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Li J, Zhou X, Chen J, Eliasson P, Kingham PJ, Backman LJ. Secretome from myoblasts statically loaded at low intensity promotes tenocyte proliferation via the IGF-1 receptor pathway. FASEB J 2023; 37:e23203. [PMID: 37732638 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202301097r] [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: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Exercise is widely recognized as beneficial for tendon healing. Recently, it has been described that muscle-derived molecules secreted in response to static exercise influence tendon healing. In this study, the optimal static loading intensity for tendon healing and the composition of secretome released by myoblasts in response to different intensities of static strain were investigated. In an in vitro coculture model, myoblasts were mechanically loaded using a Flexcell Tension System. Tenocytes were seeded on transwell inserts that allowed communication between the tenocytes and myoblasts without direct contact. Proliferation and migration assays, together with RNA sequencing, were used to determine potential cellular signaling pathways. The secretome from myoblasts exposed to 2% static loading increased the proliferation and migration of the cocultured tenocytes. RNA-seq analysis revealed that this loading condition upregulated the expression of numerous genes encoding secretory proteins, including insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Confirmation of IGF-1 expression and secretion was carried out using qPCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbt assay (ELISA), revealing a statistically significant upregulation in response to 2% static loading in comparison to both control conditions and higher loading intensities of 5% and 10%. Addition of an inhibitor of the IGF-1 receptor (PQ401) to the tenocytes significantly reduced myoblast secretome-induced tenocyte proliferation. In conclusion, IGF-1 may be an important molecule in the statically loaded myoblast secretome, which is responsible for influencing tenocytes during exercise-induced healing.
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- Junhong Li
- Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Yunn NO, Kim J, Kim Y, Leibiger I, Berggren PO, Ryu SH. Mechanistic understanding of insulin receptor modulation: Implications for the development of anti-diabetic drugs. Pharmacol Ther 2018; 185:86-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) comprise the major group of Ca2+-regulated kinases in plants and protists. It has long been assumed that CDPKs are activated, like other Ca2+-regulated kinases, by derepression of the kinase domain (KD). However, we found that removal of the autoinhibitory domain from Toxoplasma gondii CDPK1 is not sufficient for kinase activation. From a library of heavy chain-only antibody fragments (VHHs), we isolated an antibody (1B7) that binds TgCDPK1 in a conformation-dependent manner and potently inhibits it. We uncovered the molecular basis for this inhibition by solving the crystal structure of the complex and simulating, through molecular dynamics, the effects of 1B7-kinase interactions. In contrast to other Ca2+-regulated kinases, the regulatory domain of TgCDPK1 plays a dual role, inhibiting or activating the kinase in response to changes in Ca2+ concentrations. We propose that the regulatory domain of TgCDPK1 acts as a molecular splint to stabilize the otherwise inactive KD. This dependence on allosteric stabilization reveals a novel susceptibility in this important class of parasite enzymes.
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Kuroda Y, Kato-Kogoe N, Tasaki E, Yuasa-Sunagawa M, Yamanegi K, Nakasho K, Nakasyo K, Nakase I, Futaki S, Tohyama Y, Hirose M. Suppressive effect of membrane-permeable peptides derived from autophosphorylation sites of the IGF-1 receptor on breast cancer cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2015; 765:24-33. [PMID: 26276395 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) receptors play a crucial role in the biology of human cancer, making them an attractive target for anti-cancer agents. We previously designed oligopeptides containing the amino-acid sequences surrounding the autophosphorylation sites of the insulin receptor and found that two of them, namely, Ac-DIYET-NH2 and Ac-DYYRK-NH2, suppressed phosphorylation of purified insulin receptors in a non-ATP-competitive manner, whereas Ac-NIYQT-NH2 and Ac-NYYRK-NH2 suppressed in an ATP-competitive manner. Because the IGF-1 receptor is closely related to the insulin receptor, the aim of this study was to observe the effects of these peptides, which correspond to the amino-acid sequences of the autophosphorylation sites of the IGF-1 receptor, on the activity of the human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7, T47D, MDA-MB-231, and MDA-MB-453. To facilitate peptide delivery into breast cancer cells, the cell-penetrating peptide, human immunodeficiency virus type 1-transactivator of transcription (Tat), was linked to these peptides. When breast cancer cells were treated with each of these synthetic Tat-conjugated peptides, the conjugated peptides penetrated into the cells and suppressed cell proliferation. An inhibitory effect of Tat-conjugated peptides against IGF-1-stimulated phosphorylation of IGF-1 receptors was observed. In addition, we found that combinations of these peptides suppressed phosphorylation of IGF-1 receptors to a greater extent than the peptides did individually. In conclusion, IGF-1 receptor autophosphorylation site-derived membrane-permeable peptides have the potential to suppress IGF-1 receptor function in breast cancer cells and to be developed into novel and useful agents for cancer therapy.
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- Yoshihiro Kuroda
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Care, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, Himeji 670-8524, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Care, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, Himeji 670-8524, Japan; Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Care, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, Himeji 670-8524, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Care, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, Himeji 670-8524, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Care, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, Himeji 670-8524, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Japan
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Yunn NO, Koh A, Han S, Lim JH, Park S, Lee J, Kim E, Jang SK, Berggren PO, Ryu SH. Agonistic aptamer to the insulin receptor leads to biased signaling and functional selectivity through allosteric modulation. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:7688-701. [PMID: 26245346 PMCID: PMC4652772 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Due to their high affinity and specificity, aptamers have been widely used as effective inhibitors in clinical applications. However, the ability to activate protein function through aptamer-protein interaction has not been well-elucidated. To investigate their potential as target-specific agonists, we used SELEX to generate aptamers to the insulin receptor (IR) and identified an agonistic aptamer named IR-A48 that specifically binds to IR, but not to IGF-1 receptor. Despite its capacity to stimulate IR autophosphorylation, similar to insulin, we found that IR-A48 not only binds to an allosteric site distinct from the insulin binding site, but also preferentially induces Y1150 phosphorylation in the IR kinase domain. Moreover, Y1150-biased phosphorylation induced by IR-A48 selectively activates specific signaling pathways downstream of IR. In contrast to insulin-mediated activation of IR, IR-A48 binding has little effect on the MAPK pathway and proliferation of cancer cells. Instead, AKT S473 phosphorylation is highly stimulated by IR-A48, resulting in increased glucose uptake both in vitro and in vivo. Here, we present IR-A48 as a biased agonist able to selectively induce the metabolic activity of IR through allosteric binding. Furthermore, our study also suggests that aptamers can be a promising tool for developing artificial biased agonists to targeted receptors.
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- Na-Oh Yunn
- The School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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- The Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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- The Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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- The POSTECH Aptamer Initiative Program, POSTECH Biotech Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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- The Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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- The Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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- The Division of Integrative Bioscience and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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- The School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea The Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea The Division of Integrative Bioscience and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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- The Division of Integrative Bioscience and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- The School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea The Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea The Division of Integrative Bioscience and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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Yang Y. Retracted Article: Identifying the inhibitory mechanism of apigenin on the insulin ligand–receptor binding. MEDCHEMCOMM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5md00142k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Although apigenin, a plant flavone, has been shown to inhibit the activation of insulin receptor signaling, its inhibitory mechanism is largely unknown.
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- Yong Yang
- Institute of Metabolic Disease Research and Drug Development
- China Medical University
- Shenyang
- People's Republic of China
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Wang F, Yang Y. RETRACTED: Quercetin suppresses insulin receptor signaling through inhibition of the insulin ligand-receptor binding and therefore impairs cancer cell proliferation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 452:1028-33. [PMID: 25241191 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Although the flavonoid quercetin is known to inhibit activation of insulin receptor signaling, the inhibitory mechanism is largely unknown. In this study, we demonstrate that quercetin suppresses insulin induced dimerization of the insulin receptor (IR) through interfering with ligand-receptor interactions, which reduces the phosphorylation of IR and Akt. This inhibitory effect further inhibits insulin stimulated glucose uptake due to decreased cell membrane translocation of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4), resulting in impaired cancer cell proliferation. The effect of quercetin in inhibiting tumor growth was also evident in an in vivo model, indicating a potential future application for quercetin in the treatment of cancers.
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- Feng Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Tenth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, People's Republic of China; Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Kavran JM, McCabe JM, Byrne PO, Connacher MK, Wang Z, Ramek A, Sarabipour S, Shan Y, Shaw DE, Hristova K, Cole PA, Leahy DJ. How IGF-1 activates its receptor. eLife 2014; 3:03772. [PMID: 25255214 PMCID: PMC4381924 DOI: 10.7554/elife.03772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The type I insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF1R) is involved in growth and survival of normal and neoplastic cells. A ligand-dependent conformational change is thought to regulate IGF1R activity, but the nature of this change is unclear. We point out an underappreciated dimer in the crystal structure of the related Insulin Receptor (IR) with Insulin bound that allows direct comparison with unliganded IR and suggests a mechanism by which ligand regulates IR/IGF1R activity. We test this mechanism in a series of biochemical and biophysical assays and find the IGF1R ectodomain maintains an autoinhibited state in which the TMs are held apart. Ligand binding releases this constraint, allowing TM association and unleashing an intrinsic propensity of the intracellular regions to autophosphorylate. Enzymatic studies of full-length and kinase-containing fragments show phosphorylated IGF1R is fully active independent of ligand and the extracellular-TM regions. The key step triggered by ligand binding is thus autophosphorylation.
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- Jennifer M Kavran
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
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- DE Shaw Research, New York, United States.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.,Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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Fujita Y, Furushima R, Ohno H, Sagawa F, Inoue T. Cell-surface receptor control that depends on the size of a synthetic equilateral-triangular RNA-protein complex. Sci Rep 2014; 4:6422. [PMID: 25234354 PMCID: PMC4168268 DOI: 10.1038/srep06422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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A human cell surface displays many complex-structured receptors for receiving extracellular signals to regulate cellular functions. The use of precisely regulated signal-controls of the receptors could have possibilities beyond the current synthetic biology research that begins with the transfection of exogenous molecules to rewire intracellular circuits. However, by using a current ligand-receptor technique, the configuration of the artificially assembled cell surface molecules has been undefined because the assemblage is an unsystematic molecular clustering. Thus, the system bears improvements for precisely regulating receptor functions. We report here a new tool that refines stereochemically-controlled positioning of an assembled surface receptor. The tool performs rationally as an ON/OFF switch and is finely tunable so that a 3 to 6 nm size difference of the device precisely distinguishes the efficiency of apoptosis induced via cell-surface receptor binding. We discuss the potential use of the device in next-generation synthetic biology and in cell surface studies.
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- Yoshihiko Fujita
- Laboratory of Gene Biodynamics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- 1] Laboratory of Gene Biodynamics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan [2]
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- Laboratory of Gene Biodynamics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Gene Biodynamics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Gene Biodynamics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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Gibbs PEM, Lerner-Marmarosh N, Poulin A, Farah E, Maines MD. Human biliverdin reductase-based peptides activate and inhibit glucose uptake through direct interaction with the kinase domain of insulin receptor. FASEB J 2014; 28:2478-91. [PMID: 24568842 DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-247015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Insulin binding changes conformation of the insulin receptor kinase (IRK) domain and initiates glucose uptake through the insulin, IGF-1, phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase (PI3K), and MAPK pathways; human biliverdin reductase (hBVR) is an IRK substrate and pathway effector. This is the first report on hBVR peptide-mediated IRK activation and conformational change. (290)KYCCSRK, which increased IRK V(max) without changing K(m), stimulated glucose uptake and potentiated insulin and IGF-1 stimulation in 4 cell lines. KYCCSRK in native hBVR was necessary for the hBVR and IRK cross-activation. Peptide treatment also activated PI3K downstream effectors, Akt and ERK, phosphorylation, and Elk transcriptional activity. In cells transfected with CMV-regulated EGFP-VP-peptide plasmid, C(292)→A mutant did not stimulate glucose uptake; K(296)→A decreased uptake and kinase activity. KEDQYMKMTV, corresponding to hBVR's SH2-binding domain, was a potent inhibitor of glucose uptake and IRK. The mechanism of action of peptides was examined using cells expressing IRK (aa 988-1263) activated by coexpressed KYCCSRK. Three active cys-mutants of IRK, with fluorophore coupled to cysteines, C(1056), C(1138), or C(1234), were examined for changes in fluorescence emission spectra in the presence of peptides. KYCCSRK and KEDQYMKMTV bound to different sites in IRK. The findings identify novel agents for activating or inhibiting insulin signaling and offer a new approach for treatment of type 2 diabetes and hypoglycemia.
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- Peter E M Gibbs
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
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Yang Y, Shen J, Yu X, Qin G, Zhang M, Shen H, Mao Z, Ferrari M. Identification of an inhibitory mechanism of luteolin on the insulin-like growth factor-1 ligand-receptor interaction. Chembiochem 2013; 14:929-33. [PMID: 23630137 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201300082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Using single-molecule force measurement and fluorescence imaging, we have demonstrated that luteolin has an inhibitory effect on IGF-1 ligand-receptor binding, the initial step in IGF-1 signaling. This inhibition mechanism, which was confirmed by flow cytometry and molecular docking, could play a role in cancer therapy.
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- Yong Yang
- Nanomedicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Yoshida H, Yamashita S, Teraoka M, Itoh A, Nakakita SI, Nishi N, Kamitori S. X-ray structure of a protease-resistant mutant form of human galectin-8 with two carbohydrate recognition domains. FEBS J 2012; 279:3937-51. [PMID: 22913484 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08753.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2012] [Revised: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Galectin-8 is a tandem-repeat-type β-galactoside-specific animal lectin possessing N-terminal and C-terminal carbohydrate recognition domains (N-CRD and C-CRD, respectively), with a difference in carbohydrate-binding specificity, involved in cell-matrix interaction, malignant transformation, and cell adhesion. N-CRD shows strong affinity for α2-3-sialylated oligosaccharides, a feature unique to galectin-8. C-CRD usually shows lower affinity for oligosaccharides but higher affinity for N-glycan-type branched oligosaccharides than does N-CRD. There have been many structural studies on galectins with a single carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD), but no X-ray structure of a galectin containing both CRDs has been reported. Here, the X-ray structure of a protease-resistant mutant form of human galectin-8 possessing both CRDs and the novel pseudodimer structure of galectin-8 N-CRD in complexes with α2-3-sialylated oligosaccharide ligands were determined. The results revealed a difference in specificity between N-CRD and C-CRD, and provided new insights into the association of CRDs and/or molecules of galectin-8.
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- Hiromi Yoshida
- Life Science Research Center and Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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Shi J, Luo L, Eash J, Ibebunjo C, Glass D. The SCF-Fbxo40 Complex Induces IRS1 Ubiquitination in Skeletal Muscle, Limiting IGF1 Signaling. Dev Cell 2011; 21:835-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2011.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2010] [Revised: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Annenkov A, Rigby A, Amor S, Zhou D, Yousaf N, Hemmer B, Chernajovsky Y. A chimeric receptor of the insulin-like growth factor receptor type 1 (IGFR1) and a single chain antibody specific to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein activates the IGF1R signalling cascade in CG4 oligodendrocyte progenitors. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1813:1428-37. [PMID: 21600935 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2010] [Revised: 04/24/2011] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
In order to generate neural stem cells with increased ability to survive after transplantation in brain parenchyma we developed a chimeric receptor (ChR) that binds to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) via its ectodomain and activates the insulin-like growth factor receptor type 1 (IGF1R) signalling cascade. Activation of this pro-survival pathway in response to ligand broadly available in the brain might increase neuroregenerative potential of transplanted precursors. The ChR was produced by fusing a MOG-specific single chain antibody with the extracellular boundary of the IGF1R transmembrane segment. The ChR is expressed on the cellular surface, predominantly as a monomer, and is not N-glycosylated. To show MOG-dependent functionality of the ChR, neuroblastoma cells B104 expressing this ChR were stimulated with monolayers of cells expressing recombinant MOG. The ChR undergoes MOG-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation and homodimerisation. It promotes insulin and IGF-independent growth of the oligodendrocyte progenitor cell line CG4. The proposed mode of the ChR activation is by MOG-induced dimerisation which promotes kinase domain transphosphorylation, by-passing the requirement of conformation changes known to be important for IGF1R activation. Another ChR, which contains a segment of the β-chain ectodomain, was produced in an attempt to recapitulate some of these conformational changes, but proved non-functional.
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- Alexander Annenkov
- Bone and Joint Research Unit, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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Wood ER, Shewchuk L, Hassel A, Nichols J, Truesdale AT, Smith D, Carter HL, Weaver K, Barrett G, Leesnitzer T, Alvarez E, Bardera AI, Alamillo A, Cantizani J, Martin J, Smith GK, Jensen DE, Xie H, Mook R, Kumar R, Kuntz K. Discovery of an inhibitor of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor activation: implications for cellular potency and selectivity over insulin receptor. Biochem Pharmacol 2009; 78:1438-47. [PMID: 19665448 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2009] [Revised: 07/23/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R) is an attractive target for anti-cancer therapy due to its anti-apoptotic effect on tumor cells, but inhibition of insulin receptor (IR) may have undesired metabolic consequences. The primary sequences of the ATP substrate-binding sites of these receptors are identical and the crystal structures of the activated kinase domains are correspondingly similar. Thus, most small-molecule inhibitors described to date are equally potent against the activated kinase domains of IGF-1R and IR. In contrast, the non-phosphorylated kinase domains of these receptors have several structural features that may accommodate differences in binding affinity for kinase inhibitors. We used a cell-based assay measuring IGF-1R autophosphorylation as an inhibitor screen, and identified a potent purine derivative that is selective compared to IR. Surprisingly, the compound is a weak inhibitor of the activated IGF-1R tyrosine kinase domain. Biochemical and structural studies are presented that indicate the compound preferentially binds to the ATP site of non-phosphorylated IGF-1R compared to phosphorylated IGF-1R. The potential selectivity and potency advantages of this binding mode are discussed.
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- Edgar R Wood
- Department of Biological Reagents and Assay Development, Research Triangle Park, GlaxoSmithKline, Inc., NC 27709, United States.
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Yadav SC, Jagannadham M, Kundu S, Jagannadham MV. A kinetically stable plant subtilase with unique peptide mass fingerprints and dimerization properties. Biophys Chem 2009; 139:13-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2008.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2008] [Revised: 09/27/2008] [Accepted: 09/27/2008] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sheth PR, Hays JL, Elferink LA, Watowich SJ. Biochemical basis for the functional switch that regulates hepatocyte growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase activation. Biochemistry 2008; 47:4028-38. [PMID: 18324780 DOI: 10.1021/bi701892f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Ligand-induced dimerization of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) modulates a system of linked biochemical reactions, sharply switching the RTK from a quiescent state to an active state that becomes phosphorylated and triggers intracellular signaling pathways. To improve our understanding of this molecular switch, we developed a quantitative model for hepatocyte growth factor receptor (c-MET) activation using parameters derived in large part from c-MET kinetic and thermodynamic experiments. Our model accurately produces the qualitative and quantitative dynamic features of c-MET phosphorylation observed in cells following ligand binding, including a rapid transient buildup of phosphorylated c-MET at high ligand concentrations. In addition, our model predicts a slow buildup of phosphorylated c-MET under conditions of reduced phosphatase activity and no extracellular agonist. Significantly, this predicted response is observed in cells treated with phosphatase inhibitors, further validating our model. Parameter sensitivity studies clearly show that synergistic oligomerization-dependent changes in c-MET kinetic, thermodynamic, and dephosphorylation properties result in the selective activation of the dimeric receptor, confirming that this model can be used to accurately evaluate the relative importance of linked biochemical reactions important for c-MET activation. Our model suggests that the functional differences observed between c-MET monomers and dimers may have incrementally evolved to optimize cell surface signaling responses.
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- Payal R Sheth
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0645, USA
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IGF-1 receptor (IGF1R) is a transmembrane tyrosine kinase, which is indispensable for cellular growth and differentiation. Using a recombinant GST-tagged cytosolic fragment of IGF1R (GST-IGFK), we now show that oxidation by low doses (50 muM) of hydrogen peroxide markedly inhibits maximum phosphate incorporation in autophosphorylation and substrate phosphorylation assays. A similar inhibition was observed on the activity of intact IGF1R after treatment of T-47D cells. These results are in sharp contrast to the positive influence of hydrogen peroxide on the highly homologous insulin receptor kinase, which was assayed for comparison. This reciprocal influence of physiologically relevant doses of hydrogen peroxide may have important implications on signal transduction of the closely related receptors for insulin and IGF-1.
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- Thomas L Schmitt
- Division of Immunochemistry, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Tessema M, Simons PC, Cimino DF, Sanchez L, Waller A, Posner RG, Wandinger-Ness A, Prossnitz ER, Sklar LA. Glutathione-S-transferase-green fluorescent protein fusion protein reveals slow dissociation from high site density beads and measures free GSH. Cytometry A 2006; 69:326-34. [PMID: 16604533 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glutathione, a ubiquitous tripeptide, is an important cellular constituent, and measurement of reduced and oxidized glutathione is a measure of the redox state of cells. Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) fusion proteins bind naturally to beads derivatized with glutathione, and elution of such bead-bound fusion proteins with buffer containing millimolar glutathione is a commonly used method of protein purification. Many protein-protein interactions have been established by using GST fusion proteins and measuring binding of fusion protein binding partners by GST pulldown assays, usually monitored by Western blot methodology. METHODS Dextran beads suitable for flow cytometry were derivatized with glutathione. A fusion protein of GST and green fluorescent protein was used to define kinetic and equilibrium binding characteristics of GST fusion proteins to glutathione beads. Free glutathione competes with this binding, and this competition was used to measure free glutathione concentration. RESULTS A 10 microl assay can measure 5 microl of 20 microM glutathione (100 pmol glutathione) in 2 h by flow cytometry. This concentration is two orders of magnitude lower than cellular glutathione concentrations, and three orders of magnitude lower than affinity chromatography eluates. One important result is that by generating high site density, the GST fusion proteins can be constrained to the surface of one bead without hopping to the next bead in multiplex assays. CONCLUSIONS Glutathione in cellular lysates and GST-fusion protein affinity chromatography eluates can be measured by flow cytometry. Many interactions between GST fusion proteins and their fluorescent binding partners should be quantifiable by flow cytometry. Although a system may have the disadvantage that it has a low affinity and a correspondingly quick off-rate in solution, it may remain on beads if the site density can be increased to offer a slow apparent off rate.
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- Mathewos Tessema
- Department of Pathology, Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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Baer K, Lisinski I, Gompert M, Stuhlmann D, Schmolz K, Klein HW, Al-Hasani H. Activation of a GST-tagged AKT2/PKBbeta. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2005; 1725:340-7. [PMID: 15890450 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2005.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2005] [Revised: 04/05/2005] [Accepted: 04/05/2005] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The protein kinase AKT is a key regulator for cell growth, cell survival and metabolic insulin action. However, the mechanism of activation of AKT in vivo, which presumably involves membrane recruitment of the kinase, oligomerization, and multiple phosphorylation events, is not fully understood. In the present study, we have expressed and purified dimeric GST-fusion proteins of human protein kinase AKT2 (DeltaPH-AKT2) in milligram quantities via the baculovirus expression system. Treatment of virus-infected insect cells with the phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid (OA) led to phosphorylation of the two regulatory phosphorylation sites, Thr309 and Ser474, and to activation of the kinase. Likewise, phosphorylation of Thr309 in vitro by recombinant PDK1 or mutation of Thr309 and Ser474 to acidic residues rendered the kinase constitutively active. However, even though the specific activity of our AKT2 was increased 15-fold compared to previous reports, GST-mediated dimerization alone did not lead to an activation of the kinase. Whereas both mutagenesis and phosphorylation led to an increase in the turnover number of the enzyme, only the latter resulted in a marked reduction (20-fold) of the apparent Km value for the exogenous substrate Crosstide, indicating that this widely used mutagenesis only partially mimics phosphorylation. Kinetic analysis of GST-AKT2 demonstrates that phosphorylation of Thr309 in the activation loop of the kinase is largely responsible for the observed reduction in Km and for a subsequent 150-fold increase in the catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/Km) of the enzyme. Highly active AKT2 constructs were used in autophosphorylation reactions in vitro, where inactive AKT2 kinases served as substrates. As a matter of fact, we found evidence for a minor autophosphorylation activity of AKT2 but no significant autophosphorylation of any of the two regulatory sites, Thr309 or Ser474.
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- Kristin Baer
- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Rufer AC, Thiebach L, Baer K, Klein HW, Hennig M. X-ray structure of glutathione S-transferase from Schistosoma japonicum in a new crystal form reveals flexibility of the substrate-binding site. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2005; 61:263-5. [PMID: 16511012 PMCID: PMC1952283 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309105004823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2004] [Accepted: 02/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The crystal structure of the 26 kDa glutathione S-transferase from Schistosoma japonicum (SjGST) was determined at 3 A resolution in the new space group P2(1)2(1)2(1). The structure of orthorhombic SjGST reveals unique features of the ligand-binding site and dimer interface when compared with previously reported structures. SjGST is recognized as the major detoxification enzyme of S. japonicum, a pathogenic helminth causing schistosomiasis. As resistance against the established inhibitor of SjGST, praziquantel, has been reported these results might prove to be valuable for the development of novel drugs.
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- Arne Christian Rufer
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Pharma Research Discovery Chemistry, 4070 Basel, Switzerland.
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Schmitt TL, Hotz-Wagenblatt A, Klein H, Dröge W. Interdependent regulation of insulin receptor kinase activity by ADP and hydrogen peroxide. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:3795-801. [PMID: 15563471 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m410352200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Insulin signaling requires autophosphorylation of the insulin receptor kinase (IRK) domain. Using purified recombinant IRK fragments and the isolated intact insulin receptor, we show here that autophosphorylation is inhibited by ADP and that this effect is essentially reversed by hydrogen peroxide. Autophosphorylation was inhibited by hydrogen peroxide (60 microM) in the absence of ADP but enhanced in the presence of inhibitory concentrations of ADP (67 microM). Enhancement by hydrogen peroxide required direct interaction of hydrogen peroxide with the kinase domain and was not seen in insulin receptor mutants C1245A and C1308A. A similar enhancement was obtained in intact cells in the absence of insulin upon treatment with 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-nitrosourea, indicating that IRK activity can be alternatively enhanced by a shift in the thiol/disulfide redox status. Molecular modeling of the IRK domain indicated that the ATP-binding site becomes distorted after releasing the nucleotide unless the IRK domain is oxidatively derivatized at Cys1245. Recent clinical studies suggest that these effects may play a role in obesity due to the fact that cytoplasmic creatine kinase in combination with phosphocreatine normally ensures rapid removal of ADP in muscle cells but not in fat cells.
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- Thomas L Schmitt
- Division of Immunochemistry, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Studer RK. Nitric oxide decreases IGF-1 receptor function in vitro; glutathione depletion enhances this effect in vivo. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2004; 12:863-9. [PMID: 15501401 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2004.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2004] [Accepted: 07/20/2004] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF) helps maintain healthy articular cartilage; however, arthritic cartilage becomes less responsive to the anabolic actions of IGF. We previously showed that high concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) decrease IGF receptor tyrosine phosphorylation and response to IGF in intact chondrocytes. The current studies evaluate direct effects of NO on IGF receptor kinase (IGF-RK) in vitro. NO from S-nitroso-N-acetyl-d,l-penicillamine (SNAP) or 1-hydroxy-2-oxo-3-(N-3-methyl-aminopropyl)-3-methyl-1-triazene (NOC-7) inhibits IGF-RK auto- and substrate phosphorylation in a dose and time dependent manner. There is a linear correlation between inhibition of auto- and substrate phosphorylation (r(2)=0.98). Increasing either dithiothreitol or reduced glutathione (GSH) content of the phosphorylation buffer to protect thiol groups blocks NO inhibition of IGF-RK substrate phosphorylation. Increased S-nitrosylation of cysteines in IGF-RK after exposure to SNAP suggests that NO may react with sulfhydryl groups, form S-nitrosothiols, which may result in functional modifications. NO blockade of IGF-1 stimulated proteoglycan synthesis in intact cells is enhanced when chondrocyte glutathione is depleted. The in vitro system shows that there can be direct effects of NO on IGF-RK that modify receptor function; the intact cell studies suggest that the mechanisms identified in vitro may be important in intact chondrocyte insensitivity to IGF-1 in cells exposed to NO.
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- R K Studer
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA.
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- Stevan R Hubbard
- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016, USA.
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Parvaresch S, Yesilkaya T, Baer K, Al-Hasani H, Klein HW. 14-3-3 binding to the IGF-1 receptor is mediated by serine autophosphorylation. FEBS Lett 2002; 532:357-62. [PMID: 12482592 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)03708-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The phosphoserine-binding 14-3-3 proteins have been implicated in playing a role in mitogenic and apoptotic signaling pathways. Binding of 14-3-3 proteins to phosphoserine residues in the C-terminus of the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) has been described to occur in a variety of cell systems, but the kinase responsible for this serine phosphorylation has not been identified yet. Here we present evidence that the isolated dimeric insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor kinase domain (IGFKD) contains a dual specific (i.e. tyrosine/serine) kinase activity that mediates autophosphorylation of C-terminal serine residues in the enzyme. From the total phosphate incorporation of approximately 4 mol per mol kinase subunit, 1 mol accounts for serine phosphate. However, tyrosine autophosphorylation proceeds more rapidly than autophosphorylation of serine residues (t(1/2) approximately 1 min vs. t(1/2) approximately 5 min). Moreover, dot-blot and far-Western analyses reveal that serine autophosphorylation of IGFKD is sufficient to promote binding of 14-3-3 proteins in vitro. The proof that dual kinase activity of IGFKD is necessary and sufficient for 14-3-3 binding was obtained with an inactive kinase mutant that was phosphorylated on serine residues in a stoichiometric reaction with the catalytically active enzyme. Thus, the IGF-1R itself might be responsible for the serine autophosphorylation which leads to recognition of 14-3-3 proteins in vivo.
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- Susan Parvaresch
- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Otto-Fischer-Str. 12-14, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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Krause CD, Mei E, Xie J, Jia Y, Bopp MA, Hochstrasser RM, Pestka S. Seeing the light: preassembly and ligand-induced changes of the interferon gamma receptor complex in cells. Mol Cell Proteomics 2002; 1:805-15. [PMID: 12438563 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m200065-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Our experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that the cell surface interferon gamma receptor chains are preassembled rather than associated by ligand and to assess the molecular changes on ligand binding. To accomplish this, we used fluorescence resonance energy transfer, a powerful spectroscopic technique that has been used to determine molecular interactions and distances between the donor and acceptor. However, current commercial instruments do not provide sufficient sensitivity or the full spectra to provide decisive results of interactions between proteins labeled with blue and green fluorescent proteins in living cells. In our experiments, we used the blue fluorescent protein and green fluorescent protein pair, attached a monochrometer and charge-coupled device camera to a modified confocal microscope, reduced background fluorescence with the use of two-photon excitation, and focused on regions of single cells to provide clear spectra of fluorescence resonance energy transfer. In contrast to the prevailing view, the results demonstrate that the receptor chains are preassociated and that the intracellular domains move apart on binding the ligand interferon gamma. Application of this technology should lead to new rapid methods for high throughput screening and delineation of the interactome of cells.
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- Christopher D Krause
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway 08854-5635, USA
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A mutant insulin receptor was constructed by replacing cysteine residues Cys(524), Cys(682), Cys(683), and Cys(685) with serine. The mutant was expressed in COS7 and Chinese hamster ovary cells, did not form covalently linked dimers, and was present at the cell surface. There was half as much insulin binding activity at the cell surface in cells expressing the mutant compared with that in cells expressing the wild type receptor. The intracellular processing of the mutant receptor was affected, since its beta-subunit migrated more slowly than that of the wild type receptor on SDS-PAGE. The mutant was capable of insulin-dependent autophosphorylation and phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 in vivo and could be cross-linked into receptor dimers when membrane-bound. The amount of insulin-dependent autophosphorylation of the mutant receptor was half that of the wild type receptor. However, after solubilization the monomeric insulin receptor had minimal autophosphorylation activity, and, unlike the naturally occurring monomeric receptor tyrosine kinases, the solubilized monomeric insulin receptor did not dimerize in response to insulin binding as determined by sucrose density gradient centrifugation.
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- James Jianping Wu
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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