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Trebucq LL, Salvatore N, Wagner PM, Golombek DA, Chiesa JJ. Circadian Clock Gene bmal1 Acts as a Tumor Suppressor Gene in a Mice Model of Human Glioblastoma. Mol Neurobiol 2024; 61:5216-5229. [PMID: 38180613 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03895-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Glioblastomas derived from malignant astrocytes are the most common primary tumors of the central nervous system in humans, exhibiting very bad prognosis. Treatment with surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy (mainly using temozolomide), generates as much one-year survival. The circadian clock controls different aspects of tumor development, and its role in GBM is beginning to be explored. Here, the role of the canonic circadian clock gene bmal1 was studied in vivo in a nude mice model bearing human GBMs from LN229 cells xenografted orthotopically in the dorsal striatum. For that aim, a bmal1 knock-down was generated in LN229 cells by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool, and tumor progression was followed in male mice by measuring survival, tumor growth, cell proliferation and prognosis with CD44 marker, as well as astrocyte activation in the tumor microenvironment with GFAP and nestin markers. Disruption of bmal1 in the tumor decreased survival, increased tumor growth and CD44 expression, worsened motor performance, as well as increased GFAP expression in astrocytes at tumor microenvironment. In addition, survival and tumor progression was not affected in mice bearing LN229 wild type GBM that underwent circadian disruption by constant light, as compared to mice synchronized to 12:12 light-dark cycles. These results consistently demonstrate in an in vivo orthotopic model of human GBM, that bmal1 has a key role as a tumor suppressor gene regulating GBM progression.
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- Laura L Trebucq
- Laboratorio de Cronobiología, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes/CONICET, Roque S. Peña 352, B1876BXD, Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biotransformaciones y Química de Ácidos Nucleicos, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes/CONICET, Roque S. Peña 352, B1876BXD, Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CIQUIBIC-CONICET y Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, X5000HUA, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Laboratorio Interdisciplinario del Tiempo (LITERA), Universidad de San Andrés, B1644BID, Victoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Cronobiología, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes/CONICET, Roque S. Peña 352, B1876BXD, Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Khezri MR, Hsueh H, Mohammadipanah S, Khalili Fard J, Ghasemnejad‐Berenji M. The interplay between the PI3K/AKT pathway and circadian clock in physiologic and cancer-related pathologic conditions. Cell Prolif 2024; 57:e13608. [PMID: 38336976 PMCID: PMC11216939 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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The circadian clock is responsible for the regulation of different cellular processes, and its disturbance has been linked to the development of different diseases, such as cancer. The main molecular mechanism for this issue has been linked to the crosstalk between core clock regulators and intracellular pathways responsible for cell survival. The PI3K/AKT signalling pathway is one of the most known intracellular pathways in the case of cancer initiation and progression. This pathway regulates different aspects of cell survival including proliferation, apoptosis, metabolism, and response to environmental stimuli. Accumulating evidence indicates that there is a link between the PI3K/AKT pathway activity and circadian rhythm in physiologic and cancer-related pathogenesis. Different classes of PI3Ks and AKT isoforms are involved in regulating circadian clock components in a transcriptional and functional manner. Reversely, core clock components induce a rhythmic fashion in PI3K and AKT activity in physiologic and pathogenic conditions. The aim of this review is to re-examine the interplay between this pathway and circadian clock components in normal condition and cancer pathogenesis, which provides a better understanding of how circadian rhythms may be involved in cancer progression.
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- Mohammad Rafi Khezri
- Reproductive Health Research Center, Clinical Research InstituteUrmia University of Medical SciencesUrmiaIran
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- The Ohio State University Graduate Program in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental BiologyThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
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- Reproductive Health Research Center, Clinical Research InstituteUrmia University of Medical SciencesUrmiaIran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of PharmacyTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of PharmacyUrmia University of Medical SciencesUrmiaIran
- Research Center for Experimental and Applied Pharmaceutical SciencesUrmia University of Medical SciencesUrmiaIran
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Munteanu C, Turti S, Achim L, Muresan R, Souca M, Prifti E, Mârza SM, Papuc I. The Relationship between Circadian Rhythm and Cancer Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5846. [PMID: 38892035 PMCID: PMC11172077 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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The circadian clock regulates biological cycles across species and is crucial for physiological activities and biochemical reactions, including cancer onset and development. The interplay between the circadian rhythm and cancer involves regulating cell division, DNA repair, immune function, hormonal balance, and the potential for chronotherapy. This highlights the importance of maintaining a healthy circadian rhythm for cancer prevention and treatment. This article investigates the complex relationship between the circadian rhythm and cancer, exploring how disruptions to the internal clock may contribute to tumorigenesis and influence cancer progression. Numerous databases are utilized to conduct searches for articles, such as NCBI, MEDLINE, and Scopus. The keywords used throughout the academic archives are "circadian rhythm", "cancer", and "circadian clock". Maintaining a healthy circadian cycle involves prioritizing healthy sleep habits and minimizing disruptions, such as consistent sleep schedules, reduced artificial light exposure, and meal timing adjustments. Dysregulation of the circadian clock gene and cell cycle can cause tumor growth, leading to the need to regulate the circadian cycle for better treatment outcomes. The circadian clock components significantly impact cellular responses to DNA damage, influencing cancer development. Understanding the circadian rhythm's role in tumor diseases and their therapeutic targets is essential for treating and preventing cancer. Disruptions to the circadian rhythm can promote abnormal cell development and tumor metastasis, potentially due to immune system imbalances and hormonal fluctuations.
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- Camelia Munteanu
- Department of Plant Culture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (C.M.); (S.T.); (L.A.); (R.M.); (M.S.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Plant Culture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (C.M.); (S.T.); (L.A.); (R.M.); (M.S.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Plant Culture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (C.M.); (S.T.); (L.A.); (R.M.); (M.S.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Plant Culture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (C.M.); (S.T.); (L.A.); (R.M.); (M.S.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Plant Culture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (C.M.); (S.T.); (L.A.); (R.M.); (M.S.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Plant Culture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (C.M.); (S.T.); (L.A.); (R.M.); (M.S.); (E.P.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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Zhou L, Lu X, Wang X, Huang Z, Wu Y, Zhou L, Meng L, Fu Q, Xia L, Meng S. A Pilot Urinary Proteome Study Reveals Widespread Influences of Circadian Rhythm Disruption by Sleep Deprivation. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024; 196:1992-2011. [PMID: 37458940 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04666-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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It is widely accepted that circadian rhythm disruption caused short- or long-term adverse effects on health. Although many previous studies have focused on exploration of the molecular mechanisms, there is no rapid, convenient, and non-invasive method to reveal the influence on health after circadian rhythm disruption. Here, we performed a high-resolution mass spectrometry-based data-independent acquisition (DIA) quantitative urinary proteomic approach in order to explore whether urine could reveal stress changes to those brought about by circadian rhythm disruption after sleep deprivation. After sleep deprivation, the subjects showed a significant increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared with routine sleep. More than 2000 proteins were quantified and they contained specific proteins for various organs throughout the body. And a total of 177 significantly up-regulated proteins and 68 significantly down-regulated proteins were obtained after sleep deprivation. These differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were associated with multiple organs and pathways, which reflected widespread influences of sleep deprivation. Besides, machine learning identified a panel of five DEPs (CD300A, SCAMP3, TXN2, EFEMP1, and MYH11) that can effectively discriminate circadian rhythm disruption. Taken together, our results validate the value of urinary proteome in predicting and diagnosing the changes by circadian rhythm disruption.
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- Li Zhou
- Department of Core Facility of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Core Facility of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Core Facility of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Core Facility of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Core Facility of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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- Department of Core Facility of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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Ko JY, Wang FS, Lian WS, Fang HC, Kuo SJ. Cartilage-specific knockout of miRNA-128a expression normalizes the expression of circadian clock genes (CCGs) and mitigates the severity of osteoarthritis. Biomed J 2024; 47:100629. [PMID: 37453588 PMCID: PMC10979161 DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2023.100629] [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: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Micro-ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) are involved in osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis and clock-controlled genes (CCGs) regulation. However, the interaction between miRNAs and CCGs remains unclear. METHODS Human OA samples were used to assess CCGs expression. Cartilage-specific miR-128a knockout mouse model was established to investigate miR-128a's role in OA pathogenesis. Destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) model was employed to simulate OA. RESULTS Transcription levels of nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 2 (NR1D2) were lower in both human OA samples and wild-type mice undergoing DMM compared to non-OA counterparts. MiR-128a knockout mice showed reduced disturbances in micro-computed tomographic and kinematic parameters following DMM, as well as less severe histologic cartilage loss. Immunohistochemistry staining revealed a lesser decrease in NR1D2-positive chondrocytes after DMM in miR-128a knockout mice than in wild-type mice. NR1D2 agonist rescued the suppressed expression of cartilage anabolic factors and extracellular matrix deposition caused by miR-128a precursor. CONCLUSIONS Cartilage-specific miR-128a knockout mice exhibited reduced severity, less disrupted kinematic parameters, and suppressed NR1D2 expression after DMM. NR1D2 enhanced the expression of cartilage anabolic factors and extracellular matrix deposition. These findings highlight the potential of employing miR-128a and CCG-targeted therapy for knee OA.
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- Jih-Yang Ko
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Center for Shockwave Medicine and Tissue Engineering, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Nelson N, Relógio A. Molecular mechanisms of tumour development in glioblastoma: an emerging role for the circadian clock. NPJ Precis Oncol 2024; 8:40. [PMID: 38378853 PMCID: PMC10879494 DOI: 10.1038/s41698-024-00530-z] [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: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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Glioblastoma is one of the most lethal cancers with current therapeutic options lacking major successes. This underlines the necessity to understand glioblastoma biology on other levels and use these learnings for the development of new therapeutic concepts. Mounting evidence in the field of circadian medicine points to a tight interplay between disturbances of the circadian system and glioblastoma progression. The circadian clock, an internal biological mechanism governing numerous physiological processes across a 24-h cycle, also plays a pivotal role in regulationg key cellular functions, including DNA repair, cell cycle progression, and apoptosis. These processes are integral to tumour development and response to therapy. Disruptions in circadian rhythms can influence tumour growth, invasion, and response to treatment in glioblastoma patients. In this review, we explore the robust association between the circadian clock, and cancer hallmarks within the context of glioblastoma. We further discuss the impact of the circadian clock on eight cancer hallmarks shown previously to link the molecular clock to different cancers, and summarize the putative role of clock proteins in circadian rhythm disturbances and chronotherapy in glioblastoma. By unravelling the molecular mechanisms behind the intricate connections between the circadian clock and glioblastoma progression, researchers can pave the way for the identification of potential therapeutic targets, the development of innovative treatment strategies and personalized medicine approaches. In conclusion, this review underscores the significant influence of the circadian clock on the advancement and understanding of future therapies in glioblastoma, ultimately leading to enhanced outcomes for glioblastoma patients.
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- Nina Nelson
- Institute for Systems Medicine and Faculty of Human Medicine, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, 20457, Germany
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- Institute for Systems Medicine and Faculty of Human Medicine, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, 20457, Germany.
- Institute for Theoretical Biology (ITB), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, 10117, Germany.
- Molecular Cancer Research Center (MKFZ), Medical Department of Haematology, Oncology, and Tumour Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, 10117, Germany.
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Nettnin EA, Nguyen T, Arana S, Barros Guinle MI, Garcia CA, Gibson EM, Prolo LM. Review: therapeutic approaches for circadian modulation of the glioma microenvironment. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1295030. [PMID: 38173841 PMCID: PMC10762863 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1295030] [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: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
High-grade gliomas are malignant brain tumors that are characteristically hard to treat because of their nature; they grow quickly and invasively through the brain tissue and develop chemoradiation resistance in adults. There is also a distinct lack of targeted treatment options in the pediatric population for this tumor type to date. Several approaches to overcome therapeutic resistance have been explored, including targeted therapy to growth pathways (ie. EGFR and VEGF inhibitors), epigenetic modulators, and immunotherapies such as Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell and vaccine therapies. One new promising approach relies on the timing of chemotherapy administration based on intrinsic circadian rhythms. Recent work in glioblastoma has demonstrated temporal variations in chemosensitivity and, thus, improved survival based on treatment time of day. This may be due to intrinsic rhythms of the glioma cells, permeability of the blood brain barrier to chemotherapy agents, the tumor immune microenvironment, or another unknown mechanism. We review the literature to discuss chronotherapeutic approaches to high-grade glioma treatment, circadian regulation of the immune system and tumor microenvironment in gliomas. We further discuss how these two areas may be combined to temporally regulate and/or improve the effectiveness of immunotherapies.
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- Ella A. Nettnin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Chan P, Rich JN, Kay SA. Watching the clock in glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2023; 25:1932-1946. [PMID: 37326042 PMCID: PMC10628946 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most prevalent malignant primary brain tumor, accounting for 14.2% of all diagnosed tumors and 50.1% of all malignant tumors, and the median survival time is approximately 8 months irrespective of whether a patient receives treatment without significant improvement despite expansive research (Ostrom QT, Price M, Neff C, et al. CBTRUS statistical report: primary brain and other central nervous system tumors diagnosed in the United States in 2015-2019. Neurooncology. 2022; 24(suppl 5):v1-v95.). Recently, important roles for the circadian clock in GBM tumorigenesis have been reported. Positive regulators of circadian-controlled transcription, brain and muscle ARNT-like 1 (BMAL1), and circadian locomotor output cycles kaput (CLOCK), are highly expressed also in GBM and correlated with poor patient prognosis. BMAL1 and CLOCK promote the maintenance of GBM stem cells (GSCs) and the establishment of a pro-tumorigenic tumor microenvironment (TME), suggesting that targeting the core clock proteins may augment GBM treatment. Here, we review findings that highlight the critical role the circadian clock plays in GBM biology and the strategies by which the circadian clock can be leveraged for GBM treatment in the clinic moving forward.
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- Priscilla Chan
- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Kim SM, Jeon Y, Jang JY, Lee H. NR1D1 deficiency in the tumor microenvironment promotes lung tumor development by activating the NLRP3 inflammasome. Cell Death Discov 2023; 9:278. [PMID: 37524704 PMCID: PMC10390518 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01554-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023] Open
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Nuclear receptor Rev-erbα (NR1D1) is a major negative regulator of the circadian clock. Numerous studies have investigated the role of circadian clock-related factors in the tumorigenesis of multiple cancer types, but little is known about the role of NR1D1 in cancer development. In this study, we identified the role of NR1D1 in lung tumorigenesis using genetically engineered mouse models of Nr1d1. Although NR1D1 overexpression or knockdown had little effect on the proliferation of NSCLC cells in vitro, NR1D1 deficiency in the tumor microenvironment increased lung cancer development compared with the control in the orthotopic model. NR1D1-deficient mice showed increased NACHT, LRR, and PYD domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation, and conditioned medium (CM) from NR1D1-deficient macrophages increased the proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of lung cancer cells. Treatment with MCC950, a specific inhibitor of NLRP3 inflammasome, blocked tumorigenesis in NR1D1-deficient mice in an orthotopic lung cancer model. In addition, MCC950 treatment blocked the increased proliferation and EMT of cancer cells induced by CM from NR1D1-deficient macrophages in vitro. Our results showed that NR1D1 in the tumor microenvironment functions as a tumor suppressor by negatively regulating the NLRP3 inflammasome, suggesting that the NLRP3 inflammasome blockade via NR1D1 activation could be a therapeutic strategy to overcome lung cancer.
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- Sun Mi Kim
- Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Gyeonggi, 10408, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Gyeonggi, 10408, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Gyeonggi, 10408, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Gyeonggi, 10408, Republic of Korea
- College of Pharmacy, Dongguk University, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Gyeonggi, 10408, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Gyeonggi, 10408, Republic of Korea.
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Hastings MH, Brancaccio M, Gonzalez-Aponte MF, Herzog ED. Circadian Rhythms and Astrocytes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Annu Rev Neurosci 2023; 46:123-143. [PMID: 36854316 PMCID: PMC10381027 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-neuro-100322-112249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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This review explores the interface between circadian timekeeping and the regulation of brain function by astrocytes. Although astrocytes regulate neuronal activity across many time domains, their cell-autonomous circadian clocks exert a particular role in controlling longer-term oscillations of brain function: the maintenance of sleep states and the circadian ordering of sleep and wakefulness. This is most evident in the central circadian pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, where the molecular clock of astrocytes suffices to drive daily cycles of neuronal activity and behavior. In Alzheimer's disease, sleep impairments accompany cognitive decline. In mouse models of the disease, circadian disturbances accelerate astroglial activation and other brain pathologies, suggesting that daily functions in astrocytes protect neuronal homeostasis. In brain cancer, treatment in the morning has been associated with prolonged survival, and gliomas have daily rhythms in gene expression and drug sensitivity. Thus, circadian time is fast becoming critical to elucidating reciprocal astrocytic-neuronal interactions in health and disease.
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- Michael H Hastings
- Division of Neurobiology, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom;
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- UK Dementia Research Institute and Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA;
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Mittal N, Davis C, McLean P, Calla J, Godinez-Macias KP, Gardner A, Healey D, Orjuela-Sanchez P, Ottilie S, Chong Y, Gibson C, Winzeler EA. Human nuclear hormone receptor activity contributes to malaria parasite liver stage development. Cell Chem Biol 2023; 30:486-498.e7. [PMID: 37172592 PMCID: PMC10878326 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Chemical genetic approaches have had a transformative impact on discovery of drug targets for malaria but have primarily been used for parasite targets. To identify human pathways required for intrahepatic development of parasite, we implemented multiplex cytological profiling of malaria infected hepatocytes treated with liver stage active compounds. Some compounds, including MMV1088447 and MMV1346624, exhibited profiles similar to cells treated with nuclear hormone receptor (NHR) agonist/antagonists. siRNAs targeting human NHRs, or their signaling partners identified eight genes that were critical for Plasmodium berghei infection. Knockdown of NR1D2, a host NHR, significantly impaired parasite growth by downregulation of host lipid metabolism. Importantly, treatment with MMV1088447 and MMV1346624 but not other antimalarials, phenocopied the lipid metabolism defect of NR1D2 knockdown. Our data underlines the use of high-content imaging for host-cellular pathway deconvolution, highlights host lipid metabolism as a drug-able human pathway and provides new chemical biology tools for studying host-parasite interactions.
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- Nimisha Mittal
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Recursion, 41 S Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
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- Recursion, 41 S Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Recursion, 41 S Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
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- Recursion, 41 S Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Recursion, 41 S Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Recursion, 41 S Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Niu Y, Tang S. Circadian clock-mediated nuclear receptors in cancer. J Cell Physiol 2022; 237:4428-4442. [PMID: 36250982 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Circadian system coordinates the daily periodicity of physiological and biochemical functions to adapt to environmental changes. Circadian disruption has been identified to increase the risk of cancer and promote cancer progression, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. And further mechanistic understanding of the crosstalk between clock components and cancer is urgent to achieve clinical anticancer benefits from chronochemotherapy. Recent studies discover that several nuclear receptors regulating circadian clock, also play crucial roles in mediating multiple cancer processes. In this review, we aim to summarize the latest developments of clock-related nuclear receptors in cancer biology and dissect mechanistic insights into how nuclear receptors coordinate with circadian clock to regulate tumorigenesis and cancer treatment. A better understanding of circadian clock-related nuclear receptors in cancer could help prevent tumorigenesis and improve anticancer efficacy.
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- Ya Niu
- Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai, China
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Wang Z, Chen G. Insights about circadian clock in glioma: From molecular pathways to therapeutic drugs. CNS Neurosci Ther 2022; 28:1930-1941. [PMID: 36066207 PMCID: PMC9627379 DOI: 10.1111/cns.13966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Glioma is characterized as the most aggressive brain tumor that occurred in the central nervous system. The circadian rhythm is an essential cyclic change system generated by the endogenous circadian clock. Current studies found that the circadian clock affects glioma pathophysiology. It is still controversial whether the circadian rhythm disruption is a cause or an effect of tumorigenesis. This review discussed the association between cell cycle and circadian clock and provided a prominent molecular theoretical basis for tumor therapy. We illustrated the external factors affecting the circadian clock including thermodynamics, hypoxia, post-translation, and microRNA, while the internal characteristics concerning the circadian clock in glioma involve stemness, metabolism, radiotherapy sensitivity, and chemotherapy sensitivity. We also summarized the molecular pathways and the therapeutic drugs involved in the glioma circadian rhythm. There are still many questions in this field waiting for further investigation. The results of glioma chronotherapy in sensitizing radiation therapy and chemotherapy have shown great therapeutic potential in improving clinical outcomes. These findings will help us further understand the characteristics of glioma pathophysiology.
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- Zongqi Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research LaboratoryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversitySuzhouChina,Institute of Stroke ResearchSoochow UniversitySuzhouChina
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- Department of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research LaboratoryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversitySuzhouChina,Institute of Stroke ResearchSoochow UniversitySuzhouChina
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Circadian Clock Genes Act as Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers of Glioma: Clinic Implications for Chronotherapy. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:9774879. [PMID: 35832846 PMCID: PMC9273445 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9774879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gliomas are the most common primary intracranial tumors and closely related to circadian clock. Due to the high mortality and morbidity of gliomas, exploring novel diagnostic and early prognostic markers is necessary. Circadian clock genes (CCGs) play important roles in regulating the daily oscillation of biological processes and the development of tumor. Therefore, we explored the influences that the oscillations of circadian clock genes (CCGs) on diagnosis and prognosis of gliomas using bioinformatics. In this work, we systematically analyzed the rhythmic expression of CCGs in brain and found that some CCGs had strong rhythmic expression; the expression levels were significantly different between day and night. Four CCGs (ARNTL, NPAS2, CRY2, and DBP) with rhythmic expression were not only identified as differentially expressed genes but also had significant independent prognostic ability in the overall survival of glioma patients and were highly correlated with glioma prognosis in COX analysis. Besides, we found that CCG-based predictive model demonstrated higher predictive accuracy than that of the traditional grade-based model; this new prediction model can greatly improve the accuracy of glioma prognosis. Importantly, based on the four CCGs’ circadian oscillations, we revealed that patients sampled at night had higher predictive ability. This may help detect glioma as early as possible, leading to early cancer intervention. In addition, we explored the mechanism of CCGs affecting the prognosis of glioma. CCGs regulated the cell cycle, DNA damage, Wnt, mTOR, and MAPK signaling pathways. In addition, it also affects prognosis through gene coexpression and immune infiltration. Importantly, ARNTL can rhythmically modulated the cellular sensitivity to clinic drugs, temozolomide. The optimal point of temozolomide administration should be when ARNTL expression is highest, that is, the effect is better at night. In summary, our study provided a basis for optimizing clinical dosing regimens and chronotherapy for glioma. The four key CCGs can serve as potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for glioma patients, and ARNTL also has obvious advantages in the direction of glioma chronotherapy.
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Wu W, Zhang S, He J. The Mechanism of Long Non-coding RNA in Cancer Radioresistance/Radiosensitivity: A Systematic Review. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:879704. [PMID: 35600868 PMCID: PMC9117703 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.879704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background and purpose: Radioresistance remains a significant challenge in tumor therapy. This systematic review aims to demonstrate the role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in cancer radioresistance/radiosensitivity. Material and methods: The electronic databases Pubmed, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched from January 2000 to December 2021 to identify studies addressing the mechanisms of lncRNAs in tumor radioresistance/sensitivity, each of which required both in vivo and in vitro experiments. Results: Among the 87 studies identified, lncRNAs were implicated in tumor radioresistance/sensitivity mainly in three paradigms. 1) lncRNAs act on microRNA (miRNA) by means of a sponge, and their downstream signals include some specific molecular biological processes (DNA repair and chromosome stabilization, mRNA or protein stabilization, cell cycle and proliferation, apoptosis-related pathways, autophagy-related pathways, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cellular energy metabolism) and some signaling mediators (transcription factors, kinases, some important signal transduction pathways) that regulate various biological processes. 2) lncRNAs directly interact with proteins, affecting the cell cycle and autophagy to contribute to tumor radioresistance. 3) lncRNAs act like transcription factors to initiate downstream signaling pathways and participate in tumor radioresistance. Conclusion: lncRNAs are important regulators involved in tumor radioresistance\sensitivity. Different lncRNAs may participate in the radioresistance with the same regulatory paradigm, and the same lncRNAs may also participate in the radioresistance in different ways. Future research should focus more on comprehensively characterizing the mechanisms of lncRNAs in tumor radioresistance to help us identify corresponding novel biomarkers and develop new lncRNA-based methods to improve radioresistance.
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- Wenhan Wu
- Department of General Surgery (Gastrointestinal Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Wenhan Wu,
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Faculty Affairs and Human Resources Management Department, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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Lindholm C, Batakis P, Altimiras J, Lees J. Intermittent fasting induces chronic changes in the hepatic gene expression of Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus). BMC Genomics 2022; 23:304. [PMID: 35421924 PMCID: PMC9009039 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08533-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Intermittent fasting (IF), the implementation of fasting periods of at least 12 consecutive hours on a daily to weekly basis, has received a lot of attention in recent years for imparting the life-prolonging and health-promoting effects of caloric restriction with no or only moderate actual restriction of caloric intake. IF is also widely practiced in the rearing of broiler breeders, the parent stock of meat-type chickens, who require strict feed restriction regimens to prevent the serious health problems associated with their intense appetites. Although intermittent fasting has been extensively used in this context to reduce feed competition and its resulting stress, the potential of IF in chickens as an alternative and complementary model to rodents has received less investigation. In both mammals and birds, the liver is a key component of the metabolic response to IF, responding to variations in energy balance. Here we use a microarray analysis to examine the liver transcriptomics of wild-type Red Jungle Fowl chickens fed either ad libitum, chronically restricted to around 70% of ad libitum daily or intermittently fasted (IF) on a 2:1 (2 days fed, 1 day fasted) schedule without actual caloric restriction. As red junglefowl are ancestral to domestic chicken breeds, these data serve as a baseline to which existing and future transcriptomic results from farmed birds such as broiler breeders can be compared. Results We find large effects of feeding regimen on liver transcriptomics, with most of the affected genes relating to energy metabolism. A cluster analysis shows that IF is associated with large and reciprocal changes in genes related to lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, but also chronic changes in genes related to amino acid metabolism (generally down-regulated) and cell cycle progression (generally up-regulated). The overall transcription pattern appears to be one of promoting high proliferative plasticity in response to fluctuations in available energy substrates. A small number of inflammation-related genes also show chronically changed expression profiles, as does one circadian rhythm gene. Conclusions The increase in proliferative potential suggested by the gene expression changes reported here indicates that birds and mammals respond similarly to intermittent fasting practices. Our findings therefore suggest that the health benefits of periodic caloric restriction are ubiquitous and not restricted to mammals alone. Whether a common fundamental mechanism, for example involving leptin, underpins these benefits remains to be elucidated. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08533-5.
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Wang J, Chen Y, Wang Q, Xu H, Wu C, Jiang Q, Wu G, Zhou H, Xiao Z, Chen Y, Zhang T, Lan Q. MEOX2-mediated regulation of Cathepsin S promotes cell proliferation and motility in glioma. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:360. [PMID: 35436995 PMCID: PMC9016080 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-04845-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nuclear transcription factor Mesenchyme Homeobox 2 (MEOX2) is a homeobox gene that is originally discovered to suppress the growth of vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells. However, whether or not it is connected to cancer is yet unknown. Here, we report that MEOX2 functions as a tumor-initiating element in glioma. Bioinformatic analyses of public databases and investigation of MEOX2 expression in patients with glioma demonstrated that MEOX2 was abundant at both mRNA and protein levels in glioma. MEOX2 expression was shown to be inversely linked with the prognosis of glioma patients. MEOX2 inhibition changed the morphology of glioma cells, inhibited cell proliferation and motility, whereas had no effect on cell apoptosis. Besides, silencing MEOX2 also hampered the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), focal adhesion formation, and F-actin assembly. Overexpression of MEOX2 exhibited opposite effects. Importantly, RNA-sequencing, ChIP-qPCR assay, and luciferase reporter assay revealed Cathepsin S (CTSS) as a novel transcriptional target of MEOX2 in glioma cells. Consistently, MEOX2 causes glioma tumor development in mice and greatly lowers the survival period of tumor-bearing mice. Our findings indicate that MEOX2 promotes tumorigenesis and progression of glioma partially through the regulation of CTSS. Targeting MEOX2-CTSS axis might be a promising alternative for the treatment of glioma.
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Zhou J, Wang J, Zhang X, Tang Q. New Insights Into Cancer Chronotherapies. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:741295. [PMID: 34966277 PMCID: PMC8710512 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.741295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Circadian clocks participate in the coordination of various metabolic and biological activities to maintain homeostasis. Disturbances in the circadian rhythm and cancers are closely related. Circadian clock genes are differentially expressed in many tumors, and accelerate the development and progression of tumors. In addition, tumor tissues exert varying biological activities compared to normal tissues due to resetting of altered rhythms. Thus, chronotherapeutics used for cancer treatment should exploit the timing of circadian rhythms to achieve higher efficacy and mild toxicity. Due to interpatient differences in circadian functions, our findings advocate an individualized precision approach to chronotherapy. Herein, we review the specific association between circadian clocks and cancers. In addition, we focus on chronotherapies in cancers and personalized biomarkers for the development of precision chronotherapy. The understanding of circadian clocks in cancer will provide a rationale for more effective clinical treatment of tumors.
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- Jingxuan Zhou
- Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,School of Stomatology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,School of Stomatology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration, Wuhan, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,School of Stomatology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration, Wuhan, China
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Cui Y, Zheng Y, Lu Y, Zhang M, Yang L, Li W. LINC01224 facilitates the proliferation and inhibits the radiosensitivity of melanoma cells through the miR-193a-5p/NR1D2 axis. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2021; 38:196-206. [PMID: 34783160 DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.12467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Melanoma is a skin cancer characterized by early metastasis and high mortality. Radiotherapy is a common treatment for melanoma in patients. Long noncoding RNAs play pivotal roles in regulating the radiosensitivity of many tumors, including melanomas. In this study, the role of LINC01224 in the radiosensitivity of melanoma cells was explored. The expression of LINC01224 in melanoma was examined by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and the results showed that LINC01224 was upregulated in melanoma tissues and cells. The effects of LINC01224 on cell proliferation and apoptosis in melanoma were assessed by 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide (MTT), colony formation, and flow cytometry assays. The effects of LINC01224 on the radiosensitivity of melanoma were analyzed by colony formation assay. The results implied that LINC01224 knockdown inhibited cell viability and proliferation but enhanced cell apoptosis and radiosensitivity. Luciferase reporter and RNA pull-down assays were performed to evaluate the relationships between LINC01224 and miR-193a-5p or miR-193a-5p and nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 2 (NR1D2). We found that LINC01224 binds to miR-193a-5p, which directly targets NR1D2. In addition, we discovered that LINC01224 upregulated NR1D2 expression by sponging miR-193a-5p in melanoma cells. Overall, the data collected in this study suggest that LINC01224 exerts oncogenic effects in melanoma via the miR-193a-5p/NR1D2 axis.
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- Yu Cui
- Department of CT, Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, China
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- Department of CT, Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, China
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- Department of CT, Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, China
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- Department of CT, Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, China
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- Department of CT, Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, China
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Xie Q, Chu H, Yi J, Yu H, Gu T, Guan Y, Liu X, Liang J, Li Y, Wang J. Identification of a prognostic immune-related signature for small cell lung cancer. Cancer Med 2021; 10:9115-9128. [PMID: 34741430 PMCID: PMC8683526 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Purpose As a subgroup of lung cancer, small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterized by a short tumor doubling time, high rates of early occurred distant cancer spread, and poor outcomes. Despite its exquisite sensitivity to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, acquired drug resistance and tumor progression are typical. This study aimed to develop a robust signature based on immune‐related genes to predict the outcome of patients with SCLC. Methods The expression data of 77 SCLC patients from George's cohort were divided into training set and testing set, and 1534 immune‐related genes from ImmPort database were used to generate and validate the signature. Cox proportional hazards and the Kaplan–Meier analysis were used for developing and testing the prognostic signature. Single‐sample gene set enrichment analysis was used to determine immune cell infiltration phenotypes. Results A 10‐gene model comprising NR3C1, NR1D2, TANK, ARAF, HDGF, INHBE, LRSAM1, PLXNA1, PML, and SP1 with the highest frequency after 1000 interactions, was chosen to construct immune‐related signature. This signature showed robust predictive value for SCLC patients’ survival in both training and testing sets. This signature was weakly associated with the clinic pathological values like TNM stage. Furthermore, patients with low risk presented with activation of immune signal pathways, and specific immune cell infiltration with high levels of CD56bright NK cells but low levels of CD8+ T cells, mast cells, and helper T cells. Conclusion The present study developed immune‐related signature that may help predict the prognosis of SCLC patients, which reflects an unappreciated level of heterogeneity of immunophenotype associated with diverse prognosis for specific subsets in this highly lethal cancer type.
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- Qi Xie
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, No. 960 Hospital, The People's Liberation Army of China, Jinan, China
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- YuceBio Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
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- YuceBio Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
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- YuceBio Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China
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Gao C, Cai X, Cao M, Fu Q, Yang N, Liu X, Wang B, Li C. Comparative analysis of the miRNA-mRNA regulation networks in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) following Vibrio anguillarum infection. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 124:104164. [PMID: 34129850 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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MicroRNAs could not only regulate posttranscriptional silencing of target genes in eukaryotic organisms, but also have positive effect on their target genes as well. These microRNAs have been reported to be involved in mucosal immune responses to pathogen infection in teleost. Therefore, we constructed the immune-related miRNA-mRNA networks in turbot intestine following Vibrio anguillarum infection. In our results, 1550 differentially expressed (DE) genes and 167 DE miRNAs were identified. 113 DE miRNAs targeting 89 DE mRNAs related to immune response were used to construct miRNA-mRNA interaction networks. Functional analysis showed that target genes were associated with synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, mucin type O-Glycan biosynthesis, homologous recombination, biotin metabolism, and intestinal immune network for IgA production that were equivalent to the function of IgT and IgM in fish intestine. Finally, 10 DE miRNAs and 7 DE mRNAs were selected for validating the accuracy of high-throughput sequencing results by qRT-PCR. The results of this study will provide valuable information for the elucidation of the regulation mechanisms of miRNA-mRNA interactions involved in disease resistance in teleost mucosal immune system.
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- Chengbin Gao
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South St, Murdoch, Perth, 6150, Australia
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South St, Murdoch, Perth, 6150, Australia
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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Lei X, Liu Q, Li S, Zhang Z, Yang X. Effects of fluid shear stress on expression of focal adhesion kinase in MG-63 human osteoblast-like cells on different surface modification of titanium. Bioengineered 2021; 12:4962-4971. [PMID: 34374319 PMCID: PMC8806473 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.1962686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the effect of fluid shear stress (FSS) on cell proliferation and expression of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in MG-63 cells on different modified titanium surfaces. MG63 cells were cultured on three different surfaces: glass slide, polished treatment (PT) titanium surface and sandblasted/acid-etched surfaces (SLA) titanium surface. The surface topography and roughness were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), respectively. The cells were subjected to FSS, and the cell appearance before and after the stress was evaluated. MTT assay was applied to estimate cell proliferation. The mRNA and protein levels of FAK were determined by qRT-PCR and western blotting. Titanium plates demonstrated different surface microtopography. Parameter Ra values of SLA group were around 3.4 µm, which was higher than PT group. Exposure to the FSS of 12 dynes/cm2 significantly induced positive upregulation of cellular proliferation and the expression of FAK, which were directly correlated with the duration of exposure and surface. Cells in SLA group were able to endurance the longtime of FSS, especially under the FSS of 16 dynes/cm2. SLA surface had a positive influence on the expression of FAK. Different surface modifications created different microtopography of titanium plates. Cell proliferation and the mRNA and protein expression of FAK were stimulated by FSS and regulated by a marked synergistic effect of surface topography and the level and duration of FSS.
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- Xin Lei
- Department of Stomatology, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong, China
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Core Circadian Clock Proteins as Biomarkers of Progression in Colorectal Cancer. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9080967. [PMID: 34440171 PMCID: PMC8391187 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9080967] [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: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common tumours in developed countries. Although its incidence and mortality rates have decreased, its prognosis has not changed, and a high percentage of patients with CRC develop relapse (metachronous metastasis, MM, or local recurrence, LR) during their disease. The identification of these patients is very important for their correct management, but the lack of prognostic markers makes it difficult. Given the connection between circadian disruption and cancer development and progression, we aimed to analyse the prognostic significance of core circadian proteins in CRC. We measured the expression of PER1-3, CRY1-2, BMAL1 and NR1D2 in a cohort of CRC patients by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and analysed their prognostic potential in this disease. A low expression of PER2 and BMAL1 was significantly associated with metastasis at the moment of disease diagnosis, whereas a high expression of CRY1 appeared as an independent prognostic factor of MM development. A high expression of NR1D2 appeared as an independent prognostic factor of LR development after disease diagnosis. Moreover, patients with a low expression of BMAL1 and a high expression of CRY1 showed lower OS and DFS at five years. Although these markers need to be validated in larger and different ethnic cohorts, the simplicity of IHC makes these proteins candidates for personalizing CRC treatment.
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Wagner PM, Prucca CG, Caputto BL, Guido ME. Adjusting the Molecular Clock: The Importance of Circadian Rhythms in the Development of Glioblastomas and Its Intervention as a Therapeutic Strategy. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:8289. [PMID: 34361055 PMCID: PMC8348990 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Gliomas are solid tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) that originated from different glial cells. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies these tumors into four groups (I-IV) with increasing malignancy. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor classified as grade IV. GBMs are resistant to conventional therapies with poor prognosis after diagnosis even when the Stupp protocol that combines surgery and radiochemotherapy is applied. Nowadays, few novel therapeutic strategies have been used to improve GBM treatment, looking for higher efficiency and lower side effects, but with relatively modest results. The circadian timing system temporally organizes the physiology and behavior of most organisms and daily regulates several cellular processes in organs, tissues, and even in individual cells, including tumor cells. The potentiality of the function of the circadian clock on cancer cells modulation as a new target for novel treatments with a chronobiological basis offers a different challenge that needs to be considered in further detail. The present review will discuss state of the art regarding GBM biology, the role of the circadian clock in tumor progression, and new chrono-chemotherapeutic strategies applied for GBM treatment.
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- Paula M. Wagner
- CIQUIBIC-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina; (P.M.W.); (C.G.P.); (B.L.C.)
- Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- CIQUIBIC-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina; (P.M.W.); (C.G.P.); (B.L.C.)
- Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- CIQUIBIC-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina; (P.M.W.); (C.G.P.); (B.L.C.)
- Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- CIQUIBIC-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina; (P.M.W.); (C.G.P.); (B.L.C.)
- Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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Adjusting the Molecular Clock: The Importance of Circadian Rhythms in the Development of Glioblastomas and Its Intervention as a Therapeutic Strategy. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:8289. [PMID: 34361055 PMCID: PMC8348990 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158289;] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Gliomas are solid tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) that originated from different glial cells. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies these tumors into four groups (I-IV) with increasing malignancy. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor classified as grade IV. GBMs are resistant to conventional therapies with poor prognosis after diagnosis even when the Stupp protocol that combines surgery and radiochemotherapy is applied. Nowadays, few novel therapeutic strategies have been used to improve GBM treatment, looking for higher efficiency and lower side effects, but with relatively modest results. The circadian timing system temporally organizes the physiology and behavior of most organisms and daily regulates several cellular processes in organs, tissues, and even in individual cells, including tumor cells. The potentiality of the function of the circadian clock on cancer cells modulation as a new target for novel treatments with a chronobiological basis offers a different challenge that needs to be considered in further detail. The present review will discuss state of the art regarding GBM biology, the role of the circadian clock in tumor progression, and new chrono-chemotherapeutic strategies applied for GBM treatment.
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Wu F, Chen W, Kang X, Jin L, Bai J, Zhang H, Zhang X. A seven-nuclear receptor-based prognostic signature in breast cancer. Clin Transl Oncol 2021; 23:1292-1303. [PMID: 33210236 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-020-02517-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer (BRCA) is a malignant cancer that threatened the life of female with unsatisfactory prognosis. The aim of this study was to identify prognostic nuclear receptors (NRs) signature of BRCA. METHODS BRCA patient samples were collected from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Consensus clustering analysis, univariate Cox regression analysis and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) Cox regression analysis were performed to evaluate, select NRs as prognostic factors and build Risk Score model. GSEA analysis was explored to check signaling differences between High- and Low-Risk group. Nomogram model basing on age and Risk Score was established to predict the 1-, 3- and 5-year survival. Model performance was assessed by a time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and calibration plot. CIBERSORT, ESTIMATE and TIMER algorithm were introduced to evaluate the immune landscape. RESULTS NR3C1, NR4A3, THRA, RXRG, NR2F6, NR1D2 and RORB were optimized as a prognostic signature for BRCA. This seven-NR-based Risk Score could effectively predict overall survival status. The area under the curve (AUC) of 1-, 3- and 5-year overall survival are 0.702, 0.734 and 0.722 in TCGA training cohort, and 0.630, 0.721 and 0.823 in GEO validation cohort, respectively. Calibration plot demonstrated satisfactory agreement between predictive and observed outcomes. Nomogram model worked well on predicting survival probabilities. Multiple cancer-related pathways were highly enriched in High-Risk group. High- and Low-Risk groups showed significant differed immune cell infiltration. There exists an obvious connection between Risk Score and immune checkpoints LAG3, PD1 and TIM3. CONCLUSION The seven-NR-based Risk Score represents a promising signature for estimating overall survival in patients with BRCA, and is correlated with the immune microenvironment.
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- F Wu
- Ambuiatory Surgery Treatment Department, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063000, Hebei, China
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- Ultrasound Department II, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Mammary Gland III, Cangzhou Central Hospital, No. 16 Xinhua West Road, Yunhe District, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Mammary Gland III, Cangzhou Central Hospital, No. 16 Xinhua West Road, Yunhe District, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Mammary Gland III, Cangzhou Central Hospital, No. 16 Xinhua West Road, Yunhe District, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Mammary Gland III, Cangzhou Central Hospital, No. 16 Xinhua West Road, Yunhe District, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei Province, China.
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Liu L, Wang H, Zhang X, Chen R. Identification of Potential Biomarkers in Neonatal Sepsis by Establishing a Competitive Endogenous RNA Network. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2021; 23:369-380. [PMID: 32233999 DOI: 10.2174/1386207323666200401121204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neonatal sepsis is a serious and difficult-to-diagnose systemic infectious disease occurring during the neonatal period. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify potential biomarkers of neonatal sepsis and explore its underlying mechanisms. METHODS We downloaded the neonatal sepsis-related gene profile GSE25504 from the NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The differentially expressed RNAs (DERs) were screened and identified using LIMMA. Then, the functions of the DERs were evaluated using Gene Ontology (GO) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses. Finally, a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network was constructed and functional analyses were performed. RESULTS The initial screening identified 444 differentially expressed (DE)-mRNAs and 45 DElncRNAs. GO analysis showed that these DE-mRNAs were involved in immune response, defense response, and positive regulation of immune system process. KEGG analysis showed that these DE-mRNAs were enriched in 30 activated pathways and 6 suppressed pathways, and those with the highest scores were the IL-17 signaling pathway and ribosome. Next, 722 miRNAs associated with the identified lncRNAs were predicted using miRWalk. A ceRNA network was constructed that included 6 lncRNAs, 11 mRNAs, and 55 miRNAs. In this network, HCP5, LINC00638, XIST and TP53TG1 were hub nodes. Functional analysis of this network identified some essential immune functions, hematopoietic functions, osteoclast differentiation, and primary immunodeficiency as associated with neonatal sepsis. CONCLUSION HCP5, LINC00638, TP53TG1, ST20-AS1, and SERPINB9P1 may be potential biomarkers of neonatal sepsis and may be useful for rapid diagnosis; the biological process of the immune response was related to neonatal sepsis.
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- Ling Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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Cao M, Wang Y, Xiao Y, Zheng D, Zhi C, Xia X, Yuan X. Activation of the clock gene TIMELESS by H3k27 acetylation promotes colorectal cancer tumorigenesis by binding to Myosin-9. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2021; 40:162. [PMID: 33971927 PMCID: PMC8108341 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-021-01936-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common tumor characterized by its high mortality. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms that drive CRC tumorigenesis are unclear. Clock genes have important roles in tumor development. In the present study, the expression and functions of clock gene TIMELESS (encoding the Timeless protein) in CRC were investigated. METHODS Immunohistochemistry, cell proliferation, migration, invasion, EMT and xenograft tumor experiments were used to prove the function of Timeless in the tumorigenesis of CRC. Immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, Immunofluorescence and Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) were utilized to clarify the mechanism of Timeless in regulating CRC tumorigenesis. RESULTS We found that Timeless was upregulated in CRC tissues compared with corresponding normal tissues and its expression was closely associated with the TNM stages and overall survival of CRC patients. Functional studies demonstrated that Timeless promoted the proliferation, invasion, and EMT of CRC cells in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistic investigations showed that Timeless activated the β-catenin signal pathway by binding to Myosin-9, which binds to β-catenin to induce its nuclear translocation. The upregulation of Timeless was attributed to CREB-binding protein (CBP)/p300-mediated H3K27 acetylation of the promoter region of Timeless. CONCLUSION Timeless regulates the tumorigenesis of CRC by binding to and regulating myosin-9, suggesting Timeless might be a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for CRC.
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- Meng Cao
- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Xuehai Building, Rm D509, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Xuehai Building, Rm D509, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, 210002, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Xuehai Building, Rm D509, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Xuehai Building, Rm D509, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China.
- Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.
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Zhang LL, He QK, Lv YN, Zhang ZJ, Xiang YK. Expression pattern and prognostic value of circadian clock genes in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Chronobiol Int 2021; 38:681-693. [PMID: 33691542 DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2021.1890760] [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] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Accumulating studies indicate that circadian clock genes are pivotal regulators of tumorigenesis and development of various cancers. Nevertheless, their implications in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) remain poorly characterized. We investigated the expression pattern of circadian clock genes and evaluated their prognostic values in PAAD. Firstly, we systematically analyzed data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database pertaining to patient clinical information and gene expression data. We found that 19 of 20 circadian clock genes showed significantly different expression levels in comparisons between PAAD and normal tissues. In addition, 10 circadian clock genes with regression coefficients were selected to construct a new risk signature, which was then identified as an independent prognostic factor for PAAD. Mechanistically, circadian clock genes in PAAD may impact the basic state of cells and the composition of tumor-infiltrating immune cells, thus affecting disease prognosis. Finally, we construct a novel prognostic nomogram on the basis of histological nodes and risk score to precisely predict prognosis of patients with PAAD. In conclusion, our study uncovered the important role of circadian clock genes in PAAD and developed a risk signature as a promising prognostic biomarker for patients with PAAD.
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- Le-Le Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Department of General Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Garikipati VNS, Arakelyan A, Blakely EA, Chang PY, Truongcao MM, Cimini M, Malaredy V, Bajpai A, Addya S, Bisserier M, Brojakowska A, Eskandari A, Khlgatian MK, Hadri L, Fish KM, Kishore R, Goukassian DA. Long-Term Effects of Very Low Dose Particle Radiation on Gene Expression in the Heart: Degenerative Disease Risks. Cells 2021; 10:cells10020387. [PMID: 33668521 PMCID: PMC7917872 DOI: 10.3390/cells10020387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Compared to low doses of gamma irradiation (γ-IR), high-charge-and-energy (HZE) particle IR may have different biological response thresholds in cardiac tissue at lower doses, and these effects may be IR type and dose dependent. Three- to four-month-old female CB6F1/Hsd mice were exposed once to one of four different doses of the following types of radiation: γ-IR 137Cs (40-160 cGy, 0.662 MeV), 14Si-IR (4-32 cGy, 260 MeV/n), or 22Ti-IR (3-26 cGy, 1 GeV/n). At 16 months post-exposure, animals were sacrificed and hearts were harvested and archived as part of the NASA Space Radiation Tissue Sharing Forum. These heart tissue samples were used in our study for RNA isolation and microarray hybridization. Functional annotation of twofold up/down differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and bioinformatics analyses revealed the following: (i) there were no clear lower IR thresholds for HZE- or γ-IR; (ii) there were 12 common DEGs across all 3 IR types; (iii) these 12 overlapping genes predicted various degrees of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and metabolic diseases, cancer, and aging; and (iv) these 12 genes revealed an exclusive non-linear DEG pattern in 14Si- and 22Ti-IR-exposed hearts, whereas two-thirds of γ-IR-exposed hearts revealed a linear pattern of DEGs. Thus, our study may provide experimental evidence of excess relative risk (ERR) quantification of low/very low doses of full-body space-type IR-associated degenerative disease development.
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- Venkata Naga Srikanth Garikipati
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Dorothy M Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Wexner Medical School, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;
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- Bioinformatics Group, The Institute of Molecular Biology, The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan 0014, Armenia;
- PathVerse, Yerevan 0014, Armenia
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; (M.M.T.); (M.C.); (V.M.); (A.B.); (R.K.)
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; (M.M.T.); (M.C.); (V.M.); (A.B.); (R.K.)
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; (M.M.T.); (M.C.); (V.M.); (A.B.); (R.K.)
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; (M.M.T.); (M.C.); (V.M.); (A.B.); (R.K.)
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- Kimmel Cancer Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA;
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; (M.B.); (A.B.); (A.E.); (M.K.K.); (L.H.); (K.M.F.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; (M.B.); (A.B.); (A.E.); (M.K.K.); (L.H.); (K.M.F.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; (M.B.); (A.B.); (A.E.); (M.K.K.); (L.H.); (K.M.F.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; (M.B.); (A.B.); (A.E.); (M.K.K.); (L.H.); (K.M.F.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; (M.B.); (A.B.); (A.E.); (M.K.K.); (L.H.); (K.M.F.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; (M.B.); (A.B.); (A.E.); (M.K.K.); (L.H.); (K.M.F.)
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; (M.M.T.); (M.C.); (V.M.); (A.B.); (R.K.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; (M.B.); (A.B.); (A.E.); (M.K.K.); (L.H.); (K.M.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-212-824-8917
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Gao X, Tang M, Tian S, Li J, Liu W. Identification of a circadian gene signature that predicts overall survival in lung adenocarcinoma. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11733. [PMID: 34285836 PMCID: PMC8272922 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is one of the most common subtypes of lung cancer which is the leading cause of death in cancer patients. Circadian clock disruption has been listed as a likely carcinogen. However, whether the expression of circadian genes affects overall survival (OS) in LUAD patients remains unknown. In this article, we identified a circadian gene signature to predict overall survival in LUAD. METHODS RNA sequencing (HTSeq-FPKM) data and clinical characteristics were obtained for a cohort of LUAD patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). A multigene signature based on differentially expressed circadian clock-related genes was generated for the prediction of OS using Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO)-penalized Cox regression analysis, and externally validated using the GSE72094 dataset from the GEO database. RESULTS Five differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified to be significantly associated with OS using univariate Cox proportional regression analysis (P < 0.05). Patients classified as high risk based on these five DEGs had significantly lower OS than those classified as low risk in both the TGCA cohort and GSE72094 dataset (P < 0.001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that the five-gene-signature based risk score was an independent predictor of OS (hazard ratio > 1, P < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves confirmed its prognostic value. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) showed that Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways related to cell proliferation, gene damage repair, proteasomes, and immune and autoimmune diseases were significantly enriched. CONCLUSION A novel circadian gene signature for OS in LUAD was found to be predictive in both the derivation and validation cohorts. Targeting circadian genes is a potential therapeutic option in LUAD.
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- Xinliang Gao
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Division of Clinical Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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Zhang L, Peng H, Feng M, Zhang W, Li Y. Yeast microcapsule-mediated oral delivery of IL-1β shRNA for post-traumatic osteoarthritis therapy. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2020; 23:336-346. [PMID: 33425491 PMCID: PMC7779538 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2020.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Post-traumatic osteoarthritis is a prevalent debilitating joint disease. However, there is no FDA-approved disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug currently. Gene therapy can improve disease progression but lacks an effective delivery system. Here, we constructed an oral drug delivery system by non-virus-mediated interleukin-1β (IL-1β) short hairpin RNA (shRNA) and non-pathogenic yeast to evaluate its effect on osteoarthritis therapy. After recombinant IL-1β shRNA/yeast therapy, yeast microcapsule-mediated oral delivery of IL-1β shRNA greatly reduced the IL-1β expression in intestine macrophage, bone marrow macrophage, and articular cartilage, systematically regulate the inflammatory response. The degeneration of articular cartilage was significantly inhibited in the medial femoral condyle and medial tibial plateau of the knee joint. And the expression of osteoarthritis markers Col X and MMP13 was reduced in the knee joint. Thus, yeast microcapsule-mediated oral delivery of IL-1β shRNA may serve as a novel gene therapy strategy for treating joint degeneration through immunomodulation of the mononuclear phagocyte system from the intestine to subchondral bone marrow and ultimately preserving the articular cartilage joint.
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- Long Zhang
- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, PR China
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- Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China.,The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China.,The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China.,The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China.,The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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Shen H, Cook K, Gee HE, Hau E. Hypoxia, metabolism, and the circadian clock: new links to overcome radiation resistance in high-grade gliomas. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2020; 39:129. [PMID: 32631383 PMCID: PMC7339573 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-020-01639-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Radiotherapy is the cornerstone of treatment of high-grade gliomas (HGGs). It eradicates tumor cells by inducing oxidative stress and subsequent DNA damage. Unfortunately, almost all HGGs recur locally within several months secondary to radioresistance with intricate molecular mechanisms. Therefore, unravelling specific underlying mechanisms of radioresistance is critical to elucidating novel strategies to improve the radiosensitivity of tumor cells, and enhance the efficacy of radiotherapy. This review addresses our current understanding of how hypoxia and the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) signaling pathway have a profound impact on the response of HGGs to radiotherapy. In addition, intriguing links between hypoxic signaling, circadian rhythms and cell metabolism have been recently discovered, which may provide insights into our fundamental understanding of radioresistance. Cellular pathways involved in the hypoxic response, DNA repair and metabolism can fluctuate over 24-h periods due to circadian regulation. These oscillatory patterns may have consequences for tumor radioresistance. Timing radiotherapy for specific times of the day (chronoradiotherapy) could be beneficial in patients with HGGs and will be discussed.
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- Han Shen
- Translational Radiation Biology and Oncology Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia.
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health & Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Translational Radiation Biology and Oncology Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Translational Radiation Biology and Oncology Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
- Blacktown Hematology and Cancer Centre, Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
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Tong H, Liu X, Li T, Qiu W, Peng C, Shen B, Zhu Z. NR1D2 Accelerates Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression by Driving the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition. Onco Targets Ther 2020; 13:3931-3942. [PMID: 32440156 PMCID: PMC7217318 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s237804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Introduction A poor prognosis owing to cancer invasion and metastasis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of malignancy deaths worldwide. A dominant epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition or EMT function in tumour metastasis is substantially evidenced. Prior reports identified a likely correlation of the nuclear hormone receptor NR1D2 with HCC progression, but the underlying molecular mechanisms and role of invasion and metastasis are still to be adequately documented. Methods We carried out PROGgeneV2 platform database analysis and compared NR1D2 expression in HCC tissues with that in adjacent noncancerous tissues by Western blotting. Cell proliferation, invasion, and migration were also assessed using a lentivirus system. Moreover, the relevant signalling proteins were evaluated. Results The PROGgeneV2 platform database analysis suggested an upregulated NR1D2 expression related to poor overall survival, or OS, in HCC, with higher levels in HCC, compared to the adjoining non-cancerous tissue. Depleting NR1D2 decreased HCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion in vitro, whilst in vivo downregulation revealed fewer metastatic nodules in the lungs. Furthermore, NR1D2 knockdown amplified epithelial marker, namely E-cadherin expressions, and decreased mesenchymal markers, ie, N-cadherin and vimentin expressions, with β-catenin overexpression. Conclusion NR1D2 is shown to accelerate HCC progression via driving EMT.
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- Hui Tong
- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China
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- CNRS-LIA124, Sino-French Research Center for Life Sciences and Genomics, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China
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Aguilar-Rojas A, Castellanos-Castro S, Matondo M, Gianetto QG, Varet H, Sismeiro O, Legendre R, Fernandes J, Hardy D, Coppée JY, Olivo-Marin JC, Guillen N. Insights into amebiasis using a human 3D-intestinal model. Cell Microbiol 2020; 22:e13203. [PMID: 32175652 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.13203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis, an infectious disease targeting the intestine and the liver in humans. Two types of intestinal infection are caused by this parasite: silent infection, which occurs in the majority of cases, and invasive disease, which affects 10% of infected persons. To understand the intestinal pathogenic process, several in vitro models, such as cell cultures, human tissue explants or human intestine xenografts in mice, have been employed. Nevertheless, our knowledge on the early steps of amebic intestinal infection and the molecules involved during human-parasite interaction is scarce, in part due to limitations in the experimental settings. In the present work, we took advantage of tissue engineering approaches to build a three-dimensional (3D)-intestinal model that is able to replicate the general characteristics of the human colon. This system consists of an epithelial layer that develops tight and adherens junctions, a mucus layer and a lamina propria-like compartment made up of collagen containing macrophages and fibroblast. By means of microscopy imaging, omics assays and the evaluation of immune responses, we show a very dynamic interaction between E. histolytica and the 3D-intestinal model. Our data highlight the importance of several virulence markers occurring in patients or in experimental models, but they also demonstrate the involvement of under described molecules and regulatory factors in the amoebic invasive process.
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- Arturo Aguilar-Rojas
- Institut Pasteur, Bioimage Analysis Unit, Paris, France.,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Medicina Reproductiva, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Institut Pasteur, Bioimage Analysis Unit, Paris, France.,Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Institut Pasteur, Plateforme Protéomique, Unité de Spectrométrie de Masse pour la Biologie (MSBio), Centrede Ressources et Recherches Technologiques (C2RT), Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Plateforme Protéomique, Unité de Spectrométrie de Masse pour la Biologie (MSBio), Centrede Ressources et Recherches Technologiques (C2RT), Paris, France.,Institut Pasteur, Plate-forme Transcriptome et EpiGenome, Biomics, Centre de Ressources et Recherches Technologiques (C2RT), Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Plate-forme Transcriptome et EpiGenome, Biomics, Centre de Ressources et Recherches Technologiques (C2RT), Paris, France.,Institut Pasteur, Hub Bioinformatique et Biostatistique, Département de Biologie Computationnelle (USR3756 IP CNRS), Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Plate-forme Transcriptome et EpiGenome, Biomics, Centre de Ressources et Recherches Technologiques (C2RT), Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Plate-forme Transcriptome et EpiGenome, Biomics, Centre de Ressources et Recherches Technologiques (C2RT), Paris, France.,Institut Pasteur, Hub Bioinformatique et Biostatistique, Département de Biologie Computationnelle (USR3756 IP CNRS), Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, UTechSPBI, Centre de Ressources et Recherches Technologiques (C2RT), Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Experimental Neuropathology Unit, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Plate-forme Transcriptome et EpiGenome, Biomics, Centre de Ressources et Recherches Technologiques (C2RT), Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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Arafa K, Emara M. Insights About Circadian Clock and Molecular Pathogenesis in Gliomas. Front Oncol 2020; 10:199. [PMID: 32195174 PMCID: PMC7061216 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The circadian clock is an endogenous time-keeping system that has been discovered across kingdoms of life. It controls and coordinates metabolism, physiology, and behavior to adapt to variations within the day and the seasonal environmental cycles driven by earth rotation. In mammals, although circadian rhythm is controlled by a set of core clock genes that are present in both in suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus and peripheral tissues, the generation and control of the circadian rhythm at the cellular, tissue, and organism levels occurs in a hierarchal fashion. The SCN is central pacemaker comprising the principal circadian clock that synchronizes peripheral circadian clocks to their appropriate phase. Different epidemiological studies have shown that disruption of normal circadian rhythm is implicated in increasing the risk of developing cancers. In addition, deregulated expression of clock genes has been demonstrated in various types of cancer. These findings indicate a close association between circadian clock and cancer development and progression. Here, we review different evidences of this association in relation to molecular pathogenesis in gliomas.
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- Center for Aging and Associated Diseases, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Cairo, Egypt
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Neirinckx V, Hau AC, Schuster A, Fritah S, Tiemann K, Klein E, Nazarov PV, Matagne A, Szpakowska M, Meyrath M, Chevigné A, Schmidt MHH, Niclou SP. The soluble form of pan-RTK inhibitor and tumor suppressor LRIG1 mediates downregulation of AXL through direct protein-protein interaction in glioblastoma. Neurooncol Adv 2019; 1:vdz024. [PMID: 32642659 PMCID: PMC7212925 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdz024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Targeted approaches for inhibiting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and other receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) in glioblastoma (GBM) have led to therapeutic resistance and little clinical benefit, raising the need for the development of alternative strategies. Endogenous LRIG1 (Leucine-rich Repeats and ImmunoGlobulin-like domains protein 1) is an RTK inhibitory protein required for stem cell maintenance, and we previously demonstrated the soluble ectodomain of LRIG1 (sLRIG1) to potently inhibit GBM growth in vitro and in vivo. Methods Here, we generated a recombinant protein of the ectodomain of LRIG1 (sLRIG1) and determined its activity in various cellular GBM models including patient-derived stem-like cells and patient organoids. We used proliferation, adhesion, and invasion assays, and performed gene and protein expression studies. Proximity ligation assay and NanoBiT complementation technology were applied to assess protein-protein interactions. Results We show that recombinant sLRIG1 downregulates EGFRvIII but not EGFR, and reduces proliferation in GBM cells, irrespective of their EGFR expression status. We find that sLRIG1 targets and downregulates a wide range of RTKs, including AXL, and alters GBM cell adhesion. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that LRIG1 interferes with AXL but not with EGFR dimerization. Conclusions These results identify AXL as a novel sLRIG1 target and show that LRIG1-mediated RTK downregulation depends on direct protein interaction. The pan-RTK inhibitory activity of sLRIG1 warrants further investigation for new GBM treatment approaches.
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- Virginie Neirinckx
- NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
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- NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
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- NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
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- NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
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- NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
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- NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
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- Proteome and Genome Research Unit, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
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- Center for Protein Engineering, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, Germany
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- Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, Germany
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- Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, Germany
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- Molecular Signal Transduction Laboratories, Institute for Microscopic Anatomy and Neurobiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
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