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Sonawane YA, Taylor MA, Napoleon JV, Rana S, Contreras JI, Natarajan A. Cyclin Dependent Kinase 9 Inhibitors for Cancer Therapy. J Med Chem 2016; 59:8667-8684. [PMID: 27171036 PMCID: PMC5636177 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors
have been the topic of intense research for nearly 2 decades due to
their widely varied and critical functions within the cell. Recently
CDK9 has emerged as a druggable target for the development of cancer
therapeutics. CDK9 plays a crucial role in transcription regulation;
specifically, CDK9 mediated transcriptional regulation of short-lived
antiapoptotic proteins is critical for the survival of transformed
cells. Focused chemical libraries based on a plethora of scaffolds
have resulted in mixed success with regard to the development of selective
CDK9 inhibitors. Here we review the regulation of CDK9, its cellular
functions, and common core structures used to target CDK9, along with
their selectivity profile and efficacy in vitro and in vivo.
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- Yogesh A Sonawane
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805, United States
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805, United States
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805, United States
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805, United States
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805, United States
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805, United States
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Taube R, Peterlin BM. Lost in transcription: molecular mechanisms that control HIV latency. Viruses 2013; 5:902-27. [PMID: 23518577 PMCID: PMC3705304 DOI: 10.3390/v5030902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has limited the replication and spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, despite treatment, HIV infection persists in latently infected reservoirs, and once therapy is interrupted, viral replication rebounds quickly. Extensive efforts are being directed at eliminating these cell reservoirs. This feat can be achieved by reactivating latent HIV while administering drugs that prevent new rounds of infection and allow the immune system to clear the virus. However, current approaches to HIV eradication have not been effective. Moreover, as HIV latency is multifactorial, the significance of each of its molecular mechanisms is still under debate. Among these, transcriptional repression as a result of reduced levels and activity of the positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb: CDK9/cyclin T) plays a significant role. Therefore, increasing levels of P-TEFb expression and activity is an excellent strategy to stimulate viral gene expression. This review summarizes the multiple steps that cause HIV to enter into latency. It positions the interplay between transcriptionally active and inactive host transcriptional activators and their viral partner Tat as valid targets for the development of new strategies to reactivate latent viral gene expression and eradicate HIV.
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- Ran Taube
- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +972-8-6479858; Fax: +972-8-6479953
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- Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; E-Mail:
- Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Ramakrishnan R, Chiang K, Liu H, Budhiraja S, Donahue H, Rice AP. Making a Short Story Long: Regulation of P-TEFb and HIV-1 Transcriptional Elongation in CD4+ T Lymphocytes and Macrophages. BIOLOGY 2012; 1:94-115. [PMID: 24832049 PMCID: PMC4011037 DOI: 10.3390/biology1010094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Productive transcription of the integrated HIV-1 provirus is restricted by cellular factors that inhibit RNA polymerase II elongation. The viral Tat protein overcomes this by recruiting a general elongation factor, P-TEFb, to the TAR RNA element that forms at the 5' end of nascent viral transcripts. P-TEFb exists in multiple complexes in cells, and its core consists of a kinase, Cdk9, and a regulatory subunit, either Cyclin T1 or Cyclin T2. Tat binds directly to Cyclin T1 and thereby targets the Cyclin T1/P-TEFb complex that phosphorylates the CTD of RNA polymerase II and the negative factors that inhibit elongation, resulting in efficient transcriptional elongation. P-TEFb is tightly regulated in cells infected by HIV-1-CD4+ T lymphocytes and monocytes/macrophages. A number of mechanisms have been identified that inhibit P-TEFb in resting CD4+ T lymphocytes and monocytes, including miRNAs that repress Cyclin T1 protein expression and dephosphorylation of residue Thr186 in the Cdk9 T-loop. These repressive mechanisms are overcome upon T cell activation and macrophage differentiation when the permissivity for HIV-1 replication is greatly increased. This review will summarize what is currently known about mechanisms that regulate P-TEFb and how this regulation impacts HIV-1 replication and latency.
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- Rajesh Ramakrishnan
- Department of Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Leucci E, De Falco G, Onnis A, Cerino G, Cocco M, Luzzi A, Crupi D, Tigli C, Bellan C, Tosi P, Leoncini L, Giordano A. The role of the Cdk9/Cyclin T1 complex in T cell differentiation. J Cell Physiol 2007; 212:411-5. [PMID: 17352406 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Cdk9/Cyclin T1 complex is very important in controlling specific differentiative pathways of several cell types, including muscle cells and neurons. We recently demonstrated the involvement of this complex in B cell activation/differentiation. To check whether the Cdk9/Cyclin T1 complex is also involved in the T cell activation/differentiation process, we isolated different T cell populations by magnetic separation, based on their surface antigens. We observed that the expression level of Cdk9/Cyclin T1 increases in effector T cells (CD27(+)), as well as in activated T cells (CD25(+)) and memory T cells (CD45RA(-)), thus suggesting a specific upregulation of the Cdk9/Cyclin T1 complex following antigen encounter. We have previously demonstrated that in B cells, Cdk9 interacts in vivo with the E2A gene products E12/E47 (members of the basic helix-loop-helix family) which are involved in differentiation. In this article, we show that this interaction also occurs in T cells. This suggests an active role for the Cdk9/Cyclin T1 complex during lymphoid differentiation, through physical binding with E12 and E47. These preliminary results suggest that the Cdk9/Cyclin T1 complex may be important in the activation and differentiation program of lymphoid cells and that its upregulation, which is due to still unknown mechanisms, may contribute to malignant transformation.
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- Eleonora Leucci
- Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Cottone G, Baldi A, Palescandolo E, Manente L, Penta R, Paggi MG, De Luca A. Pkn is a novel partner of cyclin T2a in muscle differentiation. J Cell Physiol 2006; 207:232-7. [PMID: 16331689 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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With the aim to find novel partners of human Cyclin T2a, we performed a two-hybrid screening in yeast using the full-length cDNA of this cyclin as bait, and a human heart cDNA library as preys source. Upon several interesting genes selected, our attention has been focused on the cDNA coding for PKNalpha, a fatty acid- and Rho-activated serine/threonine protein kinase, having a catalytic domain homologous to protein kinase C family. Co-immunoprecipitation and in vitro pull-down assays independently confirmed the interaction between the two proteins. Luciferase assays, performed on NIH3T3 cell extracts after transfection with a MyoD-responsive promoter, pointed out that PKNalpha was able to enhance MyoD-dependent transcription, and that this effect was further increased when cyclin T2a was co-overexpressed. Finally, overexpression of both Cyclin T2a and PKNalpha in C2C12 cells strongly enhanced the expression of myogenic differentiation markers, such as Myogenin and Myosin Heavy Chain, during starvation-induced differentiation. Taken together, our data strengthen the hypothesis that Cyclin T2a plays a role in muscle differentiation, and propose PKNalpha as a novel partner of Cyclin T2a in this process.
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- Giuliano Cottone
- Department for the Development of Therapeutic Programs, Center for Experimental Research, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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Iankova I, Petersen RK, Annicotte JS, Chavey C, Hansen JB, Kratchmarova I, Sarruf D, Benkirane M, Kristiansen K, Fajas L. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma recruits the positive transcription elongation factor b complex to activate transcription and promote adipogenesis. Mol Endocrinol 2006; 20:1494-505. [PMID: 16484339 PMCID: PMC2259259 DOI: 10.1210/me.2005-0222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb) phosphorylates the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II, facilitating transcriptional elongation. In addition to its participation in general transcription, P-TEFb is recruited to specific promoters by some transcription factors such as c-Myc or MyoD. The P-TEFb complex is composed of a cyclin-dependent kinase (cdk9) subunit and a regulatory partner (cyclin T1, cyclin T2, or cyclin K). Because cdk9 has been shown to participate in differentiation processes, such as muscle cell differentiation, we studied a possible role of cdk9 in adipogenesis. In this study we show that the expression of the cdk9 p55 isoform is highly regulated during 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation at RNA and protein levels. Furthermore, cdk9, as well as cyclin T1 and cyclin T2, shows differences in nuclear localization at distinct stages of adipogenesis. Overexpression of cdk9 increases the adipogenic potential of 3T3-L1 cells, whereas inhibition of cdk9 by specific cdk inhibitors, and dominant-negative cdk9 mutant impairs adipogenesis. We show that the positive effects of cdk9 on the differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells are mediated by a direct interaction with and phosphorylation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), which is the master regulator of this process, on the promoter of PPARgamma target genes. PPARgamma-cdk9 interaction results in increased transcriptional activity of PPARgamma and therefore increased adipogenesis.
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- Irena Iankova
- Endocrinologie moléculaire et cellulaire des cancers
INSERM : U540Université Montpellier I60 rue de Navacelles
34090 Montpellier,FR
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Southern DenmarkDK-5230 Odense M,DK
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- Endocrinologie moléculaire et cellulaire des cancers
INSERM : U540Université Montpellier I60 rue de Navacelles
34090 Montpellier,FR
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- Endocrinologie moléculaire et cellulaire des cancers
INSERM : U540Université Montpellier I60 rue de Navacelles
34090 Montpellier,FR
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Southern DenmarkDK-5230 Odense M,DK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Southern DenmarkDK-5230 Odense M,DK
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- Endocrinologie moléculaire et cellulaire des cancers
INSERM : U540Université Montpellier I60 rue de Navacelles
34090 Montpellier,FR
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- IGH, Institut de génétique humaine
CNRS : UPR1142institut de Génétique humaine
141 Rue de la Cardonille
34396 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 5,FR
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Southern DenmarkDK-5230 Odense M,DK
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- Endocrinologie moléculaire et cellulaire des cancers
INSERM : U540Université Montpellier I60 rue de Navacelles
34090 Montpellier,FR
- Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve
CHRU MontpellierHôpital Arnaud de VilleneuveUniversité Montpellier IMontpellier,FR
- * Correspondence should be adressed to: Lluis Lf Fajas
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Shore SM, Byers SA, Dent P, Price DH. Characterization of Cdk9(55) and differential regulation of two Cdk9 isoforms. Gene 2005; 350:51-8. [PMID: 15780980 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2005.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2004] [Revised: 12/05/2004] [Accepted: 01/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb) controls the fraction of initiated RNA polymerase II molecules that make full length transcripts. This important factor is a heterodimer of cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (Cdk9) and one of four cyclin partners, cyclin T1, T2a, T2b or K. There are two isoforms of Cdk9 in mammalian cells, Cdk9(42) and Cdk9(55). Cdk9(55) has a 117 residue amino terminal extension not present in Cdk9(42). An expression vector with a tetracycline-responsive promoter driving FLAG-tagged Cdk9(55) and a HeLa 37 Tet-Off cell line were constructed. FLAG-tagged Cdk9(55) was inducibly expressed and was found to be localized to the nucleus by immunofluorescence. Western analysis of murine tissues showed that the relative abundance of the two forms of Cdk9 varied across different tissues with liver having more Cdk9(55) than Cdk9(42). During adaptation of primary rat hepatocytes to culture the ratio of the two forms of Cdk9 changed. Initially, Cdk9(55) was the predominate form, but as the cells began to enter the cell cycle Cdk9(42) became the major form. During this change, expression of Cdk9(42) was induced, while Cdk9(55) remained relatively constant.
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- Sarah M Shore
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, 100 MERF Room 3130, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Sano M, Abdellatif M, Oh H, Xie M, Bagella L, Giordano A, Michael LH, DeMayo FJ, Schneider MD. Activation and function of cyclin T-Cdk9 (positive transcription elongation factor-b) in cardiac muscle-cell hypertrophy. Nat Med 2002; 8:1310-7. [PMID: 12368904 DOI: 10.1038/nm778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2002] [Accepted: 09/16/2002] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hypertrophic growth is a risk factor for mortality in heart diseases. Mechanisms are lacking for this global increase in RNA and protein per cell, which underlies hypertrophy. Hypertrophic signals cause phosphorylation of the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain, required for transcript elongation. RNA polymerase II kinases include cyclin-dependent kinases-7 (Cdk7) and Cdk9, components of two basal transcription factors. We report activation of Cdk7 and -9 in hypertrophy triggered by signaling proteins (Galphaq, calcineurin) or chronic mechanical stress. Only Cdk9 was activated by acute load or, in culture, by endothelin. A preferential role for Cdk9 was shown in RNA polymerase II phosphorylation and growth induced by endothelin, using pharmacological and dominant-negative inhibitors. All four hypertrophic signals dissociated 7SK small nuclear RNA, an endogenous inhibitor, from cyclin T-Cdk9. Cdk9 was limiting for cardiac growth, shown by suppressing its inhibitor (7SK) in culture and preventing downregulation of its activator (cyclin T1) in mouse myocardium.Note: In the AOP version of this article, the numbering of the author affiliations was incorrect. This has now been fixed, and the affiliations appear correctly online and in print.
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- Motoaki Sano
- Center for Cardiovascular Development, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA
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De Falco M, Laforgia V, Valiante S, Virgilio F, Varano L, De Luca A. Different patterns of expression of five neuropeptides in the adrenal gland and kidney of two species of frog. THE HISTOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 2002; 34:21-6. [PMID: 12365796 DOI: 10.1023/a:1021387623735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The aim of this study was to demonstrate in the adrenocortical and renal tissues of two species of frog, Rana italica and Rana esculenta, the presence and distribution of five neuropeptides: atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), Leu-enkephalin (Leu-ENK), neuropeptide Y (NPY), substance P (SP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). In anurans, the adrenal medulla is the site for the synthesis, storage and secretion of not only catecholamines but also various peptides. These peptides should not be regarded only as neurotransmitters or modulators for the secretion of catecholamines, but also as hormonal substances that induce systemic effects. All the peptides studied (ANP, Leu-ENK, NPY, SP and VIP) are present in both organs. However, different patterns of expression were observed for some of the peptides in two frogs. Immunopositivity to ANP was found in small clusters of chromaffin cells in both frogs whereas a clear strong positivity was present only in Rana esculenta kidney. Large clusters of chromaffin cells were immunoreactive to Leu-ENK in Rana italica but there were approximately 25% fewer compared to the positive cells present in Rana esculenta. Epithelial cells of renal tubules showed strong immunopositivity to Leu-ENK in Rana esculenta but not in Rana italica. A large number of adrenal cells (70-80%) were immunoreactive to NPY in Rana italica, while in Rana esculenta this peptide was localized in small clusters of chromaffin cells. Both frogs showed many NPY-positive cells in kidney. Many chromaffin cells were found positive to SP and VIP. A strong positivity was also observed in kidney in both frogs. These observations suggest a possible role of these peptides in the control of the physiological functions of adrenal glands and kidney of the two species of frogs studied.
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- Maria De Falco
- Department of Evolutive and Comparative Biology, Naples University Federico II, Italy
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De Falco M, Laforgia V, Fedele V, De Luca L, Cottone G, De Falco G, De Luca A. Vasoactive intestinal peptide stimulation modulates the expression of Bcl-2 family members in the adrenal gland of the lizard Podarcis sicula. THE HISTOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 2001; 33:639-45. [PMID: 12197672 DOI: 10.1023/a:1016302400996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The adrenal gland of the lizard Podarcis sicula is formed by a dorsal ribbon of chromaffin cells, generally defined as medullary tissue, arranged along a central part of steroidogenic cells considered as cortical tissue. These two tissues produce catecholamines and steroids as part of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-adrenal gland axis. Recent studies have demonstrated that Podarcis sicula adrenal gland is not only under hypothalamo-hypophyseal axis control but that several peptides may influence the physiological activity of the gland; among these, vasoactive intestinal peptide is able to enhance strongly both catecholamine and steroid hormone production. The aim of the present study was to verify whether vasoactive intestinal peptide administration could become deleterious. For this reason, we monitored the pattern of expression of two members of the Bcl-2 family, Bcl-2 and Bax, in control and vasoactive intestinal peptide treated specimens. Furthermore, we also tested if peptide treatment induces apoptosis by TUNEL assay.
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- M De Falco
- Department of Evolutive and Comparative Biology, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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De Luca A, Russo P, Severino A, Baldi A, Battista T, Cavallotti I, De Luca L, Baldi F, Giordano A, Paggi MG. Pattern of expression of cyclin T1 in human tissues. J Histochem Cytochem 2001; 49:685-92. [PMID: 11373315 DOI: 10.1177/002215540104900602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Cyclin T1 was recently identified, together with cdk9 (previously named PITALRE), as part of the TAK multiprotein complex, a co-factor targeted by the human immunodeficiency virus Type 1 (HIV-1) protein named Tat, suggesting a role for this complex in transcription elongation. Although studies on mRNA and protein expression have shown that cyclin T1 is ubiquitous in adult human tissues, no data have yet been reported regarding the expression of this protein in different cell lineages. Using a polyclonal antiserum raised against cyclin T1, we investigated the pattern of expression of this protein in adult human tissues by immunohistochemistry. Cyclin T1 was expressed ubiquitously, although different levels of expression were found in various organs. Some specialized tissues, such as blood, lymphoid tissues, and cells of connective tissue origin, showed high cyclin T1 expression. These specific expression patterns are only partially justified by some well-known specialized functions of cyclin T1 in certain cell types, such as its involvement in peripheral blood lymphocytes and monocyte differentiation. The high expression level found in other tissues suggests new possible roles for cyclin T1 in cell types other than those of lymphoid tissue.
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- A De Luca
- Laboratory of Cell Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, CRS, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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