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SOD1 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: "Ambivalent" Behavior Connected to the Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19051345. [PMID: 29751510 PMCID: PMC5983710 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19051345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In 1993, Rosen and collaborators discovered that the gene encoding SOD1 has mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients; moreover, these mutations are found in the exon regions, suggesting that their toxic effects are the consequence of protein dysfunction with an increase of oxidative stress. While a clear genetic picture has been delineated, a more complex scenario has been ascribed to the SOD1 protein. On the one hand, some evidence sustains the hypothesis of an additionally toxic role for wild-type SOD1 (WT-SOD1) in the pathogenesis of sporadic ALS. On the other hand, our group identified a discrepancy among WT-SOD1 protein expression levels and mRNA in ALS sporadic patients, thus providing the hypothesis of a re-localization of the “missing” SOD1 in a different sub-cellular compartment, i.e., nucleus, or an aggregation/precipitation in the insoluble fraction. Moreover, our data also indicate an association between longer disease duration and higher amounts of soluble SOD1 within the nucleus, suggesting a possible defensive role of the protein in this compartment. Starting from this evidence, in this review we will attempt to resolve the “ambivalent” behavior of SOD1 in ALS disease and we will try to classify sporadic ALS patients according to a novel biological signature, i.e., SOD localization.
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Milani P, Amadio M, Laforenza U, Dell'Orco M, Diamanti L, Sardone V, Gagliardi S, Govoni S, Ceroni M, Pascale A, Cereda C. Posttranscriptional regulation of SOD1 gene expression under oxidative stress: Potential role of ELAV proteins in sporadic ALS. Neurobiol Dis 2013; 60:51-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2013.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 07/05/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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SOD1 Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulation and Its Potential Implications in ALS. Neurol Res Int 2011; 2011:458427. [PMID: 21603028 PMCID: PMC3096450 DOI: 10.1155/2011/458427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is a detoxifying enzyme localized in the cytosol, nucleus, peroxisomes, and mitochondria. The discovery that mutations in SOD1 gene cause a subset of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) has attracted great attention, and studies to date have been mainly focused on discovering mutations in the coding region and investigation at protein level. Considering that changes in SOD1 mRNA levels have been associated with sporadic ALS (SALS), a molecular understanding of the processes involved in the regulation of SOD1 gene expression could not only unravel novel regulatory pathways that may govern cellular phenotypes and changes in diseases but also might reveal therapeutic targets and treatments. This review seeks to provide an overview of SOD1 gene structure and of the processes through which SOD1 transcription is controlled. Furthermore, we emphasize the importance to focus future researches on investigating posttranscriptional mechanisms and their relevance to ALS.
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Miao L, St. Clair DK. Regulation of superoxide dismutase genes: implications in disease. Free Radic Biol Med 2009; 47:344-56. [PMID: 19477268 PMCID: PMC2731574 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 557] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Revised: 05/10/2009] [Accepted: 05/15/2009] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Numerous short-lived and highly reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide (O2(.-)), hydroxyl radical, and hydrogen peroxide are continuously generated in vivo. Depending upon concentration, location, and intracellular conditions, ROS can cause toxicity or act as signaling molecules. The cellular levels of ROS are controlled by antioxidant enzymes and small-molecule antioxidants. As major antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutases (SODs), including copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/ZnSOD), manganese superoxide dismutase, and extracellular superoxide dismutase, play a crucial role in scavenging O2(.-). This review focuses on the regulation of the sod genes coding for these enzymes, with an emphasis on the human genes. Current knowledge about sod structure and regulation is summarized and depicted as diagrams. Studies to date on genes coding for Cu/ZnSOD (sod1) are mostly focused on alterations in the coding region and their associations with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Evaluation of nucleotide sequences reveals that regulatory elements of the sod2 gene reside in both the noncoding and the coding region. Changes associated with sod2 lead to alterations in expression levels as well as protein function. We also discuss the structural basis for the changes in SOD expression associated with pathological conditions and where more work is needed to establish the relationship between SODs and diseases.
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: Daret K. St.Clair, Ph.D., Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, 1095 VA Drive, HSRB 454, Lexington, KY 40536-0298, Phone: 1-(859) 257-3956, FAX: 1-(859) 323-1059,
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Rausalu K, Karo-Astover L, Kilk A, Ustav M. CuZn-SOD suppresses the bovine papillomavirus-induced proliferation of fibroblasts. APMIS 2008; 115:1415-21. [PMID: 18184412 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2007.00779.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Eukaryotic cells continuously produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and have mechanisms to control ROS levels. ROS have been shown to mediate cell proliferation and transformation. We studied the effect of CuZn-superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) on the focus-forming ability of bovine papillomavirus (BPV-1) wtDNA and hypertransforming mutant of its major oncoprotein E5, E5-17S. We found that CuZnSOD suppresses the focus-forming ability of BPV-1 wtDNA and E5 oncoprotein. Significantly fewer foci were detected in pCGCuZnSOD- and BPV-1 DNA-cotransfected cell culture compare to BPV-1 DNA-transfected cell culture (p<0.001). CuZnSOD decreases the rate of cell proliferation in both non-transformed C127 and BPV-1- and E5-transformed cell lines. CuZnSOD decelerates cell entry into the S phase of the cell cycle and has a suppressing effect on the actively dividing cells. As the transformed cells proliferate faster than normal cells when confluent, CuZnSOD inhibits the growth of foci. These results indicate that superoxide radicals may be involved in signaling for cell proliferation and that SOD suppresses cell proliferation.
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- Kai Rausalu
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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Al-Kateb H, Boright AP, Mirea L, Xie X, Sutradhar R, Mowjoodi A, Bharaj B, Liu M, Bucksa JM, Arends VL, Steffes MW, Cleary PA, Sun W, Lachin JM, Thorner PS, Ho M, McKnight AJ, Maxwell AP, Savage DA, Kidd KK, Kidd JR, Speed WC, Orchard TJ, Miller RG, Sun L, Bull SB, Paterson AD. Multiple superoxide dismutase 1/splicing factor serine alanine 15 variants are associated with the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy: the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications Genetics study. Diabetes 2008; 57:218-28. [PMID: 17914031 PMCID: PMC2655325 DOI: 10.2337/db07-1059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite familial clustering of nephropathy and retinopathy severity in type 1 diabetes, few gene variants have been consistently associated with these outcomes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We performed an individual-based genetic association study with time to renal and retinal outcomes in 1,362 white probands with type 1 diabetes from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) study. Specifically, we genotyped 1,411 SNPs that capture common variations in 212 candidate genes for long-term complications and analyzed them for association with the time from DCCT baseline to event for renal and retinal outcomes using multivariate Cox proportion hazards models. To address multiple testing and assist interpretation of the results, false discovery rate q values were calculated separately for each outcome. RESULTS We observed association between rs17880135 in the 3' region of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) and the incidence of both severe nephropathy (hazard ratio [HR] 2.62 [95% CI 1.64-4.18], P = 5.6 x 10(-5), q = 0.06) and persistent microalbuminuria (1.82 [1.29-2.57], P = 6.4 x 10(-4), q = 0.46). Sequencing and fine-mapping identified additional SOD1 variants, including rs202446, rs9974610, and rs204732, which were also associated (P < 10(-3)) with persistent microalbuminuria, whereas rs17880135 and rs17881180 were similarly associated with the development of severe nephropathy. Attempts to replicate the findings in three cross-sectional case-control studies produced equivocal results. We observed no striking differences between risk genotypes in serum SOD activity, serum SOD1 mass, or SOD1 mRNA expression in lymphoblastoid cell lines. CONCLUSIONS Multiple variations in SOD1 are significantly associated with persistent microalbuminuria and severe nephropathy in the DCCT/EDIC study.
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- Hussam Al-Kateb
- Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, TMDT Building East Tower, Rm. 15-707, 101 College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kilk A, Rausalu K, Ustav M. Bovine papillomavirus type 1 oncoprotein E5 stimulates the utilization of superoxide radicals in the mouse fibroblast cell line C127. Chem Biol Interact 2006; 159:205-12. [PMID: 16413007 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2005.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2005] [Revised: 11/25/2005] [Accepted: 11/25/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The major transforming protein of bovine papillomavirus type 1 (BPV-1) is a small hydrophobic polypeptide, the E5 gene product, localized in the cellular membranes and modulating various pathways in the cell. Many studies have shown that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are essential in several biological processes, including cell transformation by oncogenes, but unregulated ROS are highly toxic to cells. We studied the effect of the bovine papillomavirus protein E5 and its mutants on the level of the superoxide radicals in the mouse fibroblast cell line C127. The superoxide level in C127 cells transfected with the E5-expressing plasmids were measured by nitroblue tetrazolium reduction. Relative concentrations of intracellular peroxide were determined by using 2,7-dichlorofluorescin diacetate. Our results showed that all transforming mutants of E5 reduced the level of superoxide in C127 cells, besides the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and level of peroxides was not altered. In the presence of neopterin, an inhibitor of the superoxide-producing enzymes, the reduction of superoxide level correlated with the transforming ability of the E5-mutants. The inhibitor of the protein tyrosine kinase, tyrphostin 25 and inhibitors of oxygenases of the arachidonic acid metabolism, aspirin and nordihydroguaiaretic acid, blocked the effect of BPV-1 E5. We conclude that BPV-1 E5 and its transforming mutants are able to modulate the level of superoxide and stimulate the utilization of superoxide through protein tyrosine kinases and oxygenases of the arachidonic acid metabolism.
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- Ann Kilk
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia.
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Arroyo-Helguera O, Mejía-Viggiano C, Varela-Echavarría A, Cajero-Juárez M, Aceves C. Regulatory role of the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of rat 5' deiodinase (D1). effects on messenger RNA translation and stability. Endocrine 2005; 27:219-25. [PMID: 16230777 DOI: 10.1385/endo:27:3:219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2005] [Revised: 05/31/2005] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The previous findings that both a long and a short type 1 deiodinase (D1) mRNA are present in different tissues and that the D1 gene contains two potential polyA signals suggest that the two mRNAs result from differential polyA signal usage. In this study, we examined the properties of the two D1 mRNAs generated in HEK 293 cells by the alternative use of each of the poly A signals in order to ascertain the potential regulatory role of the 3'UTR of this gene. Our results showed that the long mRNA is less stable, but that it is translated more efficiently than the short mRNA. The net result of these differences is a higher D1 activity with the long message. These data suggest that the D1 3'UTR may play an important role in regulating the stability and translational efficiency of the D1 mRNA, both of which could be physiologically relevant when the demand for D1 activity is high.
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- Omar Arroyo-Helguera
- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Km 15 Carretera Qro-SLP, Juriquilla, Qro. 76230, Mexico
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Bek MJ, Reinhardt HC, Fischer KG, Hirsch JR, Hupfer C, Dayal E, Pavenstädt H. Up-regulation of early growth response gene-1 via the CXCR3 receptor induces reactive oxygen species and inhibits Na+/K+-ATPase activity in an immortalized human proximal tubule cell line. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2003; 170:931-40. [PMID: 12517959 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.170.2.931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The CXCR3 chemokine receptor, a member of the CXCR family, has been linked to a pathological role in autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease, allograft rejection, and ischemia. In the kidney, expression of the CXCR3 receptor and its ligands is up-regulated in states of glomerulonephritis and in allograft rejection, but little is known about the expression and functional role the CXCR3 receptor might play. Here, we study the function of the CXCR3 chemokine receptor in an immortalized human proximal tubular cell line (IHKE-1). Stimulation of the CXCR3 receptor by its selective agonist monokine induced by IFN-gamma leads via a Ca(2+)-dependent mechanism to an up-regulation of early growth response gene (EGR)-1. Overexpression of EGR-1 induces down-regulation of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase and manganese superoxide dismutase and stimulates the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) via the NADH/NADPH-oxidase system. EGR-1 overexpression or treatment with monokine induced by IFN-gamma resulted in a ROS-dependent inhibition of basolateral Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase activity, compromising sodium transport in these cells. Thus, activation of the CXCR3 receptor in proximal tubular cells might disturb natriuresis during inflammatory and ischemic kidney disease via EGR-1-mediated imbalance of ROS.
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MESH Headings
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium/physiology
- Cell Line, Transformed/enzymology
- Cell Line, Transformed/immunology
- Cell Line, Transformed/metabolism
- Chemokine CXCL9
- Chemokines, CXC/metabolism
- Chemokines, CXC/physiology
- Cytosol/metabolism
- Cytosol/physiology
- DNA-Binding Proteins/biosynthesis
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/physiology
- Down-Regulation
- Early Growth Response Protein 1
- Enzyme Activation/immunology
- Enzyme Activation/physiology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/metabolism
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation/immunology
- Humans
- Immediate-Early Proteins/biosynthesis
- Immediate-Early Proteins/genetics
- Immediate-Early Proteins/physiology
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Interferon-gamma/physiology
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/cytology
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/enzymology
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/immunology
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/metabolism
- Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism
- NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases/metabolism
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Reactive Oxygen Species/pharmacology
- Receptors, CXCR3
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/physiology
- Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase/metabolism
- Superoxide Dismutase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Superoxide Dismutase/biosynthesis
- Transcription Factors/biosynthesis
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/physiology
- Up-Regulation/genetics
- Up-Regulation/immunology
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- Martin J Bek
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and General Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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Gu W, Hecht NR. Translation of a testis-specific Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD-1) mRNA is regulated by a 65-kilodalton protein which binds to its 5' untranslated region. Mol Cell Biol 1996; 16:4535-43. [PMID: 8754854 PMCID: PMC231452 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.16.8.4535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Mouse testes contain two distinct superoxide dismutase (SOD-1) transcripts which differ by 114 nucleotides in their 5' untranslated regions (UTRs) (W. Gu, C. Morales, and N. B. Hecht, J. Biol. Chem. 270:236-243, 1995). The shorter SOD-1 mRNA, a somatic type SOD-I mRNA (SSOD-1), is ubiquitously expressed in all somatic tissues as well as in testes. The larger SOD-1 mRNA, a testis-specific SOD-1 mRNA (TSOD-1), derived from an alternative upstream start site, is transcribed solely in postmeiotic germ cells and is translationally regulated during spermiogenesis. Since the two mRNAs have identical nucleotides except that TSOD-1 has an additional sequence at its 5' terminus, we have proposed that the extra 5' UTR sequence may be involved in the translational control of the TSOD-1 mRNA during spermiogenesis. Here we show that, when assayed in a cell-free system, TSOD-1 is translated only slightly less efficiently than SSOD-1. RNA gel retardation and UV cross-linking assays reveal that a testicular cytoplasmic protein (Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase RNA-binding protein [SOD-RBP]) of about 65 kDa specifically binds to the extended 5' UTR of TSOD-1. After purification of SOD-RBP by RNA affinity chromatography, we demonstrate that SOD-RBP can repress the in vitro translation of TSOD-1 mRNA but not SSOD-1 mRNA or cotranslated luciferase mRNA. We conclude that SOD-RBP serves as a repressor in the translation of TSOD-1 mRNA during spermiogenesis and thereby fine-tunes the level of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase produced in maturing germ cells.
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- W Gu
- Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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