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Liao K, Liu K, Wang Z, Zhao K, Mei Y. TRIM2 promotes metabolic adaptation to glutamine deprivation via enhancement of CPT1A activity. FEBS J 2024. [PMID: 38949993 DOI: 10.1111/febs.17218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Cancer cells undergo metabolic adaptation to promote their survival and growth under energy stress conditions, yet the underlying mechanisms remain largely unclear. Here, we report that tripartite motif-containing protein 2 (TRIM2) is upregulated in response to glutamine deprivation by the transcription factor cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor (ATF4). TRIM2 is shown to specifically interact with carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1A), a rate-limiting enzyme of fatty acid oxidation. Via this interaction, TRIM2 enhances the enzymatic activity of CPT1A, thereby regulating intracellular lipid levels and protecting cells from glutamine deprivation-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, TRIM2 is able to promote both in vitro cell proliferation and in vivo xenograft tumor growth via CPT1A. Together, these findings establish TRIM2 as an important regulator of the metabolic adaptation of cancer cells to glutamine deprivation and implicate TRIM2 as a potential therapeutic target for cancer.
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- Kaimin Liao
- Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Fang H, Wu XM, Zheng SY, Chang MX. Tripartite motif 2b ( trim2b) restricts spring viremia of carp virus by degrading viral proteins and negative regulators NLRP12-like receptors. J Virol 2024; 98:e0015824. [PMID: 38695539 PMCID: PMC11237789 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00158-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
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Tripartite motif (TRIM) proteins are involved in different cellular functions, including regulating virus infection. In teleosts, two orthologous genes of mammalian TRIM2 are identified. However, the functions and molecular mechanisms of piscine TRIM2 remain unclear. Here, we show that trim2b-knockout zebrafish are more susceptible to spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV) infection than wild-type zebrafish. Transcriptomic analysis demonstrates that NOD-like receptor (NLR), but not RIG-I-like receptor (RLR), signaling pathway is significantly enriched in the trim2b-knockout zebrafish. In vitro, overexpression of Trim2b fails to degrade RLRs and those key proteins involved in the RLR signaling pathway but does for negative regulators NLRP12-like proteins. Zebrafish Trim2b degrades NLRP12-like proteins through its NHL_TRIM2_like and IG_FLMN domains in a ubiquitin-proteasome degradation pathway. SVCV-N and SVCV-G proteins are also degraded by NHL_TRIM2_like domains, and the degradation pathway is an autophagy lysosomal pathway. Moreover, zebrafish Trim2b can interfere with the binding between NLRP12-like protein and SVCV viral RNA and can completely block the negative regulation of NLRP12-like protein on SVCV infection. Taken together, our data demonstrate that the mechanism of action of zebrafish trim2b against SVCV infection is through targeting the degradation of host-negative regulators NLRP12-like receptors and viral SVCV-N/SVCV-G genes.IMPORTANCESpring viremia of carp virus (SVCV) is a lethal freshwater pathogen that causes high mortality in cyprinid fish. In the present study, we identified zebrafish trim2b, NLRP12-L1, and NLRP12-L2 as potential pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) for sensing and binding viral RNA. Zebrafish trim2b functions as a positive regulator; however, NLRP12-L1 and NLRP12-L2 function as negative regulators during SVCV infection. Furthermore, we find that zebrafish trim2b decreases host lethality in two manners. First, zebrafish Trim2b promotes protein degradations of negative regulators NLRP12-L1 and NLRP12-L2 by enhancing K48-linked ubiquitination and decreasing K63-linked ubiquitination. Second, zebrafish trim2b targets viral RNAs for degradation. Therefore, this study reveals a special antiviral mechanism in lower vertebrates.
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- Hong Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Ding EA, Kumar S. Neurofilament Biophysics: From Structure to Biomechanics. Mol Biol Cell 2024; 35:re1. [PMID: 38598299 PMCID: PMC11151108 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e23-11-0438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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Neurofilaments (NFs) are multisubunit, neuron-specific intermediate filaments consisting of a 10-nm diameter filament "core" surrounded by a layer of long intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) "tails." NFs are thought to regulate axonal caliber during development and then stabilize the mature axon, with NF subunit misregulation, mutation, and aggregation featuring prominently in multiple neurological diseases. The field's understanding of NF structure, mechanics, and function has been deeply informed by a rich variety of biochemical, cell biological, and mouse genetic studies spanning more than four decades. These studies have contributed much to our collective understanding of NF function in axonal physiology and disease. In recent years, however, there has been a resurgence of interest in NF subunit proteins in two new contexts: as potential blood- and cerebrospinal fluid-based biomarkers of neuronal damage, and as model IDPs with intriguing properties. Here, we review established principles and more recent discoveries in NF structure and function. Where possible, we place these findings in the context of biophysics of NF assembly, interaction, and contributions to axonal mechanics.
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- Erika A. Ding
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158
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van Asperen JV, Kotaich F, Caillol D, Bomont P. Neurofilaments: Novel findings and future challenges. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2024; 87:102326. [PMID: 38401181 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2024.102326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Neurofilaments (NFs) are abundant cytoskeletal proteins that emerge as a critical hub for cell signalling within neurons. As we start to uncover essential roles of NFs in regulating microtubule and organelle dynamics, nerve conduction and neurotransmission, novel discoveries are expected to arise in genetics, with NFs identified as causal genes for various neurodegenerative diseases. This review will discuss how the latest advances in fundamental and translational research illuminate our understanding of NF biology, particularly their assembly, organisation, transport and degradation. We will emphasise the notion that filaments are not one entity and that future challenges will be to apprehend their diverse composition and structural heterogeneity and to scrutinize how this regulates signalling, sustains neuronal physiology and drives pathophysiology in disease.
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- Jessy V van Asperen
- ERC Team, NeuroMyoGene Insitute, INMG-PGNM, Inserm U1315, CNRS UMR5261, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- ERC Team, NeuroMyoGene Insitute, INMG-PGNM, Inserm U1315, CNRS UMR5261, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- ERC Team, NeuroMyoGene Insitute, INMG-PGNM, Inserm U1315, CNRS UMR5261, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- ERC Team, NeuroMyoGene Insitute, INMG-PGNM, Inserm U1315, CNRS UMR5261, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
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Wong NKP, Solly EL, Le R, Nankivell VA, Mulangala J, Psaltis PJ, Nicholls SJ, Ng MKC, Bursill CA, Tan JTM. TRIM2 Selectively Regulates Inflammation-Driven Pathological Angiogenesis without Affecting Physiological Hypoxia-Mediated Angiogenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:3343. [PMID: 38542330 PMCID: PMC10970352 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25063343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Angiogenesis is a critical physiological response to ischemia but becomes pathological when dysregulated and driven excessively by inflammation. We recently identified a novel angiogenic role for tripartite-motif-containing protein 2 (TRIM2) whereby lentiviral shRNA-mediated TRIM2 knockdown impaired endothelial angiogenic functions in vitro. This study sought to determine whether these effects could be translated in vivo and to determine the molecular mechanisms involved. CRISPR/Cas9-generated Trim2-/- mice that underwent a periarterial collar model of inflammation-induced angiogenesis exhibited significantly less adventitial macrophage infiltration relative to wildtype (WT) littermates, concomitant with decreased mRNA expression of macrophage marker Cd68 and reduced adventitial proliferating neovessels. Mechanistically, TRIM2 knockdown in endothelial cells in vitro attenuated inflammation-driven induction of critical angiogenic mediators, including nuclear HIF-1α, and curbed the phosphorylation of downstream effector eNOS. Conversely, in a hindlimb ischemia model of hypoxia-mediated angiogenesis, there were no differences in blood flow reperfusion to the ischemic hindlimbs of Trim2-/- and WT mice despite a decrease in proliferating neovessels and arterioles. TRIM2 knockdown in vitro attenuated hypoxia-driven induction of nuclear HIF-1α but had no further downstream effects on other angiogenic proteins. Our study has implications for understanding the role of TRIM2 in the regulation of angiogenesis in both pathophysiological contexts.
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- Nathan K. P. Wong
- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; (N.K.P.W.); (E.L.S.); (R.L.); (V.A.N.); (J.M.); (P.J.P.); (C.A.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney School of Medicine, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia;
- Department of Cardiology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; (N.K.P.W.); (E.L.S.); (R.L.); (V.A.N.); (J.M.); (P.J.P.); (C.A.B.)
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; (N.K.P.W.); (E.L.S.); (R.L.); (V.A.N.); (J.M.); (P.J.P.); (C.A.B.)
- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
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- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; (N.K.P.W.); (E.L.S.); (R.L.); (V.A.N.); (J.M.); (P.J.P.); (C.A.B.)
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; (N.K.P.W.); (E.L.S.); (R.L.); (V.A.N.); (J.M.); (P.J.P.); (C.A.B.)
- Heart Foundation, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; (N.K.P.W.); (E.L.S.); (R.L.); (V.A.N.); (J.M.); (P.J.P.); (C.A.B.)
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney School of Medicine, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia;
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; (N.K.P.W.); (E.L.S.); (R.L.); (V.A.N.); (J.M.); (P.J.P.); (C.A.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney School of Medicine, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia;
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; (N.K.P.W.); (E.L.S.); (R.L.); (V.A.N.); (J.M.); (P.J.P.); (C.A.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney School of Medicine, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia;
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Glover HL, Mendes M, Gomes-Neto J, Rusilowicz-Jones EV, Rigden DJ, Dittmar G, Urbé S, Clague MJ. Microtubule association of TRIM3 revealed by differential extraction proteomics. J Cell Sci 2024; 137:jcs261522. [PMID: 38149663 PMCID: PMC10917062 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.261522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023] Open
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The microtubule network is formed from polymerised tubulin subunits and associating proteins, which govern microtubule dynamics and a diverse array of functions. To identify novel microtubule-binding proteins, we have developed an unbiased biochemical assay, which relies on the selective extraction of cytosolic proteins from U2OS cells, while leaving behind the microtubule network. Candidate proteins are linked to microtubules by their sensitivities to the depolymerising drug nocodazole or the microtubule-stabilising drug taxol, which is quantitated by mass spectrometry. Our approach is benchmarked by co-segregation of tubulin and previously established microtubule-binding proteins. We then identify several novel candidate microtubule-binding proteins, from which we have selected the ubiquitin E3 ligase tripartite motif-containing protein 3 (TRIM3) for further characterisation. We map TRIM3 microtubule binding to its C-terminal NHL-repeat region. We show that TRIM3 is required for the accumulation of acetylated tubulin, following treatment with taxol. Furthermore, loss of TRIM3 partially recapitulates the reduction in nocodazole-resistant microtubules characteristic of α-tubulin acetyltransferase 1 (ATAT1) depletion. These results can be explained by a decrease in ATAT1 following depletion of TRIM3 that is independent of transcription.
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- Hannah L. Glover
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, ISMIB, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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- Proteomics of Cellular Signalling, Department of Infection and Immunity,Luxembourg Institute of Health, L-1445 Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, ISMIB, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, ISMIB, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, ISMIB, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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- Proteomics of Cellular Signalling, Department of Infection and Immunity,Luxembourg Institute of Health, L-1445 Strassen, Luxembourg
- Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Luxembourg, 2 Avenue de l'Université, Campus Belval, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, ISMIB, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, ISMIB, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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Kotaich F, Caillol D, Bomont P. Neurofilaments in health and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1275155. [PMID: 38164457 PMCID: PMC10758125 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1275155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Neurofilaments (NFs) are the most abundant component of mature neurons, that interconnect with actin and microtubules to form the cytoskeleton. Specifically expressed in the nervous system, NFs present the particularity within the Intermediate Filament family of being formed by four subunits, the neurofilament light (NF-L), medium (NF-M), heavy (NF-H) proteins and α-internexin or peripherin. Here, we review the current knowledge on NF proteins and neurofilaments, from their domain structures and their model of assembly to the dynamics of their transport and degradation along the axon. The formation of the filament and its behaviour are regulated by various determinants, including post-transcriptional (miRNA and RBP proteins) and post-translational (phosphorylation and ubiquitination) modifiers. Altogether, the complex set of modifications enable the neuron to establish a stable but elastic NF array constituting the structural scaffold of the axon, while permitting the local expression of NF proteins and providing the dynamics necessary to fulfil local demands and respond to stimuli and injury. Thus, in addition to their roles in mechano-resistance, radial axonal outgrowth and nerve conduction, NFs control microtubule dynamics, organelle distribution and neurotransmission at the synapse. We discuss how the studies of neurodegenerative diseases with NF aggregation shed light on the biology of NFs. In particular, the NEFL and NEFH genes are mutated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, the most common inherited neurological disorder of the peripheral nervous system. The clinical features of the CMT forms (axonal CMT2E, CMT2CC; demyelinating CMT1F; intermediate I-CMT) with symptoms affecting the central nervous system (CNS) will allow us to further investigate the physiological roles of NFs in the brain. Thus, NF-CMT mouse models exhibit various degrees of sensory-motor deficits associated with CNS symptoms. Cellular systems brought findings regarding the dominant effect of NF-L mutants on NF aggregation and transport, although these have been recently challenged. Neurofilament detection without NF-L in recessive CMT is puzzling, calling for a re-examination of the current model in which NF-L is indispensable for NF assembly. Overall, we discuss how the fundamental and translational fields are feeding each-other to increase but also challenge our knowledge of NF biology, and to develop therapeutic avenues for CMT and neurodegenerative diseases with NF aggregation.
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- ERC team, NeuroMyoGene Institute-Pathophysiology and Genetics of Neuron and Muscle, Inserm U1315, CNRS UMR5261, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Dudley-Fraser J, Rittinger K. It's a TRIM-endous view from the top: the varied roles of TRIpartite Motif proteins in brain development and disease. Front Mol Neurosci 2023; 16:1287257. [PMID: 38115822 PMCID: PMC10728303 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1287257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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The tripartite motif (TRIM) protein family members have been implicated in a multitude of physiologies and pathologies in different tissues. With diverse functions in cellular processes including regulation of signaling pathways, protein degradation, and transcriptional control, the impact of TRIM dysregulation can be multifaceted and complex. Here, we focus on the cellular and molecular roles of TRIMs identified in the brain in the context of a selection of pathologies including cancer and neurodegeneration. By examining each disease in parallel with described roles in brain development, we aim to highlight fundamental common mechanisms employed by TRIM proteins and identify opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
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- Jane Dudley-Fraser
- Molecular Structure of Cell Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Structure of Cell Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Park HM, Le L, Nguyen TT, Nam KH, Ordureau A, Lee JE, Nguyen TV. The CRL3 gigaxonin ubiquitin ligase-USP15 pathway governs the destruction of neurofilament proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2306395120. [PMID: 37903270 PMCID: PMC10636361 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306395120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023] Open
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Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) is caused by mutations in the GAN gene encoding for gigaxonin (GIG), which functions as an adaptor of the CUL3-RBX1-GIG (CRL3GIG) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. The pathological hallmark of GAN is characterized by the accumulation of densely packed neurofilaments (NFs) in the axons. However, there are fundamental knowledge gaps in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which the ubiquitin-proteasome system controls the homeostasis of NF proteins. Recently, the deubiquitylating enzyme USP15 was reported to play a crucial role in regulating ubiquitylation and proteasomal degradation of CRL4CRBN substrate proteins. Here, we report that the CRL3GIG-USP15 pathway governs the destruction of NF proteins NEFL and INA. We identified a specific degron called NEFLL12 degron for CRL3GIG. Notably, mutations in the C-terminal Kelch domain of GIG, represented by L309R, R545C, and C570Y, disrupted the binding of GIG to NEFL and INA, leading to the accumulation of these NF proteins. This accounts for the loss-of-function mutations in GAN patients. In addition to regulating NFs, CRL3GIG also controls actin filaments by directly targeting actin-filament-binding regulatory proteins TPM1, TPM2, TAGLN, and CNN2 for proteasomal degradation. Thus, our findings broadly impact the field by providing fundamental mechanistic insights into regulating extremely long-lived NF proteins NEFL and INA by the CRL3GIG-USP15 pathway and offering previously unexplored therapeutic opportunities to treat GAN patients and other neurodegenerative diseases by explicitly targeting downstream substrates of CRL3GIG.
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- Hyoung-Min Park
- Biometrology Group, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon34113, Korea
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- Division of Quantum Simulation and Optimization, SandboxAQ, New York, NY10591
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- Gehrke Proteomics Center, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO65211
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- Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY10065
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- Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY10065
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- Biometrology Group, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon34113, Korea
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO65212
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Buneeva OA, Kapitsa IG, Zgoda VG, Medvedev AE. Neuroprotective effects of isatin and afobazole in rats with rotenone-induced Parkinsonism are accompanied by increased brain levels of Triton X-100 soluble alpha-synuclein. BIOMEDITSINSKAIA KHIMIIA 2023; 69:290-299. [PMID: 37937431 DOI: 10.18097/pbmc20236905290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Effects of the endogenous neuroprotector isatin and the pharmacological drug afobazole (exhibiting neuroprotective properties) on behavioral reactions and quantitative changes in the brain proteomic profile have been investigated in rats with experimental rotenone Parkinsonism. A single dose of isatin (100 mg/kg subcutaneously on the last day of a 7-day course of rotenone administration) improved the motor activity of rats with rotenone-induced Parkinsonism in the open field test (horizontal movements) and the rotating rod test. Afobazole (10 mg/kg intraperitoneally, daily during the 7-day course of rotenone administration) reduced the manifestations of rigidity and postural instability. Proteomic analysis, performed using brain samples obtained the day after the last administration of rotenone and neuroprotectors, revealed similar quantitative changes in the brain of rats with rotenone Parkinsonism. An increase in the relative content of 65 proteins and a decrease in the relative content of 21 proteins were detected. The most pronounced changes - an almost ninety-fold increase in the alpha-synuclein content - were found in the brains of rats treated with isatin. In animals of the experimental groups treated with "Rotenone + Isatin", as well as "Rotenone + Afobazole", the increase in the relative content of this protein in the brain was almost 60 and 50 times higher than the control values. Taking into consideration the known data on the physiological role of alpha-synuclein, an increase in the content of this protein in the brain upon administration of neuroprotectors to animals with rotenone Parkinsonism may represent a compensatory reaction, at least in the early stages of this disease and the beginning of its treatment.
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- O A Buneeva
- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia; Zakusov Institute of Pharmacology, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia
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Singh R, Hussain J, Kaur A, Jamdare BG, Pathak D, Garg K, Kaur R, Shankar S, Sunkaria A. The hidden players: Shedding light on the significance of post-translational modifications and miRNAs in Alzheimer's disease development. Ageing Res Rev 2023; 90:102002. [PMID: 37423542 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.102002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent, expensive, lethal, and burdening neurodegenerative disease of this century. The initial stages of this disease are characterized by a reduced ability to encode and store new memories. Subsequent cognitive and behavioral deterioration occurs during the later stages. Abnormal cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) resulting in amyloid-beta (Aβ) accumulation along with hyperphosphorylation of tau protein are the two characteristic hallmarks of AD. Recently, several post-translational modifications (PTMs) have been identified on both Aβ as well as tau proteins. However, a complete understanding of how different PTMs influence the structure and function of proteins in both healthy and diseased conditions is still lacking. It has been speculated that these PTMs might play vital roles in the progression of AD. In addition, several short non-coding microRNA (miRNA) sequences have been found to be deregulated in the peripheral blood of Alzheimer patients. The miRNAs are single-stranded RNAs that control gene expression by causing mRNA degradation, deadenylation, or translational repression and have been implicated in the regulation of several neuronal and glial activities. The lack of comprehensive understanding regarding disease mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic targets greatly hampers the development of effective strategies for early diagnosis and the identification of viable therapeutic targets. Moreover, existing treatment options for managing the disease have proven to be ineffective and provide only temporary relief. Therefore, understanding the role of miRNAs and PTMs in AD can provide valuable insights into disease mechanisms, aid in the identification of biomarkers, facilitate the discovery of novel therapeutic targets, and inspire innovative treatments for this challenging condition.
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- Ravinder Singh
- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India.
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Thomas BAI, Lewis HL, Jones DH, Ward SE. Central Nervous System Targeted Protein Degraders. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1164. [PMID: 37627229 PMCID: PMC10452695 DOI: 10.3390/biom13081164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Diseases of the central nervous system, which once occupied a large component of the pharmaceutical industry research and development portfolio, have for many years played a smaller part in major pharma pipelines-primarily due to the well cited challenges in target validation, valid translational models, and clinical trial design. Unfortunately, this decline in research and development interest has occurred in tandem with an increase in the medical need-in part driven by the success in treating other chronic diseases, which then results in a greater overall longevity along with a higher prevalence of diseases associated with ageing. The lead modality for drug agents targeting the brain remains the traditionally small molecule, despite potential in gene-based therapies and antibodies, particularly in the hugely anticipated anti-amyloid field, clearly driven by the additional challenge of effective distribution to the relevant brain compartments. However, in recognition of the growing disease burden, advanced therapies are being developed in tandem with improved delivery options. Hence, methodologies which were initially restricted to systemic indications are now being actively explored for a range of CNS diseases-an important class of which include the protein degradation technologies.
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- Bedwyr ab Ion Thomas
- Medicines Discovery Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK (H.L.L.)
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- Medicines Discovery Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK (H.L.L.)
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- Medicines Discovery Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK (H.L.L.)
- Chemistry Department, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
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- Medicines Discovery Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK (H.L.L.)
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Pan M, Li X, Xu G, Tian X, Li Y, Fang W. Tripartite Motif Protein Family in Central Nervous System Diseases. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2023:10.1007/s10571-023-01337-5. [PMID: 36988770 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-023-01337-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Tripartite motif (TRIM) protein superfamily is a group of E3 ubiquitin ligases characterized by the conserved RING domain, the B-box domain, and the coiled-coil domain (RBCC). It is widely involved in various physiological and pathological processes, such as intracellular signal transduction, cell cycle regulation, oncogenesis, and innate immune response. Central nervous system (CNS) diseases are composed of encephalopathy and spinal cord diseases, which have a high disability and mortality rate. Patients are often unable to take care of themselves and their life quality can be seriously declined. Initially, the function research of TRIM proteins mainly focused on cancer. However, in recent years, accumulating attention is paid to the roles they play in CNS diseases. In this review, we integrate the reported roles of TRIM proteins in the pathological process of CNS diseases and related signaling pathways, hoping to provide theoretical bases for further research in treating CNS diseases targeting TRIM proteins. TRIM proteins participated in CNS diseases. TRIM protein family is characterized by a highly conserved RBCC domain, referring to the RING domain, the B-box domain, and the coiled-coil domain. Recent research has discovered the relations between TRIM proteins and various CNS diseases, especially Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and ischemic stroke.
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- Mengtian Pan
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Mailbox 207, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People's Republic of China.
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Arslan B, Zetterberg H. Neurofilament light chain as neuronal injury marker - what is needed to facilitate implementation in clinical laboratory practice? Clin Chem Lab Med 2023; 61:1140-1149. [PMID: 36880940 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2023-0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Neurobiomarkers have attracted significant attention over the last ten years. One promising biomarker is the neurofilament light chain protein (NfL). Since the introduction of ultrasensitive assays, NfL has been developed into a widely used axonal damage marker of relevance to the diagnosis, prognostication, follow-up, and treatment monitoring of a range of neurological disorders, including multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease. The marker is increasingly used clinically, as well as in clinical trials. Even if we have validated precise, sensitive, and specific assays for NfL quantification in both cerebrospinal fluid and blood, there are analytical, as well as pre- and post-analytical aspects of the total NfL testing process, including biomarker interpretation, to consider. Although the biomarker is already in use in specialised clinical laboratory settings, a more general use requires some further work. In this review, we provide brief basic information and opinions on NfL as a biomarker of axonal injury in neurological diseases and pinpoint additional work needed to facilitate biomarker implementation in clinical practice.
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- Burak Arslan
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at The University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at The University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London, UK
- Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Job F, Mai C, Villavicencio-Lorini P, Herfurth J, Neuhaus H, Hoffmann K, Pfirrmann T, Hollemann T. OTUD3: A Lys6 and Lys63 specific deubiquitinase in early vertebrate development. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2023; 1866:194901. [PMID: 36503125 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2022.194901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ubiquitination and deubiquitylation regulate essential cellular processes and involve hundreds of sequentially acting enzymes, many of which are barely understood. OTUD3 is an evolutionarily highly conserved deubiquitinase involved in many aspects of cellular homeostasis. However, its biochemical properties and physiological role during development are poorly understood. Here, we report on the expression of OTUD3 in human tissue samples where it appears prominently in those of neuronal origin. In cells, OTUD3 is present in the cytoplasm where it can bind to microtubules. Interestingly, we found that OTUD3 cleaves preferentially at K6 and K63, i.e., poly-ubiquitin linkages that are not primarily involved in protein degradation. We employed Xenopus embryos to study the consequences of suppressing otud3 function during early neural development. We found that Otud3 deficiency led to impaired formation of cranial and particularly of cranial neural crest-derived structures as well as movement defects. Thus, OTUD3 appears as a neuronally enriched deubiquitinase that is involved in the proper development of the neural system.
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- Florian Job
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Physiological Chemistry, 06114 Halle, Germany; Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Human Genetics, 06114 Halle, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Physiological Chemistry, 06114 Halle, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Physiological Chemistry, 06114 Halle, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Physiological Chemistry, 06114 Halle, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Human Genetics, 06114 Halle, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Physiological Chemistry, 06114 Halle, Germany; Department of Medicine, Health and Medical University, 14471 Potsdam, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Physiological Chemistry, 06114 Halle, Germany.
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Esposito D, Dudley-Fraser J, Garza-Garcia A, Rittinger K. Divergent self-association properties of paralogous proteins TRIM2 and TRIM3 regulate their E3 ligase activity. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7583. [PMID: 36481767 PMCID: PMC9732051 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35300-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Tripartite motif (TRIM) proteins constitute a large family of RING-type E3 ligases that share a conserved domain architecture. TRIM2 and TRIM3 are paralogous class VII TRIM members that are expressed mainly in the brain and regulate different neuronal functions. Here we present a detailed structure-function analysis of TRIM2 and TRIM3, which despite high sequence identity, exhibit markedly different self-association and activity profiles. We show that the isolated RING domain of human TRIM3 is monomeric and inactive, and that this lack of activity is due to a few placental mammal-specific amino acid changes adjacent to the core RING domain that prevent self-association but not E2 recognition. We demonstrate that the activity of human TRIM3 RING can be restored by substitution with the relevant region of human TRIM2 or by hetero-dimerization with human TRIM2, establishing that subtle amino acid changes can profoundly affect TRIM protein activity. Finally, we show that TRIM2 and TRIM3 interact in a cellular context via their filamin and coiled-coil domains, respectively.
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- Diego Esposito
- grid.451388.30000 0004 1795 1830Molecular Structure of Cell Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT UK
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- grid.451388.30000 0004 1795 1830Molecular Structure of Cell Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT UK
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- grid.451388.30000 0004 1795 1830Mycobacterial Metabolism and Antibiotic Research Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT UK
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- grid.451388.30000 0004 1795 1830Molecular Structure of Cell Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT UK
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Chaikuad A, Zhubi R, Tredup C, Knapp S. Comparative structural analyses of the NHL domains from the human E3 ligase TRIM-NHL family. IUCRJ 2022; 9:720-727. [PMID: 36381143 PMCID: PMC9634614 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252522008582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Tripartite motif (TRIM) proteins constitute one of the largest subfamilies of the RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligases that play a role in diverse processes from homeostasis and immune response to viral restriction. While TRIM proteins typically harbor an N-terminal RING finger, a B-box and a coiled-coil domain, a high degree of diversity lies in their C termini that contain diverse protein interaction modules, most of which, both structures and their roles in intermolecular interactions, remain unknown. Here, high-resolution crystal structures of the NHL domains of three of the four human TRIM-NHL proteins, namely TRIM2, TRIM3 and TRIM71, are presented. Comparative structural analyses revealed that, despite sharing an evolutionarily conserved six-bladed β-propeller architecture, the low sequence identities resulted in distinct properties of these interaction domains at their putative binding sites for macromolecules. Interestingly, residues lining the binding cavities represent a hotspot for genetic mutations linked to several diseases. Thus, high sequence diversity within the conserved NHL domains might be essential for differentiating binding partners among TRIM-NHL proteins.
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- Apirat Chaikuad
- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 15, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 15, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 15, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 15, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Translational Cancer Network (DKTK), Site Frankfurt/Mainz, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Vriend J, Thanasupawat T, Sinha N, Klonisch T. Ubiquitin Proteasome Gene Signatures in Ependymoma Molecular Subtypes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012330. [PMID: 36293188 PMCID: PMC9604155 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) is critically important for cellular homeostasis and affects virtually all key functions in normal and neoplastic cells. Currently, a comprehensive review of the role of the UPS in ependymoma (EPN) brain tumors is lacking but may provide valuable new information on cellular networks specific to different EPN subtypes and reveal future therapeutic targets. We have reviewed publicly available EPN gene transcription datasets encoding components of the UPS pathway. Reactome analysis of these data revealed genes and pathways that were able to distinguish different EPN subtypes with high significance. We identified differential transcription of several genes encoding ubiquitin E2 conjugases associated with EPN subtypes. The expression of the E2 conjugase genes UBE2C, UBE2S, and UBE2I was elevated in the ST_EPN_RELA subtype. The UBE2C and UBE2S enzymes are associated with the ubiquitin ligase anaphase promoting complex (APC/c), which regulates the degradation of substrates associated with cell cycle progression, whereas UBE2I is a Sumo-conjugating enzyme. Additionally, elevated in ST_EPN_RELA were genes for the E3 ligase and histone deacetylase HDAC4 and the F-box cullin ring ligase adaptor FBX031. Cluster analysis demonstrated several genes encoding E3 ligases and their substrate adaptors as EPN subtype specific genetic markers. The most significant Reactome Pathways associated with differentially expressed genes for E3 ligases and their adaptors included antigen presentation, neddylation, sumoylation, and the APC/c complex. Our analysis provides several UPS associated factors that may be attractive markers and future therapeutic targets for the subtype-specific treatment of EPN patients.
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- Jerry Vriend
- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-204-789-3732
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P5, Canada
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
- Department of Pathology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P5, Canada
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
- Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4, Canada
- CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
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Expression and Role of TRIM2 in Human Diseases. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:9430509. [PMID: 36051486 PMCID: PMC9427271 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9430509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tripartite motif (TRIM) protein family proteins contain more than 80 members in humans, and most of these proteins exhibit E3 ubiquitin ligase activity mediated through a RING finger domain. Their biological functions are very complex, and they perform diverse functions in cell evolution processes, such as intracellular signaling, development, apoptosis, protein quality control, innate immunity, autophagy, and carcinogenesis. Tripartite motif-containing protein 2 (TRIM2), a member of the TRIM superfamily, is an 81 kDa multidomain protein, also known as CMT2R or RNF86, located at 4q31.3. TRIM2 functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase. Current studies have shown that TRIM2 can play roles in neuroprotection, neuronal rapid ischemic tolerance, antiviral responses, neurological diseases, etc. Moreover, based on some studies in tumors, TRIM2 regulates tumor proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis, and drug resistance through different mechanisms and plays a critical role in tumor occurrence and development. This review is aimed at providing a systematic and comprehensive summary of research on TRIM2 and at exploring the potential role of TRIM2 as a biomarker and therapeutic target in many kinds of human diseases.
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Guenette RG, Yang SW, Min J, Pei B, Potts PR. Target and tissue selectivity of PROTAC degraders. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:5740-5756. [PMID: 35587208 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00200k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Targeted protein degradation (TPD) strategies have revolutionized how scientists tackle challenging protein targets deemed undruggable with traditional small molecule inhibitors. Many promising campaigns to inhibit proteins have failed due to factors surrounding inhibition selectivity and targeting of compounds to specific tissues and cell types. One of the major improvements that PROTAC (proteolysis targeting chimera) and molecular glue technology can exert is highly selective control of target inhibition. Multiple studies have shown that PROTACs can gain selectivity for their protein targets beyond that of their parent ligands via optimization of linker length and stabilization of ternary complexes. Due to the bifunctional nature of PROTACs, the tissue selective nature of E3 ligases can be exploited to uncover novel targeting mechanisms. In this review, we provide critical analysis of the recent progress towards making selective PROTAC molecules and new PROTAC technologies that will continue to push the boundaries of achieving selectivity. These efforts have wide implications in the future of treating disease as they will broaden the possible targets that can be addressed by small molecules, like undruggable proteins or broadly active targets that would benefit from degradation in specific tissue types.
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- Induced Proximity Platform, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.
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- Induced Proximity Platform, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.
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- Genome Analysis Unit, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA
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Kitt MM, Tabuchi N, Spencer WC, Robinson HL, Zhang XL, Eastman BA, Lobur KJ, Silver J, Mei L, Deneris ES. An adult-stage transcriptional program for survival of serotonergic connectivity. Cell Rep 2022; 39:110711. [PMID: 35443166 PMCID: PMC9109281 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Neurons must function for decades of life, but how these non-dividing cells are preserved is poorly understood. Using mouse serotonin (5-HT) neurons as a model, we report an adult-stage transcriptional program specialized to ensure the preservation of neuronal connectivity. We uncover a switch in Lmx1b and Pet1 transcription factor function from controlling embryonic axonal growth to sustaining a transcriptomic signature of 5-HT connectivity comprising functionally diverse synaptic and axonal genes. Adult-stage deficiency of Lmx1b and Pet1 causes slowly progressing degeneration of 5-HT synapses and axons, increased susceptibility of 5-HT axons to neurotoxic injury, and abnormal stress responses. Axon degeneration occurs in a die back pattern and is accompanied by accumulation of α-synuclein and amyloid precursor protein in spheroids and mitochondrial fragmentation without cell body loss. Our findings suggest that neuronal connectivity is transcriptionally protected by maintenance of connectivity transcriptomes; progressive decay of such transcriptomes may contribute to age-related diseases of brain circuitry.
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- Meagan M Kitt
- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Sainio MT, Rasila T, Molchanova SM, Järvilehto J, Torregrosa-Muñumer R, Harjuhaahto S, Pennonen J, Huber N, Herukka SK, Haapasalo A, Zetterberg H, Taira T, Palmio J, Ylikallio E, Tyynismaa H. Neurofilament Light Regulates Axon Caliber, Synaptic Activity, and Organelle Trafficking in Cultured Human Motor Neurons. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 9:820105. [PMID: 35237613 PMCID: PMC8883324 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.820105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Neurofilament light (NFL) is one of the proteins forming multimeric neuron-specific intermediate filaments, neurofilaments, which fill the axonal cytoplasm, establish caliber growth, and provide structural support. Dominant missense mutations and recessive nonsense mutations in the neurofilament light gene (NEFL) are among the causes of Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) neuropathy, which affects the peripheral nerves with the longest axons. We previously demonstrated that a neuropathy-causing homozygous nonsense mutation in NEFL led to the absence of NFL in patient-specific neurons. To understand the disease-causing mechanisms, we investigate here the functional effects of NFL loss in human motor neurons differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). We used genome editing to generate NEFL knockouts and compared them to patient-specific nonsense mutants and isogenic controls. iPSC lacking NFL differentiated efficiently into motor neurons with normal axon growth and regrowth after mechanical axotomy and contained neurofilaments. Electrophysiological analysis revealed that motor neurons without NFL fired spontaneous and evoked action potentials with similar characteristics as controls. However, we found that, in the absence of NFL, human motor neurons 1) had reduced axonal caliber, 2) the amplitude of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSC) was decreased, 3) neurofilament heavy (NFH) levels were reduced and no compensatory increases in other filament subunits were observed, and 4) the movement of mitochondria and to a lesser extent lysosomes was increased. Our findings elaborate the functional roles of NFL in human motor neurons. NFL is not only a structural protein forming neurofilaments and filling the axonal cytoplasm, but our study supports the role of NFL in the regulation of synaptic transmission and organelle trafficking. To rescue the NFL deficiency in the patient-specific nonsense mutant motor neurons, we used three drugs, amlexanox, ataluren (PTC-124), and gentamicin to induce translational read-through or inhibit nonsense-mediated decay. However, the drugs failed to increase the amount of NFL protein to detectable levels and were toxic to iPSC-derived motor neurons.
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- Markus T Sainio
- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.,Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.,Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London, United Kingdom.,Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Biosciences for Electrophysiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neuromuscular Research Center, Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Differential gene expression by RNA-seq during Alzheimer’s disease-like progression in the Drosophila melanogaster model. Neurosci Res 2022; 180:1-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Polani S, Dean M, Lichter-Peled A, Hendrickson S, Tsang S, Fang X, Feng Y, Qiao W, Avni G, Kahila Bar-Gal G. Sequence Variant in the TRIM39-RPP21 Gene Readthrough is Shared Across a Cohort of Arabian Foals Diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Epilepsy. JOURNAL OF GENETIC MUTATION DISORDERS 2022; 1:103. [PMID: 35465405 PMCID: PMC9031527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Juvenile idiopathic epilepsy (JIE) is a self-limiting neurological disorder with a suspected genetic predisposition affecting young Arabian foals of the Egyptian lineage. The condition is characterized by tonic-clonic seizures with intermittent post-ictal blindness, in which most incidents are sporadic and unrecognized. This study aimed to identify genetic components shared across a local cohort of Arabian foals diagnosed with JIE via a combined whole genome and targeted resequencing approach: Initial whole genome comparisons between a small cohort of nine diagnosed foals (cases) and 27 controls from other horse breeds identified variants uniquely shared amongst the case cohort. Further validation via targeted resequencing of these variants, that pertain to non-intergenic regions, on additional eleven case individuals revealed a single 19bp deletion coupled with a triple-C insertion (Δ19InsCCC) within the TRIM39-RPP21 gene readthrough that was uniquely shared across all case individuals, and absent from three additional Arabian controls. Furthermore, we have confirmed recent findings refuting potential linkage between JIE and other inherited diseases in the Arabian lineage, and refuted the potential linkage between JIE and genes predisposing a similar disorder in human newborns. This is the first study to report a genetic variant to be shared in a sub-population cohort of Arabian foals diagnosed with JIE. Further evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of the Δ19InsCCC allele within additional cohorts of the Arabian horse is warranted in order to validate its credibility as a marker for JIE, and to ascertain whether it has been introduced into other horse breeds by Arabian ancestry.
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- S Polani
- Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, Laboratory of Translational Genomics, USA
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- Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biology, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, USA
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Medisoos Equine Clinic, Kibutz Magal, Israel
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- Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Mammel AE, Delgado KC, Chin AL, Condon AF, Hill JQ, Aicher SA, Wang Y, Fedorov LM, Robinson FL. Distinct roles for the Charcot-Marie-tooth disease-causing endosomal regulators Mtmr5 and Mtmr13 in axon radial sorting and Schwann cell myelination. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 31:1216-1229. [PMID: 34718573 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4B (CMT4B) disease caused by mutations in myotubularin-related 5 (MTMR5; also called SET Binding Factor 1; SBF1) shows a spectrum of axonal and demyelinating nerve phenotypes. This contrasts with the CMT4B subtypes caused by MTMR2 or MTMR13 (SBF2) mutations, which are characterized by myelin outfoldings and classic demyelination. Thus, it is unclear whether MTMR5 plays an analogous or distinct role from that of its homolog, MTMR13, in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). MTMR5 and MTMR13 are pseudophosphatases predicted to regulate endosomal trafficking by activating Rab GTPases and binding to the phosphoinositide 3-phosphatase MTMR2. In the mouse PNS, Mtmr2 was required to maintain wild type levels of Mtmr5 and Mtmr13, suggesting that these factors function in discrete protein complexes. Genetic elimination of both Mtmr5 and Mtmr13 in mice led to perinatal lethality, indicating that the two proteins have partially redundant functions during embryogenesis. Loss of Mtmr5 in mice did not cause CMT4B-like myelin outfoldings. However, adult Mtmr5-/- mouse nerves contained fewer myelinated axons than control nerves, likely as a result of axon radial sorting defects. Consistently, Mtmr5 levels were highest during axon radial sorting and fell sharply after postnatal day seven. Our findings suggest that Mtmr5 and Mtmr13 ensure proper axon radial sorting and Schwann cell myelination, respectively, perhaps through their direct interactions with Mtmr2. This study enhances our understanding of the non-redundant roles of the endosomal regulators MTMR5 and MTMR13 during normal peripheral nerve development and disease.
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- Anna E Mammel
- The Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.,Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology Graduate Program, Oregon Health & Science University
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- The Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- The Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- The Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, Oregon Health & Science University
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University
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- OHSU Transgenic Mouse Models Shared Resource, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
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- OHSU Transgenic Mouse Models Shared Resource, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
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- The Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.,Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
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Xu K, Li S, Yang Q, Zhou Z, Fu M, Yang X, Hao K, Liu Y, Ji H. MicroRNA-145-5p targeting of TRIM2 mediates the apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells via the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in glaucoma. J Gene Med 2021; 23:e3378. [PMID: 34291866 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.3378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is accumulating evidence to suggest that microRNAs (miRNAs) are associated with the progressive optic neuropathy including glaucoma. Apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) is a hallmark of glaucoma. The present study focused on the effects of miR-145-5p on RGC apoptosis in glaucoma. METHODS We established a glaucoma rat model by intraocular injection of N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA). RGCs were isolated from newborn rats and treated with NMDA. Hematoxylin and eosin staining was performed to detect morphological changes in the retinas of rats. The expression of miR-145-5p and tripartite motif-containing 2 (TRIM2) in RGCs was measured by RT-qPCR. The viability of RGCs was measured by MTT assay. Flow cytometry analysis and TUNEL assays were conducted to assess the apoptosis of RGCs. The interaction between miR-145-5p and TRIM2 was investigated using a luciferase reporter assay. RESULTS Rats injected with NMDA showed a thinner ganglion cell layer (GCL) and inner plexiform layer (IPL) as well as increased expression of miR-145-5p. Silencing of miR-145-5p significantly increased the GCL and IPL in the glaucoma rat model. Moreover, miR-145-5p expression was upregulated in RGCs ex vivo in response to NMDA. Silencing of miR-145-5p promoted cell viability and suppressed apoptosis in NMDA-treated RGCs. Mechanistically, miR-145-5p targeted the TRIM2 3' untranslated region to suppress its expression. TRIM2 was upregulated in NMDA-treated RGCs and protected RGCs against NMDA-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, miR-145-5p suppressed the PI3K/AKT pathway by downregulating TRIM2 in NMDA-treated RGCs. CONCLUSIONS Suppression of miR-145-5p inhibited the apoptosis of RGCs via TRIM2-mediated activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in NMDA-induced glaucoma.
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- Kai Xu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Taizhou Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nanjing Tongren Eye Center, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nanjing Tongren Eye Center, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nanjing Tongren Eye Center, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nanjing Tongren Eye Center, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nanjing Tongren Eye Center, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nanjing Tongren Eye Center, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nanjing Tongren Eye Center, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Kron NS, Fieber LA. Co-expression analysis identifies neuro-inflammation as a driver of sensory neuron aging in Aplysia californica. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0252647. [PMID: 34116561 PMCID: PMC8195618 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Aging of the nervous system is typified by depressed metabolism, compromised proteostasis, and increased inflammation that results in cognitive impairment. Differential expression analysis is a popular technique for exploring the molecular underpinnings of neural aging, but technical drawbacks of the methodology often obscure larger expression patterns. Co-expression analysis offers a robust alternative that allows for identification of networks of genes and their putative central regulators. In an effort to expand upon previous work exploring neural aging in the marine model Aplysia californica, we used weighted gene correlation network analysis to identify co-expression networks in a targeted set of aging sensory neurons in these animals. We identified twelve modules, six of which were strongly positively or negatively associated with aging. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes analysis and investigation of central module transcripts identified signatures of metabolic impairment, increased reactive oxygen species, compromised proteostasis, disrupted signaling, and increased inflammation. Although modules with immune character were identified, there was no correlation between genes in Aplysia that increased in expression with aging and the orthologous genes in oyster displaying long-term increases in expression after a virus-like challenge. This suggests anti-viral response is not a driver of Aplysia sensory neuron aging.
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- N. S. Kron
- Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States of America
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Piedade WP, Famulski JK. E3 ubiquitin ligase-mediated regulation of vertebrate ocular development; new insights into the function of SIAH enzymes. Biochem Soc Trans 2021; 49:327-340. [PMID: 33616626 PMCID: PMC7924998 DOI: 10.1042/bst20200613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Developmental regulation of the vertebrate visual system has been a focus of investigation for generations as understanding this critical time period has direct implications on our understanding of congenital blinding disease. The majority of studies to date have focused on transcriptional regulation mediated by morphogen gradients and signaling pathways. However, recent studies of post translational regulation during ocular development have shed light on the role of the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS). This rather ubiquitous yet highly diverse system is well known for regulating protein function and localization as well as stability via targeting for degradation by the 26S proteasome. Work from many model organisms has recently identified UPS activity during various milestones of ocular development including retinal morphogenesis, retinal ganglion cell function as well as photoreceptor homeostasis. In particular work from flies and zebrafish has highlighted the role of the E3 ligase enzyme family, Seven in Absentia Homologue (Siah) during these events. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of UPS activity during Drosophila and vertebrate ocular development, with a major focus on recent findings correlating Siah E3 ligase activity with two major developmental stages of vertebrate ocular development, retinal morphogenesis and photoreceptor specification and survival.
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Goyani S, Roy M, Singh R. TRIM-NHL as RNA Binding Ubiquitin E3 Ligase (RBUL): Implication in development and disease pathogenesis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2021; 1867:166066. [PMID: 33418035 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.166066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
TRIM proteins are RING domain-containing modular ubiquitin ligases, unique due to their stimuli specific expression, localization, and turnover. The TRIM family consists of more than 76 proteins, including the TRIM-NHL sub-family which possesses RNA binding ability along with the inherent E3 Ligase activity, hence can be classified as a unique class of RNA Binding Ubiquitin Ligases (RBULs). Having these two abilities, TRIM-NHL proteins can play important role in a wide variety of cellular processes and their dysregulation can lead to complex and systemic pathological conditions. Increasing evidence suggests that TRIM-NHL proteins regulate RNA at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional level having implications in differentiation, development, and many pathological conditions. This review explores the evolving role of TRIM-NHL proteins as TRIM-RBULs, their ubiquitin ligase and RNA binding ability regulating cellular processes, and their possible role in different pathophysiological conditions.
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- Shanikumar Goyani
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, Gujarat, India.
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Gafson AR, Barthélemy NR, Bomont P, Carare RO, Durham HD, Julien JP, Kuhle J, Leppert D, Nixon RA, Weller RO, Zetterberg H, Matthews PM. Neurofilaments: neurobiological foundations for biomarker applications. Brain 2020; 143:1975-1998. [PMID: 32408345 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Interest in neurofilaments has risen sharply in recent years with recognition of their potential as biomarkers of brain injury or neurodegeneration in CSF and blood. This is in the context of a growing appreciation for the complexity of the neurobiology of neurofilaments, new recognition of specialized roles for neurofilaments in synapses and a developing understanding of mechanisms responsible for their turnover. Here we will review the neurobiology of neurofilament proteins, describing current understanding of their structure and function, including recently discovered evidence for their roles in synapses. We will explore emerging understanding of the mechanisms of neurofilament degradation and clearance and review new methods for future elucidation of the kinetics of their turnover in humans. Primary roles of neurofilaments in the pathogenesis of human diseases will be described. With this background, we then will review critically evidence supporting use of neurofilament concentration measures as biomarkers of neuronal injury or degeneration. Finally, we will reflect on major challenges for studies of the neurobiology of intermediate filaments with specific attention to identifying what needs to be learned for more precise use and confident interpretation of neurofilament measures as biomarkers of neurodegeneration.
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- Arie R Gafson
- Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- ATIP-Avenir team, INM, INSERM, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.,CERVO Brain Research Center, 2601 Chemin de la Canardière, Québec, QC, G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA.,Departments of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA.,Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London, London, UK.,Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.,Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute at Imperial College, London
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Lescouzères L, Bomont P. E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Neurological Diseases: Focus on Gigaxonin and Autophagy. Front Physiol 2020; 11:1022. [PMID: 33192535 PMCID: PMC7642974 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Ubiquitination is a dynamic post-translational modification that regulates the fate of proteins and therefore modulates a myriad of cellular functions. At the last step of this sophisticated enzymatic cascade, E3 ubiquitin ligases selectively direct ubiquitin attachment to specific substrates. Altogether, the ∼800 distinct E3 ligases, combined to the exquisite variety of ubiquitin chains and types that can be formed at multiple sites on thousands of different substrates confer to ubiquitination versatility and infinite possibilities to control biological functions. E3 ubiquitin ligases have been shown to regulate behaviors of proteins, from their activation, trafficking, subcellular distribution, interaction with other proteins, to their final degradation. Largely known for tagging proteins for their degradation by the proteasome, E3 ligases also direct ubiquitinated proteins and more largely cellular content (organelles, ribosomes, etc.) to destruction by autophagy. This multi-step machinery involves the creation of double membrane autophagosomes in which engulfed material is degraded after fusion with lysosomes. Cooperating in sustaining homeostasis, actors of ubiquitination, proteasome and autophagy pathways are impaired or mutated in wide range of human diseases. From initial discovery of pathogenic mutations in the E3 ligase encoding for E6-AP in Angelman syndrome and Parkin in juvenile forms of Parkinson disease, the number of E3 ligases identified as causal gene for neurological diseases has considerably increased within the last years. In this review, we provide an overview of these diseases, by classifying the E3 ubiquitin ligase types and categorizing the neurological signs. We focus on the Gigaxonin-E3 ligase, mutated in giant axonal neuropathy and present a comprehensive analysis of the spectrum of mutations and the recent biological models that permitted to uncover novel mechanisms of action. Then, we discuss the common functions shared by Gigaxonin and the other E3 ligases in cytoskeleton architecture, cell signaling and autophagy. In particular, we emphasize their pivotal roles in controlling multiple steps of the autophagy pathway. In light of the various targets and extending functions sustained by a single E3 ligase, we finally discuss the challenge in understanding the complex pathological cascade underlying disease and in designing therapeutic approaches that can apprehend this complexity.
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- Léa Lescouzères
- ATIP-Avenir Team, INM, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- ATIP-Avenir Team, INM, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Sun Q, Ye Z, Qin Y, Fan G, Ji S, Zhuo Q, Xu W, Liu W, Hu Q, Liu M, Zhang Z, Xu X, Yu X. Oncogenic function of TRIM2 in pancreatic cancer by activating ROS-related NRF2/ITGB7/FAK axis. Oncogene 2020; 39:6572-6588. [PMID: 32929153 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-020-01452-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Evidence suggests that tripartite motif-containing 2 (TRIM2) is associated with carcinogenic effects in several malignancies. However, the expression patterns and roles of TRIM2 in pancreatic cancer are rarely studied. Our study demonstrated that TRIM2 was expressed in a high percentage of pancreatic tumors. High TRIM2 expression was negatively correlated with the outcome of pancreatic cancer. TRIM2 silencing significantly inhibited the proliferation, migration, invasion, and in vivo tumorigenicity of pancreatic cancer cells. Regarding the mechanism involved, TRIM2 activated ROS-related E2-related factor 2 (NRF2)/antioxidant response element (ARE) signaling and the integrin/focal adhesion kinase (FAK) pathway. Treatment of pancreatic cancer cells with the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine decreased ROS activity and expression level of NRF2 and ITGB7. Increased translocation of NRF2 protein into nucleus further rescued the inhibited ITGB7 transcription. Moreover, NRF2 bound to the potential ARE on the promoter region and enhanced the transcriptional activity of ITGB7, indicating the bridging effect of NRF2 between the two signaling pathways. In summary, our study provides evidence that upregulated TRIM2 in pancreatic cancer predicts short survival for pancreatic cancer patients. TRIM2 accelerates pancreatic cancer progression via the ROS-related NRF2/ITGB7/FAK axis.
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- Qiqing Sun
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China. .,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China. .,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China. .,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 200032, Shanghai, China. .,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China. .,Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China. .,Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, 200032, Shanghai, China.
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Ibrahim O, Sutherland HG, Maksemous N, Smith R, Haupt LM, Griffiths LR. Exploring Neuronal Vulnerability to Head Trauma Using a Whole Exome Approach. J Neurotrauma 2020; 37:1870-1879. [PMID: 32233732 PMCID: PMC7462038 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2019.6962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Brain injuries are associated with oxidative stress and a need to restore neuronal homeostasis. Mutations in ion channel genes, in particular CACNA1A, have been implicated in familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) and in the development of concussion-related symptoms in response to trivial head trauma. The aim of this study was to explore the potential role of variants in other ion channel genes in the development of such responses. We conducted whole exome sequencing (WES) on16 individuals who developed a range of neurological and concussion-related symptoms following minor or trivial head injuries. All individuals were initially tested and shown to be negative for mutations in known FHM genes. Variants identified from the WES results were filtered to identify rare variants (minor allele frequency [MAF] <0.01) in genes related to neural processes as well as genes highly expressed in the brain using a combination of in silico prediction tools (SIFT, PolyPhen, PredictSNP, Mutation Taster, and Mutation Assessor). Rare (MAF <0.001) or novel heterozygous variants in 7 ion channel genes were identified in 37.5% (6/16) of the cases (CACNA1I, CACNA1C, ATP10A, ATP7B, KCNAB1, KCNJ10, and SLC26A4), rare variants in neurotransmitter genes were found in 2 cases (GABRG1 and GRIK1), and rare variants in 3 ubiquitin-related genes identified in 4 cases (SQSTM1, TRIM2, and HECTD1). In this study, the largest proportion of potentially pathogenic variants in individuals with severe responses to minor head trauma were identified in genes previously implicated in migraine and seizure-related autosomal recessive neurological disorders. Together with results implicating variants in the hemiplegic migraine genes, CACNA1A and ATP1A2, in severe head trauma response, our results support a role for heterozygous deleterious mutations in genes implicated in neurological dysfunction and potentially increasing the risk of poor response to trivial head trauma.
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- Omar Ibrahim
- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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Lokapally A, Neuhaus H, Herfurth J, Hollemann T. Interplay of TRIM2 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase and ALIX/ESCRT Complex: Control of Developmental Plasticity During Early Neurogenesis. Cells 2020; 9:cells9071734. [PMID: 32698497 PMCID: PMC7409263 DOI: 10.3390/cells9071734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Tripartite motif 2 (TRIM2) drives neurite outgrowth and polarization, is involved in axon specification, and confers neuroprotective functions during rapid ischemia. The mechanisms controlling neuronal cell fate determination and differentiation are fundamental for neural development. Here, we show that in Xenopus, trim2 knockdown affects primary neurogenesis and neural progenitor cell survival. Embryos also suffer from severe craniofacial malformation, a reduction in brain volume, and the loss of motor sensory function. Using a high-throughput LC-MS/MS approach with GST-Trim2 as bait, we pulled down ALG-2 interacting protein X (Alix) from Xenopus embryonic lysates. We demonstrate that the expression of trim2/TRIM2 and alix/ALIX overlap during larval development and on a cellular level in cell culture. Interestingly, trim2 morphants showed a clustering and apoptosis of neural progenitors, which are phenotypic hallmarks that are also observed in Alix KO mice. Therefore, we propose that the interaction of Alix and Trim2 plays a key role in the determination and differentiation of neural progenitors via the modulation of cell proliferation/apoptosis during neurogenesis.
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- Ashwin Lokapally
- Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Hollystrasse 1, 06114 Halle, Germany; (A.L.); (H.N.); (J.H.)
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 455 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Hollystrasse 1, 06114 Halle, Germany; (A.L.); (H.N.); (J.H.)
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- Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Hollystrasse 1, 06114 Halle, Germany; (A.L.); (H.N.); (J.H.)
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- Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Hollystrasse 1, 06114 Halle, Germany; (A.L.); (H.N.); (J.H.)
- Correspondence:
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Liu J, Zhang C, Wang X, Hu W, Feng Z. Tumor suppressor p53 cross-talks with TRIM family proteins. Genes Dis 2020; 8:463-474. [PMID: 34179310 PMCID: PMC8209353 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2020.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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p53 is a key tumor suppressor. As a transcription factor, p53 accumulates in cells in response to various stress signals and selectively transcribes its target genes to regulate a wide variety of cellular stress responses to exert its function in tumor suppression. In addition to tumor suppression, p53 is also involved in many other physiological and pathological processes, e.g. anti-infection, immune response, development, reproduction, neurodegeneration and aging. To maintain its proper function, p53 is under tight and delicate regulation through different mechanisms, particularly the posttranslational modifications. The tripartite motif (TRIM) family proteins are a large group of proteins characterized by the RING, B-Box and coiled-coil (RBCC) domains at the N-terminus. TRIM proteins play important roles in regulation of many fundamental biological processes, including cell proliferation and death, DNA repair, transcription, and immune response. Alterations of TRIM proteins have been linked to many diseases including cancer, infectious diseases, developmental disorders, and neurodegeneration. Interestingly, recent studies have revealed that many TRIM proteins are involved in the regulation of p53, and at the same time, many TRIM proteins are also regulated by p53. Here, we review the cross-talk between p53 and TRIM proteins, and its impact upon cellular biological processes as well as cancer and other diseases.
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- Juan Liu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
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Lin Z, Lin X, Zhu L, Huang J, Huang Y. TRIM2 directly deubiquitinates and stabilizes Snail1 protein, mediating proliferation and metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma. Cancer Cell Int 2020; 20:228. [PMID: 32536816 PMCID: PMC7288537 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-01316-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Lung adenocarcinoma has surpassed lung squamous cell carcinoma as the most common type of non-small cell lung cancer. In this study, we had tested the biological role of TRIM2 in lung adenocarcinoma. Methods TRIM2 abundance in clinical tissues and six cell lines were examined with quantitative real-time PCR test (qRT-PCR) and western blot. TRIM2 overexpression treated H322 cells and TRIM2 knockdown treated A549 cells were used to study cell proliferation, migration, colony formation, invasion, and the expression of epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT) biomarkers. Moreover, ubiquitination related Snail1 degradation were studied with qRT-PCR and western blot. The relationships between TRIM2 and Snail1 were investigated with western blot, co-immunoprecipitation, migration, and invasion. Results TRIM2 was highly expressed in lung adenocarcinoma tissues. TRIM2 overexpression and knockdown treatments could affect cell proliferation, colony formation, migration, invasion, and the expression of EMT associated biomarkers. Moreover, TRIM2 can regulate the ubiquitination related Snail1 degradation. In addition, TRIM2 can regulate Snail1 degradation in lung adenocarcinoma via ubiquitination pathway. TRIM2 could promote the proliferation, migration, and invasion of lung adenocarcinoma. Meanwhile, TRIM2 can deubiquitinate and stabilize Snail1 protein, which play important role in the function of lung adenocarcinoma. Conclusion A high TRIM2 expression could be detected in lung adenocarcinoma tissues and cells. TRIM2 could aggravate cell proliferation, invasion, and migration in colorectal cancer by regulating Snail1 ubiquitylation degradation. Our results could provide detailed information for further studies in lung adenocarcinoma.
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- Zhaoxian Lin
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, No. 134 East Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001 Fujian China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, No. 134 East Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001 Fujian China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, No. 134 East Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001 Fujian China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, No. 134 East Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001 Fujian China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, No. 134 East Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001 Fujian China
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Rao L, Mak VCY, Zhou Y, Zhang D, Li X, Fung CCY, Sharma R, Gu C, Lu Y, Tipoe GL, Cheung ANY, Mills GB, Cheung LWT. p85β regulates autophagic degradation of AXL to activate oncogenic signaling. Nat Commun 2020; 11:2291. [PMID: 32385243 PMCID: PMC7210311 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16061-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PIK3R2 encodes the p85β regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and is frequently amplified in cancers. The signaling mechanism and therapeutic implication of p85β are poorly understood. Here we report that p85β upregulates the protein level of the receptor tyrosine kinase AXL to induce oncogenic signaling in ovarian cancer. p85β activates p110 activity and AKT-independent PDK1/SGK3 signaling to promote tumorigenic phenotypes, which are all abolished upon inhibition of AXL. At the molecular level, p85β alters the phosphorylation of TRIM2 (an E3 ligase) and optineurin (an autophagy receptor), which mediate the selective regulation of AXL by p85β, thereby disrupting the autophagic degradation of the AXL protein. Therapeutically, p85β expression renders ovarian cancer cells vulnerable to inhibitors of AXL, p110, or PDK1. Conversely, p85β-depleted cells are less sensitive to these inhibitors. Together, our findings provide a rationale for pharmacological blockade of the AXL signaling axis in PIK3R2-amplified ovarian cancer.
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- Ling Rao
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Williams FP, Haubrich K, Perez-Borrajero C, Hennig J. Emerging RNA-binding roles in the TRIM family of ubiquitin ligases. Biol Chem 2020; 400:1443-1464. [PMID: 31120853 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2019-0158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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TRIM proteins constitute a large, diverse and ancient protein family which play a key role in processes including cellular differentiation, autophagy, apoptosis, DNA repair, and tumour suppression. Mostly known and studied through the lens of their ubiquitination activity as E3 ligases, it has recently emerged that many of these proteins are involved in direct RNA binding through their NHL or PRY/SPRY domains. We summarise the current knowledge concerning the mechanism of RNA binding by TRIM proteins and its biological role. We discuss how RNA-binding relates to their previously described functions such as E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, and we will consider the potential role of enrichment in membrane-less organelles.
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- Felix Preston Williams
- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Collaboration for Joint PhD Degree between EMBL and Heidelberg University, Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Collaboration for Joint PhD Degree between EMBL and Heidelberg University, Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany, e-mail:
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A recessive Trim2 mutation causes an axonal neuropathy in mice. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 140:104845. [PMID: 32205255 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.104845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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We analyzed Trim2A/A mice, generated by CRISPR-Cas9, which have a recessive, null mutation of Trim2. Trim2A/A mice develop ataxia that is associated with a severe loss of cerebellar Purkinje cells and a peripheral neuropathy. Myelinated axons in the CNS, including those in the deep cerebellar nuclei, have focal enlargements that contain mitochondria and neurofilaments. In the PNS, there is a loss of myelinated axons, particularly in the most distal nerves. The pathologically affected neuronal populations - primary sensory and motor neurons as well as cerebellar Purkinje cells - express TRIM2, suggesting that loss of TRIM2 in these neurons results in cell autonomous effects on their axons. In contrast, these pathological findings were not found in a second strain of Trim2 mutant mice (Trim2C/C), which has a partial deletion in the RING domain that is needed for ubiquitin ligase activity. Both the Trim2Aand the Trim2C alleles encode mutant TRIM2 proteins with reduced ubiquitination activity. In sum, Trim2A/A mice are a genetically authentic animal model of a recessive axonal neuropathy of humans, apparently for a function that does not depend on the ubiquitin ligase activity.
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Gupta I, Dharadhar S, Sixma T, Khan S. Biochemical characterization of TRIM72 E3 ligase and its interaction with the insulin receptor substrate 1. Biochem Biophys Rep 2020; 21:100729. [PMID: 32055715 PMCID: PMC7005368 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2020.100729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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TRIM family of E3 ubiquitin ligases have an amino-terminal conserved tripartite motif consisting of RING, B-Box, coiled-coil domain and different C-terminal domain leading it to classification into 11 subclasses. TRIM72 is an E3 ligase of class IV and subclass 1 with its role in a multitude of cellular processes. Despite being crucial in multiple cellular processes, TRIM72 still hasn't been biochemically characterized. In the present study, we have characterized the oligomeric status of TRIM72 and found that it forms both monomers, dimers, and tetramers. We have screened a set of 12 E2s and identified two novel E2 enzymes (Ubch5c and Ubch10) that work in cooperation with TRIM72. Nevertheless, E3 ligase activity is minimal and we propose that additional regulation is required to enhance its E3 ligase activity. We have also used surface plasmon resonance to study interaction with one of its substrate proteins, IRS1, and identified the PH domain of IRS1 is mediating interaction with the TRIM72 E3 ligase while the PTB domain of IRS1, does not show any interaction. TRIM72 exist as tetramer and monomer. UbcH5c and Ubch10 are the new E2s identified for TRIM72. The PH domain of the IRS1 interacts with the TRIM72.
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- Ishita Gupta
- Structural Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, Delhi, India.,Drug Discovery Research Centre, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Division of Biochemistry and Oncode Institute, Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066, CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Biochemistry and Oncode Institute, Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066, CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Drug Discovery Research Centre, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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TRIM E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Rare Genetic Disorders. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1233:311-325. [PMID: 32274764 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38266-7_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The TRIM family comprises proteins characterized by the presence of the tripartite motif composed of a RING domain, one or two B-box domains and a coiled-coil region. The TRIM shared domain structure underscores a common biochemical function as E3 ligase within the ubiquitination cascade. The TRIM proteins represent one of the largest E3 ligase families counting in human more than 70 members. These proteins are implicated in a plethora of cellular processes such as apoptosis, cell cycle regulation, muscular physiology, and innate immune response. Consistently, their alteration results in several pathological conditions emphasizing their medical relevance. Here, the genetic and pathogenetic mechanisms of rare disorders directly caused by mutations in TRIM genes will be reviewed. These diseases fall into different pathological areas, from malformation birth defects due to developmental abnormalities, to neurological disorders and progressive teenage neuromuscular disorders. In many instances, TRIM E3 ligases act on several substrates thus exerting pleiotropic activities: the need of unraveling disease-specific TRIM pathways for a precise targeting therapy avoiding dramatic side effects will be discussed.
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Nenasheva VV, Tarantul VZ. Many Faces of TRIM Proteins on the Road from Pluripotency to Neurogenesis. Stem Cells Dev 2019; 29:1-14. [PMID: 31686585 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2019.0152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Tripartite motif (TRIM) proteins participate in numerous biological processes. They are the key players in immune system and are involved in the oncogenesis. Moreover, TRIMs are the highly conserved regulators of developmental pathways in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In particular, numerous data point to the participation of TRIMs in the determination of stem cell fate, as well as in the neurogenesis. TRIMs apply various mechanisms to perform their functions. Their common feature is the ability to ubiquitinate proteins mediated by the Really Interesting New Gene (RING) domain. Different C-terminal domains of TRIMs are involved in DNA and RNA binding, protein/protein interactions, and chromatin-mediated transcriptional regulation. Mutations and alterations of TRIM expression cause significant disturbances in the stem cells' self-renewal and neurogenesis, which result in the various pathologies of the nervous system (neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and malignant transformation). This review discusses the diverse molecular mechanisms of participation of TRIMs in stem cell maintenance and self-renewal as well as in neural differentiation processes and neuropathology.
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- Valentina V Nenasheva
- Department of Viral and Cellular Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Sarute N, Ibrahim N, Medegan Fagla B, Lavanya M, Cuevas C, Stavrou S, Otkiran-Clare G, Tyynismaa H, Henao-Mejia J, Ross SR. TRIM2, a novel member of the antiviral family, limits New World arenavirus entry. PLoS Biol 2019; 17:e3000137. [PMID: 30726215 PMCID: PMC6380604 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Tripartite motif (TRIM) proteins belong to a large family with many roles in host biology, including restricting virus infection. Here, we found that TRIM2, which has been implicated in cases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTD) in humans, acts by blocking hemorrhagic fever New World arenavirus (NWA) entry into cells. We show that Trim2-knockout mice, as well as primary fibroblasts from a CMTD patient with mutations in TRIM2, are more highly infected by the NWAs Junín and Tacaribe virus than wild-type mice or cells are. Using mice with different Trim2 gene deletions and TRIM2 mutant constructs, we demonstrate that its antiviral activity is uniquely independent of the RING domain encoding ubiquitin ligase activity. Finally, we show that one member of the TRIM2 interactome, signal regulatory protein α (SIRPA), a known inhibitor of phagocytosis, also restricts NWA infection and conversely that TRIM2 limits phagocytosis of apoptotic cells. In addition to demonstrating a novel antiviral mechanism for TRIM proteins, these studies suggest that the NWA entry and phagocytosis pathways overlap.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation/genetics
- Antigens, Differentiation/immunology
- Antigens, Differentiation/metabolism
- Apoptosis
- Arenaviruses, New World/genetics
- Arenaviruses, New World/growth & development
- Arenaviruses, New World/pathogenicity
- Brain/immunology
- Brain/metabolism
- Brain/virology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/genetics
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/metabolism
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/pathology
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Fibroblasts/immunology
- Fibroblasts/metabolism
- Fibroblasts/virology
- Gene Expression Regulation
- HEK293 Cells
- Host-Pathogen Interactions/genetics
- Host-Pathogen Interactions/immunology
- Humans
- Macrophages/immunology
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Macrophages/virology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/genetics
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/immunology
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/genetics
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/immunology
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/metabolism
- Neurofilament Proteins/genetics
- Neurofilament Proteins/immunology
- Neurofilament Proteins/metabolism
- Nuclear Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Proteins/immunology
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- Osteoblasts/immunology
- Osteoblasts/metabolism
- Osteoblasts/virology
- Primary Cell Culture
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Receptors, Immunologic/immunology
- Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Vero Cells
- Virus Internalization
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- Nicolas Sarute
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UIC College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UIC College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UIC College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UIC College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UIC College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Biological Sciences, UIC, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Research Program for Molecular Neurology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UIC College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Cao H, Fang Y, Liang Q, Wang J, Luo B, Zeng G, Zhang T, Jing X, Wang X. TRIM2 is a novel promoter of human colorectal cancer. Scand J Gastroenterol 2019; 54:210-218. [PMID: 30916596 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2019.1575463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasing year by year and appears to be younger, due to the low early diagnosis rate and metastasis. It is difficult to remedy by conventional treatment. Here, we reported that tripartite motif containing protein 2 (TRIM2) could promote tumor growth, invasion and metastasis of CRC via a mechanism that involved EMT both in vitro and in vivo. METHODS First, we used immunohistochemistry to detect TRIM2 expression. Next, TCGA database was applied to the coorelation between TRIM2 and CRC progression. Then, the plasmids and lentivirus particles were used to manipulate TRIM2 expression in SW620 or HT29 cells. The assays of proliferation, adhesion, magration and invasion were employed to detect the migration and invasion ability of CRC cells. Finally, a tail injection of CRC cells was used to identify the role of TRIM2 in tumor metastasis. RESULTS TRIM2 expression was significantly higher in CRC tissues than in non-cancerous tissues and was significantly associated with some clinicopathological factors. Forced overexpression of TRIM2 promoted CRC cell proliferation, migration and invasion in vitro, while opposing results were observed when TRIM2 was depleted by short hairpin RNA. TRIM2 expression had reversely correlated with YAP signaling, which was a novel pathway way referred to tumorigenesis. Furthermore, animal metastasis models confirmed that the in vivo results were consistent with the outcomes in vitro. TRIM2 conducts its function during CRC cell metastasis by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). These results indicate that TRIM2 is a novel promoter of human colorectal cancer.
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- Hua Cao
- a Emergency Department , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital , Shanghai , China
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- a Emergency Department , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital , Shanghai , China
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- b Emergency Department , First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Military Medical University , Shanghai , China
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- a Emergency Department , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital , Shanghai , China
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- a Emergency Department , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital , Shanghai , China
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- a Emergency Department , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital , Shanghai , China
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- a Emergency Department , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital , Shanghai , China
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- c Department of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China
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- d Precise Genome Engineering Center, School of Life Sciences , Guangzhou University , Guangzhou , China
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Magiera MM, Bodakuntla S, Žiak J, Lacomme S, Marques Sousa P, Leboucher S, Hausrat TJ, Bosc C, Andrieux A, Kneussel M, Landry M, Calas A, Balastik M, Janke C. Excessive tubulin polyglutamylation causes neurodegeneration and perturbs neuronal transport. EMBO J 2018; 37:e100440. [PMID: 30420556 PMCID: PMC6276888 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2018100440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Posttranslational modifications of tubulin are emerging regulators of microtubule functions. We have shown earlier that upregulated polyglutamylation is linked to rapid degeneration of Purkinje cells in mice with a mutation in the deglutamylating enzyme CCP1. How polyglutamylation leads to degeneration, whether it affects multiple neuron types, or which physiological processes it regulates in healthy neurons has remained unknown. Here, we demonstrate that excessive polyglutamylation induces neurodegeneration in a cell-autonomous manner and can occur in many parts of the central nervous system. Degeneration of selected neurons in CCP1-deficient mice can be fully rescued by simultaneous knockout of the counteracting polyglutamylase TTLL1. Excessive polyglutamylation reduces the efficiency of neuronal transport in cultured hippocampal neurons, suggesting that impaired cargo transport plays an important role in the observed degenerative phenotypes. We thus establish polyglutamylation as a cell-autonomous mechanism for neurodegeneration that might be therapeutically accessible through manipulation of the enzymes that control this posttranslational modification.
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- Maria M Magiera
- Institut Curie, CNRS UMR3348, PSL Research University, Orsay, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR3348, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France
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- Institut Curie, CNRS UMR3348, PSL Research University, Orsay, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR3348, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague 4, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Bordeaux Imaging Center, BIC, UMS 3420, Université Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Institut Curie, CNRS UMR3348, PSL Research University, Orsay, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR3348, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France
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- Institut Curie, CNRS UMR3348, PSL Research University, Orsay, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR3348, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France
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- Center for Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, GIN, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
- Inserm U1216, Grenoble, France
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- Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, GIN, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
- Inserm U1216, Grenoble, France
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- Center for Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, CNRS UMR5297, Université Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, CNRS UMR5297, Université Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institut Curie, CNRS UMR3348, PSL Research University, Orsay, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR3348, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France
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Dehghani R, Rahmani F, Rezaei N. MicroRNA in Alzheimer's disease revisited: implications for major neuropathological mechanisms. Rev Neurosci 2018; 29:161-182. [PMID: 28941357 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2017-0042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) goes far beyond neurotoxicity resulting from extracellular deposition of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques. Aberrant cleavage of amyloid precursor protein and accumulation of Aβ in the form of the plaque or neurofibrillary tangles are the known primary culprits of AD pathogenesis and target for various regulatory mechanisms. Hyper-phosphorylation of tau, a major component of neurofibrillary tangles, precipitates its aggregation and prevents its clearance. Lipid particles, apolipoproteins and lipoprotein receptors can act in favor or against Aβ and tau accumulation by altering neural membrane characteristics or dynamics of transport across the blood-brain barrier. Lipids also alter the oxidative/anti-oxidative milieu of the central nervous system (CNS). Irregular cell cycle regulation, mitochondrial stress and apoptosis, which follow both, are also implicated in AD-related neuronal loss. Dysfunction in synaptic transmission and loss of neural plasticity contribute to AD. Neuroinflammation is a final trail for many of the pathologic mechanisms while playing an active role in initiation of AD pathology. Alterations in the expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) in AD and their relevance to AD pathology have long been a focus of interest. Herein we focused on the precise pathomechanisms of AD in which miRNAs were implicated. We performed literature search through PubMed and Scopus using the search term: ('Alzheimer Disease') OR ('Alzheimer's Disease') AND ('microRNAs' OR 'miRNA' OR 'MiR') to reach for relevant articles. We show how a limited number of common dysregulated pathways and abnormal mechanisms are affected by various types of miRNAs in AD brain.
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- Reihaneh Dehghani
- Molecular Immunology Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1419783151, Iran
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- Students Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Immunology Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1419783151, Iran
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Assoum M, Lines MA, Elpeleg O, Darmency V, Whiting S, Edvardson S, Devinsky O, Heinzen E, Hernan RR, Antignac C, Deleuze JF, Des Portes V, Bertholet-Thomas A, Belot A, Geller E, Lemesle M, Duffourd Y, Thauvin-Robinet C, Thevenon J, Chung W, Lowenstein DH, Faivre L. Further delineation of the clinical spectrum of de novo TRIM8 truncating mutations. Am J Med Genet A 2018; 176:2470-2478. [PMID: 30244534 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.40357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 04/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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De novo mutations of the TRIM8 gene, which codes for a tripartite motif protein, have been identified using whole exome sequencing (WES) in two patients with epileptic encephalopathy (EE), but these reports were not sufficient to conclude that TRIM8 was a novel gene responsible for EE. Here we report four additional patients presenting with EE and de novo truncating mutations of TRIM8 detected by WES, and give further details of the patient previously reported by the Epi4K consortium. Epilepsy of variable severity was diagnosed in children aged 2 months to 3.5 years of age. All patients had developmental delay of variable severity with no or very limited language, often associated with behavioral anomalies and unspecific facial features or MRI brain abnormalities. The phenotypic variability observed in these patients appeared related to the severity of the epilepsy. One patient presented pharmacoresistant EE with regression, recurrent infections and nephrotic syndrome, compatible with the brain and kidney expression of TRIM8. Interestingly, all mutations were located at the highly conserved C-terminus section of TRIM8. This collaborative study confirms that TRIM8 is a novel gene responsible for EE, possibly associated with nephrotic syndrome. This report brings new evidence on the pathogenicity of TRIM8 mutations and highlights the value of data-sharing to delineate the phenotypic characteristics and biological basis of extremely rare disorders.
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- Mirna Assoum
- Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Division of Metabolics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
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- Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Service de Neurophysiologie Clinique Pole Neurosciences Hôpital d'Enfants, Dijon, France
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
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- Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- NYU and Saint Barnabas Epilepsy Centers NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Institut de Recherche Necker Enfants Malades, CHU Paris - Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.,Equipe Néphropathies héréditaires et rein en développement, Inserm U983, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Centre de référence « Déficiences Intellectuelles de causes rares », HFME, HCL F-69675, Bron, France.,ISC CNRS UMR 5304, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Centre de référence des rhumatismes inflammatoires et des maladies auto-immunes systémiques rares de l'enfant (RAISE), HFME HCL INSERM U1111, Lyon, France.,Service de Néphrologie, Rhumatologie et Dermatologie pédiatriques, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant Hospices Civils de Lyon GH Est, Bron, France
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- Centre de référence des rhumatismes inflammatoires et des maladies auto-immunes systémiques rares de l'enfant (RAISE), HFME HCL INSERM U1111, Lyon, France.,Service de Néphrologie, Rhumatologie et Dermatologie pédiatriques, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant Hospices Civils de Lyon GH Est, Bron, France
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- NYU and Saint Barnabas Epilepsy Centers NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Service de Neurophysiologie Clinique Pole Neurosciences Hôpital d'Enfants, Dijon, France
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- Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire TRANSLAD CHU Dijon et Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, France.,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs de l'Interrégion Est CHU, Dijon, France
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- Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire TRANSLAD CHU Dijon et Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, France.,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs de l'Interrégion Est CHU, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence Déficience Intellectuelle de causes rares (Defi-Bourgogne), CHU, Dijon, France
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- Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire TRANSLAD CHU Dijon et Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, France.,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs de l'Interrégion Est CHU, Dijon, France
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- Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire TRANSLAD CHU Dijon et Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, France.,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs de l'Interrégion Est CHU, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence Déficience Intellectuelle de causes rares (Defi-Bourgogne), CHU, Dijon, France
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Chowdhury R, Laboissonniere LA, Wester AK, Muller M, Trimarchi JM. The Trim family of genes and the retina: Expression and functional characterization. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0202867. [PMID: 30208054 PMCID: PMC6135365 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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To better understand the mechanisms that govern the development of retinal neurons, it is critical to gain additional insight into the specific intrinsic factors that control cell fate decisions and neuronal maturation. In the developing mouse retina, Atoh7, a highly conserved transcription factor, is essential for retinal ganglion cell development. Moreover, Atoh7 expression in the developing retina occurs during a critical time period when progenitor cells are in the process of making cell fate decisions. We performed transcriptome profiling of Atoh7+ individual cells isolated from mouse retina. One of the genes that we found significantly correlated with Atoh7 in our transcriptomic data was the E3 ubiquitin ligase, Trim9. The correlation between Trim9 and Atoh7 coupled with the expression of Trim9 in the early mouse retina led us to hypothesize that this gene may play a role in the process of cell fate determination. To address the role of Trim9 in retinal development, we performed a functional analysis of Trim9 in the mouse and did not detect any morphological changes in the retina in the absence of Trim9. Thus, Trim9 alone does not appear to be involved in cell fate determination or early ganglion cell development in the mouse retina. We further hypothesize that the reason for this lack of phenotype may be compensation by one of the many additional TRIM family members we find expressed in the developing retina.
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- Rebecca Chowdhury
- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Yuan A, Veeranna, Sershen H, Basavarajappa BS, Smiley JF, Hashim A, Bleiwas C, Berg M, Guifoyle DN, Subbanna S, Darji S, Kumar A, Rao MV, Wilson DA, Julien JP, Javitt DC, Nixon RA. Neurofilament light interaction with GluN1 modulates neurotransmission and schizophrenia-associated behaviors. Transl Psychiatry 2018; 8:167. [PMID: 30143609 PMCID: PMC6109052 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-018-0194-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Neurofilament (NFL) proteins have recently been found to play unique roles in synapses. NFL is known to interact with the GluN1 subunit of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDAR) and be reduced in schizophrenia though functional consequences are unknown. Here we investigated whether the interaction of NFL with GluN1 modulates synaptic transmission and schizophrenia-associated behaviors. The interaction of NFL with GluN1 was assessed by means of molecular, pharmacological, electrophysiological, magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and schizophrenia-associated behavior analyses. NFL deficits cause an NMDAR hypofunction phenotype including abnormal hippocampal function, as seen in schizophrenia. NFL-/- deletion in mice reduces dendritic spines and GluN1 protein levels, elevates ubiquitin-dependent turnover of GluN1 and hippocampal glutamate measured by MRS, and depresses hippocampal long-term potentiation. NMDAR-related behaviors are also impaired, including pup retrieval, spatial and social memory, prepulse inhibition, night-time activity, and response to NMDAR antagonist, whereas motor deficits are minimal. Importantly, partially lowering NFL in NFL+/- mice to levels seen regionally in schizophrenia, induced similar but milder NMDAR-related synaptic and behavioral deficits. Our findings support an emerging view that central nervous system neurofilament subunits including NFL in the present report, serve distinctive, critical roles in synapses relevant to neuropsychiatric diseases.
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- Aidong Yuan
- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA.
- Departments of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
- Departments of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
- Neurochemistry Division, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
- Analytical Psychopharmacology Division, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Neurochemistry Division, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
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- Neurochemistry Division, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
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- Neurochemistry Division, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging and Neuromodulation, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
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- Analytical Psychopharmacology Division, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
- Departments of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Emotional Brain Institute, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
- Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Département d'anatomie et physiologie de l'Université Laval, 2795 boul. Laurier, Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Schizophrenia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA.
- Departments of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
- Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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Dellon ES, Selitsky SR, Genta RM, Lash RH, Parker JS. Gene expression-phenotype associations in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis. Dig Liver Dis 2018; 50:804-811. [PMID: 29628359 PMCID: PMC6059985 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2018.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gene expression patterns have not been extensively examined in the context of clinical features of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). AIMS To assess whether gene expression is associated with clinically defined phenotypes in adults with EoE. METHODS This was an analysis of prospectively collected esophageal biopsies in newly diagnosed EoE patients. We determined differential gene expression with a 94 gene panel in relation to clinical features and phenotypes. These included: endoscopic findings of esophageal rings, stricture, narrowing, linear furrows, exudates, edema, and dilation; an allergic phenotype; an inflammatory phenotype, and a fibrostenotic phenotype. RESULTS In 89 EoE cases analyzed, patients with exudates on endoscopy had multiple differences in gene expression compared to patients without exudates, though patients with exudates also had higher eosinophil counts (172 vs 106eos/hpf; p=.01). Genes associated with esophageal narrowing included CCL26 (q-value=0.028), ALOX15 (q=0.011), GRK5 (q=0.029), CPA3 (q=0.012), and TRIM2 (q=0.0027). TRIM2 was also associated with the fibrostenotic phenotype (q=0.0051). No genes were associated with the inflammatory or atopic phenotypes, or with dilation. CONCLUSIONS Multiple genes are associated with exudates, possibly related to higher eosinophil counts. However, a number of genes, including those related to both inflammation and remodelling, are associated with esophageal narrowing. In particular, TRIM2 is associated with clinical fibrotic phenotypes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Evan S Dellon
- Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Chapel Hill, NC, United States
| | - Robert M Genta
- Miraca Life Sciences Research Institute, Irving, TX, United States; Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
| | - Richard H Lash
- Miraca Life Sciences Research Institute, Irving, TX, United States
| | - Joel S Parker
- Department of Genetics, University of Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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