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Chen L, Zeng Z, Luo H, Xiao H, Zeng Y. The effects of CypA on apoptosis: potential target for the treatment of diseases. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:28. [PMID: 38159118 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12860-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
Cyclophilin A (CypA), the first member of cyclophilins, is distributed extensively in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, primarily localized in the cytoplasm. In addition to acting as an intracellular receptor for cyclosporin A (CSA), CypA plays a crucial role in diseases such as aging and tumorigenesis. Apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, is able to balance the rate of cell viability and death. In this review, we focus on the effects of CypA on apoptosis and the relationship between specific mechanisms of CypA promoting or inhibiting apoptosis and diseases, including tumorigenesis, cardiovascular diseases, organ injury, and microbial infections. Notably, the process of CypA promoting or inhibiting apoptosis is closely related to disease development. Finally, future prospects for the association of CypA and apoptosis are discussed, and a comprehensive understanding of the effects of CypA on apoptosis in relation to diseases is expected to provide new insights into the design of CypA as a therapeutic target for diseases. KEY POINTS: • Understand the effect of CypA on apoptosis. • CypA affects apoptosis through specific pathways. • The effect of CypA on apoptosis is associated with a variety of disease processes.
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- Li Chen
- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Basic Medicine School, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Basic Medicine School, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Basic Medicine School, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Basic Medicine School, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Basic Medicine School, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, People's Republic of China.
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Xiang M, Lai Y, Shen J, Wei B, Liu H, Huang W. Novel biomarkers associated with oxidative stress and immune infiltration in intervertebral disc degeneration based on bioinformatics approaches. Comput Biol Chem 2024; 112:108181. [PMID: 39182249 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2024.108181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2024] [Revised: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND The etiology of intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD), a prevalent degenerative disease in the elderly, remains to be fully elucidated. The objective of this study was to identify immune infiltration and oxidative stress (OS) biomarkers in IVDD, aiming to provide further insights into the intricate pathogenesis of IVDD. METHODS The Gene Expression microarrays were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. We conducted enrichment analysis of Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) terms. Subsequently, the R language packages CIBERSORT, MCPcounter, and WGCNA were employed to compare immune infiltration levels between IVDD samples and control samples. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed using the Search Tools for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes (STRING) database to identify significant gene clusters. To identify hub genes, we employed Cytoscape's Molecular Complex Detection (MCODE) plug-in. The mRNA levels of hub genes in the cell model were validated by qPCR, while Western blotting was used to validate their protein levels. RESULTS The GSE70362 dataset from the GEO database identified a total of 1799 genes that were differentially expressed. Among these, 43 genes were found to be differentially expressed and also associated with OS. The differentially expressed genes associated with OS and the immune-related module genes identified through WGCNA were further intersected, resulting in the identification of 10 key genes that were differentially expressed and played crucial roles in both immune response and OS. Subsequently, we validated four diagnostic markers (PPIA, MAP3K5, PXN, and JAK2) using the GSE122429 external dataset. In a cellular model of OS in NP cells, we have identified the upregulation of PPIA and PXN genes, which could serve as novel markers for IVDD. CONCLUSION The study successfully identified and validated differentially expressed genes associated with oxidative stress and immune infiltration in IVDD samples compared to normal ones. Notably, the newly discovered biomarkers PPIA and PXN have not been previously reported in IVDD-related research.
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- Min Xiang
- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, ZhanJiang 524001, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, ZhanJiang 524001, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China; Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, ZhanJiang 524001, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, LuZhou 646000, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, ZhanJiang 524001, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, National Key Discipline of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangdong Medical Innovation Platform for Translation of 3D Printing Application, The third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
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Zhang J, Hu X, Geng Y, Xiang L, Wu Y, Li Y, Yang L, Zhou K. Exploring the role of parthanatos in CNS injury: Molecular insights and therapeutic approaches. J Adv Res 2024:S2090-1232(24)00174-7. [PMID: 38704090 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Central nervous system (CNS) injury causes severe organ damage due to both damage resulting from the injury and subsequent cell death. However, there are currently no effective treatments for countering the irreversible loss of cell function. Parthanatos is a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1)-dependent form of programmed cell death that is partly responsible for neural cell death. Consequently, the mechanism by which parthanatos promotes CNS injury has attracted significant scientific interest. AIM OF REVIEW Our review aims to summarize the potential role of parthanatos in CNS injury and its molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms. Understanding the role of parthanatos and related molecules in CNS injury is crucial for developing effective treatment strategies and identifying important directions for future in-depth research. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW Parthanatos (from Thanatos, the personification of death according to Greek mythology) is a type of programmed cell death that is initiated by the overactivation of PARP-1. This process triggers a cascade of reactions, including the accumulation of poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR), the nuclear translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) after its release from mitochondria, and subsequent massive DNA fragmentation caused by migration inhibitory factor (MIF) forming a complex with AIF. Secondary molecular mechanisms, such as excitotoxicity and oxidative stress-induced overactivation of PARP-1, significantly exacerbate neuronal damage following initial mechanical injury to the CNS. Furthermore, parthanatos is not only associated with neuronal damage but also interacts with various other types of cell death. This review focuses on the latest research concerning the parthanatos cell death pathway, particularly considering its regulatory mechanisms and functions in CNS damage. We highlight the associations between parthanatos and different cell types involved in CNS damage and discuss potential therapeutic agents targeting the parthanatos pathway.
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- Jiacheng Zhang
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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Zhu L, Li Y, Qiu L, Chen X, Guo B, Li H, Qi P. Screening of genes encoding proteins that interact with Nrf2: Probing a cDNA library from Mytilus coruscus using a yeast two-hybrid system. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 142:109112. [PMID: 37751644 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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The Nuclear factor Erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is the most important endogenous antioxidant factor in organisms, and it has been demonstrated that it exerts extensive control over the immune response by interacting with crucial innate immunity components directly or indirectly. Although Nrf2 has been widely confirmed to be involved in stress resistance in mammals and some fish, its contribution to mollusks oxidative stress resistance has not frequently been documented. In this investigation, total RNA was taken from the digestive gland of M. coruscus, and a cDNA library was constructed and screened using the GATEWAY recombination technology. The Nrf2 cDNA sequence of M. coruscus was cloned into the pGBKT7 vector to prepare the bait plasmid. Using yeast two-hybrid system, after auxotrophic medium screening, sequencing, and bioinformatics analysis, 13 binding proteins that interacted with Nrf2 were finally identified. They were QM-like protein, 40S ribosomal protein S4 (RPS4), ribosomal protein S2 (RPS2), ribosomal protein L12 (RPL12), EF1-alpha mRNA for elongation factor 1 alpha (eEF1-alpha), ferritin, alpha-amylase, trypsin, vdg3, period clock protein, cyclophilin A isoform 1 (CYP A), serine protease CFSP2, histone variant H2A.Z (H2A.Z). For a better understanding the physiological function of Nrf2 in animals and as a potential target for future research on protein roles in Nrf2 interactions, it is crucial to clarify these protein interactions.
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- Li Zhu
- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China; Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316021, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China; Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316021, China.
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González-Arzola K, Díaz-Quintana A. Mitochondrial Factors in the Cell Nucleus. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13656. [PMID: 37686461 PMCID: PMC10563088 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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The origin of eukaryotic organisms involved the integration of mitochondria into the ancestor cell, with a massive gene transfer from the original proteobacterium to the host nucleus. Thus, mitochondrial performance relies on a mosaic of nuclear gene products from a variety of genomes. The concerted regulation of their synthesis is necessary for metabolic housekeeping and stress response. This governance involves crosstalk between mitochondrial, cytoplasmic, and nuclear factors. While anterograde and retrograde regulation preserve mitochondrial homeostasis, the mitochondria can modulate a wide set of nuclear genes in response to an extensive variety of conditions, whose response mechanisms often merge. In this review, we summarise how mitochondrial metabolites and proteins-encoded either in the nucleus or in the organelle-target the cell nucleus and exert different actions modulating gene expression and the chromatin state, or even causing DNA fragmentation in response to common stress conditions, such as hypoxia, oxidative stress, unfolded protein stress, and DNA damage.
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- Katiuska González-Arzola
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa—CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas—Universidad de Sevilla—Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41092 Seville, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas—cicCartuja, Universidad de Sevilla—C.S.I.C, 41092 Seville, Spain
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Zhen F, Zou T, Wang T, Zhou Y, Dong S, Zhang H. Rhodopsin-associated retinal dystrophy: Disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1132179. [PMID: 37077319 PMCID: PMC10106759 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1132179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Rhodopsin is a light-sensitive G protein-coupled receptor that initiates the phototransduction cascade in rod photoreceptors. Mutations in the rhodopsin-encoding gene RHO are the leading cause of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP). To date, more than 200 mutations have been identified in RHO. The high allelic heterogeneity of RHO mutations suggests complicated pathogenic mechanisms. Here, we discuss representative RHO mutations as examples to briefly summarize the mechanisms underlying rhodopsin-related retinal dystrophy, which include but are not limited to endoplasmic reticulum stress and calcium ion dysregulation resulting from protein misfolding, mistrafficking, and malfunction. Based on recent advances in our understanding of disease mechanisms, various treatment methods, including adaptation, whole-eye electrical stimulation, and small molecular compounds, have been developed. Additionally, innovative therapeutic treatment strategies, such as antisense oligonucleotide therapy, gene therapy, optogenetic therapy, and stem cell therapy, have achieved promising outcomes in preclinical disease models of rhodopsin mutations. Successful translation of these treatment strategies may effectively ameliorate, prevent or rescue vision loss related to rhodopsin mutations.
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- Fangyuan Zhen
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial Ophthalmic Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
- The Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study of Sichuan Province and Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study of Sichuan Province and Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study of Sichuan Province and Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial Ophthalmic Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial Ophthalmic Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Shuqian Dong, ; Houbin Zhang,
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- The Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study of Sichuan Province and Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Research Unit for Blindness Prevention, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (2019RU026), Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- *Correspondence: Shuqian Dong, ; Houbin Zhang,
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Khan F, Stanley D, Kim Y. Two Alimentary Canal Proteins, Fo-G N and Fo-Cyp1, Act in Western Flower Thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis TSWV Infection. INSECTS 2023; 14:insects14020154. [PMID: 36835723 PMCID: PMC9965231 DOI: 10.3390/insects14020154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a plant virus that causes massive economic damage to high-valued crops. This virus is transmitted by specific thrips, including the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. TSWV is acquired by the young larvae during feeding on infected host plants. TSWV infects the gut epithelium through hypothetical receptor(s) and multiplies within the cells for subsequent horizontal transmission to other plant hosts via the salivary glands during feeding. Two alimentary canal proteins, glycoprotein (Fo-GN) and cyclophilin (Fo-Cyp1), are thought to be associated with the TSWV entry into the gut epithelium of F. occidentalis. Fo-GN possesses a chitin-binding domain, and its transcript was localized on the larval gut epithelium by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that F. occidentalis encodes six cyclophilins, in which Fo-Cyp1 is closely related to a human cyclophilin A, an immune modulator. The Fo-Cyp1 transcript was also detected in the larval gut epithelium. Expression of these two genes was suppressed by feeding their cognate RNA interference (RNAi) to young larvae. The RNAi efficiencies were confirmed by the disappearance of the target gene transcripts from the gut epithelium by FISH analyses. The RNAi treatments directed to Fo-GN or Fo-Cyp1 prevented the typical TSWV titer increase after the virus feeding, compared to control RNAi treatment. Our immunofluorescence assay using a specific antibody to TSWV documented the reduction of TSWV in the larval gut and adult salivary gland after the RNAi treatments. These results support our hypothesis that the candidate proteins Fo-GN and Fo-Cyp1 act in TSWV entry and multiplication in F. occidentalis.
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- Falguni Khan
- Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University, Andong 36729, Republic of Korea
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- Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory, USDA/ARS, 1503 S Providence Road, Columbia, MO 65203, USA
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- Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University, Andong 36729, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-54-820-5638
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Zhang P, Liu ZY, Yu D, Xu CX, Hu Y, Liang YP, Jin J, Li M. Microplitis bicoloratus parasitism promotes cyclophilin D-p53 interaction to induce apoptosis of hemocytes in Spodoptera litura. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 112:e21970. [PMID: 36200410 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Microplitis bicoloratus parasitism can induce apoptosis of hemocytes in the M. bicolortus host, Spodoptera litura. However, it is unclear how M. bicolortus parasitism regulates host signaling pathways to induce apoptosis. Expression of cyclophilin D (CypD) and p53 was significantly upregulated in S. litura hemocytes at 6 days postparasitization. In the parasitized hemocytes, there was mitochondrial membrane potential (△Ψm ) loss, cytochrome c (Cyt C) release from mitochondria, and caspase-3 activation. These occurred while hemocytes were undergoing upregulation of CypD and p53. Parasitism also promoted the interaction between CypD and p53. CypD silencing could rescue the apoptotic phenotypes induced by parasitism, but had no effect on apoptosis in unparasitized S. litura. These findings suggest that the CypD-p53 pathway may be an important component of the parasitism-induced immunosuppressive response and establish a basis for further studies of parasitoid/host interactions.
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- Pan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- Center of Molecular Biology of Tropical Crops, Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops, Jinghong, China
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- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- School of Health, Yunnan Technology and Business University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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Li R, Luo R, Luo Y, Hou Y, Wang J, Zhang Q, Chen X, Hu L, Zhou J. Biological function, mediate cell death pathway and their potential regulated mechanisms for post-mortem muscle tenderization of PARP1: A review. Front Nutr 2022; 9:1093939. [PMID: 36590225 PMCID: PMC9797534 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1093939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Tenderness is a key attribute of meat quality that affects consumers' willingness to purchase meat. Changes in the physiological environment of skeletal muscles following slaughter can disrupt the balance of redox homeostasis and may lead to cell death. Excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the myocytes causes DNA damage and activates poly ADP-ribose polymerase 1 (PARP1), which is involved in different intracellular metabolic pathways and is known to affect muscle tenderness during post-slaughter maturation. There is an urgent requirement to summarize the related research findings. Thus, this paper reviews the current research on the protein structure of PARP1 and its metabolism and activation, outlines the mechanisms underlying the function of PARP1 in regulating muscle tenderness through cysteine protease 3 (Caspase-3), oxidative stress, heat shock proteins (HSPs), and energy metabolism. In addition, we describe the mechanisms of PARP1 in apoptosis and necrosis pathways to provide a theoretical reference for enhancing the mature technology of post-mortem muscle tenderization.
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- Rong Li
- School of Food and Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China,National R & D Center for Mutton Processing, Yinchuan, China
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- School of Food and Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China,National R & D Center for Mutton Processing, Yinchuan, China
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- School of Food and Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China,National R & D Center for Mutton Processing, Yinchuan, China,*Correspondence: Yulong Luo,
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- School of Food and Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China,National R & D Center for Mutton Processing, Yinchuan, China
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- School of Food and Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China,National R & D Center for Mutton Processing, Yinchuan, China
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- School of Food and Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China,National R & D Center for Mutton Processing, Yinchuan, China
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- School of Food and Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China,National R & D Center for Mutton Processing, Yinchuan, China
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- School of Food and Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China
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- School of Food and Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China
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Hakiminia B, Alikiaii B, Khorvash F, Mousavi S. Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction following traumatic brain injury: From mechanistic view to targeted therapeutic opportunities. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2022; 36:612-662. [PMID: 35118714 DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most prevalent causes of permanent physical and cognitive disabilities. TBI pathology results from primary insults and a multi-mechanistic biochemical process, termed as secondary brain injury. Currently, there are no pharmacological agents for definitive treatment of patients with TBI. This article is presented with the purpose of reviewing molecular mechanisms of TBI pathology, as well as potential strategies and agents against pathological pathways. In this review article, materials were obtained by searching PubMed, Scopus, Elsevier, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. This search was considered without time limitation. Evidence indicates that oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction are two key mediators of the secondary injury cascade in TBI pathology. TBI-induced oxidative damage results in the structural and functional impairments of cellular and subcellular components, such as mitochondria. Impairments of mitochondrial electron transfer chain and mitochondrial membrane potential result in a vicious cycle of free radical formation and cell apoptosis. The results of some preclinical and clinical studies, evaluating mitochondria-targeted therapies, such as mitochondria-targeted antioxidants and compounds with pleiotropic effects after TBI, are promising. As a proposed strategy in recent years, mitochondria-targeted multipotential therapy is a new hope, waiting to be confirmed. Moreover, based on the available findings, biologics, such as stem cell-based therapy and transplantation of mitochondria are novel potential strategies for the treatment of TBI; however, more studies are needed to clearly confirm the safety and efficacy of these strategies.
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- Bahareh Hakiminia
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Rex DAB, Keshava Prasad TS, Kandasamy RK. Revisiting Regulated Cell Death Responses in Viral Infections. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137023. [PMID: 35806033 PMCID: PMC9266763 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The fate of a viral infection in the host begins with various types of cellular responses, such as abortive, productive, latent, and destructive infections. Apoptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis are the three major types of regulated cell death mechanisms that play critical roles in viral infection response. Cell shrinkage, nuclear condensation, bleb formation, and retained membrane integrity are all signs of osmotic imbalance-driven cytoplasmic swelling and early membrane damage in necroptosis and pyroptosis. Caspase-driven apoptotic cell demise is considered in many circumstances as an anti-inflammatory, and some pathogens hijack the cell death signaling routes to initiate a targeted attack against the host. In this review, the selected mechanisms by which viruses interfere with cell death were discussed in-depth and were illustrated by compiling the general principles and cellular signaling mechanisms of virus–host-specific molecule interactions.
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore 575018, India
- Correspondence: (T.S.K.P.); (R.K.K.)
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- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine (IKOM), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai P.O Box 505055, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: (T.S.K.P.); (R.K.K.)
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Hu Y, Liang Y, Tian H, Xu C, Yu D, Zhang P, Ye H, Li M. Microplitis bicoloratus bracovirus regulates cyclophilin A-apoptosis-inducing factor interaction to induce cell apoptosis in the insect immunosuppressive process. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 110:e21877. [PMID: 35218062 PMCID: PMC9285338 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Microplitis bicoloratus bracovirus (MbBV) induces apoptosis in hemocytes of the host (Spodoptera litura) via the cyclophilin A (CypA)-mediated signaling pathway. However, the mechanisms underlying CypA-mediated signaling during apoptosis remain largely unknown. Therefore, in this study, we investigated how CypA and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) interact during MbBV-mediated apoptosis. Our findings showed that MbBV induces apoptosis through the CypA-AIF axis of insect immune suppression. In MbBV-infected Spli221 cells, both the expression of the cypa gene and the release of AIF from the mitochondria increased the number of apoptotic cells. CypA and AIF underwent concurrent cytoplasm-nuclear translocation. Conversely, blocking of AIF release from mitochondria not only inhibited the CypA-AIF interaction but also inhibited the cytoplasmic-nuclear translocation of AIF and CypA. Importantly, the survival of the apoptotic phenotype was significantly rescued in MbBV-infected Spli221 cells. In addition, we found that the cyclosporine A-mediated inhibition of CypA did not prevent the formation of the CypA and AIF complex; rather, this only suppressed genomic DNA fragmentation. In vitro experiments revealed direct molecular interactions between recombinant CypA and AIF. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the CypA-AIF interaction plays an important role in MbBV-induced innate immune suppression. This study will help to clarify aspects of insect immunological mechanisms and will be relevant to biological pest control.
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- Yan Hu
- School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and RegulationsYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and RegulationsYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and RegulationsYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and RegulationsYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and RegulationsYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and RegulationsYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
- School of AgricultureYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and RegulationsYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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van Rensburg D, Lindeque Z, Harvey BH, Steyn SF. Reviewing the mitochondrial dysfunction paradigm in rodent models as platforms for neuropsychiatric disease research. Mitochondrion 2022; 64:82-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2022.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Liu L, Li J, Ke Y, Zeng X, Gao J, Ba X, Wang R. The key players of parthanatos: opportunities for targeting multiple levels in the therapy of parthanatos-based pathogenesis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:60. [PMID: 35000037 PMCID: PMC11073082 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-04109-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Parthanatos is a form of regulated cell death involved in the pathogenesis of many diseases, particularly neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Parthanatos is a multistep cell death pathway cascade that involves poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) overactivation, PAR accumulation, PAR binding to apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF), AIF release from the mitochondria, nuclear translocation of the AIF/macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) complex, and MIF-mediated large-scale DNA fragmentation. All the key players in the parthanatos pathway are pleiotropic proteins with diverse functions. An in-depth understanding of the structure-based activity of the key factors, and the biochemical mechanisms of parthanatos, is crucial for the development of drugs and therapeutic strategies. In this review, we delve into the key players of the parthanatos pathway and reveal the multiple levels of therapeutic opportunities for treating parthanatos-based pathogenesis.
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- Libo Liu
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Provenice, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Provenice, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Education, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, Jilin, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Education, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Provenice, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Education, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, Jilin, China.
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Provenice, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
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Park SH, Kim S, Lee HS, Shin I. Real-Time Spatial and Temporal Analysis of the Translocation of the Apoptosis-Inducing Factor in Cells. ACS Chem Biol 2021; 16:2462-2471. [PMID: 34694772 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Translocation of the apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) from the mitochondria to the nucleus is crucial for AIF-mediated apoptosis. However, the lack of methods for real-time spatial and temporal analysis of translocation of functional AIF is a large hurdle to gain a detailed understanding of this process. In this study, a genetic code expansion technique was developed to overcome this hurdle. Specifically, this technique was utilized to construct ANAP-AIF containing a small fluorescent amino acid (ANAP) at a specific site in cells. Additionally, we developed efficient fluorescence resonance energy-transfer systems consisting of ANAP-AIF and either yellow fluorescent protein (YFP)-fused cyclophilin A (CypA) or Hsp70, respective positive and negative regulators for AIF translocation to the nucleus. We found that apoptosis inducers, including apoptozole, 2-phenylethynesulfonamide (PES), myricetin, Bam7, reactivating p53 and inducing tumor apoptosis (RITA), brefeldin A, and carbonyl cyanide-p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone (FCCP) promote translocation of mitochondrial AIF to the cytosol after 4 h incubation, reaching a maximum after 6-7 h. However, these substances did not enhance AIF translocation to the nucleus through the interaction of AIF with Hsp70 in the cytosol. On the other hand, treatment with apoptosis inducers, such as paclitaxel, silibinin, doxorubicin, actinomycin D, and camptothecin caused AIF translocation to the nucleus after 4 h incubation through AIF binding to CypA, reaching saturation after 6-7 h. It was also found that Hsp70 and CypA regulate AIF translocation in a mutually exclusive manner because they do not interact with AIF simultaneously in cells undergoing apoptosis. The results demonstrate clearly that ANAP-incorporated proteins are powerful to obtain a more in-depth understanding of protein translocation.
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- Sang-Hyun Park
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Aki T, Uemura K. Cell Death and Survival Pathways Involving ATM Protein Kinase. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:1581. [PMID: 34680975 PMCID: PMC8535589 DOI: 10.3390/genes12101581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cell death is the ultimate form of cellular dysfunction, and is induced by a wide range of stresses including genotoxic stresses. During genotoxic stress, two opposite cellular reactions, cellular protection through DNA repair and elimination of damaged cells by the induction of cell death, can occur in both separate and simultaneous manners. ATM (ataxia telangiectasia mutated) kinase (hereafter referred to as ATM) is a protein kinase that plays central roles in the induction of cell death during genotoxic stresses. It has long been considered that ATM mediates DNA damage-induced cell death through inducing apoptosis. However, recent research progress in cell death modality is now revealing ATM-dependent cell death pathways that consist of not only apoptosis but also necroptosis, ferroptosis, and dysfunction of autophagy, a cellular survival mechanism. In this short review, we intend to provide a brief outline of cell death mechanisms in which ATM is involved, with emphasis on pathways other than apoptosis.
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- Toshihiko Aki
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan;
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Russo L, Mascanzoni F, Farina B, Dolga AM, Monti A, Caporale A, Culmsee C, Fattorusso R, Ruvo M, Doti N. Design, Optimization, and Structural Characterization of an Apoptosis-Inducing Factor Peptide Targeting Human Cyclophilin A to Inhibit Apoptosis Inducing Factor-Mediated Cell Death. J Med Chem 2021; 64:11445-11459. [PMID: 34338510 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Blocking the interaction between the apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and cyclophilin A (CypA) by the AIF fragment AIF(370-394) is protective against glutamate-induced neuronal cell death and brain injury in mice. Starting from AIF(370-394), we report the generation of the disulfide-bridged and shorter variant AIF(381-389) and its structural characterization by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in the free and CypA-bound state. AIF(381-389) in both the free and bound states assumes a β-hairpin conformation similar to that of the fragment in the AIF protein and shows a highly reduced conformational flexibility. This peptide displays a similar in vitro affinity for CypA, an improved antiapoptotic activity in cells and an enhanced proteolytic stability compared to the parent peptide. The NMR-based 3D model of the AIF(381-389)/CypA complex provides a better understanding of the binding hot spots on both the peptide and the protein and can be exploited to design AIF/CypA inhibitors with improved pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics features.
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- Luigi Russo
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB)-CNR, Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB)-CNR, Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.,Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), Research School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN), Department of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB)-CNR, Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB)-CNR, Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB)-CNR, Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB)-CNR, Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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The Role of Caspase-12 in Retinal Bystander Cell Death and Innate Immune Responses against MCMV Retinitis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22158135. [PMID: 34360899 PMCID: PMC8348425 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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(1) Background: caspase-12 is activated during cytomegalovirus retinitis, although its role is presently unclear. (2) Methods: caspase-12−/− (KO) or caspase-12+/+ (WT) mice were immunosup eyes were analyzed by plaque assay, TUNEL assay, immunohistochemical staining, western blotting, and real-time PCR. (3) Results: increased retinitis and a more extensive virus spread were detected in the retina of infected eyes of KO mice compared to WT mice at day 14 p.i. Compared to MCMV injected WT eyes, mRNA levels of interferons α, β and γ were significantly reduced in the neural retina of MCMV-infected KO eyes at day 14 p.i. Although similar numbers of MCMV infected cells, similar virus titers and similar numbers of TUNEL-staining cells were detected in injected eyes of both KO and WT mice at days 7 and 10 p.i., significantly lower amounts of cleaved caspase-3 and p53 protein were detected in infected eyes of KO mice at both time points. (4) Conclusions: caspase-12 contributes to caspase-3-dependent and independent retinal bystander cell death during MCMV retinitis and may also play an important role in innate immunity against virus infection of the retina.
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Chelko SP, Keceli G, Carpi A, Doti N, Agrimi J, Asimaki A, Beti CB, Miyamoto M, Amat-Codina N, Bedja D, Wei AC, Murray B, Tichnell C, Kwon C, Calkins H, James CA, O'Rourke B, Halushka MK, Melloni E, Saffitz JE, Judge DP, Ruvo M, Kitsis RN, Andersen P, Di Lisa F, Paolocci N. Exercise triggers CAPN1-mediated AIF truncation, inducing myocyte cell death in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Sci Transl Med 2021; 13:13/581/eabf0891. [PMID: 33597260 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abf0891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Myocyte death occurs in many inherited and acquired cardiomyopathies, including arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a genetic heart disease plagued by the prevalence of sudden cardiac death. Individuals with ACM and harboring pathogenic desmosomal variants, such as desmoglein-2 (DSG2), often show myocyte necrosis with progression to exercise-associated heart failure. Here, we showed that homozygous Dsg2 mutant mice (Dsg2 mut/mut), a model of ACM, die prematurely during swimming and display myocardial dysfunction and necrosis. We detected calcium (Ca2+) overload in Dsg2 mut/mut hearts, which induced calpain-1 (CAPN1) activation, association of CAPN1 with mitochondria, and CAPN1-induced cleavage of mitochondrial-bound apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF). Cleaved AIF translocated to the myocyte nucleus triggering large-scale DNA fragmentation and cell death, an effect potentiated by mitochondrial-driven AIF oxidation. Posttranslational oxidation of AIF cysteine residues was due, in part, to a depleted mitochondrial thioredoxin-2 redox system. Hearts from exercised Dsg2 mut/mut mice were depleted of calpastatin (CAST), an endogenous CAPN1 inhibitor, and overexpressing CAST in myocytes protected against Ca2+ overload-induced necrosis. When cardiomyocytes differentiated from Dsg2 mut/mut embryonic stem cells (ES-CMs) were challenged with β-adrenergic stimulation, CAPN1 inhibition attenuated CAPN1-induced AIF truncation. In addition, pretreatment of Dsg2 mut/mut ES-CMs with an AIF-mimetic peptide, mirroring the cyclophilin-A (PPIA) binding site of AIF, blocked PPIA-mediated AIF-nuclear translocation, and reduced both apoptosis and necrosis. Thus, preventing CAPN1-induced AIF-truncation or barring binding of AIF to the nuclear chaperone, PPIA, may avert myocyte death and, ultimately, disease progression to heart failure in ACM and likely other forms of cardiomyopathies.
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- Stephen P Chelko
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA. .,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova 35122, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, Naples 80134, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St. George's, University of London, London WC1E 6BS, UK
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- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St. George's, University of London, London WC1E 6BS, UK
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova 16126, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 20115, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, Naples 80134, Italy
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- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova 35122, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova 35122, Italy
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Severe multisystem pathology, metabolic acidosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and early death associated with an X-linked AIFM1 variant. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2021; 7:mcs.a006081. [PMID: 34117073 PMCID: PMC8208043 DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a006081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Variants in the X-linked gene AIFM1 (apoptosis-inducing factor mitochondria-associated 1) are associated with a highly variable clinical presentation that encompasses motor neuropathy, ataxia, encephalopathies, deafness, and cognitive impairment. AIFM1 encodes a mitochondrial flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-dependent nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) oxidoreductase, with roles in the regulation of respiratory complex assembly and function, production of reactive oxygen species, and the coordination of a caspase-independent type of apoptosis known as parthanatos. In this report, we describe a missense AIFM1 variant (absent in reference population databases; c.506C > T, p.Pro169Leu) identified in the proband and sibling of a family with three affected males. The proband, his brother, and their maternal uncle all exhibited severe multisystem pathology, metabolic acidosis, and early demise. Metabolic testing on the proband revealed normal activity of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in skin fibroblasts. Absent or partial deficiency of cytochrome c oxidase was found in muscle fibers, however, supporting a Complex IV mitochondrial deficiency. Functional studies carried out on fibroblasts from the proband demonstrated reduced steady state levels of the AIFM1 protein, decreased Complex I subunit abundance, elevated sensitivity to the apoptosis inducer staurosporine, and increased nuclear condensation when grown in galactose-containing media. The reduced abundance of AIFM1 in the patient cells could not be stabilized with riboflavin or protease inhibitor treatment. Together, these findings suggest that the normal function of the AIFM1 gene product within mitochondria, and its response to apoptotic stimuli, are impaired by this variant, likely accounting for the severity of the phenotype seen in these patients. These findings also imply tissue-specific effects of this variant on different mitochondrial complexes. This study expands the genetic and phenotypic spectrum associated with AIFM1 variants, with the combination of exome sequencing and functional studies allowing a diagnosis to finally be confirmed for this family.
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DNase II mediates a parthanatos-like developmental cell death pathway in Drosophila primordial germ cells. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2285. [PMID: 33863891 PMCID: PMC8052343 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22622-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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During Drosophila embryonic development, cell death eliminates 30% of the primordial germ cells (PGCs). Inhibiting apoptosis does not prevent PGC death, suggesting a divergence from the conventional apoptotic program. Here, we demonstrate that PGCs normally activate an intrinsic alternative cell death (ACD) pathway mediated by DNase II release from lysosomes, leading to nuclear translocation and subsequent DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). DSBs activate the DNA damage-sensing enzyme, Poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) and the ATR/Chk1 branch of the DNA damage response. PARP-1 and DNase II engage in a positive feedback amplification loop mediated by the release of PAR polymers from the nucleus and the nuclear accumulation of DNase II in an AIF- and CypA-dependent manner, ultimately resulting in PGC death. Given the anatomical and molecular similarities with an ACD pathway called parthanatos, these findings reveal a parthanatos-like cell death pathway active during Drosophila development.
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Anandan V, Thankayyan Retnabai SK, Jaleel A, Thulaseedharan T, Mullasari A, Pillai MR, Kartha CC, Ramachandran S. Cyclophilin A induces macrophage apoptosis and enhances atherosclerotic lesions in high-fat diet-fed hyperglycemic rabbits. FASEB Bioadv 2021; 3:305-322. [PMID: 33977232 PMCID: PMC8103716 DOI: 10.1096/fba.2020-00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Macrophage apoptosis is a key contributor to the progression of atherosclerosis. Cyclophilin A, a monocyte secretory protein associated with the initiation of atherosclerosis has an inherent nuclease activity. This study reports the mechanism by which cyclophilin A causes apoptosis of macrophages and accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis. Aortic lesion formation and apoptosis were studied in New Zealand White rabbits (NZW) which were fed high-fat diet (HFD) for 12 weeks. Using monocytes and HFD-fed rabbits we demonstrate that cyclophilin A induces mitochondrial membrane potential loss and mitochondrial pore transition protein opening through caspase 3 activation. En face staining revealed a significant increase in the lesion area in HFD-fed rabbits. Levels of glucose, cholesterol and proinflammatory cytokines were higher in these animals compared to rabbits fed with a normal diet. In the aorta of HFD-fed rabbits, medial vascular smooth muscle cells were disorganized and there was a loss of integrity of the endothelium. An 8-fold increase was seen in the number of apoptotic cells in the lesion area of HFD-fed NZW rabbits which were associated with an elevation in plasma cyclophilin A levels. siRNA knockdown of cyclophilin A gene reduced activation of caspase 3 in macrophages. Treatment with cyclosporine A, an inhibitor of cyclophilin A, significantly attenuated apoptosis in macrophages. Our study indicates that inhibitors of proinflammatory cytokines such as cyclophilin A may arrest macrophage apoptosis and result in a regression of advanced atherosclerotic lesions.
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- Vinitha Anandan
- Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Biology Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Trivandrum India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal India
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- Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Biology Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Trivandrum India
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- Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Biology Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Trivandrum India
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- Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Biology Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Trivandrum India
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Novo N, Ferreira P, Medina M. The apoptosis-inducing factor family: Moonlighting proteins in the crosstalk between mitochondria and nuclei. IUBMB Life 2021; 73:568-581. [PMID: 33035389 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In Homo sapiens, the apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) family is represented by three different proteins, known as AIF, AMID and AIFL, that have in common the mitochondrial localisation in healthy cells, the presence of FAD- and NADH-dependent domains involved in an -albeit yet not well understood- oxidoreductase function and their capability to induce programmed cell death. AIF is the best characterised family member, while the information about AMID and AIFL is much scarcer. Nonetheless, available data support different roles as well as mechanisms of action of their particular apoptogenic and redox domains regarding both pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic activities. Moreover, diverse cellular functions, to date far from fully clarified, are envisaged for the transcripts corresponding to these three proteins. Here, we review the so far available knowledge on the moonlighting human AIF family from their molecular properties to their relevance in health and disease, through the evaluation of their potential cell death and redox functions in their different subcellular locations. This picture emerging from the current knowledge of the AIF family envisages its contribution to regulate signalling and transcription machineries in the crosstalk among mitochondria, the cytoplasm and the nucleus.
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- Nerea Novo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Institute of Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI-IQFR and CBsC-CSIC Joint Units, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Institute of Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI-IQFR and CBsC-CSIC Joint Units, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Institute of Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI-IQFR and CBsC-CSIC Joint Units, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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W196 and the β-Hairpin Motif Modulate the Redox Switch of Conformation and the Biomolecular Interaction Network of the Apoptosis-Inducing Factor. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:6673661. [PMID: 33510840 PMCID: PMC7822688 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6673661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The human apoptosis-inducing factor (hAIF) is a moonlight flavoprotein involved in mitochondrial respiratory complex assembly and caspase-independent programmed cell death. These functions might be modulated by its redox-linked structural transition that enables hAIF to act as a NAD(H/+) redox sensor. Upon reduction with NADH, hAIF undergoes a conformational reorganization in two specific insertions—the flexible regulatory C-loop and the 190-202 β-harpin—promoting protein dimerization and the stabilization of a long-life charge transfer complex (CTC) that modulates its monomer-dimer equilibrium and its protein interaction network in healthy mitochondria. In this regard, here, we investigated the precise function of the β-hairpin in the AIF conformation landscape related to its redox mechanism, by analyzing the role played by W196, a key residue in the interaction of this motif with the regulatory C-loop. Mutations at W196 decrease the compactness and stability of the oxidized hAIF, indicating that the β-hairpin and C-loop coupling contribute to protein stability. Kinetic studies complemented with computational simulations reveal that W196 and the β-hairpin conformation modulate the low efficiency of hAIF as NADH oxidoreductase, contributing to configure its active site in a noncompetent geometry for hydride transfer and to stabilize the CTC state by enhancing the affinity for NAD+. Finally, the β-hairpin motif contributes to define the conformation of AIF's interaction surfaces with its physiological partners. These findings improve our understanding on the molecular basis of hAIF's cellular activities, a crucial aspect for clarifying its associated pathological mechanisms and developing new molecular therapies.
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Zhang X, Wang Y, Chen M, Zeng M. Hexavalent chromium-induced apoptosis in Hep3B cells is accompanied by calcium overload, mitochondrial damage, and AIF translocation. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 208:111391. [PMID: 33039869 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is a pervasive environmental pollutant that can enter the body through a variety of routes and cause organ toxicity, genetic damage, and cancer. Cr(VI)-induced apoptosis is a toxicant mechanism of Cr(VI). Studies have shown that Cr(VI) can induce p53-independent apoptosis, but the mechanisms are not fully understood. The intracellular calcium concentration affects cellular life. Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF), a caspase-independent apoptotic effector, can induce DNA degradation. Using p53-null Hep3B cells, we investigated the effects of cytoplasmic calcium homeostasis and AIF on Cr(VI)-induced apoptosis. We found that 20 µM of Cr(VI) induced DNA damage and mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) openings, causing calcium overload that was accompanied by decreased Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase and Na+-K+-ATP activities, downregulation of calmodulin (CaM) and Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase II (CAMKII) mRNA, and increased expression of p-CaMKII/CaMKII protein. After treatment with calcium chelating agent BAPTA-AM, Cr(VI)-induced DNA damage, calcium overload, and apoptosis were reduced. AIF was released from the mitochondria and translocated into the nuclei. As the Cr(VI) treatment time progressed, the mRNA and protein expression of B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and heat-shock protein 70 (HSP70) decreased, whereas the mRNA and protein expression of Bcl-2-associated X (Bax), cyclophilin A (CypA), and endonuclease G (EndoG) were upregulated. These results indicated that Cr(VI)-induced apoptosis of Hep3B cells (p53-null) was closely associated with calcium overload, and was accompanied by the activation of Ca2+/CaM/CaMKII signaling pathway. Besides, Cr(VI) triggered AIF nuclear translocation in Hep3B cells, accompanied by the changes in the levels of apoptosis-associated factors. These results provide additional experimental evidence of the molecular mechanisms involved in Cr(VI)-induced p53-independent apoptosis.
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- XiangFei Zhang
- Department of Health Toxicology, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, PR China.
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- Department of Health Toxicology, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, PR China.
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha 410005, PR China.
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- Department of Health Toxicology, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, PR China.
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Rodriguez J, Li T, Xu Y, Sun Y, Zhu C. Role of apoptosis-inducing factor in perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Neural Regen Res 2021; 16:205-213. [PMID: 32859765 PMCID: PMC7896227 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.290875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Perinatal complications, such as asphyxia, can cause brain injuries that are often associated with subsequent neurological deficits, such as cerebral palsy or mental retardation. The mechanisms of perinatal brain injury are not fully understood, but mitochondria play a prominent role not only due to their central function in metabolism but also because many proteins with apoptosis-related functions are located in the mitochondrion. Among these proteins, apoptosis-inducing factor has already been shown to be an important factor involved in neuronal cell death upon hypoxia-ischemia, but a better understanding of the mechanisms behind these processes is required for the development of more effective treatments during the early stages of perinatal brain injury. In this review, we focus on the molecular mechanisms of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, specifically on the importance of apoptosis-inducing factor. The relevance of apoptosis-inducing factor is based not only because it participates in the caspase-independent apoptotic pathway but also because it plays a crucial role in mitochondrial energetic functionality, especially with regard to the maintenance of electron transport during oxidative phosphorylation and in oxidative stress, acting as a free radical scavenger. We also discuss all the different apoptosis-inducing factor isoforms discovered, focusing especially on apoptosis-inducing factor 2, which is only expressed in the brain and the functions of which are starting now to be clarified. Finally, we summarized the interaction of apoptosis-inducing factor with several proteins that are crucial for both apoptosis-inducing factor functions (pro-survival and pro-apoptotic) and that are highly important in order to develop promising therapeutic targets for improving outcomes after perinatal brain injury.
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- Juan Rodriguez
- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Wang X, Ge P. Parthanatos in the pathogenesis of nervous system diseases. Neuroscience 2020; 449:241-250. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.09.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Monti A, Sturlese M, Caporale A, Roger JDA, Mascanzoni F, Ruvo M, Doti N. Design, synthesis, structural analysis and biochemical studies of stapled AIF(370-394) analogues as ligand of CypA. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2020; 1864:129717. [PMID: 32861757 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2020.129717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The neuronal apoptotic process requires the nuclear translocation of Apoptosis Inducing Factor (AIF) in complex with Cyclophilin A (CypA) with consequent chromatin condensation and DNA degradation events. Targeting CypA by delivering an AIF-blocking peptide (AIF(370-394)) provides a significant neuroprotection, demonstrating the biological relevance of the AIF/CypA complex. To date pharmaceutical compounds targeting this complex are missing. METHODS We designed and synthesized a set of mono and bicyclic AIF(370-394) analogs containing both disulfide and 1,2,3-triazole bridges, in the attempt to both stabilize the peptide conformation and improve its binding affinity to CypA. Peptide structures in solution and in complex with CypA have been studied by circular dichroism (CD), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and molecular modeling. The ability of stapled peptides to interact with CypA was evaluated by using Epic Corning label free technique and Isothermal Titration Calorimetry experiments. RESULTS We identified a stapled peptide analogue of AIF(370-394) with a ten-fold improved affinity for CypA. Molecular modeling studies reveal that the new peptide acquires β-turn/β-fold structures and shares with the parent molecule the same binding region on CypA. CONCLUSIONS Data obtained provide invaluable assistance in designing new ligand of CypA for therapeutic approaches in neurodegenerative diseases. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Due to the crucial role of AIF/CypA complex formation in neurodegeneration, identification of selective inhibitors is of high importance for targeted therapies. We describe new bicyclic peptide inhibitors with improved affinity for CypA, investigating the kinetic, thermodynamic and structural effects of conformational constraints on the protein-ligand interaction, and their utility for drug design.
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- Alessandra Monti
- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-CNR; Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy; DISTABIF, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, CE, Italy
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- Molecular Modeling Section, Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Padova, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-CNR; Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Molecular Modeling Section, Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Padova, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-CNR; Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-CNR; Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-CNR; Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy.
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Wang C, He C, Lu S, Wang X, Wang L, Liang S, Wang X, Piao M, Cui J, Chi G, Ge P. Autophagy activated by silibinin contributes to glioma cell death via induction of oxidative stress-mediated BNIP3-dependent nuclear translocation of AIF. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:630. [PMID: 32801360 PMCID: PMC7429844 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-02866-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Induction of lethal autophagy has become a strategy to eliminate glioma cells, but it remains elusive whether autophagy contributes to cell death via causing mitochondria damage and nuclear translocation of apoptosis inducing factor (AIF). In this study, we find that silibinin induces AIF translocation from mitochondria to nuclei in glioma cells in vitro and in vivo, which is accompanied with autophagy activation. In vitro studies reveal that blocking autophagy with 3MA, bafilomycin A1 or by knocking down ATG5 with SiRNA inhibits silibinin-induced mitochondrial accumulation of superoxide, AIF translocation from mitochondria to nuclei and glioma cell death. Mechanistically, silibinin activates autophagy through depleting ATP by suppressing glycolysis. Then, autophagy improves intracellular H2O2 via promoting p53-mediated depletion of GSH and cysteine and downregulation of xCT. The increased H2O2 promotes silibinin-induced BNIP3 upregulation and translocation to mitochondria. Knockdown of BNIP3 with SiRNA inhibits silibinin-induced mitochondrial depolarization, accumulation of mitochondrial superoxide, and AIF translocation from mitochondria to nuclei, as well as prevents glioma cell death. Furthermore, we find that the improved H2O2 reinforces silibinin-induced glycolysis dysfunction. Collectively, autophagy contributes to silibinin-induced glioma cell death via promotion of oxidative stress-mediated BNIP3-dependent nuclear translocation of AIF.
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- Chongcheng Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
- Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
- Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
- Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
- Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
- Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
- Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Second Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathobiology, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China.
- Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China.
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Liu J, Zhao X, Lv Z, Guo M, Li C. Cyclophilin A mediates coelomocyte apoptosis via the NF-κB/Bcl-2 signaling pathway in Apostichopus japonicus. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 107:103657. [PMID: 32089518 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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As a multifunctional protein, cyclophilin A (CypA) plays an important role in cell apoptosis. In our previous work, we found that CypA from Apostichopus japonicus (AjCypA), as a cofactor, could modulate nuclear translocation of NF-κB. However, the immune function of AjCypA is largely unknown. In the present study, we found that siRNA-mediated AjCypA knockdown in vivo significantly increased the coelomocyte apoptosis rate. In addition, the expression of B-cell lymphoma-2 (AjBcl-2, an anti-apoptosis gene) was synchronously downregulated. To better understand the connection between AjCypA and AjBcl-2 expression, we cloned the promoter of AjBcl-2 via genomic walking, which spanned 1870 bp and contained four potential binding sites of NF-κB. Dual-luciferase reporter assay revealed that the full-length sequence and all truncated fragments exhibited high transcriptional activity. Moreover, 1 μg/mL LPS exposure significantly increased the luciferase activity of P1 (-1870/+57) by 2.31-fold and 3.15-fold at 12 and 24 h, respectively. Furthermore, the four potential NF-κB binding sites and pCMV-Flag2C-AjNF-κB co-transfection assay demonstrated that NF-κB could regulate the expression of AjBcl-2 via the NF-κB binding sites of AjBcl-2 promoter. All results supported that AjCypA mediates coelomocyte apoptosis via NF-κB/AjBcl-2 signaling pathway in A. japonicus.
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- Jiqing Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, PR China.
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Inhibiting the interaction between apoptosis-inducing factor and cyclophilin A prevents brain injury in neonatal mice after hypoxia-ischemia. Neuropharmacology 2020; 171:108088. [PMID: 32277944 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The interaction between apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and cyclophilin A (CypA) has been shown to contribute to caspase-independent apoptosis. Blocking the AIF/CypA interaction protects against glutamate-induced neuronal cell death in vitro, and the purpose of this study was to determine the in vivo effect of an AIF/CypA interaction blocking peptide (AIF(370-394)-TAT) on neonatal mouse brain injury after hypoxia-ischemia (HI). The pups were treated with AIF (370-394)-TAT peptide intranasally prior to HI. Brain injury was significantly reduced at 72 h after HI in the AIF(370-394)-TAT peptide treatment group compared to vehicle-only treatment for both the gray matter and the subcortical white matter, and the neuroprotection was more pronounced in males than in females. Neuronal cell death was evaluated in males at 8 h and 24 h post-HI, and it was decreased significantly in the CA1 region of the hippocampus and the nucleus habenularis region after AIF(370-394)-TAT treatment. Caspase-independent apoptosis was decreased in the cortex, striatum, and nucleus habenularis after AIF(370-394)-TAT treatment, but no significant change was found on caspase-dependent apoptosis as indicated by the number of active caspase-3-labeled cells. Further analysis showed that both AIF and CypA nuclear accumulation were decreased after treatment with the AIF(370-394)-TAT peptide. These results suggest that AIF(370-394)-TAT inhibited AIF/CypA translocation to the nucleus and reduced HI-induced caspase-independent apoptosis and brain injury in young male mice, suggesting that blocking AIF/CypA might be a potential therapeutic target for neonatal brain injury.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although TBI leads to mechanical damage during initial impact, secondary damage also occurs as results from delayed neurochemical process and intracellular signaling pathways. Accumulated animal and human studies demonstrated that apoptotic mechanism contributes to overall pathology of TBI. Apoptotic cell death has been identified within contusional brain lesion at acute phase of TBI and in region remote from the site directly injured in days to weeks after trauma. TBI is also dynamic conditions that cause neuronal decline overtime and is likely due to neurodegenerative mechanisms years after trauma. Current studies have even suggested association of neuronal damage through apoptotic pathway with mild TBI, which contributes chronic persistent neurological symptoms and cognitive deficits. Thus, a better understanding of the acute and chronic consequences of apoptosis following TBI is required. The purpose of this review is to describe (1) neuronal apoptotic pathway following TBI, (2) contribution of apoptosis to acute and chronic phase of TBI, and (3) current treatment targeting on apoptotic pathway.
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- Yosuke Akamatsu
- Division of Neurosurgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Division of Neurointensive Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 3 Blackfan Circle Rm 639, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Hwang JH, Chen CC, Lee LY, Chiang HT, Wang MF, Chan YC. Hericium erinaceus enhances neurotrophic factors and prevents cochlear cell apoptosis in senescence accelerated mice. J Funct Foods 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2020.103832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Li T, Li K, Zhang S, Wang Y, Xu Y, Cronin SJF, Sun Y, Zhang Y, Xie C, Rodriguez J, Zhou K, Hagberg H, Mallard C, Wang X, Penninger JM, Kroemer G, Blomgren K, Zhu C. Overexpression of apoptosis inducing factor aggravates hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in neonatal mice. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:77. [PMID: 32001673 PMCID: PMC6992638 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-2280-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) has been shown to be a major contributor to neuron loss in the immature brain after hypoxia-ischemia (HI). Indeed, mice bearing a hypomorphic mutation causing reduced AIF expression are protected against neonatal HI. To further investigate the possible molecular mechanisms of this neuroprotection, we generated an AIF knock-in mouse by introduction of a latent transgene coding for flagged AIF protein into the Rosa26 locus, followed by its conditional activation by a ubiquitously expressed Cre recombinase. Such AIF transgenic mice overexpress the pro-apoptotic splice variant of AIF (AIF1) at both the mRNA (5.9 times higher) and protein level (2.4 times higher), but not the brain-specific AIF splice-isoform (AIF2). Excessive AIF did not have any apparent effects on the phenotype or physiological functions of the mice. However, brain injury (both gray and white matter) after neonatal HI was exacerbated in mice overexpressing AIF, coupled to enhanced translocation of mitochondrial AIF to the nucleus as well as enhanced caspase-3 activation in some brain regions, as indicated by immunohistochemistry. Altogether, these findings corroborate earlier studies demonstrating that AIF plays a causal role in neonatal HI brain injury.
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- Tao Li
- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.,Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden.,Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Affiliated of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.,Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.,Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.,Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden.,Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Affiliated of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.,Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.,Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden
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- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden.,Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Affiliated of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden.,Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden
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- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden.,Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre of Perinatal Medicine and Health, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden
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- Centre of Perinatal Medicine and Health, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden.,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.,Centre of Perinatal Medicine and Health, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden.,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1030, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Medical Genetics, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Université Paris Descartes, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Université, INSERM U1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France.,Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.,Pôle de Biologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Suzhou Institute for Systems Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China.,Karolinska Institute, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China. .,Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden. .,Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Centre of Perinatal Medicine and Health, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden.
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Kadam A, Mehta D, Jubin T, Mansuri MS, Begum R. Apoptosis inducing factor: Cellular protective function in Dictyostelium discoideum. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2020; 1861:148158. [PMID: 31991113 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Apoptosis Inducing Factor (AIF), a nuclear encoded mitochondrial inter-membrane space flavoprotein with intrinsic NADH oxidase activity, plays an important role in inducing cell death mechanisms. In response to cell death signals, it undergoes mitochondrio-nuclear translocation leading to DNA fragmentation. In addition to its role in cell death, AIF has a pro-survival role, wherein it contributes to the maintenance of mitochondrial structure and function in a coordinated manner. However, its exact mechanism of controlling mitochondrial homeostasis is unclear. The current study aims to explore the protective functions of AIF by its downregulation and overexpression in Dictyostelium discoideum. Constitutive AIF downregulated (dR) cells exhibited compromised oxidative phosphorylation along with elevated levels of cellular ROS. Interestingly, constitutive AIF dR cells showed amelioration in the activity of the ETC complexes upon antioxidant treatment, strengthening AIF's role as an ROS regulator, by virtue of its oxidoreductase property. Also, constitutive AIF dR cells showed lower transcript levels of the various subunits of ETC. Moreover, loss of AIF affected mtDNA content and mitochondrial fusion-fission mechanism, which subsequently caused morphometric mitochondrial alterations. Constitutive AIF overexpressed (OE) cells also showed higher cellular ROS and mitochondrial fission genes transcript levels along with reduced mitochondrial fusion genes transcript levels and mtDNA content. Thus, the results of the current study provide a paradigm where AIF is implicated in cell survival by maintaining mitochondrial bioenergetics, morphology and fusion-fission mechanism in D. discoideum, an evolutionarily significant model organism for mitochondrial diseases.
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- Ashlesha Kadam
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India.
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Kutluer M, Huang L, Marigo V. Targeting molecular pathways for the treatment of inherited retinal degeneration. Neural Regen Res 2020; 15:1784-1791. [PMID: 32246618 PMCID: PMC7513962 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.280303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Inherited retinal degeneration is a major cause of incurable blindness characterized by loss of retinal photoreceptor cells. Inherited retinal degeneration is characterized by high genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity with several genes mutated in patients affected by these genetic diseases. The high genetic heterogeneity of these diseases hampers the development of effective therapeutic interventions for the cure of a large cohort of patients. Common cell demise mechanisms can be envisioned as targets to treat patients regardless the specific mutation. One of these targets is the increase of intracellular calcium ions, that has been detected in several murine models of inherited retinal degeneration. Recently, neurotrophic factors that favor the efflux of calcium ions to concentrations below toxic levels have been identified as promising molecules that should be evaluated as new treatments for retinal degeneration. Here, we discuss therapeutic options for inherited retinal degeneration and we will focus on neuroprotective approaches, such as the neuroprotective activity of the Pigment epithelium-derived factor. The characterization of specific targets for neuroprotection opens new perspectives together with many questions that require deep analyses to take advantage of this knowledge and develop new therapeutic approaches. We believe that minimizing cell demise by neuroprotection may represent a promising treatment strategy for retinal degeneration.
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- Meltem Kutluer
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Sinha S, Renganathan A, Nagendra PB, Bhat V, Mathew BS, Rao MRS. AEBP1 down regulation induced cell death pathway depends on PTEN status of glioma cells. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14577. [PMID: 31601918 PMCID: PMC6787275 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51068-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common aggressive form of brain cancer with overall dismal prognosis (10–12 months) despite all current multimodal treatments. Previously we identified adipocyte enhancer binding protein 1 (AEBP1) as a differentially regulated gene in GBM. On probing the role of AEBP1 over expression in glioblastoma, we found that both cellular proliferation and survival were affected upon AEBP1 silencing in glioma cells, resulting in cell death. In the present study we report that the classical caspase pathway components are not activated in cell death induced by AEBP1 down regulation in PTEN-deficient (U87MG and U138MG) cells. PARP-1 was not cleaved but over-activated under AEBP1 down regulation which leads to the synthesis of PAR in the nucleus triggering the release of AIF from the mitochondria. Subsequently, AIF translocates to the nucleus along with MIF causing chromatinolysis. AEBP1 positively regulates PI3KinaseCβ by the binding to AE-1 binding element in the PI3KinaseCβ promoter. Loss of PI3KinaseCβ expression under AEBP1 depleted condition leads to excessive DNA damage and activation of PARP-1. Furthermore, over expression of PIK3CB (in trans) in U138MG cells prevents DNA damage in these AEBP1 depleted cells. On the contrary, AEBP1 down regulation induces caspase-dependent cell death in PTEN-proficient (LN18 and LN229) cells. Ectopic expression of wild-type PTEN in PTEN-deficient U138MG cells results in the activation of canonical caspase and Akt dependent cell death. Collectively, our findings define AEBP1 as a potential oncogenic driver in glioma, with potential implications for therapeutic intervention.
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- Swati Sinha
- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560064, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560064, India.,Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560064, India.,Gynaecology Oncology Group, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560064, India.,Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560064, India
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Ding Y, He C, Lu S, Wang X, Wang C, Wang L, Zhang J, Piao M, Chi G, Luo Y, Sai K, Ge P. MLKL contributes to shikonin-induced glioma cell necroptosis via promotion of chromatinolysis. Cancer Lett 2019; 467:58-71. [PMID: 31560934 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2019.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Chromatinolysis refers to enzymatic degradation of nuclear DNA and is regarded as one of the crucial events leading to cell death. Mixed-lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL) has been identified as a key executor of necroptosis, but it remains unclear whether MLKL contributes to necroptosis via regulation of chromatinolysis. In this study, we find that shikonin induces MLKL activation and chromatinolysis in glioma cells in vitro and in vivo, which are accompanied with nuclear translocation of AIF and γ-H2AX formation. In vitro studies reveal that inhibition of MLKL with its specific inhibitor NSA or knockdown of MLKL with siRNA abrogates shikonin-induced glioma cell necroptosis, as well as chromatinolysis. Mechanistically, activated MLKL targets mitochondria and triggers excessive generation of mitochondrial superoxide, which promotes AIF translocation into nucleus via causing mitochondrial depolarization and aggravates γ-H2AX formation via improving intracellular accumulation of ROS. Inhibition of nuclear level of AIF by knockdown of AIF with siRNA or mitigation of γ-H2AX formation by suppressing ROS with antioxidant NAC effectively prevents shikonin-induced chromatinolysis. Then, we found that RIP3 accounts for shikonin-induced activation of MLKL, and activated MLKL reversely up-regulates the protein level of CYLD and promotes the activation of RIP1 and RIP3. Taken together, our data suggest that MLKL contributes to shikonin-induced glioma cell necroptosis via promotion of chromatinolysis, and shikonin induces a positive feedback between MLKL and its upstream signals RIP1 and RIP3.
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- Ye Ding
- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathobiology, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Research Center of Neuroscience, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
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Villanueva R, Romero-Tamayo S, Laplaza R, Martínez-Olivan J, Velázquez-Campoy A, Sancho J, Ferreira P, Medina M. Redox- and Ligand Binding-Dependent Conformational Ensembles in the Human Apoptosis-Inducing Factor Regulate Its Pro-Life and Cell Death Functions. Antioxid Redox Signal 2019; 30:2013-2029. [PMID: 30450916 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2018.7658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Aims: The human apoptosis-inducing factor (hAIF) supports OXPHOS biogenesis and programmed cell death, with missense mutations producing neurodegenerative phenotypes. hAIF senses the redox environment of cellular compartments, stabilizing a charge transfer complex (CTC) dimer that modulates the protein interaction network. In this context, we aimed to evaluate the subcellular pH, CTC formation, and pathogenic mutations effects on hAIF stability, and a thermal denaturation high-throughput screening (HTS) assay to discover AIF binders. Results: Apoptotic hAIFΔ1-101 is not stable at intermembrane mitochondrial space (IMS) pH, but the 77-101 residues confer stability to the mitochondrial isoform. hAIF and its CTC populate different conformational ensembles with redox switch to the CTC producing a less stable and compact protein. The pathogenic G308E, ΔR201, and E493V mutations modulate hAIF stability; particularly, ΔR201 causes a population shift to a less stable conformation that remodels active site structure and dynamics. We have identified new molecules that modulate the hAIF reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH)/oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) association/dissociation equilibrium and regulate its catalytic efficiency. Innovation: Biophysical methods allow evaluating the regulation of hAIF functional ensembles and to develop an HTS assay to discover small molecules that might modulate hAIF stability and activities. Conclusions: The mitochondrial soluble 54-77 portion stabilizes hAIF at the IMS pH. NADH-redox-linked conformation changes course with strong NAD+ binding and protein dimerization, but they produce a negative impact in overall hAIF stability. Loss of functionality in the R201 deletion is due to distortion of the active site architecture. We report molecules that may serve as leads in the development of hAIF bioactive compounds.
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- Raquel Villanueva
- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (GBsC-CSIC and BIFI-IQFR Joint Units), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (GBsC-CSIC and BIFI-IQFR Joint Units), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (GBsC-CSIC and BIFI-IQFR Joint Units), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,2 Departamento de Química Física, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (GBsC-CSIC and BIFI-IQFR Joint Units), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (GBsC-CSIC and BIFI-IQFR Joint Units), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,3 Fundación ARAID, Diputación General de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain.,4 Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragon), Zaragoza, Spain.,5 Biomedical Research Networking Centre for Liver and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Madrid, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (GBsC-CSIC and BIFI-IQFR Joint Units), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,4 Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragon), Zaragoza, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (GBsC-CSIC and BIFI-IQFR Joint Units), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (GBsC-CSIC and BIFI-IQFR Joint Units), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Tian HY, Hu Y, Zhang P, Xing WX, Xu C, Yu D, Yang Y, Luo K, Li M. Spodoptera litura cyclophilin A is required for Microplitis bicoloratus bracovirus-induced apoptosis during insect cellular immune response. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 100:e21534. [PMID: 30623473 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Microplitis bicoloratus bracovirus (MbBV) is a polydnavirus found in the parasitic wasp M. bicoloratus. Although MbBV is a known inducer of apoptosis in host hemocytes, the mechanism by which this occurs remains elusive. In this study, we found that expression of cyclophilin A (CypA) was significantly upregulated in Spodoptera litura hemocytes at 6-day post-parasitization. Similar results were reported in High Five cells (Hi5 cells) infected by MbBV, suggesting that the upregulation of CypA is linked to MbBV infection in insect cells. cDNA encoding CypA was cloned from parasitized hemocytes of S. litura, and bioinformatic analyses showed that S. litura CypA belongs to the cyclophilin family of proteins. Overexpression of S. litura CypA in Hi5 cells revealed that the protein promotes MbBV-induced apoptosis in vitro. Conversely, suppression of the expression and activity of CypA protein significantly rescued the apoptotic phenotype observed in MbBV-infected Hi5 cells, suggesting that it plays a key role in this process. MbBV infection also promoted the cytoplasmic-nuclear translocation of CypA in Hi5 cells. Taken together, these results suggest that MbBV infection upregulates the expression of CypA, which is required for MbBV-mediated apoptosis. Our findings provide insight into the role that CypA plays in insect cellular immune response.
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- Hang-Yu Tian
- Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulations, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulations, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulations, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulations, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulations, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulations, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of the University in Yunnan Province for International Cooperation in Intercellular Communications and Regulations, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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Xu J, Mo J, Liu X, Marshall B, Atherton SS, Dong Z, Smith S, Zhang M. Depletion of the Receptor-Interacting Protein Kinase 3 (RIP3) Decreases Photoreceptor Cell Death During the Early Stages of Ocular Murine Cytomegalovirus Infection. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 59:2445-2458. [PMID: 29847649 PMCID: PMC5957522 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-24086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine if the receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIP3) plays a significant role in innate immune responses and death of bystander retinal neurons during murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) retinal infection, by comparing the innate immune response and cell death in RIP3-depleted mice (Rip3−/−) and Rip3+/+ control mice. Methods Rip3−/− and Rip3+/+ mice were immunosuppressed (IS) and inoculated with MCMV via the supraciliary route. Virus-injected and mock-injected control eyes were removed at days 4, 7, and 10 post infection (p.i.) and markers of innate immunity and cell death were analyzed. Results Compared to Rip3+/+ mice, significantly more MCMV was recovered and more MCMV-infected RPE cells were observed in injected eyes of Rip3−/− mice at days 4 and 7 p.i. In contrast, fewer TUNEL-stained photoreceptors were observed in Rip3−/− eyes than in Rip3+/+ eyes at these times. Electron microscopy showed that significantly more apoptotic photoreceptor cells were present in Rip3+/+ mice than in Rip3−/− mice. Immunohistochemistry showed that the majority of TUNEL-stained photoreceptors died via mitochondrial flavoprotein apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF)-mediated, caspase 3–independent apoptosis. The majority of RIP3-expressing cells in infected eyes were RPE cells, microglia/macrophages, and glia, whereas retinal neurons contained much lower amounts of RIP3. Western blots showed significantly higher levels of activated nuclear factor–κB and caspase 1 were present in Rip3+/+ eyes compared to Rip3−/− eyes. Conclusions Our results suggest that RIP3 enhances innate immune responses against ocular MCMV infection via activation of the inflammasome and nuclear factor–κB, which also leads to inflammation and death of bystander cells by multiple pathways including apoptosis and necroptosis.
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- Jinxian Xu
- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States.,James and Jean Vision Discovery Institute, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States.,James and Jean Vision Discovery Institute, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States.,James and Jean Vision Discovery Institute, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States.,James and Jean Vision Discovery Institute, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States
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Nalawansha DA, Zhang Y, Herath K, Pflum MKH. HDAC1 Substrate Profiling Using Proteomics-Based Substrate Trapping. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:3315-3324. [PMID: 30421914 PMCID: PMC6563814 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Histone deacetylase (HDAC) proteins are overexpressed in multiple diseases, including cancer, and have emerged as anticancer drug targets. HDAC proteins regulate cellular processes, such as the cell cycle, apoptosis, and cell proliferation, by deacetylating histone and non-histone substrates. Although a plethora of acetylated proteins have been identified using large-scale proteomic approaches, the HDAC proteins responsible for their dynamic deacetylation have been poorly studied. For example, few substrates of HDAC1 have been identified, which is mainly due to the scarcity of substrate identification tools. We recently developed a mutant trapping strategy to identify novel substrates of HDAC1. Herein, we introduce an improved version of the trapping method that uses mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics to identify multiple substrates simultaneously. Among the substrate hits, CDK1, AIFM1, MSH6, and RuvB-like 1 were identified as likely HDAC1 substrates. These newly discovered HDAC1 substrates are involved in various biological processes, suggesting novel functions of HDAC1 apart from epigenetics. Substrate trapping combined with MS-based proteomics provides an efficient approach to HDAC1 substrate identification and contributes to the full characterization of HDAC function in normal and disease states.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
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Tian H, Yu D, Hu Y, Zhang P, Yang Y, Hu Q, Li M. Angiotensin II upregulates cyclophilin A by enhancing ROS production in rat cardiomyocytes. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:4349-4355. [PMID: 30221707 PMCID: PMC6172398 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a principal molecule of the renin-angiotensin system, which promotes hypertrophy and fibrosis. It has been demonstrated that Ang II upregulates the expression of cyclophilin A (CypA), which is a potential myocardial hypertrophy factor. However, the mechanisms by which Ang II induces the expression of CypA in cardiomyocytes remain unclear. In the present study, reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected by fluorescence microscopy, and western blot analysis and ELISA were used to measure CypA expression. It was identified that Ang II enhanced the production of ROS in rat cardiomyocytes. ROS, in turn, promoted CypA expression and secretion. Notably, the action of Ang II was primarily dependent on the angiotensin type 2 receptor (AT2R), not the type 1 receptor. These results provided an insight into the role of the AT2R signaling pathway in Ang II-induced myocardial hypertrophy.
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- Hangyu Tian
- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650101, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, P.R. China
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Binding mode of AIF(370-394) peptide to CypA: insights from NMR, label-free and molecular docking studies. Biochem J 2018; 475:2377-2393. [PMID: 29891613 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20180177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The complex formation between the proteins apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and cyclophilin A (CypA) following oxidative stress in neuronal cells has been suggested as a main target for reverting ischemia-stroke damage. Recently, a peptide encompassing AIF residues 370-394 has been developed to target the AIF-binding site on CypA, to prevent the association between the two proteins and suppress glutamate-induced cell death in neuronal cells. Using a combined approach based on NMR spectroscopy, synthesis and in vitro testing of all Ala-scan mutants of the peptide and molecular docking/molecular dynamics, we have generated a detailed model of the AIF (370-394)/CypA complex. The model suggests us that the central region of the peptide spanning residues V374-K384 mostly interacts with the protein and that for efficient complex inhibition and preservation of CypA activity, it is bent around amino acids F46-G75 of the protein. The model is consistent with experimental data also from previous works and supports the concept that the peptide does not interfere with other CypA activities unrelated to AIF activation; therefore, it may serve as an ideal template for generating future non-peptidic antagonists.
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Bano D, Prehn JHM. Apoptosis-Inducing Factor (AIF) in Physiology and Disease: The Tale of a Repented Natural Born Killer. EBioMedicine 2018; 30:29-37. [PMID: 29605508 PMCID: PMC5952348 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) is a mitochondrial oxidoreductase that contributes to cell death programmes and participates in the assembly of the respiratory chain. Importantly, AIF deficiency leads to severe mitochondrial dysfunction, causing muscle atrophy and neurodegeneration in model organisms as well as in humans. The purpose of this review is to describe functions of AIF and AIF-interacting proteins as regulators of cell death and mitochondrial bioenergetics. We describe how AIF deficiency induces pathogenic processes that alter metabolism and ultimately compromise cellular homeostasis. We report the currently known AIFM1 mutations identified in humans and discuss the variability of AIFM1-related disorders in terms of onset, organ involvement and symptoms. Finally, we summarize how the study of AIFM1-linked pathologies may help to further expand our understanding of rare inherited forms of mitochondrial diseases. AIF is a mitochondrial NADH-dependent oxidoreductase. Nuclear translocation of AIF occurs during cell death and has been associated with human disorders. Under physiological settings, AIF participates to the biogenesis of the respiratory complexes. AIFM1 mutations have been identified in patients with impaired mitochondrial bioenergetics. Inherited AIFM1 mutations lead to a variety of clinical manifestations, including severe childhood-onset mitochondrial diseases.
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- Daniele Bano
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
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- Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland; FutureNeuro Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Watashi K, Shimotohno K. Cyclophilin and Viruses: Cyclophilin as a Cofactor for Viral Infection and Possible Anti-Viral Target. Drug Target Insights 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/117739280700200017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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- Koichi Watashi
- Department of Viral Oncology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Viral Oncology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Xu P, Liu X, Xiong X, Zhang W, Cai X, Qiu P, Hao M, Wang L, Lu D, Zhang X, Yang W. Flavonoids of Rosa roxburghii Tratt Exhibit Anti-Apoptosis Properties by Regulating PARP-1/AIF. J Cell Biochem 2017; 118:3943-3952. [PMID: 28398610 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Radioprotection is an important approach to reduce the side-effects of radiotherapy. The radioprotective effect of the flavonoids of Rosa roxburghii Tratt (FRT) has been confirmed, and the mechanism has been identified as theBcl-2/caspase-3/PARP-1 signaling pathway. In this study, we investigated the effects of FRT on the intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM), and vascular cell adhesion protein (VCAM) in addition to apoptosis-related proteins such as Bax/Bcl-2, p-ERK/ERK, p-p53/p53, and p-p38/p38. In the present study, we focused on the effect of FRT on PARP-1/AIF. Ionizing radiation triggered the activation of PARP-1 and AIF translocation from the mitochondrion to the nucleus. The inhibition of PARP-1/AIF signaling pathway by FRT was investigated. Our results showed that the expressions of Bax/Bcl-2, p-ERK/ ERK, p-p53/p53, and p-p38/p38 were decreased after FRT treatment compared with the radiation-treated group. FRT inhibited PARP-1 activation to inhibit AIF translocation from mitochondrion to nucleus. Pretreatment with FRT diminished the comet's tail and reduced fragments in six Gy-irradiated thymocytes compared with the irradiated cells without FRT treatment. We conclude that FRT enhanced radioprotection at least partially by regulating PARP-1/AIF to reduce apoptosis. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 3943-3952, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Ping Xu
- Departmentof Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- Synthetic Biology Remaking Engineering and Application Laboratory, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- Departmentof Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- Departmentof Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- Departmentof Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- Departmentof Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Synthetic Biology Remaking Engineering and Application Laboratory, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- Departmentof Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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Allicin protects against cisplatin-induced vestibular dysfunction by inhibiting the apoptotic pathway. Eur J Pharmacol 2017; 805:108-117. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Farina B, Di Sorbo G, Chambery A, Caporale A, Leoni G, Russo R, Mascanzoni F, Raimondo D, Fattorusso R, Ruvo M, Doti N. Structural and biochemical insights of CypA and AIF interaction. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1138. [PMID: 28442737 PMCID: PMC5430804 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01337-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The Cyclophilin A (CypA)/Apoptosis Inducing Factor (AIF) complex is implicated in the DNA degradation in response to various cellular stress conditions, such as oxidative stress, cerebral hypoxia-ischemia and traumatic brain injury. The pro-apoptotic form of AIF (AIF(Δ1-121)) mainly interacts with CypA through the amino acid region 370–394. The AIF(370-394) synthetic peptide inhibits complex formation in vitro by binding to CypA and exerts neuroprotection in a model of glutamate-mediated oxidative stress. Here, the binding site of AIF(Δ1-121) and AIF(370-394) on CypA has been mapped by NMR spectroscopy and biochemical studies, and a molecular model of the complex has been proposed. We show that AIF(370-394) interacts with CypA on the same surface recognized by AIF(Δ1-121) protein and that the region is very close to the CypA catalytic pocket. Such region partially overlaps with the binding site of cyclosporin A (CsA), the strongest catalytic inhibitor of CypA. Our data point toward distinct CypA structural determinants governing the inhibitor selectivity and the differential biological effects of AIF and CsA, and provide new structural insights for designing CypA/AIF selective inhibitors with therapeutic relevance in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Biancamaria Farina
- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, C.N.R. and CIRPEB, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, C.N.R. and CIRPEB, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Vivaldi 46, 81100, Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Vivaldi 46, 81100, Caserta, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, C.N.R. and CIRPEB, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy
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- Nouscom s.r.l. via di Castel Romano 100, 00128, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Vivaldi 46, 81100, Caserta, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, C.N.R. and CIRPEB, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy
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- Sapienza, Università di Roma- Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Vivaldi 46, 81100, Caserta, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, C.N.R. and CIRPEB, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, C.N.R. and CIRPEB, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy.
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Wang Y, An R, Umanah GK, Park H, Nambiar K, Eacker SM, Kim B, Bao L, Harraz MM, Chang C, Chen R, Wang JE, Kam TI, Jeong JS, Xie Z, Neifert S, Qian J, Andrabi SA, Blackshaw S, Zhu H, Song H, Ming GL, Dawson VL, Dawson TM. A nuclease that mediates cell death induced by DNA damage and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1. Science 2017; 354:354/6308/aad6872. [PMID: 27846469 PMCID: PMC5134926 DOI: 10.1126/science.aad6872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Inhibition or genetic deletion of poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is protective against toxic insults in many organ systems. The molecular mechanisms underlying PARP-1-dependent cell death involve release of mitochondrial apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and its translocation to the nucleus, which results in chromatinolysis. We identified macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) as a PARP-1-dependent AIF-associated nuclease (PAAN). AIF was required for recruitment of MIF to the nucleus, where MIF cleaves genomic DNA into large fragments. Depletion of MIF, disruption of the AIF-MIF interaction, or mutation of glutamic acid at position 22 in the catalytic nuclease domain blocked MIF nuclease activity and inhibited chromatinolysis, cell death induced by glutamate excitotoxicity, and focal stroke. Inhibition of MIF's nuclease activity is a potential therapeutic target for diseases caused by excessive PARP-1 activation.
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- Yingfei Wang
- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. .,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.,Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology of Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Adrienne Helis Malvin Medical Research Foundation, New Orleans, LA 70130-2685, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Adrienne Helis Malvin Medical Research Foundation, New Orleans, LA 70130-2685, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Adrienne Helis Malvin Medical Research Foundation, New Orleans, LA 70130-2685, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Center for High-Throughput Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Adrienne Helis Malvin Medical Research Foundation, New Orleans, LA 70130-2685, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Center for High-Throughput Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Center for High-Throughput Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. .,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Adrienne Helis Malvin Medical Research Foundation, New Orleans, LA 70130-2685, USA.,Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. .,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Adrienne Helis Malvin Medical Research Foundation, New Orleans, LA 70130-2685, USA.,Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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