Project description:We previously demonstrated that the NF-κB inhibitor IκBα binds the chromatin together with PRC2 to regulate a subset of developmental- and stem cell-related genes. This alternative function has been elusive in both physiological and disease conditions because of the predominant role of IκBα as a negative regulator of NF-κB. We here uniquely characterize specific residues of IκBα that allow the generation of separation-of-function (SOF) mutants that are defective for either NF-κBrelated (SOF DeltaNF-κB) or chromatin-related (SOF DeltaH2A,H4) activities. Expression of IκBα SOF DeltaNF-κB, but not SOF DeltaH2A/H4, is sufficient to negatively regulate a specific stemness program in intestinal cells, thus rescuing the differentiation blockage imposed by IκBα deficiency. . By ChIP assay we demonstrated IκBα binding to several stem cell genes that are transcriptionally repressed following IκBα SOF DeltaNF-κB induction. Our data indicate that SOF mutants represent an exclusive tool for studying IκBα functions in physiology and disease.
Project description:We previously demonstrated that the NF-κB inhibitor IκBα binds the chromatin together with PRC2 to regulate a subset of developmental- and stem cell-related genes. This alternative function has been elusive in both physiological and disease conditions because of the predominant role of IκBα as a negative regulator of NF-κB. We here uniquely characterize specific residues of IκBα that allow the generation of separation-of-function (SOF) mutants that are defective for either NF-κBrelated (SOF DeltaNF-κB) or chromatin-related (SOF DeltaH2A,H4) activities. Expression of IκBα SOF DeltaNF-κB, but not SOF DeltaH2A/H4, is sufficient to negatively regulate a specific stemness program in intestinal cells, thus rescuing the differentiation blockage imposed by IκBα deficiency. . By ChIP assay we demonstrated IκBα binding to several stem cell genes that are transcriptionally repressed following IκBα SOF DeltaNF-κB induction. Our data indicate that SOF mutants represent an exclusive tool for studying IκBα functions in physiology and disease.
Project description:We previously demonstrated that the NF-κB inhibitor IκBα binds the chromatin together with PRC2 to regulate a subset of developmental- and stem cell-related genes. This alternative function has been elusive in both physiological and disease conditions because of the predominant role of IκBα as a negative regulator of NF-κB. We here uniquely characterize specific residues of IκBα that allow the generation of separation-of-function (SOF) mutants that are defective for either NF-κBrelated (SOF DeltaNF-κB) or chromatin-related (SOF DeltaH2A,H4) activities. Expression of IκBα SOF DeltaNF-κB, but not SOF DeltaH2A/H4, is sufficient to negatively regulate a specific stemness program in intestinal cells, thus rescuing the differentiation blockage imposed by IκBα deficiency. . By ChIP assay we demonstrated IκBα binding to several stem cell genes that are transcriptionally repressed following IκBα SOF DeltaNF-κB induction. Our data indicate that SOF mutants represent an exclusive tool for studying IκBα functions in physiology and disease.
Project description:This paper presents a teleoperation system of robot grasping for undefined objects based on a real-time EEG (Electroencephalography) measurement and shared autonomy. When grasping an undefined object in an unstructured environment, real-time human decision is necessary since fully autonomous grasping may not handle uncertain situations. The proposed system allows involvement of a wide range of human decisions throughout the entire grasping procedure, including 3D movement of the gripper, selecting proper grasping posture, and adjusting the amount of grip force. These multiple decision-making procedures of the human operator have been implemented with six flickering blocks for steady-state visually evoked potentials (SSVEP) by dividing the grasping task into predefined substeps. Each substep consists of approaching the object, selecting posture and grip force, grasping, transporting to the desired position, and releasing. The graphical user interface (GUI) displays the current substep and simple symbols beside each flickering block for quick understanding. The tele-grasping of various objects by using real-time human decisions of selecting among four possible postures and three levels of grip force has been demonstrated. This system can be adapted to other sequential EEG-controlled teleoperation tasks that require complex human decisions.
Project description:The project aims to use photocycle mutants to understand the importance of phot2 autophosphorylation for signaling leading to chloroplast accumulation and avoidance. The second part is focused on the identification of new interacting proteins for phot2.
Characterization of proteins important for signaling leading to chloroplast avoidance. PHOT2-GFP wild type and PHOT2-V392L-GFP muteins were immunoprecipitated from leaves of transgenic Arabidopsis plants, either dark-adapted or irradiated with low or high blue light. Proteins identified by Mass Spectrometry as interacting with wild-type PHOT2-GFP and PHOT2-V392L-GFP were compared to identify proteins putatively involved in chloroplast avoidance. Phosphorylation profiles of PHOT2-GFP wild type and PHOT2-V392L-GFP were analyzed to distinguish between phosphorylation sites characteristic for chloroplast accumulation and avoidance.
Project description:Comparison of gene expression from expanded bovine blastocysts collected 7 days after fertilization and produced in vivo vs in vitro-SOF-OPU