DOI 10.3758/s13423-023-02295-1
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  8. Article ; Online: The Activity of JmjC Histone Lysine Demethylase KDM4A is Highly Sensitive to Oxygen Concentrations.

    Hancock, Rebecca L / Masson, Norma / Dunne, Kate / Flashman, Emily / Kawamura, Akane

    ACS chemical biology

    2017  Volume 12, Issue 4, Page(s) 1011–1019

    Abstract: The JmjC histone lysine demethylases (KDMs) are epigenetic regulators involved in the removal of methyl groups from post-translationally modified lysyl residues within histone tails, modulating gene transcription. These enzymes require molecular oxygen ... ...

    Abstract The JmjC histone lysine demethylases (KDMs) are epigenetic regulators involved in the removal of methyl groups from post-translationally modified lysyl residues within histone tails, modulating gene transcription. These enzymes require molecular oxygen for catalytic activity and, as 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent oxygenases, are related to the cellular oxygen sensing HIF hydroxylases PHD2 and FIH. Recent studies have indicated that the activity of some KDMs, including the pseudogene-encoded KDM4E, may be sensitive to changing oxygen concentrations. Here, we report detailed analysis of the effect of oxygen availability on the activity of the KDM4 subfamily member KDM4A, importantly demonstrating a high level of O
    MeSH term(s) Cell Line, Tumor ; Chromatin/metabolism ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique ; Humans ; Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases/genetics ; Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases/metabolism ; Kinetics ; Oxygen/metabolism ; Pseudogenes
    Chemical Substances Chromatin ; Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases (EC 1.14.11.-) ; KDM4A protein, human (EC 1.5.-) ; Oxygen (S88TT14065)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-02-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1554-8937
    ISSN (online) 1554-8937
    DOI 10.1021/acschembio.6b00958
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  9. Article ; Online: Residual cardiovascular risk, use of standard care treatments, and achievement of treatment goals in patients with cardiovascular disease.

    Siniawski, Daniel / Masson, Gerardo / Masson, Walter / Barbagelata, Leandro / Destaville, Josefina / Lynch, Santiago / Vitagliano, Laura / Parodi, Josefina Belén / Berton, Felipe / Indavere, Agustin / Epstein, Teo / Huerin, Melina

    International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention

    2023  Volume 18, Page(s) 200198

    Abstract: ... population, the residual risk was considerable. Underutilization of standard care treatments and failure ...

    Abstract Background: Residual risk management in patients with previous cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a relevant issue. Objectives: 1) to assess the residual risk of patients with CVD using the new scores developed to predict recurrent CVD events (SMART score/SMART-REACH model); 2) to determine the use of therapies with cardiovascular benefit and the achievement of therapeutic goals in patients with very high residual risk.
    Methods: A multicenter, descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed. Individuals over 18 years of age with CVD were included consecutively. The 10-year risk of recurrent events was estimated using the SMART score and the SMART-REACH model. A value ≥ 30% was considered "very high risk".
    Results: In total, 296 patients (mean age 68.2 ± 9.4 years, 75.7% men) were included. Globally, 32.43% and 64.53% of the population was classified as very high risk by the SMART score and the SMART-REACH model, respectively. Among patients classified as very high risk by the SMART score, 45.7% and 33.3% were treated with high-intensity statins and reached the goal of LDL-C <55 mg/dL, respectively. The results were similar when evaluating very high patients according to the SMART-REACH model (high-intensity statins: 59.7%; LDL-C <55 mg/dL: 43.9%). Few very high-risk patients with diabetes were receiving glucose-lowering drugs with demonstrated cardiovascular benefit.
    Conclusion: In this secondary prevention population, the residual risk was considerable. Underutilization of standard care treatments and failure to achieve therapeutic goals were evident even in subjects with very high residual risk.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-21
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2772-4875
    ISSN (online) 2772-4875
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijcrp.2023.200198
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  10. Article ; Online: Collective climate action: When do people turn into collective environmental agents?

    Fritsche, Immo / Masson, Torsten

    Current opinion in psychology

    2021  Volume 42, Page(s) 114–119

    Abstract: ... research on how collective climate action is driven by ingroup identification, social norms, group-based ...

    Abstract Effectively protecting the climate requires the action of groups. In the present review article, we aim to understand when individuals turn into collective climate actors. We first discuss pertinent models of group-based action and their relevance for explaining climate action. Then, we review recent research on how collective climate action is driven by ingroup identification, social norms, group-based emotions, and collective efficacy. Finally, we focus on when and why people feel a sense of collective agency aiming at inspiring a novel research agenda on collective climate action.
    MeSH term(s) Emotions ; Humans ; Social Identification
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-15
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2831565-0
    ISSN 2352-2518 ; 2352-250X ; 2352-250X
    ISSN (online) 2352-2518 ; 2352-250X
    ISSN 2352-250X
    DOI 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.05.001
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