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Chen Y, Pang J, Ye L, Zhang Z, Kang J, Qiu Z, Lin N, Liu H. Pin1 Downregulation Is Involved in Excess Retinoic Acid-Induced Failure of Neural Tube Closure. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5588. [PMID: 38891776 PMCID: PMC11171630 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115588] [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: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Neural tube defects (NTDs), which are caused by impaired embryonic neural tube closure, are one of the most serious and common birth defects. Peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase 1 (Pin1) is a prolyl isomerase that uniquely regulates cell signaling by manipulating protein conformation following phosphorylation, although its involvement in neuronal development remains unknown. In this study, we explored the involvement of Pin1 in NTDs and its potential mechanisms both in vitro and in vivo. The levels of Pin1 expression were reduced in NTD models induced by all-trans retinoic acid (Atra). Pin1 plays a significant role in regulating the apoptosis, proliferation, differentiation, and migration of neurons. Moreover, Pin1 knockdown significantly was found to exacerbate oxidative stress (OS) and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERs) in neuronal cells. Further studies showed that the Notch1-Nrf2 signaling pathway may participate in Pin1 regulation of NTDs, as evidenced by the inhibition and overexpression of the Notch1-Nrf2 pathway. In addition, immunofluorescence (IF), co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP), and GST pull-down experiments also showed that Pin1 interacts directly with Notch1 and Nrf2. Thus, our study suggested that the knocking down of Pin1 promotes NTD progression by inhibiting the activation of the Notch1-Nrf2 signaling pathway, and it is possible that this effect is achieved by disrupting the interaction of Pin1 with Notch1 and Nrf2, affecting their proteostasis. Our research identified that the regulation of Pin1 by retinoic acid (RA) and its involvement in the development of NTDs through the Notch1-Nrf2 axis could enhance our comprehension of the mechanism behind RA-induced brain abnormalities.
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350122, China; (Y.C.); (J.P.); (L.Y.); (Z.Z.); (J.K.); (Z.Q.); (N.L.)
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Lu L, Bai M, Zheng Y, Wang X, Chen Z, Peng R, Finnell RH, Zhao T, Li C, Wu B, Lei Y, Li J, Wang H. The interaction of endorepellin and neurexin triggers neuroepithelial autophagy and maintains neural tube development. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2024:S2095-9273(24)00182-8. [PMID: 38702277 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2024.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2 (HSPG2) gene encodes the matrix protein Perlecan, and genetic inactivation of this gene creates mice that are embryonic lethal with severe neural tube defects (NTDs). We discovered rare genetic variants of HSPG2 in 10% cases compared to only 4% in controls among a cohort of 369 NTDs. Endorepellin, a peptide cleaved from the domain V of Perlecan, is known to promote angiogenesis and autophagy in endothelial cells. The roles of enderepellin in neurodevelopment remain unclear so far. Our study revealed that endorepellin can migrate to the neuroepithelial cells and then be recognized and bind with the neuroepithelia receptor neurexin in vivo. Through the endocytic pathway, the interaction of endorepellin and neurexin physiologically triggers autophagy and appropriately modulates the differentiation of neural stem cells into neurons as a blocker, which is necessary for normal neural tube closure. We created knock-in (KI) mouse models with human-derived HSPG2 variants, using sperm-like stem cells that had been genetically edited by CRISPR/Cas9. We realized that any HSPG2 variants that affected the function of endorepellin were considered pathogenic causal variants for human NTDs given that the severe NTD phenotypes exhibited by these KI embryos occurred in a significantly higher response frequency compared to wildtype embryos. Our study provides a paradigm for effectively confirming pathogenic mutations in other genetic diseases. Furthermore, we demonstrated that using autophagy inhibitors at a cellular level can repress neuronal differentiation. Therefore, autophagy agonists may prevent NTDs resulting from failed autophagy maintenance and neuronal over-differentiation caused by deleterious endorepellin variants.
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- Lei Lu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Metabolic Remodeling and Health, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, 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, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, The Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200090, China
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- Key Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, 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, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, The Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200090, China
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77031, USA
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Metabolic Remodeling and Health, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center of Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77031, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, 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, Shanghai 200031, China.
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Prenatal Diagnosis Center of Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen 518028, China; Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China.
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Lu X, Yang S, Jie M, Wang S, Sun C, Wu L, Chang S, Pei P, Wang S, Zhang T, Wang L. Folate deficiency disturbs PEG10 methylation modifications in human spina bifida. Pediatr Res 2022; 92:987-994. [PMID: 34934172 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01908-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Paternally expressed gene 10 (PEG10) is believed to be a key imprinted gene involved in placenta formation. However, its role in human folate-related spina bifida (SB) remains unclear. METHODS The methylation status of the germline differentially methylated region (gDMR) in the PEG10/sarcoglycan epsilon (SGCE) imprinted cluster was compared between SB patients and control samples. Moreover, the influence of ectopic PEG10 expression on apoptosis was assessed to explore the underlying mechanisms related to folate deficiency-induced aberrant gDMR methylation in SB. RESULTS The case group exhibited a significant increase in the methylation level of the gDMR and a marked reduction in the mRNA and protein expression of PEG10 compared with the control group. A prominent negative correlation was found between the folate level in brain tissue and gDMR methylation status (r = -0.62, P = 0.001). A cell model treated with a demethylating agent showed a significant elevation of PEG10 transcription level, as well as other imprinted genes in this cluster. In addition, the inhibition of PEG10 was found to be accompanied by aberrant activation of apoptosis in SB. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that disturbed gDMR methylation of the PEG10/SGCE cluster due to folate deficiency is involved in SB through aberrant activation of apoptosis. IMPACT Disturbed genomic imprinting has been verified to be involved in neural tube defects (NTDs). However, little is known about the effect of ectopic expression of imprinted gene PEG10 on human NTDs. Aberrant methylation status of the germline differentially methylated region (gDMR) of PEG10/SGCE cluster due to folate deficiency has been found to result in the inhibition of PEG10 and has a marked association with an increased occurrence of spina bifida. Inhibited expression of PEG10 partly is found to be related to the abnormal activation of apoptosis in spina bifida.
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- Xiaolin Lu
- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.,Institute of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, 100005, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, 100020, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Institute, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, 100020, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Institute, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, 100005, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China. .,Institute of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, 100005, Beijing, China.
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Emerging Roles of RNA-Binding Proteins in Neurodevelopment. J Dev Biol 2022; 10:jdb10020023. [PMID: 35735914 PMCID: PMC9224834 DOI: 10.3390/jdb10020023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Diverse cell types in the central nervous system (CNS) are generated by a relatively small pool of neural stem cells during early development. Spatial and temporal regulation of stem cell behavior relies on precise coordination of gene expression. Well-studied mechanisms include hormone signaling, transcription factor activity, and chromatin remodeling processes. Much less is known about downstream RNA-dependent mechanisms including posttranscriptional regulation, nuclear export, alternative splicing, and transcript stability. These important functions are carried out by RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). Recent work has begun to explore how RBPs contribute to stem cell function and homeostasis, including their role in metabolism, transport, epigenetic regulation, and turnover of target transcripts. Additional layers of complexity are provided by the different target recognition mechanisms of each RBP as well as the posttranslational modifications of the RBPs themselves that alter function. Altogether, these functions allow RBPs to influence various aspects of RNA metabolism to regulate numerous cellular processes. Here we compile advances in RNA biology that have added to our still limited understanding of the role of RBPs in neurodevelopment.
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Nuclear factor I-C disrupts cellular homeostasis between autophagy and apoptosis via miR-200b-Ambra1 in neural tube defects. Cell Death Dis 2021; 13:17. [PMID: 34930914 PMCID: PMC8688449 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04473-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Impaired autophagy and excessive apoptosis disrupt cellular homeostasis and contribute to neural tube defects (NTDs), which are a group of fatal and disabling birth defects caused by the failure of neural tube closure during early embryonic development. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying NTDs and outcomes remain elusive. Here, we report the role of the transcription factor nuclear factor I-C (NFIC) in maintaining cellular homeostasis in NTDs. We demonstrated that abnormally elevated levels of NFIC in a mouse model of NTDs can interact with the miR-200b promoter, leading to the activation of the transcription of miR-200b, which plays a critical role in NTD formation, as reported in our previous study. Furthermore, miR-200b represses autophagy and triggers apoptosis by directly targeting the autophagy-related gene Ambra1 (Autophagy/Beclin1 regulator 1). Notably, miR-200b inhibitors mitigate the unexpected effects of NFIC on autophagy and apoptosis. Collectively, these results indicate that the NFIC-miR-200b-Ambra1 axis, which integrates transcription- and epigenome-regulated miRNAs and an autophagy regulator, disrupts cellular homeostasis during the closure of the neural tube, and may provide new insight into NTD pathogenesis.
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Hale BJ, Li Y, Adur MK, Keating AF, Baumgard LH, Ross JW. Characterization of the effects of heat stress on autophagy induction in the pig oocyte. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2021; 19:107. [PMID: 34243771 PMCID: PMC8268447 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-021-00791-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Heat stress (HS) occurs when body heat accumulation exceeds heat dissipation and is associated with swine seasonal infertility. HS contributes to compromised oocyte integrity and reduced embryo development. Autophagy is a potential mechanism for the oocyte to mitigate the detrimental effects of HS by recycling damaged cellular components. METHODS To characterize the effect of HS on autophagy in oocyte maturation, we utilized an in vitro maturation (IVM) system where oocytes underwent thermal neutral (TN) conditions throughout the entire maturation period (TN/TN), HS conditions during the first half of IVM (HS/TN), or HS conditions during the second half of IVM (TN/HS). RESULTS To determine the effect of HS on autophagy induction within the oocyte, we compared the relative abundance and localization of autophagy-related proteins. Heat stress treatment affected the abundance of two well described markers of autophagy induction: autophagy related gene 12 (ATG12) in complex with ATG5 and the cleaved form of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta (LC3B-II). The HS/TN IVM treatment increased the abundance of the ATG12-ATG5 complex and exacerbated the loss of LC3B-II in oocytes. The B-cell lymphoma 2 like 1 protein (BCL2L1) can inhibit autophagy or apoptosis through its interaction with either beclin1 (BECN1) or BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator (BAX), respectively. We detected colocalization of BCL2L1 with BAX but not BCL2L1 with BECN1, suggesting that apoptosis is inhibited under the HS/TN treatment but not autophagy. Interestingly, low doses of the autophagy inducer, rapamycin, increased oocyte maturation. CONCLUSIONS Our results here suggest that HS increases autophagy induction in the oocyte during IVM, and that artificial induction of autophagy increases the maturation rate of oocytes during IVM. These data support autophagy as a potential mechanism activated in the oocyte during HS to recycle damaged cellular components and maintain developmental competence.
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- Benjamin J Hale
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 2356 Kildee Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 2356 Kildee Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 2356 Kildee Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 2356 Kildee Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 2356 Kildee Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 2356 Kildee Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
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Yan Y, Wang G, Luo X, Zhang P, Peng S, Cheng X, Wang M, Yang X. Endoplasmic reticulum stress-related calcium imbalance plays an important role on Zinc oxide nanoparticles-induced failure of neural tube closure during embryogenesis. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 152:106495. [PMID: 33730632 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been increasingly and widely utilized in various fields, such as agriculture, food and cosmetics. However, various levels of adverse impacts of ZnO NPs on the ecological environment and public health have been associated with each stage of their production, use and disposal. ZnO NPs can be ingested by pregnant women and transferred to developing embryos/foetus through the placental barrier, however, the potential toxicity of ZnO NPs to embryonic and foetal development is largely unclear. In this study, we discovered that ZnO NPs exposure caused growth proportional failure of neural tube closure in mouse and chicken embryos and a simultaneous increase in apoptosis in the developing neural tubes of chicken embryos, which was verified in an in vitro experiment using the SH-SY5Y cell line. Furthermore, removal of free Zn2+ ions with EDTA or inhibition of Zn2+ ion absorption by CaCl2 partially alleviated the neurotoxicity induced by ZnO NPs, implying that ZnO NPs-induced developmental neurotoxicity is probably due to both ZnO NPs and the Zn2+ ions released from ZnO NPs. In addition, we found that ZnO NPs exposure caused endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis driven mainly by an increase in intracellular calcium (Ca2+) concentrations, rather than by the activation of three membrane protein receptors (ATF6, IRE-1 and PERK). Thus, Ca2+ imbalance-mediated apoptosis in the context of ZnO NPs exposure may lead to cellular dysfunctions in developing neural precursors, such as, abnormalities involved in neural tube closure, ultimately leading to neural tube defects (NTDs) during embryogenesis. In sum, our results revealed that ZnO NPs exposure greatly increases the risk of failure of neural tube closure through endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated neural cell death in the developing embryos, which may further lead to the NTD in fetal stage, including failure of neural tube closure.
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- Yu Yan
- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; School of Nursing, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Atlaw D, Tekalegn Y, Sahiledengle B, Seyoum K, Solomon D, Gezahegn H, Tariku Z, Tekle Y, Chattu VK. Magnitude and determinants of neural tube defect in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021; 21:426. [PMID: 34126936 PMCID: PMC8204447 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-03848-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of disorders that arise from the failure of the neural tube close between 21 and 28 days after conception. About 90% of neural tube defects and 95% of death due to these defects occurs in low-income countries. Since these NTDs cause considerable morbidity and mortality, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of NTDs in Africa. METHODS The protocol of this study was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO number: CRD42020149356). All major databases such as PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, African Journals Online (AJOL), and Google Scholar search engine were systematically searched. A random-effect model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of NTDs in Africa, and Cochran's Q-statistics and I2 tests were used to assess heterogeneity between included studies. Publication bias was assessed using Begg 's tests, and the association between determinant factors and NTDs was estimated using a random-effect model. RESULTS Of the total 2679 articles, 37 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of NTDs in Africa was 50.71 per 10,000 births (95% CI: 48.03, 53.44). Folic acid supplementation (AOR: 0.40; 95% CI: 0.19-0.85), maternal exposure to pesticide (AOR: 3.29; 95% CI: 1.04-10.39), mothers with a previous history of stillbirth (AOR: 3.35, 95% CI: 1.99-5.65) and maternal exposure to x-ray radiation (AOR 2.34; 95% CI: 1.27-4.31) were found to be determinants of NTDs. CONCLUSIONS The pooled prevalence of NTDs in Africa was found to be high. Maternal exposure to pesticides and x-ray radiation were significantly associated with NTDs. Folic acid supplementation before and within the first month of pregnancy was found to be a protective factor for NTDs.
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- Daniel Atlaw
- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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- Department of Midwifery, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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- Department of physiology, School of Medicine, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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Nie JH, Shen Y, Roshdy M, Cheng X, Wang G, Yang X. Polystyrene nanoplastics exposure caused defective neural tube morphogenesis through caveolae-mediated endocytosis and faulty apoptosis. Nanotoxicology 2021; 15:885-904. [PMID: 34087085 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2021.1930228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Growing evidence demonstrated that bioaccumulation of polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) in various organisms including human beings caused destructive effects on health. Nanoplastics may adversely affect fetal development potentially since they can pass through the placental barrier. However, very little has been known about the embryonic toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics, especially in embryonic neurulation, the early developmental stage of the fetus, as well as the corresponding mechanisms. In this study, we first observed that 60- or 900-nm PS-NPs (especially 60-nm PS-NPs) could cross mouse placentas and affect developing mice fetuses. To avoid the indirect adverse effects derived from the restricted placenta, we employed early chick embryos as a developmental model to evaluate direct adverse effects of PS-NPs on embryo/fetal development, revealing suppressive effects on embryo development and an increased frequency of congenital abnormalities (especially in the nervous system), including neural tube defects. Thus, we focused on the potential negative effects of PS-NPs on neurulation, the earliest stage of nervous system development. Using caveolin-1 immunofluorescent staining of SH-SY5Y cells exposed to PS-NPs-GFP, we demonstrated that PS-NPs were internalized by SH-SY5Y cells via caveolae-mediated endocytosis. Transmission electron microscopy; LC3B immunofluorescent staining; and Atg7, Atg5, p62 and LC3B western blot results revealed that autophagy was activated in SH-SY5Y cells exposed to PS-NPs. However, PS-NPs were not degraded by the autophagic-lysosomal system given the lack of LAMP1 changes and minimal PS-NPs-GFP and LAMP1 colocalization. Furthermore, the cytoplasmic accumulation of PS-NPs caused faulty apoptotic cell death in SH-SY5Y cells and the developing neural tube as revealed by c-caspase3 immunofluorescent staining. Thus, defective neural tube morphogenesis, as demonstrated by neural tube defects, occurred during embryogenesis in the context of PS-NP exposure.
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- Jia-Hui Nie
- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Division of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,International Joint Laboratory for Embryonic Development & Prenatal Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Division of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Division of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,International Joint Laboratory for Embryonic Development & Prenatal Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Division of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,International Joint Laboratory for Embryonic Development & Prenatal Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Division of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,International Joint Laboratory for Embryonic Development & Prenatal Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Division of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,International Joint Laboratory for Embryonic Development & Prenatal Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Bonnard C, Navaratnam N, Ghosh K, Chan PW, Tan TT, Pomp O, Ng AYJ, Tohari S, Changede R, Carling D, Venkatesh B, Altunoglu U, Kayserili H, Reversade B. A loss-of-function NUAK2 mutation in humans causes anencephaly due to impaired Hippo-YAP signaling. J Exp Med 2021; 217:152044. [PMID: 32845958 PMCID: PMC7953732 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20191561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Failure of neural tube closure during embryonic development can result in anencephaly, one of the most common birth defects in humans. A family with recurrent anencephalic fetuses was investigated to understand its etiology and pathogenesis. Exome sequencing revealed a recessive germline 21-bp in-frame deletion in NUAK2 segregating with the disease. In vitro kinase assays demonstrated that the 7–amino acid truncation in NUAK2, a serine/threonine kinase, completely abrogated its catalytic activity. Patient-derived disease models including neural progenitor cells and cerebral organoids showed that loss of NUAK2 activity led to decreased Hippo signaling via cytoplasmic YAP retention. In neural tube–like structures, endogenous NUAK2 colocalized apically with the actomyosin network, which was disrupted in patient cells, causing impaired nucleokinesis and apical constriction. Our results establish NUAK2 as an indispensable kinase for brain development in humans and suggest that a NUAK2-Hippo signaling axis regulates cytoskeletal processes that govern cell shape during neural tube closure.
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- Carine Bonnard
- Human Genetics and Embryology Laboratory, Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
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- Medical Research Council London Institute of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Human Genetics and Embryology Laboratory, Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
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- Human Genetics and Embryology Laboratory, Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
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- Human Genetics and Embryology Laboratory, Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
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- Human Genetics and Embryology Laboratory, Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
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- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Medical Research Council London Institute of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore.,Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Medical Genetics Department, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Medical Genetics Department, Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Medical Genetics Department, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Medical Genetics Department, Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Human Genetics and Embryology Laboratory, Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore.,Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore.,Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore.,Medical Genetics Department, Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Zou J, Wang F, Yang X, Wang H, Niswander L, Zhang T, Li H. Association between rare variants in specific functional pathways and human neural tube defects multiple subphenotypes. Neural Dev 2020; 15:8. [PMID: 32650820 PMCID: PMC7353782 DOI: 10.1186/s13064-020-00145-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neural tube defects (NTDs) are failure of neural tube closure, which includes multiple central nervous system phenotypes. More than 300 mouse mutant strains exhibits NTDs phenotypes and give us some clues to establish association between biological functions and subphenotypes. However, the knowledge about association in human remains still very poor. METHODS High throughput targeted genome DNA sequencing were performed on 280 neural tube closure-related genes in 355 NTDs cases and 225 ethnicity matched controls, RESULTS: We explored that potential damaging rare variants in genes functioning in chromatin modification, apoptosis, retinoid metabolism and lipid metabolism are associated with human NTDs. Importantly, our data indicate that except for planar cell polarity pathway, craniorachischisis is also genetically related with chromatin modification and retinoid metabolism. Furthermore, single phenotype in cranial or spinal regions displays significant association with specific biological function, such as anencephaly is associated with potentially damaging rare variants in genes functioning in chromatin modification, encephalocele is associated with apoptosis, retinoid metabolism and one carbon metabolism, spina bifida aperta and spina bifida cystica are associated with apoptosis; lumbar sacral spina bifida aperta and spina bifida occulta are associated with lipid metabolism. By contrast, complex phenotypes in both cranial and spinal regions display association with various biological functions given the different phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS Our study links genetic variant to subphenotypes of human NTDs and provides a preliminary but direct clue to investigate pathogenic mechanism for human NTDs.
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- Jizhen Zou
- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China.
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC in SIPPR, Institute of Reproduction and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, 80309, USA
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China. .,Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, 80309, USA.
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Lachenauer ER, Stabler SP, Field MS, Stover PJ. p53 Disruption Increases Uracil Accumulation in DNA of Murine Embryonic Fibroblasts and Leads to Folic Acid-Nonresponsive Neural Tube Defects in Mice. J Nutr 2020; 150:1705-1712. [PMID: 32271909 PMCID: PMC7690762 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neural tube defects (NTDs) occur in nervous tissue during embryogenesis when the neural tube fails to close. Approximately 70% of all human NTDs can be prevented by folic acid (FA). Altered expression and/or function of the tumor suppressor protein p53 can lead to NTDs in mouse models. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine if dietary FA could rescue p53-/--induced NTDs in mice, and to determine the effect loss of p53 has on pathways in folate 1-carbon metabolism. METHODS p53+/- female mice were randomly allocated and weaned onto either an FA-sufficient diet (2 mg/kg folic acid; +FA), or an FA-deficient diet (-FA). After 8 wk, the females were time-mated to p53-/- males. Embryos were examined at E12.5 for NTDs. Folate enzyme concentrations, nucleotide synthesis, uracil accumulation in DNA, and proliferation were measured in primary murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). The "n - 1" chi-square test was used to compare NTD percentages, whereas all other data were analyzed by Student t test, except where noted a multilevel-fit model was used. RESULTS NTD rates of litters from dams consuming the +FA diet (20/46; 43%) did not differ from those of litters from dams consuming the -FA diet (14/35; 40%) (P > 0.05). p53-/- MEFs had 55% higher rates of folate-dependent de novo dTMP synthesis, a ∼2-fold higher accumulation of uracil in DNA, and a ∼30% higher rate of proliferation (P ≤ 0.05) than p53+/- MEFs independent of folate. CONCLUSIONS p53-related NTDs are not FA responsive. Increased dTMP synthesis in p53-/- MEFs might not have been sufficient to meet the demands for thymidine triphosphate (dTTP) synthesis as evidenced by the elevated amounts of uracil in DNA. This study provides additional evidence that elevated uracil in DNA is a risk factor for NTDs.
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- Erica R Lachenauer
- Graduate Field of Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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The Fusarium mycotoxin, 2-Amino-14,16-dimethyloctadecan-3-ol (AOD) induces vacuolization in HepG2 cells. Toxicology 2020; 433-434:152405. [PMID: 32044396 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2020.152405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The mycotoxin 2-Amino-14,16-dimethyloctadecan-3-ol (AOD) has been isolated from cultures of the fungus Fusarium avenaceum, one of the most prevalent Fusarium species. AOD is an analogue of sphinganine and 1-deoxysphinganine, important intermediates in the de novo biosynthesis of cellular sphingolipids. Here we studied cellular effects of AOD using the human liver cell line HepG2 as a model system. AOD (10 μM) induced a transient accumulation of vacuoles in the cells. The effect was observed at non-cytotoxic concentrations and was not linked to cell death processes. Proteomic analyses indicated that protein degradation and/or vesicular transport may be a target for AOD. Further studies revealed that AOD had only minor effects on the initiation rate of macropinocytosis and autophagy. However, the AOD-induced vacuoles were lysosomal-associated membrane protein-1 (LAMP-1) positive, suggesting that they most likely originate from lysosomes or late endosomes. Accordingly, both endosomal and autophagic protein degradation were inhibited. Further studies revealed that treatment with concanamycin A or chloroquine completely blocked the AOD-induced vacuolization, suggesting that the vacuolization is dependent of acidic lysosomes. Overall, the results strongly suggest that the increased vacuolization is due to an accumulation of AOD in lysosomes or late endosomes thereby disturbing the later stages of the endolysosomal process.
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Ross JW, Hale BJ, Seibert JT, Romoser MR, Adur MK, Keating AF, Baumgard LH. Physiological mechanisms through which heat stress compromises reproduction in pigs. Mol Reprod Dev 2018; 84:934-945. [PMID: 28667793 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Seasonal variations in environmental temperatures impose added stress on domestic species bred for economically important production traits. These heat-mediated stressors vary on a seasonal, daily, or spatial scale, and negatively impact behavior and reduce feed intake and growth rate, which inevitably lead to reduced herd productivity. The seasonal infertility observed in domestic swine is primarily characterized by depressed reproductive performance, which manifests as delayed puberty onset, reduced farrowing rates, and extended weaning-to-estrus intervals. Understanding the effects of heat stress at the organismal, cellular, and molecular level is a prerequisite to identifying mitigation strategies that should reduce the economic burden of compromised reproduction. In this review, we discuss the effect of heat stress on an animal's ability to maintain homeostasis in multiple systems via several hypothalamic-pituitary-end organ axes. Additionally, we discuss our understanding of epigenetic programming and how hyperthermia experienced in utero influences industry-relevant postnatal phenotypes. Further, we highlight the recent recognized mechanisms by which distant tissues and organs may molecularly communicate via extracellular vesicles, a potentially novel mechanism contributing to the heat-stress response.
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- Jason W Ross
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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Insufficient radiofrequency ablation promotes proliferation of residual hepatocellular carcinoma via autophagy. Cancer Lett 2018; 421:73-81. [PMID: 29458142 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2018.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is considered to be a potentially curative therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, insufficient RFA (IRFA) can promote rapid progression of the residual tumor. The mechanisms underlying IRFA-induced tumor promotion remain poorly understood. In the present study, we have established a subcutaneous xenograft mouse model and monitored the location and extent of IRFA by dual monitoring with ultrasonography and a thermal imager. For the first time, we provide evidence of the activation of autophagic pathways in mice exposed to IRFA. We show that autophagy plays an important role in relapse and proliferation after IRFA and that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) can suppress these effects. Our findings indicate that autophagy is involved in experimental IRFA and that inhibition of autophagy may be a novel approach in the treatment of local recurrences of HCC after IRFA in the clinic.
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Rare mutations in apoptosis related genes APAF1, CASP9, and CASP3 contribute to human neural tube defects. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:43. [PMID: 29352212 PMCID: PMC5833651 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-017-0096-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Li X, Wu Z, Zhang Y, Xu Y, Han G, Zhao P. Activation of Autophagy Contributes to Sevoflurane-Induced Neurotoxicity in Fetal Rats. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:432. [PMID: 29311820 PMCID: PMC5744904 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Numerous animal studies have demonstrated that commonly used general anesthetics may result in cognitive impairment in the immature brain. The prevailing theory is that general anesthetics could induce developmental neurotoxicity via enhanced apoptosis. In addition, inhibited proliferation induced by anesthetics has also been reported. So far, whether autophagy, a well-conserved cellular process that is critical for cell fate, also participates in anesthesia-induced neurotoxicity remains elusive. Here, we first examined autophagy-related changes after sevoflurane exposure and the effect of autophagy on apoptosis and proliferation, and we also explored the underlying mechanisms of autophagy activation. Pregnant rats were exposed to 2 or 3.5% sevoflurane for 2 h on gestational day 14 (G14); then, markers of autophagy and expression of autophagy pathway components were measured in fetal brains 2, 12, 24, and 48 h after anesthesia. Changes in neural stem cell (NSC) apoptosis, neurogenesis, neuron quantity and learning and memory function were examined after administration of an autophagy or PTEN inhibitor. The expression of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)-II, Beclin-1 and phosphatase and tensin homolog on chromosome 10 (PTEN) were increased in the 3.5% sevoflurane group, while Sequestosome 1 (P62/SQSTM1), phospho-protein kinase B/protein kinase B (p-Akt/Akt) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) were decreased. 3-methyladenine (3-MA), an inhibitor of autophagy, or dipotassium bisperoxo-(5-hydroxypyridine-2-carboxyl)-oxovanadate (V) (bpV), a PTEN inhibitor, significantly attenuated the activation of autophagy, reversed the decreased expression of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) and reduced the number of terminal-deoxynucleoitidyl transferase mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) positive cells, ameliorated the decline of Nestin expression, Ki67 positive cell rate, neuron quantity and cross platform times, and shortened the prolonged escape latency. Our results demonstrated that 2 h 3.5% sevoflurane exposure at G14 induced excessive autophagy in the fetal brain via the PTEN/Akt/mTOR pathway. Autophagy inhibition reversed anesthesia-induced NSC apoptosis, proliferation decline and memory deficits.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Craenen K, Verslegers M, Buset J, Baatout S, Moons L, Benotmane MA. A detailed characterization of congenital defects and mortality following moderate X-ray doses during neurulation. Birth Defects Res 2017; 110:467-482. [PMID: 29193908 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Both epidemiological and animal studies have previously indicated a link between in utero radiation exposure and birth defects such as microphthalmos, anophthalmos, and exencephaly. However, detailed knowledge on embryonic radiosensitivity during different stages of neurulation is limited, especially in terms of neural tube defect and eye defect development. METHODS To assess the most radiosensitive stage during neurulation, pregnant C57BL6/J mice were X-irradiated (0.5 Gy or 1.0 Gy) at embryonic days (E)7, E7.5, E8, E8.5, or E9. Next, the fetuses were scored macroscopically for various defects and prenatal resorptions/deaths were counted. In addition, cranial skeletal development was ascertained using the alcian-alizarin method. Furthermore, postnatal/young adult survival was followed until 5 weeks (W5) of age, after X-irradiation at E7.5 (0.1 Gy, 0.5 Gy, or 1.0 Gy). In addition, body and brain weights were registered at adult age (W10) following X-ray exposure at E7.5 (0.1 Gy, 0.5 Gy). RESULTS Several malformations, including microphthalmos and exencephaly, were most evident after irradiation at E7.5, with significance starting respectively at 0.5 Gy and 1.0 Gy. Prenatal mortality and weight were significantly affected in all irradiated groups. Long-term follow-up of E7.5 irradiated animals revealed a reduction in survival at 5 weeks of age after high dose exposure (1.0 Gy), while lower doses (0.5 Gy, 0.1 Gy) did not affect brain and body weight at postnatal week 10. CONCLUSIONS With this study, we gained more insight in radiosensitivity throughout neurulation, and offered a better defined model to further study radiation-induced malformations and the underlying mechanisms.
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- Kai Craenen
- Radiobiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK•CEN, Boeretang 200, Mol 2400, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neural Circuit Development and Regeneration, Animal Physiology and Neurobiology section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, KU Leuven, Naamsestraat 61 bus 2464, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Radiobiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK•CEN, Boeretang 200, Mol 2400, Belgium
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- Radiobiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK•CEN, Boeretang 200, Mol 2400, Belgium
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- Radiobiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK•CEN, Boeretang 200, Mol 2400, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neural Circuit Development and Regeneration, Animal Physiology and Neurobiology section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, KU Leuven, Naamsestraat 61 bus 2464, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Radiobiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK•CEN, Boeretang 200, Mol 2400, Belgium
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Miccoli A, Dalla Valle L, Carnevali O. The maternal control in the embryonic development of zebrafish. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2017; 245:55-68. [PMID: 27013380 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The maternal control directing the very first hours of life is of pivotal importance for ensuring proper development to the growing embryo. Thanks to the finely regulated inheritance of maternal factors including mRNAs and proteins produced during oogenesis and stored into the mature oocyte, the embryo is sustained throughout the so-called maternal-to-zygotic transition, a period in development characterized by a species-specific length in time, during which critical biological changes regarding cell cycle and zygotic transcriptional activation occur. In order not to provoke any kind of persistent damage, the process must be delicately balanced. Surprisingly, our knowledge as to the possible effects of beneficial bacteria regarding the modulation of the quality and/or quantity of both maternally-supplied and zygotically-transcribed mRNAs, is very limited. To date, only one group has investigated the consequences of the parentally-supplied Lactobacillus rhamnosus on the storage of mRNAs into mature oocytes, leading to an altered maternal control process in the F1 generation. Particular attention was called on the monitoring of several biomarkers involved in autophagy, apoptosis and axis patterning, while data on miRNA generation and pluripotency maintenance are herein presented for the first time, and can assist in laying the ground for further investigations in this field. In this review, the reader is supplied with the current knowledge on the above-mentioned biological process, first by drawing the general background and then by emphasizing the most important findings that have highlighted their focal role in normal animal development.
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- Andrea Miccoli
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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Girault V, Gilard V, Marguet F, Lesueur C, Hauchecorne M, Ramdani Y, Laquerrière A, Marret S, Jégou S, Gonzalez BJ, Brasse-Lagnel C, Bekri S. Prenatal alcohol exposure impairs autophagy in neonatal brain cortical microvessels. Cell Death Dis 2017; 8:e2610. [PMID: 28182007 PMCID: PMC5386476 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2017.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Brain developmental lesions are a devastating consequence of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). We recently showed that PAE affects cortical vascular development with major effects on angiogenesis and endothelial cell survival. The underlying molecular mechanisms of these effects remain poorly understood. This study aimed at characterizing the ethanol exposure impact on the autophagic process in brain microvessels in human fetuses with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and in a PAE mouse model. Our results indicate that PAE induces an increase of autophagic vacuole number in human fetal and neonatal mouse brain cortical microvessels. Subsequently, ex vivo studies using green fluorescent protein (GFP)-LC3 mouse microvessel preparations revealed that ethanol treatment alters autophagy in endothelial cells. Primary cultures of mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells were used to characterize the underlying molecular mechanisms. LC3 and p62 protein levels were significantly increased in endothelial cells treated with 50 mM ethanol. The increase of autophagic vacuole number may be due to excessive autophagosome formation associated with the partial inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway upon ethanol exposure. In addition, the progression from autophagosomes to autolysosomes, which was monitored using autophagic flux inhibitors and mRFP-EGFP vector, showed a decrease in the autolysosome number. Besides, a decrease in the Rab7 protein level was observed that may underlie the impairment of autophagosome-lysosome fusion. In addition, our results showed that ethanol-induced cell death is likely to be mediated by decreased mitochondrial integrity and release of apoptosis-inducing factor. Interestingly, incubation of cultured cells with rapamycin prevented ethanol effects on autophagic flux, ethanol-induced cell death and vascular plasticity. Taken together, these results are consistent with autophagy dysregulation in cortical microvessels upon ethanol exposure, which could contribute to the defects in angiogenesis observed in patients with FAS. Moreover, our results suggest that rapamycin represents a potential therapeutic strategy to reduce PAE-related brain developmental disorders.
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- Virginie Girault
- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, NeoVasc Team, Rouen, France
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, NeoVasc Team, Rouen, France
- Department of Neurosurgery, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, NeoVasc Team, Rouen, France
- Pathology Laboratory, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, NeoVasc Team, Rouen, France
- Department of Metabolic Biochemistry, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, NeoVasc Team, Rouen, France
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, NeoVasc Team, Rouen, France
- Pathology Laboratory, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, NeoVasc Team, Rouen, France
- Department of Neonatal Pediatrics and Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, NeoVasc Team, Rouen, France
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, NeoVasc Team, Rouen, France
- Department of Metabolic Biochemistry, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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Azimi L, Kachooeian M, Khodagholi F, Yans A, Heysieattalab S, Vakilzadeh G, Vosoughi N, Sanati M, Taghizadeh G, Sharifzadeh M. Protective effects of salicylate on PKA inhibitor (H-89)-induced spatial memory deficit via lessening autophagy and apoptosis in rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2016; 150-151:158-169. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Cianfanelli V, De Zio D, Di Bartolomeo S, Nazio F, Strappazzon F, Cecconi F. Ambra1 at a glance. J Cell Sci 2016; 128:2003-8. [PMID: 26034061 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.168153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The activating molecule in Beclin-1-regulated autophagy (Ambra1), also known as autophagy/Beclin-1 regulator 1, is a highly intrinsically disordered and vertebrate-conserved adapter protein that is part of the autophagy signaling network. It acts in an early step of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1)-dependent autophagy by favouring formation of the autophagosome core complex. However, recent studies have revealed that Ambra1 can also coordinate a cell response upon starvation or other stresses that involve translocation of the autophagosome core complex to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), regulative ubiquitylation and stabilization of the kinase ULK1, selective mitochondria removal and cell cycle downregulation. Moreover, Ambra1 itself appears to be targeted by a number of regulatory processes, such as cullin-dependent degradation, caspase cleavage and several modifications, ranging from phosphorylation to ubiquitylation. Altogether, this complex network of regulation highlights the importance of Ambra1 in crucial physiological events, including metabolism, cell death and cell division. In addition, Ambra1 is an important regulator of embryonic development, and its mutation or inactivation has been shown to correlate with several pathologies of the nervous system and to be involved in carcinogenesis. In this Cell Science at a Glance article and the accompanying poster, we discuss recent advances in the Ambra1 field, particularly the role of this pro-autophagic protein in cellular pathophysiology.
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- Valentina Cianfanelli
- Unit of Cell stress and survival, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark IRCCS Fondazione, Santa Lucia, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Cell stress and survival, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione, Santa Lucia, 00143 Rome, Italy Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione, Santa Lucia, 00143 Rome, Italy Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione, Santa Lucia, 00143 Rome, Italy Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Cell stress and survival, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark IRCCS Fondazione, Santa Lucia, 00143 Rome, Italy Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Jilek JL, Sant KE, Cho KH, Reed MS, Pohl J, Hansen JM, Harris C. Ethanol Attenuates Histiotrophic Nutrition Pathways and Alters the Intracellular Redox Environment and Thiol Proteome during Rat Organogenesis. Toxicol Sci 2015; 147:475-89. [PMID: 26185205 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfv145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Ethanol (EtOH) is a reactive oxygen-generating teratogen involved in the etiology of structural and functional developmental defects. Embryonic nutrition, redox environment, and changes in the thiol proteome following EtOH exposures (1.56.0 mg/ml) were studied in rat whole embryo culture. Glutathione (GSH) and cysteine (Cys) concentrations with their respective intracellular redox potentials (Eh) were determined using high-performance liquid chromatography. EtOH reduced GSH and Cys concentrations in embryo (EMB) and visceral yolk sac (VYS) tissues, and also in yolk sac and amniotic fluids. These changes produced greater oxidation as indicated by increasingly positive Eh values. EtOH reduced histiotrophic nutrition pathway activities as measured by the clearance of fluorescin isothiocyanate (FITC)-albumin from culture media. A significant decrease in total FITC clearance was observed at all concentrations, reaching approximately 50% at the highest dose. EtOH-induced changes to the thiol proteome were measured in EMBs and VYSs using isotope-coded affinity tags. Decreased concentrations for specific proteins from cytoskeletal dynamics and endocytosis pathways (α-actinin, α-tubulin, cubilin, and actin-related protein 2); nuclear translocation (Ran and RanBP1); and maintenance of receptor-mediated endocytosis (cubilin) were observed. Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis also identified a decrease in ribosomal proteins in both EMB and VYS. Results show that EtOH interferes with nutrient uptake to reduce availability of amino acids and micronutrients required by the conceptus. Intracellular antioxidants such as GSH and Cys are depleted following EtOH and Eh values increase. Thiol proteome analysis in the EMB and VYS show selectively altered actin/cytoskeleton, endocytosis, ribosome biogenesis and function, nuclear transport, and stress-related responses.
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- Joseph L Jilek
- *Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- *Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- *Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; and
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- Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; and
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602
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- *Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109;
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Ross JW, Hale BJ, Gabler NK, Rhoads RP, Keating AF, Baumgard LH. Physiological consequences of heat stress in pigs. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.1071/an15267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Heat stress negatively influences the global pork industry and undermines genetic, nutritional, management and pharmaceutical advances in management, feed and reproductive efficiency. Specifically, heat stress-induced economic losses result from poor sow performance, reduced and inconsistent growth, decreased carcass quality, mortality, morbidity, and processing issues caused by less rigid adipose tissue (also known as flimsy fat). When environmental conditions exceed the pig’s thermal neutral zone, nutrients are diverted from product synthesis (meat, fetus, milk) to body temperature maintenance thereby compromising efficiency. Unfortunately, genetic selection for both increased litter size and leaner phenotypes decreases pigs’ tolerance to heat, as enhanced fetal development and protein accretion results in increased basal heat production. Additionally, research has demonstrated that in utero heat stress negatively and permanently alters post-natal body temperature and body composition and both variables represent an underappreciated consequence of heat stress. Advances in management (i.e. cooling systems) have partially alleviated the negative impacts of heat stress, but productivity continues to decline during the warm summer months. The detrimental effects of heat stress on animal welfare and production will likely become more of an issue in regions most affected by continued predictions for climate change, with some models forecasting extreme summer conditions in key animal-producing areas of the globe. Therefore, heat stress is likely one of the primary factors limiting profitable animal protein production and will certainly continue to compromise food security (especially in emerging countries) and regionalise pork production in developed countries. Thus, there is an urgent need to have a better understanding of how heat stress reduces animal productivity. Defining the biology of how heat stress jeopardises animal performance is critical in developing approaches (genetic, managerial, nutritional and pharmaceutical) to ameliorate current production issues and improve animal wellbeing and performance.
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Antonioli M, Albiero F, Nazio F, Vescovo T, Perdomo AB, Corazzari M, Marsella C, Piselli P, Gretzmeier C, Dengjel J, Cecconi F, Piacentini M, Fimia GM. AMBRA1 interplay with cullin E3 ubiquitin ligases regulates autophagy dynamics. Dev Cell 2014; 31:734-46. [PMID: 25499913 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Autophagy maintains cellular homeostasis by degrading harmful or unnecessary intracellular components. How the autophagy response is induced rapidly and transiently remains largely unknown. We report that the E3 ubiquitin ligases Cullin-5 and Cullin-4 regulate the onset and termination of autophagy, respectively, by dynamically interacting with AMBRA1, a regulator of autophagy. Under normal conditions, Cullin-4 binding to AMBRA1 limits its protein abundance. Autophagy stimuli promote AMBRA1 stabilization by causing ULK1-dependent Cullin-4 release. Notably, Cullin-4/AMBRA1 dissociation is transient, and the re-established interaction triggers AMBRA1 degradation, terminating the autophagy response. Moreover, Cullin-4 inhibits the interaction between AMBRA1 and another Cullin E3 ligase. Indeed, upon Cullin-4 dissociation, AMBRA1 binds and inhibits Cullin-5, thus promoting the accumulation of the mTOR inhibitor DEPTOR. Through DEPTOR stabilization, AMBRA1 establishes a feedback loop that ensures the rapid onset of autophagy by enhancing mTOR inactivation. Our findings show that Cullin-mediated degradation of autophagy regulators temporally controls the autophagy response.
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- Manuela Antonioli
- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," 00173 Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," 00173 Rome, Italy
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- Dulbecco Telethon Institute at the Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," 00173 Rome, Italy; Laboratory of Molecular Neuroembryology, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," 00173 Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," 00173 Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University Freiburg Medical Center, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; ZBSA Center for Biological Systems Analysis, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Freiburg Medical Center, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; ZBSA Center for Biological Systems Analysis, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Dulbecco Telethon Institute at the Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," 00173 Rome, Italy; Laboratory of Molecular Neuroembryology, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00143 Rome, Italy; Unit of Cell Stress and Survival, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," 00173 Rome, Italy.
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy; Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, Lecce 73100, Italy.
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Gu W, Wan D, Qian Q, Yi B, He Z, Gu Y, Wang L, He S. Ambra1 is an essential regulator of autophagy and apoptosis in SW620 cells: pro-survival role of Ambra1. PLoS One 2014; 9:e90151. [PMID: 24587252 PMCID: PMC3936000 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Recent research has revealed a role for Ambra1, an autophagy-related gene-related (ATG) protein, in the autophagic pro-survival response, and Ambra1 has been shown to regulate Beclin1 and Beclin1-dependent autophagy in embryonic stem cells. However, whether Ambra1 plays an important role in the autophagy pathway in colorectal cancer cells is unknown. In this study, we hypothesized that Ambra1 is an important regulator of autophagy and apoptosis in CRC cell lines. To test this hypothesis, we confirmed autophagic activity in serum-starved SW620 CRC cells by assessing endogenous microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) localization, the presence of autophagosomes (transmission electron microscopy) and LC3 protein levels (Western blotting). Ambra1 expression was detected by Western blot in SW620 cells treated with staurosporine or etoposide. Calpain and caspase inhibitors were employed to verify whether calpains and caspases were responsible for Ambra1 cleavage. To examine the role of Ambra1 in apoptosis, Ambra1 knockdown cells were treated with staurosporine and etoposide. Cell apoptosis and viability were measured by annexin-V and PI staining and MTT assays. We determined that serum deprivation-induced autophagy was associated with Ambra1 upregulation in colorectal cancer cell lines. Ambra1 expression decreased during staurosporine- or etoposide-induced apoptosis. Calpains and caspases may be responsible for Ambra1 degradation. When Ambra1 expression was reduced by siRNA, SW620 cells were more sensitive to staurosporine- or etoposide-induced apoptosis. In addition, starvation-induced autophagy decreased. Finally, Co-immunoprecipitation of Ambra1 and Beclin1 demonstrated that Ambra1 and Beclin1 interact in serum-starved or rapamycin-treated SW620 cells, suggesting that Ambra1 regulates autophagy in CRC cells by interacting with Beclin1. In conclusion, Ambra1 is a crucial regulator of autophagy and apoptosis in CRC cells that maintains the balance between autophagy and apoptosis.
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- Wen Gu
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Changshu No. 2 People’s Hospital, Changshu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of SooChow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Operating Rooms, The First Affiliated Hospital of SooChow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- * E-mail: (SH); (LW)
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Health Science and Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Science, Chinese Academy of Science and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SH); (LW)
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Expression of Ambra1 in mouse brain during physiological and Alzheimer type aging. Neurobiol Aging 2014; 35:96-108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Giardina BJ, Chiang HL. The key gluconeogenic enzyme fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is secreted during prolonged glucose starvation and is internalized following glucose re-feeding via the non-classical secretory and internalizing pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2013; 8:24936. [PMID: 23673352 PMCID: PMC3999075 DOI: 10.4161/psb.24936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/04/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In Saccharomyces cerevisia, the key gluconeogenic enzyme fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is secreted into the periplasm during prolonged glucose starvation and is internalized into Vid/endosomes following glucose re-feeding. Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase does not contain signal sequences required for the classical secretory and endocytic pathways. Hence, the secretion and internalization are mediated via the non-classical pathways.
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Antiteratogenic Effects of β-Carotene in Cultured Mouse Embryos Exposed to Nicotine. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2013; 2013:575287. [PMID: 23737837 PMCID: PMC3662118 DOI: 10.1155/2013/575287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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After maternal intake, nicotine crosses the placental barrier and causes severe embryonic disorders and fetal death. In this study, we investigated whether β -carotene has a beneficial effect against nicotine-induced teratogenesis in mouse embryos (embryonic day 8.5) cultured for 48 h in a whole embryo culture system. Embryos exposed to nicotine (1 mM) exhibited severe morphological anomalies and apoptotic cell death, as well as increased levels of TNF- α , IL-1 β , and caspase 3 mRNAs, and lipid peroxidation. The levels of cytoplasmic superoxide dismutase (SOD), mitochondrial manganese-dependent SOD, cytosolic glutathione peroxidase (GPx), phospholipid hydroperoxide GPx, hypoxia inducible factor 1 α , and Bcl-x L mRNAs decreased, and SOD activity was reduced compared to the control group. However, when β -carotene (1 × 10(-7) or 5 × 10(-7) μM) was present in cultures of embryos exposed to nicotine, these parameters improved significantly. These findings indicate that β -carotene effectively protects against nicotine-induced teratogenesis in mouse embryos through its antioxidative, antiapoptotic, and anti-inflammatory activities.
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Li H, Gao F, Ma L, Jiang J, Miao J, Jiang M, Fan Y, Wang L, Wu D, Liu B, Wang W, Lui VCH, Yuan Z. Therapeutic potential of in utero mesenchymal stem cell (MSCs) transplantation in rat foetuses with spina bifida aperta. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 16:1606-17. [PMID: 22004004 PMCID: PMC3823228 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01470.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Neural tube defects (NTDs) are complex congenital malformations resulting from incomplete neurulation in embryo. Despite surgical repair of the defect, most of the patients who survive with NTDs have a multiple system handicap due to neuron deficiency of the defective spinal cord. In this study, we successfully devised a prenatal surgical approach and transplanted mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to foetal rat spinal column to treat retinoic acid induced NTDs in rat. Transplanted MSCs survived, grew and expressed markers of neurons, glia and myoblasts in the defective spinal cord. MSCs expressed and perhaps induced the surrounding spinal tissue to express neurotrophic factors. In addition, MSC reduced spinal tissue apoptosis in NTD. Our results suggested that prenatal MSC transplantation could treat spinal neuron deficiency in NTDs by the regeneration of neurons and reduced spinal neuron death in the defective spinal cord.
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- Hui Li
- Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Ma Y, Bao Y, Li C, Jiao F, Xin H, Yuan Z. Correlation between spina bifida manifesta in fetal rats and c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling. Neural Regen Res 2012; 7:2485-91. [PMID: 25337099 PMCID: PMC4200703 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.32.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fetal rat models with neural tube defects were established by injection with retinoic acid at 10 days after conception. The immunofluorescence assay and western blot analysis showed that the number of caspase-3 positive cells in myeloid tissues for spina bifida manifesta was increased. There was also increased phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase, a member of the mitogen activated protein kinase family. The c-Jun N-terminal kinase phosphorylation level was positively correlated with caspase-3 expression in myeloid tissues for spina bifida manifesta. Experimental findings indicate that abnormal apoptosis is involved in retinoic acid-induced dominant spina bifida formation in fetal rats, and may be associated with the c-Jun N-terminal kinase signal transduction pathway.
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- Yinghuan Ma
- Department of Cancer, the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Shenyang 110042, Liaoning Province, China ; Division of Health, Bureau of Guard, General Advisor Office of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100017, China
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- Medical Department, the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Shenyang 110042, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cancer, the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Shenyang 110042, Liaoning Province, China
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- Division of Health, Bureau of Guard, General Advisor Office of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100017, China
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- Medical Department, the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Shenyang 110042, Liaoning Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
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Fimia GM, Corazzari M, Antonioli M, Piacentini M. Ambra1 at the crossroad between autophagy and cell death. Oncogene 2012; 32:3311-8. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Revised: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Proteolysis of Ambra1 during apoptosis has a role in the inhibition of the autophagic pro-survival response. Cell Death Differ 2012; 19:1495-504. [PMID: 22441670 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2012.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Under stress conditions, pro-survival and pro-death processes are concomitantly activated and the final outcome depends on the complex crosstalk between these pathways. In most cases, autophagy functions as an early-induced cytoprotective response, favoring stress adaptation by removing damaged subcellular constituents. Moreover, several lines of evidence suggest that autophagy inactivation by the apoptotic machinery is a crucial event for cell death execution. Here we show that apoptotic stimuli induce a rapid decrease in the level of the autophagic factor Activating Molecule in Beclin1-Regulated Autophagy (Ambra1). Ambra1 degradation is prevented by concomitant inhibition of caspases and calpains. By both in vitro and in vivo approaches, we demonstrate that caspases are responsible for Ambra1 cleavage at the D482 site, whereas calpains are involved in complete Ambra1 degradation. Finally, we show that Ambra1 levels are critical for the rate of apoptosis induction. RNA interference-mediated Ambra1 downregulation further sensitizes cells to apoptotic stimuli, while Ambra1 overexpression and, more efficiently, a caspase non-cleavable mutant counteract cell death by prolonging autophagy induction. We conclude that Ambra1 is an important target of apoptotic proteases resulting in the dismantling of the autophagic machinery and the accomplishment of the cell death program.
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Shan L, Fan Y, Li H, Liu W, Gu H, Zhou F, Yuan Z. Proteomic analysis of amniotic fluid of pregnant rats with spina bifida aperta. J Proteomics 2011; 75:1181-9. [PMID: 22108047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Revised: 10/22/2011] [Accepted: 10/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Congenital spina bifida aperta is a common congenital malformation in children and has an incidence of 1‰ to 5‰ in China. However, we currently lack specific biomarkers for screening or prenatal diagnosis and there is no method to entirely cure or prevent such defects. In this study, we used two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE)/mass spectrometry (MS) to characterize differentially expressed proteins in amniotic-fluid samples (AFSs) of embryonic day (E) 17.5 rat fetuses with spina bifida aperta induced by retinoic acid (RA). We identified five proteins differentially expressed in AFSs of spina bifida aperta, including three upregulated proteins (transferrin, alpha-1 antiproteinase and signal recognition particle receptor, B subunit [SRPRB] 55 kDa), two downregulated proteins (apolipoprotein A IV [APO A4] and Srprb 77 kDa). Specifically, we found 11 alpha-1 fetoprotein (AFP) fragments that were downregulated and 35 AFP fragments that were upregulated in AFSs from embryos with spina bifida aperta. Of the downregulated AFP fragments, 72.7% (8/11) were confined to the AFP N-terminus (amino acids [aas] 25-440) and 77.1% (27/35) of upregulated AFP fragments were confined to the AFP C-terminus (aas 340-596). We also confirmed APO A4 and AFP by immunoblot analysis. This is the first comparative proteomic study of AFSs from rat fetuses with spina bifida aperta. We demonstrate proteomic alterations in the AFS of spina bifida aperta, which may provide new insights in neural tube defects and contribute to the prenatal screening.
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- Liping Shan
- Department of Urologic Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, PR China.
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Wang CC, Borchert A, Ugun-Klusek A, Tang LY, Lui WT, Chu CY, Billett E, Kuhn H, Ufer C. Monoamine oxidase a expression is vital for embryonic brain development by modulating developmental apoptosis. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:28322-30. [PMID: 21697081 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.241422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Monoamine oxidases (MAO-A, MAO-B) metabolize biogenic amines and have been implicated in neuronal apoptosis. Although apoptosis is an important process in embryo development, the role of MAO isoenzymes has not been investigated in detail. We found that expression of MAO-A and MAO-B can be detected early on during embryo development. Expression levels remained constant until around midgestation but then dropped to almost undetectable levels toward birth. Similar expression kinetics were observed in the brain. Isoform-specific expression silencing of MAO-A mediated by siRNA during in vitro embryogenesis induced developmental defects, as indicated by a reduction of the crown rump length and impaired cerebral development. These alterations were paralleled by elevated serotonin levels. Similar abnormalities were observed when embryos were cultured in the presence of the MAO-A inhibitor clorgyline or when the transcriptional inhibitor of MAO-A expression R1 was overexpressed. In contrast, no such alterations were detected when expression of MAO-B was knocked down. To explore the underlying mechanisms for the developmental abnormalities in MAO-A knockdown embryos, we quantified the degree of developmental apoptosis in the developing brain. MAO-A knockdown reduced the number of apoptotic cells in the neuroepithelium, which coincided with impaired activation of caspases 3 and 9. Moreover, we observed reduced cyclin D1 levels as an indicator of impaired cell proliferation in MAO-A knockdown embryos. This data highlights MAO-A as a vital regulator of embryonic brain development.
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- Chi Chiu Wang
- Institute of Biochemistry, University Medicine Berlin-Charité, Oudenarder Strasse 16, 13347 Berlin, Germany
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Wang C, Wang Y, McNutt MA, Zhu WG. Autophagy process is associated with anti-neoplastic function. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2011; 43:425-32. [PMID: 21525017 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmr028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Autophagy is a highly conserved process of cellular degradation, which is present in yeast, plants, and mammals. Under normal physiological conditions, autophagy acts to maintain cellular homeostasis and regulate the turnover of organelles. In response to cellular stresses, autophagy prevents the accumulation of impaired proteins and organelles, which serves to inhibit carcinogenesis. On this basis, it is widely accepted that most tumor suppressors, such as beclin 1 associated proteins, forkhead box class O (FoxO) family proteins, multiple mammalian target of Rapamycin (mTOR) inactivators, and nuclear p53 play a role in inducing autophagy. Here, we focus on how the process of autophagy is associated with anti-neoplastic function.
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- Chong Wang
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Adastra KL, Chi MM, Riley JK, Moley KH. A differential autophagic response to hyperglycemia in the developing murine embryo. Reproduction 2011; 141:607-15. [PMID: 21367963 DOI: 10.1530/rep-10-0265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Autophagy is critical to the process of development because mouse models have shown that lack of autophagy leads to developmental arrest during the pre-implantation stage of embryogenesis. The process of autophagy is regulated through signaling pathways, which respond to the cellular environment. Therefore, any alteration in the environment may lead to the dysregulation of the autophagic process potentially resulting in cell death. Using both in vitro and in vivo models to study autophagy in the pre-implantation murine embryo, we observed that the cells respond to environmental stressors (i.e. hyperglycemic environment) by increasing activation of autophagy in a differential pattern within the embryo. This upregulation is accompanied by an increase in apoptosis, which appears to plateau at high concentrations of glucose. The activation of the autophagic pathway was further confirmed by an increase in GAPDH activity in both in vivo and in vitro hyperglycemic models, which has been linked to autophagy through the activation of the Atg12 gene. Furthermore, this increase in autophagy in response to a hyperglycemic environment was observed as early as the oocyte stage. In conclusion, in this study, we provided evidence for a differential response of elevated activation of autophagy in embryos and oocytes exposed to a hyperglycemic environment.
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- Katie L Adastra
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8064, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Di Bartolomeo S, Corazzari M, Nazio F, Oliverio S, Lisi G, Antonioli M, Pagliarini V, Matteoni S, Fuoco C, Giunta L, D'Amelio M, Nardacci R, Romagnoli A, Piacentini M, Cecconi F, Fimia GM. The dynamic interaction of AMBRA1 with the dynein motor complex regulates mammalian autophagy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 191:155-68. [PMID: 20921139 PMCID: PMC2953445 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201002100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 367] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Autophagy is an evolutionary conserved catabolic process involved in several physiological and pathological processes such as cancer and neurodegeneration. Autophagy initiation signaling requires both the ULK1 kinase and the BECLIN 1-VPS34 core complex to generate autophagosomes, double-membraned vesicles that transfer cellular contents to lysosomes. In this study, we show that the BECLIN 1-VPS34 complex is tethered to the cytoskeleton through an interaction between the BECLIN 1-interacting protein AMBRA1 and dynein light chains 1/2. When autophagy is induced, ULK1 phosphorylates AMBRA1, releasing the autophagy core complex from dynein. Its subsequent relocalization to the endoplasmic reticulum enables autophagosome nucleation. Therefore, AMBRA1 constitutes a direct regulatory link between ULK1 and BECLIN 1-VPS34, which is required for core complex positioning and activity within the cell. Moreover, our results demonstrate that in addition to a function for microtubules in mediating autophagosome transport, there is a strict and regulatory relationship between cytoskeleton dynamics and autophagosome formation.
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Chen X, Guo J, Lei Y, Zou J, Lu X, Bao Y, Wu L, Wu J, Zheng X, Shen Y, Wu BL, Zhang T. Global DNA hypomethylation is associated with NTD-affected pregnancy: A case-control study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 88:575-81. [PMID: 20641100 DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neural tube defects are severe, common birth defects that result from failure of neural tube closure. They are considered to be a multifactorial disorder, and our knowledge of causal mechanisms remains limited. We hypothesized that abnormal DNA methylation occurs in NTD-affected fetuses. The correlations of global DNA methylation levels with complexity of NTDs and known risk factors of NTDs, MTHFR genotype and fever, were analyzed. METHODS A hospital-based case-control study was performed. Epidemiologic data, pathologic diagnosis, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) genotype analysis were completed. Array comparative genomic hybridization was used to exclude cytogenetic abnormalities. Global DNA methylation statuses were determined for both brain and skin tissue. RESULTS Sixty-five NTD-affected fetuses and 65 normal controls matched for gestational and maternal ages were collected. In brain tissue, global DNA methylation levels were significantly decreased in cases compared with controls (4.12 vs. 4.99%; p < 0.001). DNA hypomethylation (<4.35%) resulted in a significant 5.736-fold increased risk for NTDs (95% confidence interval, 1.731-19.009; p = 0.004). Nonisolated NTDs had lower levels of global DNA methylation than did isolated NTDs (3.77 vs. 4.70%; p = 0.022). After stratifying subjects by MTHFR genotype, we observed a skewed distribution of global DNA methylation levels. For genotype C/C, global DNA methylation status was the same in the two groups (4.51 vs. 4.72%; p = 0.687). For T/T, cases had significantly lower global methylation levels than did controls (5.23 vs. 3.79%; p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Global DNA hypomethylation in fetal brain tissue was associated with NTD-affected pregnancy. DNA methylation levels were correlated with NTD complexity. The MTHFR genotype contributed to global DNA hypomethylation. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2010. (c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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- Xiaoli Chen
- Department of Molecular Immunology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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Apoptosis, the best known form of programmed cell death, is tightly regulated by a number of sensors, signal transducers and effectors. Apoptosis is mainly active during embryonic development, when deletion of redundant cellular material is required for the correct morphogenesis of tissues and organs; moreover, it is essential for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis during cell life. Cells also activate apoptosis when they suffer from various insults, such as damage to DNA or to other cellular components, or impairment of basic processes, such as DNA replication and DNA repair. Removal of damaged cells is fundamental in maintaining the health of organisms. In addition, apoptosis induction following DNA damage is exploited to kill cancer cells. In this chapter we will review the main features of developmental and induced apoptosis.
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Walker JC, Harland RM. microRNA-24a is required to repress apoptosis in the developing neural retina. Genes Dev 2009; 23:1046-51. [PMID: 19372388 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1777709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Programmed cell death is important for the proper development of the retina, and microRNAs (miRNAs) may be critical for its regulation. Here, we report that miR-24a is expressed in the neural retina and is required for correct eye morphogenesis in Xenopus. Inhibition of miR-24a during development causes a reduction in eye size due to a significant increase in apoptosis in the retina, whereas overexpression of miR-24a is sufficient to prevent apoptosis. We show that miR-24a negatively regulates the proapoptotic factors caspase9 and apaf1, demonstrating a role for miRNAs in the regulation of apoptosis during normal development.
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- James C Walker
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Center for Integrative Genomics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Herrera VLM, Decano JL, Steffen M, Ruiz-Opazo N. Autophagy: insights from DEspR-deficiency and haploinsufficiency. Autophagy 2009; 5:259-62. [PMID: 19139631 DOI: 10.4161/auto.5.2.7617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We recently showed that DEspR-haploinsufficiency resulted in increased neuronal autophagy and spongiform changes in the adult brain especially the hippocampus, cerebral cortex and basal ganglia, causing cognitive performance deficits. This model demonstrates a causal link between increased autophagy and neurodegenerative changes. This is in contrast with recent observations that decreased autophagy from null mutations of autophagy genes, Atg5 and Atg7, results in early neurodegenerative changes. With the observed autophagy phenotype, we then compared the neural tube phenotype of DEspR-deficient mice with knockout mice of genes established to underlie or regulate autophagy. Intriguingly, the hyperproliferative neuroepithelium observed in DEspR-deficient embryos is also detected in null mutants of Ambra1, an autophagy modulator, and two apoptosis genes, Apaf1 and Caspase 9. While all four knockout models exhibited hyperproliferative neuroepithelium, DEspR-deficient mice differed by having greater neural tube cavitation. Additionally, observed DEspR roles in angiogenesis and autophagy recapitulated the association of angiogenesis inhibition and increased autophagy as observed for endostatin and kringle5, thus elucidating an expanding complex network of autophagy, apoptosis and angiogenesis in neuroepithelial development, and an emerging complex spectrum of autophagy effects on neurodegeneration. Nevertheless, DEspR provides a ligand-activated receptor system to modulate autophagy--be it to increase autophagy by inhibition of DEspR-function, or to decrease autophagy by agonist stimulation of DEspR-function.
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- Victoria L M Herrera
- Section Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
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