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Mirshahvaladi S, Topraggaleh TR, Bucak MN, Rahimizadeh P, Shahverdi A. Quantitative proteomics of sperm tail in asthenozoospermic patients: exploring the molecular pathways affecting sperm motility. Cell Tissue Res 2023:10.1007/s00441-023-03744-y. [PMID: 36847810 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-023-03744-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
Abstract
Asthenozoospermia, characterized by low sperm motility, is one of the most common causes of male infertility. While many intrinsic and extrinsic factors are involved in the etiology of asthenozoospermia, the molecular basis of this condition remains unclear. Since sperm motility results from a complex flagellar structure, an in-depth proteomic analysis of the sperm tail can uncover mechanisms underlying asthenozoospermia. This study quantified the proteomic profile of 40 asthenozoospermic sperm tails and 40 controls using TMT-LC-MS/MS. Overall, 2140 proteins were identified and quantified where 156 proteins have not been described earlier in sperm tail. There were 409 differentially expressed proteins (250 upregulated and 159 downregulated) in asthenozoospermia which by far is the highest number reported earlier. Further, bioinformatics analysis revealed several biological processes, including mitochondrial-related energy production, oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), citric acid cycle (CAC), cytoskeleton, stress response, and protein metabolism altered in asthenozoospermic sperm tail samples. Collectively, our findings reveal the importance of mitochondrial energy production and induced stress response as potential mechanisms involved in the loss of sperm motility in asthenozoospermia.
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- Shahab Mirshahvaladi
- Department of Molecular Systems Biology at Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Research Institute, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- Division of Experimental Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cancer Research Program, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
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Balakrishnan KN, Ramiah SK, Zulkifli I. Heat Shock Protein Response to Stress in Poultry: A Review. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13020317. [PMID: 36670857 PMCID: PMC9854570 DOI: 10.3390/ani13020317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Compared to other animal species, production has dramatically increased in the poultry sector. However, in intensive production systems, poultry are subjected to stress conditions that may compromise their well-being. Much like other living organisms, poultry respond to various stressors by synthesising a group of evolutionarily conserved polypeptides named heat shock proteins (HSPs) to maintain homeostasis. These proteins, as chaperones, play a pivotal role in protecting animals against stress by re-establishing normal protein conformation and, thus, cellular homeostasis. In the last few decades, many advances have been made in ascertaining the HSP response to thermal and non-thermal stressors in poultry. The present review focuses on what is currently known about the HSP response to thermal and non-thermal stressors in poultry and discusses the factors that modulate its induction and regulatory mechanisms. The development of practical strategies to alleviate the detrimental effects of environmental stresses on poultry will benefit from detailed studies that describe the mechanisms of stress resilience and enhance our understanding of the nature of heat shock signalling proteins and gene expression.
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- Krishnan Nair Balakrishnan
- Laboratory of Sustainable Animal Production and Biodiversity, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Animal Production and Biodiversity, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Animal Production and Biodiversity, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Malaysia
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Malaysia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +603-9769-4882
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Aghazadeh N, Beilankouhi EAV, Fakhri F, Gargari MK, Bahari P, Moghadami A, Khodabandeh Z, Valilo M. Involvement of heat shock proteins and parkin/α-synuclein axis in Parkinson's disease. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:11061-11070. [PMID: 36097120 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07900-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurological diseases, next only to Alzheimer's disease (AD) in terms of prevalence. It afflicts about 2-3% of individuals over 65 years old. The etiology of PD is unknown and several environmental and genetic factors are involved. From a pathological point of view, PD is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, which causes the abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn) (a component of Lewy bodies), which subsequently interact with heat shock proteins (HSPs), leading to apoptosis. Apoptosis is a vital pathway for establishing homeostasis in body tissues, which is regulated by pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic factors. Recent findings have shown that HSPs, especially HSP27 and HSP70, play a pivotal role in regulating apoptosis by influencing the factors involved in the apoptosis pathway. Moreover, it has been reported that the expression of these HSPs in the nervous system is high. Apart from this finding, investigations have suggested that HSP27 and HSP70 (related to parkin) show a potent protective and anti-apoptotic impact against the damaging outcomes of mutant α-syn toxicity to nerve cells. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between these HSPs and apoptosis in patients with PD.
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- Nina Aghazadeh
- Department of biology, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Institute for Neuroscience, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, Imamreza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Medical Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Medical Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Impact of Heat Stress on Bovine Sperm Quality and Competence. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12080975. [PMID: 35454222 PMCID: PMC9027525 DOI: 10.3390/ani12080975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Global warming has negatively influenced animal production performance, in addition to animal well-being and welfare, consequently impairing the economic sustainability of the livestock industry. Heat stress impact on male fertility is complex and multifactorial, with the fertilizing ability of spermatozoa affected by several pathways. Among the most significative changes are the increase in and accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) causing lipid peroxidation and motility impairment. The exposure of DNA during the cell division of spermatogenesis makes it vulnerable to both ROS and apoptotic enzymes, while the subsequent post-meiotic DNA condensation makes restoration impossible, harming later embryonic development. Mitochondria are also susceptible to the loss of membrane potential and electron leakage during oxidative phosphorylation, lowering their energy production capacity under heat stress. Although cells are equipped with defense mechanisms against heat stress, heat insults that are too intense lead to cell death. Heat shock proteins (HSP) belong to a thermostable and stress-induced protein family, which eliminate protein clusters and are essential to proteostasis under heat stress. This review focuses on effects of heat stress on sperm quality and on the mechanisms leading to defective sperm under heat stress.
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Madkour M, Salman FM, El-Wardany I, Abdel-Fattah SA, Alagawany M, Hashem NM, Abdelnour SA, El-Kholy MS, Dhama K. Mitigating the detrimental effects of heat stress in poultry through thermal conditioning and nutritional manipulation. J Therm Biol 2022; 103:103169. [PMID: 35027188 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The poultry industry faces several obstacles and challenges, including the changes in global temperature, increase in the per capita demand for meat and eggs, and the emergence and spread of various diseases. Among these, environmental challenges are one of the most severe hurdles impacting the growth and productivity of poultry. In particular, the increasing frequency and severity of heat waves over the past few years represent a major challenge, and this is expected to worsen in the coming decades. Chickens are highly susceptible to high ambient temperatures (thermal stress), which negatively affect their growth and productivity, leading to enormous economic losses. In the light of global warming, these losses are expected to increase in the near future. Specifically, the worsening of climate change and the rise in global temperatures have augmented the adverse effects of heat on poultry production worldwide. At present, the world population is approximately 7.9 billion, and it has been predicted to reach 9.3 billion by 2050 and approximately 11 billion by 2100, implying a great demand for protein supply; therefore, strategies to mitigate future poultry challenges must be urgently devised. To date, several mitigation measures have been adopted to minimize the negative effects of heat stress in poultry. Of these, thermal acclimation at the postnatal stage or throughout the embryonic stages has been explored as a promising approach; however, for large-scale application, this approach warrants further investigation to determine the suitable temperature and poultry age. Moreover, molecular mechanisms governing thermal conditioning are poorly understood. To this end, we sought to expand our knowledge of thermal conditioning in poultry, which may serve as a valuable reference to improve the thermotolerance of chickens via nutritional management and vitagene regulation. Vitagenes regulate the responses of poultry to diverse stresses. In recent years, nutritionists have paid close attention to bioactive compounds such as resveratrol, curcumin, and quercetin administered alone or in combination. These compounds activate vitagenes and other regulators of the antioxidant defense system, such as nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2. Overall, thermal conditioning may be an effective strategy to mitigate the negative effects of heat stress. In this context, the present review synthesizes information on the adverse impacts of thermal stress, elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying thermal conditioning and its effects on the acquisition of tolerance to acute heat stress in later life. Finally, the role of some polyphenolic compounds, such as resveratrol, curcumin, and quercetin, in attenuating heat stress through the activation of the antioxidant defense system in poultry are discussed.
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- Mahmoud Madkour
- Animal Production Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt.
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- Animal Production Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Shoubra El-Kheima, 11241, Cairo, Egypt
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- Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Shoubra El-Kheima, 11241, Cairo, Egypt
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- Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Animal and Fish Production, Faculty of Agriculture (El-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21545, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt
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- Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Division of Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Yin PT, Pongkulapa T, Cho HY, Han J, Pasquale NJ, Rabie H, Kim JH, Choi JW, Lee KB. Overcoming Chemoresistance in Cancer via Combined MicroRNA Therapeutics with Anticancer Drugs Using Multifunctional Magnetic Core-Shell Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:26954-26963. [PMID: 30028120 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b09086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, we report the use of a multifunctional magnetic core-shell nanoparticle (MCNP), composed of a highly magnetic zinc-doped iron oxide (ZnFe2O4) core nanoparticle and a biocompatible mesoporous silica (mSi) shell, for the simultaneous delivery of let-7a microRNA (miRNA) and anticancer drugs (e.g., doxorubicin) to overcome chemoresistance in breast cancer. Owing to the ability of let-7a to repress DNA repair mechanisms (e.g., BRCA1 and BRCA2) and downregulate drug efflux pumps (e.g., ABCG2), delivery of let-7a could sensitize chemoresistant breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231) to subsequent doxorubicin chemotherapy both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, the multifunctionality of our MCNPs allows for the monitoring of in vivo delivery via magnetic resonance imaging. In short, we have developed a multifunctional MCNP-based therapeutic approach to provide an attractive method with which to enhance our ability not only to deliver combined miRNA therapeutics with small-molecule drugs in both selective and effective manner but also to sensitize cancer cells for the enhanced treatment via the combination of miRNA replacement therapy using a single nanoplatform.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Sogang University , Seoul 04107 , Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biotechnology, Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Regeneration, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
- Department of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Stem Cell Research and Biotechnology , Hyupsung University , Hwaseong-si 18330 , Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biotechnology, Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Regeneration, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Sogang University , Seoul 04107 , Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy , Kyung Hee University , 26 Kyungheedae-ro , Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447 , Republic of Korea
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Gęgotek A, Domingues P, Skrzydlewska E. Proteins involved in the antioxidant and inflammatory response in rutin-treated human skin fibroblasts exposed to UVA or UVB irradiation. J Dermatol Sci 2018; 90:241-252. [PMID: 29455850 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Rutin, due to its polyphenolic structure, has antioxidant properties and can be used as a cytoprotective compound against UV-induced effects on skin cells. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the effect of rutin on proteomic profile in human skin fibroblasts irradiated with UV dose that induces apoptosis. METHODS Proteome analysis based on the results obtained by the QExactive OrbiTrap mass spectrometer. RESULTS Results show that rutin treatment more strongly protects against UVA-induced rather than UVB-induced increases in the total expression of proteins involved in antioxidant (such as SOD, TrxR, and Prxs 1/2) and inflammatory response (e.g., IL-17F, PAK2, and YWHAZ). However, in the case of UVB-irradiated cells, rutin additionally enhances the levels of disulfide-isomerase - an enzyme that is responsible for the formation and breakage of disulfide bonds. Moreover, UVB radiation promotes rutin-Keap1 adduct formation, which leads to the activation of Nrf2, a factor that is responsible for the synthesis of cytoprotective proteins. Furthermore, rutin partially prevents UV-induced apoptosis by restoring the physiological levels of p53, cytochrome c, and cell cycle and apoptosis regulator protein 2 that were increased following irradiation. CONCLUSION In conclusion, our results show that rutin effectively prevents UV-induced damages associated with proinflammatory and prooxidative activity and protects cells against apoptosis.
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- Agnieszka Gęgotek
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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- Mass Spectrometry Center, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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Seignez A, Joly AL, Chaumonnot K, Hazoumé A, Sanka M, Marcion G, Boudesco C, Hammann A, Seigneuric R, Jégo G, Ducoroy P, Delarue P, Senet P, Castilla-Llorente C, Solary E, Durey MA, Rubio MT, Hermine O, Kohli E, Garrido C. Serum Gp96 is a chaperone of complement-C3 during graft-versus-host disease. JCI Insight 2017; 2:e90531. [PMID: 28352659 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.90531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Better identification of severe acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) may improve the outcome of this life-threatening complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. GvHD induces tissue damage and the release of damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) molecules. Here, we analyzed GvHD patients (n = 39) to show that serum heat shock protein glycoprotein 96 (Gp96) could be such a DAMP molecule. We demonstrate that serum Gp96 increases in gastrointestinal GvHD patients and its level correlates with disease severity. An increase in Gp96 serum level was also observed in a mouse model of acute GvHD. This model was used to identify complement C3 as a main partner of Gp96 in the serum. Our biolayer interferometry, yeast two-hybrid and in silico modeling data allowed us to determine that Gp96 binds to a complement C3 fragment encompassing amino acids 749-954, a functional complement C3 hot spot important for binding of different regulators. Accordingly, in vitro experiments with purified proteins demonstrate that Gp96 downregulates several complement C3 functions. Finally, experimental induction of GvHD in complement C3-deficient mice confirms the link between Gp96 and complement C3 in the serum and with the severity of the disease.
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- Antoine Seignez
- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France.,CHU, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France
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- Proteomic platform CLIPP, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- UMR 6303 CNRS Institut Carnot, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- UMR 6303 CNRS Institut Carnot, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Institute Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Sud 11, Villejuif, France.,INSERM UMR1009, Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Immunology Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hématologie et Thérapie Cellulaire, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR 938, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Institut Imagine, UMR 8147, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris-Cité; Hôpital Necker, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,Laboratoire d'Excellence des Globules Rouges (GR-ex), Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France.,CHU, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR 866, Equipe labellisée, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, and Laboratoire d'Excellence LipSTIC, Dijon, France.,Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR 866, Dijon, France.,Anticancer Centre Georges-François Leclerc, Dijon, France
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Shakeri R, Kheirollahi A, Davoodi J. Apaf-1: Regulation and function in cell death. Biochimie 2017; 135:111-125. [PMID: 28192157 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, is responsible for eliminating damaged or unnecessary cells in multicellular organisms. Various types of intracellular stress trigger apoptosis by induction of cytochrome c release from mitochondria into the cytosol. Apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (Apaf-1) is a key molecule in the intrinsic or mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, which oligomerizes in response to cytochrome c release and forms a large complex known as apoptosome. Procaspase-9, an initiator caspase in the mitochondrial pathway, is recruited and activated by the apoptosome leading to downstream caspase-3 processing. Various cellular proteins and small molecules can modulate apoptosome formation and function directly or indirectly. Despite recent progress in understanding the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, numerous questions such as the molecular mechanism of Apaf-1 oligomerization and caspase-9 activation remain poorly understood. In addition, reports have emerged showing non-apoptotic functions for Apaf-1. The current review summarizes the latest findings regarding structure-function relationship of Apaf-1 as well as its modifiers.
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- Raheleh Shakeri
- Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Liu L, Fu C, Yan M, Xie H, Li S, Yu Q, He S, He J. Resveratrol modulates intestinal morphology and HSP70/90, NF-κB and EGF expression in the jejunal mucosa of black-boned chickens on exposure to circular heat stress. Food Funct 2016; 7:1329-38. [PMID: 26843443 DOI: 10.1039/c5fo01338k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate whether supplementation with resveratrol could alleviate intestinal injuries and to explore how resveratrol regulates heat shock protein (HSP)70, HSP90, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) expression in the jejunal mucosa of black-boned chickens under circular heat stress. A total of 300 black-boned chicks of 42-d-old were randomly assigned to five treatment groups. The positive control chickens were kept in a normal-temperature (NT, 24 ± 2 °C) chamber and fed with a basal diet. The other four groups were kept in a circular high-temperature (HT, 37 ± 2 °C) chamber for 8 h and fed a basal diet supplemented with 0, 200, 400, or 600 mg per kg of resveratrol for 15 days. The results showed that the heat-stress responses damaged the villus structures of the jejunum and ileum, resulting in shortened intestinal villi, deepened crypts, and a reduced villus height to crypt depth (V/C) ratio and decreased the numbers of goblet cells and lymphocytes. Heat stress also caused increased mRNA and protein expression of HSP70, HSP90 and NF-κB, and reduced EGF in the jejunal mucosa. Dietary supplementation with 400 mg per kg of resveratrol improved the villus morphology, increased the numbers of goblet cells and lymphocytes, attenuated the mRNA overexpression of HSP70, HSP90 and NF-κB on the 6th, 10th and 15th day of heat stress (P < 0.05), and activated the expression of EGF (P < 0.05) in the jejunal mucosa. Resveratrol reduced protein expression of HSP70, HSP90 and NF-κB in the jejunal villi after 15 days of heat stress, and increased EGF expression from the lamina propria toward the epithelial cells of the villi. These results suggest that dietary resveratrol offers a potential nutritional strategy to improve the intestinal morphology and alleviate jejunum mucosa injuries by modulating the mRNA and protein expression of HSPs, and the epithelial growth factor and transcription factor in black-boned chickens subjected to circular heat stress.
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- Lili Liu
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China. and Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha, 410128, China and College of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China. and Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China. and Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha, 410128, China
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Purandhar K, Jena PK, Prajapati B, Rajput P, Seshadri S. Understanding the role of heat shock protein isoforms in male fertility, aging and apoptosis. World J Mens Health 2014; 32:123-32. [PMID: 25606560 PMCID: PMC4298814 DOI: 10.5534/wjmh.2014.32.3.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Revised: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) play a role in the homeostasis, apoptosis regulation and the maintenance of the various other physiological processes. Aging is accompanied by a decrease in the resistance to environmental stress, while mitochondria are primary targets in the process of aging, their expression decreasing with age. Mitochondrion also plays a significant role in the process of spermatogenesis. HSPs have been shown to be involved in apoptosis with some of acting as apoptotic inhibitors and are involved in cytoprotection. In this review we discuss the roles of Hsp 27, 60, 70, and 90 in aging and male infertility and have concluded that these particular HSPs can be used as a molecular markers for mitochondrially- mediated apoptosis, aging and male infertility.
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- Institute of Science, Nirma University, Gujarat, India
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Yin PT, Shah BP, Lee KB. Combined magnetic nanoparticle-based microRNA and hyperthermia therapy to enhance apoptosis in brain cancer cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2014; 10:4106-12. [PMID: 24947843 PMCID: PMC4206574 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201400963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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A novel therapy is demonstrated utilizing magnetic nanoparticles for the dual purpose of delivering microRNA and inducing magnetic hyperthermia. In particular, the combination of lethal-7a microRNA (let-7a), which targets a number of the survival pathways that typically limit the effectiveness of hyperthermia, with magnetic hyperthermia greatly enhances apoptosis in brain cancer cells.
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- Perry T. Yin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Zhong B, Lama R, Kulman DG, Li B, Su B. Lead optimization of dual tubulin and Hsp27 inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 80:243-53. [PMID: 24780601 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Tubulin and heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) are well-characterized molecular targets for anti-cancer drug development. We previously identified lead compounds that inhibited both Hsp27 and tubulin. These compounds exhibited extensive anti-cancer activities against the proliferation of various human cancer cell lines. In the current study, a systematic ligand based structural optimization led to new analogs that significantly inhibited the growth of a panel of breast cancer cell lines. Furthermore, the most potent compounds were examined with tubulin polymerization assay and Hsp27 chaperone activity assay. The compounds showed potent tubulin polymerization inhibition but no Hsp27 inhibitory effect. The structural optimization dissected the dual activity and improved the selectivity of the compounds for tubulin. The results revealed several structural moieties of the lead compounds that are critical for Hsp27 inhibition. The modification of these structural fragments eliminated Hsp27 inhibition, but did not harm tubulin-targeting effects of the compounds. This result further defined the structure-activity relationship between the tubulin and Hsp27 effects of these compounds.
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- Bo Zhong
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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- Department of Biological, Geo. & Env. Sciences, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115, USA; Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, College of Sciences & Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115, USA; Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, College of Sciences & Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115, USA.
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Malagolini N, Catera M, Osorio H, Reis CA, Chiricolo M, Dall'Olio F. Apoptotic cells selectively uptake minor glycoforms of vitronectin from serum. Apoptosis 2014; 18:373-84. [PMID: 23381642 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-013-0812-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Apoptosis profoundly alters the carbohydrate layer coating the membrane of eukaryotic cells. Previously we showed that apoptotic cells became reactive with the α2,6-sialyl-specific lectin from Sambucus nigra agglutinin (SNA), regardless of their histological origin and the nature of the apoptotic stimulus. Here we reveal the basis of the phenomenon by showing that in apoptotic cancer cell lines SNA reactivity was mainly associated with a 67 kDa glycoprotein which we identified by MALDI-TOF/TOF and immunoblot analysis as bovine vitronectin (bVN). bVN was neither present in non-apoptotic cells, nor in cells induced to apoptosis in serum-free medium, indicating that its uptake from the cell culture serum occurred only during apoptosis. The bVN molecules associated with apoptotic cancer cell lines represented minor isoforms, lacking the carboxyterminal sequence and paradoxically containing a few α2,6-linked sialic acid residues. Despite their poor α2,6-sialylation, these bVN molecules were sufficient to turn apoptotic cells to SNA reactivity, which is a late apoptotic event occurring in cells positive to both annexin-V and propidium iodide. Unlike in cancer cell lines, the major bVN form taken up by apoptotic neutrophils and mononuclear cells was a 80 kDa form. In apoptotic SW948 cells we also detected the α2,6-sialylated forms of the stress-70 mitochondrial precursor (mortalin) and of tubulin-β2C. These data indicate that the acquisition of vitronectin isoforms from the environment is a general, although cell specific phenomenon, potentially playing an important role in post-apoptotic events and that the α2,6-sialylation of intracellular proteins is a new kind of posttranslational modification associated with apoptosis.
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- Nadia Malagolini
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 14, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Velichko AK, Markova EN, Petrova NV, Razin SV, Kantidze OL. Mechanisms of heat shock response in mammals. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70:4229-41. [PMID: 23633190 PMCID: PMC11113869 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1348-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Heat shock (HS) is one of the best-studied exogenous cellular stresses. The cellular response to HS utilizes ancient molecular networks that are based primarily on the action of stress-induced heat shock proteins and HS factors. However, in one way or another, all cellular compartments and metabolic processes are involved in such a response. In this review, we aimed to summarize the experimental data concerning all aspects of the HS response in mammalian cells, such as HS-induced structural and functional alterations of cell membranes, the cytoskeleton and cellular organelles; the associated pathways that result in different modes of cell death and cell cycle arrest; and the effects of HS on transcription, splicing, translation, DNA repair, and replication.
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- Artem K. Velichko
- Laboratory of Structural and Functional Organization of Chromosomes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural and Functional Organization of Chromosomes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural and Functional Organization of Chromosomes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Molecular Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural and Functional Organization of Chromosomes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Molecular Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural and Functional Organization of Chromosomes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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Zhong B, Chennamaneni S, Lama R, Yi X, Geldenhuys WJ, Pink JJ, Dowlati A, Xu Y, Zhou A, Su B. Synthesis and anticancer mechanism investigation of dual Hsp27 and tubulin inhibitors. J Med Chem 2013; 56:5306-20. [PMID: 23767669 DOI: 10.1021/jm4004736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) is a chaperone protein, and its expression is increased in response to various stress stimuli including anticancer chemotherapy, which allows the cells to survive and causes drug resistance. We previously identified lead compounds that bound to Hsp27 and tubulin via proteomic approaches. Systematic ligand based optimization in the current study significantly increased the cell growth inhibition and apoptosis inducing activities of the compounds. Compared to the lead compounds, one of the new derivatives exhibited much better potency to inhibit tubulin polymerization but a decreased activity to inhibit Hsp27 chaperone function, suggesting that the structural modification dissected the dual targeting effects of the compound. The most potent compounds 20 and 22 exhibited strong cell proliferation inhibitory activities at subnanomolar concentration against 60 human cancer cell lines conducted by Developmental Therapeutic Program at the National Cancer Institute and represented promising candidates for anticancer drug development.
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- Bo Zhong
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University , 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, United States
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Wettstein G, Bellaye PS, Kolb M, Hammann A, Crestani B, Soler P, Marchal-Somme J, Hazoume A, Gauldie J, Gunther A, Micheau O, Gleave M, Camus P, Garrido C, Bonniaud P. Inhibition of HSP27 blocks fibrosis development and EMT features by promoting Snail degradation. FASEB J 2013; 27:1549-60. [PMID: 23288928 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-220053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating disease characterized by myofibroblast proliferation. Transition of epithelial/mesothelial cells into myofibroblasts [epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)] occurs under the influence of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, with Snail being a major transcription factor. We study here the role of the heat-shock protein HSP27 in fibrogenesis and EMT. In vitro, we have up- and down-modulated HSP27 expression in mesothelial and epithelial cell lines and studied the expression of different EMT markers induced by TGF-β1. In vivo, we inhibited HSP27 with the antisense oligonucleotide OGX-427 (in phase II clinical trials as anticancer agent) in our rat subpleural/pulmonary fibrosis models. We demonstrate that HSP27 is strongly expressed during the fibrotic process in patients with IPF and in different in vivo models. We showed that HSP27 binds to and stabilizes Snail and consequently induces EMT. Conversely, HSP27 knockdown leads to Snail proteasomal degradation, thus inhibiting TGF-β1-induced EMT. Inhibition of HSP27 with OGX-427 efficiently blocks EMT and fibrosis development. Controls in vivo were an empty adenovirus that did not induce fibrosis and a control antisense oligonucleotide. The present work opens the possibility of a new therapeutic use for HSP27 inhibitors against IPF, for which there is no conclusively effective treatment.
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- Guillaume Wettstein
- Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U866, Dijon, France
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Tundo GR, Sbardella D, Ciaccio C, Bianculli A, Orlandi A, Desimio MG, Arcuri G, Coletta M, Marini S. Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE): a novel heat shock-like protein. J Biol Chem 2012. [PMID: 23188819 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.393108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a highly conserved zinc metallopeptidase that is ubiquitously distributed in human tissues, and particularly abundant in the brain, liver, and muscles. IDE activity has been historically associated with insulin and β-amyloid catabolism. However, over the last decade, several experimental findings have established that IDE is also involved in a wide variety of physiopathological processes, including ubiquitin clearance and Varicella Zoster Virus infection. In this study, we demonstrate that normal and malignant cells exposed to different stresses markedly up-regulate IDE in a heat shock protein (HSP)-like fashion. Additionally, we focused our attention on tumor cells and report that (i) IDE is overexpressed in vivo in tumors of the central nervous system (CNS); (ii) IDE-silencing inhibits neuroblastoma (SHSY5Y) cell proliferation and triggers cell death; (iii) IDE inhibition is accompanied by a decrease of the poly-ubiquitinated protein content and co-immunoprecipitates with proteasome and ubiquitin in SHSY5Y cells. In this work, we propose a novel role for IDE as a heat shock protein with implications in cell growth regulation and cancer progression, thus opening up an intriguing hypothesis of IDE as an anticancer target.
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- Grazia Raffaella Tundo
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, I-00133, Rome, Italy
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Senthilkumar P, Thirugnanasambantham K, Mandal AKA. Suppressive subtractive hybridization approach revealed differential expression of hypersensitive response and reactive oxygen species production genes in tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) leaves during Pestalotiopsis thea infection. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2012; 168:1917-27. [PMID: 23065401 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9907-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) is an economically important plant cultivated for its leaves. Infection of Pestalotiopsis theae in leaves causes gray blight disease and enormous loss to the tea industry. We used suppressive subtractive hybridization (SSH) technique to unravel the differential gene expression pattern during gray blight disease development in tea. Complementary DNA from P. theae-infected and uninfected leaves of disease tolerant cultivar UPASI-10 was used as tester and driver populations respectively. Subtraction efficiency was confirmed by comparing abundance of β-actin gene. A total of 377 and 720 clones with insert size >250 bp from forward and reverse library respectively were sequenced and analyzed. Basic Local Alignment Search Tool analysis revealed 17 sequences in forward SSH library have high degree of similarity with disease and hypersensitive response related genes and 20 sequences with hypothetical proteins while in reverse SSH library, 23 sequences have high degree of similarity with disease and stress response-related genes and 15 sequences with hypothetical proteins. Functional analysis indicated unknown (61 and 59 %) or hypothetical functions (23 and 18 %) for most of the differentially regulated genes in forward and reverse SSH library, respectively, while others have important role in different cellular activities. Majority of the upregulated genes are related to hypersensitive response and reactive oxygen species production. Based on these expressed sequence tag data, putative role of differentially expressed genes were discussed in relation to disease. We also demonstrated the efficiency of SSH as a tool in enriching gray blight disease related up- and downregulated genes in tea. The present study revealed that many genes related to disease resistance were suppressed during P. theae infection and enhancing these genes by the application of inducers may impart better disease tolerance to the plants.
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- Palanisamy Senthilkumar
- Plant Physiology and Biotechnology Division, UPASI Tea Research Institute, Valparai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Vannini C, Marsoni M, Cantara C, De Pinto MC, Locato V, De Gara L, Bracale M. The soluble proteome of tobacco Bright Yellow-2 cells undergoing H₂O₂-induced programmed cell death. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:3137-55. [PMID: 22355080 PMCID: PMC3350924 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Plant programmed cell death (PCD) is a genetically controlled process that plays an important role in development and stress responses. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are key inducers of PCD. The addition of 50 mM H₂O₂ to tobacco Bright Yellow-2 (TBY-2) cell cultures induces PCD. A comparative proteomic analysis of TBY-2 cells treated with 50 mM H₂O₂ for 30 min and 3 h was performed. The results showed early down-regulation of several elements in the cellular redox hub and inhibition of the protein repair-degradation system. The expression patterns of proteins involved in the homeostatic response, in particular those associated with metabolism, were consistently altered. The changes in abundance of several cytoskeleton proteins confirmed the active role of the cytoskeleton in PCD signalling. Cells undergoing H₂O₂-induced PCD fail to cope with oxidative stress. The antioxidant defence system and the anti-PCD signalling cascades are inhibited. This promotes a genetically programmed cell suicide pathway. Fifteen differentially expressed proteins showed an expression pattern similar to that previously observed in TBY-2 cells undergoing heat shock-induced PCD. The possibility that these proteins are part of a core complex required for PCD induction is discussed.
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- Candida Vannini
- Dipartimento Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Centro Integrato di Ricerca, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, via A. del Portillo 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- Centro Integrato di Ricerca, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, via A. del Portillo 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
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Padmini E, Venkatraman U, Srinivasan L. Mechanism of JNK signal regulation by placental HSP70 and HSP90 in endothelial cell during preeclampsia. Toxicol Mech Methods 2012; 22:367-74. [DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2012.673091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Rylander MN, Stafford RJ, Hazle J, Whitney J, Diller KR. Heat shock protein expression and temperature distribution in prostate tumours treated with laser irradiation and nanoshells. Int J Hyperthermia 2011; 27:791-801. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2011.607485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Renshaw GMC, Kutek AK, Grant GD, Anoopkumar-Dukie S. Forecasting elasmobranch survival following exposure to severe stressors. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2011; 162:101-12. [PMID: 21851860 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2011] [Revised: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Current fishing practices and habitat degradation in most of the world's oceans pose significant threats to marine fish including elasmobranchs. The accurate prediction of survival probability for elasmobranchs subjected to prolonged immobilisation and diminished oxygen availability during capture and a vulnerable state post-release, is reliant on selecting a reliable set of biomarkers to profile as well as using them to design pre-release interventions which minimise elasmobranch death. The purpose of this review is: i) to make a case for the need to develop new biomarkers to use in conjunction with blood chemistry; ii) to briefly present the survival strategies used by other vertebrates subjected to diminished oxygen iii) to discuss new approaches to forecasting the effect that altered physiological and biochemical markers have on long-term survival with a particular emphasis on oxidative stress, the adenylate energy charge, heat shock protein expression and the capacity for repair, so that a more detailed profile of the qualities of elasmobranch survivorship can be constructed. In addition, the review will discuss the relevance of biomarkers to field samples as well as their incorporation into laboratory based research, aimed at providing physiological and biochemical data to inform conservation management.
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- Gillian M C Renshaw
- Hypoxia and Ischemia Research Unit, Heart Foundation Research Centre and the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia.
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Rylander MN, Feng Y, Zimmermann K, Diller KR. Measurement and mathematical modeling of thermally induced injury and heat shock protein expression kinetics in normal and cancerous prostate cells. Int J Hyperthermia 2010; 26:748-64. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2010.486778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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D’Alessandro A, Grazzini G, Giardina B, Zolla L. In Silico Analyses of Proteomic Data Suggest a Role for Heat Shock Proteins in Umbilical Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2010; 6:532-47. [DOI: 10.1007/s12015-010-9180-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Garip AI, Akan Z. Effect of ELF-EMF on number of apoptotic cells; correlation with reactive oxygen species and HSP. ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICA 2010; 61:158-67. [PMID: 20519170 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.61.2010.2.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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It is by now accepted that extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields ELF-EMF (0-300 Hz) affect biological systems although the mechanism has not been elucidated yet. In this study the effect of ELFEMF on the number of apoptotic cells of K562 human leukemia cell line induced or not with oxidative stress and the correlation with heat-shock protein 70 (hsp70) levels was investigated. One sample was treated with H 2 O 2 while the other was left untreated. ELF-EMF (1 mT, 50 Hz) was applied for 3 hours. ELF-EMF alone caused a decrease in the number of apoptotic cells and a slight increase in viability. However, it increased the number of apoptotic cells. In cells treated with H 2 O 2 . hsp70 and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were increased by ELF-EMF. These results show that the effect of ELF-EMF on biological systems depends on the status of the cell: while in cells not exposed to oxidative stress it is able to decrease the number of apoptotic cells by inducing an increase in hsp levels, it increases the number of apoptotic cells in oxidative stress-induced cells.
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- Ayse Inhan Garip
- Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Biophysics Istanbul Turkey.
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Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) is a chaperone whose cellular expression increases in response to various stresses and protects the cell either by inhibiting apoptotic cell death or by promoting the ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of specific proteins. Here, we show that globin transcription factor 1 (GATA-1) is a client protein of HSP27. In 2 models of erythroid differentiation; that is, in the human erythroleukemia cell line, K562 induced to differentiate into erythroid cells on hemin exposure and CD34(+) human cells ex vivo driven to erythroid differentiation in liquid culture, depletion of HSP27 provokes an accumulation of GATA-1 and impairs terminal maturation. More specifically, we demonstrate that, in the late stages of the erythroid differentiation program, HSP27 is phosphorylated in a p38-dependent manner, enters the nucleus, binds to GATA-1, and induces its ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation, provided that the transcription factor is acetylated. We conclude that HSP27 plays a role in the fine-tuning of terminal erythroid differentiation through regulation of GATA-1 content and activity.
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Bonelli MA, Desenzani S, Cavallini G, Donati A, Romani AA, Bergamini E, Borghetti AF. Low-level caloric restriction rescues proteasome activity and Hsc70 level in liver of aged rats. Biogerontology 2007; 9:1-10. [PMID: 17902036 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-007-9111-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2007] [Accepted: 09/11/2007] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Proteasome activity is known to decrease with aging in ad libitum (AL) fed rats. Severe caloric restriction (CR) significantly extends the maximum life-span of rats, and counteracts the age-associated decrease in liver proteasome activities. Since few investigations have explored whether lower CR diets might positively counteract the age associated decrease in proteasome activity, we then investigated the effects of a mild CR regimen on animal life-span, proteasome content and function. In addition, we addressed the question whether both CR regimens might also affect the expression of Hsc70 protein, a constitutive chaperone reported to share a role in the function of proteasome complex and in the repair of proteotoxic damage, and whose level decreased during aging. In contrast to severe CR, mild CR had a poor effect on life-span; however, it better counteracted the decrease of proteasome activities. Both regimens, however, maintain Hsc70 in liver of old rats at level comparable to that of young rats. Interestingly, the effects of aging and CRs on liver proteasome enzyme activities did not appear to be associated with parallel changes in the amount of proteasome proteins suggesting that the quality (molecular activity of the enzymes) rather than the quantity are likely to be modified with age. In conclusion, the results presented in this work show that a mild CR can have beneficial effects on liver function of aging rats because is adequate to counteract the decrease of proteasome function and Hsc70 chaperone level.
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- Mara A Bonelli
- Sezione di Patologia Molecolare ed Immunologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy
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Larbi A, Kempf J, Wistuba-Hamprecht K, Haug C, Pawelec G. The heat shock proteins in cellular aging: is zinc the missing link? Biogerontology 2007; 7:399-408. [PMID: 17048072 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-006-9055-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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T-cell functions are critical for the efficiency of the adaptive immune response. It is now clear that aging is associated with changes in the T-cell response to antigenic stimulation, one of the many changes collectively resulting in immune senescence. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain such changes. We believe that chronic stimulation of T-cells enhances the appearance of apoptosis-resistant anergic dysfunctional cells; in humans in vivo these are predominantly specific for antigens of persistent viruses, especially CMV. Concomitantly, age-associated zinc deficiency is common and one hypothesis is that lack of zinc bioavailability contributes to impaired T-cell function. This could further compromise the integrity of T-cells under chronic antigenic stress, which can be modelled in long-term clonal cultures in vitro. Newly synthesized heat-shock proteins (HSPs) protect the cellular proteins from degradation under such conditions. In this short review we will briefly outline the role of heat-shock proteins and zinc deficiency in aging in order to finally discuss our own results in the context of a link between HSPs, aging and zinc.
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- Anis Larbi
- Center for Medical Research, Tüebingen Aging and Tumor Immunology group, University of Tüebingen, Waldhornlestrasse 22, 72072, Tüebingen, Germany.
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Howarth JL, Kelly S, Keasey MP, Glover CPJ, Lee YB, Mitrophanous K, Chapple JP, Gallo JM, Cheetham ME, Uney JB. Hsp40 Molecules That Target to the Ubiquitin-proteasome System Decrease Inclusion Formation in Models of Polyglutamine Disease. Mol Ther 2007; 15:1100-1105. [PMID: 17426712 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mt.6300163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2006] [Accepted: 03/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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We studied the ability of heat shock, DnaJ-like-1 (HSJ1) proteins (which contain DnaJ and ubiquitin-interacting motifs) to reduce polyglutamine-mediated inclusion formation. The experiments demonstrated that expression of heat shock protein 70 (hsp70), hsp40, HSJ1a, and HSJ1b significantly reduced protein inclusion formation in a model of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). HSJ1a also mediated a significant decrease in the number of inclusions formed in a primary neuronal model of protein aggregation. Studies to elucidate the mechanisms underlying these reductions showed that hsp70 and hsp40 increased chaperone-mediated refolding. In contrast, expression of HSJ1 proteins did not promote chaperone activity but caused an increase in ubiquitylation. Furthermore, HSJ1a was associated with a ubiquitylated luciferase complex, and in the presence of HSJ1a but not an HSJ1a UIM mutant (HSJ1a-deltaUIM) there was a reduction in luciferase protein levels. Together these results show that HSJ1 proteins mediated an increase in target protein degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). We also found that the expression of HSJ1a significantly decreased the number of neurons containing inclusions in an in vivo model of polyglutamine disease. These findings indicate that targeted modification of the UPS to facilitate degradation of misfolded proteins may represent a highly effective therapeutic avenue for the treatment of polyglutamine disease.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cells, Cultured
- Dependovirus/genetics
- Genetic Vectors/genetics
- HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics
- HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins/physiology
- HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics
- HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/physiology
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunoprecipitation
- Inclusion Bodies/metabolism
- Luciferases/chemistry
- Luciferases/genetics
- Luciferases/metabolism
- Male
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Muscular Atrophy, Spinal/metabolism
- Muscular Atrophy, Spinal/pathology
- Muscular Atrophy, Spinal/therapy
- Neurons/metabolism
- Peptides/genetics
- Peptides/metabolism
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism
- Protein Folding
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Androgen/genetics
- Receptors, Androgen/physiology
- Transfection
- Ubiquitin/metabolism
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- J L Howarth
- Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrated Neuroscience and Endocrinology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Lee Y, Park HW, Park SG, Cho S, Myung PK, Park BC, Lee DH. Proteomic analysis of glutamate-induced toxicity in HT22 cells. Proteomics 2007; 7:185-93. [PMID: 17146837 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In the present study, we have investigated the proteome changes associated with glutamate-induced HT22 cell death, a model system to study oxidative stress-mediated toxicity. Among a number of HT22 proteins exhibiting altered expression, several molecular chaperones demonstrated substantial changes. For example, the levels of Hsp90 and Hsp70 decreased as cell death progressed whereas that of Hsp60 increased dramatically. Interestingly, cytosolic Hsp60 increased more prominently than mitochondrial Hsp60. Concomitantly, the accumulation of poly-ubiquitylated proteins and differential regulation of the peptidase activities and the subunits of 26S proteasomes were observed in glutamate-treated HT22 cells. Our findings that the molecular chaperones and the ubiquitin-proteasome system undergo changes during glutamate-induced HT22 cell death may suggest the importance of a protein quality control system in oxidative damage-mediated toxicity.
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- Youra Lee
- Protein Therapeutics Research Center, KRIBB, Daejeon, South Korea
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Parcellier A, Brunet M, Schmitt E, Col E, Didelot C, Hammann A, Nakayama K, Nakayama KI, Khochbin S, Solary E, Garrido C. HSP27 favors ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of p27
Kip1
and helps S‐phase re‐entry in stressed cells. FASEB J 2006; 20:1179-81. [PMID: 16641199 DOI: 10.1096/fj.05-4184fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Stress-inducible HSP27 protects cells from death through various mechanisms. We have recently demonstrated that HSP27 can also enhance the degradation of some proteins through the proteasomal pathway. Here, we show that one of these proteins is the cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) inhibitor p27Kip1. The ubiquitination and degradation of this protein that favors progression through the cell cycle was previously shown to involve either a Skp2-dependent mechanism,i.e., at the S-/G2-transition, or a KPC (Kip1 ubiquitination-promoting complex)-dependent mechanism, i.e.,at the G0/G1 transition. In this work, we demonstrate that, in response to serum depletion, p27Kip1 cellular content first increases then progressively decreases as cells begin to die. In this stressful condition, HSP27favors p27Kip1 ubiquitination and degradation by the proteasome. A similar observation was made in response to stress induced by the NO donor glyceryl trinitrate (GTN). HSP27-mediated ubiquitination ofp27Kip1 does not require its phosphorylation on Thr187 or Ser-10, nor does it depend on the SCFSkp2 ubiquitin ligase E3 complex. It facilitates the G1/S transition,which suggests that, in stressful conditions, HSP27might render quiescent cells competent to re-enter the cell cycle.
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Choy G, Liu JW, Chandra D, Tang DG. Cell survival signaling during apoptosis: implications in drug resistance and anti-cancer therapeutic development. PROGRESS IN DRUG RESEARCH. FORTSCHRITTE DER ARZNEIMITTELFORSCHUNG. PROGRES DES RECHERCHES PHARMACEUTIQUES 2006; 63:115-45. [PMID: 16265879 DOI: 10.1007/3-7643-7414-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Grace Choy
- Department of Carcinogenesis, the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division, Smithville, TX 78957, USA
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Lelj-Garolla B, Mauk AG. Self-association of a Small Heat Shock Protein. J Mol Biol 2005; 345:631-42. [PMID: 15581903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.10.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2004] [Revised: 10/14/2004] [Accepted: 10/18/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Human Hsp27 oligomerizes in vivo in a phosphorylation-dependent manner that regulates the functional activity of the protein. We have studied the self-association of wild-type Hsp27 by both sedimentation velocity and sedimentation equilibrium analysis and established that the protein forms an equilibrium mixture of monomers/dimers, tetramers, 12-mers and 16-mers (20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.4), 100 mM NaCl, 20 degrees C). Corresponding analysis of the S15D/S78D/S82D triple variant, which is believed to mimic the behavior of phosphorylated Hsp27, establishes that this form of the protein forms primarily monomers and dimers but also forms a small fraction of very large oligomers. Variants in which critical N-terminal sequences have been deleted exhibit oligomerization behavior that is intermediate between that of the triple variant and the wild-type protein. On the other hand a C-terminal sequence deletion variant forms larger oligomers than does the wild-type protein, but also exhibits a greater fraction of smaller oligomers. Notably, the presence of an N-terminal His6-tag induces formation of much larger oligomers than observed for any other form of the protein. The results of this work establish that the wild-type protein forms smaller oligomers than previously believed, define the roles played by various structural domains in Hsp27 oligomerization, and provide improved molecular probes with better-defined properties for the design of future experiments.
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- Barbara Lelj-Garolla
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Tian E, Ten Hagen KG, Shum L, Hang HC, Imbert Y, Young WW, Bertozzi CR, Tabak LA. An Inhibitor of O-Glycosylation Induces Apoptosis in NIH3T3 Cells and Developing Mouse Embryonic Mandibular Tissues. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:50382-90. [PMID: 15342645 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m406397200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The family of UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases (ppGaNTases) is responsible for initiating mucin-type O-linked glycosylation in higher eukaryotes. To begin to examine the biological role of O-linked glycosylation, mammalian cells were treated with a small molecule inhibitor (designated 1-68A, Ref. 15) of ppGaNTase activity. NIH3T3 cells exposed to the inhibitor were shown to undergo a significant reduction in cell surface O-glycosylation as detected by staining with jacalin and peanut agglutinin lectins after 30 min of treatment; no reduction in staining using antibodies to O-linked N-acetylglucosamine or the lectin concanavalin A was detected. Apoptosis was also observed in treated cells after 45 min of exposure, ostensibly following the O-glycosylation reduction. Overexpression of several different ppGaNTase isoforms restored cell surface O-glycosylation and rescued inhibitor-induced apoptosis. Additionally, mouse embryonic mandibular organ cultures exposed to 1-68A developed abnormally, presumably because of epithelial and mesenchymal apoptosis that followed a reduction in jacalin and peanut agglutinin staining. Our studies suggest that mucin-type O-linked glycosylation may be required for normal development and that ppGaNTases may play a role in the regulation of apoptosis.
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- E Tian
- Biological Chemistry Section, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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