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Meng Z, Zhong X, Liang D, Ma X, Chen W, He X. MiR-143-5p regulates the proangiogenic potential of human dental pulp stem cells by targeting HIF-1α/RORA under hypoxia: A laboratory investigation in pulp regeneration. Int Endod J 2024. [PMID: 39126298 DOI: 10.1111/iej.14133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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AIM Angiogenesis is a key event in the successful healing of pulp injuries, and hypoxia is the main stimulator of pulpal angiogenesis. In this study, we investigated the effect of hypoxia on the proangiogenic potential of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) and the role of miR-143-5p in the process. METHODOLOGY Human dental pulp stem cells were isolated, cultured and characterized in vitro. Cobalt chloride (CoCl2) was used to induce hypoxia in hDPSCs. CCK-8 and Transwell assays were used to determine the effect of hypoxia on hDPSCs proliferation and migration. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), Western blotting (WB) and ELISA were performed to assess the mRNA and protein levels of HIF-1α and angiogenic cytokines in hDPSCs. The effect of hypoxia on hDPSCs proangiogenic potential was measured in vitro using Matrigel tube formation and chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assays. Recombinant lentiviral vectors were constructed to stably overexpress or inhibit miR-143-5p in hDPSCs, and the proangiogenic effects were assessed using qRT-PCR, WB, and tube formation assays. miR-143-5p target genes were identified and verified using bioinformatics prediction tools, dual-luciferase reporter assays and RNA pull-down experiments. Finally, a subcutaneous transplantation model in nude mice was used to determine the effects of hypoxia treatment and miR-143-5p overexpression/inhibition in hDPSCs in dental pulp regeneration. RESULTS Hypoxia promotes hDPSCs proliferation, migration and proangiogenic potential. The in vivo experiments showed that hypoxia treatment (50 and 100 μM CoCl2) promoted pulp angiogenesis and dentine formation. In contrast to the levels of proangiogenic factors, miR-143-5p levels decreased with increasing CoCl2 concentration. miR-143-5p inhibition significantly promoted proangiogenic potential of hDPSCs, whereas miR-143-5p overexpression inhibited angiogenesis in vitro. Dual-luciferase reporter assay identified retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORA) as an miR-143-5p target gene in hDPSCs. RNA pull-down experiments demonstrated that HIF-1α and RORA were pulled down by biotin-labelled miR-143-5p, and the levels of HIF-1α and RORA bound to miR-143-5p in the hypoxia group were lower than those in the normoxia group. Inhibition of miR-143-5p expression in hDPSCs promoted ectopic dental pulp tissue regeneration. CONCLUSIONS CoCl2-induced hypoxia promotes hDPSCs-driven paracrine angiogenesis and pulp regeneration. The inhibition of miR-143-5p upregulates the proangiogenic potential of hDPSCs under hypoxic conditions by directly targeting HIF-1α and RORA.
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- Zijun Meng
- The Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontology, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment for Oral Infectious Diseases, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment for Oral Infectious Diseases, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- General Dental Clinic I, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- The Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontology, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment for Oral Infectious Diseases, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- The Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontology, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment for Oral Infectious Diseases, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- The Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontology, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment for Oral Infectious Diseases, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Rani A. RAR-related orphan receptor alpha and the staggerer mice: a fine molecular story. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 14:1300729. [PMID: 38766309 PMCID: PMC11099308 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1300729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
Abstract
The retinoic acid-related orphan receptor alpha (RORα) protein first came into the limelight due to a set of staggerer mice, discovered at the Jackson Laboratories in the United States of America by Sidman, Lane, and Dickie (1962) and genetically deciphered by Hamilton et al. in 1996. These staggerer mice exhibited cerebellar defects, an ataxic gait, a stagger along with several other developmental abnormalities, compensatory mechanisms, and, most importantly, a deletion of 160 kilobases (kb), encompassing the RORα ligand binding domain (LBD). The discovery of the staggerer mice and the subsequent discovery of a loss of the LBD within the RORα gene of these mice at the genetic level clearly indicated that RORα's LBD played a crucial role in patterning during embryogenesis. Moreover, a chance study by Roffler-Tarlov and Sidman (1978) noted reduced concentrations of glutamic acid levels in the staggerer mice, indicating a possible role for the essence of a nutritionally balanced diet. The sequential organisation of the building blocks of intact genes, requires the nucleotide bases of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA): purines and pyrimidines, both of which are synthesized, upon a constant supply of glutamine, an amino acid fortified in a balanced diet and a byproduct of the carbohydrate and lipid metabolic pathways. A nutritionally balanced diet, along with a metabolic "enzymatic machinery" devoid of mutations/aberrations, was essential in the uninterrupted transcription of RORα during embryogenesis. In addition to the above, following translation, a ligand-responsive RORα acts as a "molecular circadian regulator" during embryogenesis and not only is expressed selectively and differentially, but also promotes differential activity depending on the anatomical and pathological site of its expression. RORα is highly expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) and the endocrine organs. Additionally, RORα and the clock genes are core components of the circadian rhythmicity, with the expression of RORα fluctuating in a night-day-night sigmoidal pattern and undoubtedly serves as an endocrine-like, albeit "molecular-circadian regulator". Melatonin, a circadian hormone, along with tri-iodothyronine and some steroid hormones are known to regulate RORα-mediated molecular activity, with each of these hormones themselves being regulated rhythmically by the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA). The HPA regulates the circadian rhythm and cyclical release of hormones, in a self-regulatory feedback loop. Irregular sleep-wake patterns affect circadian rhythmicity and the ability of the immune system to withstand infections. The staggerer mice with their thinner bones, an altered skeletal musculature, an aberrant metabolic profile, the ataxic gait and an underdeveloped cerebellar cortex; exhibited compensatory mechanisms, that not only allowed the survival of the staggerer mice, but also enhanced protection from microbial invasions and resistance to high-fat-diet induced obesity. This review has been compiled in its present form, more than 14 years later after a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) cloning and sequencing methodology helped me identify signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) target sequences, one of which was mapped to the first intron of the RORα gene. The 599-base-long sequence containing one consensus TTCNNNGAA (TTCN3GAA) gamma-activated sequence (GAS) and five other non-consensus TTN5AA sequences had been identified from the clones isolated from the STAT5 target sites (fragments) in human phytohemagglutinin-activated CD8+ T lymphocytes, during my doctoral studies between 2006 and 2009. Most importantly, preliminary studies noted a unique RORα expression profile, during a time-course study on the ribonucleic acid (RNA), extracted from human phytohemagglutinin (PHA) activated CD8+ T lymphocytes stimulated with interleukin-2 (IL-2). This review mainly focuses on the "staggerer mice" with one of its first roles materialising during embryogenesis, a molecular-endocrine mediated circadian-like regulatory process.
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- Aradhana Rani
- Medical Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India
- Human Resource Development and Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
- Immunology, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Reichlmeir M, Canet-Pons J, Koepf G, Nurieva W, Duecker RP, Doering C, Abell K, Key J, Stokes MP, Zielen S, Schubert R, Ivics Z, Auburger G. In Cerebellar Atrophy of 12-Month-Old ATM-Null Mice, Transcriptome Upregulations Concern Most Neurotransmission and Neuropeptide Pathways, While Downregulations Affect Prominently Itpr1, Usp2 and Non-Coding RNA. Cells 2023; 12:2399. [PMID: 37830614 PMCID: PMC10572167 DOI: 10.3390/cells12192399] [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: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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The autosomal recessive disorder Ataxia-Telangiectasia is caused by a dysfunction of the stress response protein, ATM. In the nucleus of proliferating cells, ATM senses DNA double-strand breaks and coordinates their repair. This role explains T-cell dysfunction and tumour risk. However, it remains unclear whether this function is relevant for postmitotic neurons and underlies cerebellar atrophy, since ATM is cytoplasmic in postmitotic neurons. Here, we used ATM-null mice that survived early immune deficits via bone-marrow transplantation, and that reached initial neurodegeneration stages at 12 months of age. Global cerebellar transcriptomics demonstrated that ATM depletion triggered upregulations in most neurotransmission and neuropeptide systems. Downregulated transcripts were found for the ATM interactome component Usp2, many non-coding RNAs, ataxia genes Itpr1, Grid2, immediate early genes and immunity factors. Allelic splice changes affected prominently the neuropeptide machinery, e.g., Oprm1. Validation experiments with stressors were performed in human neuroblastoma cells, where ATM was localised only to cytoplasm, similar to the brain. Effect confirmation in SH-SY5Y cells occurred after ATM depletion and osmotic stress better than nutrient/oxidative stress, but not after ATM kinase inhibition or DNA stressor bleomycin. Overall, we provide pioneer observations from a faithful A-T mouse model, which suggest general changes in synaptic and dense-core vesicle stress adaptation.
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- Marina Reichlmeir
- Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Clinic of Neurology, Exp. Neurology, Heinrich Hoffmann Str. 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (M.R.); (J.C.-P.); (J.K.)
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Clinic of Neurology, Exp. Neurology, Heinrich Hoffmann Str. 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (M.R.); (J.C.-P.); (J.K.)
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Clinic of Neurology, Exp. Neurology, Heinrich Hoffmann Str. 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (M.R.); (J.C.-P.); (J.K.)
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- Transposition and Genome Engineering, Research Centre of the Division of Hematology, Gene and Cell Therapy, Paul Ehrlich Institute, 63225 Langen, Germany; (W.N.); (Z.I.)
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- Division of Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Allergology, Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, Goethe-University, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (R.P.D.); (S.Z.); (R.S.)
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- Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
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- Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., Danvers, MA 01923, USA; (K.A.); (M.P.S.)
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Clinic of Neurology, Exp. Neurology, Heinrich Hoffmann Str. 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (M.R.); (J.C.-P.); (J.K.)
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- Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., Danvers, MA 01923, USA; (K.A.); (M.P.S.)
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- Division of Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Allergology, Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, Goethe-University, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (R.P.D.); (S.Z.); (R.S.)
- Respiratory Research Institute, Medaimun GmbH, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Division of Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Allergology, Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, Goethe-University, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (R.P.D.); (S.Z.); (R.S.)
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- Transposition and Genome Engineering, Research Centre of the Division of Hematology, Gene and Cell Therapy, Paul Ehrlich Institute, 63225 Langen, Germany; (W.N.); (Z.I.)
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Clinic of Neurology, Exp. Neurology, Heinrich Hoffmann Str. 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (M.R.); (J.C.-P.); (J.K.)
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Hamper M, Schmidt-Kastner R. Sleep Disorder Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS) Joins the List of Polygenic Brain Disorders Associated with Obstetric Complications. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2023; 43:3393-3403. [PMID: 37553546 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-023-01391-z] [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: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Kleine-Levin Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder with onset typically during adolescence that is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypersomnia, behavioral changes, and cognitive abnormalities, in the absence of structural changes in neuroimaging. As for many functional brain disorders, the exact disease mechanism in Kleine-Levin Syndrome is presently unknown, preventing the development of specific treatment approaches or protective measures. Here we review the pathophysiology and genetics of this functional brain disorder and then present a specific working hypothesis. A neurodevelopmental mechanism has been suspected based on associations with obstetric complications. Recent studies have focused on genetic factors whereby the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) in Kleine-Levin Syndrome has defined a linkage at the TRANK1 locus. A Gene x Environment interaction model involving obstetric complications was proposed based on concepts developed for other functional brain disorders. To stimulate future research, we here performed annotations of the genes under consideration for Kleine-Levin Syndrome in relation to factors expected to be associated with obstetric complications. Annotations used data-mining of gene/protein lists related to for hypoxia, ischemia, and vascular factors and targeted literature searches. Tentative links for TRANK1, four additional genes in the TRANK1 locus, and LMOD3-LMO2 are described. Protein interaction data for TRANK1 indicate links to CBX2, CBX4, and KDM3A, that in turn can be tied to hypoxia. Taken together, the neurological sleep disorder, Kleine-Levin Syndrome, shows genetic and mechanistic overlap with well analyzed brain disorders such as schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder and ADHD in which polygenic predisposition interacts with external events during brain development, including obstetric complications.
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- Michael Hamper
- Florida Atlantic University (FAU), CE Schmidt College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Florida Atlantic University (FAU), CE Schmidt College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
- Dept. Clinical Neurosciences, CE Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA.
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Xie T, Guo D, Luo J, Guo Z, Zhang S, Wang A, Wang X, Wang X, Cao W, Su L, Guo J, Huang R, Xiao Y. The Relationship Between HIF1α and Clock Gene Expression in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Nat Sci Sleep 2022; 14:381-392. [PMID: 35299629 PMCID: PMC8922359 DOI: 10.2147/nss.s348580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In this study, we aimed to investigate the precise relationship between hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF1α), circadian clock genes, and OSA. METHODS We recruited 21 patients with OSA and 22 age-matched controls who underwent polysomnography and had their peripheral blood collected on the evening before and the morning after sleep. OSA was defined as an apnea hypopnea index (AHI) ≥15 events/h. Patients in which T90 > 0 were defined as having nocturnal hypoxemia (NH) and were referred to as the NH group. The mRNA levels of HIF1α, HIF1β and several clock genes (Timeless, Clock, Bmal1, Per1, Per2, Per3, Cry1, Cry2, Ck1δ, Rorα, NR1D1, and NPAS2) were determined by RT-qPCR. The percentage difference in gene expression levels when compared between the morning and evening was then determined as referred to as morning-evening variation (MEV). RESULTS The MEV for HIF1α mRNA expression in OSA patients increased significantly by 23% (P = 0.008) when compared to patients without OSA. The gene expression levels of Timeless (P = 0.038) and Cry2 (P = 0.012) decreased with AHI. The MEV of Bmal1, Rorα, and HIF1α mRNA levels were upregulated by 16% (P = 0.006), 14% (P = 0.027), and 25% (P = 0.005), respectively, in participants with NH when compared to those without NH. Furthermore, the MEV for HIF1α mRNA levels was positively correlated with the MEV of Bmal1, Cry1, and CK1δ mRNA levels (R = 0.638, P < 0.001; R = 0.327, P = 0.002; R = 0.332, P = 0.001, respectively) and negatively correlated with LSpO2 (R = -0.464, P =0.009) and Mean SpO2 (R = -0.500, P = 0.003). CONCLUSION Our data suggest that patients with OSA or NH tend to develop circadian rhythm disorders that may be induced by the hypoxia-mediated augmentation of HIF1α gene expression in OSA.
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- Ting Xie
- Department of Medical Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Matsuoka H, Michihara A. Identification of the RORα Transcriptional Network Contributes to the Search for Therapeutic Targets in Atherosclerosis. Biol Pharm Bull 2021; 44:1607-1616. [PMID: 34719639 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b21-00426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor α (RORα) is involved in the regulation of several physiological processes, including development, metabolism, and circadian rhythm. RORα-deficient mice display profound atherosclerosis, in which hypoalphalipoproteinemia is reportedly associated with decreased plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein, increased levels of inflammatory cytokines, and ischemia/reperfusion-induced damage. The recent characterization of endogenous ligands (including cholesterol, oxysterols, provitamin D3, and their derivatives), mediators, and initiation complexes associated with the transcriptional regulation of these orphan nuclear receptors has facilitated the development of synthetic ligands. These findings have also highlighted the potential of application of RORα as a therapeutic target for several diseases, including diabetes, dyslipidemia, and atherosclerosis. In this review, the current literature related to the structure and function of RORα, its genetic inter-individual differences, and its potential as a therapeutic target in atherosclerosis is discussed.
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- Hiroshi Matsuoka
- Laboratory of Genomic Function and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
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- Laboratory of Genomic Function and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
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Beak JY, Kang HS, Huang W, Deshmukh R, Hong SJ, Kadakia N, Aghajanian A, Gerrish K, Jetten A, Jensen B. The nuclear receptor RORα preserves cardiomyocyte mitochondrial function by regulating caveolin-3-mediated mitophagy. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101358. [PMID: 34756888 PMCID: PMC8626585 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Preserving optimal mitochondrial function is critical in the heart, which is the most ATP-avid organ in the body. Recently, we showed that global deficiency of the nuclear receptor RORα in the "staggerer" mouse exacerbates angiotensin II-induced cardiac hypertrophy and compromises cardiomyocyte mitochondrial function. However, the mechanisms underlying these observations have not been defined previously. Here, we used pharmacological and genetic gain- and loss-of-function tools to demonstrate that RORα regulates cardiomyocyte mitophagy to preserve mitochondrial abundance and function. We found that cardiomyocyte mitochondria in staggerer mice with lack of functional RORα were less numerous and exhibited fewer mitophagy events than those in WT controls. The hearts of our novel cardiomyocyte-specific RORα KO mouse line demonstrated impaired contractile function, enhanced oxidative stress, increased apoptosis, and reduced autophagic flux relative to Cre(-) littermates. We found that cardiomyocyte mitochondria in "staggerer" mice with lack of functional RORα were upregulated by hypoxia, a classical inducer of mitophagy. The loss of RORα blunted mitophagy and broadly compromised mitochondrial function in normoxic and hypoxic conditions in vivo and in vitro. We also show that RORα is a direct transcriptional regulator of the mitophagy mediator caveolin-3 in cardiomyocytes and that enhanced expression of RORα increases caveolin-3 abundance and enhances mitophagy. Finally, knockdown of RORα impairs cardiomyocyte mitophagy, compromises mitochondrial function, and induces apoptosis, but these defects could be rescued by caveolin-3 overexpression. Collectively, these findings reveal a novel role for RORα in regulating mitophagy through caveolin-3 and expand our currently limited understanding of the mechanisms underlying RORα-mediated cardioprotection.
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- Ju Youn Beak
- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Immunity, Inflammation and Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lillington, North Carolina, USA
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- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Molecular Genomics Core Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Immunity, Inflammation and Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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Han YH, Kim HJ, Lee MO. RORα regulates hepatic lipolysis by inducing transcriptional expression of PNPLA3 in mice. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2021; 522:111122. [PMID: 33347955 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2020.111122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLDs) are characterized by excessive triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation in the liver which contributes to hepatocyte dysfunction, inflammation, and fibrosis. Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3; also known as adiponutrin) has emerged as an important enzyme leading to hepatic TAG hydrolysis. Because the I148M substitution in the PNPLA3 gene markedly reduces hepatic TAG hydrolase activity, this genetic variation is strongly associated with increased hepatic TAG in the full spectrum of NAFLDs. The Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor α (RORα) regulates various target genes related to lipid metabolism. Here, we investigated the role of RORα on PNPLA3-mediated hepatic lipid hydrolysis. With blockade of lipid esterification and β-oxidation, RORα enhanced TAG hydrolysis, resulting in increased free glycerol levels. We found a putative RORα response element on the upstream of PNPLA3 gene that was activated by RORα. Furthermore, the inhibitory action of cJUN on the RORα/PNPLA3 axis was enhanced under lipid stress and contributed to hepatic lipid accumulation. In summary, we showed for the first time that RORα activates the transcription of PNPLA3, which suggests that RORα and its ligands represent potential precision therapeutic approaches for NAFLDs.
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- Yong-Hyun Han
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; Laboratory of Pathology and Physiology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Montaldo P, Cunnington A, Oliveira V, Swamy R, Bandya P, Pant S, Lally PJ, Ivain P, Mendoza J, Atreja G, Padmesh V, Baburaj M, Sebastian M, Yasashwi I, Kamalarathnam C, Chandramohan R, Mangalabharathi S, Kumaraswami K, Kumar S, Benakappa N, Manerkar S, Mondhkar J, Prakash V, Sajjid M, Seeralar A, Jahan I, Moni SC, Shahidullah M, Sujatha R, Chandrasekaran M, Ramji S, Shankaran S, Kaforou M, Herberg J, Thayyil S. Transcriptomic profile of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes after neonatal encephalopathy. Sci Rep 2020; 10:13100. [PMID: 32753750 PMCID: PMC7403382 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70131-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A rapid and early diagnostic test to identify the encephalopathic babies at risk of adverse outcome may accelerate the development of neuroprotectants. We examined if a whole blood transcriptomic signature measured soon after birth, predicts adverse neurodevelopmental outcome eighteen months after neonatal encephalopathy. We performed next generation sequencing on whole blood ribonucleic acid obtained within six hours of birth from the first 47 encephalopathic babies recruited to the Hypothermia for Encephalopathy in Low and middle-income countries (HELIX) trial. Two infants with blood culture positive sepsis were excluded, and the data from remaining 45 were analysed. A total of 855 genes were significantly differentially expressed between the good and adverse outcome groups, of which RGS1 and SMC4 were the most significant. Biological pathway analysis adjusted for gender, trial randomisation allocation (cooling therapy versus usual care) and estimated blood leukocyte proportions revealed over-representation of genes from pathways related to melatonin and polo-like kinase in babies with adverse outcome. These preliminary data suggest that transcriptomic profiling may be a promising tool for rapid risk stratification in neonatal encephalopathy. It may provide insights into biological mechanisms and identify novel therapeutic targets for neuroprotection.
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- Paolo Montaldo
- Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK. .,Neonatal Unit, Università Degli Studi Della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Neonatal Medicine, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Madras Medical College, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Madras Medical College, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India
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- Neonatal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Neonatal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Neonatal Medicine, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Neonatal Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Yang B, Chen H, Cao J, He B, Wang S, Luo Y, Wang J. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals That Alfalfa Promotes Rumen Development Through Enhanced Metabolic Processes and Calcium Transduction in Hu Lambs. Front Genet 2019; 10:929. [PMID: 31632445 PMCID: PMC6785638 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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A healthy gut is very important for young animal development. The rumen of ruminants expands in size with the colonization of microbiota by 2 months of age. This process is promoted by alfalfa intervention. To elucidate the mechanism of this promotion, we performed transcriptomic analyses using a cohort of 23 lambs to evaluate the effects of starter diets plus alfalfa on the development of the rumen wall from the pre- to the postweaning period. The quantitative PCR analyses were used to validate selected genes that were differentially expressed in the transcriptome mapping. We found that several metabolic processes associated with rumen tissue development were affected by solid feed intake, with genes linked to the calcium signaling transduction pathway and the metabolism of pteridine-containing compounds and homocysteine metabolic process being upregulated in the group with alfalfa intervention. The results suggest that the pteridine-containing compounds and calcium signaling are targets for precise regulation of rumen development.
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- Bin Yang
- MoE Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Institution of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MoE Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Institution of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MoE Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Institution of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MoE Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Institution of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MoE Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Institution of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MoE Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Institution of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MoE Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Institution of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Brożyna AA, Jóźwicki W, Jetten AM, Slominski AT. On the relationship between VDR, RORα and RORγ receptors expression and HIF1-α levels in human melanomas. Exp Dermatol 2019; 28:1036-1043. [PMID: 31287590 PMCID: PMC6715521 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We analysed the correlation between the expression of HIF-1α (hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha), the nuclear receptors: VDR (vitamin D receptor), RORα (retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha), and RORγ and CYP24A1 (cytochrome P450 family 24 subfamily A member 1) and CYP27B1 (cytochrome P450 family 27 subfamily B member 1), enzymes involved in vitamin D metabolism. In primary and metastatic melanomas, VDR negatively correlated with nuclear HIF-1α expression (r = -.2273, P = .0302; r = -.5081, P = .0011). Furthermore, the highest HIF-1α expression was observed in pT3-pT4 VDR-negative melanomas. A comparative analysis of immunostained HIF-1α and CYP27B1 and CYP24A1 showed lack of correlation between these parameters both in primary tumors and melanoma metastases. In contrast, RORα expression correlated positively with nuclear HIF-1α expression in primary and metastatic lesions (r = .2438, P = .0175; r = .3662, P = .0166). Comparable levels of HIF-1α expression pattern was observed in localized and advanced melanomas. RORγ in primary melanomas correlated also positively with nuclear HIF-1α expression (r = .2743, P = .0129). HIF-1α expression was the lowest in localized RORγ-negative melanomas. In addition, HIF-1α expression correlated with RORγ-positive lymphocytes in melanoma metastases. We further found that in metastatic lymph nodes FoxP3 immunostaining correlated positively with HIF-1α and RORγ expression in melanoma cells (r = .3667; P = .0327; r = .4208, P = .0129). In summary, our study indicates that the expression of VDR, RORα and RORγ in melanomas is related to hypoxia and/or HIF1-α activity, which also affects FoxP3 expression in metastatic melanoma. Therefore, the hypoxia can affect tumor biology by changing nuclear receptors expression and molecular pathways regulated by nuclear receptors and immune responses.
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MESH Headings
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase/analysis
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cell Hypoxia
- Cell Nucleus/chemistry
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/biosynthesis
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics
- Lymphocytes/chemistry
- Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/immunology
- Male
- Melanoma/genetics
- Melanoma/immunology
- Melanoma/metabolism
- Melanoma/secondary
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Proteins/biosynthesis
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1/biosynthesis
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1/genetics
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3/biosynthesis
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3/genetics
- Receptors, Calcitriol/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Calcitriol/genetics
- Single-Blind Method
- Skin Neoplasms/genetics
- Skin Neoplasms/immunology
- Skin Neoplasms/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
- Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase/analysis
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- Anna A. Brożyna
- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Biology and
Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100
Toruń, Poland
- Department of Tumor Pathology and Pathomorphology, Oncology
Centre - Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Hospital, Bydgoszcz,
Poland
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- Department of Tumor Pathology and Pathomorphology, Oncology
Centre - Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Hospital, Bydgoszcz,
Poland
- Department of Tumor Pathology and Pathomorphology, Faculty
of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz,
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Cell Biology Section, Inflammation, Immunity and Disease
Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes
of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Cancer Chemoprevention Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL,
USA
- Laboratory Service of the VA Medical Center, Birmingham,
AL, USA
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Samuelsson LB, Bovbjerg DH, Roecklein KA, Hall MH. Sleep and circadian disruption and incident breast cancer risk: An evidence-based and theoretical review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017; 84:35-48. [PMID: 29032088 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Opportunities for restorative sleep and optimal sleep-wake schedules are becoming luxuries in industrialized cultures, yet accumulating research has revealed multiple adverse health effects of disruptions in sleep and circadian rhythms, including increased risk of breast cancer. The literature on breast cancer risk has focused largely on adverse effects of night shift work and exposure to light at night (LAN), without considering potential effects of associated sleep disruptions. As it stands, studies on breast cancer risk have not considered the impact of both sleep and circadian disruption, and the possible interaction of the two through bidirectional pathways, on breast cancer risk in the population at large. We review and synthesize this literature, including: 1) studies of circadian disruption and incident breast cancer; 2) evidence for bidirectional interactions between sleep and circadian systems; 3) studies of sleep and incident breast cancer; and 4) potential mechanistic pathways by which interrelated sleep and circadian disruption may contribute to the etiology of breast cancer.
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- Laura B Samuelsson
- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Behavioral & Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Biobehavioral Oncology Program, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
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Li H, Zhou L, Dai J. Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor RORα regulates differentiation and survival of keratinocytes during hypoxia. J Cell Physiol 2017; 233:641-650. [PMID: 28332183 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Low O2 pressures present in the microenvironment of epidermis control keratinocyte differentiation and epidermal barrier function through hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) dependent gene expression. This study focuses on investigating relations of the retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORα) to HIF-1α in keratinocytes under hypoxic conditions. The expression level of RORα is significantly elevated under hypoxia in both human and murine keratinocytes. Gene silencing of RORA attenuates hypoxia-stimulated expression of genes related to late differentiation and epidermal barrier function, and leads to an enhanced apoptotic response. While the hypoxic induction of RORα is dependent on HIF-1α, RORα is in turn critical for nuclear accumulation of HIF-1α and activation of HIF transcriptional activity. These results collectively suggest that RORα functions as an important mediator of HIF-1α activities in regulating keratinocyte differentiation/survival and epidermal barrier function during the oxygen sensing stage.
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- Hongyu Li
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China.,Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts.,Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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Hazan I, Hofmann TG, Aqeilan RI. Tumor Suppressor Genes within Common Fragile Sites Are Active Players in the DNA Damage Response. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006436. [PMID: 27977694 PMCID: PMC5157955 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The role of common fragile sites (CFSs) in cancer remains controversial. Two main views dominate the discussion: one suggests that CFS loci are hotspots of genomic instability leading to inactivation of genes encoded within them, while the other view proposes that CFSs are functional units and that loss of the encoded genes confers selective pressure, leading to cancer development. The latter view is supported by emerging evidence showing that expression of a given CFS is associated with genome integrity and that inactivation of CFS-resident tumor suppressor genes leads to dysregulation of the DNA damage response (DDR) and increased genomic instability. These two viewpoints of CFS function are not mutually exclusive but rather coexist; when breaks at CFSs are not repaired accurately, this can lead to deletions by which cells acquire growth advantage because of loss of tumor suppressor activities. Here, we review recent advances linking some CFS gene products with the DDR, genomic instability, and carcinogenesis and discuss how their inactivation might represent a selective advantage for cancer cells.
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- Idit Hazan
- Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research, IMRIC, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Cellular Senescence Group, Department of Epigenetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research, IMRIC, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
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Molinari E, Bar H, Pyle AM, Patrizio P. Transcriptome analysis of human cumulus cells reveals hypoxia as the main determinant of follicular senescence. Mol Hum Reprod 2016; 22:866-76. [PMID: 27268410 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaw038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Can RNA sequencing of human cumulus cells (CC) reveal molecular pathways involved in the physiology of reproductive aging? STUDY FINDING Senescent but not young CC activate gene pathways associated with hypoxia and oxidative stress. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Shifts in socioeconomic norms are resulting in larger numbers of women postponing childbearing. The reproductive potential is sharply decreased with aging, and the reasons are poorly understood. Since CCs play an integral role in oocyte maturation and direct access to human oocytes is limited, we used whole transcriptome analysis of these somatic cells to gain insights into the molecular mechanisms playing a role in follicular senescence. STUDY DESIGN, SAMPLES/MATERIALS, METHODS Twenty CC samples (from a total of 15 patients) were obtained from oocytes of either male factor or egg donor patients. RNA sequencing and bioinformatic tools were used to identify differentially expressed genes between CCs from seven aged and eight young patients (<35 (years old) y.o. vs >40 y.o.). Quantitative-PCR and immunoflourescent staining were used for validation. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE RNA sequencing identified 11 572 genes expressed in CC of both age cohorts, 45 of which were differentially expressed. In CC collected from patients >40 y.o., genes involved in the hypoxia stress response (NOS2, RORA and NR4A3), vasculature development (NR2F2, PTHLH), glycolysis (RALGAPA2 and TBC1D4) and cAMP turnover (PDE4D) were significantly overexpressed when compared with CC of patients younger than 35 y.o. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION This study focused almost exclusively on assessing the genetic differences in CC transcriptome between young and older women. These genetic findings were not fully correlated with embryonic development and clinical outcome. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Our data provide a new hypothesis-follicular hypoxia-as the main mechanism leading to ovarian follicular senescence and suggest a link between cumulus cell aging and oocyte quality decay. If specific molecular findings of hypoxia would be confirmed also in oocytes, genetic platforms could screen CC for hypoxic damage and identify healthier oocytes. Protocols of ovarian stimulation in older patients could also be adjusted to diminish oocyte exposure time to hypoxic follicles. LARGE SCALE DATA GEO accession number: GSE81579 STUDY FUNDING AND COMPETING INTERESTS: Funded in part by EMD Serono Grant for Fertility Innovation (GFI).
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- E Molinari
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale Fertility Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT 065112, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and Howard Huges Medical Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale Fertility Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT 065112, USA
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Kano H, Takayama T, Midorikawa Y, Nagase H. Promoter hypomethylation of RAR-related orphan receptor α 1 is correlated with unfavorable clinicopathological features in patients with colorectal cancer. Biosci Trends 2016; 10:202-9. [DOI: 10.5582/bst.2016.01097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Hisao Kano
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Nihon University School of Medicine
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Nihon University School of Medicine
- Division of Cancer Genetics, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute
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Nuclear receptor RORα regulates pathologic retinal angiogenesis by modulating SOCS3-dependent inflammation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:10401-6. [PMID: 26243880 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1504387112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Pathologic ocular angiogenesis is a leading cause of blindness, influenced by both dysregulated lipid metabolism and inflammation. Retinoic-acid-receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORα) is a lipid-sensing nuclear receptor with diverse biologic function including regulation of lipid metabolism and inflammation; however, its role in pathologic retinal angiogenesis remains poorly understood. Using a mouse model of oxygen-induced proliferative retinopathy, we showed that RORα expression was significantly increased and genetic deficiency of RORα substantially suppressed pathologic retinal neovascularization. Loss of RORα led to decreased levels of proinflammatory cytokines and increased levels of antiinflammatory cytokines in retinopathy. RORα directly suppressed the gene transcription of suppressors of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3), a critical negative regulator of inflammation. Inhibition of SOCS3 abolished the antiinflammatory and vasoprotective effects of RORα deficiency in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, treatment with a RORα inverse agonist SR1001 effectively protected against pathologic neovascularization in both oxygen-induced retinopathy and another angiogenic model of very-low-density lipoprotein receptor (Vldlr)-deficient (Vldlr (-/-) ) mice with spontaneous subretinal neovascularization, whereas a RORα agonist worsened oxygen-induced retinopathy. Our data demonstrate that RORα is a novel regulator of pathologic retinal neovascularization, and RORα inhibition may represent a new way to treat ocular neovascularization.
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A growing body of evidence suggests that a subset of orphan nuclear receptors are amplified and prognostic for some human cancers. However, the specific roles of these orphan nuclear receptors in tumor progression and their utility as drug targets are not fully understood. In this review, we summarize recent progress in elucidating the direct and indirect involvement of orphan nuclear receptors in cancer as well as their therapeutic potential in a variety of human cancers. Furthermore, we contrast the role of orphan nuclear receptors in cancer with the known roles of estrogen receptor and androgen receptor in hormone-dependent cancers.
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- Sung Hee Baek
- School of Biological Sciences, Creative Research Initiative Center for Chromatin Dynamics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea;
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Developing a New Two-Step Protocol to Generate Functional Hepatocytes from Wharton's Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells under Hypoxic Condition. Stem Cells Int 2013; 2013:762196. [PMID: 23818908 PMCID: PMC3683497 DOI: 10.1155/2013/762196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The shortage of donor livers and hepatocytes is a major limitation of liver transplantation. Thus, generation of hepatocyte-like cells may provide alternative choice for therapeutic applications. In this study, we developed a new method to establish hepatocytes from Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) cell lines named WJMSCs-SUT1 and WJMSCs-SUT2 under hypoxic condition. This new method could rapidly drive both WJ-MSCs cell lines into hepatic lineage within 18 days. The achievement of hepatogenic differentiation was confirmed by the characterization of both phenotypes and functions. More than 80% MSCs-derived hepatocyte-like cells (MSCDHCs) achieved functional hepatocytes including hepatic marker expressions both at gene and protein levels, glycogen storage, low-density lipoprotein uptake, urea production, and albumin secretion. This study highlights the establishment of new hepatogenic induction protocol under hypoxic condition in order to mimic hypoxic microenvironment in typical cell physiology. In conclusion, we present a simple, high-efficiency, and time saving protocol for the generation of functional hepatocyte-like cells from WJ-MSCs in hypoxic condition. The achievement of this method may overcome the limitation of donor hepatocytes and provides a new avenue for therapeutic value in cell-based therapy for life-threatening liver diseases, regenerative medicine, toxicity testing for pharmacological drug screening, and other medical related applications.
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Miller JW. Age-related macular degeneration revisited--piecing the puzzle: the LXIX Edward Jackson memorial lecture. Am J Ophthalmol 2013; 155:1-35.e13. [PMID: 23245386 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2012.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Revised: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To present the current understanding of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) pathogenesis, based on clinical evidence, epidemiologic data, histopathologic examination, and genetic data; to provide an update on current and emerging therapies; and to propose an integrated model of the pathogenesis of AMD. DESIGN Review of published clinical and experimental studies. METHODS Analysis and synthesis of clinical and experimental data. RESULTS We are closer to a complete understanding of the pathogenesis of AMD, having progressed from clinical observations to epidemiologic observations and clinical pathologic correlation. More recently, modern genetic and genomic studies have facilitated the exploration of molecular pathways. It seems that AMD is a complex disease that results from the interaction of genetic susceptibility with aging and environmental factors. Disease progression also seems to be driven by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. CONCLUSIONS Therapies based on pathophysiologic features have changed the paradigm for treating neovascular AMD. With improved understanding of the underlying genetic susceptibility, we can identify targets to halt early disease and to prevent progression and vision loss.
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Ranhotra HS. The interplay between retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptors and human diseases. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2012; 32:181-9. [PMID: 22686165 DOI: 10.3109/10799893.2012.692120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptors (RORs) are an important subfamily of transcriptional regulators of the nuclear receptors superfamily. Their discovery over a decade ago by gene cloning strategy have revealed three major isoforms of these orphan receptors in animals. Generation and analyses of isoform-specific ROR null mice have provided revealed-vital roles for the RORs in animals. The RORs undoubtedly participate in a host of biological functions such a metabolism, immunity, development and differentiation, angiogenesis, circadian clock, xenobiotic/drug metabolism and other tissue physiologies for optimal animal survival. Moreover, intense work in the last one decade also revealed a host of human diseases being modulated by the RORs. A number of diseases, such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome etc., strongly support the involvement of RORs in their onset and progression. By involving in such diseases, the RORs are indeed a critical factor for optimal cell function and are being intensely investigated as novel targets for drug interventions in the treatment of various diseases. This review focuses on the current knowledge and status about RORs in a number of human disease conditions.
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- Harmit S Ranhotra
- Orphan Nuclear Receptors Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, St. Edmund's College, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
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Tie L, Lu N, Pan XY, Pan Y, An Y, Gao JW, Lin YH, Yu HM, Li XJ. Hypoxia-induced up-regulation of aquaporin-1 protein in prostate cancer cells in a p38-dependent manner. Cell Physiol Biochem 2012; 29:269-80. [PMID: 22415096 DOI: 10.1159/000337608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Aquaporin-1 (AQP1) is a glycoprotein that mediates osmotic water transport, its expression has been found to correlate with tumour stage in some tumours. However, the mechanism by which AQP1 protein expression is regulated in tumor cells remains to be fully elucidated. We hypothesized that hypoxia might play an important role in AQP1 induction during tumorigenesis and at the late stages of tumor development. METHODS Isotonic and serum-free hypoxic models were used to investigate AQP1 expression in PC-3M human prostate cancer cells. RESULTS AQP1 expression was up-regulated by density-induced pericellular hypoxia and cobalt(II) chloride (CoCl(2))-induced hypoxia at the transcriptional level. Moreover, phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) was induced by density-induced pericellular hypoxia and CoCl(2)-induced hypoxia, specific inhibitors of p38 MAPK could concentration-dependently block those effects of hypoxia on AQP1 expression. Intracellular calcium ion (Ca(2+)) and protein kinase C (PKC) were shown to be responsible for the activation of p38 MAPK pathway. In addition, AQP1 induction in dense cultures was dependent on lowered oxygen (O(2)) tension. In high cell density culture, certain secretory proteins might induce AQP1 expression indirectly. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that AQP1 could be induced by hypoxia at transcription level, and the regulation of AQP1 in PC-3M cells is dependent on calcium, PKC and p38 MAPK, as well as low oxygen tension.
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- Lu Tie
- State Key Laboratory of Natural & Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Institute of System Biomedicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Park JH, Choi SD. Gene Expression Analysis of Gα 13-/-Knockout Mouse Embryos Reveals Perturbations in Gα 13Signaling Related to Angiogenesis and Hypoxia. Genomics Inform 2011. [DOI: 10.5808/gi.2011.9.4.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Woods A, James CG, Wang G, Dupuis H, Beier F. Control of chondrocyte gene expression by actin dynamics: a novel role of cholesterol/Ror-alpha signalling in endochondral bone growth. J Cell Mol Med 2011; 13:3497-516. [PMID: 20196782 PMCID: PMC4516504 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00684.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Elucidating the signalling pathways that regulate chondrocyte differentiation, such as the actin cytoskeleton and Rho GTPases, during development is essential for understanding of pathological conditions of cartilage, such as chondrodysplasias and osteoarthritis. Manipulation of actin dynamics in tibia organ cultures isolated from E15.5 mice results in pronounced enhancement of endochondral bone growth and specific changes in growth plate architecture. Global changes in gene expression were examined of primary chondrocytes isolated from embryonic tibia, treated with the compounds cytochalasin D, jasplakinolide (actin modifiers) and the ROCK inhibitor Y27632. Cytochalasin D elicited the most pronounced response and induced many features of hypertrophic chondrocyte differentiation. Bioinformatics analyses of microarray data and expression validation by real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry resulted in the identification of the nuclear receptor retinoid related orphan receptor-α (Ror-α) as a novel putative regulator of chondrocyte hypertrophy. Expression of Ror-α target genes, (Lpl, fatty acid binding protein 4 [Fabp4], Cd36 and kruppel-like factor 5 [Klf15]) were induced during chondrocyte hypertrophy and by cytochalasin D and are cholesterol dependent. Stimulation of Ror-α by cholesterol results in increased bone growth and enlarged, rounded cells, a phenotype similar to chondrocyte hypertrophy and to the changes induced by cytochalasin D, while inhibition of cholesterol synthesis by lovastatin inhibits cytochalasin D induced bone growth. Additionally, we show that in a mouse model of cartilage specific (Col2-Cre) Rac1, inactivation results in increased Hif-1α (a regulator of Rora gene expression) and Ror-α+ cells within hypertrophic growth plates. We provide evidence that cholesterol signalling through increased Ror-α expression stimulates chondrocyte hypertrophy and partially mediates responses of cartilage to actin dynamics.
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- Anita Woods
- CIHR Group in Skeletal Development and Remodeling, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous neuroprotective functions of RORα in neurons and astrocytes during hypoxia. J Neurosci 2011; 31:14314-23. [PMID: 21976517 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1443-11.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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There is increasing evidence to suggest that the neuronal response to hypoxia is regulated through their interactions with astrocytes. However, the hypoxia-induced molecular mechanisms within astrocytes which influence neuronal death have yet to be characterized. In this study, we investigated the roles of the nuclear receptor RORα (retinoid-related orphan receptor-α) respectively in neurons and astrocytes during hypoxia using cultures and cocultures of neurons and astrocytes obtained from RORα-deficient mice. We found that loss of RORα function in neuronal cultures increases neuronal death after hypoxia, suggesting a cell-autonomous neuroprotective effect of RORα. Moreover, wild-type neurons cocultured with RORα-deficient astrocytes are characterized by a higher death rate after hypoxia than neurons cocultured with wild-type astrocytes, suggesting that RORα also has a non-cell-autonomous action. By using cocultures of neurons and astrocytes of different genotypes, we showed that this neuroprotective effect of RORα in astrocytes is additive to its effect in neurons, and is mediated in part by cell-to-cell interactions between neurons and astrocytes. We also found that RORα is upregulated by hypoxia in both neurons and astrocytes. Furthermore, our data showed that RORα does not alter oxidative mechanisms during hypoxia but regulates hypoxic inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) expression, a major regulator of hypoxia sensing, in a cell-specific manner. Indeed, the neuroprotective function of RORα in astrocytes correlates with a downregulation of HIF-1α selectively in these cells. Altogether, our results show that RORα is a key molecular player in hypoxia, protecting neurons through its dual action in neurons and astrocytes.
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Tanaka A, Sakurai K, Kaneko K, Ogino J, Yagui K, Ishikawa K, Ishibashi T, Matsumoto T, Yokote K, Saito Y. The Role of the Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Binding Site in the Induction of Aquaporin-1 mRNA Expression by Hypoxia. DNA Cell Biol 2011; 30:539-44. [DOI: 10.1089/dna.2009.1014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Asami Tanaka
- Department of Clinical Cell Biology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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Chauvet C, Vanhoutteghem A, Duhem C, Saint-Auret G, Bois-Joyeux B, Djian P, Staels B, Danan JL. Control of gene expression by the retinoic acid-related orphan receptor alpha in HepG2 human hepatoma cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22545. [PMID: 21818335 PMCID: PMC3144224 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Retinoic acid-related Orphan Receptor alpha (RORα; NR1F1) is a widely distributed nuclear receptor involved in several (patho)physiological functions including lipid metabolism, inflammation, angiogenesis, and circadian rhythm. To better understand the role of this nuclear receptor in liver, we aimed at displaying genes controlled by RORα in liver cells by generating HepG2 human hepatoma cells stably over-expressing RORα. Genes whose expression was altered in these cells versus control cells were displayed using micro-arrays followed by qRT-PCR analysis. Expression of these genes was also altered in cells in which RORα was transiently over-expressed after adenoviral infection. A number of the genes found were involved in known pathways controlled by RORα, for instance LPA, NR1D2 and ADIPOQ in lipid metabolism, ADIPOQ and PLG in inflammation, PLG in fibrinolysis and NR1D2 and NR1D1 in circadian rhythm. This study also revealed that genes such as G6PC, involved in glucose homeostasis, and AGRP, involved in the control of body weight, are also controlled by RORα. Lastly, SPARC, involved in cell growth and adhesion, and associated with liver carcinogenesis, was up-regulated by RORα. SPARC was found to be a new putative RORα target gene since it possesses, in its promoter, a functional RORE as evidenced by EMSAs and transfection experiments. Most of the other genes that we found regulated by RORα also contained putative ROREs in their regulatory regions. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) confirmed that the ROREs present in the SPARC, PLG, G6PC, NR1D2 and AGRP genes were occupied by RORα in HepG2 cells. Therefore these genes must now be considered as direct RORα targets. Our results open new routes on the roles of RORα in glucose metabolism and carcinogenesis within cells of hepatic origin.
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- Caroline Chauvet
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Toxicologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, INSERM UMR-S-747, Centre Universitaire des Saints Pères, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
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Mutual regulation of hypoxic and retinoic acid related signalling in tubular proximal cells. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2011; 43:1198-207. [PMID: 21554977 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2011.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2011] [Revised: 04/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) afford protection in several experimental models of kidney disease. HIF-1α protein is degraded under normoxia but stabilized by hypoxia, which activates its transcription factor function. ATRA activates another set of transcription factors, the retinoic acid receptors (RAR) α, β and γ, which mediate its effects on target genes. ATRA also up-regulates the expression of RAR α, β and γ at the transcriptional level. Here we demonstrate the presence of mutual regulation of hypoxic and retinoic acid related signalling in tubular proximal cells. In human proximal tubular HK-2 cells we have found that: (i) ATRA treatment induces HIF-1α under normoxic conditions and also synergizes with hypoxia leading to the over-expression of HIF-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor-A, a HIF-1α-regulated renal protector. ATRA-induced HIF-1α expression involved stabilization of HIF-1α mRNA but not of HIF-1α protein. (ii) Expression of HIF-1α is an absolute requirement for the transcriptional up-regulation of RARβ by ATRA. Transfection with HIF-1α siRNA abolished the induction by ATRA of the expression of both RARβ mRNA and protein while treatment with HIF-1α inhibitor YC-1 results in the abolishment of ATRA-induced activity of a retinoic acid-response element (RARE) construct from the RARβ promoter. (iii) Hypoxia up-regulates RARβ through HIF-1α since this effect was inhibited by HIF-1α knockdown. In contrast to ATRA-induced RARβ up-regulation, induction of RARβ expression by ATRA did not involve transcriptional up-regulation as hypoxia did not increase the expression of RARβ mRNA or the activity of the RARE construct. These results suggest the presence of crosstalk between hypoxia/HIF-1α and ATRA/RARβ that may be physiologically and pharmacologically relevant.
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Semenza GL. Oxygen homeostasis. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2011; 2:336-361. [PMID: 20836033 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Metazoan life is dependent upon the utilization of O(2) for essential metabolic processes and oxygen homeostasis is an organizing principle for understanding metazoan evolution, ontology, physiology, and pathology. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor that is expressed by all metazoan species and functions as a master regulator of oxygen homeostasis. Recent studies have elucidated complex mechanisms by which HIF-1 activity is regulated and by which HIF-1 regulates gene expression, with profound consequences for prenatal development, postnatal physiology, and disease pathogenesis.
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- Gregg L Semenza
- Vascular Program, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MA 21205, USA.,Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine, Oncology, Radiation Oncology, and Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MA 21205, USA.,McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MA 21205, USA
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Sørensen BS, Toustrup K, Horsman MR, Overgaard J, Alsner J. Identifying pH independent hypoxia induced genes in human squamous cell carcinomas in vitro. Acta Oncol 2010; 49:895-905. [PMID: 20429727 DOI: 10.3109/02841861003614343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genes upregulated by low oxygen have been suggested as endogenous markers for tumor hypoxia. Yet, most of the genes investigated have shown inconsistent results, which have led to concerns about their ability to be true hypoxia makers. Previous studies have demonstrated that expression of hypoxia induced genes can be affected by extracellular pH (pH(e)). METHODS Five different human cell lines (SiHa, FaDu(DD), UTSCC5, UTSCC14 and UTSCC15) were exposed to different oxygen concentrations and pH (7.5 or 6.3), and gene expression analyzed with microarray (Affymetrix - Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array). RESULTS An analysis of two of the cell lines using SAM identified 461 probesets that were able to separate the four groups "Normal oxygen, normal pH", "Low oxygen, normal pH", "Normal oxygen, low pH" and "Low oxygen, low pH". From here it was possible to identify a fraction of probesets induced at low oxygen independent of pH in these two cell lines, this fraction included HIG2, NDRG1, PAI1 and RORA. Further verification by qPCR highlighted the necessity of using more cell lines to obtain a robust gene expression profiles. To specifically select pH independent hypoxia regulated genes across more cell lines, data for FaDu(DD), UTSCC5, UTSCC14 and UTSCC15 were analyzed to identify genes that were induced by hypoxia in each cell line, where the induction was not affected by low pH, and where the gene was not significantly induced by low pH alone. Each cell line had 65-122 probesets meeting these criteria. For genes to be considered as target genes (hypoxia inducible pH independent), genes had to be present in three of four cell lines. CONCLUSION The result is a robust hypoxia profile unaffected by pH across cell lines consisting of 27 genes. This study demonstrates a way to identify hypoxia markers by microarray, where other factors in the tumor microenvironment are taken into account.
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- Brita Singers Sørensen
- Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Boukhtouche F, Brugg B, Wehrlé R, Bois-Joyeux B, Danan JL, Dusart I, Mariani J. Induction of early Purkinje cell dendritic differentiation by thyroid hormone requires RORα. Neural Dev 2010; 5:18. [PMID: 20663205 PMCID: PMC2918593 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8104-5-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The active form (T3) of thyroid hormone (TH) controls critical aspects of cerebellar development, such as migration of postmitotic neurons and terminal dendritic differentiation of Purkinje cells. The effects of T3 on early dendritic differentiation are poorly understood. Results In this study, we have analyzed the influence of T3 on the progression of the early steps of Purkinje cell dendritic differentiation in postnatal day 0 organotypic cerebellar cultures. These steps include, successively, regression of immature neuritic processes, a stellate cell stage, and the extension of several long and mature perisomatic protrusions before the growth of the ultimate dendritic tree. We also studied the involvement of RORα, a nuclear receptor controlling early Purkinje cell dendritic differentiation. We show that T3 treatment leads to an accelerated progression of the early steps of dendritic differentiation in culture, together with an increased expression of RORα (mRNA and protein) in both Purkinje cells and interneurons. Finally, we show that T3 failed to promote early dendritic differentiation in staggerer RORα-deficient Purkinje cells. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that T3 action on the early Purkinje cell dendritic differentiation process is mediated by RORα.
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Guo S, Colbert LS, Fuller M, Zhang Y, Gonzalez-Perez RR. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 in breast cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2010; 1806:108-21. [PMID: 20462514 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2010.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2010] [Revised: 04/16/2010] [Accepted: 04/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Investigations over the last decade have established the essential role of growth factors and their receptors during angiogenesis and carcinogenesis. The vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) family in mammals contains three members, VEGFR-1 (Flt-1), VEGFR-2 (KDR/Flk-1) and VEGFR-3 (Flt-4), which are transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptors that regulate the formation of blood and lymphatic vessels. In the early 1990s, the above VEGFR was structurally characterized by cDNA cloning. Among these three receptors, VEGFR-2 is generally recognized to have a principal role in mediating VEGF-induced responses. VEGFR-2 is considered as the earliest marker for endothelial cell development. Importantly, VEGFR-2 directly regulates tumor angiogenesis. Therefore, several inhibitors of VEGFR-2 have been developed and many of them are now in clinical trials. In addition to targeting endothelial cells, the VEGF/VEGFR-2 system works as an essential autocrine/paracrine process for cancer cell proliferation and survival. Recent studies mark the continuous and increased interest in this related, but distinct, function of VEGF/VEGFR-2 in cancer cells: the autocrine/paracrine loop. Several mechanisms regulate VEGFR-2 levels and modulate its role in tumor angiogenesis and physiologic functions, i.e.: cellular localization/trafficking, regulation of cis-elements of promoter, epigenetic regulation and signaling from Notch, cytokines/growth factors and estrogen, etc. In this review, we will focus on updated information regarding VEGFR-2 research with respect to the molecular mechanisms of VEGFR-2 regulation in human breast cancer. Investigations in the activation, function, and regulation of VEGFR-2 in breast cancer will allow the development of new pharmacological strategies aimed at directly targeting cancer cell proliferation and survival.
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- Shanchun Guo
- Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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Woods A, James CG, Wang G, Dupuis H, Beier F. Control of chondrocyte gene expression by actin dynamics: a novel role of cholesterol/Ror-α signalling in endochondral bone growth. J Cell Mol Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00684.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Carbajo-Pescador S, Martín-Renedo J, García-Palomo A, Tuñón MJ, Mauriz JL, González-Gallego J. Changes in the expression of melatonin receptors induced by melatonin treatment in hepatocarcinoma HepG2 cells. J Pineal Res 2009; 47:330-8. [PMID: 19817970 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.2009.00719.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers and its incidence is increasing worldwide. Melatonin, an indoleamine hormone, exerts anti-oxidant, immunomodulatory, anti-aging, and antitumor effects. Previous studies have shown that melatonin can act through specific receptors, including MT(1), MT(2), MT(3) receptors as well as a nuclear receptor belonging to the orphan nuclear receptor family. Recently, we have described their role in the oncostatic and pro-apoptotic effects of melatonin on HepG2 human HCC cells. However, the potential role of the different melatonin cellular receptors on its antiproliferative effects remains unknown. In the present study, we examined the effect of melatonin treatment on HepG2 human HCC cells, analyzing cell cycle arrest and melatonin receptor expression. Melatonin was administered for 2, 4, and 6 days at 1000 or 2500 microm. Melatonin induced a dose- and time-dependent inhibition on cell proliferation. This treatment caused an alteration in the cell cycle, with an increase in the number of cells in G(2)/M phase at both 1000 and 2500 microm melatonin concentrations, and a significant increase on S phase cell percentage by the highest dose. Furthermore, increases in protein expression of MT(1), MT(3), and retinoic acid-related orphan receptor-alpha were found after melatonin treatments. These increases were coincident with a significant induction in the expression of p21 protein, which negatively regulates cell cycle progression. Our results confirm the antitumor effect of melatonin in HCC cells, suggesting that its oncostatic properties are related, at least in part, to changes on the expression of their different subtypes of receptors.
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MESH Headings
- Antioxidants/pharmacology
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Cycle/drug effects
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- Melatonin/pharmacology
- Receptor, Melatonin, MT1/genetics
- Receptor, Melatonin, MT1/metabolism
- Receptor, Melatonin, MT2/genetics
- Receptor, Melatonin, MT2/metabolism
- Receptors, Melatonin/genetics
- Receptors, Melatonin/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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- Sara Carbajo-Pescador
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas and Institute of Biomedicine, University of León, León, Spain
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Silveira AC, Morrison MA, Ji F, Xu H, Reinecke JB, Adams SM, Arneberg TM, Janssian M, Lee JE, Yuan Y, Schaumberg DA, Kotoula MG, Tsironi EE, Tsiloulis AN, Chatzoulis DZ, Miller JW, Kim IK, Hageman GS, Farrer LA, Haider NB, DeAngelis MM. Convergence of linkage, gene expression and association data demonstrates the influence of the RAR-related orphan receptor alpha (RORA) gene on neovascular AMD: a systems biology based approach. Vision Res 2009; 50:698-715. [PMID: 19786043 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2009.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2009] [Revised: 09/04/2009] [Accepted: 09/18/2009] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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To identify novel genes and pathways associated with AMD, we performed microarray gene expression and linkage analysis which implicated the candidate gene, retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORA, 15q). Subsequent genotyping of 159 RORA single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a family-based cohort, followed by replication in an unrelated case-control cohort, demonstrated that SNPs and haplotypes located in intron 1 were significantly associated with neovascular AMD risk in both cohorts. This is the first report demonstrating a possible role for RORA, a receptor for cholesterol, in the pathophysiology of AMD. Moreover, we found a significant interaction between RORA and the ARMS2/HTRA1 locus suggesting a novel pathway underlying AMD pathophysiology.
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- Alexandra C Silveira
- Ocular Molecular Genetics Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA
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Jetten AM. Retinoid-related orphan receptors (RORs): critical roles in development, immunity, circadian rhythm, and cellular metabolism. NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SIGNALING 2009; 7:e003. [PMID: 19381306 PMCID: PMC2670432 DOI: 10.1621/nrs.07003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 499] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The last few years have witnessed a rapid increase in our knowledge of the retinoid-related orphan receptors RORα, -β, and -γ (NR1F1-3), their mechanism of action, physiological functions, and their potential role in several pathologies. The characterization of ROR-deficient mice and gene expression profiling in particular have provided great insights into the critical functions of RORs in the regulation of a variety of physiological processes. These studies revealed that RORα plays a critical role in the development of the cerebellum, that both RORα and RORβ are required for the maturation of photoreceptors in the retina, and that RORγ is essential for the development of several secondary lymphoid tissues, including lymph nodes. RORs have been further implicated in the regulation of various metabolic pathways, energy homeostasis, and thymopoiesis. Recent studies identified a critical role for RORγ in lineage specification of uncommitted CD4+ T helper cells into Th17 cells. In addition, RORs regulate the expression of several components of the circadian clock and may play a role in integrating the circadian clock and the rhythmic pattern of expression of downstream (metabolic) genes. Study of ROR target genes has provided insights into the mechanisms by which RORs control these processes. Moreover, several reports have presented evidence for a potential role of RORs in several pathologies, including osteoporosis, several autoimmune diseases, asthma, cancer, and obesity, and raised the possibility that RORs may serve as potential targets for chemotherapeutic intervention. This prospect was strengthened by recent evidence showing that RORs can function as ligand-dependent transcription factors.
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- Anton M Jetten
- Cell Biology Section, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
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Ohoka N, Kato S, Takahashi Y, Hayashi H, Sato R. The orphan nuclear receptor RORalpha restrains adipocyte differentiation through a reduction of C/EBPbeta activity and perilipin gene expression. Mol Endocrinol 2009; 23:759-71. [PMID: 19324970 DOI: 10.1210/me.2008-0277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The nuclear receptor-type transcription factor retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORalpha) is a multifunctional molecule involved in tissue development and cellular function, such as inflammation, metabolism, and differentiation; however, the role of RORalpha during adipocyte differentiation has not yet been fully understood. Here we show that RORalpha inhibits the transcriptional activity of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) without affecting its expression, thereby blocking the induction of both PPARgamma and C/EBPalpha, resulting in the suppression of C/EBPbeta-dependent adipogenesis. RORalpha interacted with C/EBPbeta so as to repress both the C/EBPbeta-p300 association and the C/EBPbeta-dependent recruitment of p300 to chromatin. In addition to the inhibitory effect on C/EBPbeta function, RORalpha also prevents the expression of the lipid droplet coating protein gene perilipin by peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), acting through the specific mechanism of its promoter. We identified a suppressive ROR-responsive element overlapping the PPAR-responsive element in the perilipin promoter and verified that RORalpha competitively antagonizes the binding of PPARgamma. RORalpha inhibits PPARgamma-dependent adipogenesis along with the repression of perilipin induction. These findings suggest that RORalpha is a novel negative regulator of adipocyte differentiation that acts through dual mechanisms.
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- Nobumichi Ohoka
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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Kim EJ, Yoo YG, Yang WK, Lim YS, Na TY, Lee IK, Lee MO. Transcriptional activation of HIF-1 by RORalpha and its role in hypoxia signaling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2008; 28:1796-802. [PMID: 18658046 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.108.171546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha) is primarily involved in the adapting of cells to changes in oxygen levels, which is essential for normal vascular function. Recently, physiological roles for retinoic acid-related orphan receptor alpha (RORalpha) have been implicated in cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. In this study, we have investigated the potential roles of RORalpha in the hypoxia signaling pathway in connection with activation of HIF-1alpha. METHODS AND RESULTS Under hypoxic conditions, expression of RORalpha was induced. When RORalpha was introduced exogenously, protein level as well as transcriptional activity of HIF-1alpha was enhanced. Putative ligands of RORalpha, such as melatonin and cholesterol sulfate, induced transcriptional activity for HIF-1alpha, which was abolished by RNA interference against RORalpha. RORalpha was physically associated with HIF-1alpha through DNA binding domain, which was required to the RORalpha-induced stabilization and transcriptional activation of HIF-1alpha. Finally, either infection with adenovirus encoding RORalpha or treatment with ROR ligands enhanced the formation of capillary tubes by human umbilical vascular endothelial cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results provide a new insight for the function of RORalpha in amplification of hypoxia signaling and suggest a potential application of RORalpha ligands for the therapy of hypoxia-associated vascular diseases.
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- Eun-Jin Kim
- College of Pharmacy and Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Crawford FIJ, Hodgkinson CL, Ivanova E, Logunova LB, Evans GJ, Steinlechner S, Loudon ASI. Influence of torpor on cardiac expression of genes involved in the circadian clock and protein turnover in the Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus). Physiol Genomics 2007; 31:521-30. [PMID: 17848604 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00131.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The Siberian hamster exhibits the key winter adaptive strategy of daily torpor, during which metabolism and heart rate are slowed for a few hours and body temperature declines by up to 20 degrees C, allowing substantial energetic savings. Previous studies of hibernators in which temperature drops by >30 degrees C for many days to weeks have revealed decreased transcription and translation during hypometabolism and identified several key physiological pathways involved. Here we used a cDNA microarray to define cardiac transcript changes over the course of a daily torpor bout and return to normothermia, and we show that, in common with hibernators, a relatively small proportion of the transcriptome (<5%) exhibited altered expression over a torpor bout. Pathways exhibiting significantly altered gene expression included transcriptional regulation, RNA stability and translational control, globin regulation, and cardiomyocyte function. Remarkably, gene representatives of the entire ubiquitylation pathway were significantly altered over the torpor bout, implying a key role for cardiac protein turnover and translation during a low-temperature torpor bout. The circadian clock maintained rhythmic transcription during torpor. Quantitative PCR profiling of heart, liver, and lung and in situ hybridization studies of clock genes in the hypothalamic circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus revealed that many circadian regulated transcripts exhibited synchronous alteration in expression during arousal. Our data highlight the potential importance of genes involved in protein turnover as part of the adaptive strategy of low-temperature torpor in a seasonal mammal.
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Semenza GL. Oxygen-dependent regulation of mitochondrial respiration by hypoxia-inducible factor 1. Biochem J 2007; 405:1-9. [PMID: 17555402 DOI: 10.1042/bj20070389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 392] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The survival of metazoan organisms is dependent upon the utilization of O2 as a substrate for COX (cytochrome c oxidase), which constitutes Complex IV of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Premature transfer of electrons, either at Complex I or at Complex III, results in the increased generation of ROS (reactive oxygen species). Recent studies have identified two critical adaptations that may function to prevent excessive ROS production in hypoxic cells. First, expression of PDK1 [PDH (pyruvate dehydrogenase) kinase 1] is induced. PDK1 phosphorylates and inactivates PDH, the mitochondrial enzyme that converts pyruvate into acetyl-CoA. In combination with the hypoxia-induced expression of LDHA (lactate dehydrogenase A), which converts pyruvate into lactate, PDK1 reduces the delivery of acetyl-CoA to the tricarboxylic acid cycle, thus reducing the levels of NADH and FADH2 delivered to the electron-transport chain. Secondly, the subunit composition of COX is altered in hypoxic cells by increased expression of the COX4-2 subunit, which optimizes COX activity under hypoxic conditions, and increased degradation of the COX4-1 subunit, which optimizes COX activity under aerobic conditions. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 controls the metabolic adaptation of mammalian cells to hypoxia by activating transcription of the genes encoding PDK1, LDHA, COX4-2 and LON, a mitochondrial protease that is required for the degradation of COX4-1. COX subunit switching occurs in yeast, but by a completely different regulatory mechanism, suggesting that selection for O2-dependent homoeostatic regulation of mitochondrial respiration is ancient and likely to be shared by all eukaryotic organisms.
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- Gregg L Semenza
- Vascular Biology Program, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Smith DI, McAvoy S, Zhu Y, Perez DS. Large common fragile site genes and cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2006; 17:31-41. [PMID: 17140807 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2006.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2006] [Revised: 09/07/2006] [Accepted: 10/17/2006] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The common fragile sites are large regions of genomic instability that are found in all individuals and are hot spots for chromosomal rearrangements and deletions. A number of the common fragile sites have been found to span genes that are encoded by very large genomic regions. Two of these genes, FHIT and WWOX, have already been demonstrated to function as tumor suppressors. In this review we will discuss the large common fragile site genes that have been identified to date, and the role that these genes appear to play both in cellular responses to stress and in the development of cancer.
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- David I Smith
- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street, S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, United States.
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Boukhtouche F, Doulazmi M, Frederic F, Dusart I, Brugg B, Mariani J. RORalpha, a pivotal nuclear receptor for Purkinje neuron survival and differentiation: from development to ageing. THE CEREBELLUM 2006; 5:97-104. [PMID: 16818384 DOI: 10.1080/14734220600750184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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RORalpha (Retinoid-related Orphan Receptor) is a transcription factor belonging to the superfamily of nuclear receptors. The spontaneous staggerer (sg) mutation, which consists of a deletion in the Rora gene, has been shown to cause the loss of function of the RORalpha protein. The total loss of RORalpha expression leads to cerebellar developmental defects, particularly to a dramatic decreased survival of Purkinje cells and an early block in the differentiation process. This review focuses on recent studies which position RORalpha as a pivotal factor controlling Purkinje cell survival and differentiation, from development to ageing.
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- Fatiha Boukhtouche
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, UMR 7102 - Neurobiologie des Processus Adaptatifs (NPA): CNRS, UMR 7102-NPA, 9, quai St-Bernard, Paris, F-75005, France
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Hirota K, Semenza GL. Regulation of angiogenesis by hypoxia-inducible factor 1. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2006; 59:15-26. [PMID: 16716598 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2005.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2005] [Revised: 12/24/2005] [Accepted: 12/24/2005] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Hypoxia is an imbalance between oxygen supply and demand that occurs in cancer and in ischemic cardiovascular disease. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) was originally identified as the transcription factor that mediates hypoxia-induced erythropoietin expression. More recently, the delineation of molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis has revealed a critical role for HIF-1 in the regulation of angiogenic growth factors. In this review, we discuss the role of HIF-1 in developmental, adaptive and pathological angiogenesis. In addition, potential therapeutic interventions involving modulation of HIF-1 activity in ischemic cardiovascular disease and cancer will be discussed.
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- Kiichi Hirota
- Department of Anesthesia, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Rosenberger C, Rosen S, Heyman SN. Current understanding of HIF in renal disease. Kidney Blood Press Res 2006; 28:325-40. [PMID: 16534228 DOI: 10.1159/000090187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF) are ubiquitous transcription factors regulated by oxygen-dependent proteolysis, and hence rapidly mount an adaptational response to hypoxia. The HIF system is apparently more complex than initially considered in the perspective of the increasing number of HIF target genes, and the inter-relationship with various additional regulatory pathways. Regional hypoxia is believed to play a major role in renal disease. Experimental data confirm a role for HIF in renal pathophysiology. The discovery of HIF prolyl-hydroxylases as key enzymes of oxygen sensing and HIF proteolysis offer new possibilities to therapeutically target HIF. Herein, we review basic concepts of HIF regulation, and existing data on HIF activation in renal disease.
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Zhu Y, McAvoy S, Kuhn R, Smith DI. RORA, a large common fragile site gene, is involved in cellular stress response. Oncogene 2006; 25:2901-8. [PMID: 16462772 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Common fragile sites (CFSs) are large genomic regions present in all individuals that are highly unstable and prone to breakage and rearrangement, especially in cancer cells with genomic instability. Eight of the 90 known CFSs have been precisely defined and five of these span genes that extend from 700 kb to over 1.5 Mb of genomic sequence. Although these genes reside within some of the most unstable chromosomal regions in the human genome, they are highly conserved evolutionarily. These genes are targets for large chromosomal deletions and rearrangements in cancer and are frequently inactivated in multiple tumor types. There is also an association between these genes and cellular responses to stress. Based upon the association between large genes and CFSs, we began to systematically test other large genes derived from chromosomal regions that were known to contain a CFS. In this study, we demonstrate that the 730 kb retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORA) gene is derived from the middle of the FRA15A (15q22.2) CFS. Although this gene is expressed in normal breast, prostate and ovarian epithelium, it is frequently inactivated in cancers that arise from these organs. RORA was previously shown to be involved in the cellular response to hypoxia and here we demonstrate changes in the amount of RORA message produced in cells exposed to a variety of different cellular stresses. Our results demonstrate that RORA is another very large CFS gene that is inactivated in multiple tumors. In addition, RORA appears to play a critical role in responses to cellular stress, lending further support to the idea that the large CFS genes function as part of a highly conserved stress response network that is uniquely susceptible to genomic instability in cancer cells.
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- Y Zhu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA
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Smith DI, Zhu Y, McAvoy S, Kuhn R. Common fragile sites, extremely large genes, neural development and cancer. Cancer Lett 2005; 232:48-57. [PMID: 16221525 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2005] [Accepted: 06/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Common fragile sites (CFSs) are large regions of profound genomic instability found in all individuals. They are biologically significant due to their role in a number of genomic alterations that are frequently found in many different types of cancer. The first CFS to be cloned and characterized was FRA3B, the most active CFS in the human genome. Instability within this region extends for over 4.0 Mbs and contained within the center of this CFS is the FHIT gene spanning 1.5 Mbs of genomic sequence. There are frequent deletions and other alterations within this gene in multiple tumor types and the protein encoded by this gene has been demonstrated to function as a tumor suppressor in vitro and in vivo. In spite of this, FHIT is not a traditional mutational target in cancer and many tumors have large intronic deletions without any exonic alterations. There are several other very large genes found within CFS regions including Parkin (1.37 Mbs in FRA6E), GRID2 (1.47 Mbs within 4q22.3), and WWOX (1.11 Mbs within FRA16D). These genes also appear to function as tumor suppressors but are not traditional mutational targets in cancer. Each of these genes is highly conserved and the regions spanning them are CFSs in mice. We have now examined lists of the largest human genes and found forty that span over one megabase. Many of these are derived from chromosomal bands containing CFSs. BACs within these genes are being utilized as FISH probes to determine if these are also CFS genes. Thus far we have identified the following as CFS genes: CNTNAP2 (2.3 Mbs in FRA7I), DMD (2.09 Mbs in FRAXC), LRP1B (1.9 Mbs in FRA2F), CTNNA3 (1.78 Mbs in FRA10D), DAB1 (1.55 Mbs in FRA1B), and IL1RAPL1 (1.36 Mbs in FRAXC). Although, these genes are also not traditional mutational targets in cancer they do exhibit loss of expression in multiple tumor types suggesting that they may also function as tumor suppressors. Many of the large CFS genes are involved in neurological development. Parkin is mutated in autosomal recessive juvenile Parkinsonism and deletions in mice are associated with the mouse mutant Quaking (viable). Spontaneous mouse mutants in GRID2 and DAB1 are associated with Lurcher and Reelin, respectively. In humans, alterations in IL1RAPL1 cause X-linked mental retardation and loss of WWOX is associated with Tau phosphorylation. We propose that the instability-induced alterations in these genes contribute to cancer development in a two-step process. Initial alterations will primarily occur within intronic regions, as these genes are greater than 99% intronic. These are not benign. Instead, they alter the repertoire of transcripts produced from these genes. As cancer progresses deletions will begin to encompass exons resulting in gene inactivation. These two types of alterations occurring in multiple large CFS genes may contribute significantly to the heterogeneity observed in cancer. There are also important potential linkages between normal neurological development and the development of cancer mediated by alterations in these genes.
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- David I Smith
- Co-head of the Ovarian Cancer Program, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Akashi M, Takumi T. The orphan nuclear receptor RORalpha regulates circadian transcription of the mammalian core-clock Bmal1. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2005; 12:441-8. [PMID: 15821743 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 355] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2004] [Accepted: 03/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The PAS (PER-ARNT-SIM) helix-loop-helix transcription factor BMAL1 (also known as MOP3) is an essential component of the circadian pacemaker in mammals. Here we show that the retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor RORalpha (NR1F1) directly activates transcription of Bmal1 through two conserved RORalpha response elements that are required for cell-autonomous transcriptional oscillation of Bmal1 mRNA. Positive involvement of RORalpha in generation of the Bmal1 circadian oscillation was verified by behavioral analyses of RORalpha-deficient staggerer mice that showed aberrant locomotor activity and unstable rhythmicity. In cultured cells, loss of endogenous RORalpha protein resulted in a dampened circadian rhythm of Bmal1 transcription, further indicating that RORalpha is a functional component of the cell-autonomous core circadian clock. These results indicate that RORalpha acts to promote Bmal1 transcription, thereby maintaining a robust circadian rhythm.
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MESH Headings
- ARNTL Transcription Factors
- Animals
- Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
- Behavior, Animal/physiology
- Cell Line
- Circadian Rhythm/genetics
- Circadian Rhythm/physiology
- DNA/genetics
- DNA/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Mice
- Mutation/genetics
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/deficiency
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Response Elements/genetics
- Trans-Activators/deficiency
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Trans-Activators/metabolism
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription, Genetic/genetics
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- Makoto Akashi
- Osaka Bioscience Institute, 6-2-4 Furuedai, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan
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