infection from secondary stripping. In brief, as a pluripotential medical dressing sensor, the HAP/SN-NR has a promising future in various applications, especially tissue repair.
HnRNPK is a heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) that has been firmly implicated in transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation. However, the molecular mechanisms by which hnRNPK orchestrates transcriptional or post-transcriptional regulation are not well understood due to early embryonic lethality in homozygous knockout mice, especially in a tissue-specific context. Strikingly, in this study, we demonstrated that hnRNPK is strongly expressed in the mouse testis and mainly localizes to the nucleus in spermatogonia, spermatocytes, and round spermatids, suggesting an important role for hnRNPK in spermatogenesis. Using a male germ cell-specific hnRNPK-depleted mouse model, we found that it is critical for testicular development and male fertility. The initiation of meiosis of following spermatogenesis was not affected in Hnrnpk cKO mice, while most germ cells were arrested at the pachytene stage of the meiosis and no mature sperm were detected in epididymides. The further RNA-seq analysis of Hnrnpk cKO mice testis revealed that the deletion of hnRNPK disturbed the expression of genes involved in male reproductive development, among which the meiosis genes were significantly affected, and Hnrnpk cKO spermatocytes failed to complete the meiotic prophase. Together, these results identify hnRNPK as an essential regulator of spermatogenesis and male fertility.
The obesity epidemic represents a critical public health issue worldwide, as it is a vital risk factor for many diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease. Obesity is a complex disease involving excessive fat accumulation. Proper adipose tissue accumulation and function are highly transcriptional and regulated by many genes. Recent studies have discovered that post-transcriptional regulation, mainly mediated by RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), also plays a crucial role. In the lifetime of RNA, it is bound by various RBPs that determine every step of RNA metabolism, from RNA processing to alternative splicing, nucleus export, rate of translation, and finally decay. In humans, it is predicted that RBPs account for more than 10% of proteins based on the presence of RNA-binding domains. However, only very few RBPs have been studied in adipose tissue. The primary aim of this paper is to provide an overview of RBPs in adipogenesis and adipose function. Specifically, the following best-characterized RBPs will be discussed, including HuR, PSPC1, Sam68, RBM4, Ybx1, Ybx2, IGF2BP2, and KSRP. Characterization of these proteins will increase our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of RBPs in adipogenesis and provide clues for the etiology and pathology of adipose-tissue-related diseases.
Appropriate treatments for acute
traumas tend to avoid
hemorrhages,
vascular damage, and infections. However, in the homeostasis-imbalanced
wound microenvironment, currently developed therapies could not precisely
and controllably deliver biomacromolecular drugs, which are confronted
with challenges due to large molecular weight, poor biomembrane permeability,
low dosage, rapid degradation, and bioactivity loss. To conquer this,
we construct a simple and effective layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly
transdermal delivery patch, bearing microneedles (MN) coated with
recombinant human epidermal growth factor (LBL MN-rhEGF) for a sustained
release to wound bed driven by typical electrostatic force. Pyramidal
LBL MN-rhEGF patches hold so enough mechanical strength to penetrate
the stratum corneum, and generated microchannels allow rhEGF direct
delivery in situ. The administrable delivery of biomacromolecular
rhEGF through hierarchically coated MN arrays follows the diffusion
mechanism of Fick’s second law. Numerous efforts further have
illustrated that finger-pressing LBL MN-rhEGF patches could not only
promote cell proliferation of normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF)
and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) in vitro but also take significant effects (regenerative epidermis: ∼144
μm; pro-angiogenesis: higher CD31 expression) in accelerating
wound healing of mechanically injured rats, compared to the traditional
dressing, which relies on passive diffusion. Our proof-of-concept
features novel LBL biomacromolecular drug-delivery systems and self-administrated
precision medicine modes at the point of care.
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