Prevalence and associated factors of locomotive syndrome in young Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The onset of locomotive syndrome (LS) precedes that of frailty. Therefore, the first step in extending healthy life expectancy is to implement measures against LS in young adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of LS and its associated factors in young adults for early detection and prevention of LS.

Identification of a novel enhancer essential for expression in T2 cells and activated ILC2s.

The genome organizer, special AT-rich binding protein-1 (SATB1), functions to globally regulate gene networks during primary T cell development and plays a pivotal role in lineage specification in CD4 helper-, CD8 cytotoxic-, and FOXP3 regulatory-T cell subsets. However, it remains unclear how gene expression is controlled, particularly in effector T cell function. Here, by using a novel reporter mouse strain expressing SATB1-Venus and genome editing, we have identified a -regulatory enhancer, essential for maintaining expression specifically in T2 cells.

The Majority of the Serine/Threonine Phosphorylation Sites in Bcl11b Protein Are Dispensable for the Differentiation of T Cells.

Posttranslational modification, such as phosphorylation, is an important biological event that modulates and diversifies protein function. Bcl11b protein is a zinc-finger transcription factor that plays a crucial role in early T cell development and the segregation of T cell subsets. Bcl11b possesses at least 25 serine/threonine (S/T) residues that can be phosphorylated upon TCR stimulation.

Increased angiotensin II coupled with decreased Adra1a expression enhances cardiac hypertrophy in pregnancy-associated hypertensive mice.

Cardiac hypertrophy is a crucial risk factor for hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, but its progression during pregnancy remains unclear. We previously showed cardiac hypertrophy in a pregnancy-associated hypertensive (PAH) mouse model, in which an increase in angiotensin II (Ang II) levels was induced by human renin and human angiotensinogen, depending on pregnancy conditions. Here, to elucidate the factors involved in the progression of cardiac hypertrophy, we performed a comprehensive analysis of changes in gene expression in the hearts of PAH mice and compared them with those in control mice.