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Cheng J, Yuan L, Yu S, Gu B, Luo Q, Wang X, Zhao Y, Gai C, Li T, Liu W, Wang Z, Liu D, Ho RCM, Ho CSH. Programmed cell death factor 4-mediated hippocampal synaptic plasticity is involved in early life stress and susceptibility to depression. Behav Brain Res 2024; 468:115028. [PMID: 38723677 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2024.115028] [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: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Early life stress (ELS) increases the risk of depression later in life. Programmed cell death factor 4 (PDCD4), an apoptosis-related molecule, extensively participates in tumorigenesis and inflammatory diseases. However, its involvement in a person's susceptibility to ELS-related depression is unknown. To examine the effects and underlying mechanisms of PDCD4 on ELS vulnerability, we used a "two-hit" stress mouse model: an intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) into neonatal mice was performed on postnatal days 7-9 (P7-P9) and inescapable foot shock (IFS) administration in adolescent was used as a later-life challenge. Our study shows that compared with mice that were only exposed to the LPS or IFS, the "two-hit" stress mice developed more severe depression/anxiety-like behaviors and social disability. We detected the levels of PDCD4 in the hippocampus of adolescent mice and found that they were significantly increased in "two-hit" stress mice. The results of immunohistochemical staining and Sholl analysis showed that the number of microglia in the hippocampus of "two-hit" stress mice significantly increased, with morphological changes, shortened branches, and decreased numbers. However, knocking down PDCD4 can prevent the number and morphological changes of microglia induced by ELS. In addition, we confirmed through the Golgi staining and immunohistochemical staining results that knocking down PDCD4 can ameliorate ELS-induced synaptic plasticity damage. Mechanically, the knockdown of PDCD4 exerts neuroprotective effects, possibly via the mediation of BDNF/AKT/CREB signaling. Combined, these results suggest that PDCD4 may play an important role in the ELS-induced susceptibility to depression and, thus, may become a therapeutic target for depressive disorders.
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- Jiao Cheng
- Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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- Jinan Xicheng Experimental High School, Dezhou Road, Jinan, Shandong 1999, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Institute of Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Eshraghi R, Rafiei M, Hadian Jazi Z, Shafie D, Raisi A, Mirzaei H. MicroRNA-155 and exosomal microRNA-155: Small pieces in the cardiovascular diseases puzzle. Pathol Res Pract 2024; 257:155274. [PMID: 38626659 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2024.155274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRs, miRNAs) are known to have a part in various human illnesses, such as those related to the heart. One particular miRNA, miR-155, has been extensively studied and has been found to be involved in hematopoietic lineage differentiation, immunity, viral infections, inflammation, as well as vascular remodeling. These processes have all been connected to cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, diabetic heart disease, coronary artery disease, and abdominal aortic aneurysm. The impacts of miR-155 depend on the type of cell it is acting on and the specific target genes involved, resulting in different mechanisms of disease. Although, the exact part of miR-155 in cardiovascular illnesses is yet not fully comprehended, as some studies have shown it to promote the development of atherosclerosis while others have shown it to prevent it. As a result, to comprehend the underlying processes of miR-155 in cardiovascular disorders, further thorough study is required. It has been discovered that exosomes that could be absorbed by adjacent or distant cells, control post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression by focusing on mRNA. Exosomal miRNAs have been found to have a range of functions, including participating in inflammatory reactions, cell movement, growth, death, autophagy, as well as epithelial-mesenchymal transition. An increasing amount of research indicates that exosomal miRNAs are important for cardiovascular health and have a major role in the development of a number of cardiovascular disorders, including pulmonary hypertension, atherosclerosis, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Herein the role of miR-155 and its exosomal form in heart diseases are summarized.
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- Reza Eshraghi
- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Cardiology/Heart Failure and Transplantation, Heart Failure Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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Ge Y, Xia T, Feng Z, Xi Y, Hu D, Hong Y, Tang B, Wu J, Chen J, Xiao H. Knockdown of programmed cell death factor 4 restores erectile function by attenuating apoptosis in rats with bilateral cavernous nerve crush injury. Andrology 2024. [PMID: 38217461 DOI: 10.1111/andr.13592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND Apoptosis is an important pathologic mechanism of erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy. Studies have shown that programmed cell death factor 4 is connected to the modulation of apoptosis in many cells. However, the programmed cell death factor 4 function in the cavernous nerve injury erectile dysfunction is unclear. OBJECTIVE This investigation aimed to explore the programmed cell death factor 4 function in erectile dysfunction in rats with bilateral cavernous nerve crush. MATERIALS AND METHODS The experiment used 30 male Sprague Dawley rats (18 months old) that were screened for normal erectile function by the apomorphine test. Ten rats were randomized into Sham and bilateral cavernous nerve crush groups to detect changes in programmed cell death factor 4 expression. The remaining 20 rats were distributed at random to four groups: the Sham group treated by sham surgery, the phosphate-buffered saline group, the lentivirus containing negative control short hairpin RNA group, and the lentivirus containing short hairpin RNA targeting programmed cell death factor 4 group underwent bilateral cavernous nerve crush and were afterward administered intracavernous injections of phosphate-buffered saline, lentivirus containing negative control short hairpin RNA, or lentivirus containing short hairpin RNA targeting programmed cell death factor 4. Electrical stimulation of the cavernous nerve was conducted 2 weeks later for penile erectile function assessment. The cavernous tissue was collected for histological analysis and western blotting. RESULTS The apoptosis level in rat corpus cavernosum was elevated, and programmed cell death factor 4 expression was increased after bilateral cavernous nerve crush. Knockdown of programmed cell death factor 4 significantly improved erectile function in bilateral cavernous nerve crush rats. Furthermore, lentivirus containing short hairpin RNA targeting programmed cell death factor 4 treatment raised smooth muscle content and attenuated cavernous fibrosis and apoptotic levels. Additionally, programmed cell death factor 4 was found to mediate the PI3K/AKT pathway. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Elevated programmed cell death factor 4 expression may be an important pathogenetic mechanism for erectile dysfunction after bilateral cavernous nerve crush, and the knockdown of programmed cell death factor 4 enhanced erectile function in 18-month-old rats after cavernous nerve damage. The potential mechanism may be the stimulation of the PI3K/AKT pathway to attenuate the cavernous apoptosis level.
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- Yunlong Ge
- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infertility and Sexual Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Deng C, Li C, Dong X, Yu Y, Guo W, Guan Y, Sun X, Cao L. Atg7 senses ATP levels and regulates AKT 1-PDCD4 phosphorylation-ubiquitination axis to promote survival during metabolic stress. Commun Biol 2023; 6:1252. [PMID: 38081915 PMCID: PMC10713595 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05656-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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We report that autophagy-related gene 7 (ATG7) modulates p53 activity to regulate cell cycle and survival during metabolic stress, and that indicates Atg7 is functionally involved in cellular homeostasis in autophagy independent fashion. As a protein translation inhibitor, Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) expression is regulated by AKT1 phosphorylation. Here, we find that Atg7 interacts with PDCD4 and AKT1 to regulate AKT1-PDCD4 phosphorylation-ubiquitination axis during metabolic stress. We demonstrate that Atg7 senses decrease of ATP levels to suppress AKT-mediated PDCD4 phosphorylation at Ser67, which inhibits PDCD4 ubiquitinating during metabolic stress. Finally, PDCD4 accumulates and functions as a protein translation inhibitor to conserve energy, thus reducing apoptosis and allowing cells to survive stress periods. These results suggest that the ATP-Atg7-PDCD4 axis acts as a metabolic adaptation pathway which dictates cells to overcome metabolic stress.
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- Chengsi Deng
- Health Sciences Institute, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Health Sciences Institute, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Health Sciences Institute, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Health Sciences Institute, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Health Sciences Institute, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Health Sciences Institute, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Immunology, China Medical University, No.77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
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- Health Sciences Institute, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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Ferris WF. The Role and Interactions of Programmed Cell Death 4 and its Regulation by microRNA in Transformed Cells of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Front Oncol 2022; 12:903374. [PMID: 35847932 PMCID: PMC9277020 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.903374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Data from GLOBOCAN 2020 estimates that there were 19.3 million new cases of cancer and 10.0 million cancer-related deaths in 2020 and that this is predicted to increase by 47% in 2040. The combined burden of cancers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including oesophageal-, gastric- and colorectal cancers, resulted in 22.6% of the cancer-related deaths in 2020 and 18.7% of new diagnosed cases. Understanding the aetiology of GI tract cancers should have a major impact on future therapies and lessen this substantial burden of disease. Many cancers of the GI tract have suppression of the tumour suppressor Programmed Cell Death 4 (PDCD4) and this has been linked to the expression of microRNAs which bind to the untranslated region of PDCD4 mRNA and either inhibit translation or target the mRNA for degradation. This review highlights the properties of PDCD4 and documents the evidence for the regulation of PDCD4 expression by microRNAs in cancers of the GI tract.
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Friedrich D, Marintchev A, Arthanari H. The metaphorical swiss army knife: The multitude and diverse roles of HEAT domains in eukaryotic translation initiation. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:5424-5442. [PMID: 35552740 PMCID: PMC9177959 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Biomolecular associations forged by specific interaction among structural scaffolds are fundamental to the control and regulation of cell processes. One such structural architecture, characterized by HEAT repeats, is involved in a multitude of cellular processes, including intracellular transport, signaling, and protein synthesis. Here, we review the multitude and versatility of HEAT domains in the regulation of mRNA translation initiation. Structural and cellular biology approaches, as well as several biophysical studies, have revealed that a number of HEAT domain-mediated interactions with a host of protein factors and RNAs coordinate translation initiation. We describe the basic structural architecture of HEAT domains and briefly introduce examples of the cellular processes they dictate, including nuclear transport by importin and RNA degradation. We then focus on proteins in the translation initiation system featuring HEAT domains, specifically the HEAT domains of eIF4G, DAP5, eIF5, and eIF2Bϵ. Comparative analysis of their remarkably versatile interactions, including protein–protein and protein–RNA recognition, reveal the functional importance of flexible regions within these HEAT domains. Here we outline how HEAT domains orchestrate fundamental aspects of translation initiation and highlight open mechanistic questions in the area.
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- Daniel Friedrich
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Du X, Osoro EK, Chen Q, Yan X, Gao D, Wu L, Ren J, Feng L, Wu N, Lu K, Yang X, Zhong B, Han Y, Zhang F, Li D, Lan X, Lu S. Pdcd4 promotes lipid deposition by attenuating PPARα-mediated fatty acid oxidation in hepatocytes. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2022; 545:111562. [PMID: 35051553 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2022.111562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by excessive lipid accumulation in hepatocytes. The involvement of programmed cell death 4 (Pdcd4) in inflammation and metabolic diseases has been widely reported. However, the precise regulatory role of Pdcd4 in hepatocytic lipid metabolism and NAFLD is not well known. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We established a high-fat diet-induced NAFLD (HFD-NAFLD) rat model and a free fatty acids (FFAs)-treated cell model, and analyzed the expression and distribution of PDCD4. The lentivirus for Pdcd4 knockout and the vector for Pdcd4 overexpression were used to alter Pdcd4 expression in BRL 3A cells. Thereafter, lipid accumulation, FA metabolic gene expression, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (Pparα)-dependent peroxisomal β-oxidation-related gene expression, especially that of the critical transcription factors and enzymes acyl-CoA oxidases 1-3 (Acox1-3), were detected both at the mRNA and protein levels. RESULTS PDCD4 expression increased and it was mainly distributed in hepatocyte nuclei of the HFD-NAFLD rats. as well as the FFAs-treated CBRH-7919 and BRL 3A cell lines. Pdcd4 knockout significantly suppressed FFAs-induced lipid accumulation, and Pdcd4 overexpression accelerated FFAs-induced lipid accumulation in hepatocytes. Mechanistically, Pdcd4 negatively regulated the expression Pparα and Acox1-3. In addition, rescue experiments confirmed that Pparα knockdown could attenuate the expression of Acox1-3 in Pdcd4 knockout cells, which ultimately restored lipid deposition to normal levels. PPARα expression decreased in the liver of the HFD-NAFLD rats. The enrichment of PDCD4 in hepatocyte nuclei correlated with lower PPARα expression after FFAs treatment in vitro. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that the abundance of PDCD4 under high-fat conditions facilitates hepatocellular lipid accumulation by decreasing PPARα-dependent FA peroxisomal β-oxidation.
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- Xiaojuan Du
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710004, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China.
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Braun C, Katholnig K, Kaltenecker C, Linke M, Sukhbaatar N, Hengstschläger M, Weichhart T. p38 regulates the tumor suppressor PDCD4 via the TSC-mTORC1 pathway. Cell Stress 2021; 5:176-182. [PMID: 34917890 PMCID: PMC8645265 DOI: 10.15698/cst2021.12.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Programmed cell death protein 4 (PDCD4) exerts critical functions as tumor suppressor and in immune cells to regulate inflammatory processes. The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) promotes degradation of PDCD4 via mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). However, additional pathways that may regulate PDCD4 expression are largely ill-defined. In this study, we have found that activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 promoted degradation of PDCD4 in macrophages and fibroblasts. Mechanistically, we identified a pathway from p38 and its substrate MAP kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MK2) to the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) to regulate mTORC1-dependent degradation of PDCD4. Moreover, we provide evidence that TSC1 and TSC2 regulate PDCD4 expression via an additional mechanism independent of mTORC1. These novel data extend our knowledge of how PDCD4 expression is regulated by stress- and nutrient-sensing pathways.
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- Clarissa Braun
- Center of Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center of Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center of Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center of Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center of Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center of Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Chen Q, Lu H, Duan C, Zhu X, Zhang Y, Li M, Zhang D. PDCD4 Simultaneously Promotes Microglia Activation via PDCD4-MAPK-NF-κB Positive Loop and Facilitates Neuron Apoptosis During Neuroinflammation. Inflammation 2021; 45:234-252. [PMID: 34613548 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-021-01541-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Neuroinflammation and neuron injury are common features of the central nervous system (CNS) diseases. It is of great significance to identify their shared key regulatory molecules and thus explore the potential therapeutic targets. Programmed cell death factor 4 (PDCD4), an apoptosis-related molecule, extensively participates in tumorigenesis and inflammatory diseases, but its expression and biological function during CNS neuroinflammation remain unclear. In the present study, utilizing the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neuroinflammation model in mice, we reported an elevated expression of PDCD4 both in injured neurons and activated microglia of the inflamed brain. A similar change in PDCD4 expression was observed in vitro in the microglial activation model. Silencing PDCD4 by shRNA significantly inhibited the phosphorylation of MAPKs (p38, ERK, and JNK), prevented the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65, and thus attenuated the LPS-induced microglial inflammatory activation. Interestingly, LPS also required the MAPK/NF-κB signaling activation to boost PDCD4 expression in microglia, indicating the presence of a positive loop. Moreover, a persistent elevation of PDCD4 expression was detected in the H2O2-induced neuronal oxidative damage model. Knocking down PDCD4 significantly inhibited the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins BAX and Cleaved-PARP, suggesting the proapoptotic activity of PDCD4 in neurons. Taken together, our data indicated that PDCD4 may serve as a hub regulatory molecule that simultaneously promotes the microglial inflammatory activation and the oxidative stress-induced neuronal apoptosis within CNS. The microglial PDCD4-MAPK-NF-κB positive feedback loop may act as pivotal signaling for neuroinflammation which subsequently exaggerates neuronal injury, and thus may become a potential therapeutic target for neuroinflammatory diseases.
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- Quan Chen
- Medical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Medical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Medical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Neurology Department, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, 226001, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Neurosurgery Department, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, 226001, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Medical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Medical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China. .,Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, 226001, Nantong, People's Republic of China.
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Shuvalova E, Egorova T, Ivanov A, Shuvalov A, Biziaev N, Mukba S, Pustogarov N, Terenin I, Alkalaeva E. Discovery of a novel role of tumor suppressor PDCD4 in stimulation of translation termination. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101269. [PMID: 34606825 PMCID: PMC8551656 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Programmed cell death 4 protein (PDCD4) regulates many vital cell processes, although is classified as a tumor suppressor because it inhibits neoplastic transformation and tumor growth. For example, PCDC4 has been implicated in the regulation of transcription and mRNA translation. PDCD4 is known to inhibit translation initiation by binding to eukaryotic initiation factor 4A and elongation of oncogenic c- and A-myb mRNAs. Additionally, PDCD4 has been shown to interact with poly(A)-binding protein (PABP), which affects translation termination, although the significance of this interaction is not fully understood. Considering the interaction between PABP and PDCD4, we hypothesized that PDCD4 may also be involved in translation termination. Using in vitro translation systems, we revealed that PDCD4 directly activates translation termination. PDCD4 stimulates peptidyl-tRNA hydrolysis induced by a complex of eukaryotic release factors, eRF1-eRF3. Moreover, in combination with the PABP, which also stimulates peptide release, PDCD4 activity in translation termination increases. PDCD4 regulates translation termination by facilitating the binding of release factors to the ribosome, increasing the GTPase activity of eRF3, and dissociating eRF3 from the posttermination complex. Using a toe-printing assay, we determined the first stage at which PDCD4 functions-binding of release factors to the A-site of the ribosome. However, preventing binding of eRF3 with PABP, PDCD4 suppresses subsequent rounds of translation termination. Based on these data, we assumed that human PDCD4 controls protein synthesis during translation termination. The described mechanism of the activity of PDCD4 in translation termination provides a new insight into its functioning during suppression of protein biosynthesis.
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- Ekaterina Shuvalova
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Center for Precision Genome Editing and Genetic Technologies for Biomedicine, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Center for Precision Genome Editing and Genetic Technologies for Biomedicine, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Center for Precision Genome Editing and Genetic Technologies for Biomedicine, Moscow, Russia.
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Shiina M, Hashimoto Y, Kulkarni P, Dasgupta P, Shahryari V, Yamamura S, Tanaka Y, Dahiya R. Role of miR-182/PDCD4 axis in aggressive behavior of prostate cancer in the African Americans. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:1028. [PMID: 34525952 PMCID: PMC8444584 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08723-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men. African Americans (AA) are at an increased risk of developing prostate cancer compared to European Americans (EA). miRNAs play a critical role in these tumors, leading to tumor progression. In this study, we investigated the role of miR-182 in racial disparity in prostate cancer. Results We found significantly increased levels of miR-182 in prostate cancer tissues compared to BPH. Also, miR-182 shows increased expression in AA prostate cancer cell line and tissue samples compared to EA. We performed biochemical recurrence (BCR) - free survival time in AA and EA patients and found that high miR-182 expression had significantly shorter BCR-free survival than patients with low miR-182 expression (P = 0.031). To elucidate the role of miR-182, we knocked down miR-182 in EA (DU-145 and LNCaP) and AA (MDA-PCa-2b) cell lines and found an increase in apoptosis, arrest of the cell cycle, and inhibition of colony formation in the AA cell line to a greater extent than EA cell lines. Conclusions Our results showed that PDCD4 is a direct miR-182 target and its inhibition is associated with aggressiveness and high Gleason grade in prostate cancer among AA. These findings show that miR-182 is highly expressed in AA patients and miR-182 may be a target for effective therapy in AA patients. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12885-021-08723-6.
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- Marisa Shiina
- Department of Urology, Urology Research Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF), 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA.
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- Department of Urology, Urology Research Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF), 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Department of Urology, Urology Research Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF), 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Department of Urology, Urology Research Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF), 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Department of Urology, Urology Research Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF), 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Department of Urology, Urology Research Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF), 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Department of Urology, Urology Research Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF), 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Department of Urology, Urology Research Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF), 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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Chen G, Li PH, He JY, Su YL, Chen HJ, Dong JD, Huang YH, Huang XH, Jiang YF, Qin QW, Sun HY. Molecular cloning, inducible expression with SGIV and Vibrio alginolyticus challenge, and function analysis of Epinephelus coioides PDCD4. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 119:104013. [PMID: 33465381 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) in mammals, a gene closely associated with apoptosis, is involved in many biological processes, such as cell aging, differentiation, regulation of cell cycle, and inflammatory response. In this study, grouper Epinephelus coioides PDCD4, EcPDCD4-1 and EcPDCD4-2, were obtained. The open reading frame (ORF) of EcPDCD4-1 is 1413 bp encoding 470 amino acids with a molecular mass of 52.39 kDa and a theoretical pI of 5.33. The ORF of EcPDCD4-2 is 1410 bp encoding 469 amino acids with a molecular mass of 52.29 kDa and a theoretical pI of 5.29. Both EcPDCD4-1 and EcPDCD4-2 proteins contain two conserved MA3 domains, and their mRNA were detected in all eight tissues of E. coioides by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) with the highest expression in liver. The expressions of two EcPDCD4s were significantly up-regulated after Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) or Vibrio alginolyticus infection. In addition, over-expression of EcPDCD4-1 or EcPDCD4-2 can inhibit the activity of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1), and regulate SGIV-induced apoptosis. The results demonstrated that EcPDCD4s might play important roles in E. coioides tissues during pathogen-caused inflammation.
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- Guo Chen
- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China; Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, PR China; Department of Laboratory, Jining No.1 People's Hospital; Postdoctoral Mobile Station of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong, 272111, PR China; Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Province, 310058, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory, Jining No.1 People's Hospital; Postdoctoral Mobile Station of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong, 272111, PR China.
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China.
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China.
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Circular RNA ITCH Is a Tumor Suppressor in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis through miR-106b-5p/PDCD4 Axis. J Immunol Res 2021; 2021:5524344. [PMID: 33969128 PMCID: PMC8081612 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5524344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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High metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) significantly influenced survival rate of ccRCC patients. Here, we intended to investigate the impacts of circular RNA ITCH (circ-ITCH) on the metastasis of ccRCC. The expression of circ-ITCH in ccRCC tissues and cells was evaluated utilizing qRT-PCR. Transwell assay and wound healing were applied to investigate migration and invasion of ccRCC cells. Target gene prediction and screening and luciferase reporter gene assays were utilized to assess downstream target genes of circ-ITCH. Western blot was utilized to detect metastasis-related protein expression. A xenograft tumor model was established to evaluate the role of circ-ITCH in vivo. Results showed that circ-ITCH was low expressed in ccRCC tissues and cells. Downregulation circ-ITCH promoted cell migration, but overexpressing circ-ITCH inhibited cell migration and invasion in OSRC-2 and SW839 cells. Mechanism investigations claimed that circ-ITCH exerted its metastasis-inhibitory activity via sponging miR-106b-5p and regulating the expression of PDCD4. Conclusively, circ-ITCH suppresses ccRCC metastasis by enforcing PDCD4 expression through binding miR-106b-5p. circ-ITCH may function as a novel diagnostic target to suppress ccRCC metastasis.
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PDCD4-mediated downregulation of Listeria monocytogenes burden in macrophages. Cent Eur J Immunol 2021; 46:38-46. [PMID: 33897282 PMCID: PMC8056355 DOI: 10.5114/ceji.2021.105244] [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: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction Macrophages are effector cells of the innate immune system and defend against invading pathogens. Previous reports have shown that infection with Listeria monocytogenes upregulates miR-21a expression in macrophages. Aim of the study We aimed to verify whether programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) is involved in the high bacterial burden observed in macrophages during late-stage L. monocytogenes infections. Material and methods We examined the expression of miR-21a and its known target PDCD4 in macrophages after L. monocytogenes infection. The macrophages’ uptake ability of L. monocytogenes was measured using FluoSpheres Carboxylate-modified microspheres. We depleted PDCD4 by transfecting macrophages with siPDCD4. Results In macrophages, PDCD4 protein was downregulated 5 h, but not 2 h, after L. monocytogenes infection. Our results validated the hypothesis that PDCD4-depleted macrophages present a higher L. monocytogenes burden. Moreover, we found that the activation of c-Jun and STAT3 accompanied PDCD4 downregulation. Conclusions Our results showed that PDCD4 mediated the suppression of L. monocytogenes infection in macrophages via c-Jun/STAT3 signalling activation.
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Montero JC, Pandiella A. PDCD4 limits prooncogenic neuregulin-ErbB signaling. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:1799-1815. [PMID: 32804243 PMCID: PMC11073242 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03617-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The neuregulins and their ErbB/HER receptors play essential roles in mammalian development and tissue homeostasis. In addition, deregulation of their function has been linked to the pathogenesis of diseases such as cancer or schizophrenia. These circumstances have stimulated research into the biology of this ligand-receptor system. Here we show the identification of programmed cell death protein-4 (PDCD4) as a novel neuregulin-ErbB signaling mediator. Phosphoproteomic analyses identified PDCD4 as protein whose phosphorylation increased in cells treated with neuregulin. Mutagenesis experiments defined serine 67 of PDCD4 as a site whose phosphorylation increased upon activation of neuregulin receptors. Phosphorylation of that site promoted degradation of PDCD4 by the proteasome, which depended on exit of PDCD4 from the nucleus to the cytosol. Mechanistic studies defined mTORC1 and ERK1/2 as routes implicated in neuregulin-induced serine 67 phosphorylation and PDCD4 degradation. Functionally, PDCD4 regulated several important biological functions of neuregulin, such as proliferation, migration, or invasion.
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- Juan Carlos Montero
- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (CSIC) and CIBERONC, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (CSIC) and CIBERONC, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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Lu K, Chen Q, Li M, He L, Riaz F, Zhang T, Li D. Programmed cell death factor 4 (PDCD4), a novel therapy target for metabolic diseases besides cancer. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 159:150-163. [PMID: 32745771 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Programmed cell death factor 4 (PDCD4) is originally described as a tumor suppressor gene that exerts antineoplastic effects by promoting apoptosis and inhibiting tumor cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. Several investigations have probed the aberrant expression of PDCD4 with the progression of metabolic diseases, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), obesity, diabetes, and atherosclerosis. It has been ascertained that PDCD4 causes glucose and lipid metabolism disorders, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, chronic inflammatory response, and gut flora disorders to regulate the progression of metabolic diseases. This review aims to summarize the latest researches to uncover the structure, expression regulation, and biological functions of PDCD4 and to elucidate the regulatory mechanism of the development of tumors and metabolic diseases. This review has emphasized the understanding of the PDCD4 role and to provide new ideas for the research, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors and metabolic diseases.
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- Kaikai Lu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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Flosbach M, Oberle SG, Scherer S, Zecha J, von Hoesslin M, Wiede F, Chennupati V, Cullen JG, List M, Pauling JK, Baumbach J, Kuster B, Tiganis T, Zehn D. PTPN2 Deficiency Enhances Programmed T Cell Expansion and Survival Capacity of Activated T Cells. Cell Rep 2020; 32:107957. [PMID: 32726622 PMCID: PMC7408006 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Manipulating molecules that impact T cell receptor (TCR) or cytokine signaling, such as the protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 2 (PTPN2), has significant potential for advancing T cell-based immunotherapies. Nonetheless, it remains unclear how PTPN2 impacts the activation, survival, and memory formation of T cells. We find that PTPN2 deficiency renders cells in vivo and in vitro less dependent on survival-promoting cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-15. Remarkably, briefly ex vivo-activated PTPN2-deficient T cells accumulate in 3- to 11-fold higher numbers following transfer into unmanipulated, antigen-free mice. Moreover, the absence of PTPN2 augments the survival of short-lived effector T cells and allows them to robustly re-expand upon secondary challenge. Importantly, we find no evidence for impaired effector function or memory formation. Mechanistically, PTPN2 deficiency causes broad changes in the expression and phosphorylation of T cell expansion and survival-associated proteins. Altogether, our data underline the therapeutic potential of targeting PTPN2 in T cell-based therapies to augment the number and survival capacity of antigen-specific T cells.
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- Markus Flosbach
- Division of Animal Physiology and Immunology, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Animal Physiology and Immunology, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany; Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Division of Animal Physiology and Immunology, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Animal Physiology and Immunology, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Big Data in BioMedicine Group, Chair of Experimental Bioinformatics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- ZD.B Junior Research Group LipiTUM, Chair of Experimental Bioinformatics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Experimental Bioinformatics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Division of Animal Physiology and Immunology, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany; Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Nuclear PDCD4 Expression Defines a Subset of Luminal B-Like Breast Cancers with Good Prognosis. Discov Oncol 2020; 11:218-239. [PMID: 32632815 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-020-00392-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The hormone receptor-positive (estrogen and/or progesterone receptor (PR)-positive) and HER2-negative breast cancer (BC) subtype is a biologically heterogeneous entity that includes luminal A-like (LumA-like) and luminal B-like (LumB-like) subtypes. Decreased PR levels is a distinctive biological feature of LumB-like tumors. These tumors also show reduced sensitivity to endocrine therapies and poorer prognosis than LumA-like tumors. Identification of biomarkers to accurately predict disease relapse in these subtypes is crucial in order to select effective therapies. We identified the tumor suppressor PDCD4 (programmed cell death 4), located in the nucleus (NPDCD4), as an independent prognostic factor of good clinical outcome in LumA-like and LumB-like subtypes. NPDCD4-positive LumB-like tumors presented overall and disease-free survival rates comparable to those of NPDCD4-positive LumA-like tumors, indicating that NPDCD4 improves the outcome of LumB-like patients. In contrast, NPDCD4 loss increased the risk of disease recurrence and death in LumB-like compared with LumA-like tumors. This, along with our results showing that LumB-like tumors present lower NPDCD4 positivity than LumA-like tumors, suggests that NPDCD4 loss contributes to endocrine therapy resistance in LumB-like BCs. We also revealed that PR induces PDCD4 transcription in LumB-like BC, providing a mechanistic explanation to the low PDCD4 levels in LumB-like BCs lacking PR. Finally, PDCD4 silencing enhanced BC cell survival in a patient-derived explant model of LumB-like disease. Our discoveries highlight NPDCD4 as a novel biomarker in LumA- and LumB-like subtypes, which could be included in the panel of immunohistochemical markers used in the clinic to accurately predict the prognosis of LumB-like tumors.
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Qiu X, Wei Y, Liu C, Ding C, Zhao S. Hyperandrogen enhances apoptosis of human ovarian granulosa cells via up-regulation and demethylation of PDCD4. Gynecol Endocrinol 2020; 36:333-337. [PMID: 31423917 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2019.1653844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Apoptosis of granulosa cells (GCs) induced by hyperandrogen plays a key role in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). However, the mechanism of androgen-induced apoptosis of GCs has not been clarified to date. Recent studies have reported that PDCD4 expression is higher in PCOS patients and might be a key factor in PCOS progression. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of PDCD4 in regulating apoptosis of human GCs and whether hyperandrogen regulate PDCD4 expression through DNA methylation. Overexpression of PDCD4 in human ovarian granulosa cell line KGN cells promoted cells apoptosis. Meanwhile, expression of caspase-3 and caspase-9 were significantly elevated. High concentration of testosterone treatment resulted in up-regulation of PDCD4 and a significant increase of apoptosis in KGN cells. In addition, knockdown of PDCD4 in KGN cells treated with high concentration of testosterone abolished the hyperandrogen-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, high concentration of testosterone down-regulated DNMT1, DNMT3A and DNMT3B expression and the methylation level in the promoter region of PDCD4 was decreased. In conclusion, PDCD4 can promote apoptosis of human ovarian GCs. The mechanism of hyperandrogen-induced apoptosis may be mediated by PDCD4. Furthermore, the up-regulation of PDCD4 induced by hyperandrogen may through demethylation of its promoter regions.
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- Xuemei Qiu
- Department of Reproductive Center, Zaozhuang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zaozhuang, China
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- Medical Heredity and Prenatal Screening Department, Zaozhuang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zaozhuang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zaozhuang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Zaozhuang, China
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- Department of Reproductive Center, Zaozhuang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zaozhuang, China
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- Department of Reproductive Center, Zaozhuang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zaozhuang, China
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Singh P, Singh AP, Tripathi SK, Kumar V, Sane AP. Petal abscission in roses is associated with the activation of a truncated version of the animal PDCD4 homologue, RbPCD1. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 288:110242. [PMID: 31521226 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Abscission is a developmental process that leads to shedding of organs not needed by the plant. Apart from wall hydrolysis, the cells of the abscission zone (AZ) are also believed to undergo programmed cell death (PCD). We show that ethylene-induced petal abscission in Rosa bourboniana is accompanied with the activation of RbPCD1 (PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH LIKE 1) encoding a protein of 78 amino acids. Its expression increases during natural and ethylene-induced petal abscission. Its transcription in most tissues is up-regulated by ethylene. RbPCD1 shows similarity to the N-terminal domain of animal PDCD4 (PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH PROTEIN 4) proteins that are activated during apoptosis and function as transcriptional and translational repressors. RbPCD1 resides in the nucleus and cytoplasm and acts as a transcriptional repressor. Constitutive expression of RbPCD1 in transgenic Arabidopsis is seedling lethal. Heat-induced expression of RbPCD1 under the soybean heat-shock promoter affects leaf function, inflorescence development, silique formation, seed yield and reduces survival. Nuclear localization of RbPCD1 is necessary for manifestation of its effects. RbPCD1 may be necessary to mediate some of the ethylene-induced changes during abscission and senescence in specific tissues.
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- Priya Singh
- Plant Gene Expression Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Lucknow, 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Plant Gene Expression Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Lucknow, 226001, India
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- Plant Gene Expression Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Lucknow, 226001, India
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- Plant Gene Expression Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Lucknow, 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Plant Gene Expression Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Lucknow, 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Li Y, Wang X, Wang X, Wan L, Liu Y, Shi Y, Zhang L, Fang Z, Wei Z. PDCD4 suppresses proliferation, migration, and invasion of endometrial cells by inhibiting autophagy and NF-κB/MMP2/MMP9 signal pathway. Biol Reprod 2019; 99:360-372. [PMID: 29912279 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioy052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Endometriosis (EM) is a kind of estrogen-dependent disease in reproductive-age women. Ovarian EM is the most common type. Although EM is a benign disease, it shares many similar features with cancers. Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4), a newly identified tumor suppressor, plays an important role in inhibiting tumorigenesis and tumor progression at the transcriptional and translational levels. To explore the roles of PDCD4 in EM, we detected the expression of PDCD4 in control endometrium and eutopic/ectopic endometrium of ovarian EM patients, and analyzed the effects of PDCD4 on the biological behaviors of endometrial cell lines and primary endometrial cells. The results demonstrated that PDCD4 was downregulated in eutopic and ectopic endometrium of EM patients compared with control endometrium. PDCD4 effectively inhibited the proliferation and colony-forming ability of endometrial cells maybe by inhibiting cell autophagy. In addition, PDCD4 also suppressed the migration and invasion ability of endometrial cells, the mechanism may be related to NF-κB/MMP2/MMP9 signal pathway. Taken together, these results suggest that PDCD4 could be involved in the pathogenesis of EM, and provide a novel approach to target the aberrant PDCD4 expression in EM.
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- Yue Li
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jinan Central Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jinan Central Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jinan Central Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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Wang D, Hou Q, Zhao L, Gao J, Xiao Y, Wang A. Programmed cell death factor 4 enhances the chemosensitivity of colorectal cancer cells to Taxol. Oncol Lett 2019; 18:1402-1408. [PMID: 31423204 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.10398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Drug resistance and disease relapse are still challenging problems in the chemotherapy of colorectal cancer (CRC). Programmed cell death factor 4 (PDCD4) has previously been reported to act as a tumor suppressor and was implicated in the chemosensitivity of numerous types of human malignancy. In this study, the effect of PDCD4 in the sensitivity of CRC to the chemotherapy drug Taxol was investigated. The results confirmed that lower PDCD4 expression was present in CRC tumor tissues, when compared with in normal adjacent tissues (p) and closely associated with the prognosis of patients with CRC. Upregulation of PDCD4 significantly enhanced the sensitivity of CRC cells to Taxol, by partially contributing to pro-apoptosis and anti-invasion pathways, both through upregulation of the apoptosis-associated protein Bax, and downregulation of the anti-apoptosis protein Bcl-2 and invasion-associated proteins MMP-9. These findings might present a novel strategy for sensitizing tumor cells to apoptosis and, thus, overcoming chemotherapy resistance in CRC.
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- Daqing Wang
- Department of Medical Oncology, Harleeson International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Harleeson International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Harleeson International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Harleeson International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Harleeson International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sanmen County People's Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang 317100, P.R. China
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Matsuhashi S, Manirujjaman M, Hamajima H, Ozaki I. Control Mechanisms of the Tumor Suppressor PDCD4: Expression and Functions. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20092304. [PMID: 31075975 PMCID: PMC6539695 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PDCD4 is a novel tumor suppressor to show multi-functions inhibiting cell growth, tumor invasion, metastasis, and inducing apoptosis. PDCD4 protein binds to the translation initiation factor eIF4A, some transcription factors, and many other factors and modulates the function of the binding partners. PDCD4 downregulation stimulates and PDCD4 upregulation inhibits the TPA-induced transformation of cells. However, PDCD4 gene mutations have not been found in tumor cells but gene expression was post transcriptionally downregulated by micro environmental factors such as growth factors and interleukins. In this review, we focus on the suppression mechanisms of PDCD4 protein that is induced by the tumor promotors EGF and TPA, and in the inflammatory conditions. PDCD4-protein is phosphorylated at 2 serines in the SCFβTRCP ubiquitin ligase binding sequences via EGF and/or TPA induced signaling pathway, ubiquitinated, by the ubiquitin ligase and degraded in the proteasome system. The PDCD4 protein synthesis is inhibited by microRNAs including miR21.
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- Sachiko Matsuhashi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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- Saga Food & Cosmetics Laboratory, Division of Food Manufacturing Industry Promotion, SAGA Regional Industry Support Center, 114 Yaemizo, Nabesima-Machi, Saga 849-0932, Japan.
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- Health Administration Center, Saga Medical School, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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Song Y, Zhang C, Zhang J, Jiao Z, Dong N, Wang G, Wang Z, Wang L. Localized injection of miRNA-21-enriched extracellular vesicles effectively restores cardiac function after myocardial infarction. Am J Cancer Res 2019; 9:2346-2360. [PMID: 31149048 PMCID: PMC6531307 DOI: 10.7150/thno.29945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Myocardial infarction (MI), a main cause of heart failure, leads to irreversible cardiomyocytes loss and cardiac function impairment. Current clinical treatments for MI are largely ineffective as they mostly aim to alleviate symptoms rather than repairing the injured myocardium. Thus, development of more effective therapies is compelling. This study aims to investigate whether the extracellular vesicles (EVs) carrying specific anti-apoptotic miRNA can be efficiently internalized into myocardium to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes. Methods: EVs were isolated from HEK293T cells overexpressing miRNA-21 (miR21-EVs) and identified. The RNase resistant rate of miR21-EVs was calculated by real-time PCR and compared with liposomes and polyethylenimine (PEI). Confocal laser scanning microscopy was used for visualizing the cellular internalization of miR21-EVs in primary cultured mouse neonatal cardiomyocytes (CMs), H9c2 rat cardiomyoblasts, and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The effect of miR21-EVs on the expression of PDCD4, a pro-apoptotic protein that plays an important role in regulating myocardial apoptosis, was also evaluated in these three cell types by real-time PCR and Western blot analysis. In vivo, miR21-EVs was directly injected into the infarct zone following ligation of the left anterior descending of coronary artery in mice. The miR21-EVs distribution and blood vessel (capillary and arteriole) density were evaluated by immunofluorescence staining. Fluorescence in situ hybridization of miRNA-21 was also carried out to confirm the miR21-EVs distribution in vitro and in vivo. The protein level of PDCD4 in myocardium was assessed by immunohistochemical staining. The anti-apoptotic effect of miR21-EVs in cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells were measured using TUNEL staining. Four weeks after injection, the cardiac histological and functional recovery was evaluated by histochemistry staining and echocardiography, respectively. Results: In contrast to liposomes and PEI, EVs significantly inhibited miRNA-21 degradation. MiR21-EVs efficiently delivered miRNA-21 into cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells within 4 hours. Exogenous miRNA-21 in turn significantly reduced PDCD4 expression and attenuated cell apoptosis in vitro. Consistently and importantly, in a preclinical MI animal model, miRNA-21-loaded EVs effectively sent miRNA-21 into cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells, drastically inhibited cell apoptosis and led to significant cardiac function improvement. Conclusion: Our results suggest the cell-derived, genetically engineered EVs may be used therapeutically for the delivery of miRNAs for the rescue of MI and may benefit patients in the future.
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Poynter L, Galea D, Veselkov K, Mirnezami A, Kinross J, Nicholson J, Takáts Z, Darzi A, Mirnezami R. Network Mapping of Molecular Biomarkers Influencing Radiation Response in Rectal Cancer. Clin Colorectal Cancer 2019; 18:e210-e222. [PMID: 30928329 DOI: 10.1016/j.clcc.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Preoperative radiotherapy (RT) plays an important role in the management of locally advanced rectal cancer (RC). Tumor regression after RT shows marked variability, and robust molecular methods are needed to help predict likely response. The aim of this study was to review the current published literature and use Gene Ontology (GO) analysis to define key molecular biomarkers governing radiation response in RC. A systematic review of electronic bibliographic databases (Medline, Embase) was performed for original articles published between 2000 and 2015. Biomarkers were then classified according to biological function and incorporated into a hierarchical GO tree. Both significant and nonsignificant results were included in the analysis. Significance was binarized on the basis of univariate and multivariate statistics. Significance scores were calculated for each biological domain (or node), and a direct acyclic graph was generated for intuitive mapping of biological pathways and markers involved in RC radiation response. Seventy-two individual biomarkers across 74 studies were identified. On highest-order classification, molecular biomarkers falling within the domains of response to stress, cellular metabolism, and pathways inhibiting apoptosis were found to be the most influential in predicting radiosensitivity. Homogenizing biomarker data from original articles using controlled GO terminology demonstrated that cellular mechanisms of response to RT in RC-in particular the metabolic response to RT-may hold promise in developing radiotherapeutic biomarkers to help predict, and in the future modulate, radiation response.
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- Liam Poynter
- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Computational & Systems Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Computational & Systems Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Computational & Systems Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Computational & Systems Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK; St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, London, UK.
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Zennami K, Choi SM, Liao R, Li Y, Dinalankara W, Marchionni L, Rafiqi FH, Kurozumi A, Hatano K, Lupold SE. PDCD4 Is an Androgen-Repressed Tumor Suppressor that Regulates Prostate Cancer Growth and Castration Resistance. Mol Cancer Res 2019; 17:618-627. [PMID: 30518628 PMCID: PMC6359980 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-18-0837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Androgen receptor (AR) transcriptional activity contributes to prostate cancer development and castration resistance. The growth and survival pathways driven by AR remain incompletely defined. Here, we found PDCD4 to be a new target of AR signaling and a potent regulator of prostate cancer cell growth, survival, and castration resistance. The 3' untranslated region of PDCD4 is directly targeted by the androgen-induced miRNA, miR-21. Androgen treatment suppressed PDCD4 expression in a dose responsive and miR-21-dependent manner. Correspondingly, AR inhibition dose-responsively induced PDCD4 expression. Using data from prostate cancer tissue samples in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), we found a significant and inverse correlation between miR-21 and PDCD4 mRNA and protein levels. Higher Gleason grade tumors exhibited significantly higher levels of miR-21 and significantly lower levels of PDCD4 mRNA and protein. PDCD4 knockdown enhanced androgen-dependent cell proliferation and cell-cycle progression, inhibited apoptosis, and was sufficient to drive androgen-independent growth. On the other hand, PDCD4 overexpression inhibited miR-21-mediated growth and androgen independence. The stable knockdown of PDCD4 in androgen-dependent prostate cancer cells enhanced subcutaneous tumor take rate in vivo, accelerated tumor growth, and was sufficient for castration-resistant tumor growth. IMPLICATIONS: This study provides the first evidence that PDCD4 is an androgen-suppressed protein capable of regulating prostate cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis, and castration resistance. These results uncover miR-21 and PDCD4-regulated pathways as potential new targets for castration-resistant prostate cancer.
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- Kenji Zennami
- Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Guo J, Ozaki I, Xia J, Kuwashiro T, Kojima M, Takahashi H, Ashida K, Anzai K, Matsuhashi S. PDCD4 Knockdown Induces Senescence in Hepatoma Cells by Up-Regulating the p21 Expression. Front Oncol 2019; 8:661. [PMID: 30687637 PMCID: PMC6334536 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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While the over-expression of tumor suppressor programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) induces apoptosis, it was recently shown that PDCD4 knockdown also induced apoptosis. In this study, we examined the cell cycle regulators whose activation is affected by PDCD4 knockdown to investigate the contribution of PDCD4 to cell cycle regulation in three types of hepatoma cells: HepG2, Huh7 (mutant p53 and p16-deficient), and Hep3B (p53- and Rb-deficient). PDCD4 knockdown suppressed cell growth in all three cell lines by inhibiting Rb phosphorylation via down-regulating the expression of Rb itself and CDKs, which phosphorylate Rb, and up-regulating the expression of the CDK inhibitor p21 through a p53-independent pathway. We also found that apoptosis was induced in a p53-dependent manner in PDCD4 knockdown HepG2 cells (p53+), although the mechanism of cell death in PDCD4 knockdown Hep3B cells (p53-) was different. Furthermore, PDCD4 knockdown induced cellular senescence characterized by β-galactosidase staining, and p21 knockdown rescued the senescence and cell death as well as the inhibition of Rb phosphorylation induced by PDCD4 knockdown. Thus, PDCD4 is an important cell cycle regulator of hepatoma cells and may be a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Jing Guo
- Division of Hepatology, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Division of Hepatology, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan.,Health Administration Centre, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Division of Hepatology, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Division of Hepatology, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Division of Hepatology, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Division of Hepatology, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Division of Hepatology, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Division of Hepatology, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Division of Hepatology, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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A natural antisense lncRNA controls breast cancer progression by promoting tumor suppressor gene mRNA stability. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007802. [PMID: 30496290 PMCID: PMC6289468 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The human genome encodes thousands of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) genes; the function of majority of them is poorly understood. Aberrant expression of a significant number of lncRNAs is observed in various diseases, including cancer. To gain insights into the role of lncRNAs in breast cancer progression, we performed genome-wide transcriptome analyses in an isogenic, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC/basal-like) progression cell lines using a 3D cell culture model. We identified significantly altered expression of 1853 lncRNAs, including ~500 natural antisense transcript (NATs) lncRNAs. A significant number of breast cancer-deregulated NATs displayed co-regulated expression with oncogenic and tumor suppressor protein-coding genes in cis. Further studies on one such NAT, PDCD4-AS1 lncRNA reveal that it positively regulates the expression and activity of the tumor suppressor PDCD4 in mammary epithelial cells. Both PDCD4-AS1 and PDCD4 show reduced expression in TNBC cell lines and in patients, and depletion of PDCD4-AS1 compromised the cellular levels and activity of PDCD4. Further, tumorigenic properties of PDCD4-AS1-depleted TNBC cells were rescued by exogenous expression of PDCD4, implying that PDCD4-AS1 acts upstream of PDCD4. Mechanistically, PDCD4-AS1 stabilizes PDCD4 RNA by forming RNA duplex and controls the interaction between PDCD4 RNA and RNA decay promoting factors such as HuR. Our studies demonstrate crucial roles played by NAT lncRNAs in regulating post-transcriptional gene expression of key oncogenic or tumor suppressor genes, thereby contributing to TNBC progression. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. The molecular mechanisms underlying the disease have been extensively studied, leading to dramatic improvements in diagnostic and prognostic approaches. Despite the overall improvements in survival rate, numerous cases of death by breast cancer are still reported per year, alerting us about the potential gap of knowledge in cancer molecular biology era. The emerging advances in new generation sequencing techniques have revealed that the majority of genome is transcribed into non-protein coding RNAs or ncRNAs, including thousands of long ncRNAs (lncRNAs) of unknown function. Natural antisense RNAs (NATs) constitute a group of lncRNAs that are transcribed in the opposite direction to a sense protein-coding or non-coding gene with partial or complete complementarity. In this manuscript, we investigate the role of NATs in breast cancer progression, focusing on the role of PDCD4-AS1, a NAT expressed from the established tumor suppressor PDCD4 gene locus. We observe that both PDCD4-AS1 and PDCD4 display concordant expression in breast cancer cell lines and patients. In mammary epithelial cells, PDCD4-AS1 promotes the stability of PDCD4 mRNA. PDCD4-AS1 by forming RNA duplex with PDCD4 RNA prevents the interaction between PDCD4 RNA and RNA decay factors in the nucleus.
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Breton TS, Kenter LW, Greenlaw K, Montgomery J, Goetz GW, Berlinsky DL, Luckenbach JA. Initiation of sex change and gonadal gene expression in black sea bass (Centropristis striata) exposed to exemestane, an aromatase inhibitor. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2018; 228:51-61. [PMID: 30414915 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Many teleost fishes exhibit sequential hermaphroditism, where male or female gonads develop first and later undergo sex change. Model sex change species are characterized by social hierarchies and coloration changes, which enable experimental manipulations to better understand these processes. However, other species such as the protogynous black sea bass (Centropristis striata) do not exhibit these characteristics and instead receive research attention due to their importance in fisheries or aquaculture. Black sea bass social structure is unknown, which makes sex change sampling difficult, and few molecular resources are available. The purpose of the present study was to induce sex change using exemestane, an aromatase inhibitor, and assess gonadal gene expression using sex markers (amh, zpc2) and genes involved in steroidogenesis (cyp19a1a, cyp11b), estrogen signaling (esr1, esr2b), and apoptosis or atresia (aen, casp9, fabp11, parg, pdcd4, rif1). Overall, dietary exemestane treatment was effective, and most exposed females exhibited early histological signs of sex change and significantly higher rates of ovarian atresia relative to control females. Genes associated with atresia did not reflect this, however, as expression patterns in sex changing gonads were overall similar to those of ovaries, likely due to a whole ovary dilution effect of the RNA. Still, small but insignificant expression decreases during early sex change were detected for ovary-related genes (aen, casp9, fabp11, zpc2) and anti-apoptotic factors (parg, rif1). Exemestane treatment did not impact spermatogenesis or testicular gene expression, but testes were generally characterized by elevated steroidogenic enzyme and estrogen receptor mRNAs. Further research will be needed to understand these processes in black sea bass, using isolated ovarian follicles and multiple stages of sex change.
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- Timothy S Breton
- Division of Natural Sciences, University of Maine at Farmington, 173 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 38 College Road, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Division of Natural Sciences, University of Maine at Farmington, 173 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938, USA
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- Division of Natural Sciences, University of Maine at Farmington, 173 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Road, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Environmental and Fisheries Sciences Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA 98112, USA; Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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Zhu L, Zhu Q, Wen H, Huang X, Zheng G. Mutations in GAS5 affect the transformation from benign prostate proliferation to aggressive prostate cancer by affecting the transcription efficiency of GAS5. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:8928-8940. [PMID: 30317620 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this study, we aimed to explore the effects of GAS5 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on GAS5 expression. And the signaling pathways underlying the function of GAS5 during the pathogenesis of prostate cancer (PC) were clarified. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with PC were recruited and grouped according to their specific genotypes of rs55829688 and rs145204276. Kaplan-Meier overall survival curves were calculated and compared among different groups. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), western blot, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays were conducted to examine the expression of different factors involved in PC. And computational analyses and luciferase assays were conducted to clarify the regulatory relationships among the above factors. MTT (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide), flow cytometry, and TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling) assays were used to evaluate cell viability and apoptosis. RESULTS The expression of GAS5, PDCD4, PTEN, and AKT was decreased gradually in the order of patient Group 1-4, whereas the expression of microRNA-21 (miR-21) and miR-1284 showed an opposite trend. GAS5 was identified to target miR-21 and miR-1284, whereas miR-21 and miR-1284 regulated the expression of PDCD4/PTEN and AKT, respectively. Moreover, the GAS5/miR-21/PDCD4/PTEN and GAS5/miR-1284/AKT signaling pathway was found to be closely related to the tumorigenesis of PC. CONCLUSIONS GAS5 SNPs affected the survival rate and prognosis in patients with PC via regulating the expression of miR-21/miR-1284, which in turn affected the expression of PDCD4, PTEN, and AKT. GAS5 downregulated the expression of miR-21/miR-1284, thus leading to the elevated expression of key regulators of apoptosis. Therefore, the GAS5 SNPs may be used as key indicators for the diagnosis and prognosis prediction of PC.
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- Lizhen Zhu
- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Ruian, Ruian, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Hand Surgery, People's Hospital of Ruian, Ruian, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Ruian, Ruian, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Ruian, Ruian, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, People's Hospital of Ruian, Ruian, Zhejiang, China
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Peng SY, Tu HF, Yang CC, Wu CH, Liu CJ, Chang KW, Lin SC. miR-134 targets PDCD7 to reduce E-cadherin expression and enhance oral cancer progression. Int J Cancer 2018; 143:2892-2904. [PMID: 29971778 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 04/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignancy worldwide. This study clarified the oncogenic role of miR-134 in OSCC. Reporter assays, using both wild-type and mutant constructs, confirmed that Programmed Cell Death 7 (PDCD7) gene was a potential target of miR-134. The OSCC cells exogenously expressed miR-134 exhibited reduced PDCD7 expression. As expected, exogenous miRZip-134 expression increased PDCD7 expression in the OSCC cells; additionally, PDCD7 expression suppressed the oncogenicity of the OSCC cells. By contrast, PDCD7 knockout through gene editing increased in vitro oncogenicity and neck nodal metastasis in mice, and reduced E-cadherin (E-cad) expression. PDCD7 transactivated E-cad expression via the GC-box in the promoter. Moreover, miR-134-associated cellular transformation and E-cad downregulation was attenuated by PDCD7. Downregulation of both PDCD7 and E-cad and high levels miR-134 expression was observed in OSCC tumor tissues. Activation of the miR-134-PDCD7-E-cad pathogenesis cascade occurred early during the human and murine oral carcinogenesis process. In conclusion, the oncogenic effect of miR-134 in oral carcinoma is mediated by reducing PDCD7 and E-cad expression.
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- Shih-Yuan Peng
- Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Deaprtment of Dentistry, Taipei Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Liu Y, Sun H, Mao H, Gao M, Tan X, Li Y, Li Y, Muloye GM, Zhang L, Wang X, Wei Z. Expression of tumor suppressor programmed cell death 4 in endometrioid endometrial carcinomas and clinicopathological significance. Oncol Lett 2018; 15:9369-9376. [PMID: 29805661 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4), as a novel tumor suppressor, serves important roles in the pathogenesis of tumors. The expression of PDCD4 is downregulated or lost in various human tumors. However, the expression of PDCD4 in endometrial cancer and the clinicopathological significance remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of PDCD4 in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (EEC) and the association with clinicopathological parameters. The expression of PDCD4 in EEC tissues and control endometrium was detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blotting and immunohistochemistry. PDCD4 expression was also investigated in control endometrial glandular epithelial cells and the endometrial cancer KLE cell line by immunocytochemistry, and the association between PDCD4 expression and clinicopathological parameters of patients with EEC was analyzed. The results demonstrated that PDCD4-positive staining was mainly located in the cytoplasm of endometrial glandular epithelial cells and EEC cells. The staining index of PDCD4 in the proliferative phase was significantly increased compared with that in the secretory phase of control endometrium (P<0.001). There was significantly decreased PDCD4 expression in grade (G) 2/3 EEC tissues compared with the proliferative phase of control endometrium (P<0.001). PDCD4 expression was significantly associated with tumor grade. The PDCD4 levels in G1 EEC tissues were higher compared with the G2/3 EEC group (P<0.01). The results indicated that PDCD4 is associated with the histological grade of EEC, and that PDCD4 may be a valuable indicator of the degree of tumor malignancy in patients with EEC.
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- Yanping Liu
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory Services, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Infection, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The People's Hospital of Linyi City, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China
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Wang Q, Yang HS. The role of Pdcd4 in tumour suppression and protein translation. Biol Cell 2018; 110:10.1111/boc.201800014. [PMID: 29806708 PMCID: PMC6261700 DOI: 10.1111/boc.201800014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Programmed cell death 4 (Pdcd4), a tumour suppressor, is frequently down-regulated in various types of cancer. Pdcd4 has been demonstrated to efficiently suppress tumour promotion, progression and proliferation. The biochemical function of Pdcd4 is a protein translation inhibitor. Although the fact that Pdcd4 inhibits protein translation has been known for more than a decade, the mechanism by which Pdcd4 controls tumorigenesis through translational regulation of its target genes is still not fully understood. Recent studies show that Pdcd4 inhibits translation of stress-activated-protein kinase interacting protein 1 to suppress tumour invasion, depicting a picture of how Pdcd4 inhibits tumorigenesis through translational inhibition. Thus, understanding the mechanism of how Pdcd4 attenuates tumorigenesis by translational control should provide a new strategy for combating cancer.
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- Qing Wang
- Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- Markey Cancer Center, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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Gu H, Liu Z, Li Y, Xie Y, Yao J, Zhu Y, Xu J, Dai Q, Zhong C, Zhu H, Ding S, Zhou L. Serum-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Protect Against Acute Myocardial Infarction by Regulating miR-21/PDCD4 Signaling Pathway. Front Physiol 2018; 9:348. [PMID: 29674977 PMCID: PMC5895646 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) represents a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are being recognized as a promising therapeutic approach in protecting against MI. Serum is a rich source of EVs, which transports various microRNAs (miRNAs, miRs). EVs from serum have been shown beneficial for protecting against ischemia-reperfusion injury; however, their roles in AMI are unclear. In addition, whether a miRNA might be responsible for the effects of serum EVs on protecting against AMI is undetermined. Here, we demonstrated that serum EVs significantly reduced cardiomyocytes apoptosis in both cellular and mouse models of AMI, and dramatically attenuated the infarct size in mouse hearts after AMI. Inhibition of miR-21 was shown to reduce the protective effects of serum EVs in inhibiting cardiomyocytes apoptosis. miR-21 was decreased in mouse hearts after AMI, while serum EVs increased that. In addition, the programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) expression was identified as a target gene of miR-21. Therefore, our study showed the protective effects of serum EVs on AMI, and provided a novel strategy for AMI therapy.
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- Huanyu Gu
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Cardiac Regeneration and Ageing Lab, School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Cardiac Regeneration and Ageing Lab, School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of NanTong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of NanTong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of NanTong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Cytoplasmic localization of programmed cell death 4 contributes to its anti-apoptotic function. Mol Cell Biochem 2018; 448:155-164. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-018-3322-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Jo SH, Kim DE, Clocchiatti A, Dotto GP. PDCD4 is a CSL associated protein with a transcription repressive function in cancer associated fibroblast activation. Oncotarget 2018; 7:58717-58727. [PMID: 27542230 PMCID: PMC5312270 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The Notch/CSL pathway plays an important role in skin homeostasis and carcinogenesis. CSL, the key effector of canonical Notch signaling endowed with an intrinsic transcription repressive function, suppresses stromal fibroblast senescence and Cancer Associated Fibroblast (CAF) activation through direct down-modulation of key effector genes. Interacting proteins that participate with CSL in this context are as yet to be identified. We report here that Programmed Cell Death 4 (PDCD4), a nuclear/cytoplasmic shuttling protein with multiple functions, associates with CSL and plays a similar role in suppressing dermal fibroblast senescence and CAF activation. Like CSL, PDCD4 is down-regulated in stromal fibroblasts of premalignant skin actinic keratosis (AKs) lesions and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). While devoid of intrinsic DNA binding capability, PDCD4 is present at CSL binding sites of CAF marker genes as well as canonical Notch/CSL targets and suppresses expression of these genes in a fibroblast-specific manner. Thus, we propose that PDCD4 is part of the CSL repressive complex involved in negative control of stromal fibroblasts conversion into CAFs.
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- Seung-Hee Jo
- Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, CH, Switzerland
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- Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, CH, Switzerland
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Kumar S, Marriott CE, Alhasawi NF, Bone AJ, Macfarlane WM. The role of tumour suppressor PDCD4 in beta cell death in hypoxia. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181235. [PMID: 28750063 PMCID: PMC5531437 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Objective Hypoxia is known to induce pancreatic beta cell dysfunction and apoptosis. Changes in Programmed Cell Death Gene 4 (PDCD4) expression have previously been linked with beta cell neogenesis and function. Our aim was to investigate the effects of hypoxia on cell viability, PDCD4 expression and subcellular localisation. Methods MIN6 beta cells and ARIP ductal cells were exposed to 1% (hypoxia) or 21% O2 (normoxia) for 12 or 24 hours. MTT assay, HPI staining, scanning electron microscopy, western blotting and immunocytochemistry analyses were performed to determine the effect of hypoxia on cell viability, morphology and PDCD4 expression. Results 24 hour exposure to hypoxia resulted in ~70% loss of beta cell viability (P<0.001) compared to normoxia. Both HPI staining and SEM analysis demonstrated beta cell apoptosis and necrosis after 12 hours exposure to hypoxia. ARIP cells also displayed hypoxia-induced apoptosis and altered surface morphology after 24 hours, but no significant growth difference (p>0.05) was observed between hypoxic and normoxic conditions. Significantly higher expression of PDCD4 was observed in both beta cells (P<0.001) and ductal (P<0.01) cells under hypoxic conditions compared to controls. PDCD4 expression was localised to the cytoplasm of both beta cells and ductal cells, with no observed effects of hypoxia, normoxia or serum free conditions on intracellular shuttling of PDCD4. Conclusion These findings indicate that hypoxia-induced expression of PDCD4 is associated with increased beta cell death and suggests that PDCD4 may be an important factor in regulating beta cell survival during hypoxic stress.
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- Sandeep Kumar
- Diabetes Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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The blockade of inhibitory receptors such as CTLA-4 (CD152) is being used as immune-checkpoint therapy, offering a powerful strategy to restore effective immune responses against tumors. To determine signal components that are induced under the control of CTLA-4 we analyzed activated murine CD8+ T cells by quantitative proteomics. Accurate mass spectrometry revealed that CTLA-4 engagement led to central changes in the phosphorylation of proteins involved in T-cell differentiation. Beside other targets, we discovered a CTLA-4-mediated induction of the translational inhibitor programmed cell death-4 (PDCD4) as a result of FoxO1 nuclear re-localization. PDCD4 further bound a distinct set of mRNAs including Glutaminase, which points out a critical role for CTLA-4 in CD8+ T-cell metabolism. Consequently, PDCD4-deficient cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) expressed increased amounts of otherwise repressed effector molecules and ultimately led to superior control of tumor growth in vivo. These findings reveal a novel CTLA-4-mediated pathway to attenuate CTLs and indicate the importance of post-transcriptional mechanisms in the regulation of anti-tumor immune responses.
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Li Y, Liu X, Sun Y, Liu Y, Wan L, Zhang L, Fang Z, Wei Z, Wang X. The Expression of PDCD4 in Patients With Missed Abortion and Its Clinical Significance. Reprod Sci 2017; 24:1512-1519. [DOI: 10.1177/1933719117692044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Yue Li
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth People’s Hospital of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Chen C, Huang X, Wang Y, Lin L, Liu L, Li G, Wu S, Xu C, Zhou J, Shuai X. Polymeric vector-mediated delivery of an miR-21 inhibitor for prostate cancer treatment. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra28309h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An miR-21 silencing strategy based on a polymeric vector-mediated delivery system was developed for the effective treatment of human prostate cancer.
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- Chuyi Chen
- Department of Urology
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen
- Shenzhen 518000
- China
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- Department of Urology
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen
- Shenzhen 518000
- China
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- PCFM Lab of Ministry of Education
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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- Division of Vascular Interventional Radiology
- The Third Affiliated Hospital
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510630
- China
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- Department of Urology
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen
- Shenzhen 518000
- China
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- Department of Urology
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen
- Shenzhen 518000
- China
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- Department of Urology
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen
- Shenzhen 518000
- China
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- Department of Urology
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen
- Shenzhen 518000
- China
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- Department of Urology
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen
- Shenzhen 518000
- China
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- PCFM Lab of Ministry of Education
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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Liwak-Muir U, Dobson CC, Naing T, Wylie Q, Chehade L, Baird SD, Chakraborty PK, Holcik M. ERK8 is a novel HuR kinase that regulates tumour suppressor PDCD4 through a miR-21 dependent mechanism. Oncotarget 2016; 7:1439-50. [PMID: 26595526 PMCID: PMC4811471 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) is a tumour suppressor implicated in cancer development and progression and was recently identified as a repressor of cap-independent translation of specific genes involved in the regulation of apoptosis. We show that the RNA-binding protein HuR binds to the PDCD4 3′UTR to protect it from miR-21-induced silencing. However, following H2O2 treatment, PDCD4 mRNA is degraded via miR-21 binding. Importantly, we identify HuR as a novel substrate of the ERK8 kinase pathway in response to H2O2 treatment. We show that phosphorylation of HuR by ERK8 prevents it from binding to PDCD4 mRNA and allows miR-21-mediated degradation of PDCD4.
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- Urszula Liwak-Muir
- Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Newborn Screening Ontario, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Yamamoto Y, Luckenbach JA, Young G, Swanson P. Alterations in gene expression during fasting-induced atresia of early secondary ovarian follicles of coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2016; 201:1-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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miR-155 Regulated Inflammation Response by the SOCS1-STAT3-PDCD4 Axis in Atherogenesis. Mediators Inflamm 2016; 2016:8060182. [PMID: 27843203 PMCID: PMC5098093 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8060182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Inflammation response plays a critical role in all phases of atherosclerosis (AS). Increased evidence has demonstrated that miR-155 mediates inflammatory mediators in macrophages to promote plaque formation and rupture. However, the precise mechanism of miR-155 remains unclear in AS. Here, we also found that miR-155 and PDCD4 were elevated in the aortic tissue of atherosclerotic mice and ox-LDL treated RAW264.7 cells. Further studies showed that miR-155 not only directly inhibited SOCS1 expression, but also increased the expression of p-STAT and PDCD4, as well as the production of proinflammation mediators IL-6 and TNF-α. Downregulation of miR-155 and PDCD4 and upregulation of SOCS1 obviously decreased the IL-6 and TNF-α expression. In addition, inhibition of miR-155 levels in atherosclerotic mice could notably reduce the IL-6 and TNF-α level in plasma and aortic tissue, accompanied with increased p-STAT3 and PDCD4 and decreased SOCS1. Thus, miR-155 might mediate the inflammation in AS via the SOCS1-STAT3-PDCD4 axis. These results provide a rationale for intervention of intracellular miR-155 as possible antiatherosclerotic targets.
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Jia Z, Wang J, Shi Q, Liu S, Wang W, Tian Y, Lu Q, Chen P, Ma K, Zhou C. SOX6 and PDCD4 enhance cardiomyocyte apoptosis through LPS-induced miR-499 inhibition. Apoptosis 2016; 21:174-83. [PMID: 26659076 PMCID: PMC4712245 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-015-1201-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sepsis-induced cardiac apoptosis is one of the major pathogenic factors in myocardial dysfunction. As it enhances numerous proinflammatory factors, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is considered the principal mediator in this pathological process. However, the detailed mechanisms involved are unclear. In this study, we attempted to explore the mechanisms involved in LPS-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis. We found that LPS stimulation inhibited microRNA (miR)-499 expression and thereby upregulated the expression of SOX6 and PDCD4 in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. We demonstrate that SOX6 and PDCD4 are target genes of miR-499, and they enhance LPS-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis by activating the BCL-2 family pathway. The apoptosis process enhanced by overexpression of SOX6 or PDCD4, was rescued by the cardiac-abundant miR-499. Overexpression of miR-499 protected the cardiomyocytes against LPS-induced apoptosis. In brief, our results demonstrate the existence of a miR-499-SOX6/PDCD4-BCL-2 family pathway in cardiomyocytes in response to LPS stimulation.
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- Zhuqing Jia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Jianhua Experimental School, Yuquan Road 66, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
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Zhou B, Wang J, Zheng G, Qiu Z. Methylated urolithin A, the modified ellagitannin-derived metabolite, suppresses cell viability of DU145 human prostate cancer cells via targeting miR-21. Food Chem Toxicol 2016; 97:375-384. [PMID: 27725205 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2016.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Urolithins are bioactive ellagic acid-derived metabolites produced by human colonic microflora. Although previous studies have demonstrated the cytotoxicity of urolithins, the effect of urolithins on miRNAs is still unclear. In this study, the suppressing effects of methylated urolithin A (mUA) on cell viability in human prostate cancer DU145 cells was investigated. mUA induced caspase-dependent cell apoptosis, mitochondrial depolarization and down-regulation of Bcl-2/Bax ratio. The results showed that upon exposure to mUA, miR-21 expression was decreased and the expression of PTEN and Pdcd4 protein was elevated. mUA could further suppress Akt phosphorylation and increase protein expression of FOXO3a, and the effects of mUA on Akt phosphorylation and protein expression of FOXO3a were blocked by PTEN silence. Moreover, mUA suppressed the Wnt/β-catenin-mediated transcriptional activation of MMP-7 and c-Myc, and this function of mUA on MMP-7 and c-Myc was attenuated by over-expression of miR-21. In conclusion, our data suggest that mUA can suppress cell viability in DU145 cells through modulating miR-21 and its downstream series-wound targets, including PTEN, Akt and Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
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- Benhong Zhou
- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Resource and Compound Prescription (Ministry of Education), Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, No. 1, West Huangjiahu Road, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China.
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Sun R, Ma X, Cai X, Pan X, Liu D. The effect and mechanism of action of metformin on in vitro FaDu cell proliferation. J Int Med Res 2016; 44:1049-1054. [PMID: 27688683 PMCID: PMC5536548 DOI: 10.1177/0300060516642645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of action of metformin on proliferation of a human hypopharyngeal carcinoma cell line (FaDu). Methods FaDu cells were treated with metformin (25–125 mmol/l). Cell proliferation was evaluated via CCK-8 assay. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction was used to evaluate microRNA (miR)-21-5p and PDCD4 (programmed cell death 4) expression. PDCD4 protein was quantified by Western blot. Results Metformin significantly inhibited FaDu cell proliferation in a dose- (25–100 mmol/l) and time-dependent manner (12 h–36 h), significantly downregulated miR-21-5p, and upregulated PDCD4 mRNA and protein expression. Conclusions Metformin significantly inhibited FaDu cell proliferation, possibly via downregulation of miR-21-5p and upregulation of PDCD4.
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- Ruijie Sun
- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, China
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- 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao) of Shandong University, China
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- 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao) of Shandong University, China
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, China.,2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao) of Shandong University, China
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, China.,2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao) of Shandong University, China
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Programmed cell death 4 in bacterially-challenged Apostichopus japonicus: Molecular cloning, expression analysis and functional characterization. Mol Immunol 2016; 75:84-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2016.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ding L, Gao F, Zhang M, Yan W, Tang R, Zhang C, Chen ZJ. Higher PDCD4 expression is associated with obesity, insulin resistance, lipid metabolism disorders, and granulosa cell apoptosis in polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril 2016; 105:1330-1337.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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MicroRNA-4262 activates the NF-κB and enhances the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 86:43-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bai Y, Shang Q, Zhao H, Pan Z, Guo C, Zhang L, Wang Q. Pdcd4 restrains the self-renewal and white-to-beige transdifferentiation of adipose-derived stem cells. Cell Death Dis 2016; 7:e2169. [PMID: 27031966 PMCID: PMC4823969 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2016.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The stemness maintenance of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) is important for adipose homeostasis and energy balance. Programmed cell death 4 (Pdcd4) has been demonstrated to be involved in the development of obesity, but its possible roles in ADSC function and adipogenic capacity remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that Pdcd4 is a key controller that limits the self-renewal and white-to-beige transdifferentiation of ADSCs. Pdcd4 deficiency in mice caused stemness enhancement of ADSCs as evidenced by increased expression of CD105, CD90, Nanog and Oct4 on ADSCs, together with enhanced in situ proliferation in adipose tissues. Pdcd4 deficiency promoted proliferation, colony formation of ADSCs and drove more ADSCs entering the S phase accompanied by AKT activation and cyclinD1 upregulation. Blockade of AKT signaling in Pdcd4-deficient ADSCs led to a marked decline in cyclinD1, S-phase entry and cell proliferation, revealing AKT as a target for repressing ADSC self-renewal by Pdcd4. Intriguingly, depletion of Pdcd4 promoted the transdifferentiation of ADSCs into beige adipocytes. A reduction in lipid contents and expression levels of white adipocyte markers including C/EBPα, PPAR-γ, adiponectin and αP2 was detected in Pdcd4-deficient ADSCs during white adipogenic differentiation, substituted by typical beige adipocyte characteristics including small, multilocular lipid droplets and UCP1 expression. More lactate produced by Pdcd4-deficient ADSCs might be an important contributor to the expression of UCP1 and white-to-beige transdifferentiation. In addition, an elevation of UCP1 expression was confirmed in white adipose tissues from Pdcd4-deficient mice upon high-fat diet, which displayed increased energy expenditure and resistance to obesity as compared with wild-type obese mice. These findings provide evidences that Pdcd4 produces unfavorable influences on ADSC stemness, which contribute to adipose dysfunction, obesity and metabolic syndromes, thereby proposing Pdcd4 as a potential intervening target for regulating ADSC function.
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- Y Bai
- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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