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van den Akker GGH, Chabronova A, Housmans BAC, van der Vloet L, Surtel DAM, Cremers A, Marchand V, Motorin Y, Caron MMJ, Peffers MJ, Welting TJM. TGF-β2 Induces Ribosome Activity, Alters Ribosome Composition and Inhibits IRES-Mediated Translation in Chondrocytes. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5031. [PMID: 38732249 PMCID: PMC11084827 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25095031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Alterations in cell fate are often attributed to (epigenetic) regulation of gene expression. An emerging paradigm focuses on specialized ribosomes within a cell. However, little evidence exists for the dynamic regulation of ribosome composition and function. Here, we stimulated a chondrocytic cell line with transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β2) and mapped changes in ribosome function, composition and ribosomal RNA (rRNA) epitranscriptomics. 35S Met/Cys incorporation was used to evaluate ribosome activity. Dual luciferase reporter assays were used to assess ribosomal modus. Ribosomal RNA expression and processing were determined by RT-qPCR, while RiboMethSeq and HydraPsiSeq were used to determine rRNA modification profiles. Label-free protein quantification of total cell lysates, isolated ribosomes and secreted proteins was done by LC-MS/MS. A three-day TGF-β2 stimulation induced total protein synthesis in SW1353 chondrocytic cells and human articular chondrocytes. Specifically, TGF-β2 induced cap-mediated protein synthesis, while IRES-mediated translation was not (P53 IRES) or little affected (CrPv IGR and HCV IRES). Three rRNA post-transcriptional modifications (PTMs) were affected by TGF-β2 stimulation (18S-Gm1447 downregulated, 18S-ψ1177 and 28S-ψ4598 upregulated). Proteomic analysis of isolated ribosomes revealed increased interaction with eIF2 and tRNA ligases and decreased association of eIF4A3 and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (HNRNP)s. In addition, thirteen core ribosomal proteins were more present in ribosomes from TGF-β2 stimulated cells, albeit with a modest fold change. A prolonged stimulation of chondrocytic cells with TGF-β2 induced ribosome activity and changed the mode of translation. These functional changes could be coupled to alterations in accessory proteins in the ribosomal proteome.
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- Guus G. H. van den Akker
- Laboratory of Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research School CAPHRI, Faculty of Healthy Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; (A.C.); (M.M.J.C.); (T.J.M.W.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research School CAPHRI, Faculty of Healthy Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; (A.C.); (M.M.J.C.); (T.J.M.W.)
- Department of Musculoskeletal Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Laboratory of Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research School CAPHRI, Faculty of Healthy Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; (A.C.); (M.M.J.C.); (T.J.M.W.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research School CAPHRI, Faculty of Healthy Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; (A.C.); (M.M.J.C.); (T.J.M.W.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research School CAPHRI, Faculty of Healthy Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; (A.C.); (M.M.J.C.); (T.J.M.W.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research School CAPHRI, Faculty of Healthy Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; (A.C.); (M.M.J.C.); (T.J.M.W.)
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- UAR2008 IBSLor CNRS-INSERM, Université de Lorraine, BioPole, F54000 Nancy, France; (V.M.); (Y.M.)
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- UAR2008 IBSLor CNRS-INSERM, Université de Lorraine, BioPole, F54000 Nancy, France; (V.M.); (Y.M.)
- UMR7365 IMoPA, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, BioPole, F54000 Nancy, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research School CAPHRI, Faculty of Healthy Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; (A.C.); (M.M.J.C.); (T.J.M.W.)
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Laboratory of Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research School CAPHRI, Faculty of Healthy Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; (A.C.); (M.M.J.C.); (T.J.M.W.)
- Laboratory of Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center +, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Lozovska A, Korovesi AG, Dias A, Lopes A, Fowler DA, Martins GG, Nóvoa A, Mallo M. Tgfbr1 controls developmental plasticity between the hindlimb and external genitalia by remodeling their regulatory landscape. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2509. [PMID: 38509075 PMCID: PMC10954616 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46870-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
Abstract
The hindlimb and external genitalia of present-day tetrapods are thought to derive from an ancestral common primordium that evolved to generate a wide diversity of structures adapted for efficient locomotion and mating in the ecological niche occupied by the species. We show that despite long evolutionary distance from the ancestral condition, the early primordium of the mouse external genitalia preserved the capacity to take hindlimb fates. In the absence of Tgfbr1, the pericloacal mesoderm generates an extra pair of hindlimbs at the expense of the external genitalia. It has been shown that the hindlimb and the genital primordia share many of their key regulatory factors. Tgfbr1 controls the response to those factors by modulating the accessibility status of regulatory elements that control the gene regulatory networks leading to the formation of genital or hindlimb structures. Our work uncovers a remarkable tissue plasticity with potential implications in the evolution of the hindlimb/genital area of tetrapods, and identifies an additional mechanism for Tgfbr1 activity that might also contribute to the control of other physiological or pathological processes.
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- Anastasiia Lozovska
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
- Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal.
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Xu J, Zhang Q, Jiang T, Liu L, Gu H, Tan Y, Wang H. Dose- and stage-dependent toxic effects of prenatal prednisone exposure on fetal articular cartilage development. Toxicol Lett 2024; 393:14-23. [PMID: 38211732 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2024.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Prednisone is frequently used to treat rheumatoid diseases in pregnant women because of its high degree of safety. Whether prenatal prednisone exposure (PPE) negatively impacts fetal articular cartilage development is unclear. In this study, we simulated a clinical prednisone treatment regimen to examine the effects of different timings and doses of PPE on cartilage development in female and male fetal mice. Prednisone doses (0.25, 0.5, and 1 mg/kg/d) was administered to Kunming mice at different gestational stages (0-9 gestational days, GD0-9), mid-late gestation (GD10-18), or during the entire gestation (GD0-18) by oral gavage. The amount of matrix aggrecan (ACAN) and collagen type II a1(COL2a1), and expression of transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) signaling pathway also demonstrated that the chondrocyte count and ACAN and COL2a1 expression reduced in fetal mice with early and mid-late PPE, with the reduction being more significant in the mice with early PPE than that in those with PPE at other stages. Prenatal exposure to different prednisone doses prevented the reduction of TGFβ signaling pathway-related genes [TGFβR1, SMAD family member 3 (Smad3), SRY-box9 (SOX9)] as well as ACAN and COL2a1 mRNA expression levels in fetal mouse cartilage, with the most significant decrease after 1 mg/kg·d PPE. In conclusion, PPE can inhibit/restrain fetal cartilage development, with the greatest effect at higher clinical dose (1 mg/kg·d) and early stage of pregnancy (GD0-9), and the mechanism may be related to TGFβ signaling pathway inhibition. The result of this study provide a theoretical and experimental foundation for the rational clinical use of prednisone.
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- Junmiao Xu
- Division of Joint surgery and sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Division of Joint surgery and sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Division of Joint surgery and sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Division of Joint surgery and sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Division of Joint surgery and sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Division of Joint surgery and sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Richardson L, Wilcockson SG, Guglielmi L, Hill CS. Context-dependent TGFβ family signalling in cell fate regulation. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2023; 24:876-894. [PMID: 37596501 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-023-00638-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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The transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) family are a large group of evolutionarily conserved cytokines whose signalling modulates cell fate decision-making across varying cellular contexts at different stages of life. Here we discuss new findings in early embryos that reveal how, in contrast to our original understanding of morphogen interpretation, robust cell fate specification can originate from a noisy combination of signalling inputs and a broad range of signalling levels. We compare this evidence with novel findings on the roles of TGFβ family signalling in tissue maintenance and homeostasis during juvenile and adult life, spanning the skeletal, haemopoietic and immune systems. From these comparisons, it emerges that in contrast to robust developing systems, relatively small perturbations in TGFβ family signalling have detrimental effects at later stages in life, leading to aberrant cell fate specification and disease, for example in cancer or congenital disorders. Finally, we highlight novel strategies to target and amend dysfunction in signalling and discuss how gleaning knowledge from different fields of biology can help in the development of therapeutics for aberrant TGFβ family signalling in disease.
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- Louise Richardson
- Developmental Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Developmental Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Developmental Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Division of Cell Biology, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
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- Developmental Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
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Shi L, Tao Z, Zheng L, Yang J, Hu X, Scott K, de Kloet A, Krause E, Collins JF, Cheng Z. FoxO1 regulates adipose transdifferentiation and iron influx by mediating Tgfβ1 signaling pathway. Redox Biol 2023; 63:102727. [PMID: 37156218 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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Adipose plasticity is critical for metabolic homeostasis. Adipocyte transdifferentiation plays an important role in adipose plasticity, but the molecular mechanism of transdifferentiation remains incompletely understood. Here we show that the transcription factor FoxO1 regulates adipose transdifferentiation by mediating Tgfβ1 signaling pathway. Tgfβ1 treatment induced whitening phenotype in beige adipocytes, reducing UCP1 and mitochondrial capacity and enlarging lipid droplets. Deletion of adipose FoxO1 (adO1KO) dampened Tgfβ1 signaling by downregulating Tgfbr2 and Smad3 and induced browning of adipose tissue in mice, increasing UCP1 and mitochondrial content and activating metabolic pathways. Silencing FoxO1 also abolished the whitening effect of Tgfβ1 on beige adipocytes. The adO1KO mice exhibited a significantly higher energy expenditure, lower fat mass, and smaller adipocytes than the control mice. The browning phenotype in adO1KO mice was associated with an increased iron content in adipose tissue, concurrent with upregulation of proteins that facilitate iron uptake (DMT1 and TfR1) and iron import into mitochondria (Mfrn1). Analysis of hepatic and serum iron along with hepatic iron-regulatory proteins (ferritin and ferroportin) in the adO1KO mice revealed an adipose tissue-liver crosstalk that meets the increased iron requirement for adipose browning. The FoxO1-Tgfβ1 signaling cascade also underlay adipose browning induced by β3-AR agonist CL316243. Our study provides the first evidence of a FoxO1-Tgfβ1 axis in the regulation of adipose browning-whitening transdifferentiation and iron influx, which sheds light on the compromised adipose plasticity in conditions of dysregulated FoxO1 and Tgfβ1 signaling.
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- Limin Shi
- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA; Interdisciplinary Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Program, Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA; Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA; Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA; Interdisciplinary Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Program, Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA; Department of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL32610, USA
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- Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA; Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA; Department of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL32610, USA
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- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA; Interdisciplinary Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Program, Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA; Interdisciplinary Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Program, Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA; Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA; Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
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Yao Q, Wu X, Tao C, Gong W, Chen M, Qu M, Zhong Y, He T, Chen S, Xiao G. Osteoarthritis: pathogenic signaling pathways and therapeutic targets. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:56. [PMID: 36737426 PMCID: PMC9898571 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01330-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 213.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disorder that leads to disability and affects more than 500 million population worldwide. OA was believed to be caused by the wearing and tearing of articular cartilage, but it is now more commonly referred to as a chronic whole-joint disorder that is initiated with biochemical and cellular alterations in the synovial joint tissues, which leads to the histological and structural changes of the joint and ends up with the whole tissue dysfunction. Currently, there is no cure for OA, partly due to a lack of comprehensive understanding of the pathological mechanism of the initiation and progression of the disease. Therefore, a better understanding of pathological signaling pathways and key molecules involved in OA pathogenesis is crucial for therapeutic target design and drug development. In this review, we first summarize the epidemiology of OA, including its prevalence, incidence and burdens, and OA risk factors. We then focus on the roles and regulation of the pathological signaling pathways, such as Wnt/β-catenin, NF-κB, focal adhesion, HIFs, TGFβ/ΒΜP and FGF signaling pathways, and key regulators AMPK, mTOR, and RUNX2 in the onset and development of OA. In addition, the roles of factors associated with OA, including MMPs, ADAMTS/ADAMs, and PRG4, are discussed in detail. Finally, we provide updates on the current clinical therapies and clinical trials of biological treatments and drugs for OA. Research advances in basic knowledge of articular cartilage biology and OA pathogenesis will have a significant impact and translational value in developing OA therapeutic strategies.
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- Qing Yao
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Chan MKK, Chan ELY, Ji ZZ, Chan ASW, Li C, Leung KT, To KF, Tang PMK. Transforming growth factor-β signaling: from tumor microenvironment to anticancer therapy. EXPLORATION OF TARGETED ANTI-TUMOR THERAPY 2023; 4:316-343. [PMID: 37205317 PMCID: PMC10185444 DOI: 10.37349/etat.2023.00137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling is an important pathway for promoting the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases, including cancer. The roles of TGF-β signaling are heterogeneous and versatile in cancer development and progression, both anticancer and protumoral actions are reported. Interestingly, increasing evidence suggests that TGF-β enhances disease progression and drug resistance via immune-modulatory actions in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of solid tumors. A better understanding of its regulatory mechanisms in the TME at the molecular level can facilitate the development of precision medicine to block the protumoral actions of TGF-β in the TME. Here, the latest information about the regulatory mechanisms and translational research of TGF-β signaling in the TME for therapeutic development had been summarized.
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- Max Kam-Kwan Chan
- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Correspondence: Patrick Ming-Kuen Tang, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
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Yamamoto M, Stoessel SJ, Yamamoto S, Goldhamer DJ. Overexpression of Wild-Type ACVR1 in Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Mice Rescues Perinatal Lethality and Inhibits Heterotopic Ossification. J Bone Miner Res 2022; 37:2077-2093. [PMID: 35637634 PMCID: PMC9708949 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a devastating disease of progressive heterotopic bone formation for which effective treatments are currently unavailable. FOP is caused by dominant gain-of-function mutations in the receptor ACVR1 (also known as ALK2), which render the receptor inappropriately responsive to activin ligands. In previous studies, we developed a genetic mouse model of FOP that recapitulates most clinical aspects of the disease. In this model, genetic loss of the wild-type Acvr1 allele profoundly exacerbated heterotopic ossification, suggesting the hypothesis that the stoichiometry of wild-type and mutant receptors dictates disease severity. Here, we tested this model by producing FOP mice that conditionally overexpress human wild-type ACVR1. Injury-induced heterotopic ossification (HO) was completely blocked in FOP mice when expression of both the mutant and wild-type receptor were targeted to Tie2-positive cells, which includes fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs). Perinatal lethality of Acvr1R206H/+ mice was rescued by constitutive ACVR1 overexpression, and these mice survived to adulthood at predicted Mendelian frequencies. Constitutive overexpression of ACVR1 also provided protection from spontaneous abnormal skeletogenesis, and the incidence and severity of injury-induced HO in these mice was dramatically reduced. Analysis of pSMAD1/5/8 signaling both in cultured cells and in vivo indicates that ACVR1 overexpression functions cell-autonomously by reducing osteogenic signaling in response to activin A. We propose that ACVR1 overexpression inhibits HO by decreasing the abundance of ACVR1(R206H)-containing signaling complexes at the cell surface while increasing the representation of activin-A-bound non-signaling complexes comprised of wild-type ACVR1. © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Masakazu Yamamoto
- Department of Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of ConnecticutStorrsCTUSA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of ConnecticutStorrsCTUSA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of ConnecticutStorrsCTUSA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of ConnecticutStorrsCTUSA
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Stage-Dependent Activity and Pro-Chondrogenic Function of PI3K/AKT during Cartilage Neogenesis from Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Cells 2022; 11:cells11192965. [PMID: 36230927 PMCID: PMC9563299 DOI: 10.3390/cells11192965] [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: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Differentiating mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) into articular chondrocytes (ACs) for application in clinical cartilage regeneration requires a profound understanding of signaling pathways regulating stem cell chondrogenesis and hypertrophic degeneration. Classifying endochondral signals into drivers of chondrogenic speed versus hypertrophy, we here focused on insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1)-induced phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT signaling. Aware of its proliferative function during early but not late MSC chondrogenesis, we aimed to unravel the late pro-chondrogenic versus pro-hypertrophic PI3K/AKT role. PI3K/AKT activity in human MSC and AC chondrogenic 3D cultures was assessed via Western blot detection of phosphorylated AKT. The effects of PI3K inhibition with LY294002 on chondrogenesis and hypertrophy were assessed via histology, qPCR, the quantification of proteoglycans, and alkaline phosphatase activity. Being repressed by ACs, PI3K/AKT activity transiently rose in differentiating MSCs independent of TGFβ or endogenous BMP/WNT activity and climaxed around day 21. PI3K/AKT inhibition from day 21 on equally reduced chondrocyte and hypertrophy markers. Proving important for TGFβ-induced SMAD2 phosphorylation and SOX9 accumulation, PI3K/AKT activity was here identified as a required stage-dependent driver of chondrogenic speed but not of hypertrophy. Thus, future attempts to improve MSC chondrogenesis will depend on the adequate stimulation and upregulation of PI3K/AKT activity to generate high-quality cartilage from human MSCs.
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Bailey KN, Alliston T. At the Crux of Joint Crosstalk: TGFβ Signaling in the Synovial Joint. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2022; 24:184-197. [PMID: 35499698 PMCID: PMC9184360 DOI: 10.1007/s11926-022-01074-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The effect of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) signaling pathway on joint homeostasis is tissue-specific, non-linear, and context-dependent, representing a unique complexity in targeting TGFβ signaling in joint disease. Here we discuss the variety of mechanisms that TGFβ signaling employs in the synovial joint to maintain healthy joint crosstalk and the ways in which aberrant TGFβ signaling can result in joint degeneration. RECENT FINDINGS Osteoarthritis (OA) epitomizes a condition of disordered joint crosstalk in which multiple joint tissues degenerate leading to overall joint deterioration. Synovial joint tissues, such as subchondral bone, articular cartilage, and synovium, as well as mesenchymal stem cells, each demonstrate aberrant TGFβ signaling during joint disease, whether by excessive or suppressed signaling, imbalance of canonical and non-canonical signaling, a perturbed mechanical microenvironment, or a distorted response to TGFβ signaling during aging. The synovial joint relies upon a sophisticated alliance among each joint tissue to maintain joint homeostasis. The TGFβ signaling pathway is a key regulator of the health of individual joint tissues, and the subsequent interaction among these different joint tissues, also known as joint crosstalk. Dissecting the sophisticated function of TGFβ signaling in the synovial joint is key to therapeutically interrogating the pathway to optimize overall joint health.
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- Karsyn N Bailey
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, CA, 94143, San Francisco, USA
- UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, CA, 94143, San Francisco, USA.
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The context-dependent, combinatorial logic of BMP signaling. Cell Syst 2022; 13:388-407.e10. [PMID: 35421361 DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2022.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cell-cell communication systems typically comprise families of ligand and receptor variants that function together in combinations. Pathway activation depends on the complex way in which ligands are presented extracellularly and receptors are expressed by the signal-receiving cell. To understand the combinatorial logic of such a system, we systematically measured pairwise bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) ligand interactions in cells with varying receptor expression. Ligands could be classified into equivalence groups based on their profile of positive and negative synergies with other ligands. These groups varied with receptor expression, explaining how ligands can functionally replace each other in one context but not another. Context-dependent combinatorial interactions could be explained by a biochemical model based on the competitive formation of alternative signaling complexes with distinct activities. Together, these results provide insights into the roles of BMP combinations in developmental and therapeutic contexts and establish a framework for analyzing other combinatorial, context-dependent signaling systems.
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Yu L, Lin YL, Yan M, Li T, Wu EY, Zimmel K, Qureshi O, Falck A, Sherman KM, Huggins SS, Hurtado DO, Suva LJ, Gaddy D, Cai J, Brunauer R, Dawson LA, Muneoka K. Hyaline cartilage differentiation of fibroblasts in regeneration and regenerative medicine. Development 2022; 149:274141. [PMID: 35005773 PMCID: PMC8917415 DOI: 10.1242/dev.200249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Amputation injuries in mammals are typically non-regenerative; however, joint regeneration is stimulated by BMP9 treatment, indicating the presence of latent articular chondrocyte progenitor cells. BMP9 induces a battery of chondrogenic genes in vivo, and a similar response is observed in cultures of amputation wound cells. Extended cultures of BMP9-treated cells results in differentiation of hyaline cartilage, and single cell RNAseq analysis identified wound fibroblasts as BMP9 responsive. This culture model was used to identify a BMP9-responsive adult fibroblast cell line and a culture strategy was developed to engineer hyaline cartilage for engraftment into an acutely damaged joint. Transplanted hyaline cartilage survived engraftment and maintained a hyaline cartilage phenotype, but did not form mature articular cartilage. In addition, individual hypertrophic chondrocytes were identified in some samples, indicating that the acute joint injury site can promote osteogenic progression of engrafted hyaline cartilage. The findings identify fibroblasts as a cell source for engineering articular cartilage and establish a novel experimental strategy that bridges the gap between regeneration biology and regenerative medicine. Summary:In vivo articular cartilage regeneration serves as a model to develop novel approaches for engineering cartilage to repair damaged joints and identifies fibroblasts as a BMP9-inducible chondroprogenitor.
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- Ling Yu
- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Hand Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, People's Republic of China
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- Dewpoint Therapeutics, 6 Tide Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02210, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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SMAD4 Feedback Activates the Canonical TGF-β Family Signaling Pathways. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221810024. [PMID: 34576190 PMCID: PMC8471547 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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TGF-β family signaling pathways, including TGF-β and BMP pathways, are widely involved in the regulation of health and diseases through downstream SMADs, which are also regulated by multiple validated mechanisms, such as genetic regulation, epigenetic regulation, and feedback regulation. However, it is still unclear whether R-SMADs or Co-SMAD can feedback regulate the TGF-β family signaling pathways in granulosa cells (GCs). In this study, we report a novel mechanism underlying the feedback regulation of TGF-β family signaling pathways, i.e., SMAD4, the only Co-SMAD, positive feedback activates the TGF-β family signaling pathways in GCs with a basal level of TGF-β ligands by interacting with the core promoters of its upstream receptors. Mechanistically, SMAD4 acts as a transcription factor, and feedback activates the transcription of its upstream receptors, including ACVR1B, BMPR2, and TGFBR2, of the canonical TGF-β signaling pathways by interacting with three coactivators (c-JUN, CREB1, and SP1), respectively. Notably, three different interaction modes between SMAD4 and coactivators were identified in SMAD4-mediated feedback regulation of upstream receptors through reciprocal ChIP assays. Our findings in the present study indicate for the first time that SMAD4 feedback activates the canonical TGF-β family signaling pathways in GCs, which improves and expands the regulatory mechanism, especially the feedback regulation modes of TGF-β family signaling pathways in ovarian GCs.
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Monteiro DA, Dole NS, Campos JL, Kaya S, Schurman CA, Belair CD, Alliston T. Fluid shear stress generates a unique signaling response by activating multiple TGFβ family type I receptors in osteocytes. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21263. [PMID: 33570811 PMCID: PMC7888383 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202001998r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bone is a dynamic tissue that constantly adapts to changing mechanical demands. The transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) signaling pathway plays several important roles in maintaining skeletal homeostasis by both coupling the bone‐forming and bone‐resorbing activities of osteoblasts and osteoclasts and by playing a causal role in the anabolic response of bone to applied loads. However, the extent to which the TGFβ signaling pathway in osteocytes is directly regulated by fluid shear stress (FSS) is unknown, despite work suggesting that fluid flow along canaliculi is a dominant physical cue sensed by osteocytes following bone compression. To investigate the effects of FSS on TGFβ signaling in osteocytes, we stimulated osteocytic OCY454 cells cultured within a microfluidic platform with FSS. We find that FSS rapidly upregulates Smad2/3 phosphorylation and TGFβ target gene expression, even in the absence of added TGFβ. Indeed, relative to treatment with TGFβ, FSS induced a larger increase in levels of pSmad2/3 and Serpine1 that persisted even in the presence of a TGFβ receptor type I inhibitor. Our results show that FSS stimulation rapidly induces phosphorylation of multiple TGFβ family R‐Smads by stimulating multimerization and concurrently activating several TGFβ and BMP type I receptors, in a manner that requires the activity of the corresponding ligand. While the individual roles of the TGFβ and BMP signaling pathways in bone mechanotransduction remain unclear, these results implicate that FSS activates both pathways to generate a downstream response that differs from that achieved by either ligand alone.
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- David A Monteiro
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, San Francisco, CA, USA.,The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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High-throughput measurements of bone morphogenetic protein/bone morphogenetic protein receptor interactions using biolayer interferometry. Biointerphases 2021; 16:031001. [PMID: 34241280 PMCID: PMC7614001 DOI: 10.1116/6.0000926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are an important family of growth factors playing a role in a large number of physiological and pathological processes, including bone homeostasis, tissue regeneration, and cancers. In vivo, BMPs bind successively to both BMP receptors (BMPRs) of type I and type II, and a promiscuity has been reported. In this study, we used biolayer interferometry to perform parallel real-time biosensing and to deduce the kinetic parameters (ka, kd) and the equilibrium constant (KD) for a large range of BMP/BMPR combinations in similar experimental conditions. We selected four members of the BMP family (BMP-2, 4, 7, 9) known for their physiological relevance and studied their interactions with five type-I BMP receptors (ALK1, 2, 3, 5, 6) and three type-II BMP receptors (BMPR-II, ACTR-IIA, ACTR-IIB). We reveal that BMP-2 and BMP-4 behave differently, especially regarding their kinetic interactions and affinities with the type-II BMPR. We found that BMP-7 has a higher affinity for the type-II BMPR receptor ACTR-IIA and a tenfold lower affinity with the type-I receptors. While BMP-9 has a high and similar affinity for all type-II receptors, it can interact with ALK5 and ALK2, in addition to ALK1. Interestingly, we also found that all BMPs can interact with ALK5. The interaction between BMPs and both type-I and type-II receptors in a ternary complex did not reveal further cooperativity. Our work provides a synthetic view of the interactions of these BMPs with their receptors and paves the way for future studies on their cell-type and receptor specific signaling pathways.
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Functional similarity between TGF-beta type 2 and type 1 receptors in the female reproductive tract. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9294. [PMID: 33927274 PMCID: PMC8084965 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88673-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) signaling plays critical roles in reproductive development and function. TGFβ ligands signal through the TGFβ receptor type 2 (TGFBR2)/TGFBR1 complex. As TGFBR2 and TGFBR1 form a signaling complex upon ligand stimulation, they are expected to be equally important for propagating TGFβ signaling that elicits cellular responses. However, several genetic studies challenge this concept and indicate that disruption of TGFBR2 or TGFBR1 may lead to contrasting phenotypic outcomes. We have shown that conditional deletion of Tgfbr1 using anti-Mullerian hormone receptor type 2 (Amhr2)-Cre causes oviductal and myometrial defects. To determine the functional requirement of TGFBR2 in the female reproductive tract and the potential phenotypic divergence/similarity resulting from conditional ablation of either receptor, we generated mice harboring Tgfbr2 deletion using the same Cre driver that was previously employed to target Tgfbr1. Herein, we found that conditional deletion of Tgfbr2 led to a similar phenotype to that of Tgfbr1 deletion in the female reproductive tract. Furthermore, genetic removal of Tgfbr1 in the Tgfbr2-deleted uterus had minimal impact on the phenotype of Tgfbr2 conditional knockout mice. In summary, our results reveal the functional similarity between TGFBR2 and TGFBR1 in maintaining the structural integrity of the female reproductive tract.
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Lu L, Zhu H, Yuyuan Lu, An L, Dai L. Application of the Tube Model to Explain the Unexpected Decrease in Polymer Bending Energy Induced by Knot Formation. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Luwei Lu
- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P.R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P.R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Wang W, Rigueur D, Lyons KM. TGFβ as a gatekeeper of BMP action in the developing growth plate. Bone 2020; 137:115439. [PMID: 32442550 PMCID: PMC7891678 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The ligands that comprise the Transforming Growth Factor β superfamily highly govern the development of the embryonic growth plate. Members of this superfamily activate canonical TGFβ and/or BMP (Bone Morphogenetic Protein) signaling pathways. How these pathways interact with one another is an area of active investigation. These two signaling pathways have been described to negatively regulate one another through crosstalk involving Smad proteins, the primary intracellular effectors of canonical signaling. More recently, a mechanism for regulation of the BMP pathway through TGFβ and BMP receptor interactions has been described. Here in this review, we demonstrate examples of how TGFβ is a gatekeeper of BMP action in the developing growth plate at both the receptor and transcriptional levels.
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- Weiguang Wang
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Institute for Children, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Institute for Children, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States of America; Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States of America.
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Farmer SM, Andl CD. Computational modeling of transforming growth factor β and activin a receptor complex formation in the context of promiscuous signaling regulation. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:5166-5181. [PMID: 32597324 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1785330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The Transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ) superfamily is a group of multipotent growth factors that control proliferation, quiescence and differentiation. Aberrant signal transduction and downstream target activation contribute to tumorigenesis and targeted therapy has therefore been considered a promising avenue. Using various modeling pipelines, we analyzed the structure-function relationship between ligand and receptor molecules of the TGFβ family. We further simulated the molecular docking of Galunisertib, a small molecule inhibitor targeting TGFβ signaling in cancer, which is currently undergoing FDA-approved clinical trials. We found that proprotein dimers of Activin isoforms differ at intrachain disulfide bonds, which support prior evidence of varying pro-domain stability and isoform preference. Further, mature proteins possess flexibility around conserved cystine knots to functionally interact with receptors or regulatory molecules in similar but distinct ways to TGFβ. We show that all Activin isoforms are capable of assuming a closed- or open-dimer state, revealing structural promiscuity of their open forms for receptor binding. We propose the first structural landscape for Activin receptor complexes containing a type I receptor (ACVR1B), which shares a pre-helix extension with TGFβ type I receptor (TGFβR1). Here, we artificially demonstrate that Activin can bind TGFβR1 in a TGFβ-like manner and that TGFβ1 can form signaling complexes with ACVR1B. Interestingly, Galunisertib was found to form stable inhibitory structures within the homologous kinase domains of both TGFβR1 and ACVR1B, thus halting receptor-promiscuous signaling. Overall, these observations highlight the challenges of specific TGFβ cascade targeting in the context of cancer therapies.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Stephen M Farmer
- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Li J, Xiao H, Luo H, Tan Y, Ni Q, He C, Magdalou J, Chen L, Wang H. GR/HDAC2/TGFβR1 pathway contributes to prenatal caffeine induced-osteoarthritis susceptibility in male adult offspring rats. Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 140:111279. [PMID: 32199975 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Prenatal caffeine exposure (PCE) induces developmental toxicity of multi-organ and susceptibility to multi-disease in offspring. However, the effects of PCE on osteoarthritis susceptibility in adult offspring and its intrauterine programming mechanism remain to be further investigated. Here, we found that PCE induced susceptibility to osteoarthritis in male adult offspring rats, which was related to the inhibited function of cartilage matrix synthesis from fetuses to adults. Meanwhile, PCE consistently downregulated the H3K9ac and expression levels of transforming growth factor β receptor 1 (TGFβR1), and then blocked TGFβ signaling pathway, which contributed to the suppressed cartilage matrix synthesis. Moreover, the high level of corticosterone caused by PCE reduced the H3K9ac level on TGFβR1 promoter region through acting on glucocorticoids receptor (GR) and recruiting histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) into the nucleus of fetal chondrocytes. Taken together, PCE induced osteoarthritis susceptibility in male adult offspring rats, which was attributed to the low-functional programming of TGFβR1 induced by corticosterone via GR/HDAC2 signaling.
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- Jing Li
- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Zhou Y, Mu L, Liu XL, Li Q, Ding LX, Chen HC, Hu Y, Li FS, Sun WJ, He BC, Wu K. Tetrandrine inhibits proliferation of colon cancer cells by BMP9/ PTEN/ PI3K/AKT signaling. Genes Dis 2019; 8:373-383. [PMID: 33997184 PMCID: PMC8093580 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2019.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Despite advances in screening and treatment, colon cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related death. Finding novel and useful drug treatment targets is also an urgent need for clinical applications. Tetrandrine (Tet) is extracted from the Chinese medicinal herbal medicine, which is a well-known calcium blocker with a variety of pharmacological activities, including anti-cancer. In this study, we recruited cell viability assay, flow cytometry analysis, cloning formation to confirm that Tet can inhibit the proliferation of SW620 cells, and induce apoptosis. Mechanically, we confirmed that Tet up-regulates the mRNA and protein level of BMP9 in SW620 cells. Over-expression BMP9 enhances the anti-cancer effects of Tet in SW620 cells, but these effects can be partly reversed by silencing BMP9. Also, Tet reduces phosphorylation of Aktl/2/3 in SW620 cells, which could be elevated by overexpressed BMP9 and impaired by silencing BMP9. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Tet reduces phosphorylated PTEN, which can be promoted by overexpressed BMP9, analogously also be attenuated through silencing BMP9. Finally, we introduced a xenograft tumor model to investigate the anti-proliferative effect of Tet, further to explore the effects of BMP9 and PTEN in SW620 cells. Our findings suggested that the anti-cancer activity of Tet in SW620 cells may be mediated partly by up-regulating BMP9, followed by inactivation PI3K/Akt through up-regulating PTEN at least.
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- Ya Zhou
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology of Chongqing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology of Chongqing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology of Chongqing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology of Chongqing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology of Chongqing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology of Chongqing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology of Chongqing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
| | - Bai-Cheng He
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology of Chongqing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
| | - Ke Wu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology of Chongqing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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