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Analysis of Secreted Proteins from Prepubertal Ovarian Tissues Exposed In Vitro to Cisplatin and LH. Cells 2022; 11:cells11071208. [PMID: 35406774 PMCID: PMC8997822 DOI: 10.3390/cells11071208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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It is well known that secreted and exosomal proteins are associated with a broad range of physiological processes involving tissue homeostasis and differentiation. In the present paper, our purpose was to characterize the proteome of the culture medium in which the oocytes within the primordial/primary follicles underwent apoptosis induced by cisplatin (CIS) or were, for the most part, protected by LH against the drug. To this aim, prepubertal ovarian tissues were cultured under control and in the presence of CIS, LH, and CIS + LH. The culture media were harvested after 2, 12, and 24 h from chemotherapeutic drug treatment and analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). We found that apoptotic conditions generated by CIS in the cultured ovarian tissues and/or oocytes are reflected in distinct changes in the extracellular microenvironment in which they were cultured. These changes became evident mainly from 12 h onwards and were characterized by the inhibition or decreased release of a variety of compounds, such as the proteases Htra1 and Prss23, the antioxidants Prdx2 and Hbat1, the metabolic regulators Ldha and Pkm, and regulators of apoptotic pathways such as Tmsb4x. Altogether, these results confirm the biological relevance of the LH action on prepuberal ovaries and provide novel information about the proteins released by the ovarian tissues exposed to CIS and LH in the surrounding microenvironment. These data might represent a valuable resource for future studies aimed to clarify the effects and identify biomarkers of these compounds' action on the developing ovary.
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Ahmad R. Steroidal glycoalkaloids from Solanum nigrum target cytoskeletal proteins: an in silico analysis. PeerJ 2019; 7:e6012. [PMID: 30627484 PMCID: PMC6321755 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Solanum nigrum (black nightshade; S. nigrum), a member of family Solanaceae, has been endowed with a heterogeneous array of secondary metabolites of which the steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) and steroidal saponins (SS) have vast potential to serve as anticancer agents. Since there has been much controversy regarding safety of use of glycoalkaloids as anticancer agents, this area has remained more or less unexplored. Cytoskeletal proteins like actin play an important role in maintaining cell shape, synchronizing cell division, cell motility, etc. and along with their accessory proteins may also serve as important therapeutic targets for potential anticancer candidates. In the present study, glycoalkaloids and saponins from S. nigrum were screened for their interaction and binding affinity to cytoskeletal proteins, using molecular docking. Methods Bioactivity score and Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances (PASS) analysis were performed using softwares Molinspiration and Osiris Data Explorer respectively, to assess the feasibility of selected phytoconstituents as potential drug candidates. The results were compared with two standard reference drugs doxorubicin hydrochloride (anticancer) and tetracycline (antibiotic). Multivariate data obtained were analyzed using principal component analysis (PCA). Results Docking analysis revealed that the binding affinities of the phytoconstituents towards the target cytoskeletal proteins decreased in the order coronin>villin>ezrin>vimentin>gelsolin>thymosin>cofilin. Glycoalkaloid solasonine displayed the greatest binding affinity towards the target proteins followed by alpha-solanine whereas amongst the saponins, nigrumnin-I showed maximum binding affinity. PASS Analysis of the selected phytoconstituents revealed 1 to 3 violations of Lipinski’s parameters indicating the need for modification of their structure-activity relationship (SAR) for improvement of their bioactivity and bioavailability. Glycoalkaloids and saponins all had bioactivity scores between −5.0 and 0.0 with respect to various receptor proteins and target enzymes. Solanidine, solasodine and solamargine had positive values of druglikeness which indicated that these compounds have the potential for development into future anticancer drugs. Toxicity potential evaluation revealed that glycoalkaloids and saponins had no toxicity, tumorigenicity or irritant effect(s). SAR analysis revealed that the number, type and location of sugar or the substitution of hydroxyl group on alkaloid backbone had an effect on the activity and that the presence of α-L-rhamnopyranose sugar at C-2 was critical for a compound to exhibit anticancer activity. Conclusion The present study revealed some cytoskeletal target(s) for S. nigrum phytoconstituents by docking analysis that have not been previously reported and thus warrant further investigations both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Rumana Ahmad
- Department of Biochemisty, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Zhang W, Chu W, Liu Q, Coates D, Shang Y, Li C. Deer thymosin beta 10 functions as a novel factor for angiogenesis and chondrogenesis during antler growth and regeneration. Stem Cell Res Ther 2018; 9:166. [PMID: 29921287 PMCID: PMC6009950 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-018-0917-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Deer antlers are the only known mammalian organ with vascularized cartilage that can completely regenerate. Antlers are of real significance as a model of mammalian stem cell-based regeneration with particular relevance to the fields of chondrogenesis, angiogenesis, and regenerative medicine. Recent research found that thymosin beta 10 (TMSB10) is highly expressed in the growth centers of growing antlers. The present study reports here the expression, functions, and molecular interactions of deer TMSB10. METHODS The TMSB10 expression level in both tissue and cells in the antler growth center was measured. The effects of both exogenous (synthetic protein) and endogenous deer TMSB10 (lentivirus-based overexpression) on antlerogenic periosteal cells (APCs; nonactivated antler stem cells with no basal expression of TMSB10) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs; endothelial cells with no basal expression of TMSB10) were evaluated to determine whether TMSB10 functions on chondrogenesis and angiogenesis. Differences in deer and human TMSB10 in angiogenesis and molecular structure were determined using animal models and molecular dynamics simulation, respectively. The molecular mechanisms underlying deer TMSB10 in promoting angiogenesis were also explored. RESULTS Deer TMSB10 was identified as a novel proangiogenic factor both in vitro and in vivo. Immunohistochemistry revealed that TMSB10 was widely expressed in the antler growth center in situ, with the highest expression in the reserve mesenchyme, precartilage, and transitional zones. Western blot analysis using deer cell lines further supports this result. Both exogenous and endogenous deer TMSB10 significantly decreased proliferation of APCs (P < 0.05), while increasing the proliferation of HUVECs (P < 0.05). Moreover, deer TMSB10 enhanced chondrogenesis in micromass cultures and nerve growth as assessed using a dorsal root ganglion model (P < 0.05). Deer TMSB10 was proangiogenic using models of chicken chorioallantoic membrane, tube formation, and aortic arch assay. At the molecular level, endogenous deer TMSB10 elevated the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF-B, VEGF-C, and VEGF-D, and VEGFR2 and VEGFR3 in HUVECs (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Deer TMSB10, in contrast to its human counterpart, was identified as a novel stimulating factor for angiogenesis, cartilage formation, and nerve growth, which is understandable given that deer antlers (as the arguably fastest mammalian growing tissue) may require this extra boost during a period of rapid growth and regeneration.
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- Wei Zhang
- Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, 130112, Jilin, People's Republic of China
- State Key Lab for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, 4899 Juye Street, Changchun City, 130112, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, 130112, Jilin, People's Republic of China
- State Key Lab for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, 4899 Juye Street, Changchun City, 130112, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, 130112, Jilin, People's Republic of China
- State Key Lab for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, 4899 Juye Street, Changchun City, 130112, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand
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- Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, 130112, Jilin, People's Republic of China
- State Key Lab for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, 4899 Juye Street, Changchun City, 130112, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, 130112, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Lab for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, 4899 Juye Street, Changchun City, 130112, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
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Kim YC, Kim BG, Lee JH. Thymosin β10 expression driven by the human TERT promoter induces ovarian cancer-specific apoptosis through ROS production. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35399. [PMID: 22623951 PMCID: PMC3356296 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Thymosin β(10) (Tβ(10)) regulates actin dynamics as a cytoplasm G-actin sequestering protein. Previously, we have shown that Tβ(10) diminishes tumor growth, angiogenesis, and proliferation by disrupting actin and by inhibiting Ras. However, little is known about its mechanism of action and biological function. In the present study, we establish a new gene therapy model using a genetically modified adenovirus, referred to as Ad.TERT.Tβ(10), that can overexpress the Tβ(10) gene in cancer cells. This was accomplished by replacing the native Tβ(10) gene promoter with the human TERT promoter in Ad.TERT.Tβ(10). We investigated the cancer suppression activity of Tβ(10) and found that Ad.TERT.Tβ(10) strikingly induced cancer-specific expression of Tβ(10) as well as apoptosis in a co-culture model of human primary ovarian cancer cells and normal fibroblasts. Additionally, Ad.TERT.Tβ(10) decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. These effects were amplified by co-treatment with anticancer drugs, such as paclitaxel and cisplatin. These findings indicate that the rise in ROS production due to actin disruption by Tβ(10) overexpression increases apoptosis of human ovarian cancer cells. Indeed, the cancer-specific overexpression of Tβ(10) by Ad.TERT.Tβ(10) could be a valuable anti-cancer therapeutic for the treatment of ovarian cancer without toxicity to normal cells.
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- Young-Chae Kim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
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Sribenja S, Li M, Wongkham S, Wongkham C, Yao Q, Chen C. Advances in Thymosin β10 Research: Differential Expression, Molecular Mechanisms, and Clinical Implications in Cancer and Other Conditions. Cancer Invest 2009; 27:1016-22. [DOI: 10.3109/07357900902849640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A role for actin in regulating apoptosis/programmed cell death: evidence spanning yeast, plants and animals. Biochem J 2008; 413:389-404. [PMID: 18613816 DOI: 10.1042/bj20080320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Achieving an understanding of how apoptosis/PCD (programmed cell death) is integrated within cellular responses to environmental and intracellular signals is a daunting task. From the sensation of a stimulus to the point of no return, a programme of cell death must engage specific pro-death components, whose effects can in turn be enhanced or repressed by downstream regulatory factors. In recent years, considerable progress has been made in our understanding of how components involved in these processes function. We now know that some of the factors involved in PCD networks have ancient origins that pre-date multicellularity and, indeed, eukaryotes themselves. A subject attracting much attention is the role that the actin cytoskeleton, itself a cellular component with ancient origins, plays in cell death regulation. Actin, a key cellular component, has an established role as a cellular sensor, with reorganization and alterations in actin dynamics being a well known consequence of signalling. A range of studies have revealed that actin also plays a key role in apoptosis/PCD regulation. Evidence implicating actin as a regulator of eukaryotic cell death has emerged from studies from the Animal, Plant and Fungal Kingdoms. Here we review recent data that provide evidence for an active, functional role for actin in determining whether PCD is triggered and executed, and discuss these findings within the context of regulation of actin dynamics.
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Yarmola EG, Klimenko ES, Fujita G, Bubb MR. Thymosin beta4: actin regulation and more. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1112:76-85. [PMID: 17947588 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1415.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The intracellular function of thymosin beta(4) is not limited to simple sequestration of globular actin. Our recent studies revealed that thymosin beta(4) affects actin critical concentration and forms a ternary complex with actin and profilin. The consequences of this complex formation can be very significant. Our new data demonstrate that it is likely that profilin affects binding of thymosin beta(4) to actin in the ternary complex through allosteric changes in actin rather than through competition for the binding site. The N- and C-terminal thymosin beta(4) helices are known to be unstructured in aqueous solution and to adopt helical conformation in organic solvents or upon binding to actin. Osmolytes stabilize protein structure, and TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) specifically stabilizes hydrogen bonds. This increases affinity of intact thymosin beta(4) to actin significantly, but the increase is much less for thymosin beta(4) sulfoxide. Our data show that oxidation does not alter binding of profilin to form a ternary complex, and therefore it is very likely that there is no direct steric interference by methionine 6 of thymosin beta(4). Rather, since TMAO has little effect on thymosin beta(4) sulfoxide, this observation is consistent with the hypothesis that methionine oxidation prevents helix transition. The experiment with truncated versions of thymosin beta(4) also supports this hypothesis. Oxidation and formation of the helices are important for both intra- and extracellular properties of thymosin beta(4). We found that actin and, in lesser extent, profilin-actin complex protect thymosin beta(4) from oxidation.
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- Elena G Yarmola
- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100221, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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