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Large-scale anatomical and functional analyses of the connectivity in both invertebrate and mammalian brains have gained intense attention in recent years. At the same time, the understanding of synapses on a molecular level still lacks behind. We have only begun to unravel the basic mechanisms of how the most important synaptic proteins regulate release and reception of neurotransmitter molecules, as well as changes of synaptic strength. Furthermore, little is known regarding the stoichiometry of presynaptic proteins at different synapses within an organism. An assessment of these characteristics would certainly promote our comprehension of the properties of different synapse types. Presynaptic proteins directly influence, for example, the probability of neurotransmitter release as well as mechanisms for short-term plasticity. We have examined the strength of expression of several presynaptic proteins at different synapse types in the central nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster using immunohistochemistry. Clear differences in the relative abundances of the proteins were obvious on different levels: variations in staining intensities appeared from the neuropil to the synaptic level. In order to quantify these differences, we have developed a ratiometric analysis of antibody stainings. By application of this ratiometric method, we could assign average ratios of presynaptic proteins to different synapse populations in two central relays of the olfactory pathway. In this manner, synapse types could be characterized by distinct fingerprints of presynaptic protein ratios. Subsequently, we used the method for the analysis of aberrant situations: we reduced levels of Bruchpilot, a major presynaptic protein, and ablated different synapse or cell types. Evoked changes of ratio fingerprints were proportional to the modifications we had induced in the system. Thus, such ratio signatures are well suited for the characterization of synapses. In order to contribute to our understanding of both the molecular composition and the function of synapses, we also characterized a novel synaptic protein. This protein, Drep-2, is a member of the Dff family of regulators of apoptosis. We generated drep-2 mutants, which did not show an obvious misregulation of apoptosis. By contrast, Drep-2 was found to be a neuronal protein, highly enriched for example at postsynaptic receptor fields of the input synapses of the major learning centre of insects, the mushroom bodies. Flies mutant for drep-2 were viable but lived shorter than wildtypes. Basic synaptic transmission at both peripheral and central synapses was in normal ranges. However, drep-2 mutants showed a number of deficiencies in adaptive behaviours: adult flies were locomotor hyperactive and hypersensitive towards ethanol-induced sedation. Moreover, the mutant animals were heavily impaired in associative learning. In aversive olfactory conditioning, drep-2 mutants formed neither short-term nor anaesthesia-sensitive memories. We could demonstrate that Drep-2 is required in mushroom body intrinsic neurons for normal olfactory learning. Furthermore, odour-evoked calcium transients in these neurons, a prerequisite for learning, were reduced in drep-2 mutants. The impairment of the mutants in olfactory learning could be fully rescued by pharmacological application of an agonist to metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). Quantitative mass spectrometry of Drep-2 complexes revealed that the protein is associated with a large number of translational repressors, among them the fragile X mental retardation protein FMRP. FMRP inhibits mGluR-mediated protein synthesis. Lack of this protein causes the fragile X syndrome, which constitutes the most frequent monogenic cause of autism. Examination of the performance of drep-2 mutants in courtship conditioning showed that the animals were deficient in both short- and long-term memory. Drep-2 mutants share these phenotypes with fmrp and mGluR mutants. Interestingly, drep-2; fmrp double mutants exhibited normal memory. Thus, we propose a model in which Drep-2 antagonizes FMRP in the regulation of mGluR-dependent protein synthesis. Our hypothesis is supported by the observation that impairments in synaptic plasticity can arise if mGluR signalling is imbalanced in either direction. We suggest that Drep-2 helps in establishing this balance.
Serotonin (5-HT) has been implicated in the regulation of emotions as well as in its pathological states, such as anxiety disorders and depression. Mice with targeted deletion of genes encoding various mediators of central serotonergic neurotransmission therefore provides a powerful tool in understanding contributions of such mediators to homeostatic mechanisms as well as to the development of human emotional disorders. Within this thesis a battery of electrophysiological recordings were conducted in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) and the hippocampus of two murine knockout lines with deficient serotonergic systems. Serotonin transporter knockout mice (5-Htt KO), which lack protein responsible for reuptake of 5-HT from the extracellular space and tryptophan hydroxylase 2 knockout (Tph2 KO) mice, which lack the gene encoding the neuronal 5-HT-synthesising enzyme. First, 5-HT1A receptor-mediated autoinhibition of serotonergic neuron firing in the DRN was assessed using the loose-seal cell-attached configuration. Stimulation of 5-HT1A receptors by a selective agonist, R-8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (R-8-OH-DPAT), showed a mild sensitisation and a marked desensitisation of these receptors in Tph2 KO and 5-Htt KO mice, respectively. While application of tryptophan, a precursor of 5-HT and a substrate of Tph2, did not cause autoinhibition in Tph2 KO mice due to the lack of endogenously produced 5-HT, data from 5-Htt KO mice as well as heterozygous mice of both KO mice lines demonstrated the presence of autoinhibitory mechanisms as normal as seen in wildtype (WT) controls. When the Tph2-dependent step in the 5-HT synthesis pathway was bypassed by application of 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), serotonergic neurons of both Tph2 KO and 5-Htt KO mice showed decrease in firing rates at lower concentrations of 5-HTP than in WT controls. Elevated responsiveness of serotonergic neurons from Tph2 KO mice correspond to mild sensitisation of 5-HT1A receptors, while responses from 5-Htt KO mice suggest that excess levels of extracellular 5-HT, created by the lack of 5-Htt, stimulates 5-HT1A receptors strong enough to overcome desensitisation of these receptors. Second, the whole-cell patch clamp recording data from serotonergic neurons in the DRN showed no differences in basic electrophysiological properties between Tph2 KO and WT mice, except lower membrane resistances of neurons from KO mice. Moreover, the whole-cell patch clamp recording from CA1 pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus of 5-Htt KO mice showed increased conductance both at a steady state and at action potential generation. Lastly, magnitude of long-term potentiation (LTP) induced by the Schaffer collateral/commissural pathway stimulation in the ventral hippocampus showed no differences among Tph2 KO, 5-Htt KO, and WT counterparts. Taken together, lack and excess of extracellular 5-HT caused sensitisation and desensitisation of autoinhibitory 5-HT1A receptors, respectively. However, this may not directly translate to the level of autoinhibitory regulation of serotonergic neuron firing when these receptors are stimulated by endogenously synthesised 5-HT. In general, KO mice studied here showed an astonishing level of resilience to genetic manipulations of the central serotonergic system, maintaining overall electrophysiological properties and normal LTP inducibility. This may further suggest existence of as-yet-unknown compensatory mechanisms buffering potential alterations induced by genetic manipulations.
Scientific surveys provide sufficient evidence that anxiety disorders are one of the most common psy-chiatric disorders in the world. The lifetime prevalence rate of anxiety disorder is 28.8% (Kessler, et al., 2005). The most widely studied anxiety disorders are as follows panic disorder (PD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), social phobia (or social anxiety disorder), specific phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). (NIMH Article, 2009). Classical conditioning is the stable paradigm used from the last one century to understand the neurobi-ology of fear learning. Neurobiological mechanism of fear learning is well documented with the condi-tioning studies. In the therapy of anxiety disorders, exposure based therapies are known to be the most effective approaches. Flooding is a form of exposure therapy in which a participant is exposed to the fear situation and kept in that situation until their fear dissipates. The exposure therapy is based on the phenomena of extinction; this means that a conditioned response diminishes if the conditioned stimulus (CS) is repeatedly presented without an unconditioned stimulus (UCS). One problem with extinction as well as with exposure-based therapy is the problem of fear return (for e.g. renewal, spontaneous recov-ery and reinstatement) after successful extinction. Therefore, extinction does not delete the fear memory trace. It has been well documented that memory processes can be modulated or disrupted using several sci-entific paradigms such as behavioral (for e.g. exposure therapy), pharmacological (for e.g. drug manipu-lation), non-invasive stimulation (for e.g. non-invasive stimulation such as electroconvulsive shock (ECS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), etc. However, modulation of memory processes after reactivation or via non-invasive stimulation is still not clear, which is the focus of the current study. In addition, study of genetic variant suggests that genetic differences play a vital role in the psychiatric disorder especially in fear learning. Hence, it is also one of the concerns of the current dissertation to investigate the interaction between gene and reconsolidation of memory. With respect to fear-conditioning, there are three findings in the current dissertation, which are as fol-lows: (i) In the first study we investigated that non-invasive weak electrical stimulation interferes with the consolidation process and disrupts the fear consolidation to attain stable form. This might offer an effective treatment in the pathological memories, for e.g. PTSD, PD, etc. (ii) In the second study we demonstrated whether a brief single presentation of the CS will inhibit the fear recovery. Like earlier studies we also found that reactivation followed by reconsolidation douses fear return. Attenuation of fear recovery was observed in the reminder group compared to the no-reminder group. (iii) Finally, in our third study we found a statistically significant role of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) polymorphism in reconsolidation. Results of the third study affirm the involvement of BDNF variants (Met vs. Val) in the modulation of conditioned fear memory after its reactivation. In summary, we were able to show in the current thesis modulation of associative learning and recon-solidation via transcranial direct current stimulation and genetic polymorphism.
Staphylococcus aureus (SA) causes nosocomial infections including life threatening sepsis by multi-resistant strains (MRSA). It has the ability to form biofilms to protect it from the host immune system and from anti staphylococcal drugs. Biofilm and planctonic life style is regulated by a complex Quorum-Sensing (QS) system with agr as a central regulator. To study biofilm formation and QS mechanisms in SA a Boolean network was build (94 nodes, 184 edges) including two different component systems such as agr, sae and arl. Important proteins such as Sar, Rot and SigB were included as further nodes in the model. System analysis showed there are only two stable states biofilm forming versus planctonic with clearly different subnetworks turned on. Validation according to gene expression data confirmed this. Network consistency was tested first according to previous knowledge and literature. Furthermore, the predicted node activity of different in silico knock-out strains agreed well with corresponding micro array experiments and data sets. Additional validation included the expression of further nodes (Northern blots) and biofilm production compared in different knock-out strains in biofilm adherence assays. The model faithfully reproduces the behaviour of QS signalling mutants. The integrated model allows also prediction of various other network mutations and is supported by experimental data from different strains. Furthermore, the well connected hub proteins elucidate how integration of different inputs is achieved by the QS network. For in silico as well as in vitro experiments it was found that the sae-locus is also a central modulator of biofilm production. Sae knock-out strains showed stronger biofilms. Wild type phenotype was rescued by sae complementation. To elucidate the way in which sae takes influence on biofilm formation the network was used and Venn-diagrams were made, revealing nodes regulated by sae and changed in biofilms. In these Venn-diagrams nucleases and extracellular proteins were found to be promising nodes. The network revealed DNAse to be of great importance. Therefore qualitatively the DNAse amount, produced by different SA mutants was measured, it was tried to dissolve biofilms with according amounts of DNAse and the concentration of nucleic acids, proteins and polysaccharides were measured in biofilms of different SA mutants.
With its thorough validation the network model provides a powerful tool to study QS and biofilm formation in SA, including successful predictions for different knock-out mutant behaviour, QS signalling and biofilm formation. This includes implications for the behaviour of MRSA strains and mutants. Key regulatory mutation combinations (agr–, sae–, sae–/agr–, sigB+, sigB+/sae–) were directly tested in the model but also in experiments. High connectivity was a good guide to identify master regulators, whose detailed behaviour was studied both in vitro and in the model. Together, both lines of evidence support in particular a refined regulatory role for sae and agr with involvement in biofilm repression and/or SA dissemination. With examination of the composition of different mutant biofilms as well as with the examination of the reaction cascade that connects sae to the biofilm forming ability of SA and also by postulating that nucleases might play an important role in that, first steps were taken in proving and explaining regulatory links leading from sae to biofilms. Furthermore differences in biofilms of different mutant SA strains were found leading us in perspective towards a new understanding of biofilms including knowledge how to better regulate, fight and use its different properties.
The top quark plays an important role in current particle physics, from a theoretical point of view because of its uniquely large mass, but also experimentally because of the large number of top events recorded by the LHC experiments ATLAS and CMS, which makes it possible to directly measure the properties of this particle, for example its couplings to the other particles of the standard model (SM), with previously unknown precision. In this thesis, an effective field theory approach is employed to introduce a minimal and consistent parametrization of all anomalous top couplings to the SM gauge bosons and fermions which are compatible with the SM symmetries. In addition, several aspects and consequences of the underlying effective operator relations for these couplings are discussed. The resulting set of couplings has been implemented in the parton level Monte Carlo event generator WHIZARD in order to provide a tool for the quantitative assessment of the phenomenological implications at present and future colliders such as the LHC or a planned international linear collider. The phenomenological part of this thesis is focused on the charged current couplings of the top quark, namely anomalous contributions to the trilinear tbW coupling as well as quartic four-fermion contact interactions of the form tbff, both affecting single top production as well as top decays at the LHC. The study includes various aspects of inclusive cross section measurements as well as differential distributions of single tops produced in the t channel, bq → tq', and in the s channel, ud → tb. We discuss the parton level modelling of these processes as well as detector effects, and finally present the prospected LHC reach for setting limits on these couplings with 10 resp. 100 fb−1 of data recorded at √s = 14 TeV.
In this work, we take a look at the connection of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) as well as the possibilities how to verify this connection. The currently most promising approach is based on the detection of high-energy neutrinos, which are associated with the acceleration of cosmic rays. We detail how the prompt gamma-ray emission is connected to the prediction of a neutrino signal. We focus on the interactions of photons and protons in this regard. At the example of the current ANTARES GRB neutrino analysis, we show the differences between numerical predictions and older analytical methods. Moreover, we discuss the possibilities how cosmic ray particles can escape from GRBs, assuming that UHECR are entirely made up of protons. For this, we compare the commonly assumed neutron escape model with a new component of direct proton escape. Additionally, we will show that the different components, which contribute to the cosmic ray flux, strongly depend on the burst parameters, and test the applicability on some chosen GRBs. In a further step, we continue with the considerations regarding the connection of GRBs and UHECR by connecting the GRB source model with the cosmic
ray observations using a simple cosmic ray propagation code. We test if it is possible to achieve the observed cosmic ray energy densities with our simple model and what the consequences are regarding the prompt GRB neutrino flux predictions as well as the cosmogenic neutrinos. Furthermore, we consider the question of neutrino lifetime and how it affects the prompt GRB neutrino flux predictions. In a final chapter, we show that it is possible to apply the basic source model with photohadronic interactions to other types of sources, using the example of the microquasar Cygnus X-3.
Cancer cells frequently escape from immune surveillance by down-regulating two important components of the immune defence: antigen-presenting MHC and costimulatory molecules. Therefore several novel anti-tumour compounds that aim to assist the immune system in recognising and fighting cancer are currently under development. Recombinant bispecific antibodies represent one group of such novel therapeutics. They target two different antigens and recruit cytotoxic effector cells to tumour cells. For cancer immunotherapy, bispecific T cell-engaging antibodies are already well characterised. These antibodies target a tumour-associated antigen and CD3ε, the constant molecule of the T cell receptor complex.
On the one hand, this study presents the development of a bispecific antibody targeting CD3ε and the rhabdomyosarcoma-associated fetal acetylcholine receptor. On the other hand, it describes a novel two-part trispecific antibody format for the treatment of leukaemia and other haematological malignancies in the context of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
For HSCT, an HLA-identical donor is preferred, but very rarely available. In an HLA-mismatched setting, the HLA disparity could be exploited for targeted cancer treatment. In the present study, a two-part trispecific HLA-A2 × CD45 × CD3 antibody was developed for potential cases in which the patient is HLA-A2-positive, but the donor is not. This holds true for about half the cases in Germany, since HLA-A2 is the most common HLA molecule found here. Combinatorial targeting of HLA-A2 and the leucocyte-common antigen CD45 allows for highly specific dual-antigen restricted tumour targeting.
More precisely, two single-chain antibody constructs were developed: i) a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) specific for HLA-A2, and ii) a scFv against CD45, both linked to the VL and the VH domain of a CD3ε-specific antibody, respectively. It turned out that, after the concomitant binding of these constructs to the same HLA-A2- and CD45-expressing cell, the unpaired variable domains of a CD3ε-specific antibody assembled to a functional scFv. In a therapeutic situation, this assembly should exclusively occur on the recipient’s blood cancer cells, leading to T cell-mediated cancer cell destruction. In this way, a relapse of disease might be prevented, and standard therapy (radiation and chemotherapy) might be omitted.
For both approaches, the antibody constructs were periplasmically expressed in E. coli, purified via His tag, and biochemically characterised. Their binding to the respective targets was proven by flow cytometry. The stimulatory properties of the antibodies were assayed by measuring IL-2 release after incubation with T cells and antigen-expressing target cells. Both the bispecific antibody against rhabdomyosarcoma and the assembled trispecific antibody against blood cancer mediated T-cell activation in a concentration-dependent manner at nanomolar concentrations. For the trispecific antibody, this effect indeed proved to be dual antigen-restricted, as it could be blocked by prior incubation of either HLA-A2- or CD45-specific scFv and did not occur on single-positive (CD45+) or double-negative (HLA-A2- CD45-) target cells. Furthermore, antibodies from both approaches recruited T cells for tumour cell destruction in vitro.
In this dissertation, I examine the relationship between specialisation and stability of plant-pollinator networks, with a focus on two issues: Diversity maintenance in animal-pollinated plant communities and robustness of plant-pollinator systems against disturbances such as those caused by anthropogenic climate change. Chapter 1 of this thesis provides a general introduction to the concepts of ecological stability and specialisation with a focus on plant-pollinator systems, and a brief outline of the following chapters. Chapters 2-5 each consist of a research article addressing a specific question. While chapters 2 and 3 deal with different aspects of diversity maintenance in animal-pollinated plant communities, chapters 4 and 5 are concerned with the consequences of climate change in the form of temporary disturbances caused by extreme climatic events (chapter 4) and shifts in phenology of plants and pollinators (chapter 5). From a methodological perspective, the first three articles (chapter 2-4) can be grouped together as they all employ mathematical models of plant-pollinator systems, whereas chapter 5 describes an empirical study of plant-pollinator interactions along an altitudinal gradient in the Alps. The final chapter (6) provides a review of current knowledge on each of the two main themes of this thesis and places the findings of the four research articles in the context of related studies.
For determination of structures and structural dynamics of proteins organic fluorophores are a standard instrument. Intra- and intermolecular contact of biomolecular structures are determined in time-resolved and stationary fluorescence microscopy experiments by quenching of organic fluorophores due to Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET) and dimerization interactions. Using PET we show in this work that end-to-end contact dynamics of serine-glycine peptides are slowed down by glycosylation. This slow down is due to a change in reaction enthalpy for end-to-end contact and is partly compensated by entropic effects. In a second step we test how dimerization of MR121 fluorophore pairs reports on end-to-end contact dynamics. We show that in aqueous solutions containing strong denaturants MR121 dimerization reports advantageously on contact dynamics for glycine-serine oligopeptides compared to the previously used MR121/tryptophane PET reporters. Then we analyze dimer interactions and quenching properties of different commercially available fluorophores being standards in Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) measurements. Distances in biomolecules are determinable using FRET, but for very flexible biomolecules the analysis of masurement data can be distorted if contact of the two FRET fluorophores is likely. We quantify how strong the quenching of fluorophore pairs with two different or two identical fluorophores is. Dimer spectra and association constants are quantified to estimate if fluophores are applicable in various applications, e.g. in FRET measurements with unstructured peptides and proteins.
In acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) alloreactive donor T cells selectively damage skin, liver, and the gastrointestinal tract while other organs are rarely affected. The mechanism of this selective target tissue infiltration is not well understood. We investigated the importance of alloantigen expression for the selective organ manifestation by examining spatiotemporal changes of cellular and molecular events after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). To accomplish this we established a novel multicolor light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) approach for deciphering immune processes in large tissue specimens on a single-cell level in 3 dimensions. We combined and optimized protocols for antibody penetration, tissue clearing, and triple-color illumination to create a method for analyzing intact mouse and human tissues. This approach allowed us to successfully quantify changes in expression patterns of mucosal vascular addressin cell adhesion molecule–1 (MAdCAM-1) and T cell responses in Peyer’s patches following allo-HCT. In addition, we proofed that LSFM is suitable to map individual T cell subsets after HCT and detected rare cellular events. We employed this versatile technique to study the role of alloantigen expression for the selective organ manifestation after allo-HCT. Therefore, we used a T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic mouse model of GVHD that targets a single peptide antigen and thereby mimics a major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched single antigen mismatched (miHAg-mismatched) HCT. We transplanted TCR transgenic (OT-I) T cells into myeloablatively conditioned hosts that either express the peptide antigen ovalbumin ubiquitously (βa-Ova) or selectively in the pancreas (RIP-mOva), an organ that is normally not affected by acute GVHD. Of note, at day+6 after HCT we observed that OT-I T cell infiltration occurred in an alloantigen dependent manner. In βa-Ova recipients, where antigen was ubiquitously expressed, OT-I T cells infiltrated all organs and were not restricted to gastrointestinal tract, liver, and skin. In RIP-mOva recipients, where cognate antigen was only expressed in the pancreas, OT-I T cells selectively infiltrated this organ that is usually spared in acute GVHD. In conditioned RIP-mOva the transfer of 100 OT-I T cells sufficed to effectively infiltrate and destroy pancreatic islets resulting in 100% mortality. By employing intact tissue LSFM in RIP-mOva recipients, we identified very low numbers of initial islet infiltrating T cells on day+4 after HCT followed by a massive T cell migration to the pancreas within the following 24 hours. This suggested an effective mechanism of effector T cell recruitment to the tissue of alloantigen expression after initial antigen specific T cell encounter. In chimeras that either expressed the model antigen ovalbumin selectively in hematopoietic or in parenchymal cells only, transplanted OT-I T cells infiltrated target tissues irrespective of which compartment expressed the alloantigen. As IFN-γ could be detected in the serum of transplanted ovalbumin expressing recipients (βa-Ova, βa-Ova-chimeras and RIP-mOva) at day+6 after HCT, we hypothesized that this cytokine may be functionally involved in antigen specific OT-I T cell mediated pathology. In vitro activated OT-I T cells responded with the production of IFN-γ upon antigen re-encounter suggesting that IFN-γ might be relevant in the alloantigen dependent organ infiltration of antigen specific CD8+ T cell infiltration after HCT. Based on these data we propose that alloantigen expression plays an important role in organ specific T cell infiltration during acute GVHD and that initial alloreactive T cells recognizing the cognate antigen propagate a vicious cycle of enhanced T cell recruitment that subsequently culminates in the exacerbation of tissue restricted GVHD.
In their natural environment animals face complex and highly dynamic olfactory input. This requires fast and reliable processing of olfactory information, in vertebrates as well as invertebrates. Parallel processing has been shown to improve processing speed and power in other sensory systems like auditory or visual. In the olfactory system less is known about olfactory coding in general and parallel processing in particular. With its elaborated olfactory system and due to their specialized neuroanatomy, honeybees are well-suited model organism to study parallel olfactory processing. The honeybee possesses a unique neuronal architecture - a dual olfactory pathway. Two mirror-imaged output projection neuron (PN) pathways connect the first olfactory processing stage, the antennal lobe (analog to the vertebrates olfactory bulb, OB), with the second, the mushroom body (MB) known to be involved in orientation and learning and memory, and the lateral horn (LH). The medial antennal lobe-protocerebral tract (m-APT) first innervates the MB and thereafter the LH, while the other, the lateral-APT (l-APT) projects in opposite direction. The neuroanatomy and evolution of these pathways has been analyzed, yet little is known about its physiology. To analyze the function of the dual olfactory pathway a new established recording method was designed and is described in the first chapter of this thesis (multi-unit-recordings). This is now the first time where odor response from several PNs of both tracts is recorded simultaneously and with high temporal precision. In the second chapter the PN odor responses are analyzed. The major findings are: both tracts responded to all tested odors but with differing characteristics. Since recent studies describe the input to the two tracts being rather similar, the results now indicate differential odor processing along the tracts, therefore this is a good indicator for parallel processing. PNs of the m-APT process odors in a sparse manner with delayed response latencies, but with high odor-specificity. PNs of the l-APT in contrast respond to several odor stimuli and respond in general faster. In some PN originating from both tracts, characteristics of odor-identity coding via response latencies were found. Analyzing the over-all dynamic range of the PNs both l- and m-APT PNs were tested over a large odor concentration range (10-6 to 10-2) (3. chapter). The PNs responded with linear and non-linear correlation of the response strength to the odor concentration. In most cases the l-APT is comparatively more sensitive to low odor concentrations. Response latency decreases with increasing odor concentration in both tracts. Alternative coding principles and elaboration on the hypothesis whether the dual olfactory pathway may contribute coincidental innervation to the next higher-order neurons, the Kenyon cells (KC), is subject of the 4. chapter. Cross-correlations and synchronous responses of both tracts show that in principle odors may be coded via temporal coding. Results suggest that odor processing is enhanced if both tracts contribute to olfactory coding together. In another project the distribution of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) was measured in the bee’s MB during adult maturation (5. chapter). GABAergic inhibition is of high importance in odor coding. An almost threefold decrease in the total amount of GABAergic innervation was found during adult maturation in the l- and m-APT target region, in particular at the change in division of labor during the transition from a young nurse bee to an older forager bee. The results fit well into the current understanding of brain development in the honeybee and other social insects during adult maturation, which was described as presynaptic pruning and KC dendritic outgrowth. Combining anatomical and functional properties of the bee’s dual olfactory pathway suggests that both rate and temporal coding are implemented along two parallel streams. Comparison with recent work on analog output pathways of the vertebrate’s OB indicates that parallel processing of olfactory information may be a common principle across distant taxa.
Atherosclerosis is accepted to be a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial vessel wall. Several cellular subsets of the immune system are involved in its initiation and progression, such as monocytes, macrophages, T and B cells. Recent research has demonstrated that dendritic cells (DCs) contribute to atherosclerosis, too. DCs are defined by their ability to sense and phagocyte antigens, to migrate and to prime other immune cells, such as T cells. Although all DCs share these functional characteristics, they are heterogeneous with respect to phenotype and origin. Several markers have been used to describe DCs in different lymphoid and non-lymphoid organs; however, none of them has proven to be unambiguous. The expression of surface molecules is highly variable depending on the state of activation and the surrounding tissue. Furthermore, DCs in the aorta or the atherosclerotic plaque can be derived from designated precursor cells or from monocytes. In addition, DCs share both their marker expression and their functional characteristics with other myeloid cells like monocytes and macrophages. The repertoire of aortic DCs in healthy and atherosclerotic mice has just recently started to be explored, but yet there is no systemic study available, which describes the aortic DC compartment. Because it is conceivable that distinct aortic DC subsets exert dedicated functions, a detailed description of vascular DCs is required. The first part of this thesis characterizes DC subsets in healthy and atherosclerotic mice. It describes a previously unrecognized DC subset and also sheds light on the origin of vascular DCs. In recent years, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been demonstrated to regulate several cellular functions, such as apoptosis, differentiation, development or proliferation. Although several cell types have been characterized extensively with regard to the miRNAs involved in their regulation, only few studies are available that focus on the role of miRNAs in DCs. Because an improved understanding of the regulation of DC functions would allow for new therapeutic options, research on miRNAs in DCs is required. The second part of this thesis focuses on the role of the miRNA cluster miR- 17~92 in DCs by exploring its functions in healthy and atherosclerotic mice. This thesis clearly demonstrates for the first time an anti-inflammatory and atheroprotective role for the miR17-92 cluster. A model for its mechanism is suggested.
Peritonitis is a common disease in man, frequently caused by fungi, such as Candida albicans; however, in seldom cases opportunistic infections with Saccharomyces cerevisiae are described. Resident peritoneal macrophages (prMΦ) are the major group of phagocytic cells in the peritoneum. They express a broad range of surface pattern recognition receptors (PRR) to recognize invaders. Yeast infections are primarily detected by the Dectin-1 receptor, which triggers activation of NFAT and NF-κB pathways.
The transcription of the Nfatc1 gene is directed by the two alternative promoters, inducible P1 and relatively constitutive P2 promoter. While the role of P1-directed NFATc1α-isoforms to promote survival and proliferation of activated lymphocytes is well-established, the relevance of constitutively generated NFATc1β-isoforms, mainly expressed in resting lymphocytes, myeloid and non-lymphoid cells, remains unclear. Moreover, former work at our department indicated different roles for NFATc1α- and NFATc1β-proteins in lymphocytes.
Our data revealed the functional role of NFATc1 in peritoneal resident macrophages. We demonstrated that the expression of NFATc1β is required for a proper immune response of prMΦ during fungal infection-induced acute peritonitis. We identified Ccl2, a major chemokine produced in response to fungal infections by prMΦ, as a novel NFATc1 target gene which is cooperatively regulated through the NFAT- and canonical NF-κB pathways. Consequently, we showed that NFATc1β deficiency in prMΦ results in a decreased infiltration of inflammatory monocytes, leading to a delayed clearance of peritoneal fungal infection.
We could further show that the expression of NFATc1β-isoforms is irrelevant for homeostasis of myeloid and adaptive immune system cells and that NFATc1α- (but not β-) isoforms are required for a normal development of peritoneal B1a cells. In contrast to the situation in myeloid cells, NFATc1β deficiency is compensated by increased expression of NFATc1α-isoforms in lymphoid cells. As a consequence, NFATc1ß is dispensable for activation of the adaptive immune system.
Taken together our results illustrate the redundancy and indispensability of NFATc1-isoforms in the adaptive and innate immune system, indicating a complex regulatory system for Nfatc1 gene expression in different compartments of the immune system and likely beyond that.
Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) 1α in Dendritic Cells in Immune Regulation of Atherosclerosis
(2013)
Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of cardiovascular diseases and a major threat to human health worldwide. It involves not only accumulation of lipids in the vessel wall but a chronic inflammatory response mediated by highly specific cellular and molecular responses. Macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) play an essential role in taking up modified lipids and presenting them to T and B lymphocytes, which promote the immune response. Enhanced activation, migration and accumulation of inflammatory cells at the local site leads to formation of atherosclerotic plaques.
Atherosclerotic plaques become hypoxic due to reduced oxygen diffusion and high metabolic demand of accumulated cells. The various immune cells experience hypoxic conditions locally and inflammatory stimuli systemically, thus up-regulating Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α. Though the role of HIF1α in macrophages and lymphocytes has been elucidated, its role in DCs still remains controversial, especially with respect to atherosclerosis. In this project work, the role of HIF1α in DCs was investigated by using a cell specific knockout mouse model where HIF1α was deleted in CD11c+ cells.
Aortic root sections from atherosclerotic mice showed presence of hypoxia and up-regulation of HIF1α which co-localized with CD11c+ cells. Atherosclerotic splenic DCs also displayed enhanced expression of HIF1α, proving non-hypoxic stimulation of HIF1α due to systemic inflammation. Conditional knockout (CKO) mice lacking HIF1α in CD11c+ cells, under baseline conditions did not show changes in immune responses suggesting effects of HIF1α only under inflammatory conditions. When these mice were crossed to the Ldlr-/- line and placed on 8 weeks of high fat diet, they developed enhanced plaques with higher T-cell infiltration as compared to the wild-type (WT) controls. The plaques were of a complex phenotype, defined by increased percent of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and necrotic core area and reduced percent of macrophages and DCs. The mice also displayed enhanced T-cell activation and a Th1 bias in the periphery.
The CKO DCs themselves exhibited increased expression of IL 12 and a higher capacity to proliferate and polarize naive T cells to the Th1 phenotype in vitro. The DCs also showed decreased expression of STAT3, in line with the inhibitory effects of STAT3 on DC activation seen in previous studies. When STAT3 was overexpressed in DCs in vitro, IL 12 was down-regulated, but its expression increased significantly on STAT3 inhibition using a mutant vector. In addition, when STAT3 was overexpressed in DCs in vivo using a Cre regulated lentiviral system, the mice showed decreased plaque formation compared to controls. Interestingly, the effects of STAT3 modulation were similar in WT and CKO mice, intending that STAT3 lies downstream of HIF1α. Finally, using a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay (ChIP), it was confirmed that HIF1α binds to hypoxia responsive elements (HREs) in the Stat3 gene promoter thus regulating its expression. When DCs lack HIF1α, STAT3 expression is not stimulated and hence IL 12 production by DCs is uninhibited. This excessive IL 12 can activate naive T cells and polarize them to the Th1 phenotype, thereby enhancing atherosclerotic plaque progression.
This project thus concludes that HIF1α restrains DC activation via STAT3 generation and prevents excessive production of IL 12 that helps to keep inflammation and atherosclerosis under check.
RS1 is the intron less singel copy gene involved in regulation of plasme membrane transporters. Ornithine decarboxylase is identified as the receptor of RS1 specific for the release of vesicles containing SGLT1 specifically at the trans-golgi network. RS1 decreases the activity of ODC there by inhibiting the release of vesicles containing specifically SGLT1.
The Riemann zeta-function forms a central object in multiplicative number theory; its value-distribution encodes deep arithmetic properties of the prime numbers. Here, a crucial role is assigned to the analytic behavior of the zeta-function on the so called critical line. In this thesis we study the value-distribution of the Riemann zeta-function near and on the critical line. Amongst others we focus on the following.
PART I: A modified concept of universality, a-points near the critical line and a denseness conjecture attributed to Ramachandra.
The critical line is a natural boundary of the Voronin-type universality property of the Riemann zeta-function. We modify Voronin's concept by adding a scaling factor to the vertical shifts that appear in Voronin's universality theorem and investigate whether this modified concept is appropriate to keep up a certain universality property of the Riemann zeta-function near and on the critical line. It turns out that it is mainly the functional equation of the Riemann zeta-function that restricts the set of functions which can be approximated by this modified concept around the critical line.
Levinson showed that almost all a-points of the Riemann zeta-function lie in a certain funnel-shaped region around the critical line. We complement Levinson's result: Relying on arguments of the theory of normal families and the notion of filling discs, we detect a-points in this region which are very close to the critical line.
According to a folklore conjecture (often attributed to Ramachandra) one expects that the values of the Riemann zeta-function on the critical line lie dense in the complex numbers. We show that there are certain curves which approach the critical line asymptotically and have the property that the values of the zeta-function on these curves are dense in the complex numbers.
Many of our results in part I are independent of the Euler product representation of the Riemann zeta-function and apply for meromorphic functions that satisfy a Riemann-type functional equation in general.
PART II: Discrete and continuous moments.
The Lindelöf hypothesis deals with the growth behavior of the Riemann zeta-function on the critical line. Due to classical works by Hardy and Littlewood, the Lindelöf hypothesis can be reformulated in terms of power moments to the right of the critical line. Tanaka showed recently that the expected asymptotic formulas for these power moments are true in a certain measure-theoretical sense; roughly speaking he omits a set of Banach density zero from the path of integration of these moments. We provide a discrete and integrated version of Tanaka's result and extend it to a large class of Dirichlet series connected to the Riemann zeta-function.
The study of magnetic phases in spintronic materials is crucial to both our fundamental understanding of magnetic interactions and for finding new effects for future applications.
In this thesis, we study the basic electrical and magnetic transport properties of both epitaxially-grown MnSi thin films, a helimagnetic metal only starting to be developed within our group, and parabolic-doped ultra-thin (Ga,Mn)As layers for future studies and applications.
The field of microRNA research has gained enormous significance during recent years. Current studies have shown that microRNAs play an important role in many biological processes via posttranscriptional gene regulation. This also applies for the TLR-mediated recognition of pathogens by immune cells. Among others, the microRNAs miR-132, miR-146a and miR-155 have been characterized by various authors. However, the specific role of microRNAs in the defense against fungal infections by Aspergillus fumigatus has not been investigated so far, although this ubiquitous mold causes severe infections in immuno-compromised patients. As dendritic cells play a pivotal part in the in vivo recognition of A. fumigatus, the present study investigates the reaction of these cells to A. fumigatus and other pathogens on the microRNA level. For this purpose, dendritic cells were incubated with different forms of A. fumigatus and other pathogens for up to twelve hours. Subsequently, the expression of miR-132, miR-146a and miR-155 was quantified by real-time PCR.
Levels of miR-132 in dendritic cells were significantly increased after stimulation with living germ tubes of A. fum, but showed no change after treatment with LPS. Relative expression level of miR-146a was moderately elevated upon stimulation with LPS, but did not respond to co-cultivation with living germ tubes. MiR-155 was highly induced by both stimuli. These results show, that dependent on the stimulus, microRNAs are differentially regulated in dendritic cells. Among the tested microRNAs, miR-155 showed the strongest and most stable expression values. Therefore, further experiments focused on this mircoRNA. It was shown, that the up-regulation of miR-155 is dependent on the germination stage of the fungus. Induction of miR-155 was low with conidia, moderate with hyphae and high with germ tubes. The extent of miR-155 induction also corresponded with the multiplicity of infection (MOI), with higher MOIs triggering a stronger miR-155 response.
These results suggest that miR-132 and miR-155 play an important role in the immunologic reaction of DCs against A. fumigatus and that a further characterization of these microRNA, especially with respect to their specific function in DCs, could contribute to the understanding of the biological mechanisms of Aspergillosis.
This thesis presents the detailed development of the fabrication process and the first observations of artificial magnetic atoms from the II-VI diluted magnetic semiconductor alloy (Zn,Cd,Be,Mn)Se. In order to manufacture the vertical quantum dot device which exhibits artificial atom behavior a number of development steps are conducted. First, the II-VI heterostructure is adjusted for the linear transport regime. Second, state of the art vertical quantum dot fabrication techniques in the III-V material system are investigated regarding their portability to the II-VI heterostructure. And third, new approaches to the fabrication process are developed, taking into account the complexity of the heterostructure and its physical properties. Finally a multi-step fabrication process is presented, which is built up from electron beam and optical lithography, dry and wet etching and insulator deposition. This process allows for the processing of pillars with diameters down to 200 nm with an insulating dielectric and gate. Preliminary transport data on the fabricated vertical quantum dots are presendted confirming the magnetic nature of the resulting artificial atoms.
A large number of metabolic waste products accumulate in the blood of patients with renal failure. Since these solutes have deleterious effects on the biological functions, they are called uremic toxins and have been classified in three groups: 1) small water soluble solutes (MW < 500 Da), 2) small solutes with known protein binding (MW < 500 Da), and 3) middle molecules (500 Da < MW < 60 kDa). Protein bound uremic toxins are poorly removed by conventional hemodialysis treatments because of their high protein binding and high distribution volume. The prototypical protein bound uremic toxins indoxyl sulfate (IS) and p-cresyl sulfate (pCS) are associated with the progression of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular outcomes, and mortality of patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Furthermore, these two compounds are bound to albumin, the main plasma protein, via electrostatic and/or Van-der-Waals forces. The aim of the present thesis was to develop a dialysis strategy, based on the reversible modification of the ionic strength in the blood stream by increasing the sodium chloride (NaCl) concentration, in order to enhance the removal of protein bound substances, such as IS and pCS, with the ultimate goal to improve clinical patient outcomes. Enhancing the NaCl concentration ([NaCl]) in both human normal and uremic plasma was efficient to reduce the protein bound fraction of both IS and pCS by reducing their binding affinity to albumin. Increasing the ionic strength was feasible during modified pre-dilution hemodiafiltration (HDF) by increasing the [NaCl] in the substitution fluid. The NaCl excess was adequately removed within the hemodialyzer. This method was effective to increase the removal rate of both protein bound uremic toxins. Its ex vivo hemocompatibility, however, was limited by the osmotic shock induced by the high [NaCl] in the substituate. Therefore, modified pre-dilution HDF was further iterated by introducing a second serial cartridge, named the serial dialyzers (SDial) setup. This setting was validated for feasibility, hemocompatibility, and toxin removal efficiency. A better hemocompatibility at similar efficacy was obtained with the SDial setup compared with the modified pre-dilution HDF. Both methods were finally tested in an animal sheep model of dialysis to verify biocompatibility. Low hemolysis and no activation of both the complement and the coagulation systems were observed when increasing the [NaCl] in blood up to 0.45 and 0.60 M with the modified pre-dilution HDF and the SDial setup, respectively. In conclusion, the two dialysis methods developed to transitory enhance the ionic strength in blood demonstrated adequate biocompatibility and improved the removal of protein bound uremic toxins by decreasing their protein bound fraction. The concepts require follow-on clinical trials to assess their in vivo efficacy and their impact on long-term clinical outcomes.