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Martín-Manzo MV, Morelos-Castro RM, Munguia-Vega A, Soberanes-Yepiz ML, Cortés-Jacinto E. Transcriptome analysis of reproductive tract tissues of male river prawn Macrobrachium americanum. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:259. [PMID: 38302799 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-09125-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND The river prawn, Macrobrachium americanum (M. americanum), is one of the largest prawns of the genus in Latin America and is an amphidromous species distributed along the Pacific coast of America. This prawn has commercial value due to its size and taste, making it a good option for aquaculture production. Its culture has been attempted in ponds and concrete tanks, but no successful technique can still support commercial production. Understanding the mechanisms that regulate reproduction at the molecular level is very important. This knowledge can provide tools for manipulating transcripts, which could increase the number or size of animals in the culture. Our understanding of the mechanism that regulates the reproduction of M. americanum at the molecular level is limited. AIM Perform and analyze the transcriptome assembly of the testes, vas deferens, and terminal ampulla of M. americanum. to provide new molecular information about its reproduction. METHODS AND RESULTS The cDNA library was constructed and sequenced for each tissue to identify novel transcripts. A combined transcriptome with the three tissues was assembled using Trinity software. Unigenes were annotated using BLASTx and BLAST2GO. The transcriptome assembly generated 1,059,447 unigenes, of which 7222 genes had significant hits (e-value < 1 × 10-5) when compared against the Swiss-Prot database. Around 75 genes were related to sex determination, testis development, spermatogenesis, spermiogenesis, fertilization, maturation of testicular cells, neuropeptides, hormones, hormone receptors, and/or embryogenesis. CONCLUSIONS These results provide new molecular information about M. americanum reproduction, representing a reference point for further genetic studies of this species.
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- Miriam Victoria Martín-Manzo
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, 23096, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste Tepic, Investigadoras E Investigadores Por México-CONACYT. Unidad Nayarit, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Applied Genomics Lab, Av. Gral. Félix Ortega Aguilar, 23000, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Conservation Genetics Laboratory, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, 23096, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, 23096, La Paz, BCS, Mexico.
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EL Nagar AG, Salem MMI, Amin AMS, Khalil MH, Ashour AF, Hegazy MM, Abdel-Shafy H. A Single-Step Genome-Wide Association Study for Semen Traits of Egyptian Buffalo Bulls. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3758. [PMID: 38136796 PMCID: PMC10740893 DOI: 10.3390/ani13243758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to contribute to the limited research on buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) semen traits by incorporating genomic data. A total of 8465 ejaculates were collected. The genotyping procedure was conducted using the Axiom® Buffalo Genotyping 90 K array designed by the Affymetrix Expert Design Program. After conducting a quality assessment, we utilized 67,282 SNPs genotyped in 192 animals. We identified several genomic loci explaining high genetic variance by employing single-step genomic evaluation. The aforementioned regions were located on buffalo chromosomes no. 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, 16, 20, 22, and the X-chromosome. The X-chromosome exhibited substantial influence, accounting for 4.18, 4.59, 5.16, 5.19, and 4.31% of the genomic variance for ejaculate volume, mass motility, livability, abnormality, and concentration, respectively. In the examined genomic regions, we identified five novel candidate genes linked to male fertility and spermatogenesis, four in the X-chromosome and one in chromosome no. 16. Additional extensive research with larger sample sizes and datasets is imperative to validate these findings and evaluate their applicability for genomic selection.
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- Ayman G. EL Nagar
- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Benha University, Benha 13736, Egypt;
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- Department of Animal and Fish Production, Faculty of Agriculture (El-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21545, Egypt;
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- Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza 12619, Egypt; (A.M.S.A.); (A.F.A.); (M.M.H.)
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Benha University, Benha 13736, Egypt;
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- Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza 12619, Egypt; (A.M.S.A.); (A.F.A.); (M.M.H.)
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- Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza 12619, Egypt; (A.M.S.A.); (A.F.A.); (M.M.H.)
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, El-Gamma Street, Giza 12613, Egypt;
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Shah S, Elgizawy KK, Wu MY, Yao H, Yan WH, Li Y, Wang XP, Wu G, Yang FL. Diallyl Trisulfide Causes Male Infertility with Oligoasthenoteratospermia in Sitotroga cerealella through the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway. Cells 2023; 12:2507. [PMID: 37887351 PMCID: PMC10605923 DOI: 10.3390/cells12202507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Essential oils extracted from plant sources along with their biologically active components may have negative effects on insects. Diallyl trisulfide (DAT) is an active component of garlic essential oil, and it exhibits multi-targeted activity against many organisms. Previously we reported that DAT induces male infertility and leads to apyrene and eupyrene sperm dysfunction in Sitotroga cerealella. In this study, we conducted an analysis of testis-specific RNA-Seq data and identified 449 downregulated genes and 60 upregulated genes in the DAT group compared to the control group. The downregulated genes were significantly enriched in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Furthermore, DAT caused a significant reduction in mRNA expression of proteasome regulatory subunit particles required for ATP-dependent degradation of ubiquitinated proteins as well as decreased the expression profile of proteasome core particles, including β1, β2, and β5. Sperm physiological analysis showed that DAT decreased the chymotrypsin-like activity of the 20S proteasome and formed aggresomes in spermatozoa. Overall, our findings suggest that DAT impairs the testis proteasome, ultimately causing male infertility characterized by oligoasthenoteratospermia due to disruption in sperm proteasome assembly in S. cerealella.
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- Sakhawat Shah
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (S.S.); (M.-Y.W.); (W.-H.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.-P.W.); (G.W.)
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- Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor, Toukh 13736, Egypt;
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (S.S.); (M.-Y.W.); (W.-H.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.-P.W.); (G.W.)
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (S.S.); (M.-Y.W.); (W.-H.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.-P.W.); (G.W.)
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (S.S.); (M.-Y.W.); (W.-H.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.-P.W.); (G.W.)
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (S.S.); (M.-Y.W.); (W.-H.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.-P.W.); (G.W.)
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (S.S.); (M.-Y.W.); (W.-H.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.-P.W.); (G.W.)
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (S.S.); (M.-Y.W.); (W.-H.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.-P.W.); (G.W.)
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Trentin HU, Krause MD, Zunjare RU, Almeida VC, Peterlini E, Rotarenco V, Frei UK, Beavis WD, Lübberstedt T. Genetic basis of maize maternal haploid induction beyond MATRILINEAL and ZmDMP. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1218042. [PMID: 37860246 PMCID: PMC10582762 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1218042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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In maize, doubled haploid (DH) lines are created in vivo through crosses with maternal haploid inducers. Their induction ability, usually expressed as haploid induction rate (HIR), is known to be under polygenic control. Although two major genes (MTL and ZmDMP) affecting this trait were recently described, many others remain unknown. To identify them, we designed and performed a SNP based (~9007) genome-wide association study using a large and diverse panel of 159 maternal haploid inducers. Our analyses identified a major gene near MTL, which is present in all inducers and necessary to disrupt haploid induction. We also found a significant quantitative trait loci (QTL) on chromosome 10 using a case-control mapping approach, in which 793 noninducers were used as controls. This QTL harbors a kokopelli ortholog, whose role in maternal haploid induction was recently described in Arabidopsis. QTL with smaller effects were identified on six of the ten maize chromosomes, confirming the polygenic nature of this trait. These QTL could be incorporated into inducer breeding programs through marker-assisted selection approaches. Further improving HIR is important to reduce the cost of DH line production.
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- Henrique Uliana Trentin
- Bayer Crop Science, Coxilha, RS, Brazil
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Department of Agronomy, State University of Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil
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Huang F, Feng Y, Peterlin BM, Fujinaga K. P-TEFb is degraded by Siah1/2 in quiescent cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:5000-5013. [PMID: 35524561 PMCID: PMC9122529 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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P-TEFb, composed of CycT1 and CDK9, regulates the elongation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. In proliferating cells, it is regulated by 7SK snRNA in the 7SK snRNP complex. In resting cells, P-TEFb is absent, because CycT1 is dephosphorylated, released from CDK9 and rapidly degraded. In this study, we identified the mechanism of this degradation. We mapped the ubiquitination and degradation of free CycT1 to its N-terminal region from positions 1 to 280. This region is ubiquitinated at six lysines, where E3 ligases Siah1 and Siah2 bind and degrade these sequences. Importantly, the inhibition of Siah1/2 rescued the expression of free CycT1 in proliferating as well as resting primary cells. We conclude that Siah1/2 are the E3 ligases that bind and degrade the dissociated CycT1 in resting, terminally differentiated, anergic and/or exhausted cells.
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- Fang Huang
- Departments of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Woodman MF, Ozcan MCH, Gura MA, De La Cruz P, Gadson AK, Grive KJ. The Requirement of Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) in Mouse Ovarian Development and Fertility †. Biol Reprod 2022; 107:500-513. [PMID: 35512140 PMCID: PMC9382372 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioac086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) is a de-ubiquitinating enzyme enriched in neuronal and gonadal tissues known to regulate the cellular stores of mono-ubiquitin and protein turnover. While its function in maintaining proper motor neuron function is well-established, investigation into its role in the health and function of reproductive processes is only just beginning to be studied. Single-cell-sequencing analysis of all ovarian cells from the murine perinatal period revealed that Uchl1 is very highly expressed in the developing oocyte population, an observation which was corroborated by high levels of oocyte-enriched UCHL1 protein expression in oocytes of all stages throughout the mouse reproductive lifespan. To better understand the role UCHL1 may be playing in oocytes, we utilized a UCHL1-deficient mouse line, finding reduced number of litters, reduced litter sizes, altered folliculogenesis, morphologically abnormal oocytes, disrupted estrous cyclicity and apparent endocrine dysfunction in these animals compared to their wild-type and heterozygous littermates. These data reveal a novel role of UCHL1 in female fertility as well as overall ovarian function, and suggest a potentially essential role for the ubiquitin proteasome pathway in mediating reproductive health. Summary sentence: Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) is required for proper ovarian folliculogenesis, estrous cyclicity, and fertility in the female mouse.
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- Morgan F Woodman
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Program in Women's Oncology, Providence, RI 02905
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- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship Program, Providence, RI 02905.,Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Providence, RI 02905
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- Brown University, MCB Graduate Program and Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Providence, RI, 02906
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- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Program in Women's Oncology, Providence, RI 02905.,Brown University, Pathobiology Graduate Program, Providence, RI, 02906
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- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship Program, Providence, RI 02905.,Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Providence, RI 02905
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- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Program in Women's Oncology, Providence, RI 02905.,Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship Program, Providence, RI 02905
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Xiong Y, Yu C, Zhang Q. Ubiquitin-Proteasome System-Regulated Protein Degradation in Spermatogenesis. Cells 2022; 11:1058. [PMID: 35326509 PMCID: PMC8947704 DOI: 10.3390/cells11061058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Spermatogenesis is a prolonged and highly ordered physiological process that produces haploid male germ cells through more than 40 steps and experiences dramatic morphological and cellular transformations. The ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) plays central roles in the precise control of protein homeostasis to ensure the effectiveness of certain protein groups at a given stage and the inactivation of them after this stage. Many UPS components have been demonstrated to regulate the progression of spermatogenesis at different levels. Especially in recent years, novel testis-specific proteasome isoforms have been identified to be essential and unique for spermatogenesis. In this review, we set out to discuss our current knowledge in functions of diverse USP components in mammalian spermatogenesis through: (1) the composition of proteasome isoforms at each stage of spermatogenesis; (2) the specificity of each proteasome isoform and the associated degradation events; (3) the E3 ubiquitin ligases mediating protein ubiquitination in male germ cells; and (4) the deubiquitinases involved in spermatogenesis and male fertility. Exploring the functions of UPS machineries in spermatogenesis provides a global picture of the proteome dynamics during male germ cell production and shed light on the etiology and pathogenesis of human male infertility.
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- Yi Xiong
- Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, International Campus, Zhejiang University, 718 East Haizhou Rd, Haining 314400, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Dysfunction Management of Zhejiang Province, Assisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, 3 East Qing Chun Rd, Hangzhou 310020, China;
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Rd, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, International Campus, Zhejiang University, 718 East Haizhou Rd, Haining 314400, China;
- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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The Role of NEDD4 E3 Ubiquitin–Protein Ligases in Parkinson’s Disease. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13030513. [PMID: 35328067 PMCID: PMC8950476 DOI: 10.3390/genes13030513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that causes a great clinical burden. However, its exact molecular pathologies are not fully understood. Whilst there are a number of avenues for research into slowing, halting, or reversing PD, one central idea is to enhance the clearance of the proposed aetiological protein, oligomeric α-synuclein. Oligomeric α-synuclein is the main constituent protein in Lewy bodies and neurites and is considered neurotoxic. Multiple E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases, including the NEDD4 (neural precursor cell expressed developmentally downregulated protein 4) family, parkin, SIAH (mammalian homologues of Drosophila seven in absentia), CHIP (carboxy-terminus of Hsc70 interacting protein), and SCFFXBL5 SCF ubiquitin ligase assembled by the S-phase kinase-associated protein (SKP1), cullin-1 (Cul1), a zinc-binding RING finger protein, and the F-box domain/Leucine-rich repeat protein 5-containing protein FBXL5), have been shown to be able to ubiquitinate α-synuclein, influencing its subsequent degradation via the proteasome or lysosome. Here, we explore the link between NEDD4 ligases and PD, which is not only via α-synuclein but further strengthened by several additional substrates and interaction partners. Some members of the NEDD4 family of ligases are thought to crosstalk even with PD-related genes and proteins found to be mutated in familial forms of PD. Mutations in NEDD4 family genes have not been observed in PD patients, most likely because of their essential survival function during development. Following further in vivo studies, it has been thought that NEDD4 ligases may be viable therapeutic targets in PD. NEDD4 family members could clear toxic proteins, enhancing cell survival and slowing disease progression, or might diminish beneficial proteins, reducing cell survival and accelerating disease progression. Here, we review studies to date on the expression and function of NEDD4 ubiquitin ligases in the brain and their possible impact on PD pathology.
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Kiyozumi D, Ikawa M. Proteolysis in Reproduction: Lessons From Gene-Modified Organism Studies. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:876370. [PMID: 35600599 PMCID: PMC9114714 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.876370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The physiological roles of proteolysis are not limited to degrading unnecessary proteins. Proteolysis plays pivotal roles in various biological processes through cleaving peptide bonds to activate and inactivate proteins including enzymes, transcription factors, and receptors. As a wide range of cellular processes is regulated by proteolysis, abnormalities or dysregulation of such proteolytic processes therefore often cause diseases. Recent genetic studies have clarified the inclusion of proteases and protease inhibitors in various reproductive processes such as development of gonads, generation and activation of gametes, and physical interaction between gametes in various species including yeast, animals, and plants. Such studies not only clarify proteolysis-related factors but the biological processes regulated by proteolysis for successful reproduction. Here the physiological roles of proteases and proteolysis in reproduction will be reviewed based on findings using gene-modified organisms.
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- Daiji Kiyozumi
- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
- The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan
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Sun Y, Zhu Y, Cheng P, Zhang M, Wang N, Cui Z, Wei M, Xu W. A Z-Linked E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Cs-rchy1 Is Involved in Gametogenesis in Chinese Tongue Sole, Cynoglossus semilaevis. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11113265. [PMID: 34827998 PMCID: PMC8614299 DOI: 10.3390/ani11113265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The sexual growth dimorphism prevails in animals and this phenomenon is even more obvious in marine fish, so understanding the mechanism of gonadal development and gametogenesis is of great importance for sex control, thus increased productivity in aquaculture. In mammal, ubiquitin ligase plays a versatile role in gonadal development and spermatogenesis, whereas its function in fish is little reported. Using Cynoglossus semilaevis (one-year-old female individual usually grows 2–4 times bigger than male) as the fish model, a Z-chromosome linked ubiquitin ligase neurl3 was previously identified and characterized, which suggested its involvement in spermatogenesis. However, in this study, characterization of another Z-chromosome linked ubiquitin ligase Cs-rchy1 suggested it might function both in spermatogenesis and oogenesis, as well as the potential role in growth. These data may provide the genetic resource for gene editing or marker exploration in future. Abstract Ubiquitin ligase (E3) plays a versatile role in gonadal development and spermatogenesis in mammals, while its function in fish is little reported. In this study, a Z-chromosome linked ubiquitin ligase rchy1 in C. semilaevis (Cs-rchy1) was cloned and characterized. The full-length cDNA was composed of 1962 bp, including 551 bp 5′UTR, 736 bp 3′UTR, and 675 bp ORF encoding a 224-amino-acid (aa) protein. Cs-rchy1 was examined among seven different tissues and found to be predominantly expressed in gonads. In testis, Cs-rchy1 could be detected from 40 days post hatching (dph) until 3 years post hatching (yph), but there was a significant increase at 6 months post hatching (mph). In comparison, the expression levels in ovary were rather stable among different developmental stages. In situ hybridization showed that Cs-rchy1 was mainly localized in germ cells, that is, spermatid and spermatozoa in testis and stage I, II and III oocytes in ovary. In vitro RNA interference found that Cs-rchy1 knockdown resulted in the decline of sox9 and igf1 in ovarian cell line and down-regulation of cyp19a in the testicular cell line. These data suggested that Cs-rchy1 might participate in gonadal differentiation and gametogenesis, via regulating steroid hormone synthesis.
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- Yuxuan Sun
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.S.); (Y.Z.); (P.C.); (M.Z.); (N.W.); (Z.C.)
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China;
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- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.S.); (Y.Z.); (P.C.); (M.Z.); (N.W.); (Z.C.)
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.S.); (Y.Z.); (P.C.); (M.Z.); (N.W.); (Z.C.)
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- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.S.); (Y.Z.); (P.C.); (M.Z.); (N.W.); (Z.C.)
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- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.S.); (Y.Z.); (P.C.); (M.Z.); (N.W.); (Z.C.)
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- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.S.); (Y.Z.); (P.C.); (M.Z.); (N.W.); (Z.C.)
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China;
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China;
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- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.S.); (Y.Z.); (P.C.); (M.Z.); (N.W.); (Z.C.)
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China;
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-(0)532-85831605
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Xu W, Cui Z, Wang N, Zhang M, Wang J, Xu X, Liu Y, Chen S. Transcriptomic analysis revealed gene expression profiles during the sex differentiation of Chinese tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2021; 40:100919. [PMID: 34634569 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2021.100919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sex differentiation in aquatic fish is important both for theoretical study and practical production, as growth dimorphism frequently appears in different sexes, especially in marine fish. The deciphered genome, identification of the male-determining gene dmrt1 and established genotypic sex screening method make Chinese tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) an ideal model to study sex differentiation in fish. In this study, comparative gonadal transcriptomic analyses were conducted for genetic females and males at 48, 68, and 108 days post hatching (dph), representing pre-, during- and post-gonadal differentiation stages, although the gonad is not completely differentiated and isolable in 48 and 68 dph individuals, while it is in 108 dph individuals. Altogether, 28 libraries were constructed, and a mean of 46.64 M clean reads was obtained. Differentially expressed gene (DEG) analysis revealed that 179 genes had similar expression patterns in males and females in all three stages. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis suggested that the enriched pathways included ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, lysosomes, and RNA degradation. Moreover, weighted gene coexpression network analyses (WGCNA) identified 14 modules, one of which was closely correlated with female differentiation, exhibiting female-biased expression in all three stages (48, 68, 108 dph). An illustrated core gene interaction network of this module identified 50 genes, most of which are on W chromosomes. Six genes, including two ubiquitin conjugating enzymes, were selected for further investigation, and their female-biased expression was confirmed in even earlier stages, at 10 and 30 dph. These data facilitate our understanding of sex differentiation in fish and provide a genomic rationale for screening candidate genes (preferentially W-linked genes) that could be involved in the female differentiation process.
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- Wenteng Xu
- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China.
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Li D, Li F, Meng L, Wei H, Zhang Q, Jiang F, Chen DN, Li W, Tan YQ, Li JD. RNF216 regulates meiosis and PKA stability in the testes. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21460. [PMID: 33724554 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002294rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Spermatogenesis is a highly sophisticated process that comprises of mitosis, meiosis, and spermiogenesis. RNF216 (ring finger protein 216), an E3 ubiquitin ligase, has been reported to be essential for spermatogenesis and male fertility in mice. However, the stages affected by Rnf216 deficiency and its underlying molecular pathological mechanisms are still unknown. In this study, we generated Rnf216-deficient mice (Rnf216-/- ) using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Knockout of Rnf216 led to infertility in male but not female mice. Rnf216 knockout affected the prophase of meiosis I, as no genotypic difference was observed until 12 dpp (days postpartum). Rnf216-/- spermatocytes were incompletely arrested at the zygotene stage and underwent apoptosis at approximately the pachytene stage. The proportion of zygotene spermatocytes was significantly increased, whereas the proportion of pachytene spermatocytes was significantly decreased in Rnf216-/- testes. Nevertheless, there was no significantly genotypic difference in the number of diplotene spermatocytes. We further revealed that the PKA catalytic subunit β (PRKACB) was significantly increased, which subsequently resulted in elevated PKA activity in testes from adult as well as 9 dpp Rnf216-/- mice. RNF216 interacts with PRKACB and promotes its degradation through the ubiquitin-lysosome pathway. Collectively, our results revealed an important role for RNF216 in regulation of meiosis and PKA stability in the testes.
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- Dengfeng Li
- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Animal Models for Human Disease, Changsha, China
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Xu D, Li C. Regulation of the SIAH2-HIF-1 Axis by Protein Kinases and Its Implication in Cancer Therapy. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:646687. [PMID: 33842469 PMCID: PMC8027324 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.646687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The cellular response to hypoxia is a key biological process that facilitates adaptation of cells to oxygen deprivation (hypoxia). This process is critical for cancer cells to adapt to the hypoxic tumor microenvironment resulting from rapid tumor growth. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor and a master regulator of the cellular response to hypoxia. The activity of HIF-1 is dictated primarily by its alpha subunit (HIF-1α), whose level and/or activity are largely regulated by an oxygen-dependent and ubiquitin/proteasome-mediated process. Prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs) and the E3 ubiquitin ligase Von Hippel-Lindau factor (VHL) catalyze hydroxylation and subsequent ubiquitin-dependent degradation of HIF-1α by the proteasome. Seven in Absentia Homolog 2 (SIAH2), a RING finger-containing E3 ubiquitin ligase, stabilizes HIF-1α by targeting PHDs for ubiquitin-mediated degradation by the proteasome. This SIAH2-HIF-1 signaling axis is important for maintaining the level of HIF-1α under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. A number of protein kinases have been shown to phosphorylate SIAH2, thereby regulating its stability, activity, or substrate binding. In this review, we will discuss the regulation of the SIAH2-HIF-1 axis via phosphorylation of SIAH2 by these kinases and the potential implication of this regulation in cancer biology and cancer therapy.
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- Dazhong Xu
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United States
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Nam Y, Kang KM, Sung SR, Park JE, Shin YJ, Song SH, Seo JT, Yoon TK, Shim SH. The association of stromal antigen 3 (STAG3) sequence variations with spermatogenic impairment in the male Korean population. Asian J Androl 2020; 22:106-111. [PMID: 31115363 PMCID: PMC6958972 DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_28_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The stromal antigen 3 (STAG3) gene, encoding a meiosis-specific cohesin component, is a strong candidate for causing male infertility, but little is known about this gene so far. We identified STAG3 in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) and normozoospermia in the Korean population. The coding regions and their intron boundaries of STAG3 were identified in 120 Korean men with spermatogenic impairments and 245 normal controls by using direct sequencing and haplotype analysis. A total of 30 sequence variations were identified in this study. Of the total, seven were exonic variants, 18 were intronic variants, one was in the 5’-UTR, and four were in the 3’-UTR. Pathogenic variations that directly caused NOA were not identified. However, two variants, c.3669+35C>G (rs1727130) and +198A>T (rs1052482), showed significant differences in the frequency between the patient and control groups (P = 0.021, odds ratio [OR]: 1.79, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.098–2.918) and were tightly linked in the linkage disequilibrium (LD) block. When pmir-rs1052482A was cotransfected with miR-3162-5p, there was a substantial decrease in luciferase activity, compared with pmir-rs1052482T. This result suggests that rs1052482 was located within a binding site of miR-3162-5p in the STAG3 3’-UTR, and the minor allele, the rs1052482T polymorphism, might offset inhibition by miR-3162-5p. We are the first to identify a total of 30 single-nucleotide variations (SNVs) of STAG3 gene in the Korean population. We found that two SNVs (rs1727130 and rs1052482) located in the 3’-UTR region may be associated with the NOA phenotype. Our findings contribute to understanding male infertility with spermatogenic impairment.
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- Yeojung Nam
- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Korea
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- Genetics Laboratory, Fertility Center of CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University, Seoul 06135, Korea
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- Genetics Laboratory, Fertility Center of CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University, Seoul 06135, Korea
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- Genetics Laboratory, Fertility Center of CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University, Seoul 06135, Korea
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- Genetics Laboratory, Fertility Center of CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University, Seoul 06135, Korea
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- Department of Urology, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University, Seoul 06135, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Cheil General Hospital, Seoul 04619, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, Seoul 04637, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Korea.,Genetics Laboratory, Fertility Center of CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University, Seoul 06135, Korea
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Buratti J, Ji L, Keren B, Lee Y, Booke S, Erdin S, Kim SY, Palculict TB, Meiner V, Chae JH, Woods CG, Tam A, Héron D, Cong F, Harel T. De novo variants in SIAH1, encoding an E3 ubiquitin ligase, are associated with developmental delay, hypotonia and dysmorphic features. J Med Genet 2020; 58:205-212. [PMID: 32430360 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-106335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ubiquitination has a central role in numerous biological processes, including cell development, stress responses and ageing. Perturbed ubiquitination has been implicated in human diseases ranging from cancer to neurodegenerative diseases. SIAH1 encodes a RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in protein ubiquitination. Among numerous other roles, SIAH1 regulates metabotropic glutamate receptor signalling and affects neural cell fate. Moreover, SIAH1 positively regulates Wnt signalling through ubiquitin-mediated degradation of Axin and accumulation of β-catenin. METHODS Trio exome sequencing followed by Sanger validation was undertaken in five individuals with syndromic developmental delay. Three-dimensional structural modelling was used to predict pathogenicity of affected residues. Wnt stimulatory activity was measured by luciferase reporter assays and Axin degradation assays in HEK293 cells transfected with wild-type and mutant SIAH1 expression plasmids. RESULTS We report five unrelated individuals with shared features of developmental delay, infantile hypotonia, dysmorphic features and laryngomalacia, in whom exome sequencing identified de novo monoallelic variants in SIAH1. In silico protein modelling suggested alteration of conserved functional sites. In vitro experiments demonstrated loss of Wnt stimulatory activity with the SIAH1 mutants, suggesting variant pathogenicity. CONCLUSION Our results lend support to SIAH1 as a candidate Mendelian disease gene for a recognisable syndrome, further strengthening the connection between SIAH1 and neurodevelopmental disorders. Furthermore, the results suggest that dysregulation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway may be involved in the pathogenesis.
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- Julien Buratti
- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Genetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Medical Genetics, Univeristy of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Département de Génétique et Centre de Référence "déficiences intellectuelles de causes rares", AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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SIAH2-mediated and organ-specific restriction of HO-1 expression by a dual mechanism. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2268. [PMID: 32042051 PMCID: PMC7010731 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59005-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The intracellular levels of the cytoprotective enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) are tightly controlled. Here, we reveal a novel mechanism preventing the exaggerated expression of HO-1. The analysis of mice with a knock-out in the ubiquitin E3 ligase seven in absentia homolog 2 (SIAH2) showed elevated HO-1 protein levels in specific organs such as heart, kidney and skeletal muscle. Increased HO-1 protein amounts were also seen in human cells deleted for the SIAH2 gene. The higher HO-1 levels are not only due to an increased protein stability but also to elevated expression of the HO-1 encoding HMOX1 gene, which depends on the transcription factor nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (NRF2), a known SIAH2 target. Dependent on its RING (really interesting new gene) domain, expression of SIAH2 mediates proteasome-dependent degradation of its interaction partner HO-1. Additionally SIAH2-deficient cells are also characterized by reduced expression levels of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), rendering the knock-out cells more sensitive to ferroptosis.
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Baloghova N, Lidak T, Cermak L. Ubiquitin Ligases Involved in the Regulation of Wnt, TGF-β, and Notch Signaling Pathways and Their Roles in Mouse Development and Homeostasis. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10100815. [PMID: 31623112 PMCID: PMC6826584 DOI: 10.3390/genes10100815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The Wnt, TGF-β, and Notch signaling pathways are essential for the regulation of cellular polarity, differentiation, proliferation, and migration. Differential activation and mutual crosstalk of these pathways during animal development are crucial instructive forces in the initiation of the body axis and the development of organs and tissues. Due to the ability to initiate cell proliferation, these pathways are vulnerable to somatic mutations selectively producing cells, which ultimately slip through cellular and organismal checkpoints and develop into cancer. The architecture of the Wnt, TGF-β, and Notch signaling pathways is simple. The transmembrane receptor, activated by the extracellular stimulus, induces nuclear translocation of the transcription factor, which subsequently changes the expression of target genes. Nevertheless, these pathways are regulated by a myriad of factors involved in various feedback mechanisms or crosstalk. The most prominent group of regulators is the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). To open the door to UPS-based therapeutic manipulations, a thorough understanding of these regulations at a molecular level and rigorous confirmation in vivo are required. In this quest, mouse models are exceptional and, thanks to the progress in genetic engineering, also an accessible tool. Here, we reviewed the current understanding of how the UPS regulates the Wnt, TGF-β, and Notch pathways and we summarized the knowledge gained from related mouse models.
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- Nikol Baloghova
- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Division BIOCEV, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 252 42 Vestec, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Division BIOCEV, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 252 42 Vestec, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Division BIOCEV, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 252 42 Vestec, Czech Republic.
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Hughes SE, Hemenway E, Guo F, Yi K, Yu Z, Hawley RS. The E3 ubiquitin ligase Sina regulates the assembly and disassembly of the synaptonemal complex in Drosophila females. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008161. [PMID: 31107865 PMCID: PMC6544331 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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During early meiotic prophase, homologous chromosomes are connected along their entire lengths by a proteinaceous tripartite structure known as the synaptonemal complex (SC). Although the components that comprise the SC are predominantly studied in this canonical ribbon-like structure, they can also polymerize into repeated structures known as polycomplexes. We find that in Drosophila oocytes, the ability of SC components to assemble into canonical tripartite SC requires the E3 ubiquitin ligase Seven in absentia (Sina). In sina mutant oocytes, SC components assemble into large rod-like polycomplexes instead of proper SC. Thus, the wild-type Sina protein inhibits the polymerization of SC components, including those of the lateral element, into polycomplexes. These polycomplexes persist into meiotic stages when canonical SC has been disassembled, indicating that Sina also plays a role in controlling SC disassembly. Polycomplexes induced by loss-of-function sina mutations associate with centromeres, sites of double-strand breaks, and cohesins. Perhaps as a consequence of these associations, centromere clustering is defective and crossing over is reduced. These results suggest that while features of the polycomplexes can be recognized as SC by other components of the meiotic nucleus, polycomplexes nonetheless fail to execute core functions of canonical SC.
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- Stacie E. Hughes
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Huang CCJ, Kang Y. The transient cortical zone in the adrenal gland: the mystery of the adrenal X-zone. J Endocrinol 2019; 241:R51-R63. [PMID: 30817316 PMCID: PMC6675673 DOI: 10.1530/joe-18-0632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The X-zone is a transient cortical region enriched in eosinophilic cells located in the cortical-medullary boundary of the mouse adrenal gland. Similar to the X-zone, the fetal zone in human adrenals is also a transient cortical compartment, comprising the majority of the human fetal adrenal gland. During adrenal development, fetal cortical cells are gradually replaced by newly formed adult cortical cells that develop into outer definitive zones. In mice, the regression of this fetal cell population is sexually dimorphic. Many mouse models with mutations associated with endocrine factors have been reported with X-zone phenotypes. Increasing findings indicate that the cell fate of this aged cell population of the adrenal cortex can be manipulated by many hormonal and nonhormonal factors. This review summarizes the current knowledge of this transient adrenocortical zone with an emphasis on genes and signaling pathways that affect X-zone cells.
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- Chen-Che Jeff Huang
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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Scortegagna M, Berthon A, Settas N, Giannakou A, Garcia G, Li JL, James B, Liddington RC, Vilches-Moure JG, Stratakis CA, Ronai ZA. The E3 ubiquitin ligase Siah1 regulates adrenal gland organization and aldosterone secretion. JCI Insight 2017; 2:97128. [PMID: 29212953 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.97128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Primary and secondary hypertension are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. Elevated secretion of aldosterone resulting from primary aldosteronism (PA) is a key driver of secondary hypertension. Here, we report an unexpected role for the ubiquitin ligase Siah1 in adrenal gland development and PA. Siah1a-/- mice exhibit altered adrenal gland morphology, as reflected by a diminished X-zone, enlarged medulla, and dysregulated zonation of the glomerulosa as well as increased aldosterone levels and aldosterone target gene expression and reduced plasma potassium levels. Genes involved in catecholamine biosynthesis and cAMP signaling are upregulated in the adrenal glands of Siah1a-/- mice, while genes related to retinoic acid signaling and cholesterol biosynthesis are downregulated. Loss of Siah1 leads to increased expression of the Siah1 substrate PIAS1, an E3 SUMO protein ligase implicated in the suppression of LXR, a key regulator of cholesterol levels in the adrenal gland. In addition, SIAH1 sequence variants were identified in patients with PA; such variants impaired SIAH1 ubiquitin ligase activity, resulting in elevated PIAS1 expression. These data identify a role for the Siah1-PIAS1 axis in adrenal gland organization and function and point to possible therapeutic targets for hyperaldosteronism.
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- Marzia Scortegagna
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, USA.,Technion Integrated Cancer Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Ong T, Solecki DJ. Seven in Absentia E3 Ubiquitin Ligases: Central Regulators of Neural Cell Fate and Neuronal Polarity. Front Cell Neurosci 2017; 11:322. [PMID: 29081737 PMCID: PMC5646344 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00322] [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: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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During neural development, neural precursors transition from a proliferative state within their germinal niches to a migratory state as they relocate to their final laminar positions. Transitions across these states are coupled with dynamic alterations in cellular polarity. This key feature can be seen throughout the developing vertebrate brain, in which neural stem cells give rise to multipolar or unpolarized transit-amplifying progenitors. These transit-amplifying progenitors then expand to give rise to mature neuronal lineages that become polarized as they initiate radial migration to their final laminar positions. The conventional understanding of the cellular polarity regulatory program has revolved around signaling cascades and transcriptional networks. In this review, we discuss recent discoveries concerning the role of the Siah2 ubiquitin ligase in initiating neuronal polarity during cerebellar development. Given the unique features of Siah ubiquitin ligases, we highlight some of the key substrates that play important roles in cellular polarity and propose a function for the Siah ubiquitin proteasome pathway in mediating a post-translational regulatory network to control the onset of polarization.
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- Taren Ong
- Cancer and Developmental Biology Track, Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States.,Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States
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Ji L, Jiang B, Jiang X, Charlat O, Chen A, Mickanin C, Bauer A, Xu W, Yan X, Cong F. The SIAH E3 ubiquitin ligases promote Wnt/β-catenin signaling through mediating Wnt-induced Axin degradation. Genes Dev 2017; 31:904-915. [PMID: 28546513 PMCID: PMC5458757 DOI: 10.1101/gad.300053.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this study, Ji et al. identify SIAH1/2 (SIAH) as the E3 ligase mediating Wnt-induced Axin degradation. Their results suggest that Wnt-induced dissociation of the Axin/GSK3 complex allows SIAH to interact with Axin and promote its degradation, which represents an important feed-forward mechanism to achieve sustained Wnt/β-catenin signaling. The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays essential roles in embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. Axin is a concentration-limiting factor responsible for the formation of the β-catenin destruction complex. Wnt signaling itself promotes the degradation of Axin. However, the underlying molecular mechanism and biological relevance of this targeting of Axin have not been elucidated. Here, we identify SIAH1/2 (SIAH) as the E3 ligase mediating Wnt-induced Axin degradation. SIAH proteins promote the ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of Axin through interacting with a VxP motif in the GSK3-binding domain of Axin, and this function of SIAH is counteracted by GSK3 binding to Axin. Structural analysis reveals that the Axin segment responsible for SIAH binding is also involved in GSK3 binding but adopts distinct conformations in Axin/SIAH and Axin/GSK3 complexes. Knockout of SIAH1 blocks Wnt-induced Axin ubiquitination and attenuates Wnt-induced β-catenin stabilization. Our data suggest that Wnt-induced dissociation of the Axin/GSK3 complex allows SIAH to interact with Axin not associated with GSK3 and promote its degradation and that SIAH-mediated Axin degradation represents an important feed-forward mechanism to achieve sustained Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
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- Lei Ji
- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Chen A, Wong CSF, Liu MCP, House CM, Sceneay J, Bowtell DD, Thompson EW, Möller A. The ubiquitin ligase Siah is a novel regulator of Zeb1 in breast cancer. Oncotarget 2015; 6:862-73. [PMID: 25528765 PMCID: PMC4359261 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Elucidating the mechanisms that underlie metastasis is of paramount importance to understanding tumor progression and to the development of novel therapeutics. Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) plays a vital role in tumor cell dissemination and is regulated by a core cassette of transcription factors. Despite recent advances, the molecular pathways that regulate the EMT program have not yet been fully delineated. We show that Siah ubiquitin ligases regulate Zeb1 protein, a key EMT transcription factor. The induction of EMT in breast cancer cells leads to the down-regulation of Siah, while the loss of Siah induces a mesenchymal phenotype, concurrent with an up-regulation of Zeb1. Overexpression of Siah in vitro mediates Zeb1 degradation, which can be blocked with a Siah peptide inhibitor. Thus, this work demonstrates that Siah is a novel regulator of EMT. This work is the first to identify a mechanism of post-translational regulation of the key Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition transcription factor Zeb1.
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- Anna Chen
- Cancer Genomics and Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne 3002, Australia.,Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
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- Tumour Microenvironment Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston 4006, Australia
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- Cancer Genomics and Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne 3002, Australia
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- Cancer Genomics and Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne 3002, Australia
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- Tumour Microenvironment Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston 4006, Australia
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- Cancer Genomics and Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne 3002, Australia.,Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia.,Department of Biochemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy 3065, Australia.,St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy 3065, Australia.,Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove 4000, Australia
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- Tumour Microenvironment Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston 4006, Australia
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Srivastava D, Chakrabarti O. Ubiquitin in regulation of spindle apparatus and its positioning: implications in development and disease. Biochem Cell Biol 2015; 93:273-81. [PMID: 26110206 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2015-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Emerging data implicates ubiquitination, a post-translational modification, in regulating essential cellular events, one of them being mitosis. In this review we discuss how various E3 ligases modulate the cortical proteins such as dynein, LGN, NuMa, Gα, along with polymerization, stability, and integrity of spindles. These are responsible for regulating symmetric cell division. Some of the ubiquitin ligases regulating these proteins include PARK2, BRCA1/BARD1, MGRN1, SMURF2, and SIAH1; these play a pivotal role in the correct positioning of the spindle apparatus. A direct connection between developmental or various pathological disorders and the ubiquitination mediated cortical regulation is rather speculative, though deletions or mutations in them lead to developmental disorders and disease conditions.
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- Devika Srivastava
- Biophysics and Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sector-1, Block-AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, India
- Biophysics and Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sector-1, Block-AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, India
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- Biophysics and Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sector-1, Block-AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, India
- Biophysics and Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sector-1, Block-AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, India
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Li MW, Lee WM, Lui WY. Expression of Itch in Sertoli cells is controlled via the interaction of E2F1/DP1 complex with E2F and GATA motifs. SPERMATOGENESIS 2014; 1:152-158. [PMID: 22319664 DOI: 10.4161/spmg.1.2.16957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2011] [Revised: 06/16/2011] [Accepted: 06/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Itch, an ubiquitin E3 ligase, has been implicated in the regulation of the permeability of tight junction (TJ) barriers in Sertoli cells. It is involved in cAMP-mediated TJ disruption by targeting occludin for proteasomal degradation in the testis. However, the molecular mechanisms governing its transcription remain enigmatic. By the transient transfection of Itch promoter luciferase construct in TM4 cells, we showed that the minimal Itch promoter was located between nucleotides -151 and -1 (relative to the translation start site). One E2F motif and two each of GATA and Nkx motifs were identified within the core promoter region. Mutation and overexpression analyses have shown that the E2F and GATA-a motifs are involved in Itch gene transcription, but play different roles. The E2F motif is the crucial cis-acting element that drives the basal gene transcription, while the GATA-a motif functionally co-operates with E2F motif. By electromobility shift assays, we confirmed that E2F1 and DP1 form heterodimers and binds to E2F and GATA-a motifs. Taken together, the GATA-a motif assists/strengthens the binding of E2F1/DP1 complex to the E2F motif, resulting in efficient looping of promoter region of Itch gene for transcription.
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- Michelle Wm Li
- School of Biological Sciences; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong, China
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Hou M, Eriksson E, Svechnikov K, Jahnukainen K, Söder O, Meinhardt A, Sävendahl L. Bortezomib treatment causes long-term testicular dysfunction in young male mice. Mol Cancer 2014; 13:155. [PMID: 24950741 PMCID: PMC4074580 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-13-155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background With increased long-term survivors of childhood cancer patients, therapy-associated infertility has become one of the most common late side-effects and significantly affects their life-quality. Therefore, evaluation of anti-cancer agents on male reproduction and infertility prevention are urgently demanding. The proteasome inhibitor bortezomib has been launched in clinical trials for childhood cancers, however, its potential side effects on reproduction have so far been neither investigated experimentally nor reported in treated children. Thus the present study is designed to explore the impact of bortezomib on male reproductive function and to gain insights into how bortezomib exerts its adverse effects on man gonad, thereby providing pediatric oncologists relevant information. Methods 35 day-old male mice were treated with one 11-day cycle of bortezomib and then sacrificed 2 days, 45 days, or 6 months later. A mating study was performed in the group followed for 6 months, and their pups were analyzed on postnatal day 50. Serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and testicular testosterone levels were measured. Testicular morphology was evaluated by light- and electron microscopy, and the underlying mechanisms and pathways of testis damage were investigated. Results Testicular damage was visible already 2 days after stopping bortezomib and increased in severity by day 45. Then 80% of seminiferous tubules exhibited hypospermatogenesis with arrest at the levels of spermatogonia, spermatocytes and round spermatids. Germ cells were specifically targeted by bortezomib as evidenced by increased apoptosis mediated through activation of p53 and caspases. Even six months after the bortezomib treatment, testis weight, sperm concentration and seminiferous tubule length remained at a decreased level, indicating that spermatogenesis and tubular outgrowth could not fully recover. Combined with persistently increased serum levels of FSH in these mice, our results demonstrate that bortezomib can have long-term effects on testicular function, although fertility of bortezomib-exposed males remained and their offspring looked healthy. Conclusion Bortezomib treatment causes long-term gonadal dysfunction in male mice. Careful monitoring of gonadal function in male childhood cancer patients treated with bortezomib is thus strongly recommended.
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- Mi Hou
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit Q2:08, Karolinska Institutet & University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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The role of E3 ligases in the ubiquitin-dependent regulation of spermatogenesis. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 30:27-35. [PMID: 24632385 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The ubiquitination of proteins is a post-translational modification that was first described as a means to target misfolded or unwanted proteins for degradation by the proteasome. It is now appreciated that the ubiquitination of proteins also serves as a mechanism to modify protein function and cellular functions such as protein trafficking, cell signaling, DNA repair, chromatin modifications, cell-cycle progression and cell death. The ubiquitination of proteins occurs through the hierarchal transfer of ubiquitin from an E1 ubiquitin-activating enzyme to an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme and finally to an E3 ubiquitin ligase that transfers the ubiquitin to its target protein. It is the final E3 ubiquitin ligase that confers the substrate specificity for ubiquitination and is the focus of this review. Spermatogenesis is a complex and highly regulated process by which spermatogonial stem cells undergo mitotic proliferation and expansion of the diploid spermatogonial population, differentiate into spermatocytes and progress through two meiotic divisions to produce haploid spermatids that proceed through a final morphogenesis to generate mature spermatozoa. The ubiquitination of proteins in the cells of the testis occurs in many of the processes required for the progression of mature spermatozoa. Since it is the E3 ubiquitin ligase that recognizes the target protein and provides the specificity and selectivity for ubiquitination, this review highlights known examples of E3 ligases in the testis and the differing roles that they play in maintaining functional spermatogenesis.
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Ubiquitin-proteasome system in spermatogenesis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2014; 759:181-213. [PMID: 25030765 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0817-2_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Spermatogenesis represents a complex succession of cell division and differentiation events resulting in the continuous formation of spermatozoa. Such a complex program requires precise expression of enzymes and structural proteins which is effected not only by regulation of gene transcription and translation, but also by targeted protein degradation. In this chapter, we review current knowledge about the role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in spermatogenesis, describing both proteolytic and non-proteolytic functions of ubiquitination. Ubiquitination plays essential roles in the establishment of both spermatogonial stem cells and differentiating spermatogonia from gonocytes. It also plays critical roles in several key processes during meiosis such as genetic recombination and sex chromosome silencing. Finally, in spermiogenesis, we summarize current knowledge of the role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in nucleosome removal and establishment of key structures in the mature spermatid. Many mechanisms remain to be precisely defined, but present knowledge indicates that research in this area has significant potential to translate into benefits that will address problems in both human and animal reproduction.
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A C-terminal acidic domain regulates degradation of the transcriptional coactivator Bob1. Mol Cell Biol 2013; 33:4628-40. [PMID: 24061476 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01590-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Bob1 (Obf-1 or OCA-B) is a 34-kDa transcriptional coactivator encoded by the Pou2af1 gene that is essential for normal B-cell development and immune responses in mice. During lymphocyte activation, Bob1 protein levels dramatically increase independently of mRNA levels, suggesting that the stability of Bob1 is regulated. We used a fluorescent protein-based reporter system to analyze protein stability in response to genetic and physiological perturbations and show that, while Bob1 degradation is proteasome mediated, it does not require ubiquitination of Bob1. Furthermore, degradation of Bob1 in B cells appears to be largely independent of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Siah. We propose a novel mechanism of Bob1 turnover in B cells, whereby an acidic region in the C terminus of Bob1 regulates the activity of degron signals elsewhere in the protein. Changes that make the C terminus more acidic, including tyrosine phosphorylation-mimetic mutations, stabilize the instable murine Bob1 protein, indicating that B cells may regulate Bob1 stability and activity via signaling pathways. Finally, we show that expressing a stable Bob1 mutant in B cells suppresses cell proliferation and induces changes in surface marker expression commonly seen during B-cell differentiation.
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Liu M, Zhang W, Luo W, Nie Q. Overexpression of TDRP1 gene in swine testis cell and its global transcriptome analysis. DNA Cell Biol 2013; 32:511-6. [PMID: 23837542 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2013.2084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The testis development-related protein-1 (TDRP1) gene was first isolated in spermatogenic cells of testis, and was related to the spermatogenesis and reproduction traits in mammals. This study was performed to further analyze the function of the pig TDRP1 gene by microarray screening of the TDRP1-overexpressed swine testis (ST) cell. After transfection of the recombinant pcDNA3.1-TDRP1 vector into the ST cell, the expression of the TDRP1 gene continued to increase at 12, 24, and 36 h post-transfection, and then decreased at 48 h, as indicated by both the fluorescence signal and quantitative PCR. Microarray screening revealed 529 upregulated and 1086 downregulated genes in TDRP1-overexpressed ST cells at 24 h post-transfection (TD-24) versus untransfected control (TD-blank), and 764 upregulated and 858 downregulated genes at 36 h post-transfection (TD-36) versus TD-blank, as well as 720 upregulated and 375 downregulated genes in TD-36 versus TD-24. As far as three contrasts were totally considered, 29 common genes were identified, including 17 upregulated genes and 12 downregulated ones. Further, Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes prediction analysis indicated that some of these 29 differently expressed genes were involved in a number of biological pathways. Among the 17 upregulated genes, the PMAIP1 gene was significantly enriched in the p53 signaling pathway, and the others were the DDIT3 gene in the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) signaling pathway, the PPP1R3C gene in the insulin signaling pathway, as well as the GADD45A gene in the p53 signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway, and the cell cycle. Among the 12 downregulated genes, the SFRP4 gene was significantly enriched in the Wnt signaling pathway. This study indicated that the TDRP1 gene regulated PMAIP1, GADD45A, DDIT3, and PPP1R3C expression, and these genes involving p53, MAPK, insulin, and Wnt signaling pathways are related to spermatogenesis or reproduction in pig.
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- Manqing Liu
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Hebron ML, Lonskaya I, Sharpe K, Weerasinghe PPK, Algarzae NK, Shekoyan AR, Moussa CEH. Parkin ubiquitinates Tar-DNA binding protein-43 (TDP-43) and promotes its cytosolic accumulation via interaction with histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6). J Biol Chem 2013; 288:4103-15. [PMID: 23258539 PMCID: PMC3567661 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.419945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The importance of E3 ubiquitin ligases, involved in the degradation of misfolded proteins or promotion of protein-protein interaction, is increasingly recognized in neurodegeneration. TDP-43 is a predominantly nuclear protein, which regulates the transcription of thousands of genes and binds to mRNA of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Parkin to regulate its expression. Wild type and mutated TDP-43 are detected in ubiquitinated forms within the cytosol in several neurodegenerative diseases. We elucidated the mechanisms of TDP-43 interaction with Parkin using transgenic A315T mutant TDP-43 (TDP43-Tg) mice, lentiviral wild type TDP-43, and Parkin gene transfer rat models. TDP-43 expression increased Parkin mRNA and protein levels. Lentiviral TDP-43 increased the levels of nuclear and cytosolic protein, whereas Parkin co-expression mediated Lys-48 and Lys-63-linked ubiquitin to TDP-43 and led to cytosolic co-localization of Parkin with ubiquitinated TDP-43. Parkin and TDP-43 formed a multiprotein complex with HDAC6, perhaps to mediate TDP-43 translocation. In conclusion, Parkin ubiquitinates TDP-43 and facilitates its cytosolic accumulation through a multiprotein complex with HDAC6.
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- Michaeline L. Hebron
- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007, To whom correspondence should be addressed: Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Dept. of Neuroscience, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3970 Reservoir Rd., NW, TRB, Rm. WP09B, Washington, D. C. 20057. Tel.: 202-687-7328; Fax: 202-687-0617; E-mail:
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Hou CC, Yang WX. New insights to the ubiquitin–proteasome pathway (UPP) mechanism during spermatogenesis. Mol Biol Rep 2012; 40:3213-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2397-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Malz M, Aulmann A, Samarin J, Bissinger M, Longerich T, Schmitt S, Schirmacher P, Breuhahn K. Nuclear accumulation of seven in absentia homologue-2 supports motility and proliferation of liver cancer cells. Int J Cancer 2012; 131:2016-26. [PMID: 22323152 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Stability of many tumor-relevant proteins is partly mediated by E3 ligases, which determine substrate specificity within the ubiquitin system. Recent data demonstrated that increased nuclear expression of the E3 ligase seven in absentia homologue (SIAH)-1 in human hepatocarcinogenesis supports tumor cell proliferation and migration. To define whether closely related SIAH-2 synergizes with protumorigenic SIAH-1, we systematically analyzed expression, localization and functional relevance of SIAH-2 in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nuclear accumulation of SIAH-2 is detectable in more than 60% of all HCCs and correlates with tumor progression, cell proliferation and distant metastasis. An inverse correlation between nuclear SIAH-1 and SIAH-2 was detected, suggesting independent mechanisms for nuclear enrichment. Inhibition of nuclear SIAH-2 by RNAi in HCC cell lines reduced proliferation as well as lateral tumor cell motility and transmigration; however, combined knock down of both SIAH-1 and SIAH-2 did not further amplify biological effects compared to single gene inhibition. Reduction of SIAH-2 expression sensitizes HCC cells to the treatment with different cytostatic drugs, demonstrating that SIAH-2-targeting approaches may increase the response of HCC cells to conventional chemotherapy. Together, these data show that SIAH-2--as described for SIAH-1--accumulates in nuclei of HCC cells where it supports tumor growth and tumor cell dissemination. Because the nuclear pattern of SIAH-2 differs in HCC tissues from the SIAH-1 pattern and because the inactivation of SIAH-2 is not compensated by SIAH-1, the specific inhibition of SIAH-2 (especially in combination with other drugs) represents a promising therapeutic strategy for HCC.
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- Mona Malz
- Institute of Pathology, Molecular Hepatopathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Zhang W, Fang M, Li Y, Nie Q, Zhang X. Identification of TDRP1 Gene and Its Association with Pig Reproduction Traits. DNA Cell Biol 2012; 31:371-7. [DOI: 10.1089/dna.2011.1328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Guangzhou, China
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de Freitas ML, Dalmolin L, Oliveira LP, da Rosa Moreira L, Roman SS, Soares FAA, Bresolin L, Duarte MMMF, Brandão R. Effects of butane-2,3-dione thiosemicarbazone oxime on testicular damage induced by cadmium in mice. J Toxicol Sci 2012; 37:899-910. [DOI: 10.2131/jts.37.899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Mayara Lutchemeyer de Freitas
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões,Campus de Erechim, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Fundação Universidade de Rio Grande, Campus Carreiros, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM, Brazil
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Pang RTK, Liu WM, Leung CON, Ye TM, Kwan PCK, Lee KF, Yeung WSB. miR-135A regulates preimplantation embryo development through down-regulation of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Seven In Absentia Homolog 1A (SIAH1A) expression. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27878. [PMID: 22132158 PMCID: PMC3222661 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules capable of regulating transcription and translation. Previously, a cluster of miRNAs that are specifically expressed in mouse zygotes but not in oocytes or other preimplantation stages embryos are identified by multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction-based miRNA profiling. The functional role of one of these zygote-specific miRNAs, miR-135a, in preimplantation embryo development was investigated. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Microinjection of miR-135a inhibitor suppressed first cell cleavage in more than 30% of the zygotes. Bioinformatics analysis identified E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Seven In Absentia Homolog 1A (Siah1a) as a predicted target of miR-135a. Western blotting and 3'UTR luciferase functional assays demonstrated that miR-135a down-regulated the expression of Siah1 in HeLa cells and in mouse zygotes. Siah1a was expressed in preimplantation embryos and its expression pattern negatively correlated with that of miR-135a. Co-injection of Siah1a-specific antibody with miR-135a inhibitor partially nullified the effect of miR-135a inhibition. Proteasome inhibition by MG-132 revealed that miR-135a regulated proteasomal degradation and potentially controlled the expression of chemokinesin DNA binding protein (Kid). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The present study demonstrated for the first time that zygotic specific miRNA modulates the first cell cleavage through regulating expression of Siah1a.
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- Ronald T. K. Pang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Reproduction, Development and Growth, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Reproduction, Development and Growth, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Reproduction, Development and Growth, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Reproduction, Development and Growth, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Bedard N, Yang Y, Gregory M, Cyr DG, Suzuki J, Yu X, Chian RC, Hermo L, O'Flaherty C, Smith CE, Clarke HJ, Wing SS. Mice lacking the USP2 deubiquitinating enzyme have severe male subfertility associated with defects in fertilization and sperm motility. Biol Reprod 2011; 85:594-604. [PMID: 21543767 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.088542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The ubiquitin-proteasome system plays an important role in spermatogenesis. However, the functions of deubiquitinating enzymes in this process remain poorly characterized. We previously showed that the deubiquitinating enzyme USP2 is induced in late elongating spermatids. To identify its function, we generated mice lacking USP2. Usp2 -/- mice appeared normal, and the weights of major organs, including the testis, did not differ from wild type (Usp2 +/+). However, although the numbers of testicular spermatids and epididymal spermatozoa were normal in Usp2 -/- males, these animals had a severe defect in fertility, yielding only 12% as many offspring as Usp2 +/+ littermates. Spermatogenesis in Usp2 -/- mice was morphologically normal except for the presence of abnormal aggregations of elongating spermatids and formation of multinucleated cells in some tubules. The epididymal epithelium was morphologically normal in Usp2 -/- mice, but some abnormal cells other than sperm were present in the lumen. Usp2 -/- epididymal spermatozoa manifested normal motility when incubated in culture media, but rapidly became immotile when incubated in PBS in contrast to Usp2 +/+ spermatozoa, which largely maintained motility under this condition. Usp2 -/- and +/+ spermatozoa underwent acrosome reactions in vitro with similar frequency. In vitro fertilization assays demonstrated a severe defect in the ability of Usp2 -/- spermatozoa to fertilize eggs. This could be bypassed by intracytoplasmic sperm injection or removal of the zona pellucida, which resulted in fertilization rates similar to that of Usp2 +/+ mice. We demonstrate for the first time, using mouse transgenic approaches, a role for the ubiquitin system in fertilization.
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- Nathalie Bedard
- Polypeptide Laboratory, Department of Medicine, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Lin YW, Hsu TH, Yen PH. Localization of ubiquitin specific protease 26 at blood-testis barrier and near Sertoli cell-germ cell interface in mouse testes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 34:e368-77. [PMID: 21449984 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01130.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ubiquitin Specific Protease 26 (USP26) is a little studied ubiquitin-specific protease that is expressed specifically in the testis. In humans, some USP26 polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with impaired male fertility. However, how USP26 affects male reproduction remains unclear. We generated an antibody that stained specifically cultured cells expressing an epitope-tagged USP26 and used it to elucidate the biological function of USP26. Immunostaining of mouse testis sections as well as dispersed germ cells showed the presence of USP26 at the blood-testis barrier, near the Sertoli cell-germ cell interface of post-step 7 spermatids, and coating the dorsal surface of sperm head. Further RT-PCR assays detected the expression of Usp26 in germ cells, but not in primary Sertoli cell lines. In addition, USP26 immunoprecipitated from testis lysates exhibited deubiquitinating activities. The localization of USP26 in the testis suggests a possible role in the movement of germ cells along the seminiferous epithelium.
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- Y-W Lin
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Garrison JB, Correa RG, Gerlic M, Yip KW, Krieg A, Tamble CM, Shi R, Welsh K, Duggineni S, Huang Z, Ren K, Du C, Reed JC. ARTS and Siah collaborate in a pathway for XIAP degradation. Mol Cell 2011; 41:107-16. [PMID: 21185211 PMCID: PMC3017644 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2010] [Revised: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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ARTS (apoptosis-related protein in the TGF-β signaling pathway) is a mitochondrial protein that binds XIAP (X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein) upon entering the cytosol, thus promoting cell death. Expression of ARTS is lost in some malignancies. Here, we show that ARTS binds to XIAP at BIR1, a domain distinct from the caspase-binding sites. Furthermore, ARTS interacts with the E3 ligase Siah-1 (seven in absentia homolog 1) to induce ubiquitination and degradation of XIAP. Cells lacking either Siah or ARTS contain higher steady-state levels of XIAP. Thus, ARTS serves as an adaptor to bridge Siah-1 to XIAP, targeting it for destruction.
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- Jason B. Garrison
- Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
- University of Cincinnati, Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- University of Cincinnati, Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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Limited knowledge of the genetic causes of male infertility has resulted in few treatment and targeted therapeutic options. Although the ideal approach to identify infertility causing mutations is to conduct studies in the human population, this approach has progressed slowly due to the limitations described herein. Given the complexity of male fertility, the entire process cannot be modeled in vitro. As such, animal models, in particular mouse models, provide a valuable alternative for gene identification and experimentation. Since the introduction of molecular biology and recent advances in animal model production, there has been a substantial acceleration in the identification and characterization of genes associated with many diseases, including infertility. Three major types of mouse models are commonly used in biomedical research, including knockout/knockin/gene-trapped, transgenic and chemical-induced point mutant mice. Using these mouse models, over 400 genes essential for male fertility have been revealed. It has, however, been estimated that thousands of genes are involved in the regulation of the complex process of male fertility, as many such genes remain to be characterized. The current review is by no means a comprehensive list of these mouse models, rather it contains examples of how mouse models have advanced our knowledge of post-natal germ cell development and male fertility regulation.
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Cardenas I, Means RE, Aldo P, Koga K, Lang SM, Booth CJ, Booth C, Manzur A, Oyarzun E, Romero R, Mor G. Viral infection of the placenta leads to fetal inflammation and sensitization to bacterial products predisposing to preterm labor. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:1248-57. [PMID: 20554966 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Pandemics pose a more significant threat to pregnant women than to the nonpregnant population and may have a detrimental effect on the well being of the fetus. We have developed an animal model to evaluate the consequences of a viral infection characterized by lack of fetal transmission. The experiments described in this work show that viral infection of the placenta can elicit a fetal inflammatory response that, in turn, can cause organ damage and potentially downstream developmental deficiencies. Furthermore, we demonstrate that viral infection of the placenta may sensitize the pregnant mother to bacterial products and promote preterm labor. It is critical to take into consideration the fact that during pregnancy it is not only the maternal immune system responding, but also the fetal/placental unit. Our results further support the immunological role of the placenta and the fetus affecting the global response of the mother to microbial infections. This is relevant for making decisions associated with treatment and prevention during pandemics.
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- Ingrid Cardenas
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Hermo L, Pelletier RM, Cyr DG, Smith CE. Surfing the wave, cycle, life history, and genes/proteins expressed by testicular germ cells. Part 4: intercellular bridges, mitochondria, nuclear envelope, apoptosis, ubiquitination, membrane/voltage-gated channels, methylation/acetylation, and transcription factors. Microsc Res Tech 2010; 73:364-408. [PMID: 19941288 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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As germ cells divide and differentiate from spermatogonia to spermatozoa, they share a number of structural and functional features that are common to all generations of germ cells and these features are discussed herein. Germ cells are linked to one another by large intercellular bridges which serve to move molecules and even large organelles from the cytoplasm of one cell to another. Mitochondria take on different shapes and features and topographical arrangements to accommodate their specific needs during spermatogenesis. The nuclear envelope and pore complex also undergo extensive modifications concomitant with the development of germ cell generations. Apoptosis is an event that is normally triggered by germ cells and involves many proteins. It occurs to limit the germ cell pool and acts as a quality control mechanism. The ubiquitin pathway comprises enzymes that ubiquitinate as well as deubiquitinate target proteins and this pathway is present and functional in germ cells. Germ cells express many proteins involved in water balance and pH control as well as voltage-gated ion channel movement. In the nucleus, proteins undergo epigenetic modifications which include methylation, acetylation, and phosphorylation, with each of these modifications signaling changes in chromatin structure. Germ cells contain specialized transcription complexes that coordinate the differentiation program of spermatogenesis, and there are many male germ cell-specific differences in the components of this machinery. All of the above features of germ cells will be discussed along with the specific proteins/genes and abnormalities to fertility related to each topic.
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- Louis Hermo
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3640 University Street, Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B2.
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Wen L, Liu J, Chen Y, Wu D. Identification and preliminary functional analysis of alternative splicing of Siah1 in Xenopus laevis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 396:419-424. [PMID: 20417182 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.04.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2010] [Accepted: 04/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Siah proteins are vertebrate homologs of the Drosophila 'seven in absentia' gene. In this study, we characterized two splicing forms, Siah1a and Siah1b, of the Xenopus seven in absentia homolog 1 gene (Siah1). Overexpression of xSiah1a led to severe suppression of embryo cleavage, while that of xSiah1b was not effective even at a high dose. Competition analysis demonstrated that co-expression of xSiah1a and 1b generated the same phenotype as overexpression of xSiah1a alone, suggesting that xSiah1b does not interfere with the function of xSiah1a. Since xSiah1b has an additional 31 amino acids in the N-terminus compared to xSiah1a, progressive truncation of xSiah1b from the N-terminus showed that inability of xSiah1b to affect embryo cleavage was associated with the length of the N-terminal extension of extra amino acids. The possible implication of this finding is discussed.
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- Luan Wen
- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 190 Kaiyuan Road, Guangzhou Science Park, 510530 Guangzhou, China
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Wang X, Jiang H, Zhou W, Zhang Z, Yang Z, Lu Y, Lu B, Wang X, Ding Q, Hu R. Molecular cloning of a novel nuclear factor, TDRP1, in spermatogenic cells of testis and its relationship with spermatogenesis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 394:29-35. [PMID: 20170638 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.02.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/11/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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We reported the identification of a novel gene termed TDRP (encoding testis development-related protein) that might be involved in spermatogenesis. The human TDRP gene had two distinct transcripts, TDRP1 and TDRP2, which encoded proteins of 183 aa and 198 aa respectively. Tdrp mRNA was predominantly expressed in testis tissue. We generated rabbit polyclonal antibodies specific against human TDRP1. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed TDRP1 was expressed in spermatogenic cells, especially with high expression in spermatocytes. We provided evidence that TDRP1 distributed in both cytoplasm and nuclei of spermatogenic cells. Expression patterns of Tdrp1 mRNA and its protein were investigated in the rat testis tissues of different developmental stages. Both Tdrp1 mRNA and its protein were barely detected in the testis of neonatal rats, increased remarkably at 3weeks postpartum, and peaked at 2months postpartum. We also investigated TDRP1 expressions in testis tissues of azoospermic men with defective spermatogenesis. Western blot analysis showed that TDRP1 expressions were significantly lower in the testis tissues of azoospermic men compared with normal controls. These current data demonstrated that as a nuclear factor, TDRP1 might play an important role in spermatogenesis.
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- Xuanchun Wang
- Department of Endocrinology, Huashan Hospital, Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetology at Fudan University, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Asano Y, Akiyama K, Tsuji T, Takahashi S, Noguchi J, Kunieda T. Characterization and linkage mapping of an ENU-induced mutant mouse with defective spermatogenesis. Exp Anim 2010; 58:525-32. [PMID: 19897936 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.58.525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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repro23 is an autosomal recessive mutation of the mouse generated by the N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-induced mutagenesis program at The Jackson Laboratory. The repro23/repro23 homozygous mouse shows male-specific infertility caused by defective spermatogenesis. In the present study, we investigated the testicular pathology of the affected mouse and performed linkage analysis to determine the chromosomal localization of the repro23 locus. Histological examination of the affected testis showed that the seminiferous epithelium of the repro23/repro23 mice contained spermatogonia and early stage spermatocytes, but no spermatids or spermatozoa. Immunohistochemical staining for Hsc70t, a spermatid specific protein, confirmed the absence of elongating spermatids. These findings indicated interruption of the spermatogenesis during meiosis in the repro23/repro23 mouse. By linkage analysis using 137 affected mice of F(2) progeny obtained from crosses between repro23/repro23 female and JF1/Ms (+/+) male mice, the repro23 locus was mapped to 2.2-Mb region of mouse chromosome 7. Although this region contains several potential candidate genes for the repro23 mutation, no gene already identified as a cause of defective spermatogenesis was in this region. Therefore, the gene responsible for the repro23 mutation is suggested to be a novel gene which plays an essential role in mammalian spermatogenesis.
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- Yuka Asano
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima-naka, Okayama, Japan
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Expression and functions of the star proteins Sam68 and T-STAR in mammalian spermatogenesis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 693:67-81. [PMID: 21189686 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7005-3_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Spermatogenesis is one of the few major developmental pathways which are still ongoing in the adult. In this chapter we review the properties of Sam68 and T-STAR, which are the STAR proteins functionally implicated in mammalian spermatogenesis. Sam68 is a ubiquitously expressed member of the STAR family, but has an essential role in spermatogenesis. Sam68 null mice are male infertile and at least in part this is due to a failure in important translational controls that operate during and after meiosis. The homologous T-STAR protein has a much more restricted anatomic expression pattern than Sam68, with highest levels seen in the testis and the developing brain. The focus of this chapter is the functional role of Sam68 and T-STAR proteins in male germ cell development. Since these proteins are known to have many cellular functions we extrapolate from other cell types and tissues to speculate on each of their likely functions within male germ cells, including control of alternative pre-mRNA splicing patterns in male germ cells.
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House CM, Möller A, Bowtell DDL. Siah proteins: novel drug targets in the Ras and hypoxia pathways. Cancer Res 2009; 69:8835-8. [PMID: 19920190 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-1676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The Siah (seven in absentia homolog) family of RING-domain proteins are components of ubiquitin ligase complexes, targeting proteins for proteasomal degradation. Siah family members have been reported to function in Ras, estrogen, DNA-damage, and hypoxia response pathways. Although earlier reports implicated Siah proteins as tumor suppressors, recent studies in mouse models have shown that Siah inhibition impairs tumor growth and metastasis. Given their central role in oncogenic and angiogenic pathways, Siah proteins are attractive novel therapeutic targets in cancer.
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- Colin M House
- Cancer Genomics and Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St Andrew's Place, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Nakayama K. Cellular signal transduction of the hypoxia response. J Biochem 2009; 146:757-65. [PMID: 19864435 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvp167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Cells induce the hypoxia responses to adapt to the environment when organisms are exposed to a low oxygen environment. The hypoxia response leads to the activation of multiple cellular signalling pathways involved in regulation of respiration, metabolism, cell survival and so forth. Hypoxia-Inducible-Factor (HIF) pathway plays a central role during the hypoxia response as its expression and activity are regulated in an oxygen-dependent manner and it also regulates the expression of multiple hypoxia responsive genes. The expression of HIF is regulated by proline hydroxylation, which is mediated by HIF prolyl-hydroxylase named PHD. The hydroxylated HIF-alpha subunit is degraded via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. The PHD activity needs to be strictly regulated to ensure the stabilization of HIF under hypoxic conditions, because PHD leads to HIF degradation. This review describes the regulatory mechanism of HIF stability and activity under normoxia and hypoxic conditions. Furthermore, the role of the HIF-independent pathways during the hypoxia response, which is as important as the HIF pathway, will also be described.
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- Koh Nakayama
- Medical Top Track program, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan.
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Rivkin E, Kierszenbaum AL, Gil M, Tres LL. Rnf19a, a ubiquitin protein ligase, and Psmc3, a component of the 26S proteasome, tether to the acrosome membranes and the head-tail coupling apparatus during rat spermatid development. Dev Dyn 2009; 238:1851-61. [PMID: 19517565 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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We report the cDNA cloning of rat testis Rnf19a, a ubiquitin protein ligase, and show 98% and 93% protein sequence identity of testicular mouse and human Rnf19a, respectively. Rnf19a interacts with Psmc3, a protein component of the 19S regulatory cap of the 26S proteasome. During spermatid development, Rnf19a and Psmc3 are initially found in Golgi-derived proacrosomal vesicles. Later on, Rnf19a, Psmc3, and ubiquitin are seen along the cytosolic side of the acrosomal membranes and the acroplaxome, a cytoskeletal plate linking the acrosome to the spermatid nuclear envelope. Rnf19a and Psmc3 accumulate at the acroplaxome marginal ring-manchette perinuclear ring region during spermatid head shaping and in the developing sperm head-tail coupling apparatus and tail. Rnf19a and Psmc3 may interact directly or indirectly with each other, presumably pointing to the participation of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in acrosome biogenesis, spermatid head shaping, and development of the head-tail coupling apparatus and tail.
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- Eugene Rivkin
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, New York, New York 10031, USA
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Borg CL, Wolski KM, Gibbs GM, O'Bryan MK. Phenotyping male infertility in the mouse: how to get the most out of a 'non-performer'. Hum Reprod Update 2009; 16:205-24. [PMID: 19758979 PMCID: PMC2816191 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmp032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Functional male gametes are produced through complex processes that take place within the testis, epididymis and female reproductive tract. A breakdown at any of these phases can result in male infertility. The production of mutant mouse models often yields an unexpected male infertility phenotype. It is with this in mind that the current review has been written. The review aims to act as a guide to the ‘non-reproductive biologist’ to facilitate a systematic analysis of sterile or subfertile mice and to assist in extracting the maximum amount of information from each model. METHODS This is a review of the original literature on defects in the processes that take a mouse spermatogonial stem cell through to a fully functional spermatozoon, which result in male infertility. Based on literature searches and personal experience, we have outlined a step-by-step strategy for the analysis of an infertile male mouse line. RESULTS A wide range of methods can be used to define the phenotype of an infertile male mouse. These methods range from histological methods such as electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry, to hormone analyses and methods to assess sperm maturation status and functional competence. CONCLUSION With the increased rate of genetically modified mouse production, the generation of mouse models with unexpected male infertility is increasing. This manuscript will help to ensure that the maximum amount of information is obtained from each mouse model and, by extension, will facilitate the knowledge of both normal fertility processes and the causes of human infertility.
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- Claire L Borg
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, The School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
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