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Wang W, Zhao W, Song X, Wang H, Gu L. Zhongfeng decoction attenuates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting autophagy via regulating the AGE-RAGE signaling pathway. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2025; 336:118718. [PMID: 39179056 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Tackling phlegm and improving blood circulation is vital in the treatment of ischemic stroke (IS), culminating in the development of Zhongfeng Decoction (ZFD), a method grounded in this approach and serving as an effective therapy for IS. Nonetheless, the defensive mechanism of the ZFD in preventing cerebral ischemia-reperfusion damage remains ambiguous. AIM OF THE STUDY Determine the active ingredients in ZFD that have neuroprotective effects, and identify its mechanism of action against IS. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cerebral ischemia model in rats was developed, utilizing TTC, Nissl staining, and an oxidative stress kit to evaluate the neuroprotective impact of ZFD on this rat model. Following this, an amalgamation of LC-MS and network pharmacology techniques was employed to pinpoint potential active components, primary targets, and crucial action mechanisms of ZFD in treating IS. Finally, key targets and signaling pathways were detected using qRT-PCR, ELISA, Western blotting, electron microscopy, and other methods. RESULTS Through LC-MS and network analysis, 15 active ingredients and 6 hub targets were identified from ZFD. Analysis of pathway enrichment revealed that ZFD predominantly engages in the AGE-RAGE signaling route. Kaempferol, quercetin, luteolin, baicalein, and nobiletin in ZFD are the main active ingredients for treating IS. In vivo validation showed that ZFD can improve nerve damage in cerebral ischemic rats, reduce the mRNA expression of IL6, SERPINE1, CCL2, and TGFB1 related to inflammation. Furthermore, we also confirmed that ZFD can inhibit the protein expression of AGEs, RAGE, p-IKBα/IKBα, p-NF-κB p65/NF-κB p65, reduce autophagy levels, and thus decrease neuronal apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS The mechanism of action of ZFD in treating IS primarily includes inflammation suppression, oxidative stress response alleviation, post-stroke cell autophagy and apoptosis regulation, and potential mediation of the AGE-RAGE signaling pathway. This study elucidates how ZFD functions in treating IS, establishing a theoretical basis for its clinical application.
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- Weitao Wang
- Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530011, Guangxi, China.
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- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
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- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530200, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530200, Guangxi, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530023, Guangxi, China.
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Jiao F, Meng L, Du K, Li X. The autophagy-lysosome pathway: a potential target in the chemical and gene therapeutic strategies for Parkinson's disease. Neural Regen Res 2025; 20:139-158. [PMID: 38767483 PMCID: PMC11246151 DOI: 10.4103/nrr.nrr-d-23-01195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disease with movement disorders associated with the intracytoplasmic deposition of aggregate proteins such as α-synuclein in neurons. As one of the major intracellular degradation pathways, the autophagy-lysosome pathway plays an important role in eliminating these proteins. Accumulating evidence has shown that upregulation of the autophagy-lysosome pathway may contribute to the clearance of α-synuclein aggregates and protect against degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease. Moreover, multiple genes associated with the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease are intimately linked to alterations in the autophagy-lysosome pathway. Thus, this pathway appears to be a promising therapeutic target for treatment of Parkinson's disease. In this review, we briefly introduce the machinery of autophagy. Then, we provide a description of the effects of Parkinson's disease-related genes on the autophagy-lysosome pathway. Finally, we highlight the potential chemical and genetic therapeutic strategies targeting the autophagy-lysosome pathway and their applications in Parkinson's disease.
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- Fengjuan Jiao
- School of Mental Health, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis, Treatment and Behavioral Interventions of Mental Disorders, Institute of Mental Health, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Mental Health, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Mental Health, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Mental Health, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis, Treatment and Behavioral Interventions of Mental Disorders, Institute of Mental Health, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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Pan C, Zhao H, Cai X, Wu M, Qin B, Li J. The connection between autophagy and ferroptosis in AKI: recent advances regarding selective autophagy. Ren Fail 2024; 46:2379601. [PMID: 39099238 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2024.2379601] [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: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a significant issue in public health, displaying a high occurrence rate and mortality rate. Ferroptosis, a form of programmed cell death (PCD), is characterized by iron accumulation and intensified lipid peroxidation. Recent studies have demonstrated the pivotal significance of ferroptosis in AKI caused by diverse stimuli, including ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), sepsis and toxins. Autophagy, a multistep process that targets damaged organelles and macromolecules for degradation and recycling, also plays an essential role in AKI. Previous research has demonstrated that autophagy deletion in proximal tubules could aggravate tubular injury and renal function loss, indicating the protective function of autophagy in AKI. Consequently, finding ways to stimulate autophagy has become a crucial therapeutic strategy. The recent discovery of the role of selective autophagy in influencing ferroptosis has identified new therapeutic targets for AKI and has highlighted the importance of understanding the cross-talk between autophagy and ferroptosis. This study aims to provide an overview of the signaling pathways involved in ferroptosis and autophagy, focusing on the mechanisms and functions of selective autophagy and autophagy-dependent ferroptosis. We hope to establish a foundation for future investigations into the interaction between autophagy and ferroptosis in AKI as well as other diseases.
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- Chunyu Pan
- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Nephrology, Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Lyu J, Zhang H, Wang C, Pan M. New insight in treating autoimmune diseases by targeting autophagy. Autoimmunity 2024; 57:2351872. [PMID: 38739691 DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2024.2351872] [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: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Autophagy is a highly conserved biological process in eukaryotes, which degrades cellular misfolded proteins, damaged organelles and invasive pathogens in the lysosome-dependent manner. Autoimmune diseases caused by genetic elements, environments and aberrant immune responses severely impact patients' living quality and even threaten life. Recently, numerous studies have reported autophagy can regulate immune responses, and play an important role in autoimmune diseases. In this review, we summarised the features of autophagy and autophagy-related genes, enumerated some autophagy-related genes involved in autoimmune diseases, and further overviewed how to treat autoimmune diseases through targeting autophagy. Finally, we outlooked the prospect of relieving and curing autoimmune diseases by targeting autophagy pathway.
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- Jiao Lyu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- The Key Medical Laboratory for Chemical Poison Detection of Henan Province, The Third People's Hospital of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Biomedical Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Biomedical Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Sharma S. Unraveling the role of long non-coding RNAs in therapeutic resistance in acute myeloid leukemia: New prospects & challenges. Noncoding RNA Res 2024; 9:1203-1221. [PMID: 39036603 PMCID: PMC11259994 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncrna.2024.05.009] [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] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is a fatal hematological disease characterized by the unchecked proliferation of immature myeloid blasts in different tissues developed by various mutations in hematopoiesis. Despite intense chemotherapeutic regimens, patients often experience poor outcomes, leading to substandard remission rates. In recent years, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have increasingly become important prognostic and therapeutic hotspots, due to their contributions to dysregulating many functional epigenetic, transcriptional, and post-translational mechanisms leading to alterations in cell expressions, resulting in increased chemoresistance and reduced apoptosis in leukemic cells. Through this review, I highlight and discuss the latest advances in understanding the major mechanisms through which lncRNAs confer therapy resistance in AML. In addition, I also provide perspective on the current strategies to target lncRNA expressions. A better knowledge of the critical role that lncRNAs play in controlling treatment outcomes in AML will help improve existing medications and devise new ones.
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- Siddhant Sharma
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Cheng L, Xiang S, Yu Q, Yu T, Sun P, Ye C, Xue H. Paeoniflorin inhibits PRAS40 interaction with Raptor to activate mTORC1 to reverse excessive autophagy in airway epithelial cells for asthma. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 134:155946. [PMID: 39276538 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2024] [Revised: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/07/2024] [Indexed: 09/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Bronchial asthma is a chronic condition characterized by airway inflammation and remodeling, which pose complex pathophysiological challenges. Autophagy has been identified as a practical strategy to regulate inflammation and remodeling processes in chronic inflammatory diseases with pathological characteristics, such as asthma. PF (Paeoniflorin) is a potential new autophagy regulatory compound. Previous studies have reported that PF can inhibit airway inflammation to alleviate allergic asthma, but whether this is mediated through the regulation of autophagy and the molecular mechanism of action remains unclear. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory effect of natural small molecule PF on asthma by regulating epithelial autophagy. METHODS The rat asthma model was established through intraperitoneal injection of OVA and aluminum hydroxide suspension, followed by atomized inhalation of OVA for a period of two weeks. Following treatment with PF, histopathology was observed using Masson and H&E staining, while airway Max Rrs was evaluated using a pulmonary function apparatus. Levels of inflammatory cells in BALF were detected using a blood cell analyzer, and levels of inflammatory factors in BALF were detected through Elisa. Expressions of p-PRAS40 and p-Raptor were observed through immunohistochemistry, and levels of Beclin1 and LC3B were observed through immunofluorescence. The structure and quantity of autophagosomes and autophagolysosomal were observed through TEM. An autophagy model of 16HBE cells was established after treatment with 10ng/mL IL13 for 30 minutes. PRAS40 (AKT1S1) overexpression and mutation of PF and Raptor binding site (K207M& L302I& Q417H) were introduced in 16HBE cells. Autophagy in cells was measured by mFRP-GFP-LC3 ADV fluorescent tracer. The binding sites of PF and Raptor were analyzed using the Autodock Tool. The p-mTOR, p-Raptor, p-PRAS40, LC3II/LC3I were detected through Western blot, and interaction between PRAS40-Raptor and Raptor-mTOR was detected through Co-IP. RESULTS The results showed that PF effectively reduced airway inflammation, improved airway pathological changes and remodeling, and maintained lung function. Additionally, PF was found to reverse excessive autophagy in airway epithelial cells. Interestingly, PF activated the mTORC1 subunit PRAS40 and Raptor in airway epithelial cells by regulating their phosphorylation. PRAS40 is an endogenous mTOR inhibitor that promotes autophagy. PF competitively binds Raptor to PRAS40, promoting Raptor-mTOR interactions to activate mTORC1, an outcome that can be reversed by PRAS40 overexpression and site-specific amino acid codon mutations in Raptor. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that PF intervention and inhibition of PRAS40-Raptor interaction are effective treatments for bronchial asthma. By activating mTORC1, PF effectively reverses excessive autophagy in airway epithelial cells, leading to improved airway function and reduced inflammation.
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- Linhui Cheng
- Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang,330000, China
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- Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang,330000, China.
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- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang,330000, China
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- Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang,330000, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang,330000, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang,330000, China
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- Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang,330000, China.
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Zhao J, Qiu YK, Xie YX, Li XY, Li YB, Wu B, Wang YW, Tian XY, Lv YL, Zhang LH, Li WL, Yang HF. Imbalance of mitochondrial quality control regulated by STING and PINK1 affects cyfluthrin-induced neuroinflammation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 946:174313. [PMID: 38964406 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Nervous system diseases are a global health problem, and with the increase in the elderly population around the world, their incidence will also increase. Harmful substances in the environment are closely related to the occurrence of nervous system diseases. China is a large agricultural country, and thus the insecticide cyfluthrin has been widely used. Cyfluthrin is neurotoxic, but the mechanism of this injury is not clear. Inflammation is an important mechanism for the occurrence of nervous system diseases. Mitochondria are the main regulators of the inflammatory response, and various cellular responses, including autophagy, directly affect the regulation of inflammatory processes. Mitochondrial damage is related to mitochondrial quality control (MQC) and PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1). As an anti-inflammatory factor, stimulator of interferon genes (STING) participates in the regulation of inflammation. However, the relationship between STING and mitochondria in the process of cyfluthrin-induced nerve injury is unclear. This study established in vivo and in vitro models of cyfluthrin exposure to explore the role of MQC and to clarify the mechanism of action of STING and PINK1. Our results showed that cyfluthrin can increase the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level, resulting in mitochondrial damage and inflammation. In this process, an imbalance in MQC leads to the aggravation of mitochondrial damage, and high STING expression drives the occurrence of inflammation. We established a differential expression model of STING and PINK1 to further determine the underlying mechanism and found that the interaction between STING and PINK1 regulates MQC to affect the levels of mitochondrial damage and inflammation. When STING and PINK1 expression are downregulated, mitochondrial damage and STING-induced inflammation are significantly alleviated. In summary, a synergistic effect between STING and PINK1 on cyfluthrin-induced neuroinflammation may exist, which leads to an imbalance in MQC by inhibiting mitochondrial biogenesis and division/fusion, and PINK1 can reduce STING-driven inflammation.
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- Ji Zhao
- College of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Department of Toxicology, Shaanxi Provincial Key Lab of Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Fertility Preservation and Maintenance of Ministry of Eduction, Yinchuan 750004, PR China
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- College of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan 750004, PR China
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- College of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan 750004, PR China
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- College of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan 750004, PR China
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- College of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan 750004, PR China
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- College of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan 750004, PR China
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- College of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan 750004, PR China
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- College of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan 750004, PR China
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- College of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan 750004, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology, Shaanxi Provincial Key Lab of Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, PR China.
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- College of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan 750004, PR China.
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Abraham O, Ben-Dor S, Goliand I, Haffner-Krausz R, Colaiuta SP, Kovalenko A, Yaron A. Siah3 acts as a physiological mitophagy suppressor that facilitates axonal degeneration. Sci Signal 2024; 17:eadn5805. [PMID: 39378286 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.adn5805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2024] [Indexed: 10/10/2024]
Abstract
Mitophagy eliminates dysfunctional mitochondria, and defects in this cellular housekeeping mechanism are implicated in various age-related diseases. Here, we found that mitophagy suppression by the protein Siah3 promoted developmental axonal remodeling in mice. Siah3-deficient mice displayed increased peripheral sensory innervation. Cultured Siah3-deficient sensory neurons exhibited delays in both axonal degeneration and caspase-3 activation in response to withdrawal of nerve growth factor. Mechanistically, Siah3 was transcriptionally induced by the loss of trophic support and formed a complex with the cytosolic E3 ubiquitin ligase parkin, a core component of mitophagy, in transfected cells. Axons of Siah3-deficient neurons mounted profound mitophagy upon initiation of degeneration but not under basal conditions. Neurons lacking both Siah3 and parkin did not exhibit the delay in trophic deprivation-induced axonal degeneration or the induction of axonal mitophagy that was seen in Siah3-deficient neurons. Our findings reveal that mitophagy regulation acts as a gatekeeper of a physiological axon elimination program.
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- Omer Abraham
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 761000, Israel
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- Bioinformatics Unit, Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 761000, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 761000, Israel
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- Department of Veterinary Resources, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 761000, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 761000, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 761000, Israel
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Furuhata T, Choi B, Uno T, Shinohara R, Sato Y, Okatsu K, Fukai S, Okamoto A. Chemical Diversification of Enzymatically Assembled Polyubiquitin Chains to Decipher the Ubiquitin Codes Programmed on the Branch Structure. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39361957 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c11279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2024]
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The multimerization of ubiquitins at different positions of lysine residues to form heterotypic polyubiquitin chains is a post-translational modification that is essential for the precise regulation of protein functions and degradative fates in living cells. The understanding of structure-activity relationships underlying their diverse properties has been seriously impeded by difficulties in the preparation of a series of folded heterotypic chains appropriately functionalized with different chemical tags for the systematic evaluation of their multifaceted functions. Here, we report a chemical diversification of enzymatically assembled polyubiquitin chains that enables the facile preparation of folded heterotypic chains with different functionalities. By introducing an acyl hydrazide at the C terminus of the proximal ubiquitin, polyubiquitin chains were readily diversified from the same starting materials with a variety of molecules, ranging from small molecules to biopolymers, under nondenaturing conditions. This chemical diversification allowed the systematic study of the functional differences of K63/K48 heterotypic chains based on the position of the branch point during enzymatic deubiquitination and proteasomal proteolysis, thus demonstrating critical roles of the branch position in both the positive and negative control of ubiquitin-mediated reactions. The chemical diversification of the heterotypic chains provides a robust chemical platform to reframe the understanding of how the ubiquitin codes are regulated from the viewpoint of the branch structure for the precise control of cell functions, which has not been deciphered solely on the basis of the linkage types.
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- Takafumi Furuhata
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101, Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan
- Center for Research on Green Sustainable Chemistry, Tottori University, 4-101, Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Chen L, Ning J, Linghu L, Tang J, Liu N, Long Y, Sun J, Lv C, Shi Y, Tao T, Xiao D, Cao Y, Wang X, Liu S, Li G, Zhang B, Tao Y. USP13 facilitates a ferroptosis-to-autophagy switch by activation of the NFE2L2/NRF2-SQSTM1/p62-KEAP1 axis dependent on the KRAS signaling pathway. Autophagy 2024. [PMID: 39360581 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2024.2410619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2024] [Accepted: 09/25/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Macroautophagy/autophagyis a lysosomal-regulated degradation process that participates incellular stress and then promotes cell survival or triggers celldeath. Ferroptosis was initially described as anautophagy-independent, iron-regulated, nonapoptotic cell death.However, recent studies have revealed that autophagy is positivelyassociated with sensitivity to ferroptosis. Nonetheless, themolecular mechanisms by which these two types of regulated cell death(RCD) modulate each other remain largely unclear. Here, we screened85 deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) and found that overexpression ofUSP13 (ubiquitin specific peptidase 13) could significantlyupregulate NFE2L2/NRF2 (NFE2 like bZIP transcription factor 2)protein levels. In addition, in 39 cases of KRAS-mutated lungadenocarcinoma (LUAD), we found that approximately 76% of USP13overexpression is positively correlated with NFE2L2 overexpression.USP13 interacts with and catalyzes the deubiquitination of thetranscription factor NFE2L2. Additionally, USP13 depletion promotesan autophagy-to-ferroptosis switch invitro andin xenograft tumor mouse models, through the activation of theNFE2L2-SQSTM1/p62 (sequestosome 1)-KEAP1 axis in KRAS mutant cellsand tumor tissues. Hence, targeting USP13 effectively switchedautophagy-to-ferroptosis, thereby inhibiting KRAS (KRASproto-oncogene, GTPase) mutant LUAD, suggesting the therapeuticpromise of combining autophagy and ferroptosis in the KRAS-mutantLUAD.
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- Ling Chen
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Thoracic Surgery I, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Brain Tumor Research, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Postdoctoral Research Workstation, Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hunan Key Laboratory of Early Diagnosis and Precision Therapy in Lung Cancer, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Institute of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery I, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Thoracic Surgery I, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Yao Z, Lu Y, Wang P, Chen Z, Zhou L, Sang X, Yang Q, Wang K, Hao M, Cao G. The role of JNK signaling pathway in organ fibrosis. J Adv Res 2024:S2090-1232(24)00431-4. [PMID: 39366483 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.09.029] [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: 07/25/2024] [Revised: 09/28/2024] [Accepted: 09/29/2024] [Indexed: 10/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Fibrosis is a tissue damage repair response caused by multiple pathogenic factors which could occur in almost every apparatus and leading to the tissue structure damage, physiological abnormality, and even organ failure until death. Up to now, there is still no specific drugs or strategies can effectively block or changeover tissue fibrosis. JNKs, a subset of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), have been reported that participates in various biological processes, such as genetic expression, DNA damage, and cell activation/proliferation/death pathways. Increasing studies indicated that abnormal regulation of JNK signal pathway has strongly associated with tissue fibrosis. AIM OF REVIEW This review designed to sum up the molecular mechanism progresses in the role of JNK signal pathway in organ fibrosis, hoping to provide a novel therapy strategy to tackle tissue fibrosis. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW Recent evidence shows that JNK signaling pathway could modulates inflammation, immunoreaction, oxidative stress and Multiple cell biological functions in organ fibrosis. Therefore, targeting the JNK pathway may be a useful strategy in cure fibrosis.
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- Zhouhui Yao
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China; Songyang Research Institute of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Songyang, 323400, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
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Liao Y, Zhang W, Liu Y, Zhu C, Zou Z. The role of ubiquitination in health and disease. MedComm (Beijing) 2024; 5:e736. [PMID: 39329019 PMCID: PMC11424685 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.736] [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: 02/11/2024] [Revised: 08/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/26/2024] [Indexed: 09/28/2024] Open
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Ubiquitination is an enzymatic process characterized by the covalent attachment of ubiquitin to target proteins, thereby modulating their degradation, transportation, and signal transduction. By precisely regulating protein quality and quantity, ubiquitination is essential for maintaining protein homeostasis, DNA repair, cell cycle regulation, and immune responses. Nevertheless, the diversity of ubiquitin enzymes and their extensive involvement in numerous biological processes contribute to the complexity and variety of diseases resulting from their dysregulation. The ubiquitination process relies on a sophisticated enzymatic system, ubiquitin domains, and ubiquitin receptors, which collectively impart versatility to the ubiquitination pathway. The widespread presence of ubiquitin highlights its potential to induce pathological conditions. Ubiquitinated proteins are predominantly degraded through the proteasomal system, which also plays a key role in regulating protein localization and transport, as well as involvement in inflammatory pathways. This review systematically delineates the roles of ubiquitination in maintaining protein homeostasis, DNA repair, genomic stability, cell cycle regulation, cellular proliferation, and immune and inflammatory responses. Furthermore, the mechanisms by which ubiquitination is implicated in various pathologies, alongside current modulators of ubiquitination are discussed. Enhancing our comprehension of ubiquitination aims to provide novel insights into diseases involving ubiquitination and to propose innovative therapeutic strategies for clinical conditions.
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- Yan Liao
- Faculty of Anesthesiology Changhai Hospital Naval Medical University Shanghai China
- School of Anesthesiology Naval Medical University Shanghai China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology Changhai Hospital Naval Medical University Shanghai China
- School of Anesthesiology Naval Medical University Shanghai China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology Changhai Hospital Naval Medical University Shanghai China
- School of Anesthesiology Naval Medical University Shanghai China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology Changhai Hospital Naval Medical University Shanghai China
- School of Anesthesiology Naval Medical University Shanghai China
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- Faculty of Anesthesiology Changhai Hospital Naval Medical University Shanghai China
- School of Anesthesiology Naval Medical University Shanghai China
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Fischer TD, Bunker EN, Zhu PP, Le Guerroue F, Hadjian M, Dominguez-Martin E, Scavone F, Cohen RE, Yao T, Wang Y, Werner A, Youle RJ. STING induces HOIP-mediated synthesis of M1 ubiquitin chains to stimulate NFkB signaling. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.10.14.562349. [PMID: 37873486 PMCID: PMC10592814 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.14.562349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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STING activation by cyclic dinucleotides in mammals induces IRF3- and NFkB -mediated gene expression, and the lipidation of LC3B at Golgi-related membranes. While mechanisms of the IRF3 response are well understood, the mechanisms of NFkB activation mediated by STING remain unclear. We report that STING activation induces linear/M1-linked ubiquitin chain (M1-Ub) formation and recruitment of the LUBAC E3 ligase, HOIP, to LC3B-associated Golgi membranes where ubiquitin is also localized. Loss of HOIP prevents formation of M1-Ub ubiquitin chains and reduces STING-induced NFkB and IRF3-mediated signaling in human monocytic THP1 cells and mouse bone marrow derived macrophages, without affecting STING activation. STING-induced LC3B lipidation is not required for M1-Ub chain formation or the immune-related gene expression, however the recently reported function of STING to neutralize the pH of the Golgi may be involved. Thus, LUBAC synthesis of M1 ubiquitin chains mediates STING-induced innate immune signaling.
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Chen YD, Lin XP, Ruan ZL, Li M, Yi XM, Zhang X, Li S, Shu HB. PLK2-mediated phosphorylation of SQSTM1 S349 promotes aggregation of polyubiquitinated proteins upon proteasomal dysfunction. Autophagy 2024; 20:2221-2237. [PMID: 39316746 PMCID: PMC11423667 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2024.2361574] [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: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/26/2024] Open
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Dysregulation in protein homeostasis results in accumulation of protein aggregates, which are sequestered into dedicated insoluble compartments so-called inclusion bodies or aggresomes, where they are scavenged through different mechanisms to reduce proteotoxicity. The protein aggregates can be selectively scavenged by macroautophagy/autophagy called aggrephagy, which is mediated by the autophagic receptor SQSTM1. In this study, we have identified PLK2 as an important regulator of SQSTM1-mediated aggregation of polyubiquitinated proteins. PLK2 is upregulated following proteasome inhibition, and then associates with and phosphorylates SQSTM1 at S349. The phosphorylation of SQSTM1 S349 strengthens its binding to KEAP1, which is required for formation of large SQSTM1 aggregates/bodies upon proteasome inhibition. Our findings suggest that PLK2-mediated phosphorylation of SQSTM1 S349 represents a critical regulatory mechanism in SQSTM1-mediated aggregation of polyubiquitinated proteins.
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- Yun-Da Chen
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Research Unit of Innate Immune and Inflammatory Diseases (2019RU063), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Research Unit of Innate Immune and Inflammatory Diseases (2019RU063), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Research Unit of Innate Immune and Inflammatory Diseases (2019RU063), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Research Unit of Innate Immune and Inflammatory Diseases (2019RU063), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Research Unit of Innate Immune and Inflammatory Diseases (2019RU063), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Research Unit of Innate Immune and Inflammatory Diseases (2019RU063), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Research Unit of Innate Immune and Inflammatory Diseases (2019RU063), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Research Unit of Innate Immune and Inflammatory Diseases (2019RU063), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Li X, Xiao Y, Zhu Y, Li P, Zhou J, Yang J, Chen Z, Du H, Yu H, Guo Y, Bian H, Li Z. Regulation of autophagy by ST3GAL2-mediated α2-3 sialylated glycosphingolipids in hepatic encephalopathy. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 278:135196. [PMID: 39256125 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135196] [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: 05/02/2024] [Revised: 07/25/2024] [Accepted: 08/28/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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In neurological diseases, the regulation of autophagy plays a crucial role in their pathology, particularly the relationship between autophagy and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) which merits detailed investigation. Glycosphingolipids are abundant and broadly functional in the nervous system and are closely associated with autophagy. However, the specific link and mechanisms between glycosphingolipids and autophagy in HE remain unclear. This study aims to explore the impact of glycosphingolipid changes on the autophagy in HE and its potential mechanisms. Utilizing lectin microarrays, we observed elevated expression levels of α2-3 sialylated glycosphingolipid in the brain tissue of HBV transgenic mice and ammonia-induced astrocyte models, suggesting that the increase in α2-3 sialylated glycosphingolipid is related to HE. Further research revealed that the increased expression of α2-3 sialylated glycosphingolipid, mediated by ST3GAL2, affects autophagy by regulating the autophagy initiation complex Vps34-Beclin-1. In summary, our research not only comprehensively reveals the changes in brain glycosphingolipid during HBV-related HE but also elucidates the interactions and regulatory mechanisms between α2-3 sialylated glycosphingolipid and autophagy. This study provides a new perspective on understanding the pathogenesis of HE and offers novel theories and targets for future research and treatment strategies.
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- Xiaocheng Li
- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Medical Experiment Center, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- The Infectious Disease Department, Gongli Hospital, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China.
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- Cell Engineering Research Centre and Department of Cell Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.
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Liu C, Wu C, Zhang S, Lv Z. Contribution of impaired autophagy, mitochondrial dysfunction and abnormal lipolysis to epididymal aging in mice. Exp Gerontol 2024; 195:112528. [PMID: 39067197 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2024] [Revised: 07/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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With the increase of the aged population in modern society, research on aging and aging-related diseases has attracted increasing attention. Unlike women, men experience changes gradually in the reproductive system during aging. The epididymis is an important organ for sperm maturation and storage, but less study has been conducted to investigate cellular senescence in aging epididymis and the corresponding influences on sperm. This study aims to explore cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying aging changes in epididymal tissues. Cellular senescence in the epididymis of 18-month-old C57BL/6 J mice was evaluated with SA (senescence-associated)-β-galactosidase staining and molecular markers such as P21 and Lamin B, compared to the 2-month-old young group. Western blot analysis and immunofluorescence staining were performed to examine the proteins expressions involved in AMPKα/SIRT1 pathway, autophagy/mitophagy, mitochondrial dynamics and lipolysis. The results showed that in old mice AMPKα/ SIRT1 pathway was downregulated with increased acetylation in the epididymal tissues. Reduced expressions of autophagy related genes and PINK1/PARK2 were detected as well as increased P62 protein level and decreased colocalization of LC3 and LAMP2, which indicated deficient autophagy and mitophagy occurred in aging epididymal tissues. Significant decreased expressions of MFN1, MFN2, p-DRP1(Ser637) and FIS1 showed an imbalance in mitochondrial dynamics in aging epididymal tissues. Additionally, intracellular lipid droplets accumulation occurred in epididymal epithelial cells in old mice, with reduced expressions of the lipolysis enzymes ATGL, HSL and Ascl4. Lipophagy impairment was further detected by minimal colocalization of lipid droplets with either LC3 or LAMP2 in the epididymal ductal epithelial cells of old mice. Our study provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms of impaired autophagy, imbalanced mitochondrial dynamics and disrupted lipolysis, which together contribute to senescent changes and may be detrimental to the epididymal function during aging.
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- Chao Liu
- Department of Histology & Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Histology & Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Histology & Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Histology & Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
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Fei X, Li Z, Pan Z, Liang Y, Tan C, Cheng D, Yang Q. Avermectin B1 mediates antitumor activity and induces autophagy in osteosarcoma through the AMPK/ULK1 signaling pathway. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2024; 94:599-613. [PMID: 39235611 PMCID: PMC11438708 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-024-04695-z] [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: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents. Conventional chemotherapy remains unsatisfactory due to drug toxicity and resistance issues. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop more effective treatments for advanced osteosarcoma. In the current study, we focused on evaluating the anticancer efficacy of avermectin B1, a novel avermectin analog, against osteosarcoma cells. METHODS The half-inhibitory concentration of avermectin B1 was calculated in three osteosarcoma cell lines. Then, functional experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of avermectin B1 on cell proliferation, the cell cycle, apoptosis and autophagy. Moreover, the AMPK/ULK1 signaling pathway was detected by Western blot assay. Finally, the in vivo effect of avermectin B1 on tumor growth and metastasis was investigated using the xenograft mouse model. To examine the role of the AMPK/ULK1 pathway, an AMPK-specific inhibitor (dorsomorphin) was used in combination with avermectin B1. RESULTS Avermectin B1 inhibited the proliferation of osteosarcoma cells in a dose-dependent manner based on CCK8 and colony formation assays. Then, it was found to inhibit migration and invasion by wound healing assay and cell migration and invasion assay. In addition, avermectin B1 induced osteosarcoma cell apoptosis and autophagy. In vivo, avermectin B1 effectively inhibited osteosarcoma cell growth and pulmonary metastasis. Mechanistically, avermectin B1 activated the AMPK/ULK1 pathway to exert antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo. Dorsomorphin significantly attenuated the Avermectin B1-induced antitumor activities. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that avermectin B1 is a potential agent to treat osteosarcoma cells through the AMPK/ULK1 signaling pathway.
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- Xiang Fei
- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600, Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600, Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tong Ren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600, Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600, Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600, Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600, Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China.
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Wu H, Chen H, Ding X, Kuang X, Pang M, Liu S, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Li K, Zhang H. Identification of autophagy-related signatures in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2024; 491:117082. [PMID: 39218162 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2024.117082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Revised: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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PURPOSE Doxorubicin is an antibiotic drug used clinically to treat infectious diseases and tumors. Unfortunately, it is cardiotoxic. Autophagy is a cellular self-decomposition process that is essential for maintaining homeostasis in the internal environment. Accordingly, the present study was proposed to characterize the autophagy-related signatures of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. METHODS Datasets related to doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity were retrieved by searching the GEO database and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified. DEGs were taken to intersect with autophagy-related genes to obtain autophagy-related signatures, and Gene Ontology (GO)/Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network were performed on them. Further, construction of miRNA-hub gene networks and identification of target drugs to reveal potential molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies. Animal models of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity were constructed to validate differences in gene expression for autophagy-related signatures. RESULTS PBMC and heart samples from the GSE37260 dataset were selected for analysis. There were 995 and 2357 DEGs in PBMC and heart samples, respectively, and they had 23 intersecting genes with autophagy-related genes. RT-qPCR confirmed the differential expression of 23 intersecting genes in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity animal models in general agreement with the bioinformatics results. An autophagy-related signatures consisting of 23 intersecting genes is involved in mediating processes and pathways such as autophagy, oxidative stress, apoptosis, protein ubiquitination and phosphorylation. Moreover, Akt1, Hif1a and Mapk3 are hub genes in autophagy-associated signatures and their upstream miRNAs are mainly rno-miR-1188-5p, rno-miR-150-3p and rno-miR-326-3p, and their drugs are mainly CHEMBL55802, Carboxyamidotriazole and 3-methyladenine. CONCLUSION This study identifies for the first-time autophagy-related signatures in doxorubicin's cardiotoxicity, which could provide potential molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies for doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.
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- Haiyan Wu
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727 Jingming South Road, Kunming 650500, P.R.China; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province/The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming 650032, P.R.China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province/The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming 650032, P.R.China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province/The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming 650032, P.R.China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province/The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming 650032, P.R.China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province/The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming 650032, P.R.China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province/The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming 650032, P.R.China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance lmaging, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province/The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming, 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province/The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming 650032, P.R.China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727 Jingming South Road, Kunming 650500, P.R.China.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province/The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming 650032, P.R.China.
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Edgington RM, Wilburn DB. Mass Spectral Feature Analysis of Ubiquitylated Peptides Provides Insights into Probing the Dark Ubiquitylome. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2024. [PMID: 39332818 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.4c00213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2024]
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Ubiquitylation is a structurally and functionally diverse post-translational modification that involves the covalent attachment of the small protein ubiquitin to other protein substrates. Trypsin-based proteomics is the most common approach for globally identifying ubiquitylation sites. However, we estimate that such methods are unable to detect ∼40% of ubiquitylation sites in the human proteome, i.e., "the dark ubiquitylome", including many important for human health and disease. In this meta-analysis of three large ubiquitylomic data sets, we performed a series of bioinformatic analyses to assess experimental features that could aid in uniquely identifying site-specific ubiquitylation events. Spectral predictions from Prosit were compared to experimental spectra of tryptic ubiquitylated peptides, revealing previously uncharacterized fragmentation of the diGly scar. Analysis of the LysC-derived ubiquitylated peptides reveals systematic, multidimensional peptide fragmentation, including diagnostic b-ions from fragmentation of the LysC ubiquitin scar. Comprehensively, these findings provide diagnostic spectral signatures of modification events that could be applied to new analysis methods for nontryptic ubiquitylomics.
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- Regina M Edgington
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Chen Y, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Ye M, Chen Y, Gao J, Song J, Yang H, Wu C, Yao W, Bai X, Fan M, Feng S, Wang Y, Zhang L, Ge L, Feng D, Yi C. Two distinct regulatory pathways govern Cct2-Atg8 binding in the process of solid aggrephagy. EMBO Rep 2024:10.1038/s44319-024-00275-7. [PMID: 39322741 DOI: 10.1038/s44319-024-00275-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 08/30/2024] [Accepted: 09/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024] Open
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CCT2 serves as an aggrephagy receptor that plays a crucial role in the clearance of solid aggregates, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms by which CCT2 regulates solid aggrephagy are not fully understood. Here we report that the binding of Cct2 to Atg8 is governed by two distinct regulatory mechanisms: Atg1-mediated Cct2 phosphorylation and the interaction between Cct2 and Atg11. Atg1 phosphorylates Cct2 at Ser412 and Ser470, and disruption of these phosphorylation sites impairs solid aggrephagy by hindering Cct2-Atg8 binding. Additionally, we observe that Atg11, an adaptor protein involved in selective autophagy, directly associates with Cct2 through its CC4 domain. Deficiency in this interaction significantly weakens the association of Cct2 with Atg8. The requirement of Atg1-mediated Cct2 phosphorylation and of Atg11 for CCT2-LC3C binding and subsequent aggrephagy is conserved in mammalian cells. These findings provide insights into the crucial roles of Atg1-mediated Cct2 phosphorylation and Atg11-Cct2 binding as key mediators governing the interaction between Cct2 and Atg8 during the process of solid aggrephagy.
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- Yuting Chen
- Department of Biochemistry, and Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Degradation, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, and Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Xinyuan Institute of Medicine and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, and Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Medical Technology, Jiangxi Medical College, Shangrao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, and Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, and Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Mass Spectrometry & Metabolomics Core Facility, Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
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- Mass Spectrometry & Metabolomics Core Facility, Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
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- Mass Spectrometry & Metabolomics Core Facility, Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
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- Xinyuan Institute of Medicine and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Degradation, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry, and Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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Li X, Jiang L, Zhang S, Zhou J, Liu L, Jin C, Sun H, Wang Q, Liu Y, Pang Y. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Subverts Host Autophagic Defenses by Stalling Preautophagosomal Structures to Escape Lysosome Exocytosis. J Infect Dis 2024; 230:e548-e558. [PMID: 38330453 PMCID: PMC11420784 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae063] [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: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Urinary tract infections are primarily caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). UPEC infects bladder epithelial cells (BECs) via fusiform vesicles and escapes into the cytosol by disrupting fusiform vesicle membrane using outer membrane phospholipase PldA, and establishes biofilm-like intracellular bacterial communities (IBCs) for protection from host immune clearance. Cytosolic UPEC is captured by autophagy to form autophagosomes, then transported to lysosomes, triggering the spontaneous exocytosis of lysosomes. The mechanism by which UPEC evades autophagy to recognize and form IBCs remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that by inhibiting autophagic flux, UPEC PldA reduces the lysosome exocytosis of BECs. By reducing intracellular phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate levels, UPEC PldA increases the accumulation of NDP52 granules and decreases the targeting of NDP52 to autophagy, hence stalling preautophagosome structures. Thus, our results uncover a critical role for PldA to inhibit autophagic flux, favoring UPEC escapes from lysosome exocytosis, thereby contributing to acute urinary tract infection.
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- Xueping Li
- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Andhare D, Katzenell S, Najera SI, Bauer KM, Ragusa MJ. Reconstitution of autophagosomal membrane tethering reveals that the ability of Atg11 to bind membranes is important for mitophagy. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.12.19.572332. [PMID: 38187578 PMCID: PMC10769207 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.19.572332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Autophagy is essential for the degradation of mitochondria from yeast to humans. Mitochondrial autophagy in yeast is initiated when the selective autophagy scaffolding protein Atg11 is recruited to mitochondria through its interaction with the selective autophagy receptor Atg32. This also results in the recruitment of small 30 nm vesicles that fuse to generate the initial autophagosomal membrane. We demonstrate that Atg11 can bind to autophagosomal-like membranes in vitro in a curvature dependent manner via a predicted amphipathic helix. Deletion of the amphipathic helix from Atg11 results in a delay in mitophagy in yeast. Furthermore, using a novel biochemical approach we demonstrate that the interaction between Atg11 and Atg32 results in the tethering of autophagosomal-like vesicles to giant unilamellar vesicles containing a lipid composition designed to mimic the outer mitochondrial membrane. Taken together our results demonstrate an important role for autophagosomal membrane binding by Atg11 in the initiation of mitochondrial autophagy.
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- Devika Andhare
- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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Wu Y, Li W, Zhang J, Lin J, You L, Su J, Zheng C, Gao Y, Kong X, Sun X. Shaoyao-Gancao Decoction, a famous Chinese medicine formula, protects against APAP-induced liver injury by promoting autophagy/mitophagy. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 135:156053. [PMID: 39326138 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.156053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2024] [Revised: 09/04/2024] [Accepted: 09/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Acetaminophen (APAP)-induced hepatotoxicity is a major cause of acute liver failure (ALF), during which autophagy is triggered as a cellular defense mechanism. Shaoyao-Gancao Decoction (SGD), a traditional prescription in Chinese Medicine, is renowned for its therapeutic effects on liver diseases. However, the efficacy and mechanisms of SGD in treating APAP-induced liver injury remain underexplored. PURPOSE This study aims to provide robust evidence regarding the protective effects of SGD against APAP overdose in vitro and in vivo, as well as to elucidate its hepatoprotective mechanisms and active components. STUDY DESIGN The hepatoprotective mechanisms and active components of SGD were investigated through a combination of in vivo and in vitro experiments. METHODS The protective effects of SGD on APAP-induced liver injury were assessed using a murine model and primary hepatocytes. RNA sequencing and subsequent experimental validations were conducted to uncover the underlying mechanisms of SGD's hepatoprotective actions. Comprehensive chemical profiling of SGD was performed using UHPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap HRMS to identify potential active ingredients. Immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), western blotting, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and flow cytometry were utilized to investigate the specific cellular changes in liver tissues and hepatocytes influenced by SGD. RESULTS SGD was observed to mitigate APAP-induced mitochondrial damage, inflammation, and necrosis by promoting mitochondrial autophagy. The inhibition of autophagy negated the hepatoprotective effects of SGD. Additionally, a detailed characterization of SGD's chemical composition revealed that Licoisoflavone B, Liquiritin, Liquiritin apioside, Licorice saponin G2 and Paeoniflorin Sulfit were potentially critical compounds in the regulation of autophagy and mitophagy. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrate that SGD promotes autophagy/mitophagy, which effectively mitigates APAP-induced hepatotoxicity, suggesting SGD's potential as a promising therapeutic agent for APAP-induced liver injury.
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- Yuelan Wu
- Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China; Central Laboratory, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China; Central Laboratory, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Central Laboratory, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China; Central Laboratory, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China; Central Laboratory, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Central Laboratory, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Tan X, Huang Z, Pei H, Jia Z, Zheng J. Molecular glue-mediated targeted protein degradation: A novel strategy in small-molecule drug development. iScience 2024; 27:110712. [PMID: 39297173 PMCID: PMC11409024 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110712] [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: 09/21/2024] Open
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Small-molecule drugs are effective and thus most widely used. However, their applications are limited by their reliance on active high-affinity binding sites, restricting their target options. A breakthrough approach involves molecular glues, a novel class of small-molecule compounds capable of inducing protein-protein interactions (PPIs). This opens avenues to target conventionally undruggable proteins, overcoming limitations seen in conventional small-molecule drugs. Molecular glues play a key role in targeted protein degradation (TPD) techniques, including ubiquitin-proteasome system-based approaches such as proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) and molecular glue degraders and recently emergent lysosome system-based techniques like molecular degraders of extracellular proteins through the asialoglycoprotein receptors (MoDE-As) and macroautophagy degradation targeting chimeras (MADTACs). These techniques enable an innovative targeted degradation strategy for prolonged inhibition of pathology-associated proteins. This review provides an overview of them, emphasizing the clinical potential of molecular glues and guiding the development of molecular-glue-mediated TPD techniques.
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- Xueqiang Tan
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology & Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Huang Y, Wang J, Jiang C, Zheng M, Han M, Fang Q, Liu Y, Li R, Zhong L, Li Z. ANXA2 promotes osteogenic differentiation and inhibits cellular senescence of periodontal ligament cells (PDLCs) in high glucose conditions. PeerJ 2024; 12:e18064. [PMID: 39308808 PMCID: PMC11416082 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.18064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024] Open
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Background Periodontal ligament cells (PDLCs) are a major component of the periodontal ligament and have an important role in the regeneration of periodontal tissue and maintenance of homeostasis. High glucose can affect the activity and function of PDLCs in a variety of ways; therefore, it is particularly important to find ways to alleviate the effects of high glucose on PDLCs. Annexin A2 (ANXA2) is a calcium- and phospholipid-binding protein involved in a variety of cellular functions and processes, including cellular cytokinesis, cytophagy, migration, and proliferation. Aim The aim of this study was to exploring whether ANXA2 attenuates the deleterious effects of high glucose on PDLCs and promotes osteogenic differentiation capacity. Methods and results Osteogenic differentiation potential, cellular senescence, oxidative stress, and cellular autophagy were detected. Culturing PDLCs with medium containing different glucose concentrations (CTRL, 8 mM, 10 mM, 25 mM, and 40 mM) revealed that high glucose decreased the protein expression of ANXA2 (p < 0.0001). In addition, high glucose decreased the osteogenic differentiation potential of PDLCs as evidenced by decreased calcium deposition (p = 0.0003), lowered ALP activity (p = 0.0010), and a decline in the expression of osteogenesis-related genes (p = 0.0008). Moreover, β-Galactosidase staining and expression of p16, p21 and p53 genes showed that it increased cellular senescence in PDLCs (p < 0.0001). Meanwhile high glucose increased oxidative stress in PDLCs as shown by ROS (p < 0.0001). However, these damages caused by high glucose were inhibited after the addition of 1 µM recombinant ANXA2 (rANXA2), and we found that rANXA2 enhanced autophagy in PDLCs under high glucose conditions. Conclusions and discussion Therefore, our present study demonstrates that alterations in ANXA2 under high glucose conditions may be a factor in the decreased osteogenic differentiation potential of PDLCs. Meanwhile, ANXA2 is associated with autophagy, oxidative stress, and cellular senescence under high glucose conditions.
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- Yanlin Huang
- Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, No.904 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jiangsu Province, Wuxi, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
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Sebinelli HG, Syska C, Čopič A, Lenoir G. Established and emerging players in phospholipid scrambling: A structural perspective. Biochimie 2024:S0300-9084(24)00218-9. [PMID: 39304020 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.09.008] [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: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 09/16/2024] [Accepted: 09/17/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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The maintenance of a diverse and non-homogeneous lipid composition in cell membranes is crucial for a multitude of cellular processes. One important example is transbilayer lipid asymmetry, which refers to a difference in lipid composition between the two leaflets of a cellular membrane. Transbilayer asymmetry is especially pronounced at the plasma membrane, where at resting state, negatively-charged phospholipids such as phosphatidylserine (PS) are almost exclusively restricted to the cytosolic leaflet, whereas sphingolipids are mostly found in the exoplasmic leaflet. Transbilayer movement of lipids is inherently slow, and for a fast cellular response, for example during apoptosis, transmembrane proteins termed scramblases facilitate the movement of polar/charged lipid headgroups through the membrane interior. In recent years, an expanding number of proteins from diverse families have been suggested to possess a lipid scramblase activity. Members of TMEM16 and XKR proteins have been implicated in blood clotting and apoptosis, whereas the scrambling activity of ATG9 and TMEM41B/VMP1 proteins contributes to the synthesis of autophagosomal membrane during autophagy. Structural studies, in vitro reconstitution of lipid scrambling, and molecular dynamics simulations have significantly advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of lipid scrambling and helped delineate potential lipid transport pathways through the membrane. A number of examples also suggest that lipid scrambling activity can be combined with another activity, as is the case for TMEM16 proteins, which also function as ion channels, rhodopsin in the photoreceptor membrane, and possibly other G-protein coupled receptors.
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- Heitor Gobbi Sebinelli
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier (CRBM), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, 34293, Montpellier, Cedex 05, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier (CRBM), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, 34293, Montpellier, Cedex 05, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Sweet MJ, Ramnath D, Singhal A, Kapetanovic R. Inducible antibacterial responses in macrophages. Nat Rev Immunol 2024:10.1038/s41577-024-01080-y. [PMID: 39294278 DOI: 10.1038/s41577-024-01080-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/20/2024]
Abstract
Macrophages destroy bacteria and other microorganisms through phagocytosis-coupled antimicrobial responses, such as the generation of reactive oxygen species and the delivery of hydrolytic enzymes from lysosomes to the phagosome. However, many intracellular bacteria subvert these responses, escaping to other cellular compartments to survive and/or replicate. Such bacterial subversion strategies are countered by a range of additional direct antibacterial responses that are switched on by pattern-recognition receptors and/or host-derived cytokines and other factors, often through inducible gene expression and/or metabolic reprogramming. Our understanding of these inducible antibacterial defence strategies in macrophages is rapidly evolving. In this Review, we provide an overview of the broad repertoire of antibacterial responses that can be engaged in macrophages, including LC3-associated phagocytosis, metabolic reprogramming and antimicrobial metabolites, lipid droplets, guanylate-binding proteins, antimicrobial peptides, metal ion toxicity, nutrient depletion, autophagy and nitric oxide production. We also highlight key inducers, signalling pathways and transcription factors involved in driving these different antibacterial responses. Finally, we discuss how a detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms of antibacterial responses in macrophages might be exploited for developing host-directed therapies to combat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.
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- Matthew J Sweet
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Infectious Diseases Labs (ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- INRAE, Université de Tours, Infectiologie et Santé Publique (ISP), Nouzilly, France
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Liu Y, Liu Q, Shang H, Li J, Chai H, Wang K, Guo Z, Luo T, Liu S, Liu Y, Wang X, Zhang H, Wu C, Song SJ, Yang J. Potential application of natural compounds in ischaemic stroke: Focusing on the mechanisms underlying "lysosomocentric" dysfunction of the autophagy-lysosomal pathway. Pharmacol Ther 2024; 263:108721. [PMID: 39284368 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2024.108721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 07/06/2024] [Accepted: 09/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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Ischaemic stroke (IS) is the second leading cause of death and a major cause of disability worldwide. Currently, the clinical management of IS still depends on restoring blood flow via pharmacological thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy, with accompanying disadvantages of narrow therapeutic time window and risk of haemorrhagic transformation. Thus, novel pathophysiological mechanisms and targeted therapeutic candidates are urgently needed. The autophagy-lysosomal pathway (ALP), as a dynamic cellular lysosome-based degradative process, has been comprehensively studied in recent decades, including its upstream regulatory mechanisms and its role in mediating neuronal fate after IS. Importantly, increasing evidence has shown that IS can lead to lysosomal dysfunction, such as lysosomal membrane permeabilization, impaired lysosomal acidity, lysosomal storage disorder, and dysfunctional lysosomal ion homeostasis, which are involved in the IS-mediated defects in ALP function. There is tightly regulated crosstalk between transcription factor EB (TFEB), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and lysosomal function, but their relationship remains to be systematically summarized. Notably, a growing body of evidence emphasizes the benefits of naturally derived compounds in the treatment of IS via modulation of ALP function. However, little is known about the roles of natural compounds as modulators of lysosomes in the treatment of IS. Therefore, in this context, we provide an overview of the current understanding of the mechanisms underlying IS-mediated ALP dysfunction, from a lysosomal perspective. We also provide an update on the effect of natural compounds on IS, according to their chemical structural types, in different experimental stroke models, cerebral regions and cell types, with a primary focus on lysosomes and autophagy initiation. This review aims to highlight the therapeutic potential of natural compounds that target lysosomal and ALP function for IS treatment.
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- Yueyang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of New Drug Candidate, Liaoning Province; Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang; School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of New Drug Candidate, Liaoning Province; Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang; School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of New Drug Candidate, Liaoning Province; Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang; School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of New Drug Candidate, Liaoning Province; Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang; School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of New Drug Candidate, Liaoning Province; Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang; School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of New Drug Candidate, Liaoning Province; Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang; School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of New Drug Candidate, Liaoning Province; Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province; Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang; School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of New Drug Candidate, Liaoning Province; Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China.
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Lu J, Su P, Zhao F, Yu K, Yang X, Lv H, Wang D, Zhang J. The role of TFEB-mediated autophagy-lysosome dysfunction in manganese neurotoxicity. Curr Res Toxicol 2024; 7:100193. [PMID: 39381497 PMCID: PMC11459403 DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.2024.100193] [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] [Received: 06/13/2024] [Revised: 08/30/2024] [Accepted: 09/06/2024] [Indexed: 10/10/2024] Open
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Excessive long-term manganese intake can inflict irreversible damage to the nervous system, with a predominant effect on the substantia nigra-striatum pathway. Through a mouse model simulating manganese exposure, we delved into its implications on the central nervous motor system, uncovering autophagy-lysosome dysfunction as a pivotal factor in manganese-induced neurotoxicity. Our research illuminated the molecular mechanisms behind TFEB's role in manganese-triggered neuronal autophagy dysfunction, offering insights into the cellular and molecular mechanisms of manganese-induced abnormal protein accumulation. This study lays a significant theoretical foundation for future endeavors aimed at safeguarding against manganese neurotoxicity. Furthermore, TFEB emerges as a potential early molecular biomarker for manganese exposure, providing a solid basis for preemptive protection and clinical treatment for populations exposed to manganese.
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- Jiaqiao Lu
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, No.169 Chang Le West Rd., Xi’an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, No.169 Chang Le West Rd., Xi’an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, No.169 Chang Le West Rd., Xi’an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, No.169 Chang Le West Rd., Xi’an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, No.169 Chang Le West Rd., Xi’an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Health Service Teaching and Research, Dalian Health Service Training Center of Chinese PLA, Da Lian 116001, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, No.169 Chang Le West Rd., Xi’an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, No.169 Chang Le West Rd., Xi’an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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Krämer N, Mato UG, Krauter S, Büscher N, Afifi A, Herhaus L, Florin L, Plachter B, Zimmermann C. The Autophagy Receptor SQSTM1/p62 Is a Restriction Factor of HCMV Infection. Viruses 2024; 16:1440. [PMID: 39339916 PMCID: PMC11436200 DOI: 10.3390/v16091440] [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: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 08/23/2024] [Accepted: 09/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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(1) Background: Intrinsic defense mechanisms are pivotal host strategies to restrict viruses already at early stages of their infection. Here, we addressed the question of how the autophagy receptor sequestome 1 (SQSTM1/p62, hereafter referred to as p62) interferes with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. (2) Methods: CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing, mass spectrometry and the expression of p62 phosphovariants from recombinant HCMVs were used to address the role of p62 during infection. (3) Results: The knockout of p62 resulted in an increased release of HCMV progeny. Mass spectrometry revealed an interaction of p62 with cellular proteins required for nucleocytoplasmic transport. Phosphoproteomics further revealed that p62 is hyperphosphorylated at position S272 in HCMV-infected cells. Phosphorylated p62 showed enhanced nuclear retention, which is concordant with enhanced interaction with viral proteins relevant for genome replication and nuclear capsid egress. This modification led to reduced HCMV progeny release compared to a non-phosphorylated version of p62. (4) Conclusions: p62 is a restriction factor for HCMV replication. The activity of the receptor appears to be regulated by phosphorylation at position S272, leading to enhanced nuclear localization, viral protein degradation and impaired progeny production.
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- Nadine Krämer
- Institute for Virology and Forschungszentrum Immuntherapie, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (N.K.); (S.K.); (N.B.); (A.A.); (L.F.); (C.Z.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry II (IBC2), Goethe University School of Medicine, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; (U.G.M.); (L.H.)
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- Institute for Virology and Forschungszentrum Immuntherapie, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (N.K.); (S.K.); (N.B.); (A.A.); (L.F.); (C.Z.)
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- Institute for Virology and Forschungszentrum Immuntherapie, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (N.K.); (S.K.); (N.B.); (A.A.); (L.F.); (C.Z.)
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- Institute for Virology and Forschungszentrum Immuntherapie, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (N.K.); (S.K.); (N.B.); (A.A.); (L.F.); (C.Z.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry II (IBC2), Goethe University School of Medicine, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; (U.G.M.); (L.H.)
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- Institute for Virology and Forschungszentrum Immuntherapie, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (N.K.); (S.K.); (N.B.); (A.A.); (L.F.); (C.Z.)
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- Institute for Virology and Forschungszentrum Immuntherapie, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (N.K.); (S.K.); (N.B.); (A.A.); (L.F.); (C.Z.)
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- Institute for Virology and Forschungszentrum Immuntherapie, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (N.K.); (S.K.); (N.B.); (A.A.); (L.F.); (C.Z.)
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Zhang Y, Sun Y, Shi J, Xu P, Wang Y, Liu J, Gong X, Wang Y, Tang Y, Liu H, Zhou X, Lin Z, Baba O, Morita T, Yu B, Pan L. Decoding the molecular mechanism of selective autophagy of glycogen mediated by autophagy receptor STBD1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2402817121. [PMID: 39236246 PMCID: PMC11406230 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2402817121] [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: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/20/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024] Open
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Autophagy of glycogen (glycophagy) is crucial for the maintenance of cellular glucose homeostasis and physiology in mammals. STBD1 can serve as an autophagy receptor to mediate glycophagy by specifically recognizing glycogen and relevant key autophagic factors, but with poorly understood mechanisms. Here, we systematically characterize the interactions of STBD1 with glycogen and related saccharides, and determine the crystal structure of the STBD1 CBM20 domain with maltotetraose, uncovering a unique binding mode involving two different oligosaccharide-binding sites adopted by STBD1 CBM20 for recognizing glycogen. In addition, we demonstrate that the LC3-interacting region (LIR) motif of STBD1 can selectively bind to six mammalian ATG8 family members. We elucidate the detailed molecular mechanism underlying the selective interactions of STBD1 with ATG8 family proteins by solving the STBD1 LIR/GABARAPL1 complex structure. Importantly, our cell-based assays reveal that both the STBD1 LIR/GABARAPL1 interaction and the intact two oligosaccharide binding sites of STBD1 CBM20 are essential for the effective association of STBD1, GABARAPL1, and glycogen in cells. Finally, through mass spectrometry, biochemical, and structural modeling analyses, we unveil that STBD1 can directly bind to the Claw domain of RB1CC1 through its LIR, thereby recruiting the key autophagy initiation factor RB1CC1. In all, our findings provide mechanistic insights into the recognitions of glycogen, ATG8 family proteins, and RB1CC1 by STBD1 and shed light on the potential working mechanism of STBD1-mediated glycophagy.
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- Yuchao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Duan H, Wang F, Wang K, Yang S, Zhang R, Xue C, Zhang L, Ma X, Du X, Kang J, Zhang Y, Zhao X, Hu J, Xiao L. Quercetin ameliorates oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of granulosa cells in dairy cow follicular cysts by activating autophagy via the SIRT1/ROS/AMPK signaling pathway. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2024; 15:119. [PMID: 39232832 PMCID: PMC11375867 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-024-01078-5] [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: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Follicular cysts contribute significantly to reproductive loss in high-yield dairy cows. This results from the death of follicular granulosa cells (GCs) caused by oxidative stress. Quercetin is known to have significant antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects. However, the effect of quercetin on follicular cysts has yet been elucidated. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the anti-oxidant and anti-apoptosis effects and potential molecular mechanisms of quercetin in H2O2-induced primary cow GCs and 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NPA)-induced mouse model of oxidative stress and thus treat ovarian cysts in dairy cows. RESULTS In this study, compared with estrus cows, cows with follicular cysts showed heightened levels of oxidative stress and increased follicular cell apoptosis, while autophagy levels were reduced. A model of oxidative stress was induced in vitro by H2O2 and showed significant increases in apoptosis together with reduced autophagy. These effects were significantly ameliorated by quercetin. Effects similar to those of quercetin were observed after treatment of cells with the reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibitor N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Further investigations using chloroquine (autophagy inhibitor), rapamycin (autophagy activator), selisistat (SIRT1 inhibitor), and compound C (AMPK inhibitor) showed that chloroquine counteracted the effects of quercetin on oxidative stress-induced apoptosis, while rapamycin had the same effect as quercetin. In addition, the SIRT1/AMPK pathway inhibitors antagonized quercetin-mediated mitigation of the effects of oxidative stress on increased apoptosis and reduced autophagy. Consistent with the results in vitro, in mouse ovarian oxidative stress model induced by 3-NPA, quercetin activated autophagy through the SIRT1/AMPK signaling pathway, while alleviating oxidative stress damage and inhibiting apoptosis in mouse ovaries. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that quercetin can inhibit apoptosis in GCs and restore ovarian function by activating autophagy through the SIRT1/ROS/AMPK signaling pathway, suggesting a new direction for the treatment of ovarian follicular cysts in high-yield dairy cows.
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- Hongwei Duan
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Pingliang, 744000, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- School of Animal Science and Technology, Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Trade, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China.
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Animal Generational Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China.
- Animal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, China.
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Liu D, Li M, Zhao Z, Zhou L, Zhi F, Guo Z, Cui J. Targeting the TRIM14/USP14 Axis Enhances Immunotherapy Efficacy by Inducing Autophagic Degradation of PD-L1. Cancer Res 2024; 84:2806-2819. [PMID: 38924473 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-23-3971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Immunotherapy has greatly improved cancer treatment in recent years by harnessing the immune system to target cancer cells. The first immunotherapeutic agent approved by the FDA was IFNα. Treatment with IFNα can lead to effective immune activation and attenuate tumor immune evasion, but persistent treatment has been shown to elicit immunosuppressive effects. Here, we identified an autophagy-dependent mechanism by which IFNα triggers tumor immune evasion by upregulating PD-L1 to suppress the antitumor activity of CD8+ T cells. Mechanistically, IFNα increased the transcription of TRIM14, which recruited the deubiquitinase USP14 to inhibit the autophagic degradation of PD-L1. USP14 removed K63-linked ubiquitin chains from PD-L1, impairing its recognition by the cargo receptor p62 (also known as SQSTM1) for subsequent autophagic degradation. Combining the USP14 inhibitor IU1 with IFNα and anti-CTLA4 treatment effectively suppressed tumor growth without significant toxicity. This work suggests a strategy for targeting selective autophagy to abolish PD-L1-mediated cancer immune evasion. Significance: IFNα-induced TRIM14 transcription suppresses antitumor immunity by recruiting USP14 to inhibit autophagic degradation of PD-L1, indicating that targeting this axis could be an effective immunotherapeutic approach for treating cancer.
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- Di Liu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Joint Lab of First Affiliated Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Organ Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology (Organ Transplantation), Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Joint Lab of First Affiliated Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Greater Bay Area Institute of Precision Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Joint Lab of First Affiliated Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Preparations and Excipients, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Joint Lab of First Affiliated Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Organ Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology (Organ Transplantation), Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Joint Lab of First Affiliated Hospital and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Ding L, Guo H, Zhang J, Zheng M, Zhang W, Wang L, Du Q, Zhou C, Xu Y, Wu H, He Q, Yang B. Zosuquidar Promotes Antitumor Immunity by Inducing Autophagic Degradation of PD-L1. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2400340. [PMID: 39229920 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/05/2024]
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The intracellular distribution and transportation process are essential for maintaining PD-L1 (programmed death-ligand 1) expression, and intervening in this cellular process may provide promising therapeutic strategies. Here, through a cell-based high content screening, it is found that the ABCB1 (ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 1) modulator zosuquidar dramatically suppresses PD-L1 expression by triggering its autophagic degradation. Mechanistically, ABCB1 interacts with PD-L1 and impairs COP II-mediated PD-L1 transport from ER (endoplasmic reticulum) to Golgi apparatus. The treatment of zosuquidar enhances ABCB1-PD-L1 interaction and leads the ER retention of PD-L1, which is subsequently degraded in the SQSTM1-dependent selective autophagy pathway. In CT26 mouse model and a humanized xenograft mouse model, zosuquidar significantly suppresses tumor growth and accompanies by increased infiltration of cytotoxic T cells. In summary, this study indicates that ABCB1 serves as a negative regulator of PD-L1, and zosuquidar may act as a potential immunotherapy agent by triggering PD-L1 degradation in the early secretory pathway.
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- Ling Ding
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Nanhu Brain-Computer Interface Institute, Hangzhou, 311100, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, 310015, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- The Cancer Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- The Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
- Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- The Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
- School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, 310015, China
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Xue W, Xu C, Zhang K, Cui L, Huang X, Nan Y, Ju D, Chang X, Zhang X. Enhancing antitumor efficacy of CLDN18.2-directed antibody-drug conjugates through autophagy inhibition in gastric cancer. Cell Death Discov 2024; 10:393. [PMID: 39227365 PMCID: PMC11372199 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-024-02167-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 08/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/05/2024] Open
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Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2) is overexpressed in cancers of the digestive system, rendering it an ideal drug target for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Despite many CLDN18.2-directed ADCs undergoing clinical trials, the inconclusive underlying mechanisms pose a hurdle to extending the utility of these agents. In our study, αCLDN18.2-MMAE, an ADC composed of an anti-CLDN18.2 monoclonal antibody and the tubulin inhibitor MMAE, induced a dose-dependent apoptosis via the cleavage of caspase-9/PARP proteins in CLDN18.2-positive gastric cancer cells. It was worth noting that autophagy was remarkably activated during the αCLDN18.2-MMAE treatment, which was characterized by the accumulation of autophagosomes, the conversion of autophagy marker LC3 from its form I to II, and the complete autophagic flux. Inhibiting autophagy by autophagy inhibitor LY294002 remarkably enhanced αCLDN18.2-MMAE-induced cytotoxicity and caspase-mediated apoptosis, indicating the cytoprotective role of autophagy in CLDN18.2-directed ADC-treated gastric cancer cells. Combination with an autophagy inhibitor significantly potentiated the in vivo antitumoral efficacy of αCLDN18.2-MMAE. Besides, the Akt/mTOR pathway inactivation was demonstrated to be implicated in the autophagy initiation in αCLDN18.2-MMAE-treated gastric cancer cells. In conclusion, our study highlighted a groundbreaking investigation into the mechanism of the CLDN18.2-directed ADC, focusing on the crucial role of autophagy, providing a novel insight to treat gastric cancer by the combination of CLDN18.2-directed ADC and autophagy inhibitor.
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- Wenjing Xue
- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Yang S, Li M, Lian G, Wu Y, Cui J, Wang L. ABHD8 antagonizes inflammation by facilitating chaperone-mediated autophagy-mediated degradation of NLRP3. Autophagy 2024:1-14. [PMID: 39225180 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2024.2395158] [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: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 08/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multiprotein complex that plays a vital role in the innate immune system in response to microbial infections and endogenous danger signals. Aberrant activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome is implicated in a spectrum of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, emphasizing the necessity for precise regulation of the NLRP3 inflammasome to maintain immune homeostasis. The protein level of NLRP3 is a limiting step for inflammasome activation, which must be tightly controlled to avoid detrimental consequences. Here, we demonstrate that ABHD8, a member of the α/β-hydrolase domain-containing (ABHD) family, interacts with NLRP3 and promotes its degradation through the chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) pathway. ABHD8 acts as a scaffold to recruit palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC12 to NLRP3 for its palmitoylation as well as subsequent CMA-mediated degradation. Notably, ABHD8 deficiency results in the stabilization of NLRP3 protein and promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation. We further confirm that ABHD8 overexpression ameliorates LPS- or alum-triggered NLRP3 inflammasome activation in vivo. Interestingly, the nucleocapsid (N) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) impairs the ABHD8-NLRP3 association, resulting in an elevation in NLRP3 protein level and excessive inflammasome activation. These findings demonstrate that ABHD8 May represent a potential therapeutic target in conditions associated with NLRP3 inflammasome dysregulation.Abbreviations: 3-MA: 3-methyladenine; ABHD: α/β-hydrolase domain-containing; BMDMs: Bone marrow-derived macrophages; CFZ: carfilzomib; CHX: cycloheximide; CMA: chaperone-mediated autophagy; CQ: chloroquine; DAMPs: danger/damage-associated molecular patterns; HSPA8/HSC70: heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 8; LAMP2A: lysosomal associated membrane protein 2A; NH4Cl: ammonium chloride; NLRP3: NLR family pyrin domain containing 3; PAMPs: pathogen-associated molecular patterns; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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- Shuai Yang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen university, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen university, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen university, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen university, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen university, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yan Y, Huang J, Chen X, Li Y, Zhao W, Li C. UFL1 regulates cellular homeostasis by targeting endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria in NEFA-stimulated bovine mammary epithelial cells via the IRE1α/XBP1 pathway. Free Radic Biol Med 2024; 222:16-26. [PMID: 38821134 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Elevated levels of NEFA caused by negative energy balance in transition cows induce cellular dyshomeostasis. Ubiquitin-like modifier 1 ligating enzyme 1 (UFL1) can maintain cellular homeostasis and act as a critical regulator of stress responses besides functioning in the ubiquitin-like system. The objective of this study was to elucidate the UFL1 working mechanism on promoting cellular adaptations in bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs) in response to NEFA challenge, with an emphasis on the ER and mitochondrial function. The results showed that exogenous NEFA and UFL1 depletion resulted in the disorder of ER and mitochondrial homeostasis and the damage of BMEC integrity, overexpression of UFL1 effectively alleviated the NEFA-induced cellular dyshomeostasis. Mechanistically, our study found that UFL1 had a strong interaction with IRE1α and could modulate the IRE1α/XBP1 pathway of unfolded protein response in NEFA-stimulated BMECs, thereby contributing to the modulation of cellular homeostasis. These findings imply that targeting UFL1 may be a therapeutic alternative to relieve NEB-induced metabolic changes in perinatal dairy cows.
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- Yexiao Yan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, China; Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, The Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, 212100, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, China; Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, The Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, 212100, China
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- Zibo Service Center for Animal Husbandry and Fishery, Zibo, 255000, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, China; Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, The Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, 212100, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, China; Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, The Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, 212100, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, China; Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, The Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, 212100, China.
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Cheng J, Bin X, Tang Z. Cullin-RING Ligase 4 in Cancer: Structure, Functions, and Mechanisms. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2024; 1879:189169. [PMID: 39117093 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2024.189169] [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: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 07/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Cullin-RING ligase 4 (CRL4) has attracted enormous attentions because of its extensive regulatory roles in a wide variety of biological and pathological events, especially cancer-associated events. CRL4 exerts pleiotropic effects by targeting various substrates for proteasomal degradation or changes in activity through different internal compositions to regulate diverse events in cancer progression. In this review, we summarize the structure of CRL4 with manifold compositional modes and clarify the emerging functions and molecular mechanisms of CRL4 in a series of cancer-associated events.
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- Jingyi Cheng
- Xiangya Stomatological Hospital & Xiangya School of Stomatology, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Oral Health Research & Hunan Clinical Research Center of Oral Major Diseases and Oral Health & Academician Workstation for Oral-maxilofacial and Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
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- Xiangya Stomatological Hospital & Xiangya School of Stomatology, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Oral Health Research & Hunan Clinical Research Center of Oral Major Diseases and Oral Health & Academician Workstation for Oral-maxilofacial and Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
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- Xiangya Stomatological Hospital & Xiangya School of Stomatology, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Oral Health Research & Hunan Clinical Research Center of Oral Major Diseases and Oral Health & Academician Workstation for Oral-maxilofacial and Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
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Wu N, Zheng W, Zhou Y, Tian Y, Tang M, Feng X, Ashrafizadeh M, Wang Y, Niu X, Tambuwala M, Wang L, Tergaonkar V, Sethi G, Klionsky D, Huang L, Gu M. Autophagy in aging-related diseases and cancer: Principles, regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic potential. Ageing Res Rev 2024; 100:102428. [PMID: 39038742 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102428] [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: 05/18/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Macroautophagy/autophagy is primarily accountable for the degradation of damaged organelles and toxic macromolecules in the cells. Regarding the essential function of autophagy for preserving cellular homeostasis, changes in, or dysfunction of, autophagy flux can lead to disease development. In the current paper, the complicated function of autophagy in aging-associated pathologies and cancer is evaluated, highlighting the underlying molecular mechanisms that can affect longevity and disease pathogenesis. As a natural biological process, a reduction in autophagy is observed with aging, resulting in an accumulation of cell damage and the development of different diseases, including neurological disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. The MTOR, AMPK, and ATG proteins demonstrate changes during aging, and they are promising therapeutic targets. Insulin/IGF1, TOR, PKA, AKT/PKB, caloric restriction and mitochondrial respiration are vital for lifespan regulation and can modulate or have an interaction with autophagy. The specific types of autophagy, such as mitophagy that degrades mitochondria, can regulate aging by affecting these organelles and eliminating those mitochondria with genomic mutations. Autophagy and its specific types contribute to the regulation of carcinogenesis and they are able to dually enhance or decrease cancer progression. Cancer hallmarks, including proliferation, metastasis, therapy resistance and immune reactions, are tightly regulated by autophagy, supporting the conclusion that autophagy is a promising target in cancer therapy.
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- Na Wu
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, China
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- School of Public Health, Benedictine University, No.5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532, USA; Research Center, the Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Huizhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Oncology, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401120, China
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- Center of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Gaozhou People's Hospital, Gaozhou, Guangdong 525200, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250000, China; Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Urologic Sciences and Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences and Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H3Z6, Canada
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- Lincoln Medical School, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool Campus, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive, Singapore 117600, Singapore
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- Laboratory of NF-κB Signalling, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A⁎STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive, Singapore 117600, Singapore; NUS Centre for Cancer Research (N2CR), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
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- Life Sciences Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Center of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Gaozhou People's Hospital, Gaozhou, Guangdong 525200, China.
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China.
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Wu Y, Chen X, Zeng Z, Chen B, Wang Z, Song Z, Xie H. Self-assembled carbon monoxide nanogenerators managing sepsis through scavenging multiple inflammatory mediators. Bioact Mater 2024; 39:595-611. [PMID: 38883313 PMCID: PMC11179263 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.04.013] [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] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
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Sepsis, a life-threatening syndrome of organ damage resulting from dysregulated inflammatory response, is distinguished by overexpression of inflammatory cytokines, excessive generation of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (RONS), heightened activation of pyroptosis, and suppression of autophagy. However, current clinical symptomatic supportive treatment has failed to reduce the high mortality. Herein, we developed self-assembled multifunctional carbon monoxide nanogenerators (Nano CO), as sepsis drug candidates, which can release CO in response to ROS, resulting in clearing bacteria and activating the heme oxygenase-1/CO system. This activation strengthened endogenous protection and scavenged multiple inflammatory mediators to alleviate the cytokine storm, including scavenging RONS and cfDNA, inhibiting macrophage activation, blocking pyroptosis and activating autophagy. Animal experiments show that Nano CO has a good therapeutic effect on mice with LPS-induced sepsis, which is manifested in hypothermia recovery, organ damage repair, and a 50% decrease in mortality rates. Taken together, these results illustrated the efficacy of multifunctional Nano CO to target clearance of multiple mediators in sepsis treatment and act against other refractory inflammation-related diseases.
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- Yang Wu
- Department of Orthopedics, Movement System Injury and Repair Research Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Ångmedicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Movement System Injury and Repair Research Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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- Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Movement System Injury and Repair Research Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Movement System Injury and Repair Research Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Ångmedicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agriculture Microbiology, College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Movement System Injury and Repair Research Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Ångmedicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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Talaia G, Bentley-DeSousa A, Ferguson SM. Lysosomal TBK1 responds to amino acid availability to relieve Rab7-dependent mTORC1 inhibition. EMBO J 2024; 43:3948-3967. [PMID: 39103493 PMCID: PMC11405869 DOI: 10.1038/s44318-024-00180-8] [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: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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Lysosomes play a pivotal role in coordinating macromolecule degradation and regulating cell growth and metabolism. Despite substantial progress in identifying lysosomal signaling proteins, understanding the pathways that synchronize lysosome functions with changing cellular demands remains incomplete. This study uncovers a role for TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1), well known for its role in innate immunity and organelle quality control, in modulating lysosomal responsiveness to nutrients. Specifically, we identify a pool of TBK1 that is recruited to lysosomes in response to elevated amino acid levels. This lysosomal TBK1 phosphorylates Rab7 on serine 72. This is critical for alleviating Rab7-mediated inhibition of amino acid-dependent mTORC1 activation. Furthermore, a TBK1 mutant (E696K) associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia constitutively accumulates at lysosomes, resulting in elevated Rab7 phosphorylation and increased mTORC1 activation. This data establishes the lysosome as a site of amino acid regulated TBK1 signaling that is crucial for efficient mTORC1 activation. This lysosomal pool of TBK1 has broader implications for lysosome homeostasis, and its dysregulation could contribute to the pathogenesis of ALS-FTD.
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- Gabriel Talaia
- Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
- Department of Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
- Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, USA.
- Kavli Institute for Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
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Kajiho H, Sakisaka T. Degradation of STIM1 through FAM134B-mediated ER-phagy is potentially involved in cell proliferation. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107674. [PMID: 39128711 PMCID: PMC11414581 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107674] [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: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 08/02/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024] Open
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Autophagy is classified as nonselective or selective depending on the types of degrading substrates. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-phagy is a form of selective autophagy for transporting the ER-resident proteins to autolysosomes. FAM134B, a member of the family with sequence similarity 134, is a well-known ER-phagy receptor. Dysfunction of FAM134B results in several diseases including viral infection, inflammation, neurodegenerative disorder, and cancer, indicating that FAM134B has crucial roles in various kinds of intracellular functions. However, how FAM134B-mediated ER-phagy regulates intracellular functions is not well understood. In this study, we found that FAM134B knockdown in mammalian cells accelerated cell proliferation. FAM134B knockdown increased the protein amount of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), an ER Ca2+ sensor protein mediating the store-operated Ca2+ entry involved in G1 to S phase transition. FAM134B bound to STIM1 through its C-terminal cytosolic region. FAM134B knockdown reduced transport of STIM1 from the ER to autolysosomes. Finally, FAM134B knockdown accelerated G1 to S phase transition. These results suggest that FAM134B is involved in cell proliferation possibly through degradation of STIM1 via ER-phagy.
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- Hiroaki Kajiho
- Division of Membrane Dynamics, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan; Department of Biochemical Pathophysiology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Division of Membrane Dynamics, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Niu C, Zhang J, Okolo PI. Harnessing Plant Flavonoids to Fight Pancreatic Cancer. Curr Nutr Rep 2024; 13:566-581. [PMID: 38700837 DOI: 10.1007/s13668-024-00545-9] [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] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review draws on the last fifteen years (2009-2024) of published data to summarize the potential effect of plant flavonoids on pancreatic carcinogenesis and discuss the possible mechanisms of action to establish their applicability as anti-cancer agents. RECENT FINDINGS This review found that the plant flavonoids with anti-pancreatic cancer activity mainly include chalcones, dihydrochalcones, flavanols, flavanones, flavones, isoflavonoids, flavonols, isoflavones, and flavanonols. Most of these flavonoids have anti-proliferative, pro-apoptotic, cell cycle arrest, anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and anti-metastatic properties. Some flavonoids can also regulate autophagy, immune and glucose uptake in the context of pancreatic cancer. Several molecules and signaling pathways are associated with the pharmacological activities of plant flavonoids, including AMP-activated protein kinase, mitogen-activated protein kinases, phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B, nuclear factor-κB, signal transducer, and activator of transcription 3, Smad3, epidermal growth factor receptor, and vascular endothelial growth factor. This review provides strong evidence that plant flavonoids have potential against pancreatic carcinogenesis in experimental animals through various pharmacological mechanisms. They are a promising resource for use as adjuvant anti-cancer therapy. However, randomized controlled clinical trials with those flavonoids are needed.
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- Chengu Niu
- Internal Medicine Residency Program, Rochester General Hospital, 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14621, USA.
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- Rainier Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, 2805 NE 129th St, Vancouver, WA, 98686, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, 14621, USA
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Zhang B, Li Z, Ye G, Hu K. Biologic activity and treatment resistance to gastrointestinal cancer: the role of circular RNA in autophagy regulation. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1393670. [PMID: 39281375 PMCID: PMC11392687 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1393670] [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: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/18/2024] Open
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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) lack the 5'-end methylated guanine cap structure and 3' polyadenylate tail structure, classifying it as a non-coding RNA. With the extensive investigation of circRNA, its role in regulating cell death has garnered significant attention in recent years, establishing it as a recognized participant in cancer's biological processes. Autophagy, an essential pathway in programmed cell death (PCD), involves the formation of autophagosomes using lysosomes to degrade cellular contents under the regulation of various autophagy-related (ATG) genes. Numerous studies have demonstrated that circRNA can modulate the biological activity of cancer cells by influencing the autophagy pathway, exhibiting a dualistic role in suppressing or promoting carcinogenesis. In this review, we comprehensively analyze how autophagy-related circRNA impacts the progression of gastrointestinal cancer (GIC). Additionally, we discuss drug resistance phenomena associated with autophagy regulation in GIC. This review offers valuable insights into exploring potential biological targets for prognosis and treatment strategies related to GIC.
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- Bo Zhang
- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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Wan M, Minelli ME, Zhao Q, Marshall S, Yu H, Smolka M, Mao Y. Phosphoribosyl modification of poly-ubiquitin chains at the Legionella-containing vacuole prohibiting autophagy adaptor recognition. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7481. [PMID: 39214972 PMCID: PMC11364841 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51273-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Ubiquitination is a posttranslational modification in eukaryotes that plays a significant role in the infection of intracellular microbial pathogens, such as Legionella pneumophila. While the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV) is coated with ubiquitin (Ub), it avoids recognition by autophagy adaptors. Here, we report that the Sdc and Sde families of effectors work together to build ubiquitinated species around the LCV. The Sdc effectors catalyze canonical polyubiquitination directly on host targets or on phosphoribosyl-Ub conjugated to host targets by Sde. Remarkably, Ub moieties within poly-Ub chains are either modified with a phosphoribosyl group by PDE domain-containing effectors or covalently attached to other host substrates via Sde-mediated phosphoribosyl-ubiquitination. Furthermore, these modifications prevent the recognition by Ub adaptors and therefore exclude host autophagy adaptors from the LCV. In this work, we shed light on the nature of the poly-ubiquitinated species present at the surface of the LCV and provide a molecular mechanism for the avoidance of autophagy adaptors by the Ub-decorated LCV.
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- Min Wan
- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Department of Computational Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Luo R, Wang T, Lan J, Lu Z, Chen S, Sun Y, Qiu HJ. The multifaceted roles of selective autophagy receptors in viral infections. J Virol 2024:e0081424. [PMID: 39212450 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00814-24] [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: 09/04/2024] Open
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Selective autophagy is a protein clearance mechanism mediated by evolutionarily conserved selective autophagy receptors (SARs), which specifically degrades misfolded, misassembled, or metabolically regulated proteins. SARs help the host to suppress viral infections by degrading viral proteins. However, viruses have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to counteract, evade, or co-opt autophagic processes, thereby facilitating viral replication. Therefore, this review aims to summarize the complex mechanisms of SARs involved in viral infections, specifically focusing on how viruses exploit strategies to regulate selective autophagy. We present an updated understanding of the various critical roles of SARs in viral pathogenesis. Furthermore, newly discovered evasion strategies employed by viruses are discussed and the ubiquitination-autophagy-innate immune regulatory axis is proposed to be a crucial pathway to control viral infections. This review highlights the remarkable flexibility and plasticity of SARs in viral infections.
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- Rui Luo
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
- College of Animal Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
- School of Life Science Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
- College of Animal Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
- School of Life Science Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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Adriaenssens E, Schaar S, Cook ASI, Stuke JFM, Sawa-Makarska J, Nguyen TN, Ren X, Schuschnig M, Romanov J, Khuu G, Lazarou M, Hummer G, Hurley JH, Martens S. Reconstitution of BNIP3/NIX-mediated autophagy reveals two pathways and hierarchical flexibility of the initiation machinery. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.08.28.609967. [PMID: 39253418 PMCID: PMC11383309 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.28.609967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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Selective autophagy is a lysosomal degradation pathway that is critical for maintaining cellular homeostasis by disposing of harmful cellular material. While the mechanisms by which soluble cargo receptors recruit the autophagy machinery are becoming increasingly clear, the principles governing how organelle-localized transmembrane cargo receptors initiate selective autophagy remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that transmembrane cargo receptors can initiate autophagosome biogenesis not only by recruiting the upstream FIP200/ULK1 complex but also via a WIPI-ATG13 complex. This latter pathway is employed by the BNIP3/NIX receptors to trigger mitophagy. Additionally, other transmembrane mitophagy receptors, including FUNDC1 and BCL2L13, exclusively use the FIP200/ULK1 complex, while FKBP8 and the ER-phagy receptor TEX264 are capable of utilizing both pathways to initiate autophagy. Our study defines the molecular rules for initiation by transmembrane cargo receptors, revealing remarkable flexibility in the assembly and activation of the autophagy machinery, with significant implications for therapeutic interventions.
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Dupont N, Terzi F. Lipophagy and Mitophagy in Renal Pathophysiology. Nephron Clin Pract 2024:1-12. [PMID: 39182483 DOI: 10.1159/000540688] [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: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The lysosomal autophagic pathway plays a fundamental role in cellular and tissue homeostasis, and its deregulation is linked to human pathologies including kidney diseases. Autophagy can randomly degrade cytoplasmic components in a nonselective manner commonly referred to as bulk autophagy. In contrast, selective forms of autophagy specifically target cytoplasmic structures such as organelles and protein aggregates, thereby being important for cellular quality control and organelle homeostasis. SUMMARY Research during the past decades has begun to elucidate the role of selective autophagy in kidney physiology and kidney diseases. KEY MESSAGES In this review, we will summarize the knowledge on lipophagy and mitophagy, two forms of selective autophagy important in renal epithelium homeostasis, and discuss how their deregulations contribute to renal disease progression.
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- Nicolas Dupont
- NSERM U1151, CNRS UMR8253, Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- NSERM U1151, CNRS UMR8253, Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Zhong S, Wang N, Zhang C. Podocyte Death in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Potential Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:9035. [PMID: 39201721 PMCID: PMC11354906 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25169035] [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: 06/17/2024] [Revised: 08/02/2024] [Accepted: 08/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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Cell deaths maintain the normal function of tissues and organs. In pathological conditions, the abnormal activation or disruption of cell death often leads to pathophysiological effects. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), a significant microvascular complication of diabetes, is linked to high mortality and morbidity rates, imposing a substantial burden on global healthcare systems and economies. Loss and detachment of podocytes are key pathological changes in the progression of DKD. This review explores the potential mechanisms of apoptosis, necrosis, autophagy, pyroptosis, ferroptosis, cuproptosis, and podoptosis in podocytes, focusing on how different cell death modes contribute to the progression of DKD. It recognizes the limitations of current research and presents the latest basic and clinical research studies targeting podocyte death pathways in DKD. Lastly, it focuses on the future of targeting podocyte cell death to treat DKD, with the intention of inspiring further research and the development of therapeutic strategies.
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Grants
- 82370728, 81974097, 82170773, 82100729, 82100794, 82200808, 82200841, 81800610, 82300843, 82300851, 82300786 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 2023BCB034 Key Research and Development Program of Hubei Province
- 2021YFC2500200 National Key Research and Development Program of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (S.Z.); (N.W.)
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Liu L, Zheng W, Wei Y, Li Q, Chen N, Xia Q, Wang L, Hu J, Zhou X, Sun Y, Li B. Mechanical stress-induced autophagy is cytoskeleton dependent. Cell Prolif 2024:e13728. [PMID: 39155403 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024] Open
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The cytoskeleton is essential for mechanical signal transduction and autophagy. However, few studies have directly demonstrated the contribution of the cytoskeleton to mechanical stress-induced autophagy. We explored the role of the cytoskeleton in response to compressive force-induced autophagy in human cell lines. Inhibition and activation of cytoskeletal polymerization using small chemical molecules revealed that cytoskeletal microfilaments are required for changes in the number of autophagosomes, whereas microtubules play an auxiliary role in mechanical stress-induced autophagy. The intrinsic mechanical properties and special intracellular distribution of microfilaments may account for a large proportion of compression-induced autophagy. Our experimental data support that microfilaments are core components of mechanotransduction signals.
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- Lin Liu
- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- The Interdisciplinary Research Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Materiobiology, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Materiobiology, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Materiobiology, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- The Interdisciplinary Research Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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