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Greco S, Pinheiro J, Cardoso-Carneiro D, Giantomassi F, Pellegrino P, Scaglione G, Delli Carpini G, Ciavattini A, Zannoni GF, Goteri G, Martinho O, Ciarmela P. Raf kinase inhibitor protein expression in smooth muscle tumours of the uterus: a diagnostic marker for leiomyosarcoma? Reprod Biomed Online 2024; 48:103816. [PMID: 38608337 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2024.103816] [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: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
Abstract
RESEARCH QUESTION What is the expression pattern of Raf kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) in different subtypes of leiomyoma (usual type, cellular, apoplectic or haemorrhagic leiomyoma, leiomyoma with bizarre nuclei and lipoleiomyoma) and leiomyosarcoma specimens, and what is its biological role in leiomyosarcoma cells? DESIGN Leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma specimens underwent immunohistochemistry staining. Leiomyosarcoma SK-LMS-1 cell line was RKIP knocked down and RKIP overexpressed, and cell viability, wound healing migration and clonogenicity assays were carried out. RESULTS A higher immunohistochemical expression of RKIP was observed in bizarre leiomyomas, than in usual-type leiomyomas. Decreased expression was also found in cellular leiomyoma, with generally absent staining in leiomyosarcomas. Upon RKIP expression manipulation in SK-LMS-1 cell line, no major differences were observed in cell viability and migration capacity over time. RKIP knockout, however, resulted in a significant increase in the cell's ability to form colonies (P = 0.011). CONCLUSION RKIP distinct expression pattern among leiomyoma histotype and leiomyosarcoma, and its effect on leiomyosarcoma cells on colony formation, encourages further studies of RKIP in uterine smooth muscle disorders.
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- Stefania Greco
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), Health Sciences School, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), Health Sciences School, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Specialist and Odontostomatological Clinical Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Specialist and Odontostomatological Clinical Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), Health Sciences School, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy..
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Seoane R, Lama-Díaz T, Romero AM, El Motiam A, Martínez-Férriz A, Vidal S, Bouzaher YH, Blanquer M, Tolosa RM, Castillo Mewa J, Rodríguez MS, García-Sastre A, Xirodimas D, Sutherland JD, Barrio R, Alepuz P, Blanco MG, Farràs R, Rivas C. SUMOylation modulates eIF5A activities in both yeast and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2024; 29:15. [PMID: 38229033 PMCID: PMC10790418 DOI: 10.1186/s11658-024-00533-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The eukaryotic translation initiation protein eIF5A is a highly conserved and essential factor that plays a critical role in different physiological and pathological processes including stress response and cancer. Different proteomic studies suggest that eIF5A may be a small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) substrate, but whether eIF5A is indeed SUMOylated and how relevant is this modification for eIF5A activities are still unknown. METHODS SUMOylation was evaluated using in vitro SUMOylation assays, Histidine-tagged proteins purification from His6-SUMO2 transfected cells, and isolation of endogenously SUMOylated proteins using SUMO-binding entities (SUBES). Mutants were engineered by site-directed mutagenesis. Protein stability was measured by a cycloheximide chase assay. Protein localization was determined using immunofluorescence and cellular fractionation assays. The ability of eIF5A1 constructs to complement the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains harboring thermosensitive mutants of a yeast EIF5A homolog gene (HYP2) was analyzed. The polysome profile and the formation of stress granules in cells expressing Pab1-GFP (a stress granule marker) by immunofluorescence were determined in yeast cells subjected to heat shock. Cell growth and migration of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma PANC-1 cells overexpressing different eIF5A1 constructs were evaluated using crystal violet staining and transwell inserts, respectively. Statistical analysis was performed with GraphPad Software, using unpaired Student's t-test, or one-way or two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS We found that eIF5A is modified by SUMO2 in vitro, in transfected cells and under endogenous conditions, revealing its physiological relevance. We identified several SUMO sites in eIF5A and found that SUMOylation modulates both the stability and the localization of eIF5A in mammalian cells. Interestingly, the SUMOylation of eIF5A responds to specific stresses, indicating that it is a regulated process. SUMOylation of eIF5A is conserved in yeast, the eIF5A SUMOylation mutants are unable to completely suppress the defects of HYP2 mutants, and SUMOylation of eIF5A is important for both stress granules formation and disassembly of polysomes induced by heat-shock. Moreover, mutation of the SUMOylation sites in eIF5A abolishes its promigratory and proproliferative activities in PANC-1 cells. CONCLUSIONS SUMO2 conjugation to eIF5A is a stress-induced response implicated in the adaptation of yeast cells to heat-shock stress and required to promote the growth and migration of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells.
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- Rocío Seoane
- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), IDIS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), IDIS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Bioloxía Molecular, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universitat de València, Burjassot, 46100, Valencia, Spain
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), C/ Américo Vespucio 24, Edificio Cabimer, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), IDIS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), IDIS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), IDIS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), IDIS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), IDIS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Research Department in Genomics and Proteomics, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, 0816-02593, Panamá, Republic of Panama
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination LCC-UPR 8241-CNRS, 31400, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Montpellier Cell Biology Research Center (CRBM), CNRS-UMR 5237 Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 801A, 48160, Derio, Spain
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 801A, 48160, Derio, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universitat de València, Burjassot, 46100, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto Bio TecMed, Universitat de València, Burjassot, 46100, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), IDIS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Bioloxía Molecular, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, 46012, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), IDIS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda Barcelona, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Celular, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB), CSIC, Darwin 3, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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Greco S, Pellegrino P, Giampieri F, Capocasa F, Delli Carpini G, Battino M, Mezzetti B, Giannubilo SR, Ciavattini A, Ciarmela P. The In Vitro Effects of Romina Strawberry Extract on 3D Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Cells. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15112557. [PMID: 37299521 DOI: 10.3390/nu15112557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Leiomyosarcoma is an aggressive soft tissue sarcoma derived from the smooth muscle cells of the uterus. We tested the effect of Romina strawberry extract treatment on three-dimensional cultured uterine leiomyosarcoma cells. We established 3D cultures in agarose gel, where the cells seeded were able to form spheroids. We performed the observation and counting of the spheroids with a phase-contrast optical microscope, finding a decrease in the number of spheroids formed in the plates after 24 and 48 h treatment with 250 µg/mL of cultivar Romina strawberry extract. We also characterized the spheroids morphology by DNA binding fluorescent-stain observation, hematoxylin and eosin stain, and Masson's trichrome stain. Finally, the real-time PCR showed a reduced expression of extracellular matrix genes after strawberry treatment. Overall, our data suggest that the fruit extract of this strawberry cultivar may be a useful therapeutic adjuvant for the management of uterine leiomyosarcoma.
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- Stefania Greco
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
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- Research Group on Food, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60100 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
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- Research Group on Food, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
- International Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60100 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
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