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Shi B, Wang W, Ye M, Liang M, Yu Z, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Liang X, Ao J, Xu F, Xu G, Jiang X, Zhou X, Liu L. Spermidine suppresses the activation of hepatic stellate cells to cure liver fibrosis through autophagy activator MAP1S. Liver Int 2023; 43:1307-1319. [PMID: 36892418 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Liver diseases present a wide range of fibrosis, from fatty liver with no inflammation to steatohepatitis with varying degrees of fibrosis, to established cirrhosis leading to HCC. In a multivariate analysis, serum levels of spermidine were chosen as the top metabolite from 237 metabolites and its levels were drastically reduced along with progression to advanced steatohepatitis. Our previous studies that showed spermidine supplementation helps mice prevent liver fibrosis through MAP1S have prompted us to explore the possibility that spermidine can alleviate or cure already developed liver fibrosis. METHODS We collected tissue samples from patients with liver fibrosis to measure the levels of MAP1S. We treated wild-type and MAP1S knockout mice with CCl4 -induced liver fibrosis with spermidine and isolated HSCs in culture to test the effects of spermidine on HSC activation and liver fibrosis. RESULTS Patients with increasing degrees of liver fibrosis had reduced levels of MAP1S. Supplementing spermidine in mice that had already developed liver fibrosis after 1 month of CCl4 induction for an additional 3 months resulted in significant reductions in levels of ECM proteins and a remarkable improvement in liver fibrosis through MAP1S. Spermidine also suppressed HSC activation by reducing ECM proteins at both the mRNA and protein levels, and increasing the number of lipid droplets in stellate cells. CONCLUSIONS Spermidine supplementation is a potentially clinically meaningful approach to treating and curing liver fibrosis, preventing cirrhosis and HCC in patients.
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- Boyun Shi
- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of Oncology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of General Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of General Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of Oncology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Guan Y, Sun B, Zhang S, Zhuang Y, Huang Y, Lin M, Zheng R, Chen D, Shi Y, Wang Y. Hepatitis B Virus Induces Microtubule Stabilization to Promote Productive Infection through Upregulating Microtubule-associated Protein 1S. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2022; 10:467-473. [PMID: 35836766 PMCID: PMC9240238 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2021.00090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Continuous release and transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the main factors leading to chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection. However, the mechanism of HBV-host interaction for optimal viral transport is unclear. Hence, we aimed to explore how HBV manipulates microtubule-associated protein 1S (MAP1S) and microtubule (MT) to facilitate its transport and release. METHODS The expression of MAP1S or acetylated MT was investigated by immunofluorescence, RT-PCR, immunoblotting, and plasmid transfection. MAP1S overexpression or knockdown was performed by lentiviral infection or sh-RNA transfection, respectively. HBV DNA was quantified using q-PCR. RESULTS Significantly higher level of MAP1S in HepG2215 cells compared with HepG2 cells was detected using RT-PCR (p<0.01) and immunoblotting (p<0.001). Notably, stronger MAP1S expression was observed in the liver tissues of patients with CHB than in healthy controls. MAP1S overexpression or knockdown demonstrated that MAP1S promoted MT acetylation and reduced the ratio of HBV DNA copies inside to outside cells. Further, transfection with the hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx)-expressing plasmids induced significantly higher level of MAP1S than that in controls (p<0.0001), whereas HBVX- mutant-encoding HBV proteins (surface antigen, core protein, and viral DNA polymerase) hardly affected its expression. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that HBx induces the formation of stable MTs to promote the release of HBV particles through upregulating MAP1S. Thus, our studies delineate a unique molecular pathway through which HBV manipulates the cytoskeleton to facilitate its own transportation, and indicate the possibility of targeting MAP1S pathway for treatment of patients with CHB.
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- Yuanyue Guan
- Department of Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Beijing Engineering Research Center for Precision Medicine and Transformation of Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Intervention Therapy Center of Tumor and Liver Diseases, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Beijing Engineering Research Center for Precision Medicine and Transformation of Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Laboratory Center, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Beijing Engineering Research Center for Precision Medicine and Transformation of Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Beijing Engineering Research Center for Precision Medicine and Transformation of Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Beijing Engineering Research Center for Precision Medicine and Transformation of Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Beijing Engineering Research Center for Precision Medicine and Transformation of Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Correspondence to: Yanjun Wang and Ying Shi, Department of Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Department of Beijing Engineering Research Center for Precision Medicine and Transformation of Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9602-6816 (YW), https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-0817 (YS). Tel: +86-10-8399-7407, E-mail: (YW), (YS)
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- Department of Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Beijing Engineering Research Center for Precision Medicine and Transformation of Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Correspondence to: Yanjun Wang and Ying Shi, Department of Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Department of Beijing Engineering Research Center for Precision Medicine and Transformation of Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9602-6816 (YW), https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-0817 (YS). Tel: +86-10-8399-7407, E-mail: (YW), (YS)
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OUP accepted manuscript. Mutagenesis 2022; 37:155-163. [DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geac008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Overview of Mitochondrial E3 Ubiquitin Ligase MITOL/MARCH5 from Molecular Mechanisms to Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21113781. [PMID: 32471110 PMCID: PMC7312067 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21113781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The molecular pathology of diseases seen from the mitochondrial axis has become more complex with the progression of research. A variety of factors, including the failure of mitochondrial dynamics and quality control, have made it extremely difficult to narrow down drug discovery targets. We have identified MITOL (mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase: also known as MARCH5) localized on the mitochondrial outer membrane and previously reported that it is an important regulator of mitochondrial dynamics and mitochondrial quality control. In this review, we describe the pathological aspects of MITOL revealed through functional analysis and its potential as a drug discovery target.
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Li W, Dai Y, Shi B, Yue F, Zou J, Xu G, Jiang X, Wang F, Zhou X, Liu L. LRPPRC sustains Yap-P27-mediated cell ploidy and P62-HDAC6-mediated autophagy maturation and suppresses genome instability and hepatocellular carcinomas. Oncogene 2020; 39:3879-3892. [PMID: 32203162 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-020-1257-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Mutants in the gene encoding mitochondrion-associated protein LRPPRC were found to be associated with French Canadian Type Leigh syndrome, a human disorder characterized with neurodegeneration and cytochrome c oxidase deficiency. LRPPRC interacts with one of microtubule-associated protein family MAP1S that promotes autophagy initiation and maturation to suppress genomic instability and tumorigenesis. Previously, although various studies have attributed LRPPRC nuclear acid-associated functions, we characterized that LRPPRC acted as an inhibitor of autophagy in human cancer cells. Here we show that liver-specific deletion of LRPPRC causes liver-specific increases of YAP and P27 and decreases of P62, leading to an increase of cell polyploidy and an impairment of autophagy maturation. The blockade of autophagy maturation and promotion of polyploidy caused by LRPPRC depletion synergistically enhances diethylnitrosamine-induced DNA damage, genome instability, and further tumorigenesis so that LRPPRC knockout mice develop more and larger hepatocellular carcinomas and survive a shorter lifespan. Therefore, LRPPRC suppresses genome instability and hepatocellular carcinomas and promotes survivals in mice by sustaining Yap-P27-mediated cell ploidy and P62-HDAC6-controlled autophagy maturation.
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- Wenjiao Li
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 621 Gangwan Rd, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, 710700, Guangdong, PR China
- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 621 Gangwan Rd, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, 710700, Guangdong, PR China
- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 621 Gangwan Rd, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, 710700, Guangdong, PR China
- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 621 Gangwan Rd, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, 710700, Guangdong, PR China
- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 621 Gangwan Rd, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, 710700, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 621 Gangwan Rd, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, 710700, Guangdong, PR China.
- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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Role of Microtubule-Associated Protein 1b in Urothelial Carcinoma: Overexpression Predicts Poor Prognosis. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12030630. [PMID: 32182788 PMCID: PMC7139768 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12030630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
We sought to examine the relationship between microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) and the prognosis of urothelial carcinoma by assessing the microtubule bundle formation genes using a reappraisal transcriptome dataset of urothelial carcinoma (GSE31684). The result revealed that microtubule-associated protein 1b (MAP1B) is the most significant upregulated gene related to cancer progression. Real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to measure MAP1B transcription levels in urothelial carcinoma of the upper tract (UTUC) and the bladder (UBUC). Immunohistochemistry was conducted to detect MAP1B protein expression in 340 UTUC and 295 UBUC cases. Correlations of MAP1B expression with clinicopathological status, disease-specific survival, and metastasis-free survival were completed. To assess the oncogenic functions of MAP1B, the RTCC1 and J82 cell lines were stably silenced against their endogenous MAP1B expression. Study findings indicated that MAP1B overexpression was associated with adverse clinical features and could independently predict unfavorable prognostic effects, indicating its theranostic value in urothelial carcinoma.
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Li W, Yue F, Dai Y, Shi B, Xu G, Jiang X, Zhou X, Pfeifer GP, Liu L. Suppressor of hepatocellular carcinoma RASSF1A activates autophagy initiation and maturation. Cell Death Differ 2019; 26:1379-1395. [PMID: 30315205 PMCID: PMC6748129 DOI: 10.1038/s41418-018-0211-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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RASSF1A (Ras association domain family 1 isoform A) is a tumor suppressor and frequently inactivated by promoter hypermethylation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Autophagy is to degrade misfolded or aggregated proteins and dysfunctional organelles. Autophagy defects enhance oxidative stress and genome instability to promote tumorigenesis. Activating autophagy flux by increasing levels of the RASSF1A-interacting microtubule-associated protein 1 S (MAP1S) leads to suppression of HCC in addition to extending lifespans. Here we tested whether RASSF1A itself functions as a HCC suppressor and activates autophagy similarly as MAP1S does. We show that RASSF1A deletion leads to an acceleration of diethylnitrosamine-induced HCC and a 31% reduction of median survival times in mice. RASSF1A enhances autophagy initiation by suppressing PI3K-AKT-mTOR through the Hippo pathway-regulatory component MST1 and promotes autophagy maturation by recruiting autophagosomes on RASSF1A-stabilized acetylated microtubules through MAP1S. RASSF1A deletion causes a blockade of autophagy flux. Therefore, RASSF1A may suppress HCC and improve survival by activating autophagy flux.
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- Wenjiao Li
- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, 510700, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, 510700, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, 510700, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, 510700, Guangzhou, China.
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- Center for Epigenetics, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, 510700, Guangzhou, China.
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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Zinatizadeh MR, Momeni SA, Zarandi PK, Chalbatani GM, Dana H, Mirzaei HR, Akbari ME, Miri SR. The Role and Function of Ras-association domain family in Cancer: A Review. Genes Dis 2019; 6:378-384. [PMID: 31832517 PMCID: PMC6889020 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2019.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Ras gene mutation has been observed in more than 30% of cancers, and 90% of pancreatic, lung and colon cancers. Ras proteins (K-Ras, H-Ras, N-Ras) act as molecular switches which are activated by binding to GTP. They play a role in the cascade of cell process control (proliferation and cell division). In the inactive state, transforming GTP to GDP leads to the activation of GTpase in Ras gene. However, the mutation in Ras leads to the loss of internal GTPase activity and permanent activation of the protein. The activated Ras can promote the cell death or stop cell growth, which are facilitated by Ras-association domain family. Various studies have been conducted to determine the importance of losing RASSF proteins in Ras-induced tumors. This paper examines the role of Ras and RASSF proteins. In general, RASSF proteins can be used as a suitable means for targeting a large group of Ras-induced tumors.
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- Mohammad Reza Zinatizadeh
- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Uro-Oncology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Shohadae Tajrish Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Tsakiri EN, Gumeni S, Vougas K, Pendin D, Papassideri I, Daga A, Gorgoulis V, Juhász G, Scorrano L, Trougakos IP. Proteasome dysfunction induces excessive proteome instability and loss of mitostasis that can be mitigated by enhancing mitochondrial fusion or autophagy. Autophagy 2019; 15:1757-1773. [PMID: 31002009 PMCID: PMC6735541 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2019.1596477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway (UPP) is central to proteostasis network (PN) functionality and proteome quality control. Yet, the functional implication of the UPP in tissue homeodynamics at the whole organism level and its potential cross-talk with other proteostatic or mitostatic modules are not well understood. We show here that knock down (KD) of proteasome subunits in Drosophila flies, induced, for most subunits, developmental lethality. Ubiquitous or tissue specific proteasome dysfunction triggered systemic proteome instability and activation of PN modules, including macroautophagy/autophagy, molecular chaperones and the antioxidant cncC (the fly ortholog of NFE2L2/Nrf2) pathway. Also, proteasome KD increased genomic instability, altered metabolic pathways and severely disrupted mitochondrial functionality, triggering a cncC-dependent upregulation of mitostatic genes and enhanced rates of mitophagy. Whereas, overexpression of key regulators of antioxidant responses (e.g., cncC or foxo) could not suppress the deleterious effects of proteasome dysfunction; these were alleviated in both larvae and adult flies by modulating mitochondrial dynamics towards increased fusion or by enhancing autophagy. Our findings reveal the extensive functional wiring of genomic, proteostatic and mitostatic modules in higher metazoans. Also, they support the notion that age-related increase of proteotoxic stress due to decreased UPP activity deregulates all aspects of cellular functionality being thus a driving force for most age-related diseases. Abbreviations: ALP: autophagy-lysosome pathway; ARE: antioxidant response element; Atg8a: autophagy-related 8a; ATPsynβ: ATP synthase, β subunit; C-L: caspase-like proteasomal activity; cncC: cap-n-collar isoform-C; CT-L: chymotrypsin-like proteasomal activity; Drp1: dynamin related protein 1; ER: endoplasmic reticulum; foxo: forkhead box, sub-group O; GLU: glucose; GFP: green fluorescent protein; GLY: glycogen; Hsf: heat shock factor; Hsp: Heat shock protein; Keap1: kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1; Marf: mitochondrial assembly regulatory factor; NFE2L2/Nrf2: nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2; Opa1: optic atrophy 1; PN: proteostasis network; RNAi: RNA interference; ROS: reactive oxygen species; ref(2)P: refractory to sigma P; SQSTM1: sequestosome 1; SdhA: succinate dehydrogenase, subunit A; T-L: trypsin-like proteasomal activity; TREH: trehalose; UAS: upstream activation sequence; Ub: ubiquitin; UPR: unfolded protein response; UPP: ubiquitin-proteasome pathway.
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- Eleni N Tsakiri
- Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece
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- Genomics and Proteomics Research Units, Center of Basic Research II, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens , Athens , Greece
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea , Lecco , Italy
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- Genomics and Proteomics Research Units, Center of Basic Research II, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens , Athens , Greece.,Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece.,Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester , Manchester , UK
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary and Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- Dulbecco-Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Biology, University of Padua , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece
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Nagashima S, Takada T, Yanagi S. Mitochondrial quality control by mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase MITOL/MARCH5. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2017. [PMID: 28626116 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.149.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Pabalan N, Kunjantarachot A, Ruangpratheep C, Jarjanazi H, Christofolini DM, Barbosa CP, Bianco B. Potential of RASSF1A promoter methylation as biomarker for endometrial cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Oncol 2017; 146:603-608. [PMID: 28669560 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND An epigenetic approach to explaining endometrial carcinogenesis necessitates good understanding of Ras association domain family 1 isoform A (RASSF1A) promoter methylation data from primary studies. AIMS Differential magnitude of reported associations between RASSF1A promoter methylation and endometrial cancer (EC) prompted a meta-analysis to obtain more precise estimates. METHODS Literature search yielded eight included articles. We calculated pooled odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals and subgrouped the data by race. Sources of heterogeneity were investigated with outlier analysis. RESULTS The pooled ORs indicated increased risk, mostly significant. The overall effect (OR 11.46) was reflected in the European outcome (OR 15.07). However, both findings were heterogeneous (I2=57-70%) which when subjected to outlier treatment, erased heterogeneity (I2=0%) and retained significance (OR 9.85-12.66). Significance of these pre- and post-outlier outcomes were pegged at P≤0.0001. Only the Asian pre-outlier (OR 6.85) and heterogeneous (I2=82%) outcome was not significant (P=0.12) but when subjected to outlier treatment, erased heterogeneity (I2=0%) and generated significance (OR 23.74, P≤0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Consistent increased risk associations underpinned by significance and robustness render RASSF1A with good biomarker potential for EC.
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- Noel Pabalan
- Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
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- Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, 125 Resources Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Human Reproduction and Genetics Center, Department of Collective Health, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André/SP, Brazil
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- Human Reproduction and Genetics Center, Department of Collective Health, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André/SP, Brazil
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- Human Reproduction and Genetics Center, Department of Collective Health, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André/SP, Brazil
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Yue F, Li W, Zou J, Jiang X, Xu G, Huang H, Liu L. Spermidine Prolongs Lifespan and Prevents Liver Fibrosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Activating MAP1S-Mediated Autophagy. Cancer Res 2017; 77:2938-2951. [PMID: 28386016 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-3462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have worldwide impact but continue to lack safe, low cost, and effective treatments. In this study, we show how the simple polyamine spermidine can relieve cancer cell defects in autophagy, which trigger oxidative stress-induced cell death and promote liver fibrosis and HCC. We found that the autophagic marker protein LC3 interacted with the microtubule-associated protein MAP1S, which positively regulated autophagy flux in cells. MAP1S stability was regulated in turn by its interaction with the histone deacetylase HDAC4. Notably, MAP1S-deficient mice exhibited a 20% reduction in median survival and developed severe liver fibrosis and HCC under stress. Wild-type mice or cells treated with spermidine exhibited a relative increase in MAP1S stability and autophagy signaling via depletion of cytosolic HDAC4. Extending recent evidence that orally administered spermidine can extend lifespan in mice, we determined that life extension of up to 25% can be produced by lifelong administration, which also reduced liver fibrosis and HCC foci as induced by chemical insults. Genetic investigations established that these observed impacts of oral spermidine administration relied upon MAP1S-mediated autophagy. Our findings offer a preclinical proof of concept for the administration of oral spermidine to prevent liver fibrosis and HCC and potentially extend lifespan. Cancer Res; 77(11); 2938-51. ©2017 AACR.
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- Fei Yue
- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas.,The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas.,The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas. .,The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Yue F, Li W, Zou J, Chen Q, Xu G, Huang H, Xu Z, Zhang S, Gallinari P, Wang F, McKeehan WL, Liu L. Blocking the association of HDAC4 with MAP1S accelerates autophagy clearance of mutant Huntingtin. Aging (Albany NY) 2016; 7:839-53. [PMID: 26540094 PMCID: PMC4637209 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Autophagy controls and executes the turnover of abnormally aggregated proteins. MAP1S interacts with the autophagy marker LC3 and positively regulates autophagy flux. HDAC4 associates with the aggregation-prone mutant huntingtin protein (mHTT) that causes Huntington's disease, and colocalizes with it in cytosolic inclusions. It was suggested HDAC4 interacts with MAP1S in a yeast two-hybrid screening. Here, we found that MAP1S interacts with HDAC4 via a HDAC4-binding domain (HBD). HDAC4 destabilizes MAP1S, suppresses autophagy flux and promotes the accumulation of mHTT aggregates. This occurs by an increase in the deacetylation of the acetylated MAP1S. Either suppression of HDAC4 with siRNA or overexpression of the MAP1S HBD leads to stabilization of MAP1S, activation of autophagy flux and clearance of mHTT aggregates. Therefore, specific interruption of the HDAC4-MAP1S interaction with short peptides or small molecules to enhance autophagy flux may relieve the toxicity of mHTT associated with Huntington's disease and improve symptoms of HD patients.
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- Fei Yue
- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Department of Urology, The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases, The University of Texas Health, Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases, The University of Texas Health, Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, TX 77843, USA
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Pfaltzgraff ER, Roth GM, Miller PM, Gintzig AG, Ohi R, Bader DM. Loss of CENP-F results in distinct microtubule-related defects without chromosomal abnormalities. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:1990-9. [PMID: 27146114 PMCID: PMC4927273 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-12-0848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Microtubule (MT)-binding centromere protein F (CENP-F) was previously shown to play a role exclusively in chromosome segregation during cellular division. Many cell models of CENP-F depletion show a lag in the cell cycle and aneuploidy. Here, using our novel genetic deletion model, we show that CENP-F also regulates a broader range of cellular functions outside of cell division. We characterized CENP-F(+/+) and CENP-F(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and found drastic differences in multiple cellular functions during interphase, including cell migration, focal adhesion dynamics, and primary cilia formation. We discovered that CENP-F(-/-) MEFs have severely diminished MT dynamics, which underlies the phenotypes we describe. These data, combined with recent biochemical research demonstrating the strong binding of CENP-F to the MT network, support the conclusion that CENP-F is a powerful regulator of MT dynamics during interphase and affects heterogeneous cell functions.
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- Elise R Pfaltzgraff
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232
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Song K, Hu W, Yue F, Zou J, Li W, Chen Q, Yao Q, Sun W, Liu L. Transforming Growth Factor TGFβ Increases Levels of Microtubule-Associated Protein MAP1S and Autophagy Flux in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143150. [PMID: 26571030 PMCID: PMC4646605 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background and Aim Autophagy is a cellular process to regulate the turnover of misfolded/aggregated proteins or dysfunctional organelles such as damaged mitochondria. Microtubule-associated protein MAP1S (originally named C19ORF5) is a widely-distributed homologue of neuronal-specific MAP1A and MAP1B with which autophagy marker light chain 3 (LC3) was originally co-purified. MAP1S bridges autophagic components with microtubules and mitochondria through LC3 and positively regulates autophagy flux from autophagosomal biogenesis to degradation. The MAP1S-mediated autophagy suppresses tumorigenesis as suggested in a mouse liver cancer model and in prostate cancer patients. The TGFβ signaling pathway plays a central role in pancreatic tumorigenesis, and high levels of TGFβ suggest a tumor suppressive function and predict a better survival for some patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. In this study, we try to understand the relationship between TGFβ and MAP1S-mediated autophagy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Methods We collected the tumor and its adjacent normal tissues from 33 randomly selected patients of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas to test the association between TGFβ and autophagy markers MAP1S and LC3. Then we tested the cause and effect relation between TGFβ and autophagy markers in cultured pancreatic cancer cell lines. Results Here we show that levels of TGFβ and autophagy markers MAP1S and LC3 are dramatically elevated in tumor tissues from patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas. TGFβ increases levels of MAP1S protein and enhances autophagy flux. Conclusion TGFβ may suppress the development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas by enhancing MAP1S-mediated autophagy.
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- Kun Song
- Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87, 410008, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- The First People’s Hospital, Lian Yungang City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Molecular Surgeon Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87, 410008, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- * E-mail: (WS); (LL)
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (WS); (LL)
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Jiang X, Zhong W, Huang H, He H, Jiang F, Chen Y, Yue F, Zou J, Li X, He Y, You P, Yang W, Lai Y, Wang F, Liu L. Autophagy defects suggested by low levels of autophagy activator MAP1S and high levels of autophagy inhibitor LRPPRC predict poor prognosis of prostate cancer patients. Mol Carcinog 2014; 54:1194-204. [PMID: 25043940 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
MAP1S (originally named C19ORF5) is a widely distributed homolog of neuronal-specific MAP1A and MAP1B, and bridges autophagic components with microtubules and mitochondria to affect autophagosomal biogenesis and degradation. Mitochondrion-associated protein LRPPRC functions as an inhibitor for autophagy initiation to protect mitochondria from autophagy degradation. MAP1S and LRPPRC interact with each other and may collaboratively regulate autophagy although the underlying mechanism is yet unknown. Previously, we have reported that LRPPRC levels serve as a prognosis marker of patients with prostate adenocarcinomas (PCA), and that patients with high LRPPRC levels survive a shorter period after surgery than those with low levels of LRPPRC. MAP1S levels are elevated in diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocelular carcinomas in wildtype mice and the exposed MAP1S-deficient mice develop more malignant hepatocellular carcinomas. We performed immunochemical analysis to evaluate the co-relationship among the levels of MAP1S, LRPPRC, P62, and γ-H2AX. Samples were collected from wildtype and prostate-specific PTEN-deficient mice, 111 patients with PCA who had been followed up for 10 years and 38 patients with benign prostate hyperplasia enrolled in hospitals in Guangzhou, China. The levels of MAP1S were generally elevated so the MAP1S-mediated autophagy was activated in PCA developed in either PTEN-deficient mice or patients than their respective benign tumors. The MAP1S levels among patients with PCA vary dramatically, and patients with low MAP1S levels survive a shorter period than those with high MAP1S levels. Levels of MAP1S in collaboration with levels of LRPPRC can serve as markers for prognosis of prostate cancer patients.
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- Xianhan Jiang
- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510700, China.,Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, 77030
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- Department of Urology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Clinical Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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- Department of Urology, The Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Clinical Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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- Department of Urology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Clinical Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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- Department of Urology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Clinical Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, 77030
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- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, 77030
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510700, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510700, China
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- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, 77030
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510700, China
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- Department of Urology, The Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, 77030
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- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, 77030
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Villarroel-Campos D, Gonzalez-Billault C. The MAP1B case: an old MAP that is new again. Dev Neurobiol 2014; 74:953-71. [PMID: 24700609 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The functions of microtubule-associated protein 1B (MAP1B) have historically been linked to the development of the nervous system, based on its very early expression in neurons and glial cells. Moreover, mice in which MAP1B is genetically inactivated have been used extensively to show its role in axonal elongation, neuronal migration, and axonal guidance. In the last few years, it has become apparent that MAP1B has other cellular and molecular functions that are not related to its microtubule-stabilizing properties in the embryonic and adult brain. In this review, we present a systematic review of the canonical and novel functions of MAP1B and propose that, in addition to regulating the polymerization of microtubule and actin microfilaments, MAP1B also acts as a signaling protein involved in normal physiology and pathological conditions in the nervous system.
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- David Villarroel-Campos
- Laboratory of Cell and Neuronal Dynamics (Cenedyn), Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Nagashima S, Tokuyama T, Yonashiro R, Inatome R, Yanagi S. Roles of mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase MITOL/MARCH5 in mitochondrial dynamics and diseases. J Biochem 2014; 155:273-9. [PMID: 24616159 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvu016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Accumulating evidence indicate physiological significance of mitochondrial dynamics such as mitochondrial fusion and division, the dynamic movement of mitochondria along microtubules and interaction of mitochondria with the endoplasmic reticulum. A disruption in mitochondrial dynamics leads to a functional deterioration of mitochondria, resulting in a variety of diseases including neurodegenerative disorders. We previously identified a mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase MITOL/MARCH5, which belongs to the membrane-associated RING-CH E3 ubiquitin ligase (MARCH) family (also called MARCH5). MITOL plays an important role in the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics including mitochondrial morphology, transport and interaction with ER, at least in part, through the ubiquitinations of mitochondrial fission factor Drp1, microtubule-associated protein 1B and mitofusin2, respectively. This review focuses on recent findings that show how MITOL regulates mitochondrial dynamics and which suggest physiological disorders resulting from a failure in such regulation.
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- Shun Nagashima
- Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, 1432-1, Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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MAP1S controls breast cancer cell TLR5 signaling pathway and promotes TLR5 signaling-based tumor suppression. PLoS One 2014; 9:e86839. [PMID: 24466264 PMCID: PMC3900661 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Targeting TLR5 signaling in breast cancer represents a novel strategy in cancer immunotherapy. However, the underlying mechanism by which TLR5 signaling inhibits cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth has not been elucidated. In this study, we found TLR5 agonist flagellin inhibited the cell state of activation and induced autophagy, and reported that autophagy protein MAP1S regulated the flagellin/TLR5 signaling pathway in breast cancer cells through enhancement of NF-κB activity and cytokine secretion. Remarkably, MAP1S played a critical role in tumor suppression induced by flagellin, and knockdown of MAP1S almost completely abrogated the suppression of tumor growth and migration by flagellin treatment. In addition, elevated expression of MAP1S in response to flagellin feed-back regulated tumor inflammatory microenvironment in the late stages of TLR5 signaling through degradation of MyD88 in autophagy process. These results indicate a mechanism of antitumor activity that involves MAP1S-controlled TLR5 signaling in breast cancer.
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Mitochondrion-associated protein LRPPRC suppresses the initiation of basal levels of autophagy via enhancing Bcl-2 stability. Biochem J 2013; 454:447-57. [PMID: 23822101 PMCID: PMC3778712 DOI: 10.1042/bj20130306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The mitochondrion-associated protein LRPPRC (leucine-rich pentatricopeptide repeat-containing) interacts with one of the microtubule-associated protein family members MAP1S (microtubule-associated protein 1 small form), originally named C19ORF5 (chromosome 19 open reading frame 5), to form a complex. MAP1S interacts with LC3 (light chain 3), the mammalian homologue of yeast autophagy marker ATG8 and one of the most important autophagy markers in mammalian cells, and helps the attachment of autophagosomes with microtubules for trafficking and recruitment of substrate mitochondria into autophagosomes for degradation. MAP1S activates autophagosomal biogenesis and degradation to remove misfolded/aggregated proteins and dysfunctional organelles such as mitochondria and suppress oxidative stress-induced genomic instability and tumorigenesis. Previously, various studies have attributed LRPPRC nucleic acid-associated functions. Instead, in the present study, we show that LRPPRC associates with mitochondria, interacts with Beclin 1 and Bcl-2 and forms a ternary complex to maintain the stability of Bcl-2. Suppression of LRPPRC leads to reduction in mitochondrial potential and reduction in Bcl-2. Lower levels of Bcl-2 lead to release of more Beclin 1 to form the Beclin 1–PI3KCIII (class III phosphoinositide 3-kinase) complex to activate autophagy and accelerate the turnover of dysfunctional mitochondria through the PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase)/Akt/mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) pathway. The activation of autophagy induced by LRPPRC suppression occurs upstream of the ATG5–ATG12 conjugate-mediated conversion of LC3-I into LC3-II and has been confirmed in multiple mammalian cell lines with multiple autophagy markers including the size of GFP–LC3 punctate foci, the intensity of LC3-II and p62 protein and the size of the vacuolar structure. The activated autophagy enhances the removal of mitochondria through lysosomes. LRPPRC therefore acts to suppress the initiation of basal levels of autophagy to clean up dysfunctional mitochondria and other cellular debris during the normal cell cycle. Mitochondrial protein LRPPRC interacts with LC3-interactive microtubule-associated MAP1S and regulates autophagy. It interacts with Beclin 1 and Bcl-2 to form a ternary complex to maintain Bcl-2 stability. LRPPRC suppression enriches the Beclin 1-PI3KCIII complex to activate autophagy and mitophagy.
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Hart VP, Doyle TE. Simulation of diffuse photon migration in tissue by a Monte Carlo method derived from the optical scattering of spheroids. APPLIED OPTICS 2013; 52:6220-6229. [PMID: 24085080 DOI: 10.1364/ao.52.006220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A Monte Carlo method was derived from the optical scattering properties of spheroidal particles and used for modeling diffuse photon migration in biological tissue. The spheroidal scattering solution used a separation of variables approach and numerical calculation of the light intensity as a function of the scattering angle. A Monte Carlo algorithm was then developed which utilized the scattering solution to determine successive photon trajectories in a three-dimensional simulation of optical diffusion and resultant scattering intensities in virtual tissue. Monte Carlo simulations using isotropic randomization, Henyey-Greenstein phase functions, and spherical Mie scattering were additionally developed and used for comparison to the spheroidal method. Intensity profiles extracted from diffusion simulations showed that the four models differed significantly. The depth of scattering extinction varied widely among the four models, with the isotropic, spherical, spheroidal, and phase function models displaying total extinction at depths of 3.62, 2.83, 3.28, and 1.95 cm, respectively. The results suggest that advanced scattering simulations could be used as a diagnostic tool by distinguishing specific cellular structures in the diffused signal. For example, simulations could be used to detect large concentrations of deformed cell nuclei indicative of early stage cancer. The presented technique is proposed to be a more physical description of photon migration than existing phase function methods. This is attributed to the spheroidal structure of highly scattering mitochondria and elongation of the cell nucleus, which occurs in the initial phases of certain cancers. The potential applications of the model and its importance to diffusive imaging techniques are discussed.
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Ryan SD, Bhanot K, Ferrier A, De Repentigny Y, Chu A, Blais A, Kothary R. Microtubule stability, Golgi organization, and transport flux require dystonin-a2-MAP1B interaction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 196:727-42. [PMID: 22412020 PMCID: PMC3308695 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201107096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Loss of interaction between the dystonin-a2 isoform and the microtubule-associated protein MAP1B induces microtubule instability and trafficking defects that may underlie certain neuropathies. Loss of function of dystonin cytoskeletal linker proteins causes neurodegeneration in dystonia musculorum (dt) mutant mice. Although much investigation has focused on understanding dt pathology, the diverse cellular functions of dystonin isoforms remain poorly characterized. In this paper, we highlight novel functions of the dystonin-a2 isoform in mediating microtubule (MT) stability, Golgi organization, and flux through the secretory pathway. Using dystonin mutant mice combined with isoform-specific loss-of-function analysis, we found dystonin-a2 bound to MT-associated protein 1B (MAP1B) in the centrosomal region, where it maintained MT acetylation. In dt neurons, absence of the MAP1B–dystonin-a2 interaction resulted in altered MAP1B perikaryal localization, leading to MT deacetylation and instability. Deacetylated MT accumulation resulted in Golgi fragmentation and prevented anterograde trafficking via motor proteins. Maintenance of MT acetylation through trichostatin A administration or MAP1B overexpression mitigated the observed defect. These cellular aberrations are apparent in prephenotype dorsal root ganglia and primary sensory neurons from dt mice, suggesting they are causal in the disorder.
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- Scott D Ryan
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada
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Mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase MITOL blocks S-nitrosylated MAP1B-light chain 1-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal cell death. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:2382-7. [PMID: 22308378 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114985109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) is implicated in neuronal cell survival. However, excessive NO production mediates neuronal cell death, in part via mitochondrial dysfunction. Here, we report that the mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase, MITOL, protects neuronal cells from mitochondrial damage caused by accumulation of S-nitrosylated microtubule-associated protein 1B-light chain 1 (LC1). S-nitrosylation of LC1 induces a conformational change that serves both to activate LC1 and to promote its ubiquination by MITOL, indicating that microtubule stabilization by LC1 is regulated through its interaction with MITOL. Excessive NO production can inhibit MITOL, and MITOL inhibition resulted in accumulation of S-nitrosylated LC1 following stimulation of NO production by calcimycin and N-methyl-D-aspartate. LC1 accumulation under these conditions resulted in mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal cell death. Thus, the balance between LC1 activation by S-nitrosylation and down-regulation by MITOL is critical for neuronal cell survival. Our findings may contribute significantly to an understanding of the mechanisms of neurological diseases caused by nitrosative stress-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Xie R, Wang F, McKeehan WL, Liu L. Autophagy enhanced by microtubule- and mitochondrion-associated MAP1S suppresses genome instability and hepatocarcinogenesis. Cancer Res 2011; 71:7537-46. [PMID: 22037873 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-2170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Dysfunctional autophagy is associated with tumorigenesis; however, the relationship between the two processes remains unclear. In the present study, we showed that MAP1S levels immediately become elevated in response to diethylnitrosamine-induced or genome instability-driven metabolic stress in a murine model of hepatocarcinoma. Upregulation of MAP1S enhanced autophagy to remove aggresomes and dysfunctional organelles that trigger DNA double-strand breaks and genome instability. The early accumulation of an unstable genome before signs of tumorigenesis indicated that genome instability caused tumorigenesis. After tumorigenesis, tumor development triggered the activation of autophagy to reduce genome instability in tumor foci. We, therefore, conclude that an increase in MAP1S levels triggers autophagy to suppress genome instability such that both the incidence of diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocarcinogenesis and malignant progression are suppressed. Taken together, the data establish a link between MAP1S-enhanced autophagy and suppression of genomic instability and tumorigenesis.
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- Rui Xie
- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Lemeshko VV. Redox state-dependent aggregation of mitochondria induced by cytochrome c. Mol Cell Biochem 2011; 360:111-9. [PMID: 21904946 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-011-1049-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2011] [Accepted: 08/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cytochrome c is known to play central role in apoptosis. Here, it is shown that ferricytochrome c, but not ferrocytochrome c is able to directly induce the aggregation of rat liver mitochondria, similar to the effect caused by magnesium ions at high concentrations. The aggregation was revealed by a decrease in light dispersion of mitochondrial suspension and it was confirmed by the optical microscopy. In the medium containing NADH and cytochrome c, mitochondrial aggregation was initiated only after exhaustion of NADH leading to oxidation of cytochrome c. The aggregation induced by 30 μM ferricytochrome c, but not by 5 mM MgCl(2), was completely inhibited by 30-100 μM ferricyanide, thus indicating that ferricyanide-cytochrome c specific interaction prevents mitochondrial aggregation. After completion of the aggregation caused by ferricytochrome c, this effect cannot be readily reversed by subsequent reduction of cytochrome c. The aggregation induced by ferricytochrome c and/or magnesium ions explains masking of the external NADH-oxidase activity of mitochondria in vitro reported in the literature. This new cytochrome c redox state-dependent phenomenon might also be involved in more complex mechanisms controlling aggregation (clustering) of mitochondria in vivo under the influence of pro-apoptotic factors and requires further study.
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- Victor V Lemeshko
- Escuela de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia.
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Su X, Qiu Y, Marquez-Curtis L, Gupta M, Capjack CE, Rozmus W, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Tsui YY. Label-free and noninvasive optical detection of the distribution of nanometer-size mitochondria in single cells. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2011; 16:067003. [PMID: 21721824 DOI: 10.1117/1.3583577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A microfluidic flow cytometric technique capable of obtaining information on nanometer-sized organelles in single cells in a label-free, noninvasive optical manner was developed. Experimental two-dimensional (2D) light scattering patterns from malignant lymphoid cells (Jurkat cell line) and normal hematopoietic stem cells (cord blood CD34+ cells) were compared with those obtained from finite-difference time-domain simulations. In the simulations, we assumed that the mitochondria were randomly distributed throughout a Jurkat cell, and aggregated in a CD34+ cell. Comparison of the experimental and simulated light scattering patterns led us to conclude that distinction from these two types of cells may be due to different mitochondrial distributions. This observation was confirmed by conventional confocal fluorescence microscopy. A method for potential cell discrimination was developed based on analysis of the 2D light scattering patterns. Potential clinical applications using mitochondria as intrinsic biological markers in single cells were discussed in terms of normal cells (CD34+ cell and lymphocytes) versus malignant cells (THP-1 and Jurkat cell lines).
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- Xuantao Su
- Shandong University, School of Control Science & Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan, China.
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Xie R, Nguyen S, McKeehan K, Wang F, McKeehan WL, Liu L. Microtubule-associated protein 1S (MAP1S) bridges autophagic components with microtubules and mitochondria to affect autophagosomal biogenesis and degradation. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:10367-77. [PMID: 21262964 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.206532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ubiquitously distributed MAP1S is a homologue of the exclusively neuronal distributed microtubule-associated protein 1A and 1B (MAP1A/B). They give rise to multiple isoforms through similar post-translational modification. Isoforms of MAP1S have been implicated in microtubule dynamics and mitotic abnormalities and mitotic cell death. Here we show that ablation of the Map1s gene in mice caused reduction in the B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 or xL (Bcl-2/xL) and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (P27) protein levels, accumulation of defective mitochondria, and severe defects in response to nutritive stress, suggesting defects in autophagosomal biogenesis and clearance. Furthermore, MAP1S isoforms interacted with the autophagosome-associated light chain 3 of MAP1A/B (LC3), a homologue of yeast autophagy-related gene 8 (ATG8), and recruited it to stable microtubules in a MAP1S and LC3 isoform-dependent mode. In addition, MAP1S interacted with mitochondrion-associated leucine-rich PPR-motif containing protein (LRPPRC) that interacts with the mitophagy initiator and Parkinson disease-related protein Parkin. The three-way interactions of MAP1S isoforms with LC3 and microtubules as well as the interaction of MAP1S with LRPPRC suggest that MAP1S isoforms may play positive roles in integration of autophagic components with microtubules and mitochondria in both autophagosomal biogenesis and degradation. For the first time, our results clarify roles of MAP1S in bridging microtubules and mitochondria with autophagic and mitophagic initiation, maturation, trafficking, and lysosomal clearance. Defects in the MAP1S-regulated autophagy may impact heart disease, cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, and a wide range of other diseases.
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- Rui Xie
- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Xie R, Nguyen S, McKeehan WL, Liu L. Acetylated microtubules are required for fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes. BMC Cell Biol 2010; 11:89. [PMID: 21092184 PMCID: PMC2995476 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-11-89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2010] [Accepted: 11/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Autophagy is a dynamic process during which isolation membranes package substrates to form autophagosomes that are fused with lysosomes to form autolysosomes for degradation. Although it is agreed that the LC3II-associated mature autophagosomes move along microtubular tracks, it is still in dispute if the conversion of LC3I to LC3II before autophagosomes are fully mature and subsequent fusion of mature autophagosomes with lysosomes require microtubules. Results We use biochemical markers of autophagy and a collection of microtubule interfering reagents to test the question. Results show that interruption of microtubules with either microtubule stabilizing paclitaxel or destabilizing nocodazole similarly impairs the conversion of LC3I to LC3II, but does not block the degradation of LC3II-associated autophagosomes. Acetylation of microtubules renders them resistant to nocodazole treatment. Treatment with vinblastine that causes depolymerization of both non-acetylated and acetylated microtubules results in impairment of both LC3I-LC3II conversion and LC3II-associated autophagosome fusion with lysosomes. Conclusions Acetylated microtubules are required for fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes to form autolysosomes.
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- Rui Xie
- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030-3303, USA
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Matsumoto R, Isonishi S, Ochiai K, Hamada T, Kiyokawa T, Tachibana T, Ishikawa H. Prognostic significance of the mitochondrial scoring system in ovarian cancer. Exp Ther Med 2010; 1:783-788. [PMID: 22993602 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2010.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We report a mitochondrial (MT) scoring system related to response to platinum treatment in ovarian cancer (OC). Ultra-thin sections of surgical specimens of primary tumors prepared from 41 OC patients were examined by electron microscopy. The ovarian carcinoma cell line 2008 and its platinum-resistant variant C13 were used as controls. Seven independent MT features, including MT diameter, pattern of cresta structure, electron density, MT distribution, pattern of distribution, ovoid ratio and MT architecture, were examined. Each of the seven parameters was assigned a point score of 0-2 and was summed up with a total score of 14. Clinical response and in vitro sensitivity to platinum, taxane, irinotecan and doxorubicin were evaluated. Clinical information was available for 37 of the 41 cases. Twenty-four cases were stage III and, histologically, 16 serous, 6 endometrioid and 6 clear cell carcinoma were included. All of the patients underwent surgery followed by 6 cycles of taxane and platinum chemotherapy. Fifteen patients exhibited a response, while 22 were resistant to treatment. The total MT score was 5.13±1.13 (mean ± SE) in the 15 responsive cases and 11.41±0.43 in the 22 resistant cases (P<0.001). Receptor operative characteristic (ROC) analysis revealed that the resistant total 'cut-off' score was ≥10 points (P<0.05; AUC=0.86) with 95.5% sensitivity and 80.0% specificity. The MT scoring system correlated well with response to drugs, with the exception of doxorubicin. The progression-free survival (PFS) curves showed an absolute difference in the 6-month PFS of 10% (83 vs. 73%) and in the 12-month PFS of 21% (80 vs. 59%), in favor of patients with low MT scores. This MT scoring system correlates very closely with clinical response as well as cellular sensitivity to chemotherapy, resulting in an association with PFS.
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Bai JP, Surguchev A, Ogando Y, Song L, Bian S, Santos-Sacchi J, Navaratnam D. Prestin surface expression and activity are augmented by interaction with MAP1S, a microtubule-associated protein. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:20834-43. [PMID: 20418376 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.117853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Prestin is a member of the SLC26 family of anion transporters that is responsible for outer hair cell (OHC) electromotility. Measures of voltage-evoked charge density (Q(sp)) of prestin indicated that the protein is highly expressed in OHCs, with single cells expressing up to 10 million molecules within the lateral membrane. In contrast, charge density measures in transfected cells indicated that they express, at best, only a fifth as many proteins on their surface. We sought to determine whether associations with other OHC-specific proteins could account for this difference. Using a yeast two-hybrid technique, we found microtubule-associated protein 1S (MAP1S) bound to prestin. The interaction was limited to the STAS domain of prestin and the region connecting the heavy and light chain of MAP1S. Using reciprocal immunoprecipitation and Forster resonance energy transfer, we confirmed these interactions. Furthermore, co-expression of prestin with MAP1S resulted in a 2.7-fold increase in Q(sp) in single cells that was paralleled by a 2.8-fold increase in protein surface expression, indicating that the interactions are physiological. Quantitative PCR data showed gradients in the expression of prestin and MAP1S across the tonotopic axis that may partially contribute to a previously observed 6-fold increase in Q(sp) in high frequency hair cells. These data highlight the importance of protein partner effects on prestin.
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- Jun-Ping Bai
- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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MAP1B binds to the NMDA receptor subunit NR3A and affects NR3A protein concentrations. Neurosci Lett 2010; 475:33-7. [PMID: 20304030 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Revised: 02/22/2010] [Accepted: 03/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Incorporation of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) subunit NR3A into functional NMDARs results in reduced channel conductance and Ca(2+) permeability. To further investigate the function of NR3A, we have set out to characterize its intracellular binding partners. Here, we report a novel protein interaction between NR3A and microtubule associated-protein (MAP) 1B, which both are localized to dendritic shafts and filopodia. NR3A protein levels were increased in MAP1B deficient (-/-) mice, with a corresponding decrease in NR1 levels, but the fraction of filopodia immunoreactive for NR3A was equal in cells from -/- and wild type (WT) mice. NR3A has previously been shown to interact with another member of the MAP1 family, MAP1S. We showed that MAP1S binds to microtubules in a similar manner as MAP1B, and suggest that MAP1S and MAP1B both are involved in regulating trafficking of NR3A-containing NMDAR.
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Su XT, Singh K, Rozmus W, Backhouse C, Capjack C. Light scattering characterization of mitochondrial aggregation in single cells. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009; 17:13381-8. [PMID: 19654743 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.013381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Three dimensional finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations are employed to show that light scattering techniques may be used to infer the mitochondrial distributions that exist within single biological cells. Two-parameter light scattering plots of the FDTD light scattering spectra show that the small angle forward scatter can be used to differentiate the case of a random distribution of mitochondria within a cell model from that in which the mitochondria are aggregated to the nuclear periphery. Fourier transforms of the wide angle side scatter spectra show a consistent highest dominant frequency, which may be used for size differentiation of biological cells with distributed mitochondria.
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- Xuan-Tao Su
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2G7, Canada.
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Apoptosis proceeds through a set of evolutionarily conserved processes that co-ordinate the elimination of damaged or unneeded cells. This program of cell death is carried out by organelle-directed regulators, including the Bcl-2 proteins, and ultimately executed by proteases of the caspase family. Although the biochemical mechanisms of apoptosis are increasingly understood, the underlying cell biology orchestrating programmed cell death remains enigmatic. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of Bcl-2 protein regulation and caspase activation while examining cell biological mechanisms and consequences of apoptotic induction. Organellar contributions to apoptotic induction include death receptor endocytosis, mitochondrial and lysosomal permeabilization, endoplasmic reticulum calcium release and fragmentation of the Golgi apparatus. These early apoptotic events are accompanied by stabilization of the microtubule cytoskeleton and translocation of organelles to the microtubule organizing center. Together, these phenomena establish a model of apoptotic induction whereby a cytoskeletal-dependent coalescence and 'scrambling' of organelles in the paranuclear region co-ordinates apoptotic communication, caspase activation and cell death.
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- Joseph E Aslan
- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Liu L, Xie R, Nguyen S, Ye M, McKeehan WL. Robust autophagy/mitophagy persists during mitosis. Cell Cycle 2009; 8:1616-20. [PMID: 19411827 DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.10.8577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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From microscopic observations of autophagosome content it has been argued that autophagy is shut down during mitosis to protect the relative short-lived organelles spindle and chromosomes from the process while they are contiguous with cytosol. However, without autophagy, buildup of dysfunctional mitochondria arising from the intense energy demands of mitosis potentially poses a hazard to accurate partition of chromosomes. Here we show using biochemical markers of autophagosomes and mitophagosomes and a blockade at the lysosomal clearance step that autophagy/mitophagy persists during mitosis at robust levels equal to interphase. This suggests a mechanism that insulates normal spindle and chromosomes from autophagy and potentially recognition of defects in spindle and chromosomes by the autophagic process.
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- Leyuan Liu
- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030-3303, USA.
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Wegrzyn P, Yarwood SJ, Fiegler N, Bzowska M, Koj A, Mizgalska D, Malicki S, Pajak M, Kasza A, Kachamakova-Trojanowska N, Bereta J, Jura J, Jura J. Mimitin - a novel cytokine-regulated mitochondrial protein. BMC Cell Biol 2009; 10:23. [PMID: 19331698 PMCID: PMC2667391 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-10-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2008] [Accepted: 03/31/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The product of a novel cytokine-responsive gene discovered by differential display analysis in our earlier studies on HepG2 cells was identified as mimitin - a small mitochondrial protein. Since proinflammatory cytokines are known to affect components of the respiratory chain in mitochondria, and mimitin was reported as a possible chaperone for assembly of mitochondrial complex I, we looked for the effects of modulation of mimitin expression and for mimitin-binding partners. RESULTS By blocking mimitin expression in HepG2 cells by siRNA we found that mimitin has no direct influence on caspase 3/7 activities implicated in apoptosis. However, when apoptosis was induced by TNF and cycloheximide, and mimitin expression blocked, the activities of these caspases were significantly increased. This was accompanied by a slight decrease in proliferation of HepG2 cells. Our observations suggest that mimitin may be involved in the control of apoptosis indirectly, through another protein, or proteins. Using the yeast two-hybrid system and coimmunoprecipitation we found MAP1S among proteins interacting with mimitin. MAP1S is a recently identified member of the microtubule-associated protein family and has been shown to interact with NADH dehydrogenase I and cytochrome oxidase I. Moreover, it was implicated in the process of mitochondrial aggregation and nuclear genome destruction. The expression of mimitin is stimulated more than 1.6-fold by IL-1 and by IL-6, with the maximum level of mimitin observed after 18-24 h exposure to these cytokines. We also found that the cytokine-induced signal leading to stimulation of mimitin synthesis utilizes the MAP kinase pathway. CONCLUSION Mimitin is a mitochondrial protein upregulated by proinflammatory cytokines at the transcriptional and protein levels, with MAP kinases involved in IL-1-dependent induction. Mimitin interacts with a microtubular protein (MAP1S), and some changes of mimitin gene expression modulate activity of apoptotic caspases 3/7, suggesting that this protein may indirectly participate in apoptosis.
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- Paulina Wegrzyn
- Department of Cell Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
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Macheiner D, Gauglhofer C, Rodgarkia-Dara C, Grusch M, Brachner A, Bichler C, Kandioler D, Sutterlüty H, Mikulits W, Schulte-Hermann R, Grasl-Kraupp B. NORE1B is a putative tumor suppressor in hepatocarcinogenesis and may act via RASSF1A. Cancer Res 2009; 69:235-42. [PMID: 19118008 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-2144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recently, we found epigenetic silencing of the Ras effector genes NORE1B and/or RASSF1A in 97% of the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) investigated. This is strong evidence that the two genes are of major significance in hepatocarcinogenesis. Although RASSF1A serves as a tumor suppressor gene, the functions of NORE1B are largely unknown. Here, we studied the role of NORE1B for growth and transformation of cells. To understand the molecular mechanisms of action of the gene, we used the wild-type form and deletion mutants without the NH(2) terminus and CENTRAL domain, the Ras association (RA) domain, or the COOH-terminal SARAH-domain. Intact RA and SARAH-domains were found to be necessary for NORE1B (a) to increase the G(0)-G(1) fraction in hepatoma cells, (b) to suppress c-Myc/Ha-Ras-induced cell transformation, and (c) to interact closely with RASSF1A, as determined with fluorescence resonance energy transfer. In further studies, cell cycle delay by NORE1B was equally effective in hepatocyte cell lines with wild-type or mutant Ras suggesting that NORE1B does not interact with either Ras. In conclusion, NORE1B suppresses replication and transformation of cells as effectively as RASSF1A and thus is a putative tumor suppressor gene. NORE1B interacts physically with RASSF1A and functional loss of one of the interacting partners may lead to uncontrolled growth and transformation of hepatocytes. This may explain the frequent epigenetic silencing of NORE1B and/or RASSF1A in HCC.
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- Doris Macheiner
- Department of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschkegasse 8a, Vienna, Austria
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Liu L, Guo C, Dammann R, Tommasi S, Pfeifer GP. RASSF1A interacts with and activates the mitotic kinase Aurora-A. Oncogene 2008; 27:6175-86. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Kim JH, In YJ, Kim WK, Bae KH, Kang S, Lee SC. Differential signatures of protein glycosylation and phosphorylation in human Chang liver cells induced by TCDD treatment. Toxicol Lett 2008; 178:20-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2007] [Revised: 01/28/2008] [Accepted: 01/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Eriksson M, Samuelsson H, Samuelsson EB, Liu L, McKeehan WL, Benedikz E, Sundström E. The NMDAR subunit NR3A interacts with microtubule-associated protein 1S in the brain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 361:127-32. [PMID: 17658481 PMCID: PMC3229768 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.06.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2007] [Accepted: 06/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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When screening a brain cDNA library, we found that the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR3A binds to microtubule-associated protein (MAP) 1S/chromosome 19 open reading frame 5 (C19ORF5). The interaction was confirmed in vitro and in vivo, and binding of MAP1S was localized to the membrane-proximal part of the NR3A C-terminus. MAP1S belongs to the same family as MAP1A and MAP1B, and was found to be abundant in both postnatal and adult rat brain. In hippocampal neurons the distribution-pattern of MAP1S resembled that of beta-tubulin III, but a fraction of the protein colocalized with synaptic markers synapsin and postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD95), in beta-tubulin III-negative filopodia-like protrusions. There was coexistance between MAP1S and NR3A immunoreactivity in neurite shafts and occasionally in filopodia-like processes. MAP1S potentially links NR3A to the cytoskeleton, and may stabilize NR3A-containing receptors at the synapse and regulate their movement between synaptic and extrasynaptic sites.
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- Maria Eriksson
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Moss TN, Vo A, McKeehan WL, Liu L. UXT (Ubiquitously Expressed Transcript) causes mitochondrial aggregation. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2007; 43:139-46. [PMID: 17554592 PMCID: PMC3229262 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-007-9016-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2006] [Accepted: 02/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mitochondria are the bioenergetic and metabolic centers in eukaryotic cells and play a central role in apoptosis. Mitochondrial distribution is controlled by the microtubular cytoskeleton. The perinuclear aggregation of mitochondria is one of the characteristics associated with some types of cell death. Control of mitochondrial aggregation particularly related to cell death events is poorly understood. Previously, we identified ubiquitously expressed transcript (UXT) as a potential component of mitochondrial associated LRPPRC, a multidomain organizer that potentially integrates mitochondria and the microtubular cytoskeleton with chromosome remodeling. Here we show that when overexpressed in mammalian cells, green fluorescent protein-tagged UXT (GFP-UXT) exhibits four types of distribution patterns that are proportional to the protein level, and increase with time. UXT initially was dispersed in the extranuclear cytosol, then appeared in punctate cytosolic dots, then an intense perinuclear aggregation that eventually invaded and disrupted the nucleus. The punctate cytosolic aggregates of GFP-UXT coincided with aggregates of mitochondria and LRPPRC. We conclude that increasing concentrations of UXT contributes to progressive aggregation of mitochondria and cell death potentially through association of UXT with LRPPRC.
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- Tijuana N Moss
- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Dallol A, Cooper WN, Al-Mulla F, Agathanggelou A, Maher ER, Latif F. Depletion of the Ras association domain family 1, isoform A-associated novel microtubule-associated protein, C19ORF5/MAP1S, causes mitotic abnormalities. Cancer Res 2007; 67:492-500. [PMID: 17234756 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-3604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ras association domain family 1, isoform A (RASSF1A) is a novel tumor suppressor gene that is found to be inactivated in more than 40 types of sporadic cancers. In addition, mouse Rassf1a knockout models have an increased frequency of spontaneous and induced tumors. The mechanisms by which RASSF1A exerts its tumor suppression activities or the pathways it can regulate are not yet fully understood. Using yeast two-hybrid system, we have previously identified C19ORF5/MAP1S as the major RASSF1A-interacting protein. C19ORF5 has two conserved microtubule-associated regions and may function to anchor RASSF1A to the centrosomes. In this study, we have analyzed the cellular functions of C19ORF5. By using small interfering RNA-mediated depletion and time-lapse video microscopy, we show that C19ORF5 knockdown causes mitotic abnormalities that consist of failure to form a stable metaphase plate, premature sister chromatid separation, lagging chromosomes, and multipolar spindles. We also show that a fraction of C19ORF5 localizes to the spindle microtubules. Additionally, we show here that C19ORF5 localizes to the microtubule-organizing centers during microtubule regrowth after nocodazole washout. Knockdown of C19ORF5 disrupts the microtubule-organizing center and results in microtubule nucleation from several sites. Whereas the localization of pericentrin is not affected, alpha- and gamma-tubulin localization and sites of nucleation are greatly altered by C19ORF5 depletion. This may indicate that C19ORF5 plays a role in anchoring the microtubule-organizing center to the centrosomes. In addition, we show that the NH2 terminus of C19ORF5 is essential for this process. This novel role for C19ORF5 could explain the resulting mitotic abnormalities that occur on its depletion and can potentially provide an underlying mechanism for the frequent centrosome and microtubule abnormalities detected in several cancers.
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- Ashraf Dallol
- Section of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Riederer BM. Microtubule-associated protein 1B, a growth-associated and phosphorylated scaffold protein. Brain Res Bull 2006; 71:541-58. [PMID: 17292797 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2006.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2006] [Accepted: 11/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Microtubule-associated protein 1B, MAP1B, is one of the major growth associated and cytoskeletal proteins in neuronal and glial cells. It is present as a full length protein or may be fragmented into a heavy chain and a light chain. It is essential to stabilize microtubules during the elongation of dendrites and neurites and is involved in the dynamics of morphological structures such as microtubules, microfilaments and growth cones. MAP1B function is modulated by phosphorylation and influences microtubule stability, microfilaments and growth cone motility. Considering its large size, several interactions with a variety of other proteins have been reported and there is increasing evidence that MAP1B plays a crucial role in the stability of the cytoskeleton and may have other cellular functions. Here we review molecular and functional aspects of this protein, evoke its role as a scaffold protein and have a look at several pathologies where the protein may be involved.
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- Beat M Riederer
- Département de Biologie Cellulaire et de Morphologi), Université de Lausanne, 9 rue du Bugnon, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Ivanov I, Lo KC, Hawthorn L, Cowell JK, Ionov Y. Identifying candidate colon cancer tumor suppressor genes using inhibition of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in colon cancer cells. Oncogene 2006; 26:2873-84. [PMID: 17086209 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Inhibition of the nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) mechanism in cells results in stabilization of transcripts carrying premature translation termination codons. A strategy referred to as gene identification by NMD inhibition (GINI) has been proposed to identify genes carrying nonsense mutations. Genes containing frameshift mutations in colon cancer cell line have been identified using a modified version of GINI. To increase the efficiency of identifying mutant genes using GINI, we have now further improved the strategy. In this approach, inhibition of NMD with emetine is complemented with inhibiting NMD by blocking the phosphorylation of the hUpf1 protein with caffeine. In addition, to enhance the GINI strategy, comparing mRNA level alterations produced by inhibiting transcription alone or inhibiting transcription together with NMD following caffeine pretreatment were used for the efficient identification of false positives produced as a result of stress response to NMD inhibition. To demonstrate the improved efficiency of this approach, we analysed colon cancer cell lines showing microsatellite instability. Bi-allelic inactivating mutations were found in the FXR1, SEC31L1, NCOR1, BAT3, PHF14, ZNF294, C19ORF5 genes as well as genes coding for proteins with yet unknown functions.
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- I Ivanov
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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Vicente-Torres MA, Schacht J. A BAD link to mitochondrial cell death in the cochlea of mice with noise-induced hearing loss. J Neurosci Res 2006; 83:1564-72. [PMID: 16521126 PMCID: PMC1525045 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Acoustic overstimulation induces calcium overload and activation of mitochondria-mediated cell death pathways in outer hair cells (OHC) of the cochlea. However, it is not known whether these events are interrelated or independent. We have recently reported that the calcium-dependent phosphatase calcineurin is activated in OHC following noise exposure and now postulate that calcium overload triggers mitochondria-mediated death pathways through activation of Bcl-2-associated death promoter (BAD) by calcineurin. CBA/J mice were exposed to broadband noise (2-20 kHz), causing a permanent threshold shift of about 40 dB at 12 and 20 kHz, corresponding to damage in the middle and basal turns of the cochlea. Loss of OHC in the basal region was evident in surface preparations. BAD immunostaining in control animals had a cytoplasmic distribution in the cells of the organ of Corti. Five hours after acoustic overstimulation, mitochondria and BAD redistributed to the perinuclear region of OHC in the basal and middle turns but not in the apical turn. The nonapoptotic phospho-BAD (Ser 112) was up-regulated in cells undamaged by noise (supporting cells and inner hair cells) but not in OHC. These data establish a connection between calcium overload and mitochondria-mediated death pathways in OHC and also suggest a dual role for BAD. The translocation of BAD to the mitochondria in degenerating cells is indicative of the activation of its proapoptotic capacity, whereas up-regulation of phospho-BAD is consistent with a nonapoptotic role of BAD in less vulnerable cells.
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MESH Headings
- Acoustic Stimulation/adverse effects
- Animals
- Apoptosis/physiology
- Calcineurin/metabolism
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Signaling/physiology
- Cochlea/metabolism
- Cochlea/pathology
- Cochlea/physiopathology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/metabolism
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/pathology
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/physiopathology
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced/metabolism
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced/physiopathology
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred CBA
- Mitochondria/metabolism
- Noise/adverse effects
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Transport/physiology
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Up-Regulation/physiology
- bcl-Associated Death Protein/metabolism
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- *Correspondence to: Dr. Jochen Schacht, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, 1301 East Ann Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0506. E-mail:
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Jiménez-Mateos EM, González-Billault C, Dawson H, Vitek M, Avila J. Role of MAP1B in axonal retrograde transport of mitochondria. Biochem J 2006; 397:53-9. [PMID: 16536727 PMCID: PMC1479764 DOI: 10.1042/bj20060205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The MAPs (microtubule-associated proteins) MAP1B and tau are well known for binding to microtubules and stabilizing these structures. An additional role for MAPs has emerged recently where they appear to participate in the regulation of transport of cargos on the microtubules found in axons. In this role, tau has been associated with the regulation of anterograde axonal transport. We now report that MAP1B is associated with the regulation of retrograde axonal transport of mitochondria. This finding potentially provides precise control of axonal transport by MAPs at several levels: controlling the anterograde or retrograde direction of transport depending on the type of MAP involved, controlling the speed of transport and controlling the stability of the microtubule tracks upon which transport occurs.
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- Eva-María Jiménez-Mateos
- *Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa”, Campus de Cantoblanco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- *Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa”, Campus de Cantoblanco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- †Institute for Neuroscience, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, U.S.A
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- ‡Division of Neurology, Box 2900, Bryan Research Building, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, U.S.A
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- *Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa”, Campus de Cantoblanco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Kang S, Lee JM, Jeon ES, Lee S, Kim H, Kim HS, Seo SS, Park SY, Sidransky D, Dong SM. RASSF1A hypermethylation and its inverse correlation withBRAF and/orKRAS mutations in MSI-associated endometrial carcinoma. Int J Cancer 2006; 119:1316-21. [PMID: 16619251 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Both hypermethylation of the tumor suppressor gene RASSF1A and activating mutations of the KRAS and/or BRAF gene have been reported in a variety of human cancers. To investigate these epigenetic and genetic alterations in endometrial carcinoma (EC), we examined their frequency in 4 uterine EC cell lines and in 75 sporadic primary ECs. Using methylation specific PCR, we found RASSF1A methylation in 25 of 75 (33.3%) ECs. RASSF1A methylation was significantly associated with microsatellite instability (MSI, p < 0.001) and also with hMLH1 methylation (p < 0.001). KRAS mutations were detected in 14 of 75 (18.7%) ECs. BRAF mutations were identified in only 3 of 75 (4.0%) ECs and were not found in ECs with KRAS mutations or RASSF1A methylation. RASSF1A methylation was more frequent in KRAS mutation-negative ECs than in KRAS mutation-positive ECs (37.7% vs 14.3%), but this inverse correlation is not statistically significant (p = 0.122). However, we observed that RASSF1A methylation was inversely correlated with KRAS and/or BRAF mutations (p = 0.028) in MSI-negative ECs, while this inverse correlation disappeared in MSI-positive ECs. Furthermore, in MSI-positive ECs, 2 cases of concomitant RASSF1A methylation and KRAS mutation were found. Taken together, these results provide strong evidence that, in EC tumorigenesis, RASSF1A promoter hypermethylation is as important as KRAS mutations in activating the RAS pathway.
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- Sokbom Kang
- Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Liu L, Vo A, Liu G, McKeehan WL. Putative tumor suppressor RASSF1 interactive protein and cell death inducer C19ORF5 is a DNA binding protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 332:670-6. [PMID: 15907802 PMCID: PMC3225229 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2005] [Accepted: 05/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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C19ORF5 is a homologue of microtubule-associated protein MAP1B that interacts with natural paclitaxel-like microtubule stabilizer and candidate tumor suppressor RASSF1A. Although normally distributed throughout the cytosol, C19ORF5 specifically associates with microtubules stabilized by paclitaxel or RASSF1A. At sufficiently high concentrations, C19ORF5 causes mitochondrial aggregation and genome destruction (MAGD). The accumulation on hyperstabilized microtubules coupled to MAGD has been proposed to mediate tumor suppression by the taxoid drug family and RASSF1A. Here, we show that the C-terminus of C19ORF5 (C19ORF5C) interacts with mitochondria-associated DNA binding protein, LRPPRC, in liver cells. Like LRPPRC, C19ORF5 also binds DNA with an affinity and specificity sufficient to be of utility in DNA affinity chromatography to purify homogeneous recombinant C19ORF5C from bacterial extracts. Homogeneous C19ORF5 exhibited no intrinsic DNase activity. Deletion mutagenesis indicated that C19ORF5 selectively binds double stranded DNA through its microtubule binding domain. These results suggest C19ORF5 as a DNA binding protein similar to microtubule-associated proteins tau and MAP2.
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- Leyuan Liu
- Center for Cancer Biology and Nutrition, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030-3303, USA
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- Center for Cancer Biology and Nutrition, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030-3303, USA
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- Center for Cancer Biology and Nutrition, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030-3303, USA
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- Center for Cancer Biology and Nutrition, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030-3303, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
- Corresponding author. Fax: +1 713 677 7512. (W.L. McKeehan)
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