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Ning B, Li Z, Ning L, Wu J, Chen X, Jiang P, Lin F, Zhao B. MSK1 downregulation is involved in inflammatory responses following subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats. Exp Ther Med 2021; 21:364. [PMID: 33732337 PMCID: PMC7903447 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.9795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening neurological disease. Recently, inflammatory factors have been confirmed to be responsible for the brain damage associated with SAH. Therefore, studying the post-SAH inflammatory reaction may clarify the mechanism of SAH. Mitogen and stress-activated protein kinase 1 (MSK1) causes the phosphorylation of NF-κB and regulates the activity of pro-inflammatory transcription factors. The present study aimed to identify the potential role of MSK1 in inflammation and brain damage development following SAH. A cisterna magna blood injection model was established in Sprague-Dawley rats. Hematoxylin and eosin staining, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays and double immunofluorescence staining were used to analyze the role of MSK1, IL-1β and TNF-α in the inflammatory process after SAH. In a model of lipopolysaccharide-induced astrocyte inflammation, the effect of overexpressing MSK1 overexpression was analyzed by western blot analysis. The results demonstrated that MSK1 expression were negatively correlated with TNF-α and IL-1β expression levels, and reached peak levels 2 days after TNF-α and IL-1β. The double immunofluorescence staining results showed that the expression of MSK1 was in the same plane of view as TNF-α and IL-1β in the brain cortex. Furthermore, the in vitro studies indicated that the overexpression of MSK1 inhibited the expression of TNF-α and IL-1β following LPS challenge. These results imply that MSK1 may be involved in the inflammatory reaction following SAH, and may potentially serve as a negative regulator of inflammation.
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- Bo Ning
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, P.R. China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, P.R. China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tai'an Central Hospital, Taishan Medical University, Tai'an, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Records, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Taishan Medical University, Tai'an, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350005, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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Zhang J, Guo L, Zhang Q, Liu K, Dong Z. Aloe emodin suppresses EGF‑induced neoplastic cell transformation by inhibiting the ERK/MSK1 and AKT/GSK3β signaling pathways. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:5215-5220. [PMID: 30272294 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Natural compounds which can block cell transformation due to potential for chemoprevention have received increased attention. The present study aimed to investigate whether aloe emodin, which is present in aloe latex or the roots of the Rheum palmatum L. are able to block epidermal growth factor (EGF)‑ and tissue plasminogen activator‑induced JB6 C141 cell transformation. The aloe emodin treatment was applied to the JB6 C141 cell neoplastic model. The toxicity of aloe emodin was determined. The present study detected the expression level of AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 (AKT), lysine‑tRNA ligase MSK1 (MSK1) and cyclin D1 using western blotting. The cell proliferation and cell cycle distribution were also monitored. And when 95‑maximal effective dose ranged between 1 and 15 µM, the cell death was evident. Aloe emodin‑treated cells had an impaired anchorage‑independent growth capability, leading to a dose‑dependent reduction of colony formation. Western blotting revealed that aloe emodin had a significant effect on phosphorylation of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 and glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) and AKT was inhibited. The present study determined that the proliferation of JB6 C141 cells was reduced in a dose‑dependent manner and the effect may be associated with its inhibition of the G1/S cell cycle transition. Cyclin D1 transcriptional activity was reduced to 25%, 24 h following aloe emodin treatment. The protein expression of cyclin D1 was inhibited. The findings of the present study indicated that aloe emodin may be able to suppress neoplastic cell transformation by inhibiting the extracellular‑signal regulated kinase/MSK1 and AKT/GSK3β signaling pathways. It may be a potential natural compound for chemoprevention.
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- Juan Zhang
- Department of Pathology, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China
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Ning B, Guo G, Liu H, Ning L, Sun BL, Li Z, Wang S, Lv ZW, Fan CD. MSK1 downregulation is associated with neuronal and astrocytic apoptosis following subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats. Oncol Lett 2017; 14:2940-2946. [PMID: 28927047 PMCID: PMC5588107 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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MSK (mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase) proteins are a family of mitogen-activated protein kinases. MSKs represent a novel type of pro-survival genes, potentially enhancing the phosphorylation of Bcl2-associated agonist of cell death. However, MSK's function and expression are poorly understood in the central nervous system. In the present study, a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) model was established in SD rats and the expression of MSK1 in the brain subsequent to experimental SAH was investigated. In response to SAH, MSK1 mRNA and protein levels gradually declined, reaching the lowest point at 3 days, and increased thereafter. The expression of active caspase-3 was negatively correlated with MSK1 level. Colocalization and correlating changes in expression of MSK1 and active caspase-3 at neurons and astrocytes indicated that MSK1 downregulation may contribute to SAH-induced apoptosis, validating that MSK1 may be involved in the pathophysiology of the brain cortex subsequent to SAH.
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- Bo Ning
- Department of Neurosurgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China.,Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P.R. China
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- Department of Scientific Research, Taian Central Hospital, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Records, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Key Lab of Cerebral Microcirculation in Universities of Shandong, Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Taian Central Hospital, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Taian Central Hospital, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Key Lab of Cerebral Microcirculation in Universities of Shandong, Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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Fu X, Fan X, Hu J, Zou H, Chen Z, Liu Q, Ni B, Tan X, Su Q, Wang J, Wang L, Wang J. Overexpression of MSK1 is associated with tumor aggressiveness and poor prognosis in colorectal cancer. Dig Liver Dis 2017; 49:683-691. [PMID: 28314603 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2017.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase 1 (MSK1) has recently been implicated in cell proliferation and neoplastic transformation. However, the involvement of MSK1 in colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been addressed. This study aimed to evaluate the expression and potential functions of MSK1 in CRC. METHODS The MSK1 expression was investigated by immunohistochemistry, western blot and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The associations between clinicopathological characteristics and MSK1 expression were assessed. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression models were carried out. CRC cells with MSK1 knockdown or overexpression were generated. A range of experiments were performed to demonstrate MSK1's role in CRC. RESULTS MSK1 was overexpressed in 148 out of 329 CRC patients. CRC patients with high MSK1 expression had shorter overall survival than those with low MSK1 (P=0.033), especially among patients with stage III tumors (P=0.005). Knockdown of MSK1 in CRC cells suppressed cell proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, migration and invasion, and promoted 5-fluorouracil chemosensitivity and intracellular NADP+/NADPH ratio. However, overexpression of MSK1 had the opposite effects. CONCLUSIONS Overexpression of MSK1 is associated with poor prognosis in CRC and is connected to tumor aggressiveness. MSK1 is a potential target for new therapies and a candidate of biomarker for prognosis.
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- Xinhui Fu
- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Division of Experimental Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Animal Experiment Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of GI Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Hunter CJ, Remenyi J, Correa SA, Privitera L, Reyskens KMSE, Martin KJ, Toth R, Frenguelli BG, Arthur JSC. MSK1 regulates transcriptional induction of Arc/Arg3.1 in response to neurotrophins. FEBS Open Bio 2017; 7:821-834. [PMID: 28593137 PMCID: PMC5458472 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The immediate early gene activity‐regulated cytoskeletal protein (Arc)/Arg3.1 and the neurotrophin brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) play important roles in synaptic plasticity and learning and memory in the mammalian brain. However, the mechanisms by which BDNF regulates the expression of Arc/Arg3.1 are unclear. In this study, we show that BDNF acts via the ERK1/2 pathway to activate the nuclear kinase mitogen‐ and stress‐activated protein kinase 1 (MSK1). MSK1 then induces Arc/Arg3.1 expression via the phosphorylation of histone H3 at the Arc/Arg3.1 promoter. MSK1 can also phosphorylate the transcription factor cyclic‐AMP response element‐binding protein (CREB) on Ser133. However, this is not required for BDNF‐induced Arc.Arg3.1 transcription as a Ser133Ala knockin mutation had no effect on Arc/Arg3.1 induction. In parallel, ERK1/2 directly activates Arc/Arg3.1 mRNA transcription via at least one serum response element on the promoter, which bind a complex of the Serum Response Factor (SRF) and a Ternary Complex Factor (TCF).
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- Chris J Hunter
- MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit College of Life Sciences Sir James Black Centre University of Dundee UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression Wellcome Trust Building College of Life Sciences University of Dundee UK
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- Bradford School of Pharmacy Faculty of Life Sciences University of Bradford UK
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- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology Wellcome Trust Building College of Life Sciences University of Dundee UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit College of Life Sciences Sir James Black Centre University of Dundee UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit College of Life Sciences Sir James Black Centre University of Dundee UK
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- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology Wellcome Trust Building College of Life Sciences University of Dundee UK
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Li B, Wan Z, Huang G, Huang Z, Zhang X, Liao D, Luo S, He Z. Mitogen- and stress-activated Kinase 1 mediates Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1-promoted cell transformation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma through its induction of Fra-1 and c-Jun genes. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:390. [PMID: 25958199 PMCID: PMC4434874 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1398-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Mitogen- and Stress-Activated Kinase 1 (MSK1) is a nuclear kinase that serves as active link between extracellular signals and the primary response of gene expression. However, the involvement of MSK1 in malignant transformation and cancer development is not well understood. In this study, we aimed to explore the role of MSK1 in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1)-promoted carcinogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods The level of MSK1 phosphorylation at Thr581 was detected by the immunohistochemical analysis in NPC tissues and normal nasopharynx tissues, and its correlation with LMP1 was analyzed in NPC tissues and cell lines. Using MSK1 inhibitor H89 or small interfering RNA (siRNA)-MSK1, the effects of MSK1 on LMP1-promoted CNE1 cell proliferation and transformation were evaluated by CCK-8 assay, flow cytometry and focus-forming assay respectively. Furthermore, the regulatory role of MSK1-mediated histone H3 phosphorylation at Ser10 on the promoter activity and expression of Fra-1 or c-Jun was determined by reporter gene assay and western blotting analysis. Results Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the level of MSK1 phosphorylation at Thr581 was significantly higher in the poorly differentiated NPC tissues than that in normal nasopharynx tissues (P < 0.001). Moreover, high level of phosphorylated MSK1 was positively correlated with the expression of LMP1 in NPC tissues (r = 0.393, P = 0.002) and cell lines. MSK1 inhibitor H89 or knockdown of MSK1 by siRNA dramatically suppressed LMP1-promoted CNE1 cell proliferation, which was associated with the induction of cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase. In addition, the anchorage-independent growth promoted by LMP1 was blocked in MSK1 knockdown cells. When the activity or expression of MSK1 was inhibited, LMP1-induced promoter activities of Fra-1 and c-Jun as well as their protein levels were greatly reduced. It was found that only H3 WT, but not mutant H3 S10A, dramatically increased LMP1 induction of Fra-1 and c-Jun genes compared with mock cells. Conclusion Increased MSK1 activity is critically important for LMP1-promoted cell proliferation and transformation in NPC, which may be correlated with its induction of Fra-1 and c-Jun through phosphorylation of histone H3 at Ser10.
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- Binbin Li
- Department of Pathophysiology, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China. .,Key Laboratory for Medical Diagnostics of Guangdong Province, Sino-American Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Diagnostics of Guangdong Province, Sino-American Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Diagnostics of Guangdong Province, Sino-American Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Diagnostics of Guangdong Province, Sino-American Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China. .,Key Laboratory for Medical Diagnostics of Guangdong Province, Sino-American Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
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Thompson LL, Guppy BJ, Sawchuk L, Davie JR, McManus KJ. Regulation of chromatin structure via histone post-translational modification and the link to carcinogenesis. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2014; 32:363-76. [PMID: 23609752 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-013-9434-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The loss of genome integrity contributes to the development of tumors. Although genome instability is associated with virtually all tumor types including both solid and liquid tumors, the aberrant molecular origins that drive this instability are poorly understood. It is now becoming clear that epigenetics and specific histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) have essential roles in maintaining genome stability under normal conditions. A strong relationship exists between aberrant histone PTMs, genome instability, and tumorigenesis. Changes in the genomic location of specific histone PTMs or alterations in the steady-state levels of the PTM are the consequence of imbalances in the enzymes and their activities catalyzing the addition of PTMs ("writers") or removal of PTMs ("erasers"). This review focuses on the misregulation of three specific types of histone PTMs: histone H3 phosphorylation at serines 10 and 28, H4 mono-methylation at lysine 20, and H2B ubiquitination at lysine 120. We discuss the normal regulation of these PTMs by the respective "writers" and "erasers" and the impact of their misregulation on genome stability.
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- Laura L Thompson
- Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Liu H, Hwang J, Li W, Choi TW, Liu K, Huang Z, Jang JH, Thimmegowda NR, Lee KW, Ryoo IJ, Ahn JS, Bode AM, Zhou X, Yang Y, Erikson RL, Kim BY, Dong Z. A derivative of chrysin suppresses two-stage skin carcinogenesis by inhibiting mitogen- and stress-activated kinase 1. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2013; 7:74-85. [PMID: 24169959 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-13-0133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Mitogen- and stress-activated kinase 1 (MSK1) is a nuclear serine/threonine protein kinase that acts downstream of both extracellular signal-regulated kinases and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in response to stress or mitogenic extracellular stimuli. Increasing evidence has shown that MSK1 is closely associated with malignant transformation and cancer development. MSK1 should be an effective target for cancer chemoprevention and chemotherapy. However, very few MSK1 inhibitors, especially natural compounds, have been reported. We used virtual screening of a natural products database and the active conformation of the C-terminal kinase domain of MSK1 (PDB id 3KN) as the receptor structure to identify chrysin and its derivative, compound 69407, as inhibitors of MSK1. Compared with chrysin, compound 69407 more strongly inhibited proliferation and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced neoplastic transformation of JB6 P+ cells with lower cytotoxicity. Western blot data demonstrated that compound 69407 suppressed phosphorylation of the MSK1 downstream effector histone H3 in intact cells. Knocking down the expression of MSK1 effectively reduced the sensitivity of JB6 P+ cells to compound 69407. Moreover, topical treatment with compound 69407 before TPA application significantly reduced papilloma development in terms of number and size in a two-stage mouse skin carcinogenesis model. The reduction in papilloma development was accompanied by the inhibition of histone H3 phosphorylation at Ser10 in tumors extracted from mouse skin. The results indicated that compound 69407 exerts inhibitory effects on skin tumorigenesis by directly binding with MSK1 and attenuates the MSK1/histone H3 signaling pathway, which makes it an ideal chemopreventive agent against skin cancer.
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- Haidan Liu
- University of Minnesota, 801 16th Avenue NE, Austin, MN 55912. Phone: 507-437-9600; Fax: 507-437-9606; ; and Bo-Yeon Kim, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon 363-883, Republic of Korea.
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Li B, Huang G, Zhang X, Li R, Wang J, Dong Z, He Z. Increased phosphorylation of histone H3 at serine 10 is involved in Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein-1-induced carcinogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. BMC Cancer 2013; 13:124. [PMID: 23496845 PMCID: PMC3610199 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Increased histone H3 phosphorylation is an essential regulatory mechanism for neoplastic cell transformation. We aimed to explore the role of histone H3 phosphorylation at serine10 (p-H3Ser10) in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent membrane protein-1 (LMP1)-induced carcinogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods The expression of p-H3Ser10 was detected by the immunohistochemical analysis in NPC, chronic nasopharyngitis and normal nasopharynx tissues, and its correlation with LMP1 was analyzed in NPC tissues and cell lines. Using the small interfering RNA (siRNA)-H3 and histone H3 mutant (S10A), the effect of histone H3 Ser10 motif on LMP1-induced CNE1 cell proliferation, transformation and activator protein-1 (AP-1) activation were evaluated by CCK-8, focus-forming and reporter gene assay respectively. Mitogen- and stress-activated kinase 1 (MSK1) kinase activity and phosphorylation were detected by in vitro kinase assay and western blot. Using MSK1 inhibitor H89 or siRNA-MSK1, the regulatory role of MSK1 on histone H3 phosphorylation and AP-1 activation were analyzed. Results Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the expression of p-H3Ser10 was significantly higher in the poorly differentiated NPC tissues than that in chronic nasopharyngitis (p <0.05) and normal nasopharynx tissues (p <0.001). Moreover, high level of p-H3Ser10 was positively correlated with the expression of LMP1 in NPC tissues (χ2=6.700, p =0.01; C=0.350) and cell lines. The knockdown and mutant (S10A) of histone H3 suppressed LMP1-induced CNE1 cell proliferation, foci formation and AP-1 activation. In addition, LMP1 could increase MSK1 kinase activity and phosphorylation. MSK1 inhibitor H89 or knockdown of MSK1 by siRNA blocked LMP1-induced phosphorylation of histone H3 at Ser10 and AP-1 activation. Conclusion EBV-LMP1 can induce phosphorylation of histone H3 at Ser10 via MSK1. Increased phosphorylation of histone H3 at Ser10 is likely a crucial regulatory mechanism involved in LMP1-induced carcinogenesis of NPC.
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- Binbin Li
- Department of Pathophysiology, Basic Medical College of Zhengzhou University, No,100 of Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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Healy S, Khan P, He S, Davie JR. Histone H3 phosphorylation, immediate-early gene expression, and the nucleosomal response: a historical perspective1This article is part of Special Issue entitled Asilomar Chromatin and has undergone the Journal’s usual peer review process. Biochem Cell Biol 2012; 90:39-54. [DOI: 10.1139/o11-092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Histone H3 is modified at serines 10 and 28 in interphase cells following activation of the RAS-MAPK or p38-MAPK pathways by growth factors or stress. These modifications are involved in the regulation of immediate-early genes, including Jun and Fos, whose increased expression is a trademark of various cancers. This review outlines the series of discoveries that led to the characterization of these modifications, the kinase, MSK1/2, which is activated by both MAPK pathways and directs phosphorylation of H3, and the mechanistic function of these modifications in transcriptional activation. Research examining the effect of deregulated MSK1/2 in human disorders, namely cancer, is evaluated. Recently, a number of reports proposed novel, intervening pathways leading to enrichment of phosphorylated serine 10 and 28 and the activation of MSK1/2. These novel pathways predict an even more complicated signalling mechanism for cell growth, apoptosis, and the immune response, suggesting that MSK1/2 is intrinsically responsible for an even greater number of biological processes. This review proposes that MSK1/2 is an optimal target for cancer therapy, based on its fundamental role in transmitting external signals into varied responses involved in cancer development.
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- Shannon Healy
- MB Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, 675 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada
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- MB Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, 675 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada
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- MB Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, 675 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada
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- MB Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, 675 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada
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Pérez-Cadahía B, Drobic B, Espino PS, He S, Mandal S, Healy S, Davie JR. Role of MSK1 in the malignant phenotype of Ras-transformed mouse fibroblasts. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:42-9. [PMID: 21071437 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.156687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Activated by the RAS-MAPK signaling pathway, MSK1 is recruited to immediate-early gene (IEG) regulatory regions, where it phosphorylates histone H3 at Ser-10 or Ser-28. Chromatin remodelers and modifiers are then recruited by 14-3-3 proteins, readers of phosphoserine marks, leading to the occupancy of IEG promoters by the initiation-engaged form of RNA polymerase II and the onset of transcription. In this study, we show that this mechanism of IEG induction, initially elucidated in parental 10T1/2 murine fibroblast cells, applies to metastatic Hras1-transformed Ciras-3 cells. As the RAS-MAPK pathway is constitutively activated in Ciras-3 cells, MSK1 activity and phosphorylated H3 steady-state levels are elevated. We found that steady-state levels of the IEG products AP-1 and COX-2 were also elevated in Ciras-3 cells. When MSK1 activity was inhibited or MSK1 expression was knocked down in Ciras-3 cells, the induction of IEG expression and the steady-state levels of COX-2, FRA-1, and JUN were greatly reduced. Furthermore, MSK1 knockdown Ciras-3 cells lost their malignant phenotype, as reflected by the absence of anchorage-independent growth.
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- Beatriz Pérez-Cadahía
- Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0V9, Canada
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Levendusky MC, Basle J, Chang S, Mandalaywala NV, Voigt JM, Dearborn RE. Expression and regulation of vitamin D3 upregulated protein 1 (VDUP1) is conserved in mammalian and insect brain. J Comp Neurol 2010; 517:581-600. [PMID: 19824090 DOI: 10.1002/cne.22195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Originally characterized as a cell-cycle inhibitor induced by vitamin D(3), the tumor suppressor vitamin-D(3) upregulated protein 1 (VDUP1) has increasingly been shown to play major physiological roles in cell differentiation and glucose metabolism. Here we show evolutionarily conserved expression patterns of VDUP1 in Drosophila and rat nervous systems, including subcellular localization--cytoplasmic enrichment in neurons and nuclear expression in glia. These anatomical correlates suggested conservation of VDUP1 regulation, which was investigated both functionally and through promoter studies. Characterization of orthologous vdup1 cis-regulatory regions identified evolutionarily conserved sequence blocks (CSBs) with similarities to neural enhancers, including basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor Neurogenin/Math/atonal and Mash/achaete-scute family members. E-boxes (CANNTG), the binding sites for bHLH proteins, were associated with these CSBs as well, including E-boxes known to mediate glucose-dependent upregulation of VDUP1 in nonneuronal cells. Hyperglycemia-induced upregulation of VDUP1 was observed in brain tumor cells and in the Drosophila nervous system, which resulted in developmental arrest. Taken together, these data demonstrate evolutionary conservation of VDUP1 regulation and function, and suggest an expanding role for VDUP1 in nervous system development.
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- Mark C Levendusky
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York 12208, USA
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Drobic B, Pérez-Cadahía B, Yu J, Kung SKP, Davie JR. Promoter chromatin remodeling of immediate-early genes is mediated through H3 phosphorylation at either serine 28 or 10 by the MSK1 multi-protein complex. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 38:3196-208. [PMID: 20129940 PMCID: PMC2879512 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Upon activation of the ERK and p38 MAPK pathways, the MSK1/2-mediated nucleosomal response, including H3 phosphorylation at serine 28 or 10, is coupled with the induction of immediate-early (IE) gene transcription. The outcome of this response, varying with the stimuli and cellular contexts, ranges from neoplastic transformation to neuronal synaptic plasticity. Here, we used sequential co-immunoprecipitation assays and sequential chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays on mouse fibroblast 10T1/2 and MSK1 knockdown 10T1/2 cells to show that H3 serine 28 and 10 phosphorylation leads to promoter remodeling. MSK1, in complexes with phospho-serine adaptor 14-3-3 proteins and BRG1 the ATPase subunit of the SWI/SNF remodeler, is recruited to the promoter of target genes by transcription factors such as Elk-1 or NF-kappaB. Following MSK1-mediated H3 phosphorylation, BRG1 associates with the promoter of target genes via 14-3-3 proteins, which act as scaffolds. The recruited SWI/SNF remodels nucleosomes at the promoter of IE genes enabling the binding of transcription factors like JUN and the onset of transcription.
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- Bojan Drobic
- Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0V9, Canada
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Davie JR, Drobic B, Perez-Cadahia B, He S, Espino PS, Sun JM, Chen HY, Dunn KL, Wark L, Mai S, Khan DH, Davie SN, Lu S, Peltier CP, Delcuve GP. Nucleosomal response, immediate-early gene expression and cell transformation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 50:135-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.advenzreg.2009.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Tikoo K, Ali IY, Gupta J, Gupta C. 5-Azacytidine prevents cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity and potentiates anticancer activity of cisplatin by involving inhibition of metallothionein, pAKT and DNMT1 expression in chemical induced cancer rats. Toxicol Lett 2009; 191:158-66. [PMID: 19723570 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2009] [Revised: 08/22/2009] [Accepted: 08/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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5-Azactydine inhibits cell growth by direct cytotoxic action as well as by inhibition of DNA methyl transferase enzyme. Inhibitors of DNMT have been reported to potentiate the therapeutic activity of cisplatin in vitro. Dose dependent bone marrow toxicity, neurotoxicity and nephrotoxicity are the major side effects of cisplatin, limiting its use as an effective chemotherapeutic agent. The present study was aimed to reduce the nephrotoxic potential of cisplatin without compensating its potency. To best of our knowledge, this is the first report which shows that the combination of 5-azacytidine with cisplatin leads to remarkable reduction in nephrotoxicity, by involving inhibition of cisplatin induced metallothionein expression. 5-Azacytidine treatment with cisplatin leads to maximum reduction in tumor size in DMH induced colon cancer and tumor volume in DMBA induced breast cancer bearing SD rats. This combination regimen prevents phosphorylation and acetylation of histone H3 which may be involved in inhibition of aberrant gene expression in colon tumors. Further, 5-azacytidine potentiated cisplatin induced antitumor activity by involving decreased expression of pAKT, DNMT1 and an increased expression of p38 in colon tumors. Thus, combination of 5-azactydine with cisplatin attenuates the cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity and potentiates the anti-cancer activity which can have profound clinical implications.
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- Kulbhushan Tikoo
- Laboratory of Chromatin Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 160 062, India.
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Vermeulen L, Vanden Berghe W, Beck IME, De Bosscher K, Haegeman G. The versatile role of MSKs in transcriptional regulation. Trends Biochem Sci 2009; 34:311-8. [PMID: 19464896 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2009.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Revised: 02/10/2009] [Accepted: 02/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Among the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) targets, MSKs (mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinases) comprise a particularly interesting protein family. Because MSKs can be activated by both extracellular-signal-regulated kinase and p38 MAPKs, they are activated by many physiological and pathological stimuli. About ten years after their original discovery, they have been recognized as versatile kinases regulating gene transcription at multiple levels. MSKs directly target transcription factors, such as cAMP-response-element-binding protein and nuclear factor-kappaB, thereby enhancing their transcriptional activity. They also induce histone phosphorylation, which is accompanied by chromatin relaxation and facilitated binding of additional regulatory proteins. Here, we review the current knowledge on MSK activation and its molecular targets, focusing on recent insights into the role of MSKs at multiple levels of transcriptional regulation.
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- Linda Vermeulen
- Laboratory of Eukaryotic Gene Expression & Signal Transduction (LEGEST), Department of Physiology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Dunn KL, He S, Wark L, Delcuve GP, Sun JM, Yu Chen H, Mai S, Davie JR. Increased genomic instability and altered chromosomal protein phosphorylation timing inHRAS-transformed mouse fibroblasts. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2009; 48:397-409. [DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Epigenetics refers to mitotically and/or meiotically heritable variations in gene expression that are not caused by changes in DNA sequence. Epigenetic mechanisms regulate all biological processes from conception to death, including genome reprogramming during early embryogenesis and gametogenesis, cell differentiation and maintenance of a committed lineage. Key epigenetic players are DNA methylation and histone post-translational modifications, which interplay with each other, with regulatory proteins and with non-coding RNAs, to remodel chromatin into domains such as euchromatin, constitutive or facultative heterochromatin and to achieve nuclear compartmentalization. Besides epigenetic mechanisms such as imprinting, chromosome X inactivation or mitotic bookmarking which establish heritable states, other rapid and transient mechanisms, such as histone H3 phosphorylation, allow cells to respond and adapt to environmental stimuli. However, these epigenetic marks can also have long-term effects, for example in learning and memory formation or in cancer. Erroneous epigenetic marks are responsible for a whole gamut of diseases including diseases evident at birth or infancy or diseases becoming symptomatic later in life. Moreover, although epigenetic marks are deposited early in development, adaptations occurring through life can lead to diseases and cancer. With epigenetic marks being reversible, research has started to focus on epigenetic therapy which has had encouraging success. As we witness an explosion of knowledge in the field of epigenetics, we are forced to revisit our dogma. For example, recent studies challenge the idea that DNA methylation is irreversible. Further, research on Rett syndrome has revealed an unforeseen role for methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) in neurons.
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- Geneviève P Delcuve
- Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Espino PS, Pritchard S, Heng HHQ, Davie JR. Genomic instability and histone H3 phosphorylation induction by the Ras-mitogen activated protein kinase pathway in pancreatic cancer cells. Int J Cancer 2008; 124:562-7. [PMID: 19004007 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Activating mutations in K-Ras occur in most pancreatic cancers. We investigated whether genetic changes (K-Ras mutations) in human pancreatic cancer cell lines altered genomic instability and epigenetic events responding to Ras-mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling by characterizing 3 human pancreatic cancer cells lines with and without activating mutations in K-Ras. Activation of the Ras-MAPK pathway results in the stimulation of the histone H3 kinase, mitogen and stress activated kinase (MSK) 1, and increased phosphorylation of histone H3 at serine 10 (H3 S10ph). MSK1 and H3 S10ph have roles in neoplastic transformation. We demonstrate that the presence of a K-Ras mutation did not correlate with elevated chromosomal aberrations or increased genomic instability. Although the levels of the epidermal growth factor receptors and MSK were similar, the Ras-MAPK pathway was differentially induced by phorbol esters (12-O tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate) or epidermal growth factor, with the response of this signaling pathway being cell-type specific. This response corresponded downstream at the level of chromatin where stimuli-induced elevation of H3 S10ph typically paralleled the increase in phospho-extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2. Our results present evidence that nonclonal chromosomal aberrations and epigenetic programming responding to stimulation of the Ras-MAPK pathway may be better markers for cancer progression than the upstream mutated oncogenes.
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- Paula S Espino
- Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Davie JR, He S, Li L, Sekhavat A, Espino P, Drobic B, Dunn KL, Sun JM, Chen HY, Yu J, Pritchard S, Wang X. Nuclear organization and chromatin dynamics--Sp1, Sp3 and histone deacetylases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 48:189-208. [PMID: 18187045 DOI: 10.1016/j.advenzreg.2007.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- James R Davie
- Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0V9.
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Chromatin-modifying proteins mold the genome into areas that are accessible for transcriptional activity and areas that are transcriptionally silent. This epigenetic gene regulation allows for different transcriptional programs to be conducted in different cell types at different timepoints-despite the fact that all cells in the organism contain the same genetic information. A large amount of data gathered over the last decades has demonstrated that deregulation of chromatin-modifying proteins is etiologically involved in the development and progression of cancer. Here we discuss how epigenetic alterations influence cancer development and review known cancer-associated alterations in chromatin-modifying proteins.
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- Cathrine K Fog
- Biotech Research & Innovation Centre and Centre for Epigenetics, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK- 2200 Copenhagen Denmark
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Roze E, Bettuing S, Deyts C, Marcon E, Brami‐Cherrier K, Pagès C, Humbert S, Mérienne K, Caboche J. Mitogen‐ and stress‐activated protein kinase‐1 deficiency is involved in expanded‐huntingtin‐induced transcriptional dysregulation and striatal death. FASEB J 2007; 22:1083-93. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-9814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Emmanuel Roze
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie‐Paris 6, CNRS, UMR 7102ParisFrance
- Service de NeurologieHôpital Saint‐AntoineAssitance Publique‐Hôpitaux de ParisParisFrance
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie‐Paris 6, CNRS, UMR 7102ParisFrance
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie‐Paris 6, CNRS, UMR 7102ParisFrance
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie‐Paris 6, CNRS, UMR 7102ParisFrance
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et CellulaireDépartement de pathologie moléculaire; INSERM, U596; CNRS, UMR 7104IllkirchFrance
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie‐Paris 6, CNRS, UMR 7102ParisFrance
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Sun JM, Chen HY, Espino PS, Davie JR. Phosphorylated serine 28 of histone H3 is associated with destabilized nucleosomes in transcribed chromatin. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:6640-7. [PMID: 17913747 PMCID: PMC2095820 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Histone modifications and variants have key roles in the activation and silencing of genes. Phosphorylation of histone H3 at serine 10 and serine 28 is involved in transcriptional activation of genes responding to stress or mitogen-stimulated signaling pathways. The distribution of H3-modified isoforms in G0 phase chicken erythrocyte chromatin was investigated. H3 phosphorylated at serine 28 was found highly enriched in the active/competent gene fractions, as was H3 di- and trimethylated at lysine 4. The H3 variant H3.3 in this chromatin fraction was preferentially phosphorylated at serine 28. Conversely, H3 phosphorylated at serine 10 was present in all chromatin fractions, while H3 dimethylated at lysine 9 was associated with the chromatin-containing repressed genes. H3 phosphorylated at serine 28 was located at the promoter region of the transcriptionally active, but not competent, histone H5 and β-globin genes. We provide evidence that H3.3 phosphorylated at serine 28 was present in labile nucleosomes. We propose that destabilized nucleosomes containing H3.3 phosphorylated at serine 28 aid in the dynamic disassembly–assembly of nucleosomes in active promoters.
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- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. +204 787 2391+204 787 2190
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He S, Dunn KL, Espino PS, Drobic B, Li L, Yu J, Sun JM, Chen HY, Pritchard S, Davie JR. Chromatin organization and nuclear microenvironments in cancer cells. J Cell Biochem 2007; 104:2004-15. [PMID: 17668423 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Nuclear morphometric descriptors such as nuclear size, shape, DNA content and chromatin organization are used by pathologists as diagnostic markers for cancer. However, our knowledge of events resulting in changes in nuclear shape and chromatin organization in cancer cells is limited. Nuclear matrix proteins, which include lamins, transcription factors (Sp1) and histone modifying enzymes (histone deacetylases), and histone modifications (histone H3 phosphorylation) have roles in organizing chromatin in the interphase nucleus, regulating gene expression programs and determining nuclear shape. Histone H3 phosphorylation, a downstream target of the Ras-mitogen activated protein kinase pathway, is involved in neoplastic transformation. This article will review genetic and epigenetic events that alter chromatin organization in cancer cells and the role of the nuclear matrix in determining nuclear morphology.
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- Shihua He
- Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Sazonova OV, Blishchenko EY, Tolmazova AG, Khachin DP, Leontiev KV, Karelin AA, Ivanov VT. Stimulation of fibroblast proliferation by neokyotorphin requires Ca2+ influx and activation of PKA, CaMK II and MAPK/ERK. FEBS J 2006; 274:474-84. [PMID: 17229152 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05594.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Neokyotorphin [TSKYR, hemoglobin alpha-chain fragment (137-141)] has previously been shown to enhance fibroblast proliferation, its effect depending on cell density and serum level. Here we show the dependence of the effect of neokyotorphin on cell type and its correlation with the effect of protein kinase A (PKA) activator 8-Br-cAMP, but not the PKC activator 4beta-phorbol 12-myristate, 13-acetate (PMA). In L929 fibroblasts, the proliferative effect of neokyotorphin was suppressed by the Ca2+ L-type channel inhibitors verapamil or nifedipine, the intracellular Ca2+ chelator 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid acetoxymethyl ester, kinase inhibitors H-89 (PKA), KN-62 (Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II) and PD98059 (mitogen-activated protein kinase). The proliferative effect of 8-Br-cAMP was also suppressed by KN-62 and PD98059. PKC suppression (downregulation with PMA or inhibition with bisindolylmaleimide XI) did not affect neokyotorphin action. The results obtained point to a cAMP-like action for neokyotorphin.
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- Olga V Sazonova
- Regulatory Peptides Group, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow, Russia.
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Espino PS, Li L, He S, Yu J, Davie JR. Chromatin modification of the trefoil factor 1 gene in human breast cancer cells by the Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Cancer Res 2006; 66:4610-6. [PMID: 16651411 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-4251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Histone H3 phosphorylation is a downstream response to activation of the Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. This modification is thought to have a role in chromatin remodeling and in the initiation of gene transcription. In MCF-7 breast cancer cells, we observed that phosphorylated histone H3 (phospho-H3) at Ser(10) but not Ser(28) increased with phorbol ester (12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, TPA) treatment. Although phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 levels in these cells cultured under estradiol deplete and replete conditions displayed no change, a significant induction was observed after TPA treatment. Furthermore, whereas both estradiol and TPA increased trefoil factor 1 (TFF1) mRNA levels in these cells, only TPA-induced and not estradiol-induced TFF1 expression was inhibited by the H3 kinase mitogen and stress activated protein kinase (MSK) inhibitor H89 and MAPK kinase inhibitor UO126, showing the involvement of the Ras/MAPK following TPA induction. Mutation of the activator protein 1 (AP-1) binding site abrogated the TPA-induced transcriptional response of the luciferase reporter gene under the control of the TFF1 promoter, showing the requirement for the AP-1 site. In chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, estradiol treatment resulted in the association of the estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha) and acetylated H3 with the TFF1 promoter. The levels of phospho-H3 and MSK1 associated with the TFF1 promoter were moderately increased. In the presence of TPA, whereas ERalpha was not bound to the promoter, a strong association of acetylated and/or phospho-H3, MSK1, and c-Jun was observed. These results show that although both stimuli lead to TFF1 gene activation, estradiol and TPA exert their effects on TFF1 gene expression by different mechanisms.
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- Paula S Espino
- Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Nuclear morphometric descriptors such as nuclear size, shape, DNA content and chromatin organization are used by pathologists as diagnostic markers for cancer. Tumorigenesis involves a series of poorly understood morphological changes that lead to the development of hyperplasia, dysplasia, in situ carcinoma, invasive carcinoma, and in many instances finally metastatic carcinoma. Nuclei from different stages of disease progression exhibit changes in shape and the reorganization of chromatin, which appears to correlate with malignancy. Multistep tumorigenesis is a process that results from alterations in the function of DNA. These alterations result from stable genetic changes, including those of tumor suppressor genes, oncogenes and DNA stability genes, and potentially reversible epigenetic changes, which are modifications in gene function without a change in the DNA sequence. DNA methylation and histone modifications are two epigenetic mechanisms that are altered in cancer cells. The impact of genetic (e.g., mutations in Rb and ras family) and epigenetic alterations with a focus on histone modifications on chromatin structure and function in cancer cells are reviewed here.
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- Bojan Drobic
- Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E OV9 Canada.
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Espino PS, Drobic B, Dunn KL, Davie JR. Histone modifications as a platform for cancer therapy. J Cell Biochem 2005; 94:1088-102. [PMID: 15723344 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Tumorigenesis and metastasis are a progression of events resulting from alterations in the processing of the genetic information. These alterations result from stable genetic changes (mutations) involving tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes (e.g., ras, BRAF) and potentially reversible epigenetic changes, which are modifications in gene function without a change in the DNA sequence. Mutations of genes coding for proteins that directly or indirectly influence epigenetic processes will alter the cell's gene expression program. Epigenetic mechanisms often altered in cancer cells are DNA methylation and histone modifications (acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation). This article will review the potential of these reversible epigenetic processes as targets for cancer therapies.
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- Paula S Espino
- Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada
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Carey M. Chromatin marks and machines, the missing nucleosome is a theme: gene regulation up and downstream. Mol Cell 2005; 17:323-30. [PMID: 15694334 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A remarkable insight to emerge from chromatin immunoprecipitation studies is that the steps leading to chromatin remodeling and preinitiation complex (PIC) assembly differ significantly, depending upon the gene and its biological context (Cosma, 2002). However, when multiple systems are compared, the differences illuminate checkpoints and generalities that provide insights into the most salient features of mechanism. This concept dominated presentations at the 2004 Chromatin and Transcription by RNA Polymerase II meeting held at the Lake Tahoe Granlibakken Conference Center.
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- Mike Carey
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 LeConte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Dunn KL, Davie JR. Stimulation of the Ras-MAPK pathway leads to independent phosphorylation of histone H3 on serine 10 and 28. Oncogene 2005; 24:3492-502. [PMID: 15735677 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Ras-mitogen activated protein kinase (Ras-MAPK) pathway plays an integral role in the formation of human malignancies. Stimulation of this pathway results in phosphorylation of histone H3 at serines 10 and 28 and expression of immediate-early genes. Phosphorylated (serine 10) H3, which is also acetylated on lysine 14, is associated with immediate-early genes. In this report, we investigated the relationship between these two H3 phosphorylation events in parental and ras-transformed fibroblasts. Immunoblot analyses of two-dimensional gel patterns demonstrated that all three H3 variants were phosphorylated after stimulation of the Ras-MAPK pathway and during mitosis. Following stimulation of the Ras-MAPK pathway, H3 phosphorylated on serines 10 and 28 was excluded from regions of highly condensed chromatin and was present in increased levels in ras-transformed cells. Although H3 phosphorylated at serine 10 or 28 was dynamically acetylated, H3 phosphorylated at serine 28 had a higher steady state of acetylation than that of H3 phosphorylated at serine 10. When visualized with indirect immunofluorescence, most foci of phosphorylated serine 28 H3 did not co-localize with foci of H3 phosphorylated on serine 10 or phosphoacetylated on serine 10 and lysine 14, suggesting that these two phosphorylation events act separately to promote gene expression.
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- Katherine L Dunn
- Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0V9
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