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Pandey V, Shukla D, Nirmal S, Devi BI, Christopher R. Biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injuries: Narrative Review. INDIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AbstractTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a multistep interaction of brain antigens, cytokine-mediated humeral, and cellular immune reactions. Because of the limitations of clinical and radiological evaluation in TBI, there has been a considerable advancement toward the need for developing biomarkers that can predict the severity of TBI. Blood-based brain biomarkers hold the potential to predict the absence of intracranial injury and thus decrease unnecessary brain computed tomographic scanning. Various biomarkers have been studied that detects neuronal, axonal, and blood–brain barrier integrity. Biomarkers are still under investigation and hold promise in the future evaluation of TBI patients. They can be used for grading as well as a prognostication of head injury.
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- Vishram Pandey
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Kunda S, LaFrance-Corey RG, Khadjevand F, Worrell GA, Howe CL. Systemic evidence of acute seizure-associated elevation in serum neuronal injury biomarker in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. ACTA EPILEPTOLOGICA 2019. [DOI: 10.1186/s42494-019-0001-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Maccallini P, Bonin S, Trevisan G. Autoimmunity against a glycolytic enzyme as a possible cause for persistent symptoms in Lyme disease. Med Hypotheses 2017; 110:1-8. [PMID: 29317049 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2017.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Some patients with a history of Borrelia burgdorferi infection develop a chronic symptomatology characterized by cognitive deficits, fatigue, and pain, despite antibiotic treatment. The pathogenic mechanism that underlines this condition, referred to as post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS), is currently unknown. A debate exists about whether PTLDS is due to persistent infection or to post-infectious damages in the immune system and the nervous system. We present the case of a patient with evidence of exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi sl and a long history of debilitating fatigue, cognitive abnormalities and autonomic nervous system issues. The patient had a positive Western blot for anti-basal ganglia antibodies, and the autoantigen has been identified as γ enolase, the neuron-specific isoenzyme of the glycolytic enzyme enolase. Assuming Borrelia own surface exposed enolase as the source of this autoantibody, through a mechanism of molecular mimicry, and given the absence of sera reactivity to α enolase, a bioinformatical analysis was carried out to identify a possible cross-reactive conformational B cell epitope, shared by Borrelia enolase and γ enolase, but not by α enolase. Taken that evidence, we hypothesize that this autoantibody interferes with glycolysis in neuronal cells, as the physiological basis for chronic symptoms in at least some cases of PTLDS. Studies investigating on the anti-γ enolase and anti-Borrelia enolase antibodies in PTLDS are needed to confirm our hypotheses.
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- Paolo Maccallini
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- DSM-Department of Medical Sciences-Unit of Dermatology-University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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- DSM-Department of Medical Sciences-Unit of Dermatology-University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Tiwari SS, Mizuno K, Ghosh A, Aziz W, Troakes C, Daoud J, Golash V, Noble W, Hortobágyi T, Giese KP. Alzheimer-related decrease in CYFIP2 links amyloid production to tau hyperphosphorylation and memory loss. Brain 2016; 139:2751-2765. [PMID: 27524794 PMCID: PMC5035822 DOI: 10.1093/brain/aww205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Characteristic features of Alzheimer's disease are memory loss, plaques resulting from abnormal processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP), and presence of neurofibrillary tangles and dystrophic neurites containing hyperphosphorylated tau. Currently, it is not known what links these abnormalities together. Cytoplasmic FMR1 interacting protein 2 (CYFIP2) has been suggested to regulate mRNA translation at synapses and this may include local synthesis of APP and alpha-calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II, a kinase that can phosphorylate tau. Further, CYFIP2 is part of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein-family verprolin-homologous protein complex, which has been implicated in actin polymerization at synapses, a process thought to be required for memory formation. Our previous studies on p25 dysregulation put forward the hypothesis that CYFIP2 expression is reduced in Alzheimer's disease and that this contributes to memory impairment, abnormal APP processing and tau hyperphosphorylation. Here, we tested this hypothesis. First, in post-mortem tissue CYFIP2 expression was reduced by ∼50% in severe Alzheimer's hippocampus and superior temporal gyrus when normalized to expression of a neuronal or synaptic marker protein. Interestingly, there was also a trend for decreased expression in mild Alzheimer's disease hippocampus. Second, CYFIP2 expression was reduced in old but not in young Tg2576 mice, a model of familial Alzheimer's disease. Finally, we tested the direct impact of reduced CYFIP2 expression in heterozygous null mutant mice. We found that in hippocampus this reduced expression causes an increase in APP and β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) protein, but not mRNA expression, and elevates production of amyloid-β42 Reduced CYFIP2 expression also increases alpha-calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II protein expression, and this is associated with hyperphosphorylation of tau at serine-214. The reduced expression also impairs spine maturity without affecting spine density in apical dendrites of CA1 pyramidal neurons. Furthermore, the reduced expression prevents retention of spatial memory in the water maze. Taken together, our findings indicate that reduced CYFIP2 expression triggers a cascade of change towards Alzheimer's disease, including amyloid production, tau hyperphosphorylation and memory loss. We therefore suggest that CYFIP2 could be a potential hub for targeting treatment of the disease.
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- Sachin Suresh Tiwari
- 1 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- 1 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- 1 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- 1 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- 1 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- 1 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- 1 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- 1 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- 1 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK 2 Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- 1 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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Blood biomarkers for brain injury: What are we measuring? Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016; 68:460-473. [PMID: 27181909 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Accurate diagnosis for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) remains challenging, as prognosis and return-to-play/work decisions are based largely on patient reports. Numerous investigations have identified and characterized cellular factors in the blood as potential biomarkers for TBI, in the hope that these factors may be used to gauge the severity of brain injury. None of these potential biomarkers have advanced to use in the clinical setting. Some of the most extensively studied blood biomarkers for TBI include S100β, neuron-specific enolase, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and Tau. Understanding the biological function of each of these factors may be imperative to achieve progress in the field. We address the basic question: what are we measuring? This review will discuss blood biomarkers in terms of cellular origin, normal and pathological function, and possible reasons for increased blood levels. Considerations in the selection, evaluation, and validation of potential biomarkers will also be addressed, along with mechanisms that allow brain-derived proteins to enter the bloodstream after TBI. Lastly, we will highlight perspectives and implications for repetitive neurotrauma in the field of blood biomarkers for brain injury.
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Utilidad de los biomarcadores en el pronóstico del traumatismo craneoencefálico grave. Med Intensiva 2016; 40:105-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2015.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Vizin T, Kos J. Gamma-enolase: a well-known tumour marker, with a less-known role in cancer. Radiol Oncol 2015; 49:217-26. [PMID: 26401126 PMCID: PMC4577217 DOI: 10.1515/raon-2015-0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Gamma-enolase, known also as neuron-specific enolase (NSE), is an enzyme of the glycolytic pathway, which is expressed predominantly in neurons and cells of the neuroendocrine system. As a tumour marker it is used in diagnosis and prognosis of cancer; however, the mechanisms enrolling it in malignant progression remain elusive. As a cytoplasmic enzyme gamma-enolase is involved in increased aerobic glycolysis, the main source of energy in cancer cells, supporting cell proliferation. However, different cellular localisation at pathophysiological conditions, proposes other cellular engagements. Conclusions The C-terminal part of the molecule, which is not related to glycolytic pathway, was shown to promote survival of neuronal cells by regulating neuronal growth factor receptor dependent signalling pathways, resulting also in extensive actin cytoskeleton remodelling. This additional function could be important also in cancer cells either to protect cells from stressful conditions and therapeutic agents or to promote tumour cell migration and invasion. Gamma-enolase might therefore have a multifunctional role in cancer progression: it supports increased tumour cell metabolic demands, protects tumour cells from stressful conditions and promotes their invasion and migration.
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- Tjasa Vizin
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Isgrò MA, Bottoni P, Scatena R. Neuron-Specific Enolase as a Biomarker: Biochemical and Clinical Aspects. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2015; 867:125-43. [PMID: 26530364 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7215-0_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is known to be a cell specific isoenzyme of the glycolytic enzyme enolase. In vertebrate organisms three isozymes of enolase, expressed by different genes, are present: enolase α is ubiquitous; enolase β is muscle-specific and enolase γ is neuron-specific. The expression of NSE, which occurs as γγ- and αγ-dimer, is a late event in neural differentiation, thus making it a useful index of neural maturation.NSE is a highly specific marker for neurons and peripheral neuroendocrine cells. As a result of the findings of NSE in specific tissues under normal conditions, increased body fluids levels of NSE may occur with malignant proliferation and thus can be of value in diagnosis, staging and treatment of related neuroendocrine tumours (NETs).NSE is currently the most reliable tumour marker in diagnosis, prognosis and follow-up of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), even though increased levels of NSE have been reported also in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The level of NSE correlates with tumour burden, number of metastatic sites and response to treatment.NSE can be also useful at diagnosis of NETs and gastroenteropancreatic (GEP)-NETs.Raised serum levels of NSE have been found in all stages of neuroblastoma, although the incidence of increased concentration is greater in widespread and metastatic disease. Moreover, NSE determination in cord blood offers an early postnatal possibility of confirming the diagnosis of neuroblastoma in newborns.NSE has been demonstrated to provide quantitative measures of brain damage and/or to improve the diagnosis and the outcome evaluation in ischaemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, seizures, comatose patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury.Increased NSE serum levels have also been found associated with melanoma, seminoma, renal cell carcinoma, Merkel cell tumour, carcinoid tumours, dysgerminomas and immature teratomas, malignant phaechromocytoma, Guillain-Barré syndrome and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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- Maria Antonietta Isgrò
- Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy. .,Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Catholic University, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Catholic University, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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Stefan-van Staden RI, Comnea IR, van Staden JF, Stanciu Gavan C. Stochastic microsensors as screening tools for neuron specific enolase. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra03804e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Stochastic microsensors based on nanostructured materials from the classes of porphyrins and cyclodextrins, and carbon onions were used for new screening tools of whole blood samples for neuron specific enolase, a lung cancer biomarker.
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- Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB Bucharest
- National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter
- Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science
- Politehnica University of Bucharest
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB Bucharest
- National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter
- Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science
- Politehnica University of Bucharest
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB Bucharest
- National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter
- Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Surgery 4
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”
- Bucharest, Romania
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Meng X, Li F, Chen S, Tang C, Zhang W, Wang Z, Zhao S. Cloning and expression of neuron-specific enolase in the corpus luteum of dairy goats. Gene 2012; 503:222-8. [PMID: 22575614 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2012] [Revised: 04/15/2012] [Accepted: 04/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is the key molecular marker for diffuse neuroendocrine system (DNES) cells, its expression in the pregnant corpus luteum (CL) of dairy goats was studied by the immunofluorescence method and the ultra structural characteristics of luteal cells were detected by the electron microscopy to identify the existence of DNES cells in the pregnant CL of dairy goats. Besides, the coding sequence of dairy goats NSE gene was cloned and its biological information was analyzed. Results revealed that NSE immunopositive cells exhibited widespread cytoplasmic staining throughout the whole pregnant CL. In addition, these cells showed typical characteristics of DNES cells in the electron microscopy. These results suggested that many DNES cells exist in the pregnant CL of dairy goats. Meanwhile, we identified the coding sequence of dairy goats NSE (GenBank Accession No. JN887466). Its nucleotide sequence homology was found to be 97.9%, 89.3%, 90% and 92.6%, respectively, compared with that of Bos taurus, Rattus norvegicus, Mus musculus and Homo sapiens, while the amino acid sequence homology was 99.1%, 97%, 97.2% and 98.2% respectively. These results first showed that the functional amino acids coded by the NSE gene were highly conserved in Caprine, B. taurus, R. norvegicus, M. musculus and H. sapiens. It was implied that the gene NSE in dairy goats had close homology to that of NSE of other species. Our findings demonstrated the possible existence of DNES cells in pregnant CL, providing new clue for further understanding of interactions between the neuroendocrine and reproductive systems. Characterization of gene sequence of dairy goats NSE will enable us to synthesize interference RNA for further study on the role of NSE on the formation, function and apoptosis of pregnant CL in dairy goats.
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- Xia Meng
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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Lorenzatto KR, Monteiro KM, Paredes R, Paludo GP, da Fonsêca MM, Galanti N, Zaha A, Ferreira HB. Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase and enolase from Echinococcus granulosus: genes, expression patterns and protein interactions of two potential moonlighting proteins. Gene 2012; 506:76-84. [PMID: 22750316 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.06.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Revised: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 06/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Glycolytic enzymes, such as fructose-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) and enolase, have been described as complex multifunctional proteins that may perform non-glycolytic moonlighting functions, but little is known about such functions, especially in parasites. We have carried out in silico genomic searches in order to identify FBA and enolase coding sequences in Echinococcus granulosus, the causative agent of cystic hydatid disease. Four FBA genes and 3 enolase genes were found, and their sequences and exon-intron structures were characterized and compared to those of their orthologs in Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of alveolar hydatid disease. To gather evidence of possible non-glycolytic functions, the expression profile of FBA and enolase isoforms detected in the E. granulosus pathogenic larval form (hydatid cyst) (EgFBA1 and EgEno1) was assessed. Using specific antibodies, EgFBA1 and EgEno1 were detected in protoscolex and germinal layer cells, as expected, but they were also found in the hydatid fluid, which contains parasite's excretory-secretory (ES) products. Besides, both proteins were found in protoscolex tegument and in vitro ES products, further suggesting possible non-glycolytic functions in the host-parasite interface. EgFBA1 modeled 3D structure predicted a F-actin binding site, and the ability of EgFBA1 to bind actin was confirmed experimentally, which was taken as an additional evidence of FBA multifunctionality in E. granulosus. Overall, our results represent the first experimental evidences of alternative functions performed by glycolytic enzymes in E. granulosus and provide relevant information for the understanding of their roles in host-parasite interplay.
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- Karina Rodrigues Lorenzatto
- Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural e Funcional and Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Cestódeos, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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TD-12 workshop report: characterization of monoclonal antibodies to neuron-specific enolase. Tumour Biol 2011; 32:819-29. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-011-0184-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Hafner A, Obermajer N, Kos J. γ-1-syntrophin mediates trafficking of γ-enolase towards the plasma membrane and enhances its neurotrophic activity. Neurosignals 2011; 18:246-58. [PMID: 21358174 DOI: 10.1159/000324292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Syntrophins are scaffold proteins that can bind several signaling molecules and localize them to the plasma membrane. We demonstrate here that in neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells, brain-specific γ1-syntrophin binds the neurotrophic factor γ-enolase through its PDZ domain, and translocates it to the plasma membrane, as shown by immunoprecipitation, surface plasmon resonance, fluorescence colocalization and flow cytometry. Extensive colocalization of γ1-syntrophin and γ-enolase was observed in neurite growth cones in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells. Silencing of the γ1-syntrophin gene by RNA interference significantly reduced the re-distribution of γ-enolase to the plasma membrane and impaired its neurotrophic effects. We demonstrated that an intact C-terminal end of γ-enolase is essential for its γ1-syntrophin-assisted trafficking. The cleavage of two amino acids at the C-terminal end of γ-enolase by the carboxypeptidase cathepsin X prevents binding with the γ1-syntrophin PDZ domain. Collectively, these data demonstrate that γ1-syntrophin participates in γ-enolase translocation towards the plasma membrane, a pre-requisite for its neurotrophic activity. By disrupting this γ1-syntrophin-guided subcellular distribution, cathepsin X reduces γ-enolase-induced neurotrophic signaling.
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- Anja Hafner
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Forooghian F, MacDonald IM, Heckenlively JR, Héon E, Gordon LK, Hooks JJ, Detrick B, Nussenblatt RB. The need for standardization of antiretinal antibody detection and measurement. Am J Ophthalmol 2008; 146:489-95. [PMID: 18672221 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2008] [Revised: 05/28/2008] [Accepted: 05/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To review the current literature on the detection and measurement of antiretinal antibodies. DESIGN Collaborative essay. METHODS Literature review and interpretation. RESULTS There is strong evidence to suggest a role for antiretinal antibodies, particularly those targeting recoverin and alpha-enolase, in the pathogenesis of autoimmune retinopathy (AIR). Additionally, numerous other autoantibodies have been described as putative mediators of retinal degeneration and more remain to be discovered. However, assay methods described in the literature by many laboratories for the detection of circulating antiretinal antibodies have been varied and diverse, making it difficult to interpret and compare their results. CONCLUSIONS There is currently little standardization of laboratory methods used to detect and monitor antiretinal antibodies. To measure and monitor levels of circulating antiretinal antibodies optimally in patients with AIR, development of standardized assays with stringent internal controls is required. A multicenter collaborative and validation effort is encouraged to reach a consensus on this issue.
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Forooghian F, Cheung RK, Smith WC, O'Connor P, Dosch HM. Enolase and arrestin are novel nonmyelin autoantigens in multiple sclerosis. J Clin Immunol 2007; 27:388-96. [PMID: 17436063 PMCID: PMC2705966 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-007-9091-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2007] [Accepted: 03/07/2007] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although myelin autoimmunity is known to be a major factor in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), the role of nonmyelin antigens is less clear. Given the complexity of this disease, it is possible that autoimmunity against nonmyelin antigens also has a pathogenic role. Autoantibodies against enolase and arrestin have previously been reported in MS patients. The T-cell response to these antigens, however, has not been established. METHODS Thirty-five patients with MS were recruited, along with thirty-five healthy controls. T-cell proliferative responses against non-neuronal enolase, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), retinal arrestin, beta-arrestin, and myelin basic protein were determined. RESULTS MS patients had a greater prevalence of positive T-cell proliferative responses to NSE, retinal arrestin, and beta-arrestin than healthy controls (p<0.0001). The proliferative response against NSE, retinal arrestin, and beta-arrestin correlated with the response against myelin basic protein (p < or = 0.004). Furthermore, the proliferative response against retinal arrestin was correlated to beta-arrestin (p<0.0001), whereas there was no such correlation between non-neuronal enolase and NSE (p = 0.23). DISCUSSION There is accumulating evidence to suggest that the pathogenesis of MS involves more than just myelin autoimmunity/destruction. Autoimmunity against nonmyelin antigens may be a component of this myriad of immunopathological events. NSE, retinal arrestin, and beta-arrestin are novel nonmyelin autoantigens that deserve further investigation in this respect. Autoimmunity against these antigens may be linked to neurodegeneration, defective remyelination, and predisposition to uveitis in multiple sclerosis. Further investigation of the role of these antigens in MS is warranted.
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- Farzin Forooghian
- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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Stern P, Bartos V, Uhrova J, Bezdickova D, Vanickova Z, Tichy V, Pelinkova K, Prusa R, Zima T. Performance characteristics of seven neuron-specific enolase assays. Tumour Biol 2007; 28:84-92. [PMID: 17259755 DOI: 10.1159/000098441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Accepted: 05/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The determination of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is relatively frequently requested in the differential diagnosis of small-cell lung carcinoma and non-small-cell lung carcinoma. The individual results of different immunoassays are often not comparable, which has been confirmed by long-term external quality assessments. In this study, we assessed the possible sources of these differences. METHODS More than 3,000 NSE analyses were performed using seven different immunoassays: DELFIA (PerkinElmer), Elecsys 2010 or Modular Analytics E 170 (Roche), Kryptor (B.R.A.H.M.S.), the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay DRG and three assays based on immunoradiometric assays (DiaSorin, Immunotech and Schering-CIS). The following parameters were evaluated: precision profile of the individual methods, linearity on dilution and modified recovery, comparability and discrimination of immunoassays, sensitivity, and specificity. RESULTS There were differences in the correlation of values of certain low-concentration specimens. Some assays correlate well while others do not (up to fivefold difference), especially in the case of controls prepared synthetically. Therefore, the current non-standardized preparation of controls is questionable in our opinion. In the cutoff range, the difference in the results of native samples did not exceed its double value. The variation in values >100 microg/l obtained with different assays is <40%. CONCLUSION Our results confirmed expected matrix interferences especially in the range of normal and cutoff NSE concentrations. Another source of discrepancies can be attributed to different antibody affinity to alphagamma- and gammagamma-enolase isoenzymes. Finally, improper settings of cutoff values also contribute to the different discrimination of the methods.
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- Petr Stern
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Boye K, Andersen K, Tveito S, Øyjord T, Maelandsmo GM. Interferon-gamma-induced suppression of S100A4 transcription is mediated by the class II transactivator. Tumour Biol 2006; 28:27-35. [PMID: 17143014 DOI: 10.1159/000097700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Accepted: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We have previously shown that interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) inhibits expression of the metastasis-promoting protein S100A4. In the present study, we further explore the mechanism behind the IFN-gamma-mediated effects on the human S100A4 promoter and demonstrate that IFN-gamma represses S100A4 promoter activity through induction of the class II transactivator (CIITA). The acidic domain in the N-terminal part of CIITA was crucial for the observed IFN-gamma-induced inhibition of S100A4 promoter activity, probably by binding the histone acetyltransferase CBP/p300. Importantly, overexpression of CIITA significantly reduced the expression of endogenous S100A4. Our data suggest a model where CIITA represses S100A4 transcription through sequestering of CBP/p300, thereby reducing the level of CBP/p300 at the S100A4 promoter, which in turn leads to inhibition of S100A4 transcription.
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- Kjetil Boye
- Department of Tumor Biology, Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, Oslo, Norway.
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The enzyme enolase [EC 4.2.1.11] is found in all organisms, with vertebrates exhibiting tissue-specific isozymes encoded by three genes: alpha (alpha), beta (beta), and gamma (gamma) enolase. Limited taxonomic sampling of enolase has obscured the timing of gene duplication events. To help clarify the evolutionary history of the gene family, cDNAs were sequenced from six taxa representing major lineages of vertebrates: Chiloscyllium punctatum (shark), Amia calva (bowfin), Salmo trutta (trout), Latimeria chalumnae (coelacanth), Lepidosiren paradoxa (South American lungfish), and Neoceratodus forsteri (Australian lungfish). Phylogenetic analysis of all enolase and related gene sequences revealed an early gene duplication event prior to the last common ancestor of living organisms. Several distantly related archaebacterial sequences were designated as 'enolase-2', whereas all other enolase sequences were designated 'enolase-1'. Two of the three isozymes of enolase-1, alpha- and beta-enolase, were discovered in actinopterygian, sarcopterygian, and chondrichthian fishes. Phylogenetic analysis of vertebrate enolases revealed that the two gene duplications leading to the three isozymes of enolase-1 occurred subsequent to the divergence of living agnathans, near the Proterozoic/Phanerozoic boundary (approximately 550Mya). Two copies of enolase, designated alpha(1) and alpha(2), were found in the trout and are presumed to be the result of a genome duplication event.
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- M R Tracy
- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Heckenlively JR, Jordan BL, Aptsiauri N. Association of antiretinal antibodies and cystoid macular edema in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Am J Ophthalmol 1999; 127:565-73. [PMID: 10334350 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00446-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To report the association of antiretinal antibodies in patients with bilateral cystoid macular edema and retinitis pigmentosa. METHODS In a prospective study, 30 consecutive patients with bilateral cystoid macular edema and retinitis pigmentosa were tested for antiretinal antibodies. As control subjects, 30 consecutive patients with retinitis pigmentosa who did not have cystoid macular edema and 50 normal subjects without retinitis pigmentosa or cystoid macular edema were tested for antiretinal antibodies. Laboratory personnel performing the antiretinal antibody testing were masked regarding the diagnosis of each patient. RESULTS Twenty-seven (90%) of 30 patients with retinitis pigmentosa with cystoid macular edema had antiretinal protein antibody activity, compared with three (6%) of 50 normal controls (P < .001) and only four (13%) of 30 control patients with retinitis pigmentosa (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS We found a significant association between cystoid macular edema and the presence of circulating antiretinal antibodies in patients who presented with retinitis pigmentosa and cystoid macular edema. This study suggests that patients with retinitis pigmentosa with cystoid macular edema may have an autoimmune process that is contributing to the formation of cystoid macular edema in retinitis pigmentosa, but to date, there is no direct evidence that the cystoid macular edema is caused by the antiretinal antibodies.
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- J R Heckenlively
- Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Here we report the isolation of an enolase (Eno)-encoding cDNA clone from Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The deduced amino acid (aa) sequence of the 1.4-kb cDNA shares identifies with a number of Eno from Escherichia coli to humans. The highest degree of similarity is to the known Eno from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and an Eno from Candida albicans. Northern blot analysis identified a single transcript of approx. 1.4 kb, which was most abundant when cells were grown in media with glucose as the carbon source, as opposed to glycerol/lactate or ethanol.
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- J C Jackson
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153
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Murray GI, Duncan ME, Melvin WT, Fothergill JE. Immunohistochemistry of neurone specific enolase with gamma subunit specific anti-peptide monoclonal antibodies. J Clin Pathol 1993; 46:993-6. [PMID: 8254105 PMCID: PMC501679 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.46.11.993] [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: 01/29/2023]
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AIMS To investigate the application in immunohistochemistry of gamma-subunit specific anti-peptide monoclonal antibodies to human neurone specific enolase (NSE); and to determine their reactivity with formalin fixed, wax embedded sections of normal tissue and neuroendocrine tumours. METHODS Immunohistochemical staining was performed on sections of formalin fixed, wax embedded tissue with two monoclonal antibodies (NSE-P1 and NSE-P2) raised against different synthetic peptides specific for the gamma subunit of human enolase (neurone specific enolase). RESULTS Both antibodies gave strong immunostaining in normal tissues and cells known to contain NSE. There was no immunoreactivity in tissues containing either the alpha alpha or beta beta isozymes of enolase. The reactivity of the antibodies with a range of neuroendocrine tumours was also studied and both antibodies gave strong immunostaining of tumour cells in the different tumours. CONCLUSIONS The use of synthetic peptides from defined regions of a molecule as immunogenes provides antibodies of high specificity. These monoclonal antibodies to NSE are ideally suited for immunohistochemical studies and they should be particularly useful in histopathology as they react with epitopes which are resistant to formalin fixation and wax embedding.
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- G I Murray
- Department of Pathology, University of Aberdeen
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Harrington CR, Quinn GB, Hurt J, Day IN, Wischik CM. Characterisation of an epitope specific to the neuron-specific isoform of human enolase recognised by a monoclonal antibody raised against a synthetic peptide corresponding to the C-terminus of beta/A4-protein. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1993; 1158:120-8. [PMID: 7691181 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(93)90005-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Antibodies to synthetic peptides corresponding to different regions of beta/A4-protein recognize deposits of amyloid in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Down's syndrome cases and in the normal ageing brain. We have prepared a monoclonal antibody, mAb 22.212, raised against a synthetic C-terminal peptide of beta/A4 protein (residues 28-40) which labelled senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease after proteolytic treatment of tissue sections. In addition to recognising synthetic beta/A4-peptides that include the C-terminal residues 28-42, the mAb 22.212 was found to cross-react with a soluble, 47 kDa protein found in brain homogenates. This protein was shown, by amino acid sequence analysis and immunoassay, to be neuron-specific enolase (NSE). The mAb 22.212 did not recognize the non-neuronal enolase (NNE) or muscle-specific enolase (MSE) isoforms and its epitope was mapped to a short stretch of amino-acids unique to NSE, near the C-terminus. The cross-reactive NSE epitope is sited between residues 402-423 in NSE and shows no common sequence with beta/A4, perhaps suggesting that it is a conformational epitope. The significance and applications of these findings are discussed.
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- C R Harrington
- Cambridge Brain Bank Laboratory, University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry, UK
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Peshavaria M, Day IN. Methylation patterns in the human muscle-specific enolase gene (ENO3). Biochem J 1993; 292 ( Pt 3):701-4. [PMID: 8318001 PMCID: PMC1134170 DOI: 10.1042/bj2920701] [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: 01/29/2023]
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The methylation status in the human-muscle enolase gene (ENO3) was assayed. Previous sequence data and MspI cleavage sites indicate the presence of a 5' CpG-rich island of at least 4 kb: none of 22 characterized MspI CCGG sites is methylated in any of muscle, sperm or brain DNA. However a complex pattern of complete and partial methylation of MspI sites that is different between tissues is observed within the ENO3 gene: events at one site may be specific to muscle DNA. The absence of methylation in the promoter region of the ENO3 gene makes it unlikely that methylation plays a causal role either in transcriptional events or in the divergence of enolase-isogene regulation. The role of tissue-specific methylation events within ENO3 remains to be determined.
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- M Peshavaria
- University Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Southampton General Hospital, U.K
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Moodie FD, Leaker B, Cambridge G, Totty NF, Segal AW. Alpha-enolase: a novel cytosolic autoantigen in ANCA positive vasculitis. Kidney Int 1993; 43:675-81. [PMID: 8455367 DOI: 10.1038/ki.1993.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in sera from patients with clinically proven vasculitis have been described as reacting with proteins present in the granules of human neutrophils. We have studied sera from 59 ANCA positive patients to further characterize the antibody response. In addition to the antigens previously identified in the vasculitic syndromes (myeloperoxidase and serine proteinase 3) the majority of these sera contained antibodies that reacted with a cytosolic extract of neutrophils on Western blots. Nearly 40% of these sera had antibodies directed against a cytosolic protein(s) of molecular mass 48 kD. This protein was purified from neutrophil cytosol by ammonium sulphate fractionation, anion exchange and reverse phase chromatography. Amino acid sequence analysis of a proteolytic fragment of this protein identified it as alpha enolase. The anti-enolase antibodies only recognized the alpha isoform and were present in sera giving either a pANCA or cANCA staining pattern by indirect immunofluorescence. Antibodies to alpha enolase were also found in sera from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, particularly those with renal disease. We conclude that the antibody response in ANCA positive vasculitis is not restricted to neutrophil granule proteins.
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- F D Moodie
- Department of Medicine, Institute of Nephrology and Urology, University College London, England, United Kingdom
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Fothergill-Gilmore LA, Michels PA. Evolution of glycolysis. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1993; 59:105-235. [PMID: 8426905 DOI: 10.1016/0079-6107(93)90001-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 348] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Sundstrom P, Aliaga GR. Molecular cloning of cDNA and analysis of protein secondary structure of Candida albicans enolase, an abundant, immunodominant glycolytic enzyme. J Bacteriol 1992; 174:6789-99. [PMID: 1400228 PMCID: PMC207354 DOI: 10.1128/jb.174.21.6789-6799.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We isolated and sequenced a clone for Candida albicans enolase from a C. albicans cDNA library by using molecular genetic techniques. The 1.4-kbp cDNA encoded one long open reading frame of 440 amino acids which was 87 and 75% similar to predicted enolases of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and enolases from other organisms, respectively. The cDNA included the entire coding region and predicted a protein of molecular weight 47,178. The codon usage was highly biased and similar to that found for the highly expressed EF-1 alpha proteins of C. albicans. Northern (RNA) blot analysis showed that the enolase cDNA hybridized to an abundant C. albicans mRNA of 1.5 kb present in both yeast and hyphal growth forms. The polypeptide product of the cloned cDNA, which was purified as a recombinant protein fused to glutathione S-transferase, had enolase enzymatic activity and inhibited radioimmunoprecipitation of a single C. albicans protein of molecular weight 47,000. Analysis of the predicted C. albicans enolase showed strong conservation in regions of alpha helices, beta sheets, and beta turns, as determined by comparison with the crystal structure of apo-enolase A of S. cerevisiae. The lack of cysteine residues and a two-amino-acid insertion in the main domain differentiated C. albicans enolase from S. cerevisiae enolase. Immunofluorescence of whole C. albicans cells by using a mouse antiserum generated against the purified fusion protein showed that enolase is not located on the surface of C. albicans. Recombinant C. albicans enolase will be useful in understanding the pathogenesis and host immune response in disseminated candidiasis, since enolase is an immunodominant antigen which circulates during disseminated infections.
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- P Sundstrom
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas, Fort Worth 76107
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Duncan ME, McAleese SM, Booth NA, Melvin WT, Fothergill JE. A simple enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the neuron-specific gamma isozyme of human enolase (NSE) using monoclonal antibodies raised against synthetic peptides corresponding to isozyme sequence differences. J Immunol Methods 1992; 151:227-36. [PMID: 1629611 DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(92)90121-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Monoclonal antibodies specific for the gamma isozyme of human enolase (known as neuron-specific enolase or NSE) have been raised against synthetic peptides after coupling to carrier protein: the selected peptides were those corresponding to regions of amino acid sequence difference between the alpha and gamma subunits of these closely similar isozymes. This technique gave monoclonal antibodies of high specificity and affinity. Two monoclonal antibodies raised against different peptides were used to develop a double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), using one as the solid-phase antibody and the other conjugated to horseradish peroxidase to detect the bound NSE. This assay provides a simple and routine method of detecting NSE in serum samples from patients with small-cell carcinoma of the lung and related tumours.
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- M E Duncan
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Aberdeen, UK
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This review summarized a part of our studies over a long period of time, relating them to the literature on the same topics. We aimed our research toward an understanding of the genetic origin of brain specific proteins, identified by B. W. Moore and of the high complexity of the nucleotide sequence of brain mRNA, originally investigated by W. E. Hahn, but have not completely achieved the projected goal. According to our studies, the reason for the high complexity in the RNA of brain nuclei might be the high complexity in neuronal nuclear RNA as described in the Introduction. Although one possible explanation is that it results from the summation of RNA complexities of several neuronal types, our saturation hybridization study with RNA from the isolated nuclei of granule cells showed an equally high sequence complexity as that of brain. It is likely that this type of neuron also contains numerous rare proteins and peptides, perhaps as many as 20,000 species which were not detectable even by two-dimensional PAGE. I was possible to gain insight into the reasons for the high sequence complexity of brain RNA by cloning the cDNA and genomic DNA of the brain-specific proteins as described in the previous sections. These data provided evidence for the long 3'-noncoding regions in the cDNA of the brain-specific proteins which caused the mRNA of brain to be larger than that from other tissues. During isolation of such large mRNAs, a molecule might be split into a 3'-poly(A)+RNA and 5'-poly(A)-RNA. In the studies on genomic DNA, genes with multiple transcription initiation sites were found in brain, such as CCK, CNP and MAG, in addition to NSE which was a housekeeping gene, and this may contribute to the high sequence complexity of brain RNA. Our studies also indicated the presence of genes with alternative splicing in brain, such as those for CNP, MAG and NGF, suggesting a further basis for greater RNA nucleotide sequence complexity. It is noteworthy that alternative splicing of the genes for MBP and PLP also produced multiple mRNAs. Such a mechanism may be a general characteristic of the genes for the myelin-specific proteins produced by oligodendrocytes. In considering the high nucleotide sequence complexity, it is interesting that MAG and S-100 beta genes etc. possess two additional sites for poly(A).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- Y Takahashi
- Department of Neuropharmacology, Niigata University, Japan
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Sugahara T, Nakajima H, Shirahata S, Murakami H. Purification and characterization of immunoglobulin production stimulating factor-II? derived from Namalwa cells. Cytotechnology 1992; 10:137-46. [PMID: 1369209 DOI: 10.1007/bf00570890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Two immunoglobulin production stimulating factors (IPSF) have been found in human Burkitt's lymphoma Namalwa cells. One IPSF named IPSF-II alpha was purified and identified as glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase as previously reported. We report here purification, identification and characterization of IPSF-II beta. IPSF-II beta was purified by the serial use of ammonium sulfate fractionation, hydrophobic interaction column chromatography, anion-exchange column chromatography and gel filtration. The IPSF-II beta was estimated as a 46 KD monomeric polypeptide by gel filtration and SDS-PAGE. Partial amino acid sequence of the 46 KD protein was analyzed for 26 amino acid residues. The sequence very closely coincided with enolase (EC 4.2.1.11) derived from various origins and, it was completely homologous with that of human enolase alpha-chain. Rabbit muscle enolase stimulated IgM production of hybridoma lines, and IPSF-II beta had the enzymic activity. These results suggested that IPSF-II beta was alpha-enolase or its isozyme. IPSF activities of IPSF-II beta was stable in alkaline conditions whereas the enzymic activity was rapidly lost in alkaline conditions. Though IPSF-II beta stimulated IgM production of both human-human and mouse-mouse hybridoma lines in serum-free condition, it partially suppressed IgE production of mouse-mouse hybridoma lines.
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- T Sugahara
- Graduate School of Genetic Resources Technology Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Oliva D, Calì L, Feo S, Giallongo A. Complete structure of the human gene encoding neuron-specific enolase. Genomics 1991; 10:157-65. [PMID: 2045099 DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(91)90496-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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At least three genes encode the different isoforms of the glycolytic enzyme enolase. We have isolated the gene for the human gamma- or neuron-specific enolase and determined the nucleotide sequence from upstream to the 5' end to beyond the polyadenylation site. The gene contains 12 exons distributed over 9213 nucleotides. Introns occur at positions identical to those reported for the homologous rat gene, as well as for the human alpha- or nonneuronal enolase gene, supporting the existence of a single ancestor for the members of this gene family. Primer extension analysis indicates that the gene has multiple start sites. The putative promoter region lacks canonical TATA and CAAT boxes, is very G + C-rich, and contains several potential regulatory sequences. Furthermore, an inverted Alu sequence is present approximately 572 nucleotides upstream of the major start site. A comparison of the 5'-flanking region of the human gamma-enolase gene with the same region of the rat gene revealed a high degree of sequence conservation.
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- D Oliva
- Istituto di Biologia dello Sviluppo del Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche, Palermo, Italy
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Peshavaria M, Day IN. Molecular structure of the human muscle-specific enolase gene (ENO3). Biochem J 1991; 275 ( Pt 2):427-33. [PMID: 1840492 PMCID: PMC1150071 DOI: 10.1042/bj2750427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The single human gene for muscle-specific enolase was isolated and its structure was characterized, from which the mature mRNA transcript and encoded protein were also deduced. The gene contains 12 exons, spans approx. 6 kb and encodes a protein of 433 residues. The gene structure is similar to that found for the rat neuron-specific enolase gene, and the deduced protein aligns precisely with other enolase sequences, including the sequence of the only published crystallized enolase, yeast eno-1. The 5' boundary of the gene includes a 5' non-coding exon and is characterized by an upstream TATA-like box and CpG-rich region. This region contains potential recognition motifs for general transcriptional regulation involving Sp1, activator protein 1 and 2, CCAAT box transcription factor/nuclear factor I and cyclic AMP, and for muscle-specific transcriptional regulation involving a CC(A + T-rich)6GG box, M-CAT-box CAATCCT and two myocyte-specific enhancer-binding factor 1 boxes.
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- M Peshavaria
- University Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Southampton General Hospital, U.K
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The existence of the isozymes of non-regulatory enzymes often has been linked to their interaction with other macromolecules. Enolase, a non-regulatory enzyme, has three isozymes for which sequences have been determined in two or more vertebrate species. The positions in the enolase sequences that differ between the isozymes were mapped in the 3-D structure of the enzyme. The positions in a given isozymic form which were not conserved in different species were considered to be resulting from the neutral drift of sequences and rejected. Also, the residues with no accessible surface were rejected. Three areas with relatively high densities of isozymic substitutions were found. We consider them as the likely sites of contact with other macromolecules.
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- L Lebioda
- Department of Chemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208
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Trepanier D, Wong C, Kornblatt MJ. The salt-induced dissociation and inactivation of a mammalian enolase: evidence for the formation of active monomers. Arch Biochem Biophys 1990; 283:271-7. [PMID: 2177324 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(90)90642-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The gamma gamma isozyme of rabbit enolase was labeled with fluorescein and the effects of NaClO4 on both enzymatic activity and fluorescence polarization were studied. NaClO4, but not NaCl, dissociates and partially inactivates the enzyme. If dissociation is prevented, either by the addition of substrate or by covalently crosslinking the enzyme, inactivation is also prevented. Analysis of the time and concentration dependence of inactivation and dissociation shows that the decrease in activity is a two-step process: D in equilibrium 2M in equilibrium 2M*. Both monomeric forms of the enzyme are catalytically active.
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- D Trepanier
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
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The primary amino acid sequence of rabbit muscle enolase has been determined by standard spinning-cup sequencing techniques applied to peptides produced by chemical (cyanogen bromide and mild acid hydrolysis) and enzymatic fragmentation of the enzyme. The 433 amino acid sequence has been compared to other available enolase sequences from eukaryotic and prokaryotic sources, confirming a high degree of conserved sequence identity; the three mammalian muscle sequences (mouse and rat deduced from c-DNA sequences and rabbit) show 94% identity.
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- C C Chin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77225
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Peshavaria M, Hinks LJ, Day IN. Structure of human muscle (beta) enolase mRNA and protein deduced from a genomic clone. Nucleic Acids Res 1989; 17:8862. [PMID: 2587223 PMCID: PMC335055 DOI: 10.1093/nar/17.21.8862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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- M Peshavaria
- University Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Southampton General Hospital, UK
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