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Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) RNA which was previously reported to contain poly(A) sequences (Agranovsky et al., 1978) can be specifically esterified with tyrosine in vitro in the presence of an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase fraction from wheat embryos. All the three RNA components of the BSMV strain with a three-component genome (Norwich) and both RNA components of a two-component strain (Russian) can be tyrosylated. The poly(A)-containing (bound to oligo(dT)-cellulose) and poly(A)-deficient(not bound to oligo(dT)-cellulose) fractions of BSMV RNA display a similar amino acidaccepting ability. The nucleotide sequence which accepts tyrosine is coupled with the intact genomic polyadenylated BSMV RNA. The viral RNA isolated after sucrose density gradient centrifugation under drastic denaturing conditions retains its aminoacylating activity, which suggests that this activity is not due to the presence in a BSMV RNA preparation of a tyrosine tRNA associated with BSMV RNA. Inhibition of aminoacylation of the 3’-oxidized (treated with sodium metaperiodate) BSMV RNA suggests that the tyrosine-accepting structure is localized at the 3’ terminus of BSMV RNA molecules. It is shown that segments of different lengths obtained upon random fragmentation can be tyrosylated. The 3’-terminal (tyrosine-accepting) poly(A)+ segments can be isolated. The shortest segments of viral RNA capable of being aminoacylated [i.e., containing both tRNA-like structure and poly(A)] consists of approximately 150-200 nucleotides. The analysis of the oligonucleotides derived from individual BSMV RNA components labeled with 32P at the 3’ end revealed two types of 3’-terminal sequences different from poly(A). It is suggested that a poly(A) sequence is intercalated between a 3’-terminal tyrosineaccepting structure and the 5’-terminal portion of poly(A)+ BSMV RNA.
The Best for the Most Important: Maintaining a Pristine Proteome in Stem and Progenitor Cells
(2019)
Pluripotent stem cells give rise to reproductively enabled offsprings by generating progressively lineage-restricted multipotent stem cells that would differentiate into lineage-committed stem and progenitor cells. These lineage-committed stem and progenitor cells give rise to all adult tissues and organs. Adult stem and progenitor cells are generated as part of the developmental program and play critical roles in tissue and organ maintenance and/or regeneration. The ability of pluripotent stem cells to self-renew, maintain pluripotency, and differentiate into a multicellular organism is highly dependent on sensing and integrating extracellular and extraorganismal cues. Proteins perform and integrate almost all cellular functions including signal transduction, regulation of gene expression, metabolism, and cell division and death. Therefore, maintenance of an appropriate mix of correctly folded proteins, a pristine proteome, is essential for proper stem cell function. The stem cells' proteome must be pristine because unfolded, misfolded, or otherwise damaged proteins would interfere with unlimited self-renewal, maintenance of pluripotency, differentiation into downstream lineages, and consequently with the development of properly functioning tissue and organs. Understanding how various stem cells generate and maintain a pristine proteome is therefore essential for exploiting their potential in regenerative medicine and possibly for the discovery of novel approaches for maintaining, propagating, and differentiating pluripotent, multipotent, and adult stem cells as well as induced pluripotent stem cells. In this review, we will summarize cellular networks used by various stem cells for generation and maintenance of a pristine proteome. We will also explore the coordination of these networks with one another and their integration with the gene regulatory and signaling networks.
In vitro models of the human blood-brain barrier (BBB) are highly desirable for drug development. This study aims to analyze a set of ten different BBB culture models based on primary cells, human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), and multipotent fetal neural stem cells (fNSCs). We systematically investigated the impact of astrocytes, pericytes, and NSCs on hiPSC-derived BBB endothelial cell function and gene expression. The quadruple culture models, based on these four cell types, achieved BBB characteristics including transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) up to 2,500 Ω cm\(^{2}\) and distinct upregulation of typical BBB genes. A complex in vivo-like tight junction (TJ) network was detected by freeze-fracture and transmission electron microscopy. Treatment with claudin-specific TJ modulators caused TEER decrease, confirming the relevant role of claudin subtypes for paracellular tightness. Drug permeability tests with reference substances were performed and confirmed the suitability of the models for drug transport studies.
BACKGROUND:
The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) has remained unclear, but a causative contribution of factors outside the central nervous system (CNS) is conceivable. It was recently suggested that gut bacteria trigger the activation of CNS-reactive T cells and the development of demyelinative disease.
METHODS:
C57BL/6 (B6) mice were kept either under specific pathogen free or conventional housing conditions, immunized with the myelin basic protein (MBP)-proteolipid protein (PLP) fusion protein MP4 and the development of EAE was clinically monitored. The germinal center size of the Peyer's patches was determined by immunohistochemistry in addition to the level of total IgG secretion which was assessed by ELISPOT. ELISPOT assays were also used to measure MP4-specific T cell and B cell responses in the Peyer's patches and the spleen. Ear swelling assays were performed to determine the extent of delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions in specific pathogen free and conventionally housed mice.
RESULTS:
In B6 mice that were actively immunized with MP4 and kept under conventional housing conditions clinical disease was significantly attenuated compared to specific pathogen free mice. Conventionally housed mice displayed increased levels of IgG secretion in the Peyer's patches, while the germinal center formation in the gut and the MP4-specific TH17 response in the spleen were diminished after immunization. Accordingly, these mice displayed an attenuated delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) reaction in ear swelling assays.
CONCLUSIONS:
The data corroborate the notion that housing conditions play a substantial role in the induction of murine EAE and suggest that the presence of gut bacteria might be associated with a decreased immune response to antigens of lower affinity. This concept could be of importance for MS and calls for caution when considering the therapeutic approach to treat patients with antibiotics."
Structural peculiarities of the S'-end segments of genomic RNA were studied in F potato virus (F-PV) and white clover mosaic virus (WCMV). The methods of affinity chromatography on oligo(dT) cellulose and oligonucleotide mapping revealed a prolonged (up to 210 nucleotides) polyadenyl sequence at the 3'-end of F-PV RNA. A polyadenyl sequence is missing at the 3'end of WCMV RNA. A study of the translation products of WCMV and F-PV RNAs in a oe11-free protein-synthesizing system derived from rabbit reticulocytes showed that polypeptides electrophoretically comigrating with a structural protein of either virus were synthesized alongside high-molecular-weight polypeptides (M\(_r\)\(\approx\) 180-150 kdaltons).
Differential effects of FTY720 on the B cell compartment in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.
(2017)
Background:
MP4-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS), which enables targeted research on B cells, currently much discussed protagonists in MS pathogenesis. Here, we used this model to study the impact of the S1P1 receptor modulator FTY720 (fingolimod) on the autoreactive B cell and antibody response both in the periphery and the central nervous system (CNS).
Methods:
MP4-immunized mice were treated orally with FTY720 for 30 days at the peak of disease or 50 days after EAE onset. The subsequent disease course was monitored and the MP4-specific B cell/antibody response was measured by ELISPOT and ELISA. RNA sequencing was performed to determine any effects on B cell-relevant gene expression. S1P\(_{1}\) receptor expression by peripheral T and B cells, B cell subset distribution in the spleen and B cell infiltration into the CNS were studied by flow cytometry. The formation of B cell aggregates and of tertiary lymphoid organs (TLOs) was evaluated by histology and immunohistochemistry. Potential direct effects of FTY720 on B cell aggregation were studied in vitro.
Results:
FTY720 significantly attenuated clinical EAE when treatment was initiated at the peak of EAE. While there was a significant reduction in the number of T cells in the blood after FTY720 treatment, B cells were only slightly diminished. Yet, there was evidence for the modulation of B cell receptor-mediated signaling upon FTY720 treatment. In addition, we detected a significant increase in the percentage of B220\(^{+}\) B cells in the spleen both in acute and chronic EAE. Whereas acute treatment completely abrogated B cell aggregate formation in the CNS, the numbers of infiltrating B cells and plasma cells were comparable between vehicle- and FTY720-treated mice. In addition, there was no effect on already developed aggregates in chronic EAE. In vitro B cell aggregation assays suggested the absence of a direct effect of FTY720 on B cell aggregation. However, FTY720 impacted the evolution of B cell aggregates into TLOs.
Conclusions:
The data suggest differential effects of FTY720 on the B cell compartment in MP4-induced EAE.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) inhibits host oxidative stress responses facilitating its survival in macrophages; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we identified a Mtb acetyltransferase (Rv3034c) as a novel counter actor of macrophage oxidative stress responses by inducing peroxisome formation. An inducible Rv3034c deletion mutant of Mtb failed to induce peroxisome biogenesis, expression of the peroxisomal β-oxidation pathway intermediates (ACOX1, ACAA1, MFP2) in macrophages, resulting in reduced intracellular survival compared to the parental strain. This reduced virulence phenotype was rescued by repletion of Rv3034c. Peroxisome induction depended on the interaction between Rv3034c and the macrophage mannose receptor (MR). Interaction between Rv3034c and MR induced expression of the peroxisomal biogenesis proteins PEX5p, PEX13p, PEX14p, PEX11β, PEX19p, the peroxisomal membrane lipid transporter ABCD3, and catalase. Expression of PEX14p and ABCD3 was also enhanced in lungs from Mtb aerosol-infected mice. This is the first report that peroxisome-mediated control of ROS balance is essential for innate immune responses to Mtb but can be counteracted by the mycobacterial acetyltransferase Rv3034c. Thus, peroxisomes represent interesting targets for host-directed therapeutics to tuberculosis.
Hereditary retinal degenerations like retinitis pigmentosa (RP) are among the leading causes of blindness in younger patients. To enable in vivo investigation of cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for photoreceptor cell death and to allow testing of therapeutic strategies that could prevent retinal degeneration, animal models have been created. In this study, we deeply characterized the transcriptional profile of mice carrying the transgene rhodopsin V20G/P23H/P27L (VPP), which is a model for autosomal dominant RP. We examined the degree of photoreceptor degeneration and studied the impact of the VPP transgene-induced retinal degeneration on the transcriptome level of the retina using next generation RNA sequencing (RNASeq) analyses followed by weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA). We furthermore identified cellular subpopulations responsible for some of the observed dysregulations using in situ hybridizations, immunofluorescence staining, and 3D reconstruction. Using RNASeq analysis, we identified 9256 dysregulated genes and six significantly associated gene modules in the subsequently performed WGCNA. Gene ontology enrichment showed, among others, dysregulation of genes involved in TGF-β regulated extracellular matrix organization, the (ocular) immune system/response, and cellular homeostasis. Moreover, heatmaps confirmed clustering of significantly dysregulated genes coding for components of the TGF-β, G-protein activated, and VEGF signaling pathway. 3D reconstructions of immunostained/in situ hybridized sections revealed retinal neurons and Müller cells as the major cellular population expressing representative components of these signaling pathways. The predominant effect of VPP-induced photoreceptor degeneration pointed towards induction of neuroinflammation and the upregulation of neuroprotective pathways like TGF-β, G-protein activated, and VEGF signaling. Thus, modulation of these processes and signaling pathways might represent new therapeutic options to delay the degeneration of photoreceptors in diseases like RP.
Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) signaling has manifold functions such as regulation of cell growth, differentiation, migration, and apoptosis. Moreover, there is increasing evidence that it also acts in a neuroprotective manner. We recently showed that TGFβ receptor type 2 (Tgfbr2) is upregulated in retinal neurons and Müller cells during retinal degeneration. In this study we investigated if this upregulation of TGFβ signaling would have functional consequences in protecting retinal neurons. To this end, we analyzed the impact of TGFβ signaling on photoreceptor viability using mice with cell type-specific deletion of Tgfbr2 in retinal neurons and Müller cells (Tgfbr2\(_{ΔOC}\)) in combination with a genetic model of photoreceptor degeneration (VPP). We examined retinal morphology and the degree of photoreceptor degeneration, as well as alterations of the retinal transcriptome. In summary, retinal morphology was not altered due to TGFβ signaling deficiency. In contrast, VPP-induced photoreceptor degeneration was drastically exacerbated in double mutant mice (Tgfbr2\(_{ΔOC}\); VPP) by induction of pro-apoptotic genes and dysregulation of the MAP kinase pathway. Therefore, TGFβ signaling in retinal neurons and Müller cells exhibits a neuroprotective effect and might pose promising therapeutic options to attenuate photoreceptor degeneration in humans.
Background: The angiotensin II receptor subtype 2 (AT2 receptor) is ubiquitously and highly expressed in early postnatal life. However, its role in postnatal cardiac development remained unclear.
Methodology/Principal Findings: Hearts from 1, 7, 14 and 56 days old wild-type (WT) and AT2 receptor-deficient (KO) mice were extracted for histomorphometrical analysis as well as analysis of cardiac signaling and gene expression. Furthermore, heart and body weights of examined animals were recorded and echocardiographic analysis of cardiac function as well as telemetric blood pressure measurements were performed. Moreover, gene expression, sarcomere shortening and calcium transients were examined in ventricular cardiomyocytes isolated from both genotypes. KO mice exhibited an accelerated body weight gain and a reduced heart to body weight ratio as compared to WT mice in the postnatal period. However, in adult KO mice the heart to body weight ratio was significantly increased most likely due to elevated systemic blood pressure. At postnatal day 7 ventricular capillarization index and the density of \(\alpha\)-smooth muscle cell actin-positive blood vessels were higher in KO mice as compared to WT mice but normalized during adolescence. Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac systolic function at postnatal day 7 revealed decreased contractility of KO hearts in response to beta-adrenergic stimulation. Moreover, cardiomyocytes from KO mice showed a decreased sarcomere shortening and an increased peak Ca\(^{2+}\) transient in response to isoprenaline when stimulated concomitantly with angiotensin II.
Conclusion: The AT2 receptor affects postnatal cardiac growth possibly via reducing body weight gain and systemic blood pressure. Moreover, it moderately attenuates postnatal vascularization of the heart and modulates the beta adrenergic response of the neonatal heart. These AT2 receptor-mediated effects may be implicated in the physiological maturation process of the heart.
Pharmacobehavioral studies in experimental animals, and imaging studies in humans, indicate that serotonergic transmission in the amygdala plays a key role in emotional processing, especially for anxiety-related stimuli. The lateral and basolateral amygdaloid nuclei receive a dense serotonergic innervation in all species studied to date. We investigated interrelations between serotonergic afferents and neuropeptide Y (NPY)-producing neurons, which are a subpopulation of inhibitory interneurons in the rat lateral and basolateral nuclei with particularly strong anxiolytic properties. Dual light microscopic immunolabeling showed numerous appositions of serotonergic afferents on NPY-immunoreactive somata. Using electron microscopy, direct membrane appositions and synaptic contacts between serotonin-containing axon terminals and NPY-immunoreactive cellular profiles were unequivocally established. Double in situ hybridization documented that more than 50 %, and about 30–40 % of NPY mRNA-producing neurons, co-expressed inhibitory 5-HT1A and excitatory 5-HT2C mRNA receptor subtype mRNA, respectively, in both nuclei with no gender differences. Triple in situ hybridization showed that individual NPY mRNA-producing interneurons co-express both 5-HT1A and 5-HT2C mRNAs. Co-expression of NPY and 5-HT3 mRNA was not observed. The results demonstrate that serotonergic afferents provide substantial innervation of NPY-producing neurons in the rat lateral and basolateral amygdaloid nuclei. Studies of serotonin receptor subtype co-expression indicate a differential impact of the serotonergic innervation on this small, but important, population of anxiolytic interneurons, and provide the basis for future studies of the circuitry underlying serotonergic modulation of emotional stimulus processing in the amygdala.
Multiple fluorescence in situ hybridization is the method of choice for studies aimed at determining simultaneous production of signal transduction molecules and neuromodulators in neurons. In our analyses of the monoamine receptor mRNA expression of peptidergic neurons in the rat telencephalon, double tyramide-signal-amplified fluorescence in situ hybridization delivered satisfactory results for coexpression analysis of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and serotonin receptor 2C (5-HT2C) mRNA, a receptor subtype expressed at high-to-moderate abundance in the regions analyzed. However, expression of 5-HT1A mRNA, which is expressed at comparatively low abundance in many telencephalic areas, could not be unequivocally identified in NPY mRNA-reactive neurons due to high background and poor signal-to-noise ratio in fluorescent receptor mRNA detections. Parallel chromogenic in situ hybridization provided clear labeling for 5-HT1A mRNA and additionally offered the possibility to monitor the chromogen deposition at regular time intervals to determine the optimal signal-to-noise ratio. We first developed a double labeling protocol combining fluorescence and chromogenic in situ hybridization and subsequently expanded this variation to combine double fluorescence and chromogenic in situ hybridization for triple labelings. With this method, we documented expression of 5-HT2C and/or 5-HT1A in subpopulations of telencephalic NPY-producing neurons. The method developed in the present study appears suitable for conventional light and fluorescence microscopy, combines advantages of fluorescence and chromogenic in situ hybridization protocols and thus provides a reliable non-radioactive alternative to previously published multiple labeling methods for coexpression analyses in which one mRNA species requires highly sensitive detection.
Multiple fluorescence in situ hybridization is the method of choice for studies aimed at determining simultaneous production of signal transduction molecules and neuromodulators in neurons. In our analyses of the monoamine receptor mRNA expression of peptidergic neurons in the rat telencephalon, double tyramide-signal-amplified fluorescence in situ hybridization delivered satisfactory results for coexpression analysis of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and serotonin receptor 2C (5-HT2C) mRNA, a receptor subtype expressed at high-to-moderate abundance in the regions analyzed. However, expression of 5-HT1A mRNA, which is expressed at comparatively low abundance in many telencephalic areas, could not be unequivocally identified in NPY mRNA-reactive neurons due to high background and poor signal-to-noise ratio in fluorescent receptor mRNA detections. Parallel chromogenic in situ hybridization provided clear labeling for 5-HT1A mRNA and additionally offered the possibility to monitor the chromogen deposition at regular time intervals to determine the optimal signal-to-noise ratio. We first developed a double labeling protocol combining fluorescence and chromogenic in situ hybridization and subsequently expanded this variation to combine double fluorescence and chromogenic in situ hybridization for triple labelings. With this method, we documented expression of 5-HT2C and/or 5-HT1A in subpopulations of telencephalic NPY-producing neurons. The method developed in the present study appears suitable for conventional light and fluorescence microscopy, combines advantages of fluorescence and chromogenic in situ hybridization protocols and thus provides a reliable non-radioactive alternative to previously published multiple labeling methods for coexpression analyses in which one mRNA species requires highly sensitive detection.
Multiple fluorescence in situ hybridization is the method of choice for studies aimed at determining simultaneous production of signal transduction molecules and neuromodulators in neurons. In our analyses of the monoamine receptor mRNA expression of peptidergic neurons in the rat telencephalon, double tyramide-signal-amplified fluorescence in situ hybridization delivered satisfactory results for coexpression analysis of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and serotonin receptor 2C (5-HT2C) mRNA, a receptor subtype expressed at high-to-moderate abundance in the regions analyzed. However, expression of 5-HT1A mRNA, which is expressed at comparatively low abundance in many telencephalic areas, could not be unequivocally identified in NPY mRNA-reactive neurons due to high background and poor signal-to-noise ratio in fluorescent receptor mRNA detections. Parallel chromogenic in situ hybridization provided clear labeling for 5-HT1A mRNA and additionally offered the possibility to monitor the chromogen deposition at regular time intervals to determine the optimal signal-to-noise ratio. We first developed a double labeling protocol combining fluorescence and chromogenic in situ hybridization and subsequently expanded this variation to combine double fluorescence and chromogenic in situ hybridization for triple labelings. With this method, we documented expression of 5-HT2C and/or 5-HT1A in subpopulations of telencephalic NPY-producing neurons. The method developed in the present study appears suitable for conventional light and fluorescence microscopy, combines advantages of fluorescence and chromogenic in situ hybridization protocols and thus provides a reliable non-radioactive alternative to previously published multiple labeling methods for coexpression analyses in which one mRNA species requires highly sensitive detection.
Primary infection of HEp-2 cells with rubella virus resulted in non-cytophatic longterm persistent infection. During four years of persistence the virus was produced in sufficient quantities (up to 6 logs PFU/ml) and did not differ from the parental variant in its pathogenicity for BHK-21 or RK-13 cells, or hemagglutinating activity, but formed smaller plaques. Persistent virus preserved the original antigenicity as judged from reciprocal hemagglutination-inhibition or plaque reduction-neutralization tests with polyclonal antisera. Both original and persistent rubella viruses were thermoresistant (T 56° C) and sligthly temperature-sensitive. Clonal analysis revealed presence of ts-mutants among both original and persistent virus clones with different degrees of plating efficiency at 40°/34° C. RNA fingerprinting showed only minor changes in persistent rubella virus.
The size of the synaptic subcomponents falls below the limits of visible light microscopy. Despite new developments in advanced microscopy techniques, the resolution of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) remains unsurpassed. The requirements of tissue preservation are very high, and human post mortem material often does not offer adequate quality. However, new reprogramming techniques that generate human neurons in vitro provide samples that can easily fulfill these requirements. The objective of this study was to identify the culture technique with the best ultrastructural preservation in combination with the best embedding and contrasting technique for visualizing neuronal elements. Two induced neural stem cell lines derived from healthy control subjects underwent differentiation either adherent on glass coverslips, embedded in a droplet of highly concentrated Matrigel, or as a compact neurosphere. Afterward, they were fixed using a combination of glutaraldehyde (GA) and paraformaldehyde (PFA) followed by three approaches (standard stain, Ruthenium red stain, high contrast en-bloc stain) using different combinations of membrane enhancing and contrasting steps before ultrathin sectioning and imaging by TEM. The compact free-floating neurospheres exhibited the best ultrastructural preservation. High-contrast en-bloc stain offered particularly sharp staining of membrane structures and the highest quality visualization of neuronal structures. In conclusion, compact neurospheres growing under free-floating conditions in combination with a high contrast en-bloc staining protocol, offer the optimal preservation and contrast with a particular focus on visualizing membrane structures as required for analyzing synaptic structures.
Aims
Cardiac atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) participates in the maintenance of arterial blood pressure and intravascular volume homeostasis. The hypovolaemic effects of ANP result from coordinated actions in the kidney and systemic microcirculation. Hence, ANP, via its guanylyl cyclase-A (GC-A) receptor and intracellular cyclic GMP as second messenger, stimulates endothelial albumin permeability. Ultimately, this leads to a shift of plasma fluid into interstitial pools. Here we studied the role of caveolae-mediated transendothelial albumin transport in the hyperpermeability effects of ANP.
Methods and results
Intravital microscopy studies of the mouse cremaster microcirculation showed that ANP stimulates the extravasation of fluorescent albumin from post-capillary venules and causes arteriolar vasodilatation. The hyperpermeability effect was prevented in mice with conditional, endothelial deletion of GC-A (EC GC-A KO) or with deleted caveolin-1 (cav-1), the caveolae scaffold protein. In contrast, the vasodilating effect was preserved. Concomitantly, the acute hypovolaemic action of ANP was abolished in EC GC-A KO and Cav-1−/− mice. In cultured microvascular rat fat pad and mouse lung endothelial cells, ANP stimulated uptake and transendothelial transport of fluorescent albumin without altering endothelial electrical resistance. The stimulatory effect on albumin uptake was prevented in GC-A- or cav-1-deficient pulmonary endothelia. Finally, preparation of caveolin-enriched lipid rafts from mouse lung and western blotting showed that GC-A and cGMP-dependent protein kinase I partly co-localize with Cav-1 in caveolae microdomains.
Conclusion
ANP enhances transendothelial caveolae-mediated albumin transport via its GC-A receptor. This ANP-mediated cross-talk between the heart and the microcirculation is critically involved in the regulation of intravascular volume.
Post-fabrication formation of a proper vasculature remains an unresolved challenge in bioprinting. Established strategies focus on the supply of the fabricated structure with nutrients and oxygen and either rely on the mere formation of a channel system using fugitive inks or additionally use mature endothelial cells and/or peri-endothelial cells such as smooth muscle cells for the formation of blood vessels in vitro. Functional vessels, however, exhibit a hierarchical organization and multilayered wall structure that is important for their function. Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesodermal progenitor cells (hiMPCs) have been shown to possess the capacity to form blood vessels in vitro, but have so far not been assessed for their applicability in bioprinting processes. Here, we demonstrate that hiMPCs, after formulation into an alginate/collagen type I bioink and subsequent extrusion, retain their ability to give rise to the formation of complex vessels that display a hierarchical network in a process that mimics the embryonic steps of vessel formation during vasculogenesis. Histological evaluations at different time points of extrusion revealed the initial formation of spheres, followed by lumen formation and further structural maturation as evidenced by building a multilayered vessel wall and a vascular network. These findings are supported by immunostainings for endothelial and peri-endothelial cell markers as well as electron microscopic analyses at the ultrastructural level. Moreover, endothelial cells in capillary-like vessel structures deposited a basement membrane-like matrix at the basal side between the vessel wall and the alginate-collagen matrix. After transplantation of the printed constructs into the chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) the printed vessels connected to the CAM blood vessels and get perfused in vivo. These results evidence the applicability and great potential of hiMPCs for the bioprinting of vascular structures mimicking the basic morphogenetic steps of de novo vessel formation during embryogenesis.
Der Atlantische Wildkohl (Brassica oleracea L. subsp. oleracea) wächst auf den Küstenfelsen des Atlantiks und der Nordsee zwischen Nord-Spanien, Schottland und der Nordseeinsel Helgoland. 2001 wurde auch ein Vorkommen des Wildkohls an den Kreidefelsen der Ostseeinsel Rügen nachgewiesen, das aus ungefähr 50 Individuen besteht. Die Pflanzen unterscheiden sich phänotypisch nicht von Wildpflanzen der Atlantikküsten. Da alle verbreiteten Kultursorten des Gemüsekohls genetisch sehr eng mit dem Atlantischen Kohl verwandt sind, vom dem sie höchstwahrscheinlich abstammen, wird die Frage erörtert, ob eine spontane Rückverwandlung (Rückkreuzung) von in die Natur entwichenen Kultursorten in den Wildkohl-Phänotyp möglich ist. Dieses wird als wenig wahrscheinlich angesehen. Dagegen ist Introgression zwischen Kultursorten und Wildsorten gut belegt. Die Frage nach einer möglichen Hybridisierung von Grünkohl mit Pflanzen vom Wildkohlphänotyp oder mit anderen Kultursorten an der Kreideküste der dänischen Ostseeinsel Seeland wird anhand eigener Beobachtungen erörtert. Die dortige Population besteht offensichtlich aus verwilderten Kulturkohlhybriden, die sich deutlich von den Wildpflanzen Rügens unterscheiden. Das neue Vorkommen des Atlantischen Wildkohls in der westlichen Ostsee kann im Zusammenhang mit der Ostausbreitung anderer atlantischer Sippen im Rahmen des Klimawandels gesehen werden.
Bis zum Jahr 2100 prognostiziert der Weltklimarat (IPCC 2021) einen Anstieg des Meeresspiegels von bis zu 63-101 cm gegenüber heutigen Wasserständen. Im Rahmen des Generalplans Küstenschutz Schleswig-Holstein(GKSH) soll als Klimafolgeanpassung eine Erhöhung und Profiländerung der meisten Nordseedeiche und Elbedeiche erfolgen (zusammen 363,3 km mit einer Vegetationsfläche von 3.500 ha). Diese Maßnahmen werden mit einem vollständigen Verlust der alten Deichvegetation einhergehen und zur Freisetzung von großen Mengen an CO₂ aus dem Bodenkohlenstoff führen. Die Seedeiche der Nordseeküste (262 km) zählen zu den artenreichen, semi-natürlichen und von Schafen beweideten Grasländern (Fläche von 2600 ha) in Schleswig-Holstein mit bis zu 18 Gras- und 64 zweikeim-blättrigen Blütenpflanzen und an die Vegetation gebundene 800-1000 Arten von Invertebraten (darunter 200 Käferarten). Auf die Außenböschung dringen Pflanzen der Salzwiesengesellschaften vor. Die steileren, wärmeexponierten (überwiegend nach Osten und Süden ausgerichtet) und durch Vertritt lückigen Innenböschungen der Seedeiche sind wertvolle Refugien wärmeliebender, konkurrenzschwacher Arten von Magerstandorten und Trittgesellschaften wie die folgenden mediterran-subatlantischen Arten: Knotenklettenkerbel (Torilis nodosa), Zwergklee/Armblütiger Klee (Trifolium micranthum) und Vogelfußklee (Trifolium ornithopodioides). Für die Erhaltung beider Kleearten (die aktuelle Verbreitung wird dokumentiert) besitzt Schleswig-Holstein eine nationale und nordwest-europäisch-kontinentale Verantwortlichkeit. Folgende Maßnahmen zum Schutz der reichhaltigen Deichvegetation und Teilen seiner Invertebratenfauna bei der Deichverstärkung im Rahmen des GKSH werden vorgeschlagen: 1. Abheben der Grasnarbe mit Wurzelraum und zeitnahe Wiederverlegung der alten Grasnarbe (Soden) auf das neue Deichprofil; das ist auch wichtig zum Erhalt des Bodenkohlenstoffs (Klimaschutz). 2. Einsaat von neuen Deichprofilen mit Saatgut von artenreichen Deichabschnitten. 3. Aufnahme substanzieller Forschungsprogramme/Forschungsförderung zur Ökologie der Seedeiche. Weiterhin sollte auf den Einsatz von Herbiziden auf Deichen zur Bekämpfung von Disteln verzichtet werden.
Ficaria calthifolia (diploide Form, Typ1) wurde kürzlich nord-westlich des geschlossenen südosteuropäischen Verbreitungsgebiet auch in Deutschland gefunden, nämlich in Würzburg (2006) und an Elbedeichen in Brandenburg (2014) und Sachsen (2015). Ficaria calthifolia ist durch das Fehlen von verlängerten mehrgliedrigen Stängeln und die Abwesenheit von Brutknollen in den Blattachseln gekennzeichnet. Die 1–2 (3) Stängel von Ficaria calthifolia verbleiben überwiegend im Boden (hypogäisch), können aber im Laufe der Anthese aus dem Boden hervorwachsen. Die gestielten Laubblätter setzen sich aus Grundblättern und einer Rosette von bis zu 8 Stängelblättern pro Stängel zusammen. Letztere entspringen aus dem terminalen Stängelknoten (Stängelblatt-rosette). In Würzburg kommen zwei Populationen von Ficaria calthifolia vor, diploide Typ1-Pflanzen und triploide Typ2-Pflanzen. Letztere sind robuster, besitzen größere Blüten (bis 4 cm) und entwickeln nur vereinzelte reife Nüsschen. Pflanzen mit höherem Ploidiegrad (wahrscheinlich pentaploid, Typ3) wurden auch gefunden. Etwa 60% der 3 bis 8 Blütenstiele von Typ1-Pflanzen besitzt kein Stängelblatt, der Rest einen Knoten mit 1 bis 2 (3) Hochblättern. Die Zahl der Kronblätter beträgt 8 (vereinzelt 9), die durchschnittliche Zahl reifer, eiförmiger Nüsschen pro Fruchtstand beträgt 7 (Würzburg) / 14 (Elbe) (maximal 26). Aus vom Rhizom abgebrochenen und im Mai gepflanzten Speicherknollen keimten im Spätherbst desselben Jahrs neue Pflanzen. Der Jahreszyklus des Wurzelsystems wird beschrieben. Durch spontane Ablösungen einzelner Speicherknollen findet eine vegetative Vermehrung statt. Neben Nüsschen wären abgebrochene Speicherknollen für die Fernansiedlung der Sippe an Elbe (u.a. Verschleppung durch Hochwasser) und Main (Verschleppung durch Schiffe und andere Vektoren) ausreichend.
The island of Rügen (Rugia), located in the Baltic sea, is the most northeastern (NE) part of Germany. Due to its particular geographic position at the border between scandinavian, middle european and continental european floral elements, Rügen harbours several hawkweed species (Hieracia) of the scandinavian area such as Hieracium fuscocinererum, H. subramosum, H. subrigidum and H. diaphanoides subsp. neoornatum and, at the same time, is the most northwestern location of H. echioides. Two endemic Hieracium species have been identified recently, i. e. H. muorum subsp. rugianum and H. caesium subsp. zabelianum (Gottschlich et al. 1998, Bot. Rundbr. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 31:1-94). In the present communication, two further novel endemic Hieracium taxa will be described, which are restricted to the chalk cliffs of Cape Arkona and Jasmund, i. e. H. swantevitii and H. lachenalii subsp. litocretaceum. H. swantevitii (Swantevit’s hawkweed) is intermediate between H. caesium/H. bifidum and H. lachenalii with hairy, modestly glandular involucre and slightly serrated elongated leaves . This view of an intermediate position of H. swantevitii between these species was further supported by the ultrastructure of epidermal papillae of the outer bracts of the involucre visualized by scanning electron microscopy. H. lachenalii subsp. litocretaceum (chalk cliff hawkweed) is characterized by its narrow anguste to almost linear denticulate leaves in combination with mode rately glandular heads. In addition to the description of these two new hawkweed taxa , the rediscovery of three further species will be reported for Rügen, i. e. H. echioides (W. Gager in SE Rügen), H. cymosum subsp. cymosum (close to Göhren in SE Rügen) and H. subrigidum E Glowe in N Rügen. The locality of H. echioides appears to be most north-western site in middle Europe, the locality of H. cymosum is one of the last growth sites in the northern German lowlands and H. subrigidum (so far only known as a single herbarium specimen, collected 1858 in Rügen) has so far not been recorded in other localities of middle Europe.
The genus Ficaria is now considered to comprize eight Eurasian species. The most widespread European species is the tetraploid F. verna Huds. The present study provides evidence for the existence of two main lineages of F. verna that differ considerably in their genomic size by about 3 pg. A Western F. verna lineage west of river Rhine displays a mean genome size (2C-value) of 34.2 pg and is almost precisely codistributed with the diploid F. ambigua Boreau (20 pg) north of the Mediterranean. The remaining part of Europe appears to be occupied by the Eastern F. verna lineage solely (mean genome size of 31.3 pg) which codistributes in South-Eastern Europe with the diploid F. calthifolia Rchb. (15 pg). There is little overlap at the boundary of Western and Eastern F. verna lineages with the occurrence of a separate intermediate group in the Netherlands (mean genomic size of 33.2 pg) that appears to result from hybridization of both lineages. On the basis of these observations and further considerations we propose development of F. ambigua and F. calthifolia south of the Alps with subsequent divergence to populate their current Western and Eastern European ranges, respectively. The Western F. verna lineage is proposed to originate from autotetraploidization of F. ambigua (precursor) with moderate genomic downsizing and the Eastern F. verna lineage from auto¬tetraploidization of F. calthifolia (precursor).
In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird ein neues Teilareal von T. micranthum mit zahlreichen Vorkommen an den Nordseedeichen von Schleswig-Holstein zwischen der Elbeästuar und der Insel Nordstrand mit Schwerpunkt auf der Halbinsel Eiderstedt mitgeteilt, das geographisch zwischen dem Vorkommen in den Niederlanden und dem Ostsee-Areal in Dänemark vermittelt. Es handelt sich um die einzigen weitgehend naturnahen Wuchsorte der Art in Deutschland. Die anderen beiden aktuellen deutschen Vorkommen befinden sich auf Friedhöfen in Nordrhein-Westfalen. T. micranthum wächst bevorzugt an den steilen und artenreicheren Innenböschungen der Seedeiche, deren Vegetation durch intensive Schafbeweidung und Trittspuren kurz und lückig gehalten wird. Die Beweidung bewirkt eine signifikante Größenreduktion (Miniaturisierung) verschiedener Pflanzenteile. Widersprüchliche Angaben zu bestimmungskritischen Merkmalen werden durch morphometrische Untersuchungen überprüft. Unter anderem beträgt die Länge der Blütenstiele 0,6–1,1 mm (im Mittel 0,8 mm) und die Blüten mit Kelch sind deutlich unter 3 mm lang (im Mittel 2,4 mm). Die Zahl der Blüten der Infloreszenz beträgt (1)2–6(8). Eine graphische Darstellung soll bei Artbestimmung und Auffinden neuer Wuchsorte behilflich sein.
Eine pentaploide Sippe aus der Pilosella macranthela-Verwandtschaft wurde in Unterfranken/Bayern entdeckt, die hier als P. macranthela subsp. sylvae-pici neu beschrieben wird. Sie wächst hauptsächlich im bayerischen Buntsandstein-Spessart und kommt mit drei kleinen, isolierten Wuchsorten auch in den Kalkgebieten des Maintals und Tauberbereichs vor. Die Wuchsform steht zwischen dem Furcata- und Laxicephala-Typus von Pilosellinen mit ober- und teils unterirdischen Ausläufern und zeigt Neigung, Horste zu bilden. Die Ober- und Unterseiten der Rosettenblätter besitzen Sternhaare. Die Korbstiele und Hüllblätter sind dicht mit dunkel gestielten Drüsenhaaren mit gelblichen Drüsenköpfen besetzt. Die seitlichen Zähne der Blütenzungen sind oft durch Einschnitte abgetrennt. Tetra- und pentaploide Zwischenarten zwischen P. macranthela subsp. sylvae-pici und P. officinarum werden als P. ottonis neu beschrieben. P. ottonis ist tetra- und pentaploid mit bis zu 7 Körben, ist an den Hüllblättern mit dunklen Stieldrüsen besetzt und ähnelt vom Habitus Formen von P. acutlifolia. Die Hüllen von P. ottonis besitzen wie die von P. macranthela subsp. sylvae-pici und P. glomerata zahlreiche, ca. 10–20 μm dicke Epidermispapillen, die stets bei P. officinarum fehlen. Heterogene P. marcanthela-Sippen (tetra- und heptaploid) kommen als Spontanhybride zwischen P. glomerata und P. officinarum auch außerhalb des Spessartgebiets vor und wurden auch ohne benachbarte P. glomerata gefunden.
Rubus pseudoglotta Drenckhahn & W. Jansen ist eine tetraploide Brombeerart aus der Sektion Corylifolii (Serie Subradula), die bisher zum Variabilitäts-Spektrum von R. phylloglotta (Frid.) Å. Gust. gezählt wurde. Charakteristische Merkmale sind die 4 (3–5)-zähligen Blätter mit obovaten Endblättchen mit kurzer (ca. 1 cm) abgesetzter Spitze, kurzhaariger Blattoberseite und fühlbar behaarter grüner Blattunterseite. Die flach bogigen, teils klimmenden Schösslinge sind überwiegend stumpfkantig, grün bis rötlichbraun, schwach behaart und reichlich mit 2–4 (5) mm langen, geraden bis schwach gekrümmten Stacheln und kleineren Stacheln, Stachelhöckern, Stieldrüsen und Borsten besetzt. Die Blütenstiele sind mit 2–8 (pro cm) schlanken, geraden bis leicht gekrümmten Stacheln (1–2 mm lang) und zahlreichen Stieldrüsen (teils bis 0,6 mm lang) besetzt. Die Sippe wächst bevorzugt an Straßen- und Wegrändern und in Hecken. Die bekannt gewordenen Fundstellen erstrecken sich von Rendsburg bis in das Umfeld von Kiel, nordwärts bis zu den dänischen Inseln Alsen und Fünen. Unsere Untersuchungen zeigen weiterhin, dass R. phylloglotta bisher nicht in Schleswig-Holstein/Deutschland nachgewiesen wurde. Ob R. phylloglotta überhaupt außerhalb der Insel Tåsinge in Dänemark vorkommt, bedarf weiterer Nachforschungen.
Rubus boreofrisicus Drenckhahn & H. E.Weber ist eine bisher unbeschriebene Rubus-Art der Untergattung Rubus, Serie Discolores. Die Endblättchen der 5-zähligen, handförmigen Schösslingsblätter sind breit eiförmig bis annähernd rund, unterseits grau-weißlich, oberseits dunkelgrün und schwach behaart. Die Schösslinge sind braunrot, kantig bis schwach gefurcht, etwas behaart mit geraden bis schwach gekrümmten, 5−8 mm langen, braunroten Stacheln mit heller Spitzenhälfte. Die Blütenstiele besitzen Stieldrüsen. Rubus boreofrisicus kommt häufig im Waldgürtel und in der angrenzenden Dünenheide der nordfriesischen Insel Amrum vor und ist auch 50 km südlich von Amrum in St. Peter-Ording im Westen der Halbinsel Eiderstedt vertreten.
Rubus viridilucidus Drenckhahn ist eine tetraploide Brombeerart (2n=28) aus der Sektion Corylifolii, Serie Subcanescentes mit einem Genomgewicht (2C-Wert) von 1,49 pg, das dem Genomgewicht verwandter Sippen der Serie Subcanescentes wie R. scabrosus, R. fasciculatiformis und R. fasciculatus (1,52–1,54 pg) aus Unterfranken entspricht. Charakteristische Merkmale sind 3–4(5)-zählige Blätter mit herab gekrümmten rundlichen bis breit obovaten Endblättchen und breitovalen Seitenblättchen, die eine völlig unbehaarte, lichtgrüne, mattglänzende Blattoberfläche besitzen mit kontrastierender hell grünlich-grauer, samtig behaarter Blattunterseite. Die überwiegend rundlichen bis stumpf kantigen, lichtgrünen bis rötlich überlaufenen Schösslinge sind unbehaart und spärlich mit kurzen (<4mm) nadelförmigen Stacheln und wenigen Stieldrüsen besetzt. R. viridilucidus entwickelt zusätzlich zu den Blütenzweigen der zweijährigen Schösslinge (Ausbreitungsschösslinge) einen besonderen blühenden 0,8 bis 1,6 m langen Schösslingstyp aus, den Rispenschössling, der direkt aus dem Wurzelstock entspringt und terminal in eine Blütenrispe ausläuft. Bei R. viridilucidus sind zwei verschiedene Typen von Rispenschösslingen ausgebildet. Die Sippe wächst bevorzugt auf gestörten Flächen wie Brachen, Straßenrändern, Lagerplätzen, Weinbergrändern und kann sich mit 1–2 m jährlichem Zuwachs (Satellitenbildauswertung, Vermessungen vor Ort) schnell ausbreiten. Die bekannt gewordenen Fundstellen erstrecken sich vom nördlichen Baden-Württemberg bis in den nördlichsten Teil von Bayern (Rhön).
Rubus admirabilis Drenckhahn ist eine tetraploide neue Brombeerart der Rubus-Sektion Rubus, Serie Vestiti. Die Stängelblätter sind 5-zählig, hand- bis schwach fußförmig geteilt mit länglich obovaten, zugespitzen Endblättchen und anliegend behaarter Oberseite und hellgrün schimmernder, fühlbar weich behaarter Unterseite. Die Schösslinge sind mäßig bogig (bis zu 2m), teilweise kletternd, stumpfwinklig, graugrün bis stumpfbraun, dicht behaart mit zahlreichen gestielten Drüsen und Borsten. Stachel: 7−15/5 cm, schlank, 4−6mm lang, gerade, überwiegend 30-45º geneigt. Die Blütenstiele sind dicht behaart (abstehend und teilweise anliegend), mit 2−4/cm schlanken, geraden bis leicht gekrümmten Stachelchen (1−2 mm lang) und zahlreichen gestielten Drüsen (0,3−0,5 mm lang) sowie einigen Borsten. Die Art ist schattentolerant und bevorzugt feuchte Böden. Der Typusfundort ist wahrscheinlich der Ansiedlungs- oder Ursprungsort der Art. Er liegt westlich der Stadt Garding auf der nordfriesischen Halbinsel Eiderstedt (mehrere hundert Sträucher und Gebüsche). Dort wurden im Zuge einer Aufforstung 1970 mehrere nichtheimische Brombeerarten eingeschleppt. Rubus admirabilis hat sich südlich bis Heide in Dithmarschen und nördlich bis Amrum ausgebreitet (maximaler Arealdurchmesser von 70 km) und befindet sich in einer expansiven Phase.
Die Beschreibung von Ranunculus puberulus W. Koch erfolgte bereits 1933. Walo Koch bestimmte in der Folge eine Vielzahl von Belegen zum Teil deutlich verschiedener Taxa als R. puberulus. In Übereinstimmung mit den Arbeiten von Borchers-Kolb 1985 und Brodtbeck 1988 wird unter Hinzuziehung der publizierten Diagnose ein Lectotypus aus der Originalsammlung von Kummer & Koch von Hilzingen, Baden-Württemberg, ausgewählt und abgebildet. Anhand von rezenten Aufsammlungen an der Typuslokalität wird R. puberulus nach inzwischen standardisierten Kriterien charakterisiert und dargestellt. R. puberulus ist durch eine feine unregelmäßige Zähnung der Schlussblätter auffällig und stellt im Gegensatz zur weit verbreiteten Auffassung einen Endemiten des Hegau im südwestlichsten Deutschland dar. Insgesamt sind zur Zeit nur zwei Populationen bekannt, so dass für die Art zumindest eine starke Gefährdung anzunehmen ist.
Für das Vorkommen einer Ranunculus auricomus-Sippe im Oberen Inntal bei Innnsbuck, Nordtirol, Österreich, existieren belegte Nachweise seit 135 Jahren. Diese Sippe sammelte L. Sarnthein am 08.06.1884, J. Murr 1887 bei Flaurling. Von beiden Aufsammlungen befinden sich Belege im Tiroler Landesmuseum (Herbarium Ferdinandeum Innsbruck; IBF). Trotz Trockenlegung der Sumpfwiesen und Eutrophierung des Biotops kommt die Art noch aktuell in einem kleinen Nasswiesenrest vor. Sie wird hier als R. sarntheinianus Dunkel beschrieben, abgebildet und ihre Taxonomie wird diskutiert. Der mutmaßlich letzte Wuchsort ist vom Aussterben bedroht. Eine graphische Darstellung soll bei Artbestimmung und Auffinden neuer Wuchsorte behilflich sein.
Die Arten des Schweizer Ranunculus-auricomus-Komplexes sind nur zu einem Teil bekannt. Zur vollständigeren Erfassung des Komplexes wurden Exkursionen in die südwestliche und östliche Schweiz unternommen. Es wurden sieben neue Arten entdeckt, die hier beschrieben und abgebildet sind. Ihre Taxonomie und Gefährdung wird diskutiert. R. chalarocarpus W. Koch ex Dunkel ist bereits bei Koch provisorisch erwähnt, R. clavicornis Dunkel wird nun gültig beschrieben. Beide Arten sind aufgrund ihres Vorkommens in Auwäldern und feuchten Laubwäldern stark gefährdet, R. clavicornis sogar fast ausgestorben. Der neu beschriebene R. thurgoviae kommt im Osten der Schweiz vor (Kanton Thurgau). Die bislang bekannte Verbreitung von R. allobrogorum Dunkel, R. crenulatus Dunkel, R. genevensis Dunkel und R. lineatus ist fast vollständig auf den Kanton Genf beschränkt. Die Arten des Ranunculus auricomus-Komplexes sind ein sensibler Indikator für Veränderungen der Vegetation und Umwelt und sollten diesbezüglich deutlich mehr Gewicht bekommen.
Zur Kenntnis des Ranunculus auricomus-Komplexes in Deutschland: Ranunculus suborbicularis spec. nova
(2005)
Die bei Schwarz (1949) als R. vertumnalis abgebildeten Pflanzen entsprechen nicht dem Typusmaterial, sondern weichen durch fast kreisförmige Blattspreiten der Schlussblätter und geringe Blattteilung ab. Sie werden hier als R. suborbicularis spec. nov. beschrieben und mit ihrem Blattzyklus und weiteren Belegen abgebildet. Die bekannte Verbreitung erstreckt sich auf Berlin (wohl erloschen), Thüringen und Bayern. Insgesamt ist aufgrund der kleinen Zahl der Populationen eine starke Gefährdung anzunehmen.
Hieracium fallax Willd. und weitere Hieracium echioides-Zwischenarten im nordwestlichen Bayern
(2007)
Die Grenze des riesigen eurasiatisch-kontinentalen Areals von Hieracium echioides Lumn. verläuft durch Mitteldeutschland, Zwischenarten aus der Hieracium echioides-Verwandtschaft (sect. Echinina) dringen westlich bis in die Oberrheinebene vor, sind aber im übrigen Süden und Südosten Deutschlands sehr selten oder fehlen. In den letzten Jahren wurden im Nordwesten Bayerns neue Wuchsorte von Hieracium auriculoides Láng (MTB 5526.31, 5924.44, 6125.13, 6223.22), H. calodon Tausch ex Peter (6123.21, 6125.13) und H. fallax Willd. (6223.21) nachgewiesen. Dies stellt den zweiten aktuellen Nachweis von H. fallax in Bayern dar, bemerkenswert ist ein Nachweis von H. auriculoides in der Rhön in ca. 700 m Meereshöhe.
Based on queries of the phytosociological databank BERGWALD, a compilation of 3.504 forest vegetation plots from the Bavarian Alps, the ecological niche of Abies alba is re-assessed. The tree species occurs mostly admixed in mountain forests with Fagus and Picea rather than forming distinctive communities of its own. Climatically, Abies is widely distributed to the upper limit of the montane belt, but occurs only sparsely in subalpine forest. Analysis of Ellenberg indicator values based on total species composition yielded the following results: As a tolerant species Abies regeneration has a marked preference for shady forest, which in turn Abies tree layers themselves help create. It also has a clear preference for acidic topsoil conditions. Sites with low N-supply, such as early successional stages on raw carbonate soils, are rarely colonised by Abies. Also, dry and markedly wet forest sites in the region are avoided by Abies. Permutation-based indicator species analysis found a large number of common forest species as being significantly associated with Abies and its frequent companion Fagus sylvatica, whereas there is a negative relationship with more specialised Seslerion and Erico-Pinion species. As Abies alba has very few specific companion species not shared with either Fagus or Picea, the delimitation of Abietetum-syntaxa appears mostly motivated by ecological rather than phytosociological considerations. As a result of its susceptibility towards game browsing, Abies regeneration is an indicator of high woody species richness. The study broadly confirms Abies alba's status as a climax species intermediate between Fagus and Picea, and demonstrates the potential of large phytosociological databanks for niche modelling.
Ein pflanzensoziologisches Modell der Schattentoleranz von Baumarten in den Bayerischen Alpen
(2007)
The ecological niche, as a summary of the environment in which a tree species can live, is a central concept in vegetation ecology and its application in silviculture. While the fundamental niche focusses on the physiological constraints of survival and growth, the realised niche takes competition in real communities into account. To understand realised niches in a causal fashion requires knowledge of the life cycle of plant species. The concept of regeneration niche is based on the notion that establishment and juvenile growth are particularly sensitive stages. Obviously, silviculturalists must be particularly interested in regeneration niches. The database BERGWALD contains 4,934 phytosociological plots from mountain forests and related vegetation types of the Bavarian Alps. The detailed information on plant species composition (trees, tree regeneration, shrubs, herbs and bryophytes) and cover has so far been used extensively for deriving vegetation units, site types and groups of indicator species. In the present study the database content was analysed with regard to the ecology of tree species in general and their regeneration niche in particular. The availability of light as a crucial resource that changes during forest succession was estimated by calculating average Ellenberg indicator values (mL) based on total field and bryophyte layer composition. The relative frequency of plots across the mL gradient in the total database was juxtaposed to the occurrence of the 16 most common tree species in the tree and in the regeneration layer, respectively. [...] As expected, the realised niches of tree species on the light gradient corresponded broadly to Ellenberg's L-value of tree regeneration. As the regional climax, Abies alba and Fagus sylvatica have coincident optima of tree layer and juvenile occurrences in closed, mature stands. Ulmus glabra and Fraxinus excelsior, as species of lower altitude, exhibit niches most similar to these climax species, followed by Acer pseudoplatanus and Picea abies, two of the most frequent species, that occur from low elevations to the timber line. The intermediate role of these four species is confirmed, as regeneration occurs mostly at light levels higher than those found under adult trees of the same species. Against expectations, Taxus baccata clearly prefers stands with moderate to high light, as do Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia and Alnus incana. While Larix decidua and Pinus cembra occupy very similar overall niches, tree layer and regeneration niches of Larix differ markedly, whereas coincident layer niches in Pinus cembra underpin its status as a climax species at tree line. Pinus sylvestris and Salix eleagnos are typical shade-intolerant pioneers, of which regeneration is practically restricted to non-forest vegetation. Pinus rotundata and Juniperus communis are small trees that are entirely restricted to open stands subject to geomorphological activity. The results demonstrate the potential of phytosociological databases for studying the niches of tree species. To be sure, such analyses are no replacement for physiological and experimental studies. The research community is invited to use this source as a reference framework and an empirical validation for more specialised research.
Protocadherins (PCDHs) belong to the cadherin superfamily and represent the largest subgroup of calcium-dependent adhesion molecules. In the genome, most PCDHs are arranged in three clusters, α, β, and γ on chromosome 5q31. PCDHs are highly expressed in the central nervous system (CNS). Several PCDHs have tumor suppressor functions, but their individual role in primary brain tumors has not yet been elucidated. Here, we examined the mRNA expression of PCDHGC3, a member of the PCDHγ cluster, in non-cancerous brain tissue and in gliomas of different World Health Organization (WHO) grades and correlated it with the clinical data of the patients. We generated a PCDHGC3 knockout U343 cell line and examined its growth rate and migration in a wound healing assay. We showed that PCDHGC3 mRNA and protein were significantly overexpressed in glioma tissue compared to a non-cancerous brain specimen. This could be confirmed in glioma cell lines. High PCDHGC3 mRNA expression correlated with longer progression-free survival (PFS) in glioma patients. PCDHGC3 knockout in U343 resulted in a slower growth rate but a significantly faster migration rate in the wound healing assay and decreased the expression of several genes involved in WNT signaling. PCDHGC3 expression should therefore be further investigated as a PFS-marker in gliomas. However, more studies are needed to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the PCDHGC3 effects.
Background: During early prenatal stages of brain development, serotonin (5-HT)-specific neurons migrate through somal translocation to form the raphe nuclei and subsequently begin to project to their target regions. The rostral cluster of cells, comprising the median and dorsal raphe (DR), innervates anterior regions of the brain, including the prefrontal cortex. Differential analysis of the mouse 5-HT system transcriptome identified enrichment of cell adhesion molecules in 5-HT neurons of the DR. One of these molecules, cadherin-13 (Cdh13) has been shown to play a role in cell migration, axon pathfinding, and synaptogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of Cdh13 to the development of the murine brain 5-HT system.
Methods: For detection of Cdh13 and components of the 5-HT system at different embryonic developmental stages of the mouse brain, we employed immunofluorescence protocols and imaging techniques, including epifluorescence, confocal and structured illumination microscopy. The consequence of CDH13 loss-of-function mutations on brain 5-HT system development was explored in a mouse model of Cdh13 deficiency.
Results: Our data show that in murine embryonic brain Cdh13 is strongly expressed on 5-HT specific neurons of the DR and in radial glial cells (RGCs), which are critically involved in regulation of neuronal migration. We observed that 5-HT neurons are intertwined with these RGCs, suggesting that these neurons undergo RGC-guided migration. Cdh13 is present at points of intersection between these two cell types. Compared to wildtype controls, Cdh13-deficient mice display increased cell densities in the DR at embryonic stages E13.5, E17.5, and adulthood, and higher serotonergic innervation of the prefrontal cortex at E17.5.
Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence for a role of CDH13 in the development of the serotonergic system in early embryonic stages. Specifically, we indicate that Cdh13 deficiency affects the cell density of the developing DR and the posterior innervation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), and therefore might be involved in the migration, axonal outgrowth and terminal target finding of DR 5-HT neurons. Dysregulation of CDH13 expression may thus contribute to alterations in this system of neurotransmission, impacting cognitive function, which is frequently impaired in neurodevelopmental disorders including attention-deficit/hyperactivity and autism spectrum disorders.
This paper deals with the taxonomical position and the nomenclature of two taxa belonging to the genus Sedum (Crassulaceae), today treated as Phedimus, namely Sedum middendorffianum Maxim var. diffusum Praeger and Sedum oppositifolium Sims. The correct taxonomical application of names is based on the nomenclatural types designated here.
Since exposure therapy for anxiety disorders incorporates extinction of contextual anxiety, relapses may be due to reinstatement processes. Animal research demonstrated more stable extinction memory and less anxiety relapse due to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). We report a valid human three-day context conditioning, extinction and return of anxiety protocol, which we used to examine effects of transcutaneous VNS (tVNS). Seventy-five healthy participants received electric stimuli (unconditioned stimuli, US) during acquisition (Day1) when guided through one virtual office (anxiety context, CTX+) but never in another (safety context, CTX−). During extinction (Day2), participants received tVNS, sham, or no stimulation and revisited both contexts without US delivery. On Day3, participants received three USs for reinstatement followed by a test phase. Successful acquisition, i.e. startle potentiation, lower valence, higher arousal, anxiety and contingency ratings in CTX+ versus CTX−, the disappearance of these effects during extinction, and successful reinstatement indicate validity of this paradigm. Interestingly, we found generalized reinstatement in startle responses and differential reinstatement in valence ratings. Altogether, our protocol serves as valid conditioning paradigm. Reinstatement effects indicate different anxiety networks underlying physiological versus verbal responses. However, tVNS did neither affect extinction nor reinstatement, which asks for validation and improvement of the stimulation protocol.
Reversible protein phosphorylation is a posttranslational modification of regulatory proteins involved in cardiac signaling pathways. Here, we focus on the role of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) for cardiac gene expression and stress response using a transgenic mouse model with cardiac myocyte-specific overexpression of the catalytic subunit of PP2A (PP2A-TG). Gene and protein expression were assessed under basal conditions by gene chip analysis and Western blotting. Some cardiac genes related to the cell metabolism and to protein phosphorylation such as kinases and phosphatases were altered in PP2A-TG compared to wild type mice (WT). As cardiac stressors, a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sepsis in vivo and a global cardiac ischemia in vitro (stop-flow isolated perfused heart model) were examined. Whereas the basal cardiac function was reduced in PP2A-TG as studied by echocardiography or as studied in the isolated work-performing heart, the acute LPS- or ischemia-induced cardiac dysfunction deteriorated less in PP2A-TG compared to WT. From the data, we conclude that increased PP2A activity may influence the acute stress tolerance of cardiac myocytes.
The homology screening approach has been used to clone a new member of the guanine-nucleotidebinding-protein-coupled receptor superfamily from guinea pig uterus. The cloned cDNA encodes a 399-amino-acid protein and shows the highest amino acid similarity to members of the bombesin receptor family; 52% and 47% similarity to the gastrin-releasing-peptide (GRP) receptor and the neuromedin-B receptor, respectively. Bindingexperiments with the stably transfected LLC-PK<sub>1</sub> cell line expressing the new receptor protein confmned the bombesin-like nature of the cloned receptor. The relative order ofligand affinity, GRP = neuromedin C >> neuromedin B, suggests that the cloned cDNA represents the GRP subtype rather than the neuromedin-B subtype of bombesin receptors. Northern-blot analysis of mRNA species from several guinea-pig tissues showed that the mRNA for the new bombesin receptor subtype is expressed mainly in uteri of pregnant animals.
A cDNA encoding guinea-pig uterine substance P (SP) receptor has been isolated using the homology screening approach. Northern blot analysis reveals that the corresponding mRNA, of approx. 4.8 kb, is expressed in all tissues tested, but predominantly in the uteri of non-pregnant animals; during pregnancy its expression is reduced. The guinea-pig SP receptor was expressed in COS-7 cells and demonstrated relative Iigand affinity in the order: SP >> neurokinin A > neurokinin B.
The gene encoding the human homologue of the guinea pig uterine bombesm receptor [( 1992) Eur. J. Biochem. 208,405] was isolated from a genomic lambda library by the PCR/homology screening approach. The gene spans more than 4 kb and consists of 3 exons and 2 introns. The deduced amino acid sequence shows about 86% identity to that of guinea pig bombesin receptor. This subtype of bombesin receptor is expressed in the pregnant uterus and in two human tumour cell lines, T47D (ductal breast carcinoma) and A431 (epidermal carcinoma). PCR analysis of genomic DNA from human-mouse cell hybrids allows the cloned gene to be localized to the region q26q28 on chromosome X.
The minor form of vallne tBNA from baker's yeaat - tRNA\(^{Val}_{2b}\) - purified by column chromatography was completely digesteft with guanylo-BNase and pancreatic ENase. The products of these digestions were separated by a combination of thin-layer chromatography on cellulose and high voltage electrophoresis on DEAE-paper and then identified. The halves of tRNA Val 2b were prepared by partial digestion with pancreatic Mass and their complete guanylo-BNase and pancreatic ENase, digests were analysed. Basing on the obtained data the primary structure of baker1s yeast tRNA\(^{Val}_{2b}\) was reconstructed.
Eine Liste der 205 Arten und 1561 Unterarten der Gattung Hieracium s. l. , die in Deutschland, aufgeschlüsselt nach Bundesländern vorkommen, wird vorgestellt. Da die meisten infraspezifischen Namen unter Hieracium publiziert wurden und um die Zahl der invaliden Namen unter Pilosella in der Liste zu minimieren, wird auf eine Aufteilung in Hieracium und Pilosella verzichtet. Durch Farbmarkierungen wird gekennzeichnet, welche Unterart ursprünglich aus einem Bundesland beschrieben wurde bzw. ob ein Syntypus aus einem Bundesland stammt.
Hieracium rotundatum subsp. silvae-bavaricae wird als neu für die Wissenschaft beschrieben und abgebildet. Die neue Unterart gehört zu einem Formenkreis von Arten (H. rotundatum, H. transylvanicum), dessen Hauptverbreitung auf dem Balkan liegt. Die wechselvolle nomenklatorische Geschichte des Artnamens wird nachgezeichnet. Diagnostische Merkmale zur Unterscheidung der in der Wuchsform ähnlichen Arten H. murorum, H. rotundatum und H. transylvanicum werden diskutiert. Dabei wird auf die Bedeutung der Ausbildung des Grundblattzyklus besonders hingewiesen. Entgegen bisheriger Kenntnis reicht die nordwestliche Verbreitungsgrenze von H. rotundatum nun bis Südost-Bayern. Bei der Suche nach H. rotundatum konnte auch eine morphologisch auffällige Unterart von H. rotundatum nachgewiesen werden, die hier als neu beschrieben wird.