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Bansal S, Sharma M, R R, Mohanakumar T. The role of exosomes in allograft immunity. Cell Immunol 2018; 331:85-92. [PMID: 29907298 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Extracellular vesicles are emerging as potent vehicles of intercellular communication. In this review, we focus on a subclass of extracellular vesicles called exosomes. Previously considered an unimportant catch-all, exosomes have recently been recognized for their role in various diseases and their potential for therapeutic use. We have examined the role of exosomes after human lung transplantation and have delineated the composition of circulating exosomes isolated from lung transplant recipients diagnosed with acute and chronic rejection, primary graft dysfunction, and respiratory viral infection. The presence of lung-associated self-antigens (K-alpha 1 Tubulin and collagen V) and mismatched donor HLA in exosomes isolated from lung transplant recipients signifies that these exosomes originated in the transplanted lungs, and therefore dramatically affect transplant biology and immune pathways. Exosomes released from transplanted organs also carry other proteins, costimulatory molecules, and nucleic acids. Therefore, these molecules may be used as biomarkers for allograft rejection and immunity.
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Mittra I, Pal K, Pancholi N, Shaikh A, Rane B, Tidke P, Kirolikar S, Khare NK, Agrawal K, Nagare H, Nair NK. Prevention of chemotherapy toxicity by agents that neutralize or degrade cell-free chromatin. Ann Oncol 2018; 28:2119-2127. [PMID: 28911066 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Toxicity associated with chemotherapy is a major therapeutic challenge and is caused by chemotherapy-induced DNA damage and inflammation. We have recently reported that cell-free chromatin (cfCh) fragments released from dying cells can readily enter into healthy cells of the body to integrate into their genomes and induce DNA double-strand breaks, apoptosis and inflammation in them. We hypothesized that much of the toxicity of chemotherapy might be due to release of large quantities of cfCh from dying cells that could trigger an exaggerated DNA damage, apoptotic and inflammatory response in healthy cells over and above that caused by the drugs themselves. Methods We tested this hypothesis by administering cfCh neutralizing/degrading agents namely, anti-histone antibody complexed nanoparticles, DNase I and a novel DNA degrading agent-Resveratrol-Cu concurrently with five different chemotherapeutic agents to examine if chemotherapy-induced toxicity could be minimized. Results We observed (i) significant reduction in chemotherapy-induced surge of cfCh in blood; (ii) significant reduction in chemotherapy-induced surge of inflammatory cytokines CRP, IL-6, IFNγ and TNFα in blood; (iii) abolition of chemotherapy-induced tissue DNA damage (γH2AX), apoptosis (active caspase-3) and inflammation (NFκB and IL-6) in multiple organs and peripheral blood mononuclear cells; (iv) prevention of prolonged neutropenia following a single injection of adriamycin and (v) significant reduction in death following a lethal dose of adriamycin. Conclusion Our results suggest that toxicity of chemotherapy is caused to a large extent by cfCh released from dying cells and can be prevented by concurrent treatment with cfCh neutralizing/degrading agents.
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- I Mittra
- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Maharashtra 410210, India
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Aucamp J, Bronkhorst AJ, Badenhorst CPS, Pretorius PJ. The diverse origins of circulating cell-free DNA in the human body: a critical re-evaluation of the literature. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2018; 93:1649-1683. [PMID: 29654714 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Since the detection of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in human plasma in 1948, it has been investigated as a non-invasive screening tool for many diseases, especially solid tumours and foetal genetic abnormalities. However, to date our lack of knowledge regarding the origin and purpose of cfDNA in a physiological environment has limited its use to more obvious diagnostics, neglecting, for example, its potential utility in the identification of predisposition to disease, earlier detection of cancers, and lifestyle-induced epigenetic changes. Moreover, the concept or mechanism of cfDNA could also have potential therapeutic uses such as in immuno- or gene therapy. This review presents an extensive compilation of the putative origins of cfDNA and then contrasts the contributions of cellular breakdown processes with active mechanisms for the release of cfDNA into the extracellular environment. The involvement of cfDNA derived from both cellular breakdown and active release in lateral information transfer is also discussed. We hope to encourage researchers to adopt a more holistic view of cfDNA research, taking into account all the biological pathways in which cfDNA is involved, and to give serious consideration to the integration of in vitro and in vivo research. We also wish to encourage researchers not to limit their focus to the apoptotic or necrotic fraction of cfDNA, but to investigate the intercellular messaging capabilities of the actively released fraction of cfDNA and to study the role of cfDNA in pathogenesis.
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- Janine Aucamp
- Human Metabolomics, Biochemistry Division, Hoffman Street, North-West University, Private bag X6001 Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- Human Metabolomics, Biochemistry Division, Hoffman Street, North-West University, Private bag X6001 Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Catalysis, Institute of Biochemistry, Greifswald University, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 4, 17487, Greifswald, Germany
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- Human Metabolomics, Biochemistry Division, Hoffman Street, North-West University, Private bag X6001 Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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Recent research shows that extra-nuclear cell-free chromatin (cfCh) released from dying cells can freely enter into healthy cells and integrate into their genomes. Genomic integration of cfCh leads to dsDNA breaks and activation of inflammatory cytokines both of which occur concurrently with similar kinetics and that induction of inflammation can be abrogated by preventing DNA breaks with the use of cfCh inactivating agents. The proposal is put forward that inflammatory cytokines are a new family of DDR proteins that are activated following dsDNA breaks inflicted by genomic integration of cfCh.
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Podgornaya OI, Vasilyeva IN, Bespalov VG. Heterochromatic Tandem Repeats in the Extracellular DNA. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 924:85-89. [PMID: 27753024 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42044-8_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Only limited sequencing data of the normal extracellular DNA (ecDNA) are currently available. The uptake of the ecDNA by cultured cells and its integration into the host chromatin have been demonstrated. A number of membrane-bearing vesicles in plasma and serum have been shown to carry nucleic acids. The presence of Tandem Repeat (TR) in both apoptotic DNA of HUVEC culture medium and membrane-associated DNA is shown. The existence and successful application of CREST serum also show the presence of fragments of the centromeric heterochromatin together with their TR and specific proteins in blood. Apparently, pericentromeric and centromeric DNA (TR) should be part of ecDNA in all cases.
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- Olga I Podgornaya
- Institute of Cytology, St.-Petersburg, Russia.
- Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia.
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Raghuram GV, Gupta D, Subramaniam S, Gaikwad A, Khare NK, Nobre M, Nair NK, Mittra I. Physical shearing imparts biological activity to DNA and ability to transmit itself horizontally across species and kingdom boundaries. BMC Mol Biol 2017; 18:21. [PMID: 28793862 PMCID: PMC5550992 DOI: 10.1186/s12867-017-0098-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background We have recently reported that cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragments derived from dying cells that circulate in blood are biologically active molecules and can readily enter into healthy cells to activate DNA damage and apoptotic responses in the recipients. However, DNA is not conventionally known to spontaneously enter into cells or to have any intrinsic biological activity. We hypothesized that cellular entry and acquisition of biological properties are functions of the size of DNA. Results To test this hypothesis, we generated small DNA fragments by sonicating high molecular weight DNA (HMW DNA) to mimic circulating cfDNA. Sonication of HMW DNA isolated from cancerous and non-cancerous human cells, bacteria and plant generated fragments 300–3000 bp in size which are similar to that reported for circulating cfDNA. We show here that while HMW DNAs were incapable of entering into cells, sonicated DNA (sDNA) from different sources could do so indiscriminately without heed to species or kingdom boundaries. Thus, sDNA from human cells and those from bacteria and plant could enter into nuclei of mouse cells and sDNA from human, bacterial and plant sources could spontaneously enter into bacteria. The intracellular sDNA associated themselves with host cell chromosomes and integrated into their genomes. Furthermore, sDNA, but not HMW DNA, from all four sources could phosphorylate H2AX and activate the pro-inflammatory transcription factor NFκB in mouse cells, indicating that sDNAs had acquired biological activities. Conclusions Our results show that small fragments of DNA from different sources can indiscriminately enter into other cells across species and kingdom boundaries to integrate into their genomes and activate biological processes. This raises the possibility that fragmented DNA that are generated following organismal cell-death may have evolutionary implications by acting as mobile genetic elements that are involved in horizontal gene transfer. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12867-017-0098-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Gorantla Venkata Raghuram
- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi-Mumbai, 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi-Mumbai, 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi-Mumbai, 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi-Mumbai, 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi-Mumbai, 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi-Mumbai, 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi-Mumbai, 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi-Mumbai, 410210, India.
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Aucamp J, Bronkhorst AJ, Peters DL, Van Dyk HC, Van der Westhuizen FH, Pretorius PJ. Kinetic analysis, size profiling, and bioenergetic association of DNA released by selected cell lines in vitro. Cell Mol Life Sci 2017; 74:2689-2707. [PMID: 28315952 PMCID: PMC11107759 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2495-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 02/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Although circulating DNA (cirDNA) analysis shows great promise as a screening tool for a wide range of pathologies, numerous stumbling blocks hinder the rapid translation of research to clinical practice. This is related directly to the inherent complexity of the in vivo setting, wherein the influence of complex systems of interconnected cellular responses and putative DNA sources creates a seemingly arbitrary representation of the quantitative and qualitative properties of the cirDNA in the blood of any individual. Therefore, to evaluate the potential of in vitro cell cultures to circumvent the difficulties encountered in in vivo investigations, the purpose of this work was to elucidate the characteristics of the DNA released [cell-free DNA (cfDNA)] by eight different cell lines. This revealed three different forms of cfDNA release patterns and the presence of nucleosomal fragments as well as actively released forms of DNA, which are not only consistently observed in every tested cell line, but also in plasma samples. Correlations between cfDNA release and cellular origin, growth rate, and cancer status were also investigated by screening and comparing bioenergetics flux parameters. These results show statistically significant correlations between cfDNA levels and glycolysis, while no correlations between cfDNA levels and oxidative phosphorylation were observed. Furthermore, several correlations between growth rate, cancer status, and dependency on aerobic glycolysis were observed. Cell cultures can, therefore, successfully serve as closed-circuit models to either replace or be used in conjunction with biofluid samples, which will enable sharper focus on specific cell types or DNA origins.
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- Janine Aucamp
- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
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- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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Aucamp J, Van Dyk HC, Bronkhorst AJ, Pretorius PJ. Valproic acid alters the content and function of the cell-free DNA released by hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells in vitro. Biochimie 2017; 140:93-105. [PMID: 28668269 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has long been believed that cell-free DNA (cfDNA) actively released into circulation can serve as intercellular messengers, and their involvement in processes such as the bystander effect strongly support this. However, this intercellular messaging function of cfDNA may have clinical implications that have not yet been considered. METHODS CfDNA was isolated from the growth medium of HepG2 cells treated with valproic acid (VPA). This cfDNA was then administered to untreated cells and cellular metabolic activity was measured. RESULTS VPA altered the characteristics of cfDNA released by treated HepG2 cells in vitro. When administered to untreated cells, the cfDNA from cells treated with VPA resulted in the dose-dependent induction of glycolytic activity within 36 min of administration, but little to no alterations in oxidative phosphorylation. The glycolytic activity lasted for 4-6 h, whereas changes in subsequent cfDNA release and characteristics were found to remain persistent after two 24 h treatments. Fragmented genomic DNA from VPA-treated cells did not induce the effects observed for cfDNA obtained VPA-treated cells. CONCLUSIONS It is possible for cfDNA to, under in vitro conditions, transfer pharmaceutically-induced effects to untreated recipient cells. Further investigation regarding this occurrence under in vivo conditions is, therefore, strongly encouraged. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The intercellular messaging functions of cfDNA present in donated biological fluids has potential clinical implications that require urgent attention. These implications may, however, also have potential as new forms of treatment that can circumvent pharmacological barriers.
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- Janine Aucamp
- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
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- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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Kurywchak P, Kalluri R. An evolving function of DNA-containing exosomes in chemotherapy-induced immune response. Cell Res 2017; 27:722-723. [PMID: 28524163 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2017.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Chemotherapy is a predominant strategy to treat cancer and is often associated with toxicities like severe diarrhea that puts patients at additional risk and can hinder treatment strategies. Lian et al. recently explored the immune-mediated mechanisms of Irinotecan-induced diarrhea in colorectal cancer and found that double-stranded DNA in small vesicles can launch inflammation pathways in immune cells through the cytosolic DNA sensor AIM2.
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- Paul Kurywchak
- Department of Cancer Biology, Metastasis Research Center, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Metastasis Research Center, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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Franceschi C, Garagnani P, Vitale G, Capri M, Salvioli S. Inflammaging and 'Garb-aging'. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2017; 28:199-212. [PMID: 27789101 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 562] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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'Inflammaging' refers to the chronic, low-grade inflammation that characterizes aging. Inflammaging is macrophage centered, involves several tissues and organs, including the gut microbiota, and is characterized by a complex balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory responses. Based on literature data, we argue that the major source of inflammatory stimuli is represented by endogenous/self, misplaced, or altered molecules resulting from damaged and/or dead cells and organelles (cell debris), recognized by receptors of the innate immune system. While their production is physiological and increases with age, their disposal by the proteasome via autophagy and/or mitophagy progressively declines. This 'autoreactive/autoimmune' process fuels the onset or progression of chronic diseases that can accelerate and propagate the aging process locally and systemically. Consequently, inflammaging can be considered a major target for antiaging strategies.
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- Claudio Franceschi
- Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna IRCCS, 40139 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Interdepartmental Centre 'L. Galvani' (CIG), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health (DISCCO), University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Laboratory of Endocrine and Metabolic Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Via Zucchi 18 - 20095 Cusano Milanino (MI), Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Interdepartmental Centre 'L. Galvani' (CIG), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Interdepartmental Centre 'L. Galvani' (CIG), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Thierry AR, El Messaoudi S, Gahan PB, Anker P, Stroun M. Origins, structures, and functions of circulating DNA in oncology. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2017; 35:347-76. [PMID: 27392603 PMCID: PMC5035665 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-016-9629-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 539] [Impact Index Per Article: 77.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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While various clinical applications especially in oncology are now in progress such as diagnosis, prognosis, therapy monitoring, or patient follow-up, the determination of structural characteristics of cell-free circulating DNA (cirDNA) are still being researched. Nevertheless, some specific structures have been identified and cirDNA has been shown to be composed of many “kinds.” This structural description goes hand-in-hand with the mechanisms of its origins such as apoptosis, necrosis, active release, phagocytosis, and exocytose. There are multiple structural forms of cirDNA depending upon the mechanism of release: particulate structures (exosomes, microparticles, apoptotic bodies) or macromolecular structures (nucleosomes, virtosomes/proteolipidonucleic acid complexes, DNA traps, links with serum proteins or to the cell-free membrane parts). In addition, cirDNA concerns both nuclear and/or mitochondrial DNA with both species exhibiting different structural characteristics that potentially reveal different forms of biological stability or diagnostic significance. This review focuses on the origins, structures and functional aspects that are paradoxically less well described in the literature while numerous reviews are directed to the clinical application of cirDNA. Differentiation of the various structures and better knowledge of the fate of cirDNA would considerably expand the diagnostic power of cirDNA analysis especially with regard to the patient follow-up enlarging the scope of personalized medicine. A better understanding of the subsequent fate of cirDNA would also help in deciphering its functional aspects such as their capacity for either genometastasis or their pro-inflammatory and immunological effects.
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- A R Thierry
- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, F-34298, Montpellier, France.
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, F-34298, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, F-34298, Montpellier, France
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- , 135 route des fruitières, 74160, Beaumont, France
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- , 6 Pedro-meylan, 1208, Geneva, Switzerland
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Mittra I, Samant U, Sharma S, Raghuram GV, Saha T, Tidke P, Pancholi N, Gupta D, Prasannan P, Gaikwad A, Gardi N, Chaubal R, Upadhyay P, Pal K, Rane B, Shaikh A, Salunkhe S, Dutt S, Mishra PK, Khare NK, Nair NK, Dutt A. Cell-free chromatin from dying cancer cells integrate into genomes of bystander healthy cells to induce DNA damage and inflammation. Cell Death Discov 2017; 3:17015. [PMID: 28580170 PMCID: PMC5447133 DOI: 10.1038/cddiscovery.2017.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Bystander cells of the tumor microenvironment show evidence of DNA damage and inflammation that can lead to their oncogenic transformation. Mediator(s) of cell-cell communication that brings about these pro-oncogenic pathologies has not been identified. We show here that cell-free chromatin (cfCh) released from dying cancer cells are the key mediators that trigger both DNA damage and inflammation in the surrounding healthy cells. When dying human cancer cells were cultured along with NIH3T3 mouse fibroblast cells, numerous cfCh emerged from them and rapidly entered into nuclei of bystander NIH3T3 cells to integrate into their genomes. This led to activation of H2AX and inflammatory cytokines NFκB, IL-6, TNFα and IFNγ. Genomic integration of cfCh triggered global deregulation of transcription and upregulation of pathways related to phagocytosis, DNA damage and inflammation. None of these activities were observed when living cancer cells were co-cultivated with NIH3T3 cells. However, upon intravenous injection into mice, both dead and live cells were found to be active. Living cancer cells are known to undergo extensive cell death when injected intravenously, and we observed that cfCh emerging from both types of cells integrated into genomes of cells of distant organs and induced DNA damage and inflammation. γH2AX and NFκB were frequently co-expressed in the same cells suggesting that DNA damage and inflammation are closely linked pathologies. As concurrent DNA damage and inflammation is a potent stimulus for oncogenic transformation, our results suggest that cfCh from dying cancer cells can transform cells of the microenvironment both locally and in distant organs providing a novel mechanism of tumor invasion and metastasis. The afore-described pro-oncogenic pathologies could be abrogated by concurrent treatment with chromatin neutralizing/degrading agents suggesting therapeutic possibilities.
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- Indraneel Mittra
- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 400012, India
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 400012, India
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 400012, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 410210, India
- DNA Repair and Chromatin Biology Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 410210, India
- DNA Repair and Chromatin Biology Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
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- Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai 410210, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 410210, India
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Suraj S, Dhar C, Srivastava S. Circulating nucleic acids: An analysis of their occurrence in malignancies. Biomed Rep 2016; 6:8-14. [PMID: 28123700 DOI: 10.3892/br.2016.812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Through a regulated or fortuitous phenomenon, small portions of cell nucleic acids are thrown into circulation. Since the discovery of these circulating nucleic acids (CNAs) in 1948, numerous studies have been published to elucidate their clinical implications in multifarious diseases. Scientists have now discovered disease-specific genetic aberrations, such as mutations, microsatellite alterations, epigenetic modulations (including aberrant methylation), as well as viral DNA/RNA from nucleic acids in plasma and serum. CNAs have become increasingly popular due to their potential for use as a liquid biopsy, which is a tool for non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring of diseases, such as cancer, stroke, trauma, myocardial infarction, autoimmune disorders, and pregnancy-associated complications. While the diagnostic potential of CNAs has been investigated extensively, there is a paucity of understanding of their pathophysiological functions. Are these CNAs part of the cell's regular framework of functioning? Or do they act as molecular players in disease initiation and progression? The aim of this review is to investigate the origins and functions of the circulating cell-free nucleic acids in the plasma and serum of patients with various malignancies, and propose areas of study, which may elucidate the novel underlying mechanisms that are functioning during cancer initiation/progression.
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- Shankar Suraj
- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, St. John's Medical College and Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka 560034, India
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- St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka 560034, India
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, St. John's Medical College and Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka 560034, India
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Basak R, Nair NK, Mittra I. Evidence for cell-free nucleic acids as continuously arising endogenous DNA mutagens. Mutat Res 2016; 793-794:15-21. [PMID: 27768916 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Revised: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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There is extensive literature to show that nucleic acids can be taken up by cells under experimental conditions and that foetal DNA can be detected in maternal tissues. The uptaken DNA can integrate into host cell genomes and can be transcribed and translated into proteins. They can also cause chromosomal damage and karyotype alterations. Cell-free nucleic acids (cfNAs)-based non-invasive DNA diagnostic techniques are being extensively researched in the field of cancer with the potential to advance new prognostic parameters and direct treatment decisions. However, whether extracellular cfNAs that are released into circulation from dying cells as a consequence of normal physiology have any functional significance has not been explored. A recent study has demonstrated that circulating cfNAs have the ability to cause DNA damage and mutagenesis by illegitimately integrating into healthy cells of the body, thereby acting as mobile genetic elements. Fluorescently-labeled cfNAs isolated from sera of cancer patients and healthy volunteers were shown to be readily taken up by host cells followed by activation of a DNA-damage-repair-response which led their large scale integration into the host cell genomes. The latter caused dsDNA breaks and apoptosis in cells in vitro and in those of vital organs when injected intravenously into mice. Cell-free chromatin was consistently more active than cell-free DNA, while cfNAs derived from cancer patients were significantly more active than those from healthy volunteers. This study suggests that circulating extracellular cfNAs act as physiological continuously arising DNA mutagens with implications for ageing, cancer and a host of other degenerative human pathologies.
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- Ranjan Basak
- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai 410210, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai 410210, India.
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Smith BH, Parikh T, Andrada ZP, Fahey TJ, Berman N, Wiles M, Nazarian A, Thomas J, Arreglado A, Akahoho E, Wolf DJ, Levine DM, Parker TS, Gazda LS, Ocean AJ. First-in-Human Phase 1 Trial of Agarose Beads Containing Murine RENCA Cells in Advanced Solid Tumors. CANCER GROWTH AND METASTASIS 2016; 9:9-20. [PMID: 27499645 PMCID: PMC4972125 DOI: 10.4137/cgm.s39442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Agarose macrobeads containing mouse renal adenocarcinoma cells (RMBs) release factors, suppressing the growth of cancer cells and prolonging survival in spontaneous or induced tumor animals, mediated, in part, by increased levels of myocyte-enhancing factor (MEF2D) via EGFR-and AKT-signaling pathways. The primary objective of this study was to determine the safety of RMBs in advanced, treatment-resistant metastatic cancers, and then its efficacy (survival), which is the secondary objective. METHODS Thirty-one patients underwent up to four intraperitoneal implantations of RMBs (8 or 16 macrobeads/kg) via laparoscopy in this single-arm trial (FDA BB-IND 10091; NCT 00283075). Serial physical examinations, laboratory testing, and PET-CT imaging were performed before and three months after each implant. RESULTS RMBs were well tolerated at both dose levels (mean 660.9 per implant). AEs were (Grade 1/2) with no treatment-related SAEs. CONCLUSION The data support the safety of RMB therapy in advanced-malignancy patients, and the preliminary evidence for their potential efficacy is encouraging. A Phase 2 efficacy trial is ongoing.
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- Barry H. Smith
- The Rogosin Institute, Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA
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- The Rogosin Institute, Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA
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- The Rogosin Institute, Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA
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- New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Rogosin Institute, Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA
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- The Rogosin Institute, Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA
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- The Rogosin Institute, Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA
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- The Rogosin Institute, Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA
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- New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Free circulating or cell‐free DNA (cfDNA), possibly from dying cells that release their contents into the blood as they break down, have become of major interest as a source for noninvasive diagnostics. Recent work demonstrated the uptake of human cfDNA in mouse cells in vitro and in vivo, accompanied by the activation of a cellular DNA damage response (DDR) and the appearance of apoptotic proteins in the host cells. By acting as a source of mobile genetic elements, cfDNA could be a continuous source of DNA mutagenesis of healthy cells in the body throughout life, promoting progressive cellular aging in vivo. As such, cfDNA may causally contribute to multiple aging‐related diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease.
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- Silvia Gravina
- Department of Genetics Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx NY 10461 USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry Brown University Providence RI 02912 USA
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- Department of Genetics Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx NY 10461 USA
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Whitacre LK, Tizioto PC, Kim J, Sonstegard TS, Schroeder SG, Alexander LJ, Medrano JF, Schnabel RD, Taylor JF, Decker JE. What's in your next-generation sequence data? An exploration of unmapped DNA and RNA sequence reads from the bovine reference individual. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:1114. [PMID: 26714747 PMCID: PMC4696311 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2313-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Next-generation sequencing projects commonly commence by aligning reads to a reference genome assembly. While improvements in alignment algorithms and computational hardware have greatly enhanced the efficiency and accuracy of alignments, a significant percentage of reads often remain unmapped. RESULTS We generated de novo assemblies of unmapped reads from the DNA and RNA sequencing of the Bos taurus reference individual and identified the closest matching sequence to each contig by alignment to the NCBI non-redundant nucleotide database using BLAST. As expected, many of these contigs represent vertebrate sequence that is absent, incomplete, or misassembled in the UMD3.1 reference assembly. However, numerous additional contigs represent invertebrate species. Most prominent were several species of Spirurid nematodes and a blood-borne parasite, Babesia bigemina. These species are either not present in the US or are not known to infect taurine cattle and the reference animal appears to have been host to unsequenced sister species. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate the importance of exploring unmapped reads to ascertain sequences that are either absent or misassembled in the reference assembly and for detecting sequences indicative of parasitic or commensal organisms.
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- Lynsey K Whitacre
- Informatics Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Embrapa Southeast Livestock, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13560-970, Brazil.
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA. .,Recombinetics Inc., 1246 University Ave W #301, St Paul, MN, 55104, USA.
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- Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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- Informatics Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Informatics Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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Mobile genetic elements play a major role in shaping biotic genomes and bringing about evolutionary transformations. Herein, a new class of mobile genetic elements is proposed in the form of circulating nucleic acids (CNAs) derived from the billions of cells that die in the body every day due to normal physiology and that act intra-corporeally. A recent study shows that CNAs can freely enter into healthy cells, integrate into their genomes by a unique mechanism and cause damage to their DNA. Being ubiquitous and continuously arising, CNA-induced DNA damage may be the underlying cause of ageing, ageing-related disabilities and the ultimate demise of the organism. Thus, DNA seems to act in the paradoxical roles of both preserver and destroyer of life. This new class of mobile genetic element may be relevant not only to multi-cellular organisms with established circulatory systems, but also to other multi-cellular organisms in which intra-corporeal mobility of nucleic acids may be mediated via the medium of extra-cellular fluid.
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- Indraneel Mittra
- Translational Research Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi-Mumbai, India
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