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Kajornsrichon W, Chaisaingmongkol J, Pomyen Y, Tit-Oon P, Wang XW, Ruchirawat M, Fuangthong M. Identification of autoantibodies as potential non-invasive biomarkers for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Sci Rep 2024; 14:20012. [PMID: 39198554 PMCID: PMC11358490 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-70595-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024] Open
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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) presents a challenging diagnosis due to its nonspecific early clinical manifestations, often resulting in late-stage detection and high mortality. Diagnosing iCCA is further complicated by its limited accuracy, often necessitating multiple invasive procedures for precise identification. Despite carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) having been investigated and employed for iCCA diagnosis, it demonstrates modest diagnostic performance. Consequently, the identification of novel biomarkers with improved sensitivity and specificity remains an imperative yet formidable task. Autoantibodies, as early indicators of the immune response against cancer, offer a promising avenue for enhancing diagnostic accuracy. Our study aimed to identify non-invasive blood-based autoantibody biomarkers capable of distinguishing iCCA patients from healthy individuals (CTRs). We profiled autoantibodies in 26 serum samples (16 iCCAs and 10 CTRs) using protein microarrays containing 1622 functional proteins. Leveraging machine learning techniques, we identified a signature composed of three autoantibody biomarkers (NDE1, PYCR1, and VIM) in conjunction with CA19-9 for iCCA detection. This combined signature demonstrated superior diagnostic performance with an AUC of 96.9%, outperforming CA19-9 alone (AUC: 83.8%). These results suggest the potential of autoantibody biomarkers to develop a complementary non-invasive diagnostic utility for routine iCCA screening.
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Grants
- CGS2562/01 Chulabhorn Graduate Scholarship
- 2536699/42113 Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, and Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI), Chulabhorn Research Institute
- 48292/4691968 Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, and Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI), Chulabhorn Research Institute
- Intramural Program of the Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), OPS
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- Wachira Kajornsrichon
- Program in Applied Biological Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Bangkok, 10210, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Chemical Carcinogenesis, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, 10210, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), OPS, MHESI, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Translational Research Unit, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, 10210, Thailand
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- Translational Research Unit, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, 10210, Thailand
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- Liver Cancer Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Carcinogenesis, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, 10210, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), OPS, MHESI, Bangkok, Thailand
- Translational Research Unit, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, 10210, Thailand
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- Program in Applied Biological Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Bangkok, 10210, Thailand.
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), OPS, MHESI, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Translational Research Unit, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, 10210, Thailand.
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Sun Q, Li B, Li Y, Cao Z, He H. Birc5 and Nudc are screened as candidate reference genes for RT-qPCR studies in mouse cementoblast mineralization using time-series RNA-seq data. Eur J Orthod 2024; 46:cjae035. [PMID: 39066623 DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjae035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND The robustness and credibility of RT-qPCR results are critically dependent on the selection of suitable reference genes. However, the mineralization of the extracellular matrix can alter the intracellular tension and energy metabolism within cells, potentially impacting the expression of traditional reference genes, namely Actb and Gapdh. OBJECTIVE To methodically identify appropriate reference genes for research focused on mouse cementoblast mineralization. MATERIALS AND METHODS Time-series transcriptomic data of mouse cementoblast mineralization were used. To ensure expression stability and medium to high expression levels, three specific criteria were applied to select potential reference genes. The expression stability of these genes was ranked based on the DI index (1/coefficient of variation) to identify the top six potential reference genes. RT-qPCR validation was performed on these top six candidates, comparing their performance against six previously used reference genes (Rpl22, Ppib, Gusb, Rplp0, Actb, and Gapdh). Cq values of these 12 genes were analyzed by RefFinder to get a stability ranking. RESULTS A total of 4418 (12.27%) genes met the selection criteria. Among them, Rab5if, Chmp4b, Birc5, Pea15a, Nudc, Supt4a were identified as candidate reference genes. RefFinder analyses revealed that two candidates (Birc5 and Nudc) exhibited superior performance compared to previously used reference genes. LIMITATIONS RefFinder's stability ranking does not consider the influence of primer efficiency. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS We propose Birc5 and Nudc as candidate reference genes for RT-qPCR studies investigating mouse cementoblast mineralization and cementum repair.
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- Qiao Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Guangdong Province 518036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Matsumura F, Murayama T, Kuriyama R, Matsumura A, Yamashiro S. Myosin phosphatase targeting subunit1 controls localization and motility of Rab7-containing vesicles: Is myosin phosphatase a cytoplasmic dynein regulator? Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2024. [PMID: 38700016 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Myosin phosphatase targeting subunit1 (MYPT1) is a critical subunit of myosin phosphatase (MP), which brings PP1Cδ phosphatase and its substrate together. We previously showed that MYPT1 depletion resulted in oblique chromatid segregation. Therefore, we hypothesized that MYPT1 may control microtubule-dependent motor activity. Dynein, a minus-end microtubule motor, is known to be involved in mitotic spindle assembly. We thus examined whether MYPT1 and dynein may interact. Proximity ligation assay and co-immunoprecipitation revealed that MYPT1 and dynein intermediate chain (DIC) were associated. We found that DIC phosphorylation is increased in MYPT1-depleted cells in vivo, and that MP was able to dephosphorylate DIC in vitro. MYPT1 depletion also altered the localization and motility of Rab7-containing vesicles. MYPT1-depletion dispersed the perinuclear Rab7 localization to the peripheral in interphase cells. The dispersed Rab7 localization was rescued by microinjection of a constitutively active, truncated MYPT1 mutant, supporting that MP is responsible for the altered Rab7 localization. Analyses of Rab7 vesicle trafficking also revealed that minus-end transport was reduced in MYPT1-depleted cells. These results suggest an unexpected role of MP: MP controls dynein activity in both mitotic and interphase cells, possibly by dephosphorylating dynein subunits including DIC.
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- Fumio Matsumura
- Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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Garner MA, Hubbard MG, Boitet ER, Hubbard ST, Gade A, Ying G, Jones BW, Baehr W, Gross AK. NUDC is critical for rod photoreceptor function, maintenance, and survival. FASEB J 2024; 38:e23518. [PMID: 38441532 PMCID: PMC10917122 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202301641rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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NUDC (nuclear distribution protein C) is a mitotic protein involved in nuclear migration and cytokinesis across species. Considered a cytoplasmic dynein (henceforth dynein) cofactor, NUDC was shown to associate with the dynein motor complex during neuronal migration. NUDC is also expressed in postmitotic vertebrate rod photoreceptors where its function is unknown. Here, we examined the role of NUDC in postmitotic rod photoreceptors by studying the consequences of a conditional NUDC knockout in mouse rods (rNudC-/- ). Loss of NUDC in rods led to complete photoreceptor cell death at 6 weeks of age. By 3 weeks of age, rNudC-/- function was diminished, and rhodopsin and mitochondria were mislocalized, consistent with dynein inhibition. Levels of outer segment proteins were reduced, but LIS1 (lissencephaly protein 1), a well-characterized dynein cofactor, was unaffected. Transmission electron microscopy revealed ultrastructural defects within the rods of rNudC-/- by 3 weeks of age. We investigated whether NUDC interacts with the actin modulator cofilin 1 (CFL1) and found that in rods, CFL1 is localized in close proximity to NUDC. In addition to its potential role in dynein trafficking within rods, loss of NUDC also resulted in increased levels of phosphorylated CFL1 (pCFL1), which would purportedly prevent depolymerization of actin. The absence of NUDC also induced an inflammatory response in Müller glia and microglia across the neural retina by 3 weeks of age. Taken together, our data illustrate the critical role of NUDC in actin cytoskeletal maintenance and dynein-mediated protein trafficking in a postmitotic rod photoreceptor.
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- Mary Anne Garner
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132 USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132 USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132 USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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Vassileva V, Georgieva M, Todorov D, Mishev K. Small Sized Yet Powerful: Nuclear Distribution C Proteins in Plants. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:119. [PMID: 38202427 PMCID: PMC10780334 DOI: 10.3390/plants13010119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The family of Nuclear Distribution C (NudC) proteins plays a pivotal and evolutionarily conserved role in all eukaryotes. In animal systems, these proteins influence vital cellular processes like cell division, protein folding, nuclear migration and positioning, intracellular transport, and stress response. This review synthesizes past and current research on NudC family members, focusing on their growing importance in plants and intricate contributions to plant growth, development, and stress tolerance. Leveraging information from available genomic databases, we conducted a thorough characterization of NudC family members, utilizing phylogenetic analysis and assessing gene structure, motif organization, and conserved protein domains. Our spotlight on two Arabidopsis NudC genes, BOB1 and NMig1, underscores their indispensable roles in embryogenesis and postembryonic development, stress responses, and tolerance mechanisms. Emphasizing the chaperone activity of plant NudC family members, crucial for mitigating stress effects and enhancing plant resilience, we highlight their potential as valuable targets for enhancing crop performance. Moreover, the structural and functional conservation of NudC proteins across species suggests their potential applications in medical research, particularly in functions related to cell division, microtubule regulation, and associated pathways. Finally, we outline future research avenues centering on the exploration of under investigated functions of NudC proteins in plants.
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- Valya Vassileva
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Laboratory of Regulation of Gene Expression, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.G.); (D.T.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Laboratory of Regulation of Gene Expression, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.G.); (D.T.)
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Garner MA, Hubbard MG, Boitet ER, Hubbard ST, Gade A, Ying G, Jones BW, Baehr W, Gross AK. NUDC is critical for rod photoreceptor function, maintenance, and survival. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.28.568878. [PMID: 38076848 PMCID: PMC10705250 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.28.568878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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NUDC ( nu clear d istribution protein C) is a mitotic protein involved in nuclear migration and cytokinesis across species. Considered a cytoplasmic dynein (henceforth dynein) cofactor, NUDC was shown to associate with the dynein motor complex during neuronal migration. NUDC is also expressed in postmitotic vertebrate rod photoreceptors where its function is unknown. Here, we examined the role of NUDC in postmitotic rod photoreceptors by studying the consequences of a conditional NUDC knockout in mouse rods (r NudC -/- ). Loss of NUDC in rods led to complete photoreceptor cell death at six weeks of age. By 3 weeks of age, r NudC -/- function was diminished, and rhodopsin and mitochondria were mislocalized, consistent with dynein inhibition. Levels of outer segment proteins were reduced, but LIS1 (lissencephaly protein 1), a well-characterized dynein cofactor, was unaffected. Transmission electron microscopy revealed ultrastructural defects within the rods of r NudC -/- by 3 weeks of age. We investigated whether NUDC interacts with the actin modulator cofilin 1 (CFL1) and found that in rods, CFL1 is localized in close proximity to NUDC. In addition to its potential role in dynein trafficking within rods, loss of NUDC also resulted in increased levels of phosphorylated CFL1 (pCFL1), which would purportedly prevent depolymerization of actin. Absence of NUDC also induced an inflammatory response in Müller glia and microglia across the neural retina by 3 weeks of age. Taken together, our data illustrate the critical role of NUDC in actin cytoskeletal maintenance and dynein-mediated protein trafficking in a postmitotic rod photoreceptor. Significance Statement Nuclear distribution protein C (NUDC) has been studied extensively as an essential protein for mitotic cell division. In this study, we discovered its expression and role in the postmitotic rod photoreceptor cell. In the absence of NUDC in mouse rods, we detected functional loss, protein mislocalization, and rapid retinal degeneration consistent with dynein inactivation. In the early phase of retinal degeneration, we observed ultrastructural defects and an upregulation of inflammatory markers suggesting additional, dynein-independent functions of NUDC.
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Luo W, Xu Z, Wang H, Lu Z, Ding L, Wang R, Xie H, Zheng Q, Lin Y, Zhou Z, Li Y, Chen X, Li G, Xia L. HIF1A-repressed PUS10 regulates NUDC/Cofilin1 dependent renal cell carcinoma migration by promoting the maturation of miR-194-5p. Cell Biosci 2023; 13:153. [PMID: 37596681 PMCID: PMC10439626 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-01094-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is characterized by a high rate of distant metastasis, which leads to poor prognosis in patients with advanced RCC. PUS10 has been recognized as a member of the pseudouridine synthase family, and recently other functions beyond the synthesis of the RNA modification have been uncovered. However, little is known about its role in diseases such as cancer. METHODS RT-qPCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry were used to measure the expression of PUS10 in RCC tissues. Transwell assay, wound healing assay, and in vivo metastasis model were conducted to determine the function of PUS10 in RCC progression. MicroRNA sequencing and GEO database were used to screen for the downstream microRNAs of PUS10. RNA immunoprecipitation, dual luciferase reporter assay, immunostaining, and rescue experiments were employed to establish the PUS10/miR-194-5p/nuclear distribution protein C(NUDC)/Cofilin1 axis in RCC migration. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and dual luciferase reporter assay were used to verify its upstream transcriptional regulator. RESULTS The expression of PUS10 was significantly decreased in RCC tissues, and low expression predicted poor prognosis. In vitro and in vivo experiments showed that PUS10 suppressed RCC migration, which, however, was independent of its classical pseudouridine catalytic function. Mechanically, PUS10 promoted the maturation of miR-194-5p, which sequentially inhibited RCC migration via disrupting NUDC-dependent cytoskeleton. Furthermore, hypoxia and HIF-1 A were found involved in the downregulation of PUS10. CONCLUSION We unraveled PUS10 restrained RCC migration via the PUS10/miR-194-5p/NUDC/Cofilin1 pathway, which independent of its classical catalytic function. Furthermore, a linkage between the critical tumor microenvironment hallmark with malfunction of the forementioned metastasis inhibition mechanism was presented, as demonstrated by repressed expression of PUS10 due to hypoxia and HIF-1A.
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- Wenqin Luo
- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China.
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China.
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Guo C, Tang Y, Li Q, Yang Z, Guo Y, Chen C, Zhang Y. Deciphering the immune heterogeneity dominated by natural killer cells with prognostic and therapeutic implications in hepatocellular carcinoma. Comput Biol Med 2023; 158:106872. [PMID: 37030269 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.106872] [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: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Belonging to type 1 innate lymphoid cells (ILC1), natural killer (NK) cells play an important role not only in fighting microbial infections but also in anti-tumor response. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents an inflammation-related malignancy and NK cells are enriched in the liver, making them an essential component of the HCC immune microenvironment. In this study, we performed single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis to identify the NK cell marker genes (NKGs) and uncovered 80 prognosis-related ones by the TCGA-LIHC dataset. Based on prognostic NKGs, HCC patients were categorized into two subtypes with distinct clinical outcomes. Subsequently, we conducted LASSO-COX and stepwise regression analysis on prognostic NKGs to establish a five-gene (UBB, CIRBP, GZMH, NUDC, and NCL) prognostic signature-NKscore. Different mutation statuses of the two risk groups stratified by NKscore were comprehensively characterized. Besides, the established NKscore-integrated nomogram presented enhanced predictive performance. Single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) analysis was used to uncover the landscape of the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) and the high-NKscore risk group was characterized with an immune-exhausted phenotype while the low-NKscore risk group held relatively strong anti-cancer immunity. T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire, tumor inflammation signature (TIS), and Immunophenoscore (IPS) analyses revealed differences in immunotherapy sensitivity between the two NKscore risk groups. Taken together, we developed a novel NK cell-related signature to predict the prognosis and immunotherapy efficacy for HCC patients.
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- Chengbin Guo
- Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Tapai, Macau, 999078, China
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Experimental Center, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, 450003, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Experimental Center, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, 450003, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Experimental Center, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, 450003, Zhengzhou, China.
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- West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China.
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Kawano D, Pinter K, Chlebowski M, Petralia RS, Wang YX, Nechiporuk AV, Drerup CM. NudC regulated Lis1 stability is essential for the maintenance of dynamic microtubule ends in axon terminals. iScience 2022; 25:105072. [PMID: 36147950 PMCID: PMC9485903 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105072] [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: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In the axon terminal, microtubule stability is decreased relative to the axon shaft. The dynamic microtubule plus ends found in the axon terminal have many functions, including serving as a docking site for the Cytoplasmic dynein motor. Here, we report an unexplored function of dynein in microtubule regulation in axon terminals: regulation of microtubule stability. Using a forward genetic screen, we identified a mutant with an abnormal axon terminal structure owing to a loss of function mutation in NudC. We show that, in the axon terminal, NudC is a chaperone for the protein Lis1. Decreased Lis1 in nudc axon terminals causes dynein/dynactin accumulation and increased microtubule stability. Microtubule dynamics can be restored by pharmacologically inhibiting dynein, implicating excess dynein motor function in microtubule stabilization. Together, our data support a model in which local NudC-Lis1 modulation of the dynein motor is critical for the regulation of microtubule stability in the axon terminal. NudC, a dynein regulator, is crucial for axon terminal structure NudC mutation leads to a near complete loss of Lis1 protein in axon terminals Lis1 deficits cause accumulation of dynein and cargo in axon terminals Local elevation of dynein increases axon terminal microtubule stability
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- Dane Kawano
- Unit on Neuronal Cell Biology, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Unit on Neuronal Cell Biology, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Core, National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Core, National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Unit on Neuronal Cell Biology, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.,Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Feng WM, Gong H, Wang YC, Wang Y, Xue T, Zhang T, Cui G. NudCD1 as a prognostic marker in colorectal cancer and its role in the upregulation of cellular spindle assembly checkpoint genes and LIS1 pathways. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:981. [PMID: 36104662 PMCID: PMC9476325 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-10041-4] [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: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Objective To investigate the role of NudCD1 in spindle assembly checkpoint regulation and in the prognosis of colorectal cancer. Methods Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect in situ expression of NudCD1 in 100 colorectal cancer tissue samples. A chi-square test was used to analyse the correlation between the NudCD1 protein expression level of the cancer tissues and clinicopathological features. The Kaplan–Meier survival analysis was used to assess the correlation between the NudCD1 mRNA expression and the three-year survival of patients with colorectal cancer. The impact of NudCD1 on the development of colorectal cancer and the underlying molecular mechanisms were assessed by flow cytometry cell cycle and apoptosis assays after lentiviral overexpression of NudCD1 in two colorectal cancer cell lines. Quantitative real-time PCR was used to assess mRNA expression of the cellular spindle assembly checkpoint genes BUB1, BUBR1, MAD1, CDC20 and MPS1, as well as the downstream genes LIS1, DYNC1H1, and DYNLL1 in the NudC/LIS1/dynein pathway. Results Compared with normal intestinal tissue (8.00% with high expression), the expression of NudCD1 protein in colorectal cancer tissue was significantly higher (58.00% with high expression, P < 0.01). In addition, expression of NudCD1 significantly correlated with the degree of tumour differentiation and the TNM staging (P < 0.01), as well as the depth of invasion of the primary tumour and lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). However, there was no correlation with gender, age, tumour site, gross type, tumour size or distant metastasis. The Kaplan–Meier survival analysis showed that patients with high NudCD1 expression in colorectal cancer tissues had a significantly shorter survival time than those with low expression of NudCD1 (P < 0.01). Compared with the transfection of the empty vector, colon cancer HT-29 cells with overexpressed NudCD1 had significantly increased mRNA levels of BUBR1, MPS1 and LIS1. The DNA synthesis phase (S phase) was significantly shorter in cells overexpressing NudCD1 than in the control group (43.83% ± 1.57%, P < 0.05), while there was no difference in apoptosis in the two groups. Conclusion NudCD1 can serve as a valuable prognostic marker for colorectal cancer. It may be involved in the regulation of spindle-assembly checkpoint-gene expression and the LIS1 pathway of colorectal cancer cells. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12885-022-10041-4.
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Zuidema A, Wang W, Kreft M, Bleijerveld OB, Hoekman L, Aretz J, Böttcher RT, Fässler R, Sonnenberg A. Molecular determinants of αVβ5 localization in flat clathrin lattices: Role of αVβ5 in cell adhesion and proliferation. J Cell Sci 2022; 135:275569. [PMID: 35532004 PMCID: PMC9234671 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The vitronectin receptor integrin αVβ5 can reside in two distinct adhesion structures: focal adhesions (FAs) and flat clathrin lattices (FCLs). Here we investigated the mechanism that regulates the subcellular distribution of β5 in keratinocytes and show that β5 has approximately 7- and 5-fold higher affinity for the clathrin adaptors ARH and Numb, respectively, than for talin; all proteins that bind to the membrane-proximal NPxY motif of the β5 cytoplasmic domain. Using mass spectrometry, we identified β5 interactors including the Rho GEFs p115Rho-GEF and GEF-H1, and the serine protein kinase MARK2; depletion of which diminishes the clustering of β5 in FCLs. Substitution of two serines (S759/762) in the β5 cytoplasmic domain with phospho-mimetic glutamates causes a shift in the localization of β5 from FAs into FCLs without affecting the interactions with MARK2, p115Rho-GEF or GEF-H1. Instead, we demonstrate that changes in the actomyosin-based cellular contractility by ectopic expression of activated Rho or disruption of microtubules regulates β5 localization. Finally, we present evidence that β5 in either FAs or FCLs functions to promote adhesion to vitronectin, cell spreading, and proliferation.
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- Alba Zuidema
- Division of Cell Biology I, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, Amsterdam 1066 CX, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cell Biology I, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, Amsterdam 1066 CX, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cell Biology I, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, Amsterdam 1066 CX, The Netherlands
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- Proteomics Facility, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cell Biology I, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, Amsterdam 1066 CX, The Netherlands
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Yin H, Zhang T, Wang H, Hu X, Hou X, Fang X, Yin Y, Li H, Shi L, Su YQ. Echinoderm Microtubule Associated Protein Like 1 Is Indispensable for Oocyte Spindle Assembly and Meiotic Progression in Mice. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:687522. [PMID: 34124073 PMCID: PMC8194061 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.687522] [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: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Completion of the first meiosis is an essential prerequisite for producing a functionally normal egg for fertilization and embryogenesis, but the precise mechanisms governing oocyte meiotic progression remains largely unclear. Here, we report that echinoderm microtubule associated protein (EMAP) like 1 (EML1), a member of the conserved EMAP family proteins, plays a crucial role in the control of oocyte meiotic progression in the mouse. Female mice carrying an ENU-induced nonsense mutation (c.1956T > A; p.Tyr652∗) of Eml1 are infertile, and the majority of their ovulated oocytes contain abnormal spindles and misaligned chromosomes. In accordance with the mutant oocyte phenotype, we find that EML1 is colocalized with spindle microtubules during the process of normal oocyte meiotic maturation, and knockdown (KD) of EML1 by specific morpholinos in the fully grown oocytes (FGOs) disrupts the integrity of spindles, and delays meiotic progression. Moreover, EML1-KD oocytes fail to progress to metaphase II (MII) stage after extrusion of the first polar body, but enter into interphase and form a pronucleus containing decondensed chromatins. Further analysis shows that EML1-KD impairs the recruitment of γ-tubulin and pericentrin to the spindle poles, as well as the attachment of kinetochores to microtubules and the proper inactivation of spindle assembly checkpoint at metaphase I (MI). The loss of EML1 also compromises the activation of maturation promoting factor around the time of oocyte resumption and completion of the first meiosis, which, when corrected by WEE1/2 inhibitor PD166285, efficiently rescues the phenotype of oocyte delay of meiotic resumption and inability of reaching MII. Through IP- mass spectrometry analysis, we identified that EML1 interacts with nuclear distribution gene C (NUDC), a critical mitotic regulator in somatic cells, and EML1-KD disrupts the specific localization of NUDC at oocyte spindles. Taken together, these data suggest that EML1 regulates acentrosomal spindle formation and the progression of meiosis to MII in mammalian oocytes, which is likely mediated by distinct mechanisms.
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- Hong Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
- Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Campeiro JD, Nani JV, Monte GG, Almeida PGC, Mori MA, Hayashi MAF. Regulation of monoamine levels by typical and atypical antipsychotics in Caenorhabditis elegans mutant for nuclear distribution element genes. Neurochem Int 2021; 147:105047. [PMID: 33872680 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mammalian nuclear distribution genes encode proteins with essential roles in neuronal migration and brain formation during embryogenesis. The implication of human nuclear distribution genes, namely nudC and NDE1 (Nuclear Distribution Element 1)/NDEL1 (Nuclear Distribution Element-Like 1), in psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, has been recently described. The partial loss of NDEL1 expression results in neuronal migration defects, while ndel1 null knockout (KO) leads to early embryonic lethality in mice. On the other hand, loss-of-function of the orthologs of nuclear distribution element genes (nud) in Caenorhabditis elegans renders viable worms and influences behavioral endophenotypes associated with dopaminergic and serotoninergic pathways. In the present work, we evaluated the role of nud genes in monoamine levels at baseline and after the treatment with typical or atypical antipsychotics. Dopamine, serotonin and octopamine levels were significantly lower in homozygous loss-of-function mutant worms KO for nud genes compared with wild-type (WT) C. elegans at baseline. While treatment with antipsychotics determined significant differences in monoamine levels in WT, the nud KO mutant worms appear to respond differently to the treatment. According to the best of our knowledge, we are the first to report the influence of nud genes in the monoamine levels changes in response to antipsychotic drugs, ultimately placing the nuclear distribution genes family at the cornerstone of pathways involved in the modulation of monoamines in response to different classes of antipsychotic drugs.
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- Joana D'Arc Campeiro
- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil; National Institute for Translational Medicine (INCT-TM, CNPq), Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil; National Institute for Translational Medicine (INCT-TM, CNPq), Brazil.
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Cell-cycle phospho-regulation of the kinetochore. Curr Genet 2021; 67:177-193. [PMID: 33221975 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-020-01127-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The kinetochore is a mega-dalton protein assembly that forms within centromeric regions of chromosomes and directs their segregation during cell division. Here we review cell cycle-mediated phosphorylation events at the kinetochore, with a focus on the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the insight gained from forced associations of kinases and phosphatases. The point centromeres found in the budding yeast S. cerevisiae are one of the simplest such structures found in eukaryotes. The S. cerevisiae kinetochore comprises a single nucleosome, containing a centromere-specific H3 variant Cse4CENP-A, bound to a set of kinetochore proteins that connect to a single microtubule. Despite the simplicity of the budding yeast kinetochore, the proteins are mostly homologous with their mammalian counterparts. In some cases, human proteins can complement their yeast orthologs. Like its mammalian equivalent, the regulation of the budding yeast kinetochore is complex: integrating signals from the cell cycle, checkpoints, error correction, and stress pathways. The regulatory signals from these diverse pathways are integrated at the kinetochore by post-translational modifications, notably phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, to control chromosome segregation. Here we highlight the complex interplay between the activity of the different cell-cycle kinases and phosphatases at the kinetochore, emphasizing how much more we have to understand this essential structure.
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Lindner M, Laine VN, Verhagen I, Viitaniemi HM, Visser ME, van Oers K, Husby A. Rapid changes in DNA methylation associated with the initiation of reproduction in a small songbird. Mol Ecol 2021; 30:3645-3659. [PMID: 33453134 PMCID: PMC8359384 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Species with a circannual life cycle need to match the timing of their life history events to the environment to maximize fitness. However, our understanding of how circannual traits such as timing of reproduction are regulated on a molecular level remains limited. Recent studies have implicated that epigenetic mechanisms can be an important part in the processes that regulate circannual traits. Here, we explore the role of DNA methylation in mediating reproductive timing in a seasonally breeding bird species, the great tit (Parus major), using genome‐wide DNA methylation data from individual females that were blood sampled repeatedly throughout the breeding season. We demonstrate rapid and directional changes in DNA methylation within the promoter region of several genes, including a key transcription factor (NR5A1) known from earlier studies to be involved in the initiation of timing of reproduction. Interestingly, the observed changes in DNA methylation at NR5A1 identified here are in line with earlier gene expression studies of reproduction in chicken, indicating that the observed shifts in DNA methylation at this gene can have a regulatory role. Our findings provide an important step towards elucidating the genomic mechanism that mediates seasonal timing of a key life history traits and provide support for the idea that epigenetic mechanisms may play an important role in circannual traits. see also the Perspective by Melanie J. Heckwolf and Britta S. Meyer
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- Melanie Lindner
- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands.,Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands.,Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme (OEB), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands.,Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme (OEB), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.,Evolutionary Biology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Jeong SH, Park M, Park SY, Park J, Kim TH, Lee YJ, Jung EJ, Ju YT, Jeong CY, Kim JY, Ko GH, Kim M, Nam KT, Goldenring JR. Transcriptome Analysis and the Prognostic Role of NUDC in Diffuse and Intestinal Gastric Cancer. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2021; 20:15330338211019501. [PMID: 34060350 PMCID: PMC8173992 DOI: 10.1177/15330338211019501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION There have been few studies about gene differences between patients with diffuse-type gastric cancer and those with intestinal-type gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to compare the transcriptomes of signet ring cell gastric cancer (worst prognosis in diffuse-type) and well-differentiated gastric cancer (best prognosis in intestinal-type); NUDC was identified, and its prognostic role was studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed next-generation sequencing with 5 well-differentiated gastric cancers and 3 of signet ring cell gastric cancer surgical samples. We performed gene enrichment and functional annotation analysis using the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery bioinformatics resources. Immunohistochemistry was used to validate NUDC expression. RESULTS Overall, 900 genes showed significantly higher expression, 644 genes showed lower expression in signet ring cell gastric cancer than in well-differentiated gastric cancers, and there was a large difference in adhesion, vascular development, and cell-to-cell junction components between the 2 subtypes. We performed variant analysis and found 52 variants and 30 cancer driver genes, including NUDC. We analyzed NUDC expression in gastric cancer tissue and its relationship with prognosis. Cox proportional hazard analysis identified T stage, N stage, and NUDC expression as independent risk factors for survival (P < 0.05). The overall survival of the NUDC-positive group was significantly higher (53.2 ± 0.92 months) than that of the NUDC-negative group (44.6 ± 3.7 months) (P = 0.001) in Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. CONCLUSION We found 30 cancer driver gene candidates and found that the NUDC-positive group showed significantly better survival than the NUDC-negative group via variant analysis.
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- Sang-Ho Jeong
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
- Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University, Changwon Hospital, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Gyeongsang National University, Changwon Hospital, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University, Changwon Hospital, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
- Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University, Changwon Hospital, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, South Korea
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Cao S, Huang S, Guo Y, Zhou L, Lu Y, Lai S. Proteomic-based identification of oocyte maturation-related proteins in mouse germinal vesicle oocytes. Reprod Domest Anim 2020; 55:1607-1618. [PMID: 32920902 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Oocyte proteins play an important role in oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryonic development. However, the protein composition of mouse germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes is still unclear. Using one-dimensional Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (1D SDS-PAGE) and Reverse-phase liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (RP-LC-MS/MS), we constructed a protein profile of mouse GV oocytes. First, our proteomics profile identified 1,405 different proteins from 11,000 mouse GV oocytes lacking zona pellucida. Second, with detailed bioinformatics analysis, a group of proteins that play an essential role in oocyte maturation was screened. In addition, the expression and localization of suppressor of G2 allele of skp1(SUGT1, also called SGT1), heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (Hnrpk), Seruin, Cullin1(Clu1) and nuclear distribution protein C (Nudc) in mouse ovaries and early embryos were also captured and investigated in this study. Moreover, the protein profile was submitted to the Proteomics Identifications Database (PRIDE) and is available via ProteomeXchange with the identifier PXD014314. Our research provides valuable resources for the study of oocyte proteins and oocyte maturation and helps to clarify the mechanisms of oocyte maturation.
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- Senyang Cao
- Center of Reproductive Medicine, Huai'an Maternity and Child Health Care Center, Huai'an, China.,State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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He B, Xia S, Zhang Z. NudCD1 Promotes the Proliferation and Metastasis of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells through the Activation of IGF1R-ERK1/2. Pathobiology 2020; 87:244-253. [PMID: 32634806 DOI: 10.1159/000505159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND NudC domain containing 1 (NudCD1) is an oncoprotein related to diverse cancers. This study aims to investigate the expression, role, and regulatory mechanism of NudCD1 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS qRT-PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry were performed to detect the expressions of NudCD1 in NSCLC tissues and cell lines. The correlation between NudCD1 expression and clinical features was determined by the χ2 test. Besides, shRNA was used to construct the NudCD1 low expression model of NCI-H1299 and NCI-H460 cells, and CCK-8 and transwell assay were conducted to monitor the changes of proliferation, migration, and invasion of cancer cells. The expression levels of epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers and IGF1R-ERK1/2 signaling pathway proteins were detected by Western blot. RESULTS The expression of NudCD1 in NSCLC was higher than that in normal tissues, and the increased expression of NudCD1 was significantly correlated with increased T stage and lymph node metastasis. Moreover, patients with high expression of NudCD1 had worse prognosis. NudCD1 knockdown was proven to impede the proliferation but facilitate the migration and invasion of cancer cells. Furthermore, knockdown of NudCD1 resulted in an increase in the expression of E-cadherin and a decrease in the expression of vimentin. We also observed that NudCD1 overexpression promoted the phosphorylation of IGF1R and ERK1/2 proteins. CONCLUSION NudCD1 promotes the proliferation and metastasis of NSCLC cells via activation of IGF1R-ERK1/2, which indicates that NudCD1 may be a potential therapy target of NSCLC.
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- Bin He
- Centre for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Hospital Affiliated to Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China
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- Centre for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Hospital Affiliated to Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China
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- Centre for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Hospital Affiliated to Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China,
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Wang J, Kaplan N, Wang S, Yang W, Wang L, He C, Peng H. Autophagy plays a positive role in induction of epidermal proliferation. FASEB J 2020; 34:10657-10667. [PMID: 32598088 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000770rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Autophagy is a multistage catabolic process that mediates stress responses. However, the role of autophagy in epidermal proliferation, particularly under conditions when the epidermis becomes "activated" (hyperproliferative), remains unclear. We have shown that inhibition of Beclin 1, a key activator in the initiation phase of autophagy, attenuates imiquimod (IMQ)-induced epidermal hyperplasia in adult mice as well as naturally occurring hyperproliferation in neonatal mouse epidermis. Inhibition of Beclin 1 did not change the levels of several key inflammatory molecules or the numbers of immune cells in lesional skins. This indicates that autophagy does not affect inflammatory regulators in IMQ-treated mouse skin. Bioinformatic analysis combined with gene expression quantitative assays, revealed that a deficiency in autophagy decreases the expression of PDZ Binding Kinase (PBK), a regulator of the cell cycle, in mouse epidermis and human epidermal keratinocytes (HEKs). Interestingly, the decrease in PBK results in inhibition of proliferation in HEKs and such reduced proliferation can be rescued by activation of p38, the downstream signaling of PBK. Collectively, autophagy plays a positive role in epidermal proliferation, which is in part via regulating PBK expression.
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- Junyi Wang
- Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology, The First Center of the PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Center of the PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Velinov V, Vaseva I, Zehirov G, Zhiponova M, Georgieva M, Vangheluwe N, Beeckman T, Vassileva V. Overexpression of the NMig1 Gene Encoding a NudC Domain Protein Enhances Root Growth and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:815. [PMID: 32595686 PMCID: PMC7301909 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The family of NudC proteins has representatives in all eukaryotes and plays essential evolutionarily conserved roles in many aspects of organismal development and stress response, including nuclear migration, cell division, folding and stabilization of other proteins. This study investigates an undescribed Arabidopsis homolog of the Aspergillus nidulans NudC gene, named NMig1 (for Nuclear Migration 1), which shares high sequence similarity to other plant and mammalian NudC-like genes. Expression of NMig1 was highly upregulated in response to several abiotic stress factors, such as heat shock, drought and high salinity. Constitutive overexpression of NMig1 led to enhanced root growth and lateral root development under optimal and stress conditions. Exposure to abiotic stress resulted in relatively weaker inhibition of root length and branching in NMig1-overexpressing plants, compared to the wild-type Col-0. The expression level of antioxidant enzyme-encoding genes and other stress-associated genes was considerably induced in the transgenic plants. The increased expression of the major antioxidant enzymes and greater antioxidant potential correlated well with the lower levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lower lipid peroxidation. In addition, the overexpression of NMig1 was associated with strong upregulation of genes encoding heat shock proteins and abiotic stress-associated genes. Therefore, our data demonstrate that the NudC homolog NMig1 could be considered as a potentially important target gene for further use, including breeding more resilient crops with improved root architecture under abiotic stress.
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- Valentin Velinov
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Gan H, Xue W, Gao Y, Zhu G, Chan D, Cheah KSE, Huang J. KIF5B modulates central spindle organization in late-stage cytokinesis in chondrocytes. Cell Biosci 2019; 9:85. [PMID: 31636894 PMCID: PMC6794761 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-019-0344-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background The growth plate is a special region of the cartilage that drives longitudinal growth of long bones. Proliferating chondrocytes in the growth plate, arranged in columns, divide perpendicular to the long axis of the growth plate then intercalate to re-align with parental columns. Which molecular partners maintain growth plate columnar structures and chondrocyte cytokinesis has not been fully revealed. It is reported that kinesin family member 3A (KIF3A), a subunit of kinesin-2, plays an important role in maintaining columnar organization in growth plates via controlling primary cilia formation and cell proliferation. Result Here we identify kinesin family member 5B (KIF5B), the heavy chain of kinesin-1, a ubiquitously expressed motor protein for anterograde intracellular transport along the microtubule network, as a key modulator of cytokinesis in chondrocytes via maintenance of central spindle organization. We show that KIF5B is concentrated in the central spindle during cytokinesis in both primary chondrocytes and chondrogenic ATDC5 cells. Conclusion The failure of cytokinesis in KIF5B null chondrocytes leads to incomplete cell rotation, disrupting proliferation and differentiation, and results in a disorganized growth plate.
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- Huiyan Gan
- 1School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- 1School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- 1School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.,2Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- 1School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- 1School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- 1School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- 1School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.,3Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055 People's Republic of China
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NudC-like protein 2 restrains centriole amplification by stabilizing HERC2. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:628. [PMID: 31427565 PMCID: PMC6700069 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1843-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Centriole duplication is tightly controlled to occur once per cell cycle, and disruption of this synchrony causes centriole amplification, which is frequently observed in many cancers. Our previous work showed that nuclear distribution gene C (NudC)-like protein 2 (NudCL2) localizes to centrosomes; however, little is known about the role of NudCL2 in the regulation of centrosome function. Here, we find that NudCL2 is required for accurate centriole duplication by stabilizing the E3 ligase HECT domain and RCC1-like domain-containing protein 2 (HERC2). Knockout (KO) of NudCL2 using CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing or depletion of NudCL2 using small interfering RNA causes significant centriole amplification. Overexpression of NudCL2 significantly suppresses hydroxyurea-induced centriole overduplication. Quantitative proteomic analysis reveals that HERC2 is downregulated in NudCL2 KO cells. NudCL2 is shown to interact with and stabilize HERC2. Depletion of HERC2 leads to the similar defects to that in NudCL2-downregulated cells, and ectopic expression of HERC2 effectively rescues the centriole amplification caused by the loss of NudCL2, whereas the defects induced by HERC2 depletion cannot be reversed by exogenous expression of NudCL2. Either loss of NudCL2 or depletion of HERC2 leads to the accumulation of ubiquitin-specific peptidase 33 (USP33), a centrosomal protein that positively regulates centriole duplication. Moreover, knockdown of USP33 reverses centriole amplification in both NudCL2 KO and HERC2-depleted cells. Taken together, our data suggest that NudCL2 plays an important role in maintaining the fidelity of centriole duplication by stabilizing HERC2 to control USP33 protein levels, providing a previously undescribed mechanism restraining centriole amplification.
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Monte GG, Nani JV, de Almeida Campos MR, Dal Mas C, Marins LAN, Martins LG, Tasic L, Mori MA, Hayashi MAF. Impact of nuclear distribution element genes in the typical and atypical antipsychotics effects on nematode Caenorhabditis elegans: Putative animal model for studying the pathways correlated to schizophrenia. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2019; 92:19-30. [PMID: 30578843 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The nuclear distribution element genes are conserved from fungus to humans. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans expresses two isoforms of nuclear distribution element genes, namely nud-1 and nud-2. While nud-1 was functionally demonstrated to be the worm nudC ortholog, bioinformatic analysis revealed that the nud-2 gene encodes the worm ortholog of the mammalian NDE1 (Nuclear Distribution Element 1 or NudE) and NDEL1 (NDE-Like 1 or NudEL) genes, which share overlapping roles in brain development in mammals and also mediate the axon guidance in mammalian and C. elegans neurons. A significantly higher NDEL1 enzyme activity was shown in treatment non-resistant compared to treatment resistant SCZ patients, who essentially present response to the therapy with atypical clozapine but not with typical antipsychotics. Using C. elegans as a model, we tested the consequence of nud genes suppression in the effects of typical and atypical antipsychotics. To assess the role of nud genes and antipsychotic drugs over C. elegans behavior, we measured body bend frequency, egg laying and pharyngeal pumping, which traits are controlled by specific neurons and neurotransmitters known to be involved in SCZ, as dopamine and serotonin. Evaluation of metabolic and behavioral response to the pharmacotherapy with these antipsychotics demonstrates an important unbalance in serotonin pathway in both nud-1 and nud-2 knockout worms, with more significant effects for nud-2 knockout. The present data also show an interesting trend of mutant knockout worm strains to present a metabolic profile closer to that observed for the wild-type animals after the treatment with the typical antipsychotic haloperidol, but which was not observed for the treatment with the atypical antipsychotic clozapine. Paradoxically, behavioral assays showed more evident effects for clozapine than for haloperidol, which is in line with previous studies with rodent animal models and clinical evaluations with SCZ patients. In addition, the validity and reliability of using this experimental animal model to further explore the convergence between the dopamine/serotonin pathways and neurodevelopmental processes was demonstrated here, and the potential usefulness of this model for evaluating the metabolic consequences of treatments with antipsychotics is also suggested.
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- Gabriela Guilherme Monte
- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) São Paulo, Brazil
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departament of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) São Paulo, Brazil.
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Boitet ER, Reish NJ, Hubbard MG, Gross AK. NudC regulates photoreceptor disk morphogenesis and rhodopsin localization. FASEB J 2019; 33:8799-8808. [PMID: 31022349 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201801740rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The outer segment (OS) of rod photoreceptors consist of a highly modified primary cilium containing phototransduction machinery necessary for light detection. The delivery and organization of the phototransduction components within and along the cilium into the series of stacked, highly organized disks is critical for cell function and viability. How disks are formed within the cilium remains an area of active investigation. We have found nuclear distribution protein C (nudC), a key component of mitosis and cytokinesis during development, to be present in the inner segment region of these postmitotic cells in several species, including mouse, tree shrew, monkey, and frog. Further, we found nudC interacts with rhodopsin and the small GTPase rab11a. Here, we show through transgenic tadpole studies that nudC is integral to rod cell disk formation and photoreceptor protein localization. Finally, we demonstrate that short hairpin RNA knockdown of nudC in tadpole rod photoreceptors, which leads to the inability of rod cells to maintain their OS, is rescued through coexpression of murine nudC.-Boitet, E. R., Reish, N. J., Hubbard, M. G., Gross, A. K. NudC regulates photoreceptor disk morphogenesis and rhodopsin localization.
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- Evan R Boitet
- Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.,Department of Optometry and Vision Science, School of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.,Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, School of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.,Department of Optometry and Vision Science, School of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.,Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Dwivedi D, Chawla P, Sharma M. Incorporating Motility in the Motor: Role of the Hook Protein Family in Regulating Dynein Motility. Biochemistry 2019; 58:1026-1031. [PMID: 30702276 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b01065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cytoplasmic dynein is a retrograde microtubule-based motor transporting cellular cargo, including organelles, vesicular intermediates, RNA granules, and proteins, thus regulating their subcellular distribution and function. Mammalian dynein associates with dynactin, a multisubunit protein complex that is necessary for the processive motility of dynein along the microtubule tracks. Recent studies have shown that the interaction between dynein and dynactin is enhanced in the presence of a coiled-coil activating adaptor protein, which performs dual functions of recruiting dynein and dynactin to their cargoes and inducing the superprocessive motility of the motor complex. One such family of coiled-coil activating adaptor proteins is the Hook family of proteins that are conserved across evolution with three paralogs in the case of mammals, namely, HOOK1-HOOK3. This Perspective aims to provide an overview of the Hook protein structure and the cellular functions of Hook proteins, with an emphasis on the recent developments in understanding their role as activating dynein adaptors.
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- Devashish Dwivedi
- Department of Biological Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) , Mohali , Punjab 140306 , India
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- Department of Biological Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) , Mohali , Punjab 140306 , India
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- Department of Biological Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) , Mohali , Punjab 140306 , India
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Korsnes MS, Korsnes R. Single-Cell Tracking of A549 Lung Cancer Cells Exposed to a Marine Toxin Reveals Correlations in Pedigree Tree Profiles. Front Oncol 2018; 8:260. [PMID: 30023341 PMCID: PMC6039982 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Long-term video-based tracking of single A549 lung cancer cells exposed to three different concentrations of the marine toxin yessotoxin (YTX) reveals significant variation in cytotoxicity, and it confirms the potential genotoxic effects of this toxin. Tracking of single cells subject to various toxic exposure, constitutes a conceptually simple approach to elucidate lineage correlations and sub-populations which are masked in cell bulk analyses. The toxic exposure can here be considered as probing a cell population for properties and change which may include long-term adaptation to treatments. Ranking of pedigree trees according to a measure of "size," provides definition of sub-populations. Following single cells through generations indicates that signaling cascades and experience of mother cells can pass to their descendants. Epigenetic factors and signaling downstream lineages may enhance differences between cells and partly explain observed heterogeneity in a population. Signaling downstream lineages can potentially link a variety of observations of cells making resulting data more suitable for computerized treatment. YTX exposure of A549 cells tends to cause two main visually distinguishable classes of cell death modalities ("apoptotic-like" and "necrotic-like") with approximately equal frequency. This special property of YTX enables estimation of correlation between cell death modalities for sister cells indicating impact downstream lineages. Hence, cellular responses and adaptation to treatments might be better described in terms of effects on pedigree trees rather than considering cells as independent entities.
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- Mónica Suárez Korsnes
- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway.,Nofima AS, Ås, Norway.,Korsnes Biocomputing (KoBio), Ås, Norway
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- Nofima AS, Ås, Norway.,Korsnes Biocomputing (KoBio), Ås, Norway.,Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), Kjeller, Norway.,Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway
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Dwivedi D, Sharma M. Multiple Roles, Multiple Adaptors: Dynein During Cell Cycle. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1112:13-30. [PMID: 30637687 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3065-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Dynein is an essential protein complex present in most eukaryotes that regulate biological processes ranging from ciliary beating, intracellular transport, to cell division. Elucidating the detailed mechanism of dynein function has been a challenging task owing to its large molecular weight and high complexity of the motor. With the advent of technologies in the last two decades, studies have uncovered a wealth of information about the structural, biochemical, and cell biological roles of this motor protein. Cytoplasmic dynein associates with dynactin through adaptor proteins to mediate retrograde transport of vesicles, mRNA, proteins, and organelles on the microtubule tracts. In a mitotic cell, dynein has multiple localizations, such as at the nuclear envelope, kinetochores, mitotic spindle and spindle poles, and cell cortex. In line with this, dynein regulates multiple events during the cell cycle, such as centrosome separation, nuclear envelope breakdown, spindle assembly checkpoint inactivation, chromosome segregation, and spindle positioning. Here, we provide an overview of dynein structure and function with focus on the roles played by this motor during different stages of the cell cycle. Further, we review in detail the role of dynactin and dynein adaptors that regulate both recruitment and activity of dynein during the cell cycle.
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- Devashish Dwivedi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Bakula D, Müller AJ, Zuleger T, Takacs Z, Franz-Wachtel M, Thost AK, Brigger D, Tschan MP, Frickey T, Robenek H, Macek B, Proikas-Cezanne T. WIPI3 and WIPI4 β-propellers are scaffolds for LKB1-AMPK-TSC signalling circuits in the control of autophagy. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15637. [PMID: 28561066 PMCID: PMC5460038 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Autophagy is controlled by AMPK and mTOR, both of which associate with ULK1 and control the production of phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns3P), a prerequisite for autophagosome formation. Here we report that WIPI3 and WIPI4 scaffold the signal control of autophagy upstream of PtdIns3P production and have a role in the PtdIns3P effector function of WIPI1-WIPI2 at nascent autophagosomes. In response to LKB1-mediated AMPK stimulation, WIPI4-ATG2 is released from a WIPI4-ATG2/AMPK-ULK1 complex and translocates to nascent autophagosomes, controlling their size, to which WIPI3, in complex with FIP200, also contributes. Upstream, WIPI3 associates with AMPK-activated TSC complex at lysosomes, regulating mTOR. Our WIPI interactome analysis reveals the scaffold functions of WIPI proteins interconnecting autophagy signal control and autophagosome formation. Our functional kinase screen uncovers a novel regulatory link between LKB1-mediated AMPK stimulation that produces a direct signal via WIPI4, and we show that the AMPK-related kinases NUAK2 and BRSK2 regulate autophagy through WIPI4. During autophagy, AMPK and mTOR associate with ULK1 and regulate phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns3P) production that mediates autophagosome formation via WIPI proteins. Here the authors show WIPI3 and WIPI4 have a scaffolding function upstream of PtdIns3P production and have a role in the PtdIns3P effector function of WIPI1-WIPI2 at nascent autophagosomes.
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- Daniela Bakula
- Department of Molecular Biology, Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.,International Max Planck Research School 'From Molecules to Organisms', Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology and Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.,International Max Planck Research School 'From Molecules to Organisms', Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology and Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.,International Max Planck Research School 'From Molecules to Organisms', Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology and Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Proteome Center Tuebingen, Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, CH-3008 Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, CH-3008 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Applied Bioinformatics, Konstanz University, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Musculoskeletal Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, D-48149 Muenster, Germany
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- International Max Planck Research School 'From Molecules to Organisms', Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology and Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.,Proteome Center Tuebingen, Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.,International Max Planck Research School 'From Molecules to Organisms', Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology and Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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Hung G, Flint SJ. Normal human cell proteins that interact with the adenovirus type 5 E1B 55kDa protein. Virology 2017; 504:12-24. [PMID: 28135605 PMCID: PMC5337154 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Several of the functions of the human adenovirus type 5 E1B 55kDa protein are fulfilled via the virus-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase it forms with the viral E4 Orf6 protein and several cellular proteins. Important substrates of this enzyme have not been identified, and other functions, including repression of transcription of interferon-sensitive genes, do not require the ligase. We therefore used immunoaffinity purification and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry of lysates of normal human cells infected in parallel with HAdV-C5 and E1B 55kDa protein-null mutant viruses to identify specifically E1B 55kDa-associated proteins. The resulting set of >90 E1B-associated proteins contained the great majority identified previously, and was enriched for those associated with the ubiquitin-proteasome system, RNA metabolism and the cell cycle. We also report very severe inhibition of viral genome replication when cells were exposed to both specific or non-specific siRNAs and interferon prior to infection.
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- George Hung
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.
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Kong Q, Chen XS, Tian T, Xia XY, Xu P. MicroRNA-194 suppresses prostate cancer migration and invasion by downregulating human nuclear distribution protein. Oncol Rep 2016; 37:803-812. [PMID: 27959429 DOI: 10.3892/or.2016.5305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human NudC nuclear distribution protein (hNUDC) is differentially expressed between normal and cancer cells. Based on its marked altered expression and its roles in modulating cell division, cytokineses and migration, a detailed understanding of the mechanisms regulating hNUDC expression in cancer cells is critical. In this study, we identified miR-194 as a downstream target of hNUDC and linked its expression to reduced metastatic capacity and tumorigenicity of prostate cancer (PCa) cells. Using miRNA target prediction programs, hNUDC mRNA was found to contain a potential binding site for miR-194 within its 3'UTR. A Reporter assay confirmed that post-transcriptional regulation of hNUDC was dependent on the miR-194 binding site. Forced expression of miR-194 in PCa cell lines, PC-3 and DU-145, led to a decrease in the mRNA and protein levels of hNUDC. Overexpression of miR-194 in these cells inhibited cell migration and invasion, and induced multinucleated cells. Our data showed that hNUDC knockdown by siRNA significantly reduced the migration and invasion in the PC-3 and DU-145 cells, phenocopying the results of miR-194 overexpression. Furthermore, lentivirus-mediated stable expression of miR-194 in PCa cells reduced the ability of colony formation as detected by a soft agar assay and exhibited significantly less tumorigenic ability in vivo. Our results suggest a novel role for miR-194 in effectively controlling cell metastatic processes in PCa cells via the regulation of hNUDC expression.
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- Qi Kong
- The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P.R. China
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Huang G, Chu C, Huang T, Kong X, Zhang Y, Zhang N, Cai YD. Exploring Mouse Protein Function via Multiple Approaches. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166580. [PMID: 27846315 PMCID: PMC5112993 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Although the number of available protein sequences is growing exponentially, functional protein annotations lag far behind. Therefore, accurate identification of protein functions remains one of the major challenges in molecular biology. In this study, we presented a novel approach to predict mouse protein functions. The approach was a sequential combination of a similarity-based approach, an interaction-based approach and a pseudo amino acid composition-based approach. The method achieved an accuracy of about 0.8450 for the 1st-order predictions in the leave-one-out and ten-fold cross-validations. For the results yielded by the leave-one-out cross-validation, although the similarity-based approach alone achieved an accuracy of 0.8756, it was unable to predict the functions of proteins with no homologues. Comparatively, the pseudo amino acid composition-based approach alone reached an accuracy of 0.6786. Although the accuracy was lower than that of the previous approach, it could predict the functions of almost all proteins, even proteins with no homologues. Therefore, the combined method balanced the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches to achieve efficient performance. Furthermore, the results yielded by the ten-fold cross-validation indicate that the combined method is still effective and stable when there are no close homologs are available. However, the accuracy of the predicted functions can only be determined according to known protein functions based on current knowledge. Many protein functions remain unknown. By exploring the functions of proteins for which the 1st-order predicted functions are wrong but the 2nd-order predicted functions are correct, the 1st-order wrongly predicted functions were shown to be closely associated with the genes encoding the proteins. The so-called wrongly predicted functions could also potentially be correct upon future experimental verification. Therefore, the accuracy of the presented method may be much higher in reality.
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- Guohua Huang
- Department of Mathematics, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, Hunan, 422000, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- College of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, 230036, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tianjin Key Lab of Biomedical Engineering Measurement, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- * E-mail: (NZ); (Y-DC)
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
- * E-mail: (NZ); (Y-DC)
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Weiderhold KN, Fadri-Moskwik M, Pan J, Nishino M, Chuang C, Deeraksa A, Lin SH, Yu-Lee LY. Dynamic Phosphorylation of NudC by Aurora B in Cytokinesis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153455. [PMID: 27074040 PMCID: PMC4830538 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Nuclear distribution protein C (NudC) is a mitotic regulator that plays a role in cytokinesis. However, how NudC is regulated during cytokinesis remains unclear. Here, we show that NudC is phosphorylated by Aurora B, a kinase critical for cell abscission. NudC is co-localized with Aurora B at the midbody and co-immunoprecipitated with Aurora B in mitosis. Inhibition of Aurora B by ZM447439 reduced NudC phosphorylation, suggesting that NudC is an Aurora B substrate in vivo. We identified T40 on NudC as an Aurora B phosphorylation site. NudC depletion resulted in cytokinesis failure with a dramatic elongation of the intercellular bridge between daughter cells, sustained Aurora B activity at the midbody, and reduced cell abscission. These cytokinetic defects can be rescued by the ectopic expression of wild-type NudC. Reconstitution with T40A phospho-defective NudC was found to rescue the cytokinesis defect. In contrast, reconstitution with the T40D phospho-mimetic NudC was inefficient in supporting the completion of cytokinesis. These results suggest that that dynamic phosphorylation of NudC by Aurora B regulates cytokinesis.
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- Kimberly N. Weiderhold
- Program in Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Program in Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Program in Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Section of Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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ZHOU LIRONG, DI QINGGUO, SUN BAOHUA, WANG XIAOSHENG, LI MIN, SHI JIAN. MicroRNA-194 restrains the cell progression of non-small cell lung cancer by targeting human nuclear distribution protein C. Oncol Rep 2016; 35:3435-44. [DOI: 10.3892/or.2016.4708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Fu Q, Wang W, Zhou T, Yang Y. Emerging roles of NudC family: from molecular regulation to clinical implications. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2016; 59:455-62. [PMID: 26965524 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-016-5029-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nuclear distribution gene C (NudC) was first found in Aspergillus nidulans as an upstream regulator of NudF, whose mammalian homolog is Lissencephaly 1 (Lis1). NudC is conserved from fungi to mammals. Vertebrate NudC has three homologs: NudC, NudC-like protein (NudCL), and NudC-like protein 2 (NudCL2). All members of the NudC family share a conserved p23 domain, which possesses chaperone activity both in conjunction with and independently of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90). Our group and the others found that NudC homologs were involved in cell cycle regulation by stabilizing the components of the LIS1/dynein complex. Additionally, NudC plays important roles in cell migration, ciliogenesis, thrombopoiesis, and the inflammatory response. It has been reported that NudCL is essential for the stability of the dynein intermediate chain and ciliogenesis via its interaction with the dynein 2 complex. Our data showed that NudCL2 regulates the LIS1/dynein pathway by stabilizing LIS1 with Hsp90 chaperone. The fourth distantly related member of the NudC family, CML66, a tumor-associated antigen in human leukemia, contains a p23 domain and appears to promote oncogenesis by regulating the IGF-1R-MAPK signaling pathway. In this review, we summarize our current knowledge of the NudC family and highlight its potential clinical relevance.
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- Qiqin Fu
- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China. .,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China. .,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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Chen D, Ito S, Yuan H, Hyodo T, Kadomatsu K, Hamaguchi M, Senga T. EML4 promotes the loading of NUDC to the spindle for mitotic progression. Cell Cycle 2016; 14:1529-39. [PMID: 25789526 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1026514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Echinoderm microtubule-associated protein (EMAP)-like (EML) family proteins are microtubule-associated proteins that have a conserved hydrophobic EMAP-like protein (HELP) domain and multiple WD40 domains. In this study, we examined the role of EML4, which is a member of the EML family, in cell division. Time-lapse microscopy analysis demonstrated that EML4 depletion induced chromosome misalignment during metaphase and delayed anaphase initiation. Further analysis by immunofluorescence showed that EML4 was required for the organization of the mitotic spindle and for the proper attachment of kinetochores to microtubules. We searched for EML4-associating proteins by mass spectrometry analysis and found that the nuclear distribution gene C (NUDC) protein, which is a critical factor for the progression of mitosis, was associated with EML4. This interaction was mediated by the WD40 repeat of EML4 and by the C-terminus of NUDC. In the absence of EML4, NUDC was no longer able to localize to the mitotic spindle, whereas NUDC was dispensable for EML4 localization. Our results show that EML4 is critical for the loading of NUDC onto the mitotic spindle for mitotic progression.
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- Dan Chen
- a Division of Cancer Biology; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine ; Nagoya , Japan
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Cruz OHDL, Marchat LA, Guillén N, Weber C, Rosas IL, Díaz-Chávez J, Herrera L, Rojo-Domínguez A, Orozco E, López-Camarillo C. Multinucleation and Polykaryon Formation is Promoted by the EhPC4 Transcription Factor in Entamoeba histolytica. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19611. [PMID: 26792358 PMCID: PMC4726151 DOI: 10.1038/srep19611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica is the intestinal parasite responsible for human amoebiasis that is a leading cause of death in developing countries. In this protozoan, heterogeneity in DNA content, polyploidy and genome plasticity have been associated to alterations in mechanisms controlling DNA replication and cell division. Studying the function of the transcription factor EhPC4, we unexpectedly found that it is functionally related to DNA replication, and multinucleation. Site-directed mutagenesis on the FRFPKG motif revealed that the K127 residue is required for efficient EhPC4 DNA-binding activity. Remarkably, overexpression of EhPC4 significantly increased cell proliferation, DNA replication and DNA content of trophozoites. A dramatically increase in cell size resulting in the formation of giant multinucleated trophozoites (polykaryon) was also found. Multinucleation event was associated to cytokinesis failure leading to abortion of ongoing cell division. Consistently, genome-wide profiling of EhPC4 overexpressing trophozoites revealed the up-regulation of genes involved in carbohydrates and nucleic acids metabolism, chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. Forced overexpression of one of these genes, EhNUDC (nuclear movement protein), led to alterations in cytokinesis and partially recapitulated the multinucleation phenotype. These data indicate for the first time that EhPC4 is associated with events related to polyploidy and genome stability in E. histolytica.
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- National Polytechnic Institute, National School of Medicine and Homeopathy, Institutional Program of Molecular Biomedicine, Biotechnology Program, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Institut Pasteur, Cellular Biology of Parasitism Unit, Paris, France
- INSERM U786, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Cellular Biology of Parasitism Unit, Paris, France
- INSERM U786, Paris, France
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- Universidad Autonoma de la Ciudad de Mexico, Genomics Sciences Program, Mexico City, Mexico
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- National Institute of Cancerology, Carcinogenesis Laboratory, Mexico City, Mexico
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- National Institute of Cancerology, Carcinogenesis Laboratory, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Metropolitan Autonomous University, Natural Sciences Department, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Department of Infectomics and Molecular Pathogenesis, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Universidad Autonoma de la Ciudad de Mexico, Genomics Sciences Program, Mexico City, Mexico
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Zhang C, Zhang W, Lu Y, Yan X, Yan X, Zhu X, Liu W, Yang Y, Zhou T. NudC regulates actin dynamics and ciliogenesis by stabilizing cofilin 1. Cell Res 2015; 26:239-53. [PMID: 26704451 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2015.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Emerging data indicate that actin dynamics is associated with ciliogenesis. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here we find that nuclear distribution gene C (NudC), an Hsp90 co-chaperone, is required for actin organization and dynamics. Depletion of NudC promotes cilia elongation and increases the percentage of ciliated cells. Further results show that NudC binds to and stabilizes cofilin 1, a key regulator of actin dynamics. Knockdown of cofilin 1 also facilitates ciliogenesis. Moreover, depletion of either NudC or cofilin 1 causes similar ciliary defects in zebrafish, including curved body, pericardial edema and defective left-right asymmetry. Ectopic expression of cofilin 1 significantly reverses the phenotypes induced by NudC depletion in both cultured cells and zebrafish. Thus, our data suggest that NudC regulates actin cytoskeleton and ciliogenesis by stabilizing cofilin 1.
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- Cheng Zhang
- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yue Yang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yue Yang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
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Kim JH, Shim J, Ji MJ, Jung Y, Bong SM, Jang YJ, Yoon EK, Lee SJ, Kim KG, Kim YH, Lee C, Lee BI, Kim KT. The condensin component NCAPG2 regulates microtubule-kinetochore attachment through recruitment of Polo-like kinase 1 to kinetochores. Nat Commun 2014; 5:4588. [PMID: 25109385 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The early event of microtubule-kinetochore attachment is a critical stage for precise chromosome segregation. Here we report that NCAPG2, which is a component of the condensin II complex, mediates chromosome segregation through microtubule-kinetochore attachment by recruiting PLK1 to prometaphase kinetochores. NCAPG2 colocalizes with PLK1 at prometaphase kinetochores and directly interacts with the polo-box domain (PBD) of PLK1 via its highly conserved C-terminal region. In both humans and Caenorhabditis elegans, when NCAPG2 is depleted, the attachment of the spindle to the kinetochore is loosened and misoriented. This is caused by the disruption of PLK1 localization to the kinetochore and by the decreased phosphorylation of its kinetochore substrate, BubR1. In addition, the crystal structure of the PBD of PLK1, in complex with the C-terminal region of NCAPG2, (1007)VLS-pT-L(1011), exhibits structural conservation of PBD-phosphopeptides, suggesting that the regulation of NCAPG2 function is phosphorylation-dependent. These findings suggest that NCAPG2 plays an important role in regulating proper chromosome segregation through a functional interaction with PLK1 during mitosis.
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- Jae Hyeong Kim
- 1] Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea [2]
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- 1] Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea [2]
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Cell Cycle and Signal Transduction, Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam 330-714, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Gyeonggi 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Republic of Korea
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Mitosis is largely driven by posttranslational modifications of proteins. Recent studies suggest that protein acetylation is prevalent in mitosis, but how protein acetylation/deacetylation regulates mitotic progression remains unclear. Nuclear distribution protein C (NudC), a conserved protein that regulates cell division, was previously shown to be acetylated. We found that NudC acetylation was decreased during mitosis. Using mass spectrometry analysis, we identified K39 to be an acetylation site on NudC. Reconstitution of NudC-deficient cells with wild-type or K39R acetylation-defective NudC rescued mitotic phenotypes, including chromosome misalignment, chromosome missegregation, and reduced spindle width, observed after NudC protein knockdown. In contrast, the K39Q acetylation-mimetic NudC was unable to rescue these mitotic phenotypes, suggesting that NudC deacetylation is important for mitotic progression. To examine proteins that may play a role in NudC deacetylation during mitosis, we found that NudC co-localizes on the mitotic spindle with the histone deacetylase HDAC3, an HDAC shown to regulate mitotic spindle stability. Further, NudC co-immunoprecipitates with HDAC3 and loss of function of HDAC3 either by protein knockdown or inhibition with a small molecule inhibitor increased NudC acetylation. These observations suggest that HDAC3 may be involved in NudC deacetylation during mitosis. Cells with NudC or HDAC3 knockdown exhibited overlapping mitotic abnormalities, including chromosomes arranged in a “dome-like” configuration surrounding a collapsed mitotic spindle. Our studies suggest that NudC acetylation/deacetylation regulates mitotic progression and NudC deacetylation, likely through HDAC3, is critical for spindle function and chromosome congression.
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Xiao Y, Zheng Y, Tan P, Xu P, Zhang Q. Overexpression of nuclear distribution protein (hNUDC) causes pro-apoptosis and differentiation in Dami megakaryocytes. Cell Prolif 2013; 46:576-85. [PMID: 24010816 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Overexpression of hNUDC, a member of the nuclear distribution protein family, reduces cell population growth in prostate cancer cell lines, concurrent with induced morphological change and enhanced polyploidization. These phenomena are also closely associated with terminal phases of megakaryocyte maturation. MATERIALS AND METHODS In Dami cells, MTT and trypan blue assays were used to investigate cell viability and proliferation effects of hNUDC, and flow cytometry was used to analyse cell cycle and DNA content. Real-time RT-PCR was employed to detect mRNA expression. Activations of caspase-3, ERK, Akt and Stat-5 were determined by immunoblotting. May-Grünwald-Giemsa staining was performed to reveal cell morphology. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Functional studies using adenovirus-mediated hNUDC overexpression led to inhibition of megakaryocyte proliferation via cell cycle arrest in G2/M transition phase. This process could have been be mediated by upregulation of p21 and downregulation of its downstream targets, including cyclin B1, cyclin B2 and c-myc. Enhanced apoptosis in turn ensued, characterized by increased caspase-3 activation, upregulation of pro-apoptotic Bax and downregulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2. Furthermore, hNUDC overexpression elevated the level of megakaryocyte maturation, associated with increased polyploidy, cell morphological changes and increased expression of cell surface differentiation markers, including CD10, CD44, CD41 and CD61. Our results further suggest that the ERK signalling pathway was involved in hNUDC overexpression-induced apoptosis. Taken together, this study provides experimental evidence for overexpression of hNUDC in Dami cells and suggests that activation of apoptotic machinery may be involved in megakaryocytic differentiation.
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- Y Xiao
- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Education Ministry, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Transcriptional response to stress in the dynamic chromatin environment of cycling and mitotic cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E3388-97. [PMID: 23959860 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1305275110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Heat shock factors (HSFs) are the master regulators of transcription under protein-damaging conditions, acting in an environment where the overall transcription is silenced. We determined the genomewide transcriptional program that is rapidly provoked by HSF1 and HSF2 under acute stress in human cells. Our results revealed the molecular mechanisms that maintain cellular homeostasis, including HSF1-driven induction of polyubiquitin genes, as well as HSF1- and HSF2-mediated expression patterns of cochaperones, transcriptional regulators, and signaling molecules. We characterized the genomewide transcriptional response to stress also in mitotic cells where the chromatin is tightly compacted. We found a radically limited binding and transactivating capacity of HSF1, leaving mitotic cells highly susceptible to proteotoxicity. In contrast, HSF2 occupied hundreds of loci in the mitotic cells and localized to the condensed chromatin also in meiosis. These results highlight the importance of the cell cycle phase in transcriptional responses and identify the specific mechanisms for HSF1 and HSF2 in transcriptional orchestration. Moreover, we propose that HSF2 is an epigenetic regulator directing transcription throughout cell cycle progression.
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Das A, Das ND, Jung KH, Park JH, Lee HT, Han D, Choi MR, Kang SC, Chai YG. Proteomic changes induced by histone demethylase JMJD3 in TNF alpha-treated human monocytic (THP-1) cells. Mol Immunol 2013; 56:113-22. [PMID: 23711388 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2013.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2012] [Revised: 03/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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JMJD3, a Jumonji C family histone demethylase, plays an important role in the regulation of inflammation induced by the transcription factor nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) in response to various stimuli. JMJD3 is a histone-3 lysine-27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) demethylase, a histone mark associated with transcriptional repression and activation of a diverse set of genes. The present study assessed stable JMJD3 knockdown (KD)-dependent proteomic profiling in human leukemia monocyte (THP-1) cells to analyze the JMJD3-mediated differential changes of marker expression in inflammatory cells. To analyze the protein expression profile of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)-stimulated JMJD3-kd THP-1 cells, we employed matrix-assisted-laser-desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Additionally, Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA) was applied to establish the molecular networks. A comparative proteomic profile was determined in TNF-α-treated both of JMJD3-kd THP-1 cells and THP-1 scrambled (sc) cells. The expression of tripartite motif protein (TRIM5), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glia maturation factor-γ (GMFG), caspase recruitment domain family, member 14 (CARMA2), and dUTP pyrophosphatase were significantly down-regulated, whereas heat shock protein beta-1 (HspB1) and prohibition were significantly up-regulated in JMJD3-kd THP-1 cells. The molecular and signaling networks of the differentially expressed proteins in JMJD3-kd THP-1 cells were determined by IPA. The molecular network signatures and functional proteomics obtained in this study may facilitate the suppression of different key inflammatory regulators through JMJD3-attenuation, which would be crucial to evaluate potential therapeutic targets and to elucidate the molecular mechanism of JMJD3-kd dependent effects in THP-1 cells.
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- Amitabh Das
- Department of Molecular & Life Science, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea.
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Han B, Zhang L, Feng M, Fang Y, Li J. An Integrated Proteomics Reveals Pathological Mechanism of Honeybee (Apis cerena) Sacbrood Disease. J Proteome Res 2013; 12:1881-97. [DOI: 10.1021/pr301226d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Bin Han
- Institute of Apicultural Research/Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research/Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research/Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research/Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research/Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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López-Huertas MR, Mateos E, Sánchez Del Cojo M, Gómez-Esquer F, Díaz-Gil G, Rodríguez-Mora S, López JA, Calvo E, López-Campos G, Alcamí J, Coiras M. The presence of HIV-1 Tat protein second exon delays fas protein-mediated apoptosis in CD4+ T lymphocytes: a potential mechanism for persistent viral production. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:7626-7644. [PMID: 23364796 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.408294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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HIV-1 replication is efficiently controlled by the regulator protein Tat (101 amino acids) and codified by two exons, although the first exon (1-72 amino acids) is sufficient for this process. Tat can be released to the extracellular medium, acting as a soluble pro-apoptotic factor in neighboring cells. However, HIV-1-infected CD4(+) T lymphocytes show a higher resistance to apoptosis. We observed that the intracellular expression of Tat delayed FasL-mediated apoptosis in both peripheral blood lymphocytes and Jurkat cells, as it is an essential pathway to control T cell homeostasis during immune activation. Jurkat-Tat cells showed impairment in the activation of caspase-8, deficient release of mitochondrial cytochrome c, and delayed activation of both caspase-9 and -3. This protection was due to a profound deregulation of proteins that stabilized the mitochondrial membrane integrity, such as heat shock proteins, prohibitin, or nucleophosmin, as well as to the up-regulation of NF-κB-dependent anti-apoptotic proteins, such as BCL2, c-FLIPS, XIAP, and C-IAP2. These effects were observed in Jurkat expressing full-length Tat (Jurkat-Tat101) but not in Jurkat expressing the first exon of Tat (Jurkat-Tat72), proving that the second exon, and particularly the NF-κB-related motif ESKKKVE, was necessary for Tat-mediated protection against FasL apoptosis. Accordingly, the protection exerted by Tat was independent of its function as a regulator of both viral transcription and elongation. Moreover, these data proved that HIV-1 could have developed strategies to delay FasL-mediated apoptosis in infected CD4(+) T lymphocytes through the expression of Tat, thus favoring the persistent replication of HIV-1 in infected T cells.
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- María Rosa López-Huertas
- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain
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- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain
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- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain
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- Unidad de Proteómica, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Proteómica, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Health and Biomedical Informatics Research Unit, Melbourne Medical School, 3010 Melbourne, Australia
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- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain
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- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain.
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Live-cell visualization of intracellular interaction between a nuclear migration protein (hNUDC) and the thrombopoietin receptor (Mpl). PLoS One 2012; 7:e51849. [PMID: 23284788 PMCID: PMC3524126 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We previously demonstrated that endogenous hNUDC and Mpl co-localized in the perinuclear and cytoplasmic regions of megakaryocyte cells by indirect immunofluorescence. We further reported that hNUDC accumulated in the Golgi when NIH 3T3 cells were transfected with an hNUDC expression vector alone. However, co-transfection with hNUDC and Mpl expression vectors caused both proteins to co-localize predominantly in the cytosol. These observations led us to hypothesize that a complex containing hNUDC and Mpl may alter hNUDC subcellular location and induce its secretion. In the present study, we test this hypothesis by employing bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) to detect and visualize the complex formation of hNUDC/Mpl in living cells. We further examined in detail the subcellular locations of the hNUDC/Mpl complex by co-transfection of BiFC chimeras with known subcellular markers. The distribution of hNUDC/Mpl in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi and cell surface was determined. Furthermore, the N-terminal 159 amino acids of hNUDC, but not C-terminal half, bound to Mpl in vivo and exhibited a similar localization pattern to that of full-length hNUDC in Cos-1 cells. Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of hNUDC or its N-terminal 159 residues in a human megakaryocyte cell line (Dami) resulted in increased levels of hNUDC or hNUDC(1-159) secretion. In contrast, depletion of Mpl by transfecting Dami cells with adenovirus bearing Mpl-targeting siRNA significantly blocked hNUDC secretion. Thus, we provide the first evidence that the N-terminal region of hNUDC contains all of the necessary information to complex with Mpl and traffic through the secretory pathway.
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Chakrabarti A, Mukhopadhyay D. Novel adaptors of amyloid precursor protein intracellular domain and their functional implications. GENOMICS PROTEOMICS & BIOINFORMATICS 2012; 10:208-16. [PMID: 23084776 PMCID: PMC5054717 DOI: 10.1016/j.gpb.2012.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Amyloid precursor protein intracellular domain (AICD) is one of the potential candidates in deciphering the complexity of Alzheimer’s disease. It plays important roles in determining cell fate and neurodegeneration through its interactions with several adaptors. The presence or absence of phosphorylation at specific sites determines the choice of partners. In this study, we identified 20 novel AICD-interacting proteins by in vitro pull down experiments followed by 2D gel electrophoresis and MALDI-MS analysis. The identified proteins can be grouped into different functional classes including molecular chaperones, structural proteins, signaling and transport molecules, adaptors, motor proteins and apoptosis determinants. Interactions of nine proteins were further validated either by colocalization using confocal imaging or by co-immunoprecipitation followed by immunoblotting. The cellular functions of most of the proteins can be correlated with AD. Hence, illustration of their interactions with AICD may shed some light on the disease pathophysiology.
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- Arunabha Chakrabarti
- Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Ishibashi N, Kanamaru K, Ueno Y, Kojima S, Kobayashi T, Machida C, Machida Y. ASYMMETRIC-LEAVES2 and an ortholog of eukaryotic NudC domain proteins repress expression of AUXIN-RESPONSE-FACTOR and class 1 KNOX homeobox genes for development of flat symmetric leaves in Arabidopsis. Biol Open 2012; 1:197-207. [PMID: 23213410 PMCID: PMC3507280 DOI: 10.1242/bio.2012406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Leaf primordia form around the shoot apical meristem, which consists of indeterminate stem cells. Upon initiation of leaf development, adaxial-abaxial patterning is crucial for appropriate lateral expansion, via cellular proliferation, and the formation of flat symmetric leaves. Many genes that specify such patterning have been identified, but regulation by upstream factors of the expression of relevant effector genes remains poorly understood. In Arabidopsis thaliana, ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2 (AS2) and AS1 play important roles in repressing transcription of class 1 KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) genes and leaf abaxial-determinant effector genes. We report here a mutation, designated enhancer of asymmetric leaves2 and asymmetric leaves1 (eal), that is associated with efficient generation of abaxialized filamentous leaves on the as2 or as1 background. Levels of transcripts of many abaxial-determinant genes, including ETTIN (ETT)/AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR3 (ARF3), and all four class 1 KNOX genes were markedly elevated in as2 eal shoot apices. Rudimentary patterning in as2 eal leaves was suppressed by the ett mutation. EAL encodes BOBBER1 (BOB1), an Arabidopsis ortholog of eukaryotic NudC domain proteins. BOB1 was expressed in plant tissues with division potential and bob1 mutations resulted in lowered levels of transcripts of some cell-cycle genes and decreased rates of cell division in shoot and root apices. Coordinated cellular proliferation, supported by BOB1, and repression of all class 1 KNOX genes, ETT/ARF3 by AS2 (AS1) and BOB1 might be critical for repression of the indeterminate state and of aberrant abaxialization in the presumptive adaxial domain of leaf primordia, which might ensure the formation of flat symmetric leaves.
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- Nanako Ishibashi
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University , Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602 , Japan
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Hoelker M, Salilew-Wondim D, Drillich M, Christine GB, Ghanem N, Goetze L, Tesfaye D, Schellander K, Heuwieser W. Transcriptional response of the bovine endometrium and embryo to endometrial polymorphonuclear neutrophil infiltration as an indicator of subclinical inflammation of the uterine environment. Reprod Fertil Dev 2012; 24:778-93. [DOI: 10.1071/rd11171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 11/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to analyse the effect of subclinical endometritis on endometrial and embryonic gene expression. A total of 49 cows at either Day 0 or Day 7 of the oestrous cycle (62–83 days post partum) following superovulation were classified as having subclinical endometritis (SE-0, SE-7) or a healthy endometrium (HE-0, HE-7) on the basis of endometrial cytological evaluation. Endometrial samples and associated embryos were subjected to global transcriptome analysis using the Bovine GeneChip (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA, USA) and aberrant transcript profiles were observed in SE-0 and SE-7 cows. At Day 0, 10 transcripts were found to be differentially expressed in endometrial samples. Specifically, the PDZK1, PXDN, DDHD2, GPLD1 and SULT1B1 genes were downregulated, whereas the PKIB, LOC534256, BT29392, LYZ and S100A14 genes were upregulated in SE-0 cows. Similarly, 11 transcripts were found to be differentially regulated on Day 7. Of these, GNPTG, BOLA-DQA5, CHD2, LOC541226, VCAM1 and ARHGEF2 were found to be downregulated, whereas PSTPIP2, BT236441 and MGC166084 were upregulated in SE-7 cows. Accordingly, endometrial health status affected the number of flushed, transferable embryos. In all, 20 genes were differentially regulated in blastocysts derived from HE-7 and SE-7 cows. Of these, GZMK, TCEAL4, MYL7, ADD3 and THEM50B were upregulated, whereas NUDCD2, MYO1E, BZW1, EHD4 and GZMB were downregulated. In conclusion, endometrial polymorphonuclear neutrophil infiltration as an indicator of subclinical endometritis is associated with changes in endometrial gene expression patterns, including genes involved in cell adhesion and immune modulation. Consequently, subclinical endometritis affects gene expression in embryos, including the expression of genes related to membrane stability, the cell cycle and apoptosis.
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NudC is required for interkinetic nuclear migration and neuronal migration during neocortical development. Dev Biol 2011; 357:326-35. [PMID: 21771589 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Revised: 06/17/2011] [Accepted: 07/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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NudC is a highly conserved protein necessary for cytoplasmic dynein-mediated nuclear migration in Aspergillus nidulans. NudC interacts genetically with Aspergillus NudF and physically with its mammalian orthologue Lis1, which is crucial for nuclear and neuronal migration during brain development. To test for related roles for NudC, we performed in utero electroporation into embryonic rat brain of cDNAs encoding shRNAs as well as wild-type and mutant forms of NudC. We show here that NudC, like Lis1, is required for neuronal migration during neocorticogenesis and we identify a specific role in apical nuclear migration in radial glial progenitor cells. These results identify a novel neuronal migration gene with a specific role in interkinetic nuclear migration, consistent with cytoplasmic dynein regulation.
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Matsumura F, Yamakita Y, Yamashiro S. Myosin light chain kinases and phosphatase in mitosis and cytokinesis. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 510:76-82. [PMID: 21396909 PMCID: PMC3114266 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2011.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2010] [Revised: 03/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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At mitosis, cells undergo drastic alterations in morphology and cytoskeletal organization including cell rounding during prophase, mitotic spindle assembly during prometaphase and metaphase, chromatid segregation in anaphase, and cytokinesis during telophase. It is well established that myosin II is a motor responsible for cytokinesis. Recent reports have indicated that myosin II is also involved in spindle assembly and karyokinesis. In this review, we summarize current understanding of the functions of myosin II in mitosis and cytokinesis of higher eukaryotes, and discuss the roles of possible upstream molecules that control myosin II in these mitotic events.
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- Fumio Matsumura
- Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Rutgers, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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