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Klomp JA, Klomp JE, Stalnecker CA, Bryant KL, Edwards AC, Drizyte-Miller K, Hibshman PS, Diehl JN, Lee YS, Morales AJ, Taylor KE, Peng S, Tran NL, Herring LE, Prevatte AW, Barker NK, Hover LD, Hallin J, Chowdhury S, Coker O, Lee HM, Goodwin CM, Gautam P, Olson P, Christensen JG, Shen JP, Kopetz S, Graves LM, Lim KH, Wang-Gillam A, Wennerberg K, Cox AD, Der CJ. Defining the KRAS- and ERK-dependent transcriptome in KRAS-mutant cancers. Science 2024; 384:eadk0775. [PMID: 38843331 DOI: 10.1126/science.adk0775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
Abstract
How the KRAS oncogene drives cancer growth remains poorly understood. Therefore, we established a systemwide portrait of KRAS- and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-dependent gene transcription in KRAS-mutant cancer to delineate the molecular mechanisms of growth and of inhibitor resistance. Unexpectedly, our KRAS-dependent gene signature diverges substantially from the frequently cited Hallmark KRAS signaling gene signature, is driven predominantly through the ERK mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade, and accurately reflects KRAS- and ERK-regulated gene transcription in KRAS-mutant cancer patients. Integration with our ERK-regulated phospho- and total proteome highlights ERK deregulation of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) and other components of the cell cycle machinery as key processes that drive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) growth. Our findings elucidate mechanistically the critical role of ERK in driving KRAS-mutant tumor growth and in resistance to KRAS-ERK MAPK targeted therapies.
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- Jeffrey A Klomp
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Cell Biology and Physiology Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Cell Biology and Physiology Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
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- Michael Hooker Proteomics Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Michael Hooker Proteomics Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Michael Hooker Proteomics Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Mirati Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Mirati Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Cell Biology and Physiology Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Cell Biology and Physiology Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Hosea R, Hillary S, Naqvi S, Wu S, Kasim V. The two sides of chromosomal instability: drivers and brakes in cancer. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2024; 9:75. [PMID: 38553459 PMCID: PMC10980778 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01767-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of cancer and is associated with tumor cell malignancy. CIN triggers a chain reaction in cells leading to chromosomal abnormalities, including deviations from the normal chromosome number or structural changes in chromosomes. CIN arises from errors in DNA replication and chromosome segregation during cell division, leading to the formation of cells with abnormal number and/or structure of chromosomes. Errors in DNA replication result from abnormal replication licensing as well as replication stress, such as double-strand breaks and stalled replication forks; meanwhile, errors in chromosome segregation stem from defects in chromosome segregation machinery, including centrosome amplification, erroneous microtubule-kinetochore attachments, spindle assembly checkpoint, or defective sister chromatids cohesion. In normal cells, CIN is deleterious and is associated with DNA damage, proteotoxic stress, metabolic alteration, cell cycle arrest, and senescence. Paradoxically, despite these negative consequences, CIN is one of the hallmarks of cancer found in over 90% of solid tumors and in blood cancers. Furthermore, CIN could endow tumors with enhanced adaptation capabilities due to increased intratumor heterogeneity, thereby facilitating adaptive resistance to therapies; however, excessive CIN could induce tumor cells death, leading to the "just-right" model for CIN in tumors. Elucidating the complex nature of CIN is crucial for understanding the dynamics of tumorigenesis and for developing effective anti-tumor treatments. This review provides an overview of causes and consequences of CIN, as well as the paradox of CIN, a phenomenon that continues to perplex researchers. Finally, this review explores the potential of CIN-based anti-tumor therapy.
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- Rendy Hosea
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China.
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China.
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China.
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Kim Y, Kim EK, Chey Y, Song MJ, Jang HH. Targeted Protein Degradation: Principles and Applications of the Proteasome. Cells 2023; 12:1846. [PMID: 37508510 PMCID: PMC10378610 DOI: 10.3390/cells12141846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
The proteasome is a multi-catalytic protease complex that is involved in protein quality control via three proteolytic activities (i.e., caspase-, trypsin-, and chymotrypsin-like activities). Most cellular proteins are selectively degraded by the proteasome via ubiquitination. Moreover, the ubiquitin-proteasome system is a critical process for maintaining protein homeostasis. Here, we briefly summarize the structure of the proteasome, its regulatory mechanisms, proteins that regulate proteasome activity, and alterations to proteasome activity found in diverse diseases, chemoresistant cells, and cancer stem cells. Finally, we describe potential therapeutic modalities that use the ubiquitin-proteasome system.
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- Yosup Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Republic of Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Gachon Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (GAIHST), Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Republic of Korea
- Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Republic of Korea
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Lai HY, Yu YH, Jhou YT, Liao CW, Leu JY. Multiple intermolecular interactions facilitate rapid evolution of essential genes. Nat Ecol Evol 2023; 7:745-755. [PMID: 36997737 PMCID: PMC10172115 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02029-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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Essential genes are commonly assumed to function in basic cellular processes and to change slowly. However, it remains unclear whether all essential genes are similarly conserved or if their evolutionary rates can be accelerated by specific factors. To address these questions, we replaced 86 essential genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with orthologues from four other species that diverged from S. cerevisiae about 50, 100, 270 and 420 Myr ago. We identify a group of fast-evolving genes that often encode subunits of large protein complexes, including anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). Incompatibility of fast-evolving genes is rescued by simultaneously replacing interacting components, suggesting it is caused by protein co-evolution. Detailed investigation of APC/C further revealed that co-evolution involves not only primary interacting proteins but also secondary ones, suggesting the evolutionary impact of epistasis. Multiple intermolecular interactions in protein complexes may provide a microenvironment facilitating rapid evolution of their subunits.
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- Huei-Yi Lai
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Willems A, Liang Y, Heyman J, Depuydt T, Eekhout T, Canher B, Van den Daele H, Vercauteren I, Vandepoele K, De Veylder L. Plant lineage-specific PIKMIN1 drives APC/CCCS52A2 E3-ligase activity-dependent cell division. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 191:1574-1595. [PMID: 36423220 PMCID: PMC10022622 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) marks key cell cycle proteins for proteasomal breakdown, thereby ensuring unidirectional progression through the cell cycle. Its target recognition is temporally regulated by activating subunits, one of which is called CELL CYCLE SWITCH 52 A2 (CCS52A2). We sought to expand the knowledge on the APC/C by using the severe growth phenotypes of CCS52A2-deficient Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants as a readout in a suppressor mutagenesis screen, resulting in the identification of the previously undescribed gene called PIKMIN1 (PKN1). PKN1 deficiency rescues the disorganized root stem cell phenotype of the ccs52a2-1 mutant, whereas an excess of PKN1 inhibits the growth of ccs52a2-1 plants, indicating the need for control of PKN1 abundance for proper development. Accordingly, the lack of PKN1 in a wild-type background negatively impacts cell division, while its systemic overexpression promotes proliferation. PKN1 shows a cell cycle phase-dependent accumulation pattern, localizing to microtubular structures, including the preprophase band, the mitotic spindle, and the phragmoplast. PKN1 is conserved throughout the plant kingdom, with its function in cell division being evolutionarily conserved in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. Our data thus demonstrate that PKN1 represents a novel, plant-specific protein with a role in cell division that is likely proteolytically controlled by the CCS52A2-activated APC/C.
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- Alex Willems
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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Fu Y, Jia X, Yuan J, Yang Y, Zhang T, Yu Q, Zhou J, Wang T. Fam72a functions as a cell-cycle-controlled gene during proliferation and antagonizes apoptosis through reprogramming PP2A substrates. Dev Cell 2023; 58:398-415.e7. [PMID: 36868233 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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The cell cycle is key to life. After decades of research, it is unclear whether any parts of this process have yet to be identified. Fam72a is a poorly characterized gene and is evolutionarily conserved across multicellular organisms. Here, we have found that Fam72a is a cell-cycle-regulated gene that is transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally regulated by FoxM1 and APC/C, respectively. Functionally, Fam72a directly binds to tubulin and both the Aα and B56 subunits of PP2A-B56 to modulate tubulin and Mcl1 phosphorylation, which in turn affects the progression of the cell cycle and signaling of apoptosis. Moreover, Fam72a is involved in early responses to chemotherapy, and it efficiently antagonizes various anticancer compounds such as CDK and Bcl2 inhibitors. Thus, Fam72a switches the tumor-suppressive PP2A to be oncogenic by reprogramming its substrates. These findings identify a regulatory axis of PP2A and a protein member in the cell cycle and tumorigenesis regulatory network in human cells.
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- Yuan Fu
- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; Department of Thoracic Oncology, Tianjin Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Immunology and Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; Department of Thoracic Oncology, Tianjin Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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Sampson C, Wang Q, Otkur W, Zhao H, Lu Y, Liu X, Piao H. The roles of E3 ubiquitin ligases in cancer progression and targeted therapy. Clin Transl Med 2023; 13:e1204. [PMID: 36881608 PMCID: PMC9991012 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.1204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Ubiquitination is one of the most important post-translational modifications which plays a significant role in conserving the homeostasis of cellular proteins. In the ubiquitination process, ubiquitin is conjugated to target protein substrates for degradation, translocation or activation, dysregulation of which is linked to several diseases including various types of cancers. E3 ubiquitin ligases are regarded as the most influential ubiquitin enzyme owing to their ability to select, bind and recruit target substrates for ubiquitination. In particular, E3 ligases are pivotal in the cancer hallmarks pathways where they serve as tumour promoters or suppressors. The specificity of E3 ligases coupled with their implication in cancer hallmarks engendered the development of compounds that specifically target E3 ligases for cancer therapy. In this review, we highlight the role of E3 ligases in cancer hallmarks such as sustained proliferation via cell cycle progression, immune evasion and tumour promoting inflammation, and in the evasion of apoptosis. In addition, we summarise the application and the role of small compounds that target E3 ligases for cancer treatment along with the significance of targeting E3 ligases as potential cancer therapy.
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- Chibuzo Sampson
- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical ChemistryDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesDalianChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical ChemistryDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesDalianChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical ChemistryDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesDalianChina
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- Department of OrthopedicsDalian Second People's HospitalDalianChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical ChemistryDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesDalianChina
- Department of StomatologyDalian Medical UniversityDalianChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical ChemistryDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesDalianChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical ChemistryDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesDalianChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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Sevim Nalkiran H, Akcora Yildiz D, Saydam F, Guzel AI, Nalkiran I. Targeting the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) enhanced antiproliferative and apoptotic response in bladder cancer. Saudi J Biol Sci 2023; 30:103564. [PMID: 36794046 PMCID: PMC9923226 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Improving the chemotherapy sensitivity of bladder cancer is a current clinical challenge. It is critical to seek out effective combination therapies that include low doses of cisplatin due to its dose-limiting toxicity. This study aims to investigate the cytotoxic effects of the combination therapy including proTAME, a small molecule inhibitor, targeting Cdc-20 and to determine the expression levels of several APC/C pathway-related genes that may play a role in the chemotherapy response of RT-4 (bladder cancer) and ARPE-19 (normal epithelial) cells. The IC20 and IC50 values were determined by MTS assay. The expression levels of apoptosis-associated (Bax and Bcl-2) and APC/C-associated (Cdc-20, Cyclin-B1, Securin, and Cdh-1) genes were assessed by qRT-PCR. Cell colonization ability and apoptosis were examined by clonogenic survival experiment and Annexin V/PI staining, respectively. Low-dose combination therapy showed a superior inhibition effect on RT-4 cells by increasing cell death and inhibiting colony formation. Triple-agent combination therapy further increased the percentage of late apoptotic and necrotic cells compared to the doublet-therapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin. ProTAME-containing combination therapies resulted in an elevation in Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in RT-4 cells, while a significant decrease was observed in proTAME-treated ARPE-19 cells. Cdc-20 expression in proTAME combined treatment groups were found to be decreased compared to their control groups. Low-dose triple-agent combination induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in RT-4 cells effectively. It is essential to evaluate the role of APC/C pathway-associated potential biomarkers as therapeutic targets and define new combination therapy regimens to achieve improved tolerability in bladder cancer patients in the future.
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- Hatice Sevim Nalkiran
- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey,Corresponding author at: Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Islampasa, 53100 Rize, Turkey.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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Feil D, Abrishamcar S, Christensen GM, Vanker A, Koen N, Kilanowski A, Hoffman N, Wedderburn CJ, Donald KA, Kobor MS, Zar HJ, Stein DJ, Hüls A. DNA methylation as a potential mediator of the association between indoor air pollution and neurodevelopmental delay in a South African birth cohort. Clin Epigenetics 2023; 15:31. [PMID: 36855151 PMCID: PMC9972733 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01444-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Exposure to indoor air pollution during pregnancy has been linked to neurodevelopmental delay in toddlers. Epigenetic modification, particularly DNA methylation (DNAm), may explain this link. In this study, we employed three high-dimensional mediation analysis methods (HIMA, DACT, and gHMA) followed by causal mediation analysis to identify differentially methylated CpG sites and genes that mediate the association between indoor air pollution and neurodevelopmental delay. Analyses were performed using data from 142 mother to child pairs from a South African birth cohort, the Drakenstein Child Health Study. DNAm from cord blood was measured using the Infinium MethylationEPIC and HumanMethylation450 arrays. Neurodevelopment was assessed at age 2 years using the Bayley Scores of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd edition across four domains (cognitive development, general adaptive behavior, language, and motor function). Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 μm or less (PM10) was measured inside participants' homes during the second trimester of pregnancy. RESULTS A total of 29 CpG sites and 4 genes (GOPC, RP11-74K11.1, DYRK1A, RNMT) were identified as significant mediators of the association between PM10 and cognitive neurodevelopment. The estimated proportion mediated (95%-confidence interval) ranged from 0.29 [0.01, 0.86] for cg00694520 to 0.54 [0.11, 1.56] for cg05023582. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that DNAm may mediate the association between prenatal PM10 exposure and cognitive neurodevelopment. DYRK1A and several genes that our CpG sites mapped to, including CNKSR1, IPO13, IFNGR1, LONP2, and CDH1, are associated with biological pathways implicated in cognitive neurodevelopment and three of our identified CpG sites (cg23560546 [DAPL1], cg22572779 [C6orf218], cg15000966 [NT5C]) have been previously associated with fetal brain development. These findings are novel and add to the limited literature investigating the relationship between indoor air pollution, DNAm, and neurodevelopment, particularly in low- and middle-income country settings and non-white populations.
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- Dakotah Feil
- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, SA and SA-MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
- German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology, Pettenkofer School of Public Health, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich Medical Center, Munich, Germany
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- Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, SA and SA-MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, SA and SA-MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, SA and SA-MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Rohbeck E, Niersmann C, Köhrer K, Wachtmeister T, Roden M, Eckel J, Romacho T. Positive allosteric GABA A receptor modulation counteracts lipotoxicity-induced gene expression changes in hepatocytes in vitro. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1106075. [PMID: 36860523 PMCID: PMC9968943 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1106075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction: We have previously shown that the novel positive allosteric modulator of the GABAA receptor, HK4, exerts hepatoprotective effects against lipotoxicity-induced apoptosis, DNA damage, inflammation and ER stress in vitro. This might be mediated by downregulated phosphorylation of the transcription factors NF-κB and STAT3. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of HK4 on lipotoxicity-induced hepatocyte injury at the transcriptional level. Methods: HepG2 cells were treated with palmitate (200 μM) in the presence or absence of HK4 (10 μM) for 7 h. Total RNA was isolated and the expression profiles of mRNAs were assessed. Differentially expressed genes were identified and subjected to the DAVID database and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis software for functional and pathway analysis, all under appropriate statistical testing. Results: Transcriptomic analysis showed substantial modifications in gene expression in response to palmitate as lipotoxic stimulus with 1,457 differentially expressed genes affecting lipid metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, apoptosis, oxidative and ER stress among others. HK4 preincubation resulted in the prevention of palmitate-induced dysregulation by restoring initial gene expression pattern of untreated hepatocytes comprising 456 genes. Out of the 456 genes, 342 genes were upregulated and 114 downregulated by HK4. Enriched pathways analysis of those genes by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, pointed towards oxidative phosphorylation, mitochondrial dysregulation, protein ubiquitination, apoptosis, and cell cycle regulation as affected pathways. These pathways are regulated by the key upstream regulators TP53, KDM5B, DDX5, CAB39 L and SYVN1, which orchestrate the metabolic and oxidative stress responses including modulation of DNA repair and degradation of ER stress-induced misfolded proteins in the presence or absence of HK4. Discussion: We conclude that HK4 specifically targets mitochondrial respiration, protein ubiquitination, apoptosis and cell cycle. This not only helps to counteract lipotoxic hepatocellular injury through modification of gene expression, but - by targeting transcription factors responsible for DNA repair, cell cycle progression and ER stress - might even prevent lipotoxic mechanisms. These findings suggest that HK4 has a great potential for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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- Elisabeth Rohbeck
- German Diabetes Center, Institute for Clinical Diabetology, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany,CureDiab Metabolic Research GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Diabetes Center, Institute for Clinical Diabetology, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany,CureDiab Metabolic Research GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Biological and Medical Research Centre (BMFZ), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Biological and Medical Research Centre (BMFZ), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Diabetes Center, Institute for Clinical Diabetology, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany,Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Diabetes Center, Institute for Clinical Diabetology, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany,CureDiab Metabolic Research GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Diabetes Center, Institute for Clinical Diabetology, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany,Chronic Complications of Diabetes Lab (ChroCoDiL), Department of Nursing Sciences, Physiotherapy and Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Almería, Almería, Spain,*Correspondence: Tania Romacho,
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Chakraborty P, Paul R, Chowdhury A, Mukherjee N, Nath S, Roychoudhury S. The anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome ubiquitylates histone H2B on the promoter during UbcH10 transactivation. FEBS Lett 2023; 597:437-447. [PMID: 36520528 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Among various post-translational modifications of histones, ubiquitylation plays a crucial role in transcription regulation. Histone mono-ubiquitylation by RING finger motif-containing ubiquitin ligases is documented in this respect. The RING finger ligases primarily regulate the cell cycle, where the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) takes charge as mitotic ubiquitin machinery. Reportedly, APC/C participates in transcriptional activation of the ubiquitin carrier protein UbcH10. However, the ubiquitylation activity of APC/C on the UBCH10 promoter remains elusive. This study shows that APC/C, with its adapter protein Cdc20, catalyses mono-ubiquitylation of Lysine-120 in histone 2B on the UBCH10 promoter. This study also identified a cell-cycle-specific pattern of this modification. Finally, APC/C-driven crosstalk of acetylation and ubiquitylation was found operational on UBCH10 trans-regulation. Together, these findings suggest a role for APC/C catalysed promoter ubiquitylation in managing transcription of cell cycle regulatory genes.
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- Puja Chakraborty
- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kolkata, India.,CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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Fischer ES. Kinetochore‐catalyzed MCC
formation: A structural perspective. IUBMB Life 2022; 75:289-310. [PMID: 36518060 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a cellular surveillance mechanism that functions to ensure accurate chromosome segregation during mitosis. Macromolecular complexes known as kinetochores, act as the interface of sister chromatid attachment to spindle microtubules. In response to unattached kinetochores, the SAC activates its effector, the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC), which delays mitotic exit until all sister chromatid pairs have achieved successful attachment to the bipolar mitotic spindle. Formation of the MCC (composed of Mad2, BubR1, Bub3 and Cdc20) is regulated by an Mps1 kinase-dependent phosphorylation signaling cascade which assembles and repositions components of the MCC onto a catalytic scaffold. This scaffold functions to catalyze the conversion of the HORMA-domain protein Mad2 from an "inactive" open-state (O-Mad2) into an "active" closed-Mad2 (C-Mad2), and simultaneous Cdc20 binding. Here, our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the kinetic barrier to C-Mad2:Cdc20 formation will be reviewed. Recent progress in elucidating the precise molecular choreography orchestrated by the catalytic scaffold to rapidly assemble the MCC will be examined, and unresolved questions will be highlighted. Ultimately, understanding how the SAC rapidly activates the checkpoint not only provides insights into how cells maintain genomic integrity during mitosis, but also provides a paradigm for how cells can utilize molecular switches, including other HORMA domain-containing proteins, to make rapid changes to a cell's physiological state.
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- Elyse S. Fischer
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge UK
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Lapresa R, Agulla J, Bolaños JP, Almeida A. APC/C-Cdh1-targeted substrates as potential therapies for Alzheimer's disease. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1086540. [PMID: 36588673 PMCID: PMC9794583 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1086540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder and the main cause of dementia in the elderly. The disease has a high impact on individuals and their families and represents a growing public health and socio-economic burden. Despite this, there is no effective treatment options to cure or modify the disease progression, highlighting the need to identify new therapeutic targets. Synapse dysfunction and loss are early pathological features of Alzheimer's disease, correlate with cognitive decline and proceed with neuronal death. In the last years, the E3 ubiquitin ligase anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) has emerged as a key regulator of synaptic plasticity and neuronal survival. To this end, the ligase binds Cdh1, its main activator in the brain. However, inactivation of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome-Cdh1 complex triggers dendrite disruption, synapse loss and neurodegeneration, leading to memory and learning impairment. Interestingly, oligomerized amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, which is involved in Alzheimer's disease onset and progression, induces Cdh1 phosphorylation leading to anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome-Cdh1 complex disassembly and inactivation. This causes the aberrant accumulation of several anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome-Cdh1 targets in the damaged areas of Alzheimer's disease brains, including Rock2 and Cyclin B1. Here we review the function of anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome-Cdh1 dysregulation in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, paying particular attention in the neurotoxicity induced by its molecular targets. Understanding the role of anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome-Cdh1-targeted substrates in Alzheimer's disease may be useful in the development of new effective disease-modifying treatments for this neurological disorder.
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- Rebeca Lapresa
- Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics, CSIC, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain,Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, University Hospital of Salamanca, CSIC, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics, CSIC, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain,Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, University Hospital of Salamanca, CSIC, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics, CSIC, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain,Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, University Hospital of Salamanca, CSIC, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics, CSIC, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain,Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, University Hospital of Salamanca, CSIC, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain,*Correspondence: Angeles Almeida,
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Burge RJ, Mottram JC, Wilkinson AJ. Ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like conjugation systems in trypanosomatids. Curr Opin Microbiol 2022; 70:102202. [PMID: 36099676 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2022.102202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
In eukaryotic cells, reversible attachment of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like modifiers (Ubls) to specific target proteins is conducted by multicomponent systems whose collective actions control protein fate and cell behaviour in precise but complex ways. In trypanosomatids, attachment of ubiquitin and Ubls to target proteins regulates the cell cycle, endocytosis, protein sorting and degradation, autophagy and various aspects of infection and stress responses. The extent of these systems in trypanosomatids has been surveyed in recent reports, while in Leishmania mexicana, essential roles have been defined for many ubiquitin-system genes in deletion mutagenesis and life-cycle phenotyping campaigns. The first steps to elucidate the pathways of ubiquitin transfer among the ubiquitination components and to define the acceptor substrates and the downstream deubiquitinases are now being taken.
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- Rebecca J Burge
- York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York, York, UK
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- York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York, York, UK.
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- York Biomedical Research Institute & York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
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Roy S, Saha S, Dhar D, Chakraborty P, Singha Roy K, Mukherjee C, Gupta A, Bhattacharyya S, Roy A, Sengupta S, Roychoudhury S, Nath S. Molecular crosstalk between CUEDC2 and ERα influences the clinical outcome by regulating mitosis in breast cancer. Cancer Gene Ther 2022; 29:1697-1706. [PMID: 35732909 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-022-00494-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Development of endocrine resistance in hormone-receptor-positive (HR+ve) subtype and lack of definitive target in triple-negative subtype challenge breast cancer management. Contributing to such endocrine resistance is a protein called CUEDC2. It degrades hormone receptors, estrogen receptor-α (ERα) and progesterone receptor. Higher level of CUEDC2 in ERα+ve breast cancer corresponded to poorer disease prognosis. It additionally influences mitotic progression. However, the crosstalk of these two CUEDC2-driven functions in the outcome of breast cancer remained elusive. We showed that CUEDC2 degrades ERα during mitosis, utilising the mitotic-ubiquitination-machinery. We elucidated the importance of mitosis-specific phosphorylation of CUEDC2 in this process. Furthermore, upregulated CUEDC2 overrode mitotic arrest, increasing aneuploidy. Finally, recruiting a prospective cohort of breast cancer, we found significantly upregulated CUEDC2 in HR-ve cases. Moreover, individuals with higher CUEDC2 levels showed a poorer progression-free-survival. Together, our data confirmed that CUEDC2 up-regulation renders ERα+ve malignancies to behave essentially as HR-ve tumors with the prevalence of aneuploidy. This study finds CUEDC2 as a potential prognostic marker and a therapeutic target in the clinical management of breast cancer.
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- Stuti Roy
- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, India
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- Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Surgery, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Surgery, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Pathology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, India.,CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, CN-06, CN Block, Sector V, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, India.
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Chen OJ, Castellsagué E, Moustafa-Kamal M, Nadaf J, Rivera B, Fahiminiya S, Wang Y, Gamache I, Pacifico C, Jiang L, Carrot-Zhang J, Witkowski L, Berghuis AM, Schönberger S, Schneider D, Hillmer M, Bens S, Siebert R, Stewart CJR, Zhang Z, Chao WCH, Greenwood CMT, Barford D, Tischkowitz M, Majewski J, Foulkes WD, Teodoro JG. Germline Missense Variants in CDC20 Result in Aberrant Mitotic Progression and Familial Cancer. Cancer Res 2022; 82:3499-3515. [PMID: 35913887 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-3956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
CDC20 is a coactivator of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) and is essential for mitotic progression. APC/CCDC20 is inhibited by the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), which prevents premature separation of sister chromatids and aneuploidy in daughter cells. Although overexpression of CDC20 is common in many cancers, oncogenic mutations have never been identified in humans. Using whole-exome sequencing, we identified heterozygous missense CDC20 variants (L151R and N331K) that segregate with ovarian germ cell tumors in two families. Functional characterization showed these mutants retain APC/C activation activity but have impaired binding to BUBR1, a component of the SAC. Expression of L151R and N331K variants promoted mitotic slippage in HeLa cells and primary skin fibroblasts derived from carriers. Generation of mice carrying the N331K variant using CRISPR-Cas9 showed that, although homozygous N331K mice were nonviable, heterozygotes displayed accelerated oncogenicity of Myc-driven cancers. These findings highlight an unappreciated role for CDC20 variants as tumor-promoting genes. SIGNIFICANCE Two germline CDC20 missense variants that segregate with cancer in two families compromise the spindle assembly checkpoint and lead to aberrant mitotic progression, which could predispose cells to transformation. See related commentary by Villarroya-Beltri and Malumbres, p. 3432.
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- Owen J Chen
- Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Division of Medical Genetics and Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Translational Research Laboratory, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Hereditary Cancer Programme, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Division of Medical Genetics and Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Pediatrics III, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic of Pediatrics, Dortmund Municipal Hospital, Dortmund, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm & Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm & Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm & Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Histopathology, King Edward Memorial Hospital, and School for Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China
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- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Departments of Oncology and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Division of Medical Genetics and Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Program in Cancer Genetics, Department of Oncology and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Division of Medical Genetics and Cancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Lin YM, Wu CH, Chu PH, Ouyang P. Cell cycle expression of FLJ25439, a cytokinesis-associated protein, is mediated by D-box recognition and APC/C-Cdc20 regulated degradation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 630:151-157. [PMID: 36155061 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The midbody is a transient structure forming out of the central spindle at late telophase. Both the midbody and central spindle have important functions ensuring completion of cytokinesis and defects in this process may lead to genetic diseases, including cancer. Thus, understanding the mechanisms that control cytokinesis during mitosis can reveal the key components taking part in some of the processes that promote accurate cell division. Our previous study showed that overexpression of FLJ25439 causes cytokinesis defect with midbody arrest and induces tetraploids with prolonged cell growth/cell cycle progression (Pan et al., 2015). Here, we extend our investigation with regard to the expression profile/regulation and cellular localization/function of FLJ25439 during mitosis/cytokinesis. Using a monoclonal antibody 2A4 we found that FLJ25439 expression is cell cycle-dependent and subjected to APC/C complex regulation. Furthermore, it is a novel substrate for the APC/C-Cdc20 complex and its degradation is proteasome-dependent through D-box recognition during mitotic exit. Immunofluorescence microscopy showed it is distributed at the central spindle and midbody, two structures considered important for completion of cell division, in telophase and cytokinesis, respectively, during cell cycle progression. Depletion of FLJ25439 expression revealed defects in chromosome alignment/segregation and delayed mitosis/cytokinesis progression. We thus conclude that FLJ25439 is a hitherto undiscovered factor involved in cytokinesis regulation.
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- Yen-Ming Lin
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Arnason TG, MacDonald-Dickinson V, Gaunt MC, Davies GF, Lobanova L, Trost B, Gillespie ZE, Waldner M, Baldwin P, Borrowman D, Marwood H, Vizeacoumar FS, Vizeacoumar FJ, Eskiw CH, Kusalik A, Harkness TAA. Activation of the Anaphase Promoting Complex Reverses Multiple Drug Resistant Cancer in a Canine Model of Multiple Drug Resistant Lymphoma. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14174215. [PMID: 36077749 PMCID: PMC9454423 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14174215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary Multiple drug resistant cancers develop all too soon in patients who received successful cancer treatment. A lack of treatment options often leaves palliative care as the last resort. We tested whether the insulin sensitizer, metformin, known to have anti-cancer activity, could impact canines with drug resistant lymphoma when added to chemotherapy. All canines in the study expressed protein markers of drug resistance and within weeks of receiving metformin, the markers were decreased. A microarray was performed, and from four canines assessed, a common set of 290 elevated genes were discovered in tumor cells compared to control cells. This cluster was enriched with genes that stall the cell cycle, with a large component representing substrates of the Anaphase Promoting Complex (APC), which degrades proteins. One canine entered partial remission. RNAs from this canine showed that APC substrates were decreased during remission and elevated again during relapse, suggesting that the APC was impaired in drug resistant canines and restored when remission occurred. We validated our results in cell lines using APC inhibitors and activators. We conclude that the APC may be a vital guardian of the genome and could delay the onset of multiple drug resistance when activated. Abstract Like humans, canine lymphomas are treated by chemotherapy cocktails and frequently develop multiple drug resistance (MDR). Their shortened clinical timelines and tumor accessibility make canines excellent models to study MDR mechanisms. Insulin-sensitizers have been shown to reduce the incidence of cancer in humans prescribed them, and we previously demonstrated that they also reverse and delay MDR development in vitro. Here, we treated canines with MDR lymphoma with metformin to assess clinical and tumoral responses, including changes in MDR biomarkers, and used mRNA microarrays to determine differential gene expression. Metformin reduced MDR protein markers in all canines in the study. Microarrays performed on mRNAs gathered through longitudinal tumor sampling identified a 290 gene set that was enriched in Anaphase Promoting Complex (APC) substrates and additional mRNAs associated with slowed mitotic progression in MDR samples compared to skin controls. mRNAs from a canine that went into remission showed that APC substrate mRNAs were decreased, indicating that the APC was activated during remission. In vitro validation using canine lymphoma cells selected for resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs confirmed that APC activation restored MDR chemosensitivity, and that APC activity was reduced in MDR cells. This supports the idea that rapidly pushing MDR cells that harbor high loads of chromosome instability through mitosis, by activating the APC, contributes to improved survival and disease-free duration.
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- Terra G. Arnason
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8, Canada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
- Correspondence: (T.G.A.); (T.A.A.H.)
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4, Canada
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8, Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C9, Canada
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- Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C9, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C9, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
- Correspondence: (T.G.A.); (T.A.A.H.)
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Mann G, Sulkshane P, Sadhu P, Ziv T, Glickman MH, Brik A. Antibody for Serine 65 Phosphorylated Ubiquitin Identifies PLK1-Mediated Phosphorylation of Mitotic Proteins and APC1. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27154867. [PMID: 35956818 PMCID: PMC9369648 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Deciphering the protein posttranslational modification (PTM) code is one of the greatest biochemical challenges of our time. Phosphorylation and ubiquitylation are key PTMs that dictate protein function, recognition, sub-cellular localization, stability, turnover and fate. Hence, failures in their regulation leads to various disease. Chemical protein synthesis allows preparation of ubiquitinated and phosphorylated proteins to study their biochemical properties in great detail. However, monitoring these modifications in intact cells or in cell extracts mostly depends on antibodies, which often have off-target binding. Here, we report that the most widely used antibody for ubiquitin (Ub) phosphorylated at serine 65 (pUb) has significant off-targets that appear during mitosis. These off-targets are connected to polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) mediated phosphorylation of cell cycle-related proteins and the anaphase promoting complex subunit 1 (APC1).
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- Guy Mann
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel; (G.M.); (P.S.)
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel;
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel; (G.M.); (P.S.)
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- The Smoler Protein Research Center, Lorry I. Lokey Interdisciplinary Center for Life Sciences and Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel;
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel;
- Correspondence: (M.H.G.); (A.B.)
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel; (G.M.); (P.S.)
- Correspondence: (M.H.G.); (A.B.)
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Breast Cancer Patients: Who Would Benefit from Neoadjuvant Chemotherapies? Curr Oncol 2022; 29:4902-4913. [PMID: 35877249 PMCID: PMC9320700 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol29070389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) was developed with the aims of shrinking tumors or stopping cancer cells from spreading before surgery. Unfortunately, not all breast cancer patients will benefit from NACT, and thus, patients must weigh the risks and benefits of treatment prior to the initiation of therapy. Currently, the data for predicting the efficacy of NACT is limited. Molecular testing, such as Oncotype DX, MammaPrint, and Curebest 95GC, have been developed to assist which breast cancer patients will benefit from the treatment. Patients with an increased level of Human Leukocyte Antigen-DR isotype, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, Fizzy-related protein homolog, and a decreased level of tumor-associated macrophages appear to benefit most from NACT.
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Zhu J, Han T, Zhao S, Zhu Y, Ma S, Xu F, Bai T, Tang Y, Xu Y, Liu L. Computational Characterizing Necroptosis Reveals Implications for Immune Infiltration and Immunotherapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Front Oncol 2022; 12:933210. [PMID: 35875102 PMCID: PMC9301124 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.933210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Necroptosis is a programmed form of necrotic cell death in regulating cancer ontogenesis, progression, and tumor microenvironment (TME) and could drive tumor-infiltrating cells to release pro-inflammatory cytokines, incurring strong immune responses. Nowadays, there are few identified biomarkers applied in clinical immunotherapy, and it is increasingly recognized that high levels of tumor necroptosis could enhance the response to immunotherapy. However, comprehensive characterization of necroptosis associated with TME and immunotherapy in Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unexplored. Here, we computationally characterized necroptosis landscape in HCC samples from TCGA and ICGA cohorts and stratified them into two necroptosis clusters (A or B) with significantly different characteristics in clinical prognosis, immune cell function, and TME-landscapes. Additionally, to further evaluate the necroptosis levels of each sample, we established a novel necroptosis-related gene score (NRGscore). We further investigated the TME, tumor mutational burden (TMB), clinical response to immunotherapy, and chemotherapeutic drug sensitivity of HCC subgroups stratified by the necroptosis landscapes. The NRGscore is robust and highly predictive of HCC clinical outcomes. Further analysis indicated that the high NRGscore group resembles the immune-inflamed phenotype while the low score group is analogous to the immune-exclusion or metabolism phenotype. Additionally, the high NRGscore group is more sensitive to immune checkpoint blockade-based immunotherapy, which was further validated using an external HCC cohort, metastatic melanoma cohort, and advanced urothelial cancer cohort. Besides, the NRGscore was demonstrated as a potential biomarker for chemotherapy, wherein the high NRGscore patients with more tumor stem cell composition could be more sensitive to Cisplatin, Doxorubicin, Paclitaxel-based chemotherapy, and Sorafenib therapy. Collectively, a comprehensive characterization of the necroptosis in HCC suggested its implications for predicting immune infiltration and response to immunotherapy of HCC, providing promising strategies for treatment.
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- Jun Zhu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of General Surgery, The Southern Theater Air Force Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- Centre for Computational Systems Medicine, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Centre at Houston, Houston, TX, United States
- *Correspondence: Lei Liu, ; Yungang Xu,
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Lei Liu, ; Yungang Xu,
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Efficient terminal erythroid differentiation requires the APC/C cofactor Cdh1 to limit replicative stress in erythroblasts. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10489. [PMID: 35729193 PMCID: PMC9213546 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14331-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
The APC/C-Cdh1 ubiquitin ligase complex drives proteosomal degradation of cell cycle regulators and other cellular proteins during the G1 phase of the cycle. The complex serves as an important modulator of the G1/S transition and prevents premature entry into S phase, genomic instability, and tumor development. Additionally, mounting evidence supports a role for this complex in cell differentiation, but its relevance in erythropoiesis has not been addressed so far. Here we show, using mouse models of Cdh1 deletion, that APC/C-Cdh1 activity is required for efficient terminal erythroid differentiation during fetal development as well as postnatally. Consistently, Cdh1 ablation leads to mild but persistent anemia from birth to adulthood. Interestingly, loss of Cdh1 seems to affect both, steady-state and stress erythropoiesis. Detailed analysis of Cdh1-deficient erythroid populations revealed accumulation of DNA damage in maturing erythroblasts and signs of delayed G2/M transition. Moreover, through direct assessment of replication dynamics in fetal liver cells, we uncovered slow fork movement and increased origin usage in the absence of Cdh1, strongly suggesting replicative stress to be the underlying cause of DNA lesions and cell cycle delays in erythroblasts devoid of Cdh1. In turn, these alterations would restrain full maturation of erythroblasts into reticulocytes and reduce the output of functional erythrocytes, leading to anemia. Our results further highlight the relevance of APC/C-Cdh1 activity for terminal differentiation and underscore the need for precise control of replication dynamics for efficient supply of red blood cells.
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He M, Cao C, Ni Z, Liu Y, Song P, Hao S, He Y, Sun X, Rao Y. PROTACs: great opportunities for academia and industry (an update from 2020 to 2021). Signal Transduct Target Ther 2022; 7:181. [PMID: 35680848 PMCID: PMC9178337 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-022-00999-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) technology is a new protein-degradation strategy that has emerged in recent years. It uses bifunctional small molecules to induce the ubiquitination and degradation of target proteins through the ubiquitin–proteasome system. PROTACs can not only be used as potential clinical treatments for diseases such as cancer, immune disorders, viral infections, and neurodegenerative diseases, but also provide unique chemical knockdown tools for biological research in a catalytic, reversible, and rapid manner. In 2019, our group published a review article “PROTACs: great opportunities for academia and industry” in the journal, summarizing the representative compounds of PROTACs reported before the end of 2019. In the past 2 years, the entire field of protein degradation has experienced rapid development, including not only a large increase in the number of research papers on protein-degradation technology but also a rapid increase in the number of small-molecule degraders that have entered the clinical and will enter the clinical stage. In addition to PROTAC and molecular glue technology, other new degradation technologies are also developing rapidly. In this article, we mainly summarize and review the representative PROTACs of related targets published in 2020–2021 to present to researchers the exciting developments in the field of protein degradation. The problems that need to be solved in this field will also be briefly introduced.
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- Ming He
- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China.,Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China. .,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, China.
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Manivannan SN, Roovers J, Smal N, Myers CT, Turkdogan D, Roelens F, Kanca O, Chung HL, Scholz T, Hermann K, Bierhals T, Caglayan HS, Stamberger H, Mefford H, de Jonghe P, Yamamoto S, Weckhuysen S, Bellen HJ. De novo FZR1 loss-of-function variants cause developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Brain 2022; 145:1684-1697. [PMID: 34788397 PMCID: PMC9166542 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
FZR1, which encodes the Cdh1 subunit of the anaphase-promoting complex, plays an important role in neurodevelopment by regulating the cell cycle and by its multiple post-mitotic functions in neurons. In this study, evaluation of 250 unrelated patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies and a connection on GeneMatcher led to the identification of three de novo missense variants in FZR1. Whole-exome sequencing in 39 patient-parent trios and subsequent targeted sequencing in an additional cohort of 211 patients was performed to identify novel genes involved in developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Functional studies in Drosophila were performed using three different mutant alleles of the Drosophila homologue of FZR1 fzr. All three individuals carrying de novo variants in FZR1 had childhood-onset generalized epilepsy, intellectual disability, mild ataxia and normal head circumference. Two individuals were diagnosed with the developmental and epileptic encephalopathy subtype myoclonic atonic epilepsy. We provide genetic-association testing using two independent statistical tests to support FZR1 association with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Further, we provide functional evidence that the missense variants are loss-of-function alleles using Drosophila neurodevelopment assays. Using three fly mutant alleles of the Drosophila homologue fzr and overexpression studies, we show that patient variants can affect proper neurodevelopment. With the recent report of a patient with neonatal-onset with microcephaly who also carries a de novo FZR1 missense variant, our study consolidates the relationship between FZR1 and developmental and epileptic encephalopathy and expands the associated phenotype. We conclude that heterozygous loss-of-function of FZR1 leads to developmental and epileptic encephalopathies associated with a spectrum of neonatal to childhood-onset seizure types, developmental delay and mild ataxia. Microcephaly can be present but is not an essential feature of FZR1-encephalopathy. In summary, our approach of targeted sequencing using novel gene candidates and functional testing in Drosophila will help solve undiagnosed myoclonic atonic epilepsy or developmental and epileptic encephalopathy cases.
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- Sathiya N Manivannan
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 77030, USA
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- Neurogenetics Group, VIB Centre for Molecular Neurology, Antwerp 2610, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2610, Belgium
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- Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Group, VIB Centre for Molecular Neurology, VIB, Antwerp 2610, Belgium
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- Center for Pediatric Neurological Disease Research, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 30105, USA
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- Division of Child Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 77030, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Group, VIB Centre for Molecular Neurology, VIB, Antwerp 2610, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp 2650, Belgium
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- Center for Pediatric Neurological Disease Research, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 30105, USA
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- Neurogenetics Group, VIB Centre for Molecular Neurology, Antwerp 2610, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2610, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp 2650, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 77030, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Development, Disease Models & Therapeutics Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Group, VIB Centre for Molecular Neurology, VIB, Antwerp 2610, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp 2650, Belgium.,Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2650, Belgium.,µNEURO Research Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2610, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 77030, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Development, Disease Models & Therapeutics Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Chang CL, Huang K, Chen TW, Chen W, Huang HH, Liu YL, Kuo CH, Chao K, Ke TW, Chiang SF. Prognostic and clinical significance of subcellular CDC27 for patients with rectal adenocarcinoma treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. Oncol Lett 2022; 24:238. [PMID: 35720473 PMCID: PMC9185143 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2022.13358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rectal adenocarcinoma (READ) constitutes one-third of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer cases. Surgery, chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy are the main treatments to improve patient outcomes for READ. However, patients with READ receiving these treatments eventually relapse, leading to a poor survival outcome. The present study collected surgical specimens from patients with READ and determined that cytoplasmic cell division cycle 27 (CDC27) expression was associated with the risk of lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis. Nuclear CDC27 expression was negatively associated with 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and 5-year overall survival (OS) rates. Multivariate Cox proportional regression analysis showed that nuclear CDC27 was an independent prognostic factor in the patients with READ, especially in those treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. High nuclear CDC27 expression was significantly associated with poorer 5-year DFS (HR, 2.106; 95% CI, 1.275-3.570; P=0.003) and 5-year OS (HR, 2.369; 95% CI, 1.270-4.6810; P=0.005) rates. The data indicated that cytoplasmic CDC27 expression could affect tumor progression and that it plays an important role in metastasis. Nuclear CDC27 expression was markedly associated with poorer survival outcomes and was an independent prognostic factor in patients with postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy-treated READ. Thus, CDC27 expression serves as a potential prognostic marker for rectal tumor progression and chemotherapy treatment.
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- Chia-Lin Chang
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ministry of Health and Welfare Feng Yuan Hospital, Taichung 42055, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Hsinchu China Medical University Hospital, Hsinchu 30272, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Pathology, Ministry of Health and Welfare Feng Yuan Hospital, Taichung 42055, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Laboratory of Precision Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare Feng Yuan Hospital, Taichung 42055, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Laboratory of Precision Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare Feng Yuan Hospital, Taichung 42055, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Laboratory of Precision Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare Feng Yuan Hospital, Taichung 42055, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Cyclin-dependent kinases in breast cancer: expression pattern and therapeutic implications. Med Oncol 2022; 39:106. [PMID: 35486263 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-022-01731-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Presently, breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common malignancies diagnosed and the leading cause of tumor-related deaths among women worldwide. Cell cycle dysregulation is one of the hallmarks of cancer, resulting in uncontrolled cell proliferation. Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are central to the cell cycle control system, and deregulation of these kinases leads to the development of malignancies, including breast cancer. CDKs and cyclins have been reported as crucial components involved in tumor cell proliferation and metastasis. Given the aggressive nature, tumor heterogeneity, and chemoresistance, there is an urgent need to explore novel targets and therapeutics to manage breast cancer effectively. Inhibitors targeting CDKs modulate the cell cycle, thus throwing light upon their therapeutic aspect where the progression of tumor cells could be inhibited. This article gives a comprehensive account of CDKs in breast cancer progression and metastasis and recent developments in the modulation of CDKs in treating malignancies. We have also explored the expression pattern and prognostic significance of CDKs in breast cancer patients. The article will also shed light on the Implications of CDK inhibition and TGF-β signaling in breast cancer.
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Erkin ÖC, Cömertpay B, Göv E. Integrative Analysis for Identification of Therapeutic Targets and Prognostic Signatures in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Bioinform Biol Insights 2022; 16:11779322221088796. [PMID: 35422618 PMCID: PMC9003654 DOI: 10.1177/11779322221088796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Differential expressions of certain genes during tumorigenesis may serve to identify novel manageable targets in the clinic. In this work with an integrated bioinformatics approach, we analyzed public microarray datasets from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) to explore the key differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We identified a total of 984 common DEGs in 252 healthy and 254 NSCLC gene expression samples. The top 10 DEGs as a result of pathway enrichment and protein–protein interaction analysis were further investigated for their prognostic performances. Among these, we identified high expressions of CDC20, AURKA, CDK1, EZH2, and CDKN2A genes that were associated with significantly poorer overall survival in NSCLC patients. On the contrary, high mRNA expressions of CBL, FYN, LRKK2, and SOCS2 were associated with a significantly better prognosis. Furthermore, our drug target analysis for these hub genes suggests a potential use of Trichostatin A, Pracinostat, TGX-221, PHA-793887, AG-879, and IMD0354 antineoplastic agents to reverse the expression of these DEGs in NSCLC patients.
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- Esra Göv, Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Balcalı Mah., Çatalan Caddesi No: 201/1, Sarıçam, 01250 Adana, Turkey.
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Wang C, Chen D, Pan C, Wang C. Research progress of Bub3 gene in malignant tumors. Cell Biol Int 2021; 46:673-682. [PMID: 34882895 PMCID: PMC9303375 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a highly conserved monitoring system that ensures a fidelity of chromosome segregation during mitosis. Bub3, a mitotic Checkpoint Protein, is a member of the Bub protein family, and an important factor in the SAC. Abnormal expression of Bub3 results in mitotic defects, defective spindle gate function, chromosomal instability and the development of aneuploidy cells. Aneuploidy is a state of abnormal karyotype that has long been considered as a marker of tumorigenesis. Karyotypic heterogeneity in tumor cells, known as "chromosomal instability" (CIN), can be used to distinguish cancerous cells from their normal tissue counterpart. In this review, we summarize the expression and clinical significance of Bub3 in a variety of tumors and suggest that it has potential in the treatment of cancer. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Chenyang Wang
- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.,1997-09, Woman, Han, Breast cancer
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.,1974-07, Woman, Han, Breast cancer
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Birladeanu AM, Rogalska M, Potiri M, Papadaki V, Andreadou M, Kontoyiannis DL, Lewis JD, Erpapazoglou Z, Kafasla P. The scaffold protein IQGAP1 links heat-induced stress signals to alternative splicing regulation in gastric cancer cells. Oncogene 2021; 40:5518-5532. [PMID: 34294847 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-021-01963-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In response to oncogenic signals, Alternative Splicing (AS) regulators such as SR and hnRNP proteins show altered expression levels, subnuclear distribution and/or post-translational modification status, but the link between signals and these changes remains unknown. Here, we report that a cytosolic scaffold protein, IQGAP1, performs this task in response to heat-induced signals. We show that in gastric cancer cells, a nuclear pool of IQGAP1 acts as a tethering module for a group of spliceosome components, including hnRNPM, a splicing factor critical for the response of the spliceosome to heat-shock. IQGAP1 controls hnRNPM's sumoylation, subnuclear localisation and the relevant response of the AS machinery to heat-induced stress. Genome-wide analyses reveal that IQGAP1 and hnRNPM co-regulate the AS of a cell cycle-related RNA regulon in gastric cancer cells, thus favouring the accelerated proliferation phenotype of gastric cancer cells. Overall, we reveal a missing link between stress signals and AS regulation.
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- Andrada-Maria Birladeanu
- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, B.S.R.C. "Alexander Fleming", 34 Fleming st. 16672 Vari, Athens, Greece
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr Aiguader 88, Barcelona, 08003, Spain.,Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, B.S.R.C. "Alexander Fleming", 34 Fleming st. 16672 Vari, Athens, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, B.S.R.C. "Alexander Fleming", 34 Fleming st. 16672 Vari, Athens, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, B.S.R.C. "Alexander Fleming", 34 Fleming st. 16672 Vari, Athens, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, B.S.R.C. "Alexander Fleming", 34 Fleming st. 16672 Vari, Athens, Greece.,Department of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, B.S.R.C. "Alexander Fleming", 34 Fleming st. 16672 Vari, Athens, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, B.S.R.C. "Alexander Fleming", 34 Fleming st. 16672 Vari, Athens, Greece.
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Susanti NMP, Tjahjono DH. Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4 and 6 Inhibitors in Cell Cycle Dysregulation for Breast Cancer Treatment. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26154462. [PMID: 34361615 PMCID: PMC8348313 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In cell development, the cell cycle is crucial, and the cycle progression’s main controllers are endogenous CDK inhibitors, cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), and cyclins. In response to the mitogenic signal, cyclin D is produced and retinoblastoma protein (Rb) is phosphorylated due to activated CDK4/CDK6. This causes various proteins required in the cell cycle progression to be generated. In addition, complexes of CDK1-cyclin A/B, CDK2-cyclin E/A, and CDK4/CDK6-cyclin D are required in each phase of this progression. Cell cycle dysregulation has the ability to lead to cancer. Based on its role in the cell cycle, CDK has become a natural target of anticancer therapy. Therefore, understanding the CDK structures and the complex formed with the drug, helps to foster the development of CDK inhibitors. This development starts from non-selective CDK inhibitors to selective CDK4/CDK6 inhibitors, and these have been applied in clinical cancer treatment. However, these inhibitors currently require further development for various hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, based on the results demonstrated. In drug development, the main strategy is primarily to prevent and asphyxiate drug resistance, thus a determination of specific biomarkers is required to increase the therapy’s effectiveness as well as patient selection suitability in order to avoid therapy failure. This review is expected to serve as a reference for early and advanced-stage researchers in designing new molecules or repurposing existing molecules as CDK4/CDK6 inhibitors to treat breast cancer.
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- Ni Made Pitri Susanti
- School of Pharmacy, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia;
- Study Program of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Udaya, Jalan Bukit Jimbaran, Badung 80361, Indonesia
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- School of Pharmacy, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +62-812-2240-0120
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Vpr Mediates Degradation of APC1, a Scaffolding Component of the Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome. J Virol 2021; 95:e0097120. [PMID: 34011540 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00971-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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HIV-1 encodes several accessory proteins-Nef, Vif, Vpr, and Vpu-whose functions are to modulate the cellular environment to favor immune evasion and viral replication. While Vpr was shown to mediate a G2/M cell cycle arrest and provide a replicative advantage during infection of myeloid cells, the mechanisms underlying these functions remain unclear. In this study, we defined HIV-1 Vpr proximity interaction network using the BioID proximity labeling approach and identified 352 potential Vpr partners/targets, including several complexes, such as the cell cycle-regulatory anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). Herein, we demonstrate that both the wild type and cell cycle-defective mutants of Vpr induce the degradation of APC1, an essential APC/C scaffolding protein, and show that this activity relies on the recruitment of DCAF1 by Vpr and the presence of a functional proteasome. Vpr forms a complex with APC1, and the APC/C coactivators Cdh1 and Cdc20 are associated with these complexes. Interestingly, we found that Vpr encoded by the prototypic HIV-1 NL4.3 does not interact efficiently with APC1 and is unable to mediate its degradation as a result of a N28S-G41N amino acid substitution. In contrast, we show that APC1 degradation is a conserved feature of several primary Vpr variants from transmitted/founder virus. Functionally, Vpr-mediated APC1 degradation did not impact the ability of the protein to induce a G2 cell cycle arrest during infection of CD4+ T cells or enhance HIV-1 replication in macrophages, suggesting that this conserved activity may be important for other aspects of HIV-1 pathogenesis. IMPORTANCE The function of the Vpr accessory protein during HIV-1 infection remains poorly defined. Several cellular targets of Vpr were previously identified, but their individual degradation does not fully explain the ability of Vpr to impair the cell cycle or promote HIV-1 replication in macrophages. Here, we used the unbiased proximity labeling approach, called BioID, to further define the Vpr proximity interaction network and identified several potentially new Vpr partners/targets. We validated our approach by focusing on a cell cycle master regulator, the APC/C complex, and demonstrated that Vpr mediated the degradation of a critical scaffolding component of APC/C called APC1. Furthermore, we showed that targeting of APC/C by Vpr did not impact the known activity of Vpr. Since degradation of APC1 is a conserved feature of several primary variants of Vpr, it is likely that the interplay between Vpr and APC/C governs other aspects of HIV-1 pathogenesis.
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Vriend J, Nachtigal MW. Ubiquitin Proteasome Pathway Transcriptome in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13112659. [PMID: 34071321 PMCID: PMC8198060 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13112659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In this article, we reviewed the transcription of genes coding for components of the ubiquitin proteasome pathway in publicly available datasets of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). KEGG analysis was used to identify the major pathways distinguishing EOC of low malignant potential (LMP) from invasive high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas (HGSOC), and to identify the components of the ubiquitin proteasome system that contributed to these pathways. We identified elevated transcription of several genes encoding ubiquitin conjugases associated with HGSOC. Fifty-eight genes coding for ubiquitin ligases and more than 100 genes encoding ubiquitin ligase adaptors that were differentially expressed between LMP and HGSOC were also identified. Many differentially expressed genes encoding E3 ligase adaptors were Cullin Ring Ligase (CRL) adaptors, and 64 of them belonged to the Cullin 4 DCX/DWD family of CRLs. The data suggest that CRLs play a role in HGSOC and that some of these proteins may be novel therapeutic targets. Differential expression of genes encoding deubiquitinases and proteasome subunits was also noted.
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- Jerry Vriend
- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-204-789-3732
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- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada;
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
- CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada
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Yang G, Wang G, Xiong Y, Sun J, Li W, Tang T, Li J. CDC20 promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating epithelial‑mesenchymal transition. Mol Med Rep 2021; 24:483. [PMID: 33907851 PMCID: PMC8127032 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a type of primary liver cancer, which is associated with high mortality. HCC is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. Cell division cycle 20 (CDC20) has been reported to be associated with the development of various malignant tumors and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been reported to be involved in the malignant metastasis of HCC. Therefore, the present study hypothesized that CDC20 may participate in the malignant biological behavior of HCC via EMT. The present study analyzed the expression levels of CDC20 in HCC and the association between CDC20 and poor prognosis. Furthermore, the effects of CDC20 on the proliferation, invasion and migration of HCC cells were examined using proliferation, migration and invasion assays. Finally, alterations in EMT were analyzed. The results revealed that CDC20 was highly expressed in HCC and HCC cell lines (P<0.05), and its high expression level was significantly associated with poor prognosis in patients with HCC (P<0.05). CDC20 silencing inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of HCC cells. Furthermore, CDC20 silencing increased the expression levels of E-cadherin, and decreased the expression levels of N-cadherin, vimentin and Ki-67. In conclusion, the present study reported that CDC20 may be a novel therapeutic target in HCC and CDC20 could promote the progression of HCC by regulating EMT.
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- Gang Yang
- Department of Hepatocellular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637007, P.R. China
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- Physical Examination Center, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637007, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatocellular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637007, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatocellular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637007, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatocellular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637007, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatocellular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637007, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatocellular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637007, P.R. China
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Inhibition of Cdc20 suppresses the metastasis in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Breast Cancer 2021; 28:1073-1086. [PMID: 33813687 DOI: 10.1007/s12282-021-01242-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cdc20 is a crucial activator of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) and is known to be essential in mitosis regulation. Abnormally high expression of Cdc20 has been reported in several malignancies. We aimed to study the Cdc20 expression in human breast cancer tissues, focusing specifically on Cdc20 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). METHODS The expression of mitotic regulators mRNA in three TNBC cell lines or three other breast cancer cell lines was determined by the RNA-sequencing database. 14,713 human breast cancer patient samples included in Breast Cancer-GenExminer v4.5 were used to analyze whether cell division cycle 20 (Cdc20) expression was related to TNBC. To find whether Cdc20 expression impacted prognosis in TNBC, we used 2,249 TNBC patients database. The loss of Cdc20 by RNA interference (shRNA) and several mitotic inhibitors including Apcin, ZM447439, BI 2536, and VX-680 on the capacities of proliferation, migration, invasion were evaluated by colony-forming, wound-healing, transwell assay, and western blot, respectively. RESULTS We studied the mitosis-related genes and proteins that are closely related to TNBC through the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database. We found that Cdc20, one of the central mitotic regulators, is significantly upregulated in human TNBC, and its expression level is positively correlated with metastasis-free and relapse-free patient survival. We also found Cdc20 is highly conserved in TNBC in comparison to other breast cancer subtype cell lines. Cdc20 deficiency results in a decrease in cell growth and migration in four TNBC cell lines. Also, several mitotic inhibitors, such as Apcin, VX-680, ZM447439, and BI 2536, blocked cancer cell growth and invasion. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest an essential role of Cdc20 in tumor formation and metastasis of TNBC, which might be a potential target therapy for TNBC treatment.
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Kazemi-Sefat GE, Keramatipour M, Talebi S, Kavousi K, Sajed R, Kazemi-Sefat NA, Mousavizadeh K. The importance of CDC27 in cancer: molecular pathology and clinical aspects. Cancer Cell Int 2021; 21:160. [PMID: 33750395 PMCID: PMC7941923 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-01860-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background CDC27 is one of the core components of Anaphase Promoting complex/cyclosome. The main role of this protein is defined at cellular division to control cell cycle transitions. Here we review the molecular aspects that may affect CDC27 regulation from cell cycle and mitosis to cancer pathogenesis and prognosis. Main text It has been suggested that CDC27 may play either like a tumor suppressor gene or oncogene in different neoplasms. Divergent variations in CDC27 DNA sequence and alterations in transcription of CDC27 have been detected in different solid tumors and hematological malignancies. Elevated CDC27 expression level may increase cell proliferation, invasiveness and metastasis in some malignancies. It has been proposed that CDC27 upregulation may increase stemness in cancer stem cells. On the other hand, downregulation of CDC27 may increase the cancer cell survival, decrease radiosensitivity and increase chemoresistancy. In addition, CDC27 downregulation may stimulate efferocytosis and improve tumor microenvironment. Conclusion CDC27 dysregulation, either increased or decreased activity, may aggravate neoplasms. CDC27 may be suggested as a prognostic biomarker in different malignancies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12935-021-01860-9.
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- Golnaz Ensieh Kazemi-Sefat
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Hemmat Highway, P.O. Box: 14665-354, Tehran, 14496-14535, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Laboratory of Complex Biological Systems and Bioinformatics (CBB), Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Hemmat Highway, P.O. Box: 14665-354, Tehran, 14496-14535, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Hemmat Highway, P.O. Box: 14665-354, Tehran, 14496-14535, Iran. .,Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Hume S, Dianov GL, Ramadan K. A unified model for the G1/S cell cycle transition. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:12483-12501. [PMID: 33166394 PMCID: PMC7736809 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Efficient S phase entry is essential for development, tissue repair, and immune defences. However, hyperactive or expedited S phase entry causes replication stress, DNA damage and oncogenesis, highlighting the need for strict regulation. Recent paradigm shifts and conflicting reports demonstrate the requirement for a discussion of the G1/S transition literature. Here, we review the recent studies, and propose a unified model for the S phase entry decision. In this model, competition between mitogen and DNA damage signalling over the course of the mother cell cycle constitutes the predominant control mechanism for S phase entry of daughter cells. Mitogens and DNA damage have distinct sensing periods, giving rise to three Commitment Points for S phase entry (CP1-3). S phase entry is mitogen-independent in the daughter G1 phase, but remains sensitive to DNA damage, such as single strand breaks, the most frequently-occurring lesions that uniquely threaten DNA replication. To control CP1-3, dedicated hubs integrate the antagonistic mitogenic and DNA damage signals, regulating the stoichiometric cyclin: CDK inhibitor ratio for ultrasensitive control of CDK4/6 and CDK2. This unified model for the G1/S cell cycle transition combines the findings of decades of study, and provides an updated foundation for cell cycle research.
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- Samuel Hume
- Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lavrentieva 10, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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APC CDC20-mediated degradation of PHD3 stabilizes HIF-1a and promotes tumorigenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Lett 2020; 496:144-155. [PMID: 33039559 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2020.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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CDC20 regulates cell cycle progression by targeting key substrates for destruction, but its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumorigenesis remains to be explored. Here, by using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), we identified CDC20 as a hub gene in HCC. We demonstrated that CDC20 expression is correlated with HIF-1 activity and overall survival (OS) of clinic HCC patients. The activity of HIF-1 is regulated by the stability of HIF-1a subunit, which is hydroxylated by oxygen-dependent prolyl hydroxylase enzymes, the PHDs. In addition, we show that genetic ablation or pharmacological inhibition of CDC20 can accelerate the degradation of HIF-1a and impair VEGF secretion in HCC cells. Mechanistically, we found that CDC20 binds to the destruction-box (D-box) motif present in the PHD3 protein to promote its polyubiquitination and degradation. The depletion of endogenous PHD3 in CDC20 knockdown HCC cells greatly attenuated the decline of HIF-1a protein and restored the secretion of VEGF. In contrast, overexpression of a non-degradable PHD3 mutant significantly inhibited the proliferation of HCC cells both in vitro and in vivo. Collectively, our findings indicate that CDC20 plays a crucial role in the development of HCC by governing PHD3 protein.
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VanGenderen C, Harkness TAA, Arnason TG. The role of Anaphase Promoting Complex activation, inhibition and substrates in cancer development and progression. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:15818-15855. [PMID: 32805721 PMCID: PMC7467358 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The Anaphase Promoting Complex (APC), a multi-subunit ubiquitin ligase, facilitates mitotic and G1 progression, and is now recognized to play a role in maintaining genomic stability. Many APC substrates have been observed overexpressed in multiple cancer types, such as CDC20, the Aurora A and B kinases, and Forkhead box M1 (FOXM1), suggesting APC activity is important for cell health. We performed BioGRID analyses of the APC coactivators CDC20 and CDH1, which revealed that at least 69 proteins serve as APC substrates, with 60 of them identified as playing a role in tumor promotion and 9 involved in tumor suppression. While these substrates and their association with malignancies have been studied in isolation, the possibility exists that generalized APC dysfunction could result in the inappropriate stabilization of multiple APC targets, thereby changing tumor behavior and treatment responsiveness. It is also possible that the APC itself plays a crucial role in tumorigenesis through its regulation of mitotic progression. In this review the connections between APC activity and dysregulation will be discussed with regards to cell cycle dysfunction and chromosome instability in cancer, along with the individual roles that the accumulation of various APC substrates may play in cancer progression.
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- Cordell VanGenderen
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada.,Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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Almendáriz-Palacios C, Gillespie ZE, Janzen M, Martinez V, Bridger JM, Harkness TAA, Mousseau DD, Eskiw CH. The Nuclear Lamina: Protein Accumulation and Disease. Biomedicines 2020; 8:E188. [PMID: 32630170 PMCID: PMC7400325 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8070188] [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: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cellular health is reliant on proteostasis-the maintenance of protein levels regulated through multiple pathways modulating protein synthesis, degradation and clearance. Loss of proteostasis results in serious disease and is associated with aging. One proteinaceous structure underlying the nuclear envelope-the nuclear lamina-coordinates essential processes including DNA repair, genome organization and epigenetic and transcriptional regulation. Loss of proteostasis within the nuclear lamina results in the accumulation of proteins, disrupting these essential functions, either via direct interactions of protein aggregates within the lamina or by altering systems that maintain lamina structure. Here we discuss the links between proteostasis and disease of the nuclear lamina, as well as how manipulating specific proteostatic pathways involved in protein clearance could improve cellular health and prevent/reverse disease.
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- Carla Almendáriz-Palacios
- Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada; (C.A.-P.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada; (Z.E.G.); (M.J.); (T.A.A.H.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada; (Z.E.G.); (M.J.); (T.A.A.H.)
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- Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada; (C.A.-P.); (V.M.)
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- Centre for Genome Engineering and Maintenance, College of Health, Life and Medical Sciences, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada; (Z.E.G.); (M.J.); (T.A.A.H.)
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- Cell Signalling Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A5, Canada;
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- Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada; (C.A.-P.); (V.M.)
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada; (Z.E.G.); (M.J.); (T.A.A.H.)
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Pal D, Torres AE, Stromberg BR, Messina AL, Dickson AS, De K, Willard B, Venere M, Summers MK. Chk1-mediated phosphorylation of Cdh1 promotes the SCF βTRCP-dependent degradation of Cdh1 during S-phase and efficient cell-cycle progression. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:298. [PMID: 32345958 PMCID: PMC7188793 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-2493-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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APC/CCdh1 is a ubiquitin ligase with roles in numerous diverse processes, including control of cellular proliferation and multiple aspects of the DNA damage response. Precise regulation of APC/CCdh1 activity is central to efficient cell-cycle progression and cellular homeostasis. Here, we have identified Cdh1 as a direct substrate of the replication stress checkpoint effector kinase Chk1 and demonstrate that Chk1-mediated phosphorylation of Cdh1 contributes to its recognition by the SCFβTRCP ubiquitin ligase, promotes efficient S-phase entry, and is important for cellular proliferation during otherwise unperturbed cell cycles. We also find that prolonged Chk1 activity in late S/G2 inhibits Cdh1 accumulation. In addition to promoting control of APC/CCdh1 activity by facilitating Cdh1 destruction, we find that Chk1 also antagonizes activity of the ligase by perturbing the interaction between Cdh1 and the APC/C. Overall, these data suggest that the rise and fall of Chk1 activity contributes to the regulation of APC/CCdh1 activity that enhances the replication process.
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- Debjani Pal
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Bioscience Division, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Bioscience Division, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Proteomics and Metabolomics Core, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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Huang P, Le X, Huang F, Yang J, Yang H, Ma J, Hu G, Li Q, Chen Z. Discovery of a Dual Tubulin Polymerization and Cell Division Cycle 20 Homologue Inhibitor via Structural Modification on Apcin. J Med Chem 2020; 63:4685-4700. [PMID: 32290657 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b02097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Apcin is one of the few compounds that have been previously reported as a Cdc20 specific inhibitor, although Cdc20 is a very promising drug target. We reported here the design, synthesis, and biological evaluations of 2,2,2-trichloro-1-aryl carbamate derivatives as Cdc20 inhibitors. Among these derivatives, compound 9f was much more efficient than the positive compound apcin in inhibiting cancer cell growth, but it had approximately the same binding affinity with apcin in SPR assays. It is possible that another mechanism of action might exist. Further evidence demonstrated that compound 9f also inhibited tubulin polymerization, disorganized the microtubule network, and blocked the cell cycle at the M phase with changes in the expression of cyclins. Thus, it induced apoptosis through the activation of caspase-3 and PARP. In addition, compound 9f inhibited cell migration and invasion in a concentration-dependent manner. These results provide guidance for developing the current series as potential new anticancer therapeutics.
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- Pan Huang
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yiyang Central Hospital, Yiyang 413000, Hunan, China
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- Center for Medical Experiments, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China
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- Department of Good Clinical Practice, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, Hubei, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China
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Ding L, Cao J, Lin W, Chen H, Xiong X, Ao H, Yu M, Lin J, Cui Q. The Roles of Cyclin-Dependent Kinases in Cell-Cycle Progression and Therapeutic Strategies in Human Breast Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21061960. [PMID: 32183020 PMCID: PMC7139603 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21061960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are serine/threonine kinases whose catalytic activities are regulated by interactions with cyclins and CDK inhibitors (CKIs). CDKs are key regulatory enzymes involved in cell proliferation through regulating cell-cycle checkpoints and transcriptional events in response to extracellular and intracellular signals. Not surprisingly, the dysregulation of CDKs is a hallmark of cancers, and inhibition of specific members is considered an attractive target in cancer therapy. In breast cancer (BC), dual CDK4/6 inhibitors, palbociclib, ribociclib, and abemaciclib, combined with other agents, were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently for the treatment of hormone receptor positive (HR+) advanced or metastatic breast cancer (A/MBC), as well as other sub-types of breast cancer. Furthermore, ongoing studies identified more selective CDK inhibitors as promising clinical targets. In this review, we focus on the roles of CDKs in driving cell-cycle progression, cell-cycle checkpoints, and transcriptional regulation, a highlight of dysregulated CDK activation in BC. We also discuss the most relevant CDK inhibitors currently in clinical BC trials, with special emphasis on CDK4/6 inhibitors used for the treatment of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor 2-negative (HER2−) M/ABC patients, as well as more emerging precise therapeutic strategies, such as combination therapies and microRNA (miRNA) therapy.
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- Lei Ding
- Lab of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China; (L.D.); (J.C.); (W.L.); (H.C.); (X.X.); (H.A.); (M.Y.); (J.L.)
- Key Lab of Molecular Cancer Biology, Yunnan Education Department, Kunming 650091, China
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- Lab of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China; (L.D.); (J.C.); (W.L.); (H.C.); (X.X.); (H.A.); (M.Y.); (J.L.)
- Key Lab of Molecular Cancer Biology, Yunnan Education Department, Kunming 650091, China
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- Lab of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China; (L.D.); (J.C.); (W.L.); (H.C.); (X.X.); (H.A.); (M.Y.); (J.L.)
- Key Lab of Molecular Cancer Biology, Yunnan Education Department, Kunming 650091, China
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- Lab of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China; (L.D.); (J.C.); (W.L.); (H.C.); (X.X.); (H.A.); (M.Y.); (J.L.)
- Key Lab of Molecular Cancer Biology, Yunnan Education Department, Kunming 650091, China
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- Lab of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China; (L.D.); (J.C.); (W.L.); (H.C.); (X.X.); (H.A.); (M.Y.); (J.L.)
- Key Lab of Molecular Cancer Biology, Yunnan Education Department, Kunming 650091, China
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- Lab of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China; (L.D.); (J.C.); (W.L.); (H.C.); (X.X.); (H.A.); (M.Y.); (J.L.)
- Key Lab of Molecular Cancer Biology, Yunnan Education Department, Kunming 650091, China
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- Lab of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China; (L.D.); (J.C.); (W.L.); (H.C.); (X.X.); (H.A.); (M.Y.); (J.L.)
- Key Lab of Molecular Cancer Biology, Yunnan Education Department, Kunming 650091, China
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- Lab of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China; (L.D.); (J.C.); (W.L.); (H.C.); (X.X.); (H.A.); (M.Y.); (J.L.)
- Key Lab of Molecular Cancer Biology, Yunnan Education Department, Kunming 650091, China
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- Lab of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China; (L.D.); (J.C.); (W.L.); (H.C.); (X.X.); (H.A.); (M.Y.); (J.L.)
- Key Lab of Molecular Cancer Biology, Yunnan Education Department, Kunming 650091, China
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Zhang J, Liu S, Li L, Wang G, Liu F, Zhao Y, Jing Y, Li Z. Effect of polysaccharide extract SPSS1 from Apostichopus japonicas spermary on HepG2 cells via iTRAQ-based proteome analysis. J Food Biochem 2020; 44:e13168. [PMID: 32160323 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this study, polysaccharide extract was prepared from Apostichopus japonicus spermary and purified by ion-exchange chromatography and gel filtration chromatography. Two main fractions named SPSS1 and SPSS2 were obtained and analyzed by ultraviolet spectroscopy and mixed with KBr, respectively. Chemical components analysis proved that SPSS1 and SPSS2 were rich in sulfate. Monosaccharide analysis indicated that in addition to the high content of lactose in both kinds of polysaccharides, the highest content of monosaccharide in SPSS1 was galactose, while in SPSS2 it was fucose. Further, the antitumor study of SPSS1 was carried and the results showed that SPSS1 treatment inhibited the proliferation of HepG2 cells. Through the iTRAQ-based proteome analysis, there were 208 differential proteins between control tumor cells and SPSS1 treatment of tumor cells. Compared to control tumor cells, 135 proteins were upregulated and 73 proteins were downregulated in treatment tumor cells. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Our study suggested that polysaccharide from sea cucumbers had the potential to be further developed as antitumor drugs.
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- Jian Zhang
- Shandong Marine Resource and Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China.,College of Biotechnology, The State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Biotechnology, The State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China.,South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Shandong Marine Resource and Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Shandong Marine Resource and Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Shandong Marine Resource and Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Shandong Marine Resource and Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Shandong Marine Resource and Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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Curtis NL, Ruda GF, Brennan P, Bolanos-Garcia VM. Deregulation of Chromosome Segregation and Cancer. ANNUAL REVIEW OF CANCER BIOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cancerbio-030419-033541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is an intricate cell signaling system that ensures the high fidelity and timely segregation of chromosomes during cell division. Mistakes in this process can lead to the loss, gain, or rearrangement of the genetic material. Gross chromosomal aberrations are usually lethal but can cause birth and development defects as well as cancer. Despite advances in the identification of SAC protein components, important details of the interactions underpinning chromosome segregation regulation remain to be established. This review discusses the current understanding of the function, structure, mode of regulation, and dynamics of the assembly and disassembly of SAC subcomplexes, which ultimately safeguard the accurate transmission of a stable genome to descendants. We also discuss how diverse oncoviruses take control of human cell division by exploiting the SAC and the potential of this signaling circuitry as a pool of drug targets to develop effective cancer therapies.
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- Natalie L. Curtis
- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, United Kingdom
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- Target Discovery Institute and Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
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- Target Discovery Institute and Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, United Kingdom
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APC/C ubiquitin ligase: Functions and mechanisms in tumorigenesis. Semin Cancer Biol 2020; 67:80-91. [PMID: 32165320 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The anaphase promoting complex/ cyclosome (APC/C), is an evolutionarily conserved protein complex essential for cellular division due to its role in regulating the mitotic transition from metaphase to anaphase. In this review, we highlight recent work that has shed light on our understanding of the role of APC/C coactivators, Cdh1 and Cdc20, in cancer initiation and development. We summarize the current state of knowledge regarding APC/C structure and function, as well as the distinct ways Cdh1 and Cdc20 are dysregulated in human cancer. We also discuss APC/C inhibitors, novel approaches for targeting the APC/C as a cancer therapy, and areas for future work.
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A Quantitative Genetic Interaction Map of HIV Infection. Mol Cell 2020; 78:197-209.e7. [PMID: 32084337 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We have developed a platform for quantitative genetic interaction mapping using viral infectivity as a functional readout and constructed a viral host-dependency epistasis map (vE-MAP) of 356 human genes linked to HIV function, comprising >63,000 pairwise genetic perturbations. The vE-MAP provides an expansive view of the genetic dependencies underlying HIV infection and can be used to identify drug targets and study viral mutations. We found that the RNA deadenylase complex, CNOT, is a central player in the vE-MAP and show that knockout of CNOT1, 10, and 11 suppressed HIV infection in primary T cells by upregulating innate immunity pathways. This phenotype was rescued by deletion of IRF7, a transcription factor regulating interferon-stimulated genes, revealing a previously unrecognized host signaling pathway involved in HIV infection. The vE-MAP represents a generic platform that can be used to study the global effects of how different pathogens hijack and rewire the host during infection.
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Cullin-RING ligase 4 (CRL4), a member of the cullin-RING ligase family, orchestrates a variety of critical cellular processes and pathophysiological events. Recent results from mouse genetics, clinical analyses, and biochemical studies have revealed the impact of CRL4 in development and cancer etiology and elucidated its in-depth mechanism on catalysis of ubiquitination as a ubiquitin E3 ligase. Here, we summarize the versatile roles of the CRL4 E3 ligase complexes in tumorigenesis dependent on the evidence obtained from knockout and transgenic mouse models as well as biochemical and pathological studies.
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Melloy PG. The anaphase-promoting complex: A key mitotic regulator associated with somatic mutations occurring in cancer. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2019; 59:189-202. [PMID: 31652364 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that helps control chromosome separation and exit from mitosis in many different kinds of organisms, including yeast, flies, worms, and humans. This review represents a new perspective on the connection between APC/C subunit mutations and cancer. The complex nature of APC/C and limited mutation analysis of its subunits has made it difficult to determine the relationship of each subunit to cancer. In this work, cancer genomic data were examined to identify APC/C subunits with a greater than 5% alteration frequency in 11 representative cancers using the cBioPortal database. Using the Genetic Determinants of Cancer Patient Survival database, APC/C subunits were also studied and found to be significantly associated with poor patient prognosis in several cases. In comparing these two kinds of cancer genomics data to published large-scale genomic analyses looking for cancer driver genes, ANAPC1 and ANAPC3/CDC27 stood out as being represented in all three types of analyses. Seven other subunits were found to be associated both with >5% alteration frequency in certain cancers and being associated with an effect on cancer patient prognosis. The aim of this review is to provide new approaches for investigators conducting in vivo studies of APC/C subunits and cancer progression. In turn, a better understanding of these APC/C subunits and their role in different cancers will help scientists design drugs that are more precisely targeted to certain cancers, using APC/C mutation status as a biomarker.
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- Patricia G Melloy
- Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey
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McHugh A, Fernandes K, Chinner N, Ibrahim AFM, Garg AK, Boag G, Hepburn LA, Proby CM, Leigh IM, Saville MK. The Identification of Potential Therapeutic Targets for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Invest Dermatol 2019; 140:1154-1165.e5. [PMID: 31705877 PMCID: PMC7254059 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We performed a small interfering RNA screen to identify targets for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) therapy in the ubiquitin/ubiquitin-like system. We provide evidence for selective anti-cSCC activity of knockdown of the E3 ubiquitin ligase MARCH4, the ATPase p97/VCP, the deubiquitinating enzyme USP8, the cullin-RING ligase (CRL) 4 substrate receptor CDT2/DTL, and components of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). Specifically attenuating CRL4CDT2 by CDT2 knockdown can be more potent in killing cSCC cells than targeting CRLs or CRL4s in general by RBX1 or DDB1 depletion. Suppression of the APC/C or forced APC/C activation by targeting its repressor EMI1 are both potential therapeutic approaches. We observed that cSCC cells can be selectively killed by small-molecule inhibitors of USP8 (DUBs-IN-3/compound 22c) and the NEDD8 E1 activating enzyme/CRLs (MLN4924/pevonedistat). A substantial proportion of cSCC cell lines are very highly MLN4924-sensitive. Pathways that respond to defects in proteostasis are involved in the anti-cSCC activity of p97 suppression. Targeting USP8 can reduce the expression of growth factor receptors that participate in cSCC development. EMI1 and CDT2 depletion can selectively cause DNA re-replication and DNA damage in cSCC cells.
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- Angela McHugh
- Division of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom; Division of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom; Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom.
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Chi JJ, Li H, Zhou Z, Izquierdo-Ferrer J, Xue Y, Wavelet CM, Schiltz GE, Zhang B, Cristofanilli M, Lu X, Bahar I, Wan Y. A novel strategy to block mitotic progression for targeted therapy. EBioMedicine 2019; 49:40-54. [PMID: 31669221 PMCID: PMC6945239 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Blockade of mitotic progression is an ideal approach to induce mitotic catastrophe that suppresses cancer cell expansion. Cdc20 is a critical mitotic factor governing anaphase initiation and the exit from mitosis through recruiting substrates to APC/C for degradation. Results from recent TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas) and pathological studies have demonstrated a pivotal oncogenic role for Cdc20-APC/C in tumor progression as well as drug resistance. Thus, deprivation of the mitotic role for Cdc20-APC/C by either inhibition of Cdc20-APC/C activity or elimination of Cdc20 protein via induced protein degradation emerges as an effective therapeutic strategy to control cancer. METHODS We designed a proteolysis targeting chimera, called CP5V, which comprises a Cdc20 ligand and VHL binding moiety bridged by a PEG5 linker that induces Cdc20 degradation. We characterized the effect of CP5V in destroying Cdc20, arresting mitosis, and inhibiting tumor progression by measuring protein degradation, 3D structure dynamics, cell cycle control, tumor cell killing and tumor inhibition using human breast cancer xenograft mouse model. FINDINGS Results from our study demonstrate that CP5V can specifically degrade Cdc20 by linking Cdc20 to the VHL/VBC complex for ubiquitination followed by proteasomal degradation. Induced degradation of Cdc20 by CP5V leads to significant inhibition of breast cancer cell proliferation and resensitization of Taxol-resistant cell lines. Results based on a human breast cancer xenograft mouse model show a significant role for CP5V in suppressing breast tumor progression. INTERPRETATION CP5V-mediated degradation of Cdc20 could be an effective therapeutic strategy for anti-mitotic therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Junlong Jack Chi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, USA
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA; Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, Northwestern University, USA
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- Department of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, USA
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- Department of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA; Chemical of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, USA.
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