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Saunders H, Dias WB, Slawson C. Growing and dividing: how O-GlcNAcylation leads the way. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105330. [PMID: 37820866 PMCID: PMC10641531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Cell cycle errors can lead to mutations, chromosomal instability, or death; thus, the precise control of cell cycle progression is essential for viability. The nutrient-sensing posttranslational modification, O-GlcNAc, regulates the cell cycle allowing one central control point directing progression of the cell cycle. O-GlcNAc is a single N-acetylglucosamine sugar modification to intracellular proteins that is dynamically added and removed by O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase (OGA), respectively. These enzymes act as a rheostat to fine-tune protein function in response to a plethora of stimuli from nutrients to hormones. O-GlcNAc modulates mitogenic growth signaling, senses nutrient flux through the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway, and coordinates with other nutrient-sensing enzymes to progress cells through Gap phase 1 (G1). At the G1/S transition, O-GlcNAc modulates checkpoint control, while in S Phase, O-GlcNAcylation coordinates the replication fork. DNA replication errors activate O-GlcNAcylation to control the function of the tumor-suppressor p53 at Gap Phase 2 (G2). Finally, in mitosis (M phase), O-GlcNAc controls M phase progression and the organization of the mitotic spindle and midbody. Critical for M phase control is the interplay between OGT and OGA with mitotic kinases. Importantly, disruptions in OGT and OGA activity induce M phase defects and aneuploidy. These data point to an essential role for the O-GlcNAc rheostat in regulating cell division. In this review, we highlight O-GlcNAc nutrient sensing regulating G1, O-GlcNAc control of DNA replication and repair, and finally, O-GlcNAc organization of mitotic progression and spindle dynamics.
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- Harmony Saunders
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Federal University of Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
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Michikawa C, Gopalakrishnan V, Harrandah AM, Karpinets TV, Garg RR, Chu RA, Park YP, Chukkapallia SS, Yadlapalli N, Erikson-Carter KC, Gleber-Netto FO, Sayour E, Progulske-Fox A, Chan EKL, Wu X, Zhang J, Jobin C, Wargo JA, Pickering CR, Myers JN, Silver N. Fusobacterium is enriched in oral cancer and promotes induction of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). Neoplasia 2022; 31:100813. [PMID: 35834946 PMCID: PMC9287628 DOI: 10.1016/j.neo.2022.100813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Recently, increased number of studies have demonstrated a relationship between the oral microbiome and development of head and neck cancer, however, there are few studies to investigate the role of oral bacteria in the context of the tumor microenvironment in a single head and neck subsite. Here, paired tumor and adjacent normal tissues from thirty-seven oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients were subjected to 16S rRNA gene sequencing and whole exome sequencing (WES), in addition to RNA sequencing for tumor samples. We observed that Fusobacterium was significantly enriched in oral tongue cancer and that Rothia and Streptococcus were enriched in adjacent normal tissues. A decrease in alpha diversity was found in tumor when compared to adjacent normal tissues. While increased Fusobacterium in tumor samples was not associated with changes in immune cell infiltration, it was associated with increased PD-L1 mRNA expression. Therefore, we examined the effects of Fusobacterium on PD-L1 expression in head and neck SCC cell lines. We demonstrated that infection with Fusobacterium species can increase both PD-L1 mRNA and surface PD-L1 protein expression on head and neck cancer cell lines. The correlation between Fusobacterium and PD-L1 expression in oral tongue SCC, in conjunction with the ability of the bacterium to induce PD-L1 expression in vitro suggests a potential role for Fusobacterium on modulation of the tumor immune microenvironment in head and neck cancer.
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- Chieko Michikawa
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA; Department of Oral Biology, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA; Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic, Head and Neck Institute/Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Landi A, Mari M, Kleiser S, Wolf T, Gretzmeier C, Wilhelm I, Kiritsi D, Thünauer R, Geiger R, Nyström A, Reggiori F, Claudinon J, Römer W. Pseudomonas aeruginosa lectin LecB impairs keratinocyte fitness by abrogating growth factor signalling. Life Sci Alliance 2019; 2:2/6/e201900422. [PMID: 31732693 PMCID: PMC6858607 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.201900422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Lectins are glycan-binding proteins with no catalytic activity and ubiquitously expressed in nature. Numerous bacteria use lectins to efficiently bind to epithelia, thus facilitating tissue colonisation. Wounded skin is one of the preferred niches for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which has developed diverse strategies to impair tissue repair processes and promote infection. Here, we analyse the effect of the P. aeruginosa fucose-binding lectin LecB on human keratinocytes and demonstrate that it triggers events in the host, upon binding to fucosylated residues on cell membrane receptors, which extend beyond its role as an adhesion molecule. We found that LecB associates with insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor and dampens its signalling, leading to the arrest of cell cycle. In addition, we describe a novel LecB-triggered mechanism to down-regulate host cell receptors by showing that LecB leads to insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor internalisation and subsequent missorting towards intracellular endosomal compartments, without receptor activation. Overall, these data highlight that LecB is a multitask virulence factor that, through subversion of several host pathways, has a profound impact on keratinocyte proliferation and survival.
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- Alessia Landi
- Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Signalling Research Centres, Centre for Biological Signalling Studies and Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies , Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells & Systems, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Signalling Research Centres, Centre for Biological Signalling Studies and Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies , Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Department of Dermatology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Signalling Research Centres, Centre for Biological Signalling Studies and Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies , Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Signalling Research Centres, Centre for Biological Signalling Studies and Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies , Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells & Systems, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Signalling Research Centres, Centre for Biological Signalling Studies and Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies , Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany .,Signalling Research Centres, Centre for Biological Signalling Studies and Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies , Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Zou J, Lei T, Guo P, Yu J, Xu Q, Luo Y, Ke R, Huang D. Mechanisms shaping the role of ERK1/2 in cellular senescence (Review). Mol Med Rep 2018; 19:759-770. [PMID: 30535440 PMCID: PMC6323238 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Senescence is a result of cellular stress and is a potential mechanism for regulating cancer. As a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family, ERK1/2 (extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase) has an important role in delivering extracellular signals to the nucleus, and these signals regulate the cell cycle, cell proliferation and cell development. Previous studies demonstrated that ERK1/2 is closely associated with cell aging; however other previous studies suggested that ERK1/2 exerts an opposite effect on aging models and target proteins, even within the same cell model. Recent studies demonstrated that the effect of ERK1/2 on aging is likely associated with its target proteins and regulators, negative feedback loops, phosphorylated ERK1/2 factors and ERK1/2 translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. The present review aims to examine the mechanism of ERK1/2 and discuss its role in cellular outcomes and novel drug development.
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- Junrong Zou
- Research Institute of Digestive Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of Digestive Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518110, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, The People's Hospital of Xinyu City, Xinyu, Jiangxi 338025, P.R. China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Pathogenesis and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Research Institute of Digestive Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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Rajbhandari P, Lopez G, Capdevila C, Salvatori B, Yu J, Rodriguez-Barrueco R, Martinez D, Yarmarkovich M, Weichert-Leahey N, Abraham BJ, Alvarez MJ, Iyer A, Harenza JL, Oldridge D, De Preter K, Koster J, Asgharzadeh S, Seeger RC, Wei JS, Khan J, Vandesompele J, Mestdagh P, Versteeg R, Look AT, Young RA, Iavarone A, Lasorella A, Silva JM, Maris JM, Califano A. Cross-Cohort Analysis Identifies a TEAD4-MYCN Positive Feedback Loop as the Core Regulatory Element of High-Risk Neuroblastoma. Cancer Discov 2018; 8:582-599. [PMID: 29510988 PMCID: PMC5967627 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-16-0861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
High-risk neuroblastomas show a paucity of recurrent somatic mutations at diagnosis. As a result, the molecular basis for this aggressive phenotype remains elusive. Recent progress in regulatory network analysis helped us elucidate disease-driving mechanisms downstream of genomic alterations, including recurrent chromosomal alterations. Our analysis identified three molecular subtypes of high-risk neuroblastomas, consistent with chromosomal alterations, and identified subtype-specific master regulator proteins that were conserved across independent cohorts. A 10-protein transcriptional module-centered around a TEAD4-MYCN positive feedback loop-emerged as the regulatory driver of the high-risk subtype associated with MYCN amplification. Silencing of either gene collapsed MYCN-amplified (MYCNAmp) neuroblastoma transcriptional hallmarks and abrogated viability in vitro and in vivo Consistently, TEAD4 emerged as a robust prognostic marker of poor survival, with activity independent of the canonical Hippo pathway transcriptional coactivators YAP and TAZ. These results suggest novel therapeutic strategies for the large subset of MYCN-deregulated neuroblastomas.Significance: Despite progress in understanding of neuroblastoma genetics, little progress has been made toward personalized treatment. Here, we present a framework to determine the downstream effectors of the genetic alterations sustaining neuroblastoma subtypes, which can be easily extended to other tumor types. We show the critical effect of disrupting a 10-protein module centered around a YAP/TAZ-independent TEAD4-MYCN positive feedback loop in MYCNAmp neuroblastomas, nominating TEAD4 as a novel candidate for therapeutic intervention. Cancer Discov; 8(5); 582-99. ©2018 AACR.This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 517.
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- Presha Rajbhandari
- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Division of Oncology and Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
- Departament de Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Oncology and Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Oncology and Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Division of Oncology and Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Oncology and Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Oncogenomics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Saban Research Institute, The Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Saban Research Institute, The Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Genetics Branch, Oncogenomics Section, Center for Cancer Research, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Genetics Branch, Oncogenomics Section, Center for Cancer Research, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Oncogenomics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology and Pathology and Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pathology and Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Oncology and Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York.
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and J.P. Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center, Columbia University, New York, New York
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MYC Modulation around the CDK2/p27/SKP2 Axis. Genes (Basel) 2017; 8:genes8070174. [PMID: 28665315 PMCID: PMC5541307 DOI: 10.3390/genes8070174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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MYC is a pleiotropic transcription factor that controls a number of fundamental cellular processes required for the proliferation and survival of normal and malignant cells, including the cell cycle. MYC interacts with several central cell cycle regulators that control the balance between cell cycle progression and temporary or permanent cell cycle arrest (cellular senescence). Among these are the cyclin E/A/cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) complexes, the CDK inhibitor p27KIP1 (p27) and the E3 ubiquitin ligase component S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (SKP2), which control each other by forming a triangular network. MYC is engaged in bidirectional crosstalk with each of these players; while MYC regulates their expression and/or activity, these factors in turn modulate MYC through protein interactions and post-translational modifications including phosphorylation and ubiquitylation, impacting on MYC's transcriptional output on genes involved in cell cycle progression and senescence. Here we elaborate on these network interactions with MYC and their impact on transcription, cell cycle, replication and stress signaling, and on the role of other players interconnected to this network, such as CDK1, the retinoblastoma protein (pRB), protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), the F-box proteins FBXW7 and FBXO28, the RAS oncoprotein and the ubiquitin/proteasome system. Finally, we describe how the MYC/CDK2/p27/SKP2 axis impacts on tumor development and discuss possible ways to interfere therapeutically with this system to improve cancer treatment.
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Hui YZ, Noffsinger AE, Miller MA, Hurtubise P, Fenoglio-Preiser CM. Strong Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression But Not HER2/neu Expression Correlates with Cell Proliferation in Anal Canal Carcinomas. Int J Surg Pathol 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/106689699900700402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Twenty-eight anal carcinomas were analyzed for their proliferative status and immunoreactivity to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), HER2/neu, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). EGFR was expressed in 97.3% of tumors. Strong EGFR immunoreactivity correlated with a high proliferative rate (p=0.0 14). No obvious relationship existed between HER2/neu immunoreactivity and proliferative rate. The strong correlation between strong EGFR immunoreactivity and tumor proliferation suggests that the EGFR may represent a therapeutic target in anal cancers.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Clare SE, Gupta A, Choi M, Ranjan M, Lee O, Wang J, Ivancic DZ, Kim JJ, Khan SA. Progesterone receptor blockade in human breast cancer cells decreases cell cycle progression through G2/M by repressing G2/M genes. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:326. [PMID: 27215412 PMCID: PMC4878043 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2355-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background The synthesis of specific, potent progesterone antagonists adds potential agents to the breast cancer prevention and treatment armamentarium. The identification of individuals who will benefit from these agents will be a critical factor for their clinical success. Methods We utilized telapristone acetate (TPA; CDB-4124) to understand the effects of progesterone receptor (PR) blockade on proliferation, apoptosis, promoter binding, cell cycle progression, and gene expression. We then identified a set of genes that overlap with human breast luteal-phase expressed genes and signify progesterone activity in both normal breast cells and breast cancer cell lines. Results TPA administration to T47D cells results in a 30 % decrease in cell number at 24 h, which is maintained over 72 h only in the presence of estradiol. Blockade of progesterone signaling by TPA for 24 h results in fewer cells in G2/M, attributable to decreased expression of genes that facilitate the G2/M transition. Gene expression data suggest that TPA affects several mechanisms that progesterone utilizes to control gene expression, including specific post-translational modifications, and nucleosomal organization and higher order chromatin structure, which regulate access of PR to its DNA binding sites. Conclusions By comparing genes induced by the progestin R5020 in T47D cells with those increased in the luteal-phase normal breast, we have identified a set of genes that predict functional progesterone signaling in tissue. These data will facilitate an understanding of the ways in which drugs such as TPA may be utilized for the prevention, and possibly the therapy, of human breast cancer. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-016-2355-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Susan E Clare
- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Lurie 4-111, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Lurie 4-111, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Lurie 4-111, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Lurie 4-111, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Lurie 4-111, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Lurie 4-111, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Lurie 4-111, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Lurie 4-111, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Lurie 4-111, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
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- S Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, China
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Jiang W, Zhu J, Zhuang X, Zhang X, Luo T, Esser KA, Ren H. Lipin1 Regulates Skeletal Muscle Differentiation through Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase (ERK) Activation and Cyclin D Complex-regulated Cell Cycle Withdrawal. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:23646-55. [PMID: 26296887 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.686519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Lipin1, an intracellular protein, plays critical roles in controlling lipid synthesis and energy metabolism through its enzymatic activity and nuclear transcriptional functions. Several mouse models of skeletal muscle wasting are associated with lipin1 mutation or altered expression. Recent human studies have suggested that children with homozygous null mutations in the LPIN1 gene suffer from rhabdomyolysis. However, the underlying pathophysiologic mechanism is still poorly understood. In the present study we examined whether lipin1 contributes to regulating muscle regeneration. We characterized the time course of skeletal muscle regeneration in lipin1-deficient fld mice after injury. We found that fld mice exhibited smaller regenerated muscle fiber cross-sectional areas compared with wild-type mice in response to injury. Our results from a series of in vitro experiments suggest that lipin1 is up-regulated and translocated to the nucleus during myoblast differentiation and plays a key role in myogenesis by regulating the cytosolic activation of ERK1/2 to form a complex and a downstream effector cyclin D3-mediated cell cycle withdrawal. Overall, our study reveals a previously unknown role of lipin1 in skeletal muscle regeneration and expands our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle regeneration.
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- Weihua Jiang
- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Saha Cardiovascular Center
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Saha Cardiovascular Center
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Saha Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Saha Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Saha Cardiovascular Center,
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Watnick RS, Rodriguez RK, Wang S, Blois AL, Rangarajan A, Ince T, Weinberg RA. Thrombospondin-1 repression is mediated via distinct mechanisms in fibroblasts and epithelial cells. Oncogene 2014; 34:2823-35. [PMID: 25109329 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Revised: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Tumor-associated angiogenesis is postulated to be regulated by the balance between pro- and anti-angiogenic factors. We demonstrate here that the critical step in establishing the angiogenic capability of human tumor cells is the repression of a key secreted anti-angiogenic factor, thrombospondin-1 (Tsp-1). This repression is essential for tumor formation by mammary epithelial cells and kidney cells engineered to express SV40 early region proteins, hTERT, and H-RasV12. In transformed epithelial cells, a signaling pathway leading from Ras to Tsp-1 repression induces the sequential activation of PI3 kinase, Rho and ROCK, leading to activation of Myc through phosphorylation, thereby enabling Myc to repress Tsp-1 transcription. In transformed fibroblasts, however, the repression of Tsp-1 can be achieved by an alternative mechanism involving inactivation of both p53 and pRb. We thus describe novel mechanisms by which the activation of oncogenes in epithelial cells and the inactivation of tumor suppressors in fibroblasts permits angiogenesis and, in turn, tumor formation.
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- R S Watnick
- 1] Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA [2] Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA [3] Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- 1] Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA [2] Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA [3] Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- 1] Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA [2] Centre for Cancer Biomarkers CCBIO, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- 1] Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA [2] Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Futran AS, Link AJ, Seger R, Shvartsman SY. ERK as a model for systems biology of enzyme kinetics in cells. Curr Biol 2014; 23:R972-9. [PMID: 24200329 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A key step towards a chemical picture of enzyme catalysis was taken in 1913, when Leonor Michaelis and Maud Menten published their studies of sucrose hydrolysis by invertase. Based on a novel experimental design and a mathematical model, their work offered a quantitative view of biochemical kinetics well before the protein nature of enzymes was established and complexes with substrates could be detected. Michaelis-Menten kinetics provides a solid framework for enzyme kinetics in vitro, but what about kinetics in cells, where enzymes can be highly regulated and participate in a multitude of interactions? We discuss this question using the Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinase (ERK), which controls a myriad functions in cells, as a model of an important enzyme for which we have crystal structures, quantitative in vitro assays, and a vast list of binding partners. Despite great progress, we still cannot quantitatively predict how the rates of ERK-dependent reactions respond to genetic and pharmacological perturbations. Achieving this goal, which is important from both fundamental and practical standpoints, requires measuring the rates of enzyme reactions in their native environment and interpreting these measurements using simple but realistic mathematical models--the two elements which served as the cornerstones for Michaelis' and Menten's seminal 1913 paper.
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- Alan S Futran
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, USA
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Kostenko S, Jensen KL, Moens U. Phosphorylation of heat shock protein 40 (Hsp40/DnaJB1) by mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 5 (MK5/PRAK). Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2014; 47:29-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Revised: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Zhang C, Zhang S, Zhang Z, He J, Xu Y, Liu S. ROCK has a crucial role in regulating prostate tumor growth through interaction with c-Myc. Oncogene 2013; 33:5582-91. [PMID: 24317511 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Revised: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) has an essential role in governing cell morphology and motility, and increased ROCK activity contributes to cancer cell invasion and metastasis. Burgeoning data suggest that ROCK is also involved in the growth regulation of tumor cells. However, thus far, the molecular mechanisms responsible for ROCK-governed tumor cell growth have not been clearly elucidated. Here we showed that inhibition of ROCK kinase activity, either by a selective ROCK inhibitor Y27632 or by specific ROCK small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules, attenuated not only motility but also the proliferation of PC3 prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, mechanistic investigation revealed that ROCK endowed cancer cells with tumorigenic capability, mainly by targeting c-Myc. ROCK could increase the transcriptional activity of c-Myc by promoting c-Myc protein stability, and ROCK inhibition reduced c-Myc-mediated expression of mRNA targets (such as HSPC111) and microRNA targets (such as miR-17-92 cluster). We provided evidence demonstrating that ROCK1 directly interacted with and phosphorylated c-Myc, resulting in stabilization of the protein and activation of its transcriptional activity. Suppression of ROCK-c-Myc downstream molecules, such as c-Myc-regulated miR-17, also impaired tumor cell growth in vitro and in vivo. In addition, c-Myc was shown to exert a positive feedback regulation on ROCK by increasing RhoA mRNA expression. Therefore, inhibition of ROCK and its stimulated signaling might prove to be a promising strategy for restraining tumor progression in prostate cancer.
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- C Zhang
- 1] State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China [2] Department of Urology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Urology, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Urology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- Department of Urology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Urology, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Systems-pharmacology dissection of a drug synergy in imatinib-resistant CML. Nat Chem Biol 2012; 8:905-912. [PMID: 23023260 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Occurrence of the BCR-ABL(T315I) gatekeeper mutation is among the most pressing challenges in the therapy of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Several BCR-ABL inhibitors have multiple targets and pleiotropic effects that could be exploited for their synergistic potential. Testing combinations of such kinase inhibitors identified a strong synergy between danusertib and bosutinib that exclusively affected CML cells harboring BCR-ABL(T315I). To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, we applied a systems-level approach comprising phosphoproteomics, transcriptomics and chemical proteomics. Data integration revealed that both compounds targeted Mapk pathways downstream of BCR-ABL, resulting in impaired activity of c-Myc. Using pharmacological validation, we assessed that the relative contributions of danusertib and bosutinib could be mimicked individually by Mapk inhibitors and collectively by downregulation of c-Myc through Brd4 inhibition. Thus, integration of genome- and proteome-wide technologies enabled the elucidation of the mechanism by which a new drug synergy targets the dependency of BCR-ABL(T315I) CML cells on c-Myc through nonobvious off targets.
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Rodriguez J, Crespo P. Working Without Kinase Activity: Phosphotransfer-Independent Functions of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases. Sci Signal 2011; 4:re3. [DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Polycomb repressive complex 2 is necessary for the normal site-specific O-GlcNAc distribution in mouse embryonic stem cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:9490-5. [PMID: 21606357 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1019289108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The monosaccharide addition of an N-acetylglucosamine to serine and threonine residues of nuclear and cytosolic proteins (O-GlcNAc) is a posttranslational modification emerging as a general regulator of many cellular processes, including signal transduction, cell division, and transcription. The sole mouse O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) is essential for embryonic development. To understand the role of OGT in mouse development better, we mapped sites of O-GlcNAcylation of nuclear proteins in mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Here, we unambiguously identify over 60 nuclear proteins as O-GlcNAcylated, several of which are crucial for mouse ESC cell maintenance. Furthermore, we extend the connection between OGT and Polycomb group genes from flies to mammals, showing Polycomb repressive complex 2 is necessary to maintain normal levels of OGT and for the correct cellular distribution of O-GlcNAc. Together, these results provide insight into how OGT may regulate transcription in early development, possibly by modifying proteins important to maintain the ESC transcriptional repertoire.
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Lee SB, Kim JJ, Chung JS, Lee MS, Lee KH, Kim BS, Tansey WP, Do Yoo Y. Romo1 is a negative-feedback regulator of Myc. J Cell Sci 2011; 124:1911-24. [PMID: 21558421 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.079996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Degradation of Myc protein is mediated by E3 ubiquitin ligases, including SCF(Fbw7) and SCF(Skp2), but much remains unknown about the mechanism of S-phase kinase-associated protein (Skp2)-mediated Myc degradation. In the present study, we show that upregulated Myc protein, which triggers the G1-S phase progression in response to growth-stimulatory signals, induces reactive oxygen species modulator 1 (Romo1) expression. Romo1 subsequently triggers Skp2-mediated ubiquitylation and degradation of Myc by a mechanism not previously reported in normal lung fibroblasts. We also show that reactive oxygen species (ROS) derived from steady-state Romo1 expression are necessary for cell cycle entry of quiescent cells. From this study, we suggest that the generation of ROS mediated by pre-existing Romo1 protein is required for Myc induction. Meanwhile, Romo1 expression induced by Myc during G1 phase stimulates Skp2-mediated Myc degradation in a negative-feedback mechanism.
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- Seung Baek Lee
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul 136-705, Republic of Korea
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Rodríguez J, Calvo F, González JM, Casar B, Andrés V, Crespo P. ERK1/2 MAP kinases promote cell cycle entry by rapid, kinase-independent disruption of retinoblastoma-lamin A complexes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 191:967-79. [PMID: 21115804 PMCID: PMC2995174 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201004067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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When in the nucleus, ERK1/2 dislodges the retinoblastoma protein from lamin A, facilitating its rapid phosphorylation. As orchestrators of essential cellular processes like proliferation, ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase signals impact on cell cycle regulation. A-type lamins are major constituents of the nuclear matrix that also control the cell cycle machinery by largely unknown mechanisms. In this paper, we disclose a functional liaison between ERK1/2 and lamin A whereby cell cycle progression is regulated. We demonstrate that lamin A serves as a mutually exclusive dock for ERK1/2 and the retinoblastoma (Rb) protein. Our results reveal that, immediately after their postactivation entrance in the nucleus, ERK1/2 dislodge Rb from its interaction with lamin A, thereby facilitating its rapid phosphorylation and consequently promoting E2F activation and cell cycle entry. Interestingly, these effects are independent of ERK1/2 kinase activity. We also show that cellular transformation and tumor cell proliferation are dependent on the balance between lamin A and nuclear ERK1/2 levels, which determines Rb accessibility for phosphorylation/inactivation.
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- Javier Rodríguez
- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación Cantabria, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain
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Graves JA, Rothermund K, Wang T, Qian W, Van Houten B, Prochownik EV. Point mutations in c-Myc uncouple neoplastic transformation from multiple other phenotypes in rat fibroblasts. PLoS One 2010; 5:e13717. [PMID: 21060841 PMCID: PMC2965668 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2010] [Accepted: 10/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Deregulation of c-Myc (Myc) occurs in many cancers. In addition to transforming various cell types, Myc also influences additional transformation-associated cellular phenotypes including proliferation, survival, genomic instability, reactive oxygen species production, and metabolism. Although Myc is wild type in most cancers (wtMyc), it occasionally acquires point mutations in certain lymphomas. Some of these mutations confer a survival advantage despite partially attenuating proliferation and transformation. Here, we have evaluated four naturally-occurring or synthetic point mutations of Myc for their ability to affect these phenotypes, as well as to promote genomic instability, to generate reactive oxygen species and to up-regulate aerobic glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation. Our findings indicate that many of these phenotypes are genetically and functionally independent of one another and are not necessary for transformation. Specifically, the higher rate of glucose metabolism known to be associated with wtMyc deregulation was found to be independent of transformation. One mutation (Q131R) was greatly impaired for nearly all of the studied Myc phenotypes, yet was able to retain some ability to transform. These findings indicate that, while the Myc phenotypes examined here make additive contributions to transformation, none, with the possible exception of increased reliance on extracellular glutamine for survival, are necessary for achieving this state.
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- J Anthony Graves
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
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Ozcan S, Andrali SS, Cantrell JEL. Modulation of transcription factor function by O-GlcNAc modification. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2010; 1799:353-64. [PMID: 20202486 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2010.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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O-linked beta-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) modification of nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins is important for many cellular processes, and the number of proteins that contain this modification is steadily increasing. This modification is dynamic and reversible, and in some cases competes for phosphorylation of the same residues. O-GlcNAc modification of proteins is regulated by cell cycle, nutrient metabolism, and other extracellular signals. Compared to protein phosphorylation, which is mediated by a large number of kinases, O-GlcNAc modification is catalyzed only by one enzyme called O-linked N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase or OGT. Removal of O-GlcNAc from proteins is catalyzed by the enzyme beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase (O-GlcNAcase or OGA). Altered O-linked GlcNAc modification levels contribute to the establishment of many diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegeneration. Many transcription factors have been shown to be modified by O-linked GlcNAc modification, which can influence their transcriptional activity, DNA binding, localization, stability, and interaction with other co-factors. This review focuses on modulation of transcription factor function by O-linked GlcNAc modification.
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- Sabire Ozcan
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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Shi J, Vogt PK. Posttranslational regulation of Myc by promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger protein. Int J Cancer 2009; 125:1558-65. [PMID: 19444914 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) protein, a transcriptional repressor, induces cellular resistance to oncogenic transformation by diverse oncoproteins. Two point mutants of PLZF that have lost the antioncogenic activity of the wild-type protein are oncogenic in chicken embryo fibroblasts; this activity is correlated with differential effects on Myc. Wild-type PLZF represses Myc transcription without affecting total Myc protein levels and reduces the levels of phosphorylated Myc. The PLZF mutants do not alter Myc transcription or protein expression but increase the levels of phosphorylated Myc. These modifications of Myc are correlated with PLZF-induced changes in Akt and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Wild-type PLZF downregulates the MAPK pathway and activates Akt, resulting in reduced phosphorylation on serine 62 of Myc by Erk and on threonine 58 by glycogen synthase kinase 3beta. The mutants fail to activate Akt and only slightly downregulate phospho-Erk. We postulate that the 2 PLZF mutants are oncogenic, because they function as dominant negatives of wild-type PLZF, enhancing Myc phosphorylation and increasing Myc transcriptional and oncogenic activity. In support of this suggestion, a specific inhibitor of Myc is able to revert the transformed phenotype of PLZF mutant-expressing cells.
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- Jin Shi
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Tight control of MEK-ERK activation is essential in regulating proliferation, survival, and cytokine production of CD34+-derived neutrophil progenitors. Blood 2009; 114:3402-12. [PMID: 19667405 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-08-175141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A plethora of extracellular stimuli regulate growth, survival, and differentiation responses through activation of the MEK-ERK MAPK signaling module. Using CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells, we describe a novel role for the MEK-ERK signaling module in the regulation of proliferation, survival, and cytokine production during neutrophil differentiation. Addition of the specific MEK1/2 inhibitor U0126 resulted in decreased proliferation of neutrophil progenitors. Conversely, transient activation of a conditionally active MEK1 mutant resulted in the expansion of progenitor cells, which thereafter differentiated normally into mature neutrophils. In contrast, chronic MEK1 activation was found to induce cell death of CD34+ neutrophil progenitors. Microarray analysis of CD34+ progenitor cells showed that activation of MEK1 resulted in changes in expression of a variety of cell-cycle modulating genes. Furthermore, conditional activation of MEK1 resulted in a dramatic increase in the expression of mRNA transcripts encoding a large number of hematopoietic cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. These findings identify a novel role for MEK-ERK signaling in regulating the balance between proliferation and apoptosis during neutrophil differentiation, and they suggest the need for tight control of MEK-ERK activation to prevent the development of bone marrow failure.
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Chakraborty AA, Tansey WP. Inference of cell cycle-dependent proteolysis by laser scanning cytometry. Exp Cell Res 2009; 315:1772-8. [PMID: 19331831 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2008] [Revised: 01/15/2009] [Accepted: 01/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mechanisms that couple protein turnover to cell cycle progression are critical for coordinating the events of cell duplication and division. Despite the importance of cell cycle-regulated proteolysis, however, technologies to measure this phenomenon are limited, and typically involve monitoring cells that are released back into the cell cycle after synchronization. We describe here the use of laser scanning cytometry (LSC), a technical merger between fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry, to determine cell cycle-dependent changes in protein stability in unperturbed, asynchronous, cultures of mammalian cells. In this method, the ability of the LSC to accurately measure whole cell fluorescence is employed, together with RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunofluorescence, to relate abundance of a particular RNA and protein in a cell to its point at the cell cycle. Parallel monitoring of RNA and protein levels is used, together with protein synthesis inhibitors, to reveal cell cycle-specific changes in protein turnover. We demonstrate the viability of this method by analyzing the proteolysis of two prominent human oncoproteins, Myc and Cyclin E, and argue that this LSC-based approach offers several practical advantages over traditional cell synchronization methods.
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Kotliarova S, Pastorino S, Kovell LC, Kotliarov Y, Song H, Zhang W, Bailey R, Maric D, Zenklusen JC, Lee J, Fine HA. Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibition induces glioma cell death through c-MYC, nuclear factor-kappaB, and glucose regulation. Cancer Res 2008; 68:6643-51. [PMID: 18701488 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-0850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3), a serine/threonine kinase, is involved in diverse cellular processes ranging from nutrient and energy homeostasis to proliferation and apoptosis. Its role in glioblastoma multiforme has yet to be elucidated. We identified GSK3 as a regulator of glioblastoma multiforme cell survival using microarray analysis and small-molecule and genetic inhibitors of GSK3 activity. Various molecular and genetic approaches were then used to dissect out the molecular mechanisms responsible for GSK3 inhibition-induced cytotoxicity. We show that multiple small molecular inhibitors of GSK3 activity and genetic down-regulation of GSK3alpha/beta significantly inhibit glioma cell survival and clonogenicity. The potency of the cytotoxic effects is directly correlated with decreased enzyme activity-activating phosphorylation of GSK3alpha/beta Y276/Y216 and with increased enzyme activity inhibitory phosphorylation of GSK3alpha S21. Inhibition of GSK3 activity results in c-MYC activation, leading to the induction of Bax, Bim, DR4/DR5, and tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand expression and subsequent cytotoxicity. Additionally, down-regulation of GSK3 activity results in alteration of intracellular glucose metabolism resulting in dissociation of hexokinase II from the outer mitochondrial membrane with subsequent mitochondrial destabilization. Finally, inhibition of GSK3 activity causes a dramatic decrease in intracellular nuclear factor-kappaB activity. Inhibition of GSK3 activity results in c-MYC-dependent glioma cell death through multiple mechanisms, all of which converge on the apoptotic pathways. GSK3 may therefore be an important therapeutic target for gliomas. Future studies will further define the optimal combinations of GSK3 inhibitors and cytotoxic agents for use in gliomas and other cancers.
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- Svetlana Kotliarova
- Neuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Bondi CD, McKeon RM, Bennett JM, Ignatius PF, Brydon L, Jockers R, Melan MA, Witt-Enderby PA. MT1 melatonin receptor internalization underlies melatonin-induced morphologic changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells and these processes are dependent on Gi proteins, MEK 1/2 and microtubule modulation. J Pineal Res 2008; 44:288-98. [PMID: 18339124 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.2007.00525.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Melatonin induces cellular differentiation in numerous cell types. Data show that multiple mechanisms are involved in these processes that are cell-type specific and may be receptor dependent or independent. The focus of this study was to specifically assess the role of human MT1 melatonin receptors in cellular differentiation using an MT1-Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) model; one that reproducibly produces measurable morphologic changes in response to melatonin. Using multiple approaches, we show that melatonin induces MT1-CHO cells to hyperelongate through a MEK 1/2, and ERK 1/2-dependent mechanism that is dependent upon MT1 receptor internalization, Gi protein activation, and clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Using immunoprecipitation analysis, we show that MT1 receptors form complexes with Gi(alpha) 2,3, Gq(alpha), beta-arrestin-2, MEK 1/2, and ERK 1/2 in the presence of melatonin. We also show that MEK and ERK activity that is induced by melatonin is dependent on Gi protein activation, clathrin-mediated endocytosis and is modulated by microtubules. We conclude from these studies that melatonin-induced internalization of human MT1 melatonin receptors in CHO cells is responsible for activating both MEK 1/2 and ERK 1/2 to drive these morphologic changes. These events, as mediated by melatonin, require Gi protein activation and endocytosis mediated through clathrin, to form MT1 receptor complexes with beta-arrestin-2/MEK 1/2 and ERK 1/2. The MT1-CHO model is invaluable to mapping out signaling cascades as mediated through MT1 receptors especially because it separates out MEK/ERK 1/2 activation by MT1 receptors from that of receptor tyrosine kinases.
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- C Dominic Bondi
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
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Kondoh K, Tsuji N, Asanuma K, Kobayashi D, Watanabe N. Inhibition of estrogen receptor β-mediated human telomerase reverse transcriptase gene transcription via the suppression of mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling plays an important role in 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2-induced apoptosis in cancer cells. Exp Cell Res 2007; 313:3486-96. [PMID: 17706193 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Revised: 06/23/2007] [Accepted: 06/25/2007] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The nuclear hormone receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma plays a role in cancer development in addition to its role in glucose metabolism. The natural ligand of PPAR-gamma, namely, 15-deoxy-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J(2) (15d-PGJ(2)), has been shown to possess antineoplastic activity in cancer cells. However, the mechanism underlying its antineoplastic activity remains to be elucidated. Inhibition of the expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), a major determinant of telomerase activity, reportedly induces rapid apoptosis in cancer cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of 15d-PGJ(2) on hTERT expression. We found that 15d-PGJ(2) induced apoptosis in the MIAPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells and dose-dependently decreased hTERT mRNA and protein expression. Down-regulation of hTERT expression by hTERT-specific small inhibitory RNA also induced apoptosis. Furthermore, 15d-PGJ(2) attenuated the DNA binding of estrogen receptor (ER). MIAPaCa-2 expressed only ERbeta, and although its expression did not decrease due to 15d-PGJ(2), its phosphorylation was suppressed. Additionally, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase inhibitor decreased ERbeta phosphorylation, and 15d-PGJ(2) attenuated MAPK activity. We conclude that hTERT down-regulation by 15d-PGJ(2) plays an important role in the proapoptotic property of the latter. Furthermore, 15d-PGJ(2) inhibits ERbeta-mediated hTERT gene transcription by suppressing ERbeta phosphorylation via the inhibition of MAP kinase signaling.
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- Kei Kondoh
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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Liu J, Martin HJ, Liao G, Hayward SD. The Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus LANA protein stabilizes and activates c-Myc. J Virol 2007; 81:10451-9. [PMID: 17634226 PMCID: PMC2045471 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00804-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) protein is functionally pleiotropic. LANA contributes to KSHV-associated pathogenesis, in part, by increasing entry of cells into S phase through a process that is driven by LANA interaction with the serine-threonine kinase glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) and stabilization of beta-catenin. We now show that LANA affects the activity of another protein involved in cell cycle regulation, c-Myc. Sequencing of c-Myc coding sequences revealed that c-Myc in KSHV-positive primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) cell lines is wild type in the N-terminal region that regulates c-Myc protein stability. Despite this, c-Myc in PEL cells is stabilized. In LANA-expressing cells, inactivation of nuclear GSK-3 reduced phosphorylation of c-Myc at Thr58 and contributed to c-Myc stabilization by decreasing c-Myc ubiquitination. Phosphorylation of c-Myc on Ser62 also affects c-Myc stability and function. We now show that LANA increases the level of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) and increases ERK phosphorylation of c-Myc on Ser62. LANA also interacted with c-Myc, and c-Myc amino acids 147 to 220 were required for this interaction. LANA (L1006P) retained the ability to bind to c-Myc and activate ERK1, indicating that these events did not require LANA interaction with GSK-3. Thus, LANA stabilizes c-Myc; prevents the phosphorylation of c-Myc at Thr58, an event that promotes Myc-induced apoptosis; and independently stimulates phosphorylation of c-Myc at Ser62, an event that transcriptionally activates c-Myc. LANA-mediated manipulation of c-Myc function is likely to contribute to KSHV-associated tumorigenesis through the induction of c-Myc regulated cellular genes, as well as by the stimulation of cell cycle progression.
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- Jianyong Liu
- Viral Oncology Program, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, and Department of Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Bunting-Blaustein Bldg., CRB308, 1650 Orleans St., Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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Hann SR. Role of post-translational modifications in regulating c-Myc proteolysis, transcriptional activity and biological function. Semin Cancer Biol 2006; 16:288-302. [PMID: 16938463 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2006.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The Myc proteins play a central role in cellular proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and tumorigenesis. Although it is clear that multiple molecular mechanisms mediate these functions, it is unclear how individual mechanisms contribute and if different mechanisms work in concert or separately in mediating the diverse biological functions of c-Myc. Similarly, the role of post-translational modifications in regulating c-Myc molecular and biological properties has remained uncertain, despite over 20 years of research. In particular, phosphorylation of the N-terminal transcriptional regulatory domain has been shown to have a variety of consequences ranging from dramatic effects on apoptosis, tumorigenesis and c-Myc proteolysis to negligible effects on cellular transformation and transcriptional activity. This review attempts to provide a comprehensive and critical evaluation of the accumulated evidence to address the complex and controversial issues surrounding the role of post-translational modifications in c-Myc function, focusing on phosphorylation and ubiquitination of the N-terminal transcriptional regulatory domain. An overall model emerges that suggests phosphorylation and ubiquitination play critical roles in cell cycle progression, cell growth, apoptosis and tumorigenesis that are mediated by phosphorylation-dependent transcriptional activation of distinct sets of target genes and synchronized proteolysis.
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- Stephen R Hann
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Oda K, Kitano H. A comprehensive map of the toll-like receptor signaling network. Mol Syst Biol 2006; 2:2006.0015. [PMID: 16738560 PMCID: PMC1681489 DOI: 10.1038/msb4100057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2005] [Accepted: 02/23/2006] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Recognition of pathogen-associated molecular signatures is critically important in proper activation of the immune system. The toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling network is responsible for innate immune response. In mammalians, there are 11 TLRs that recognize a variety of ligands from pathogens to trigger immunological responses. In this paper, we present a comprehensive map of TLRs and interleukin 1 receptor signaling networks based on papers published so far. The map illustrates the possible existence of a main network subsystem that has a bow-tie structure in which myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88) is a nonredundant core element, two collateral subsystems with small GTPase and phosphatidylinositol signaling, and MyD88-independent pathway. There is extensive crosstalk between the main bow-tie network and subsystems, as well as feedback and feedforward controls. One obvious feature of this network is the fragility against removal of the nonredundant core element, which is MyD88, and involvement of collateral subsystems for generating different reactions and gene expressions for different stimuli.
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- Kanae Oda
- The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
- Sony Computer Science Laboratories Inc., Tokyo, Japan
- The Systems Biology Institute, Suite 6A, M31 6-31-15 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 5468 1661; Fax: +81 3 5468 1664; E-mail:
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Endoh T, Tsuji N, Asanuma K, Yagihashi A, Watanabe N. Survivin enhances telomerase activity via up-regulation of specificity protein 1- and c-Myc-mediated human telomerase reverse transcriptase gene transcription. Exp Cell Res 2005; 305:300-11. [PMID: 15817155 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2004] [Revised: 12/16/2004] [Accepted: 12/20/2004] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Suppression of apoptosis is thought to contribute to carcinogenesis. Survivin, a member of the inhibitor-of-apoptosis family, blocks apoptotic signaling activated by various cellular stresses. Since elevated expression of survivin observed in human cancers of varied origin was associated with poor patient survival, survivin has attracted growing attention as a potential target for cancer treatment. Immortalization of cells also is required for carcinogenesis; telomere length maintenance by telomerase is required for cancer cells to proliferate indefinitely. Yet how cancer cells activate telomerase remains unclear. We therefore examined possible interrelationships between survivin expression and telomerase activity. Correlation between survivin and human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) expression was observed in colon cancer tissues, and overexpression of survivin enhanced telomerase activity by up-regulation of hTERT expression in LS180 human colon cancer cells. DNA-binding activities of specificity protein 1 (Sp1) and c-Myc to the hTERT core promoter were increased in survivin gene transfectant cells. Phosphorylation of Sp1 and c-Myc at serine and threonine residues was enhanced by survivin, while total amounts of these proteins were unchanged. Further, "knockdown" of survivin by a small inhibitory RNA decreased Sp1 and c-Myc phosphorylation. Thus survivin participates not only in inhibition of apoptosis, but also in prolonging cellular lifespan.
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- Teruo Endoh
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, South-1, West-16, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
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Oda K, Matsuoka Y, Funahashi A, Kitano H. A comprehensive pathway map of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling. Mol Syst Biol 2005; 1:2005.0010. [PMID: 16729045 PMCID: PMC1681468 DOI: 10.1038/msb4100014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 714] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2005] [Accepted: 04/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway is one of the most important pathways that regulate growth, survival, proliferation, and differentiation in mammalian cells. Reflecting this importance, it is one of the best-investigated signaling systems, both experimentally and computationally, and several computational models have been developed for dynamic analysis. A map of molecular interactions of the EGFR signaling system is a valuable resource for research in this area. In this paper, we present a comprehensive pathway map of EGFR signaling and other related pathways. The map reveals that the overall architecture of the pathway is a bow-tie (or hourglass) structure with several feedback loops. The map is created using CellDesigner software that enables us to graphically represent interactions using a well-defined and consistent graphical notation, and to store it in Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML).
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- Kanae Oda
- The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- ERATO-SORST Kitano Symbiotic Systems Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- ERATO-SORST Kitano Symbiotic Systems Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
- ERATO-SORST Kitano Symbiotic Systems Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
- Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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Delghandi MP, Johannessen M, Moens U. The cAMP signalling pathway activates CREB through PKA, p38 and MSK1 in NIH 3T3 cells. Cell Signal 2005; 17:1343-51. [PMID: 16125054 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2005.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2005] [Accepted: 02/09/2005] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) was originally shown to induce gene transcription through activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), and subsequent phosphorylation of the transcription factor cAMP response element-binding protein, CREB, at serine-133. However, elevated cAMP levels may activate multiple signalling pathways with protein kinases that can phosphorylate CREB at serine-133. We analysed the pathways involved in CREB phosphorylation and activation in NIH 3T3 cells exposed to the cAMP elevating agent forskolin. PKA represented the predominant pathway during the burst phase, while the mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 pathway became activated in a PKA-dependent fashion in forskolin treated cells. The phosphorylation kinetics of p38 was delayed compared to PKA activation. Activated p38 stimulated CREB-mediated transcription and potentiated the transcriptional strength of CREB provoked by forskolin. The p38-mediated activation of CREB was inhibited by dominant negative mutants of MSK-1 and by the PKA/MSK-1 inhibitor H89, but not by dominant negative mutants of MSK-2/RSK-B and MAPKAPK2. Our results suggest that forskolin-induced CREB phosphorylation and activation in NIH 3T3 cells is mediated directly by PKA and by a time-delayed PKA-dependent p38/MSK-1 pathway. This bifurcation and time-dependent regulation of the cAMP-responsive signalling pathways may enable the cell to endure and/or enforce a cellular response provoked by a cAMP-elevating stimulus.
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- Marit Pedersen Delghandi
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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Yanagita T, Manabe T, Okuda H, Matsuzaki S, Bando Y, Katayama T, Tohyama M. Possible involvement of the expression and phosphorylation of N-Myc in the induction of HMGA1a by hypoxia in the human neuroblastoma cell line. Neurosci Lett 2005; 374:47-52. [PMID: 15631895 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2004] [Revised: 10/08/2004] [Accepted: 10/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Increased expression of N-Myc and expression of the high mobility group protein A1a (HMGA1a) were observed in the nuclei of SK-N-SH cells following exposure to hypoxia. These observations were accompanied by the appearance of additional high molecular weight bands, which were eliminated by pretreatment with alkaline phosphatase. Immunoprecipitation showed phosphorylation of serine, threonine and tyrosine residues of N-Myc in the nucleus. These results suggest that hypoxia-induced signals in SK-N-SH cells lead to persistent expression of HMGA1a, which may induce expression of the transcription factor N-Myc, and that phosphorylation at serine, threonine and tyrosine residues of N-Myc occurs at an early stage after stimulation. Such signal consolidation processes could play a role in neuronal survival after hypoxia in neurons.
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- Takeshi Yanagita
- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Swales K, Kakizaki S, Yamamoto Y, Inoue K, Kobayashi K, Negishi M. Novel CAR-mediated mechanism for synergistic activation of two distinct elements within the human cytochrome P450 2B6 gene in HepG2 cells. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:3458-66. [PMID: 15563456 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m411318200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The constitutive active receptor (CAR) regulates the induction of the cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) gene by phenobarbital-type inducers, such as 1,4 bis[2-(3,5-dichloropyridyloxy)]benzene (TCPOBOP) via the distal phenobarbital-responsive enhancer module (PBREM, at -1732/-1685 bp). Activation of the PBREM by TCPOBOP generated a 10-fold induction of CYP2B6 mRNA in HepG2 cells stably expressing mouse CAR (Ym17). Co-treatment with the protein phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid (OA) synergistically increased this induction over 100-fold without directly activating CAR or the PBREM. Although OA synergy required the presence of PBREM, deletion assays delineated the OA-responsive activity to a proximal 24-bp (-256/-233) sequence (OARE) in the CYP2B6 promoter. CAR did not directly bind to the OARE in electrophoretic mobility shift assays. However, both DNA affinity and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed a significant increase in CAR association with the OARE after co-treatment with TCPOBOP and OA, indicating the indirect binding of CAR to the OARE. The two cis-acting elements, the distal PBREM and the proximal OARE, within the chromatin structure are both regulated by CAR in response to TCPOBOP and OA, respectively, to maximally induce the CYP2B6 promoter. This functional interaction between the two sites expands the current understanding of the mechanism of CAR-mediated inducible transcription.
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- Karen Swales
- Pharmacogenetics Section, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, NIEHS, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Johannessen M, Delghandi MP, Seternes OM, Johansen B, Moens U. Synergistic activation of CREB-mediated transcription by forskolin and phorbol ester requires PKC and depends on the glutamine-rich Q2 transactivation domain. Cell Signal 2004; 16:1187-99. [PMID: 15240013 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2004.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2004] [Accepted: 03/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Recruitment of a RNA polymerase II complex by the glutamine-rich Q2 domain of cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) allows basal transcriptional activity, while recruitment of CBP/p300 through signal-induced phosphorylation of the kinase-inducible domain at serine-133 enhances CREB-dependent transcription. Here we demonstrate that co-administration of forskolin and phorbol ester TPA to NIH3T3 cells provoked a dose-dependent increase in phosphoserine-133. CREB- and Q2-dependent transcription, as well as transcription by other glutamine-rich transcription factors, but not by transcription factors lacking glutamine-rich regions, augmented synergistically in the presence of both stimuli. Synergistic activation was abograted by specific inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC), but not of PKA. Co-stimulation increased the basal activity of a minimal, CREB-independent promoter. Therefore, Q2, which directly interacts with the RNA polymerase II initiation complex, may transmit the increased basal promoter activity provoked by these stimuli to CREB, thereby contributing to synergistic activation of CREB-mediated transcription. This synergism may have important implications on glutamine-rich transcription factor-target genes.
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- Mona Johannessen
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, Tromsø N-9037, Norway
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Gao S, Liu GZ, Wang Z. Modulation of androgen receptor-dependent transcription by resveratrol and genistein in prostate cancer cells. Prostate 2004; 59:214-25. [PMID: 15042621 DOI: 10.1002/pros.10375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The androgen receptor (AR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that mediates the biological responses of androgens in the prostate gland. This study focuses on the chemopreventive agents, resveratrol and genistein, on AR-mediated transcription in prostate cancer cells. RESULTS We found that resveratrol and genistein activated AR-driven gene expression at low concentrations, whereas they repressed the AR-dependent reporter gene activity at high concentrations. We determined that resveratrol and genistein induced AR-driven gene expression by activating the Raf-MEK-ERK kinase pathway. The ERK1 kinase phosphorylated the AR on multiple sites in vitro, but this phosphorylation event did not contribute to the resveratrol-induced AR transactivation. CONCLUSIONS In vitro and in vivo studies have indicated that resveratrol and genistein are promising chemopreventive agents. Given the clear evidence that AR pathways are involved in the development and progression of prostate cancer, these data showed that the ability to modulate AR function would contribute the observed chemopreventive activity of resveratrol and genistein.
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- Shen Gao
- The Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030-4009, USA
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Alarcon-Vargas D, Ronai Z. c-Jun-NH2 Kinase (JNK) Contributes to the Regulation of c-Myc Protein Stability. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:5008-16. [PMID: 14625288 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m312054200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In accord with the central role c-Myc plays in control of cell growth and death, the stability of this protein is tightly regulated. Although the NH2-terminal domain of c-Myc has been implicated in the regulation of its stability, c-Myc-S, which lacks this domain, is equally unstable, pointing to the role of additional domains in the regulation of c-Myc stability. Our former studies revealed that amino acids (aa) 127-189 of c-Myc are responsible for stress-induced stability of the c-Myc protein. This region of c-Myc shares homology with the delta domain of c-Jun, which is required for JNK association and subsequent targeting of c-Jun for ubiquitination under non-stressed growth conditions. Here we demonstrate that JNK associates with, and mediates, c-Myc ubiquitination and degradation. Addition of JNK increased the degree of c-Myc ubiquitination in in vitro ubiquitination reactions. Increased c-Myc stability following MEKK1/JNK stimuli is abolished upon mutation within the delta-like domain of c-Myc (aa 166-181), as well as deletion of aa 127-189. Significantly, inhibition of JNK expression via small interfering RNA increased c-Myc protein expression. Similarly, squelching JNK association with c-Myc by overexpression of a peptide corresponding to aa 127-189 of c-Myc increased endogenous c-Myc stability and elevated the fraction of cells within the G2/M phase of the cell cycle. In all, these findings point to the contribution of JNK to the regulation of c-Myc protein stability under normal growth conditions.
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- Dania Alarcon-Vargas
- Ruttenberg Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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Huang Z, Traugh JA, Bishop JM. Negative control of the Myc protein by the stress-responsive kinase Pak2. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:1582-94. [PMID: 14749374 PMCID: PMC344192 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.4.1582-1594.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2003] [Revised: 10/08/2003] [Accepted: 11/11/2003] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Pak2 is a serine/threonine kinase that participates in the cellular response to stress. Among the potential substrates for Pak2 is the protein Myc, encoded by the proto-oncogene MYC. Here we demonstrate that Pak2 phosphorylates Myc at three sites (T358, S373, and T400) and affects Myc functions both in vitro and in vivo. Phosphorylation at all three residues reduces the binding of Myc to DNA, either by blocking the requisite dimerization with Max (through phosphorylation at S373 and T400) or by interfering directly with binding to DNA (through phosphorylation at T358). Phosphorylation by Pak2 inhibits the ability of Myc to activate transcription, to sustain cellular proliferation, to transform NIH 3T3 cells in culture, and to elicit apoptosis on serum withdrawal. These results indicate that Pak2 is a negative regulator of Myc, suggest that inhibition of Myc plays a role in the cellular response to stress, and raise the possibility that Pak2 may be the product of a tumor suppressor gene.
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- Zhongdong Huang
- The George Williams Hooper Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0552, USA.
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Kamemura K, Hart GW. Dynamic interplay between O-glycosylation and O-phosphorylation of nucleocytoplasmic proteins: a new paradigm for metabolic control of signal transduction and transcription. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 73:107-36. [PMID: 12882516 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(03)01004-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The glycosylation of serine and threonine residues with beta-O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is an abundant posttranslational modification of nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins in multicellular eukaryotes. This highly dynamic glycosylation/deglycosylation of protein is catalyzed by the nucleocytoplasmic enzymes, UDP-G1cNAc: polypeptide O-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (OGT)/O-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase. OGT is required for embryonic stem cell viability and mouse ontogeny, thus O-GlcNAc is essential for the life of eukaryotes. The gene encoding O-GlcNAcase maps to a locus important to late-onset Alzheimer's disease. All known O-GlcNAc-modified proteins are also phosphoproteins that form reversible multimeric protein complexes. There is both a global and often site-specific reciprocal relationship between O-GlcNAc and O-phosphate in many cellular responses to stimuli. Thus, regulation of the protein-protein interaction(s) and/or protein function by dynamic glycosylation/phosphorylation has been hypothesized. In this chapter, we will review the current status of dynamic glycosylation/phosphorylation of several important regulatory proteins including c-Myc, estrogen receptors, Sp1, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, and beta-catenin. Various aspects of subcellular localization, association with binding partners, activity, and/or turnover of these proteins appear to be regulated by dynamic glycosylation/ phosphorylation in response to cellular signals or stages.
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- Kazuo Kamemura
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Meng XW, Chandra J, Loegering D, Van Becelaere K, Kottke TJ, Gore SD, Karp JE, Sebolt-Leopold J, Kaufmann SH. Central role of Fas-associated death domain protein in apoptosis induction by the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase inhibitor CI-1040 (PD184352) in acute lymphocytic leukemia cells in vitro. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:47326-39. [PMID: 12963734 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304793200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Because the MAPK pathway plays important roles in cell proliferation and inhibition of apoptosis, this pathway has emerged as a potential therapeutic target for solid tumors and leukemia. At the present time there is little information about activation of this pathway and the consequences of its inhibition in acute lymphocytic leukemia cells (ALL). In the present study, constitutive MAPK pathway activation, as evidenced by phosphorylation of ERK1 and ERK2, was observed in 8 of 8 human lymphoid cell lines and 33% (8:24) of pretreatment ALL bone marrows. Inhibition of this pathway by the MEK inhibitors CI-1040 and PD098059 induced apoptosis through a unique pathway involving dephosphorylation and aggregation of Fas-associated death domain protein followed by death receptor-independent caspase-8 activation. Jurkat cell variants lacking Fas-associated death domain protein or procaspase-8 were resistant to CI-1040-induced apoptosis, as were Jurkat or Molt3 cells treated with the O-methyl ester of the caspase-8 inhibitor N-(Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonylisoleucylglutamyl) aspartate fluoromethyl ketone. In contrast, CI-1040-induced apoptosis was unaffected by blocking anti-Fas antibody, soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-related apoptosis-inducing ligand decoy receptor, or transfection with cDNA encoding the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member Mcl-1 or dominant negative caspase-9. Collectively, these results identify the MAPK pathway as a potential therapeutic target in ALL and delineate a mechanism by which MEK inhibition triggers apoptosis in ALL cells.
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- Xue Wei Meng
- Division of Oncology Research, Guggenheim 1342C, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Johannessen M, Olsen PA, Sørensen R, Johansen B, Seternes OM, Moens U. A role of the TATA box and the general co-activator hTAF(II)130/135 in promoter-specific trans-activation by simian virus 40 small t antigen. J Gen Virol 2003; 84:1887-1897. [PMID: 12810884 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.19057-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The small t antigen (st-ag) of simian virus 40 can exert pleiotropic effects on biological processes such as DNA replication, cell cycle progression and gene expression. One possible mode of achieving these effects is through stimulation of NFkappaB-responsive genes encoding growth factors, cytokines, transcription factors and cell cycle regulatory proteins. Indeed, a previous study has shown that st-ag enhanced NFkappaB-mediated transcription. This study demonstrates that promoters possessing a consensus TATA box (i.e. TATAAAAG) in the context of either NFkappaB- or Sp1-binding sites are trans-activated by st-ag. Overexpressing the general transcription factor hTAF(II)130/135, but not hTAF(II)28 or hTAF(II)80, stimulated the activity of promoters in a consensus TATA box-dependent mode. Converting the consensus TATA motif into a non-consensus TATA box strongly impaired activation by st-ag and hTAF(II)130/135. Conversely, mutating a non-consensus TATA motif into the consensus TATA box rendered the mutated promoter inducible by st-ag and hTAF(II)130/135. Mutation of the TATA box had no effect on TNFalpha- or RelA/p65-mediated induction of NFkappaB-responsive promoters, indicating a specific st-ag effect on hTAF(II)130/135. St-ag stimulated the intrinsic transcriptional activity of hTAF(II)130/135. Substitutions in the conserved HPDKGG motif in the N-terminal region or a mutation that impaired the interaction with protein phosphatase 2A abrogated the ability of st-ag to activate hTAF(II)130/135-mediated transcription. These results indicate that trans-activation of promoters by st-ag may depend on a consensus TATA motif and suggest that such promoters recruit the general transcription factor hTAF(II)130/135.
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- Mona Johannessen
- Department of Biochemistry, Section for Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Biochemistry, Section for Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Biochemistry, Section for Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Biochemistry, Section for Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Biochemistry, Section for Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Biochemistry, Section for Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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Chang F, Steelman LS, Lee JT, Shelton JG, Navolanic PM, Blalock WL, Franklin RA, McCubrey JA. Signal transduction mediated by the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway from cytokine receptors to transcription factors: potential targeting for therapeutic intervention. Leukemia 2003; 17:1263-93. [PMID: 12835716 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 513] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The Ras/Raf/Mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase (MEK)/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) cascade couples signals from cell surface receptors to transcription factors, which regulate gene expression. Depending upon the stimulus and cell type, this pathway can transmit signals, which result in the prevention or induction of apoptosis or cell cycle progression. Thus, it is an appropriate pathway to target for therapeutic intervention. This pathway becomes more complex daily, as there are multiple members of the kinase and transcription factor families, which can be activated or inactivated by protein phosphorylation. The diversity of signals transduced by this pathway is increased, as different family members heterodimerize to transmit different signals. Furthermore, additional signal transduction pathways interact with the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway to regulate positively or negatively its activity, or to alter the phosphorylation status of downstream targets. Abnormal activation of this pathway occurs in leukemia because of mutations at Ras as well as genes in other pathways (eg PI3K, PTEN, Akt), which serve to regulate its activity. Dysregulation of this pathway can result in autocrine transformation of hematopoietic cells since cytokine genes such as interleukin-3 and granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor contain the transacting binding sites for the transcription factors regulated by this pathway. Inhibitors of Ras, Raf, MEK and some downstream targets have been developed and many are currently in clinical trials. This review will summarize our current understanding of the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signal transduction pathway and the downstream transcription factors. The prospects of targeting this pathway for therapeutic intervention in leukemia and other cancers will be evaluated.
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- F Chang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
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Horgan AM, Stork PJS. Examining the mechanism of Erk nuclear translocation using green fluorescent protein. Exp Cell Res 2003; 285:208-20. [PMID: 12706116 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4827(03)00037-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In neuronal cells, the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) cascade is an important mediator of neurotrophin signaling from cell surface receptors to the nucleus, resulting in changes in gene expression. Nuclear localization of Erk is thought to be required for these effects. To examine the mechanism and regulation of Erk nuclear translocation, we have created a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-labeled Erk2 construct, which provides a sensitive means to follow the movement of Erk from the cytoplasm to the nucleus following receptor-mediated MAP kinase activation. Using this system in PC12 cells, we have examined a number of mechanisms that have been implicated in regulating the translocation of Erk. In PC12 cells, NGF and EGF induce a rapid translocation of GFP-Erk that requires Ras and Mek. We have found that prolonged phosphorylation of Erk is not required for the rapid and early influx of Erk into the nucleus following growth factor stimulation. Furthermore, following influx, GFP-Erk rapidly returned to the cytoplasm regardless of its phosphorylation state. The release of Erk from its cytoplasmic activator, Mek, followed by the dimerization of Erk, was sufficient to stimulate nuclear uptake, whereas Erk kinase activity was dispensable. PKA activity has been reported to be required for Erk translocation in PC12 cells. However, PKA activity was also not necessary for the early translocation of Erk into the nucleus by NGF or Ras, but it was able to induce a small influx of Erk that could be measured with GFP-Erk2.
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- Angela M Horgan
- Vollum Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research, L474, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201, USA
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Watnick RS, Cheng YN, Rangarajan A, Ince TA, Weinberg RA. Ras modulates Myc activity to repress thrombospondin-1 expression and increase tumor angiogenesis. Cancer Cell 2003; 3:219-31. [PMID: 12676581 DOI: 10.1016/s1535-6108(03)00030-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tumor angiogenesis is postulated to be regulated by the balance between pro- and anti-angiogenic factors. We demonstrate that the critical step in establishing the angiogenic capability of human cells is the repression of the critical anti-angiogenic factor, thrombospondin-1 (Tsp-1). This repression is essential for tumor formation by mammary epithelial cells and kidney cells engineered to express SV40 early region proteins, hTERT, and H-RasV12. We have uncovered the signaling pathway leading from Ras to Tsp-1 repression. Ras induces the sequential activation of PI3 kinase, Rho, and ROCK, leading to activation of Myc through phosphorylation; phosphorylation of Myc via this mechanism enables it to repress Tsp-1 expression. We thus describe a novel mechanism by which the cooperative activity of the oncogenes, ras and myc, leads directly to angiogenesis and tumor formation.
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Zhou X, Tai A, Yamamoto I. Enhancement of neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells stimulated with cyclic AMP and NGF by 6-acylated ascorbic acid 2-O-alpha-glucosides (6-Acyl-AA-2G), novel lipophilic ascorbate derivatives. Biol Pharm Bull 2003; 26:341-6. [PMID: 12612444 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.26.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It has been shown that ascorbate (AsA) and its stable derivative, ascorbic acid 2-O-alpha-glucoside (AA-2G), do not elicit neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. However, these ascorbates are synergistically enhanced by both dibutyryl cyclic AMP (Bt(2)cAMP)- and nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced neurite outgrowth in this model. In the present study, the effects of a series of novel lipophilic ascorbate derivatives, 6-acylated ascorbic acid 2-O-alpha-glucosides (6-Acyl-AA-2G), on neurite outgrowth induced by Bt(2)cAMP and NGF were examined in PC12 cells. We found that all the tested acylated ascorbate derivatives enhanced neurite formation induced by both agents in a dose-dependent manner. Of the 6-Acyl-AA-2G derivatives, 6-octanoyl ascorbic acid 2-O-alpha-glucoside (6-Octa-AA-2G) enhanced the Bt(2)cAMP-induced phosphorylated MAPK p44 and p42 expression. A alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, castanospermine, completely abrogated the promotion of neurite outgrowth and MAPK expression by 6-Octa-AA-2G. Addition of 6-Octa-AA-2G (0.5 mM) to PC12 cells caused a rapid and significant increase in intracellular AsA content, which reached a maximum and was maintained from 12 to 24 h after the culture. These findings suggest that 6-Acyl-AA-2G is rapidly hydrolyzed to AsA within the cell and enhances neurite differentiation through the interaction with the inducer-activated MAPK pathway.
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- Xiaohua Zhou
- Department of Immunochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan
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Andoh T, Chiueh CC, Chock PB. Cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase regulates the expression of thioredoxin and thioredoxin peroxidase-1 during hormesis in response to oxidative stress-induced apoptosis. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:885-90. [PMID: 12414792 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m209914200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Human neuroblastoma cells, SH-SY5Y, contain relatively low levels of thioredoxin (Trx); thus, they serve favorably as a model for studying oxidative stress-induced apoptosis (Andoh, T., Chock, P. B., and Chiueh, C. C. (2001) J. Biol. Chem. 277, 9655-9660). When these neurotrophic cells were subjected to nonlethal 2-h serum deprivation, their neuronal nitric oxide synthase and Trx were up-regulated, and the cells became more tolerant of oxidative stress, indicating that NO may protect cells from serum deprivation-induced apoptosis. Here, the mechanism by which NO exerts its protective effects was investigated. Our results reveal that in SH-SY5Y cells, NO inhibits apoptosis through its ability to activate guanylate cyclase, which in turn activates the cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG). The activated PKG is required to protect cells from lipid peroxidation and apoptosis, to inhibit caspase-9 and caspase-3 activation, and to elevate the levels of Trx peroxidase-1 and Trx, which subsequently induces the expression of Bcl-2. Furthermore, active PKG promotes the elevation of c-Jun, phosphorylated MAPK/ERK1/2, and c-Myc, consistent with the notion that PKG enhances the expression of Trx through its c-Myc-, AP-1-, and PEA3-binding motifs. Elevation of Trx and Trx peroxidase-1 and Mn(II)-superoxide dismutase would reduce H(2)O(2) and O(2)(), respectively. Thus, the cytoprotective effect of NO in SH-SY5Y cells appears to proceed via the PKG-mediated pathway, and S-nitrosylation of caspases plays a minimal role.
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- Tsugunobu Andoh
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-8012, USA
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Glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK3beta) is a central figure in many intracellular signaling systems and is directly regulated by lithium. Substantial evidence now indicates that an important property of the mood stabilizer, lithium, is to influence GSK3beta-linked signaling pathways. This raises the possibility that other mood stabilizers act in a similar manner, which may include modulation of signaling systems leading to GSK3beta, direct regulation of GSK3beta or regulation of signaling intermediates downstream of GSK3beta. Downstream targets of GSK3beta, and thus potential targets of mood stabilizers, are several key transcription factors, including beta-catenin, AP-1, cyclic AMP-response element binding protein, NFkappaB, Myc, heat shock factor-1, nuclear factor of activated T-cells and CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins. GSK3beta also is an important modulator of cell death, which may be a consequence of its regulatory effects on transcription factor activities. GSK3beta facilitates apoptosis, and lithium's inhibition of GSK3beta supports cell survival. Thus, signaling systems determining cell fate appear to be important targets of mood stabilizers, and these may include signaling pathways encompassing GSK3beta, including transcription factors regulated by GSK3beta.
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- R S Jope
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0017, USA.
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Xiao Q, Kenessey A, Ojamaa K. Role of USF1 phosphorylation on cardiac alpha-myosin heavy chain promoter activity. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002; 283:H213-9. [PMID: 12063293 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01085.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Contractile activity of the cardiac myocyte is required for maintaining cell mass and phenotype, including expression of the cardiac-specific alpha-myosin heavy chain (alpha-MHC) gene. An E-box hemodynamic response element (HME) located at position -47 within the alpha-MHC promoter is both necessary and sufficient to confer contractile responsiveness to the gene and has been shown to bind upstream stimulatory factor-1 (USF1). When studied in spontaneously contracting cardiac myocytes, there is enhanced binding of USF1 to the HME compared with quiescent cells, which correlates with a threefold increase in alpha-MHC promoter activity. A molecular mechanism by which contractile function modulates alpha-MHC transcriptional activity may involve signaling via phosphorylation of USF1. The present studies showed that purified rat USF1 was phosphorylated in vitro by protein kinase C (PKC) and cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) but not casein kinase II. Phosphorylated USF1 by either PKC or PKA had increased DNA binding activity to the HME. PKC-mediated phosphorylation also leads to the formation of USF1 multimers as assessed by gel shift assay. Analysis of in vivo phosphorylated nuclear proteins from cultured ventricular myocytes showed that USF1 was phosphorylated, and resolution by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis identified at least two distinct phosphorylated USF1 molecules. These results suggest that endogenous kinases can covalently modify USF1 and provide a potential molecular mechanism by which the contractile stimulus mediates changes in myocyte gene transcription.
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- Qianxun Xiao
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Research Institute, New York University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA
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Alarcon-Vargas D, Tansey WP, Ronai Z. Regulation of c-myc stability by selective stress conditions and by MEKK1 requires aa 127-189 of c-myc. Oncogene 2002; 21:4384-91. [PMID: 12080469 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1205543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2001] [Revised: 03/27/2002] [Accepted: 04/02/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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C-myc availability is central for its ability to serve as a regulator of cell growth and death. Here we study the regulation of c-myc protein stability and identify domains of c-myc that are important for its stabilization in response to stress kinases activated following selective stress conditions. UV-irradiation elicited an increase in c-myc protein levels, which could be attenuated by inhibitors of stress kinases but also by actinomycin D-inhibitor of transcription. Inhibition of protein synthesis results in a noticeable decrease in c-myc levels, further pointing to the short half-life of the protein. However, in combination with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), cycloheximide efficiently increases steady-state levels of c-myc, suggesting that selective stress conditions are required to increase c-myc protein stability. Expression of MEKK1, an upstream regulator of protein kinases that has been implicated in mediating the response to diverse stress conditions, also results in an efficient increase in the half-life of c-myc protein. To map c-myc domains that are responsive to stress kinases, we monitored changes in the level of c-myc deletion mutants following MEKK1 expression. Of the seven c-myc deletion mutants analysed, the domain spanning amino acids 127-189 was found to be required for MEKK1-dependent increase in c-myc stability. In all, the present study identifies a novel domain that is important for the regulation of c-myc stability by stress kinases in response to selective stress conditions.
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- Dania Alarcon-Vargas
- Ruttenberg Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
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