Publications by authors named "Marta Niklewicz"

The ubiquitin-proteasome system is crucial for proteostasis, particularly during proteotoxic stress. The interaction between heat shock protein (HSP) 70 and the ubiquitin ligase CHIP plays a key role in this process. Our study investigates the Caenorhabditis elegans orthologs HSP-1 and CHN-1, demonstrating that HSP-1 binding decreases CHN-1 E3 ligase activity, aligning with the inhibitory effects observed in human HSP70-CHIP interactions.

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BMP6 is an iron-sensing cytokine whose transcription in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) is enhanced by high iron levels, a step that precedes the induction of the iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin. While several reports suggested a cell-autonomous induction of Bmp6 by iron-triggered signals, likely via sensing of oxidative stress by the transcription factor NRF2, other studies proposed the dominant role of a paracrine yet unidentified signal released by iron-loaded hepatocytes. To further explore the mechanisms of Bmp6 transcriptional regulation, we used female mice aged 10-11 months, which are characterized by hepatocytic but not LSEC iron accumulation, and no evidence of systemic iron overload.

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Aging affects iron homeostasis, as evidenced by tissue iron loading and anemia in the elderly. Iron needs in mammals are met primarily by iron recycling from senescent red blood cells (RBCs), a task chiefly accomplished by splenic red pulp macrophages (RPMs) via erythrophagocytosis. Given that RPMs continuously process iron, their cellular functions might be susceptible to age-dependent decline, a possibility that has been unexplored to date.

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Article Synopsis
  • Organismal functionality and reproduction are influenced by metabolic changes and energy balance, but the link between organism health and reproductive success is not well understood.
  • Research using the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans revealed that large extracellular vesicles called exophers are released by body wall muscles to aid in embryo growth.
  • These exophers, produced in response to signals from developing embryos, transport essential proteins to oocytes, enhancing growth rates of offspring from mothers with more exophers and suggesting a role in adapting to environmental changes.
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