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Arbués A, Malaga W, Constant P, Guilhot C, Prandi J, Astarie-Dequeker C. Trisaccharides of Phenolic Glycolipids Confer Advantages to Pathogenic Mycobacteria through Manipulation of Host-Cell Pattern-Recognition Receptors. ACS Chem Biol 2016; 11:2865-2875. [PMID: 27548027 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.6b00568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Despite mycobacterial pathogens continue to be a threat to public health, the mechanisms that allow them to persist by modulating the host immune response are poorly understood. Among the factors suspected to play a role are phenolic glycolipids (PGLs), produced notably by the major pathogenic species such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae. Here, we report an original strategy combining genetic reprogramming of the PGL pathway in Mycobacterium bovis BCG and chemical synthesis to examine whether sugar variations in the species-specific PGLs have an impact on pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and the overall response of infected cells. We identified two distinct properties associated with the trisaccharide domains found in the PGLs from M. leprae and M. tuberculosis. First, the sugar moiety of PGL-1 from M. leprae is unique in its capacity to bind the lectin domain of complement receptor 3 (CR3) for efficient invasion of human macrophages. Second, the trisaccharide domain of the PGLs from M. tuberculosis and M. leprae share the capacity to inhibit Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)-triggered NF-κB activation, and thus the production of inflammatory cytokines. Consistently, PGL-1 was found to also bind isolated TLR2. By contrast, the simpler sugar domains of PGLs from M. bovis and Mycobacterium ulcerans did not exhibit such activities. In conclusion, the production of extended saccharide domains on PGLs dictates their recognition by host PRRs to enhance mycobacterial infectivity and subvert the host immune response.
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- Ainhoa Arbués
- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, 31077, Toulouse, France
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Lee SJ, Kim MJ, Kwon IC, Roberts TM. Delivery strategies and potential targets for siRNA in major cancer types. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2016; 104:2-15. [PMID: 27259398 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2016.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Small interfering RNA (siRNA) has gained attention as a potential therapeutic reagent due to its ability to inhibit specific genes in many genetic diseases. For many years, studies of siRNA have progressively advanced toward novel treatment strategies against cancer. Cancer is caused by various mutations in hundreds of genes including both proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. In order to develop siRNAs as therapeutic agents for cancer treatment, delivery strategies for siRNA must be carefully designed and potential gene targets carefully selected for optimal anti-cancer effects. In this review, various modifications and delivery strategies for siRNA delivery are discussed. In addition, we present current thinking on target gene selection in major tumor types.
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Pires D, Marques J, Pombo JP, Carmo N, Bettencourt P, Neyrolles O, Lugo-Villarino G, Anes E. Role of Cathepsins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Survival in Human Macrophages. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32247. [PMID: 27572605 PMCID: PMC5004184 DOI: 10.1038/srep32247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cathepsins are proteolytic enzymes that function in the endocytic pathway, especially in lysosomes, where they contribute directly to pathogen killing or indirectly, by their involvement in the antigen presentation pathways. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a facultative intracellular pathogen that survives inside the macrophage phagosomes by inhibiting their maturation to phagolysosomes and thus avoiding a low pH and protease-rich environment. We previously showed that mycobacterial inhibition of the proinflammatory transcription factor NF-κB results in impaired delivery of lysosomal enzymes to phagosomes and reduced pathogen killing. Here, we elucidate how MTB also controls cathepsins and their inhibitors, cystatins, at the level of gene expression and proteolytic activity. MTB induced a general down-regulation of cathepsin expression in infected cells, and inhibited IFNγ-mediated increase of cathepsin mRNA. We further show that a decrease in cathepsins B, S and L favours bacterial survival within human primary macrophages. A siRNA knockdown screen of a large set of cathepsins revealed that almost half of these enzymes have a role in pathogen killing, while only cathepsin F coincided with MTB resilience. Overall, we show that cathepsins are important for the control of MTB infection, and as a response, it manipulates their expression and activity to favour its intracellular survival.
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- David Pires
- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Toulouse, France
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Toulouse, France
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Smith N, Vidalain PO, Nisole S, Herbeuval JP. An efficient method for gene silencing in human primary plasmacytoid dendritic cells: silencing of the TLR7/IRF-7 pathway as a proof of concept. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29891. [PMID: 27412723 PMCID: PMC4944138 DOI: 10.1038/srep29891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are specialized immune cells that produce massive levels of type I interferon in response to pathogens. Unfortunately, pDC are fragile and extremely rare, rendering their functional study a tough challenge. However, because of their central role in numerous pathologies, there is a considerable need for an efficient and reproducible protocol for gene silencing in these cells. In this report, we tested six different methods for siRNA delivery into primary human pDC including viral-based, lipid-based, electroporation, and poly-ethylenimine (PEI) technologies. We show that lipid-based reagent DOTAP was extremely efficient for siRNA delivery into pDC, and did not induce cell death or pDC activation. We successfully silenced Toll-Like Receptor 7 (TLR7), CXCR4 and IFN regulatory factor 7 (IRF-7) gene expression in pDC as assessed by RT-qPCR or cytometry. Finally, we showed that TLR7 or IRF-7 silencing in pDC specifically suppressed IFN-α production upon stimulation, providing a functional validation of our transfection protocol.
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- Nikaïa Smith
- Equipe Chimie et Biologie, Modélisation &Immunologie pour la Thérapie (CBMIT), CNRS UMR8601, Laboratoire de Chimie et de Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, CICB-Paris (FR 3567), Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Equipe Chimie et Biologie, Modélisation &Immunologie pour la Thérapie (CBMIT), CNRS UMR8601, Laboratoire de Chimie et de Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, CICB-Paris (FR 3567), Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR-S 1124, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France
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- Equipe Chimie et Biologie, Modélisation &Immunologie pour la Thérapie (CBMIT), CNRS UMR8601, Laboratoire de Chimie et de Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, CICB-Paris (FR 3567), Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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STAT3 Represses Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Human Macrophages upon Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29297. [PMID: 27384401 PMCID: PMC4935992 DOI: 10.1038/srep29297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a successful intracellular pathogen. Numerous host innate immune responses signaling pathways are induced upon mycobacterium invasion, however their impact on M. tuberculosis replication is not fully understood. Here we reinvestigate the role of STAT3 specifically inside human macrophages shortly after M. tuberculosis uptake. We first show that STAT3 activation is mediated by IL-10 and occurs in M. tuberculosis infected cells as well as in bystander non-colonized cells. STAT3 activation results in the inhibition of IL-6, TNF-α, IFN-γ and MIP-1β. We further demonstrate that STAT3 represses iNOS expression and NO synthesis. Accordingly, the inhibition of STAT3 is detrimental for M. tuberculosis intracellular replication. Our study thus points out STAT3 as a key host factor for M. tuberculosis intracellular establishment in the early stages of macrophage infection.
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TonEBP is a key transcriptional activator of M1 phenotype in macrophage, and its high expression is associated with many inflammatory diseases. During the progression of the inflammatory responses, the M1 to M2 phenotypic switch enables the dual role of macrophages in controlling the initiation and resolution of inflammation. Here we report that in human and mouse M1 macrophages TonEBP suppresses IL-10 expression and M2 phenotype. TonEBP knockdown promoted the transcription of the IL-10 gene by enhancing chromatin accessibility and Sp1 recruitment to its promoter. The enhanced expression of M2 genes by TonEBP knockdown was abrogated by antagonism of IL-10 by either neutralizing antibodies or siRNA-mediated silencing. In addition, pharmacological suppression of TonEBP leads to similar upregulation of IL-10 and M2 genes. Thus, TonEBP suppresses M2 phenotype via downregulation of the IL-10 in M1 macrophages.
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Schmid M, Gemperle C, Rimann N, Hersberger M. Resolvin D1 Polarizes Primary Human Macrophages toward a Proresolution Phenotype through GPR32. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 196:3429-37. [PMID: 26969756 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Resolvin D1 (RvD1) was shown to be a potent anti-inflammatory and proresolution lipid mediator in several animal models of inflammation, but its mechanism of action in humans is not clear. We show that the RvD1 receptor GPR32 is present on resting, proinflammatory M(LPS) and alternatively activated primary human M(IL-4) macrophages, whereas TGF-β and IL-6 reduce its membrane expression. Accordingly, stimulation of resting primary human macrophages with 10 nM RvD1 for 48 h maximally reduced the secretion of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-8; abolished chemotaxis to several chemoattractants like chemerin, fMLF, and MCP-1; and doubled the phagocytic activity of these macrophages toward microbial particles. In contrast, these functional changes were not accompanied by surface expression of markers specific for alternatively activated M(IL-4) macrophages. Similar proresolution effects of RvD1 were observed when proinflammatory M(LPS) macrophages were treated with RvD1. In addition, we show that these RvD1-mediated effects are GPR32 dependent because reduction of GPR32 expression by small interfering RNA, TGF-β, and IL-6 treatment ablated these proresolution effects in primary human macrophages. Taken together, our results indicate that in humans RvD1 triggers GPR32 to polarize and repolarize macrophages toward a proresolution phenotype, supporting the role of this mediator in the resolution of inflammation in humans.
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- Mattia Schmid
- Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children's Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland; Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland; and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children's Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland; Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland; and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children's Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland; Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland; and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children's Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland; Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland; and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Vibe CB, Fenaroli F, Pires D, Wilson SR, Bogoeva V, Kalluru R, Speth M, Anes E, Griffiths G, Hildahl J. Thioridazine in PLGA nanoparticles reduces toxicity and improves rifampicin therapy against mycobacterial infection in zebrafish. Nanotoxicology 2015; 10:680-8. [DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2015.1107146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Tuberculosis is associated with expansion of a motile, permissive and immunomodulatory CD16(+) monocyte population via the IL-10/STAT3 axis. Cell Res 2015; 25:1333-51. [PMID: 26482950 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2015.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Revised: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The human CD14(+) monocyte compartment is composed by two subsets based on CD16 expression. We previously reported that this compartment is perturbed in tuberculosis (TB) patients, as reflected by the expansion of CD16(+) monocytes along with disease severity. Whether this unbalance is beneficial or detrimental to host defense remains to be elucidated. Here in the context of active TB, we demonstrate that human monocytes are predisposed to differentiate towards an anti-inflammatory (M2-like) macrophage activation program characterized by the CD16(+)CD163(+)MerTK(+)pSTAT3(+) phenotype and functional properties such as enhanced protease-dependent motility, pathogen permissivity and immunomodulation. This process is dependent on STAT3 activation, and loss-of-function experiments point towards a detrimental role in host defense against TB. Importantly, we provide a critical correlation between the abundance of the CD16(+)CD163(+)MerTK(+)pSTAT3(+) cells and the progression of the disease either at the local level in a non-human primate tuberculous granuloma context, or at the systemic level through the detection of the soluble form of CD163 in human sera. Collectively, this study argues for the pathogenic role of the CD16(+)CD163(+)MerTK(+)pSTAT3(+) monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation program and its potential as a target for TB therapy, and promotes the detection of circulating CD163 as a potential biomarker for disease progression and monitoring of treatment efficacy.
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Vérollet C, Le Cabec V, Maridonneau-Parini I. HIV-1 Infection of T Lymphocytes and Macrophages Affects Their Migration via Nef. Front Immunol 2015; 6:514. [PMID: 26500651 PMCID: PMC4594015 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) disseminates in the body and is found in several organs and tissues. Although HIV-1 mainly targets both CD4+ T lymphocytes and macrophages, it has contrasting effects between these cell populations. HIV-1 infection namely reduces the viability of CD4+ T cells, whereas infected macrophages are long-lived. In addition, the migration of T cells is reduced by the infection, whereas HIV-1 differentially modulates the migration modes of macrophages. In 2-dimensions (2D) assays, infected macrophages are less motile compared to the control counterparts. In 3D environments, macrophages use two migration modes that are dependent on the matrix architecture: amoeboid and mesenchymal migration. HIV-1-infected macrophages exhibit a reduced amoeboid migration but an enhanced mesenchymal migration, via the viral protein Nef. Indeed, the mesenchymal migration involves podosomes, and Nef stabilizes these cell structures through the activation of the tyrosine kinase Hck, which in turn phosphorylates the Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP). WASP is a key player in actin remodeling and cell migration. The reprogramed motility of infected macrophages observed in vitro correlates in vivo with enhanced macrophage infiltration in experimental tumors in Nef-transgenic mice compared to control mice. In conclusion, HIV infection of host target cells modifies their migration capacity; we infer that HIV-1 enhances virus spreading in confined environments by reducing T cells migration, and facilitates virus dissemination into different organs and tissues of the human body by enhancing macrophage mesenchymal migration.
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- Christel Vérollet
- CNRS UMR 5089, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS) , Toulouse , France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier , Toulouse , France
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- CNRS UMR 5089, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS) , Toulouse , France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier , Toulouse , France
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- CNRS UMR 5089, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS) , Toulouse , France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier , Toulouse , France
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Richardson DD, Tol S, Valle-Encinas E, Pleguezuelos C, Bierings R, Geerts D, Fernandez-Borja M. The prion protein inhibits monocytic cell migration by stimulating β1 integrin adhesion and uropod formation. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:3018-29. [PMID: 26159734 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.165365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The broad tissue distribution and evolutionary conservation of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored prion protein (PrP, also known as PRNP) suggests that it plays a role in cellular homeostasis. Given that integrin adhesion determines cell behavior, the proposed role of PrP in cell adhesion might underlie the various in vitro and in vivo effects associated with PrP loss-of-function, including the immune phenotypes described in PrP(-/-) mice. Here, we investigated the role of PrP in the adhesion and (transendothelial) migration of human (pro)monocytes. We found that PrP regulates β1-integrin-mediated adhesion of monocytes. Additionally, PrP controls the cell morphology and migratory behavior of monocytes: PrP-silenced cells show deficient uropod formation on immobilized VCAM and display bleb-like protrusions on the endothelium. Our data further show that PrP regulates ligand-induced integrin activation. Finally, we found that PrP controls the activation of several proteins involved in cell adhesion and migration, including RhoA and its effector cofilin, as well as proteins of the ERM family. We propose that PrP modulates β1 integrin adhesion and migration of monocytes through RhoA-induced actin remodeling mediated by cofilin, and through the regulation of ERM-mediated membrane-cytoskeleton linkage.
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- Dion D Richardson
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1066CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1066CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1066CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1066CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plasma Proteins, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1066CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam 3015 CN, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1066CX, The Netherlands
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Scherer O, Maeß MB, Lindner S, Garscha U, Weinigel C, Rummler S, Werz O, Lorkowski S. A procedure for efficient non-viral siRNA transfection of primary human monocytes using nucleofection. J Immunol Methods 2015; 422:118-24. [PMID: 25891792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2015.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Monocytes are an important constituent of the innate immune system. Therefore, manipulating gene expression of primary human monocytes is a crucial mean to study and characterize the functions of targeted proteins in monocytes. Gene silencing by transfection of cells with small interfering RNA (siRNA) leading to the degradation of the corresponding mRNA and thus to reduced target protein levels is an important tool to investigate gene and protein function of interest. However, non-viral transfection of primary monocytes is challenging because siRNA uptake by these suspended cells is tricky, and the individual cells vary among different donors and do not proliferate. Here, we describe a procedure for efficient non-viral transfection of primary human monocytes isolated from peripheral blood, which maintains cell viability and cell functions, such as responsiveness to stimuli like LPS and IL-10. Nucleofection was used as an electroporation technique that enables efficient introduction of siRNA and silencing of target genes. Using a modification of our previously published protocol for the fast-proliferating THP-1 monocytic cell line, we transfected primary human monocytes with siRNA targeting 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO). In fact, we successfully downregulated 5-LO mRNA resulting in reduced protein levels and enzymatic activity.
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- Olga Scherer
- Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology, Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Str. 25, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747 Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747 Jena, Germany.
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- Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology, Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Str. 25, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Macrophages are motile leukocytes, targeted by HIV-1, thought to play a critical role in host dissemination of the virus. However, whether infection impacts their migration capacity remains unknown. We show that 2-dimensional migration and the 3-dimensional (3D) amoeboid migration mode of HIV-1-infected human monocyte-derived macrophages were inhibited, whereas the 3D mesenchymal migration was enhanced. The viral protein Nef was necessary and sufficient for all HIV-1-mediated effects on migration. In Nef transgenic mice, tissue infiltration of macrophages was increased in a tumor model and in several tissues at steady state, suggesting a dominant role for mesenchymal migration in vivo. The mesenchymal motility involves matrix proteolysis and podosomes, cell structures constitutive of monocyte-derived cells. Focusing on the mechanisms used by HIV-1 Nef to control the mesenchymal migration, we show that the stability, size, and proteolytic function of podosomes are increased via the phagocyte-specific kinase Hck and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP), 2 major regulators of podosomes. In conclusion, HIV-1 reprograms macrophage migration, which likely explains macrophage accumulation in several patient tissues, which is a key step for virus spreading and pathogenesis. Moreover, Nef points out podosomes and the Hck/WASP signaling pathway as good candidates to control tissue infiltration of macrophages, a detrimental phenomenon in several diseases.
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Arbues A, Lugo-Villarino G, Neyrolles O, Guilhot C, Astarie-Dequeker C. Playing hide-and-seek with host macrophages through the use of mycobacterial cell envelope phthiocerol dimycocerosates and phenolic glycolipids. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2014; 4:173. [PMID: 25538905 PMCID: PMC4260522 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Mycobacterial pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB), have evolved a remarkable ability to evade the immune system in order to survive and to colonize the host. Among the most important evasion strategies is the capacity of these bacilli to parasitize host macrophages, since these are major effector cells against intracellular pathogens that can be used as long-term cellular reservoirs. Mycobacterial pathogens employ an array of virulence factors that manipulate macrophage function to survive and establish infection. Until recently, however, the role of mycobacterial cell envelope lipids as virulence factors in macrophage subversion has remained elusive. Here, we will address exclusively the proposed role for phthiocerol dimycocerosates (DIM) in the modulation of the resident macrophage response and that of phenolic glycolipids (PGL) in the regulation of the recruitment and phenotype of incoming macrophage precursors to the site of infection. We will provide a unique perspective of potential additional functions for these lipids, and highlight obstacles and opportunities to further understand their role in the pathogenesis of TB and other mycobacterial diseases.
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- Ainhoa Arbues
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale Toulouse, France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale Toulouse, France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale Toulouse, France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale Toulouse, France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale Toulouse, France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France
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Protrusion force microscopy reveals oscillatory force generation and mechanosensing activity of human macrophage podosomes. Nat Commun 2014; 5:5343. [PMID: 25385672 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Podosomes are adhesion structures formed in monocyte-derived cells. They are F-actin-rich columns perpendicular to the substrate surrounded by a ring of integrins. Here, to measure podosome protrusive forces, we designed an innovative experimental setup named protrusion force microscopy (PFM), which consists in measuring by atomic force microscopy the deformation induced by living cells onto a compliant Formvar sheet. By quantifying the heights of protrusions made by podosomes onto Formvar sheets, we estimate that a single podosome generates a protrusion force that increases with the stiffness of the substratum, which is a hallmark of mechanosensing activity. We show that the protrusive force generated at podosomes oscillates with a constant period and requires combined actomyosin contraction and actin polymerization. Finally, we elaborate a model to explain the mechanical and oscillatory activities of podosomes. Thus, PFM shows that podosomes are mechanosensing cell structures exerting a protrusive force.
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Maridonneau-Parini I. Control of macrophage 3D migration: a therapeutic challenge to limit tissue infiltration. Immunol Rev 2014; 262:216-31. [DOI: 10.1111/imr.12214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Isabelle Maridonneau-Parini
- CNRS UMR 5089; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale; Toulouse France
- Université de Toulouse; Toulouse France
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Upregulation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in glioma. Tumour Biol 2014; 35:9661-6. [PMID: 24969556 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-2211-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The immune system fails to eradicate established tumors partly due to the induction of immune tolerance within tumor microenvironment. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) play critical roles in regulating immune system. In this study, we investigated pDC in the peripheral blood of glioma. CD4 + CD123 + BDCA2+ pDCs were tested from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in 40 glioma patients and 40 healthy controls by flow cytometry. The results revealed that proportion of pDCs was significantly increased in cases than in controls (0.52 ± 0.07 versus 0.21 ± 0.02 %, p < 0.001), whereas myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) did not present any obvious difference between patients and healthy donors (0.25 ± 0.04 versus 0.18 ± 0.02 %, p = 0.217). We further studied pDCs in glioma patients with different clinical stages. Data showed that cases with smoking history had elevated level of pDCs than those non-smoker patients (0.91 ± 0.16 versus 0.48 ± 0.06 %, p = 0.004). Interestingly, we observed that patients with aphasia presented significantly elevated pDCs than those without aphasia (0.93 ± 0.12 versus 0.41 ± 0.07 %, p < 0.001). These data suggested that pDCs may be closely involved in the pathogenesis of glioma and may play roles in certain symptoms of the disease.
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