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Khan SU, Khan MU, Kalsoom F, Khan MI, Gao S, Unar A, Zubair M, Bilal M. Mechanisms of gene regulation by histone degradation in adaptation of yeast: an overview of recent advances. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:287. [PMID: 35482104 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-02897-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Histones are important component of eukaryotic cells chromatin and consist of arginine and lysine residues. Histones play an important role in the protection of DNA. Their contents significantly affect high-level chromatin structure formation, gene expression, DNA replication, and other important life activities. Protein degradation is an important regulatory mechanism of histone content. Recent studies have revealed that modification of amino acid sequence is directly related to histone breakdown. In addition, histone degradation is closely related to covalent modifications, such as ubiquitination and acetylation, which are considered to be driving factors in gene regulation. Gene regulation is an important mechanism in adaptation to the environment and survival of species. With the introduction of highly efficient technology, various mutations in histones have been identified in yeast. In the field of epigenetics and the transmission of chromatin states, two widely used model organisms are the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Higher eukaryotes can use their silent loci to maintain their epigenetic states and providing the base to investigate mechanisms underlying development. Therfore, both species have contributed a plethora of information on these mechanisms in both yeast and higher eukaryotes. This study focuses on the role of histone modifications in controlling telomeric silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and centromeric silencing in S. pombe as examples of genetic loci that demonstrate epigenetic inheritance. In view of recent advances, this review focuses on the post-translational modification of histone amino acid residues and reviews the relationship between histone degradation and amino acid residue modification.
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- Safir Ullah Khan
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People's Republic of China.
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and the Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Pathology, District headquarters hospital, Jhang, 35200, Punjab Province, Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People's Republic of China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, People's Republic of China.
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Buckwalter JM, Chan W, Shuman L, Wildermuth T, Ellis-Mohl J, Walter V, Warrick JI, Wu XR, Kaag M, Raman JD, DeGraff DJ. Characterization of Histone Deacetylase Expression Within In Vitro and In Vivo Bladder Cancer Model Systems. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20102599. [PMID: 31137849 PMCID: PMC6567299 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20102599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Epigenetic aberrations are prominent in bladder cancer (BC) and contribute to disease pathogenesis. We characterized histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression, a family of deacetylation enzymes, in both in vitro and in vivo BC model systems and analyzed expression data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blotting analysis was used to determine the expression status of Class I and II HDACs in ten human BC cell lines, while qRT-PCR was used to determine HDAC expression in 24 human tumor specimens. The TCGA cohort consists of 408 muscle invasive BC (MIBC) clinical samples and analysis of this data set identified expression of HDAC4 and -9 as being associated with basal–squamous disease. These findings agree with qRT-PCR results identifying increased expression of HDAC4, -7, and -9 in basal BC cell lines (p < 0.05; Kruskal–Wallis test) and in clinical specimens with invasive bladder cancer (not statistically significant). We also observed increased expression in Hdac4, -7, and -9 in commonly used BC mouse models. Here, we identify suitable preclinical model systems for the study of HDACs, and show increased expression of Class IIa HDACs, specifically HDAC4 and HDAC9, in basal BC cell lines and in invasive clinical specimens. These results suggest this class of HDACs may be best suited for targeted inhibition in patients with basal BC.
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- Jenna M Buckwalter
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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- Departments of Urology and Pathology, New York University, New York, NY 10010, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Lv C, Wang H, Tong Y, Yin H, Wang D, Yan Z, Liang Y, Wu D, Su Q. The function of BTG3 in colorectal cancer cells and its possible signaling pathway. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2018; 144:295-308. [PMID: 29270670 PMCID: PMC5794823 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-017-2561-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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PURPOSE B-cell translocation gene 3 (BTG3) has been identified as a candidate driver gene for various cancers, but its specific role in colorectal cancer (CRC) is poorly understood. We aimed to investigate the relationship between expression of BTG3 and clinicopathological features and prognosis, as well as to explore the effects and the role of a possible BTG3 molecular mechanism on aggressive colorectal cancer behavior. METHODS BTG3 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) on specimens from 140 patients with CRC. The association of BTG3 expression with clinicopathological features was examined. To confirm the biological role of BTG3 in CRC, two CRC cell lines expressing BTG3 were used and BTG3 expression was knocked down by shRNA. CCK-8, cell cycle, apoptosis, migration, and invasion assays were performed. The influence of BTG3 knockdown was further investigated by genomic microarray to uncover the potential molecular mechanisms underlying BTG3-mediated CRC development and progression. RESULTS BTG3 was downregulated in colorectal cancer tissues and positively correlated with pathological classification (p = 0.037), depth of invasion (p = 0.016), distant metastasis (p = 0.024), TNM stage (p = 0.007), and overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). BTG3 knockdown promoted cell proliferation, migration, invasion, relieved G2 arrest, and inhibited apoptosis in HCT116 and LoVo cells. A genomic microarray analysis showed that numerous tumor-associated signaling pathways and oncogenes were altered by BTG3 knockdown. At the mRNA level, nine genes referred to the extracellular-regulated kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway were differentially expressed. Western blotting revealed that BTG3 knockdown upregulated PAK2, RPS6KA5, YWHAB, and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 protein levels, but downregulated RAP1A, DUSP6, and STAT1 protein expression, which was consistent with the genomic microarray data. CONCLUSIONS BTG3 expression might contribute to CRC carcinogenesis. BTG3 knockdown might strengthen the aggressive colorectal cancer behavior.
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- Chi Lv
- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Medical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao Y, Garcia BA. Comprehensive Catalog of Currently Documented Histone Modifications. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2015; 7:a025064. [PMID: 26330523 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a025064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Modern techniques in molecular biology, genomics, and mass spectrometry-based proteomics have identified a large number of novel histone posttranslational modifications (PTMs), many of whose functions are still under intense investigation. Here, we catalog histone PTMs under two classes: first, those whose functions have been fairly well studied and, second, those PTMs that have been more recently identified but whose functions remain unclear. We hope that this will be a useful resource for researchers from all biological or technical backgrounds, aiding in their chromatin and epigenetic pursuits.
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- Yingming Zhao
- Ben May Department for Cancer Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Epigenetics Program, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Karabulut S, Demiroğlu-Zergeroğlu A, Yılmaz E, Sağır F, Delikara N. p53 and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway protein profiles in fresh and frozen spermatozoa. Andrologia 2013; 46:1113-7. [DOI: 10.1111/and.12200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- S. Karabulut
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics; Gebze Institute of Technology; Kocaeli Turkey
- Florence Nightingale Hospital; Center for Reproductive Medicine; Istanbul Turkey
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- Florence Nightingale Hospital; Center for Reproductive Medicine; Istanbul Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics; Gebze Institute of Technology; Kocaeli Turkey
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- Florence Nightingale Hospital; Center for Reproductive Medicine; Istanbul Turkey
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The HMGN family of chromatin-binding proteins: dynamic modulators of epigenetic processes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2012; 1819:652-6. [PMID: 22326857 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Revised: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 01/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The HMGN family of proteins binds to nucleosomes without any specificity for the underlying DNA sequence. They affect the global and local structure of chromatin, as well as the levels of histone modifications and thus play a role in epigenetic regulation of gene expression. This review focuses on the recent studies that provide new insights on the interactions between HMGN proteins, nucleosomes, and chromatin, and the effects of these interactions on epigenetic and transcriptional regulation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chromatin in time and space.
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Awda BJ, Buhr MM. Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) pathway and reactive oxygen species regulate tyrosine phosphorylation in capacitating boar spermatozoa. Biol Reprod 2010; 83:750-8. [PMID: 20592309 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.082008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) family of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway is identified for the first time in boar sperm and is associated with capacitation and tyrosine phosphorylation (tyr-P). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) modulate this signal transduction. Western immunoblotting detected the ERK pathway components RAF1, MEK1/2, and ERK1/2 in extracts from fresh boar spermatozoa and determined that their phosphoprotein profiles differed in a capacitation-dependent fashion. Capacitation was accompanied by appearance of two new ERKs (158 and 161 kDa) and disappearance of others. Capacitation was verified with increased tyr-P, which was inhibited by a 30-min pre-exposure of fresh boar sperm to a xanthine/xanthine oxidase ROS-generating system prior to the capacitating incubation; ROS pre-exposure also affected the phosphorylation of RAF1, MEK1/2, and ERK1/2. Preincubating sperm with inhibitors of the ERK components with or without the ROS generator affected subsequent capacitation. Inhibiting ERK1/2 inhibited tyr-P of capacitated boar spermatozoa proteins of 172, 97, and 66 kDa (P ≤ 0.04); with ROS, this inhibition increased (P < 0.002) and tyr-P of 111 kDa declined (P < 0.028). Pre-exposure to ROS plus MEK1/2 inhibitor prevented capacitation-induced tyr-P of proteins of 187 (P < 0.01) and 112 kDa (P < 0.04) versus capacitation with or without ROS. Therefore, ERK1/2 components of the MAPK pathway significantly regulate boar sperm capacitation, and RAF1 and MEK1/2 may have some lesser influence through crosstalk with different pathways. ROS affect RAF1, MEK1/2, and ERK1/2 and could influence the sequential events of boar sperm capacitation.
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- Basim J Awda
- Department of Animal & Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Christian SL, Collier TW, Zu D, Licursi M, Hough CM, Hirasawa K. Activated Ras/MEK inhibits the antiviral response of alpha interferon by reducing STAT2 levels. J Virol 2009; 83:6717-26. [PMID: 19386709 PMCID: PMC2698556 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02213-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2008] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The ability of interferon (IFN) to induce the expression of antiviral genes, and therefore suppress viral infection, is dependent on the activity of cellular suppressors. The Ras/MEK pathway is one of these cellular suppressors, since the activation of Ras/MEK permits viral replication in the presence of alpha IFN (IFN-alpha). Here, we have investigated the mechanism by which activated Ras/MEK inhibits the IFN-alpha response. We found that the induction of antiviral proteins in response to IFN-alpha was impaired in Ras-transformed NIH 3T3 (RasV12) cells. The inhibition of the Ras/MEK pathway restored the IFN-mediated induction of antiviral genes, indicating that activated Ras interrupts the IFN pathway upstream of antiviral gene transcription. Indeed, the IFN-induced phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) and STAT2 was inhibited in RasV12 cells compared to that of vector control cells. In addition, we found that the total amount of STAT2 was reduced in RasV12 cells. To determine if the impaired IFN-alpha response can be rescued by restoring the overall level of STAT2, we overexpressed STAT2 in RasV12 cells. The IFN-alpha-induced phosphorylation of STAT1 and STAT2, as well as the expression of antiviral protein, were restored, and IFN-induced antiviral protection was partially restored. Moreover, we demonstrated that the downregulation of STAT2 levels by Ras/MEK was mediated at the transcriptional level. Thus, the activation of the Ras/MEK pathway reduces the amount of STAT2 available for propagating the IFN signal, resulting in the impairment of the IFN-alpha-induced antiviral response.
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- Sherri L Christian
- Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 300 Prince Philip Dr., St. John's, Newfoundland A1B3V6, Canada
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Battcock SM, Collier TW, Zu D, Hirasawa K. Negative regulation of the alpha interferon-induced antiviral response by the Ras/Raf/MEK pathway. J Virol 2006; 80:4422-30. [PMID: 16611902 PMCID: PMC1472035 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.80.9.4422-4430.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Interferon (IFN) is one of the molecules released by virus-infected cells, resulting in the establishment of an antiviral state within infected and neighboring cells. IFN-induced antiviral response may be subject to modulation by the cellular signaling environment of host cells which impact the effectiveness of viral replication. Here, we show that cells with an activated Ras/Raf/MEK signaling cascade allow propagation of viruses in the presence of IFN. Ras-transformed (RasV12) and vector control NIH 3T3 cells were infected with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) or an IFN-sensitive vaccinia virus (delE3L) in the presence of alpha interferon. While IFN protected vector control cells from infection by both viruses, RasV12 cells were susceptible to viral infection regardless of the presence of IFN. IFN sensitivity was restored in RasV12 cells upon RNA interference (RNAi) knockdown of Ras. We further investigated which elements downstream of Ras are responsible for counteracting IFN-induced antiviral responses. A Ras effector domain mutant that can only stimulate the Raf kinase family of effectors was able to suppress the IFN response and allow VSV replication. IFN-induced antiviral mechanisms were also restored in RasV12 cells by treatment with a MEK inhibitor (U0126 or PD98059). Moreover, by using RNAi to MEK1 and MEK2, we determined that MEK2, rather than MEK1, is responsible for suppression of the IFN response. In conclusion, our results suggest that activation of the Ras/Raf/MEK pathway downregulates IFN-induced antiviral response.
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- Sarah M Battcock
- Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Rm. 1810, 300 Prince Philip Dr., St. John's A1B3V6, Canada
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Orton R, Sturm O, Vyshemirsky V, Calder M, Gilbert D, Kolch W. Computational modelling of the receptor-tyrosine-kinase-activated MAPK pathway. Biochem J 2006; 392:249-61. [PMID: 16293107 PMCID: PMC1316260 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) pathway is one of the most important and intensively studied signalling pathways. It is at the heart of a molecular-signalling network that governs the growth, proliferation, differentiation and survival of many, if not all, cell types. It is de-regulated in various diseases, ranging from cancer to immunological, inflammatory and degenerative syndromes, and thus represents an important drug target. Over recent years, the computational or mathematical modelling of biological systems has become increasingly valuable, and there is now a wide variety of mathematical models of the MAPK pathway which have led to some novel insights and predictions as to how this system functions. In the present review we give an overview of the processes involved in modelling a biological system using the popular approach of ordinary differential equations. Focusing on the MAPK pathway, we introduce the features and functions of the pathway itself before comparing the available models and describing what new biological insights they have led to.
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- Richard J. Orton
- *Bioinformatics Research Centre, Department of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, U.K
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- *Bioinformatics Research Centre, Department of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, U.K
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- *Bioinformatics Research Centre, Department of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, U.K
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- †Department of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, U.K
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- *Bioinformatics Research Centre, Department of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, U.K
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- ‡Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, U.K
- §Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1BD, Scotland, U.K
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Maniotis AJ, Valyi-Nagy K, Karavitis J, Moses J, Boddipali V, Wang Y, Nuñez R, Setty S, Arbieva Z, Bissell MJ, Folberg R. Chromatin organization measured by AluI restriction enzyme changes with malignancy and is regulated by the extracellular matrix and the cytoskeleton. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2005; 166:1187-203. [PMID: 15793298 PMCID: PMC1602386 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)62338-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Given that expression of many genes changes when cells become malignant or are placed in different microenvironments, we asked whether these changes were accompanied by global reorganization of chromatin. We reasoned that sequestration or exposure of chromatin-sensitive sites to restriction enzymes could be used to detect this reorganization. We found that AluI-sensitive sites of nonmalignant cells were relatively more exposed compared to their malignant counterparts in cultured cells and human tumor samples. Changes in exposure and sequestration of AluI-sensitive sites in normal fibroblasts versus fibrosarcoma or those transfected with oncogenes, nonmalignant breast cells versus carcinomas and poorly metastatic versus highly invasive melanoma were shown to be independent of the cell cycle and may be influenced by proteins rich in disulfide bonds. Remarkably, regardless of degree of malignancy, AluI-sensitive sites became profoundly sequestered when cells were incubated with laminin, Matrigel, or a circular RGD peptide (RGD-C), but became exposed when cells were placed on collagen I or in serum-containing medium. Disruption of the actin cytoskeleton led to exposure, whereas disruption of microtubules or intermediate filaments exerted a sequestering effect. Thus, AluI-sensitive sites are more sequestered with increasing malignant behavior, but the sequestration and exposure of these sites is exquisitely sensitive to information conferred to the cell by molecules and biomechanical forces that regulate cellular and tissue architecture.
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- Andrew J Maniotis
- Department of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1819 W. Polk Street, 446 CMW (MC 847), Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Ausió J, Abbott D. The role of histone variability in chromatin stability and folding. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7306(03)39010-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Kudinov Y, Wiseman CL, Kharazi AI. Phorbol myristate acetate and Bryostatin 1 rescue IFN-gamma inducibility of MHC class II molecules in LS1034 colorectal carcinoma cell line. Cancer Cell Int 2003; 3:4. [PMID: 12787470 PMCID: PMC153529 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-3-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2002] [Accepted: 03/25/2003] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The expression of major histocompatibility complex class II (MHCII) antigens in both mouse and human tumors is rare, and these antigens are not easily inducible by IFN-gamma (IFNg). Since MHCII may play an important role in the development of host antitumor immune response, we explored the possibility of restoring MHCII inducibility in several IFNg-resistant tumor cell lines using protein kinase C (PKC) agonists phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) or Bryostatin. RESULTS Tumor cells were co-cultured with various concentrations of PMA and IFNg for 48 hr. The expression of MHCII antigens and receptors IFNgR1 and IFNgR2 was determined by flow cytometry. We showed that the presence of as little as 0.1 ng/ml of PMA in tissue culture restored the ability of weakly inducible LS1034 colon carcinoma cells to express MHCII in response to IFNg (100 - 10,000 IU/ml) in a dose-dependent manner. Likewise, Bryostatin 1, as low as 10 ng/ml produced a 5-6 fold upregulation of MHCII. The effect of PMA was not observed in two other poorly responding cell lines, MSTO-211H mesothelioma and HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma, and was abrogated by relatively high concentrations of PKC inhibitors staurosporine (100 nM) and GF 109203X (1,000 nM). Both surface and intracellular staining of all cell lines with antibodies against IFNgR1 and IFNgR2 failed to detect any increase in IFNg receptor expression following incubation with PMA. CONCLUSION In this study we showed that IFNg-inducibility of MHCII antigens in weakly inducible LS1034 colorectal carcinoma cell line can be rescued by concomitant incubation with PKC agonists. Bryostatin 1 may be considered for further investigation of IFNg-dependent MHCII induction in resistant tumors in vivo.
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- Yuri Kudinov
- Immunotherapy Laboratory, St.Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Immunotherapy Laboratory, St.Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA USA
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Hou S, Guan H, Ricciardi RP. In adenovirus type 12 tumorigenic cells, major histocompatibility complex class I transcription shutoff is overcome by induction of NF-kappaB and relief of COUP-TFII repression. J Virol 2002; 76:3212-20. [PMID: 11884545 PMCID: PMC136028 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.7.3212-3220.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The surface levels of major histocompatibility complex class I antigens are diminished on tumorigenic adenovirus type 12 (Ad12)-transformed cells, enabling them to escape from immunosurveillant cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). This is due to the down-regulation of the class I transcriptional enhancer, in which there is strong binding of the repressor COUP-TFII and lack of binding of the activator NF-kappaB. Even though NF-kappaB (p65/p50) translocates to the nuclei of Ad12-transformed cells, it fails to bind to DNA efficiently due to the hypophosphorylation of the p50 subunit. In this study, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta) were shown to promote degradation of the NF-kappaB cytoplasmic inhibitor IkappaBalpha and permit the nuclear translocation of a phosphorylated form of NF-kappaB that is capable of binding DNA. Interestingly, when Ad12-transformed cells were treated with TNF-alpha or IL-1beta, class I gene transcription substantially increased when transcriptional repression by COUP-TFII was blocked. This indicates that in cytokine-treated Ad12-transformed cells, COUP-TFII is able to repress activation of class I transcription by newly nucleus-localized NF-kappaB. Our results suggest that Ad12 likely employs a "fail-safe" mechanism to ensure that the transcription of class I genes remains tightly repressed under various physiological conditions, thus providing tumorigenic Ad12-transformed cells with a means of escaping CTL recognition and lysis.
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- Shihe Hou
- Department of Microbiology, School of Dental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Tong JJ, Liu J, Bertos NR, Yang XJ. Identification of HDAC10, a novel class II human histone deacetylase containing a leucine-rich domain. Nucleic Acids Res 2002; 30:1114-23. [PMID: 11861901 PMCID: PMC101247 DOI: 10.1093/nar/30.5.1114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2001] [Revised: 01/10/2002] [Accepted: 01/10/2002] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Histone acetylation is important for regulating chromatin structure and gene expression. Three classes of mammalian histone deacetylases have been identified. Among class II, there are five known members, namely HDAC4, HDAC5, HDAC6, HDAC7 and HDAC9. Here we describe the identification and characterization of a novel class II member termed HDAC10. It is a 669 residue polypeptide with a bipartite modular structure consisting of an N-terminal Hda1p-related putative deacetylase domain and a C-terminal leucine-rich domain. HDAC10 is widely expressed in adult human tissues and cultured mammalian cells. It is enriched in the cytoplasm and this enrichment is not sensitive to leptomycin B, a specific inhibitor known to block the nuclear export of other class II members. The leucine-rich domain of HDAC10 is responsible for its cytoplasmic enrichment. Recombinant HDAC10 protein possesses histone deacetylase activity, which is sensitive to trichostatin A, a specific inhibitor for known class I and class II histone deacetylases. When tethered to a promoter, HDAC10 is able to repress transcription. Furthermore, HDAC10 interacts with HDAC3 but not with HDAC4 or HDAC6. These results indicate that HDAC10 is a novel class II histone deacetylase possessing a unique leucine-rich domain.
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- Jenny J Tong
- Molecular Oncology Group, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada
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Ausió J, Abbott DW, Wang X, Moore SC. Histone variants and histone modifications: A structural perspective. Biochem Cell Biol 2001. [DOI: 10.1139/o01-147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this review, we briefly analyze the current state of knowledge on histone variants and their posttranslational modifications. We place special emphasis on the description of the structural component(s) defining and determining their functional role. The information available indicates that this histone "variability" may operate at different levels: short-range "local" or long-range "global", with different functional implications. Recent work on this topic emphasizes an earlier notion that suggests that, in many instances, the functional response to histone variability is possibly the result of a synergistic structural effect.Key words: histone variants, posttranslational modifications, chromatin.
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Merienne K, Pannetier S, Harel-Bellan A, Sassone-Corsi P. Mitogen-regulated RSK2-CBP interaction controls their kinase and acetylase activities. Mol Cell Biol 2001; 21:7089-96. [PMID: 11564891 PMCID: PMC99884 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.21.20.7089-7096.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The protein kinase ribosomal S6 kinase 2 (RSK2) has been implicated in phosphorylation of transcription factor CREB and histone H3 in response to mitogenic stimulation by epidermal growth factor. Binding of phospho-CREB to the coactivator CBP allows gene activation through recruitment of the basal transcriptional machinery. Acetylation of H3 by histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activities, such as the one carried by CBP, has been functionally coupled to H3 phosphorylation. While various lines of evidence indicate that coupled histone acetylation and phosphorylation may act in concert to induce chromatin remodeling events facilitating gene activation, little is known about the coupling of the two processes at the signaling level. Here we show that CBP and RSK2 are associated in a complex in quiescent cells and that they dissociate within a few minutes upon mitogenic stimulus. CBP preferentially interacts with unphosphorylated RSK2 in a complex where both RSK2 kinase activity and CBP acetylase activity are inhibited. Dissociation is dependent on phosphorylation of RSK2 on Ser227 and results in stimulation of both kinase and HAT activities. We propose a model in which dynamic formation and dissociation of the CBP-RSK2 complex in response to mitogenic stimulation allow regulated phosphorylation and acetylation of specific substrates, leading to coordinated modulation of gene expression.
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- K Merienne
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS, INSERM, Université Louis Pasteur, 67404 Illkirch, Strasbourg, France
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Bertos NR, Wang AH, Yang XJ. Class II histone deacetylases: Structure, function, and regulation. Biochem Cell Biol 2001. [DOI: 10.1139/o01-032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Acetylation of histones, as well as non-histone proteins, plays important roles in regulating various cellular processes. Dynamic control of protein acetylation levels in vivo occurs through the opposing actions of histone acetyltransferases and histone deacetylases (HDACs). In the past few years, distinct classes of HDACs have been identified in mammalian cells. Class I members, such as HDAC1, HDAC2, HDAC3, and HDAC8, are well-known enzymatic transcriptional corepressors homologous to yeast Rpd3. Class II members, including HDAC4, HDAC5, HDAC6, HDAC7, and HDAC9, possess domains similar to the deacetylase domain of yeast Hda1. HDAC4, HDAC5, and HDAC7 function as transcriptional corepressors that interact with the MEF2 transcription factors and the N-CoR, BCoR, and CtBP corepressors. Intriguingly, HDAC4, HDAC5, and probably HDAC7 are regulated through subcellular compartmentalization controlled by site-specific phosphorylation and binding of 14-3-3 proteins; the regulation of these HDACs is thus directly linked to cellular signaling networks. Both HDAC6 and HDAC9 possess unique structural modules, so they may have special biological functions. Comprehension of the structure, function, and regulation of class II deacetylases is important for elucidating how acetylation regulates functions of histones and other proteins in vivo.Key words: histone acetylation, protein acetylation, histone deacetylase, 14-3-3 proteins.
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Ca(2+) has a central role in coupling synaptic activity and transcriptional responses. Recent studies have focused on Ca(2+)-dependent nuclear mechanisms that bring to the nucleosomal level cascades of events initiated in the submembranous space at the synapse. In addition, a new Ca(2+)-dependent interaction between a calcium sensor and DNA has been shown to regulate transcription directly.
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- B Mellström
- Departmento Biología Molecular y Celular, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CNB, CSIC Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Koonin EV, Makarova KS, Aravind L. Horizontal gene transfer in prokaryotes: quantification and classification. Annu Rev Microbiol 2001; 55:709-42. [PMID: 11544372 PMCID: PMC4781227 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.micro.55.1.709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 757] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Comparative analysis of bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic genomes indicates that a significant fraction of the genes in the prokaryotic genomes have been subject to horizontal transfer. In some cases, the amount and source of horizontal gene transfer can be linked to an organism's lifestyle. For example, bacterial hyperthermophiles seem to have exchanged genes with archaea to a greater extent than other bacteria, whereas transfer of certain classes of eukaryotic genes is most common in parasitic and symbiotic bacteria. Horizontal transfer events can be classified into distinct categories of acquisition of new genes, acquisition of paralogs of existing genes, and xenologous gene displacement whereby a gene is displaced by a horizontally transferred ortholog from another lineage (xenolog). Each of these types of horizontal gene transfer is common among prokaryotes, but their relative contributions differ in different lineages. The fixation and long-term persistence of horizontally transferred genes suggests that they confer a selective advantage on the recipient organism. In most cases, the nature of this advantage remains unclear, but detailed examination of several cases of acquisition of eukaryotic genes by bacteria seems to reveal the evolutionary forces involved. Examples include isoleucyl-tRNA synthetases whose acquisition from eukaryotes by several bacteria is linked to antibiotic resistance, ATP/ADP translocases acquired by intracellular parasitic bacteria, Chlamydia and Rickettsia, apparently from plants, and proteases that may be implicated in chlamydial pathogenesis.
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- E V Koonin
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, USA.
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