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Jha MK, Passero JV, Rawat A, Ament XH, Yang F, Vidensky S, Collins SL, Horton MR, Hoke A, Rutter GA, Latremoliere A, Rothstein JD, Morrison BM. Macrophage monocarboxylate transporter 1 promotes peripheral nerve regeneration after injury in mice. J Clin Invest 2021; 131:e141964. [PMID: 34491913 DOI: 10.1172/jci141964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Peripheral nerves have the capacity for regeneration, but the rate of regeneration is so slow that many nerve injuries lead to incomplete recovery and permanent disability for patients. Macrophages play a critical role in the peripheral nerve response to injury, contributing to both Wallerian degeneration and nerve regeneration, and their function has recently been shown to be dependent on intracellular metabolism. To date, the impact of their intracellular metabolism on peripheral nerve regeneration has not been studied. We examined conditional transgenic mice with selective ablation in macrophages of solute carrier family 16, member 1 (Slc16a1), which encodes monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1), and found that MCT1 contributed to macrophage metabolism, phenotype, and function, specifically in regard to phagocytosis and peripheral nerve regeneration. Adoptive cell transfer of wild-type macrophages ameliorated the impaired nerve regeneration in macrophage-selective MCT1-null mice. We also developed a mouse model that overexpressed MCT1 in macrophages and found that peripheral nerves in these mice regenerated more rapidly than in control mice. Our study provides further evidence that MCT1 has an important biological role in macrophages and that manipulations of macrophage metabolism can enhance recovery from peripheral nerve injuries, for which there are currently no approved medical therapies.
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Section of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Lin CH, Wang Z, Duque-Afonso J, Wong SHK, Demeter J, Loktev AV, Somervaille TCP, Jackson PK, Cleary ML. Oligomeric self-association contributes to E2A-PBX1-mediated oncogenesis. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4915. [PMID: 30894657 PMCID: PMC6426973 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41393-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The PBX1 homeodomain transcription factor is converted by t(1;19) chromosomal translocations in acute leukemia into the chimeric E2A-PBX1 oncoprotein. Fusion with E2A confers potent transcriptional activation and constitutive nuclear localization, bypassing the need for dimerization with protein partners that normally stabilize and regulate import of PBX1 into the nucleus, but the mechanisms underlying its oncogenic activation are incompletely defined. We demonstrate here that E2A-PBX1 self-associates through the PBX1 PBC-B domain of the chimeric protein to form higher-order oligomers in t(1;19) human leukemia cells, and that this property is required for oncogenic activity. Structural and functional studies indicate that self-association facilitates the binding of E2A-PBX1 to DNA. Mutants unable to self-associate are transformation defective, however their oncogenic activity is rescued by the synthetic oligomerization domain of FKBP, which confers conditional transformation properties on E2A-PBX1. In contrast to self-association, PBX1 protein domains that mediate interactions with HOX DNA-binding partners are dispensable. These studies suggest that oligomeric self-association may compensate for the inability of monomeric E2A-PBX1 to stably bind DNA and circumvents protein interactions that otherwise modulate PBX1 stability, nuclear localization, DNA binding, and transcriptional activity. The unique dependence on self-association for E2A-PBX1 oncogenic activity suggests potential approaches for mechanism-based targeted therapies.
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MESH Headings
- Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/genetics
- Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Carcinogenesis/genetics
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/chemistry
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19/chemistry
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- DNA, Neoplasm/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/metabolism
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/metabolism
- Pre-B-Cell Leukemia Transcription Factor 1/genetics
- Pre-B-Cell Leukemia Transcription Factor 1/metabolism
- Protein Binding
- Protein Multimerization
- Protein Stability
- Tacrolimus Binding Proteins/genetics
- Tacrolimus Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic
- Translocation, Genetic
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- Chiou-Hong Lin
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
- Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
- Leukaemia Biology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
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- Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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Sex Differences in Correlation with Gene Expression Levels between Ifi200 Family Genes and Four Sets of Immune Disease-Relevant Genes. J Immunol Res 2018; 2018:1290814. [PMID: 30246031 PMCID: PMC6136564 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1290814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background The HIN-200 family genes in humans have been linked to several autoimmune diseases—particularly to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, its human counterpart gene cluster, the Ifi200 family in mice, has been linked to spontaneous arthritis disease (SAD). However, many immune-mediated diseases (including RA and SLE) show gender difference. Understanding whether or not and how these genes play a role in sex difference in immune-mediated diseases is essential for diagnosis/treatment. Methods This study takes advantage of the whole genome gene expression profiles of recombinant inbred (RI) strain populations from female and male mice to analyze potential sex differences in a variety of genes in disease pathways. Expression levels and regulatory QTL of Ifi200 family genes between female and male mice were first examined in a large mouse population, including RI strains derived from C57BL/6J, DBA/2J (BXD), and classic inbred strains. Sex similarities and differences were then analyzed for correlations with gene expression levels between genes in the Ifi200 family and four selected gene sets: known immune Ifi200 pathway-related genes, lupus-relevant genes, osteoarthritis- (OA-) and RA-relevant genes, and sex hormone-related genes. Results The expression level of Ifi202b showed the most sex difference in correlation with known immune-related genes (the P value for Ifi202b is 0.0004). Ifi202b also showed gender difference in correlation with selected sex hormone genes, with a P value of 0.0243. When comparing coexpression levels between Ifi200 genes and lupus-relevant genes, Ifi203 and Ifi205 showed significant sex difference (P values: 0.0303 and 0.002, resp.). Furthermore, several key genes (e.g., Csf1r, Ifnb1, IL-20, IL-22, IL-24, Jhdm1d, Csf1r, Ifnb1, IL-20, IL-22, IL-24, and Tgfb2 that regulate sex differences in immune diseases) were discovered. Conclusions Different genes in the Ifi200 family play different roles in sex difference among dissimilar pathways of these four gene groups.
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Zhu Y, Gong K, Denholtz M, Chandra V, Kamps MP, Alber F, Murre C. Comprehensive characterization of neutrophil genome topology. Genes Dev 2017; 31:141-153. [PMID: 28167501 PMCID: PMC5322729 DOI: 10.1101/gad.293910.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Neutrophils are responsible for the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Their nuclei are uniquely structured as multiple lobes that establish a highly constrained nuclear environment. Here we found that neutrophil differentiation was not associated with large-scale changes in the number and sizes of topologically associating domains (TADs). However, neutrophil genomes were enriched for long-range genomic interactions that spanned multiple TADs. Population-based simulation of spherical and toroid genomes revealed declining radii of gyration for neutrophil chromosomes. We found that neutrophil genomes were highly enriched for heterochromatic genomic interactions across vast genomic distances, a process named supercontraction. Supercontraction involved genomic regions located in the heterochromatic compartment in both progenitors and neutrophils or genomic regions that switched from the euchromatic to the heterochromatic compartment during neutrophil differentiation. Supercontraction was accompanied by the repositioning of centromeres, pericentromeres, and long interspersed nuclear elements (LINEs) to the neutrophil nuclear lamina. We found that Lamin B receptor expression was required to attach centromeric and pericentromeric repeats but not LINE-1 elements to the lamina. Differentiating neutrophils also repositioned ribosomal DNA and mininucleoli to the lamina-a process that was closely associated with sharply reduced ribosomal RNA expression. We propose that large-scale chromatin reorganization involving supercontraction and recruitment of heterochromatin and nucleoli to the nuclear lamina facilitates the folding of the neutrophil genome into a confined geometry imposed by a multilobed nuclear architecture.
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- Yina Zhu
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Kubosaki A, Lindgren G, Tagami M, Simon C, Tomaru Y, Miura H, Suzuki T, Arner E, Forrest ARR, Irvine KM, Schroder K, Hasegawa Y, Kanamori-Katayama M, Rehli M, Hume DA, Kawai J, Suzuki M, Suzuki H, Hayashizaki Y. The combination of gene perturbation assay and ChIP-chip reveals functional direct target genes for IRF8 in THP-1 cells. Mol Immunol 2010; 47:2295-302. [PMID: 20573402 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2010.05.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2010] [Revised: 05/24/2010] [Accepted: 05/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gene regulatory networks in living cells are controlled by the interaction of multiple cell type-specific transcription regulators with DNA binding sites in target genes. Interferon regulatory factor 8 (IRF8), also known as interferon consensus sequence binding protein (ICSBP), is a transcription factor expressed predominantly in myeloid and lymphoid cell lineages. To find the functional direct target genes of IRF8, the gene expression profiles of siRNA knockdown samples and genome-wide binding locations by ChIP-chip were analyzed in THP-1 myelomonocytic leukemia cells. Consequently, 84 genes were identified as functional direct targets. The ETS family transcription factor PU.1, also known as SPI1, binds to IRF8 and regulates basal transcription in macrophages. Using the same approach, we identified 53 direct target genes of PU.1; these overlapped with 19 IRF8 targets. These 19 genes included key molecules of IFN signaling such as OAS1 and IRF9, but excluded other IFN-related genes amongst the IRF8 functional direct target genes. We suggest that IRF8 and PU.1 can have both combined, and independent actions on different promoters in myeloid cells.
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- Atsutaka Kubosaki
- RIKEN Omics Science Center, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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Li C, Wang W, Wang H, Zhong Y, Di J, Lin Y. Proteomic analysis of proteins differentially expressed in uterine lymphocytes obtained from wild-type and NOD mice. J Cell Biochem 2009; 108:447-57. [PMID: 19623579 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice exhibit impaired fertility and decreased litter size when compared to wild type (WT) mice. However, it is unclear why allogeneic pregnant NOD mice are prone to spontaneous embryo loss. Herein, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and mass spectrometry (MS) were used to detect differentially expressed proteins in the uterine lymphocytes isolated from these mice and WT BALB/c controls. We found 24 differentially expressed proteins. The differential expression of 10 of these proteins was further confirmed by Western blot analysis. Out of the 24 identified proteins, 20 were expressed in uterine lymphocytes of WT mice at a level at least 2 times higher than in NOD mice, whereas 4 were down-regulated. Western blot analysis confirmed that 8 proteins were up-regulated and 2 proteins were down-regulated in WT mice compared with NOD mice, consistent with the results of 2-DE and MS. Additionally, most of the highly expressed proteins in WT uterine lymphocytes were expressed at a significantly lower level in the corresponding splenic group (17/20). These results suggest that up-regulated expression of these proteins may be specific to uterine lymphocytes. Reported functions of the highly expressed proteins affect key functions during pregnancy, including cell movement, cell cycle control, and metabolisms. Finally, we analyzed the constitutional ratio of CD3(+) and CD49b(+) cells in the isolated lymphocytes by flow cytometry. Our results suggest that the differentially expressed proteins may participate in the modulation of embryo implantation and early-stage development of embryos, and subsequently influence pregnancy outcome.
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- Cui Li
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics of Chinese Ministry of Health, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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Laurenzana A, Petruccelli LA, Pettersson F, Figueroa ME, Melnick A, Baldwin AS, Paoletti F, Miller WH. Inhibition of DNA methyltransferase activates tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced monocytic differentiation in acute myeloid leukemia cells. Cancer Res 2009; 69:55-64. [PMID: 19117987 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-0245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Transcriptional silencing via promoter methylation of genes important for cell growth and differentiation plays a key role in myeloid leukemogenesis. We find that clinically achievable levels of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-AZA-dC), a potent inhibitor of DNA methylation, can modify chromatin and restore the ability of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) to induce monocytic differentiation of the acute myeloid leukemia cells NB4 and U937. Although 5-AZA-dC cannot fully induce differentiation, we show that 5-AZA-dC acts directly on TNFalpha-responsive promoters to facilitate TNFalpha-induced transcriptional pathways leading to differentiation. 5-AZA-dC regulates the expression of Dif-2, a TNFalpha target gene, by deacetylating chromatin domains in a methylation-dependent manner. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses of the Dif-2 promoter show histone hyperacetylation and a recruitment of the nuclear factor-kappaB transcription factor in response to 5-AZA-dC. Furthermore, 5-AZA-dC plus TNFalpha enhances the level of phosphorylated RNA Pol II at the Dif-2 promoter via synergistic recruitment of TFIIH. We conclude that nonspecific changes in chromatin can allow a specific transcriptional inducer to overcome blocks in leukemic cell differentiation. Our results support the concept of low doses of 5-AZA-dC acting in combination with other agents to target epigenetic changes that drive malignant growth in leukemic cells. [Cancer Res 2009;69(1):55-64].
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- Anna Laurenzana
- Segal Cancer Center and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, 3755 Côte Ste-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Koval LM, Zverkova AS, Grailhe R, Utkin YN, Tsetlin VI, Komisarenko SV, Skok MV. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors alpha4beta2 and alpha7 regulate myelo- and erythropoiesis within the bone marrow. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 40:980-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2007] [Revised: 10/31/2007] [Accepted: 11/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ludlow LE, Purton LE, Klarmann K, Gough DJ, Hii LL, Trapani JA, Keller JR, Clarke CJ, Johnstone RW. The Role of p202 in Regulating Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation and Differentiation. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2008; 28:5-11. [DOI: 10.1089/jir.2007.0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Louise E. Ludlow
- Gene Regulation Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
- Current address: Department of Medicine and Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, and Department of Medicine, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL, 60208
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- Stem Cell Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
- Current address: Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02114
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- Basic Research Program, SAIC-Inc. Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702-1201
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- Gene Regulation Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
- Current address: New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Gene Regulation Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Gene Regulation Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Basic Research Program, SAIC-Inc. Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702-1201
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- Gene Regulation Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Gene Regulation Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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Méthot N, Rubin J, Guay D, Beaulieu C, Ethier D, Reddy TJ, Riendeau D, Percival MD. Inhibition of the Activation of Multiple Serine Proteases with a Cathepsin C Inhibitor Requires Sustained Exposure to Prevent Pro-enzyme Processing. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:20836-46. [PMID: 17535802 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m702615200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cathepsin C is a cysteine protease required for the activation of several pro-inflammatory serine proteases and, as such, is of interest as a therapeutic target. In cathepsin C-deficient mice and humans, the N-terminal processing and activation of neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G, and proteinase-3 is abolished and is accompanied by a reduction of protein levels. Pharmacologically, the consequence of cathepsin C inhibition on the activation of these serine proteases has not been described, due to the lack of stable and non-toxic inhibitors and the absence of appropriate experimental cell systems. Using novel reversible peptide nitrile inhibitors of cathepsin C, and cell-based assays with U937 and EcoM-G cells, we determined the effects of pharmacological inhibition of cathepsin C on serine protease activity. We show that indirect and complete inhibition of neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G, and proteinase-3 is achievable in intact cells with selective and non-cytotoxic cathepsin C inhibitors, at concentrations approximately 10-fold higher than those required to inhibit purified cathepsin C. The concentration of inhibitor needed to block processing of these three serine proteases was similar, regardless of the cell system used. Importantly, cathepsin C inhibition must be sustained to maintain serine protease inhibition, because removal of the reversible inhibitors resulted in the activation of pro-enzymes in intact cells. These findings demonstrate that near complete inhibition of multiple serine proteases can be achieved with cathepsin C inhibitors and that cathepsin C inhibition represents a viable but challenging approach for the treatment of neutrophil-based inflammatory diseases.
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- Nathalie Méthot
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Merck Research Laboratories, 16711 Trans-Canada Highway, Kirkland Quebec H9H 3L1, Canada
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Wittwer J, Marti-Jaun J, Hersberger M. Functional polymorphism in ALOX15 results in increased allele-specific transcription in macrophages through binding of the transcription factor SPI1. Hum Mutat 2006; 27:78-87. [PMID: 16320347 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The reticulocyte-type 15-lipoxygenase-1 (ALOX15) has antiinflammatory and inflammatory effects, and is implicated in the development of asthma, arthritis, and atherosclerosis. We screened the human ALOX15 gene for variations because genetic variability in ALOX15 may influence these diseases. We detected 11 variations, including five polymorphisms located in the ALOX15 promoter region. One of these polymorphisms, a C-to-T substitution at position c.-292, created a novel transcription factor binding site for SPI1. Transcription assays revealed that promoter variants with c.-292 T transcribe twice as efficiently as all the other promoter variants containing c.-292C. This was true in macrophages that constitutively express SPI1, but not in a lung epithelial cell line that does not express SPI1. Mutation of the core-binding site for SPI1 abolished the higher transcriptional activity, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays showed that SPI1 selectively binds to the mutant c.-292 T [corrected] promoter. These results were corroborated in primary human macrophages, in which macrophages from heterozygous c.-292CT carriers expressed three times more ALOX15 mRNA than macrophages from homozygous c.-292CC carriers. We conclude that the c.-292 T allele in the ALOX15 promoter generates a novel binding site for the transcription factor SPI1 that results in higher transcription of the gene in macrophages. This may lead to an increase in ALOX15-mediated lipid metabolites, which play a role in inflammation.
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- Jonas Wittwer
- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Bourette RP, Grasset MF, Mouchiroud G. E2a/Pbx1 oncogene inhibits terminal differentiation but not myeloid potential of pro-T cells. Oncogene 2006; 26:234-47. [PMID: 16819510 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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E2a/Pbx1 is a fusion oncoprotein resulting from the t(1;19) translocation found in human pre-B acute lymphocytic leukemia and in a small number of acute T-lymphoid and myeloid leukemias. It was previously suggested that E2a/Pbx1 could cooperate with normal or oncogenic signaling pathways to immortalize myeloid and lymphoid progenitor cells. To address this question, we introduced the receptor of the macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF-R) in pro-T cells immortalized by a conditional, estradiol-dependent, E2a/Pbx1-protein, and continuously proliferating in response to stem cell factor and interleukin-7. We asked whether M-CSF-R would be functional in an early T progenitor cell and influence the fate of E2a/Pbx1-immortalized cells. E2a-Pbx1 immortalized pro-T cells could proliferate and shifted from lymphoid to myeloid lineage after signaling through exogenously expressed M-CSF-R, irrespective of the presence of estradiol. However, terminal macrophage differentiation of the cells was obtained only when estradiol was withdrawn from cultures. This demonstrated that M-CSF-R is functional for proliferation and differentiation signaling in a T-lymphoid progenitor cell, which, in addition, unveiled myeloid potential of pro-T progenitors. Moreover, the block of differentiation induced by the E2a/Pbx1 oncogene could be modulated by hematopoietic cytokines such as M-CSF, suggesting plasticity of leukemic progenitor cells. Finally, additional experiments suggested that PU.1 and eight twenty-one transcriptional regulators might be implicated in the mechanisms of oncogenesis by E2a/Pbx1.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Lineage
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Estradiol/pharmacology
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Genes, fms/genetics
- Genes, fms/physiology
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics
- Homeodomain Proteins/physiology
- Interleukin-7/pharmacology
- Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Myeloid Cells/metabolism
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/physiology
- Phagocytosis
- Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/genetics
- Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Signal Transduction
- Stem Cell Factor/pharmacology
- Stem Cells/metabolism
- Stem Cells/pathology
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
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- R P Bourette
- Centre de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 5534, Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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Dauffy J, Mouchiroud G, Bourette RP. The interferon-inducible gene, Ifi204, is transcriptionally activated in response to M-CSF, and its expression favors macrophage differentiation in myeloid progenitor cells. J Leukoc Biol 2005; 79:173-83. [PMID: 16244109 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0205083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The interferon-inducible (Ifi)204 gene was isolated as a macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF)-responsive gene using a gene trap approach in the myeloid interleukin-3 (IL-3)-dependent FD-Fms cell line, which differentiates in macrophages in response to M-CSF. Here, we show that Ifi204 was transcriptionally activated in response to M-CSF, and FD-Fms cells decreased their growth and committed toward a macrophage morphology; this induction was abrogated when the differentiation signal of the M-CSF receptor was blocked; the Ifi204 gene was also induced during macrophage differentiation controlled by leukemia inhibitory factor; and the Ifi204 gene is expressed in different mature monocyte/macrophage cells. Finally, we showed that enforced expression of Ifi204 strongly decreased IL-3- and M-CSF-dependent proliferation and conversely, favored macrophage differentiation of FD-Fms cells in response to M-CSF. Altogether, these results demonstrate that the Ifi204 gene is activated during macrophage development and suggest that the Ifi204 protein may act as a regulator of the balance between proliferation and differentiation. Moreover, this study suggests that other members of the Ifi family might act as regulators of hematopoiesis under the control of hemopoietic cytokines.
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- Jérémy Dauffy
- Centre de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 5534, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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Petroziello J, Yamane A, Westendorf L, Thompson M, McDonagh C, Cerveny C, Law CL, Wahl A, Carter P. Suppression subtractive hybridization and expression profiling identifies a unique set of genes overexpressed in non-small-cell lung cancer. Oncogene 2004; 23:7734-45. [PMID: 15334068 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Expression array data for >3000 individual clones from two suppression subtractive hybridization libraries revealed 147 genes overexpressed in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines. Of these 147 genes, 30 genes have previously unknown cancer association and 65 genes have been associated with cancers other than NSCLC. The identification of 52 genes previously associated with NSCLC by different methodologies supports the validity of the strategy used here. Of the 147 genes, 19 have no prior named Unigene cluster designation, and are designated herein as L1 to L19. Quantitative real-time PCR and cancer profiling arrays were used as independent validation tools to confirm tumor overexpression for five of the 'L' genes in tumor cell lines and patient samples from NSCLC and other cancers. Follow-up studies for candidate NSCLC-associated genes can be useful in providing valuable insight into the etiology of lung cancer as well as providing potentially interesting diagnostic or therapeutic targets for further investigation.
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- Joseph Petroziello
- Department of Antibody Technologies, Seattle Genetics Inc., 21823 30th Drive SE, Bothell, WA 98021, USA
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Witcher M, Shiu HY, Guo Q, Miller WH. Combination of retinoic acid and tumor necrosis factor overcomes the maturation block in a variety of retinoic acid-resistant acute promyelocytic leukemia cells. Blood 2004; 104:3335-42. [PMID: 15256426 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-01-0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractRetinoic acid (RA) overcomes the maturation block in t(15:17) acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), leading to granulocytic differentiation. Patients receiving RA alone invariably develop RA resistance. RA-resistant cells can serve as useful models for the development of treatments for both APL and other leukemias. Previously, we showed that RA and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) promote monocytic differentiation of the APL cell line NB4 and U937 monoblastic cells. Here, we report that combining TNF with RA leads to maturation of several RA-resistant APL cells along a monocytic pathway, whereas UF-1, a patient-derived RA-resistant cell line, showed characteristics of granulocytic differentiation. We found distinct differences in gene regulation between UF-1 cells and cells showing monocytic differentiation. Although IRF-7 was up-regulated by TNF and RA in all cells tested, expression of c-jun and PU.1 correlated with monocytic differentiation. Furthermore, synergistic induction of PU.1 DNA binding and macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor (m-CSF-1R) mRNA was observed only in cells differentiating into monocytes. Using neutralizing antibodies against m-CSF-1R or its ligand, we found that inhibiting this pathway strongly reduced CD14 expression in response to RA and TNF, suggesting that this pathway is essential for their synergy in RA-resistant leukemia cells. (Blood. 2004;104:3335-3342)
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- Michael Witcher
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Sykes DB, Kamps MP. E2a/Pbx1 induces the rapid proliferation of stem cell factor-dependent murine pro-T cells that cause acute T-lymphoid or myeloid leukemias in mice. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:1256-69. [PMID: 14729970 PMCID: PMC321418 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.3.1256-1269.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2003] [Revised: 05/27/2003] [Accepted: 10/07/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oncoprotein E2a/Pbx1 is produced by the t(1;19) chromosomal translocation of human pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia. E2a/Pbx1 blocks differentiation of primary myeloid progenitors but, paradoxically, induces apoptosis in established pre-B-cell lines, and no transforming function of E2a/Pbx1 has been reported in cultured lymphoid progenitors. Here, we demonstrate that E2a/Pbx1 induces immortal proliferation of stem cell factor (SCF)-dependent pro-T thymocytes by a mechanism dependent upon both its transactivation and DNA-binding functions. E2a-Pbx1 cooperated with cytokines or activated signaling oncoproteins to induce cell division, as inactivation of conditional E2a/Pbx1 in either factor-dependent pro-T cells or pro-T cells made factor independent by expression of Bcr/Abl resulted in pro-T-cell quiescence, while reactivation of E2a/Pbx1 restored cell division. Infusion of E2a/Pbx1 pro-T cells in mice caused T lymphoblastic leukemia and, unexpectedly, acute myeloid leukemia. The acute lymphoblastic leukemia did not evidence further maturation, suggesting that E2a/Pbx1 establishes an early block in pro-T-cell development that cannot be overcome by marrow or thymic microenvironments. In an E2a/Pbx1 pro-T thymocyte clone that induced only pro-T acute lymphoblastic leukemia, coexpression of Bcr/Abl expanded its leukemic phenotype to include acute myeloid leukemia, suggesting that unique functions of cooperating signaling oncoproteins can influence the lymphoid versus myeloid character of E2a/Pbx1 leukemia and may cooperate with E2a/Pbx1 to dictate the pre-B-cell phenotype of human leukemia containing t(1;19).
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- David B Sykes
- Department of Pathology, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0612, USA
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