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Xia Y, Zhang X, Zhang X, Zhu H, Zhong X, Song W, Yuan J, Sha Z, Li F. Gene structure, expression and function analysis of the MyoD gene in the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Gene 2024; 921:148523. [PMID: 38703863 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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The Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei is a representative species of decapod crustacean and an economically important marine aquaculture species worldwide. However, research on the genes involved in muscle growth and development in shrimp is still lacking. MyoD is recognized as a crucial regulator of myogenesis and plays an essential role in muscle growth and differentiation in various animals. Nonetheless, little information is available concerning the function of this gene among crustaceans. In this study, we identified a sequence of the MyoD gene (LvMyoD) with a conserved bHLH domain in the L. vannamei genome. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that both the overall protein sequence and specific functional sites of LvMyoD are highly conserved with those of other crustacean species and that they are evolutionarily closely related to vertebrate MyoD and Myf5. LvMyoD expression is initially high during early muscle development in shrimp and gradually decreases after 40 days post-larval development. In adults, the muscle-specific expression of LvMyoD was confirmed through RT-qPCR analysis. Knockdown of LvMyoD inhibited the growth of the shrimp in body length and weight. Histological observation and transcriptome sequencing of muscle samples after RNA interference (RNAi) revealed nuclear agglutination and looseness in muscle fibers. Additionally, we observed significant effects on the expression of genes involved in heat shock proteins, myosins, actins, protein synthesis, and glucose metabolism. These findings suggest that LvMyoD plays a critical role in regulating muscle protein synthesis and muscle cell differentiation. Overall, this study highlights the involvement of LvMyoD in myogenesis and muscle growth, suggesting that it is a potentially important regulatory target for shrimp breeding efforts.
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- Yanting Xia
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Institute of Aquatic Biotechnology, Collage of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Institute of Aquatic Biotechnology, Collage of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Institute of Aquatic Biotechnology, Collage of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Aquatic Biotechnology, Collage of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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Claeyssen C, Bulangalire N, Bastide B, Agbulut O, Cieniewski-Bernard C. Desmin and its molecular chaperone, the αB-crystallin: How post-translational modifications modulate their functions in heart and skeletal muscles? Biochimie 2024; 216:137-159. [PMID: 37827485 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2023.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
Abstract
Maintenance of the highly organized striated muscle tissue requires a cell-wide dynamic network through protein-protein interactions providing an effective mechanochemical integrator of morphology and function. Through a continuous and complex trans-cytoplasmic network, desmin intermediate filaments ensure this essential role in heart and in skeletal muscle. Besides their role in the maintenance of cell shape and architecture (permitting contractile activity efficiency and conferring resistance towards mechanical stress), desmin intermediate filaments are also key actors of cell and tissue homeostasis. Desmin participates to several cellular processes such as differentiation, apoptosis, intracellular signalisation, mechanotransduction, vesicle trafficking, organelle biogenesis and/or positioning, calcium homeostasis, protein homeostasis, cell adhesion, metabolism and gene expression. Desmin intermediate filaments assembly requires αB-crystallin, a small heat shock protein. Over its chaperone activity, αB-crystallin is involved in several cellular functions such as cell integrity, cytoskeleton stabilization, apoptosis, autophagy, differentiation, mitochondria function or aggresome formation. Importantly, both proteins are known to be strongly associated to the aetiology of several cardiac and skeletal muscles pathologies related to desmin filaments disorganization and a strong disturbance of desmin interactome. Note that these key proteins of cytoskeleton architecture are extensively modified by post-translational modifications that could affect their functional properties. Therefore, we reviewed in the herein paper the impact of post-translational modifications on the modulation of cellular functions of desmin and its molecular chaperone, the αB-crystallin.
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- Charlotte Claeyssen
- University of Lille, University of Artois, University of Littoral Côte d'Opale, ULR 7369 - URePSSS - Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire Sport Santé Société, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, University of Artois, University of Littoral Côte d'Opale, ULR 7369 - URePSSS - Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire Sport Santé Société, F-59000 Lille, France; Université de Lille, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, University of Artois, University of Littoral Côte d'Opale, ULR 7369 - URePSSS - Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire Sport Santé Société, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), CNRS UMR 8256, Inserm ERL U1164, Biological Adaptation and Ageing, 75005, Paris, France
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- University of Lille, University of Artois, University of Littoral Côte d'Opale, ULR 7369 - URePSSS - Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire Sport Santé Société, F-59000 Lille, France.
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Strauch A, Rossa B, Köhler F, Haeussler S, Mühlhofer M, Rührnößl F, Körösy C, Bushman Y, Conradt B, Haslbeck M, Weinkauf S, Buchner J. The permanently chaperone-active small heat shock protein Hsp17 from Caenorhabditis elegans exhibits topological separation of its N-terminal regions. J Biol Chem 2022; 299:102753. [PMID: 36442512 PMCID: PMC9800568 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Small Heat shock proteins (sHsps) are a family of molecular chaperones that bind nonnative proteins in an ATP-independent manner. Caenorhabditis elegans encodes 16 different sHsps, among them Hsp17, which is evolutionarily distinct from other sHsps in the nematode. The structure and mechanism of Hsp17 and how these may differ from other sHsps remain unclear. Here, we find that Hsp17 has a distinct expression pattern, structural organization, and chaperone function. Consistent with its presence under nonstress conditions, and in contrast to many other sHsps, we determined that Hsp17 is a mono-disperse, permanently active chaperone in vitro, which interacts with hundreds of different C. elegans proteins under physiological conditions. Additionally, our cryo-EM structure of Hsp17 reveals that in the 24-mer complex, 12 N-terminal regions are involved in its chaperone function. These flexible regions are located on the outside of the spherical oligomer, whereas the other 12 N-terminal regions are engaged in stabilizing interactions in its interior. This allows the same region in Hsp17 to perform different functions depending on the topological context. Taken together, our results reveal structural and functional features that further define the structural basis of permanently active sHsps.
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- Annika Strauch
- Center for Protein Assemblies and Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Center for Protein Assemblies and Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Center for Protein Assemblies and Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Center for Protein Assemblies and Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Center for Protein Assemblies and Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany; Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Center for Protein Assemblies and Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Center for Protein Assemblies and Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Center for Protein Assemblies and Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Center for Protein Assemblies and Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany.
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Liu JF, Chen PC, Ling TY, Hou CH. Hyperthermia increases HSP production in human PDMCs by stimulating ROS formation, p38 MAPK and Akt signaling, and increasing HSF1 activity. Stem Cell Res Ther 2022; 13:236. [PMID: 35659731 PMCID: PMC9166587 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-022-02885-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Human placenta-derived multipotent cells (hPDMCs) are isolated from a source uncomplicated by ethical issues and are ideal for therapeutic applications because of their capacity for multilineage differentiation and proven immunosuppressive properties. It is known that heat shock preconditioning induces the upregulation of heat shock proteins (HSPs), which enhance survival and engraftment of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) during transplantation in live animal models, although whether heat shock preconditioning has the same effects in hPDMCs is unclear. Methods The hPDMCs were isolated from placenta of healthy donors. The cells were treated with heat shock (43 °C, 15 min), followed by evaluation of cell viability. Furthermore, the HSPs expression was assessed by Western blot, qPCR. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and signal pathway activation were determined by flow cytometry and Western blot, respectively. The regulatory pathways involved in HSPs expression were examined by pretreatment with chemical inhibitors, and siRNAs of MAPK, Akt, and heat shock factor 1 (HSF1), followed by determination of HSPs expression. Results This study demonstrates that heat shock treatment induced ROS generation and HPSs expression in hPDMCs. Heat shock stimulation also increased p38 MAPK and Akt phosphorylation. These effects were reduced by inhibitors of ROS, p38 MAPK and Akt. Moreover, we found that heat shock treatment enhanced nuclear translocation of the HSF1 in hPDMCs, representing activation of HSF1. Pretreatment of hPDMCs with ROS scavengers, SB203580 and Akt inhibitors also reduced the translocation of HSF1 induced by heat shock. Conclusions Our data indicate that heat shock acts via ROS to activate p38 MAPK and Akt signaling, which subsequently activates HSF1, leading to HSP activation and contributing to the protective role of hPDMCs.
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- Ju-Fang Liu
- School of Oral Hygiene, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 110, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, 404, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 116, Taiwan.,Translational Medicine Center, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, 111, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, 404, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan.
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Thakur SS, James JL, Cranna NJ, Chhen VL, Swiderski K, Ryall JG, Lynch GS. Expression and localization of heat-shock proteins during skeletal muscle cell proliferation and differentiation and the impact of heat stress. Cell Stress Chaperones 2019; 24:749-761. [PMID: 31098840 PMCID: PMC6657410 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-019-01001-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Skeletal myogenesis is a coordinated sequence of events associated with dramatic changes in cell morphology, motility, and metabolism, which causes cellular stress and alters proteostasis. Chaperones, such as heat-shock proteins (HSPs), play important roles in limiting cellular stresses and maintaining proteostasis, but whether HSPs are specifically involved in myogenesis is not well understood. Here, we characterized gene and protein expression and subcellular localization of various HSPs in proliferating C2C12 myoblasts and differentiating myotubes under control conditions and in response to heat stress. Hsp25, Hsp40, and Hsp60 protein expression declined by 48, 35, and 83%, respectively, during differentiation. In contrast, Hsp70 protein levels doubled during early differentiation. Hsp25 was predominantly localized to the cytoplasm of myoblasts and myotubes but formed distinct aggregates in perinuclear spaces of myoblasts after heat-shock. Hsp40 was distributed diffusely throughout the cytoplasm and nucleus and, after heat-shock, translocated to the nucleus of myoblasts but formed aggregates in myotubes. Hsp60 localized to the perinuclear space in myoblasts but was distributed more diffusely across the cytoplasm in myotubes. Hsp70 was expressed diffusely throughout the cytoplasm and nucleus and translocated to the nucleus after heat-shock in myoblasts, but not in myotubes. Hsp90 was expressed diffusely across the cytoplasm in both myoblasts and myotubes under control conditions and did not change in response to heat-shock. These findings reveal distinct and different roles for HSPs in the regulation of myogenic cell proliferation and differentiation.
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- Savant S Thakur
- Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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Bao Q, Yang D, Hong F, Yang J, Li L, Jin Y, Ma C. αB-crystallin (CRYAB) regulates the proliferation, apoptosis, synthesis and degradation of extracellular matrix of chondrocytes in osteoarthritis. Exp Cell Res 2019; 382:111459. [PMID: 31226261 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic joint disease and hard to cure at present. Alpha B-crystallin (CRYAB) has been identified as a downregulated gene in OA cartilage. However, the precise roles and underlying molecular mechanisms of CRYAB in OA progression have not been elucidated. In the present study, we found that the expression of CRYAB in cartilages from patients with OA was significantly lower than that in the cartilages from patients with no prior medical history of OA. We established mouse models with OA by destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) surgery and found that the expression of CRYAB in OA cartilage was lower than that in the normal cartilages, too. Moreover, we demonstrated that the expression of CRYAB was increased during chondrogenic differentiation and cartilage development. Functional assays revealed that overexpression of CRYAB promoted the proliferation of chondrocytes and inhibited apoptosis, while knockdown of CRYAB presented opposite results. In addition, overexpression of CRYAB upregulated the expression of anabolic markers, Col2a1 and ACAN, and reduced the expression of catabolic markers, MMP13 and ADAMTS5. Conversely, knockdown of CRYAB blocked the expression of the anabolic markers and increased the expression of catabolic markers. Collectively, the results suggest that CRYAB promoted the proliferation and extracellular matrix production of chondrocytes, and inhibited chondrocytes apoptosis and cartilage degradation simultaneously. Thus, CRYAB might be a potential therapeutic target for OA treatment.
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- Qianyi Bao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Xenotransplantation, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, PR China; Department of Medical Genetics, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Xenotransplantation, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, PR China; Department of Orthopedics, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, PR China.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, PR China.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, PR China.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, PR China.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Xenotransplantation, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, PR China; Department of Medical Genetics, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, PR China.
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Hsp70 Interacts with Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK)-Activated Protein Kinase 2 To Regulate p38MAPK Stability and Myoblast Differentiation during Skeletal Muscle Regeneration. Mol Cell Biol 2018; 38:MCB.00211-18. [PMID: 30275345 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00211-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The regenerative process of injured muscle is dependent on the fusion and differentiation of myoblasts derived from muscle stem cells. Hsp70 is important for maintaining skeletal muscle homeostasis and regeneration, but the precise cellular mechanism remains elusive. In this study, we found that Hsp70 was upregulated during myoblast differentiation. Depletion or inhibition of Hsp70/Hsc70 impaired myoblast differentiation. Importantly, overexpression of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase α (p38MAPKα) but not AKT1 rescued the impairment of myogenic differentiation in Hsp70- or Hsc70-depleted myoblasts. Moreover, Hsp70 interacted with MK2, a substrate of p38MAPK, to regulate the stability of p38MAPK. Knockdown of Hsp70 also led to downregulation of both MK2 and p38MAPK in intact muscles and during cardiotoxin-induced muscle regeneration. Hsp70 bound MK2 to regulate MK2-p38MAPK interaction in myoblasts. We subsequently identified the essential regions required for Hsp70-MK2 interaction. Functional analyses showed that MK2 is essential for both myoblast differentiation and skeletal muscle regeneration. Taken together, our findings reveal a novel role of Hsp70 in regulating myoblast differentiation by interacting with MK2 to stabilize p38MAPK.
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Sub-Toxic Human Amylin Fragment Concentrations Promote the Survival and Proliferation of SH-SY5Y Cells via the Release of VEGF and HspB5 from Endothelial RBE4 Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19113659. [PMID: 30463298 PMCID: PMC6274958 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Human amylin is a 37-residue peptide hormone (hA1-37) secreted by β-cells of the pancreas and, along with insulin, is directly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Amyloid deposits within the islets of the pancreas represent a hallmark of T2DM. Additionally, amylin aggregates have been found in blood vessels and/or brain of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, alone or co-deposited with β-amyloid. The purpose of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective potential of human amylin in the context of endothelial-neuronal “cross-talk”. We initially performed dose-response experiments to examine cellular toxicity (quantified by the [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] MTT assay) of different hA17–29 concentrations in endothelial cells (RBE4). In the culture medium of these cells, we also measured heat shock protein B5 (HspB5) levels by ELISA, finding that even a sub-toxic concentration of hA17–29 (3 µM) produced an increase of HspB5. Using a cell medium of untreated and RBE4 challenged for 48 h with a sub-toxic concentration of hA17–29, we determined the potential beneficial effect of their addition to the medium of neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. These cells were subsequently incubated for 48 h with a toxic concentration of hA17–29 (20 µM). We found a complete inhibition of hA17–29 toxicity, potentially related to the presence in the conditioned medium not only of HspB5, but also of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Pre-treating SH-SY5Y cells with the anti-Flk1 antibody, blocking the VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2), significantly decreased the protective effects of the conditioned RBE4 medium. These data, obtained by indirectly measuring VEGF activity, were strongly corroborated by the direct measurement of VEGF levels in conditioned RBE4 media as detected by ELISA. Altogether, these findings highlighted a novel role of sub-toxic concentrations of human amylin in promoting the secretion of proteic factors by endothelial cells (HspB5 and VEGF) that support the survival and proliferation of neuron-like cells.
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Thakur SS, Swiderski K, Ryall JG, Lynch GS. Therapeutic potential of heat shock protein induction for muscular dystrophy and other muscle wasting conditions. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2018; 373:rstb.2016.0528. [PMID: 29203713 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common and severe of the muscular dystrophies, a group of inherited myopathies caused by different genetic mutations leading to aberrant expression or complete absence of cytoskeletal proteins. Dystrophic muscles are prone to injury, and regenerate poorly after damage. Remorseless cycles of muscle fibre breakdown and incomplete repair lead to progressive and severe muscle wasting, weakness and premature death. Many other conditions are similarly characterized by muscle wasting, including sarcopenia, cancer cachexia, sepsis, denervation, burns, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Muscle trauma and loss of mass and physical capacity can significantly compromise quality of life for patients. Exercise and nutritional interventions are unlikely to halt or reverse the conditions, and strategies promoting muscle anabolism have limited clinical acceptance. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are molecular chaperones that help proteins fold back to their original conformation and restore function. Since many muscle wasting conditions have pathophysiologies where inflammation, atrophy and weakness are indicated, increasing HSP expression in skeletal muscle may have therapeutic potential. This review will provide evidence supporting HSP induction for muscular dystrophy and other muscle wasting conditions.This article is part of the theme issue 'Heat shock proteins as modulators and therapeutic targets of chronic disease: an integrated perspective'.
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- Savant S Thakur
- Basic and Clinical Myology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Basic and Clinical Myology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Basic and Clinical Myology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Basic and Clinical Myology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Bolus DJ, Shanmugam G, Narasimhan M, Rajasekaran NS. Recurrent heat shock impairs the proliferation and differentiation of C2C12 myoblasts. Cell Stress Chaperones 2018; 23:399-410. [PMID: 29063376 PMCID: PMC5904084 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-017-0851-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Heat-related illness and injury are becoming a growing safety concern for the farmers, construction workers, miners, firefighters, manufacturing workers, and other outdoor workforces who are exposed to heat stress in their routine lives. A primary response by a cell to an acute heat shock (HS) exposure is the induction of heat-shock proteins (HSPs), which chaperone and facilitate cellular protein folding and remodeling processes. While acute HS is well studied, the effect of repeated bouts of hyperthermia and the sustained production of HSPs in the myoblast-myotube model system of C2C12 cells are poorly characterized. In C2C12 myoblasts, we found that robust HS (43 °C, dose/time) significantly decreased the proliferation by 50% as early as on day 1 and maintained at the same level on days 2 and 3 of HS. This was accompanied by an accumulation of cells at G2 phase with reduced cell number in G1 phase indicating cell cycle arrest. FACS analysis indicates that there was no apparent change in apoptosis (markers) and cell death upon repeated HS. Immunoblot analysis and qPCR demonstrated a significant increase in the baseline expression of HSP25, 70, and 90 (among others) in cells after a single HS (43 °C) for 60 min as a typical HS response. Importantly, the repeated HS for 60 min each on days 2 and 3 maintained the elevated levels of HSPs compared to the control cells. Further, the continuous HS exposure resulted in significant inhibition of the differentiation of C2C12 myocytes to myotubes and only 1/10th of the cells underwent differentiation in HS relative to control. This was associated with significantly higher levels of HSPs and reduced expression of myogenin and Myh2 (P < 0.05), the genes involved in the differentiation process. Finally, the cell migration (scratch) assay indicated that the wound closure was significantly delayed in HS cells relative to the control cells. Overall, these results suggest that a repeated HS may perturb the active process of proliferation, motility, and differentiation processes in an in vitro murine myoblast-myotube model.
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- Daniel J Bolus
- Cardiac Aging & Redox Signaling Laboratory, Division of Molecular & Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294-2180, USA
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- Cardiac Aging & Redox Signaling Laboratory, Division of Molecular & Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294-2180, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA.
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- Cardiac Aging & Redox Signaling Laboratory, Division of Molecular & Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294-2180, USA.
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA.
- Center for Free Radical Biology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294-2180, USA.
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Jung U, Kim M, Wang T, Lee J, Jeon S, Jo N, Kim W, Baik M, Lee H. Upregulated heat shock protein beta-1 associated with caloric restriction and high feed efficiency in longissimus dorsi muscle of steer. Livest Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Arrigo AP. Mammalian HspB1 (Hsp27) is a molecular sensor linked to the physiology and environment of the cell. Cell Stress Chaperones 2017; 22:517-529. [PMID: 28144778 PMCID: PMC5465029 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-017-0765-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Constitutively expressed small heat shock protein HspB1 regulates many fundamental cellular processes and plays major roles in many human pathological diseases. In that regard, this chaperone has a huge number of apparently unrelated functions that appear linked to its ability to recognize many client polypeptides that are subsequently modified in their activity and/or half-life. A major parameter to understand how HspB1 is dedicated to interact with particular clients in defined cellular conditions relates to its complex oligomerization and phosphorylation properties. Indeed, HspB1 structural organization displays dynamic and complex rearrangements in response to changes in the cellular environment or when the cell physiology is modified. These structural modifications probably reflect the formation of structural platforms aimed at recognizing specific client polypeptides. Here, I have reviewed data from the literature and re-analyzed my own studies to describe and discuss these fascinating changes in HspB1 structural organization.
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- André-Patrick Arrigo
- Apoptosis, Cancer and Development Laboratory, Lyon Cancer Research Center, INSERM U1052-CNRS UMR5286, Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laennec, Lyon, 69008, France.
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Bakthisaran R, Akula KK, Tangirala R, Rao CM. Phosphorylation of αB-crystallin: Role in stress, aging and patho-physiological conditions. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1860:167-82. [PMID: 26415747 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND αB-crystallin, once thought to be a lenticular protein, is ubiquitous and has critical roles in several cellular processes that are modulated by phosphorylation. Serine residues 19, 45 and 59 of αB-crystallin undergo phosphorylation. Phosphorylation of S45 is mediated by p44/42 MAP kinase, whereas S59 phosphorylation is mediated by MAPKAP kinase-2. Pathway involved in S19 phosphorylation is not known. SCOPE OF REVIEW The review highlights the role of phosphorylation in (i) oligomeric structure, stability and chaperone activity, (ii) cellular processes such as apoptosis, myogenic differentiation, cell cycle regulation and angiogenesis, and (iii) aging, stress, cardiomyopathy-causing αB-crystallin mutants, and in other diseases. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Depending on the context and extent of phosphorylation, αB-crystallin seems to confer beneficial or deleterious effects. Phosphorylation alters structure, stability, size distribution and dynamics of the oligomeric assembly, thus modulating chaperone activity and various cellular processes. Phosphorylated αB-crystallin has a tendency to partition to the cytoskeleton and hence to the insoluble fraction. Low levels of phosphorylation appear to be protective, while hyperphosphorylation has negative implications. Mutations in αB-crystallin, such as R120G, Q151X and 464delCT, associated with inherited myofibrillar myopathy lead to hyperphosphorylation and intracellular inclusions. An ongoing study in our laboratory with phosphorylation-mimicking mutants indicates that phosphorylation of R120GαB-crystallin increases its propensity to aggregate. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Phosphorylation of αB-crystallin has dual role that manifests either beneficial or deleterious consequences depending on the extent of phosphorylation and interaction with cytoskeleton. Considering that disease-causing mutants of αB-crystallin are hyperphosphorylated, moderation of phosphorylation may be a useful strategy in disease management. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Crystallin Biochemistry in Health and Disease.
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- Raman Bakthisaran
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Kim HJ, Kim MH, Kim JT, Lee WJ, Kim E, Lim KS, Kim JK, Yang YI, Park KD, Kim YH. Intracellular transduction of TAT-Hsp27 fusion protein enhancing cell survival and regeneration capacity of cardiac stem cells in acute myocardial infarction. J Control Release 2015; 215:55-72. [PMID: 26232724 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Revised: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Myocardial infarction (MI) results in the substantial loss of functional cardiomyocytes, which frequently leads to intractable heart disorders. Cardiac stem cells (CSCs) that retain the capacity to replace all cardiac cells might be a promising strategy for providing a source of new functional cardiomyocytes; however, the poor survival and engraftment of transplanted CSCs in the hostile environment of MI critically mitigate their therapeutic benefits. To capitalize their therapeutic potential, an ex vivo strategy in which CSCs were introduced to the recombinant heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) through a TAT protein transduction domain for increasing the viability and engraftment in the infarcted myocardium was designed. A recombinant TAT fused Hsp27 (TAT-Hsp27) was able to enter CSCs in a dose-dependent manner. CSCs transduced with TAT-Hsp27 expressed not only endogenous Hsp27 but externally introduced Hsp27, resulting in substantial increase of their anti-oxidative and anti-apoptotic properties via suppressing reactive oxygen species production, the MAPKs signaling pathway, and caspase activation. TAT-Hsp27 enabled CSCs to be protected from apoptotic- and hypoxic-induced cell death during in vitro cardiomyogenic differentiation. In vivo studies demonstrated that CSCs transduced TAT-Hsp27 significantly increased the survival and engraftment in the acutely infarcted myocardium, which is closely related to caspase activity suppression. Finally, CSCs transduced TAT-Hsp27 improved cardiac function and attenuated cardiac remodeling in comparison with non-transduced CSCs. Overall, our approach, which is based on the ex vivo intracellular transduction of TAT-Hsp27 into CSCs before myocardial delivery, might be effective in treating MI.
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- Hye Jung Kim
- Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, 633-165 Gaegum-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, 633-165 Gaegum-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, 633-165 Gaegum-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, 633-165 Gaegum-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, 633-165 Gaegum-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea
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- Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, 633-165 Gaegum-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, San 5, Woncheon, Yeongtong, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea
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Bakthisaran R, Tangirala R, Rao CM. Small heat shock proteins: Role in cellular functions and pathology. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2014; 1854:291-319. [PMID: 25556000 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2014.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Revised: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are conserved across species and are important in stress tolerance. Many sHsps exhibit chaperone-like activity in preventing aggregation of target proteins, keeping them in a folding-competent state and refolding them by themselves or in concert with other ATP-dependent chaperones. Mutations in human sHsps result in myopathies, neuropathies and cataract. Their expression is modulated in diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer. Their ability to bind Cu2+, and suppress generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) may have implications in Cu2+-homeostasis and neurodegenerative diseases. Circulating αB-crystallin and Hsp27 in the plasma may exhibit immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory functions. αB-crystallin and Hsp20 exhitbit anti-platelet aggregation: these beneficial effects indicate their use as potential therapeutic agents. sHsps have roles in differentiation, proteasomal degradation, autophagy and development. sHsps exhibit a robust anti-apoptotic property, involving several stages of mitochondrial-mediated, extrinsic apoptotic as well as pro-survival pathways. Dynamic N- and C-termini and oligomeric assemblies of αB-crystallin and Hsp27 are important factors for their functions. We propose a "dynamic partitioning hypothesis" for the promiscuous interactions and pleotropic functions exhibited by sHsps. Stress tolerance and anti-apoptotic properties of sHsps have both beneficial and deleterious consequences in human health and diseases. Conditional and targeted modulation of their expression and/or activity could be used as strategies in treating several human disorders. The review attempts to provide a critical overview of sHsps and their divergent roles in cellular processes particularly in the context of human health and disease.
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- Raman Bakthisaran
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Dimauro I, Grasso L, Fittipaldi S, Fantini C, Mercatelli N, Racca S, Geuna S, Di Gianfrancesco A, Caporossi D, Pigozzi F, Borrione P. Platelet-rich plasma and skeletal muscle healing: a molecular analysis of the early phases of the regeneration process in an experimental animal model. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102993. [PMID: 25054279 PMCID: PMC4108405 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has received increasing interest in applied medicine, being widely used in clinical practice with the aim of stimulating tissue healing. Despite the reported clinical success, there is still a lack of knowledge when considering the biological mechanisms at the base of the activity of PRP during the process of muscle healing. The aim of the present study was to verify whether the local delivery of PRP modulates specific molecular events involved in the early stages of the muscle regeneration process. The right flexor sublimis muscle of anesthetized Wistar rats was mechanically injured and either treated with PRP or received no treatment. At day 2 and 5 after surgery, the animals were sacrificed and the muscle samples evaluated at molecular levels. PRP treatment increased significantly the mRNA level of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, and TGF-β1. This phenomenon induced an increased expression at mRNA and/or protein levels of several myogenic regulatory factors such as MyoD1, Myf5 and Pax7, as well as the muscular isoform of insulin-like growth factor1 (IGF-1Eb). No effect was detected with respect to VEGF-A expression. In addition, PRP application modulated the expression of miR-133a together with its known target serum response factor (SRF); increased the phosphorylation of αB-cristallin, with a significant improvement in several apoptotic parameters (NF-κB-p65 and caspase 3), indexes of augmented cell survival. The results of the present study indicates that the effect of PRP in skeletal muscle injury repair is due both to the modulation of the molecular mediators of the inflammatory and myogenic pathways, and to the control of secondary pathways such as those regulated by myomiRNAs and heat shock proteins, which contribute to proper and effective tissue regeneration.
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- Ivan Dimauro
- Unit of Biology, Genetics and Biochemistry, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Biology, Genetics and Biochemistry, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Biology, Genetics and Biochemistry, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Biology, Genetics and Biochemistry, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Biology, Genetics and Biochemistry, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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Asthana A, Bollapalli M, Tangirala R, Bakthisaran R, Mohan Rao C. Hsp27 suppresses the Cu(2+)-induced amyloidogenicity, redox activity, and cytotoxicity of α-synuclein by metal ion stripping. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 72:176-90. [PMID: 24746619 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Revised: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aberrant copper homeostasis and oxidative stress have critical roles in several neurodegenerative diseases. Expression of heat-shock protein 27 (Hsp27) is elevated under oxidative stress as well as upon treatment with Cu(2+), and elevated levels of Hsp27 are found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases. We demonstrate, using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy as well as isothermal titration calorimetry studies, that Hsp27 binds Cu(2+) with high affinity (Kd ~10(-11) M). Treating IMR-32 human neuroblastoma cells with Cu(2+) leads to upregulation of endogenous Hsp27. Further, overexpression of Hsp27 in IMR-32 human neuroblastoma cells confers cytoprotection against Cu(2+)-induced cell death. Hsp27 prevents the deleterious interaction of Cu(2+) with α-synuclein, the protein involved in Parkinson disease and synucleinopathies. Hsp27 attenuates Cu(2+)- or Cu(2+)-α-synuclein-mediated generation of reactive oxygen species and confers cytoprotection on IMR-32 cells as well as on mouse primary neural precursor cells. Hsp27 prevents Cu(2+)-ascorbate or Cu(2+)-α-synuclein-ascorbate treatment-induced increase in mitochondrial superoxide level and mitochondrial disorganization in IMR-32 cells. Hsp27 dislodges the α-synuclein-bound Cu(2+) and prevents the Cu(2+)-mediated amyloidogenesis of α-synuclein. Our findings that Hsp27 binds Cu(2+) with high affinity leading to beneficial effects and that Hsp27 can dislodge Cu(2+) from α-synuclein, preventing amyloid fibril formation, indicate potential therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative diseases involving aberrant Cu(2+) homeostasis.
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- Abhishek Asthana
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Zhang Q, Lee HG, Kang SK, Baik M, Choi YJ. Heat-shock protein beta 1 regulates androgen-mediated bovine myogenesis. Biotechnol Lett 2014; 36:1225-31. [PMID: 24563320 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-014-1489-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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To elucidate the functional significance of heat-shock protein beta 1 (HSPB1) in androgen-mediated myogenesis of bovine cells, we conducted 'loss and gain of function of HSPB1' assays by siRNA inhibition and gene overexpression. siRNA inhibition of HSPB1 expression reduced the expression of desmin (a myogenic marker) and repressed the formation of myotubes in cells induced for myogenic differentiation. In contrast, overexpression of HSPB1 enhanced the expression of desmin and accelerated formation of myotubes. The loss and gain of HSPB1 function was closely associated with the expression level of androgen receptor (AR). Our findings suggest that HSPB1 mediates androgen signaling by binding directly to AR and then enhancing androgen-mediated myogenesis in myogenic cells.
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- Qiankun Zhang
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, Republic of Korea,
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Dubińska-Magiera M, Jabłońska J, Saczko J, Kulbacka J, Jagla T, Daczewska M. Contribution of small heat shock proteins to muscle development and function. FEBS Lett 2014; 588:517-30. [PMID: 24440355 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Revised: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Investigations undertaken over the past years have led scientists to introduce the concept of protein quality control (PQC) systems, which are responsible for polypeptide processing. The PQC system monitors proteostasis and involves activity of different chaperones such as small heat shock proteins (sHSPs). These proteins act during normal conditions as housekeeping proteins regulating cellular processes, and during stress conditions. They also mediate the removal of toxic misfolded polypeptides and thereby prevent development of pathogenic states. It is postulated that sHSPs are involved in muscle development. They could act via modulation of myogenesis or by maintenance of the structural integrity of signaling complexes. Moreover, mutations in genes coding for sHSPs lead to pathological states affecting muscular tissue functioning. This review focuses on the question how sHSPs, still relatively poorly understood proteins, contribute to the development and function of three types of muscle tissue: skeletal, cardiac and smooth.
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- Magda Dubińska-Magiera
- Department of Animal Developmental Biology, University of Wroclaw, 21 Sienkiewicza Street, 50-335 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Animal Developmental Biology, University of Wroclaw, 21 Sienkiewicza Street, 50-335 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University, Chalubinskiego 10, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University, Chalubinskiego 10, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U384, Faculté de Medecine, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Animal Developmental Biology, University of Wroclaw, 21 Sienkiewicza Street, 50-335 Wroclaw, Poland.
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Cobalt triggers necrotic cell death and atrophy in skeletal C2C12 myotubes. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2013; 271:196-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Revised: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Middleton RC, Shelden EA. Small heat shock protein HSPB1 regulates growth of embryonic zebrafish craniofacial muscles. Exp Cell Res 2013; 319:860-74. [PMID: 23313812 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The small heat shock protein HspB1 (Hsp27) is abundantly expressed in embryonic muscle tissues of a wide variety of vertebrate species. However, the functional significance of this expression pattern is not well established. In the present study, we observed specific, high level expression of HspB1 protein and an HspB1 gene reporter in developing craniofacial muscles of the zebrafish, Danio rerio, and examined the consequences of reducing HspB1 expression to the development and growth of these muscles. Quantitative morphometric analyses revealed a reduction in the cross-sectional area of myofibers in embryos expressing reduced HspB1 levels by as much as 47% compared to controls. In contrast, we detected no differences in the number of myofibrils or associated nuclei, nor the number, size or development of chondrocytes in surrounding tissues. We also did not detect changes to the overall organization of sarcomeres or myofibrils in embryos expressing reduced levels of HspB1. Together our results reveal a critical role for HspB1 in the growth of myofibrils and provide new insight into the mechanism underlying its developmental function.
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- Ryan C Middleton
- School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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Modulation of heat shock proteins during macrophage differentiation. Inflamm Res 2012; 61:1131-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00011-012-0506-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2012] [Revised: 05/28/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Jensen JH, Conley LN, Hedegaard J, Nielsen M, Young JF, Oksbjerg N, Hornshøj H, Bendixen C, Thomsen B. Gene expression profiling of porcine skeletal muscle in the early recovery phase following acute physical activity. Exp Physiol 2012; 97:833-48. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2011.063727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Mjahed H, Girodon F, Fontenay M, Garrido C. Heat shock proteins in hematopoietic malignancies. Exp Cell Res 2012; 318:1946-58. [PMID: 22652452 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2012.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Revised: 05/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Inducible heat shock proteins are molecular chaperones whose expression is increased after many different types of stress. They have a protective function helping the cell to cope with lethal conditions. Their basal expression is low in nonstressed, normal and nontransformed cells. However, in cancer cells and particularly in hematological malignancies, they are surprisingly abundant. Malignant cells have to rewire their metabolic requirements and therefore have a higher need for chaperones. This cancer cell addiction for HSPs is the basis for the use of HSP inhibitors in cancer therapy. HSPs have been shown to interact with different key apoptotic proteins. As a result, HSPs can essentially block the apoptotic pathways at several steps, most of them involving the activation of cystein proteases called caspases. Apoptosis and differentiation are physiological processes that share many common features, for instance, a controlled caspase activation and chromatin condensation are frequently observed. It is, therefore, not surprising that HSPs may be implicated in the differentiation process. HSPs may determine the fate of the cells by orchestrating the decision of apoptosis versus differentiation. This review will focus on the role of HSPs in hematological malignancies and the emerging therapeutic options that are being either proposed or used to target these protective proteins.
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- Hajare Mjahed
- Inserm, UMR866, Faculty of Medicine, 7 Boulevard Jeanne D'Arc, F-21000 Dijon, France
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Structural Aspects and Chaperone Activity of Human HspB3: Role of the “C-Terminal Extension”. Cell Biochem Biophys 2012; 64:61-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s12013-012-9366-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Morrow G, Tanguay RM. Small heat shock protein expression and functions during development. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2012; 44:1613-21. [PMID: 22502646 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The expression of small heat shock proteins is tightly regulated during development in multiple organisms. As housekeeping proteins, small heat shock proteins help protect cells from apoptosis, stabilize the cytoskeleton and contribute to proteostasis. Consistently, depletion of one small heat shock protein is usually not detrimental due to a certain level of redundancy between the functions of each small heat shock protein. However, while their stress-induced expression is regulated by heat shock factors, their constitutive expression is under the control of other specific transcription factors, suggesting the existence of very specialized functions. This review focuses on the expression patterns and functions of small heat shock proteins in various organisms during development. This article is part of a Directed Issue entitled: Small HSPs in physiology and pathology.
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- Geneviève Morrow
- Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Genetics, Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1V 0A6
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Fan GC. Role of heat shock proteins in stem cell behavior. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2012; 111:305-22. [PMID: 22917237 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-398459-3.00014-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Stress response is well appreciated to induce the expression of heat shock proteins (Hsps) in the cell. Numerous studies have demonstrated that Hsps function as molecular chaperones in the stabilization of intracellular proteins, repairing damaged proteins, and assisting in protein translocation. Various kinds of stem cells (embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells, or induced pluripotent stem cells) have to maintain their stemness and, under certain circumstances, undergo stress. Therefore, Hsps should have an important influence on stem cells. Actually, numerous studies have indicated that some Hsps physically interact with a number of transcription factors as well as intrinsic and extrinsic signaling pathways. Importantly, alterations in Hsp expression have been demonstrated to affect stem cell behavior including self-renewal, differentiation, sensitivity to environmental stress, and aging. This chapter summarizes recent findings related to (1) the roles of Hsps in maintenance of stem cell dormancy, proliferation, and differentiation; (2) the expression signature of Hsps in embryonic/adult stem cells and differentiated stem cells; (3) the protective roles of Hsps in transplanted stem cells; and (4) the possible roles of Hsps in stem cell aging.
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- Guo-Chang Fan
- Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Cell death-resistance of differentiated myotubes is associated with enhanced anti-apoptotic mechanisms compared to myoblasts. Apoptosis 2011; 16:221-34. [PMID: 21161388 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-010-0566-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Skeletal muscle atrophy is associated with elevated apoptosis while muscle differentiation results in apoptosis resistance, indicating that the role of apoptosis in skeletal muscle is multifaceted. The objective of this study was to investigate mechanisms underlying apoptosis susceptibility in proliferating myoblasts compared to differentiated myotubes and we hypothesized that cell death-resistance in differentiated myotubes is mediated by enhanced anti-apoptotic pathways. C(2)C(12) myoblasts and myotubes were treated with H(2)O(2) or staurosporine (Stsp) to induce cell death. H(2)O(2) and Stsp induced DNA fragmentation in more than 50% of myoblasts, but in myotubes less than 10% of nuclei showed apoptotic changes. Mitochondrial membrane potential dissipation was detected with H(2)O(2) and Stsp in myoblasts, while this response was greatly diminished in myotubes. Caspase-3 activity was 10-fold higher in myotubes compared to myoblasts, and Stsp caused a significant caspase-3 induction in both. However, exposure to H(2)O(2) did not lead to caspase-3 activation in myoblasts, and only to a modest induction in myotubes. A similar response was observed for caspase-2, -8 and -9. Abundance of caspase-inhibitors (apoptosis repressor with caspase recruitment domain (ARC), and heat shock protein (HSP) 70 and -25 was significantly higher in myotubes compared to myoblasts, and in addition ARC was suppressed in response to Stsp in myotubes. Moreover, increased expression of HSPs in myoblasts attenuated cell death in response to H(2)O(2) and Stsp. Protein abundance of the pro-apoptotic protein endonuclease G (EndoG) and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) was higher in myotubes compared to myoblasts. These results show that resistance to apoptosis in myotubes is increased despite high levels of pro-apoptotic signaling mechanisms, and we suggest that this protective effect is mediated by enhanced anti-caspase mechanisms.
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Adhikari AS, Singh BN, Rao KS, Rao CM. αB-crystallin, a small heat shock protein, modulates NF-κB activity in a phosphorylation-dependent manner and protects muscle myoblasts from TNF-α induced cytotoxicity. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1813:1532-42. [PMID: 21640763 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Revised: 04/27/2011] [Accepted: 04/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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αB-crystallin, a member of the small heat shock protein family, has been implicated in various biological functions including response to heat shock, differentiation and apoptosis, the mechanisms of which have not been well understood. Myoblasts, the precursor cells in muscle regeneration, when subjected to growth factor deprivation differentiate to form myotubes or undergo apoptosis. During differentiation, myoblasts express elevated levels of αB-crystallin as well as TNF-α but the connecting link between these proteins in cell signaling is not clearly understood. We have therefore investigated the role of αB-crystallin in TNF-α induced regulation of NF-κB. We demonstrate that in response to TNF-α treatment, αB-crystallin associates with IKKβ and activate its kinase activity, facilitating the degradation of phosphorylated I-kBα, a prime step in NF-κB activation. Reducing the level of αB-crystallin using the RNAi approach reduces the translocation of p65, further confirming the role of αB-crystallin in NF-κB activation. Our study shows that the ability of αB-crystallin to activate NF-κB depends on its phosphorylation status. The present study shows that αB-crystallin-dependent NF-κB activation protects myoblasts from TNF-α induced cytoxicity by enhancing the expression of the anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl 2. Thus, our study identifies yet another mechanism by which αB-crystallin exerts its anti-apoptotic activity.
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- Amit S Adhikari
- Centre for cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Differentially expressed proteins during fat accumulation in bovine skeletal muscle. Meat Sci 2010; 86:814-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2010] [Revised: 06/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shatilina ZM, Bedulina DS, Protopopova MV, Pavlichenko VV, Pobezhimova TP, Grabelnykh OI, Timofeyev MA. Heat shock proteins in the mechanisms of stress adaptation in Baikal amphipods and Palaearctic Gammarus lacustris Sars II. Small HSP family. CONTEMP PROBL ECOL+ 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s1995425510040089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Philipot O, Joliot V, Ait-Mohamed O, Pellentz C, Robin P, Fritsch L, Ait-Si-Ali S. The core binding factor CBF negatively regulates skeletal muscle terminal differentiation. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9425. [PMID: 20195544 PMCID: PMC2828485 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Core Binding Factor or CBF is a transcription factor composed of two subunits, Runx1/AML-1 and CBF beta or CBFbeta. CBF was originally described as a regulator of hematopoiesis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Here we show that CBF is involved in the control of skeletal muscle terminal differentiation. Indeed, downregulation of either Runx1 or CBFbeta protein level accelerates cell cycle exit and muscle terminal differentiation. Conversely, overexpression of CBFbeta in myoblasts slows terminal differentiation. CBF interacts directly with the master myogenic transcription factor MyoD, preferentially in proliferating myoblasts, via Runx1 subunit. In addition, we show a preferential recruitment of Runx1 protein to MyoD target genes in proliferating myoblasts. The MyoD/CBF complex contains several chromatin modifying enzymes that inhibits MyoD activity, such as HDACs, Suv39h1 and HP1beta. When overexpressed, CBFbeta induced an inhibition of activating histone modification marks concomitant with an increase in repressive modifications at MyoD target promoters. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Taken together, our data show a new role for Runx1/CBFbeta in the control of the proliferation/differentiation in skeletal myoblasts.
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- Ophélie Philipot
- Institut André Lwoff, FRE2944, CNRS and Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Institut André Lwoff, FRE2944, CNRS and Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Institut André Lwoff, FRE2944, CNRS and Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Institut André Lwoff, FRE2944, CNRS and Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Institut André Lwoff, FRE2944, CNRS and Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Institut André Lwoff, FRE2944, CNRS and Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Institut André Lwoff, FRE2944, CNRS and Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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Singh BN, Rao KS, Rao CM. Ubiquitin–proteasome-mediated degradation and synthesis of MyoD is modulated by αB-crystallin, a small heat shock protein, during muscle differentiation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2010; 1803:288-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2009.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2009] [Revised: 11/11/2009] [Accepted: 11/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Tucker NR, Ustyugov A, Bryantsev AL, Konkel ME, Shelden EA. Hsp27 is persistently expressed in zebrafish skeletal and cardiac muscle tissues but dispensable for their morphogenesis. Cell Stress Chaperones 2009; 14:521-33. [PMID: 19238587 PMCID: PMC2728285 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-009-0105-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2008] [Revised: 01/29/2009] [Accepted: 02/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Constitutive expression of Hsp27 has been demonstrated in vertebrate embryos, especially in developing skeletal and cardiac muscle. Results of several previous studies have indicated that Hsp27 could play a role in the development of these tissues. For example, inhibition of Hsp27 expression has been reported to cause defective development of mammalian myoblasts in vitro and frog embryos in vivo. In contrast, transgenic mice lacking Hsp27 develop normally. Here, we examined the distribution of Hsp27 protein in developing and adult zebrafish and effects of suppressing Hsp27 expression using phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligonucleotides (PMO) on zebrafish development. Consistent with our previous analysis of hsp27 messenger RNA expression, we detected the protein Hsp27 in cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscle of both embryonic and adult zebrafish. However, embryos lacking detectable Hsp27 after injection of antisense hsp27 PMO exhibited comparable heart beat rates to that of control embryos and cardiac morphology was indistinguishable in the presence or absence of Hsp27. Loss of Hsp27 also had no effect on the structure of the skeletal muscle myotomes in the developing embryo. Finally, embryos injected with antisense hsp27 and scrambled control PMO displayed equal motility. We conclude that Hsp27 is dispensable for zebrafish morphogenesis but could play a role in long-term maintenance of heart and muscle tissues.
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- Nathan R. Tucker
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
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- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
- Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
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Cui Z, Chen X, Lu B, Park SK, Xu T, Xie Z, Xue P, Hou J, Hang H, Yates JR, Yang F. Preliminary quantitative profile of differential protein expression between rat L6 myoblasts and myotubes by stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture. Proteomics 2009; 9:1274-92. [PMID: 19253283 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Defining the mechanisms governing myogenesis has advanced in recent years. Skeletal-muscle differentiation is a multi-step process controlled spatially and temporally by various factors at the transcription level. To explore those factors involved in myogenesis, stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture (SILAC), coupled with high-accuracy mass spectrometry (LTQ-Orbitrap), was applied successfully. Rat L6 cell line is an excellent model system for studying muscle myogenesis in vitro. When mononucleate L6 myoblast cells reach confluence in culture plate, they could transform into multinucleate myotubes by serum starvation. By comparing protein expression of L6 myoblasts and terminally differentiated multinucleated myotubes, 1170 proteins were quantified and 379 proteins changed significantly in fully differentiated myotubes in contrast to myoblasts. These differentially expressed proteins are mainly involved in inter-or intracellular signaling, protein synthesis and degradation, protein folding, cell adhesion and extracellular matrix, cell structure and motility, metabolism, substance transportation, etc. These findings were supported by many previous studies on myogenic differentiation, of which many up-regulated proteins were found to be involved in promoting skeletal muscle differentiation for the first time in our study. In summary, our results provide new clues for understanding the mechanism of myogenesis.
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- Ziyou Cui
- Proteomics Platform, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Augustin M, Salmenperä P, Harjula A, Kankuri E. Heat shock enhances troponin expression and decreases differentiation-associated caspase-3 dependence in myoblasts under hypoxia. J Surg Res 2009; 161:62-8. [PMID: 19345378 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2008] [Revised: 11/27/2008] [Accepted: 12/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myoblast transplantation can functionally restore muscle tissues damaged by ischemic or other insults. Despite promising results in clinical trials, however, myoblast transplantation still presents several challenges, with effective differentiation under harsh conditions of the host tissue being one of the most demanding. In keeping with a straightforward clinical application, heat shock (HS) pretreatment as a nonviral method can be utilized with promising results in cell therapy. The aim of this study was to demonstrate whether HS-pretreated cells would receive a differentiation benefit under hypoxic conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied HS preconditioning of C2C12 myoblasts in relation to their differentiation- and apoptosis-associated responses under normoxia or 1% hypoxia. RESULTS HS induced long-lasting expression of Hsp70/72 and Hsp90. Although myoblast differentiation proceeded in HS-pretreated and control cells under both normoxia and hypoxia, expression of differentiation-associated troponin was enhanced in HS-preconditioned cells under hypoxia. This effect persisted when differentiation was inhibited by Z-DEVD-FMK, a caspase-3 inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS HS preconditioning enhances expression of myoblast differentiation-associated troponin and may reduce dependence of differentiation on caspase-3.
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- Mona Augustin
- 3rd Department of Surgery, Cell Therapy Research Consortium, HUS and Institute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Lambrecht S, Verbruggen G, Elewaut D, Deforce D. Differential expression of αB-crystallin and evidence of its role as a mediator of matrix gene expression in osteoarthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 60:179-88. [DOI: 10.1002/art.24152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Yahi H, Fritsch L, Philipot O, Guasconi V, Souidi M, Robin P, Polesskaya A, Losson R, Harel-Bellan A, Ait-Si-Ali S. Differential cooperation between heterochromatin protein HP1 isoforms and MyoD in myoblasts. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:23692-700. [PMID: 18599480 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m802647200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Mechanisms of transcriptional repression are important during cell differentiation. Mammalian heterochromatin protein 1 isoforms HP1alpha, HP1beta, and HP1gamma play important roles in the regulation of chromatin structure and function. We explored the possibility of different roles for the three HP1 isoforms in an integrated system, skeletal muscle terminal differentiation. In this system, terminal differentiation is initiated by the transcription factor MyoD, whose target genes remain mainly silent until myoblasts are induced to differentiate. Here we show that HP1alpha and HP1beta isoforms, but not HP1gamma, interact with MyoD in myoblasts. This interaction is direct, as shown using recombinant proteins in vitro. A gene reporter assay revealed that HP1alpha and HP1beta, but not HP1gamma, inhibit MyoD transcriptional activity, suggesting a model in which MyoD could serve as a bridge between nucleosomes and chromatin-binding proteins such as HDACs and HP1. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays show a preferential recruitment of HP1 proteins on MyoD target genes in proliferating myoblasts. Finally, modulation of HP1 protein level impairs MyoD target gene expression and muscle terminal differentiation. Together, our data show a nonconventional interaction between HP1 and a tissue-specific transcription factor, MyoD. In addition, they strongly suggest that HP1 isoforms play important roles during muscle terminal differentiation in an isoform-dependent manner.
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- Hakima Yahi
- Institut André Lwoff, CNRS, FRE 2944, 7 rue Guy Moquet, Villejuif, France
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Singh BN, Rao KS, Ramakrishna T, Rangaraj N, Rao CM. Association of αB-Crystallin, a Small Heat Shock Protein, with Actin: Role in Modulating Actin Filament Dynamics in Vivo. J Mol Biol 2007; 366:756-67. [PMID: 17196975 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2006] [Revised: 12/05/2006] [Accepted: 12/06/2006] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Disruption of cytoskeletal assembly is one of the early effects of any stress that can ultimately lead to cell death. Stabilization of cytoskeletal assembly, therefore, is a critical event that regulates cell survival under stress. alphaB-crystallin, a small heat shock protein, has been shown to associate with cytoskeletal proteins under normal and stress conditions. Earlier reports suggest that alphaB-crystallin could prevent stress-induced aggregation of actin in vitro. However, the molecular mechanisms by which alphaB-crystallin stabilizes actin filaments in vivo are not known. Using the H9C2 rat cardiomyoblast cell line as a model system, we show that upon heat stress, alphaB-crystallin preferentially partitions from the soluble cytosolic fraction to the insoluble cytoskeletal protein-rich fraction. Confocal microscopic analysis shows that alphaB-crystallin associates with actin filaments during heat stress and the extent of association increases with time. Further, immunoprecipitation experiments show that alphaB-crystallin interacts directly with actin. Treatment of heat-stressed H9C2 cells with the actin depolymerzing agent, cytochalasin B, failed to disorganize actin. We show that this association of alphaB-crystallin with actin is dependent on its phosphorylation status, as treatment of cells with MAPK inhibitors SB202190 or PD98059 results in abrogation of this association. Our results indicate that alphaB-crystallin regulates actin filament dynamics in vivo and protects cells from stress-induced death. Further, our studies suggest that the association of alphaB-crystallin with actin helps maintenance of pinocytosis, a physiological function essential for survival of cells.
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Lanneau D, de Thonel A, Maurel S, Didelot C, Garrido C. Apoptosis versus cell differentiation: role of heat shock proteins HSP90, HSP70 and HSP27. Prion 2007; 1:53-60. [PMID: 19164900 DOI: 10.4161/pri.1.1.4059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Heat shock proteins HSP27, HSP70 and HSP90 are molecular chaperones whose expression is increased after many different types of stress. They have a protective function helping the cell to cope with lethal conditions. The cytoprotective function of HSPs is largely explained by their anti-apoptotic function. HSPs have been shown to interact with different key apoptotic proteins. As a result, HSPs can block essentially all apoptotic pathways, most of them involving the activation of cystein proteases called caspases. Apoptosis and differentiation are physiological processes that share many common features, for instance, chromatin condensation and the activation of caspases are frequently observed. It is, therefore, not surprising that many recent reports imply HSPs in the differentiation process. This review will comment on the role of HSP90, HSP70 and HSP27 in apoptosis and cell differentiation. HSPs may determine de fate of the cells by orchestrating the decision of apoptosis versus differentiation.
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Buitrago CG, Ronda AC, de Boland AR, Boland R. MAP kinases p38 and JNK are activated by the steroid hormone 1alpha,25(OH)2-vitamin D3 in the C2C12 muscle cell line. J Cell Biochem 2006; 97:698-708. [PMID: 16215981 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In chick skeletal muscle cell primary cultures, we previously demonstrated that 1alpha,25(OH)2-vitamin D3 [1alpha,25(OH)2D3], the hormonally active form of vitamin D, increases the phosphorylation and activity of the extracellular signal-regulated mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase isoforms ERK1 and ERK2, their subsequent translocation to the nucleus and involvement in DNA synthesis stimulation. In this study, we show that other members of the MAP kinase superfamily are also activated by the hormone. Using the muscle cell line C2C12 we found that 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 within 1 min phosphorylates and increases the activity of p38 MAPK. The immediately upstream mitogen-activated protein kinase kinases 3/6 (MKK3/MKK6) were also phosphorylated by the hormone suggesting their participation in p38 activation. 1Alpha,25(OH)2D3 was able to dephosphorylate/activate the ubiquitous cytosolic tyrosine kinase c-Src in C2C12 cells and studies with specific inhibitors imply that Src participates in hormone induced-p38 activation. Of relevance, 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 induced in the C2C12 line the stimulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase activating protein kinase 2 (MAPKAP-kinase 2) and subsequent phosphorylation of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) in a p38 kinase activation-dependent manner. Treatment with the p38 inhibitor, SB203580, blocked p38 phosphorylation caused by the hormone and inhibited the phosphorylation of its downstrean substrates. 1Alpha,25(OH)2D3 also promotes the phosphorylation of c-jun N-terminal protein kinases (JNK 1/2), the response is fast (0.5-1 min) and maximal phosphorylation of the enzyme is observed at physiological doses of 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 (1 nM). The relative contribution of ERK-1/2, p38, and JNK-1/2 and their interrelationships in hormonal regulation of muscle cell proliferation and differentiation remain to be established.
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- Claudia G Buitrago
- Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica & Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Lametsch R, Kristensen L, Larsen MR, Therkildsen M, Oksbjerg N, Ertbjerg P. Changes in the muscle proteome after compensatory growth in pigs. J Anim Sci 2006; 84:918-24. [PMID: 16543570 DOI: 10.2527/2006.844918x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Sixteen female pigs (Duroc x Landrace x Large White) were divided into 2 groups, which had either free access to the diet (control group) or were feed-restricted from d 28 to 80 and then had free access to the diet (compensatory growth group). The sensory analysis showed that the pigs exhibiting compensatory growth produced meat with increased tenderness compared with control pigs (P < 0.05). To gain further knowledge of the influence of compensatory growth on meat tenderness, the sarcoplasmic protein fraction of muscle tissue was studied at the time of slaughter and 48 h postmortem using proteome analysis. At slaughter, 7 different proteins were found to be affected by compensatory growth: HSC70, HSP27, enolase 3, glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase E2, aldehyde dehydrogenase E3, and biphosphoglycerate mutase. The HSC70 and HSP27 both belong to the heat shock family and are known to play a role during muscle development. Hence, they may be affected by compensatory growth and increased protein turnover. Forty-eight hours after slaughter, 8 different proteins were found to be affected by compensatory growth: myosin light chain (MLC) II, MLC III, sulfite oxidase, chloride intracellular channel 1, 14-3-3 protein gamma, elongin B, and phosphohistidine phosphatase 14. The changes observed on MLC II and MLC III could be a consequence of enzymatic cleavage in the neck region of the globular myosin head domain that causes the release of MLC II and MLC III from the actomyosin complex. It has previously been hypothesized that compensatory growth results in an increased postmortem proteolysis; thus it was presumed that the intensity of some protein fragments would be affected by compensatory growth. However, the peptides that were found to be affected at 48 h postmortem were all full-length proteins. The 14-3-3 protein gamma has been proposed to play a role in the contraction of muscle during rigor and may thereby have an effect on meat tenderness. This study reveals some very interesting changes in the muscle proteome affected by compensatory growth, which may be useful in understanding the relationship among compensatory growth, protein turnover, and meat tenderness.
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- R Lametsch
- Department of Food Science, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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Yan H, Frost P, Shi Y, Hoang B, Sharma S, Fisher M, Gera J, Lichtenstein A. Mechanism by Which Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibitors Sensitize Multiple Myeloma Cells to Dexamethasone-Induced Apoptosis. Cancer Res 2006; 66:2305-13. [PMID: 16489035 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-2447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors curtail cap-dependent translation. However, they can also induce post-translational modifications of proteins. We assessed both effects to understand the mechanism by which mTOR inhibitors like rapamycin sensitize multiple myeloma cells to dexamethasone-induced apoptosis. Sensitization was achieved in multiple myeloma cells irrespective of their PTEN or p53 status, enhanced by activation of AKT, and associated with stimulation of both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of apoptosis. The sensitizing effect was not due to post-translational modifications of the RAFTK kinase, Jun kinase, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, or BAD. Sensitization was also not associated with a rapamycin-mediated increase in glucocorticoid receptor reporter expression. However, when cap-dependent translation was prevented by transfection with a mutant 4E-BP1 construct, which is resistant to mTOR-induced phosphorylation, cells responded to dexamethasone with enhanced apoptosis, mirroring the effect of coexposure to rapamycin. Thus, sensitization is mediated by inhibition of cap-dependent translation. A high-throughput screening for translational efficiency identified several antiapoptotic proteins whose translation was inhibited by rapamycin. Immunoblot assay confirmed rapamycin-induced down-regulated expressions of XIAP, CIAP1, HSP-27, and BAG-3, which may play a role in the sensitization to apoptosis. Studies in a xenograft model showed synergistic in vivo antimyeloma effects when dexamethasone was combined with the mTOR inhibitor CCI-779. Synergistic effects were associated with an enhanced multiple myeloma cell apoptosis in vivo. This study supports the strategy of combining dexamethasone with mTOR inhibitors in multiple myeloma and identifies a mechanism by which the synergistic effect is achieved.
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- Huajun Yan
- Department of Medicine, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mao L, Shelden EA. Developmentally regulated gene expression of the small heat shock protein Hsp27 in zebrafish embryos. Gene Expr Patterns 2006; 6:127-33. [PMID: 16326146 DOI: 10.1016/j.modgep.2005.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2005] [Revised: 07/19/2005] [Accepted: 07/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mammalian small heat shock proteins including Hsp27 and alpha-B crystallin are constitutively expressed in various adult and embryonic tissues including skeletal and cardiac muscle. However, the function of these proteins during embryonic development is not understood, and information on their expression during the earliest stages of development is limited. We have recently demonstrated constitutive and stress inducible expression of a homologue of human Hsp27 in adult zebrafish, an important experimental model of vertebrate developmental processes. Here, we assessed the temporospatial dynamics of zebrafish Hsp27 (hsp27) and alpha-B crystallin (cryab) gene expression using reverse-transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) and hsp27 expression by in situ hybridization. Our results reveal that initial upregulation of hsp27 expression occurs during early gastrulation. Expression of hsp27 is detected transiently in developing myotomes, lens and brain, and more persistently in developing heart. The constitutive expression level of hsp27 in embryos at some stages of development is considerably greater than that observed in unstressed adult tissues. Expression of hsp27 was also observed in all tissues examined in embryos recovering from heat stress. The pattern of expression observed for hsp27 overlaps partially, but not completely, with that reported for other heat shock proteins.
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- L Mao
- School of Molecular Biosciences and Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, 100 Dairy Road, 301 Abelson Hall, Pullman, 99164-4234, USA
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Fisher MT. Molecular roles of chaperones in assisted folding and assembly of proteins. GENETIC ENGINEERING 2006; 27:191-229. [PMID: 16382878 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-25856-6_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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- Mark T Fisher
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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Huey KA, Hyatt JPK, Zhong H, Roy RR. Effects of innervation state on Hsp25 content and phosphorylation in inactive rat plantaris muscles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 185:219-27. [PMID: 16218927 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-201x.2005.01483.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Previous reports suggest a role for neuromuscular activity levels and/or connectivity in modulating Hsp25 expression and phosphorylation (pHsp25) in skeletal muscles. However, pHsp25 has only been studied in denervated muscles and/or muscles exposed to high levels of residual neuromuscular activity. Spinal cord isolation (SI) provides a model in which the muscle is exposed to nearly complete inactivity with maintenance of the nerve-muscle connection. To parcel out the roles of innervation state and activity-independent neural factors, we compared Hsp25 and pHsp25 in the plantaris of control (Con), SI, and denervated (Den, inactivity without neural connectivity) rats. METHODS Hsp25 and pHsp25 protein levels (soluble and insoluble fractions) were measured with Western blot analysis after 1, 3, 8, 14, or 28 days of SI or Den. pHsp25 was normalized to non-pHsp25 at each time point. RESULTS Hsp25 was unchanged (days 1, 3 and 14) or increased (days 8 and 28) in the soluble fraction, and decreased (day 1) or increased (days 3, 8 and 14) in the insoluble fraction in Den compared with Con rats. pHsp25 was reduced after 1 and 28 days of Den, but near control levels on days 3, 8, and 14 in the soluble fraction. In the insoluble fraction, pHsp25 levels were lower in Den than Con rats on all days. In both fractions, Hsp25 was lower in SI than Con rats. pHsp25 levels were lower in the soluble fraction and higher in the insoluble fraction in SI than Con rats. CONCLUSION These results suggest that an intact innervation, even in the absence of muscle activation and/or loading, is critical for Hsp25 phosphorylation in the insoluble fraction. However, the time-dependent decrease in Hsp25 with SI suggests a role for minimal levels of muscle activation and/or loading in maintaining Hsp25 expression during sustained inactivity.
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- K A Huey
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Mao L, Bryantsev AL, Chechenova MB, Shelden EA. Cloning, characterization, and heat stress-induced redistribution of a protein homologous to human hsp27 in the zebrafish Danio rerio. Exp Cell Res 2005; 306:230-41. [PMID: 15878347 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2004] [Revised: 02/10/2005] [Accepted: 02/10/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hsp27 is a small heat shock protein (shsp) regulating stress tolerance and increasingly thought to play roles in tissue homeostasis and differentiation. The zebrafish Danio rerio is an important model for the study of developmental processes, but little is known regarding shsps in this animal. Here, we report the sequence, expression, regulation, and function of a zebrafish protein (zfHsp27) homologous to human Hsp27. zfHsp27 contains three conserved phosphorylatable serines and a cysteine important for regulation of apoptosis, but it lacks much of a C-terminal tail domain and shows low homology in two putative actin interacting domains that are features of mammalian Hsp27. zfHsp27 mRNA is most abundant in adult skeletal muscle and heart and is upregulated during early embryogenesis. zfHsp27 expressed in mammalian fibroblasts was phosphorylated in response to heat stress and anisomycin, and this phosphorylation was prevented by treatment with SB202190, an inhibitor of p38 MAPK. Expression of zfHsp27 and human Hsp27 in mammalian fibroblasts promoted a similar degree of tolerance to heat stress. zfHsp27 fusion proteins entered the nucleus and associated with the cytoskeleton of heat stressed cells in vitro and in zebrafish embryos. These results reveal conservation in regulation and function of mammalian and teleost Hsp27 proteins and define zebrafish as a new model for the study of Hsp27 function.
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- Li Mao
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4234, USA
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Yan D, Saito K, Ohmi Y, Fujie N, Ohtsuka K. Paeoniflorin, a novel heat shock protein-inducing compound. Cell Stress Chaperones 2005; 9:378-89. [PMID: 15633296 PMCID: PMC1065277 DOI: 10.1379/csc-51r.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are induced by various physical, chemical, and biological stresses. HSPs are known to function as molecular chaperones, and they not only regulate various processes of protein biogenesis but also function as lifeguards against proteotoxic stresses. Because it is very useful to discover nontoxic chaperone-inducing compounds, we searched for them in herbal medicines. Some herbal medicines had positive effects on the induction of HSPs (Hsp70, Hsp40, and Hsp27) in cultured mammalian cells. We next examined 2 major constituents of these herbal medicines, glycyrrhizin and paeoniflorin, with previously defined chemical structures. Glycyrrhizin had an enhancing effect on the HSP induction by heat shock but could not induce HSPs by itself. In contrast, paeoniflorin had not only an enhancing effect but also an inducing effect by itself on HSP expression. Thus, paeoniflorin might be termed a chaperone inducer and glycyrrhizin a chaperone coinducer. Treatment of cells with paeoniflorin but not glycyrrhizin resulted in enhanced phosphorylation and acquisition of the deoxyribonucleic acid-binding ability of heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1), as well as the formation of characteristic HSF1 granules in the nucleus, suggesting that the induction of HSPs by paeoniflorin is mediated by the activation of HSF1. Also, thermotolerance was induced by treatment with paeoniflorin but not glycyrrhizin. Paeoniflorin had no toxic effect at concentrations as high as 80 microg/ mL (166.4 microM). To our knowledge, this is the first report on the induction of HSPs by herbal medicines.
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- Dai Yan
- Laboratory of Cell and Stress Biology, Department of Environmental Biology, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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Ito H, Ueda H, Iwamoto I, Inaguma Y, Takizawa T, Asano T, Kato K. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) blocks the differentiation of C2C12 myoblast cells. J Cell Physiol 2005; 202:874-9. [PMID: 15389564 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Addition of nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) to the differentiation medium of C2C12 mouse myoblast cells caused severe inhibition of the formation of myotubes and suppressed differentiation-dependent elevation in the levels of the creatine kinase M isozyme (CKM). Under these conditions, NDGA did not cause significant increase of damaged cells, as detected by annexin-V-FITC assay, or induction of heat shock proteins, known to be a response against extracellular stress. The results suggest that NDGA itself is not toxic but can effectively blocks the differentiation-dependent increase of CKM during C2C12 differentiation. The levels of muscle specific bHLH proteins MyoD, Myf5, and myogenin were also decreased by addition of NDGA, indicating a block of the initial step of the myogenesis through downregulation of muscle specific genes. NDGA is known to be a lipoxygenase inhibitor but other examples, like MK-886 and CDC, did not exert the same effects on differentiation of muscle cells, indicating that mechanisms of NDGA action are independent of its influence on lipoxygenase.
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- Hidenori Ito
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Aichi, Japan.
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Cross-Doersen D, Isfort RJ. A novel cell-based system for evaluating skeletal muscle cell hypertrophy-inducing agents. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2005; 39:407-12. [PMID: 14741040 DOI: 10.1290/1543-706x(2003)039<0407:ancsfe>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Skeletal muscle is a tissue that adapts to increased use by increasing contractile protein gene expression and ultimately skeletal muscle mass (hypertrophy). To identify hypertrophy-inducing agents that may be potentially useful in the treatment of age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia) and to better understand hypertrophy signal transduction pathways, we have created a skeletal muscle cell-based hypertrophy-responsive system. This system was created by permanently modifying the relatively undifferentiated C2C12 cell line so that it contains the beta-myosin heavy chain (beta-MHC) gene promoter and enhancer regions fused to a luciferase reporter gene. This cell line responds, by increasing luciferase expression, to a variety of skeletal muscle hypertrophy-inducing agents, including insulin, insulin-like growth factor I, testosterone, and the beta-adrenergic receptor agonist isoproterenol, in both the undifferentiated and differentiated states. This cell-based system should be useful for identifying novel hypertrophy-inducing agents as well as understanding hypertrophy signal transduction.
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- Doreen Cross-Doersen
- Research Division, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Health Care Research Center, 8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio 45040-9317, USA
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