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Marine sponge-associated actinomycetes are considered as promising source for the discovery of novel biologically active compounds. Metabolomics coupled multivariate analysis can efficiently reduce the chemical redundancy of re-isolating known compounds at the very early stage of natural product discovery. This Ph.D. project aimed to isolate biologically active secondary metabolites from actinomycetes associated with different Mediterranean sponges with the assistance of metabolomics tools to implement a rapid dereplication and chemically distinct candidate targeting for further up-scaling compounds isolation.
This study first focused on the recovery of actinomycetes from marine sponges by various cultivation efforts. Twelve different media and two separate pre-treatments of each bacterial extract were designed and applied to facilitate actinomycete diversity and richness. A total of 64 actinomycetes were isolated from 12 different marine sponge species. The isolates were affiliated to 23 genera representing 8 different suborders based on nearly full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Four putatively novel species belonging to the genera Geodermatophilus, Microlunatus, Rhodococcus, and Actinomycetospora were identified based on a sequence similarity <98.5% to validly described 16S rRNA gene sequences. 20% of the isolated actinomycetes was shown to exhibit diverse biological properties, including antioxidant, anti-Bacillus sp., anti-Aspergillus sp., and antitrypanosomal activities.
The metabolomics approaches combined with the bioassay results identified two candidate strains Streptomyces sp. SBT348 and Streptomyces sp. SBT345 for further up-scaling cultivation and compounds isolation. Four compounds were isolated from Streptomyces sp. SBT348. Three of these compounds including the new cyclic dipeptide petrocidin A were previously highlighted in the metabolomics analyses, corroborating the feasibility of metabolomics approaches in novel compounds discovery. These four compounds were also tested against two pathogen microorganisms since the same activities were shown in their crude extract in the preliminary bioassay screening, however none of them displayed the expected activities, which may ascribe to the insufficient amount obtained. Streptomyces sp. SBT345 yielded 5 secondary metabolites, three of which were identified as new natural products, namely strepthonium A, ageloline A and strepoxazine A. Strepthonium A inhibited the production of Shiga toxin produced by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli at a concentration of 80 μM, without interfering with the bacterial growth. Ageloline A exhibited antioxidant activity and inhibited the inclusion of Chlamydia trachomatis with an IC50 value of 9.54 ± 0.36 μM. Strepoxazine A displayed antiproliferative property towards human promyelocytic HL-60 cells with an IC50 value of 16 μg/ml.
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These results highlighted marine sponges as a rich source for novel actinomycetes and further exhibited the significance of marine sponge-associated actinomycetes as promising producers of novel biologically active compounds. The chemometrics coupled metabolomics approach also demonstrated its feasibility and efficacy in natural product discovery.
Mechanisms of visual memory formation in bees: About immediate early genes and synaptic plasticity
(2017)
Animals form perceptual associations through processes of learning, and retain that information through mechanisms of memory. Honeybees and bumblebees are classic models for insect perception and learning, and despite their small brains with about one million neurons, they are organized in highly social colonies and possess an astonishing rich behavioral repertoire including navigation, communication and cognition. Honeybees are able to harvest hundreds of morphologically divergent flower types in a quick and efficient manner to gain nutrition and, back in the hive, communicate discovered food sources to nest mates. To accomplish such complex tasks, bees must be equipped with diverse sensory organs receptive to stimuli of different modalities and must be able to associatively learn and memorize the acquired information. Particularly color vision plays a prominent role, e.g. in navigation along landmarks and when bees identify inflorescences by their color signals. Once acquired, bees are known to retain visual information for days or even months. Numerous studies on visual perception and color vision have been conducted in the past decades and largely revealed the information processing pathways in the brain. In contrast, there are no data available on how the brain may change in the course of color learning experience and whether pathways differ for coarse and fine color learning. Although long-term memory (LTM) storage is assumed to generally include reorganization of the neuronal network, to date it is unclear where in the bee brain such changes occur in the course of color learning and whether visual memories are stored in one particular site or decentrally distributed over different brain domains. The present dissertation research aimed to dissect the visual memory trace in bees that is beyond mere stimulus processing and therefore two different approaches were elaborated: first, the application of immediate early genes (IEG) as genetic markers for neuronal activation to localize early processes underlying the formation of a stable LTM. Second, the analysis of late consequences of memory formation, including synaptic reorganization in central brain areas and dependencies of color discrimination complexity.
Immediate early genes (IEG) are a group of rapidly and transiently expressed genes that are induced by various types of cellular stimulation. A great number of different IEGs are routinely used as markers for the localization of neuronal activation in vertebrate brains. The present dissertation research was dedicated to establish this approach for application in bees, with focus on the candidate genes Amjra and Amegr, which are orthologous to the two common vertebrate IEGs c-jun and egr-1. First the general requirement of gene transcription for visual LTM formation was proved. Bumblebees were trained in associative proboscis extension response (PER) conditioning to monochromatic light and subsequently injected with an inhibitor of gene transcription. Memory retention tests at different intervals revealed that gene transcription is not required for the formation of a mid-term memory, but for stable LTM. Next, the appliance of the candidate genes was validated. Honeybees were exposed to stimulation with either alarm pheromone or a light pulse, followed by qPCR analysis of gene expression. Both genes differed in their expression response to sensory exposure: Amjra was upregulated in all analyzed brain parts (antennal lobes, optic lobes and mushroom bodies, MB), independent from stimulus modality, suggesting the gene as a genetic marker for unspecific general arousal. In contrast, Amegr was not significantly affected by mere sensory exposure. Therefore, the relevance of associative learning on Amegr expression was assessed. Honeybees were trained in visual PER conditioning followed by a qPCR-based analysis of the expression of all three Amegr isoforms at different intervals after conditioning. No learning-dependent alteration of gene expression was observed. However, the presence of AmEgr protein in virtually all cerebral cell nuclei was validated by immunofluorescence staining. The most prominent immune-reactivity was detected in MB calyx neurons.
Analysis of task-dependent neuronal correlates underlying visual long-term memory was conducted in free-flying honeybees confronted with either absolute conditioning to one of two perceptually similar colors or differential conditioning with both colors. Subsequent presentation of the two colors in non-rewarded discrimination tests revealed that only bees trained with differential conditioning preferred the previously learned color. In contrast, bees of the absolute conditioning group chose randomly among color stimuli. To investigate whether the observed difference in memory acquisition is also reflected at the level of synaptic microcircuits, so called microglomeruli (MG), within the visual domains of the MB calyces, MG distribution was quantified by whole-mount immunostaining three days following conditioning. Although learning-dependent differences in neuroarchitecture were absent, a significant correlation between learning performance and MG density was observed.
Taken together, this dissertation research provides fundamental work on the potential use of IEGs as markers for neuronal activation and promotes future research approaches combining behaviorally relevant color learning tests in bees with examination of the neuroarchitecture to pave the way for unraveling the visual memory trace.
Adult human skeletal stem cells are considered to give rise to the bone marrow stromal
compartment, including bone-forming osteoblasts and marrow adipocytes. Reduced osteogenesis
and enhanced adipogenesis of these skeletal progenitors may contribute to the bone loss and
marrow fat accumulation observed during aging and osteoporosis, the main disorder of bone
remodeling. Concordantly, in vitro evidence indicates that adipogenic and osteogenic
differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) display an inverse relationship
under numerous conditions. Hence, the identification of factors modulating inversely both
differentiation pathways is of great therapeutic interest.
Based on mRNA expression analysis of inversely regulated genes after switching differentiation
conditions, our group had previously proposed that fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1) might play
such a modulator role in hBMSC differentiation. The main aim of this work was, therefore, to
investigate the role of FGF1 signaling in the adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation of hBMSCs
using a three-dimensional (3D) culture system based on collagen type I hydrogels in order to
better mimic the natural microenvironment.
Adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation of hBMSCs embedded in collagen gels was successfully
established. Treatment with recombinant human FGF1 (rhFGF1), as well as rhFGF2, throughout
differentiation induction was found to exert a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on adipogenesis
in hBMSCs. This inhibitory effect was found to be reversible and dependent on FGF receptors
(FGFR) signaling, given that simultaneous pharmacological blockage of FGFRs rescued adipogenic
differentiation. Additionally, matrix mineralization under osteogenic induction was also inhibited
by rhFGF1 and rhFGF2 in a dose-dependent manner. A transient treatment with rhFGF1 and
rhFGF2 during an expansion phase, however, enhanced proliferation of hBMSCs without affecting
the differentiation capacity, although matrix mineralization under osteogenic conditions was
hindered.
Additionally, rhFGF1 and rhFGF2 treatments affected the matrix remodeling ability of hBMSCs,
which displayed alterations in the cytoskeletal phenotype and the expression patterns of matrix
metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs).
On the other hand, inhibition of FGFR signaling throughout differentiation induction elicited a
strong enhancement of matrix mineralization under osteogenic conditions but had no significant
effect on adipocyte formation under adipogenic induction.
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In conclusion, FGF1 and FGF2 signaling was found to support the expansion of bone marrow
stromal precursors with adipogenic and osteogenic capacities, to hinder adipogenic and
osteogenic differentiation if continuously present during differentiation induction and to alter the
matrix remodeling ability of hBMSCs within a 3D collagenous microenvironment.
In highly polarized cells like neurons, cytoskeleton dynamics play a crucial role in establishing neuronal connections during development and are required for adult plasticity. Actin turnover is particularly important for neurite growth, axon path finding, branching and synaptogenesis. Motoneurons establish several thousand branches that innervate neuromuscular synapses (NMJs). Axonal branching and terminal arborization are fundamental events during the establishment of synapses in motor endplates. Branching process is triggered by the assembly of actin filaments along the axon shaft giving rise to filopodia formation. The unique contribution of the three actin isoforms, α-, β- and γ-actin, in filopodia stability and dynamics during this process is not well characterized. Here, we performed high resolution in situ hybridization and qRT-PCR and showed that in primary mouse motoneurons α-, β- and γ-actin isoforms are expressed and their transcripts are translocated into axons. Using FRAP experiments, we showed that transcripts for α-, β- and γ-actin become locally translated in axonal growth cones and translation hot spots of the axonal branch points. Using live cell imaging, we showed that shRNA depletion of α-actin reduces dynamics of axonal filopodia which correlates with reduced number of collateral branches and impairs axon elongation. Depletion of β-actin correlates with reduced dynamics of growth cone filopoida, disturbs axon elongation and impairs presynaptic differentiation. Also, depletion of γ-actin impairs axonal growth and decreases axonal filopodia dynamics. These findings implicate that actin isoforms accomplish unique functions during development of motor axons. Depletions of β- and γ-actin lead to compensatory upregulation of other two isoforms. Consistent with this, total actin levels remain unaltered and F-actin polymerization capacity is preserved. After the knockdown of either α- or γ-actin, the levels of β-actin increase in the G-actin pool indicating that polymerization and stability of β-actin filaments depend on α- or γ-actin. This study provides evidence both for unique and overlapping function of actin isoforms in motoneuron growth and differentiation. In the soma of developing motoneurons, actin isoforms act redundantly and thus could compensate for each other’s loss. In the axon, α-, β- and γ-actin accomplish specific functions, i.e. β-actin regulates axon elongation and plasticity and α- and γ-actin regulate axonal branching.
Furthermore, we show that both axonal transport and local translation of α-, β- and γ-actin isoforms are impaired in Smn knockout motoneurons, indicating a role for Smn protein in RNA granule assembly and local translation of these actin isoforms in primary mouse motoneurons.
The synapse-associated protein of 47 kDa (Sap47) in Drosophila melanogaster is the founding member of a phylogenetically conserved protein family of hitherto unknown molecular function. Sap47 is localized throughout the entire neuropil of adult and larval brains and closely associated with glutamatergic presynaptic vesicles of larval motoneurons. Flies lacking the protein are viable and fertile and do not exhibit gross structural or marked behavioral deficiencies indicating that Sap47 is dispensable for basic synaptic function, or that its function is compensated by other related proteins.
Syap1 - the mammalian homologue of Sap47 - was reported to play an essential role in Akt1 phosphorylation in various non-neuronal cells by promoting the association of mTORC2 with Akt1 which is critical for the downstream signaling cascade for adipogenesis. The function of Syap1 in the vertebrate nervous system, however, is unknown so far.
The present study provides a first description of the subcellular localization of mouse Syap1 in cultured motoneurons as well as in selected structures of the adult mouse nervous system and reports initial functional experiments. Preceding all descriptive experiments, commercially available Syap1 antibodies were tested for their specificity and suitability for this study. One antibody raised against the human protein was found to recognize specifically both the human and murine Syap1 protein, providing an indispensable tool for biochemical, immunocytochemical and immunohistochemical studies.
In the course of this work, a Syap1 knockout mouse was established and investigated. These mice are viable and fertile and do not show obvious changes in morphology or phenotype. As observed for Sap47 in flies, Syap1 is widely distributed in the synaptic neuropil, particularly in regions rich in glutamatergic synapses but it was also detected at perinuclear Golgi-associated sites in certain groups of neuronal somata. In motoneurons the protein is especially observed in similar perinuclear structures, partially overlapping with Golgi markers and in axons, dendrites and axonal growth cones. Biochemical and immunohistochemical analyses showed widespread Syap1 expression in the central nervous system with regionally distinct distribution patterns in cerebellum, hippocampus or olfactory bulb. Besides its expression in neurons, Syap1 is also detected in non-neuronal tissue e.g. liver, kidney and muscle tissue. In contrast, non-neuronal cells in the brain lack the typical perinuclear accumulation.
First functional studies with cultured primary motoneurons on developmental, structural and functional aspects reveal no influence of Syap1 depletion on survival and morphological features such as axon length or dendritic length. Contrary to expectations, in neuronal tissues or cultured motoneurons a reduction of Akt phosphorylation at Ser473 or Thr308 was not detected after Syap1 knockdown or knockout.