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Yang JC, Zhang YH, Hu B. Gastric organoids: Rise of a latecomer. WORLD CHINESE JOURNAL OF DIGESTOLOGY 2024; 32:182-191. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v32.i3.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2024]
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Kizilirmak C, Bianchi ME, Zambrano S. Insights on the NF-κB System Using Live Cell Imaging: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives. Front Immunol 2022; 13:886127. [PMID: 35844496 PMCID: PMC9277462 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.886127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The transcription factor family of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) proteins is widely recognized as a key player in inflammation and the immune responses, where it plays a fundamental role in translating external inflammatory cues into precise transcriptional programs, including the timely expression of a wide variety of cytokines/chemokines. Live cell imaging in single cells showed approximately 15 years ago that the canonical activation of NF-κB upon stimulus is very dynamic, including oscillations of its nuclear localization with a period close to 1.5 hours. This observation has triggered a fruitful interdisciplinary research line that has provided novel insights on the NF-κB system: how its heterogeneous response differs between cell types but also within homogeneous populations; how NF-κB dynamics translate external cues into intracellular signals and how NF-κB dynamics affects gene expression. Here we review the main features of this live cell imaging approach to the study of NF-κB, highlighting the key findings, the existing gaps of knowledge and hinting towards some of the potential future steps of this thriving research field.
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- Cise Kizilirmak
- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Flashner S, Yan KS, Nakagawa H. 3D Organoids: An Untapped Platform for Studying Host-Microbiome Interactions in Esophageal Cancers. Microorganisms 2021; 9:2182. [PMID: 34835308 PMCID: PMC8622040 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9112182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The microbiome is an emerging key co-factor in the development of esophageal cancer, the sixth leading cause of cancer death worldwide. However, there is a paucity of data delineating how the microbiome contributes to the pathobiology of the two histological subtypes of esophageal cancer: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and esophageal adenocarcinoma. This critical knowledge gap is partially due to inadequate modeling of host-microbiome interactions in the etiology of esophageal cancers. Recent advances have enabled progress in this field. Three dimensional (3D) organoids faithfully recapitulate the structure and function of the normal, preneoplastic, and neoplastic epithelia of the esophagus ex vivo and serve as a platform translatable for applications in precision medicine. Elsewhere in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the co-culture of 3D organoids with the bacterial microbiome has fostered insight into the pathogenic role of the microbiome in other GI cancers. Herein, we will summarize our current understanding of the relationship between the microbiome and esophageal cancer, discuss 3D organoid models of esophageal homeostasis, review analogous models of host-microbiome interactions in other GI cancers, and advocate for the application of these models to esophageal cancers. Together, we present a promising, novel approach with the potential to ameliorate the burden of esophageal cancer-related morbidity and mortality via improved prevention and therapeutic interventions.
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- Samuel Flashner
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; (S.F.); (K.S.Y.)
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; (S.F.); (K.S.Y.)
- Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; (S.F.); (K.S.Y.)
- Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Kayisoglu O, Weiss F, Niklas C, Pierotti I, Pompaiah M, Wallaschek N, Germer CT, Wiegering A, Bartfeld S. Location-specific cell identity rather than exposure to GI microbiota defines many innate immune signalling cascades in the gut epithelium. Gut 2021; 70:687-697. [PMID: 32571970 PMCID: PMC7948175 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The epithelial layer of the GI tract is equipped with innate immune receptors to sense invading pathogens. Dysregulation in innate immune signalling pathways is associated with severe inflammatory diseases, but the responsiveness of GI epithelial cells to bacterial stimulation remains unclear. DESIGN We generated 42 lines of human and murine organoids from gastric and intestinal segments of both adult and fetal tissues. Genome-wide RNA-seq of the organoids provides an expression atlas of the GI epithelium. The innate immune response in epithelial cells was assessed using several functional assays in organoids and two-dimensional monolayers of cells from organoids. RESULTS Results demonstrate extensive spatial organisation of innate immune signalling components along the cephalocaudal axis. A large part of this organisation is determined before birth and independent of exposure to commensal gut microbiota. Spatially restricted expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4) in stomach and colon, but not in small intestine, is matched by nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure. Gastric epithelial organoids can sense LPS from the basal as well as from the apical side. CONCLUSION We conclude that the epithelial innate immune barrier follows a specific pattern per GI segment. The majority of the expression patterns and the function of TLR4 is encoded in the tissue-resident stem cells and determined primarily during development.
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- Ozge Kayisoglu
- Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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Han Y, Ouyang Z, Wawrose RA, Chen SR, Hallbaum M, Dong Q, Dando E, Tang Y, Wang B, Lee JY, Shaw JD, Kang JD, Sowa GA, Vo NN. ISSLS prize in basic science 2021: a novel inducible system to regulate transgene expression of TIMP1. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2021; 30:1098-1107. [PMID: 33523281 PMCID: PMC8550652 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-021-06728-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Purpose Inflammatory and oxidative stress upregulates matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity, leading to intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). Gene therapy using human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (hTIMP1) has effectively treated IDD in animal models. However, persistent unregulated transgene expression may have negative side effects. We developed a recombinant adeno-associated viral (AAV) gene vector, AAV-NFκB-hTIMP1, that only expresses the hTIMP1 transgene under conditions of stress. Methods Rabbit disc cells were transfected or transduced with AAV-CMV-hTIMP1, which constitutively expresses hTIMP1, or AAV-NFκB-hTIMP1. Disc cells were selectively treated with IL-1β. NFκB activation was verified by nuclear translocation. hTIMP1 mRNA and protein expression were measured by RT-PCR and ELISA, respectively. MMP activity was measured by following cleavage of a fluorogenic substrate. Results IL-1β stimulation activated NFκB demonstrating that IL-1β was a surrogate for inflammatory stress. Stimulating AAV-NFκB-hTIMP1 cells with IL-1β increased hTIMP1 expression compared to unstimulated cells. AAV-CMV-hTIMP1 cells demonstrated high levels of hTIMP1 expression regardless of IL-1β stimulation. hTIMP1 expression was comparable between IL-1β stimulated AAV-NFκB-hTIMP1 cells and AAV-CMV-hTIMP1 cells. MMP activity was decreased in AAV-NFκB-hTIMP1 cells compared to baseline levels or cells exposed to IL-1β. Conclusion AAV-NFκB-hTIMP1 is a novel inducible transgene delivery system. NFκB regulatory elements ensure that hTIMP1 expression occurs only with inflammation, which is central to IDD development. Unlike previous inducible systems, the AAV-NFκB-hTIMP1 construct is dependent on endogenous factors, which minimizes potential side effects caused by constitutive transgene overexpression. It also prevents the unnecessary production of transgene products in cells that do not require therapy.
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- Yingchao Han
- Department of Spine Surgery, School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Spine Surgery, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanhua University, Hengyang, China
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- Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. .,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Hunter TTJ, Fear D, Lavender P, Spencer J, Peakman M, Ibrahim MAA. Quantitative assessment of NFκB transcription factor activity. J Immunol Methods 2021; 492:112954. [PMID: 33388338 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2020.112954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The Nuclear Factor Kappa B (NFκB) pathway is an important signalling pathway in the immune system. Single gene defects in the NFκB pathway are described in a number of immunodeficiency diseases. These conditions provide a unique opportunity to investigate the mechanisms of NFκB function and how genetic mutations that disrupt this function lead to human disease. Here we describe a robust method for quantifying small differences in the functional activity of the NFκB pathway. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy donors were stimulated over several days, with a combination of anti-IgM antibody and multimeric CD40 ligand. Nuclear proteins were thereafter extracted and tested for the ability of activated transcription factors, to bind known NFκB DNA binding motifs. Repeatability experiments showed that the DNA binding Activity can be quantified with an average inter and intra assay coefficient of variation of less than 10% (RelB and p52) and less than 15% (p50 and RelA). In healthy individuals there is a significant increase in the DNA binding activity of NFκB transcription factors in response to stimulation, although the magnitude of this response varies across individuals. The kinetics of the DNA binding activity also differs between the canonical and non-canonical transcription factors. P50 and RelA DNA binding activity responds within hours of stimulation, whilst RelB and p52 response was delayed to more than a day after stimulation. Activation of NFκB signalling in response to B cell specific stimulation, can be precisely measured to distinguish individuals with differences in the functional activity of this pathway. This test may prove to be an important biomarker for investigating the functional impact of genetic variants on NFκB signalling.
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- Terrence T J Hunter
- King's College London, King's Health Partners, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, Denmark Hill, London, UK; Viapath LLP, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
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- Immunobiology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King's College London, UK
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- Immunobiology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King's College London, UK
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- Immunobiology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King's College London, UK
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- Immunobiology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King's College London, UK
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- King's College London, King's Health Partners, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, Denmark Hill, London, UK.
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Kanetaka K, Eguchi S. Regenerative medicine for the upper gastrointestinal tract. Regen Ther 2020; 15:129-137. [PMID: 33426211 PMCID: PMC7770370 DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2020.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The main surgical strategy for gastrointestinal tract malignancy is en bloc resection, which consists of not only resection of the involved organs but also simultaneous resection of the surrounding or adjacent mesenteries that contain lymph vessels and nodes. After resection of the diseased organs, the defect of the gastrointestinal conduit is replaced with organs located downstream, such as the stomach and jejunum. However, esophageal and gastric reconstruction using these natural substitutes is associated with a diminished quality of life due to the loss of the reserve function, damage to the antireflux barrier, and dumping syndrome. Thus, replacement of the deficit after resection with the patient's own regenerated tissue to compensate for the lost function and tissue using regenerative medicine will be an ideal treatment. Many researchers have been trying to construct artificial organs through tissue engineering techniques; however, none have yet succeeded in growing a whole organ because of the complicated functions these organs perform, such as the processing and absorption of nutrients. While exciting results have been reported with regard to tissue engineering techniques concerning the upper gastrointestinal tract, such as the esophagus and stomach, most of these achievements have been observed in animal models, and few successful approaches in the clinical setting have been reported for the replacement of mucosal defects. We review the recent progress in regenerative medicine in relation to the upper gastrointestinal tract, such as the esophagus and stomach. We also focus on the functional capacity of regenerated tissue and its role as a culture system to recapitulate the mechanisms underlying infectious disease. With the emergence of technology such as the fabrication of decellularized constructs, organoids and cell sheet medicine, collaboration between gastrointestinal surgery and regenerative medicine is expected to help establish novel therapeutic modalities in the future.
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- Kengo Kanetaka
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Therapeutics in Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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Nelson RH, Nelson DE. Signal Distortion: How Intracellular Pathogens Alter Host Cell Fate by Modulating NF-κB Dynamics. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2962. [PMID: 30619320 PMCID: PMC6302744 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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By uncovering complex dynamics in the expression or localization of transcriptional regulators in single cells that were otherwise hidden at the population level, live cell imaging has transformed our understanding of how cells sense and orchestrate appropriate responses to changes in their internal state or extracellular environment. This has proved particularly true for the nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) family of transcription factors, key regulators of the inflammatory response and innate immune function, which are capable of encoding information about the mode and intensity of stimuli in the dynamics of NF-κB nuclear accumulation and loss. While live cell imaging continues to serve as a useful tool in ongoing efforts to characterize the feedbacks that shape these dynamics and to connect dynamics to downstream gene expression, it is also proving invaluable for recent studies that seek to determine how intracellular pathogens subvert NF-κB signaling to survive and replicate within host cells by providing quantitative information about the pathogen and changes in NF-κB activity during different stages of an infection. Here, we provide a brief overview of NF-κB signaling in innate immune cells and review recent literature that uses live imaging to investigate the mechanisms by which bacterial and yeast pathogens modulate NF-κB in a variety of different host cell types to evade destruction or maintain the viability of an intracellular growth niche.
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- Rachel H Nelson
- Cellular Generation and Phenotyping Core Facility, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, United States
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Dyer V, Brüggemann H, Sörensen M, Kühl AA, Hoffman K, Brinkmann V, Reines MDM, Zimmerman S, Meyer TF, Koch M. Genomic features of the Helicobacter pylori strain PMSS1 and its virulence attributes as deduced from its in vivo colonisation patterns. Mol Microbiol 2018; 110:761-776. [PMID: 30230643 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori occurs in two basic variants, either exhibiting a functional cagPAI-encoded type-4-secretion-system (T4SS) or not. Only a few cagPAI-positive strains have been successfully adapted for long-term infection of mice, including the pre-mouse Sydney strain 1 (PMSS1). Here we confirm that PMSS1 induces gastric inflammation and neutrophil infiltration in mice, progressing to intestinal metaplasia. Complete genome analysis of PMSS1 revealed 1,423 coding sequences, encompassing the cagPAI gene cluster and, unusually, the location of the cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA) approximately 15 kb downstream of the island. PMSS1 harbours three genetically exchangeable loci that are occupied by the hopQ coding sequences. HopQ represents a critical co-factor required for the translocation of CagA into the host cell and activation of NF-κB via the T4SS. Long-term colonisation of mice led to an impairment of cagPAI functionality. One of the bacterial clones re-isolated at four months post-infection revealed a mutation in the cagPAI gene cagW, resulting in a frame shift mutation, which prevented CagA translocation, possibly due to an impairment of T4SS function. Rescue of the mutant cagW re-established CagA translocation. Our data reveal intriguing insights into the adaptive abilities of PMSS1, suggesting functional modulation of the H. pylori cagPAI virulence attribute.
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- Victoria Dyer
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Medical Department, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité, Berlin, 12200, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Molenaar C, Weeks KL. Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling: The ins and outs of quantitative imaging. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2018; 45:1087-1094. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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Yeramian A, García V, Bergadà L, Domingo M, Santacana M, Valls J, Martinez-Alonso M, Carceller JA, Cussac AL, Dolcet X, Matias-Guiu X. Bioluminescence Imaging to Monitor the Effects of the Hsp90 Inhibitor NVP-AUY922 on NF-κB Pathway in Endometrial Cancer. Mol Imaging Biol 2017; 18:545-56. [PMID: 26604096 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-015-0907-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE In this study, we first aimed to evaluate the effects in vitro and in vivo, of the Hsp90 inhibitor NVP-AUY922, in endometrial cancer (EC). We also aimed to track nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signalling, a key pathway involved in endometrial carcinogenesis and to check whether NVP-AUY922 treatment modulates it both in vitro and in vivo. PROCEDURES I n vitro effects of NVP-AUY922 on EC cell growth and the signalling pathways were assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), clonogenic assays, Western Blot and luciferase assay. NVP-AUY922 effect on Ishikawa (IK) xenograft growth was evaluated in vivo, and NF-κB activity was monitored using bioluminescence imaging. RESULTS NVP-AUY922 inhibited the growth of three endometrial cell lines tested in vitro. In vivo, NVP-AUY922 reduced tumour growth of 47 % (p = 0.042) compared to control condition. Moreover, the bioluminescence signal of the tumours harbouring IK NF-κB-LUC cells was significantly reduced in NVP-AUY922-treated animals compared to untreated ones. CONCLUSIONS NVP-AUY922 reduced EC tumour growth and NF-κB signalling both in vitro and in vivo. As therapeutic resistance of EC remains a challenge for oncologists nowadays, we think that NVP-AUY922 represents a valid alternative to conventional chemotherapy, and we believe that this approach for assessing and tracking the activation of NF-κB pathway may be of therapeutic benefit.
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- Andree Yeramian
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics HUAV, Dept de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida, Univeristy of Lleida, IRBLleida, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics HUAV, Dept de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida, Univeristy of Lleida, IRBLleida, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics HUAV, Dept de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida, Univeristy of Lleida, IRBLleida, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics HUAV, Dept de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida, Univeristy of Lleida, IRBLleida, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Biostatistics Unit, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRB-Lleida, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Biostatistics Unit, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRB-Lleida, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Oncology, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRB-Lleida, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics HUAV, Dept de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida, Univeristy of Lleida, IRBLleida, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics HUAV, Dept de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida, Univeristy of Lleida, IRBLleida, Avenida Rovira Roure, No. 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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Quantitative Systems Biology to decipher design principles of a dynamic cell cycle network: the "Maximum Allowable mammalian Trade-Off-Weight" (MAmTOW). NPJ Syst Biol Appl 2017; 3:26. [PMID: 28944079 PMCID: PMC5605530 DOI: 10.1038/s41540-017-0028-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2017] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Network complexity is required to lend cellular processes flexibility to respond timely to a variety of dynamic signals, while simultaneously warranting robustness to protect cellular integrity against perturbations. The cell cycle serves as a paradigm for such processes; it maintains its frequency and temporal structure (although these may differ among cell types) under the former, but accelerates under the latter. Cell cycle molecules act together in time and in different cellular compartments to execute cell type-specific programs. Strikingly, the timing at which molecular switches occur is controlled by abundance and stoichiometry of multiple proteins within complexes. However, traditional methods that investigate one effector at a time are insufficient to understand how modulation of protein complex dynamics at cell cycle transitions shapes responsiveness, yet preserving robustness. To overcome this shortcoming, we propose a multidisciplinary approach to gain a systems-level understanding of quantitative cell cycle dynamics in mammalian cells from a new perspective. By suggesting advanced experimental technologies and dedicated modeling approaches, we present innovative strategies (i) to measure absolute protein concentration in vivo, and (ii) to determine how protein dosage, e.g., altered protein abundance, and spatial (de)regulation may affect timing and robustness of phase transitions. We describe a method that we name “Maximum Allowable mammalian Trade–Off–Weight” (MAmTOW), which may be realized to determine the upper limit of gene copy numbers in mammalian cells. These aspects, not covered by current systems biology approaches, are essential requirements to generate precise computational models and identify (sub)network-centered nodes underlying a plethora of pathological conditions.
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Zimmermann S, Pfannkuch L, Al-Zeer MA, Bartfeld S, Koch M, Liu J, Rechner C, Soerensen M, Sokolova O, Zamyatina A, Kosma P, Mäurer AP, Glowinski F, Pleissner KP, Schmid M, Brinkmann V, Karlas A, Naumann M, Rother M, Machuy N, Meyer TF. ALPK1- and TIFA-Dependent Innate Immune Response Triggered by the Helicobacter pylori Type IV Secretion System. Cell Rep 2017; 20:2384-2395. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Pompaiah M, Bartfeld S. Gastric Organoids: An Emerging Model System to Study Helicobacter pylori Pathogenesis. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2017; 400:149-168. [PMID: 28124153 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50520-6_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Helicobacter research classically uses fixed human tissue, animal models or cancer cell lines. Each of these study objects has its advantages and has brought central insights into the infection process. Nevertheless, in model systems for basic and medical research, there is a gap between two-dimensional and most often transformed cell cultures and three-dimensional, highly organized tissues. In recent years, stem cell research has provided the means to fill this gap. The identification of the niche factors that support growth, expansion and differentiation of stem cells in vitro has allowed the development of three-dimensional culture systems called organoids. Gastric organoids are grown from gastric stem cells and are organized epithelial structures that comprise all the differentiated cell types of the stomach. They can be expanded without apparent limitation and are amenable to a wide range of standard laboratory techniques. Here, we review different stem cell-derived organoid model systems useful for Helicobacter pylori research and outline their advantages for infection studies.
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- Malvika Pompaiah
- Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, Institute for Molecular Infection Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, Institute for Molecular Infection Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
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Kuri P, Ellwanger K, Kufer TA, Leptin M, Bajoghli B. A high-sensitivity bi-directional reporter to monitor NF-κB activity in cell culture and zebrafish in real time. J Cell Sci 2016; 130:648-657. [PMID: 27980067 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.196485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Nuclear factor (NF)-κB transcription factors play major roles in numerous biological processes including development and immunity. Here, we engineered a novel bi-directional NF-κB-responsive reporter, pSGNluc, in which a high-affinity NF-κB promoter fragment simultaneously drives expression of luciferase and GFP. Treatment with TNFα (also known as TNF) induced a strong, dose-dependent luciferase signal in cell culture. The degree of induction over background was comparable to that of other NF-κB-driven luciferase reporters, but the absolute level of expression was at least 20-fold higher. This extends the sensitivity range of otherwise difficult assays mediated exclusively by endogenously expressed receptors, as we show for Nod1 signaling in HEK293 cells. To measure NF-κB activity in the living organism, we established a transgenic zebrafish line carrying the pSGNluc construct. Live in toto imaging of transgenic embryos revealed the activation patterns of NF-κB signaling during embryonic development and as responses to inflammatory stimuli. Taken together, by integrating qualitative and quantitative NF-κB reporter activity, pSGNluc is a valuable tool for studying NF-κB signaling at high spatiotemporal resolution in cultured cells and living animals that goes beyond the possibilities provided by currently available reporters.
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- Paola Kuri
- Directors' Research Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Nutritional Medicine, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Nutritional Medicine, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Directors' Research Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany .,Institute of Genetics, University of Cologne, Zülpicherstrasse 47a, 50674 Cologne, Germany.,EMBO, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Directors' Research Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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Devi S, Ansari SA, Tenguria S, Kumar N, Ahmed N. Multipronged regulatory functions of a novel endonuclease (TieA) from Helicobacter pylori. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:9393-9412. [PMID: 27550181 PMCID: PMC5100599 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori portrays a classical paradigm of persistent bacterial infections. A well balanced homeostasis of bacterial effector functions and host responses is purported to be the key in achieving long term colonization in specific hosts. H. pylori nucleases have been shown to assist in natural transformation, but their role in virulence and colonization remains elusive. Therefore, it is imperative to understand the involvement of these nucleases in the pathogenesis of H. pylori. Here, we report the multifaceted role of a TNFR-1 interacting endonuclease A (TieA) from H. pylori. tieA expression is differentially regulated in response to environmental stress and post adherence to gastric epithelial cells. Studies with isogenic knockouts of tieA revealed it to be a secretory protein which translocates into the host gastric epithelial cells independent of a type IV secretion system, gets phosphorylated by DNA-PK kinase and auto-phosphorylates as serine kinase. Furthermore, TieA binds to and cleaves DNA in a non-specific manner and promotes Fas mediated apoptosis in AGS cells. Additionally, TieA induced pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion via activation of transcription factor AP-1 and signaled through MAP kinase pathway. Collectively, TieA with its multipronged and moonlighting functions could facilitate H. pylori in maintaining a balance of bacterial adaptation, and elimination by the host responses.
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- Savita Devi
- Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046, India
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Ramos-Marquès E, Zambrano S, Tiérrez A, Bianchi ME, Agresti A, García-Del Portillo F. Single-cell analyses reveal an attenuated NF-κB response in the Salmonella-infected fibroblast. Virulence 2016; 8:719-740. [PMID: 27575017 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1229727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The eukaryotic transcriptional regulator Nuclear Factor kappa B (NF-κB) plays a central role in the defense to pathogens. Despite this, few studies have analyzed NF-κB activity in single cells during infection. Here, we investigated at the single cell level how NF-κB nuclear localization - a proxy for NF-κB activity - oscillates in infected and uninfected fibroblasts co-existing in cultures exposed to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Fibroblasts were used due to the capacity of S. Typhimurium to persist in this cell type. Real-time dynamics of NF-κB was examined in microfluidics, which prevents cytokine accumulation. In this condition, infected (ST+) cells translocate NF-κB to the nucleus at higher rate than the uninfected (ST-) cells. Surprisingly, in non-flow (static) culture conditions, ST- fibroblasts exhibited higher NF-κB nuclear translocation than the ST+ population, with these latter cells turning refractory to external stimuli such as TNF-α or a second infection. Sorting of ST+ and ST- cell populations confirmed enhanced expression of NF-κB target genes such as IL1B, NFKBIA, TNFAIP3, and TRAF1 in uninfected (ST-) fibroblasts. These observations proved that S. Typhimurium dampens the NF-κB response in the infected fibroblast. Higher expression of SOCS3, encoding a "suppressor of cytokine signaling," was also observed in the ST+ population. Intracellular S. Typhimurium subverts NF-κB activity using protein effectors translocated by the secretion systems encoded by pathogenicity islands 1 (T1) and 2 (T2). T1 is required for regulating expression of SOCS3 and all NF-κB target genes analyzed whereas T2 displayed no role in the control of SOCS3 and IL1B expression. Collectively, these data demonstrate that S. Typhimurium attenuates NF-κB signaling in fibroblasts, an effect only perceptible when ST+ and ST- populations are analyzed separately. This tune-down in a central host defense might be instrumental for S. Typhimurium to establish intracellular persistent infections.
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- Estel Ramos-Marquès
- a Laboratory of Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens , Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CNB-CSIC) , Madrid , Spain
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- a Laboratory of Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens , Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CNB-CSIC) , Madrid , Spain
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- c Genetics and Cell Biology Division , San Raffaele Scientific Institute , Milan , Italy
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- c Genetics and Cell Biology Division , San Raffaele Scientific Institute , Milan , Italy
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- a Laboratory of Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens , Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CNB-CSIC) , Madrid , Spain
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Mills M, Estes MK. Physiologically relevant human tissue models for infectious diseases. Drug Discov Today 2016; 21:1540-1552. [PMID: 27352632 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2016.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Limitations of animal infection models have engendered longstanding obstacles in basic science and translational research. Lack of suitable animal models, the need for better predictors of human immune responses and pathogens that grow poorly or not at all outside the human host impact our ability to study infectious agents that cause human disease, generation of essential tools for genetic manipulation of microbial pathogens and development of vaccines, therapeutics and host-targeted immunotherapies. The advent of conceptual and methodological advances in tissue engineering along with collaborative efforts between the bioengineering and infectious diseases scientific communities hold great promise to overcome these significant barriers.
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- Melody Mills
- Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Molecular Virology and Microbiology and Medicine-GI, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Schlaermann P, Toelle B, Berger H, Schmidt SC, Glanemann M, Ordemann J, Bartfeld S, Mollenkopf HJ, Meyer TF. A novel human gastric primary cell culture system for modelling Helicobacter pylori infection in vitro. Gut 2016; 65:202-13. [PMID: 25539675 PMCID: PMC4752654 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Helicobacter pylori is the causative agent of gastric diseases and the main risk factor in the development of gastric adenocarcinoma. In vitro studies with this bacterial pathogen largely rely on the use of transformed cell lines as infection model. However, this approach is intrinsically artificial and especially inappropriate when it comes to investigating the mechanisms of cancerogenesis. Moreover, common cell lines are often defective in crucial signalling pathways relevant to infection and cancer. A long-lived primary cell system would be preferable in order to better approximate the human in vivo situation. METHODS Gastric glands were isolated from healthy human stomach tissue and grown in Matrigel containing media supplemented with various growth factors, developmental regulators and apoptosis inhibitors to generate long-lasting normal epithelial cell cultures. RESULTS Culture conditions were developed which support the formation and quasi-indefinite growth of three dimensional (3D) spheroids derived from various sites of the human stomach. Spheroids could be differentiated to gastric organoids after withdrawal of Wnt3A and R-spondin1 from the medium. The 3D cultures exhibit typical morphological features of human stomach tissue. Transfer of sheared spheroids into 2D culture led to the formation of dense planar cultures of polarised epithelial cells serving as a suitable in vitro model of H. pylori infection. CONCLUSIONS A robust and quasi-immortal 3D organoid model has been established, which is considered instrumental for future research aimed to understand the underlying mechanisms of infection, mucosal immunity and cancer of the human stomach.
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- Philipp Schlaermann
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinics for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinics for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Center of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
- Hubrecht Institute/KNAW and University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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Bartfeld S, Clevers H. Organoids as Model for Infectious Diseases: Culture of Human and Murine Stomach Organoids and Microinjection of Helicobacter Pylori. J Vis Exp 2015. [PMID: 26650279 DOI: 10.3791/53359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Recently infection biologists have employed stem cell derived cultures to answer the need for new and better models to study host-pathogen interactions. Three cellular sources have been used: Embryonic stem cells (ESC), induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) or adult stem cells. Here, culture of mouse and human gastric organoids derived from adult stem cells is described and used for infection with the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori. Human gastric glands are isolated from resection material, seeded in a basement matrix and embedded in medium containing growth factors epidermal growth factor (EGF), R-spondin, Noggin, Wnt, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 10, gastrin and transforming growth factor (TGF) beta inhibitor. In these conditions, gastric glands grow into 3-dimensional organoids containing 4 lineages of the stomach. The organoids expand indefinitely and can be frozen and thawed similarly as cell lines. For infection studies, bacteria are microinjected into the lumen of the organoids. Infected organoids are processed for imaging. The described methods can be adapted to other organoids and infections with other bacteria, viruses or parasites. This allows the study of infection-induced changes in primary cells.
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- Sina Bartfeld
- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, University Medical Centre Utrecht;
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- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, University Medical Centre Utrecht
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Koch M, Mollenkopf HJ, Meyer TF. Macrophages recognize the Helicobacter pylori type IV secretion system in the absence of toll-like receptor signalling. Cell Microbiol 2015; 18:137-47. [PMID: 26243717 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori strains carrying the cag pathogenicity island (cagPAI) provoke an increased inflammatory response, conferring an increased risk of ulcer formation and carcinogenesis. How the immune system recognizes the presence of cagPAI positive strains is yet unclear. By comparing the transcriptional response of wild type and MyD88/Trif(-/-) bone marrow macrophages to infection with H. pylori, we found that the majority of regulated genes were dependent on toll-like receptor (TLR) signalling. To determine the role of TLR-independent responses, we analysed the transcriptome of MyD88/Trif(-/-) bone marrow macrophages at different time points after infection with cagPAI positive versus negative strains. We identified a group of genes that exhibited different kinetic behaviour depending on whether cagPAI was present. Analysis of their gene expression kinetics demonstrated that this responsiveness to cagPAI was observed only in MyD88/Trif(-/-) macrophages. This group of cagPAI-sensing genes was enriched for AU-rich element containing early response genes involved in immune regulation, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). Recognition of cagPAI positive strains was found to be mediated by the type IV secretion system (cagT4SS), rather than its effector protein CagA. We hypothesize that anergic macrophages of the gastric mucosa initiate an innate immune response following detection of the T4SS of H. pylori.
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- Manuel Koch
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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Webb JT, Behar M. Topology, dynamics, and heterogeneity in immune signaling. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2015; 7:285-300. [DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- J. Taylor Webb
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; The University of Texas at Austin; Austin TX USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; The University of Texas at Austin; Austin TX USA
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Bartfeld S, Bayram T, van de Wetering M, Huch M, Begthel H, Kujala P, Vries R, Peters PJ, Clevers H. In vitro expansion of human gastric epithelial stem cells and their responses to bacterial infection. Gastroenterology 2015; 148:126-136.e6. [PMID: 25307862 PMCID: PMC4274199 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 549] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS We previously established long-term, 3-dimensional culture of organoids from mouse tissues (intestine, stomach, pancreas, and liver) and human intestine and pancreas. Here we describe conditions required for long-term 3-dimensional culture of human gastric stem cells. The technology can be applied to study the epithelial response to infection with Helicobacter pylori. METHODS We generated organoids from surgical samples of human gastric corpus. Culture conditions were developed based on those for the mouse gastric and human intestinal systems. We used microinjection to infect the organoids with H pylori. Epithelial responses were measured using microarray and quantitative polymerase chain reaction analyses. RESULTS Human gastric cells were expanded indefinitely in 3-dimensional cultures. We cultured cells from healthy gastric tissues, single-sorted stem cells, or tumor tissues. Organoids maintained many characteristics of their respective tissues based on their histology, expression of markers, and euploidy. Organoids from healthy tissue expressed markers of 4 lineages of the stomach and self-organized into gland and pit domains. They could be directed to specifically express either lineages of the gastric gland, or the gastric pit, by addition of nicotinamide and withdrawal of WNT. Although gastric pit lineages had only marginal reactions to bacterial infection, gastric gland lineages mounted a strong inflammatory response. CONCLUSIONS We developed a system to culture human gastric organoids. This system can be used to study H pylori infection and other gastric pathologies.
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- Sina Bartfeld
- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research and University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research & University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CT Utrecht, the Netherlands, CancerGenomics.nl
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- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research & University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CT Utrecht, the Netherlands, CancerGenomics.nl
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- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research & University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CT Utrecht, the Netherlands, CancerGenomics.nl
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- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research & University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CT Utrecht, the Netherlands, CancerGenomics.nl
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- Division of Cell Biology II, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital/Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research & University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CT Utrecht, the Netherlands, CancerGenomics.nl
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- Division of Cell Biology II, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital/Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research & University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CT Utrecht, the Netherlands, CancerGenomics.nl
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Shah PK, Walker MP, Sims CE, Major MB, Allbritton NL. Dynamics and evolution of β-catenin-dependent Wnt signaling revealed through massively parallel clonogenic screening. Integr Biol (Camb) 2014; 6:673-84. [PMID: 24871928 PMCID: PMC4098877 DOI: 10.1039/c4ib00050a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Wnt/β-catenin signaling is of significant interest due to the roles it plays in regulating development, tissue regeneration and disease. Transcriptional reporters have been widely employed to study Wnt/β-catenin signal transduction in live cells and whole organisms and have been applied to understanding embryonic development, exploring oncogenesis and developing therapeutics. Polyclonal heterogeneity in reporter cell lines has historically been seen as a challenge to be overcome in the development of novel cell lines and reporter-based assays, and monoclonal reporter cell lines are commonly employed to reduce this variability. A375 cell lines infected with a reporter for Wnt/β-catenin signaling were screened over short (<6) and long (>25) generational timescales. To characterize phenotypic divergence over these time-scales, a microfabricated cell array-based screen was developed enabling characterization of 1119 clonal colonies in parallel. This screen revealed phenotypic divergence after <6 generations at a similar scale to that observed in monoclonal cell lines cultured for >25 generations. Not only were reporter dynamics observed to diverge widely, but monoclonal cell lines were observed with seemingly opposite signaling phenotypes. Additionally, these observations revealed a generational-dependent trend in Wnt signaling in A375 cells that provides insight into the pathway's mechanisms of positive feedback and self-inhibition.
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- Pavak K Shah
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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A new multicolor bioluminescence imaging platform to investigate NF-κB activity and apoptosis in human breast cancer cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e85550. [PMID: 24465597 PMCID: PMC3894999 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evaluation of novel drugs for clinical development depends on screening technologies and informative preclinical models. Here we developed a multicolor bioluminescent imaging platform to simultaneously investigate transcription factor NF-κB signaling and apoptosis. METHODS The human breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-231) was genetically modified to express green, red and blue light emitting luciferases to monitor cell number and viability, NF-κB promoter activity and to perform specific cell sorting and detection, respectively. The pro-luciferin substrate Z-DEVD-animoluciferin was employed to determine apoptotic caspase 3/7 activity. We used the cell line for the in vitro evaluation of natural compounds and in vivo optical imaging of tumor necrosis factor TNFα-induced NF-κB activation. RESULTS Celastrol, resveratrol, sulphoraphane and curcumin inhibited the NF-κB promoter activity significantly and in a dose dependent manner. All compounds except resveratrol induced caspase 3/7 dependent apoptosis. Multicolor bioluminescence in vivo imaging allowed the investigation of tumor growth and NF-κB induction in a mouse model of breast cancer. CONCLUSION Our new method provides an imaging platform for the identification, validation, screening and optimization of compounds acting on NF-κB signaling and apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo.
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Sung MH, Li N, Lao Q, Gottschalk RA, Hager GL, Fraser IDC. Switching of the relative dominance between feedback mechanisms in lipopolysaccharide-induced NF-κB signaling. Sci Signal 2014; 7:ra6. [PMID: 24425788 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2004764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A fundamental goal in biology is to gain a quantitative understanding of how appropriate cell responses are achieved amid conflicting signals that work in parallel. Through live, single-cell imaging, we monitored both the dynamics of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling and inflammatory cytokine transcription in macrophages exposed to the bacterial product lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Our analysis revealed a previously uncharacterized positive feedback loop involving induction of the expression of Rela, which encodes the RelA (p65) NF-κB subunit. This positive feedback loop rewired the regulatory network when cells were exposed to LPS above a distinct concentration. Paradoxically, this rewiring of NF-κB signaling in macrophages (a myeloid cell type) required the transcription factor Ikaros, which promotes the development of lymphoid cells. Mathematical modeling and experimental validation showed that the RelA positive feedback overcame existing negative feedback loops and enabled cells to discriminate between different concentrations of LPS to mount an effective innate immune response only at higher concentrations. We suggest that this switching in the relative dominance of feedback loops ("feedback dominance switching") may be a general mechanism in immune cells to integrate opposing feedback on a key transcriptional regulator and to set a response threshold for the host.
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- Myong-Hee Sung
- 1Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Belogolova E, Bauer B, Pompaiah M, Asakura H, Brinkman V, Ertl C, Bartfeld S, Nechitaylo TY, Haas R, Machuy N, Salama N, Churin Y, Meyer TF. Helicobacter pylori outer membrane protein HopQ identified as a novel T4SS-associated virulence factor. Cell Microbiol 2013; 15:1896-912. [PMID: 23782461 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori is a bacterial pathogen that colonizes the gastric niche of ∼ 50% of the human population worldwide and is known to cause peptic ulceration and gastric cancer. Pathology of infection strongly depends on a cag pathogenicity island (cagPAI)-encoded type IV secretion system (T4SS). Here, we aimed to identify as yet unknown bacterial factors involved in cagPAI effector function and performed a large-scale screen of an H. pylori transposon mutant library using activation of the pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB in human gastric epithelial cells as a measure of T4SS function. Analysis of ∼ 3000 H. pylori mutants revealed three non-cagPAI genes that affected NF-κB nuclear translocation. Of these, the outer membrane protein HopQ from H. pylori strain P12 was essential for CagA translocation and for CagA-mediated host cell responses such as formation of the hummingbird phenotype and cell scattering. Besides that, deletion of hopQ reduced T4SS-dependent activation of NF-κB, induction of MAPK signalling and secretion of interleukin 8 (IL-8) in the host cells, but did not affect motility or the quantity of bacteria attached to host cells. Hence, we identified HopQ as a non-cagPAI-encoded cofactor of T4SS function.
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- Elena Belogolova
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, D-10117, Berlin, Germany
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Oshlag JZ, Devasthanam AS, Tomasi TB. Mild hyperthermia enhances the expression and induces oscillations in the Dicer protein. Int J Hyperthermia 2013; 29:51-61. [PMID: 23311378 DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2012.753471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate whether mild heat stress at 39.5°C altered Dicer protein and miRNA expression patterns in several cell types. METHODS Multiple human and mouse cell types were cultured during the course of 9 h at temperatures from 37°C to 39.5°C. Dicer mRNA levels and microRNAs were quantified by TaqMan RT-qPCR assays and Dicer protein by western blotting. RESULTS Dicer protein was substantially elevated on western analysis in response to heat stress at 39.5°C in the absence of significant changes in Dicer mRNA by RT-qPCR. CONCLUSIONS Heat-induced regulation of Dicer expression occurs primarily post- transcriptionally, and the expression levels of Dicer protein are increased and often oscillate in response to fever-range hyperthermia in multiple mouse and human cells. Our studies suggest a potential role for Dicer and microRNAs in the response to mild thermal stress. Additional studies on the mechanisms involved in the stress-induced oscillations of Dicer protein and microRNAs will be of interest.
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- Julian Z Oshlag
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA
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Joo J, Plimpton SJ, Faulon JL. Statistical ensemble analysis for simulating extrinsic noise-driven response in NF-κB signaling networks. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2013; 7:45. [PMID: 23742268 PMCID: PMC3695840 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-7-45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background Gene expression profiles and protein dynamics in single cells have a large cell-to-cell variability due to intracellular noise. Intracellular fluctuations originate from two sources: intrinsic noise due to the probabilistic nature of biochemical reactions and extrinsic noise due to randomized interactions of the cell with other cellular systems or its environment. Presently, there is no systematic parameterization and modeling scheme to simulate cellular response at the single cell level in the presence of extrinsic noise. Results In this paper, we propose a novel statistical ensemble method to simulate the distribution of heterogeneous cellular responses in single cells. We capture the effects of extrinsic noise by randomizing values of the model parameters. In this context, a statistical ensemble is a large number of system replicates, each with randomly sampled model parameters from biologically feasible intervals. We apply this statistical ensemble approach to the well-studied NF-κB signaling system. We predict several characteristic dynamic features of NF-κB response distributions; one of them is the dosage-dependent distribution of the first translocation time of NF-κB. Conclusion The distributions of heterogeneous cellular responses that our statistical ensemble formulation generates reveal the effect of different cellular conditions, e.g., effects due to wild type versus mutant cells or between different dosages of external stimulants. Distributions generated in the presence of extrinsic noise yield valuable insight into underlying regulatory mechanisms, which are sometimes otherwise hidden.
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- Jaewook Joo
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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Sung MH. A checklist for successful quantitative live cell imaging in systems biology. Cells 2013; 2:284-93. [PMID: 24709701 PMCID: PMC3972678 DOI: 10.3390/cells2020284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2013] [Revised: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Mathematical modeling of signaling and gene regulatory networks has provided unique insights about systems behaviors for many cell biological problems of medical importance. Quantitative single cell monitoring has a crucial role in advancing systems modeling of molecular networks. However, due to the multidisciplinary techniques that are necessary for adaptation of such systems biology approaches, dissemination to a wide research community has been relatively slow. In this essay, I focus on some technical aspects that are often under-appreciated, yet critical in harnessing live cell imaging methods to achieve single-cell-level understanding and quantitative modeling of molecular networks. The importance of these technical considerations will be elaborated with examples of successes and shortcomings. Future efforts will benefit by avoiding some pitfalls and by utilizing the lessons collectively learned from recent applications of imaging in systems biology.
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- Myong-Hee Sung
- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Frank CG, Reguerio V, Rother M, Moranta D, Maeurer AP, Garmendia J, Meyer TF, Bengoechea JA. Klebsiella pneumoniae targets an EGF receptor-dependent pathway to subvert inflammation. Cell Microbiol 2013; 15:1212-33. [PMID: 23347154 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The NF-κB transcriptional factor plays a key role governing the activation of immune responses. Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important cause of community-acquired and nosocomial pneumonia. Evidence indicates that K. pneumoniae infections are characterized by lacking an early inflammatory response. Recently, we have demonstrated that Klebsiella antagonizes the activation of NF-κB via the deubiquitinase CYLD. In this work, by applying a high-throughput siRNA gain-of-function screen interrogating the human kinome, we identified 17 kinases that when targeted by siRNA restored IL-1β-dependent NF-κB translocation in infected cells. Further characterization revealed that K. pneumoniae activates an EGF receptor (EGFR)-phosphatidylinositol 3-OH kinase (PI3K)-AKT-PAK4-ERK-GSK3β signalling pathway to attenuate the cytokine-dependent nuclear translocation of NF-κB. Our data also revealed that CYLD is a downstream effector of K. pneumoniae-induced EGFR-PI3K-AKT-PAK4-ERK-GSK3β signalling pathway. Our efforts to identify the bacterial factor(s)responsible for EGFR activation demonstrate that a capsule (CPS) mutant did not activate EGFR hence suggesting that CPS could mediate the activation of EGFR. Supporting this notion, purified CPS did activate EGFR as well as the EGFR-dependent PI3K-AKT-PAK4-ERK-GSK3β signalling pathway. CPS-mediated EGFR activation was dependent on a TLR4-MyD88-c-SRC-dependent pathway. Several promising drugs have been developed to antagonize this cascade. We propose that agents targeting this signalling pathway might provide selective alternatives for the management of K. pneumoniae pneumonias.
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- Christian G Frank
- Laboratory Microbial Pathogenesis, Fundació d'Investigació Sanitària de les Illes Balears (FISIB), Recinto Hospital Joan March, 07110, Bunyola, Spain
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Kota KP, Eaton B, Lane D, Ulrich M, Ulrich R, Peyser BD, Robinson CG, Jaissle JG, Pegoraro G, Bavari S, Panchal RG. Integrating high-content imaging and chemical genetics to probe host cellular pathways critical for Yersinia pestis infection. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55167. [PMID: 23383093 PMCID: PMC3559335 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The molecular machinery that regulates the entry and survival of Yersinia pestis in host macrophages is poorly understood. Here, we report the development of automated high-content imaging assays to quantitate the internalization of virulent Y. pestis CO92 by macrophages and the subsequent activation of host NF-κB. Implementation of these assays in a focused chemical screen identified kinase inhibitors that inhibited both of these processes. Rac-2-ethoxy-3 octadecanamido-1-propylphosphocholine (a protein Kinase C inhibitor), wortmannin (a PI3K inhibitor), and parthenolide (an IκB kinase inhibitor), inhibited pathogen-induced NF-κB activation and reduced bacterial entry and survival within macrophages. Parthenolide inhibited NF-κB activation in response to stimulation with Pam3CSK4 (a TLR2 agonist), E. coli LPS (a TLR4 agonist) or Y. pestis infection, while the PI3K and PKC inhibitors were selective only for Y. pestis infection. Together, our results suggest that phagocytosis is the major stimulus for NF-κB activation in response to Y. pestis infection, and that Y. pestis entry into macrophages may involve the participation of protein kinases such as PI3K and PKC. More importantly, the automated image-based screening platform described here can be applied to the study of other bacteria in general and, in combination with chemical genetic screening, can be used to identify host cell functions facilitating the identification of novel antibacterial therapeutics.
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- Krishna P. Kota
- Perkin Elmer, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Target Discovery and Cellular Microbiology, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Target Structure Based Drug Discovery Group, SAIC-Frederick, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Target Discovery and Cellular Microbiology, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Target Discovery and Cellular Microbiology, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Target Structure Based Drug Discovery Group, SAIC-Frederick, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Pathology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Diagnostic Systems Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Target Discovery and Cellular Microbiology, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Target Discovery and Cellular Microbiology, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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Zanella F, Dos Santos NR, Link W. Moving to the core: spatiotemporal analysis of Forkhead box O (FOXO) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) nuclear translocation. Traffic 2013; 14:247-58. [PMID: 23231504 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Revised: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nuclear translocation of proteins is an essential aspect of normal cell function, and defects in this process have been detected in many disease-associated conditions. The detection and quantification of nuclear translocation was significantly boosted by the association of robotized microscopy with automated image analysis, a technology designated as high-content screening. Image-based high-content screening and analysis provides the means to systematically observe cellular translocation events in time and space in response to chemical or genetic perturbation at large scale. This approach yields powerful insights into the regulation of complex signaling networks independently of preconceived notions of mechanistic relationships. In this review, we briefly overview the different mechanisms involved in nucleocytoplasmic protein trafficking. In addition, we discuss high-content approaches used to interrogate the mechanistic and spatiotemporal dynamics of cellular signaling events using Forkhead box O (FOXO) proteins and the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) as important and clinically relevant examples.
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- Fabian Zanella
- School of Medicine, Cardiology Division, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0613, USA
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Gorrell RJ, Guan J, Xin Y, Tafreshi MA, Hutton ML, McGuckin MA, Ferrero RL, Kwok T. A novel NOD1- and CagA-independent pathway of interleukin-8 induction mediated by the Helicobacter pylori type IV secretion system. Cell Microbiol 2012; 15:554-70. [PMID: 23107019 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2012] [Revised: 08/24/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The type IV secretion system (T4SS) of Helicobacter pylori triggers massive inflammatory responses during gastric infection by mechanisms that are poorly understood. Here we provide evidence for a novel pathway by which the T4SS structural component, CagL, induces secretion of interleukin-8 (IL-8) independently of CagA translocation and peptidoglycan-sensing nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 1 (NOD1) signalling. Recombinant CagL was sufficient to trigger IL-8 secretion, requiring activation of α5 β1 integrin and the arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) motif in CagL. Mutation of the encoded RGD motif to arginine-glycine-alanine (RGA) in the cagL gene of H. pylori abrogated its ability to induce IL-8. Comparison of IL-8 induction between H. pylori ΔvirD4 strains bearing wild-type or mutant cagL indicates that CagL-dependent IL-8 induction can occur independently of CagA translocation. In line with this notion, exogenous CagL complemented H. pylori ΔcagL mutant in activating NF-κB and inducing IL-8 without restoring CagA translocation. The CagA translocation-independent, CagL-dependent IL-8 induction involved host signalling via integrin α5 β1 , Src kinase, the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and NF-κB but was independent of NOD1. Our findings reveal a novel pathway whereby CagL, via interaction with host integrins, can trigger pro-inflammatory responses independently of CagA translocation or NOD1 signalling.
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- Rebecca J Gorrell
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Vic., Australia; Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Vic., Australia
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Koch M, Mollenkopf HJ, Klemm U, Meyer TF. Induction of microRNA-155 is TLR- and type IV secretion system-dependent in macrophages and inhibits DNA-damage induced apoptosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:E1153-62. [PMID: 22509021 PMCID: PMC3358876 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1116125109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori is a gastric pathogen responsible for a high disease burden worldwide. Deregulated inflammatory responses, possibly involving macrophages, are implicated in H. pylori-induced pathology, and microRNAs, such as miR-155, have recently emerged as crucial regulators of innate immunity and inflammatory responses. miR-155 is regulated by Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands in monocyte-derived cells and has been shown to be induced in macrophages during H. pylori infection. Here, we investigated the regulation of miR-155 expression in primary murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs) during H. pylori infection and examined the downstream mRNA targets of this microRNA using microarray analysis. We report TLR2/4- and NOD1/2-independent up-regulation of miR-155, which was found to be dependent on the major H. pylori pathogenicity determinant, the type IV secretion system (T4SS). miR-155 expression was dependent on NF-κB signaling but was independent of CagA. Microarray analysis identified known gene targets of miR-155 in BMMs during H. pylori infection that are proapoptotic. We also identified and validated miR-155 binding sites in the 3' UTRs of the targets, Tspan14, Lpin1, and Pmaip1. We observed that H. pylori-infected miR-155(-/-) BMMs were significantly more susceptible to cisplatin DNA damage-induced apoptosis than were wild-type BMMs. Thus, our data suggest a function for the prototypical H. pylori pathogenicity factor, the T4SS, in the up-regulation of miR-155 in BMMs. We propose the antiapoptotic effects of miR-155 could enhance macrophage resistance to apoptosis induced by DNA damage during H. pylori infection.
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- Core Facility Experimental Animals, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin 10117, Germany
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An important problem in translational cancer research is our limited ability to functionally characterize behaviors of primary patient cancer cells and associated stromal cell types, and relate mechanistic understanding to therapy selection. Functional analyses of primary samples face at least 3 major challenges: limited availability of primary samples for testing, paucity of functional information extracted from samples, and lack of functional methods accessible to many researchers. We developed a microscale cell culture platform that overcomes these limitations, especially for hematologic cancers. A key feature of the platform is the ability to compartmentalize small populations of adherent and nonadherent cells in controlled microenvironments that can better reflect physiological conditions and enable cell-cell interaction studies. Custom image analysis was developed to measure cell viability and protein subcellular localizations in single cells to provide insights into heterogeneity of cellular responses. We validated our platform by assessing viability and nuclear translocations of NF-κB and STAT3 in multiple myeloma cells exposed to different conditions, including cocultured bone marrow stromal cells. We further assessed its utility by analyzing NF-κB activation in a primary chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient sample. Our platform can be applied to myriad biological questions, enabling high-content functional cytomics of primary hematologic malignancies.
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Dietrich M, Bartfeld S, Munke R, Lange C, Ogilvie LA, Friedrich A, Meyer TF. Activation of NF-κB by Neisseria gonorrhoeae is associated with microcolony formation and type IV pilus retraction. Cell Microbiol 2011; 13:1168-82. [PMID: 21615661 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01607.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The early stage of infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ngo), the causative agent of gonorrhoea, is marked by type IV pilus (Tfp)-mediated attachment and the formation of bacterial microcolonies on epithelial cells. Retraction of the Ngo Tfp generates substantial force on its substrate which can elicit host cell signalling. Here, we observed that this retraction force could also activate nuclear factor (NF)-κB, the central signalling cascade of innate immunity. Using a p65-GFP-expressing epithelial cell line, we show that piliated Ngo induce asynchronous NF-κB activation in infected cells, which is temporally associated with the formation of gonococcal microcolonies. A mutant lacking PilT, an ATPase necessary for Tfp retraction, induced markedly reduced NF-κB activation. This was accompanied by decreased NF-κB target gene transcription and cytokine release. The impaired ability of the pilT mutant to activate NF-κB was compensated by applying mechanical shear stress to the infected host cells, indicating that the mechanical forces generated by retractile pili are involved in the retraction-dependent activation of NF-κB elicited by gonococcal microcolonies. Thus, our work provides evidence for an intriguing relationship between microcolony growth, pilus retraction and host cell signalling, with likely implications with regard to the course of symptomatic versus asymptomatic gonococcal infections.
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- Manuela Dietrich
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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Sakaue-Sawano A, Kobayashi T, Ohtawa K, Miyawaki A. Drug-induced cell cycle modulation leading to cell-cycle arrest, nuclear mis-segregation, or endoreplication. BMC Cell Biol 2011; 12:2. [PMID: 21226962 PMCID: PMC3277280 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-12-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cancer cell responses to chemotherapeutic agents vary, and this may reflect different defects in DNA repair, cell-cycle checkpoints, and apoptosis control. Cytometry analysis only quantifies dye-incorporation to examine DNA content and does not reflect the biological complexity of the cell cycle in drug discovery screens. RESULTS Using population and time-lapse imaging analyses of cultured immortalized cells expressing a new version of the fluorescent cell-cycle indicator, Fucci (Fluorescent Ubiquitination-based Cell Cycle Indicator), we found great diversity in the cell-cycle alterations induced by two anticancer drugs. When treated with etoposide, an inhibitor of DNA topoisomerase II, HeLa and NMuMG cells halted at the G2/M checkpoint. HeLa cells remained there, but NMuMG cells then overrode the checkpoint and underwent nuclear mis-segregation or avoided the checkpoint and entered the endoreplication cycle in a drug concentration dependent manner. In contrast, an inhibitor of Cdk4 led to G1 arrest or endoreplication in NMuMG cells depending upon the initial cell-cycle phase of drug exposure. CONCLUSIONS Drug-induced cell cycle modulation varied not only between different cell types or following treatment with different drugs, but also between cells treated with different concentrations of the same drug or following drug addition during different phases of the cell cycle. By combining cytometry analysis with the Fucci probe, we have developed a novel assay that fully integrates the complexity of cell cycle regulation into drug discovery screens. This assay system will represent a powerful drug-discovery tool for the development of the next generation of anti-cancer therapies.
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- Asako Sakaue-Sawano
- Life Function and Dynamics, ERATO, JST, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-city, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Laboratory for Cell Function and Dynamics, Advanced Technology Development Group, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-city, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- MIS Division, Olympus Corp., 2-3 Kuboyama-cho, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-8512, Japan
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- Brain Science Research Division, Brain Science and Life Technology, Research Foundation, 1-28-12 Narimasu, Itabashi, Tokyo 175-0094, Japan
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- Life Function and Dynamics, ERATO, JST, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-city, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Laboratory for Cell Function and Dynamics, Advanced Technology Development Group, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-city, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Paszek P, Jackson DA, White MR. Oscillatory control of signalling molecules. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2010; 20:670-6. [PMID: 20850963 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2010.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2010] [Revised: 07/23/2010] [Accepted: 08/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The emergence of biological function from the dynamic control of cellular signalling molecules is a fundamental process in biology. Key questions include: How do cells decipher noisy environmental cues, encode these signals to control fate decisions and propagate information through tissues? Recent advances in systems biology, and molecular and cellular biology, exemplified by analyses of signalling via the transcription factor Nuclear Factor kappaB (NF-κB), reveal a critical role of oscillatory control in the regulation of these biological functions. The emerging view is that the oscillatory dynamics of signalling molecules and the epigenetically regulated specificity for target genes contribute to robust regulation of biological function at different levels of cellular organisation through frequency-dependent information encoding.
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- Pawel Paszek
- Centre for Cell Imaging, School of Biological Sciences, The Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Crown St., Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK.
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Modeling oscillatory control in NF-κB, p53 and Wnt signaling. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2010; 20:656-64. [PMID: 20934871 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2010.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Revised: 08/11/2010] [Accepted: 08/31/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Oscillations are commonly observed in cellular behavior and span a wide range of timescales, from seconds in calcium signaling to 24 hours in circadian rhythms. In between lie oscillations with time periods of 1-5 hours seen in NF-κB, p53 and Wnt signaling, which play key roles in the immune system, cell growth/death and embryo development, respectively. In the first part of this article, we provide a brief overview of simple deterministic models of oscillations. In particular, we explain the mechanism of saturated degradation that has been used to model oscillations in the NF-κB, p53 and Wnt systems. The second part deals with the potential physiological role of oscillations. We use the simple models described earlier to explore whether oscillatory signals can encode more information than steady-state signals. We then discuss a few simple genetic circuits that could decode information stored in the average, amplitude or frequency of oscillations. The presence of frequency-detector circuit downstream of NF-κB or p53 would be a strong clue that oscillations are important for the physiological response of these signaling systems.
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Asakura H, Churin Y, Bauer B, Boettcher JP, Bartfeld S, Hashii N, Kawasaki N, Mollenkopf HJ, Jungblut PR, Brinkmann V, Meyer TF. Helicobacter pylori HP0518 affects flagellin glycosylation to alter bacterial motility. Mol Microbiol 2010; 78:1130-44. [PMID: 21091500 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07393.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori is a human gastric pathogen associated with gastric and duodenal ulcers as well as gastric cancer. Mounting evidence suggests this pathogen's motility is prerequisite for successful colonization of human gastric tissues. Here, we isolated an H. pylori G27 HP0518 mutant exhibiting altered motility in comparison to its parental strain. We show that the mutant's modulated motility is linked to increased levels of O-linked glycosylation on flagellin A (FlaA) protein. Recombinant HP0518 protein decreased glycosylation levels of H. pylori flagellin in vitro, indicating that HP0518 functions in deglycosylation of FlaA protein. Furthermore, mass spectrometric analysis revealed increased glycosylation of HP0518 FlaA was due to a change in pseudaminic acid (Pse) levels on FlaA; HP0518 mutant-derived flagellin contained approximately threefold more Pse than the parental strain. Further phenotypic and molecular characterization demonstrated that the hyper-motile HP0518 mutant exhibits superior colonization capabilities and subsequently triggers enhanced CagA phosphorylation and NF-κB activation in AGS cells. Our study shows that HP0518 is involved in the deglycosylation of flagellin, thereby regulating pathogen motility. These findings corroborate the prominent function of H. pylori flagella in pathogen-host cell interactions and modulation of host cell responses, likely influencing the pathogenesis process.
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- Hiroshi Asakura
- Department of Molecular Biology and Core Facilities for Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Cháriteplatz 1, Campus Chárite, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Lee TK, Covert MW. High-throughput, single-cell NF-κB dynamics. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2010; 20:677-83. [PMID: 20846851 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2010.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Revised: 07/23/2010] [Accepted: 08/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Single cells in a population often respond differently to perturbations in the environment. Live-cell microscopy has enabled scientists to observe these differences at the single-cell level. Some advantages of live-cell imaging over population-based methods include better time resolution, higher sensitivity, automation, and richer datasets. One specific area where live-cell microscopy has made a significant impact is the field of NF-κB signaling dynamics, and recent efforts have focused on making live-cell imaging of these dynamics more high-throughput. We highlight the major aspects of increasing throughput and describe a current system that can monitor, image and analyze the NF-κB activation of thousands of single cells in parallel.
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- Timothy K Lee
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
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Turner DA, Paszek P, Woodcock DJ, Nelson DE, Horton CA, Wang Y, Spiller DG, Rand DA, White MRH, Harper CV. Physiological levels of TNFalpha stimulation induce stochastic dynamics of NF-kappaB responses in single living cells. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:2834-43. [PMID: 20663918 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.069641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) signalling is activated by cellular stress and inflammation and regulates cytokine expression. We applied single-cell imaging to investigate dynamic responses to different doses of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha). Lower doses activated fewer cells and those responding showed an increasingly variable delay in the initial NF-kappaB nuclear translocation and associated IkappaBalpha degradation. Robust 100 minute nuclear:cytoplasmic NF-kappaB oscillations were observed over a wide range of TNFalpha concentrations. The result is supported by computational analyses, which identified a limit cycle in the system with a stable 100 minute period over a range of stimuli, and indicated no co-operativity in the pathway activation. These results suggest that a stochastic threshold controls functional all-or-nothing responses in individual cells. Deterministic and stochastic models simulated the experimentally observed activation threshold and gave rise to new predictions about the structure of the system and open the way for better mechanistic understanding of physiological TNFalpha activation of inflammatory responses in cells and tissues.
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- David A Turner
- Centre for Cell Imaging, School of Biological Sciences, Bioscience Research Building, Liverpool, UK
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