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Lee SM, Lee JW, Cho J, Choi S, Kim I, Pack CG, Ha CH. Yeast-derived particulate beta-glucan induced angiogenesis via regulating PI3K/Src and ERK1/2 signaling pathway. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 269:131884. [PMID: 38685541 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131884] [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: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The importance of β-glucan from S. cerevisiae in angiogenesis has not been well studied. We investigated whether β-glucan induces angiogenesis through PI3K/Src and ERK1/2 signaling pathway in HUVECs. We identified that β-glucan induced phosphorylation of PI3K, Src, Akt, eNOS, and ERK1/2. Subsequently, we found that this phosphorylation increased the viability of HUVECs. We also observed that stimulation of β-glucan promoted the activity of MEF2 and MEF2-dependent pro-angiogenic genes, including EGR2, EGR3, KLF2, and KLF4. Additionally, the role of β-glucan in angiogenesis was confirmed using in vitro and ex vivo experiments including cell migration, capillary-like tube formation and mouse aorta ring assays. To determine the effect of β-glucan on the PI3K/Akt/eNOS and ERK1/2 signaling pathway, PI3K inhibitor wortmannin and ERK1/2 inhibitor SCH772984 were used. Through the Matrigel plug assay, we confirmed that β-glucan significantly increased angiogenesis in vivo. Taken together, our study demonstrates that β-glucan promotes angiogenesis via through PI3K and ERK1/2 signaling pathway.
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- Seung Min Lee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Yang X, Chang L, Liu Z, Geng X, Wang R, Yin X, Fan W, Zhao BQ. Neddylation in the chronically hypoperfused corpus callosum: MLN4924 reduces blood-brain barrier injury via ERK5/KLF2 signaling. Exp Neurol 2024; 371:114587. [PMID: 37914067 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2023.114587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown and cerebrovascular dysfunction may contribute to the pathology in white matter lesions and consequent cognitive decline caused by cerebral hypoperfusion. Neddylation is the process of attaching a ubiquitin-like molecule NEDD8 (neuronal precursor cell-expressed developmentally downregulated protein 8) to specific targets. By modifying protein substrates, neddylation plays critical roles in various important biological processes. However, whether neddylation influences the pathogenesis of hypoperfused brain remains unclear. In the present study, cerebral hypoperfusion-induced white matter lesions were produced by bilateral common carotid artery stenosis in mice. The function of the neddylation pathway, BBB integrity, cerebrovascular dysfunction, myelin density in the corpus callosum and cognitive function were determined. We show that NEDD8 conjugation aberrantly amplified in microvascular endothelium in the corpus callosum following cerebral hypoperfusion. MLN4924, a small-molecule inhibitor of NEDD8-activating enzyme currently in clinical trials, preserved BBB integrity, attenuated glial activation and enhanced oligodendrocyte differentiation, and reduced hypoperfusion-induced white matter lesions in the corpus callosum and thus improved cognitive performance via inactivating cullin-RING E3 ligase (CRL). Administration of MLN4924 caused the accumulation of ERK5 and KLF2. The ERK5 inhibitor BIX 02189, down-regulated MLN4924-induced activation of KLF2 and reversed MLN4924-mediated increase in pericyte coverage and junctional proteins. Furthermore, BIX 02189 blocked MLN4924-afforded protection against BBB disruption and white matter lesions in the corpus callosum. Collectively, our results revealed that neddylation impairs vascular function and thus exacerbated the pathology of hypoperfused brain and that inhibition of neddylation with MLN4924 may offer novel therapeutic opportunities for cerebral hypoperfusion-associated cognitive impairment.
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- Xing Yang
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Duan N, Hu X, Qiu H, Zhou R, Li Y, Lu W, Zhu Y, Shen S, Wu W, Yang F, Liu N. Targeting the E2F1/Rb/HDAC1 axis with the small molecule HR488B effectively inhibits colorectal cancer growth. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:801. [PMID: 38062013 PMCID: PMC10703885 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06205-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC), the third most common cancer worldwide, remains highly lethal as the disease only becomes symptomatic at an advanced stage. Growing evidence suggests that histone deacetylases (HDACs), a group of epigenetic enzymes overexpressed in precancerous lesions of CRC, may represent promising molecular targets for CRC treatment. Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) have gradually become powerful anti-cancer agents targeting epigenetic modulation and have been widely used in the clinical treatment of hematologic malignancies, while only few studies on the benefit of HDACis in the treatment of CRC. In the present study, we designed a series of small-molecule Thiazole-based HDACis, among which HR488B bound to HDAC1 with a high affinity and exerted effective anti-CRC activity both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, we revealed that HR488B specifically suppressed the growth of CRC cells by inducing cell cycle G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis via causing mitochondrial dysfunction, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and DNA damage accumulation. Importantly, we noticed that HR488B significantly decreased the expression of the E2F transcription factor 1 (E2F1), which was crucial for the inhibitory effect of HR488B on CRC. Mechanistically, HR488B obviously decreased the phosphorylation level of the retinoblastoma protein (Rb), and subsequently prevented the release of E2F1 from the E2F1/Rb/HDAC1 complex, which ultimately suppressed the growth of CRC cells. Overall, our study suggests that HR488B, a novel and efficient HDAC1 inhibitor, may be a potential candidate for CRC therapy in the future. Furthermore, targeting the E2F1/Rb/HDAC1 axis with HR488B provides a promising therapeutic avenue for CRC.
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- Namin Duan
- Department of Chemistry, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Marine Biomedical Science and Technology Innovation Platform of Lingang Special Area, Shanghai, China
- National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Marine Biomedical Science and Technology Innovation Platform of Lingang Special Area, Shanghai, China
- National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, P.R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
- Marine Biomedical Science and Technology Innovation Platform of Lingang Special Area, Shanghai, China.
- National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
- Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
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Jobst M, Kiss E, Gerner C, Marko D, Del Favero G. Activation of autophagy triggers mitochondrial loss and changes acetylation profile relevant for mechanotransduction in bladder cancer cells. Arch Toxicol 2023; 97:217-233. [PMID: 36214828 PMCID: PMC9816236 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-022-03375-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bladder cells are constantly exposed to multiple xenobiotics and bioactive metabolites. In addition to this challenging chemical environment, they are also exposed to shear stress originating from urine and interstitial fluids. Hence, physiological function of bladder cells relies on a high biochemical and biomechanical adaptive competence, which, in turn, is largely supported via autophagy-related mechanisms. As a negative side of this plasticity, bladder cancer cells are known to adapt readily to chemotherapeutic programs. At the molecular level, autophagy was described to support resistance against pharmacological treatments and to contribute to the maintenance of cell structure and metabolic competence. In this study, we enhanced autophagy with rapamycin (1-100 nM) and assessed its effects on the motility of bladder cells, as well as the capability to respond to shear stress. We observed that rapamycin reduced cell migration and the mechanical-induced translocation potential of Krüppel-like transcription factor 2 (KLF2). These effects were accompanied by a rearrangement of cytoskeletal elements and mitochondrial loss. In parallel, intracellular acetylation levels were decreased. Mechanistically, inhibition of the NAD + -dependent deacetylase sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) with nicotinamide (NAM; 0.1-5 mM) restored acetylation levels hampered by rapamycin and cell motility. Taken together, we described the effects of rapamycin on cytoskeletal elements crucial for mechanotransduction and the dependency of these changes on the mitochondrial turnover caused by autophagy activation. Additionally, we could show that targeted metabolic intervention could revert the outcome of autophagy activation, reinforcing the idea that bladder cells can easily adapt to multiple xenobiotics and circumvent in this way the effects of single chemicals.
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- Maximilian Jobst
- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstr. 38-40, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Core Facility Multimodal, Imaging, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstr. 38-40, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstr. 38-40, 1090 Vienna, Austria ,Joint Metabolome Facility, University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstr. 38-40, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstr. 38-40, 1090 Vienna, Austria ,Core Facility Multimodal, Imaging, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstr. 38-40, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Gu D, Lou H, Li Y, Xu G. Identification of a functional circRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network in infantile hemangioma by bioinformatics analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e30791. [PMID: 36181115 PMCID: PMC9524953 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000030791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Several circRNA have been reported to serve critical roles in various biological processes of human body. The present study aimed to build a circRNA-based competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network and explore the regulatory mechanisms of circRNA in infantile hemangiomas (IH). Differentially expressed circRNA, miRNA, and mRNA were downloaded from the gene expression synthesis (GEO) microarray database (GSE98795, GSE69136, and GSE127487). Cancer-specific circRNA database (CSCD), miRDB and Targetscan were employed to predict the targets of RNA. A total of 855 DEcircRNAs, 69 differentially expressed miRNAs (DEmiRNAs), and 3233 differentially expressed mRNAs (DEmRNAs) appeared as genes that were aberrantly expressed in IH. The circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network was constructed based on 108 circRNAs, 7 miRNAs, 274 mRNAs in IH. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis indicated hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF)-1 signaling pathway and Notch signaling pathway were significantly enriched in IH with being constructed a ceRNA regulatory network. Furthermore, protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and Cytoscape showed the top 10 hub genes that regulate angiogenesis, namely FBXW7, CBLB, HECW2, FBXO32, FBXL7, KLHL5, EP300, MAPK1, MEF2C, and PLCG1. Our findings provide a deeper understanding the circRNA-related ceRNA regulatory mechanism in IH. This study further perfected the circRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network related to IH and explored the potential function of mRNA in this network. It provides more understanding for the circRNA-related ceRNA regulation mechanism in the pathogenesis of IH.
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- Da Gu
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- *Correspondence: Huanmin Lou, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, China (e-mail: )
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Zeng CY, Wang XF, Hua FZ. HIF-1α in Osteoarthritis: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Implications. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:927126. [PMID: 35865944 PMCID: PMC9294386 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.927126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Osteoarthritis is a common age-related joint degenerative disease. Pain, swelling, brief morning stiffness, and functional limitations are its main characteristics. There are still no well-established strategies to cure osteoarthritis. Therefore, better clarification of mechanisms associated with the onset and progression of osteoarthritis is critical to provide a theoretical basis for the establishment of novel preventive and therapeutic strategies. Chondrocytes exist in a hypoxic environment, and HIF-1α plays a vital role in regulating hypoxic response. HIF-1α responds to cellular oxygenation decreases in tissue regulating survival and growth arrest of chondrocytes. The activation of HIF-1α could regulate autophagy and apoptosis of chondrocytes, decrease inflammatory cytokine synthesis, and regulate the chondrocyte extracellular matrix environment. Moreover, it could maintain the chondrogenic phenotype that regulates glycolysis and the mitochondrial function of osteoarthritis, resulting in a denser collagen matrix that delays cartilage degradation. Thus, HIF-1α is likely to be a crucial therapeutic target for osteoarthritis via regulating chondrocyte inflammation and metabolism. In this review, we summarize the mechanism of hypoxia in the pathogenic mechanisms of osteoarthritis, and focus on a series of therapeutic treatments targeting HIF-1α for osteoarthritis. Further clarification of the regulatory mechanisms of HIF-1α in osteoarthritis may provide more useful clues to developing novel osteoarthritis treatment strategies.
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- Chu-Yang Zeng
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- *Correspondence: Xi-Feng Wang, ; Fu-Zhou Hua,
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- *Correspondence: Xi-Feng Wang, ; Fu-Zhou Hua,
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Notch activation suppresses endothelial cell migration and sprouting via miR-223-3p targeting Fbxw7. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2022; 58:124-135. [PMID: 35194762 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-022-00649-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Angiogenesis involves temporo-spatially coordinated endothelial cell (EC) proliferation, differentiation, migration, and sprouting. Notch signaling is essential in regulating EC behaviors during angiogenesis, but its downstream mechanisms remain incompletely defined. In the current study, we show that miR-223-3p is a downstream molecule of Notch signaling and mediates the role of Notch signaling in regulating EC migration and sprouting. In human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), Notch activation by immobilized Dll4, a Notch ligand, upregulated miR-223-3p, and Notch activation-mediated miR-223-3p upregulation could be blocked by a γ-secretase inhibitor (DAPT). miR-223-3p overexpression apparently repressed HUVEC migration, leading to attenuated lumen formation and sprouting capacities. Transcriptome comparison and subsequent qRT-PCR validation further indicated that miR-223-3p downregulated the expression of multiple genes involved in EC migration, axon guidance, extracellular matrix remodeling, and angiogenesis. In addition, miR-223-3p antagonist transfection abolished Notch-mediated repression of EC migration and sprouting. By quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), western blotting, and reporter assay analysis, we confirmed that miR-223-3p directly targeted F-box and WD repeat domain-containing 7 (Fbxw7). Meanwhile, Fbxw7 overexpression could efficiently rescue the impaired migration capacity of ECs under miR-223-3p overexpression. In summary, these results identify that Notch activation-induced miR-223-3p suppresses EC migration and sprouting via Fbxw7.
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Yan S, Zhang B, Feng J, Wu H, Duan N, Zhu Y, Zhao Y, Shen S, Zhang K, Wu W, Liu N. FGFC1 Selectively Inhibits Erlotinib-Resistant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer via Elevation of ROS Mediated by the EGFR/PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway. Front Pharmacol 2022; 12:764699. [PMID: 35126111 PMCID: PMC8807551 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.764699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most common malignancies in the world. Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) have been used as a first-line treatment for patients harboring with EGFR mutations in advanced NSCLC. Nevertheless, the drug resistance after continuous and long-term chemotherapies considerably limits its clinical efficacy. Therefore, it is of great importance to develop new chemotherapeutic agents and treatment strategies to conquer the drug resistance. FGFC1 (Fungi fibrinolytic compound 1), a type of bisindole alkaloid from a metabolite of the rare marine fungi Starchbotrys longispora. FG216, has exhibited excellent fibrinolytic and anti-inflammatory activity. However, the potent efficacy of FGFC1 in human cancer therapy requires further study. Herein, we demonstrated that FGFC1 selectively suppressed the growth of NSCLC cells with EGFR mutation. Mechanistically, FGFC1 treatment significantly induced the apoptosis of erlotinib-resistant NSCLC cells H1975 in a dose-dependent manner, which was proved to be mediated by mitochondrial dysfunction and elevated accumulation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Scavenging ROS not only alleviated FGFC1-induced apoptosis but also relieved the decrease of phospho-Akt. We further confirmed that FGFC1 significantly decreased the phosphorylation of protein EGFR, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (Akt), and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in H1975 cells. Notably, PI3K inhibitor (LY294002) could promote the accumulation of ROS and the expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins induced by FGFC1. Molecular dynamics simulations indicated that FGFC1 can inhibit EGFR and its downstream PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway through directly binding to EGFR, which displayed a much higher binding affinity to EGFRT790M/L858R than EGFRWT. Additionally, FGFC1 treatment also inhibited the migration and invasion of H1975 cells. Finally, FGFC1 effectively inhibited tumor growth in the nude mice xenograft model of NSCLC. Taken together, our results indicate that FGFC1 may be a potential candidate for erlotinib-resistant NSCLC therapy.
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- Shike Yan
- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med X Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Engineering Research Center of Aquatic-Product Processing & Preservation, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Engineering Research Center of Aquatic-Product Processing & Preservation, Shanghai, China
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Sun L. F-box and WD repeat domain-containing 7 (FBXW7) mediates the hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway to affect hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in neonatal rats. Bioengineered 2021; 13:560-572. [PMID: 34951343 PMCID: PMC8805906 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2011635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine whether F-box and WD repeat domain-containing 7 (FBXW7) can mediate the hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway to affect neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) in neonatal rats. HIBD rats were treated with LV-shFBXW7. Cerebral infarct size was determined by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining, while microvessel density (MVD) was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Learning and memory were tested using the Morris water maze (MWM) test. FBXW7 and HIF-1α/VEGF signaling pathway proteins were measured by Western blotting. Brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) were isolated to establish an oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) model to evaluate treatment with FBXW7 siRNA. Cell viability was detected using a 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, while cell migration was evaluated using a wound healing assay. The tube formation of BMECs was also assessed. The results demonstrated that HIBD rats exhibited increased protein expression of FBXW7, HIF-1α, and VEGF. HIBD rats also displayed increased cerebral infarct size, prolonged escape latency and a decreased number of platform crossings. However, HIBD rats treated with LV-shFBXW7 exhibited reversal of these changes. In vitro experiments showed that BMECs in the OGD group had significantly decreased cell viability, shorter vascular lumen length, and shorter migration distance than cells in the control group. Moreover, silencing FBXW7 promoted proliferation, tube formation and migration of BMECs. Taken together, silencing FBXW7 upregulates the HIF-1α/VEGF signaling pathway to promote the angiogenesis of neonatal HIBD rats after brain injury, reducing infarct volume and improving recovery of nerve function in HIBD rats.
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- Ling Sun
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, China
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An ERK5-KLF2 signalling module regulates early embryonic gene expression and telomere rejuvenation in stem cells. Biochem J 2021; 478:4119-4136. [PMID: 34780645 PMCID: PMC8718266 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The ERK5 MAP kinase signalling pathway drives transcription of naïve pluripotency genes in mouse Embryonic Stem Cells (mESCs). However, how ERK5 impacts on other aspects of mESC biology has not been investigated. Here, we employ quantitative proteomic profiling to identify proteins whose expression is regulated by the ERK5 pathway in mESCs. This reveals a function for ERK5 signalling in regulating dynamically expressed early embryonic 2-cell stage (2C) genes including the mESC rejuvenation factor ZSCAN4. ERK5 signalling and ZSCAN4 induction in mESCs increases telomere length, a key rejuvenative process required for prolonged culture. Mechanistically, ERK5 promotes ZSCAN4 and 2C gene expression via transcription of the KLF2 pluripotency transcription factor. Surprisingly, ERK5 also directly phosphorylates KLF2 to drive ubiquitin-dependent degradation, encoding negative feedback regulation of 2C gene expression. In summary, our data identify a regulatory module whereby ERK5 kinase and transcriptional activities bi-directionally control KLF2 levels to pattern 2C gene transcription and a key mESC rejuvenation process.
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Lan H, Sun Y. Tumor Suppressor FBXW7 and Its Regulation of DNA Damage Response and Repair. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:751574. [PMID: 34760892 PMCID: PMC8573206 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.751574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The proper DNA damage response (DDR) and repair are the central molecular mechanisms for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and genomic integrity. The abnormality in this process is frequently observed in human cancers, and is an important contributing factor to cancer development. FBXW7 is an F-box protein serving as the substrate recognition component of SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin ligase. By selectively targeting many oncoproteins for proteasome-mediated degradation, FBXW7 acts as a typical tumor suppressor. Recent studies have demonstrated that FBXW7 also plays critical roles in the process of DDR and repair. In this review, we first briefly introduce the processes of protein ubiquitylation by SCFFBXW7 and DDR/repair, then provide an overview of the molecular characteristics of FBXW7. We next discuss how FBXW7 regulates the process of DDR and repair, and its translational implication. Finally, we propose few future perspectives to further elucidate the role of FBXW7 in regulation of a variety of biological processes and tumorigenesis, and to design a number of approaches for FBXW7 reactivation in a subset of human cancers for potential anticancer therapy.
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- Huiyin Lan
- Department of Thoracic Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Cancer Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Cancer Institute of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Liu S, Wang L, Wu X, Wu J, Liu D, Yu H. Overexpression of hsa_circ_0022742 suppressed hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction by targeting the miR-503-5p/FBXW7 axis. Microvasc Res 2021; 139:104249. [PMID: 34516983 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Type I and II diabetes adversely affect the microvasculature of several organs, although the regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. Previous studies have found that differentially expressed circRNAs associated with hyperglycemia (HG) induce endothelial dysfunction. In the present study, high-throughput sequencing was employed to assess abnormal circRNA expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) after HG treatment. Then, bioinformatics analysis, luciferase reporting analysis, angiogenic differentiation analysis, flow cytometry, and qRT-PCR analysis were performed to investigate the underlying regulatory mechanism and targets. The results demonstrate that hsa_circ_0022742 expression in HUVECs was decreased by HG treatment and overexpression of hsa_circ_0022742 suppressed HG-induced endothelial dysfunction. Luciferase analysis showed that miR-503-5p and FBXW7 were downstream targets of hsa_circ_0022742. Both overexpression of FBXW7 and inhibition of miR-503-5p reversed the protective effect of hsa_circ_0022742 against HG-induced endothelial dysfunction, including apoptosis, abnormal vascular differentiation, and secretion of inflammatory factors, indicating that hsa_circ_0022742 enhanced FBXW7 expression by sponging miR-503-5p. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that overexpression of hsa_circ_0022742 suppressed HG-induced endothelial dysfunction by targeting the miR-503-5p/FBXW7 axis.
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- Siyang Liu
- Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, Hebei 067000, China
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- Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, Hebei 067000, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Chengde Medical College, China
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- Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, Hebei 067000, China
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- Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, Hebei 067000, China
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- Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, Hebei 067000, China.
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Zhang H, Yang T. FBXW7alpha Promotes the Recovery of Traumatic Spinal Cord. Curr Mol Med 2021; 20:494-504. [PMID: 31870261 DOI: 10.2174/1566524020666191223164916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND White matter damage and neuronal cell death are incurred by spinal cord injury (SCI). FBXW7α, an important mediator of cell division and growth was investigated to explore its role in repairing the traumatic spinal cord in rats. Underlying mechanisms such as oxidative stress and inflammasomes signaling were also studied. METHODS Spinal cord injury in rats was established by longitudinal surgical incision from the lower to mid-thoracic vertebrae on the backside, followed by 20-g weight placed on the exposed Th12 surface for 30 min. AAV-delivered FBXW7α and -sh-FBXW7α were intrathecally injected into the rat spinal cord. Indices of oxidation, neurotrophic factors, and pyroptosis were measured by Western blot, Elisa, and RT-PCR. RESULTS We found the overexpression of FBXW7α in spinal cord rescue neuronal death triggered by the injury. Specifically, the nutritional condition, oxidative stress, and pyroptosis were improved. A synchronization of BNDF and GDNF expression patterns in various groups indicated the secretion of neurotrophic factors affect the outcome of SCI. The SOD1, CAT, and GSH-px were suppressed after trauma but all restored in response to FBXW7α overexpression. Inflammasomes-activated pyroptosis was incurred after the injury, and relevant biomarkers such as GSDMD, caspase-1, caspase- 11, IL-1β, and IL-18 were down-regulated after the introduction of FBXW7α into the injured cord. Additionally, up-regulating FBXW7α also repaired the mitochondria dysfunction. CONCLUSION Our data indicate FBXW7α probably serves as an important molecular target for the therapy of spinal cord injury.
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- Hong Zhang
- Department of Trauma Center, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, 222061, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 4th (Xing Yuan) Hospital of Yulin, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, 719000, China
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Yan HY, Wang HQ, Zhong M, Wu S, Yang L, Li K, Li YH. PML Suppresses Influenza Virus Replication by Promoting FBXW7 Expression. Virol Sin 2021; 36:1154-1164. [PMID: 34046815 DOI: 10.1007/s12250-021-00399-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Influenza A viruses (IAV) are responsible for seasonal flu epidemics, which can lead to high morbidity and mortality each year. Like other viruses, influenza virus can hijack host cellular machinery for its replication. Host cells have evolved diverse cellular defense to resist the invasion of viruses. As the main components of promyelocytic leukemia protein nuclear bodies (PML-NBs), PML can inhibit the replication of many medically important viruses including IAV. However, the mechanism of PML against IAV is unclear. In the present study, we found PML was induced in response to IAV infection and ectopic expression of PML could inhibit IAV replication, whereas knockdown of endogenous PML expression could enhance IAV replication. Further studies showed that PML increased the expression of FBXW7 by inhibiting its K48-linked ubiquitination and enhanced the interaction between FBXW7 and SHP2, which negatively regulated IAV replication during infection. Moreover, PML stabilized RIG-I to promote the production of type I IFN. Collectively, these data indicated that PML inhibited IAV replication by enhancing FBXW7 expression in the antiviral immunity against influenza virus and extended the mechanism of PML in antiviral immunity.
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- Hai-Yan Yan
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drug Research, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drug Research, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drug Research, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drug Research, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drug Research, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drug Research, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China. .,Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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Wang S, Shao Z, Tang X, Wang K, Zhao J, Dong Z. Reciprocal Antagonism between MicroRNA-138 and SIRT1 and Its Implications for the Angiogenesis of Endothelial Cells. J Vasc Res 2021; 58:1-16. [PMID: 33535226 DOI: 10.1159/000511786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs and sirtuins are important epigenetic regulators of gene expression and both contribute significantly to postnatal vascular development. However, the crosstalk between miRNAs and sirtuins in the modulation of angiogenesis has rarely been discussed. Here, we investigated the interactions between miR-138 and sirtuins in the process of angiogenesis. We found that overexpression of miR-138 markedly suppressed the proliferation, migration, and tube-forming capacities of the endothelial cells. And, miR-138 inhibitor-treated endothelial cells showed a reversed phenotype. Furthermore, miR-138 plays a negative role in vascular development in vivo. Western blot and qPCR assays demonstrated that SIRT1 was silenced by miR-138, and a luciferase reporter assay showed that miR-138 bound to the 3'-UTR of SIRT1. The re-expression of SIRT1 alleviated miR-138-mediated suppression of angiogenesis. Furthermore, silencing SIRT1 could boost the level of miR-138. And, upon miR-138 inhibitor treatment, SIRT1 silencing no longer reduced the angiogenic ability of endothelial cells significantly. These results demonstrated that the circuitry involving miR-138 and SIRT1 may participate in vascular homeostasis and also offered the possibility of identifying a new approach in the treatment of angiogenic diseases.
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- Shangyu Wang
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China,
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Myeloid FBW7 deficiency disrupts redox homeostasis and aggravates dietary-induced insulin resistance. Redox Biol 2020; 37:101688. [PMID: 32853822 PMCID: PMC7451763 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The E3 ubiquitin ligase FBW7 plays critical roles in multiple pathological and physiological processes. Here, we report that after high-fat diet (HFD) feeding for 16 weeks, myeloid-specific FBW7-deficient mice demonstrate increased redox stress, inflammatory responses and insulin resistance. Macrophages activation under FBW7 deficiency decreases substrate flux through the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) to produce less equivalents (NADPH and GSH) and aggravate the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in macrophages, thereby over-activating proinflammatory reaction. Mechanistically, we identify that pyruvate kinase muscle isozyme M2 (PKM2) is a new bona fide ubiquitin substrate of SCFFBW7. While challenged with HFD stress, pharmacological inhibition of PKM2 protects FBW7-deficient macrophages against production of ROS, proinflammatory reaction and insulin resistance. Intriguingly, we further find an inverse correlation between FBW7 level and relative higher H2O2 level and the severity of obesity-related diabetes. Overall, the results suggest that FBW7 can play a crucial role in modulating inflammatory response through maintaining the intracellular redox homeostasis during HFD insults. Myeloid FBW7 deficiency aggravates HFD-induced oxidative stress, inflammation and insulin resistance. PKM2 is a new bona fide ubiquitin substrate of SCFFBW7. FBW7 divert glycolysis to combat oxidative stress via PKM2 in macrophages. FBW7 expression inversely correlates with ROS level to govern obesity-related metabolic disorder.
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Yumimoto K, Nakayama KI. Recent insight into the role of FBXW7 as a tumor suppressor. Semin Cancer Biol 2020; 67:1-15. [PMID: 32113998 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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FBXW7 (also known as Fbw7, Sel10, hCDC4, or hAgo) is a tumor suppressor and the most frequently mutated member of the F-box protein family in human cancers. FBXW7 functions as the substrate recognition component of an SCF-type E3 ubiquitin ligase. It specifically controls the proteasome-mediated degradation of many oncoproteins such as c-MYC, NOTCH, KLF5, cyclin E, c-JUN, and MCL1. In this review, we summarize the molecular and biological features of FBXW7 and its substrates as well as the impact of mutations of FBXW7 on cancer development. We also address the clinical potential of anticancer therapy targeting FBXW7.
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- Kanae Yumimoto
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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FBXW7 in Cancer: What Has Been Unraveled Thus Far? Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11020246. [PMID: 30791487 PMCID: PMC6406609 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11020246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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: The FBXW7 (F-box with 7 tandem WD40) protein encoded by the gene FBXW7 is one of the crucial components of ubiquitin ligase called Skp1-Cullin1-F-box (SCF) complex that aids in the degradation of many oncoproteins via the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) thus regulating cellular growth. FBXW7 is considered as a potent tumor suppressor as most of its target substrates can function as potential growth promoters, including c-Myc, Notch, cyclin E, c-JUN, and KLF5. Its regulators include p53, C/EBP-δ, Numb, microRNAs, Pin 1, Hes-5, BMI1, Ebp2. Mounting evidence has indicated the involvement of aberrant expression of FBXW7 for tumorigenesis. Moreover, numerous studies have also shown its role in cancer cell chemosensitization, thereby demonstrating the importance of FBXW7 in the development of curative cancer therapy. This comprehensive review emphasizes on the targets, functions, regulators and expression of FBXW7 in different cancers and its involvement in sensitizing cancer cells to chemotherapeutic drugs.
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Murakami T, Akazawa Y, Yatagai N, Hiromoto T, Sasahara N, Saito T, Sakamoto N, Nagahara A, Yao T. Molecular characterization of sessile serrated adenoma/polyps with dysplasia/carcinoma based on immunohistochemistry, next-generation sequencing, and microsatellite instability testing: a case series study. Diagn Pathol 2018; 13:88. [PMID: 30458818 PMCID: PMC6247685 DOI: 10.1186/s13000-018-0771-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background Colorectal sessile serrated adenoma/polyps (SSA/Ps) are considered early precursor lesions in the serrated neoplasia pathway. Recent studies have shown associations of SSA/Ps with lost MLH1 expression, a CpG island methylator phenotype, and BRAF mutations. However, the molecular biological features of SSA/Ps with early neoplastic progression have not yet been fully elucidated, owing to the rarity of cases of SSA/P with advanced histology such as cytologic dysplasia or invasive carcinoma. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the molecular biological features of SSA/Ps with dysplasia/carcinoma, representing relatively early stages of the serrated neoplasia pathway. Methods We performed immunostaining for β-catenin, MLH1, and mucins (e.g., MUC2, MUC5AC, MUC6, and CD10); targeted next-generation sequencing; and microsatellite instability (MSI) testing in 8 SSA/P lesions comprised of 4 SSA/Ps with high-grade dysplasia and 4 SSA/Ps with submucosal carcinoma. Results Lost MLH1 expression was found in 5 cases. All lesions studied were positive for nuclear β-catenin expression. Regarding phenotypic mucin expression, all lesions were positive for MUC2, but negative for CD10. MUC5AC and MUC6 positivity was observed in 7 cases. Genetically, the most frequently mutated gene was BRAF (7 cases), and other mutations were detected in FBXW7 (3 cases); TP53 (2 cases), and KIT, PTEN, SMAD4, and SMARCB1 (1 case each). Furthermore, 4 of 8 lesions were MSI-high and the remaining 4 lesions were microsatellite-stable (MSS). Interestingly, all 4 MSI-high lesions displayed MLH1 loss, 3 of which harbored a FBXW7 mutation, but not a TP53 mutation. However, 2 MSS lesions harbored a TP53 mutation, although none harbored a FBXW7 mutation. Conclusions SSA/Ps with dysplasia/carcinoma frequently harbored BRAF mutations. Activation of the WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway may facilitate the development of dysplasia in SSA/Ps and progression to carcinoma. Furthermore, our results suggested that these lesions might be associated with both MSI-high and MSS colorectal cancer, which might be distinguished by distinct molecular biological features such as lost MLH1 expression, FBXW7 mutations, and TP53 mutations.
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- Takashi Murakami
- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan. .,Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.,Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.,Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.,Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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SCF FBW7-mediated degradation of Brg1 suppresses gastric cancer metastasis. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3569. [PMID: 30177679 PMCID: PMC6120942 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06038-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Brg1/SMARCA4 serves as the ATPase and the helicase catalytic subunit for the multi-component SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, which plays a pivotal role in governing chromatin structure and gene transcription. However, the upstream signaling pathways regulating Brg1 protein stability and its physiological contribution to carcinogenesis remain largely elusive. Here we report that Brg1 is a bona fide ubiquitin substrate of SCFFBW7. We reveal that CK1δ phosphorylates Brg1 at Ser31/Ser35 residues to facilitate the binding of Brg1 to FBW7, leading to ubiquitination-mediated degradation. In keeping with a tumor suppressive role of FBW7 in human gastric cancer, we find an inverse correlation between FBW7 and Brg1 expression in human gastric cancer clinical samples. Mechanistically, we find that stabilization of Brg1 in gastric cancer cells suppresses E-cadherin expression, subsequently promoting gastric cancer metastasis. Hence, this previously unknown FBW7/Brg1 signaling axis provides the molecular basis and the rationale to target Brg1 in FBW7-compromised human gastric cancers.
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Korphaisarn K, Morris VK, Overman MJ, Fogelman DR, Kee BK, Raghav KPS, Manuel S, Shureiqi I, Wolff RA, Eng C, Menter D, Hamilton SR, Kopetz S, Dasari A. FBXW7 missense mutation: a novel negative prognostic factor in metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma. Oncotarget 2018; 8:39268-39279. [PMID: 28424412 PMCID: PMC5503612 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background FBXW7 functions as a ubiquitin ligase tagging multiple dominant oncogenic proteins and commonly mutates in colorectal cancer. Data suggest missense mutations lead to greater loss of FBXW7 function than other gene aberrations do. However, the clinicopathologic factors and outcomes associated with FBXW7 missense mutations in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) have not been described. Methods Data were obtained from mCRC patients whose tumors were evaluated by next-generation sequencing for hotspot mutations at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Alterations in FBXW7 were identified, and their associations with clinicopathologic features and overall survival (OS) were evaluated. Results Of 855 mCRC patients, 571 had data on FBXW7 status; 43 (7.5%) had FBXW7 mutations, including 37 with missense mutations. R465C mutations in exon 9 were the most common missense mutations (18.6%). PIK3CA mutations were associated with FBXW7 missense mutations (p=0.012). On univariate analysis, patients with FBXW7 missense mutations had significantly worse OS (median 28.7 mo) than those with wild-type FBXW7 (median 46.6 mo; p=0.003). On multivariate analysis including other known prognostic factors such as BRAF mutations, FBXW7 missense mutations were the strongest negative prognostic factor for OS (hazard ratio 2.0; p=0.003). Conclusions In the largest clinical dataset of mCRC to date, FBXW7 missense mutations showed a strong negative prognostic association.
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- Krittiya Korphaisarn
- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.,Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Pseudopodium-enriched atypical kinase 1 mediates angiogenesis by modulating GATA2-dependent VEGFR2 transcription. Cell Discov 2018; 4:26. [PMID: 29872538 PMCID: PMC5972149 DOI: 10.1038/s41421-018-0024-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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PEAK1 is a newly described tyrosine kinase and scaffold protein that transmits integrin-mediated extracellular matrix (ECM) signals to facilitate cell movement and growth. While aberrant expression of PEAK1 has been linked to cancer progression, its normal physiological role in vertebrate biology is not known. Here we provide evidence that PEAK1 plays a central role in orchestrating new vessel formation in vertebrates. Deletion of the PEAK1 gene in zebrafish, mice, and human endothelial cells (ECs) induced severe defects in new blood vessel formation due to deficiencies in EC proliferation, survival, and migration. Gene transcriptional and proteomic analyses of PEAK1-deficient ECs revealed a significant loss of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) mRNA and protein expression, as well as downstream signaling to its effectors, ERK, Akt, and Src kinase. PEAK1 regulates VEGFR2 expression by binding to and increasing the protein stability of the transcription factor GATA-binding protein 2 (GATA2), which controls VEGFR2 transcription. Importantly, PEAK1-GATA2-dependent VEGFR2 expression is mediated by EC adhesion to the ECM and is required for breast cancer-induced new vessel formation in mice. Also, elevated expression of PEAK1 and VEGFR2 mRNA are highly correlated in many human cancers including breast cancer. Together, our findings reveal a novel PEAK1-GATA2-VEGFR2 signaling axis that integrates cell adhesion and growth factor cues from the extracellular environment necessary for new vessel formation during vertebrate development and cancer.
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Yu S, Wang F, Tan X, Gao GL, Pan WJ, Luan Y, Ge X. FBW7 targets KLF10 for ubiquitin-dependent degradation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 495:2092-2097. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.11.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Csizmok V, Montecchio M, Lin H, Tyers M, Sunnerhagen M, Forman-Kay JD. Multivalent Interactions with Fbw7 and Pin1 Facilitate Recognition of c-Jun by the SCF Fbw7 Ubiquitin Ligase. Structure 2017; 26:28-39.e2. [PMID: 29225075 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Many regulatory proteins, including the transcription factor c-Jun, are highly enriched in disordered protein regions that govern growth, division, survival, differentiation, and response to signals. The stability of c-Jun is controlled by poorly understood regulatory interactions of its disordered region with both the E3 ubiquitin ligase SCFFbw7 and prolyl cis-trans isomerase Pin1. We use nuclear magnetic resonance and fluorescence studies of c-Jun to demonstrate that multisite c-Jun phosphorylation is required for high-affinity interaction with Fbw7. We show that the Pin1 WW and PPIase domains interact in a dynamic complex with multiply phosphorylated c-Jun. Importantly, Pin1 isomerizes a pSer-Pro peptide bond at the c-Jun N terminus that affects binding to Fbw7 and thus modulates the ubiquitin-mediated degradation of c-Jun. Our findings support the general principle that multiple weak binding motifs within disordered regions can synergize to yield high-affinity interactions and provide rapidly evolvable means to build and fine-tune regulatory events.
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- Veronika Csizmok
- Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden
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- Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden
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- Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
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KLF2 in Regulation of NF-κB-Mediated Immune Cell Function and Inflammation. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18112383. [PMID: 29125549 PMCID: PMC5713352 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18112383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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KLF2 (Kruppel-like factor 2) is a member of the zinc finger transcription factor family, which critically regulates embryonic lung development, function of endothelial cells and maintenance of quiescence in T-cells and monocytes. It is expressed in naïve T-cells and monocytes, however its level of expression decreases during activation and differentiation. KLF2 also plays critical regulatory role in various inflammatory diseases and their pathogenesis. Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) is an important inducer of inflammation and the inflammation is mediated through the transcription of several proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines and adhesion molecules. So, both transcriptional factors KLF2 and NF-κB are being associated with the similar cellular functions and their maintenance. It was shown that KLF2 regulates most of the NF-κB-mediated activities. In this review, we focused on emphasizing the involvement of KLF2 in health and disease states and how they interact with transcriptional master regulator NF-κB.
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Bialkowska AB, Yang VW, Mallipattu SK. Krüppel-like factors in mammalian stem cells and development. Development 2017; 144:737-754. [PMID: 28246209 DOI: 10.1242/dev.145441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are a family of zinc-finger transcription factors that are found in many species. Recent studies have shown that KLFs play a fundamental role in regulating diverse biological processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, development and regeneration. Of note, several KLFs are also crucial for maintaining pluripotency and, hence, have been linked to reprogramming and regenerative medicine approaches. Here, we review the crucial functions of KLFs in mammalian embryogenesis, stem cell biology and regeneration, as revealed by studies of animal models. We also highlight how KLFs have been implicated in human diseases and outline potential avenues for future research.
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- Agnieszka B Bialkowska
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8176, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8176, USA.,Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8176, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8176, USA
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Zitouni S, Méchali F, Papin C, Choquet A, Roche D, Baldin V, Coux O, Bonne-Andrea C. The stability of Fbw7α in M-phase requires its phosphorylation by PKC. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183500. [PMID: 28850619 PMCID: PMC5574586 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Fbw7 is a tumor suppressor often deleted or mutated in human cancers. It serves as the substrate-recruiting subunit of a SCF ubiquitin ligase that targets numerous critical proteins for degradation, including oncoproteins and master transcription factors. Cyclin E was the first identified substrate of the SCFFbw7 ubiquitin ligase. In human cancers bearing FBXW7-gene mutations, deregulation of cyclin E turnover leads to its aberrant expression in mitosis. We investigated Fbw7 regulation in Xenopus eggs, which, although arrested in a mitotic-like phase, naturally express high levels of cyclin E. Here, we report that Fbw7α, the only Fbw7 isoform detected in eggs, is phosphorylated by PKC (protein kinase C) at a key residue (S18) in a manner coincident with Fbw7α inactivation. We show that this PKC-dependent phosphorylation and inactivation of Fbw7α also occurs in mitosis during human somatic cell cycles, and importantly is critical for Fbw7α stabilization itself upon nuclear envelope breakdown. Finally, we provide evidence that S18 phosphorylation, which lies within the intrinsically disordered N-terminal region specific to the α-isoform reduces the capacity of Fbw7α to dimerize and to bind cyclin E. Together, these findings implicate PKC in an evolutionarily-conserved pathway that aims to protect Fbw7α from degradation by keeping it transiently in a resting, inactive state.
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- Sihem Zitouni
- Centre de Recherche de Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier, CNRS, UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Centre de Recherche de Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier, CNRS, UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, UMR 9002, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS UMR 5203, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Centre de Recherche de Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier, CNRS, UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Institut de Biologie Computationnelle, LIRMM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Centre de Recherche de Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier, CNRS, UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Centre de Recherche de Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier, CNRS, UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Centre de Recherche de Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier, CNRS, UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Wang J, Wang S, Zhang W, Wang X, Liu X, Liu L, Li L, Liang Y, Yu J, Jeong LS, Jia L, Zhao H, Zhang Y. Targeting neddylation pathway with MLN4924 (Pevonedistat) induces NOXA-dependent apoptosis in renal cell carcinoma. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 490:1183-1188. [PMID: 28669728 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.06.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Inhibition of protein neddylation pathway has emerged an attractive anticancer strategy in preclinical studies by using Nedd8-activating enzyme (NAE) inhibitor MLN4924 (Pevonedistat). Previous studies have reported the antitumor activity of MLN4924 mediated by its efficacy on apoptosis, autophagy and senescence. However, whether MLN4924 has any effect on renal carcinoma cells (RCC) remains unexplored. Here we reported that MLN4924 specifically inhibited protein neddylation pathway, leading to statistically significantly suppress the proliferation, survival and migration of RCC cells by inducing G2 cell-cycle arrest, followed by apoptosis in a MLN4924 dose-dependent manner. Further mechanistic study revealed that MLN4924-induced apoptosis was mediated by substantial up-regulation of pro-apoptotic NOXA. These findings highlighted the anticancer effects of the neddylation inhibitors (e.g. MLN4924) for the treatment of RCC.
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- Jiyou Wang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China; College of Life Science, Dezhou University, Dezhou, 253023, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Shanghai, 200040, China; Research Center on Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Cancer Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Shanghai, 200040, China; Research Center on Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Shanghai, 200040, China; Research Center on Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China.
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Liao SY, Chiang CW, Hsu CH, Chen YT, Jen J, Juan HF, Lai WW, Wang YC. CK1δ/GSK3β/FBXW7α axis promotes degradation of the ZNF322A oncoprotein to suppress lung cancer progression. Oncogene 2017; 36:5722-5733. [PMID: 28581525 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Overexpression of Cys2His2 zinc-finger 322A (ZNF322A) oncogenic transcription factor is associated with lung tumorigenesis. However, the mechanism of ZNF322A overexpression remains poorly understood. Here, we discover that protein stability of ZNF322A is regulated by coordinated phosphorylation and ubiquitination through the CK1δ/GSK3β/FBXW7α axis. CK1δ and GSK3β kinases sequentially phosphorylate ZNF322A at serine-396 and then serine-391. Moreover, the doubly phosphorylated ZNF322A protein creates a destruction motif for the ubiquitin ligase FBXW7α leading to ZNF322A protein destruction. Overexpression of FBXW7α induces ZNF322A protein degradation, thereby blocks ZNF322A transcription activity and suppresses ZNF322A-induced tumor growth and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Clinically, overexpression of ZNF322A correlates with low FBXW7α or defective CK1δ/GSK3β-mediated phosphorylation in lung cancer patients. Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicates that patients with ZNF322A high/FBXW7 low expression profile can be used as an independent factor to predict the clinical outcome in lung cancer patients. Our results reveal a new mechanism of ZNF322A oncoprotein destruction regulated by the CK1δ/GSK3β/FBXW7α axis. Deregulation of this signaling axis results in ZNF322A overexpression and promotes cancer progression.
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- S-Y Liao
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Cheng X, Hao Y, Shu W, Zhao M, Zhao C, Wu Y, Peng X, Yao P, Xiao D, Qing G, Pan Z, Yin L, Hu D, Du HN. Cell cycle-dependent degradation of the methyltransferase SETD3 attenuates cell proliferation and liver tumorigenesis. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:9022-9033. [PMID: 28442573 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.778001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Revised: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Histone modifications, including lysine methylation, are epigenetic marks that influence many biological pathways. Accordingly, many methyltransferases have critical roles in various biological processes, and their dysregulation is often associated with cancer. However, the biological functions and regulation of many methyltransferases are unclear. Here, we report that a human homolog of the methyltransferase SET (SU(var), enhancer of zeste, and trithorax) domain containing 3 (SETD3) is cell cycle-regulated; SETD3 protein levels peaked in S phase and were lowest in M phase. We found that the β-isoform of the tumor suppressor F-box and WD repeat domain containing 7 (FBXW7β) specifically mediates SETD3 degradation. Aligning the SETD3 sequence with those of well known FBXW7 substrates, we identified six potential non-canonical Cdc4 phosphodegrons (CPDs), and one of them, CPD1, is primarily phosphorylated by the kinase glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3β), which is required for FBXW7β-mediated recognition and degradation. Moreover, depletion or inhibition of GSK3β or FBXW7β resulted in elevated SETD3 levels. Mutations of the phosphorylated residues in CPD1 of SETD3 abolished the interaction between FBXW7β and SETD3 and prevented SETD3 degradation. Our data further indicated that SETD3 levels positively correlated with cell proliferation of liver cancer cells and liver tumorigenesis in a xenograft mouse model, and that overexpression of FBXW7β counteracts the SETD3's tumorigenic role. We also show that SETD3 levels correlate with cancer malignancy, indicated by SETD3 levels that the 54 liver tumors are 2-fold higher than those in the relevant adjacent tissues. Collectively, these data elucidated that a GSK3β-FBXW7β-dependent mechanism controls SETD3 protein levels during the cell cycle and attenuates its oncogenic role in liver tumorigenesis.
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- Xiaoqing Cheng
- From the Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072
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- the Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092,
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- From the Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072
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- From the Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072
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- From the Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072
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- the Department of Radiotherapy, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan 430079
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- the Department of Oncology, Shenzhen Hospital of Peking University, Shenzhen 518083
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- the Department of Radiotherapy, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan 430079
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- the Medical Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, and
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- the Medical Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, and
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- the Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- From the Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072
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- the Department of Radiotherapy, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan 430079,
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- From the Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072,
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Liao P, Wang W, Li Y, Wang R, Jin J, Pang W, Chen Y, Shen M, Wang X, Jiang D, Pang J, Liu M, Lin X, Feng XH, Wang P, Ge X. Palmitoylated SCP1 is targeted to the plasma membrane and negatively regulates angiogenesis. eLife 2017; 6:e22058. [PMID: 28440748 PMCID: PMC5404917 DOI: 10.7554/elife.22058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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SCP1 as a nuclear transcriptional regulator acts globally to silence neuronal genes and to affect the dephosphorylation of RNA Pol ll. However, we report the first finding and description of SCP1 as a plasma membrane-localized protein in various cancer cells using EGFP- or other epitope-fused SCP1. Membrane-located SCP1 dephosphorylates AKT at serine 473, leading to the abolishment of serine 473 phosphorylation that results in suppressed angiogenesis and a decreased risk of tumorigenesis. Consistently, we observed increased AKT phosphorylation and angiogenesis followed by enhanced tumorigenesis in Ctdsp1 (which encodes SCP1) gene - knockout mice. Importantly, we discovered that the membrane localization of SCP1 is crucial for impeding angiogenesis and tumor growth, and this localization depends on palmitoylation of a conserved cysteine motif within its NH2 terminus. Thus, our study discovers a novel mechanism underlying SCP1 shuttling between the plasma membrane and nucleus, which constitutes a unique pathway in transducing AKT signaling that is closely linked to angiogenesis and tumorigenesis.
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- Peng Liao
- Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Regulation of SOX10 stability via ubiquitination-mediated degradation by Fbxw7α modulates melanoma cell migration. Oncotarget 2017; 6:36370-82. [PMID: 26461473 PMCID: PMC4742183 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Dysregulation of SOX10 was reported to be correlated with the progression of multiple cancer types, including melanocytic tumors and tumors of the nervous system. However, the mechanisms by which SOX10 is dysregulated in these tumors are poorly understood. In this study, we report that SOX10 is a direct substrate of Fbxw7α E3 ubiquitin ligase, a tumor suppressor in multiple cancers. Fbxw7α promotes SOX10 ubiquitination-mediated turnover through CPD domain of SOX10. Besides, GSK3β phosphorylates SOX10 at CPD domain and facilitates Fbxw7α-mediated SOX10 degradation. Moreover, SOX10 protein levels were inversely correlated with Fbxw7α in melanoma cells, and modulation of Fbxw7α levels regulated the expression of SOX10 and its downstream gene MIA. More importantly, SOX10 reversed Fbxw7α-mediated suppression of melanoma cell migration. This study provides evidence that the tumor suppressor Fbxw7α is the E3 ubiquitin ligase responsible for the degradation of SOX10, and suggests that reduced Fbxw7α might contribute to the upregulation of SOX10 in melanoma cells.
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Li M, Ouyang L, Zheng Z, Xiang D, Ti A, Li L, Dan Y, Yu C, Li W. E3 ubiquitin ligase FBW7α inhibits cholangiocarcinoma cell proliferation by downregulating c-Myc and cyclin E. Oncol Rep 2017; 37:1627-1636. [PMID: 28184929 DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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FBW7 (F-box and WD repeat domain-containing 7), also known as CDC4, AGO and SEL10, is the substrate recognition component of an evolutionary conserved SCF (complex of SKP1, CUL1 and F-box protein)-type E3 ubiquitin ligase. It is a recognized tumor suppressor because it targets multiple oncoproteins for ubiquitination-mediated destruction and its mutations are frequently identified in a variety of human malignancies. However, the function of FBW7 in proliferation of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) remains unknown. We found that overexpression of FBW7α induced CCA cell arrest in G1 phase of cell cycle and inhibited cell proliferation in vitro and CCA xenograft tumor growth, suggesting that FBW7α is a tumor suppressor in CCA progression. Overxpression of FBW7α resulted in the protein degradation of its substrates such as c-Myc and cyclin E which promote CCA cell proliferation. Restoration of the expression of c-Myc, but not cyclin E, rescued the proliferation of FBW7α-overexpression CCA cells. These results suggest that FBW7α plays an essential inhibitory role in CCA progression, indicating that targeting FBW7α substrate c-Myc may be a potential strategy for CCA treatment.
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- Ming Li
- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreas and Vessel Surgery, Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, P.R. China
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- Xiamen City Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Diseases, Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Fuzhou, Fuzhou, Fujian, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreas and Vessel Surgery, Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreas and Vessel Surgery, Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreas and Vessel Surgery, Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, P.R. China
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- Xiamen City Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Diseases, Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreas and Vessel Surgery, Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, P.R. China
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Yao S, Xu F, Chen Y, Ge Y, Zhang F, Huang H, Li L, Lin D, Luo X, Xu J, Luo D, Zhu X, Liu Y. Fbw7 regulates apoptosis in activated B-cell like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by targeting Stat3 for ubiquitylation and degradation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2017; 36:10. [PMID: 28069035 PMCID: PMC5223361 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-016-0476-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Background The ubiquitin-ligase Fbw7 acts as a tumor suppressor, targeting lots of proto-oncogenes for proteolysis. However, the exact role of Fbw7 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) development remains unclear. Methods We evaluated Fbw7 expression in patient samples of DLBCL using immunohistochemical staining. The effect of Fbw7 overexpression on cell viability and apoptosis was investigated using activated B-cell (ABC) like DLBCL cell lines. The mechanism of Fbw7 activity in DLBCL was investigated using immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination, western blot and qualitative analyses. Results The non-germinal center B-cell-like subtype of DLBCL showed reduced Fbw7 expression compared with the germinal center B-cell (GBC) subtype, and low Fbw7 expression was associated with a worse prognosis. Fbw7 overexpression caused decreased cell viability and increased apoptosis rates in the ABC-DLBCL cell lines SU-DHL-2 and OCI-LY-3. Importantly, Stat3 and phospho-Stat3Tyr705 stability were reduced following Fbw7 overexpression in ABC-DLBCL cell lines. In HEK293T and SU-DHL-2 cells, we demonstrated that Fbw7 interacts with Stat3 and pStat3Tyr705 to regulate their ubiquitylation and degradation. Downstream anti-apoptotic target genes of activated Stat3, including Myc, Survivin, Mcl-1, Pim-1, Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl showed decreased mRNA expression following exogenous Fbw7 overexpression. The negative relationship between Fbw7 and pStat3Tyr705 levels was also confirmed in DLBCL patient samples. Conclusion The ubiquitin-ligase Fbw7 mediates apoptosis through targeting Stat3 for ubiquitylation and degradation in ABC-DLBCL. Thus, our study may offer a promising approach for ABC-DLBCL therapy through Stat3 inhibition. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13046-016-0476-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Su Yao
- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Dongguan People's Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523059, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China.
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Liu N, Ding D, Hao W, Yang F, Wu X, Wang M, Xu X, Ju Z, Liu JP, Song Z, Shay JW, Guo Y, Cong YS. hTERT promotes tumor angiogenesis by activating VEGF via interactions with the Sp1 transcription factor. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:8693-8703. [PMID: 27325744 PMCID: PMC5062966 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis is recognized as an important hallmark of cancer. Although telomerase is thought to be involved in tumor angiogenesis, the evidence and underlying mechanism remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate that human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) activates vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF) gene expression through interactions with the VEGF promoter and the transcription factor Sp1. hTERT binds to Sp1 in vitro and in vivo and stimulates angiogenesis in a manner dependent on Sp1. Deletion of the mTert gene in the first generation of Tert null mice compromised tumor growth, with reduced VEGF expression. In addition, we show that hTERT expression levels are positively correlated with those of VEGF in human gastric tumor samples. Together, our results demonstrate that hTERT facilitates tumor angiogenesis by up-regulating VEGF expression through direct interactions with the VEGF gene and the Sp1 transcription factor. These results provide novel insights into hTERT function in tumor progression in addition to its role in telomere maintenance.
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- Ning Liu
- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Institute of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Wu M, Zhang JD, Tang RN, Crowley SD, Liu H, Lv LL, Ma KL, Liu BC. Elevated PTH induces endothelial-to-chondrogenic transition in aortic endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2016; 312:F436-F444. [PMID: 27582099 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00210.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Previous studies have shown that increased parathyroid hormone (PTH) attributable to secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease accelerates the arteriosclerotic fibrosis and calcification. Although the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown, endothelial cells (ECs) have recently been demonstrated to participate in calcification in part by providing chondrogenic cells via the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether elevated PTH could induce endothelial-to-chondrogenic transition in aortic ECs and to determine the possible underlying signaling pathway. We found that treatment of ECs with PTH significantly upregulated the expression of EndMT-related markers. Accordingly, ECs treated with PTH exhibited chondrogenic potential. In vivo, lineage-tracing model-subjected mice with endothelial-specific green fluorescent protein fluorescence to chronic PTH infusion showed a marked increase in the aortic expression of chondrocyte markers, and confocal microscopy revealed the endothelial origin of cells expressing chondrocyte markers in the aorta after PTH infusion. Furthermore, this in vitro study showed that PTH enhanced the nuclear localization of β-catenin in ECs, whereas β-catenin siRNA or DKK1, an inhibitor of β-catenin nuclear translocation, attenuated the upregulation of EndMT-associated and chondrogenic markers induced by PTH. In summary, our study demonstrated that elevated PTH could induce the transition of ECs to chondrogenic cells via EndMT, possibly mediated by the nuclear translocation of β-catenin.
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- Min Wu
- Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China; and
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- Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China; and.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China; and
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- Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China; and
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- Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China; and
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- Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China; and
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Peripheral tolerance can be modified by altering KLF2-regulated Treg migration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E4662-70. [PMID: 27462110 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1605849113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Tregs are essential for maintaining peripheral tolerance, and thus targeting these cells may aid in the treatment of autoimmunity and cancer by enhancing or reducing suppressive functions, respectively. Before these cells can be harnessed for therapeutic purposes, it is necessary to understand how they maintain tolerance under physiologically relevant conditions. We now report that transcription factor Kruppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) controls naive Treg migration patterns via regulation of homeostatic and inflammatory homing receptors, and that in its absence KLF2-deficient Tregs are unable to migrate efficiently to secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs). Diminished Treg trafficking to SLOs is sufficient to initiate autoimmunity, indicating that SLOs are a primary site for maintaining peripheral tolerance under homeostatic conditions. Disease severity correlates with impaired Treg recruitment to SLOs and, conversely, promotion of Tregs into these tissues can ameliorate autoimmunity. Moreover, stabilizing KLF2 expression within the Treg compartment enhances peripheral tolerance by diverting these suppressive cells from tertiary tissues into SLOs. Taken together, these results demonstrate that peripheral tolerance is enhanced or diminished through modulation of Treg trafficking to SLOs, a process that can be controlled by adjusting KLF2 protein levels.
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Rapidly accumulating data indicate that F-box/WD repeat-containing protein 7 (Fbxw7) is one of the most frequently mutated genes in human cancers and regulates a network of crucial oncoproteins. These studies have generated important new insights into tumorigenesis and may soon enable therapies targeting the Fbxw7 pathway. We searched PubMed, Embase, and ISI Web of Science databases (1973-2015, especially recent 5 years) for articles published in the English language using the key words "Fbxw7," "Fbw7," "hCDC4," and "Sel-10," and we reviewed recent developments in the search for Fbxw7. Fbxw7 coordinates the ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis of several critical cellular regulators, thereby controlling essential processes, such as cell cycle, differentiation, and apoptosis. Fbxw7 contains 3 isoforms (Fbxw7α, Fbxw7β, and Fbxw7γ), and they are differently regulated in subtract recognition. Besides those, Fbxw7 activity is controlled at different levels, resulting in specific and tunable regulation of the abundance and activity of its substrates in a variety of human solid tumor types, including glioma malignancy, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, melanoma as well as colorectal, lung, breast, gastric, liver, pancreatic, renal, prostate, endometrial, and esophageal cancers. Fbxw7 is strongly associated with tumorigenesis, and the mechanisms and consequences of Fbxw7 deregulation in cancers may soon enable the development of novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Jun Cao
- From the Zhejiang Cancer Research Institute (JC, Z-QL); and Department of Surgical Oncology, Zhejiang Province Cancer Hospital, Zhejiang Cancer Center, Hangzhou, China (JC, M-HG)
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Sun J, Luan Y, Xiang D, Tan X, Chen H, Deng Q, Zhang J, Chen M, Huang H, Wang W, Niu T, Li W, Peng H, Li S, Li L, Tang W, Li X, Wu D, Wang P. The 11S Proteasome Subunit PSME3 Is a Positive Feedforward Regulator of NF-κB and Important for Host Defense against Bacterial Pathogens. Cell Rep 2016; 14:737-749. [PMID: 26776519 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.12.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 10/18/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The NF-κB pathway plays important roles in immune responses. Although its regulation has been extensively studied, here, we report an unknown feedforward mechanism for the regulation of this pathway by Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands in macrophages. During bacterial infections, TLR ligands upregulate the expression of the 11S proteasome subunit PSME3 via NF-κB-mediated transcription in macrophages. PSME3, in turn, enhances the transcriptional activity of NF-κB by directly binding to and destabilizing KLF2, a negative regulator of NF-κB transcriptional activity. Consistent with this positive role of PSME3 in NF-κB regulation and importance of the NF-κB pathway in host defense against bacterial infections, the lack of PSME3 in hematopoietic cells renders the hosts more susceptible to bacterial infections, accompanied by increased bacterial burdens in host tissues. Thus, this study identifies a substrate for PSME3 and elucidates a proteolysis-dependent, but ubiquitin-independent, mechanism for NF-κB regulation that is important for host defense and innate immunity.
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- Jinxia Sun
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Emergency Department, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Emergency Department, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China; Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
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Bjørnstad S, Samara A, Erichsen A, Paulsen RE, Glover JC, Roald B. Hampered Lung Maturation in Methimazole-Induced Hypothyroidism in Fetal Chicken: Morphological and Molecular Correlates to Human Fetal Development. Neonatology 2016; 110:83-92. [PMID: 27070722 DOI: 10.1159/000444656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Molecular understanding of lung development is crucial for developing therapies and diagnostic tools. Animal models with altered thyroid hormone signaling provide mechanistic insight into thyroid-dependent neonatal lung disease. Repression of Klf2 (Krüppel-like factor 2), a suggested T3 target gene, is associated with disrupted lung development in mice. Klf2 is proposed to be specifically involved in type I pneumocyte differentiation. OBJECTIVES To explore mechanisms of thyroid-dependent lung disease, we studied developing chicken fetuses with experimentally induced hypothyroidism. METHODS Morphology and the expression of a panel of molecules linked to Klf2 were assessed using histology, immunohistochemistry, Western blot and qPCR. RESULTS Methimazole injections at E14 hampered lung maturation. The effects of methimazole were evident in several tissue compartments, and impacted on both pneumocyte and vascular differentiation, suggesting cellular and molecular pleiotropy. CONCLUSIONS Concomitant expression changes in a panel of selected microRNAs regulated by Klf2 suggest importance in lung development. These microRNAs may thus represent potential clinical targets and diagnostic and prognostic tools in thyroid-dependent lung disease.
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- Sigrid Bjørnstad
- Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital HF, Ullevx00E5;l, Oslo, Norway
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Khan KA, Dô F, Marineau A, Doyon P, Clément JF, Woodgett JR, Doble BW, Servant MJ. Fine-Tuning of the RIG-I-Like Receptor/Interferon Regulatory Factor 3-Dependent Antiviral Innate Immune Response by the Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3/β-Catenin Pathway. Mol Cell Biol 2015; 35:3029-43. [PMID: 26100021 PMCID: PMC4525315 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00344-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Induction of an antiviral innate immune response relies on pattern recognition receptors, including retinoic acid-inducible gene 1-like receptors (RLR), to detect invading pathogens, resulting in the activation of multiple latent transcription factors, including interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3). Upon sensing of viral RNA and DNA, IRF3 is phosphorylated and recruits coactivators to induce type I interferons (IFNs) and selected sets of IRF3-regulated IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) such as those for ISG54 (Ifit2), ISG56 (Ifit1), and viperin (Rsad2). Here, we used wild-type, glycogen synthase kinase 3α knockout (GSK-3α(-/-)), GSK-3β(-/-), and GSK-3α/β double-knockout (DKO) embryonic stem (ES) cells, as well as GSK-3β(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblast cells in which GSK-3α was knocked down to demonstrate that both isoforms of GSK-3, GSK-3α and GSK-3β, are required for this antiviral immune response. Moreover, the use of two selective small-molecule GSK-3 inhibitors (CHIR99021 and BIO-acetoxime) or ES cells reconstituted with the catalytically inactive versions of GSK-3 isoforms showed that GSK-3 activity is required for optimal induction of antiviral innate immunity. Mechanistically, GSK-3 isoform activation following Sendai virus infection results in phosphorylation of β-catenin at S33/S37/T41, promoting IRF3 DNA binding and activation of IRF3-regulated ISGs. This study identifies the role of a GSK-3/β-catenin axis in antiviral innate immunity.
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- Kashif Aziz Khan
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Zhou Z, He C, Wang J. Regulation mechanism of Fbxw7-related signaling pathways (Review). Oncol Rep 2015; 34:2215-24. [PMID: 26324296 DOI: 10.3892/or.2015.4227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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F-box and WD repeat domain-containing 7 (Fbxw7), the substrate-recognition component of SCFFbxw7 complex, is thought to be a tumor suppressor involved in cell growth, proliferation, differentiation and survival. Although an increasing number of ubiquitin substrates of Fbxw7 have been identified, the best characterized substrates are cyclin E and c-Myc. Fbxw7/cyclin E and Fbxw7/c-Myc pathways are tightly regulated by multiple regulators. Fbxw7 has been identified as a tumor suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma. This review focused on the regulation of Fbxw7/cyclin E and Fbxw7/c-Myc pathways and discussed findings to gain a better understanding of the role of Fbxw7 in hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Zhenyu Zhou
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China
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Wang H, Hong LJ, Huang JY, Jiang Q, Tao RR, Tan C, Lu NN, Wang CK, Ahmed MM, Lu YM, Liu ZR, Shi WX, Lai EY, Wilcox CS, Han F. P2RX7 sensitizes Mac-1/ICAM-1-dependent leukocyte-endothelial adhesion and promotes neurovascular injury during septic encephalopathy. Cell Res 2015; 25:674-90. [PMID: 25998681 PMCID: PMC4456628 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2015.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Septic encephalopathy (SE) is a critical factor determining sepsis mortality. Vascular inflammation is known to be involved in SE, but the molecular events that lead to the development of encephalopathy remain unclear. Using time-lapse in vivo two-photon laser scanning microscopy, we provide the first direct evidence that cecal ligation and puncture in septic mice induces microglial trafficking to sites adjacent to leukocyte adhesion on inflamed cerebral microvessels. Our data further demonstrate that septic injury increased the chemokine CXCL1 level in brain endothelial cells by activating endothelial P2RX7 and eventually enhanced the binding of Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18)-expressing leukocytes to endothelial ICAM-1. In turn, leukocyte adhesion upregulated endothelial CX3CL1, thereby triggering microglia trafficking to the injured site. The sepsis-induced increase in endothelial CX3CL1 was abolished in CD18 hypomorphic mutant mice. Inhibition of the P2RX7 pathway not only decreased endothelial ICAM-1 expression and leukocyte adhesion but also prevented microglia overactivation, reduced brain injury, and consequently doubled the early survival of septic mice. These results demonstrate the role of the P2RX7 pathway in linking neurovascular inflammation to brain damage in vivo and provide a rationale for targeting endothelial P2RX7 for neurovascular protection during SE.
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- Huan Wang
- 1] Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China [2] Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research, College of Life Science and Technology, Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning 116622, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University Health Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Behavioral Health, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Hypertension, Kidney, and Vascular Research Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC 20007, USA
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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Hua W, Li C, Yang Z, Li L, Jiang Y, Yu G, Zhu W, Liu Z, Duan S, Chu Y, Yang M, Zhang Y, Mao Y, Jia L. Suppression of glioblastoma by targeting the overactivated protein neddylation pathway. Neuro Oncol 2015; 17:1333-43. [PMID: 25904638 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The neddylation pathway has been recently identified as an attractive anticancer target, and MLN4924, a specific NEDD8-activating enzyme inhibitor, has been developed as a first-in-class anticancer agent. However, neither the status of the neddylation pathway in glioblastoma (GBM) nor the effect of MLN4924 against GBM has been systematically investigated yet. METHODS To measure the activation state of the neddylation pathway in GBM, expression of the NEDD8-activating enzyme (E1), NEDD8-conjugating enzyme (E2), and global protein neddylation in GBM tumor tissues versus adjacent tissues were examined by immunoblotting analysis and immunohistochemistry staining. To assess the therapeutic efficacy of neddylation inhibition in GBM, cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo were determined upon neddylation inhibition by MLN4924, an investigational NEDD8-activating enzyme inhibitor. RESULTS The neddylation pathway was overactivated in a majority of GBM tumor tissues when compared with adjacent normal tissues. The upregulation of this pathway in GBM tissues was positively correlated with high-grade disease and postoperative recurrence but was negatively associated with patient overall survival. MLN4924 treatment inhibited cullin neddylation, inactivated cullin-RING E3 ligase, and led to the accumulation of tumor-suppressive cullin-RING E3 ligase substrates to trigger cell-cycle arrest and senescence or apoptosis in a cell-line dependent manner. Moreover, inhibition of neddylation by MLN4924 significantly suppressed tumor growth in an orthotopic xenograft model of human GBM. CONCLUSION Our study indicates that an overactivated neddylation pathway may be involved in GBM progression and that inhibition of this oncogenic pathway is a potentially new therapeutic approach for GBM.
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- Wei Hua
- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.H., Z.Y., W.Z., Z.L., Y.M.); Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine; and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China (W.H., C.L., L.L., Y.J., G.Y., L.J.); Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (C.L., Y.J., G.Y., Y.C.); Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (S.D.); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (M.Y.); Shanghai Shines Clinical Laboratories, Inc., The Research base of MDT, DCMST, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China (Y.Z.); The Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.M.)
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FBW7 (F-box and WD repeat domain-containing 7) or Fbxw7 is a tumor suppressor, which promotes the ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of numerous oncoproteins including Mcl-1, Cyclin E, Notch, c- Jun, and c-Myc. In turn, FBW7 is regulated by multiple upstream factors including p53, C/EBP-δ, EBP2, Pin1, Hes-5 and Numb4 as well as by microRNAs such as miR-223, miR-27a, miR-25, and miR-129-5p. Given that the Fbw7 tumor suppressor is frequently inactivated or deleted in various human cancers, targeting FBW7 regulators is a promising anti-cancer therapeutic strategy.
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Liu J, Shaik S, Dai X, Wu Q, Zhou X, Wang Z, Wei W. Targeting the ubiquitin pathway for cancer treatment. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2014; 1855:50-60. [PMID: 25481052 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2014.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Proteasome-mediated degradation is a common mechanism by which cells renew their intracellular proteins and maintain protein homeostasis. In this process, the E3 ubiquitin ligases are responsible for targeting specific substrates (proteins) for ubiquitin-mediated degradation. However, in cancer cells, the stability and the balance between oncoproteins and tumor suppressor proteins are disturbed in part due to deregulated proteasome-mediated degradation. This ultimately leads to either stabilization of oncoprotein(s) or increased degradation of tumor suppressor(s), contributing to tumorigenesis and cancer progression. Therefore, E3 ubiquitin ligases including the SCF types of ubiquitin ligases have recently evolved as promising therapeutic targets for the development of novel anti-cancer drugs. In this review, we highlighted the critical components along the ubiquitin pathway including E1, E2, various E3 enzymes and DUBs that could serve as potential drug targets and also described the available bioactive compounds that target the ubiquitin pathway to control various cancers.
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- Jia Liu
- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui 233004, China
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- The Cyrus Tang Hematology Center and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- The Cyrus Tang Hematology Center and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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KLF2 is a rate-limiting transcription factor that can be targeted to enhance regulatory T-cell production. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:9579-84. [PMID: 24979767 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1323493111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are a specialized subset of CD4(+) T cells that maintain self-tolerance by functionally suppressing autoreactive lymphocytes. The Treg compartment is composed of thymus-derived Tregs (tTregs) and peripheral Tregs (pTregs) that are generated in secondary lymphoid organs after exposure to antigen and specific cytokines, such as TGF-β. With regard to this latter lineage, pTregs [and their ex vivo generated counterparts, induced Tregs (iTregs)] offer particular therapeutic potential because these cells can be raised against specific antigens to limit autoimmunity. We now report that transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) is necessary for the generation of iTregs but not tTregs. Moreover, drugs that limit KLF2 proteolysis during T-cell activation enhance iTreg development. To the authors' knowledge, this study identifies the first transcription factor to distinguish between i/pTreg and tTreg ontogeny and demonstrates that KLF2 is a therapeutic target for the production of regulatory T cells.
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Li L, Wang M, Yu G, Chen P, Li H, Wei D, Zhu J, Xie L, Jia H, Shi J, Li C, Yao W, Wang Y, Gao Q, Jeong LS, Lee HW, Yu J, Hu F, Mei J, Wang P, Chu Y, Qi H, Yang M, Dong Z, Sun Y, Hoffman RM, Jia L. Overactivated neddylation pathway as a therapeutic target in lung cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 2014; 106:dju083. [PMID: 24853380 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A number of oncoproteins and tumor suppressors are known to be neddylated, but whether the neddylation pathway is entirely activated in human cancer remains unexplored. METHODS NEDD8-activating enzyme (NAE) (E1) and NEDD8-conjugating enzyme (E2) expression and global-protein neddylation were examined by immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, and real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis. Cell proliferation, clonogenic survival, migration, and motility in vitro, as well as tumor formation and metastasis in vivo, were determined upon neddylation inhibition by MLN4924, an investigational NEDD8-activating enzyme inhibitor. Survival was analyzed with Kaplan-Meier methods and compared by the log-rank test. All statistical tests were two-sided. RESULTS The entire neddylation pathway, including NEDD8-activating enzyme E1, NEDD8-conjugating enzyme E2, and global-protein neddylation, is overactivated in both lung adenocarcinoma and squamous-cell carcinoma. Compared with lung adenocarcinoma patients with low expression, those with high expression had worse overall survival (NEDD8-activating enzyme E1 subunit 1 [NAE1]: hazard ratio [HR] = 2.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.95 to 4.52, P = .07; ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2M (UBC12): HR = 13.26, 95% CI = 1.77 to 99.35, P = .01; global protein neddylation: HR = 3.74, 95% CI = 1.65 to 8.47, P = .002). Moreover, inhibition of neddylation by the NAE inhibitor MLN4924 statistically significantly suppressed proliferation, survival, migration, and motility of lung cancer cells in vitro and tumor formation and metastasis in vivo. At the molecular level, MLN4924 inactivated Cullin-RING E3 ligases, led to accumulation of tumor-suppressive Cullin-RING E3 ligase substrates and induced phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1 (NOXA)-dependent apoptosis or cellular senescence. CONCLUSIONS Our study highlights the overactivated neddylation pathway in lung cancer development and as a promising therapeutic target.
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- Lihui Li
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
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- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
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- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
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- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
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- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
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- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Ji Zhu
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Li Xie
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Huixun Jia
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Jieyi Shi
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Chunjie Li
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Wantong Yao
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Yanchun Wang
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Qiang Gao
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Lak Shin Jeong
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Hyuk Woo Lee
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Jinha Yu
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Fengqing Hu
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Ju Mei
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Ping Wang
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Yiwei Chu
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Hui Qi
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Meng Yang
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Ziming Dong
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Yi Sun
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Robert M Hoffman
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY)
| | - Lijun Jia
- Affiliations of authors: Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College (LL, GY, PC, DW, CL, WY, YW, LJ), Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences (LL, GY, CL, YW, YC, LJ), Clinical Statistics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (JZ, LX, HJ), and Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital (JS, QG), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (MW, FH, JM); College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (PC, ZD); Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (HL, PW); College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ); College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (LSJ, HWL, JY); AntiCancer Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China (HQ, MY); Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (YS); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA (RMH); AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (RMH, MY).
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Suppression of tumor angiogenesis by targeting the protein neddylation pathway. Cell Death Dis 2014; 5:e1059. [PMID: 24525735 PMCID: PMC3944239 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2014.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Inhibition of protein neddylation, particularly cullin neddylation, has emerged as a promising anticancer strategy, as evidenced by the antitumor activity in preclinical studies of the Nedd8-activating enzyme (NAE) inhibitor MLN4924. This small molecule can block the protein neddylation pathway and is now in clinical trials. We and others have previously shown that the antitumor activity of MLN4924 is mediated by its ability to induce apoptosis, autophagy and senescence in a cell context-dependent manner. However, whether MLN4924 has any effect on tumor angiogenesis remains unexplored. Here we report that MLN4924 inhibits angiogenesis in various in vitro and in vivo models, leading to the suppression of tumor growth and metastasis in highly malignant pancreatic cancer, indicating that blockage of angiogenesis is yet another mechanism contributing to its antitumor activity. At the molecular level, MLN4924 inhibits Cullin–RING E3 ligases (CRLs) by cullin deneddylation, causing accumulation of RhoA at an early stage to impair angiogenic activity of vascular endothelial cells and subsequently DNA damage response, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis due to accumulation of other tumor-suppressive substrates of CRLs. Furthermore, we showed that inactivation of CRLs, via small interfering RNA (siRNA) silencing of its essential subunit ROC1/RBX1, recapitulates the antiangiogenic effect of MLN4924. Taken together, our study demonstrates a previously unrecognized role of neddylation in the regulation of tumor angiogenesis using both pharmaceutical and genetic approaches, and provides proof of concept evidence for future development of neddylation inhibitors (such as MLN4924) as a novel class of antiangiogenic agents.
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Welcker M, Larimore EA, Swanger J, Bengoechea-Alonso MT, Grim JE, Ericsson J, Zheng N, Clurman BE. Fbw7 dimerization determines the specificity and robustness of substrate degradation. Genes Dev 2014; 27:2531-6. [PMID: 24298052 PMCID: PMC3861666 DOI: 10.1101/gad.229195.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The Fbw7 tumor suppressor targets a broad network of proteins for ubiquitylation. Here we show critical functions for Fbw7 dimerization in regulating the specificity and robustness of degradation. Dimerization enables Fbw7 to target substrates through concerted binding to two suboptimal and independent recognition sites. Accordingly, an endogenous dimerization-deficient Fbw7 mutation stabilizes suboptimal substrates. Dimerization increases Fbw7's robustness by preserving its function in the setting of mutations that disable Fbw7 monomers, thereby buffering against pathogenic mutations. Finally, dimerization regulates Fbw7 stability, and this likely involves Fbw7 trans-autoubiquitylation. Our study reveals novel functions of Fbw7 dimerization and an unanticipated complexity in substrate degradation.
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