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Han C, Shan H, Bi C, Zhang X, Qi J, Zhang B, Gu Y, Yu W. A highly effective and adjustable dual plasmid system for O-GlcNAcylated recombinant protein production in E. coli. J Biochem 2015; 157:477-84. [PMID: 25619971 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvv006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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O-GlcNAcylation is a ubiquitous, dynamic and reversible post-translational protein modification in metazoans, and it is catalysed and removed by O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase, respectively. Prokaryotes lack endogenous OGT activity. It has been reported that coexpression of mammalian OGT with its target substrates in Escherichia coli produce O-GlcNAcylated recombinant proteins, but the plasmids used were not compatible, and the expression of both OGT and its target protein were induced by the same inducer. Here, we describe a compatible dual plasmid system for coexpression of OGT and its target substrate for O-GlcNAcylated protein production in E. coli. The approach was validated using the CKII and p53 protein as control. This compatible dual plasmid system contains an arabinose-inducible OGT expression vector with a pUC origin and an isopropyl β-d-thiogalactopyranoside-inducible OGT target substrate expression vector bearing a p15A origin. The dual plasmid system produces recombinant proteins with varying O-GlcNAcylation levels by altering the inducer concentration. More importantly, the O-GlcNAcylation efficiency was much higher than the previously reported system. Altogether, we established an adjustable compatible dual plasmid system that can effectively yield O-GlcNAcylated proteins in E. coli.
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- Cuifang Han
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology of Shandong Province, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology of Shandong Province, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology of Shandong Province, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology of Shandong Province, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology of Shandong Province, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology of Shandong Province, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology of Shandong Province, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Glycoscience & Glycotechnology of Shandong Province, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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Huang Y, Xu B, Zhou X, Li Y, Lu M, Jiang R, Li T. Systematic characterization and prediction of post-translational modification cross-talk. Mol Cell Proteomics 2015; 14:761-70. [PMID: 25605461 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m114.037994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Post-translational modification (PTM)(1) plays an important role in regulating the functions of proteins. PTMs of multiple residues on one protein may work together to determine a functional outcome, which is known as PTM cross-talk. Identification of PTM cross-talks is an emerging theme in proteomics and has elicited great interest, but their properties remain to be systematically characterized. To this end, we collected 193 PTM cross-talk pairs in 77 human proteins from the literature and then tested location preference and co-evolution at the residue and modification levels. We found that cross-talk events preferentially occurred among nearby PTM sites, especially in disordered protein regions, and cross-talk pairs tended to co-evolve. Given the properties of PTM cross-talk pairs, a naïve Bayes classifier integrating different features was built to predict cross-talks for pairwise combination of PTM sites. By using a 10-fold cross-validation, the integrated prediction model showed an area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of 0.833, superior to using any individual feature alone. The prediction performance was also demonstrated to be robust to the biases in the collected PTM cross-talk pairs. The integrated approach has the potential for large-scale prioritization of PTM cross-talk candidates for functional validation and was implemented as a web server available at http://bioinfo.bjmu.edu.cn/ptm-x/.
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- Yuanhua Huang
- From the ‡Department of Biomedical Informatics, ‖MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Bioinformatics Division, TNLIST/Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; **European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- §Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and
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- ¶¶Department of Psychiatry and Centre for Genomic Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- From the ‡Department of Biomedical Informatics
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- From the ‡Department of Biomedical Informatics
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- ‖MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Bioinformatics Division, TNLIST/Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- From the ‡Department of Biomedical Informatics, ¶Institute of Systems Biomedicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China;
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Wu Q, Liu HO, Liu YD, Liu WS, Pan D, Zhang WJ, Yang L, Fu Q, Xu JJ, Gu JX. Decreased expression of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (Hnf4α)/microRNA-122 (miR-122) axis in hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma enhances potential oncogenic GALNT10 protein activity. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:1170-85. [PMID: 25422324 PMCID: PMC4294483 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.601203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Revised: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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MicroRNA-122 (miR-122), a mammalian liver-specific miRNA, has been reported to play crucial roles in the control of diverse aspects of hepatic function and dysfunction, including viral infection and hepatocarcinogenesis. In this study, we explored the clinical significance, transcriptional regulation, and direct target of miR-122 in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma. Reduced expression of miR-122 in patients with HBV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma was correlated with venous invasion and poor prognosis. Furthermore, UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-10 (GALNT10) was identified as a bona fide target of miR-122 in hepatoma cells. Ectopic expression and knockdown studies showed that GALNT10 indeed promotes proliferation and apoptosis resistance of hepatoma cells in a glycosyltransferase-dependent manner. Critically, adverse correlation between miR-122 and GALNT10, a poor prognosticator of clinical outcome, was demonstrated in hepatoma patients. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (Hnf4α), a liver-enriched transcription factor that activates miR-122 gene transcription, was suppressed in HBV-infected hepatoma cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay showed significantly reduced association of Hnf4α with the miR-122 promoter in HBV-infected hepatoma cells. Moreover, GALNT10 was found to intensify O-glycosylation following signal activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor. In addition, in a therapeutic perspective, we proved that GALNT10 silencing increases sensitivity to sorafenib and doxorubicin challenge. In summary, our results reveal a novel Hnf4α/miR-122/GALNT10 regulatory pathway that facilitates EGF miR-122 activation and hepatoma growth in HBV-associated hepatocarcinogenesis.
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- Qian Wu
- From the Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- From the Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- From the Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- From the Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- From the Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- From the Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- From the Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- From the Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- From the Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Health, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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Pantaleon M. The Role of Hexosamine Biosynthesis and Signaling in Early Development. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2015; 843:53-76. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2480-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nagel AK, Ball LE. Intracellular protein O-GlcNAc modification integrates nutrient status with transcriptional and metabolic regulation. Adv Cancer Res 2015; 126:137-66. [PMID: 25727147 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acr.2014.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The inducible, nutrient-sensitive posttranslational modification of protein Ser/Thr residues with O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) occurs on histones, transcriptional regulators, metabolic enzymes, oncogenes, tumor suppressors, and many critical intermediates of growth factor signaling. Cycling of O-GlcNAc modification on and off of protein substrates is catalyzed by the actions of O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase (OGA), respectively. To date, there are less than 150 publications addressing the role of O-GlcNAc modification in cancer and over half were published in the last 2 years. These studies have clearly established that increased expression of OGT and hyper-O-GlcNAcylation is common to human cancers of breast, prostate, colon, lung, and pancreas. Furthermore, attenuating OGT activity reduces tumor growth in vitro and metastasis in vivo. This chapter discusses the structure and function of the O-GlcNAc cycling enzymes, mechanisms by which protein O-GlcNAc modification sense changes in nutrient status, the influence of O-GlcNAc cycling enzymes on glucose metabolism, and provides an overview of recent observations regarding the role of O-GlcNAcylation in cancer.
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Kumari R, Kohli S, Das S. p53 regulation upon genotoxic stress: intricacies and complexities. Mol Cell Oncol 2014; 1:e969653. [PMID: 27308356 DOI: 10.4161/23723548.2014.969653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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p53, the revered savior of genomic integrity, receives signals from diverse stress sensors and strategizes to maintain cellular homeostasis. However, the predominance of p53 overshadows the fact that this herculean task is no one-man show; rather, there is a huge army of regulators that reign over p53 at various levels to avoid an unnecessary surge in its levels and sculpt it dynamically to favor one cellular outcome over another. This governance starts right at the time of p53 translation, which is gated by proteins that bind to p53 mRNA and keep a stringent check on p53 protein levels. The same effect is also achieved by ubiquitylases and deubiquitylases that fine-tune p53 turnover and miRNAs that modulate p53 levels, adding precision to this entire scheme. In addition, extensive covalent modifications and differential protein interactions allow p53 to trigger a tailor-made response for a given circumstance. To magnify the marvel, these various tiers of regulation operate simultaneously and in various combinations. In this review, we have tried to provide a glimpse into this bewildering labyrinth. We believe that further studies will result in a better understanding of p53 regulation and that new insights will help unravel many aspects of cancer biology.
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- Rajni Kumari
- Molecular Oncology Laboratory; National Institute of Immunology ; New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Oncology Laboratory; National Institute of Immunology ; New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Oncology Laboratory; National Institute of Immunology ; New Delhi, India
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Grosset AA, Labrie M, Gagné D, Vladoiu MC, Gaboury L, Doucet N, St-Pierre Y. Cytosolic galectin-7 impairs p53 functions and induces chemoresistance in breast cancer cells. BMC Cancer 2014; 14:801. [PMID: 25367122 PMCID: PMC4228062 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Resistance to apoptosis induced by anti-cancer drugs is a major obstacle for the treatment of aggressive forms of breast cancer. Galectin-7 (gal-7) was recently shown to be specifically expressed in basal-like but not in luminal subtypes of human breast cancer. Methods We generated a mutant form of gal-7 (R74S). Arginine 74 is the structural equivalent of arginine 186 found in human galectin-3. Mutation R186S was previously shown to abolish the biological function of galectin-3. Results Mutation of arginine 74 induced only limited and local changes to the gal-7 fold. Recombinant forms of R74S and wtgal-7 were also equally effective at forming dimers in solution. Analysis of the thermodynamic parameters by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) indicated, however, that binding of lactose to gal-7 was inhibited by the R74S mutation. Using confocal microscopy and electron microscopy, we confirmed the expression of gal-7 in the cytosolic and nuclear compartments of breast cancer cells and the ability of gal-7 to translocate to mitochondria. The mutation at position 74, however, greatly reduced the expression of gal-7 in the nuclear and mitochondrial compartments. Interestingly, cells expressing mutated gal-7 were equally if not even more resistant to drug-induced apoptosis when compared to cells expressing wtgal-7. We also found that both wtgal-7 and R74S inhibited dox-induced PARP-1 cleavage and p53 protein expression. The inhibition of p53 correlated with a decrease in p21 protein expression and CDKN1A mRNA. Furthermore, analysis of nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions showed that both wild type and R74S mutant gal-7 inhibited p53 nuclear translocation, possibly by increasing degradation of cytosolic p53. Conclusions These findings pose a challenge to the paradigm that has guided the design of galectin-specific inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. This study suggests that targeting CRD-independent cytosolic gal-7 in breast cancer cells may be a valuable strategy for the treatment of this disease. Our study will thus complement efforts towards improving selectivity of targeted anticancer agents. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2407-14-801) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Blv, des Prairies, Laval, Quebec H7V 1B7, Canada.
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Dissecting the subcellular distribution of a fatty-acylated protein is key to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms regulating protein movement and function in a cell. This protocol describes how to perform single-cell imaging of palmitoylation in a fatty-acylated protein of interest with high sensitivity using click chemistry, proximity ligation and fluorescence microscopy. The initial steps in this protocol involve optimization of conditions for (i) metabolic incorporation of an alkynyl analog of palmitic acid into cellular proteins coupled with click chemistry and (ii) detecting a specific protein of interest with primary antibodies using automated fluorescence microscopy, followed by (iii) imaging palmitoylation of the target fatty-acylated protein of interest, such as Wnt, Sonic Hedgehog or H-Ras. Furthermore, we outline strategies for imaging specific fatty-acylated proteins with subcellular organelles and/or total proteome palmitoylation, and we discuss special considerations that need to be given depending on the experimental design. The use of clickable fatty acids with proximity ligation may have promising applications to the investigation of fatty acylation cell biology. The entire protocol takes ∼3 weeks to complete.
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Huang Y, Rao A. Connections between TET proteins and aberrant DNA modification in cancer. Trends Genet 2014; 30:464-74. [PMID: 25132561 PMCID: PMC4337960 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2014.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2014] [Revised: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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DNA methylation has been linked to aberrant silencing of tumor suppressor genes in cancer, and an imbalance in DNA methylation-demethylation cycles is intimately implicated in the onset and progression of tumors. Ten-eleven translocation (TET) proteins are Fe(II)- and 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent dioxygenases that successively oxidize 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), 5-formylcytosine (5fC), and 5-carboxylcytosine (5caC), thereby mediating active DNA demethylation. In this review, we focus on the pathophysiological role of TET proteins and 5hmC in cancer. We present an overview of loss-of-function mutations and abnormal expression and regulation of TET proteins in hematological malignancies and solid tumors, and discuss the potential prognostic value of assessing TET mutations and 5hmC levels in cancer patients. We also address the crosstalk between TET and two critical enzymes involved in cell metabolism: O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine transferase (OGT) and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH). Lastly, we discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting TET proteins and aberrant DNA methylation in cancer.
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- Yun Huang
- La Jolla Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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- La Jolla Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Lee E, Kim EY. A role for timely nuclear translocation of clock repressor proteins in setting circadian clock speed. Exp Neurobiol 2014; 23:191-9. [PMID: 25258565 PMCID: PMC4174609 DOI: 10.5607/en.2014.23.3.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Revised: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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By means of a circadian clock system, all the living organisms on earth including human beings can anticipate the environmental rhythmic changes such as light/dark and warm/cold periods in a daily as well as in a yearly manner. Anticipating such environmental changes provide organisms with survival benefits via manifesting behavior and physiology at an advantageous time of the day and year. Cell-autonomous circadian oscillators, governed by transcriptional feedback loop composed of positive and negative elements, are organized into a hierarchical system throughout the organisms and generate an oscillatory expression of a clock gene by itself as well as clock controlled genes (ccgs) with a 24 hr periodicity. In the feedback loop, hetero-dimeric transcription factor complex induces the expression of negative regulatory proteins, which in turn represses the activity of transcription factors to inhibit their own transcription. Thus, for robust oscillatory rhythms of the expression of clock genes as well as ccgs, the precise control of subcellular localization and/or timely translocation of core clock protein are crucial. Here, we discuss how sub-cellular localization and nuclear translocation are controlled in a time-specific manner focusing on the negative regulatory clock proteins.
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- Euna Lee
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Brain Science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Brain Science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, Korea
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Issad T, Pagesy P. [Protein O-GlcNAcylation and regulation of cell signalling: involvement in pathophysiology]. Biol Aujourdhui 2014; 208:109-17. [PMID: 25190571 DOI: 10.1051/jbio/2014015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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O-GlcNAcylation corresponds to the addition of N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNAc) on serine or threonine residues of cytosolic and nuclear proteins. This reversible post-translational modification regulates protein phosphorylation, sub-cellular localisation, stability and activity. Only two enzymes, OGT (O-linked N-acetyl-glucosaminyltransferase) and OGA (O-linked N-acetyl-β-D glucosaminidase), control the addition and removal of GlcNAc from more than a thousand of proteins. Alternative splicing generates different isoforms of OGT and OGA, and address these enzymes to different sub-cellular compartments (mitochondria, cytosol...), restraining their action to specific subsets of substrates. Moreover, interaction with adaptor proteins may also help address these enzymes to specific substrates. Alterations in protein O-GlcNAcylation have been observed in a number of important human diseases, such as Alzheimer, cancer and diabetes. A reciprocal relationship between Tau protein phosphorylation and O-GlcNAcylation has been observed, and decreased O-GlcNAcylation in the brain of patients with Alzheimer diseases may favour Tau aggregation, destabilisation of microtubules and neuronal alterations. Alterations in OGT/OGA expression levels, and in protein O-GlcNAcylation, have been described in different types of cancer, and much evidence indicates that O-GlcNAcylation may participate in abnormal proliferation and migration of cancer cells. O-GlcNAcylation of transcription factors and signalling effectors may also participate in defects observed in diabetes. Indeed, in situation of chronic hyperglycaemia, abnormal O-GlcNAcylation may have deleterious effect on insulin secretion and action, resulting in further impairment of glucose homeostasis. Therefore, O-GlcNAcylation appears to be a major regulator of cellular activities and may play an important part in different human diseases. However, because of the large spectrum of OGT and OGA substrates, targeting O-GlcNAc for treatment of these diseases will be a highly challenging task.
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- Tarik Issad
- Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France - INSERM, U1016, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France - INSERM, U1016, Paris, France
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Lima VV, Lobato NS, Filgueira FP, Webb RC, Tostes RC, Giachini FR. Vascular O-GlcNAcylation augments reactivity to constrictor stimuli by prolonging phosphorylated levels of the myosin light chain. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 47:826-33. [PMID: 25140811 PMCID: PMC4181217 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20144001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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O-GlcNAcylation is a modification that alters the function of numerous proteins. We hypothesized that augmented O-GlcNAcylation levels enhance myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) and reduce myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCP) activity, leading to increased vascular contractile responsiveness. The vascular responses were measured by isometric force displacement. Thoracic aorta and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) from rats were incubated with vehicle or with PugNAc, which increases O-GlcNAcylation. In addition, we determined whether proteins that play an important role in the regulation of MLCK and MLCP activity are directly affected by O-GlcNAcylation. PugNAc enhanced phenylephrine (PE) responses in rat aortas (maximal effect, 14.2 ± 2 vs 7.9 ± 1 mN for vehicle, n=7). Treatment with an MLCP inhibitor (calyculin A) augmented vascular responses to PE (13.4 ± 2 mN) and abolished the differences in PE-response between the groups. The effect of PugNAc was not observed when vessels were preincubated with ML-9, an MLCK inhibitor (7.3 ± 2 vs 7.5 ± 2 mN for vehicle, n=5). Furthermore, our data showed that differences in the PE-induced contractile response between the groups were abolished by the activator of AMP-activated protein kinase (AICAR; 6.1 ± 2 vs 7.4 ± 2 mN for vehicle, n=5). PugNAc increased phosphorylation of myosin phosphatase target subunit 1 (MYPT-1) and protein kinase C-potentiated inhibitor protein of 17 kDa (CPI-17), which are involved in RhoA/Rho-kinase-mediated inhibition of myosin phosphatase activity. PugNAc incubation produced a time-dependent increase in vascular phosphorylation of myosin light chain and decreased phosphorylation levels of AMP-activated protein kinase, which decreased the affinity of MLCK for Ca(2+)/calmodulin. Our data suggest that proteins that play an important role in the regulation of MLCK and MLCP activity are directly affected by O-GlcNAcylation, favoring vascular contraction.
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- V V Lima
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, MT, Brasil
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- Curso de Medicina, Setor de Fisiologia Humana, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Jataí, GO, Brasil
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- Curso de Medicina, Setor de Fisiologia Humana, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Jataí, GO, Brasil
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- Department of Physiology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, MT, Brasil
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Expression of STEAP1 and STEAP1B in prostate cell lines, and the putative regulation of STEAP1 by post-transcriptional and post-translational mechanisms. Genes Cancer 2014; 5:142-51. [PMID: 25053991 PMCID: PMC4091532 DOI: 10.18632/genesandcancer.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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STEAP1 gene is overexpressed in several kinds of tumors, particularly in prostate cancer. Besides STEAP1, there is another related gene, STEAP1B, which may encode two different transcripts. Although several studies have been pointing STEAP1 as a putative immunotherapeutic target and biomarker, the mechanisms underlying its regulation are not fully understood. In silico analysis allowed us to show that STEAP1 and STEAP1B share high homology, but with slight differences at structural level. Experiments with prostate cells showed that STEAP1B2 is overexpressed in cancer cells. Regarding STEAP1 regulation, it is demonstrated that the stability of mRNA and protein is higher in LNCaP than in PNT1A cells. Of note, serum triggered opposite effects in LNCaP and PNT1A in relation to STEAP1 stability, e.g., increasing it in PNT1A and decreasing in LNCaP. These results suggest that STEAP1 may be regulated by post-transcriptional and post-translational modifications (PTM), which may differ between non-neoplastic and neoplastic cells. These PTM are supported through in silico analysis, where several modifications such as N-glycosylation, N-Glycation, Phosphorylation and O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine, may occur in STEAP1 protein. In conclusion, these data indicate that STEAP1B2 is overexpressed in neoplastic cells, and PTM may be involved in regulation of STEAP1 expression in prostate cells.
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OGA heterozygosity suppresses intestinal tumorigenesis in Apc(min/+) mice. Oncogenesis 2014; 3:e109. [PMID: 25000257 PMCID: PMC4150210 DOI: 10.1038/oncsis.2014.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Revised: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Emerging evidence suggests that aberrant O-GlcNAcylation is associated with tumorigenesis. Many oncogenic factors are O-GlcNAcylated, which modulates their functions. However, it remains unclear how O-GlcNAcylation and O-GlcNAc cycling enzymes, O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase (OGA), affect the development of cancer in animal models. In this study, we show that reduced level of OGA attenuates colorectal tumorigenesis induced by Adenomatous polyposis coli (Apc) mutation. The levels of O-GlcNAcylation and O-GlcNAc cycling enzymes were simultaneously upregulated in intestinal adenomas from mice, and in human patients. In two independent microarray data sets, the expression of OGA and OGT was significantly associated with poor cancer-specific survival of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. In addition, OGA heterozygosity, which results in increased levels of O-GlcNAcylation, attenuated intestinal tumor formation in the Apcmin/+ background. Apcmin/+OGA+/− mice exhibited a significantly increased survival rate compared with Apcmin/+ mice. Consistent with this, Apcmin/+OGA+/− mice expressed lower levels of Wnt target genes than Apcmin/+. However, the knockout of OGA did not affect Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Overall, these findings suggest that OGA is crucial for tumor growth in CRC independently of Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
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Sohn KC, Lee EJ, Shin JM, Lim EH, No Y, Lee JY, Yoon TY, Lee YH, Im M, Lee Y, Seo YJ, Lee JH, Kim CD. Regulation of keratinocyte differentiation by O-GlcNAcylation. J Dermatol Sci 2014; 75:10-5. [PMID: 24802710 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2014.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Revised: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) modification is one of the posttranslational modification, emerging as an important regulatory mechanism in various cellular events. OBJECTIVE We attempted to investigate whether O-GlcNAcylation is involved in keratinocyte differentiation. METHODS Immunohistochemistry and Western blot were performed to demonstrate O-GlcNAcylation in keratinocyte differentiation. RESULTS During calcium-induced keratinocyte differentiation, overall O-GlcNAcylation was decreased in a temporal manner. We focused our attention on transcription factor Sp-1, which is implicated in keratinocyte differentiation. Total Sp-1 level did not change during keratinocyte differentiation. However, O-GlcNAcylated Sp-1 was decreased in a keratinocyte differentiation-dependent manner. Interestingly, transcriptional activity of Sp-1, in terms of involucrin and loricrin promoter activities, was markedly increased by overexpression of O-GlcNAcase (OGA). In addition, membrane permeable non-O-GlcNAcylated Sp-1 did show transcriptional activity, while membrane permeable O-GlcNAcylated Sp-1 did not, suggesting O-GlcNAcylated Sp-1 is an inactive form in keratinocyte differentiation. CONCLUSION Our results reveal that O-GlcNAcylation is a dynamic regulatory mechanism for keratinocyte differentiation.
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- Kyung-Cheol Sohn
- Department of Dermatology and Research Institute for Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology and Research Institute for Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology and Research Institute for Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology and Research Institute for Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology and Research Institute for Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology and Research Institute for Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology and Research Institute for Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology and Research Institute for Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology and Research Institute for Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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de Queiroz RM, Carvalho E, Dias WB. O-GlcNAcylation: The Sweet Side of the Cancer. Front Oncol 2014; 4:132. [PMID: 24918087 PMCID: PMC4042083 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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O-GlcNAcylation is an O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) moiety linked to the serine or threonine residues in proteins. O-GlcNAcylation is a dynamic post-translational modification involved in a wide range of biological processes and diseases such as cancer. This modification can increase and decrease the activity of enzymes as well as interfere with protein stability and interaction. The modulatory capacity of O-GlcNAcylation, as well as protein phosphorylation, is of paramount importance in the regulation of metabolism and intracellular signaling of tumor cells. Thus, understanding the regulation of O-GlcNAcylation in tumor cells and their difference compared to non-tumor cells may elucidate new mechanisms related to tumor generation and development, could provide a new marker to diagnosis and prognosis in patients with cancer and indicate a new target to cancer chemotherapy.
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- Rafaela Muniz de Queiroz
- Laboratório de Glicobiologia Estrutural e Funcional, Centro de Ciências da Saúde - Bloco G, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquimica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- Laboratório de Glicobiologia Estrutural e Funcional, Centro de Ciências da Saúde - Bloco G, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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Kim EJ, Abramowitz LK, Bond MR, Love DC, Kang DW, Leucke HF, Kang DW, Ahn JS, Hanover JA. Versatile O-GlcNAc transferase assay for high-throughput identification of enzyme variants, substrates, and inhibitors. Bioconjug Chem 2014; 25:1025-30. [PMID: 24866374 PMCID: PMC4215860 DOI: 10.1021/bc5001774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The dynamic glycosylation of serine/threonine
residues on nucleocytoplasmic
proteins with a single N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAcylation) is critical for many important cellular
processes. Cellular O-GlcNAc levels are highly regulated
by two enzymes: O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) is responsible
for GlcNAc addition and O-GlcNAcase (OGA) is responsible
for removal of the sugar. The lack of a rapid and simple method for
monitoring OGT activity has impeded the efficient discovery of potent
OGT inhibitors. In this study we describe a novel, single-well OGT
enzyme assay that utilizes 6 × His-tagged substrates, a chemoselective
chemical reaction, and unpurified OGT. The high-throughput Ni-NTA
Plate OGT Assay will facilitate discovery of potent OGT-specific inhibitors
on versatile substrates and the characterization of new enzyme variants.
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- Eun J Kim
- Department of Science Education-Chemistry Major, Daegu University , Gyeongbuk 712-714, South Korea
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Elevated O-LinkedN-Acetylglucosamine Correlated with Reduced Sp1 Cooperative DNA Binding with Its Collaborating Factorsin Vivo. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 74:1668-72. [DOI: 10.1271/bbb.100289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Gurel Z, Zaro BW, Pratt MR, Sheibani N. Identification of O-GlcNAc modification targets in mouse retinal pericytes: implication of p53 in pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95561. [PMID: 24788674 PMCID: PMC4006792 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Hyperglycemia is the primary cause of the majority of diabetes complications, including diabetic retinopathy (DR). Hyperglycemic conditions have a detrimental effect on many tissues and cell types, especially the retinal vascular cells including early loss of pericytes (PC). However, the mechanisms behind this selective sensitivity of retinal PC to hyperglycemia are undefined. The O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) modification is elevated under hyperglycemic condition, and thus, may present an important molecular modification impacting the hyperglycemia-driven complications of diabetes. We have recently demonstrated that the level of O-GlcNAc modification in response to high glucose is variable in various retinal vascular cells. Retinal PC responded with the highest increase in O-GlcNAc modification compared to retinal endothelial cells and astrocytes. Here we show that these differences translated into functional changes, with an increase in apoptosis of retinal PC, not just under high glucose but also under treatment with O-GlcNAc modification inducers, PUGNAc and Thiamet-G. To gain insight into the molecular mechanisms involved, we have used click-It chemistry and LC-MS analysis and identified 431 target proteins of O-GlcNAc modification in retinal PC using an alkynyl-modified GlcNAc analog (GlcNAlk). Among the O-GlcNAc target proteins identified here 115 of them were not previously reported to be target of O-GlcNAc modification. We have identified at least 34 of these proteins with important roles in various aspects of cell death processes. Our results indicated that increased O-GlcNAc modification of p53 was associated with an increase in its protein levels in retinal PC. Together our results suggest that post-translational O-GlcNAc modification of p53 and its increased levels may contribute to selective early loss of PC during diabetes. Thus, modulation of O-GlcNAc modification may provide a novel treatment strategy to prevent the initiation and progression of DR.
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- Zafer Gurel
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America; McPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Departments of Chemistry and Molecular and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Departments of Chemistry and Molecular and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America; McPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Singh JP, Zhang K, Wu J, Yang X. O-GlcNAc signaling in cancer metabolism and epigenetics. Cancer Lett 2014; 356:244-50. [PMID: 24769077 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2014.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
The covalent attachment of β-D-N-acetylglucosamine monosaccharides (O-GlcNAc) to serine/threonine residues of nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins is a major regulatory mechanism in cell physiology. Aberrant O-GlcNAc modification of signaling proteins, metabolic enzymes, and transcriptional and epigenetic regulators has been implicated in cancer. Relentless growth of cancer cells requires metabolic reprogramming that is intertwined with changes in the epigenetic landscape. This review highlights the emerging role of protein O-GlcNAcylation at the interface of cancer metabolism and epigenetics.
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- Jay Prakash Singh
- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA; Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA; Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA; Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA; Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA; School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA; Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA; Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.
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Tagliabracci VS, Engel JL, Wiley SE, Xiao J, Gonzalez DJ, Nidumanda Appaiah H, Koller A, Nizet V, White KE, Dixon JE. Dynamic regulation of FGF23 by Fam20C phosphorylation, GalNAc-T3 glycosylation, and furin proteolysis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:5520-5. [PMID: 24706917 PMCID: PMC3992636 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1402218111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The family with sequence similarity 20, member C (Fam20C) has recently been identified as the Golgi casein kinase. Fam20C phosphorylates secreted proteins on Ser-x-Glu/pSer motifs and loss-of-function mutations in the kinase cause Raine syndrome, an often-fatal osteosclerotic bone dysplasia. Fam20C is potentially an upstream regulator of the phosphate-regulating hormone fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), because humans with FAM20C mutations and Fam20C KO mice develop hypophosphatemia due to an increase in full-length, biologically active FGF23. However, the mechanism by which Fam20C regulates FGF23 is unknown. Here we show that Fam20C directly phosphorylates FGF23 on Ser(180), within the FGF23 R(176)XXR(179)/S(180)AE subtilisin-like proprotein convertase motif. This phosphorylation event inhibits O-glycosylation of FGF23 by polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 3 (GalNAc-T3), and promotes FGF23 cleavage and inactivation by the subtilisin-like proprotein convertase furin. Collectively, our results provide a molecular mechanism by which FGF23 is dynamically regulated by phosphorylation, glycosylation, and proteolysis. Furthermore, our findings suggest that cross-talk between phosphorylation and O-glycosylation of proteins in the secretory pathway may be an important mechanism by which secreted proteins are regulated.
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202; and
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- Stony Brook University Proteomics Center, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- Pediatrics
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202; and
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- Departments of Pharmacology
- Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and
- Chemistry and Biochemistry and
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Vaidyanathan K, Durning S, Wells L. Functional O-GlcNAc modifications: implications in molecular regulation and pathophysiology. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 49:140-163. [PMID: 24524620 PMCID: PMC4912837 DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2014.884535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is a regulatory post-translational modification of intracellular proteins. The dynamic and inducible cycling of the modification is governed by O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase (OGA) in response to UDP-GlcNAc levels in the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway (HBP). Due to its reliance on glucose flux and substrate availability, a major focus in the field has been on how O-GlcNAc contributes to metabolic disease. For years this post-translational modification has been known to modify thousands of proteins implicated in various disorders, but direct functional connections have until recently remained elusive. New research is beginning to reveal the specific mechanisms through which O-GlcNAc influences cell dynamics and disease pathology including clear examples of O-GlcNAc modification at a specific site on a given protein altering its biological functions. The following review intends to focus primarily on studies in the last half decade linking O-GlcNAc modification of proteins with chromatin-directed gene regulation, developmental processes, and several metabolically related disorders including Alzheimer's, heart disease and cancer. These studies illustrate the emerging importance of this post-translational modification in biological processes and multiple pathophysiologies.
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
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O-GlcNAcylation regulates EZH2 protein stability and function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:1355-60. [PMID: 24474760 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1323226111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) transferase (OGT) is the only known enzyme that catalyzes the O-GlcNAcylation of proteins at the Ser or Thr side chain hydroxyl group. OGT participates in transcriptional and epigenetic regulation, and dysregulation of OGT has been implicated in diseases such as cancer. However, the underlying mechanism is largely unknown. Here we show that OGT is required for the trimethylation of histone 3 at K27 to form the product H3K27me3, a process catalyzed by the histone methyltransferase enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) in the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2). H3K27me3 is one of the most important histone modifications to mark the transcriptionally silenced chromatin. We found that the level of H3K27me3, but not other H3 methylation products, was greatly reduced upon OGT depletion. OGT knockdown specifically down-regulated the protein stability of EZH2, without altering the levels of H3K27 demethylases UTX and JMJD3, and disrupted the integrity of the PRC2 complex. Furthermore, the interaction of OGT and EZH2/PRC2 was detected by coimmunoprecipitation and cosedimentation experiments. Importantly, we identified that serine 75 is the site for EZH2 O-GlcNAcylation, and the EZH2 mutant S75A exhibited reduction in stability. Finally, microarray and ChIP analysis have characterized a specific subset of potential tumor suppressor genes subject to repression via the OGT-EZH2 axis. Together these results indicate that OGT-mediated O-GlcNAcylation at S75 stabilizes EZH2 and hence facilitates the formation of H3K27me3. The study not only uncovers a functional posttranslational modification of EZH2 but also reveals a unique epigenetic role of OGT in regulating histone methylation.
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Rabilloud T, Lescuyer P. The proteomic to biology inference, a frequently overlooked concern in the interpretation of proteomic data: a plea for functional validation. Proteomics 2014; 14:157-61. [PMID: 24273051 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201300413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Proteomics will celebrate its 20th year in 2014. In this relatively short period of time, it has invaded most areas of biology and its use will probably continue to spread in the future. These two decades have seen a considerable increase in the speed and sensitivity of protein identification and characterization, even from complex samples. Indeed, what was a challenge twenty years ago is now little more than a daily routine. Although not completely over, the technological challenge now makes room to another challenge, which is the best possible appraisal and exploitation of proteomic data to draw the best possible conclusions from a biological point of view. The point developed in this paper is that proteomic data are almost always fragmentary. This means in turn that although better than an mRNA level, a protein level is often insufficient to draw a valid conclusion from a biological point of view, especially in a world where PTMs play such an important role. This means in turn that transformation of proteomic data into biological data requires an important intermediate layer of functional validation, i.e. not merely the confirmation of protein abundance changes by other methods, but a functional appraisal of the biological consequences of the protein level changes highlighted by the proteomic screens.
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- Thierry Rabilloud
- CNRS UMR 5249, Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals, Grenoble, France; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals, Grenoble, France; CEA Grenoble, iRTSV/CBM, Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals, Grenoble, France
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Chaiyawat P, Netsirisawan P, Svasti J, Champattanachai V. Aberrant O-GlcNAcylated Proteins: New Perspectives in Breast and Colorectal Cancer. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2014; 5:193. [PMID: 25426101 PMCID: PMC4227529 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Increasing glucose consumption is thought to provide an evolutionary advantage to cancer cells. Alteration of glucose metabolism in cancer influences various important metabolic pathways including the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway (HBP), a relatively minor branch of glycolysis. Uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc), an end product of HBP, is a sugar substrate used for classical glycosylation and O-GlcNAcylation, a post-translational protein modification implicated in a wide range of effects on cellular functions. Emerging evidence reveals that certain cellular proteins are abnormally O-GlcNAc modified in many kinds of cancers, indicating O-GlcNAcylation is associated with malignancy. Since O-GlcNAc rapidly on and off modifies in a similar time scale as in phosphorylation and these modifications may occur on proteins at either on the same or adjacent sites, it suggests that both modifications can work to regulate the cellular signaling pathways. This review describes the metabolic shifts related to the HBP, which are commonly found in most cancers. It also describes O-GlcNAc modified proteins identified in primary breast and colorectal cancer, as well as in the related cancer cell lines. Moreover, we also discuss the potential use of aberrant O-GlcNAcylated proteins as novel biomarkers of cancer.
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- Parunya Chaiyawat
- Applied Biological Sciences Program, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Applied Biological Sciences Program, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Applied Biological Sciences Program, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
- *Correspondence: Voraratt Champattanachai, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Chulabhorn Research Institute, 54 Kamphaeng Phet 6, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Thailand e-mail:
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Hock AK, Vousden KH. The role of ubiquitin modification in the regulation of p53. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:137-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Martin JC, Fadda E, Ito K, Woods RJ. Defining the structural origin of the substrate sequence independence of O-GlcNAcase using a combination of molecular docking and dynamics simulation. Glycobiology 2014; 24:85-96. [PMID: 24134879 PMCID: PMC3854502 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwt094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 10/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Protein glycosylation with O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is a post-translational modification of serine/threonine residues in nucleocytoplasmic proteins. O-GlcNAc has been shown to play a role in many different cellular processes and O-GlcNAcylation is often found at sites that are also known to be phosphorylated. Unlike phosphorylation, O-GlcNAc levels are regulated by only two enzymes, O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAc hydrolase (O-GlcNAcase or OGA). So far, no obvious consensus sequence has been found for sites of O-GlcNAcylation. Additionally, O-GlcNAcase recognizes and cleaves all O-GlcNAcylated proteins, independent of their sequence. In this work, we generate and analyze five models of O-GlcNAcylated peptides in complex with a bacterial OGA. Each of the five glycopeptides bind to OGA in a similar fashion, with OGA-peptide interactions primarily, but not exclusively, involving the peptide backbone atoms, thus explaining the lack of sensitivity to peptide sequence. Nonetheless, differences in peptide sequences, particularly at the -1 to -4 positions, lead to variations in predicted affinity, consistent with observed experimental variations in enzyme kinetics. The potential exists, therefore, to employ the present analysis to guide the development glycopeptide-specific inhibitors, or conversely, the conversion of OGA into a reagent that could target specific O-GlcNAcylated peptide sequences.
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- Joanne C Martin
- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Centre, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Centre, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Zhang Z, Tan EP, VandenHull NJ, Peterson KR, Slawson C. O-GlcNAcase Expression is Sensitive to Changes in O-GlcNAc Homeostasis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2014; 5:206. [PMID: 25520704 PMCID: PMC4249489 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is a post-translational modification involving an attachment of a single β-N-acetylglucosamine moiety to serine or threonine residues in nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins. Cellular O-GlcNAc levels are regulated by two enzymes: O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase (OGA), which add and remove the modification, respectively. The levels of O-GlcNAc can rapidly change in response to fluctuations in the extracellular environment; however, O-GlcNAcylation returns to a baseline level quickly after stimulus removal. This process termed O-GlcNAc homeostasis appears to be critical to the regulation of many cellular functions including cell cycle progress, stress response, and gene transcription. Disruptions in O-GlcNAc homeostasis are proposed to lead to the development of diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. O-GlcNAc homeostasis is correlated with the expression of OGT and OGA. We reason that alterations in O-GlcNAc levels affect OGA and OGT transcription. We treated several human cell lines with Thiamet-G (TMG, an OGA inhibitor) to increase overall O-GlcNAc levels resulting in decreased OGT protein expression and increased OGA protein expression. OGT transcript levels slightly declined with TMG treatment, but OGA transcript levels were significantly increased. Pretreating cells with protein translation inhibitor cycloheximide did not stabilize OGT or OGA protein expression in the presence of TMG; nor did TMG stabilize OGT and OGA mRNA levels when cells were treated with RNA transcription inhibitor actinomycin D. Finally, we performed RNA Polymerase II chromatin immunoprecipitation at the OGA promoter and found that RNA Pol II occupancy at the transcription start site was lower after prolonged TMG treatment. Together, these data suggest that OGA transcription was sensitive to changes in O-GlcNAc homeostasis and was potentially regulated by O-GlcNAc.
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- Zhen Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- KUMC Cancer Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- Institute for Reproductive Health and Regenerative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- KUMC Cancer Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- Institute for Reproductive Health and Regenerative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- KU Alzheimer’s Disease Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- *Correspondence: Chad Slawson, Laboratory of Slawson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, MS3030, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA e-mail:
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Lichti CF, Wildburger NC, Emmett MR, Mostovenko E, Shavkunov AS, Strain SK, Nilsson CL. Post-translational Modifications in the Human Proteome. TRANSLATIONAL BIOINFORMATICS 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9202-8_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Li Z, Yi W. Regulation of cancer metabolism by O-GlcNAcylation. Glycoconj J 2013; 31:185-91. [PMID: 24323367 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-013-9515-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Revised: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Cancer cells exhibit increased uptake of glucose and glutamine, and rewire the metabolic flux toward anabolic pathways important for cell growth and proliferation. Understanding how this altered metabolism is regulated has recently emerged as an intense research focus in cancer biology. O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is a reversible posttranslational modification of serine and/or threonine residues of nuclear and cytosolic proteins. O-GlcNAcylation has been identified in numerous proteins that are involved in many important cellular functions, including transcription, translation, signal transduction, and stress responses. More recently, increasing evidence indicates that O-GlcNAcylation plays important roles in regulating cancer metabolic reprogramming by modifying key transcription factors, metabolic enzymes and major oncogenic signaling pathways. Thus, O-GlcNAcylation emerges as a novel regulatory mechanism linking altered metabolism to cancer pathogenesis.
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- Zhonghua Li
- Institute of Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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Dassanayaka S, Jones SP. O-GlcNAc and the cardiovascular system. Pharmacol Ther 2013; 142:62-71. [PMID: 24287310 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2013.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The cardiovascular system is capable of robust changes in response to physiologic and pathologic stimuli through intricate signaling mechanisms. The area of metabolism has witnessed a veritable renaissance in the cardiovascular system. In particular, the post-translational β-O-linkage of N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) to cellular proteins represents one such signaling pathway that has been implicated in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease. This highly dynamic protein modification may induce functional changes in proteins and regulate key cellular processes including translation, transcription, and cell death. In addition, its potential interplay with phosphorylation provides an additional layer of complexity to post-translational regulation. The hexosamine biosynthetic pathway generally requires glucose to form the nucleotide sugar, UDP-GlcNAc. Accordingly, O-GlcNAcylation may be altered in response to nutrient availability and cellular stress. Recent literature supports O-GlcNAcylation as an autoprotective response in models of acute stress (hypoxia, ischemia, oxidative stress). Models of sustained stress, such as pressure overload hypertrophy, and infarct-induced heart failure, may also require protein O-GlcNAcylation as a partial compensatory mechanism. Yet, in models of Type II diabetes, O-GlcNAcylation has been implicated in the subsequent development of vascular, and even cardiac, dysfunction. This review will address this apparent paradox and discuss the potential mechanisms of O-GlcNAc-mediated cardioprotection and cardiovascular dysfunction. This discussion will also address potential targets for pharmacologic interventions and the unique considerations related to such targets.
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- Sujith Dassanayaka
- Institute of Molecular Cardiology, Diabetes and Obesity Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Cardiology, Diabetes and Obesity Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
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Huang X, Pan Q, Sun D, Chen W, Shen A, Huang M, Ding J, Geng M. O-GlcNAcylation of cofilin promotes breast cancer cell invasion. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:36418-25. [PMID: 24214978 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.495713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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O-GlcNAcylation is a post-translational modification that regulates a broad range of nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins and is emerging as a key regulator of various biological processes. Previous studies have shown that increased levels of global O-GlcNAcylation and O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) are linked to the incidence of metastasis in breast cancer patients, but the molecular basis behind this is not fully known. In this study, we have determined that the actin-binding protein cofilin is O-GlcNAcylated by OGT and mainly, if not completely, mediates OGT modulation of cell mobility. O-GlcNAcylation at Ser-108 of cofilin is required for its proper localization in invadopodia at the leading edge of breast cancer cells during three-dimensional cell invasion. Loss of O-GlcNAcylation of cofilin leads to destabilization of invadopodia and impairs cell invasion, although the actin-severing activity or lamellipodial localization is not affected. Our study provides insights into the mechanism of post-translational modification in fine-tuning the regulation of cofilin activity and suggests its important implications in cancer metastasis.
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- Xun Huang
- From the Division of Anti-tumor Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203 and
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Discovery and confirmation of O-GlcNAcylated proteins in rat liver mitochondria by combination of mass spectrometry and immunological methods. PLoS One 2013; 8:e76399. [PMID: 24098488 PMCID: PMC3788734 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is an important post-translational modification (PTM) consisting of a single N-acetylglucosamine moiety attached via an O-β-glycosidic linkage to serine and threonine residues. Glycosylation with O-GlcNAc occurs on myriad nuclear and cytosolic proteins from almost all functional classes. However, with respect to O-GlcNAcylated proteins special in mitochondria, little attention has been paid. In this study, we combined mass spectrometry and immunological methods to perform global exploration of O-GlcNAcylated proteins specific in mitochondria of rat liver. First, highly purified mitochondrial proteins were obviously shown to be O-GlcNAcylated by immunoblot profiling. Then, β-elimination followed by Michael Addition with Dithiothreitol (BEMAD) treatment and LC-MS/MS were performed to enrich and identify O-GlcNAcylated mitochondrial proteins, resulting in an unambiguous assignment of 14 O-GlcNAcylation sites, mapping to 11 O-GlcNAcylated proteins. Furthermore, the identified O-GlcNAcylated mitochondrial proteins were fully validated by both electron transfer dissociation tandem mass spectrometry (ETD/MS/MS) and western blot. Thus, for the first time, our study definitely not only identified but also validated that some mitochondrial proteins in rat liver are O-GlcNAcylated. Interestingly, all of these O-GlcNAcylated mitochondrial proteins are enzymes, the majority of which are involved in a wide variety of biological processes, such as urea cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle and lipid metabolism, indicating a role for protein O-GlcNAcylation in mitochondrial function.
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Groves JA, Lee A, Yildirir G, Zachara NE. Dynamic O-GlcNAcylation and its roles in the cellular stress response and homeostasis. Cell Stress Chaperones 2013; 18:535-58. [PMID: 23620203 PMCID: PMC3745259 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-013-0426-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Revised: 03/29/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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O-linked N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is a ubiquitous and dynamic post-translational modification known to modify over 3,000 nuclear, cytoplasmic, and mitochondrial eukaryotic proteins. Addition of O-GlcNAc to proteins is catalyzed by the O-GlcNAc transferase and is removed by a neutral-N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase (O-GlcNAcase). O-GlcNAc is thought to regulate proteins in a manner analogous to protein phosphorylation, and the cycling of this carbohydrate modification regulates many cellular functions such as the cellular stress response. Diverse forms of cellular stress and tissue injury result in enhanced O-GlcNAc modification, or O-GlcNAcylation, of numerous intracellular proteins. Stress-induced O-GlcNAcylation appears to promote cell/tissue survival by regulating a multitude of biological processes including: the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway, heat shock protein expression, calcium homeostasis, levels of reactive oxygen species, ER stress, protein stability, mitochondrial dynamics, and inflammation. Here, we will discuss the regulation of these processes by O-GlcNAc and the impact of such regulation on survival in models of ischemia reperfusion injury and trauma hemorrhage. We will also discuss the misregulation of O-GlcNAc in diseases commonly associated with the stress response, namely Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Finally, we will highlight recent advancements in the tools and technologies used to study the O-GlcNAc modification.
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- Jennifer A. Groves
- The Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205-2185 USA
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- The Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205-2185 USA
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- The Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205-2185 USA
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- The Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205-2185 USA
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Ramakrishnan P, Clark PM, Mason DE, Peters EC, Hsieh-Wilson LC, Baltimore D. Activation of the transcriptional function of the NF-κB protein c-Rel by O-GlcNAc glycosylation. Sci Signal 2013; 6:ra75. [PMID: 23982206 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2004097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The transcription factor nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) rapidly reprograms gene expression in response to various stimuli, and its activity is regulated by several posttranslational modifications, including phosphorylation, methylation, and acetylation. The addition of O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (a process known as O-GlcNAcylation) is an abundant posttranslational modification that is enhanced in conditions such as hyperglycemia and cellular stress. We report that the NF-κB subunit c-Rel is modified and activated by O-GlcNAcylation. We identified serine 350 as the site of O-GlcNAcylation, which was required for the DNA binding and transactivation functions of c-Rel. Blocking the O-GlcNAcylation of this residue abrogated c-Rel-mediated expression of the cytokine-encoding genes IL2, IFNG, and CSF2 in response to T cell receptor (TCR) activation, whereas increasing the extent of O-GlcNAcylation of cellular proteins enhanced the expression of these genes. TCR- or tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced expression of other NF-κB target genes, such as NFKBIA (which encodes IκBα) and TNFAIP3 (which encodes A20), occurred independently of the O-GlcNAcylation of c-Rel. Our findings suggest a stimulus-specific role for hyperglycemia-induced O-GlcNAcylation of c-Rel in promoting T cell-mediated autoimmunity in conditions such as type 1 diabetes by enhancing the production of T helper cell cytokines.
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Tang C, Welty DF. A dynamic view to the modulation of phosphorylation and O-GlcNAcylation by inhibition of O-GlcNAcase. Comput Biol Chem 2013; 45:9-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2013.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Feng Z, Hui Y, Ling L, Xiaoyan L, Yuqiu W, Peng W, Lianwen Z. FBXW10 is negatively regulated in transcription and expression level by protein O-GlcNAcylation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 438:427-32. [PMID: 23899520 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.07.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Intricate cross-talks exist among multiple post-translational modifications that play critical roles in various cellular events, such as the control of gene expression and regulation of protein function. Here, the cross-talk between O-GlcNAcylation and ubiquitination was investigated in HEK293T cells. By PCR array, 84 ubiquitination-related genes were explored in transcription level in response to the elevation of total protein O-GlcNAcylation due to over-expression of OGT, inhibition of OGA or GlcN treatment. Varied genes were transcriptionally regulated by using different method. But FBXW10, an F-box protein targeting specific proteins for ubiquitination, could be negatively regulated in all ways, suggesting its regulation by protein O-GlcNAcylation. By RT-PCR and Western blot analysis, it was found that FBXW10 could be sharply down-regulated in mRNA and protein level in GlcN-treated cells in a time-dependent way, in line with the enhancement of protein O-GlcNAcylation. It was also found that endogenous FBXW10 was modified by O-GlcNAc in HEK293T cells, implying O-GlcNAcylation might regulate FBXW10 in multiple levels. These findings indicate that O-GlcNAcylation is involved in the regulation of ubiquitination-related genes, and help us understand the cross-talk between O-GlcNAcylation and ubiquitination.
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- Zhou Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China
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Ju Y, Yu A, Sun X, Wu D, Zhang H. Glucosamine, a naturally occurring amino monosaccharide, inhibits A549 and H446 cell proliferation by blocking G1/S transition. Mol Med Rep 2013; 8:794-8. [PMID: 23846431 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2013.1584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Uncontrolled proliferation is important in tumorigenesis. In the present study, the effects of glucosamine on lung cancer cell proliferation were investigated. The expression of cyclin E, one of the key cyclins in the G1/S transition, and Skp2, the ubiquitin ligase subunit that targets the negative cell cycle regulator, p27Kip1, were also assessed. Moreover, the underlying mechanisms of action of glucosamine were investigated in lung cancer cells. A549 and H446 cells were synchronized using thymidine in the presence or absence of glucosamine. The effect of glucosamine on lung cancer cell proliferation was determined by MTT assay. Cyclin E and p27Kip1 proteins and their phosphorylation levels were detected by western blot analysis. Furthermore, the effect of glucosamine on the cell cycle was evaluated by flow cytometry. Glucosamine was found to inhibit lung cancer cell proliferation and to suppress Skp2 and cyclin E expression. Notably, the phosphorylation levels of cyclin E (Thr62) and p27Kip1 (Thr187) were downregulated by glucosamine, and negatively correlated with degradation. Glucosamine was also found to arrest lung cancer cells in the G1/S phase. Thus, glucosamine may inhibit lung cancer cell proliferation by blocking G1/S transition through the inhibition of cyclin E and Skp2 protein expression.
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- Yinghua Ju
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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Ruan HB, Nie Y, Yang X. Regulation of protein degradation by O-GlcNAcylation: crosstalk with ubiquitination. Mol Cell Proteomics 2013; 12:3489-97. [PMID: 23824911 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.r113.029751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The post-translational modification of intracellular proteins by O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) regulates essential cellular processes such as signal transduction, transcription, translation, and protein degradation. Misfolded, damaged, and unwanted proteins are tagged with a chain of ubiquitin moieties for degradation by the proteasome, which is critical for cellular homeostasis. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of the interplay between O-GlcNAcylation and ubiquitination in the control of protein degradation. Understanding the mechanisms of action of O-GlcNAcylation in the ubiquitin-proteosome system shall facilitate the development of therapeutics for human diseases such as cancer, metabolic syndrome, and neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Hai-Bin Ruan
- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism and Section of Comparative Medicine, Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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Champattanachai V, Netsirisawan P, Chaiyawat P, Phueaouan T, Charoenwattanasatien R, Chokchaichamnankit D, Punyarit P, Srisomsap C, Svasti J. Proteomic analysis and abrogated expression of O-GlcNAcylated proteins associated with primary breast cancer. Proteomics 2013; 13:2088-99. [PMID: 23576270 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Revised: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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O-GlcNAcylation is a dynamic PTM of nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins, regulated by O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase, which catalyze the addition and removal of O-GlcNAc, respectively. This modification is associated with glucose metabolism, which plays important roles in many diseases including cancer. Although emerging evidence reveals that some tumor-associated proteins are O-GlcNAc modified, the total O-GlcNAcylation in cancer is still largely unexplored. Here, we demonstrate that O-GlcNAcylation was increased in primary breast malignant tumors, not in benign tumors and that this augmentation was associated with increased expression of OGT level. Using 2D O-GlcNAc immnoblotting and LC-MS/MS analysis, we successfully identified 29 proteins, with seven being uniquely O-GlcNAcylated or associated with O-GlcNAcylation in cancer. Of these identified proteins, some were related to the Warburg effect, including metabolic enzymes, proteins involved in stress responses and biosynthesis. In addition, proteins associated with RNA metabolism, gene expression, and cytoskeleton were highly O-GlcNAcylated or associated with O-GlcNAcylation. Moreover, OGT knockdown showed that decreasing O-GlcNAcylation was related to inhibition of the anchorage-independent growth in vitro. These data indicate that aberrant protein O-GlcNAcylation is associated with breast cancer. Abnormal modification of these O-GlcNAc-modified proteins might be one of the vital malignant characteristics of cancer.
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Ruan HB, Singh JP, Li MD, Wu J, Yang X. Cracking the O-GlcNAc code in metabolism. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2013; 24:301-9. [PMID: 23647930 PMCID: PMC3783028 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2013.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 02/16/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nuclear, cytoplasmic, and mitochondrial proteins are extensively modified by O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) moieties. This sugar modification regulates fundamental cellular processes in response to diverse nutritional and hormonal cues. The enzymes O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-linked β-N-acetylglucosaminase (O-GlcNAcase) mediate the addition and removal of O-GlcNAc, respectively. Aberrant O-GlcNAcylation has been implicated in a plethora of human diseases, including diabetes, cancer, aging, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disease. Because metabolic dysregulation is a vital component of these diseases, unraveling the roles of O-GlcNAc in metabolism is of emerging importance. Here, we review the current understanding of the functions of O-GlcNAc in cell signaling and gene transcription involved in metabolism, and focus on its relevance to diabetes, cancer, circadian rhythm, and mitochondrial function.
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- Hai-Bin Ruan
- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
- School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, U.S.A
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A correlation between altered O-GlcNAcylation, migration and with changes in E-cadherin levels in ovarian cancer cells. Exp Cell Res 2013; 319:1482-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2012] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Shi FT, Kim H, Lu W, He Q, Liu D, Goodell MA, Wan M, Songyang Z. Ten-eleven translocation 1 (Tet1) is regulated by O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase (Ogt) for target gene repression in mouse embryonic stem cells. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:20776-20784. [PMID: 23729667 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.460386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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As a member of the Tet (Ten-eleven translocation) family proteins that can convert 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxylmethylcytosine (5hmC), Tet1 has been implicated in regulating global DNA demethylation and gene expression. Tet1 is highly expressed in embryonic stem (ES) cells and appears primarily to repress developmental genes for maintaining pluripotency. To understand how Tet1 may regulate gene expression, we conducted large scale immunoprecipitation followed by mass spectrometry of endogenous Tet1 in mouse ES cells. We found that Tet1 could interact with multiple chromatin regulators, including Sin3A and NuRD complexes. In addition, we showed that Tet1 could also interact with the O-GlcNAc transferase (Ogt) and be O-GlcNAcylated. Depletion of Ogt led to reduced Tet1 and 5hmC levels on Tet1-target genes, whereas ectopic expression of wild-type but not enzymatically inactive Ogt increased Tet1 levels. Mutation of the putative O-GlcNAcylation site on Tet1 led to decreased O-GlcNAcylation and level of the Tet1 protein. Our results suggest that O-GlcNAcylation can positively regulate Tet1 protein concentration and indicate that Tet1-mediated 5hmC modification and target repression is controlled by Ogt.
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- Feng-Tao Shi
- the Verna and Marrs Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- the Verna and Marrs Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- From the Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China 510275 and
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- the Verna and Marrs Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- the Verna and Marrs Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- the Verna and Marrs Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and.
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- the Verna and Marrs Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and; From the Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China 510275 and.
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To maintain homeostasis under variable nutrient conditions, cells rapidly and robustly respond to fluctuations through adaptable signaling networks. Evidence suggests that the O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) posttranslational modification of serine and threonine residues functions as a critical regulator of intracellular signaling cascades in response to nutrient changes. O-GlcNAc is a highly regulated, reversible modification poised to integrate metabolic signals and acts to influence many cellular processes, including cellular signaling, protein stability, and transcription. This review describes the role O-GlcNAc plays in governing both integrated cellular processes and the activity of individual proteins in response to nutrient levels. Moreover, we discuss the ways in which cellular changes in O-GlcNAc status may be linked to chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, neurodegeneration, and cancers, providing a unique window through which to identify and treat disease conditions.
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- Michelle R. Bond
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; ,
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; ,
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Kang J, Shen Z, Lim JM, Handa H, Wells L, Tantin D. Regulation of Oct1/Pou2f1 transcription activity by O-GlcNAcylation. FASEB J 2013; 27:2807-17. [PMID: 23580612 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-220897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The Oct1 transcription factor is a potent regulator of stress responses, metabolism, and tumorigenicity. Although Oct1 is regulated by phosphorylation and ubiquitination, the presence and importance of other modifications is unknown. Here we show that Oct1 is modified by O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) moieties. We map two sites of O-GlcNAcylation at positions T255 and S728 within human Oct1. Under anchorage-independent overgrowth conditions, Oct1 associates 3-fold more strongly with the Gadd45a promoter and mediates transcriptional repression. Increased binding correlates with quantitative reductions in Oct1 nuclear periphery-associated puncta, and a reduced association with lamin B1. The O-GlcNAc modification sites are important for both Gadd45a repression and anchorage-independent survival. In contrast to chronic overgrowth conditions, following acute nutrient starvation Oct1 mediates Gadd45a activation. The O-GlcNAc sites are also important for Gadd45a activation under these conditions. We also, for the first time, identify specific Oct1 ubiquitination sites. The findings suggest that Oct1 integrates metabolic and stress signals via O-GlcNAc modification to regulate target gene activity.
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- Jinsuk Kang
- Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Post-translational modifications of proteins can have dramatic effect on the function of proteins. Significant research effort has gone into understanding the effect of particular modifications on protein parameters. In the present paper, I review some of the recently developed tools for the synthesis of proteins modified with single post-translational modifications at specific sites in the protein, such as amber codon suppression technologies, tag and modify, and native chemical ligation.
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Ma YT, Luo H, Guan WJ, Zhang H, Chen C, Wang Z, Li JD. O-GlcNAcylation of BMAL1 regulates circadian rhythms in NIH3T3 fibroblasts. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 431:382-7. [PMID: 23337503 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Various physiological processes and behaviors show a circadian rhythm of approximately 24 h, which is crucial in coordinating internal metabolic processes and environmental signals. Post-translational modifications play an important role in regulating circadian core proteins. In this study, we demonstrated that BMAL1 was modified with an O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc), which stabilized BMAL1 and enhanced its transcriptional activity. Conversely, inhibition of O-GlcNAcylation resulted in inhibition of circadian rhythms of clock gene expression. Because O-GlcNAcylation is sensitive to the glucose level, such a modification may provide a new mechanism connecting metabolism with circadian rhythms.
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- Yan-Tao Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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Fardini Y, Dehennaut V, Lefebvre T, Issad T. O-GlcNAcylation: A New Cancer Hallmark? Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2013; 4:99. [PMID: 23964270 PMCID: PMC3740238 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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O-linked N-acetylglucosaminylation (O-GlcNAcylation) is a reversible post-translational modification consisting in the addition of a sugar moiety to serine/threonine residues of cytosolic or nuclear proteins. Catalyzed by O-GlcNAc-transferase (OGT) and removed by O-GlcNAcase, this dynamic modification is dependent on environmental glucose concentration. O-GlcNAcylation regulates the activities of a wide panel of proteins involved in almost all aspects of cell biology. As a nutrient sensor, O-GlcNAcylation can relay the effects of excessive nutritional intake, an important cancer risk factor, on protein activities and cellular functions. Indeed, O-GlcNAcylation has been shown to play a significant role in cancer development through different mechanisms. O-GlcNAcylation and OGT levels are increased in different cancers (breast, prostate, colon…) and vary during cell cycle progression. Modulating their expression or activity can alter cancer cell proliferation and/or invasion. Interestingly, major oncogenic factors have been shown to be directly O-GlcNAcylated (p53, MYC, NFκB, β-catenin…). Furthermore, chromatin dynamics is modulated by O-GlcNAc. DNA methylation enzymes of the Tet family, involved epigenetic alterations associated with cancer, were recently found to interact with and target OGT to multi-molecular chromatin-remodeling complexes. Consistently, histones are subjected to O-GlcNAc modifications which regulate their function. Increasing number of evidences point out the central involvement of O-GlcNAcylation in tumorigenesis, justifying the attention received as a potential new approach for cancer treatment. However, comprehension of the underlying mechanism remains at its beginnings. Future challenge will be to address directly the role of O-GlcNAc-modified residues in oncogenic-related proteins to eventually propose novel strategies to alter cancer development and/or progression.
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- Yann Fardini
- Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR8104), Paris, France
- INSERM, U1016, Paris, France
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- CNRS/UMR 8576, Unit of Structural and Functional Glycobiology, Institut Fédératif de Recherche IFR 147, Lille 1 University, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- CNRS/UMR 8576, Unit of Structural and Functional Glycobiology, Institut Fédératif de Recherche IFR 147, Lille 1 University, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR8104), Paris, France
- INSERM, U1016, Paris, France
- *Correspondence: Tarik Issad, Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Institut Cochin, 22 rue Méchain, 75014 Paris, France e-mail:
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The enzymatic addition of a single β-D-N-acetylglucosamine sugar molecule on serine and/or threonine residues of protein chains is referred to as O-GlcNAcylation. This novel form of post-translational modification, first reported in 1984, is extremely abundant on nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins and has site specific cycling dynamics comparable to that of protein-phosphorylation. A nutrient and stress sensor, O-GlcNAc abnormalities underlie insulin resistance and glucose toxicity in diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders and dysregulation of tumor suppressors and oncogenic proteins in cancer. Recent advances have helped understand the biochemical mechanisms of GlcNAc addition and removal and have opened the door to developing key inhibitors towards this type of protein modification. Advanced methods in detecting and measuring O-GlcNAcylation have assisted in delineating its biological roles in a variety of cellular processes and diseased states. Availability of facile glycomic techniques are allowing for the exponential growth in the study of protein O-GlcNAcylation and are helping to elucidate key biological roles of this novel PTM.
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- Partha S Banerjee
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore 21205-2185, USA
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Hernández S, Venegas M, Brahm J, Villanueva RA. The viral transactivator HBx protein exhibits a high potential for regulation via phosphorylation through an evolutionarily conserved mechanism. Infect Agent Cancer 2012; 7:27. [PMID: 23079056 PMCID: PMC3533737 DOI: 10.1186/1750-9378-7-27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) encodes an oncogenic factor, HBx, which is a multifunctional protein that can induce dysfunctional regulation of signaling pathways, transcription, and cell cycle progression, among other processes, through interactions with target host factors. The subcellular localization of HBx is both cytoplasmic and nuclear. This dynamic distribution of HBx could be essential to the multiple roles of the protein at different stages during HBV infection. Transactivational functions of HBx may be exerted both in the nucleus, via interaction with host DNA-binding proteins, and in the cytoplasm, via signaling pathways. Although there have been many studies describing different pathways altered by HBx, and its innumerable binding partners, the molecular mechanism that regulates its different roles has been difficult to elucidate. METHODS In the current study, we took a bioinformatics approach to investigate whether the viral protein HBx might be regulated via phosphorylation by an evolutionarily conserved mechanism. RESULTS We found that the phylogenetically conserved residues Ser25 and Ser41 (both within the negative regulatory domain), and Thr81 (in the transactivation domain) are predicted to be phosphorylated. By molecular 3D modeling of HBx, we further show these residues are all predicted to be exposed on the surface of the protein, making them easily accesible to these types of modifications. Furthermore, we have also identified Yin Yang sites that might have the potential to be phosphorylated and O-β-GlcNAc interplay at the same residues. CONCLUSIONS Thus, we propose that the different roles of HBx displayed in different subcellular locations might be regulated by an evolutionarily conserved mechanism of posttranslational modification, via phosphorylation.
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- Sergio Hernández
- Laboratorio de Virus Hepatitis, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andrés Bello, Avda. República 217, 3er piso, Santiago 8370146, Chile
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- Sección de Gastroenterología, Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Avda. Santos Dumont 999, Independencia, Santiago 8340457, Chile
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- Sección de Gastroenterología, Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Avda. Santos Dumont 999, Independencia, Santiago 8340457, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Virus Hepatitis, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andrés Bello, Avda. República 217, 3er piso, Santiago 8370146, Chile
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