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deWeever A, Paudel SS, Zhou C, Francis CM, Tambe DT, Frank DW, Balczon R, Stevens T. cUMP elicits interendothelial gap formation during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2024; 327:L395-L405. [PMID: 39076085 PMCID: PMC11444506 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00164.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa utilizes a type 3 secretion system to intoxicate host cells with the nucleotidyl cyclase ExoY. After activation by its host cell cofactor, filamentous actin, ExoY produces purine and pyrimidine cyclic nucleotides, including cAMP, cGMP, and cUMP. ExoY-generated cyclic nucleotides promote interendothelial gap formation, impair motility, and arrest cell growth. The disruptive activities of cAMP and cGMP during the P. aeruginosa infection are established; however, little is known about the function of cUMP. Here, we tested the hypothesis that cUMP contributes to endothelial cell barrier disruption during P. aeruginosa infection. Using a membrane permeable cUMP analog, cUMP-AM, we revealed that during infection with catalytically inactive ExoY, cUMP promotes interendothelial gap formation in cultured pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) and contributes to increased filtration coefficient in the isolated perfused lung. These findings indicate that cUMP contributes to endothelial permeability during P. aeruginosa lung infection.NEW & NOTEWORTHY During pneumonia, bacteria utilize a virulence arsenal to communicate with host cells. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T3SS directly introduces virulence molecules into the host cell cytoplasm. These molecules are enzymes that trigger interkingdom communication. One of the exoenzymes is a nucleotidyl cyclase that produces noncanonical cyclic nucleotides like cUMP. Little is known about how cUMP acts in the cell. Here we found that cUMP instigates pulmonary edema during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the lung.
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Grants
- R01 HL167997 NHLBI NIH HHS
- HL136689 HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- P01 HL066299 NHLBI NIH HHS
- AI104922 HHS | NIH | NIAID | Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID)
- R01 HL140182 NHLBI NIH HHS
- HL167997 HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- R01 AI104922 NIAID NIH HHS
- HL148069 HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- R01 HL148069 NHLBI NIH HHS
- HL140182 HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- HL66299 HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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- Althea deWeever
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Center for Infectious Disease Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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Chu D, Yang X, Wang J, Zhou Y, Gu JH, Miao J, Wu F, Liu F. Tau truncation in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease: a narrative review. Neural Regen Res 2024; 19:1221-1232. [PMID: 37905868 PMCID: PMC11467920 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.385853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
Abstract
ABSTRACT Alzheimer's disease is characterized by two major neuropathological hallmarks-the extracellular β-amyloid plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles consisting of aggregated and hyperphosphorylated Tau protein. Recent studies suggest that dysregulation of the microtubule-associated protein Tau, especially specific proteolysis, could be a driving force for Alzheimer's disease neurodegeneration. Tau physiologically promotes the assembly and stabilization of microtubules, whereas specific truncated fragments are sufficient to induce abnormal hyperphosphorylation and aggregate into toxic oligomers, resulting in them gaining prion-like characteristics. In addition, Tau truncations cause extensive impairments to neural and glial cell functions and animal cognition and behavior in a fragment-dependent manner. This review summarizes over 60 proteolytic cleavage sites and their corresponding truncated fragments, investigates the role of specific truncations in physiological and pathological states of Alzheimer's disease, and summarizes the latest applications of strategies targeting Tau fragments in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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- Dandan Chu
- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Center, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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Balczon R, Lin MT, Voth S, Nelson AR, Schupp JC, Wagener BM, Pittet JF, Stevens T. Lung endothelium, tau, and amyloids in health and disease. Physiol Rev 2024; 104:533-587. [PMID: 37561137 PMCID: PMC11281824 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00006.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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Lung endothelia in the arteries, capillaries, and veins are heterogeneous in structure and function. Lung capillaries in particular represent a unique vascular niche, with a thin yet highly restrictive alveolar-capillary barrier that optimizes gas exchange. Capillary endothelium surveys the blood while simultaneously interpreting cues initiated within the alveolus and communicated via immediately adjacent type I and type II epithelial cells, fibroblasts, and pericytes. This cell-cell communication is necessary to coordinate the immune response to lower respiratory tract infection. Recent discoveries identify an important role for the microtubule-associated protein tau that is expressed in lung capillary endothelia in the host-pathogen interaction. This endothelial tau stabilizes microtubules necessary for barrier integrity, yet infection drives production of cytotoxic tau variants that are released into the airways and circulation, where they contribute to end-organ dysfunction. Similarly, beta-amyloid is produced during infection. Beta-amyloid has antimicrobial activity, but during infection it can acquire cytotoxic activity that is deleterious to the host. The production and function of these cytotoxic tau and amyloid variants are the subject of this review. Lung-derived cytotoxic tau and amyloid variants are a recently discovered mechanism of end-organ dysfunction, including neurocognitive dysfunction, during and in the aftermath of infection.
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- Ron Balczon
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Monroe, Louisiana, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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Teixeira Nunes M, Retailleau P, Raoux-Barbot D, Comisso M, Missinou AA, Velours C, Plancqueel S, Ladant D, Mechold U, Renault L. Functional and structural insights into the multi-step activation and catalytic mechanism of bacterial ExoY nucleotidyl cyclase toxins bound to actin-profilin. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011654. [PMID: 37747912 PMCID: PMC10553838 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011654] [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: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
Abstract
ExoY virulence factors are members of a family of bacterial nucleotidyl cyclases (NCs) that are activated by specific eukaryotic cofactors and overproduce cyclic purine and pyrimidine nucleotides in host cells. ExoYs act as actin-activated NC toxins. Here, we explore the Vibrio nigripulchritudo Multifunctional-Autoprocessing Repeats-in-ToXin (MARTX) ExoY effector domain (Vn-ExoY) as a model for ExoY-type members that interact with monomeric (G-actin) instead of filamentous (F-actin) actin. Vn-ExoY exhibits moderate binding affinity to free or profilin-bound G-actin but can capture the G-actin:profilin complex, preventing its spontaneous or VASP- or formin-mediated assembly at F-actin barbed ends in vitro. This mechanism may prolong the activated cofactor-bound state of Vn-ExoY at sites of active actin cytoskeleton remodelling. We present a series of high-resolution crystal structures of nucleotide-free, 3'-deoxy-ATP- or 3'-deoxy-CTP-bound Vn-ExoY, activated by free or profilin-bound G-actin-ATP/-ADP, revealing that the cofactor only partially stabilises the nucleotide-binding pocket (NBP) of NC toxins. Substrate binding induces a large, previously-unidentified, closure of their NBP, confining catalytically important residues and metal cofactors around the substrate, and facilitating the recruitment of two metal ions to tightly coordinate the triphosphate moiety of purine or pyrimidine nucleotide substrates. We validate critical residues for both the purinyl and pyrimidinyl cyclase activity of NC toxins in Vn-ExoY and its distantly-related ExoY from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which specifically interacts with F-actin. The data conclusively demonstrate that NC toxins employ a similar two-metal-ion mechanism for catalysing the cyclisation of nucleotides of different sizes. These structural insights into the dynamics of the actin-binding interface of actin-activated ExoYs and the multi-step activation of all NC toxins offer new perspectives for the specific inhibition of class II bacterial NC enzymes.
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- Magda Teixeira Nunes
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 3528, Unité de Biochimie des Interactions macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 3528, Unité de Biochimie des Interactions macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 3528, Unité de Biochimie des Interactions macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Teixeira-Nunes M, Retailleau P, Comisso M, Deruelle V, Mechold U, Renault L. Bacterial Nucleotidyl Cyclases Activated by Calmodulin or Actin in Host Cells: Enzyme Specificities and Cytotoxicity Mechanisms Identified to Date. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126743. [PMID: 35743184 PMCID: PMC9223806 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Many pathogens manipulate host cell cAMP signaling pathways to promote their survival and proliferation. Bacterial Exoenzyme Y (ExoY) toxins belong to a family of invasive, structurally-related bacterial nucleotidyl cyclases (NC). Inactive in bacteria, they use proteins that are uniquely and abundantly present in eukaryotic cells to become potent, unregulated NC enzymes in host cells. Other well-known members of the family include Bacillus anthracis Edema Factor (EF) and Bordetella pertussis CyaA. Once bound to their eukaryotic protein cofactor, they can catalyze supra-physiological levels of various cyclic nucleotide monophosphates in infected cells. Originally identified in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, ExoY-related NC toxins appear now to be more widely distributed among various γ- and β-proteobacteria. ExoY-like toxins represent atypical, poorly characterized members within the NC toxin family. While the NC catalytic domains of EF and CyaA toxins use both calmodulin as cofactor, their counterparts in ExoY-like members from pathogens of the genus Pseudomonas or Vibrio use actin as a potent cofactor, in either its monomeric or polymerized form. This is an original subversion of actin for cytoskeleton-targeting toxins. Here, we review recent advances on the different members of the NC toxin family to highlight their common and distinct functional characteristics at the molecular, cytotoxic and enzymatic levels, and important aspects that need further characterizations.
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- Magda Teixeira-Nunes
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; (M.T.-N.); (M.C.)
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN), CNRS-UPR2301, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France;
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; (M.T.-N.); (M.C.)
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- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, CNRS UMR 3528, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France; (V.D.); (U.M.)
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- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, CNRS UMR 3528, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France; (V.D.); (U.M.)
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; (M.T.-N.); (M.C.)
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MicroRNA hsa-miR-657 promotes retinoblastoma malignancy by inhibiting peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha expression. Anticancer Drugs 2022; 33:478-488. [PMID: 35324527 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000001308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Retinoblastoma is a familial inherited embryonic neuroretinal malignancy with a low survival rate and poor prognosis. Our study aimed to evaluate the potential interaction between microRNA miR-657 and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARA) in retinoblastoma. Expression of miR-657 and PPARA was analyzed in retinoblastoma tissues and cells using RT-qPCR. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, and migration were measured in retinoblastoma cell lines, and xenografting experiments were performed using nude mice. Our study showed that miR-657 expression was markedly increased, whereas that of PPARA was markedly decreased in retinoblastoma. Additionally, PPARA knockdown enhanced the development of retinoblastoma. miR-657 enhanced the retinoblastoma tumorigenesis by directly inhibiting PPARA expression, suggesting that PPARA targeting by miR-657 facilitates retinoblastoma development by enhancing cell growth. This study provides novel insights into the miR-657- and PPARA-mediated mechanisms underlying retinoblastoma progression and suggests that the interaction between miR-657 and PPARA may serve as an effective target for therapeutic intervention.
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Hardy KS, Tuckey AN, Renema P, Patel M, Al-Mehdi AB, Spadafora D, Schlumpf CA, Barrington RA, Alexeyev MF, Stevens T, Pittet JF, Wagener BM, Simmons JD, Alvarez DF, Audia JP. ExoU Induces Lung Endothelial Cell Damage and Activates Pro-Inflammatory Caspase-1 during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14020152. [PMID: 35202178 PMCID: PMC8878379 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The Gram-negative, opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa utilizes a type III secretion system to inject exoenzyme effectors into a target host cell. Of the four best-studied exoenzymes, ExoU causes rapid cell damage and death. ExoU is a phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that hydrolyses host cell membranes, and P. aeruginosa strains expressing ExoU are associated with poor outcomes in critically ill patients with pneumonia. While the effects of ExoU on lung epithelial and immune cells are well studied, a role for ExoU in disrupting lung endothelial cell function has only recently emerged. Lung endothelial cells maintain a barrier to fluid and protein flux into tissue and airspaces and regulate inflammation. Herein, we describe a pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell (PMVEC) culture infection model to examine the effects of ExoU. Using characterized P. aeruginosa strains and primary clinical isolates, we show that strains expressing ExoU disrupt PMVEC barrier function by causing substantial PMVEC damage and lysis, in a PLA2-dependent manner. In addition, we show that strains expressing ExoU activate the pro-inflammatory caspase-1, in a PLA2-dependent manner. Considering the important roles for mitochondria and oxidative stress in regulating inflammatory responses, we next examined the effects of ExoU on reactive oxygen species production. Infection of PMVECs with P. aeruginosa strains expressing ExoU triggered a robust oxidative stress compared to strains expressing other exoenzyme effectors. We also provide evidence that, intriguingly, ExoU PLA2 activity was detectable in mitochondria and mitochondria-associated membrane fractions isolated from P. aeruginosa-infected PMVECs. Interestingly, ExoU-mediated activation of caspase-1 was partially inhibited by reactive oxygen species scavengers. Together, these data suggest ExoU exerts pleiotropic effects on PMVEC function during P. aeruginosa infection that may inhibit endothelial barrier and inflammatory functions.
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- Kierra S. Hardy
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (K.S.H.); (A.N.T.); (C.A.S.); (R.A.B.)
- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (K.S.H.); (A.N.T.); (C.A.S.); (R.A.B.)
- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
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- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Allied Health, University of South Alabama Mobile, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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- Flow Cytometry Core Lab, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (K.S.H.); (A.N.T.); (C.A.S.); (R.A.B.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (K.S.H.); (A.N.T.); (C.A.S.); (R.A.B.)
- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
- Flow Cytometry Core Lab, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA;
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- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Birmingham School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (J.-F.P.); (B.M.W.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Birmingham School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (J.-F.P.); (B.M.W.)
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- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Sam Houston State University, Conroe, TX 77304, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (K.S.H.); (A.N.T.); (C.A.S.); (R.A.B.)
- Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA; (P.R.); (M.P.); (A.-B.A.-M.); (M.F.A.); (T.S.); (J.D.S.); (D.F.A.)
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Ni W, Li Z, Ai K. lncRNA ZFPM2-AS1 promotes retinoblastoma progression by targeting microRNA miR-511-3p/paired box protein 6 (PAX6) axis. Bioengineered 2022; 13:1637-1649. [PMID: 34989314 PMCID: PMC8805943 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2021346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play crucial roles in retinoblastoma progression. In this study, we aimed to investigate the mechanism of lncRNA ZFPM2-AS1 (ZFPM2-AS1) in retinoblastoma progression. Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting assays were performed to determine the expression of lncRNA, microRNA (miRNA), mRNA, and protein. The changes in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cell migration were assessed by functional experiments. The interaction between ZFPM2-AS1, miR-511-3p, and paired box protein 6 (PAX6) was confirmed by a luciferase assay. Our study found that ZFPM2-AS1 and PAX6 were upregulated, whereas miR-511-3p was downregulated in retinoblastoma. ZFPM2-AS1 inhibition decreased the viability and migration of retinoblastoma cells. We also found that ZFPM2-AS1 targets miR-511-3p to upregulate PAX6 in Y79 and SO-RB50 cells. Moreover, we demonstrated that inhibiting miR-511-3p reversed the negative effects of silencing ZFPM2-AS1 and PAX6 on retinoblastoma cell viability and migration. In conclusion, retinoblastoma development is regulated by the ZFPM2-AS1/511-3p/PAX6 axis.
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- Wenchang Ni
- Department of Pediatrics, Wuhan Third Hospital Guanggu District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wuhan Third Hospital Guanggu District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wuhan Third Hospital Guanggu District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Tümmler B. What Makes Pseudomonas aeruginosa a Pathogen? ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2022; 1386:283-301. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08491-1_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Shi X, Xu X, Shi N, Chen Y, Fu M. MicroRNA-520d-3p suppresses melanoma cells proliferation by inhibiting the anti-silencing function 1B histone chaperone. Bioengineered 2021; 12:10703-10715. [PMID: 34872448 PMCID: PMC8809954 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2001914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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As the most common and aggressive malignant form of skin cancer, melanoma has a poor prognosis in its late stage. MicroRNA (miR)-520d-3p has been reported as a key modulator that regulates the development of different types of cancer, but its role in melanoma remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role and mechanism of miR-520d-3p in melanoma. The expression of anti-silencing function 1B histone chaperone (ASF1B) and miR-520d-3p in melanoma tissues and cells was detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The interaction between ASF1B and miR-520d-3p was verified by luciferase activity detection. Cell counting kit-8, bromodeoxyuridine, fluorescein isothiocyanate, and cell adhesion assays were performed to detect cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis, and adhesion in melanoma cells. ASF1B expression was evidently increased, whereas miR-520d-3p level was downregulated in melanoma tissues and cells. Overexpression of ASF1B enhanced cell growth and adhesion and hampered cell apoptosis in melanoma cells. Furthermore, miR-520d-3p suppressed the tumorigenic effects of melanoma cells. Moreover, miR-520d-3p suppressed the expression of ASF1B to suppress melanoma tumorigenesis. In conclusion, we have found out that miR-520d-3p suppressed melanoma tumorigenesis by inhibiting ASF1B, which could be a promising target for melanoma therapy.
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- Xian Shi
- Department of Dermatology, Huangshi Central Hospital, Huangshi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huangshi Central Hospital, Huangshi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huangshi Central Hospital, Huangshi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huangshi Central Hospital, Huangshi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huangshi Central Hospital, Huangshi, China
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Silistre H, Raoux-Barbot D, Mancinelli F, Sangouard F, Dupin A, Belyy A, Deruelle V, Renault L, Ladant D, Touqui L, Mechold U. Prevalence of ExoY Activity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Reference Panel Strains and Impact on Cytotoxicity in Epithelial Cells. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:666097. [PMID: 34675890 PMCID: PMC8524455 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.666097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ExoY is among the effectors that are injected by the type III secretion system (T3SS) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa into host cells. Inside eukaryotic cells, ExoY interacts with F-actin, which stimulates its potent nucleotidyl cyclase activity to produce cyclic nucleotide monophosphates (cNMPs). ExoY has broad substrate specificity with GTP as a preferential substrate in vitro. How ExoY contributes to the virulence of P. aeruginosa remains largely unknown. Here, we examined the prevalence of active ExoY among strains from the international P. aeruginosa reference panel, a collection of strains that includes environmental and clinical isolates, commonly used laboratory strains, and sequential clonal isolates from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and thus represents the large diversity of this bacterial species. The ability to secrete active ExoY was determined by measuring the F-actin stimulated guanylate cyclase (GC) activity in bacterial culture supernatants. We found an overall ExoY activity prevalence of about 60% among the 40 examined strains with no significant difference between CF and non-CF isolates. In parallel, we used cellular infection models of human lung epithelial cells to compare the cytotoxic effects of isogenic reference strains expressing active ExoY or lacking the exoY gene. We found that P. aeruginosa strains lacking ExoY were in fact more cytotoxic to the epithelial cells than those secreting active ExoY. This suggests that under certain conditions, ExoY might partly alleviate the cytotoxic effects of other virulence factors of P. aeruginosa.
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- Hazel Silistre
- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Mucoviscidose: Physiopathologie et Phénogénomique, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), INSERM UMR S 938, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Mucoviscidose et Bronchopathies Chroniques, Département Santé Globale, Institute Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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Tang Y, Kline KT, Zhong XS, Xiao Y, Lian H, Peng J, Liu X, Powell DW, Tang G, Li Q. Chronic colitis upregulates microRNAs suppressing brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the adult heart. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257280. [PMID: 34543287 PMCID: PMC8452076 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are classified as chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) with known extraintestinal manifestations. The interplay between heart and gut in IBD has previously been noted, but the mechanisms remain elusive. Our objective was to identify microRNAs mediating molecular remodeling and resulting cardiac impairment in a rat model of colitis. To induce chronic colitis, dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) was given to adult rats for 5 days followed by 9 days with normal drinking water for 4 cycles over 8 weeks. Echocardiography was performed to evaluate heart function. DSS-induced colitis led to a significant decrease in ejection fraction, increased left ventricular mass and size, and elevated B-type natriuretic protein. MicroRNA profiling showed a total of 56 miRNAs significantly increased in the heart by colitis, 8 of which are predicted to target brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). RT-qPCR validated the increases of miR-1b, Let-7d, and miR-155. Transient transfection revealed that miR-155 significantly suppresses BDNF in H9c2 cells. Importantly, DSS colitis markedly decreased BDNF in both myocardium and serum. Levels of various proteins critical to cardiac homeostasis were also altered. Functional studies showed that BDNF increases cell viability and mitigates H2O2-induced oxidative damage in H9c2 cells, demonstrating its protective role in the adult heart. Mechanistically, cellular experiments identified IL-1β as the inflammatory mediator upregulating cardiac miR-155; this effect was confirmed in adult rats. Furthermore, IL-1β neutralizing antibody ameliorated the DSS-induced increase in miR-155 and concurrent decrease in BDNF in the adult heart, showing therapeutic potential. Our findings indicate that chronic colitis impairs heart function through an IL-1β→miR-155→BDNF signaling axis.
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- Yanbo Tang
- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States of America
- Department of Gastroenterology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States of America
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Zhan L, Yang J, Liu Y, Cheng Y, Liu H. MicroRNA miR-502-5p inhibits ovarian cancer genesis by downregulation of GINS complex subunit 2. Bioengineered 2021; 12:3336-3347. [PMID: 34288816 PMCID: PMC8806667 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.1946347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the most common malignancies with high incidence and mortality and the eighth most common cancer-associated mortality in women worldwide. Aberrant expression of the GINS complex subunit 2 (GINS2) gene and miR-502-5p has been associated with cancer progression. This study aims to investigate the specific molecular mechanism of the miR-502-5p-GINS2 axis in OC. GINS2 and miR-502-5p expression in OC tissues and cell lines was measured using RT-qPCR. Next, we investigated the interaction between miR-502-5p and GINS2 using a luciferase assay. The role of the miR-502-5p-GINS2 axis was detected by assessing cell proliferation, migration, and apoptosis levels, such as caspase-3 activity and caspase-3 protein expression, in the OC cell lines CaOV3 and SKOV3, respectively. MiR-502-5p expression was decreased, and GINS2 expression was dramatically elevated in OC tissues and cells. Upregulation of miR-502-5p expression repressed cellular proliferation and migration levels but increased the cellular apoptosis level. GINS2 overexpression enhanced the proliferation and migration levels but hampered OC cell apoptosis. Moreover, miR-502-5p inhibited GINS2 expression and suppressed OC tumorigenesis. miR-502-5p targeting GINS2 suppressed OC progression by inhibiting cell growth and promoting cell apoptosis. Hence, we provide a comprehensive understanding of OC involving both miR-502-5p and GINS2, which might be effective therapeutic targets for OC patients.
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- Lili Zhan
- Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R.C
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- Dept of Orthopedics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R.C
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- Dept of Reproductive Medicine Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R.C
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- Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R.C
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- Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R.C
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