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Huang Y, Wang G, Zhang N, Zeng X. MAP3K4 kinase action and dual role in cancer. Discov Oncol 2024; 15:99. [PMID: 38568424 PMCID: PMC10992237 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-024-00961-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
Abstract
It is commonly known that the MAPK pathway is involved in translating environmental inputs, regulating downstream reactions, and maintaining the intrinsic dynamic balance. Numerous essential elements and regulatory processes are included in this pathway, which are essential to its functionality. Among these, MAP3K4, a member of the serine/threonine kinases family, plays vital roles throughout the organism's life cycle, including the regulation of apoptosis and autophagy. Moreover, MAP3K4 can interact with key partners like GADD45, which affects organism's growth and development. Notably, MAP3K4 functions as both a tumor promotor and suppressor, being activated by a variety of factors and triggering diverse downstream pathways that differently influence cancer progression. The aim of this study is to provide a brief overview of physiological functions of MAP3K4 and shed light on its contradictory roles in tumorigenesis.
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- Yuxin Huang
- Department of Breast Cancer Center, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast Cancer Center, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast Cancer Center, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Breast Cancer Center, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
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Karagiota A, Chachami G, Paraskeva E. Lipid Metabolism in Cancer: The Role of Acylglycerolphosphate Acyltransferases (AGPATs). Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14010228. [PMID: 35008394 PMCID: PMC8750616 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14010228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary Rapidly proliferating cancer cells reprogram lipid metabolism to keep the balance between fatty acid uptake, synthesis, consumption, and storage as triacylglycerides (TAG). Acylglycerolphosphate acyltransferases (AGPATs)/lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases (LPAATs) are a family of enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of phosphatidic acid (PA), an intermediate in TAG synthesis, a signaling molecule, and a precursor of phospholipids. Importantly, the expression of AGPATs has been linked to diverse physiological and pathological phenotypes, including cancer. In this review, we present an overview of lipid metabolism reprogramming in cancer cells and give insight into the expression of AGPAT isoforms as well as their association with cancers, parameters of tumor biology, patient classification, and prognosis. Abstract Altered lipid metabolism is an emerging hallmark of aggressive tumors, as rapidly proliferating cancer cells reprogram fatty acid (FA) uptake, synthesis, storage, and usage to meet their increased energy demands. Central to these adaptive changes, is the conversion of excess FA to neutral triacylglycerides (TAG) and their storage in lipid droplets (LDs). Acylglycerolphosphate acyltransferases (AGPATs), also known as lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases (LPAATs), are a family of five enzymes that catalyze the conversion of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) to phosphatidic acid (PA), the second step of the TAG biosynthesis pathway. PA, apart from its role as an intermediate in TAG synthesis, is also a precursor of glycerophospholipids and a cell signaling molecule. Although the different AGPAT isoforms catalyze the same reaction, they appear to have unique non-overlapping roles possibly determined by their distinct tissue expression and substrate specificity. This is best exemplified by the role of AGPAT2 in the development of type 1 congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL) and is also manifested by recent studies highlighting the involvement of AGPATs in the physiology and pathology of various tissues and organs. Importantly, AGPAT isoform expression has been shown to enhance proliferation and chemoresistance of cancer cells and correlates with increased risk of tumor development or aggressive phenotypes of several types of tumors.
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- Angeliki Karagiota
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (A.K.); (G.C.)
- Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (A.K.); (G.C.)
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- Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece
- Correspondence:
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Goldenstein H, Shrem SB, Weiss O, Zeligson S, Segel R, Mory A, Weiss K. A rare rearrangement of 5q31.2 in a child with a neurodevelopmental syndrome. Clin Dysmorphol 2021; 30:181-185. [PMID: 34232135 DOI: 10.1097/mcd.0000000000000380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Hagit Goldenstein
- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
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- Pediatric Neurodevelopment Service, Meuchedet Health Services
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- Medical Genetics Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem
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- Medical Genetics Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem
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- Medical Genetics Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem
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- The Genetics Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
- The Genetics Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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Jiang Z, Huang Y, Zhang P, Han C, Lu Y, Mo Z, Zhang Z, Li X, Zhao S, Cai F, Huang L, Chen C, Shi Z, Zhang Y, Ling F. Characterization of a pathogenic variant in GBA for Parkinson's disease with mild cognitive impairment patients. Mol Brain 2020; 13:102. [PMID: 32641146 PMCID: PMC7346430 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-020-00637-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a well-established risk factor for the development of dementia in PD. A growing body of evidence suggests that low expression of glucocerebrosidase (GBA) promotes the transmission of α-synuclein (α-Syn) interpolymers and the progression of PD. However, how GBA mutations affect the pathogenesis of PD via abnormal aggregation of α-Syn is unclear, and no clinically valid PD-MCI genetic markers have been identified. Here, we first located a GBA eQTL, rs12411216, by analysing DHS, eQTL SNP, and transcription factor binding site data using the UCSC database. Subsequently, we found that rs12411216 was significantly associated with PD-MCI (P < 0.05) in 306 PD patients by genotyping. In exploring the relationship between rs12411216 and GBA expression, the SNP was found to be associated with GBA expression in 50 PD patients through qPCR verification. In a further CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing module, the SNP was identified to cause a decrease in GBA expression, weaken enzymatic activity and enhance the abnormal aggregation of α-Syn in SH-SY5Y cells. Additionally, using an electrophoretic mobility shift assay, we confirmed that the binding efficiency of transcription factor E2F4 was affected by the rs12411216 SNP. In conclusion, our results showed that rs12411216 regulated GBA expression, supporting its potential role as a PD-MCI genetic biomarker and highlighting novel mechanisms underlying Parkinson's disease.
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- Zhiqiang Jiang
- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106. Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106. Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of emergency and critical medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, No. 106. Zhongshan ErRoad, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Tianjin Dementia Institute, Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106. Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, PR China.
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
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