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      PNPase knockout results in mtDNA loss and an altered metabolic gene expression program

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          Polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) is an essential mitochondria-localized exoribonuclease implicated in multiple biological processes and human disorders. To reveal role(s) for PNPase in mitochondria, we established PNPase knockout (PKO) systems by first shifting culture conditions to enable cell growth with defective respiration. Interestingly, PKO established in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) resulted in the loss of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The transcriptional profile of PKO cells was similar to rho 0 mtDNA deleted cells, with perturbations in cholesterol (FDR = 6.35 x 10 −13), lipid (FDR = 3.21 x 10 −11), and secondary alcohol (FDR = 1.04x10 -12) metabolic pathway gene expression compared to wild type parental (TM6) MEFs. Transcriptome analysis indicates processes related to axonogenesis (FDR = 4.49 x 10 −3), axon development (FDR = 4.74 x 10 −3), and axonal guidance (FDR = 4.74 x 10 −3) were overrepresented in PKO cells, consistent with previous studies detailing causative PNPase mutations in delayed myelination, hearing loss, encephalomyopathy, and chorioretinal defects in humans. Overrepresentation analysis revealed alterations in metabolic pathways in both PKO and rho 0 cells. Therefore, we assessed the correlation of genes implicated in cell cycle progression and total metabolism and observed a strong positive correlation between PKO cells and rho 0 MEFs compared to TM6 MEFs. We quantified the normalized biomass accumulation rate of PKO clones at 1.7% (SD ± 2.0%) and 2.4% (SD ± 1.6%) per hour, which was lower than TM6 cells at 3.3% (SD ± 3.5%) per hour. Furthermore, PKO in mouse inner ear hair cells caused progressive hearing loss that parallels human familial hearing loss previously linked to mutations in PNPase. Combined, our study reports that knockout of a mitochondrial nuclease results in mtDNA loss and suggests that mtDNA maintenance could provide a unifying connection for the large number of biological activities reported for PNPase.

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            Rank–rank hypergeometric overlap: identification of statistically significant overlap between gene-expression signatures

            Comparing independent high-throughput gene-expression experiments can generate hypotheses about which gene-expression programs are shared between particular biological processes. Current techniques to compare expression profiles typically involve choosing a fixed differential expression threshold to summarize results, potentially reducing sensitivity to small but concordant changes. We present a threshold-free algorithm called Rank–rank Hypergeometric Overlap (RRHO). This algorithm steps through two gene lists ranked by the degree of differential expression observed in two profiling experiments, successively measuring the statistical significance of the number of overlapping genes. The output is a graphical map that shows the strength, pattern and bounds of correlation between two expression profiles. To demonstrate RRHO sensitivity and dynamic range, we identified shared expression networks in cancer microarray profiles driving tumor progression, stem cell properties and response to targeted kinase inhibition. We demonstrate how RRHO can be used to determine which model system or drug treatment best reflects a particular biological or disease response. The threshold-free and graphical aspects of RRHO complement other rank-based approaches such as Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), for which RRHO is a 2D analog. Rank–rank overlap analysis is a sensitive, robust and web-accessible method for detecting and visualizing overlap trends between two complete, continuous gene-expression profiles. A web-based implementation of RRHO can be accessed at http://systems.crump.ucla.edu/rankrank/ .
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              Smaller inner ear sensory epithelia in Neurog 1 null mice are related to earlier hair cell cycle exit.

              We investigated whether co-expression of Neurog 1 and Atoh 1 in common neurosensory precursors could explain the loss of hair cells in Neurog 1 null mice. Analysis of terminal mitosis, using BrdU, supports previous findings regarding timing of exit from cell cycle. Specifically, we show that cell cycle exit occurs in spiral sensory neurons in a base-to-apex progression followed by cell cycle exit of hair cells in the organ of Corti in an apex-to-base progression, with some overlap of cell cycle exit in the apex for both hair cells and spiral sensory neurons. Hair cells in Neurog 1 null mice show cell cycle exit in an apex-to-base progression about 1-2 days earlier. Atoh 1 is expressed in an apex-to-base progression rather then a base-to-apex progression as in wildtype littermates. We tested the possible expression of Atoh1 in neurosensory precursors using two Atoh 1-Cre lines. We show Atoh 1-Cre mediated beta-galactosidase expression in delaminating sensory neuron precursors as well as undifferentiated epithelial cells at E11 and E12.5. PCR analysis shows expression of Atoh 1 in the otocyst as early as E10.5, prior to any histology-based detection techniques. Combined, these data suggest that low levels of Atoh 1 exist much earlier in precursors of hair cells and sensory neurons, possibly including neurosensory precursors. Analysis of Atoh 1-Cre expression in E18.5 embryos and P31 mice reveal beta-galactosidase stain in all hair cells but also in vestibular and cochlear sensory neurons and some supporting cells. A similar expression of Atoh 1-LacZ exists in postnatal and adult vestibular and cochlear sensory neurons, and Atoh 1 expression in vestibular sensory neurons is confirmed with RT-PCR. We propose that the absence of NEUROG 1 protein leads to loss of sensory neuron formation through a phenotypic switch of cycling neurosensory precursors from sensory neuron to hair cell fate. Neurog 1 null mice show a truncation of clonal expansion of hair cell precursors through temporally altered terminal mitosis, thereby resulting in smaller sensory epithelia. Developmental Dynamics 234:633-650, 2005. (c) 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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                PLoS ONE
                Public Library of Science (San Francisco, CA USA )
                1932-6203
                19 July 2018
                2018
                : 13
                : 7
                : e0200925
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Molecular Biology Institute Interdepartmental Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
                [2 ] Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
                [3 ] Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
                [4 ] Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
                [5 ] Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
                [6 ] Department of Biology, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
                [7 ] Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
                [8 ] Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
                [9 ] Department of Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
                [10 ] California NanoSystems Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
                Instituto de Investigacion Hospital 12 de Octubre, SPAIN
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                Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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                Article
                PONE-D-18-01754
                10.1371/journal.pone.0200925
                6053217
                30024931
                92e77be3-3534-438b-b141-f5ac8b4392c5
                © 2018 Shimada et al

                This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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                : 17 January 2018
                : 5 July 2018
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                Figures: 4, Tables: 0, Pages: 22
                Funding
                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002, National Institutes of Health;
                Award ID: GM073981
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                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002, National Institutes of Health;
                Award ID: GM114188
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                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002, National Institutes of Health;
                Award ID: CA185189
                Award Recipient :
                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002, National Institutes of Health;
                Award ID: GM61721
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                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000900, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine;
                Award ID: RT307678
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                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002, National Institutes of Health;
                Award ID: NS076228
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                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000181, Air Force Office of Scientific Research;
                Award ID: FA9550-15-1-0406
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                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002, National Institutes of Health;
                Award ID: CA009120
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                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002, National Institutes of Health;
                Award ID: GM007185
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                This work was supported by National Institutes of Health awards CA90571 (MAT), CA156674 (MAT), GM073981 (MAT and CMK), GM114188 (MAT), CA185189 (MAT), and GM61721 (CMK); California Institute of Regenerative Medicine RT307678 (CMK and MAT); National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award NS076228 (ES); Whitcome Pre-doctoral Training Program (UCLA) (ES); and an MBI-IDP Special Award (UCLA) (ES). Air Force Office of Scientific Research FA9550-15-1-0406, National Institutes of Health CA009120, National Institutes of Health GM007185. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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                All raw RNA-Seq reads and processed gene count matrices are in submission to the NCBI Short Read Archive (SRA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), respectively. GEO accession number: GSE111668.

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