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Schaeffer S, Gupta B, Calatayud AL, Calderaro J, Caruso S, Hirsch TZ, Pelletier L, Zucman-Rossi J, Rebouissou S. RSK2 inactivation cooperates with AXIN1 inactivation or β-catenin activation to promote hepatocarcinogenesis. J Hepatol 2023; 79:704-716. [PMID: 37201672 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Recurrent somatic mutations of the RPS6KA3 gene encoding for the serine/threonine kinase RSK2 were identified in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs), suggesting its tumour-suppressive function. Our goal was to demonstrate the tumour suppressor role of RSK2 in the liver and investigate the functional consequences of its inactivation. METHODS We analysed a series of 1,151 human HCCs for RSK2 mutations and 20 other driver genetic alterations. We then modelled RSK2 inactivation in mice in various mutational contexts recapitulating or not those naturally found in human HCC, using transgenic mice and liver-specific carcinogens. These models were monitored for liver tumour appearance and subjected to phenotypic and transcriptomic analyses. Functional consequences of RSK2 rescue were also investigated in a human RSK2-deficient HCC cell line. RESULTS RSK2-inactivating mutations are specific to human HCC and frequently co-occur with AXIN1-inactivating or β-catenin-activating mutations. Modelling of these co-occurrences in mice showed a cooperative effect in promoting liver tumours with transcriptomic profiles recapitulating those of human HCCs. By contrast, there was no cooperation in liver tumour induction between RSK2 loss and BRAF-activating mutations chemically induced by diethylnitrosamine. In human liver cancer cells, we also showed that RSK2 inactivation confers some dependency to the activation of RAS/MAPK signalling that can be targeted by MEK inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates the tumour suppressor role of RSK2 and its specific synergistic effect in hepatocarcinogenesis when its loss of function is specifically combined with AXIN1 inactivation or β-catenin activation. Furthermore, we identified the RAS/MAPK pathway as a potential therapeutic target for RSK2-inactivated liver tumours. IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS This study demonstrated the tumour suppressor role of RSK2 in the liver and showed that its inactivation specifically synergises with AXIN1 inactivation or β-catenin activation to promote the development of HCC with similar transcriptomic profiles as found in humans. Furthermore, this study highlights that activation of the RAS/MAPK pathway is one of the key signalling pathways mediating the oncogenic effect of RSK2 inactivation that can be targeted with already available anti-MEK therapies.
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- Samantha Schaeffer
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors Laboratory, équipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors Laboratory, équipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors Laboratory, équipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Paris, France
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- Service d'Anatomopathologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, APHP, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors Laboratory, équipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors Laboratory, équipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors Laboratory, équipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors Laboratory, équipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Paris, France; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, Paris, France.
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors Laboratory, équipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Paris, France.
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Ouellette MM, Zhou S, Yan Y. Cell Signaling Pathways That Promote Radioresistance of Cancer Cells. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12030656. [PMID: 35328212 PMCID: PMC8947583 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12030656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Radiation therapy (RT) is a standard treatment for solid tumors and about 50% of patients with cancer, including pediatric cancer, receive RT. While RT has significantly improved the overall survival and quality of life of cancer patients, its efficacy has still been markedly limited by radioresistance in a significant number of cancer patients (intrinsic or acquired), resulting in failure of the RT control of the disease. Radiation eradicates cancer cells mainly by causing DNA damage. However, radiation also concomitantly activates multiple prosurvival signaling pathways, which include those mediated by ATM, ATR, AKT, ERK, and NF-κB that promote DNA damage checkpoint activation/DNA repair, autophagy induction, and/or inhibition of apoptosis. Furthermore, emerging data support the role of YAP signaling in promoting the intrinsic radioresistance of cancer cells, which occurs through its activation of the transcription of many essential genes that support cell survival, DNA repair, proliferation, and the stemness of cancer stem cells. Together, these signaling pathways protect cancer cells by reducing the magnitude of radiation-induced cytotoxicity and promoting radioresistance. Thus, targeting these prosurvival signaling pathways could potentially improve the radiosensitivity of cancer cells. In this review, we summarize the contribution of these pathways to the radioresistance of cancer cells.
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- Michel M. Ouellette
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA;
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Ouellette MM, Yan Y. Radiation‐activated prosurvival signaling pathways in cancer cells. PRECISION RADIATION ONCOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/pro6.1076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- Michel M. Ouellette
- Department of Internal MedicineUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha Nebraska USA
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- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha Nebraska USA
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Park HJ, Zhao TT, Park KH, Lee MK. Repeated treatments with the D 1 dopamine receptor agonist SKF-38393 modulate cell viability via sustained ERK-Bad-Bax activation in dopaminergic neuronal cells. Behav Brain Res 2019; 367:166-175. [PMID: 30930179 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The D1 dopamine receptor agonist, SKF-38393, induces cytotoxicity in striatal dopaminergic neurons via an extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling cascade. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We hypothesized that repeated activation of dopaminergic receptors by agonists could lead to neuronal cell death. This study investigated the effects of SKF-38393 on dopaminergic neuronal cell death in a 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rat model of Parkinson's disease (PD) and PC12 cells. In the PD model, SKF-38393 administration (3 and 10 mg/kg per day, s.c.) for 8 weeks significantly increased the number of tyrosine hydroxylase-immunopositive neuronal cells in nigrostriatal regions. SKF-38393 administration for 8 weeks induced phosphorylation of sustained ERK1/2 and Bad (Bcl-2-associated death promoter) at Ser155 (BadSer155), and augmented Bax (Bcl-2-associated X protein) expression. However, SKF-38393 only increased Bad phosphorylation at Ser112 (BadSer112) when administered for 4 weeks. In PC12 cells, toxic levels of SKF-38393 (20 and 50 μM) rapidly induced formation of neurite-like processes, but not in the presence of an adenylyl cyclase inhibitor (MDL-12330 A). SKF-38393 (20 and 50 μM) induced sustained ERK1/2 and BadSer155 phosphorylation as well as caspase-3 activation. At a non-toxic level (5 μM), SKF-38393 produced only transient ERK1/2 and BadSer112 phosphorylation. Repeated treatments with SKF-38393 (5 μM) for 1-3 days activated BadSer112. Repeated treatments for 4-7 days induced sustained ERK1/2 and BadSer155 phosphorylation as well as Bax and caspase-3 activation. These results suggest that SKF-38393 induces neurotoxicity by activation of the sustained ERK-Bad-Bax system. These findings contribute to an understanding of the adverse effects of D1 dopamine receptor agonists in patients with PD.
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- Hyun Jin Park
- Department of Pharmacy and Research Center for Bioresource and Health, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, 194-21, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro, Osong, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju 28160, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy and Research Center for Bioresource and Health, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, 194-21, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro, Osong, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju 28160, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy and Research Center for Bioresource and Health, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, 194-21, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro, Osong, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju 28160, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy and Research Center for Bioresource and Health, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, 194-21, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro, Osong, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju 28160, Republic of Korea.
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Inhibition of MSK1 Promotes Inflammation and Apoptosis and Inhibits Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury. J Mol Neurosci 2019; 68:191-203. [PMID: 30919247 PMCID: PMC6511344 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-019-01298-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mitogen- and stress-activated kinase (MSK) 1 is a nuclear serine/threonine kinase. In the central nervous system, it plays an important role in regulating cell proliferation and neuronal survival; it is also involved in astrocyte inflammation and the inhibition of inflammatory cytokine production. However, its specific role in spinal cord injury is not clear. Here, we aimed to elucidate this role using an in vivo animal model. In this study, we found that MSK1 is gradually decreased, starting 1 day after spinal cord injury and to its lowest level 3 days post-injury, after which it gradually increased. To further investigate the possible function of MSK1 in spinal cord injury, we interfered with its expression by utilizing a small interfering RNA (siRNA)-encoding lentivirus, which was injected into the injured spinal cord to inhibit local expression. After MSK1 inhibition, we found that the expression of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-1β were increased. Moreover, the expression of IL-10 was decreased. In addition, neuronal apoptotic cells were increased significantly and expression of the apoptosis-related protein caspase-3 was also increased. Ultrastructural analysis of nerve cells also revealed typical neuronal apoptosis and severe neuronal damage. Finally, we found that hindlimb motor function decreased significantly with MSK1 knockdown. Therefore, our findings suggest that the inhibition of this protein promotes inflammatory responses and apoptosis and suppresses functional recovery after spinal cord injury. MSK1 might thus play an important role in repair after spinal cord injury by regulating inflammation and apoptosis.
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Lv C, Wang H, Tong Y, Yin H, Wang D, Yan Z, Liang Y, Wu D, Su Q. The function of BTG3 in colorectal cancer cells and its possible signaling pathway. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2018; 144:295-308. [PMID: 29270670 PMCID: PMC5794823 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-017-2561-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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PURPOSE B-cell translocation gene 3 (BTG3) has been identified as a candidate driver gene for various cancers, but its specific role in colorectal cancer (CRC) is poorly understood. We aimed to investigate the relationship between expression of BTG3 and clinicopathological features and prognosis, as well as to explore the effects and the role of a possible BTG3 molecular mechanism on aggressive colorectal cancer behavior. METHODS BTG3 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) on specimens from 140 patients with CRC. The association of BTG3 expression with clinicopathological features was examined. To confirm the biological role of BTG3 in CRC, two CRC cell lines expressing BTG3 were used and BTG3 expression was knocked down by shRNA. CCK-8, cell cycle, apoptosis, migration, and invasion assays were performed. The influence of BTG3 knockdown was further investigated by genomic microarray to uncover the potential molecular mechanisms underlying BTG3-mediated CRC development and progression. RESULTS BTG3 was downregulated in colorectal cancer tissues and positively correlated with pathological classification (p = 0.037), depth of invasion (p = 0.016), distant metastasis (p = 0.024), TNM stage (p = 0.007), and overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). BTG3 knockdown promoted cell proliferation, migration, invasion, relieved G2 arrest, and inhibited apoptosis in HCT116 and LoVo cells. A genomic microarray analysis showed that numerous tumor-associated signaling pathways and oncogenes were altered by BTG3 knockdown. At the mRNA level, nine genes referred to the extracellular-regulated kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway were differentially expressed. Western blotting revealed that BTG3 knockdown upregulated PAK2, RPS6KA5, YWHAB, and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 protein levels, but downregulated RAP1A, DUSP6, and STAT1 protein expression, which was consistent with the genomic microarray data. CONCLUSIONS BTG3 expression might contribute to CRC carcinogenesis. BTG3 knockdown might strengthen the aggressive colorectal cancer behavior.
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- Chi Lv
- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Medical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, People's Republic of China.
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Ning B, Guo G, Liu H, Ning L, Sun BL, Li Z, Wang S, Lv ZW, Fan CD. MSK1 downregulation is associated with neuronal and astrocytic apoptosis following subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats. Oncol Lett 2017; 14:2940-2946. [PMID: 28927047 PMCID: PMC5588107 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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MSK (mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase) proteins are a family of mitogen-activated protein kinases. MSKs represent a novel type of pro-survival genes, potentially enhancing the phosphorylation of Bcl2-associated agonist of cell death. However, MSK's function and expression are poorly understood in the central nervous system. In the present study, a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) model was established in SD rats and the expression of MSK1 in the brain subsequent to experimental SAH was investigated. In response to SAH, MSK1 mRNA and protein levels gradually declined, reaching the lowest point at 3 days, and increased thereafter. The expression of active caspase-3 was negatively correlated with MSK1 level. Colocalization and correlating changes in expression of MSK1 and active caspase-3 at neurons and astrocytes indicated that MSK1 downregulation may contribute to SAH-induced apoptosis, validating that MSK1 may be involved in the pathophysiology of the brain cortex subsequent to SAH.
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- Bo Ning
- Department of Neurosurgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China.,Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P.R. China
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- Department of Scientific Research, Taian Central Hospital, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Records, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Key Lab of Cerebral Microcirculation in Universities of Shandong, Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Taian Central Hospital, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Taian Central Hospital, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Key Lab of Cerebral Microcirculation in Universities of Shandong, Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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Hennig A, Markwart R, Wolff K, Schubert K, Cui Y, Prior IA, Esparza-Franco MA, Ladds G, Rubio I. Feedback activation of neurofibromin terminates growth factor-induced Ras activation. Cell Commun Signal 2016; 14:5. [PMID: 26861207 PMCID: PMC4746934 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-016-0128-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Growth factors induce a characteristically short-lived Ras activation in cells emerging from quiescence. Extensive work has shown that transient as opposed to sustained Ras activation is critical for the induction of mitogenic programs. Mitogen-induced accumulation of active Ras-GTP results from increased nucleotide exchange driven by the nucleotide exchange factor Sos. In contrast, the mechanism accounting for signal termination and prompt restoration of basal Ras-GTP levels is unclear, but has been inferred to involve feedback inhibition of Sos. Remarkably, how GTP-hydrolase activating proteins (GAPs) participate in controlling the rise and fall of Ras-GTP levels is unknown. Results Monitoring nucleotide exchange of Ras in permeabilized cells we find, unexpectedly, that the decline of growth factor-induced Ras-GTP levels proceeds in the presence of unabated high nucleotide exchange, pointing to GAP activation as a major mechanism of signal termination. Experiments with non-hydrolysable GTP analogues and mathematical modeling confirmed and rationalized the presence of high GAP activity as Ras-GTP levels decline in a background of high nucleotide exchange. Using pharmacological and genetic approaches we document a raised activity of the neurofibromatosis type I tumor suppressor Ras-GAP neurofibromin and an involvement of Rsk1 and Rsk2 in the down-regulation of Ras-GTP levels. Conclusions Our findings show that, in addition to feedback inhibition of Sos, feedback stimulation of the RasGAP neurofibromin enforces termination of the Ras signal in the context of growth-factor signaling. These findings ascribe a precise role to neurofibromin in growth factor-dependent control of Ras activity and illustrate how, by engaging Ras-GAP activity, mitogen-challenged cells play safe to ensure a timely termination of the Ras signal irrespectively of the reigning rate of nucleotide exchange. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12964-016-0128-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biomedicine, University Hospital, Hans-Knöll-Str.2, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biomedicine, University Hospital, Hans-Knöll-Str.2, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biomedicine, University Hospital, Hans-Knöll-Str.2, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biomedicine, University Hospital, Hans-Knöll-Str.2, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1PD, UK.
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biomedicine, University Hospital, Hans-Knöll-Str.2, 07745, Jena, Germany. .,Center for Sepsis Control and Care, University Hospital, 07747, Jena, Germany.
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HEIN ASHLEYL, OUELLETTE MICHELM, YAN YING. Radiation-induced signaling pathways that promote cancer cell survival (review). Int J Oncol 2014; 45:1813-9. [PMID: 25174607 PMCID: PMC4203326 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Radiation therapy is a staple cancer treatment approach that has significantly improved local disease control and the overall survival of cancer patients. However, its efficacy is still limited by the development of radiation resistance and the presence of residual disease after therapy that leads to cancer recurrence. Radiation impedes cancer cell growth by inducing cytotoxicity, mainly caused by DNA damage. However, radiation can also simultaneously induce multiple pro-survival signaling pathways, such as those mediated by AKT, ERK and ATM/ATR, which can lead to suppression of apoptosis, induction of cell cycle arrest and/or initiation of DNA repair. These signaling pathways act conjointly to reduce the magnitude of radiation-induced cytotoxicity and promote the development of radioresistance in cancer cells. Thus, targeting these pro-survival pathways has great potential for the radiosensitization of cancer cells. In the present review, we summarize the current literature on how these radiation‑activated signaling pathways promote cancer cell survival.
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- ASHLEY L. HEIN
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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Morris BJ, Pratt JA. Novel treatment strategies for schizophrenia from improved understanding of genetic risk. Clin Genet 2014; 86:401-11. [PMID: 25142969 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Recent years have seen significant advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of schizophrenia. In particular, genome-wide approaches have suggested the involvement of many common genetic variants of small effect, together with a few rare variants exerting relatively large effects. While unequivocal identification of the relevant genes has, for the most part, remained elusive, the genes revealed as potential candidates can in many cases be clustered into functionally related groups which are potentially open to therapeutic intervention. In this review, we summarise this information, focusing on the accumulating evidence that genetic dysfunction at glutamatergic synapses and post-synaptic signalling complexes contributes to the aetiology of the disease. In particular, there is converging support for involvement of post-synaptic JNK pathways in disease aetiology. An expansion of our neurobiological knowledge of the basis of schizophrenia is urgently needed, yet some promising novel pharmacological targets can already be discerned.
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- B J Morris
- Psychiatric Research Institute of Neuroscience in Glasgow (PsyRING), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, School of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Spatiotemporal patterns and essential role of MSK1 expression after rat spinal cord injury. Neurochem Res 2013; 38:2581-7. [PMID: 24142296 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-013-1174-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mitogen and stress activated protein kinase (MSK1) protein was initially identified as a particularly interesting protein of mitogen activated protein kinase. It was reported to enhance Bad's phosphorylation to protect cell death, suggesting that MSK1 represents a new type of anti-cell death gene. Moreover, recent study has shown that MSK1 is involved in negative feedback pathways that are crucial to prevent uncontrolled inflammation. However, its function and expression in the central nervous system lesion are not been understood very well. In this study, we performed an acute spinal cord injury (SCI) model in adult rats and studied the dynamic changes of MSK1 expression in spinal cord. Western blot and immunohistochemistry analysis revealed that MSK1 was present in normal spinal cord. It gradually decreased, reached a peak at 3 days after SCI, and then increased during the following days. Immunofluorescence double labeling revealed that MSK1 was co-expressed with NeuN and GFAP, respectively. Interesting, after injury, MSK1 expression was decreased predominantly in astrocytes, which highly expressed proliferating cell nuclear antigen, a marker for proliferating cells. In conclusion, this is the first description of MSK1 expression in spinal cord. Our data suggested that MSK1 might play important roles in CNS pathophysiology after SCI.
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Park HJ, Park KH, Shin KS, Lee MK. The roles of cyclic AMP-ERK-Bad signaling pathways on 6-hydroxydopamine-induced cell survival and death in PC12 cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2013; 27:2233-41. [PMID: 24055892 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2013.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Revised: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The roles of cyclic AMP (cAMP)-ERK1/2-Bad signaling pathways in 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced cell survival and death were investigated. In PC12 cells, 6-OHDA (10-100μM) concentration-dependently increased the intracellular levels of cAMP mediated by the Ca(2+)-CaMKII-adenylyl cyclase system. 6-OHDA at the non-toxic level (10μM) induced transient ERK1/2 phosphorylation and BadSer112 phosphorylation, which maintained cell survival. In contrast, the high levels of cAMP induced by toxic levels (50 and 100μM) of 6-OHDA induced sustained ERK1/2 phosphorylaton and BadSer155 phosphorylation. The cells then moved to cell death process through Bcl2 phosphorylation and caspase-3 activation. BadSer155 phosphorylation by 6-OHDA was inhibited by PKA (H89) and MEK (U0126) inhibitors, indicating that it was mediated via the cAMP-PKA-sustained ERK1/2 system. In SK-N-BE(2)C cells, the non-toxic level of 6-OHDA also showed transient ERK1/2 phosphorylation and BadSer112 phosphorylation, and toxic levels of 6-OHDA exhibited sustained ERK1/2 phosphorylation and BadSer155 phosphorylation. These results suggest that ERK1/2 phosphorylation by 6-OHDA shows biphasic functions on cell survival and death in PC12 cells. It is, therefore, proposed that the cAMP-ERK1/2-Bad signaling pathways incurred by toxic levels of 6-OHDA play a role in dopamine neuron death of animal models of Parkinson's disease.
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- Hyun Jin Park
- College of Pharmacy and Research Center for Bioresource and Health, Chungbuk National University, 52, Naesudong-ro, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea
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Ning B, Li Z, Zhu N, Hou G, Pang Q. Traumatic brain injury induces a downregulation of MSK1 in rat brain cortex. J Mol Neurosci 2012; 49:380-6. [PMID: 23065332 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-012-9893-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase (MSK) 1 protein was initially identified as a particularly interesting protein of mitogen-activated protein kinase. It was reported to enhance B cell lymphoma 2-associated death protein's phosphorylation to protect cell death, suggesting that MSK1 represents a new type of anti-cell death gene. Moreover, a recent study has shown that MSK1 is involved in negative feedback pathways that are crucial to prevent uncontrolled inflammation. However, its function and expression in the central nervous system lesion are not been understood very well. In this study, we performed a traumatic brain injury (TBI) model in adult rats and investigated the dynamic changes of MSK1 expression in the brain cortex. Double immunofluorescence staining revealed that MSK1 was co-expressed with neuronal nuclei (NeuN) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Besides, co-localization of MSK1/active caspase 3 and MSK1/proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was detected in NeuN and GFAP. We also examined the expression profiles of PCNA and active caspase 3 whose changes were correlated with the expression of MSK1. All our findings suggested that MSK1 might be involved in the pathophysiology of brain after TBI.
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- Bo Ning
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China.
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Barberan S, McNair K, Iqbal K, Smith NC, Prendergast GC, Stone TW, Cobb SR, Morris BJ. Altered apoptotic responses in neurons lacking RhoB GTPase. Eur J Neurosci 2011; 34:1737-46. [PMID: 22098422 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07891.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Caspase 3 activation has been linked to the acute neurotoxic effects of central nervous system damage, as in traumatic brain injury or cerebral ischaemia, and also to the early events leading to long-term neurodegeneration, as in Alzheimer's disease. However, the precise mechanisms activating caspase 3 in neuronal injury are unclear. RhoB is a member of the Rho GTPase family that is dramatically induced by cerebral ischaemia or neurotrauma, both in preclinical models and clinically. In the current study, we tested the hypothesis that RhoB might directly modulate caspase 3 activity and apoptotic or necrotic responses in neurons. Over-expression of RhoB in the NG108-15 neuronal cell line or in cultured corticohippocampal neurons elevated caspase 3 activity without inducing overt toxicity. Cultured corticohippocampal neurons from RhoB knockout mice did not show any differences in sensitivity to a necrotic stimulus - acute calcium ionophore exposure - compared with neurons from wild-type mice. However, corticohippocampal neurons lacking RhoB exhibited a reduction in the degree of DNA fragmentation and caspase 3 activation induced by the apoptotic agent staurosporine, in parallel with increased neuronal survival. Staurosporine induction of caspase 9 activity was also suppressed. RhoB knockout mice showed reduced basal levels of caspase 3 activity in the adult brain. These data directly implicate neuronal RhoB in caspase 3 activation and the initial stages of programmed cell death, and suggest that RhoB may represent an attractive target for therapeutic intervention in conditions involving elevated caspase 3 activity in the central nervous system.
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- Sara Barberan
- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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Eisinger-Mathason TK, Andrade J, Lannigan DA. RSK in tumorigenesis: connections to steroid signaling. Steroids 2010; 75:191-202. [PMID: 20045011 PMCID: PMC2823981 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2009.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2009] [Revised: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The Ser/Thr kinase family, RSK, has been implicated in numerous types of hormone-dependent and -independent cancers. However, there has been little consideration of RSKs as downstream mediators of steroid hormone non-genomic effects or of their ability to facilitate steroid receptor-mediated gene expression. Steroid hormone signaling can directly stimulate the MEK/ERK/RSK pathway to regulate cellular proliferation and survival in transformed cells. To date, multiple mechanisms of RSK and steroid hormone receptor-mediated proliferation/survival have been elucidated. For example, RSK enhances proliferation of breast and prostate cancer cells via its ability to control the levels of the estrogen receptor co-activator, cyclin D1. While in lung and other tumors RSK may control apoptosis via estrogen-mediated regulation of mitochondrial integrity. Thus the RSKs could be important anti-cancer therapeutic targets in many different transformed tissues. The recent discovery of RSK-specific inhibitors will advance our current understanding of RSK in transformation and drive these studies into animal and clinical models. In this review we explore the mechanisms associated with RSK in tumorigenesis and their relationship to steroid hormone signaling.
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- T.S. Karin Eisinger-Mathason
- Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Center for Cell Signaling, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Center for Cell Signaling, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Center for Cell Signaling, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Corresponding author. Tel: +1 434 924 1152; 1+ 434 924 1236;
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Fischer M, Raabe T, Heisenberg M, Sendtner M. Drosophila RSK negatively regulates bouton number at the neuromuscular junction. Dev Neurobiol 2009; 69:212-20. [PMID: 19160443 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ribosomal S6 kinases (RSKs) are growth factor-regulated serine-threonine kinases participating in the RAS-ERK signaling pathway. RSKs have been implicated in memory formation in mammals and flies. To characterize the function of RSK at the synapse level, we investigated the effect of mutations in the rsk gene on the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) in Drosophila larvae. Immunostaining revealed transgenic expressed RSK in presynaptic regions. In mutants with a full deletion or an N-terminal partial deletion of rsk, an increased bouton number was found. Restoring the wild-type rsk function in the null mutant with a genomic rescue construct reverted the synaptic phenotype, and overexpression of the rsk-cDNA in motoneurons reduced bouton numbers. Based on previous observations that RSK interacts with the Drosophila ERK homologue Rolled, genetic epistasis experiments were performed with loss- and gain-of-function mutations in Rolled. These experiments provided evidence that RSK mediates its negative effect on bouton formation at the Drosophila NMJ by inhibition of ERK signaling.
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- Matthias Fischer
- Institute for Clinical Neurobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg 97078, Germany.
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Vermeulen L, Vanden Berghe W, Beck IME, De Bosscher K, Haegeman G. The versatile role of MSKs in transcriptional regulation. Trends Biochem Sci 2009; 34:311-8. [PMID: 19464896 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2009.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Revised: 02/10/2009] [Accepted: 02/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Among the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) targets, MSKs (mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinases) comprise a particularly interesting protein family. Because MSKs can be activated by both extracellular-signal-regulated kinase and p38 MAPKs, they are activated by many physiological and pathological stimuli. About ten years after their original discovery, they have been recognized as versatile kinases regulating gene transcription at multiple levels. MSKs directly target transcription factors, such as cAMP-response-element-binding protein and nuclear factor-kappaB, thereby enhancing their transcriptional activity. They also induce histone phosphorylation, which is accompanied by chromatin relaxation and facilitated binding of additional regulatory proteins. Here, we review the current knowledge on MSK activation and its molecular targets, focusing on recent insights into the role of MSKs at multiple levels of transcriptional regulation.
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- Linda Vermeulen
- Laboratory of Eukaryotic Gene Expression & Signal Transduction (LEGEST), Department of Physiology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Ji T, Kotagal S. A 15-year-old with drop attacks and unsteadiness while descending stairs. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2008; 15:174-7. [PMID: 19073322 DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2008.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We describe a 15-year-old young man with mental retardation, epilepsy, drop attacks, and dystonic gait since early childhood. The intrauterine and perinatal course was unremarkable. The drop attacks were characterized by a sudden loss of lower-extremity tone without impairment of consciousness and were triggered by the process of dressing. He would consistently become unsteady while descending stairs. A neurologic evaluation during early childhood had been negative for various genetic and metabolic disorders. The drop attacks prompted a neurologic re-evaluation at age 15 years, subsequent to which a definitive diagnosis was established. We describe the clinical features of a degenerative disorder that manifests associated with down-gaze paresis, dystonia, and nonepileptic drop attacks in childhood. Disorders that can mimic this condition are also discussed.
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- Teng Ji
- Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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