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Chang C, Tang X, Woodley DT, Chen M, Li W. Previously unrecognized and potentially consequential challenges facing Hsp90 inhibitors in cancer clinical trials. Cell Stress Chaperones 2024; 29:642-653. [PMID: 39181529 DOI: 10.1016/j.cstres.2024.08.002] [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: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 08/15/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024] Open
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Targeting the heat shock protein-90 (Hsp90) chaperone machinery in various cancers with 200 monotherapy or combined-therapy clinical trials since 1999 has not yielded any success of food and drug administration approval. Blames for the failures were unanimously directed at the Hsp90 inhibitors or tumors or both. However, analyses of recent cellular and genetic studies together with the Hsp90 data from the Human Protein Atlas database suggest that the vast variations in Hsp90 expression among different organs in patients might have been the actual cause. It is evident now that Hsp90β is the root of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), whereas Hsp90α is a buffer of penetrated Hsp90 inhibitors. The more Hsp90α, the safer Hsp90β, and the lower DLT are for the host. Unfortunately, the dramatic variations of Hsp90, from total absence in the eye, muscle, pancreas, and heart to abundance in reproduction organs, lung, liver, and gastrointestinal track, would cause the selection of any fair toxicity biomarker and an effective maximum tolerable dose (MTD) of Hsp90 inhibitor extremely challenging. In theory, a safe MTD for the organs with high Hsp90 could harm the organs with low Hsp90. In reverse, a safe MTD for organs with low or undetectable Hsp90 would have little impact on the tumors, whose cells exhibit average 3-7% Hsp90 over the average 2-3% Hsp90 in normal cells. Moreover, not all tumor cell lines tested follow the "inhibitor binding-client protein degradation" paradigm. It is likely why the oral Hsp90 inhibitor TAS-16 (Pimitespib), which bypasses blood circulation and other organs, showed some beneficiary efficacy by conveniently hitting tumors along the gastrointestinal track. The critical question is what the next step will be for the Hsp90 chaperone as a cancer therapeutic target.
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- Cheng Chang
- Department of Dermatology and USC-Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California Keck Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and USC-Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California Keck Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and USC-Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California Keck Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and USC-Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California Keck Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and USC-Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California Keck Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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Cannarella R, Curto R, Condorelli RA, Lundy SD, La Vignera S, Calogero AE. Molecular insights into Sertoli cell function: how do metabolic disorders in childhood and adolescence affect spermatogonial fate? Nat Commun 2024; 15:5582. [PMID: 38961093 PMCID: PMC11222552 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49765-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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Male infertility is a major public health concern globally with unknown etiology in approximately half of cases. The decline in total sperm count over the past four decades and the parallel increase in childhood obesity may suggest an association between these two conditions. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms through which obesity during childhood and adolescence may impair future testicular function. Several mechanisms occurring in obesity can interfere with the delicate metabolic processes taking place at the testicular level during childhood and adolescence, providing the molecular substrate to hypothesize a causal relationship between childhood obesity and the risk of low sperm counts in adulthood.
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- Rossella Cannarella
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
- Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Gille AS, Givelet M, Pehlic D, Lapoujade C, Lassalle B, Barroca V, Bemelmans AP, Borderie D, Moison D, Livera G, Gauthier LR, Boussin FD, Thiounn N, Allemand I, Peyssonnaux C, Wolf JP, Barraud-Lange V, Riou L, Fouchet P. Impact of the hypoxic microenvironment on spermatogonial stem cells in culture. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 11:1293068. [PMID: 38304612 PMCID: PMC10830753 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1293068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
Abstract
The stem cell niche plays a crucial role in the decision to either self-renew or differentiate. Recent observations lead to the hypothesis that O2 supply by blood and local O2 tension could be key components of the testicular niche of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). In this study, we investigated the impact of different hypoxic conditions (3.5%, 1%, and 0.1% O2 tension) on murine and human SSCs in culture. We observed a deleterious effect of severe hypoxia (1% O2 and 0.1% O2) on the capacity of murine SSCs to form germ cell clusters when plated at low density. Severe effects on SSCs proliferation occur at an O2 tension ≤1% and hypoxia was shown to induce a slight differentiation bias under 1% and 0.1% O2 conditions. Exposure to hypoxia did not appear to change the mitochondrial mass and the potential of membrane of mitochondria in SSCs, but induced the generation of mitochondrial ROS at 3.5% and 1% O2. In 3.5% O2 conditions, the capacity of SSCs to form colonies was maintained at the level of 21% O2 at low cell density, but it was impossible to amplify and maintain stem cell number in high cell density culture. In addition, we observed that 3.5% hypoxia did not improve the maintenance and propagation of human SSCs. Finally, our data tend to show that the transcription factors HIF-1α and HIF-2α are not involved in the SSCs cell autonomous response to hypoxia.
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- A. S. Gille
- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Département de Génétique, Développement et Cancer. Team from Gametes to Birth, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Département de Génétique, Développement et Cancer. Team from Gametes to Birth, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- CEA, IBFJ, Molecular Imaging Research Center (MIRCen), CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, T3S, Paris, France
- Department of Biochemistry AP-HP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université de Paris Cité, Service d’Urologie, Centre Hospitalier Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Centre, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
- Laboratory of Excellence GR-Ex, Paris, France
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- Département de Génétique, Développement et Cancer. Team from Gametes to Birth, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
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- Département de Génétique, Développement et Cancer. Team from Gametes to Birth, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA, Stabilité Génétique Cellules Souches et Radiations, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Sun W, Ma S, Jin X, Ma Y. Combined analysis of mRNA-miRNA from testis tissue in Tibetan sheep with different FecB genotypes. Open Life Sci 2023; 18:20220605. [PMID: 37250847 PMCID: PMC10224625 DOI: 10.1515/biol-2022-0605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Testis size is important for identifying breeding animals with adequate sperm production. The aim of this study was to survey the expression profile of mRNA and miRNA in testis tissue from rams carrying different FecB genotypes, including the wild-type and heterozygous genotypes in Tibetan sheep. Comparative transcriptome profiles for ovine testes were established for wild-type and heterozygote Tibetan sheep by next-generation sequencing. RNA-seq results identified 3,910 (2,034 up- and 1,876 downregulated) differentially expressed (DE) genes and 243 (158 up- and 85 downregulated) DE microRNAs (miRNAs) in wild-type vs heterozygote sheep, respectively. Combined analysis of mRNA-seq and miRNA-seq revealed that 20 miRNAs interacted with 48 true DE target genes in wild-type testes compared to heterozygous genotype testes. These results provide evidence for a functional series of genes operating in Tibetan sheep testis. In addition, quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that the expression trends of randomly selected DE genes in testis tissues from different genotypes were consistent with high-throughput sequencing results.
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- Wu Sun
- Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Genetics and Breeding on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xining, 810016, China
- Plateau Livestock Genetic Resources Protection and Innovative Utilization Key Laboratory of Qinghai Province, Xining, 810016, China
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- Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Genetics and Breeding on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xining, 810016, China
- Plateau Livestock Genetic Resources Protection and Innovative Utilization Key Laboratory of Qinghai Province, Xining, 810016, China
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- Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Genetics and Breeding on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xining, 810016, China
- Plateau Livestock Genetic Resources Protection and Innovative Utilization Key Laboratory of Qinghai Province, Xining, 810016, China
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- Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810016, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Genetics and Breeding on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xining, 810016, China
- Plateau Livestock Genetic Resources Protection and Innovative Utilization Key Laboratory of Qinghai Province, Xining, 810016, China
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Nakamura N, Yoshida N, Suwa T. Three major reasons why transgenerational effects of radiation are difficult to detect in humans. Int J Radiat Biol 2023; 100:1297-1311. [PMID: 36880868 DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2023.2187478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Ionizing radiation can induce mutations in germ cells in various organisms, including fruit flies and mice. However, currently, there is no clear evidence for the transgenerational effects of radiation in humans. This review is an effort to identify possible reasons for the lack of such observations. METHODS Literature search and narrative review. RESULTS 1) In both mice and humans, resting oocytes locate primarily in the cortical region of the ovary where the number of blood vessels is very low especially when young and extra-cellular material is rich, and this region is consequently hypoxic, which probably leads to immature oocytes being resistant to the cell killing and mutagenic effects of radiation. 2) In studies of spermatogonia, the mouse genes used for specific locus test (SLT) studies, which include coat color genes, were hypermutable when compared to many other genes. Recent studies which examined over 1000 segments of genomic DNA indicate that the induction rate of deletion mutation per segment was on the order of 10-6 per Gy, which is one order of magnitude lower than that obtained from the SLT data. Therefore, it appears possible that detecting any transgenerational effects of radiation following human male exposures will be difficult due to a lack of mutable marker genes. 3) Fetal malformations were examined in studies in humans, but the genetic component in such malformations is low, and abnormal fetuses are prone to undergo miscarriage which does not occur in mice, and which leads to difficulties in detecting transgenerational effects. CONCLUSION The lack of clear evidence for radiation effects in humans probably does not result from any problem in the methodologies used but may be due largely to biological properties. Currently, whole genome sequencing studies of exposed parents and offspring are planned, but ethical guidelines need to be followed to avoid discrimination, which had once happened to the atomic bomb survivors.
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- Nori Nakamura
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Studies, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Genome Dynamics, Radiation Biology Center, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Chang C, Tang X, Woodley DT, Chen M, Li W. The Distinct Assignments for Hsp90α and Hsp90β: More Than Skin Deep. Cells 2023; 12:277. [PMID: 36672211 PMCID: PMC9857327 DOI: 10.3390/cells12020277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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For decades, the undisputable definition of the cytosolic Hsp90α and hsp90β proteins being evolutionarily conserved, ATP-driven chaperones has ruled basic research and clinical trials. The results of recent studies, however, have fundamentally challenged this paradigm, not to mention the spectacular failures of the paradigm-based clinical trials in cancer and beyond. We now know that Hsp90α and Hsp90β are both ubiquitously expressed in all cell types but assigned for distinct and irreplaceable functions. Hsp90β is essential during mouse development and Hsp90α only maintains male reproductivity in adult mice. Neither Hsp90β nor Hsp90α could substitute each other under these biological processes. Hsp90β alone maintains cell survival in culture and Hsp90α cannot substitute it. Hsp90α also has extracellular functions under stress and Hsp90β does not. The dramatic difference in the steady-state expression of Hsp90 in different mouse organs is due to the variable expressions of Hsp90α. The lowest expression of Hsp90 is less than 2% and the highest expression of Hsp90 is 9% among non-transformed cell lines. The two linker regions only take up less than 5% of the Hsp90 proteins, but harbor 21% of the total amino acid substitutions, i.e., 40% in comparison to the 86% overall amino acid homology. A full understanding of the distinctions between Hsp90α and Hsp90β could lead to new, safe and effective therapeutics targeting Hsp90 in human disorders such as cancer. This is the first comprehensive review of a comparison between the two cytosolic Hsp90 isoforms.
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- Department of Dermatology and the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Southern California Keck Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Johnston SN, Madhu V, Shapiro IM, Risbud MV. Conditional Deletion of HIF-2α in Mouse Nucleus Pulposus Reduces Fibrosis and Provides Mild and Transient Protection From Age-Dependent Structural Changes in Intervertebral Disc. J Bone Miner Res 2022; 37:2512-2530. [PMID: 36117450 PMCID: PMC9772060 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are critical to the development and homeostasis of hypoxic tissues. Although HIF-2α, one of the main HIF-α isoforms, is expressed in nucleus pulposus (NP) cells, its functions remain unknown. We deleted HIF-2α in the NP tissue using a notochord-specific FoxA2Cre allele to study HIF-2α function in the adult intervertebral disc. Unlike observations in HIF-1αcKO mice, fate mapping studies using Rosa26-mTmG reporter showed that HIF-2α loss in NP did not negatively impact cell survival or affect compartment development. Rather, loss of HIF-2α resulted in slightly better attributes of NP morphology in 14-month-old HIF-2αcKO mice as evident from lower scores of degeneration. These 14-month-old HIF-2αcKO mice also exhibited significant reduction in NP tissue fibrosis and lower collagen turnover in the annulus fibrosis (AF) compartment. Imaging-Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) analyses showed decreased collagen and protein content in the NP and maintained chondroitin sulfate levels in 14-month-old HIF-2αcKO . Mechanistically, global transcriptomic analysis showed enrichment of differentially expressed genes with Gene Ontology (GO) terms related to metabolic processes and cell development, molecular functions concerned with histone and protein binding, and associated pathways, including oxidative stress. Noteworthy, these morphological differences were not apparent in 24-month-old HIF-2αcKO , indicating that aging is the dominant factor in governing disc health. Together these data suggest that loss of HIF-2α in the NP compartment is not detrimental to the intervertebral disc development but rather mitigates NP tissue fibrosis and offers mild but transient protection from age-dependent early degenerative changes. © 2022 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Shira N. Johnston
- Graduate Program in Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Graduate Program in Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA USA
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Wang JM, Li ZF, Yang WX, Tan FQ. Follicle-stimulating hormone signaling in Sertoli cells: a licence to the early stages of spermatogenesis. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2022; 20:97. [PMID: 35780146 PMCID: PMC9250200 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-022-00971-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Follicle-stimulating hormone signaling is essential for the initiation and early stages of spermatogenesis. Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor is exclusively expressed in Sertoli cells. As the only type of somatic cell in the seminiferous tubule, Sertoli cells regulate spermatogenesis not only by controlling their own number and function but also through paracrine actions to nourish germ cells surrounded by Sertoli cells. After follicle-stimulating hormone binds to its receptor and activates the follicle-stimulating hormone signaling pathway, follicle-stimulating hormone signaling will establish a normal Sertoli cell number and promote their differentiation. Spermatogonia pool maintenance, spermatogonia differentiation and their entry into meiosis are also positively regulated by follicle-stimulating hormone signaling. In addition, follicle-stimulating hormone signaling regulates germ cell survival and limits their apoptosis. Our review summarizes the aforementioned functions of follicle-stimulating hormone signaling in Sertoli cells. We also describe the clinical potential of follicle-stimulating hormone treatment in male patients with infertility. Furthermore, our review may be helpful for developing better therapies for treating patients with dysfunctional follicle-stimulating hormone signaling in Sertoli cells.
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- Jia-Ming Wang
- The Sperm Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- The Sperm Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- The Sperm Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China.
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Heat shock protein-90alpha (Hsp90α) stabilizes hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in support of spermatogenesis and tumorigenesis. Cancer Gene Ther 2021; 28:1058-1070. [PMID: 33664459 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-021-00316-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), a master transcriptional factor for protecting cells from hypoxia, plays a critical role in spermatogenesis and tumorigenesis. For the past two decades, numerous small molecule inhibitors that block mRNA synthesis, protein translation, or DNA binding of HIF-1α have entered clinical trials. To date, few have advanced to FDA approval for clinical applications due to limited efficacy at their toxicity-tolerable dosages. New windows for developing effective and safe therapeutics require better understanding of the specific mechanism of action. The finding that a chaperone-defective mutant heat shock protein-90-alpha (Hsp90α) blocks spermatogenesis, a known hypoxia-driven process in mouse testis prompted us to focus on the role of Hsp90α in HIF-1α. Here we demonstrate that Hsp90α gene knockout causes a dramatic reduction of the high steady-state level of HIF-1α in the testis, blocking sperm production and causing infertility of the mice. In HIF-1α-dependent tumor cells, we found that Hsp90α forms protein complexes with hypoxia-elevated HIF-1α and Hsp90α knockout prevents hypoxia-induced HIF-1α accumulation. In contrast, downregulation of Hsp90β had little effect on hypoxia-induced accumulation of HIF-1α. Instead, Hsp90β protects signaling molecules responsible for cellular homeostasis from assault by 17-AAG (17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin), a general ATPase inhibitor of both Hsp90α and Hsp90β. Since targeting Hsp90β gene is lethal in both cultured cells and in mice, our new finding explains the toxicity of the previous inhibitor trials and identifies the specific binding of Hsp90α to HIF-1α as a new therapeutic window for developing safer and more effective treatment of male infertility and cancer.
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Environmental hypoxia exposure causes fertility problems in human and animals. Compelling evidence suggests that chronic hypoxia impairs spermatogenesis and reduces sperm motility. However, it is unclear whether paternal hypoxic exposure affects fertilization and early embryo development. In the present study, we exposed male mice to high altitude (3200 m above sea level) for 7 or 60 days to evaluate the effects of hypoxia on sperm quality, zygotic DNA methylation and blastocyst formation. Compared with age-matched controls, hypoxia-treated males exhibited reduced fertility after mating with normoxic females as a result of defects in sperm motility and function. Results of in vitro fertilization (IVF) experiments revealed that 60 days' exposure significantly reduced cleavage and blastocyst rates by 30% and 70%, respectively. Immunohistochemical staining of pronuclear formation indicated that the pronuclear formation process was disturbed and expression of imprinted genes was reduced in early embryos after paternal hypoxia. Overall, the findings of this study suggested that exposing male mice to hypoxia impaired sperm function and affected key events during early embryo development in mammals.
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Zhao Y, Tian M, Cheng Z, Wang J, Ren Z. DNA Methylation may be a testicular plateau adaptation in Tibetan pig. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2021.1882465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Yanling Zhao
- College of Animal Science, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, People’s Republic of China
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An interplay of NOX1-derived ROS and oxygen determines the spermatogonial stem cell self-renewal efficiency under hypoxia. Genes Dev 2021; 35:250-260. [PMID: 33446567 PMCID: PMC7849365 DOI: 10.1101/gad.339903.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by NADPH1 oxidase 1 (NOX1) are thought to drive spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) self-renewal through feed-forward production of ROS by the ROS-BCL6B-NOX1 pathway. Here we report the critical role of oxygen on ROS-induced self-renewal. Cultured SSCs proliferated poorly and lacked BCL6B expression under hypoxia despite increase in mitochondria-derived ROS. Due to lack of ROS amplification under hypoxia, NOX1-derived ROS were significantly reduced, and Nox1-deficient SSCs proliferated poorly under hypoxia but normally under normoxia. NOX1-derived ROS also influenced hypoxic response in vivo because Nox1-deficient undifferentiated spermatogonia showed significantly reduced expression of HIF1A, a master transcription factor for hypoxic response. Hypoxia-induced poor proliferation occurred despite activation of MYC and suppression of CDKN1A by HIF1A, whose deficiency exacerbated self-renewal efficiency. Impaired proliferation of Nox1- or Hif1a-deficient SSCs under hypoxia was rescued by Cdkn1a depletion. Consistent with these observations, Cdkn1a-deficient SSCs proliferated actively only under hypoxia but not under normoxia. On the other hand, chemical suppression of mitochondria-derived ROS or Top1mt mitochondria-specific topoisomerase deficiency did not influence SSC fate, suggesting that NOX1-derived ROS play a more important role in SSCs than mitochondria-derived ROS. These results underscore the importance of ROS origin and oxygen tension on SSC self-renewal.
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Safitri E. Effect of low oxygen tension on transcriptional factor OCT4 and SOX2 expression in New Zealand rabbit bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Vet World 2020; 13:2469-2476. [PMID: 33363343 PMCID: PMC7750229 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.2469-2476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background and Aim: Octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (OCT4) and sex-determining region Y-box 2 (SOX2) are transcription factors whose functions are essential to maintain the pluripotency of embryonic stem cells. The purpose of this study was to derive stem cells for in vitro culture and to maintain their viability and pluripotency, with the goal to obtain a cell line for transplantation in patients with degenerative diseases or injuries. This research focused on examining the effect of low oxygen tension on the ability of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) to express OCT4 and SOX2 in vitro. Materials and Methods: BM-MSCs were obtained from femurs of 2000 to 3000 g New Zealand male rabbits. BM-MSCs were divided into three groups to test different culture conditions: A control group under hyperoxia condition (21% O2) and two treatment groups with low oxygen tension (1% and 3% O2). We characterized the BM-MSCs using flow cytometric measurement of cluster differentiation 44 (CD44) and cluster differentiation 90 (CD90) expression. The expression of OCT4 and SOX2 was measured by immunofluorescence staining after 48 h of incubation in chambers with normal or low oxygen tension with controlled internal atmosphere consisting of 95% N2, 5% CO2, and 1% O2 (T1) and 3% O2 (T2). We considered OCT4 and SOX2 as two markers of pluripotency induction. All immunofluorescence data were subjected to a post hoc normality Tukey’s honestly significant difference test; all differences with p<5% were considered significant. Results: BM-MSCs were positive for CD44 and CD90 expression after isolation. Oxygen tension culture conditions of 1% and 3% O2 led to OCT4 and SOX2 expression on culture days 2 and 4 (p<0.05), respectively, as compared to the hyperoxia condition (21% O2). Conclusion: Based on the OCT4 and SOX2 immunofluorescence data, we conclude that the stem cells were pluripotent at low O2 tension (at 1% O2 on day 2 and at 3% O2 on day 4), whereas under 21% O2 the OCT4 and SOX2 were not expressed.
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- Erma Safitri
- Department of Veterinary Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia.,Stem Cells Research Division, Institute Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia
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Wu X, Niculite CM, Preda MB, Rossi A, Tebaldi T, Butoi E, White MK, Tudoran OM, Petrusca DN, Jannasch AS, Bone WP, Zong X, Fang F, Burlacu A, Paulsen MT, Hancock BA, Sandusky GE, Mitra S, Fishel ML, Buechlein A, Ivan C, Oikonomopoulos S, Gorospe M, Mosley A, Radovich M, Davé UP, Ragoussis J, Nephew KP, Mari B, McIntyre A, Konig H, Ljungman M, Cousminer DL, Macchi P, Ivan M. Regulation of cellular sterol homeostasis by the oxygen responsive noncoding RNA lincNORS. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4755. [PMID: 32958772 PMCID: PMC7505984 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18411-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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We hereby provide the initial portrait of lincNORS, a spliced lincRNA generated by the MIR193BHG locus, entirely distinct from the previously described miR-193b-365a tandem. While inducible by low O2 in a variety of cells and associated with hypoxia in vivo, our studies show that lincNORS is subject to multiple regulatory inputs, including estrogen signals. Biochemically, this lincRNA fine-tunes cellular sterol/steroid biosynthesis by repressing the expression of multiple pathway components. Mechanistically, the function of lincNORS requires the presence of RALY, an RNA-binding protein recently found to be implicated in cholesterol homeostasis. We also noticed the proximity between this locus and naturally occurring genetic variations highly significant for sterol/steroid-related phenotypes, in particular the age of sexual maturation. An integrative analysis of these variants provided a more formal link between these phenotypes and lincNORS, further strengthening the case for its biological relevance.
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- Xue Wu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.,Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.,"Victor Babes" National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology - CIBIO, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology - CIBIO, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.,Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- The Oncology Institute "Prof Dr. Ion Chiricuta", Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Metabolite Profiling Facility, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Institute of Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology and Environmental Health Sciences, Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pediatrics, Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Indiana University Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Center for RNA Interference and Non-coding RNAs, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology and Environmental Health Sciences, Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.,Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.,Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Medical Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- CNRS, IPMC, FHU-OncoAge, Université Côte d'Azur, Valbonne, France
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- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.,Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology and Environmental Health Sciences, Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Centre for Cancer Sciences, Biodiscovery Institute, Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology - CIBIO, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. .,Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. .,Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Sproll P, Eid W, Biason-Lauber A. CBX2-dependent transcriptional landscape: implications for human sex development and its defects. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16552. [PMID: 31719618 PMCID: PMC6851130 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53006-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Sex development, a complex and indispensable process in all vertebrates, has still not been completely elucidated, although new genes involved in sex development are constantly being discovered and characterized. Chromobox Homolog 2 (CBX2) is one of these new additions and has been identified through a 46,XY girl with double heterozygous variants on CBX2.1, causing Differences of Sex Development (DSD). The mutated CBX2.1 failed to adequately regulate downstream targets important for sex development in humans, specifically steroidogenic factor 1 (NR5A1/SF1). To better place CBX2.1 in the human sex developmental cascade, we performed siRNA and CBX2.1 overexpression experiments and created a complete CRISPR/Cas9-CBX2 knockout in Sertoli-like cells. Furthermore, we deployed Next Generation Sequencing techniques, RNA-Sequencing and DamID-Sequencing, to identify new potential CBX2.1 downstream genes. The combination of these two next generation techniques enabled us to identify genes that are both bound and regulated by CBX2.1. This allowed us not only to expand our current knowledge about the influence of CBX2.1 in human sex development, but also to advance our insight in the mechanisms governing one of the most important decisions during embryonal development, the commitment to either female or male gonads.
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- Patrick Sproll
- Division of Endocrinology, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, 1700, Switzerland
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- Division of Endocrinology, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, 1700, Switzerland.,Department of Biochemistry, Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, 21526, Egypt
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- Division of Endocrinology, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, 1700, Switzerland.
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Paduch DA, Hilz S, Grimson A, Schlegel PN, Jedlicka AE, Wright WW. Aberrant gene expression by Sertoli cells in infertile men with Sertoli cell-only syndrome. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216586. [PMID: 31071133 PMCID: PMC6508736 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Sertoli cell-only (SCO) syndrome is a severe form of human male infertility seemingly characterized by the lack all spermatogenic cells. However, tubules of some SCO testes contain small patches of active spermatogenesis and thus spermatogonial stem cells. We hypothesized that these stem cells cannot replicate and seed spermatogenesis in barren areas of tubule because as-of-yet unrecognized deficits in Sertoli cell gene expression disable most stem cell niches. Performing the first thorough comparison of the transcriptomes of human testes exhibiting complete spermatogenesis with the transcriptomes of testes with SCO syndrome, we defined transcripts that are both predominantly expressed by Sertoli cells and expressed at aberrant levels in SCO testes. Some of these transcripts encode proteins required for the proper assembly of adherent and gap junctions at sites of contact with other cells, including spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). Other transcripts encode GDNF, FGF8 and BMP4, known regulators of mouse SSCs. Thus, most SCO Sertoli cells can neither organize junctions at normal sites of cell-cell contact nor stimulate SSCs with adequate levels of growth factors. We propose that the critical deficits in Sertoli cell gene expression we have identified contribute to the inability of spermatogonial stem cells within small patches of spermatogenesis in some SCO testes to seed spermatogenesis to adjacent areas of tubule that are barren of spermatogenesis. Furthermore, we predict that one or more of these deficits in gene expression are primary causes of human SCO syndrome.
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- Darius A. Paduch
- Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States of America
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Genomic Analysis and Sequencing Core Facility, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Consulting Research Services, Inc, North Bergen, N.J., United States of America
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Abdelmoneim A, Abdu A, Chen S, Sepúlveda MS. Molecular signaling pathways elicited by 17α-ethinylestradiol in Japanese medaka male larvae undergoing gonadal differentiation. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 208:187-195. [PMID: 30682621 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Estrogenic contaminants released into water bodies are potentially affecting the reproduction of aquatic organisms. Exposure to 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), a synthetic estrogen agonist commonly found in sewage effluents, has been shown to cause gonadal changes in male gonochoristic fish ranging from gonadal intersex to complete sex reversal. Although these gonadal changes have been well studied in Japanese medaka Oryzias latipes, the molecular mechanisms behind them are poorly understood. Our objective was to study the signaling pathways elicited by exposure to different concentrations of EE2 in this species. Embryos and larvae were sexed by the presence of leucophores and dmy expression (only in males). Male medaka were exposed to two EE2 concentrations (30 and 300 ng/L) during their gonadal differentiation period (7-22 dpf). The transcriptome of larvae was analyzed using RNA sequencing followed by pathway analysis. Genes involved in sex differentiation and gonadal development (e.g., cldn19, ctbp1, hsd17b4) showed a female-like expression pattern in EE2-exposed males with some genes changing in expression in an EE2 concentration-dependent manner. However, not all genes known to be involved in sex differentiation and gonadal development (e.g., wnt4b) were altered by EE2. Several of the prominently affected signaling pathways involved genes associated with steroidogenesis, steroid receptor signaling and steroid metabolism, such as cyp2b3, cyp3b40, cyp1a, hsd17b4. We also report on novel genes and pathways affected that might play a role in gonadal changes, including several genes associated with FXR/RXR and LXR/RXR activation networks. This study is the first to examine the transcriptomic changes in male fish resulting from exposure to EE2 during the gonadal differentiation period, providing new insights on the signaling pathways involved in the development of gonadal changes in gonochoristic fish.
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- Ahmed Abdelmoneim
- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; Department of Veterinary Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; Department of Parasitology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Zhuang M, Li B, Huang Y, Lei Q, Yan R, Li N, Sidhu K, Cheng X, Yan X, Miao Y, Zhao S, Hua J. Reelin regulates male mouse reproductive capacity via the sertoli cells. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:1174-1184. [PMID: 30335884 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Reelin plays important roles in brain development. Reeler mutant mice that lack the protein reelin (RELN) suffer from cell type- and region-dependent changes in their neocortical layers, and adult reeler mutant mice have dilated seminiferous tubules. Meanwhile, the mechanism by which Reelin regulates the spermatogenic cell development in mice and their reproductive abilities remains unclear. In the present study, we used reeler mutant mice to investigate the effects of Reelin on reproduction in mice. The results indicated variations in sex hormone expression among the reeler mice, indicating that they produce few offspring and their spermatogenic cells are irregularly developed. Moreover, glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF)/GDNF family receptor alpha 1, Ras/extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK), and promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF)/chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 (CXCR4) serve as potential regulatory pathways that respond to the changes in sertoli cells and the niche of male germ cells. Our findings provided valuable insights into the role of reeler in the reproductive abilities of male mice and development of their spermatogonia stem cells.
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- Mengru Zhuang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW Medicine, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Sciences & Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Gorga A, Rindone G, Regueira M, Riera MF, Pellizzari EH, Cigorraga SB, Meroni SB, Galardo MN. HIF involvement in the regulation of rat Sertoli cell proliferation by FSH. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 502:508-514. [PMID: 29859192 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.05.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
The final number of Sertoli cells reached during the proliferative periods determines sperm production capacity in adulthood. It is well known that FSH increases the rate of proliferation of Sertoli cells; however, little is known about the transcription factors that are activated by the hormone in order to regulate Sertoli cell proliferation. On the other hand, Hypoxia Inducible Factors (HIFs) are master regulators of cell growth. HIFs are dimers of HIF-β and HIF-α subunits. Considering that HIF-β is constitutively expressed, HIF transcriptional activity is regulated through the abundance of HIF-α subunits. To date, three HIF-α isoforms have been described. The association of the different HIF-α subunits with HIF-β subunit constitutes three active transcription factors -HIF-1, HIF-2 and HIF-3- which interact with consensus hypoxia-response elements in the promoter region of target genes. Hypoxia has been classically considered the main stimulus that increases HIF transcriptional activity, however, regulation by hormones under normoxic conditions was also demonstrated. The aim of this work has been to investigate whether HIFs participate in the regulation of rat Sertoli cell proliferation by FSH. Sertoli cells obtained from 8-day old rats were cultured in the absence or presence of FSH. It has been observed that FSH increases HIF transcriptional activity and HIF-2α mRNA levels without modifying either HIF-1α or HIF-3α expression. Incubations with FSH have been also performed in the absence or presence of a pharmacological agent that promotes HIF-α subunit degradation, LW6. It has been observed that LW6 inhibits the FSH effect on proliferation, CCND1 expression and c-Myc transcriptional activity. Altogether, these results suggest that HIFs might be involved in the regulation of Sertoli cell proliferation by FSH.
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- Agostina Gorga
- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Crisóstomo L, Alves MG, Gorga A, Sousa M, Riera MF, Galardo MN, Meroni SB, Oliveira PF. Molecular Mechanisms and Signaling Pathways Involved in the Nutritional Support of Spermatogenesis by Sertoli Cells. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1748:129-155. [PMID: 29453570 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7698-0_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Sertoli cells play a central role in spermatogenesis. They maintain the blood-testis barrier, an essential feature of seminiferous tubules which creates the proper environment for the occurrence of the spermatogenesis. However, this confinement renders germ cells almost exclusively dependent on Sertoli cells' nursing function and support. Throughout spermatogenesis, differentiating sperm cells become more specialized, and their biochemical machinery is insufficient to meet their metabolic demands. Although the needs are not the same at all differentiation stages, Sertoli cells are able to satisfy their needs. In order to maintain the seminiferous tubule energetic homeostasis, Sertoli cells react in response to several metabolic stimuli, through signaling cascades. The AMP-activated kinase, sensitive to the global energetic status; the hypoxia-inducible factors, sensitive to oxygen concentration; and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, sensitive to fatty acid availability, are pathways already described in Sertoli cells. These cells' metabolism also reflects the whole-body metabolic dynamics. Metabolic diseases, including obesity and type II diabetes mellitus, induce changes that, both directly and indirectly, affect Sertoli cell function and, ultimately, (dys)function in male reproductive health. Insulin resistance, increased estrogen synthesis, vascular disease, and pubic fat accumulation are examples of metabolic-related conditions that affect male fertility potential. On the other hand, malnutrition can also induce negative effects on male sexual function. In this chapter, we review the molecular mechanisms associated with the nutritional state and male sexual (dys)function and the central role played by the Sertoli cells.
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- Luís Crisóstomo
- Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Microscopy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine (FMUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Microscopy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr César Bergadá", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Microscopy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Centre for Reproductive Genetics Prof. Alberto Barros, Porto, Portugal
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- CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr César Bergadá", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr César Bergadá", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr César Bergadá", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Department of Microscopy, Laboratory of Cell Biology and Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
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Galardo MN, Gorga A, Merlo JP, Regueira M, Pellizzari EH, Cigorraga SB, Riera MF, Meroni SB. Participation of HIFs in the regulation of Sertoli cell lactate production. Biochimie 2017; 132:9-18. [PMID: 27750035 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hypoxia Inducible Factors (HIFs) are master regulators of glycolytic metabolism. HIFs consist of a constitutive HIFbeta (HIFβ) subunit and a HIFalpha (HIFα) subunit, whose half-life depends on prolyl-hydroxylases activity. Inhibition of prolyl-hydroxylases by hypoxia or transition metals, or augmentation of HIFα subunit levels by hormonal stimuli lead to a higher HIF transcriptional activity. On the other hand, it is well known that lactate produced by Sertoli cells is delivered to and used by germ cells as an energy substrate. The aim of this work was to investigate whether HIFs participate in the regulation of lactate production in rat Sertoli cells and whether they are involved in the FSH mechanism of action. In order to reach a higher HIF transcriptional activity, Sertoli cells were treated with CoCl2. We observed that a higher HIF transcriptional activity leads to an augmentation of: lactate production, glucose uptake and LDH activity. Besides, an increase in Glut1, Pkm2 and Ldha mRNA levels was observed. These findings suggested that HIFs may participate in the modulation of Sertoli cell nutritional function. As FSH regulates lactate production, we evaluated whether HIFs were involved in FSH action. Sertoli cells were stimulated with FSH in the absence or presence of LW6, a drug which promotes HIFα subunit degradation. On the one hand, we observed that FSH increases HIF1α protein, Hif1α and Hif2α mRNA levels and, on the other hand, that LW6 inhibits FSH-stimulated lactate production, glucose uptake, Glut1, Pkm2 and Ldha expression. It is proposed that HIFs are key components of the intricate pathways utilized by FSH to regulate the provision of lactate for germ cells. Considering that FSH is the master endocrine regulator of Sertoli cells, it is not surprising that this hormone may employ several regulatory mechanisms to fulfill the nourishing functions of this cell type.
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- María Noel Galardo
- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET - FEI - División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET - FEI - División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET - FEI - División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET - FEI - División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET - FEI - División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET - FEI - División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET - FEI - División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr. César Bergadá" (CEDIE) CONICET - FEI - División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Crespo D, Assis LHC, Furmanek T, Bogerd J, Schulz RW. Expression profiling identifies Sertoli and Leydig cell genes as Fsh targets in adult zebrafish testis. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 437:237-251. [PMID: 27566230 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Spermatogonial stem cells are quiescent, undergo self-renewal or differentiating divisions, thereby forming the cellular basis of spermatogenesis. This cellular development is orchestrated by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), through the production of Sertoli cell-derived factors, and by Leydig cell-released androgens. Here, we investigate the transcriptional events induced by Fsh in a steroid-independent manner on the restart of zebrafish (Danio rerio) spermatogenesis ex vivo, using testis from adult males where type A spermatogonia were enriched by estrogen treatment in vivo. Under these conditions, RNA sequencing preferentially detected differentially expressed genes in somatic/Sertoli cells. Fsh-stimulated spermatogonial proliferation was accompanied by modulating several signaling systems (i.e. Tgf-β, Hedgehog, Wnt and Notch pathways). In silico protein-protein interaction analysis indicated a role for Hedgehog family members potentially integrating signals from different pathways during fish spermatogenesis. Moreover, Fsh had a marked impact on metabolic genes, such as lactate and fatty acid metabolism, or on Sertoli cell barrier components. Fish Leydig cells express the Fsh receptor and one of the most robust Fsh-responsive genes was insulin-like 3 (insl3), a Leydig cell-derived growth factor. Follow-up work showed that recombinant zebrafish Insl3 mediated pro-differentiation effects of Fsh on spermatogonia in an androgen-independent manner. Our experimental approach allowed focusing on testicular somatic genes in zebrafish and showed that the activity of signaling systems known to be relevant in stem cells was modulated by Fsh, providing promising leads for future work, as exemplified by the studies on Insl3.
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- Diego Crespo
- Reproductive Biology Group, Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Reproductive Biology Group, Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Reproductive Biology Group, Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Reproductive Biology Group, Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway.
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Morimoto H, Kanatsu-Shinohara M, Shinohara T. ROS-Generating Oxidase Nox3 Regulates the Self-Renewal of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells1. Biol Reprod 2015; 92:147. [DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.127647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Zhen Q, Liu JF, Liu JB, Wang RF, Chu WW, Zhang YX, Tan GL, Zhao XJ, Lv BL. Endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1 confers TKI-resistance by mediating EGFR and MET pathways in non-small cell lung cancer cells. Cancer Biol Ther 2015; 16:549-57. [PMID: 25831463 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2015.1016689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) rendering it constitutively active is one of the major causes for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and EGFR-targeted therapies utilizing tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are often used clinically as the first-line treatment. But approximately half of NSCLC patients develop resistance to these therapies, where the MET proto-oncogene is amplified by EGFR through the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α. Here we report that endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1 (EPAS1), with 48% sequence identity to HIF-1α, specifically binds to TKI-resistant T790M EGFR, but not to wild-type EGFR, in NSCLC cell lines. Expression of EPAS1 enhances amplification of MET when simultaneously expressed with T790M EGFR but not with wild-type EGFR, and this enhancement is independent of ligand binding domain of EGFR. MET amplification requires EPAS1, since EPAS1 knock-down reduced MET levels. When NSCLC cells expressing T790M EGFR were treated with TKIs, reduced EPAS1 levels significantly enhanced the drug effect, whereas over-expression of EPAS1 increased the drug resistant effect. This EPAS1-dependent TKI-resistance was abolished by knocking-down MET, suggesting that EPAS1 does not cause TKI-resistance itself but functions to bridge EGFR and MET interactions. Our findings suggest that EPAS1 is a key factor in the EGFR-MET crosstalk in conferring TKI-resistance in NSCLC cases, and could be used as a potential therapeutic target in TKI-resistant NSCLC patients.
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- Qiang Zhen
- a Department of Thoracic Surgery; Shijiazhuang No.1 Hospital ; Shijiazhuang , Hebei Province , China
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Zimmermann C, Stévant I, Borel C, Conne B, Pitetti JL, Calvel P, Kaessmann H, Jégou B, Chalmel F, Nef S. Research resource: the dynamic transcriptional profile of sertoli cells during the progression of spermatogenesis. Mol Endocrinol 2015; 29:627-42. [PMID: 25710594 DOI: 10.1210/me.2014-1356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Sertoli cells (SCs), the only somatic cells within seminiferous tubules, associate intimately with developing germ cells. They not only provide physical and nutritional support but also secrete factors essential to the complex developmental processes of germ cell proliferation and differentiation. The SC transcriptome must therefore adapt rapidly during the different stages of spermatogenesis. We report comprehensive genome-wide expression profiles of pure populations of SCs isolated at 5 distinct stages of the first wave of mouse spermatogenesis, using RNA sequencing technology. We were able to reconstruct about 13 901 high-confidence, nonredundant coding and noncoding transcripts, characterized by complex alternative splicing patterns with more than 45% comprising novel isoforms of known genes. Interestingly, roughly one-fifth (2939) of these genes exhibited a dynamic expression profile reflecting the evolving role of SCs during the progression of spermatogenesis, with stage-specific expression of genes involved in biological processes such as cell cycle regulation, metabolism and energy production, retinoic acid synthesis, and blood-testis barrier biogenesis. Finally, regulatory network analysis identified the transcription factors endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1 (EPAS1/Hif2α), aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT/Hif1β), and signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) as potential master regulators driving the SC transcriptional program. Our results highlight the plastic transcriptional landscape of SCs during the progression of spermatogenesis and provide valuable resources to better understand SC function and spermatogenesis and its related disorders, such as male infertility.
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- Céline Zimmermann
- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development (C.Z., I.S., C.B., B.C., J.-L.P., P.C., S.N.), University of Geneva Medical School, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Center for Integrative Genomics (H.K.), University of Lausanne, Génopode, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; and Inserm U1085-IRSET (B.J., F.C.), Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, F-35042 Rennes, France
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Jankovic Velickovic L, Stefanovic V. Hypoxia and spermatogenesis. Int Urol Nephrol 2013; 46:887-94. [PMID: 24265038 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-013-0601-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This review mainly focuses on our understanding of spermatogenesis in physiological and pathological hypoxic condition. Real hypoxia is closely related to vascular changes and an increase in testicular temperature. Both induce a reduction in sperm count and can be related to the increase in germ cell apoptosis. On the other hand, change in the temperature, and oxygen levels in the microenvironment have influence on spermatogonial stem cell function and differentiation. The initial connection between hypoxia and a factor critical for stem cell maintenance is alteration in Oct-4 expression, and these data may be a useful strategy for modulating stem cell function. Unilateral testicular ischemia-induced cell death can be accompanied by an increase in germ cell apoptosis in the contralateral testis. The injury of contralateral testis following unilateral testicular damage is controversial, and it can contribute to the reduction in fertility.
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Cruz IN, Barry CS, Kramer HB, Chuang CC, Lloyd S, van der Spoel AC, Platt FM, Yang M, Davis BG. Glycomimetic affinity-enrichment proteomics identifies partners for a clinically-utilized iminosugar. Chem Sci 2013; 4:3442-3446. [PMID: 31031905 PMCID: PMC6485602 DOI: 10.1039/c3sc50826a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Widescale evaluation of interacting partners for carbohydrates is an underexploited area. Probing of the 'glyco-interactome' has particular relevance given the lack of direct genetic control of glycoconjugate biosynthesis. Here we design, create and utilize a natural product-derived glycomimetic iminosugar probe in a Glycomimetic Affinity-enrichment Proteomics (glyco-AeP) strategy to elucidate key interactions directly from mammalian tissue. The binding partners discovered here and the associated genomic analysis implicate a subset of chaperone and junctional proteins as important in male fertility. Such repurposing of existing therapeutics thus creates direct routes to probing in vivo function. The success of this strategy suggests a general approach to discovering 'carbohydrate-active' partners in biology.
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- Isa N. Cruz
- Department of Pharmaceutical & Biological Chemistry, UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, 29/39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford University, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- MRC Prion Unit, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical & Biological Chemistry, UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, 29/39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford University, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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