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Wang W, Zhao H, Wang S. Identification of a novel immune-related gene signature for prognosis and the tumor microenvironment in patients with uveal melanoma combining single-cell and bulk sequencing data. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1099071. [PMID: 36793711 PMCID: PMC9922847 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1099071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction Uveal melanoma (UVM) is the most invasive intraocular malignancy in adults with a poor prognosis. Growing evidence revealed that immune-related gene is related to tumorigenesis and prognosis. This study aimed to construct an immune-related prognostic signature for UVM and clarify the molecular and immune classification. Methods Based on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, single-sample gene set enrichment (ssGSEA) and hierarchical clustering analysis were performed to identify the immune infiltration pattern of UVM and classify patients into two immunity clusters. Then, we proposed univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis to identify immune-related genes that related to overall survival (OS) and validated in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) external validation cohort. The molecular and immune classification in the immune-related gene prognostic signature defined subgroups were analyzed. Results The immune-related gene prognostic signature was constructed based on S100A13, MMP9, and SEMA3B genes. The prognostic value of this risk model was validated in three bulk RNA sequencing datasets and one single-cell sequencing dataset. Patients in the low-risk group had better OS than those in the high-risk group. The receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis revealed its strong predictive ability for UVM patients. Lower expression of immune checkpoint genes was presented in the low-risk group. Functional studies showed that S100A13 knockdown via siRNA inhibited UVM cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro, with the increased expression of reactive oxygen species (ROS) related markers in UVM cell lines. Discussion The immune-related gene prognostic signature is an independent predictive factor for the survival of patients with UVM and provides new information about cancer immunotherapy in UVM.
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- Wanpeng Wang
- Eye Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hunan, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Eye Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hunan, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
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Xu Y, Jurkovic-Mlakar S, Lindh CH, Scott K, Fletcher T, Jakobsson K, Engström K. Associations between serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances and DNA methylation in women exposed through drinking water: A pilot study in Ronneby, Sweden. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 145:106148. [PMID: 33007577 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread synthetic substances with various adverse health effects. A potential mechanism of toxicity for PFAS is via epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation. However, few studies have evaluated associations between PFAS exposure and DNA methylation among adults, and data is especially scarce for women. Furthermore, exposure to environmental pollutants has been associated with epigenetic age acceleration, but no studies have yet evaluated whether PFAS is associated with epigenetic age acceleration. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether exposure to PFAS is associated with alteration of DNA methylation and epigenetic age acceleration among women. METHODS In this observational pilot study, 59 women (aged 20-47 years at enrollment in 2014) from Ronneby, Sweden, an area with historically high PFAS exposure due to local drinking water contamination, were divided into three PFAS exposure groups (low, medium, and high). Genome-wide methylation of whole-blood DNA was analyzed using the Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis was used for in silico functional assessment. Epigenetic age acceleration was derived from the DNA methylation data using Horvath's epigenetic skin and blood clock. RESULTS 117 differentially methylated positions (q < 0.017) and one near-significantly differentially methylated region (S100A13, FWER = 0.020) were identified. In silico functional analyses suggested that genes with altered DNA methylation (q < 0.05) were annotated to cancer, endocrine system disorders, reproductive system disease, as well as pathways such as estrogen receptor signaling, cardiac hypertrophy signaling, PPARα/RXRα activation and telomerase signaling. No differences in epigenetic age acceleration between PFAS exposure groups were noted (p = 0.43). CONCLUSION The data suggests that PFAS exposure alters DNA methylation in women highly exposed to PFAS from drinking water. The observed associations should be verified in larger cohorts, and it should also be further investigated whether these changes in methylation also underlie potential phenotypic changes and/or adverse health effects of PFAS.
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- Yiyi Xu
- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- CANSEARCH Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- EPI@LUND, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Li T, Xu Y, Shi Y, Chen J, Lin S, Zhu J, Xu X, Lu L, Zou H. Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation identifies S100A13 as an epigenetic biomarker in individuals with chronic (≥ 30 years) type 2 diabetes without diabetic retinopathy. Clin Epigenetics 2020; 12:77. [PMID: 32493412 PMCID: PMC7268721 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-020-00871-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Background This study aimed to determine the epigenetic biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This retrospective study is based on the Shanghai Xinjing community prevention and treatment administrative system of chronic diseases. The subjects enrolled herein were T2DM patients who had undergone long-term follow-up evaluation in the system. Two consecutive studies were conducted. In the discovery cohort, among 19 subjects who had developed DR with a DM duration < 3 years and 21 subjects without DR > 30 years after being diagnosed with DM, an Infinium Human Methylation 850 Beadchip was used to identify differential methylation regions (DMRs) and differential methylation sites (DMSs). The function of the genes was assessed through KEGG enrichment analysis, Gene Ontology (GO) analysis, and pathway network analysis. In the replication cohort, 87 DR patients with a short DM duration and 89 patients without DR over a DM duration > 20 years were compared to assess the association between DMSs and DR upon pyrosequencing. Results A total of 34 DMRs were identified. Genes containing DMSs with the top 5 highest beta value differences between DR and non-DR participants were located on chromosome 1 and were present in the S100A13 gene, which was associated with 71 GO terms. Two S100A13 gene sites, i.e., cg02873163 and cg11343894, displayed a good correlation with DR on pyrosequencing. Conclusions DMSs in the S100A13 gene may be potential biomarkers of DR.
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- Tao Li
- Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention & Treatment Center/Shanghai Eye Hospital, No. 380, Kangding Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention & Treatment Center/Shanghai Eye Hospital, No. 380, Kangding Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Bio-X Institutes, Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders (Ministry of Education), the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention & Treatment Center/Shanghai Eye Hospital, No. 380, Kangding Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention & Treatment Center/Shanghai Eye Hospital, No. 380, Kangding Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention & Treatment Center/Shanghai Eye Hospital, No. 380, Kangding Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention & Treatment Center/Shanghai Eye Hospital, No. 380, Kangding Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention & Treatment Center/Shanghai Eye Hospital, No. 380, Kangding Road, Shanghai, 200040, China. .,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Ma N, Zhu L, Yang L, Cui Y, Zhan Y. Prognostic values of S100 family mRNA expression in ovarian cancer. Cancer Biomark 2019; 25:67-78. [PMID: 31033462 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-182276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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S100 family is made up of at least 20 calcium-binding proteins which are involved in many cellular processes. The prognostic values of individual S100 member in ovarian cancer patients are still unknown. In this study, we performed a detailed prognostic values of S100 in ovarian cancer. The mRNA expression levels of S100 family in various cancers were analyzed via the Oncomine, and the protein-protein interaction network of S100 family was analyzed via String. The prognostic values of individual S100 member were evaluated via Kaplan-Meier Plotter. The S100 family genes expression and mutation were analyzed via cBioProtal. We observed that the mRNA expression of most S100 family were overexpressed in ovarian cancer compared with normal tissues. In survival analysis in Kaplan-Meier Plotter, 10 members of S100 family showed significant correlation with overall survival in ovarian cancer patients. The trends of high expression of individual S100 members were nearly the same in different subtype and pathological grades. However, the S100 family genes expression and mutation showed no significant prognostic values in overall survival and disease free survival in ovarian cancer patients. Although, the results need more verification both in clinical trials and fundamental experiments, our study provide new insights for the prognostic function of S100 family in ovarian cancer and might promote development of S100 targeted inhibitors for the new treatment of ovarian cancer.
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- Nan Ma
- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Zhong J, Liu C, Chen YJ, Zhang QH, Yang J, Kang X, Chen SR, Wen GB, Zu XY, Cao RX. The association between S100A13 and HMGA1 in the modulation of thyroid cancer proliferation and invasion. J Transl Med 2016; 14:80. [PMID: 27008379 PMCID: PMC4804518 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-016-0824-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND S100A13 and high mobility group A (HMGA1) are known to play essential roles in the carcinogenesis and progression of cancer. However, the correlation between S100A13 and HMGA1 during cancer progression is not yet well understood. In this study, we determined the effects of S100A13 on HMGA1 expression in thyroid cancer cells and examined the role of HMGA1 in thyroid cancer progression. METHODS Stable ectopic S100A13 expression TT cellular proliferation was evaluated by nude mice xenografts assays. The effect of lentivirus-mediated S100A13 knockdown on thyroid cancer cellular oncogenic properties were evaluated by MTT, colony formation assays and transwell assays in TPC1 and SW579 cells. The effect of siRNA-mediated HMGA1 knockdown on thyroid cancer cellular proliferation and invasion were evaluated by MTT, colony formation assays and transwell assays. The tissue microarray was performed to investigate the correlation between S100A13 and HMGA1 expression in tumor tissues. RESULTS The ectopic expression of S100A13 could increase tumor growth in a TT cell xenograft mouse model. Moreover, lentivirus-mediated S100A13 knockdown led to the inhibition of cellular oncogenic properties in thyroid cancer cells, and HMGA1 was found to be involved in the effect of S100A13 on thyroid cancer growth and invasion. Furthermore, siRNA-mediated HMGA1 knockdown was proved to inhibit the growth of TPC1 cells and invasive abilities of SW579 cells. Clinically, it was revealed that both S100A13 and HMGA1 showed a higher expression levels in thyroid cancer cases compared with those in matched normal thyroid cases (P = 0.007 and P = 0.000); S100A13 and HMGA1 expressions were identified to be positively correlated (P = 0.004, R = 0.316) when analyzed regardless of thyroid cancer types. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report for the association between HMGA1 and S100A13 expression in the modulation of thyroid cancer growth and invasion. Those results would provide an essential insight into the effect of S100A13 on carcinogenesis of thyroid tumor, rending S100A13 to be potential biological marker for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
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- Jing Zhong
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The First People's Hospital of Chenzhou, Luojiajing Road, 102, 423000, Chenzhou, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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Azimi A, Pernemalm M, Frostvik Stolt M, Hansson J, Lehtiö J, Egyházi Brage S, Hertzman Johansson C. Proteomics analysis of melanoma metastases: association between S100A13 expression and chemotherapy resistance. Br J Cancer 2014; 110:2489-95. [PMID: 24722184 PMCID: PMC4021518 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 03/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Disseminated cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is commonly unresponsive to standard chemotherapies, and there are as yet no predictive markers of therapy response. METHODS In the present study we collected fresh-frozen pretreatment lymph-node metastasis samples (n=14) from melanoma patients with differential response to dacarbazine (DTIC) or temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy, to identify proteins with an impact on treatment response. We performed quantitative protein profiling using tandem mass spectrometry and compared the proteome differences between responders (R) and non-responders (NR), matched for age, gender and histopathological type of CMM. RESULTS Biological pathway analyses showed several signalling pathways differing between R vs NR, including Rho signalling. Gene expression profiling data was available for a subset of the samples, and the results were compared with the proteomics data. Four proteins with differential expression between R and NR were selected for technical validation by immunoblotting (ISYNA1, F13A1, CSTB and S100A13), and CSTB and S100A13 were further validated on a larger sample set by immunohistochemistry (n=48). The calcium binding protein S100A13 was found to be significantly overexpressed in NR compared with R in all analyses performed. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that S100A13 is involved in CMM resistance to DTIC/TMZ.
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- A Azimi
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:03, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavägen 23, S-17165 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:03, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:03, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavägen 23, S-17165 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:03, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:03, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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Prudovsky I, Kumar TKS, Sterling S, Neivandt D. Protein-phospholipid interactions in nonclassical protein secretion: problem and methods of study. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:3734-72. [PMID: 23396106 PMCID: PMC3588068 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14023734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Extracellular proteins devoid of signal peptides use nonclassical secretion mechanisms for their export. These mechanisms are independent of the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi. Some nonclassically released proteins, particularly fibroblast growth factors (FGF) 1 and 2, are exported as a result of their direct translocation through the cell membrane. This process requires specific interactions of released proteins with membrane phospholipids. In this review written by a cell biologist, a structural biologist and two membrane engineers, we discuss the following subjects: (i) Phenomenon of nonclassical protein release and its biological significance; (ii) Composition of the FGF1 multiprotein release complex (MRC); (iii) The relationship between FGF1 export and acidic phospholipid externalization; (iv) Interactions of FGF1 MRC components with acidic phospholipids; (v) Methods to study the transmembrane translocation of proteins; (vi) Membrane models to study nonclassical protein release.
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- Igor Prudovsky
- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, ME 04074, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA; E-Mails: (S.S.); (D.N.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA; E-Mails: (S.S.); (D.N.)
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