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Liu Q, Pan M, Cao H, Zheng J, Ruan YP, Zhao XQ. Acquired generalized lipodystrophy in a juvenile dermatomyositis patient. Int J Rheum Dis 2024; 27:e15101. [PMID: 38445875 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.15101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Qiong Liu
- Department of Dermatology and Venerology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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Yuki R, Kuwajima H, Ota R, Ikeda Y, Saito Y, Nakayama Y. Eph signal inhibition potentiates the growth-inhibitory effects of PLK1 inhibition toward cancer cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2024; 963:176229. [PMID: 38072041 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.176229] [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: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Anti-mitotic drugs are clinically used as anti-cancer treatments. Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) is a promising target against cancer cell division due to its importance in the whole process of mitosis, and thus PLK1-targeting agents have been developed in the last few decades. Clinical trial studies show that several PLK1 inhibitors are generally well-tolerated. However, the response rates are limited; therefore, it is needed to improve the efficacy of those drugs. Here, we show that NVP-BHG712, an erythropoietin-producing human hepatocellular (Eph) signaling inhibitor, potentiates the growth-inhibitory effects of the PLK1 inhibitors BI2536 and BI6727 in cancer cells. This combination treatment strongly suppresses cancer spheroid formation. Moreover, the combination drastically arrests cells at mitosis by continuous activation of the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), thereby inducing apoptosis. SAC activation caused by the combination of NVP-BHG712 and BI2536 is due to the inhibition of centrosome maturation and separation. Although the inactivation level of the PLK1 kinase is comparable between BI2536 treatment alone and combination treatment, the combination treatment strongly inactivates MAPK signaling in mitosis. Since inhibition of MAPK signaling potentiates the efficacy of BI2536 treatment, inactivation of PLK1 kinase and MAPK signaling contributes to the strong inhibition of centrosome separation. These results suggest that Eph signal inhibition potentiates the effect of PLK1 inhibition, leading to strong mitotic arrest via SAC activation and the subsequent reduction of cancer cell survival. The combination of PLK1 inhibition and Eph signal inhibition will provide a new effective strategy for targeting cancer cell division.
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- Ryuzaburo Yuki
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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Yuki R, Ikeda Y, Yasutake R, Saito Y, Nakayama Y. SH2D4A promotes centrosome maturation to support spindle microtubule formation and mitotic progression. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2067. [PMID: 36739326 PMCID: PMC9899277 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29362-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Mitotic progression requires the precise formation of spindle microtubules based on mature centrosomes. During the G2/M transition, centrosome maturation progresses, and associated microtubules bundle to form mitotic spindle fibers and capture the chromosomes for alignment at the cell equator. Mitotic kinases-induced phosphorylation signaling is necessary for these processes. Here, we identified SH2 domain-containing protein 4A (SH2D4A/PPP1R38) as a new mitotic regulator. SH2D4A knockdown delays mitotic progression. The time-lapse imaging analysis showed that SH2D4A specifically contributes to the alignment of chromosomes. The cold treatment assay and microtubule regrowth assay indicated that SH2D4A promotes microtubule nucleation to support kinetochore-microtubule attachment. This may be due to the centrosome maturation by SH2D4A via centrosomal recruitment of pericentriolar material (PCM) such as cep192, γ-tubulin, and PLK1. SH2D4A was found to be a negative regulator of PP1 phosphatase. Consistently, treatment with a PP1 inhibitor rescues SH2D4A-knockdown-induced phenotypes, including the microtubule nucleation and centrosomal recruitment of active PLK1. These results suggest that SH2D4A is involved in PCM recruitment to centrosomes and centrosome maturation through attenuation of PP1 phosphatases, accelerating the spindle formation and supporting mitotic progression.
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- Ryuzaburo Yuki
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi-Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi-Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi-Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi-Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi-Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan.
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Chan MKK, Chan ELY, Ji ZZ, Chan ASW, Li C, Leung KT, To KF, Tang PMK. Transforming growth factor-β signaling: from tumor microenvironment to anticancer therapy. EXPLORATION OF TARGETED ANTI-TUMOR THERAPY 2023; 4:316-343. [PMID: 37205317 PMCID: PMC10185444 DOI: 10.37349/etat.2023.00137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling is an important pathway for promoting the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases, including cancer. The roles of TGF-β signaling are heterogeneous and versatile in cancer development and progression, both anticancer and protumoral actions are reported. Interestingly, increasing evidence suggests that TGF-β enhances disease progression and drug resistance via immune-modulatory actions in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of solid tumors. A better understanding of its regulatory mechanisms in the TME at the molecular level can facilitate the development of precision medicine to block the protumoral actions of TGF-β in the TME. Here, the latest information about the regulatory mechanisms and translational research of TGF-β signaling in the TME for therapeutic development had been summarized.
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- Max Kam-Kwan Chan
- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Correspondence: Patrick Ming-Kuen Tang, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
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Wang F, Wang W, Wu X, Tang C, Du F, Lu Z, Zhang Z, Xu H, Cao X, Li PA. Downregulation of TRIM33 Promotes Survival and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Gastric Cancer. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2022; 21:15330338221114505. [PMID: 35929141 PMCID: PMC9358585 DOI: 10.1177/15330338221114505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Among all malignancies worldwide, gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer with the third highest mortality rate. One of the main reasons for the low survival rate is the recurrence and metastasis that occurs in many patients after surgery. Numerous studies have shown that abnormal TRIM33 expression is associated with the progression of malignant tumors. TRIM33 can function either as a tumor suppressor or tumor promoter in different cancers. Our data showed that TRIM33 was highly expressed in stomach cancer, and in human gastric cancer tissues, low expression of TRIM33 was associated with poor prognosis in patients with gastric cancer. To clarify the function of TRIM33 in survival and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in gastric cancer cells, we investigated the effect of TRIM33 knockdown in several gastric cancer cell lines. Downregulation of TRIM33 in BGC-823 and SGC-7901 cells enhanced the proliferation, colony formation, and migratory ability of these gastric cancer cells. It also promoted epithelial–mesenchymal transition; transfection of cells with siRNA targeting TRIM33 led to the upregulation of vimentin and N-Cadherin expression, and downregulation of E-Cadherin expression. Meanwhile, the transforming growth factor beta pathway was activated: levels of transforming growth factor beta were elevated and the expressions of p-Smad2, Smad2, Smad3, and Smad4 were activated. To confirm the role of TRIM33 in vivo, a xenograft model was established in nude mice. Immunohistochemical analysis identified that the protein levels of TRIM33, p-Smad2, Smad2, Smad3, Smad4, vimentin, and N-Cadherin were increased, and E-Cadherin levels were decreased, in xenograft tumors from the si-TRIM33 group. Taken together, these results suggest that TRIM33 may be a potential marker for the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer. Furthermore, it may also serve as a novel target for gastric cancer treatment.
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- Fang Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Basic Medical School, 105002Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Basic Medical School, 105002Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- School of Information Engineering, 56693Ningxia University, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Pathology, Basic Medical School, 105002Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Basic Medical School, 105002Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Basic Medical School, 105002Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technological Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA
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Yuki R. [Aberrant Activation Mechanism of TGF-β Signaling in Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2021; 141:1229-1234. [PMID: 34719542 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.21-00143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important program in epithelial cancer cells to acquire the motility and invasion, which promotes cancer metastasis to remote organs. EMT is induced by various secreted factors, such as transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and epidermal growth factor (EGF). TGF-β ligand activates Smad-dependent and -independent pathways by binding to TGF-β receptors. In Smad-dependent pathway, the activated TGF-β receptor phosphorylates Smad2/3 and accelerates its association with Smad4, leading to their nuclear translocation. Smad2/3-4 complex promotes the expression of EMT-inducing transcription factors, such as Snail and Slug. In Smad-independent pathway, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathways are activated and required for TGF-β-induced EMT. Smad-independent pathway is similar to downstream of receptor tyrosine kinases, and therefore EGFR signaling is known to induce EMT synergize with TGF-β signaling. We explored a new mechanism of EGFR-mediated activation of TGF-β signaling and found that c-Abl kinase activates TGF-β signaling. Based on our proteomic analysis, we identified several TGF-β signaling molecules as nuclear c-Abl substrates, including transcriptional intermediary factor 1-γ (TIF1γ/TRIM33/Ectodermin), a suppressor of TGF-β signaling. c-Abl-mediated phosphorylation of TIF1γ inhibits its binding to Smad3, thereby increasing Smad3's transcriptional activity and promoting EMT. TIF1γ phosphorylation is also involved in the EGFR-caused aberrant activation of TGF-β signaling, suggesting that EGFR/c-Abl pathway activates TGF-β signaling through phosphorylation of nuclear substrates and promotes EMT. Our findings provide new insights into the activation machinery of TGF-β signaling, and further studies are required to clarify the clinical significance of the EGFR/c-Abl pathway in cancer metastasis.
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- Ryuzaburo Yuki
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
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Yamaguchi N. [Novel Tyrosine Phosphorylation Signals in the Nucleus and on Mitotic Spindle Fibers and Lysosomes Revealed by Strong Inhibition of Tyrosine Dephosphorylation]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2021; 141:927-947. [PMID: 34193653 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.21-00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Protein-tyrosine phosphorylation is one of the posttranslational modifications and plays critical roles in regulating a wide variety of cellular processes, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, adhesion, migration, survival, and apoptosis. Protein-tyrosine phosphorylation is reversibly regulated by protein-tyrosine kinases and protein-tyrosine phosphatases. Strong inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatase activities is required to undoubtedly detect tyrosine phosphorylation. Our extremely careful usage of Na3VO4, a potent protein-tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor, has revealed not only the different intracellular trafficking pathways of Src-family tyrosine kinase members but also novel tyrosine phosphorylation signals in the nucleus and on mitotic spindle fibers and lysosomes. Furthermore, despite that the first identified oncogene product v-Src is generally believed to induce transformation through continuous stimulation of proliferation signaling by its strong tyrosine kinase activity, v-Src-driven transformation was found to be caused not by continuous proliferation signaling but by v-Src tyrosine kinase activity-dependent stochastic genome alterations. Here, I summarize our findings regarding novel tyrosine phosphorylation signaling in a spatiotemporal sense and highlight the significance of the roles of tyrosine phosphorylation in transcriptional regulation inside the nucleus and chromosome dynamics.
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- Naoto Yamaguchi
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University
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Makis A, Voskaridou E, Papassotiriou I, Hatzimichael E. Novel Therapeutic Advances in β-Thalassemia. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10060546. [PMID: 34207028 PMCID: PMC8235056 DOI: 10.3390/biology10060546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Simple Summary Beta-thalassemia (β-thalassemia) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder that causes decreased production of hemoglobin. Ineffective erythropoiesis and excess iron deposition are the most significant pathophysiological problems. Chronic red blood cell transfusions along with control of iron overload are the main principles of treatment. Yet, the patients have a problematic quality of life. Recently, novel therapies have emerged based on better knowledge of the pathophysiology of the disease. Aiming at ineffective erythropoiesis through the TGF-β ligand traps, such as luspatercept, has been shown to reduce the transfusion burden. Therapeutic approaches aiming at the iron metabolism mechanisms as well as the pathway of the production of erythroid cyclic guanosine monophosphate are being used in clinical trials with encouraging results. Significant improvements in the technique of hemopoietic stem cell transplantation have been accomplished, with a focus on the improvement of the conditioning regimen and the donor selection. Gene therapy has exhibited remarkable advances using lentiviral β-globin gene insertion techniques or gene editing platforms that target the suppression of γ-globin repressors. All these approaches will have a positive result in the quality of life of thalassemia patients. Abstract The main characteristic of the pathophysiology of β-thalassemia is reduced β-globin chain production. The inevitable imbalance in the α/β-globin ratio and α-globin accumulation lead to oxidative stress in the erythroid lineage, apoptosis, and ineffective erythropoiesis. The result is compensatory hematopoietic expansion and impaired hepcidin production that causes increased intestinal iron absorption and progressive iron overload. Chronic hemolysis and red blood cell transfusions also contribute to iron tissue deposition. A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms led to the detection of new curative or “disease-modifying” therapeutic options. Substantial evolvement has been made in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with current clinical trials investigating new condition regimens as well as different donors and stem cell source options. Gene therapy has also moved forward, and phase 2 clinical trials with the use of β-globin insertion techniques have recently been successfully completed leading to approval for use in transfusion-dependent patients. Genetic and epigenetic manipulation of the γ- or β-globin gene have entered the clinical trial setting. Agents such as TGF-β ligand traps and pyruvate kinase activators, which reduce the ineffective erythropoiesis, have been tested in clinical trials with favorable results. One TGF-β ligand trap, luspatercept, has been approved for use in adults with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia. The induction of HbF with the phosphodiesterase 9 inhibitor IMR-687, which increase cyclic guanosine monophosphate, is currently being tested. Another therapeutic approach is to target the dysregulation of iron homeostasis, using, for example, hepcidin agonists (inhibitors of TMPRSS6 and minihepcidins) or ferroportin inhibitors (VIT-2763). This review provides an update on the novel therapeutic options that are presently in development at the clinical level in β-thalassemia.
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- Alexandros Makis
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-2651099793
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- Centre of Excellence in Rare Haematological Diseases-Haemoglobinopathies, “Laikon” General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, Greece;
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Morii M, Kubota S, Hasegawa C, Takeda Y, Kometani S, Enomoto K, Suzuki T, Yanase S, Sato R, Akatsu A, Hirata K, Honda T, Kuga T, Tomonaga T, Nakayama Y, Yamaguchi N, Yamaguchi N. Src-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation of PRC1 and kinastrin/SKAP on the mitotic spindle. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2616. [PMID: 33510346 PMCID: PMC7844303 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82189-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Src-family tyrosine kinases (SFKs) play important roles in a number of signal transduction events during mitosis, such as spindle formation. A relationship has been reported between SFKs and the mitotic spindle; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We herein demonstrated that SFKs accumulated in the centrosome region at the onset of mitosis. Centrosomal Fyn increased in the G2 phase in a microtubule polymerization-dependent manner. A mass spectrometry analysis using mitotic spindle preparations was performed to identify tyrosine-phosphorylated substrates. Protein regulator of cytokinesis 1 (PRC1) and kinastrin/small kinetochore-associated protein (kinastrin/SKAP) were identified as SFK substrates. SFKs mainly phosphorylated PRC1 at Tyr-464 and kinastrin at Tyr-87. Although wild-type PRC1 is associated with microtubules, phosphomimetic PRC1 impaired the ability to bind microtubules. Phosphomimetic kinastrin at Tyr-87 also impaired binding with microtubules. Collectively, these results suggest that tyrosine phosphorylation of PRC1 and kinastrin plays a role in their delocalization from microtubules during mitosis.
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- Mariko Morii
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan.,Laboratory of Transcriptional Regulation in Leukemogenesis, International Research Center for Medical Sciences (IRCMS), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan.,Laboratory of Transcriptional Regulation in Leukemogenesis, International Research Center for Medical Sciences (IRCMS), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Proteome Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan
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- Laboratory of Proteome Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan.
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Barysch SV, Stankovic-Valentin N, Miedema T, Karaca S, Doppel J, Nait Achour T, Vasudeva A, Wolf L, Sticht C, Urlaub H, Melchior F. Transient deSUMOylation of IRF2BP proteins controls early transcription in EGFR signaling. EMBO Rep 2021; 22:e49651. [PMID: 33480129 PMCID: PMC7926235 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201949651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Molecular switches are essential modules in signaling networks and transcriptional reprogramming. Here, we describe a role for small ubiquitin‐related modifier SUMO as a molecular switch in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling. Using quantitative mass spectrometry, we compare the endogenous SUMO proteomes of HeLa cells before and after EGF stimulation. Thereby, we identify a small group of transcriptional coregulators including IRF2BP1, IRF2BP2, and IRF2BPL as novel players in EGFR signaling. Comparison of cells expressing wild type or SUMOylation‐deficient IRF2BP1 indicates that transient deSUMOylation of IRF2BP proteins is important for appropriate expression of immediate early genes including dual specificity phosphatase 1 (DUSP1, MKP‐1) and the transcription factor ATF3. We find that IRF2BP1 is a repressor, whose transient deSUMOylation on the DUSP1 promoter allows—and whose timely reSUMOylation restricts—DUSP1 transcription. Our work thus provides a paradigm how comparative SUMO proteome analyses serve to reveal novel regulators in signal transduction and transcription.
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- Sina V Barysch
- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Signalling and Functional Genomics, Heidelberg, Germany.,BioQuant & Department for Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center of Medical Research, Bioinformatic and Statistic, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany.,Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Hori N, Okada K, Takakura Y, Takano H, Yamaguchi N, Yamaguchi N. Vestigial-like family member 3 (VGLL3), a cofactor for TEAD transcription factors, promotes cancer cell proliferation by activating the Hippo pathway. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:8798-8807. [PMID: 32385107 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.012781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Vestigial-like 3 (VGLL3) is a member of the VGLL family, whose members serve as cofactors for TEA domain-containing transcription factors (TEADs). TEADs promote tissue and tumor development together with the cofactors Yes-associated protein (YAP) and transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ). Although VGLL3 is involved in tumor cell proliferation, its relationship with TEADs and YAP/TAZ remains largely unknown. To close this research gap, here we established tumor cells stably expressing VGLL3 and found that they exhibit enhanced proliferation. Notably, YAP and TAZ were inactivated in the VGLL3-expressing cells, coinciding with activation of the Hippo pathway, which suppresses YAP/TAZ activities. VGLL3 in combination with TEADs promoted expression of the Hippo pathway components large tumor suppressor kinase (LATS2) and angiomotin-like 2 (AMOTL2). VGLL3 was highly expressed in malignant breast tumor cells and osteosarcoma cells, and VGLL3 knockdown increased nuclear localization of YAP and TAZ. Knockdown of LATS2 or AMOTL2, as well as VGLL3 knockdown, repressed proliferation of breast tumor cells. Together, these results suggest that VGLL3 together with TEADs promotes cell proliferation by activating the Hippo pathway through LATS2 and AMOTL2, leading to YAP/TAZ inactivation.
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- Naoto Hori
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Department of Molecular Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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Martinez PA, Li R, Ramanathan HN, Bhasin M, Pearsall RS, Kumar R, Suragani RNVS. Smad2/3-pathway ligand trap luspatercept enhances erythroid differentiation in murine β-thalassaemia by increasing GATA-1 availability. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:6162-6177. [PMID: 32351032 PMCID: PMC7294138 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In β‐thalassaemia, anaemia results from ineffective erythropoiesis characterized by inhibition of late‐stage erythroid differentiation. We earlier used luspatercept and RAP‐536 protein traps for certain Smad2/3‐pathway ligands to implicate Smad2/3‐pathway overactivation in dysregulated erythroid differentiation associated with murine β‐thalassaemia and myelodysplasia. Importantly, luspatercept alleviates anaemia and has been shown to reduce transfusion burden in patients with β‐thalassaemia or myelodysplasia. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying luspatercept action and pSmad2/3‐mediated inhibition of erythroid differentiation. In murine erythroleukemic (MEL) cells in vitro, ligand‐mediated overactivation of the Smad2/3 pathway reduced nuclear levels of GATA‐1 (GATA‐binding factor‐1) and its transcriptional activator TIF1γ (transcription intermediary factor 1γ), increased levels of reactive oxygen species, reduced cell viability and haemoglobin levels, and inhibited erythroid differentiation. Co‐treatment with luspatercept in MEL cells partially or completely restored each of these. In β‐thalassaemic mice, RAP‐536 up‐regulated Gata1 and its target gene signature in erythroid precursors determined by transcriptional profiling and gene set enrichment analysis, restored nuclear levels of GATA‐1 in erythroid precursors, and nuclear distribution of TIF1γ in erythroblasts. Bone marrow cells from β‐thalassaemic mice treated with luspatercept also exhibited restored nuclear availability of GATA‐1 ex vivo. Our results implicate GATA‐1, and likely TIF1γ, as key mediators of luspatercept/RAP‐536 action in alleviating ineffective erythropoiesis.
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- Acceleron Pharma, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- BIDMC Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Yu C, Ding Z, Liang H, Zhang B, Chen X. The Roles of TIF1γ in Cancer. Front Oncol 2019; 9:979. [PMID: 31632911 PMCID: PMC6783507 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Transcriptional intermediary factor 1 γ (TIF1γ), also known as TRIM33, RFG7, PTC7, or Ectodermin, is an E3 ubiquitin-ligase family member with a ring-box-coiled-coil region. It can regulate TGF-β/Smad signaling in two different ways in different cellular contexts. On one hand, TIF1γ can monoubiquitinate Smad4 to inhibit the formation of Smad2/3/4 nuclear complexes. On the other hand, TIF1γ can function as a cofactor of phosphorylated (p)-Smad2/3, competing with Smad4 to inhibit the formation of the Smad2/3/4 complex. In addition, TIF1γ has been reported to play a role in transcription elongation, cellular differentiation, embryonic development, and mitosis. As transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily signaling plays an important role in the occurrence and development of cancer, and TIF1γ was reported to be involved in the regulation of TGF-β superfamily signaling, studies on TIF1γ during the last decade have focused on its role in the development of cancer. However, TIF1γ can function either as a tumor suppressor or promoter in different cellular contexts, yet there are few reviews focusing on the roles of TIF1γ in cancer. Hence, in this paper we systematically review and discuss the roles of TIF1γ in cancer. Firstly, we review the biological features, the regulatory mechanisms and the related signaling pathways of TIF1γ. Next, we illustrate the roles of TIF1γ in different tumors. We then provide a tentative hypothesis that explains the dual roles of TIF1 γ in cancer. Finally, we provide our viewpoint regarding the future developments of cancer research focusing on TIF1γ, especially in relation to the effects of TIF1γ on tumoral immunity.
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- Chengpeng Yu
- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Nakajo H, Ishibashi K, Aoyama K, Kubota S, Hasegawa H, Yamaguchi N, Yamaguchi N. Role for tyrosine phosphorylation of SUV39H1 histone methyltransferase in enhanced trimethylation of histone H3K9 via neuregulin-1/ErbB4 nuclear signaling. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 511:765-771. [PMID: 30833073 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.02.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Protein-tyrosine kinases transmit signals by phosphorylating their substrates in diverse cellular events. The receptor-type tyrosine kinase ErbB4, a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor subfamily, is activated and proteolytically cleaved upon ligand stimulation, and the cleaved ErbB4 intracellular domain (4ICD) is released into the cytoplasm and the nucleus. We previously showed that generation of nuclear 4ICD by neuregulin-1 (NRG-1) stimulation enhances the levels of trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 9 (H3K9me3). However, it remains unclear how nuclear 4ICD enhances H3K9me3 levels. Here we show that the histone H3K9 methyltransferase SUV39H1 associates with NRG-1/ErbB4-mediated H3K9me3. Knockdown of SUV39H1 blocked NRG-1-mediated enhancement of the levels of H3K9me3. Nuclear 4ICD was found to phosphorylate SUV39H1 primarily at Tyr-297, -303, and -308 that are conserved among humans, mice, and flies. Furthermore, knockdown-rescue experiments showed that the unphosphorylatable SUV39H1 mutant (3 YF) was incapable of enhancing the levels of H3K9me3 upon NRG-1 stimulation. These results suggest that nuclear ErbB4 enhances H3K9me3 levels through tyrosine phosphorylation of SUV39H1 in NRG-1/ErbB4 signal-mediated chromatin remodeling.
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- Haruna Nakajo
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8675, Japan.
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