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Gasic I, Boswell SA, Mitchison TJ. Tubulin mRNA stability is sensitive to change in microtubule dynamics caused by multiple physiological and toxic cues. PLoS Biol 2019; 17:e3000225. [PMID: 30964857 PMCID: PMC6474637 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The localization, mass, and dynamics of microtubules are important in many processes. Cells may actively monitor the state of their microtubules and respond to perturbation, but how this occurs outside mitosis is poorly understood. We used gene-expression analysis in quiescent cells to analyze responses to subtle and strong perturbation of microtubules. Genes encoding α-, β, and γ-tubulins (TUBAs, TUBBs, and TUBGs), but not δ- or ε-tubulins (TUBDs or TUBEs), exhibited the strongest differential expression response to microtubule-stabilizing versus destabilizing drugs. Quantitative PCR of exon versus intron sequences confirmed that these changes were caused by regulation of tubulin mRNA stability and not transcription. Using tubulin mRNA stability as a signature to query the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, we find that tubulin genes respond to toxins known to damage microtubules. Importantly, we find many other experimental perturbations, including multiple signaling and metabolic inputs that trigger tubulin differential expression, suggesting their novel, to our knowledge, role in the regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton. Mechanistic follow-up confirms that one important physiological signal, phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase (PI3K) activity, indeed regulates tubulin mRNA stability via changes in microtubule dynamics. We propose that tubulin gene expression is regulated as part of many coordinated biological responses, with wide implications in physiology and toxicology. Furthermore, we present a new way to discover microtubule regulation using transcriptomics.
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- Ivana Gasic
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Systems Biology, Program in Therapeutic Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Siles L, Ninfali C, Cortés M, Darling DS, Postigo A. ZEB1 protects skeletal muscle from damage and is required for its regeneration. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1364. [PMID: 30910999 PMCID: PMC6434033 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08983-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The mechanisms linking muscle injury and regeneration are not fully understood. Here we report an unexpected role for ZEB1 regulating inflammatory and repair responses in dystrophic and acutely injured muscles. ZEB1 is upregulated in the undamaged and regenerating myofibers of injured muscles. Compared to wild-type counterparts, Zeb1-deficient injured muscles exhibit enhanced damage that corresponds with a retarded p38-MAPK-dependent transition of their macrophages towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype. Zeb1-deficient injured muscles also display a delayed and poorer regeneration that is accounted by the retarded anti-inflammatory macrophage transition and their intrinsically deficient muscle satellite cells (MuSCs). Macrophages in Zeb1-deficient injured muscles show lower phosphorylation of p38 and its forced activation reverts the enhanced muscle damage and poorer regeneration. MuSCs require ZEB1 to maintain their quiescence, prevent their premature activation following injury, and drive efficient regeneration in dystrophic muscles. These data indicate that ZEB1 protects muscle from damage and is required for its regeneration. Following muscle damage, an inflammatory response is associated to activation of satellite cells, which drive muscle repair. Here, the authors show that upregulation of Zeb1 in macrophages and muscle fibres regulates inflammation, and also show a role for Zeb1 in maintenance of satellite cell quiescence.
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- Laura Siles
- Group of Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression, Department of Oncology and Hematology, IDIBAPS, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression, Department of Oncology and Hematology, IDIBAPS, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression, Department of Oncology and Hematology, IDIBAPS, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Genetics and Molecular Medicine and Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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- Group of Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression, Department of Oncology and Hematology, IDIBAPS, 08036, Barcelona, Spain. .,Molecular Targets Program, James G. Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA. .,ICREA, Barcelona, 08010, Spain.
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Zhang R, Wang Y, Li J, Jin H, Song S, Huang C. The Chinese herb isolate yuanhuacine (YHL-14) induces G2/M arrest in human cancer cells by up-regulating p21 protein expression through an p53 protein-independent cascade. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:6394-6403. [PMID: 24451377 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.513960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Yuanhuacine (YHL-14), the major component of daphnane diterpene ester isolated from the flower buds of Daphne genkwa, has been reported to have activity against cell proliferation in various cancer cell lines. Nevertheless, the potential mechanism has not been explored yet. Here we demonstrate that YHL-14 inhibits bladder and colon cancer cell growth through up-regulation of p21 expression in an Sp1-dependent manner. We found that YHL-14 treatment resulted in up-regulation of p21 expression and a significant G2/M phase arrest in T24T and HCT116 cells without affecting p53 protein expression and activation. Further studies indicate that p21 induction by YHL-14 occurs at the transcriptional level via up-regulation of Sp1 protein expression. Moreover, our results show that p38 is essential for YHL-14-mediated Sp1 protein stabilization, G2/M growth arrest induction, and anchorage-independent growth inhibition of cancer cells. Taken together, our studies demonstrate a novel mechanism of YHL-14 against cancer cell growth in bladder and colon cancer cell lines, which provides valuable information for the design and synthesis of other new conformation-constrained derivatives on the basis of the structure of YHL-14 for cancer therapy.
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- Ruowen Zhang
- Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo, New York 10987; Key Laboratory of Structure-based Drug Design and Discovery, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo, New York 10987
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- Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo, New York 10987
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- Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo, New York 10987
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-based Drug Design and Discovery, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo, New York 10987.
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Avivar-Valderas A, Wen HC, Aguirre-Ghiso JA. Stress signaling and the shaping of the mammary tissue in development and cancer. Oncogene 2014; 33:5483-90. [PMID: 24413078 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The postnatal mammary gland develops extensively through cycles of proliferation, branching, involution and remodeling. We review recent advances made in the field of stress signaling pathways and its roles in mammary gland organogenesis, how they contribute to normal organ specification and homeostasis and how its subversion by oncogenes leads to cancer. We analyze stress signaling in mammary gland biology taking into account the interrelationship with the extracellular matrix and adhesion signaling during morphogenesis. By integrating the information gathered from in vivo and three dimensional in vitro organogenesis studies, we review the novel contribution of p38(SAPK), c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase and PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) signaling pathways to the timely activation of cell death, correct establishment of polarity and growth arrest and autophagy, respectively. We also review the evidence supporting that the activation of the aforementioned stress kinases maintain breast acinar structures as part of a tumor suppressive program and that its deregulation is commonplace during breast cancer initiation.
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- A Avivar-Valderas
- 1] Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA [2] Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA [3] Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- 1] Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA [2] Department of Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- 1] Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA [2] Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA [3] Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA [4] Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Chemo-sensitisation of HeLa cells to etoposide by a benzoxazine in the absence of DNA-PK inhibition. Invest New Drugs 2013; 31:1466-75. [PMID: 24057508 PMCID: PMC3825418 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-013-0031-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 09/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The benzoaxines have been developed from structurally similar chromones as specific inhibitors of the PI3K family to sensitize cancer cells to the effects of chemotherapeutic agents; most have been shown to do this through specific inhibition of DNA-PK and DNA repair mechanisms. In this study we examined the benzoxazine, 2-((3-methoxybut-3en-2-yl)amino)-8methyl-4H-benzo[1,3]oxazin-4one (LTUSI54). This compound had no DNA-PK or PI3K inhibitory activity but still sensitized HeLa cells to the effects of Etoposide. LTUSI54 works synergistically with Etoposide to inhibit growth of HeLa cells and sub G1 analysis indicates that this is not due to an increase in apoptosis. LTUSI54 neither enhances DSB formation due to Etoposide nor does it delay the repair of such damage. Cell cycle analysis shows a clear G2 block with Etoposide alone while, in combination with LTUSI54 there is an additional S phase arrest. Phospho-kinase analysis indicated that LTUSI54 engages key regulators of cell cycle progression, specifically p38α, p53 and ERK 1/2. From our results we hypothesize that LTUSI54 is promoting the cell cycle arrest through activation of p38α pathways, independent of p53 mechanisms. This results in a decrease in p53 phosphorylation and hence, restricted apoptosis. Changes in cell number appear to be the result of p38α pathways disrupting cell cycle progression, at the S and G2 checkpoints. Further investigation into the finer mechanisms by which LTUSI54 effects cell cycle progression would be of great interest in assessing this compound as a chemosensitising agent.
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Omolo B, Carson C, Chu H, Zhou Y, Simpson DA, Hesse JE, Paules RS, Nyhan KC, Ibrahim JG, Kaufmann WK. A prognostic signature of G(2) checkpoint function in melanoma cell lines. Cell Cycle 2013; 12:1071-82. [PMID: 23454897 PMCID: PMC3646863 DOI: 10.4161/cc.24067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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As DNA damage checkpoints are barriers to carcinogenesis, G(2) checkpoint function was quantified to test for override of this checkpoint during melanomagenesis. Primary melanocytes displayed an effective G(2) checkpoint response to ionizing radiation (IR)-induced DNA damage. Thirty-seven percent of melanoma cell lines displayed a significant defect in G(2) checkpoint function. Checkpoint function was melanoma subtype-specific with "epithelial-like" melanoma lines, with wild type NRAS and BRAF displaying an effective checkpoint, while lines with mutant NRAS and BRAF displayed defective checkpoint function. Expression of oncogenic B-Raf in a checkpoint-effective melanoma attenuated G(2) checkpoint function significantly but modestly. Other alterations must be needed to produce the severe attenuation of G(2) checkpoint function seen in some BRAF-mutant melanoma lines. Quantitative trait analysis tools identified mRNA species whose expression was correlated with G(2) checkpoint function in the melanoma lines. A 165 gene signature was identified with a high correlation with checkpoint function (p < 0.004) and low false discovery rate (≤ 0.077). The G(2) checkpoint gene signature predicted G(2) checkpoint function with 77-94% accuracy. The signature was enriched in lysosomal genes and contained numerous genes that are associated with regulation of chromatin structure and cell cycle progression. The core machinery of the cell cycle was not altered in checkpoint-defective lines but rather numerous mediators of core machinery function were. When applied to an independent series of primary melanomas, the predictive G(2) checkpoint signature was prognostic of distant metastasis-free survival. These results emphasize the value of expression profiling of primary melanomas for understanding melanoma biology and disease prognosis.
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- Bernard Omolo
- Division of Mathematics and Computer Science; University of South Carolina Upstate; Spartanburg, SC USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
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- Division of Biostatistics; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
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- Environmental Stress and Cancer Group; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Research Triangle Park, NC USA
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- Environmental Stress and Cancer Group; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Research Triangle Park, NC USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology; University of California-San Francisco; San Francisco, CA USA
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- Departments of Biostatistics; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
- Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
- Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
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Fluorescence microscopy has become an essential tool in cell biology. This technique allows researchers to visualize the dynamics of tissue, cells, individual organelles, and macromolecular assemblies inside the cell. Unfortunately, fluorescence microscopy is not completely "noninvasive" as the high-intensity excitation light required for excitation of fluorophores is inherently toxic for live cells. Physiological changes induced by excessive illumination can lead to artifacts and abnormal responses. In this chapter, we review major factors that contribute to phototoxicity and discuss practical solutions for circumventing photodamage. These solutions include the proper choice of image acquisition parameters, optimization of filter sets, hardware synchronization, and the use of intelligent illumination to avoid unnecessary light exposure.
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Kobayashi Y, Qi X, Chen G. MK2 Regulates Ras Oncogenesis through Stimulating ROS Production. Genes Cancer 2012; 3:521-30. [PMID: 23264852 DOI: 10.1177/1947601912462718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ras signals through both mitogenic and stress pathways and studies of Ras regulatory effects of stress pathways hold great promise to control Ras-dependent malignancies. Our previous work showed Ras activation of a stress kinase (MAPK-activated protein kinase 2 [MK2]), and here, we examine regulatory effects of MK2 on Ras oncogenesis. MK2 knockout was shown to increase Ras transformation in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) in vitro and to enhance the resultant tumor growth in mice, indicating a tumor suppressor activity. In Ras-dependent and -independent human colon cancer, however, MK2-forced expression increases and MK2 depletion decreases the malignant growth, suggesting its oncogenic activity. The oncogenic activity of MK2 couples with its activation by both stress and mitogenic signals through extracellular signal-regulated kinase and p38α pathways, whereas its tumor-suppressing effect links to its stimulation only by stress downstream of p38α. Of interest, MK2 was shown to decrease intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in MEFs but increase its production in human colon cancer cells, and experiments with antioxidants revealed that ROS is required for Ras oncogenesis in both systems. These results indicate that MK2 can increase or decrease Ras oncogenesis dependent of its ROS regulatory activities.
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- Yusuke Kobayashi
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Slipicevic A, Øy GF, Rosnes AKR, Stakkestad Ø, Emilsen E, Engesæter B, Mælandsmo GM, Flørenes VA. Low-dose anisomycin sensitizes melanoma cells to TRAIL induced apoptosis. Cancer Biol Ther 2012. [PMID: 23192275 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.22953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) has been shown to induce apoptosis in malignant cells while leaving normal cells unharmed, making it a desirable anticancer target. In the present study, metastatic melanoma cell lines were treated with lexatumumab (Human Genome Sciences, Inc.) a high-affinity monoclonal antibody agonistic to TRAIL receptor 2 (DR5). Binding of the antibody to the receptor led to activation of the extrinsic apoptosis pathway in approximately 20% of the treated cells. However, by combining subtoxic concentrations of the protein translation inhibitor anisomycin with lexatumumab, we obtained synergistic effects on cell viability compared with single agent treatment. Even the low doses of anisomycin could inhibit protein synthesis in melanoma cells with up to 30%, which might result in the shift in the levels of the proteins involved in apoptosis. Co-treatment with anisomycin increased activation of caspases and cleavage of the anti-apoptotic protein Livin, leading to formation of truncated p30-Livin α and p28-Livin β proteins with potential pro-apoptotic functions. Furthermore, ansiomcycin treatment decreased levels of antiapototic XIAP. In summary our results suggest that combinational treatment with anicomycin and lexatumumab represents a novel therapeutic strategy in the treatment of melanoma.
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- Ana Slipicevic
- Department of Pathology, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Two prominent features of cancer cells are abnormal numbers of chromosomes (aneuploidy) and large-scale structural rearrangements of chromosomes. These chromosome aberrations are caused by genomic instabilities inherent to most cancers. Aneuploidy arises through chromosomal instability (CIN) by the persistent loss and gain of whole chromosomes. Chromosomal rearrangements occur through chromosome structure instability (CSI) as a consequence of improper repair of DNA damage. The mechanisms that cause CIN and CSI differ, but the phenotypic consequences of aneuploidy and chromosomal rearrangements may overlap considerably. Both CIN and CSI are associated with advanced stage tumors with increased invasiveness and resistance to chemotherapy, indicating that targeted inhibition of these instabilities might slow tumor growth. Here, we review recent efforts that define the mechanisms and consequences of CIN and CSI.
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- Sarah L Thompson
- Department of Biochemistry, Dartmouth Medical School, 405 Remsen Building, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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Mitosis in vertebrates: the G2/M and M/A transitions and their associated checkpoints. Chromosome Res 2011; 19:291-306. [PMID: 21194009 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-010-9178-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In this review, I stress the importance of direct data and accurate terminology when formulating and communicating conclusions on how the G2/M and metaphase/anaphase transitions are regulated. I argue that entry into mitosis (i.e., the G2/M transition) is guarded by several checkpoint control pathways that lose their ability to delay or stop further cell cycle progression once the cell becomes committed to divide, which in vertebrates occurs in the late stages of chromosome condensation. After this commitment, progress through mitosis is then mediated by a single Mad/Bub-based checkpoint that delays chromatid separation, and exit from mitosis (i.e., completion of the cell cycle) in the presence of unattached kinetochores. When cells cannot satisfy the mitotic checkpoint, e.g., when in concentrations of spindle poisons that prohibit the stable attachment of all kinetochores, they are delayed in mitosis for many hours. In normal cells, the duration of this delay depends on the organism and ranges from ∼4 h in rodents to ∼22 h in humans. Recent live cell studies reveal that under this condition, many cancer cells (including HeLa and U2OS) die in mitosis by apoptosis within ∼24 h, which implies that biochemical studies on cancer cell populations harvested in mitosis after a prolonged mitotic arrest are contaminated with dead or dying cells.
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Furler RL, Uittenbogaart CH. Signaling through the P38 and ERK pathways: a common link between HIV replication and the immune response. Immunol Res 2011; 48:99-109. [PMID: 20725863 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-010-8170-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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One of the defining characteristics of HIV is its ability to manipulate the human immune response to promote its own replication. Since the beginning of the epidemic, there has been controversy whether a robust immune response to the virus is beneficial or detrimental for the host. Therefore, the effects of HIV on signaling pathways and cytokine production need to be characterized in order to distinguish between protective immune responses and inappropriate immune activation. Cytokine and biomarker expression during HIV infection results from the combined effects of intracellular signaling pathways orchestrated by kinases like P38 and ERK. The P38 and ERK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) pathways govern the regulation of cytokines (IL-2, IL-10, and TNF-α) as well biomarkers (PD-1, Fas/FasL, among others) that are skewed in chronic HIV infection. HIV utilizes the P38 and ERK pathways to produce new virions and to deplete CD4+ T cells from the host's immune system. Understanding the interplay between HIV and the cytokines induced by activation of the P38 and ERK pathways may provide insights into HIV immunopathogenesis and the development of a protective vaccine.
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- Robert L Furler
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, UCLA AIDS Institute, David E. Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, CA 90095-7363, USA
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Wen HC, Avivar-Valderas A, Sosa MS, Girnius N, Farias EF, Davis RJ, Aguirre-Ghiso JA. p38α Signaling Induces Anoikis and Lumen Formation During Mammary Morphogenesis. Sci Signal 2011; 4:ra34. [PMID: 21610252 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2001684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK) p38 can induce apoptosis, and its inhibition facilitates mammary tumorigenesis. We found that during mammary acinar morphogenesis in MCF-10A cells grown in three-dimensional culture, detachment of luminal cells from the basement membrane stimulated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinases 3 and 6 (MKK3/6) and p38α signaling to promote anoikis. p38α signaling increased transcription of the death-promoting protein BimEL by phosphorylating the activating transcription factor 2 (ATF-2) and increasing c-Jun protein abundance, leading to cell death by anoikis and acinar lumen formation. Inhibition of p38α or ATF-2 caused luminal filling reminiscent of that observed in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The mammary glands of MKK3/6 knockout mice (MKK3(-/-)/MKK6(+/- )) showed accelerated branching morphogenesis relative to those of wild-type mice, as well as ductal lumen occlusion due to reduced anoikis. This phenotype was recapitulated by systemic pharmacological inhibition of p38α and β (p38α/β) in wild-type mice. Moreover, the development of DCIS-like lesions showing marked ductal occlusion was accelerated in MMTV-Neu transgenic mice treated with inhibitors of p38α and p38β. We conclude that p38α is crucial for the development of hollow ducts during mammary gland development, a function that may be crucial to its ability to suppress breast cancer.
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- Huei-Chi Wen
- Department of Medicine, Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA
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Fortier AM, Riopel K, Désaulniers M, Cadrin M. Novel insights into changes in biochemical properties of keratins 8 and 18 in griseofulvin-induced toxic liver injury. Exp Mol Pathol 2010; 89:117-25. [PMID: 20643122 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2010.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2010] [Revised: 07/08/2010] [Accepted: 07/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Keratins 8 and 18 (K8/18) intermediate filament proteins are believed to play an essential role in the protection of hepatocytes against mechanical and toxic stress. This assertion is mainly based on increased hepatocyte fragility observed in transgenic mice deficient in K8/18, or carrying mutations on K8/18. The molecular mechanism by which keratins accomplish their protective functions has not been totally elucidated. Liver diseases such as alcoholic hepatitis and copper metabolism diseases are associated with modifications, in hepatocytes, of intermediate filament organisation and the formation of K8/18 containing aggregates named Mallory-Denk bodies. Treatment of mice with a diet containing griseofulvin induces the formation of Mallory-Denk bodies in hepatocytes. This provides a reliable animal model for assessing the molecular mechanism by which keratins accomplish their protective role in the response of hepatocytes to chemical injuries. In this study, we found that griseofulvin intoxication induced changes in keratin solubility and that there was a 5% to 25% increase in the relative amounts of soluble keratin. Keratin phosphorylation on specific sites (K8 pS79, K8 pS436 and K18 pS33) was increased and prominent in the insoluble protein fractions. Since at least six K8 phosphoepitopes were detected after GF treatment, phosphorylation sites other than the ones studied need to be accounted for. Immunofluorescence staining showed that K8 pS79 epitope was present in clusters of hepatocytes that surrounded apoptotic cells. Activated p38 MAPK was associated with, but not present in K8 pS79-positive cells. These results indicate that griseofulvin intoxication mediates changes in the physicochemical properties of keratin, which result in the remodelling of keratin intermediate filaments which in turn could modulate the signalling pathways in which they are involved by modifying their binding to signalling proteins.
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- Anne-Marie Fortier
- Molecular oncology and endocrinology research group, Department of Chemistry-Biology, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, 3351 Blv Des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada G9A 5H7
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p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase promotes cell survival in response to DNA damage but is not required for the G(2) DNA damage checkpoint in human cancer cells. Mol Cell Biol 2010; 30:3816-26. [PMID: 20516219 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00949-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is rapidly activated by stresses and is believed to play an important role in the stress response. While Chk1 is known to mediate G(2) DNA damage checkpoint control, p38 was also reported to have an essential function in this checkpoint control. Here, we have investigated further the roles of p38 and Chk1 in the G(2) DNA damage checkpoint in cancer cells. We find that although p38 activation is strongly induced by DNA damage, its activity is not required for the G(2) DNA damage checkpoint. In contrast, Chk1 kinase is responsible for the execution of G(2) DNA damage checkpoint control in p53-deficient cells. The inhibition of p38 activity has no effect on Chk1 activation and gamma-H2AX expression. Global gene expression profiling of cancer cells in response to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) revealed that p38 plays a strong prosurvival role through the coordinated downregulation of proapoptotic genes and upregulation of prosurvival genes. We show that the inhibition of p38 activity during G(2) DNA damage checkpoint arrest triggers apoptosis in a p53-independent manner with a concurrent decrease in the level of Bcl2 family proteins. Our results suggest that although p38 MAPK is not required for the G(2) DNA damage checkpoint function, it plays an important prosurvival role during the G(2) DNA damage checkpoint response through the upregulation of the Bcl2 family proteins.
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Thompson SL, Compton DA. Proliferation of aneuploid human cells is limited by a p53-dependent mechanism. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 188:369-81. [PMID: 20123995 PMCID: PMC2819684 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200905057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 373] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Most solid tumors are aneuploid, and it has been proposed that aneuploidy is the consequence of an elevated rate of chromosome missegregation in a process called chromosomal instability (CIN). However, the relationship of aneuploidy and CIN is unclear because the proliferation of cultured diploid cells is compromised by chromosome missegregation. The mechanism for this intolerance of nondiploid genomes is unknown. In this study, we show that in otherwise diploid human cells, chromosome missegregation causes a cell cycle delay with nuclear accumulation of the tumor suppressor p53 and the cyclin kinase inhibitor p21. Deletion of the p53 gene permits the accumulation of nondiploid cells such that CIN generates cells with aneuploid genomes that resemble many human tumors. Thus, the p53 pathway plays an important role in limiting the propagation of aneuploid human cells in culture to preserve the diploid karyotype of the population. These data fit with the concordance of aneuploidy and disruption of the p53 pathway in many tumors, but the presence of aneuploid cells in some normal human and mouse tissues indicates that there are known exceptions to the involvement of p53 in aneuploid cells and that tissue context may be important in how cells respond to aneuploidy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah L Thompson
- Department of Biochemistry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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