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Climate and subsequent environmental changes are regarded as one driver of species evolution. Against this background the present study investigates the evolutionary history of the mammalian family Bovidae (Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia), today the most species-rich family of large herbivores on the African continent. Temporal and spatial patterns in that group’s evolution are the focus of the present study and were investigated using methods and data deriving from multiple disciplines (palaeontology, genetics, climatology, conservation biology). The results serve as a validation of macroevolutionary hypotheses of species evolution.
A major proportion of African mammalian fossils can be assigned to that family. Due to their morphological adaptations, bovid species are highly indicative of their habitats. Hence, bovids are of great importance for paleontology. However, a strong taphonomic bias is present in the fossil record of bovids, favoring large and arid- adapted species. Molecular phylogenies of extant species and species distribution modelling combined with climate reconstructions can help to overcome these limitations.
A molecular phylogeny, based on the cytochrome b gene of 136 bovid species served as basis for analysis of temporal patterns. Divergence events were dated using the relaxed molecular clock approach. The tree was time calibrated at 30 nodes using information inferred from the fossil record. Lineage-Through-Time plots and the respective statistical analyses reveal detailed temporal patterns in the evolutionary history of tribes and groups combining arid- and humid-adapted tribes. The resulting pattern shows three distinct phases. Phase 1 (P1) is dominated by speciation events within the humid group, while the second phase (P2) is marked by a dominance of speciation within the arid group. The switch in diversification rates (BDS) from P1 to P2 is dated to 2.8 million years ago. The third phase (P3) shows low diversification rates for all groups, starting around 1.4 million year ago and culminates in a significantly reduced diversification rate for the complete family at 0.8 million years ago. Both transitions are contemporaneous with global climate changes and turnover events in fossil faunal communities.
To investigate the impact of climate changes onto the habitat availability within the last 3 million years and its putative influence on diversification rates, the species distribution modeling method was applied. For 85 African species and subspecies the climate niches were established and grouped into 5 climate-groups based on their climate preferences. For each group the available habitat for the period before and after the BDS was calculated on continental scale using reconstructed climate scenarios. To evaluate the modeled habitat distributions, regional analyses were performed in test areas surrounding well studied fossil sites (Laetoli, Olduvai, Chiwondo Beds, Lothagam, Koobi Fora, West Turkana, Swartkrans, Sterkfontain und Toros-Menalla). Habitat profiles (HP) permitted the comparison of the model based habitat reconstruction with the interpretations of classic paleontological reconstruction. The validity of the habitat modeling has been shown in particular for East African test areas. The reconstructions for the northern and southern fossil sites does not support the modeled habitats in these areas. Yet, the method of habitat- profiling may serve as suitable tool for environmental reconstruction of areas lacking sufficient paleontological material. A comparison of habitat availability before and after the BDS on continental scale identified a significant loss of habitat for humid adapted groups (7-22%) and habitat gain for arid adapted groups (19-173%). The climatically intermediate group experiences a tremendous gain of habitat (3366%). The greatest environmental change was modeled for East Africa, initiated by a progressive regional aridification.
In addition to the distribution modeling for past climate conditions, the geographical distribution was modeled for the future, i.e. for climate scenarios representing the years 2050 and 2080 under a putative climate change scenario (global surface warming). It was shown that in particular the arid groups have to expect a remarkable loss of habitat (41-76%), while a gain of available habitat can be expected for the humid adapted groups (114-577%). The climatically intermediate group suffers the strongest habitat loss (85%). Regions with locally stable climate conditions were detected and may serve as potential refugia and are already today known as Africa’s hot spots of biodiversity.
The results show a positive correlation of high diversification rates and increasing habitat availability. None of the tested speciation hypotheses taken alone explains the observations (e.g., Turnover-pulse Hypothesis, Relay Model). A major element in these hypotheses is the passive fragmentation of populations induced by unfavorable climate changes. In contrast, the Periodic Model (Grubb 1999) considers natural, periodically recurring climate changes and moreover, the active dispersal of individuals and resulting founder events. I added the effect of a superimposed directed climate trend – like the progressive aridification since the late Pliocene in Africa – which leads to a bias in the proportion and probability towards leading edge effects. This Directed Periodic Model explains the patterns found in the evolution of Bovidae.
The combination of a molecular phylogeny and species distribution modeling, together with information inferred from the fossil record, reveals remarkable temporal and spatial patterns in the evolution of bovids, and helps overcome the limitations of the fossil record. The present study highlights the importance of active dispersal and founder populations in speciation processes. A point widely unattended in speciation hypotheses. The fully dated molecular phylogeny is the most densely sampled tree for the family Bovidae to date and may serve as a framework for a connection of present and future population studies, permitting the connection of medium-scale with long- term effects induced by climate and environmental changes.
Introduction: The involvement of platelets in various diseases has been increasingly recognized in the recent decades. This contribution is believed to involve platelet secretion and formation of reactive microparticles. Platelets contain two functionally important forms of vesicles, alpha and dense granules, which are secreted upon activation of platelets. Alpha granules incorporate larger molecules such as adhesive proteins, e.g. P-selectin, vWF and fibrinogen; chemokines like PF4 and RANTES and growth hormones like VEGF and PDGF are among the most important proteins attributed to the involvement of platelets in pathological conditions. In contrast, dense granules contain small molecules like ADP, ATP, serotonin and histamine, and they are more rapidly and completely secreted than alpha granules. Like in all secreting cells, regulated exocytosis in platelets is mediated by “zippering” of three different classes of SNARE proteins. The subtypes of these proteins found to be involved in platelet secretion are SNAP-23, syntaxin-2 and -4 and VAMP-3 and -8. Apart from SNARE proteins, other conserved proteins influencing exocytosis by e.g. acting on SNARE proteins have been described, one of the most important ones being Munc13. Platelets contribute to the progression of atherosclerosis by local deposition of inflammatory mediators like PF4, RANTES and CD40L, which leads to enhanced leukocyte recruitment and plaque formation. In 1865, Armand Trousseau first described the correlation between cancer and thrombotic events. Since the 1960s, an increasing number of studies have found an involvement of platelets also in the progression of cancer, especially in the formation of metastases. Platelets bind to circulating tumor cells and may shield them from NK cell attacks and shear stress. Platelets may also facilitate the interaction of tumor cells with other cell types and the vessel wall. Lastly, they may secrete molecules that influence the tumor cell phenotype and invasiveness.
Aims of this study: We sought to generate and describe genetically modified mouse lines with defective platelet secretion and to employ these mouse lines in murine models of atherosclerosis and tumor progression to study the role of platelet secretion under pathological in vivo conditions.
Results: Clostridial toxins cleave members of the SNARE protein family and can thus completely block exocytosis of neuronal and other cells. We generated three transgenic mouse lines expressing tetanus, botulinum-E or -C light chains and two transgenic mouse lines with dominant-negative mutations of SNAP-23 under the control of the platelet-specific PF4 promotor. None of these constructs was able to interfere with platelet secretion despite expression of the transgene. A functional null mutant of the only Munc13 isoform expressed in platelets, Munc13-4, showed complete lack of dense granule secretion, measured by ATP release, while alpha granule release as determined by PF4 and vWF secretion, was unaltered. Morphology, composition and adhesion of these platelets were also normal. Aggregation in response to U46619 and collagen and formation of large aggregates in flow chamber assays was attenuated. Munc13-4-deficient mice showed a severe defect in bleeding time and no formation of stable aggregates in FeCl3 thrombosis model. In response to B16 melanoma and LLC1 carcinoma cells, Munc13-4 KO platelets also showed complete abrogation of dense granule secretion, whereas alpha granule secretion and binding of platelets to tumor cells was unchanged. Interestingly, wild-type platelets, but not Munc13-4 KO platelets, enhanced transmigration of B16 and LLC1 cells through an endothelial cell layer. Exogenous ATP was able to mimic the effect of wild-type platelets and the ATP-degrading enzyme apyrase blocked platelet-mediated tumor cell transmigration. Platelets incubated with tumor cells secreted large amounts of ATP. Murine endothelial cells showed perturbed adherens junctions identified by irregular VE-cadherin staining and gap formation when incubated with supernatants from tumor cell-activated platelets as well as increased permeability under the same conditions. Addition of apyrase preserved normal endothelial morphology and function. In vivo, primary tumor growth and weight was comparable in wild-type and Munc13-4 KO mice upon B16 or LLC1 flank injection but formation of lung metastases was strongly reduced. Number, but not size of metastases was also reduced upon i.v. injection of B16 and LLC1 cells. We found P2Y2 and P2X4 receptors to be the most abundantly expressed endothelial metabotropic and ionotropic ATP receptors, respectively. Neither knock-down nor inhibition of P2X4 in endothelial cells influenced platelet-mediated transendothelial migration of B16 cells, but knock-down of P2Y2, for which no specific antagonist is available, strongly reduced plateletdependent tumor cell transmigration. When B16 melanoma cells were injected i.v. shortly after FITC-dextran (70 kDa) into wild-type mice, prominent leakage of FITC-dextran was observed three hours post-injection at extraluminal sites in the lung. In contrast, leakage into the lung parenchyma was at basal levels in Munc13-4 KO and P2Y2 KO mice after B16 cell injection. Marginal vascular leakage in Munc13-4 KO mice lacking platelet ATP secretion and in P2Y2 KO mice lacking the main endothelial ATP receptor correlated with strongly reduced extravasation of CFSE-labeled B16 melanoma cells 6 hours post-injection in these mice. Consistently, P2Y2 KO mice showed strongly reduced formation of metastases in the lung after i.v. injection of B16 or LLC1 tumor cells. Bone marrow-transplanted LDLR KO mice reconstituted with Munc13-4-deficient or wildtype bone marrow and subjected to 16 weeks of high fat diet showed no significant difference in atherosclerotic plaque formation in the aorta.
Discussion: We hereby provide a thorough analysis of a mouse line with an exclusive defect in platelet dense granule secretion, thus representing a unique genetic tool to study the role of dense granule secretion in various contexts without interfering with other platelet functions. We also provide evidence how extravasation of circulating tumor cells is facilitated by tumor cell-induced ATP release from platelets. This ATP release destabilizes endothelial barriers and facilitates tumor cell extravasation and formation of metastases in the target organ. Since metastasis is the leading cause of cancer death, pharmacological interference with endothelial P2Y2 receptor function may represent a promising therapeutic strategy.
Untersuchungen zur Bedeutung von Superoxid-Dismutasen für die Alterung von Podospora anserina
(2012)
Im Rahmen dieser vorliegenden Doktorarbeit sollte die Bedeutung von Superoxid-Dismutasen für das Resistenzverhalten und den Alterungsprozess bei P. anserina untersucht werden. Folgende Befunde aus den Analysen konnten erhalten werden:
1. Lokalisationsstudien der drei PaSods: Aus den biochemischen und fluoreszenzmikroskopischen Untersuchungen der drei verschiedenen PaSODs geht hervor, dass PaSOD1, eine Cu/ZnSOD, überwiegend im Cytosol und zu einem geringen Anteil im mitochondrialen Intermembranraum lokalisiert ist. Eine der beiden MnSODs, PaSOD2, wird vermutlich zur Abwehr von exogenem Superoxid sekretiert. Bei PaSOD3 handelt es sich um eine mitochondriale MnSOD.
2. Generierung von verschiedenen PaSod-Mutanten: Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden von jeder PaSod mindestens drei unabhängige Überexpressionsstämme, ein GFP-Stamm- und ein Deletionsstamm hergestellt. Weiterhin wurden alle möglichen Doppel-Deletionsstämme und die Dreifach-Deletionsmutante erzeugt. Alle Stämme wurden auf DNA-Ebene verifiziert, zusätzlich wurde die Proteinmenge bzw. –Aktivität überprüft.
3. Einfluss der PaSODs auf die ROS-Toleranz: Die Analysen der ROS-Resistenzen haben gezeigt, dass PaSODs eine wichtige Rolle in der Entgiftung von Superoxiden spielt. So ließ sich bei den Deletionsstämmen der PaSods eine gesteigerte Sensitivität gegenüber Paraquat feststellen. Eine Aufsummierung der Sensitivität gegenüber Paraquat ist bei der PaSod-Tripelmutante (ΔPaSod1/2/3) zu erkennen.
Überraschenderweise kann durch die gesteigerten Mengen an aktiver PaSOD in den Überexpressionsstämmen (PaSod1-3_OEx) keine verbesserte Resistenz gegenüber Paraquat erzielt werden. Darüber hinaus führt die Überexpression des Gens für die mitochondriale SOD, PaSOD3, zu massiven negativen Effekten.
4. Einfluss auf die Lebensspanne: Durch eine fehlende Entgiftung von Superoxid in den PaSod-Deletionsmutanten ist eine Verminderung der Lebensspanne nicht festzustellen. Bei PaSod-Mutantenstämme, die eine erhöhte PaSOD-Aktivität und damit eine gesteigerte Abbaurate des Superoxids aufweisen, kann bei den PaSod1- und PaSod2-Überexpressionsstämmen keine verbesserte Lebensspanne unter den gewählten Standardbedingungen erzielt werden. Vielmehr noch ist die Lebensspanne der PaSod3-Überexpressionsstämme stark reduziert.
5. Einfluss der PaSod-Modulation auf andere Komponenten des ROS-Abbausystems: Die PaSOD-Aktivitäten scheinen miteinander co-reguliert zu werden. Des Weiteren scheint es ein Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden sekretierten Enzymen PaSOD2 und PaCATB zu geben. Deutlich wird auch, dass die Modulation der Superoxid-Dismutasen eine weitreichende Auswirkung auf andere Schutzsysteme hat. Beispielweise konnte gezeigt werden, dass Komponenten des mitochondrialen ROS-Schutzsystems und der Protein-Qualitätskontrolle in den PaSod3-Überexpressionsstämmen verändert sind.
Zusammenfassend lassen die Analysen der PaSod-modulierten Stämme den Schluss zu, dass die Superoxid-Dismutase in P. anserina ein wichtiges Enzym zum Abbau des schädlichen Superoxids darstellt, welches aber nur eine untergeordnete Rolle bei der Kontrolle der Lebensspanne unter den gewählten Wachstumsbedingungen im Labor ausübt. Des Weiteren haben die Analysen gezeigt, dass es durch die Modulation der PaSod-Gene zu weitreichenden Änderungen, die das ROS-Schutzsystem (PaSOD, PaCATB und PaPRX1) sowie die Protein-Qualitätskontrolle (PaHSP60, PaLON und PaCLPP) betreffen, kommt. Welche Auswirkung dabei diese Veränderungen in Bezug auf die Lebensspanne hat, kann nur schwer abgeschätzt werden und muss mit weiteren Untersuchungen geklärt werden.
In the first part of this work, the development of a novel two-dimensional native gel electrophoretic system (2-D BN/hrCNE) is described. This new system simplifies proteomics and biochemical analysis of mega protein complexes that are dissociated into the constituent complexes during 2-D electrophoresis, thereby reducing the complexity of the system considerably. This technique is exceptionally well suited for the in-gel detection of fluorescence-labeled proteins and the identification of individual enzymes and protein complexes by specific in-gel assays on native gels.
In the second part, a new technique for the native immunoblotting of blue native gels (NIBN) was developed. This new technique allows for the identification of conformation-specific antibodies and the discrimination of antibodies recognizing linear epitopes of denatured proteins. Identification of conformation-specific antibodies is becoming increasingly important not only for the electron microscopic identification of native proteins but also for structural investigations in general. For this purpose, a commonly used protocol for Western blotting of blue native gels was modified in such a way that the native state of proteins and protein complexes was retained throughout the complete protocol. Instead of using the denaturing methanol in Western blotting protocols, mild detergents such as Tween 20, digitonin and Brij 35 were used for the obligatory removal of protein bound Coomassie-dye.
The detection of respiratory complex I by activity staining on the blot membrane demonstrated that all three non-ionic detergents preserved the native state of complex I. The native state of the enzyme on the blot membrane was also monitored and confirmed with the help of a set of conformation-specific antibodies. NIBN can be used as a simple alternative method to the demanding native ELISA to screen for conformation-specific antibodies for structural studies. Unlike the time consuming native ELISA, NIBN does not require introduction of appropriate affinity tags and purification of the target protein by chromatography. Thus, the NIBN technique is especially useful for microscale projects and for proteins not easily accessible to genetic manipulation.
The third part aimed at identification of the immediate protein interaction partners of Cox26, a hydrophobic protein that has been identified by our group as a novel component of yeast respiratory supercomplex. Multi-dimensional electrophoretic techniques were applied to identify non-covalent and covalent protein-protein interactions of Cox26. Three-dimensional electrophoresis (BNE/BNE/SDS-PAGE) gave both qualitative and quantitative information on covalent and non-covalent interactions of Cox26 and subunits of cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV), and showed that most of the Cox26 protein was non-covalently bound to the complex IV moiety of the respirasomes. Four-dimensional electrophoresis (BNE/BNE/SDS/SDS-PAGE) applying reducing and non-reducing conditions revealed that a minor fraction of Cox26 used a single cysteine residue in the center of a predicted transmembrane helix to form a disulfide bond with the Cox2 subunit of complex IV. A structural role of Cox26 protein in the assembly/stability of respiratory strings or patches has been suggested.
The last part of this work focused on the isolation and characterization of native and morphologically intact nucleoids from bovine heart mitochondria, since only a few studies on nucleoid organization and composition have been carried out on mammalian tissues. The nucleoids appeared as distinct bands (apparent mass around 30-36 MDa) in blue native-PAGE on large pore gels. The moderate variation in particle size seems to reflect variations in the binding of loosely nucleoid-associated components like respiratory chain complexes. The estimated 30-36 MDa mass of nucleoids on native gels suggested that each nucleoid contains one mtDNA molecule provided that nucleoids contains equal amounts of DNA, protein and RNA (Miyakawa et al., 1987).
Electron microscopic analysis of native nucleoids, which was performed by Dr. Karen Davies from the Max-Planck-Institute of Biophysics, Department of Structural Biology, Frankfurt, showed homogenous pool of particles with dimensions in 85x100 nm (in negative stain) and 100x150 nm (in cryo-tomography). Some of the nucleoids showed dumbbell-shape indicating dimerization of nucleoids. Recent EM and high-resolution light microscopy analysis of mammalian nucleoids have reported that nucleoids have a size of 70 nm in average. We also observed the same size of 70 nm in cryo-tomogramms when we applied harsher treatment of the native nucleoid particles with dimensions 100x150 nm. This observation is in agreement with published nucleoid sizes from both EM and high-resolution light microscopy, if we assume that native nucleoids have been dissociated under harsher treatment.
The protein composition of bovine heart mt-nucleoids was analyzed by a number of complementary approaches to identify low and highly abundant, easily dissociating and tightly bound proteins, and to rank the 90 most abundant mt-nucleoid proteins. Native and denaturing gel electrophoresis techniques were coupled to LC-MS/MS to achieve a comprehensive protein component analysis. Qualitative MS analysis of highly purified nucleoids identified more than 400 proteins, including well known nucleoid proteins such as mitochondrial transcription factor and mtDNA-binding protein (TFAM), mitochondrial single-stranded DNA-binding protein (mtSSB), mitochondrial DNA polymerase subunit gamma-2 (POLG2) and mitochondrial helicase C26H10ORF2 protein (Twinkle). These proteins were ranked according to Mascot scores, and sorted according to presumed functional properties. A large group of proteins involved in protein synthesis comprised an almost complete set of subunits of mitochondrial ribosomes suggesting that the nucleoids contained significant amounts of mitochondrial ribosomes. Identification of sixty six proteins from the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system comprising around 100 proteins in total suggested that OXPHOS proteins are also associated with mt-nucleoids.
Interestingly, TFAM, described as a main mtDNA packaging factor in human and other mammalian cells, was not confirmed here as a major nucleoid component from bovine heart mitochondria. Fluorescence staining of protein spots on 2-D IEF/SDS gels clearly identified TFAM, but according to the stain intensity, this protein did not rank in the list of the 90 most abundant nucleoid proteins. Western blot analysis of sucrose gradient fractions revealed an enrichment of putative TFAM isoform in nucleoid fractions. Unexpectedly, the uncharacterized mitochondrial protein Es1 was identified as the most abundant nucleoid protein in bovine heart nucleoids instead. This implicates that nucleoid organization may differ between species and tissues. A functional characterization of Es1 is required to clarify its role in mammalian nucleoids.
Pulsed electron–electron double resonance (PELDOR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool for measuring nanometer distances in spin-labeled systems and recently is increasingly applied to membrane proteins. However, after reconstitution of labeled proteins into liposomes, spin labels often exhibit a much faster transversal relaxation (Tm) than in detergent micelles, thus limiting application of the method in lipid bilayers. In the first part of the thesis, optimization of transversal relaxation in phospholipid membranes was systematically investigated by use of spin-labeled derivatives of stearic acid and phosphatidylcholine as well as spin-labeled derivatives of the channel-forming peptide gramicidin A under the conditions typically employed for PELDOR distance measurements. Our results clearly show that dephasing due to instantaneous diffusion that depends on dipolar interaction among electron spins is an important contributor to the fast echo decay in cases of high local concentrations of spin labels in membranes. The main difference between spin labels in detergent micelles and membranes is their local concentration. Consequently, avoiding spin aggregation and suppressing instantaneous diffusion is the key step for maximizing PELDOR sensitivity in lipid membranes. Even though proton spin diffusion is an important relaxation mechanism, only in samples with low local concentrations does deuteration of acyl chains and buffer significantly prolong Tm. In these cases, values of up to 7 μs have been achieved. Furthermore, our study revealed that membrane composition and labeling position in the membrane can also affect Tm, either by promoting the segregation of spin-labeled species or by altering their exposure to matrix protons. Effects of other experimental parameters including temperature (<50 K), presence of oxygen, and cryoprotectant type are negligible under our experimental conditions.
In the second part of the thesis, inhomogeneous distribution of spin-labels in detergent micelles has been studied. A common approach in PELDOR is measuring the distance between two covalently attached spin labels in a macromolecule or singly-labeled components of an oligomer. This situation has been described as a spin-cluster. The PELDOR signal, however, does not only contain the desired dipolar coupling between the spin-labels of the molecule or cluster under study. In samples of finite concentration the dipolar coupling between the spin-labels of the randomly distributed molecules or spin-clusters also contributes significantly. In homogeneous frozen solutions or lipid vesicle membranes this second contribution can be considered to be an exponential or stretched exponential decay, respectively. In this study, it is shown that this assumption is not valid in detergent micelles. Spin-labeled fatty acids that are randomly partitioned into different detergent micelles give rise to PELDOR time traces which clearly deviate from stretched exponential decays. As a main conclusion a PELDOR signal deviating from a stretched exponential decay does not necessarily prove the observation of specific distance information on the molecule or cluster. These results are important for the interpretation of PELDOR experiments on membrane proteins or lipophilic peptides solubilized in detergent micelles or small vesicles, which often do not show pronounced dipolar oscillations in their time traces.
In the third part, PELDOR has been utilized to study the structural flexibility of the Toc34 GTPase homodimer, a preprotein receptor of the translocon of the outer envelope of chloroplasts (TOC). Toc34 belongs to GAD subfamily of G-proteins that are regulated and activated by nucleotide-dependent dimerization. However, the function of Toc34 dimerization is not yet fully understood. Previous structural investigations of the Toc34 dimer yielded only marginal structural changes in response to different nucleotide loads. PELDOR revealed a nucleotide-dependent transition of the dimer flexibility from a tight GDP to a flexible GTP-loaded state. Substrate-binding stabilizes the dimer in the transition state mimicked by GDP-AlFx, but induces an opening in the GDP or GTP-loaded state. Thus, the structural dynamics of bona fide GTPases induced by GTP hydrolysis is replaced by substrate-dependent dimer flexibility, which represents the regulatory mode for dimerizing GTPases.
In the fourth part of the thesis, conformational flexibility and relative orientation of the N-terminal POTRA domains of a cyanobacterial Omp85 from Anabaena sp. PCC 7120, a key component of the outer membrane protein assembly machinery, were investigated by PELDOR spectroscopy. Membrane proteins of the Omp85-TpsB superfamily are composed of a C-terminal β-barrel and a different number of N-terminal POTRA domains, three in the case of cyanobacterial Omp85. It has been suggested that the N-terminal POTRA domains (P1 and P2) might have functions in substrate recognition. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations predicted a fixed orientation for P2 and P3 and a flexible hinge between P1 and P2. The PELDOR distances measured between the P2 and P3 POTRA domains are in good agreement with the structure determined by X-ray, and compatible with the MD simulations suggesting a fixed orientation between these domains. PELDOR constraints between the P1 and P2 POTRA domains imply a rather rigid structure with a slightly different relative orientation of these domains compared with the X-ray structure. Moreover, the large mobility predicted from MD is not observed in the frozen solution. The PELDOR results further highlight the restricted relative orientation of the POTRA domains of the Omp85-TpsB proteins as a conserved characteristic feature that might be important for the processive sliding of the unfolded substrate towards the membrane.
Ziel dieser Arbeit war es erstmals durch eine Kombination aus chemischer Mutagenese und gezielter genetischer Modifikation (hier: „metabolic engineering“) einen Phaffia-Stamm herzustellen, welcher über die Mutagenese hinaus über eine weiter verstärkte Astaxanthin-Synthese verfügt.
Die von „DSM Nutritional Products“ bereitgestellten chemischen Mutanten wurden analysiert und über einen Selektionsprozess auf Pigmentstabilität und Wachstum hin optimiert, da die Stämme aus cryogenisierter Dauerkultur starke Pigmentinstabilitäten und ein verzögertes Wachstum aufwiesen.
Über eine exploratorische Phase wurde die Carotinoidsynthese analysiert und festgestellt, dass in den Mutanten keine Einzelreaktionen betroffen sind, welche für die Heraufregulierung der Carotinoidsynthese in den Mutanten verantwortlich sind. Hierbei wurden Limitierungen identifiziert und diese durch Transformation von Expressionsplasmiden mit geeigneten Genen aufgehoben, um damit eine noch effizientere Metabolisierung von Astaxanthin-Vorstufen hin zu Astaxanthin zu erreichen. Eine Überexpression der Phytoensynthase/Lycopinzyklase crtYB resultierte in einem gesteigerten Carotinoidgehalt bei gleichbleibendem Astaxanthin- Anteil. Durch eine zweite Transformation mit einer Expressionskassette für die Astaxanthin-Synthase asy konnte der Carotinoidgehalt weiter gesteigert und zusätzlich eine Limitierung der Metabolisierung von Astaxanthin-Vorstufen behoben werden, sodass die Transformante nahezu alle Intermediate der Astaxanthinsynthese zu Astaxanthin metabolisieren konnte (Gassel et al. 2013). Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass auch in den Mutanten, aus Experimenten mit dem Wildtyp bekannte, Limitierungen identifiziert und ausgeglichen werden konnten.
Savanna regions in West Africa are valuable cultural landscapes and provide a wide range of ecosystem services for human well-being and are frequently affected by human-induced disturbances. Aside from agricultural activities (crop production and animal husbandry), the harvesting of timber and non-timber forest products is crucial for household income, alimentation and medicinal purposes. Most indigenous woody species have undergone increasing anthropogenic pressure as social and economic conditions have changed dramatically during recent decades, resulting in further habitat fragmentation and increased disturbance severity. Human land use activities influence growth conditions for plants by altering various abiotic factors, such as light, nutrient availability and water supply. They are found to alter demographic parameters (e.g., germination, seedling and sapling growth, survival and mortality rates) of woody plant individuals and alter the structure and stability of populations. The degree of anthropogenic disturbance varies between land-cover types, distance to settlements, and protection status. In the context of land-use change, there is an urgent need to better understand and evaluate the impact of land-use on savanna vegetation, particularly on the population biology of common savanna woody species. A major conclusion to be drawn from this thesis is that land use influences savanna vegetation in a complex way and does not necessarily lead to a decline or loss of tree populations and species. It is rather that in a constantly changing landscape, as a result of human-induced disturbances, populations of ubiquitous and some common species can be stable over time. The abundance of some species tends to decline consistently, whereas others benefit from human disturbance. Moreover, the study provides an insight into the structure and dynamics of common, dominant and less dominant savanna woody plants in a communal and a protected area. There is a need for further basic studies to assess the impact of land use and ecological preferences of all species, including repeated density studies that look at survivorship and transition probabilities over a number of seasons as well as longterm in-situ experiments in settlement areas in order to better understand woody plant populations in settlement areas as the few remaining semi-natural sites are likely to decrease in the future. A challenge will be the development of strategies to protect species within a landscape under cultivation.
Die vorliegende, publikationsbasierte Dissertation, bestehend aus den drei Einzelpublikationen Bayer (2011, 2012) und Bayer und Schönhofer (2012), verfolgte das Ziel, die Spinnenfamilie Psechridae zu revidieren. Weiterhin sollten die phylogenetische Position dieser Familie im System der höheren Webspinnen (Araneomorphae) sowie die phylogenetischen Beziehungen der einzelnen Arten innerhalb der beiden Gattungen der Psechridae untersucht werden. In Form von morphologisch-taxonomischen Bearbeitungen wurden die beiden die Psechridae bildenden Gattungen Psechrus und Fecenia revidiert, wobei sämtliches Typus-Material sowie reichhaltiges, weiteres Material eingehend beschrieben, illustriert und diagnostiziert wurde. Hierbei wurden auch intraspezifische Variabilität sowie die Prä-Epigynen subadulter Weibchen, die in taxonomischen Arbeiten bislang nur eine unwesentliche Rolle gespielt haben, beschrieben, illustriert und taxonomisch ausgewertet. Zudem wurden im Rahmen dieser Untersuchungen bereits Überlegungen über mögliche Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen innerhalb der beiden Gattungen angestellt. ...
Paradoxer Schlaf als Parameter zur Messung der Stressbelastung bei Giraffen (Giraffa camelopardalis)
(2012)
Das Wohlbefinden von Tieren zu schützen ist im Grundgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland festgeschrieben. Das Wohlbefinden eines Tieres wissenschaftlich zu bewerten ist jedoch eine bislang ungelöste Herausforderung. Die Biologie nähert sich dem Problem, subjektive Empfindungen eines Tieres objektiv darzustellen, vorrangig über die Messung der Stressbelastung.
Die Stressantwort eines Organismus setzt sich allgemein aus einer Kombination von vier Systemen zusammen: einer Verhaltensreaktion, einer Antwort des vegetativen Nervensystems, einer neuroendokrinen Antwort und einer Immunantwort. Der in Zoos am häufigsten untersuchte Parameter zur Messung der Stressbelastung ist die Analyse der Cortisolmetaboliten-Konzentration im Kot der Tiere. Da jedoch nicht in jeder Stresssituation das „Stresshormon“ Cortisol ausgeschüttet wird, ist es für eine exakte Bewertung der Stressbelastung notwendig, weitere Systeme der Stressantwort wie beispielsweise das Verhalten zu erfassen. Die Chronoethologie verfolgt diesen Ansatz, indem sie Änderungen des Zeitmusters im Verhalten eines Tieres als Antwort auf Veränderungen in der Umwelt oder eines endogenen Faktors erfasst und diese nach Kriterien der Befindlichkeit bewertet. Hier könnte zukünftig das Schlafverhalten eine herausragende Stellung einnehmen, da es von allen vier Stressantwortsystemen beeinflusst wird. Zudem wird aus der medizinischen Schlafforschung berichtet, dass sich insbesondere die Dauer, die ein Organismus im Paradoxen Schlaf (PS) verbringt, durch Stress verändert. Dennoch fand das Schlafverhalten zur Messung der Stressbelastung bei Zoo- und Wildtieren bislang kaum Beachtung. Ziel dieser Arbeit war es daher, die Anwendbarkeit des PS als Parameter zur Messung der Stressbelastung bei Zoo- und Wildtieren zu erforschen, um letztlich die Beurteilung des Wohlbefindens von Tieren weiter zu objektivieren. Aufgrund ihrer einzigartigen Schlafstellung während des PS sowie ihrer hohen Sensibilität gegenüber Umweltveränderungen wurde die Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) als Modelltier für diesen non-invasiven Forschungsansatz gewählt.
Im Rahmen der Arbeit wurde in 645 Nächten das Schlafverhalten von 17 Giraffen unterschiedlichen Alters und Geschlechts beobachtet und analysiert. Um stressbedingte Veränderungen im PS-Muster erkennen zu können, wurden die Giraffen zunächst unter „Normalbedingungen“ beobachtet, um hieraus Referenzwerte zu generieren. Anschließend wurden unterschiedliche als stressintensiv einzustufende Situationen wie Nahrungsmangel, Transport, Veränderungen in der Herdenstruktur, Auswirkungen einer Geburt auf das Muttertier sowie verschiedene singuläre Ereignisse hinsichtlich ihrer Auswirkungen auf das PS-Muster der Giraffen untersucht und den Referenzwerten gegenübergestellt. Um die Methode der Schlafbeobachtung als Parameter der Stressbelastung zu validieren, wurde zusätzlich ein bei Wiederkäuern etablierter, bereits genannter Stress-Parameter eingesetzt: die Messung der Cortisolmetaboliten-Konzentration im Kot mit Hilfe eines Enzymimmunoassays. Diese Methode wurde hier erstmalig an Giraffen angewendet.
Durchschnittlich hielt eine Giraffe unter Normalbedingungen 27 Minuten pro Nacht paradoxen Schlaf. Dabei war die nächtliche PS-Dauer in hohem Maße vom Alter abhängig. Während juvenile Giraffen im Mittel 63 Minuten PS pro Nacht aufwiesen, verbrachten gealterte Giraffen nur 4,5 Minuten pro Nacht in der PS-Stellung. Infolge eines Stressors veränderte sich die PS-Dauer der Tiere: So zeigten alle vier transportierten Giraffen in den ersten Nächten nach ihrem Transport keinen PS oder stark reduzierte PS-Zeiten. Parallel erhöhte sich nach dem Transport die Cortisolmetaboliten-Konzentration im Kot aller Giraffen für mehrere Tage. Auch die untersuchten Veränderungen in der Herdenstruktur hatten in den meisten Fällen signifikante Veränderungen der PS-Dauer zur Folge. Die stärkste im Rahmen dieser Arbeit beobachtete Veränderung des Schlafverhaltens bewirkte der Tod eines Giraffenbullen: Die adulte Giraffenkuh hielt in der Folge für eine Dauer von 21 Tagen keinen paradoxen Schlaf mehr. Ihre Cortisolmetaboliten-Konzentration im Kot stieg nach dem Tod des Bullen hingegen nicht an. Die beobachteten Giraffenmütter zeigten nach der Geburt ihrer jeweiligen Jungtiere ebenfalls eine reduzierte PS-Dauer. Hingegen hatten neugeborene Giraffen, die an Nahrungsmangel litten und innerhalb weniger Tage verstarben, eine höchst signifikant längere PS-Dauer als gleichalte Jungtiere, die überlebten.
Während bei Nahrungsknappheit eine erhöhte PS-Dauer helfen kann Energie zu sparen, ist eine Reduktion der PS-Dauer als Resultat erhöhter Aufmerksamkeit zu interpretieren, wie sie im Zuge der Feindvermeidung in Stress-Situationen sinnvoll ist.
Zusammenfassend lässt sich feststellen, dass die PS-Dauer im Gegensatz zur Cortisolmetaboliten-Konzentration von allen beobachteten Stressoren beeinflusst wurde. Dabei veränderte sich die PS-Dauer in Abhängigkeit des jeweiligen Stressors graduell unterschiedlich, was Rückschlüsse auf die Intensität des Stressors ermöglicht.
Der PS ist infolge dieser Ergebnisse hervorragend als Parameter zur Messung der Stressbelastung bei Giraffen geeignet. Die Analyse des PS kann dabei helfen, die Auswirkungen von subjektiv als stressintensiv oder stressarm eingestuften Situationen auf das Wohlbefinden eines Tieres objektiv zu bewerten. Darüber hinaus ermöglicht die kontinuierliche Überwachung des PS-Musters, z.B. mit Hilfe moderner Videosoftware, Beeinträchtigungen des Wohlbefindens, wie sie beispielsweise durch Unterernährung, Verletzung oder Krankheit hervorgerufen werden, frühzeitig zu erkennen, was ein zeitnahes Eingreifen zum Wohle des Tieres möglich macht.
The ongoing debate on deforestation in the tropics usually points out agriculture and logging as the main causes. The two activities are often linked and the trails created by logging com-panies with their heavy machines are afterwards used by farmers to penetrate deep into the forest and cultivate. Shifting cultivation is a widespread agricultural practice in the tropics and its sustainability is often a matter of controversy. It is necessary to investigate forest recovery after shifting cultivation, analyze its succession stages for comparison with regeneration after natural disturbance, and evaluate its role for discussing the hazards of deforestation.
Background: In sequencing the genomes of two Xenorhabdus species, we encountered a large number of sequence repeats and assembly anomalies that stalled finishing efforts. This included a stretch of about 12 Kb that is over 99.9% identical between the plasmid and chromosome of X. nematophila.
Results: Whole genome restriction maps of the sequenced strains were produced through optical mapping technology. These maps allowed rapid resolution of sequence assembly problems, permitted closing of the genome, and allowed correction of a large inversion in a genome assembly that we had considered finished.
Conclusion: Our experience suggests that routine use of optical mapping in bacterial genome sequence finishing is warranted. When combined with data produced through 454 sequencing, an optical map can rapidly and inexpensively generate an ordered and oriented set of contigs to produce a nearly complete genome sequence assembly.
There is increasing evidence that climate change will have a severe impact on species’ distributions by altering the climatic conditions within their present ranges. Especially species inhabiting stream ecosystems are expected to be strongly affected due to warming temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns. The aim of this thesis was to
investigate how distributions of aquatic insects, i.e., benthic stream macroinvertebrates would be impacted by warming climates. The methods comprised of an ensemble forecasting technique based on species distribution models (SDMs) and climate change scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the year 2080. Future model projections were generated for a wide variety of species from a number of taxonomic orders for two spatial scales: a stream network within the lower mountain ranges of Germany, and the entire territory across Europe. In addition, the effect of the modelling technique on habitat suitability projections was investigated by modifying the choice of study area (continuous area vs. stream network) and the choice of predictors (standard vs. corrected set).
Projections of future habitat suitability showed that potential climate-change impacts would be dependent on species’ thermal preferences, and with a similar pattern for both spatial scales. Future habitat suitability was projected to remain for most or all of the modelled species, and species were projected to track their climatically suitable conditions by shifting uphill along the river continuum within the lower mountain ranges, and into a north-easterly direction across Europe. Cold-adapted headwater and high-latitude species were projected to lose suitable habitats, whereas gains would be expected for warm-adapted river and low-latitude species along the river continuum and across Europe, respectively. Additionally, habitat specialist species in terms of endemics of the Iberian Peninsula were identified as potential climate-change losers, highlighting their restricted habitat availability and therefore vulnerability to warming climates.
The main findings of this thesis underline the high susceptibility of stream macroinvertebrates to ongoing climate change, and give insights into patterns of possible consequences due to changes in species’ habitat suitability. Concerning the methodology, a clear recommendation can be given for future modelling approaches of stream macroinvertebrates by building models within a stream network and with a careful choice of environmental predictors, to reduce uncertainties and thus to improve model projections.
Zelluläre Immuntherapien mit hochaufgereinigten allogenen NK-Zellen sind eine mögliche Therapieoption um den GvL/T-Effekt nach haploidenter SZT bei pädiatrischen Hochrisikopatienten mit malignen Erkrankungen zu verstärken. Im Rahmen der in Frankfurt a. M. laufenden klinischen Phase I/II NK-Zell-Studie wurden 16 pädiatrische Patienten sowohl mit unstimulierten (NK-DLI(unstim), 9 Patienten) als auch mit zehn Tage ex vivo IL-2 (1000 U/ml) stimulierten Spender-NK-Zellen (NK DLI(IL-2 stim), 9 Patienten) an den Tagen (+3), +40 und +100 nach haploidenter SZT behandelt. Bisher gibt es kaum Daten über den Verbleib der transfundierten Zellen und den Einfluss der NK-DLI Immuntherapie auf sowohl zelluläre als auch humorale Komponenten des Immunsystems der Patienten. Da die Patienten zudem nach haploidenter SZT zur GvHD-Prophylaxe das immunsuppressive Medikament Mycophenolat-Mofetil (MMF) erhalten, sind Untersuchungen zum Einfluss von MMF auf die Funktionalität der Spender-NK-Zellen von großem Interesse. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde mit Hilfe eines studienbegleitenden, nichtinvasiven in vivo Immunmonitorings erstmalig ein unterschiedlicher Einfluss von NK-DLI(unstim) im Vergleich zu NK-DLI(IL-2 stim) auf zelluläre Bestandteile und auf die Zytokin/Chemokin-Spiegel des peripheren Blutes der Patienten vor und 10 min, 1 h, 4 h und 24 h nach der Zelltherapie beschrieben. Mittels durchflusszytometrischen single platform Analysen konnten sowohl Spender-NK-Zellen als auch patienteneigene NK-Zellen phänotypisch und funktionell charakterisiert und unterschieden werden. So wurden neben einer gesteigerten zytotoxischen Aktivität IL-2 stimulierter NK-Zellen auch Unterschiede hinsichtlich der Expression des Oberflächenmoleküls CD56, des Aktivierungsmarkers CD69, des Natürlichen Zytotoxizitäts-Rezeptors (NCR) NKp44 und des Lymphknoten Homing Moleküls CD62L beobachtet. Des Weiteren führte die Applikation von NK-DLI(IL-2 stim) zu einer signifikanten Zellmigration in der peripheren Blutzirkulation der Patienten. Während sich die Zahl der neutrophilen Granulozyten innerhalb von 4 h im peripheren Blut vervierfachte wurde unmittelbar 10 min nach NK-DLI(IL-2 stim) ein massiver Zellverlust von eosinophilen Granulozyten, Monozyten, dendritischen Zellen und vor allem der NK-Zellen beobachtet. Eine ausgeprägtere Reduktion der immunregulatorischen CD56(bright)CD16(dim/-) NK-Zellen hatte zudem eine Verschiebung in der prozentualen Verteilung der NK-Zell-Subpopulationen zur Folge. In den folgenden 24 h normalisierten sich alle Zellzahlen wieder zu den Werten vor NK-DLI. Anhand der beschriebenen phänotypischen Unterscheidungsmerkmale konnte gezeigt werden, dass dabei nur patienteneigene NK-Zellen in die periphere Blutbahn zurückkehrten. Die Zellmigration war zudem in vivo von einem signifikanten Anstieg der proinflammatorisch- und chemotaktisch-wirkenden Zytokine/Chemokine IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, IFN-γ, MCP-1 und MIP-1β im peripheren Blut der Patienten 10 min nach NK-DLI(IL-2 stim) Applikation begleitet. Die Applikationen von NK-DLI(unstim) zeigten im Gegensatz dazu keine vergleichbaren Effekte. Ein weiteres Ziel dieser Arbeit war herauszufinden, ob eine Therapie mit dem Immunsuppressivum MMF nach haploidenter SZT die Funktionalität dieser hochaktivierten Spender-NK-Zellen beeinträchtigt und somit die Effektivität der Immuntherapie gefährdet. Es konnten Einschränkungen in der ex vivo Funktionalität der NK-Zellen durch therapeutisch relevante Konzentrationen (1 bis 10 µM) des aktiven Metaboliten Mycophenolsäure (MPA) gezeigt werden. Die MPA-Inkubation führte zu einer dosisabhängigen aber reversiblen Inhibition der IL-2 bedingten ex vivo NK-Zell-Proliferation. Auch die während des ex vivo Expansionsprozesses induzierte Zytokin/Chemokin-Sekretion wurde signifikant gehemmt. Eine 24-stündige MPA-Inkubation der IL-2 stimulierten NK-Zellen führte zudem zu einer eingeschränkten Mobilität der NK-Zellen. Dies korrelierte mit einer signifikant reduzierten zytotoxischen Aktivität gegen K-562 Tumorzellen, was jedoch nicht mit einer Oberflächenreduktion der NCRs und des NKG2D Rezeptors assoziiert war. Auch die durch die IL-2 Stimulation verursachte Hochregulierung der in Aktivierung und Migration involvierten Oberflächenmoleküle CD25, LFA-1, ICAM-1, CCR5, CXCR7, DNAM-1 und CD62L wurde durch MPA inhibiert. Im Gegensatz dazu hatte eine 24-stündige oder 4-tägige MPA-Behandlung bereits vorstimulierter NK-Zellen keinen Einfluss. Zudem konnte im Rahmen dieser Arbeit erstmalig gezeigt werden, dass die IL-2 induzierte intrazelluläre Signaltransduktion durch MPA beeinflusst wird. Dies äußerte sich in einer partiell bis vollständig inhibierten Phosphorylierung zentraler Signalmoleküle wie STAT-3, -4 und -5, der MAP-Kinase ERK1/2 und der Proteinkinase AKT. Dadurch wurden die durch IL-2 geförderten Zellprozesse wie das Überleben, die Proliferation und die zytotoxische Aktivität der NK-Zellen drastisch gehemmt. Dies steht vermutlich im Zusammenhang mit einer reduzierten Expression der IL-2R Untereinheit (CD25), wodurch die Ausbildung des hochaffinen IL-2-Rezeptors auf der Zelloberfläche verhindert wurde. Demzufolge scheint die eingeschränkte NK-Zell-Effektorfunktion Ursache einer durch MPA gestörten IL-2 Signaltransduktion zu sein. Zusammenfassend scheinen NK-DLI(IL-2 stim) durch die gesteigerte Zytotoxizität, die geringere Sensitivität gegenüber der MPA-Exposition sowie durch die mutmaßliche Extravasation der stimulierten NK-Zellen aus der peripheren Blutbahn einen Vorteil gegenüber NK-DLI(unstim) zu haben. Ob dies auch in einer Steigerung der Effektivität der Immuntherapie resultiert und damit die Prognose der Patienten verbessert werden kann, werden jedoch erst zukünftige Studien mit größeren Patientenkohorten abschließend zeigen können.
In the primary visual cortex of primates and carnivores, functional architecture can be characterized by maps of various stimulus features such as orientation preference (OP), ocular dominance (OD), and spatial frequency. It is a long-standing question in theoretical neuroscience whether the observed maps should be interpreted as optima of a specific energy functional that summarizes the design principles of cortical functional architecture. A rigorous evaluation of this optimization hypothesis is particularly demanded by recent evidence that the functional architecture of orientation columns precisely follows species invariant quantitative laws. Because it would be desirable to infer the form of such an optimization principle from the biological data, the optimization approach to explain cortical functional architecture raises the following questions: i) What are the genuine ground states of candidate energy functionals and how can they be calculated with precision and rigor? ii) How do differences in candidate optimization principles impact on the predicted map structure and conversely what can be learned about a hypothetical underlying optimization principle from observations on map structure? iii) Is there a way to analyze the coordinated organization of cortical maps predicted by optimization principles in general? To answer these questions we developed a general dynamical systems approach to the combined optimization of visual cortical maps of OP and another scalar feature such as OD or spatial frequency preference. From basic symmetry assumptions we obtain a comprehensive phenomenological classification of possible inter-map coupling energies and examine representative examples. We show that each individual coupling energy leads to a different class of OP solutions with different correlations among the maps such that inferences about the optimization principle from map layout appear viable. We systematically assess whether quantitative laws resembling experimental observations can result from the coordinated optimization of orientation columns with other feature maps.
Um der Erkennung durch das körpereigene Immunsystem entkommen, weisen Tumore Modifikationen in ihrer Mikroumgebung auf. Zu diesen gehören u. a. veränderte Sauerstoffkonzentrationen im Tumorkern und die Freisetzung biochemischer Faktoren aus Tumorzellen, welche die Funktion von Tumor-assoziierten Phagozyten, wie z.B. Dendritischen Zellen (DC) beeinflussen. DC sind professionelle Antigen-präsentierende Zellen, die eine Spezialisierung in verschiedene funktionale Subtypen aufweisen. Myeloische DC (mDC) sind besonders effizient in Hinsicht auf die Präsentation von Antigenen, wohingegen plasmazytoide DC (pDC) regulatorisch auf das Immunsystem einwirken. Beide Subtypen spielen eine wichtige Rolle bei der Karzinogenese.
Während humane mDC, zur therapeutischen Verwendung, ex vivo aus Monozyten hergestellt werden können, war dies für humane pDC bisher nicht möglich. Ein war deshalb ein erstes Ziel dieser Arbeit, ein Protokoll zur Generierung humaner pDC aus humanen Monozyten zu entwickeln. Diese wurden mittels des Wachstumsfaktors Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3-L) zu pDC-Äquivalenten differenziert, welche als monocyte-derived pDC (mo-pDC) bezeichnet wurden. In der Tat zeigten mo-pDC ein für humane pDC charakteristisches Oberflächenmarkerprofil und wiesen, im Vergleich zu mDC, eine geringe Kapazität zur Induktion der Proliferation autologer T Zellen und zur Phagozytose apoptotischer Zellen auf. Mo-pDC erwarben im Verlauf ihrer Differenzierung aus Monozyten eine kontinuierlich erhöhte Expression des pDC-spezifischen Transkriptionfaktors E2-2 und seiner spezifischen Zielgene. Der wichtigste funktionale Parameter von pDC ist die Produktion großer Mengen von Interferon-α (IFN-α). Mo-pDC sezernierten, nach vorheriger Aktivierung mit Tumornekrosefaktor-α (TNF-α) oder wenn zu ihrer Differenzierung neben Flt3-L auch Vitamin D3 oder all-trans-Retinolsäure verwendet wurde, ebenfalls große Mengen IFN-α. Wurden mo-pDC unter Hypoxie, einem prominenten Faktor der Tumormikroumgebung, generiert, so waren die Expression des spezifischen Transkriptionsfaktors E2-2 und die Freisetzung von IFN-α stark vermindert. Diese Daten zeigten zunächst, dass mo-pDC für das Studium von Differenzierung und Funktion humaner pDC eingesetzt werden können.
Weiterhin lieferten sie Hinweise auf eine veränderte Differenzierung humaner pDC unter Hypoxie. In einem nächsten Schritt wurde folglich untersucht, ob Hypoxie auch die Differenzierung von pDC aus deren physiologischen Vorläufern beeinflusst. Wurden Knochenmarkszellen der Maus mit Flt3-L unter Normoxie oder Hypoxie kultiviert, so war die Differenzierung zu pDC unter Hypoxie in der Tat unterdrückt. Dies war abhängig von der Hypoxie-induzierten Aktivität des Hypoxie-induzierten Faktors 1 (HIF-1), da die Flt3-Linduzierte Differenzierung von murinen Knochenmarkszellen, in denen die Expression von HIF-1 in pDC-Vorläuferzellen ausgeschaltet war, unter Hypoxie normal verlief.
Zusammenfassend kann also gesagt werden, dass Hypoxie, durch Aktivierung von HIF-1, Differenzierung und Funktion von pDC unterdrückt. Dieser Mechanismus könnte zu ihrer beschriebenen Dysfunktion in humanen Tumoren beitragen.
Neben Hypoxie sind viele andere Faktoren an der Immunsuppression in Tumoren beteiligt.
Eine Komponente der Mikroumgebung in Tumoren ist das Vorhandensein apoptotischer Tumorzellen. Apoptose von Tumorzellen findet, im Kontrast zur generellen Sicht von Tumoren als Apoptose-resistente Entitäten, auch in unbehandelten Tumoren im Überfluss statt. Apoptotische körpereigene Zellen unterdrücken unter physiologischen Bedingungen das Immunsystem. Deshalb könnte das Freisetzen von apoptotischem Material oder die Sekretion von Faktoren aus sterbenden Tumorzellen einen starken Einfluss auf die Funktion von Tumor-assoziierten DC und die damit verbundene Aktivierung von tumoriziden Lymphozyten haben. Eine diesbezügliche Studie war das zweite Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit. Humane mDC wurden zu diesem Zweck mit Überständen lebender, apoptotischer oder nekrotischer humaner Brustkrebszellen aktiviert und anschließend mit autologen T Zellen ko-kultiviert. Danach wurde das zytotoxische Potential der ko-kultivierten T Zellen analysiert. Interessanterweise unterdrückte die Aktivierung mit Überständen apoptotischer Tumorzellen die DC-vermittelte Generierung tumorizider T Zellen durch die Ausprägung einer Population von regulatorischen T Zellen (Treg), die durch die gleichzeitige Expression der Oberflächenmoleküle CD39 und CD69 charakterisiert war. Die Ausprägung der CD39-und CD69-exprimierenden Treg Zell-Population war abhängig von der Freisetzung des bioaktiven Lipids Sphingosin-1-Phosphat (S1P) aus apoptotischen Zellen, welches durch den S1P-Rezeptor 4 zur Freisetzung des immunregulatorischen Zytokins IL-27 aus mDC führte.
Neutralisierung von IL-27 in AC-aktivierten Ko-Kulturen von mDC und T Zellen blockierte die Generierung von CD39- und CD69-exprimierenden Treg Zellen und resultierte folglich in der Aktivierung zytotoxischer T Zellen. Weiterhin war die Bildung von Adenosin in den Ko-Kulturen für die Unterdrückung zytotoxischer T Zellen vonnöten. Erste Experimente lieferten Hinweise auf eine direkte Interaktion von CD69- und CD39-exprimierenden Treg Zellen mit CD73-exprimierenden zytotoxischen T Zellen. CD39 und CD73 werden für die Bildung von Adenosin aus ATP benötigt, weswegen die Interaktion von Treg Zellen und zytotoxischen T Zellen die Adenosin-Produktion fördern könnte.
Zusammenfassend zeigen die hier präsentierten Befunde wie Faktoren der
Tumormikroumgebung die Funktion von humanen DC Subtypen beeinflussen können. Ein Verständnis der zugrundeliegenden Mechanismen kann wertvolle Informationen für die Wahl effektiver Immuntherapien oder Chemotherapien liefern und so die Therapie humaner Tumore unterstützen.
Die in dieser Arbeit durchgeführten Untersuchungen an GXG Modellpeptiden konnten eindeutig zeigen, dass diese Peptide, auch ohne das Vorhandensein von langreichweitigen Wechselwirkungen, bestimmte Sekundärstrukturen präferieren. Ein Teil der beobachteten, auftretenden Strukturmotive lässt sich hierbei über den sterischen Anspruch der Seitenkette erklären, ein anderer Teil über die Ladung der Seitenkette. In Kombination mit anderen Spektroskopischen Methoden konnten zehn dieser Peptide genauestens untersucht werden. Hierbei zeigte sich, dass diese Peptide nicht nur die favorisierten Regionen des Ramachandran-Diagramms besetzen. Ein Vergleich mit dem Vorkommen bestimmter Aminosäuren, beispielsweise in loop Regionen von Proteinen, zeigt dass die Sequenz dieser loops nicht zufällig ist. Tatsächlich besitzt ein Teil der Aminosäuren, die besonders häufig an bestimmten loop Positionen vorkommen, bereits die intrinsische Vorliebe, die notwendige Konformation einzunehmen. Diese Aminosäuren und die umgebenden loops sind somit eventuell nicht nur das simple Verbindungsglied zwischen zwei Sekundärstrukturen, sondern kommen selbst als Ausgangspunkte für Peptid- bzw. Proteinfaltung in Frage.
Ein weiteres Augenmerk der Arbeit lag auf der Messung von skalaren und dipolaren Kopplungen an isotopenmarkierter RNA. Es wurden vier Pulssequenzen entwickelt, die es ermöglichen, 1J skalare bzw. dipolare Kopplungen in der Zuckerregion von 13C- markierter RNA mit hoher Präzision zu messen. Die entwickelten J-modulierten Experimente ermöglichen die Messung von 1J(H2’C2’), 1J(C1’C2’) sowie 1J(C2’C3’) Kopplungen selbst für größere RNA Moleküle. Die Detektion erfolgt hierbei auf den C1’H1’ Signalen, die Zuordnung der Kerne, deren Kopplung gemessen wird, ist nicht einmal erforderlich. Die Anwendbarkeit konnte für verschiedene Systeme mit 14 bis 70 Nukleotiden demonstriert werden. Die erreichte Präzision ermöglichte es außerdem auch sehr kleine Effekte, wie beispielsweise die Ausrichtung von RNA im Magnetfeld zu detektieren.
Diese Arbeit zeigt außerdem zwei Beispiele für die gezielte Modifikation, um Lanthanid Bindungsstellen einführen zu können. Auf chemischen und biochemischen Weg konnte isotopenmarkierte, in vitro transkribierte RNA modifiziert werden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen eindeutig eine Bindung von Lanthanid-Ionen an die modifizierte RNA. Die auftretenden, eher kleinen Effekte, sind vermutlich auf die noch zu hohe Flexibilität der eingeführten Modifikationen. Vor allem bei der chemischen Modifikation besteht hier noch Potential zur Optimierung, nachdem die generelle Anwendbarkeit der Methode demonstriert wurde.
Der letzte Teil der Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Analyse von Kopplungsmustern zur Analyse und zum Vergleichen von Naturstoffen. Hier konnten aus einer Reihe von Derivaten eindeutig die identifiziert werden, die verglichen mit der Ausgangsstruktur, die gleiche Konformation besitzen. Die gewonnenen Ergebnisse decken sich hier mit durchgeführten biologischen Tests, die ebenfalls dasselbe Derivat als aktiv identifizieren konnten, was klar für eine Struktur-Aktivitäts-Beziehung spricht.
In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden Methoden und Anwendungen gezeigt, um skalare und dipolare Kopplungen im Bereich von Peptiden, Nukleinsäuren und kleinen Molekülen zu nutzen. Die durchgeführten Arbeiten reichen dabei von der speziellen Probenpräparation zur Messung von dipolaren Kopplungen bis hin zur Entwicklung neuer NMR-spektroskopischer Methoden zur Messung von Kopplungen mit höherer Präzision und an größeren Systemen als bisher.
Global climate change and land use change will not only alter entire ecosystems and biodiversity patterns, but also the supply of ecosystem services. A better understanding of the consequences is particularly needed in under-investigated regions, such as West Africa. The projected environmental changes suggest negative impacts on nature, thus representing a threat to the human well-being. However, many effects caused by climate and land use change are poorly understood so far. Thus, the main objective of this thesis was to investigate the impact of climate and land use change on vegetation patterns, plant diversity and important provisioning ecosystem services in West Africa. The three different aspects are separately explored and build the chapters of this thesis. The findings help to improve our understanding of the effects of environmental change on ecosystems and human well-being. In the first study, the main objectives were to model trends and the extent of future biome shifts in West Africa that may occur by 2050. Also, I modelled a trend in West African tree cover change, while accounting for human impact. Additionally, uncertainty in future climate projections was evaluated to identify regions with reliable trends and regions where the impacts remain uncertain. The potential future spatial distributions of desert, grassland, savanna, deciduous and evergreen forest were modelled in West Africa, using six bioclimatic models. Future tree cover change was analysed with generalized additive models (GAMs). I used climate data from 17 general circulation models (GCMs) and included human population density and fire intensity to model tree cover. Consensus projections were derived via weighted averages to: 1) reduce inter-model variability, and 2) describe trends extracted from different GCM projections. The strongest predicted effect of climate change was on desert and grasslands, where the bioclimatic envelope of grassland is projected to expand into the Sahara desert by an area of 2 million km2. While savannas are predicted to contract in the south (by 54 ± 22 × 104 km2), deciduous and evergreen forest biomes are expected to expand (64 ± 13 × 104 km2 and 77 ± 26 × 104 km2). However, uncertainty due to different GCMs was particularly high for the grassland and the evergreen forest biome shift. Increasing tree cover (1–10%) was projected for large parts of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo, but a decrease was projected for coastal areas (1–20%). Furthermore, human impact negatively affected tree cover and partly changed the direction of the projected climate-driven tendency from increase to decrease. Considering climate change alone, the model results of potential vegetation (biomes) showed a ‘greening’ trend by 2050. However, the modelled effects of human impact suggest future forest degradation. Thus, it is essential to consider both climate change and human impact in order to generate realistic future projections on woody cover. The second study focused on the impact and the interplay of future (2050) climate and land use change on the plant diversity of the West African country Burkina Faso. Synergistic forecasts for this country are lacking to date. Burkina Faso covers a broad bioclimatic gradient which causes a similar gradient in plant diversity. Thus, the impact of climate and land use change can be investigated in regions with different levels of species richness. The LandSHIFT model from the Centre of Environmental System research CESR (Kassel, Germany) was adapted for this study to derive novel regional, spatially explicit future (2050) land use simulations for Burkina Faso. Additionally, the simulations include different assumptions on the technological developments in the agricultural sector. Oneclass support vector machines (SVMs), a machine learning method, were performed with these land use simulations together with current and future (2050) climate projections at a 0.1° resolution (cell: ~ 10 × 10 km). The modelling results showed that the flora of Burkina Faso will be primarily negatively impacted by future climate and land use changes. The species richness will be significantly reduced by 2050 (P < 0.001, paired Wilcoxon signed-rank test). However, contrasting latitudinal patterns were found. Although climate change is predicted to cause species loss in the more humid regions in Southern Burkina Faso (~ 200 species per cell), the model projects an increase of species richness in the Sahel. However, land use change is expected to suppress this increase to the current species diversity level, depending on the technological developments. Climate change is a more important threat to the plant diversity than land use change under the assumption of technological stagnation in the agricultural sector. Overall, the study highlights the impact and interplay of future climate and land use change on plant diversity along a broad bioclimatic gradient in West Africa.Furthermore, the results suggest that plant diversity in dry and humid regions of the tropics might generally respond differently to climate and land use change. This pattern has not been detected by global studies so far. Several of the plant species in West Africa significantly contribute to the livelihoods of the population. The plants provide so-called non-timber forest products (NTFPs), which are important provisioning ecosystem services. However, these services are also threatened by environmental change. Thus, the third study aimed at developing a novel approach to assess the impacts of climate and land use change on the economic benefits derived from NTFPs. This project was carried out in cooperation with Katja Heubach (BiK-F) who provided data on household economics. These data include 60 interviews that were conducted in Northern Benin on annual quantities and revenues of collected NTFPs from the three most important savanna tree species: Adansonia digitata, Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa. The current market prices of the NTFPs were derived from respective local markets. To assess current and future (2050) occurrence probabilities of the three species, I calibrated niche-based models with climate data (from Miroc3.2medres) and land use data (LandSHIFT) at a 0.1° resolution (cell: ~ 10 × 10 km). Land use simulations were taken from the previous study on plant diversity. Three different niche-based models were used: 1) generalized additive models (regression method), 2) generalized boosting models (machine learning method), and 3) flexible discriminant analysis (classification method). The three model simulations were averaged (ensemble forecasting) to increase the robustness of the predictions. To assess future economic gains and losses, respectively, the modelled species’ occurrence probabilities were linked with the spatially assigned monetary values. Highest current annual benefits are obtained from V. paradoxa (54,111 ± 28,126 US$/cell), followed by P. biglobosa (32,246 ± 16,526 US$/cell) and A. digitata (9,514 ± 6,243 US$/cell). However, in the prediction large areas will lose up to 50% of their current economic value by 2050. Vitellaria paradoxa and Parkia biglobosa, which currently reveal the highest economic benefits, are heavily affected. Adansonia digitata is negatively affected less strongly by environmental change and might regionally even supply increasing economic benefits, in particular in the west and east of the investigation area. We conclude that adaptive strategies are needed to create alternative income opportunities, in particular for women that are responsible for collecting the NTFPs. The findings provide a benchmark for local policy-makers to economically compare different land use options and adjust existing management strategies for the near future. Overall, this thesis improves our understanding of the impacts of climate and land use changes on West African vegetation patterns, plant diversity and provisioning ecosystem services. Climate change had spatially varying impacts (positive and negative effects) on the vegetation cover and plant diversity, while predominantly negative effects resulted from human pressure. Regional contrasting impacts of environmental change were also found considering the provisioning ecosystem services.
The estimation model PhytoCalc allows a non-destructive quantification of dry weight and nutrient pools of understorey plants in forests by using the relationship between species biomass, cover and mean shoot length. The model has been validated with independent samples in several German forest types and can be a useful tool in forest monitoring. However, in open areas within forests (e.g. clearcuts), the current model version underestimates biomass and produces unreliable nutrient pool estimations. Thus, tissue density, as approximated by leaf dry matter content (LDMC), is systematically higher under high light compared to low light conditions. We demonstrate that the ratio of LDMC under clearcut conditions to LDMC under forest conditions can be used to adjust the PhytoCalc model to clearcut conditions. We investigated the LDMC ratio of five exemplary species commonly occurring on clearcuts. Integrating the square of the ratio as a correction factor improved estimates of biomass to more than 70% fit between observations and predictions. Results also suggest this ratio can be used to correct nutrient concentrations modelled in PhytoCalc, which tend to be overestimated in clearcuts. As morphological groups of plant species exhibit significantly different ratios, we advise using group-specific correction factors for clearcut adjustments in the future.
Background: The genome of the carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii, Order: Dasyuromorphia), was sequenced in the hopes of finding a cure for or gaining a better understanding of the contagious devil facial tumor disease that is threatening the species’ survival. To better understand the Tasmanian devil genome, we screened it for transposable elements and investigated the dynamics of short interspersed element (SINE) retroposons.
Results: The temporal history of Tasmanian devil SINEs, elucidated using a transposition in transposition analysis, indicates that WSINE1, a CORE-SINE present in around 200,000 copies, is the most recently active element. Moreover, we discovered a new subtype of WSINE1 (WSINE1b) that comprises at least 90% of all Tasmanian devil WSINE1s. The frequencies of WSINE1 subtypes differ in the genomes of two of the other Australian marsupial orders. A co-segregation analysis indicated that at least 66 subfamilies of WSINE1 evolved during the evolution of Dasyuromorphia. Using a substitution rate derived from WSINE1 insertions, the ages of the subfamilies were estimated and correlated with a newly established phylogeny of Dasyuromorphia. Phylogenetic analyses and divergence time estimates of mitochondrial genome data indicate a rapid radiation of the Tasmanian devil and the closest relative the quolls (Dasyurus) around 14 million years ago.
Conclusions: The radiation and abundance of CORE-SINEs in marsupial genomes indicates that they may be a major player in the evolution of marsupials. It is evident that the early phases of evolution of the carnivorous marsupial order Dasyuromorphia was characterized by a burst of SINE activity. A correlation between a speciation event and a major burst of retroposon activity is for the first time shown in a marsupial genome.