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Abi Nahed R, Safwan-Zaiter H, Gemy K, Lyko C, Boudaud M, Desseux M, Marquette C, Barjat T, Alfaidy N, Benharouga M. The Multifaceted Functions of Prion Protein (PrP C) in Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4982. [PMID: 37894349 PMCID: PMC10605613 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15204982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The cellular prion protein (PrPC) is a glycoprotein anchored to the cell surface by glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). PrPC is expressed both in the brain and in peripheral tissues. Investigations on PrPC's functions revealed its direct involvement in neurodegenerative and prion diseases, as well as in various physiological processes such as anti-oxidative functions, copper homeostasis, trans-membrane signaling, and cell adhesion. Recent findings have revealed the ectopic expression of PrPC in various cancers including gastric, melanoma, breast, colorectal, pancreatic, as well as rare cancers, where PrPC promotes cellular migration and invasion, tumor growth, and metastasis. Through its downstream signaling, PrPC has also been reported to be involved in resistance to chemotherapy and tumor cell apoptosis. This review summarizes the variance of expression of PrPC in different types of cancers and discusses its roles in their development and progression, as well as its use as a potential target to treat such cancers.
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- Roland Abi Nahed
- U1292, Laboratoire de BioSanté, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), F-38058 Grenoble, France; (R.A.N.); (H.S.-Z.); (K.G.); (C.L.); (M.B.); (M.D.); (C.M.); (T.B.); (N.A.)
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), DSV-IRIG, F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), F-38058 Grenoble, France
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- U1292, Laboratoire de BioSanté, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), F-38058 Grenoble, France; (R.A.N.); (H.S.-Z.); (K.G.); (C.L.); (M.B.); (M.D.); (C.M.); (T.B.); (N.A.)
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), DSV-IRIG, F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), F-38058 Grenoble, France
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- U1292, Laboratoire de BioSanté, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), F-38058 Grenoble, France; (R.A.N.); (H.S.-Z.); (K.G.); (C.L.); (M.B.); (M.D.); (C.M.); (T.B.); (N.A.)
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), DSV-IRIG, F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), F-38058 Grenoble, France
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- U1292, Laboratoire de BioSanté, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), F-38058 Grenoble, France; (R.A.N.); (H.S.-Z.); (K.G.); (C.L.); (M.B.); (M.D.); (C.M.); (T.B.); (N.A.)
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), DSV-IRIG, F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), F-38058 Grenoble, France
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- U1292, Laboratoire de BioSanté, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), F-38058 Grenoble, France; (R.A.N.); (H.S.-Z.); (K.G.); (C.L.); (M.B.); (M.D.); (C.M.); (T.B.); (N.A.)
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), DSV-IRIG, F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), F-38058 Grenoble, France
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- U1292, Laboratoire de BioSanté, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), F-38058 Grenoble, France; (R.A.N.); (H.S.-Z.); (K.G.); (C.L.); (M.B.); (M.D.); (C.M.); (T.B.); (N.A.)
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), DSV-IRIG, F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), F-38058 Grenoble, France
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- U1292, Laboratoire de BioSanté, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), F-38058 Grenoble, France; (R.A.N.); (H.S.-Z.); (K.G.); (C.L.); (M.B.); (M.D.); (C.M.); (T.B.); (N.A.)
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), DSV-IRIG, F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), F-38058 Grenoble, France
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- U1292, Laboratoire de BioSanté, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), F-38058 Grenoble, France; (R.A.N.); (H.S.-Z.); (K.G.); (C.L.); (M.B.); (M.D.); (C.M.); (T.B.); (N.A.)
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), DSV-IRIG, F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), F-38058 Grenoble, France
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- U1292, Laboratoire de BioSanté, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), F-38058 Grenoble, France; (R.A.N.); (H.S.-Z.); (K.G.); (C.L.); (M.B.); (M.D.); (C.M.); (T.B.); (N.A.)
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), DSV-IRIG, F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), F-38058 Grenoble, France
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- U1292, Laboratoire de BioSanté, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), F-38058 Grenoble, France; (R.A.N.); (H.S.-Z.); (K.G.); (C.L.); (M.B.); (M.D.); (C.M.); (T.B.); (N.A.)
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), DSV-IRIG, F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), F-38058 Grenoble, France
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Limone A, Maggisano V, Sarnataro D, Bulotta S. Emerging roles of the cellular prion protein (PrP C) and 37/67 kDa laminin receptor (RPSA) interaction in cancer biology. Cell Mol Life Sci 2023; 80:207. [PMID: 37452879 PMCID: PMC10349719 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-023-04844-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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The cellular prion protein (PrPC) is well-known for its involvement, under its pathogenic protease-resistant form (PrPSc), in a group of neurodegenerative diseases, known as prion diseases. PrPC is expressed in nervous system, as well as in other peripheral organs, and has been found overexpressed in several types of solid tumors. Notwithstanding, studies in recent years have disclosed an emerging role for PrPC in various cancer associated processes. PrPC has high binding affinity for 37/67 kDa laminin receptor (RPSA), a molecule that acts as a key player in tumorigenesis, affecting cell growth, adhesion, migration, invasion and cell death processes. Recently, we have characterized at cellular level, small molecules able to antagonize the direct PrPC binding to RPSA and their intracellular trafficking. These findings are very crucial considering that the main function of RPSA is to modulate key events in the metastasis cascade. Elucidation of the role played by PrPC/RPSA interaction in regulating tumor development, progression and response to treatment, represents a very promising challenge to gain pathogenetic information and discover novel specific biomarkers and/or therapeutic targets to be exploited in clinical settings. This review attempts to convey a detailed description of the complexity surrounding these multifaceted proteins from the perspective of cancer hallmarks, but with a specific focus on the role of their interaction in the control of proliferation, migration and invasion, genome instability and mutation, as well as resistance to cell death controlled by autophagic pathway.
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- Adriana Limone
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Campus "S. Venuta", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Campus "S. Venuta", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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Mafi A, Rezaee M, Hedayati N, Hogan SD, Reiter RJ, Aarabi MH, Asemi Z. Melatonin and 5-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy: opportunities and efficacy in cancer therapy. Cell Commun Signal 2023; 21:33. [PMID: 36759799 PMCID: PMC9912526 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01047-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Combined chemotherapy is a treatment method based on the simultaneous use of two or more therapeutic agents; it is frequently necessary to produce a more effective treatment for cancer patients. Such combined treatments often improve the outcomes over that of the monotherapy approach, as the drugs synergistically target critical cell signaling pathways or work independently at different oncostatic sites. A better prognosis has been reported in patients treated with combination therapy than in patients treated with single drug chemotherapy. In recent decades, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) has become one of the most widely used chemotherapy agents in cancer treatment. This medication, which is soluble in water, is used as the first line of anti-neoplastic agent in the treatment of several cancer types including breast, head and neck, stomach and colon cancer. Within the last three decades, many studies have investigated melatonin as an anti-cancer agent; this molecule exhibits various functions in controlling the behavior of cancer cells, such as inhibiting cell growth, inducing apoptosis, and inhibiting invasion. The aim of this review is to comprehensively evaluate the role of melatonin as a complementary agent with 5-FU-based chemotherapy for cancers. Additionally, we identify the potential common signaling pathways by which melatonin and 5-FU interact to enhance the efficacy of the combined therapy. Video abstract.
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- Alireza Mafi
- grid.411036.10000 0001 1498 685XDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- grid.411600.2School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran ,grid.411705.60000 0001 0166 0922Tehran Heart Center, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.43582.380000 0000 9852 649XDepartment of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health. Long School of Medicine, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Melatonin-Assisted Cisplatin Suppresses Urinary Bladder Cancer Cell Proliferation and Growth through Inhibiting PrP C-Regulated Cell Stress and Cell Proliferation Signaling. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043353. [PMID: 36834767 PMCID: PMC9959909 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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This study investigated whether melatonin (Mel) would promote cisplatin to suppress the proliferation and growth of bladder cancer (BC) cells by inhibiting cellular prion protein (PrPC)-mediated cell stress and cell proliferation signaling. An immunohistochemical staining of tissue arrays from BC patients demonstrated that the PrPC expression was significantly upregulated from stage I to III BC (p < 0.0001). The BC cellline of T24 was categorized into G1 (T24), G2 (T24 + Mel/100 μM), G3 (T24+cisplatin/6 μM), G4 (PrPC overexpression in T24 (i.e., PrPC-OE-T24)), G5 (PrPC-OE-T24+Mel), and G6 (PrPC-OE-T24+cisplatin). When compared with a human uroepithelial cell line (SV-HUC-1), the cellular viability/wound healing ability/migration rate were significantly increased in T24 cells (G1) and further significantly increased in PrPC-OE-T24 cells (G4); and they were suppressed in Mel (G2/G5) or cisplatin (G3/G6) treatment (all p < 0.0001). Additionally, the protein expressions of cell proliferation (PI3K/p-Akt/p-m-TOR/MMP-9/PrPC), cell cycle/mitochondrial functional integrity (cyclin-D1/clyclin-E1/ckd2/ckd4/mitochondrial-cytochrome-C/PINK1), and cell stress (RAS/c-RAF/p-MEK1/2, p-ERK1/2) markers showed a similar pattern of cell viability among the groups (all p < 0.001). After the BC cell line of UMUC3 was implanted into nude mouse backs, by day 28 mthe BC weight/volume and the cellular levels of PrPC/MMP-2/MMP-9 were significantly, gradually reduced from groups one to four (all p < 0.0001). The protein expressions of cell proliferation (PI3K/p-Akt/p-m-TOR/MMP-9/PrPC), cell cycle/mitophagy (cyclin-D1/clyclin-E1/ckd2/ckd4/PINK1), and cell stress (RAS/c-RAF/p-MEK1,2/p-ERK1,2) signaling were significantly, progressively reduced from groups one to four, whereas the protein expressions of apoptotic (Mit-Bax/cleaved-caspase-3/cleaved-PARP) and oxidative stress/mitochondrial damaged (NOX-1/NOX-2/cytosolic-cytochrome-C/p-DRP1) markers expressed an opposite pattern of cell proliferation signaling among the groups (all p < 0.0001). Mel-cisplatin suppressed BC cell growth/proliferation via inhibiting the PrPC in upregulating the cell proliferation/cell stress/cell cycle signaling.
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Armocida D, Busceti CL, Biagioni F, Fornai F, Frati A. The Role of Cellular Prion Protein in Glioma Tumorigenesis Could Be through the Autophagic Mechanisms: A Narrative Review. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021405. [PMID: 36674920 PMCID: PMC9865539 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The carcinogenesis of glial tumors appears complex because of the many genetic and epigenetic phenomena involved. Among these, cellular prion protein (PrPC) is considered a key factor in cell-death resistance and important aspect implicated in tumorigenesis. Autophagy also plays an important role in cell death in various pathological conditions. These two cellular phenomena are related and share the same activation by specific alterations in the cellular microenvironment. Furthermore, there is an interdependence between autophagy and prion activity in glioma tumorigenesis. Glioma is one of the most aggressive known cancers, and the fact that such poorly studied processes as autophagy and PrPC activity are so strongly involved in its carcinogenesis suggests that by better understanding their interaction, more can be understood about its origin and treatment. Few studies in the literature relate these two cellular phenomena, much less try to explain their combined activity and role in glioma carcinogenesis. In this study, we explored the recent findings on the molecular mechanism and regulation pathways of autophagy, examining the role of PrPC in autophagy processes and how they may play a central role in glioma tumorigenesis. Among the many molecular interactions that PrP physiologically performs, it appears that processes shared with autophagy activity are those most implicated in glial tumor carcinogeneses such as activity on MAP kinases, PI3K, and mTOR. This work can be supportive and valuable as a basis for further future studies on this topic.
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- Daniele Armocida
- Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Caserta 6, 00161 Roma, Italy
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Caserta 6, 00161 Roma, Italy
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-39-3287-4496
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy
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Kachkin DV, Volkov KV, Sopova JV, Bobylev AG, Fedotov SA, Inge-Vechtomov SG, Galzitskaya OV, Chernoff YO, Rubel AA, Aksenova AY. Human RAD51 Protein Forms Amyloid-like Aggregates In Vitro. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911657. [PMID: 36232958 PMCID: PMC9570251 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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RAD51 is a central protein of homologous recombination and DNA repair processes that maintains genome stability and ensures the accurate repair of double-stranded breaks (DSBs). In this work, we assessed amyloid properties of RAD51 in vitro and in the bacterial curli-dependent amyloid generator (C-DAG) system. Resistance to ionic detergents, staining with amyloid-specific dyes, polarized microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction and other methods were used to evaluate the properties and structure of RAD51 aggregates. The purified human RAD51 protein formed detergent-resistant aggregates in vitro that had an unbranched cross-β fibrillar structure, which is typical for amyloids, and were stained with amyloid-specific dyes. Congo-red-stained RAD51 aggregates demonstrated birefringence under polarized light. RAD51 fibrils produced sharp circular X-ray reflections at 4.7 Å and 10 Å, demonstrating that they had a cross-β structure. Cytoplasmic aggregates of RAD51 were observed in cell cultures overexpressing RAD51. We demonstrated that a key protein that maintains genome stability, RAD51, has amyloid properties in vitro and in the C-DAG system and discussed the possible biological relevance of this observation.
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- Daniel V. Kachkin
- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Research Resource Center “Molecular and Cell Technologies”, Research Park, St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU), 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
- Center of Transgenesis and Genome Editing, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Institutskaya St., 142290 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Institutskaya St., 142290 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-2000, USA
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- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
- Correspondence: (A.A.R.); (A.Y.A.)
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- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
- Correspondence: (A.A.R.); (A.Y.A.)
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Kim MJ, Cho YA, Kim E, Choe JY, Park JW, Lee J, Lee JW, Moon SH, Kim YS, Kim SE, Choi EK. Cellular Prion Protein Is Closely Associated with Early Recurrence and Poor Survival in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:1635. [PMID: 35885540 PMCID: PMC9316639 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12071635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The cellular prion protein (PrPC) is known to play a role in cancer proliferation and metastasis. However, the role of PrPC expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown. This study investigated whether overexpression of PrPC affects recurrence after surgical resection and survival in HCC. A total of 110 HCC patients who underwent hepatic resection were included. They were followed up for a median of 42 months (range 1-213 months) after hepatectomy. The relationships between PrPC expression and the HCC histologic features, recurrence of HCC following surgical resection, and survival of the patients were examined. Seventy-one cases (64.5%) of HCC demonstrated higher expression of PrPC. The expression of PrPC was only correlated with diabetes mellitus. There was no association between PrPC expression and age, sex, hypertension, hepatitis B virus positivity, alcohol consumption, Child-Pugh class, major portal vein invasion, serum alpha-fetoprotein, and HCC size or number. The 1-year recurrence rates in patients with higher PrPC expression were higher than those with lower PrPC expression. The cumulative survival rates of patients with higher PrPC expression were significantly shorter than those of patients with lower PrPC expression. In conclusion, PrPC expression is closely associated with early recurrence and poor survival of HCC patients following surgical resection.
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- Mo-Jong Kim
- Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, Seoul 07247, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Gerontology, Graduate School, Hallym University, Chunchoen 24252, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea
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- Anatomic Pathology Reference Lab, Seegene Medical Foundation, Suwon 16580, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea
- Institute for Liver and Digestive Diseases, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul 02053, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea
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- Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, Seoul 07247, Korea
- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea
- Institute for Liver and Digestive Diseases, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea
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- Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, Seoul 07247, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Gerontology, Graduate School, Hallym University, Chunchoen 24252, Korea
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Ding M, Chen Y, Lang Y, Cui L. The Role of Cellular Prion Protein in Cancer Biology: A Potential Therapeutic Target. Front Oncol 2021; 11:742949. [PMID: 34595121 PMCID: PMC8476782 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.742949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Prion protein has two isoforms including cellular prion protein (PrPC) and scrapie prion protein (PrPSc). PrPSc is the pathological aggregated form of prion protein and it plays an important role in neurodegenerative diseases. PrPC is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein that can attach to a membrane. Its expression begins at embryogenesis and reaches the highest level in adulthood. PrPC is expressed in the neurons of the nervous system as well as other peripheral organs. Studies in recent years have disclosed the involvement of PrPC in various aspects of cancer biology. In this review, we provide an overview of the current understanding of the roles of PrPC in proliferation, cell survival, invasion/metastasis, and stem cells of cancer cells, as well as its role as a potential therapeutic target.
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- Manqiu Ding
- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, CancerCare Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Prion Protein of Extracellular Vesicle Regulates the Progression of Colorectal Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13092144. [PMID: 33946823 PMCID: PMC8124505 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13092144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Cellular prion protein (PrPC) are overexpressed in cancers and related to cancer proliferation, invasion, metastasis, and drug resistance. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of PrPC-expressing exosomes regulating the colorectal cancer cells (CRC) behavior and tumor progression. We confirmed the increased sphere formation, expression of cancer initiating genes, motility, and tumor growth by hypoxic exosomes. Also, PrPC-expressing exosomes induced the microenvironment of metastasis via increase of endothelial permeability and angiogenic cytokine secretion. The treatment of anti-PrPC and 5-fluorouracil decreased the tumor progression. Targeting PrPC is an effective therapeutic strategy in cancer therapy. Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death due to its aggressive metastasis in later stages. Although there is a growing interest in the tumorigenic role of cellular prion protein (PrPC) in the process of metastasis, the precise mechanism behind the cellular communication involving prion proteins remains poorly understood. This study found that hypoxic tumor microenvironment increased the PrPC-expressing exosomes from CRC, and these exosomes regulate the CRC cell behavior and tumor progression depending on the expression of PrPC. Hypoxic exosomes from CRC cells promoted sphere formation, the expression of tumor-inducing genes, migration, invasion, and tumor growth. Furthermore, these exosomes increased endothelial permeability, migration, invasion, and angiogenic cytokine secretion. These effects were associated with PrPC expression. Application of anti-PrPC antibody with 5-fluorouracil significantly suppressed the CRC progression in a murine xenograft model. Taken together, these findings indicate that PrP-expressing exosomes secreted by hypoxic CRC cells are a key factor in the tumorigenic CRC-to-CRC and CRC-to-endothelial cell communication. Significance: These findings suggest that inhibiting PrPC in hypoxic exosomes during chemotherapy may be an effective therapeutic strategy in colorectal cancer.
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The Cellular Prion Protein: A Promising Therapeutic Target for Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21239208. [PMID: 33276687 PMCID: PMC7730109 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21239208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Studies on the cellular prion protein (PrPC) have been actively conducted because misfolded PrPC is known to cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or prion disease. PrPC is a glycophosphatidylinositol-anchored cell surface glycoprotein that has been reported to affect several cellular functions such as stress protection, cellular differentiation, mitochondrial homeostasis, circadian rhythm, myelin homeostasis, and immune modulation. Recently, it has also been reported that PrPC mediates tumor progression by enhancing the proliferation, metastasis, and drug resistance of cancer cells. In addition, PrPC regulates cancer stem cell properties by interacting with cancer stem cell marker proteins. In this review, we summarize how PrPC promotes tumor progression in terms of proliferation, metastasis, drug resistance, and cancer stem cell properties. In addition, we discuss strategies to treat tumors by modulating the function and expression of PrPC via the regulation of HSPA1L/HIF-1α expression and using an anti-prion antibody.
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A New Take on Prion Protein Dynamics in Cellular Trafficking. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21207763. [PMID: 33092231 PMCID: PMC7589859 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The mobility of cellular prion protein (PrPC) in specific cell membrane domains and among distinct cell compartments dictates its molecular interactions and directs its cell function. PrPC works in concert with several partners to organize signaling platforms implicated in various cellular processes. The scaffold property of PrPC is able to gather a molecular repertoire to create heterogeneous membrane domains that favor endocytic events. Dynamic trafficking of PrPC through multiple pathways, in a well-orchestrated mechanism of intra and extracellular vesicular transport, defines its functional plasticity, and also assists the conversion and spreading of its infectious isoform associated with neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we highlight how PrPC traffics across intra- and extracellular compartments and the consequences of this dynamic transport in governing cell functions and contributing to prion disease pathogenesis.
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Prado MB, Melo Escobar MI, Alves RN, Coelho BP, Fernandes CFDL, Boccacino JM, Iglesia RP, Lopes MH. Prion Protein at the Leading Edge: Its Role in Cell Motility. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6677. [PMID: 32932634 PMCID: PMC7555277 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cell motility is a central process involved in fundamental biological phenomena during embryonic development, wound healing, immune surveillance, and cancer spreading. Cell movement is complex and dynamic and requires the coordinated activity of cytoskeletal, membrane, adhesion and extracellular proteins. Cellular prion protein (PrPC) has been implicated in distinct aspects of cell motility, including axonal growth, transendothelial migration, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, formation of lamellipodia, and tumor migration and invasion. The preferential location of PrPC on cell membrane favors its function as a pivotal molecule in cell motile phenotype, being able to serve as a scaffold protein for extracellular matrix proteins, cell surface receptors, and cytoskeletal multiprotein complexes to modulate their activities in cellular movement. Evidence points to PrPC mediating interactions of multiple key elements of cell motility at the intra- and extracellular levels, such as integrins and matrix proteins, also regulating cell adhesion molecule stability and cell adhesion cytoskeleton dynamics. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern cell motility is critical for tissue homeostasis, since uncontrolled cell movement results in pathological conditions such as developmental diseases and tumor dissemination. In this review, we discuss the relevant contribution of PrPC in several aspects of cell motility, unveiling new insights into both PrPC function and mechanism in a multifaceted manner either in physiological or pathological contexts.
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil; (M.B.P.); (M.I.M.E.); (R.N.A.); (B.P.C.); (C.F.d.L.F.); (J.M.B.); (R.P.I.)
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Identification of Prion Disease-Related Somatic Mutations in the Prion Protein Gene ( PRNP) in Cancer Patients. Cells 2020; 9:cells9061480. [PMID: 32560489 PMCID: PMC7349074 DOI: 10.3390/cells9061480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Prion diseases are caused by misfolded prion protein (PrPSc) and are accompanied by spongiform vacuolation of brain lesions. Approximately three centuries have passed since prion diseases were first discovered around the world; however, the exact role of certain factors affecting the causative agent of prion diseases is still debatable. In recent studies, somatic mutations were assumed to be cause of several diseases. Thus, we postulated that genetically unstable cancer tissue may cause somatic mutations in the prion protein gene (PRNP), which could trigger the onset of prion diseases. To identify somatic mutations in the PRNP gene in cancer tissues, we analyzed somatic mutations in the PRNP gene in cancer patients using the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. In addition, to evaluate whether the somatic mutations in the PRNP gene in cancer patients had a damaging effect, we performed in silico analysis using PolyPhen-2, PANTHER, PROVEAN, and AMYCO. We identified a total of 48 somatic mutations in the PRNP gene, including 8 somatic mutations that are known pathogenic mutations of prion diseases. We identified significantly different distributions among the types of cancer, the mutation counts, and the ages of diagnosis between the total cancer patient population and cancer patients carrying somatic mutations in the PRNP gene. Strikingly, although invasive breast carcinoma and glioblastoma accounted for a high percentage of the total cancer patient population (9.9% and 5.4%, respectively), somatic mutations in the PRNP gene have not been identified in these two cancer types. We suggested the possibility that somatic mutations of the PRNP gene in glioblastoma can be masked by a diagnosis of prion disease. In addition, we found four aggregation-prone somatic mutations, these being L125F, E146Q, R151C, and K204N. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first specific analysis of the somatic mutations in the PRNP gene in cancer patients.
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da Fonseca ACC, Matias D, Geraldo LHM, Leser FS, Pagnoncelli I, Garcia C, do Amaral RF, da Rosa BG, Grimaldi I, de Camargo Magalhães ES, Cóppola-Segovia V, de Azevedo EM, Zanata SM, Lima FRS. The multiple functions of the co-chaperone stress inducible protein 1. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2020; 57:73-84. [PMID: 32561134 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2020.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Stress inducible protein 1 (STI1) is a co-chaperone acting with Hsp70 and Hsp90 for the correct client proteins' folding and therefore for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Besides being expressed in the cytosol, STI1 can also be found both in the cell membrane and the extracellular medium playing several relevant roles in the central nervous system (CNS) and tumor microenvironment. During CNS development, in association with cellular prion protein (PrPc), STI1 regulates crucial events such as neuroprotection, neuritogenesis, astrocyte differentiation and survival. In cancer, STI1 is involved with tumor growth and invasion, is undoubtedly a pro-tumor factor, being considered as a biomarker and possibly therapeutic target for several malignancies. In this review, we discuss current knowledge and new findings on STI1 function as well as its role in tissue homeostasis, CNS and tumor progression.
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- Molecular Bionics Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Glial Cell Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-590, Brazil; Université de Paris, PARCC, INSERM, Paris, 75015, France
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- Glial Cell Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-590, Brazil
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- Glial Cell Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-590, Brazil
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- Glial Cell Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-590, Brazil
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- Glial Cell Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-590, Brazil
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- Glial Cell Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-590, Brazil
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- Glial Cell Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-590, Brazil
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- Glial Cell Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-590, Brazil; European Research Institute for the Biology of Aging, University of Groningen, Groningen, 9713 AV, Netherlands
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- Departments of Basic Pathology and Cell Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Paraná, RJ, 81531-970, Brazil
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- Departments of Basic Pathology and Cell Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Paraná, RJ, 81531-970, Brazil
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- Departments of Basic Pathology and Cell Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Paraná, RJ, 81531-970, Brazil
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- Glial Cell Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-590, Brazil.
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Bing T, Wang J, Shen L, Liu X, Shangguan D. Prion Protein Targeted by a Prostate Cancer Cell Binding Aptamer, a Potential Tumor Marker? ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:2658-2665. [PMID: 35025400 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cell-SELEX is an effective strategy to discover aptamers that can distinguish the molecular signatures of target cells from control cells. The molecular targets of such aptamers have the potential to be biomarkers. Here, we report target identification of aptamer wy-5a generated by cell-SELEX against a prostate cancer cell line, PC-3. This aptamer specifically binds PC-3 cells and a doxorubicin-resistant breast cell line, MCF-7R, as well as tissue sections of prostate cancer with high risk of metastasis. Prion protein was identified to be the molecular target of wy-5a by stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture (SILAC)-based quantitative proteomic method. The octapeptide repeat region of prion protein was demonstrated to be the binding site of aptamer wy-5a. The expression levels of prion protein in cancer tissues were further tested by immunohistochemical staining of tissue sections from 48 prostate cancer patients and 98 breast cancer patients. The results suggest that prion protein has the potential to be one of the referenced markers of prostate and breast cancers.
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- Tao Bing
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Thellung S, Corsaro A, Bosio AG, Zambito M, Barbieri F, Mazzanti M, Florio T. Emerging Role of Cellular Prion Protein in the Maintenance and Expansion of Glioma Stem Cells. Cells 2019; 8:cells8111458. [PMID: 31752162 PMCID: PMC6912268 DOI: 10.3390/cells8111458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cellular prion protein (PrPC) is a membrane-anchored glycoprotein representing the physiological counterpart of PrP scrapie (PrPSc), which plays a pathogenetic role in prion diseases. Relatively little information is however available about physiological role of PrPC. Although PrPC ablation in mice does not induce lethal phenotypes, impairment of neuronal and bone marrow plasticity was reported in embryos and adult animals. In neurons, PrPC stimulates neurite growth, prevents oxidative stress-dependent cell death, and favors antiapoptotic signaling. However, PrPC activity is not restricted to post-mitotic neurons, but promotes cell proliferation and migration during embryogenesis and tissue regeneration in adult. PrPC acts as scaffold to stabilize the binding between different membrane receptors, growth factors, and basement proteins, contributing to tumorigenesis. Indeed, ablation of PrPC expression reduces cancer cell proliferation and migration and restores cell sensitivity to chemotherapy. Conversely, PrPC overexpression in cancer stem cells (CSCs) from different tumors, including gliomas—the most malignant brain tumors—is predictive for poor prognosis, and correlates with relapses. The mechanisms of the PrPC role in tumorigenesis and its molecular partners in this activity are the topic of the present review, with a particular focus on PrPC contribution to glioma CSCs multipotency, invasiveness, and tumorigenicity.
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- Stefano Thellung
- Sezione di Farmacologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna & Centro di Eccellenza per la Ricerca Biomedica (CEBR), Università di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy; (S.T.); (A.C.); (A.G.B.); (M.Z.); (F.B.)
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- Sezione di Farmacologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna & Centro di Eccellenza per la Ricerca Biomedica (CEBR), Università di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy; (S.T.); (A.C.); (A.G.B.); (M.Z.); (F.B.)
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- Sezione di Farmacologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna & Centro di Eccellenza per la Ricerca Biomedica (CEBR), Università di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy; (S.T.); (A.C.); (A.G.B.); (M.Z.); (F.B.)
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- Sezione di Farmacologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna & Centro di Eccellenza per la Ricerca Biomedica (CEBR), Università di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy; (S.T.); (A.C.); (A.G.B.); (M.Z.); (F.B.)
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- Sezione di Farmacologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna & Centro di Eccellenza per la Ricerca Biomedica (CEBR), Università di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy; (S.T.); (A.C.); (A.G.B.); (M.Z.); (F.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
- Correspondence: (T.F.); (M.M.); Tel.: +39-01-0353-8806 (T.F.); +39-02-5031-4958 (M.M.)
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- Sezione di Farmacologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna & Centro di Eccellenza per la Ricerca Biomedica (CEBR), Università di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy; (S.T.); (A.C.); (A.G.B.); (M.Z.); (F.B.)
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy
- Correspondence: (T.F.); (M.M.); Tel.: +39-01-0353-8806 (T.F.); +39-02-5031-4958 (M.M.)
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Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari M, Mohammadzadeh A, Mostavafi S, Mihanfar A, Ghazizadeh S, Sadighparvar S, Gholamzadeh S, Majidinia M, Yousefi B. Melatonin: An important anticancer agent in colorectal cancer. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:804-817. [PMID: 31276205 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers among the elderly, which is also seen in the forms of hereditary syndromes occurring in younger individuals. Numerous studies have been conducted to understand the molecular and cellular pathobiology underlying colorectal cancer. These studies have found that cellular signaling pathways are at the core of colorectal cancer pathology. Because of this, new agents have been proposed as possible candidates to accompany routine therapy regimens. One of these agents is melatonin, a neuro-hormone known best for its essential role in upholding the circadian rhythm and orchestrating the many physiologic changes it accompanies. Melatonin is shown to be able to modulate many signaling pathways involved in many essential cell functions, which if deregulated cause an accelerated pace towards cancer. More so, melatonin is involved in the regulation of immune function, tumor microenvironment, and acts as an antioxidant agent. Many studies have focused on the beneficial effects of melatonin in colorectal cancers, such as induction of apoptosis, increased sensitivity to chemotherapy agents and radiotherapy, limiting cellular proliferation, migration, and invasion. The present review aims to illustrate the known significance of melatonin in colorectal cancer and to address possible clinical use.
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- Mohammad Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari
- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Danesh Pey Hadi Co., Health Technology Development Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Solid Tumor Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Lee JH, Yun CW, Han YS, Kim S, Jeong D, Kwon HY, Kim H, Baek MJ, Lee SH. Melatonin and 5-fluorouracil co-suppress colon cancer stem cells by regulating cellular prion protein-Oct4 axis. J Pineal Res 2018; 65:e12519. [PMID: 30091203 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Melatonin suppresses tumor development. However, the exact relationship between melatonin and cancer stem cells (CSCs) is poorly understood. This study found that melatonin inhibits colon CSCs by regulating the PrPC -Oct4 axis. In specimens from patients with colorectal cancer, the expressions of cellular prion protein (PrPC ) and Oct4 were significantly correlated with metastasis and tumor stages. Co-treatment with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and melatonin inhibited the stem cell markers Oct4, Nanog, Sox2, and ALDH1A1 by downregulating PrPC . In this way, tumor growth, proliferation, and tumor-mediated angiogenesis were suppressed. In colorectal CSCs, PRNP overexpression protects Oct4 against inhibition by 5-FU and melatonin. In contrast, Nanog, Sox2, and ALDH1A1 have no such protection. These results indicate that PrPC directly regulates Oct4, whereas it indirectly regulates Nanog, Sox2, and ALDH1A1. Taken together, our findings suggest that co-treatment with anticancer drug and melatonin is a potential therapy for colorectal cancer. Furthermore, PrPC maintains cancer stemness during tumor progression. Therefore, targeting the PrPC -Oct4 axis may prove instrumental in colorectal cancer therapy.
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- Jun Hee Lee
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Medical Science Research Institute, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Medical Science Research Institute, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Medical Science Research Institute, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-bio Science (SIMS), Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Medical Science Research Institute, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Medical Science Research Institute, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biochemistry, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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Lebreton S, Zurzolo C, Paladino S. Organization of GPI-anchored proteins at the cell surface and its physiopathological relevance. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 53:403-419. [PMID: 30040489 DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2018.1485627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins (GPI-APs) are a class of proteins attached to the extracellular leaflet of the plasma membrane via a post-translational modification, the glycolipid anchor. The presence of both glycolipid anchor and protein portion confers them unique features. GPI-APs are expressed in all eukaryotes, from fungi to plants and animals. They display very diverse functions ranging from enzymatic activity, signaling, cell adhesion, cell wall metabolism, neuritogenesis, and immune response. Likewise other plasma membrane proteins, the spatio-temporal organization of GPI-APs is critical for their biological activities in physiological conditions. In this review, we will summarize the latest findings on plasma membrane organization of GPI-APs and the mechanism of its regulation in different cell types. We will also examine the involvement of specific GPI-APs namely the prion protein PrPC, the Folate Receptor alpha and the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor in human diseases focusing on neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
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- Stéphanie Lebreton
- a Unité de Trafic Membranaire et Pathogénèse, Institut Pasteur , Paris , France
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- a Unité de Trafic Membranaire et Pathogénèse, Institut Pasteur , Paris , France
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- b Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II , Napoli , Italy.,c CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate , Napoli , Italy
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Linsenmeier L, Mohammadi B, Wetzel S, Puig B, Jackson WS, Hartmann A, Uchiyama K, Sakaguchi S, Endres K, Tatzelt J, Saftig P, Glatzel M, Altmeppen HC. Structural and mechanistic aspects influencing the ADAM10-mediated shedding of the prion protein. Mol Neurodegener 2018; 13:18. [PMID: 29625583 PMCID: PMC5889536 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-018-0248-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Proteolytic processing of the prion protein (PrPC) by endogenous proteases generates bioactive membrane-bound and soluble fragments which may help to explain the pleiotropic roles of this protein in the nervous system and in brain diseases. Shedding of almost full-length PrPC into the extracellular space by the metalloprotease ADAM10 is of peculiar relevance since soluble PrP stimulates axonal outgrowth and is protective in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s and prion disease. However, molecular determinates and mechanisms regulating the shedding of PrP are entirely unknown. Methods We produced an antibody recognizing the neo-epitope of shed PrP generated by ADAM10 in biological samples and used it to study structural and mechanistic aspects affecting the shedding. For this, we investigated genetically modified cellular and murine models by biochemical and morphological approaches. Results We show that the novel antibody specifically detects shed PrP in cell culture supernatants and murine brain. We demonstrate that ADAM10 is the exclusive sheddase of PrPC in the nervous system and reveal that the glycosylation state and type of membrane-anchorage of PrPC severely affect its shedding. Furthermore, we provide evidence that PrP shedding can be modulated by pharmacological inhibition and stimulation and present data suggesting that shedding is a relevant part of a compensatory network ensuring PrPC homeostasis of the cell. Conclusions With the new antibody, our study introduces a new tool to reliably investigate PrP-shedding. In addition, this study provides novel and important insight into the regulation of this cleavage event, which is likely to be relevant for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches even beyond neurodegeneration.
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- Luise Linsenmeier
- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Enzyme Research, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Enzyme Research, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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Cellular prion protein controls stem cell-like properties of human glioblastoma tumor-initiating cells. Oncotarget 2018; 7:38638-38657. [PMID: 27229535 PMCID: PMC5122417 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Prion protein (PrPC) is a cell surface glycoprotein whose misfolding is responsible for prion diseases. Although its physiological role is not completely defined, several lines of evidence propose that PrPC is involved in self-renewal, pluripotency gene expression, proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells. Moreover, PrPC regulates different biological functions in human tumors, including glioblastoma (GBM). We analyzed the role of PrPC in GBM cell pathogenicity focusing on tumor-initiating cells (TICs, or cancer stem cells, CSCs), the subpopulation responsible for development, progression and recurrence of most malignancies. Analyzing four GBM CSC-enriched cultures, we show that PrPC expression is directly correlated with the proliferation rate of the cells. To better define its role in CSC biology, we knocked-down PrPC expression in two of these GBM-derived CSC cultures by specific lentiviral-delivered shRNAs. We provide evidence that CSC proliferation rate, spherogenesis and in vivo tumorigenicity are significantly inhibited in PrPC down-regulated cells. Moreover, PrPC down-regulation caused loss of expression of the stemness and self-renewal markers (NANOG, Sox2) and the activation of differentiation pathways (i.e. increased GFAP expression). Our results suggest that PrPC controls the stemness properties of human GBM CSCs and that its down-regulation induces the acquisition of a more differentiated and less oncogenic phenotype.
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Adão R, Zanphorlin LM, Lima TB, Sriranganadane D, Dahlström KM, Pinheiro GMS, Gozzo FC, Barbosa LRS, Ramos CHI. Revealing the interaction mode of the highly flexible Sorghum bicolor Hsp70/Hsp90 organizing protein (Hop): A conserved carboxylate clamp confers high affinity binding to Hsp90. J Proteomics 2018; 191:191-201. [PMID: 29425735 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Proteostasis is dependent on the Hsp70/Hsp90 system (the two chaperones and their co-chaperones). Of these, Hop (Hsp70/Hsp90 organizing protein), also known as Sti1, forms an important scaffold to simultaneously binding to both Hsp70 and Hsp90. Hop/Sti1 has been implicated in several disease states, for instance cancer and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Therefore, human and yeast homologous have been better studied and information on plant homologous is still limited, even though plants are continuously exposed to environmental stress. Particularly important is the study of crops that are relevant for agriculture, such as Sorghum bicolor, a C4 grass that is among the five most important cereals and is considered as a bioenergy feedstock. To increase the knowledge on plant chaperones, the hop putative gene for Sorghum bicolor was cloned and the biophysical and structural characterization of the protein was done by cross-linking coupled to mass spectroscopy, small angle X-ray scattering and structural modeling. Additionally, the binding to a peptide EEVD motif, which is present in both Hsp70 and Hsp90, was studied by isothermal titration calorimetry and hydrogen/deuterium exchange and the interaction pattern structurally modeled. The results indicate SbHop as a highly flexible, mainly alpha-helical monomer consisting of nine tetratricopeptide repeat domains, of which one confers high affinity binding to Hsp90 through a conserved carboxylate clamp. Moreover, the present insights into the conserved interactions formed between Hop and Hsp90 can help to design strategies for potential therapeutic approaches for the diseases in which Hop has been implicated.
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- Regina Adão
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Li J, Erdenee S, Zhang S, Wei Z, Zhang M, Jin Y, Wu H, Chen H, Sun X, Xu H, Cai Y, Lan X. Genetic effects of PRNP gene insertion/deletion (indel) on phenotypic traits in sheep. Prion 2018; 12:42-53. [PMID: 29394137 DOI: 10.1080/19336896.2017.1405886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Prion protein (PRNP) gene is well known for affecting mammal transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE), and is also reported to regulate phenotypic traits (e.g. growth traits) in healthy ruminants. To identify the insertion/deletion (indel) variations of the PRNP gene and evaluate their effects on growth traits, 768 healthy individuals from five sheep breeds located in China and Mongolia were identified and analyzed. Herein, four novel indel polymorphisms, namely, Intron-1-insertion-7bp (I1-7bp), Intron-2-insertion-15bp (I2-15bp), Intron-2-insertion-19bp (I2-19bp), and 3' UTR-insertion-7bp (3' UTR-7bp), were found in the sheep PRNP gene. In five analyzed breeds, the minor allelic frequencies (MAF) of the above indels were in the range of 0.008 to 0.986 (I1-7bp), 0.113 to 0.336 (I2-15bp), 0.281 to 0.510 (I2-19bp), and 0.040 to 0.238 (3' UTR-7bp). Additionally, there were 15 haplotypes and the haplotype 'II2-15bp-D3'UTR-7bp-DI2-19bp-DI1-7bp' had the highest frequency, which varied from 0.464 to 0.629 in five breeds. Moreover, association analysis revealed that all novel indel polymorphisms were significantly associated with 13 different growth traits (P < 0.05). Particularly, the influences of I2-15bp on chest width (P = 0.001) in Small Tail Han sheep (ewe), 3' UTR-7bp on chest circumference (P = 0.003) in Hu sheep, and I2-19bp on tail length (P = 0.001) in Tong sheep, were highly significant (P < 0.01). These findings may be a further step toward the detection of indel-based typing within and across sheep breeds, and of promising target loci for accelerating the progress of marker-assisted selection in sheep breeding.
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- Jie Li
- a College of Animal Science and Technology, Innovation Experimental College, Northwest A&F University , Xi'an, Shaanxi , China
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- b College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China
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- a College of Animal Science and Technology, Innovation Experimental College, Northwest A&F University , Xi'an, Shaanxi , China
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- b College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China
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- b College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China
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- b College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China
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- b College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China
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- c Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University , Yangling , Shaanxi , China
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- b College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China
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- d Science Experimental Center, College of Life Science and Engineering, Northwest University for Nationalities , Chengguan District, Lanzhou City in northwest, Lanzhou , Gansu , China
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- d Science Experimental Center, College of Life Science and Engineering, Northwest University for Nationalities , Chengguan District, Lanzhou City in northwest, Lanzhou , Gansu , China
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- b College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China
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Rousset M, Leturque A, Thenet S. The nucleo-junctional interplay of the cellular prion protein: A new partner in cancer-related signaling pathways? Prion 2017; 10:143-52. [PMID: 27216988 DOI: 10.1080/19336896.2016.1163457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The cellular prion protein PrP(c) plays important roles in proliferation, cell death and survival, differentiation and adhesion. The participation of PrP(c) in tumor growth and metastasis was pointed out, but the underlying mechanisms were not deciphered completely. In the constantly renewing intestinal epithelium, our group demonstrated a dual localization of PrP(c), which is targeted to cell-cell junctions in interaction with Src kinase and desmosomal proteins in differentiated enterocytes, but is predominantly nuclear in dividing cells. While the role of PrP(c) in the dynamics of intercellular junctions was confirmed in other biological systems, we unraveled its function in the nucleus only recently. We identified several nuclear PrP(c) partners, which comprise γ-catenin, one of its desmosomal partners, β-catenin and TCF7L2, the main effectors of the canonical Wnt pathway, and YAP, one effector of the Hippo pathway. PrP(c) up-regulates the activity of the β-catenin/TCF7L2 complex and its invalidation impairs the proliferation of intestinal progenitors. We discuss how PrP(c) could participate to oncogenic processes through its interaction with Wnt and Hippo pathway effectors, which are controlled by cell-cell junctions and Src family kinases and dysregulated during tumorigenesis. This highlights new potential mechanisms that connect PrP(c) expression and subcellular redistribution to cancer.
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- Monique Rousset
- a Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France ;,b INSERM, UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France ;,c Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France
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- a Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France ;,b INSERM, UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France ;,c Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France
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- a Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France ;,b INSERM, UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France ;,c Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France ;,d EPHE, PSL Research University, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire , Paris , France
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Cellular prion protein (PrP C) in the development of Merlin-deficient tumours. Oncogene 2017; 36:6132-6142. [PMID: 28692055 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Loss of function mutations in the neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) gene, coding for a tumour suppressor, Merlin, cause multiple tumours of the nervous system such as schwannomas, meningiomas and ependymomas. These tumours may occur sporadically or as part of the hereditary condition neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). Current treatment is confined to (radio) surgery and no targeted drug therapies exist. NF2 mutations and/or Merlin inactivation are also seen in other cancers including some mesothelioma, breast cancer, colorectal carcinoma, melanoma and glioblastoma. To study the relationship between Merlin deficiency and tumourigenesis, we have developed an in vitro model comprising human primary schwannoma cells, the most common Merlin-deficient tumour and the hallmark for NF2. Using this model, we show increased expression of cellular prion protein (PrPC) in schwannoma cells and tissues. In addition, a strong overexpression of PrPC is observed in human Merlin-deficient mesothelioma cell line TRA and in human Merlin-deficient meningiomas. PrPC contributes to increased proliferation, cell-matrix adhesion and survival in schwannoma cells acting via 37/67 kDa non-integrin laminin receptor (LR/37/67 kDa) and downstream ERK1/2, PI3K/AKT and FAK signalling pathways. PrPC protein is also strongly released from schwannoma cells via exosomes and as a free peptide suggesting that it may act in an autocrine and/or paracrine manner. We suggest that PrPC and its interactor, LR/37/67 kDa, could be potential therapeutic targets for schwannomas and other Merlin-deficient tumours.
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Iglesia RP, Prado MB, Cruz L, Martins VR, Santos TG, Lopes MH. Engagement of cellular prion protein with the co-chaperone Hsp70/90 organizing protein regulates the proliferation of glioblastoma stem-like cells. Stem Cell Res Ther 2017; 8:76. [PMID: 28412969 PMCID: PMC5392955 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-017-0518-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Glioblastoma (GBM), a highly aggressive brain tumor, contains a subpopulation of glioblastoma stem-like cells (GSCs) that play roles in tumor maintenance, invasion, and therapeutic resistance. GSCs are therefore a promising target for GBM treatment. Our group identified the cellular prion protein (PrPC) and its partner, the co-chaperone Hsp70/90 organizing protein (HOP), as potential target candidates due to their role in GBM tumorigenesis and in neural stem cell maintenance. Methods GSCs expressing different levels of PrPC were cultured as neurospheres with growth factors, and characterized with stem cells markers and adhesion molecules markers through immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. We than evaluated GSC self-renewal and proliferation by clonal density assays and BrdU incorporation, respectively, in front of recombinant HOP treatment, combined or not with a HOP peptide which mimics the PrPC binding site. Stable silencing of HOP was also performed in parental and/or PrPC-depleted cell populations, and proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo were evaluated. Migration assays were performed on laminin-1 pre-coated glass. Results We observed that, when GBM cells are cultured as neurospheres, they express specific stemness markers such as CD133, CD15, Oct4, and SOX2; PrPC is upregulated compared to monolayer culture and co-localizes with CD133. PrPC silencing downregulates the expression of molecules associated with cancer stem cells, upregulates markers of cell differentiation and affects GSC self-renewal, pointing to a pivotal role for PrPC in the maintenance of GSCs. Exogenous HOP treatment increases proliferation and self-renewal of GSCs in a PrPC-dependent manner while HOP knockdown disturbs the proliferation process. In vivo, PrPC and/or HOP knockdown potently inhibits the growth of subcutaneously implanted glioblastoma cells. In addition, disruption of the PrPC-HOP complex by a HOP peptide, which mimics the PrPC binding site, affects GSC self-renewal and proliferation indicating that the HOP-PrPC complex is required for GSC stemness. Furthermore, PrPC-depleted GSCs downregulate cell adhesion-related proteins and impair cell migration indicating a putative role for PrPC in the cell surface stability of cell adhesion molecules and GBM cell invasiveness, respectively. Conclusions In conclusion, our results show that the modulation of HOP-PrPC engagement or the decrease of PrPC and HOP expression may represent a potential therapeutic intervention in GBM, regulating glioblastoma stem-like cell self-renewal, proliferation, and migration. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13287-017-0518-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Rebeca Piatniczka Iglesia
- Laboratory of Neurobiology and Stem cells, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 1524 - Cidade Universitária "Armando Salles Oliveira", Butanta - Sao Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology and Stem cells, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 1524 - Cidade Universitária "Armando Salles Oliveira", Butanta - Sao Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology and Stem cells, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 1524 - Cidade Universitária "Armando Salles Oliveira", Butanta - Sao Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, International Research Center, A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, SP, 02056-070, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, International Research Center, A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, SP, 02056-070, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology and Stem cells, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 1524 - Cidade Universitária "Armando Salles Oliveira", Butanta - Sao Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil.
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Linden R. The Biological Function of the Prion Protein: A Cell Surface Scaffold of Signaling Modules. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:77. [PMID: 28373833 PMCID: PMC5357658 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The prion glycoprotein (PrPC) is mostly located at the cell surface, tethered to the plasma membrane through a glycosyl-phosphatydil inositol (GPI) anchor. Misfolding of PrPC is associated with the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), whereas its normal conformer serves as a receptor for oligomers of the β-amyloid peptide, which play a major role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). PrPC is highly expressed in both the nervous and immune systems, as well as in other organs, but its functions are controversial. Extensive experimental work disclosed multiple physiological roles of PrPC at the molecular, cellular and systemic levels, affecting the homeostasis of copper, neuroprotection, stem cell renewal and memory mechanisms, among others. Often each such process has been heralded as the bona fide function of PrPC, despite restricted attention paid to a selected phenotypic trait, associated with either modulation of gene expression or to the engagement of PrPC with a single ligand. In contrast, the GPI-anchored prion protein was shown to bind several extracellular and transmembrane ligands, which are required to endow that protein with the ability to play various roles in transmembrane signal transduction. In addition, differing sets of those ligands are available in cell type- and context-dependent scenarios. To account for such properties, we proposed that PrPC serves as a dynamic platform for the assembly of signaling modules at the cell surface, with widespread consequences for both physiology and behavior. The current review advances the hypothesis that the biological function of the prion protein is that of a cell surface scaffold protein, based on the striking similarities of its functional properties with those of scaffold proteins involved in the organization of intracellular signal transduction pathways. Those properties are: the ability to recruit spatially restricted sets of binding molecules involved in specific signaling; mediation of the crosstalk of signaling pathways; reciprocal allosteric regulation with binding partners; compartmentalized responses; dependence of signaling properties upon posttranslational modification; and stoichiometric requirements and/or oligomerization-dependent impact on signaling. The scaffold concept may contribute to novel approaches to the development of effective treatments to hitherto incurable neurodegenerative diseases, through informed modulation of prion protein-ligand interactions.
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- Rafael Linden
- Laboratory of Neurogenesis, Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Gao C, Wei J, Zhang BY, Shi Q, Chen C, Wang J, Shi Q, Dong XP. MiRNA expression profiles in the brains of mice infected with scrapie agents 139A, ME7 and S15. Emerg Microbes Infect 2016; 5:e115. [PMID: 27826142 PMCID: PMC5148024 DOI: 10.1038/emi.2016.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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MicroRNA (miRNA) is a class of non-coding endogenous small-molecule single-stranded RNA that regulates complementary mRNA through degradation or translation of the mRNA targets. Usually, miRNAs show remarkable cell and tissues specificity. Recently, alterations in a set of miRNAs in the brains of patients with certain neurodegenerative diseases, including prion diseases, have been reported. In this study, using deep sequencing technology, miRNA expression profiles in the brains of mice infected with scrapie agents 139A, ME7 and S15 at a terminal stage were comparatively analysed. In total, 57, 94 and 135 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in the pooled brain samples of 139A-, ME7- and S15-infected mice, respectively, compared with the brains of age-matched normal controls. Among them, 22 were commonly increased and 14 were commonly decreased in the brains of all three infected models. In addition, a reduction in the expression of two novel miRNAs was also commonly observed. Quantitative PCR with reverse transcription analysis of six randomly selected commonly increased and decreased miRNAs in the brains of the three infected mouse models, as well as the two novel miRNAs, verified that the expression patterns were comparable to the deep sequencing data. KEGG analysis of the differentially expressed miRNAs revealed the involvement of similar pathways in all three types of infected animals. Comprehensive analysis of these miRNA profiles not only provides useful clues for understanding prion biology but also is beneficial in the search for possible diagnostic marker(s) for prion diseases.
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- Chen Gao
- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (Zhejiang University), Prion Department, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (Zhejiang University), Prion Department, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (Zhejiang University), Prion Department, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (Zhejiang University), Prion Department, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (Zhejiang University), Prion Department, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (Zhejiang University), Prion Department, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (Zhejiang University), Prion Department, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (Zhejiang University), Prion Department, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.,Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Lee Y, Lee D, Choi I, Song Y, Kang MJ, Kang SW. Single octapeptide deletion selectively processes a pathogenic prion protein mutant on the cell surface. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 470:263-268. [PMID: 26774341 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.01.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The number of octapeptide repeats has been considered to correlate with clinical and pathogenic phenotypes of prion diseases resulting from aberrant metabolism of prion protein (PrP). However, it is still poorly understood how this motif affects PrP metabolism. Here, we discover homozygous single octapeptide repeat deletion mutation in the PRNP gene encoding PrP in HeLa cells. The level of PrP proves to be unaffected by this mutation alone, but selectively reduced by additional pathogenic mutations within internal hydrophobic region of PrP. The pattern and relative amount of newly synthesized A117V mutant is unaffected, whereas the mutant appears to be differentially distributed and processed on the cell surface by single octapeptide deletion. This study provides an insight into a novel mutant-specific metabolism of PrP on the cell surface.
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- Yumi Lee
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine & Asan Institute of Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine & Asan Institute of Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine & Asan Institute of Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine & Asan Institute of Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine & Asan Institute of Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine & Asan Institute of Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Stress Response Leading to Resistance in Glioblastoma-The Need for Innovative Radiotherapy (iRT) Concepts. Cancers (Basel) 2016; 8:cancers8010015. [PMID: 26771644 PMCID: PMC4728462 DOI: 10.3390/cancers8010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumor in adults. In spite of multimodal therapy concepts, consisting of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the median survival, merely 15–18 months, is still poor. Mechanisms for resistance of GBM to radio(chemo)therapy are not fully understood yet and due to the genetic heterogeneity within the tumor including radiation-resistant tumor stem cells, there are several factors leading to therapy failure. Recent research revealed that, hypoxia during radiation and miRNAs may adversely affect the therapeutic response to radiotherapy. Further molecular alterations and prognostic markers like the DNA-repair protein O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), anti-apoptotic molecular chaperones, and/or the activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) have also been identified to play a role in the sensitivity to cytostatic agents. Latest approaches in the field of radiotherapy to use particle irradiation or dose escalation strategies including modern molecular imaging, however, need further evaluation with regard to long-term outcome. In this review we focus on current information about the mechanisms and markers that mediate resistance to radio(chemo)therapy, and discuss the opportunities of Innovative Radiotherapy (iRT) concepts to improve treatment options for GBM patients.
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