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Skeletal muscle responds to exercise by activation of signalling pathways that co-ordinate gene expression to sustain muscle performance. MEF2 (myocyte enhancer factor 2)-dependent transcriptional activation of MHC (myosin heavy chain) genes promotes the transformation from fast-twitch into slow-twitch fibres, with MEF2 activity being tightly regulated by interaction with class IIa HDACs (histone deacetylases). PKD (protein kinase D) is known to directly phosphorylate skeletal muscle class IIa HDACs, mediating their nuclear export and thus derepression of MEF2. In the present study, we report the generation of transgenic mice with inducible conditional expression of a dominant-negative PKD1kd (kinase-dead PKD1) protein in skeletal muscle to assess the role of PKD in muscle function. In control mice, long-term voluntary running experiments resulted in a switch from type IIb+IId/x to type IIa plantaris muscle fibres as measured by indirect immunofluorescence of MHCs isoforms. In mice expressing PKD1kd, this fibre type switch was significantly impaired. These mice exhibited altered muscle fibre composition and decreased running performance compared with control mice. Our findings thus indicate that PKD activity is essential for exercise-induced MEF2-dependent skeletal muscle remodelling in vivo.
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Karam M, Legay C, Auclair C, Ricort JM. Protein kinase D1 stimulates proliferation and enhances tumorigenesis of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells through a MEK/ERK-dependent signaling pathway. Exp Cell Res 2012; 318:558-69. [PMID: 22245102 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2012.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Revised: 12/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Protein kinase D1, PKD1, is a novel serine/threonine kinase whose altered expression and dysregulation in many tumors as well as its activation by several mitogens suggest that this protein could regulate proliferation and tumorigenesis. Nevertheless, the precise signaling pathways used are still unclear and the potential direct role of PKD1 in tumor development and progression has not been yet investigated. In order to clarify the role of PKD1 in cell proliferation and tumorigenesis, we studied the effects of PKD1 overexpression in a human adenocarcinoma breast cancer cell line, MCF-7 cells. We demonstrated that overexpression of PKD1 specifically promotes MCF-7 cell proliferation through accelerating G0/G1 to S phase transition of the cell cycle. Moreover, inhibition of endogenous PKD1 significantly reduced cell proliferation. Taken together, these results clearly strengthen the regulatory role of PKD1 in cell growth. We also demonstrated that overexpression of PKD1 specifically diminished serum- and anchorage-dependence for proliferation and survival in vitro and allowed MCF-7 cells to form tumors in vivo. Thus, all these data highlight the central role of PKD1 in biological processes which are hallmarks of malignant transformation. Analysis of two major signaling pathways implicated in MCF-7 cell proliferation showed that PKD1 overexpression significantly increased ERK1/2 phosphorylation state without affecting Akt phosphorylation. Moreover, PKD1 overexpression-stimulated cell proliferation and anchorage-independent growth were totally impaired by inhibition of the MEK/ERK kinase cascade. However, neither of these effects was affected by blocking the PI 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway. Thus, the MEK/ERK signaling appears to be a determining pathway mediating the biological effects of PKD1 in MCF-7 cells. Taken together, all these data demonstrate that PKD1 overexpression increases the aggressiveness of MCF-7 breast cancer cells through enhancing their oncogenic properties and would, therefore, define PKD1 as a potentially new promising anti-tumor therapeutic target.
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Clocchiatti A, Florean C, Brancolini C. Class IIa HDACs: from important roles in differentiation to possible implications in tumourigenesis. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 15:1833-46. [PMID: 21435179 PMCID: PMC3918040 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01321.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are important regulators of gene expression. Specific structural features and distinct regulative mechanisms rationalize the separation of the 18 different human HDACs into four classes. The class II comprises a heterogeneous group of nuclear and cytosolic HDACs involved in the regulation of several cellular functions, not just limited to transcriptional repression. In particular, HDAC4, 5, 7 and 9 belong to the subclass IIa and share many transcriptional partners, including members of the MEF2 family. Genetic studies in mice have disclosed the fundamental contribution of class IIa HDACs to specific developmental/differentiation pathways. In this review, we discuss about the recent literature, which hints a role of class IIa HDACs in the development, growth and aggressiveness of cancer cells.
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- Andrea Clocchiatti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Biologiche and MATI Center of Excellence Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy
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The heart responds to stresses such as chronic hypertension and myocardial infarction by undergoing a remodeling process that is associated with myocyte hypertrophy, myocyte death, inflammation and fibrosis, often resulting in impaired cardiac function and heart failure. Recent studies have revealed key roles for histone deacetylases (HDACs) as both positive and negative regulators of pathological cardiac remodeling, and small molecule HDAC inhibitors have demonstrated efficacy in animal models of heart failure. This chapter reviews the functions of individual HDAC isoforms in the heart and highlights issues that need to be addressed to enable development of novel HDAC-directed therapies for cardiovascular indications.
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- Timothy A McKinsey
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045-0508, USA.
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HDAC inhibitors: modulating leukocyte differentiation, survival, proliferation and inflammation. Immunol Cell Biol 2011; 90:14-22. [DOI: 10.1038/icb.2011.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rozengurt E. Protein kinase D signaling: multiple biological functions in health and disease. Physiology (Bethesda) 2011; 26:23-33. [PMID: 21357900 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00037.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD) is an evolutionarily conserved protein kinase family with structural, enzymological, and regulatory properties different from the PKC family members. Signaling through PKD is induced by a remarkable number of stimuli, including G-protein-coupled receptor agonists and polypeptide growth factors. PKD1, the most studied member of the family, is increasingly implicated in the regulation of a complex array of fundamental biological processes, including signal transduction, cell proliferation and differentiation, membrane trafficking, secretion, immune regulation, cardiac hypertrophy and contraction, angiogenesis, and cancer. PKD mediates such a diverse array of normal and abnormal biological functions via dynamic changes in its spatial and temporal localization, combined with its distinct substrate specificity. Studies on PKD thus far indicate a striking diversity of both its signal generation and distribution and its potential for complex regulatory interactions with multiple downstream pathways, often regulating the subcellular localization of its targets.
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- Enrique Rozengurt
- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Asaithambi A, Kanthasamy A, Saminathan H, Anantharam V, Kanthasamy AG. Protein kinase D1 (PKD1) activation mediates a compensatory protective response during early stages of oxidative stress-induced neuronal degeneration. Mol Neurodegener 2011; 6:43. [PMID: 21696630 PMCID: PMC3145571 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1326-6-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Oxidative stress is a key pathophysiological mechanism contributing to degenerative processes in many neurodegenerative diseases and therefore, unraveling molecular mechanisms underlying various stages of oxidative neuronal damage is critical to better understanding the diseases and developing new treatment modalities. We previously showed that protein kinase C delta (PKCδ) proteolytic activation during the late stages of oxidative stress is a key proapoptotic signaling mechanism that contributes to oxidative damage in Parkinson's disease (PD) models. The time course studies revealed that PKCδ activation precedes apoptotic cell death and that cells resisted early insults of oxidative damage, suggesting that some intrinsic compensatory response protects neurons from early oxidative insult. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to characterize protective signaling pathways in dopaminergic neurons during early stages of oxidative stress. Results Herein, we identify that protein kinase D1 (PKD1) functions as a key anti-apoptotic kinase to protect neuronal cells against early stages of oxidative stress. Exposure of dopaminergic neuronal cells to H2O2 or 6-OHDA induced PKD1 activation loop (PKD1S744/748) phosphorylation long before induction of neuronal cell death. Blockade of PKCδ cleavage, PKCδ knockdown or overexpression of a cleavage-resistant PKCδ mutant effectively attenuated PKD1 activation, indicating that PKCδ proteolytic activation regulates PKD1 phosphorylation. Furthermore, the PKCδ catalytic fragment, but not the regulatory fragment, increased PKD1 activation, confirming PKCδ activity modulates PKD1 activation. We also identified that phosphorylation of S916 at the C-terminal is a preceding event required for PKD1 activation loop phosphorylation. Importantly, negative modulation of PKD1 by the RNAi knockdown or overexpression of PKD1S916A phospho-defective mutants augmented oxidative stress-induced apoptosis, while positive modulation of PKD1 by the overexpression of full length PKD1 or constitutively active PKD1 plasmids attenuated oxidative stress-induced apoptosis, suggesting an anti-apoptotic role for PKD1 during oxidative neuronal injury. Conclusion Collectively, our results demonstrate that PKCδ-dependent activation of PKD1 represents a novel intrinsic protective response in counteracting early stage oxidative damage in neuronal cells. Our results suggest that positive modulation of the PKD1-mediated compensatory protective mechanism against oxidative damage in dopaminergic neurons may provide novel neuroprotective strategies for treatment of PD.
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- Arunkumar Asaithambi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, 2062 Veterinary Medicine Bldg, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Navarro MN, Goebel J, Feijoo-Carnero C, Morrice N, Cantrell DA. Phosphoproteomic analysis reveals an intrinsic pathway for the regulation of histone deacetylase 7 that controls the function of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Nat Immunol 2011; 12:352-61. [PMID: 21399638 PMCID: PMC3110993 DOI: 10.1038/ni.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Here we report an unbiased analysis of the cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) serine-threonine phosphoproteome by high-resolution mass spectrometry. We identified approximately 2,000 phosphorylations in CTLs, of which approximately 450 were controlled by T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signaling. A significantly overrepresented group of molecules identified included transcription activators, corepressors and chromatin regulators. A focus on chromatin regulators showed that CTLs had high expression of the histone deacetylase HDAC7 but continually phosphorylated and exported this transcriptional repressor from the nucleus. Dephosphorylation of HDAC7 resulted in its accumulation in the nucleus and suppressed expression of genes encoding key cytokines, cytokine receptors and adhesion molecules that determine CTL function. Screening of the CTL phosphoproteome has thus identified intrinsic pathways of serine-threonine phosphorylation that target chromatin regulators and determine the CTL functional program.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Chromatography, Liquid
- Cytosol/metabolism
- Female
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
- Histone Deacetylases/genetics
- Histone Deacetylases/metabolism
- Male
- Mass Spectrometry
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Phosphoproteins/genetics
- Phosphoproteins/metabolism
- Phosphorylation
- Proteomics/methods
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Signal Transduction
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/cytology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/metabolism
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- Maria N Navarro
- The College of Life Sciences, Division of Immunology and Cell Biology, The University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Kasler HG, Young BD, Mottet D, Lim HW, Collins AM, Olson EN, Verdin E. Histone deacetylase 7 regulates cell survival and TCR signaling in CD4/CD8 double-positive thymocytes. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 186:4782-93. [PMID: 21398603 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1001179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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CD4/CD8 double-positive thymocytes express the transcriptional repressor histone deacetylase (HDAC)7, a class IIa HDAC that is exported from the cell nucleus after TCR engagement. Through signal-dependent nuclear export, class IIa HDACs such as HDAC7 mediate signal-dependent changes in gene expression that are important to developmental fate decisions in multiple tissues. We report that HDAC7 is exported from the cell nucleus during positive selection in mouse thymocytes and that it regulates genes mediating the coupling between TCR engagement and downstream events that determine cell survival. Thymocytes lacking HDAC7 are inefficiently positively selected due to a severely shortened lifespan and exhibit a truncated repertoire of TCR Jα segments. The expression of multiple important mediators and modulators of the response to TCR engagement is altered in HDAC7-deficient thymocytes, resulting in increased tonic MAPK activity that contributes to the observed loss of viability. Remarkably, the activity of protein kinase D, the kinase that mediates nuclear export of HDAC7 in response to TCR signaling, is also increased in HDAC7-deficient thymocytes, suggesting that HDAC7 nuclear export governs a self-sustaining autoexcitatory loop. These experiments add to the understanding of the life/death decision in thymic T cell development, define a novel function for class IIa HDACs, and point to a novel feed-forward mechanism whereby these molecules regulate their own state and mediate stable developmental transitions.
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- Herbert G Kasler
- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Grassie ME, Moffat LD, Walsh MP, MacDonald JA. The myosin phosphatase targeting protein (MYPT) family: a regulated mechanism for achieving substrate specificity of the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase type 1δ. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 510:147-59. [PMID: 21291858 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2011.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Revised: 01/22/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The mammalian MYPT family consists of the products of five genes, denoted MYPT1, MYPT2, MBS85, MYPT3 and TIMAP, which function as targeting and regulatory subunits to confer substrate specificity and subcellular localization on the catalytic subunit of type 1δ protein serine/threonine phosphatase (PP1cδ). Family members share several conserved domains, including an RVxF motif for PP1c binding and several ankyrin repeats that mediate protein-protein interactions. MYPT1, MYPT2 and MBS85 contain C-terminal leucine zipper domains involved in dimerization and protein-protein interaction, whereas MYPT3 and TIMAP are targeted to membranes via a C-terminal prenylation site. All family members are regulated by phosphorylation at multiple sites by various protein kinases; for example, Rho-associated kinase phosphorylates MYPT1, MYPT2 and MBS85, resulting in inhibition of phosphatase activity and Ca(2+) sensitization of smooth muscle contraction. A great deal is known about MYPT1, the myosin targeting subunit of myosin light chain phosphatase, in terms of its role in the regulation of smooth muscle contraction and, to a lesser extent, non-muscle motile processes. MYPT2 appears to be the key myosin targeting subunit of myosin light chain phosphatase in cardiac and skeletal muscles. MBS85 most closely resembles MYPT2, but little is known about its physiological function. Little is also known about the physiological role of MYPT3, although it is likely to target myosin light chain phosphatase to membranes and thereby achieve specificity for substrates involved in regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. MYPT3 is regulated by phosphorylation by cAMP-dependent protein kinase. TIMAP appears to target PP1cδ to the plasma membrane of endothelial cells where it serves to dephosphorylate proteins involved in regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and thereby control endothelial barrier function. With such a wide range of regulatory targets, MYPT family members have been implicated in diverse pathological events, including hypertension, Parkinson's disease and cancer.
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- Michael E Grassie
- Smooth Muscle Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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Evidence for the phosphorylation of serine259 of histone deacetylase 5 by protein kinase Cδ. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 506:173-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2010] [Revised: 11/16/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bradner JE, West N, Grachan ML, Greenberg EF, Haggarty SJ, Warnow T, Mazitschek R. Chemical phylogenetics of histone deacetylases. Nat Chem Biol 2010; 6:238-243. [PMID: 20139990 PMCID: PMC2822059 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 558] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2009] [Accepted: 01/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The broad study of histone deacetylases in chemistry, biology and medicine relies on tool compounds to derive mechanistic insights. A phylogenetic analysis of class I and II histone deacetylases (HDACs) as targets of a comprehensive, structurally diverse panel of inhibitors revealed unexpected isoform selectivity even among compounds widely perceived as nonselective. The synthesis and study of a focused library of cinnamic hydroxamates allowed the identification of, to our knowledge, the first nonselective HDAC inhibitor. These data will guide a more informed use of HDAC inhibitors as chemical probes and therapeutic agents.
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- James E. Bradner
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115
- Chemical Biology Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115
- Chemical Biology Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115
- Chemical Biology Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142
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- Chemical Biology Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114
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- Department of Computer Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712
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- Chemical Biology Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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Schreiber TB, Mäusbacher N, Kéri G, Cox J, Daub H. An integrated phosphoproteomics work flow reveals extensive network regulation in early lysophosphatidic acid signaling. Mol Cell Proteomics 2010; 9:1047-62. [PMID: 20071362 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m900486-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) induces a variety of cellular signaling pathways through the activation of its cognate G protein-coupled receptors. To investigate early LPA responses and assess the contribution of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor transactivation in LPA signaling, we performed phosphoproteomics analyses of both total cell lysate and protein kinase-enriched fractions as complementary strategies to monitor phosphorylation changes in A498 kidney carcinoma cells. Our integrated work flow enabled the identification and quantification of more than 5,300 phosphorylation sites of which 224 were consistently regulated by LPA. In addition to induced phosphorylation events, we also obtained evidence for early dephosphorylation reactions due to rapid phosphatase regulation upon LPA treatment. Phosphorylation changes induced by direct heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor-mediated EGF receptor activation were typically weaker and only detected on a subset of LPA-regulated sites, indicating signal integration among EGF receptor transactivation and other LPA-triggered pathways. Our results reveal rapid phosphoregulation of many proteins not yet implicated in G protein-coupled receptor signaling and point to various additional mechanisms by which LPA might regulate cell survival and migration as well as gene transcription on the molecular level. Moreover, our phosphoproteomics analysis of both total lysate and kinase-enriched fractions provided highly complementary parts of the LPA-regulated signaling network and thus represents a useful and generic strategy toward comprehensive signaling studies on a system-wide level.
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- Thiemo B Schreiber
- Cell Signaling Group, Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Monovich L, Vega RB, Meredith E, Miranda K, Rao C, Capparelli M, Lemon DD, Phan D, Koch KA, Chapo JA, Hood DB, McKinsey TA. A novel kinase inhibitor establishes a predominant role for protein kinase D as a cardiac class IIa histone deacetylase kinase. FEBS Lett 2009; 584:631-7. [PMID: 20018189 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2009] [Revised: 12/08/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Class IIa histone deacetylases (HDACs) repress genes involved in pathological cardiac hypertrophy. The anti-hypertrophic action of class IIa HDACs is overcome by signals that promote their phosphorylation-dependent nuclear export. Several kinases have been shown to phosphorylate class IIa HDACs, including calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK), protein kinase D (PKD) and G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK). However, the identity of the kinase(s) responsible for phosphorylating class IIa HDACs during cardiac hypertrophy has remained controversial. We describe a novel and selective small molecule inhibitor of PKD, bipyridyl PKD inhibitor (BPKDi). BPKDi blocks signal-dependent phosphorylation and nuclear export of class IIa HDACs in cardiomyocytes and concomitantly suppresses hypertrophy of these cells. These studies define PKD as a principal cardiac class IIa HDAC kinase.
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- Lauren Monovich
- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.
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Benn CL, Butler R, Mariner L, Nixon J, Moffitt H, Mielcarek M, Woodman B, Bates GP. Genetic knock-down of HDAC7 does not ameliorate disease pathogenesis in the R6/2 mouse model of Huntington's disease. PLoS One 2009; 4:e5747. [PMID: 19484127 PMCID: PMC2684627 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2009] [Accepted: 05/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited, progressive neurological disorder caused by a CAG/polyglutamine repeat expansion, for which there is no effective disease modifying therapy. In recent years, transcriptional dysregulation has emerged as a pathogenic process that appears early in disease progression. Administration of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors such as suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) have consistently shown therapeutic potential in models of HD, at least partly through increasing the association of acetylated histones with down-regulated genes and by correcting mRNA abnormalities. The HDAC enzyme through which SAHA mediates its beneficial effects in the R6/2 mouse model of HD is not known. Therefore, we have embarked on a series of genetic studies to uncover the HDAC target that is relevant to therapeutic development for HD. HDAC7 is of interest in this context because SAHA has been shown to decrease HDAC7 expression in cell culture systems in addition to inhibiting enzyme activity. After confirming that expression levels of Hdac7 are decreased in the brains of wild type and R6/2 mice after SAHA administration, we performed a genetic cross to determine whether genetic reduction of Hdac7 would alleviate phenotypes in the R6/2 mice. We found no improvement in a number of physiological or behavioral phenotypes. Similarly, the dysregulated expression levels of a number of genes of interest were not improved suggesting that reduction in Hdac7 does not alleviate the R6/2 HD-related transcriptional dysregulation. Therefore, we conclude that the beneficial effects of HDAC inhibitors are not predominantly mediated through the inhibition of HDAC7.
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- Caroline L. Benn
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Pfizer Regenerative Medicine, UCB Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Bush EW, McKinsey TA. Targeting histone deacetylases for heart failure. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2009; 13:767-84. [DOI: 10.1517/14728220902939161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Matthews SA, Cantrell DA. New insights into the regulation and function of serine/threonine kinases in T lymphocytes. Immunol Rev 2009; 228:241-52. [PMID: 19290932 PMCID: PMC3520424 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2008.00759.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The development of T lymphocytes in the thymus and the function of mature T cells in adaptive immune responses are choreographed by antigen receptors, costimulatory molecules, adhesion molecules, cytokines, and chemokines. These extrinsic stimuli are coupled to a diverse network of signal transduction pathways that control the transcriptional and metabolic programs that determine T-cell function. At the core of T-lymphocyte signal transduction is the regulated metabolism of inositol phospholipids and the production of two key lipid second messengers: polyunsaturated diacylglycerols (DAGs) and phosphatidylinositol (3-5) triphosphate [PI-(3-5)-P(3)]. The object of the present review is to discuss facts, controversies, and unresolved issues about DAG and PI-(3,4,5)-P(3) production in T lymphocytes and to discuss some of the serine/threonine kinases that control unique aspects of T-lymphocyte biology and coordinate T-cell participation in adaptive immune responses.
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- Sharon A Matthews
- Division of Medical Sciences, Centre for Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Ninewell's Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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Jensen ED, Gopalakrishnan R, Westendorf JJ. Bone morphogenic protein 2 activates protein kinase D to regulate histone deacetylase 7 localization and repression of Runx2. J Biol Chem 2008; 284:2225-34. [PMID: 19029091 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m800586200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The transcriptional activity of Runx2 is determined by associations with co-repressors including histone deacetylase 7 (HDAC7). We previously found that bone morphogenic protein 2 (BMP2) induces export of HDAC7 from the nucleus. In this study we demonstrate that BMP2 specifically stimulates redistribution of HDAC7 but not HDAC 4, 5, or 6. HDAC7 subcellular redistribution in mesenchymal cells requires Crm1-mediated nuclear export, is associated with increased HDAC7 serine phosphorylation, and requires conserved serines in the HDAC7 amino terminus. The protein kinase D (PKD) inhibitor Gö6976 blocked both basal and BMP2-directed HDAC7 nuclear export. Protein kinase D1 (PKD1) associated with HDAC7 in a BMP2-enhanced manner, and a constitutively active form of PKD1 stimulated HDAC7 nuclear export. Furthermore, active PKD1 inhibited repression of Runx2-mediated transcription by HDAC7. Suppression of HDAC7 was not sufficient to rescue BMP2 induction of osteoblast marker genes in Gö6976-treated cells, indicating that PKD-dependent factors beyond attenuation of HDAC7-repressive activity are required for osteoblast differentiation. These results establish a novel pathway by which BMP signaling regulates Runx2 activity via PKD-dependent inhibition of HDAC7 transcriptional repression.
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- Eric D Jensen
- School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Zhong XP, Guo R, Zhou H, Liu C, Wan CK. Diacylglycerol kinases in immune cell function and self-tolerance. Immunol Rev 2008; 224:249-64. [PMID: 18759932 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2008.00647.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Both diacylglycerol (DAG) and phosphatidic acid (PA) are important second messengers involved in signal transduction from many immune cell receptors and can be generated and metabolized through multiple mechanisms. Recent studies indicate that diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs), the enzymes that catalyze phosphorylation of DAG to produce PA, play critical roles in regulating the functions of multiple immune cell lineages. In T cells, two DGK isoforms, alpha and zeta, inhibit DAG-mediated signaling following T-cell receptor engagement and prevent T-cell hyperactivation. DGK alpha and zeta synergistically promote T-cell anergy and are critical for T-cell tolerance. In mast cells, DGKzeta plays differential roles in their activation by promoting degranulation but attenuating cytokine production following engagement of the high affinity receptor for immunoglobulin E. In dendritic cells and macrophages, DGKzeta positively regulates Toll-like receptor-induced proinflammatory cytokine production through its product PA and is critical for host defense against Toxoplasma gondii infection. These studies demonstrate pivotal roles of DGKs in regulating immune cell function by acting both as signal terminator and initiator.
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- Xiao-Ping Zhong
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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van der Linden AM, Wiener S, You YJ, Kim K, Avery L, Sengupta P. The EGL-4 PKG acts with KIN-29 salt-inducible kinase and protein kinase A to regulate chemoreceptor gene expression and sensory behaviors in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2008; 180:1475-91. [PMID: 18832350 PMCID: PMC2581950 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.108.094771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2008] [Accepted: 09/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The regulation of chemoreceptor (CR) gene expression by environmental signals and internal cues may contribute to the modulation of multiple physiological processes and behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans. We previously showed that KIN-29, a homolog of salt-inducible kinase, acts in sensory neurons to regulate the expression of a subset of CR genes, as well as sensory behaviors. Here we show that the cGMP-dependent protein kinase EGL-4 acts partly in parallel with KIN-29 to regulate CR gene expression. Sensory inputs inhibit both EGL-4 and KIN-29 functions, and KIN-29 function is inhibited in turn by cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) activation. EGL-4 and KIN-29 regulate CR gene expression by antagonizing the gene repression functions of the class II HDAC HDA-4 and the MEF-2 transcription factor, and KIN-29, EGL-4, and PKA target distinct residues in HDA-4 to regulate its function and subcellular localization. While KIN-29 acts primarily via MEF-2/HDA-4 to regulate additional sensory signal-regulated physiological processes and behaviors, EGL-4 acts via both MEF-2-dependent and -independent pathways. Our results suggest that integration of complex sensory inputs via multiple signaling pathways allows animals to precisely regulate sensory gene expression, thereby appropriately modulating physiology and behavior.
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14-3-3 regulates the nuclear import of class IIa histone deacetylases. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 377:852-6. [PMID: 18952052 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.10.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2008] [Accepted: 10/15/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Class IIa histone deacetylases (HDACs) form complexes with a class of transcriptional repressors in the nucleus. While screening for compounds that could block the association of HDAC4 with the BTB domain-containing transcriptional repressor Bach2, we discovered that phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) induced the cytoplasmic retention of HDAC4 mutants lacking a nuclear export signal (NES). Although PMA treatment and PKD overexpression has been proposed to facilitate the nuclear export of class IIa HDACs by creating 14-3-3 binding sites containing phosphoserines, our experiments using HDAC mutants demonstrated that PMA greatly reduces nuclear import. PMA treatment repressed the NLS activity in a manner dependent on 14-3-3 binding. These results suggest that nuclear HDAC4 is not tethered in the nucleus, but instead shuttles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Phosphorylation-induced 14-3-3 binding biases the balance of nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling toward the cytoplasm by inhibiting nuclear import.
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McCaughtry TM, Hogquist KA. Central tolerance: what have we learned from mice? Semin Immunopathol 2008; 30:399-409. [PMID: 19015857 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-008-0137-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Producing a healthy immune system capable of defending against pathogens, while avoiding autoimmunity, is dependent on thymic selection. Positive selection yields functional T cells that have the potential to recognize both self and foreign antigens. Therefore, negative selection exists to manage potentially self-reactive cells. Negative selection results from the induction of anergy, receptor editing, clonal diversion (agonist selection), and/or clonal deletion (apoptosis) in self-reactive clones. Clonal deletion has been inherently difficult to study because the cells of interest are undergoing apoptosis and being eliminated quickly. Furthermore, analysis of clonal deletion in humans has proved even more difficult due to availability of samples and lack of reagents. Mouse models have thus been instrumental in achieving our current understanding of central tolerance, and the evolution of elegant model systems has led to an explosion of new data to be assimilated. This review will focus on recent advances in the field of clonal deletion with respect to three aspects: the development of physiological model systems, signaling pathways that lead to apoptosis, and antigen presenting cell types involved in the induction of clonal deletion.
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- Tom M McCaughtry
- Center for Immunology, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 334, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA
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Tao R, Hancock WW. Resistance of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells to Nur77-induced apoptosis promotes allograft survival. PLoS One 2008; 3:e2321. [PMID: 18509529 PMCID: PMC2386419 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2008] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The NR4A nuclear receptor family member Nur77 (NR4A1) promotes thymocyte apoptosis during negative selection of autoreactive thymocytes, but may also function in mature extrathymic T cells. We studied the effects of over-expression of Nur77 on the apoptosis of murine peripheral T cells, including thymic-derived Foxp3+ regulatory (Treg) cells. Overexpression of Nur77 in the T cell lineage decreased numbers of peripheral CD4 and CD8 T cells by ∼80% compared to wild-type (WT) mice. However, the proportions of Treg cells were markedly increased in the thymus (61% of CD4+Foxp3+ singly positive thymocytes vs. 8% in WT) and secondary lymphoid organs (40–50% of CD4+Foxp3+ T cells vs. 7–8% in WT) of Nur77 transgenic (Nur77Tg) mice, and immunoprecipitation studies showed Nur77 was associated with a recently identified HDAC7/Foxp3 transcriptional complex. Upon activation through the T cell receptor in vitro or in vivo, Nur77Tg T cells showed only marginally decreased proliferation but significantly increased apoptosis. Fully allogeneic cardiac grafts transplanted to Nur77Tg mice survived long-term with well-preserved structure, and recipient splenocytes showed markedly enhanced apoptosis and greatly reduced anti-donor recall responses. Allografts in Nur77Tg recipients had significantly increased expression of multiple Treg-associated genes, including Foxp3, Foxp1, Tip60 and HDAC9. Allograft rejection was restored by CD25 monoclonal antibody therapy, indicating that allograft acceptance was dependent upon Treg function in Nur77Tg recipients. These data show that compared to conventional CD4 and CD8 T cells, Foxp3+ Tregs are relatively resistant to Nur77-mediated apoptosis, and that tipping the balance between the numbers of Tregs and responder T cells in the early period post-transplantation can determine the fate of the allograft. Hence, induced expression of Nur77 might be a novel means to achieve long-term allograft survival.
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- Ran Tao
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Stokes Research Institute and Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Stokes Research Institute and Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Control of endothelial cell proliferation and migration by VEGF signaling to histone deacetylase 7. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:7738-43. [PMID: 18509061 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0802857105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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VEGF has been shown to regulate endothelial cell (EC) proliferation and migration. However, the nuclear mediators of the actions of VEGF in ECs have not been fully defined. We show that VEGF induces the phosphorylation of three conserved serine residues in histone deacetylase 7 (HDAC7) via protein kinase D, which promotes nuclear export of HDAC7 and activation of VEGF-responsive genes in ECs. Expression of a signal-resistant HDAC7 mutant protein in ECs inhibits proliferation and migration in response to VEGF. These results demonstrate that phosphorylation of HDAC7 serves as a molecular switch to mediate VEGF signaling and endothelial function.
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Ouaïssi M, Sielezneff I, Silvestre R, Sastre B, Bernard JP, Lafontaine JS, Payan MJ, Dahan L, Pirrò N, Seitz JF, Mas E, Lombardo D, Ouaissi A. High histone deacetylase 7 (HDAC7) expression is significantly associated with adenocarcinomas of the pancreas. Ann Surg Oncol 2008; 15:2318-28. [PMID: 18506539 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-9940-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2008] [Accepted: 04/02/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alterations in HDACs gene expression have been reported in a number of human cancers. No information is available concerning the status of HDACs in pancreatic cancer tumors. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression levels of members of class I (HDAC1, 2,, 3), class II (HDAC4, 5, 6, and 7), and class III (SIRT1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) in a set of surgically resected pancreatic tissues. METHODS Total RNA was isolated from 11 pancreatic adenocarcinomas (PA): stage 0 (n = 1), IB (n = 1), IIB (n = 6), III (n = 1), IV (n = 2), one serous cystadenoma (SC), one intraductal papillary mucinous tumor of the pancreas (IMPN), one complicating chronic pancreatitis (CP), and normal pancreas (NP) obtained during donor liver transplantation. Moreover, six other control pancreatic were included. HDACs gene expression was conducted using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Protein expression levels were analyzed by Western blot and their localization by immunohistochemistry analyses of cancer tissues sections. RESULTS Remarkably, 9 of the 11 PA (approximately 81%) showed significant increase of HDAC7 mRNA levels. In contrast to PA samples, message for HDAC7 was reduced in CP, SC, and IMPN specimens. The Western blot analysis showed increased expression of HDAC7 protein in 9 out of 11 PA samples, in agreement with the qPCR data. Most of the PA tissue sections examined showed intense labeling in the cytoplasm when reacted against antibodies to HDAC7. CONCLUSION The data showed alteration of HDACs gene expression in pancreatic cancer. Increased expression of HDAC7 discriminates PA from other pancreatic tumors.
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- Mehdi Ouaïssi
- Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Oncologique, Pôle d'Oncologie et Spécialité Médico-Chirurgicales, Assistance Pubique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Timone, 264 Rue Saint Pierre, Marseille 13000, France.
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Scott FL, Fuchs GJ, Boyd SE, Denault JB, Hawkins CJ, Dequiedt F, Salvesen GS. Caspase-8 cleaves histone deacetylase 7 and abolishes its transcription repressor function. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:19499-510. [PMID: 18458084 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m800331200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Caspase-8 is the initiator caspase of the extrinsic apoptosis pathway and also has a role in non-apoptotic physiologies. Identifying endogenous substrates for caspase-8 by using integrated bioinformatics and biological approaches is required to delineate the diverse roles of this caspase. We describe a number of novel putative caspase-8 substrates using the Prediction of Protease Specificity (PoPS) program, one of which is histone deacetylase 7 (HDAC7). HDAC7 is cleaved faster than any other caspase-8 substrate described to date. It is also cleaved in primary CD4+CD8+ thymocytes undergoing extrinsic apoptosis. By using naturally occurring caspase inhibitors that have evolved exquisite specificity at concentrations found within the cell, we could unequivocally assign the cleavage activity to caspase-8. Importantly, cleavage of HDAC7 alters its subcellular localization and abrogates its Nur77 repressor function. Thus we demonstrate a direct role for initiator caspase-mediated proteolysis in promoting gene transcription.
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- Fiona L Scott
- Program in Apoptosis and Cell Death Research, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Schuetz A, Min J, Allali-Hassani A, Schapira M, Shuen M, Loppnau P, Mazitschek R, Kwiatkowski NP, Lewis TA, Maglathin RL, McLean TH, Bochkarev A, Plotnikov AN, Vedadi M, Arrowsmith CH. Human HDAC7 harbors a class IIa histone deacetylase-specific zinc binding motif and cryptic deacetylase activity. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:11355-63. [PMID: 18285338 PMCID: PMC2431080 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m707362200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2007] [Revised: 01/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are protein deacetylases that play a role in repression of gene transcription and are emerging targets in cancer therapy. Here, we characterize the structure and enzymatic activity of the catalytic domain of human HDAC7 (cdHDAC7). Although HDAC7 normally exists as part of a multiprotein complex, we show that cdHDAC7 has a low level of deacetylase activity which can be inhibited by known HDAC inhibitors. The crystal structures of human cdHDAC7 and its complexes with two hydroxamate inhibitors are the first structures of the catalytic domain of class IIa HDACs and demonstrate significant differences with previously reported class I and class IIb-like HDAC structures. We show that cdHDAC7 has an additional class IIa HDAC-specific zinc binding motif adjacent to the active site which is likely to participate in substrate recognition and protein-protein interaction and may provide a site for modulation of activity. Furthermore, a different active site topology results in modified catalytic properties and in an enlarged active site pocket. Our studies provide mechanistic insights into class IIa HDACs and facilitate the design of specific modulators.
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- Anja Schuetz
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L5, Canada
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Histone deacetylase 5 acquires calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II responsiveness by oligomerization with histone deacetylase 4. Mol Cell Biol 2008; 28:3437-45. [PMID: 18332106 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01611-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) phosphorylates histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4), a class IIa HDAC, resulting in the cytosolic accumulation of HDAC4 and the derepression of the transcription factor myocyte enhancer factor 2. Phosphorylation by CaMKII requires docking of the kinase to a specific domain of HDAC4 not present in other HDACs. Paradoxically, however, CaMKII signaling can also promote the nuclear export of other class IIa HDACs, such as HDAC5. Here, we show that HDAC4 and HDAC5 form homo- and hetero-oligomers via a conserved coiled-coil domain near their amino termini. Whereas HDAC5 alone is unresponsive to CaMKII, it becomes responsive to CaMKII in the presence of HDAC4. The acquisition of CaMKII responsiveness by HDAC5 is mediated by HDAC5's direct association with HDAC4 and can occur by phosphorylation of HDAC4 or by transphosphorylation by CaMKII bound to HDAC4. Thus, HDAC4 integrates upstream Ca(2+)-dependent signals via its association with CaMKII and transmits these signals to HDAC5 by protein-protein interactions. We conclude that HDAC4 represents a point of convergence for CaMKII signaling to downstream HDAC-regulated genes, and we suggest that modulation of the interaction of CaMKII and HDAC4 represents a means of regulating CaMKII-dependent gene programs.
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Yang XJ, Seto E. The Rpd3/Hda1 family of lysine deacetylases: from bacteria and yeast to mice and men. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2008; 9:206-18. [PMID: 18292778 DOI: 10.1038/nrm2346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 922] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Protein lysine deacetylases have a pivotal role in numerous biological processes and can be divided into the Rpd3/Hda1 and sirtuin families, each having members in diverse organisms including prokaryotes. In vertebrates, the Rpd3/Hda1 family contains 11 members, traditionally referred to as histone deacetylases (HDAC) 1-11, which are further grouped into classes I, II and IV. Whereas most class I HDACs are subunits of multiprotein nuclear complexes that are crucial for transcriptional repression and epigenetic landscaping, class II members regulate cytoplasmic processes or function as signal transducers that shuttle between the cytoplasm and the nucleus. Little is known about class IV HDAC11, although its evolutionary conservation implies a fundamental role in various organisms.
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- Xiang-Jiao Yang
- Molecular Oncology Group, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Québec, H3A 1A1, Canada.
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Histone deacetylase 7 associates with Runx2 and represses its activity during osteoblast maturation in a deacetylation-independent manner. J Bone Miner Res 2008; 23:361-72. [PMID: 17997710 PMCID: PMC2669158 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.071104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED HDAC7 associates with Runx2 and represses Runx2 transcriptional activity in a deacetylase-independent manner. HDAC7 suppression accelerates osteoblast maturation. Thus, HDAC7 is a novel Runx2 co-repressor that regulates osteoblast differentiation. INTRODUCTION Runx2 is a key regulator of gene expression in osteoblasts and can activate or repress transcription depending on interactions with various co-factors. Based on previous observations that several histone deacetylases (HDACs) repress Runx2 activity and that HDAC inhibitors accelerate osteoblast differentiation in vitro, we hypothesized that additional HDACs may also affect Runx2 activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS A panel of HDACs was screened for repressors of Runx2 activity. Immunofluorescence, co-immunoprecipitation, GST-pulldowns, and chromatin immunoprecipitations were used to characterize the interactions between Runx2 and HDAC7. Expression of osteoblast markers was examined in a C2C12 cell osteoblast differentiation model in which HDAC7 levels were reduced by RNAi. RESULTS Runx2 activity was repressed by HDAC7 but not by HDAC9, HDRP, HDAC10, or HDAC11. HDAC7 and Runx2 were found co-localized in nuclei and associated with Runx2-responsive promoter elements in osseous cells. A carboxy-terminal domain of Runx2 associated with multiple regions of HDAC7. Although direct interactions with Runx2 were confined to the carboxy terminus of HDAC7, this region was dispensable for repression. In contrast, the amino terminus of HDAC7 bound Runx2 indirectly and was necessary and sufficient for transcriptional repression. Treatment with HDAC inhibitors did not decrease inhibition by HDAC7, indicating that HDAC7 repressed Runx2 by deacetylation-independent mechanism(s). Suppression of HDAC7 expression in C2C12 multipotent cells by RNAi accelerated their BMP2-dependent osteoblast differentiation program. Consistent with this observation, BMP2 decreased nuclear localization of HDAC7. CONCLUSIONS These results establish HDAC7 as a regulator of Runx2's transcriptional activity and suggest that HDAC7 may be an important regulator of the timing and/or rate of osteoblast maturation.
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Murphy TR, Legere HJ, Katz HR. Activation of protein kinase D1 in mast cells in response to innate, adaptive, and growth factor signals. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 179:7876-82. [PMID: 18025234 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.11.7876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Little is known about the serine/threonine kinase protein kinase D (PKD)1 in mast cells. We sought to define ligands that activate PKD1 in mast cells and to begin to address the contributions of this enzyme to mast cell activation induced by diverse agonists. Mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMC) contained both PKD1 mRNA and immunoreactive PKD1 protein. Activation of BMMC through TLR2, Kit, or FcepsilonRI with Pam(3)CSK(4) (palmitoyl-3-cysteine-serine-lysine-4), stem cell factor (SCF), and cross-linked IgE, respectively, induced activation of PKD1, as determined by immunochemical detection of autophosphorylation. Activation of PKD1 was inhibited by the combined PKD1 and protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor Gö 6976 but not by broad-spectrum PKC inhibitors, including bisindolylmaleimide (Bim) I. Pam(3)CSK(4) and SCF also induced phosphorylation of heat shock protein 27, a known substrate of PKD1, which was also inhibited by Gö 6976 but not Bim I in BMMC. This pattern also extended to activation-induced increases in mRNA encoding the chemokine CCL2 (MCP-1) and release of the protein. In contrast, both pharmacologic agents inhibited exocytosis of beta-hexosaminidase induced by SCF or cross-linked IgE. Our findings establish that stimuli representing innate, adaptive, and growth factor pathways activate PKD1 in mast cells. In contrast with certain other cell types, activation of PKD1 in BMMC is largely independent of PKC activation. Furthermore, our findings also indicate that PKD1 preferentially influences transcription-dependent production of CCL2, whereas PKC predominantly regulates the rapid exocytosis of preformed secretory granule mediators.
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- Thomas R Murphy
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) comprise structurally diverse compounds that are a group of targeted anticancer agents. The first of these new HDACi, vorinostat (suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid), has received Food and Drug Administration approval for treating patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. This review focuses on the activities of the 11 zinc-containing HDACs, their histone and nonhistone protein substrates, and the different pathways by which HDACi induce transformed cell death. A hypothesis is presented to explain the relative resistance of normal cells to HDACi-induced cell death.
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- Milos Dokmanovic
- Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Mottet D, Bellahcène A, Pirotte S, Waltregny D, Deroanne C, Lamour V, Lidereau R, Castronovo V. Histone Deacetylase 7 Silencing Alters Endothelial Cell Migration, a Key Step in Angiogenesis. Circ Res 2007; 101:1237-46. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.107.149377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Global inhibition of class I and II histone deacetylases (HDACs) impairs angiogenesis. Herein, we have undertaken the identification of the specific HDAC(s) with activity that is necessary for the development of blood vessels. Using small interfering RNAs, we observed that HDAC7 silencing in endothelial cells altered their morphology, their migration, and their capacity to form capillary tube-like structures in vitro but did not affect cell adhesion, proliferation, or apoptosis. Among several factors known to be involved in angiogenesis, platelet-derived growth factor-B (
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- Denis Mottet
- From the Metastasis Research Laboratory (D.M., A.B., S.P., D.W., V.L., V.C.) and Laboratory of Connective Tissue Biology (C.D.), University of Liège, Belgium; and Laboratory of Oncology (R.L.), INSERM E0017, Centre René Huguenin and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U735, St Cloud, France
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- From the Metastasis Research Laboratory (D.M., A.B., S.P., D.W., V.L., V.C.) and Laboratory of Connective Tissue Biology (C.D.), University of Liège, Belgium; and Laboratory of Oncology (R.L.), INSERM E0017, Centre René Huguenin and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U735, St Cloud, France
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- From the Metastasis Research Laboratory (D.M., A.B., S.P., D.W., V.L., V.C.) and Laboratory of Connective Tissue Biology (C.D.), University of Liège, Belgium; and Laboratory of Oncology (R.L.), INSERM E0017, Centre René Huguenin and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U735, St Cloud, France
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- From the Metastasis Research Laboratory (D.M., A.B., S.P., D.W., V.L., V.C.) and Laboratory of Connective Tissue Biology (C.D.), University of Liège, Belgium; and Laboratory of Oncology (R.L.), INSERM E0017, Centre René Huguenin and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U735, St Cloud, France
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- From the Metastasis Research Laboratory (D.M., A.B., S.P., D.W., V.L., V.C.) and Laboratory of Connective Tissue Biology (C.D.), University of Liège, Belgium; and Laboratory of Oncology (R.L.), INSERM E0017, Centre René Huguenin and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U735, St Cloud, France
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- From the Metastasis Research Laboratory (D.M., A.B., S.P., D.W., V.L., V.C.) and Laboratory of Connective Tissue Biology (C.D.), University of Liège, Belgium; and Laboratory of Oncology (R.L.), INSERM E0017, Centre René Huguenin and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U735, St Cloud, France
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- From the Metastasis Research Laboratory (D.M., A.B., S.P., D.W., V.L., V.C.) and Laboratory of Connective Tissue Biology (C.D.), University of Liège, Belgium; and Laboratory of Oncology (R.L.), INSERM E0017, Centre René Huguenin and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U735, St Cloud, France
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- From the Metastasis Research Laboratory (D.M., A.B., S.P., D.W., V.L., V.C.) and Laboratory of Connective Tissue Biology (C.D.), University of Liège, Belgium; and Laboratory of Oncology (R.L.), INSERM E0017, Centre René Huguenin and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U735, St Cloud, France
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Phosphorylation at Ser244 by CK1 determines nuclear localization and substrate targeting of PKD2. EMBO J 2007; 26:4619-33. [PMID: 17962809 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2007] [Accepted: 09/18/2007] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Protein kinase D2 (PKD2), a member of the PKD family of serine/threonine kinases, is localized in various subcellular compartments including the nucleus where the kinase accumulates upon activation of G-protein-coupled receptors. We define three critical post-translational modifications required for nuclear accumulation of PKD2 in response to activation of the CCK2 receptor (CCK2R): phosphorylation at Ser706 and Ser710 within the activation loop by PKC eta leading to catalytic activity and phosphorylation at Ser244 within the zinc-finger domain, which is crucial for blocking nuclear export of active PKD2 by preventing its interaction with the Crm-1 export machinery. We identify CK1delta and epsilon as upstream activated kinases by CCK2R that phosphorylate PKD2 at Ser244. Moreover, nuclear accumulation of active PKD2 is a prerequisite for efficient phosphorylation of its nuclear substrate, HDAC7. Only nuclear, active PKD2 mediates CCK2R-induced HDAC7 phosphorylation and Nur77 expression. Thus, we define a novel, compartment-specific signal transduction pathway downstream of CCK2R that phosphorylates PKD2 at three specific sites, results in nuclear accumulation of the active kinase and culminates in efficient phosphorylation of nuclear PKD2 substrates in human gastric cancer cells.
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Potthoff MJ, Olson EN. MEF2: a central regulator of diverse developmental programs. Development 2007; 134:4131-40. [PMID: 17959722 DOI: 10.1242/dev.008367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 630] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) transcription factor acts as a lynchpin in the transcriptional circuits that control cell differentiation and organogenesis. The spectrum of genes activated by MEF2 in different cell types depends on extracellular signaling and on co-factor interactions that modulate MEF2 activity. Recent studies have revealed MEF2 to form an intimate partnership with class IIa histone deacetylases, which together function as a point of convergence of multiple epigenetic regulatory mechanisms. We review the myriad roles of MEF2 in development and the mechanisms through which it couples developmental, physiological and pathological signals with programs of cell-specific transcription.
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- Matthew J Potthoff
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9148, USA
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Tao R, de Zoeten EF, Ozkaynak E, Chen C, Wang L, Porrett PM, Li B, Turka LA, Olson EN, Greene MI, Wells AD, Hancock WW. Deacetylase inhibition promotes the generation and function of regulatory T cells. Nat Med 2007; 13:1299-307. [PMID: 17922010 DOI: 10.1038/nm1652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 716] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2006] [Accepted: 08/17/2007] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Histone/protein deacetylases (HDACs) regulate chromatin remodeling and gene expression as well as the functions of more than 50 transcription factors and nonhistone proteins. We found that administration of an HDAC inhibitor (HDACi) in vivo increased Foxp3 gene expression, as well as the production and suppressive function of regulatory T cells (T(reg) cells). Although T(reg) cells express multiple HDACs, HDAC9 proved particularly important in regulating Foxp3-dependent suppression. Optimal T(reg) function required acetylation of several lysines in the forkhead domain of Foxp3, and Foxp3 acetylation enhanced binding of Foxp3 to the Il2 promoter and suppressed endogenous IL-2 production. HDACi therapy in vivo enhanced T(reg)-mediated suppression of homeostatic proliferation, decreased inflammatory bowel disease through T(reg)-dependent effects, and, in conjunction with a short course of low-dose rapamycin, induced permanent, T(reg)-dependent cardiac and islet allograft survival and donor-specific allograft tolerance. Our data show that use of HDACi allows the beneficial pharmacologic enhancement of both the numbers and suppressive function of Foxp3(+) T(reg) cells.
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- Ran Tao
- Division of Transplantation Immunology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Biesecker Center for Studies of Pediatric Liver Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4318, USA
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In the last decade, the identification of enzymes that regulate acetylation of histones and nonhistone proteins has revealed the key role of dynamic acetylation and deacetylation in various cellular processes. Mammalian histone deacetylases (HDACs), which catalyse the removal of acetyl groups from lysine residues, are grouped into three classes, on the basis of similarity to yeast counterparts. An abundance of experimental evidence has established class IIa HDACs as crucial transcriptional regulators of various developmental and differentiation processes. In the past 5 years, a tremendous effort has been dedicated to characterizing the regulation of these enzymes. In this review, we summarize the latest discoveries in the field and discuss the molecular and structural determinants of class IIa HDACs regulation. Finally, we emphasize that comprehension of the mechanisms underlying class IIa HDAC functions is essential for potential therapeutic applications.
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- M Martin
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Unit, FUSAGx, Gembloux, Belgium
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Integrin adhesion receptors are critical for antigen recognition by T cells and for regulated recirculation and trafficking into and through various tissues in the body. T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling induces rapid increases in integrin function that facilitate T-cell activation by promoting stable contact with antigen-presenting cells and extracellular proteins in the environment. In this review, we outline the molecular mechanisms by which the TCR signals to integrins and present a model that highlights four key events: (i) initiation of proximal TCR signals nucleated by the linker for activated T cells (LAT) adapter protein and involving Itk, phospholipase C-gamma1, Vav1, and Src homology 2 domain-containing leukocyte-specific phosphoprotein of 76 kDa; (ii) transmission of integrin activation signals from the LAT signalosome to integrins by protein kinase (PK) C and the adapter protein, adhesion and degranulation-promoting adapter protein; (iii) assembly of integrin-associated signaling complexes that include PKD, the guanosine triphosphatase Rap1 and its effectors, and talin; and (iv) reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton by WAVE2 and other actin-remodeling proteins. These events coordinate changes in integrin conformation and clustering that result in enhanced integrin functional activity following TCR stimulation.
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- Brandon J Burbach
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Johannessen M, Delghandi MP, Rykx A, Dragset M, Vandenheede JR, Van Lint J, Moens U. Protein Kinase D Induces Transcription through Direct Phosphorylation of the cAMP-response Element-binding Protein. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:14777-87. [PMID: 17389598 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m610669200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD), a family of serine/threonine kinases, can be activated by a multitude of stimuli in a protein kinase C-dependent or -independent manner. PKD is involved in signal transduction pathways controlling cell proliferation, apoptosis, motility, and protein trafficking. Despite its versatile functions, few genuine in vivo substrates for PKD have been identified. In this study we demonstrate that the transcription factor cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) is a direct substrate for PKD. PKD1 and CREB interact in cells, and activated PKD1 provokes CREB phosphorylation at Ser-133 both in vitro and in vivo. A constitutive active mutant of PKD1 stimulates GAL4-CREB-mediated transcription in a Ser-133-dependent manner, activates CRE-responsive promoters, and increases the expression of CREB target genes. PKD1 also enhances transcription mediated by two other members of the CREB family, ATF-1 and CREM. Our results describe a novel mechanism for PKD-induced signaling through activation of the transcription factor CREB and suggest that stimulus-induced phosphorylation of CREB, reported to be mediated by protein kinase C, may involve downstream activated PKD.
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- Mona Johannessen
- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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Kasler HG, Verdin E. Histone deacetylase 7 functions as a key regulator of genes involved in both positive and negative selection of thymocytes. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 27:5184-200. [PMID: 17470548 PMCID: PMC1951960 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.02091-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Histone deacetylase 7 (HDAC7) is highly expressed in CD4(+)/CD8(+) thymocytes and functions as a signal-dependent repressor of gene transcription during T-cell development. In this study, we expressed HDAC7 mutant proteins in a T-cell line and use DNA microarrays to identify transcriptional targets of HDAC7 in T cells. The changes in gene expression levels were compared to differential gene expression profiles associated with positive and negative thymic selection. This analysis reveals that HDAC7 regulates an extensive set of genes that are differentially expressed during both positive and negative thymic selection. Many of these genes play important functional roles in thymic selection, primarily via modulating the coupling between antigen receptor engagement and downstream signaling events. Consistent with the model that HDAC7 may play an important role in both positive and negative thymic selection, the expression of distinct HDAC7 mutants or the abrogation of HDAC7 expression can either enhance or inhibit the signal-dependent differentiation of a CD4(+)/CD8(+) cell line.
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- Herbert G Kasler
- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, 1650 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Pagan JK, Arnold J, Hanchard KJ, Kumar R, Bruno T, Jones MJK, Richard DJ, Forrest A, Spurdle A, Verdin E, Crossley M, Fanciulli M, Chenevix-Trench G, Young DB, Khanna KK. A novel corepressor, BCoR-L1, represses transcription through an interaction with CtBP. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:15248-57. [PMID: 17379597 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700246200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Corepressors play a crucial role in negative gene regulation and are defective in several diseases. BCoR is a corepressor for the BCL6 repressor protein. Here we describe and functionally characterize BCoR-L1, a homolog of BCoR. When tethered to a heterologous promoter, BCoR-L1 is capable of strong repression. Like other corepressors, BCoR-L1 associates with histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity. Specifically, BCoR-L1 coprecipitates with the Class II HDACs, HDAC4, HDAC5, and HDAC7, suggesting that they are involved in its role as a transcriptional repressor. BCoR-L1 also interacts with the CtBP corepressor through a CtBP-interacting motif in its amino terminus. Abrogation of the CtBP binding site within BCoR-L1 partially relieves BCoR-L1-mediated transcriptional repression. Furthermore, BCoR-L1 is located on the E-cadherin promoter, a known CtBP-regulated promoter, and represses the E-cadherin promoter activity in a reporter assay. The inhibition of BCoR-L1 expression by RNA-mediated interference results in derepression of E-cadherin in cells that do not normally express E-cadherin, indicating that BCoR-L1 contributes to the repression of an authentic endogenous CtBP target.
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- Julia K Pagan
- Queensland Institute of Medical Research, 300 Herston Road, Herston 4029, Queensland, Australia
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Lim S, Luo M, Koh M, Yang M, bin Abdul Kadir MN, Tan JH, Ye Z, Wang W, Melamed P. Distinct mechanisms involving diverse histone deacetylases repress expression of the two gonadotropin beta-subunit genes in immature gonadotropes, and their actions are overcome by gonadotropin-releasing hormone. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 27:4105-20. [PMID: 17371839 PMCID: PMC1900021 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00248-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The gonadotropins luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) are produced in the embryonic pituitary in response to delivery of the hypothalamic gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). GnRH has a pivotal role in reestablishing gonadotropin levels at puberty in primates, and for many species with extended reproductive cycles, these are reinitiated in response to central nervous system-induced GnRH release. Thus, a clear role is evident for GnRH in overcoming repression of these genes. Although the mechanisms through which GnRH actively stimulates LH and FSH beta-subunit (FSHbeta) gene transcription have been described in some detail, there is currently no information on how GnRH overcomes repression in order to terminate reproductively inactive stages. We show here that GnRH overcomes histone deacetylase (HDAC)-mediated repression of the gonadotropin beta-subunit genes in immature gonadotropes. The repressive factors associated with each of these genes comprise distinct sets of HDACs and corepressors which allow for differentially regulated derepression of these two genes, produced in the same cell by the same regulatory hormone. We find that GnRH activation of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I (CaMKI) plays a crucial role in the derepression of the FSHbeta gene involving phosphorylation of several class IIa HDACs associated with both the FSHbeta and Nur77 genes, and we propose a model for the mechanisms involved. In contrast, derepression of the LH beta-subunit gene is not CaMK dependent. This demonstration of HDAC-mediated repression of these genes could explain the temporal shut-down of reproductive function at certain periods of the life cycle, which can easily be reversed by the actions of the hypothalamic regulatory hormone.
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- Stefan Lim
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117542, Republic of Singapore
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Parra M, Mahmoudi T, Verdin E. Myosin phosphatase dephosphorylates HDAC7, controls its nucleocytoplasmic shuttling, and inhibits apoptosis in thymocytes. Genes Dev 2007; 21:638-43. [PMID: 17369396 PMCID: PMC1820937 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1513107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2006] [Accepted: 02/02/2007] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The repressive activity of histone deacetylase 7 (HDAC7), a class IIa HDAC expressed in CD4+CD8+ double-positive thymocytes, is regulated by its nucleocytoplasmic shuttling. In resting thymocytes, HDAC7 is nuclear and functions as a transcriptional repressor. After T-cell receptor (TCR) activation, the serine/threonine kinase PKD1 phosphorylates HDAC7, resulting in its nuclear export and the derepression of its target genes. Here, we identify protein phosphatase 1beta (PP1beta) and myosin phosphatase targeting subunit 1 (MYPT1), two components of the myosin phosphatase complex, as HDAC7-associated proteins in thymocytes. Myosin phosphatase dephosphorylates HDAC7 and promotes its nuclear localization, leading to the repression of the HDAC7 target, Nur77, and the inhibition of apoptosis in CD4+CD8+ thymocytes.
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- Maribel Parra
- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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Liu P, Scharenberg AM, Cantrell DA, Matthews SA. Protein kinase D enzymes are dispensable for proliferation, survival and antigen receptor-regulated NFkappaB activity in vertebrate B-cells. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:1377-82. [PMID: 17349631 PMCID: PMC1942070 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2007] [Revised: 02/13/2007] [Accepted: 02/13/2007] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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To investigate the importance of protein kinase D (PKD) enzymes we generated a PKD-null DT40 B-lymphocyte cell line. Previously we have shown that PKDs have an essential role in regulating class II histone deacetylases in DT40 B-cells [Matthews, S.A., Liu, P., Spitaler, M., Olson, E.N., McKinsey, T.A., Cantrell, D.A. and Scharenberg, A.M. (2006) Essential role for protein kinase D family kinases in the regulation of class II histone deacetylases in B lymphocytes. Mol. Cell Biol. 26, 1569–1577]. We now show that PKDs are also required to regulate HSP27 phosphorylation in DT40 B-cells. However, in contrast to previous observations in other cell types, PKD enzymes do not regulate basic cellular processes such as proliferation or survival responses, nor NFκB transcriptional activity downstream of the B cell antigen receptor. Thus, PKDs have a selective role in DT40 B-cell biology.
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- Ping Liu
- Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee, DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee, DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee, DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee, DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
- Corresponding author.
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In recent years the study of chemical modifications to chromatin and their effects on cellular processes has become increasingly important in the field of cancer research. Disruptions to the normal epigenetic pattern of the cell can serve as biomarkers and are important determinants of cancer progression. Accordingly, drugs that inhibit the enzymes responsible for modulating these epigenetic markers, in particular histone deacetylases, are the focus of intense research and development. In this chapter we provide an overview of class I and II histone deacetylases as well as a guide to the diverse types of histone deacetylase inhibitors and their activities in the context of APL. We also discuss the rationale for the use of histone deacetylase inhibitors in combination therapy for the treatment of cancer and the current status of clinical trials.
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- K Petrie
- Section of Haemato-Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK
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Grégoire S, Xiao L, Nie J, Zhang X, Xu M, Li J, Wong J, Seto E, Yang XJ. Histone deacetylase 3 interacts with and deacetylates myocyte enhancer factor 2. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 27:1280-95. [PMID: 17158926 PMCID: PMC1800729 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00882-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) family of transcription factors is not only important for controlling gene expression in normal cellular programs, like muscle differentiation, T-cell apoptosis, neuronal survival, and synaptic differentiation, but has also been linked to cardiac hypertrophy and other pathological conditions. Lysine acetylation has been shown to modulate MEF2 function, but it is not so clear which deacetylase(s) is involved. We report here that treatment of HEK293 cells with trichostatin A or nicotinamide upregulated MEF2D acetylation, suggesting that different deacetylases catalyze the deacetylation. Related to the trichostatin A sensitivity, histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) and HDAC5, two known partners of MEF2, exhibited little deacetylase activity towards MEF2D. In contrast, HDAC3 efficiently deacetylated MEF2D in vitro and in vivo. This was specific, since HDAC1, HDAC2, and HDAC8 failed to do so. While HDAC4, HDAC5, HDAC7, and HDAC9 are known to recognize primarily the MEF2-specific domain, we found that HDAC3 interacts directly with the MADS box. In addition, HDAC3 associated with the acetyltransferases p300 and p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) to reverse autoacetylation. Furthermore, the nuclear receptor corepressor SMRT (silencing mediator of retinoid acid and thyroid hormone receptor) stimulated the deacetylase activity of HDAC3 towards MEF2 and PCAF. Supporting the physical interaction and deacetylase activity, HDAC3 repressed MEF2-dependent transcription and inhibited myogenesis. These results reveal an unexpected role for HDAC3 and suggest a novel pathway through which MEF2 activity is controlled in vivo.
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- Serge Grégoire
- Molecular Oncology Group, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada
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McKinsey TA. Derepression of pathological cardiac genes by members of the CaM kinase superfamily. Cardiovasc Res 2006; 73:667-77. [PMID: 17217938 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2006.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2006] [Revised: 11/22/2006] [Accepted: 11/30/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In response to pathologic stresses such as hypertension or myocardial infarction, the heart undergoes a remodeling process that is characterized by myocyte hypertrophy, myocyte death and fibrosis, resulting in impaired cardiac function and heart failure. Cardiac remodeling is associated with derepression of genes that contribute to disease progression. This review focuses on evidence linking members of the Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK) superfamily, specifically CaMKII, protein kinase D (PKD) and microtubule associated kinase (MARK), to stress-induced derepression of pathological cardiac gene expression through their effects on class IIa histone deacetylases (HDACs).
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- Timothy A McKinsey
- Myogen, Inc./Gilead Colorado, Inc., 7575 West 103rd Ave., Westminster, Colorado 80021, USA.
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Haberland M, Arnold MA, McAnally J, Phan D, Kim Y, Olson EN. Regulation of HDAC9 gene expression by MEF2 establishes a negative-feedback loop in the transcriptional circuitry of muscle differentiation. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 27:518-25. [PMID: 17101791 PMCID: PMC1800816 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01415-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle development is controlled by the myocyte enhancer factor (MEF2) and myogenic basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) families of transcription factors, which associate and synergistically activate muscle gene expression. Muscle differentiation is further reinforced by positive-feedback loops in which myogenic bHLH proteins activate their own expression and the expression of MEF2, while MEF2 stimulates expression of myogenic bHLH genes and the Mef2c gene. Here we describe a myogenic negative-feedback loop that consists of MEF2 proteins and the transcriptional repressor histone deacetylase 9 (HDAC9). We show that the HDAC9 gene is a direct transcriptional target of MEF2 in vitro and in vivo. HDAC9 can associate with MEF2 proteins and suppress their transcriptional activity. The transcriptional repressor HDAC9 thus forms a negative-feedback loop in the transcriptional circuitry of muscle differentiation.
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- Michael Haberland
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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Dequiedt F, Martin M, Von Blume J, Vertommen D, Lecomte E, Mari N, Heinen MF, Bachmann M, Twizere JC, Huang MC, Rider MH, Piwnica-Worms H, Seufferlein T, Kettmann R. New role for hPar-1 kinases EMK and C-TAK1 in regulating localization and activity of class IIa histone deacetylases. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 26:7086-102. [PMID: 16980613 PMCID: PMC1592903 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00231-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Class IIa histone deacetylases (HDACs) are found both in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus where they repress genes involved in several major developmental programs. In response to specific signals, the repressive activity of class IIa HDACs is neutralized through their phosphorylation on multiple N-terminal serine residues and 14-3-3-mediated nuclear exclusion. Here, we demonstrate that class IIa HDACs are subjected to signal-independent nuclear export that relies on their constitutive phosphorylation. We identify EMK and C-TAK1, two members of the microtubule affinity-regulating kinase (MARK)/Par-1 family, as regulators of this process. We further show that EMK and C-TAK1 phosphorylate class IIa HDACs on one of their multiple 14-3-3 binding sites and alter their subcellular localization and repressive function. Using HDAC7 as a paradigm, we extend these findings by demonstrating that signal-independent phosphorylation of the most N-terminal serine residue by the MARK/Par-1 kinases, i.e., Ser155, is a prerequisite for the phosphorylation of the nearby 14-3-3 site, Ser181. We propose that this multisite hierarchical phosphorylation by a variety of kinases allows for sophisticated regulation of class IIa HDACs function.
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- Franck Dequiedt
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Agronomy, B-5030, Gembloux, Belgium.
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