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Mundra JJ, Terskiy A, Howells RD. Naltrindole inhibits human multiple myeloma cell proliferation in vitro and in a murine xenograft model in vivo. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2012; 342:273-87. [PMID: 22537770 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.112.194159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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It has been demonstrated previously that immune cell activation and proliferation were sensitive to the effects of naltrindole, a nonpeptidic δ-opioid receptor-selective antagonist; therefore, we hypothesized that human multiple myeloma (MM) would be a valuable model for studying potential antineoplastic properties of naltrindole. [(3)H]naltrindole exhibited saturable, low-affinity binding to intact human MM cells; however, the pharmacological profile of the binding site differed considerably from the properties of δ-, κ-, and μ-opioid receptors, and opioid receptor mRNA was not detected in MM cells by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Naltrindole inhibited the proliferation of cultured human U266 MM cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner with an EC(50) of 16 μM. The naltrindole-induced inhibition of U266 cell proliferation was not blocked by a 10-fold molar excess of naltrexone, a nonselective opioid antagonist. Additive inhibition of MM cell proliferation was observed when using a combination of naltrindole with the histone deacetylase inhibitor sodium valproate, the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib, the glucocorticoid receptor agonist dexamethasone, and the HMG CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin. Treatment of U266 cells with naltrindole significantly decreased the level of the active, phosphorylated form of the kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinase and Akt, which may be related to its antiproliferative activity. The antiproliferative activity of naltrindole toward MM cells was maintained in cocultures of MM and bone marrow-derived stromal cells, mimicking the bone marrow microenvironment. In vivo, naltrindole significantly decreased tumor cell volumes in human MM cell xenografts in severe combined immunodeficient mice. We hypothesize that naltrindole inhibits the proliferation of MM cells through a nonopioid receptor-dependent mechanism.
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- Jyoti Joshi Mundra
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Hislop JN, Henry AG, Marchese A, von Zastrow M. Ubiquitination regulates proteolytic processing of G protein-coupled receptors after their sorting to lysosomes. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:19361-70. [PMID: 19433584 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.001644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ubiquitination is essential for the endocytic sorting of various G protein-coupled receptors to lysosomes. Here we identify a distinct function of this covalent modification in controlling the later proteolytic processing of receptors. Mutation of all cytoplasmic lysine residues in the murine delta-opioid receptor blocked receptor ubiquitination without preventing ligand-induced endocytosis of receptors or their subsequent delivery to lysosomes, as verified by proteolysis of extramembrane epitope tags and down-regulation of radioligand binding to the transmembrane helices. Surprisingly, a functional screen revealed that the E3 ubiquitin ligase AIP4 specifically controls down-regulation of wild type receptors measured by radioligand binding without detectably affecting receptor delivery to lysosomes defined both immunochemically and biochemically. This specific AIP4-dependent regulation required direct ubiquitination of receptors and was also regulated by two deubiquitinating enzymes, AMSH and UBPY, which localized to late endosome/lysosome membranes containing internalized delta-opioid receptor. These results identify a distinct function of AIP4-dependent ubiquitination in controlling the later proteolytic processing of G protein-coupled receptors, without detectably affecting their endocytic sorting to lysosomes. We propose that ubiquitination or ubiquitination/deubiquitination cycling specifically regulates later proteolytic processing events required for destruction of the receptor's hydrophobic core.
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- James N Hislop
- Departments of Psychiatry and Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, USA.
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This paper is the thirtieth consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2007 that studied the behavioral effects of molecular, pharmacological and genetic manipulation of opioid peptides, opioid receptors, opioid agonists and opioid antagonists. The particular topics that continue to be covered include the molecular-biochemical effects and neurochemical localization studies of endogenous opioids and their receptors related to behavior, and the roles of these opioid peptides and receptors in pain and analgesia; stress and social status; tolerance and dependence; learning and memory; eating and drinking; alcohol and drugs of abuse; sexual activity and hormones, pregnancy, development and endocrinology; mental illness and mood; seizures and neurologic disorders; electrical-related activity and neurophysiology; general activity and locomotion; gastrointestinal, renal and hepatic functions; cardiovascular responses; respiration and thermoregulation; and immunological responses.
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- Richard J Bodnar
- Department of Psychology and Neuropsychology Doctoral Sub-Program, Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd.,Flushing, NY 11367, United States.
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Wannemacher KM, Terskiy A, Bian S, Yadav PN, Li H, Howells RD. Purification and mass spectrometric analysis of the kappa opioid receptor. Brain Res 2008; 1230:13-26. [PMID: 18656460 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.06.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2008] [Revised: 06/18/2008] [Accepted: 06/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A clonal human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cell line was established that stably expressed the rat kappa-opioid receptor (rKOR) with a FLAG epitope at the amino terminus. The Kd for [3H]diprenorphine was 1.1+/-0.2 nM, and the Bmax was 2.6+/-0.4 pmol/mg. Dynorphin A (1-13), U69,593 and naloxone competitively inhibited [3H]diprenorphine binding with Ki values of 2.0, 18 and 18 nM, respectively, in good agreement with previously reported affinities for the unmodified receptor. U69,593 stimulated [35S]GTPgammaS binding in a concentration-dependent manner and caused phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase, indicating that the activated epitope-tagged receptor triggered appropriate signaling pathways. Immunoblot analysis demonstrated that two immunoreactive receptor species with apparent molecular masses of 42 and 52 kDa were expressed. Previous studies indicated that the 42 kDa protein was localized intracellularly and was a precursor of the 52 kDa receptor, which was present at the cell surface. rKOR was extracted from transfected HEK 293 cell membranes with n-dodecyl-beta-D-maltopyranoside. Sequential use of wheat germ agglutinin chromatography, Sephacryl S300 gel filtration chromatography, anti-FLAG immunoaffinity chromatography and SDS/PAGE permitted purification of the 52 kDa receptor. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry was used to identify peptides derived from rKOR following sequential in-gel digestion with trypsin and cyanogen bromide. Eighteen rKOR peptides were detected, corresponding to 27.1% coverage of the receptor. Precursor-selective MS/MS confirmed the identity of most of these peptides. In addition, we have identified heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) as a rKOR-interacting protein.
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- Kenneth M Wannemacher
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Newark, NJ, USA
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Terskiy A, Wannemacher KM, Yadav PN, Tsai M, Tian B, Howells RD. Search of the human proteome for endomorphin-1 and endomorphin-2 precursor proteins. Life Sci 2007; 81:1593-601. [PMID: 17964607 PMCID: PMC2144908 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2007] [Revised: 08/20/2007] [Accepted: 09/21/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Based on the promising opioid pharmacological profile of the peptide, Tyr-Pro-Trp-Gly-NH(2) (Tyr-W-MIF), Zadina et al. [Zadina, J.E., Hackler, L., Ge, L.-J., Kastin, A.J., 1997. A potent and selective endogenous agonist for the mu-opiate receptor. Nature 386, 499-5502] synthesized and screened other Gly(4)-substituted peptides, culminating in the synthesis of Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe-NH(2) (endomorphin-1), which displayed high affinity and selectivity for the mu-opioid receptor. The amidated peptide was then isolated from bovine brain frontal cortex, as was a related peptide, Tyr-Pro-Phe-Phe-NH(2) (endomorphin-2), that displayed similar high affinity and selectivity for the mu-opioid receptor. The biosynthesis of the endomorphins in the brain remains obscure, since the putative precursor proteins for the peptides have not been identified. With the completion of the human genome sequencing project, we hypothesized that we should uncover the biological precursors of the peptides using a bioinformatic approach to search the current human proteome for proteins that contained the endomorphin peptide sequences followed by Gly-Lys/Arg, the consensus sequence for peptide alpha-amidation and precursor cleavage. Twelve proteins were identified that contained the endomorphin-1 Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe sequence, however none contained the Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe-Gly sequence necessary for alpha-amidation. Twenty-two distinct proteins contained the endomorphin-2 tetrapeptide sequence, and two of those contained the sequence, Tyr-Pro-Phe-Phe-Gly, however, none contained the requisite peptide-Gly-Lys/Arg sequence. Western blot analysis using an endomorphin-2 antibody detected 4 prominent proteins in mouse brain, necessitating reinterpretation of previous immunocytolocalization studies in the brain. Screening of the current human proteome yielded no evidence for endomorphin precursor proteins based on accepted biochemical criteria.
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- Alexandra Terskiy
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School (AT, PNY, MT, BT, RDH) and the Graduate School of Biomedical Science (AT, KMW, BT, RDH), Newark, NJ
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School (AT, PNY, MT, BT, RDH) and the Graduate School of Biomedical Science (AT, KMW, BT, RDH), Newark, NJ
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School (AT, PNY, MT, BT, RDH) and the Graduate School of Biomedical Science (AT, KMW, BT, RDH), Newark, NJ
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School (AT, PNY, MT, BT, RDH) and the Graduate School of Biomedical Science (AT, KMW, BT, RDH), Newark, NJ
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School (AT, PNY, MT, BT, RDH) and the Graduate School of Biomedical Science (AT, KMW, BT, RDH), Newark, NJ
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School (AT, PNY, MT, BT, RDH) and the Graduate School of Biomedical Science (AT, KMW, BT, RDH), Newark, NJ
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