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Liu F, Cao Y, Wang X, Zhang K, Li N, Su Y, Zhang Y, Meng Q. Islr regulates satellite cells asymmetric division through the SPARC/p-ERK1/2 signaling pathway. FASEB J 2024; 38:e23534. [PMID: 38597911 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202302614r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Satellite cells (SCs) are adult muscle stem cells responsible for muscle regeneration after acute and chronic muscle injuries. The balance between stem cell self-renewal and differentiation determines the kinetics and efficiency of skeletal muscle regeneration. This study assessed the function of Islr in SC asymmetric division. The deletion of Islr reduced muscle regeneration in adult mice by decreasing the SC pool. Islr is pivotal for SC proliferation, and its deletion promoted the asymmetric division of SCs. A mechanistic search revealed that Islr bound to and degraded secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), which activated p-ERK1/2 signaling required for asymmetric division. These findings demonstrate that Islr is a key regulator of SC division through the SPARC/p-ERK1/2 signaling pathway. These data provide a basis for treating myopathy.
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- Fan Liu
- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Pandey A, Shen C, Feng S, Enosi Tuipulotu D, Ngo C, Liu C, Kurera M, Mathur A, Venkataraman S, Zhang J, Talaulikar D, Song R, Wong JJL, Teoh N, Kaakoush NO, Man SM. Ku70 senses cytosolic DNA and assembles a tumor-suppressive signalosome. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadh3409. [PMID: 38277448 PMCID: PMC10816715 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh3409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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The innate immune response contributes to the development or attenuation of acute and chronic diseases, including cancer. Microbial DNA and mislocalized DNA from damaged host cells can activate different host responses that shape disease outcomes. Here, we show that mice and humans lacking a single allele of the DNA repair protein Ku70 had increased susceptibility to the development of intestinal cancer. Mechanistically, Ku70 translocates from the nucleus into the cytoplasm where it binds to cytosolic DNA and interacts with the GTPase Ras and the kinase Raf, forming a tripartite protein complex and docking at Rab5+Rab7+ early-late endosomes. This Ku70-Ras-Raf signalosome activates the MEK-ERK pathways, leading to impaired activation of cell cycle proteins Cdc25A and CDK1, reducing cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. We also identified the domains of Ku70, Ras, and Raf involved in activating the Ku70 signaling pathway. Therapeutics targeting components of the Ku70 signalosome could improve the treatment outcomes in cancer.
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- Abhimanu Pandey
- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Conjoint Gastroenterology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
- Mater Pathology, Mater Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Haematology Translational Research Unit, ACT Pathology, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Department of Human Genomics, ACT Pathology, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- School of Medicine and Psychology, College of Health and Medicine, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, The Australian National University Medical School at The Canberra Hospital, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Mukherjee S, Das PGS, Prakash S, Ghosh A, Priyadarshini T, Purkait S. Leukoreduction of red blood cell units decreases dysregulatory micro RNAs during routine storage: An observational study with In-silico analysis. Transfusion 2023; 63:1747-1757. [PMID: 37427683 DOI: 10.1111/trf.17479] [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: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Red Blood cells (RBCs) bring about harmful consequences during storage. MicroRNA (miRNA) dysregulation in stored RBCs could represent potential biomarkers of storage lesions. Although leukoreduction prevents damage to RBCs, it is uncertain whether leukoreduction of RBCs would impact the dysregulation of miRNAs during storage. This study evaluated the potential role of miRNAs for any alteration of leukoreduced (LR) and non-leukoreduced (NLR) RBCs till 21 days of storage. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS In this prospective study, thirty male volunteers' blood was equally divided into leukoreduced RBCs (LR) and NLR RBC (NLR) bags and stored till Day 21 at 4-60c. Selected miRNAs were quantified on Days 0 and 21. Further, bioinformatic tools were used to analyze the selected miRNAs and their predicted target genes (mRNAs) and identify the miRNA-mRNA regulatory relationships. RESULTS A significantly higher fold change values of three miRNAs (miR-96-5p, miR-197-3p, miR-769-3p) were observed in NLR RBCs (p < .05). A significantly higher (p < .05) expression levels of miR-150-5p and miR-197-3p were observed in NLR RBCs till 21 days of storage. Further, the correlation with mRNA quantification confirmed the regulatory role of these miRNAs upon functional pathway enrichment analysis. DISCUSSION A higher level of dysregulation of miRNAs was observed in NLR RBCs. Validation from In-Silico analysis suggested the regulatory role of miRNAs in cell apoptosis, senescence, and RBC-related signaling pathways. This indicated that stored LR RBCs would likely have better in vivo survival and function following transfusion. However, an in vivo study of miRNA in RBCs is warranted for conclusive evidence.
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- Somnath Mukherjee
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Jubaidi FF, Zainalabidin S, Taib IS, Abdul Hamid Z, Mohamad Anuar NN, Jalil J, Mohd Nor NA, Budin SB. The Role of PKC-MAPK Signalling Pathways in the Development of Hyperglycemia-Induced Cardiovascular Complications. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158582. [PMID: 35955714 PMCID: PMC9369123 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death among diabetic patients worldwide. Hence, cardiovascular wellbeing in diabetic patients requires utmost importance in disease management. Recent studies have demonstrated that protein kinase C activation plays a vital role in the development of cardiovascular complications via its activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades, also known as PKC-MAPK pathways. In fact, persistent hyperglycaemia in diabetic conditions contribute to preserved PKC activation mediated by excessive production of diacylglycerol (DAG) and oxidative stress. PKC-MAPK pathways are involved in several cellular responses, including enhancing oxidative stress and activating signalling pathways that lead to uncontrolled cardiac and vascular remodelling and their subsequent dysfunction. In this review, we discuss the recent discovery on the role of PKC-MAPK pathways, the mechanisms involved in the development and progression of diabetic cardiovascular complications, and their potential as therapeutic targets for cardiovascular management in diabetic patients.
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- Fatin Farhana Jubaidi
- Center for Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Investigative Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia; (I.S.T.); (Z.A.H.); (N.A.M.N.)
- Correspondence: (F.F.J.); (S.B.B.); Tel.: +603-9289-7645 (S.S.B.)
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- Center for Toxicology and Health Risk Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia; (S.Z.); (N.N.M.A.)
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- Center for Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Investigative Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia; (I.S.T.); (Z.A.H.); (N.A.M.N.)
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- Center for Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Investigative Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia; (I.S.T.); (Z.A.H.); (N.A.M.N.)
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- Center for Toxicology and Health Risk Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia; (S.Z.); (N.N.M.A.)
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- Center for Drug and Herbal Development, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia;
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- Center for Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Investigative Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia; (I.S.T.); (Z.A.H.); (N.A.M.N.)
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University College MAIWP International, Kuala Lumpur 68100, Malaysia
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- Center for Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Investigative Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia; (I.S.T.); (Z.A.H.); (N.A.M.N.)
- Correspondence: (F.F.J.); (S.B.B.); Tel.: +603-9289-7645 (S.S.B.)
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Liang X, Zhang Y, Lin F, Li M, Li X, Chen Y, Liu J, Meng Q, Ma X, Wang E, Wei L, He Z, Fan H, Zhou X, Ding Y, Liu Z. Direct administration of mesenchymal stem cell-derived mitochondria improves cardiac function after infarction via ameliorating endothelial senescence. Bioeng Transl Med 2022; 8:e10365. [PMID: 36684073 PMCID: PMC9842017 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is considered to be a key contributor to the development of heart failure. Replacing injured mitochondria with healthy mitochondria to restore mitochondrial bioenergy in myocardium holds great promise for cardioprotection after infarction. This study aimed to investigate whether direct transplantation of exogenous mitochondria derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-mt) is beneficial and superior in protecting cardiac function in a mouse model of myocardial infarction (MI) compared to mitochondria derived from skin fibroblast (FB-mt) and to explore the underlying mechanisms from their effects on the endothelial cells. The isolated MSC-mt presented intact mitochondrial morphology and activity, as determined by electron microscopy, JC-1 mitochondrial membrane potential assay, and seahorse assay. Direct injection of MSC-mt into the peri-infarct region in a mouse MI model enhanced blood vessel density, inhibited cardiac remodeling and apoptosis, thus improving heart function compared with FB-mt group. The injected MSC-mt can be tracked in the endothelial cells. In vitro, the fluorescence signal of MSC-mt can be detected in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) by confocal microscopy and flow cytometry after coculture. Compared to FB-mt, MSC-mt more effectively protected the HUVECs from oxidative stress-induced apoptosis and reduced mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species. MSC-mt presented superior capacity in inducing tube formation, enhancing SCF secretion, ATP content and cell proliferation in HUVECs compared to FB-mt. Mechanistically, MSC-mt administration alleviated oxidative stress-induced endothelial senescence via activation of ERK pathway. These findings suggest that using MSCs as sources of mitochondria is feasible and that proangiogenesis could be the mechanism by which MSC-mt transplantation attenuates MI. MSC-mt transplantation might serve as a new therapeutic strategy for treating MI.
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- Xiaoting Liang
- Institute for Regenerative MedicineShanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji UniversityShanghaiPeople's Republic of China,Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency MedicineGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongPeople's Republic of China
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- Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency MedicineGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Organ TransplantationChangzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical UniversityShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Institute for Regenerative MedicineShanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji UniversityShanghaiPeople's Republic of China,Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Institute for Regenerative MedicineShanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji UniversityShanghaiPeople's Republic of China,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Stem Cells Translational MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Organ TransplantationChangzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical UniversityShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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- Institute for Regenerative MedicineShanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji UniversityShanghaiPeople's Republic of China,Clinical Translational Medical Research CenterShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China,Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryShanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghaiPeople's Republic of China
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Zimmermann T, Pommer M, Kluge V, Chiheb C, Muehlich S, Bosserhoff AK. Detection of Cellular Senescence in Human Primary Melanocytes and Malignant Melanoma Cells In Vitro. Cells 2022; 11:1489. [PMID: 35563794 PMCID: PMC9104908 DOI: 10.3390/cells11091489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Detection and quantification of senescent cells remain difficult due to variable phenotypes and the absence of highly specific and reliable biomarkers. It is therefore widely accepted to use a combination of multiple markers and cellular characteristics to define senescent cells in vitro. The exact choice of these markers is a subject of ongoing discussion and usually depends on objective reasons such as cell type and treatment conditions, as well as subjective considerations including feasibility and personal experience. This study aims to provide a comprehensive comparison of biomarkers and cellular characteristics used to detect senescence in melanocytic systems. Each marker was assessed in primary human melanocytes that overexpress mutant BRAFV600E, as it is commonly found in melanocytic nevi, and melanoma cells after treatment with the chemotherapeutic agent etoposide. The combined use of these two experimental settings is thought to allow profound conclusions on the choice of senescence biomarkers when working with melanocytic systems. Further, this study supports the development of standardized senescence detection and quantification by providing a comparative analysis that might also be helpful for other cell types and experimental conditions.
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- Tom Zimmermann
- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91052 Erlangen, Germany; (T.Z.); (M.P.); (V.K.); (C.C.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91052 Erlangen, Germany; (T.Z.); (M.P.); (V.K.); (C.C.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91052 Erlangen, Germany; (T.Z.); (M.P.); (V.K.); (C.C.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91052 Erlangen, Germany; (T.Z.); (M.P.); (V.K.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91052 Erlangen, Germany;
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91052 Erlangen, Germany; (T.Z.); (M.P.); (V.K.); (C.C.)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) Erlangen-EMN, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Xu W, Watanabe K, Mizukami Y, Yamamoto Y, Suzuki T. Hydrogen sulfide suppresses the proliferation of intestinal epithelial cells through cell cycle arrest. Arch Biochem Biophys 2021; 712:109044. [PMID: 34597656 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2021.109044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is closely related to the changes in the intestinal microbiota and integrity. Our previous studies have shown the accumulation of hydrogen sulfide (H2S)-producing bacterial family, Desulfovibrionacea, in the colon of a murine model of CKD, suggesting that the increased H2S contributes to the impaired intestinal integrity in CKD. Here, we investigated the anti-proliferative effect of H2S in the intestinal epithelial cells. A slow- H2S releasing molecule GYY4137 ((p-methoxyphenyl)morpholino-phosphinodithioic acid) reduced the proliferation of Caco-2 and IEC-6 cells. Flow cytometric analysis demonstrated that GYY4137 accumulated Caco-2 cells in the S phase fraction, suggesting that H2S arrested the cell cycle at G2 and/or M phases. The RNA sequencing analysis demonstrated that GYY4137 modulated the mRNA expression of the genes involved in the G2/M and the spindle assembly checkpoints; increased mRNA levels of Cdkn1a, Gadd45a, and Sfn and decreased mRNA levels of Cdc20, Pttg1, and Ccnb1 were observed. These alterations were confirmed by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analyses. Besides, studies exploring the MEK inhibitor indicated that MEK activation is involved in the GYY4137-mediated increase in the Sfn expression. Altogether, our data showed that H2S reduced the proliferation of intestinal epithelial cells through transcriptional regulation in G2/M and the spindle assembly checkpoints. This may be one of the underlying mechanisms for the observed impaired intestinal integrity in CKD.
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- Wenxi Xu
- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University. 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
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- Institute of Gene Research, Yamaguchi University Science Research Center, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, 755-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Gene Research, Yamaguchi University Science Research Center, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, 755-8505, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University. 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University. 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan.
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Wattanathamsan O, Chetprayoon P, Chantaravisoot N, Wongkongkathep P, Chanvorachote P, Pongrakhananon V. CAMSAP3 depletion induces lung cancer cell senescence-associated phenotypes through extracellular signal-regulated kinase inactivation. Cancer Med 2021; 10:8961-8975. [PMID: 34724356 PMCID: PMC8683528 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Cellular senescence is an aging‐related process found in cancer cells that contributes to irreversible growth arrest and tumor aggressiveness. Recently, calmodulin‐regulated spectrin‐associated protein 3 (CAMSAP3), a minus‐end microtubule‐stabilizing protein, has received increasing attention in cancer cell biology. However, the biological role of CAMSAP3 on senescence in human lung cancer remains incompletely understood. Methods The function of CAMSAP3 on the regulation of cellular senescence‐associated phenotypes in human non‐small cell lung cancer H460 cells were determined in CAMSAP3 deletion (H460/C3ko) cells. The effects of CAMSAP3 on cell proliferation were investigated using MTT and colony formation assays. The cell cycle activity was evaluated by flow cytometry and the senescence‐associated phenotypes were observed by SA‐β‐Gal staining. Quantitative RT‐PCR and westen blot were used to evaluate the expression of cell cycle and senescence markers. Moreover, the interaction of CAMSAP3‐ERK1/2 and possible partner protein was quantified using immunoprecipitation/mass spectrometry and immunofluorescence. Lastly, an xenograft model were performed. Results CAMSAP3 knockout promotes lung cancer cell senescence‐associated phenotypes and induces G1 cell cycle arrest. Mechanistic investigation revealed that phosphorylated ERK (p‐ERK) was markedly downregulated in CAMSAP3‐deleted cells, suppressing cyclin D1 expression levels, and full‐length CAMSAP3 abrogated these phenotypes. Proteomic analysis demonstrated that vimentin, an intermediate filament protein, is required as a scaffold for CAMSAP3‐modulating ERK signaling. Furthermore, an in vivo tumor xenograft experiment showed that tumor initiation is potentially delayed in CAMSAP3 knockout tumors with the downregulation of p‐ERK and cyclin D1, resulting in a senescence‐like phenotype. Conclusion This study is the first to report an intriguing role of CAMSAP3 in lung carcinoma cell senescence‐associated phenotypes via the modulation of p‐ERK/cyclin D1 signaling.
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- Onsurang Wattanathamsan
- Inter-Department Program of Pharmacology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Preclinical Toxicity and Efficacy Assessment of Medicines and Chemicals Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Toxicology and Bio Evaluation Service Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Center of Excellence in Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Cell-based Drug and Health Product Development Research Unit, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Preclinical Toxicity and Efficacy Assessment of Medicines and Chemicals Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Neurotensin Regulates Proliferation and Stem Cell Function in the Small Intestine in a Nutrient-Dependent Manner. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 13:501-516. [PMID: 34560309 PMCID: PMC8688554 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2021.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Intestinal stem cells (ISCs) are sensitive to dietary alterations and nutrient availability. Neurotensin (NT), a gut peptide localized predominantly to the small bowel and released by fat ingestion, stimulates the growth of intestinal mucosa under basal conditions and during periods of nutrient deprivation, suggesting a possible role for NT on ISC function. METHODS Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 5-Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein (Lgr5-EGFP) NT wild type (Nt+/+) and Lgr5-EGFP NT knockout (Nt-/-) mice were fed ad libitum or fasted for 48 hours. Small intestine tissue and crypts were examined by gene expression analyses, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, Western blot, immunohistochemistry, and crypt-derived organoid culture. Drosophila expressing NT in midgut enteroendocrine cells were fed a standard diet or low-energy diet and esg-green fluorescent protein+ ISCs were quantified via immunofluorescence. RESULTS Loss of NT impaired crypt cell proliferation and ISC function in a manner dependent on nutrient status. Under nutrient-rich conditions, NT stimulated extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 signaling and the expression of genes that promote cell-cycle progression, leading to crypt cell proliferation. Under conditions of nutrient depletion, NT stimulated WNT/β-catenin signaling and promoted an ISC gene signature, leading to enhanced ISC function. NT was required for the induction of WNT/β-catenin signaling and ISC-specific gene expression during nutrient depletion, and loss of NT reduced crypt cell proliferation and impaired ISC function and Lgr5 expression in the intestine during fasting. Conversely, the expression of NT in midgut enteroendocrine cells of Drosophila prevented loss of ISCs during nutrient depletion. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, our findings establish an evolutionarily conserved role for NT in ISC maintenance during nutritional stress. GSE182828.
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Prašnikar E, Borišek J, Perdih A. Senescent cells as promising targets to tackle age-related diseases. Ageing Res Rev 2021; 66:101251. [PMID: 33385543 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2020.101251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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As the world's population progressively ages, the burden on the socio-economic and health systems is escalating, demanding sustainable and lasting solutions. Cellular senescence, one of the hallmarks of ageing, is a state of irreversible cell cycle arrest that occurs in response to various genotoxic stressors and is considered an important factor in the development of many age-related diseases and therefore a potential therapeutic target. Here, the role of senescent cells in age-related diseases is discussed, focusing on their formation and main characteristics. The mechanisms leading to senescent cells are presented, including replicative and premature senescence as well as senescence that occurs in various physiological processes, such as wound healing. The second part comprises a comprehensive description of various biomarkers currently used for the detection of senescent cells along with the investigated therapeutic approaches, namely senolytics, senomorphics and the clearance of senescent cells by the immune system. Potential delivery systems suitable for such therapies and model organisms to study senescence are also briefly examined. This in-depth overview of cellular senescence contributes to a deeper understanding of a rapidly evolving area aimed to tackle the age-related diseases in a more mechanistic way, as well as highlights future research opportunities.
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Shneider BL, Cortes-Santiago N, Schady DA, Krishnamoorthy S, Thevananther S, Rajapakshe K, Perera D, Huang S, Coarfa C. Constitutive activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK1) in ileal enterocytes leads to dysplasia and a predisposition to cancer. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2021; 320:G366-G379. [PMID: 33470189 PMCID: PMC8202241 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00065.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) is a key factor in the pathogenesis of cancer, although the specific role of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK1) is not well understood. Villin promoter-driven Cre expression was used to excise a floxed stop cassette from a phosphomimetically constitutively activated MEK1 (caMEK1) expression construct in the intestine of C57BL/6 mice. Zygosity status of caMEK1 afforded assessment of the dose dependence of the effect. The expected mendelian distribution of genotypes and sex was observed in 443 progenies. Between 21 and 63 days of life, caMEK1 had no effect on body weight in male mice, but reduced body weight in female mice homozygous for caMEK1. At 10 wk of age, the ileum of caMEK1-expressing mice was characterized by the finding of dysplasia and profound changes in overall architecture. Paneth cells were nearly absent in caMEK1 homozygotes. Targeted proteomic profiling via reverse phase protein array analyses with confirmatory Western blotting revealed significant changes in protein and phosphoprotein expression, including upregulation of proteins downstream of MEK1, associated with enhanced markers of proliferation, diminished apoptosis, alterations in cell-fate determination, cell-cell interactions, and tight junctions. Long-term viability of caMEK1 homozygous mice was reduced with no survival beyond 1 yr. Invasive adenocarcinoma developed in three of ten older mice [15 wk (homozygous), 26 wk (homozygous), and 35 wk (heterozygous) of age]. Expression of caMEK1 in enterocytes leads to marked derangements in the intestinal epithelium, which is associated with a predisposition to the development of invasive cancer.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The ileum of mice with constitutive expression of activated MEK1 (via phosphomimetic changes) in enterocytes is markedly abnormal with architectural distortion and cytologic atypia, which evolves into an adenoma invasive carcinoma sequence. Phosphoproteomic analysis reveals upregulation of proteins downstream of MEK1, associated with enhanced markers of proliferation, diminished apoptosis, alterations in cell-fate determination, cell-cell interactions, and tight junctions. This novel model provides new insights into intestinal homeostasis and carcinogenesis.
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- Benjamin L. Shneider
- 1Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- 2Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- 1Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- 1Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- 3Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- 3Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- 3Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- 3Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Houston, Texas,4Center for Prevention and Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Ramisz G, Turek W, Chmurska-Gasowska M, Rak A, Pietsch-Fulbiszewska A, Galuszka A, Kotula-Balak M, Tarasiuk K. Senescence and adiponectin signaling - Studies in canine testis. Ann Anat 2020; 234:151606. [PMID: 33096233 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2020.151606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The meaning of senescence for tissue physiological and pathological conditions is poorly known. Based on initial reports especially proteins and mechanisms that regulate this process are necessary to be determinate. METHODS The main aim of the study was to investigate the presence of senescent cells in canine testicular tissue (mixed breed testes; n = 60) in relation to adiponectin signaling. In detail, new information on the senescence cell number, as well as senescence and adiponectin signaling mechanisms in cryptorchid and germ cell tumor testes were provided with the use of immunohistochemical and colorimetric analyses. RESULTS Comparison of immunohistochemical results, in cryptorchid and tumor testes revealed increased number of senescent cells (p16 and γH2AX markers). Increased expression of adiponectin and adiponectin receptor 1, as well as extracellular signal-activated kinase (ERK1/2) in pathological testes were detected. In addition, decreased cholesterol and increased testosterone levels in tumor testis were found. CONCLUSION The present study is the first to demonstrate the presence as well as the differences that exist in senecent cell number in mixed breed dog testes with cryptorchidism and germ cell tumor. Altered expression of adiponectin signaling and ERK1/2 signaling pathways together with altered cholesterol and testosterone levels reflect important senescence role in disturbed functions of canine testis. Moreover, the application of studied here senescence regulating molecules for detection and prevention against pathologies of the male gonad should be furtherly considered.
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- Grzegorz Ramisz
- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine JU-UA, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine JU-UA, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine JU-UA, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine JU-UA, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine JU-UA, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine JU-UA, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
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- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine JU-UA, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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Liu P, Lu Z, Wu Y, Shang D, Zhao Z, Shen Y, Zhang Y, Zhu F, Liu H, Tu Z. Cellular Senescence-Inducing Small Molecules for Cancer Treatment. Curr Cancer Drug Targets 2020; 19:109-119. [PMID: 29848278 DOI: 10.2174/1568009618666180530092825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Recently, the chemotherapeutic drug-induced cellular senescence has been considered a promising anti-cancer approach. The drug-induced senescence, which shows both similar and different hallmarks from replicative and oncogene-induced senescence, was regarded as a key determinant of tumor response to chemotherapy in vitro and in vivo. To date, an amount of effective chemotherapeutic drugs that can evoke senescence in cancer cells have been reported. The targets of these drugs differ substantially, including senescence signaling pathways, DNA replication process, DNA damage pathways, epigenetic modifications, microtubule polymerization, senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), and so on. By summarizing senescence-inducing small molecule drugs together with their specific traits and corresponding mechanisms, this review is devoted to inform scientists to develop novel therapeutic strategies against cancer through inducing senescence.
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- Peng Liu
- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.,School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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Chen H, Chen H, Liang J, Gu X, Zhou J, Xie C, Lv X, Wang R, Li Q, Mao Z, Sun H, Zuo G, Miao D, Jin J. TGF-β1/IL-11/MEK/ERK signaling mediates senescence-associated pulmonary fibrosis in a stress-induced premature senescence model of Bmi-1 deficiency. Exp Mol Med 2020; 52:130-151. [PMID: 31959867 PMCID: PMC7000795 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-019-0371-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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To study whether TGF-β1/IL-11/MEK/ERK (TIME) signaling mediates senescence-associated pulmonary fibrosis (SAPF) in Bmi-1-deficient (Bmi-1-/-) mice and determines the major downstream mediator of Bmi-1 and crosstalk between p16INK4a and reactive oxygen species that regulates SAPF, phenotypes were compared among 7-week-old p16INK4a and Bmi-1 double-knockout, N-acetylcysteine (NAC)-treated Bmi-1-/-, Bmi-1-/-, and wild-type mice. Pulmonary fibroblasts and alveolar type II epithelial (AT2) cells were used for experiments. Human pulmonary tissues were tested for type Ι collagen, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), p16INK4a, p53, p21, and TIME signaling by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Our results demonstrated that Bmi-1 deficiency resulted in a shortened lifespan, ventilatory resistance, poor ventilatory compliance, and SAPF, including cell senescence, DNA damage, a senescence-associated secretory phenotype and collagen overdeposition that was mediated by the upregulation of TIME signaling. The signaling stimulated cell senescence, senescence-related secretion of TGF-β1 and IL-11 and production of collagen 1 by pulmonary fibroblasts and the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of AT2 cells. These processes were inhibited by anti-IL-11 or the MEK inhibitor PD98059. NAC treatment prolonged the lifespan and ameliorated pulmonary dysfunction and SAPF by downregulating TIME signaling more than p16INK4a deletion by inhibiting oxidative stress and DNA damage and promoting ubiquitin-proteasome degradation of p16INK4a and p53. Cytoplasmic p16INK4a accumulation upregulated MEK/ERK signaling by inhibiting the translocation of pERK1/2 (Thr202/Tyr204) from the cytoplasm to the nucleus in senescent fibroblasts. The accumulation of collagen 1 and α-SMA in human lungs accompanied by cell senescence may be mediated by TIME signaling. Thus, this signaling in aging fibroblasts or AT2 cells could be a therapeutic target for preventing SAPF.
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- Haiyun Chen
- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
- Anti-aging Research Laboratory, Friendship Plastic Surgery Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, Jiangsu Jiankang Vocational College, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
- The Laboratory Center for Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
- The Laboratory Center for Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Human Anatomy; Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease; The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
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Chung SY, Huang WC, Chen ZS, Chao TC, Su Y. Elucidation of the mechanism underlying CD44v6-induced transformation of IEC-6 normal intestinal epithelial cells. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:194-209. [PMID: 31219187 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The transformation abilities of CD44s and CD44v6 in normal intestinal epithelial cells have not yet been reported. Herein, we established both CD44s and CD44v6 overexpressing stable clones from rat IEC-6 cells and demonstrated that the CD44v6 clones had higher saturation density and anchorage independence. Additionally, CD44v6 clones were more resistant to oxaliplatin and irinotecan which might be attributed to a significantly increased B-cell lymphoma 2 level and a reduced DNA damage response in these cells. Moreover, c-Met and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 signalings were involved in modulating the saturation density in CD44v6 clones. Interestingly, higher activation of both AKT and extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) were detected in CD44v6 clones which might account in part for the cell density-independent nuclear localization of Yes-associated protein (YAP). To no surprise, increases of both saturation density and anchorage independence in CD44v6 clones were markedly diminished by PI3K, AKT, MEK, and ERK inhibitors as well as YAP knockdown. By contrast, overexpression of a constitutively active YAP robustly increased the aforementioned phenotypes in IEC-6 cells. Collectively, our results suggest that upregulation of CD44v6, but not CD44s, induces the transformation of normal intestinal epithelial cells possibly via activating the c-Met/AKT/YAP pathway which might also explain the important role of CD44v6 in the initiation of various carcinomas.
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- Shin-Yi Chung
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.,Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Min University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Ji S, Sun R, Xu K, Man Z, Ji J, Pu Y, Yin L, Zhang J, Pu Y. Prodigiosin induces apoptosis and inhibits autophagy via the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway in K562 cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2019; 60:107-115. [PMID: 31077745 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Prodigiosin contains a tripyrrole skeleton and shows impressive anticancer potential in multiple cell lines. Numerous studies have been conducted on prodigiosin-induced apoptosis and the related mechanisms. However, few reports have considered the effects of prodigiosin on autophagy and the relationship between apoptosis and autophagy. Here, we examined whether prodigiosin affected apoptosis and autophagy through the extracellular signal-regulated (ERK) signaling pathway in K562 cells, employing cell proliferation, flow cytometry, caspase activity, and western blot analyses. Inhibition of the ERK signaling pathway with PD184352 was conducted to verify the role of this pathway on prodigiosin-mediated processes. Our findings revealed that prodigiosin inhibited the proliferation of K562 cells, increased reactive oxygen species (ROS), induced apoptosis and inhibited autophagy in K562 cells. Additionally, the ROS scavenger, N-Acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), partially prevented prodigiosin-induced apoptosis but did not reduce prodigiosin-inhibited autophagy in K562 cells. Furthermore, prodigiosin treatment in K562 cells reduced the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) and P38, and activated ERK signaling pathway. When ERK1/2 phosphorylation was blocked by PD184352, prodigiosin-induced apoptosis and the inhibition of autophagy decreased significantly. Taken together, these results demonstrated that the ERK signaling pathway was involved in prodigiosin-induced apoptosis and prodigiosin-inhibited autophagy.
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- Shuangbin Ji
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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Zou J, Lei T, Guo P, Yu J, Xu Q, Luo Y, Ke R, Huang D. Mechanisms shaping the role of ERK1/2 in cellular senescence (Review). Mol Med Rep 2018; 19:759-770. [PMID: 30535440 PMCID: PMC6323238 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Senescence is a result of cellular stress and is a potential mechanism for regulating cancer. As a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family, ERK1/2 (extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase) has an important role in delivering extracellular signals to the nucleus, and these signals regulate the cell cycle, cell proliferation and cell development. Previous studies demonstrated that ERK1/2 is closely associated with cell aging; however other previous studies suggested that ERK1/2 exerts an opposite effect on aging models and target proteins, even within the same cell model. Recent studies demonstrated that the effect of ERK1/2 on aging is likely associated with its target proteins and regulators, negative feedback loops, phosphorylated ERK1/2 factors and ERK1/2 translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. The present review aims to examine the mechanism of ERK1/2 and discuss its role in cellular outcomes and novel drug development.
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- Junrong Zou
- Research Institute of Digestive Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of Digestive Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518110, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, The People's Hospital of Xinyu City, Xinyu, Jiangxi 338025, P.R. China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Pathogenesis and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Research Institute of Digestive Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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Beaudry K, Langlois MJ, Montagne A, Cagnol S, Carrier JC, Rivard N. Dual-specificity phosphatase 6 deletion protects the colonic epithelium against inflammation and promotes both proliferation and tumorigenesis. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:6731-6745. [PMID: 30273442 PMCID: PMC6519001 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The Ras/mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway controls fundamental cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. The dual‐specificity phosphatase 6 (DUSP6) regulates cytoplasmic MAPK signaling by dephosphorylating and inactivating extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (ERK1/2) MAPK. To determine the role of DUSP6 in the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis, we characterized the intestinal epithelial phenotype of
Dusp6 knockout (KO) mice under normal, oncogenic, and proinflammatory conditions. Our results show that loss of Dusp6 increased crypt depth and epithelial cell proliferation without altering colonic architecture. Crypt regeneration capacity was also enhanced, as revealed by ex vivo
Dusp6 KO organoid cultures. Additionally, loss of Dusp6 induced goblet cell expansion without affecting enteroendocrine and absorptive cell differentiation. Our data also demonstrate that
Dusp6 KO mice were protected from acute dextran sulfate sodium‐induced colitis, as opposed to wild‐type mice. In addition,
Dusp6 gene deletion markedly enhanced tumor load in
ApcMin/+ mice. Decreased DUSP6 expression by RNA interference in HT29 colorectal cancer cells enhanced ERK1/2 activation levels and promoted both anchorage‐independent growth in soft agar as well as invasion through Matrigel. Finally,
DUSP6 mRNA expression in human colorectal tumors was decreased in advanced stage tumors compared with paired normal tissues. These results demonstrate that DUSP6 phosphatase, by controlling ERK1/2 activation, regulates colonic inflammatory responses, and protects the intestinal epithelium against oncogenic stress.
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- Katia Beaudry
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Meng Y, Eirin A, Zhu XY, Tang H, Hickson LJ, Lerman A, van Wijnen AJ, Lerman LO. Micro-RNAS Regulate Metabolic Syndrome-induced Senescence in Porcine Adipose Tissue-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells through the P16/MAPK Pathway. Cell Transplant 2018; 27:1495-1503. [PMID: 30187775 PMCID: PMC6180720 DOI: 10.1177/0963689718795692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) constitute an important repair system, but may be impaired by exposure to cardiovascular risk factors. Consequently, adipose tissue-derived MSCs from pigs with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) show decreased vitality. A growing number of microRNAs (miRNAs) are recognized as key modulators of senescence, but their role in regulating senescence in MSC in MetS is unclear. We tested the hypothesis that MetS upregulates in MSC expression of miRNAs that can serve as post-transcriptional regulators of senescence-associated (SA) genes. MSCs were collected from swine abdominal adipose tissue after 16 weeks of Lean or Obese diet ( n = 6 each). Next-generation miRNA sequencing (miRNA-seq) was performed to identify miRNAs up-or down-regulated in MetS-MSCs compared with Lean-MSCs. Functional pathways of SA genes targeted by miRNAs were analyzed using gene ontology. MSC senescence was evaluated by p16 and p21 immunoreactivity, H2AX protein expression, and SA-β-Galactosidase activity. In addition, gene expression of p16, p21, MAPK3 (ERK1) and MAPK14, and MSC migration were studied after inhibition of SA-miR-27b. Senescence biomarkers were significantly elevated in MetS-MSCs. We found seven upregulated miRNAs, including miR-27b, and three downregulated miRNAs in MetS-MSCs, which regulate 35 SA genes, particularly MAPK signaling. Inhibition of miR-27b in cultured MSCs downregulated p16 and MARP3 genes, and increased MSC migration. MetS modulates MSC expression of SA-miRNAs that may regulate their senescence, and the p16 pathway seems to play an important role in MetS-induced MSC senescence.
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- Y Meng
- 1 Divisions of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.,2 Department of Nephrology, The First Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- 1 Divisions of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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- 1 Divisions of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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- 1 Divisions of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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- 1 Divisions of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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- 3 Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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- 2 Department of Nephrology, The First Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- 1 Divisions of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.,4 Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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Seo SB, Lee JJ, Yun HH, Im CN, Kim YS, Ko JH, Lee JH. 14-3-3β Depletion Drives a Senescence Program in Glioblastoma Cells Through the ERK/SKP2/p27 Pathway. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:1259-1270. [PMID: 28116547 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0407-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The induction of senescence in cancer cells has recently been implicated as a mechanism of tumor regression in response to various modes of stress. 14-3-3 proteins are conserved scaffolding molecules that are involved in various cellular functions. Among the seven isoforms, 14-3-3β is specifically expressed in astrocytoma in correlation with the malignancy grade. We investigated the possible role of 14-3-3β in the regulation of senescence induction in A172 glioblastoma cells. The knockdown of 14-3-3β by specific small interfering RNA resulted in a significant change in cellular phenotypes and an increase in cells staining positive for senescence-associated β-galactosidase. Western blotting of the 14-3-3β-depleted A172 cells revealed increased p27 expression and decreased SKP2 expression, while the expression of p53 and p21 was not altered. Subsequently, we demonstrated that ERK is a key modulator of SKP2/p27 axis activity in 14-3-3β-mediated senescence based on the following: (1) 14-3-3β knockdown decreased p-ERK levels; (2) treatment with U0126, an MEK inhibitor, completely reproduced the senescence morphology as well as the expression profiles of p27 and SKP2; and (3) the senescence phenotypes induced by 14-3-3β depletion were considerably recovered by constitutively active ERK expression. Our results indicate that 14-3-3β negatively regulates senescence in glioblastoma cells via the ERK/SKP2/p27 pathway. Furthermore, 14-3-3β depletion also resulted in senescence phenotypes in U87 glioblastoma cells, suggesting that 14-3-3β could be targeted to induce premature senescence as a therapeutic strategy against glioblastoma progression.
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- Sung Bin Seo
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.,The Institute for Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Tunneling Nanotube Research Center, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.,The Institute for Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.,The Institute for Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, KRIBB, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, KRIBB, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea. .,The Institute for Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.
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Platt JL, Zhou X, Lefferts AR, Cascalho M. Cell Fusion in the War on Cancer: A Perspective on the Inception of Malignancy. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:E1118. [PMID: 27420051 PMCID: PMC4964493 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17071118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cell fusion occurs in development and in physiology and rarely in those settings is it associated with malignancy. However, deliberate fusion of cells and possibly untoward fusion of cells not suitably poised can eventuate in aneuploidy, DNA damage and malignant transformation. How often cell fusion may initiate malignancy is unknown. However, cell fusion could explain the high frequency of cancers in tissues with low underlying rates of cell proliferation and mutation. On the other hand, cell fusion might also engage innate and adaptive immune surveillance, thus helping to eliminate or retard malignancies. Here we consider whether and how cell fusion might weigh on the overall burden of cancer in modern societies.
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- Jeffrey L Platt
- Departments of Surgery and of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, A520B Medical Sciences Research Building I, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5656, USA.
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- Departments of Surgery and of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, A520B Medical Sciences Research Building I, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5656, USA.
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- Departments of Surgery and of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, A520B Medical Sciences Research Building I, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5656, USA.
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- Departments of Surgery and of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, A520B Medical Sciences Research Building I, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5656, USA.
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Buscà R, Pouysségur J, Lenormand P. ERK1 and ERK2 Map Kinases: Specific Roles or Functional Redundancy? Front Cell Dev Biol 2016; 4:53. [PMID: 27376062 PMCID: PMC4897767 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2016.00053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The MAP kinase signaling cascade Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK has been involved in a large variety of cellular and physiological processes that are crucial for life. Many pathological situations have been associated to this pathway. More than one isoform has been described at each level of the cascade. In this review we devoted our attention to ERK1 and ERK2, which are the effector kinases of the pathway. Whether ERK1 and ERK2 specify functional differences or are in contrast functionally redundant, constitutes an ongoing debate despite the huge amount of studies performed to date. In this review we compiled data on ERK1 vs. ERK2 gene structures, protein sequences, expression levels, structural and molecular mechanisms of activation and substrate recognition. We have also attempted to perform a rigorous analysis of studies regarding the individual roles of ERK1 and ERK2 by the means of morpholinos, siRNA, and shRNA silencing as well as gene disruption or gene replacement in mice. Finally, we comment on a recent study of gene and protein evolution of ERK isoforms as a distinct approach to address the same question. Our review permits the evaluation of the relevance of published studies in the field especially when measurements of global ERK activation are taken into account. Our analysis favors the hypothesis of ERK1 and ERK2 exhibiting functional redundancy and points to the concept of the global ERK quantity, and not isoform specificity, as being the essential determinant to achieve ERK function.
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- Roser Buscà
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR7284, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre A. Lacassagne, Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing of Nice, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis Nice, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR7284, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre A. Lacassagne, Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing of Nice, University of Nice-Sophia AntipolisNice, France; Centre Scientifique de MonacoMonaco, Monaco
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR7284, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre A. Lacassagne, Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing of Nice, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis Nice, France
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Brun C, Jean-Louis F, Oddos T, Bagot M, Bensussan A, Michel L. Phenotypic and functional changes in dermal primary fibroblasts isolated from intrinsically aged human skin. Exp Dermatol 2016; 25:113-9. [DOI: 10.1111/exd.12874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Cécilia Brun
- INSERM U976; Centre de Recherche en Dermatologie; Paris France
- Université Paris Diderot; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Paris France
- Centre de Recherche; Johnson & Johnson Santé Beauté France; Val de Reuil France
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- INSERM U976; Centre de Recherche en Dermatologie; Paris France
- Université Paris Diderot; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Paris France
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- Centre de Recherche; Johnson & Johnson Santé Beauté France; Val de Reuil France
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- INSERM U976; Centre de Recherche en Dermatologie; Paris France
- Université Paris Diderot; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Paris France
- AP-HP; Service de Dermatologie; Hôpital Saint-Louis; Paris France
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- INSERM U976; Centre de Recherche en Dermatologie; Paris France
- Université Paris Diderot; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Paris France
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- INSERM U976; Centre de Recherche en Dermatologie; Paris France
- Université Paris Diderot; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Paris France
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Li J, Han S, Cousin W, Conboy IM. Age-specific functional epigenetic changes in p21 and p16 in injury-activated satellite cells. Stem Cells 2015; 33:951-61. [PMID: 25447026 DOI: 10.1002/stem.1908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The regenerative capacity of muscle dramatically decreases with age because old muscle stem cells fail to proliferate in response to tissue damage. Here, we uncover key age-specific differences underlying this proliferative decline: namely, the genetic loci of cyclin/cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors (CDKIs) p21 and p16 are more epigenetically silenced in young muscle stem cells, as compared to old, both in quiescent cells and those responding to tissue injury. Interestingly, phosphorylated ERK (pERK) induced in these cells by ectopic FGF2 is found in association with p21 and p16 promoters, and moreover, only in the old cells. Importantly, in the old satellite cells, FGF2/pERK silences p21 epigenetically and transcriptionally, which leads to reduced p21 protein levels and enhanced cell proliferation. In agreement with the epigenetic silencing of the loci, young muscle stem cells do not depend as much as old on ectopic FGF/pERK for their myogenic proliferation. In addition, other CDKIs, such asp15(INK4B) and p27(KIP1) , become elevated in satellite cells with age, confirming and explaining the profound regenerative defect of old muscle. This work enhances our understanding of tissue aging, promoting strategies for combating age-imposed tissue degeneration.
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- Ju Li
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA; California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), Berkeley, California, USA
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Yoon DS, Choi Y, Choi SM, Park KH, Lee JW. Different effects of resveratrol on early and late passage mesenchymal stem cells through β-catenin regulation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 467:1026-32. [PMID: 26456654 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Resveratrol is a sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) activator and can function as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant factor. In mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), resveratrol enhances the proliferation and differentiation potential and has an anti-aging effect. However, contradictory effects of resveratrol on MSC cultures have been reported. In this study, we found that resveratrol had different effects on MSC cultures according to their cell passage and SIRT1 expression. Resveratrol enhanced the self-renewal potential and multipotency of early passage MSCs, but accelerated cellular senescence of late passage MSCs. In early passage MSCs expressing SIRT1, resveratrol decreased ERK and GSK-3β phosphorylation, suppressing β-catenin activity. In contrast, in late passage MSCs, which did not express SIRT1, resveratrol increased ERK and GSK-3β phosphorylation, activating β-catenin. We confirmed that SIRT1-deficient early passage MSCs treated with resveratrol lost their self-renewal potential and multipotency, and became senescent due to increased β-catenin activity. Sustained treatment with resveratrol at early passages maintained the self-renewal potential and multipotency of MSCs up to passage 10. Our findings suggest that resveratrol can be effectively applied to early passage MSC cultures, whereas parameters such as cell passage and SIRT1 expression must be taken into consideration before applying resveratrol to late passage MSCs.
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- Dong Suk Yoon
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Zhou X, Merchak K, Lee W, Grande JP, Cascalho M, Platt JL. Cell Fusion Connects Oncogenesis with Tumor Evolution. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2015; 185:2049-60. [PMID: 26066710 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2014] [Revised: 02/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Cell fusion likely drives tumor evolution by undermining chromosomal and DNA stability and/or by generating phenotypic diversity; however, whether a cell fusion event can initiate malignancy and direct tumor evolution is unknown. We report that a fusion event involving normal, nontransformed, cytogenetically stable epithelial cells can initiate chromosomal instability, DNA damage, cell transformation, and malignancy. Clonal analysis of fused cells reveals that the karyotypic and phenotypic potential of tumors formed by cell fusion is established immediately or within a few cell divisions after the fusion event, without further ongoing genetic and phenotypic plasticity, and that subsequent evolution of such tumors reflects selection from the initial diverse population rather than ongoing plasticity of the progeny. Thus, one cell fusion event can both initiate malignancy and fuel evolution of the tumor that ensues.
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- Xiaofeng Zhou
- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Oncogenic KRAS signalling promotes the Wnt/β-catenin pathway through LRP6 in colorectal cancer. Oncogene 2014; 34:4914-27. [PMID: 25500543 PMCID: PMC4687460 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Revised: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aberrant regulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is one of the major causes of colorectal cancer (CRC). Loss-of-function mutations in APC are commonly found in CRC, leading to inappropriate activation of canonical Wnt signaling. Conversely, gain-of-function mutations in KRAS and BRAF genes are detected in up to 60% of CRCs. Whereas KRAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathways are critical for intestinal tumorigenesis, mechanisms integrating these two important signaling pathways during CRC development are unknown. Results herein demonstrate that transformation of normal intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) by oncogenic forms of KRAS, BRAF or MEK1 was associated with a marked increase in β-catenin/TCF4 and c-MYC promoter transcriptional activities and mRNA levels of c-Myc, Axin2 and Lef1. Notably, expression of a dominant-negative mutant of T-Cell Factor 4 (ΔNTCF4) severely attenuated IEC transformation induced by oncogenic MEK1 and markedly reduced their tumorigenic and metastatic potential in immunocompromised mice. Interestingly, the Frizzled co-receptor LRP6 was phosphorylated in a MEK-dependent manner in transformed IECs and in human CRC cell lines. Expression of LRP6 mutant in which serine/threonine residues in each particular ProlineProlineProlineSerine/ThreonineProline motif were mutated to alanines (LRP6-5A) significantly reduced β-catenin/TCF4 transcriptional activity. Accordingly, MEK inhibition in human CRC cells significantly diminished β-catenin/TCF4 transcriptional activity and c-MYC mRNA and protein levels without affecting β-catenin expression or stability. Lastly, LRP6 phosphorylation was also increased in human colorectal tumors, including adenomas, in comparison with healthy adjacent normal tissues. Our data indicate that oncogenic activation of KRAS/BRAF/MEK signaling stimulates the canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway, which in turn promotes intestinal tumor growth and invasion. Moreover, LRP6 phosphorylation by ERK1/2 may provide a unique point of convergence between KRAS/MAPK and Wnt/β-catenin signalings during oncogenesis.
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Schumacher S, Roth I, Stahl J, Bäumer W, Kietzmann M. Biodegradation of metallic magnesium elicits an inflammatory response in primary nasal epithelial cells. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:996-1004. [PMID: 24211732 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Resorbable magnesium-based implants hold great promise for various biomedical applications, such as osteosynthesis and coronary stenting. They also offer a new therapeutic option for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis, but little data is yet available regarding the use of magnesium in the nasal cavity. To model this field of application, primary porcine nasal epithelial cells were used to test the biocompatibility of degrading pure magnesium and investigate whether the degradation products may also affect cellular metabolism. Magnesium specimens did not induce apoptosis and we found no major influence on enzyme activities or protein synthesis, but cell viability was reduced and elevated interleukin 8 secretion indicated proinflammatory reactions. Necrotic damage was most likely due to osmotic stress, and our results suggest that magnesium ion build-up is also involved in the interleukin 8 release. Furthermore, the latter seems to be mediated, at least in part, by the p38 signaling pathway. These effects probably depended on the accumulation of very high concentrations of magnesium ions in the in vitro set-up, which might not be achieved in vivo, although we cannot exclude that further, as yet unknown, factors played a role in the inflammatory response during the degradation process. In conclusion, the biocompatibility of pure magnesium with cells in the immediate vicinity appears less ideal than is often supposed, and this needs to be considered in the evaluation of magnesium materials containing additional alloying elements.
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Tremblay I, Paré E, Arsenault D, Douziech M, Boucher MJ. The MEK/ERK pathway promotes NOTCH signalling in pancreatic cancer cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e85502. [PMID: 24392017 PMCID: PMC3877363 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Activation of the NOTCH receptors relies on their intracellular proteolysis by the gamma-secretase complex. This cleavage liberates the NOTCH intracellular domain (NIC) thereby allowing the translocation of NIC towards the nucleus to assemble into a transcriptional platform. Little information is available regarding the regulatory steps operating on NIC following its release from the transmembrane receptor up to its association with transcriptional partners. Interfering with these regulatory steps might potentially influences the nuclear outcome of NOTCH signalling. Herein, we exploited a reliable model to study the molecular events occurring subsequent to NOTCH1 cleavage. In pancreatic cancer cells, pulse of NOTCH1 activation led to increased expression of NOTCH target genes namely HES1 and c-MYC. We uncovered that, upon its release, the NOTCH1 intracellular domain, NIC1, undergoes a series of post-translational modifications that include phosphorylation. Most interestingly, we found that activation of the MEK/ERK pathway promotes HES1 expression. Inhibition of the gamma-secretase complex prevented the MEK/ERK-induced HES1 expression suggesting a NOTCH-dependent mechanism. Finally, higher levels of NIC1 were found associated with its transcriptional partners [CBF1, Su(H) and LAG-1] (CSL) and MASTERMIND-LIKE 1 (MAML1) upon MEK/ERK activation providing a potential mechanism whereby the MEK/ERK pathway promotes expression of NOTCH target genes. For the first time, our data exposed a signalling pathway, namely the MEK/ERK pathway that positively impacts on NOTCH nuclear outcome.
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- Isabelle Tremblay
- Department of Medicine, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Panganiban RAM, Day RM. Inhibition of IGF-1R prevents ionizing radiation-induced primary endothelial cell senescence. PLoS One 2013; 8:e78589. [PMID: 24205274 PMCID: PMC3813482 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Accelerated senescence is a primary response to cellular stresses including DNA damaging agents (e.g., ionizing radiation) and is widely believed to be caused by continuous proliferative signaling in the presence of cell cycle arrest. Studies of signal transduction pathways leading to accelerated senescence have revealed that inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) by rapamycin rescues cells from senescence. However, the molecular mechanisms upstream of mTOR following ionizing radiation (IR) are not well defined. We investigated signal transduction leading to IR-induced accelerated senescence in human pulmonary artery endothelial cells (HPAEC). Exposure of HPAEC to X-rays (10 Gy, 2.4 Gy/min) upregulated senescence markers including p53, p21/waf1, and senescence-associated beta galactosidase (SA-β-gal). Ly294002 (a phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase [PI3K] inhibitor) or rapamycin (an mTOR inhibitor) blocked the induction of cellular senescence markers suggesting roles for PI3K and mTOR. Pathway-directed microarrays revealed increased transcription of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1), a modulator of cell growth and proliferation upstream of mTOR. qRT-PCR confirmed that both IGF-1 and IGF-2 mRNA were increased in response to X-rays, and ELISA showed increased secretion of IGF-1 protein into the medium of irradiated HPAEC. Consistent with upregulation of these ligands, we found that X-ray exposure led to hyperphosphorylation of IGF-1R, the receptor for IGF-1 and -2. Treatment with AG1024, an IGF-1R inhibitor, suppressed IR-induced upregulation of p53, p21/waf1, and SA-β-gal. Together these findings suggest that IGF-1R is a key regulator of IR-induced accelerated senescence in a pathway that requires intact mTOR activity upstream of both p53 and p21/waf1.
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- Ronald Allan M. Panganiban
- Department of Pharmacology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Turgeon N, Blais M, Delabre JF, Asselin C. The histone H3K27 methylation mark regulates intestinal epithelial cell density-dependent proliferation and the inflammatory response. J Cell Biochem 2013. [PMID: 23192652 PMCID: PMC3617464 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Polycomb-group proteins form multimeric protein complexes involved in transcriptional silencing. The Polycomb Repressive complex 2 (PRC2) contains the Suppressor of Zeste-12 protein (Suz12) and the histone methyltransferase Enhancer of Zeste protein-2 (Ezh2). This complex, catalyzing the di- and tri-methylation of histone H3 lysine 27, is essential for embryonic development and stem cell renewal. However, the role of Polycomb-group protein complexes in the control of the intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) phenotype is not known. We show that Suz12 and Ezh2 were differentially expressed along the intestinal crypt-villus axis. ShRNA-mediated Suz12 depletion in the IEC-6 rat crypt-derived cell line decreased Ezh2 expression and H3K27 di-trimethylation. Suz12-depleted cells achieved higher cell densities after confluence, with increased cyclin D2 and cyclin D3 protein levels, and increased STAT3 activation in post-confluent cells. Suz12 depletion specifically increased mostly developmental, cell adhesion and immune response gene expression, including neuronal and inflammatory genes. Suz12 depletion directly and indirectly de-regulated the IL-1β-dependent inflammatory response, as demonstrated by decreased MAPK p38 activation as opposed to JNK activation, and altered basal and stimulated expression of inflammatory genes, including transcription factors such as C/EBPβ. Of note, this positive effect on cell proliferation and inflammatory gene expression was revealed in the absence of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16, a main target negatively regulated by PRC2. These results demonstrate that the PRC2 complex, in addition to keeping in check non-IEC differentiation pathways, insures the proper IEC response to cell density as well as to external growth and inflammatory signals, by controlling specific signaling pathways. J. Cell. Biochem. 114: 1203–1215, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- *Correspondence to: Claude Asselin, PhD, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Département d'anatomie et biologie cellulaire, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1E 4K8. E-mail:
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Paquin MC, Cagnol S, Carrier JC, Leblanc C, Rivard N. ERK-associated changes in E2F4 phosphorylation, localization and transcriptional activity during mitogenic stimulation in human intestinal epithelial crypt cells. BMC Cell Biol 2013; 14:33. [PMID: 23919615 PMCID: PMC3750237 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-14-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background The transcription factor E2F4 controls proliferation of normal and cancerous intestinal epithelial cells. E2F4 localization in normal human intestinal epithelial cells (HIEC) is cell cycle-dependent, being cytoplasmic in quiescent differentiated cells but nuclear in proliferative cells. However, the intracellular signaling mechanisms regulating such E2F4 localization remain unknown. Results Treatment of quiescent HIEC with serum induced ERK1/2 activation, E2F4 phosphorylation, E2F4 nuclear translocation and G1/S phase transition while inhibition of MEK/ERK signaling by U0126 prevented these events. Stimulation of HIEC with epidermal growth factor (EGF) also led to the activation of ERK1/2 but, in contrast to serum or lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), EGF failed to induce E2F4 phosphorylation, E2F4 nuclear translocation and G1/S phase transition. Furthermore, Akt and GSK3β phosphorylation levels were markedly enhanced in serum- or LPA-stimulated HIEC but not by EGF. Importantly, E2F4 phosphorylation, E2F4 nuclear translocation and G1/S phase transition were all observed in response to EGF when GSK3 activity was concomitantly inhibited by SB216763. Finally, E2F4 was found to be overexpressed, phosphorylated and nuclear localized in epithelial cells from human colorectal adenomas exhibiting mutations in APC and KRAS or BRAF genes, known to deregulate GSK3/β-catenin and MEK/ERK signaling, respectively. Conclusions The present results indicate that MEK/ERK activation and GSK3 inhibition are both required for E2F4 phosphorylation as well as its nuclear translocation and S phase entry in HIEC. This finding suggests that dysregulated E2F4 nuclear localization may be an instigating event leading to hyperproliferation and hence, of tumor initiation and promotion in the colon and rectum.
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- Marie-Christine Paquin
- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Cancer Research Pavillon, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, 3201, Jean-Mignault, Sherbrooke, J1E4K8, QC, Canada
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Melanoidins isolated from heated potato fiber (Potex) affect human colon cancer cells growth via modulation of cell cycle and proliferation regulatory proteins. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 57:246-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Epithelial tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2 protects against intestinal inflammation in mice. Mol Cell Biol 2013; 33:2275-84. [PMID: 23530062 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00043-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Polymorphisms of PTPN11 encoding SHP-2 are biomarkers for ulcerative colitis (UC) susceptibility. However, their functional relevance is unknown. We thus investigated the role of epithelial SHP-2 in the control of intestinal homeostasis. Mice with an intestinal epithelial cell-specific SHP-2 deletion (SHP-2(IEC-KO) mice) were generated. Control and SHP-2(IEC-KO) mice were monitored for clinical symptoms and sacrificed for histological staining and Western blot analyses. Cytokines and chemokines, as well as intestinal permeability, were quantified. SHP-2 mRNA expression was evaluated in control and UC patients. SHP-2(IEC-KO) mice showed growth retardation compared to control littermates and rapidly developed severe colitis. Colon architecture was markedly altered with infiltration of immune cells, crypt abscesses, neutrophil accumulation, and reduced goblet cell numbers. Decreased expression of claudins was associated with enhanced intestinal permeability in mutant SHP-2(IEC-KO) mice. Inflammatory transcription factors Stat3 and NF-κB were hyperactivated early in the mutant colonic epithelium. Levels of several epithelial chemokines and cytokines were markedly enhanced in SHP-2(IEC-KO) mice. Of note, antibiotic treatment remarkably impaired the development of colitis in SHP-2(IEC-KO) mice. Finally, SHP-2 mRNA levels were significantly reduced in intestinal biopsy specimens from UC patients. Our results establish intestinal epithelial SHP-2 as a critical determinant for prevention of gut inflammation.
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Sontag RL, Weber TJ. Ectopic ERK expression induces phenotypic conversion of C10 cells and alters DNA methyltransferase expression. BMC Res Notes 2012; 5:217. [PMID: 22559742 PMCID: PMC3416577 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Many lung carcinogens activate mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways and DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are under investigation as therapeutic targets for lung cancer. Our goal is to determine whether C10 type II alveolar epithelial cells are a sensitive model to investigate ERK-dependent transformation and DNMT expression patterns in experimental lung cancer. FINDINGS Ectopic expression of an extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK)-green fluorescent protein (ERK1-GFP) induces acquisition of growth in soft agar that is selectively associated with latent effects on the expression of DNA methyl transferases (DNMT1 and 3b), xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group A (XPA), DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs), increased phosphatase activity and enhanced sensitivity to 5-azacytidine (5-azaC)-mediated toxicity, relative to controls. CONCLUSIONS Ectopic expression of ERK alone is sufficient to promote phenotypic conversion of C10 cells associated with altered DNMT expression patterns and sensitivity to DNMT inhibitor. This model may have applications for predicting sensitivity to DNMT inhibitors.
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- Ryan L Sontag
- Systems Toxicology, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 790 6th Street, J4-02, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Systems Toxicology, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 790 6th Street, J4-02, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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Lemieux E, Boucher MJ, Mongrain S, Boudreau F, Asselin C, Rivard N. Constitutive activation of the MEK/ERK pathway inhibits intestinal epithelial cell differentiation. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 301:G719-30. [PMID: 21737780 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00508.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK cascade regulates intestinal epithelial cell proliferation. Indeed, while barely detectable in differentiated cells of the villi, ERK1/2-activated forms are detected in the nucleus of undifferentiated human intestinal crypt cells. In addition, we and others have reported that ERKs are selectively inactivated during enterocyte differentiation. However, whether inactivation of the ERK pathway is necessary for inhibition of both proliferation and induction of differentiation of intestinal epithelial cells is unknown. Human Caco-2/15 cells, undifferentiated crypt IEC-6 cells, and differentiating Cdx3-expressing IEC-6 cells were infected with retroviruses encoding either a hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged MEK1 wild type (wtMEK) or a constitutively active S218D/S222D MEK1 mutant (caMEK). Protein and gene expression was assessed by Western blotting, semiquantitative RT-PCR, and real-time PCR. Morphology was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. We found that 1) IEC-6/Cdx3 cells formed multicellular layers after confluence and differentiated after 30 days in culture, as assessed by increased polarization, microvilli formation, expression of differentiation markers, and ERK1/2 inhibition; 2) while activated MEK prevented neither the inhibition of ERK1/2 activities nor the differentiation process in postconfluent Caco-2/15 cells, caMEK expression prevented ERK inhibition in postconfluent IEC-6/Cdx3 cells, thus leading to maintenance of elevated ERK1/2 activities; 3) caMEK-expressing IEC-6/Cdx3 cells exhibited altered multicellular structure organization, poorly defined tight junctions, reduced number of microvilli on the apical surface, and decreased expression of the hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α transcription factor and differentiation markers, namely apolipoprotein A-4, fatty acid-binding protein, calbindin-3, mucin 2, alkaline phosphatase, and sucrase-isomaltase; and 4) increased Cdx3 phosphorylation on serine-60 (S60) in IEC-6/Cdx3 cells expressing caMEK led to decreased Cdx2 transactivation potential. These results indicate that inactivation of the ERK pathway is required to ensure the full Cdx2/3 transcriptional activity necessary for intestinal epithelial cell terminal differentiation.
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- Etienne Lemieux
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team on Digestive Epithelium, Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Quebec
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Calipel A, Abonnet V, Nicole O, Mascarelli F, Coupland SE, Damato B, Mouriaux F. Status of RASSF1A in uveal melanocytes and melanoma cells. Mol Cancer Res 2011; 9:1187-98. [PMID: 21788308 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-10-0437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RASSF1A gene, found at the 3p21.3 locus, is a tumor suppressor gene frequently hypermethylated in human cancers. In this study, we report that compared with melanocytes in normal choroid, RASSF1A is downregulated in uveal melanoma samples and in uveal melanoma cell lines. LOH at 3p21.3 was detected in 50% of uveal melanoma. Moreover, methylation of the RASSF1A promoter was detected in 35 of 42 tumors (83%) and RASSF1A was also weakly expressed at the mRNA level. These data indicate that LOH at the RASSF1A locus or RASSF1A promoter methylation may partly account for the suppression of RASSF1A expression observed in uveal melanoma. Furthermore, following ectopic expression in three RASSF1A-deficient melanoma cell lines (OCM-1, Mel270, and 92.1), RASSF1A weakly reduces cell proliferation and anchorage-independent growth of uveal melanoma cells without effect on ERK1/2 activation, cyclin D1 and p27(Kip1) expression. This study explored biological functions and underlying mechanisms of RASSF1A in the ERK1/2 pathway in normal uveal melanocytes. We showed that siRNA-mediated depletion of RASSF1A increased ERK1/2 activation, cyclin D1 expression, and also decreased p27(Kip1) expression in normal uveal melanocytes. Moreover, that the depletion of RASSF1A induced senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity and increased p21(Cip1) expression suggests that RASSF1A plays a role in the escape of cellular senescence in normal uveal melanocytes. Interestingly, we found that RASSF1A was epigenetically inactivated in long-term culture of uveal melanocytes. Taken together, these data show that depletion of RASSF1A could be an early event observed during senescence of normal uveal melanocytes and that additional alterations are acquired during malignant transformation to uveal melanoma.
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- Armelle Calipel
- Service Universitaire d'Ophtalmologie, Universitede Caen Basse-Normandie, Universite Paris-Descartes, CEA, CNRS, Centre CYCERON, Bd Henri Becquerel, BP5229, 14074 Caen cedex, France.
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Buccigrossi V, Armellino C, Ruberto E, Barone MV, Marco GDE, Esposito C, Guarino A. Polar Effects on Ion Transport and Cell Proliferation Induced by GC-C Ligands in Intestinal Epithelial Cells. Pediatr Res 2011; 69:17-22. [PMID: 20924314 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e3181ff61ba] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Guanylin receptor guanylate cyclase (GC-C) peaks in neonatal intestine and is involved in either enterocyte proliferation or chloride secretion. The latter is more potent when GC-C activator guanylin, or its analog Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin (ST), is added to the mucosal rather than serosal side of intestinal monolayers. By using Ussing chambers, we investigated transepithelial ion transport and enterocyte proliferation and their mechanisms in response to the addition of guanylin or ST to the mucosal or serosal side of Caco-2 monolayers and in ileal specimens from neonates. GC-C activation showed a polar pattern of the effects. GC-C mucosal activation resulted in a potent cGMP-chloride secretion activation and in a marginal enterocyte proliferation. Conversely, serosal GC-C activation induced a potent enterocyte proliferation, through MAP kinase ERK 1/2. Finally, the inhibition of ERK1/2 enhanced the Isc increase in response to serosal but not to mucosal ST stimulation, indicating that ERK1/2 also acts as a brake of chloride secretion. These data suggest that the guanylin/GC-C system plays a key role in early postnatal intestinal adaptation exploiting the polar structure of enterocyte.
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- Vittoria Buccigrossi
- Departments of Paediatrics, University of Naples, "Federico II," Naples 80131, Italy
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Bergeron S, Lemieux E, Durand V, Cagnol S, Carrier JC, Lussier JG, Boucher MJ, Rivard N. The serine protease inhibitor serpinE2 is a novel target of ERK signaling involved in human colorectal tumorigenesis. Mol Cancer 2010; 9:271. [PMID: 20942929 PMCID: PMC2967542 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-9-271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2010] [Accepted: 10/13/2010] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Among the most harmful of all genetic abnormalities that appear in colorectal cancer (CRC) development are mutations of KRAS and its downstream effector BRAF as they result in abnormal extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) signaling. In a previous report, we had shown that expression of a constitutive active mutant of MEK1 (caMEK) in normal rat intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) induced morphological transformation associated with epithelial to mesenchymal transition, growth in soft agar, invasion and metastases in nude mice. Results from microarrays comparing control to caMEK-expressing IECs identified the gene encoding for serpinE2, a serine protease inhibitor, as a potential target of activated MEK1. RESULTS 1- RT-PCR and western blot analyses confirmed the strong up-regulation of serpinE2 expression and secretion by IECs expressing oncogenic MEK, Ras or BRAF. 2- Interestingly, serpinE2 mRNA and protein were also markedly enhanced in human CRC cells exhibiting mutation in KRAS and BRAF. 3- RNAi directed against serpinE2 in caMEK-transformed rat IECs or in human CRC cell lines HCT116 and LoVo markedly decreased foci formation, anchorage-independent growth in soft agarose, cell migration and tumor formation in nude mice. 4- Treatment of CRC cell lines with U0126 markedly reduced serpinE2 mRNA levels, indicating that expression of serpinE2 is likely dependent of ERK activity. 5- Finally, Q-PCR analyses demonstrated that mRNA levels of serpinE2 were markedly increased in human adenomas in comparison to healthy adjacent tissues and in colorectal tumors, regardless of tumor stage and grade. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that serpinE2 is up-regulated by oncogenic activation of Ras, BRAF and MEK1 and contributes to pro-neoplastic actions of ERK signaling in intestinal epithelial cells. Hence, serpinE2 may be a potential therapeutic target for colorectal cancer treatment.
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- Sébastien Bergeron
- Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, CIHR Team on Digestive Epithelium, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Bernier J, Chababi W, Pomerleau V, Saucier C. Oncogenic engagement of the Met receptor is sufficient to evoke angiogenic, tumorigenic, and metastatic activities in rat intestinal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2010; 299:G677-86. [PMID: 20539003 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00315.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The deregulation of Met/hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor tyrosine kinase signaling constitutes a common event in colorectal cancers. However, the physiopathological functions of such a deregulation remain poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the role of the deregulation of Met receptor in the neoplastic transformation of intestinal epithelial cells. To do so, the normal, well-established and characterized rat intestinal epithelial IEC-6 cells were transduced with a retrovirus carrying the oncogenic constitutive active form of Met receptor, Tpr-Met. Herein, we show that compared with control IEC-6 cells, Tpr-Met-IEC-6 cells exhibit enhanced proliferation, loss of growth-contact inhibition, cell morphological alterations, actin cytoskeletal reorganization, loss of E-cadherin expression and anchorage-independent growth. Moreover, Tpr-Met-IEC-6 cells are conferred the capacity to produce the proangiogenic factor VEGF and to reduce the potent antiangiogenic factor thrombospondin-1. Of significance, Tpr-Met-IEC-6 cells are endowed with the ability to elicit angiogenic responses and to form tumors and metastases in vivo. Hence, our study demonstrates for the first time that the sole oncogenic engagement of Met receptor in normal intestinal epithelial cells is sufficient to induce a wide array of cancerous biological processes that are fundamental to the initiation and malignant progression of colorectal cancers.
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- Jimmy Bernier
- Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie Cellulaire, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Cagnol S, Chambard JC. ERK and cell death: mechanisms of ERK-induced cell death--apoptosis, autophagy and senescence. FEBS J 2009; 277:2-21. [PMID: 19843174 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07366.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 987] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The Ras/Raf/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway plays a crucial role in almost all cell functions and therefore requires exquisite control of its spatiotemporal activity. Depending on the cell type and stimulus, ERK activity will mediate different antiproliferative events, such as apoptosis, autophagy and senescence in vitro and in vivo. ERK activity can promote either intrinsic or extrinsic apoptotic pathways by induction of mitochondrial cytochrome c release or caspase-8 activation, permanent cell cycle arrest or autophagic vacuolization. These unusual effects require sustained ERK activity in specific subcellular compartments and could depend on the presence of reactive oxygen species. We will summarize the mechanisms involved in Ras/Raf/ERK antiproliferative functions.
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- Sebastien Cagnol
- Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
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Garneau H, Paquin MC, Carrier JC, Rivard N. E2F4 expression is required for cell cycle progression of normal intestinal crypt cells and colorectal cancer cells. J Cell Physiol 2009; 221:350-8. [PMID: 19562678 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The generation of knock-out mice for E2F4 gene expression has suggested a role for this transcription factor in establishing and/or maintaining the intestinal crypt compartment. Having previously demonstrated that E2F4 is cytoplasmic in quiescent-differentiated cells but nuclear in growth factor-stimulated proliferative cells, the present study was aimed at determining the role of E2F4 in the control of human intestinal epithelial proliferation. Results herein demonstrate that lentiviral infection of an shRNA which specifically knocked-down E2F4 expression slowed down G1/S phase transition and the proliferation rate of normal human intestinal epithelial cells (HIEC) and of colon cancer cells. Protein expression of Cdk2, cyclins D1 and A, Cdc25A and c-myc was markedly down-regulated in shE2F4-expressing cells; by contrast, expression of the cell cycle inhibitors p21(Cip/Waf) and p27(Kip1) was increased. In addition, the expression of many genes involved in DNA synthesis was down-regulated in shE2F4-expressing cells, whereas no modulation in E2F1 expression was observed. A decrease in E2F4 in colon cancer cell lines also resulted in a reduction in soft-agar growth capacity. Immunofluorescence experiments in human fetal intestine revealed that cells expressing high nuclear levels of E2F4 also expressed cyclin A protein. Lastly, E2F4 and its target cyclin A were up-regulated and mostly nuclear in human colorectal tumor cells in comparison to the corresponding benign epithelium. These results indicate that nuclear E2F4 may be determinant in the promotion of proliferation of human intestinal epithelial crypt cells and colorectal cancer cells.
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- Hugo Garneau
- CIHR Team on Digestive Epithelium, Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Lemieux E, Bergeron S, Durand V, Asselin C, Saucier C, Rivard N. Constitutively active MEK1 is sufficient to induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in intestinal epithelial cells and to promote tumor invasion and metastasis. Int J Cancer 2009; 125:1575-86. [PMID: 19462441 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Constitutive activation of the MAP kinase kinase MEK1 induces oncogenic transformation in intestinal epithelial cells. Loss of cell-cell adhesion followed by the dissociation of epithelial structures is a prerequisite for increased cell motility and tumor invasion. This phenotypic switch is designated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). EMT also plays an important role in determining the dissemination of tumors. However, the role of MEK1 in intestinal EMT, tumor invasion and metastasis has not been elucidated. To determine the functions of activated MEK1 in intestinal tumorigenesis, we established intestinal epithelial cell lines that overexpress wild-type MEK1 (wtMEK) or activated MEK1 (caMEK). Our results indicate that expression of caMEK is sufficient to induce EMT as confirmed with the induction of N-cadherin, vimentin, Snail1 and Snail2, whereas a reduction in E-cadherin, occludin, ZO-1 and cortical F-actin was noted. The Snail1 and Snail2 promoter analyses revealed that Egr-1 and Fra-1, an AP-1 protein, are responsible for MEK1-induced Snail1 and Snail2 expression, respectively. Cells expressing activated MEK1 clearly acquired an invasive capacity when compared to wtMEK-expressing cells. Zymography studies confirmed elevated levels of MMP2 and MMP9 activities in media of caMEK-expressing cells. Importantly, cells expressing activated MEK1 induced tumors with short latency in correlation with their ability to induce experimental metastasis in vivo and to express factors known to promote colorectal cancer cell metastasis. In conclusion, our results demonstrate, for the first time, that constitutive activation of MEK1 in intestinal epithelial cells is sufficient to induce an EMT associated with tumor invasion and metastasis.
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- Etienne Lemieux
- CIHR Team on Digestive Epithelium, Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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The steady-state expression of connexin43 is maintained by the PI3K/Akt in osteoblasts. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 382:440-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 03/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Min LJ, Mogi M, Iwai M, Horiuchi M. Signaling mechanisms of angiotensin II in regulating vascular senescence. Ageing Res Rev 2009; 8:113-21. [PMID: 19162241 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2008.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2008] [Revised: 12/10/2008] [Accepted: 12/16/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Angiotensin (Ang) II, the major effector of the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), has multiple functions in regulating cardiovascular hemodynamics and structure. Recent evidence strongly supports that Ang II promotes the onset and progression of vascular senescence, which is associated with vascular functional and structural changes, contributing to age-related vascular diseases. The vast majority of the cardiovascular actions of Ang II, including vascular senescence, are mediated by the Ang II type-1 (AT(1)) receptor. Similar to its growth-promoting process, the signaling mechanisms of AT(1) receptor-mediated vascular senescence-promoting effects involve activation of small G-protein Ras such as Ki-ras2A, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, and transcription factors including nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB and activator protein (AP)-1, and increased generation of reactive oxygen species. Moreover, AT(1) receptor stimulation has been suggested to inactivate cyclin-dependent kinase complexes by up-regulation of cell cycle regulators such as p53 and p21, resulting in cellular senescence. Furthermore, the interaction between Ang II and aldosterone (Aldo) in their contribution to cardiovascular pathophysiology has been highlighted. Aldo can interact with Ang II signaling via a genomic mechanism mediated by the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). Aldo via MR couples with the AT(1) receptor to elicit the Ras/NF-kappaB, AP-1/p53/p21 pathway involving oxidative stress, leading to synergistic promotion of vascular senescence. Although the precise mechanisms controlling cellular senescence are currently poorly understood, this article reviews recent findings on the signaling mechanisms elicited by RAAS from the perspective of AT(1) receptor blockers and/or MR blockers in the treatment of age-related vascular diseases.
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Rouleau C, Matécki S, Kalfa N, Costes V, De Santa Barbara P. Activation of MAP kinase (ERK1/2) in human neonatal colonic enteric nervous system. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2009; 21:207-14. [PMID: 18798794 PMCID: PMC2913054 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01187.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The aim of this study was to examine mitogen-activated protein kinase (ERK1/2) activation in the human neonatal colonic enteric nervous system. For this, we investigated by immunocytochemistry the cellular localization of phosphorylated ERK1/2 (P-ERK) in a series of normal human colon samples removed from newborns and in patients with intestinal obstruction such as Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR), stenosis and atresia. We checked the presence of P-ERK in the three distinct histological layers of normal colon. Phosphorylated ERK was detected in the colonic mucosa, in the enteric nervous system and in endothelial cells. In the mucosa from normal colon, P-ERK was detected at the upper part of the crypt, while P-ERK activation in epithelial cells is altered in HSCR, stenosis and atresia. In the normal colon, strong P-ERK staining was detected in myenteric and submucosal enteric plexuses. Using confocal microscopy analyses, we observed that P-ERK staining was localized in enteric glial cells and not in enteric neurons. Strong P-ERK staining was also observed in plexuses from stenosis and atresia whereas in HSCR, hypertrophic nerve fibres were not stained.
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- Caroline Rouleau
- Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologique
Hôpital LapeyronieCHU montpellierFR,Muscle et pathologies
INSERM : ERI25IFR3Université Montpellier I : EA4202hopital arnaud de villeneuve 371, avenue du doyen gaston giraud 34295 Montpellier Cedex 05,FR
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- Muscle et pathologies
INSERM : ERI25IFR3Université Montpellier I : EA4202hopital arnaud de villeneuve 371, avenue du doyen gaston giraud 34295 Montpellier Cedex 05,FR
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- Service de chirurgie viscérale pédiatrique
CHU montpellierHôpital LapeyronieFR
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- Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologique
Hôpital LapeyronieCHU montpellierFR
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- Muscle et pathologies
INSERM : ERI25IFR3Université Montpellier I : EA4202hopital arnaud de villeneuve 371, avenue du doyen gaston giraud 34295 Montpellier Cedex 05,FR,* Correspondence should be adressed to: Pascal De Santa Barbara
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Voisin L, Julien C, Duhamel S, Gopalbhai K, Claveau I, Saba-El-Leil MK, Rodrigue-Gervais IG, Gaboury L, Lamarre D, Basik M, Meloche S. Activation of MEK1 or MEK2 isoform is sufficient to fully transform intestinal epithelial cells and induce the formation of metastatic tumors. BMC Cancer 2008; 8:337. [PMID: 19014680 PMCID: PMC2596176 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background The Ras-dependent ERK1/2 MAP kinase signaling pathway plays a central role in cell proliferation control and is frequently activated in human colorectal cancer. Small-molecule inhibitors of MEK1/MEK2 are therefore viewed as attractive drug candidates for the targeted therapy of this malignancy. However, the exact contribution of MEK1 and MEK2 to the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer remains to be established. Methods Wild type and constitutively active forms of MEK1 and MEK2 were ectopically expressed by retroviral gene transfer in the normal intestinal epithelial cell line IEC-6. We studied the impact of MEK1 and MEK2 activation on cellular morphology, cell proliferation, survival, migration, invasiveness, and tumorigenesis in mice. RNA interference was used to test the requirement for MEK1 and MEK2 function in maintaining the proliferation of human colorectal cancer cells. Results We found that expression of activated MEK1 or MEK2 is sufficient to morphologically transform intestinal epithelial cells, dysregulate cell proliferation and induce the formation of high-grade adenocarcinomas after orthotopic transplantation in mice. A large proportion of these intestinal tumors metastasize to the liver and lung. Mechanistically, activation of MEK1 or MEK2 up-regulates the expression of matrix metalloproteinases, promotes invasiveness and protects cells from undergoing anoikis. Importantly, we show that silencing of MEK2 expression completely suppresses the proliferation of human colon carcinoma cell lines, whereas inactivation of MEK1 has a much weaker effect. Conclusion MEK1 and MEK2 isoforms have similar transforming properties and are able to induce the formation of metastatic intestinal tumors in mice. Our results suggest that MEK2 plays a more important role than MEK1 in sustaining the proliferation of human colorectal cancer cells.
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- Laure Voisin
- Institut de Recherche en Immunologie et Cancérologie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Boudreau F, Lussier CR, Mongrain S, Darsigny M, Drouin JL, Doyon G, Suh ER, Beaulieu JF, Rivard N, Perreault N. Loss of cathepsin L activity promotes claudin-1 overexpression and intestinal neoplasia. FASEB J 2007; 21:3853-65. [PMID: 17622569 DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-8113com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Intestinal epithelial integrity and polarity are maintained by cohesive interactions between cells via the formation of tight junctions. Irregularities in tight junctions have only recently been found to be associated with the initiation and progression of intestinal neoplasia. The claudin family of proteins is integral to the structure and function of the tight junction but little is known of the molecular events that regulate the expression of these components. The present report identifies cathepsin L, classically a lysosomal cysteine protease, as being induced during intestinal epithelial cell polarization and differentiation. Inhibition of intracellular cathepsin L activity results in the accumulation of disorganized cell layers and a decline in the expression of differentiation markers in cultured intestinal epithelial cells. This coincides with a rapid up-regulation of claudin-1 protein accumulation. Mutant mice defective in cathepsin L activity (furless) display an elevated level of intestinal claudin-1 and claudin-2 expression. Loss of cathepsin L activity leads to a marked increase in tumor multiplicity in the intestine of Apc(Min) mice. Given the traditionally viewed biological role of cathepsin L in the processing of lysosomal content as well as in pathological extracellular matrix remodeling, the results here demonstrate an as yet unsuspected intracellular role for this protease in normal intestinal epithelial polarization and initiation of neoplasia.
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- François Boudreau
- Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, 3001 12e ave Nord, Fleurimont, QC, Canada, J1H 5N4.
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Meloche S, Pouysségur J. The ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway as a master regulator of the G1- to S-phase transition. Oncogene 2007; 26:3227-39. [PMID: 17496918 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 820] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The Ras-dependent extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway plays a central role in cell proliferation control. In normal cells, sustained activation of ERK1/ERK2 is necessary for G1- to S-phase progression and is associated with induction of positive regulators of the cell cycle and inactivation of antiproliferative genes. In cells expressing activated Ras or Raf mutants, hyperactivation of the ERK1/2 pathway elicits cell cycle arrest by inducing the accumulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms by which activated ERK1/ERK2 regulate growth and cell cycle progression of mammalian somatic cells. We also highlight the findings obtained from gene disruption studies.
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- S Meloche
- Departments of Pharmacology and Molecular Biology, Institut de Recherche en Immunologie et Cancérologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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