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  1. Article ; Online: Clonal transcriptomics identifies mechanisms of chemoresistance and empowers rational design of combination therapies

    Sophia A Wild / Ian G Cannell / Ashley Nicholls / Katarzyna Kania / Dario Bressan / CRUK IMAXT Grand Challenge Team / Gregory J Hannon / Kirsty Sawicka

    eLife, Vol

    2022  Volume 11

    Abstract: Tumour heterogeneity is thought to be a major barrier to successful cancer treatment due to the presence of drug resistant clonal lineages. However, identifying the characteristics of such lineages that underpin resistance to therapy has remained ... ...

    Abstract Tumour heterogeneity is thought to be a major barrier to successful cancer treatment due to the presence of drug resistant clonal lineages. However, identifying the characteristics of such lineages that underpin resistance to therapy has remained challenging. Here, we utilise clonal transcriptomics with WILD-seq; Wholistic Interrogation of Lineage Dynamics by sequencing, in mouse models of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) to understand response and resistance to therapy, including BET bromodomain inhibition and taxane-based chemotherapy. These analyses revealed oxidative stress protection by NRF2 as a major mechanism of taxane resistance and led to the discovery that our tumour models are collaterally sensitive to asparagine deprivation therapy using the clinical stage drug L-asparaginase after frontline treatment with docetaxel. In summary, clonal transcriptomics with WILD-seq identifies mechanisms of resistance to chemotherapy that are also operative in patients and pin points asparagine bioavailability as a druggable vulnerability of taxane-resistant lineages.
    Keywords tumor heterogeneity ; cancer therapy ; lineage tracing ; single cell genomics ; Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: FMRP regulates mRNAs encoding distinct functions in the cell body and dendrites of CA1 pyramidal neurons

    Caryn R Hale / Kirsty Sawicka / Kevin Mora / John J Fak / Jin Joo Kang / Paula Cutrim / Katarzyna Cialowicz / Thomas S Carroll / Robert B Darnell

    eLife, Vol

    2021  Volume 10

    Abstract: Neurons rely on translation of synaptic mRNAs in order to generate activity-dependent changes in plasticity. Here, we develop a strategy combining compartment-specific crosslinking immunoprecipitation (CLIP) and translating ribosome affinity purification ...

    Abstract Neurons rely on translation of synaptic mRNAs in order to generate activity-dependent changes in plasticity. Here, we develop a strategy combining compartment-specific crosslinking immunoprecipitation (CLIP) and translating ribosome affinity purification (TRAP) in conditionally tagged mice to precisely define the ribosome-bound dendritic transcriptome of CA1 pyramidal neurons. We identify CA1 dendritic transcripts with differentially localized mRNA isoforms generated by alternative polyadenylation and alternative splicing, including many that have altered protein-coding capacity. Among dendritic mRNAs, FMRP targets were found to be overrepresented. Cell-type-specific FMRP-CLIP and TRAP in microdissected CA1 neuropil revealed 383 dendritic FMRP targets and suggests that FMRP differentially regulates functionally distinct modules in CA1 dendrites and cell bodies. FMRP regulates ~15–20% of mRNAs encoding synaptic functions and 10% of chromatin modulators, in the dendrite and cell body, respectively. In the absence of FMRP, dendritic FMRP targets had increased ribosome association, consistent with a function for FMRP in synaptic translational repression. Conversely, downregulation of FMRP targets involved in chromatin regulation in cell bodies suggests a role for FMRP in stabilizing mRNAs containing stalled ribosomes in this compartment. Together, the data support a model in which FMRP regulates the translation and expression of synaptic and nuclear proteins within different compartments of a single neuronal cell type.
    Keywords local translation ; FMRP ; RNA-binding proteins ; synaptic plasticity ; mRNA localization ; Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 571
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: FMRP has a cell-type-specific role in CA1 pyramidal neurons to regulate autism-related transcripts and circadian memory

    Kirsty Sawicka / Caryn R Hale / Christopher Y Park / John J Fak / Jodi E Gresack / Sarah J Van Driesche / Jin Joo Kang / Jennifer C Darnell / Robert B Darnell

    eLife, Vol

    2019  Volume 8

    Abstract: Loss of the RNA binding protein FMRP causes Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability, yet it is unknown how FMRP function varies across brain regions and cell types and how this contributes to disease ... ...

    Abstract Loss of the RNA binding protein FMRP causes Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability, yet it is unknown how FMRP function varies across brain regions and cell types and how this contributes to disease pathophysiology. Here we use conditional tagging of FMRP and CLIP (FMRP cTag CLIP) to examine FMRP mRNA targets in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons, a critical cell type for learning and memory relevant to FXS phenotypes. Integrating these data with analysis of ribosome-bound transcripts in these neurons revealed CA1-enriched binding of autism-relevant mRNAs, and CA1-specific regulation of transcripts encoding circadian proteins. This contrasted with different targets in cerebellar granule neurons, and was consistent with circadian defects in hippocampus-dependent memory in Fmr1 knockout mice. These findings demonstrate differential FMRP-dependent regulation of mRNAs across neuronal cell types that may contribute to phenotypes such as memory defects and sleep disturbance associated with FXS.
    Keywords fragile X syndrome ; FMRP ; autism ; circadian rhythm ; CA1 pyramidal neurons ; cTag CLIP ; Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 571 ; 572
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: ZFP36 RNA-binding proteins restrain T cell activation and anti-viral immunity

    Michael J Moore / Nathalie E Blachere / John J Fak / Christopher Y Park / Kirsty Sawicka / Salina Parveen / Ilana Zucker-Scharff / Bruno Moltedo / Alexander Y Rudensky / Robert B Darnell

    eLife, Vol

    2018  Volume 7

    Abstract: Dynamic post-transcriptional control of RNA expression by RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) is critical during immune response. ZFP36 RBPs are prominent inflammatory regulators linked to autoimmunity and cancer, but functions in adaptive immunity are less ... ...

    Abstract Dynamic post-transcriptional control of RNA expression by RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) is critical during immune response. ZFP36 RBPs are prominent inflammatory regulators linked to autoimmunity and cancer, but functions in adaptive immunity are less clear. We used HITS-CLIP to define ZFP36 targets in mouse T cells, revealing unanticipated actions in regulating T-cell activation, proliferation, and effector functions. Transcriptome and ribosome profiling showed that ZFP36 represses mRNA target abundance and translation, notably through novel AU-rich sites in coding sequence. Functional studies revealed that ZFP36 regulates early T-cell activation kinetics cell autonomously, by attenuating activation marker expression, limiting T cell expansion, and promoting apoptosis. Strikingly, loss of ZFP36 in vivo accelerated T cell responses to acute viral infection and enhanced anti-viral immunity. These findings uncover a critical role for ZFP36 RBPs in restraining T cell expansion and effector functions, and suggest ZFP36 inhibition as a strategy to enhance immune-based therapies.
    Keywords RNA binding protein ; T cell ; translation ; anti-viral immunity ; HITS-CLIP ; Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Rapid Molecular Profiling of Defined Cell Types Using Viral TRAP

    Alexander R. Nectow / Maria V. Moya / Mats I. Ekstrand / Awni Mousa / Kelly L. McGuire / Caroline E. Sferrazza / Bianca C. Field / Gabrielle S. Rabinowitz / Kirsty Sawicka / Yupu Liang / Jeffrey M. Friedman / Nathaniel Heintz / Eric F. Schmidt

    Cell Reports, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 655-

    2017  Volume 667

    Abstract: Summary: Translational profiling methodologies enable the systematic characterization of cell types in complex tissues, such as the mammalian brain, where neuronal isolation is exceptionally difficult. Here, we report a versatile strategy for profiling ... ...

    Abstract Summary: Translational profiling methodologies enable the systematic characterization of cell types in complex tissues, such as the mammalian brain, where neuronal isolation is exceptionally difficult. Here, we report a versatile strategy for profiling CNS cell types in a spatiotemporally restricted fashion by engineering a Cre-dependent adeno-associated virus expressing an EGFP-tagged ribosomal protein (AAV-FLEX-EGFPL10a) to access translating mRNAs by translating ribosome affinity purification (TRAP). We demonstrate the utility of this AAV to target a variety of genetically and anatomically defined neural populations expressing Cre recombinase and illustrate the ability of this viral TRAP (vTRAP) approach to recapitulate the molecular profiles obtained by bacTRAP in corticothalamic neurons across multiple serotypes. Furthermore, spatially restricting adeno-associated virus (AAV) injections enabled the elucidation of regional differences in gene expression within this cell type. Altogether, these results establish the broad applicability of the vTRAP strategy for the molecular dissection of any CNS or peripheral cell type that can be engineered to express Cre. : Nectow et al. describe vTRAP, a technology to purify translating mRNAs from genetically defined cell types in a spatiotemporally restricted fashion. Multiplexing vTRAP with other technologies offers a comprehensive strategy to interrogate the precise role of individual, cell-type-specific genes in neural circuit function. Keywords: AAV, molecular profiling, TRAP, MCH, corticothalamic, Ntsr1, RNA-seq
    Keywords Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 571
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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