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Lee JH. Oxidative stress and the multifaceted roles of ATM in maintaining cellular redox homeostasis. Redox Biol 2024; 75:103269. [PMID: 39018798 PMCID: PMC11301354 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2024.103269] [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: 06/13/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024] Open
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The ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) protein kinase is best known as a master regulator of the DNA damage response. However, accumulating evidence has unveiled an equally vital function for ATM in sensing oxidative stress and orchestrating cellular antioxidant defenses to maintain redox homeostasis. ATM can be activated through a non-canonical pathway involving intermolecular disulfide crosslinking of the kinase dimers, distinct from its canonical activation by DNA double-strand breaks. Structural studies have elucidated the conformational changes that allow ATM to switch into an active redox-sensing state upon oxidation. Notably, loss of ATM function results in elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, altered antioxidant profiles, and mitochondrial dysfunction across multiple cell types and tissues. This oxidative stress arising from ATM deficiency has been implicated as a central driver of the neurodegenerative phenotypes in ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) patients, potentially through mechanisms involving oxidative DNA damage, PARP hyperactivation, and widespread protein aggregation. Moreover, defective ATM oxidation sensing disrupts transcriptional programs and RNA metabolism, with detrimental impacts on neuronal homeostasis. Significantly, antioxidant therapy can ameliorate cellular and organismal abnormalities in various ATM-deficient models. This review synthesizes recent advances illuminating the multifaceted roles of ATM in preserving redox balance and mitigating oxidative insults, providing a unifying paradigm for understanding the complex pathogenesis of A-T disease.
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- Ji-Hoon Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences, Research Center of Ecomimetics, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea.
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Wong LH, Tremethick DJ. Multifunctional histone variants in genome function. Nat Rev Genet 2024:10.1038/s41576-024-00759-1. [PMID: 39138293 DOI: 10.1038/s41576-024-00759-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
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Histones are integral components of eukaryotic chromatin that have a pivotal role in the organization and function of the genome. The dynamic regulation of chromatin involves the incorporation of histone variants, which can dramatically alter its structural and functional properties. Contrary to an earlier view that limited individual histone variants to specific genomic functions, new insights have revealed that histone variants exert multifaceted roles involving all aspects of genome function, from governing patterns of gene expression at precise genomic loci to participating in genome replication, repair and maintenance. This conceptual change has led to a new understanding of the intricate interplay between chromatin and DNA-dependent processes and how this connection translates into normal and abnormal cellular functions.
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- Lee H Wong
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capial Territory, Australia.
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Arogundade TT, Gbadamosi I, Enaibe BU. Maternal diet supplemented with African walnuts enhances cortico-hippocampal gene expression and histomorphology in rat offspring. Nutr Neurosci 2024; 27:159-171. [PMID: 36635992 DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2023.2166804] [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] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The brain is built up during pregnancy. How it functions afterwards depends on how the expectant mother's diet nourishes it. Walnuts contain significant quantities of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and bioactive phytochemicals, which enhance brain health and function even with advancing age. This study examined the effects of a walnut-enriched diet (WED) on corticohippocampal histoarchitecture and gene expression in rat offspring. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-eight female adult Wistar rats (n= 7) averaging about 185 g in weight were used for this study. After mating, pregnant dams were split randomly into four groups: A (standard rat chow/control), B (WED from GD 0 - PND 21), C (WED from GD 0 - PND 1), D (WED from PND 1 - PND 21). Offspring of dams were sacrificed at adolescence (PND 35), with brain tissues of interest harvested for subsequent analyses. RESULTS We observed no significant correlates in litter size, body, and brain weights across the experimental groups. Histomorphology revealed no distortion in cellular layering and delineation of cells in the PFC and dentate gyrus of both control and WED groups. Nissl staining intensity was enhanced in the offspring of dams exposed to WED versus the control, indicating improved proteostasis. Upregulated mRNA expression of DNMT3a, H2Ax, OPA1, and BDNF was observed in cortical and hippocampal tissues of WEDexposed offspring compared with the control group. CONCLUSION A diet enriched with African walnuts during early development induced changes predictive of cognitive improvements and enhanced stress-response signalling, plasticity, and neural resilience in rat offspring.
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- Tolulope T Arogundade
- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria
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- Laboratory for Translational Research in Neuropsychiatric Disorders (TREND), BRAINCITY - Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders, Institute of Experimental Biology Marceli Nencki, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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Terlizzi C, De Rosa V, Iommelli F, Pezone A, Altobelli GG, Maddalena M, Dimitrov J, De Rosa C, Della Corte CM, Avvedimento VE, Del Vecchio S. ATM inhibition blocks glucose metabolism and amplifies the sensitivity of resistant lung cancer cell lines to oncogene driver inhibitors. Cancer Metab 2023; 11:20. [PMID: 37932830 PMCID: PMC10629204 DOI: 10.1186/s40170-023-00320-4] [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: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND ATM is a multifunctional serine/threonine kinase that in addition to its well-established role in DNA repair mechanisms is involved in a number of signaling pathways including regulation of oxidative stress response and metabolic diversion of glucose through the pentose phosphate pathway. Oncogene-driven tumorigenesis often implies the metabolic switch from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis which provides metabolic intermediates to sustain cell proliferation. The aim of our study is to elucidate the role of ATM in the regulation of glucose metabolism in oncogene-driven cancer cells and to test whether ATM may be a suitable target for anticancer therapy. METHODS Two oncogene-driven NSCLC cell lines, namely H1975 and H1993 cells, were treated with ATM inhibitor, KU55933, alone or in combination with oncogene driver inhibitors, WZ4002 or crizotinib. Key glycolytic enzymes, mitochondrial complex subunits (OXPHOS), cyclin D1, and apoptotic markers were analyzed by Western blotting. Drug-induced toxicity was assessed by MTS assay using stand-alone or combined treatment with KU55933 and driver inhibitors. Glucose consumption, pyruvate, citrate, and succinate levels were also analyzed in response to KU55933 treatment. Both cell lines were transfected with ATM-targeted siRNA or non-targeting siRNA and then exposed to treatment with driver inhibitors. RESULTS ATM inhibition deregulates and inhibits glucose metabolism by reducing HKII, p-PKM2Tyr105, p-PKM2Ser37, E1α subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, and all subunits of mitochondrial complexes except ATP synthase. Accordingly, glucose uptake and pyruvate concentrations were reduced in response to ATM inhibition, whereas citrate and succinate levels were increased in both cell lines indicating the supply of alternative metabolic substrates. Silencing of ATM resulted in similar changes in glycolytic cascade and OXPHOS levels. Furthermore, the driver inhibitors amplified the effects of ATM downregulation on glucose metabolism, and the combined treatment with ATM inhibitors enhanced the cytotoxic effect of driver inhibitors alone by increasing the apoptotic response. CONCLUSIONS Inhibition of ATM reduced both glycolytic enzymes and OXPHOS levels in oncogene-driven cancer cells and enhanced apoptosis induced by driver inhibitors thus highlighting the possibility to use ATM and the driver inhibitors in combined regimens of anticancer therapy in vivo.
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- Cristina Terlizzi
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Gong Y, Zhou T, Aimaiti W, Lin Y, Xu Y, Yang J, Huang Z, Wen H, Jiang H, Wang J. Tirapazamine combined with photodynamic therapy improves the efficacy of ABZSO nanoparticles on Echinococcosis granulosus via further enhancing "breaking-then-curing". JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2023; 248:112798. [PMID: 37820499 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2023.112798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has a promising application prospect in Echinococcus granulosus (Egs), however, the hypoxic environment of Egs and the hypoxia associated with PDT will greatly limit its effects. As a hypoxic-activated pre-chemotherapeutic drug, tirapazamine (TPZ) can be only activated and produce cytotoxicity under hypoxia environment. Albendazole sulfoxide (ABZSO) is the first choice for the treatment of Egs. This study aimed to explore the effects of ABZSO nanoparticles (ABZSO NPs), TPZ combined with PDT on the activity of Egs in vitro and in vivo. METHODS The Egs were divided into control, ABZSO NPs, ABZSO NPs + PDT, and ABZSO NPs + TPZ + PDT groups, and the viability of Egs was determined using methylene blue staining. Then, the ROS, LDH and ATP levels were measured using their corresponding assay kit, and H2AX and TopoI protein expression was detected by western blot. The morphology of Egs with different treatments was observed using hematoxylin eosin (HE) staining and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). After that, the in vivo efficacy of ABZSO NPs, TPZ and PDT on Egs was determined in a Egs infected mouse model. RESULTS In vitro experiments showed that the combined treatment of TPZ, ABZSO NPs and PDT significantly inhibited Egs viability; and significantly increased ROS levels and LDH contents, while decreased ATP contents in Egs; as well as up-regulated H2AX and down-regulated TopoI protein expression. HE staining and SEM results showed that breaking-then-curing treatment seriously damaged the Egs wall. Additionally, in vivo experiments found that the combination of ABZSO NPs, PDT and TPZ had more serious calcification and damage of the wall structure of cysts. CONCLUSIONS ABZSO NPs combined with TPZ and PDT has a better inhibitory effect on the growth of Egs in vitro and in vivo based on the strategy of "breaking-then-curing".
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- Yuehong Gong
- Pharmaceutical Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Pharmaceutical Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Pharmaceutical Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China.
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Oberdoerffer P, Miller KM. Histone H2A variants: Diversifying chromatin to ensure genome integrity. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2023; 135:59-72. [PMID: 35331626 PMCID: PMC9489817 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Histone variants represent chromatin components that diversify the structure and function of the genome. The variants of H2A, primarily H2A.X, H2A.Z and macroH2A, are well-established participants in DNA damage response (DDR) pathways, which function to protect the integrity of the genome. Through their deposition, post-translational modifications and unique protein interaction networks, these variants guard DNA from endogenous threats including replication stress and genome fragility as well as from DNA lesions inflicted by exogenous sources. A growing body of work is now providing a clearer picture on the involvement and mechanistic basis of H2A variant contribution to genome integrity. Beyond their well-documented role in gene regulation, we review here how histone H2A variants promote genome stability and how alterations in these pathways contribute to human diseases including cancer.
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- Philipp Oberdoerffer
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA; Livestrong Cancer Institutes, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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CRISPR metabolic screen identifies ATM and KEAP1 as targetable genetic vulnerabilities in solid tumors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2212072120. [PMID: 36724254 PMCID: PMC9963842 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2212072120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Cancer treatments targeting DNA repair deficiencies often encounter drug resistance, possibly due to alternative metabolic pathways that counteract the most damaging effects. To identify such alternative pathways, we screened for metabolic pathways exhibiting synthetic lethality with inhibition of the DNA damage response kinase Ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated (ATM) using a metabolism-centered Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 library. Our data revealed Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1) as a key factor involved in desensitizing cancer cells to ATM inhibition both in vitro and in vivo. Cells depleted of KEAP1 exhibited an aberrant overexpression of the cystine transporter SLC7A11, robustly accumulated cystine inducing disulfide stress, and became hypersensitive to ATM inhibition. These hallmarks were reversed in a reducing cellular environment indicating that disulfide stress was a crucial factor. In The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) pan-cancer datasets, we found that ATM levels negatively correlated with KEAP1 levels across multiple solid malignancies. Together, our results unveil ATM and KEAP1 as new targetable vulnerabilities in solid tumors.
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Histone H2AX promotes metastatic progression by preserving glycolysis via hexokinase-2. Sci Rep 2022; 12:3758. [PMID: 35260660 PMCID: PMC8904825 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07675-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Genomic stability is essential for organismal development, cellular homeostasis, and survival. The DNA double-strand breaks are particularly deleterious, creating an environment prone to cellular transformation and oncogenic activation. The histone variant H2AX is an essential component of the nucleosome responsible for initiating the early steps of the DNA repair process. H2AX maintains genomic stability by initiating a signaling cascade that collectively functions to promote DNA double-strand breaks repair. Recent advances have linked genomic stability to energetic metabolism, and alterations in metabolism were found to interfere with genome maintenance. Utilizing genome-wide transcripts profiling to identify differentially-expressed genes involved in energetic metabolism, we compared control and H2AX-deficient metastatic breast cancer cell lines, and found that H2AX loss leads to the repression of key genes regulating glycolysis, with a prominent effect on hexokinase-2 (HK2). These observations are substantiated by evidence that H2AX loss compromises glycolysis, effect which was reversed by ectopic expression of HK2. Utilizing models of experimental metastasis, we found that H2AX silencing halts progression of metastatic breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231. Most interestingly, ectopic expression of HK2 in H2AX-deficient cells restores their metastatic potential. Using multiple publicly available datasets, we found a significantly strong positive correlation between H2AX expression levels in patients with invasive breast cancer, and levels of glycolysis genes, particularly HK2. These observations are consistent with the evidence that high H2AX expression is associated with shorter distant metastasis-free survival. Our findings reveal a role for histone H2AX in controlling the metastatic ability of breast cancer cells via maintenance of HK2-driven glycolysis.
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Ming X, Bo Z, Miao Y, Chen H, Bao C, Sun L, Xi R, Zhong Q, Zhao P, Jung YS, Qian Y. Pseudorabies virus kinase UL13 phosphorylates H2AX to foster viral replication. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22221. [PMID: 35199383 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101360rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The DNA damage response (DDR) pathway is critical for maintaining genomic integrity and sustaining organismal development. Viruses can either utilize or circumvent the DDR to facilitate their replication. Pseudorabies virus (PRV) infection was shown to induce apoptosis via stimulating DDR. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been fully explored to date. This study showed that PRV infection robustly activates the ATM and DNA-PK signaling pathways shortly after infection. However, inhibition of ATM, but not DNA-PK, could dampen PRV replication in cells. Importantly, we found that PRV-encoded serine/threonine kinase UL13 interacts with and subsequently phosphorylates H2AX. Furthermore, we found that UL13 deletion largely attenuates PRV neuroinvasiveness and virulence in vivo. In addtion, we showed that UL13 contributes to H2AX phosphorylation upon PRV infection both in vitro and in vivo, but does not affect ATM phosphorylation. Finally, we showed that knockdown of H2AX reduces PRV replication, while this reduction can be further enhanced by deletion of UL13. Taken together, we conclude that PRV-encoded kinase UL13 regulates DNA damage marker γH2AX and UL13-mediated H2AX phosphorylation plays a pivotal role in efficient PRV replication and progeny production.
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- Xin Ming
- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.,Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, China
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Xu YC, Liu GH, Xu YH, Zhao T, Zheng H, Tan XY. Physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal the toxicological mechanism and risk assessment of environmentally-relevant waterborne tetracycline exposure on the gills of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:151290. [PMID: 34743874 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
With the increasing application of tetracycline (TC) in medical treatment, animal husbandry and aquaculture in recent decades, high quantities of TC have been frequently detected in the aquatic environment, and accordingly TC-related toxicity and environmental pollution have become a global concern. The present study was performed to explore the toxicological influences of TC exposure at its environmentally relevant concentrations on the gills of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, based on the alteration in histopathology, oxidative stress, inflammatory response, cell cycle, mitochondrial function, apoptosis, and transcriptomic analysis. Our findings revealed that TC exposure damaged the structure and function, induced oxidative stress, affected inflammatory responses, and reduced Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) activity in the gills. TC also caused the inhibition in cell cycle, resulted in mitochondrial dysfunction and activated apoptosis. Further transcriptomic analysis indicated the extensive influences of TC exposure on the gill function, and immune system was the main target to waterborne TC exposure. These results elucidated that environmental TC had more complex toxicological effects on gills of fish than previously assessed, and provided novel insight into molecular toxicology of TC on fish and good basis for assessing the environmental risk of TC.
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- Yi-Chuang Xu
- Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China.
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Merighi A, Gionchiglia N, Granato A, Lossi L. The Phosphorylated Form of the Histone H2AX (γH2AX) in the Brain from Embryonic Life to Old Age. Molecules 2021; 26:7198. [PMID: 34885784 PMCID: PMC8659122 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The γ phosphorylated form of the histone H2AX (γH2AX) was described more than 40 years ago and it was demonstrated that phosphorylation of H2AX was one of the first cellular responses to DNA damage. Since then, γH2AX has been implicated in diverse cellular functions in normal and pathological cells. In the first part of this review, we will briefly describe the intervention of H2AX in the DNA damage response (DDR) and its role in some pivotal cellular events, such as regulation of cell cycle checkpoints, genomic instability, cell growth, mitosis, embryogenesis, and apoptosis. Then, in the main part of this contribution, we will discuss the involvement of γH2AX in the normal and pathological central nervous system, with particular attention to the differences in the DDR between immature and mature neurons, and to the significance of H2AX phosphorylation in neurogenesis and neuronal cell death. The emerging picture is that H2AX is a pleiotropic molecule with an array of yet not fully understood functions in the brain, from embryonic life to old age.
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, I-10095 Grugliasco, Italy; (A.M.); (N.G.); (A.G.)
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Association of Caspase 3 Activation and H2AX γ Phosphorylation in the Aging Brain: Studies on Untreated and Irradiated Mice. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9091166. [PMID: 34572352 PMCID: PMC8468010 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9091166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Phosphorylation of H2AX is a response to DNA damage, but γH2AX also associates with mitosis and/or apoptosis. We examined the effects of X-rays on DNA integrity to shed more light on the significance of H2AX phosphorylation and its relationship with activation of caspase 3 (CASP3), the main apoptotic effector. After administration of the S phase marker BrdU, brains were collected from untreated and irradiated (10 Gray) 24-month-old mice surviving 15 or 30 min after irradiation. After paraffin embedding, brain sections were single- or double-stained with antibodies against γH2AX, p53-binding protein 1 (53BP1) (which is recruited during the DNA damage response (DDR)), active CASP3 (cCASP3), 5-Bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU), and phosphorylated histone H3 (pHH3) (which labels proliferating cells). After statistical analysis, we demonstrated that irradiation not only induced a robust DDR with the appearance of γH2AX and upregulation of 53BP1 but also that cells with damaged DNA attempted to synthesize new genetic material from the rise in BrdU immunostaining, with increased expression of cCASP3. Association of γH2AX, 53BP1, and cCASP3 was also evident in normal nonirradiated mice, where DNA synthesis appeared to be linked to disturbances in DNA repair mechanisms rather than true mitotic activity.
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Cellular functions of the protein kinase ATM and their relevance to human disease. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2021; 22:796-814. [PMID: 34429537 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-021-00394-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The protein kinase ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) is a master regulator of double-strand DNA break (DSB) signalling and stress responses. For three decades, ATM has been investigated extensively to elucidate its roles in the DNA damage response (DDR) and in the pathogenesis of ataxia telangiectasia (A-T), a human neurodegenerative disease caused by loss of ATM. Although hundreds of proteins have been identified as ATM phosphorylation targets and many important roles for this kinase have been identified, it is still unclear how ATM deficiency leads to the early-onset cerebellar degeneration that is common in all individuals with A-T. Recent studies suggest the existence of links between ATM deficiency and other cerebellum-specific neurological disorders, as well as the existence of broader similarities with more common neurodegenerative disorders. In this Review, we discuss recent structural insights into ATM regulation, and possible aetiologies of A-T phenotypes, including reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial dysfunction, alterations in transcription, R-loop metabolism and alternative splicing, defects in cellular proteostasis and metabolism, and potential pathogenic roles for hyper-poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation.
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Li H, Zimmerman SE, Weyemi U. Genomic instability and metabolism in cancer. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 364:241-265. [PMID: 34507785 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2021.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Genomic instability and metabolic reprogramming are among the key hallmarks discriminating cancer cells from normal cells. The two phenomena contribute to the robust and evasive nature of cancer, particularly when cancer cells are exposed to chemotherapeutic agents. Genomic instability is defined as the increased frequency of mutations within the genome, while metabolic reprogramming is the alteration of metabolic pathways that cancer cells undergo to adapt to increased bioenergetic demand. An underlying source of these mutations is the aggregate product of damage to the DNA, and a defective repair pathway, both resulting in the expansion of genomic lesions prior to uncontrolled proliferation and survival of cancer cells. Exploitation of DNA damage and the subsequent DNA damage response (DDR) have aided in defining therapeutic approaches in cancer. Studies have demonstrated that targeting metabolic reprograming yields increased sensitivity to chemo- and radiotherapies. In the past decade, it has been shown that these two key features are interrelated. Metabolism impacts DNA damage and DDR via regulation of metabolite pools. Conversely, DDR affects the response of metabolic pathways to therapeutic agents. Because of the interplay between genomic instability and metabolic reprogramming, we have compiled findings which more selectively highlight the dialog between metabolism and DDR, with a particular focus on glucose metabolism and double-strand break (DSB) repair pathways. Decoding this dialog will provide significant clues for developing combination cancer therapies.
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- Haojian Li
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States; Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States; Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States; Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.
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Resveratrol Derivative, Trans-3, 5, 4'-Trimethoxystilbene Sensitizes Osteosarcoma Cells to Apoptosis via ROS-Induced Caspases Activation. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:8840692. [PMID: 33833855 PMCID: PMC8018847 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8840692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Numerous studies have shown that resveratrol can induce apoptosis in cancer cells. Trans-3, 5, 4'-trimethoxystilbene (TMS), a novel derivative of resveratrol, is a more potent anticancer compound than resveratrol and can induce apoptosis in cancer cells. Herein, we examined the mechanisms involved in TMS-mediated sensitization of human osteosarcoma (143B) cells to TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand- (TRAIL-) induced apoptosis. Our results showed that cotreatment with TSM and TRAIL activated caspases and increased PARP-1 cleavage in 143B cells. Decreasing cellular ROS levels using NAC reversed TSM- and TRAIL-induced apoptosis in 143B cells. NAC abolished the upregulated expression of PUMA and p53 induced by treatment with TRAIL and TSM. Silencing the expression of p53 or PUMA using RNA interference attenuated TSM-mediated sensitization of 143B cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Knockdown of Bax also reversed TSM-induced sensitization of 143B cell to TRAIL-mediated apoptotic cell death. These results indicate that cotreatment with TRAIL and TSM evaluated intracellular ROS level, promoted DNA damage, and activated the Bax/PUMA/p53 pathway, leading to activation of both mitochondrial and caspase-mediated apoptosis in 143B cells. Orthotopic implantation of 143B cells in mice also demonstrated that cotreatment with TRAIL and TSM reversed resistance to apoptosis in cells without obvious adverse effects in normal cells.
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Marmolejo-Martínez-Artesero S, Casas C, Romeo-Guitart D. Endogenous Mechanisms of Neuroprotection: To Boost or Not to Boost. Cells 2021; 10:cells10020370. [PMID: 33578870 PMCID: PMC7916582 DOI: 10.3390/cells10020370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Postmitotic cells, like neurons, must live through a lifetime. For this reason, organisms/cells have evolved with self-repair mechanisms that allow them to have a long life. The discovery workflow of neuroprotectors during the last years has focused on blocking the pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to neuronal loss in neurodegeneration. Unfortunately, only a few strategies from these studies were able to slow down or prevent neurodegeneration. There is compelling evidence demonstrating that endorsing the self-healing mechanisms that organisms/cells endogenously have, commonly referred to as cellular resilience, can arm neurons and promote their self-healing. Although enhancing these mechanisms has not yet received sufficient attention, these pathways open up new therapeutic avenues to prevent neuronal death and ameliorate neurodegeneration. Here, we highlight the main endogenous mechanisms of protection and describe their role in promoting neuron survival during neurodegeneration.
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- Sara Marmolejo-Martínez-Artesero
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institut de Neurociències (INc), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institut de Neurociències (INc), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institut de Neurociències (INc), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain;
- Laboratory “Hormonal Regulation of Brain Development and Functions”—Team 8, Institut Necker Enfants-Malades (INEM), INSERM U1151, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75015 Paris, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-01-40-61-53-57
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Weyemi U, Galluzzi L. Chromatin and genomic instability in cancer. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 364:ix-xvii. [PMID: 34507786 DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(21)00116-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Urbain Weyemi
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States; Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States; Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States; Caryl and Israel Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, New York, NY, United States; Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; Université de Paris, Paris, France.
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Liu Y, Li H, Zimmerman SE, Weyemi U. Genomic instability and mitochondrial homeostasis in cancer: does chromatin have a say? Mol Cell Oncol 2020; 7:1771959. [PMID: 32944631 PMCID: PMC7469531 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2020.1771959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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While genomic instability and mitochondrial homeostasis are integral for cancer progression, how these two hallmarks interact remains poorly understood. Here, we reflect on the dialogue between chromatin-based genomic instability and impairment of mitochondrial function and depict the importance of this interaction in cancer progression to metastasis.
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- Yue Liu
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.,Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.,Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.,Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.,Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Ben Maamar M, Beck D, Nilsson E, McCarrey JR, Skinner MK. Developmental origins of transgenerational sperm histone retention following ancestral exposures. Dev Biol 2020; 465:31-45. [PMID: 32628935 PMCID: PMC7484192 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Numerous environmental toxicants have been shown to induce the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease and phenotypic variation. Alterations in the germline epigenome are necessary to transmit transgenerational phenotypes. In previous studies, the pesticide DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and the agricultural fungicide vinclozolin were shown to promote the transgenerational inheritance of sperm differential DNA methylation regions, non-coding RNAs and histone retention, which are termed epimutations. These epimutations are able to mediate this epigenetic inheritance of disease and phenotypic variation. The current study was designed to investigate the developmental origins of the transgenerational differential histone retention sites (called DHRs) during gametogenesis of the sperm. Vinclozolin and DDT were independently used to promote the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of these DHRs. Male control lineage, DDT lineage and vinclozolin lineage F3 generation rats were used to isolate round spermatids, caput epididymal spermatozoa, and caudal sperm. The DHRs distinguishing the control versus DDT lineage or vinclozolin lineage samples were determined at these three developmental stages. DHRs and a reproducible core of histone H3 retention sites were observed using an H3 chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-Seq) analysis in each of the germ cell populations. The chromosomal locations and genomic features of the DHRs were analyzed. A cascade of epigenetic histone retention site alterations was found to be initiated in the round spermatids and then further modified during epididymal sperm maturation. Observations show that in addition to alterations in sperm DNA methylation and ncRNA expression previously identified, the induction of differential histone retention sites (DHRs) in the later stages of spermatogenesis also occurs. This novel component of epigenetic programming during spermatogenesis can be environmentally altered and transmitted to subsequent generations through epigenetic transgenerational inheritance.
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- Millissia Ben Maamar
- Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-4236, USA
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- Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-4236, USA
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- Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-4236, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-4236, USA.
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A novel protein upstream stimulatory factor 2 identified in lamprey, Lethenteron reissneri. Dev Genes Evol 2020; 230:347-357. [PMID: 32852621 DOI: 10.1007/s00427-020-00666-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Upstream stimulatory factors are kinds of multi-functional transcription factors, which are expressed in eukaryotes widely, including Upstream stimulatory factor 1 (USFl) and upstream stimulatory factor 2 (USF2). USF protein has a typical basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (b-HLH-LZ) structure, which is involved in cell cycle, cell proliferations, glucose and lipid metabolism, and other biochemical processes. Although the USF family is an important regulator of cellular processes, little is known about the USF genes of lampreys, especially their evolutionary relationships, expression profiles, and biological functions. Here, an upstream stimulatory factor 2 (USF2) homolog from lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri) was identified and characterized (designated as L-USF2) because it is closer to USF2 subfamily than to USF1 subfamily. The cDNA fragment of L-USF2 has an open reading frame (ORF) of 765-bp length, encodes 254 amino acids, and contains an HLH domain at the c-terminal of amino acids. Meanwhile, motifs and genetic structure analysis reveal that USF2 gene exons are conserved. Moreover, the 3D structure analysis indicates that L-USF2 adopts the general USF2 folding and has a high structural similarity with H-USF2. The synteny results showed that the L-USF2 adjacent gene changed greatly compared with the jaw vertebrates. By real-time quantitative experiment and Western blot analysis, we found that L-USF2 gene played a significant role in the immune responses. This study not only provides us with a further understanding of the evolution and function of the USF gene family but also provides a basis for exploring its immune responses and immune defenses in lampreys.
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Wiese M, Bannister AJ. Two genomes, one cell: Mitochondrial-nuclear coordination via epigenetic pathways. Mol Metab 2020; 38:100942. [PMID: 32217072 PMCID: PMC7300384 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Virtually all eukaryotic cells contain spatially distinct genomes, a single nuclear genome that harbours the vast majority of genes and much smaller genomes found in mitochondria present at thousands of copies per cell. To generate a coordinated gene response to various environmental cues, the genomes must communicate with each another. Much of this bi-directional crosstalk relies on epigenetic processes, including DNA, RNA, and histone modification pathways. Crucially, these pathways, in turn depend on many metabolites generated in specific pools throughout the cell, including the mitochondria. They also involve the transport of metabolites as well as the enzymes that catalyse these modifications between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. SCOPE OF REVIEW This study examines some of the molecular mechanisms by which metabolites influence the activity of epigenetic enzymes, ultimately affecting gene regulation in response to metabolic cues. We particularly focus on the subcellular localisation of metabolite pools and the crosstalk between mitochondrial and nuclear proteins and RNAs. We consider aspects of mitochondrial-nuclear communication involving histone proteins, and potentially their epigenetic marks, and discuss how nuclear-encoded enzymes regulate mitochondrial function through epitranscriptomic pathways involving various classes of RNA molecules within mitochondria. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Epigenetic communication between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes occurs at multiple levels, ultimately ensuring a coordinated gene expression response between different genetic environments. Metabolic changes stimulated, for example, by environmental factors, such as diet or physical activity, alter the relative abundances of various metabolites, thereby directly affecting the epigenetic machinery. These pathways, coupled to regulated protein and RNA transport mechanisms, underpin the coordinated gene expression response. Their overall importance to the fitness of a cell is highlighted by the identification of many mutations in the pathways we discuss that have been linked to human disease including cancer.
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- Meike Wiese
- Max-Planck-Institute for Immunobiology und Epigenetics, Department of Chromatin Regulation, Stübeweg 51, 79108, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK.
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Qi-activating quercetin alleviates mitochondrial dysfunction and neuroinflammation in vivo and in vitro. Arch Pharm Res 2020; 43:553-566. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-020-01238-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Lee JH, Paull TT. Mitochondria at the crossroads of ATM-mediated stress signaling and regulation of reactive oxygen species. Redox Biol 2020; 32:101511. [PMID: 32244177 PMCID: PMC7115119 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase responds to DNA double-strand breaks and other forms of cellular stress, including reactive oxygen species (ROS). Recent work in the field has uncovered links between mitochondrial ROS and ATM activation, suggesting that ATM acts as a sensor for mitochondrial derived ROS and regulates ROS accumulation in cells through this pathway. In addition, characterization of cells from Ataxia-telangiectasia patients as well as ATM-deficient mice and cell models suggest a role for ATM in modulating mitochondrial gene expression and function. Here we review ROS responses related to ATM function, recent evidence for ATM roles in mitochondrial maintenance and turnover, and the relationship between ATM and regulation of protein homeostasis.
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- Ji-Hoon Lee
- The Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- The Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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Hurtado-Bagès S, Knobloch G, Ladurner AG, Buschbeck M. The taming of PARP1 and its impact on NAD + metabolism. Mol Metab 2020; 38:100950. [PMID: 32199820 PMCID: PMC7300387 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Poly-ADP-ribose polymerases (PARPs) are key mediators of cellular stress response. They are intimately linked to cellular metabolism through the consumption of NAD+. PARP1/ARTD1 in the nucleus is the major NAD+ consuming activity and plays a key role in maintaining genomic integrity. Scope of review In this review, we discuss how different organelles are linked through NAD+ metabolism and how PARP1 activation in the nucleus can impact the function of distant organelles. We discuss how differentiated cells tame PARP1 function by upregulating an endogenous inhibitor, the histone variant macroH2A1.1. Major conclusions The presence of macroH2A1.1, particularly in differentiated cells, raises the threshold for the activation of PARP1 with consequences for DNA repair, gene transcription, and NAD+ homeostasis. Beyond DNA repair, PARP1 is essential for metabolic homeostasis. Epigenetic mechanisms prevent metabolic disorders through PARP1 taming. Beyond cancer, the development of PARP1 inhibitors offers diverse clinical potential.
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- Sarah Hurtado-Bagès
- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Campus ICO-Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08916, Badalona, Spain; Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomedical Center Munich, Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center Munich, Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany; Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377, Munich, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Campus ICO-Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08916, Badalona, Spain; Program for Predictive and Personalized Medicine of Cancer, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (PMPPC-IGTP), 08916, Badalona, Spain.
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Hong M, Li J, Li S, M.Almutairi M. Acetylshikonin Sensitizes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells to Apoptosis through ROS-Mediated Caspase Activation. Cells 2019; 8:cells8111466. [PMID: 31752383 PMCID: PMC6912742 DOI: 10.3390/cells8111466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) has shown strong and explicit cancer cell-selectivity, which results in little toxicity toward normal tissues, and has been recognized as a potential, relatively safe anticancer agent. However, several cancers are resistant to the apoptosis induced by TRAIL. A recent study found that shikonin b (alkannin, 5,8-dihydroxy-2-[(1S)-1-hydroxy-4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl]naphthalene-1,4-dione) might induce apoptosis in TRAIL-resistant cholangiocarcinoma cells through reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated caspases activation. However, the strong cytotoxic activity has limited its potential as an anticancer drug. Thus, the current study intends to discover novel shikonin derivatives which can sensitize the liver cancer cell to TRAIL-induced apoptosis while exhibiting little toxicity toward the normal hepatic cell. The trypan blue exclusion assay, western blot assay, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining and the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay as well as the ‘comet’ assay, were used to study the underlying mechanisms of cell death and to search for any mechanisms of an enhancement of TRAIL-mediated apoptosis in the presence of ASH. Herein, we demonstrated that non-cytotoxic doses of acetylshikonin (ASH), one of the shikonin derivatives, in combination with TRAIL, could promote apoptosis in HepG2 cells. Further studies showed that application of ASH in a non-cytotoxic dose (2.5 μM) could increase intracellular ROS production and induce DNA damage, which might trigger a cell intrinsic apoptosis pathway in the TRAIL-resistant HepG2 cell. Combination treatment with a non-cytotoxic dose of ASH and TRAIL activated caspase and increased the cleavage of PARP-1 in the HepG2 cell. However, when intracellular ROS production was suppressed by N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC), the synergistic effects of ASH and TRAIL on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell apoptosis was abolished. Furthermore, NAC could alleviate p53 and the p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) expression induced by TRAIL and ASH. Small (or short) interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting PUMA or p53 significantly reversed ASH-mediated sensitization to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. In addition, Bax gene deficiency also abolished ASH-induced TRAIL sensitization. An orthotopical HCC implantation mice model further confirmed that co-treated ASH overcomes TRAIL resistance in HCC cells without exhibiting potent toxicity in vivo. In conclusion, the above data suggested that ROS could induce DNA damage and activating p53/PUMA/Bax signaling, and thus, this resulted in the permeabilization of mitochondrial outer membrane and activating caspases as well as sensitizing the HCC cell to apoptosis induced by TRAIL and ASH treatment.
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- Ming Hong
- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 51000, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 51000, China
- Correspondence: (M.H.); (M.M.A.); Tel./Fax: +86-20-39352328 (M.H.); +785-864-6192 (M.M.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA; (J.L.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA; (J.L.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA; (J.L.); (S.L.)
- Correspondence: (M.H.); (M.M.A.); Tel./Fax: +86-20-39352328 (M.H.); +785-864-6192 (M.M.A.)
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