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Shaw T, Barr FG, Üren A. The PAX Genes: Roles in Development, Cancer, and Other Diseases. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1022. [PMID: 38473380 PMCID: PMC10931086 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16051022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Since their 1986 discovery in Drosophila, Paired box (PAX) genes have been shown to play major roles in the early development of the eye, muscle, skeleton, kidney, and other organs. Consistent with their roles as master regulators of tissue formation, the PAX family members are evolutionarily conserved, regulate large transcriptional networks, and in turn can be regulated by a variety of mechanisms. Losses or mutations in these genes can result in developmental disorders or cancers. The precise mechanisms by which PAX genes control disease pathogenesis are well understood in some cases, but much remains to be explored. A deeper understanding of the biology of these genes, therefore, has the potential to aid in the improvement of disease diagnosis and the development of new treatments.
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- Taryn Shaw
- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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Pickett CJ, Gruner HN, Davidson B. Lhx3/4 initiates a cardiopharyngeal-specific transcriptional program in response to widespread FGF signaling. PLoS Biol 2024; 22:e3002169. [PMID: 38271304 PMCID: PMC10810493 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Individual signaling pathways, such as fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), can regulate a plethora of inductive events. According to current paradigms, signal-dependent transcription factors (TFs), such as FGF/MapK-activated Ets family factors, partner with lineage-determining factors to achieve regulatory specificity. However, many aspects of this model have not been rigorously investigated. One key question relates to whether lineage-determining factors dictate lineage-specific responses to inductive signals or facilitate these responses in collaboration with other inputs. We utilize the chordate model Ciona robusta to investigate mechanisms generating lineage-specific induction. Previous studies in C. robusta have shown that cardiopharyngeal progenitor cells are specified through the combined activity of FGF-activated Ets1/2.b and an inferred ATTA-binding transcriptional cofactor. Here, we show that the homeobox TF Lhx3/4 serves as the lineage-determining TF that dictates cardiopharyngeal-specific transcription in response to pleiotropic FGF signaling. Targeted knockdown of Lhx3/4 leads to loss of cardiopharyngeal gene expression. Strikingly, ectopic expression of Lhx3/4 in a neuroectodermal lineage subject to FGF-dependent specification leads to ectopic cardiopharyngeal gene expression in this lineage. Furthermore, ectopic Lhx3/4 expression disrupts neural plate morphogenesis, generating aberrant cell behaviors associated with execution of incompatible morphogenetic programs. Based on these findings, we propose that combinatorial regulation by signal-dependent and lineage-determinant factors represents a generalizable, previously uncategorized regulatory subcircuit we term "cofactor-dependent induction." Integration of this subcircuit into theoretical models will facilitate accurate predictions regarding the impact of gene regulatory network rewiring on evolutionary diversification and disease ontogeny.
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- C. J. Pickett
- Department of Biology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Nagel S, Meyer C, Pommerenke C. Establishment of the lymphoid ETS-code reveals deregulated ETS genes in Hodgkin lymphoma. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0288031. [PMID: 37428779 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023] Open
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The human family of ETS transcription factors numbers 28 genes which control multiple aspects of development, notably the differentiation of blood and immune cells. Otherwise, aberrant expression of ETS genes is reportedly involved in forming leukemia and lymphoma. Here, we comprehensively mapped ETS gene activities in early hematopoiesis, lymphopoiesis and all mature types of lymphocytes using public datasets. We have termed the generated gene expression pattern lymphoid ETS-code. This code enabled identification of deregulated ETS genes in patients with lymphoid malignancies, revealing 12 aberrantly expressed members in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). For one of these, ETS gene ETV3, expression in stem and progenitor cells in addition to that in developing and mature T-cells was mapped together with downregulation in B-cell differentiation. In contrast, subsets of HL patients aberrantly overexpressed ETV3, indicating oncogenic activity in this B-cell malignancy. Analysis of ETV3-overexpressing HL cell line SUP-HD1 demonstrated genomic duplication of the ETV3 locus at 1q23, GATA3 as mutual activator, and suppressed BMP-signalling as mutual downstream effect. Additional examination of the neighboring ETS genes ETS1 and FLI1 revealed physiological activities in B-cell development and aberrant downregulation in HL patient subsets. SUP-HD1 showed genomic loss on chromosome 11, del(11)(q22q25), targeting both ETS1 and FLI1, underlying their downregulation. Furthermore, in the same cell line we identified PBX1-mediated overexpression of RIOK2 which inhibited ETS1 and activated JAK2 expression. Collectively, we codified normal ETS gene activities in lymphopoiesis and identified oncogenic ETS members in HL.
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- Stefan Nagel
- Department of Human and Animal Cell Lines, Leibniz-Institute DSMZ, German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Human and Animal Cell Lines, Leibniz-Institute DSMZ, German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Human and Animal Cell Lines, Leibniz-Institute DSMZ, German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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Kouri VP, Olkkonen J, Nurmi K, Peled N, Ainola M, Mandelin J, Nordström DC, Eklund KK. IL-17A and TNF synergistically drive expression of proinflammatory mediators in synovial fibroblasts via IκBζ-dependent induction of ELF3. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2023; 62:872-885. [PMID: 35792833 PMCID: PMC9891425 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE IL-17A and TNF act in synergy to induce proinflammatory mediators in synovial fibroblasts thus contributing to diseases associated with chronic arthritis. Many of these factors are regulated by transcription factor E74-like factor-3 (ELF3). Therefore, we sought to investigate ELF3 as a downstream target of IL-17A and TNF signalling and to characterize its role in the molecular mechanism of synergy between IL-17A and TNF. METHODS Regulation of ELF3 expression by IL-17A and TNF was studied in synovial fibroblasts of RA and OA patients and RA synovial explants. Signalling leading to ELF3 mRNA induction and the impact of ELF3 on the response to IL-17A and TNF were studied using siRNA, transient overexpression and signalling inhibitors in synovial fibroblasts and HEK293 cells. RESULTS ELF3 was marginally affected by IL-17A or TNF alone, but their combination resulted in high and sustained expression. ELF3 expression was regulated by the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β (C/EBPβ), but its induction required synthesis of the NF-κB co-factor IκB (inhibitor of NF-κB) ζ. siRNA-mediated depletion of ELF3 attenuated the induction of cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases by the combination of IL-17A and TNF. Overexpression of ELF3 or IκBζ showed synergistic effect with TNF in upregulating expression of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 8 (CCL8), and depletion of ELF3 abrogated CCL8 mRNA induction by the combination of IκBζ overexpression and TNF. CONCLUSION Altogether, our results establish ELF3 as an important mediator of the synergistic effect of IL-17A and TNF in synovial fibroblasts. The findings provide novel information of the pathogenic mechanisms of IL-17A in chronic arthritis and implicate ELF3 as a potential therapeutic target.
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- Vesa-Petteri Kouri
- Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.,Translational Immunology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki.,Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
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- Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.,Translational Immunology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki
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- Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.,Translational Immunology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki
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- Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.,Translational Immunology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki
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- Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.,Translational Immunology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki
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- Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.,Translational Immunology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki
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- Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.,Translational Immunology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki.,Department of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation
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- Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.,Translational Immunology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki.,Inflammation Center, Division of Rheumatology, Helsinki University Hospital.,ORTON Orthopaedic Hospital of the Orton Foundation, Helsinki, Finland
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Wang X, Liu S, Yu J. Multi-lineage Differentiation from Hematopoietic Stem Cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1442:159-175. [PMID: 38228964 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-7471-9_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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The hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have the ability to differentiate and give rise to all mature blood cells. Commitment to differentiation progressively limits the self-renewal potential of the original HSCs by regulating the level of lineage-specific gene expression. In this review, we will summarize the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying HSC differentiation toward erythroid, myeloid, and lymphocyte lineages. Moreover, we will decipher how the single-cell technologies advance the lineage-biased HSC subpopulations and their differentiation potential.
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- Xiaoshuang Wang
- The State Key Laboratory for Complex, Severe, and Rare Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
- The Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
- The Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, China.
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Wang X, Lv JL, Cheng S, Su ZH, Qin S, Sun X, Tang XD, Liu QN, Li MW, Wang XY. Bombyx mori transcription factor, E74A, beneficially affects BmNPV infection through direct interaction. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:5302-5312. [PMID: 36054174 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV), one of the baculoviruses, is a promising biopesticide for pest control. Lepidopteran account for 70% of pests, therefore investigation on highly conserved genes associated with viral infections in the lepidopteran model, the silkworm, will serve as a valuable reference for improving the effectiveness of pest management. BmE74A is a member of the erythroblast transformation-specific (ETS) family of transcription factors in Bombyx mori, which we previously found to be highly conserved and closely associated with BmNPV. This study aimed to elucidate the role of BmE74A in viral infection. RESULTS A significantly high expression of BmE74A in eggs indicated its important role in embryonic development, as did relatively high expressions in the hemolymph and midgut. Significant differences in BmE74A expression in different resistant strains after BmNPV infection suggested its involvement as a response to viral infection. Moreover, RNA interference (RNAi) and overexpression experiments confirmed the important role of BmE74A in promoting viral infection. BmNPV infection was significantly suppressed and enhanced by BmE74A knockdown and overexpression, respectively. Besides, BmE74A was found to regulate the expression of BmMdm2 and Bmp53. Furthermore, the binding of ETS, the functional domain of BmE74A, to occlusion-derived virus proteins was confirmed by far-western blotting, and four viral proteins that may interact with ETS proteins were identified by mass spectrometry. Similarly, a homolog of BmE74A in Spodoptera litura was also found to be involved in larval susceptibility to BmNPV. CONCLUSION BmE74A promotes BmNPV proliferation by directly interacting with the virus, which may be related to the suppression of the p53 pathway. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xin Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Jiangsu Synthetic Innovation Center for Coastal Bio-agriculture, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bioresources and Environmental Protection, School of Wetland, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, China
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Neveu B, Richer C, Cassart P, Caron M, Jimenez-Cortes C, St-Onge P, Fuchs C, Garnier N, Gobeil S, Sinnett D. Identification of new ETV6 modulators through a high-throughput functional screening. iScience 2022; 25:103858. [PMID: 35198911 PMCID: PMC8851229 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.103858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 01/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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ETV6 transcriptional activity is critical for proper blood cell development in the bone marrow. Despite the accumulating body of evidence linking ETV6 malfunction to hematological malignancies, its regulatory network remains unclear. To uncover genes that modulate ETV6 repressive transcriptional activity, we performed a specifically designed, unbiased genome-wide shRNA screen in pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Following an extensive validation process, we identified 13 shRNAs inducing overexpression of ETV6 transcriptional target genes. We showed that the silencing of AKIRIN1, COMMD9, DYRK4, JUNB, and SRP72 led to an abrogation of ETV6 repressive activity. We identified critical modulators of the ETV6 function which could participate in cellular transformation through the ETV6 transcriptional network. We develop a genome-wide shRNAs screen for ETV6 modulators The screen uncovered 13 novel putative ETV6 modulator genes The modulators demonstrated a broad impact on the ETV6 transcriptional network T-ALL cells results suggest modulators are conserved in other cellular contexts
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- Benjamin Neveu
- Sainte-Justine University Health Center Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Health Center Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Health Center Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Health Center Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 0C7, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Health Center Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
- Molecular Biology Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Health Center Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Health Center Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Health Center Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC G1V 4G2, Canada
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Corresponding author
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- Sainte-Justine University Health Center Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Corresponding author
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Bekere I, Huang J, Schnapp M, Rudolph M, Berneking L, Ruckdeschel K, Grundhoff A, Günther T, Fischer N, Aepfelbacher M. Yersinia remodels epigenetic histone modifications in human macrophages. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1010074. [PMID: 34793580 PMCID: PMC8639070 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Various pathogens systematically reprogram gene expression in macrophages, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. We investigated whether the enteropathogen Yersinia enterocolitica alters chromatin states to reprogram gene expression in primary human macrophages. Genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) seq analyses showed that pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) induced up- or down-regulation of histone modifications (HMod) at approximately 14500 loci in promoters and enhancers. Effectors of Y. enterocolitica reorganized about half of these dynamic HMod, with the effector YopP being responsible for about half of these modulatory activities. The reorganized HMod were associated with genes involved in immune response and metabolism. Remarkably, the altered HMod also associated with 61% of all 534 known Rho GTPase pathway genes, revealing a new level in Rho GTPase regulation and a new aspect of bacterial pathogenicity. Changes in HMod were associated to varying degrees with corresponding gene expression, e. g. depending on chromatin localization and cooperation of the HMod. In summary, infection with Y. enterocolitica remodels HMod in human macrophages to modulate key gene expression programs of the innate immune response. Human pathogenic bacteria can affect epigenetic histone modifications to modulate gene expression in host cells. However, a systems biology analysis of this bacterial virulence mechanism in immune cells has not been performed. Here we analyzed genome-wide epigenetic histone modifications and associated gene expression changes in primary human macrophages infected with enteropathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica. We demonstrate that Yersinia virulence factors extensively modulate histone modifications and associated gene expression triggered by the pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) of the bacteria. The epigenetically modulated genes are involved in several key pathways of the macrophage immune response, including the Rho GTPase pathway, revealing a novel level of Rho GTPase regulation by a bacterial pathogen. Overall, our findings provide an in-depth view of epigenetic and gene expression changes during host-pathogen interaction and might have further implications for understanding of the innate immune memory in macrophages.
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- Indra Bekere
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
- * E-mail: (IB); (MA)
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich-Pette-Institute (HPI), Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Research Group Virus Genomics, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich-Pette-Institute (HPI), Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Research Group Virus Genomics, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
- * E-mail: (IB); (MA)
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Lin Y, Xiao Y, Lin C, Zhang Q, Zhang S, Pei F, Liu H, Chen Z. SALL1 regulates commitment of odontoblast lineages by interacting with RUNX2 to remodel open chromatin regions. STEM CELLS (DAYTON, OHIO) 2020; 39:196-209. [PMID: 33159702 DOI: 10.1002/stem.3298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Mouse dental papilla cells (mDPCs) derive from cranial neural crest cells and maintain mesenchymal stem cell characteristics. The differentiation of neural crest cells into odontoblasts is orchestrated by transcription factors regulating the expression of genes whose enhancers are initially inaccessible. However, the identity of the transcription factors driving the emergence of odontoblast lineages remains elusive. In this study, we identified SALL1, a transcription factor that was particularly expressed in preodontoblasts, polarizing odontoblasts, and secretory odontoblasts in vivo. Knockdown of Sall1 in mDPCs inhibited their odontoblastic differentiation. In order to identify the regulatory network of Sall1, RNA sequencing and an assay for transposase-accessible chromatin with high-throughput sequencing were performed to analyze the genome-wide direct regulatory targets of SALL1. We found that inhibition of Sall1 expression could decrease the accessibility of some chromatin regions associated with odontoblast lineages at embryonic day 16.5, whereas these regions remained unaffected at postnatal day 0.5, suggesting that SALL1 regulates the fate of mDPCs by remodeling open chromatin regions at the early bell stage. Specifically, we found that SALL1 could directly increase the accessibility of cis-regulatory elements near Tgf-β2 and within the Runx2 locus. Moreover, coimmunoprecipitation and proximal ligation assays showed that SALL1 could establish functional interactions with RUNX2. Taken together, our results demonstrated that SALL1 positively regulates the commitment of odontoblast lineages by interacting with RUNX2 and directly activating Tgf-β2 at an early stage.
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- Yuxiu Lin
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education (KLOBM), School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education (KLOBM), School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education (KLOBM), School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education (KLOBM), School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education (KLOBM), School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education (KLOBM), School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education (KLOBM), School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.,Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education (KLOBM), School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Levitsky V, Oshchepkov D, Zemlyanskaya E, Merkulova T. Asymmetric Conservation within Pairs of Co-Occurred Motifs Mediates Weak Direct Binding of Transcription Factors in ChIP-Seq Data. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6023. [PMID: 32825662 PMCID: PMC7504069 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
(1) Background: Transcription factors (TFs) are main regulators of eukaryotic gene expression. The cooperative binding to genomic DNA of at least two TFs is the widespread mechanism of transcription regulation. Cooperating TFs can be revealed through the analysis of co-occurrence of their motifs. (2) Methods: We applied the motifs co-occurrence tool (MCOT) that predicted pairs of spaced or overlapped motifs (composite elements, CEs) for a single ChIP-seq dataset. We improved MCOT capability for the prediction of asymmetric CEs with one of the participating motifs possessing higher conservation than another does. (3) Results: Analysis of 119 ChIP-seq datasets for 45 human TFs revealed that almost for all families of TFs the co-occurrence with an overlap between motifs of target TFs and more conserved partner motifs was significantly higher than that for less conserved partner motifs. The asymmetry toward partner TFs was the most clear for partner motifs of TFs from the ETS (E26 Transformation Specific) family. (4) Conclusion: Co-occurrence with an overlap of less conserved motif of a target TF and more conserved motifs of partner TFs explained a substantial portion of ChIP-seq data lacking conserved motifs of target TFs. Among other TF families, conservative motifs of TFs from ETS family were the most prone to mediate interaction of target TFs with its weak motifs in ChIP-seq.
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- Victor Levitsky
- Department of System Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (D.O.); (E.Z.)
- Department of Natural Science, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of System Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (D.O.); (E.Z.)
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- Department of System Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (D.O.); (E.Z.)
- Department of Natural Science, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of System Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (D.O.); (E.Z.)
- Department of Natural Science, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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Levitsky V, Oshchepkov D, Zemlyanskaya E, Merkulova T. Asymmetric Conservation within Pairs of Co-Occurred Motifs Mediates Weak Direct Binding of Transcription Factors in ChIP-Seq Data. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21176023. [PMID: 32825662 DOI: 10.20944/preprints202007.0639.v2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Transcription factors (TFs) are main regulators of eukaryotic gene expression. The cooperative binding to genomic DNA of at least two TFs is the widespread mechanism of transcription regulation. Cooperating TFs can be revealed through the analysis of co-occurrence of their motifs. (2) Methods: We applied the motifs co-occurrence tool (MCOT) that predicted pairs of spaced or overlapped motifs (composite elements, CEs) for a single ChIP-seq dataset. We improved MCOT capability for the prediction of asymmetric CEs with one of the participating motifs possessing higher conservation than another does. (3) Results: Analysis of 119 ChIP-seq datasets for 45 human TFs revealed that almost for all families of TFs the co-occurrence with an overlap between motifs of target TFs and more conserved partner motifs was significantly higher than that for less conserved partner motifs. The asymmetry toward partner TFs was the most clear for partner motifs of TFs from the ETS (E26 Transformation Specific) family. (4) Conclusion: Co-occurrence with an overlap of less conserved motif of a target TF and more conserved motifs of partner TFs explained a substantial portion of ChIP-seq data lacking conserved motifs of target TFs. Among other TF families, conservative motifs of TFs from ETS family were the most prone to mediate interaction of target TFs with its weak motifs in ChIP-seq.
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- Victor Levitsky
- Department of System Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Department of Natural Science, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of System Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of System Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Department of Natural Science, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of System Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Department of Natural Science, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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Kurafeiski JD, Pinto P, Bornberg-Bauer E. Evolutionary Potential of Cis-Regulatory Mutations to Cause Rapid Changes in Transcription Factor Binding. Genome Biol Evol 2019; 11:406-414. [PMID: 30597011 PMCID: PMC6370388 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evy269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Transcriptional regulation is crucial for all biological processes and well investigated at the molecular level for a wide range of organisms. However, it is quite unclear how innovations, such as the activity of a novel regulatory element, evolve. In the case of transcription factor (TF) binding, both a novel TF and a novel-binding site would need to evolve concertedly. Since promiscuous functions have recently been identified as important intermediate steps in creating novel specific functions in many areas such as enzyme evolution and protein-protein interactions, we ask here how promiscuous binding of TFs to TF-binding sites (TFBSs) affects the robustness and evolvability of this tightly regulated system. Specifically, we investigate the binding behavior of several hundred TFs from different species at unprecedented breadth. Our results illustrate multiple aspects of TF-binding interactions, ranging from correlations between the strength of the interaction bond and specificity, to preferences regarding TFBS nucleotide composition in relation to both domains and binding specificity. We identified a subset of high A/T binding motifs. Motifs in this subset had many functionally neutral one-error mutants, and were bound by multiple different binding domains. Our results indicate that, especially for some TF-TFBS associations, low binding specificity confers high degrees of evolvability, that is that few mutations facilitate rapid changes in transcriptional regulation, in particular for large and old TF families. In this study we identify binding motifs exhibiting behavior indicating high evolutionary potential for innovations in transcriptional regulation.
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- Molecular Evolution and Bioinformatics, University of Muenster, Germany
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Sanin DE, Matsushita M, Klein Geltink RI, Grzes KM, van Teijlingen Bakker N, Corrado M, Kabat AM, Buck MD, Qiu J, Lawless SJ, Cameron AM, Villa M, Baixauli F, Patterson AE, Hässler F, Curtis JD, O'Neill CM, O'Sullivan D, Wu D, Mittler G, Huang SCC, Pearce EL, Pearce EJ. Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Regulates Nuclear Gene Expression in Macrophages Exposed to Prostaglandin E2. Immunity 2018; 49:1021-1033.e6. [PMID: 30566880 PMCID: PMC7271981 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Revised: 09/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Metabolic engagement is intrinsic to immune cell function. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has been shown to modulate macrophage activation, yet how PGE2 might affect metabolism is unclear. Here, we show that PGE2 caused mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) to dissipate in interleukin-4-activated (M(IL-4)) macrophages. Effects on Δψm were a consequence of PGE2-initiated transcriptional regulation of genes, particularly Got1, in the malate-aspartate shuttle (MAS). Reduced Δψm caused alterations in the expression of 126 voltage-regulated genes (VRGs), including those encoding resistin-like molecule α (RELMα), a key marker of M(IL-4) cells, and genes that regulate the cell cycle. The transcription factor ETS variant 1 (ETV1) played a role in the regulation of 38% of the VRGs. These results reveal ETV1 as a Δψm-sensitive transcription factor and Δψm as a mediator of mitochondrial-directed nuclear gene expression.
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- David E Sanin
- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Proteomics, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Immunometabolism, Max Planck Institute of Epigenetics and Immunobiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
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Fontanet PA, Ríos AS, Alsina FC, Paratcha G, Ledda F. Pea3 Transcription Factors, Etv4 and Etv5, Are Required for Proper Hippocampal Dendrite Development and Plasticity. Cereb Cortex 2018; 28:236-249. [PMID: 27909004 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The proper formation and morphogenesis of dendrites is essential to the establishment of neuronal connectivity. We report that 2 members of the Pea3 family of transcription factors, Etv4 and Etv5, are expressed in hippocampal neurons during the main period of dendritogenesis, suggesting that they have a function in dendrite development. Here, we show that these transcription factors are physiological regulators of growth and arborization of pyramidal cell dendrites in the developing hippocampus. Gain and loss of function assays indicate that Etv4 and Etv5 are required for proper development of hippocampal dendritic arbors and spines. We have found that in vivo deletion of either Etv4 or Etv5 in hippocampal neurons causes deficits in dendrite size and complexity, which are associated with impaired cognitive function. Additionally, our data support the idea that Etv4 and Etv5 are part of a brain-derived neurotrophic factor-mediated transcriptional program required for proper hippocampal dendrite connectivity and plasticity.
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- Paula Aldana Fontanet
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CONICET, School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CONICET, School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CONICET, School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CONICET, School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CONICET, School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Dumortier M, Ladam F, Damour I, Vacher S, Bièche I, Marchand N, de Launoit Y, Tulasne D, Chotteau-Lelièvre A. ETV4 transcription factor and MMP13 metalloprotease are interplaying actors of breast tumorigenesis. Breast Cancer Res 2018; 20:73. [PMID: 29996935 PMCID: PMC6042225 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-018-0992-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The ETS transcription factor ETV4 is involved in the main steps of organogenesis and is also a significant mediator of tumorigenesis and metastasis, such as in breast cancer. Indeed, ETV4 is overexpressed in breast tumors and is associated with distant metastasis and poor prognosis. However, the cellular and molecular events regulated by this factor are still misunderstood. In mammary epithelial cells, ETV4 controls the expression of many genes, MMP13 among them. The aim of this study was to understand the function of MMP13 during ETV4-driven tumorigenesis. METHODS Different constructs of the MMP13 gene promoter were used to study the direct regulation of MMP13 by ETV4. Moreover, cell proliferation, migration, invasion, anchorage-independent growth, and in vivo tumorigenicity were assayed using models of mammary epithelial and cancer cells in which the expression of MMP13 and/or ETV4 is modulated. Importantly, the expression of MMP13 and ETV4 messenger RNA was characterized in 456 breast cancer samples. RESULTS Our results revealed that ETV4 promotes proliferation, migration, invasion, and anchorage-independent growth of the MMT mouse mammary tumorigenic cell line. By investigating molecular events downstream of ETV4, we found that MMP13, an extracellular metalloprotease, was an ETV4 target gene. By overexpressing or repressing MMP13, we showed that this metalloprotease contributes to proliferation, migration, and anchorage-independent clonogenicity. Furthermore, we demonstrated that MMP13 inhibition disturbs proliferation, migration, and invasion induced by ETV4 and participates to ETV4-induced tumor formation in immunodeficient mice. Finally, ETV4 and MMP13 co-overexpression is associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer. CONCLUSION MMP13 potentiates the effects of the ETV4 oncogene during breast cancer genesis and progression.
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- Mandy Dumortier
- University of Lille, CNRS, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR 8161 - M3T - Mechanisms of Tumorigenesis and Targeted Therapies, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605-2324, USA
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR 8161 - M3T - Mechanisms of Tumorigenesis and Targeted Therapies, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Unit of Pharmacogenomics, Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Unit of Pharmacogenomics, Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR 8161 - M3T - Mechanisms of Tumorigenesis and Targeted Therapies, F-59000, Lille, France
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR 8161 - M3T - Mechanisms of Tumorigenesis and Targeted Therapies, F-59000, Lille, France
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR 8161 - M3T - Mechanisms of Tumorigenesis and Targeted Therapies, F-59000, Lille, France
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR 8161 - M3T - Mechanisms of Tumorigenesis and Targeted Therapies, F-59000, Lille, France. .,CNRS UMR 8161, Institut de Biologie de Lille - Institut Pasteur de Lille, 1 Rue Pr Calmette, BP447, 59021, Lille, France.
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Increased expression of EHF contributes to thyroid tumorigenesis through transcriptionally regulating HER2 and HER3. Oncotarget 2018; 7:57978-57990. [PMID: 27517321 PMCID: PMC5295405 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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E26 transformation-specific (ETS) transcription factor EHF plays a tumor suppressor role in prostate cancer and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), whereas it is overexpressed and may act as an oncogene in ovarian and mammary cancers. However, its biological role in thyroid cancer remains totally unknown. The aim of this study was to explore the biological functions of EHF and its potential as a therapeutic target in thyroid cancer. Using quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) assay, we evaluated mRNA expression of EHF in a cohort of primary papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs) and matched non-cancerous thyroid tissues. The functions of knockdown and ectopic expression of EHF in thyroid cancer cells were determine by a series of in vitro and in vivo experiments. Moreover, dual-luciferase reporter and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays were performed to identify its downstream targets. Our data showed that EHF expression was significantly increased in PTCs compared with matched non-cancerous thyroid tissues. EHF knockdown significantly inhibited thyroid cancer cell proliferation, colony formation, migration, invasion and tumorigenic potential in nude mice and induced cell cycle arrested and apoptosis by modulating the PI3K/Akt and MAPK/Erk signaling pathways. On the other hand, ectopic expression of EHF in thyroid cancer cells notably promoted cell growth and invasiveness. Importantly, EHF was identified as a new transcription factor for HER2 and HER3, contributing to thyroid tumorigenesis. Altogether, our findings suggest that EHF is a novel functional oncogene in thyroid cancer by transcriptionally regulating HER2 and HER3, and may represent a potential therapeutic target for this cancer.
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Fotopoulos G, Vathiotis I, Nikou GC, Syrigos K. The Role of Genetics in Sporadic GEP-NETs: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. FORUM OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/fco-2017-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are composed of a heterogeneous group of malignancies from neuroendocrine cell compartments, with roles in both the endocrine and the nervous system. The majority of NETs are gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) in origin, arising in the foregut, midgut, or hindgut. The genomic landscape of GEP-NETs has been scarcely studied in terms of genomic profiling.The following algorithm was followed using the keywords neuroendocrine, genomics, targeted therapy, personalized medicine, gastroenteropancreatic and NET. The search was performed in PubMed and ScienceDirect database. Our current knowledge of sporadic GEP-NETs genetics must be further advanced to elucidate the molecular basis and pathogenesis of the disease, improve the accuracy of diagnosis, and guide tailor-made therapies.
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- George Fotopoulos
- Oncology Unit, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine , Sotiria General Hospital , National & Kapodistrian University, Athens School of Medicine , Athens , Greece
- Multidisciplinary Unit of NET Management, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine , Sotiria General Hospital , National & Kapodistrian University, Athens School of Medicine , Athens , Greece
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- Oncology Unit, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine , Sotiria General Hospital , National & Kapodistrian University, Athens School of Medicine , Athens , Greece
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- Multidisciplinary Unit of NET Management, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine , Sotiria General Hospital , National & Kapodistrian University, Athens School of Medicine , Athens , Greece
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- Oncology Unit, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine , Sotiria General Hospital , National & Kapodistrian University, Athens School of Medicine , Athens , Greece
- Yale School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA
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Increased expression of EHF via gene amplification contributes to the activation of HER family signaling and associates with poor survival in gastric cancer. Cell Death Dis 2016; 7:e2442. [PMID: 27787520 PMCID: PMC5134001 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2016.346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The biological function of E26 transformation-specific (ETS) transcription factor EHF/ESE-3 in human cancers remains largely unknown, particularly gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to explore the role of EHF in tumorigenesis and its potential as a therapeutic target in gastric cancer. By using quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR), immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assays, we investigated the expression and copy number of EHF in a cohort of gastric cancers and control subjects. Specific EHF siRNAs was used to determine the biologic impacts and mechanisms of altered EHF expression in vitro and in vivo. Dual-luciferase reporter, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) assays were performed to identify its downstream targets. Our results demonstrated that EHF was significantly upregulated and frequently amplified in gastric cancer tissues as compared with control subjects. Moreover, EHF amplification was positively correlated with its overexpression and significantly associated with poor clinical outcomes of gastric cancer patients. We also found that EHF knockdown notably inhibited gastric cancer cell proliferation, colony formation, migration, invasion and tumorigenic potential in nude mice and induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Importantly, we identified EHF as a new HER2 transcription factor and the modulator of HER3 and HER4 in gastric cancer. Collectively, our findings suggest that EHF is a novel functional oncogene in gastric cancer by regulating the human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) family of receptor tyrosine kinases and may represent a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target for this cancer.
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Cauchy P, Maqbool MA, Zacarias-Cabeza J, Vanhille L, Koch F, Fenouil R, Gut M, Gut I, Santana MA, Griffon A, Imbert J, Moraes-Cabé C, Bories JC, Ferrier P, Spicuglia S, Andrau JC. Dynamic recruitment of Ets1 to both nucleosome-occupied and -depleted enhancer regions mediates a transcriptional program switch during early T-cell differentiation. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 44:3567-85. [PMID: 26673693 PMCID: PMC4856961 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Ets1 is a sequence-specific transcription factor that plays an important role during hematopoiesis, and is essential for the transition of CD4−/CD8− double negative (DN) to CD4+/CD8+ double positive (DP) thymocytes. Using genome-wide and functional approaches, we investigated the binding properties, transcriptional role and chromatin environment of Ets1 during this transition. We found that while Ets1 binding at distal sites was associated with active genes at both DN and DP stages, its enhancer activity was attained at the DP stage, as reflected by levels of the core transcriptional hallmarks H3K4me1/3, RNA Polymerase II and eRNA. This dual, stage-specific ability reflected a switch from non-T hematopoietic toward T-cell specific gene expression programs during the DN-to-DP transition, as indicated by transcriptome analyses of Ets1−/− thymic cells. Coincidentally, Ets1 associates more specifically with Runx1 in DN and with TCF1 in DP cells. We also provide evidence that Ets1 predominantly binds distal nucleosome-occupied regions in DN and nucleosome-depleted regions in DP. Finally and importantly, we demonstrate that Ets1 induces chromatin remodeling by displacing H3K4me1-marked nucleosomes. Our results thus provide an original model whereby the ability of a transcription factor to bind nucleosomal DNA changes during differentiation with consequences on its cognate enhancer activity.
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- Pierre Cauchy
- CIML CNRS UMR7280, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France CIML INSERM U1104, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University, 58 Boulevard Charles Livon, Marseille F-13284, France Inserm U1090, Technological Advances for Genomics and Clinics (TAGC), Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University UMR-S 1090, TAGC, Marseille F-13009, France
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- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier, CNRS UMR5535, 1919 Route de Mende, Montpellier F-34293, France
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- CIML CNRS UMR7280, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France CIML INSERM U1104, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University, 58 Boulevard Charles Livon, Marseille F-13284, France
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- Inserm U1090, Technological Advances for Genomics and Clinics (TAGC), Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University UMR-S 1090, TAGC, Marseille F-13009, France
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- CIML CNRS UMR7280, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France CIML INSERM U1104, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University, 58 Boulevard Charles Livon, Marseille F-13284, France
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- CIML CNRS UMR7280, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France CIML INSERM U1104, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University, 58 Boulevard Charles Livon, Marseille F-13284, France
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- Centre Nacional D'Anàlisi Genòmica, Parc Científic de Barcelona, Baldiri i Reixac 4, Barcelona ES-08028, Spain
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- Centre Nacional D'Anàlisi Genòmica, Parc Científic de Barcelona, Baldiri i Reixac 4, Barcelona ES-08028, Spain
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- CIML CNRS UMR7280, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France CIML INSERM U1104, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University, 58 Boulevard Charles Livon, Marseille F-13284, France
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- Inserm U1090, Technological Advances for Genomics and Clinics (TAGC), Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University UMR-S 1090, TAGC, Marseille F-13009, France
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- Inserm U1090, Technological Advances for Genomics and Clinics (TAGC), Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University UMR-S 1090, TAGC, Marseille F-13009, France
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- INSERM UMR 1126 Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris F-75475, France
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- INSERM UMR 1126 Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris F-75475, France
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- CIML CNRS UMR7280, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France CIML INSERM U1104, Case 906, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University, 58 Boulevard Charles Livon, Marseille F-13284, France
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- Inserm U1090, Technological Advances for Genomics and Clinics (TAGC), Marseille F-13009, France Aix-Marseille University UMR-S 1090, TAGC, Marseille F-13009, France
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- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier, CNRS UMR5535, 1919 Route de Mende, Montpellier F-34293, France
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Oh SY, Kim JY, Park C. The ETS Factor, ETV2: a Master Regulator for Vascular Endothelial Cell Development. Mol Cells 2015; 38:1029-36. [PMID: 26694034 PMCID: PMC4696993 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2015.0331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Appropriate vessel development and its coordinated function is essential for proper embryogenesis and homeostasis in the adult. Defects in vessels cause birth defects and are an important etiology of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, tumor and diabetes retinopathy. The accumulative data indicate that ETV2, an ETS transcription factor, performs a potent and indispensable function in mediating vessel development. This review discusses the recent progress of the study of ETV2 with special focus on its regulatory mechanisms and cell fate determining role in developing mouse embryos as well as somatic cells.
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- Se-Yeong Oh
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA,
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- Children’s Heart Research and Outcomes Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA,
USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA,
USA
- Children’s Heart Research and Outcomes Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA,
USA
- Molecular and Systems Pharmacology Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA,
USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA,
USA
- Children’s Heart Research and Outcomes Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA,
USA
- Molecular and Systems Pharmacology Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA,
USA
- Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Developmental Biology Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA,
USA
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Testoni M, Chung EYL, Priebe V, Bertoni F. The transcription factor ETS1 in lymphomas: friend or foe? Leuk Lymphoma 2015; 56:1975-80. [PMID: 25363344 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.981670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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ETS1 is a member of the ETS family of transcription factors, which contains many cancer genes. ETS1 gene is mapped at 11q24.3, a chromosomal region that is often the site of genomic rearrangements in hematological cancers. ETS1 is expressed in a variety of cells, including B and T lymphocytes. ETS1 is important in various biological processes such as development, differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis, migration and tissue remodeling. It acts as an oncogene controlling invasive and angiogenic behavior of malignant cells in multiple human cancers. In particular, ETS1 deregulation has been reported in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, in Burkitt lymphoma and in Hodgkin lymphoma. Here, we summarize the function of ETS1 in normal cells, with a particular emphasis on lymphocytes, and its possible role as an oncogene or tumor suppressor gene in the different mature B cell lymphomas.
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- Monica Testoni
- Lymphoma and Genomics Research Program, IOR Institute of Oncology Research , Bellinzona , Switzerland
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Recent advances in the structural molecular biology of Ets transcription factors: interactions, interfaces and inhibition. Biochem Soc Trans 2014; 42:130-8. [PMID: 24450640 PMCID: PMC3901394 DOI: 10.1042/bst20130227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The Ets family of eukaryotic transcription factors is based around the conserved Ets DNA-binding domain. Although their DNA-binding selectivity is biochemically and structurally well characterized, structures of homodimeric and ternary complexes point to Ets domains functioning as versatile protein-interaction modules. In the present paper, we review the progress made over the last decade to elucidate the structural mechanisms involved in modulation of DNA binding and protein partner selection during dimerization. We see that Ets domains, although conserved around a core architecture, have evolved to utilize a variety of interaction surfaces and binding mechanisms, reflecting Ets domains as dynamic interfaces for both DNA and protein interaction. Furthermore, we discuss recent advances in drug development for inhibition of Ets factors, and the roles structural biology can play in their future.
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Erg cooperates with TGF-β to control mesenchymal differentiation. Exp Cell Res 2014; 328:410-8. [PMID: 25139621 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling plays an integral role in skeletal development. Conditional deletion of the TGF-β type II receptor (Tgfbr2) from type II Collagen (Col2a) expressing cells results in defects in development of the annulus fibrosus (AF) of the intervertebral disc (IVD). We previously used microarray analysis to search for marker genes of AF as well as transcription factors regulated by TGF-β during AF development. The transcription factor avian erythroblastosis virus E-26 (v-ets) oncogene related (Erg) was identified in the microarray screen as a candidate regulator of AF development. To study the effects of TGF-β on AF differentiation and the role of Erg in this process, we used mouse sclerotome grown in micromass cultures. At 0.5ng TGF-β/ml, sclerotome cells started to express markers of AF. Regulation of Erg by TGF-β was confirmed in these cells. In addition, TGF-β soaked Affi-gel beads implanted into the axial skeleton of stage HH 25 chick embryos showed that TGF-β could induce expression of Erg mRNA in vivo. Next, an adenovirus to over-express Erg in primary sclerotome micromass cultures was generated. Over-expression of Erg led to a change in cell morphology and inhibition of differentiation into hyaline cartilage as seen by reduced Alcian blue staining and decreased Sox9 and c-Maf expression. Erg was not sufficient to induce expression of AF markers and expression of Sca1, a marker of pluripotent progenitor cells, was up-regulated in Erg expressing cells. When cells that ectopically expressed Erg were treated with TGF-β, enhanced expression of specific differentiation markers was observed suggesting Erg can cooperate with TGF-β to regulate differentiation of the sclerotome. Furthermore, we showed using co-immunopreciptiation that Erg and Smad3 bind to each other suggesting a mechanism for their functional interaction.
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Bazil JN, Stamm KD, Li X, Thiagarajan R, Nelson TJ, Tomita-Mitchell A, Beard DA. The inferred cardiogenic gene regulatory network in the mammalian heart. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100842. [PMID: 24971943 PMCID: PMC4074065 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cardiac development is a complex, multiscale process encompassing cell fate adoption, differentiation and morphogenesis. To elucidate pathways underlying this process, a recently developed algorithm to reverse engineer gene regulatory networks was applied to time-course microarray data obtained from the developing mouse heart. Approximately 200 genes of interest were input into the algorithm to generate putative network topologies that are capable of explaining the experimental data via model simulation. To cull specious network interactions, thousands of putative networks are merged and filtered to generate scale-free, hierarchical networks that are statistically significant and biologically relevant. The networks are validated with known gene interactions and used to predict regulatory pathways important for the developing mammalian heart. Area under the precision-recall curve and receiver operator characteristic curve are 9% and 58%, respectively. Of the top 10 ranked predicted interactions, 4 have already been validated. The algorithm is further tested using a network enriched with known interactions and another depleted of them. The inferred networks contained more interactions for the enriched network versus the depleted network. In all test cases, maximum performance of the algorithm was achieved when the purely data-driven method of network inference was combined with a data-independent, functional-based association method. Lastly, the network generated from the list of approximately 200 genes of interest was expanded using gene-profile uniqueness metrics to include approximately 900 additional known mouse genes and to form the most likely cardiogenic gene regulatory network. The resultant network supports known regulatory interactions and contains several novel cardiogenic regulatory interactions. The method outlined herein provides an informative approach to network inference and leads to clear testable hypotheses related to gene regulation.
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- Jason N. Bazil
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Departments of Medicine, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Xie L. MKL1/2 and ELK4 co-regulate distinct serum response factor (SRF) transcription programs in macrophages. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:301. [PMID: 24758171 PMCID: PMC4023608 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum response factor (SRF) is a widely expressed transcription factor involved in multiple regulatory programs. It is believed that SRF can toggle between disparate programs of gene expression through association with different cofactors. However, the direct evidence as to how these factors function on a genome-wide level is still lacking. RESULTS In the present study, I explored the functions of SRF and its representative cofactors, megakaryoblastic leukemia 1/2 (MKL1/2) and ETS-domain protein 4 (ELK4), during fungal infection challenge in macrophages. The knockdown study, combined with gene expression array analysis, revealed that MKL1/2 regulated SRF-dependent genes were related to actin cytoskeleton organization, while ELK4 regulated SRF-dependent genes were related to external stimulus responses. Subsequent chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with massively parallel sequencing (ChIP-seq) suggested that many of these regulations were mediated directly in cis. CONCLUSIONS I conclude that SRF utilizes MKL1/2 to fulfill steady state cellular functions, including cytoskeletal organization, and utilizes ELK4 to facilitate acute responses to external infection. Together, these findings indicate that SRF, along with its two cofactors, are important players in both cellular homeostasis and stress responses in macrophages.
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- Lan Xie
- Medical Systems Biology Research Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University School of Medicine, Beijing 100084, China.
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Findlay VJ, LaRue AC, Turner DP, Watson PM, Watson DK. Understanding the role of ETS-mediated gene regulation in complex biological processes. Adv Cancer Res 2014; 119:1-61. [PMID: 23870508 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-407190-2.00001-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ets factors are members of one of the largest families of evolutionarily conserved transcription factors, regulating critical functions in normal cell homeostasis, which when perturbed contribute to tumor progression. The well-documented alterations in ETS factor expression and function during cancer progression result in pleiotropic effects manifested by the downstream effect on their target genes. Multiple ETS factors bind to the same regulatory sites present on target genes, suggesting redundant or competitive functions. The anti- and prometastatic signatures obtained by examining specific ETS regulatory networks will significantly improve our ability to accurately predict tumor progression and advance our understanding of gene regulation in cancer. Coordination of multiple ETS gene functions also mediates interactions between tumor and stromal cells and thus contributes to the cancer phenotype. As such, these new insights may provide a novel view of the ETS gene family as well as a focal point for studying the complex biological control involved in tumor progression. One of the goals of molecular biology is to elucidate the mechanisms that contribute to the development and progression of cancer. Such an understanding of the molecular basis of cancer will provide new possibilities for: (1) earlier detection, as well as better diagnosis and staging of disease; (2) detection of minimal residual disease recurrences and evaluation of response to therapy; (3) prevention; and (4) novel treatment strategies. Increased understanding of ETS-regulated biological pathways will directly impact these areas.
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- Victoria J Findlay
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Choy WW, Datta D, Geiger CA, Birrane G, Grant MA. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a complex of the FOXO1 and Ets1 DNA-binding domains and DNA. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION F-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS 2013; 70:44-8. [PMID: 24419615 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x13024795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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The Ets1 transcription factor is a member of the Ets protein family, a group of evolutionarily related DNA-binding transcriptional factors. Ets proteins activate or repress the expression of genes that are involved in various biological processes, including cellular proliferation, differentiation, development, transformation and apoptosis. FOXO1 is a member of the forkhead-box proteins (FOX proteins), which comprise a large family of functionally diverse transcription factors involved in cellular proliferation, transformation and differentiation. The FOXO subgroup of FOX proteins regulates the transcription of genes that control metabolism, cell survival, cellular proliferation, DNA damage responses, stress resistance and longevity. The DNA-binding domains (DBDs) of Ets1 and FOXO1 were crystallized in complex with DNA containing a composite sequence for a noncanonical forkhead binding site (AATAACA) and an ETS site (GGAA), FOX:ETS, by the sitting-drop vapor-diffusion method. The FOX:ETS motif has been shown to be a conserved cis-acting element in several endothelial cell-specific genes, including Vegfr2, Tie2, Mef2c and ve-cadherin. Crystals were grown at 291 K using 30% polyethylene glycol 400, 50 mM Tris pH 8.5, 100 mM KCl, 10 mM MgCl2 as the reservoir solution. The crystals belonged to space group C222(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 68.7, b = 104.9, c = 136.3 Å. Diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 2.2 Å.
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- Wing W Choy
- Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine and Center for Vascular Biology Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine and Center for Vascular Biology Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine and Center for Vascular Biology Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine and Center for Vascular Biology Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Kamachi Y, Kondoh H. Sox proteins: regulators of cell fate specification and differentiation. Development 2013; 140:4129-44. [PMID: 24086078 DOI: 10.1242/dev.091793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 422] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sox transcription factors play widespread roles during development; however, their versatile funtions have a relatively simple basis: the binding of a Sox protein alone to DNA does not elicit transcriptional activation or repression, but requires binding of a partner transcription factor to an adjacent site on the DNA. Thus, the activity of a Sox protein is dependent upon the identity of its partner factor and the context of the DNA sequence to which it binds. In this Primer, we provide an mechanistic overview of how Sox family proteins function, as a paradigm for transcriptional regulation of development involving multi-transcription factor complexes, and we discuss how Sox factors can thus regulate diverse processes during development.
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- Yusuke Kamachi
- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Pea3 transcription factor family members Etv4 and Etv5 mediate retrograde signaling and axonal growth of DRG sensory neurons in response to NGF. J Neurosci 2013; 33:15940-51. [PMID: 24089499 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0928-13.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a target-derived neurotrophic growth factor that controls many aspects of sensory and sympathetic neuronal development. The identification of transcription factors and downstream target genes that mediate NGF-dependent neuronal differentiation and target field innervation is currently a major challenge. Here, we show that the Pea3 transcription factor family members Etv4 and Etv5 are expressed by developing TrkA-positive dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons during the period of target innervation. Real-time PCR assays indicated that Etv4 and Etv5 mRNAs are significantly induced by NGF in different neuronal cells, suggesting that they could be involved in the biological responses induced by this neurotrophin. Interestingly, distal axon application of NGF in compartmentalized cultures of rat DRG sensory neurons was sufficient to induce a significant increase in Etv4 and Etv5 mRNA expression. Pharmacological assays also revealed that activation of MEK/ERK (MAPK) pathway is required for Etv4 and Etv5 gene induction in response to NGF. Downregulation of Etv4 and Etv5 using small interference RNA knockdown experiments inhibited NGF-induced neurite outgrowth of rat sensory neurons, while overexpression of full-length Etv4 or Etv5 potentiated neuronal differentiation in response to this neurotrophin. Together, these data establish Etv4 and Etv5 as essential molecules of the transcriptional program linking neurotrophin signaling to sensory neuronal differentiation, and suggest that they can be involved in NGF-mediated target innervation.
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ELF4 is critical for induction of type I interferon and the host antiviral response. Nat Immunol 2013; 14:1237-46. [PMID: 24185615 DOI: 10.1038/ni.2756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Induction of type I interferon is a central event of innate immunity, essential for host defense. Here we report that the transcription factor ELF4 is induced by type I interferon and upregulates interferon expression in a feed-forward loop. ELF4 deficiency leads to reduced interferon production, resulting in enhanced susceptibility to West Nile virus encephalitis in mice. After viral infection, ELF4 is recruited by STING, interacts with and is activated by the MAVS-TBK1 complex, and translocates into the nucleus to bind interferon promoters. Cooperative binding with ELF4 increases the binding affinity of interferon regulatory factors IRF3 and IRF7, which is mediated by EICE elements. Thus, in addition to identifying a regulator of innate immune signaling, we uncovered a role for EICE elements in interferon transactivation.
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Zynda E, Jackson MW, Bhattacharya P, Kandel ES. ETV1 positively regulates transcription of tumor suppressor ARF. Cancer Biol Ther 2013; 14:1167-73. [PMID: 24157551 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.26883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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ETV1 (ETS variant 1) is a transcription factor from the ETS family and an oncogene in several types of human malignancies. Paradoxically, a predicted inactivating mutation in ETV1 was previously found in a clone of HT1080 cells with reduced activity of p53. We report that elevated expression of ETV1 makes p53-null tumor cells hypersensitive to restoration of said tumor suppressor. Furthermore, elevated levels of either wild-type ETV1 or its truncated derivative, dETV1, which mimics the product of an oncogenic rearrangement in certain tumors, results in increased expression of mRNA for p14ARF, a known activator of p53. Accordingly, expression of a luciferase reporter, which is driven by a putative ARF promoter, was elevated by concomitant expression of either ETV1 or dETV1. Our observations point to yet another example of a tumor suppressor gene being activated by a potentially oncogenic signal. A better understanding of the mechanisms that allow a cell to bypass such safeguards is needed in order to predict and prevent the development of an oncogene-tolerant state during cancer evolution.
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- Evan Zynda
- Department of Cell Stress Biology; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Buffalo, NY USA
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- Department of Pathology; Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, OH USA
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- Department of Cell Stress Biology; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Buffalo, NY USA
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- Department of Cell Stress Biology; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Buffalo, NY USA
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Thessen Hedreul M, Möller S, Stridh P, Gupta Y, Gillett A, Daniel Beyeen A, Öckinger J, Flytzani S, Diez M, Olsson T, Jagodic M. Combining genetic mapping with genome-wide expression in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis highlights a gene network enriched for T cell functions and candidate genes regulating autoimmunity. Hum Mol Genet 2013; 22:4952-66. [PMID: 23900079 PMCID: PMC3836475 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system commonly used to study multiple sclerosis (MS). We combined clinical EAE phenotypes with genome-wide expression profiling in spleens from 150 backcross rats between susceptible DA and resistant PVG rat strains during the chronic EAE phase. This enabled correlation of transcripts with genotypes, other transcripts and clinical EAE phenotypes and implicated potential genetic causes and pathways in EAE. We detected 2285 expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs). Sixty out of 599 cis-eQTLs overlapped well-known EAE QTLs and constitute positional candidate genes, including Ifit1 (Eae7), Atg7 (Eae20-22), Klrc3 (eEae22) and Mfsd4 (Eae17). A trans-eQTL that overlaps Eae23a regulated a large number of small RNAs and implicates a master regulator of transcription. We defined several disease-correlated networks enriched for pathways involved in cell-mediated immunity. They include C-type lectins, G protein coupled receptors, mitogen-activated protein kinases, transmembrane proteins, suppressors of transcription (Jundp2 and Nr1d1) and STAT transcription factors (Stat4) involved in interferon signaling. The most significant network was enriched for T cell functions, similar to genetic findings in MS, and revealed both established and novel gene interactions. Transcripts in the network have been associated with T cell proliferation and differentiation, the TCR signaling and regulation of regulatory T cells. A number of network genes and their family members have been associated with MS and/or other autoimmune diseases. Combining disease and genome-wide expression phenotypes provides a link between disease risk genes and distinct molecular pathways that are dysregulated during chronic autoimmune inflammation.
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- Melanie Thessen Hedreul
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Neuroimmunology Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine L8:04, Karolinska Institutet, L8:04, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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The establishment and maintenance of the vascular system is critical for embryonic development and postnatal life. Defects in endothelial cell development and vessel formation and function lead to embryonic lethality and are important in the pathogenesis of vascular diseases. Here, we review the underlying molecular mechanisms of endothelial cell differentiation, plasticity, and the development of the vasculature. This review focuses on the interplay among transcription factors and signaling molecules that specify the differentiation of vascular endothelial cells. We also discuss recent progress on reprogramming of somatic cells toward distinct endothelial cell lineages and its promise in regenerative vascular medicine.
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- Changwon Park
- Department of Pharmacology, Center for Lung and Vascular Biology, The University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Swindell WR, Johnston A, Xing X, Little A, Robichaud P, Voorhees JJ, Fisher G, Gudjonsson JE. Robust shifts in S100a9 expression with aging: a novel mechanism for chronic inflammation. Sci Rep 2013; 3:1215. [PMID: 23386971 PMCID: PMC3564041 DOI: 10.1038/srep01215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The S100a8 and S100a9 genes encode a pro-inflammatory protein (calgranulin) that has been implicated in multiple diseases. However, involvement of S100a8/a9 in the basic mechanisms of intrinsic aging has not been established. In this study, we show that shifts in the abundance of S100a8 and S100a9 mRNA are a robust feature of aging in mammalian tissues, involving a range of cell types including the central nervous system. To identify transcription factors that control S100a9 expression, we performed a large-scale transcriptome analysis of 62 mouse and human cell types. We identified cell type-specific trends, as well as robust associations linking S100a9 coexpression to elevated frequency of ETS family motifs, and in particular, to motifs recognized by the transcription factor SPI/PU.1. Sparse occurrence of SATB1 motifs was also a strong predictor of S100a9 coexpression. These findings offer support for a novel mechanism by which a SPI1/PU.1-S100a9 axis sustains chronic inflammation during aging.
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- William R Swindell
- Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA.
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Kiyota T, Kato A, Kato Y. Ets-1 regulates radial glia formation during vertebrate embryogenesis. Organogenesis 2012; 3:93-101. [PMID: 19279707 DOI: 10.4161/org.3.2.5171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2007] [Accepted: 11/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Radial glia cells are the first distinguishable glial population derived from neural epithelial cells and serve as guides for migrating neurons and as neural progenitor cells in the developing brain. Despite their functional importance during neural development, the determination and differentiation of these cells remains poorly understood at the molecular level. Ets-1 and Ets-2, Ets (E26 transformation-specific) transcription factors, are vertebrate homologues of Drosophila pointed, which is expressed in a subset of glia cells and promotes different aspects of Drosophila glia cell differentiation. However, it remains unsolved that the function of Ets genes is conserved in vertebrate glia development. Here we report that Ets-1 but not Ets-2 is necessary for Xenopus radial glia formation and the activity of Ets-1 is sufficient for radial glia formation prior to neural tube closure. Furthermore, we show that Ras-MAPK (mitogen activated protein kinase) signaling, which acts as an upstream activator of Ets-1 in other biological processes, also regulates radial glia formation. A mutant form of Ets-1, which is not responsive to Ras-MAPK signaling, inhibits radial glia formation promoted by Ras-MAPK signaling. Together, our results show that Ets-1 activated by Ras-MAPK signaling promotes radial glia formation during Xenopus embryogenesis.
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- Tomomi Kiyota
- Department of Biomedical Science; Florida State University College of Medicine; Tallahassee, Florida USA
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Lelli KM, Slattery M, Mann RS. Disentangling the many layers of eukaryotic transcriptional regulation. Annu Rev Genet 2012; 46:43-68. [PMID: 22934649 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-110711-155437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes is an extremely complex process. In this review, we break down several critical steps, emphasizing new data and techniques that have expanded current gene regulatory models. We begin at the level of DNA sequence where cis-regulatory modules (CRMs) provide important regulatory information in the form of transcription factor (TF) binding sites. In this respect, CRMs function as instructional platforms for the assembly of gene regulatory complexes. We discuss multiple mechanisms controlling complex assembly, including cooperative DNA binding, combinatorial codes, and CRM architecture. The second section of this review places CRM assembly in the context of nucleosomes and condensed chromatin. We discuss how DNA accessibility and histone modifications contribute to TF function. Lastly, new advances in chromosomal mapping techniques have provided increased understanding of intra- and interchromosomal interactions. We discuss how these topological maps influence gene regulatory models.
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- Katherine M Lelli
- Department of Genetics and Development, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Ridinger-Saison M, Boeva V, Rimmelé P, Kulakovskiy I, Gallais I, Levavasseur B, Paccard C, Legoix-Né P, Morlé F, Nicolas A, Hupé P, Barillot E, Moreau-Gachelin F, Guillouf C. Spi-1/PU.1 activates transcription through clustered DNA occupancy in erythroleukemia. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:8927-41. [PMID: 22790984 PMCID: PMC3467057 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Acute leukemias are characterized by deregulation of transcriptional networks that control the lineage specificity of gene expression. The aberrant overexpression of the Spi-1/PU.1 transcription factor leads to erythroleukemia. To determine how Spi-1 mechanistically influences the transcriptional program, we combined a ChIP-seq analysis with transcriptional profiling in cells from an erythroleukemic mouse model. We show that Spi-1 displays a selective DNA-binding that does not often cause transcriptional modulation. We report that Spi-1 controls transcriptional activation and repression partially through distinct Spi-1 recruitment to chromatin. We revealed several parameters impacting on Spi-1-mediated transcriptional activation. Gene activation is facilitated by Spi-1 occupancy close to transcriptional starting site of genes devoid of CGIs. Moreover, in those regions Spi-1 acts by binding to multiple motifs tightly clustered and with similar orientation. Finally, in contrast to the myeloid and lymphoid B cells in which Spi-1 exerts a physiological activity, in the erythroleukemic cells, lineage-specific cooperating factors do not play a prevalent role in Spi-1-mediated transcriptional activation. Thus, our work describes a new mechanism of gene activation through clustered site occupancy of Spi-1 particularly relevant in regard to the strong expression of Spi-1 in the erythroleukemic cells.
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Woznica A, Haeussler M, Starobinska E, Jemmett J, Li Y, Mount D, Davidson B. Initial deployment of the cardiogenic gene regulatory network in the basal chordate, Ciona intestinalis. Dev Biol 2012; 368:127-39. [PMID: 22595514 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Revised: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 05/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The complex, partially redundant gene regulatory architecture underlying vertebrate heart formation has been difficult to characterize. Here, we dissect the primary cardiac gene regulatory network in the invertebrate chordate, Ciona intestinalis. The Ciona heart progenitor lineage is first specified by Fibroblast Growth Factor/Map Kinase (FGF/MapK) activation of the transcription factor Ets1/2 (Ets). Through microarray analysis of sorted heart progenitor cells, we identified the complete set of primary genes upregulated by FGF/Ets shortly after heart progenitor emergence. Combinatorial sequence analysis of these co-regulated genes generated a hypothetical regulatory code consisting of Ets binding sites associated with a specific co-motif, ATTA. Through extensive reporter analysis, we confirmed the functional importance of the ATTA co-motif in primary heart progenitor gene regulation. We then used the Ets/ATTA combination motif to successfully predict a number of additional heart progenitor gene regulatory elements, including an intronic element driving expression of the core conserved cardiac transcription factor, GATAa. This work significantly advances our understanding of the Ciona heart gene network. Furthermore, this work has begun to elucidate the precise regulatory architecture underlying the conserved, primary role of FGF/Ets in chordate heart lineage specification.
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- Arielle Woznica
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program, University of Arizona, Arizona 85724, USA
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Lee CG, Kwon HK, Sahoo A, Hwang W, So JS, Hwang JS, Chae CS, Kim GC, Kim JE, So HS, Hwang ES, Grenningloh R, Ho IC, Im SH. Interaction of Ets-1 with HDAC1 represses IL-10 expression in Th1 cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:2244-53. [PMID: 22266280 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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IL-10 is a multifunctional cytokine that plays a crucial role in immunity and tolerance. IL-10 is produced by diverse immune cell types, including B cells and subsets of T cells. Although Th1 produce IL-10, their expression levels are much lower than Th2 cells under conventional stimulation conditions. The potential role of E26 transformation-specific 1 (Ets-1) transcription factor as a negative regulator for Il10 gene expression in CD4(+) T cells has been implicated previously. In this study, we investigated the underlying mechanism of Ets-1-mediated Il10 gene repression in Th1 cells. Compared with wild type Th1 cells, Ets-1 knockout Th1 cells expressed a significantly higher level of IL-10, which is comparable with that of wild type Th2 cells. Upregulation of IL-10 expression in Ets-1 knockout Th1 cells was accompanied by enhanced chromatin accessibility and increased recruitment of histone H3 acetylation at the Il10 regulatory regions. Reciprocally, Ets-1 deficiency significantly decreased histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) enrichment at the Il10 regulatory regions. Treatment with trichostatin A, an inhibitor of HDAC family, significantly increased Il10 gene expression by increasing histone H3 acetylation recruitment. We further demonstrated a physical interaction between Ets-1 and HDAC1. Coexpression of Ets-1 with HDAC1 synergistically repressed IL-10 transcription activity. In summary, our data suggest that an interaction of Ets-1 with HDAC1 represses the Il10 gene expression in Th1 cells.
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- Choong-Gu Lee
- School of Life Sciences and Immune Synapse Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, The Republic of Korea
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St John J, Powell K, Conley-Lacomb MK, Chinni SR. TMPRSS2-ERG Fusion Gene Expression in Prostate Tumor Cells and Its Clinical and Biological Significance in Prostate Cancer Progression. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 4:94-101. [PMID: 23264855 DOI: 10.4172/1948-5956.1000119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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TMPRSS2-Ets gene fusions were identified in prostate cancers where the promoter of transmembrane protease, serine 2 (TMPRSS2) fused with coding sequence of the erythroblastosis virus E26 (Ets) gene family members. TMPRSS2 is an androgen responsive transmembrane serine protease. Ets family members are oncogenic transcription factors that contain a highly conserved Ets DNA binding domain and an N-terminal regulatory domain.Fusion of these gene results in androgen dependent transcription of Ets factor in prostate tumor cells. The ERG is the most common fusion partner with TMPRSS2 promoter in prostate cancer patients. The high prevalence of these gene fusions, in particular TMPRSS2-ERG, makes them attractive as potential diagnostic and prognostic indicators, as well as making them a potential target for tailored therapies.This review focuses on the clinical and biological significance of TMPRSS2-ERG fusions and their role in PC development and progression.
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- Jason St John
- Departments of Urology and Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine and The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Hussain A, Shaw PE, Hirst JD. Molecular dynamics simulations and in silico peptide ligand screening of the Elk-1 ETS domain. J Cheminform 2011; 3:49. [PMID: 22044511 PMCID: PMC3227621 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2946-3-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Elk-1 transcription factor is a member of a group of proteins called ternary complex factors, which serve as a paradigm for gene regulation in response to extracellular signals. Its deregulation has been linked to multiple human diseases including the development of tumours. The work herein aims to inform the design of potential peptidomimetic compounds that can inhibit the formation of the Elk-1 dimer, which is key to Elk-1 stability. We have conducted molecular dynamics simulations of the Elk-1 ETS domain followed by virtual screening. RESULTS We show the ETS dimerisation site undergoes conformational reorganisation at the α1β1 loop. Through exhaustive screening of di- and tri-peptide libraries against a collection of ETS domain conformations representing the dynamics of the loop, we identified a series of potential binders for the Elk-1 dimer interface. The di-peptides showed no particular preference toward the binding site; however, the tri-peptides made specific interactions with residues: Glu17, Gln18 and Arg49 that are pivotal to the dimer interface. CONCLUSIONS We have shown molecular dynamics simulations can be combined with virtual peptide screening to obtain an exhaustive docking protocol that incorporates dynamic fluctuations in a receptor. Based on our findings, we suggest experimental binding studies to be performed on the 12 SILE ranked tri-peptides as possible compounds for the design of inhibitors of Elk-1 dimerisation. It would also be reasonable to consider the score-ranked tri-peptides as a comparative test to establish whether peptide size is a determinant factor of binding to the ETS domain.
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- Abrar Hussain
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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Carlson SM, Chouinard CR, Labadorf A, Lam CJ, Schmelzle K, Fraenkel E, White FM. Large-scale discovery of ERK2 substrates identifies ERK-mediated transcriptional regulation by ETV3. Sci Signal 2011; 4:rs11. [PMID: 22028470 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2) is ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissues and is involved in a wide range of biological processes. Although MAPKs have been intensely studied, identification of their substrates remains challenging. We have optimized a chemical genetic system using analog-sensitive ERK2, a form of ERK2 engineered to use an analog of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), to tag and isolate ERK2 substrates in vitro. This approach identified 80 proteins phosphorylated by ERK2, 13 of which are known ERK2 substrates. The 80 substrates are associated with diverse cellular processes, including regulation of transcription and translation, mRNA processing, and regulation of the activity of the Rho family guanosine triphosphatases. We found that one of the newly identified substrates, ETV3 (a member of the E twenty-six family of transcriptional regulators), was extensively phosphorylated on sites within canonical and noncanonical ERK motifs. Phosphorylation of ETV3 regulated transcription by preventing its binding to DNA at promoters for several thousand genes, including some involved in negative feedback regulation of itself and of upstream signals.
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- Scott M Carlson
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Bian Y, Zhou W, Zhao Y, Li X, Geng W, Hao R, Yang Q, Huang W. High-dose siRNAs upregulate mouse Eri-1 at both transcription and posttranscription levels. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26466. [PMID: 22039495 PMCID: PMC3198429 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 09/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The eri-1 gene encodes a 3′ exonuclease that can negatively regulate RNA interference via siRNase activity. High-dose siRNAs (hd-siRNAs) can enhance Eri-1 expression, which in return degrade siRNAs and greatly reduces RNAi efficiency. Here we report that hd-siRNAs induce mouse Eri-1 (meri-1) expression through the recruitment of Sp1, Ets-1, and STAT3 to the meri-1 promoter and the formation of an Sp1-Ets-1-STAT3 complex. In addition, hd-siRNAs also abolish the 3′ untranslated region (UTR) mediated posttranscriptional repression of meri-1. Our findings demonstrate the molecular mechanism underlying the upregulation of meri-1 by hd-siRNA.
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- Yingnan Bian
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory for Synthetic Biology, Centers for Nano-Medicine, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy Sciences, Pudong, Shanghai, China
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Hollenhorst PC, McIntosh LP, Graves BJ. Genomic and biochemical insights into the specificity of ETS transcription factors. Annu Rev Biochem 2011; 80:437-71. [PMID: 21548782 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biochem.79.081507.103945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 375] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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ETS proteins are a group of evolutionarily related, DNA-binding transcriptional factors. These proteins direct gene expression in diverse normal and disease states by binding to specific promoters and enhancers and facilitating assembly of other components of the transcriptional machinery. The highly conserved DNA-binding ETS domain defines the family and is responsible for specific recognition of a common sequence motif, 5'-GGA(A/T)-3'. Attaining specificity for biological regulation in such a family is thus a conundrum. We present the current knowledge of routes to functional diversity and DNA binding specificity, including divergent properties of the conserved ETS and PNT domains, the involvement of flanking structured and unstructured regions appended to these dynamic domains, posttranslational modifications, and protein partnerships with other DNA-binding proteins and coregulators. The review emphasizes recent advances from biochemical and biophysical approaches, as well as insights from genomic studies that detect ETS-factor occupancy in living cells.
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- Peter C Hollenhorst
- Medical Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
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Flajollet S, Tian TV, Flourens A, Tomavo N, Villers A, Bonnelye E, Aubert S, Leroy X, Duterque-Coquillaud M. Abnormal expression of the ERG transcription factor in prostate cancer cells activates osteopontin. Mol Cancer Res 2011; 9:914-24. [PMID: 21669963 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-10-0537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Osteopontin (OPN) is an extracellular matrix glycophosphoprotein that plays a key role in the metastasis of a wide variety of cancers. The high level of OPN expression in prostate cells is associated with malignancy and reduced survival of the patient. Recent studies on prostate cancer (PCa) tissue have revealed recurrent genomic rearrangements involving the fusion of the 5' untranslated region of a prostate-specific androgen-responsive gene with a gene coding for transcription factors from the ETS family. The most frequently identified fusion gene is TMPRSS2:ERG, which causes ERG protein overexpression in PCa cells. ERG is a transcription factor linked to skeletogenesis. This study was designed to test whether ERG and the product of the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion gene modulate OPN gene expression in PCa cells. To characterize ERG and TMPRSS2:ERG transcriptional activity of OPN, we focused on ETS binding sites (EBS) localized in conserved regions of the promoter. Using in vitro and in vivo molecular assays, we showed that ERG increases OPN expression and binds to an EBS (nt -115 to -118) in the OPN promoter. Moreover, stable transfection of prostate tumor cell lines by TMPRSS2:ERG upregulates endogenous OPN expression. Finally, in human prostate tumor samples, detection of the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion gene was significantly associated with OPN overexpression. Taken together, these data suggest that OPN is an ERG-target gene in PCa where the abnormal expression of the transcription factor ERG, due to the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion, disturbs the expression of genes that play an important role in PCa cells and associated metastases.
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Goldring MB, Otero M, Plumb DA, Dragomir C, Favero M, El Hachem K, Hashimoto K, Roach HI, Olivotto E, Borzì RM, Marcu KB, Marcu KB. Roles of inflammatory and anabolic cytokines in cartilage metabolism: signals and multiple effectors converge upon MMP-13 regulation in osteoarthritis. Eur Cell Mater 2011; 21:202-20. [PMID: 21351054 PMCID: PMC3937960 DOI: 10.22203/ecm.v021a16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 342] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Human cartilage is a complex tissue of matrix proteins that vary in amount and orientation from superficial to deep layers and from loaded to unloaded zones. A major challenge to efforts to repair cartilage by stem cell-based and other tissue engineering strategies is the inability of the resident chondrocytes to lay down new matrix with the same structural and resilient properties that it had upon its original formation. This is particularly true of the collagen network, which is susceptible to cleavage once proteoglycans are depleted. Thus, a thorough understanding of the similarities and particularly the marked differences in mechanisms of cartilage remodeling during development, osteoarthritis, and aging may lead to more effective strategies for preventing cartilage damage and promoting repair. To identify and characterize effectors or regulators of cartilage remodeling in these processes, we are using culture models of primary human and mouse chondrocytes and cell lines and mouse genetic models to manipulate gene expression programs leading to matrix remodeling and subsequent chondrocyte hypertrophic differentiation, pivotal processes which both go astray in OA disease. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-13, the major type II collagen-degrading collagenase, is regulated by stress-, inflammation-, and differentiation-induced signals that not only contribute to irreversible joint damage (progression) in OA, but importantly, also to the initiation/onset phase, wherein chondrocytes in articular cartilage leave their natural growth- and differentiation-arrested state. Our work points to common mediators of these processes in human OA cartilage and in early through late stages of OA in surgical and genetic mouse models.
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- Mary B. Goldring
- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration, and Repair Program, Research Division, The Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA,Address for correspondence: Mary B. Goldring, 535 East 70th Street, Caspary Research Building, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10021. USA,
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- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration, and Repair Program, Research Division, The Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration, and Repair Program, Research Division, The Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration, and Repair Program, Research Division, The Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration, and Repair Program, Research Division, The Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration, and Repair Program, Research Division, The Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration, and Repair Program, Research Division, The Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Laboratorio di Immunoreumatologia e Rigenerazione Tissutale, Istituti Ortopedia Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Immunoreumatologia e Rigenerazione Tissutale, Istituti Ortopedia Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Immunoreumatologia e Rigenerazione Tissutale, Istituti Ortopedia Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy,Biochemistry and Cell Biology Dept., Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5215, USA
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Ely HA, Mellon PL, Coss D. GnRH induces the c-Fos gene via phosphorylation of SRF by the calcium/calmodulin kinase II pathway. Mol Endocrinol 2011; 25:669-80. [PMID: 21292826 DOI: 10.1210/me.2010-0437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Despite extensive studies on GnRH regulation of the gonadotropin subunit genes, very little is known about mechanism of induction of intermediary immediate early genes, such as c-Fos, that are direct targets of GnRH signaling and that upon induction, activate transcription of gonadotropin genes. Although c-Fos is induced by a variety of stimuli in other cell types, in the gonadotropes, only GnRH induces c-Fos and through it FSHβ. Thus, understanding the specificity of c-Fos induction by GnRH will provide insight into GnRH regulation of FSHβ gene expression. GnRH induction of c-Fos in LβT2 cells requires the serum response factor (SRF)-binding site, but not the Ets/ELK1 site. This is in contrast to c-Fos induction by growth factors in other cells, which activate c-Fos transcription via phosphorylation of ELK1 and require the ELK1-binding site. The SRF site alone is sufficient for induction by GnRH, whereas induction by 12-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) requires both the ELK1 and SRF sites. Although ELK1 site is not required, upon GnRH stimulation, ELK1 interacts with SRF and is recruited to the SRF site. GnRH phosphorylates ELK1 through ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK, which correlates with the signaling pathways necessary for c-Fos and FSHβ induction. GnRH also causes phosphorylation of SRF through calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CamKII), which leads to increased binding to its site. CamKII activation is sufficient for phosphorylation of SRF and for induction of the c-Fos gene through the SRF site. Thus, GnRH uses a combination of growth factor signaling and the CamKII pathway to induce c-Fos to regulate FSHβ gene expression in gonadotrope cells.
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- Heather A Ely
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0674, USA
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Genome-wide analysis of ETS-family DNA-binding in vitro and in vivo. EMBO J 2010; 29:2147-60. [PMID: 20517297 PMCID: PMC2905244 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2010.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 435] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2009] [Accepted: 05/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Members of the large ETS family of transcription factors (TFs) have highly similar DNA-binding domains (DBDs)—yet they have diverse functions and activities in physiology and oncogenesis. Some differences in DNA-binding preferences within this family have been described, but they have not been analysed systematically, and their contributions to targeting remain largely uncharacterized. We report here the DNA-binding profiles for all human and mouse ETS factors, which we generated using two different methods: a high-throughput microwell-based TF DNA-binding specificity assay, and protein-binding microarrays (PBMs). Both approaches reveal that the ETS-binding profiles cluster into four distinct classes, and that all ETS factors linked to cancer, ERG, ETV1, ETV4 and FLI1, fall into just one of these classes. We identify amino-acid residues that are critical for the differences in specificity between all the classes, and confirm the specificities in vivo using chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) for a member of each class. The results indicate that even relatively small differences in in vitro binding specificity of a TF contribute to site selectivity in vivo.
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Heinz S, Benner C, Spann N, Bertolino E, Lin YC, Laslo P, Cheng JX, Murre C, Singh H, Glass CK. Simple combinations of lineage-determining transcription factors prime cis-regulatory elements required for macrophage and B cell identities. Mol Cell 2010; 38:576-89. [PMID: 20513432 PMCID: PMC2898526 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8503] [Impact Index Per Article: 607.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2010] [Revised: 04/02/2010] [Accepted: 05/03/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Genome-scale studies have revealed extensive, cell type-specific colocalization of transcription factors, but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate in macrophages and B cells that collaborative interactions of the common factor PU.1 with small sets of macrophage- or B cell lineage-determining transcription factors establish cell-specific binding sites that are associated with the majority of promoter-distal H3K4me1-marked genomic regions. PU.1 binding initiates nucleosome remodeling, followed by H3K4 monomethylation at large numbers of genomic regions associated with both broadly and specifically expressed genes. These locations serve as beacons for additional factors, exemplified by liver X receptors, which drive both cell-specific gene expression and signal-dependent responses. Together with analyses of transcription factor binding and H3K4me1 patterns in other cell types, these studies suggest that simple combinations of lineage-determining transcription factors can specify the genomic sites ultimately responsible for both cell identity and cell type-specific responses to diverse signaling inputs.
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- Sven Heinz
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th St. GCIS W522, Chicago IL 60637
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- Section of Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Section of Experimental Haematology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK LS9 7TF
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- Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th St. GCIS W522, Chicago IL 60637
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- Section of Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Office: 858-534-6011,
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- Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th St. GCIS W522, Chicago IL 60637
- Department of Discovery Immunology, Genentech, San Francisco, California 94080
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Office: 858-534-6011,
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Office: 858-534-6011,
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Levros LC, Do Carmo S, Edouard E, Legault P, Charfi C, Rassart E. Characterization of nuclear factors modulating the apolipoprotein D promoter during growth arrest: implication of PARP-1, APEX-1 and ERK1/2 catalytic activities. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2010; 1803:1062-71. [PMID: 20493910 PMCID: PMC7114184 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2010] [Revised: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 04/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Human Apolipoprotein D (apoD) is upregulated under several stress conditions and pathological situations such as neurodegenerative diseases and cancers. We previously showed that apoD mRNA expression is induced in growth-arrested cells and demonstrated the specific binding of nuclear proteins to the region −514 to −475 of the promoter. Such region contains a pair of Serum Responsive Elements (SRE), an Ets-Binding Site (EBS) and a Glucocorticoid Responsive Element (GRE). In this study, we show that Parp-1, HnRNP-U, CBF-A, BUB-3, Kif4, APEX-1 and Ifi204 bind these regulatory elements of the apoD promoter. Specific binding of HnRNP-U and Parp-1 was confirmed by Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA). In a biotin pull-down assay, Kif4 and BUB-3 bind preferentially the SRE1 and the EBS-GRE sites, respectively, while APEX-1 seems recruited indirectly to these elements. We found that the mRNA expression of some of these binding factors is upregulated in growth-arrested cells and that these proteins also transactivate the apoD promoter. In agreement with these results, mutants of APEX-1 and of Parp-1 defective for their DNA-binding and catalytic activities could not transactivate the promoter. The knockdown of Parp-1 and HnRNP-U and the use of specific inhibitors of MEK1/2 and of Parp-1 also inhibited the induction of apoD gene expression. Moreover, ERK1/2 was found activated in a biphasic manner post serum-starvation and the inhibition of Parp-1 causes a sustained activation of ERK2 but not ERK1 for up to 2 h. Altogether, these findings demonstrate the importance of Parp-1, APEX-1 and ERK1/2 catalytic activities in the growth arrest-induced apoD gene expression.
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Affiliation(s)
- Louis-Charles Levros
- Laboratoire de biologie moléculaire, Département des Sciences Biologiques, and Centre BioMed, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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