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Homeostatic CD101- eosinophils ameliorated, while allergic CD101+ eosinophils exacerbated, the neutrophilic inflammation induced by LPS. Likewise, CD101 expression in eosinophils from ARDS patients did not differ from the healthy subjects. Mechanistically, CD101- eosinophils exhibited higher levels of Alox15 and Protectin D1. Administration of Protectin D1 isomer attenuated the neutrophilic inflammation. Conclusions Collectively, our findings identify an uncovered function of native CD101- eosinophils in suppressing neutrophilic lung inflammation and suggest a potential therapeutic target for ALI.Calcium signaling has been postulated to be critical for both heat and chilling tolerance in plants, but its molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we investigated the function of two closely related cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel (CNGC) proteins OsCNGC14 and OsCNGC16 in temperature-stress tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa) by examining their loss-of-function mutants generated by genome editing. Under both heat and chilling stress, both the cngc14 and cngc16 mutants displayed reduced survival rates, higher accumulation levels of hydrogen peroxide, and increased cell death. In the cngc16 mutant, the extent to which some genes were induced and repressed in response to heat stress was altered and some HSF (Heat Shock factor) and HSP (Heat Shock Protein) genes were slightly more induced compared to the wild type. Furthermore, the loss of either OsCNGC14 or OsCNGC16 reduced or abolished cytosolic calcium signals induced by either heat or chilling stress. Therefore, OsCNGC14 and OsCNGC16 are required for heat and chilling tolerance and are modulators of calcium signals in response to temperature stress. In addition, the loss of their homologs AtCNGC2 and AtCNGC4 in Arabidopsis also lead to compromised low-temperature tolerance. Thus, this study indicates a critical role of CNGC genes in both chilling and heat tolerance in plants, suggesting a potential overlap in calcium signaling in responses to high- and low-temperature stress.Crossovers (COs) ensure accurate chromosome segregation during meiosis whilst creating novel allelic combinations. Here we show that allotetraploid (AABB) durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum), utilises two pathways of meiotic recombination. NSC-187208 solubility dmso The class I pathway requires MSH4 and MSH5 (MutSγ) to maintain the obligate CO/chiasma and accounts for ~85% of meiotic COs, whereas the residual ~15% are consistent with the class II CO pathway. Class I and class II chiasmata are skewed towards the chromosome ends, but class II chiasmata are significantly more distal than class I chiasmata. Chiasma distribution does not reflect the abundance of double strand breaks, detected by proxy as RAD51 foci at leptotene, but only ~2.3% of these sites mature into chiasmata. MutSγ maintains the obligate chiasma despite a 5.4-kb deletion in MSH5B rendering it non-functional that occurred early in the evolution of tetraploid wheat and was then domesticated into hexaploid (AABBDD) common wheat (Triticum aestivum), as well as an 8-kb deletion in MSH4D in hexaploid wheat, predicted to create a non-functional pseudogene. Stepwise loss of MSH5B and MSH4D following hybridization and whole-genome duplication may have occurred due to gene redundancy (as functional copies of MSH5A, MSH4A, and MSH4B are still present in the tetraploid and MSH5A, MSH5D, MSH4A, and MSH4B are present in the hexaploid), or as an adaptation to modulate recombination in allopolyploid wheat.Background Optimal management of patients with cancer during COVID-19 pandemic is still pending. Methods Our patients were advised to maintain their scheduled appointments, and planned cancer treatment was continued without unnecessary delays in an outpatient setting. Additional strict preventive infection measures were rapidly implemented at our outpatient department. When COVID-19 test became widely available, universal testing of healthcare workers and vigorous screening of all patients coming to our facility for COVID-19 infection were performed by SARS-CoV-2 real-time reverse transcription PCR on rhinopharyngeal swab. Results As of the data cut-off on 9 April 2020, a total of 156 oncology patients with a median age of 67 (range 26-86) years and 63 haematology patients (median age 69 years, range 23-89) were screened for COVID-19 during active cancer treatment. Prevalence (1.8%; 4/219) of COVID-19 in patients with cancer was significantly higher compared with a respective control group of asymptomatic counterparts (p=0.018). Outcomes of COVID-19 positive patients were good, with only one observed death due to progression of advanced metastatic disease. Conclusion Our data indicate that continuation of anticancer treatment in epidemic areas during the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be safe and feasible, if adequate and strict preventive measures are vigorously and successfully carried out.The Nem1-Spo7 complex in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a protein phosphatase that catalyzes the dephosphorylation of Pah1 phosphatidate phosphatase required for its translocation to the nuclear/endoplasmic reticulum membrane. The Nem1-Spo7/Pah1 phosphatase cascade plays a major role in triacylglycerol synthesis and in the regulation of phospholipid synthesis. In this work, we examined Spo7, a regulatory subunit required for Nem1 catalytic function, to identify residues that govern formation of the Nem1-Spo7 complex. By deletion analysis of Spo7, we identified a hydrophobic Leu-Leu-Ile (LLI) sequence comprising residues 54-56 as being required for the protein to complement the temperature-sensitive phenotype of a spo7Δ mutant strain. Mutational analysis of the LLI sequence with alanine and arginine substitutions showed that its overall hydrophobicity is crucial for the formation of the Nem1-Spo7 complex as well as for the Nem1 catalytic function on its substrate Pah1 in vivo Consistent with the role of the Nem1-Spo7 complex in activating the function of Pah1, we found that the mutational effects of the Spo7 LLI sequence were on the Nem1-Spo7/Pah1 axis that controls lipid synthesis and related cellular processes (e.g. triacylglycerol/phospholipid synthesis, lipid droplet formation, nuclear/endoplasmic reticulum membrane morphology, vacuole fusion, and growth on glycerol medium). These findings advance the understanding of the Nem1-Spo7 complex formation and its role in the phosphatase cascade that regulates the function of Pah1 phosphatidate phosphatase.