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Lavoie O, Turmel A, Mattoon P, Desrosiers WJ, Plamondon J, Michael NJ, Caron A. Hypothalamic GABAergic Neurons Expressing Cellular Retinoic Acid Binding Protein 1 (CRABP1) Are Sensitive to Metabolic Status and Liraglutide in Male Mice. Neuroendocrinology 2024:1-17. [PMID: 38631315 DOI: 10.1159/000538716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Owing to their privileged anatomical location, neurons of the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARC) play critical roles in sensing and responding to metabolic signals such as leptin and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). In addition to the well-known proopiomelanocortin (POMC)- and agouti-related peptide (AgRP)-expressing neurons, subpopulations of GABAergic neurons are emerging as key regulators of energy balance. However, the precise identity of these metabolic neurons is still elusive. Here, we identified and characterized the molecular signature of a novel population of GABAergic neurons of the ARC expressing Cellular retinoic acid binding protein 1 (Crabp1). METHODS Using a combination of immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization techniques, we investigated the expression of Crabp1 across the mouse brain and characterized the molecular identity of Crabp1ARC neurons. We also determined whether Crabp1ARC neurons are sensitive to fasting, leptin, and GLP1R agonism by assessing cFOS immunoreactivity as a marker of neuronal activity. RESULTS Crabp1ARC neurons represent a novel GABAergic neuronal population robustly enriched in the ARC and are distinct from the prototypical melanocortin neurons. Crabp1ARC neurons overlap with three subpopulations of yet uncharacterized ARC neurons expressing Htr3b, Tbx19, and Tmem215. Notably, Crabp1ARC neurons express receptors for metabolic hormones and their activity is modulated by the nutritional state and GLP1R agonism. CONCLUSION Crabp1ARC neurons represent a novel heterogeneous population of GABAergic neurons sensitive to metabolic status.
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- Olivier Lavoie
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
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Yabut KCB, Isoherranen N. Impact of Intracellular Lipid Binding Proteins on Endogenous and Xenobiotic Ligand Metabolism and Disposition. Drug Metab Dispos 2023; 51:700-717. [PMID: 37012074 PMCID: PMC10197203 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.122.001010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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The family of intracellular lipid binding proteins (iLBPs) is comprised of 16 members of structurally related binding proteins that have ubiquitous tissue expression in humans. iLBPs collectively bind diverse essential endogenous lipids and xenobiotics. iLBPs solubilize and traffic lipophilic ligands through the aqueous milieu of the cell. Their expression is correlated with increased rates of ligand uptake into tissues and altered ligand metabolism. The importance of iLBPs in maintaining lipid homeostasis is well established. Fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) make up the majority of iLBPs and are expressed in major organs relevant to xenobiotic absorption, distribution, and metabolism. FABPs bind a variety of xenobiotics including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, psychoactive cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, antinociceptives, and peroxisome proliferators. FABP function is also associated with metabolic disease, making FABPs currently a target for drug development. Yet the potential contribution of FABP binding to distribution of xenobiotics into tissues and the mechanistic impact iLBPs may have on xenobiotic metabolism are largely undefined. This review examines the tissue-specific expression and functions of iLBPs, the ligand binding characteristics of iLBPs, their known endogenous and xenobiotic ligands, methods for measuring ligand binding, and mechanisms of ligand delivery from iLBPs to membranes and enzymes. Current knowledge of the importance of iLBPs in affecting disposition of xenobiotics is collectively described. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: The data reviewed here show that FABPs bind many drugs and suggest that binding of drugs to FABPs in various tissues will affect drug distribution into tissues. The extensive work and findings with endogenous ligands suggest that FABPs may also alter the metabolism and transport of drugs. This review illustrates the potential significance of this understudied area.
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- King Clyde B Yabut
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Nhieu J, Lin YL, Wei LN. CRABP1 in Non-Canonical Activities of Retinoic Acid in Health and Diseases. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14071528. [PMID: 35406141 PMCID: PMC9003107 DOI: 10.3390/nu14071528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In this review, we discuss the emerging role of Cellular Retinoic Acid Binding Protein 1 (CRABP1) as a mediator of non-canonical activities of retinoic acid (RA) and relevance to human diseases. We first discuss the role of CRABP1 in regulating MAPK activities and its implication in stem cell proliferation, cancers, adipocyte health, and neuro-immune regulation. We then discuss an additional role of CRABP1 in regulating CaMKII activities, and its implication in heart and motor neuron diseases. Through molecular and genetic studies of Crabp1 knockout (CKO) mouse and culture models, it is established that CRABP1 forms complexes with specific signaling molecules to function as RA-regulated signalsomes in a cell context-dependent manner. Gene expression data and CRABP1 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of human cancer, neurodegeneration, and immune disease patients implicate the potential association of abnormality in CRABP1 with human diseases. Finally, therapeutic strategies for managing certain human diseases by targeting CRABP1 are discussed.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-612-6259-402
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Cellular retinoid-binding proteins transfer retinoids to human cytochrome P450 27C1 for desaturation. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101142. [PMID: 34480899 PMCID: PMC8511960 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P450 27C1 (P450 27C1) is a retinoid desaturase expressed in the skin that catalyzes the formation of 3,4-dehydroretinoids from all-trans retinoids. Within the skin, retinoids are important regulators of proliferation and differentiation. In vivo, retinoids are bound to cellular retinol-binding proteins (CRBPs) and cellular retinoic acid–binding proteins (CRABPs). Interaction with these binding proteins is a defining characteristic of physiologically relevant enzymes in retinoid metabolism. Previous studies that characterized the catalytic activity of human P450 27C1 utilized a reconstituted in vitro system with free retinoids. However, it was unknown whether P450 27C1 could directly interact with holo-retinoid-binding proteins to receive all-trans retinoid substrates. To assess this, steady-state kinetic assays were conducted with free all-trans retinoids and holo-CRBP-1, holo-CRABP-1, and holo-CRABP-2. For holo-CRBP-1 and holo-CRABP-2, the kcat/Km values either decreased 5-fold or were equal to the respective free retinoid values. The kcat/Km value for holo-CRABP-1, however, decreased ∼65-fold in comparison with reactions with free all-trans retinoic acid. These results suggest that P450 27C1 directly accepts all-trans retinol and retinaldehyde from CRBP-1 and all-trans retinoic acid from CRABP-2, but not from CRABP-1. A difference in substrate channeling between CRABP-1 and CRABP-2 was also supported by isotope dilution experiments. Analysis of retinoid transfer from holo-CRABPs to P450 27C1 suggests that the decrease in kcat observed in steady-state kinetic assays is due to retinoid transfer becoming rate-limiting in the P450 27C1 catalytic cycle. Overall, these results illustrate that, like the CYP26 enzymes involved in retinoic acid metabolism, P450 27C1 interacts with cellular retinoid-binding proteins.
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Everts HB, Akuailou EN. Retinoids in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13010153. [PMID: 33466372 PMCID: PMC7824907 DOI: 10.3390/nu13010153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Animal studies as early as the 1920s suggested that vitamin A deficiency leads to squamous cell metaplasia in numerous epithelial tissues including the skin. However, humans usually die from vitamin A deficiency before cancers have time to develop. A recent long-term cohort study found that high dietary vitamin A reduced the risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). cSCC is a form of nonmelanoma skin cancer that primarily occurs from excess exposure to ultraviolet light B (UVB). These cancers are expensive to treat and can lead to metastasis and death. Oral synthetic retinoids prevent the reoccurrence of cSCC, but side effects limit their use in chemoprevention. Several proteins involved in vitamin A metabolism and signaling are altered in cSCC, which may lead to retinoid resistance. The expression of vitamin A metabolism proteins may also have prognostic value. This article reviews what is known about natural and synthetic retinoids and their metabolism in cSCC.
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Widjaja-Adhi MAK, Golczak M. The molecular aspects of absorption and metabolism of carotenoids and retinoids in vertebrates. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2019; 1865:158571. [PMID: 31770587 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2019.158571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Vitamin A is an essential nutrient necessary for numerous basic physiological functions, including reproduction and development, immune cell differentiation and communication, as well as the perception of light. To evade the dire consequences of vitamin A deficiency, vertebrates have evolved specialized metabolic pathways that enable the absorption, transport, and storage of vitamin A acquired from dietary sources as preformed retinoids or provitamin A carotenoids. This evolutionary advantage requires a complex interplay between numerous specialized retinoid-transport proteins, receptors, and enzymes. Recent advances in molecular and structural biology resulted in a rapid expansion of our understanding of these processes at the molecular level. This progress opened new avenues for the therapeutic manipulation of retinoid homeostasis. In this review, we summarize current research related to the biochemistry of carotenoid and retinoid-processing proteins with special emphasis on the structural aspects of their physiological actions. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Carotenoids recent advances in cell and molecular biology edited by Johannes von Lintig and Loredana Quadro.
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- Made Airanthi K Widjaja-Adhi
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America; Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America.
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Lixa C, Clarkson MW, Iqbal A, Moon TM, Almeida FCL, Peti W, Pinheiro AS. Retinoic Acid Binding Leads to CRABP2 Rigidification and Dimerization. Biochemistry 2019; 58:4183-4194. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Carolina Lixa
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941909, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- National Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Jiri Jonas, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941902, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- National Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Jiri Jonas, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941902, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941909, Brazil
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Zhong G, Kirkwood J, Won KJ, Tjota N, Jeong H, Isoherranen N. Characterization of Vitamin A Metabolome in Human Livers With and Without Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2019; 370:92-103. [PMID: 31043436 PMCID: PMC6548984 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.119.258517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Retinoids are essential endogenous compounds involved in regulation of critical biologic processes, including maintenance of metabolic homeostasis in the liver. Much of the knowledge of altered retinoid homeostasis in human disease states is derived from changes in indirect markers such as mRNA expression of retinoid-related genes and circulating concentrations of retinol or its binding protein RBP4. We hypothesized that in the human liver, concentrations of the active retinoid all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA) correlate with the concentrations of retinyl palmitate (RP), the storage form of atRA, retinol, the inactive vitamin A, and the mRNA expression of retinoid-related genes. On the basis of existing knowledge of altered vitamin A homeostasis in metabolic syndrome, we also predicted that in human livers with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) retinoid concentrations would be decreased. Using novel liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods, the hepatic vitamin A metabolome was quantified in normal human livers (n = 50) and 22 livers from donors with NAFLD. The hepatic concentrations of RP, atRA, 13-cisRA, and 4-oxo-atRA were significantly decreased in NAFLD samples in comparison with normal liver samples, whereas retinol levels remained unchanged. The concentrations of atRA were positively correlated with RP and 13-cisRA but not with retinol or the relative mRNA expression of LRAT, ALDH1A1, CYP26A1, RARα, and RARβ An active metabolite of atRA, 4-oxo-atRA was, for the first time, detected in human tissues at comparable concentration with RA isomers, suggesting this retinoid may contribute to retinoid signaling in humans. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: This study shows that in NAFLD liver vitamin A homeostasis is disrupted potentially contributing to disease progression. The results show that interpretation of retinoid homeostasis on the basis of indirect markers such as retinol concentrations or mRNA data is probably misleading when evaluating human disease processes, and analysis of the broader retinoid metabolome is needed to characterize disease effects on retinoid signaling.
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- Guo Zhong
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (G.Z., J.K., N.T., N.I.) and Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois (K.-J.W., H.J.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (G.Z., J.K., N.T., N.I.) and Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois (K.-J.W., H.J.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (G.Z., J.K., N.T., N.I.) and Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois (K.-J.W., H.J.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (G.Z., J.K., N.T., N.I.) and Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois (K.-J.W., H.J.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (G.Z., J.K., N.T., N.I.) and Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois (K.-J.W., H.J.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (G.Z., J.K., N.T., N.I.) and Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois (K.-J.W., H.J.)
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All-trans retinoic acid attenuates isoproterenol-induced cardiac dysfunction through Crabp1 to dampen CaMKII activation. Eur J Pharmacol 2019; 858:172485. [PMID: 31238067 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Inhibiting Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) over activation can decrease detrimental cardiac remodeling that leads to dilated cardiomyopathy, cell death, and heart failure. We previously showed that cellular retinoic acid binding protein 1 (Crabp1) knockout mice (CKO) exhibited a more severe isoproterenol (ISO)-induced heart failure and cardiac remodeling phenotype with elevated CaMKII activity in the heart, suggesting a cardiac-protective function of Crabp1 through modulating CaMKII activity. Here we examine whether the highly selective, endogenous ligand of Crabp1, all-trans retinoic acid (RA), can attenuate ISO-induced cardiac dysfunction. We also examine if this attenuation involves Crabp1 and the inhibition of CaMKII. RA pre-treatment followed by ISO challenge effectively restores ejection fraction in wild type, but not in CKO mice. This is correlated with reduced CaMKII auto-phosphorylation at T287 and phospholamban phosphorylation at T17, a substrate of CaMKII. RA pretreatment also reduces ISO-induced apoptosis in WT heart. Cell culture experiments confirm that RA inhibits CaMKII phosphorylation, which requires Crabp1. Molecular data reveal interaction of Crabp1 with the kinase and regulatory domains of CaMKII, and that RA selectively enhances Crabp1 interaction with the regulatory domain, suggesting a potential regulatory role for holo-Crabp1 in CaMKII activation. Together, these data demonstrate that RA bound Crabp1 plays a protective role in β-adrenergic stimulated cardiac remodeling, which is partially attributed to its dampening CaMKII activation. Targeting Crabp1 provides a potentially new therapeutic strategy for managing heart diseases.
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Cellular retinoic acid binding protein 1 protects mice from high-fat diet-induced obesity by decreasing adipocyte hypertrophy. Int J Obes (Lond) 2019; 44:466-474. [PMID: 31164723 PMCID: PMC6891142 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-019-0379-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Objectives Obesity, an emerging global health issue, involves numerous factors; understanding its underlying mechanisms for prevention and therapeutics is urgently needed. Cellular retinoic acid binding protein 1 (Crabp1) knockout (CKO) mice exhibit an obese phenotype under normal diet feedings, which prompted us to propose that Crabp1 could play a role in modulating adipose tissue development/homeostasis. Studies were designed to elucidate the underlying mechanism of Crabp1’s action in reducing obesity. Subjects/methods In animal studies, 6 weeks old male wild type and CKO mice were fed with normal diet (ND) or high fat diet (HFD) for 10 weeks. Body weight and food intake were regularly monitored. Glucose tolerance test and biological parameters of plasma (glucose and insulin levels) were measured after 10 weeks of ND vs. HFD feedings. Visceral adipose tissues were collected for histological and molecular analyses to determine affected signaling pathways. In cell culture studies, the 3T3L1 adipocyte differentiation model was used to examine and validate relevant signaling pathways. Results CKO mice, compared to WT mice, gained more body weight, exhibited more elevated fasting plasma glucose levels, and developed more severe impaired glucose tolerance under both ND and HFD. Histological examination revealed readily increased adipocyte hypertrophy and adipose tissue inflammation under HFD feedings. In 3T3L1 adipocytes, Crabp1 silencing enhanced extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) activation, accompanied by elevated markers and signaling pathways of lipid accumulation and adipocyte hypertrophy. Conclusions This study identifies Crabp1’s physiological role against the development of obesity. The protective function of CRABP1 is likely attributed to its classically proposed (canonical) activity as a trap for RA, which will reduce RA availability, thereby dampening RA-stimulated ERK1/2 activation and adipocyte hypertrophy. The results suggest Crabp1 as a potentially new therapeutic target in managing obesity and metabolic diseases.
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Braun PR, Tanaka-Sahker M, Chan AC, Jellison SS, Klisares MJ, Hing BW, Shabbir Y, Gaul LN, Nagahama Y, Robles J, Heinzman JT, Sabbagh S, Cramer EM, Duncan GN, Yuki K, Close LN, Dlouhy BJ, Howard MA, Kawasaki H, Stein KM, Potash JB, Shinozaki G. Genome-wide DNA methylation investigation of glucocorticoid exposure within buccal samples. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2019; 73:323-330. [PMID: 30821055 PMCID: PMC6561812 DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIM Glucocorticoids play a major role in regulating the stress response, and an imbalance of glucocorticoids has been implicated in stress-related disorders. Within mouse models, CpGs across the genome have been shown to be differentially methylated in response to glucocorticoid treatment, and using the Infinium 27K array, it was shown that humans given synthetic glucocorticoids had DNA methylation (DNAm) changes in blood. However, further investigation of the extent to which glucocorticoids affect DNAm across a larger proportion of the genome is needed. METHODS Buccal samples were collected before and after synthetic glucocorticoid treatment in the context of a dental procedure. This included 30 tooth extraction surgery patients who received 10 mg of dexamethasone. Genome-wide DNAm was assessed with the Infinium HumanMethylationEPIC array. RESULTS Five CpGs showed genome-wide significant DNAm changes that were >10%. These differentially methylated CpGs were in or nearest the following genes: ZNF438, KLHDC10, miR-544 or CRABP1, DPH5, and WDFY2. Using previously published datasets of human blood gene expression changes following dexamethasone exposure, a significant proportion of genes with false-discovery-rate-adjusted significant CpGs were also differentially expressed. A pathway analysis of the genes with false-discovery-rate-adjusted significant CpGs revealed significant enrichment of olfactory transduction, pentose and glucuronate interconversions, ascorbate and aldarate metabolism, and steroid hormone biosynthesis pathways. CONCLUSION High-dose synthetic glucocorticoid administration in the setting of a dental procedure was significantly associated with DNAm changes within buccal samples. These findings are consistent with prior findings of an influence of glucocorticoids on DNAm in humans.
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- Patricia R Braun
- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.,Iowa Neuroscience Institute, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.,Interdisciplinary Graduate Program for Neuroscience, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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Tomlinson CWE, Chisholm DR, Valentine R, Whiting A, Pohl E. Novel Fluorescence Competition Assay for Retinoic Acid Binding Proteins. ACS Med Chem Lett 2018; 9:1297-1300. [PMID: 30613343 PMCID: PMC6295855 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Vitamin
A derived retinoid compounds have multiple, powerful roles
in the cellular growth and development cycle and, as a result, have
attracted significant attention from both academic and pharmaceutical
research in developing and characterizing synthetic retinoid analogues.
Simplifying the hit development workflow for retinoid signaling will
improve options available for tackling related pathologies, including
tumor growth and neurodegeneration. Here, we present a novel assay
that employs an intrinsically fluorescent synthetic retinoid, DC271,
which allows direct measurement of the binding of nonlabeled compounds
to relevant proteins. The method allows for straightforward initial
measurement of binding using existing compound libraries and is followed
by calculation of binding constants using a dilution series of plausible
hits. The ease of use, high throughput format, and measurement of
both qualitative and quantitative binding offer a new direction for
retinoid-related pharmacological development.
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- Charles W. E. Tomlinson
- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, U.K
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- High Force Research Ltd., Bowburn North Industrial Estate, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5PF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, U.K
- Department of Biosciences, Durham University, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, U.K
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Park SW, Persaud SD, Ogokeh S, Meyers TA, Townsend D, Wei LN. CRABP1 protects the heart from isoproterenol-induced acute and chronic remodeling. J Endocrinol 2018; 236:151-165. [PMID: 29371236 PMCID: PMC5815894 DOI: 10.1530/joe-17-0613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Excessive and/or persistent activation of calcium-calmodulin protein kinase II (CaMKII) is detrimental in acute and chronic cardiac injury. However, intrinsic regulators of CaMKII activity are poorly understood. We find that cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 1 (CRABP1) directly interacts with CaMKII and uncover a functional role for CRABP1 in regulating CaMKII activation. We generated Crabp1-null mice (CKO) in C57BL/6J background for pathophysiological studies. CKO mice develop hypertrophy as adults, exhibiting significant left ventricular dilation with reduced ejection fraction at the baseline cardiac function. Interestingly, CKO mice have elevated basal CaMKII phosphorylation at T287, and phosphorylation on its substrate phospholamban (PLN) at T17. Acute isoproterenol (ISO) challenge (80 mg/kg two doses in 1 day) causes more severe apoptosis and necrosis in CKO hearts, and treatment with a CaMKII inhibitor KN-93 protects CKO mice from this injury. Chronic (30 mg/kg/day) ISO challenge also significantly increases hypertrophy and fibrosis in CKO mice as compared to WT. In wild-type mice, CRABP1 expression is increased in early stages of ISO challenge and eventually reduces to the basal level. Mechanistically, CRABP1 directly inhibits CaMKII by competing with calmodulin (CaM) for CaMKII interaction. This study demonstrates increased susceptibility of CKO mice to ISO-induced acute and chronic cardiac injury due to, at least in part, elevated CaMKII activity. Deleting Crabp1 results in reduced baseline cardiac function and aggravated damage challenged with acute and persistent β-adrenergic stimulation. This is the first report of a physiological role of CRABP1 as an endogenous regulator of CaMKII, which protects the heart from ISO-induced damage.
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- Sung Wook Park
- Department of PharmacologyUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of PharmacologyUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of PharmacologyUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and PhysiologyUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and PhysiologyUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of PharmacologyUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Zhong G, Ortiz D, Zelter A, Nath A, Isoherranen N. CYP26C1 Is a Hydroxylase of Multiple Active Retinoids and Interacts with Cellular Retinoic Acid Binding Proteins. Mol Pharmacol 2018; 93:489-503. [PMID: 29476041 DOI: 10.1124/mol.117.111039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The clearance of retinoic acid (RA) and its metabolites is believed to be regulated by the CYP26 enzymes, but the specific roles of CYP26A1, CYP26B1, and CYP26C1 in clearing active vitamin A metabolites have not been defined. The goal of this study was to establish the substrate specificity of CYP26C1, and determine whether CYP26C1 interacts with cellular retinoic acid binding proteins (CRABPs). CYP26C1 was found to effectively metabolize all-trans retinoic acid (atRA), 9-cis-retinoic acid (9-cis-RA), 13-cis-retinoic acid, and 4-oxo-atRA with the highest intrinsic clearance toward 9-cis-RA. In comparison with CYP26A1 and CYP26B1, CYP26C1 resulted in a different metabolite profile for retinoids, suggesting differences in the active-site structure of CYP26C1 compared with other CYP26s. Homology modeling of CYP26C1 suggested that this is attributable to the distinct binding orientation of retinoids within the CYP26C1 active site. In comparison with other CYP26 family members, CYP26C1 was up to 10-fold more efficient in clearing 4-oxo-atRA (intrinsic clearance 153 μl/min/pmol) than CYP26A1 and CYP26B1, suggesting that CYP26C1 may be important in clearing this active retinoid. In support of this, CRABPs delivered 4-oxo-atRA and atRA for metabolism by CYP26C1. Despite the tight binding of 4-oxo-atRA and atRA with CRABPs, the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant in biological matrix (Km) value of these substrates with CYP26C1 was not increased when the substrates were bound with CRABPs, in contrast to what is predicted by free drug hypothesis. Together these findings suggest that CYP26C1 is a 4-oxo-atRA hydroxylase and may be important in regulating the concentrations of this active retinoid in human tissues.
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- Guo Zhong
- Departments of Pharmaceutics (G.Z., N.I.) and Medicinal Chemistry (D.O., A.N.), School of Pharmacy, and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine (A.Z.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of Pharmaceutics (G.Z., N.I.) and Medicinal Chemistry (D.O., A.N.), School of Pharmacy, and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine (A.Z.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of Pharmaceutics (G.Z., N.I.) and Medicinal Chemistry (D.O., A.N.), School of Pharmacy, and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine (A.Z.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of Pharmaceutics (G.Z., N.I.) and Medicinal Chemistry (D.O., A.N.), School of Pharmacy, and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine (A.Z.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of Pharmaceutics (G.Z., N.I.) and Medicinal Chemistry (D.O., A.N.), School of Pharmacy, and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine (A.Z.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Multiple binding and transport proteins facilitate many aspects of retinoid biology through effects on retinoid transport, cellular uptake, metabolism, and nuclear delivery. These include the serum retinol binding protein sRBP (aka Rbp4), the plasma membrane sRBP receptor Stra6, and the intracellular retinoid binding-proteins such as cellular retinol-binding proteins (CRBP) and cellular retinoic acid binding-proteins (CRABP). sRBP transports the highly lipophilic retinol through an aqueous medium. The major intracellular retinol-binding protein, CRBP1, likely enhances efficient retinoid use by providing a sink to facilitate retinol uptake from sRBP through the plasma membrane or via Stra6, delivering retinol or retinal to select enzymes that generate retinyl esters or retinoic acid, and protecting retinol/retinal from excess catabolism or opportunistic metabolism. Intracellular retinoic acid binding-proteins (CRABP1 and 2, and FABP5) seem to have more diverse functions distinctive to each, such as directing retinoic acid to catabolism, delivering retinoic acid to specific nuclear receptors, and generating non-canonical actions. Gene ablation of intracellular retinoid binding-proteins does not cause embryonic lethality or gross morphological defects. Metabolic and functional defects manifested in knockouts of CRBP1, CRBP2 and CRBP3, however, illustrate their essentiality to health, and in the case of CRBP2, to survival during limited dietary vitamin A. Future studies should continue to address the specific molecular interactions that occur between retinoid binding-proteins and their targets and their precise physiologic contributions to retinoid homeostasis and function.
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- Joseph L Napoli
- Graduate Program in Metabolic Biology, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, 119 Morgan Hall, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Napoli JL. Cellular retinoid binding-proteins, CRBP, CRABP, FABP5: Effects on retinoid metabolism, function and related diseases. Pharmacol Ther 2017; 173:19-33. [PMID: 28132904 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cellular binding-proteins (BP), including CRBP1, CRBP2, CRABP1, CRABP2, and FABP5, shepherd the poorly aqueous soluble retinoids during uptake, metabolism and function. Holo-BP promote efficient use of retinol, a scarce but essential nutrient throughout evolution, by sheltering it and its major metabolite all-trans-retinoic acid from adventitious interactions with the cellular milieu, and by imposing specificity of delivery to enzymes, nuclear receptors and other partners. Apo-BP reflect cellular retinoid status and modify activities of retinoid metabolon enzymes, or exert non-canonical actions. High ligand binding affinities and the nature of ligand sequestration necessitate external factors to prompt retinoid release from holo-BP. One or more of cross-linking, kinetics, and colocalization have identified these factors as RDH, RALDH, CYP26, LRAT, RAR and PPARβ/δ. Michaelis-Menten and other kinetic approaches verify that BP channel retinoids to select enzymes and receptors by protein-protein interactions. Function of the BP and enzymes that constitute the retinoid metabolon depends in part on retinoid exchanges unique to specific pairings. The complexity of these exchanges configure retinol metabolism to meet the diverse functions of all-trans-retinoic acid and its ability to foster contrary outcomes in different cell types, such as inducing apoptosis, differentiation or proliferation. Altered BP expression affects retinoid function, for example, by impairing pancreas development resulting in abnormal glucose and energy metabolism, promoting predisposition to breast cancer, and fostering more severe outcomes in prostate cancer, ovarian adenocarcinoma, and glioblastoma. Yet, the extent of BP interactions with retinoid metabolon enzymes and their impact on retinoid physiology remains incompletely understood.
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- Joseph L Napoli
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.
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Jeon JS, Ahn JH, Moon YJ, Cho WS, Son YJ, Kim SK, Wang KC, Bang JS, Kang HS, Kim JE, Oh CW. Expression of cellular retinoic acid-binding protein-I (CRABP-I) in the cerebrospinal fluid of adult onset moyamoya disease and its association with clinical presentation and postoperative haemodynamic change. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2014; 85:726-31. [PMID: 24292994 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-305953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The elevation of cellular retinoic acid-binding protein-I (CRABP-I) has been suggested as a candidate in the pathogenesis of paediatric moyamoya disease (MMD). However, few studies have addressed CRABP-I in adult onset MMD. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of CRABP-I in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of adult onset MMD, and to evaluate its association with clinical presentation and postoperative haemodynamic change. METHODS This study examined the CSF from 103 patients: bilateral MMD, n=58 (56.3%); unilateral MMD, n=19 (18.4%); atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease (ACVD), n=21 (20.4%); and control group, n=5 (4.9%). The intensity of CRABP-I was confirmed by western blotting and expressed as the median (25th-75th percentile). The differences in CRABP-I expression according to disease entity (unilateral MMD vs bilateral MMD vs ACVD), initial presenting symptoms (haemorrhage vs ischaemia) and postoperative haemodynamic change (vascular reserve in single photon emission CT and basal collateral vessels in digital subtraction angiography) were analysed. RESULTS CRABP-I intensities in bilateral MMD (1.45(0.86-2.52)) were significantly higher than in unilateral MMD (0.91(0.78-1.20)) (p=0.044) or ACVD (0.85(0.66-1.11)) (p=0.004). No significant differences were noted based on the initial presenting symptoms (p=0.687). CRABP-I was not associated with improvement in vascular reserve (p=0.327), but with decrease in basal collateral vessels (p=0.023) postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS Higher CRABP-I in the CSF can be associated with typical bilateral MMD pathogenesis in adults. Additionally, postoperative basal collateral change may be related to the degree of CRABP-I expression.
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- Jin Sue Jeon
- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kedishvili NY. Enzymology of retinoic acid biosynthesis and degradation. J Lipid Res 2013; 54:1744-60. [PMID: 23630397 PMCID: PMC3679379 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r037028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Revised: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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All-trans-retinoic acid is a biologically active derivative of vitamin A that regulates numerous physiological processes. The concentration of retinoic acid in the cells is tightly regulated, but the exact mechanisms responsible for this regulation are not completely understood, largely because the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of retinoic acid have not been fully defined. Recent studies using in vitro and in vivo models suggest that several members of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily of proteins are essential for retinoic acid biosynthesis and the maintenance of retinoic acid homeostasis. However, the exact roles of some of these recently identified enzymes are yet to be characterized. The properties of the known contributors to retinoid metabolism have now been better defined and allow for more detailed understanding of their interactions with retinoid-binding proteins and other retinoid enzymes. At the same time, further studies are needed to clarify the interactions between the cytoplasmic and membrane-bound proteins involved in the processing of hydrophobic retinoid metabolites. This review summarizes current knowledge about the roles of various biosynthetic and catabolic enzymes in the regulation of retinoic acid homeostasis and outlines the remaining questions in the field.
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- Natalia Y Kedishvili
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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Kane MA. Analysis, occurrence, and function of 9-cis-retinoic acid. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2011; 1821:10-20. [PMID: 21983272 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2011.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2011] [Revised: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Metabolic conversion of vitamin A (retinol) into retinoic acid (RA) controls numerous physiological processes. 9-cis-retinoic acid (9cRA), an active metabolite of vitamin A, is a high affinity ligand for retinoid X receptor (RXR) and also activates retinoic acid receptor (RAR). Despite the identification of candidate enzymes that produce 9cRA and the importance of RXRs as established by knockout experiments, in vivo detection of 9cRA in tissue was elusive until recently when 9cRA was identified as an endogenous pancreas retinoid by validated liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methodology. This review will discuss the current status of the analysis, occurrence, and function of 9cRA. Understanding both the nuclear receptor-mediated and non-genomic mechanisms of 9cRA will aid in the elucidation of disease physiology and possibly lead to the development of new retinoid-based therapeutics. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Retinoid and Lipid Metabolism.
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- Maureen A Kane
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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CrbpI modulates glucose homeostasis and pancreas 9-cis-retinoic acid concentrations. Mol Cell Biol 2011; 31:3277-85. [PMID: 21670153 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.05516-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Cellular retinol-binding protein type I (CrbpI), encoded by Rpb1, serves as a chaperone of retinol homeostasis, but its physiological effects remain incompletely understood. We show here that the Rbp1(-/-) mouse has disrupted retinoid homeostasis in multiple tissues, with abnormally high 9-cis-retinoic acid (9cRA), a pancreas autacoid that attenuates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. The Rbp1(-/-) pancreas has increased retinol and intense ectopic expression of Rpb2 mRNA, which encodes CrbpII: both would contribute to increased β-cell 9cRA biosynthesis. 9cRA in Rbp1(-/-) pancreas resists postprandial and glucose-induced decreases. Rbp1(-/-) mice have defective islet expression of genes involved in glucose sensing and insulin secretion, as well as islet α-cell infiltration, which contribute to reduced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, high glucagon secretion, an abnormally high rate of gluconeogenesis, and hyperglycemia. A diet rich in vitamin A (as in a standard chow diet) increases pancreas 9cRA and impairs glucose tolerance. Crbp1 attenuates the negative impact of vitamin A (retinol) on glucose tolerance, regardless of the dietary retinol content. Rbp1(-/-) mice have an increased rate of fatty acid oxidation and resist obesity when fed a high-fat diet. Thus, glucose homeostasis and energy metabolism rely on Rbp1 expression and its moderation of pancreas retinol and of the autacoid 9cRA.
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Chronic all-trans retinoic acid administration induced hyperactivity of HPA axis and behavioral changes in young rats. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2010; 20:839-47. [PMID: 20659790 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2010.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 06/14/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Although clinical reports suggest a possible relationship between excess retinoids and the development of depression, the effect of retinoids on mood-related behavior remains controversial. Hyperactivity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays a key role in the development of affective disorders. The present study aimed to elucidate the effect of retinoid on the activity of HPA axis in rat and whether this goes together with behavioral changes. All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) was administered to juvenile male rats by daily intraperitoneal injection for 6 weeks. ATRA treatment increased basal serum corticosterone concentration as well as the thickness of adrenal cortex in young rat. Furthermore, the mRNA expression of corticotropin release factor (CRF) and retinoic acid receptor-α (RAR-α) in the hypothalamus was both markedly increased in ATRA-treated rats compared with vehicle. Some behavioral alterations were also observed. ATRA-treated rats showed anxiety-like behavior in elevated-plus maze and decreased spontaneous exploratory activities in novel open field. However, in the sucrose preference test chronic ATRA treatment did not modify behavior in the juvenile animals. Chronic administration of ATRA did not impair physical motor ability in either the prehensile traction or the beam balance/walk test. In conclusion, long-term ATRA administration resulted in hyperactivated HPA axis which was accompanied by several behavioral changes in young rat.
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Chen XN, Meng QY, Bao AM, Swaab DF, Wang GH, Zhou JN. The involvement of retinoic acid receptor-alpha in corticotropin-releasing hormone gene expression and affective disorders. Biol Psychiatry 2009; 66:832-9. [PMID: 19596122 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2009] [Revised: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/17/2009] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is considered the central driving force in the stress response and plays a key role in the pathogenesis of depression. Retinoic acid (RA) has been suggested by clinical studies to be associated with affective disorders. METHODS First, hypothalamic tissues of 12 patients with affective disorders and 12 matched control subjects were studied by double-label immunofluorescence to analyze the expression of CRH and retinoic acid receptor-alpha (RAR-alpha). Second, critical genes involved in the RA signaling pathways were analyzed in a rat model of depression. Finally, the regulatory effect of RAR-alpha on CRH gene expression was studied in vitro. RESULTS We found that the expression of RAR-alpha was colocalized with CRH neurons in human hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN). The density of RAR-alpha-immunoreactive neurons and CRH-RAR-alpha double-staining neurons was significantly increased in the PVN of patients with affective disorders. The ratio of the CRH-RAR-alpha double-staining neurons to the CRH-immunoreactive neurons in affective disorder patients was also increased. Recruitment of RAR-alpha by the CRH promoter was observed in the rat hypothalamus. A dysregulated RA metabolism and signaling was also found in the hypothalamus of a rat model for depression. Finally, in vitro studies demonstrated that RAR-alpha mediated an upregulation of CRH gene expression. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that RAR-alpha might contribute to regulating the activity of CRH neurons in vivo, and the vulnerable character of the critical proteins in RA signaling pathways might provide novel targets for therapeutic strategies for depression.
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- Xiao-Ning Chen
- Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Liu L, Derguini F, Gudas LJ. Metabolism and regulation of gene expression by 4-oxoretinol versus all-trans retinoic acid in normal human mammary epithelial cells. J Cell Physiol 2009; 220:771-9. [PMID: 19492420 PMCID: PMC3315369 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We previously demonstrated that 4-oxoretinol (4-oxo-ROL) activated retinoic acid receptors (RARs) in F9 stem cells. We showed that 4-oxo-ROL inhibited the proliferation of normal human mammary epithelial cells (HMECs). To understand the mechanisms by which 4-oxo-ROL regulates HMEC growth we examined gene expression profiles following 4-oxo-ROL or all-trans retinoic acid (tRA). We also compared growth inhibition by tRA, 4-oxo-ROL, or 4-oxo-RA. All three retinoids inhibited HMEC proliferation. Gene expression analyses indicated that 4-oxo-ROL and tRA modulated gene expression in closely related pathways. The expression of many genes, e.g. ATP-binding cassette G1 (ABCG1); adrenergic receptorbeta2 (ADRB2); ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate (RAC2); and short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase 1 gene (SDR1) was changed after 4-oxo-ROL or tRA. Metabolism of these retinoids was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In 1 microM tRA treated HMECs all of the tRA was found intracellularly, and tRA was the predominant intracellular retinoid. In 1 microM 4-oxo-ROL treated HMECs most 4-oxo-ROL was esterified to 4-oxoretinyl esters, no tRA was detected, and 4-oxo-ROL and 4-oxo-RA were observed intracellularly. In 1 microM 4-oxoretinoic acid (4-oxo-RA) treated HMECs little intracellular 4-oxo-RA was detected; most 4-oxo-RA was in the medium. Our results indicate that: (a) 4-oxo-ROL regulates gene expression and inhibits proliferation of HMECs; (b) 4-oxo-ROL and tRA regulate some of the same genes; (c) more tRA is found in cells, as compared to 4-oxoretinoic acid, when each drug is added at the same concentration in the medium; and (d) the mechanism by which 4-oxo-ROL exerts its biological activity does not involve intracellular tRA production.
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- Limin Liu
- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
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Taibi G, Di Gaudio F, Nicotra CMA. Xanthine dehydrogenase processes retinol to retinoic acid in human mammary epithelial cells. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2008; 23:317-27. [PMID: 18569334 DOI: 10.1080/14756360701584539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Retinoic acid is considered to be the active metabolite of retinol, able to control differentiation and proliferation of epithelia. Retinoic acid biosynthesis has been widely described with the implication of multiple enzymatic activities. However, our understanding of the cell biological function and regulation of this process is limited. In a recent study we evidenced that milk xanthine oxidase (E.C. 1.17.3.2.) is capable to oxidize all-trans-retinol bound to CRBP (holo-CRBP) to all-trans-retinaldehyde and then to all-trans-retinoic acid. To get further knowledge regarding this process we have evaluated the biosynthetic pathway of retinoic acid in a human mammary epithelial cell line (HMEC) in which xanthine dehydrogenase (E.C. 1.17.1.4.), the native form of xanthine oxidase, is expressed. Here we report the demonstration of a novel retinol oxidation pathway that in the HMEC cytoplasm directly conduces to retinoic acid. After isolation and immunoassay of the cytosolic protein showing retinol oxidizing activity we identified it with the well-known enzyme xanthine dehydrogenase. The NAD+ dependent retinol oxidation catalyzed by xanthine dehydrogenase is strictly dependent on cellular retinol binding proteins and is inhibited by oxypurinol. In this work, a new insight into the biological role of xanthine dehydrogenase is given.
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- Gennaro Taibi
- Dipartimento di Oncologia Sperimentale e Applicazioni Cliniche, Universita di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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Neveu P, Aujard I, Benbrahim C, Le Saux T, Allemand JF, Vriz S, Bensimon D, Jullien L. A Caged Retinoic Acid for One- and Two-Photon Excitation in Zebrafish Embryos. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2008; 47:3744-6. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200800037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Neveu P, Aujard I, Benbrahim C, Le Saux T, Allemand JF, Vriz S, Bensimon D, Jullien L. A Caged Retinoic Acid for One- and Two-Photon Excitation in Zebrafish Embryos. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200800037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Lane MA, Xu J, Wilen EW, Sylvester R, Derguini F, Gudas LJ. LIF removal increases CRABPI and CRABPII transcripts in embryonic stem cells cultured in retinol or 4-oxoretinol. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2008; 280:63-74. [PMID: 18006143 PMCID: PMC2225994 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2007] [Revised: 08/30/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Murine embryonic stem (ES) cells cultured without leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) or with retinoids differentiate and concomitantly metabolize retinol (vitamin A) to 4-oxoretinol. Our objective was to examine the effects of retinol or 4-oxoretinol on cellular retinoic acid binding protein (CRABP) I and II mRNA levels and retinol metabolism. ES cells were cultured with or without LIF, and with various doses of all-trans-retinol, all-trans-4-oxoretinol, or all-trans-retinoic acid (RA). In ES cells treated with retinol or 4-oxoretinol in the absence of LIF the CRABP-I (Crabp1, NM_013496; GI:7304974) and CRABP-II (Crabp2, NM_007759; GI:33469074) mRNA levels at 72h were 66+/-4 and 413+/-6 fold higher, respectively, than the levels in control ES cells cultured without retinoids and in the presence of LIF. The increase in CRABPI mRNA occurred through an increase in CRABPI gene transcription. CRABPI protein was also increased by >50-fold in cells treated with retinol in the absence of LIF. However [(3)H]4-oxoretinol does not bind to murine CRABPI or CRABPII. CYP26A1 mRNA levels and [(3)H]4-oxoretinol production from [(3)H]retinol increased in cells cultured without LIF and with exogenous retinoids. The enormous increases in CRABPI and II transcripts ( approximately 60 and 400-fold, respectively) in the absence of LIF may regulate aspects of the ES cell differentiation program in response to retinol.
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- Michelle A Lane
- Department of Human Ecology, Division of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, GEA 117, A2700 Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Brodeur H, Parisotto M, Chagnon S, Mader S, Bhat PV. Isomer-specific retinoic acid biosynthesis in HeLa cells expressing recombinant class I aldehyde dehydrogenases. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2007; 1770:1548-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2007.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2007] [Revised: 07/28/2007] [Accepted: 07/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sjoelund V, Kaltashov IA. Transporter-to-trap conversion: a disulfide bond formation in cellular retinoic acid binding protein I mutant triggered by retinoic acid binding irreversibly locks the ligand inside the protein. Biochemistry 2007; 46:13382-90. [PMID: 17958379 DOI: 10.1021/bi700867c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Transport proteins must bind their ligands reversibly to enable release at the point of delivery, while irreversible binding is usually associated with the extreme cases of ligand sequestration. Protein conformational dynamics is an important modulator of binding kinetics, as increased flexibility in the regions adjacent to the binding site may facilitate both association and dissociation processes. Ligand entry to, and exit from, the internal binding site of the cellular retinoic acid binding protein I (CRABP I) occurs via a flexible portal region, which functions as a dynamic aperture. We designed and expressed a CRABP I mutant (A35C/T57C), in which a small-scale conformational switch caused by the ligand binding event triggers formation of a disulfide bond in the portal region, thereby arresting structural fluctuations and effectively locking the ligand inside the binding cavity. At the same time, no formation of the disulfide bond is observed in the apo form of the mutant, and most characteristics of the mutant, including protein stability, are very similar to those of the wild-type protein in the absence of retinoic acid. The mutation does not alter the kinetics of retinoic acid binding to the protein, although the disulfide formation makes the binding effectively irreversible, as suggested by the absence of retinoic acid transfer from the holo form of the mutant to lipid vesicles in the absence of a reducing agent. Taken together, these data suggest that the disulfide bond formation in the portal region arrests large-scale structural fluctuations, which are required for retinoic acid release from the protein. The unique properties of the CRABP I mutant described in this work can be used to inspire and guide a design of nanodevices for multiple tasks ranging from sequestering small-molecule toxins in both tissue and circulation to nutrient deprivation of pathogens.
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- Virginie Sjoelund
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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Retinoids play important roles in cell differentiation and apoptosis, notably in epithelial tissues. Their utility in cancer therapy has been demonstrated in specific cancer types. Use of retinoic acid (RA) in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia was the first successful example of retinoid-based differentiation therapy. RA has since been evaluated for treatment of other cancers, revealing variable effectiveness. The observation that expression of enzymes involved in RA biosynthesis is suppressed during tumorigenesis suggests that intra-tumor depletion in RA levels may contribute to tumor development and argues for the use of retinoids in cancer treatment. However, the induction of RA-inactivating enzymes is one of the mechanisms that may limit the efficacy of retinoid therapy and contribute to acquired resistance to RA treatment, suggesting that retinoic acid metabolism blocking agents may be effective agents in differentiation therapy.
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- Maxime Parisotto
- Département de biochimie et Institut de recherche en immunologie et cancérologie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montréal (Québec), H3C 3J7 Canada
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Lee SJ, Perera L, Coulter SJ, Mohrenweiser HW, Jetten A, Goldstein JA. The discovery of new coding alleles of human CYP26A1 that are potentially defective in the metabolism of all-trans retinoic acid and their assessment in a recombinant cDNA expression system. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2007; 17:169-80. [PMID: 17460545 PMCID: PMC2393551 DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e32801152d6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Retinoic acid (RA) is a critical regulator of gene expression during embryonic development and in the maintenance of adult epithelial tissues. This study was undertaken to identify genetic polymorphisms of CYP26A1 which might affect these processes. We sequenced CYP26A1 in racially diverse individuals and assessed the metabolism of retinoic acid by newly identified coding alleles of CYP26A1 in a recombinant system. METHODS CYP26A1 was sequenced in 24 Caucasians, 24 African-Americans, 24 Asians, and 20 individuals of unknown racial origin. cDNA constructs for wild-type and coding alleles of CYP26A1 were constructed in a pcDNA3.1 expression vector and expressed in Cos-1 cells. A FLAG tag at the C-terminal end of the cDNA was used to quantitate the recombinant CYP26A1 proteins. RESULTS A total of 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified in CYP26A1. Three SNPs produced coding changes: R173S, F186L, and C358R. These alleles were termed as CYP26A1*2, CYP26A1*3, and CYP26A1*4, respectively, by the Human Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Allele Nomenclature Committee at http://www.cypalleles.ki.se/. Wild type CYP26A1 protein metabolized all-trans-retinoic acid (at-RA) to 4-oxo-RA, 4-OH-RA as well as water-soluble metabolites. CYP26A1.3 (F186L) and CYP26A1.4 (C358R) allelic proteins exhibited significantly lower metabolism (40-80%) of at-RA than wild-type CYP26A1.1 protein. CONCLUSION This is the first study to identify coding alleles of CYP26A1. Two coding alleles, CYP26A1*3 and CYP26A1*4, are predicted to be defective based on the metabolism of at-RA by the recombinant proteins. These studies suggest the need for future clinical studies of polymorphisms of CYP26A1 in embryonic development.
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- Su-Jun Lee
- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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Tanaka K, Imoto I, Inoue J, Kozaki K, Tsuda H, Shimada Y, Aiko S, Yoshizumi Y, Iwai T, Kawano T, Inazawa J. Frequent methylation-associated silencing of a candidate tumor-suppressor, CRABP1, in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma. Oncogene 2007; 26:6456-68. [PMID: 17438526 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Epigenetic alterations and the resulting inactivation of tumor suppressor genes often contribute to the development of various cancers. To identify novel candidates that may be silenced by aberrant methylation in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC), we analysed ESCC cell lines by a recently developed method known as bacterial artificial chromosome array-based methylated CpG island amplification (BAMCA), and selected candidates through BAMCA-assisted strategy. In the course of this program, we identified frequent CpG methylation-dependent silencing of the gene encoding cellular retinoic acid binding protein 1 (CRABP1) in our panel of ESCC cell lines. Expression of CRABP1 mRNA was restored in gene-silenced ESCC cells after treatment with 5-aza 2'-deoxycytidine. The DNA methylation status of the CRABP1 CpG island with clear promoter activity correlated inversely with expression of this gene. CpG methylation of CRABP1 was frequently observed in primary ESCC tissues as well. Restoration of CRABP1 expression in ESCC cells lacking the protein reduced cell growth by inducing arrest at G(0)-G(1), whereas knockdown of the gene in cells expressing CRABP1 promoted cell growth. Among 113 primary ESCC tumors, the absence of immunoreactive CRABP1 was significantly associated with de-differentiation of cancer cells and with distant lymph-node metastases in the patients. These results indicate that CRABP1 appears to have a tumor-suppressor function in esophageal epithelium, and its epigenetic silencing may play a pivotal role during esophageal carcinogenesis. Its expression status in biopsies or resected tumors might serve as an index for identifying ESCC patients for whom combined therapeutic modalities would be recommended.
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MESH Headings
- Azacitidine/pharmacology
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Proliferation
- DNA Methylation
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Esophageal Neoplasms/genetics
- Esophageal Neoplasms/metabolism
- Esophageal Neoplasms/pathology
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Gene Silencing
- Humans
- Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid/genetics
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid/metabolism
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- K Tanaka
- Department of Molecular Cytogenetics, Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Levadoux-Martin M, Li Y, Blackburn A, Chabanon H, Hesketh JE. Perinuclear localisation of cellular retinoic acid binding protein I mRNA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 340:326-31. [PMID: 16376305 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2005] [Accepted: 12/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Retinoids are important metabolic and developmental regulators that act through nuclear receptors. The cellular retinoic acid binding protein CRABPI has been suggested to play a role in trafficking of retinoic acid but its exact functions and subcellular localisation remain unclear. Here we show that in CHO cells both exogenous CRABPI transcripts and tagged CRABPI protein have a perinuclear distribution that depends upon the 3'UTR of the mRNA. The CRABPI 3'UTR conferred perinuclear localisation on globin reporter transcripts. Deletion analysis indicated that the first 123nt of CRABPI 3'UTR are necessary for localisation of both CRABPI mRNA and protein. We propose that CRABPI mRNA is localised by a signal within its 3'UTR and that this partly determines the distribution of CRABPI protein.
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- M Levadoux-Martin
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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Lefebvre P, Martin PJ, Flajollet S, Dedieu S, Billaut X, Lefebvre B. Transcriptional activities of retinoic acid receptors. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2005; 70:199-264. [PMID: 15727806 DOI: 10.1016/s0083-6729(05)70007-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Vitamin A derivatives plays a crucial role in embryonic development, as demonstrated by the teratogenic effect of either an excess or a deficiency in vitamin A. Retinoid effects extend however beyond embryonic development, and tissue homeostasis, lipid metabolism, cellular differentiation and proliferation are in part controlled through the retinoid signaling pathway. Retinoids are also therapeutically effective in the treatment of skin diseases (acne, psoriasis and photoaging) and of some cancers. Most of these effects are the consequences of retinoic acid receptors activation, which triggers transcriptional events leading either to transcriptional activation or repression of retinoid-controlled genes. Synthetic molecules are able to mimic part of the biological effects of the natural retinoic acid receptors, all-trans retinoic acid. Therefore, retinoic acid receptors are considered as highly valuable therapeutic targets and limiting unwanted secondary effects due to retinoid treatment requires a molecular knowledge of retinoic acid receptors biology. In this review, we will examine experimental evidence which provide a molecular basis for the pleiotropic effects of retinoids, and emphasize the crucial roles of coregulators of retinoic acid receptors, providing a conceptual framework to identify novel therapeutic targets.
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- Philippe Lefebvre
- INSERM U459 and Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Faculté de Médecine de Lille, 59045 Lille cedex, France
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Kwong J, Lo KW, Chow LSN, To KF, Choy KW, Chan FL, Mok SC, Huang DP. Epigenetic silencing of cellular retinol-binding proteins in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Neoplasia 2005; 7:67-74. [PMID: 15720818 PMCID: PMC1490316 DOI: 10.1593/neo.04370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aberrant retinoid signaling in human cancers is extending from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Recently, we have demonstrated frequent epigenetic inactivation of a retinoic acid receptor (RAR), RARbeta2, in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). To further explore targets contributing to aberrant retinoid signaling in NPC, the expression of cellular retinol-binding proteins (CRBPs), cellular retinoic acid-binding proteins (CRABPs), RARs, and retinoid X receptors (RXRs) was examined. Apart from RARbeta2, transcriptional silencing of two CRBPs, CRBPI and CRBPIV, was observed in NPC cell lines and xenografts. Hypermethylation of CRBPI and CRBPIV CpG islands was found to be closely correlated with the loss of expression. Treatment with the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, resulted in reexpression of CRBP1 and CRBPIV gene expression in NPC cell lines. Both CRBPI and CRBPIV hypermethylations were also observed in 43/48 (87.8%) and 26/48 (54.2%) primary NPC tumors, respectively. Here, we reported for the first time that CRBPIV was transcriptionally inactivated by promoter hypermethylation in human cancer. Simultaneous methylation of CRBPI, CRBPIV, and RARbeta2 was commonly found in NPC primary tumors. Our findings implied that epigenetic disruption of the CRBPs, CRBPI and CRBPIV, is important in NPC tumorigenesis and may contribute to the loss of retinoic acid responsiveness in cancer.
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- Joseph Kwong
- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Anatomy The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecologic, and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Lane MA, Bailey SJ. Role of retinoid signalling in the adult brain. Prog Neurobiol 2005; 75:275-93. [PMID: 15882777 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2005.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2004] [Revised: 03/11/2005] [Accepted: 03/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vitamin A (all-trans-retinol) is the parent compound of a family of natural and synthetic compounds, the retinoids. Retinoids regulate gene transcription in numerous cells and tissues by binding to nuclear retinoid receptor proteins, which act as transcription factors. Much of the research conducted on retinoid signalling in the nervous system has focussed on developmental effects in the embryonic or early postnatal brain. Here, we review the increasing body of evidence indicating that retinoid signalling plays an important role in the function of the mature brain. Components of the metabolic pathway for retinoids have been identified in adult brain tissues, suggesting that all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) can be synthesized in discrete regions of the brain. The distribution of retinoid receptor proteins in the adult nervous system is different from that seen during development; and suggests that retinoid signalling is likely to have a physiological role in adult cortex, amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus, striatum and associated brain regions. A number of neuronal specific genes contain recognition sequences for the retinoid receptor proteins and can be directly regulated by retinoids. Disruption of retinoid signalling pathways in rodent models indicates their involvement in regulating synaptic plasticity and associated learning and memory behaviours. Retinoid signalling pathways have also been implicated in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and depression. Overall, the data underscore the likely importance of adequate nutritional Vitamin A status for adult brain function and highlight retinoid signalling pathways as potential novel therapeutic targets for neurological diseases.
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- Michelle A Lane
- Department of Human Ecology, Division of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Folli C, Ramazzina I, Percudani R, Berni R. Ligand-binding specificity of an invertebrate (Manduca sexta) putative cellular retinoic acid binding protein. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2005; 1747:229-37. [PMID: 15698958 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2004.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Revised: 11/11/2004] [Accepted: 11/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Intracellular lipid-binding proteins (iLBPs) are small cytoplasmic proteins that specifically interact with hydrophobic ligands. Fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs), cellular retinoic acid-binding proteins (CRABPs) and cellular retinol-binding proteins (CRBPs) belong to the iLBP family. A recently identified insect (Manduca sexta) iLBP has been reported to possibly represent an invertebrate CRABP mimicking the role of CRABPs in vertebrate organisms. The presence in this protein of the characteristic binding triad residues involved in the interaction with ligand carboxylate head groups, a feature pertaining to several FABPs and to CRABPs, and the close phylogenetic relationships with both groups of vertebrate heart-type FABPs and CRBPs/CRABPs, makes it difficult to assign it to either FABPs or CRABPs. However, its negligible interaction with retinoic acid and high affinity (K(d) values in the 10(-8) M range) for fatty acids have been established by means of direct and competitive binding assays. As shown by phylogenetic analysis, the M. sexta iLBP belongs to a wide group of invertebrate iLBPs, which, besides being closely related phylogenetically, share distinctive features, such as the conservation of chemically distinct residues in their amino acid sequences and the ability to bind fatty acids. Our results are in keeping with the lack of cellular retinoid-binding proteins in invertebrates and with their later appearance during the course of chordate evolution.
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- Claudia Folli
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Parma, P.co Area delle Scienze 23/A, 43100 Parma, Italy
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Xiao H, Kaltashov IA, Eyles SJ. Indirect assessment of small hydrophobic ligand binding to a model protein using a combination of ESI MS and HDX/ESI MS. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2003; 14:506-515. [PMID: 12745220 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(03)00135-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Direct mass spectrometric characterization of interactions between proteins and small hydrophobic ligands often poses a serious problem due to the complex instability in the gas phase. We have developed a method that probes the efficacy of ligand-protein interactions indirectly by monitoring changes in protein flexibility. The latter is assessed quantitatively using a combination of charge state distribution analysis and amide hydrogen exchange under both native and mildly denaturing conditions. The method was used to evaluate binding of a model protein cellular retinoic acid binding protein I to its natural ligand all-trans retinoic acid (RA), isomers 13-cis- and 9-cis-RA, and retinol, yielding the following order of ligand affinities: All-trans RA > 9-cis RA > 13-cis RA, with no detectable binding of retinol. This order is in agreement with the results of earlier fluorimetric titration studies. Furthermore, binding energy of the protein to each of retinoic acid isomers was determined based on the measured hydrogen exchange kinetics data acquired under native conditions.
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- Hui Xiao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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Chen AC, Yu K, Lane MA, Gudas LJ. Homozygous deletion of the CRABPI gene in AB1 embryonic stem cells results in increased CRABPII gene expression and decreased intracellular retinoic acid concentration. Arch Biochem Biophys 2003; 411:159-73. [PMID: 12623064 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00732-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The cellular retinoic acid (RA) binding proteins I and II (CRABPI and CRABPII), intracellular proteins which bind retinoic acid with high affinity, are involved in the actions of RA, though their exact roles are not fully understood. We have generated several genetically engineered AB1 cell lines in which both alleles of the CRABPI gene have been deleted by homologous recombination. We have used these CRABPI knockout cell lines to examine the consequences of functional loss of CRABPI on RA-induced gene expression and RA metabolism in the murine embryonic stem cell line, AB1, which undergoes differentiation in response to RA. Complete lack of CRABPI results in decreased intracellular [3H]RA concentrations under conditions in which external concentrations of [3H]RA are low (1-10nM) and in an altered distribution of [3H] polar metabolites of [3H]RA in the cell and in the medium. Fewer [3H] polar metabolites are retained within the CRABPI(-/-) cells compared to the wild-type cells. These data suggest that CRABPI functions to regulate the intracellular concentrations of retinoic acid and to maintain high levels of oxidized retinoic acid metabolites such as 4-oxoretinoic acid within cells.
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- Anne C Chen
- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Gallagher RE. Retinoic acid resistance in acute promyelocytic leukemia. Leukemia 2002; 16:1940-58. [PMID: 12357346 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2002] [Accepted: 06/21/2002] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Primary resistance of PML-RARalpha-positive acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) to the induction of clinical remission (CR) by all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is rare but markedly increases in frequency after > or =2 relapses from chemotherapy-induced CRs. Nevertheless, even in de novo cases, the primary response of ATRA-naive cases is variable by several measures, suggesting involvement of heterogeneous molecular elements. Secondary, acquired ATRA resistance occurs in most patients treated with ATRA alone and in many patients who relapse from combination ATRA chemotherapy regimens despite limited ATRA exposure. Although early studies suggested that an adaptive hypercatabolic response to pharmacological ATRA levels is the principal mechanism of ATRA resistance, recent studies suggest that molecular disturbances in APL cells have a predominant role, particularly if disease relapse occurs a few months after discontinuing ATRA therapy. This review summarizes the systemic and APL cellular elements that have been linked to clinical ATRA resistance with emphasis on identifying areas of deficient information and important topics for further investigation. Overall, the subject review strongly supports the hypothesis that, although APL is an infrequent and nearly cured disease, much can be gained by understanding the complex relationship of ATRA resistance to the progression and relapse of APL, which has important implications for other leukemias and malignancies.
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- R E Gallagher
- Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York 10467, USA
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Adida A, Spener F. Intracellular lipid binding proteins and nuclear receptors involved in branched-chain fatty acid signaling. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2002; 67:91-8. [PMID: 12324226 DOI: 10.1054/plef.2002.0404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Branched-chain fatty acids are potent regulators of gene expression. Among them are the vitamin A-derived retinoic acids, which are involved in cell growth and differentiation, and the chlorophyll-derived phytol metabolites such as phytanic and pristanic acids, which affect catabolic lipid metabolism. Gene expression regulated by these signaling molecules is mediated by two protein families. These are, on the one hand, the intracellular lipid binding proteins, i.e. cellular retinoic acid binding protein and liver-type fatty acid binding protein, which are responsible for ligand-transport to the nucleus. On the other hand are the ligand-activated nuclear receptors, i.e. the retinoic acid receptors for retinoic acids and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors for the phytol metabolites. In this review, we discuss the cross-talk between the two protein families and how this cross-talk contributes to targeted signaling with branched-chain fatty acids.
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- A Adida
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Gu PL, Gunawardene YINS, Chow BCK, He JG, Chan SM. Characterization of a novel cellular retinoic acid/retinol binding protein from shrimp: expression of the recombinant protein for immunohistochemical detection and binding assay. Gene 2002; 288:77-84. [PMID: 12034496 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(02)00430-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Members of the cellular retinoic acid (CRABP) and retinol binding (CRBP) proteins family are involved in the metabolic pathways of retinoic acid (RA) and retinal respectively. The objective of this study is to determine whether such proteins are present in crustaceans. We report here the cloning and isolation of a novel complementary DNA (cDNA) that showed characteristics of the CRABP/CRBP from the ovary and eyestalk of the shrimp. The cDNA is 0.9 Kb in size and the deduced shrimp protein is encoded for a protein of 14 kDa. Although it shows high amino acids sequence similarity to both the vertebrate and invertebrate CRABP, some conserved amino acids identified in other CRABPs were not found in MeCRABP. MeCRABP is expressed in the ovary, eyestalk, testis, epidermis and early larvae. The presence of MeCRABP in early larval stages suggests that the protein may be involved in the early larval development. Recombinant MeCRABP was produced and used to generate a polyclonal antibody. In the immunohistochemical detection study, anti-rCRABP antibody recognized the presence of CRABP in several cell types of the eyestalk as well as the smaller oocytes of the ovary. Although MeCRABP messenger RNA transcripts can be detected in the ovary throughout the ovarian maturation period, CRABP was detected only in the primary oocytes of the ovary. The results suggest that CRABP transcripts in the mature ovary are not translated and may be supplied to the oocyte as maternal messages. The binding property of the recombinant MeCRABP was also tested by a fluorometeric method. The result indicates that rMeCRABP binds to both RA and retinal with similar affinity. This study represents the first cloning and characterization of a cDNA that belongs to a member of retinoid/fatty acid binding protein family in crustaceans.
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- Pei-Li Gu
- Department of Zoology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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Budhu AS, Noy N. Direct channeling of retinoic acid between cellular retinoic acid-binding protein II and retinoic acid receptor sensitizes mammary carcinoma cells to retinoic acid-induced growth arrest. Mol Cell Biol 2002; 22:2632-41. [PMID: 11909957 PMCID: PMC133717 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.8.2632-2641.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein II (CRABP-II) is an intracellular lipid-binding protein that associates with retinoic acid with a subnanomolar affinity. We previously showed that CRABP-II enhances the transcriptional activity of the nuclear receptor with which it shares a common ligand, namely, the retinoic acid receptor (RAR), and we suggested that it may act by delivering retinoic acid to this receptor. Here, the mechanisms underlying the effects of CRABP-II on the transcriptional activity of RAR and the functional consequences of these effects were studied. We show that CRABP-II, a predominantly cytosolic protein, massively undergoes nuclear localization upon binding of retinoic acid; that it interacts with RAR in a ligand-dependent fashion; and that, in the presence of retinoic acid, the CRABP-II-RAR complex is a short-lived intermediate. The data establish that potentiation of the transcriptional activity of RAR stems directly from the ability of CRABP-II to channel retinoic acid to the receptor. We demonstrate further that overexpression of CRABP-II in MCF-7 mammary carcinoma cells dramatically enhances their sensitivity to retinoic acid-induced growth inhibition. Conversely, diminished expression of CRABP-II renders these cells retinoic acid resistant. Taken together, the data unequivocally establish the function of CRABP-II in modulating the RAR-mediated biological activities of retinoic acid.
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- Anuradha S Budhu
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Radominska-Pandya A, Chen G, Samokyszyn VM, Little JM, Gall WE, Zawada G, Terrier N, Magdalou J, Czernik P. Application of photoaffinity labeling with [(3)H] all trans- and 9-cis-retinoic acids for characterization of cellular retinoic acid--binding proteins I and II. Protein Sci 2001; 10:200-11. [PMID: 11266607 PMCID: PMC2249844 DOI: 10.1110/ps.26501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2000] [Revised: 11/01/2000] [Accepted: 11/01/2000] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Cellular retinoic acid-binding proteins (CRABPs) are carrier proteins thought to play a crucial role in the transport and metabolism of all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA) and its derivatives within the cell. This report describes a novel photoaffinity-based binding assay involving competition between potential ligands of CRABP and [(3)H]atRA or [(3)H]-9-cis-RA for binding to the atRA-binding sites of CRABP I and II. Photoaffinity labeling of purified CRABPs with [(3)H]atRA was light- and concentration-dependent, saturable, and protected by several retinoids in a concentration-dependent manner, indicating that binding occurred in the CRABP atRA-binding site. Structure-function relationship studies demonstrated that oxidative changes to the atRA beta-ionone ring did not affect ligand potency. However, derivatives lacking a terminal carboxyl group and some cis isomers did not bind to CRABPs. These studies also identified two novel ligands for CRABPs: 5,6-epoxy-RA and retinoyl-beta-D-glucuronide (RAG). The labeling of both CRABPs with 9-cis-RA occurred with much lower affinity. Experimental evidence excluded nonspecific binding of RAG to CRABPs and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases, the enzymes responsible for RAG synthesis. These results established that RAG is an effective ligand of CRABPs. Therefore, photoaffinity labeling with [(3)H]atRA can be used to identify new ligands for CRABP and retinoid nuclear receptors and also provide information concerning the identity of amino acid(s) localized in the atRA-binding site of these proteins.
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Key Words
- cellular retinoic acid-binding protein
- photoaffinity labeling
- all-trans-retinoic acid
- 9-cis-retinoic acid
- retinoic acid glucuronide
- 5,6-epoxy-retinoic acid
- crabp, cellular retinoic acid–binding protein
- atra, all-trans-retinoic acid
- rar, nuclear retinoic acid receptor
- rxr, nuclear retinoid receptor
- 13-cis-ra, 13-cis-retinoic acid
- 9-cis-ra, 9-cis-retinoic acid
- 4-oh-ra, 4-hydroxy-all-trans-retinoic acid
- roh, all-trans-retinol
- roac, all-trans-retinyl acetate
- 5,6-epoxy-ra, 5,6-epoxy-all-trans-ra
- kpfg, ketoprofen glucuronide
- la, lithocholic acid
- lag, lithocholic acid glucuronide
- rag, retinoic acid glucuronide
- ugt, udp-glucuronosyltransferase
- udp-glcua, udp-glucuronic acid
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- A Radominska-Pandya
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA.
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We report that immunohistochemical staining for cellular retinoic acid-binding protein (CRABP) was restricted to the cytoplasm of cortical cells in bovine adrenal. In contrast, staining for the similar protein, cellular retinol-binding protein (CRBP), was found throughout these cells. After transfections of CRABP and CRBP into cultured cells, immunofluorescence analyses again revealed cytoplasmic restriction only for CRABP, with a pronounced punctate appearance. Use of organelle-specific fluorochromes indicated that CRABP immunofluorescence overlaid exactly with the pattern of the mitochondrial-specific fluorochrome. Confirmation of this association came with subcellular fractionation of the adrenal cortex. CRABP, but not CRBP, co-sedimented with the mitochondria, a novel finding for a member of this superfamily of cellular lipid-binding proteins.
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- S J Ruff
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Samokyszyn VM, Gall WE, Zawada G, Freyaldenhoven MA, Chen G, Mackenzie PI, Tephly TR, Radominska-Pandya A. 4-hydroxyretinoic acid, a novel substrate for human liver microsomal UDP-glucuronosyltransferase(s) and recombinant UGT2B7. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:6908-14. [PMID: 10702251 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.10.6908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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It is suggested that formation of more polar metabolites of all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA) via oxidative pathways limits its biological activity. In this report, we investigated the biotransformation of oxidized products of atRA via glucuronidation. For this purpose, we synthesized 4-hydroxy-RA (4-OH-RA) in radioactive and nonradioactive form, 4-hydroxy-retinyl acetate (4-OH-RAc), and 5,6-epoxy-RA, all of which are major products of atRA oxidation. Glucuronidation of these retinoids by human liver microsomes and human recombinant UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) was characterized and compared with the glucuronidation of atRA. The human liver microsomes glucuronidated 4-OH-RA and 4-OH-RAc with 6- and 3-fold higher activity than atRA, respectively. Analysis of the glucuronidation products showed that the hydroxyl-linked glucuronides of 4-OH-RA and 4-OH-RAc were the major products, as opposed to the formation of the carboxyl-linked glucuronide with atRA, 4-oxo-RA, and 5,6-epoxy-RA. We have also determined that human recombinant UGT2B7 can glucuronidate atRA, 4-OH-RA, and 4-OH-RAc with activities similar to those found in human liver microsomes. We therefore postulate that this human isoenzyme, which is expressed in human liver, kidney, and intestine, plays a key role in the biological fate of atRA. We also propose that atRA induces its own oxidative metabolism via a cytochrome P450 (CYP26) and is further biotransformed into glucuronides via UGT-mediated pathways.
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- V M Samokyszyn
- Departments of Toxicology and Pharmacology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
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Delva L, Bastie JN, Rochette-Egly C, Kraïba R, Balitrand N, Despouy G, Chambon P, Chomienne C. Physical and functional interactions between cellular retinoic acid binding protein II and the retinoic acid-dependent nuclear complex. Mol Cell Biol 1999; 19:7158-67. [PMID: 10490651 PMCID: PMC84709 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.10.7158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Two sorts of proteins bind to, and mediate the developmental and homeostatic effects of, retinoic acid (RA): the RAR and RXR nuclear receptors, which act as ligand-dependent transcriptional regulators, and the cellular RA binding proteins (CRABPI and CRABPII). CRABPs are generally known to be implicated in the synthesis, degradation, and control of steady-state levels of RA, yet previous and recent data have indicated that they could play a role in the control of gene expression. Here we show for the first time that, both in vitro and in vivo, CRABPII is associated with RARalpha and RXRalpha in a ligand-independent manner in mammalian cells (HL-60, NB-4, and MCF-7). In the nucleus, this protein complex binds the RXR-RAR-specific response element of an RA target gene (RARE-DR5). Moreover, in the presence of retinoids that bind both the nuclear receptors and CRABPII, enhancement of transactivation by RXRalpha-RARalpha heterodimers is observed in the presence of CRABPII. Thus, CRABPII appears to be a novel transcriptional regulator involved in RA signaling.
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- L Delva
- Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire Hématopoïétique, EP-107 CNRS, Université D. Diderot-Paris VII, Institut d'Hématologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, 75010 Paris, France
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Napoli JL. Interactions of retinoid binding proteins and enzymes in retinoid metabolism. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1440:139-62. [PMID: 10521699 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-1981(99)00117-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 313] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Naturally occurring retinoids (vitamin A or retinol and its active metabolites) are vital for vision, controlling the differentiation program of epithelial cells in the digestive tract and respiratory system, skin, bone, the nervous system, the immune system, and for hematopoiesis. Retinoids are essential for growth, reproduction (conception and embryonic development), and resistance to and recovery from infection. The functions of retinoids in the embryo begin soon after conception and continue throughout the lifespan of all vertebrates. Both naturally occurring and synthetic retinoids are used in the therapy of various skin diseases, especially acne, for augmenting the treatment of diabetes, and as cancer chemopreventive agents. Retinol metabolites serve as ligands that activate specific transcription factors in the superfamily of steroid/retinoid/thyroid/vitamin D/orphan receptors and thereby control gene expression. Additionally, retinoids may also function through non-genomic actions. Various retinoid binding proteins serve as partners in retinoid function. These binding proteins show high specificity and affinity for specific retinoids and seem to control retinoid metabolism in vivo qualitatively and quantitatively by reducing 'free' retinoid concentrations, protecting retinoids from non-specific interactions, and chaperoning access of metabolic enzymes to retinoids. Implementation of the physiological effects of retinoids depends on the spatial-temporal expressions of binding proteins, receptors and metabolic enzymes. This review will discuss current understanding of the enzymes that catalyze retinol and retinoic acid metabolism and their unique and integral relationship to retinoid binding proteins.
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- J L Napoli
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, 119 Morgan Hall, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
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Dong D, Ruuska SE, Levinthal DJ, Noy N. Distinct roles for cellular retinoic acid-binding proteins I and II in regulating signaling by retinoic acid. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:23695-8. [PMID: 10446126 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.34.23695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The pleiotropic effects of retinoic acid (RA) in mammalian cells are mediated by two classes of proteins: the retinoic acid receptors (RAR) and cellular retinoic acid-binding proteins (CRABP-I and CRABP-II). Here we show that expression of CRABP-II, but not CRABP-I, markedly enhanced RAR-mediated transcriptional activation of a reporter gene in COS-7 cells. The equilibrium dissociation constants of complexes of CRABP-I or CRABP-II with RA were found to differ by 2-fold. It is thus unlikely that the distinct effects of the two proteins on transactivation stem from differential ligand-binding affinities. The mechanisms by which RA transfers from the CRABPs to RAR were thus investigated directly. The rate constant for movement of RA from CRABP-II, but not from CRABP-I, to RAR strongly depended on the concentration of the acceptor. The data suggest that transfer of RA from CRABP-I to RAR involves dissociation of the ligand from the binding protein, followed by association with the receptor. In contrast, movement of RA from CRABP-II to the receptor is facilitated by a mechanism that involves direct interactions between CRABP-II and RAR. These findings reveal a striking functional difference between CRABP-I and CRABP-II, and point at a novel mechanism by which the transcriptional activity of RA can be regulated by CRABP-II.
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- D Dong
- Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Savage Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Wang L, Yan H. NMR study of the binding of all-trans-retinoic acid to type II human cellular retinoic acid binding protein. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1433:240-52. [PMID: 10515686 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(99)00127-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Cellular RA binding proteins are thought to play important roles in the (RA), a hormonally active metabolite of vitamin A that has profound effects on cell growth, + differentiation and morphogenesis. Binding of RA to type II human cellular RA binding proteins (CRABPII) has been investigated by NMR spectroscopy. The sequential resonance assignments of +CRABPII in the presence of RA were established by heteronuclear three-dimensional NMR at pH 7.3. The resonance assignments of the bound RA were achieved by homonucl NMR. The secondary structures of holo-CRABPII determined by NMR were ess as revealed by the crystal structure of holo-CRABPII. Most of the nuclear Overhauser effects (NOEs) between CRABPII and the bound RA were consistent with those predicted crystal structure of holo-CRABPII. The results suggested that the conformations in solution and in the crystalline state are highly similar. Compared to the ligand binding pocket, especially the ligand entrance, was stabilize Ser12-Leu18, one of the structure elements that constitute the ligand binding pocket, became more mobile upon binding of RA. Intramolecular NOEs between protons of the bo the carboxylate end of the bound RA is well fixed but the β-ionone
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- L Wang
- Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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