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Lin W, Chen H, Chen X, Guo C. The Roles of Neutrophil-Derived Myeloperoxidase (MPO) in Diseases: The New Progress. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:132. [PMID: 38275657 PMCID: PMC10812636 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13010132] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a heme-containing peroxidase, mainly expressed in neutrophils and, to a lesser extent, in monocytes. MPO is known to have a broad bactericidal ability via catalyzing the reaction of Cl- with H2O2 to produce a strong oxidant, hypochlorous acid (HOCl). However, the overproduction of MPO-derived oxidants has drawn attention to its detrimental role, especially in diseases characterized by acute or chronic inflammation. Broadly speaking, MPO and its derived oxidants are involved in the pathological processes of diseases mainly through the oxidation of biomolecules, which promotes inflammation and oxidative stress. Meanwhile, some researchers found that MPO deficiency or using MPO inhibitors could attenuate inflammation and tissue injuries. Taken together, MPO might be a promising target for both prognostic and therapeutic interventions. Therefore, understanding the role of MPO in the progress of various diseases is of great value. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the diverse roles of MPO in the progression of several diseases, including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), neurodegenerative diseases, cancers, renal diseases, and lung diseases (including COVID-19). This information serves as a valuable reference for subsequent mechanistic research and drug development.
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- Wei Lin
- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China;
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- Center of System Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA;
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- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China;
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- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China;
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Structural and Dynamic Differences between Calreticulin Mutants Associated with Essential Thrombocythemia. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13030509. [PMID: 36979444 PMCID: PMC10046389 DOI: 10.3390/biom13030509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a blood cancer. ET is characterized by an overproduction of platelets that can lead to thrombosis formation. Platelet overproduction occurs in megakaryocytes through a signaling pathway that could involve JAK2, MPL, or CALR proteins. CALR mutations are associated with 25–30% of ET patients; CALR variants must be dimerized to induce ET. We classified these variants into five classes named A to E; classes A and B are the most frequent classes in patients with ET. The dynamic properties of these five classes using structural models of CALR’s C-domain were analyzed using molecular dynamics simulations. Classes A, B, and C are associated with frameshifts in the C-domain. Their dimers can be stable only if a disulfide bond is formed; otherwise, the two monomers repulse each other. Classes D and E cannot be stable as dimers due to the absence of disulfide bonds. Class E and wild-type CALR have similar dynamic properties. These results suggest that the disulfide bond newly formed in classes A, B, and C may be essential for the pathogenicity of these variants. They also underline that class E cannot be directly related to ET but corresponds to human polymorphisms.
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Macedo-da-Silva J, Rosa-Fernandes L, Gomes VDM, Santiago VF, Santos DM, Molnar CMS, Barboza BR, de Souza EE, Marques RF, Boscardin SB, Durigon EL, Marinho CRF, Wrenger C, Marie SKN, Palmisano G. Protein Arginylation Is Regulated during SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Viruses 2023; 15:v15020290. [PMID: 36851505 PMCID: PMC9964439 DOI: 10.3390/v15020290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2019, the world witnessed the onset of an unprecedented pandemic. By February 2022, the infection by SARS-CoV-2 has already been responsible for the death of more than 5 million people worldwide. Recently, we and other groups discovered that SARS-CoV-2 infection induces ER stress and activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway. Degradation of misfolded/unfolded proteins is an essential element of proteostasis and occurs mainly in lysosomes or proteasomes. The N-terminal arginylation of proteins is characterized as an inducer of ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation by the N-degron pathway. RESULTS The role of protein arginylation during SARS-CoV-2 infection was elucidated. Protein arginylation was studied in Vero CCL-81, macrophage-like THP1, and Calu-3 cells infected at different times. A reanalysis of in vivo and in vitro public omics data combined with immunoblotting was performed to measure levels of arginyl-tRNA-protein transferase (ATE1) and its substrates. Dysregulation of the N-degron pathway was specifically identified during coronavirus infections compared to other respiratory viruses. We demonstrated that during SARS-CoV-2 infection, there is an increase in ATE1 expression in Calu-3 and Vero CCL-81 cells. On the other hand, infected macrophages showed no enzyme regulation. ATE1 and protein arginylation was variant-dependent, as shown using P1 and P2 viral variants and HEK 293T cells transfection with the spike protein and receptor-binding domains (RBD). In addition, we report that ATE1 inhibitors, tannic acid and merbromine (MER) reduce viral load. This finding was confirmed in ATE1-silenced cells. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that ATE1 is increased during SARS-CoV-2 infection and its inhibition has potential therapeutic value.
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- Janaina Macedo-da-Silva
- GlycoProteomics Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- GlycoProteomics Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
- Laboratory of Experimental Immunoparasitology, Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- GlycoProteomics Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- GlycoProteomics Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- GlycoProteomics Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- GlycoProteomics Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Unit for Drug Discovery, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences at the University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Antigen Targeting for Dendritic Cells, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences at the University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Antigen Targeting for Dendritic Cells, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences at the University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Molecular Virology, Department of Microbiology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Immunoparasitology, Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Unit for Drug Discovery, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences at the University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology (LIM 15), Department of Neurology, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil
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- GlycoProteomics Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, Australia
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +55-11-99920-8662
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Silva-Gaona OG, Hernández-Ortiz M, Vargas-Ortiz K, Ramírez-Emiliano J, Garay-Sevilla ME, Encarnación-Guevara S, Pérez-Vázquez V. Curcumin prevents proteins expression changes of oxidative phosphorylation, cellular stress response, and lipid metabolism proteins in liver of mice fed a high-fructose diet. J Proteomics 2022; 263:104595. [PMID: 35490921 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2022.104595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Increased fructose consumption has been associated with the development of metabolic diseases due to the modification in protein expression, altering metabolic and signaling pathways. Curcumin is a natural compound with a regulatory effect on genes and metabolic pathways. To identify the fructose-induced protein expression changes and the effect of curcumin on the change of protein expression in the liver of mice fed a standard diet and a high fructose diet, to elucidate the global role of curcumin. Four groups (n = 4/group) of male mice (C57BL6J) of six-weeks-old were formed. One group received a standard diet (C); another received curcumin at 0.75% w/w in the feed (C + C); one more received 30% w/v fructose in drinking water (F); and one group received 30% w/v fructose in drinking water and 0.75% w/w curcumin in food (F + C); for 15 weeks. Proteomic analysis was performed by LC-MS/MS, using the label-free technique with the MaxQuant programs for identification and Perseus for expression change analysis. Differentially expressed proteins (fold change ≥1.5 and p < 0.5) were analyzed by gene ontology and KEGG. A total of 1047 proteins were identified, of which 113 changed their expression in mice fed fructose, compared to the control group, and curcumin modified the expression of 64 proteins in mice fed fructose and curcumin compared to mice that only received fructose. Curcumin prevented the change of expression of 13 proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation (NDUFB8, NDUFB3, and ATP5L) in the cellular response to stress (PSMA5, HIST1H1D) and lipid metabolism (THRSP, DGAT1, ECI1, and ACOT13). Curcumin in mice fed the standard diet increased the expression of proteins related to oxidative phosphorylation, ribosomes, and PPAR pathways. In addition to fructose, increased expression of proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation, ribosomes, lipid metabolism, and carbon metabolism. However, curcumin prevented expression change in 13 hepatic proteins of fructose-fed mice involved in oxidative phosphorylation, cellular stress response, and lipid metabolism. SIGNIFICANCE: Curcumin is a natural compound with a regulatory effect on proteins and metabolic pathways. So, curcumin prevents the change of expression in 13 hepatic proteins of fructose-fed mice involved in oxidative phosphorylation, cellular stress response and lipid metabolism, as a supplement with protector activity on fructose-induced toxic effects.
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- Oscar Gerardo Silva-Gaona
- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Campus León, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato 37320, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Campus León, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato 37320, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Campus León, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato 37320, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Campus León, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato 37320, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Campus León, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato 37320, Mexico.
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Proteomics Disclose the Potential of Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF) as a Source of Biomarkers for Severe Periodontitis. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15062161. [PMID: 35329612 PMCID: PMC8950923 DOI: 10.3390/ma15062161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Periodontal disease is a widespread disorder comprising gingivitis, a mild early gum inflammation, and periodontitis, a more severe multifactorial inflammatory disease that, if left untreated, can lead to the gradual destruction of the tooth-supporting apparatus. To date, effective etiopathogenetic models fully explaining the clinical features of periodontal disease are not available. Obviously, a better understanding of periodontal disease could facilitate its diagnosis and improve its treatment. The purpose of this study was to employ a proteomic approach to analyze the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients with severe periodontitis, in search of potential biomarkers. GCF samples, collected from both periodontally healthy sites (H-GCF) and the periodontal pocket (D-GCF), were subjected to a comparison analysis using sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). A total of 26 significantly different proteins, 14 up-regulated and 12 down-regulated in D-GCF vs. H-GCF, were identified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The main expressed proteins were inflammatory molecules, immune responders, and host enzymes. Most of these proteins were functionally connected using the STRING analysis database. Once validated in a large scale-study, these proteins could represent a cluster of promising biomarkers capable of making a valuable contribution for a better assessment of periodontitis.
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Khan RIN, Sahu AR, Malla WA, Praharaj MR, Hosamani N, Kumar S, Gupta S, Sharma S, Saxena A, Varshney A, Singh P, Verma V, Kumar P, Singh G, Pandey A, Saxena S, Gandham RK, Tiwari AK. Systems biology under heat stress in Indian cattle. Gene 2021; 805:145908. [PMID: 34411649 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Transcriptome profiling of Vrindavani and Tharparkar cattle (n = 5 each) revealed that more numbers of genes were dysregulated in Vrindavani than in Tharparkar. A contrast in gene expression was observed with 18.9 % of upregulated genes in Vrindavani downregulated in Tharparkar and 17.8% upregulated genes in Tharparkar downregulated in Vrindavani. Functional annotation of genes differentially expressed in Tharparkar and Vrindavani revealed that the systems biology in Tharparkar is moving towards counteracting the effects due to heat stress. Unlike Vrindavani, Tharparkar is not only endowed with higher expression of the scavengers (UBE2G1, UBE2S, and UBE2H) of misfolded proteins but also with protectors (VCP, Serp1, and CALR) of naïve unfolded proteins. Further, higher expression of the antioxidants in Tharparkar enables it to cope up with higher levels of free radicals generated as a result of heat stress. In this study, we found relevant genes dysregulated in Tharparkar in the direction that can counter heat stress.
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- Raja Ishaq Nabi Khan
- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Computational Biology and Genomics, National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, India
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- Computational Biology and Genomics, National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, India
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- Computational Biology and Genomics, National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Physiology and Climatology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Physiology and Climatology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Physiology and Climatology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Computational Biology and Genomics, National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, India.
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- Division of Biological Standardization, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India.
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Network Pharmacology-Based Strategy and Molecular Docking to Explore the Potential Mechanism of Jintiange Capsule for Treating Osteoporosis. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2021:5338182. [PMID: 34899951 PMCID: PMC8664513 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5338182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background With the advent of ageing population, osteoporosis (OP) has already become a global challenge. Jintiange capsule is extensively applied to treat OP in China. Although recent studies demonstrate that it generates significant effects on strengthening bone, the exact mechanism of the jintiange capsule for treating OP remains unknown. Purpose To understand the main ingredients of the jintiange capsule, predict the possible targets and the relevant signal transduction pathways, and explore the mechanism of the jintiange capsule for the treatment of OP. Methods Main ingredients of the jintiange capsule, drug targets, and potential disease targets for OP were obtained from public databases. Molecular biological processes and signaling pathways were determined via bioinformatic analysis, containing protein-protein interaction (PPI), Gene Ontology (GO), and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). Subsequently, the disease-drug-ingredient-targets-pathways networks were constructed using Cytoscape. According to CytoNCA, core targets were acquired. Finally, the present study conducted molecular docking for better testing the abovementioned results. Results In the current work, we found that 4 main ingredients of the jintiange capsule, 33 drug targets, 4745 potential disease targets for OP, and 12 overlapping targets were identified. PPI network containing 12 nodes and 25 edges proved that there existed a complex relationship. As revealed by GO functional annotation, the intersected targets were mostly associated with BP, CC, and MF. The targets were enriched to 368 items in BP, 27 items in CC, and 42 items in MF. They mainly included calcium ion homeostasis, calcium channel complex, and calcium channel regulator activity. According to KEGG pathway analysis, the intersected targets were mostly associated with Rap 1, cGMP-PKG, Ras, cAMP, calcium pathways, and so on. Based on the analysis with CytoNCA, we acquired 4 core targets, respectively—CALR, SPARC, CALM1, and CALM2. Besides, 2 core targets, CALR and CALM1, were selected for molecular docking experiments. Molecular docking revealed that the main ingredient, calcium phosphate, had good binding with the CALR protein and CALM1 protein. Conclusion To conclude, the main ingredient of the jintiange capsule, particularly calcium phosphate, may interact with 2 targets, CALR and CALM1, and regulate multiple signaling pathways to treat OP. Additionally, this also benefits us in further understanding the mechanism of the jintiange capsule for treating OP.
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Olschok K, Han L, de Toledo MAS, Böhnke J, Graßhoff M, Costa IG, Theocharides A, Maurer A, Schüler HM, Buhl EM, Pannen K, Baumeister J, Kalmer M, Gupta S, Boor P, Gezer D, Brümmendorf TH, Zenke M, Chatain N, Koschmieder S. CALR frameshift mutations in MPN patient-derived iPSCs accelerate maturation of megakaryocytes. Stem Cell Reports 2021; 16:2768-2783. [PMID: 34678208 PMCID: PMC8581168 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2021.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Calreticulin (CALR) mutations are driver mutations in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), leading to activation of the thrombopoietin receptor and causing abnormal megakaryopoiesis. Here, we generated patient-derived CALRins5- or CALRdel52-positive induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to establish an MPN disease model for molecular and mechanistic studies. We demonstrated myeloperoxidase deficiency in granulocytic cells derived from homozygous CALR mutant iPSCs, rescued by repairing the mutation using CRISPR/Cas9. iPSC-derived megakaryocytes showed characteristics of primary megakaryocytes such as formation of demarcation membrane system and cytoplasmic pro-platelet protrusions. Importantly, CALR mutations led to enhanced megakaryopoiesis and accelerated megakaryocytic development in a thrombopoietin-independent manner. Mechanistically, our study identified differentially regulated pathways in mutated versus unmutated megakaryocytes, such as hypoxia signaling, which represents a potential target for therapeutic intervention. Altogether, we demonstrate key aspects of mutated CALR-driven pathogenesis dependent on its zygosity, and found novel therapeutic targets, making our model a valuable tool for clinical drug screening in MPNs. CALR-mutated iPSCs allow efficient modeling of human MPN disease CRISPR-mediated repair of CALR mutations rescues normal iPSC function Megakaryopoiesis in CALR-mutated iPSCs is hyperplastic and accelerated Transcriptome screen of mutated megakaryocytes identifies novel therapeutic options
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- Kathrin Olschok
- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany; Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Computational Genomics Joint Research Center for Computational Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Computational Genomics Joint Research Center for Computational Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Hematology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, Electron Microscopy Facility, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, Electron Microscopy Facility, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany.
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Sriram G, Milling LE, Chen JK, Kong YW, Joughin BA, Abraham W, Swartwout S, Handly ED, Irvine DJ, Yaffe MB. The injury response to DNA damage in live tumor cells promotes antitumor immunity. Sci Signal 2021; 14:eabc4764. [PMID: 34665642 PMCID: PMC8791539 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abc4764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Although immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has strong clinical benefit for treating some tumor types, it fails in others, indicating a need for additional modalities to enhance the ICB effect. Here, we identified one such modality by using DNA damage to create a live, injured tumor cell adjuvant. Using an optimized ex vivo coculture system, we found that treating tumor cells with specific concentrations of etoposide, mitoxantrone, or doxorubicin markedly enhanced dendritic cell–mediated T cell activation. These immune-enhancing effects of DNA damage did not correlate with immunogenic cell death markers or with the extent of apoptosis or necroptosis; instead, these effects were mediated by live injured cells with activation of the DNA-PK, ATR, NF-κB, p38 MAPK, and RIPK1 signaling pathways. In mice, intratumoral injection of ex vivo etoposide–treated tumor cells in combination with systemic ICB (by anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA4 antibodies) increased the number of intratumoral CD103+ dendritic cells and circulating tumor-antigen–specific CD8+ T cells, decreased tumor growth, and improved survival. These effects were absent in Batf3−/− mice and in mice in which the DNA-damaging drug was injected directly into the tumor, due to DNA damage in the immune cells. The combination treatment induced complete tumor regression in a subset of mice that were then able to reject tumor rechallenge, indicating that the injured cell adjuvant treatment induced durable antitumor immunological memory. These results provide a strategy for enhancing the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibition in tumor types that do not respond to this treatment modality by itself.
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- Ganapathy Sriram
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Center for Precision Cancer Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- David. H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- David. H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Center for Precision Cancer Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- David. H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Center for Precision Cancer Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- David. H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Center for Precision Cancer Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- David. H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- David. H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Center for Precision Cancer Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- David. H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Center for Precision Cancer Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- David. H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- David. H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Center for Precision Cancer Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- David. H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Divisions of Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care and Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215
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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a major cancer yet has long evaded extensive efforts to target it chemotherapeutically. Recent efforts to characterize its proteome and metabolome in a grade-defined manner has resulted in a global proteometabolomic reprogramming model yielding a number of potential drug targets, many of which are under the control of transcription factor and MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor. Furthermore, through the use of conventional technologies such as immunohistochemistry, protein moonlighting, a phenomenon wherein a single protein performs more than one distinct biochemical or biophysical functions, is emerging as a second mode of operation for ccRCC metabolo-proteomic reprogramming. This renders the subcellular localization of the grade-defining biomarkers an additional layer of grade-defining ccRCC molecular signature, although its functional significance in ccRCC etiology is only beginning to emerge.
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- Tatsuto Ishimaru
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA.
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Samoudi M, Kuo CC, Robinson CM, Shams-Ud-Doha K, Schinn SM, Kol S, Weiss L, Petersen Bjorn S, Voldborg BG, Rosa Campos A, Lewis NE. In situ detection of protein interactions for recombinant therapeutic enzymes. Biotechnol Bioeng 2021; 118:890-904. [PMID: 33169829 PMCID: PMC7855575 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Despite their therapeutic potential, many protein drugs remain inaccessible to patients since they are difficult to secrete. Each recombinant protein has unique physicochemical properties and requires different machinery for proper folding, assembly, and posttranslational modifications (PTMs). Here we aimed to identify the machinery supporting recombinant protein secretion by measuring the protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks of four different recombinant proteins (SERPINA1, SERPINC1, SERPING1, and SeAP) with various PTMs and structural motifs using the proximity-dependent biotin identification (BioID) method. We identified PPIs associated with specific features of the secreted proteins using a Bayesian statistical model and found proteins involved in protein folding, disulfide bond formation, and N-glycosylation were positively correlated with the corresponding features of the four model proteins. Among others, oxidative folding enzymes showed the strongest association with disulfide bond formation, supporting their critical roles in proper folding and maintaining the ER stability. Knockdown of disulfide-isomerase PDIA4, a measured interactor with significance for SERPINC1 but not SERPINA1, led to the decreased secretion of SERPINC1, which relies on its extensive disulfide bonds, compared to SERPINA1, which has no disulfide bonds. Proximity-dependent labeling successfully identified the transient interactions supporting synthesis of secreted recombinant proteins and refined our understanding of key molecular mechanisms of the secretory pathway during recombinant protein production.
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- Mojtaba Samoudi
- Dept of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at UC San Diego
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at UC San Diego
- Dept of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at UC San Diego
- Dept of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego
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- Dept of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at UC San Diego
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark
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- Dept of Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark
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- Dept of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at UC San Diego
- Dept of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego
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Folding of proteins is essential so that they can exert their functions. For proteins that transit the secretory pathway, folding occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and various chaperone systems assist in acquiring their correct folding/subunit formation. N-glycosylation is one of the most conserved posttranslational modification for proteins, and in eukaryotes it occurs in the ER. Consequently, eukaryotic cells have developed various systems that utilize N-glycans to dictate and assist protein folding, or if they consistently fail to fold properly, to destroy proteins for quality control and the maintenance of homeostasis of proteins in the ER.
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Hosszu KK, Valentino A, Peerschke EI, Ghebrehiwet B. SLE: Novel Postulates for Therapeutic Options. Front Immunol 2020; 11:583853. [PMID: 33117397 PMCID: PMC7575694 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.583853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Genetic deficiency in C1q is a strong susceptibility factor for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). There are two major hypotheses that potentially explain the role of C1q in SLE. The first postulates that C1q deficiency abrogates apoptotic cell clearance, leading to persistently high loads of potentially immunogenic self-antigens that trigger autoimmune responses. While C1q undoubtedly plays an important role in apoptotic clearance, an essential biological process such as removal of self- waste is so critical for host survival that multiple ligand-receptor combinations do fortunately exist to ensure that proper disposal of apoptotic debris is accomplished even in the absence of C1q. The second hypothesis is based on the observation that locally synthesized C1q plays a critical role in regulating the earliest stages of monocyte to dendritic cell (DC) differentiation and function. Indeed, circulating C1q has been shown to keep monocytes in a pre-dendritic state by silencing key molecular players and ensuring that unwarranted DC-driven immune responses do not occur. Monocytes are also able to display macromolecular C1 on their surface, representing a novel mechanism for the recognition of circulating "danger." Translation of this danger signal in turn, provides the requisite "license" to trigger a differentiation pathway that leads to adaptive immune response. Based on this evidence, the second hypothesis proposes that deficiency in C1q dysregulates monocyte-to-DC differentiation and causes inefficient or defective maintenance of self-tolerance. The fact that C1q receptors (cC1qR and gC1qR) are also expressed on the surface of both monocytes and DCs, suggests that C1q/C1qR may regulate DC differentiation and function through specific cell-signaling pathways. While their primary ligand is C1q, C1qRs can also independently recognize a vast array of plasma proteins as well as pathogen-associated molecular ligands, indicating that these molecules may collaborate in antigen recognition and processing, and thus regulate DC-differentiation. This review will therefore focus on the role of C1q and C1qRs in SLE and explore the gC1qR/C1q axis as a potential target for therapy.
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- Kinga K Hosszu
- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Lab Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Lab Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- The Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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Ugonotti J, Chatterjee S, Thaysen-Andersen M. Structural and functional diversity of neutrophil glycosylation in innate immunity and related disorders. Mol Aspects Med 2020; 79:100882. [PMID: 32847678 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2020.100882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The granulated neutrophils are abundant innate immune cells that utilize bioactive glycoproteins packed in cytosolic granules to fight pathogenic infections, but the neutrophil glycobiology remains poorly understood. Facilitated by technological advances in glycoimmunology, systems glycobiology and glycoanalytics, a considerable body of literature reporting on novel aspects of neutrophil glycosylation has accumulated. Herein, we summarize the building knowledge of the structural and functional diversity displayed by N- and O-linked glycoproteins spatiotemporally expressed and sequentially brought-into-action across the diverse neutrophil life stages during bone marrow maturation, movements to, from and within the blood circulation and microbicidal processes at the inflammatory sites in peripheral tissues. It transpires that neutrophils abundantly decorate their granule glycoproteins including neutrophil elastase, myeloperoxidase and cathepsin G with peculiar glyco-signatures not commonly reported in other areas of human glycobiology such as hyper-truncated chitobiose core- and paucimannosidic-type N-glycans and monoantennary complex-type N-glycans. Sialyl Lewisx, Lewisx, poly-N-acetyllactosamine extensions and core 1-/2-type O-glycans are also common neutrophil glyco-signatures. Granule-specific glycosylation is another fascinating yet not fully understood feature of neutrophils. Recent literature suggests that unconventional biosynthetic pathways and functions underpin these prominent neutrophil-associated glyco-phenotypes. The impact of glycosylation on key neutrophil effector functions including extravasation, degranulation, phagocytosis and formation of neutrophil extracellular traps during normal physiological conditions and in innate immune-related diseases is discussed. We also highlight new technologies that are expected to further advance neutrophil glycobiology and briefly discuss the untapped diagnostic and therapeutic potential of neutrophil glycosylation that could open avenues to combat the increasingly prevalent innate immune disorders.
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- Julian Ugonotti
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia; Biomolecular Discovery Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia; Biomolecular Discovery Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia; Biomolecular Discovery Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
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Degovics D, Hartmann P, Németh IB, Árva-Nagy N, Kaszonyi E, Szél E, Strifler G, Bende B, Krenács L, Kemény L, Erős G. A novel target for the promotion of dermal wound healing: Ryanodine receptors. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2019; 366:17-24. [PMID: 30684528 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2019.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ryanodine receptors have an important role in the regulation of intracellular calcium levels in the nervous system and muscle. It has been described that ryanodine receptors influence keratinocyte differentiation and barrier homeostasis. Our goal was to examine the role of ryanodine receptors in the healing of full-thickness dermal wounds by means of in vitro and in vivo methods. The effect of ryanodine receptors on wound healing, microcirculation and inflammation was assessed in an in vivo mouse wound healing model, using skin fold chambers in the dorsal region, and in HaCaT cell scratch wound assay in vitro. SKH-1 mice were subjected to sterile saline (n = 36) or ryanodine receptor agonist 4-chloro-m-cresol (0.5 mM) (n = 42) or ryanodine receptor antagonist dantrolene (100 μM) (n = 42). Application of ryanodine receptor agonist 4-chloro-m-cresol did not influence the studied parameters significantly, whereas ryanodine receptor antagonist dantrolene accelerated the wound closure. Inhibition of the calcium channel also increased the vessel diameters in the wound edges during the process of healing and increased the blood flow in the capillaries at all times of measurement. Furthermore, application of dantrolene decreased xanthine-oxidoreductase activity during the inflammatory phase of wound healing. Inhibition of ryanodine receptor-mediated effects positively influence wound healing. Thus, dantrolene may be of therapeutic potential in the treatment of wounds.
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- Döníz Degovics
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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- Institute of Surgical Research, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgical Research, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Tumour Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; MTA-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Khandagale A, Lazzaretto B, Carlsson G, Sundin M, Shafeeq S, Römling U, Fadeel B. JAGN1 is required for fungal killing in neutrophil extracellular traps: Implications for severe congenital neutropenia. J Leukoc Biol 2018; 104:1199-1213. [DOI: 10.1002/jlb.4a0118-030rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Avinash Khandagale
- Division of Molecular ToxicologyInstitute of Environmental MedicineKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Division of Molecular ToxicologyInstitute of Environmental MedicineKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's HealthKarolinska InstitutetKarolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's HealthKarolinska InstitutetKarolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of MicrobiologyTumor and Cell BiologyKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of MicrobiologyTumor and Cell BiologyKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Division of Molecular ToxicologyInstitute of Environmental MedicineKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Khan AA, Alsahli MA, Rahmani AH. Myeloperoxidase as an Active Disease Biomarker: Recent Biochemical and Pathological Perspectives. Med Sci (Basel) 2018; 6:medsci6020033. [PMID: 29669993 PMCID: PMC6024665 DOI: 10.3390/medsci6020033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) belongs to the family of heme-containing peroxidases, produced mostly from polymorphonuclear neutrophils. The active enzyme (150 kDa) is the product of the MPO gene located on long arm of chromosome 17. The primary gene product undergoes several modifications, such as the removal of introns and signal peptides, and leads to the formation of enzymatically inactive glycosylated apoproMPO which complexes with chaperons, producing inactive proMPO by the insertion of a heme moiety. The active enzyme is a homodimer of heavy and light chain protomers. This enzyme is released into the extracellular fluid after oxidative stress and different inflammatory responses. Myeloperoxidase is the only type of peroxidase that uses H₂O₂ to oxidize several halides and pseudohalides to form different hypohalous acids. So, the antibacterial activities of MPO involve the production of reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species. Controlled MPO release at the site of infection is of prime importance for its efficient activities. Any uncontrolled degranulation exaggerates the inflammation and can also lead to tissue damage even in absence of inflammation. Several types of tissue injuries and the pathogenesis of several other major chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, liver diseases, diabetes, and cancer have been reported to be linked with MPO-derived oxidants. Thus, the enhanced level of MPO activity is one of the best diagnostic tools of inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers among these commonly-occurring diseases.
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- Amjad A Khan
- Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, AlQassim, P.O. Box 6699, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, AlQassim, P.O. Box 6699, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, AlQassim, P.O. Box 6699, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia.
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Biosynthesis of human myeloperoxidase. Arch Biochem Biophys 2018; 642:1-9. [PMID: 29408362 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Members of Chordata peroxidase subfamily [1] expressed in mammals, including myeloperoxidase (MPO), eosinophil peroxidase (EPO), lactoperoxidase (LPO), and thyroid peroxidase (TPO), express conserved motifs around the heme prosthetic group essential for their activity, a calcium-binding site, and at least two covalent bonds linking the heme group to the protein backbone. Although most studies of the biosynthesis of these peroxidases have focused on MPO, many of the features described occur during biosynthesis of other members of the protein subfamily. Whereas MPO biosynthesis includes events typical for proteins generated in the secretory pathway, the importance and consequences of heme insertion are events uniquely associated with peroxidases. This Review summarizes decades of work elucidating specific steps in the biosynthetic pathway of human MPO. Discussion includes cotranslational glycosylation and subsequent modifications of the N-linked carbohydrate sidechains, contributions by molecular chaperones in the endoplasmic reticulum, cleavage of the propeptide from proMPO, and proteolytic processing of protomers and dimerization to yield mature MPO. Parallels between the biosynthesis of MPO and TPO as well as the impact of inherited mutations in the MPO gene on normal biosynthesis will be summarized. Lastly, specific gaps in our knowledge revealed by this review of our current understanding will be highlighted.
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Handa-Narumi M, Yoshimura T, Konishi H, Fukata Y, Manabe Y, Tanaka K, Bao GM, Kiyama H, Fukase K, Ikenaka K. Branched Sialylated N-glycans Are Accumulated in Brain Synaptosomes and Interact with Siglec-H. Cell Struct Funct 2018; 43:141-152. [DOI: 10.1247/csf.18009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Mai Handa-Narumi
- Division of Neurobiology and Bioinformatics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Life Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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- Division of Neurobiology and Bioinformatics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Life Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
- Department of Child Development and Molecular Brain Science, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University
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- Department of Functional Anatomy and Neuroscience, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Life Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
- Division of Membrane Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
- Biofunctional Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
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- Department of Functional Anatomy and Neuroscience, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
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- Division of Neurobiology and Bioinformatics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Life Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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Rocha S, Freitas A, Guimaraes SC, Vitorino R, Aroso M, Gomez-Lazaro M. Biological Implications of Differential Expression of Mitochondrial-Shaping Proteins in Parkinson's Disease. Antioxidants (Basel) 2017; 7:E1. [PMID: 29267236 PMCID: PMC5789311 DOI: 10.3390/antiox7010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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It has long been accepted that mitochondrial function and morphology is affected in Parkinson's disease, and that mitochondrial function can be directly related to its morphology. So far, mitochondrial morphological alterations studies, in the context of this neurodegenerative disease, have been performed through microscopic methodologies. The goal of the present work is to address if the modifications in the mitochondrial-shaping proteins occurring in this disorder have implications in other cellular pathways, which might constitute important pathways for the disease progression. To do so, we conducted a novel approach through a thorough exploration of the available proteomics-based studies in the context of Parkinson's disease. The analysis provided insight into the altered biological pathways affected by changes in the expression of mitochondrial-shaping proteins via different bioinformatic tools. Unexpectedly, we observed that the mitochondrial-shaping proteins altered in the context of Parkinson's disease are, in the vast majority, related to the organization of the mitochondrial cristae. Conversely, in the studies that have resorted to microscopy-based techniques, the most widely reported alteration in the context of this disorder is mitochondria fragmentation. Cristae membrane organization is pivotal for mitochondrial ATP production, and changes in their morphology have a direct impact on the organization and function of the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) complexes. To understand which biological processes are affected by the alteration of these proteins we analyzed the binding partners of the mitochondrial-shaping proteins that were found altered in Parkinson's disease. We showed that the binding partners fall into seven different cellular components, which include mitochondria, proteasome, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER), amongst others. It is noteworthy that, by evaluating the biological process in which these modified proteins are involved, we showed that they are related to the production and metabolism of ATP, immune response, cytoskeleton alteration, and oxidative stress, amongst others. In summary, with our bioinformatics approach using the data on the modified proteins in Parkinson's disease patients, we were able to relate the alteration of mitochondrial-shaping proteins to modifications of crucial cellular pathways affected in this disease.
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- Sara Rocha
- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
- IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
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- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
- INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
- FMUP-Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
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- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
- INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
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- iBiMED, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
- Unidade de Investigação Cardiovascular, Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
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- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
- INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
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- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
- INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
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Wang J, Li R, Mao X, Jing R. Functional Analysis and Marker Development of TaCRT-D Gene in Common Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1557. [PMID: 28955354 PMCID: PMC5601976 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Calreticulin (CRT), an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized Ca2+-binding/buffering protein, is highly conserved and extensively expressed in animal and plant cells. To understand the function of CRTs in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), particularly their roles in stress tolerance, we cloned the full-length genomic sequence of the TaCRT-D isoform from D genome of common hexaploid wheat, and characterized its function by transgenic Arabidopsis system. TaCRT-D exhibited different expression patterns in wheat seedling under different abiotic stresses. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing ORF of TaCRT-D displayed more tolerance to drought, cold, salt, mannitol, and other abiotic stresses at both seed germination and seedling stages, compared with the wild-type controls. Furthermore, DNA polymorphism analysis and gene mapping were employed to develop the functional markers of this gene for marker-assistant selection in wheat breeding program. One SNP, S440 (T→C) was detected at the TaCRT-D locus by genotyping a wheat recombinant inbred line (RIL) population (114 lines) developed from Opata 85 × W7984. The TaCRT-D was then fine mapped between markers Xgwm645 and Xgwm664 on chromosome 3DL, corresponding to genetic distances of 3.5 and 4.4 cM, respectively, using the RIL population and Chinese Spring nulli-tetrasomic lines. Finally, the genome-specific and allele-specific markers were developed for the TaCRT-D gene. These findings indicate that TaCRT-D function importantly in plant stress responses, providing a gene target for genetic engineering to increase plant stress tolerance and the functional markers of TaCRT-D for marker-assistant selection in wheat breeding.
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- Jiping Wang
- College of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural UniversityJinzhong, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural UniversityJinzhong, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing, China
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Ee Uli J, Yong CSY, Yeap SK, Rovie-Ryan JJ, Mat Isa N, Tan SG, Alitheen NB. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) of lymph node, spleen, and thymus transcriptome from wild Peninsular Malaysian cynomolgus macaque ( Macaca fascicularis). PeerJ 2017; 5:e3566. [PMID: 28828235 PMCID: PMC5563440 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is an extensively utilised nonhuman primate model for biomedical research due to its biological, behavioural, and genetic similarities to humans. Genomic information of cynomolgus macaque is vital for research in various fields; however, there is presently a shortage of genomic information on the Malaysian cynomolgus macaque. This study aimed to sequence, assemble, annotate, and profile the Peninsular Malaysian cynomolgus macaque transcriptome derived from three tissues (lymph node, spleen, and thymus) using RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology. A total of 174,208,078 paired end 70 base pair sequencing reads were obtained from the Illumina Hi-Seq 2500 sequencer. The overall mapping percentage of the sequencing reads to the M. fascicularis reference genome ranged from 53–63%. Categorisation of expressed genes to Gene Ontology (GO) and KEGG pathway categories revealed that GO terms with the highest number of associated expressed genes include Cellular process, Catalytic activity, and Cell part, while for pathway categorisation, the majority of expressed genes in lymph node, spleen, and thymus fall under the Global overview and maps pathway category, while 266, 221, and 138 genes from lymph node, spleen, and thymus were respectively enriched in the Immune system category. Enriched Immune system pathways include Platelet activation pathway, Antigen processing and presentation, B cell receptor signalling pathway, and Intestinal immune network for IgA production. Differential gene expression analysis among the three tissues revealed 574 differentially expressed genes (DEG) between lymph and spleen, 5402 DEGs between lymph and thymus, and 7008 DEGs between spleen and thymus. Venn diagram analysis of expressed genes revealed a total of 2,630, 253, and 279 tissue-specific genes respectively for lymph node, spleen, and thymus tissues. This is the first time the lymph node, spleen, and thymus transcriptome of the Peninsular Malaysian cynomolgus macaque have been sequenced via RNA-Seq. Novel transcriptomic data will further enrich the present M. fascicularis genomic database and provide future research potentials, including novel transcript discovery, comparative studies, and molecular markers development.
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- Joey Ee Uli
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ex-Situ Conservation Division, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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The engulfment of apoptotic cells by phagocytes, a process referred to as efferocytosis, is essential for maintenance of normal tissue homeostasis and a prerequisite for the resolution of inflammation. Neutrophils are the predominant circulating white blood cell in humans, and contain an arsenal of toxic substances that kill and degrade microbes. Neutrophils are short-lived and spontaneously die by apoptosis. This review will highlight how the engulfment of apoptotic neutrophils by human phagocytes occurs, how heterogeneity of phagocyte populations influences efferocytosis signaling, and downstream consequences of efferocytosis. The efferocytosis of apoptotic neutrophils by macrophages promotes anti-inflammatory signaling, prevents neutrophil lysis, and dampens immune responses. Given the immunomodulatory properties of efferocytosis, understanding pathways that regulate and enhance efferocytosis could be harnessed to combat infection and chronic inflammatory conditions.
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- Mallary C Greenlee-Wacker
- Inflammation Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Grishkovskaya I, Paumann-Page M, Tscheliessnig R, Stampler J, Hofbauer S, Soudi M, Sevcnikar B, Oostenbrink C, Furtmüller PG, Djinović-Carugo K, Nauseef WM, Obinger C. Structure of human promyeloperoxidase (proMPO) and the role of the propeptide in processing and maturation. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:8244-8261. [PMID: 28348079 PMCID: PMC5437232 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.775031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is synthesized by neutrophil and monocyte precursor cells and contributes to host defense by mediating microbial killing. Although several steps in MPO biosynthesis and processing have been elucidated, many questions remained, such as the structure-function relationship of monomeric unprocessed proMPO versus the mature dimeric MPO and the functional role of the propeptide. Here we have presented the first and high resolution (at 1.25 Å) crystal structure of proMPO and its solution structure obtained by small-angle X-ray scattering. Promyeloperoxidase hosts five occupied glycosylation sites and six intrachain cystine bridges with Cys-158 of the very flexible N-terminal propeptide being covalently linked to Cys-319 and thereby hindering homodimerization. Furthermore, the structure revealed (i) the binding site of proMPO-processing proconvertase, (ii) the structural motif for subsequent cleavage to the heavy and light chains of mature MPO protomers, and (iii) three covalent bonds between heme and the protein. Studies of the mutants C158A, C319A, and C158A/C319A demonstrated significant differences from the wild-type protein, including diminished enzymatic activity and prevention of export to the Golgi due to prolonged association with the chaperone calnexin. These structural and functional findings provide novel insights into MPO biosynthesis and processing.
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- Irina Grishkovskaya
- Department of Structural and Computational Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB), Muthgasse 11, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Structural and Computational Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, Institute of Molecular Modeling and Simulation, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Structural and Computational Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, A-1030 Vienna, Austria; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Veĉna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Inflammation Program and Department of Medicine, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria.
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Falchi M, Varricchio L, Martelli F, Marra M, Picconi O, Tafuri A, Girelli G, Uversky VN, Migliaccio AR. The Calreticulin control of human stress erythropoiesis is impaired by JAK2V617F in polycythemia vera. Exp Hematol 2017; 50:53-76. [PMID: 28232234 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Calreticulin (CALR) is a Ca2+-binding protein that shuttles among cellular compartments with proteins bound to its N/P domains. The knowledge that activation of the human erythropoietin receptor induces Ca2+ fluxes prompted us to investigate the role of CALR in human erythropoiesis. As shown by Western blot analysis, erythroblasts generated in vitro from normal sources and JAK2V617F polycythemia vera (PV) patients expressed robust levels of CALR. However, Ca2+ regulated CALR conformation only in normal cells. Normal erythroblasts expressed mostly the N-terminal domain of CALR (N-CALR) on their cell surface (as shown by flow cytometry) and C-terminal domain (C-CALR) in their cytoplasm (as shown by confocal microscopy) and expression of both epitopes decreased with maturation. In the proerythroblast (proEry) cytoplasm, C-CALR was associated with the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), which initiated the stress response. In these cells, Ca2+ deprivation and inhibition of nuclear export increased GR nuclear localization while decreasing cytoplasmic detection of C-CALR and C-CALR/GR association and proliferation in response to the GR agonist dexamethasone (Dex). C-CALR/GR association and Dex responsiveness were instead increased by Ca2+ and erythropoietin. In contrast, JAK2V617F proErys expressed normal cell-surface levels of N-CALR but barely detectable cytoplasmic levels of C-CALR. These cells contained GR mainly in the nucleus and were Dex unresponsive. Ruxolitinib rescued cytoplasmic detection of C-CALR, C-CALR/GR association, and Dex responsiveness in JAK2V617F proErys and its effects were antagonized by nuclear export and Ca2+ flux inhibitors. These results indicates that Ca2+-induced conformational changes of CALR regulate nuclear export of GR in normal erythroblasts and that JAK2V617F deregulates this function in PV.
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- Mario Falchi
- National AIDS Center, Istituto Superiore Sanita, Rome, Italy
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Hematology/Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy
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- Hematology/Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy
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- National AIDS Center, Istituto Superiore Sanita, Rome, Italy
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- Sant'Andrea Hospital-Sapienza, Department of Clinic and Molecular Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Laboratory of Structural Dynamics, Stability and Folding of Proteins, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotorial Sciences, Alma Mater University, Bologna, Italy.
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Bossard G, Grébaut P, Thévenon S, Séveno M, Berthier D, Holzmuller P. Cloning, expression, molecular characterization and preliminary studies on immunomodulating properties of recombinant Trypanosoma congolense calreticulin. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 45:320-331. [PMID: 27688033 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Trypanosomes are bloodstream protozoan parasites, which are pathogens of veterinary and medical importance. Several mammalian species, including humans, can be infected by different species of the genus Trypanosoma (T. congolense, T. evansi, T. brucei, T. vivax) exhibiting more or less virulent and pathogenic phenotypes. A previous screening of the excreted-secreted proteins of T. congolense demonstrated an overexpression of several proteins correlated with the virulence and pathogenicity of the strain. Of these proteins, calreticulin (CRT) has shown differential expression between two T. congolense strains with opposite infectious behavior and has been selected as a target molecule based on its immune potential functions in parasitic diseases. In this study, we set out to determine the role of T. congolense calreticulin as an immune target. Immunization of mice with recombinant T. congolense calreticulin induced antibody production, which was associated with delayed parasitemia and increased survival of the challenged animal. These results strongly suggest that some excreted-secreted proteins of T. congolense are a worthwhile target candidate to interfere with the infectious process.
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- Geraldine Bossard
- CIRAD, UMR INTERTRYP (Interactions hôtes-vecteurs-parasites-environnement dans les maladies tropicales négligées dues aux trypanosomatidés), campus international de Baillarguet, TA/A-17/G, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
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- CIRAD, UMR INTERTRYP (Interactions hôtes-vecteurs-parasites-environnement dans les maladies tropicales négligées dues aux trypanosomatidés), campus international de Baillarguet, TA/A-17/G, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
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- plateforme de protéomique fonctionnelle, UMS biocampus Montpellier, institut de génomique fonctionnelle, 141 rue de la Cardonille, F-34094 Montpellier, France.
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- CIRAD, UMR INTERTRYP (Interactions hôtes-vecteurs-parasites-environnement dans les maladies tropicales négligées dues aux trypanosomatidés), campus international de Baillarguet, TA/A-17/G, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
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- CIRAD, UMR CMAEE (control des maladies animales exotiques et émergentes), campus international de Baillarguet, TA/A-15/G, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
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Mathew SM, Suchithra TV. Zymogram profiling of myeloperoxidase in association with increased risk of infection susceptibility in diabetic foot ulcer. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13410-016-0518-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Homozygous calreticulin mutations in patients with myelofibrosis lead to acquired myeloperoxidase deficiency. Blood 2016; 127:3253-9. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-02-696310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Acquired MPO deficiency in patients with MPN is uniquely associated with homozygous CALR mutations. In line with a posttranscriptional defect, MPO deficiency results from reduced MPO protein levels, but not from decreased MPO mRNA.
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Levy-Ontman O, Fisher M, Shotland Y, Tekoah Y, Malis Arad S. Insight into glucosidase II from the red marine microalga Porphyridium sp. (Rhodophyta). JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2015; 51:1075-87. [PMID: 26987003 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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N-glycosylation of proteins is one of the most important post-translational modifications that occur in various organisms, and is of utmost importance for protein function, stability, secretion, and loca-lization. Although the N-linked glycosylation pathway of proteins has been extensively characterized in mammals and plants, not much information is available regarding the N-glycosylation pathway in algae. We studied the α 1,3-glucosidase glucosidase II (GANAB) glycoenzyme in a red marine microalga Porphyridium sp. (Rhodophyta) using bioinformatic and biochemical approaches. The GANAB-gene was found to be highly conserved evolutionarily (compo-sed of all the common features of α and β subunits) and to exhibit similar motifs consistent with that of homolog eukaryotes GANAB genes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed its wide distribution across an evolutionarily vast range of organisms; while the α subunit is highly conserved and its phylogenic tree is similar to the taxon evolutionary tree, the β subunit is less conserved and its pattern somewhat differs from the taxon tree. In addition, the activity of the red microalgal GANAB enzyme was studied, including functional and biochemical characterization using a bioassay, indicating that the enzyme is similar to other eukaryotes ortholog GANAB enzymes. A correlation between polysaccharide production and GANAB activity, indicating its involvement in polysaccharide biosynthesis, is also demonstrated. This study represents a valuable contribution toward understanding the N-glycosylation and polysaccharide biosynthesis pathways in red microalgae.
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- Oshrat Levy-Ontman
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer-Sheva, 8410001, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer-Sheva, 8410001, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
- Protalix Biotherapeutics, Carmiel, 2161401, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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Zachova K, Krupka M, Raska M. Antigen Cross-Presentation and Heat Shock Protein-Based Vaccines. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2015; 64:1-18. [DOI: 10.1007/s00005-015-0370-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Xiang Y, Lu YH, Song M, Wang Y, Xu W, Wu L, Wang H, Ma Z. Overexpression of a Triticum aestivum Calreticulin gene (TaCRT1) Improves Salinity Tolerance in Tobacco. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140591. [PMID: 26469859 PMCID: PMC4607401 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Calreticulin (CRT) is a highly conserved and abundant multifunctional protein that is encoded by a small gene family and is often associated with abiotic/biotic stress responses in plants. However, the roles played by this protein in salt stress responses in wheat (Triticum aestivum) remain obscure. In this study, three TaCRT genes were identified in wheat and named TaCRT1, TaCRT2 and TaCRT3-1 based on their sequence characteristics and their high homology to other known CRT genes. Quantitative real-time PCR expression data revealed that these three genes exhibit different expression patterns in different tissues and are strongly induced under salt stress in wheat. The calcium-binding properties of the purified recombinant TaCRT1 protein were determined using a PIPES/Arsenazo III analysis. TaCRT1 gene overexpression in Nicotiana tabacum decreased salt stress damage in transgenic tobacco plants. Physiological measurements indicated that transgenic tobacco plants showed higher activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) than non-transgenic tobacco under normal growth conditions. Interestingly, overexpression of the entire TaCRT1 gene or of partial TaCRT1 segments resulted in significantly higher tolerance to salt stress in transgenic plants compared with their WT counterparts, thus revealing the essential role of the C-domain of TaCRT1 in countering salt stress in plants.
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- Yang Xiang
- Guizhou Rapeseed Institute, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Qufu Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Qufu, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Guizhou Rapeseed Institute, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Huang Z, Fang Z, Zhen H, Zhou L, Amin HM, Shi P. Inhibition of type I insulin-like growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase by picropodophyllin induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in T lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2014; 55:1876-83. [PMID: 24206093 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.862241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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It has been recently shown that the type I insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-IR) contributes significantly to the survival of T lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-LBL) cells, and it was therefore suggested that IGF-IR could represent a legitimate therapeutic target in this aggressive disease. Picropodophyllin (PPP) is a potent, selective inhibitor of IGF-IR that is currently used with notable success in clinical trials that include patients with aggressive types of epithelial tumors. In the present study, we tested the effects of PPP on Jurkat and Molt-3 cells; two prototype T-LBL cell lines. Our results demonstrate that PPP efficiently induced apoptotic cell death and cell cycle arrest of these two cells. These effects were attributable to alterations of downstream target proteins. By using proteomic analysis, seven different proteins were found to be affected by PPP treatment of Jurkat cells. These proteins are involved in various aspects of cellular metabolism, cytoskeleton organization and signal transduction pathways. The results suggest that PPP affects multiple signaling molecules and inhibits fundamental pathways that control cell growth and survival. Our study also provides novel evidence that PPP could be potentially utilized for the treatment of aggressive T-LBL.
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- Zhiwei Huang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University , Shanghai , China
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Genes involved in the endoplasmic reticulum N-glycosylation pathway of the red microalga Porphyridium sp.: a bioinformatic study. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:2305-26. [PMID: 24514561 PMCID: PMC3958852 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15022305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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N-glycosylation is one of the most important post-translational modifications that influence protein polymorphism, including protein structures and their functions. Although this important biological process has been extensively studied in mammals, only limited knowledge exists regarding glycosylation in algae. The current research is focused on the red microalga Porphyridium sp., which is a potentially valuable source for various applications, such as skin therapy, food, and pharmaceuticals. The enzymes involved in the biosynthesis and processing of N-glycans remain undefined in this species, and the mechanism(s) of their genetic regulation is completely unknown. In this study, we describe our pioneering attempt to understand the endoplasmic reticulum N-Glycosylation pathway in Porphyridium sp., using a bioinformatic approach. Homology searches, based on sequence similarities with genes encoding proteins involved in the ER N-glycosylation pathway (including their conserved parts) were conducted using the TBLASTN function on the algae DNA scaffold contigs database. This approach led to the identification of 24 encoded-genes implicated with the ER N-glycosylation pathway in Porphyridium sp. Homologs were found for almost all known N-glycosylation protein sequences in the ER pathway of Porphyridium sp.; thus, suggesting that the ER-pathway is conserved; as it is in other organisms (animals, plants, yeasts, etc.).
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Zhou Y, Song K, Painter RG, Aiken M, Reiser J, Stanton BA, Nauseef WM, Wang G. Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator recruitment to phagosomes in neutrophils. J Innate Immun 2013; 5:219-30. [PMID: 23486169 PMCID: PMC3717385 DOI: 10.1159/000346568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Revised: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Optimal microbicidal activity of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) relies on the generation of toxic agents such as hypochlorous acid (HOCl) in phagosomes. HOCl formation requires H2O2 produced by the NADPH oxidase, myeloperoxidase derived from azurophilic granules, and chloride ion. Chloride transport from cytoplasm into phagosomes requires chloride channels which include cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a cAMP-activated chloride channel. However, the phagosomal targeting of CFTR in PMN has not been defined. Using human peripheral blood PMN, we determined that 95-99% of lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP-1)-positive mature phagosomes were CFTR positive, as judged by immunostaining and flow cytometric analysis. To establish a model cell system to evaluate CFTR phagosomal recruitment, we stably expressed enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) alone, EGFP-wt-CFTR and EGFP-DF508-CFTR fusion proteins in promyelocytic PLB-985 cells, respectively. After differentiation into neutrophil-like cells, CFTR presentation to phagosomes was examined. EGFP-wt-CFTR was observed to associate with phagosomes and colocalize with LAMP-1. Flow cytometric analysis of the isolated phagosomes indicated that such a phagosomal targeting was determined by the CFTR portion of the fusion protein. In contrast, significantly less EGFP-DF508-CFTR was found in phagosomes, indicating a defective targeting of the molecule to the organelle. Importantly, the CFTR corrector compound VRT-325 facilitated the recruitment of DF508-CFTR to phagosomes. These data demonstrate the possibility of pharmacologic correction of impaired recruitment of mutant CFTR, thereby providing a potential means to augment chloride supply to the phagosomes of PMN in patients with cystic fibrosis to enhance their microbicidal function.
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- Yun Zhou
- Department of Microbiology, Genetics and Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La
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- Department of Microbiology, Genetics and Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La
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- Department of Microbiology, Genetics and Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La
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- Department of Microbiology, Genetics and Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La
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- Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Md
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H
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- Inflammation Program and Department of Medicine, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Coralville, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Genetics and Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La
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Chiang WF, Hwang TZ, Hour TC, Wang LH, Chiu CC, Chen HR, Wu YJ, Wang CC, Wang LF, Chien CY, Chen JH, Hsu CT, Chen JYF. Calreticulin, an endoplasmic reticulum-resident protein, is highly expressed and essential for cell proliferation and migration in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol 2013; 49:534-41. [PMID: 23375593 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2013.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Revised: 12/30/2012] [Accepted: 01/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has emerged as one of the major malignant tumors of the head and neck cancers. However, the molecular mechanism behind tumorigenesis of OSCC is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of calreticulin (CRT), an endoplasmic reticulum-resident protein, in OSCC cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen paired samples of tumor and non-cancerous matched tissue (NCMT), six OSCC cell lines and normal human oral keratinocytes (NHOKs), and oral tissue microarray were used to reveal the expression of CRT by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Later, shRNA-mediated stable knockdown of CRT in OSCC cells was generated. The knockdown cell line was used to analyze cell proliferation, colony formation, anchorage-independent growth and cell migration in vitro. RESULTS CRT was differentially expressed in fresh tumor samples and six OSCC cell lines but not adjacent NCMTs and NHOKs. In oral tissue microarray, we showed that there was positive CRT staining in the vast majority of tumor cases (99/103), in sharp contrast to that in NCMT cases (29/92) (p<0.001). Stable knockdown of CRT in oral cancer cells resulted in significantly reduced growth rate, colony-forming capacity and anchorage-independent growth. This may be attributed to the induction of G0/G1 cell cycle arrest when CRT was depleted in the cells. Both horizontal and vertical movements of the CRT-knockdown stable line were markedly impaired. The phosphorylation levels of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), paxillin and ERK1/2 and the activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 (MMP-2 and MMP-9) were decreased in the CRT-knockdown cells. These results suggest that CRT can regulate oral cancer cell migration through activation of the FAK signaling pathway accompanied with proteolytic degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) by MMP-2 and MMP-9. CONCLUSION Together, this study has defined a novel biological role for CRT in oral cancer. CRT is a potential biomarker and may contribute to the malignant phenotypes of OSCC cells.
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- Wei-Fan Chiang
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Taiwan
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McCormick S, Nelson A, Nauseef WM. Proconvertase proteolytic processing of an enzymatically active myeloperoxidase precursor. Arch Biochem Biophys 2012; 527:31-6. [PMID: 22902565 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2012.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Revised: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Optimal and efficient killing of ingested microbes by human neutrophils is mediated in large part by the action of hypochlorous acid produced by the myeloperoxidase-H(2)O(2)-chloride system in phagosomes. Myeloperoxidase gene transcription is limited to early myeloid precursors in the bone marrow, when myeloperoxidase is synthesized and stored in azurophilic granules for subsequent release from stimulated neutrophils. Promyeloperoxidase, the 90 kDa myeloperoxidase precursor synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), contains a 125-amino acid pro-region whose function and fate during myeloperoxidase biosynthesis are unknown. Promyeloperoxidase has two fates during myeloperoxidase biosynthesis; the majority undergoes proteolytic processing to generate mature myeloperoxidase, while the remainder is constitutively secreted from the cells in bone marrow. We used a promyelocytic cell line that produces endogenous myeloperoxidase as well as human embryonic kidney cells stably expressing normal and mutant forms of myeloperoxidase to examine proteolytic processing of promyeloperoxidase. We demonstrated that CMK-RVKR, an inhibitor of subtilisin-like proteinases, blocked cleavage of the pro-peptide of promyeloperoxidase in a post-ER compartment. Mutants with alanine substitution of basic residues in the predicted proteinase cleavage site failed to undergo maturation to normal myeloperoxidase subunits and were arrested at the promyeloperoxidase stage. Whereas specific mutants varied as to their stability, secreted promyeloperoxidase from the mutants retained the capacity to generate hypochlorous acid. Taken together, these studies demonstrate proconvertase-dependent cleavage of promyeloperoxidase as an essential step in normal proteolytic processing and granule targeting of myeloperoxidase. Furthermore, although mutations in the proteinase cleavage site reduced intracellular stability of the mutants, the integrity of the heme group was not compromised, as chlorinating activity was retained in the secreted promyeloperoxidase.
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- Sally McCormick
- Iowa Inflammation Program and Department of Medicine, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Qiu Y, Xi J, Du L, Poovaiah B. The function of calreticulin in plant immunity: new discoveries for an old protein. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2012; 7:907-10. [PMID: 22827946 PMCID: PMC3474682 DOI: 10.4161/psb.20721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Since its initial discovery as a high affinity Ca ( 2+) -binding protein in the sarcoplasmic reticulum and endoplasmic reticulum (ER), calreticulin (CRT) has been documented to be a multifunctional protein in both animal and plant cells. This protein is well recognized as a Ca ( 2+) -binding molecular chaperone that facilitates the folding of newly synthesized glycoproteins and regulates the Ca ( 2+) homeostasis in the ER lumen. However, functional relevance associated with its localization in other cellular compartments has also been reported. Recent studies suggest that both isoforms of plant CRTs (AtCRT1/2 and AtCRT3) are involved in regulating plant defense against biotrophic pathogens. Here we discuss the cellular functions of CRT and its connection to the emerging functions of AtCRTs in plant immunity.
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- Yongjian Qiu
- Department of Horticulture; Washington State University; Pullman, WA USA
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- Department of Horticulture; Washington State University; Pullman, WA USA
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- Department of Horticulture; Washington State University; Pullman, WA USA
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences; Hangzhou Normal University; Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Horticulture; Washington State University; Pullman, WA USA
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Loughran NB, Hinde S, McCormick-Hill S, Leidal KG, Bloomberg S, Loughran ST, O'Connor B, O'Fágáin C, Nauseef WM, O'Connell MJ. Functional consequence of positive selection revealed through rational mutagenesis of human myeloperoxidase. Mol Biol Evol 2012; 29:2039-46. [PMID: 22355012 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a member of the mammalian heme peroxidase (MHP) multigene family. Whereas all MHPs oxidize specific halides to generate the corresponding hypohalous acid, MPO is unique in its capacity to oxidize chloride at physiologic pH to produce hypochlorous acid (HOCl), a potent microbicide that contributes to neutrophil-mediated host defense against infection. We have previously resolved the evolutionary relationships in this functionally diverse multigene family and predicted in silico that positive Darwinian selection played a major role in the observed functional diversities (Loughran NB, O'Connor B, O'Fagain C, O'Connell MJ. 2008. The phylogeny of the mammalian heme peroxidases and the evolution of their diverse functions. BMC Evol Biol. 8:101). In this work, we have replaced positively selected residues asparagine 496 (N496), tyrosine 500 (Y500), and leucine 504 (L504) with the amino acids present in the ancestral MHP and have examined the effects on the structure, biosynthesis, and activity of MPO. Analysis in silico predicted that N496F, Y500F, or L504T would perturb hydrogen bonding in the heme pocket of MPO and thus disrupt the structural integrity of the enzyme. Biosynthesis of the mutants stably expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells yielded apoproMPO, the heme-free, enzymatically inactive precursor of MPO, that failed to undergo normal maturation or proteolytic processing. As a consequence of the maturational arrest at the apoproMPO stage of development, cells expressing MPO with mutations N496F, Y500F, L504T, individually or in combination, lacked normal peroxidase or chlorinating activity. Taken together, our data provide further support for the in silico predictions of positive selection and highlight the correlation between positive selection and functional divergence. Our data demonstrate that directly probing the functional importance of positive selection can provide important insights into understanding protein evolution.
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- Noeleen B Loughran
- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
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Neutrophil myeloperoxidase: soldier and statesman. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2011; 60:43-54. [PMID: 22143159 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-011-0156-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a major protein constituent of the primary granules of vertebrate neutrophils. It catalyses the hydrogen peroxide-mediated oxidation of halide ions to hypohalous acids, especially HOCl. These reactive oxygen species can participate in a variety of secondary reactions, leading to modifications of amino acids and many types of biological macromolecules. The classic paradigm views MPO as a component of the phagocyte oxygen-dependent intracellular microbicidal system, and thus an important arm of the effector phase of innate immune responses. However, the limited immunodeficiency associated with lack of MPO in mouse and human models has challenged this paradigm. In this review we examine more recent information on the interaction between MPO, its bioreactive reaction products, and targets within the inflammatory microenvironment. We propose that two assumptions of the current model may require revisiting. First, many important targets of MPO modification are extracellular, rather than present only within the phagolysosome, such as various components of neutrophil extracellular traps. Second, we suggest that the pro-inflammatory pathological role of MPO may be a particular feature of chronic inflammation. In the physiological setting of acute neutrophil-mediated inflammation MPO may also form part of a negative feedback loop which down-regulates inflammation, limits tissue damage, and facilitates the switch from innate to adaptive immunity. This different perspective on this well-studied enzyme may usefully inform further research into its function in health and disease.
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Vasiljevic M, Heisler FF, Hausrat TJ, Fehr S, Milenkovic I, Kneussel M, Sieghart W. Spatio-temporal expression analysis of the calcium-binding protein calumenin in the rodent brain. Neuroscience 2011; 202:29-41. [PMID: 22178608 PMCID: PMC3270221 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.11.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2011] [Revised: 11/29/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Calumenin is a Ca2+-binding protein that belongs to the CREC superfamily. It contains six EF-hand domains that exhibit a low affinity for Ca2+ as well as an endoplasmic reticulum retention signal. Calumenin exhibits a broad and relatively high expression in various brain regions during development as demonstrated by in situ hybridization. Signal intensity of calumenin is highest during the early development and then declines over time to reach a relatively low expression in adult animals. Immunohistochemistry indicates that at the P0 stage, calumenin expression is most abundant in migrating neurons in the zones around the lateral ventricle. In the brain of adult animals, it is expressed in various glial and neuronal cell types, including immature neurons in subgranular zone of hippocampal dentate gyrus. At the subcellular level, calumenin is identified in punctuate and diffuse distribution mostly in somatic regions where it co-localizes with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and partially Golgi apparatus. Upon subcellular fractionation, calumenin is enriched in fractions containing membranes and is only weakly present in soluble fractions. This study points to a possible important role of calumenin in migration and differentiation of neurons, and/or in Ca2+ signaling between glial cells and neurons.
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- M Vasiljevic
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 4, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Mollinedo F, Janssen H, de la Iglesia-Vicente J, Villa-Pulgarin JA, Calafat J. Selective fusion of azurophilic granules with Leishmania-containing phagosomes in human neutrophils. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:34528-36. [PMID: 20801889 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.125302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Leishmania parasites use polymorphonuclear neutrophils as intermediate hosts before their ultimate delivery to macrophages following engulfment of parasite-infected neutrophils. This leads to a silent and unrecognized entry of Leishmania into the macrophage host cell. Neutrophil function depends on its cytoplasmic granules, but their mobilization and role in how Leishmania parasites evade intracellular killing in neutrophils remain undetermined. Here, we have found by ultrastructural approaches that neutrophils ingested Leishmania major promastigotes, and azurophilic granules fused in a preferential way with parasite-containing phagosomes, without promoting parasite killing. Azurophilic granules, identified by the granule marker myeloperoxidase, also fused with Leishmania donovani-engulfed vacuoles in human neutrophils. In addition, the azurophilic membrane marker CD63 was also detected in the vacuole surrounding the parasite, and in the fusion of azurophilic granules with the parasite-engulfed phagosome. Tertiary and specific granules, involved in vacuole acidification and superoxide anion generation, hardly fused with Leishmania-containing phagosomes. L. major interaction with neutrophils did not elicit production of reactive oxygen species or mobilization of tertiary and specific granules. By using immunogold electron microscopy approaches in the engulfment of L. major and L. donovani by human neutrophils, we did not find a significant contribution of endoplasmic reticulum to the formation of Leishmania-containing vacuoles. Live Leishmania parasites were required to be optimally internalized by neutrophils. Our data suggest that Leishmania promastigotes modulate their uptake by neutrophils, and regulate granule fusion processes in a rather selective way to favor parasite survival in human neutrophils.
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- Faustino Mollinedo
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain.
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Fernández-Alvarez A, Elías-Villalobos A, Ibeas JI. Protein glycosylation in the phytopathogen Ustilago maydis: From core oligosaccharide synthesis to the ER glycoprotein quality control system, a genomic analysis. Fungal Genet Biol 2010; 47:727-35. [PMID: 20554055 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2010] [Revised: 05/28/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis has, over recent decades, become established as a robust pathogenic model for studying fungi-plant relationships. This use of U. maydis can be attributed to its biotrophic host interaction, easy culture and genetic manipulation in the laboratory, and the severe disease symptoms it induces in infected maize. Recent studies have shown that normal protein glycosylation is essential for pathogenic development, but dispensable for the saprophytic growth or mating. Given the relevance of protein glycosylation for U. maydis virulence, and consequently its role in the plant pathogenesis, here we review the main actors and events implicated in protein glycosylation. Furthermore, we describe the results of an in silico search, where we identify all the conserved members of the N- and O-glycosylation pathways in U. maydis at each stage: core oligosaccharide synthesis, addition of the core oligosaccharide to nascent target proteins, maturation and extension of the core oligosaccharide, and the quality control system used by the cell to avoid the presence of unfolded glycoproteins. Finally, we discuss how these genes could affect U. maydis virulence and their biotechnological implications.
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- Alfonso Fernández-Alvarez
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Seville, Spain
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Liu C, Fu H, Flutter B, Powis SJ, Gao B. Suppression of MHC class I surface expression by calreticulin's P-domain in a calreticulin deficient cell line. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2010; 1803:544-52. [PMID: 20226820 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2009] [Revised: 02/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Calreticulin (CRT) is an important chaperone protein, comprising an N-domain, P-domain and C-domain. It is involved in the folding and assembly of multi-component protein complexes in the endoplasmic reticulum, and plays a critical role in MHC class I antigen processing and presentation. To dissect the functional role and molecular basis of individual domains of the protein, we have utilized individual domains to rescue impaired protein assembly in a CRT deficient cell line. Unexpectedly, both P-domain fragment and NP domain of CRT not only failed to rescue defective cell surface expression of MHC class I molecules but further inhibited their appearance on the surface of cells. Formation of the TAP-associated peptide-loading complex and trafficking of the few detectable MHC class I molecules were not significantly impaired. Instead, this further suppression of MHC class I molecules on the cell surface appears due to the complex missing antigenic peptides, the third member of fully assembled MHC class I molecules. Therefore the P-domain of calreticulin appears to play a significant role in antigen presentation by MHC class I molecules.
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- Changzhen Liu
- The Center for Molecular Immunology, CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Villamil Giraldo AM, Lopez Medus M, Gonzalez Lebrero M, Pagano RS, Labriola CA, Landolfo L, Delfino JM, Parodi AJ, Caramelo JJ. The structure of calreticulin C-terminal domain is modulated by physiological variations of calcium concentration. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:4544-53. [PMID: 20018892 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.034512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Calreticulin is an abundant endoplasmic reticulum resident protein that fulfills at least two basic functions. Firstly, due to its ability to bind monoglucosylated high mannose oligosaccharides, calreticulin is a central component of the folding quality control system of glycoproteins. On the other hand, thanks to its capacity to bind high amounts of calcium, calreticulin is one of the main calcium buffers in the endoplasmic reticulum. This last activity resides on a highly negatively charged domain located at the C terminus. Interestingly, this domain has been proposed to regulate the intracellular localization of calreticulin. Structural information for this domain is currently scarce. Here we address this issue by employing a combination of biophysical techniques and molecular dynamics simulation. We found that calreticulin C-terminal domain at low calcium concentration displays a disordered structure, whereas calcium addition induces a more rigid and compact conformation. Remarkably, this change develops when calcium concentration varies within a range similar to that taking place in the endoplasmic reticulum upon physiological fluctuations. In addition, a much higher calcium concentration is necessary to attain similar responses in a peptide displaying a randomized sequence of calreticulin C-terminal domain, illustrating the sequence specificity of this effect. Molecular dynamics simulation reveals that this ordering effect is a consequence of the ability of calcium to bring into close proximity residues that lie apart in the primary structure. These results place calreticulin in a new setting in which the protein behaves not only as a calcium-binding protein but as a finely tuned calcium sensor.
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- Ana María Villamil Giraldo
- Laboratory of Structural Cell Biology, Fundación Instituto Leloir and Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires, Avenida Patricias Argentinas 435, C1405BWE Buenos Aires, Argentina
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van der Veen BS, de Winther MPJ, Heeringa P. Myeloperoxidase: molecular mechanisms of action and their relevance to human health and disease. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009; 11:2899-937. [PMID: 19622015 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 368] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a heme-containing peroxidase abundantly expressed in neutrophils and to a lesser extent in monocytes. Enzymatically active MPO, together with hydrogen peroxide and chloride, produces the powerful oxidant hypochlorous acid and is a key contributor to the oxygen-dependent microbicidal activity of phagocytes. In addition, excessive generation of MPO-derived oxidants has been linked to tissue damage in many diseases, especially those characterized by acute or chronic inflammation. It has become increasingly clear that MPO exerts effects that are beyond its oxidative properties. These properties of MPO are, in many cases, independent of its catalytic activity and affect various processes involved in cell signaling and cell-cell interactions and are, as such, capable of modulating inflammatory responses. Given these diverse effects, an increased interest has emerged in the role of MPO and its downstream products in a wide range of inflammatory diseases. In this article, our knowledge pertaining to the biologic role of MPO and its downstream effects and mechanisms of action in health and disease is reviewed and discussed.
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- Betty S van der Veen
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Groningen, the Netherlands
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Calreticulin-dependent recycling in the early secretory pathway mediates optimal peptide loading of MHC class I molecules. EMBO J 2009; 28:3730-44. [PMID: 19851281 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Calreticulin is a lectin chaperone of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In calreticulin-deficient cells, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules travel to the cell surface in association with a sub-optimal peptide load. Here, we show that calreticulin exits the ER to accumulate in the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) and the cis-Golgi, together with sub-optimally loaded class I molecules. Calreticulin that lacks its C-terminal KDEL retrieval sequence assembles with the peptide-loading complex but neither retrieves sub-optimally loaded class I molecules from the cis-Golgi to the ER, nor supports optimal peptide loading. Our study, to the best of our knowledge, demonstrates for the first time a functional role of intracellular transport in the optimal loading of MHC class I molecules with antigenic peptide.
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Alur M, Nguyen MM, Eggener SE, Jiang F, Dadras SS, Stern J, Kimm S, Roehl K, Kozlowski J, Pins M, Michalak M, Dhir R, Wang Z. Suppressive roles of calreticulin in prostate cancer growth and metastasis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2009; 175:882-90. [PMID: 19608864 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Calreticulin is an essential, multifunctional Ca(2+)-binding protein that participates in the regulation of intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis, cell adhesion, and chaperoning. Calreticulin is abundantly expressed and regulated by androgens in prostate epithelial cells. Given the importance of both calreticulin in multiple essential cellular activities and androgens in prostate cancer, we investigated the possibility of a role for calreticulin in prostate cancer progression. Immunohistochemistry revealed the down-regulation of calreticulin in a subset of human prostate cancer specimens. Prostate cancer cells overexpressing exogenous calreticulin produced fewer colonies in both monolayer culture and soft agar. Furthermore, calreticulin overexpression also inhibited tumor growth in the orthotopic PC3 xenograft tumor model and macroscopic lung metastasis in the rat Dunning AT3.1 prostate tumor model. To address the potential mechanism of calreticulin suppression of prostate cancer, we generated calreticulin mutants with different functional domains deleted. The calreticulin mutants containing the P-domain, which binds to other endoplasmic reticulum chaperone proteins, were sufficient for the suppression of PC3 growth in colony formation assays. Overall, our data support the hypothesis that calreticulin inhibits growth and/or metastasis of prostate cancer cells and that this suppression requires the P-domain.
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- Mahesh Alur
- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, 5200 Centre Ave., Shadyside Medical Center, Suite G40, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
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Hebert DN, Molinari M. In and out of the ER: protein folding, quality control, degradation, and related human diseases. Physiol Rev 2007; 87:1377-408. [PMID: 17928587 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00050.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 480] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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A substantial fraction of eukaryotic gene products are synthesized by ribosomes attached at the cytosolic face of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. These polypeptides enter cotranslationally in the ER lumen, which contains resident molecular chaperones and folding factors that assist their maturation. Native proteins are released from the ER lumen and are transported through the secretory pathway to their final intra- or extracellular destination. Folding-defective polypeptides are exported across the ER membrane into the cytosol and destroyed. Cellular and organismal homeostasis relies on a balanced activity of the ER folding, quality control, and degradation machineries as shown by the dozens of human diseases related to defective maturation or disposal of individual polypeptides generated in the ER.
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- Daniel N Hebert
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
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Goedken M, McCormick S, Leidal KG, Suzuki K, Kameoka Y, Astern JM, Huang M, Cherkasov A, Nauseef WM. Impact of Two Novel Mutations on the Structure and Function of Human Myeloperoxidase. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:27994-8003. [PMID: 17650507 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m701984200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The heme protein myeloperoxidase (MPO) contributes critically to O(2)-dependent neutrophil antimicrobial activity. Two Japanese adults were identified with inherited MPO deficiency because of mutations at Arg-499 or Gly-501, conserved residues near the proximal histidine in the heme pocket. Because of the proximity of these residues to a critical histidine in the heme pocket, we examined the biosynthesis, function, and spectral properties of the peroxidase stably expressed in human embryonic kidney cells. Biosynthesis of normal MPO by human embryonic kidney cells faithfully mirrored events previously identified in cells expressing endogenous MPO. Mutant apopro-MPO was 90 kDa and interacted normally with the molecular chaperones ERp57, calreticulin, and calnexin in the endoplasmic reticulum. However, mutant precursors were not proteolytically processed into subunits of MPO, although secretion of the unprocessed precursors occurred normally. Although delta-[(14)C]aminolevulinic acid incorporation demonstrated formation of pro-MPO in both mutants, neither protein was enzymatically active. The Soret band for each mutant was shifted from the normal 430 to approximately 412 nm, confirming that heme was incorporated but suggesting that the number of covalent bonds or other structural aspects of the heme pocket were disrupted by the mutations. These studies demonstrate that despite heme incorporation, mutations in the heme environs compromised the oxidizing potential of MPO.
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- Melissa Goedken
- Inflammation Program, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52241, USA
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