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Fischer M, Jakab M, Hirt MN, Werner TR, Engelhardt S, Sarikas A. Identification of hypertrophy-modulating Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases in primary cardiomyocytes. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1134339. [PMID: 36969608 PMCID: PMC10030680 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1134339] [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: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases (CRL) regulate numerous biological processes in the heart and have been implicated in regulating cardiac hypertrophy. This study aimed to identify novel hypertrophy-modulating CRLs in cardiomyocytes (CM). A functional genomic approach using siRNA-mediated depletion and automated microscopy was employed to screen for cell size-modulating CRLs in neonatal rat CM. Screening hits were confirmed by 3H-isoleucine incorporation. Of 43 targets screened, siRNA-mediated depletion of Fbxo6, Fbxo45, and Fbxl14 resulted in decreased cell size, whereas depletion of Fbxo9, Fbxo25, Fbxo30, Fbxo32, Fbxo33, Cullin1, Roc1, Ddb1, Fbxw4, and Fbxw5 led to a markedly increased cell size under basal conditions. In CM stimulated with phenylephrine (PE), depletion of Fbxo6, Fbxo25, Fbxo33, Fbxo45, and Fbxw4 further augmented PE-induced hypertrophy. As a proof-of-concept, the CRLFbox25 was analysed by transverse aortic constriction (TAC) resulting in a 4.5-fold increase in Fbxo25 protein concentrations compared to control animals. In cell culture, siRNA-mediated depletion of Fbxo25 resulted in a ∼ 37% increase in CM cell size and ∼41% increase in 3H-isoleucine incorporation. Depleting Fbxo25 resulted in upregulation of Anp and Bnp. In summary, we identified 13 novel CRLs as positive or negative regulators of CM hypertrophy. Of these, CRLFbox25 was further characterized, as a potential modulator of cardiac hypertrophy.
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- Maximillian Fischer
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
- Correspondence: Maximillian Fischer, ; Antonio Sarikas,
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Correspondence: Maximillian Fischer, ; Antonio Sarikas,
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An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Scaffolding Protein Is Proviral during Chikungunya Virus Infection in Aedes aegypti. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0059522. [PMID: 35435754 PMCID: PMC9241663 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00595-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a reemerging alphavirus causing chikungunya disease (CHIKD) and is transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes. The virus establishes an intricate balance of cellular interactions that ultimately helps in its replication and dodges cellular immune response. In an attempt to identify cellular host factors required during CHIKV replication in Aag2 cells, we performed global transcriptomics of CHIKV-infected Aag2 cells, and further, we compared this library with the Drosophila RNAi Screening Center (DRSC) database and identified transcripts that were regulated in Aedes aegypti during CHIKV infection. These analyses revealed specific pathways, such as ubiquitin-related pathways, proteolysis pathways, protein catabolic processes, protein modification, and cellular protein metabolic processes, involved during replication of the virus. Loss-of-function assays of selected candidates revealed their proviral or antiviral characteristics upon CHIKV infection in A. aegypti-derived Aag2 cells. Further validations identified that the ubiquitin proteasomal pathway is required for CHIKV infection in A. aegypti and that an important member of this family of proteins, namely, AeCullin-3 (Aedes ortholog of human cullin-3), is a proviral host factor of CHIKV replication in Aag2 cells. IMPORTANCE Arboviruses cause several diseases in humans and livestock. Vector control is the main strategy for controlling diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. In this context, it becomes paramount to understand how the viruses replicate in the vector for designing better transmission blocking strategies. We obtained the global transcriptome signature of A. aegypti cells during CHIKV infection, and in order to obtain the maximum information from these data sets, we further utilized the well-characterized Drosophila system and arrived upon a set of transcripts and their pathways that affect A. aegypti cells during CHIKV infection. These analyses and further validations reveal that important pathways related to protein degradation are actively involved during CHIKV infection in A. aegypti and are mainly proviral. Targeting these molecules may provide novel approaches for blocking CHIKV replication in A. aegypti.
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Duan S, Pagano M. Ubiquitin ligases in cancer: Functions and clinical potentials. Cell Chem Biol 2021; 28:918-933. [PMID: 33974914 PMCID: PMC8286310 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2021.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ubiquitylation, a highly regulated post-translational modification, controls many cellular pathways that are critical to cell homeostasis. Ubiquitin ligases recruit substrates and promote ubiquitin transfer onto targets, inducing proteasomal degradation or non-degradative signaling. Accumulating evidence highlights the critical role of dysregulated ubiquitin ligases in processes associated with the initiation and progression of cancer. Depending on the substrate specificity and biological context, a ubiquitin ligase can act either as a tumor promoter or as a tumor suppressor. In this review, we focus on the regulatory roles of ubiquitin ligases and how perturbations of their functions contribute to cancer pathogenesis. We also briefly discuss current strategies for targeting or exploiting ubiquitin ligases for cancer therapy.
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- Shanshan Duan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Anger M, Scheufele F, Ramanujam D, Meyer K, Nakajima H, Field LJ, Engelhardt S, Sarikas A. Genetic ablation of Cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase 7 restrains pressure overload-induced myocardial fibrosis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0244096. [PMID: 33351822 PMCID: PMC7755222 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Fibrosis is a pathognomonic feature of structural heart disease and counteracted by distinct cardioprotective mechanisms, e.g. activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) / AKT pro-survival pathway. The Cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase 7 (CRL7) was identified as negative regulator of PI3K/AKT signalling in skeletal muscle, but its role in the heart remains to be elucidated. Here, we sought to determine whether CRL7 modulates to cardiac fibrosis following pressure overload and dissect its underlying mechanisms. For inactivation of CRL7, the Cullin 7 (Cul7) gene was deleted in cardiac myocytes (CM) by injection of adeno-associated virus subtype 9 (AAV9) vectors encoding codon improved Cre-recombinase (AAV9-CMV-iCre) in Cul7flox/flox mice. In addition, Myosin Heavy Chain 6 (Myh6; alpha-MHC)-MerCreMer transgenic mice with tamoxifen-induced CM-specific expression of iCre were used as alternate model. After transverse aortic constriction (TAC), causing chronic pressure overload and fibrosis, AAV9-CMV-iCre induced Cul7-/- mice displayed a ~50% reduction of interstitial cardiac fibrosis when compared to Cul7+/+ animals (6.7% vs. 3.4%, p<0.01). Similar results were obtained with Cul7flox/floxMyh6-Mer-Cre-MerTg(1/0) mice which displayed a ~30% reduction of cardiac fibrosis after TAC when compared to Cul7+/+Myh6-Mer-Cre-MerTg(1/0) controls after TAC surgery (12.4% vs. 8.7%, p<0.05). No hemodynamic alterations were observed. AKTSer473 phosphorylation was increased 3-fold (p<0.01) in Cul7-/- vs. control mice, together with a ~78% (p<0.001) reduction of TUNEL-positive apoptotic cells three weeks after TAC. In addition, CM-specific expression of a dominant-negative CUL71152stop mutant resulted in a 16.3-fold decrease (p<0.001) of in situ end-labelling (ISEL) positive apoptotic cells. Collectively, our data demonstrate that CM-specific ablation of Cul7 restrains myocardial fibrosis and apoptosis upon pressure overload, and introduce CRL7 as a potential target for anti-fibrotic therapeutic strategies of the heart.
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- Melanie Anger
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Wells Center for Pediatric Research and Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Wells Center for Pediatric Research and Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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A Comprehensive Proteomics Analysis of the JC Virus (JCV) Large and Small Tumor Antigen Interacting Proteins: Large T Primarily Targets the Host Protein Complexes with V-ATPase and Ubiquitin Ligase Activities While Small t Mostly Associates with Those Having Phosphatase and Chromatin-Remodeling Functions. Viruses 2020; 12:v12101192. [PMID: 33092197 PMCID: PMC7594058 DOI: 10.3390/v12101192] [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: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The oncogenic potential of both the polyomavirus large (LT-Ag) and small (Sm t-Ag) tumor antigens has been previously demonstrated in both tissue culture and animal models. Even the contribution of the MCPyV tumor antigens to the development of an aggressive human skin cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, has been recently established. To date, the known primary targets of these tumor antigens include several tumor suppressors such as pRb, p53, and PP2A. However, a comprehensive list of the host proteins targeted by these proteins remains largely unknown. Here, we report the first interactome of JCV LT-Ag and Sm t-Ag by employing two independent “affinity purification/mass spectroscopy” (AP/MS) assays. The proteomics data identified novel targets for both tumor antigens while confirming some of the previously reported interactions. LT-Ag was found to primarily target the protein complexes with ATPase (v-ATPase and Smc5/6 complex), phosphatase (PP4 and PP1), and ligase (E3-ubiquitin) activities. In contrast, the major targets of Sm t-Ag were identified as Smarca1/6, AIFM1, SdhA/B, PP2A, and p53. The interactions between “LT-Ag and SdhB”, “Sm t-Ag and Smarca5”, and “Sm t-Ag and SDH” were further validated by biochemical assays. Interestingly, perturbations in some of the LT-Ag and Sm t-Ag targets identified in this study were previously shown to be associated with oncogenesis, suggesting new roles for both tumor antigens in novel oncogenic pathways. This comprehensive data establishes new foundations to further unravel the new roles for JCV tumor antigens in oncogenesis and the viral life cycle.
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Pan ZQ. Cullin-RING E3 Ubiquitin Ligase 7 in Growth Control and Cancer. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1217:285-296. [PMID: 31898234 PMCID: PMC8343956 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1025-0_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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CRL7Fbxw8 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, containing cullin7 (CUL7) as a scaffold, the F-box protein Fbxw8 as a substrate receptor, the Skp1 adaptor, and the ROC1/Rbx1 RING finger protein for working with E2 enzyme to facilitate ubiquitin transfer. This chapter provides an update on studies linking CRL7Fbxw8 to hereditary human growth retardation disease, as at least 64 cul7 germ line mutations were found in patients with autosomal recessive 3-M syndrome. CRL7Fbxw8 interacts with two additional 3-M associated proteins OBSL1 and CCDC8, leading to subcellular localization of the E3 complex to regions including plasma membrane, centrosome, and Golgi. At least ten mammalian cellular proteins were identified or implicated as CRL7Fbxw8 substrates. Discussion focuses on the possible impact of CRL7Fbxw8-mediated proteolytic or non-proteolytic pathways in growth control and cancer.
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- Zhen-Qiang Pan
- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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Rotondo JC, Mazzoni E, Bononi I, Tognon M, Martini F. Association Between Simian Virus 40 and Human Tumors. Front Oncol 2019; 9:670. [PMID: 31403031 PMCID: PMC6669359 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Simian virus 40 (SV40) is a small DNA tumor virus of monkey origin. This polyomavirus was administered to human populations mainly through contaminated polio vaccines, which were produced in naturally infected SV40 monkey cells. Previous molecular biology and recent immunological assays have indicated that SV40 is spreading in human populations, independently from earlier SV40-contaminated vaccines. SV40 DNA sequences have been detected at a higher prevalence in specific human cancer specimens, such as the brain and bone tumors, malignant pleural mesotheliomas, and lymphoproliferative disorders, compared to the corresponding normal tissues/specimens. However, other investigations, which reported negative data, did not confirm an association between SV40 and human tumors. To circumvent the controversies, which have arisen because of these molecular biology studies, immunological researches with newly developed indirect ELISA tests were carried out in serum samples from patients affected by the same kind of tumors as mentioned above. These innovative indirect ELISAs employ synthetic peptides as mimotopes/specific SV40 antigens. SV40 mimotopes do not cross-react with the homologous human polyomaviruses, BKPyV, and JCPyV. Immunological data obtained from indirect ELISAs, using SV40 mimotopes, employed to analyze serum samples from oncological patients, have indicated that these sera had a higher prevalence of antibodies against SV40 compared to healthy subjects. The main data on (i) the biology and genetics of SV40; (ii) the epidemiology of SV40 in the general population, (iii) the mechanisms of SV40 transformation; (iv) the putative role of SV40 in the onset/progression of specific human tumors, and (v) its association with other human diseases are reported in this review.
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- John Charles Rotondo
- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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MiR-30a regulates cancer cell response to chemotherapy through SNAI1/IRS1/AKT pathway. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:153. [PMID: 30770779 PMCID: PMC6377638 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1326-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Despite gemcitabine being the leading chemotherapeutic drug for pancreatic cancer, many patients still relapse due to the drug resistance. We previously reported the molecular link between FKBP51 mediated AKT inhibition and gemcitabine response in pancreatic cancers. However, the upstream regulator of this pathway, especially the involvement of non-coding RNAs in gemcitabine response is still not clear. Here we delineated the miRNA expression profile and key signaling pathways associated with gemcitabine response. Furthermore, we confirmed that miR-30a, one node of this network, regulated cellular response to gemcitabine through SNAI1-IRS1-AKT pathway. MiR-30a directly targeted SNAI1, which activates AKT and ERK through regulating IRS1 in vitro and in vivo. Clinically, miR-30a is downregulated in pancreatic cancer tissue and associated with overall patient survival. We also identified miR-30a as an AKT-FOXO3a-regulated gene that forms a feedback loop. Together, these results demonstrate that miR-30a is an upstream regulator of the Akt pathway with a critical role in cancer etiology and chemoresistance.
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Men X, Wang L, Yu W, Ju Y. Cullin7 is required for lung cancer cell proliferation and is overexpressed in lung cancer. Oncol Res 2017; 22:123-8. [PMID: 25706399 PMCID: PMC7838442 DOI: 10.3727/096504014x14198596979742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ubiquitin ligase Cullin7 has been identified as an oncogene in some malignant diseases such as choriocarcinoma and neuroblastoma. However, the role of Cullin7 in lung cancer carcinogenesis remains unclear. In this study, we explored the functional role of Cullin7 in lung cancer cell proliferation and tumorigenesis and determined its expression profile in lung cancer. Knocking down Cullin7 expression by small interfering RNA (siRNA) in lung cancer cells inhibited cell proliferation and elevated the expression of p53, p27, and p21 proteins. The enhanced p53 expression resulted from activation of the DNA damage response pathway. Cullin7 knockdown markedly suppressed xenograft tumor growth in vivo in mice. Moreover, Cullin7 expression was increased in primary lung cancer tissues of humans. Thus, Cullin7 is required for sustained proliferation and survival of tumor cells in vitro and in vivo, and its aberrant expression may contribute to the pathogenesis of lung cancer. Thus, our study provided evidence that Cullin7 functions as a novel oncogene in lung cancer and may be a potential therapeutic target for lung cancer management.
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- Xuelin Men
- Department of Respiratory, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P.R. China
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Zanini IMY, Soneson C, Lorenzi LE, Azzalin CM. Human cactin interacts with DHX8 and SRRM2 to assure efficient pre-mRNA splicing and sister chromatid cohesion. J Cell Sci 2017; 130:767-778. [PMID: 28062851 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.194068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cactins constitute a family of eukaryotic proteins broadly conserved from yeast to human and required for fundamental processes such as cell proliferation, genome stability maintenance, organismal development and immune response. Cactin proteins have been found to associate with the spliceosome in several model organisms, nevertheless their molecular functions await elucidation. Here we show that depletion of human cactin leads to premature sister chromatid separation, genome instability and cell proliferation arrest. Moreover, cactin is essential for efficient splicing of thousands of pre-mRNAs, and incomplete splicing of the pre-mRNA of sororin (also known as CDCA5), a cohesin-associated factor, is largely responsible for the aberrant chromatid separation in cactin-depleted cells. Lastly, cactin physically and functionally interacts with the spliceosome-associated factors DHX8 and SRRM2. We propose that cellular complexes comprising cactin, DHX8 and SRRM2 sustain precise chromosome segregation, genome stability and cell proliferation by allowing faithful splicing of specific pre-mRNAs. Our data point to novel pathways of gene expression regulation dependent on cactin, and provide an explanation for the pleiotropic dysfunctions deriving from cactin inactivation in distant eukaryotes.
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- Isabella M Y Zanini
- Institute of Biochemistry (IBC), Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ), Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Bioinformatics Core Facility, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry (IBC), Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ), Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry (IBC), Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ), Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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Dondelinger Y, Darding M, Bertrand MJM, Walczak H. Poly-ubiquitination in TNFR1-mediated necroptosis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:2165-76. [PMID: 27066894 PMCID: PMC4887548 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2191-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a master pro-inflammatory cytokine, and inappropriate TNF signaling is implicated in the pathology of many inflammatory diseases. Ligation of TNF to its receptor TNFR1 induces the transient formation of a primary membrane-bound signaling complex, known as complex I, that drives expression of pro-survival genes. Defective complex I activation results in induction of cell death, in the form of apoptosis or necroptosis. This switch occurs via internalization of complex I components and assembly and activation of secondary cytoplasmic death complexes, respectively known as complex II and necrosome. In this review, we discuss the crucial regulatory functions of ubiquitination—a post-translational protein modification consisting of the covalent attachment of ubiquitin, and multiples thereof, to target proteins—to the various steps of TNFR1 signaling leading to necroptosis.
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- Yves Dondelinger
- Inflammation Research Center, VIB, Technologiepark 927, Zwijnaarde, 9052, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, Zwijnaarde, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Centre for Cell Death, Cancer, and Inflammation (CCCI), UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- Inflammation Research Center, VIB, Technologiepark 927, Zwijnaarde, 9052, Ghent, Belgium. .,Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, Zwijnaarde, 9052, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Centre for Cell Death, Cancer, and Inflammation (CCCI), UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK.
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Baillon L, Oses J, Pierron F, Bureau du Colombier S, Caron A, Normandeau E, Lambert P, Couture P, Labadie P, Budzinski H, Dufour S, Bernatchez L, Baudrimont M. Gonadal transcriptome analysis of wild contaminated female European eels during artificial gonad maturation. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 139:303-309. [PMID: 26159298 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Since the early 1980s, the population of European eels (Anguilla anguilla) has dramatically declined. Nowadays, the European eel is listed on the red list of threatened species (IUCN Red List) and is considered as critically endangered of extinction. Pollution is one of the putative causes for the collapse of this species. Among their possible effects, contaminants gradually accumulated in eels during their somatic growth phase (yellow eel stage) would be remobilized during their reproductive migration leading to potential toxic events in gonads. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of organic and inorganic contaminants on the gonad development of wild female silver eels. Female silver eels from two sites with differing contamination levels were artificially matured. Transcriptomic analyses by means of a 1000 candidate gene cDNA microarray were performed on gonads after 11weeks of maturation to get insight into the mechanisms of toxicity of contaminants. The transcription levels of several genes, that were associated to the gonadosomatic index (GSI), were involved in mitotic cell division but also in gametogenesis. Genes associated to contaminants were mainly involved in the mechanisms of protection against oxidative stress, in DNA repair, in the purinergic signaling pathway and in steroidogenesis, suggesting an impairment of gonad development in eels from the polluted site. This was in agreement with the fact that eels from the reference site showed a higher gonad growth in comparison to contaminated fish.
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- Lucie Baillon
- Univ. Bordeaux, UMR EPOC CNRS 5805, F-33400 Talence, France; CNRS, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33400 Talence, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, UMR EPOC CNRS 5805, F-33400 Talence, France; CNRS, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33400 Talence, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, UMR EPOC CNRS 5805, F-33400 Talence, France; CNRS, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33400 Talence, France.
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490 de la Couronne, Québec, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR BOREA UPMC, CNRS 7208, IRD 207, UCBN, 7 rue Cuvier CP 32, F-75231 Paris, France
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- Irtsea, UR EABX, 50 avenue de Verdun-Gazinet, 33612 Cestas, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490 de la Couronne, Québec, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada
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- Univ. Bordeaux, UMR EPOC CNRS 5805, F-33400 Talence, France; CNRS, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33400 Talence, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, UMR EPOC CNRS 5805, F-33400 Talence, France; CNRS, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33400 Talence, France
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR BOREA UPMC, CNRS 7208, IRD 207, UCBN, 7 rue Cuvier CP 32, F-75231 Paris, France
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- Département de biologie, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Univ. Bordeaux, UMR EPOC CNRS 5805, F-33400 Talence, France; CNRS, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33400 Talence, France
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Nailwal H, Sharma S, Mayank AK, Lal SK. The nucleoprotein of influenza A virus induces p53 signaling and apoptosis via attenuation of host ubiquitin ligase RNF43. Cell Death Dis 2015; 6:e1768. [PMID: 25996295 PMCID: PMC4669709 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2015.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The interplay between influenza virus and host factors to support the viral life cycle is well documented. Influenza A virus (IAV) proteins interact with an array of cellular proteins and hijack host pathways which are at the helm of cellular responses to facilitate virus invasion. The multifaceted nature of the ubiquitination pathway for protein regulation makes it a vulnerable target of many viruses including IAV. To this end we conducted a yeast two-hybrid screen to search for cellular ubiquitin ligases important for influenza virus replication. We identified host protein, RING finger protein 43 (RNF43), a RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase, as a novel interactor of nucleoprotein (NP) of IAV and an essential partner to induce NP-driven p53-mediated apoptosis in IAV-infected cells. In this study, we demonstrate that IAV leads to attenuation of RNF43 transcripts and hence its respective protein levels in the cellular milieu whereas in RNF43 depleted cells, viral replication was escalated several folds. Moreover, RNF43 polyubiquitinates p53 which further leads to its destabilization resulting in a decrease in induction of the p53 apoptotic pathway, a hitherto unknown process targeted by NP for p53 stabilization and accumulation. Collectively, these results conclude that NP targets RNF43 to modulate p53 ubiquitination levels and hence causes p53 stabilization which is conducive to an enhanced apoptosis level in the host cells. In conclusion, our study unravels a novel strategy adopted by IAV for utilizing the much conserved ubiquitin proteasomal pathway.
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Affiliation(s)
- H Nailwal
- School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor DE, Malaysia
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- Virology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Virology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- 1] School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor DE, Malaysia [2] Virology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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Cullin E3 ligases and their rewiring by viral factors. Biomolecules 2014; 4:897-930. [PMID: 25314029 PMCID: PMC4279162 DOI: 10.3390/biom4040897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Revised: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The ability of viruses to subvert host pathways is central in disease pathogenesis. Over the past decade, a critical role for the Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS) in counteracting host immune factors during viral infection has emerged. This counteraction is commonly achieved by the expression of viral proteins capable of sequestering host ubiquitin E3 ligases and their regulators. In particular, many viruses hijack members of the Cullin-RING E3 Ligase (CRL) family. Viruses interact in many ways with CRLs in order to impact their ligase activity; one key recurring interaction involves re-directing CRL complexes to degrade host targets that are otherwise not degraded within host cells. Removal of host immune factors by this mechanism creates a more amenable cellular environment for viral propagation. To date, a small number of target host factors have been identified, many of which are degraded via a CRL-proteasome pathway. Substantial effort within the field is ongoing to uncover the identities of further host proteins targeted in this fashion and the underlying mechanisms driving their turnover by the UPS. Elucidation of these targets and mechanisms will provide appealing anti-viral therapeutic opportunities. This review is focused on the many methods used by viruses to perturb host CRLs, focusing on substrate sequestration and viral regulation of E3 activity.
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Guo H, Wu F, Wang Y, Yan C, Su W. Overexpressed ubiquitin ligase Cullin7 in breast cancer promotes cell proliferation and invasion via down-regulating p53. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 450:1370-6. [PMID: 25003318 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.06.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ubiquitin ligase Cullin7 has been identified as an oncogene in some malignant diseases such as choriocarcinoma and neuroblastoma. However, the role of Cullin7 in breast cancer carcinogenesis remains unclear. In this study, we compared Cullin7 protein levels in breast cancer tissues with normal breast tissues and identified significantly higher expression of Cullin7 protein in breast cancer specimens. By overexpressing Cullin7 in breast cancer cells HCC1937, we found that Cullin7 could promote cell growth and invasion in vitro. In contrast, the cell growth and invasion was inhibited by silencing Cullin7 in breast cancer cell BT474. Moreover, we demonstrated that Cullin7 promoted breast cancer cell proliferation and invasion via down-regulating p53 expression. Thus, our study provided evidence that Cullin7 functions as a novel oncogene in breast cancer and may be a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer management.
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- Hongsheng Guo
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong, China
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- The 7th People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong, China
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- Oncology of Affiliated Hospital Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524000, Guangdong, China.
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