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Espinar-Buitrago M, Muñoz-Fernández MA. New Approaches to Dendritic Cell-Based Therapeutic Vaccines Against HIV-1 Infection. Front Immunol 2022; 12:719664. [PMID: 35058917 PMCID: PMC8763680 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.719664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Due to the success of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) in recent years, the pathological outcome of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection has improved substantially, achieving undetectable viral loads in most cases. Nevertheless, the presence of a viral reservoir formed by latently infected cells results in patients having to maintain treatment for life. In the absence of effective eradication strategies against HIV-1, research efforts are focused on obtaining a cure. One of these approaches is the creation of therapeutic vaccines. In this sense, the most promising one up to now is based on the establishing of the immunological synapse between dendritic cells (DCs) and T lymphocytes (TL). DCs are one of the first cells of the immune system to encounter HIV-1 by acting as antigen presenting cells, bringing about the interaction between innate and adaptive immune responses mediated by TL. Furthermore, TL are the end effector, and their response capacity is essential in the adaptive elimination of cells infected by pathogens. In this review, we summarize the knowledge of the interaction between DCs with TL, as well as the characterization of the specific T-cell response against HIV-1 infection. The use of nanotechnology in the design and improvement of vaccines based on DCs has been researched and presented here with a special emphasis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marisierra Espinar-Buitrago
- Section Head Immunology, Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (HGUGM), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain
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- Section Head Immunology, Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (HGUGM), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain.,Spanish Human Immunodeficiency Virus- Hospital Gregorio Marañón (HIV-HGM) BioBank, Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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High cell surface expression and peptide binding affinity of HLA-DQA1*05:03, a susceptible allele of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). Sci Rep 2022; 12:106. [PMID: 34997058 PMCID: PMC8742014 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04074-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of pathogenic autoantibodies, anti-aquaporin 4 (AQP4) antibodies. Recently, HLA-DQA1*05:03 was shown to be significantly associated with NMOSD in a Japanese patient cohort. However, the specific mechanism by which HLA-DQA1*05:03 is associated with the development of NMOSD has yet to be elucidated. In the current study, we revealed that HLA-DQA1*05:03 exhibited significantly higher cell surface expression levels compared to other various DQA1 alleles, and that its expression strongly depended on the amino acid sequence of the α1 domain, with a preference for leucine at position 75. Moreover, in silico analysis indicated that the HLA-DQ encoded by HLA-DQA1*05:03 preferentially presents immunodominant AQP4 peptides, and that the peptide major histocompatibility complexes (pMHCs) are more energetically stable in the presence of HLA-DQA1*05:03 than other HLA-DQA1 alleles. In silico 3D structural models were also applied to investigate the validity of the energetic stability of pMHCs. Taken together, our findings indicate that HLA-DQA1*05:03 possesses a distinct property to play a pathogenic role in the development of NMOSD.
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Hsp70 Interacts with the TREM-1 Receptor Expressed on Monocytes and Thereby Stimulates Generation of Cytotoxic Lymphocytes Active against MHC-Negative Tumor Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22136889. [PMID: 34206968 PMCID: PMC8267615 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22136889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The search for and analysis of new ligands for innate immunity receptors are of special significance for understanding the regulatory mechanisms of immune response. Here we show that the major heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) can bind to and activate TREM-1, the innate immunity receptor expressed on monocytes. The Hsp70-TREM-1 interaction activates expression of TNFα and IFNγ mRNAs in monocytes and stimulates IL-2 secretion by PBMCs. Moreover, incubation of PBMCs with Hsp70 leads to an appearance of cytotoxic lymphocyte subpopulations active against the MHC-negative tumor cells. In addition, both the CD4+ T-lymphocytes and CD14+ monocytes are necessary for the Hsp70 signal transduction and a consequent activation of the cytotoxic lymphocytes. We believe that data presented in this study will broaden the views on the involvement of Hsp70 in the antitumor immunity.
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Ishina IA, Filimonova IN, Zakharova MY, Ovchinnikova LA, Mamedov AE, Lomakin YA, Belogurov AA. Exhaustive Search of the Receptor Ligands by the CyCLOPS (Cytometry Cell-Labeling Operable Phage Screening) Technique. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21176258. [PMID: 32872428 PMCID: PMC7504098 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Effective and versatile screening of the peptide ligands capable of selectively binding to diverse receptors is in high demand for the state-of-the-art technologies in life sciences, including probing of specificity of the cell surface receptors and drug development. Complex microenvironment and structure of the surface receptors significantly reduce the possibility to determine their specificity, especially when in vitro conditions are utilized. Previously, we designed a publicly available platform for the ultra-high-throughput screening (uHTS) of the specificity of surface-exposed receptors of the living eukaryotic cells, which was done by consolidating the phage display and flow cytometry techniques. Here, we significantly improved this methodology and designed the fADL-1e-based phage vectors that do not require a helper hyperphage for the virion assembly. The enhanced screening procedure was tested on soluble human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecules and transgenic antigen-specific B cells that express recombinant lymphoid B-cell receptor (BCR). Our data suggest that the improved vector system may be successfully used for the comprehensive search of the receptor ligands in either cell-based or surface-immobilized assays.
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- Irina A. Ishina
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.A.I.); (I.N.F.); (M.Y.Z.); (L.A.O.); (A.E.M.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.A.I.); (I.N.F.); (M.Y.Z.); (L.A.O.); (A.E.M.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.A.I.); (I.N.F.); (M.Y.Z.); (L.A.O.); (A.E.M.)
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.A.I.); (I.N.F.); (M.Y.Z.); (L.A.O.); (A.E.M.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.A.I.); (I.N.F.); (M.Y.Z.); (L.A.O.); (A.E.M.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.A.I.); (I.N.F.); (M.Y.Z.); (L.A.O.); (A.E.M.)
- Correspondence: (Y.A.L.); (A.A.B.J.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.A.I.); (I.N.F.); (M.Y.Z.); (L.A.O.); (A.E.M.)
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence: (Y.A.L.); (A.A.B.J.)
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Watanabe N, Kidokoro M, Tanaka M, Inoue S, Tsuji T, Akatuska H, Okada C, Iida Y, Okada Y, Suzuki Y, Sato T, Yahata T, Hirayama N, Nakagawa Y, Inokuchi S. Podoplanin is indispensable for cell motility and platelet-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition-related gene expression in esophagus squamous carcinoma TE11A cells. Cancer Cell Int 2020; 20:263. [PMID: 32581653 PMCID: PMC7310449 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-01328-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background The transmembrane glycoprotein podoplanin (PDPN) is upregulated in some tumors and has gained attention as a malignant tumor biomarker. PDPN molecules have platelet aggregation-stimulating domains and, are therefore, suggested to play a role in tumor-induced platelet activation, which in turn triggers epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and enhances the invasive and metastatic activities of tumor cells. In addition, as forced PDPN expression itself can alter the propensity of certain tumor cells in favor of EMT and enhance their invasive ability, it is also considered to be involved in the cell signaling system. Nevertheless, underlying mechanisms of PDPN in tumor cell invasive ability as well as EMT induction, especially by platelets, are still not fully understood. Methods Subclonal TE11A cells were isolated from the human esophageal squamous carcinoma cell line TE11 and the effects of anti-PDPN neutralizing antibody as well as PDPN gene knockout on platelet-induced EMT-related gene expression were measured. Also, the effects of PDPN deficiency on cellular invasive ability and motility were assessed. Results PDPN-null cells were able to provoke platelet aggregation, suggesting that PDPN contribution to platelet activation in these cells is marginal. Nevertheless, expression of platelet-induced EMT-related genes, including vimentin, was impaired by PDPN-neutralizing antibody as well as PDPN deficiency, while their effects on TGF-β-induced gene expression were marginal. Unexpectedly, PDPN gene ablation, at least in either allele, engendered spontaneous N-cadherin upregulation and claudin-1 downregulation. Despite these seemingly EMT-like alterations, PDPN deficiency impaired cellular motility and invasive ability even after TGF-β-induced EMT induction. Conclusions These results suggested that, while PDPN seems to function in favor of maintaining the epithelial state of this cell line, it is indispensable for platelet-mediated induction of particular mesenchymal marker genes as well as the potentiation of motility and invasion capacity.
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- Nobuo Watanabe
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Department of Host Defense Mechanism, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Support Center for Medical Research and Education, Tokai University, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Support Center for Medical Research and Education, Tokai University, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Support Center for Medical Research and Education, Tokai University, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Support Center for Medical Research and Education, Tokai University, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Department of Host Defense Mechanism, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biosciences, Tokai University, 411 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292 Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan
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Watanabe N, Kidokoro M, Suzuki Y, Tanaka M, Inoue S, Tsukamoto H, Hirayama N, Hsieh PW, Tseng CP, Nakagawa Y, Inokuchi S. A pull-down and slot blot-based screening system for inhibitor compounds of the podoplanin-CLEC-2 interaction. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222331. [PMID: 31553741 PMCID: PMC6760769 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Podoplanin, a transmembrane glycoprotein, is overexpressed in certain types of tumors and induces platelet aggregation by binding to C-type lectin-like receptor 2 (CLEC-2) on the platelet membrane. Activated platelets release granule components, which in turn, trigger epithelial-mesenchymal transition and confer invasive capacity to the tumor cells. Therefore, blocking the podoplanin-CLEC-2 interaction by a small-molecule compound is a potential therapeutic strategy to prevent cancer metastasis and invasion. To effectively identify such inhibitory compounds, we have developed a pull-down-based inhibitory compound screening system. An immunoglobulin Fc domain-CLEC-2 fusion protein was used as a bait to capture podoplanin derived from podoplanin-overexpressing HeLa cells in the presence and absence of the test compound. The protein complex was then pulled down using protein A beads. To shorten the turnaround time, increase throughput, and decrease the workload for the operators, centrifugal filter units were employed to separate free and bound podoplanin, instead of using customary aspiration-centrifugation washing cycles. Slot blotting was also utilized in lieu of gel electrophoresis and electrical transfer. Thus, the use of our pull down screening system could facilitate the effective selection of potential inhibitor compounds of the podoplanin-CLEC-2 interaction for cancer therapy. Importantly, our methodology is also applicable to targeting other protein-protein interactions.
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- Nobuo Watanabe
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of the Education and the Research Support Center Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biosciences, Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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