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Rose KWJ, Taye N, Karoulias SZ, Hubmacher D. Regulation of ADAMTS Proteases. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:701959. [PMID: 34268335 PMCID: PMC8275829 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.701959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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A disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type I motifs (ADAMTS) proteases are secreted metalloproteinases that play key roles in the formation, homeostasis and remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The substrate spectrum of ADAMTS proteases can range from individual ECM proteins to entire families of ECM proteins, such as the hyalectans. ADAMTS-mediated substrate cleavage is required for the formation, remodeling and physiological adaptation of the ECM to the needs of individual tissues and organ systems. However, ADAMTS proteases can also be involved in the destruction of tissues, resulting in pathologies such as arthritis. Specifically, ADAMTS4 and ADAMTS5 contribute to irreparable cartilage erosion by degrading aggrecan, which is a major constituent of cartilage. Arthritic joint damage is a major contributor to musculoskeletal morbidity and the most frequent clinical indication for total joint arthroplasty. Due to the high sequence homology of ADAMTS proteases in their catalytically active site, it remains a formidable challenge to design ADAMTS isotype-specific inhibitors that selectively inhibit ADAMTS proteases responsible for tissue destruction without affecting the beneficial functions of other ADAMTS proteases. In vivo, proteolytic activity of ADAMTS proteases is regulated on the transcriptional and posttranslational level. Here, we review the current knowledge of mechanisms that regulate ADAMTS protease activity in tissues including factors that induce ADAMTS gene expression, consequences of posttranslational modifications such as furin processing, the role of endogenous inhibitors and pharmacological approaches to limit ADAMTS protease activity in tissues, which almost exclusively focus on inhibiting the aggrecanase activity of ADAMTS4 and ADAMTS5.
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- Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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Medeiros SFD, Barbosa BB, Medeiros MASD, Yamamoto MMW. Morphology and Biochemistry of Ovulation. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETRÍCIA 2021; 43:480-486. [PMID: 34318473 PMCID: PMC10411198 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The process of ovulation involves multiple and iterrelated genetic, biochemical, and morphological events: cessation of the proliferation of granulosa cells, resumption of oocyte meiosis, expansion of cumulus cell-oocyte complexes, digestion of the follicle wall, and extrusion of the metaphase-II oocyte. The present narrative review examines these interrelated steps in detail. The combined or isolated roles of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are highlighted. Genes indiced by the FSH genes are relevant in the cumulus expansion, and LH-induced genes are critical for the resumption of meiosis and digestion of the follicle wall. A non-human model for follicle-wall digestion and oocyte release was provided.
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- Sebastião Freitas de Medeiros
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, MT, Brazil
- Instituto Tropical de Medicina Reprodutiva, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, MT, Brazil
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Sarila G, Bao T, Abeydeera SA, Li R, Mell B, Joe B, Catubig A, Hutson J. Interplay between collagenase and undescended testes in Adamts16 knockout rats. J Pediatr Surg 2020; 55:1952-1958. [PMID: 32037220 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The inguinoscrotal stage of testicular descent is characterized by an increase in cell density and collagen fibers as the gubernaculum undergoes cell division and increases Extracellular Matrix (ECM) activity. Rats that lack the enzyme Adamts16, a known ECM proteinase, develop cryptorchidism postnatally and are infertile. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the link between the Adamts16 enzyme and congenital undescended testes (UDT) in Adamts16 knockout (KO) rats during postnatal development. METHODS Formalin-fixed specimens of Wild-Type, Adamts16 heterozygous and Adamts16 homozygous KO rats post birth were sectioned and used for standard H&E histology and Masson's trichrome staining. A quantitative analysis on image J was performed to determine the intensity of collagen fibers within the inguinoscrotal fat pad (IFP) (n = 3 age/genotype). RESULTS The migration of the gubernaculum within the Adamts16 heterozygous and Adamts16 KO rat was considerably disrupted. Furthermore, the Masson's trichrome staining demonstrated a significant increase in collagen fibers around the gubernaculum of rats that lacked Adamts16 enzyme at day 8. CONCLUSION This study reports a failure of gubernacular migration leading to UDT in Adamts16 KO rats during development, suggesting that the expression of Adamts16 gene is critical for normal gubernacular migration through the breakdown of collagen fibers within the IFP.
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- Gulcan Sarila
- Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; School of Basic Medical Science, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Jinshan Street, Jinshan Development Zone Huhhot, Inner Mongolia 010110, PR China
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- Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for hypertension and precision medicine and program in physiological genomics, department of physiology and pharmacology, University of Toledo college of medicine and life sciences, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Centre for hypertension and precision medicine and program in physiological genomics, department of physiology and pharmacology, University of Toledo college of medicine and life sciences, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Urology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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Livermore C, Warr N, Chalon N, Siggers P, Mianné J, Codner G, Teboul L, Wells S, Greenfield A. Male mice lacking ADAMTS-16 are fertile but exhibit testes of reduced weight. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17195. [PMID: 31748609 PMCID: PMC6868159 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53900-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Adamts16 encodes a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs, 16, a member of a family of multi-domain, zinc-binding proteinases. ADAMTS-16 is implicated in a number of pathological conditions, including hypertension, cancer and osteoarthritis. A large number of observations, including a recent report of human ADAMTS16 variants in cases of 46,XY disorders/differences of sex development (DSD), also implicate this gene in human testis determination. We used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to generate a loss-of-function allele in the mouse in order to examine whether ADAMTS-16 functions in mouse testis determination or testicular function. Male mice lacking Adamts16 on the C57BL/6N background undergo normal testis determination in the fetal period. However, adult homozygotes have an average testis weight that is around 10% lower than age-matched controls. Cohorts of mutant males tested at 3-months and 6-months of age were fertile. We conclude that ADAMTS-16 is not required for testis determination or male fertility in mice. We discuss these phenotypic data and their significance for our understanding of ADAMTS-16 function.
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- Catherine Livermore
- Mammalian Genetics Unit, Medical Research Council, Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, Medical Research Council, Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, Medical Research Council, Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, Medical Research Council, Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mary Lyon Centre, Medical Research Council, Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD, UK.,Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Biotherapy, University of Montpellier, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Mary Lyon Centre, Medical Research Council, Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mary Lyon Centre, Medical Research Council, Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mary Lyon Centre, Medical Research Council, Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, Medical Research Council, Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD, UK.
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Tayman MA, Kurgan Ş, Önder C, Güney Z, Serdar MA, Kantarcı A, Günhan M. A disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin-1 (ADAMTS-1) levels in gingival crevicular fluid correlate with vascular endothelial growth factor-A, hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, and clinical parameters in patients with advanced periodontitis. J Periodontol 2019; 90:1182-1189. [PMID: 31020669 DOI: 10.1002/jper.18-0195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND ADAMTS (a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin) are a family of proteinases that are structurally similar to the family of matrix metalloproteinases with critical roles in damage and repair of the extracellular matrix. Their functions are closely related to inflammation, hypoxia, and vascularization. Our aim was to determine levels of ADAMTS-1 in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in patients with advanced periodontal diseases and identify their association with hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1α), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A), and clinical parameters of periodontitis. METHODS The study consisted of three groups: healthy individuals (control; n = 20), generalized chronic periodontitis (CP; n = 21), and generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP; n = 20). Clinical parameters were measured. Levels of ADAMTS-1, VEGF-A, and HIF-1α in GCF and serum were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reported as total amounts and concentration. RESULTS ADAMTS-1 total amount in GCF were significantly higher in patients with CP and GAgP compared with healthy individuals (P < 0.05). HIF-1α total amount in GCF were also higher in periodontitis groups compared with the control group (P < 0.05). GCF total VEGF-A content was significantly higher in the GAgP group compared with the CP and the controls (respectively; P = 0.023, P = 0.003). There was a significant correlation between ADAMTS-1, VEGF-A, and HIF-1α levels in the GCF and clinical periodontal parameters (probing depth [PD], bleeding on probing [BOP], and clinical attachment loss (CAL); P < 0.05). CONCLUSION ADAMTS-1 may play a role in advanced periodontal disease pathogenesis in correlation with tissue hypoxia and vascularization.
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- Mahmure Ayşe Tayman
- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Forsyth Institute, Department of Applied Oral Sciences, Center for Periodontology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Tokmak A, Ozaksit G, Sarikaya E, Kuru-Pekcan M, Kosem A. Decreased ADAMTS-1, -9 and -20 levels in women with endometrial polyps: a possible link between extracellular matrix proteases and endometrial pathologies. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2019; 39:845-850. [DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2019.1584890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Aytekin Tokmak
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Research and Education Hospital University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Research and Education Hospital University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Research and Education Hospital University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Research and Education Hospital University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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Regan SLP, Knight PG, Yovich JL, Arfuso F, Dharmarajan A. Growth hormone during in vitro fertilization in older women modulates the density of receptors in granulosa cells, with improved pregnancy outcomes. Fertil Steril 2019; 110:1298-1310. [PMID: 30503129 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effect of aging and granulosa cell growth hormone receptor (GHR) expression, and the effect of growth hormone (GH) co-treatment during IVF on receptor expression. DESIGN Laboratory study. SETTING University. PATIENT(S) A total of 445 follicles were collected from 62 women undergoing standard infertility treatment. INTERVENTION(S) Preovulatory ovarian follicle biopsies of granulosa cells and follicular fluid. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Older women with a poor ovarian reserve were co-treated with GH to determine the effect of the adjuvant during IVF on the granulosal expression density of FSH receptor (FSHR), LH receptor (LHR), bone morphogenetic hormone receptor (BMPR1B), and GHR. Ovarian reserve, granulosa cell receptor density, oocyte quality, and pregnancy and live birth rates were determined. RESULT(S) Growth hormone co-treatment increased the receptor density for granulosal FSHR, BMPR1B, LHR, and GHR compared with the non-GH-treated patients of the same age and ovarian reserve. Growth hormone co-treatment increased GHR density, which may increase GHR activity. The GH co-treatment was associated with a significant increase in pregnancy rate. CONCLUSION(S) Growth hormone co-treatment restored the preovulatory down-regulation of FSHR, BMPR1B, and LHR density of the largest follicles, which may improve the maturation process of luteinization in older patients with reduced ovarian reserve. The fertility of the GH-treated patients improved.
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- Sheena L P Regan
- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom
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- PIVET Medical Centre, Perth, Australia; School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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Kordowski F, Kolarova J, Schafmayer C, Buch S, Goldmann T, Marwitz S, Kugler C, Scheufele S, Gassling V, Németh CG, Brosch M, Hampe J, Lucius R, Röder C, Kalthoff H, Siebert R, Ammerpohl O, Reiss K. Aberrant DNA methylation of ADAMTS16 in colorectal and other epithelial cancers. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:796. [PMID: 30081852 PMCID: PMC6080380 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4701-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND ADAMs (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase) have long been associated with tumor progression. Recent findings indicate that members of the closely related ADAMTS (ADAMs with thrombospondin motifs) family are also critically involved in carcinogenesis. Gene silencing through DNA methylation at CpG loci around e.g. transcription start or enhancer sites is a major mechanism in cancer development. Here, we aimed at identifying genes of the ADAM and ADAMTS family showing altered DNA methylation in the development or colorectal cancer (CRC) and other epithelial tumors. METHODS We investigated potential changes of DNA methylation affecting ADAM and ADAMTS genes in 117 CRC, 40 lung cancer (LC) and 15 oral squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) samples. Tumor tissue was analyzed in comparison to adjacent non-malignant tissue of the same patients. The methylation status of 1145 CpGs in 51 ADAM and ADAMTS genes was measured with the HumanMethylation450 BeadChip Array. ADAMTS16 protein expression was analyzed in CRC samples by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS In CRC, we identified 72 CpGs in 18 genes which were significantly affected by hyper- or hypomethylation in the tumor tissue compared to the adjacent non-malignant tissue. While notable/frequent alterations in methylation patterns within ADAM genes were not observed, conspicuous changes were found in ADAMTS16 and ADAMTS2. To figure out whether these differences would be CRC specific, additional LC and SCC tissue samples were analyzed. Overall, 78 differentially methylated CpGs were found in LC and 29 in SCC. Strikingly, 8 CpGs located in the ADAMTS16 gene were commonly differentially methylated in all three cancer entities. Six CpGs in the promoter region were hypermethylated, whereas 2 CpGs in the gene body were hypomethylated indicative of gene silencing. In line with these findings, ADAMTS16 protein was strongly expressed in globlet cells and colonocytes in control tissue but not in CRC samples. Functional in vitro studies using the colorectal carcinoma cell line HT29 revealed that ADAMTS16 expression restrained tumor cell proliferation. CONCLUSIONS We identified ADAMTS16 as novel gene with cancer-specific promoter hypermethylation in CRC, LC and SCC patients implicating ADAMTS16 as potential biomarker for these tumors. Moreover, our results provide evidence that ADAMTS16 may have tumor suppressor properties.
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- Felix Kordowski
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, University of Kiel, Rosalind-Franklin-Straße 7, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Medical Department 1, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Pathology of the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Pathology of the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Thoracic Surgery, LungenClinic Grosshansdorf, Grosshansdorf, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Medical Department 1, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Medical Department 1, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Anatomical Institute, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, University of Kiel, Rosalind-Franklin-Straße 7, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Schnellmann R, Sack R, Hess D, Annis DS, Mosher DF, Apte SS, Chiquet-Ehrismann R. A Selective Extracellular Matrix Proteomics Approach Identifies Fibronectin Proteolysis by A Disintegrin-like and Metalloprotease Domain with Thrombospondin Type 1 Motifs (ADAMTS16) and Its Impact on Spheroid Morphogenesis. Mol Cell Proteomics 2018; 17:1410-1425. [PMID: 29669734 PMCID: PMC6030725 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra118.000676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Secreted and cell-surface proteases are major mediators of extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover, but their mechanisms and regulatory impact are poorly understood. We developed a mass spectrometry approach using a cell-free ECM produced in vitro to identify fibronectin (FN) as a novel substrate of the secreted metalloprotease ADAMTS16. ADAMTS16 cleaves FN between its (I)5 and (I)6 modules, releasing the N-terminal 30 kDa heparin-binding domain essential for FN self-assembly. ADAMTS16 impairs FN fibrillogenesis as well as fibrillin-1 and tenascin-C assembly, thus inhibiting formation of a mature ECM by cultured fibroblasts. Furthermore ADAMTS16 has a marked morphogenetic impact on spheroid formation by renal tubule-derived MDCKI cells. The N-terminal FN domain released by ADAMTS16 up-regulates MMP3, which cleaves the (I)5-(I)6 linker of FN similar to ADAMTS16, therefore creating a proteolytic feed-forward mechanism. Thus, FN proteolysis not only regulates FN turnover, but also FN assembly, with potential long-term consequences for ECM assembly and morphogenesis.
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- Rahel Schnellmann
- From the ‡Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland;
- §Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- ¶Department of Biomedical Engineering (ND20), Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195
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- From the ‡Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- From the ‡Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- ‖Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- ‖Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- ¶Department of Biomedical Engineering (ND20), Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195;
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- From the ‡Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
- §Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Júnior GAO, Perez BC, Cole JB, Santana MHA, Silveira J, Mazzoni G, Ventura RV, Júnior MLS, Kadarmideen HN, Garrick DJ, Ferraz JBS. Genomic study and Medical Subject Headings enrichment analysis of early pregnancy rate and antral follicle numbers in Nelore heifers. J Anim Sci 2017; 95:4796-4812. [PMID: 29293733 PMCID: PMC6292327 DOI: 10.2527/jas2017.1752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Zebu animals () are known to take longer to reach puberty compared with taurine animals (), limiting the supply of animals for harvest or breeding and impacting profitability. Genomic information can be a helpful tool to better understand complex traits and improve genetic gains. In this study, we performed a genomewide association study (GWAS) to identify genetic variants associated with reproductive traits in Nelore beef cattle. Heifer pregnancy (HP) was recorded for 1,267 genotyped animals distributed in 12 contemporary groups (CG) with an average pregnancy rate of 0.35 (±0.01). Disregarding one of these CG, the number of antral follicles (NF) was also collected for 937 of these animals, with an average of 11.53 (±4.43). The animals were organized in CG: 12 and 11 for HP and NF, respectively. Genes in linkage disequilibrium (LD) with the associated variants can be considered in a functional enrichment analysis to identify biological mechanisms involved in fertility. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) were detected using the MESHR package, allowing the extraction of broad meanings from the gene lists provided by the GWAS. The estimated heritability for HP was 0.28 ± 0.07 and for NF was 0.49 ± 0.09, with the genomic correlation being -0.21 ± 0.29. The average LD between adjacent markers was 0.23 ± 0.01, and GWAS identified genomic windows that accounted for >1% of total genetic variance on chromosomes 5, 14, and 18 for HP and on chromosomes 2, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 22 for NF. The MeSH enrichment analyses revealed significant ( < 0.05) terms associated with HP-"Munc18 Proteins," "Fucose," and "Hemoglobins"-and with NF-"Cathepsin B," "Receptors, Neuropeptide," and "Palmitic Acid." This is the first study in Nelore cattle introducing the concept of MeSH analysis. The genomic analyses contributed to a better understanding of the genetic control of the reproductive traits HP and NF and provide new selection strategies to improve beef production.
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga, SP, Brazil
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- Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Section of Systems Genomics, Department of Bio and Health Informatics, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Beef Improvement Opportunities, Guelph, ON N1K1E5, Canada
- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada
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- Section of Systems Genomics, Department of Bio and Health Informatics, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Regan SLP, Knight PG, Yovich JL, Stanger JD, Leung Y, Arfuso F, Dharmarajan A, Almahbobi G. Infertility and ovarian follicle reserve depletion are associated with dysregulation of the FSH and LH receptor density in human antral follicles. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2017; 446:40-51. [PMID: 28188844 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2016] [Revised: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The low take-home baby rate in older women in Australia (5.8%) undergoing IVF (5.8%) is linked to the depletion of the ovarian reserve of primordial follicles. Oocyte depletion causes an irreversible change to ovarian function. We found that the young patient FSH receptor and LH receptor expression profile on the granulosa cells collected from different size follicles were similar to the expression profile reported in natural cycles in women and sheep. This was reversed in the older patients with poor ovarian reserve. The strong correlation of BMPR1B and FSH receptor density in the young was not present in the older women; whereas, the LH receptor and BMPR1B correlation was weak in the young but was strongly correlated in the older women. The reduced fertilisation and pregnancy rate was associated with a lower LH receptor density and a lack of essential down-regulation of the FSH and LH receptor. The mechanism regulating FSH and LH receptor expression appears to function independently, in vivo, from the dose of FSH gonadotrophin, rather than in response to it. Restoring an optimum receptor density may improve oocyte quality and the pregnancy rate in older women.
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- Sheena L P Regan
- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Hopkins Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6UB, UK
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- Western Australian Gynaecologic Cancer Service, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Australia
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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ADAMTS-3, -13, -16, and -19 levels in patients with habitual abortion. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2017; 33:30-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Sex Change in Clownfish: Molecular Insights from Transcriptome Analysis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35461. [PMID: 27748421 PMCID: PMC5066260 DOI: 10.1038/srep35461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Sequential hermaphroditism is a unique reproductive strategy among teleosts that is displayed mainly in fish species living in the coral reef environment. The reproductive biology of hermaphrodites has long been intriguing; however, very little is known about the molecular pathways underlying their sex change. Here, we provide the first de novo transcriptome analyses of a hermaphrodite teleost´s undergoing sex change in its natural environment. Our study has examined relative gene expression across multiple groups-rather than just two contrasting conditions- and has allowed us to explore the differential expression patterns throughout the whole process. Our analysis has highlighted the rapid and complex genomic response of the brain associated with sex change, which is subsequently transmitted to the gonads, identifying a large number of candidate genes, some well-known and some novel, involved in the process. The present study provides strong evidence of the importance of the sex steroidogenic machinery during sex change in clownfish, with the aromatase gene playing a central role, both in the brain and the gonad. This work constitutes the first genome-wide study in a social sex-changing species and provides insights into the genetic mechanism governing social sex change and gonadal restructuring in protandrous hermaphrodites.
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Yasukawa M, Liu Y, Hu L, Cogdell D, Gharpure KM, Pradeep S, Nagaraja AS, Sood AK, Zhang W. ADAMTS16 mutations sensitize ovarian cancer cells to platinum-based chemotherapy. Oncotarget 2016; 8:88410-88420. [PMID: 29179445 PMCID: PMC5687615 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal malignant tumors in women. The prognosis of ovarian cancer patients depends, in part, on their response to platinum-based chemotherapy. Our recent analysis of genomics and clinical data from the Cancer Genome Atlas demonstrated that somatic mutations of ADAMTS 1, 6, 8, 9, 15, 16, 18 and L1 genes were associated with higher sensitivity to platinum and longer progression-free survival, overall survival, and platinum-free survival duration in 512 patients with high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. Among the ADAMTS mutations, ADAMTS16 is the most commonly affected gene in ovarian cancer. However, the functional role of these mutations in ovarian cancer cells is largely unknown. We performed in vitro studies to compare the functional effects of the six identified ADAMTS missense mutations on the platinum sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells. We also used a well-characterized in vivo mouse model to evaluate the response of ovarian cancer cells with ADAMTS16 mutations to platinum-based therapy. Our results showed that exogenously expressed ADAMTS16 missense mutations inhibited cell growth or sensitized tumor cells to cisplatin and inhibited tumor growth in vivo. Orthotopic xenograft experiments showed that mice injected with ovarian cancer cells that exogenously expressed ADAMTS16 mutations had a better response to cisplatin treatment. Thus, these functional studies provide evidence that mutations of ADAMTS16 actively contribute to therapeutic response in ovarian cancer.
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- Maya Yasukawa
- Departments of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.,Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.,Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.,Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.,Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Regan SLP, Knight PG, Yovich JL, Stanger JD, Leung Y, Arfuso F, Dharmarajan A, Almahbobi G. Dysregulation of granulosal bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1B density is associated with reduced ovarian reserve and the age-related decline in human fertility. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 425:84-93. [PMID: 26805635 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Reproductive ageing is linked to the depletion of ovarian primordial follicles, which causes an irreversible change to ovarian cellular function and the capacity to reproduce. The current study aimed to profile the expression of bone morphogenetic protein receptor, (BMPR1B) in 53 IVF patients exhibiting different degrees of primordial follicle depletion. The granulosa cell receptor density was measured in 403 follicles via flow cytometry. A decline in BMPR1B density occurred at the time of dominant follicle selection and during the terminal stage of folliculogenesis in the 23-30 y good ovarian reserve patients. The 40+ y poor ovarian reserve patients experienced a reversal of this pattern. The results demonstrate an association between age-induced depletion of the ovarian reserve and BMPR1B receptor density at the two critical time points of dominant follicle selection and pre-ovulatory follicle maturation. Dysregulation of BMP receptor signalling may inhibit the normal steroidogenic differentiation required for maturation in older patients.
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- Sheena L P Regan
- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Hopkins Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6UB, UK
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- Western Australian Gynaecologic Cancer Service, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Australia
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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Cakmak O, Comertoglu I, Firat R, Erdemli HK, Kursunlu SF, Akyol S, Ugurcu V, Altuntas A, Adam B, Demircan K. The Investigation of ADAMTS16 in Insulin-Induced Human Chondrosarcoma Cells. Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2016; 30:255-60. [PMID: 26181853 DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2015.1840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES A disintegrin-like metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS) is a group of proteins that have enzymatic activity secreted by cells to the outside extracellular matrix. Insulin induces proteoglycan biosynthesis in chondrosarcoma chondrocytes. The purpose of the present in vitro study is to assess the time course effects of insulin on ADAMTS16 expression in OUMS-27 (human chondrosarcoma) cell line to examine whether insulin regulates ADAMTS16 expression as well as proteoglycan biosynthesis with multifaceted properties or not. METHODS Chondrosarcoma cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium having either 10 μg/mL insulin or not. While the experiment was going on, the medium containing insulin had been changed every other day. Cells were harvested at 1st, 3rd, 7th, and 11th days; subsequently, RNA and proteins were isolated in every experimental group according to their time interval. RNA expression of ADAMTS was estimated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) by using primers. Immunoreactive protein levels were encountered by the western blot protein detection technique by using proper anti-ADAMTS16 antibodies. RESULTS ADAMTS16 mRNA expression level of chondrosarcoma cells was found to be insignificantly decreased in chondrosarcoma cells induced by insulin detected by the qRT-PCR instrument. On the other hand, there was a gradual decrease in immune-reactant ADAMTS16 protein amount by the time course in insulin-treated cell groups when compared with control cells. CONCLUSION It has been suggested that insulin might possibly regulate ADAMTS16 levels/activities in OUMS-27 chondrosarcoma cells taking a role in extracellular matrix turnover.
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- Ozlem Cakmak
- 1 Department of Biology Educations, Faculty of Education, Gazi University , Ankara, Turkey
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- 2 Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mevlana University , Konya, Turkey
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- 3 Division of Medical Biochemistry Laboratory, Golbasi State Hospital , Ankara, Turkey
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- 4 Department of Biochemistry Laboratory, Corum Training and Research Hospital , Corum, Turkey
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- 5 Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Adnan Menderes University , Aydın, Turkey
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- 6 Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal University , Ankara, Turkey
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- 7 Department of Medical Biochemistry, Dumlupinar University Medical Faculty , Kutahya, Turkey
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- 8 Division of Chemistry, Ankara Regional Office of Council of Forensic Medicine , Ankara, Turkey
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- 9 University of California Davis Medical School , Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Sacramento, California
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- 6 Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal University , Ankara, Turkey
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The Function and Roles of ADAMTS-7 in Inflammatory Diseases. Mediators Inflamm 2015; 2015:801546. [PMID: 26696755 PMCID: PMC4677222 DOI: 10.1155/2015/801546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The ADAMTS proteinases are a group of multidomain and secreted metalloproteinases containing the thrombospondin motifs. ADAMTS-7 is a member of ADAMTS family and plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of arthritis. Overexpression of ADAMTS-7 gene promotes the breakdown of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) matrix and accelerates the progression of both surgically induced osteoarthritis and collagen-induced arthritis. Moreover, ADAMTS-7 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) form a positive feedback loop in osteoarthritis. More significantly, granulin-epithelin precursor, a growth factor has important roles in bone development and bone-associated diseases, disturbs the interaction between ADAMTS-7 and COMP, and prevents COMP degradation. This review is based on our results and provides an overview of current knowledge of ADAMTS-7, including its structure, function, gene regulation, and inflammatory diseases involvement.
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Regan SLP, McFarlane JR, O'Shea T, Andronicos N, Arfuso F, Dharmarajan A, Almahbobi G. Flow cytometric analysis of FSHR, BMRR1B, LHR and apoptosis in granulosa cells and ovulation rate in merino sheep. Reproduction 2015; 150:151-63. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-14-0581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to determine the direct cause of the mutation-induced, increased ovulation rate in Booroola Merino (BB) sheep. Granulosa cells were removed from antral follicles before ovulation and post-ovulation from BB (n=5) and WT (n=12) Merino ewes. Direct immunofluorescence measurement of mature cell surface receptors using flow cytometry demonstrated a significant up-regulation of FSH receptor (FSHR), transforming growth factor beta type 1, bone morphogenetic protein receptor (BMPR1B), and LH receptor (LHR) in BB sheep. The increased density of FSHR and LHR provide novel evidence of a mechanism for increasing the number of follicles that are recruited during dominant follicle selection. The compounding increase in receptors with increasing follicle size maintained the multiple follicles and reduced the apoptosis, which contributed to a high ovulation rate in BB sheep. In addition, we report a mutation-independent mechanism of down-regulation to reduce receptor density of the leading dominant follicle in sheep. The suppression of receptor density coincides with the cessation of mitogenic growth and steroidogenic differentiation as part of the luteinization of the follicle. The BB mutation-induced attenuation of BMPR1B signaling led to an increased density of the FSHR and LHR and a concurrent reduction in apoptosis to increase the ovulation rate. The role of BMPs in receptor modulation is implicated in the development of multiple ovulations.
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ADAMTS proteases in fertility. Matrix Biol 2015; 44-46:54-63. [PMID: 25818315 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2015.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The reproductive organs are unique among adult organs in that they must undergo continual tissue remodelling as a key aspect of their normal function. The processes for persistent maturation and release of new gametes, as well as fertilisation, implantation, placentation, gestation and parturition involve cyclic development and regression of tissues that must continually regenerate to support fertility. The ADAMTS family of proteases has been shown to contribute to many aspects of the tissue morphogenesis required for development and function of each of the reproductive organs. Dysregulation or functional changes in ADAMTS family proteases have been associated with reproductive disorders such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and premature ovarian failure (POF). Likewise, proteolytic substrates of ADAMTS enzymes have also been linked to reproductive function. New insight into the roles of ADAMTS proteases has yielded a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind fertility with clinical potential to generate therapeutic targets to resolve infertility, develop biomarkers that predict dysfunction of the reproductive organs and potentially offer targets for development of non-hormonal male and female contraceptives.
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Demircan K, Cömertoğlu İ, Akyol S, Yiğitoğlu BN, Sarıkaya E. A new biological marker candidate in female reproductive system diseases: Matrix metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS). J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2014; 15:250-5. [PMID: 25584036 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2014.14206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Playing a key role in the pathophysiology of many diseases, A Disintegrin-like and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin type-1 motif (ADAMTS) proteinases have been attracted more attention in obstetrics and gynecology. First discovered in 1997, this zinc-dependent proteinase family has 19 members today. These enzymes, which are located in the extracellular matrix (ECM), have a lot of very important functions, like matrix formation and resorption, angiogenesis, ovulation, and coagulation. In addition, in the pathogenesis of cancer, inflammation, arthritis, and connective tissue diseases, ADAMTS proteinases have crucial roles. The purpose of this review is to collect previous studies about obstetrics and gynecology that are related to ADAMTS enzymes and discuss the subject in many aspects to give an idea to the investigators who are interested in the subject.
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- Kadir Demircan
- Department of Medical Biology, Turgut Özal University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Turgut Özal University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Turgut Özal University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Turgut Özal University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Jia Z, Gao S, M'Rabet N, De Geyter C, Zhang H. Sp1 is necessary for gene activation of Adamts17 by estrogen. J Cell Biochem 2014; 115:1829-39. [PMID: 24906090 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Adamts17 is a member of a family of secreted metalloproteinases. In this report, we show that knockdown of Adamts17 expression induces apoptosis and inhibits breast cancer cell growth. Adamts17 expression can rapidly be induced by estrogens. siRNA knockdown of Sp1 or Myc demonstrated that Sp1 is required to induce Adamts17 gene expression in response to estrogen. Moreover, reporter assays showed that the proximal promoter and the upstream sequences were not capable of conferring estrogen responsiveness, suggesting that Sp1 elements may be located in the downstream intronic region. We further demonstrated that Sp1 and Myc binding in the proximal promoter region contributed to the Adamts17 basal expression. Furthermore, histone deacetylase (HDAC) and methylase inhibitors also induced Adamts17 expression, indicating that epigenetic alterations, such as aberrant HDAC and/or methylation are associated with dysregulated Adamts17 expression. By meta-analysis using Oncomine microarray data, we found that higher Adamts17 expression is found in several human cancer cell subtypes, especially in breast ductal carcinoma. Moreover, we found that there is an inverse correlation between higher Adamts17 expression and patients' survival. Our study suggests that Adamts17 may support breast cancer cell growth and survival.
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- Zanhui Jia
- Clinic of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun City, Jilin Province, P.R. China
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Pyun JA, Kim S, Kwack K. Interaction between thyroglobulin and ADAMTS16 in premature ovarian failure. Clin Exp Reprod Med 2014; 41:120-4. [PMID: 25309856 PMCID: PMC4192452 DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2014.41.3.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of the present study was to examine whether interactions between polymorphisms in the thyroglobulin and ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 16 (ADAMTS16) genes are associated with the development of premature ovarian failure (POF). Methods A total of 75 patients with POF and 196 controls were involved in this study. We used a GoldenGate assay to genotype single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify POF-associated polymorphisms and synergistic interactions between polymorphisms in the thyroglobulin and ADAMTS16 genes. Results Single gene analyses using logistic regression analysis showed no significant association between polymorphisms in the two genes and POF. In the results from interaction analyses, we found seven synergistic interactions between the polymorphisms in thyroglobulin and ADAMTS16, although there was no combination showing p-values lower than the significant threshold using the Bonferroni correction. When the AG genotype was present at the rs853326 missense SNP, the A and G alleles at the tagging SNPs rs16875268 and rs13168665 showed significant interactions (odds ratios=5.318 and 16.2 respectively; 95% confidence intervals, 1.64-17.28 and 2.08-126.4; p=0.0054 and 0.0079). Conclusion Synergistic interactions between polymorphisms in the thyroglobulin and ADAMTS16 genes were associated with an increased risk of POF development in Korean women.
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- Jung-A Pyun
- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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Epistasis between polymorphisms in TSHB and ADAMTS16 is associated with premature ovarian failure. Menopause 2014; 21:890-5. [DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000000172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cryptorchidism and infertility in rats with targeted disruption of the Adamts16 locus. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100967. [PMID: 24983376 PMCID: PMC4077762 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin motifs16 (ADAMTS-16) is a member of a family of metalloproteinases. Using a novel zinc-finger nuclease based gene-edited rat model harboring a targeted mutation of the Adamts16 locus, we previously reported this gene to be linked to blood pressure regulation. Here we document our observation with this model that Adamts16 is essential for normal development of the testis. Absence of Adamts16 in the homozygous Adamts16mutant males resulted in cryptorchidism and male sterility. Heterozygous Adamts16mutant males were normal, indicating that this is a recessive trait. Testes of homozygous Adamts16mutant males were significantly smaller with significant histological changes associated with the lack of sperm production. Temporal histological assessments of the testis demonstrated that the seminiferous tubules did not support active spermatogenesis, but progressively lost germ cells, accumulated vacuoles and did not have any sperm. These observations, taken together with our previous report of renal abnormalities observed with the same Adamts16mutant rats, suggest an important mechanistic link between Adamts16 and the functioning of the male genitourinary system.
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Jacobi CLJ, Rudigier LJ, Scholz H, Kirschner KM. Transcriptional regulation by the Wilms tumor protein, Wt1, suggests a role of the metalloproteinase Adamts16 in murine genitourinary development. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:18811-24. [PMID: 23661704 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.464644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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ADAMTS16 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) is a secreted mammalian metalloproteinase with unknown function. We report here that murine Adamts16 is co-expressed with the Wilms tumor protein, Wt1, in the developing glomeruli of embryonic kidneys. Adamts16 mRNA levels were significantly reduced upon transfection of embryonic murine kidney explants with Wt1 antisense vivo-morpholinos. Antisense knockdown of Adamts16 inhibited branching morphogenesis in kidney organ cultures. Adamts16 was detected by in situ mRNA hybridization and/or immunohistochemistry also in embryonic gonads and in spermatids and granulosa cells of adult testes and ovaries, respectively. Silencing of Wt1 by transfection with antisense vivo-morpholinos significantly increased Adamts16 mRNA in cultured embryonic XY gonads (11.5 and 12.5 days postconception), and reduced Adamts16 transcripts in XX gonads (12.5 and 13.5 days postconception). Three predicted Wt1 consensus motifs could be identified in the promoter and the 5'-untranslated region of the murine Adamts16 gene. Binding of Wt1 protein to these elements was verified by EMSA and ChIP. A firefly luciferase reporter gene under control of the Adamts16 promoter was activated ∼8-fold by transient co-transfection of human granulosa cells with a Wt1 expression construct. Gradual shortening of the 5'-flanking sequence successively reduced and eventually abrogated Adamts16 promoter activation by Wt1. These findings demonstrate that Wt1 differentially regulates the Adamts16 gene in XX and XY embryonic gonads. It is suggested that Adamts16 acts immediately downstream of Wt1 during murine urogenital development. We propose that Adamts16 is involved in branching morphogenesis of the kidneys in mice.
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- Charlotte L J Jacobi
- Institut für Vegetative Physiologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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Tan IDA, Ricciardelli C, Russell DL. The metalloproteinase ADAMTS1: a comprehensive review of its role in tumorigenic and metastatic pathways. Int J Cancer 2013; 133:2263-76. [PMID: 23444028 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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As it was first characterized in 1997, the ADAMTS (A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease with ThromboSpondin motifs) metalloprotease family has been associated with many physiological and pathological conditions. Of the 19 proteases belonging to this family, considerable attention has been devoted to the role of its first member ADAMTS1 in cancer. Elevated ADAMTS1 promotes pro-tumorigenic changes such as increased tumor cell proliferation, inhibited apoptosis and altered vascularization. Importantly, it facilitates significant peritumoral remodeling of the extracellular matrix environment to promote tumor progression and metastasis. However, discrepancy exists, as several studies also depict ADAMTS1 as a tumor suppressor. This article reviews the current understanding of ADAMTS1 regulation and the consequence of its dysregulation in primary cancer and ADAMTS1-mediated pathways of cancer progression and metastasis.
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- Izza de Arao Tan
- Robinson Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Univeristy of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Wang J, Zhang W, Yi Z, Wang S, Li Z. Identification of a thrombin cleavage site and a short form of ADAMTS-18. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 419:692-7. [PMID: 22386991 PMCID: PMC3313623 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.02.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 02/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We previously reported that C-terminal fragment of ADAMTS-18 induces platelet fragmentation through ROS release. We have shown that thrombin cleaves ADAMTS-18 and that a short form of ADAMTS-18 in in vitro translational assay. However, the exact thrombin cleavage site and whether a short form ADAMTS-18 presents in vivo are not clear. In this study, we first identified that the thrombin cleavage site is between Arg775 and Ser776 by thrombin cleavage of ADAMTS-18 peptide following mass spectrum assay. We then showed that a short form ADAMTS-18 presents in brain, kidney, lung, and testicle from C57BL/6 mouse embryo. Since alternative form of ADAMTS-18 could be a mechanism to regulate its activity, we then investigated the mechanism involves in the generation of ADAMTS-18 short form. However, neither protease inhibitors nor mutations in catalytic domain of ADAMTS-18 have any significant effect on the generation of ADAMTS-18 short form. Thus, our data demonstrate a thrombin cleavage site and confirm a short form of ADAMTS-18 presents in vivo.
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- Jianhui Wang
- Department of Medicine, NYU Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine 550 First Avenue New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Medicine, NYU Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine 550 First Avenue New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Medicine, NYU Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine 550 First Avenue New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Medicine, NYU Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine 550 First Avenue New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Medicine, NYU Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine 550 First Avenue New York, NY 10016
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Quesada V, Velasco G, Puente XS, Warren WC, López-Otín C. Comparative genomic analysis of the zebra finch degradome provides new insights into evolution of proteases in birds and mammals. BMC Genomics 2010; 11:220. [PMID: 20359326 PMCID: PMC2865498 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 04/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background The degradome -the complete repertoire of proteases in an organism- is involved in multiple key biological and pathological processes. Previous studies in several organisms have yielded sets of curated protease sequences which may be used to characterize the degradome in a novel genome by similarity. Differences between degradomes can then be related to physiological traits of the species under study. Therefore, the sequencing of the zebra finch genome allows the comparison between the degradomes of mammals and birds and may help to understand the biological peculiarities of the zebra finch. Results A set of curated protease sequences from humans and chicken was used to predict the sequences of 460 protease and protease-like genes in the zebra finch genome. This analysis revealed important differences in the evolution of mammalian and bird degradomes, including genomic expansions and deletions of caspases, cytotoxic proteases, kallikreins, matrix metalloproteases, and trypsin-like proteases. Furthermore, we found several zebra finch-specific features, such as duplications in CASP3 and BACE, and a large genomic expansion of acrosin. Conclusions We have compared the degradomes of zebra finch, chicken and several mammalian species, with the finding of multiple differences which illustrate the evolution of the protease complement of these organisms. Detailed analysis of these changes in zebra finch proteases has shown that they are mainly related to immunological, developmental, reproductive and neural functions.
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- Víctor Quesada
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006-Oviedo, Spain.
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Brocker CN, Vasiliou V, Nebert DW. Evolutionary divergence and functions of the ADAM and ADAMTS gene families. Hum Genomics 2010; 4:43-55. [PMID: 19951893 PMCID: PMC3500187 DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-4-1-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The 'A-disintegrin and metalloproteinase' (ADAM) and 'A-disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs' (ADAMTS) genes make up two similar, yet distinct, gene families. The human and mouse genomes contain 21 and 24 putatively functional protein-coding ADAM genes, respectively, and 24 versus 32 putatively functional protein-coding ADAMTS genes, respectively. Analysis of evolutionary divergence shows that both families are unique. Each of the two families can be separated, if need be, into groups of more closely related members: six subfamilies for ADAM, four subfamilies for ADAMTS. The presence of both disintegrin and peptidase domains within the ADAM and ADAMTS proteins implies multiple biological roles within the cell. Membrane-anchored ADAM proteins are best known for their role in activating zymogens -- including tumour necrosis factor-α, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and amyloid precursor protein (APP). ADAM proteins can also participate in cell adhesion via their interaction with integrins in neighbouring cells. ADAMTS are secreted proteins that participate in extracellular matrix maintenance by way of their cleavage of procollagen and proteoglycans. ADAMTS proteins also are involved in coagulation by cleaving von Willibrand factor precursor protein. ADAM and ADAMTS proteins participate in a wide range of cellular processes, including cell adhesion and migration, ectodomain shedding, proteolysis, development, ovulation and angiogenesis. Because these enzymes are believed to play an important role in a number of pathologies, including Alzheimer's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, asthma and cancer progression, the products of the ADAM and ADAMTS genes represent promising drug targets for the prevention and management of a number of human diseases.
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- Chad N Brocker
- Molecular Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Stall encodes an ADAMTS metalloprotease and interacts genetically with Delta in Drosophila ovarian follicle formation. Genetics 2009; 183:1027-40. [PMID: 19752215 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.109.107367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Ovarian follicle formation in Drosophila melanogaster requires stall (stl) gene function, both within and outside the ovary, for follicle individualization, stalk cell intercalation, and oocyte localization. We have identified the stl transcript as CG3622 and confirmed the presence of three alternatively spliced isoforms, contrary to current genome annotation. Here we show that the gene is expressed in both ovarian and brain tissues, which is consistent with previous evidence of an ovary nonautonomous function. On the basis of amino acid sequence, stl encodes a metalloprotease similar to the "a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin" (ADAMTS) family. Although stl mutant ovaries fail to maintain the branched structure of the fusome and periodically show improperly localized oocytes, stl mutants do not alter oocyte determination. Within the ovary, stl is expressed in pupal basal stalks and in adult somatic cells of the posterior germarium and the follicular poles. Genetically, stl exhibits a strong mutant interaction with Delta (Dl), and Dl mutant ovaries show altered stl expression patterns. Additionally, a previously described genetic interactor, daughterless, also modulates stl expression in the somatic ovary and may do so directly in its capacity as a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor. We propose a complex model of long-range extraovarian signaling through secretion or extracellular domain shedding, together with local intraovarian protein modification, to explain the dual sites of Stl metalloprotease function in oogenesis.
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Surridge AK, Rodgers UR, Swingler TE, Davidson RK, Kevorkian L, Norton R, Waters JG, Goldring MB, Parker AE, Clark IM. Characterization and regulation of ADAMTS-16. Matrix Biol 2009; 28:416-24. [PMID: 19635554 PMCID: PMC2789966 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2009.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2009] [Revised: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 07/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain with thrombospondin motifs) family includes 19 secreted proteinases in man. ADAMTS16 is a recently cloned gene expressed at high levels in fetal lung and kidney and adult brain and ovary. The ADAMTS-16 protein currently has no known function. ADAMTS16 is also expressed in human cartilage and synovium where its expression is increased in tissues from osteoarthritis patients compared to normal tissues. In this study, we ascertained that the full length ADAMTS16 mRNA was expressed in chondrocytes and cloned the appropriate cDNA. Stable over-expression of ADAMTS16 in chondrosarcoma cells led to a decrease in cell proliferation and migration, though not adhesion, as well as a decrease in the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP13). The transcription start point of the human ADAMTS16 gene was experimentally identified as 138 bp upstream of the translation start ATG and the basal promoter was mapped out to − 1802 bp. Overexpression of Egr1 induced ADAMTS16 promoter constructs of − 157/+138 or longer whilst Sp1 induced all ADAMTS16 promoter constructs. Transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) stimulated expression of endogenous ADAMTS16 gene expression in chondrocyte cell lines.
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- Alison K Surridge
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, USA
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- Respiratory and Inflammation Department, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Cheshire, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
- Respiratory and Inflammation Department, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Cheshire, UK
- Corresponding author. Cellular Protease Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. Tel.: +44 1603 592760; fax: +44 1603 592250.
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Joe B, Saad Y, Dhindaw S, Lee NH, Frank BC, Achinike OH, Luu TV, Gopalakrishnan K, Toland EJ, Farms P, Yerga-Woolwine S, Manickavasagam E, Rapp JP, Garrett MR, Coe D, Apte SS, Rankinen T, Pérusse L, Ehret GB, Ganesh SK, Cooper RS, O'Connor A, Rice T, Weder AB, Chakravarti A, Rao DC, Bouchard C. Positional identification of variants of Adamts16 linked to inherited hypertension. Hum Mol Genet 2009; 18:2825-38. [PMID: 19423552 PMCID: PMC2706685 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A previously reported blood pressure (BP) quantitative trait locus on rat Chromosome 1 was isolated in a short congenic segment spanning 804.6 kb. The 804.6 kb region contained only two genes, LOC306664 and LOC306665. LOC306664 is predicted to translate into A Disintegrin-like and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin Motifs-16 (Adamts16). LOC306665 is a novel gene. All predicted exons of both LOC306664 and LOC306665 were sequenced. Non-synonymous variants were identified in only one of these genes, LOC306664. These variants were naturally existing polymorphisms among inbred, outbred and wild rats. The full-length rat transcript of Adamts16 was detected in multiple tissues. Similar to ADAMTS16 in humans, expression of Adamts16 was prominent in the kidney. Renal transcriptome analysis suggested that a network of genes related to BP was differential between congenic and S rats. These genes were also differentially expressed between kidney cell lines with or without knock-down of Adamts16. Adamts16 is conserved between rats and humans. It is a candidate gene within the homologous region on human Chromosome 5, which is linked to systolic and diastolic BP in the Quebec Family Study. Multiple variants, including an Ala to Pro variant in codon 90 (rs2086310) of human ADAMTS16, were associated with human resting systolic BP (SBP). Replication study in GenNet confirmed the association of two variants of ADAMTS16 with SBP, including rs2086310. Overall, our report represents a high resolution positional cloning and translational study for Adamts16 as a candidate gene controlling BP.
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- Bina Joe
- Physiological Genomics Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614-2598, USA.
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