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Chung CH, Murphy CM, Wingate VP, Pavlicek JW, Nakashima R, Wei W, McCarty D, Rabinowitz J, Barton E. Production of rAAV by plasmid transfection induces antiviral and inflammatory responses in suspension HEK293 cells. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev 2023; 28:272-283. [PMID: 36819978 PMCID: PMC9937832 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2023.01.002] [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: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) is a clinically proven viral vector for delivery of therapeutic genes to treat rare diseases. Improving rAAV manufacturing productivity and vector quality is necessary to meet clinical and commercial demand. These goals will require an improved understanding of the cellular response to rAAV production, which is poorly defined. We interrogated the kinetic transcriptional response of HEK293 cells to rAAV production following transient plasmid transfection, under manufacturing-relevant conditions, using RNA-seq. Time-series analyses identified a robust cellular response to transfection and rAAV production, with 1,850 transcripts differentially expressed. Gene Ontology analysis determined upregulated pathways, including inflammatory and antiviral responses, with several interferon-stimulated cytokines and chemokines being upregulated at the protein level. Literature-based pathway prediction implicated multiple pathogen pattern sensors and signal transducers in up-regulation of inflammatory and antiviral responses in response to transfection and rAAV replication. Systematic analysis of the cellular transcriptional response to rAAV production indicates that host cells actively sense vector manufacture as an infectious insult. This dataset may therefore illuminate genes and pathways that influence rAAV production, thereby enabling the rational design of next-generation manufacturing platforms to support safe, effective, and affordable AAV-based gene therapies.
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- Cheng-Han Chung
- Pfizer Inc., Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Bioprocess Research and Development, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Bioprocess Research and Development, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Bioprocess Research and Development, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Bioprocess Research and Development, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Simulation and Modeling Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Bioprocess Research and Development, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Rare Disease Research Unit, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Rare Disease Research Unit, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Bioprocess Research and Development, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA,Corresponding author: Erik Barton, Pfizer Inc., Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Bioprocess Research and Development, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA.
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Kleinberger T. En Guard! The Interactions between Adenoviruses and the DNA Damage Response. Viruses 2020; 12:v12090996. [PMID: 32906746 PMCID: PMC7552057 DOI: 10.3390/v12090996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Virus–host cell interactions include several skirmishes between the virus and its host, and the DNA damage response (DDR) network is one of their important battlegrounds. Although some aspects of the DDR are exploited by adenovirus (Ad) to improve virus replication, especially at the early phase of infection, a large body of evidence demonstrates that Ad devotes many of its proteins, including E1B-55K, E4orf3, E4orf4, E4orf6, and core protein VII, and utilizes varied mechanisms to inhibit the DDR. These findings indicate that the DDR would strongly restrict Ad replication if allowed to function efficiently. Various Ad serotypes inactivate DNA damage sensors, including the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 (MRN) complex, DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), and Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1). As a result, these viruses inhibit signaling via DDR transducers, such as the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and ATM- and Rad3-related (ATR) kinases, to downstream effectors. The different Ad serotypes utilize both shared and distinct mechanisms to inhibit various branches of the DDR. The aim of this review is to understand the interactions between Ad proteins and the DDR and to appreciate how these interactions contribute to viral replication.
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- Tamar Kleinberger
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1 Efron St., Bat Galim, Haifa 31096, Israel
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Tang M, Li Z, Zhang C, Lu X, Tu B, Cao Z, Li Y, Chen Y, Jiang L, Wang H, Wang L, Wang J, Liu B, Xu X, Wang H, Zhu WG. SIRT7-mediated ATM deacetylation is essential for its deactivation and DNA damage repair. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2019; 5:eaav1118. [PMID: 30944854 PMCID: PMC6436926 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav1118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The activation of ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) upon DNA damage involves a cascade of reactions, including acetylation by TIP60 and autophosphorylation. However, how ATM is progressively deactivated after completing DNA damage repair remains obscure. Here, we report that sirtuin 7 (SIRT7)-mediated deacetylation is essential for dephosphorylation and deactivation of ATM. We show that SIRT7, a class III histone deacetylase, interacts with and deacetylates ATM in vitro and in vivo. In response to DNA damage, SIRT7 is mobilized onto chromatin and deacetylates ATM during the late stages of DNA damage response, when ATM is being gradually deactivated. Deacetylation of ATM by SIRT7 is prerequisite for its dephosphorylation by its phosphatase WIP1. Consequently, depletion of SIRT7 or acetylation-mimic mutation of ATM induces persistent ATM phosphorylation and activation, thus leading to impaired DNA damage repair. Together, our findings reveal a previously unidentified role of SIRT7 in regulating ATM activity and DNA damage repair.
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- Ming Tang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Instability and Human Disease, Shenzhen University Carson Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Instability and Human Disease, Shenzhen University Carson Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Instability and Human Disease, Shenzhen University Carson Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Instability and Human Disease, Shenzhen University Carson Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Instability and Human Disease, Shenzhen University Carson Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Instability and Human Disease, Shenzhen University Carson Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518060, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Instability and Human Disease, Shenzhen University Carson Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
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- Peking University-Tsinghua University Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100871, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Instability and Human Disease, Shenzhen University Carson Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Instability and Human Disease, Shenzhen University Carson Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Instability and Human Disease, Shenzhen University Carson Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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Song EJ, Chan MWY, Shin JW, Chen CC. Hard clam extracts induce atypical apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:1409-1418. [PMID: 28810604 PMCID: PMC5525584 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hard clams (HCs) are a nutritionally high-quality and popular seafood, and are established to be a potent antitumor food. The aim of the present study was to determine whether HC extracts induce apoptosis in the human gastric cancer cell line, AGS. In contrast with previously reported methods of extraction, crude extracts of HC were obtained by freezing and thawing and by a method free of hot water or organic solvents. The composition, quality and properties of the HC extracts were demonstrated to be stable since the extracts that were evaluated by capillary electrophoresis and HPLC analysis at different timepoints were similar. HC extracts also have an inhibitory effect against the survival of AGS cells. Treatment with HC extracts induced a marked sub-G1 DNA peak and reduced the expression of the anti-apoptotic genes BIRC5 and KPNA2. However, hallmarks of classical apoptosis such as DNA fragmentation and apoptotic body formation were not observed, indicating atypical apoptosis. Furthermore, it was revealed that HC extracts interrupted cell cycle progression in AGS cells through altered expression of six cell cycle-associated genes: CDC20, KPNA2, BIRC5, ANAPC2, CDKN1A and RB1. The present findings suggest that HC may contribute to a novel future anticancer agent.
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- Eing-Ju Song
- Department of Bioscience Technology, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of Life Science, Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of Parasitology, College of Medical, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70403, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of Aquatic Biosciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan R.O.C
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Zhang H, Wang F, Mao C, Zhang Z, Fu S, Lu J, Zhai Z, Li R, Li S, Rodriguez R, Wang Z. Effect of combined treatment of radiation and tissue-specific recombinant oncolytic adenovirus on bladder cancer cells. Int J Radiat Biol 2016; 93:174-183. [PMID: 27600610 DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2017.1231942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Gene therapy combined with radiation has shown promising potential for the treatment of tumors. This paper aimed to clarify the synergistic effect of radiotherapy combined with the bladder cancer tissue-specific oncolytic adenovirus (Ad-PSCAE-UPII-E1A) on bladder cancer cells and to study the underlying synergy mechanisms of the combined treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Adenovirus carrying E1A under control of UPII promoter and prostate stem cell antigen enhancer (PSCAE) were successfully constructed. The viability of bladder cancer cells BIU-87 and EJ was determined by MTT assay. The apoptotic assay was demonstrated by flow cytometry and TEM. Virus titer was determined by TCID50 assay, and proteins Mre11, Chk2-Thr68, and E1A were analyzed by Western blot method. RESULTS Oncolytic adenovirus combined with radiotherapy improved antitumor efficacy compared with the single treatment at a time and was X-ray dosage-dependent. When the adenovirus infection was scheduled at 24 h after irradiation, cancer cells had the lowest viability. Adenovirus and irradiation induced cell death through the caspase-3 related apoptotic pathway, and bladder cancer cells were arrested at the G1 (BIU-87) or S phase (EJ). Autophagic vacuoles were observed in bladder cancer cells treated with radiation and adenovirus. After irradiation, more virus particles were observed in the BIU-87 and EJ cells. However, by a TCID50 assay, there was no difference in virus titter between irradiated bladder cancer cells and unirradiated cells. The proteins Mre11, Chk2-Thr68 which involved in the DNA break repair pathway were decreased while γ-H2AX-Ser139 increased; at the same time, the E1A gene and the hexon proteins of oncolytic adenovirus were increased after irradiation. CONCLUSIONS Our results proved synergistic antitumor effect of adenovirus Ad-PSCAE-UPII-E1A and radiation, which might be a potential therapeutic strategy for bladder cancer.
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- Hongjuan Zhang
- a Urologic Clinical Center of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Gansu Province, Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China.,b The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University , Tian Jin , China
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- c School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China
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- d The General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University , Tian Jin , China
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- b The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University , Tian Jin , China
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- a Urologic Clinical Center of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Gansu Province, Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China
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- a Urologic Clinical Center of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Gansu Province, Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China
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- a Urologic Clinical Center of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Gansu Province, Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China
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- a Urologic Clinical Center of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Gansu Province, Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China
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- a Urologic Clinical Center of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Gansu Province, Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China
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- e Department of Urology , University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio , Texas , USA
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- a Urologic Clinical Center of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Gansu Province, Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China
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The Adenovirus E4orf4 Protein Provides a Novel Mechanism for Inhibition of the DNA Damage Response. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1005420. [PMID: 26867009 PMCID: PMC4750969 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The DNA damage response (DDR) is a conglomerate of pathways designed to detect DNA damage and signal its presence to cell cycle checkpoints and to the repair machinery, allowing the cell to pause and mend the damage, or if the damage is too severe, to trigger apoptosis or senescence. Various DDR branches are regulated by kinases of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-like protein kinase family, including ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and ATM- and Rad3-related (ATR). Replication intermediates and linear double-stranded genomes of DNA viruses are perceived by the cell as DNA damage and activate the DDR. If allowed to operate, the DDR will stimulate ligation of viral genomes and will inhibit virus replication. To prevent this outcome, many DNA viruses evolved ways to limit the DDR. As part of its attack on the DDR, adenovirus utilizes various viral proteins to cause degradation of DDR proteins and to sequester the MRN damage sensor outside virus replication centers. Here we show that adenovirus evolved yet another novel mechanism to inhibit the DDR. The E4orf4 protein, together with its cellular partner PP2A, reduces phosphorylation of ATM and ATR substrates in virus-infected cells and in cells treated with DNA damaging drugs, and causes accumulation of damaged DNA in the drug-treated cells. ATM and ATR are not mutually required for inhibition of their signaling pathways by E4orf4. ATM and ATR deficiency as well as E4orf4 expression enhance infection efficiency. Furthermore, E4orf4, previously reported to induce cancer-specific cell death when expressed alone, sensitizes cells to killing by sub-lethal concentrations of DNA damaging drugs, likely because it inhibits DNA damage repair. These findings provide one explanation for the cancer-specificity of E4orf4-induced cell death as many cancers have DDR deficiencies leading to increased reliance on the remaining intact DDR pathways and to enhanced susceptibility to DDR inhibitors such as E4orf4. Thus DDR inhibition by E4orf4 contributes both to the efficiency of adenovirus replication and to the ability of E4orf4 to kill cancer cells.
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Shilpa PS, Kaul R, Bhat S, Sultana N, Pandeshwar P. Oncolytic viruses in head and neck cancer: a new ray of hope in the management protocol. Ann Med Health Sci Res 2014; 4:S178-84. [PMID: 25364586 PMCID: PMC4212374 DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.141953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This paper intends to highlight the different types of oncolytic viruses (OVs), mechanism of tumor specificity, its safety, and various obstacles in the design of treatment and combination therapy utilizing oncotherapy. Search was conducted using the internet-based search engines and scholarly bibliographic databases with key words such as OVs, head and neck cancer, viruses, oral squamous cell carcinoma, and gene therapy. Revolutionary technologies in the field of cancer treatment have gone through a series changes leading to the development of innovative therapeutic strategies. Oncolytic virotherapy is one such therapeutic approach that has awaited phase III clinical trial validation. OVs are self-replicating, tumor selective and lyse cancer cells following viral infection. By modifying the viral genome, it is possible to direct their toxicity toward cancer cells. Viruses that are used for treatment of head and neck cancer are either naturally occurring or genetically modified. OVs are tumor selective and potential anticancer agents. Virotherapy may become the standard of care and part of combination therapy in the management of head and neck cancer in the future.
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- PS Shilpa
- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Turner RL, Wilkinson JC, Ornelles DA. E1B and E4 oncoproteins of adenovirus antagonize the effect of apoptosis inducing factor. Virology 2014; 456-457:205-19. [PMID: 24889240 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2014.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Adenovirus inundates the productively infected cell with linear, double-stranded DNA and an abundance of single-stranded DNA. The cellular response to this stimulus is antagonized by the adenoviral E1B and E4 early genes. A mutant group C adenovirus that fails to express the E1B-55K and E4orf3 genes is unable to suppress the DNA-damage response. Cells infected with this double-mutant virus display significant morphological heterogeneity at late times of infection and frequently contain fragmented nuclei. Nuclear fragmentation was due to the translocation of apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) from the mitochondria into the nucleus. The release of AIF was dependent on active poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), which appeared to be activated by viral DNA replication. Nuclear fragmentation did not occur in AIF-deficient cells or in cells treated with a PARP-1 inhibitor. The E1B-55K or E4orf3 proteins independently prevented nuclear fragmentation subsequent to PARP-1 activation, possibly by altering the intracellular distribution of PAR-modified proteins.
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- Roberta L Turner
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States.
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Sodium iodide symporter (NIS)-mediated radiovirotherapy of hepatocellular cancer using a conditionally replicating adenovirus. Gene Ther 2012; 20:625-33. [PMID: 23038026 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2012.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In this study, we determined the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of sodium iodide symporter (NIS) gene transfer and the therapeutic potential of oncolytic virotherapy combined with radioiodine therapy using a conditionally replicating oncolytic adenovirus. For this purpose, we used a replication-selective adenovirus in which the E1a gene is driven by the mouse alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) promoter and the human NIS gene is inserted in the E3 region (Ad5-E1/AFP-E3/NIS). Human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HuH7) infected with Ad5-E1/AFP-E3/NIS concentrated radioiodine at a level that was sufficiently high for a therapeutic effect in vitro. In vivo experiments demonstrated that 3 days after intratumoral (i.t.) injection of Ad5-E1/AFP-E3/NIS HuH7 xenograft tumors accumulated approximately 25% ID g(-1) (percentage of the injected dose per gram tumor tissue) (123)I as shown by (123)I gamma camera imaging. A single i.t. injection of Ad5-E1/AFP-E3/NIS (virotherapy) resulted in a significant reduction of tumor growth and prolonged survival, as compared with injection of saline. Combination of oncolytic virotherapy with radioiodine treatment (radiovirotherapy) led to an additional reduction of tumor growth that resulted in markedly improved survival as compared with virotherapy alone. In conclusion, local in vivo NIS gene transfer using a replication-selective oncolytic adenovirus is able to induce a significant therapeutic effect, which can be enhanced by additional (131)I application.
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Turnell AS, Grand RJ. DNA viruses and the cellular DNA-damage response. J Gen Virol 2012; 93:2076-2097. [PMID: 22855786 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.044412-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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It is clear that a number of host-cell factors facilitate virus replication and, conversely, a number of other factors possess inherent antiviral activity. Research, particularly over the last decade or so, has revealed that there is a complex inter-relationship between viral infection and the host-cell DNA-damage response and repair pathways. There is now a realization that viruses can selectively activate and/or repress specific components of these host-cell pathways in a temporally coordinated manner, in order to promote virus replication. Thus, some viruses, such as simian virus 40, require active DNA-repair pathways for optimal virus replication, whereas others, such as adenovirus, go to considerable lengths to inactivate some pathways. Although there is ever-increasing molecular insight into how viruses interact with host-cell damage pathways, the precise molecular roles of these pathways in virus life cycles is not well understood. The object of this review is to consider how DNA viruses have evolved to manage the function of three principal DNA damage-response pathways controlled by the three phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-related protein kinases ATM, ATR and DNA-PK and to explore further how virus interactions with these pathways promote virus replication.
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- Andrew S Turnell
- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Chen DL, Dong LX, Li M, Guo XJ, Wang M, Liu XF, Lu ZZ, Hung T. Construction of an infectious clone of human adenovirus type 41. Arch Virol 2012; 157:1313-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1293-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Touchefeu Y, Vassaux G, Harrington KJ. Oncolytic viruses in radiation oncology. Radiother Oncol 2011; 99:262-70. [PMID: 21704402 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.05.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2011] [Revised: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 05/28/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Oncolytic viruses are investigational cancer treatments. They are currently being assessed as single agents or in combination with standard therapies such as external beam radiotherapy - a DNA damaging agent that is a standard of care for many tumour types. Preclinical data indicate that combinations of oncolytic viruses and radiation therapy are promising, showing additional or synergistic antitumour effects in in vitro and in vivo studies. This interaction has the potential to be multifaceted: viruses may act as radiosensitizing agents, but radiation may also enhance viral oncolysis by increasing viral uptake, replication, gene expression and cell death (apoptosis, autophagy or necrosis) in irradiated cells. Phase I and II clinical trials investigating combinations of viruses and radiation therapy have been completed, paving the way for ongoing phase III studies. The aim of this review is to focus on the therapeutic potential of these combinations and to highlight their mechanistic bases, with particular emphasis on the role of the DNA damage response.
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- Yann Touchefeu
- The Institute of Cancer Research, Section of Cell and Molecular Biology, London, UK
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Liikanen I, Dias JD, Nokisalmi P, Sloniecka M, Kangasniemi L, Rajecki M, Dobner T, Tenhunen M, Kanerva A, Pesonen S, Ahtiainen L, Hemminki A. Adenoviral E4orf3 and E4orf6 proteins, but not E1B55K, increase killing of cancer cells by radiotherapy in vivo. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010; 78:1201-9. [PMID: 20832189 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2009] [Revised: 05/13/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Radiotherapy is widely used for treatment of many tumor types, but it can damage normal tissues. It has been proposed that cancer cells can be selectively sensitized to radiation by adenovirus replication or by using radiosensitizing transgenes. Adenoviral proteins E1B55K, E4orf3, and E4orf6 play a role in radiosensitization, by targeting the Mre11, Rad50, and NBS1 complex (MRN) and inhibiting DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair. We hypothesize that combined with irradiation, these adenoviral proteins increase cell killing through the impairment of DSB repair. METHODS AND MATERIALS We assessed the radiosensitizing/additive potential of replication-deficient adenoviruses expressing E1B55K, E4orf3, and E4orf6 proteins. Combination treatments with low-dose external photon beam radiotherapy were studied in prostate cancer (PC-3MM2 and DU-145), breast cancer (M4A4-LM3), and head and neck cancer (UT-SCC8) cell lines. We further demonstrated radiosensitizing or additive effects in mice with PC-3MM2 tumors. RESULTS We show enhanced cell killing with adenovirus and radiation combination treatment. Co-infection with several of the viruses did not further increase cell killing, suggesting that both E4orf6 and E4orf3 are potent in MRN inhibition. Our results show that adenoviral proteins E4orf3 and E4orf6, but not E1B55K, are effective also in vivo. Enhanced cell killing was due to inhibition of DSB repair resulting in persistent double-strand DNA damage, indicated by elevated phospho-H2AX levels at 24 h after irradiation. CONCLUSIONS This knowledge can be applied for improving the treatment of malignant tumors, such as prostate cancer, for development of more effective combination therapies and minimizing radiation doses and reducing side effects.
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- Ilkka Liikanen
- Haartman Institute & Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Liu C, Zhang Y, Liu MM, Zhou H, Chowdhury W, Lupold SE, Deweese TL, Rodriguez R. Evaluation of continuous low dose rate versus acute single high dose rate radiation combined with oncolytic viral therapy for prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Biol 2010; 86:220-9. [PMID: 20201650 DOI: 10.3109/09553000903419338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Conditionally Replicative Adenovirus (CRAd) has been previously demonstrated to augment the activity of radiation, resulting in synergy of cell kill. However, previous models combining radiation with CRAd have not focused on the methods of radiation delivery. MATERIALS AND METHODS We model the combination of a novel prostate-specific CRAd, Ad5 PSE/PBN E1A-AR (Ad5: adenovirus 5; PSE: prostate-specific enhancer; PBN: rat probasin promoter; E1A: early region 1A; AR: androgen receptor), with radiation delivered both acutely and continuously, in an effort to better mimic the potential clinical modes of prostate cancer radiotherapy. RESULTS We demonstrate that pre-treatment of cells with acute single high dose rate (HDR) radiation 24 hours prior to viral infection results in significantly enhanced viral replication and virus-mediated cell death. In addition, this combination causes increased level of gamma-H2AX (Phosphorylated histone protein H2AX on serine 139), a marker of double-stranded DNA damage and an indirect measure of nuclear fragmentation. In contrast, continuous low dose rate (LDR) radiation immediately following infection of the same CRAd results in no enhancement of viral replication, and only additive effects in virus-mediated cell death. CONCLUSIONS These data provide the first direct assessment of the real-time impact of radiation on viral replication and the first comparison of the effect of radiation delivery on the efficacy of CRAd virotherapy. Our data demonstrate substantial differences in CRAd efficacy based on the mode of radiation delivery.
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- Chunyan Liu
- James Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-2101, USA
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Lilley CE, Chaurushiya MS, Weitzman MD. Chromatin at the intersection of viral infection and DNA damage. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2010; 1799:319-27. [PMID: 19616655 PMCID: PMC2838936 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2009.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2009] [Accepted: 06/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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During infection, viruses cause global disruption to nuclear architecture in their attempt to take over the cell. In turn, the host responds with various defenses, which include chromatin-mediated silencing of the viral genome and activation of DNA damage signaling pathways. Dynamic exchanges at chromatin, and specific post-translational modifications on histones have recently emerged as master controllers of DNA damage signaling and repair. Studying viral control of chromatin modifications is identifying histones as important players in the battle between host and virus for control of cell cycle and gene expression. These studies are revealing new complexities of the virus-host interaction, uncovering the potential of chromatin as an anti-viral defense mechanism, and also providing unique insights into the role of chromatin in DNA repair.
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- Caroline E Lilley
- Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Hasegawa M, Kurata M, Yamamoto K, Yoshida K, Aizawa S, Kitagawa M. A novel role for acinus and MCM2 as host-specific signaling enhancers of DNA-damage-induced apoptosis in association with viral protein gp70. Leuk Res 2009; 33:1100-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2008.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2008] [Revised: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/27/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Zhou PK, Sun Y, An J. Interaction between viral proteins and hosts and its disturbance in the cellular responses to ionising radiation. Int J Radiat Biol 2009; 85:587-97. [DOI: 10.1080/09553000902954512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Singh R, Kostarelos K. Designer adenoviruses for nanomedicine and nanodiagnostics. Trends Biotechnol 2009; 27:220-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2009.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2008] [Revised: 01/02/2009] [Accepted: 01/07/2009] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Adeno-associated virus replication induces a DNA damage response coordinated by DNA-dependent protein kinase. J Virol 2009; 83:6269-78. [PMID: 19339345 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00318-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The parvovirus adeno-associated virus (AAV) contains a small single-stranded DNA genome with inverted terminal repeats that form hairpin structures. In order to propagate, AAV relies on the cellular replication machinery together with functions supplied by coinfecting helper viruses such as adenovirus (Ad). Here, we examined the host cell response to AAV replication in the context of Ad or Ad helper proteins. We show that AAV and Ad coinfection activates a DNA damage response (DDR) that is distinct from that seen during Ad or AAV infection alone. The DDR was also triggered when AAV replicated in the presence of minimal Ad helper proteins. We detected autophosphorylation of the kinases ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) and signaling to downstream targets SMC1, Chk1, Chk2, H2AX, and XRCC4 and multiple sites on RPA32. The Mre11 complex was not required for activation of the DDR to AAV infection. Additionally, we found that DNA-PKcs was the primary mediator of damage signaling in response to AAV replication. Immunofluorescence revealed that some activated damage proteins were found in a pan-nuclear pattern (phosphorylated ATM, SMC1, and H2AX), while others such as DNA-PK components (DNA-PKcs, Ku70, and Ku86) and RPA32 accumulated at AAV replication centers. Although expression of the large viral Rep proteins contributed to some damage signaling, we observed that the full response required replication of the AAV genome. Our results demonstrate that AAV replication in the presence of Ad helper functions elicits a unique damage response controlled by DNA-PK.
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Huang PI, Chang JF, Kirn DH, Liu TC. Targeted genetic and viral therapy for advanced head and neck cancers. Drug Discov Today 2009; 14:570-8. [PMID: 19508919 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2009.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2008] [Revised: 03/07/2009] [Accepted: 03/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Head and neck cancers usually present with advanced disease and novel therapies are urgently needed. Genetic therapy aims at restoring malfunctioned tumor suppressor gene(s) or introducing proapoptotic genes. Oncolytic virotherapeutics induce multiple cycles of cancer-specific virus replication, followed by oncolysis, virus spreading and infection of adjacent cancer cells. Oncolytic viruses can also be armed to express therapeutic transgene(s). Recent advances in preclinical and clinical studies are revealing the potential of both therapeutic classes for advanced head and neck cancers, including the approval of two products (Gendicine and H101) by a governmental agency. This review summarizes the available clinical data to date and discusses the challenges and future directions.
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- Pin-I Huang
- Cancer Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Throughout the process of pathogen–host co-evolution, viruses have developed a battery of distinct strategies to overcome biochemical and immunological defenses of the host. Thus, viruses have acquired the capacity to subvert host cell apoptosis, control inflammatory responses, and evade immune reactions. Since the elimination of infected cells via programmed cell death is one of the most ancestral defense mechanisms against infection, disabling host cell apoptosis might represent an almost obligate step in the viral life cycle. Conversely, viruses may take advantage of stimulating apoptosis, either to kill uninfected cells from the immune system, or to induce the breakdown of infected cells, thereby favoring viral dissemination. Several viral polypeptides are homologs of host-derived apoptosis-regulatory proteins, such as members of the Bcl-2 family. Moreover, viral factors with no homology to host proteins specifically target key components of the apoptotic machinery. Here, we summarize the current knowledge on the viral modulation of mitochondrial apoptosis, by focusing in particular on the mechanisms by which viral proteins control the host cell death apparatus.
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- Lorenzo Galluzzi
- INSERM, U848, Villejuif, France
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud 11, Villejuif, France
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- University of Versailles/St Quentin, PRES UniverSud Paris, CNRS UMR8159, Versailles, France
- * E-mail: (CB); (GK)
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- INSERM, U848, Villejuif, France
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud 11, Villejuif, France
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- University of Versailles/St Quentin, PRES UniverSud Paris, CNRS UMR8159, Versailles, France
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- INSERM, U848, Villejuif, France
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud 11, Villejuif, France
- * E-mail: (CB); (GK)
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Park MA, Yacoub A, Rahmani M, Zhang G, Hart L, Hagan MP, Calderwood SK, Sherman MY, Koumenis C, Spiegel S, Chen CS, Graf M, Curiel DT, Fisher PB, Grant S, Dent P. OSU-03012 stimulates PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum-dependent increases in 70-kDa heat shock protein expression, attenuating its lethal actions in transformed cells. Mol Pharmacol 2008; 73:1168-84. [PMID: 18182481 DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.042697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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We have further defined mechanism(s) by which 2-amino-N-{4-[5-(2-phenanthrenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-phenyl}acetamide [OSU-03012 (OSU)], a derivative of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) inhibitor celecoxib but lacking COX2 inhibitory activity, kills transformed cells. In cells lacking expression of protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK(-/-)), the lethality of OSU was attenuated. OSU enhanced the expression of Beclin 1 and ATG5 and cleavage of pro-caspase 4 in a PERK-dependent fashion and promoted the Beclin 1- and ATG5-dependent formation of vacuoles containing LC3, followed by a subsequent caspase 4-dependent cleavage of cathepsin B and a cathepsin B-dependent formation of low pH intracellular vesicles; cathepsin B was activated and released into the cytosol and genetic suppression of caspase 4, cathepsin B, or apoptosis-inducing factor function significantly suppressed cell killing. In parallel, OSU caused PERK-dependent increases in 70-kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) expression and decreases in 90-kDa heat shock protein (HSP90) and Grp78/BiP expression. Changes in HSP70 expression were post-transcriptional. Knock-down or small-molecule inhibition of HSP70 expression enhanced OSU toxicity, and overexpression of HSP70 suppressed OSU-induced low pH vesicle formation and lethality. Our data demonstrate that OSU-03012 causes cell killing that is dependent on PERK-induced activation of multiple toxic proteases. OSU-03012 also increased expression of HSP70 in a PERK-dependent fashion, providing support for the contention that OSU-03012-induced PERK signaling promotes both cell survival and cell death processes.
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- Margaret A Park
- Department of Biochemistry, 401 College Street, Massey Cancer Center, Room 280a, Box 980035, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0035, USA
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Nutku-Bilir E, Hudson SA, Bochner BS. Interleukin-5 priming of human eosinophils alters siglec-8 mediated apoptosis pathways. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2007; 38:121-4. [PMID: 17690326 PMCID: PMC2176128 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2007-0154oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Previously, we have identified the sequential activation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondria, and caspase-3, -8, and -9, in Siglec-8-mediated eosinophil apoptosis. Cytokine priming, which normally prolongs eosinophil survival, paradoxically potentiated this proapoptotic effect. The mechanisms of Siglec-8-mediated apoptosis after priming were therefore explored. Using IL-5 as the priming stimulus, the rate of Siglec-8-induced eosinophil apoptosis was found to be enhanced compared with unprimed cells, and mechanisms differed after IL-5 priming in that neither a pan-caspase inhibitor, nor a specific caspase-3 inhibitor, could override apoptosis. IL-5 priming also accelerated Siglec-8-mediated dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potential. Finally, both the mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor rotenone, and the ROS inhibitors diphenyleneiodonium and antimycin, completely inhibited Siglec-8-mediated apoptosis, even after IL-5 priming. These data demonstrate that IL-5 priming enhances Siglec-8-mediated mitochondrial and ROS-dependent eosinophil apoptosis and eliminates caspase dependence. The potential clinical implication of these findings is that cytokine priming, as often occurs in vivo in asthma and other hypereosinophilic disorders, may render eosinophils from such patients especially susceptible to the proapoptotic effects of a Siglec-8-engaging therapeutic agent.
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- Esra Nutku-Bilir
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Moubarak RS, Yuste VJ, Artus C, Bouharrour A, Greer PA, Menissier-de Murcia J, Susin SA. Sequential activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1, calpains, and Bax is essential in apoptosis-inducing factor-mediated programmed necrosis. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 27:4844-62. [PMID: 17470554 PMCID: PMC1951482 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.02141-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Alkylating DNA damage induces a necrotic type of programmed cell death through the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARP) and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF). Following PARP activation, AIF is released from mitochondria and translocates to the nucleus, where it causes chromatin condensation and DNA fragmentation. By employing a large panel of gene knockout cells, we identified and describe here two essential molecular links between PARP and AIF: calpains and Bax. Alkylating DNA damage initiated a p53-independent form of death involving PARP-1 but not PARP-2. Once activated, PARP-1 mediated mitochondrial AIF release and necrosis through a mechanism requiring calpains but not cathepsins or caspases. Importantly, single ablation of the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family member Bax, but not Bak, prevented both AIF release and alkylating DNA damage-induced death. Thus, Bax is indispensable for this type of necrosis. Our data also revealed that Bcl-2 regulates N-methyl-N'-nitro-N'-nitrosoguanidine-induced necrosis. Finally, we established the molecular ordering of PARP-1, calpains, Bax, and AIF activation, and we showed that AIF downregulation confers resistance to alkylating DNA damage-induced necrosis. Our data shed new light on the mechanisms regulating AIF-dependent necrosis and support the notion that, like apoptosis, necrosis could be a highly regulated cell death program.
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- Rana S Moubarak
- Apoptose et Système Immunitaire, CNRS-URA 1961, Institut Pasteur, 25 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris, France
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