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Ferrucci V, Lomada S, Wieland T, Zollo M. PRUNE1 and NME/NDPK family proteins influence energy metabolism and signaling in cancer metastases. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2024; 43:755-775. [PMID: 38180572 PMCID: PMC11156750 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-023-10165-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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We describe here the molecular basis of the complex formation of PRUNE1 with the tumor metastasis suppressors NME1 and NME2, two isoforms appertaining to the nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK) enzyme family, and how this complex regulates signaling the immune system and energy metabolism, thereby shaping the tumor microenvironment (TME). Disrupting the interaction between NME1/2 and PRUNE1, as suggested, holds the potential to be an excellent therapeutic target for the treatment of cancer and the inhibition of metastasis dissemination. Furthermore, we postulate an interaction and regulation of the other Class I NME proteins, NME3 and NME4 proteins, with PRUNE1 and discuss potential functions. Class I NME1-4 proteins are NTP/NDP transphosphorylases required for balancing the intracellular pools of nucleotide diphosphates and triphosphates. They regulate different cellular functions by interacting with a large variety of other proteins, and in cancer and metastasis processes, they can exert pro- and anti-oncogenic properties depending on the cellular context. In this review, we therefore additionally discuss general aspects of class1 NME and PRUNE1 molecular structures as well as their posttranslational modifications and subcellular localization. The current knowledge on the contributions of PRUNE1 as well as NME proteins to signaling cascades is summarized with a special regard to cancer and metastasis.
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- Veronica Ferrucci
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, DMMBM, University of Naples, Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate "Franco Salvatore", Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim, European Center for Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
- DZHK, German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim, European Center for Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
- DZHK, German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
- Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ludolf Krehl-Str. 13-17, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, DMMBM, University of Naples, Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate "Franco Salvatore", Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.
- DAI Medicina di Laboratorio e Trasfusionale, 'AOU' Federico II Policlinico, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Nürnberg B, Beer-Hammer S, Reisinger E, Leiss V. Non-canonical G protein signaling. Pharmacol Ther 2024; 255:108589. [PMID: 38295906 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2024.108589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The original paradigm of classical - also referred to as canonical - cellular signal transduction of heterotrimeric G proteins (G protein) is defined by a hierarchical, orthograde interaction of three players: the agonist-activated G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), which activates the transducing G protein, that in turn regulates its intracellular effectors. This receptor-transducer-effector concept was extended by the identification of regulators and adapters such as the regulators of G protein signaling (RGS), receptor kinases like βARK, or GPCR-interacting arrestin adapters that are integrated into this canonical signaling process at different levels to enable fine-tuning. Finally, the identification of atypical signaling mechanisms of classical regulators, together with the discovery of novel modulators, added a new and fascinating dimension to the cellular G protein signal transduction. This heterogeneous group of accessory G protein modulators was coined "activators of G protein signaling" (AGS) proteins and plays distinct roles in canonical and non-canonical G protein signaling pathways. AGS proteins contribute to the control of essential cellular functions such as cell development and division, intracellular transport processes, secretion, autophagy or cell movements. As such, they are involved in numerous biological processes that are crucial for diseases, like diabetes mellitus, cancer, and stroke, which represent major health burdens. Although the identification of a large number of non-canonical G protein signaling pathways has broadened the spectrum of this cellular communication system, their underlying mechanisms, functions, and biological effects are poorly understood. In this review, we highlight and discuss atypical G protein-dependent signaling mechanisms with a focus on inhibitory G proteins (Gi) involved in canonical and non-canonical signal transduction, review recent developments and open questions, address the potential of new approaches for targeted pharmacological interventions.
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- Bernd Nürnberg
- Department of Pharmacology, Experimental Therapy and Toxicology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, and ICePhA Mouse Clinic, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 56, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Experimental Therapy and Toxicology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, and ICePhA Mouse Clinic, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 56, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Gene Therapy for Hearing Impairment Group, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Tübingen Medical Center, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Experimental Therapy and Toxicology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, and ICePhA Mouse Clinic, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 56, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany
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Sakai Y, Hanafusa H, Hisamoto N, Matsumoto K. Histidine dephosphorylation of the Gβ protein GPB-1 promotes axon regeneration in C. elegans. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e55076. [PMID: 36278516 PMCID: PMC9724660 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202255076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Histidine phosphorylation is an emerging noncanonical protein phosphorylation in animals, yet its physiological role remains largely unexplored. The protein histidine phosphatase (PHPT1) was recently identified for the first time in mammals. Here, we report that PHIP-1, an ortholog of PHPT1 in Caenorhabditis elegans, promotes axon regeneration by dephosphorylating GPB-1 Gβ at His-266 and inactivating GOA-1 Goα signaling, a negative regulator of axon regeneration. Overexpression of the histidine kinase NDK-1 also inhibits axon regeneration via GPB-1 His-266 phosphorylation. Thus, His-phosphorylation plays an antiregenerative role in C. elegans. Furthermore, we identify a conserved UNC-51/ULK kinase that functions in autophagy as a PHIP-1-binding protein. We demonstrate that UNC-51 phosphorylates PHIP-1 at Ser-112 and activates its catalytic activity and that this phosphorylation is required for PHIP-1-mediated axon regeneration. This study reveals a molecular link from ULK to protein histidine phosphatase, which facilitates axon regeneration by inhibiting trimeric G protein signaling.
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- Yoshiki Sakai
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of ScienceNagoya UniversityNagoyaJapan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of ScienceNagoya UniversityNagoyaJapan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of ScienceNagoya UniversityNagoyaJapan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of ScienceNagoya UniversityNagoyaJapan
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Adam K, Ning J, Reina J, Hunter T. NME/NM23/NDPK and Histidine Phosphorylation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E5848. [PMID: 32823988 PMCID: PMC7461546 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21165848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The NME (Non-metastatic) family members, also known as NDPKs (nucleoside diphosphate kinases), were originally identified and studied for their nucleoside diphosphate kinase activities. This family of kinases is extremely well conserved through evolution, being found in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, but also diverges enough to create a range of complexity, with homologous members having distinct functions in cells. In addition to nucleoside diphosphate kinase activity, some family members are reported to possess protein-histidine kinase activity, which, because of the lability of phosphohistidine, has been difficult to study due to the experimental challenges and lack of molecular tools. However, over the past few years, new methods to investigate this unstable modification and histidine kinase activity have been reported and scientific interest in this area is growing rapidly. This review presents a global overview of our current knowledge of the NME family and histidine phosphorylation, highlighting the underappreciated protein-histidine kinase activity of NME family members, specifically in human cells. In parallel, information about the structural and functional aspects of the NME family, and the knowns and unknowns of histidine kinase involvement in cell signaling are summarized.
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- Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; (K.A.); (J.N.); (J.R.)
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Li Y, Liu W, Saini V, Wong YH. Mutations at the dimer interface and surface residues of Nm23-H1 metastasis suppressor affect its expression and function. Mol Cell Biochem 2020; 474:95-112. [PMID: 32705629 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-020-03836-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The Nm23 metastasis suppressor family is involved in a variety of physiological and pathological processes including cell proliferation, differentiation, tumorigenesis, and metastasis. Given that Nm23 proteins may function as hexamers composed of different members of the family, especially Nm23-H1 and H2 isoforms, it is pertinent to assess the importance of interface and surface residues in defining the functional characteristics of Nm23 proteins. Using molecular modeling to identify clusters of residues that may affect dimer formation and isoform specificity, mutants of Nm23-H1 were constructed and assayed for their ability to modulate cell migration. Mutations of dimer interface residues Gly22 and Lys39 affected the expression level of Nm23-H1, without altering the transcript level. The reduced protein expression was not due to increased protein degradation or altered subcellular distribution. Substitution of the surface residues of Nm23-H1 with Nm23-H2-specific Ser131 and/or Lys124/135 affected the electrophoretic mobility of the protein. Moreover, in cell migration assays, several mutants with altered surface residues exhibited impaired ability to suppress the mobility of MDA-MB-231 cells. Collectively, the study suggests that disrupting the dimer interface may affect the expression of Nm23-H1, while the residues at α-helix and β-sheet on the surface of Nm23-H1 may contribute to its metastasis suppressive function.
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- Yuanjun Li
- Division of Life Science and the Biotechnology Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Eye Center of Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Key Laboratory of Opthalmology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Division of Life Science and the Biotechnology Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science and the Biotechnology Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science and the Biotechnology Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience and the Molecular Neuroscience Center, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.
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Chatterjee A, Eshwaran R, Huang H, Zhao D, Schmidt M, Wieland T, Feng Y. Role of the Ang2-Tie2 Axis in Vascular Damage Driven by High Glucose or Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase B Deficiency. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21103713. [PMID: 32466219 PMCID: PMC7279316 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Ablation of nucleoside diphosphate kinase B (NDPK-B) in mice causes a breakdown of the neurovascular unit in the retina, mimicking diabetic retinopathy. The NDPK-B deficiency-induced vascular damage is mediated by excessive angiopoietin 2 (Ang2). Herein, the potential involvement of its receptor, Tie2, was investigated. NDPK-B-deficient mouse retinas showed an upregulation of Tie2, specifically in the deep capillary layer. A similar upregulation of Tie2 was observed in cultured endothelial cells (ECs) from different origins upon NDPK-B depletion, whereas high glucose (HG) treatment did not alter Tie2 expression. Immunofluorescence staining and subcellular fractionation showed that the majority of Tie2 upregulation occurred at the plasma membrane. Similar to HG, however, NDPK-B depletion reduced Tie2 tyrosine phosphorylation. Compared to HG, a stronger increase of Ang2 was observed in NDPK-B depleted ECs. Treatment of ECs with soluble Tie2 or siRNA-mediated Tie2 knockdown attenuated NDPK-B depletion- but not HG-induced Ang2 upregulation. Like NDPK-B depletion, overexpression of recombinant Ang2 in ECs enhanced Ang2 secretion and concomitantly promoted the upregulation of Tie2. Thus, we identified a new mechanism showing that after reaching a threshold level of secretion, Ang2 sustains its own expression and secretion by a Tie2-dependent positive feedback loop.
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- Anupriya Chatterjee
- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim, European Center for Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (A.C.); (R.E.); (H.H.); (D.Z.); (T.W.)
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim, European Center for Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (A.C.); (R.E.); (H.H.); (D.Z.); (T.W.)
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim, European Center for Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (A.C.); (R.E.); (H.H.); (D.Z.); (T.W.)
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim, European Center for Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (A.C.); (R.E.); (H.H.); (D.Z.); (T.W.)
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Groningen, 9713AV Groningen, The Netherlands;
- Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University Medical Center Groningen, 9700AB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim, European Center for Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (A.C.); (R.E.); (H.H.); (D.Z.); (T.W.)
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim, European Center for Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (A.C.); (R.E.); (H.H.); (D.Z.); (T.W.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-621-383-71762; Fax: +49-621-383-71750
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Aktories K, Gierschik P, Heringdorf DMZ, Schmidt M, Schultz G, Wieland T. cAMP guided his way: a life for G protein-mediated signal transduction and molecular pharmacology-tribute to Karl H. Jakobs. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2019; 392:887-911. [PMID: 31101932 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-019-01650-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Karl H. Jakobs, former editor-in-chief of Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology and renowned molecular pharmacologist, passed away in April 2018. In this article, his scientific achievements regarding G protein-mediated signal transduction and regulation of canonical pathways are summarized. Particularly, the discovery of inhibitory G proteins for adenylyl cyclase, methods for the analysis of receptor-G protein interactions, GTP supply by nucleoside diphosphate kinases, mechanisms in phospholipase C and phospholipase D activity regulation, as well as the development of the concept of sphingosine-1-phosphate as extra- and intracellular messenger will presented. His seminal scientific and methodological contributions are put in a general and timely perspective to display and honor his outstanding input to the current knowledge in molecular pharmacology.
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- Klaus Aktories
- Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwigs University, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89070, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Goethe University, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Groningen, 9713AV, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim (EPM), European Center for Angioscience (ECAS), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Ludolf-Krehl-Str. 13 - 17, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
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Shan S, Chatterjee A, Qiu Y, Hammes HP, Wieland T, Feng Y. O-GlcNAcylation of FoxO1 mediates nucleoside diphosphate kinase B deficiency induced endothelial damage. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10581. [PMID: 30002415 PMCID: PMC6043576 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28892-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Nucleoside diphosphate kinase B (NDPK-B) acts as a protective factor in the retinal vasculature. NDPK-B deficiency leads to retinal vasoregression mimicking diabetic retinopathy (DR). Angiopoetin 2 (Ang-2), an initiator of retinal vasoregression in DR, is upregulated in NDPK-B deficient retinas and in NDPK-B depleted endothelial cells (ECs) in vitro. We therefore investigated the importance of Ang-2 in NDPK-B deficient retinas and characterized the mechanisms of Ang-2 upregulation upon NDPK-B depletion in cultured ECs. The crucial role of retinal Ang-2 in the initiation of vasoregression was verified by crossing NDPK-B deficient with Ang-2 haplodeficient mice. On the molecular level, FoxO1, a transcription factor regulating Ang-2, was upregulated in NDPK-B depleted ECs. Knockdown of FoxO1 abolished the elevation of Ang-2 induced by NDPK-B depletion. Furthermore O-GlcNAcylated FoxO1 was found preferentially in the nucleus. An increased O-GlcNAcylation of FoxO1 was revealed upon NDPK-B depletion. In accordance, the inhibition of protein O-GlcNAcylation normalized NDPK-B depletion induced Ang-2 upregulation. In summary, we demonstrated that the upregulation of Ang-2 upon NDPK-B deficiency is driven by O-GlcNAcylation of FoxO1. Our data provide evidence for a central role of protein O-GlcNAcylation in NDPK-B associated vascular damage and point to the hexosamine pathway as an important target in retinal vasoregression.
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- Shenliang Shan
- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim (EPM), European Center of Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim (EPM), European Center of Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim (EPM), European Center of Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- 5th Medical Clinic, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim (EPM), European Center of Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim (EPM), European Center of Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
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Srivastava S, Li Z, Soomro I, Sun Y, Wang J, Bao L, Coetzee WA, Stanley CA, Li C, Skolnik EY. Regulation of K ATP Channel Trafficking in Pancreatic β-Cells by Protein Histidine Phosphorylation. Diabetes 2018; 67:849-860. [PMID: 29440278 PMCID: PMC5909995 DOI: 10.2337/db17-1433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Protein histidine phosphatase 1 (PHPT-1) is an evolutionarily conserved 14-kDa protein that dephosphorylates phosphohistidine. PHPT-1-/- mice were generated to gain insight into the role of PHPT-1 and histidine phosphorylation/dephosphorylation in mammalian biology. PHPT-1-/- mice exhibited neonatal hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia due to impaired trafficking of KATP channels to the plasma membrane in pancreatic β-cells in response to low glucose and leptin and resembled patients with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI). The defect in KATP channel trafficking in PHPT-1-/- β-cells was due to the failure of PHPT-1 to directly activate transient receptor potential channel 4 (TRPC4), resulting in decreased Ca2+ influx and impaired downstream activation of AMPK. Thus, these studies demonstrate a critical role for PHPT-1 in normal pancreatic β-cell function and raise the possibility that mutations in PHPT-1 and/or TRPC4 may account for yet to be defined cases of CHI.
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- Shekhar Srivastava
- Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
- The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
- Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine Skirball Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
- Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine Skirball Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
- The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
- Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine Skirball Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
- Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine Skirball Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
- Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine Skirball Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
- The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
- Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine Skirball Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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Makwana MV, Muimo R, Jackson RF. Advances in development of new tools for the study of phosphohistidine. J Transl Med 2018; 98:291-303. [PMID: 29200202 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2017.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 08/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Protein phosphorylation is an important post-translational modification that is an integral part of cellular function. The O-phosphorylated amino-acid residues, such as phosphoserine (pSer), phosphothreonine (pThr) and phosphotyrosine (pTyr), have dominated the literature while the acid labile N-linked phosphorylated amino acids, such as phosphohistidine (pHis), have largely been historically overlooked because of the acidic conditions routinely used in amino-acid detection and analysis. This review highlights some misinterpretations that have arisen in the existing literature, pinpoints outstanding questions and potential future directions to clarify the role of pHis in mammalian signalling systems. Particular emphasis is placed on pHis isomerization and the hybrid functionality for both pHis and pTyr of the proposed τ-pHis analogue bearing the triazole residue.
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- Mehul V Makwana
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK.,Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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The actions of NME1/NDPK-A and NME2/NDPK-B as protein kinases. J Transl Med 2018; 98:283-290. [PMID: 29200201 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2017.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nucleoside diphosphate kinases (NDPKs) are multifunctional proteins encoded by the nme (non-metastatic cells) genes, also called NM23. NDPKs catalyze the transfer of γ-phosphate from nucleoside triphosphates to nucleoside diphosphates by a ping-pong mechanism involving the formation of a high-energy phosphohistidine intermediate. Growing evidence shows that NDPKs, particularly NDPK-B, can additionally act as a protein histidine kinase. Protein kinases and phosphatases that regulate reversible O-phosphorylation of serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues have been studied extensively in many organisms. Interestingly, other phosphoamino acids histidine, lysine, arginine, aspartate, glutamate, and cysteine exist in abundance but remain understudied due to the paucity of suitable methods and antibodies. The N-phosphorylation of histidine by histidine kinases via the two- or multi-component signaling systems is an important mediator in cellular responses in prokaryotes and lower eukaryotes, like yeast, fungi, and plants. However, in vertebrates knowledge of phosphohistidine signaling has lagged far behind and the identity of the protein kinases and protein phosphatases involved is not well established. This article will therefore provide an overview of our current knowledge on protein histidine phosphorylation particularly the role of nm 23 gene products as protein histidine kinases.
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Muimo R, Alothaid HM, Mehta A. NM23 proteins: innocent bystanders or local energy boosters for CFTR? J Transl Med 2018; 98:272-282. [PMID: 29251738 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2017.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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NM23 proteins NDPK-A and -B bind to the cystic fibrosis (CF) protein CFTR in different ways from kinases such as PKA, CK2 and AMPK or linkers to cell calcium such as calmodulin and annexins. NDPK-A (not -B) interacts with CFTR through reciprocal AMPK binding/control, whereas NDPK-B (not -A) binds directly to CFTR. NDPK-B can activate G proteins without ligand-receptor coupling, so perhaps NDPK-B's binding influences energy supply local to a nucleotide-binding site (NBD1) needed for CFTR to function. Curiously, CFTR (ABC-C7) is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) protein family that does not obey 'clan rules'; CFTR channels anions and is not a pump, regulates disparate processes, is itself regulated by multiple means and is so pleiotropic that it acts as a hub that orchestrates calcium signaling through its consorts such as calmodulin/annexins. Furthermore, its multiple partners make CFTR dance to different tunes in different cellular and subcellular locations as it recycles from the plasma membrane to endosomes. CFTR function in airway apical membranes is inhibited by smoking which has been dubbed 'acquired CF'. CFTR alone among family members possesses a trap for other proteins that it unfurls as a 'fish-net' and which bears consensus phosphorylation sites for many protein kinases, with PKA being the most canonical. Recently, the site of CFTR's commonest mutation has been proposed as a knock-in mutant that alters allosteric control of kinase CK2 by log orders of activity towards calmodulin and other substrates after CFTR fragmentation. This link from CK2 to calmodulin that binds the R region invokes molecular paths that control lumen formation, which is incomplete in the tracheas of some CF-affected babies. Thus, we are poised to understand the many roles of NDPK-A and -B in CFTR function and, especially lumen formation, which is defective in the gut and lungs of many CF babies.
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- Richmond Muimo
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, The Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, The Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Medical Research Institute, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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Abu-Taha IH, Heijman J, Feng Y, Vettel C, Dobrev D, Wieland T. Regulation of heterotrimeric G-protein signaling by NDPK/NME proteins and caveolins: an update. J Transl Med 2018; 98:190-197. [PMID: 29035382 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2017.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Heterotrimeric G proteins are pivotal mediators of cellular signal transduction in eukaryotic cells and abnormal G-protein signaling plays an important role in numerous diseases. During the last two decades it has become evident that the activation status of heterotrimeric G proteins is both highly localized and strongly regulated by a number of factors, including a receptor-independent activation pathway of heterotrimeric G proteins that does not involve the classical GDP/GTP exchange and relies on nucleoside diphosphate kinases (NDPKs). NDPKs are NTP/NDP transphosphorylases encoded by the nme/nm23 genes that are involved in a variety of cellular events such as proliferation, migration, and apoptosis. They therefore contribute, for example, to tumor metastasis, angiogenesis, retinopathy, and heart failure. Interestingly, NDPKs are translocated and/or upregulated in human heart failure. Here we describe recent advances in the current understanding of NDPK functions and how they have an impact on local regulation of G-protein signaling.
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- Issam H Abu-Taha
- Institute of Pharmacology, West-German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, West-German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany
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Fuhs SR, Hunter T. pHisphorylation: the emergence of histidine phosphorylation as a reversible regulatory modification. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2017; 45:8-16. [PMID: 28129587 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2016.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Histidine phosphorylation is crucial for prokaryotic signal transduction and as an intermediate for several metabolic enzymes, yet its role in mammalian cells remains largely uncharted. This is primarily caused by difficulties in studying histidine phosphorylation because of the relative instability of phosphohistidine (pHis) and lack of specific antibodies and methods to preserve and detect it. The recent synthesis of stable pHis analogs has enabled development of pHis-specific antibodies and their use has started to shed light onto this important, yet enigmatic posttranslational modification. We are beginning to understand that pHis has broader roles in protein and cellular function including; cell cycle regulation, phagocytosis, regulation of ion channel activity and metal ion coordination. Two mammalian histidine kinases (NME1 and NME2), two pHis phosphatases (PHPT1 and LHPP), and a handful of substrates were previously identified. These new tools have already led to the discovery of an additional phosphatase (PGAM5) and hundreds of putative substrates. New methodologies are also being developed to probe the pHis phosphoproteome and determine functional consequences, including negative ion mode mass spectroscopy and unnatural amino acid incorporation. These new tools and strategies have the potential to overcome the unique challenges that have been holding back our understanding of pHis in cell biology.
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- Stephen Rush Fuhs
- Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Abu-Taha IH, Heijman J, Hippe HJ, Wolf NM, El-Armouche A, Nikolaev VO, Schäfer M, Würtz CM, Neef S, Voigt N, Baczkó I, Varró A, Müller M, Meder B, Katus HA, Spiger K, Vettel C, Lehmann LH, Backs J, Skolnik EY, Lutz S, Dobrev D, Wieland T. Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase-C Suppresses cAMP Formation in Human Heart Failure. Circulation 2016; 135:881-897. [PMID: 27927712 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.022852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic heart failure (HF) is associated with altered signal transduction via β-adrenoceptors and G proteins and with reduced cAMP formation. Nucleoside diphosphate kinases (NDPKs) are enriched at the plasma membrane of patients with end-stage HF, but the functional consequences of this are largely unknown, particularly for NDPK-C. Here, we investigated the potential role of NDPK-C in cardiac cAMP formation and contractility. METHODS Real-time polymerase chain reaction, (far) Western blot, immunoprecipitation, and immunocytochemistry were used to study the expression, interaction with G proteins, and localization of NDPKs. cAMP levels were determined with immunoassays or fluorescent resonance energy transfer, and contractility was determined in cardiomyocytes (cell shortening) and in vivo (fractional shortening). RESULTS NDPK-C was essential for the formation of an NDPK-B/G protein complex. Protein and mRNA levels of NDPK-C were upregulated in end-stage human HF, in rats after long-term isoprenaline stimulation through osmotic minipumps, and after incubation of rat neonatal cardiomyocytes with isoprenaline. Isoprenaline also promoted translocation of NDPK-C to the plasma membrane. Overexpression of NDPK-C in cardiomyocytes increased cAMP levels and sensitized cardiomyocytes to isoprenaline-induced augmentation of contractility, whereas NDPK-C knockdown decreased cAMP levels. In vivo, depletion of NDPK-C in zebrafish embryos caused cardiac edema and ventricular dysfunction. NDPK-B knockout mice had unaltered NDPK-C expression but showed contractile dysfunction and exacerbated cardiac remodeling during long-term isoprenaline stimulation. In human end-stage HF, the complex formation between NDPK-C and Gαi2 was increased whereas the NDPK-C/Gαs interaction was decreased, producing a switch that may contribute to an NDPK-C-dependent cAMP reduction in HF. CONCLUSIONS Our findings identify NDPK-C as an essential requirement for both the interaction between NDPK isoforms and between NDPK isoforms and G proteins. NDPK-C is a novel critical regulator of β-adrenoceptor/cAMP signaling and cardiac contractility. By switching from Gαs to Gαi2 activation, NDPK-C may contribute to lower cAMP levels and the related contractile dysfunction in HF.
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- Issam H Abu-Taha
- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
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- From Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty (I.H.A.-T., N.M.W., K.S., C.V., S.L., T.W.), and Department of Internal Medicine III (H.-J.H., N.M.W., M.M., B.M., H.-A.K., L.H.L., J.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany; Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (I.H.A.-T., J.H., M.S., N.V., D.D.); Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany (A.E.-A., C.M.W., S.L.); Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (A.E.-A.); Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (V.O.N.); Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Germany (S.N.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.B., A.V.); Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York (E.Y.S.); and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site HD/MA, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany (B.M., H.A.K., C.V., J.B., T.W.). The current affiliation for H.-J.H. is the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
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Petrukhin OV, Orlova TG, Nezvetsky AR, Orlov NY. The decrement in light sensitivity of the isolated frog retinal rod in the presence of a phosphorylation-resistant GDP analogue of guanosine-5′-O-(2-thiodiphosphate) as a confirmation of the hypothesis about transducin activation via the transphosphorylation mechanism. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350916050249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Despite the epidemiological scale of atrial fibrillation, current treatment strategies are of limited efficacy and safety. Ideally, novel drugs should specifically correct the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for atrial fibrillation with no other cardiac or extracardiac actions. Atrial-selective drugs are directed toward cellular targets with sufficiently different characteristics in atria and ventricles to modify only atrial function. Several potassium (K+) channels with either predominant expression in atria or distinct electrophysiological properties in atria and ventricles can serve as atrial-selective drug targets. These channels include the ultra-rapidly activating, delayed outward-rectifying Kv1.5 channel conducting IKur, the acetylcholine-activated inward-rectifying Kir3.1/Kir3.4 channel conducting IK,ACh, the Ca2+-activated K+ channels of small conductance (SK) conducting ISK, and the two pore domain K+ (K2P) channels TWIK-1, TASK-1 and TASK-3 that are responsible for voltage-independent background currents ITWIK-1, ITASK-1, and ITASK-3. Here, we briefly review the characteristics of these K+ channels and their roles in atrial fibrillation. The antiarrhythmic potential of drugs targeting the described channels is discussed as well as their putative value in treatment of atrial fibrillation.
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- Ursula Ravens
- Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty Carl-Gustav-Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany
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Panda S, Srivastava S, Li Z, Vaeth M, Fuhs SR, Hunter T, Skolnik EY. Identification of PGAM5 as a Mammalian Protein Histidine Phosphatase that Plays a Central Role to Negatively Regulate CD4(+) T Cells. Mol Cell 2016; 63:457-69. [PMID: 27453048 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Whereas phosphorylation of serine, threonine, and tyrosine is exceedingly well characterized, the role of histidine phosphorylation in mammalian signaling is largely unexplored. Here we show that phosphoglycerate mutase family 5 (PGAM5) functions as a phosphohistidine phosphatase that specifically associates with and dephosphorylates the catalytic histidine on nucleoside diphosphate kinase B (NDPK-B). By dephosphorylating NDPK-B, PGAM5 negatively regulates CD4(+) T cells by inhibiting NDPK-B-mediated histidine phosphorylation and activation of the K(+) channel KCa3.1, which is required for TCR-stimulated Ca(2+) influx and cytokine production. Using recently developed monoclonal antibodies that specifically recognize phosphorylation of nitrogens at the N1 (1-pHis) or N3 (3-pHis) positions of the imidazole ring, we detect for the first time phosphoisoform-specific regulation of histidine-phosphorylated proteins in vivo, and we link these modifications to TCR signaling. These results represent an important step forward in studying the role of histidine phosphorylation in mammalian biology and disease.
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- Saswati Panda
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Role of Interaction and Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase B in Regulation of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Function by cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase A. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149097. [PMID: 26950439 PMCID: PMC4780765 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Cystic fibrosis results from mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) and ATP-regulated chloride channel. Here, we demonstrate that nucleoside diphosphate kinase B (NDPK-B, NM23-H2) forms a functional complex with CFTR. In airway epithelia forskolin/IBMX significantly increases NDPK-B co-localisation with CFTR whereas PKA inhibitors attenuate complex formation. Furthermore, an NDPK-B derived peptide (but not its NDPK-A equivalent) disrupts the NDPK-B/CFTR complex in vitro (19-mers comprising amino acids 36–54 from NDPK-B or NDPK-A). Overlay (Far-Western) and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) analysis both demonstrate that NDPK-B binds CFTR within its first nucleotide binding domain (NBD1, CFTR amino acids 351–727). Analysis of chloride currents reflective of CFTR or outwardly rectifying chloride channels (ORCC, DIDS-sensitive) showed that the 19-mer NDPK-B peptide (but not its NDPK-A equivalent) reduced both chloride conductances. Additionally, the NDPK-B (but not NDPK-A) peptide also attenuated acetylcholine-induced intestinal short circuit currents. In silico analysis of the NBD1/NDPK-B complex reveals an extended interaction surface between the two proteins. This binding zone is also target of the 19-mer NDPK-B peptide, thus confirming its capability to disrupt NDPK-B/CFTR complex. We propose that NDPK-B forms part of the complex that controls chloride currents in epithelia.
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Wieland T, Attwood PV. Alterations in reversible protein histidine phosphorylation as intracellular signals in cardiovascular disease. Front Pharmacol 2015; 6:173. [PMID: 26347652 PMCID: PMC4543942 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Reversible phosphorylation of amino acid side chains in proteins is a frequently used mechanism in cellular signal transduction and alterations of such phosphorylation patterns are very common in cardiovascular diseases. They reflect changes in the activities of the protein kinases and phosphatases involving signaling pathways. Phosphorylation of serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues has been extensively investigated in vertebrates, whereas reversible histidine phosphorylation, a well-known regulatory signal in lower organisms, has been largely neglected as it has been generally assumed that histidine phosphorylation is of minor importance in vertebrates. More recently, it has become evident that the nucleoside diphosphate kinase isoform B (NDPK-B), an ubiquitously expressed enzyme involved in nucleotide metabolism, and a highly specific phosphohistidine phosphatase (PHP) form a regulatory histidine protein kinase/phosphatase system in mammals. At least three well defined substrates of NDPK-B are known: The β-subunit of heterotrimeric G-proteins (Gβ), the intermediate conductance potassium channel SK4 and the Ca(2+) conducting TRP channel family member, TRPV5. In each of these proteins the phosphorylation of a specific histidine residue regulates cellular signal transduction or channel activity. This article will therefore summarize our current knowledge on protein histidine phosphorylation and highlight its relevance for cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology.
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- Thomas Wieland
- Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University , Mannheim, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia , Crawley, Australia
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Takács-Vellai K, Vellai T, Farkas Z, Mehta A. Nucleoside diphosphate kinases (NDPKs) in animal development. Cell Mol Life Sci 2015; 72:1447-62. [PMID: 25537302 PMCID: PMC11113130 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1803-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Revised: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In textbooks of biochemistry, nucleoside diphosphate conversion to a triphosphate by nucleoside diphosphate 'kinases' (NDPKs, also named NME or NM23 proteins) merits a few lines of text. Yet this essential metabolic function, mediated by a multimeric phosphotransferase protein, has effects that lie beyond a simple housekeeping role. NDPKs attracted more attention when NM23-H1 was identified as the first metastasis suppressor gene. In this review, we examine these NDPK enzymes from a developmental perspective because of the tractable phenotypes found in simple animal models that point to common themes. The data suggest that NDPK enzymes control the availability of surface receptors to regulate cell-sensing cues during cell migration. NDPKs regulate different forms of membrane enclosure that engulf dying cells during development. We suggest that NDPK enzymes have been essential for the regulated uptake of objects such as bacteria or micronutrients, and this evolutionarily conserved endocytic function contributes to their activity towards the regulation of metastasis.
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- Krisztina Takács-Vellai
- Department of Biological Anthropology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter stny. 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary,
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Ge L, Zhu MM, Yang JY, Wang F, Zhang R, Zhang JH, Shen J, Tian HF, Wu CF. Differential proteomic analysis of the anti-depressive effects of oleamide in a rat chronic mild stress model of depression. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2015; 131:77-86. [PMID: 25641667 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2015.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Depression is a complex psychiatric disorder, and its etiology and pathophysiology are not completely understood. Depression involves changes in many biogenic amine, neuropeptide, and oxidative systems, as well as alterations in neuroendocrine function and immune-inflammatory pathways. Oleamide is a fatty amide which exhibits pharmacological effects leading to hypnosis, sedation, and anti-anxiety effects. In the present study, the chronic mild stress (CMS) model was used to investigate the antidepressant-like activity of oleamide. Rats were exposed to 10weeks of CMS or control conditions and were then subsequently treated with 2weeks of daily oleamide (5mg/kg, i.p.), fluoxetine (10mg/kg, i.p.), or vehicle. Protein extracts from the hippocampus were then collected, and hippocampal maps were generated by way of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). Altered proteins induced by CMS and oleamide were identified through mass spectrometry and database searches. Compared to the control group, the CMS rats exhibited significantly less body weight gain and decreased sucrose consumption. Treatment with oleamide caused a reversal of the CMS-induced deficit in sucrose consumption. In the proteomic analysis, 12 protein spots were selected and identified. CMS increased the levels of adenylate kinase isoenzyme 1 (AK1), nucleoside diphosphate kinase B (NDKB), histidine triad nucleotide-binding protein 1 (HINT1), acyl-protein thioesterase 2 (APT-2), and glutathione S-transferase A4 (GSTA4). Compared to the CMS samples, seven spots changed significantly following treatment with oleamide, including GSTA4, glutathione S-transferase A6 (GSTA6), GTP-binding nuclear protein Ran (Ran-GTP), ATP synthase subunit d, transgelin-3, small ubiquitin-related modifier 2 (SUMO2), and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A-1 (eIF5A1). Of these seven proteins, the level of eIF5A1 was up-regulated, whereas the remaining proteins were down-regulated. In conclusion, oleamide has antidepressant-like properties in the CMS rat model. The identification of proteins altered by CMS and oleamide treatment provides support for targeting these proteins in the development of novel therapies for depression.
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- Lin Ge
- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Bio-pharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Bio-pharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Central Laboratory, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Central Laboratory, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China.
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Ni F, Fu C, Gao X, Liu Y, Xu P, Liu L, Lv Y, Fu S, Sun Y, Han D, Li Y, Zhao Y. N-phosphoryl amino acid models for P-N bonds in prebiotic chemical evolution. Sci China Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-015-5321-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yokdang N, Nordmeier S, Speirs K, Burkin HR, Buxton ILO. Blockade of extracellular NM23 or its endothelial target slows breast cancer growth and metastasis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 2:192-200. [PMID: 26413311 DOI: 10.15761/icst.1000139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase (NDPK), described as NM23 a metastasis suppressor, is found in the culture medium of cancer cells lines suggesting that the kinase may have an extracellular role. We propose that extracellular NM23 released from breast cancers in vivo stimulates tumor cell migration, proliferation and endothelial cell angiogenesis in support of metastasis development. METHODS NM23 in the bloodstream of immunocompromised mice carrying human triple-negative breast cancers or in breast cancer patients was measured by ELISA. Primary and metastatic tumor development, the impact of blockade of NM23 and/or its stimulation of nucleotide receptors were measured using in vivo imaging. NM23 expression data in the Curtis breast dataset was examined to test our hypothesis that NM23 may play a mechanistic role in breast cancer development. RESULTS SCID mice carrying metastatic MDA-MB-231Luc+ triple-negative human breast tumor cells elaborate NM23 into the circulation correlated with primary tumor growth. Treatment of mice with the NM23 inhibitor ellagic acid (EA) or the purinergic receptor antagonist MRS2179 slowed primary tumor growth. At 16 weeks following implantation, lung metastases were reduced in mice treated with EA, MRS2179 or the combination. Expression of NM23 in the Curtis breast dataset confirmed a likely role for NM23 in tumor metastasis. CONCLUSIONS Extracellular NM23 may constitute both a biomarker and a therapeutic target in the management of breast cancer.
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- Nucharee Yokdang
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, USA
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Kar A, Chowdhury S. Inhibition of telomerase activity by NME2: impact on metastasis suppression? Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2014; 388:235-41. [PMID: 25547372 PMCID: PMC4469096 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-014-1077-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Though anti-metastatic function of non-metastatic 2 (NME2) has been implicated in multiple cancers, mechanisms of metastases control by NME2 are not clearly understood. Recent observations indicating the involvement of telomerase, the ribonucleoprotein required for telomere synthesis, in metastatic outcome are interesting. Notably, though the role of telomerase dysfunction in tumorigenesis is relatively well studied, involvement in metastasis progression is poorly understood. Recent findings demonstrate NME2 presence at telomere ends, association with telomerase, and NME2’s role in inhibition of telomerase activity in cancer cells. These present a novel opportunity to investigate mechanisms underlying NME2-mediated metastasis suppression.
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- Anirban Kar
- Proteomics and Structural Biology Unit, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, New Delhi, 110025, DELHI, India
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Melsom CB, Ørstavik Ø, Osnes JB, Skomedal T, Levy FO, Krobert KA. Gi proteins regulate adenylyl cyclase activity independent of receptor activation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106608. [PMID: 25203113 PMCID: PMC4159282 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background and purpose Despite the view that only β2- as opposed to β1-adrenoceptors (βARs) couple to Gi, some data indicate that the β1AR-evoked inotropic response is also influenced by the inhibition of Gi. Therefore, we wanted to determine if Gi exerts tonic receptor-independent inhibition upon basal adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity in cardiomyocytes. Experimental approach We used the Gs-selective (R,R)- and the Gs- and Gi-activating (R,S)-fenoterol to selectively activate β2ARs (β1AR blockade present) in combination with Gi inactivation with pertussis toxin (PTX). We also determined the effect of PTX upon basal and forskolin-mediated responses. Contractility was measured ex vivo in left ventricular strips and cAMP accumulation was measured in isolated ventricular cardiomyocytes from adult Wistar rats. Key results PTX amplified both the (R,R)- and (R,S)-fenoterol-evoked maximal inotropic response and concentration-dependent increases in cAMP accumulation. The EC50 values of fenoterol matched published binding affinities. The PTX enhancement of the Gs-selective (R,R)-fenoterol-mediated responses suggests that Gi regulates AC activity independent of receptor coupling to Gi protein. Consistent with this hypothesis, forskolin-evoked cAMP accumulation was increased and inotropic responses to forskolin were potentiated by PTX treatment. In non-PTX-treated tissue, phosphodiesterase (PDE) 3 and 4 inhibition or removal of either constitutive muscarinic receptor activation of Gi with atropine or removal of constitutive adenosine receptor activation with CGS 15943 had no effect upon contractility. However, in PTX-treated tissue, PDE3 and 4 inhibition alone increased basal levels of cAMP and accordingly evoked a large inotropic response. Conclusions and implications Together, these data indicate that Gi exerts intrinsic receptor-independent inhibitory activity upon AC. We propose that PTX treatment shifts the balance of intrinsic Gi and Gs activity upon AC towards Gs, enhancing the effect of all cAMP-mediated inotropic agents.
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- Caroline Bull Melsom
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- K.G. Jebsen Cardiac Research Centre and Center for Heart Failure Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- K.G. Jebsen Cardiac Research Centre and Center for Heart Failure Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- K.G. Jebsen Cardiac Research Centre and Center for Heart Failure Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- K.G. Jebsen Cardiac Research Centre and Center for Heart Failure Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- K.G. Jebsen Cardiac Research Centre and Center for Heart Failure Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- K.G. Jebsen Cardiac Research Centre and Center for Heart Failure Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Orlov DN, Nezvetsky AR, Orlova TG, Petrukhin OV, Orlov NY. The phosphorylation state of transducin beta-subunits. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2014. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350914050194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Attwood PV, Wieland T. Nucleoside diphosphate kinase as protein histidine kinase. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2014; 388:153-60. [PMID: 24961462 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-014-1003-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Like phosphorylation of serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues in many organisms, reversible histidine phosphorylation is a well-known regulatory signal in prokaryotes and lower eukaryotes. In vertebrates, phosphohistidine has been mainly described as a phosphorylated intermediate in enzymatic reactions, and it was believed that regulatory histidine phosphorylation is of minor importance. During the last decade, it became evident however, that nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK), an ubiquitously expressed enzyme required for nucleotide homeostasis, can additionally act as a protein histidine kinase. Especially for the isoform NDPK B, at least three defined substrates, the β subunit of heterotrimeric G proteins (Gβ), the intermediate conductance potassium channel KCa3.1, and the Ca(2+)-conducting TRP channel family member, TRPV5, have been identified. In all three proteins, the phosphorylation of a specific histidine residue is of regulatory importance for protein function, and these phosphohistidines are cleaved by a counteracting 14 kDa phosphohistidine phosphatase (PHP). This article will therefore give an overview of our current knowledge on protein histidine phosphorylation in prokaryotes and lower eukaryotes and compare it with the regulatory phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of histidine residues in vertebrates by NDPK and PHP, respectively.
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- Paul V Attwood
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia (M310), 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia,
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Kamal FA, Mickelsen DM, Wegman KM, Travers JG, Moalem J, Hammes SR, Smrcka AV, Blaxall BC. Simultaneous adrenal and cardiac g-protein-coupled receptor-gβγ inhibition halts heart failure progression. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014; 63:2549-2557. [PMID: 24703913 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.02.587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Revised: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The authors propose simultaneous inhibition of Gβγ signaling in the heart and the adrenal gland as a novel therapeutic approach for heart failure (HF). BACKGROUND Elevated sympathetic nervous system activity is a salient characteristic of HF progression. It causes pathologic desensitization of β-adrenergic receptors (β-AR), facilitated predominantly through Gβγ-mediated signaling. The adrenal glands are key contributors to the chronically elevated plasma catecholamine levels observed in HF, where adrenal α2-AR feedback inhibitory function is impaired also through Gβγ-mediated signaling. METHODS We investigated the efficacy of a small molecule Gβγ inhibitor, gallein, in a clinically relevant, pressure-overload model of HF. RESULTS Daily gallein treatment (10 mg/kg/day), initiated 4 weeks after transverse aortic constriction, improved survival and cardiac function and attenuated cardiac remodeling. Mechanistically, gallein restored β-AR membrane density in cardiomyocytes, attenuated Gβγ-mediated G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 2-phosphoinositide 3-kinase γ membrane recruitment, and reduced Akt (protein kinase B) and glycogen synthase kinase 3β phosphorylation. Gallein also reduced circulating plasma catecholamine levels and catecholamine production in isolated mouse adrenal glands by restoring adrenal α2-AR feedback inhibition. In human adrenal endocrine tumors (pheochromocytoma), gallein attenuated catecholamine secretion, as well as G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 expression and membrane translocation. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest small molecule Gβγ inhibition as a systemic pharmacologic therapy for HF by simultaneously normalizing pathologic adrenergic/Gβγ signaling in both the heart and the adrenal gland. Our data also suggest important endocrine/cardiovascular interactions and a possible role for small molecule Gβγ inhibition in treating endocrine tumors such as pheochromocytoma, in addition to HF.
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- Fadia A Kamal
- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York; Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Cai X, Srivastava S, Surindran S, Li Z, Skolnik EY. Regulation of the epithelial Ca²⁺ channel TRPV5 by reversible histidine phosphorylation mediated by NDPK-B and PHPT1. Mol Biol Cell 2014; 25:1244-50. [PMID: 24523290 PMCID: PMC3982990 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-04-0180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The kidney, together with bone and intestine, plays a crucial role in maintaining whole-body calcium (Ca(2+)) homoeostasis, which is primarily mediated by altering the reabsorption of Ca(2+) filtered by the glomerulus. The transient receptor potential-vanilloid-5 (TRPV5) channel protein forms a six- transmembrane Ca(2+)-permeable channel that regulates urinary Ca(2+) excretion by mediating active Ca(2+) reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidney. Here we show that the histidine kinase, nucleoside diphosphate kinase B (NDPK-B), activates TRPV5 channel activity and Ca(2+) flux, and this activation requires histidine 711 in the carboxy-terminal tail of TRPV5. In addition, the histidine phosphatase, protein histidine phosphatase 1, inhibits NDPK-B-activated TRPV5 in inside/out patch experiments. This is physiologically relevant to Ca(2+) reabsorption in vivo, as short hairpin RNA knockdown of NDPK-B leads to decreased TRPV5 channel activity, and urinary Ca(2+) excretion is increased in NDPK-B(-/-) mice fed a high-Ca(2+) diet. Thus these findings identify a novel mechanism by which TRPV5 and Ca(2+) reabsorption is regulated by the kidney and support the idea that histidine phosphorylation plays other, yet-uncovered roles in mammalian biology.
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- Xinjiang Cai
- Division of Nephrology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016 Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016 The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine at the Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016
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Constitutive Activity of the Acetylcholine-Activated Potassium Current IK,ACh in Cardiomyocytes. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY 2014; 70:393-409. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-417197-8.00013-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Veluthakal R, Kaetzel D, Kowluru A. Nm23-H1 regulates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells via Arf6-Rac1 signaling axis. Cell Physiol Biochem 2013; 32:533-41. [PMID: 24008651 DOI: 10.1159/000354457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A growing body of evidence implicates novel roles for nm23-like proteins in the regulation of cellular functions. However, roles of these proteins in islet function and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) remain largely unknown. METHODS siRNA-nm23-H1 and nucleoside diphosphate kinase and histidine kinase-deficient mutants of nm23-H1 (K12Q and H118F) were used to assess roles of nm23-H1 in GSIS. RESULTS siRNA-mediated knockdown of the expression of nm23-H1 markedly inhibited GSIS in INS-1 832/13 cells. Nm23-H1 knockdown also resulted in significant inhibition of glucose-mediated activation of Arf6, a small G-protein, which has been implicated in GSIS. Expression of K12Q and H118F mutants of nm23-H1 in INS-1 832/13 cells led to inhibition of glucose-induced translocation and membrane association of Rac1, another small G-protein, which is downstream to Arf6 in the signaling events leading to GSIS. A significant inhibition of GSIS was also seen in these cells expressing K12Q and H118F. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the nm23-H1 activation step is upstream of Arf6 activation in signaling events leading to GSIS. NDP kinase and histidine kinase functions of nm23-H1 are necessary for glucose-induced membrane association of Rac1 and ensuing insulin secretion. We present the first evidence for regulation of GSIS by nm23-H1 in pancreatic β-cells.
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It is more than 50 years since protein histidine phosphorylation was first discovered in 1962 by Boyer and co-workers; however, histidine kinases are still much less well recognized than the serine/threonine and tyrosine kinases. The best-known histidine kinases are the two-component signalling kinases that occur in bacteria, fungi and plants. The mechanisms and functions of these kinases, their cognate response regulators and associated phosphorelay proteins are becoming increasingly well understood. When genomes of higher eukaryotes began to be sequenced, it did not appear that they contained two-component histidine kinase system homologues, apart from a couple of related mitochondrial enzymes that were later shown not to function as histidine kinases. However, as a result of the burgeoning sequencing of genomes from a wide variety of eukaryotic organisms, it is clear that there are proteins that correspond to components of the two-component histidine kinase systems in higher eukaryotes and that operational two-component kinase systems are likely to occur in these organisms. There is unequivocal direct evidence that protein histidine phosphorylation does occur in mammals. So far, only nucleoside diphosphate kinases have been shown to be involved in protein histidine phosphorylation, but their mechanisms of action are not well understood. It is clear that other, yet to be identified, histidine kinases also exist in mammals and that protein histidine phosphorylation may play important roles in higher eukaryotes.
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Marino N, Nakayama J, Collins JW, Steeg PS. Insights into the biology and prevention of tumor metastasis provided by the Nm23 metastasis suppressor gene. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2013; 31:593-603. [PMID: 22706779 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-012-9374-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Metastatic disease is the major cause of death among cancer patients. A class of genes, named metastasis suppressors, has been described to specifically regulate the metastatic process. The metastasis suppressor genes are downregulated in the metastatic lesion compared to the primary tumor. In this review, we describe the body of research surrounding the first metastasis suppressor identified, Nm23. Nm23 overexpression in aggressive cancer cell lines reduced their metastatic potential in vivo with no significant reduction in primary tumor size. A complex mechanism of anti-metastatic action is unfolding involving several known Nm23 enzymatic activities (nucleotide diphosphate kinase, histidine kinase, and 3'-5' exonuclease), protein-protein interactions, and downstream gene regulation properties. Translational approaches involving Nm23 have progressed to the clinic. The upregulation of Nm23 expression by medroxyprogesterone acetate has been tested in a phase II trial. Other approaches with significant preclinical success include gene therapy using traditional or nanoparticle delivery, and cell permeable Nm23 protein. Recently, based on the inverse correlation of Nm23 and LPA1 expression, a LPA1 inhibitor has been shown to both inhibit metastasis and induce metastatic dormancy.
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- Natascia Marino
- Women's Cancers Section, Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 37 Convent Drive, Room 1122, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Competition for Gβγ dimers mediates a specific cross-talk between stimulatory and inhibitory G protein α subunits of the adenylyl cyclase in cardiomyocytes. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2013; 386:459-69. [PMID: 23615874 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-013-0876-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Heterotrimeric G proteins are key regulators of signaling pathways in mammalian cells. Beyond G protein-coupled receptors, the amount and mutual ratio of specific G protein α, β, and γ subunits determine the G protein signaling. However, little is known about mechanisms that regulate the concentration and composition of G protein subunits at the plasma membrane. Here, we show a novel cross-talk between stimulatory and inhibitory G protein α subunits (Gα) that is mediated by G protein βγ dimers and controls the abundance of specific Gα subunits at the plasma membrane. Firstly, we observed in heart tissue from constitutively Gαi2- and Gαi3-deficient mice that the loss of Gαi2 and Gαi3 was accompanied by a slight increase in the protein content of the nontargeted Gαi isoform. Therefore, we analyzed whether overexpression of selected Gα subunits conversely impairs endogenous G protein α and β subunit levels in cardiomyocytes. Integration of overexpressed Gαi2 subunits into heterotrimeric G proteins was verified by co-immunoprecipitation. Adenoviral expression of increasing amounts of Gαi2 led to a reduction of Gαi3 (up to 90 %) and Gαs (up to 75 %) protein levels. Likewise, increasing amounts of adenovirally expressed Gαs resulted in a linear 75 % decrease in both Gαi2 and Gαi3 protein levels. In contrast, overexpression of either Gαi or Gαs isoform did not influence the amount of Gαo and Gαq, both of which are not involved in the regulation of adenylyl cyclase activity. The mRNA expression of the disappearing endogenous Gα subunits was not affected, indicating a posttranslational mechanism. Interestingly, the amount of endogenous G protein βγ dimers was not altered by any Gα overexpression. However, the increase of Gβγ level by adenoviral expression prevented the loss of endogenous Gαs and Gαi3 in Gαi2 overexpressing cardiomyocytes. Thus, our results provide evidence for a novel mechanism cross-regulating adenylyl cyclase-modulating Gαi isoforms and Gαs proteins. The Gα subunits apparently compete for a limited amount of Gβγ dimers, which are required for G protein heterotrimer formation at the plasma membrane.
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P-N bond protein phosphatases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2012; 1834:470-8. [PMID: 22450136 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2012.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2011] [Revised: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The current work briefly reviews what is currently known about protein phosphorylation on arginine, lysine and histidine residues, where PN bonds are formed, and the protein kinases that catalyze these reactions. Relatively little is understood about protein arginine and lysine kinases and the role of phosphorylation of these residues in cellular systems. Protein histidine phosphorylation and the two-component histidine kinases play important roles in cellular signaling systems in bacteria, plants and fungi. Their roles in vertebrates are much less well researched and there are no protein kinases similar to the two-component histidine kinases. The main focus of the review however, is to present current knowledge of the characterization, mechanisms of action and biological roles of the phosphatases that catalyze the hydrolysis of these phosphoamino acids. Very little is known about protein phosphoarginine and phospholysine phosphatases, although their existence is well documented. Some of these phosphatases exhibit very broad specificity in terms of which phosphoamino acids are substrates, however there appear to be one or two quite specific protein phospholysine and phosphoarginine phosphatases. Similarly, there are phosphatases with broad substrate specificities that catalyze the hydrolysis of phosphohistidine in protein substrates, including the serine/threonine phosphatases 1, 2A and 2C. However there are two, more specific, protein phosphohistidine phosphatases that have been well characterized and for which structures are available, SixA is a phosphatase associated with two-component histidine kinase signaling in bacteria, and the other is found in a number of organisms, including mammals. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chemistry and mechanism of phosphatases, diesterases and triesterases.
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Hsu T. NME genes in epithelial morphogenesis. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2011; 384:363-72. [PMID: 21336542 PMCID: PMC3337754 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-011-0607-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2010] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The NME family of genes encodes highly conserved multifunctional proteins that have been shown to participate in nucleic acid metabolism, energy homeostasis, cell signaling, and cancer progression. Some family members, particularly isoforms 1 and 2, have attracted extensive interests because of their potential anti-metastasis activity. Unfortunately, there have been few consensus mechanistic explanations for this critical function because of the numerous molecular functions ascribed to these proteins, including nucleoside diphosphate kinase, protein kinase, nuclease, transcription factor, growth factor, among others. In addition, different studies showed contradictory prognostic correlations between NME expression levels and tumor progression in clinical samples. Thus, analyses using pliable in vivo systems have become critical for unraveling at least some aspects of the complex functions of this family of genes. Recent works using the Drosophila genetic system have suggested a role for NME in regulating epithelial cell motility and morphogenesis, which has also been demonstrated in mammalian epithelial cell culture. This function is mediated by promoting internalization of growth factor receptors in motile epithelial cells, and the adherens junction components such as E-cadherin and β-catenin in epithelia that form the tissue linings. Interestingly, NME genes in epithelial cells appear to function in a defined range of expression levels. Either down-regulation or over-expression can perturb epithelial integrity, resulting in different aspects of epithelial abnormality. Such biphasic functions provide a plausible explanation for the documented anti-metastatic activity and the suspected oncogenic function. This review summarizes these recent findings and discusses their implications.
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- Tien Hsu
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 650 Albany St., Room 440, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Steeg PS, Zollo M, Wieland T. A critical evaluation of biochemical activities reported for the nucleoside diphosphate kinase/Nm23/Awd family proteins: opportunities and missteps in understanding their biological functions. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2011; 384:331-9. [PMID: 21611737 PMCID: PMC10153102 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-011-0651-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Accepted: 04/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kowluru A, Klumpp S, Krieglstein J. Protein histidine [de]phosphorylation in insulin secretion: abnormalities in models of impaired insulin secretion. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2011; 384:383-90. [PMID: 21626002 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-011-0616-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 02/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In the majority of cell types, including the islet β-cell, transduction of extracellular signals involves ligand binding to a receptor, often followed by the activation G proteins and their effector modules. The islet β-cell is unusual in that glucose lacks an extracellular receptor. Instead, events consequent to glucose metabolism promote insulin secretion via the generation of diffusible second messengers and mobilization of calcium. A selective increase in intracellular calcium has been shown to regulate the phosphorylation status key islet proteins thereby facilitating insulin secretion. In addition to classical protein kinases [e.g., protein kinases A and C], recent studies from our laboratory have focused on the expression and function of various forms of NDPK/nm23-like histidine kinases in clonal β-cells, normal rodent, and human islets. Further, we recently reported localization of a cytosolic protein histidine phosphatase [PHP] in INS 832/13 cells, normal rat islets, and human islets. siRNA-mediated knock down of nm23-H1 and PHP in insulin-secreting INS 832/13 cells significantly attenuated glucose-induced insulin secretion. We also observed significant alterations in the expression and function of nm23-H1/PHP in β-cells chronically exposed to elevated levels of glucose and saturated fatty acids, such as palmitate (i.e., glucolipotoxicity). Similar changes were also noted in islets from the Goto-Kakizaki and Zucker Diabetic Fatty rats, two known models for type 2 diabetes. It is concluded that protein histidine phosphorylation-dephosphorylation cycles play novel regulatory roles in G protein-mediated physiological insulin secretion and that abnormalities in this signaling axis lead to impaired insulin secretion in glucolipotoxicity and type 2 diabetes.
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- Anjaneyulu Kowluru
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Nucleoside diphosphate kinase B is required for the formation of heterotrimeric G protein containing caveolae. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2011; 384:461-72. [PMID: 21409430 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-011-0618-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2011] [Accepted: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Caveolae are flask-shaped invaginations in the plasma membrane that serve to compartmentalize and organize signal transduction processes, including signals mediated by G protein-coupled receptors and heterotrimeric G proteins. Herein we report evidence for a close association of the nucleoside diphosphate kinase B (NDPK B) and caveolin proteins which is required for G protein scaffolding and caveolae formation. A concomitant loss of the proteins NDPK B, caveolin isoforms 1 (Cav1) and 3, and heterotrimeric G proteins occurred when one of these proteins was specifically depleted in zebrafish embryos. Co-immunoprecipitation of Cav1 with the G protein Gβ-subunit and NDPK B from zebrafish lysates corroborated the direct association of these proteins. Similarly, in embryonic fibroblasts from the respective knockout (KO) mice, the membrane content of the Cav1, Gβ, and NDPK B was found to be mutually dependent on one another. A redistribution of Cav1 and Gβ from the caveolae containing fractions of lower density to other membrane compartments with higher density could be detected by means of density gradient fractionation of membranes derived from NDPK A/B KO mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and after shRNA-mediated NDPK B knockdown in H10 cardiomyocytes. This redistribution could be visualized by confocal microscopy analysis showing a decrease in the plasma membrane bound Cav1 in NDPK A/B KO cells and vice versa and a decrease in the plasma membrane pool of NDPK B in Cav1 KO cells. Consequently, ultrastructural analysis revealed a reduction of surface caveolae in the NDPK A/B KO cells. To prove that the disturbed subcellular localization of Cav1 in NDPK A/B KO MEFs as well as NDPK B in Cav1 KO MEFs is a result of the loss of NDPK B and Cav1, respectively, we performed rescue experiments. The adenoviral re-expression of NDPK B in NDPK A/B KO MEFs rescued the protein content and the plasma membrane localization of Cav1. The expression of an EGFP-Cav1 fusion protein in Cav1-KO cells induced a restoration of NDPK B expression levels and its appearance at the plasma membrane. We conclude from these findings that NDPK B, heterotrimeric G proteins, and caveolins are mutually dependent on each other for stabile localization and caveolae formation at the plasma membrane. The data point to a disturbed transport of caveolin/G protein/NDPK B complexes from intracellular membrane compartments if one of the components is missing.
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Hippe HJ, Abu-Taha I, Wolf NM, Katus HA, Wieland T. Through scaffolding and catalytic actions nucleoside diphosphate kinase B differentially regulates basal and β-adrenoceptor-stimulated cAMP synthesis. Cell Signal 2010; 23:579-85. [PMID: 21111809 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2010.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2010] [Revised: 11/07/2010] [Accepted: 11/17/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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β-adrenoceptors (βAR) play a central role in the regulation of cAMP synthesis and cardiac contractility. Nucleoside diphosphate kinase B (NDPK B) regulates cAMP signalling by complex formation with Gβγ dimers thereby activating and stabilizing heterotrimeric G(s) proteins, key transducer of βAR signals into the cell. Here, we explored the requirement of NDPK B for basal and βAR-stimulated cAMP synthesis and analysed the underlying mechanisms by comparing wild-type NDPK B (WT) and its catalytically inactive H118N mutant. Stable overexpression of both WT- and H118N-NDPK B in cardiomyocyte derived H10 cells increased the plasma membrane content of G(s) and caveolin-1 and thus enhanced the isoproterenol (ISO)-stimulated cAMP-synthesis by about 2-fold. Conversely, the loss of NDPK B in embryonic fibroblasts from NDPK A/B-depleted mice was associated with a severe reduction in membranous G(s) protein and carveolin-1 content causing a marked decrease in basal and ISO-induced cAMP formation. Re-expression of NDPK B, but not of NDPK A, was able to rescue this phenotype. Both, re-expression of WT- and H118N-NDPK B induced the re-appearance of G(s) and caveolin-1 at the plasma membrane to a similar extent. Accordingly, WT- and H118N-NDPK B similarly enhanced ISO-induced cAMP formation. In contrast, the catalytically inactive H118N-NDPK B was less potent and less effective in rescuing basal cAMP production. Identical results were obtained in neonatal rat cardiac myocytes after siRNA-induced knockdown and adenoviral re-expression of NDPK B. Our data reveal that NDPK B regulates G(s) function by two different mechanisms. The complex formation of NDPK B with G(s) is required for the stabilization of the G protein content at the plasma membrane. In addition, the NDPK B-dependent phosphotransfer reaction, which requires the catalytic activity, specifically allows a receptor-independent, basal G(s) activation.
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- Hans-Joerg Hippe
- Department of Internal Medicine III - Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, INF 410, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Dharmasiri S, Harrington HM, Dharmasiri N. Heat shock modulates phosphorylation status and activity of nucleoside diphosphate kinase in cultured sugarcane cells. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2010; 29:1305-14. [PMID: 20821213 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0917-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Revised: 08/17/2010] [Accepted: 08/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK) is involved in the regeneration of nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) through its phosphotransferase activity via an autophosphorylating histidine residue. Additionally, autophosphorylation of serine and/or threonine residues is documented for NDPKs from various organisms. However, the metabolic significance of serine/threonine phosphorylation has not been well characterized. In this study we report the cloning and characterization of NDPKI from cultured sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L. line H50-7209) cells, and modulation of serine autophosphorylation of NDPK1 in response to heat-shock (HS). Heat-shock treatment at 40°C for 2 h resulted in a 40% reduction in labeled phosphoserine in NDPK1. This dephosphorylation was accompanied by an increase in NDPK enzyme activity. In contrast, NDPK1 in cultured tobacco (cv. W-38) cells did not show changes in autophosphorylation or increased enzyme activity in response to HS. The mRNA or protein level of NDPK1 did not increase in response to HS. Sugarcane cells sustain the constitutive protein synthesis in addition to heat-shock protein synthesis during HS, while constitutive protein synthesis is significantly reduced in tobacco cells during HS. Thus, HS modulation of NDPK1 activity and serine dephosphorylation in sugarcane cells may represent an important physiological role in maintaining cellular metabolic functions during heat stress.
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- Sunethra Dharmasiri
- Department of Biology, Texas State University, 601, University Drive, San Marcos, USA.
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Di L, Srivastava S, Zhdanova O, Sun Y, Li Z, Skolnik EY. Nucleoside diphosphate kinase B knock-out mice have impaired activation of the K+ channel KCa3.1, resulting in defective T cell activation. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:38765-71. [PMID: 20884616 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.168070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Nucleoside diphosphate kinases (NDPKs) are encoded by the Nme (non-metastatic cell) gene family. Although they comprise a family of 10 genes, NDPK-A and -B are ubiquitously expressed and account for most of the NDPK activity. We previously showed that NDPK-B activates the K(+) channel KCa3.1 via histidine phosphorylation of the C terminus of KCa3.1, which is required for T cell receptor-stimulated Ca(2+) flux and proliferation of activated naive human CD4 T cells. We now report the phenotype of NDPK-B(-/-) mice. NDPK-B(-/-) mice are phenotypically normal at birth with a normal life span. Although T and B cell development is normal in NDPK-B(-/-) mice, KCa3.1 channel activity and cytokine production are markedly defective in T helper 1 (Th1) and Th2 cells, whereas Th17 function is normal. These findings phenocopy studies in the same cells isolated from KCa3.1(-/-) mice and thereby support genetically that NDPK-B functions upstream of KCa3.1. NDPK-A and -B have been linked to an astonishing array of disparate cellular and biochemical functions, few of which have been confirmed in vivo in physiological relevant systems. NDPK-B(-/-) mice will be an essential tool with which to definitively address the biological functions of NDPK-B. Our finding that NDPK-B is required for activation of Th1 and Th2 CD4 T cells, together with the normal overall phenotype of NDPK-B(-/-) mice, suggests that specific pharmacological inhibitors of NDPK-B may provide new opportunities to treat Th1- and Th2-mediated autoimmune diseases.
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- Lie Di
- Department of Internal Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA
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Casey LM, Pistner AR, Belmonte SL, Migdalovich D, Stolpnik O, Nwakanma FE, Vorobiof G, Dunaevsky O, Matavel A, Lopes CMB, Smrcka AV, Blaxall BC. Small molecule disruption of G beta gamma signaling inhibits the progression of heart failure. Circ Res 2010; 107:532-9. [PMID: 20576935 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.110.217075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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RATIONALE Excess signaling through cardiac Gbetagamma subunits is an important component of heart failure (HF) pathophysiology. They recruit elevated levels of cytosolic G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK)2 to agonist-stimulated beta-adrenergic receptors (beta-ARs) in HF, leading to chronic beta-AR desensitization and downregulation; these events are all hallmarks of HF. Previous data suggested that inhibiting Gbetagamma signaling and its interaction with GRK2 could be of therapeutic value in HF. OBJECTIVE We sought to investigate small molecule Gbetagamma inhibition in HF. METHODS AND RESULTS We recently described novel small molecule Gbetagamma inhibitors that selectively block Gbetagamma-binding interactions, including M119 and its highly related analog, gallein. These compounds blocked interaction of Gbetagamma and GRK2 in vitro and in HL60 cells. Here, we show they reduced beta-AR-mediated membrane recruitment of GRK2 in isolated adult mouse cardiomyocytes. Furthermore, M119 enhanced both adenylyl cyclase activity and cardiomyocyte contractility in response to beta-AR agonist. To evaluate their cardiac-specific effects in vivo, we initially used an acute pharmacological HF model (30 mg/kg per day isoproterenol, 7 days). Concurrent daily injections prevented HF and partially normalized cardiac morphology and GRK2 expression in this acute HF model. To investigate possible efficacy in halting progression of preexisting HF, calsequestrin cardiac transgenic mice (CSQ) with extant HF received daily injections for 28 days. The compound alone halted HF progression and partially normalized heart size, morphology, and cardiac expression of HF marker genes (GRK2, atrial natriuretic factor, and beta-myosin heavy chain). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest a promising therapeutic role for small molecule inhibition of pathological Gbetagamma signaling in the treatment of HF.
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- Liam M Casey
- Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY, USA
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Chin LT, Huang PR, Hu KY, Huang NK, Chiu CD, Hour AL, Shui HA, Chu CH, Chen HM. A Proteomics-Based Translational Approach Reveals an Antifolate Resistance Inherent in Human Plasma Derived from Blood Donation. J Proteome Res 2010; 9:3091-102. [DOI: 10.1021/pr100005u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Li-Te Chin
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Life-Science, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei,
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Life-Science, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei,
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Life-Science, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei,
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Life-Science, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei,
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Life-Science, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei,
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Life-Science, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei,
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Life-Science, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei,
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Life-Science, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei,
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Life-Science, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei,
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The investigation of protein histidine phosphorylation has required the development of a number of methods that differ from traditional methods of phosphoprotein analysis that were developed to study phosphorylation of serine, threonine, and tyrosine, which are, unlike phosphohistidine, acid-stable. The investigation of histidine phosphorylation is further complicated by the fact that in mammalian proteins, phosphorylation appears to occur at either 1-N or 3-N positions of the imidazole ring, depending on the source of the kinase. In this review, we describe methods developed for phosphoamino acid analysis to detect phosphohistidine, including the determination of the isoform present, using chromatographic and mass spectrometric analysis of phosphoprotein hydrolysates and 1H- and 31P NMR analysis of intact phosphoproteins and phosphopeptides. We also describe methods for the assay of protein histidine kinase activity, including a quantitative assay of alkali-stable, acid-labile protein phosphorylation, and an in-gel kinase assay applied to histidine kinases. Most of the detailed descriptions of methods are as they are applied in our laboratory to the investigation of histone H4 phosphorylation and histone H4 histidine kinases, but which can be applied to the phosphorylation of any proteins and to any such histidine kinases.
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Reversible histidine phosphorylation in mammalian cells: a teeter-totter formed by nucleoside diphosphate kinase and protein histidine phosphatase 1. Methods Enzymol 2010; 471:379-402. [PMID: 20946858 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(10)71020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Regulation of protein phosphorylation by kinases and phosphatases is involved in many signaling pathways in mammalian cells. In contrast to prokaryotes and lower eukaryotes a role for the reversible phosphorylation of histidine residues is just emerging. The β subunit of heterotrimeric G proteins, the metabolic enzyme adenosine 5'-triphosphate-citrate lyase (ACL), and the Ca2+-activated K+ channel KCa3.1 have been identified as targets for nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK) acting as protein histidine kinase and the so far only identified mammalian protein histidine phosphatase (PHPT-1). Herein, we describe the analysis of the phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of histidine residues by NDPK and PHPT-1. In addition, experimental protocols for studying the consequences of heterotrimeric G protein activation via NDPK/Gβγ mediated phosphorelay, the regulation of ACL activity and of KCa3.1 conductivity by histidine phosphorylation will be presented.
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Chemical phosphorylation of histidine-containing peptides based on the sequence of histone H4 and their dephosphorylation by protein histidine phosphatase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2010; 1804:199-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2009.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2009] [Revised: 09/09/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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14-kDa phosphohistidine phosphatase and its role in human lung cancer cell migration and invasion. Lung Cancer 2010; 67:48-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2008] [Revised: 02/28/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The interaction of nucleoside diphosphate kinase B with Gbetagamma dimers controls heterotrimeric G protein function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:16269-74. [PMID: 19805292 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0901679106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Heterotrimeric G proteins in physiological and pathological processes have been extensively studied so far. However, little is known about mechanisms regulating the cellular content and compartmentalization of G proteins. Here, we show that the association of nucleoside diphosphate kinase B (NDPK B) with the G protein betagamma dimer (Gbetagamma) is required for G protein function in vivo. In zebrafish embryos, morpholino-mediated knockdown of zebrafish NDPK B, but not NDPK A, results in a severe decrease in cardiac contractility. The depletion of NDPK B is associated with a drastic reduction in Gbeta(1)gamma(2) dimer expression. Moreover, the protein levels of the adenylyl cyclase (AC)-regulating Galpha(s) and Galpha(i) subunits as well as the caveolae scaffold proteins caveolin-1 and -3 are strongly reduced. In addition, the knockdown of the zebrafish Gbeta(1) orthologs, Gbeta(1) and Gbeta(1like), causes a cardiac phenotype very similar to that of NDPK B morphants. The loss of Gbeta(1)/Gbeta(1like) is associated with a down-regulation in caveolins, AC-regulating Galpha-subunits, and most important, NDPK B. A comparison of embryonic fibroblasts from wild-type and NDPK A/B knockout mice demonstrate a similar reduction of G protein, caveolin-1 and basal cAMP content in mammalian cells that can be rescued by re-expression of human NDPK B. Thus, our results suggest a role for the interaction of NDPK B with Gbetagamma dimers and caveolins in regulating membranous G protein content and maintaining normal G protein function in vivo.
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