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Pacifico F, Mellone S, D'Incalci M, Stornaiuolo M, Leonardi A, Crescenzi E. Trabectedin suppresses escape from therapy-induced senescence in tumor cells by interfering with glutamine metabolism. Biochem Pharmacol 2022; 202:115159. [PMID: 35780827 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Conventional and targeted cancer therapies may induce a cellular senescence program termed therapy-induced senescence. However, unlike normal cells, cancer cells are able to evade the senescence cell cycle arrest and to resume proliferation, driving tumor recurrence after treatments. Cells that escape from therapy-induced senescence are characterized by a plastic, cancer stem cell-like phenotype, and recent studies are beginning to define their unique metabolic features, such as glutamine dependence. Here, we show that the antineoplastic drug trabectedin suppresses escape from therapy-induced senescence in all cell lines studied, and reduces breast cancer stem-like cells, at concentrations that do not affect the viability of senescent tumor cells. We demonstrate that trabectedin downregulates both the glutamine transporter SLC1A5 and glutamine synthetase, thereby interfering with glutamine metabolism. On the whole, our results indicate that trabectedin targets a glutamine-dependent cancer stem-like cell population involved in evasion from therapy-induced senescence and suggest a therapeutic potential for trabectedin combined with pro-senescence chemotherapy in tumor treatment.
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- Francesco Pacifico
- Istituto di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Sperimentale, CNR, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Istituto di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Sperimentale, CNR, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, 80149 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Istituto di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Sperimentale, CNR, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Glutamine promotes escape from therapy-induced senescence in tumor cells. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:20962-20991. [PMID: 34492636 PMCID: PMC8457561 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Therapy-induced senescence (TIS) is a major cellular response to anticancer therapies. While induction of a persistent growth arrest would be a desirable outcome in cancer therapy, it has been shown that, unlike normal cells, cancer cells are able to evade the senescence cell cycle arrest and to resume proliferation, likely contributing to tumor relapse. Notably, cells that escape from TIS acquire a plastic, stem cell-like phenotype. The metabolic dependencies of cells that evade senescence have not been thoroughly studied. In this study, we show that glutamine depletion inhibits escape from TIS in all cell lines studied, and reduces the stem cell subpopulation. In line with a metabolic reliance on glutamine, escaped clones overexpress the glutamine transporter SLC1A5. We also demonstrate a central role of glutamine synthetase that mediates resistance to glutamine deprivation, conferring independence from exogenous glutamine. Finally, rescue experiments demonstrate that glutamine provides nitrogen for nucleotides biosynthesis in cells that escape from TIS, but also suggest a critical involvement of glutamine in other metabolic and non-metabolic pathways. On the whole, these results reveal a metabolic vulnerability of cancer stem cells that recover proliferation after exposure to anticancer therapies, which could be exploited to prevent tumor recurrence.
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Eren MK, Kartal NB, Pilevneli H. Oncogenic WIP1 phosphatase attenuates the DNA damage response and sensitizes p53 mutant Jurkat cells to apoptosis. Oncol Lett 2021; 21:479. [PMID: 33968195 PMCID: PMC8100942 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Wild-type (wt) p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1), encoded by the protein phosphatase, Mg2+/Mn2+ dependent 1D (PPM1D) gene, is a serine/threonine phosphatase induced upon genotoxic stress in a p53-dependent manner. Wip1/PPM1D is frequently overexpressed, amplified and mutated in human solid tumors harboring wt p53 and is thus currently recognized as an oncogene. Oncogenic Wip1 dampens cellular stress responses, such as cell cycle checkpoints, apoptosis and senescence, and consequently increases resistance to anticancer therapeutics. Targeting Wip1 has emerged as a therapeutic strategy for tumors harboring wt p53. However, little is known about the efficacy of Wip1-targeted therapies in tumors lacking p53. The present study aimed to investigate the potential role of oncogenic Wip1 in p53 mutant (mt) Jurkat cells. In the present study, it was demonstrated that p53 mt Jurkat cells exhibited PPM1D/Wip1 gene amplification and expressed relatively high levels of Wip1, as confirmed by gene copy number and RNA expression analysis. In addition, Jurkat cells underwent G2 cell cycle arrest, apoptotic cell death and senescence in response to etoposide and doxorubicin, although the phosphorylation levels of DNA damage response (DDR) elements, including ataxia-telangiectasia mutated, ataxia-telangiestasia and Rad3-related, checkpoint kinase (Chk)1 and Chk2 were significantly low. Accordingly, the targeting of Wip1 phosphatase by RNA interference increased the phosphorylation of DDR elements, but decreased the rate of apoptosis in response to etoposide or doxorubicin in Jurkat cells. The induction of senescence or cell cycle arrest was not affected by the knockdown of Wip1. The results suggest that increased Wip1 expression enhances the apoptotic sensitivity of Jurkat cells in response to chemotherapeutic agents by attenuating DDR signaling. The present study highlights the possible pro-apoptotic role of Wip1 in a p53 mt T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell line. The data suggest the careful consideration of future treatment strategies aiming to manipulate or target Wip1 in human cancers lacking p53.
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- Mehtap Kilic Eren
- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Aydin Adnan Menderes, 09010 Aydin, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Aydin Adnan Menderes, 09010 Aydin, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Aydin Adnan Menderes, 09010 Aydin, Turkey
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Yang YQ, Zheng YH, Zhang CT, Liang WW, Wang SY, Wang XD, Wang Y, Wang TH, Jiang HQ, Feng HL. Wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 down-regulation promotes apoptosis by activating the DNA damage-response pathway in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurobiol Dis 2019; 134:104648. [PMID: 31676238 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Accumulation of DNA damage has been detected in the spinal cord of patients as well as in the G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) is a p53-inducible serine/threonine phosphatase that terminates DNA-damage responses via dephosphorylation of DNA-damage response proteins, namely ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase, checkpoint kinase 2, and p53, thus enhancing cell proliferation. However, the role of Wip1, DNA-damage responses, and their interaction in ALS development remains to be elucidated. Here, we showed that Wip1 expression levels were substantially decreased in ALS motor neurons compared with wild-type controls both in vivo and in vitro. The DNA-damage response was activated in superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) G93A-transfected cells. However, increased expression of Wip1 improved cell viability and inhibited the DNA-damage response in mutated SOD1G93A cells. Further studies demonstrated that decreased Wip1 expression reduced cell viability and further activated the DNA-damage response in chronic H2O2-treated NSC34 cells. In contrast, Wip1 promoted cell survival and suppressed DNA damage-induced apoptosis during persistent DNA damage conditions. Over-expression of Wip1 in the central nervous system (CNS) can delay the onset of disease symptoms, extended the survival, decreased MN loss improved motor function and inhibit the DNA-damage response in SOD1 G93A mice. Furthermore, homeodomain-interacting protein kinase 2 (HIPK2) promoted the degradation of Wip1 via the ubiquitin-proteasome system during chronic stress. These findings indicate that persistent accumulation of DNA damage and subsequent chronic activation of the downstream DNA damage-response ATM and p53 pro-apoptotic signaling pathways may trigger neuronal dysfunction and neuronal death in ALS. Wip1 may play a protective role by targeting the DNA-damage response in ALS motor neurons. Importantly, these findings provide a novel direction for therapeutic options for patients with ALS.
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- Yue-Qing Yang
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PR China.
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Wang P, Zhao Y, Liu K, Liu X, Liang J, Zhou H, Wang Z, Zhou Z, Xu N. Wip1 cooperates with KPNA2 to modulate the cell proliferation and migration of colorectal cancer via a p53-dependent manner. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:15709-15718. [PMID: 31127650 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.28840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Due to the increasing incidence and mortality, the early diagnosis, specific targeted therapies, and prognosis for colorectal cancer (CRC) attract more and more attention. Wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) and karyopherin α2 (KPNA2) have been regarded as oncogenes in many cancers, including CRC. Wip1 dephosphorylates p53 to inactivate it. TP53 activator and Wip1 inhibitor downregulate KPNA2 expression. Therefore, we speculate that Wip1 may co-operate with KPNA2 to modulate CRC progression in a p53-dependent manner. Here, Wip1 and KPNA2 messenger RNA expression and protein levels are significantly increased in CRC tissues and cell lines and are positively correlated with each other. Wip1 silence increases p53 phosphorylation while decreases KPNA2 protein. Wip1 knockdown remarkably suppresses CRC cell proliferation and migration while KPNA2 overexpression exerts an opposing effect. KPNA2 overexpression could partially rescue Wip1 silence-inhibited CRC cell proliferation and migration. Finally, Wip1 interacts with KPNA2 to modulate the activation of AKT/GSK-3β signaling and metastasis-related factors. In summary, Wip1 could co-operate with KPNA2 to modulate CRC cell proliferation and migration, possibly via a p53-dependent manner, through downstream AKT/GSK-3β pathway. We provided a novel mechanism of Wip1 interacting with KPNA2, therefore modulating CRC cell proliferation and migration.
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- Peng Wang
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Wang J, Shen T, Zhu W, Dou L, Gu H, Zhang L, Yang Z, Chen H, Zhou Q, Sánchez ER, Field LJ, Mayo LD, Xie Z, Xiao D, Lin X, Shou W, Yong W. Protein phosphatase 5 and the tumor suppressor p53 down-regulate each other's activities in mice. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:18218-18229. [PMID: 30262665 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Protein phosphatase 5 (PP5), a serine/threonine phosphatase, has a wide range of biological functions and exhibits elevated expression in tumor cells. We previously reported that pp5-deficient mice have altered ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM)-mediated signaling and function. However, this regulation was likely indirect, as ATM is not a known PP5 substrate. In the current study, we found that pp5-deficient mice are hypersensitive to genotoxic stress. This hypersensitivity was associated with the marked up-regulation of the tumor suppressor tumor protein p53 and its downstream targets cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (p21), MDM2 proto-oncogene (MDM2), and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in pp5-deficient tissues and cells. These observations suggested that PP5 plays a role in regulating p53 stability and function. Experiments conducted with p53 +/- pp5 +/- or p53 +/- pp5 -/- mice revealed that complete loss of PP5 reduces tumorigenesis in the p53 +/- mice. Biochemical analyses further revealed that PP5 directly interacts with and dephosphorylates p53 at multiple serine/threonine residues, resulting in inhibition of p53-mediated transcriptional activity. Interestingly, PP5 expression was significantly up-regulated in p53-deficient cells, and further analysis of pp5 promoter activity revealed that p53 strongly represses PP5 transcription. Our results suggest a reciprocal regulatory interplay between PP5 and p53, providing an important feedback mechanism for the cellular response to genotoxic stress.
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- Jun Wang
- From the Comparative Medical Center, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China,; School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- From the Comparative Medical Center, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China
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- From the Comparative Medical Center, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China
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- From the Comparative Medical Center, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China
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- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43614, and
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- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- Fountain Valley Institute of Life Sciences and Fountain Valley Biomedical Technology Company, Dalian Hi-Tech Industrial Zone, Dalian 116023, China
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- DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202,.
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- From the Comparative Medical Center, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China,; Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202,.
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Baskaran R, Velmurugan BK. Protein phosphatase 2A as therapeutic targets in various disease models. Life Sci 2018; 210:40-46. [PMID: 30170071 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.08.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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There are a large number of signalling pathways responsible for transmitting information within the cell. Although cellular signalling is thought to be majorly governed by protein kinases 'cascade effects'; their antagonists protein phosphatases also play a crucial dual role in signal transduction. By dephosphorylating the proteins involved in signalling pathways, phosphatases may lead to their activation and sometimes they may terminate a signal generated by kinases activity. Due to counterbalancing the function of phosphorylation, the protein phosphatases are very important to signal transduction processes and thus the control of phosphatase activity is as significant as kinases, in the regulation of a plethora of cellular processes. In general, the protein phosphatases are comprised of a catalytic subunit with one or more regulatory and/or targeting subunits associated with it. The Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A), a member of serine/threonine phosphatases family, is ubiquitously expressed a remarkably conserved enzyme in the cell. Its catalytic activity has been highly regulated and may have enormous therapeutic potential which is still untapped. It has specificities for a number of substrates which witnessed its involvement in various signalling modules of cell cycle regulation, cell morphology and development. Thus it can be an appropriate target for studying different diseases associated with abnormal signal transduction pathways such as neurodegenerative diseases and malignancies. This review will focus on the structure and regulatory pathways of PP2A. The de-regulation of PP2A in some specific pathology such as Cancer, Heart diseases, Neurodegenerative disorders and Diabetes will also be touched upon.
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- Rathinasamy Baskaran
- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Toxicology and Biomedicine Research Group, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Camorani S, Hill BS, Fontanella R, Greco A, Gramanzini M, Auletta L, Gargiulo S, Albanese S, Lucarelli E, Cerchia L, Zannetti A. Inhibition of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Homing Towards Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Microenvironment Using an Anti-PDGFRβ Aptamer. Am J Cancer Res 2017; 7:3595-3607. [PMID: 28912898 PMCID: PMC5596446 DOI: 10.7150/thno.18974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) are shown to participate in tumor progression by establishing a favorable tumor microenvironment (TME) that promote metastasis through a cytokine networks. However, the mechanism of homing and recruitment of BM-MSCs into tumors and their potential role in malignant tissue progression is poorly understood and controversial. Here we show that BM-MSCs increase aggressiveness of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell lines evaluated as capability to migrate, invade and acquire stemness markers. Importantly, we demonstrate that the treatment of BM-MSCs with a nuclease-resistant RNA aptamer against platelet-derived growth factor receptor β (PDGFRβ) causes the inhibition of receptor-dependent signaling pathways thus drastically hampering BM-MSC recruitment towards TNBC cell lines and BM-MSCs trans-differentiation into carcinoma-associated fibroblast (CAF)-like cells. Moreover, in vivo molecular imaging analysis demonstrated the aptamer ability to prevent BM-MSCs homing to TNBC xenografts. Collectively, our results indicate the anti-PDGFRβ aptamer as a novel therapeutic tool to interfere with BM-MSCs attraction to TNBC providing the rationale to further explore the aptamer in more complex pre-clinical settings.
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Wang ZP, Tian Y, Lin J. Role of wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 in cancer. Oncol Lett 2017; 14:3893-3898. [PMID: 28959360 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Wild-type p53-induced phosphatase (Wip1) is a member of the protein phosphatase type 2C family and is an established oncogene due to its dephosphorylation of several tumor suppressors and negative control of the DNA damage response system. It has been reported to dephosphorylate p53, ataxia telangiectasia mutated, checkpoint kinase 1 and p38 mitogen activated protein kinases, forming negative feedback loops to inhibit apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Wip1 serves a major role in tumorigenesis, progression, invasion, distant metastasis and apoptosis in various types of human cancer. Therefore, it may be a potential biomarker and therapeutic target in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Furthermore, previous evidence has revealed a new role for Wip1 in the regulation of chemotherapy resistance. In the present review, the current knowledge on the role of Wip1 in cancer is discussed, as well as its potential as a novel target for cancer treatment and its function in chemotherapy resistance.
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- Zhi-Peng Wang
- Department of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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Wang ZP, Chen SY, Tian Y. Wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 is a prognostic marker and therapeutic target in bladder transitional cell carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2016; 13:875-880. [PMID: 28356972 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.5475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Wild-type p53-induced phosphatase (Wip1) is an established oncogene and is associated with development of multiple forms of human cancer. However, the expression and role of Wip1 in human bladder transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) remains to be elucidated. In the present study, immunohistochemistry demonstrated that Wip1 was overexpressed in bladder TCC tissues compared with corresponding normal bladder tissues in 106 bladder TCC cases (P<0.0001). Furthermore, high expression levels of Wip1 were significantly associated with increasing tumor size (P=0.002), pathological grade (P=0.025), clinical T stage (P=0.001) and lymph nodal metastasis (P=0.003). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis identified that patients with high Wip1 expression levels exhibited a lower overall survival time (P<0.0001), and Cox proportional hazards regression model analysis demonstrated that Wip1 expression was an independent prognostic factor in patients with bladder TCC (P=0.025). In addition, downregulation of Wip1 expression by transfection with small interfering RNA in bladder cancer cells inhibited cell proliferation, invasion and migration (P<0.05), along with the upregulation of p53 protein levels (P<0.05). These findings suggest that Wip1 may function as a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target in bladder cancer.
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- Zhi-Peng Wang
- Department of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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Gamma-H2AX upregulation caused by Wip1 deficiency increases depression-related cellular senescence in hippocampus. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34558. [PMID: 27686532 PMCID: PMC5043360 DOI: 10.1038/srep34558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The PP2C family member Wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) critically regulates DNA damage response (DDR) under stressful situations. In the present study, we investigated whether Wip1 expression was involved in the regulation of DDR-induced and depression-related cellular senescence in mouse hippocampus. We found that Wip1 gene knockout (KO) mice showed aberrant elevation of hippocampal cellular senescence and of γ-H2AX activity, which is known as a biomarker of DDR and cellular senescence, indicating that the lack of Wip1-mediated γ-H2AX dephosphorylation facilitates cellular senescence in hippocampus. Administration of the antidepressant fluoxetine had no significant effects on the increased depression-like behaviors, enriched cellular senescence, and aberrantly upregulated hippocampal γ-H2AX activity in Wip1 KO mice. After wildtype C57BL/6 mice were exposed to the procedure of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS), cellular senescence and γ-H2AX activity in hippocampus were also elevated, accompanied by the suppression of Wip1 expression in hippocampus when compared to the control group without CUMS experience. These CUMS-induced symptoms were effectively prevented following fluoxetine administration in wildtype C57BL/6 mice, with the normalization of depression-like behaviors. Our data demonstrate that Wip1-mediated γ-H2AX dephosphorylation may play an important role in the occurrence of depression-related cellular senescence.
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Wang B, Li D, Sidler C, Rodriguez-Juarez R, Singh N, Heyns M, Ilnytskyy Y, Bronson RT, Kovalchuk O. A suppressive role of ionizing radiation-responsive miR-29c in the development of liver carcinoma via targeting WIP1. Oncotarget 2016; 6:9937-50. [PMID: 25888625 PMCID: PMC4496408 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and it has been linked to radiation exposure. As a well-defined oncogene, wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (WIP1) plays an inhibitory role in several tumor suppressor pathways, including p53. WIP1 is amplified and overexpressed in many malignancies, including HCC. However, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we show that low-dose ionizing radiation (IR) induces miR-29c expression in female mouse liver, while inhibiting its expression in HepG2, a human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line which is used as a model system in this study. miR-29c expression is downregulated in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells, which is inversely correlated with WIP1 expression. miR-29c attenuates luciferase activity of a reporter harboring the 3'UTR binding motif of WIP1 mRNA. Ectopic expression of miR-29c significantly represses cell proliferation and induces apoptosis and G1 arrest in HepG2. In contrast, the knockdown of miR-29c greatly enhances HepG2 cell proliferation and suppresses apoptosis. The biological effects of miR-29c may be mediated by its target WIP1 which regulates p53 activity via dephosphorylation at Ser-15. Finally, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemical analyses indicate that miR-29c is downregulated in 50.6% of liver carcinoma tissues examined, whereas WIP1 is upregulated in 45.4% of these tissues. The expression of miR-29c inversely correlates with that of WIP1 in HCC. Our results suggest that the IR-responsive miR-29c may function as a tumor suppressor that plays a crucial role in the development of liver carcinoma via targeting WIP1, therefore possibly representing a target molecule for therapeutic intervention for this disease.
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- Bo Wang
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, P.R. China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, P.R. China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada
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- The Dana Farber/Harvard Comprehensive Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada
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Silencing erythropoietin receptor on glioma cells reinforces efficacy of temozolomide and X-rays through senescence and mitotic catastrophe. Oncotarget 2015; 6:2101-19. [PMID: 25544764 PMCID: PMC4385839 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible genes may contribute to therapy resistance in glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive and hypoxic brain tumours. It has been recently reported that erythropoietin (EPO) and its receptor (EPOR) are involved in glioma growth. We now investigated whether EPOR signalling may modulate the efficacy of the GBM current treatment based on chemotherapy (temozolomide, TMZ) and radiotherapy (X-rays). Using RNA interference, we showed on glioma cell lines (U87 and U251) that EPOR silencing induces a G2/M cell cycle arrest, consistent with the slowdown of glioma growth induced by EPOR knock-down. In vivo, we also reported that EPOR silencing combined with TMZ treatment is more efficient to delay tumour recurrence and to prolong animal survival compared to TMZ alone. In vitro, we showed that EPOR silencing not only increases the sensitivity of glioma cells to TMZ as well as X-rays but also counteracts the hypoxia-induced chemo- and radioresistance. Silencing EPOR on glioma cells exposed to conventional treatments enhances senescence and induces a robust genomic instability that leads to caspase-dependent mitotic death by increasing the number of polyploid cells and cyclin B1 expression. Overall these data suggest that EPOR could be an attractive target to overcome therapeutic resistance toward ionising radiation or temozolomide.
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Jeong HC, Gil NY, Lee HS, Cho SJ, Kim K, Chun KH, Cho H, Cha HJ. Timely Degradation of Wip1 Phosphatase by APC/C Activator Protein Cdh1 is Necessary for Normal Mitotic Progression. J Cell Biochem 2015; 116:1602-12. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Ho-Chang Jeong
- College of Natural Sciences; Department of Life Sciences; Sogang University; Seoul Korea
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- College of Natural Sciences; Department of Life Sciences; Sogang University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry; Ajou University School of Medicine; Suwon Korea
- Genomic Instability Research Center; Ajou University School of Medicine; Suwon Korea
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- College of Natural Sciences; Department of Life Sciences; Sogang University; Seoul Korea
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- National Cancer Center; Goyang-si; Gyeonggi-do Korea
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences; College of Pharmacy; Gachon University; Incheon Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry; Ajou University School of Medicine; Suwon Korea
- Genomic Instability Research Center; Ajou University School of Medicine; Suwon Korea
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- College of Natural Sciences; Department of Life Sciences; Sogang University; Seoul Korea
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Kiely M, Kiely PA. PP2A: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? Cancers (Basel) 2015; 7:648-69. [PMID: 25867001 PMCID: PMC4491676 DOI: 10.3390/cancers7020648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a major serine/threonine phosphatase in cells. It consists of a catalytic subunit (C), a structural subunit (A), and a regulatory/variable B-type subunit. PP2A has a critical role to play in homeostasis where its predominant function is as a phosphatase that regulates the major cell signaling pathways in cells. Changes in the assembly, activity and substrate specificity of the PP2A holoenzyme have a direct role in disease and are a major contributor to the maintenance of the transformed phenotype in cancer. We have learned a lot about how PP2A functions from specific mutations that disrupt the core assembly of PP2A and from viral proteins that target PP2A and inhibit its effect as a phosphatase. This prompted various studies revealing that restoration of PP2A activity benefits some cancer patients. However, our understanding of the mechanism of action of this is limited because of the complex nature of PP2A holoenzyme assembly and because it acts through a wide variety of signaling pathways. Information on PP2A is also conflicting as there are situations whereby inactivation of PP2A induces apoptosis in many cancer cells. In this review we discuss this relationship and we also address many of the pertinent and topical questions that relate to novel therapeutic strategies aimed at altering PP2A activity.
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- Maeve Kiely
- Department of Life Sciences, and Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick 78666, Ireland.
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- Department of Life Sciences, and Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick 78666, Ireland.
- Stokes Institute, University of Limerick 78666, Limerick, Ireland.
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Ma X, Han J, Wu Q, Liu H, Shi S, Wang C, Wang Y, Xiao J, Zhao J, Jiang J, Wan C. Involvement of dysregulated Wip1 in manganese-induced p53 signaling and neuronal apoptosis. Toxicol Lett 2015; 235:17-27. [PMID: 25791630 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2014.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Overexposure to manganese (Mn) has been known to induce neuronal death and neurodegenerative symptoms. However, the precise mechanisms underlying Mn neurotoxicity remain incompletely understood. In the present study, we established a Mn-exposed rat model and found that downregulation of wild type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) might contribute to p53 activation and resultant neuronal apoptosis following Mn exposure. Western blot and immunohistochemical analyses revealed that the expression of Wip1 was markedly decreased following Mn exposure. In addition, immunofluorescence assay demonstrated that Mn exposure led to significant reduction in the number of Wip1-positive neurons. Accordingly, the expression of Mdm2 was progressively decreased, which was accompanied with markedly increased expression of p53, as well as the ratio of Bax/Bcl-xl. Furthermore, we showed that Mn exposure decreased the viability and induced apparent apoptosis in NFG-differentiated neuron-like PC12 cells. Importantly, the expression of Wip1 decreased progressively, whereas the level of cellular p53 and the ratio of Bax/Bcl-xl were elevated, which resembled the expression of the proteins in animal model studies. Depletion of p53 significantly ameliorated Mn-mediated cytotoxic effect in PC12 cells. In addition, ectopic expression of Wip1 attenuated Mn-induced p53 signaling as well as apoptosis in PC12 cells. Finally, we observed that depletion of Wip1 augmented Mn-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells. Collectively, these findings suggest that downregulated Wip1 expression plays an important role in Mn-induced neuronal death in the brain striatum via the modulation of p53 signaling.
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- Xia Ma
- Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- The Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- The Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China; The Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China; The Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China.
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Rahman M, Lovat F, Romano G, Calore F, Acunzo M, Bell EH, Nana-Sinkam P. miR-15b/16-2 regulates factors that promote p53 phosphorylation and augments the DNA damage response following radiation in the lung. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:26406-26416. [PMID: 25092292 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.573592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulatory RNAs frequently dysregulated in disease and following cellular stress. Investigators have described changes in miR-15b expression following exposure to several stress-inducing anticancer agents, including ionizing radiation (IR), etoposide, and hydrogen peroxide. However, the role for miR-15b as a mediator of cellular injury in organs such as the lung has yet to be explored. In this study, we examined miR-15b expression patterns as well as its potential role in DNA damage and repair in the setting of IR exposure. We showed that miR-15b is up-regulated in a dose- and time-dependent manner in human bronchial epithelial cells following IR. miR-15b expression was highest after 2 h of IR and decreased gradually. Survival rates following IR were also higher in miR-15b/16-2-overexpressing cells. Cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase and an increased DNA repair response were observed in IR-exposed miR-15b/16-2 stable cells. We observed an up-regulation of components of the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM)/Chek1/p53 pathway in miR-15b/16-2-overexpressing cells after IR. Moreover, a pathway-based PCR expression array of genes demonstrated that miR-15b/16-2 overexpression significantly induced the expression of genes involved in ATM/ataxia telangiectasia and Rad-3-related (ATR) signaling, apoptosis, the cell cycle, and DNA repair pathways. Here we demonstrated a novel biological link between miR-15b and DNA damage and cellular protection in lung cells. We identified Wip1 (PPM1D) as a functional target for miR-15b and determined that miR-15b induction of the DNA damage response is partially dependent upon suppression of Wip1. Our study suggests that miR-15b/Wip1 could be a potential therapeutic target in radiation-induced lung disease.
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- Mohammad Rahman
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, and The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210; James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210; James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210.
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Park JH, Hale TK, Smith RJ, Yang T. PPM1B depletion induces premature senescence in human IMR-90 fibroblasts. Mech Ageing Dev 2014; 138:45-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Sakai H, Fujigaki H, Mazur SJ, Appella E. Wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) forestalls cellular premature senescence at physiological oxygen levels by regulating DNA damage response signaling during DNA replication. Cell Cycle 2014; 13:1015-29. [PMID: 24552809 DOI: 10.4161/cc.27920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Wip1 (protein phosphatase Mg(2+)/Mn(2+)-dependent 1D, Ppm1d) is a nuclear serine/threonine protein phosphatase that is induced by p53 following the activation of DNA damage response (DDR) signaling. Ppm1d(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) exhibit premature senescence under conventional culture conditions; however, little is known regarding the role of Wip1 in regulating cellular senescence. In this study, we found that even at a representative physiological concentration of 3% O2, Ppm1d(-/-) MEFs underwent premature cellular senescence that depended on the functional activation of p53. Interestingly, Ppm1d(-/-) MEFs showed increased H2AX phosphorylation levels without increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) or DNA base damage compared with wild-type (Wt) MEFs, suggesting a decreased threshold for DDR activation or sustained DDR activation during recovery. Notably, the increased H2AX phosphorylation levels observed in Ppm1d(-/-) MEFs were primarily associated with S-phase cells and predominantly dependent on the activation of ATM. Moreover, these same phenotypes were observed when Wt and Ppm1d(-/-) MEFs were either transiently or chronically exposed to low levels of agents that induce replication-mediated double-stranded breaks. These findings suggest that Wip1 prevents the induction of cellular senescence at physiological oxygen levels by attenuating DDR signaling in response to endogenous double-stranded breaks that form during DNA replication.
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- Hiroyasu Sakai
- Laboratory of Cell Biology; National Cancer Institute; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology; National Cancer Institute; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology; National Cancer Institute; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology; National Cancer Institute; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD USA
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Sharma S, Yao HP, Zhou YQ, Zhou J, Zhang R, Wang MH. Prevention of BMS-777607-induced polyploidy/senescence by mTOR inhibitor AZD8055 sensitizes breast cancer cells to cytotoxic chemotherapeutics. Mol Oncol 2014; 8:469-82. [PMID: 24444656 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2013.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Targeted inhibition of MET/RON signaling by tyrosine kinase inhibitor BMS-777607 for cancer treatment is currently under clinical trials. We have previously shown that BMS-777607 induces chemoresistance in vitro by causing polyploidy, which hampers therapeutic efficacy. Here, we studied polyploidy-associated senescence induced by BMS-777607 in breast cancer cells and its prevention by mTOR inhibitor AZD8055, leading to increased chemosensitivity. In breast cancer T-47D and ZR-75-1 cells, BMS-777607 induced phenotypic changes including enlarged cellular size, flattened morphology, increased DNA content, and activity of senescence-associated β-galactosidase. These changes were accompanied by increased p21/WAF1 expression and decreased Retinoblastoma Ser(780) phosphorylation, indicating that BMS-777607 induces not only polyploidy but also senescence. The appearance of senescence was associated with polyploidy in which β-galactosidase is exclusively expressed in polyploid cells. Survivin expression was increased in polyploid/senescent cells as analyzed by Western blotting. Increased survivin accumulated both in the nucleus and cytoplasm and dissociated with condensed DNA and mitotic spindle at the metaphase. Abnormal accumulation of survivin also rendered polyploid/senescent cells insensitive to cytotoxic activities of YM155, a DNA damaging agent with a suppressive effect on survivin gene transcription. AZD8055, a specific mTOR inhibitor, effectively prevented BMS-777607-induced polyploidy and senescence and restored survivin expression and its nuclear localization to normal levels. Although a synergism was not observed, BMS-777607 plus AZD8055 increased cancer cell sensitivity toward different cytotoxic chemotherapeutics. In conclusion, BMS-777607-induced chemoresistance is associated with cell polyploidy and senescence. Inhibition of mTOR signaling by AZD8055 prevents BMS-777607-induced polyploidy/senescence and increases breast cancer cell chemosensitivity.
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- Sharad Sharma
- Cancer Biology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis & Treatment of Infectious Diseases and Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis & Treatment of Infectious Diseases and Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, PR China.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, PR China.
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- Cancer Biology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.
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- Cancer Biology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.
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