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Huang X, Dai Z, Zeng B, Xiao X, Zahid KR, Lin X, Liu T, Zeng T. KIN17 functions in DNA damage repair and chemosensitivity by modulating RAD51 in hepatocellular carcinoma. Hum Cell 2024; 37:1489-1504. [PMID: 38935235 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-024-01096-5] [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: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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The limited response of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to chemotherapy drugs has always been a bottleneck in therapy. DNA damage repair is a major reason for chemoresistance. Previous studies have confirmed that KIN17 affects chemosensitivity. In this study, we examined the impact of KIN17 on chemotherapy response and DNA repair in HCC cells treated with oxaliplatin (L-OHP). We evaluated the expression and biological roles of KIN17 in HCC using bioinformatic analysis. The correlation between KIN17 and RAD51, particularly their nuclear expression levels, was evaluated using immunofluorescence, immunoblotting after nucleocytoplasmic separation in HCC cells, and immunohistochemistry of mouse xenograft tumors and human HCC tissues. The results indicated a significant increase in KIN17 expression in HCC tissues compared to normal tissues. The GSEA analysis revealed that upregulation of KIN17 was significantly associated with DNA damage repair. Knockdown of KIN17 led to increased DNA damage and reduced cellular survival after exposure to L-OHP. On the other hand, overexpression of KIN17 was linked to decreased DNA damage and improved cell survival following L-OHP treatment. Further experiments indicated that KIN17 affects the expression of RAD51, particularly in the nucleus. KIN17 plays a crucial role in influencing the sensitivity of HCC to chemotherapy by triggering the DNA repair response. Increased expression of KIN17 is associated with a poor prognosis for HCC patients, indicating that KIN17 could serve as a prognostic marker and therapeutic target for HCC.
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- Xueran Huang
- Department of Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, Guangdong, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Antibody Engineering of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310000, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Antibody Engineering of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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Su R, Chu LT, Chen Z, Lin X, Peng M, Huang X, Xiao X, Zeng T. Identification and quantification of serum KIN17 protein based on ELISA assay and exploring its clinical diagnostic value in liver cancer. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:4724-4732. [PMID: 38949046 DOI: 10.1039/d4ay00793j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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It has been well-elaborated that KIN17 protein is closely related to the expression, development and prognosis of liver cancer; however, till date, there has been no study about detecting the KIN17 protein in serum, which is important to developing clinical applications. The objective of this work is to detect serum KIN17 protein by the ELISA method and to explore the diagnostic significance of the KIN17 protein in liver cancer. First, we verified the ELISA method for serum KIN17 measurement according to five aspects: accuracy, precision, specificity, stability and detection limit. Results illustrate that the recovery rate of the ELISA method can be controlled between 90% and 110%, the variation coefficient of intra-assay can be controlled within 16%, and the variation coefficient of inter-assay can be controlled within 10%. There is no non-specific reaction with common tumor markers, and the detection limit can reach 0.125 ng mL-1. The results show that the KIN17 protein can be detected by ELISA, and there is a significant rise in KIN17 concentration in a liver cancer group compared with a healthy group, whose average concentrations are 1.730 ng mL-1 and 0.3897 ng mL-1, respectively. On this basis, we hypothesize that the serum KIN17 protein can serve as a potential biomarker of liver cancer and be measurable with the verified ELISA system after specific ultrafiltration and centrifugation, which is of great significance for the diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer.
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- Ruiqi Su
- Department of Medical Laboratory, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
- Laboratory Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
- Laboratory Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
- Laboratory Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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Huang X, Dai Z, Li Q, Lin X, Huang Q, Zeng T. Roles and regulatory mechanisms of KIN17 in cancers (Review). Oncol Lett 2023; 25:137. [PMID: 36909374 PMCID: PMC9996293 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2023.13723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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KIN17, which is known as a DNA and RNA binding protein, is highly expressed in numerous types of human cancers and was discovered to participate in several vital cell behaviors, including DNA replication, damage repair, regulation of cell cycle and RNA processing. Furthermore, KIN17 is associated with cancer cell proliferation, migration, invasion and cell cycle regulation by regulating pathways including the p38 MAPK, NF-κB-Snail and TGF-β/Smad2 signaling pathways. In addition, knockdown of KIN17 was found to enhance the sensitivity of tumor cells to chemotherapeutic agents. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that there were significant differences in the expression of KIN17 between cancer tissues and adjacent tissues. Both the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that KIN17 is aberrantly high expressed in various tumor tissues and is also associated with poor prognosis in patients with various tumor types. Taken together, KIN17 has key roles in tumorigenesis and cancer development. Investigating the relationship between KIN17 and neoplasms will provide a vital theoretical basis for KIN17 to serve as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for cancer patients and as a potential target for cancer therapy.
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- Xueran Huang
- Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524000, P.R. China
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- Medical Laboratory, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China
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- Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524000, P.R. China.,Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524023, P.R. China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524023, P.R. China
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- Clinical Biobank Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, P.R. China
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- Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524000, P.R. China
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Dai Z, Huang Q, Huang X, Zhu C, Zahid KR, Liu T, Li Q, Wu C, Peng M, Xiao X, Raza U, Yu N, Zeng T. KIN17 promotes cell migration and invasion through stimulating the TGF-β/Smad2 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma. Mol Carcinog 2023; 62:369-384. [PMID: 36468848 DOI: 10.1002/mc.23492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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KIN17 DNA and RNA binding protein (Kin17) is involved in the regulation of tumorigenesis of diverse human cancers. However, its role in the cancer progression and metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains largely unknown. Bioinformatics and immunohistochemistry staining were used to investigate the expression pattern of KIN17 and its prognostic value in HCC patients. The transwell, wound-healing assay was employed to determine the effects of KIN17 on migration and invasion of HCC cells in vitro. The tail veins model was employed to determine the effects of KIN17 on lung metastasis in vivo. The biological mechanisms involved in cell migration and invasion regulated by KIN17 were determined with Western blot analysis method. KIN17 expression was significantly increased in HCC tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues, with particularly higher in portal vein tumor thrombus and intrahepatic metastasis tissues. Patients with higher KIN17 expression experienced poor overall and disease free survival. KIN17 knockdown in HuH7 and HepG2 cells significantly reduced cell migration and invasion abilities, whereas its overexpression promoted migration and invasion in MHCC-97L and HepG2 cells in vitro and in vivo. In HuH7 and HepG2 cells, KIN17 knockdown inhibited the TGF-β/Smad2 pathway. In contrast, KIN17 overexpression stimulated TGF-β/Smad2 pathway in MHCC-97L and HepG2 cells, along with the genes involved in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition. These findings suggest that KIN17 promotes migration and invasion in HCC cells by stimulating the TGF-β/Smad2 pathway. KIN17 could be a promising prognostic biomarker, as well as a potential therapeutic target in HCC.
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- Zichang Dai
- Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Biobank Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Antibody Engineering of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, PWD Campus, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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A genetic screen in C. elegans reveals roles for KIN17 and PRCC in maintaining 5' splice site identity. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010028. [PMID: 35143478 PMCID: PMC8865678 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Pre-mRNA splicing is an essential step of eukaryotic gene expression carried out by a series of dynamic macromolecular protein/RNA complexes, known collectively and individually as the spliceosome. This series of spliceosomal complexes define, assemble on, and catalyze the removal of introns. Molecular model snapshots of intermediates in the process have been created from cryo-EM data, however, many aspects of the dynamic changes that occur in the spliceosome are not fully understood. Caenorhabditis elegans follow the GU-AG rule of splicing, with almost all introns beginning with 5’ GU and ending with 3’ AG. These splice sites are identified early in the splicing cycle, but as the cycle progresses and “custody” of the pre-mRNA splice sites is passed from factor to factor as the catalytic site is built, the mechanism by which splice site identity is maintained or re-established through these dynamic changes is unclear. We performed a genetic screen in C. elegans for factors that are capable of changing 5’ splice site choice. We report that KIN17 and PRCC are involved in splice site choice, the first functional splicing role proposed for either of these proteins. Previously identified suppressors of cryptic 5’ splicing promote distal cryptic GU splice sites, however, mutations in KIN17 and PRCC instead promote usage of an unusual proximal 5’ splice site which defines an intron beginning with UU, separated by 1nt from a GU donor. We performed high-throughput mRNA sequencing analysis and found that mutations in PRCC, and to a lesser extent KIN17, changed alternative 5’ splice site usage at native sites genome-wide, often promoting usage of nearby non-consensus sites. Our work has uncovered both fine and coarse mechanisms by which the spliceosome maintains splice site identity during the complex assembly process. Pre-messenger RNA splicing is an important regulator of eukaryotic gene expression, changing the content, frame, and functionality of both coding and non-coding transcripts. Our understanding of how the spliceosome chooses where to cut has focused on the initial identification of splice sites. However, our results suggest that the spliceosome also relies on other components in later steps to maintain the identity of the splice donor sites. We are currently in the midst of a “resolution revolution”, with ever-clearer cryo-EM snapshots of stalled complexes, allowing researchers to visualize moments in time in the splicing cycle. These models are illuminating, but do not always elucidate mechanistic functioning of a highly dynamic ribonucleoprotein complex. Therefore, our lab takes a complementary approach, using the power of genetics in a multicellular animal to gain functional insights into the spliceosome. Using a C.elegans genetic screen, we have found novel functional splicing roles for two proteins, KIN17 and PRCC. Mutations in PRCC in particular promote nearby alternative 5’ splice sites at native loci. This work improves our understanding of how the spliceosome maintains the identity of where to cut the pre-mRNA, and thus how genes are expressed and used in multicellular animals.
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de Lourenço IO, Seixas FAV, Fernandez MA, Almeida FCL, Fossey MA, de Souza FP, Caruso ÍP. 1H, 15N, and 13C resonance assignments of the SH3-like tandem domain of human KIN protein. BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2021; 15:449-453. [PMID: 34417717 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-021-10044-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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KIN is a DNA/RNA-binding protein conserved evolutionarily from yeast to humans and expressed ubiquitously in mammals. It is an essential nuclear protein involved in numerous cellular processes, such as DNA replication, class-switch recombination, cell cycle regulation, and response to UV or ionizing radiation-induced DNA damage. The C-terminal region of the human KIN (hKIN) protein is composed of an SH3-like tandem domain, which is crucial for the anti-proliferation effect of the full-length protein. Herein, we present the 1H, 15N, and 13C resonances assignment of the backbone and side chains for the SH3-like tandem domain of the hKIN protein, as well as the secondary structure prediction based on the assigned chemical shifts using TALOS-N software. This work prepares the ground for future studies of RNA-binding and backbone dynamics.
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- Isabella Otenio de Lourenço
- Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation (CMIB), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, Maringá State University (UEM), Maringá, PR, 87020-900, Brazil
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis (IBqM) and National Center for Structural Biology and Bioimaging (CENABIO), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-590, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation (CMIB), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation (CMIB), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation (CMIB), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil.
- Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis (IBqM) and National Center for Structural Biology and Bioimaging (CENABIO), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-590, Brazil.
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Huang Q, Zahid KR, Chen J, Pang X, Zhong M, Huang H, Pan W, Yin J, Raza U, Zeng J, Zhu X, Zeng T. KIN17 promotes tumor metastasis by activating EMT signaling in luminal-A breast cancer. Thorac Cancer 2021; 12:2013-2023. [PMID: 34008927 PMCID: PMC8258367 DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.14004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Breast cancer (BC), the most common cause of cancer death in women, overtook lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer worldwide in 2020. Although many studies have proposed KIN17 as a biomarker of tumorigenesis in different cancer types, its role in tumor metastasis, particularly in BC metastasis, has been underexplored. This study aimed to explore the role of KIN17 in BC metastasis. Methods Survival analyses was performed to identify the association between KIN17 expression and BC patient survival in silico. Using lentivirus constructs, we developed bidirectional KIN17 expression (KD, knockdown; OE, overexpression) cellular models of luminal‐A (Lum‐A) breast cancer MCF‐7 cells. We performed in vitro wound healing, transwell with and without Matrigel assays, and in vivo tail‐vein metastasis assay to evaluate the migration and invasion abilities of MCF‐7 with stable KIN17 knockdown or overexpression. Western blotting was performed to compare the changes in protein expression. Results We found that KIN17 expression was associated with poor overall survival (OS), relapse‐free survival (RFS), distant metastasis‐free survival (DMFS) and post‐progression survival (PPS), particularly in Lum‐A breast cancer patients. Later, we found that KIN17 knockdown inhibited migration and invasion of MCF‐7 cells via regulating EMT‐associated signaling pathways in vitro and decreases metastatic spread of the disease in vivo. In contrast, KIN17 overexpression promoted migration and invasion of MCF‐7 cells in vitro and increased the metastatic spread of the disease in vivo. Conclusions Overall, our findings provide preliminary data which suggests KIN17 of importance to target in metastatic Lum‐A patients.
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- Qiyuan Huang
- Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Laboratory Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College of Jiaying University, Meizhou, China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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Pattaro Júnior JR, Caruso ÍP, de Lima Neto QA, Duarte Junior FF, dos Santos Rando F, Gerhardt ECM, Fernandez MA, Seixas FAV. Biophysical characterization and molecular phylogeny of human KIN protein. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2019; 48:645-657. [DOI: 10.1007/s00249-019-01390-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The kin17 Protein in Murine Melanoma Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:27912-20. [PMID: 26610484 PMCID: PMC4661930 DOI: 10.3390/ijms161126072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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kin17 has been described as a protein involved in the processes of DNA replication initiation, DNA recombination, and DNA repair. kin17 has been studied as a potential molecular marker of breast cancer. This work reports the detection and localization of this protein in the murine melanoma cell line B16F10-Nex2 and in two derived subclones with different metastatic potential, B16-8HR and B16-10CR. Nuclear and chromatin-associated protein fractions were analyzed, and kin17 was detected in all fractions, with an elevated concentration observed in the chromatin-associated fraction of the clone with low metastatic potential, suggesting that the kin17 expression level could be a marker of melanoma.
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Kou WZ, Xu SL, Wang Y, Wang LW, Wang L, Chai XY, Hua QL. Expression of Kin17 promotes the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo.. Oncol Lett 2014; 8:1190-1194. [PMID: 25120685 PMCID: PMC4114639 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.2244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Kin17 protein is ubiquitously expressed in mammals and is correlated with vital biological functions. However, little is known about the role of Kin17 in the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the upregulation of Kin17 can promote the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. A series of assays was performed to study the effect of Kin17 in the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo. The western blotting results revealed that Kin17 expression was increased in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues compared with that of the corresponding normal tissues. Moreover, ectopic upregulation of Kin17 expression promoted the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo. These results indicated that Kin17 is involved in the tumorigenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma, and that Kin17 has the potential to serve as a therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Wei-Zheng Kou
- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China
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Garcia-Molina A, Xing S, Huijser P. A conserved KIN17 curved DNA-binding domain protein assembles with SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE7 to adapt Arabidopsis growth and development to limiting copper availability. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 164:828-40. [PMID: 24335506 PMCID: PMC3912109 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.228239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/07/2013] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Proper copper (Cu) homeostasis is required by living organisms to maintain essential cellular functions. In the model plant Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), the SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE7 (SPL7) transcription factor participates in reprogramming global gene expression during Cu insufficiency in order to improve the metal uptake and prioritize its distribution to Cu proteins of major importance. As a consequence, spl7 null mutants show morphological and physiological disorders during Cu-limited growth, resulting in lower fresh weight, reduced root elongation, and chlorosis. On the other hand, the Arabidopsis KIN17 homolog belongs to a well-conserved family of essential eukaryotic nuclear proteins known to be stress activated and involved in DNA and possibly RNA metabolism in mammals. In the study presented here, we uncovered that Arabidopsis KIN17 participates in promoting the Cu deficiency response by means of a direct interaction with SPL7. Moreover, the double mutant kin17-1 spl7-2 displays an enhanced Cu-dependent phenotype involving growth arrest, oxidative stress, floral bud abortion, and pollen inviability. Taken together, the data presented here provide evidence for SPL7 and KIN17 protein interaction as a point of convergence in response to both Cu deficiency and oxidative stress.
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- Antoni Garcia-Molina
- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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Cloutier P, Lavallée-Adam M, Faubert D, Blanchette M, Coulombe B. Methylation of the DNA/RNA-binding protein Kin17 by METTL22 affects its association with chromatin. J Proteomics 2013; 100:115-24. [PMID: 24140279 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.10.008] [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] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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UNLABELLED Kin17 is a protein that was discovered through its immunoreactivity towards an antibody directed against prokaryotic RecA. Further study of Kin17 revealed a function in DNA replication and repair, as well as in pre-mRNA processing. Recently, it was found that Kin17 is methylated on lysine 135 by the newly discovered methyltransferase METTL22. To better understand the function of Kin17 and its regulation by methylation, we used multiple cell compartment protein affinity purification coupled with mass spectrometry (MCC-AP-MS) to identify novel interaction partners of Kin17 and to assess whether these interactions can take place on chromatin. Our results confirm that Kin17 interacts with METTL22 both in the soluble and chromatin fractions. We also show that many RNA-binding proteins, including the previously identified interactor BUD13 as well as spliceosomal and ribosomal subunits, associate with Kin17 in the soluble fraction. Interestingly, overexpression of METTL22 in HEK 293 cells displaces Kin17 from the chromatin to the cytoplasmic fraction, suggesting a role for methylation of lysine 135, a residue that lies within a winged helix domain of Kin17, in regulating association with chromatin. These results are discussed in view of the putative cellular function of Kin17. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE The results shown here broaden our understanding of METTL22, a member of a family of newly-discovered non-histone lysine methyltransferases and its substrate, Kin17, a DNA/RNA-binding protein with reported roles in DNA repair and replication and mRNA processing. An innovative method to study protein-protein interactions in multiple cell compartments is employed to outline the interaction network of both proteins. Functional experiments uncover a correlative role between Kin17 lysine methylation and its association with chromatin. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Can Proteomics Fill the Gap Between Genomics and Phenotypes?
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- Philippe Cloutier
- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, Québec H2W 1R7, Canada
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- McGill Centre for Bioinformatics and School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, Québec H2W 1R7, Canada
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- McGill Centre for Bioinformatics and School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, Québec H2W 1R7, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada.
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Carlier L, Couprie J, le Maire A, Guilhaudis L, Milazzo-Segalas I, Courçon M, Moutiez M, Gondry M, Davoust D, Gilquin B, Zinn-Justin S. Solution structure of the region 51-160 of human KIN17 reveals an atypical winged helix domain. Protein Sci 2008; 16:2750-5. [PMID: 18029424 DOI: 10.1110/ps.073079107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Human KIN17 is a 45-kDa eukaryotic DNA- and RNA-binding protein that plays an important role in nuclear metabolism and in particular in the general response to genotoxics. Its amino acids sequence contains a zinc finger motif (residues 28-50) within a 30-kDa N-terminal region conserved from yeast to human, and a 15-kDa C-terminal tandem of SH3-like subdomains (residues 268-393) only found in higher eukaryotes. Here we report the solution structure of the region 51-160 of human KIN17. We show that this fragment folds into a three-alpha-helix bundle packed against a three-stranded beta-sheet. It belongs to the winged helix (WH) family. Structural comparison with analogous WH domains reveals that KIN17 WH module presents an additional and highly conserved 3(10)-helix. Moreover, KIN17 WH helix H3 is not positively charged as in classical DNA-binding WH domains. Thus, human KIN17 region 51-160 might rather be involved in protein-protein interaction through its conserved surface centered on the 3(10)-helix.
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- Ludovic Carlier
- Equipe de Chimie Organique et Biologie Structurale, IFRMP 23, CNRS UMR 6014, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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le Maire A, Schiltz M, Stura EA, Pinon-Lataillade G, Couprie J, Moutiez M, Gondry M, Angulo JF, Zinn-Justin S. A tandem of SH3-like domains participates in RNA binding in KIN17, a human protein activated in response to genotoxics. J Mol Biol 2006; 364:764-76. [PMID: 17045609 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2006] [Revised: 08/24/2006] [Accepted: 09/11/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The human KIN17 protein is an essential nuclear protein conserved from yeast to human and expressed ubiquitously in mammals. Suppression of Rts2, the yeast equivalent of gene KIN17, renders the cells unviable, and silencing the human KIN17 gene slows cell growth dramatically. Moreover, the human gene KIN17 is up-regulated following exposure to ionizing radiations and UV light, depending on the integrity of the human global genome repair machinery. Its ectopic over-expression blocks S-phase progression by inhibiting DNA synthesis. The C-terminal region of human KIN17 is crucial for this anti-proliferation effect. Its high-resolution structure, presented here, reveals a tandem of SH3-like subdomains. This domain binds to ribonucleotide homopolymers with the same preferences as the whole protein. Analysis of its structure complexed with tungstate shows structural variability within the domain. The interaction with tungstate is mediated by several lysine residues located within a positively charged groove at the interface between the two subdomains. This groove could be the site of interaction with RNA, since mutagenesis of two of these highly conserved lysine residue weakens RNA binding.
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Araneda S, Pelloux S, Radicella JP, Angulo J, Kitahama K, Gysling K, Forray MI. 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase, but not Kin17 protein, is translocated and differentially regulated by estrogens in rat brain cells. Neuroscience 2005; 136:135-46. [PMID: 16182450 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.06.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2004] [Revised: 06/17/2005] [Accepted: 06/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase and Kin17 are proteins widely distributed and phylogenetically conserved in the CNS. 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase is a DNA repair enzyme that excises 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine present in DNA damaged by oxidative stress. Kin17 protein is involved in DNA repair and illegitimate recombination in eukaryotic cells. The present study evaluates the effect of ovarian hormones on the expression of both proteins in the magnocellular paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in female and male rat brains. In the paraventricular nucleus, ovariectomy induced a significant decrease in the number of 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase-positive nuclei as well as in their relative fluorescent intensity as compared with ovariectomized-estradiol treated and proestrous groups. Confocal microscopy observation demonstrated that oxoguanine DNA glycosylase protein is located in the Hoechst-dyed nuclei and cytoplasm in male and ovariectomized rats. Surprisingly, following estradiol administration to ovariectomized and proestrous rats, the 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase immunolabeling was observed in the nucleolus, the cytoplasm and the dendrites of cells, while Kin17 protein was always localized in the cell nuclei. In the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, the number of 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase-positive nuclei during proestrous was significantly lower than the number obtained in males and ovariectomized rats and similar to the number of ovariectomized-estradiol-treated groups. In contrast to these observations, no significant differences were observed in the expression of kin17 protein. Our results suggest that estrogens differentially regulate the expression of 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase, but not that of Kin17 protein, in specific regions of the rat brain and that estradiol can translocate the 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase protein within nuclei and to other subcellular compartments.
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- S Araneda
- Physiologie Intégrative, Cellulaire et Moléculaire, UMR5123 CNRS/UCB Lyon 1. Bat Raphaël Dubois, Campus La Doua, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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Miccoli L, Frouin I, Novac O, Di Paola D, Harper F, Zannis-Hadjopoulos M, Maga G, Biard DSF, Angulo JF. The human stress-activated protein kin17 belongs to the multiprotein DNA replication complex and associates in vivo with mammalian replication origins. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:3814-30. [PMID: 15831485 PMCID: PMC1084281 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.9.3814-3830.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The human stress-activated protein kin17 accumulates in the nuclei of proliferating cells with predominant colocalization with sites of active DNA replication. The distribution of kin17 protein is in equilibrium between chromatin-DNA and the nuclear matrix. An increased association with nonchromatin nuclear structure is observed in S-phase cells. We demonstrated here that kin17 protein strongly associates in vivo with DNA fragments containing replication origins in both human HeLa and monkey CV-1 cells. This association was 10-fold higher than that observed with nonorigin control DNA fragments in exponentially growing cells. In addition, the association of kin17 protein to DNA fragments containing replication origins was also analyzed as a function of the cell cycle. High binding of kin17 protein was found at the G(1)/S border and throughout the S phase and was negligible in both G(0) and M phases. Specific monoclonal antibodies against kin17 protein induced a threefold inhibition of in vitro DNA replication of a plasmid containing a minimal replication origin that could be partially restored by the addition of recombinant kin17 protein. Immunoelectron microscopy confirmed the colocalization of kin17 protein with replication proteins like RPA, PCNA, and DNA polymerase alpha. A two-step chromatographic fractionation of nuclear extracts from HeLa cells revealed that kin17 protein localized in vivo in distinct protein complexes of high molecular weight. We found that kin17 protein purified within an approximately 600-kDa protein complex able to support in vitro DNA replication by means of two different biochemical methods designed to isolate replication complexes. In addition, the reduced in vitro DNA replication activity of the multiprotein replication complex after immunodepletion for kin17 protein highlighted for a direct role in DNA replication at the origins.
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- Laurent Miccoli
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Centre de Fontenay-aux-Roses, LGR/DRR/DSV, BP6, 92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France.
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Pinon-Lataillade G, Masson C, Bernardino-Sgherri J, Henriot V, Mauffrey P, Frobert Y, Araneda S, Angulo JF. KIN17 encodes an RNA-binding protein and is expressed during mouse spermatogenesis. J Cell Sci 2005; 117:3691-702. [PMID: 15252136 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Genotoxic agents deform DNA structure thus eliciting a complex genetic response allowing recovery and cell survival. The Kin17 gene is up-regulated during this response. This gene encodes a conserved nuclear protein that shares a DNA-binding domain with the bacterial RecA protein. The KIN17 protein binds DNA and displays enhanced expression levels in proliferating cultured cells, suggesting a role in nuclear metabolism. We investigated this by studying the expression profile of KIN17 protein during mouse spermatogenesis. As expected, the expression level of Kin17 is higher in proliferating than in differentiated cells. KIN17 is selectively extracted from this tissue by detergents and a fraction was tightly associated with the nuclear matrix. Germinal cells ubiquitously express Kin17 and the protein is located mainly in the nucleus except in elongated spermatids where cytoplasmic staining is also observed. Sertoli and germ cells that are no longer mitotically active express KIN17, suggesting a general role in all testicular cell types. In adult testis a significant proportion of KIN17 co-purifies with polyadenylated RNA. KIN17 directly binds RNA, preferentially poly(G) and poly(U) homopolymers. These results together with the identification of KIN17 as a component of the human spliceosome indicate that this protein may participate in RNA processing.
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- Ghislaine Pinon-Lataillade
- Laboratoire de Génétique de la Radiosensibilité, CEA, Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Département de Radiobiologie et de Radiopathologie, B.P. 6, 92265 Fontenay aux Roses CEDEX, France.
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Miccoli L, Biard DSF, Frouin I, Harper F, Maga G, Angulo JF. Selective interactions of human kin17 and RPA proteins with chromatin and the nuclear matrix in a DNA damage- and cell cycle-regulated manner. Nucleic Acids Res 2003; 31:4162-75. [PMID: 12853634 PMCID: PMC165974 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkg459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Several proteins involved in DNA synthesis are part of the so-called 'replication factories' that are anchored on non-chromatin nuclear structures. We report here that human kin17, a nuclear stress-activated protein, associates with both chromatin and non-chromatin nuclear structures in a cell cycle- and DNA damage-dependent manner. After L-mimosine block and withdrawal we observed that kin17 protein was recruited in the nucleus during re-entry and progression through S phase. These results are consistent with a role of kin17 protein in DNA replication. About 50% of the total amount of kin17 protein was detected on nuclear structures and could not be released by detergents. Furthermore, the amount of kin17 protein greatly increased in both G(1)/S and S phase-arrested cells in fractions containing proteins anchored to nuclear structures. The detection of kin17 protein showed for the first time its preferential assembly within non-chromatin nuclear structures in G(1)/S and S phase-arrested cells, while the association with these structures was found to be less stable in the G(2)/M phase, as judged by fractionation of human cells and immunostaining. In asynchronous growing cells, kin17 protein interacted with both chromatin DNA and non-chromatin nuclear structures, while in S phase-arrested cells it interacted mostly with non-chromatin nuclear structures, as judged by DNase I treatment and in vivo UV cross-linking. In the presence of DNA damage in S phase cells, the distribution of kin17 protein became mainly associated with chromosomal DNA, as judged by limited formaldehyde cross-linking of living cells. The physical interaction of kin17 protein with components of the nuclear matrix was confirmed and visualized by indirect immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy. Our results indicate that, during S phase, a fraction of the human kin17 protein preferentially associates with the nuclear matrix, a fundamentally non-chromatin higher order nuclear structure, and to chromatin DNA in the presence of DNA damage.
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- Laurent Miccoli
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Laboratoire de Génétique de la Radiosensibilité, Département de Radiobiologie et de Radiopathologie, F-92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.
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Despras E, Miccoli L, Créminon C, Rouillard D, Angulo JF, Biard DSF. Depletion of KIN17, a human DNA replication protein, increases the radiosensitivity of RKO cells. Radiat Res 2003; 159:748-58. [PMID: 12751957 DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2003)159[0748:dokahd]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The human KIN17 protein is a chromatin-associated protein involved in DNA replication. Certain tumor cell lines overproduce KIN17 protein. Among 16 cell lines, the highest KIN17 protein level was observed in H1299 non-small cell lung cancer cells, whereas the lowest was detected in MeWo melanoma cells. Cells displaying higher KIN17 protein levels exhibited elevated RPA70 protein contents. High KIN17 protein levels may be a consequence of the tumorigenic phenotype or a prerequisite for tumor progression. Twenty-four hours after exposure to ionizing radiation, after the completion of DNA repair, a co-induction of chromatin-bound KIN17 and RPA70 proteins was detected. Etoposide, an inhibitor of topoisomerase II generating double-strand breaks, triggered the concentration of KIN17 into punctuate intranuclear foci. KIN17 may be associated with unrepaired DNA sites. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that 48 h after transfection the uppermost KIN17-positive RKO cells shifted in the cell cycle toward higher DNA content, suggesting that KIN17 protein induced defects in chromatin conformation. Cells displaying reduced levels of KIN17 transcript exhibited a sixfold increased radiosensitivity at 2 Gy. The KIN17 protein may be a component of the DNA replication machinery that participates in the cellular response to unrepaired DSBs, and an impaired KIN17 pathway leads to an increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation.
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- E Despras
- CEA, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Laboratoire de Génétique de la Radiosensibilité, Département de Radiobiologie et de Radiopathologie, Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Fontenay-aux-Roses 92265, France
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Biard DSF, Miccoli L, Despras E, Frobert Y, Creminon C, Angulo JF. Ionizing radiation triggers chromatin-bound kin17 complex formation in human cells. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:19156-65. [PMID: 11880372 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m200321200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The human DNA-binding (HSA)kin17 protein cross-reacts with antibodies raised against the stress-activated Escherichia coli RecA protein. We show here that (HSA)kin17 protein is directly associated with chromosomal DNA as judged by cross-linking experiments on living cells. We detected increased amounts of DNA-bound (HSA)kin17 protein 24 h after gamma irradiation, with 2.6-fold more (HSA)kin17 molecules after 6 Gy of irradiation (46,000-117,000 molecules). At this time we observed that highly proliferating RKO cells displayed the concentration and co-localization of (HSA)kin17 and replication protein A in nucleoplasmic foci. Our results suggest that 24 h post-irradiation (HSA)kin17 protein may localize at the sites of unrepaired DNA damages. RKO clones expressing an (HSA)KIN17 antisense transcript (RASK.5 and RASK.13 cells) revealed that reduced (HSA)kin17 protein levels are correlated with a decrease in clonogenic cell growth and cell proliferation, as well as an accumulation of cells in early and mid-S phase. Taken together our observations support the idea that (HSA)kin17 protein is a DNA maintenance protein involved in the cellular response to the presence of DNA damage and suggest that it helps to overcome the perturbation of DNA replication produced by unrepaired lesions.
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- Denis S F Biard
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Laboratoire de Génétique de la Radiosensibilité, Département de Radiobiologie et de Radiopathologie, Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Fontenay-aux-Roses 92265, France.
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Araneda S, Mermet N, Verjat T, Angulo JF, Radicella JP. Expression of Kin17 and 8-OxoG DNA glycosylase in cells of rodent and quail central nervous system. Brain Res Bull 2001; 56:139-46. [PMID: 11704351 DOI: 10.1016/s0361-9230(01)00620-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kin17 and 8-Oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (Ogg1) are proteins, respectively, involved in illegitimate recombination and DNA repair in eukaryotic cells. To characterize the expression of these proteins in cell types of rodent and avian brains, we combined immunocytochemistry for either Kin17 or Ogg1 proteins with glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP, an astrocyte marker) immunodetection on the same tissue section. Both Kin17 and Ogg1 proteins were localized in cell nuclei and were extensively distributed in neuronal populations of quail and rodent brains. However, GFAP-immunoreactive cells were never labeled by Kin17 protein. This was observed in nerve fiber tracts, in the cerebral cortex, the hippocampal formation, the hypothalamic region, and the periventricular regions of the brain of both species studied. These results were confirmed by combining in situ hybridization of kin17 mRNA and GFAP immunodetection. On the contrary, GFAP-immunoreactive cells were often labeled by the Ogg1 protein in brain structures such as fiber tracts, the cortical surface, the cerebellum, and the ependymal surface of both quail and mouse brains. Our results suggest that the expression of the Kin17 protein (observed in neurons) and that of the Ogg1 protein (observed in neurons and glial cells) is conserved in brain phylogeny.
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- S Araneda
- Neurobiologie des états de sommeils et d'éveil, INSERM U480, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon Cedex, France.
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DNA with a curved trajectory of its helix axis is called bent DNA, or curved DNA. Interestingly, biologically important DNA regions often contain this structure, irrespective of the origin of DNA. In the last decade, considerable progress has been made in clarifying one role of bent DNA in prokaryotic transcription and its mechanism of action. However, the role of bent DNA in eukaryotic transcription remains unclear. Our recent study raises the possibility that bent DNA is implicated in the "functional packaging" of transcriptional regulatory regions into chromatin. In this article, I review recent progress in bent DNA research in eukaryotic transcription, and summarize the history of bent DNA research and several subjects relevant to this theme. Finally, I propose a hypothesis that bent DNA structures that mimic a negative supercoil, or have a right-handed superhelical writhe, organize local chromatin infrastructure to help the very first interaction between cis-acting DNA elements and activators that trigger transcription.
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- T Ohyama
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and High Technology Research Center, Konan University, 8-9-1 Okamoto, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-8501, Japan.
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Kannouche P, Mauffrey P, Pinon-Lataillade G, Mattei MG, Sarasin A, Daya-Grosjean L, Angulo JF. Molecular cloning and characterization of the human KIN17 cDNA encoding a component of the UVC response that is conserved among metazoans. Carcinogenesis 2000; 21:1701-10. [PMID: 10964102 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/21.9.1701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We describe the cloning and characterization of the human KIN17 cDNA encoding a 45 kDa zinc finger nuclear protein. Previous reports indicated that mouse kin17 protein may play a role in illegitimate recombination and in gene regulation. Furthermore, overproduction of mouse kin17 protein inhibits the growth of mammalian cells, particularly the proliferation of human tumour-derived cells. We show here that the KIN17 gene is remarkably conserved during evolution. Indeed, the human and mouse kin17 proteins are 92.4% identical. Furthermore, DNA sequences from fruit fly and filaria code for proteins that are 60% identical to the mammalian kin17 proteins, indicating conservation of the KIN17 gene among metazoans. The human KIN17 gene, named (HSA)KIN17, is located on human chromosome 10 at p15-p14. The (HSA)KIN17 RNA is ubiquitously expressed in all the tissues and organs examined, although muscle, heart and testis display the highest levels. UVC irradiation of quiescent human primary fibroblasts increases (HSA)KIN17 RNA with kinetics similar to those observed in mouse cells, suggesting that up-regulation of the (HSA)KIN17 gene after UVC irradiation is a conserved response in mammalian cells. (HSA)kin17 protein is concentrated in intranuclear focal structures in proliferating cells as judged by indirect immunofluorescence. UVC irradiation disassembles (HSA)kin17 foci in cycling cells, indicating a link between the intranuclear distribution of (HSA)kin17 protein and the DNA damage response.
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- P Kannouche
- Laboratoire de Génétique de la Radiosensibilité, Département de Radiobiologie et de Radiopathologie, Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Centre d'Etudes de Fontenay-aux-Roses, CEA, 92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Kannouche P, Angulo JF. Overexpression of kin17 protein disrupts nuclear morphology and inhibits the growth of mammalian cells. J Cell Sci 1999; 112 ( Pt 19):3215-24. [PMID: 10504327 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.112.19.3215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UVC or ionizing radiation of mammalian cells elicits a complex genetic response that allows recovery and cell survival. Kin17 gene, which is highly conserved among mammals, is upregulated during this response. Kin17 gene encodes a 45 kDa protein which binds to DNA and presents a limited similarity with a functional domain of the bacterial RecA protein. Kin17 protein is accumulated in the nucleus of proliferating fibroblasts and forms intranuclear foci. Using expression vectors, we show that overexpression of kin17 protein inhibits cell-cycle progression into S phase. Our results indicate that growth inhibition correlates with disruption of the nuclear morphology which seems to modify the intranuclear network required during the early steps of DNA replication. We report that a mutant encoding a protein deleted from the central domain of kin17 protein enhanced these effects whereas the deletion of the C-terminal domain considerably reduced them. These mutants will be used to elucidate the molecular mechanism by which kin17 protein alters cell growth and DNA replication.
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- P Kannouche
- Laboratoire de Génétique de la Radiosensibilité, Département de Radiobiologie et de Radiopathologie, Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Centre d'Etudes de Fontenay-aux-Roses, CEA, avenue du Général-Leclerc, B.P. no. 6, France
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Biard DS, Kannouche P, Lannuzel-Drogou C, Mauffrey P, Apiou F, Angulo JF. Ectopic expression of (Mm)Kin17 protein inhibits cell proliferation of human tumor-derived cells. Exp Cell Res 1999; 250:499-509. [PMID: 10413603 DOI: 10.1006/excr.1999.4515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To characterize the biological role of Kin17 protein, a mammalian nuclear protein which participates in the response to UV and ionizing radiation and binds to curved DNA, EBV-derived vectors carrying (Mm)Kin17 cDNA were constructed and transfected in tumorigenic cells harboring different p53 profiles (HeLa, H1299, and HCT116) and in immortalized HEK 293 cells. (Mm)Kin17 protein expression induced a tremendous decrease in cell proliferation of the three tumorigenic cell lines 2 weeks after transfection. Transfection of HEK 293 cells with an pEBVCMV(Mm)Kin17 plasmid gave rise to numerous (Mm)Kin17-expressing cells which constantly disappeared with time, preventing the establishment of (Mm)Kin17-expressing cells. Several independent clones were isolated from HEK 293 cells carrying a pEBVMT(Mm)Kin17 vector. The two clones described here (B223.1 and B223.2) exhibited different (Mm)Kin17 protein levels and displayed a gradual decrease in their proliferative capacities. In B223.1 cells, the basal expression of (Mm)Kin17 greatly reduced plating efficiency and cell growth. B223.1 cell morphology was altered, with numerous round-shaped cells whose spreading on the culture support was hampered. We observed giant multinucleated cells or cells containing micronuclei-like structures and/or multilobed nuclei. To conclude, (Mm)Kin17 overexpression reduced the proliferation of tumorigenic cells independently of their p53 status and modified cell growth and cell morphology of established HEK 293 cells producing (Mm)Kin17 protein. It is likely that (Mm)Kin17 may interfere with DNA replication.
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- D S Biard
- Laboratoire de Génétique de la Radiosensibilité, DSV-DRR, Fontenay aux Roses, 92265, France.
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Martinez-Fong D, Navarro-Quiroga I, Ochoa I, Alvarez-Maya I, Meraz MA, Luna J, Arias-Montaño JA. Neurotensin-SPDP-poly-L-lysine conjugate: a nonviral vector for targeted gene delivery to neural cells. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 1999; 69:249-62. [PMID: 10366746 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(99)00114-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We report herein the synthesis of a novel DNA delivery system and in vitro evidence of its ability to transfect cell lines by binding to the high-affinity neurotensin receptor and subsequent internalization of ligand-receptor complexes. The targeting vehicle consisted of neurotensin crosslinked with poly-L-lysine via N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio) propionate (SPDP). The SPDP-derivatives with either neurotensin or poly-L-lysine were purified by gel filtration. The conjugate resulting of the reaction of neurotensin-SPDP with HS-SPDP-poly-L-lysine was purified through Biogel A 1.5. The neurotensin-SPDP-poly-L-lysine conjugate was able to bind plasmidic DNAs (pSV2cat and pGreen Lantern-1) at optimal molar ratios of 1:5 and 1:6 (DNA: conjugate), respectively. The conjugate internalized those plasmids in the cell lines (N1E-115 and HT-29) bearing the high-affinity neurotensin receptor. Expression of the plasmid products, chloramphenicol acetyltransferase and green fluorescent protein, was observed in such cell lines. Both internalization and expression of the plasmids transferred by the neurotensin-SPDP-poly-L-lysine conjugate were prevented by neurotensin (1 microM) and SR-48692 (100 nM), a specific antagonist of the high-affinity neurotensin receptor. The neurotensin-SPDP-poly-L-lysine conjugate was unable to transfect cell lines lacking the neurotensin receptor (COS-7 and L-929). In rat brain, the high-affinity neurotensin receptor is expressed by specific neurons such as those of the nigrostriatal and mesolimbic dopaminergic systems. Therefore, the neurotensin-SPDP-poly-L-lysine conjugate could be a useful tool for gene delivery to those neuronal systems.
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- D Martinez-Fong
- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México, Apartado postal 14-740, 07000, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
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DNA curvature plays an important role in many biological processes. To study environmental influences on DNA curvature we compared the anomalous migration on polyacrylamide gels of ligation ladders of 11 specifically-designed oligonucleotides. At low temperatures (25 degrees C and below) most of the sequences exhibited a degree of anomalous migration. Increased temperature had a significant effect on the anomalous migration (curvature) of some sequences but limited effects on others; at 50 degrees C only 1 sequence migrated anomalously. Mg2+ had a strong influence on the migration of certain sequences, whilst spermine enhanced the anomalous migration of a different set of sequences. Sequences with a GGC motif exhibited greater curvature than predicted by the presently-used angles for the nearest-neighbour wedge model and are especially sensitive to Mg2+. The data have implications for models for DNA curvature and for environmentally-sensitive DNA conformations in the regulation of gene expression.
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- D W Ussery
- Centre for Biological Sequence Analysis, Department of Biotechnology, The Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby.
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Hou JH, Wei YH. AT-rich sequences flanking the 5'-end breakpoint of the 4977-bp deletion of human mitochondrial DNA are located between two bent-inducing DNA sequences that assume distorted structure in organello. Mutat Res 1998; 403:75-84. [PMID: 9726008 DOI: 10.1016/s0027-5107(98)00054-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The 4977-bp deletion is the most common deletion among more than 90 large-scale deletions of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that are associated with aging and mitochondrial myopathies. The reason why the frequency of occurrence of this common deletion is so high in aged and myopathic human tissues is not clear. Since several studies proved that unusual DNA structures play very important roles in a number of recombination events, we hypothesized that some kind of unusual DNA structure may flank the breakpoints of the 4977-bp mtDNA deletion. We used two-dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis to assess the mobility abnormalities of the PCR-amplified DNA fragments encompassing the sequences of nucleotide position (np) 7901 to 9058 of human mtDNA. The results showed that the sequences of np 7901-8732 and np 8251-9058 exhibited retarded and increased mobilities, respectively, and that the sequence of np 8285-8676 showed normal mobility in the 2-D gel. This indicates that the 5'-end breakpoint of the 4977-bp deletion is located within the junction site of two flanking bent-inducing DNA sequences. We confirmed this notion by using osmium tetroxide (OsO4) to probe mtDNA in organello. The results showed that the two AT-rich sequences flanking the 5'-end breakpoint of the 4977-bp deletion are susceptible to OsO4 modification. These findings suggest that the DNA sequences of the 5'-end breakpoint of the common mtDNA deletion are rendered to assume a more distorted structure than B-DNA by these two flanking bent-inducing DNA sequences in organello and thereby render this region to be more vulnerable to attack by reactive oxygen species and free radicals.
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- J H Hou
- Department of Biochemistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Masson M, Niedergang C, Schreiber V, Muller S, Menissier-de Murcia J, de Murcia G. XRCC1 is specifically associated with poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase and negatively regulates its activity following DNA damage. Mol Cell Biol 1998; 18:3563-71. [PMID: 9584196 PMCID: PMC108937 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.6.3563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 682] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP; EC 2.4.2.30) is a zinc-finger DNA-binding protein that detects and signals DNA strand breaks generated directly or indirectly by genotoxic agents. In response to these breaks, the immediate poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of nuclear proteins involved in chromatin architecture and DNA metabolism converts DNA damage into intracellular signals that can activate DNA repair programs or cell death options. To have greater insight into the physiological function of this enzyme, we have used the two-hybrid system to find genes encoding proteins putatively interacting with PARP. We have identified a physical association between PARP and the base excision repair (BER) protein XRCC1 (X-ray repair cross-complementing 1) in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae system, which was further confirmed to exist in mammalian cells. XRCC1 interacts with PARP by its central region (amino acids 301 to 402), which contains a BRCT (BRCA1 C terminus) module, a widespread motif in DNA repair and DNA damage-responsive cell cycle checkpoint proteins. Overexpression of XRCC1 in Cos-7 or HeLa cells dramatically decreases PARP activity in vivo, reinforcing the potential protective function of PARP at DNA breaks. Given that XRCC1 is also associated with DNA ligase III via a second BRCT module and with DNA polymerase beta, our results provide strong evidence that PARP is a member of a BER multiprotein complex involved in the detection of DNA interruptions and possibly in the recruitment of XRCC1 and its partners for efficient processing of these breaks in a coordinated manner. The modular organizations of these interactors, associated with small conserved domains, may contribute to increasing the efficiency of the overall pathway.
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- M Masson
- UPR 9003 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cancérogenèse et Mutagenèse Moléculaire et Structurale, Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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Mermet N, Angulo J, Repérant J, Medina M, Araneda S. Expression of Kin, a nuclear protein binding to curved DNA, in mammal and avian brains. Neurosci Lett 1998; 243:97-100. [PMID: 9535122 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(98)00094-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kin is a nuclear protein which presents cross-immunoreactivity with the bacterial RecA protein and which efficiently binds to curved DNA. This genomic interaction could be implied in DNA repair and illegitimate recombination in eukaryotic cells. Using immunocytochemistry with anti-RecA antibodies, we report the ubiquitous presence of the Kin protein in the CNS of mice and quails. However, some brain structures such as the hippocampal area, the locus coeruleus and Purkinje cells are preferentially immunolabelled and show some homologies between the two species. In conclusion, the expression of the Kin protein is preserved in the phylogeny of the brain of higher vertebrates.
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- N Mermet
- Département de Médecine Expérimentale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Claude Bernard, INSERM U52, CNRS ERS 5645, Lyon, France.
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Kannouche P, Pinon-Lataillade G, Mauffrey P, Faucher C, Biard DS, Angulo JF. Overexpression of kin17 protein forms intranuclear foci in mammalian cells. Biochimie 1997; 79:599-606. [PMID: 9466698 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9084(97)82009-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We used antibodies against E coli RecA protein to identify in mouse cells a 45-kDa DNA-binding protein called kin17, which has an active zinc finger and a nuclear localisation signal. Kin17 protein produced in E coli binds preferentially to the curved DNA of a bacterial promoter in vivo and in vitro, suggesting a transcriptional regulation activity. The fact that in rodent cells kin17 protein levels increase after gamma-irradiation suggests its participation in a cellular response to ionising radiation. We raised polyclonal antibodies against the whole kin17 protein and against its derived synthetic peptides. We report the detection of kin17 protein and of truncated forms of the protein by Western blot or by immunocytochemistry after transient overexpression in cultured human cells. Our results indicate that the cross-reactivity with the anti-RecA antibodies is due to an antigenic determinant located in the core of kin17 protein, between residues 129 and 228. The kin17 protein is located in the nucleus and is concentrated in small nuclear dot-like structures throughout the nucleoplasm. The RecA homologous region seems to play an essential role in the localisation of kin17 protein since the deletion of this particular region dramatically changes the form and the distribution of the intranuclear foci. We hypothesise that these dot-like structures reflect nuclear metabolism compartmentalization.
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- P Kannouche
- Département de Radiobiologie et de Radiopathologie, Centre d'Etudes de Fontenay-aux-Roses, CEA, France
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Araneda S, Angulo J, Touret M, Sallanon-Moulin M, Souchier C, Jouvet M. Preferential expression of kin, a nuclear protein binding to curved DNA, in the neurons of the adult rat. Brain Res 1997; 762:103-13. [PMID: 9262164 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00373-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The KIN17 gene product has been identified by cross immunoreactivity with anti-RecA antibodies and by DNA recombination techniques, and is probably part of the DNA recombination-repair machinery. Following Western blotting and immunocytochemistry using anti-RecA antibodies, and in situ hybridization with specific KIN17 cDNA probes, we here report the detection of high levels of KIN protein and KIN17 mRNA in the CNS of adult rats. The RecA cross-reacting protein has an apparent molecular weight of 41 kDa and is located in the nucleus of brain cells. Both the KIN17 transcript and the protein were found to be widespread, but they were present in different proportions, depending on the type of brain cells. High levels of KIN protein were seen in neurons of the motor nuclei of the brainstem, the locus coeruleus, hippocampal formation, entorhinal cortex, Purkinje cells, pyramidal cells of the cortex and mitral cells. In contrast, using a combination of KIN17 mRNA in situ hybridization and GFAP immunocytochemistry (a marker of glial cells) showed that the KIN17 messenger is preferentially transcribed in neurons, the post-mitotic and long lived brain cells. We postulate that KIN17 play a role in the illegitimate recombination of DNA sequences and/or the repair of alterations of the genome in neurons.
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- S Araneda
- Département de Médecine Expérimentale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Claude Bernard, INSERM U52, CNRS ERS 5645, Lyon, France
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Luo Z, Itkonen A, Mäenpää PH. Active nuclear transport of chicken lipovitellin-2. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997; 234:760-3. [PMID: 9175789 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Chicken lipovitellin-2 is a small, approximately 30 kDa yolk protein, derived from the intracellular breakdown of the precursor protein vitellogenin. In principle, lipovitellin-2 is small enough to directly diffuse into the nucleus. Our results, however, demonstrate that its nuclear transport is an active process which can be inhibited by wheat germ agglutinin, chilling, and energy depletion. The N-terminal sequence analysis identifies chicken lipovitellin-2 beginning at Ala1544 in the C-terminal region of vitellogenin yielding of protein of 30,982 Da.
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- Z Luo
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Kuopio, Finland
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Valens M, Bohn C, Daignan-Fornier B, Dang VD, Bolotin-Fukuhara M. The sequence of a 54.7 kb fragment of yeast chromosome XV reveals the presence of two tRNAs and 24 new open reading frames. Yeast 1997; 13:379-90. [PMID: 9133743 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(19970330)13:4<379::aid-yea85>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A 54,719 bp fragment from the right arm of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome XV has been sequenced from the inserts of two cosmids (pEOA213 and pEOA217). The computer analysis of this sequence has revealed the presence of eight known genes (CKA2, CYC1, ALG8, TCM1, TMP1, UFE1, RTS2 and ASE1) and four open reading frames (ORFs) with strong homologies with known yeast genes (MLP1, SIS2 and HBS1 and the allantoin permease). The characteristics of the other ORFs and of the corresponding proteins do not allow postulation of a precise function. Several have features reminiscent of cytoskeleton or motor elements (keratin-like, myosin-like) and several others have characteristics of proteins which interact with DNA (extremely basic, b-Zip structure and/or acidic domains). Two tRNAs (tRNA(Lys) and tRNA(Pro)) have also been identified on this fragment. Many of these ORFs present similarities with ORFs located on chromosome XI, indicating some information reshuffling between the two chromosomal fragments.
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- M Valens
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie (URA 1354 du CNRS), Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
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Timchenko T, Bailone A, Devoret R. Btcd, a mouse protein that binds to curved DNA, can substitute in Escherichia coli for H-NS, a bacterial nucleoid protein. EMBO J 1996; 15:3986-92. [PMID: 8670903 PMCID: PMC452118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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In an Escherichia coli mutant devoid of H-NS, a bacterial nucleoid protein, mouse protein Btcd was able to substitute for H-NS in two tested functions. It restored cell motility and repression of the expression of the bgl operon. Btcd1, a mutant Btcd protein deleted of its zinc finger and thus having reduced DNA binding, failed to substitute for H-NS. Mouse protein Btcd was shown to repress the bgl operon at the level of transcription initiation and to bind preferentially to a curved DNA fragment encompassing the bgl promoter. These effects of Btcd on bacterial gene transcription can be accounted for by the binding of Btcd or H-NS to a curved DNA sequence near a promoter. A few mammalian proteins have been shown to substitute for their Escherichia prototypes involved in DNA and RNA transactions. The efficiency of Btcd protein in substituting for H-NS in Escherichia suggests its possible involvement in regulating gene expression in mouse cells.
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- T Timchenko
- Groupe d'Etude 'Mutagénèse et Cancérogenèse', Institut Curie, Batiment110, Centre Universitaire, F-91405 Orsay, France
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Tissier A, Kannouche P, Biard DS, Timchenko T, Mazin A, Araneda S, Allemand I, Mauffrey P, Frelat G, Angulo JF. The mouse Kin-17 gene codes for a new protein involved in DNA transactions and is akin to the bacterial RecA protein. Biochimie 1995; 77:854-60. [PMID: 8824764 DOI: 10.1016/0300-9084(95)90003-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We have sought to characterize the molecular basis of the sensitivity to ionising radiation and to identify the genes involved in the cellular response of mammalian cells to such radiation. Using the Escherichia coli model, we tested the hypothesis that functional domains of RecA protein are represented in proteins of mammalian cells. We review here the results obtained in the detection of nuclear proteins of mammalian cells that are recognized by anti-RecA antibodies. We have called them kin proteins. Kin proteins likely play a role in DNA metabolism. We summarize the cloning of the mouse Kin-17 cDNA and our work on the identification and preliminary characterisation of the biochemical properties of mouse kin17 protein, a new nuclear protein able to recognize bent DNA and suspected to be involved in illegitimate recombination. We briefly describe our latest experiments on the molecular characterisation of the mouse Kin-17 gene. Finally, we discuss the properties of kin17 protein and the possible participation of kin17 protein in DNA transactions like transcription or recombination.
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- A Tissier
- Département de Radiobiologie et de Radiopathologie, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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