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Zheng Q, Liu Z, Sun C, Dong J, Zhang H, Ke X, Gao F, Lu M. Molecular characterization, expression and functional analysis of TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2 in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 145:109359. [PMID: 38184182 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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The MAPK pathway is the common intersection of signal transduction pathways such as inflammation, differentiation and proliferation and plays an important role in the process of antiviral immunity. Streptococcus agalactiae will have a great impact on tilapia aquaculture, so it is necessary to study the immune response mechanism of tilapia to S. agalactiae. In this study, we isolated the cDNA sequences of TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2 from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The TAK1 gene was 3492 bp in length, contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 1809 bp and encoded a polypeptide of 602 amino acids. The cDNA sequence of the TAB1 gene was 4001 bp, and its ORF was 1491 bp, which encoded 497 amino acids. The cDNA sequence of the TAB2 gene was 4792 bp, and its ORF was 2217 bp, encoding 738 amino acids. TAK1 has an S_TKc domain and a coiled coil structure; the TAB1 protein structure contains a PP2C_SIG domain and a conserved PYVDXA/TXF sequence model; and TAB2 contains a CUE domain, a coiled coil domain and a Znf_RBZ domain. Homology analysis showed that TAK1 and TAB1 had the highest homology with Neolamprologus brichardi, and TAB2 had the highest homology with Simochromis diagramma (98.28 %). In the phylogenetic tree, TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2 formed a large branch with other scleractinian fishes. The tissue expression analysis showed that the expression of TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2 was highest in the muscle. The expression of TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2 was significantly induced in most of the tested tissues after stimulation with LPS, Poly I:C and S. agalactiae. The subcellular localization results showed that TAK1 was located in the cytoplasm, and TAB1 and TAB2 had certain distributions in the cytoplasm and nucleus. Coimmunoprecipitation (Co-IP) results showed that TRAF6 did not interact with the TAK1 protein but interacted with TAB2, while TAB1 did not interact with P38γ but interacted with TAK1. There was also an interaction between TAK1 and TAB2.
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- Qiuyue Zheng
- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China; College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China
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Wu Y, Yang R, Ming Y, Xu Y, Chen H, Yao M, Chen X, Mao R, Fan Y. TAK1 is a druggable kinase for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Cell Biochem Funct 2019; 37:153-160. [PMID: 30907011 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of lymphoma, and up to 30% DLBCL patients eventually died by using first-line chemotherapy regimens. Currently, Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor (ibrutinib) is one of the most promising medicine in clinical trials for DLBCL, to which about 25% of patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL are responsive. Thus, it is urgent to discover new druggable targets for DLBCL, especially for patients who are unresponsive to first-line chemotherapy and ibrutinib. Here, we found that MAP 3K7 (TAK1) is required for DLBCL survival. Inhibition of TAK1 by small molecule 5Z7 or genetic silence could massively induce deaths of DLBCL cells. Mechanistically, TAK1 inhibition could dramatically reduce the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activity. Notably, ibrutinib-resistant DLBCL cells also respond to TAK1 inhibition. Database analysis showed that high expression of TAK1 in patients with DLBCL shows poor survival. A subtype of DLBCL patients showed that high expression of both TAK1 and BTK1 is poorly responsive to the current chemotherapy. Moreover, DLBCL cell line with high expression of both TAK1 and BTK1 is resistant to Dox. Simultaneously targeting TAK1 and BTK not only increases cellular toxicity of individual drug but also enhances the sensitivity to Dox. Taken together, we provide convincing evidence to show that kinase TAK1 is a druggable target in DLBCL. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY: Currently, there is still a significant portion of patients with DLBCL who are unresponsive to first-line chemotherapy. Thus, identification of novel druggable targets such as kinase is critical important. Here, we found that TAK1 inhibition promotes death of DLBCL cells through inhibition of chronic NF-κB signalling. Importantly, TAK1 inhibition overcomes ibrutinib resistance in DLBCL cells. Finally, DLBCL patients with high expression of both TAK1 and BTK showed extremely poor survival. In summary, we provide convincing results to demonstrate a potential important druggable kinase in DLBCL.
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- Yuanyuan Wu
- Basic Medical Research Center, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Basic Medical Research Center, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Basic Medical Research Center, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Basic Medical Research Center, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.,Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Shi M, Sun J, Lu S, Qin J, Xi L, Zhang J. Transcriptional profiling of macrophages infected with Fonsecaea monophora. Mycoses 2019; 62:374-383. [PMID: 30656755 DOI: 10.1111/myc.12894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Fonsecaea monophora is a member of dematiaceous fungi capable of causing chromoblastomycosis through traumatic injury. However, little is known about the pathogenesis and early interactions between F. monophora and host. The aim of this study was to explore the potential mechanism of macrophages against F. monophora, especially the role of melanin during the pathogenic process. We carried out RNA sequencing based on the Illumina system. It showed that according to melanin contents, different strains of F. monophora induced different transcriptional profilings in macrophages. Functional analyses suggested the biological functions of differentially expressed genes were closely related to immune response, and the melanin might affect the interactions by regulating the MAPK signalling pathway of macrophages. Our results provide insights into the pathogenesis of infection by F. monophora conidia.
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- Minglan Shi
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Li YW, Li X, Wang Z, Mo ZQ, Dan XM, Luo XC, Li AX. Orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides Tak1: molecular identification, expression analysis and functional study. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2015; 86:417-430. [PMID: 25677752 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
In this study, the complementary (c)DNA sequence encoding orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides Tak1 (ectak1) was cloned, which has an open reading frame of 1728 bp that encodes 575 amino acids (aa). Sequence analysis indicated that Ectak1 contains two characteristic conserved domains, i.e. an N-terminal serine-threonine protein kinase catalytic domain (27-275 aa) and a C-terminal coiled-coil region (499-562 aa). Ectak1 shares high sequence identity with Tak1 from other fish species, especially those of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (96%) and zebra mbuna Maylandia zebra (96%). ectak1 transcripts were expressed broadly in all of the tissues tested, but ectak1 expression was reduced mainly in the local infection sites (skin and gill) after infection with Cryptocaryon irritans. Intracellular localization analysis showed that Ectak1 was distributed mainly in the cytoplasm. A luciferase reporter assay showed that Ectak1 significantly impaired the NF-κB activity induced by E. coioides Myd88 and Traf6. Overall, these results suggest that Ectak1 functions to reduce the activity of NF-κB induced by toll-like receptor (TLR) signal molecules in HEK-293T cells, and it might have an important role in host defences against parasitic infections.
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- Y W Li
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Safety (Sun Yat-Sen University), Ministry of Education/State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, The School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Street, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong Province, The People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Safety (Sun Yat-Sen University), Ministry of Education/State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, The School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Street, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong Province, The People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Safety (Sun Yat-Sen University), Ministry of Education/State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, The School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Street, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong Province, The People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Safety (Sun Yat-Sen University), Ministry of Education/State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, The School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Street, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong Province, The People's Republic of China
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Zhao F, Li YW, Pan HJ, Wu SQ, Shi CB, Luo XC, Li AX. Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) TRAF6 and TAK1: molecular cloning and expression analysis after Ichthyophthirius multifiliis infection. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 34:1514-1523. [PMID: 23542602 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, a pathogenic ciliate parasite, infects almost all freshwater fish species and causes significant economic losses. Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) and transforming growth factor-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) are two important signaling molecules involved in toll-like receptor (TLR) signal transduction. To date, the roles of TRAF6 and TAK1 in host defense against fish parasites are still poorly understood. In the present study, TRAF6 (CiTRAF6) and TAK1 (CiTAK1) were identified from grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). The full-length cDNA sequence of CiTRAF6 (2250 bp) includes an open reading frame (ORF) of 1629 bp, which shows a high similarity to that of Cyprinus carpio TRAF6 and encodes a putative protein of 542 amino acids containing one RING domain, two zinc fingers, one coiled-coil region, and one MATH domain. The full-length CiTAK1 cDNA sequence is 2768 bp and includes an ORF of 1626 bp that encodes a putative protein of 541 amino acids containing a conserved serine/threonine protein kinase catalytic domain and a coiled-coil region. Phylogenetic analysis showed that CiTRAF6 and CiTAK1 were clustered with TRAF6 and TAK1 of other teleosts, respectively. CiTRAF6 and CiTAK1 were both constitutively expressed in all examined tissues but with varied expression levels. The highest expressions of CiTRAF6 and CiTAK1 were in the head kidney and spleen, respectively. The expression profiles of CiTRAF6 and CiTAK1 were detected in grass carp after I. multifiliis infection. Expressions of both genes were significantly up-regulated in the skin, gill, head kidney, and spleen at most time points after infection, indicating that CiTRAF6 and CiTAK1 may play essential roles in grass carp defense against I. multifiliis.
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- Fei Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510275, PR China
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Venables JP, Vignal E, Baghdiguian S, Fort P, Tazi J. Tissue-Specific Alternative Splicing of Tak1 Is Conserved in Deuterostomes. Mol Biol Evol 2011; 29:261-9. [DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msr193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Wu Z, Jia X, de la Cruz L, Su XC, Marzolf B, Troisch P, Zak D, Hamilton A, Whittle B, Yu D, Sheahan D, Bertram E, Aderem A, Otting G, Goodnow CC, Hoyne GF. Memory T cell RNA rearrangement programmed by heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein hnRNPLL. Immunity 2009; 29:863-75. [PMID: 19100700 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2008.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2008] [Revised: 09/16/2008] [Accepted: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Differentiation of memory cells involves DNA-sequence changes in B lymphocytes but is less clearly defined in T cells. RNA rearrangement is identified here as a key event in memory T cell differentiation by analysis of a mouse mutation that altered the proportions of naive and memory T cells and crippled the process of Ptprc exon silencing needed to generate CD45RO in memory T cells. A single substitution in a memory-induced RNA-binding protein, hnRNPLL, destabilized an RNA-recognition domain that bound with micromolar affinity to RNA containing the Ptprc exon-silencing sequence. Hnrpll mutation selectively diminished T cell accumulation in peripheral lymphoid tissues but not proliferation. Exon-array analysis of Hnrpll mutant naive and memory T cells revealed an extensive program of alternative mRNA splicing in memory T cells, coordinated by hnRNPLL. A remarkable overlap with alternative splicing in neural tissues may reflect a co-opted strategy for diversifying memory T cells.
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- Zuopeng Wu
- John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian Phenomics Facility, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
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Studying alternative splicing regulatory networks through partial correlation analysis. Genome Biol 2009; 10:R3. [PMID: 19133160 PMCID: PMC2687791 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2009-10-1-r3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2008] [Revised: 12/18/2008] [Accepted: 01/09/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The identification of links between exons and their regulators or targets and between co-spliced exons in human, mouse and rat provides novel insights into the alternative splicing regulatory network. Background Alternative pre-mRNA splicing is an important gene regulation mechanism for expanding proteomic diversity in higher eukaryotes. Each splicing regulator can potentially influence a large group of alternative exons. Meanwhile, each alternative exon is controlled by multiple splicing regulators. The rapid accumulation of high-throughput data provides us with a unique opportunity to study the complicated alternative splicing regulatory network. Results We propose the use of partial correlation analysis to identify association links between exons and their upstream regulators or their downstream target genes (exon-gene links) and links between co-spliced exons (exon-exon links). The partial correlation analysis avoids taking the ratio of two noisy random variables, exon expression level and gene expression level, so that it achieves a higher statistical power. We named this analysis procedure pCastNet (partial Correlation analysis of splicing transcriptome Network). Through studies of known alternative exons, conservation patterns, relative positions, functional annotations, and RT-PCR experiments, we concluded that pCastNet can effectively identify exon-gene or exon-exon links. We further found that gene pairs with exon-gene or exon-exon links tend to have similar functions or are present in the same pathways. More interestingly, gene pairs with exon-gene or exon-exon links tend to share cis-elements in promoter regions and microRNA binding elements in 3' untranslated regions, which suggests the coupling of co-alternative-splicing, co-transcription-factor-binding, and co-microRNA-binding. Conclusions Alternative splicing regulatory networks reconstructed by pCastNet can help us better understand the coordinate and combinatorial nature of alternative splicing regulation. The proposed tool can be readily applied to other high-throughput data such as transcriptome sequencing data.
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Leeman JR, Gilmore TD. Alternative splicing in the NF-kappaB signaling pathway. Gene 2008; 423:97-107. [PMID: 18718859 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2008.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2008] [Revised: 07/08/2008] [Accepted: 07/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Activation of transcription factor NF-kappaB can affect the expression of several hundred genes, many of which are involved in inflammation and immunity. The proper NF-kappaB transcriptional response is primarily regulated by post-translational modification of NF-kappaB signaling constituents. Herein, we review the accumulating evidence suggesting that alternative splicing of NF-kappaB signaling components is another means of controlling NF-kappaB signaling. Several alternative splicing events in both the tumor necrosis factor and Toll/interleukin-1 NF-kappaB signaling pathways can inhibit the NF-kappaB response, whereas others enhance NF-kappaB signaling. Alternative splicing of mRNAs encoding some NF-kappaB signaling components can be induced by prolonged exposure to an NF-kappaB-activating signal, such as lipopolysaccharide, suggesting a mechanism for negative feedback to dampen excessive NF-kappaB signaling. Moreover, some NF-kappaB alternative splicing events appear to be specific for certain diseases, and could serve as therapeutic targets or biomarkers.
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- Joshua R Leeman
- Department of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Honorato B, Alcalde J, Martinez-Monge R, Zabalegui N, Garcia-Foncillas J. TAK1 mRNA Expression in the Tumor Tissue of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients. GENE REGULATION AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2008. [DOI: 10.1177/117762500800200002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Resistance to radio and chemotherapy is one of the major drawbacks in the progression of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) patients, evidencing the importance of finding optimum molecular prognosis markers to develop personalized treatment schedules. TGF-β effector TAK1 activity has been related to a greater aggressiveness in several types of cancer (Kondo et al. 1998; Edlund et al. 2003; Kaur et al. 2005) and, although there has been described no significant implication of TAK1 in HNSCC development, we have further examined the role of its mRNA expression as a marker of prognosis in HNSCC. Fifty-nine advanced HNSCC patients were recruited for the study. The tumor expression of TAK1 mRNA was analyzed with RT-PCR using Taqman technology and its relationship with the clinical outcome of the patients studied. TAK1 mRNA expression was lower in patients that relapsed than in those that did not, but the difference was only significant between the patients that showed response to treatment (p < 0.001). ROC curve analyses pointed a 0.5 expression ratio TAK1/B2M value as an optimum cut-off point for relapse and response. Our data suggest the TAK1 mRNA analysis by Taqman RT-PCR can predict the risk of relapse in HNSCC patients.
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- Beatriz Honorato
- Clinical Genetics Unit and Oncology Department, University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Otolaringology Department, University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Immunotherapy Laboratory, CIMA University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Clinical Genetics Unit and Oncology Department, University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Members of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) and interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1R) family play important roles in immunity and inflammation. They initiate common intracellular signalling cascades leading to the activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and other transcription factors that stimulate the expression of a variety of genes that shape an appropriate immune response. TLR/IL-1R signalling involves multiple protein–protein interactions, but the mechanisms that regulate these interactions are still largely unclear. In this context, Pellino proteins have been suggested to function as evolutionary conserved scaffold proteins in TLR/IL-1R signalling. However, recently Pellino proteins were also proposed to function as novel ubiquitin ligases for IL-1R associated kinase 1 (IRAK-1). Here we review our current knowledge on the expression, biological role and mechanism of action of Pellino proteins in TLR/IL-1R-induced signalling.
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- Reinout Schauvliege
- Unit of Molecular Signal Transduction in Inflammation, Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
- Department for Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- *Correspondence to: Rudi BEYAERT Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB - Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, B-9052 Ghent (Zwijnaarde), Belgium. Tel.: +32-9-3313770 Fax: +32-9-3313609. E-mail:
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- Unit of Molecular Signal Transduction in Inflammation, Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
- Department for Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Unit of Molecular Signal Transduction in Inflammation, Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
- Department for Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- *Correspondence to: Rudi BEYAERT Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB - Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, B-9052 Ghent (Zwijnaarde), Belgium. Tel.: +32-9-3313770 Fax: +32-9-3313609. E-mail:
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Clark AM, Reynolds SH, Anderson M, Wiest JS. Mutational activation of the MAP3K8 protooncogene in lung cancer. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2004; 41:99-108. [PMID: 15287022 PMCID: PMC3459321 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The MAP3K8 protooncogene (Cot/Tpl-2) activates the MAP kinase, SAP kinase, and NF-kappaB signaling pathways. MAP3K8 mutations occur in the rat homologue, but activating mutations have yet to be identified in primary human tumors. We have identified MAP3K8 as a transforming gene from a human lung adenocarcinoma and characterized a 3' end mutation in the cDNA. In addition, we confirmed that the mutation occurs in the original lung tumor, and we screened a series of lung cancer cell lines to determine whether the MAP3K8 mutation is a common occurrence in lung tumorigenesis. The oncogene was isolated and identified with the NIH3T3 nude mouse tumorigenicity assay and cDNA library screening. The gene was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP), and 3'RACE for mutations. The mutation was localized to MAP3K8 exon 8 and confirmed in the primary tumor DNA. Both wild-type and mutant MAP3K8 cDNAs transformed NIH3T3 cells, but the transforming activity of the mutant was much greater than that of the wild type. PCR-SSCP screening of cell line cDNAs identified one silent polymorphism in cell line SK-LU-1. Although we were unable to find additional activating mutations, these data support a role for MAP3K8 activity in cellular transformation, but suggest that mutational activation of the gene is a rare event in lung cancer.
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- Adam Michael Clark
- Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
- Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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Vallee S, Laforest S, Fouchier F, Montero MP, Penel C, Champion S. Cytokine-induced upregulation of NF-κB, IL-8, and ICAM-1 is dependent on colonic cell polarity: implication for PKCδ. Exp Cell Res 2004; 297:165-85. [PMID: 15194434 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2003] [Revised: 02/26/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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As described for a long time, carcinoma-derived Caco-2 cells form a polarized epithelium in culture, whereas HT29-D4 cells are nonpolarized and undifferentiated but can form a polarized monolayer when cultured in a galactose-supplemented medium. Using NF-kappaB translocation and IL-8 and ICAM-1 gene activation as an index, we have studied the relationship between the differentiation state and the cell response to cytokines. We found that differentiated Caco-2 and HT29-D4 cells were responsive to both cytokines TNFalpha- and IL-1beta-mediated activation of NF-kappaB but that undifferentiated HT29-D4 cells were unresponsive to IL-1beta. However, the expression of endogenous ICAM-1 and IL-8 genes was upregulated by these cytokines in either cell lines differentiated or not. Upregulation of ICAM-1 gene occurred when IL-1beta or TNFalpha was added to the basal, but not apical surface of the differentiated epithelia. Finally, it appeared that in polarized HT29-D4 cells, the IL-1beta-induced translocation of NF-kappaB was connected to PKCdelta translocation.
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- Sebastien Vallee
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Cellulaire, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 6032 CNRS, FR-13385 Marseille Cedex, France
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Bradham CA, Hatano E, Brenner DA. Dominant-negative TAK1 induces c-Myc and G(0) exit in liver. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2001; 281:G1279-89. [PMID: 11668037 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.5.g1279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)-activated kinase 1 (TAK1), a serine/threonine kinase, is reported to function in the signaling pathways of TGF-beta, interleukin 1, and ceramide. However, the physiological role of TAK1 in vivo is largely unknown. To assess the function of TAK1 in vivo, dominant-negative TAK1 (dnTAK1) was expressed in the rat liver by adenoviral gene transfer. dnTAK1 expression abrogated c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase and c-Jun but not nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB or SMAD activation after partial hepatectomy (PH). Expression of dnTAK1 or TAM-67, a dominant-negative c-Jun, induced G(0) exit in quiescent liver and accelerated cell cycle progression after PH. Finally, dnTAK1 and TAM-67 induced c-myc expression in the liver before and after PH, suggesting that G(0) exit induced by dnTAK1 and TAM-67 is mediated by c-myc induction.
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- C A Bradham
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27707, USA
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Dempsey CE, Sakurai H, Sugita T, Guesdon F. Alternative splicing and gene structure of the transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1517:46-52. [PMID: 11118615 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(00)00258-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We have identified a fourth splice variant of the TGF beta-activated kinase (TAK1), called TAK1-d, and identified an error in the previously published TAK1-c sequence. Our data shows that the c and d variants encode proteins whose carboxyl ends differ markedly from those of variants a and b. Analysis of the human TAK1 gene sequence, located at 6q16.1-q16.3, shows that the coding sequence is organised in 17 exons. The four splice variants result from alternative splicing of exons 12 and 16, the reading frame of exon 17 being determined by the presence or absence of exon 16. Study of the relative levels of expression of the four splice variants showed significant variations between tissues. Our evidence suggests that the alternative splicing of the TAK1 mRNA may have important functional implications.
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- C E Dempsey
- Functional Genomics Group, Division of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, University of Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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The Wnt signal transduction pathway regulates various aspects of embryonal development and is involved in cancer formation. Wnts induce the stabilisation of cytosolic (beta)-catenin, which then associates with TCF transcription factors to regulate expression of Wnt-target genes. At various levels the Wnt pathway is subject to cross-regulation by other components. Recent evidence suggests that a specific MAP kinase pathway involving the MAP kinase kinase kinase TAK1 and the MAP kinase NLK counteract Wnt signalling. In particular, homologues of TAK1 and NLK, MOM-4 and LIT-1, negatively regulate Wnt-controlled cell fate decision in the early Caenorhabditis elegans embryo. Moreover, TAK1 activates NLK, which phosphorylates TCFs bound to (beta)-catenin. This blocks nuclear localization and DNA binding of TCFs. Since TAK1 is activated by TGF-(beta) and various cytokines, it might provide an entry point for regulation of the Wnt system by other pathways. In addition, alterations in TAK1-NLK might play a role in cancer.
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- J Behrens
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, Germany.
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The mouse skin model of chemical carcinogenesis has been very well characterized with respect to epigenetic changes, which occur during tumour cell initiation, promotion and progression. The use of transgenic and gene knock-out mice has contributed greatly to knowledge in this area. The H-ras genetic locus has been shown to undergo multiple genetic changes, including mutagenic activation, amplification of the mutant gene, and loss of the normal allele. These different genetic events lead to thresholds of ras activity which contribute to different stages along the pathway to neoplasia. The genetic and epigenetic events which lead to tumour invasion and metastasis have been less well characterized than studies on tumour initiation and promotion, despite the fact that it is metastases which ultimately kill the animal/patient. In the mouse skin model, loss of p53 contributes to malignant conversion. Gene deletion of the INK4 locus is associated with transformation to a highly invasive spindle cell tumor phenotype. This spindle cell transformation can also be induced in vitro or in vivo by TGF beta 1, possible by synergizing with mutant H-ras. TGF beta can have both positive and negative effects on tumourigenesis, acting early as a tumour suppresser, but later as a stimulator of tumour invasion. It is this latter effect which may be clinically more significant, since many human tumours overexpress TGF beta, yet the majority still retain the intracellular signaling systems necessary for the cell to respond to this growth factor.
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- R J Akhurst
- Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Richmond, CA 94806, USA
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