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Mira-Pascual L, Tran AN, Andersson G, Näreoja T, Lång P. A Sub-Clone of RAW264.7-Cells Form Osteoclast-Like Cells Capable of Bone Resorption Faster than Parental RAW264.7 through Increased De Novo Expression and Nuclear Translocation of NFATc1. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E538. [PMID: 31947698 PMCID: PMC7013577 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21020538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The murine macrophage cell line RAW264.7 is extensively used as a progenitor to study osteoclast (OC) differentiation. RAW264.7 is a heterogeneous cell line, containing sub-clones with different abilities to form OCs. The aim of this study was to identify characteristics within the heterogeneous RAW264.7 cells that define sub-clones with an augmented ability to form bone-resorbing OCs (H9), as well as sub-clones representing non-OCs (J8). RAW264.7 sub-clones were isolated by single cell cloning. Selection was based on TRAP/cathepsin K expression in sub-clone cultures without added RANKL. Sub-clones before and after differentiation with RANKL were assayed for multiple OC-characteristics. Sub-clone H9 cells presented a higher expression of OC-markers in cultures without added RANKL compared to the parental RAW264.7. After 6 days of RANKL stimulation, sub-clone H9 cells had equal expression levels of OC-markers with RAW264.7 and formed OCs able to demineralize hydroxyapatite. However, sub-clone H9 cells displayed rapid differentiation of OC already at Day 2 compared to Day 4 from parental RAW264.7, and when cultured on plastic and on bone they were more efficient in resorption. This rapid differentiation was likely due to high initial expression/nuclear translocation of OC master transcription factor, NFATc1. In contrast to H9, J8 cells expressed initially very low levels of OC-markers, and they did not respond to RANKL-stimulation by developing OC-characteristics/OC-marker expression. Hence, H9 is an additional clone suitable for experimental setup requiring rapid differentiation of large numbers of OCs.
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- Laia Mira-Pascual
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé, 8, SE-141 52 Stockholm, Sweden; (L.M.-P.); (A.N.T.); (G.A.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé, 8, SE-141 52 Stockholm, Sweden; (L.M.-P.); (A.N.T.); (G.A.)
- Musculoskeletal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB 252ZD, UK
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé, 8, SE-141 52 Stockholm, Sweden; (L.M.-P.); (A.N.T.); (G.A.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé, 8, SE-141 52 Stockholm, Sweden; (L.M.-P.); (A.N.T.); (G.A.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé, 8, SE-141 52 Stockholm, Sweden; (L.M.-P.); (A.N.T.); (G.A.)
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Yashiro T, Nakano S, Nomura K, Uchida Y, Kasakura K, Nishiyama C. A transcription factor PU.1 is critical for Ccl22 gene expression in dendritic cells and macrophages. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1161. [PMID: 30718772 PMCID: PMC6361964 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37894-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The chemokine CCL22 is predominantly produced by dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages. CCL22 acts on CCR4-expressing cells including Th2 and Treg. Although a correlation between the CCL22-CCR4 axis and allergic diseases has been established, the mechanism of monocyte lineage-specific Ccl22 gene expression is largely unknown. In the current study, we investigated transcriptional regulation of the Ccl22 gene in DCs and macrophages. Using reporter assays, we identified the critical cis-enhancing elements at 21/−18 and −10/−4 in the Ccl22 promoter. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays proved that transcription factor PU.1 directly binds to the cis-elements. Knockdown of PU.1 markedly decreased Ccl22 expression in bone marrow-derived DCs (BMDCs) and BM macrophages (BMDMs). Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays revealed that PU.1 bound to the Ccl22 promoter in not only BMDCs and BMDMs, but also splenic DCs and peritoneal macrophages. LPS stimulation increased the amount of PU.1 recruited to the promoter, accompanied by upregulation of the Ccl22 mRNA level, which was diminished by Spi1 knockdown. We identified similar cis-elements on the human CCL22 promoter, which were bound with PU.1 in human monocytes. Taken together, these findings indicate that PU.1 transactivates the Ccl22 gene in DCs and macrophages by directly binding to the two elements in the promoter.
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- Takuya Yashiro
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan.
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Clark EL, Bush SJ, McCulloch MEB, Farquhar IL, Young R, Lefevre L, Pridans C, Tsang HG, Wu C, Afrasiabi C, Watson M, Whitelaw CB, Freeman TC, Summers KM, Archibald AL, Hume DA. A high resolution atlas of gene expression in the domestic sheep (Ovis aries). PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1006997. [PMID: 28915238 PMCID: PMC5626511 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Sheep are a key source of meat, milk and fibre for the global livestock sector, and an important biomedical model. Global analysis of gene expression across multiple tissues has aided genome annotation and supported functional annotation of mammalian genes. We present a large-scale RNA-Seq dataset representing all the major organ systems from adult sheep and from several juvenile, neonatal and prenatal developmental time points. The Ovis aries reference genome (Oar v3.1) includes 27,504 genes (20,921 protein coding), of which 25,350 (19,921 protein coding) had detectable expression in at least one tissue in the sheep gene expression atlas dataset. Network-based cluster analysis of this dataset grouped genes according to their expression pattern. The principle of 'guilt by association' was used to infer the function of uncharacterised genes from their co-expression with genes of known function. We describe the overall transcriptional signatures present in the sheep gene expression atlas and assign those signatures, where possible, to specific cell populations or pathways. The findings are related to innate immunity by focusing on clusters with an immune signature, and to the advantages of cross-breeding by examining the patterns of genes exhibiting the greatest expression differences between purebred and crossbred animals. This high-resolution gene expression atlas for sheep is, to our knowledge, the largest transcriptomic dataset from any livestock species to date. It provides a resource to improve the annotation of the current reference genome for sheep, presenting a model transcriptome for ruminants and insight into gene, cell and tissue function at multiple developmental stages.
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- Emily L. Clark
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Department of Integrative and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Mater Research Institute and University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Mater Research Institute and University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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Tsubakimoto Y, Yamada H, Yokoi H, Kishida S, Takata H, Kawahito H, Matsui A, Urao N, Nozawa Y, Hirai H, Imanishi J, Ashihara E, Maekawa T, Takahashi T, Okigaki M, Matsubara H. Bone marrow angiotensin AT1 receptor regulates differentiation of monocyte lineage progenitors from hematopoietic stem cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2009; 29:1529-36. [PMID: 19628784 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.109.187732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 (AT(1)) receptor is expressed in bone marrow (BM) cells, whereas it remains poorly defined how Ang II regulates differentiation/proliferation of monocyte-lineage cells to exert proatherogenic actions. METHODS AND RESULTS We generated BM chimeric apoE(-/-) mice repopulated with AT(1)-deficient (Agtr1(-/-)) or wild-type (Agtr1(+/+)) BM cells. The atherosclerotic development was significantly reduced in apoE(-/-)/BM-Agtr1(-/-) mice compared with apoE(-/-)/BM-Agtr1(+/+) mice, accompanied by decreased numbers of BM granulocyte/macrophage progenitors (GMP:c-Kit(+)Sca-1(-)Lin(-)CD34(+)CD16/32(+)) and peripheral blood monocytes. Macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF)-induced differentiation from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs:c-Kit(+)Sca-1(+)Lin(-)) to promonocytes (CD11b(high)Ly-6G(low)) was markedly reduced in HSCs from Agtr1(-/-) mice. The expression of M-CSF receptor c-Fms was decreased in HSCs/promonocytes from Agtr1(-/-) mice, accompanied by a marked inhibition in M-CSF-induced phosphorylation of PKC-delta and JAK2. c-Fms expression in HSCs/promonocytes was mainly regulated by TNF-alpha derived from BM CD45(-)CD34(-) stromal cells, and Ang II specifically regulated the TNF-alpha synthesis and release from BM stromal cells. CONCLUSIONS Ang II regulates the expression of c-Fms in HSCs and monocyte-lineage cells through BM stromal cell-derived TNF-alpha to promote M-CSF-induced differentiation/proliferation of monocyte-lineage cells and contributes to the proatherogenic action.
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- Yoshinori Tsubakimoto
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University School of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566 Japan
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Liu YG, Tekmal RR, Binkley PA, Nair HB, Schenken RS, Kirma NB. Induction of endometrial epithelial cell invasion and c-fms expression by transforming growth factor beta. Mol Hum Reprod 2009; 15:665-73. [PMID: 19505996 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gap043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta1) levels are increased in the peritoneal fluid of endometriosis patients, and endometrial cells express TGF-beta signaling components; however, little is known regarding the role of TGF-beta in endometriosis. Our objective was to examine the effects of TGF-beta1 on (i) the expression of macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor encoded by the c-fms gene, (ii) transmesothelial invasiveness of endometrial cells, (iii) cellular proliferation and (iv) attachment to peritoneal mesothelial cells (PMCs). Effects of TGF-beta1 on c-fms mRNA expression were determined by real-time RT-PCR and c-fms cell-surface expression by flow cytometry. Effects of TGF-beta1 on the invasiveness of the immortalized endometrial epithelial cell (EEC) line EM42 and primary EECs were examined using a three-dimensional in vitro system modeling the peritoneum. Cellular proliferation and attachment to PMCs were also examined using established techniques. TGF-beta1 had little or no effect on cellular proliferation and endometrial cell attachment to PMCs. TGF-beta1 significantly induced the expression of c-fms mRNA and c-fms cell-surface expression. TGF-beta1 enhanced transmesothelial invasion by EM42 cells and EECs. Antagonists of TGF-beta1 signaling significantly inhibited both the induction of c-fms expression and cellular invasiveness, suggesting that additional studies are warranted to assess the therapeutic potential of TGF-beta antagonists in endometriosis.
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- Ya-Guang Liu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Weigelt K, Lichtinger M, Rehli M, Langmann T. Transcriptomic profiling identifies a PU.1 regulatory network in macrophages. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 380:308-12. [PMID: 19167354 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.01.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2009] [Accepted: 01/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PU.1 is a key transcription factor for hematopoiesis and macrophage differentiation. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation we have previously identified several PU.1 target genes in macrophages and microglia. With the aim to complement these studies, we performed a transcriptomic analysis of PU.1(-/-) progenitors after restoration of PU.1 activity. PUER cells committed to macrophage differentiation were analyzed with novel Affymetrix exon 1.0 ST arrays and Affymetrix 430 2.0 genome arrays for crosswise validation. We combined these genome-wide expression data with a publicly-available microarray dataset of PU.1-knockdown hematopoietic stem cells for an integrated analysis. Bibliographic gene connections, binding site prediction and ChIP-Chip data were used to define a multi-level PU.1 regulatory network in macrophages. Moreover, an alternative transcript of the novel PU.1 target gene Ptpro was identified by exon arrays and PU.1 binding to an intronic promoter was demonstrated. In conclusion, we present a PU.1 transcriptional network with novel validated PU.1 target genes.
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- Karin Weigelt
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg, Germany
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Bradley EW, Ruan MM, Vrable A, Oursler MJ. Pathway crosstalk between Ras/Raf and PI3K in promotion of M-CSF-induced MEK/ERK-mediated osteoclast survival. J Cell Biochem 2008; 104:1439-51. [PMID: 18275061 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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While M-CSF-mediated MEK/ERK activation promotes osteoclast survival, the signaling pathway by which M-CSF activates MEK/ERK is unresolved. Functions for PI3K, Ras, and Raf have been implicated in support of osteoclast survival, although interaction between these signaling components has not been examined. Therefore, the interplay between PI3K, Ras and Raf in M-CSF-promoted MEK/ERK activation and osteoclast survival was investigated. M-CSF activates Ras to coordinate activation of PI3K and Raf/MEK/ERK, since Ras inhibition decreased PI3K activation and PI3K inhibition did not block M-CSF-mediated Ras activation. As further support for Ras-mediated signaling, constitutively active (ca) Ras promoted MEK/ERK activation and osteoclast survival, which was blocked by inhibition of PI3K or Raf. Moreover, PI3K-selective or Raf-selective caRas were only partially able to promote osteoclast survival when compared to parental caRas. We then examined whether PI3K and Raf function linearly or in parallel downstream of Ras. Expression of caPI3K increased MEK/ERK activation and promoted osteoclast survival downstream of M-CSF, supporting this hypothesis. Blocking Raf did not decrease osteoclast survival and MEK/ERK activation promoted by caPI3K. In addition, PI3K-selective Ras-mediated survival was not blocked by Raf inhibition. Taken together, our data support that Raf signaling is separate from Ras/PI3K signaling and PI3K signaling is separate from Ras/Raf signaling. These data therefore support a role for Ras in coordinate activation of PI3K and Raf acting in parallel to mediate MEK/ERK-promoted osteoclast survival induced by M-CSF.
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- Elizabeth W Bradley
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Crotti TN, Sharma SM, Fleming JD, Flannery MR, Ostrowski MC, Goldring SR, McHugh KP. PU.1 and NFATc1 mediate osteoclastic induction of the mouse beta3 integrin promoter. J Cell Physiol 2008; 215:636-44. [PMID: 18288635 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Expression of the alpha(v)beta(3) integrin is required for normal osteoclast function. We previously showed that an evolutionary conserved NFATc1 binding site is required for RANKL induction and NFATc1 transactivation of the human beta(3) promoter. The mechanism conferring specificity for RANKL induction and NFATc1 transduction of the beta(3) gene in osteoclast differentiation is unclear since NFATc1 is expressed and activated in numerous cell types that do not express the beta(3) gene. PU.1 is an ETS family transcription factor in myeloid cells associated with expression of various osteoclast genes. The present study investigates the role of NFATc1 in concert with PU.1 in osteoclast-specific transcription of the mouse beta(3) integrin gene. The mouse beta(3) promoter was transactivated by NFATc1 in RAW264.7 cells and deletion or mutation of either of the conserved NFAT and PU.1 binding sites abrogated transactivation. NFATc1 transactivation of the mouse beta(3) promoter was specifically dependent on co-transfected PU.1 in HEK293 cells, to the exclusion of other ETS family members. Direct binding of NFATc1 and PU.1 to their cognate sequences was demonstrated by EMSA and NFATc1 and PU.1 occupy their cognate sites in RANKL-treated mouse marrow precursors in chromatin immuno-precipitation (ChIP) assays. TAT-mediated transduction with dominant-negative NFATc1 dose-dependently blocked endogenous expression of the mouse beta(3) integrin and the formation of TRAP positive multinucleated cells in RANKL-treated mouse macrophages. These data provide evidence that NFATc1, in concert with PU.1, are involved in regulation of beta(3) integrin expression during osteoclast differentiation and suggest that PU.1 confers specificity to the NFATc1 response to macrophage lineage cells.
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- Tania N Crotti
- The New England Baptist Bone and Joint Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Hu R, Sharma SM, Bronisz A, Srinivasan R, Sankar U, Ostrowski MC. Eos, MITF, and PU.1 recruit corepressors to osteoclast-specific genes in committed myeloid progenitors. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 27:4018-27. [PMID: 17403896 PMCID: PMC1900027 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01839-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Transcription factors MITF and PU.1 collaborate to increase expression of target genes like cathepsin K (Ctsk) and acid phosphatase 5 (Acp5) during osteoclast differentiation. We show that these factors can also repress transcription of target genes in committed myeloid precursors capable of forming either macrophages or osteoclasts. The direct interaction of MITF and PU.1 with the zinc finger protein Eos, an Ikaros family member, was necessary for repression of Ctsk and Acp5. Eos formed a complex with MITF and PU.1 at target gene promoters and suppressed transcription through recruitment of corepressors CtBP (C-terminal binding protein) and Sin3A, but during osteoclast differentiation, Eos association with Ctsk and Acp5 promoters was significantly decreased. Subsequently, MITF and PU.1 recruited coactivators to these target genes, resulting in robust expression of target genes. Overexpression of Eos in bone marrow-derived precursors disrupted osteoclast differentiation and selectively repressed transcription of MITF/PU.1 targets, while small interfering RNA knockdown of Eos resulted in increased basal expression of Ctsk and Acp5. This work provides a mechanism to account for the modulation of MITF and PU.1 activity in committed myeloid progenitors prior to the initiation of osteoclast differentiation in response to the appropriate extracellular signals.
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- Rong Hu
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and Comprehensive Cancer Center, 370A Tzagournis Medical Research Facility, Ohio State University, 420 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Himes SR, Cronau S, Mulford C, Hume DA. The Runx1 transcription factor controls CSF-1-dependent and -independent growth and survival of macrophages. Oncogene 2005; 24:5278-86. [PMID: 16007221 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Gene translocations that repress the function of the Runx1 transcription factor play a critical role in the development of myeloid leukemia. In this report, we demonstrate that Runx1 precisely regulates c-fms (CSF-1 receptor) gene expression. Runx1 controlled expression by binding to multiple sites within the mouse c-fms gene, allowing interaction between promoter and downstream enhancer elements. The runx1 and c-fms genes showed an identical pattern of expression in mature macrophages. Runx1 expression was repressed in CSF-1 stimulated, proliferating bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) and significantly increased in quiescent, CSF-1 starved cells. The RAW264.7 and Mono-Mac-6, macrophage-like cell lines expressed low levels of Runx1 and both showed growth arrest and cell death with ectopic expression of Runx1. The EM-3 cell line, which represents an early myeloid progenitor cell line, showed growth arrest with Runx1 expression in the absence of any detectable changes in cell differentiation. These findings suggest that Runx1 regulates growth and survival of myeloid cells and provide a novel insight into the role of Runx family gene translocations in leukemogenesis.
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- Stewart R Himes
- CRC for Chronic Inflammatory Disease, Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Queensland Biosciences Precinct, Bldg. 80, Services Rd., University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Salmassi A, Zhang Z, Schmutzler AG, Koch K, Buck S, Jonat W, Mettler L. Expression of mRNA and protein of macrophage colony-stimulating factor and its receptor in human follicular luteinized granulosa cells. Fertil Steril 2005; 83:419-25. [PMID: 15705384 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.06.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2004] [Revised: 06/30/2004] [Accepted: 06/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the concentration of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) in serum and follicular fluid (FF) at the time of oocyte retrieval and to detect expression of M-CSF and its receptor by luteinized granulosa cells (GCs). DESIGN Collection of serum and FF at the time of oocyte retrieval. SETTING A university IVF- intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) program. PATIENT(S) Serum and FF were obtained from 85 women undergoing oocyte retrieval. INTERVENTION(S) Serum and FF were obtained from 85 women. The GCs were pooled from 15 (3 x 5) patients (3-14 oocytes each). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) The M-CSF concentration was determined by ELISA, the expression of M-CSF and its receptor by the immunocytochemical technique and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis. In addition, M-CSF expression was investigated by cell culture time course studies. RESULTS The median M-CSF concentration in FF (2,409.2 pg/mL) was significantly higher than that in serum (242.5 pg/mL). The M-CSF and its receptor were expressed by GCs. CONCLUSION(S) The significantly higher level of M-CSF in FF than in serum and the expression of M-CSF and its receptor in FF by GCs suggest an important role for this growth factor in ovarian function.
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- Ali Salmassi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Campus Kiel, University Hospitals Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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Mettler L, Schmutzler AG, Koch K, Schollmeyer T, Salmassi A. Identification of the M-CSF Receptor in Endometriosis by Immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. Am J Reprod Immunol 2004; 52:298-305. [PMID: 15550065 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2004.00228.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PROBLEM The aim of this paper is to provide further evidence that the dystopic proliferation of endometriotic epithelia is caused by the stimulation of peritoneal macrophages. It is essential to show that endometriotic epithelial cells express the macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor (M-CSFR) which binds the M-CSF produced by the peritoneal macrophages. METHOD OF STUDY For the detection of M-CSFR, samples of ectopic endometrium (n = 79) and eutopic endometrium (n = 18) were compared. The specimens were gained at operative laparoscopy in the proliferative phase of the cycle. Cryostat sections were used for immunohistochemical detection. For in vitro reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests, the tissue was immediately shock frozen on paraffin sections. For the in situ RT-PCR technique the specimens were placed in a para-formaldehyde solution, embedded in paraffin and later processed. The Gene Amp 1000 in situ PCR system (Perkin Elmer) was used as the thermal cycler. RESULTS M-CSF and the M-CSF receptor are present in eutopic and ectopic endometrium. Qualitatively, with both PCR techniques we found the M-CSF receptor to be present in all samples examined. Using the histochemical detection technique, the M-CSF receptor was found in nearly 70% of endometriosis patients compared with a statistically significant lower percentage in normal endometrium. CONCLUSIONS The in situ RT-PCR technique and immunohistochemistry elaborated the need to trace the cellular sources of the M-CSF receptor. The identification of the M-CSF receptor in endometriotic tissue and in endometrium is apt to open a new experimental field in endometriosis research.
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- Liselotte Mettler
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
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Ravasi T, Hsu K, Goyette J, Schroder K, Yang Z, Rahimi F, Miranda LP, Alewood PF, Hume DA, Geczy C. Probing the S100 protein family through genomic and functional analysis. Genomics 2004; 84:10-22. [PMID: 15203200 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2004.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2003] [Revised: 01/21/2004] [Accepted: 02/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The EF-hand superfamily of calcium binding proteins includes the S100, calcium binding protein, and troponin subfamilies. This study represents a genome, structure, and expression analysis of the S100 protein family, in mouse, human, and rat. We confirm the high level of conservation between mammalian sequences but show that four members, including S100A12, are present only in the human genome. We describe three new members of the S100 family in the three species and their locations within the S100 genomic clusters and propose a revised nomenclature and phylogenetic relationship between members of the EF-hand superfamily. Two of the three new genes were induced in bone-marrow-derived macrophages activated with bacterial lipopolysaccharide, suggesting a role in inflammation. Normal human and murine tissue distribution profiles indicate that some members of the family are expressed in a specific manner, whereas others are more ubiquitous. Structure-function analysis of the chemotactic properties of murine S100A8 and human S100A12, particularly within the active hinge domain, suggests that the human protein is the functional homolog of the murine protein. Strong similarities between the promoter regions of human S100A12 and murine S100A8 support this possibility. This study provides insights into the possible processes of evolution of the EF-hand protein superfamily. Evolution of the S100 proteins appears to have occurred in a modular fashion, also seen in other protein families such as the C2H2-type zinc-finger family.
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- Timothy Ravasi
- SRC for Functional and Applied Genomics, University of Queensland, Brisbabe, OLD, Australia.
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Jenkins BJ, Grail D, Inglese M, Quilici C, Bozinovski S, Wong P, Ernst M. Imbalanced gp130-dependent signaling in macrophages alters macrophage colony-stimulating factor responsiveness via regulation of c-fms expression. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:1453-63. [PMID: 14749363 PMCID: PMC344172 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.4.1453-1463.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The mechanisms by which interleukin-6 (IL-6) family cytokines, which utilize the common receptor signaling subunit gp130, influence monocyte/macrophage development remain unclear. Here we have utilized macrophages devoid of either gp130-dependent STAT1/3 (gp130(Delta STAT/Delta STAT)) or extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase (gp130(Y757F/Y757F)) activation to assess the individual contribution of each pathway to macrophage formation. While the inhibition by IL-6 of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF)-induced colony formation observed in gp130(wt/wt) mice was abolished in gp130(Delta STAT/Delta STAT) mice, inhibition of macrophage colony formation was enhanced in gp130(Y757F/Y757F) mice. In gp130(Delta STAT/Delta STAT) bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs), both IL-6- and M-CSF-induced ERK1/2 tyrosine phosphorylation was enhanced. By contrast, tyrosine phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in response to M-CSF was reduced in gp130(Y757F/Y757F) BMMs, and the pattern of ERK1/2 activation in gp130 mutant BMMs correlated with their opposing responsiveness to M-CSF-induced proliferation. When compared to the level of expression in gp130(wt/wt) BMMs, c-fms expression was elevated in gp130(Delta STAT/Delta STAT) BMMs but reduced in gp130(Y757F/Y757F) BMMs. Finally, an ERK1/2 inhibitor suppressed M-CSF-induced BMM proliferation, and this result corresponded to a reduction in c-fms expression. Collectively, these results provide a functional and causal correlation between gp130-dependent ERK MAP kinase signaling and c-fms gene activation, a finding that provides a potential mechanism underlying the inhibition of M-CSF-dependent macrophage development by IL-6 family cytokines in mice.
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- Brendan J Jenkins
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Colon Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Chang YC, Hsu TL, Lin HH, Chio CC, Chiu AW, Chen NJ, Lin CH, Hsieh SL. Modulation of macrophage differentiation and activation by decoy receptor 3. J Leukoc Biol 2003; 75:486-94. [PMID: 14657214 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0903448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) is a soluble receptor of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily and is readily detected in certain cancer patients. Recently, we demonstrated that DcR3.Fc-treated dendritic cells skew T cell responses to a T helper cell type 2 phenotype. In this study, we further asked its ability to modulate CD14+ monocyte differentiation into macrophages induced by macrophage-colony stimulating factor in vitro. We found that DcR3.Fc was able to modulate the expression of several macrophage markers, including CD14, CD16, CD64, and human leukocyte antigen-DR. In contrast, the expression of CD11c, CD36, CD68, and CD206 (mannose receptor) was not affected in the in vitro culture system. Moreover, phagocytic activity toward immune complexes and apoptotic bodies as well as the production of free radicals and proinflammatory cytokines in response to lipopolysaccharide were impaired in DcR3.Fc-treated monocyte-derived macrophages. This suggests that DcR3.Fc might have potent, suppressive effects to down-regulate the host-immune system.
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- Yung-Chi Chang
- Institute and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang-Ming University, Shih-Pai, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Tsujimura H, Nagamura-Inoue T, Tamura T, Ozato K. IFN consensus sequence binding protein/IFN regulatory factor-8 guides bone marrow progenitor cells toward the macrophage lineage. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:1261-9. [PMID: 12133947 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.3.1261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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IFN consensus sequence binding protein (ICSBP; IFN regulatory factor-8) is a transcription factor of the IFN regulatory factor family. Disruption of this gene results in a leukemia-like disease in mice. To investigate the role of ICSBP in myeloid cell development, lineage marker-negative (Lin(-)) bone marrow progenitor cells were purified from ICSBP(+/+) and ICSBP(-/-) mice and tested for gene expression and colony-forming ability. ICSBP was expressed in Lin(-) progenitor cells, and its levels were markedly increased by IFN-gamma. The colony-forming potential of ICSBP(-/-) progenitor cells was grossly abnormal, as they gave rise to a disproportionately high number of granulocyte colonies and many fewer macrophage colonies. IFN-gamma inhibited colony formation, while promoting macrophage maturation in ICSBP(+/+) cells. In contrast, the effects of IFN-gamma were completely absent in ICSBP(-/-) progenitors. By retrovirus transduction we tested whether reintroduction of ICSBP restores a normal colony-forming potential in -/- progenitor cells. The wild-type ICSBP, but not transcriptionally defective mutants, corrected abnormal colony formation by increasing macrophage colonies and decreasing granulocyte colonies. Taken together, ICSBP plays a critical role in myeloid cell development by controlling lineage selection and is indispensable for IFN-gamma-dependent modulation of progenitor cell maturation.
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- Hideki Tsujimura
- Laboratory of Molecular Growth Regulation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Tamura T, Nagamura-Inoue T, Shmeltzer Z, Kuwata T, Ozato K. ICSBP directs bipotential myeloid progenitor cells to differentiate into mature macrophages. Immunity 2000; 13:155-65. [PMID: 10981959 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)00016-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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During hematopoiesis, myeloid progenitor cells give rise to granulocytes and macrophages. To study the role for ICSBP, a hematopoietic cell-specific transcription factor in myeloid cell development, the gene was introduced into myeloid progenitor cells established from ICSBP-/- mice. ICSBP retrovirus-transduced cells differentiated into mature macrophages with phagocytic activity, which coincided with the induction of specific target DNA binding activity. Similar to macrophages in vivo, ICSBP-transduced cells were growth arrested, expressed many macrophage-specific genes, and responded to macrophage activation signals. Contrary to this, ICSBP transducion led to repression of granulocyte-specific genes and inhibited G-CSF-mediated granulocytic differentiation in these and other myeloid progenitor cells. Together, ICSBP has a key role in the myeloid cell lineage selection and macrophage maturation.
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- T Tamura
- Laboratory of Molecular Growth Regulation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Yan SD, Zhu H, Zhu A, Golabek A, Du H, Roher A, Yu J, Soto C, Schmidt AM, Stern D, Kindy M. Receptor-dependent cell stress and amyloid accumulation in systemic amyloidosis. Nat Med 2000; 6:643-51. [PMID: 10835680 DOI: 10.1038/76216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Accumulation of fibrils composed of amyloid A in tissues resulting in displacement of normal structures and cellular dysfunction is the characteristic feature of systemic amyloidoses. Here we show that RAGE, a multiligand immunoglobulin superfamily cell surface molecule, is a receptor for the amyloidogenic form of serum amyloid A. Interactions between RAGE and amyloid A induced cellular perturbation. In a mouse model, amyloid A accumulation, evidence of cell stress and expression of RAGE were closely linked. Antagonizing RAGE suppressed cell stress and amyloid deposition in mouse spleens. These data indicate that RAGE is a potential target for inhibiting accumulation of amyloid A and for limiting cellular dysfunction induced by amyloid A.
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- S D Yan
- Departments of Pathology, Physiology, and Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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Yan SD, Roher A, Schmidt AM, Stern DM. Cellular cofactors for amyloid beta-peptide-induced cell stress. Moving from cell culture to in vivo. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 1999; 155:1403-11. [PMID: 10550293 PMCID: PMC1866992 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)65452-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/20/1999] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- S D Yan
- Department of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
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Gorivodsky M, Torchinsky A, Shepshelovich J, Savion S, Fein A, Carp H, Toder V. Colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) expression in the uteroplacental unit of mice with spontaneous and induced pregnancy loss. Clin Exp Immunol 1999; 117:540-9. [PMID: 10469060 PMCID: PMC1905371 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1999.00986.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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CSF-1 plays an important role in female reproduction and normal embryo development. To understand further CSF-1 function in normal and, especially, in compromised pregnancy, we studied the pattern of its mRNA expression as well as expression of its receptor (c-fms) in the uteroplacental units of mice with induced (cyclophosphamide (CY)-treated) and spontaneous (CBA/J x DBA/2J mating combination) pregnancy loss. RNase protection analysis demonstrated the presence of two forms of CSF-1 mRNA in the uteroplacental unit corresponding to 1400- and 263-bp protective fragments. Densitometric analysis demonstrated that the level of 1400-bp mRNA form was decreased by 40% in the uteroplacental units of mice with CY-induced pregnancy loss compared with the control mice. About 20% decrease in 263-bp protective fragment was registered in resorbing versus non-resorbed placenta of CBA/J females mated to DBA/2J males. As judged by in situ hybridization assay, CSF-1 mRNA transcripts were localized in the uterine epithelium and stroma, while c-fms mRNA was found mainly in the trophoblast. The number of metrial gland cells as well as the number of uterine leucocytes expressing CSF-1 and c-fms mRNAs was substantially lower in the uteroplacental unit of mice with pregnancy loss than in control animals. Maternal immunostimulation, while significantly decreasing the resorption rate in mice with CY-induced pregnancy loss, also strengthened CSF-1 mRNA expression at the fetomaternal interface and resulted in reconstitution in the number of CSF-1+ uterine leucocytes and metrial gland cells. These data suggest a role for uterine CSF-1 in the physiology of normal and compromised pregnancy and demonstrate a possible involvement of CSF-1-associated signalling in mechanisms of placenta and endometrium repair following immunopotentiation.
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- M Gorivodsky
- Department of Embryology and Teratology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- J S Biscardi
- Department of Microbiology and Cancer Center, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908, USA
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Behre G, Whitmarsh AJ, Coghlan MP, Hoang T, Carpenter CL, Zhang DE, Davis RJ, Tenen DG. c-Jun is a JNK-independent coactivator of the PU.1 transcription factor. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:4939-46. [PMID: 9988737 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.8.4939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ETS domain transcription factor PU.1 is necessary for the development of monocytes and regulates, in particular, the expression of the monocyte-specific macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) receptor, which is critical for monocytic cell survival, proliferation, and differentiation. The bZIP transcription factor c-Jun, which is part of the AP-1 transcription factor complex, is also important for monocytic differentiation, but the monocyte-specific M-CSF receptor promoter has no AP-1 consensus binding sites. We asked the question of whether c-Jun could promote the induction of the M-CSF receptor by collaborating with PU.1. We demonstrate that c-Jun enhances the ability of PU.1 to transactivate the M-CSF receptor promoter as well as a minimal thymidine kinase promoter containing only PU.1 DNA binding sites. c-Jun does not directly bind to the M-CSF receptor promoter but associates via its basic domain with the ETS domain of PU.1. Consistent with our observation that AP-1 binding does not contribute to c-Jun coactivation is the observation that the activation of PU.1 by c-Jun is blocked by overexpression of c-Fos. Phosphorylation of c-Jun by c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase on Ser-63 and -73 does not alter the ability of c-Jun to enhance PU.1 transactivation. Activated Ras enhances the transcriptional activity of PU.1 by up-regulating c-Jun expression without changing the phosphorylation pattern of PU.1. The activation of PU.1 by Ras is blocked by a mutant c-Jun protein lacking the basic domain. The expression of this mutant form of c-Jun also completely blocks 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced M-CSF receptor promoter activity during monocytic differentiation. We propose therefore that c-Jun acts as a c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase-independent coactivator of PU.1, resulting in M-CSF receptor expression and development of the monocytic lineage.
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- G Behre
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Levine JA, Jensen MD, Eberhardt NL, O'Brien T. Adipocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor is a mediator of adipose tissue growth. J Clin Invest 1998; 101:1557-64. [PMID: 9541484 PMCID: PMC508735 DOI: 10.1172/jci2293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Adipose tissue growth results from de novo adipocyte recruitment (hyperplasia) and increased size of preexisting adipocytes. Adipocyte hyperplasia accounts for the severalfold increase in adipose tissue mass that occurs throughout life, yet the mechanism of adipocyte hyperplasia is unknown. We studied the potential of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (MCSF) to mediate adipocyte hyperplasia because of the profound effects MCSF exerts on pluripotent cell recruitment and differentiation in other tissues. We found that MCSF mRNA and protein were expressed by human adipocytes and that adipocyte MCSF expression was upregulated in rapidly growing adipose tissue that encircled acutely inflamed bowel and in adipose tissue from humans gaining weight (4-7 kg) with overfeeding. Localized overexpression of adipocyte MCSF was then induced in rabbit subcutaneous adipose tissue in vivo using adenoviral-mediated gene transfer. Successful overexpression of MCSF was associated with 16-fold increases in adipose tissue growth compared with a control adenovirus expressing beta-galactosidase. This occurred in the absence of increased cell size and in the presence of increased nuclear staining for MIB-1, a marker of proliferation. We conclude that MCSF participates in adipocyte hyperplasia and the physiological regulation of adipose tissue growth.
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- J A Levine
- Department of Medicine, Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Girgis S, Nasrallah IM, Suh JR, Oppenheim E, Zanetti KA, Mastri MG, Stover PJ. Molecular cloning, characterization and alternative splicing of the human cytoplasmic serine hydroxymethyltransferase gene. Gene 1998; 210:315-24. [PMID: 9573390 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(98)00085-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The human cytoplasmic serine hydroxymethyltransferase (CSHMT) gene was isolated, sequenced and its expression characterized in human MCF-7 mammary carcinoma and SH_5Y5Y neuroblastoma cells. The 23-kb gene contains 12 introns and 13 exons; all splice junctions conform to the gt/ag rule. The open reading frame is interrupted by 10 introns, two of which are positionally conserved within the human mitochondrial SHMT gene. The gene is expressed with 330 nucleotides of 5' untranslated message within three exons. The 5' promoter region does not contain a consensus TATA, and primer extension and 5'-RACE studies suggest that transcription initiation occurs at multiple sites. Consensus motifs for several regulatory proteins, including SP1, mammary and neuronal-specific elements, NF1, a Y-box, and two steroid hormone response elements, are present within the first 408 nucleotides of the 5' promoter region. The human gene is expressed as multiple splice variants in both the 5' untranslated region and within the open reading frame, all due to exon excision. The splicing pattern is cell-specific. At least six CSHMT mRNA splice forms are present in MCF-7 cells; the gene is expressed as a full-length message as well as splice forms that lack exon(s) 2, 9 and 10. In 5Y cells, the predominant form of the message lacks exon 2, which encodes part of the 5' untranslated region, but does not contain deletions within the open reading frame. Western analysis suggests that the CSHMT gene is expressed as a single full-length protein in 5Y cells, but as multiple forms in MCF-7 cells. Multiple tissue Northern blots suggest that the CSHMT message levels and alternative splicing patterns display tissue-specific variations.
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- S Girgis
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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