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My crisis Ph.D.

11 months 3 weeks ago
Science, Volume 387, Issue 6740, Page 1322-1322, March 2025.

Paige Nicklas

PPDPF preserves integrity of proximal tubule by modulating NMNAT activity in chronic kidney diseases

11 months 3 weeks ago
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified loci associated with kidney diseases, but the causal variants, genes, and pathways involved remain elusive. Here, we identified a kidney disease gene called pancreatic progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation factor (PPDPF) through integrating GWAS on kidney function and multiomic analysis. PPDPF was predominantly expressed in healthy proximal tubules of human and mouse kidneys via single-cell analysis. Further investigations...
Xiaoliang Fang

Bcl-xL overexpression in T cells preserves muscle mitochondrial structure and function and prevents frailty in old mice

11 months 3 weeks ago
Our previous transcriptomic analysis revealed an up-regulation of the antiapoptotic protein B cell lymphoma-extra large (Bcl-xL) in centenarians relative to octogenarians or younger cohorts. In this study, we used Bcl-xL-overexpressing mice to assess its impact on successful aging. Our findings indicate that Bcl-xL overexpression modifies T cell subsets and improves their metabolism, apoptosis resistance, macroautophagy, and cytokine production during aging. This more resilient immune system...
Cristina Mas-Bargues