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Ma A, Mu Y, Wei Z, Sun M, Li J, Jiang H, Zhu C, Chen X. SRSF10 regulates migration of neural progenitor cells and granule cells and affects the formation of dentate gyrus during the development of mouse hippocampus. Neuroscience 2024; 552:S0306-4522(24)00269-0. [PMID: 38960088 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2024.06.012] [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: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Hippocampus is a critical component of the central nervous system. SRSF10 is expressed in central nervous system and plays important roles in maintaining normal brain functions. However, its role in hippocampus development is unknown. In this study, using SRSF10 conditional knock-out mice in neural progenitor cells (NPCs), we found that dysfunction of SRSF10 leads to developmental defects in the dentate gyrus of hippocampus, which manifests as the reduced length and wider suprapyramidal blade and infrapyramidal blade.Furthermore, we proved that loss of SRSF10 in NPCs caused inhibition of the differentiation activity and the abnormal migration of NPCs and granule cells, resulting in reduced granule cells and more ectopic granule cells dispersed in the molecular layer and hilus. Finally, we found that the abnormal migration may be caused by the radial glia scaffold and the reduced DISC1 expression in NPCs. Together, our results indicate that SRSF10 is required for the cell migration and formation of dentate gyrus during the development of hippocampus.
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- Ankangzhi Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Shang P, Dos Santos Natividade R, Taylor GM, Ray A, Welsh OL, Fiske KL, Sutherland DM, Alsteens D, Dermody TS. NRP1 is a receptor for mammalian orthoreovirus engaged by distinct capsid subunits. Cell Host Microbe 2024; 32:980-995.e9. [PMID: 38729153 PMCID: PMC11176008 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.04.014] [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: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Mammalian orthoreovirus (reovirus) is a nonenveloped virus that establishes primary infection in the intestine and disseminates to sites of secondary infection, including the CNS. Reovirus entry involves multiple engagement factors, but how the virus disseminates systemically and targets neurons remains unclear. In this study, we identified murine neuropilin 1 (mNRP1) as a receptor for reovirus. mNRP1 binds reovirus with nanomolar affinity using a unique mechanism of virus-receptor interaction, which is coordinated by multiple interactions between distinct reovirus capsid subunits and multiple NRP1 extracellular domains. By exchanging essential capsid protein-encoding gene segments, we determined that the multivalent interaction is mediated by outer-capsid protein σ3 and capsid turret protein λ2. Using capsid mutants incapable of binding NRP1, we found that NRP1 contributes to reovirus dissemination and neurovirulence in mice. Collectively, our results demonstrate that NRP1 is an entry receptor for reovirus and uncover mechanisms by which NRPs promote viral entry and pathogenesis.
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- Pengcheng Shang
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Institute of Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Institute of Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Institute of Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Institute of Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Institute of Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; WELBIO department, WEL Research Institute, Wavre, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Institute of Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Chikh A, Raimondi C. Endothelial Neuropilin-1: a multifaced signal transducer with an emerging role in inflammation and atherosclerosis beyond angiogenesis. Biochem Soc Trans 2024; 52:137-150. [PMID: 38323651 PMCID: PMC10903451 DOI: 10.1042/bst20230329] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Neuropilin-1 (NRP1) is a transmembrane glycoprotein expressed by several cell types including, neurons, endothelial cells (ECs), smooth muscle cells, cardiomyocytes and immune cells comprising macrophages, dendritic cells and T cell subsets. Since NRP1 discovery in 1987 as an adhesion molecule in the frog nervous system, more than 2300 publications on PubMed investigated the function of NRP1 in physiological and pathological contexts. NRP1 has been characterised as a coreceptor for class 3 semaphorins and several members of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family. Because the VEGF family is the main regulator of blood and lymphatic vessel growth in addition to promoting neurogenesis, neuronal patterning, neuroprotection and glial growth, the role of NRP1 in these biological processes has been extensively investigated. It is now established that NRP1 promotes the physiological growth of new vessels from pre-existing ones in the process of angiogenesis. Furthermore, several studies have shown that NRP1 mediates signalling pathways regulating pathological vascular growth in ocular neovascular diseases and tumour development. Less defined are the roles of NRP1 in maintaining the function of the quiescent established vasculature in an adult organism. This review will focus on the opposite roles of NRP1 in regulating transforming growth factor β signalling pathways in different cell types, and on the emerging role of endothelial NRP1 as an atheroprotective, anti-inflammatory factor involved in the response of ECs to shear stress.
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- Anissa Chikh
- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St. George's, University of London, London SW17 0RE, U.K
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre of Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, U.K
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Afiadenyo M, Adams L, Agoni C, Moane S, Mckeon-Bennett M, Obiri-Yeboah D, Singh J. Computational Screening of Neuropilin-1 Unveils Novel Potential Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Therapeutics. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202301227. [PMID: 37878727 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301227] [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: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Neuropilin 1 (NRP-1) inhibition has shown promise in reducing the infectivity of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and preventing the virus entry into nerve tissues, thereby mitigating neurological symptoms in COVID-19 patients. In this study, we employed virtual screening, including molecular docking, Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulation, and Molecular Mechanics-Poisson Boltzmann Surface Area (MM-PBSA) calculations, to identify potential NRP-1 inhibitors. From a compendium of 1930 drug-like natural compounds, we identified five potential leads: CNP0435132, CNP0435311, CNP0424372, CNP0429647, and CNP0427474, displaying robust binding energies of -8.2, -8.1, -10.7, -8.2, and -8.2 kcal/mol, respectively. These compounds demonstrated interactions with critical residues Tyr297, Trp301, Thr316, Asp320, Ser346, Thr349, and Tyr353 located within the b1 subdomain of NRP-1. Furthermore, MD simulations and MM-PBSA calculations affirmed the stability of the complexes formed, with average root mean square deviation, radius of gyration, and solvent accessible surface area values of 0.118 nm, 1.516 nm, and 88.667 nm2 , respectively. Notably, these lead compounds were estimated to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and displayed antiviral properties, with Pa values ranging from 0.414 to 0.779. The antagonistic effects of these lead compounds merit further investigation, as they hold the potential to serve as foundational scaffolds for the development of innovative therapeutics aimed at reducing the neuroinfectivity of SARS-CoV-2.
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- Michael Afiadenyo
- Department of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Technological University of Shannon: Midlands Midwest Midlands Campus, Athlone, Ireland
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield D04, V1 W8, Ireland
- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, 4001, South Africa
- West African Centre for Computational Research and Innovation, Ghana
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- Technological University of Shannon: Midlands Midwest Midlands Campus, Athlone, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Huang X, Lu Z, Jiang X, Zhang Z, Yan K, Yu G. Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals distinct tumor microenvironment of ground glass nodules and solid nodules in lung adenocarcinoma. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1198338. [PMID: 37745301 PMCID: PMC10513029 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1198338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Introduction: Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most prevalent lung cancer. LUAD presents as ground glass nodules (GGN) and solid nodules (SN) in imaging studies. GGN is an early type of LUAD with good prognosis. However, SN exhibits a more malignant behavior than GGN, including worse pathological staging and tumor prognosis. The mechanism leading to the different malignancy levels of GGN and SN remains elusive. Methods: Three patients with GGN and three patients with SN diagnosed with early LUAD were enrolled. The tumor samples were digested to a single-cell suspension and analyzed using 10× Genomic Single-cell ribonucleic acid sequences (scRNA-seq) techniques. Results: A total of 15,902 cells were obtained and classified into nine major types. The tumor microenvironment (TME) was subsequently described in detail. ScRNA-seq revealed that ribosome-related pathways and cell adhesion played similar but distinct roles in the two groups. SN also had more active cell proliferation, enriched cell cycle regulatory pathways, and severe inflammatory responses. Conclusion: We observed changes in the cellular composition and transcriptomic profile of GGN and SN. The study improved the understanding of the underlying mechanisms of lung carcinogenesis and contributed to lung cancer prevention and treatment.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jiangyin Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangyin, China
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Gerstmann K, Kindbeiter K, Telley L, Bozon M, Reynaud F, Théoulle E, Charoy C, Jabaudon D, Moret F, Castellani V. A balance of noncanonical Semaphorin signaling from the cerebrospinal fluid regulates apical cell dynamics during corticogenesis. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo4552. [PMID: 36399562 PMCID: PMC9674300 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo4552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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During corticogenesis, dynamic regulation of apical adhesion is fundamental to generate correct numbers and cell identities. While radial glial cells (RGCs) maintain basal and apical anchors, basal progenitors and neurons detach and settle at distal positions from the apical border. Whether diffusible signals delivered from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) contribute to the regulation of apical adhesion dynamics remains fully unknown. Secreted class 3 Semaphorins (Semas) trigger cell responses via Plexin-Neuropilin (Nrp) membrane receptor complexes. Here, we report that unconventional Sema3-Nrp preformed complexes are delivered by the CSF from sources including the choroid plexus to Plexin-expressing RGCs via their apical endfeet. Through analysis of mutant mouse models and various ex vivo assays mimicking ventricular delivery to RGCs, we found that two different complexes, Sema3B/Nrp2 and Sema3F/Nrp1, exert dual effects on apical endfeet dynamics, nuclei positioning, and RGC progeny. This reveals unexpected balance of CSF-delivered guidance molecules during cortical development.
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- Katrin Gerstmann
- MeLis, CNRS UMR 5284, INSERM U1314, University of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut NeuroMyoGène, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69008 Lyon, France
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- MeLis, CNRS UMR 5284, INSERM U1314, University of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut NeuroMyoGène, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Department of Basic Neuroscience, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- MeLis, CNRS UMR 5284, INSERM U1314, University of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut NeuroMyoGène, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69008 Lyon, France
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- MeLis, CNRS UMR 5284, INSERM U1314, University of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut NeuroMyoGène, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69008 Lyon, France
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- MeLis, CNRS UMR 5284, INSERM U1314, University of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut NeuroMyoGène, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69008 Lyon, France
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- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Basic Neuroscience, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- MeLis, CNRS UMR 5284, INSERM U1314, University of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut NeuroMyoGène, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69008 Lyon, France
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- MeLis, CNRS UMR 5284, INSERM U1314, University of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut NeuroMyoGène, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69008 Lyon, France
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Smith GT, Radin DP, Tsirka SE. From protein-protein interactions to immune modulation: Therapeutic prospects of targeting Neuropilin-1 in high-grade glioma. Front Immunol 2022; 13:958620. [PMID: 36203599 PMCID: PMC9532003 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.958620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In the past several years there has been a marked increase in our understanding of the pathophysiological hallmarks of glioblastoma development and progression, with specific respect to the contribution of the glioma tumor microenvironment to the rapid progression and treatment resistance of high-grade gliomas. Despite these strides, standard of care therapy still only targets rapidly dividing tumor cells in the glioma, and does little to curb the pro-tumorigenic functions of non-cancerous cells entrenched in the glioma microenvironment. This tumor promoting environment as well as the heterogeneity of high-grade gliomas contribute to the poor prognosis of this malignancy. The interaction of non-malignant cells in the microenvironment with the tumor cells accentuate phenotypes such as rapid proliferation or immunosuppression, so therapeutically modulating one target expressed on one cell type may be insufficient to restrain these rapidly developing neoplasias. With this in mind, identifying a target expressed on multiple cell types and understanding how it governs tumor-promoting functions in each cell type may have great utility in better managing this disease. Herein, we review the physiology and pathological effects of Neuropilin-1, a transmembrane co-receptor which mediates signal transduction pathways when associated with multiple other receptors. We discuss its effects on the properties of endothelial cells and on immune cell types within gliomas including glioma-associated macrophages, microglia, cytotoxic T cells and T regulatory cells. We also consider its effects when elaborated on the surface of tumor cells with respect to proliferation, stemness and treatment resistance, and review attempts to target Neuroplin-1 in the clinical setting.
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- Gregory T. Smith
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
- Stony Brook Medical Scientist Training Program, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
- Stony Brook Medical Scientist Training Program, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Stella E. Tsirka,
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Jagadapillai R, Qiu X, Ojha K, Li Z, El-Baz A, Zou S, Gozal E, Barnes GN. Potential Cross Talk between Autism Risk Genes and Neurovascular Molecules: A Pilot Study on Impact of Blood Brain Barrier Integrity. Cells 2022; 11:2211. [PMID: 35883654 PMCID: PMC9315816 DOI: 10.3390/cells11142211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a common pediatric neurobiological disorder with up to 80% of genetic etiologies. Systems biology approaches may make it possible to test novel therapeutic strategies targeting molecular pathways to alleviate ASD symptoms. A clinical database of autism subjects was queried for individuals with a copy number variation (CNV) on microarray, Vineland, and Parent Concern Questionnaire scores. Pathway analyses of genes from pathogenic CNVs yielded 659 genes whose protein-protein interactions and mRNA expression mapped 121 genes with maximal antenatal expression in 12 brain regions. A Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)-derived neural circuits map revealed significant differences in anxiety, motor, and activities of daily living skills scores between altered CNV genes and normal microarrays subjects, involving Positive Valence (reward), Cognition (IQ), and Social Processes. Vascular signaling was identified as a biological process that may influence these neural circuits. Neuroinflammation, microglial activation, iNOS and 3-nitrotyrosine increase in the brain of Semaphorin 3F- Neuropilin 2 (Sema 3F-NRP2) KO, an ASD mouse model, agree with previous reports in the brain of ASD individuals. Signs of platelet deposition, activation, release of serotonin, and albumin leakage in ASD-relevant brain regions suggest possible blood brain barrier (BBB) deficits. Disruption of neurovascular signaling and BBB with neuroinflammation may mediate causative pathophysiology in some ASD subgroups. Although preliminary, these data demonstrate the potential for developing novel therapeutic strategies based on clinically derived data, genomics, cognitive neuroscience, and basic neuroscience methods.
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- Rekha Jagadapillai
- Department of Neurology, Pediatric Research Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; (R.J.); (X.Q.); (K.O.)
- University of Louisville Autism Center, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Pediatric Research Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; (R.J.); (X.Q.); (K.O.)
- University of Louisville Autism Center, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Department of Child Health, Jiangxi Provincial Children’s Hospital, Donghu District, Nanchang 330006, China;
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- Department of Neurology, Pediatric Research Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; (R.J.); (X.Q.); (K.O.)
- University of Louisville Autism Center, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA;
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville Speed School, Louisville, KY 40292, USA;
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- Department of Child Health, Jiangxi Provincial Children’s Hospital, Donghu District, Nanchang 330006, China;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Pediatric Research Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; (R.J.); (X.Q.); (K.O.)
- University of Louisville Autism Center, Louisville, KY 40217, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Abu Rmaileh A, Solaimuthu B, Khatib A, Lavi S, Tanna M, Hayashi A, Ben Yosef M, Lichtenstein M, Pillar N, Shaul YD. DPYSL2 interacts with JAK1 to mediate breast cancer cell migration. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 2022; 221:213220. [PMID: 35575798 PMCID: PMC9115587 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202106078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The intricate neuronal wiring during development requires cytoskeletal reorganization orchestrated by signaling cues. Because cytoskeletal remodeling is a hallmark of cell migration, we investigated whether metastatic cancer cells exploit axon guidance proteins to migrate. Indeed, in breast cancer patients, we found a significant correlation between mesenchymal markers and the expression of dihydropyrimidinase-like 2 (DPYSL2), a regulator of cytoskeletal dynamics in growing axons. Strikingly, DPYSL2 knockout in mesenchymal-like breast cancer cells profoundly inhibited cell migration, invasion, stemness features, tumor growth rate, and metastasis. Next, we decoded the molecular mechanism underlying this phenomenon and revealed an interaction between DPYSL2 and Janus kinase 1 (JAK1). This binding is crucial for activating signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and the subsequent expression of vimentin, the promigratory intermediate filament. These findings identify DPYSL2 as a molecular link between oncogenic signaling pathways and cytoskeletal reorganization in migrating breast cancer cells.
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- Areej Abu Rmaileh
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel,Correspondence to Yoav D. Shaul:
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A widespread viral entry mechanism: The C-end Rule motif-neuropilin receptor interaction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2112457118. [PMID: 34772761 PMCID: PMC8670474 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2112457118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Many phylogenetically distant animal viruses, including the new coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, have surface proteins with polybasic sites that are cleaved by host furin and furin-like proteases. Other than priming certain viral surface proteins for fusion, cleavage generates a carboxy-terminal RXXR sequence. This C-end Rule (CendR) motif is known to bind to neuropilin (NRP) receptors on the cell surface. NRPs are ubiquitously expressed, pleiotropic cell surface receptors with important roles in growth factor signaling, vascular biology, and neurobiology, as well as immune homeostasis and activation. The CendR–NRP receptor interaction promotes endocytic internalization and tissue spreading of different cargo, including viral particles. We propose that the interaction between viral surface proteins and NRPs plays an underappreciated and prevalent role in the transmission and pathogenesis of diverse viruses and represents a promising broad-spectrum antiviral target.
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Zheng Y, Wang J, Zhao T, Wang L, Wang J. Modulation of the VEGF/AKT/eNOS signaling pathway to regulate liver angiogenesis to explore the anti-hepatic fibrosis mechanism of curcumol. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 280:114480. [PMID: 34358654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Curcuma is a common Chinese herbal medicine that is used in the clinical treatment of chronic liver disease. Studies have found that curcumol is the main active ingredient of curcuma and has good hepatoprotective and anti-inflammatory effects. However, there are few reports on the molecular mechanism underlying the anti-liver fibrosis effect of curcumol. AIM To explore the effect of curcumol on liver angiogenesis, and to reveal the mechanism of curcumol against liver fibrosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used liver collagenase perfusion combined with Percoll density gradient sedimentation to separate primary liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, and then applied a leptin-activated cell pathological model. The cells were divided into four treatment groups as follows: blank group, model group, curcumol group, and solafini group. MTT was used to detect the cell proliferation rate in each group, and RT-PCR and western blotting were used to detect the expressions of VEGF, AKT, eNOS, CD31, and vWF. A fluorescent probe was used to detect NO expression, and scanning electron microscopy was used to observe changes in the cell fenestration structure. Angiogenesis assays were used to observe blood vessel formation in each group. RESULTS The results of the MTT test found that the proliferation rate of each group was higher. The results of the molecular biology tests found that curcumol inhibited the activity of the VEGF/AKT/eNOS pathway, thereby increasing fenestration of sinusoidal endothelial cells and inhibiting liver angiogenesis. These differences were statistically significant compared with the model group. CONCLUSIONS Curcumol inhibits the activity of the VEGF/AKT/eNOS signaling pathway, regulates the structure of hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells, and inhibits liver angiogenesis, which together may explain its anti-liver fibrosis mechanism.
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- Yang Zheng
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Chinese Medicine Science Guangxi University of Chinese, Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, 530222, China
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- College of Nursing,Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523000, China
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, 530222, China
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Chinese Medicine Science Guangxi University of Chinese, Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, 530222, China
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Chinese Medicine Science Guangxi University of Chinese, Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, 530222, China.
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Karolak JA, Gambin T, Szafranski P, Maywald RL, Popek E, Heaney JD, Stankiewicz P. Perturbation of semaphorin and VEGF signaling in ACDMPV lungs due to FOXF1 deficiency. Respir Res 2021; 22:212. [PMID: 34315444 PMCID: PMC8314029 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-021-01797-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACDMPV) is a rare lethal congenital lung disorder in neonates characterized by severe progressive respiratory failure and refractory pulmonary hypertension, resulting from underdevelopment of the peripheral pulmonary tree. Causative heterozygous single nucleotide variants (SNVs) or copy-number variant (CNV) deletions involving FOXF1 or its distant lung-specific enhancer on chromosome 16q24.1 have been identified in 80-90% of ACDMPV patients. FOXF1 maps closely to and regulates the oppositely oriented FENDRR, with which it also shares regulatory elements. METHODS To better understand the transcriptional networks downstream of FOXF1 that are relevant for lung organogenesis, using RNA-seq, we have examined lung transcriptomes in 12 histopathologically verified ACDMPV patients with or without pathogenic variants in the FOXF1 locus and analyzed gene expression profile in FENDRR-depleted fetal lung fibroblasts, IMR-90. RESULTS RNA-seq analyses in ACDMPV neonates revealed changes in the expression of several genes, including semaphorins (SEMAs), neuropilin 1 (NRP1), and plexins (PLXNs), essential for both epithelial branching and vascular patterning. In addition, we have found deregulation of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling that also controls pulmonary vasculogenesis and a lung-specific endothelial gene TMEM100 known to be essential in vascular morphogenesis. Interestingly, we have observed a substantial difference in gene expression profiles between the ACDMPV samples with different types of FOXF1 defect. Moreover, partial overlap between transcriptome profiles of ACDMPV lungs with FOXF1 SNVs and FENDRR-depleted IMR-90 cells suggests contribution of FENDRR to ACDMPV etiology. CONCLUSIONS Our transcriptomic data imply potential crosstalk between several lung developmental pathways, including interactions between FOXF1-SHH and SEMA-NRP or VEGF/VEGFR2 signaling, and provide further insight into complexity of lung organogenesis in humans.
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- Justyna A Karolak
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Rm ABBR-R809, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Chair and Department of Genetics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Rm ABBR-R809, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Institute of Computer Science, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Rm ABBR-R809, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Rm ABBR-R809, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Rm ABBR-R809, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Rm ABBR-R809, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Gozal E, Jagadapillai R, Cai J, Barnes GN. Potential crosstalk between sonic hedgehog-WNT signaling and neurovascular molecules: Implications for blood-brain barrier integrity in autism spectrum disorder. J Neurochem 2021. [PMID: 34169527 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disease originating from combined genetic and environmental factors. Post-mortem human studies and some animal ASD models have shown brain neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and changes in blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity. However, the signaling pathways leading to these inflammatory findings and vascular alterations are currently unclear. The BBB plays a critical role in controlling brain homeostasis and immune response. Its dysfunction can result from developmental genetic abnormalities or neuroinflammatory processes. In this review, we explore the role of the Sonic Hedgehog/Wingless-related integration site (Shh/Wnt) pathways in neurodevelopment, neuroinflammation, and BBB development. The balance between Wnt-β-catenin and Shh pathways controls angiogenesis, barriergenesis, neurodevelopment, central nervous system (CNS) morphogenesis, and neuronal guidance. These interactions are critical to maintain BBB function in the mature CNS to prevent the influx of pathogens and inflammatory cells. Genetic mutations of key components of these pathways have been identified in ASD patients and animal models, which correlate with the severity of ASD symptoms. Disruption of the Shh/Wnt crosstalk may therefore compromise BBB development and function. In turn, impaired Shh signaling and glial activation may cause neuroinflammation that could disrupt the BBB. Elucidating how ASD-related mutations of Shh/Wnt signaling could cause BBB leaks and neuroinflammation will contribute to our understanding of the role of their interactions in ASD pathophysiology. These observations may provide novel targeted therapeutic strategies to prevent or alleviate ASD symptoms while preserving normal developmental processes. Cover Image for this issue: https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.15081.
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- Evelyne Gozal
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Gozal E, Jagadapillai R, Cai J, Barnes GN. Potential crosstalk between sonic hedgehog-WNT signaling and neurovascular molecules: Implications for blood-brain barrier integrity in autism spectrum disorder. J Neurochem 2021; 159:15-28. [PMID: 34169527 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disease originating from combined genetic and environmental factors. Post-mortem human studies and some animal ASD models have shown brain neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and changes in blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity. However, the signaling pathways leading to these inflammatory findings and vascular alterations are currently unclear. The BBB plays a critical role in controlling brain homeostasis and immune response. Its dysfunction can result from developmental genetic abnormalities or neuroinflammatory processes. In this review, we explore the role of the Sonic Hedgehog/Wingless-related integration site (Shh/Wnt) pathways in neurodevelopment, neuroinflammation, and BBB development. The balance between Wnt-β-catenin and Shh pathways controls angiogenesis, barriergenesis, neurodevelopment, central nervous system (CNS) morphogenesis, and neuronal guidance. These interactions are critical to maintain BBB function in the mature CNS to prevent the influx of pathogens and inflammatory cells. Genetic mutations of key components of these pathways have been identified in ASD patients and animal models, which correlate with the severity of ASD symptoms. Disruption of the Shh/Wnt crosstalk may therefore compromise BBB development and function. In turn, impaired Shh signaling and glial activation may cause neuroinflammation that could disrupt the BBB. Elucidating how ASD-related mutations of Shh/Wnt signaling could cause BBB leaks and neuroinflammation will contribute to our understanding of the role of their interactions in ASD pathophysiology. These observations may provide novel targeted therapeutic strategies to prevent or alleviate ASD symptoms while preserving normal developmental processes.
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- Evelyne Gozal
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Neuropilin 1 Regulation of Vascular Permeability Signaling. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11050666. [PMID: 33947161 PMCID: PMC8146136 DOI: 10.3390/biom11050666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The vascular endothelium acts as a selective barrier to regulate macromolecule exchange between the blood and tissues. However, the integrity of the endothelium barrier is compromised in an array of pathological settings, including ischemic disease and cancer, which are the leading causes of death worldwide. The resulting vascular hyperpermeability to plasma molecules as well as leukocytes then leads to tissue damaging edema formation and inflammation. The vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) is a potent permeability factor, and therefore a desirable target for impeding vascular hyperpermeability. However, VEGFA also promotes angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels, which is required for reperfusion of ischemic tissues. Moreover, edema increases interstitial pressure in poorly perfused tumors, thereby affecting the delivery of therapeutics, which could be counteracted by stimulating the growth of new functional blood vessels. Thus, targets must be identified to accurately modulate the barrier function of blood vessels without affecting angiogenesis, as well as to develop more effective pro- or anti-angiogenic therapies. Recent studies have shown that the VEGFA co-receptor neuropilin 1 (NRP1) could be playing a fundamental role in steering VEGFA-induced responses of vascular endothelial cells towards angiogenesis or vascular permeability. Moreover, NRP1 is involved in mediating permeability signals induced by ligands other than VEGFA. This review therefore focuses on current knowledge on the role of NRP1 in the regulation of vascular permeability signaling in the endothelium to provide an up-to-date landscape of the current knowledge in this field.
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Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1), a member of a family of signaling proteins, was shown to serve as an entry factor and potentiate SARS Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectivity in vitro. This cell surface receptor with its disseminated expression is important in angiogenesis, tumor progression, viral entry, axonal guidance, and immune function. NRP-1 is implicated in several aspects of a SARS-CoV-2 infection including possible spread through the olfactory bulb and into the central nervous system and increased NRP-1 RNA expression in lungs of severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Up-regulation of NRP-1 protein in diabetic kidney cells hint at its importance in a population at risk of severe COVID-19. Involvement of NRP-1 in immune function is compelling, given the role of an exaggerated immune response in disease severity and deaths due to COVID-19. NRP-1 has been suggested to be an immune checkpoint of T cell memory. It is unknown whether involvement and up-regulation of NRP-1 in COVID-19 may translate into disease outcome and long-term consequences, including possible immune dysfunction. It is prudent to further research NRP-1 and its possibility of serving as a therapeutic target in SARS-CoV-2 infections. We anticipate that widespread expression, abundance in the respiratory and olfactory epithelium, and the functionalities of NRP-1 factor into the multiple systemic effects of COVID-19 and challenges we face in management of disease and potential long-term sequelae.
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- Bindu S. Mayi
- Department of Basic Sciences, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Clearwater, Florida, United States of America
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- Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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- Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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- USF Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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Michelini S, Amato B, Ricci M, Kenanoglu S, Veselenyiova D, Kurti D, Baglivo M, Manara E, Dundar M, Krajcovic J, Basha SH, Priya S, Serrani R, Miggiano GAD, Aquilanti B, Matera G, Velluti V, Gagliardi L, Dautaj A, Bertelli M. Segregation Analysis of Rare NRP1 and NRP2 Variants in Families with Lymphedema. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11111361. [PMID: 33212964 PMCID: PMC7698471 DOI: 10.3390/genes11111361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Neuropilins are transmembrane coreceptors expressed by endothelial cells and neurons. NRP1 and NRP2 bind a variety of ligands, by which they trigger cell signaling, and are important in the development of lymphatic valves and lymphatic capillaries, respectively. This study focuses on identifying rare variants in the NRP1 and NRP2 genes that could be linked to the development of lymphatic malformations in patients diagnosed with lymphedema. Two hundred and thirty-five Italian lymphedema patients, who tested negative for variants in known lymphedema genes, were screened for variants in NRP1 and NRP2. Two probands carried variants in NRP1 and four in NRP2. The variants of both genes segregated with lymphedema in familial cases. Although further functional and biochemical studies are needed to clarify their involvement with lymphedema and to associate NRP1 and NRP2 with lymphedema, we suggest that it is worthwhile also screening lymphedema patients for these two new candidate genes.
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- Sandro Michelini
- Department of Vascular Rehabilitation, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, 00148 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of General and Geriatric Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, 60126 Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Italy; (M.R.); (R.S.)
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- MAGI Euregio, 39100 Bolzano, Italy; (S.K.); (D.V.); (D.K.); (M.B.); (E.M.); (M.B.)
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey;
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- MAGI Euregio, 39100 Bolzano, Italy; (S.K.); (D.V.); (D.K.); (M.B.); (E.M.); (M.B.)
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, 91701 Trnava, Slovakia;
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- MAGI Euregio, 39100 Bolzano, Italy; (S.K.); (D.V.); (D.K.); (M.B.); (E.M.); (M.B.)
- MAGI-Balkan, Tirana 1019, Albania
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- MAGI Euregio, 39100 Bolzano, Italy; (S.K.); (D.V.); (D.K.); (M.B.); (E.M.); (M.B.)
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- MAGI Euregio, 39100 Bolzano, Italy; (S.K.); (D.V.); (D.K.); (M.B.); (E.M.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, 91701 Trnava, Slovakia;
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- Innovative Informatica Technologies, Hyderabad 500 049, India; (S.H.B.); (S.P.)
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- Innovative Informatica Technologies, Hyderabad 500 049, India; (S.H.B.); (S.P.)
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- Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, 60126 Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Italy; (M.R.); (R.S.)
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- UOC Nutrizione Clinica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.A.D.M.); (B.A.); (G.M.); (V.V.); (L.G.)
- Centro di Ricerche in Nutrizione Umana, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- UOC Nutrizione Clinica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.A.D.M.); (B.A.); (G.M.); (V.V.); (L.G.)
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- UOC Nutrizione Clinica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.A.D.M.); (B.A.); (G.M.); (V.V.); (L.G.)
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- UOC Nutrizione Clinica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.A.D.M.); (B.A.); (G.M.); (V.V.); (L.G.)
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- UOC Nutrizione Clinica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.A.D.M.); (B.A.); (G.M.); (V.V.); (L.G.)
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- MAGI-Balkan, Tirana 1019, Albania
- EBTNA-Lab, 38068 Rovereto, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-046-420795
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- MAGI Euregio, 39100 Bolzano, Italy; (S.K.); (D.V.); (D.K.); (M.B.); (E.M.); (M.B.)
- EBTNA-Lab, 38068 Rovereto, Italy
- MAGI’s Lab, 38068 Rovereto, Italy
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ABSTRACT Neuropilins (NRP1 and NRP2) are multifunctional receptor proteins that are involved in nerve, blood vessel, and tumor development. NRP1 was first found to be expressed in neurons, but subsequent studies have demonstrated its surface expression in cells from the endothelium and lymph nodes. NRP1 has been demonstrated to be involved in the occurrence and development of a variety of cancers. NRP1 interacts with various cytokines, such as vascular endothelial growth factor family and its receptor and transforming growth factor β1 and its receptor, to affect tumor angiogenesis, tumor proliferation, and migration. In addition, NRP1+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) play an inhibitory role in tumor immunity. High numbers of NRP1+ Tregs were associated with cancer prognosis. Targeting NRP1 has shown promise, and antagonists against NRP1 have had therapeutic efficacy in preliminary clinical studies. NRP1 treatment modalities using nanomaterials, targeted drugs, oncolytic viruses, and radio-chemotherapy have gradually been developed. Hence, we reviewed the use of NRP1 in the context of tumorigenesis, progression, and treatment.
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Zhao L, Chen H, Lu L, Wang L, Zhang X, Guo X. New insights into the role of co-receptor neuropilins in tumour angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis and targeted therapy strategies. J Drug Target 2020; 29:155-167. [PMID: 32838575 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2020.1815210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Local tumour sites lead to pathological angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis due to malignant conditions such as hypoxia. Although VEGF and VEGFR are considered to be the main anti-tumour treatment targets, the problems of limited efficacy and observable side effects of some drugs relevant to this target still remain to be solved. Therefore, it is necessary to identify new therapeutic targets for angiogenesis or lymphangiogenesis. The neuropilin family is a class of single transmembrane glycoprotein receptors, including neuropilin1 (NRP1) and neuropilin2 (NRP2), which could act as co-receptors of VEGFA-165 and VEGFC and play a key role in promoting tumour proliferation, invasion and metastasis. In this review, we introduced the schematic diagram to visually reveal the function of NRP1 and NRP2 in enhancing the binding affinity of VEGFR2 to VEGFA-165 and VEGFR3 to VEGFC, respectively. We also discussed the signalling pathways that depend on the co-receptors NRP1 and NRP2 and some existing targeted therapeutic strategies, such as monoclonal antibodies, targeted peptides, microRNAs and small molecule inhibitors. It will contribute a vital foundation for the future research and development of new drugs targeting NRPs. HIGHLIGHTS NRP1 acts as a co-receptor with VEGFR2 and the pro-angiogenic factor VEGFA-165 to up-regulate tumour angiogenesis by promoting endothelial cells proliferation, survival, migration, invasion and by preventing of apoptosis. NRP2 acts as a co-receptor with VEGFR3 and the pro-lymphogenic factor VEGFC to facilitate tumour metastasis by promoting lymphangiogenesis. Although NRP1 and NRP2 do not have enzymatic signalling activity, the affinity of VEGFR2 for VEGFA-165 and VEGFR3 for VEGFC can increase in a co-receptor manner, as detailed in the schematic. The exclusive roles of NRP1 and NRP2 in signalling pathways are specifically described to emphasise the molecular regulatory mechanisms involved in co-receptors. Various studies have shown that the co-receptors NRP1 and NRP2 can be directly or indirectly targeted by different methods to prevent tumour angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. Therapeutic strategies targeting NRPs look promising soon as evidenced by preclinical and clinical studies.
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- Lin Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shandong University Affiliated Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Michaelsen SR, Staberg M, Pedersen H, Jensen KE, Majewski W, Broholm H, Nedergaard MK, Meulengracht C, Urup T, Villingshøj M, Lukacova S, Skjøth-Rasmussen J, Brennum J, Kjær A, Lassen U, Stockhausen MT, Poulsen HS, Hamerlik P. VEGF-C sustains VEGFR2 activation under bevacizumab therapy and promotes glioblastoma maintenance. Neuro Oncol 2019; 20:1462-1474. [PMID: 29939339 PMCID: PMC6176801 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Glioblastoma ranks among the most lethal cancers, with current therapies offering only palliation. Paracrine vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling has been targeted using anti-angiogenic agents, whereas autocrine VEGF/VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) signaling is poorly understood. Bevacizumab resistance of VEGFR2-expressing glioblastoma cells prompted interrogation of autocrine VEGF-C/VEGFR2 signaling in glioblastoma. Methods Autocrine VEGF-C/VEGFR2 signaling was functionally investigated using RNA interference and exogenous ligands in patient-derived xenograft lines and primary glioblastoma cell cultures in vitro and in vivo. VEGF-C expression and interaction with VEGFR2 in a matched pre- and post-bevacizumab treatment cohort were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and proximity ligation assay. Results VEGF-C was expressed by patient-derived xenograft glioblastoma lines, primary cells, and matched surgical specimens before and after bevacizumab treatment. VEGF-C activated autocrine VEGFR2 signaling to promote cell survival, whereas targeting VEGF-C expression reprogrammed cellular transcription to attenuate survival and cell cycle progression. Supporting potential translational significance, targeting VEGF-C impaired tumor growth in vivo, with superiority to bevacizumab treatment. Conclusions Our results demonstrate VEGF-C serves as both a paracrine and an autocrine pro-survival cytokine in glioblastoma, promoting tumor cell survival and tumorigenesis. VEGF-C permits sustained VEGFR2 activation and tumor growth, where its inhibition appears superior to bevacizumab therapy in improving tumor control.
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- Signe R Michaelsen
- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuropathology, Center of Diagnostic Investigation, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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de Souza JS, Ferreira DR, Herai R, Carromeu C, Torres LB, Araujo BHS, Cugola F, Maciel RMB, Muotri AR, Giannocco G. Altered Gene Expression of Thyroid Hormone Transporters and Deiodinases in iPS MeCP2-Knockout Cells-Derived Neurons. Mol Neurobiol 2019; 56:8277-8295. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-019-01645-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Denys A, Allain F. The Emerging Roles of Heparan Sulfate 3- O-Sulfotransferases in Cancer. Front Oncol 2019; 9:507. [PMID: 31249810 PMCID: PMC6582251 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Alteration in the expression of heparan sulfate (HS)-modifying enzymes has been frequently observed in cancer. Consequently, dysregulation of the HS biosynthetic machinery results in dramatic changes in the HS structure, thereby impacting a range of pivotal cellular processes involved in tumorigenesis and cancer progression including proliferation, migration, apoptosis, and immune escape. HS 3-O-sulfotransferases (HS3STs) catalyse the maturation step of glucosaminyl 3-O-sulfation within HS chains. Although seven HS3ST isozymes have been described in human, 3-O-sulfation is a rare modification and only a few biological processes have been described to be influenced by 3-O-sulfated HS. An aberrant expression of HS3STs has been reported in a variety of cancers. Thus, it was suggested that changes in the expression of these enzymes as a result of tumorigenesis or tumor growth may critically influence cancer cell behavior. In accordance with this assumption, a number of studies have documented the epigenetic repression of HS3ST2 and HS3ST3A in many cancers. However, the situation is not so clear, and there is accumulating evidence that HS3ST2, HS3ST3A, HS3ST3B, and HS3ST4 may also act as tumor-promoting enzymes in a number of cancer cells depending on their phenotypes and molecular signatures. In this mini-review, we focus on the recent insights regarding the abnormal expression of HS3STs in cancer and discuss the functional consequences on tumor cell behavior. In term of clinical outcome, further investigations are needed to explore the potential value of HS3STs and/or their 3-O-sulfated products as targets for therapeutic strategies in cancer treatment.
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- Agnès Denys
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576 - UGSF - Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576 - UGSF - Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Lille, France
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Lavi N, Kessler O, Ziv K, Nir-Zvi I, Mumblat Y, Eiza N, Paran Y, Brenner B, Vadasz Z, Neufeld G. Semaphorin-3A inhibits multiple myeloma progression in a mouse model. Carcinogenesis 2019; 39:1283-1291. [PMID: 30102336 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Previous studies revealed that progression of multiple myeloma (MM) is associated with downregulation of semaphorin-3A (sema3A) expression in bone marrow endothelial cells. We therefore determined if serum sema3A concentrations are correlated with MM progression and if sema3A can affect MM progression. We find that the concentration of sema3A in sera of MM patients is strongly reduced and that the decrease is correlated with disease progression. A similar depletion is found in patients having acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia but not in cancer forms that do not involve the bone marrow such as in colon cancer. Expression of a modified sema3A [furin-resistant sema3A (FR-sema3A)] stabilized against cleavage by furin-like proprotein convertases in CAG MM cells did not affect their behavior in-vitro. CAG cells injected into the tail vein of severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice home to the bone marrow and proliferate, mimicking MM disease progression. Disease progression in mice injected with CAG cells expressing FR-sema3A was inhibited, resulting in prolonged survival and a lower incidence of bone lesions. Histological examination and fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis revealed that FR-sema3A expression reduced the infiltration of the CAG cells into the bone marrow, reduced bone marrow necrosis and reduced angiogenesis induced by the MM cells in the bone marrow. Our results suggest that measurement of sema3A serum concentrations may be of use for the diagnosis and for the monitoring of malignancies of the bone marrow such as MM. Furthermore, our results suggest that FR-sema3A may perhaps find use as an inhibitor of MM disease progression.
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- Noa Lavi
- Cancer Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.,Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.,Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Niego A, Benítez-Burraco A. Williams Syndrome, Human Self-Domestication, and Language Evolution. Front Psychol 2019; 10:521. [PMID: 30936846 PMCID: PMC6431629 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Language evolution resulted from changes in our biology, behavior, and culture. One source of these changes might be human self-domestication. Williams syndrome (WS) is a clinical condition with a clearly defined genetic basis which results in a distinctive behavioral and cognitive profile, including enhanced sociability. In this paper we show evidence that the WS phenotype can be satisfactorily construed as a hyper-domesticated human phenotype, plausibly resulting from the effect of the WS hemideletion on selected candidates for domestication and neural crest (NC) function. Specifically, we show that genes involved in animal domestication and NC development and function are significantly dysregulated in the blood of subjects with WS. We also discuss the consequences of this link between domestication and WS for our current understanding of language evolution.
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- Amy Niego
- Ph.D. Program, Faculty of Humanities, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Spanish, Linguistics, and Theory of Literature, Faculty of Philology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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The Pro-Tumoral Activity of Heparan Sulfate 3- O-Sulfotransferase 3B (HS3ST3B) in Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231 Cells Is Dependent on the Expression of Neuropilin-1. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23102718. [PMID: 30360368 PMCID: PMC6222811 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23102718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Heparan sulfate 3-O-sulfotransferases (HS3STs) catalyze the maturation step of heparan sulfate (HS) 3-O-sulfation. This modification is relatively rare. Moreover, only a few biological processes have been described to be influenced by 3-O-sulfated HS, and few ligands have been identified so far. Among them, neuropilin-1 (Nrp1) was reported to exhibit tumor-promoting properties by enhancing the action of various growth factors. We recently demonstrated that transient overexpression of HS3ST2, 3B or 4 enhanced the proliferation of breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells and promote efficient protection against pro-apoptotic stimuli. Hence, we hypothesized that the pro-tumoral activity of these HS3STs could depend on the expression of Nrp1. To test this, MDA-MB-231 cells were stably transfected with a construct encoding HS3ST3B and the expression of Nrp1 was down-regulated by RNA interference. First, we confirmed that stable expression of HS3ST3B effectively increased cell proliferation and viability. Silencing the expression of Nrp1 markedly attenuated the promoting effects of HS3ST3B, while the same treatment had only a moderate effect on the behavior of the parental cells. Altogether, our findings support the idea that the tumor-promoting effects of HS3ST3B could be dependent on the expression of Nrp1 in cancer cells.
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Synaptic loss and firing alterations in Axotomized Motoneurons are restored by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF-B. Exp Neurol 2018. [PMID: 29522757 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2018.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), also known as VEGF-A, was discovered due to its vasculogenic and angiogenic activity, but a neuroprotective role for VEGF was later proven for lesions and disorders. In different models of motoneuronal degeneration, VEGF administration leads to a significant reduction of motoneuronal death. However, there is no information about the physiological state of spared motoneurons. We examined the trophic role of VEGF on axotomized motoneurons with recordings in alert animals using the oculomotor system as the experimental model, complemented with a synaptic study at the confocal microscopy level. Axotomy leads to drastic alterations in the discharge characteristics of abducens motoneurons, as well as to a substantial loss of their synaptic inputs. Retrograde delivery of VEGF completely restored the discharge activity and synaptically-driven signals in injured motoneurons, as demonstrated by correlating motoneuronal firing rate with motor performance. Moreover, VEGF-treated motoneurons recovered a normal density of synaptic boutons around motoneuronal somata and in the neuropil, in contrast to the low levels of synaptic terminals found after axotomy. VEGF also reduced the astrogliosis induced by axotomy in the abducens nucleus to control values. The administration of VEGF-B produced results similar to those of VEGF. This is the first work demonstrating that VEGF and VEGF-B restore the normal operating mode and synaptic inputs on injured motoneurons. Altogether these data indicate that these molecules are relevant synaptotrophic factors for motoneurons and support their clinical potential for the treatment of motoneuronal disorders.
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Li X, Fan S, Pan X, Xiaokaiti Y, Duan J, Shi Y, Pan Y, Tie L, Wang X, Li Y, Li X. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid impairs prostate cancer cell migration and tumor metastasis by suppressing neuropilin 1. Oncotarget 2018; 7:86225-86238. [PMID: 27863391 PMCID: PMC5349909 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Tumor metastasis is a major cause leading to the deaths of cancer patients. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) is a natural product that has been demonstrated to show therapeutic values in multiple diseases. In this study, we report that NDGA can inhibit cell migration and tumor metastasis via a novel mechanism. NDGA suppresses NRP1 function by downregulating its expression, which leads to attenuated cell motility, cell adhesion to ECM and FAK signaling in cancer cells. Moreover, due to its cross-cell type activity on NRP1 suppression, NDGA also impairs angiogenesis function of endothelial cells and fibronectin assembly by fibroblasts, both of which are critical to promote metastasis. Based on these comprehensive effects, NDGA effectively suppresses tumor metastasis in nude mice model. Our findings reveal a novel mechanism underlying the anti-metastasis function of NDGA and indicate the potential value of NDGA in NRP1 targeting therapy for selected subtypes of cancer.
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- Xin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.,Current address: University of Minnesota, Twin cities, MN 55455, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Current address: University of Minnesota, Twin cities, MN 55455, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Semaphorins are extracellular signaling proteins that are essential for the development and maintenance of many organs and tissues. The more than 20-member semaphorin protein family includes secreted, transmembrane and cell surface-attached proteins with diverse structures, each characterized by a single cysteine-rich extracellular sema domain, the defining feature of the family. Early studies revealed that semaphorins function as axon guidance molecules, but it is now understood that semaphorins are key regulators of morphology and motility in many different cell types including those that make up the nervous, cardiovascular, immune, endocrine, hepatic, renal, reproductive, respiratory and musculoskeletal systems, as well as in cancer cells. Semaphorin signaling occurs predominantly through Plexin receptors and results in changes to the cytoskeletal and adhesive machinery that regulate cellular morphology. While much remains to be learned about the mechanisms underlying the effects of semaphorins, exciting work has begun to reveal how semaphorin signaling is fine-tuned through different receptor complexes and other mechanisms to achieve specific outcomes in various cellular contexts and physiological systems. These and future studies will lead to a more complete understanding of semaphorin-mediated development and to a greater understanding of how these proteins function in human disease.
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- Laura Taylor Alto
- Departments of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Departments of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
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Fan SH, Shen ZY, Xiao YM. Functional polymorphisms of the neuropilin 1 gene are associated with the risk of tetralogy of Fallot in a Chinese Han population. Gene 2018; 653:72-79. [PMID: 29432830 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the most severe forms of cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) and is also the most common. Previous genome-wide association study (GWAS) and replication studies have suggested that a polymorphism in the neuropilin 1 (NRP1) gene is significantly associated with the risk of TOF. To further confirm the association between the NRP1 polymorphism and the risk of TOF and to identify additional positive functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for TOF risk, we systematically screened for functional polymorphisms throughout the regulatory and coding regions of the NRP1 gene. A total of 11 functional SNPs in 747 Chinese Han individuals, including 314 TOF patients and 433 healthy controls, were genotyped using the MassARRAY system and GeneScan. The results revealed that the allelic and genotypic frequencies of the NRP1 polymorphism rs2228638 were strongly associated with the risk of TOF (p = 0.002 and 0.001, respectively). To increase the robustness of rs2228638 as a TOF risk SNP, we conducted a meta-analysis that combined published studies and our current case-control study. The meta-analysis showed that the T allele of the NRP1 polymorphism rs2228638 was significantly associated with an increased risk of TOF in the combined population, which included European and Chinese Han individuals [combined p < 0.00001, odds ratio (OR) = 1.53, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 1.35-1.73]. In addition, the association analysis suggested for the first time that there is a strong association between the allele distribution of rs10080 and susceptibility to TOF (p = 0.001). Our data provide further evidence of the association between NRP1 polymorphisms and TOF risk, and suggest that rs2228638 may be an excellent marker for TOF risk in European and Chinese Han populations.
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- Sai-Hou Fan
- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery Center, Shanghai Yodak Cardiothoracic Hospital, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of cardiovascular Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital & Institute for Cardiovascular Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery Center, Shanghai Yodak Cardiothoracic Hospital, Shanghai, PR China
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Wang J, Huang Y, Zhang J, Xing B, Xuan W, Wang H, Huang H, Yang J, Tang J. NRP-2 in tumor lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis. Cancer Lett 2018; 418:176-184. [PMID: 29339213 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2018.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neuropilin-2 (NRP-2) not only functions as a receptor for semaphorins, a family of neural axon guidance factors, but also interacts with VEGFs, a family of vascular endothelial growth factors. As an independent receptor or a co-receptor, NRP-2 binds to ligands VEGF-C/D, activates the VEGF-C/D-NRP-2 signaling axis, and further regulates lymphangiogenesis-associated factors in both lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) and some tumor cells during tumor progression. Via VEGF-C/D-NRP-2 axis, NRP-2 induces LEC proliferation, reconstruction and lymphangiogenesis and subsequently promotes tumor cell migration, invasion and lymphatic metastasis. There are similarities and differences among NRP-1, NRP-2 and VEGFR-3 in chemical structure, ligand specificity, chromosomal location, soluble protein forms, cellular functions and expression profiles. High expression of NRP-2 in LECs and tumor cells has been observed in different anatomic sites, histological patterns and progression stages of various tumors, especially during tumor lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis, and therefore the NRP-2 and VEGF-C/D-NRP-2 axis are closely related to tumor development, progression, invasion, and metastasis. In addition, it is important for prognosis of tumor. The studies on NRP-2 targeted therapy have recently achieved some successes, utilizing NRP-2 blocking antibodies, NRP-2 inhibitory peptides, soluble NRP-2 antagonists, small molecule inhibitors and various NRP-2 gene therapeutic strategies.
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- Jingwen Wang
- Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Key Laboratory for Tumor Metastasis and Intervention of Liaoning Province, 9 West, Lvshun Southern Road, Dalian Liaoning 116044, China; Institute of Medical Technology, Ningbo College of Health Science, No.51, XueFu Road, Ningbo Zhejiang 315100, China
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- Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Key Laboratory for Tumor Metastasis and Intervention of Liaoning Province, 9 West, Lvshun Southern Road, Dalian Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Key Laboratory for Tumor Metastasis and Intervention of Liaoning Province, 9 West, Lvshun Southern Road, Dalian Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Key Laboratory for Tumor Metastasis and Intervention of Liaoning Province, 9 West, Lvshun Southern Road, Dalian Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Key Laboratory for Tumor Metastasis and Intervention of Liaoning Province, 9 West, Lvshun Southern Road, Dalian Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Key Laboratory for Tumor Metastasis and Intervention of Liaoning Province, 9 West, Lvshun Southern Road, Dalian Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Key Laboratory for Tumor Metastasis and Intervention of Liaoning Province, 9 West, Lvshun Southern Road, Dalian Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Key Laboratory for Tumor Metastasis and Intervention of Liaoning Province, 9 West, Lvshun Southern Road, Dalian Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Key Laboratory for Tumor Metastasis and Intervention of Liaoning Province, 9 West, Lvshun Southern Road, Dalian Liaoning 116044, China.
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Gomes M, Archer F, Girard N, Gineys B, Dolmazon C, Bobet Erny A, Mornex JF, Leroux C. Blocked expression of key genes of the angiogenic pathway in JSRV-induced pulmonary adenocarcinomas. Vet Res 2017; 48:76. [PMID: 29137669 PMCID: PMC5686813 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-017-0480-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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JSRV (Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus) is a retrovirus inducing a transmissible lung adenocarcinoma in sheep and goats with predominantly lepidic and papillary lesions. This naturally occurring lung cancer in large animals shares many features with human pneumonic-type lung adenocarcinomas with predominant lepidic growth. The metastatic spread is rare in both human and animal cancers. This unique feature prompted us to decipher the angiogenesis pathway in these cancers. We focused on the levels of mRNA and proteins of genes implicated in the extension of JSRV-induced lung adenocarcinomas by studying their expression in lung cancers (n = 10) and normal lungs (n = 10) and in primary epithelial alveolar type II cells derived from cancers (n = 10) or normal lungs (n = 6). In parallel, we evaluated the levels of expression of key genes in lung tissues collected from lepidic (n = 13) or papillary (n = 5) human adenocarcinomas and, when available, adjacent normal lungs (n = 11). We measured the expression of the same key genes implicated in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis and degradation of the extracellular matrix. In ovine adenocarcinomas, VEGFR2 and VEGFD mRNA were downregulated in cancers; MMP9, TIMP1 and FGFR2 mRNA were overexpressed as compared to normal lungs. Importantly, VEGFA and VEGFR2 proteins were not expressed in JSRV-induced cancers. In human lepidic adenocarcinomas, VEGFA and VEGFR2 mRNA were weakly expressed and no VEGFR2 protein was detectable. Downregulation of key angiogenic players may contribute to the control of extra thoracic invasion of cancer cells in human and ovine pneumonic-type adenocarcinoma with predominant lepidic growth.
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- Maryline Gomes
- IVPC UMR754, INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754, INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754, INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France.,Department of Respiratory Diseases, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Louis Pradel Hospital, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754, INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754, INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754, INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754, INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France.,Department of Respiratory Diseases, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Louis Pradel Hospital, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754, INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France.
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Salehi P, Ge MX, Gundimeda U, Michelle Baum L, Lael Cantu H, Lavinsky J, Tao L, Myint A, Cruz C, Wang J, Nikolakopoulou AM, Abdala C, Kelley MW, Ohyama T, Coate TM, Friedman RA. Role of Neuropilin-1/Semaphorin-3A signaling in the functional and morphological integrity of the cochlea. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1007048. [PMID: 29059194 PMCID: PMC5695633 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Neuropilin-1 (Nrp1) encodes the transmembrane cellular receptor neuropilin-1, which is associated with cardiovascular and neuronal development and was within the peak SNP interval on chromosome 8 in our prior GWAS study on age-related hearing loss (ARHL) in mice. In this study, we generated and characterized an inner ear-specific Nrp1 conditional knockout (CKO) mouse line because Nrp1 constitutive knockouts are embryonic lethal. In situ hybridization demonstrated weak Nrp1 mRNA expression late in embryonic cochlear development, but increased expression in early postnatal stages when cochlear hair cell innervation patterns have been shown to mature. At postnatal day 5, Nrp1 CKO mice showed disorganized outer spiral bundles and enlarged microvessels of the stria vascularis (SV) but normal spiral ganglion cell (SGN) density and presynaptic ribbon body counts; however, we observed enlarged SV microvessels, reduced SGN density, and a reduction of presynaptic ribbons in the outer hair cell region of 4-month-old Nrp1 CKO mice. In addition, we demonstrated elevated hearing thresholds of the 2-month-old and 4-month-old Nrp1 CKO mice at frequencies ranging from 4 to 32kHz when compared to 2-month-old mice. These data suggest that conditional loss of Nrp1 in the inner ear leads to progressive hearing loss in mice. We also demonstrated that mice with a truncated variant of Nrp1 show cochlear axon guidance defects and that exogenous semaphorin-3A, a known neuropilin-1 receptor agonist, repels SGN axons in vitro. These data suggest that Neuropilin-1/Semaphorin-3A signaling may also serve a role in neuronal pathfinding in the developing cochlea. In summary, our results here support a model whereby Neuropilin-1/Semaphorin-3A signaling is critical for the functional and morphological integrity of the cochlea and that Nrp1 may play a role in ARHL. Neuropilin-1 is a member of the neuropilin family acting as an essential cell surface receptor involved in semaphorin-dependent axon guidance and VEGF-dependent angiogenesis and lies within our previously identified ARHL GWAS interval. In this study, we investigated the role of Neuropilin-1/Semaphorin-3A signaling in the functional and morphological integrity of the cochlea, specifically the innervation and vascularization patterns. Detailed analyses of the cochleae of 4-month-old Nrp1 CKO mice showed abnormalities in ribbon synapses, innervation of the hair cells, and microvessels of the stria vascularis. We show also that Neuropilin-1/Semaphorin-3A signaling plays an important role in cochlear innervation.
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- Pezhman Salehi
- USC-Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, United States of America
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- USC-Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- USC-Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- USC-Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Graduate Program in Surgical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- USC-Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- USC-Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- USC-Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- USC-Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- USC-Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States of America
- * E-mail: (TMC); (RAF)
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- USC-Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (TMC); (RAF)
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Atypical E2Fs inhibit tumor angiogenesis. Oncogene 2017; 37:271-276. [PMID: 28925392 PMCID: PMC5770600 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Atypical E2F transcription factors (E2F7 and E2F8) function as key regulators of cell cycle progression and their inactivation leads to spontaneous cancer formation in mice. However, the mechanism of the tumor suppressor functions of E2F7/8 remain obscure. In this study we discovered that atypical E2Fs control tumor angiogenesis, one of the hallmarks of cancer. We genetically inactivated atypical E2Fs in epithelial and mesenchymal neoplasm and analyzed blood vessel formation in three different animal models of cancer. Tumor formation was either induced by application of 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene/12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate or by Myc/Ras overexpression. To our surprise, atypical E2Fs suppressed tumor angiogenesis in all three cancer models, which is in a sharp contrast to previous findings showing that atypical E2Fs promote angiogenesis during fetal development in mice and zebrafish. Real-time imaging in zebrafish displayed that fluorescent-labeled blood vessels showed enhanced intratumoral branching in xenografted E2f7/8-deficient neoplasms compared with E2f7/8-proficient neoplasms. DLL4 expression, a key negative inhibitor of vascular branching, was decreased in E2f7/8-deficient neoplastic cells, indicating that E2F7/8 might inhibit intratumoral vessel branching via induction of DLL4.
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Bartlett CS, Scott RP, Carota IA, Wnuk ML, Kanwar YS, Miner JH, Quaggin SE. Glomerular mesangial cell recruitment and function require the co-receptor neuropilin-1. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017; 313:F1232-F1242. [PMID: 28835419 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00311.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Proteinuria has been reported in cancer patients receiving agents that target the transmembrane receptor neuropilin-1 (Nrp1) suggesting potential adverse effects on glomerular function. Here we show that Nrp1 is highly expressed by mesangial cells and that genetic deletion of the Nrp1 gene from PDGF receptor-β+ mesangial cells results in proteinuric disease and glomerulosclerosis, leading to renal failure and death within 6 wk of age in mice. The major defect is a failure of mesangial cell migration that is required to establish the mature glomerular tuft. In vitro data show that the potent chemotactic effect of PDGFB is lost in Nrp1-deficient mesangial cells. Biochemical analyses reveal that Nrp1 is required for PDGFB-dependent phosphorylation of p130 Crk-associated substrate (p130Cas), a large-scaffold molecule that is involved in motility of other cell types. In stark contrast, matrix adhesion and activation of ERK and Akt, which mediate proliferation of mesangial cells in response to PDGFB, are unaffected by the absence of Nrp1. Taken together, these results identify a critical cell-autonomous role for Nrp1 in the migratory behavior of mesangial cells and may help explain the renal effects that occur in patients receiving Nrp1-inhibitory drugs.
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- Christina S Bartlett
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.,Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; .,Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and
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Neuropilin 1 sequestration by neuropathogenic mutant glycyl-tRNA synthetase is permissive to vascular homeostasis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:9216. [PMID: 28835631 PMCID: PMC5569042 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10005-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The mechanism by which dominantly inherited mutations in the housekeeping gene GARS, which encodes glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GlyRS), mediate selective peripheral nerve toxicity resulting in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D (CMT2D) is still largely unresolved. The transmembrane receptor protein neuropilin 1 (Nrp1) was recently identified as an aberrant extracellular binding partner of mutant GlyRS. Formation of the Nrp1/mutant GlyRS complex antagonises Nrp1 interaction with one of its main natural ligands, vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A), contributing to neurodegeneration. However, reduced extracellular binding of VEGF-A to Nrp1 is known to disrupt post-natal blood vessel development and growth. We therefore analysed the vascular system at early and late symptomatic time points in CMT2D mouse muscles, retina, and sciatic nerve, as well as in embryonic hindbrain. Mutant tissues show no difference in blood vessel diameter, density/growth, and branching from embryonic development to three months, spanning the duration over which numerous sensory and neuromuscular phenotypes manifest. Our findings indicate that mutant GlyRS-mediated disruption of Nrp1/VEGF-A signalling is permissive to maturation and maintenance of the vasculature in CMT2D mice.
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Dong X, Guo W, Zhang S, Wu T, Sun Z, Yan S, Zheng S. Elevated expression of neuropilin-2 associated with unfavorable prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Onco Targets Ther 2017; 10:3827-3833. [PMID: 28814881 PMCID: PMC5546826 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s139044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Neuropilin-2 (NRP2) is a single-pass transmembrane glycoprotein and has recently been detected in several human cancer cells. However, its clinical relevance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. This study aimed at evaluating NRP2 expression and clinicopathological significance in HCC patients. Tissue microarray of 190 HCC patients from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University was established, and immunohistochemical staining was performed for NRP2. The Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazard model were used to analyze the survival rate. We found that NRP2 expression in HCC was significantly associated with tumor histological degree (P=0.023) and cirrhosis (P=0.040). Furthermore, NRP2-positive HCC patients demonstrated shorter disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) than those of NRP2-negative patients. Then, the multivariate Cox analysis showed that hazard ratios of NRP2-positive patients with DFS and OS were 2.167 (95% CI: 1.626, 2.889) and 2.317 (95% CI: 1.548, 3.469), respectively. Our results suggested that NRP2 expression was considered as an independent factor for the prediction of unfavorable prognosis in HCC patients, and we believe that NRP2 could serve as a biomarker of poor prognosis and a novel target in treating HCC tumors.
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- Xiaogang Dong
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.,Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.,Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.,Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.,Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.,Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.,Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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Opławski M, Michalski M, Witek A, Michalski B, Zmarzły N, Jęda-Golonka A, Styblińska M, Gola J, Kasprzyk-Żyszczyńska M, Mazurek U, Plewka A. Identification of a gene expression profile associated with the regulation of angiogenesis in endometrial cancer. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:2547-2555. [PMID: 28656251 PMCID: PMC5547990 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The publication of the human genome sequence provided direction in the search for novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods for the treatment of human diseases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the hypothesis that the expression profile of genes involved in the regulation of angiogenesis may be a marker in endometrial cancer that facilitates the diagnosis and prognosis of patients, as well as the identification of novel therapeutic targets. The current study included 36 patients with grade (G) 1 to 3 endometrial cancer, and a control group of patients consisting of females that qualified for the removal of the uterus. Out of these, 28 samples (control, 3; G1, 7; G2, 12; and G3, 6) were selected for microarray analysis. Molecular analysis of the endometrial samples involved the extraction of total RNA, purification of the obtained extracts and subsequent analysis of the gene expression profiles using an oligonucleotide microarray technique (GeneChip® Human Genome U133A plates). The results indicated that the mRNA expression profile of genes involved in the regulation of angiogenesis varies depending on the degree of histological differentiation of endometrial adenocarcinoma. Similar results were obtained from descriptive statistics characterizing the expression profile of 691 mRNAs associated with the regulation of angiogenesis in the groups of patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma. In addition, the results of the present study indicated that neuropilin2 (NRP2) may serve an important role in the activity of endothelial cells, and may affect vascular endothelial growth factor, and potentially plexins and integrins via regulation of their functions. An understanding of how these proteins interact remains to be determined; however, elucidating these interactions may provide an explanation for the mechanisms underlying angiogenesis. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggest that NRP2 may be a valuable target for investigation in future pharmacological studies involving angiogenesis in endometrial cancer.
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- Marcin Opławski
- Department of Proteomics, School of Pharmacy, Division of Medical Analytics, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec 41‑200, Poland
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Regional Railway Hospital, Katowice 40‑760, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncologic Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice 40‑752, Poland
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- Department of Oncological Gynaecology, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice 40‑752, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Division of Medical Analytics, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec 41‑200, Poland
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Regional Railway Hospital, Katowice 40‑760, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Division of Medical Analytics, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec 41‑200, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Division of Medical Analytics, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec 41‑200, Poland
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- Department of Proteomics, School of Pharmacy, Division of Medical Analytics, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec 41‑200, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Division of Medical Analytics, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec 41‑200, Poland
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- Department of Proteomics, School of Pharmacy, Division of Medical Analytics, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec 41‑200, Poland
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Sano N, Shimogawa T, Sakaguchi H, Ioroi Y, Miyawaki Y, Morizane A, Miyamoto S, Takahashi J. Enhanced Axonal Extension of Subcortical Projection Neurons Isolated from Murine Embryonic Cortex using Neuropilin-1. Front Cell Neurosci 2017; 11:123. [PMID: 28507510 PMCID: PMC5410565 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The cerebral cortical tissue of murine embryo and pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-derived neurons can survive in the brain and extend axons to the spinal cord. For efficient cell integration to the corticospinal tract (CST) after transplantation, the induction or selection of cortical motor neurons is important. However, precise information about the appropriate cell population remains unclear. To address this issue, we isolated cells expressing Neuropilin-1 (NRP1), a major axon guidance molecule receptor during the early developmental stage, from E14.5 mouse embryonic frontal cortex by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Aggregates of NRP1+ cells gradually expressed subcortical projection neuron markers, Ctip2 and VGluT1, and axon guidance molecule receptors, Robo1 and deleted in colorectal calcinoma (Dcc), in vitro, suggesting that they contained early-stage subcortical projection neurons. We transplanted NRP1+ cells into the frontal cortex of P2 neonatal mice. Compared with grafts derived from NRP1− or unsorted cells, those derived from NRP1+ cells extended a larger number of axons to the spinal cord along the CST. Our data suggest that sorting NRP1+ cells from the embryonic cerebral cortex enriches subcortical projection neurons to reconstruct the CST.
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- Noritaka Sano
- Department of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto UniversityKyoto, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University School of MedicineKyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto UniversityKyoto, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto UniversityKyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto UniversityKyoto, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical CenterHyogo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto UniversityKyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto UniversityKyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University School of MedicineKyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto UniversityKyoto, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University School of MedicineKyoto, Japan
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Himmels P, Paredes I, Adler H, Karakatsani A, Luck R, Marti HH, Ermakova O, Rempel E, Stoeckli ET, Ruiz de Almodóvar C. Motor neurons control blood vessel patterning in the developing spinal cord. Nat Commun 2017; 8:14583. [PMID: 28262664 PMCID: PMC5343469 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Formation of a precise vascular network within the central nervous system is of critical importance to assure delivery of oxygen and nutrients and for accurate functionality of neuronal networks. Vascularization of the spinal cord is a highly stereotypical process. However, the guidance cues controlling blood vessel patterning in this organ remain largely unknown. Here we describe a new neuro-vascular communication mechanism that controls vessel guidance in the developing spinal cord. We show that motor neuron columns remain avascular during a developmental time window, despite expressing high levels of the pro-angiogenic vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). We describe that motor neurons express the VEGF trapping receptor sFlt1 via a Neuropilin-1-dependent mechanism. Using a VEGF gain-of-function approach in mice and a motor neuron-specific sFlt1 loss-of-function approach in chicken, we show that motor neurons control blood vessel patterning by an autocrine mechanism that titrates motor neuron-derived VEGF via their own expression of sFlt1. The guidance cues regulating blood vessel patterning in the central nervous system remain unclear. Here, the authors show in mice and chicken developing spinal cord that motor neurons control blood vessel patterning by an autocrine mechanism titrating VEGF via the expression of its trapping receptor sFlt1.
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- Patricia Himmels
- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Centre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Centre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Diaz-Vera J, Palmer S, Hernandez-Fernaud JR, Dornier E, Mitchell LE, Macpherson I, Edwards J, Zanivan S, Norman JC. A proteomic approach to identify endosomal cargoes controlling cancer invasiveness. J Cell Sci 2017; 130:697-711. [PMID: 28062852 PMCID: PMC5339883 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.190835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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We have previously shown that Rab17, a small GTPase associated with epithelial polarity, is specifically suppressed by ERK2 (also known as MAPK1) signalling to promote an invasive phenotype. However, the mechanisms through which Rab17 loss permits invasiveness, and the endosomal cargoes that are responsible for mediating this, are unknown. Using quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics, we have found that knockdown of Rab17 leads to a highly selective reduction in the cellular levels of a v-SNARE (Vamp8). Moreover, proteomics and immunofluorescence indicate that Vamp8 is associated with Rab17 at late endosomes. Reduced levels of Vamp8 promote transition between ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and a more invasive phenotype. We developed an unbiased proteomic approach to elucidate the complement of receptors that redistributes between endosomes and the plasma membrane, and have pin-pointed neuropilin-2 (NRP2) as a key pro-invasive cargo of Rab17- and Vamp8-regulated trafficking. Indeed, reduced Rab17 or Vamp8 levels lead to increased mobilisation of NRP2-containing late endosomes and upregulated cell surface expression of NRP2. Finally, we show that NRP2 is required for the basement membrane disruption that accompanies the transition between DCIS and a more invasive phenotype.
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- Jesica Diaz-Vera
- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
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131I-labeled monoclonal antibody targeting neuropilin receptor type-2 for tumor SPECT imaging. Int J Oncol 2016; 50:649-659. [PMID: 28000859 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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As a co-receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor‑3 (VEGF‑3), neuropilin receptor type‑2 (NRP‑2) plays a central role in lymphangiogenesis and angiogenesis. Recently, mounting data of evidence show that NRP‑2 is overexpressed in several human cancers, and its overexpression is often associated with poor prognosis. Therefore, it is necessary for us to develop an affinity reagent for noninvasive imaging of NRP‑2 expression because it may be possible to provide early cancer diagnosis, more accurate prognosis, and better treatment planning. Due to their high affinity, and specificity, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been considered attractive candidates for targeted cancer therapy and diagnostics. We recently generated and validated a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds NRP‑2 b1b2 domain with no cross‑reactivity to NRP‑1 b1b2 domain, also known to be overexpressed in a variety of cancers. Here, we developed a single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) probe for imaging NRP‑2- positive tumors. Anti‑NRP‑2 monoclonal antibodies were prepared by hybridomas and were labeled with iodine‑131 by chloramine‑T method. The in vitro physicochemical properties of 131I‑anti‑NRP‑2 mAb was determined. Binding affinity and specificity of 131I‑anti‑NRP‑2 mAb to NRP‑2 were assessed using human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. Biodistribution and SPECT studies were performed in mice bearing A549 tumor xenografts to evaluate the in vivo performance of 131I‑anti‑NRP‑2 mAb. The preparation of anti‑NRP‑2 mAb was completed successfully by hybridoma with high purity (>95%) and specific for NRP‑2 b1b2 domain, but not NRP‑1 b1b2 domain. The radiosynthesis of 131I‑anti‑NRP‑2 mAb was completed successfully within 60 min with high labelling efficiency (94.69±3.63%), and radiochemical purity (98.56±0.48%). The resulting probe, 131I‑anti‑NRP‑2 mAb displayed excellent stability in PBS solution during 24-72 h. 131I‑anti‑NRP‑2 mAb showed high binding affinity with A549 cells (96.6±1.44 nM). In vivo biodistribution and SPECT studies demonstrated targeting of A549 glioma xenografts was NRP‑2 specific. The tumor uptake was 5.86±0.27% ID/g at 6 h, and kept at high level of 4.64±0.82% ID/g at 72 h‑post‑injection. The tumor to contralateral muscle ratio (T/NT) was 2.08±0.33 at 6 h, and reached the highest level of 3.83±0.18 at 72 h after injection. SPECT imaging studies revealed that 131I‑anti‑NRP‑2 mAb could clearly identify A549 tumors with good contrast, especially at 48‑72 h after injection. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that 131I‑anti‑NRP‑2 mAb exhibited highly selective uptake in NRP‑2‑expressing tumors, and may provide a promising SPECT probe for imaging NRP‑2 positive tumors.
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Dutta S, Roy S, Polavaram NS, Baretton GB, Muders MH, Batra S, Datta K. NRP2 transcriptionally regulates its downstream effector WDFY1. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23588. [PMID: 27026195 PMCID: PMC4812299 DOI: 10.1038/srep23588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Neuropilins (NRPs) are cell surface glycoproteins that often act as co-receptors for plexins and VEGF family receptors. Neuropilin-2 (NRP2), a family member of NRPs, was shown to regulate autophagy and endocytic trafficking in cancer cells, a function distinctly different from its role as a co-receptor. WD Repeat and FYVE domain containing 1 (WDFY1)–protein acts downstream of NRP2 for this function. Our results indicated that NRP2 maintains an optimum concentration of WDFY1 by negatively regulating its expression. Since increased expression of WDFY1 reduces the endocytic activity, maintenance of WDFY1 level is crucial in metastatic cancer cells to sustain high endocytic activity, essential for promotion of oncogenic activation and cancer cell survival. Here, we have delineated the underlying molecular mechanism of WDFY1 synthesis by NRP2. Our results indicated that NRP2 inhibits WDFY1 transcription by preventing the nuclear localization of a transcription factor, Fetal ALZ50-reactive clone 1 (FAC1). Our finding is novel as transcriptional regulation of a gene by NRP2 axis has not been reported previously. Regulation of WDFY1 transcription by NRP2 axis is a critical event in maintaining metastatic phenotype in cancer cells. Thus, inhibiting NRP2 or hyper-activating WDFY1 can be an effective strategy to induce cell death in metastatic cancer.
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- Samikshan Dutta
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, University of Technology of Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.,Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, University of Technology of Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.,Fred &Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.,Fred &Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A
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Aung NY, Ohe R, Meng H, Kabasawa T, Yang S, Kato T, Yamakawa M. Specific Neuropilins Expression in Alveolar Macrophages among Tissue-Specific Macrophages. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147358. [PMID: 26900851 PMCID: PMC4764655 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In the immune system, neuropilins (NRPs), including NRP-1 and NRP-2, are expressed in thymocytes, dendritic cells, regulatory T cells and macrophages. Their functions on immune cells around the neoplastic cells vary into pro-angiogenesis, tumor progression and anti-angiogenesis according to their ligands. Even though NRPs expression on malignant tumors and immune system has studied, a PubMed-based literature query did not yield any articles describing NRPs expression on tissue-specific macrophages. The aims of this study were (i) to detect NRPs expression on tissue-specific macrophages in the brain, liver, spleen, lymph node and lung; (ii) to observe NRPs expression in classes of macrophages, including alveolar macrophages (AMs), bronchial macrophages (BMs), interstitial macrophages (IMs), intravascular macrophages (IVMs) and macrophage subsets (M1, M2 and Mox) in lung; and (iii) to detect the co-expression of NRPs and dendritic cell-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) in AMs. Both NRPs were specifically detected in AMs among tissue-specific macrophages by immunohistochemistry (IHC). NRPs mRNA expression levels were characterized in normal lung by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and in situ-polymerase chain reaction (in situ-PCR). The expression of both NRPs was detected in AMs, BMs and IVMs by IHC. The frequency of NRPs+ AMs in lung tissue adjacent to the cancer margin was significantly higher than the frequencies in inflamed and normal lung tissue. Double and triple IHC demonstrated that NRPs are expressed on all macrophage subsets in lung. Double IHC showed co-expression of DC-SIGN and NRPs in AMs. This study demonstrated for the first time the specific expression of both NRPs in AMs among tissue-specific macrophages and their expression on M1, M2 and Mox macrophages. Furthermore, the possible origin of AMs from blood monocytes could be suggested from a co-expression of NRPs and DC-SIGN.
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- Naing Ye Aung
- Department of Pathological Diagnostics, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Pathological Diagnostics, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Pathological Diagnostics, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Pathological Diagnostics, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Pathological Diagnostics, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Pathological Diagnostics, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Pathological Diagnostics, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Neuropilin 1 Receptor Is Up-Regulated in Dysplastic Epithelium and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2016; 186:1055-64. [PMID: 26877262 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neuropilins are receptors for disparate ligands, including proangiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor and inhibitory class 3 semaphorin (SEMA3) family members. Differentiated cells in skin epithelium and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma highly express the neuropilin-1 (NRP1) receptor. We examined the expression of NRP1 in human and mouse oral mucosa. NRP1 was significantly up-regulated in oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). NRP1 receptor localized to the outer suprabasal epithelial layers in normal tongue, an expression pattern similar to the normal skin epidermis. However, dysplastic tongue epithelium and OSCC up-regulated NRP1 in basal and proliferating epithelial layers, a profile unseen in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. NRP1 up-regulation is observed in a mouse carcinogen-induced OSCC model and in human tongue OSCC biopsies. Human OSCC cell lines express NRP1 protein in vitro and in mouse tongue xenografts. Sites of capillary infiltration into orthotopic OSCC tumors correlate with high NRP1 expression. HSC3 xenografts, which express the highest NRP1 levels of the cell lines examined, showed massive intratumoral lymphangiogenesis. SEMA3A inhibited OSCC cell migration, suggesting that the NRP1 receptor was bioactive in OSCC. In conclusion, NRP1 is regulated in the oral epithelium and is selectively up-regulated during epithelial dysplasia. NRP1 may function as a reservoir to sequester proangiogenic ligands within the neoplastic compartment, thereby recruiting neovessels toward tumor cells.
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VEGF/NRP-1axis promotes progression of breast cancer via enhancement of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and activation of NF-κB and β-catenin. Cancer Lett 2016; 373:1-11. [PMID: 26805761 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Revised: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Autocrine vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can regulate the survival and progression of cancers through its various receptors. But the mechanisms and mediators for these functions are largely uncovered, especially in breast cancer. We examined the potential roles and mechanisms of VEGF/neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) axis in regulating the tumorigenesis and metastasis of breast cancer and found the expression of VEGF and NRP-1 correlated with aggressiveness of breast cancer. Knockdown of VEGF or NRP-1 inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion, but enhanced the apoptosis of MDA-MB-231 cells. In contrast, induction of NRP-1 over-expression promoted the proliferation, migration and invasion of MCF-7 cells. VEGF or NRP-1 silencing attenuated the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process and the activation of NF-κBp65, but enhanced GSK-3β expression in MDA-MB-231 cells while NRP-1 over-expression reversed the effects in MCF-7 cells. Treatment with hVEGF165 did not change the inhibition in NRP-1 silencing MDA-MB-231 cells, but enhanced the aggressiveness of NRP-1 over-expressing MCF-7 cells. In addition, VEGF-silencing inhibited the growth and metastasis of implanted MDA-MB-231 tumors in vivo. Our novel data suggest that the positive regulation of the VEGF/NRP-1 axis on the tumorigenesis and metastasis of breast cancer may be associated with enhancing the EMT process and the NF-κB and β-catenin signaling. Hence, the VEGF/NRP-1 axis may be a valuable target for design of therapies for intervention of breast cancer.
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de Bruin A, A Cornelissen PW, Kirchmaier BC, Mokry M, Iich E, Nirmala E, Liang KH, D Végh AM, Scholman KT, Groot Koerkamp MJ, Holstege FC, Cuppen E, Schulte-Merker S, Bakker WJ. Genome-wide analysis reveals NRP1 as a direct HIF1α-E2F7 target in the regulation of motorneuron guidance in vivo. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 44:3549-66. [PMID: 26681691 PMCID: PMC4856960 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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In this study, we explored the existence of a transcriptional network co-regulated by E2F7 and HIF1α, as we show that expression of E2F7, like HIF1α, is induced in hypoxia, and because of the previously reported ability of E2F7 to interact with HIF1α. Our genome-wide analysis uncovers a transcriptional network that is directly controlled by HIF1α and E2F7, and demonstrates both stimulatory and repressive functions of the HIF1α -E2F7 complex. Among this network we reveal Neuropilin 1 (NRP1) as a HIF1α-E2F7 repressed gene. By performing in vitro and in vivo reporter assays we demonstrate that the HIF1α-E2F7 mediated NRP1 repression depends on a 41 base pairs ‘E2F-binding site hub’, providing a molecular mechanism for a previously unanticipated role for HIF1α in transcriptional repression. To explore the biological significance of this regulation we performed in situ hybridizations and observed enhanced nrp1a expression in spinal motorneurons (MN) of zebrafish embryos, upon morpholino-inhibition of e2f7/8 or hif1α. Consistent with the chemo-repellent role of nrp1a, morpholino-inhibition of e2f7/8 or hif1α caused MN truncations, which was rescued in TALEN-induced nrp1ahu10012 mutants, and phenocopied in e2f7/8 mutant zebrafish. Therefore, we conclude that repression of NRP1 by the HIF1α-E2F7 complex regulates MN axon guidance in vivo.
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- Alain de Bruin
- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen 9713 AV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Buchmann Institute of Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS), Neural and Vascular Guidance group, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Division of Pediatrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Cancer Research, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Cancer Research, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands Institute for Cardiovascular Organogenesis and Regeneration, Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Davila J, Laws MJ, Kannan A, Li Q, Taylor RN, Bagchi MK, Bagchi IC. Rac1 Regulates Endometrial Secretory Function to Control Placental Development. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1005458. [PMID: 26305333 PMCID: PMC4549291 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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During placenta development, a succession of complex molecular and cellular interactions between the maternal endometrium and the developing embryo ensures reproductive success. The precise mechanisms regulating this maternal-fetal crosstalk remain unknown. Our study revealed that the expression of Rac1, a member of the Rho family of GTPases, is markedly elevated in mouse decidua on days 7 and 8 of gestation. To investigate its function in the uterus, we created mice bearing a conditional deletion of the Rac1 gene in uterine stromal cells. Ablation of Rac1 did not affect the formation of the decidua but led to fetal loss in mid gestation accompanied by extensive hemorrhage. To gain insights into the molecular pathways affected by the loss of Rac1, we performed gene expression profiling which revealed that Rac1 signaling regulates the expression of Rab27b, another GTPase that plays a key role in targeting vesicular trafficking. Consequently, the Rac1-null decidual cells failed to secrete vascular endothelial growth factor A, which is a critical regulator of decidual angiogenesis, and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 4, which regulates the bioavailability of insulin-like growth factors that promote proliferation and differentiation of trophoblast cell lineages in the ectoplacental cone. The lack of secretion of these key factors by Rac1-null decidua gave rise to impaired angiogenesis and dysregulated proliferation of trophoblast cells, which in turn results in overexpansion of the trophoblast giant cell lineage and disorganized placenta development. Further experiments revealed that RAC1, the human ortholog of Rac1, regulates the secretory activity of human endometrial stromal cells during decidualization, supporting the concept that this signaling G protein plays a central and conserved role in controlling endometrial secretory function. This study provides unique insights into the molecular mechanisms regulating endometrial secretions that mediate stromal-endothelial and stromal-trophoblast crosstalk critical for placenta development and establishment of pregnancy. During early pregnancy, a succession of molecular interactions between the uterus and the developing embryo ensures reproductive success. Although it is conceivable that signaling cues originating in the uterus impact on the developing embryo at the time of placenta establishment, the precise mechanisms regulating the maternal-fetal crosstalk remain unknown. Impaired uterine functions during early pregnancy are likely to contribute to abnormal embryo development and various diseases of pregnancy, such as recurrent miscarriage, preeclampsia, and intrauterine growth restriction. This study provides insights into the molecular mechanisms by which Rac1, a signaling molecule expressed in the decidua, controls uterine secretions that mediate maternal-fetal communication critical for placental development and establishment of pregnancy.
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- Juanmahel Davila
- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- * E-mail: (MKB); (ICB)
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- * E-mail: (MKB); (ICB)
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Blood vessel formation during vertebrate development relies on a process called angiogenesis and is essential for organ growth and tissue viability. In addition, angiogenesis leads to pathological blood vessel growth in diseases with tissue ischaemia, such as neovascular eye disease and cancer. Neuropilin 1 (NRP1) is a transmembrane protein that serves as a receptor for the VEGF₁₆₅ isoform of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to enhance cell migration during angiogenesis via VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2), and it is also essential for VEGF-induced vascular permeability and arteriogenesis. In addition, NRP1 activation affects angiogenesis independently of VEGF signalling by activating the intracellular kinase ABL1. NRP1 also acts as a receptor for the class 3 semaphorin (SEMA3A) to regulate vessel maturation during tumour angiogenesis and vascular permeability in eye disease. In the present paper, we review current knowledge of NRP1 regulation during angiogenesis and vascular pathology.
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Neuropilins (NRPs) are highly conserved transmembrane glycoproteins that possess pleiotropic functions. Neuropilin-1 (NRP1) and its homologue neuropilin-2 interact as coreceptors with both class 3 semaphorins and vascular endothelial growth factor and are involved in neuronal guidance and angiogenesis, respectively. The contribution of NRPs to tumor angiogenesis has been highlighted in previous studies, leading to the development of NRP antagonists as novel anti-angiogenesis therapies. However, more recent studies have demonstrated that NRPs have a much broader spectrum of activity in the integration of different pathways in physiological and pathological conditions. A few studies investigated the role of NRPs in both malignant and non-neoplastic liver diseases. In normal liver, NRP1 is expressed in hepatic stellate cells and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. NRP1 expression in hepatocytes has been associated with malignant transformation and may play an important role in tumor behavior. A contribution of NRPs in sinusoidal remodeling during liver regeneration has been also noted. Studies in chronic liver diseases have indicated that, besides its influence on angiogenesis, NRP1 might contribute to the progression of liver fibrosis owing to its effects on other growth factors, including transforming growth factor β1. As a result, NRP1 has been identified as a promising therapeutic target for future antifibrotic therapies based on the simultaneous blockade of multiple growth factor signaling pathways. In this review, the structure of NRPs and their interactions with various ligands and associated cell surface receptors are described briefly. The current understanding of the roles of the NRPs in liver diseases including tumors, regeneration and fibrogenesis, are also summarized.
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Neuropilin-1 enforces extracellular matrix signalling via ABL1 to promote angiogenesis. Biochem Soc Trans 2015; 42:1429-34. [PMID: 25233427 DOI: 10.1042/bst20140141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Neuropilin-1 (NRP1), together with neuropilin-2, belongs to the neuropilin family. Neuropilins are transmembrane proteins essential for vascular and neural development and act as co-receptors for secreted signalling molecules of the class 3 semaphorin and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) families. NRP1 promotes VEGF-A signal in blood vascular endothelium and semaphorin signal in lymphatic endothelium, by forming complexes with its co-receptors. Mouse mutant studies established that NRP1 expression is essential during development because mice lacking NRP1 expression die embryonically and show severe neuronal and cardiovascular defects. Even though the contribution of NRP1 to vascular development has been mainly ascribed to its function as a VEGF-A receptor, recent evidence suggests that NRP1 contributes to angiogenesis through VEGF-independent mechanisms. In the present paper, we provide an overview of NRP1 functions in the vasculature and discuss current knowledge of NRP1-dependent signalling in the endothelium.
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