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Kefala Stavridi A, Gontier A, Morin V, Frit P, Ropars V, Barboule N, Racca C, Jonchhe S, Morten M, Andreani J, Rak A, Legrand P, Bourand-Plantefol A, Hardwick S, Chirgadze D, Davey P, De Oliveira TM, Rothenberg E, Britton S, Calsou P, Blundell T, Varela P, Chaplin A, Charbonnier JB. Structural and functional basis of inositol hexaphosphate stimulation of NHEJ through stabilization of Ku-XLF interaction. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:11732-11747. [PMID: 37870477 PMCID: PMC10682503 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
Abstract
The classical Non-Homologous End Joining (c-NHEJ) pathway is the predominant process in mammals for repairing endogenous, accidental or programmed DNA Double-Strand Breaks. c-NHEJ is regulated by several accessory factors, post-translational modifications, endogenous chemical agents and metabolites. The metabolite inositol-hexaphosphate (IP6) stimulates c-NHEJ by interacting with the Ku70-Ku80 heterodimer (Ku). We report cryo-EM structures of apo- and DNA-bound Ku in complex with IP6, at 3.5 Å and 2.74 Å resolutions respectively, and an X-ray crystallography structure of a Ku in complex with DNA and IP6 at 3.7 Å. The Ku-IP6 interaction is mediated predominantly via salt bridges at the interface of the Ku70 and Ku80 subunits. This interaction is distant from the DNA, DNA-PKcs, APLF and PAXX binding sites and in close proximity to XLF binding site. Biophysical experiments show that IP6 binding increases the thermal stability of Ku by 2°C in a DNA-dependent manner, stabilizes Ku on DNA and enhances XLF affinity for Ku. In cells, selected mutagenesis of the IP6 binding pocket reduces both Ku accrual at damaged sites and XLF enrolment in the NHEJ complex, which translate into a lower end-joining efficiency. Thus, this study defines the molecular bases of the IP6 metabolite stimulatory effect on the c-NHEJ repair activity.
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- Antonia Kefala Stavridi
- Heartand Lung Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Biomedical Campus, Papworth Road, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute Joliot, CEA, CNRS, Univ.Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute Joliot, CEA, CNRS, Univ.Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
- Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer 2018, Toulouse, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute Joliot, CEA, CNRS, Univ.Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
- Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer 2018, Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
- Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer 2018, Toulouse, France
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- NYU Langone Medical Center, 450 East 29th Street, NY, NY, USA York University, USA
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- NYU Langone Medical Center, 450 East 29th Street, NY, NY, USA York University, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute Joliot, CEA, CNRS, Univ.Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Structure-Design-Informatics, Sanofi R&D, Vitry sur Seine, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L’Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute Joliot, CEA, CNRS, Univ.Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Cryo-EM Facility, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK
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- Cryo-EM Facility, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK
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- Oncology, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- NYU Langone Medical Center, 450 East 29th Street, NY, NY, USA York University, USA
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
- Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer 2018, Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
- Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer 2018, Toulouse, France
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- Heartand Lung Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Biomedical Campus, Papworth Road, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute Joliot, CEA, CNRS, Univ.Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Leicester Institute for Structural and Chemical Biology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute Joliot, CEA, CNRS, Univ.Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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Watanabe G, Lieber MR. The flexible and iterative steps within the NHEJ pathway. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 180-181:105-119. [PMID: 37150451 PMCID: PMC10205690 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2023.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Cellular and biochemical studies of nonhomologous DNA end joining (NHEJ) have long established that nuclease and polymerase action are necessary for the repair of a very large fraction of naturally-arising double-strand breaks (DSBs). This conclusion is derived from NHEJ studies ranging from yeast to humans and all genetically-tractable model organisms. Biochemical models derived from recent real-time and structural studies have yet to incorporate physical space or timing for DNA end processing. In real-time single molecule FRET (smFRET) studies, we analyzed NHEJ synapsis of DNA ends in a defined biochemical system. We described a Flexible Synapsis (FS) state in which the DNA ends were in proximity via only Ku and XRCC4:DNA ligase 4 (X4L4), and in an orientation that would not yet permit ligation until base pairing between one or more nucleotides of microhomology (MH) occurred, thereby allowing an in-line Close Synapsis (CS) state. If no MH was achievable, then XLF was critical for ligation. Neither FS or CS required DNA-PKcs, unless Artemis activation was necessary to permit local resection and subsequent base pairing between the two DNA ends being joined. Here we conjecture on possible 3D configurations for this FS state, which would spatially accommodate the nuclease and polymerase processing steps in an iterative manner. The FS model permits repeated attempts at ligation of at least one strand at the DSB after each round of nuclease or polymerase action. In addition to activation of Artemis, other possible roles for DNA-PKcs are discussed.
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- Go Watanabe
- Departments of Pathology, Biochemistry, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, and Section of Molecular & Computational Biology (Department of Biological Sciences), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-9176, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Biochemistry, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, and Section of Molecular & Computational Biology (Department of Biological Sciences), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-9176, USA.
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Autophosphorylation transforms DNA-PK from protecting to processing DNA ends. Mol Cell 2022; 82:177-189.e4. [PMID: 34936881 PMCID: PMC8916119 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) initially protects broken DNA ends but then promotes their processing during non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Before ligation by NHEJ, DNA hairpin ends generated during V(D)J recombination must be opened by the Artemis nuclease, together with autophosphorylated DNA-PK. Structures of DNA-PK bound to DNA before and after phosphorylation, and in complex with Artemis and a DNA hairpin, reveal an essential functional switch. When bound to open DNA ends in its protection mode, DNA-PK is inhibited for cis-autophosphorylation of the so-called ABCDE cluster but activated for phosphorylation of other targets. In contrast, DNA hairpin ends promote cis-autophosphorylation. Phosphorylation of four Thr residues in ABCDE leads to gross structural rearrangement of DNA-PK, widening the DNA binding groove for Artemis recruitment and hairpin cleavage. Meanwhile, Artemis locks DNA-PK into the kinase-inactive state. Kinase activity and autophosphorylation of DNA-PK are regulated by different DNA ends, feeding forward to coordinate NHEJ events.
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Quiñone D, Veiga N, Savastano M, Torres J, Bianchi A, Kremer C, Bazzicalupi C. Supramolecular interaction of inositol phosphates with Cu(II): comparative study InsP6-InsP3. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01733k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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myo-inositol phosphates are an important group of biomolecules that are present in all eukaryotic cells. The most abundant member of this family in nature is InsP6 (H12L1), which interacts strongly...
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Autophosphorylation and Self-Activation of DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12071091. [PMID: 34356107 PMCID: PMC8305690 DOI: 10.3390/genes12071091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs), a member of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-related kinase family, phosphorylates serine and threonine residues of substrate proteins in the presence of the Ku complex and double-stranded DNA. Although it has been established that DNA-PKcs is involved in non-homologous end-joining, a DNA double-strand break repair pathway, the mechanisms underlying DNA-PKcs activation are not fully understood. Nevertheless, the findings of numerous in vitro and in vivo studies have indicated that DNA-PKcs contains two autophosphorylation clusters, PQR and ABCDE, as well as several autophosphorylation sites and conformational changes associated with autophosphorylation of DNA-PKcs are important for self-activation. Consistent with these features, an analysis of transgenic mice has shown that the phenotypes of DNA-PKcs autophosphorylation mutations are significantly different from those of DNA-PKcs kinase-dead mutations, thereby indicating the importance of DNA-PKcs autophosphorylation in differentiation and development. Furthermore, there has been notable progress in the high-resolution analysis of the conformation of DNA-PKcs, which has enabled us to gain a visual insight into the steps leading to DNA-PKcs activation. This review summarizes the current progress in the activation of DNA-PKcs, focusing in particular on autophosphorylation of this kinase.
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Zahid S, Seif El Dahan M, Iehl F, Fernandez-Varela P, Le Du MH, Ropars V, Charbonnier JB. The Multifaceted Roles of Ku70/80. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22084134. [PMID: 33923616 PMCID: PMC8073936 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22084134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are accidental lesions generated by various endogenous or exogenous stresses. DSBs are also genetically programmed events during the V(D)J recombination process, meiosis, or other genome rearrangements, and they are intentionally generated to kill cancer during chemo- and radiotherapy. Most DSBs are processed in mammalian cells by the classical nonhomologous end-joining (c-NHEJ) pathway. Understanding the molecular basis of c-NHEJ has major outcomes in several fields, including radiobiology, cancer therapy, immune disease, and genome editing. The heterodimer Ku70/80 (Ku) is a central actor of the c-NHEJ as it rapidly recognizes broken DNA ends in the cell and protects them from nuclease activity. It subsequently recruits many c-NHEJ effectors, including nucleases, polymerases, and the DNA ligase 4 complex. Beyond its DNA repair function, Ku is also involved in several other DNA metabolism processes. Here, we review the structural and functional data on the DNA and RNA recognition properties of Ku implicated in DNA repair and in telomeres maintenance.
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Weinberg SE, Sun LY, Yang AL, Liao J, Yang GY. Overview of Inositol and Inositol Phosphates on Chemoprevention of Colitis-Induced Carcinogenesis. Molecules 2020; 26:E31. [PMID: 33374769 PMCID: PMC7796135 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26010031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Chronic inflammation is one of the most common and well-recognized risk factors for human cancer, including colon cancer. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is defined as a longstanding idiopathic chronic active inflammatory process in the colon, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Importantly, patients with IBD have a significantly increased risk for the development of colorectal carcinoma. Dietary inositol and its phosphates, as well as phospholipid derivatives, are well known to benefit human health in diverse pathologies including cancer prevention. Inositol phosphates including InsP3, InsP6, and other pyrophosphates, play important roles in cellular metabolic and signal transduction pathways involved in the control of cell proliferation, differentiation, RNA export, DNA repair, energy transduction, ATP regeneration, and numerous others. In the review, we highlight the biologic function and health effects of inositol and its phosphates including the nature and sources of these molecules, potential nutritional deficiencies, their biologic metabolism and function, and finally, their role in the prevention of colitis-induced carcinogenesis.
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- Samuel E. Weinberg
- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (S.E.W.); (L.Y.S.); (J.L.)
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (S.E.W.); (L.Y.S.); (J.L.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1293 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA;
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (S.E.W.); (L.Y.S.); (J.L.)
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (S.E.W.); (L.Y.S.); (J.L.)
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Role of Inositols and Inositol Phosphates in Energy Metabolism. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25215079. [PMID: 33139672 PMCID: PMC7663797 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25215079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Recently, inositols, especially myo-inositol and inositol hexakisphosphate, also known as phytic acid or IP6, with their biological activities received much attention for their role in multiple health beneficial effects. Although their roles in cancer treatment and prevention have been extensively reported, interestingly, they may also have distinctive properties in energy metabolism and metabolic disorders. We review inositols and inositol phosphate metabolism in mammalian cells to establish their biological activities and highlight their potential roles in energy metabolism. These molecules are known to decrease insulin resistance, increase insulin sensitivity, and have diverse properties with importance from cell signaling to metabolism. Evidence showed that inositol phosphates might enhance the browning of white adipocytes and directly improve insulin sensitivity through adipocytes. In addition, inositol pyrophosphates containing high-energy phosphate bonds are considered in increasing cellular energetics. Despite all recent advances, many aspects of the bioactivity of inositol phosphates are still not clear, especially their effects on insulin resistance and alteration of metabolism, so more research is needed.
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Kremer C, Torres J, Bianchi A, Savastano M, Bazzicalupi C. myo-inositol hexakisphosphate: Coordinative versatility of a natural product. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Thakur S, Goswami K, Rao P, Kaushik S, Singh BP, Kain P, Asthana S, Bhattacharjee S, Guchhait P, Eswaran SV. Fluoresceinated Aminohexanol Tethered Inositol Hexakisphosphate: Studies on Arabidopsis thaliana and Drosophila melanogaster and Docking with 2P1M Receptor. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:9585-9597. [PMID: 32363311 PMCID: PMC7191843 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6; phytic acid) is considered as the second messenger and plays a very important role in plants, animals, and human beings. It is the principal storage form of phosphorus in many plant tissues, especially in dry fruits, bran, and seeds. The resulting anion is a colorless species that plays a critical role in nutrition and is believed to cure many diseases. A fluoresceinated aminohexanol tethered inositol hexakisphosphate (III) had been synthesized earlier involving many complicated steps. We describe here a simple two-step synthesis of (III) and its characterization using different techniques such as matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry, tandem mass spectrometry, and Fourier transform infrared, ultraviolet-visible, ultraviolet-fluorescence, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopies. The effect of (III) has been investigated in the model systems, Arabidopsis thaliana and Drosophila melanogaster. Using Schrodinger software, computational studies on the binding of (III) with the protein 2P1M (Auxin-receptor TIR1-adaptor ASK1 complex) has revealed strong binding propensity with this compound. These studies on the fluoresceinated tethered phytic acid could have far reaching implications on its efficacy for human health and treatment of diseases (cancer/tumor and glioblastoma) and for understanding phosphorous recycling in the environment, especially for plant systems.
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- Sujeet
Kumar Thakur
- TERI
School of Advanced Studies, Plot No. 10, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, Vasant
Kunj, Institutional Area, New Delhi 110070, India
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- Regional
Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon
Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 Haryana, India
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- Amity
University, Noida, 201313 Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Regional
Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon
Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 Haryana, India
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- Translational
Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon
Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 Haryana, India
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- Regional
Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon
Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 Haryana, India
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- Translational
Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon
Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 Haryana, India
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- Regional
Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon
Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 Haryana, India
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- Regional
Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon
Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 Haryana, India
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- Teri
Deakin Nano Biotechnology Centre (TDNBC), Teri Gram, Gwal Pahari, Gurgaon- Faridabad Expressway, Gurugram, 122002 Haryana, India
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Sun Y, Ning X, Fan J, Hu J, Jiang Y, Hu Z, Paulo JA, Liu J, Qiu X, Xu H, Fu S, Gygi SP, Zhang J, Zhou C. Loss of tumor suppressor inositol polyphosphate 4-phosphatase type B impairs DNA double-strand break repair by destabilization of DNA tethering protein Rad50. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:292. [PMID: 32341333 PMCID: PMC7184567 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-2491-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Genome instability is the fundamental hallmark of malignant tumors. Tumor suppressors often play a role in maintaining genome stability. Our previous genetic screen identified inositol polyphosphate 4-phosphatase type B (INPP4B), primarily hydrolyzing phosphatidylinositol 3, 4-disphosphate, is a potential tumor suppressor in lung cancer cells. How INPP4B regulates the genome stability of lung cancer cells is unclear. Here we report knockout of INPP4B in lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells by Crispr-Cas9 gene editing leads to sensitization to ionizing radiation (IR), PARP inhibitor olaparib and impaired DNA homologous recombination repair. Re-introduction of a Crispr-Cas9 resistant INPP4B gene in the INPP4B knockout cells partially restored their resistance to IR, indicating loss of INPP4B protein is relevant to the increased IR sensitivity. Furthermore, we showed ectopic expressed INPP4B in A549 cells responds to IR irradiation by redistribution from cytoplasm to nucleus and endogenous INPP4B protein interacts with Rad50, a crucial MRN complex component for tethering DNA double-strand breaks. Loss of INPP4B protein results in decreased stability of Rad50 in vivo, suggesting an unanticipated role of tumor suppressor INPP4B in maintaining genome integrity via facilitating Rad50 mediated DNA double-strand break repair. Taken together, our findings support a dual role of INPP4B in suppression of tumorigenesis by safeguarding genome stability, as well as inhibiting of PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling, and offer a new therapeutic strategy for personalized cancer treatment to patients with INPP4B defects or deficiency in the clinic.
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- Yue Sun
- The Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- The Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- The Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- The Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- The Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- The Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- The 2th Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- The 2th Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- The Tumor Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- The Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
- Key Laboratory of Preservation of Human Genetic Resources and Disease Control in China (Harbin Medical University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- The 2th Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China.
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- The Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
- Key Laboratory of Preservation of Human Genetic Resources and Disease Control in China (Harbin Medical University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150081, China.
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Anne Esguerra Z, Watanabe G, Okitsu CY, Hsieh CL, Lieber MR. DNA-PKcs chemical inhibition versus genetic mutation: Impact on the junctional repair steps of V(D)J recombination. Mol Immunol 2020; 120:93-100. [PMID: 32113132 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2020.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Spontaneous DNA-PKcs deficiencies in animals result in a severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) phenotype because DNA-PKcs is required to activate Artemis for V(D)J recombination coding end hairpin opening. The impact on signal joint formation in these spontaneous mutant mammals is variable. Genetically engineered DNA-PKcs null mice and cells from them show a >1,000-fold reduction in coding joint formation and minimal reduction in signal joint formation during V(D)J recombination. Does chemical inhibition of DNA-PKcs mimic this phenotype? M3814 (also known as Nedisertib) is a potent DNA-PKcs inhibitor. We find here that M3814 causes a quantitative reduction in coding joint formation relative to signal joint formation. The sequences of signal and coding junctions were within normal limits, though rare coding joints showed novel features. The signal junctions generally did not show evidence of resection into the signal ends that is often seen in cells that have genetic defects in DNA-PKcs. Comparison of the chemical inhibition findings here with the known results for spontaneous and engineered DNA-PKcs mutant mammals is informative for considering pharmacologic small molecule inhibition of DNA-PKcs in various types of neoplasia.
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- Z Anne Esguerra
- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Ctr, Departments of Pathology, of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, and the Molecular and Computational Biology Section of the Department of Biological Sciences, 1441 Eastlake Ave., Rm. 5428, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-9176, United States
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- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Ctr, Departments of Pathology, of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, and the Molecular and Computational Biology Section of the Department of Biological Sciences, 1441 Eastlake Ave., Rm. 5428, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-9176, United States
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- Department of Urology, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Ctr, Los Angeles, CA, 90089 United States
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- Department of Urology, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Ctr, Los Angeles, CA, 90089 United States
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- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Ctr, Departments of Pathology, of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, and the Molecular and Computational Biology Section of the Department of Biological Sciences, 1441 Eastlake Ave., Rm. 5428, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-9176, United States.
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Quiñone D, Martínez S, Bozoglián F, Bazzicalupi C, Torres J, Veiga N, Bianchi A, Kremer C. Solution Studies and Crystal Structures of Heteropolynuclear Potassium/Copper Complexes with Phytate and Aromatic Polyamines: Self-Assembly through Coordinative and Supramolecular Interactions. Chempluschem 2020; 84:540-552. [PMID: 31943896 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Phytate (L12- ) is a relevant natural product. It interacts strongly with biologically relevant cations, due to the high negative charge exhibited in a wide pH range. The synthesis and crystal structures of the mixed-ligand Cu(II) polynuclear complexes K(H2 tptz)0.5 [Cu(H8 L)(tptz)] ⋅ 3.6H2 O (1), K(H2 O)3 {[Cu(H2 O)(bpca)]3 (H8 L)} ⋅ 1.75H2 O (2), and K1.5 (H2 O)2 [Cu(bpca)](H9.5 L) ⋅ 8H2 O (3) (tptz=2,4,6-tri(pyridin-2-yl)-1,3,5-triazine; Hbpca=bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl) amine) are reported herein. They were obtained by the use of an aromatic rigid amine, which satisfies some of the metal coordination sites and promotes the hierarchical assembly of 2D polymeric structures. Speciation of phytate-Cu(II)-Hbpca system and determination of complex stability constants were performed by means of potentiometric titrations, in 0.15 M NMe4 Cl at 37.0 °C, showing that, even in solution, this system is able to produce highly aggregated complexes, such as [Cu3 (bpca)3 (H7 L)]2- . Furthermore, the Cu(II)-mediated tptz hydrolysis was studied by UV-vis spectroscopy at room temperature in 0.15 M NMe4 Cl. Based on the equilibrium results and with the aid of molecular modelling tools, a plausible self-assembly process for 2 and 3 could be proposed.
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- Delfina Quiñone
- Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Avenida Gral. Flores 2124, 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Avenida Gral. Flores 2124, 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Institut Català d'Investigació Química, 16, Avinguda dels Països Catalans, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia, 3, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Avenida Gral. Flores 2124, 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Avenida Gral. Flores 2124, 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia, 3, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Avenida Gral. Flores 2124, 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay
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InsP6 binding to PIKK kinases revealed by the cryo-EM structure of an SMG1–SMG8–SMG9 complex. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2019; 26:1089-1093. [DOI: 10.1038/s41594-019-0342-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Okamura M, Yamanaka Y, Shigemoto M, Kitadani Y, Kobayashi Y, Kambe T, Nagao M, Kobayashi I, Okumura K, Masuda S. Depletion of mRNA export regulator DBP5/DDX19, GLE1 or IPPK that is a key enzyme for the production of IP6, resulting in differentially altered cytoplasmic mRNA expression and specific cell defect. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197165. [PMID: 29746542 PMCID: PMC5945018 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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DBP5, also known as DDX19, GLE1 and inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) function in messenger RNA (mRNA) export at the cytoplasmic surface of the nuclear pore complex in eukaryotic cells. DBP5 is a DEAD-box RNA helicase, and its activity is stimulated by interactions with GLE1 and IP6. In addition, these three factors also have unique role(s). To investigate how these factors influenced the cytoplasmic mRNA expression and cell phenotype change, we performed RNA microarray analysis to detect the effect and function of DBP5, GLE1 and IP6 on the cytoplasmic mRNA expression. The expression of some cytoplasmic mRNA subsets (e.g. cell cycle, DNA replication) was commonly suppressed by the knock-down of DBP5, GLE1 and IPPK (IP6 synthetic enzyme). The GLE1 knock-down selectively reduced the cytoplasmic mRNA expression required for mitotic progression, results in an abnormal spindle phenotype and caused the delay of mitotic process. Meanwhile, G1/S cell cycle arrest was observed in DBP5 and IPPK knock-down cells. Several factors that function in immune response were also down-regulated in DBP5 or IPPK knock-down cells. Thereby, IFNβ-1 mRNA transcription evoked by poly(I:C) treatment was suppressed. These results imply that DBP5, GLE1 and IP6 have a conserved and individual function in the cytoplasmic mRNA expression. Variations in phenotype are due to the difference in each function of DBP5, GLE1 and IPPK in intracellular mRNA metabolism.
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- Masumi Okamura
- Division of Integrated Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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Dean DM, Maroja LS, Cottrill S, Bomkamp BE, Westervelt KA, Deitcher DL. The wavy Mutation Maps to the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate 3-Kinase 2 (IP3K2) Gene of Drosophila and Interacts with IP3R to Affect Wing Development. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2015; 6:299-310. [PMID: 26613949 PMCID: PMC4751550 DOI: 10.1534/g3.115.024307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) regulates a host of biological processes from egg activation to cell death. When IP3-specific receptors (IP3Rs) bind to IP3, they release calcium from the ER into the cytoplasm, triggering a variety of cell type- and developmental stage-specific responses. Alternatively, inositol polyphosphate kinases can phosphorylate IP3; this limits IP3R activation by reducing IP3 levels, and also generates new signaling molecules altogether. These divergent pathways draw from the same IP3 pool yet cause very different cellular responses. Therefore, controlling the relative rates of IP3R activation vs. phosphorylation of IP3 is essential for proper cell functioning. Establishing a model system that sensitively reports the net output of IP3 signaling is crucial for identifying the controlling genes. Here we report that mutant alleles of wavy (wy), a classic locus of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, map to IP3 3-kinase 2 (IP3K2), a member of the inositol polyphosphate kinase gene family. Mutations in wy disrupt wing structure in a highly specific pattern. RNAi experiments using GAL4 and GAL80(ts) indicated that IP3K2 function is required in the wing discs of early pupae for normal wing development. Gradations in the severity of the wy phenotype provide high-resolution readouts of IP3K2 function and of overall IP3 signaling, giving this system strong potential as a model for further study of the IP3 signaling network. In proof of concept, a dominant modifier screen revealed that mutations in IP3R strongly suppress the wy phenotype, suggesting that the wy phenotype results from reduced IP4 levels, and/or excessive IP3R signaling.
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- Derek M Dean
- Department of Biology, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267
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- Department of Biology, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267
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- Department of Biology, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267
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- Department of Biology, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Jiao C, Summerlin M, Bruzik KS, Hanakahi L. Synthesis of Biotinylated Inositol Hexakisphosphate To Study DNA Double-Strand Break Repair and Affinity Capture of IP6-Binding Proteins. Biochemistry 2015; 54:6312-22. [PMID: 26397942 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) is a soluble inositol polyphosphate, which is abundant in mammalian cells. Despite the participation of IP6 in critical cellular functions, few IP6-binding proteins have been characterized. We report on the synthesis, characterization, and application of biotin-labeled IP6 (IP6-biotin), which has biotin attached at position 2 of the myo-inositol ring via an aminohexyl linker. Like natural IP6, IP6-biotin stimulated DNA ligation by nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) in vitro. The Ku protein is a required NHEJ factor that has been shown to bind IP6. We found that IP6-biotin could affinity capture Ku and other required NHEJ factors from human cell extracts, including the DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs), XRCC4, and XLF. Direct binding studies with recombinant proteins show that Ku is the only NHEJ factor with affinity for IP6-biotin. DNA-PKcs, XLF, and the XRCC4:ligase IV complex interact with Ku in cell extracts and likely interact indirectly with IP6-biotin. IP6-biotin was used to tether streptavidin to Ku, which inhibited NHEJ in vitro. These proof-of-concept experiments suggest that molecules like IP6-biotin might be used to molecularly target biologically important proteins that bind IP6. IP6-biotin affinity capture experiments show that numerous proteins specifically bind IP6-biotin, including casein kinase 2, which is known to bind IP6, and nucleolin. Protein binding to IP6-biotin is selective, as IP3, IP4, and IP5 did not compete for binding of proteins to IP6-biotin. Our results document IP6-biotin as a useful tool for investigating the role of IP6 in biological systems.
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- Chensong Jiao
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago , 833 South Wood Street (M/C 781), Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago , Rockford Health Sciences Campus, 1601 Parkview Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61107, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago , 833 South Wood Street (M/C 781), Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago , Rockford Health Sciences Campus, 1601 Parkview Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61107, United States
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Discovery of InsP6-kinases as InsP6-dephosphorylating enzymes provides a new mechanism of cytosolic InsP6 degradation driven by the cellular ATP/ADP ratio. Biochem J 2014; 462:173-84. [PMID: 24865181 DOI: 10.1042/bj20130992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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InsP6 (inositol hexakisphosphate), the most abundant inositol phosphate in metazoa, is pyrophosphorylated to InsP7 [5PP-InsP5 (diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate)] by cytosolic and nuclear IP6Ks (InsP6 kinases) and to 1PP-InsP5 by another InsP6/InsP7 kinase family. MINPP1 (multiple inositol-polyphosphate phosphatase 1), the only known InsP6 phosphatase, is localized in the ER (endoplasmic reticulum) and lysosome lumina. A mechanism of cytosolic InsP6 dephosphorylation has remained enigmatic so far. In the present study, we demonstrated that IP6Ks change their kinase activity towards InsP6 at a decreasing ATP/ADP ratio to an ADP phosphotransferase activity and dephosphorylate InsP6. Enantio-selective analysis revealed that Ins(2,3,4,5,6)P5 is the main InsP5 product of the IP6K reaction, whereas the exclusive product of MINPP1 activity is the enantiomer Ins(1,2,4,5,6)P5. Whereas lentiviral RNAi-based depletion of MINPP1 at falling cellular ATP/ADP ratios had no significant impact on Ins(2,3,4,5,6)P5 production, the use of the selective IP6K inhibitor TNP [N2-(m-trifluorobenzyl),N6-(p-nitrobenzyl)purine] abolished the production of this enatiomer in different types of cells. Furthermore, by analysis of rat tissue and human blood samples all (main and minor) dephosphorylation products of InsP6 were detected in vivo. In summary, we identified IP6Ks as novel nuclear and cytosolic InsP6- (and InsP5-) dephosphorylating enzymes whose activity is sensitively driven by a decrease in the cellular ATP/ADP ratio, thus suggesting a role for IP6Ks as cellular adenylate energy 'sensors'.
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The present review will explore the insights gained into inositol pyrophosphates in the 20 years since their discovery in 1993. These molecules are defined by the presence of the characteristic ‘high energy’ pyrophosphate moiety and can be found ubiquitously in eukaryotic cells. The enzymes that synthesize them are similarly well distributed and can be found encoded in any eukaryote genome. Rapid progress has been made in characterizing inositol pyrophosphate metabolism and they have been linked to a surprisingly diverse range of cellular functions. Two decades of work is now beginning to present a view of inositol pyrophosphates as fundamental, conserved and highly important agents in the regulation of cellular homoeostasis. In particular it is emerging that energy metabolism, and thus ATP production, is closely regulated by these molecules. Much of the early work on these molecules was performed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum, but the development of mouse knockouts for IP6K1 and IP6K2 [IP6K is IP6 (inositol hexakisphosphate) kinase] in the last 5 years has provided very welcome tools to better understand the physiological roles of inositol pyrophosphates. Another recent innovation has been the use of gel electrophoresis to detect and purify inositol pyrophosphates. Despite the advances that have been made, many aspects of inositol pyrophosphate biology remain far from clear. By evaluating the literature, the present review hopes to promote further research in this absorbing area of biology.
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Barker CJ, Berggren PO. New Horizons in Cellular Regulation by Inositol Polyphosphates: Insights from the Pancreaticβ-Cell. Pharmacol Rev 2013; 65:641-69. [DOI: 10.1124/pr.112.006775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Hanakahi L. Effect of the Inositol Polyphosphate InsP6 on DNA-PK–Dependent Phosphorylation. Mol Cancer Res 2011; 9:1366-76. [DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-11-0230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tracking genome engineering outcome at individual DNA breakpoints. Nat Methods 2011; 8:671-6. [PMID: 21743461 PMCID: PMC3415300 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 229] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Site-specific genome engineering technologies are increasingly important tools in the post-genomic era, where biotechnological objectives often require organisms with precisely modified genomes. Rare-cutting endonucleases, through their capacity to create a targeted DNA strand break, are one of the most promising of these technologies. However, realizing the full potential of nuclease-induced genome engineering requires a detailed understanding of the variables that influence resolution of nuclease-induced DNA breaks. Here we present a genome engineering reporter system, designated Traffic Light, that supports rapid flow cytometric analysis of repair pathway choice at individual DNA breaks, quantitative tracking of nuclease expression and donor template delivery, and high throughput screens for factors that bias the engineering outcome. We applied the Traffic Light system to evaluate the efficiency and outcome of nuclease-induced genome engineering in human cell lines and identified strategies to facilitate isolation of cells in which a desired engineering outcome has occurred.
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Odani A, Jastrzab R, Lomozik L. Equilibrium study on the interaction of phytic acid with polyamines and metal ions. Metallomics 2011; 3:735-43. [DOI: 10.1039/c1mt00031d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tomita M. Involvement of DNA-PK and ATM in radiation- and heat-induced DNA damage recognition and apoptotic cell death. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2010; 51:493-501. [PMID: 20814172 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Exposure to ionizing radiation and hyperthermia results in important biological consequences, e.g. cell death, chromosomal aberrations, mutations, and DNA strand breaks. There is good evidence that the nucleus, specifically cellular DNA, is the principal target for radiation-induced cell lethality. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are considered to be the most serious type of DNA damage induced by ionizing radiation. On the other hand, verifiable mechanisms which can lead to heat-induced cell death are damage to the plasma membrane and/or inactivation of heat-labile proteins caused by protein denaturation and subsequent aggregation. Recently, several reports have suggested that DSBs can be induced after hyperthermia because heat-induced phosphorylated histone H2AX (γ-H2AX) foci formation can be observed in several mammalian cell lines. In mammalian cells, DSBs are repaired primarily through two distinct and complementary mechanisms: non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), and homologous recombination (HR) or homology-directed repair (HDR). DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) and ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) are key players in the initiation of DSB repair and phosphorylate and/or activate many substrates, including themselves. These phosphorylated substrates have important roles in the functioning of cell cycle checkpoints and in cell death, as well as in DSB repair. Apoptotic cell death is a crucial cell suicide mechanism during development and in the defense of homeostasis. If DSBs are unrepaired or misrepaired, apoptosis is a very important system which can protect an organism against carcinogenesis. This paper reviews recently obtained results and current topics concerning the role of DNA-PK and ATM in heat- or radiation-induced apoptotic cell death.
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- Masanori Tomita
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Monserrate JP, York JD. Inositol phosphate synthesis and the nuclear processes they affect. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2010; 22:365-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2010.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Revised: 03/03/2010] [Accepted: 03/04/2010] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Kumar V, Sinha AK, Makkar HP, Becker K. Dietary roles of phytate and phytase in human nutrition: A review. Food Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.11.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 489] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Morrison BH, Haney R, Lamarre E, Drazba J, Prestwich GD, Lindner DJ. Gene deletion of inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 2 predisposes to aerodigestive tract carcinoma. Oncogene 2009; 28:2383-92. [PMID: 19430495 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2009.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 2 (IP6K2), a member of the inositol hexakisphosphate kinase family, functions as a growth suppressive and apoptosis-enhancing kinase during cell stress. We created mice with a targeted deletion of IP6K2; these mice display normal embryogenesis, development, growth and fertility. Chronic exposure to the carcinogen 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4-NQO, a UV-mimetic compound) in drinking water resulted in fourfold increased incidence of invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) formation in the oral cavity and esophagus of the knockout (KO) mice compared to the wild-type (WT) littermates. Paradoxically, KO mice displayed relative resistance to ionizing radiation and exhibit enhanced survival following 8-10 Gy total body irradiation. Primary KO fibroblasts displayed resistance to antiproliferative effects of interferon-beta and increased colony forming units following ionizing radiation. Radioresistance of KO fibroblasts was associated with accelerated DNA repair measured by comet assay. Direct microinjection of 5-PP-Ins(1,2,3,4,6)P(5) (the enzymatic product of IP6K2), but not InsP(6) (the substrate of IP6K2) induced cell death in SCC22A squamous carcinoma cells.
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- Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Park J, Feng J, Li Y, Hammarsten O, Brazil DP, Hemmings BA. DNA-dependent protein kinase-mediated phosphorylation of protein kinase B requires a specific recognition sequence in the C-terminal hydrophobic motif. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:6169-74. [PMID: 19144640 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c800210200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [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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DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) has been implicated in a variety of nuclear processes including DNA double strand break repair, V(D)J recombination, and transcription. A recent study showed that DNA-PK is responsible for Ser-473 phosphorylation in the hydrophobic motif of protein kinase B (PKB/Akt) in genotoxic-stressed cells, suggesting a novel role for DNA-PK in cell signaling. Here, we report that DNA-PK activity toward PKB peptides is impaired in DNA-PK knock-out mouse embryonic fibroblast cells when compared with wild type. In addition, human glioblastoma cells expressing a mutant form of DNA-PK (M059J) displayed a lower DNA-PK activity when compared with glioblastoma cells expressing wild-type DNA-PK (M059K) when PKB peptide substrates were tested. DNA-PK preferentially phosphorylated PKB on Ser-473 when compared with its known in vitro substrate, p53. A consensus hydrophobic amino acid surrounding the Ser-473 phospho-acceptor site in PKB containing amino acids Phe at position +1 and +4 and Tyr at position -1 are critical for DNA-PK activity. Thus, these data define the specificity of DNA-PK action as a Ser-473 kinase for PKB in DNA repair signaling.
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- Jongsun Park
- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, Basel CH-4058, Switzerland.
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Cheung JCY, Salerno B, Hanakahi LA. Evidence for an inositol hexakisphosphate-dependent role for Ku in mammalian nonhomologous end joining that is independent of its role in the DNA-dependent protein kinase. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:5713-26. [PMID: 18776215 PMCID: PMC2553570 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) is an important pathway for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and plays a critical role in maintaining genomic stability in mammalian cells. While Ku70/80 (Ku) functions in NHEJ as part of the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), genetic evidence indicates that the role of Ku in NHEJ goes beyond its participation in DNA-PK. Inositol hexakisphosphate (IP(6)) was previously found to stimulate NHEJ in vitro and Ku was identified as an IP(6)-binding factor. Through mutational analysis, we identified a bipartite IP(6)-binding site in Ku and generated IP(6)-binding mutants that ranged from 1.22% to 58.48% of wild-type binding. Significantly, these Ku IP(6)-binding mutants were impaired for participation in NHEJ in vitro and we observed a positive correlation between IP(6) binding and NHEJ. Ku IP(6)-binding mutants were separation-of-function mutants that bound DNA and activated DNA-PK as well as wild-type Ku. Our observations identify a hitherto undefined IP(6)-binding site in Ku and show that this interaction is important for DSB repair by NHEJ in vitro. Moreover, these data indicate that in addition to binding of exposed DNA termini and activation of DNA-PK, the Ku heterodimer plays a role in mammalian NHEJ that is regulated by binding of IP(6).
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- Joyce C Y Cheung
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Li Y, Piao L, Yang KJ, Shin S, Shin E, Park KA, Byun HS, Won M, Choi BL, Lee H, Kim YR, Hong JH, Hur GM, Kim JL, Cho JY, Seok JH, Park J. Activation Mechanism of Protein Kinase B by DNA-dependent Protein Kinase Involved in the DNA Repair System. Toxicol Res 2008; 24:175-182. [PMID: 32038792 PMCID: PMC7006269 DOI: 10.5487/tr.2008.24.3.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2008] [Revised: 08/08/2008] [Accepted: 08/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) is involved in joining DNA double-strand breaks induced by ionizing radiation or V(D)J recombination and is activated by DNA ends and composed of a DNA binding subunit, Ku, and a catalytic subunit, DNA-PKcs. It has been suggested that DNA-PK might be 2nd upstream kinase for protein kinase B (PKB). In this report, we showed that Ser473 phosphorylation in the hydrophobic-motif of PKB is blocked in DNA-PK knockout mouse embryonic fibroblast cells (MEFs) following insulin stimulation, while there is no effect on Ser473 phosphorylation in DNA-PK wild type MEF cells. The observation is further confirmed in human glioblastoma cells expressing a mutant form of DNA-PK (M059J) and a wild-type of DNA-PK (M059K), indicating that DNA-PK is indeed important for PKB activation. Furthermore, the treatment of cells with doxorubicin, DNA-damage inducing agent, leads to PKB phosphorylation on Ser473 in control MEF cells while there is no response in DNA-PK knockout MEF cells. Together, these results proposed that DNA-PK has a potential role in insulin signaling as well as DNA-repair signaling pathway.
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- Yuwen Li
- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 23Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejeon, 301-131 Korea
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- 33School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, and Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-701 Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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- 13Department of Pharmacology, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Daejeon Regional Cancer Center, Cancer Research Institute, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Korea
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Ponnusamy S, Alderson NL, Hama H, Bielawski J, Jiang JC, Bhandari R, Snyder SH, Jazwinski SM, Ogretmen B. Regulation of telomere length by fatty acid elongase 3 in yeast. Involvement of inositol phosphate metabolism and Ku70/80 function. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:27514-27524. [PMID: 18694931 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m802980200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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In this study, we investigated the roles of very long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) synthesis by fatty acid elongase 3 (ELO3) in the regulation of telomere length and life span in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Loss of VLCFA synthesis via deletion of ELO3 reduced telomere length, and reconstitution of the expression of wild type ELO3, and not by its mutant with decreased catalytic activity, rescued telomere attrition. Further experiments revealed that alterations of phytoceramide seem to be dispensable for telomere shortening in response to loss of ELO3. Interestingly, telomere shortening in elo3Delta cells was almost completely prevented by deletion of IPK2 or KCS1, which are involved in the generation of inositol phosphates (IP4, IP5, and inositol pyrophosphates). Deletion of IPK1, which generates IP6, however, did not affect regulation of telomere length. Further data also suggested that elo3Delta cells exhibit accelerated chronologic aging, and reduced replicative life span compared with wild type cells, and deletion of KCS1 helped recover these biological defects. Importantly, to determine downstream mechanisms, epistasis experiments were performed, and data indicated that ELO3 and YKU70/80 share a common pathway for the regulation of telomere length. More specifically, chromatin immunoprecipitation assays revealed that the telomere binding and protective function of YKu80p in vivo was reduced in elo3Delta cells, whereas its non-homologues end-joining function was not altered. Deletion of KCS1 in elo3Delta cells recovered the telomere binding and protective function of Ku, consistent with the role of KCS1 mutation in the rescue of telomere length attrition. Thus, these findings provide initial evidence of a possible link between Elo3-dependent VLCFA synthesis, and IP metabolism by KCS1 and IPK2 in the regulation of telomeres, which play important physiological roles in the control of senescence and aging, via a mechanism involving alterations of the telomere-binding/protection function of Ku.
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- Suriyan Ponnusamy
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425.
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Alcázar-Román AR, Wente SR. Inositol polyphosphates: a new frontier for regulating gene expression. Chromosoma 2007; 117:1-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s00412-007-0126-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2007] [Revised: 09/12/2007] [Accepted: 09/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Polischouk AG, Holgersson A, Zong D, Stenerlöw B, Karlsson HL, Möller L, Viktorsson K, Lewensohn R. The antipsychotic drug trifluoperazine inhibits DNA repair and sensitizes non small cell lung carcinoma cells to DNA double-strand break induced cell death. Mol Cancer Ther 2007; 6:2303-9. [PMID: 17699725 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-06-0402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Trifluoperazine (TFP), a member of the phenothiazine class of antipsychotic drugs, has been shown to augment the cytotoxicity of the DNA-damaging agent bleomycin. In the present study, we investigated the effect of trifluoperazine on (a) survival of bleomycin-treated human non-small cell lung carcinoma U1810 cells, (b) induction and repair of bleomycin-induced DNA strand breaks, and (c) nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ), the major DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathway in mammalian cells. By using a clonogenic survival assay, we show here that concomitant administration of trifluoperazine at a subtoxic concentration enhances the cytotoxicity of bleomycin. Moreover, trifluoperazine also increases the longevity of bleomycin-induced DNA strand breaks in U1810 cells, as shown by both comet assay and fraction of activity released (FAR)-assay. This action seems to be related to suppression of cellular DNA DSB repair activities because NHEJ-mediated rejoining of DSBs occurs with significantly lower efficiency in the presence of trifluoperazine. We propose that TFP might be capable of inhibiting one or more elements of the DNA DSB repair machinery, thereby increasing the cytotoxicity of bleomycin in lung cancer cells.
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- Anya G Polischouk
- Unit of Medical Radiation Biology, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Cancer Centrum Karolinska, Stockholm, Sweden
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Inositol hexaphosphate (IP(6)) is a naturally occurring polyphosphorylated carbohydrate, abundantly present in many plant sources and in certain high-fiber diets, such as cereals and legumes. In addition to being found in plants, IP(6) is contained in almost all mammalian cells, although in much smaller amounts, where it is important in regulating vital cellular functions such as signal transduction, cell proliferation, and differentiation. For a long time IP(6) has been recognized as a natural antioxidant. Recently IP(6) has received much attention for its role in cancer prevention and control of experimental tumor growth, progression, and metastasis. In addition, IP(6) possesses other significant benefits for human health, such as the ability to enhance immune system, prevent pathological calcification and kidney stone formation, lower elevated serum cholesterol, and reduce pathological platelet activity. In this review we show the efficacy and discuss some of the molecular mechanisms that govern the action of this dietary agent. Exogenously administered IP(6) is rapidly taken up into cells and dephosphorylated to lower inositol phosphates, which further affect signal transduction pathways resulting in cell cycle arrest. A striking anticancer action of IP(6) was demonstrated in different experimental models. In addition to reducing cell proliferation, IP(6) also induces differentiation of malignant cells. Enhanced immunity and antioxidant properties also contribute to tumor cell destruction. Preliminary studies in humans show that IP(6) and inositol, the precursor molecule of IP(6), appear to enhance the anticancer effect of conventional chemotherapy, control cancer metastases, and improve quality of life. Because it is abundantly present in regular diet, efficiently absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, and safe, IP(6) + inositol holds great promise in our strategies for cancer prevention and therapy. There is clearly enough evidence to justify the initiation of full-scale clinical trials in humans.
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- Ivana Vucenik
- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD 21201, USA.
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Seeds AM, Frederick JP, Tsui MMK, York JD. Roles for inositol polyphosphate kinases in the regulation of nuclear processes and developmental biology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 47:10-25. [PMID: 17467778 PMCID: PMC3258027 DOI: 10.1016/j.advenzreg.2006.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3813, Durham, NC 27710, Tel: 919-681-6414, Fax: 919-668-0991, E-mail:
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Nalaskowski MM, Windhorst S, Stockebrand MC, Mayr GW. Subcellular localisation of human inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase C: species-specific use of alternative export sites for nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling indicates divergent roles of the catalytic and N-terminal domains. Biol Chem 2006; 387:583-93. [PMID: 16740130 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2006.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The three isoforms of human Ins(1,4,5)P3 3-kinase (IP3K) show remarkable differences in their intracellular targeting. Whereas predominant targeting to the cytoskeleton and endoplasmic reticulum has been shown for IP3K-A and IP3K-B, rat IP3K-C shuttles actively between the nucleus and cytoplasm. In the present study we examined the expression and intracellular localisation of endogenous IP3K-C in different mammalian cell lines using an isoform-specific antibody. In addition, human IP3K-C, showing remarkable differences to its rat homologue in the N-terminal targeting domain, was tagged with EGFP and used to examine active transport mechanisms into and out of the nucleus. We found both a nuclear import activity residing in its N-terminal domain and a nuclear export activity sensitive to treatment with leptomycin B. Different from the rat isoform, an exportin 1-dependent nuclear export site of the human enzyme resides outside the N-terminal targeting domain in the catalytic enzyme domain. A phylogenetic survey of vertebrate IP3K sequences indicates that in each of the three isoforms a nuclear export signal has evolved in the catalytic domain either de novo (IP3K-A) or as a substitute for an earlier evolved corresponding N-terminal signal (IP3K-B and IP3K-C). In higher vertebrates, and in particular in primates, re-export of nuclear IP3K activity may be guaranteed by the mechanism discovered.
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- Marcus M Nalaskowski
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie I: Zelluläre Signaltransduktion, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Veiga N, Torres J, Domínguez S, Mederos A, Irvine RF, Díaz A, Kremer C. The behaviour of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate in the presence of magnesium(II) and calcium(II): protein-free soluble InsP6 is limited to 49 microM under cytosolic/nuclear conditions. J Inorg Biochem 2006; 100:1800-10. [PMID: 16920196 PMCID: PMC1874250 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2006.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2006] [Revised: 06/21/2006] [Accepted: 06/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Progress in the biology of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP(6)) has been delayed by the lack of a quantitative description of its multiple interactions with divalent cations. Our recent initial description of these [J. Torres, S. Dominguez, M.F. Cerda, G. Obal, A. Mederos, R.F. Irvine, A. Diaz, C. Kremer, J. Inorg. Biochem. 99 (2005) 828-840] predicted that under cytosolic/nuclear conditions, protein-free soluble InsP(6) occurs as Mg(5)(H(2)L), a neutral complex that exists thanks to a significant, but undefined, window of solubility displayed by solid Mg(5)(H(2)L).22H(2)O (L is fully deprotonated InsP(6)). Here we complete the description of the InsP(6)-Mg(2+)-Ca(2+) system, defining the solubilities of the Mg(2+) and Ca(2+) (Ca(5)(H(2)L).16H(2)O) solids in terms of K(s0)=[M(2+)](5)[H(2)L(10-)], with pK(s0)=32.93 for M=Mg and pK(s0)=39.3 for M=Ca. The concentration of soluble Mg(5)(H(2)L) at 37 degrees C and I=0.15M NaClO(4) is limited to 49muM, yet InsP(6) in mammalian cells may reach 100muM. Any cytosolic/nuclear InsP(6) in excess of 49muM must be protein- or membrane-bound, or as solid Mg(5)(H(2)L).22H(2)O, and any extracellular InsP(6) (e.g. in plasma) is surely protein-bound.
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- Nicolás Veiga
- Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Departamento Estrella Campos, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Departamento Estrella Campos, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cátedra de Inmunología, Facultad de Química/Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Corresponding authors. Fax: +598 2 4874320 (A. Díaz), +598 2 9241906 (C. Kremer).
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- Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Departamento Estrella Campos, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Corresponding authors. Fax: +598 2 4874320 (A. Díaz), +598 2 9241906 (C. Kremer).
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Weirich CS, Erzberger JP, Flick JS, Berger JM, Thorner J, Weis K. Activation of the DExD/H-box protein Dbp5 by the nuclear-pore protein Gle1 and its coactivator InsP6 is required for mRNA export. Nat Cell Biol 2006; 8:668-76. [PMID: 16783364 DOI: 10.1038/ncb1424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2006] [Accepted: 05/19/2006] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The DExD/H-box ATPase Dbp5 is essential for nuclear mRNA export, although its precise role in this process remains poorly understood. Here, we identify the nuclear pore protein Gle1 as a cellular activator of Dbp5. Dbp5 alone is unable to stably bind RNA or effectively hydrolyse ATP under physiological conditions, but addition of Gle1 dramatically stimulates these activities. A gle1 point mutant deficient for Dbp5 stimulation in vitro displays an mRNA export defect in vivo, indicating that activation of Dbp5 is an essential function of Gle1. Interestingly, Gle1 binds directly to inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) and InsP6 potentiates the Gle1-mediated stimulation of Dbp5. Dominant mutations in DBP5 and GLE1 that rescue mRNA export phenotypes associated with the lack of InsP6 mimic the InsP6 effects in vitro. Our results define specific functions for Gle1 and InsP6 in mRNA export and suggest that local activation of Dbp5 at the nuclear pore is critical for mRNA export.
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- Christine S Weirich
- Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3200, USA
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York JD. Regulation of nuclear processes by inositol polyphosphates. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2006; 1761:552-9. [PMID: 16781889 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2006.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2006] [Accepted: 04/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Inositide signaling pathways represent a multifaceted ensemble of cellular switches capable of regulating a number of processes, for example, intracellular calcium release, membrane trafficking, chemotaxis, ion channel activity and several nuclear functions. Over 30 inositide messengers are found in eukaryotic cells that may be grouped into two classes: (1) inositol lipids, phosphatidylinositols or phosphoinositides (PIPs) and (2) water-soluble inositol polyphosphates (IPs). This review will focus on inositol polyphosphate kinases (IPK) and inositol pyrophosphate synthases (IPS) responsible for the cellular production of IP(4), IP(5) IP(6) and PP-IPs. Of interest, IPK and IPS proteins localize, in part, within the nucleus and their activities are necessary for proper regulation of gene expression, mRNA export, DNA repair and telomere maintenance. The breadth of nuclear processes regulated and the evolutionary conservation of the genes involved in their synthesis have sparked renewed interest in inositide messengers derived from sequential phosphorylation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate.
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- John D York
- Departments of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology and of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3813, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Morgan-Lappe S, Woods KW, Li Q, Anderson MG, Schurdak ME, Luo Y, Giranda VL, Fesik SW, Leverson JD. RNAi-based screening of the human kinome identifies Akt-cooperating kinases: a new approach to designing efficacious multitargeted kinase inhibitors. Oncogene 2006; 25:1340-8. [PMID: 16247451 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Tumors comprise genetically heterogeneous cell populations, whose growth and survival depend on multiple signaling pathways. This has spurred the development of multitargeted therapies, including small molecules that can inhibit multiple kinases. A major challenge in designing such molecules is to determine which kinases to inhibit in each cancer to maximize efficacy and therapeutic index. We describe an approach to this problem implementing RNA interference technology. In order to identify Akt-cooperating kinases, we screened a library of kinase-directed small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) for enhanced cancer cell killing in the presence of Akt inhibitor A-443654. siRNAs targeting casein kinase I gamma 3 (CSNK1G3) or the inositol polyphosphate multikinase (IPMK) significantly enhanced A-443654-mediated cell killing, and caused decreases in Akt Ser-473 and ribosomal protein S6 phosphorylation. Small molecules targeting CSNK1G3 and/or IPMK in addition to Akt may thus exhibit increased efficacy and have the potential for improved therapeutic index.
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- S Morgan-Lappe
- Abbott Laboratories, Cancer Research, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA
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Elkin SK, Ivanov D, Ewalt M, Ferguson CG, Hyberts SG, Sun ZYJ, Prestwich GD, Yuan J, Wagner G, Oettinger MA, Gozani OP. A PHD finger motif in the C terminus of RAG2 modulates recombination activity. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:28701-10. [PMID: 15964836 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m504731200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The RAG1 and RAG2 proteins catalyze V(D)J recombination and are essential for generation of the diverse repertoire of antigen receptor genes and effective immune responses. RAG2 is composed of a "core" domain that is required for the recombination reaction and a C-terminal nonessential or "non-core" region. Recent evidence has emerged arguing that the non-core region plays a critical regulatory role in the recombination reaction, and mutations in this region have been identified in patients with immunodeficiencies. Here we present the first structural data for the RAG2 protein, using NMR spectroscopy to demonstrate that the C terminus of RAG2 contains a noncanonical PHD finger. All of the non-core mutations of RAG2 that are implicated in the development of immunodeficiencies are located within the PHD finger, at either zinc-coordinating residues or residues adjacent to an alpha-helix on the surface of the domain that participates in binding to the signaling molecules, phosphoinositides. Functional analysis of disease and phosphoinositide-binding mutations reveals novel intramolecular interactions within the non-core region and suggests that the PHD finger adopts two distinct states. We propose a model in which the equilibrium between these states modulates recombination activity. Together, these data identify the PHD finger as a novel and functionally important domain of RAG2.
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- Sheryl K Elkin
- Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Shears SB. Telomere maintenance by intracellular signals: new kid on the block? Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:1811-2. [PMID: 15684046 PMCID: PMC548594 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0409801102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Stephen B Shears
- Inositol Signaling Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Hefferin ML, Tomkinson AE. Mechanism of DNA double-strand break repair by non-homologous end joining. DNA Repair (Amst) 2005; 4:639-48. [PMID: 15907771 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2004.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2004] [Accepted: 12/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is critical for maintaining genome stability. Although the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway frequently results in minor changes in DNA sequence at the break site and occasionally the joining of previously unlinked DNA molecules, it is a major contributor to cell survival following exposure of mammalian cells to agents that cause DSBs. This repair mechanism is conserved in lower eukaryotes and in some prokaryotes although the majority of DSBs are repaired by recombinational repair pathways in these organisms. Here we will describe the biochemical properties of NHEJ factors from bacteria, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and mammals, and how physical and functional interactions among these factors co-ordinate the repair of DSBs.
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- Melissa L Hefferin
- Molecular and Cell Biology Graduate Program, University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore, MD 21201-1509, USA
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Mayr GW, Windhorst S, Hillemeier K. Antiproliferative plant and synthetic polyphenolics are specific inhibitors of vertebrate inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinases and inositol polyphosphate multikinase. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:13229-40. [PMID: 15659385 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m500545200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinases (IP3K) A, B, and C as well as inositol polyphosphate multikinase (IPMK) catalyze the first step in the formation of the higher phosphorylated inositols InsP5 and InsP6 by metabolizing Ins(1,4,5)P3 to Ins(1,3,4,5)P4. In order to clarify the special role of these InsP3 phosphorylating enzymes and of subsequent anabolic inositol phosphate reactions, a search was conducted for potent enzyme inhibitors starting with a fully active IP3K-A catalytic domain. Seven polyphenolic compounds could be identified as potent inhibitors with IC50 < 200 nM (IC50 given): ellagic acid (36 nM), gossypol (58 nM), (-)-epicatechin-3-gallate (94 nM), (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG, 120 nM), aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA, 150 nM), hypericin (170 nM), and quercetin (180 nM). All inhibitors displayed a mixed-type inhibition with respect to ATP and a non-competitive inhibition with respect to Ins(1,4,5)P3. Examination of these inhibitors toward IP3K-A, -B, and -C and IPMK from mammals revealed that ATA potently inhibits all kinases while the other inhibitors do not markedly affect IPMK but differentially inhibit IP3K isoforms. We identified chlorogenic acid as a specific IPMK inhibitor whereas the flavonoids myricetin, 3',4',7,8-tetrahydroxyflavone and EGCG inhibit preferentially IP3K-A and IP3K-C. Mutagenesis studies revealed that both the calmodulin binding and the ATP [corrected] binding domain in IP3K are involved in inhibitor binding. Their absence in IPMK and the presence of a unique insertion in IPMK were found to be important for selectivity differences from IP3K. The fact that all identified IP3K and IPMK inhibitors have been reported as antiproliferative agents and that IP3Ks or IPMK often are the best binding targets deserves further investigation concerning their antitumor potential.
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- Georg W Mayr
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie I: Zelluläre Signaltransduktion, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany.
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York SJ, Armbruster BN, Greenwell P, Petes TD, York JD. Inositol diphosphate signaling regulates telomere length. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:4264-9. [PMID: 15561716 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412070200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Activation of phospholipase C-dependent inositol polyphosphate signaling pathways generates distinct messengers derived from inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate that control gene expression and mRNA export. Here we report the regulation of telomere length by production of a diphosphorylinositol tetrakisphosphate, PP-IP4, synthesized by the KCS1 gene product. Loss of PP-IP4 production results in lengthening of telomeres, whereas overproduction leads to their shortening. This effect requires the presence of Tel1, the yeast homologue of ATM, the protein mutated in the human disease ataxia telangiectasia. Our data provide in vivo evidence of a regulatory link between inositol polyphosphate signaling and the checkpoint kinase family and describe a third nuclear process modulated by phospholipase C activation.
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- Sally J York
- Departments of Pharmacology, Cancer Biology, and Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
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Fujii M, York JD. A role for rat inositol polyphosphate kinases rIPK2 and rIPK1 in inositol pentakisphosphate and inositol hexakisphosphate production in rat-1 cells. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:1156-64. [PMID: 15528195 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412006200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Over 30 inositol polyphosphates are known to exist in mammalian cells; however, the majority of them have uncharacterized functions. In this study we investigated the molecular basis of synthesis of highly phosphorylated inositol polyphosphates (such as inositol tetrakisphosphate, inositol pentakisphosphate (IP5), and inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6)) in rat cells. We report that heterologous expression of rat inositol polyphosphate kinases rIPK2, a dual specificity inositol trisphosphate/inositol tetrakisphosphate kinase, and rIPK1, an IP5 2-kinase, were sufficient to recapitulate IP6 synthesis from inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in mutant yeast cells. Overexpression of rIPK2 in Rat-1 cells increased inositol 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (I(1,3,4,5,6)P5) levels about 2-3-fold compared with control. Likewise in Rat-1 cells, overexpression of rIPK1 was capable of completely converting I(1,3,4,5,6)P5 to IP6. Simultaneous overexpression of both rIPK2 and rIPK1 in Rat-1 cells increased both IP5 and IP6 levels. To reduce IPK2 activity in Rat-1 cells, we introduced vector-based short interference RNA against rIPK2. Cells harboring the short interference RNA had a 90% reduction of mRNA levels and a 75% decrease of I(1,3,4,5,6)P5. These data confirm the involvement of IPK2 and IPK1 in the conversion of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate to IP6 in rat cells. Furthermore these data suggest that rIPK2 and rIPK1 act as key determining steps in production of IP5 and IP6, respectively. The ability to modulate the intracellular inositol polyphosphate levels by altering IPK2 and IPK1 expression in rat cells will provide powerful tools to study the roles of I(1,3,4,5,6)P5 and IP6 in cell signaling.
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- Makoto Fujii
- Departments of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology and of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Weterings E, van Gent DC. The mechanism of non-homologous end-joining: a synopsis of synapsis. DNA Repair (Amst) 2004; 3:1425-35. [PMID: 15380098 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2004.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) is required for resistance to genotoxic agents, such as ionizing radiation, but also for proper development of the vertebrate immune system. Much progress has been made in identifying the factors that are involved in this repair pathway. We are now entering the phase in which we begin to understand basic concepts of the reaction mechanism and regulation of non-homologous end-joining. This review concentrates on novel insights into damage recognition and subsequent tethering, processing and joining of DNA ends.
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- Eric Weterings
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Barker CJ, Wright J, Hughes PJ, Kirk CJ, Michell RH. Complex changes in cellular inositol phosphate complement accompany transit through the cell cycle. Biochem J 2004; 380:465-73. [PMID: 14992690 PMCID: PMC1224188 DOI: 10.1042/bj20031872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2003] [Revised: 02/20/2004] [Accepted: 03/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Inositol polyphosphates other than Ins(1,4,5)P3 are involved in several aspects of cell regulation. For example, recent evidence has implicated InsP6, Ins(1,3,4,5,6)P5 and their close metabolic relatives, which are amongst the more abundant intracellular inositol polyphosphates, in chromatin organization, DNA maintenance, gene transcription, nuclear mRNA transport, membrane trafficking and control of cell proliferation. However, little is known of how the intracellular concentrations of inositol polyphosphates change through the cell cycle. Here we show that the concentrations of several inositol polyphosphates fluctuate in synchrony with the cell cycle in proliferating WRK-1 cells. InsP6, Ins(1,3,4,5,6)P5 and their metabolic relatives behave similarly: concentrations are high during G1-phase, fall to much lower levels during S-phase and rise again late in the cycle. The Ins(1,2,3)P3 concentration shows especially large fluctuations, and PP-InsP5 fluctuations are also very marked. Remarkably, Ins(1,2,3)P3 turns over fastest during S-phase, when its concentration is lowest. These results establish that several fairly abundant intracellular inositol polyphosphates, for which important biological roles are emerging, display dynamic behaviour that is synchronized with cell-cycle progression.
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Rich RL, Myszka DG. A survey of the year 2002 commercial optical biosensor literature. J Mol Recognit 2004; 16:351-82. [PMID: 14732928 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We have compiled 819 articles published in the year 2002 that involved commercial optical biosensor technology. The literature demonstrates that the technology's application continues to increase as biosensors are contributing to diverse scientific fields and are used to examine interactions ranging in size from small molecules to whole cells. Also, the variety of available commercial biosensor platforms is increasing and the expertise of users is improving. In this review, we use the literature to focus on the basic types of biosensor experiments, including kinetics, equilibrium analysis, solution competition, active concentration determination and screening. In addition, using examples of particularly well-performed analyses, we illustrate the high information content available in the primary response data and emphasize the impact of including figures in publications to support the results of biosensor analyses.
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- Rebecca L Rich
- Center for Biomolecular Interaction Analysis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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The phosphoinositide 3-kinase related kinases (PIKKs) mediate responses to diverse stresses, including DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), abnormal replication fork progression, the recognition of premature termination codons in mRNAs, and inadequate nutrient availability. Rigorous control of these kinases limits cellular damage and promotes cell viability in the presence of stress. Control mechanisms include the localization of PIKKs into multiprotein complexes at the sites of damage and mediation of protein-protein contacts such that substrates are allowed access to the PIKK catalytic domains.
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- Christopher J Bakkenist
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale Street, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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