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Ghafouri-Fard S, Poornajaf Y, Hussen BM, Abak A, Shoorei H, Taheri M, Sharifi G. Implication of non-coding RNA-mediated ROCK1 regulation in various diseases. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:986722. [PMID: 36177350 PMCID: PMC9513225 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.986722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Rho Associated Coiled-Coil Containing Protein Kinase 1 (ROCK1) is a protein serine/threonine kinase which is activated upon binding with the GTP-bound form of Rho. This protein can modulate actin-myosin contraction and stability. Moreover, it has a crucial role in the regulation of cell polarity. Therefore, it participates in modulation of cell morphology, regulation of expression of genes, cell proliferation and differentiation, apoptotic processes as well as oncogenic processes. Recent studies have highlighted interactions between ROCK1 and several non-coding RNAs, namely microRNAs, circular RNAs and long non-coding RNAs. Such interactions can be a target of medications. In fact, it seems that the interactions are implicated in therapeutic response to several medications. In the current review, we aimed to explain the impact of these interactions in the pathoetiology of cancers as well as non-malignant disorders.
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- Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq
- Center of Research and Strategic Studies, Lebanese French University, Erbil, Iraq
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- Men’s Health and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit of Tabriz Valiasr Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
- Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- *Correspondence: Mohammad Taheri, ; Guive Sharifi,
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- Skull Base Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- *Correspondence: Mohammad Taheri, ; Guive Sharifi,
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Sharari S, Kabeer B, Mohammed I, Haris B, Pavlovski I, Hawari I, Bhat AA, Toufiq M, Tomei S, Mathew R, Syed N, Nisar S, Maacha S, Grivel JC, Chaussabel D, Ericsson J, Hussain K. Understanding the Role of GLUT2 in Dysglycemia Associated with Fanconi-Bickel Syndrome. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10092114. [PMID: 36140215 PMCID: PMC9495670 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10092114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Fanconi−Bickel Syndrome (FBS) is a rare disorder of carbohydrate metabolism that is characterized by the accumulation of glycogen mainly in the liver. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to mutations in the SLC2A2 gene. SLC2A2 encodes for the glucose transporter GLUT2 and is expressed in tissues that are involved in glucose homeostasis. The molecular mechanisms of dysglycemia in FBS are still not clearly understood. In this study, we report two cases of FBS with classical phenotypes of FBS associated with dysglycemia. Genomic DNA was extracted and analyzed by whole-genome and Sanger sequencing, and patient PBMCs were used for molecular analysis. One patient had an exonic SLC2A2 mutation (c.1093C>T in exon 9, R365X), while the other patient had a novel intronic SLC2A2 mutation (c.613-7T>G). Surprisingly, the exonic mutation resulted in the overexpression of dysfunctional GLUT2, resulting in the dysregulated expression of other glucose transporters. The intronic mutation did not affect the coding sequence of GLUT2, its expression, or glucose transport activity. However, it was associated with the expression of miRNAs correlated with type 1 diabetes mellitus, with a particular significant overexpression of hsa-miR-29a-3p implicated in insulin production and secretion. Our findings suggest that SLC2A2 mutations cause dysglycemia in FBS either by a direct effect on GLUT2 expression and/or activity or, indirectly, by the dysregulated expression of miRNAs implicated in glucose homeostasis.
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- Sanaa Sharari
- Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation, Doha 34110, Qatar
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Sidra Medicine, Doha 26999, Qatar
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation, Doha 34110, Qatar
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Sidra Medicine, Doha 26999, Qatar
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Sidra Medicine, Doha 26999, Qatar
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation, Doha 34110, Qatar
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Sidra Medicine, Doha 26999, Qatar
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- Research Branch, Sidra Medicine, Doha 26999, Qatar
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- Research Branch, Sidra Medicine, Doha 26999, Qatar
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- Research Branch, Sidra Medicine, Doha 26999, Qatar
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- Research Branch, Sidra Medicine, Doha 26999, Qatar
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation, Doha 34110, Qatar
- School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4 D4 Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Sidra Medicine, Doha 26999, Qatar
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Shen L, Ji C, Lin J, Yang H. Regulation of circADAMTS6-miR-324-5p-PIK3R3 ceRNA pathway may be a novel mechanism of IL-1β-induced osteoarthritic chondrocytes. J Bone Miner Metab 2022; 40:389-401. [PMID: 35333985 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-021-01308-0] [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: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A disintegrin and metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 6 (ADAMTS6)-derived circular RNA (circADAMTS6; hsa_circ_0008667) is a novel regulator in interleukin (IL)-1β-induced apoptosis of human chondrocytes (HCs). Here, we planned to probe into its role and mechanism underlying HCs injury in osteoarthritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Real time-quantitative PCR and immunoblotting estimated the abundance of RNA and protein, respectively. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were measured by WST-8, EdU, fluorescein isothiocyanate, and caspase3/7 activity assays. Levels of inflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α), apoptosis-related proteins (Bcl-2 and Bcl-2-associated X protein), extracellular matrix (ECM)-related proteins (matrix metalloproteinase-13 and collagen type II alpha-1), and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway-related proteins (AKT, mTOR, phosphorylated-AKT, and phosphorylated-mTOR) were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and immunoblotting. Target relationship was confirmed by dual-luciferase reporter, Argonaute-2 immunoprecipitation and RNA pull-down assays. RESULTS Abundances of circADAMTS6 and phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 3 (PIK3R3) were underexpressed, and microRNA (miR)-324-5p was elevated in human osteoarthritic tissues and IL-1β-induced HCs. Overexpressing circADAMTS6 and inhibiting miR-324-5p enhanced proliferation and ECM synthesis, but suppressed apoptosis and inflammatory response in IL-1β-challenged HCs. Besides, silencing circADAMTS6 caused similar effects of IL-1β stress on HCs. Mechanically, there was a direct interaction between miR-324-5p and circADAMTS6 or PIK3R3, and IL-1β-induced activation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway was suppressed by circADAMTS6 overexpression and miR-324-5p silencing. Furthermore, counteractive effects of miR-324-5p upregulation on circADAMTS6 overexpression and PIK3R3 knockdown on miR-324-5p silencing were observed. CONCLUSION CircADAMTS6-miR-324-5p-PIK3R3 axis might participate in IL-1β-induced HCs dysfunction via competing endogenous RNA mechanism and the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.
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- Lanjuan Shen
- Department of Orthopedics, The First People's Hospital of Hangzhou, No.261, Huansha Road, Shangcheng District, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First People's Hospital of Hangzhou, No.261, Huansha Road, Shangcheng District, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hangzhou Xiaoshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou City, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First People's Hospital of Hangzhou, No.261, Huansha Road, Shangcheng District, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310000, China.
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Wei L, Shi J. Insight Into Rho Kinase Isoforms in Obesity and Energy Homeostasis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:886534. [PMID: 35769086 PMCID: PMC9234286 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.886534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Obesity and associated complications increasingly jeopardize global health and contribute to the rapidly rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity-related diseases. Developing novel methods for the prevention and treatment of excess body adipose tissue expansion can make a significant contribution to public health. Rho kinase is a Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase (Rho kinase or ROCK). The ROCK family including ROCK1 and ROCK2 has recently emerged as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of metabolic disorders. Up-regulated ROCK activity has been involved in the pathogenesis of all aspects of metabolic syndrome including obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and hypertension. The RhoA/ROCK-mediated actin cytoskeleton dynamics have been implicated in both white and beige adipogenesis. Studies using ROCK pan-inhibitors in animal models of obesity, diabetes, and associated complications have demonstrated beneficial outcomes. Studies via genetically modified animal models further established isoform-specific roles of ROCK in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders including obesity. However, most reported studies have been focused on ROCK1 activity during the past decade. Due to the progress in developing ROCK2-selective inhibitors in recent years, a growing body of evidence indicates more attention should be devoted towards understanding ROCK2 isoform function in metabolism. Hence, studying individual ROCK isoforms to reveal their specific roles and principal mechanisms in white and beige adipogenesis, insulin sensitivity, energy balancing regulation, and obesity development will facilitate significant breakthroughs for systemic treatment with isoform-selective inhibitors. In this review, we give an overview of ROCK functions in the pathogenesis of obesity and insulin resistance with a particular focus on the current understanding of ROCK isoform signaling in white and beige adipogenesis, obesity and thermogenesis in adipose tissue and other major metabolic organs involved in energy homeostasis regulation.
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- Lei Wei
- *Correspondence: Lei Wei, ; Jianjian Shi,
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Luo J, You H, Zhan J, Guo G, Cheng X, Zheng G. Long non-coding RNA TPT1-AS1 alleviates cell injury and promotes the production of extracellular matrix by targeting the microRNA-324-5p/CDK16 axis in human dermal fibroblasts after thermal injury. Exp Ther Med 2021; 22:843. [PMID: 34149889 PMCID: PMC8210258 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are associated with the healing of burn wounds in the dermis. The present study aimed to probe the role and regulatory network of the lncRNA TPT1 antisense RNA 1 (TPT1-AS1) in human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) following thermal injury. A model of thermally injured cells was constructed with HDFs. The levels of TPT1-AS1, microRNA (miR)-324-5p and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)16 were determined through reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. Cell viability, cell cycle distribution, cell apoptosis rate and extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis were assessed with a series of in vitro gain-of-function experiments and MTT, flow cytometry and western blot analyses. The binding ability of miR-324-5p and TPT1-AS1 (or the 3' untranslated region of CDK16) was identified via bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assay. It was found that TPT1-AS1 and CDK16 were downregulated, but miR-324-5p was upregulated, in the HDFs after thermal injury. TPT1-AS1 elevation induced cell viability and ECM synthesis but attenuated cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 stage and decreased the cell apoptosis rate of thermally injured HDFs. In addition, TPT1-AS1 sponged miR-324-5p to modulate CDK16 expression. Moreover, silencing CDK16 weakened the impacts of TPT1-AS1 upregulation on cell function and ECM synthesis in heat-treated HDFs. In summary, TPT1-AS1 relieved cell injury and induced ECM synthesis by sponging miR-324-5p and targeting CDK16 in the HDFs after thermal injury, implying a protective role for TPT1-AS1 in the burn wound healing process.
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- Jinhua Luo
- Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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