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Shen H, Yuan J, Tong D, Chen B, Yu E, Chen G, Peng C, Chang W, E J, Cao F. Regulator of G protein signaling 16 restrains apoptosis in colorectal cancer through disrupting TRAF6-TAB2-TAK1-JNK/p38 MAPK signaling. Cell Death Dis 2024; 15:438. [PMID: 38906869 PMCID: PMC11192724 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-06803-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major global cause of cancer-related mortality, lacking effective biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Revealing the critical pathogenic factors of CRC and the underlying mechanisms would offer potential therapeutic strategies for clinical application. G protein signaling (RGS) protein family modulators play essential role within regulating downstream signaling of GPCR receptors, with function in cancers unclear. Our study focused on the expression patterns of RGS proteins in CRC, identifying Regulator of G protein signaling 16 (RGS16) as a prospective diagnostic and therapeutic target. Analyzing 899 CRC tissues revealed elevated RGS16 levels, correlating with clinicopathological features and CRC prognosis by immunohistochemistry (IHC) combined with microarray. We confirmed the elevated RGS16 protein level in CRC, and found that patients with RGS16-high tumors exhibited decreased disease-specific survival (DSS) and disease-free survival (DFS) compared to those with low RGS16 expression. Functional assays demonstrated that RGS16 promoted the CRC progression, knockdown of RGS16 led to significantly increased apoptosis rates of CRC in vitro and in vivo. Notably, we also confirmed these phenotypes of RGS16 in organoids originated from resected primary human CRC tissues. Mechanistically, RGS16 restrained JNK/P38-mediated apoptosis in CRC cells through disrupting the recruitment of TAB2/TAK1 to TRAF6. This study provides insights into addressing the challenges posed by CRC, offering avenues for clinical translation.
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- Hao Shen
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Health Management, Beidaihe Rest and Recuperation Center of PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Health Management, Beidaihe Rest and Recuperation Center of PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Health Management, Beidaihe Rest and Recuperation Center of PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Redden JT, Deng J, Cohen DJ, Schwartz Z, McClure MJ. Muscle fibrosis, NF-κB, and TGF-β are differentially altered in two models of paralysis (Botox vs. Neurectomy). Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2024. [PMID: 38877804 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2024.0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Volumetric muscle loss (VML) results in intramuscular axotomy, denervating muscle and leading to paralysis and loss of muscle function. Once the nerve is damaged, paralyzed skeletal muscle will atrophy and accumulate non-contractile connective tissue. The objective of this study was to determine differences in connective tissue, atrophy, and inflammatory signaling between two paralysis models, botulinum toxin (Botox), which blocks acetylcholine transmission while keeping nerves intact, and neurectomy, which eliminates all nerve to muscle signaling. APPROACH Twenty-eight male Sprague Dawley rats were randomized and received either a sciatic-femoral neurectomy (SFN), Botox-induced muscle paralysis of the proximal femur muscles, quadriceps femoris, hamstrings, and calf muscles (BTX), or sham. Muscle force was measured 52 days post-surgery, and samples were collected for histology, protein, and mRNA assays. RESULTS SNF and BTX decreased twitch and tetanic force, decreased fiber size by two-fold, and increased myogenic expression compared to controls. SFN increased levels of all major ECM proteins correlating with fibrosis (e.g. laminin, fibronectin, and collagen type(s) I, III, VI). SFN also increased pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory mRNA compared to BTX and controls. INNOVATION SFN and BTX were similar in gross morphology and functional deficiencies. However, SFN exhibited a higher amount of fibrosis in histological sections and immunoblotting. The present study shows evidence that nerve signaling changes NF-κB and TGF-β signaling, warranting future studies to determine the mechanisms involved. CONCLUSION These data indicate that nerve signaling may influence fibrogenesis following denervation, but the mechanisms involved may differ as a function of the method of paralysis.
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- James T Redden
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Biomedical Engineering, Richmond, Virginia, United States;
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Biomedical Engineering, Richmond, Virginia, United States;
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Biomedical Engineering, Richmond, Virginia, United States;
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Biomedical Engineering, Richmond, Virginia, United States
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry, Periodontics, San Antonio, Texas, United States;
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Biomedical Engineering, Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Richmond, Virginia, United States;
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Wang D, Li Y, Yang H, Shen X, Shi X, Li C, Zhang Y, Liu X, Jiang B, Zhu X, Zhang H, Li X, Bai H, Yang Q, Gao W, Bai F, Ji Y, Chen Q, Ben J. Disruption of TIGAR-TAK1 alleviates immunopathology in a murine model of sepsis. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4340. [PMID: 38773142 PMCID: PMC11109194 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48708-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
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Macrophage-orchestrated inflammation contributes to multiple diseases including sepsis. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be defined clearly. Here, we show that macrophage TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) is up-regulated in murine sepsis models. When myeloid Tigar is ablated, sepsis induced by either lipopolysaccharide treatment or cecal ligation puncture in male mice is attenuated via inflammation inhibition. Mechanistic characterizations indicate that TIGAR directly binds to transforming growth factor β-activated kinase (TAK1) and promotes tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6-mediated ubiquitination and auto-phosphorylation of TAK1, in which residues 152-161 of TIGAR constitute crucial motif independent of its phosphatase activity. Interference with the binding of TIGAR to TAK1 by 5Z-7-oxozeaenol exhibits therapeutic effects in male murine model of sepsis. These findings demonstrate a non-canonical function of macrophage TIGAR in promoting inflammation, and confer a potential therapeutic target for sepsis by disruption of TIGAR-TAK1 interaction.
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- Dongdong Wang
- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, and Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, and Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
- The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
- The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Zheng Q, Liu Z, Sun C, Dong J, Zhang H, Ke X, Gao F, Lu M. Molecular characterization, expression and functional analysis of TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2 in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 145:109359. [PMID: 38184182 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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The MAPK pathway is the common intersection of signal transduction pathways such as inflammation, differentiation and proliferation and plays an important role in the process of antiviral immunity. Streptococcus agalactiae will have a great impact on tilapia aquaculture, so it is necessary to study the immune response mechanism of tilapia to S. agalactiae. In this study, we isolated the cDNA sequences of TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2 from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The TAK1 gene was 3492 bp in length, contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 1809 bp and encoded a polypeptide of 602 amino acids. The cDNA sequence of the TAB1 gene was 4001 bp, and its ORF was 1491 bp, which encoded 497 amino acids. The cDNA sequence of the TAB2 gene was 4792 bp, and its ORF was 2217 bp, encoding 738 amino acids. TAK1 has an S_TKc domain and a coiled coil structure; the TAB1 protein structure contains a PP2C_SIG domain and a conserved PYVDXA/TXF sequence model; and TAB2 contains a CUE domain, a coiled coil domain and a Znf_RBZ domain. Homology analysis showed that TAK1 and TAB1 had the highest homology with Neolamprologus brichardi, and TAB2 had the highest homology with Simochromis diagramma (98.28 %). In the phylogenetic tree, TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2 formed a large branch with other scleractinian fishes. The tissue expression analysis showed that the expression of TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2 was highest in the muscle. The expression of TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2 was significantly induced in most of the tested tissues after stimulation with LPS, Poly I:C and S. agalactiae. The subcellular localization results showed that TAK1 was located in the cytoplasm, and TAB1 and TAB2 had certain distributions in the cytoplasm and nucleus. Coimmunoprecipitation (Co-IP) results showed that TRAF6 did not interact with the TAK1 protein but interacted with TAB2, while TAB1 did not interact with P38γ but interacted with TAK1. There was also an interaction between TAK1 and TAB2.
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- Qiuyue Zheng
- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China; College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China
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Rullah K, Shamsudin NF, Koeberle A, Tham CL, Fasihi Mohd Aluwi MF, Leong SW, Jantan I, Lam KW. Flavonoid diversity and roles in the lipopolysaccharide-mediated inflammatory response of monocytes and macrophages. Future Med Chem 2024; 16:75-99. [PMID: 38205612 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2023-0174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Targeting lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/toll-like receptor 4 signaling in mononuclear phagocytes has been explored for the treatment of inflammation and inflammation-related disorders. However, only a few key targets have been translated into clinical applications. Flavonoids, a class of ubiquitous plant secondary metabolites, possess a privileged scaffold which serves as a valuable template for designing pharmacologically active compounds directed against diseases with inflammatory components. This perspective provides a general overview of the diversity of flavonoids and their multifaceted mechanisms that interfere with LPS-induced signaling in monocytes and macrophages. Focus is placed on flavonoids targeting MD-2, IκB kinases, c-Jun N-terminal kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, p38 MAPK and PI3K/Akt or modulating LPS-related gene expression.
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- Kamal Rullah
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Michael Popp Institute and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia
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- Centre for Drug & Herbal Development, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Wang Z, Castro N, Bernstein AM, Wolosin JM. TGFβ1-driven SMAD2/3 phosphorylation and myofibroblast emergence are fully dependent on the TGFβ1 pre-activation of MAPKs and controlled by maternal leucine zipper kinase. Cell Signal 2024; 113:110963. [PMID: 37931692 PMCID: PMC10959399 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Following wounding, endogenously secreted TGFβs drive resident and bone marrow-derived cells to convert into α-smooth actin (SMA)-rich, contractile myofibroblasts. The TGFβ effect is initiated by the phosphorylation of SMADs 2 and 3 (SMAD2/3). This event has been referred to as the canonical response to TGFβ. TGFβ also elicits other responses viewed as parallel events not directly connected to the SMAD activation, and thus referred to as noncanonical. A recognized response is the phosphorylation of the -activated kinase (TAK1/MAP3K), an upstream component of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade. We have now examined the relationship between these two effects of TGFβ1 at their earliest stages. The bulk of the studies were carried out with primary fibroblasts derived from the human cornea. The results' widespread relevance was confirmed in critical experiments with dermal-, and Tenon's capsule-derived fibroblasts. Cells were treated with kinase inhibitors or targeting siRNAs followed by induction by 2 ng/ml TGFβ1, and/or 10 ng/ml TNF-α. Cells were collected after 1 to 30 min for Western blot analysis and assayed for the accumulation of phosphorylated TAK1, ASK1, JNK1/2, p38, HPS27, MELK, SMAD2/3, and GAPDH. The effect of the kinase inhibitors on α-SMA expression and α-SMA stress fiber organization was also tested. For the immediate response to TGFβ1 we found that a) activation of the MAPK pathway was completed within 1 min after the addition of TGFβ1; b) phosphorylation of JNK1/2 was fully dependent on TAK1 and ASK1 activity, c) phosphorylation of MELK was fully dependent on JNK1/2 activity; d) phosphorylation of ASK1 depends on MELK activity, indicating the existence of an ASK1-MELK positive activation feedback loop; e) phosphorylation of SMAD2/3 started only after a 5 min period and reached a nadir after 10-15 min, f) the latter phosphorylation was fully blocked by inhibition of TAK1, ASK1, JNK1/2, and MELK, and siRNA-driven MELK downregulation; g) the inhibitors equally blocked the α-SMA protein expression, stress fiber development, and cell morphology changes at 72 h. These results demonstrate that the activation of the canonical pathway is fully subordinate to the activity of the MAPK pathway, challenging the concept of canonical and noncanonical TGFβ pathways and that SMAD2/3 activation is mediated by MELK, a kinase not previously associated with rapid pharmacological responses.
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- Zheng Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology and Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA; New York VA Health Care, Medical Center, Syracuse, VA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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Barnes JL, Yoshida M, He P, Worlock KB, Lindeboom RGH, Suo C, Pett JP, Wilbrey-Clark A, Dann E, Mamanova L, Richardson L, Polanski K, Pennycuick A, Allen-Hyttinen J, Herczeg IT, Arzili R, Hynds RE, Teixeira VH, Haniffa M, Lim K, Sun D, Rawlins EL, Oliver AJ, Lyons PA, Marioni JC, Ruhrberg C, Tuong ZK, Clatworthy MR, Reading JL, Janes SM, Teichmann SA, Meyer KB, Nikolić MZ. Early human lung immune cell development and its role in epithelial cell fate. Sci Immunol 2023; 8:eadf9988. [PMID: 38100545 PMCID: PMC7615868 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adf9988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
Studies of human lung development have focused on epithelial and mesenchymal cell types and function, but much less is known about the developing lung immune cells, even though the airways are a major site of mucosal immunity after birth. An unanswered question is whether tissue-resident immune cells play a role in shaping the tissue as it develops in utero. Here, we profiled human embryonic and fetal lung immune cells using scRNA-seq, smFISH, and immunohistochemistry. At the embryonic stage, we observed an early wave of innate immune cells, including innate lymphoid cells, natural killer cells, myeloid cells, and lineage progenitors. By the canalicular stage, we detected naive T lymphocytes expressing high levels of cytotoxicity genes and the presence of mature B lymphocytes, including B-1 cells. Our analysis suggests that fetal lungs provide a niche for full B cell maturation. Given the presence and diversity of immune cells during development, we also investigated their possible effect on epithelial maturation. We found that IL-1β drives epithelial progenitor exit from self-renewal and differentiation to basal cells in vitro. In vivo, IL-1β-producing myeloid cells were found throughout the lung and adjacent to epithelial tips, suggesting that immune cells may direct human lung epithelial development.
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- Josephine L Barnes
- UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
- Division of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Enhanc3D Genomics Ltd, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Epithelial Cell Biology in ENT Research (EpiCENTR) Group, Developmental Biology and Cancer Department, Great Ormond Street UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
- CRUK Lung Cancer Centre Of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Department of Dermatology and NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute and Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute and Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute and Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Ian Frazer Centre for Children's Immunotherapy Research, Child Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- CRUK Lung Cancer Centre Of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
- Tumour Immunodynamics and Interception Laboratory, Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
- CRUK Lung Cancer Centre Of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Dermatology and NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Department of Physics/Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Aalto AL, Luukkonen V, Meinander A. Ubiquitin signalling in Drosophila innate immune responses. FEBS J 2023. [PMID: 38069549 DOI: 10.1111/febs.17028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Cells respond to invading pathogens and danger signals from the environment by adapting gene expression to meet the need for protective effector molecules. While this innate immune response is required for the cell and the organism to recover, excess immune activation may lead to loss of homeostasis, thereby promoting chronic inflammation and cancer progression. The molecular basis of innate immune defence is comprised of factors promoting survival and proliferation, such as cytokines, antimicrobial peptides and anti-apoptotic proteins. As the molecular mechanisms regulating innate immune responses are conserved through evolution, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster serves as a convenient, affordable and ethical model organism to enhance understanding of immune signalling. Fly immunity against bacterial infection is built up by both cellular and humoral responses, where the latter is regulated by the Imd and Toll pathways activating NF-κB transcription factors Relish, Dorsal and Dif, as well as JNK activation and JAK/STAT signalling. As in mammals, the Drosophila innate immune signalling pathways are characterised by ubiquitination of signalling molecules followed by ubiquitin receptors binding to the ubiquitin chains, as well as by rapid changes in protein levels by ubiquitin-mediated targeted proteasomal and lysosomal degradation. In this review, we summarise the molecular signalling pathways regulating immune responses to pathogen infection in Drosophila, with a focus on ubiquitin-dependent control of innate immunity and inflammatory signalling.
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- Anna L Aalto
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Cell Biology, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- InFLAMES Research Flagship, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Cell Biology, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Cell Biology, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- InFLAMES Research Flagship, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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Yuan Y, Wang X, Jin J, Tang Z, Xian W, Zhang X, Fu J, He K, Liu X. The Salmonella Typhimurium Effector SpvB Subverts Host Membrane Trafficking by Targeting Clathrin and AP-1. Mol Cell Proteomics 2023; 22:100674. [PMID: 37924977 PMCID: PMC10696399 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
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Salmonella enterica, the etiological agent of gastrointestinal and systemic diseases, translocates a plethora of virulence factors through its type III secretion systems to host cells during infection. Among them, SpvB has been reported to harbor an ADP-ribosyltransferase domain in its C terminus, which destabilizes host cytoskeleton by modifying actin. However, whether this effector targets other host factors as well as the function of its N terminus still remains to be determined. Here, we found that SpvB targets clathrin and its adaptor AP-1 (adaptor protein 1) via interactions with its N-terminal domain. Notably, our data suggest that SpvB-clathrin/AP-1 associations disrupt clathrin-mediated endocytosis and protein secretion pathway as well. In addition, knocking down of AP-1 promotes Salmonella intracellular survival and proliferation in host cells.
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- Yi Yuan
- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology Center, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Qu Z, Sun Y, Zhou X, Yan X, Xu T. Smyd3 negatively regulates the anti-viral pathway by promoting TAK1 degradation in teleost fish. J Virol 2023; 97:e0130623. [PMID: 37943055 PMCID: PMC10688333 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01306-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE In this study, we have found that the existence of Smyd3 promoted the replication of SCRV. Additionally, we report that Smyd3 negatively regulates the NF-κB and IRF3 signaling pathway by facilitating the degradation of TAK1 in fish. Our findings suggest that Smyd3 interacts with TAK1. Further investigations have revealed that Smyd3 specifically mediates K48-linked ubiquitination of TAK1 and enhances TAK1 degradation, resulting in a significant inhibition of the NF-κB and IRF3 signaling pathway. These results not only contribute to the advancement of fish anti-viral immunity but also provide new evidence for understanding the mechanism of TAK1 in mammals.
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- Zhili Qu
- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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Ma M, Dang Y, Chang B, Wang F, Xu J, Chen L, Su H, Li J, Ge B, Chen C, Liu H. TAK1 is an essential kinase for STING trafficking. Mol Cell 2023; 83:3885-3903.e5. [PMID: 37832545 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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The translocation of stimulator of interferon genes (STING) from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) enables its activation. However, the mechanism underlying the regulation of STING exit from the ER remains elusive. Here, we found that STING induces the activation of transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) prior to STING trafficking in a TAK1 binding protein 1 (TAB1)-dependent manner. Intriguingly, activated TAK1 directly mediates STING phosphorylation on serine 355, which facilitates its interaction with STING ER exit protein (STEEP) and thereby promotes its oligomerization and translocation to the ERGIC for subsequent activation. Importantly, activation of TAK1 by monophosphoryl lipid A, a TLR4 agonist, boosts cGAMP-induced antitumor immunity dependent on STING phosphorylation in a mouse allograft tumor model. Taken together, TAK1 was identified as a checkpoint for STING activation by promoting its trafficking, providing a basis for combinatory tumor immunotherapy and intervention in STING-related diseases.
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- Mingtong Ma
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China; Central Laboratory, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Clinical Translation Research Center, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China; Clinical Translation Research Center, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China; Central Laboratory, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200433, China.
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Li Q, Li S, Xu C, Zhao J, Hou L, Jiang F, Zhu Z, Wang Y, Tian L. microRNA-149-5p mediates the PM 2.5-induced inflammatory response by targeting TAB2 via MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways in vivo and in vitro. Cell Biol Toxicol 2023; 39:703-717. [PMID: 34331613 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-021-09638-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Epidemiological evidence has shown that fine particulate matter (PM2.5)-triggered inflammatory cascades are pivotal causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the specific molecular mechanism involved in PM2.5-induced COPD has not been clarified. Herein, we found that PM2.5 significantly downregulated miR-149-5p and activated the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathways and generated the inflammatory response in COPD mice and in human bronchial epithelial (BEAS-2B) cells. We determined that increased expression of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) induced by PM2.5 was associated with decreased expression of miR-149-5p. The loss- and gain-of-function approach further confirmed that miR-149-5p could inhibit PM2.5-induced cell inflammation in BEAS-2B cells. The double luciferase reporter assay showed that miR-149-5p directly targeted TGF-beta-activated kinase 1 binding protein 2 (TAB2), which regulates the MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways. We showed that miR-149-5p mediated the inflammatory response by targeting the 3'-UTR sequence of TAB2 and that it subsequently weakened the TAB2 promotor effect via the MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways in BEAS-2B cells exposed to PM2.5. Thus, miR-149-5p may be a key factor in PM2.5-induced COPD. This study improves our understanding of the molecular mechanism of COPD.
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- Qiuyue Li
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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Zheng Y, Yu M, Chen Y, Xue L, Zhu W, Fu G, Morris SW, Wen R, Wang D. CARD19, a Novel Regulator of the TAK1/NF-κB Pathway in Self-Reactive B Cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2023; 210:1222-1235. [PMID: 36961449 PMCID: PMC10156913 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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The caspase recruitment domain family member (CARD)11-Bcl10-Malt1 signalosome controls TGF-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) activation and regulates BCR-induced NF-κB activation. In this study, we discovered that CARD19 interacted with TAK1 and inhibited TAB2-mediated TAK1 ubiquitination and activation. Although CARD19 deficiency in mice did not affect B cell development, it enhanced clonal deletion, receptor editing, and anergy of self-reactive B cells, and it reduced autoantibody production. Mechanistically, CARD19 deficiency increased BCR/TAK1-mediated NF-κB activation, leading to increased expression of transcription factors Egr2/3, as well as the E3 ubiquitin ligases c-Cbl/Cbl-b, which are known inducers of B cell tolerance in self-reactive B cells. RNA sequencing analysis revealed that although CARD19 deficiency did not affect the overall Ag-induced gene expression in naive B cells, it suppressed BCR signaling and increased hyporesponsiveness of self-reactive B cells. As a result, CARD19 deficiency prevented Bm12-induced experimental systemic lupus erythematosus. In summary, CARD19 negatively regulates BCR/TAK1-induced NF-κB activation and its deficiency increases Egr2/3 and c-Cbl/Cbl-b expression in self-reactive B cells, thereby enhancing B cell tolerance.
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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Yao X, Dong R, Hu S, Liu Z, Hu F, Cheng X, Wang X, Ma T, Tian S, Zhang XJ, Hu Y, Bai L, Li H, Zhang P. Tripartite motif 38 alleviates the pathological process of NAFLD/NASH by promoting TAB2 degradation. J Lipid Res 2023:100382. [PMID: 37116711 PMCID: PMC10394331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2023.100382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide, without any FDA-approved pharmacological intervention in clinic. The TRIM (tripartite motif-containing) family plays essential roles in innate immune and hepatic inflammation. TRIM38, as one of the important members in TRIM family, was largely reported to be involved in the regulation of innate immune and inflammatory responses. However, the functional roles of TRIM38 in NAFLD remains largely unknown. Here, the expression of TRIM38 was first detected in liver samples of both NAFLD mice model and patients diagnosed with NAFLD. We found TRIM38 expression was downregulated in NAFLD liver tissues compared with normal liver tissues. Genetic TRIM38 knockout in vivo showed that TRIM38 depletion deteriorated the HFD and HFHC diet-induced hepatic steatosis and HFHC diet-induced liver inflammation and fibrosis. In particular, we found that the effects of hepatocellular lipid accumulation and inflammation induced by palmitic acid and oleic acid (PA+OA) was aggravated by TRIM38 depletion but mitigated by TRIM38 overexpression in vitro. Mechanically, RNA-seq analysis demonstrated that TRIM38 ameliorated NASH progression by attenuating the activating of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. We further found that TRIM38 interacted with TGF-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) binding protein 2 (TAB2) and promoted its protein degradation, thus inhibiting the TAK1-MAPK signal cascades. In summary, our study revealed that TRIM38 could suppress hepatic steatosis, inflammatory and fibrosis in NAFLD via promoting TAB2 degradation. TRIM38 could be a potential target for NAFLD treatment.
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- Xinxin Yao
- Basic Medical School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Institute of Model Animal, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Basic Medical School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Institute of Model Animal, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Basic Medical School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Institute of Model Animal, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Model Animal, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Model Animal, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Medical Science Research Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Gannan Innovation and Translational Medicine Research Institute, Ganzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Education, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Basic Medical School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Institute of Model Animal, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huanggang Central Hospital, Huanggang, China
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- Basic Medical School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Institute of Model Animal, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Basic Medical School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Institute of Model Animal, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Gannan Innovation and Translational Medicine Research Institute, Ganzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Education, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Gannan Innovation and Translational Medicine Research Institute, Ganzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Education, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
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- Basic Medical School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Institute of Model Animal, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Medical Science Research Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Gannan Innovation and Translational Medicine Research Institute, Ganzhou, China; Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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- Basic Medical School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Institute of Model Animal, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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Chen Y, Wang P, Li Q, Yan X, Xu T. The protease calpain2a limits innate immunity by targeting TRAF6 in teleost fish. Commun Biol 2023; 6:355. [PMID: 37002312 PMCID: PMC10066338 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04711-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) plays a key signal transduction role in both antibacterial and antiviral signaling pathways. However, the regulatory mechanisms of TRAF6 in lower vertebrates are less reported. In this study, we identify calpain2a, is a member of the calcium-dependent proteases family with unique hydrolytic enzyme activity, functions as a key regulator for antibacterial and antiviral immunity in teleost fish. Upon lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation, knockdown of calpain2a promotes the upregulation of inflammatory cytokines. Mechanistically, calpain2a interacts with TRAF6 and reduces the protein level of TRAF6 by hydrolyzing. After loss of enzymatic activity, mutant calpain2a competitively inhibits dimer formation and auto-ubiquitination of TRAF6. Knockdown of calpain2a also promotes cellular antiviral response. Mutant calpain2a lacking hydrolase activity represses ubiquitination of IFN regulatory factor (IRF) 3/7 from TRAF6. Taken together, these findings classify calpain2a is a negative regulator of innate immune responses by targeting TRAF6 in teleost fish.
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- Yang Chen
- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
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Yuan L, Bu S, Du M, Wang Y, Ju C, Huang D, Xu W, Tan X, Liang M, Deng S, Yang L, Huang K. RNF207 exacerbates pathological cardiac hypertrophy via post-translational modification of TAB1. Cardiovasc Res 2023; 119:183-194. [PMID: 35352799 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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AIMS The heart undergoes pathological remodelling, featured by the hypertrophic growth of cardiomyocytes and increased cardiac fibrosis, under biomechanical stress such as haemodynamic overload. Ring Finger Protein 207 (RNF207) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that is predominantly expressed in the heart, but its function remains elusive. In this study, we aimed to explore the role of RNF207 in the development of pathological cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS Transverse aortic constriction (TAC) surgery was performed on mice to induce cardiac hypertrophy. Cardiac function and remodelling were evaluated by echocardiography, histological assessment, and molecular analyses. Our data indicated that RNF207 overexpression (OE) exacerbated cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and systolic dysfunction. In contrast, TAC-induced cardiac remodelling was profoundly blunted in RNF207 knockdown (KD) hearts. In line with the in vivo findings, RNF207 OE augmented, whereas RNF207 KD alleviated, phenylephrine-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in vitro. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that RNF207 elicited detrimental effects by promoting K63-linked ubiquitination of TAK1-binding protein 1 (TAB1), which triggered the autophosphorylation of transforming growth factor-β activated kinase 1 (TAK1) and the activation of downstream p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)1/2 signalling pathways. In the TAB1-KD cardiomyocytes, RNF207-OE-induced cell hypertrophy was significantly attenuated, indicating that RNF207-induced hypertrophy is, at least in part, TAB1-dependent. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that RNF207 exacerbates pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction via post-translational modification of TAB1.
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- Lin Yuan
- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Clinic Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic Abnormalities and Vascular Aging, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Sai K, Nakanishi A, Scofield KM, Tokarz DA, Linder KE, Cohen TJ, Ninomiya-Tsuji J. Aberrantly activated TAK1 links neuroinflammation and neuronal loss in Alzheimer's disease mouse models. J Cell Sci 2023; 136:jcs260102. [PMID: 36912451 PMCID: PMC10112982 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.260102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Neuroinflammation is causally associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Reactive glia cells secrete various neurotoxic factors that impair neuronal homeostasis eventually leading to neuronal loss. Although the glial activation mechanism in AD has been relatively well studied, how it perturbs intraneuronal signaling, which ultimately leads to neuronal cell death, remains poorly understood. Here, we report that compound stimulation with the neurotoxic factors TNF and glutamate aberrantly activates neuronal TAK1 (also known as MAP3K7), which promotes the pathogenesis of AD in mouse models. Glutamate-induced Ca2+ influx shifts TNF signaling to hyper-activate TAK1 enzymatic activity through Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, which leads to necroptotic cellular damage. Genetic ablation and pharmacological inhibition of TAK1 ameliorated AD-associated neuronal loss and cognitive impairment in the AD model mice. Our findings provide a molecular mechanism linking cytokines, Ca2+ signaling and neuronal necroptosis in AD.
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- Kazuhito Sai
- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7633, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7633, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7633, USA
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- Center for Human Health and the Environment, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
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- Center for Human Health and the Environment, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7633, USA
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RNA sequencing-based transcriptome analysis of granulosa cells from follicular fluid: Genes involved in embryo quality during in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280495. [PMID: 36857405 PMCID: PMC9977003 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Granulosa cells play an important role in folliculogenesis, however, the role of RNA transcripts of granulosa cells in assessing embryo quality remains unclear. Therefore, we aims to investigate that RNA transcripts of granulosa cells be used to assess the probability of the embryonic developmental capacity. METHODS This prospective cohort study was attempted to figure out the probability of the embryonic developmental capacity using RNA sequencing of granulosa cells. Granulosa cells were collected from 48 samples in good-quality embryo group and 79 in only poor- quality embryo group from women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer treatment. Three samples from each group were used for RNA sequencing. RESULTS 226 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were related to high developmental competence of embryos. Gene Ontology enrichment analysis indicated that these DEGs were primarily involved in biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components. Additionally, pathway analysis revealed that these DEGs were enriched in 13 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways. Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction verified the differential expression of the 13 selected DEGs. Among them,10 genes were differently expressed in the poor-quality embryo group compared to good-quality embryo group, including CSF1R, CTSH, SERPINA1, CYP27A1, ITGB2, IL1β, TNF, TAB1, BCL2A1, and CCL4. CONCLUSIONS RNA sequencing data provide the support or confute granulosa expressed genes as non-invasive biomarkers for identifying the embryonic developmental capacity.
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miRNA-Induced Downregulation of IPMK in Macrophages Mediates Lipopolysaccharide-Triggered TLR4 Signaling. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13020332. [PMID: 36830701 PMCID: PMC9952907 DOI: 10.3390/biom13020332] [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: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Inositol polyphosphate multikinase (IPMK) is a pleiotropic enzyme responsible for the production of inositol polyphosphates and phosphoinositide. IPMK in macrophages was identified as a key factor for the full activation of the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling pathway and inflammation by directly interacting with tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6). Here, dynamic changes of IPMK levels in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophages and their functional significance were investigated. Both the mRNA and protein levels of IPMK were acutely decreased in mouse and human macrophages when cells were stimulated with LPS for between 1 and 6 h. Analysis of the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of mouse IPMK mRNA revealed a highly conserved binding site for miR-181c. Transfection of miR-181c mimics into RAW 264.7 macrophages led to decreased IPMK 3'UTR-luciferase reporter activity and lowered endogenous IPMK levels. When the genomic deletion of a 33-bp fragment containing a putative miR-181c-binding site was introduced within the IPMK 3'UTR of RAW 264.7 macrophages (264.7Δ3'UTR), LPS-triggered downregulation of IPMK levels was prevented. LPS treatment in 264.7Δ3'UTR macrophages decreased TLR4-induced signaling and the expression of proinflammatory cytokines. In response to LPS stimulation, K63-linked ubiquitination of TRAF6 was impaired in 264.7Δ3'UTR macrophages, suggesting an action of IPMK in the suppression of TRAF6 activation. Therefore, our findings reveal that LPS-mediated suppression of IPMK regulates the full activation of TLR4 signaling and inflammation in macrophages.
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Wang S, Li H, Li Q, Yin B, Li S, He J, Li C. Signaling events induced by lipopolysaccharide-activated Toll in response to bacterial infection in shrimp. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1119879. [PMID: 36817428 PMCID: PMC9936618 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1119879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Toll-like receptors (TLR) play a crucial role in the detection of microbial infections in vertebrates and invertebrates. Mammalian TLRs directly recognize a variety of structurally conserved microbial components. However, invertebrates such as Drosophila indirectly recognize microbial products by binding to the cytokine-like ligand Spätzle, which activates signaling cascades that are not completely understood. In this study, we investigated the signaling events triggered by Toll in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a cell wall component of gram-negative bacteria, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection in the arthropod shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. We found that five of the nine Tolls from L. vannamei bound to LPS and the RNAi of LvToll1, LvToll2, LvToll3, LvToll5, and LvToll9 weakened LvDorsal-L phosphorylation induced by V. parahaemolyticus. All nine Tolls combined with MyD88 via the TIR domain, thereby conferring signals to the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6)-transforming growth factor-β activated kinase 1 binding protein 2 (TAB2)-transforming growth factor-β activated kinase 1 (TAK1) complex. Further examination revealed that the LvTRAF6-LvTAB2-LvTAK1 complex contributes to Dorsal-L phosphorylation and nuclear translocation during V. parahaemolyticus infection. Overall, shrimp Toll1/2/3/5/9-TRAF6/TAB2/TAK1-Dorsal cascades protect the host from V. parahaemolyticus infection, which provides a better understanding of how the innate immune system recognizes and responds to bacterial infections in invertebrates.
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- Sheng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangzhou, China
- China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Marine Aquaculture Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangzhou, China
- China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Marine Aquaculture Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Evergreen Feed Industry Co., Ltd, Zhanjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangzhou, China
- China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Marine Aquaculture Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Maoming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangzhou, China
- China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Marine Aquaculture Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Maoming, China
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Expression of Steroid Receptor RNA Activator 1 (SRA1) in the Adipose Tissue Is Associated with TLRs and IRFs in Diabesity. Cells 2022; 11:cells11244007. [PMID: 36552771 PMCID: PMC9776802 DOI: 10.3390/cells11244007] [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: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Steroid receptor RNA activator gene (SRA1) emerges as a player in pathophysiological responses of adipose tissue (AT) in metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). We previously showed association of the AT SRA1 expression with inflammatory cytokines/chemokines involved in metabolic derangement. However, the relationship between altered adipose expression of SRA1 and the innate immune Toll-like receptors (TLRs) as players in nutrient sensing and metabolic inflammation as well as their downstream signaling partners, including interferon regulatory factors (IRFs), remains elusive. Herein, we investigated the association of AT SRA1 expression with TLRs, IRFs, and other TLR-downstream signaling mediators in a cohort of 108 individuals, classified based on their body mass index (BMI) as persons with normal-weight (N = 12), overweight (N = 32), and obesity (N = 64), including 55 with and 53 without T2D. The gene expression of SRA1, TLRs-2,3,4,7,8,9,10 and their downstream signaling mediators including IRFs-3,4,5, myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88), interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1), and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) were determined using qRT-PCR and SRA1 protein expression was determined by immunohistochemistry. AT SRA1 transcripts' expression was significantly correlated with TLRs-3,4,7, MyD88, NF-κB, and IRF5 expression in individuals with T2D, while it associated with TLR9 and TRAF6 expression in all individuals, with/without T2D. SRA1 expression associated with TLR2, IRAK1, and IRF3 expression only in individuals with obesity, regardless of diabetes status. Furthermore, TLR3/TLR7/IRAK1 and TLR3/TLR9 were identified as independent predictors of AT SRA1 expression in individuals with obesity and T2D, respectively. Overall, our data demonstrate a direct association between the AT SRA1 expression and the TLRs together with their downstream signaling partners and IRFs in individuals with obesity and/or T2D.
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Microglia and Cholesterol Handling: Implications for Alzheimer's Disease. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10123105. [PMID: 36551857 PMCID: PMC9775660 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10123105] [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: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Cholesterol is essential for brain function and structure, however altered cholesterol metabolism and transport are hallmarks of multiple neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). The well-established link between apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype and increased AD risk highlights the importance of cholesterol and lipid transport in AD etiology. Whereas more is known about the regulation and dysregulation of cholesterol metabolism and transport in neurons and astrocytes, less is known about how microglia, the immune cells of the brain, handle cholesterol, and the subsequent implications for the ability of microglia to perform their essential functions. Evidence is emerging that a high-cholesterol environment, particularly in the context of defects in the ability to transport cholesterol (e.g., expression of the high-risk APOE4 isoform), can lead to chronic activation, increased inflammatory signaling, and reduced phagocytic capacity, which have been associated with AD pathology. In this narrative review we describe how cholesterol regulates microglia phenotype and function, and discuss what is known about the effects of statins on microglia, as well as highlighting areas of future research to advance knowledge that can lead to the development of novel therapies for the prevention and treatment of AD.
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Wang P, Yang L, Yang R, Chen Z, Ren X, Wang F, Jiao Y, Ding Y, Yang F, Sun T, Ma H. Predicted molecules and signaling pathways for regulating seizures in the hippocampus in lithium-pilocarpine induced acute epileptic rats: A proteomics study. Front Cell Neurosci 2022; 16:947732. [DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.947732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Seizures in rodent models that are induced by lithium-pilocarpine mimic human seizures in a highly isomorphic manner. The hippocampus is a brain region that generates and spreads seizures. In order to understand the early phases of seizure events occurring in the hippocampus, global protein expression levels in the hippocampus on day 1 and day 3 were analyzed in lithium-pilocarpine induced acute epileptic rat models using a tandem mass tag-based proteomic approach. Our results showed that differentially expressed proteins were likely to be enhanced rather than prohibited in modulating seizure activity on days 1 and 3 in lithium-pilocarpine induced seizure rats. The differentially regulated proteins differed on days 1 and 3 in the seizure rats, indicating that different molecules and pathways are involved in seizure events occurring from day 1 to day 3 following lithium-pilocarpine administration. In regard to subcellular distribution, the results suggest that post-seizure cellular function in the hippocampus is possibly regulated in a differential manner on seizure progression. Gene ontology annotation results showed that, on day 1 following lithium-pilocarpine administration, it is likely necessary to regulate macromolecular complex assembly, and cell death, while on day 3, it may be necessary to modulate protein metabolic process, cytoplasm, and protein binding. Protein metabolic process rather than macromolecular complex assembly and cell death were affected on day 3 following lithium-pilocarpine administration. The extracellular matrix, receptors, and the constitution of plasma membranes were altered most strongly in the development of seizure events. In a KEGG pathway enrichment cluster analysis, the signaling pathways identified were relevant to sustained angiogenesis and evading apoptosis, and complement and coagulation cascades. On day 3, pathways relevant to Huntington’s disease, and tumor necrosis factor signaling were most prevalent. These results suggest that seizure events occurring in day 1 modulate macromolecular complex assembly and cell death, and in day 3 modulate biological protein metabolic process. In summary, our study found limited evidence for ongoing seizure events in the hippocampus of lithium-pilocarpine induced animal models; nevertheless, evaluating the global differential expression of proteins and their impacts on bio-function may offer new perspectives for studying epileptogenesis in the future.
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Deng T, Hu B, Wang X, Ding S, Lin L, Yan Y, Peng X, Zheng X, Liao M, Jin Y, Dong W, Gu J, Zhou J. TRAF6 autophagic degradation by avibirnavirus VP3 inhibits antiviral innate immunity via blocking NFKB/NF-κB activation. Autophagy 2022; 18:2781-2798. [PMID: 35266845 PMCID: PMC9673932 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2047384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ubiquitination is an important reversible post-translational modification. Many viruses hijack the host ubiquitin system to enhance self-replication. In the present study, we found that Avibirnavirus VP3 protein was ubiquitinated during infection and supported virus replication by ubiquitination. Mass spectrometry and mutation analysis showed that VP3 was ubiquitinated at residues K73, K135, K158, K193, and K219. Virus rescue showed that ubiquitination at sites K73, K193, and K219 on VP3 could enhance the replication abilities of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), and that K135 was essential for virus survival. Binding of the zinc finger domain of TRAF6 (TNF receptor associated factor 6) to VP3 mediated K11- and K33-linked ubiquitination of VP3, which promoted its nuclear accumulation to facilitate virus replication. Additionally, VP3 could inhibit TRAF6-mediated NFKB/NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa B) activation and IFNB/IFN-β (interferon beta) production to evade host innate immunity by inducing TRAF6 autophagic degradation in an SQSTM1/p62 (sequestosome 1)-dependent manner. Our findings demonstrated a macroautophagic/autophagic mechanism by which Avibirnavirus protein VP3 blocked NFKB-mediated IFNB production by targeting TRAF6 during virus infection, and provided a potential drug target for virus infection control.Abbreviations: ATG: autophagy related; BafA1: bafilomycin A1; CALCOCO2/NDP52: calcium binding and coiled-coil domain 2; Cas9: CRISPR-associated protein 9; CHX: cycloheximide; Co-IP: co-immunoprecipitation; CRISPR: clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; GST: glutathione S-transferase; IBDV: infectious bursal disease virus; IF: indirect immunofluorescence; IFNB/IFN-β: interferon beta; mAb: monoclonal antibody; MAP1LC3/LC3: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3; MOI: multiplicity of infection; MS: mass spectrometry; NFKB/NF-κB: nuclear factor kappa B; NBR1: NBR1 autophagy cargo receptor; OPTN: optineurin; pAb: polyclonal antibody; PRRs: pattern recognition receptors; RNF125: ring finger protein 125; RNF135/Riplet: ring finger protein 135; SQSTM1/p62: sequestosome 1; TAX1BP1: tax1 binding protein1; TCID50: 50% tissue culture infective dose; TRAF3: TNF receptor associated factor 3; TRAF6: TNF receptor associated factor 6; TRIM25: tripartite motif containing 25; Ub: ubiquitin; Wort: wortmannin; WT: wild type.
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- Tingjuan Deng
- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China,Collaborative innovation center and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China,CONTACT Jiyong Zhou MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Virology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou310058, Zhejiang Province, P. R. China
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Quan W, Wang L. Tripartite motif containing 23 functions as a critical regulator in macrophages to control the pathological feature of diabetic nephropathy. Int Urol Nephrol 2022; 55:1263-1270. [PMID: 36449224 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-022-03419-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a kidney disease resulting from diabetes. Macrophages and macrophage-mediated inflammation contributed to the development of DN. Tripartite motif containing 23 (TRIM23) is E3 ligase and has been involved in inflammation. Until now, the precise roles of TRIM23 in DN are not described yet. Therefore, we evaluated the functions of TRIM23 in DN. METHODS We generated mice with TRIM23 deficiency in macrophages. We also established diabetic mice model. The expression of TRIM23 was measured in diabetic animals. The DN symptoms were compared between diabetic wild-type (WT) mice and TRIM23 conditional knock out mice. The cytokine expression, ubiquitination of TAB2, and interactions between TAB2 and IKK were compared in oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) or lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-treated WT and TRIM23-deficient macrophages. RESULTS Upregulation of TRIM23 was observed in diabetic mice and LPS or oxLDL-treated macrophages. Diabetic mice with TRIM23 deficiency in macrophages had attenuated DN symptoms. TRIM23-deficient macrophages had decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines production after oxLDL or LPS stimulation. TRIM23 was predicted to interact with TAB2. The ubiquitination of TAB2 was abolished in oxLDL-treated TRIM23-deficient macrophages, which correlated with decreased activation of IKK. CONCLUSION TRIM23 regulates inflammation in macrophages and plays important role in DN.
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- Wei Quan
- Department of Endocrinology, Daqing Oilfield General Hospital, No. 9, Zhongkang Street, Sartu District, Daqing, 163000, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Daqing Oilfield General Hospital, No. 9, Zhongkang Street, Sartu District, Daqing, 163000, Heilongjiang, China.
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Woods E, Marson I, Coci E, Spiller M, Kumar A, Brady A, Homfray T, Fisher R, Turnpenny P, Rankin J, Kanani F, Platzer K, Ververi A, Emmanouilidou E, Bourboun N, Giannakoulas G, Balasubramanian M. Expanding the phenotype of TAB2 variants and literature review. Am J Med Genet A 2022; 188:3331-3342. [PMID: 35971781 PMCID: PMC9804770 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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TAB2 is a gene located on chromosome 6q25.1 and plays a key role in development of the heart. Existing literature describes congenital heart disease as a common recognized phenotype of TAB2 gene variants, with evidence of a distinct syndromic phenotype also existing beyond this. Here we describe 14 newly identified individuals with nine novel, pathogenic TAB2 variants. The majority of individuals were identified through the Deciphering Developmental Disorders study through trio whole exome sequencing. Eight individuals had de novo variants, the other six individuals were found to have maternally inherited, or likely maternally inherited, variants. Five individuals from the same family were identified following cardiac disease gene panel in the proband and subsequent targeted familial gene sequencing. The clinical features of this cohort were compared to the existing literature. Common clinical features include distinctive facial features, growth abnormalities, joint hypermobility, hypotonia, and developmental delay. Newly identified features included feeding difficulties, sleep problems, visual problems, genitourinary abnormality, and other anatomical variations. Here we report 14 new individuals, including novel TAB2 variants, in order to expand the emerging syndromic clinical phenotype and provide further genotype-phenotype correlation.
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- Emily Woods
- Department of Paediatrics, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Prignitz Hospital, Brandenburg Medical School, Prignitz, Germany.,Department of Clinical Genetics, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK
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- Clinical Genetics Service, St George's Hospital, London, UK
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- Northern Genetics Service, Newcastle University Hospital NHS Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Peninsula Clinical Genetics Service, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Peninsula Clinical Genetics Service, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Sheffield Clinical Genetics Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Sheffield Clinical Genetics Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.,Department of Oncology & Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Kondreddy V, Keshava S, Das K, Magisetty J, Rao LVM, Pendurthi UR. The Gab2-MALT1 axis regulates thromboinflammation and deep vein thrombosis. Blood 2022; 140:1549-1564. [PMID: 35895897 PMCID: PMC9523376 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022016424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the third most common cause of cardiovascular mortality. Several studies suggest that DVT occurs at the intersection of dysregulated inflammation and coagulation upon activation of inflammasome and secretion of interleukin 1β (IL-1β) in restricted venous flow conditions. Our recent studies showed a signaling adapter protein, Gab2 (Grb2-associated binder 2), plays a crucial role in propagating inflammatory signaling triggered by IL-1β and other inflammatory mediators in endothelial cells. The present study shows that Gab2 facilitates the assembly of the CBM (CARMA3 [CARD recruited membrane-associated guanylate kinase protein 3]-BCL-10 [B-cell lymphoma 10]-MALT1 [mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1]) signalosome, which mediates the activation of Rho and NF-κB in endothelial cells. Gene silencing of Gab2 or MALT1, the effector signaling molecule in the CBM signalosome, or pharmacological inhibition of MALT1 with a specific inhibitor, mepazine, significantly reduced IL-1β-induced Rho-dependent exocytosis of P-selectin and von Willebrand factor (VWF) and the subsequent adhesion of neutrophils to endothelial cells. MALT1 inhibition also reduced IL-1β-induced NF-κB-dependent expression of tissue factor and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1. Consistent with the in vitro data, Gab2 deficiency or pharmacological inhibition of MALT1 suppressed the accumulation of monocytes and neutrophils at the injury site and attenuated venous thrombosis induced by the inferior vena cava ligation-induced stenosis or stasis in mice. Overall, our data reveal a previously unrecognized role of the Gab2-MALT1 axis in thromboinflammation. Targeting the Gab2-MALT1 axis with MALT1 inhibitors may become an effective strategy to treat DVT by suppressing thromboinflammation without inducing bleeding complications.
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- Vijay Kondreddy
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX
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Liu M, Peng Y, Che Y, Zhou M, Bai Y, Tang W, Huang S, Zhang B, Deng S, Wang C, Yu Z. MiR-146b-5p/TRAF6 axis is essential for Ginkgo biloba L. extract GBE to attenuate LPS-induced neuroinflammation. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:978587. [PMID: 36091773 PMCID: PMC9449131 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.978587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Neuroinflammation plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis and progression of various neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. The Ginkgo biloba leaf extract (GBE) has been widely used to treat cerebral and peripheral blood circulation disorders. However, its potential targets and underlying mechanisms regarding neuroinflammation have not yet been characterized. Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate and validate the anti-neuroinflammatory properties of GBE against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated inflammation and to determine the underlying molecular mechanisms. Methods: The effect of GBE on LPS-induced release of inflammatory cytokines was examined using ELISA and western blot assay. The effects of GBE on NF-κB binding activity and translocation were determined via luciferase, streptavidin-agarose pulldown, and immunofluorescence assays. The potential targets of GBE were screened from the GEO and microRNA databases and further identified via qPCR, luciferase, gene mutation, and western blot assays. Results: GBE significantly inhibited LPS-induced pro-inflammatory responses in BV-2 and U87 cells, with no obvious cytotoxicity. GBE significantly induced miR-146b-5p expression, which negatively regulated TRAF6 expression by targeting its 3′-UTR. Thus, due to TRAF6 suppression, GBE decreases the transcriptional activity of NF-κB and the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, and finally reverses LPS-induced neuroinflammation. Conclusion: Our study revealed the anti-neuroinflammatory mechanism of GBE through the miR-146b-5p/TRAF6 axis and provided a theoretical basis for its rational clinical application.
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- Min Liu
- Neurology Department, Dalian University Affiliated Xinhua Hospital, Dalian, China
- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- The 1st Department of Thoracic Medical Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Neurology Department, Dalian University Affiliated Xinhua Hospital, Dalian, China
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- Neurology Department, Dalian University Affiliated Xinhua Hospital, Dalian, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- *Correspondence: Zhenlong Yu, ; Chao Wang,
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- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- *Correspondence: Zhenlong Yu, ; Chao Wang,
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Necroptosis in heart disease: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2022; 169:74-83. [PMID: 35597275 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2022.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Cell death is a crucial event underlying cardiac ischemic injury, pathological remodeling, and heart failure. Unlike apoptosis, necrosis had long been regarded as a passive and unregulated process. However, recent studies demonstrate that a significant subset of necrotic cell death is actively mediated through regulated pathways - a process known as "regulated necrosis". As a form of regulated necrosis, necroptosis is mediated by death receptors and executed through the activation of receptor interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3) and its downstream substrate mixed lineage kinase-like domain (MLKL). Recent studies have provided compelling evidence that necroptosis plays an important role in myocardial homeostasis, ischemic injury, pathological remodeling, and heart failure. Moreover, it has been shown that genetic and pharmacological manipulations of the necroptosis signaling pathway elicit cardioprotective effects. Important progress has also been made regarding the molecular mechanisms that regulate necroptotic cell death in vitro and in vivo. In this review, we discuss molecular and cellular mechanisms of necroptosis, potential crosstalk between necroptosis and other cell death pathways, functional implications of necroptosis in heart disease, and new therapeutic strategies that target necroptosis signaling.
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Yin H, Guo X, Chen Y, Zeng Y, Mo X, Hong S, He H, Li J, Steinmetz R, Liu Q. TAB2 deficiency induces dilated cardiomyopathy by promoting RIPK1-dependent apoptosis and necroptosis. J Clin Invest 2022; 132:152297. [PMID: 34990405 PMCID: PMC8843707 DOI: 10.1172/jci152297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Mutations in TGF-β-activated kinase 1 binding protein 2 (TAB2) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy and/or congenital heart disease in humans, but the underlying mechanisms are currently unknown. Here, we identified an indispensable role for TAB2 in regulating myocardial homeostasis and remodeling by suppressing receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) activation and RIPK1-dependent apoptosis and necroptosis. Cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of Tab2 in mice triggered dilated cardiomyopathy with massive apoptotic and necroptotic cell death. Moreover, Tab2-deficient mice were also predisposed to myocardial injury and adverse remodeling after pathological stress. In cardiomyocytes, deletion of TAB2 but not its close homolog TAB3 promoted TNF-α-induced apoptosis and necroptosis, which was rescued by forced activation of TAK1 or inhibition of RIPK1 kinase activity. Mechanistically, TAB2 critically mediates RIPK1 phosphorylation at Ser321 via a TAK1-dependent mechanism, which prevents RIPK1 kinase activation and the formation of RIPK1-FADD-caspase-8 apoptotic complex or RIPK1-RIPK3 necroptotic complex. Strikingly, genetic inactivation of RIPK1 with Ripk1-K45A knockin effectively rescued cardiac remodeling and dysfunction in Tab2-deficient mice. Together, these data demonstrated that TAB2 is a key regulator of myocardial homeostasis and remodeling by suppressing RIPK1-dependent apoptosis and necroptosis. Our results also suggest that targeting RIPK1-mediated cell death signaling may represent a promising therapeutic strategy for TAB2 deficiency-induced dilated cardiomyopathy.
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- Haifeng Yin
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Chen Y, Chen Y, Yan X, Li Q, Wang P, Sun Y, Xu T. hnRNPub inhibits LPS-induced NF-κB pathway by targeting TRAF6 for K48-linked ubiquitination in miiuy croaker (Miichthys miiuy). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 121:498-504. [PMID: 35074523 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As an important adaptor protein in innate immunity, TRAF6 is not only responsible for the transduction of signal pathways, but its E3 ligase activity to transfer ubiquitination has also been widely studied. Under LPS stimulation, TRAF6 transfers the K63-linked ubiquitination chain to TAK1, which in turn activates the transcription factor NF-κB and cell signaling factors downstream of the signaling pathway. However, how TRAF6 expression is regulated remains largely unknown, especially in teleost. In this study, we identified hnRNPub as a suppressor of TRAF6 expression. The mRNA level of hnRNPub significantly increased under LPS stimulation, and hnRNPub inhibited NF-κB signaling pathway by targeting TRAF6. Knockdown of hnRNPub potentiated inflammatory cytokines, such as TNFα,IL-1β,IL-8. Mechanistically, hnRNPub inhibited NF-κB signaling pathway through mediating K48-linked ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of TRAF6. Thus, our findings reveal that hnRNPub limits LPS-induced innate activation by promoting K48-linked polyubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of TRAF6.
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- Yang Chen
- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; National Pathogen Collection Center for Aquatic Animals, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources (Shanghai Ocean University), Ministry of Education, China.
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; National Pathogen Collection Center for Aquatic Animals, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources (Shanghai Ocean University), Ministry of Education, China.
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Hanson J, Brezavar D, Hughes S, Amudhavalli S, Fleming E, Zhou D, Alaimo JT, Bonnen PE. TAB2 variants cause cardiovascular heart disease, connective tissue disorder, and developmental delay. Clin Genet 2022; 101:214-220. [PMID: 34741306 PMCID: PMC8745489 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most commonly occurring birth defect and can occur in isolation or with additional clinical features comprising a genetic syndrome. Autosomal dominant variants in TAB2 are recognized by the American Heart Association as causing nonsyndromic CHD, however, emerging data point to additional, extra-cardiac features associated with TAB2 variants. We identified 15 newly reported individuals with pathogenic TAB2 variants and reviewed an additional 24 subjects with TAB2 variants in the literature. Analysis showed 64% (25/39) of individuals with disease resulting from TAB2 single nucleotide variants (SNV) had syndromic CHD or adult-onset cardiomyopathy with one or more extra-cardiac features. The most commonly co-occurring features with CHD or cardiomyopathy were facial dysmorphism, skeletal and connective tissue defects and most subjects with TAB2 variants present as a connective tissue disorder. Notably, 53% (8/15) of our cohort displayed developmental delay and we suspect this may be a previously unappreciated feature of TAB2 disease. We describe the largest cohort of subjects with TAB2 SNV and show that in addition to heart disease, features across multiple systems are present in most TAB2 cases. In light of our findings, we recommend that TAB2 be included on the list of genes that cause syndromic CHD, adult-onset cardiomyopathy, and connective tissue disorder.
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- Jennifer Hanson
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri,University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA,Correspondence to: Dr. Penelope E Bonnen () 713-798-4256
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Xu Y, Zhu B, Zhang R, Tang J, Liu Y, Wang W, Wang Z, Mao Y, Zeng G, Yan J. TAK1 of blunt snout bream promotes NF-κB activation via interaction with TAB1 in response to pathogenic bacteria. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 120:481-496. [PMID: 34923116 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Transforming growth factor-β activated kinase-1 (TAK1) is an important upstream signaling molecules involved in the NF-κB signaling pathway. TAK1 interacts with TAB1 to form the TAK1-TAB1 complex, which elicits NF-κB activation through a series of cascade reactions in mammals. However, the function of TAK1 in blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala ( maTak1) and the effects of their interaction between TAK1 and TAB1 on the NF-κB activation still remains largely unknown. In the present study, maTak1 was cloned and characterized successfully based on transcriptome data. Its open reading frame is composed of 1626 nucleotides and the predicted maTAK1 protein contains 541 amino acids, which includes an N-terminal Serine/Threonine protein kinases (S/TKc) and a C-terminal coiled-coil region. Phylogenetic analysis showed that maTAK1 were clustered with those of other teleosts. MaTak1 displayed ubiquitous transcriptional expression in all the examined tissues of healthy blunt snout bream but with varied expression levels. And maTrak1 expression was dramatically enhanced in different tissues and MAF cells after LPS stimulation and A. hydrophila challenge. The result from subcellular localization analysis indicated that both maTAK1 and maTAB1 were cytoplasmic protein. The activity of NF-κB promoter could not be induced by overexpression of maTak1 or maTab1 alone, however, it could be enhanced by co-expression of maTak1 and maTab1. Co-immunoprecipitation and subcellular co-localization assay revealed that maTAK1 can combine with maTAB1 directly. The transcriptional expression level of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-8) increased distinctly after the overexpression of maTak1 and maTab1. Taken together, the data obtained in this study demonstrated that the direct interaction between maTAK1 and maTAB1 might play a pivotal role in mediating host innate immune response to pathogen invasion by the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines via NF-κB signaling pathway, which might lay a solid foundation for the establishment of novel therapeutic approach to combat bacterial infection in fish.
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- Yandong Xu
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410017, China
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- Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410017, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Quality Control of Aquatic Animals, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410017, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410017, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410017, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410017, China; Yueyang Maternal and Child Health-Care Hospital, Department of Medical Genetics, Yueyang, 414000, China
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha, 410153, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410017, China.
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Kurane T, Matsunaga T, Ida T, Sawada K, Nishimura A, Fukui M, Umemura M, Nakayama M, Ohara N, Matsumoto S, Akaike T, Matsuzaki G, Takaesu G. GRIM-19 is a target of mycobacterial Zn 2+ metalloprotease 1 and indispensable for NLRP3 inflammasome activation. FASEB J 2021; 36:e22096. [PMID: 34907600 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101074rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tuberculosis is a communicable disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis which primarily infects macrophages and establishes intracellular parasitism. A mycobacterial virulence factor Zn2+ metalloprotease 1 (Zmp1) is known to suppress interleukin (IL)-1β production by inhibiting caspase-1 resulting in phagosome maturation arrest. However, the molecular mechanism of caspase-1 inhibition by Zmp1 is still elusive. Here, we identified GRIM-19 (also known as NDUFA13), an essential subunit of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I, as a novel Zmp1-binding protein. Using the CRISPR/Cas9 system, we generated GRIM-19 knockout murine macrophage cell line J774.1 and found that GRIM-19 is essential for IL-1β production during mycobacterial infection as well as in response to NLRP3 inflammasome-activating stimuli such as extracellular ATP or nigericin. We also found that GRIM-19 is required for the generation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and NLRP3-dependent activation of caspase-1. Loss of GRIM-19 or forced expression of Zmp1 resulted in a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. Our study revealed a previously unrecognized role of GRIM-19 as an essential regulator of NLRP3 inflammasome and a molecular mechanism underlying Zmp1-mediated suppression of IL-1β production during mycobacterial infection.
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- Tomomi Kurane
- Department of Host Defense, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Molecular Toxicology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Molecular Toxicology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Molecular Microbiology Group, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Molecular Toxicology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Molecular Microbiology Group, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Host Defense, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.,Molecular Microbiology Group, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.,Advanced Medical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Molecular Toxicology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Host Defense, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.,Molecular Microbiology Group, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.,Advanced Medical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Host Defense, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.,Molecular Microbiology Group, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.,Advanced Medical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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Yehia R, Schaalan M, Abdallah DM, Saad AS, Sarhan N, Saleh S. Impact of TNF-α Gene Polymorphisms on Pancreatic and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-Induced Cachexia in Adult Egyptian Patients: A Focus on Pathogenic Trajectories. Front Oncol 2021; 11:783231. [PMID: 34900737 PMCID: PMC8651494 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.783231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background Cachexia is a frequent syndrome in pancreatic and non-small cell lung (NSCL) cancer patients. The storm of cancer-induced inflammatory cytokines, in particular TNF-α, is a crucial pathogenic mechanism. Among the molecular alterations accused of cancer-induced cachexia, TNF-α 308 G/A (rs1800629) and −1031T/C (rs1799964) are single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the gene encoding this pro-inflammatory cytokine. Recent studies have demonstrated the crucial role of non-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) in pathogenesis of different diseases including cachexia. Moreover, the mechanistic cytokine signaling pathway of miR-155, as a TNF-α regulator, supports the involvement of SOCS1, TAB2, and Foxp3, which are direct targets of TNF-α gene. Aim A case–control study (NCT04131478) was conducted primarily to determine the incidence of TNF-α 308 G/A (rs1800629) and −1031T/C (rs1799964) gene polymorphisms in adult Egyptian patients with local/advanced or metastatic pancreatic or NSCL cancer and investigate both as cachexia risk factors. The association of gene polymorphism with cachexia severity and the expression of miR-155 in cachectic patients were analyzed. A mechanistic investigation of the cytokine signaling pathway, involving SOCS1, TAB2, and Foxp3, was also performed. Results In both pancreatic and NSCL cancer cohorts, the mutant TNF-α variant of 308 G/A was positively associated with cachexia; on the contrary, that of 1031T/C was negatively associated with cachexia in the NSCL cancer patients. MiR-155 was higher in cachexia and in alignment with its severity in the cachectic group as compared with the non-cachectic group in both the pancreatic and NSCL cancer patients. Though TAB2 did not change to any significant extent in cachectic patients, the levels of SOCS1 and Foxp3 were significantly lower in the cachectic group as compared with the non-cachectic group. Conclusion Carriers of the A allele 308 G/A gene and high miR-155 are at greater risk of cachexia in both the pancreatic and NSCL cancer patients; however, the mutant variant of 1031T/C gene is protective against cachexia in the NSCL cancer patients. Finally, high levels of miR-155 in the cachectic group lead to negative feedback inhibition of both SOCS1 and Foxp3 in both the pancreatic and NSCL cancer patients.
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- Rana Yehia
- Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Li M, Zeng Z, Zhang A, Ye Q, Su S, Xia T. WGCNA Analysis Identifies Polycystic Ovary Syndrome-Associated Circular RNAs That Interact with RNA-Binding Proteins and Sponge miRNAs. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:8737-8751. [PMID: 34849014 PMCID: PMC8627285 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s335108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Objective Dysfunction of cumulus granulosa cells has been suggested as a contributor to abnormal folliculogenesis and the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Recent studies indicate that circular RNAs (circRNAs) exert important roles for diseases. We aimed to screen crucial circRNAs of PCOS patients and predict their functions. Methods The high-throughput datasets of circRNAs (GSE145296), microRNAs (miRNAs; GSE72274) and messenger RNAs (mRNAs; GSE155489) in cumulus cells of PCOS patients and controls were collected from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Differentially expressed circRNAs (DECs), miRNAs (DEMs) and protein-coding genes (DEGs) were identified by the limma method. The weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA) was conducted using the DECs to mine PCOS-associated modules. Hub DECs in modules were defined as both of |gene significance| and |module membership| >0.8. The downstream effectors of hub DECs were predicted by constructing DEC-DEM-DEG ceRNA and DEC-RNA binding protein (RBP) networks. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analyses were performed to explore the functions of circRNAs. Results A total of 3614 DECs, 3544 DEGs and 1469 DEMs were identified between PCOS and controls. WGCNA analysis yielded five PCOS-related modules, of which 190 DECs were hub circRNAs. Seventeen hub DECs, nine DEMs, and 315 DEGs were identified to construct the ceRNA network, while 56 hub DECs and two DEGs (MBNL2, RBPMS) constituted the circRNA-RBP network. Five hub DECs (hsa_circ_0063309, hsa_circ_0054275, hsa_circ_0056196, hsa_circ_0018108 and hsa_circ_0070987) were overlapped between ceRNA and DEC-MBNL2 regulatory networks and thus they may be pivotal for PCOS. Furthermore, hsa_circ_0099109 could interact with the RBP gene RBPMS. Function analyses showed these circRNAs were inflammation-, apoptosis- or steroidogenesis-related. Conclusion Aberrant expression of six circRNAs that function as RBP regulators or miRNA sponges may be possible mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of PCOS by affecting apoptosis and steroidogenesis in cumulus cells.
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- Mengxiong Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, People's Republic of China
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- The Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, People's Republic of China
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Micale L, Morlino S, Carbone A, Carissimo A, Nardella G, Fusco C, Palumbo O, Schirizzi A, Russo F, Mazzoccoli G, Breckpot J, De Luca C, Ferraris A, Giunta C, Grammatico P, Haanpää MK, Mancano G, Forzano G, Cacchiarelli D, Van Esch H, Callewaert B, Rohrbach M, Castori M. Loss-of-function variants in exon 4 of TAB2 cause a recognizable multisystem disorder with cardiovascular, facial, cutaneous, and musculoskeletal involvement. Genet Med 2021; 24:439-453. [PMID: 34906501 DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2021.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to describe a multisystemic disorder featuring cardiovascular, facial, musculoskeletal, and cutaneous anomalies caused by heterozygous loss-of-function variants in TAB2. METHODS Affected individuals were analyzed by next-generation technologies and genomic array. The presumed loss-of-function effect of identified variants was assessed by luciferase assay in cells transiently expressing TAB2 deleterious alleles. In available patients' fibroblasts, variant pathogenicity was further explored by immunoblot and osteoblast differentiation assays. The transcriptomic profile of fibroblasts was investigated by RNA sequencing. RESULTS A total of 11 individuals from 8 families were heterozygotes for a novel TAB2 variant. In total, 7 variants were predicted to be null alleles and 1 was a missense change. An additional subject was heterozygous for a 52 kb microdeletion involving TAB2 exons 1 to 3. Luciferase assay indicated a decreased transcriptional activation mediated by NF-κB signaling for all point variants. Immunoblot analysis showed a reduction of TAK1 phosphorylation while osteoblast differentiation was impaired. Transcriptomic analysis identified deregulation of multiple pleiotropic pathways, such as TGFβ-, Ras-MAPK-, and Wnt-signaling networks. CONCLUSION Our data defined a novel disorder associated with loss-of-function or, more rarely, hypomorphic alleles in a restricted linker region of TAB2. The pleiotropic manifestations in this disorder partly recapitulate the 6q25.1 (TAB2) microdeletion syndrome and deserve the definition of cardio-facial-cutaneous-articular syndrome.
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- Lucia Micale
- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Unit of Chronobiology, Division of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Institute for Applied Mathematics "Mauro Picone" National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Unit of Chronobiology, Division of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Center for Human Genetics, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Human Genetics, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Metabolism and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy; Department of Translational Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Center for Human Genetics, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Metabolism and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
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Hori A, Migita O, Kawaguchi-Kawata R, Narumi-Kishimoto Y, Takada F, Hata K. A novel TAB2 mutation detected in a putative case of frontometaphyseal dysplasia. Hum Genome Var 2021; 8:40. [PMID: 34716296 PMCID: PMC8556374 DOI: 10.1038/s41439-021-00166-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Frontometaphyseal dysplasia (FMD) type 2 is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by skeletal abnormalities and caused by MAP3K7 mutation. We identified a novel missense mutation in TAB2 associated with FMD in a child with multiple congenital malformations. This case was diagnosed as FMD due to joint contractures and bone deformities. This is the third report of FMD caused by a TAB2 mutation located in the TAK1-binding region.
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- Asuka Hori
- Department of Medical Genetics and Genomics, the Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Genetics and Genomics, the Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, Research Institute, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, Research Institute, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Genomics, the Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Genetics and Genomics, the Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, Research Institute, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Genomics, the Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Genetics and Genomics, the Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, Research Institute, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
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Liu AR, Ramakrishnan P. Regulation of Nuclear Factor-kappaB Function by O-GlcNAcylation in Inflammation and Cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:751761. [PMID: 34722537 PMCID: PMC8555427 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.751761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) is a pleiotropic, evolutionarily conserved transcription factor family that plays a central role in regulating immune responses, inflammation, cell survival, and apoptosis. Great strides have been made in the past three decades to understand the role of NF-κB in physiological and pathological conditions. Carcinogenesis is associated with constitutive activation of NF-κB that promotes tumor cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and apoptosis evasion. NF-κB is ubiquitously expressed, however, its activity is under tight regulation by inhibitors of the pathway and through multiple posttranslational modifications. O-GlcNAcylation is a dynamic posttranslational modification that controls NF-κB-dependent transactivation. O-GlcNAcylation acts as a nutrient-dependent rheostat of cellular signaling. Increased uptake of glucose and glutamine by cancer cells enhances NF-κB O-GlcNAcylation. Growing evidence indicates that O-GlcNAcylation of NF-κB is a key molecular mechanism that regulates cancer cell proliferation, survival and metastasis and acts as link between inflammation and cancer. In this review, we are attempting to summarize the current understanding of the cohesive role of NF-κB O-GlcNAcylation in inflammation and cancer.
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- Angela Rose Liu
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
- The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Guan S, Li L, Chen WS, Jiang WY, Ding Y, Zhao LL, Shi YF, Wang J, Gui Q, Xu CC, Cheng Y, Zhang W. Circular RNA WHSC1 exerts oncogenic properties by regulating miR-7/TAB2 in lung cancer. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:9784-9795. [PMID: 34551195 PMCID: PMC8505844 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Circular RNA is a newly discovered member of non‐coding RNA (ncRNA) and regulates the target gene by acting as a micro‐RNA sponge. It plays vital roles in various diseases. However, the functions of circular RNA in non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remain still unclear. Our data showed that circ‐WHSC1 was highly expressed in NSCLC cells and tissues. Both in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that circ‐WHSC1 promoted NSCLC proliferation. circ‐WHSC1 also promoted the migration and invasion of lung cancer cells. Through bioinformatic analysis and functional experiments, we showed that circ‐WHSC1 could act as a sponge for micro‐RNA‐7 (miR‐7) and regulate the expression of TAB2 (TGF‐beta activated kinase one binding protein two). Inhibition of the circ‐WHSC1/miR‐7/TAB2 pathway could effectively attenuate lung cancer progression. In summary, this study confirmed the existence and oncogenic function of circ‐WHSC1 in NSCLC. The research suggests that the circ‐WHSC1/miR‐7/TAB2 axis might be a potential target for NSCLC therapy.
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- Sisi Guan
- Department of Geriatrics, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Role of pirfenidone in TGF-β pathways and other inflammatory pathways in acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) infection: a theoretical perspective. Pharmacol Rep 2021; 73:712-727. [PMID: 33880743 PMCID: PMC8057922 DOI: 10.1007/s43440-021-00255-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes pulmonary injury or multiple-organ injury by various pathological pathways. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) is a key factor that is released during SARS-CoV-2 infection. TGF-β, by internalization of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC), suppresses the anti-oxidant system, downregulates the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), and activates the plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) and nuclear factor-kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-kB). These changes cause inflammation and lung injury along with coagulopathy. Moreover, reactive oxygen species play a significant role in lung injury, which levels up during SARS-CoV-2 infection. Drug Suggestion Pirfenidone is an anti-fibrotic drug with an anti-oxidant activity that can prevent lung injury during SARS-CoV-2 infection by blocking the maturation process of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and enhancing the protective role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs). Pirfenidone is a safe drug for patients with hypertension or diabetes and its side effect tolerated well. Conclusion The drug as a theoretical perspective may be an effective and safe choice for suppressing the inflammatory response during COVID-19. The recommendation would be a combination of pirfenidone and N-acetylcysteine to achieve maximum benefit during SARS-CoV-2 treatment.
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Veerman JJN, Bruseker YB, Damen E, Heijne EH, van Bruggen W, Hekking KFW, Winkel R, Hupp CD, Keefe AD, Liu J, Thomson HA, Zhang Y, Cuozzo JW, McRiner AJ, Mulvihill MJ, van Rijnsbergen P, Zech B, Renzetti LM, Babiss L, Müller G. Discovery of 2,4-1 H-Imidazole Carboxamides as Potent and Selective TAK1 Inhibitors. ACS Med Chem Lett 2021; 12:555-562. [PMID: 33859795 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.0c00547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Herein we report the discovery of 2,4-1H-imidazole carboxamides as novel, biochemically potent, and kinome selective inhibitors of transforming growth factor β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1). The target was subjected to a DNA-encoded chemical library (DECL) screen. After hit analysis a cluster of compounds was identified, which was based on a central pyrrole-2,4-1H-dicarboxamide scaffold, showing remarkable kinome selectivity. A scaffold-hop to the corresponding imidazole resulted in increased biochemical potency. Next, X-ray crystallography revealed a distinct binding mode compared to other TAK1 inhibitors. A benzylamide was found in a perpendicular orientation with respect to the core hinge-binding imidazole. Additionally, an unusual amide flip was observed in the kinase hinge region. Using structure-based drug design (SBDD), key substitutions at the pyrrolidine amide and the glycine resulted in a significant increase in biochemical potency.
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- Mercachem BV, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Kerkenbos 1013, 6546 BB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Mercachem BV, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Kerkenbos 1013, 6546 BB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Mercachem BV, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Kerkenbos 1013, 6546 BB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Mercachem BV, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Kerkenbos 1013, 6546 BB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Mercachem BV, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Kerkenbos 1013, 6546 BB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Mercachem BV, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Kerkenbos 1013, 6546 BB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- X-Chem, Inc., 100 Beaver Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States
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- X-Chem, Inc., 100 Beaver Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States
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- Civetta Therapeutics, 10 Wilson Road, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- X-Chem, Inc., 100 Beaver Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States
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- X-Chem, Inc., 100 Beaver Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States
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- X-Chem, Inc., 100 Beaver Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States
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- X-Chem, Inc., 100 Beaver Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States
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- Mercachem BV, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Kerkenbos 1013, 6546 BB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- AnavoTherapeutics BV, J.H. Oortweg 19, 2333 CH Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Wilmington, North Carolina 28405, United States
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- AnavoTherapeutics BV, J.H. Oortweg 19, 2333 CH Leiden, The Netherlands
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Ren X, Cui J, Xu T, Sun Y. microRNA-128 inhibits the inflammatory responses by targeting TAB2 in miiuy croaker, Miichthysmiiuy. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 117:103976. [PMID: 33347907 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The inflammatory response is a self-defense process that fights the pathogen invasion by eliminating harmful stimuli. However, excessive inflammation may disrupt immune homeostasis, even causing chronic inflammation or autoimmune diseases. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a crucial regulator that can negatively regulate gene expression and participate in multiple biological processes of growth, development, and immune response in organisms. However, the miRNA-mediated modulation networks of inflammatory responses remain largely unclear in lower vertebrates. In this study, miR-128 was identified as a negative regulator to participate in the NF-κB signaling pathway by targeting TAB2 in miiuy croaker. First, we predicted target genes of miR-128 through the bioinformatics software programs and found that TAB2 is a direct target of miR-128. We also found that miR-128 can inhibit TAB2 expression at the mRNA and protein levels. Besides, upon LPS stimulation, miR-128 inhibits the expression of inflammatory cytokines by targeting TAB2 to avoid excessive inflammation. Particularly, we found that miR-128 can regulate TAB2-mediated NF-κB signaling pathways. In summary, our results indicate that miR-128 plays a critical role in suppressing inflammatory responses by regulating the TAB2-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway in miiuy croaker.
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- Xiaomeng Ren
- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources (Shanghai Ocean University), Ministry of Education, China; National Pathogen Collection Center for Aquatic Animals, Shanghai Ocean University, China.
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources (Shanghai Ocean University), Ministry of Education, China.
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From the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 to neuropathic pain: a potentially novel target. Pain Rep 2021; 6:e898. [PMID: 33981930 PMCID: PMC8108589 DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The low-density lipoprotein receptor–related protein 1 plays a major role in the regulation of neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, neuroregeneration, neuropathic pain, and deficient cognitive functions. This review describes the roles of the low-density lipoprotein receptor–related protein 1 (LRP-1) in inflammatory pathways, nerve nerve degeneration and -regeneration and in neuropathic pain. Induction of LRP-1 is able to reduce the activation of the proinflammatory NFκB-mediated pathway and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38 signaling pathways, in turn decreasing the production of inflammatory mediators. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 activation also decreases reactive astrogliosis and polarizes microglial cells and macrophages from a proinflammatory phenotype (M1) to an anti-inflammatory phenotype (M2), attenuating the neuroinflammatory environment. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 can also modulate the permeability of the blood–brain barrier and the blood–nerve barrier, thus regulating the infiltration of systemic insults and cells into the central and the peripheral nervous system, respectively. Furthermore, LRP-1 is involved in the maturation of oligodendrocytes and in the activation, migration, and repair phenotype of Schwann cells, therefore suggesting a major role in restoring the myelin sheaths upon injury. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 activation can indirectly decrease neurodegeneration and neuropathic pain by attenuation of the inflammatory environment. Moreover, LRP-1 agonists can directly promote neural cell survival and neurite sprouting, decrease cell death, and attenuate pain and neurological disorders by the inhibition of MAPK c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38-pathway and activation of MAPK extracellular signal–regulated kinase pathway. In addition, activation of LRP-1 resulted in better outcomes for neuropathies such as Alzheimer disease, nerve injury, or diabetic peripheral neuropathy, attenuating neuropathic pain and improving cognitive functions. To summarize, LRP-1 plays an important role in the development of different experimental diseases of the nervous system, and it is emerging as a very interesting therapeutic target.
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Jha AK, Gairola S, Kundu S, Doye P, Syed AM, Ram C, Murty US, Naidu VGM, Sahu BD. Toll-like receptor 4: An attractive therapeutic target for acute kidney injury. Life Sci 2021; 271:119155. [PMID: 33548286 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a progressive renal complication which significantly affects the patient's life with huge economic burden. Untreated acute kidney injury eventually progresses to a chronic form and end-stage renal disease. Although significant breakthroughs have been made in recent years, there are still no effective pharmacological therapies for the treatment of acute kidney injury. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is a well-characterized pattern recognition receptor, and increasing evidence has shown that TLR4 mediated inflammatory response plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of acute kidney injury. The expression of TLR4 has been seen in resident renal cells, including podocytes, mesangial cells, tubular epithelial cells and endothelial cells. Activation of TLR4 signaling regulates the transcription of numerous pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, resulting in renal inflammation. Therefore, targeting TLR4 and its downstream effectors could serve as an effective therapeutic intervention to prevent renal inflammation and subsequent kidney damage. For the first time, this review summarizes the literature on acute kidney injury from the perspective of TLR4 from year 2010 to 2020. In the current review, the role of TLR4 signaling pathway in AKI with preclinical evidence is discussed. Furthermore, we have highlighted several compounds of natural and synthetic origin, which have the potential to avert the renal TLR4 signaling in preclinical AKI models and have shown protection against AKI. This scientific review provides new ideas for targeting TLR4 in the treatment of AKI and provides strategies for the drug development against AKI.
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- Ankush Kumar Jha
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari PIN-781101, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari PIN-781101, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari PIN-781101, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari PIN-781101, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari PIN-781101, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari PIN-781101, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari PIN-781101, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari PIN-781101, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari PIN-781101, Assam, India.
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Wang L, Luo Y, Luo L, Wu D, Ding X, Zheng H, Wu H, Liu B, Yang X, Silva F, Wang C, Zhang X, Zheng X, Chen J, Brigman J, Mandell M, Zhou Z, Liu F, Yang XO, Liu M. Adiponectin restrains ILC2 activation by AMPK-mediated feedback inhibition of IL-33 signaling. J Exp Med 2021; 218:e20191054. [PMID: 33104171 PMCID: PMC7590510 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20191054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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ILC2s are present in adipose tissue and play a critical role in regulating adipose thermogenesis. However, the mechanisms underlying the activation of adipose-resident ILC2s remain poorly defined. Here, we show that IL-33, a potent ILC2 activator, stimulates phosphorylation of AMPK at Thr172 via TAK1 in primary ILC2s, which provides a feedback mechanism to inhibit IL-33-induced NF-κB activation and IL-13 production. Treating ILC2s with adiponectin or an adiponectin receptor agonist (AdipoRon) activated AMPK and decreased IL-33-NF-κB signaling. AdipoRon also suppressed cold-induced thermogenic gene expression and energy expenditure in vivo. In contrast, adiponectin deficiency increased the ILC2 fraction and activation, leading to up-regulated thermogenic gene expression in adipose tissue of cold-exposed mice. ILC2 deficiency or blocking ILC2 function by neutralization of the IL-33 receptor with anti-ST2 diminished the suppressive effect of adiponectin on cold-induced adipose thermogenesis and energy expenditure. Taken together, our study reveals that adiponectin is a negative regulator of ILC2 function in adipose tissue via AMPK-mediated negative regulation of IL-33 signaling.
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- Lu Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
- Autophagy, Inflammation and Metabolism Center for Biomedical Research Excellence, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
- Autophagy, Inflammation and Metabolism Center for Biomedical Research Excellence, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
- Autophagy, Inflammation and Metabolism Center for Biomedical Research Excellence, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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Wang J, Li K, Zhang X, Li G, Liu T, Wu X, Brown SL, Zhou L, Mi QS. MicroRNA-155 Controls iNKT Cell Development and Lineage Differentiation by Coordinating Multiple Regulating Pathways. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 8:619220. [PMID: 33585457 PMCID: PMC7874147 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.619220] [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: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The development of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells requires a well-attuned set of transcription factors, but how these factors are regulated and coordinated remains poorly understood. MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) is a key regulator of numerous cellular processes that affects cell development and homeostasis. Here, we found that miR-155 was highly expressed in early iNKT cells upon thymic selection, and then its expression is gradually downregulated during iNKT cell development. However, the mice with miR-155 germline deletion had normal iNKT cell development. To address if downregulated miR-155 is required for iNKT cell development, we made a CD4Cre.miR-155 knock-in (KI) mouse model with miR-155 conditional overexpression in the T cell lineage. Upregulated miR-155 led to interruption of iNKT cell development, diminished iNKT17 and iNKT1 cells, augmented iNKT2 cells, and these defects were cell intrinsic. Furthermore, defective iNKT cells in miR-155KI mice resulted in the secondary innate-like CD8 T cell development. Mechanistically, miR-155 modulated multiple targets and signaling pathways to fine tune iNKT cell development. MiR-155 modulated Jarid2, a critical component of a histone modification complex, and Tab2, the upstream activation kinase complex component of NF-κB, which function additively in iNKT development and in promoting balanced iNKT1/iNKT2 differentiation. In addition, miR-155 also targeted Rictor, a signature component of mTORC2 that controls iNKT17 differentiation. Taken together, our results indicate that miR-155 serves as a key epigenetic regulator, coordinating multiple signaling pathways and transcriptional programs to precisely regulate iNKT cell development and functional lineage, as well as secondary innate CD8 T cell development.
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- Jie Wang
- Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States.,Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States.,Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States.,Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States.,Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States.,Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States.,Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States.,Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States.,Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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Xu YR, Lei CQ. TAK1-TABs Complex: A Central Signalosome in Inflammatory Responses. Front Immunol 2021; 11:608976. [PMID: 33469458 PMCID: PMC7813674 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.608976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) is a member of the MAPK kinase kinase (MAPKKK) family and has been implicated in the regulation of a wide range of physiological and pathological processes. TAK1 functions through assembling with its binding partners TAK1-binding proteins (TAB1, TAB2, and TAB3) and can be activated by a variety of stimuli such as tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and toll-like receptor ligands, and they play essential roles in the activation of NF-κB and MAPKs. Numerous studies have demonstrated that post-translational modifications play important roles in properly controlling the activity, stability, and assembly of TAK1-TABs complex according to the indicated cellular environment. This review focuses on the recent advances in TAK1-TABs-mediated signaling and the regulations of TAK1-TABs complex by post-translational modifications.
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- Yan-Ran Xu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Lee LK, Medzikovic L, Eghbali M, Eltzschig HK, Yuan X. The Role of MicroRNAs in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Sepsis, From Targets to Therapies: A Narrative Review. Anesth Analg 2020; 131:1471-1484. [PMID: 33079870 PMCID: PMC8532045 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is characterized by lung epithelial and endothelial cell injury, with increased permeability of the alveolar-capillary membrane, leading to pulmonary edema, severe hypoxia, and difficulty with ventilation. The most common cause of ARDS is sepsis, and currently, treatment of ARDS and sepsis has consisted mostly of supportive care because targeted therapies have largely been unsuccessful. The molecular mechanisms behind ARDS remain elusive. Recently, a number of microRNAs (miRNAs) identified through high-throughput screening studies in ARDS patients and preclinical animal models have suggested a role for miRNA in the pathophysiology of ARDS. miRNAs are small noncoding RNAs ranging from 18 to 24 nucleotides that regulate gene expression via inhibition of the target mRNA translation or by targeting complementary mRNA for early degradation. Unsurprisingly, some miRNAs that are differentially expressed in ARDS overlap with those important in sepsis. In addition, circulatory miRNA may be useful as biomarkers or as targets for pharmacologic therapy. This can be revolutionary in a syndrome that has neither a measurable indicator of the disease nor a targeted therapy. While there are currently no miRNA-based therapies targeted for ARDS, therapies targeting miRNA have reached phase II clinical trials for the treatment of a wide range of diseases. Further studies may yield a unique miRNA profile pattern that serves as a biomarker or as targets for miRNA-based pharmacologic therapy. In this review, we discuss miRNAs that have been found to play a role in ARDS and sepsis, the potential mechanism of how particular miRNAs may contribute to the pathophysiology of ARDS, and strategies for pharmacologically targeting miRNA as therapy.
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- Lisa K. Lee
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas
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Partners in crime: POPX2 phosphatase and its interacting proteins in cancer. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:840. [PMID: 33037179 PMCID: PMC7547661 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-03061-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation govern intracellular signal transduction and cellular functions. Kinases and phosphatases are involved in the regulation and development of many diseases such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and cancer. While the functions and roles of many kinases, as well as their substrates, are well understood, phosphatases are comparatively less well studied. Recent studies have shown that rather than acting on fewer and more distinct substrates like the kinases, phosphatases can recognize specific phosphorylation sites on many different proteins, making the study of phosphatases and their substrates challenging. One approach to understand the biological functions of phosphatases is through understanding their protein–protein interaction network. POPX2 (Partner of PIX 2; also known as PPM1F or CaMKP) is a serine/threonine phosphatase that belongs to the PP2C family. It has been implicated in cancer cell motility and invasiveness. This review aims to summarize the different binding partners of POPX2 phosphatase and explore the various functions of POPX2 through its interactome in the cell. In particular, we focus on the impact of POPX2 on cancer progression. Acting via its different substrates and interacting proteins, POPX2’s involvement in metastasis is multifaceted and varied according to the stages of metastasis.
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